So after watching a theory on the internet weeks before the actual release about the possibility of Infinite's true identity actually being Tails from another dimension in an instance where Sonic failed to save Tails, I loved the idea so like a total dork and nerd I decided I wanted to write an alternate scenario from Sonic Forces in which it was not Sonic but instead Tails that was captured and tortured for six months. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love Tails but let's face it SEGA is turning him into a total wimp so I'm adding my own little flare to the story. I hope you all enjoy.
Just so you know I added my OC which I call Eve that I created on Sonic Forces to the story so technically there is a "Rookie". Still debating whether to add classic sonic or not. Let me know what you think.
I do not own anything it all belongs to its respected owners I only own the idea and the computer I'm typing on.
Becoming Infinite
Chapter 1: Terror in the city
Today was going to be just like any other day, at least that's what a certain yellow fox Mobian kept telling himself as he walked the cobblestone streets in a city just on the outskirts of Green Hill Zone, Tails'and Sonic's favorite place to stretch their legs so to speak. Tails was supposed to meet up with his blue hedgehog friend at noon however the few errands that should have only taken not even an hour or so ran longer than expected. Tails only needed a few parts to boost the engine of his plane, the Tornado-1. Instead he was running around endlessly to shop after shop only to get the same response from each shopkeeper: "Sorry we don't have the parts right now, come back another time." Tails was getting pretty discouraged and annoyed. He looked down at his watch as green letters flashed 4:30pm.
"Just great." Tails muttered under his breath as he looked up at the sun falling over the horizon. He could see all the different reds and purples mixing together as the sun sunk further. "I was supposed to meet with Sonic three hours ago. I really wanted to show him the improvements I made to the Tornado-1 and hopefully we could take it for a test flight, but it looks like it's getting too late."
The little fox's ears drooped as he thought about how he had let down his best friend today. Tails didn't have much time to be depressed because at that moment his ears twitched to a far off noise. Tails' head shot up as he heard an explosion and saw smoke bellowing from a row of buildings near the town square.
"What's going on?" Tails muttered then wound up the twin appendages behind him and took to the air in the direction of the black smoke.
The yellow fox flew through the air and as he got closer he could feel the heat radiating. Ash and soot stuck to Tails' fur as he looked for a safe place to land. As soon as his feet touched the ground he instantly rushed toward the crumbling buildings to look for and help the injured. Luckily no one was dead but several were seriously injured. The little yellow fox got to work clearing away the debris and helping several to safety. There was one Mobian that Tails recognized from a shop he frequently went to. The Mobian was a brownish rabbit with long floppy ears, wearing a black tank top, short shirt, a mechanic's apon brown boots welding gloves and goggles. She was a master engineer herself so Tails found himself coming to her shop often for advice.
"Tails!" The rabbit cried. Her leg was trapped under a large piece of the building that had collapsed.
"Eve!" Tails rushed over and pushed with all his might to free her leg but was having little luck. "Hang on! I'll get you out!" Tails pushed a few more times but with no better results. Finally the little yellow fox pointed his watch towards the large piece turned the face piece a couple of times and finally a small laser shot out of the watch cutting the chunk in seconds. With a few more pushes he freed the trapped rabbit. Tails grabbed her arm and put it around his neck as he supported her.
"What happened here?" Tails looked around at the devastation.
"THAT!" Eve pointed towards the sky and Tails could clearly see a huge robot hovering in midair with its head rotating in a circle shooting everything in sight.
"That's one of Eggman's robots!" Tails bit his lower lip in irritation.
BOOM!
Another building was hit and started crumbling in just minutes. Several scared Mobians rushed out of the nearby buildings and ran in a panic. Tails picked up Eve bridal style and flew her from harm's way. He set her down by a group of Mobians that were exiting through the back alleyways.
"Thank you Tails but really I'm okay." Eve smiled.
Tails just smiled back and looked towards a nearby Dog Mobian. "Take care of her."
"Wha- no! don't go back out there Tails, you have no idea what that thing is capable of, just look at what happened to this town!"
Tails just smiled before flying back out onto the battlefield.
The dog mobian picked up Eve on his back and ran off. Eve turned her head and just before she disappeared from sight she muttered, "Please be careful Tails."
Tails meanwhile ducked behind what was left of the town square fountain and tinkered with his watch a few times. As he watched the robot stop to reload he took this opportunity to take out a few of its visible guns near the head. He pointed his watch, aimed it precisely then Bam! He took out two of the main guns.
"That should stall it for a few minutes." The little yellow fox ducked back down again then turned a dial on his watch to the communicator. "Sonic, can you hear me!?"
