Me: Sup guys, it's time for the next chapter! :D This chapter was extremely fun to write, because it has some very cool stuff in it. Oh and also it has a sort-of violent scene in it. Just read. :D

Sonic: And we introduce a new fan-character that's almost EXACTLY like-

Me: Shush. o.o

Sonic: Oh, sorry.

Me: Anyway, some might note a small likeness to the Naruto series if they pay attention, although this was fueled entirely by my overactive imagination. xD This chapter is also a little bit longer.

Sonic: Seriously, can I tell them about Jor- (CLANG)

Me: (Is holding a frying pan) Enjoy! :D

(But seriously, Go read Mythical if you haven't yet. It's in my favorites. Read the original story, then the unfinished chapter, then start over again from the first chapter.)



White

Chapter 2

By Sparkz

"Bye guys, I'm going out!" Tails called, waving goodbye to his two friends. He recieved a cheerful "Bye Tails!" from Knuckles, but from Sonic, he got a an angry "Just LEAVE!!". He chuckled to himself, the hedgehog was obviously still angry about his singed fur, and even worse (for him), having to take a bath. The cobalt mammal's fear of water only made it that much worse in his opinion, but he was probably just overexaggerating when he screamed in pain from the brush. True, it was the coarsest brush they owned, and was only used in heavy-duty cleaning, but it couldn't have hurt that much... The white kitsune closed the door, blocking his sight of the cheerful echidna and the steaming hedgehog, before he turned around and walked to the dirt road in front of their house.

Sonic's house was far out in the forest, a few miles away from Station Square, so the bustling civilization hadn't yet reached the area. The house was, essentially, in the middle of nowhere, with only a dirt road going straight for miles in one direction, the direction of Station Square. He began spinning his eight tails behind him like an industrial fan, which took longer due to them being heavier and more numerous than back when he was 12, before lifting his feet off the ground and taking off at high speed. The trees and dirt road underneath him simply became streaks of color at his sides, but in front of him, he could clearly see where he was going. He remembered just a couple days ago, when he couldn't do this. He had given up on trying to spin his tails like a rotor when he got his fifth one at 14 years old, and simply tried to just run fast like Sonic for a while, but just two days ago, he had attempted it once more, and succeeded. His agility and speed in the air had increased more and more as he continued growing more tails over the years, and now he could move at roughly Mach 2 with no trouble.

A loud BOOM suddenly met his ears, and he realized that he had reached the speed of sound, and a grin spread across his face. The ground beneath him suddenly changed to a gray color instead of a beige one as he reached the outer streets of Station square, and there were a few pedestrians strolling along the pavement on the sidewalks, but he knew that all they saw as he passed by was a sudden, brief streak of silver-orange. In just a few short seconds, he knew he had reached Station Square from the buildings, and quickly tucked his lower body in front of him so his tails were now propelling him the other way. He gradually came to a stop a few feet above the street. The kitsune ceased rotating his appendages, and he fell to his feet on the black pavement of the street, before briskly walking to the sidewalk to avoid getting hit by the speedy cars passing along. Regardless of how fast he could move, he could still get seriously injured by a two-ton hunk of metal coming his way, so he stayed clear.

He looked at the large sign protruding from two ten-foot tall hedges, it's contents spelling out the words "Welcome to Superiority Park!". He smiled calmly, gradually walking through the opening into a grassy area of the city surrounded by very tall hedges. There were a few sidewalks layed out here and there to help with locomotion, but overall it was covered with grass and trees and just looked serene and beautiful compared to the hustle and bustle of city life. There were many humans and Mobians running about, a few of the young-uns playing tag or other cute games, some just running for exercise, some running with their best friends, and there were even a few playing Football. There were four trees stragetically grown to represent goal zones on two opposite sides of the park, a feature that the teenagers used to play sports such as Football or Soccer or other activities involving two goal zones. This was his favorite area in all of Station Square, it was just so serene... One could fall asleep easily there, it was just so perfect...

He noticed that several people were staring at him, and his ears drooped slightly, embarrased. The only problem with this area, at least for him, was that it was very public and populated most of the time, and due to the kitsune's many tails, everyone always stared at him. He felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and he turned around to see a lavender hedgehog that looked oddly like Sonic. Tails examined the strange yet friendly hedgehog. He had the same body shape, same height, same eyes, same smile, and Tails was even willing to bet he had the same personality as Sonic.

