School's starting to get in the way. And may I just say… I HATE THIS PART! MAINLY BECAUSE OF HAMEGG! So I absolutely hated this chapter
Later that night, Tails went out back to a sleeping ZOG and starry night.
"Good night ZOG."
"Bark bark!" Trash can came running with a wrench in his mouth
"You wanna play?"
Trash can dropped the wrench from his mouth
"Okay, FETCH!" Tails super threw the wrench far over the piles of dead robots. Trash can whined
"Oopps. Sorry Trash can." Tails said before Trash can ran off to the scrap heap. Tails slightly chuckled before looking at the floating city. Tails then heard someone's voice coming from a car. She walked towards it to find Shadow trying to use the phone he found yesterday.
"Hello. Hello?" Shadow spoke
"Hello?" Tails said, startling Shadow, who then bumped his head on the ceiling of the car and tripped over a small pile of trash.
"Hey, didn't your nanny bots teach you that its rude to sneak up on people?" Shadow said, holding the part of his head which he hit
"How's your head?"
"Its still in one piece. The signal's weak here but if you try on a clear night like this you can still call someone in Metro City." Shadow sat on the floor of the car, Tails sitting next to him.
"You wanna call Metro City?"
"What you never made a prank call before? I just can't get this stupid phone to work." Shadow tossed the phone away which Tails caught a few inches away
"Let me give It a try"
"Knock yourself out"
Tails had her back to Shadow as she began focusing the blue core energy through her fingertip and into the phone, letting out a small spark when she was done
"Ah! Ow. Here. Its weak but there's a signal." Tails said, giving the phone back to Shadow
"Huh. Not bad, Girl has hidden talents. Maybe that chromosome gave you more than those Tails and those… gleaming Silver eyes." Shadow said after noticing Tails's eyes sparkle in the moonlight.
"Maybe, but you have no idea about those talents" Tails said, Shadow dialed a number on the phone and Tails sat down
"Come on pick up, please pick up. Its me, Shadow…*sigh*I miss you guys," Shadow said into the phone before hanging up and sitting down next to Tails," Sometimes I wonder if they even noticed I'm gone."
"Who?"
"My parents"
"Y-Your parents?"
"Yeah. Now you know the truth about me," Shadow said before climbing to the roof of the car," Well what are you waiting for? Go spill to Santha and the others, the Shadow is from the big Metro City, and he's still trying to call home." He then slid down to the hood of the car
"You forgot the part about you being raised by nanny bots."
Shadow just chuckled at her remark before Tails climbed onto the hood
"Everybody's got a secret. I won't tell. You can trust me Shadow."
"I know. You're a great gal Tails."
"C-Can I tell you something? My secret?"
"Sure. I mean that's what friends are for right?"
"Do you ever feel extremely different from others? I mean not just looks and personalty, but every part of you. Kinda like an outsider."
"Sure. Everyone feels that way at some point."
"Well the last few days have been different for me. I mean being with you guys, seeing the world from a different angle. The thing is I need to tell you is, I'm a... I'm kinda… I'm a…" Tails couldn't seem to say the simple word
"Yeah?" Shadow sat up
"I'm… r-really starting to like it here… With you. With you guys." Tails gave herself a mental kick
"We like you too Tails. You're a great teen" Shadow smiled
Trash can then limped up to the car, all tuckered out from running and climbing the mountains of robots
"Hey Trash Can!" Tails says as Trash can drops the wrench and instantly collapses and fall asleep. The two laugh.
"I know its not the same but isn't Hamegg sorta like our dad now?"
"I guess"
The next day, Tails, Shadow and co. were riding on ZOG while heading towards a coliseum, Hamegg crying up ZOG.