There was no response for a minute or two then a voice came on.
"Yeah!"Sonic replied.
"Sonic we need you here now! Eggman's robot is destroying the whole city!"
"I thought something seemed off. I'm on my way now. I'm in the Green Hill Zone right now." Sonic said in a calm voice.
Meanwhile with Sonic
Sonic, the blue speedsterrushed as fast as he could spiraling through loops and around bends at a speed that exceeds that of any machine in the air or on the ground.As he continued to run he noticed extreme changes to the scenery
"I don't remember there being so many deserts before." He muttered aloud.
Not only was there several deserts but also huge mechanical worms surfacing then burrowing back into the sand. Sonic didn't need to be a genius to figure out who was responsible for what was happening to his home, the only question was what is "his" evil scheme this time? As Sonic continued to run he noticed significant changes to some of his favorite running spots. In place of brown earth were metal runways and structures bellowing black smoke, polluting the beautiful sky with ash and soot.
"There is definitely something wrong here and it's got EGGMAN written all over it." The blue hedgehog sped along.
Back with Tails
It seemed like it hadn't been but just minutes ago that Tails had got off the communicator and now he was in one of the worst situations in his young life. Right after he got off with Sonic the huge robot had obliterated Tails' hiding spot leaving him right smack in the open with no cover in sight. The little fox dodged and ducked from as many missiles as he could but he didn't know how much longer he could last and to make matters worse…
"Oh ho ho ho!" A bald headed man with round sunglasses, goggles and a brown protruding whisker like mustache had appeared out of seemingly nowhere and was now hovering in his circular craft laughing maniacally. "What do you think of my newest invention? It can obliterate anything in a matter of minutes."
"You won't get away with this Eggman!" Tails stood proudly. "If I can't stop you then Sonic will!"
"Shut up you little brat! You really think your precious Sonic will show up in time." Eggman with his short temper was banging his fists on his hovering craft.
"He will!" Tails yelled. A fiery light reflected in his eyes. In all honesty though, Tails could not deny that he was just the tiniest bit scared. He had fought by himself before but none of the past enemies were this difficult to handle.
Eggman looked as if he was quickly losing his patience with the small yellow fox.
"I've had enough of this! Silence this nuisance!" Eggman commanded and the robot came down in a swift movement pinning Tails to the wall.
Try as he might he could not pry himself free from the robot's grip. He tried to reach for his watch but noticed it had somehow gotten crushed. It was probably caused from the impact into the wall. Tails was at least thankful that the Mobians had evacuated the area so no one aside from himself was hurt. The town was in shambles with debris from crumbling buildings littering the streets of this once bustling place that just moments ago was so full of life.
Eggman continued to laugh. "Still think that Sonic will save you?" the bald-headed doctor smiled. "You are lucky I only used one robot imagine if I had used more." Eggman laughed again. Tails continued to struggle against the machine but was quickly losing the fight. Sonic…please hurry…
The evil doctor saw as Tails body drooped.
"Do you see now that it's impossible to beat me?" Eggman smirked.
"Son-ic will come. SONIC WILL COME!" Tails yelled with what breath he could muster up.
"You are really starting to tick me off! Fine let me let you in on a little secret then." Eggman began. "Your friend Sonic is probably dead by now." He smiled.
"Wh-What do you-
"I sent my strongest robot after the hedgehog. He's probably part of the ground by now."
Tails looked on in horror.
Meanwhile with Sonic
"C'mon metal heads I don't have all day" Sonic teased as the robots that showed up out of seemingly nowhere gave chase to the blue speedster. He was easily able to dodge all attacks thrown at him and did a few maneuvering tricks that caused a few to crash into a wall behind him. The remaining robots he just spin-dashed into oblivion, sending parts in all directions. Sonic skidded to a halt to check for any remaining robots that might still be pursuing him but when he didn't see any more he shrugged his shoulders as if he was disappointed then sped on.
Sonic was just minutes away from town when he felt the ground shake beneath him and noticed the earth cracking right under the soles of his shoes. Sonic jumped to a nearby platform just as a giant spider/crab robotic monster burst from the ground and tried to grab him with its death claws.
"This really isn't time you metal crustacean, my best pal is in trouble!" Sonic jumped again to avoid a giant metal claw that was crashing down upon him. The blue hedgehog landed safely on a grassy cliff and assessed the situation.
"This big ol' junk heap has to have some sort of weakness." Sonic studied the movements carefully dodging so as he did and that's when he saw it "Bingo!" Sonic smirked. He jumped down in front of the metal giant to get its attention.