"Hey there, big guy! How ya' doing?" Yup, same personality. They even had similar voices, but the lavender hedgehog had a slightly lower tone to his. The kitsune raised an eyebrow at the strange mammal that was acting so friendly to him.

"Do I know you?" The off-white fox asked, but the hedgehog chuckled brightly in response, hands on his chest.

"Nah, you don't... But most of the people around here seem to treat you like some sorta' freak. I have to disagree with that." He said, still smiling kindly to him. Okay, this hedgehog acted so much like Sonic that the fox swore they were the same person, just with dyed fur. He smiled at the hedgehog's words, marveling at the fact that someone isn't treating him like an outsider. He playfully ruffled the hedgehog's fur on his head.

"What's your name, kid?" The hedgehog posed in a way that looked very much like Sonic's signature pose.

"My name's Jordan!" Tails put a hand on his forehead and snickered.

"Man, you look and act so much like my best friend... In fact, I could've sworn you were related to him." The hedgehog looked very young, around 15 years old, so it really wouldn't have surprised the fox if he was actually in Sonic's family somewhere. Jordan dropped his pose and looked around them at all the people watching.

"Go away folks, nothin' to see here, just go keep doing whatever you were doing!" he said, waving his hands in front of him as he turned back and forth to dismiss the pedestrians. They mumbled in agreement and turned around, going back to their antics. The kitsune's smile broadened, and he grabbed the hedgehog by the torso and lifted him up to eye-level.

"Heh, you did that really well! I usually just try to ignore them, but that worked!" He said happily, and the hedgehog smiled back at his compliment. He put him down. "Are your parents here?" The hedgehog's smile collapsed, and he looked down to his left, rubbing his left shoulder with his right hand. His happy mood was gone, just like that. The kitsune frowned, apparently he had asked the wrong question.

"Uhm... I don't have one... My parents died a long time ago by drowning in a lake..." The kitsune's frown changed into a sympathetic expression, and he placed his furred hand on the hedgehog's other shoulder.

"Hey, I know what you mean. Both me and my best friend grew up without parents, so you're not alone." Another similarity to Sonic, whaddya know... The hedgehog looked up at him and smiled, this time like he felt he was loved. Tails beckoned him over to a wooden bench, and they sat down, proceeding to tell eachother about their lives. The off-white fox continued to feed information to his new friend, and Jordan revealed some more attributes that he had, which further supported the kitsune's theory that him and Sonic were in the same family. The lavender hedgehog could run very fast, but not quite as fast as Sonic, he couldn't swim and is afraid of water from the accident that took his parents' lives, and he loved chili dogs. Pretty much the ONLY difference between Sonic and Jordan was their fur color.

The lavender hedgehog looked up at Tails once more. "So you used to have two tails? And you just got more over the years?" The kitsune nodded. "And what do you mean 'Magical Powers'? There's no such thing as magic!"

"Well maybe it's not magic, probably just abilities I have with this weird energy I have in my tails. I electrocuted Sonic with a lightning bolt this morning..." He said, chuckling to himself. "He had to take a bath, the one thing that he hates the most." Jordan shuddered at the word "Bath", attracting the attention of the fox.

"Ugh... I hate baths too... It's... It's water! I don't want to drown!" He hugged his knees in fright, and the kitsune reminded him that he wasn't needing to take one right now, which made him relax.

"Do you have a place to stay?" Tails asked, and the hedgehog shook his head. "Well, you can come home with me tonight if you wa-"

The fox suddenly felt something hard strike the back of his head, and he yelled in pain, clutching the impact point. He turned his head to see a wolf laughing and holding a plank of wood that looks like it came from a fence.

"Well whaddya' know, it can feel pain! Who knew a freak like this even had emotions at all?" The grey wolf laughed, looking at two tough-looking wolves behind him, who laughed as well. Tails, suddenly overcome with anger, quickly stood up and grabbed the front of the wolf's shirt and brought him up off the ground to his face.

"What the HELL!?" He screeched angrily in the wolf's face, gritting his teeth. The wolf's cocky attitude quickly changed to one of slight fear, and he simply stared at him, not saying a word. The fox was breathing heavily, and on each exhale came a menacing growl. Jordan, who had been watching the ordeal, grabbed the fox's arm, and he averted his gaze to look at the hedgehog at his side.

