The Freedom Fighter Adventure
Chapter 5
(Hello again! After taking an extended vacation from writing, I'm back with Chapter 5)
A red light. That's what Tails was seeing. A glowing red light. It was the light from that Swatbot. Tails tries to use his tail whip move. The Swatbot doesn't even flinch. Now it's firing. Tails tries to avoid it, but it's too late. Now there is just intense pain, and Tails knows he's been hit. Then there is nothing but darkness.
Now there is light. "Am I dead?" Tails thought as he started to again become aware of his surroundings. All at once he opened his eyes. He saw that he was in something akin to a hospital room. He also saw something else. Seated nearby was that mongoose girl. What was her name again, Tina?
"Hey!" She said as she saw that Tails was awake. "Welcome back!"
Tails started to move, but she stopped him.
"Don't move around too much yet!" She said.
Tails felt a sharp pain in his side and realized that it was from stitches. "How long have I been out?" He asked, still a bit groggy.
"Almost a day." She said. "You lost a lot of blood. Everyone's been in and out of here all day. In fact, Sonic – I mean your Sonic – is waiting outside right now."
"What are you doing here, Nina?" Tails asked.
"My name's Mina, silly!" she giggled. "Princess Sally asked me to look after you."
"Well, I'm glad that she did." Tails thought. But Tails suddenly realized that he did not think it, he had said it out loud!
"Now, what's that supposed to mean?" Mina asked with a smile.
"Well…. Uhhhh…. Just having a lovely nurse around." Tails said.
"Well, aren't you a sweet talker." Mina said. "Hey, Sonic wanted to know as soon as you were awake. I'll get him for you."
"Oh, okay." Tails said. He wanted to see Sonic, but right now he wanted to see Mina more. Tails could not understand why he would feel like that. He had really said little more than 'hello' to her since he had come to this world. But he felt some odd feeling around Mina that he had never felt before. Tails had never been around any girl his own age. The only girl he had ever had any real contact with was Amy, and she was more like a big sister. Tails wondered "So is this what a crush feels like?"
"I tell you sire, it was a mistake to think those three could be of any help!" Geoffrey said as he provided his report to Max and Alicia. "The two Sonics simply trip each other up with their macho competitiveness, Amy is but a teenage airhead, and Tails has already been put out of action before we've even made any move against Robotropolis!"
"That 'airhead,' as you called her, saved my life!" Sally said as she stepped into the room. "Father? Now that you've heard Geoff's report would you like to hear what really happened?"
"St. John may have a point about Sonic…. And Sonic." Max said. "Their desire to outdo the other one could easily be a distraction."
"I know." Sally said. "Both Sonics can be a real handful…" But a thought entered Sally's mind, she knew two people who could keep the Sonics in line. "Don't worry, Father. When we hit Robotropolis, both Sonics will be on the same page."
"Hmph!" said Geoff.
"How ya feeling, buddy?" Sonic asked as he sat down next to Tails' bed.
"I'm fine Sonic." Tails responded. "Except for these stitches!"
"Don't worry, buddy. You'll be back helping me kick ass and take names before you know it!" Sonic said with a smile.
"I sure hope so." Said Tails.
"So, what happened out there?" Sonic asked. "It usually takes something pretty big to bring you down!"
"I know." Tails said. "These Swatbots are tough! My tail whip didn't even faze him! I saw that last one get by you and that other Sonic. I tried to head him off, but you see what happened!" Tails pointed to his stitches.
"Damn! If that other me had just let me have that last Swatbot…." Sonic said.
"That's not important." Tails said. He wanted to tell Sonic that BOTH Sonics were at fault, but now was not the time. "I need to find something to beat those Swatbots…." Sonic could almost see the wheels turning in Tails' head. "If I just had the Cyclone; or a…. Hmmm…. Sonic! Could you go find Rotor?"
"Hey, buddy! You're not gonna be able to work on anything!" Sonic said. "At least not for a few days!"
"I know!" said Tails. "But I can let him know what I have in mind!"