"Hey crab legs! I'm down here!" Sonic waved his hand and placed the other on his hip while tapping his foot impatiently. The big round metal crab-like robot locked on to Sonic and tried to crush him again with its giant claws. Sonic sped off and the robot pursued. As it chased him Sonic found a nearby ramp and with enough momentum he shot himself up in the air in a blue ball and timing his attacks he hit each of the Robots joints which in turn caused it to crash down in a big metal heap. It sparked a couple time and Sonic gave it a few final smack-downs to put it out of its misery so to speak.
Sonic touched back on the ground safely. He spoke into his communicator but only got static.
"Tails! Can you hear me?"
Nothing. Just static.
"This can't be good." Sonic stated looking towards the entrance into town. He then sped off.
Back with Tails
Tails was in pretty bad shape. He was bruised and beaten and just barely hanging on. At one point the robot had given him some leeway and he had managed to escape from the deadly grip however no sooner had he escaped he found himself pinned to the ground by one of his tails which the robot had mercilessly stomped on. Pain shot all up his back making him feel lightheaded, still he kept telling himself Just hold on a little longer, Sonic will show up.
Despite this he felt himself getting slowly discouraged as the time ticked on and Sonic was still nowhere in sight. Tails felt tears start to form in his eyes. I'm sorry Sonic. I was too weak to stop him. I'm sorry!
Tails pounded his fist on the ground in frustration. He was supposed to be Sonic's equal yet he was too powerless to stand up against one measly robot. Tails had been up against tougher in the past and managed just fine on his own yet somehow in this moment he found himself staring at the ground in utter humiliation and defeat. If he had looked behind him he was sure he would see his arch enemy laughing his full blown head off at how pathetic he looked. Tails finally lowered his head to the cracked and broken ground feeling the heat radiating off it. He partially closed his eyes staring at the blurry figures in his field of vision.
"T-s!"
Tails heard an incoherent voice at first and opened his eyes a little wider.
"Ta-ls!" the voice wasn't completely clear but the tone was familiar
"Tails!" The fox's eyes shot open as the voice became clearer.
"Son-ic?" Tails replied back weakly. The little fox lifted himself to his elbows but noticed his lower half was still trapped. "Sonic!" Tails tried to pull himself free.
"Hang on buddy!" Sonic dashed and made quick work of the robot that had Tails pinned to the ground, finally freeing him at last. The yellow fox breathed a sigh of both relief and pain as the injury caused by his crushed tail sent the pain in waves up his body.
"Took you long enough." Tails stated sarcastically trying not to show exactly how much pain he was in.
"Sorry Tails, had to trash a giant robot before coming here." Sonic smiled sheepishly holding out a hand for Tails to grab.
"Never a dull moment, huh." Tails tried to laugh it off but instead cringed as he tried to grab the outstretched hand. His bruised body and broken tail was proving to be too much for him to handle as he found his arm slumping to his side instead. Tails was only just barely able to pull his body into sitting position.
Sonic looked to the state of his friend then scrunched his face in fury as he looked to his most hated enemy.
"Eggman! This is pretty low even for you!" Sonic pointed a finger accusingly.
"Thank you, I take that as a compliment. I'm surprised you managed to survive my deadly robot."
"That heap of junk was flawed from the start. Don't change the subject! What did you do to my friend!?" It was clear by Sonic's voice that he was fuming. This certainly took Tails by surprise.
The bald-headed villain simply smiled a big smile and stated "Why I was just testing out my latest invention, it's not my fault that a certain fox-boy got in the way." Sonic could've sworn he heard his companion grunt.
Sonic scowled then geared up for an attack.
"Tails buddy stay back, I'll take it from here."
Tails wanted to protest but seeing the ticked off look on his hedgehog companion's face, Tails decided against it. Following Sonic's demands Tails forced himself up onto his shaky legs and attempted to run off only to be dragged down by the weight of his broken tail and land right back at square one on the ground with no energy to stand.
"Oof!"
Tails hit the ground with a bit of a thud.
"Tails!" Sonic looked back at his fallen companion.
The little fox Mobian attempted several times to get up with little luck. Sonic rushed over to the weak, beaten fox and helped him to his knees since trying to pick him up was out of the question.
"I-I'm sorry Sonic." Tails stated apologetically rubbing the side of his now scratched up face. "I thought I could take him on alone but-
Tails huffed out of breath.
"We'll talk about it later. Stay back I have an Eggman to fry." Sonic stated then turned to Eggman who seemed to have an amused look on his face.
