Buddies
by Androclez
Disclaimer: Sonic the Hedgehog and all related characters and media are the property of Sega/Sonic Team.
Author's Note: I originally wrote this fanfiction as a fully illustrated fan comic back in 1995 when I was twelve years old. This is old-time stuff. None of the newer characters will be present. It's based somewhere in between the SatAM world and the video games of that period; especially Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Triple Trouble. There's also a bit of the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (my personal favorite) in here.
Chapter 1
It's a typical day in the life of Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic is taking a joy-run through some random zone at supersonic speeds. The juice is flowing freely and it's feeling good. Far behind, a voice can be faintly heard calling out to him. Through the thick cloud of dust in Sonic's wake we can make out a familiar figure.(cough cough) "Slow down Sonic!" (cough), Tails sputtered.
Sonic is so caught up in the thrill of his run that he doesn't seem to notice his little buddy's plea.
"Sonic! Soooo-niiiic! Wait for me!" the fox boy cried.
"Huh? Is that Tails?" Sonic wondered. "What does he want now?"
"Slow down a little Sonic! I can't keep up!" Tails pleaded.
Sonic begrudgingly consents.
"Ugh! Alright Tails, I'm slowin' down," Sonic moaned impatiently.
(huff huff), Tails chugged along.
(yawn) "C'mon 'lil bro, catch up already!" Sonic called back to him.
"I'm trying Sonic! Nobody's as fast as you," Tails replied.
"Yo Tails! Look! It's one of those giant loop-de-loops!" (like from the early games), Sonic exclaimed.
With an extra burst of speed, Sonic zooms through the loop-de-loop effortlessly. Tails gazes at the giant structure warily, unsure if he can duplicate Sonic's gravity defying stunt. But he decides to give it a go anyway. Kicking his feet up, he dashes forth as best he can... but his efforts prove to be insufficient!
CRASH!
Unable to raise up enough speed to traverse the obstacle, Tails crashes face-first right into a wall of the loop-de-loop! Then he falls down right on his two furry booties.
"Ha, ha, haaa! Hee hee he, ho Oh man! What a slow-mo!" Sonic howled with laughter. "That Tails is always crackin' me up! It's times like this that remind me of why I even keep him around!"
"Fortunately nothing serious ever happens," said Sonic. "The little klutz never REALLY gets hurt. That way he survives on to the next laugh!" he chuckled.
Immediately the material of the loop-de-loop started to crack apart from the impact of Tails' crash. The structure completely collapses right on top of Tails!
"Haaww haw haw-! Wha-?! Wait a minute!" said Sonic, suddenly. "Tails might really be... (gulp) ...dead!"
To Be Continued
Shocked? Outraged? Offended? Amused? Intrigued? Either way, please review the story. I'll post more chapters as I transcribe them from my old homemade comic books.
