Chapter 14: Sonic and Tails
Sonic stretched as he finished preparing his food. After the phone call he had got from the Pope, he was ready to move on. Sonic sighed, wondering if Shadow was on TV now. Grabbing the remote, he turned it on and went through the channels. Finally, he found Shadow's speech. The hedgehog smiled as he watched the mass that Shadow was giving. He moved and got comfortable on the couch as Shadow continued speaking.
"We must embrace all religions," the Pope was saying. "I am on this Pilgrimage because I want to strengthen the relationship between the Church and other religions."
Sonic smiled as he continued to watch. Sonic was inspired by Shadow's speech. Happiness for the other filled him as he watched. He was glad that Shadow had become the Pope; it seemed like a good job for him to do. Sonic waited until the speech was completely over before shutting off the television.
He smiled and called Tails.
"Hey, Sonic. What is it?" Tails asked.
"Did you watch Shadow's speech?"
"I saw part of it."
"It was cool. I'm happy for him," Sonic said.
"What are you going to do with your life?"
"Not sure. I might go to Rome later."
"How much later?"
"I don't know. What do you think?"
"If you plan on moving on, you might want to wait until that's happened."
Sonic nodded. "I'll do that."
"How have you been doing with that?"
"Moving on? I've been doing that well."
"That's good to hear." Tails smiled. "What exactly have you been doing?"
"I've been hanging around the house. Shadow's been calling me to tell me what he's been up to."
"Just hanging around the house? Let's go out somewhere."
"Alright," Sonic said.
"I'll come get you." Tails hung up and a few minutes later, there was a knock on Sonic's door.
Sonic smiled and saw him. "Where should we go?"
"I dunno. Let's find a place to eat and think about it there."
Sonic nodded and they left. They soon came to a restaurant and ordered their food.
"So, Shadow has been calling you?" Tails asked.
Sonic nodded. "He's been telling me what he's been up to."
"What has he been doing as Pope?"
"Mostly speeches and meeting with people."
Tails nodded. "Does he like being the Pope?"
"Yeah, he likes it."
"Cool."
"What have you been up to? Any new inventions?"
Tails shook his head.
Sonic sighed. He'd been hoping Tails would have something to tell him about.
"So, what have you been up to?" He asked the fox.
"Nothing much. I've mostly just been messing around with the Tornado."
Sonic smiled. "That's cool. I'm sorry about how I've been acting."
"It's all right. I'm just glad you're pulling yourself back together."
"Yeah. I'm going to do things without him. It will be good for me to do."
"Want to find something else to do after this?"
Sonic nodded. "Like what?"
Tails shrugged. "Anything really. Even just hanging out would be nice."
"Let's hang out for a while."
Tails' smile seemed to get bigger and he got back to eating. When they were done, they walked around the city.
"What do you want to do?" Sonic asked his friend.
"I wouldn't mind just sitting around and talking about stuff. Like we used to."
Sonic smiled and walked back to his house. Tails followed him. The two friends sat around talking for a few hours. When Tails left, Sonic sighed. He looked around and put in the movie of his and Shadow's wedding. Sonic curled on the couch and smiled as he watched it. Unlike the last time he'd watched it, he didn't get overcome with sadness.
He smiled and became a female. Looking down at herself, she stood and ran upstairs. Within a minute, she had her wedding dress back on. Sonic sat down and watched the rest of the movie. Fixing her skirts, Sonic thought over the days that had followed the wedding. She had promised herself she wouldn't, but she couldn't help it. The female thought about the honeymoon and what happened after that. Tears started coming to her eyes and she sighed. Sonic sighed and walked upstairs. A smile came to her face.
"I'll move on," she said to herself.
When she had the dress hanging in the closet again, she sat on her bed. Sonic closed her eyes and went to sleep. When she woke up the next morning, she stretched and decided to go for a run. The female hedgehog sighed and walked out of the house, then broke into a run. Running around the city was fun, though it didn't last long. She soon got tired and went back to the house. It would be great to move on.