"You really think it'll be that easy? That robot was just a warm up and look what happened, hahahaha!"
Sonic looked around the remnants of a city that was standing just hours ago. Big chunks of debris littered the street. The town square fountain which he and Tails would sometimes rest at was nearly nonexistent and the shops that he would sometimes visit even a place where he got his favorite chili dogs was in shambles. Black smoke permeated the sky with ash and soot. The air was hot and smoky making it at times difficult to breathe.
Sonic took one last look around at the devastated city then back to Eggman.
"Bring it on Eggman!" The blue hedgehog challenged, his face scrunching in anger.
"Sonic don't!" Tails panicked. "I was fighting only one robot and look what happened!"
Sonic looked back at his friend and gave him a confident smile and thumbs up. "Don't worry pal, this won't take long."
Tails was at a loss for words, he had every ounce of faith in Sonic after all, Sonic was his brother-figure and his idol but Sonic was rash and hotheaded at times which worried Tails to no end. Several times Tails had to be the voice of reason and that wasn't always easy for him. Even at this moment he knew that talking sense into his companion would be impossible so he just stayed quiet.
Sonic stood ready to fight, his fists clenched and knees bent.
Eggman smirked. Tails watched from a distance as their arch enemy banged his fist on a button on the control panel of his hover craft. Within minutes five more of those hated robots that had practically wiped the floor with Tails crashed down onto the ground just inches from Dr. Eggman.
"Attack!" Eggman commanded pointing a finger in the direction of the blue hedgehog. Sonic on the other hand just stretched his legs before disappearing into a blue blur. He jumped to avoid a few attacks from the metal fiends then within moments after a couple quick aerial attacks the robots all crumpled to the ground. Sonic landed perfectly on his feet just inches from Tails who watched in utter amazement.
"That all you got Egghead? You're going to put me to sleep." Sonic fake yawned.
"As I said before, that was only a warm up." The evil genius stated stroking his long mustache.
Again and again Eggman's robots dropped out of seemingly nowhere and again and again they crumpled in heaps of metal. Finally by about the tenth round of robot destruction Eggman had started to lose his patience.
"I'm not done with you Sonic! I'll be back." Eggman boosted up his hovercraft and blasted off into the sky.
"Can't wait." Sonic stated sarcastically before stretching his arms above his head. Tails just watched in silence before lowering his head.
Am I really this weak?
Tails huffed in fatigue. His tired body ached in several places, his crushed tail felt numb, he had several scrapes and bruises but the good news was that he had survived. He looked up at Sonic and smiled as he watched the sunlight radiate off his hedgehog companion standing proudly. He is so cool. I wish I could be as strong as Sonic.
As he continued to silently admire his idol his ears twitched to a noise. Tails attention was immediately drawn to a pile of broken robots off to his right. He detected some movement and watched in horror as one of the deadly robots from earlier which had not been fully annihilated shot one of its lasers right in Sonic's direction.
At that moment Tail's instinctual reflexes kicked in. Despite the silent screaming from his broken body he forced himself into the line of fire.
"Sonic look out!" Tails tackled Sonic to the ground
"Tails what are you-
Sonic skidded across the ground. When he finally gathered his thoughts he noticed that one of the robots from earlier was still functional, but not for long. He made quick work of the robot causing it to join all its companions lying in metal heaps on the ground.
"Whew! That was a close one huh Tails?…Tails!?" Sonic looked over his shoulder and found his fox friend crumpled on the ground.
Sonic ran over to Tails who was just barely moving.
"Tails! Tails! Buddy answer me!" Sonic shook Tails in a panic.
"Ugh.." Tails grunted from the movement.
The little yellow fox tried to push himself from the ground. Sonic helped him sit up.
"Tails! Are you okay?"
"I-I think.." Tails tried to answer when a searing pain shot through him "AHHHHH!" Tails shouted in agony.
"Tails! what's wr-
Sonic looked at Tails in horror.
"Tails?" Sonic dropped his voice in concern.
"So-nic it hurts…" Tails whimpered. Tails turned his head towards Sonic "Sonic…why can't I see you?"
Sonic was horrified.
Poor Tails…God I'm evil. This was the only explanation that made sense for events that will occur later in the story. I hope you enjoyed.
A reminder I am jumping right in with the next chapters so I most likely will not have disclaimer and all other nonsense nor a "previously" portion.
To all my readers,
If you are keeping up with my Blue Exorcist and NO.6 stories I apologize for the long hiatus, So I'm working on this to get my creative juices flowing again. I might have to reread my stories to figure out where I was going with them.
Stay tuned for more updates in the future.
