AN: Well, looks like this story's finally up for the world to see. For anyone who hasn't checked/won't check my profile, a few notes:
This story is on permanent hiatus (ie, will never be finished)
I've uploaded this (and all other stories on my profile) as a guide to young writers on how NOT to write. Of course, it's rather pointless to say "don't do this" without offering critique, so feel free to write up some notes on the less-than-stellar points in this story for others to reference.
If nothing else, don't take this seriously.
Now that that's said and done… enjoy? *cough*
Tails ran past the courtyard, away from his certain sentence to death. He pulled his two tails and flew up, up, up, past the giant mob following him.
"Get back here, you traitor!!" Sonic yelled and the distant male, the head of the crowd. "We'll catch you someday!!"
He continued to roar, but Tails was too far away to hear. He went on and on for hours, but soon his tails couldn't take him any further. He fell with a loud SMACK on the ground. Tails wanted to rest, but he knew the Freedom Fighters would catch him if he did. He sighed and stopped for a moment, thinking about what happened.
Tails started to run once again, never looking back to see what or who may have been behind him. He ran until the sun had set and only the full moon and stars, like shimmering diamonds in the sky, lit his lonely path.
"I need to get some rest so I can get a head start on Sonic and the others..." Tails said, trying to navigate his way with a needle. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a note that Tails had received from sonic on his 11th birthday, what was only years ago but seemed like it had been in another era.
The note read: Tails, I will be your best friend forever, no matter how mad I am and no matter how distant we get from each other. Forever Friends, Sonic.
Tails stared at the stars until his eyes were marked with colour, as if someone had taken his picture with flash millions of times over.
"It feels like it's been so long. I miss being your friend, Sonic..." Tails' voice trailed off. "But I'm sorry; I can never forgive you for what you said today." He went off, placing the small note in his bag and setting off for the nearest town. He came across an inn just off the side of a broken in trail.
"Trails Inn" Tails muttered under his breath. "Seems shady enough, but then again, so does my best friend..." Tails smiled remembering his only friend, a master thief, Rouge the Bat. "I'll check it out..."
"Hello?" A familiar voice questioned, walking to the front door. "Can I help you?" "AMY!!!" Tails yelled, hugging the pink-haired female. "Tails! How long has it been since I saw you?" Amy said excitedly, taking a seat and gesturing for him to do the same. "How've you been?"
Tails sighed. "Not too good... I'm kinda running from Sonic and the rest of the Freedom Fighters... It's kind of a long story if you really want to know." Amy looked at him sympathetically. "You know you need to tell me the whole thing!!! I won't let you stay if you don't..." Tails looked into his long-lost sister's eyes, and held her hand tightly.
"I promise to tell you each and every detail if it's the last thing I ever do." He whispered, and breathed in slowly, still catching his breath after running for hours and hours without rest. "Take a breath, and come up with me to the balcony. You need fresh air, not to be in this musty old dust trap we call an inn." Amy said in a smooth, calming voice. Tails nodded, still breathing loudly, and walked slowly with her to the porch.
"Can you talk now?" Amy asked, putting her hand on his shoulder. "Yeah, I'm good..." Tails said, and he began to tell his tail-twisting story to his sister.