I stuck a screwdriver into my arm, then winced at the unexpected pain. I tried to move it around in a circle, but my shoulder got stuck because of all the rust.

"Sonic!" I said, "Can you grab the oil can!?"

"Sure!" Came his reply.

I was frozen like that for another 20 or so seconds before Sonic actually showed up with the can, "What took so long?" I said.

He shrugged, "Couldn't find it." He handed me the oil, and I put a few drops of the stuff on my shoulder to loosen it. It had been a few weeks since Eggman had turned me into a robot, and I was still getting used to it.

"Why d'you suppose Eggman tried to make me kill you instead of doing his own dirty work?"

Sonic thought a moment, "It's prob'ly cuz he knew I wouldn't fight against you, whereas, if he tried to do it himself, I would've fought back without a second thought."

I considered this, "Good point."

Sonic sat down next to me, "Sooo...have ya figured how to change back to normal?"

I sighed sadly, "No...I wish I had some kind of hint, any kind at all...but de-robotization is hard..."

"I can imagine..."

It was true. I was a robot. My orange fur was covered in metal, and my internal organs had been replaced with robotic processors. I had my normal mind back, (thanks to Sonic) and the white fur on my muzzle, chest, and the tips of my twin-tails were spared in the transformation. Everything else, even my eye lids, were covered in metal.

I twirled my arm around again, "Being a robot is such a pain!" I complained.

Sonic smiled, "Hey, it could be worse! I could be dead, and you could be working for Eggman!"

"I guess, but I wish I could just...go back to normal..."

He pat my shoulder, "Hey, don't worry about it. We'll find a way, alright?"

I smiled, "Ok..."

Suddenly, we heard an explosion. It had come from the city!

"Come on!" Sonic took off running, and I followed close behind, using my twin-tails to propell myself forward.

We arrived, and everything was in chaos! There was fire and burning and stuff was melting. It was like a firey oblivion!

"Oh, hohoho! Come to join the fun?" It was none other than Eggman flying in his Egg Mobile.

"Eggman! What've you done to this place!?"

"Oh, just having a little fun...Sonic...look at my new trick!" he pushed a button on his dashboard and searing pain filled my body.

"AHHH!" I screamed and fell to the ground.

"Tails!" Sonic cried, "What did you do to him Eggman!?"

"Oh, come on! It's just an EMP! Nothing to be afraid of or anything..." Eggman said, "Unless of course you're a robot! Oh! Hohoho!"

"Tails!" Sonic picked me up carefully, "Are you ok?"

I could see smoke rising from my burnt electronics, when I spoke, my voice was broken up and full of static, "So-oni-ic..."

"No..." Sonic put me down and faced Eggman. He jumped in the air and struck Eggman with his Homing Attack, then he spun around and used his Flying Kick to send Eggman out of the city.

Sonic picked me up and ran back to our hide-away. He didn't know what to do about my burns though, Sonic isn't a whiz with electronics like I am.

"Tails...I'm really sorry..."

"I-it's o-ok..." I was still struggling to talk around my shattered voice box, which kept glitching, "It wa-asn't your fa-ault..."

"Is there anything I can do?"

I hugged myself, "N...no...ju-ust...let me re-est..."

I heard thunder before I realized it had started to rain outside. I groaned.

Sonic looked out at the rain before glancing back at me, "Wanna go out?"

"In the ra-ain?" I said.

"You don't like rain?"

I shook my head.

"Please? It'll help take your mind off the...whatever Eggman did..."

Before I knew what was happening, Sonic was dragging me off.

"Ah! So-onic!"

"Come on! Just run!"

I had no choice but to follow Sonic outside. By now, the rain was pouring down like waterfalls, and I was already soaked.

Sonic let go of me and threw himself into the wet grass. He rolled over so he was on his back and spread his arms out. He closed his eyes as rain soaked into his fur, and he smiled.

I looked up at the clouds. They were a deep grey color. I lay down next to Sonic and watched the rain fall.

"Hey Sonic..."

"Yeah?"

I sighed, "Does it always rain like this?"

"No...but when it does...heheh...I take advantage of it..."

"You like being in the rain?"

"Yeah!" he turned his head so he could look at me, "Rain is soothing...it sounds nice, and it feels good against your skin..." he looked upward again and watched the rain for a bit before closing his eyes again, "I like it..."

I smiled, "I never thought about that before...I always thought of the rain as...well...something depressing..."

"Yeah?" Sonic stood up and looked upward again. The rain continued to fall until it made puddles in the grass.

I sat up and shivered, "C-can we go back now?"

"Sure." Sonic extended his hand and I took it. After he helped me stand up, we walked for awhile longer in the rain and I tried my best not to shiver violently. I was sore from Eggman's EMP, and I still felt something missing.