Sonic Legacy: Downfall

Chapter I: Ice Cold Trip

Tails was sitting next to his wife on one of the many benches inside the aircraft, Tanya the cheetah, a woman she met back on the island where he had been living even since before the death of his friends, Sonic, Amy and Knuckles. Blaze the cat, owner of that futuristic vehicle, activated the autopilot by pressing a button on the console of the control center, she stood up from the pilot seat and approached Tails and Tanya. "You two should take some rest; we still got two hours ahead to arrive."

"Maybe later." Tails yawned and looked at her with a grateful grin. "But thanks, Blaze."

"What about you?" Blaze looked at Tanya, whose face revealed some tiredness.

"I'm okay." Tanya hugged Tails and rested her head over his shoulder. "I'm good here."

Blaze chuckled. "I'm sure you are." She looked at Tanya's rudimentary attire that consisted in a brown loincloth and a tube top of the same color. "You see, I have some extra clothes in my quarters, the place we are heading to is quite cold and you'll be better suited up for the mission."

Tanya looked at her. "Uhm, yeah." She broke the hug from her husband and stood up. "But, are you sure?"

Blaze nodded with a smile. "Let me get them." She walked away from them to go to her room and gather the clothes for Tanya.

When Blaze left them alone, Tanya sat down again and glared at Tails. "This will be great."

Tails raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "What do you mean?"

Tanya rolled her eyes and embraced Tail's arm. "Come on, like the thrilling adventures you've told me about! I'm finally living one with you!"

Tails sighed. "I know they sound like fun, but one always ends up losing something at the end, call it the mission, a friend or even a part of oneself."

Tanya put a hand on his shoulder. "Well, we also lost plenty back on the island, but we got through."

Tails nodded rather forcefully while lowering his gaze. "I think I've just accepted it." He glanced back at her eyes. "This world saving life will always drag me back, no matter what I do to get away from it."

"Love." Tanya took his hands. "Nothing is dragging you to anywhere." She kissed him briefly. "You are here because you decided to help." She hugged him. "Because you're a good person."

"Not good enough to save him." Tails said.

Tanya sighed. "We've discussed this before, that's in the past, Tails, my son is at peace now."

"What if I can't save you? What if I lose you?" Tails broke the hug and caressed her arms. "We should've stayed in the island."

"No, Tails." Tanya shook her head. "The world needs our help." She put her index finger on his chest. "They need you."

Tails got thoughtful for a moment then sighed and rested his head on the wall, glancing at the ceiling. "Maybe."

Before Tanya could say anything else, Blaze approached her as she was carrying some folded clothes. "I'm sure these will fit you well." Blaze handed her the clothes. "I think there's a pair of boots on the closet of your room, you are free to try them on."

Tanya stood up and glanced briefly at the clothes then looked at Blaze. "Thank you." She smiled gratefully and walked towards the room she was sharing with Tails and closed the door. She put the clothes on the bed, they consisted in a long sleeved white T-shirt and a pair of dark green cargo pants, she then approached the closet and opened it, glancing down to look for the boots Blaze had mentioned, which were indeed there.

Meanwhile, Blaze was talking with Tails, sitting on the bench before him. "He seems nice." Tails said as they were talking about Blaze's son who was taking a nap in his room at that moment, Spark the raccoon. "Wonder from who he got that."

Blaze let out a chuckle. "I'm sure he got it from his father."

"You three must be a good family." Tails said.

Blaze lowered her gaze slightly. "Yes, we were."

"Oh." Tails expressed. "Sorry, I didn't know…"

Blaze interrupted him. "It's okay, Mel died a long time ago."

Tails stood quiet then tried to change the conversation. "So, this intel you have, you say is blocked." He said. "How are we supposed to get access to it?"

"Shadow told me there is a decryption station inside one of The Pillar's bases, Rogue and him stole a map from their servers." Blaze said. "The base is in Windy Valley."

Tails chuckled. "Back with the old memories."

"You've been there?" Blaze asked.

"Yes." Tails replied. "I was just a kid back then, but it's hard to forget something that involves an ancient water monster."

Tanya did the last knot of the boots, she stood up and took little steps right where she was. "So strange." She headed to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror, turning occasionally to study her looks, she grinned as it was the first time in her life she had put on normal clothes. "I could get accustomed to this." She said. Tanya exited the room and met with Blaze and with her husband, they both stood up and looked at her.

"Oh, hon." Tails got closer to her. "I have no words."

Blaze nodded. "I told you they would fit you."

"Well, my feet feel quite heavier than before." Tanya said. "I don't know why you people like these things."

Blaze chuckled. "Give it some time." She walked towards Spark's quarters then she opened the door and saw her son deeply asleep. "Spark." She said quietly then closed the door behind her and walked towards her son, she sat down on the corner of the bed next to him. "How are you feeling?"

Spark opened his eyes slowly and yawned while stretching. "Good until you came."

"Are you sure?" Blaze said then placed a hand on his orange furred forehead. "Headaches? Fever?"

Spark got his mom's hand off his forehead. "I'm okay, mom." He replied. "Don't you remember I just saved the day with this?" He flamed up his hands.

Blaze grinned and shook her head. "Where's that modesty I've taught to you?" She said. "Still, it's something you should be proud of."

Spark chuckled and got his hands back to normal. "Well, of course." He started to get up. "That's why you shouldn't be worried for me anymore." He got his feet out of the bed and took his boots then put them on.

"Oh, son." Blaze put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll always worry."

Spark got into his feet and opened the door to get out of the room. "Are we there yet?" He glanced back at Blaze.

"In two hours." Blaze responded.

Spark sighed. "Why couldn't they just put their HQ on a warm place like Emerald Coast or something?"

"Well, I guess Rouge likes cold weather." Blaze explained. "See the bright side, Holoska is known for having beautiful glaciers."

Spark shook his head. "Whatever." He finally left his quarters.

Tails stood up from the bench he had been sitting on and started to head towards his room. "I'm taking a nap, are you coming?" Tails looked at Tanya.

Tanya stood up and nodded. "Sure." They both headed to their quarters, Tanya following Tails, he waited for her and let her go inside first then he closed the door.

Tails walked towards the bed and laid down there, covering his arms with the cold side of the pillow, Tanya got on the bed and laid down on the other side. After about a minute, Tanya's ear twitched a little by the cold she felt.

Tails trembled slightly. "I guess we are not too far already."

Tanya gasped slightly. "I'm freezing." She dragged herself towards Tails to get closer to him, she hugged him and cuddled.

"That's better." Tails said then took his wife's hand and kissed it. "Sleep, hon." He yawned. "The mission is near."