MikomiTheKitsune is here, nya! I finally managed to complete Chapter 1! This is the prequel of The Future Of Mobius, and it explains how Tails finally defeated Eggman and stuff. This is my second fanfic, so…yeah. I'm gonna put who's what age randomly now.
Sonic: 20
Tails: 13
Knux: 21
Amy: 18
Cream: 11
Shadow: 20 (supposedly)
Rouge: 23
Luna (OC): 19
Big: 24
Blaze: 19
Oh yeah…better warn people…WARNING THIS CHAPTER IS LONG. Not too long to put up, but…just a warning. The disclaimer…grumble
I do not own the Sonic the Hedgehog series, (oh but how I wish I did) and this story has no relation to the Sonic the Hedgehog series whatsoever; this is just a fan-fiction from my weird fan girl imagination. But I will tell you what I do own. Luna the Echidna belongs to me, MikomiTheKitsune, and cannot be used without my permission. I didn't try to copy anyone's story, so if there are any character and/or plot similarities, it's complete coincidence (or you're copying me!).
Tails' Tale
By MikomiTheKitsune
Chapter 1 – Spinning Memories
Memories were spinning in Tails' mind…
There he stood, face to face with that grim man…machine…thing that kidnapped his parents and put Koko Island in a state of misery. Though Tails was still exhausted from his previous fight, he still had enough energy to take this lunatic down. It cackled in a starling tone, "So you made it, little fox boy…I was afraid you'd get killed by my minions and I wouldn't get to have any fun…"
Mecha Tails, the only alive friend Tails had left, stood confidently next to his friend and master. "No, we're alive alright, and we're going to take you down, you freak!" he yelled, charging at the ugly duck machine.
It smirked, and with a flick of its hand, zapped Mecha Tails, knocking him out cold. "MECHA TAILS! NOOO!" Tails screamed as he flew over to his unconscious friend. "Don't worry…he's not dead…but this is a matter that we must attend to, yes? This is a battle between you and me…" the lunatic duck-machine cackled.
Tails glared at the robot and smirked. "Yeah. If you want those Chaos Emeralds, you're going to have to pry them from my cold dead body!" Tails screamed as he glowed a fiery red. The duck chuckled, "And I plan to do just that!"
With a flash of a blinding light, Tails' body was filled with an unimaginable power. He glowed a bright scarlet red, his body had turned a bright golden scarlet-brown, his gloves turned red, and his shoes formed two golden bands on them. He finally realized why the Great Badoru Kukku wanted the Emeralds so badly. "Mum…Dad…I'll protect them with my life…" Tails silently said to himself. He faced the duck machine and yelled, "You'll pay for all the devastation you've caused!"
The battle was all a blur to him. Exchanging blows, throwing beams, evading bombs…that all he could seem to process at the time. It got to the point where he wasn't aware of his surroundings anymore, not aware of how much time had passed or anything; just him and his bitter urge for revenge. It startled him…
When he got control of his spinning thoughts, he realized the situation. The duck thing had suffered many blows, and so had he. They were both on the edge of death's door; though it seemed that he was winning, his body couldn't handle the energy that surged through his body, and he could feel the energy trying to destroy him. He clutched his chest in pain and fell to the ground, scared of what this could mean.
The duck machine saw this window of opportunity and grabbed the little fox at his throat. "Yes, yes! I knew a little boy such as you couldn't handle the power of the Emeralds!" it laughed insanely. Tails coughed, "L-let me g-go…" The duck only laughed harder. "'L-let me go…'" it mocked. "Ahahahaha! Yes, that's it. Scream for mercy!"
The energy danced and crackled around his body, hurting him even more, not to mention this cackling idiot was strangling him. He could feel himself drifting away…he had to be near death's door. Then, he snapped. "LET…ME…GO!" Tails screamed, unleashing a burst of energy from his body. The last thing he could hear was that lunatic screaming, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Miles! Miles! Wake up!" Mecha Tails was shaking him, trying to wake him up. "You okay, Miles?" Tails stood up, still shaking. "Y-yeah." "Good, because I think that thing has a few words he wants to say to you." Mecha Tails said, motioning towards where the lunatic duck-machine lay.
With an angry look on his face, Tails walked over to it. "Whaddya want?" The machine only cackled insanely. "You…you're…Dr. Robotnik underestimated you…heheheh…the Great Badoru Kukku may fall, but Dr. Ivo Robotnik's Eggman Empire will live on!"