"Miles, calm down! You told me this isn't you!" Jordan said, trying to remind the fox that he doesn't ever do this. But he didn't care, he was sick and tired of being treated like shit by some cocky asshole! He made a grave mistake by hitting him in the back of the head with a wooden plank. He looked back at the wolf and bared his fangs, snarling as his vision gaining an angry red tint. The wolf looked horrified, but he never said a word.

"You freaking ass-heads are BACK?! You know what, I've had enough of you!"Tails threw the wolf to the ground, before jumping on top of him, pinning him down. This wolf was about to take the consequences of all the things he's done.

"Stop! Please, stop! I-I'm sorry, I didn't want to do that! The others forced me to!" The wolf cried, a sudden change in his cocky attitude. But Tails knew he was lying, he was just trying to get out of this. The wolf was so scared that he had tears streaming out of his eyes, but the kitsune didn't care. At all. All he could feel was rage. Every time he came to this park, he was attacked by a group of wolves who bullied him for having eight tails. But he never did anything. This was the last straw, and he was going to punish the wolf for all the crap he's been feeding him, and make his little friends just watch. He gradually felt the energy from his tails envelop his body, causing him to emanate an angry red glow, which made the wolf very, very scared. He was literally bawling, begging the kitsune to cease what he was doing and to let him go, that it wasn't his fault. Tails didn't believe him. He raised his clawed hand in an arched position, and brought it down onto the wolf's face, tearing three gouges in his flesh. Gasps came from the other two wolves, which were now backed up against a tree, keeping their distance. The wolf beneath him cried out in pain, crimson blood gushing from the wounds on his face, and his tears only made it sting even more. Tails felt an immense feeling of satisfaction after he clawed the wolf's face, and almost smiled, before he dug his bloody claws into the wolf's chest and dragged them downward, tearing muscle and rendering it relatively useless. The wolf was hysterical now, screaming and crying and begging the angry fox to stop hurting him.

"Heh. You had this coming." The kitsune said, his clenched teeth gradually curving into a cynical smile as his voice echoed darkly. His voice had changed, it was now extremely demonic-sounding, and the wolf simply screamed at the top of his lungs as the kitsune began to pierce his neck with his blood-red claws.

Jordan, thinking quickly, launched himself into Tails's chest, knocking him off the wolf and slamming him into a tree, cracking the brown bark. The lavender hedgehog stared into the fox's hatred-filled eyes, and gasped when he saw that the fox's irises were now blood red, and his pupils were tall slits. This, combined with almost-white fur, the demonic red glow, and the evil smile, made him look much like a monster. "Tails! You gotta calm down, this isn't like you! you would never hurt anyone like that!" He screamed, finally attracting the kitsune's full attention. "You heard what he said, he didn't want to do that, the others forced him to!"

The kitsune's cynical yet furious expression softened slightly at the hedgehog's words. The lavender hedgehog, even though he just met the fox, knew that he would never deliberately hurt someone like that. "Calm down!" Tails's senses, previously overcame by anger, started to move back into place. Jordan's face, like the wolf's, was streaked with tears, showing that he was extremely upset, which started to make him think that he was doing something wrong. The off-white kitsune could hear only two things: His heartbeat, and the lavender hedgehog's voice. His vision was unstable, blurring and refocusing inside a blood-red tint. He suddenly clutched his head, an intense migraine clouding the rest of his senses, his entire body covered with sweat. It blocked out every single thing around him, the noises of the wind, the screaming and crying of the wolf he had just badly injured, the upset voice of the lavender hedgehog, and most of all, his sense of reason. An eternity passed, or at least it felt like it, before his migraine lessened. When he opened his eyes, he saw Jordan on top of him, his upset, tear-streaked face, his eyes bloodshot. What...What did he just do? He looked to the side of the hedgehog to see the wolf that he had just mauled, screaming in pain as he lay in the pool of blood forming around him.

Everyone in the park was staring at them. A lot of fights happened at this park, whether it be between tough guys, siblings, or just two random people that got on eachother's nerves, but nothing quite as scary-looking as this. The wolf's horrified, pained bawling made him feel extremely guilty. How could he hurt someone like that, out of nowhere? Sonic would be disappointed in him...

