Head's Up, Tails


Last time on Sonic X: Ayla's Story . . .

After a high-flying battle, Tails transformed the X Tornado into Battle Armor Mode and headed straight for the Egg Carrier with Sonic, Ayla, and Knuckles in tow, to rescue Amy from the clutches of Eggman.

Tails: Hang on! Almost there.

Sonic: Let's bring it in for a nice, smooth landing, Tails.

Tails: Oh no!

Sonic: What is it!?

Tails: You'll have to settle for nice and bumpy, we don't have any wheels!

Ayla, Sonic, & Knuckles: What!?

*The X Tornado crashed into the Egg Carrier*


(Gotta Go Fast!)

(Ayla's Theme song - KC Undercover Theme Song)


(Ayla's POV)

*Surprisingly, we all survived the crash & (miraculously) without a scratch*

Knuckles: Let's go!

Tails: Right!

Ayla: Wait for me!

*We all ran down the ship & soon Sonic went past us*

Sonic: Later guys!

*Missiles were launched & headed straight for Sonic*

Ayla: Look out!

*He managed to dodge all of them & then ran back to us*

Knuckles: He's turning back!

*Sonic stopped in from of us*

Sonic: Tails, you okay? *Tails nodded & took off his head bandage* Come on!

*Tails & I were about to follow him, but a missile cut us off & made a hole in the ship*

Knuckles: I'll meet up with you later!

*He jumped down through the hole & into the ship*

Tails: But, Knuckles!

Sonic: Don't sweat it, Tails. We can look for Amy.

Ayla: Let's go before they launch another attack

*Sonic nodded & ran down the ship. Tails flew with his tails, I got out my board, & we followed him. Just then, we heard something below. We looked down & saw Eggman had a hold on Amy's hammer. Her bird friend was flying next to her & Decoe & Bocoe were in front of them*

Dr. Eggman: Going so soon?

Sonic: Oh Eggman! Don't you think you oughta pick on somebody your own size?

Ayla: And didn't your Mother ever teach you to treat girls with respect?

*They looked up & saw me, Sonic, & Tails looking down on them*

Amy:*tears in her eyes* You did come . . . GET OUT OF MY WAY!

*She knocked Eggman, Decoe, & Bocoe away & then hit the wall. Making us fall & land on top of Eggman's back*

Sonic: We got ya.

Ayla: You give up?

Dr. Eggman: I guess so . . .

*Just then, we heard a scream. We turned around & saw Decoe had Lily trapped in a pincher*

Amy: No, Lily!

Sonic: Let her go, Decoe!

*Eggman got up & we fell off his back*

Dr. Eggman: Boys, keep your eyes on the birdie.

Decoe & Bocoe: YES, DOCTOR!

*Eggman then pushed Amy away & grabbed Lily*

Dr. Eggman: Now then, let's have it. *he took off the necklace around her neck* You won't be needing this. Nice birdie.

*He opened the necklace & a Chaos Emerald fell out*

Tails: Look, it's a Chaos Emerald!

Ayla:*in her mind* So that's why l felt a slight headache when I was near her.

Dr. Eggman: Lucky me. *to Decoe* Give back the bird.

*Decoe then gave Lily back to Amy*

Amy: Lily. *she nuzzled Lily* Your safe.

*Just then, a red, white, yellow & black robot walked out of a door behind Amy*

Gamma: YOU CALLED, DR. EGGMAN? WHAT IS YOUR WISH?

Amy: It's you!

Dr. Eggman:*pointing to me, Sonic, & Tails* How about a bit of target practice?

Gamma: YES, DOCTOR.

Amy: No!

Dr. Eggman: Aim for the blue ones.

Sonic: Gotta catch us first.

Decoe & Bocoe: YAY! THIS SHOULD BE FUN!

Sonic: Go for it.

Ayla: Ready when you are, Tin Man.

Gamma: READY. AIM.

*Just then, Amy ran up to us*

Amy: Don't shoot, robot! It's Eggman that's making him act this way.

Sonic & Ayla: Huh?