"Dr. Robotnik?" Tails asked with a puzzled tone. "I'm guessing that's their leader or somethin'," Mecha Tails guessed. "You're smart, like your creator…but it doesn't matter," the robot said clutching his chest, "Because Dr. Robotnik has your parents…says he wants to do 'experiments'…and he programmed me to self-destruct if…I…ever…ga…ve…ou…t…that…in…fo…rmation…" he said with his voice slowing.
"Uh-oh," Tails and Mecha Tails said in unison.
"You…wi…ll…die…here…wi…th…meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…" the robot said, with its voice stuck on 'eeeeeee' as it started to explode along with the rest of the remains of the Battle Fortress. Then, everything went black…
The next thing he could remember was being back home and finding Mecha Tails almost completely destroyed in front of his door. "I…was able to turn into the Sea Fox long enough to get you out…but I'm too damaged to…go…on…" Tails burst out into tears. "Don't say that. I-I could fix you—"
"No…Miles…your top priority is to find…your…parents…Do that for me…" With that, Mecha Tails shut down for good. "MECHA TAILS!" Tails was devastated. He attempted to fix Mecha Tails, but it was no good. Tails gazed into the shining golden jewel pendant that his parents had left for him and vowed, "I promise that I'll find my parents and get revenge on the one responsible for this mess…Dr. Robotnik…"
A month later, Tails had met Sonic…but then, his memories twisted into an unfamiliar scene…
He couldn't remember where he was anymore, just here…in this collapsing cave where he thought he'd die for sure. A familiar scene, this scene of death…when the two he loved most dearly laid themselves on top of him, shielding him from the falling rocks. "What are you doing!"
"Miles…you must go!"
He was confused. "W-what do you mean…?"
"Miles…go… reach out into the light…"
"What light? I can't see—"
"The light…within yourself…"
"Within myself…? What do you mean? What do you mean!" he screamed in confusion.
"We love you, Miles…"
The meaning was now clear. "No…NO!"
"Miles…Miles…MILES! GET UP! IT'S NOON ALREADY!"
"Huh? W-wha?" Tails leaped up in the air clumsily. "A dream…?"
"You had that weird dream again, didn't you?" the grayish robot that was sitting next to him asked.
Tails rubbed his head. "Yep, that same dream, Gemerl. What does it mean…? And why're you here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be with Cream?" Tails said, turning to the robot.
Gemerl crossed his arms. "You were supposed to meet everyone at Emerald Beach, remember? Cream asked me to get you after you didn't show up after awhile. I figured you were working on the Tornado II yet again and fell asleep. And no, I didn't tell her about that dream you keep having."
Tails chuckled nervously and stared at a wrench on the ground. "T-thanks…actually, I kinda bumped my head…I couldn't reach the wrench I needed, a-and—"
Gemerl interrupted after looking at the bump on his head. "OUCH. That has gotta hurt…"
"It does, but don't tell anybody, please Gemerl?" Tails begged.
"Oh, I won't have to; that nice bloody mark on your head will tell the story for me!" Gemerl chuckled.
Tails felt his head and gasped. "Aah! You could've told me it was bleeding, y'know!" Tails yelled as he ran into the bathroom to wash up.
I thought it was obvious! Gemerl called through the door.
"Y'know, I could always leave it alone and blame it on you!" Tails called furiously.
Alright, alright, I'll shut up. Geez…
Tails began to scrub madly at the bloody bump on his head. Gah…why me? If I wasn't so clumsy…Gemerl has been hanging out with Sonic again, hasn't he…? Oh well… As Tails continued to wash his head thoroughly, he thought about those spinning memories. I keep having these dreams…these memories… Tails thought as he gazed into that familiar golden jewel pendant that he wore around his neck. Mum, dad, I promise to find you, whether you're above the heavens or beneath the sky…
Oh, by the way, it's 12:15 in case you wanted to know, Gemerl called.
"AAH! GEMERL! I'M LATE!" Tails rushed out of the bathroom, almost running over Gemerl (MTK: Like in those cartoons). "Whoa! Hey! Don't run me over, kid!" Gemerl said as he caught up to Tails with ease and followed him out the door. "Sorry, didn't see you," Tails said as he ran. "Riiight," Gemerl mumbled to himself sarcastically.
"So, are we gonna take the Tornado II?" Gemerl asked as he followed Tails to the Tornado II's hangar.