"...T...Tails? Are you okay now?" The lavender hedgehog said, looking at the fox.

Tails held his head in his hands. "I...I can't believe I did that..." He sobbed, whimpering. What happened back there? First he was angry, and then... Then he really wanted to kill the wolf, and was taking satisfaction out of it. But he's not evil! Why...? Jordan rubbed the fox's head, trying to cheer him up a little bit.

"Don't worry about it... He deserved that, he started it when he slammed that fencepost into your head. You actually have a lot of blood back there, so you two are essentially even." Tails took his hands off his face, reaching behind his head to feel it. Pain. It felt wet with blood. He gasped, bringing his hand back around to observe the crimson liquid it was covered with. Unlike the kitsune, the lavender hedgehog was somewhat calmed down now, and was trying to cheer him up. "In fact, we should probably get you some first-aid. Hey, can I come see your house?"

The kitsune nodded in agreement, although the fact that his house was 3 miles away, and the fact that he didn't feel like running didn't help his mood. Jordan got into a running position, aimed at the exit. "Wanna run there?" He smiled a little at the hedgehog's extreme likeness to Sonic, before he complied and got up, beginning to jog. The hedgehog easily kept up with him, but he didn't dare go ahead, because he had absolutely no idea where his destination lay. He passed through the entrance to the park, completely oblivious to the people watching him, before getting on the empty street that he arrived on, and starting to speed up. The hedgehog gave a confident smile as he continued running with the fox. Tails began to rotate his tails behind him, speeding up even more as the hedgehog watched in awe. "Th...That's awesome!" Jordan exclaimed, marveling at the fox's fan-like way to gain speed. A few minutes later, they were at the outskirts of Station Square, and running at least 100 Mph. The lavender hedgehog was starting to pant, as he had never gone quite this fast before. Tails slowed down slightly to give the little hedgehog a break, remember that he was not running with Sonic. But soon, they were running at least twice as fast, the scenery around them changing to a blur. Tails saw the hedgehog's mouth move, but whatever he said was lost in the wind. The white kitsune looked ahead of him to see Sonic's house coming up, and he started to slow down, the lavender hedgehog copying his action and slowing down as well. The kitsune lifted his lower body in front of him once more to slow down quickly, but his newfound friend skidded to a stop, nearly crashing into the mailbox, which made the fox chuckle.


"Well, this is our house. Err, mine and my best friend's, I mean." The light-orange kitsune said passively, and the young hedgehog next to him marveled at it.

"It's awesome! I-I've never been in a house for years..." Tails laughed and patted the hedgehog's head, before he walked up to the door and rang the doorbell, before walking to the left so Jordan was standing directly in front of the door.

"Coming!" Sonic's faint voice said, and footsteps were heard, before he opened the door. He noticed Tails first. "Hey Tails! You're back already? And who's thi-...Uh..." Sonic was at a loss for words as he looked at the purplish hedgehog. Tails laughed out loud, doubling over as the two almost identical hedgehogs stared at eachother suprisedly, neither saying a word.

It was like looking in a mirror for them. They started to move in exactly the same way, symmetrically, of course. First, they both raised one of their hands in front of them. Then, they both did their signature poses, which were almost identical. They both ran in place at the same time. "So, how do you feel about water?" The eight-tailed kitsune asked, and he got the same response from both hedgehogs in the exact same tone: "I hate water!" Then they looked at eachother again, before placing their hands on their furred chins. They both looked at the hysterically laughing fox and said "Tails, who is this?" at the exact same time, which only made him laugh harder. Tails eventually got a hold of himself again, and introduced the two hedgehogs to eachother. "Sonic, meet Jordan. Jordan, meet Sonic."

"Err, come in, Jordan..." Sonic said slowly, and he stepped to the side, still keeping an eye on his duplicate as he walked in. They both sat down on the couch that was now leaning against the wall--Knuckles had rearranged the furniture while Tails was away-- and continued staring at eachother, still not saying a word.

"C'mon you two, make chitchat. Just because you look almost identical doesn't mean you can't say anything." Tails said, still snickering, but the two hedgehogs still didn't say anything for a moment.