Amy: He's really nice. *suddenly, the robot fired it's lasers at us. we jumped back & dodged. I quickly got out my board & followed my brother down the ship, using my Ring Blades to make a shield* Robot! *it kept firing at us as we ran (& flew) down the ship* Please, stop shooting! No!

*Some debris from the ship flew up & we went up them*

Sonic: Just missed us that time.

Ayla: You'll have to do better than that.

*It fired at us again. We used the debris we were standing on to block the lasers & then we kicked it towards the robot. It hit the robot & broke into 2 pieces. Sonic kicked 1 piece at the robot & I kicked another. We then landed on the ship & robot landed in front of us, looking a bit damaged. We started to go towards it, but Amy stopped us*

Amy: Leave him alone, you two!

Sonic: This doesn't concern you, Amy. Stay out of the way!

Amy: You can't hurt him! He doesn't mean to be bad. He set us free.

*Sonic & I both looked at each other. After a few seconds, we nodded*

Sonic:*giving Amy a thumbs up* Okay. If you say so.

Ayla: Any friend of yours is a friend of -

*Suddenly, there was explosions coming from the ship*

Tails: Hey, guys! The ship! I have a feeling we're losing altitude!

*He was right. I could feel us going down*

Dr. Eggman: What is happening?

Decoe: I DON'T KNOW, DOCTOR.

Bocoe: I THINK WE'RE FALLING.

Dr. Eggman: Impossible!

*He turned around & ran back into the ship*

Decoe & Bocoe: WAIT FOR US!

*They ran after him*

Tails: Eggman's running away. Maybe we should follow 'em.

Sonic: No sweat, we'll take care of 'em.

*We all then looked at Amy, who was taking care of her robot friend*

Amy: Mr. Robot, can you hear me? Are you okay?

Tails: Shouldn't we stick together?

Sonic: We don't have much time to lose, Tails. Hurry up.

Tails: But . . .

Sonic: Come on, Tails, old buddy.

Ayla: You're our right-hand man.

*Tails was quiet for a few minutes, but then looked at Sonic & nodded*

Tails: Okay!

Sonic: Atta boy! *he then turned to me* You stay here too. Just in case.

Ayla: Okay. Be careful.

Sonic:*thumbs up & a wink* I will

*He then ran after Eggman*

Amy: He's really hurt.

Tails: Let's go, Amy.

Amy: We can't leave. Mr. Robot? *just then, it's eyes started glowing green. I got out my Ring Blades, just in case* Hey, he's awake! Oh thank goodness, you're alright. You were knocked for quite a loop. I was afraid you might never wake up.

Gamma: YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

Amy: I was glad to do it. Just returning the favor. *Tails then picked up Amy & they flew off the ship* Goodbye again! Thank you for everything! Ayla! Are you sure you're gonna stay here?

Ayla: I have too. Sonic might need my help!

Amy: Ok! Please be careful! Oh!

*She & Tails flew away from the ship & were out of sight*

Gamma: THANK . . . YOU.

*Gamma then flew off the ship & was gone. Having no one else around, I got out my board & flew into the ship to find Sonic or Knuckles. I went down one hallway & found Knuckles sitting on the floor with a brown bag next to him. He shook his head & picked up the bag*

Knuckles: Now that I found the rest of the Master Emerald, I'm outta here!

Ayla: Knuckles!

*He turned around & was surprised to see me*

Knuckles: Ayla! What are you doing here?

Ayla: I was looking for Sonic, but I found you. Tails got Amy off the ship.

Knuckles: Good. It's time we got out here too. Stay close to me.

Ayla: You got it.

*We both went down the hallway as the ship rocked back & forth. Just then, a red ball of light appeared front of us. It then got really bright & I covered my eyes*


(Vision)

*I opened my eyes & saw that me & Knuckles were surrounded by a forest on fire*

Knuckles: Not again. This is getting ridiculous. *We both turned to the right & saw the female echidna on the ground in front of what looked like the shrine on Mystic Ruins, but it looked brand new. 2 Chao lay next to her. Knuckles & I ran up to her* Hey, are you okay?

Ayla: Say something!

Tikal: I - I did my best to stop them, but Father and the others would not listen to me. I . . . I don't know what to do.