Tails stopped in front of the hangar and chuckled. "Nah, I think we'll take the train."
Gemerl complained almost immediately. "WHAT? That'll take forever!"
Tails shook his head and laughed. "I was being sarcastic, Gemerl."
"Oh," Gemerl said more to himself than Tails as he watched the 2-tailed fox go into the hangar while he stayed outside. Gemerl looked at the usual scene he's seen so many times: the palm trees bending downward as Tails prepared the Tornado II for take-off. When Tails was visible from the plane's cockpit, Gemerl called to him. "You know that I knew you were kidding, right?"
Tails tried to keep a straight face as he answered, "Never mind that Gemerl, just get in. We're late enough as it is…" Gemerl took his usual spot: Sonic's spot, on the bi-plane's wing. "Yeah, okay. To Emerald Beach!" "Roger. Hold on, Gemerl." With that, Tails gently taxied the Tornado II. "Let's go!"
Meanwhile on Emerald Beach, Sonic and the others were waiting patiently for Tails and Gemerl…well, most of them were. Sonic had tried to get a little sun, relax, listen to the radio…but Amy drove him nuts to the point where he was going to lose sanity. So…he tried to think of something else…like where the heck Tails was. "Where is he!" Sonic groaned as he paced around.
A familiar voice called, "Impatient as always, I see."
Sonic glanced behind his shoulder. "Sh-shut up, Shadow."
"Aww, what's wrong, not feeling well?" Shadow smirked.
"I SAID SHUT UP!" Sonic yelled, almost lunging at him.
"Sonic, settle down!" Amy called putting herself between him and Shadow. "You too, Shadow!"
Shadow crossed his arms and looked innocent. "Hmph, I just figured you'd like to play a game, that's all."
Sonic relaxed a little and glared. "Whatcha talkin' about, Shad?"
"You and Amy VS. me and Rouge; the game: Volleyball. Up to the challenge, faker?"
Ooh, that stung. Sonic chuckled to himself, when was the last time Shadow had called him that? How long was it…5 years perhaps? "Well, it has been awhile since I've had a challenge…so bring it on, Shad!"
"Heh, prepare to lose!" Shadow called as he ran to the court.
"Hey, that's my line!" Sonic chuckled as he followed Shadow.
Rouge walked over to Amy and sighed. "What've they gotten themselves into now?" Amy smiled. "Oh…the usual. Just some fight that turns into a fierce contest to see who's better at what."
Rouge slapped her head. "Men…what's the game this time?"
"Volleyball. We're playing too!" Amy called as she grabbed Rouge's hand. "C'mon Rouge! I know that me and my Sonic can beat you and Shad anytime!"
Rouge smirked. "Don't get so full of yourself. It's obvious that Shadow and I will win!" Amy chuckled. "Oh really? Bring it on!" she called as she ran with Rouge to the court.
"Hey wait a sec. We don't have a ref!" Sonic chuckled.
"That's no excuse to chicken out, you know," Shadow smirked.
"And no one asked you," Sonic said, wanting to hit Shadow but was held back by Amy.
A familiar fat feline's ears pricked up at the suggestion. "Hey hey! Me an' Blaze could keep score!" Big called, dragging Blaze along with him. "Sure! C'mon!" Amy called back. Blaze sighed, "I wish I was home right now…where the heck is Tails?"
Cream sighed as she continued building up a mini-sandcastle and gazed at the glowing sapphire sea. It had been 5 years since their last adventure together; fighting Eggman, and everyone was relieved at the news that Eggman had finally given up. Those words when they had won that hoverboard competition against Eggman and the Babylon… "AGHH! I can't believe this…fine! Fine! You win. I'm tired of this game of good-and-evil. I give up. I'm…retiring."
Just thinking about it made Cream smile. Eggman gave up his evil ways and we can finally live in peace. But, the uncomfortable thought of what happened afterward came back to her mind. Sure, everyone could finally be at peace, but, getting older, she realized she had very strong feelings for Tails. She knew that she had known him the longest out of everyone, but…the thought still…disturbed her slightly. She, thinking to herself, probably couldn't accept the fact that she was falling for her closest friend (well, besides Cheese of course). She figured that was the case. She remembered talking to Amy about it.
"So, you're saying you're getting a crush on Tails?" Amy asked, leaning closer to her embarrassed friend.
