And here we are again on the second chapter. It's awesome. Now we're gonna get in and see what Sonic saw at the end of the previous chapter. So without further ado, let's get into it.
Sonic Boom
Chapter 2
Smiles for Miles
Up in the sky, a red biplane was making its treacherous descent into the wooded area. Within it a pilot yelped as they quickly attempted to push several buttons in order to keep the aircraft aloft. But to no avail, the plane was still going down and they could only cry out as it impacted the ground.
And then, everything went black.
~Sonic Boom~
There he goes again, running faster than the eyes can see. Climbing over slopes, sliding under branches gliding over rocks… Going as fast as his legs could carry him.
The hedgehog was on a mission, and didn't intend on stopping as he made his way through Bygone's vast jungles.
He had seen the plane as it was crashing down to the forest floor and had to get to it as quickly as possible in case anybody need help and possibly put a stop to whatever danger it may cause to the island.
So that's how he found himself zooming along through the foliage, on his mad dash to get to his destination.
When he had finally arrived at the sight of the crash, he took in everything before him.
The plane had landed in a clearing leaving it to impact the hard ground of the jungle. The plane itself was an old red biplane that had yellow trimming along the sides. Between its wings were two large propellers that matched the larger one that was front and center at the end of the plane's cockpit. Aside from that, there wasn't really any real damage aside from the body being a bit dinged up and a small fire that bit at the tail of the plane.
It was then that he noticed that in the front seat was the pilot. The pilot was a two tailed fox with yellow fur. He wore worn brown goggles that rested atop his head, white surgical gloves and an old brown belt that went around his waist and over his shoulder, connected by a circular logo that showed off two twin tails. He wasn't moving.
In a flash, he was at the fox's side, putting a finger to his neck to check for a pulse.
Thankfully, the fox was still breathing, that was good enough. But within the Biplane, he wasn't going to last long. So he was quick to slide him out of the cockpit and put him against a tree.
Looking at the fire, he knew that with the airplane there, water wouldn't cut it unless he wanted to fry the thing and cause an even worse problem.
If he went fast enough, he could send enough of a force in the right direction that would hopefully blow out the flames. Or… make things worse.
But the hedgehog had no other ideas, so he tightened the gloves around his wrists and took off at what would be a moderate pace to him, but fast enough to keep up with an extreme gear.
Luckily for him, his plan happened to work and the gust of wind following behind him, managed to put out the fire.
Sonic smiled at that. Now that that was taken care of, he looked back to the fox that was lying against the tree and raced back over to him.
Without a moment to lose, he scooped him up and took him back to his hut. He lied him down on his hammock and looked him over.
Aside from a few bruises, he seemed to be okay. Nothing he could do but wait until he woke up.
And so, that's what Sonic did.
He pulled up a chair and just watched the fox kit for a little bit. Waiting for him to move or twitch or something, but to no avail. In actuality, he got bored of simply watching him pretty quick.
So instead, he took to doing some chores around the house.
Granted, there wasn't really a lot for him to do since he was rarely home. But there was sweeping to be done and a few stray dishes that got taken care of. While he didn't have many guests, a clean home was a happy home.
But even after all of that, he still didn't show signs of waking up.
He checked the fox's pulse again. He was still alive, still breathing.
So with that, he just took out a deck of cards and began to play solitaire on the floor while waiting around.
It was a bit into the evening, but finally the fox began to mumble in his sleep.
Sonic was quick to his side, as he listened a little bit.
He didn't really make a lot out of it and he had mumbled but he figured that it'd been enough.
With that, he gave the fox a light nudge.
Slowly, but surely his eyes fluttered open.
"Wh-what happened?" He asked.
He took a look around the hut and saw took it all in before his eyes fell on the hedgehog standing next to him.
"Hey. Easy there, man." Sonic said, hands trying to keep the fox down.
He looked at Sonic expectantly to which he sighed.
"You crash landed in the forest. I don't know what went down before that, but I got you out of your plane and brought you here."
"Thanks." The fox said weakly.
Sonic nodded. "No problem."
They sat there for a while, the fox just stared at the ceiling for a while, Sonic just kinda looking at him.
Finally, it was Sonic who broke the silence. "So… uh… do you want some water or something? Fluff your pillow?"
"No, I'm fine." The fox smiled. "Thank you um…"
"Sonic." The hedgehog smiled. He then struck a pose and smiled at him. "Sonic the Hedgehog."
The fox smiled at that. "I'm Miles. Well, Miles P'rower."
Sonic smiled and reached out his hand to him. "Pleasure to meet you, Miles."
He took it and grinned back at him. "You too, Sonic."
After that, Miles drifted back into sleep. Sonic soon followed suit, dozing off in the chair his chair.
~Sonic Boom~
Morning came and with it, Miles began to stir to the smells of fried meat.
His eyes fluttered open and woke to the sight of the blue hedgehog frying bacon on a pan.
With a smile, the blue blur placed the last sliver of bacon on one of the two plates, before strolling over to the two tailed fox.