"Uhm... Hello, I'm Sonic..." The blue hedgehog said, slowly extending his palm for a handshake. Jordan shook his hand prominently, but the conversation remained slow. After a while, Knuckles walked in, wearing a chef's hat and apron and holding a wooden spoon.

"Oh hey Tails, you're back! Oh and also, Sonic, your food is almo-......" Knuckles stopped his sentence abruptly at the sight of two hedgehogs. He raised an eyebrow at Tails. "Tails, did you build some kinda cloning machine?" The white kitsune burst out into more hysterical laughter in response, which only confused the scarlet echidna. Both hedgehogs were looking at Knuckles.

"Oh hey Knuckles!" They both said at the same time with almost the same voice, before looking back at eachother. Tails was on the floor. Knuckles rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing double, but when he opened them again, there were still two hedgehogs.

"Okay, I think those carrot fumes are getting to me. I'll just go back into the kitchen and-"

"No, wait, Knuckles, there really are two of them!" The kitsune said, getting back up and walking over to the scarlet echidna. "The thing is, I found another hedgehog in the park and-"

"AHH!!" Sonic screamed at the sight of the extreme amount of blood on the back of Tails's head. He quickly ran up to the fox and examined the wound, before opening the emergency medical cabinet and grabbing some bandages.

"Oh shit Tails, what happened?!" The hedgehog yelled in panic as he quickly wrapped bandages around the back of the fox's head and his forehead, before tying it down with some medical tape. The fox turned around and grabbed the shoulders of the hyperventilating hedgehog.

"Sonic! Calm down, it's not that severe!" The fox yelled at the cobalt hedgehog, shaking him back and forth. "A wolf hit me in the back of the head with a fencepost. Sure, it hurt, but it's not severe, trust me." Sonic pulled free of the fox, and walked back over to the couch, before sitting down, still shocked.

"A-are you sure? Th-that's a lot of blood..." He said, still worried out of his mind at his brother's injury.

"Yeah, really, I'm fine!" Tails said, and Sonic breathed a sigh of relief.

"So... There are TWO Sonics?" Knuckles said, still rather confused.

"Yep." Jordan suddenly interjected, grinning playfully. The cobalt hedgehog looked at him again, while Knuckles simply blinked. Tails started laughing again. The scarlet echidna gave up and walked back into the kitchen, a hand on his forehead.

"Uhm...What's your....Favorite food?" Sonic asked, tapping the purple hedgehog on the shoulder. Tails put his hand on a table to try and steady himself, and slowly stood up.

"Chili dogs!" He exclaimed with a toothy grin, causing the kitsune to fall down again. Sonic threw his arms up and shouted with glee, before wrapping them around the other hedgehog.

"Are you SURE he's not a clone?" Knuckles called from inside the kitchen. The fox was still on the floor, laughing his tails off.

"AH HA HA!! S-stop, stop!!" Tails begged, trying to lift himself up off the ground. The two hedgehogs looked, sounded, and acted so similarly that one could swear that they were the same person. Sonic and Jordan continued to discuss their similarities for about 5 minutes, before Knuckles walked back into the room.

"Alright Sonic, Tails, and... Uh..." Knuckles snapped his fingers a few times.

"Jordan." The lavender hedgehog corrected.

"Well yeah, it's time for Lunch. C'mon, we're having chili dogs!" Sonic immediately perked up and dashed into the kitchen, followed by Jordan, and then the eight-tailed kitsune. Now that the lights were on in the kitchen, you could easily see that it was tiled blue and was fairly large. On the south side, there was a long counter with an oven and stove, a microwave, and other cooking devices. In the cabinets below the counter there were cooking utensils, like pots and pans. All along the north side were large glass windows, and there was a large circular table on the northeast corner, where Knuckles was laying down the plates, utensils, and chili dogs. Knuckles had actually become great at cooking over the years, and was currently the house chef. Three years ago, when Tails was 14 and had five tails, Knuckles took up an interest in cooking. His very first dish: Chinese chicken stir-fry. Oh man, he burnt it SO badly, and it was disgusting. The scarlet echidna, knowing that his dish was burnt, took an online course on how to cook. Eventually, his cooking became so good that everyone loved him for it, and he pretty much started cooking every meal that they had. Sonic's mouth was watering at the smell of Knuckles's unique chili recipe, and he was hovering over the plate of chili dogs, ready to dig in when Knuckles gave the word that he could start eating.

