Tails stared at his attacker, unable to register what had just happened. The thing that had attacked him was slightly younger than him and definitely female. She was the same shade of orange-yellow that Tails was. Her muzzle, chest, stomach, and tail tip were white, as were her gloves. Her large, blue eyes harbored hostility and-fear?,Tails thought. Her strapped dress went down to her knees, and the design on it was blue and orange squiggly stripes. Her sandals were made of tree bark, and a gray jetpack was strapped to her back in the same manner as a book bag. A necklace with some sort of gem as a pendant hung around her neck. But the thing that shocked Tails the most was that she was a fox. Sure, a fox that was slightly smaller than him, but still, a fox! It had been so long since he had seen a Mobian of his own kind.

The fox struck again, but this time Tails dodged. Why is she attacking me? I've got to find out!, Tails brooded, dodging and avoiding the younger fox the whole time. "Why are you attacking me? I've done nothing to you!" Tails exclaimed. "Get away from here! I won't let you hurt me or this place!" the other fox cried." I won't hurt you! Just look at the state you're in…. you need medical care." Tails said with concern. "You won't hurt me? I'd like to trust you, but can I?" the fox said, looking up at Tails with a hint of suspicion. Hey, I was like that when Sonic found me. I wanted to trust him, but I didn't know if I could, Tails thought." I won't hurt you, and I'm trustworthy. Now, follow me!"

Back at the Blue Typhoon, everyone else waited for Tails. They had not found the source of the Chaos Energy. Rouge was staring at the scanner. She suddenly cried," Oh my gosh!" Whatever Rouge had seen on the scanner had made her upset enough to take off but stay about a foot off the ground. "What's wrong, Rouge?" Amy asked. "The Chaos Energy is moving!" Rouge stammered. "What?" Everyone else was up on their feet at once. "What, the source of the energy just got up and walked away?" Shadow said sarcastically. "Maybe", Sonic said. "...What?" Shadow said, looking at Sonic with confusion. "No, I'm serious," Sonic said. "What if that thing is really someone with powers like yours?" "It's possible," Silver said, and Blaze nodded with agreement." But then where's Tails?" Cream worried. "Chao Chao…" Cheese said.

Tails had found that it would be easier to get back to the Blue Typhoon if he and the younger fox rested before heading back. Hope they're not worried. "So, what's your name, and how old are you?" Tails asked the fox. "Fauna, Fauna the Fox. I'm 8. And you are…?" "Miles Prower, but call me Tails. It's what everyone calls me." Tails blushed when Fauna said the name was fitting. Why am I blushing? Tails thought. Everyone says that! He looked up and realized the sun was beating down on him. Ok, that makes sense. "Tell me a little bit about yourself", Tails prompted. Fauna's eyes clouded with sadness. "Can we talk about that later?'' she said, her voice small. ''I'm sorry if I upset you," Tails said. "To make you feel better…want to hear about my past?" Fauna looked up at him with interest. Tails assumed that was a 'yes' and began his story.

"When I was a little kid, a lot of guys made fun of me 'cause of my twin tails," Tails began. "One day, this kid who I remember as being really mean pushed me into the lake. Luckily, Sonic was around. He thought there were two people in there! You know, because I have two tails and they were the only part of me above water?" Fauna laughed, quietly. ''Yeah…I like to tease Sonic about that one! Anyway, he pulled me out and left me to get dry. And a few hours later, he caught me working on his plane. Hoping not to get caught, I explained how much I like machines and how good I was with them- and then I told him about how cool I thought he was, how I wanted to be his friend. I was scared he would laugh and tease me like everyone else did, but he said he could use a mechanical genius and a friend. I and he have been best friends ever since."

"I've heard of Sonic," Fauna said.

"Yep, he's pretty cool," Tails replied. "On with the story. I met everyone else later. Amy Rose, or Amy, was-and still is- obsessed with Sonic. I mean, every like, 30 seconds she runs up to Sonic and well, she always runs up and hugs Sonic whenever he rescues her!" Fauna giggled again. "Yeah… you probably know what I think of her. But she's a pretty good friend to have on your side. And Knuckles can be stubborn. I mean, yeah, he needs to guard the Master Emerald and all that stuff, but I think he contradicts Sonic for the fun of it sometimes! Sometimes, I want to roll my eyes at him. I'm not that mean, but everyone else actually does roll their eyes at him. 'Everyone else' being Shadow, Rouge, Cream, Cheese, Silver, and Blaze. They're nice, except for Rouge and Shadow, but even they're not that bad. But Rouge is a pain when she talks about jewelry, and Shadow can be pretty volatile sometimes, but that isn't always the case," Tails finished. "Oh, and I've got a question. Why are you so quiet?"

Fauna gave him a sideways glance. "If you want to survive in the wild, that's got to become a habit. There's all sorts of things lurking around here," she said, still speaking softly.

"Time to head back," Tails said, getting up. Fauna got up too, and nodded. She let Tails take the lead to the Blue Typhoon and followed him.

"Where is Tails?! I'm starting to get worried!" Sonic exclaimed. "Aren't we all?!" Cream, Cheese and Amy all snapped back. Everyone-everyone including Shadow- stared at the three in shock. Amy could be like that, but Cream and Cheese? NO. She had to be really worried or angry to snap like that. She must be really worried about Tails; Sonic thought .An opening door snapped him out of his thoughts. "Tails! You're OK!" he said, considerably relieved.

Shadow frowned." Yes, but who's that with him?"

Three chapters in one day!? I'm CRAZY! Anyways….DUN DUN DUN! Find out what happens next chapter. And... I kept my promise! I always do.

Blaze: You didn't answer WHY you asked so many questions.

Me: Hush, just do your thing.

Blaze:Fine! R and R!

Cream: ABCSonicKirbyWarriors owns nothing except the story and Fauna!

Cheese:Chao Chao!

Fauna: Are you calling me her PROPERTY!?

Cream and Cheese: No…

Me: LOL. Do what Blaze said.