"Alright, Tails." Said Sonic. "Just sit tight and I'll get him!"
"Oh, and Sonic?" Tails asked. "On your way out, could you ask Mina to come back in here?"
"What for?"
"Make up some excuse!"
"Okay, I understand." Sonic said. He grinned as he thought to himself "I understand perfectly."
"Well, that's the plan." Sally said as she and Amy walked towards Sonic's hut. "We're going into Robotropolis itself. But we have to get these Sonics to cooperate first."
"That's easier said than done." Amy said. "Any ideas?"
"Sure." Sally said. "Whose little fingers are they wrapped around?"
"Why, ours of course!" Amy said with a grin.
"Exactly." Sally said. "They'll do what we say…. I hope. We'll just lay down the law with them!"
But just then they heard a commotion in Sonic's hut.
"What is that?!" Amy asked.
They opened the door to find the their Sonics right in each others faces!
"What is going on in here?!" Sally demanded.
"It's your sweetheart's fault that Tails got shot!" Sonic said.
"Bullshit!" the other Sonic said. "You're the one that let that Swatbot get away!"
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Sally said. "You're just like a couple of preschoolers! What difference does it make which one of you has saved the day the most or has knocked off the most Swatbots or even who has the best girlfriend? You're BOTH still Sonic the Hedgehog!"
"Yes!" added Amy. "Stop blaming each other about Tails!"
"We're going into Robotropolis soon!" Sally said. "And we can't have you two acting like this! Me and Amy are best friends. Why do you have to act like this? Now, if you two don't stop this foolishness…."
"C'mon, Sally!" Amy said. "Let's leave these children here to their little petty squabble!"
"You said it!" Sally said. As she left she looked around at the two Sonics. "Oh, and if you two boys don't start to get along; it's going to be veeery cold in the bedroom!"
"And that goes for me too!" Amy said.
The Sonics watched Amy and Sally leave.
"Y'know, I guess they're right!" Sonic said. "This whole thing between us is kind of childish."
"Yeah, you're right!" the other Sonic said. "Y'know, Sal sure is cute when she's mad!"
"Not as cute as Amy!"
"Says you!"
"Yeah, says me!"
"How was your supper Tails?" Mina asked as she picked up his tray.
"Oh, it was good, Mina." Tails said. He saw that Mina was leaving. "Wait! Don't go yet." He said.
"Oh, why not?" Mina asked.
"I…. Uhhhhh….. I just want to talk to you." Tails said.
"What about?" asked Mina.
"Well, just tell me a little about yourself." Tails said.
"Oh, there's not that much to tell." Mina said. "I'm just a babysitter, not one of the Freedom Fighters."
"Now there's got to be more to you than that." Tails said. "How did you meet Sonic and Sally?"
"Well, my Mom was my only family, until she was roboticized." Mina sighed.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Tails said. "If you don't want to talk about that."
"No, it's okay." Mina said. "I was going to try to save her, but Sonic stopped me. He knew that I would just end up roboticized myself. That's how I met Sonic and Sally. Next thing I knew, I had a job babysitting you and Amy. Well, I mean this world's versions of you and Amy."
"Well, I'm glad this other Sonic saved you from being roboticized." Tails said. "Otherwise, I would not have gotten to meet you."
"Why, you say the sweetest things." Mina said. "Y'know, I think you're sweet on me."
"Well, I….. maybe I am." Tails said.
Tails thought he saw Mina blush. "Well, maybe I am too." She leaned over and kissed Tails on the cheek. "Now, you just rest up and I'll see you in the morning."
Mina turned out the lights and left the room. But Tails couldn't go to sleep. He held his hand to the place where Mina had kissed him.
And he felt like his heart was singing out loud.
(Awwwww, our little Tailsy has a case of puppy love! Will he and Mina get serious? Will the Sonics learn to get along? What's the plan of attack on Robotropolis? What is Tails' plan to overcome the Swatbots? The answers await in chapter 6. Stay tuned.)
