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Warning: Mild Language, Violence

Prologue part 1: You're on your own now part 1

"(Sonic...Sonic why did you leave?)"

There was nothing he can do, no where he can go, no possibility of moving...no hope. All he can do is fall down the endless abyss of darkness with no light in sight not even when he was staring up towards the heavens to whatever god he could try to pray to but alas darkness consumes all.

"(It hurts...goddamn it hurts. Why just why?")

He felt his body getting ice cold. It slowly began to sting with pain. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't cry out nor scream in agony. As time passed his hands and feet became numb which began to creep up throughout his arm and legs.

"(Please someone...anyone...help m-) Gasp!!"

In a cold sweat a young fox boy with two tails woke up once again with his head on the workshop desk from the same nightmare he has been getting for the last 6 years. That endless void of darkness that he falls down in with no end to hit the ground just so he could hear the sound of a single crack. The boy's name was Miles Tails Prower.

"Haah haah haah S*t haah."

Using his gloved hand Tails placed it over his chest just to confirm if he could feel his heart beating?...Yep still alive and well yet still empty. These damned nightmares wasn't as scary as the first time they appeared but it still scared the s*t out of him.

He got up from his chair to walk towards the restroom area of his workshop, flipped on the lights and turned on the sink. Filling his cupped up hands with the running water Tails splashed his face with it.

"...8 hours of sleep. Sigh a new record it seems."

Grabbing the nearby towel from his rack Tails rubbed his face for a few seconds then gave a long, tired yawn. It was then he looked down to see it. On his left shoulder it's still there...the burn mark he recieved from that day. It doesn't hurt him anymore...just the memory of it hurts him alot. Tails gently touched it, it was still little sensitive but not as much as the first three years ago. He was gonna sink back into the memory he tried to forget until a knock on his front door snapped him out of it.

"Huh oh I'll be there in a minute (must be Knuckles or something. Wait what time is it?)."

Tails poked his head out of the bathroom to check his clock.

"Oh crap it's 11:55 am. Good thing Knuckles came by. I almost missed our 12 oclock morning training routine."

Outside the Workshop the red Echidna powerhouse Knuckles was patiently waiting outside for Tails to open the door so their daily training session could commence. Ever since that day Knuckles has been supporting Tails emotionally and physically through his time of need. If Tails needed someone to talk to he knew where Knuckles was...which no brainer to anyone who visits the Mystic Ruins is on Angel Island. It was also the perfect place to sharpen anyone's skill.

He mentioned many times how he wanted to get stronger so he wouldn't lose anymore of his precious friends. So being the great friend that he is Knuckles decided to become his personal trainer and teacher in the art of combat and must he say he's been doing a great damn job over the past 13 months. After 4 minutes went by Tails finally opened the door to his workshop.

"Hey Knuckles. Sorry about that I was putting stuff away in the shop. You know what they say better start now then later."

Knuckles gave Tails a warm grin as he playfully ruffled his head.

"Woah heyyyhahahaha Knuckles cut it out!"

"Nah you don't have to worry about it. If ya had something to do I would've understood."

Tails was able to swat away Knuckle's hand and gave him a punch on the arm all with a smile on his face. It's days like these when a friend like Knux helps him remember the good days that push away the dark clouds in the sky temporarily. Rubbing his arm Knuckles wrapped an arm around Tail's shoulder.

"Well well well looks like the fruit of your labor has begun to bear. I actually felt that little buddy."

"Well yeah thanks to you being a good teacher and all."

"Good? You meant great."

"Yeah I know I know. Say Knux do you mind if we ramp up the training to 6 hours?"

Knuckles cocked an eyebrow.

"Oh? So you feel like getting serious today?"

Tails got himself out of Knuckle's grip and began jogging in place. He really felt pumped after getting that new record sleep before waking up from that blasted nightmare.

"Well Knux are we going or what?"

With a heated huff Knuckles bumped his fists together.

"Heh what are we waiting for then? We're going to Snowy Mountain."

Tails gulped from the suggestion yet he was still jogging in place. In his opinion it was one of the worst places to train at. In all honesty he'd rather train in the desert than that place.

"...Are you sure about that?

"Don't tell me you have cold feet already? Let's go Prower we're burning daylight."

"(Me and my big mouth.)"

And so for the next 5 and a half hours Tails and Knuckles spent most of their day training in the worst condition Snowy Mountain had to offer today of all days, now Tails really wished he should've kept his stupid mouth shut. Dodging Knuckle's relentless throwing of giant boulders of snow, hiking up the tallest mountain and booking it downward trying to outrun huge avalanches (in which Tails only got caught three times), iced water pool endurance, fighting against snow wolves during a huge snowstorm that distorted their vision, even escaping an encounter with a black bear...in which Tails was thrown off the mountain that time.

