Chapter 2: Enter Metal Sonic
Tails was being led by Metal Sonic back to his home, but by sheer coincidence, Metal Sonic's home in New Mobotropolis was an apartment on the ground floor of Tails's own apartment block. Inside the blue robotic hedgehog's apartment, there were only tool sheds, a tool box, some basic neccessities for hygiene and a garden filled with Bonsai trees and some flowers. Tails saw that the tools were not only for Metal Sonic's own maintence, but also for a plumber to use. Can it be that Metal Sonic was working as a plumber for a living? "I can fix your bicycle in a flash, no problem. Wait here and don't touch anything Tails." Metal Sonic instructed Tails as he brought Tails's bicycle to a table in his small workshop where the blue robot inspects the bicycle's damages what needs to be replace. He then proceeds to take off the bicycle's catterpillar track, the gears of the wheels then replace the broken catterpillar track with a bran new one, sturdier and easier to repair if damaged. Metal Sonic then take off the bicycle's handlings for they were too hard to steer when Tails need to then put in a new pair handlers which are straighter and much more flexible to control.
To Tails amazement, Metal Sonic works with speed and accuracy of a machine, all the components of his bicycle were exactly what the frame need, a balance between speed, handling when turns, and stamina. "All done Tails. Your bike is as good as new." Metal Sonic then hand over the bicycle to Tails and to the fox's jaw dropping thoughts, the bicycle was now better then ever, able to traverse just about any terrains with sports wheels, fast and controlable pedals and brakes. It was all a dream come true for Tails. "Thanks Metal Sonic. But what happened to you? I thought that you're still working with Eggman?" Tails curious questions suddenly hit Metal Sonic's most private part of his memories. But Metal Sonic has no choice but to answer the double tails fox's curiosity.
"You see, i quit dr Eggman for he was an over weight incompetence buffoon. He can never get a plan execute properly. Then i got a job as a martial art master, making a living at some competitions. And i was the best, but until one day a challenger came. He was an overlander, his name was Tommy Oliver. He made a rather cheesy entrance, he wears some all white suit with a bronze armor on his chest with a symbol of a tiger. He beat me by using lighting to sting me then finish me off with a K.O. My career was finish then, so i left the ring and live a quiet life in New Mobotropolis, now as you see i'm a plumber and a mechanic." Tails was fascinated by Metal Sonic's life story, amazed by every details from Metal Sonic's rebel against Eggman, to how Metal Sonic chose a quiet life to live. "I never thought that you could rebel and left Eggman. But why do you want to teach me Krav Maga? What's that?" Tails was even more curious at the term "Krav Maga", it wasn't something that people heard of everyday. "It is the art of self defense. It is called the Fist of God. This martail art isn't like other martial arts, it required you to be fast, unrelenting, and strong. As well as the fists and feet it is pararel that you have strong discipline in your mind able to tackle the enemies's strikes at you and return him with your own."
Hearring Metal Sonic's explanation of the art of Krav Maga, Tails was entriqued to learn more about this special art of self defense, but when there was something that pulls Tails back from learning martial art. He was still shy to fight, afraid to take actions and defend himself. So he decided to head home and think this through before coming to decision. "Well thanks for saving back there and fixing my bike. But i need to think this through before agree to you. Good bye." As Tails politely take his bike out of Metal Sonic's apartment and left, the robotic hedgehog stop Tails for some parting words. "From the looks of you, i'd say that you'll be crawling back here and ask meto teach you Krav Maga someday Tails. Believe me, the worst bully you'll have to face is going to be my old opponent. And one more thing, if your home need some help, just call me with this interphone." Metal Sonic pointed Tails to an interphone that runs through the entire apartment. Tails nodded and wave the robot good bye as he went to park his bicycle and went back to his home.
The next Saturday, there wasn't any school concerns to do so Tails decided to went to the beach with his friends along with Fiona Fox and her BFFs. They lied in the sun, playing volleyball matches, and just listen to the music in the radio. But their fun wasn't meant to last, when a group of bikers came to the beach, there were six of them, each have a different color uniforms. From red, blue, yellow, pink, black and white, they were Overlanders from the looks of them, "Congrats Tommy for passing colledge man. You're the boss." The one in red said to Tommy Oliver wearring white uniforms, but there was something that caught Tommy's eyes, the party down in the beach. "Hey man Tommy, don't mind those fools, let's just get to the bar and chow down on something." Jason the one in red uniforms said again, trying to get Tommy out of the beach but Oliver just wouldn't listen. "Screw it man, i'm going to bang some chicks!" Tommy shout back to his friend and ride down to the sand, he jump off of his bike lied down next to Fiona, rudely switch her radio off. "Hey babe what's up hot chick? I really like to warm things up with you." Tommy seductively leered at red female fox but she splat him off. "Eww, get away from me you creep!" She pushed him off but Tommy tried to go further.
"Hey you leave her alone!" Tails ran in between Tommy and Fiona trying to protect her from the perver. "Did i ask you in tiny? Lemme show you your place." Then Tommy pick Tails tails up and spank him real hard then drop him on the sand, then Tommy rev up the engine of his motorcycle and spin sand on Tails's head. "Stop it Tommy! You're such an immature jerk!" Fiona yelled at the Overlander bully, but Tommy refuse to listen, Tails then grab some sands near him and threw them into Tommy's engine and caused Tommy's bike engine to died down. "Oh crud! Now my wheel is broken because of you two tails peep squeak. Now i have to drag this thing off to some motor pool to get it fix. You can considered yourself very lucky that hot babe asked me to stop. Next time your fur will be my boots!" Tommy then drag his motorcycle off with his friends to somewhere and fix it, while then Fiona and her friends were hard at work to dig Tails head out of the sands before he sufficate.
"Tails are you ok? Say something!" Fiona scream out to Tails, she tries to get him back to consciousness, in front of Tails's eyes, she look like an angel with the lights shine before her, but she doesn't have wings and a halo above her head. "I'm okay. Am i in heaven?" He asked in half wake tone, to Fiona it was good enough that he is fine, then she lift him up trying to help him to walk around and help him go home. "Thanks for helping me out there Fiona. Those guys were creeps, someone needs to teach them a lesson." Tails bravely speaks out against the bullies, the female vulpine was proud that her friend is brave in the face of danger, but at the same time she is concern for his well being. "Tails you need to stand up for yourself. If i weren't there to stop Tommy he could kill you. You need to learn something to defend yourself with."
"I know Fiona, i guess i should learn some martial arts. Anyway, thanks for saving me. Have a safe trip home." Tails waved her off as Fiona went to catch the bus home, and Tails went up to his apartment, Metal Sonic was looking everything from the moment Tails came back to the apartment, he knew that Tails need help but he needs to earn Tails trust. Metal Sonic can only hoped that he can save Tails in time before the bullies can go overboard with the poor fox. Up on Tails home alone, Rosemary was horrified when she saw her precious son got his eyes bruised, his rumps were as red as a baboon's own hiney. "My poor son. Who did this to you?" She franticly asked Tails as she tend to his wounds, Tails tried to hide the whole thing at the beach from his mother as she continues to tend the poor young fox.