Chapter 1: The start of a journey
Act Two: The message
Tails was in an unknown place and covered by shadows, gloomy and cold. Confused he decides to walk aimlessly when suddenly the shadows begin to fade and he realizes that is suspended over a strange planet, he decides to go down to it and notices a strange battle is performed where a group of weird looking people fought against a figure shrouded in darkness, but before they collide Tails was blinded by a flash of light.
"Aaahhhh!" - Tails shouted as he gasped breathlessly on his bed - "Master!, Master!, You are right?" - R.A.M.P asked worried while he entered Tails´ Bedroom.
"Yes ... I'm fine" - Tails answered in a relieved tone - "It´s the nightmare sir?" - R.A.M.P asked.
"Yes, it is becoming more often, I've been having it for six days" - Tails answered in a disturbed tone - "Do you think that it´s happening..." (RAMP said but was interrupted by Tails... - "No way!, I have not seen her in any of my dreams or my nightmares, but it seems that something or someone is trying to tell me something, but ... what?".
"You'd better try to get back to sleep Master, you could not sleep in a long time" - RAMP advised Tails, and following the advice of his butler Tails rested his head on his pillow and tried to sleep…
Mobius Prime, 2 days left for the anniversary:
The next morning, Sonic, Amy, Cream and Chaotix guys were having lunch in a cafe, when they observed Tails passing at the other side of the street.
"Hey buddy!, Come to lunch with us!" - Sonic offered but Tails seemed like hypnotized or something; he had a blank stare as he walked.
"He not even turned to see us" - Espio declared - "That's very rude, how unfriendly" - Charmy commented.
"Hey, do not bother him. Leave him alone " -. Amy said a little angry - "Do you know what happens to the little fox?" - Vector asked.
"Do you know that day is the day after tomorrow?" - Sonic asked to them - "Not really" - Charmy, Espio and Vector answered at the same time.
"The day after tomorrow is the anniversary of the Cosmo´s Decease ..." - Amy said in a serious tone - "Poor Tails looks very lonely and sad" - Cream added.
"If tomorrow is ... well you know, that would explain his behavior today and in the past year" - Espio declared - "What do you mean?" - Cream asked him.
"Last year at this same week, Tails was not seen in public for seven days, but now is a little weird, it seems as if his mind were asleep or elsewhere" - Espio affirmed
"Tails doesn´t say it, but the pain and remorse are tearing him apart; He still feels guilty about having to shoot Cosmo" - Sonic said a little sad for his friend - "Don´t you think someone should go to see him?" - Cream asked to Sonic.
"Better not, four days ago I went to ask a favor but seemed to be at home and then a strange robot scared me at the door" - Amy said - "Is that the robot you told me about Amy?" - Cream said back - "Yes, It let me go after a moment and when I saw Tails watering a beautiful rose bush very strange, but very beautiful" - Amy added.
"A rose bush, could it be …?" - Sonic thought as he remembered the time that he gave Cosmo ´s seed to Tails - "I still think I'll go see him after lunch" - Sonic ended. That evening, he went to visit Tails, but like Amy he saw no one in the living room, when he heard a voice behind him - "Excuse me, but what are you doing here?"
When Sonic listens he turned and saw a robot of its height, with an oval body almost like the shape of an egg, his arms and legs seemed to be covered by a sort of metal sleeve and his body seemed to be covered by a smoking also made of metal with a high shirt collar and had no face ,only two large eyes that looked being upon a small bow tie.
"This must be the robot that Amy told me about, but she never described it this way" - thought Sonic - "Sorry I'm looking for Tails, Is he busy?" - Sonic asked.
"What is your name?" - R.A.M.P asked - "Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog" - Sonic answered to the droid.
"Sonic the Hedgehog, huh?; Please follow me" - RAMP said as he led sonic to an elevator, when the elevator arrived they entered it and went to the basement floor. As they descended Sonic and the robot were talking.
"I have a question?" - Sonic asked -"What is?" - R.A.M.P said.
"A friend of mine came here four days ago, she told me that you kept in the entrance for a while, but you let me get in almost immediately, why?" - Sonic asked to the droid.
"The Master gave me orders that when someone with your characteristics and names as you came to look for him and if he was at home, I must make him pass." - RAMP declared; When they arrived, the elevator door opened and Sonic saw a large dock and in front of them was a great spaceship and many robots were around and over it, building it.
"Master, SONIC has come to see you!" - R.A.M.P screamed and from the top of the ship heard someone reply… -"I'm coming, wait a minute."
And then they saw Tails descending from the ship...
"RAMP, You go and tell the others they can take time to recharge" - Said Tails with his fur stained with oil - "As you command, Master" - Said RAMP bowing before Tails.
"Okay Sonic, what I owe you this visit?" - Tails asked to his friend - "Before you talk about it, tell me, what are all these robots and that ship?" Asked the confused Hedgehog.