"Maaaan, I haven't had chili dogs in weeks..." Jordan droned, also hovering over the plate of chili dogs. Then the two hedgehogs looked at eachother again, and Tails almost fell out of his chair from laughter. Knuckles muttered something like "I swear that purple one's a clone..." as he sat down, still wearing the chef's hat.

"Alright guys, you can eat now." Knuckles said, and the two hedgehogs started stuffing entire chili dogs into their mouths and swallowing them whole, while Tails quickly saved two chili dogs from the hedgehogs' wrath and placed them on his plate. The entire plate, except for two chili dogs, were devoured by the two hedgehogs in mere seconds. They stopped just in time to give Knuckles two chili dogs, since he was the one who cooked them, and simply sat down in their chairs as the two slower eaters consumed their hotdogs. The white kitsune was taking small, clean, dainty bites out of his chili dogs, while the scarlet echidna was chomping off huge pieces and almost not chewing them at all.

Jordan tapped the fox on the shoulder, and received a small growl in response, before the kitsune realized what he was doing and immediately stopped himself. "Sorry... It's a bad habit..." He said, grinning sheepishly. Much like a wild fox, Tails often growled at those who touched him while he was eating. He started doing this when he was 16 and had seven tails, startling Sonic the very first time it happened, but he's been working on the embarrassing habit for almost a year and a half now , with minimal sucess. Sonic gulped loudly, downing his last chili dog.

"So Tails, what did you do while you were out? I mean, other than get hit in the back of the head with a fencepost." The cobalt hedgehog asked, reminding the kitsune of the terrible, evil thing he did to that wolf. His ears drooped and he looked down, suddenly feeling extremely guilty. Jordan, however, was peppy and open about it.

"Well, Tails got into a fight and severely injured a wolf by slashing his face and ches-"

"I-I didn't mean to, okay!?" The fox interrupted, throwing his arms down, a guilty look on his face. "He hit me in the back of the head with that fencepost, and I-I just got so angry that..." Tails's voice cracked, and he clutched his head, breathing heavily.

"Tails... I refuse to believe you would do something like that... That's not you... You would never do that, something must have-..." The hedgehog said, worry apparent in his voice. Sonic noticed the blood on the kitsune's hands. Tails...Got into a fight? The fox in question dropped his head onto the table, still clutching it with both hands, shaky breaths escaping his throat. Memories of his deed flashed through his mind; The wolf's pained, horrified screaming as the kitsune carved three gashes in his face, the cynical smile he felt crawl across his own muzzle, Jordan's tear-streaked face... His shaky breaths quickly transformed into hyperventilation as he clutched his head tighter, his own stress building.

"Sonic... Please help... I don't know what's gonna happen to me..." The fox cried, his voice slightly muffled by the table. The hedgehog stood up and placed a hand on the kitsune's shoulder, trying to help him calm down, but it wasn't working as well as he thought. The fox was.... taken over by something back there with the wolf. He knew he would never mutilate someone, not even one he despised, but for some reason he wanted very much to take the wolf's life. He didn't care who was watching. Not only that, but he was taking enjoyment out of the wolf's pain, and he was so close to killing the bawling canine that he could almost taste it. If Jordan hadn't intervened, then the kitsune would probably have committed his very first cold-blooded murder. A scary thought entered his mind. What if he couldn't control himself once he became a Kyuubi? What if he killed everyone around him, even those he loved? He remembered the red tint on his vision during his attack... What if... What if that was caused by the energy in his tails? Normally his vision has a sort-of sapphire-blue tint, although he never noticed it until his event of hostility toward an innocent mobian that was probably younger than him.

"Tails... It's...It's okay, don't be upse-"

"No! It's not okay!" The off-white fox interrupted the hedgehog, moving his hands off his head and slamming his wrists onto the table, before he looked up at the cobalt hedgehog, his face painfully streaked with tears. "I-I almost killed an innocent person!" He was still hyperventilating, the salinic substance continuing to flow from his eyes.

"He wasn't innocent, he hit in you in the back of the head with a piece of wood. I already told ya' Tails, he deserved that!" Jordan chipped in, but the kitsune directed his attention torward him, his eyes saying everything on his mind, but the lavender hedgehog wasn't too bright, just like Sonic when he was 15.