*Suddenly, we heard a loud roar*

Knuckles: What was that?

Ayla: I don't know. But it didn't sound good.

*The girl started to get up & looked at the shrine. Knuckles & I followed her gaze & saw the Master Emerald on top of the shrine, glowing*

Knuckles: Who are you? *the girl ran towards the shrine* Hey!

Ayla: Come back!

*We started to follow her, but then a bright light made us cover our eyes*


(Reality)

*When I uncovered my eyes, we were back on the ship*

Knuckles: What's happening? There must be some reason why we're being shown these things.

Ayla: Let's worry about that later. Right now, we have to get out of here!

*Knuckles nodded & we both ran to the outside of the ship. When we got there, Sonic was being attacked by the Chaos creature (who looked bigger & uglier). What really surprised me was that Chris, Big, & Froggy were trapped inside that thing* Knuckles & I each blocked a tentacle (Knuckles with his hands & we with my Ring Blades)*

Sonic: Hey, Knuckles! Ayla!

Knuckles: Don't worry, we'll get them out of here.

Sonic: Yeah, how?

Knuckles: I'll give you a hint.

*He tightened his fist. Sonic & I both sweatdropped*

Ayla: Shovel-Claw again?

Knuckles: You got a problem with that?

Sonic: Nope, no problem here, but if you get too close to that thing, it might suck that claw right in.

*Knuckles paused*

Knuckles: We gotta figure out some way to get through. There must be a weak spot in somewhere in that overgrown jellyfish!

Sonic: Hey, hold the phone there, buddy! Do you guys see what I see?

*We all looked at the pink brain inside the creature*

Knuckles: That's it!

*We all smirked at each other. Knuckles knocked away the tentacles we were holding & ran towards the creature*

Sonic:*to Knuckles* Ready, Knuckles!?

*Knuckles got out his shovel-claw*

Knuckles: Ready!

Sonic: Ready to rock, sis!?

Ayla: Ready to roll, bro!

Knuckles: Let's go! *he jumped above the creature* Now! Shovel Claw! *he then slashed at the creature's back, creating an opening for Sonic & me* Go for it!

*Sonic ran towards the creature & did a spin dash. The pressure from the creature made it burst, sending water everywhere. Eggman screamed. Chris was gasping for air & I was rubbing his back. Big was cradling Froggy*

Big: Hey, buddy.

*Knuckles picked up the blue Chaos Emerald*

Knuckles: There should be one more Emerald around here.

*Sonic ran in front of me & Chris*

Sonic: Hey Chris, you doing okay?

*Chris nodded*

Chris: Only problem is, how do we get off this thing?

Sonic: We'll use the X Tornado!

*We then turned around & saw Eggman trying to row away in his Eggmobile*

Bocoe: DOCTOR WAIT!

Decoe: YOU CAN'T LEAVE US HERE!

Sonic: Where do you think your going!?

Dr. Eggman: None of your business!

Ayla: You're not getting away that easily!

*We both ran up to Eggman's Eggmobile & held on*

Decoe & Bocoe: WATCH OUT, DOCTOR!

Dr. Eggman: Let go, you hideous hedge-rats!

*We both flew off, still hanging on to the Eggmobile. We soon crash landed in a foggy forest. I (miraculously) had landed in a large pile of leaves, while Sonic landed (headfirst) in the dirt. I grabbed his legs & pulled him out*

Ayla: You okay, bro?

Sonic: Yeah. But talk about a headache. Boy, that's the last time I hitch a ride with Eggman.

Ayla: Good plan.

*We both then looked up & saw what looked like a Temple with a giant tree growing on top of it*


(Third-person POV)

*The President's former aide, Jerome Wise, (his hair was a mess, he looked like he hasn't shaved in days, & he was wearing a ragged brown jacket over a ragged green shirt, ragged gray pants, & old brown shoes) opened a dumpster in a back alley*

Jerome Wise:*in his mind* Who would've thought? A couple of months ago, I was an advisor to the President. And now look at me, picking through slimy dumpsters for my next meal. How low can I go? Why couldn't Ayla and her friends have just minded their own business? *just then, he looked up & saw Dr. Eggman flying above him in his Eggmobile**out loud* Huh? Eggman!