"These robots are my workers, this ship is a project I'm working on, it helps me keeping my mind active" - Tails said.
"OK, but tell me, what's up with the robot in smoking?" - Sonic asked - "That's R.A.M.P, he is my helper" (Tails)
"One last question, what he calls you Master?" - Sonic asked still confused - "Even I don´t know, I think it's because he has personalit of his own, I guess he called me like that because he wants" - Tails affirmed.
"Now, you tell me what are you doing here?" - Sonic said in a inquisitive tone. -"Yes, but 1st let´s get out of here and go to a more ventilated place, also I must clean my fur" - Tails said as they both went up the elevator.
After cleaning his fur Tails and Sonic came to the living room and sat down to talk.
"Tails, you got a problem or something bothering you?" - Sonic asked to his friend - "Why would you think that?" - Tails asked back with a serious expression on his face.
"Because today at noon I saw you walk across the street, I called you but you not even turned to look" - Sonic affirmed a little upset.
Tails just turned his gaze to the floor and said nothing - "Come on Tails, can you tell me what happens, we're friends, right?" (Sonic)
Tails lifted his gaze and said - "I could not sleep for six days"
"That´s not the answer I expected" - Sonic thought confused - "That's why. So, why you could not sleep? "
Tails only responds with two words: "A Nightmare" - "Nightmare, What kind of nightmare?" - Sonic insisted.
"Well it is more a strange dream than a nightmare ..." - Then Tails describes the nightmare to Sonic… - "OK, now I'm really confused" - Sonic thought with a sweat drop.
"This nightmare, is it recent?" - Sonic asked back a little worried by Tails´ health - "No, I've also had it last year" - Tails answered.
"I think you should stop thinking about that and try to rest. Amy and Cream are going to the town tonight for a walk, maybe you should go, it will help you to clear your mind " - Sonic suggested.
"No, think I will not be able to. I have to continue my project but thanks for the invitation. I will take your advice into account " - Tails said with a slight smile on his face - "Okay, take care Buddy" - Sonic said getting up.
"Wait a minute, RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMP!" - Tails screamed to his butler and R.A.M.P appears behind Sonic - "You rang?" - RAMP said in a very gloomy style, Sonic was invaded by the chills by hear RAMP…
"Escort Sonic to the door ..." - Tails said kindly but is interrupted by Sonic - "D-D-D-D-Do not worry, I know the way out. S-See ya " - Said Sonic Nervous and with the speed he normally use to escape Amy, Sonic disappears from the room. Seeing this Tails chuckles and RAMP watches him curiously...
"What?" - R.A.M.P asked to his master - "It seems that all who see you gets afraid" - Tails said still laughing. But Tails stops laughing when he notices RAMP is watching him carefully
"Ehhhhhhhhhhh, Did I say something wrong?" - Tails said stop laughing - "No Master. It's just ... " - R.A.M.P paused.
"What?" - Tails asked confused - "I have never seen you laugh before, this is the first time I see you happy" - R.A.M.P said in a little surprised tone.
"Maybe because I had not have a good cause to laugh in a long time" - Tails said staring at the floor sadly - "But you look better if you smile, you should do it more often" - R.A.M.P said trying to cheer up Tails.
"Thank you for saying that RAMP, I'll get something to eat and I´ll come back to the dock in 15 minutes, put on notice to the other" - Tails said to his buttler - "Acknowledge Master" - R.A.M.P said before going to the underground dock.
That night, while Tails was slept, he noticed he was having the same strange dream again - "Oh, C´mon!, Not again" - Tails grumbled, And after saying that the fog lifted, but this time he appears in a place full of light and began to hear a voice - "It seems at last you could came, It take you a lot of time" - said the voice.
"Who are you, where are you?" - Tails said a little scared - "Calm yourself young fox, all your questions will be answered in due time" - the voice answered calmly.
"Your mind is confused and tormented. You've hurt yourself with your own memories, your guilt only will harm your spirit " - declared the voice solemnly -"What should I do?" - Tails asked more calmed.
"You've taken the first step. Although it was for a brief moment you have freed yourself from your misery and your pain, that allowed you to come here " - affirmed the voice - "But, what does mean that vision?, Why me?" - Tails asked desperately.
"You will know that and much more if you decide to seek the answers by yourself" - suggested the voice -"What do you mean?" - Tails asked back
"You must go where the scars haven´t healed yet, you must go where you can still see the ravages of the conflict. Upon your arrival, you must seek out those who did not succumb to the madness; they will tell you what you need to know. " - ended the voice before the darkness began to surround Tails.
"No, wait!" - Said Tails while being covered by darkness - "There's something else you should know, the object of your devotion should be with you" - said teh voice ,and after that, Tails was completely covered by the darkness, and he awoke on the floor of his room.