"Y-yes…I think so, Amy. But I don't know why. I've known him before I met Cheese and—"
"I didn't know that," Amy interrupted. "Do you mind…telling me about it?"
"Not at all." Cream said, not knowing if she told the truth or not. "I was…four, I think. Yeah, it was my fourth birthday, and I remember my papa said he was going to throw me a huge birthday party when he got home from work. I was so excited; mama took me out for ice cream and everything…"
"So…what happened?"
"He…never came home." Cream sobbed. "He never came home that day. The phone rang, and mama answered it. Her expression changed from calm to sheer horror. When I asked what was wrong…she said…she said…" Cream broke down crying. "She said there was an accident at work. A…fire of some sort. Freak accident. No one survived."
Amy patted her friend's back and frowned. "I'm sorry Cream. I didn't know."
"I…it's okay, Amy. You understand. I know what happened to your parents."
Amy's face twisted in sadness thinking about it. "Yeah. I understand completely."
"Yes. Anyway, after hearing the news, I broke down. I wouldn't talk to anyone, and I was barely eating…barely sleeping. But, one day…I was in Mystic Ruins Forest with mama picking flowers, and I got separated from her. I was so scared. So…frightened. That's when I met him.
"He was lost too, and he held a broken gadget in his hands. He was all beaten up…and yet, he had the courage, love, and strength to say, 'Are you okay?' I was a bit startled, but I nodded. 'I-I-I'm okay. I'm lost.' He nodded. 'Yeah, me too. Do you live around here?' 'I-I…live right next to the Chao Garden. Under the mountain.' I answered. He smiled. 'Really? I live on top of that mountain!' 'Wow…' 'Yeah, but it won't last long.' 'How come?'
"Tails explained that his old house was there, but he was moving the next day to a nearby island called Koko Island. He said he was relieved because of all the bullies here in Mystic Ruins, but he was still scared of leaving. He had lived here his whole life, and, of course, he knew Mystic Ruins like the back of his hand because he was made fun of so much and had to know escape routes. 'And those bullies knew I was moving tomorrow and beat me up.' 'Why do they beat you up?' 'I'm the smartest in my class…and I have two tails…not to mention my funny-sounding name.' 'What is your name?' He hesitated, then said 'Miles Prower.'
"We were friends ever since. Tails was the first person I had spoken to since papa's accident. We wandered through the forest for awhile, and that's when we both learned how to fly together. When it came time to part with him, he promised to me he'd come back to Mystic Ruins someday to be with me, because I was the only person who seemed to like him, despite his twin-tails and his funny name."
"Aww! Even though you two were really little…that's so romantic!" Amy shouted, wondering why Sonic wasn't that romantic with her
Cream blushed. "Y-yeah…we kept in touch via email until this whole thing with Eggman started up. But he kept his promise; he came back."
"Yes! You two are destined to be with each other!" Amy declared.
"Really?"
"Yes! Just like me and my Sonic are!"
Cream laughed when she remembered Amy's words, declaring that she and Tails were destined to be together. But Cream promised herself that no matter how strong her feelings for Tails were, she wouldn't go all crazy like Amy had. But then, the doubting question came to her mind. I know I have feelings for Tails…but does he have any for me She remembered that no matter how much he didn't want to admit it, Sonic had feelings for Amy. And, at a time, Knuckles was the same way about Rouge…until Luna showed up. But did Tails have any feelings for her at all? Her faithful companion Cheese cooed and tried to cheer her up.
In the past five years, Cheese had evolved into an elegant Hero-Flying chao. Her head had 4 shiny purple nubs on it, and she had glowing royal blue eyes. Her hands and feet were a soft pale orange, and her body was a bright yellow. She had brilliant rainbow wings and a shiny green halo floating above her head. And, to top it all off, she still wore her favorite little, now faded, red bow that Cream had given to her all those years ago.
Cream smiled and patted the little chao's head. "You're a good friend Cheese…" Her voice trailed off and turned into the question that everyone was asking: "Where are you Tails?"
Knuckles and Luna watched the volleyball game from a distance. "Who do you think's gonna win, Knuckles?" Luna asked as she watched the game.
Knuckles crossed his arms and adjusted his sunglasses. "Eh…not like I care, but probably Shad."
Luna smiled and rubbed his head playfully. "That's what I thought you'd say…you really have a strong rivalry with Sonic, don't you?"
