Death Of A Hero
Written By: ERV
SONIC and all characters are owned by SEGA.
Chapter 3
I walked around the Mystic Ruins. It was probably around midnight. I was heading toward my house in the Great Forest when I stopped all of a sudden. I looked up at the big hill in front of me. Up at the top rested Tails' workshop. I didn't really want to go but something made my legs move and soon I was walking up the stairs to it.
I reached the top to the halfway point and remembered the time Tails and I fought Eggman in his EGGHORNET machine. Good times. I smiled and then headead toward Tails' workshop. It started raining, but I ignored it. I stopped at the door and was about to open it...but I just held my hand there. I eventually found the nerve to open the door. I walked inside and turned on the light.
I saw a bunch of inventions that havn't been finished yet. He had a couple labs. One in Station Square, here, and in his room of my house. I walked up to his workbech and found an unfinished project, a journal, and a picture of Tails and I giving our signature poses. I picked up the picture and looked at it, smiling. I remembered this one. It was taken shortly after I had found Tails. I sat the picture down and focused my attention on the journal...it was open. I picked it up. It read:
Journal Entry 935: Invention #115
I have this project planned for Sonic's 16th birthday. He will be so excited when he gets it. It is gonna be a magnetic-ring watch that has a built in communicator. And it's waterproof! That way when we are on missions, we can keep in touch and he can regain all the rings he looses in a split second! And tell the time! He's gonna love it!
Sonic's Reaction:
-Miles "Tails" Prower, November 19th, 2013
Tears were in my eyes already. My birthday was only a couple days away...he never even got to finish this project. Or write down my reaction. I found a spare backpack that Tails had laying around and grabbed it. I put the journal inside and grabbed the unfinished watch...the watch was working. I grabbed one of my magical rings and threw it accross the room...it came back. But it didn't look like it had the communicator attached yet, considering it was right next to it. I put the watch on and stuck the communicator in the backpack. I began walking out when I stopped...turned back and grabbed the photo, placing it in the pack as well.
I walked out and lightning flashed accross the sky. It was pouring down harder than before and was also thundering. I stopped in the middle of the halfway point, tears still streaming down my face. I fell to my knees staring at the ground. I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth as the memories came to my mind. I looked up at the sky.
"WHY?" I shouted accross the sky. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ME INSTEAD? HE WAS ONLY A CHILD!" Lightning flashed accross the sky once again, then a very loud bang of thunder. "IT'S NOT FAIR! HE HAD SO MUCH LIFE LEFT IN HIM! SO MUCH TO GIVE TO THE WORLD!" Thunder and lightning came once again. Tears were pouring down my face. "Why...why Tails? My best friend...my little brother...why not me?"
I curled up on the ground...and just layed there for what seemed like hours, until I finally fell asleep on the ground.
. . .
Today was my birthday. And not my best one either. My friends threw me a party, they even invited Eggman. He showed up too, which made my day a little better. I got all kinds of gifts from them. We threw the party at Reppats... my friends bought me the all-you-can-eat order of Chili Dogs...but I only ate two...about 10 less than I normally ate. I always had quite the appetite.
After the party I went back to my house and sat at the chair in the living room. I reached for the remote and turned the TV on. Tails' favorite show was on...MythBusters. I didn't really care for it...but I watched it with him anyway. Just as I was going to do today. Then I turned my attention to the kitchen counter and saw the backpack that I brought back from Tails' workshop.
I got up and walked over to it. I opened it up and grabbed Tails' journal out of the backpack. I flipped it open to the last one he entered...I stared at the blank that was left after "Sonic's Reaction." I found a ink pen and began writing:
Sonic's Reaction: I loved it Tails! The best gift anyone has ever given me. You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for. I love ya bro!
-Your best friend/big brother,
Sonic the Hedgehog
I put the pin down and closed the journal. Funny... I just now noticed it was the last page in his journal. I turned the TV off and walked upstairs with the backpack in my hand. I walked in Tails' Room and placed his journal on his desk. I then took the communication device and picture out and hung the backpack on the back of his chair. I walked out and went into my room.
I sat the picture of Tails and I on my desk and stared at if for a while. Then I placed the communication device on the desk, walked over to my bed, and layed down on it. Within seconds...I was asleep.
. . .
I awoke the next morning to my cell phone ringing. I picked it up and looked at it. It was Eggman.
"Hello?" I asked, kinda tired. I looked at the time. 7:00 am.
"Sonic!" Eggman said in the phone, he sounded excited. "I'm sorry it is early. But I have finished my new invention! I think you will be very happy with it. So, please, come down as soon as you can."
"Alright, alright." I said. "Calm down. I'm on my way." I hung up the phone and got up from the bed. I put my shoes on and raced out the door. I wonder what Ol' Eggman has to show me.
. . .
Eggman took me down several hallways and boy...it sure was different going through his base without me running and destroying legions of his robot army. But, hey, I wasn't complaining!
Anyways, we eventually reached his lab. It was pretty sciency, as I would say. Then again, this is Eggman we are talking about, so it didn't really surprise me. Anyways he led me over to a window peering into another room.
"So, what is this all about?" I asked him, "You seemed pretty excited on the phone."
"Well," Eggman began, "I have done something incredible. Do you remember when I tried to rule over time and space with my past self? Shortly after I tried to take over the world with a mind-control beam by harnessing the power of those aliens?"
I though for a moment. I remember that. It was my 20th birthday and we were all enjoying the party. Tails had gotten me the best gift, a special chili dog. Man, I love those things. And this thing showed up and sent us all through time and space. Tails and I teamed up with our past self to put a stop to that thing, who, in the end, turned out to be controled by Eggman and his past self. Then there was the places, enemies, and rivals of our past we had to take care of. Good times!
"Yeah." I said. "One of the best and coolest adventures that I had."
"Well, it turns out that I still had some data of the creature in my file banks when I decided to check them." Eggman said, "It seems that when both myself and my past self were trapped in an endless white area, when we found the way out, it took us back to our respected time eras."
"So..." I began, thinking. "What does that mean?" Eggman smiled.
"It means that we can travel through time and space." Eggman said, I was still confused, guess Eggman figured that. "In other words...I can send you back in time to save Tails."
My heart stopped and I couldn't move. Nor believe what I was hearing. I had a chance. A chance to save Tails...
TO BE CONTINUED...