"S-so what if he hit m-me with a b-blunt object?! I-I probably s-sent him to the h-hospital!" Tails stuttered, his guilt overwhelming his judgment. This was probably going to be on the news tomorrow, he feared. "Local wolf mauled by what he claims to be an "Eight-tailed monster" of some sort, with white fur, red eyes, and a cynical smile.". And as far as the kitsune knew, he was the only eight-tailed monster around. Sonic, having previously had his hand knocked off by the fox's sudden rise, placed it back on his shoulder.

"Tails...You're not the only one in this room who's attacked someone for calling them a freak." The cobalt hedgehog said, obviously hinting to himself, as the white kitsune had been told by the not-overjoyed-at-the-time blue blur that he attacked a lizard for insulting his fur color back when he was very young. "You've been in two less fistfights than that specific person." The naive hedgehog seemed to not understand that this was certainly not a fistfight. The fox had employed his claws to maul the wolf, and had completely ignored his pleas for him to stop. He could remember piercing his ultra-sharp claws halfway into the wolf's throat before Jordan intervened with a spindash to his chest, knocking him into a tree, but he felt no pain. He also remembered the calm orange-colored energy from his tails shift into a dark, menacing red before enveloping his body, most likely acting as a shield of some sort, which explained why he felt nothing physically at that time. In fact, he could feel it crawling up his midsection right now. He looked down at his torso, seeing an oddly cyan-colored transparent energy seeping up through his fur. Jordan and Knuckles were simply staring at him, bewildered as to what was happening to the young fox, while he panicked inside at the fear that he might do the same thing he did to that wolf to all his friends. 'No, stop! Go away!' He thought at the thick substance slowly enveloping his body, but it didn't listen, as it probably wasn't capable of coherent thought. The fox felt his brother take his gloved hand off of him, before he turned around to look at the hedgehog, to see a slightly startled look on his face. Tears continued to flow from his eyes.

"Sonic... Please help..." He muttered as the energy enveloped his face, causing him to shut his eyes and stumble backwards, clutching his head once more. Sonic tried to grab Tails's shoulders, but for some reason all he wasn't able to touch the fox. He could only lay his hands on the energy, which wiggled and writhed under his gloved hand, which felt extremely odd. The coat of energy perfectly enveloped and mimicked the kitsune's body, although it had to be slightly larger than the fox to compensate for the space it couldn't use.

Jordan thought this was odd. Last time he saw this happen, which was merely half an hour ago, the coat was blood-red, not cyan... Maybe it responded to extreme emotion, which the off-white fox was currently feeling, clutching his head as tears flowed out of his eyes. Red for anger, Cyan for sadness, as far as the lavender hedgehog knew. He walked up to his newfound friend and poked the coat of thick cyan, only to find that his finger made little more than a dip into it. Sonic looked at him pleadingly, as if to ask him to leave so he can manage whatever was happening to his best friend.

Tails, however, was experiencing something completely different.


Amidst the darkness of his mind, he was standing in what looked like a spotlight, no more than 5 feet in diameter. He could see images of the past events in his life that he could remember far off in the distance, and there was a voice... A voice that was just like his. 'Who are you? What's happening to me? Why aren't I where I just was?!" The fox screamed inside his mind, hoping that the voice could hear him.

'Oh, I hear you.' It responded, in a very calm, but still humble tone. It wasn't like the voice he had heard at Powahouse Pro Automobile Repair Co., that one had evil dripping from it's voice. This one had no sarcasm, no evil, not a single drop of discontent or disappointment present, but rather, concern. This voice sounded exactly like him, acted exactly like him, and if he could see it, he was willing to bet it looked exactly like him. 'So many questions, so little time, correct Miles?' It said again, in his voice.

'What's happening to me outside? I-I could just see a dense blue energy crawling up through my fur, and then it flooded over my face, and then I wound up here...' The fox said, trying to remember exactly what happened. He felt a hand lay on his left shoulder, but when he turned his head to look at the source, he saw nothing. He could feel it, though. Apparently the voice was indeed concerned with him.

'Simple, your chakra enveloped you. It happened because you were experiencing extreme emotion. Although you can also call upon it when you wan... Nevermind.'The fox raised an eyebrow, although he doubted the voice could see it.

