Tails was too angry and terrified to feel any pain from his beating. His blue eyes burned and he breathed hard. He didn't need time to think or feel, he just did.
He leapt onto the black hedgehog's head from behind with a snarl, laser knife in hand.
He yanked the barrel of the gun away from Sonic's face. Slid both the magazine eject latches. Ripped his laser knife through the acid magazine.
Acid spewed from the magazine down the black hedgehog's arms and torso.
Tails tackled Sonic away from the acid spill as the black hedgehog cried out.
Sonic coughed for air, blinking and shaking his head. He couldn't run.
With a quick grunt, Tails snatched Sonic beneath his arms, whipped his tails into motion and half ran, half propelled to the air duct.
-Away from the room-away from the acid-covered hedgehog.
He may have weighed far less than Sonic, and he was small, but he flew Sonic places just about every day. He was strong when he had to be. He flung Sonic into the air duct, panting hard, his eyes wild.
The black hedgehog tried to stagger after them. "Come back!—It is pointless to run from me—I will-" he broke off and roared in pain. His front was covered in blood, eaten by the acid. He fell to his knees, clutching at his heart.
With a quick twist of his laser knife, Tail snapped the hinges on the electric shackles around Sonic's ankles.
Sonic still gasped for breath. His eyes were out of focus.
Tails kicked Sonic over and cut the shackles on his wrists. "Come on, Sonic, you need to be able to run now!" he shouted. "Go! Go!"
Sonic nodded to show Tails he understood. He ran a gloved hand over his face. "Mmm, yeah, gotta go, okay-!"
Sonic snatched Tails' wrist. He spun around, put on his Speed and the two began scrambling through the air duct as fast they could.
