Author's note: despite the following paragraph, this is not really a startrek crossover. I just needed something to get the plot started and chose Q.

Chapter 1: It happens

Somewhere, in some undisclosed location, Q plotted his next action. He'd cased a few mishaps with his incredible reality warping power and played a part in the unfolding of all of them. After all that, he decided that was time for something different. He'd start the fun, and then just watch it go along this time.

Kyle was elated. He raced along the world of Mobius, following and aiding the blue blur known as Sonic the Hedgehog. His form was that of a two tailed fox, but he didn't mind. In fact, he loved it. He and Sonic worked together to defeat Dr. Eggman, saving each other a few times along the way. After it was all over, Sonic shook his hand and simply said "Kyle, you're the best." Then everything faded.

Kyle Oshima woke slowly, fixing the dream he just had in his mind. It was a very fun dream, the kind you never want to forget after you dream it. Mentally sighing that it was over, Kyle got out of bed. The mid summer sun was shining through the window and posters of his favorite anime and video game characters lined the walls of his room. Most of them were printouts or magazine clippings, but Kyle had taken up drawing in his spare time and made some decent, if basic, attempts at drawing Sonic and Tails. Kyle opened the window to let some air in, since it was a bit stuffy in his room.

After dressing in some basic clothes, he went downstairs and contemplated having breakfast. He decided to wait until his mother was up. His mother was a late sleeper, so he was careful not to make too much noise. There was no need to worry about his father though, Mr. Oshima was off in Japan on a business trip as usual. Kyle didn't mind: he enjoyed the time he spent with his Dad, when it came. He also knew what his Dad's work in the technology industry had given his family good financial standing, even after the business where Kyle had worked for the first few months of summer had closed. No one else had wanted to hire Kyle for just a few months, so he got a summer vacation until college resumed in the fall.

Kyle went back to his room and picked up his latest drawing of Tails. It was a decent drawing, but Kyle still wasn't a professional artist by any means. As Kyle studied the drawing, he reflected on how he liked the two-tailed fox it depicted so much. It wasn't that he disliked Sonic. Kyle thought that Sonic was a great icon character, it was just that he liked Tails better. Whether it was his love of how Tails was the best mechanic in Mobius or something else about him Kyle wasn't sure, he just felt that way.

Suddenly, Kyle's body felt strange. It wasn't a sickly or painful kind of strange, it was just strange. Kyle looked up from his drawing to see the world around him growing, or was he shrinking? He looked down and found his hands covered by white gloves and red/white sneakers were somehow on his feet. The next shock came when he noticed that his body was covered in orange fur. Kyle wanted to get a good look at himself so he walked over to the full length mirror his Dad had purchased for him. He stared at his reflection, and Tails stared back, twins tails and all. Experimentally, Kyle moved his arm, and the Tails reflection did too.

After moving his arms a few times, and looking down at himself again, Kyle came to the conclusion he hardly dared to believe. "No way" he said to himself, "I've become Tails!" After thinking about his voice for a couple seconds he added, "and I sound like him too". Kyle noticed in the mirror that his namesake tails had moved because he was exited. He tried to purposefully move them, and they moved, just like his arms or legs would. Twisting his tails into a propeller, Kyle flew onto his bed. When he landed, he couldn't help but yell out "Whoa! This is awesome!". Then he heard footsteps from his mother's room. Kyle was a little worried that he'd woke her up, but that thought quickly changed to "I can't wait for her to see this!"

Kyle's mother walked into Kyle's room, and saw that Kyle wasn't there, or so she thought. She did see an orange furred two tailed fox on the bed though. It had gloves and sneakers, and was standing on its hind legs. She could swear that it looked exited.

Kyle gave his Mom a few seconds to look, and then began in an excited voice "Mom it's me, Kyle! Somehow I've become Tails!" Kyle's mother looked confused, she looked around the room as if not knowing who was speaking to her. Then a breeze blew on her from the window and she seemed to recover a bit and suddenly looked stern. "I don't know how you got in here, but get out before I call animal control!" she suddenly yelled. Kyle realized that his mother knew very little about the games and anime he was into, so she wouldn't recognize Tails. He tried again to explain. "No Mom I'm Kyle, not a wild fox!" Kyle's mother stopped for a second, and then grabbed a broom from the closet. Knowing what was going to happen next, Kyle jumped away from the broom and flew out the open window via his tails.

As he flew above the suburbs. Kyle was a bit shaken, but not enough to ruin his good mood. Something amazing had happened to him, and he wasn't about to let one mishap ruin it. Then an idea hit him, he could show his friend Ethan Raine! Ethan was also a Sonic fan, though nowhere near as much as Kyle was. Ethan and Kyle had been friends since high school. Kyle smiled as he recalled how many people, himself included, had joked to Ethan about his name sounding the same as the Buffy the Vampire Slayer character who was the source of countless fan fiction crossovers. Ethan didn't take offense to that association, in fact, he liked it. Kyle changed course and headed for Ethan's house. Boy was Ethan going to be in for a surprise. Kyle looked down and saw something that took his mind off of his friend for the moment. A little girl was running after a kite that had flown away. A man, Kyle assumed her father, picked her up before she could run into the road beyond the park. Kyle figured he'd surprise someone else too.

It took 30 seconds for Kyle to grab the kite. He noticed that the string had snapped but the kite was well made and otherwise in good condition. Then he flew down to the park. The girl was crying into her father's arms and he had his back turned, so neither of them noticed Kyle land a few feet away from them. He walked up to them with the kite in his hands and said "Excuse me, is this your kite?", inwardly he chucked to himself that he still sounded like Tails. The girl looked up and her expression changed instantly. "You rescued my kite!" she said excitedly. Then the man holding her turned around, and his expression was worth more than all the rings in Mobius. After a few seconds of stunned staring. the girl in his arms squirmed a bit and he noticed that he was still holding her. He put her down. She ran over and took the kite from Kyle. "Thank you Mister." she said and Kyle flew off. The last thing he heard before flying out of earshot was "Daddy, why are you pinching yourself?"