Post Game 6: Engagement

Twelve Years After Sonic's return

"I AM FREAKING OUT SONIC!" Tails shouted as Sonic entered the room.

"Uh… ok? What's wrong?" Sonic asked. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the fox or his home.

"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?!" Tails shouted. "This may very well be the most important night of my life and I have no clue what in the world I am doing!"

"Uh… is this about your date with Tangle later?" Sonic asked.

Wait a minute…

"Wait, are you thinking of proposing tonight?" Sonic asked.

"Y… Yeah I am…" Tails said.

Sonic smiled at this.

"Well, can't say I expected this!" Sonic said. "But, nevertheless, I am really proud of you."

"Thanks Sonic…"

"Really man, what happened to that little fox that I found by Emerald Hill?" Sonic asked. "You grew up way too fast…"

"Hey, it's still me, right?" Tails asked.

"Right, right." Sonic said. "Ok, so you need a plan, right?

"Yeah, I do…" Tails said.

"Don't worry about a thing lil bro, I think I have a great idea!" Sonic said with a smirk.

"Well, you look… good…?" Tangle said, though unsure as to why Tails was sweating bullets.

"Oh! Uh, thanks! I wanted to look nice tonight!" Tails said.

"Riiiiight… so, shall we?" Tangle said as the two began walking away.

Dinner went… just about as well as one would expect, with Tails literally shaking the entire table with his nervous energy.

'Ugh… this is not going well…' Sonic said from his hiding spot… being a table across the room.

"Uh… you good dude?" Tangle asked.

"Yup! I am just fine! Never better!" Tails said, though he very clearly wasn't fine.

They somehow managed to get through the entire meal without a plate falling off the table, and made their way out of the restaurant.

Eventually, after a bit of walking, Tangle decided that she has had enough.

"Ok, what's up?" Tangle suddenly asked.

"W-what do you mean?" Tails asked.

"You're always nervous about our dates, but this is just ridiculous." Tangle said. "Like, I can actually feel your shaking right now…"

"Oh, uh sorry it's just…" Tails then sighed. "Just… follow me, ok?"

He than began to lead Tangle away.

Eventually, the two of them arrived at the destination.

"The tornado?" Tangle asked.

"Yeah, I thought a flight would be nice." Tails explained.

"Isn't flying at night dangerous though?" Tangle asked.

"Don't worry, I have some safety measures put in place." Tails said, he then looked over to a nearby bush to see Sonic there in position.

"Alright, if you say so…" Tangle said before hopping onto the plane's wing.

"Alright, here we go…" Tails said as he began to fly the plane.

Once the two were a good distance away, Sonic began to follow on the ground.

"Alright, we're flying. You can't expect me to believe that you were so nervous about a flight, can you?" Tangle asked.

"It's not that, don't worry. Just… give me a minute. It will all make sense soon." Tails said.

"…Alright?"

After a bit of flying, Tails finally was able to steel his resolve.

"So… you ready?" Tails asked.

"Uh… Sure?"

"Ok… here goes nothing…"

He then began to glow a familiar red, and a bright light lit up beneath them.

Suddenly, at great speed, something shot up into the sky. When Tangle's eyes adjusted to the light, she got a good look at what it was.

"Is that… Sonic?" Tangle asked. "Uh… why is he super?"

"Just watch." Tails said.

Super Sonic then proceeded to put on quite the impressive acrobatic routine in the air for the two of them, which seemed to include a stream of stardust following behind him.

"Ok… so this is breathtaking and all… but why is he doing this?" Tangle asked.

"Do you remember what today is?" Tails asked.

"Uh…"

"It's the three year anniversary of us getting together." Tails said with a laugh.

"Oh, is that really today? Sorry, I forgot.."

"It's fine, don't worry about it." Tails said. "This day is special, so I wanted to do something special, and Sonic was more than happy to help."

"You do know that you don't have to go over the top like this for me…" Tangle said.

"Yeah, but it's more than that." Tails said. "I also… wanted to thank you."

"Thank me? For what?" Tangle said.

"For everything really… for sticking with me this whole time, through the good and the bad."

Sonic did a Zig zag in the air.

"For being such an amazing source of positivity to not just me but everyone else."

He did a loop.

"And finally, for just being you."

Tangle just smiled at this, then proceeded to wrap her tail around Tails, as Sonic slowed down to a halt.

"You're welcome Tails. Thank you for doing the same for me." Tangle said.

"Yeah… but… there is just one more thing I have to say…"

"And that is?"

"Look up."

Tangle complied, and she did not expect what she saw. A message, written out in stardust.

"Will you… marry… me?" Tangle read.

Tails could only describe the sight before him as the most flustered he has ever seen the lemur.

She then turned to the left to see a mechanical hand, holding an open box containing a ring.

"W-wow… ok! Uh, when did you get so smooth?" Tangle asked.

"I learned from the best!" Tails said with a smile.

"It was Sonic's idea you mean?" Tangle asked.

"… Yeah…"

"Well, I have to admit, he came up with a great idea… and it worked…" Tangle said.

"So…"

"Yes… I will."

At this point, the feeling of joy completely took over Tails, as he put the Tornado into autopilot and leapt out of the cockpit, and pulled Tangle into a hug before lifting her into the air with him.

"Wait, what about the…"

"Sonic can fly it." Tails said, as they watched the hedgehog fly into the cockpit and took over.

Sonic then looked back at watched the newly engaged couple, as Tails flew over to land. A tear rolled down his eye as he finally said the one thing he wanted to say for the past twelve years.

"Mission accomplished…"

The next day

"Tangle! I got your message! What's…" Amy said as she entered the room, before she noticed that she wasn't alone. "Oh, big girls only meeting… this must be really important if you are calling it."

