Author's note: Greetings! After my first attempt at a fanfic received no attention at all, I decided to give another try. This is going to be a semi-noncanon fanfic about Tails' childhood. So, here goes!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sega or any related characters.
My name is Miles Prower, and I am a mutant.
No, not some sort of chemically mutated monster everyone's afraid of. My luck isn't nearly that good.
I was born with two tails instead of one. Also, I'm pretty smart for my age, if I do say so myself.
For these two reasons, people seem to think I'm some sort of freak.
My parents vanished early on. I don't remember much of them. I live in an orphanage that isn't too particular about who stays there. If they did care, I probably wouldn't be allowed to set foot anywhere near it.
It's not that living in this orphanage is bad. It isn't. It's when I have to go outside that my life becomes a living hell.
It all started with school.
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Tails walked through the large double doors and into his new school. He'd never really been to school much before, having studied mostly at the orphanage where he lived.
"Hello. What is your name?" A lady at a desk in the entrance lobby asked.
"I'm Miles Prower." Tails replied happily. He didn't know what was in store for him.
"Oh! You're the new student. Alright, you're supposed to wait outside the science classroom until you're called in. You tested right into some pretty advanced material. You sure you'll be okay?" The lady asked. She seemed incredulous, but Tail's didn't notice. He also didn't notice the fact that she was staring at his two tails.
"Alright. Thanks!" He said. He dashed off to his new classroom.
He waited outside until the door was opened. He walked in.
"Everyone, meet your new classmate. Miles Prower." The teacher announced.
"Hello Miles Prower." Echoed the bored voices of the class through the room. However, within seconds whispers were coursing through the room.
"…Has two tails…"
"What is that freak?"
"…Unnatural…"
"Is he some kind of mutant?"
Tails noticed fragments of what was being said. He quickly stuck his tails straight up behind his back, hoping that at least a few people hadn't noticed them.
"What's wrong with me? I mean, I just have another tail. Why are they looking at me like some kind of monster?" Tails wondered to himself.
Tails walked to an empty seat. Quickly, the people sitting near it moved over. Soon, there was Tails on one side of the classroom, and everyone else crammed into the other side.
"Huh? Do they think I'm going to bite them or something?" Tails wondered, in shock from the sudden dispersal of his classmates.
More whispers.
"…bloody unnatural freak…"
"…some sort of monster…"
Tails began to shake. He couldn't take the constant abuse. He was just like them! What right did they have to call him a monster?
He shook it off. They'd get used to him eventually. He began doing his work, and soon was immersed in the lesson.
He still heard some faint whispers, slowly working their way into his head. He finally spun around, turning to face the class.
"Why can't they just leave me alone?! It's not like I did anything to them! Why am I such a freak to them?!" Tails thought.
The whispering stopped, and everyone suddenly became very interested in their lesson.
It was a merciful break from the constant whispers when the bell finally rang.
Tails got the same reactions everywhere he went. He felt like everywhere he went, everyone stared at him. And the whispering…
Finally, the 20 minute recess came. Tails took the time to run outside, and hopefully find some abandoned section of the park where he could sit and read in peace.
Unfortunately, the worst person possible found him first.
Tails ran right into a tall fox with crimson eyes.
"So, you're the new kid, hmm?" Asked the fox.
"Umm… Yeah. Sorry for bumping into you." Tails said sheepishly.
"I'm Ferrus. Now there are a few rules around here: First and foremost is this: Do what I say, and you don't get hurt." The fox purred calmly. As he did so, an older purple Echidna and a gray cat came up behind Tails.
"Huh? Why do you even care about ME, anyway? What did I do?" Tails asked. He was getting worried.
"Well, brainiac, I figure you might be helpful when I need some homework done. Second, who knows what you can do with that extra tail of yours?" Ferrus purred. He grinned.
"Hey! I'm not going to do your work for you! And it's none of your business what I can do!" Tails protested. Everyone seemed to be conveniently looking the other way.
Ferrus grinned and nodded. The Echidna and the Cat grabbed Tails by the arms.
"What's this? You don't want to do what I tell you to? How sad." Ferrus said, pacing in front of the restrained Tails. He suddenly whirled, kicking Tails in the chest.
Tails cried out, struggling to break free of his captors. He couldn't.
"So, what'll it be? Do what I say, or face the consequences?" Ferrus asked, now sounding a bit angry.
Tails coughed. Ferrus' kick had knocked the wind out of him. Ferrus took this for a refusal, and slammed his fist into Tails' jaw in an uppercut.
"We have more important things to do than teach this mutant wimp. Let's be going." Ferrus said. His lackeys hurled Tails into a wall, and they walked off.
Ferrus turned for a moment and looked at Tails.
"Two-tailed freak. Why don't you just go back to whatever dark pit you spawned from, curl up there, and die? Nobody wants you here." Ferrus sneered, then he turned and walked away.
Tails was shocked, both by the blows, and by the insult.
But what if it was true?
Maybe nobody did want him here…
Sure enough, everywhere he looked that day, he saw pure contempt.
By the end of school, Tails just wanted to leave, and hide. He never wanted to see these people again ever. He just wanted to crumple up in his room and nurse his injured body and mind.
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This was just the beginning of my torture. The first scars that started it all. There was still much more to come.
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For anyone of those who may read this, Read and Review please! I'm looking forward to my first Sonic fanfic with anticipation!