Tag 36 - Robotnik's Rival
Title: Too Exhausting
With Brandon Quark out of the picture and Robotnik the only one standing, there was really only one question that Tails could think of to ask.
"Do you think you'll ever have a rival, Sonic?"
"Me?" Sonic raised an eyebrow, looking bemused by Tails' question. "Are you kidding? There's no one who could give me a run for my money."
"Yeah, but someone might try." Tails looked up to the sky, losing himself to his own imagination. "Maybe it would be another hedgehog, only instead of being blue, he'd be . . . black. And he'd be nearly as fast as you, and . . . and he'd be evil, too!"
"And what would this joker's name be?" Sonic asked, definitely amused now. Tails pondered it, tapping one finger against his snout.
"Umm . . . Shade. No, Shadow! Yeah, his name could be something like Shadow. Or—Or maybe he wouldn't even be a hedgehog at all! Maybe he'd be some other kind of Mobian, and he'd be red, and not as fast as you, but super strong! He'd fight with his fists, like this." Tails mimed punching the air, his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth. "He could be called Knuckles because of that."
Sonic laughed, and reached out to muss the top of Tails' head. "Nah, I'll pass. Robotnik having a rival was enough work for me. It'd be too much effort to have one of my own. Besides," he added with a smirk, "neither of those two losers you thought up could match me in speed, right? Where's the fun in that?"
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Tails laughed as well. "But still, it's funny to think about, huh, Sonic?"
"You said it, li'l bro."