"Give her a hand folks. The girl with the blue boots and dual tails. She's the one who got this killing machine going!" Hamegg proclaimed
"Hamegg's taken a big liking to you Tails." Shadow said, who was sitting on one of ZOG's hands
"Really? Thanks… What does he mean by 'Killing Machine'?" Tails asked
"Well the robots fight each other until one of them is destroyed." Shadow said
"W-What!" Tails exclaimed
"Don't worry. ZOG is gonna crush 'em all." Shadow said
"THAT'S what happens in the robot games?!" Tails asked shocked
"Well what did you expect? Rock, Paper, Scissors?" Shadow said
After ZOG took his place, all of them got down. Tails went up to Hamegg
"Hey Hamegg. I thought this was a show. Not a slaughter house."
"They are just robots, Tails." Hamegg replied smugly
"I thought you liked robots." Tails said
"I do, But at the end of the day, they're junk waiting to happen." Hamegg said
"Huh?" Tails went
"I know, Some of those most advanced robots from Metro Cit...Programmed to smile and laugh just like us." Hamegg said
"Really?" Shadow said in surprise
"Oh yeah. Unfortunately they don't have real emotions. Which is why I don't have no problem doing this!" Hamegg said as he brought out a taser and electrified Tails. Tails screamed in pain before falling to the floor, too weak to do anything.
"It worked! I don't believe it!" Hamegg said as he went over to Shadow and co.
"What are you doing!" Shadow yelled
"I stole this from Tenma after he fired me from the Ministry of Science." Hamegg said
"Who cares?! Why did you do that to Tails!?" Shadow yelled
"Yeah. Tails is our friend." Widget said
"I thought I raised you well. Are you blind? She's a ROBOT!" Hamegg said. Shadow and co. were shocked
"She… No. that can't be true." Shadow tried Denying
"Someone programmed her to be nice but she's just an incredibly powerful machine." Hamegg said
Shadow walked away, Hurt.
"What are you going to do to her?" Widget asked
"Take a wild guess." Hamegg said.
That was the last thing Tails heard before slipping unconscious. When she woke up, she had a red "T" along with some fabric metal plates strapped to her jacket and shirt, and she was lifted into a battle field with Hamegg announcing.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! And all you cheapskates who snuck in without a ticket! We got a treat for you today! All the way from Metro City, the world's most advanced war machine in blue boots! I give you…..TWIN TAILS!" Hamegg said. Tails had no idea what was going on.
"I know what you're thinking folks…you're thinking…"This is a killer robot?!" Well my friends she's told me what worthless, scum filled, toilet water sucking excuses for flesh that you all are! And that he can rip apart any of your metal heroes you can throw at his scrawny little two tailed hide!" Hamegg said. Lying.
"She never said that." Santha said
"She didn't say she was a robot either!" Shadow said with anger.
"Well people? Are we gonna prove this Metro city snob wrong?" Hamegg said
"Yeah!" The crowd shouted
"Well. BRING IN THE SAMURAI!" Hamegg shouted. A black robot bigger than Tails with saws on both hands came into the battle field.
"I'm not fighting." Tails said before trying to fly out, but was then electrocuted by a plasma-electric shield. When she fell back, Tails quickly ignited her rockets again to dodge the Samurai's bladed swings. Soon, she flew under the robot and lifted it into the shield. Once it was destroyed, Tails dropped the robot and flew down.
"Bring out the little stinker!" Hamegg shouted
A small pink and cyan robot came waddling in.
"Play with us." It said
"Us?"
"Yes. Us." The robot then transformed into two deformed robots
"Oh that's just plain wrong." Tails commented before jumping backwards to dodge an attack, but when she did, her hair spiked and shot off. The two robots dodged the spikes, which landed it the ground before exploding, each was a small blue blast, which shocked Tails a lot.
"What! Did I just do!"
Tails then jumped again out of the way but when she landed, Tails spun around launching more spikes which hit dead center and exploded. By now, Hamegg was infuriated
"GET HER! GET HER!" Hamegg shouted as a horde of robots charged right for her.
