I DO NOT OWN SONIC AND TEAM. SEGA AND ALL DOES.
Sonic the Hedgehog was awaken from his sleep by the sound of someone climbing onto his bed and jumping at the foot of it, noisily disturbing the springs and causing his bed to squeak. He slowly opened his eyes and was greeted by a small two year old toddler, Miles Prower, jumping on his bed. The small fox wore a cute sky blue foot-sie with a hole cut out the back end for his twin tails to pop out. He had large bright blue eyes that were filled with the curiosity of a child. The toddler laughed cutely when he saw he got the nine year old's attention. He then stopped jumping, crawled over to Sonic's face and smiled adorebly, knowing his older sibling could never really be mad at him when he did that. Sonic smiled back at him before he yawned and asked, "Hay, big guy, did you crawl out your crib again?"
The small fox scrunched up his face in concentration, looking quiet adorable as he did. Sonic chuckled a little at the sight. The little fox replied, "Yes...but I'm hungry."
Sonic laughed. The kid always seemed to be hungry. He would eat any food he left out, including his chili dogs if he wasn't careful. He ruffled his bangs as he said, "Well, if your hungry then we better get you some breakfast then. How about some cereal?"
"No," the toddler shook his head.
"Alright, what about eggs?"
"No," the young fox crossed his arms.
Knowing what he wanted Sonic sighed and said, "Tails, you can't have chilli dogs for breakfast. It isn't good for you. How about...some biscuits?"
Tails nodded as a smile snapped on his face like the sun. "Biscuts, Biscuts, Biscuts, yummy, yummy yum!" The Fox sang in his little baby voice as Sonic pulled off the covers, Sat up, and picked him up. He then carried him out the room, passing by the toddler's crib that stood against the wall beside the doorway. He shook his head.
He wondered why Sally even bought that thing! The fox always climbed out it no matter what he did. The two year old was really smart for someone his age.
Sonic carried him down the stairs and sat him in front of the tv set, turning it on and putting on a toddler's programs about shape and numbers. Tails sat memorized by the bright colours on the screen as Sonic went into the kitchen to prepare their meal.
Tails already knew how to count to twenty and most of his shapes so counted along with people on screen, "1,2,3,4,5,6,7-" He stopped to suck his thumb for a moment. At that exact second the screen changed and instead of shapes and numbers the toddler saw a fat bloated man on the screen with the city of Mobius in the background. It was Dr. Eggman, evil genius and Sonic's worst enemy. Tails had only heard about the ugly man, never once having seen him. The sight of him caused him to cry out, "Sonic! Sonic, bad fat man!"
Sonic heard the fear filled cry of his little brother and raced out the kitchen. He ran into the living room and scooped the toddler protectively into his arms as his eyes darted around the room.
"Where, Tails?" The Hedgehog asked, wondering how on earth could have Eggman found his home. He had made sure the fat bloated sick man could never find it
"This is a message for Sonic the Hedgehog," Eggman laughed, getting Sonic to look at the screen. The evil man rubbed his hands as he smirked evilly, "If you do not come to fight my latest creation I will destroy Mobius with it. I am quiet sure you wouldn't want that. Hahaha!"
The screen went off.
Sonic grunted.
"Bad man..." Tails muttered as Sonic set him on the ground. He crossed his arms and wondered how was he going to go fight Eggman and watch Tails. He usually left the fox in Sally 's care, but she was away on some trip or other. His back up plan was Amy, but he had found out just yesterday that the female hedgehog had caught the flu and would not be avail to bab sit. This left him with one other...
"Come on, little bro," Sonic raced back up the stairs, putted on his shoes and gloves, and raced back down in an instant, scooped back up the toddler and started heading out the house. "Sonic wants you to meet somebody while Sonic goes fight Eggman."
"Who?" Tails looked up at him curiously.
Knuckles the Echidna sat with his back against the Master Emerald, his eyes closed and his legs crossed. His hands rested behind his head as he hummed a tiny tune. Most days he found himself like this, guarding the Master Emerald on Angel Island against any who would dare steal the precious gem and use its power for their own darkness. Surprisingly, a lot of people wanted to get their sick hands on it. They almost always got away with stealing it. Knuckles would never admit it though. Knuckles opened his eyes and watched the clouds in the sky fly over him, looking so white and fluffy to the echidna.
