Hi guys. I asked the writer of CoH if I could write a follow-up to it on DA and she said yes, so I am. XDD. So, enjoy you guys. Enjoy..

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Chapter 1

Tails' POV

"No.. Stay away from me.. Leave me alone..." I said in my sleep. I was curled up in my bed, fast asleep, having a dream.

More like a nightmare.

I was dreaming I was back in that evil carnival.. People were laughing and throwing things at me, and they didn't care with I flinched back or cried out in pain and fear. It was all fun and games to them. It wasn't for me.. It was torture.

"Now little freak.." I heard the Ringmaster say in my dream, "it's time for the real fun to begin.."

"Tails!"

I jolted awake, realizing it was Sonic calling me down to eat. I sighed, putting a hand over my racing heart, trying to calm myself down, before I went to the blue hedgehog.

It had been a few months since I escaped from the evil carnival with Sonic and Shadow's help, and since the evil ringmaster died, or at least I hope he was dead. He fell off a cliff, there was no way he could still be alive after that. I was now living with my brothers, Sonic and Shadow, as they said I could stay with them. I didn't have to be alone in that forest anymore.. I had a family now.. A home...

Somewhere I belonged..

"Tails! Wake up! It's time to eat!" Sonic's voice sounded from downstairs, once again.

"I'm coming!" I called, feeling a bit more calm now.

I walked down stairs and saw the blue hedgehog standing there waiting for me. I smiled and give him a big hug, which he returned.

"You sleep okay keed?"

I frowned. I didn't want to lie to him, but I didn't went him or Shadow, even if he had went through the same thing as me, to worry about me and the nightmares I was having.

"Yeah, I slept good," I lied. I looked around and didn't see the black hedgehog. "Where's Shadow?"

"He's already at the table," Sonic told me.

"Oh. Okay."

I followed the blue hedgehog into the room and hopped into one of the seats. I greeted Shadow as I did. Sonic set on my left, the other hedgehog was on my right.

"Oh boy! Pancakes!" I cheered, and began eating them.

"Tails.." I looked up and saw Shadow staring at me with his red eyes. I was felt like he could see right into my soul with them. It made me shiver a bit, but I knew he wouldn't do anything to me. We were friends, brothers, and brothers didn't hurt brothers, right? "Are you alright? You seem.. Upset about something."

He always could tell if something was bugging me. I gulped down a mouthful of pancakes before I replied to him. "No.. Everything's okay Shadow. Why do you ask?"

The black hedgehog shook his head, still looking at me. "You seem down is all. You been sleeping okay?"

I felt Sonic's eyes on me now too. I gulped trying to figure out what I was going to tell them. I hated the thought of lying again, I really did, but if it was to keeping them from worrying, I would.

"I slept fine," I replied, taking another bite of my food. "Nothing to worry about you guys, really. If something was going on, I'd tell you."

"You promise Tails?"

I flinched slightly and lied for the 3rd time that day, and it wasn't even noon yet. "Yeah.. I promise."

"Alright then.."

The three of us went back to eating our pancakes in silence, and I was okay with that for once in my life. No more questions for right now. Hopefully the rest of the day would go along better.

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Meanwhile, back at the carnival, one of the clowns were talking with someone in the shadows. You could only see their eyes, which was yellow.

"So, he's dead huh?" the figure asked.

The clown, Uno, nodded. "Yes."

"So that makes me the new ringmaster.." the figure chuckled darkly.

The clown once again nodded, wondering what he was going to do. "And now that you are.. What are you going to do?"

"Get that little fox freak that escaped from here back.. I'm going to make his life a living hell.. One he won't be forgetting.. And this time, he won't be getting out of here alive."