Chapter 5
(Hello again! After taking an extended vacation from writing, I'm back with Chapter 5)
A red light. That's what Tails was seeing. A glowing red light. It was the light from that Swatbot. Tails tries to use his tail whip move. The Swatbot doesn't even flinch. Now it's firing. Tails tries to avoid it, but it's too late. Now there is just intense pain, and Tails knows he's been hit. Then there is nothing but darkness.
Now there is light. "Am I dead?" Tails thought as he started to again become aware of his surroundings. All at once he opened his eyes. He saw that he was in something akin to a hospital room. He also saw something else. Seated nearby was that mongoose girl. What was her name again, Tina?
"Hey!" She said as she saw that Tails was awake. "Welcome back!"
Tails started to move, but she stopped him.
"Don't move around too much yet!" She said.
Tails felt a sharp pain in his side and realized that it was from stitches. "How long have I been out?" He asked, still a bit groggy.
"Almost a day." She said. "You lost a lot of blood. Everyone's been in and out of here all day. In fact, Sonic – I mean your Sonic – is waiting outside right now."
"What are you doing here, Nina?" Tails asked.
"My name's Mina, silly!" she giggled. "Princess Sally asked me to look after you."
"Well, I'm glad that she did." Tails thought. But Tails suddenly realized that he did not think it, he had said it out loud!
"Now, what's that supposed to mean?" Mina asked with a smile.
"Well…. Uhhhh…. Just having a lovely nurse around." Tails said.
"Well, aren't you a sweet talker." Mina said. "Hey, Sonic wanted to know as soon as you were awake. I'll get him for you."
"Oh, okay." Tails said. He wanted to see Sonic, but right now he wanted to see Mina more. Tails could not understand why he would feel like that. He had really said little more than 'hello' to her since he had come to this world. But he felt some odd feeling around Mina that he had never felt before. Tails had never been around any girl his own age. The only girl he had ever had any real contact with was Amy, and she was more like a big sister. Tails wondered "So is this what a crush feels like?"
"I tell you sire, it was a mistake to think those three could be of any help!" Geoffrey said as he provided his report to Max and Alicia. "The two Sonics simply trip each other up with their macho competitiveness, Amy is but a teenage airhead, and Tails has already been put out of action before we've even made any move against Robotropolis!"
"That 'airhead,' as you called her, saved my life!" Sally said as she stepped into the room. "Father? Now that you've heard Geoff's report would you like to hear what really happened?"
"St. John may have a point about Sonic…. And Sonic." Max said. "Their desire to outdo the other one could easily be a distraction."
"I know." Sally said. "Both Sonics can be a real handful…" But a thought entered Sally's mind, she knew two people who could keep the Sonics in line. "Don't worry, Father. When we hit Robotropolis, both Sonics will be on the same page."
"Hmph!" said Geoff.
"How ya feeling, buddy?" Sonic asked as he sat down next to Tails' bed.
"I'm fine Sonic." Tails responded. "Except for these stitches!"
"Don't worry, buddy. You'll be back helping me kick ass and take names before you know it!" Sonic said with a smile.
"I sure hope so." Said Tails.
"So, what happened out there?" Sonic asked. "It usually takes something pretty big to bring you down!"
"I know." Tails said. "These Swatbots are tough! My tail whip didn't even faze him! I saw that last one get by you and that other Sonic. I tried to head him off, but you see what happened!" Tails pointed to his stitches.
"Damn! If that other me had just let me have that last Swatbot…." Sonic said.
"That's not important." Tails said. He wanted to tell Sonic that BOTH Sonics were at fault, but now was not the time. "I need to find something to beat those Swatbots…." Sonic could almost see the wheels turning in Tails' head. "If I just had the Cyclone; or a…. Hmmm…. Sonic! Could you go find Rotor?"
"Hey, buddy! You're not gonna be able to work on anything!" Sonic said. "At least not for a few days!"
"I know!" said Tails. "But I can let him know what I have in mind!"
