Sonic

'' Okay, we should be at Eggman's base soon. I think if I get close enough, I can shut down the cameras, so we can sneak in.'', Tails stated, as he, Sonic, and Knuckles were running to stop Eggman's plan.

'' Why bother, little bro? I can take these robots down anyway.'', Sonic insisted.

'' Could you stop being so careless? Tails is right. We're better off with a sneak attack.'', Knuckles snaps. Sonic and Knuckles stop running and death glare each other. Tails stops, and tries to get them to calm down.

'' All I'm saying is, what's the point? Knuckles, we both can take these robots down, so why do we even bother with a sneak attack?'', Sonic shot back.

'' Because it's the smart thing to do. If you would realize that, we can get this mission over with.'', Knuckles shot back.

'' Guys, can we just get to Eggman's base?'', they didn't hear Tails at all, though. While the two friends were arguing with one another, Eggman watched, from a distance so he wouldn't be seen.

'' Well, this can be taken to my advantage. If I finish them off, no one will stand in my way.'', he mumbles to himself, and gets a laser beam out. He fires it, and Tails sees it going at his two friends, and takes the shot for them.

'' GUYS, WATCH OUT!'', Tails pushed Knuckles and Sonic out-of-the-way, before he could escape, the laser beam hit him, dead in the chest.

'' TAILS!'', Knuckles and Sonic scream. Tails fell to the ground, and Sonic and Knuckles ran over to him. Sonic cradled his little brother in his arms, trying not to cry. Tails was awful though. His chest was bloody, and it looked like he didn't have much longer to live.

'' S-Sonic?'', Tails mumbles, opening his eyes, half way.

'' I'm here, buddy, don't worry, me and Knuckles will get you to a hospital.'', Sonic says. Knuckles searched for the low life that hurt Tails, but Eggman left, knowing Sonic and Knuckles will surely kill him for hurting Tails. He finally stopped, and walked over to the injured Tails, and the terrified Sonic.

'' Tails, why did you do that?'', Knuckles asks, kneeling beside the young fox. Tails looked at him.

'' I saw the laser coming at you two, and you both were too busy arguing, and I had to do something.'', Tails answers, breaking Knuckles and Sonic's heart. They both silently vowed to never argue with one another again.

'' Tails, never do this again. Let us take the hit next time, okay?'', Sonic asks.

'' I can't, Sonic, you could have been killed!'', Tails exclaims, though, when he raised his voice, a shot of pain ran through him, causing him to tighten up.

'' So could you! Tails, you know how much me and Knuckles care about you. Ug, enough arguing, we're getting you to a hospital.'', Sonic says, lifting Tails in his arms, and feels his heart-break a little more, when Tails curls up in his chest, about to cry in pain.

' When I get my hands on that sorry low life that dared hurt Tails, I'll make sure today is his funeral.', both Knuckles and Sonic thinks. They run to the hospital, and quickly get there within 2 minutes.

'' Help, please, my little brother needs help!'', Sonic yells. Knuckles hated all the stares. He heard the whispering. He hated it. Two shocked nurses took Tails from Sonic.

'' Don't worry, Sonic, we'll do everything we can. Please, you and your friend wait here.'', one spoke to him very softly. Sonic nods, and sits on a pale blue chair, and covered his face in his hands. Knuckles sat down, and let the guilt sink in. It's all his fault.

'' Sonic... I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been arguing with you. If I wasn't, I would have noticed the laser and got us all out of there.'', Knuckles apologizes.

'' It's both of our faults, Knuckles, I guess we argue all the time, that we forgot to stay cautious. I'd do anything for Tails to be alright.'', Sonic sighs.

'' For once, me and you are agreeing on something. I'm not going to argue with you anymore ever again, Sonic. If we weren't arguing, Tails wouldn't be where he is.'', Knuckles sighs.

'' Agreed, no more arguing. I just pray Tails is alright.'', Sonic says, his voice cracked. Even Knuckles felt like he was about to cry. If Tails didn't make it... the two would never forgive themselves. Sonic tried to think of what he would do without his little brother, but quickly pushed those thoughts back. He wasn't going to lose Tails, he just couldn't. The thought was unbearable.

Knuckles was lost in thoughts as well.

' Why am I such an idiot? Tails and Sonic are the first real friends I've ever made. Yes, me and Sonic are rivals, but we still care. Tails... he never deserved this. I mean, I rarely say this, but I don't really get connected with people, and I've grown to care about my friends. Tails means so much to me. I can't lose him. Ug, when I get my hands on Eggman, I'm finishing him off myself. No one will ever get away with hurting Tails. How will I live with the fact I'm the reason Tails died? I mean, I pray I'm only being paranoid. I thought when I met the kid I'd grow this attached to him, but I did. I couldn't bare to go on with my life. I'd live in guilt, regret, and depression. The only thing I won't regret is finishing off Eggman. I really can't believe I'm willing to kill Eggman. If he takes Tails from us, he'll pay. And that's a promise.', Knuckles thinks, quickly pacing around. It was much worse for Sonic, though.

' Sonic, you idiot. You promised yourself you'd protect Tails. And you were too busy arguing, to notice a laser coming at you. Of course Tails would take the shot for us. It's just something he would do. The moment he's out of this hospital, things will change. Me and Knuckles will never fight again. Because of our arguments, I'm about to lose the person that means the most to me. My little brother. What will I do without him? Without seeing his smile? No... I can't lose him. Not him. I just wish I could take everything back. Never fight with Knuckles, and at least have it be me who got shot. Not him. Not him, please. When I get my hands on Egghead, I WILL finish him off. NO ONE EVER HURTS MY LITTLE BROTHER! EVER! I can't even believe I'm thinking like this. I never thought of finishing Egghead off. But, if I don't, what else will he do? He could kill Tails and I can't be there to protect him. No. NO! I can't fail Tails. I just can't. I would live with myself if Tails doesn't make it. I can't believe I'm thinking this, but if Tails doesn't make it, Eggman won. Because, he learned, without Tails, there's no me. Maybe Knuckles would continue with his life, but Knuckles wouldn't forgive himself. UG! You're a failure, Sonic. Now, as punishment for your stupidness, you're going to lose everything that made you want to continue living.', Sonic was lost in thoughts. He never acted this serious, but how could he not? His little bro might die in at any moment. But, if Tails doesn't make it, Sonic might as well die, too.

'' Sonic the hedgehog? We have news about your brother, Tails.'', a doctor says, causing Sonic and Knuckles to jump over to him, praying he would say Tails is alright. Just, please, let Tails be okay.

Sorry about the cliffhanger! But, I'll have the new chapter up ASAP, okay? What did y'all think? The next chapter will mainly be about Tails in the hospital and how Sonic and Knuckles are feeling. Find out soon. Later. Oh, and sorry if it sucks, but only good reviews, okay? I love reviews! But, only good review.