"What's up?"
Looking down from his place on the stand he could see Shadow the Hedgehog standing there looking back at him. The echidna stood up and asked, "What are you doing here, Shadow?"
"I was passing by," the hedgehog shrugged as if it was no great importance. "So...What are you doing?"
"I'm guarding the Master Emerald," Knuckles put up a fighting stance. "You better not be here to steal it. I just got it back from Eggman."
"That's not a surprise," Shadow shrugged.
"What do you mean?!" Knuckles growled.
"Well...how do I say it.." Shadow smirked, "Eggman really doesn't have to try when he wants that thing. I mean he's stolen it about ten or eleven times and quiet easily."
"I didn't loose it that many times," knuckles crossed his arms. "I obviously lost it only three times. Besides, Eggman had tricked me-"
"Three times," Shadow shook his head, "He tricked you three times! Now I know why the faker calls you knucklehead."
Knuckles was about to launch himself off the stand to attack the hedgehog, but a sudden cheerful voice made him turn,
"Hay, Knux, how is everything? Oh, Shadow, your here too! Good that makes it better."
Knuckles watched as Sonic the Hedgehog made his way over, holding a two tailed infant in his left arm and a rather large blue diaper bag in the other. Knuckles stared at the twin tails the Fox possessed, unable to understand it. The toddler was nibbling on a apple that the speedster had purchased from the store on the way. The blue blur looked like he was in a rush.
"Hay, Knux, this is my baby brother Tails," Sonic ran up the steps and showed him the little fox, who shyly looked at the red echidna. Knuckles stared at the twin tails as he asked,
"Does he really have two tails?" He couldn't get pass that part.
Sonic nodded, "Yes, now I really need you to watch him for me. I have to go and fight Eggman and I don't have anybody else to watch him."
"He's your brother?" Knuckles scratched his head dumbly.
"He's adopted. Now, can ya?"
"Can I what?"
"Can you watch Tails for a few hours?"
"What!?" Knuckles was absolutely flabbergasted. He had never in the history of his life watched a tiny toddler. He didn't even know how to take care of one. What did the little things even eat? The surprise and shock was clearly on his face as he tried to find the right words to describe it, but couldn't.
"Come on, Knux, your the only option I got. Eggman is attacking and I can't fight and baby sit."
"But I never-"
"Please, Knuckles, just this once?" Sonic really hated begging for anything, but he was growing desperate. He had to get going. Eggman could be blowing up the block by now. Knuckles was his only option.
Knuckles knew Sonic was needed over at Mobius and what he said was true. He groaned, "Alright...all; watch him...one .hour."
"Great," Sonic breathed in relief. He looked over to Shadow, who had been quiet the whole time. "Oh, and, Shadow, can you help Knucklehead out?"
"No," Shadow said coldly.
Sonic rolled his eyes, "I will let you have the green chaos emerald if you do this."
Shadow's eyes lit up, "Fine...all; help."
"Good. Well, time for you to stay with Unky Knucky, Tails." Sonic said as he tried to hand off the fox to the echidna. Tails in response burst into tears as he gripped Sonic's arms tightly and screamed in protest,
"No, no, no, not go! Not go! Stay with Sonic!"
Sonic felt really guilty as he tried to gently pry the fox from him. "Tails, it's okay. Al; be back. I promise I won't be gone long."
"I come too,"
"No, you can't it's too dangerous. I don't want Eggman to know about you. You will be safe with Knuckles till I come back."
"Sonic stay!" The baby pleaded as Sonic gently handed him off to Knuckles, who held him awkwardly as if afraid he might brake the small one in his massive fists. The toddler kicked and struggled in the echidna's grip, screaming loudly as he did. Sonic ruffled the infant's bangs before he plopped the diaper bag down and raced away.
"SONIC!" The toddler screamed. "NOOOO, COME BACK!"
Shadow walked over and asked over the loud screaming, "Now, what?"
Knuckles was about to answer when it suddenly hit him, "Wait a minute...did Sonic just call me Unky Knucky?"
Shadow rolled his eyes and slapped his face.