Title: The Traitor

Author: Electric Light Orchestra

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic or any other Sonic characters, or BMW. ([)

Authors Note: This is my first Sonic fanfic, so I'm not sure how good it will turn out. Well, if anything can be improved upon, please let me know.

Chapter 1: Confronted

Tails was busy in his workshop, working on his latest invention. It was a GPS, a radar, radio receiver/transmitter, and laser defense weapon, all rolled into a small, convenient package.

Tails' invention was far ahead of its time; even the finest universities and laboratories have gotten no where near the advanced technology the now 16-year-old kitsune has. Tails certainly was eccentric. He had one thing that gave him the advantage over the universities and laboratories: pure, unadulterated obsession. He has had his obsession with science since a very young age, and has clung on to it for life.

As good as this may sound, the kitsune's life is not as happy as it looks. As he has gotten older, his obsession grew and grew, while his contact with his friends diminished. He didn't completely forget them; he couldn't if he tried. He was just more and more in his workshop now and barely talked to his friends at all.

"Finished!" He exclaimed as he put in the last screw on his laser device. "Time to test this one out!" He went to his "proving grounds", as he called it. It had somewhat of a gymnasium setup and had cardboard, paper, and clay targets he would use to test his personal defense inventions. He was about to head off to his proving grounds when the phone rang. He picked it up.

"Hi, this is Tails," he said.

"Oh, hi Tails!" the voice on the other line said. Tails blushed a bit. He recognized the voice instantly. It was Cream the Rabbit, one of his long-time friends. She had grown as well and had reached the age of 14. She grew into a beautiful young woman, with boys constantly trying to get her phone number at school and ask her out. Tails had always had somewhat of an infatuation with Cream, but he figured she'd probably end up with some boy at her school; they went to different schools. Cream went to a local public school, where as Tails went to a "gifted" school, some distance away, so he didn't see her daily. He only got to talk to her on the phone now and again.

"Hi, Cream. What's up?"

"Oh, nothing much. I finished my homework early today, so…" she hesitated, blushing a bit. "…so I was wondering if, you know, maybe you wanted to hang out at the mall or something?"

Tails' heart was racing now. "Oh, uh… sure! Want me to pick you up?"

"Oh, okay. Is 6:30 okay?"

Tails looked at his clock. It read 6:00 p.m. "Sure," he said, "I'll be there."

"Okay, thanks Tails! Bye!"

"See you soon!" Tails honestly never thought the day would come when Cream actually asked him out. He was thinking of asking her soon, but she beat him to it. "Alright, guess I gotta go," he said and ran into his garage, where is BMW Z4 was parked. Tails was already working at a university near his school, as a lab technician. His job paid good money, and Tails wasn't exactly afraid to spend it. He had the week off for his vacation, so he had a lot of free time. He lowered the convertible top, backed out of his driveway, revved the motor a bit, and sped off towards Cream's house.

When he arrived, Cream was already waiting out side. "Hop in!" Tails said. Cream stared at his car for a moment, and then went inside.

"Wow, Tails. This is a very nice car! It must have cost a lot," She commented.

Tails grinned. "Thanks, Cream! I get my money's worth out of it, as I'll show you in a second…" He backed out of her driveway, revved the motor again to get some more torque, and sped off.

"Wheee! Tails, this is fun!" Cream cheered. Tails turned his head towards the rabbit. He smiled. It made him happy to see that Cream was happy.

They arrived at the mall at 7:00, and spent the last three hours until there until it closed. They had a great time. Cream bought some new clothes, and Tails bought some replacements for his old tools and circuitry devices. They got some pizza and even saw a movie. After that exciting day, Cream wanted to go outside and sit and relax on one of the benches. She looked up at the stars.

"Wow, Tails. The stars are really pretty at night when there aren't any clouds."

Tails was about to respond when he felt something cold against the back of his head. A dark voice said, "Don't move, Tails." Someone was pointing a pistol to the back of his head.

"AAAAHHH!!! GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Cream shrieked. But it was of no avail.

The kitsune attempted to duck out of the way, turn around, and confront the figure. Tails was fast, but his adversary was faster. Before Tails could move, the figure struck the base of his skull with the handle of the gun, knocking him out cold.

Cream stared in shock, not only because Tails was knocked out, but also by who she saw strike Tails. "OH MY GOD, SONIC!" She yelled.

To be continued…