A request made by Jssr13. Hope you all like!

"You guys ever wonder why Tails is so smart?" Knuckles asked sitting up on his beach chair, sipping a cup of pineapple juice.

Sonic and Amy turned away from their drinks and raised a brow at him, giving him a smirk. "Wouldn't you like to know." Amy said sarcastically before going back to her drink. Sonic chuckled and did the same.

Unaware of what they meant, Knuckles lowered a brow. "...What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh, nothing, Knuckles. Tails is smart. We all know it. Let's not question his intelligence, hm?" Amy explained, trying to get out of hurting his feelings.

"But I really wanna know! Maybe once I find out the secret, I can be as smart as him!" Knuckles gushed, pointing at his head with a huge smile.

Both Sonic and Amy exchanged glances and looked at Knuckles. "Knuckles, it doesn't work like t-"

"Well, there is something pretty cool I think you'd like to know." Amy interrupted and looked to Sonic with a 'Don't worry, I know what I'm doing' expression. Sonic looked at her in question, not understanding where she was going with this.

"Really? Like what?" Knuckles said as he scooted on the edge of his beach chair, placing his elbows on his knees and holding his head up with his hands.

Not too far from them, behind a huge boulder next to Sonic's hub hid one of Eggman's tiny spy bots; the fly bot. His camera zoomed in on the three conversing as Eggman watched the scene take place, listening closely to whatever Amy was about to inform the two.

"I once read this folklore that says foxes, or 'kitsunes', can have up to nine tails. The more tails they have, the wiser and powerful they are. So I'm guessing that's where Tails gets his genius from." Amy concluded as she sat back in her seat, sipping more of her drink.

Sonic and Knuckles looked at each other and then to Amy with a confused expression. "If Tails has two tails now, does that mean he'll grow up to have more?" Sonic asked.

"It's a possibility. If that does happen, Tails'll probably grow up to be stronger than all of us put together. And smarter!" Amy explained, brightening up at the fact that the small Tails they knew now might grow up to be something greater than what he already is.

Just then, the fly bot turned off its camera and flew back to Eggman's fortress.

"Wow...my little buddy having nine tails! Heh, I'd loved to see the day." Sonic said as he rested his hands behind his head.

Amy sat up and placed a hand on her chin, thinking of something. "Actually...there was one more thing I remembered...Ah! Technically, he's already exceeded his tail growth amount somehow. His fur color is golden."

"...What's that mean?" Sonic asked.

"Well, the folklore said when a kitsune grows their ninth tail, their fur becomes golden or white and Tails' is clearly golden already. And that usually happens when they're about 100 years of age...maybe Tails has some sort tails growth spurt? Either way, I guess it may or may not be possible for him to grow any more tails. Who knows?" she finished as she shrugged.

Knuckles stared blankly into space, having been distracted with his thoughts to hear the rest of what Amy said. He thought of something before speaking. "So...if I grow nine tails...I'll be smart and powerful?!" Knuckles asked excitedly as he leaned in towards Amy's face.

Amy leaned back uncomfortably as he leaned closer, awaiting her answer. She sweat dropped and looked away. "Uhh, n-no Knuckles. Heh, it doesn't work like that. You'd have to be a kitsune."

Knuckles leaned away and looked disappointed. Amy looked to him with sympathy before she turned to face Sonic, who shared the same expression. Knuckles suddenly perked up with a smile on his face.

"I know! I'll bet Tails can fix up some kind of machine that can zap some tails on me! Yeah, how's that sound?!" Knuckles exclaimed before Sonic and Amy face palmed themselves.

Back at Eggman's fortress.

"So...Tails is a special one, I see. And considering this new information...maybe I can somehow use this to my advantage...ah ha!" Eggman rushed to his huge computer and typed in some things before he looked up and grinned to himself before laughing maniacally.

~ Not being fully aware that he'd missed a bit of information, Eggman kidnapped Tails with the help of Orbot and Cubot to try and brainwash him into working for him forever, hoping that what he'd heard about the folklore Amy mentioned would come true so that Tails would be his loyal servant when the day came to defeat Sonic. Sticks saw the whole thing and told the others. They intruded Eggman's fortress and effortlessly rescued Tails before Eggman could complete the brainwashing operation. They all went home and helped Tails to calm down from the shock of almost becoming their enemy.~

"You okay, buddy? He didn't hurt ya did he?" Sonic asked concerned, placing a hand on Tails' back gently.

Tails shook his head. "No. I'm just a little shaken up is all. But...why would Eggman want me for my tails?" he asked tilting his head at the others.

Knuckles, Sonic and Amy all sweat dropped before frowning.

"He must've been spying on us! That Egghead." Amy spat.

"Well, it's a good thing he didn't get away with it. Tails, you've gotta hook me up, man!" Knuckles cried as he kneeled in front of Tails, pleading with his hands. "I wanna have nine tails and be as smart and wise as you! I've already got the muscle, I just need some brain power! Please, buddy, ya gotta help me!"

Tails leaned back and looked at Knuckles wide-eyed before shifting his eyes to Sonic and Amy who smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of their heads in embarrassment.

The End


Hope ya liked that Jssr13! I tried to keep it short with the whole Eggman base infiltration cuz it's pretty straight forward.

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