'My...What?' He thought, and the voice chuckled concernedly.

'Your chakra. It's what that energy is called, and only Kyuubis have and can use it.' The voice stated, and the kitsune emitted a small "Oh" at the new information. 'Since you're so close to getting your ninth tail, you apparently gained use of your chakra a little bit early!' It chuckled again, this time slightly amused and a little proud. The fox smiled lightly, wondering what exactly the voice meant

'A...Are you the same voice that was talking to me during that fire at Powahouse Pro?' He asked, now a little bit scared. The voice, err, smiled, somehow. He could feel it smiling, but he couldn't see it.

'Yeah, I'm that same voice. But I'm not normally like that. I was only so serious because I knew you needed my help.'It said warmly, reassuring the kitsune that he wasn't in any danger. He smiled again, and the voice chuckled in response. 'I dragged you into this state because I needed to educate you. A little bit.' It snickered, now sounding slightly cynical. 'But your friends are rather concerned with you outside.'

'Wait, I still have so many questions! What's gonna happen when I get my ninth tail? Why did I almost kill that wolf?? Why couldn't I contro-'


Tails's eyes snapped open, still covered with tears. His vision was blurry, but he could still tell that there were three figures, one cobalt blue, one scarlet red, and one lavender, standing before him. The blue one stepped forward and hugged him, but he couldn't feel the familiar and comforting feeling of fur touching fur. As his vision cleared, he could easily see a cyan tint on his vision, and found that Sonic was hugging him tightly, an extremely upset look on his face, tears flowing out of his emerald green eyes.

"Tails! Tails, are you okay!?" The hedgehog cried, his voice shuddering. The fox simply looked at him, still upset himself, and hugged him back, although neither one could feel it due to the barrier of energy blocking the contact between the two brothers. The hedgehog broke down and bawled, his tears simply sliding off the fox's coat of "chakra", hugging the fox tighter. Although he could not feel the contact of Sonic's fur on his, he could still feel the pressure from his squeezing. "I...I thought... you were... gone..." The hedgehog cried out inbetween sobs, desperately wanting to break through the fox's barrier so he could feel his brother's fur. Tails hugged Sonic tighter as well, wanting him to get the message that he was still inside that barrier. The fox could gradually feel the chakra receding, being absorbed back into his tails, and the cobalt hedgehog let out a wail and tightened his hold even further when he could finally feel the kitsune's fur. "Please...don't ever...do that again..." He cried softly, burying his head into the taller kitsune's chest fur.

It was complete role reversal. The hedgehog used to comfort Tails like this when he was little, and now he was returning the favor. The two brothers remained locked together for about ten minutes, before the hedgehog released the fox, still sniffling like he was the younger one. The echidna and the lavender hedgehog, who were watching the whole time, were sitting on the chairs, empathetic expressions on their faces.

"Tails... If there is s-something, a-anything, I can d-do to make this time e-easier for you..." Sonic said caringly, his hand still on his brother's shoulder.

"It's okay Sonic... I think I can pull through..." Tails said in a reassuring tone, causing the hedgehog to smile softly.

Knuckles patted the fox on the back, uttering a short "That's my boy.", before Jordan smiled widely at the fox, apparently wanting to do something. He looked over at him, and he was in a starter's pose.

"So, wanna go running?"

Yep, that hedgehog was definitely just like Sonic.



Me: Aww, wasn't that last scene cute? :) I hope you enjoyed this chapter, because I took a suggestion from a certain someone in my PMs. xD I hope you enjoyed it, buddy.

Sonic: (Is still recovering from the frying pan) Auughh... My head...

Me: Also, wasn't this chapter nice n' long? :D You guys can expect more chapters to come, because I ain't finished with this story yet. :) And I won't be for quite a while. Oh, and did you know that MY first name is Jordan? :D Lolz. I decided to use it for mah fancharacter.

Sonic: (Is rubbing his head) Aww... Did I miss the story?

Me: Sorry... o.o

Sonic: Dammit!

Me: Anyway, I hope you don't mind that this story has some elements that will remind you of Naruto. :) Oh, and one last thing...

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS STORY. DO IT NAOW. I NEED MORE REVIEWERS!!! T.T