Tails flew higher into the sky, hoping the sun would provide him cover, and Midna clenched her eyes shut from the brightness, "Sorry Midna," he muttered.
She buried her face in his chest in response and he yawned. He was still exceedinly tired, having had only about three hours of sleep in the past two days, and the pain Eggman had caused him wasn't helping. He dropped a little as his ankle and head throbbed at the same time, causing Midna to scream in fear. He winced a little when she dug her fingers into his chest.
"Ow, careful Midna," he scolded.
"Tils!" her eyes widened, "Sho!"
He cursed and flew faster, "Just hang on Midna, I'll get you out of here," he zoomed over the trees and she buried her face in his chest again.
He soon saw his workshop, flew over, climbed in the X-tornado, and took off. Being behind the controls made him feel a little more comfortable, but he was still checking the scanner to check for pursuers. A flash on the screen gave him a split seconds notice before the ship was rammed roughly to the side. His head hit the glass of the roof and he heard Midna began to cry. He wanted to comfort her, but the jet was dropping furiously, and he had to try to find a good place to land. He saw his chance, took it, and set the X-tornado in a small clearing.
Although he was completely exhausted, he forced himself to grab Midna, and hid her before Shadow got there. Then, he snuck off a little ways, and waited. Soon enough the black hedgehog was there, examining the remains of the X-tornado. His red eyes looked exactly where Tails was hiding in the tree and he closed his eyes, praying he hadn't seen him. He hadn't and began to walk the other way.
Before he had left however, Midna crawled out of the bushes, "Tils?"
She didn't even have time to react before Shadow had snatched her up, "No! No, Sho!" she scolded, "No! Tils! TILS!"
He suddenly remembered something in his shoe and pulled out a small airplane. He took a deep breath, pulled out the remote control, and threw it at Shadow. It grazed over the hedgehog's arm, making him drop Midna, who began to wail onto the forest floor, and then fell to the ground. His mind began to panick as he realized that it had run out of battery.
Thankfully, Midna had fallen on a pile of pine needles, but Tails wasn't so lucky as Shadow knocked him out of the tree, and he fell on the ground, "Ugh!"
"Tils!" Midna's voice was full of fear and she crawled over to him, "Tils! Tils!"
He sat up and picked her up, shielding her from Shadow, "It's okay..."
"No kay," she whispered, "Sho."
He stood painfully and looked at the black and red hedgehog, "I won't let you take Midna."
"Tails, this is just as pointless as Cosmo," Shadow growled.
He held Midna tighter, "It wasn't pointless."
"Give me the baby."
He stepped back, "No."
Midna looked up angrily, "No, Sho!"
Shadow advanced another step and Tails took a few more into the forest, "Why do you want her anyways?"
"Orders," he growled.
He came closer and Tails couldn't move back fast enough to keep away, "Please..don't hurt Midna!"
"Tils," Midna began to cry, "NO! NO, NO NO! NO SHO! NO!"
"Just give me the baby," he commanded.
Tails felt guilt and grief building back up in him, "No."
He stepped back into a tree, "Bad choice, Tails."
Midna cried even more, "No! BAD SHO!"
"Where did you learn to say 'bad'?" he wondered, completely forgetting his situation.
Without warning, Shadow snatched Midna from him, "No!" Midna squirmed, "Bad Sho! No! No!" she smacked him with a tiny fist and thrashed.
Something knocked Shadow aside and Midna flew into the air, "Tils!"
Tails saw Sonic standing over Shadow, but had lost sight of Midna, "Midna! Midna!"
She landed softly, having figured out how to use her dress as a sort of glider, and looked up to see someone, "Who're you?"
She held up her arms, "Mna."
Next chapter will be part 2 of Sonic vs Shadow. Just a heads up. Read, review, and enjoy! ~tfflv