Hi everyone, I'm in a terrible mood right now since this chapter was finished on my laptop but was taken by my step mom before I uploaded this now on a different computer. Just shut up and enjoy.
Chapter 6: The Pursuit
Tails had passed through a sleepless night, petrified to sleep in case his insanity strikes like last time. The sun peeked over the horizon brightening up Tails' room which made him wake up entirely. "What am I going to do? That creature is going to kill me, if not my sanity." Tails said to himself feeling his stomach growl. "I have to get something to eat though. This outfit should do." Tails said grabbing a hoodie and jeans tucking one of tails in there to remain unrecognizable. "I hope I don't run into my stalkers." Tails said to himself scanning the street he looked at before leaving.
"What can we do to get his memory back?" Sonic asked Knuckles pacing. "There are two methods I know on how to get them back. Either he remembers something specific about us or…we hit him again." Sonic looked at Knuckles angry but knew he was right. "If we'll go that far to do it fine just don't hit him hard enough to regret it." Sonic said while Knuckles nodded. "Let's check up on Blaze and Silver to see if they picked up anything from Rouge." Knuckles said. "Yeah, I've also have to let Cream and Amy know about Tails." Sonic said before leaving to find the girls.
Rouge back a G.U.N. HQ was looking into the center of the diamond Tails gave her and wondered "What if Silver and Blaze were right? What if Tails truly had amnesia? If he does why did he give me this beauty, does he love me?" Rouge chuckled at the humorous thought before leaving to see if she can find answers of her own. Rouge quickly noticed a walking figure that stuck out of the crowd and felt suspicious. She shrugged it off almost too late as the very last second she noticed an inflated leg in one of the jeans before going around the corner. "Is he trying to hide?" Rouge said following Tails. Blending amongst the crowd Rouge pulled out a gadget that has a tracking device on it and pretended to bump into Tails to slip it into his pocket. "Watch where you're go…" Tails noticed Rouge as a betrayer the previous day and ran as fast as he could. "That might be helpful enough to keep him in our sight." Rouge mumbled before flying off investigating herself.
Knuckles reached Windy Valley to find Silver trying to control the debris from the tornado and Blaze igniting it. "You guys keep getting dangerous with this training. Listen did you guys get anything from Rouge?" Knuckles said punching debris that came in his direction. "No, Tails didn't run from either of us but greeted Rouge like he knew her and ran after a short conversation." Blaze said building up the fire and heat inside the tornado. "She did tell us though that Tails remembered her and ran after she asked him about Sonic." Silver said raising large rocks from the ground and throwing them for distance. "Interesting, he remembered me and Rouge and thanked us for saving his life but doesn't remember anyone else. Is it because of the day we saved him?" Knuckles thought to himself before leaving Silver and Blaze to continue their world-wide training.
Sonic reached Amy's home to tell her the news and knocked on her door. Amy opened the door to show tears on her face. "Amy, Tails can't…" Sonic was interrupted by Amy "Remember us. I know, and so does Cream." Amy said showing Sonic Cream who was lying down on her couch crying her eyes out. "Amy told me what happened Sonic." Cream sobbed hoping Sonic had an answer to the problem they had. "Well if you guys know then you have to wonder how we'll fix this right." Sonic said looking at Amy. "Actually no, we haven't got an idea." Amy said looking down "Well me and Knuckles came up with two ideas to help. The first would be to do something significant about us to jog his memory. The second, which I hope doesn't come to, is to…cause him head trauma." Amy and Cream looked at Sonic in disbelief. "We can't do that to him, he's our friend!" Cream yelled while Sonic stood his ground. "I said I hope it doesn't go down like that. Plus if he was our friend and not afraid of us he should remember us." Cream lowered her head while Amy placed her palm on Sonics shoulder. "If he means that much to you Sonic I will help. What about you Cream?" Cream looked at Amy with tears and nodded "If he will remember us again fine, just don't kill him." Cream said. "I don't plan to Cream. Let's go."