"Yeah… It kinda is." Tangle said. "Something… happened last night."

"Oh don't TELL ME that Tails broke up with you!" Amy said rather annoyed. "If he did, he is getting a HUGE hammer to the face!"

"No! No he didn't!" Tangle said. "But uh… we aren't exactly… dating… any more…"

"Ok, so he didn't break up with you, but you aren't dating any more… ok, I'm stumped, what happened?" Jewel asked.

"Uh… well… you see… funny thing really!" Tangle said.

"Oh just spit it out already!" Rouge said. "Some of us have to get back to work!"

"He… uh… well… might of… proposed?" Tangle said apprehensively.

"…"

"…"

"…"

"He did WHAT?!" Whisper uncharacteristically shouted.

And now, Tangle was the victim of a bone crushing hug, courtesy of Amy.

"I! AM! SO! HAPPY! FOR! YOU!" Amy said as she began swinging the lemur around.

"Th-thanks Amy… please put me down?" Tangle asked.

Once the hedgehog complied, they began talking again.

"Gotta say, I wasn't expecting you two to be the first ones to tie the knot." Rouge said. "I thought he would be dancing around the topic for years before building up the courage to do that."

"You should give the guy more credit. He has become a lot more confident over the years." Tangle said.

"I wonder who helped with that." Jewel said smugly.

The girls all looked at Tangle for an answer.

"Geez, did I really have that much of an impact on him?" Tangle asked.

"Enough to make him want to marry you." Amy explained. "Speaking of, we have a wedding to plan now!"

"Uh right… there is just one thing I think we need to address first…" Tangle said.

"And that is?"

"Well…"

"No." Sonic said pointedly.

"But Sonic, if we wait too long…" Tails tried to explain.

"Listen, I know that you are worried that Eggman will interrupt the wedding, and I get that!" Sonic said. "But, this is a once in a lifetime event! We have to make it special! And having the wedding two days after the proposal is not the way to go."

"Still… how do we make sure that Eggman doesn't interrupt?" Tails asked.

"Don't worry, I have a plan." Sonic said.

Tails just looked at the hedgehog.

"…Fine." Tails said. "I'll call Tangle and tell her we are gonna be putting time in to plan it out."

"Right, and I'll go and do what I have to do." Sonic said.

"Good luck. Let me know right away what happens so we can plan accordingly." Tails said.

"You got it." Sonic said before speeding off.

"Sonic, I really hope you know what you're doing here…"

Eggman's base

"Uh boss?" Orbot suddenly asked.

"Yes?" Eggman responded.

"Shouldn't you be… I don't know, planning?" Orbot asked. "You know what you saw last night, and I thought you would be taking the opportunity to plan an attack by now."

"Hmm… Well, I've been thinking about that." Eggman said.

"And…?" Orbot said.

"Patience. He will probably be here soon." Eggman said.

And then, an alarm began to sound.

"Right on cue." Eggman said before pushing a button. "All robots, stand down. This is a casual visit."

This action caught his assistants off guard. He did know who he is letting into his base, right?

Shortly after, the doors opened, and Sonic stepped into the room.

"Hey doc, good to see ya." Sonic said casually. "I assume you know what this is about?"

"That writing in the sky you did last night wasn't very subtle you know. That, and the fact that I picked up a massive amount of chaos emerald energy being put in use kinda gave it all away." Eggman explained.

"Right, so you already know about the wedding." Sonic said. "So, what do I have to do to get you to stay away from it."

"Oh? You mean I'm not invited? How cruel!" Eggman said with a laugh.

"I'm being serious here Eggman!" Sonic said.

"Alright alright, you really want to know?" Eggman asked. "Nothing at all."

"…What?" Everyone in the room collectively said.

"You heard me. I have no intention on interrupting the wedding." Eggman explained.

"Ok, no. I'm sorry, but there is no way you are telling the truth here." Sonic said.

"It is the truth." Eggman said. "I saw that future too you know."

Sonic just stood there in silence.

"And, I still remember what you said to me that day." Eggman continued. "I thought long and hard about it, and, as much as I hate to admit it, you were right."

Sonic finally realized what Eggman was talking about.

"He's become more of a hero than I have ever been, and more of a genius than you ever will be."

"When I accepted what you said as the truth, I didn't know what to feel." Eggman started. "But, last night, seeing all of that unfold, I finally figured it out."

"And that is?"

"I was proud." Eggman said. "I may have been his enemy, but I watched that little fox grow into the man he is today."

After some thought, Sonic realized that Eggman was right about that.

"So, I will not be interrupting the wedding. Not because I wish to be friendly with you or him, but out of respect for how much he has grown." Eggman said. "That being said, I will have a gift for him, so please come and pick it up when the day comes."

"Right… thank you Eggman." Sonic said.

"Don't thank me just yet. Just because I am leaving the wedding alone doesn't mean I am not planning something for other days! You better be ready." Eggman said. "Though it may take some time to get ready. And if a wedding WERE to happen before then, then good for them."

"Gotcha. We'll be ready!" Sonic said.

And with that, Sonic left.

"Sir, are you sure about this?" Orbot asked.

"More sure than I have been in my entire life."

End of Post Game Chapter 6

And there is the proposal!

Sorry about not putting this up yesterday, I simply forgot to do it before I left for work.

Some may say that Eggman was a bit out of character at the end there. Honestly though, I feel like it is something he would do. Might just be me though.

This is the beginning of what is basically going to be the three part finale of this story… wow, this story is actually ending for real! Took me way too long to do that! The second part should be obvious, but the third part is gonna be a surprise. Since this IS a three parter, I am going to post all three chapters across the next three weeks. From Future to Past? Will still update next week though.

Anyways, I will see you all next time for Post Game Chapter 7: Mr. and Ms. Prower