Knuckles was a bit stunned at the question. "W-what? Why do you care about that all of a sudden? What, you're rooting for Sonic?"
"…Maybe, maybe not." Luna grinned.
"Would you answer me, Luna!" Knuckles yelled in a rage.
Before they got into a fight, however, Cream walked to them. "Hi guys…have you seen Tails yet? I'm getting worried…" Knuckles stopped and turned to Cream with a kind face. "I'm sure he's fine; he probably overslept again."
"B-but today's special…he promised he wouldn't be late this time…" Cream sobbed. "Tails chao chao…" Cheese cooed, trying to cheer Cream up.
Luna patted Cream on the shoulder. "Oh, don't cry Cream. I'm sure Gemerl has gotten him up and ready to go; they're probably on a smooth flight over here. I'm sure of it." Knuckles cracked his knuckles. "Yeah, don't you worry Cream. I'll talk some sense into him when he gets here. Going and worrying you like this…"
Cream laughed slightly. "Um…t-thank you Knuckles…" Though I hope he goes easy on Tails… Luna started to walk off towards the volleyball game. "But, until they get here, who wants to watch some volleyball?"
"Score is tied, 28-28. Sonic and Amy's serve," Blaze called out. Sonic glared intensely at his opponents at the other side of the net. And Amy, of course was right next to him. "Yeah! C'mon Sonic, 2 more points and we win. Let's show them what we're made of!" Amy cheered. Sonic's eyes met Amy's for a brief moment, and then he said, "Yeah, you hear that, Shad? Time to show you what we're made of!"
"Bring it," Shadow called arrogantly, pointing to Sonic. With a little chuckle, Sonic threw the ball up…and struck it hard. "Ha!" But…he struck it a little too hard, and it went zooming past Shadow and Rouge in mid-air, and went straight across the ocean behind them until it wasn't visible anymore. Everyone was lost for words. Sonic chuckled nervously, "Uhh, I guess I showed him what I'm made of after all…eheheh…"
Knuckles crossed his arms. "So, who's point was that?" Shadow smirked. "That was an obvious out." "WHAT? No way, we should get two points for that," Sonic argued.
"Hey, settle down you guys," Amy called, waving her arms. "Yeah, guys. Let's let the ref decide if it was in or out," Rouge reasoned.
All eyes went on Blaze. "Why me?" she stammered. "Well, 'cause you're ref since Shad spiked the ball into Big's head and knocked him out," Sonic chuckled. Shadow pretended he didn't hear that and glared at Sonic. "…Okay, fine. You want my honest opinion?" Blaze asked a bit nervously. "YES!" everyone yelled.
"Well then, I say it was—" Blaze was interrupted by a loud roaring sound that was piercing the air. Everyone looked up to see what the noise was.
Big awoke from the noise and yelled, "It's a bird!"
"It's a plane!" Amy shouted.
"Yeah, a familiar plane at that," Sonic said, pointing to the dot that was becoming more and more visible from the sky. Shadow squinted at the growing dot. "For once, Sonic's right. Isn't that the Tornado II…?"
Cream gasped. "No. Can't be…" Amy went over and patted Cream's shoulder. "Sorry, but I think it is." Screams could now be heard from the crashing Tornado II. "HEY! YOU GUYS! GET OUTTA THE WAY!" "WE'RE GONNA CRASH!"
At this point, only Blaze, Luna, and Knuckles could hear them distinctly from this distance. Blaze shouted, "That's the Tornado II alright, and they're gonna crash!"
"Well, you heard her. RUN!" Sonic yelled.
Sonic scooped up Amy in his arms and ran out of the way, Shadow ran with Rouge flying by his side, Cream flew with Cheese, Knuckles and Luna ran, and Blaze grabbed Big (somehow…) and hovered, following the others. They all watched as the crashing Tornado II came lower and lower, spinning out of control, until…
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Thud. The Tornado II crashed right where Sonic and the others were playing volleyball. Everyone wondered what had happened as Tails and Gemerl got out of the crashed plane. Tails chuckled nervously. "Eheheh…hi guys, sorry I'm late."
Sorry it was so long! NYA! By the way, Tails' first flashback was related to Tails Adventure (the second one…wasn't), and when Cream was thinking about the hoverboard competition, yup…you guessed it: Sonic Riders. I know that game isn't out yet, but oh well. I'm going by what I know.Anyway, see ya! - MikomiTheKitsune