Chapter 2
A Best Friend's Worry
Dr. Quack came out of the room Sonic was inside. The blue hedgehog was lying on a bed with a gas mask on his face to keep his breathing normal. Sonic was also hooked up to a life support to keep him healthy and alive. His eyes were closed and his breathing and heart-rate were normal. Tails sat outside his room, waiting for Dr. Quack to give him the results on his best friend. The duck sighed and approached the two-tailed fox. Tails stood up and ran over to the Dr.
"Dr. Quack is he alright? When will he get better?" Tails asked in a rush.
Dr. Quack sighed again.
"I'm sorry, Tails, Sonic received severe damage to his left ribcage and his right shoulder blade. The cut that went from his shoulder to his waist, if cut through all the way it could have cut him in half," Dr. Quack told Tails.
Tails gasped and covered his mouth.
"W...Will he be alright?" Tails sputtered.
"Yes. He is on a life-support just like Antoine," Dr. Quack answered.
"He's in a coma too," Tails exclaimed, shocked.
Dr. Quack nodded and Tails started to shake in worry for his friend.
"It's all my fault! If I had stopped repairing the Tornado in time, we could have gotten to him in time!" Tails exclaimed, tears falling from his eyes.
Dr. Quack put a hand on the young fox's shoulder.
"Don't blame yourself, Tails. It wasn't your fault or Sonic's. He was doing what he thought was right, which was to save his Mother," Dr. Quack explained.
Tails nodded and sniffed.
"When will he come out of it?" Tails asked.
"I don't know. A month, maybe even a year. It's hard to tell from the wounds he got," Dr. Quack told Tails.
Tails lowered his head.
"Oh. Because, without Sonic, the Freedom Fighters will be weak and Robotnik will be able to take us down," Tails said.
"I know. But, I can try and find a way to help Sonic recover faster," Dr. Quack told Tails.
Tails nodded.
"Can I … at least see him?" Tails asked.
Dr. Quack nodded and opened the door for him. Tails walked in and saw Sonic on the hospital bed, hooked up to the life-support. It scared Tails to see his best friend like this. He walked over to the bed and sat down in a chair beside the bed. He sighed and looked at Sonic's face. His breathing was level and his eyes were still closed. Tails sniffed and started crying. His head fell onto the bed with his arms in front of his face as he cried into them.
"Sonic, it all my fault your like this! If we had just gotten to you sooner, you wouldn't be like this!" Tails cried.
He continued crying, but didn't notice Sonic's arm lift off the bed and slowly rise into the air. Sonic's hand landed on Tails' head and Tails lifted his head up. He felt Sonic's hand ruffle his fringe for a short while, slowly. Then, it fell down his face and hung limply off the bed.
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Dr. Quack watched this scene from the window and smiled. But, his smile faded and he sighed.
"Sonic didn't know he just did that," the duck said.
Dr. Quack, suddenly heard running feet and he turned around and saw Uncle Chuck standing before him. He was panting hard and looked extremely worried.
"I heard what happened to Sonic from Jules and came here as fast as possible," Uncle Chuck said.
"Yes. Sonic is in a coma at the moment from the injuries he received from Mecha Sally's blow," Dr. Quack told Sonic's distressed Uncle.
Uncle Chuck sighed and looked through the window as well.
"Is there anything I can do to help my nephew?" Uncle Chuck asked.
Uncle Chuck seemed like he would do anything to help his injured nephew. Even putting his own life on the line, like he had done a few times while roboticized.
Dr. Quack shook his head.
"No. We just have to wait until he's out of it. But the only other option is unavailable," Dr. Quack said.
"What is the other option?" Uncle Chuck asked.
"Your invention, Sir Charles. The roboticizer," Dr. Quack said.