Dr. Eggman: Who are you?

Jerome Wise: You might not remember me, sir. I was an advisor to the President!

Dr. Eggman: Oh, is that so? And what are you doing these days besides not bathing?

Jerome Wise: To tell you the truth, not much of anything. If you could help me out, I'd appreciate it.

Dr. Eggman: I have just the thing you need to put a spark in that humdrum life of yours.

Jerome Wise: I'll take it! I'll take it!

Dr. Eggman: Here.

*He dropped a box from his Eggmobile*

Jerome Wise: Thank you, thank you sir, thank you!

Dr. Eggman: The pleasure's mine.

*Suddenly, the box turned red & started to grow, block by block, until it turned into a giant missile. People could see it from nearby buildings. Chuck & Tails saw it on the news at the Mansion garage*

Scarlet Garcia:*on the TV* This is Scarlet Garcia, live from Station Square where an unidentified missile has been discovered.

Dr. Eggman: It's sure been nice knowing you all, bye bye! *he pressed a button on his Eggmobile & people screamed as the missile launched into the air* So long, Station Square!

*He flew away from the city. The missile flew above the city. Tails went after it with his 2 tails*

Tails: What was that thing? *the missile then went down* Oh no!

Man: It came out of nowhere!

Woman: That thing could blow up any minute!

*The missile landed in the middle of a freeway. Ayla's friends Tyler, Izzy, & Jake were standing in the crowd*

Jake: 10 dollars says that missiles from Eggman?

Izzy: I bet 20.

Tyler: Guys, I don't really think this is the time to be making bets. That thing could go off at any time.

Tails:*off-screen* I don't know about that. *They all looked up & saw Tails landing next to them**on-screen* It looks like no one was hurt.

*Suddenly, Bokkun flew down*

Bokkun: NOW LISTEN UP. I GOT A MESSAGE AND IT'S FROM EGGMAN. SO YOU FOLKS BETTER LISTEN GOOD.

*He pulled a small yellow TV out of his green bag*

Dr. Eggman:*on the TV* Well, Well, I hope you all enjoy my surprise. I had a blast putting it together and you'll have a blast in about two minutes, when my missile goes off. *as soon as he said that, everyone ran away* And now my trusty assistant Bokkun will begin the final countdown. Bokkun?

Bokkun: UH . . . COUNTDOWN?

Dr. Eggman:*on the TV* Start counting.

Bokkun: OKAY. 120. 119. 118 . . .


(Tails' POV)

Tails: If Sonic and Ayla were here . . . They'd know what to do


(In Tails' mind)

Sonic: Hey, no sweat, pal!

Ayla: We got this.

*Sonic jumped up to the missile & Ayla followed on her board*


(Reality)

*I then looked behind me & saw a crowd of people starting to gather & look at me*

Tails: What are you all looking at me for? There's nothing I can do about this. I wish . . . They'd said I should try. They'd say I could do anything I try. Alright, I'll give it my best shot! Here goes.

*I flew up the missile*


(Third-person POV)

Scarlet Garcia:*on the TV* It looks as though Tails is attempting to defuse the bomb.


(Tails' POV)

*I opened a hatch in the missile & looked inside a the circuits & wires with Bokkun still counting behind me*

Tails: If I could only figure out which is the right wire. If I cut the wrong one, this thing will detonate. And I . . . I don't have much time. *I started thinking back to the day I first met Sonic & Ayla* I know a lotta technical. I should be able to define this thing in no time. Now let's see...it can't be that one. Hmm . . . I got it!

*I cut a red wire in the missile*

Bokkun: HUH?

Tails: I did it! *The crowd below me cheered* Thanks everyone! *I then felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around & saw Bokkun* What is it? *he just shook my hand & started to flew away* Thanks

Bokkun: YEAH WELL. YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL I TELL DR. EGGMAN. HA!

*Soon he was gone*

*I was silent for a few seconds*

Tails: I really did it . . . Didn't I?


To be Continued . . .