Rouge flying around to find Knuckles had no success and tried something that might cost her some patience from Knuckles. "Oh Knuckie! I'm on my way to the Master Emerald! Better show up before I get there!" Soon enough she heard yelling a few blocks away. "IF YOU TOUCH THAT EMERALD YOU'LL END UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH MORE THAN JUST A BROKEN ARM!" Knuckles screamed. "Chill out Knuckles, I used that joke to find you. Anyway do you know anything about Tails having amnesia?" Rouge asked Knuckles who was still red with anger. "Yeah, he seems to only remember you and me. I think he's triggered to run off by his nickname being said." Knuckles said while Rouge held her chin. "That explains a lot, why would he give me a diamond though?" Rouge asked pulling out the diamond as proof. "Maybe he thought bribery was the best way to get you on his side, maybe a thank you for saving his life. Who knows but him?" Knuckles said being handed a watch. "That Red is a watch that has a tracking app on it. Before I flew off to find you I ran into fox boy and planted a tracking device on him before he ran off." Rouge said. "Then we have to go find Sonic to bring down Tails. Hopefully he won't put up a fight." Knuckles said running to meet Sonic at the altar with Rouge following.
Tails felt extremely hungry from the long walk and run from his house to the store, still paranoid of his insanity and his forgotten friends. "I could eat the moon right now." Tails said to himself before feeling an insane episode catching on. "Not again!" Tails yelled in his head making his way in an alleyway. He saw everything that made him angry, Eggman, his childhood bullies and everything in between. Feeling so much rage Tails' eye sight grew red and he repeatedly punched a brick wall until his knuckles started to bleed. Sonic and his friends arrived and saw Tails lose his mind slowly and cry at the fox. Sonic couldn't take seeing his best friend hurt anymore and decided to approach. "Calm down Tails, just take it easy." Sonic approached Tails slowly who spotted Sonic and backed off. Tails heard different words in a demonic tone. "It's time to die fox!" Knuckles came out from the corner and said "We're not going to hurt you buddy." Tails heard "This'll go faster if you don't resist." Tails looked terrified and yelled "STAY AWAY FROM ME SHAPE SHIFTER!" Knuckles eyes widened as he had finally understood what was going on. Tails ran off after he finished his sentence and everyone took chase.
Cream and Rouge started flying towards Tails as well spying on him from the roof top. Amy was being held by Cream until she reached a decent speed and started running on her own to keep up. Tails looked behind him to see Sonic catch up faster so Tails started ripping his clothes off to set free his trapped tail for extra speed yelling "You're not getting me without a fight!" Now matching Sonics speed Tails gave everyone a run for their money but no one gave up. Turning into another alley way after a few blocks on the street Tails seemed to disappear. "Everyone look for Tails." Sonic announced. Tails who was hiding inside an abandoned building entering through a window heard "You're just making it worst for yourself." Tails kept quiet in fear of being caught. Knuckles came around and started searching through buildings. To Tails' luck he went through the wrong building while Cream and Rouge flew on the roofs in case he flew up in the sky. Sonic and Amy searched throughout the alleys to find their friend with no success.
Tails felt home free until he was spotted by Knuckles who saw him through a window. "Guys he's over here!" Knuckles yelled which cause Tails to fly off this time with everyone not far from him. Tails kept flying as fast as he could until he reached his home and blasted through the window. Everyone started to enter Tails' home in order to help him but careful after seeing his anger in the alley where they started. Tails went into his closet and grabbed one of his inventions which is labeled "Energy Blaster" and waited in his room cornered.
Amy entered first with her hammer and Tails had her at gunpoint causing Amy to scream in fear but not pain. Everyone soon entered looking down the barrel of Tails' weapon. "What do you want from me?" Tails asked in a crazed voice. "We want you to remember us." Sonic said but Tails heard "For you to die!" Tails screamed "SHUT UP!" with the outburst Amy charged with her hammer as Tails took aim and fired. Amy got lucky as she wasn't hit, her hammer wasn't as lucky as it was blasted in the wall. Sonic took the opportunity to break Tails' weapon while Amy tackled him to the ground. "GET OFF DEMONS!" Tails screamed. "Amy pin his arm. I have the other. Rouge and Cream keep his legs down. Knuckles DO IT!" Sonic yelled while Tails heard "You made us work. We warned you it would go easier if you didn't resist. Time to suffer!" Knuckles got on one knee and said "Sorry about this kiddo." Tails heard "Game Over." Tails screamed "FINISH IT!" and with one swift punch by Knuckles Tails was knocked out.
This took longer than I thought. Anyway what do you think Knuckles now knows that the others don't? I owe one more free chapter before it's pricey again. See you guys tomorrow and have a happy New Years!