Hello, I'm back in business. All of my exams are over and done with, so I will have a lot of free time for about a month before the new semester begins. That also means more time to write and edit my chapters. Hopefully, I'll be able to complete the story before school starts again.

Anyway, here is the next part of Tails' stage. I really hope you'll enjoy it. Feedback and flames are welcome as always. :)

Frozen Wonderland – Act 2

When Tails began to make his way toward the grand coliseum at the foot of the mountain, he heard a rumbling sound and felt the earth shake violently. On a high mountain covered by snow, the combination of those two occurrences is never a good thing.

"This can't be good," said Tails as he tried desperately to keep his balance. The last thing he wanted was to lose his footing on this steep terrain and arrive at his destination as a huge snow ball. The risk of severe hypothermia was very high should that happen for real.

Tails breathed a sigh of relief when the earthquake ceased a moment later, but he really didn't have a chance to relax just yet. The saying 'out of the frying pan and into the fire' perfectly described the fox's current predicament as he ran into another problem, one that involved him running for dear life once again, much to his dismay.

Due to the strong earthquake, the snow on the peak began to flow down where the unfortunate fox was standing. Soon the flow of snow increased in speed and power, and a moment later, it turned into an extremely huge avalanche that rushed down the mountain trail. The sight of the snowslide alone was more than enough incentive for the fox to pick up the pace and run at his top speed down the steep terrain.

'Why me?' thought Tails begrudgingly as he tried his best to create a distance between himself and the deadly avalanche, which was already gaining on him despite his speed.

Tails spun his namesakes quickly to gain more speed and slowly lift himself off the ground. Running down a steep hill was not a wise move in every sense and Tails knew that for a fact. The ground was extremely slippery, and one unfortunate slip in this situation would mean certain doom for the young fox.

The path downhill was even more treacherous than the one going uphill. The avalanche was bad, but there were other things that made Tails' plight worse.

The way down was also filled with numerous kinds of traps, including the ones Tails had already encountered before. However, this time the slopes were much bigger and the blocks were more frequent than before.

The ice spikes would also shoot from the ground or from the walls at a very random pace; the thick ice walls would sometimes form magically and hamper the fox's progress, but Tails always managed to get past them before they closed completely; in addition, the giant boulders of ice would fall from the sky from time to time crushing everything it came into contact with.

All of the obstacles appeared unexpectedly in Tails' path, but he always managed to evade everything that obstructed his advent with millions thanks to his superior acrobatic skills, instincts and quick reflexes.

Even so, Tails did not escape everything completely unscratched. Due to the suddenness and randomness of the deadly ice spikes, Tails was grazed more than once by the pointy tips, leaving him with some marks and a few minor cuts on his fur, but Tails promptly ignored the pain, deeming them unworthy of his attention for the time being.

'Compared to minor flesh wounds, focusing on getting out of this mess alive is a bazillion times more important right now' he thought.

As he had done with the gigantic icicles during his most recent run, Tails didn't dare to turn his head around to watch how far away he was from the approaching avalanche. He instead kept his eyes peeled on the road ahead and concentrated solely on avoiding the dangerous booby traps.

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After running for a reasonably long time, Tails was suddenly met with an unexpected and very sharp curve. Owing to the relatively small size of the valley and his current speed, Tails, in a speed of light, quickly did some calculations in his head and concluded that he couldn't make a drift or a turn in time, so he was left with no choice but to improvise.

When Tails almost reached the curve, the fox immediately leaped forward and put his feet squarely on the wall. Then he stretched his legs and sprinted from his position. The maneuver effectively pushed the fox into the new path, without the need of making a turn and also gaining a small boost in speed, all in one simple well-timed motion.

Thanks to the sharp curve, the force of the avalanche weakened somewhat when the snowslide hit the high wall, but it was still chasing after Tails, and it was still as deadly.

"Alright, I'm almost there, I hope" muttered Tails to himself as he picked up the pace even more, flying faster while still being mindful about the sudden obstacles ahead.

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After a really long and extremely stressful run, Tails finally saw, to his delight and joy, the same gates of the coliseum-like structure and smiled excitedly.

"Yes, I'm almost there," exclaimed the genius fox before speeding up even more, trying his best to get away from the lethal phenomenon behind him.

The joy was soon wiped from Tails' face a second later, for out of the blue, a giant lump of ice the size of a mansion was shot from the construction of marvel and flew at him.

Overcoming the initial surprise at the sudden appearance of the glacier, Tails,thanks to his training with Sonic, performed a baseball slide and successfully made it past the large object, albeit narrowly.

'What in the name of Chaos was that?' Tails thought as he panted heavily from the adrenaline.

Unexpectedly, the clear sky darkened and a hail occurred a moment later. A torrent of hailstones rained down on the poor fox, resulting in the creation of even more obstacles in his path, and there was still the threat of the lethal avalanche behind him.

"Can this get any worse?" said Tails quietly but indignantly, clearly not enjoying racing for his life against all of the deadly phenomena, which were anything but natural within this domain.

Tails managed to avoid most of the big falling hailstones, but he still sustained some damage in the form of minor bruises on his body caused by the smaller ones.

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After another long and tiring run, Tails finally arrived at the exit. However, much like last time, he was once again faced with the giant ice gates that slowly began to close up when the fox was in near.

"No way I'm losing to that" Tails muttered with a determined look on his face.

The fox then sped up even more and shot himself through the giant ice blocks just before they closed off completely. The gates also stopped the avalanche in its track and prevented it from passing through. Needless to say, Tails was truly grateful for that. The hail, on the other hand, continued to rain down upon the fox, and it showed no sign of stopping.

Tails, forced to take shelter from the deadly hailstones, tried his best to dodge the falling ice chunks and made a beeline for the coliseum ahead. The moment his feet crossed the construction's gate, the hail miraculously stopped and the sky became clear again.

Tails was slightly taken aback by the strange occurrence, but he paid it no mind.

"Well, this is a deity's domain after all," the genius fox reasoned as he looked at the sky briefly before turning back at the place he was in, "Now then, I need to find Livyath quick and put a stop to his schemes."

With his determination and spirit high, Tails went past a place that resembled a waiting room for gladiators and headed further into the coliseum. A short moment later, he arrived at a very large battle arena, and was quite surprised by what he found there.

Well, that's it for the time being. I'll edit and put up the next chapter as soon as I can, which shouldn't be too long considering the amount of free time I now have (aside from part time jobs of course). Stay tuned for Tails' boss battle, everyone. Thank you so much for your patience and likes.