That is just half of the the disasters they went though just for training. Finally for the last half hour Tails and Knuckles went to the Master Emerald Shrine to do some last minute sparring.

"Cmon Tails is that all you got?"

Tails was on all fours heaving and wheezing. The bruises he recieved earlier from training healed. But goddamn he almost forgotten how strong Knuckles was? He was all stanced up, hopping in place and weaving from side to side. Tails knew he had more strength left so he got up unto his feet and smacked his cheeks to wake himself up more.

"No dumbass, this isn't all I got!"

"Then knuckle up Prower. Unless you weren't serious about getting stronger after all?"

"Screw you!!"

With a determined scream Tails clenched his fists and launched himself forward towards Knuckles, ready to fight once again.

...Twenty minutes went by and Tails was lying on his back bruised, nose bleeding and a black eye to show his manliness while Knuckles was sitting down next to him as the sun began to set. He was bruised and beaten as well but not enough to drain all the energy from his body.

"Excellent buddy. You lasted way longer than before, hell you even got a few lucky punches on me."

Though Tails was winded he was still able to speak.

"Haah yeah haah lucky haah punches? haah asshole haah."

"Hmph well at least you stopped getting knocked down after three punches to the face. You almost had my chin man."

Tails was able to crack a smile through the pain.

"You mean haah your non haah existing haah chin?"

"Watch it dude...screw it i'm just joking I know you're f*king with me."

Knuckles started to laugh but Tails was too hurt to even laugh. After a few moments of silence Tails regained some strength to at least sit up.

"So Tails...when is your move?"

Tails almost forgotten about his move tomorrow to a different city, in a new house he bought with his hard earned money. He remembered the city being was called Siliconus city, one of the best neighborhoods 100 miles near Metropolis. He wanted to leave his workshop so he can live his new life as an independent member of society...and to maybe overcome his trauma.

"Tomorrow morning at 6. I'm suppossed to meet up with Silly so I can fill out the last of the paperwork to make this official."

"Silly?"

Yeeeahhhh in Tail's mind that name is pretty silly as well so Knuckles wasn't alone here.

"Yeah, she's a...weird contractor but she has helped me through the process. Though she has flirted with me a couple of times."

"Geez Tails you're finally picking up chicks at your age?"

Tails blushed pink from that comment.

"The hell? No Knux you know there is one girl I like?"

"...Cosmo?"

Ouch...that hurt a bit.

"Nah I accepted her death long ago, I even buried her near the shrine."

"So that's why there's a weirdly colored Venus fly trap nearby?"

" Venus Fly tra- Anyway no, who I'm talking about is...Cream."

An overwhelming sense of guilt flowed through Tail's body. She tried to help him in the past but he angrily refused the help...he hasn't seen her since and that was seven years ago.

"Tails listen to me. I understand that moving away to a new life will help you a little to gain some responsibility but you can't block out the trauma that changed you."

What he said was a gamble since Knuckles knew that whenever anyone brings it up Tails flips his s*t and is ready to take it until he calms down but after a few seconds nothing happened. Knuckles saw that Tails was hugging his knees tightly against his chest.

"...You're right."

Knuckles cocked his eyebrow. He definetely thought that there would be a flurry of fists coming his way. Tears were streaming down Tail's face as he continued.

"...You're right Knuckles...you were always right and I lashed out at you and others who tried to help me..."

In silent frustration Tail's slammed his fist on the soft grass. The tears streamed down even more.

"I'm...IM TIRED OF BEING ANGRY GODDAMNIT! I can't take it anymore, this s*t's been eating me alive every single day and it is only getting worse. I..I need to get this out but I'm scared that I'll hurt someone again. Huh?"

Knuckles put a hand on Tail's shoulder.

"I'm glad. I'm so glad that you are overcoming this ordeal...are you ready to tell me what happened now?"

Tails was hesitant like very hesitant. But he knows that if he doesn't talk to someone about this the rage will keep boiling and boiling until one day *POP* he'll most likely end up killing someone in a blind fit of monstrous anger. After taking a couple of deep breaths Tails looked directly into his eyes.

"Pheeewwww...okay I'll tell you what happened...but I'm only saying it once got it?"

Knuckles just shrugged his shoulders.

" I don't know, maybe you'll have to repeat it more than once."

Tails once again punched Knuckles in the arm.

"Sigh I knew you were just kidding. Alright here I go...It all started 7 years ago"

End of part 1

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Thank you to those who got curious about what this is. And yes I don't know why I called this series the Tails show but it just rolled off the tongue with me so hopefully those who read this will find it fitting as well. This is part 1 of the prologue until we can really into it. Expect some action, betrayal, healing, and life and death situations.