"Alright, Tails." Said Sonic. "Just sit tight and I'll get him!"
"Oh, and Sonic?" Tails asked. "On your way out, could you ask Mina to come back in here?"
"What for?"
"Make up some excuse!"
"Okay, I understand." Sonic said. He grinned as he thought to himself "I understand perfectly."
"Well, that's the plan." Sally said as she and Amy walked towards Sonic's hut. "We're going into Robotropolis itself. But we have to get these Sonics to cooperate first."
"That's easier said than done." Amy said. "Any ideas?"
"Sure." Sally said. "Whose little fingers are they wrapped around?"
"Why, ours of course!" Amy said with a grin.
"Exactly." Sally said. "They'll do what we say…. I hope. We'll just lay down the law with them!"
But just then they heard a commotion in Sonic's hut.
"What is that?!" Amy asked.
They opened the door to find the their Sonics right in each others faces!
"What is going on in here?!" Sally demanded.
"It's your sweetheart's fault that Tails got shot!" Sonic said.
"Bullshit!" the other Sonic said. "You're the one that let that Swatbot get away!"
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Sally said. "You're just like a couple of preschoolers! What difference does it make which one of you has saved the day the most or has knocked off the most Swatbots or even who has the best girlfriend? You're BOTH still Sonic the Hedgehog!"
"Yes!" added Amy. "Stop blaming each other about Tails!"
"We're going into Robotropolis soon!" Sally said. "And we can't have you two acting like this! Me and Amy are best friends. Why do you have to act like this? Now, if you two don't stop this foolishness…."
"C'mon, Sally!" Amy said. "Let's leave these children here to their little petty squabble!"
"You said it!" Sally said. As she left she looked around at the two Sonics. "Oh, and if you two boys don't start to get along; it's going to be veeery cold in the bedroom!"
"And that goes for me too!" Amy said.
The Sonics watched Amy and Sally leave.
"Y'know, I guess they're right!" Sonic said. "This whole thing between us is kind of childish."
"Yeah, you're right!" the other Sonic said. "Y'know, Sal sure is cute when she's mad!"
"Not as cute as Amy!"
"Says you!"
"Yeah, says me!"
"How was your supper Tails?" Mina asked as she picked up his tray.
"Oh, it was good, Mina." Tails said. He saw that Mina was leaving. "Wait! Don't go yet." He said.
"Oh, why not?" Mina asked.
"I…. Uhhhhh….. I just want to talk to you." Tails said.
"What about?" asked Mina.
"Well, just tell me a little about yourself." Tails said.
"Oh, there's not that much to tell." Mina said. "I'm just a babysitter, not one of the Freedom Fighters."
"Now there's got to be more to you than that." Tails said. "How did you meet Sonic and Sally?"
"Well, my Mom was my only family, until she was roboticized." Mina sighed.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Tails said. "If you don't want to talk about that."
"No, it's okay." Mina said. "I was going to try to save her, but Sonic stopped me. He knew that I would just end up roboticized myself. That's how I met Sonic and Sally. Next thing I knew, I had a job babysitting you and Amy. Well, I mean this world's versions of you and Amy."
"Well, I'm glad this other Sonic saved you from being roboticized." Tails said. "Otherwise, I would not have gotten to meet you."
"Why, you say the sweetest things." Mina said. "Y'know, I think you're sweet on me."
"Well, I….. maybe I am." Tails said.
Tails thought he saw Mina blush. "Well, maybe I am too." She leaned over and kissed Tails on the cheek. "Now, you just rest up and I'll see you in the morning."
Mina turned out the lights and left the room. But Tails couldn't go to sleep. He held his hand to the place where Mina had kissed him.
And he felt like his heart was singing out loud.
(Awwwww, our little Tailsy has a case of puppy love! Will he and Mina get serious? Will the Sonics learn to get along? What's the plan of attack on Robotropolis? What is Tails' plan to overcome the Swatbots? The answers await in chapter 6. Stay tuned.)