With ease but a slight twinge of guilt, She easily destroyed the whole mob(yes the RRF came in but you know what happened). Everyone was cheering. When Tails looked to Shadow and co., her face was full of regret.
"The show's ain't over folks. I give you, a robot so fierce and mighty, even I am afraid of it. I give you, the mighty, ZOG!" Hamegg said as ZOG was brought onto the field. Tails, Shadow and co. were now really nervous, How could Tails fight a friend she revived?
"Lets see how Twin Tails fares against a robot powered with the same energy she's got." Hamegg said
"I'm not fighting ZOG." Tails turned away. Hamegg simply chuckled as ZOG walked over to Tails.
"I mean it! I won't fight!" Tails said as she ripped off the plates and "T" from her shirt and jacket. ZOG then was slowly lowering his hand, But just as Tails prepared to be crushed, ZOG rubbed her head and gave her a gentle nudge. He didn't want to fight either. After offering his hand, Tails got on and was lifted into the air. The two did a flourish and everyone cheered, Even Shadow was happy.
Hamegg however, was not.
"Great. How loving. Some big finale, I sais FIGHT!" Hamegg said before electrocuting ZOG then Tails, who fell to the ground.
"I won't fight." Tails stated
"FIGHT!"
"AAHHH!" Tails screamed in pain as she was electrocuted again
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Shadow yelled angrily while standing up
"What's wrong with you? You're just machines now do what I tell you. What am I gonna get embarrassed by some souped up hotshot from Metro City?!" Hamegg said as he again electrocuted Tails
"I hundred year old bulldozer from New Jersey?! I don't think so! I'm turning your bolts off!" Hamegg shouted as he continued electrifying Tails, Which only angered ZOG.
ZOG stamped his foot, causing Hamegg to drop the taser and fall on his back. ZOG stamped over to the helpless human, his foot then raised over him.
"Stop! It's the laws of robotics. You can't harm a human. Its been that way for fifty years." Hamegg pleaded
"I'm old school." ZOG said before forcefully slamming his foot. Everyone gasped and Shadow turned away until Sludge spoke up.
"*gasp*Look!"
Shadow looked to the arena and gasped. He did not believe his eyes. When Hamegg also looked, ehat he saw above him was Tails, holding up the foot and saving his life.
"What kind of robot are you?" Hamegg asked, surprised by Tails's act of kindness. Tails looked to Shadow who was just as surprised. Then an Airship landed in the stadium. Guards came out and pointed their guns at ZOG. Somewhere during the fighting, the airship picked up Tails's blue core signal.
"What are they doing here?" Santha asked
"Seize the rogue robot and secure the area" Stone instructed after stepping out. Two guards went for Tails but ZOG grabbed them
"No, ZOG stop! Put them down." Tails said before looking to Shadow and co.,"' It doesn't matter anymore."
After ZOG put the guards down, Tails was cuffed and as lead to the ship, she turned around to face them.
"I'm sorry. I tried to tell you." Tails said
"BARK BARK!" Trash can lept into the arena
"Trash can no!" Widget said but Santha held her back
Trash can ran up, bit and clung onto one of the guards legs, but was easily shaken off
"whimper"
"Its okay trash can" Tails said before she was shoved onto the ship
"Whine whine."
On the ship, Tails is shoved into a seat while Stone sees that his approval ratings has severely dropped. Tails looks out the window to the friends she will never see again as the ship takes off.
"No dime dirty hippie is gonna sit in my Oval office, eating mung beans and stinking of patchouli oil. I've got the blue core. My Peace Keeper's gonna start a war with the surface. That's bound to get me re-elected." Stone said in desperation before turning to a glum Tails.
"Why the long face robot girl. We're taking you home to your dad. Care for a drink huh? HAHAHAHA!" Stone mocked as he held a can of oil in Tails's face before laughing off.
Hay! I hate this chapter! At least its finished. Now I can get to the good parts again. See ya!