"Ah. Good to see you awake, man." Sonic grinned before handing one of the plates to the fox.
The fox took the plate and a fork before smiling, letting out a light mmmmmmmm.
Sonic chuckled. "You like it?"
"Oh yeah, so good." He smiled.
For a while, the two just sat and ate, enjoying the food that Sonic had prepared for them.
It was Miles who finally broke the silence. "So, Sonic. Tell me a little bit about yourself."
"There's not much to know. I'm just a guy who loves adventure, always moving, the only time I'll stop is to lend anyone who needs a hand."
"I can see that." Miles nodded. "You really helped me out here."
"Yeah, you took a pretty big hit. How'd a guy like you end up in a situation like that in the first place?"
Miles shrugged. "Oh, that? Well, I was-"
TSEW! TSEW! TSEW!
Holes were ripped into Sonic's hut by laser fire, to which the blue blur quickly ran in front of Miles, hoping to block any laser fire from hitting him. Fortunately enough, the shots missed and the fox was safe.
Once it stopped, Sonic was outside, Miles quickly following after.
When they arrived, they saw Doctor Eggman standing on his Eggmobile surrounded by a mess of robots at Sonic's front door step.
"Surprise!" The doctor announced.
"Doctor Robotnik!" Tails cried.
"Eggman!" Sonic pointed at the man.
Miles burst out laughing at that. "Hahahaha, Eggman?! That's the funniest thing I've heard all day."
Eggman growled. "What are you doing here, you miserable assistant?! Get back to the lab this instant!"
Miles yelped at that and cowered behind Sonic.
"Hey, back off, Eggman!" Sonic shouted. "You're not laying a finger on my buddy, Miles!"
"We'll see about that, you spiny little pincushion." The doctor grinned. "Badniks, show them no mercy!"
Sonic laughed. "Miles, stand back. This'll be over in a second."
Miles gulped and backed away from Sonic.
In a burst of speed, Sonic was homing into, spindashing and sending a plethora of attacks to the small army in a matter of seconds.
The young fox could only watch in awe at the blue blur zipped around, leaving piles of scrap metal in his wake.
Eggman on the other hand, didn't even have time to complain, because Sonic had already cleaned up.
He skidded to a halt in front of his new friend before taking a bow.
"WOW!" The fox exclaimed.
With arms crossed and wearing a cocky smirk, the hedgehog turned to his nemesis. "Will there be any more words, doctor?!"
He grumbled before turning the Eggmobile around and fleeing the scene, mumbling about a no good hedgehog, cheap parts and such.
But with that, he had left the scene leaving Sonic alone with Miles.
Sonic let out a sigh of relief at that and looked back to the two tailed fox before him.
"THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!" Miles cheered. "I've never seen anyone go that fast before!"
Sonic chuckled. "What that? That was nothing."
"You mean, you can go even faster?!" Miles gaped at the blue blur.
"Oh yeah. Do it all the time, Tails." He grinned.
"Amazing!" The fox beamed at him only to stop short. "Tails?"
Sonic nodded. "Oh that? I dunno. Sorry, Miles. I just thought it suited you with those things you're luggin' around back there."
Tails picked up one of the two and looked at it before smiling.
"I like it." He smiled.
"Well then, Tails it is." The hedgehog nodded.
The two smiled at one another and from there, they just began talking like before the attack, learning more about each other and what their lives were like and everything.
Before they knew it, the sun was beginning to set and with that, Tails looked at Sonic and let out a calm sigh.
"Thanks, Sonic." Tails smiled.
Sonic looked at the fox, eyeridge raised. "Thanks for what?"
"For saving me earlier and helping me get back on my feet. I really owe you."
Sonic shook his head. "Nah, don't mention it, Tails. It's just the right thing to do."
Tails closed his eyes and nodded.
"Beautiful isn't it?"
Tails opened his eyes and looked to see Sonic's arm stretched out in front of him.
Tails looked to where he was and there he saw that the sun had made begun to make its way down, taking on an orange hue causing the blue and orange to blend atop the water's surface.
Tails couldn't help but nod. Being a man of science and having been in the environment he'd been in for some time, he never really took the time to admire the beauty of nature, having rather been bundled up with his inventions.
But just taking a look at the way it blended together and everything looked so calm, he couldn't help but stare at it all.
"Yeah."
And together, the two new friends looked out into the sunset relishing in the daybreak and the new bond they just formed.
Although neither of them knew it at the time, the person sitting next to them would be their dearest friend.
I originally wasn't going to continue this story but oh gosh, the urge to tell this was too strong and the reviews I got last time were the final push I needed to get off my butt and finish this chapter. So thanks so much to Of Red and Blue, ShannonAllAround, Maxi-T and a guest reviewer for their kind reviews and support, you're the guys who really got me moving.
As for this chapter. I feel eh… about it. Still a bit short for my tastes, but with what I've started of the next chapter (in my school notebook) it's already shaping up to be a much longer chapter, so that's good.
But yeah, tell me what you guys think in the reviews.
