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A/N: This is the last chapter, but I also have a Sonic Says segment coming up for the story! Hope you've enjoying reading this as much as I have writing it.
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SIX:
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"Dungeon Sanitation Patrol really, really stinks!" Coconuts kicked over the mop bucket he was using, the soapy water leaking on the floor.

"Quit complaining!" Scratch hit him on the head with his mop, "You're the one who got us into this mess!"

"ME? ME? ME?" Coconuts got in Scratch's face, "I didn't do nothin'! Sonic's the one who did it!"

"I wish Robotnik never woulda made Sonic evil," Grounder sighed, "Now he doesn't need us anymore!"

"Sure he does!" A voice called from across the hall.

They looked over and saw Tails standing up near the bars of his cell.

"What do you want, brat?" Scratch approached him.

"I want to help you guys!"

"Sure, you're always trying to pull a trick like that on us!" Grounder pointed at him.

"No, really!"

"Just be quiet!" Coconuts threw his mop on the floor.

"I won't until you listen to what I have to say!"

"Fine, then! Talk!" Scratch said, "I don't care anymore!"

"All you have to do is turn Sonic back to normal, and then you guys will have a job again!"

"How on Mobius are we gonna do that?" Scratch asked.

"I can do it! I know I can! Just let me out of here!"

"I don't think so," Scratch started.

"Come on! You don't wanna spend the rest of your time cleaning dungeons, do you?"

"Well..."

"Scratch, he's got a point," Grounder poked him, "I'm tired of cleaning!"

"I'll do it!" Coconuts said, "Anything to get out of sewer patrol!" He started walking towards Tails's cell.

"Hold it," Scratch stopped him, "We'll let you out, but we're coming with you."

"That's okay with me!" Tails exclaimed. Anything to get out of here, he thought to himself.


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Robotnik toiled away on his broken construction machines, "Oh, Sonic?"

He appeared next to him, "Yes?"

"Would you run out and steal me some tires?"

"Right away!" he blasted out of the room.

Robotnik sighed, "It's so nice to finally find some decent help around here!"

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Tails peeked around the corner of the hallway. He snuck up to the lab doors and peered in, the SSSSS Squad right behind him, "I don't see Sonic! Where'd he go?"

"I knew this was a bad idea!" Scratch replied.

"And it just got worse."

Everyone gulped and turned around, "Sonic!" they stumbled backwards.

Robotnik heard the commotion and burst the doors open, "You malfunctioning morons! You let that brat escape! Sonic! Destory those robots and get that brat!"

Sonic nodded and rolled into a triple spin. The robots ran down the hall, but Sonic easily overtook them and buzz-sawed them into a pile of parts.

Tails dashed the other direction, but Sonic suddenly darted in front of him, blocking Tails's only exit, "Going somewhere?"

"Sonic, why are you helping Robotnik?"

"Because I'm evil!" Sonic creeped closer to him, making Tails stumble backwards, "I'm the evilest thing alive!"

"No! You're not evil! You're my best friend!" Tails explained as Sonic backed him up against the wall.

"All you are is an annoying, little pest!" Sonic sneered, "One," he held up a finger, "that's about to become... none!" he folded his fingers into a tight fist. Sonic snarled and grabbed Tails by his throat and picked him up, shoving him up against the wall.

"YES!" Robotnik shrieked, "Get rid of that brat permanently!"

"Sure thing, Doc!" Sonic replied.

"Sonic - please!" Tails gasped for breath, tears falling down his face, "I know you don't want to do this!"

"Ha! And why not?"

Tails stopped struggling and dropped his arms to his sides, "Because you've always taken care of me - you're my big brother!"

Big brother - those words touched Sonic. But, what was this kid doing? Didn't this kid realize what he was gonna do to him?

Tails continued, "And I trust you. I know you won't hurt me," his eyes staring straight into Sonic's. Sonic could see he was speaking the truth, though he didn't quite understand how or why.

"You can be my big brother!" a innocent little voice echoed in the depths of Sonic's mind. Pictures in Sonic's mind began to form. What were these pictures? A daydream, perhaps? He also began to hear dialogue playing in the background. They were scenes of someone - no him - with this kid... Tails.

"Hey Tails!" Sonic's own voice called from deep within his mind.

Tails - Sonic had come up with the name. It had just seemed to fit the little guy so well. He suddenly realized this wasn't a dream. What was it then? He must be... remembering...

"What are you waiting for?" Robotnik yelled, "Finish him off!"

Now even Robotnik's voice seemed far away to Sonic. Memories continued to flood into his brain. He saw the two of them going everywhere together: eating picnic lunches, spending their days zooming across the wide landscapes of Mobius, and sleeping under the silent stars of the night. He recalled the times when they had helped each other out. He had always helped Tails. Then why was he hurting him now?

Sonic shook his head and let Tails drop to the floor. His mind began to throb with pain - the other memories he thought were real tried to fight back, playing Robotnik's echoing voice, "You're the most evil hedgehog on all of Mobius! Mobians everywhere fear you!" Images of him destorying the town flashed in his mind like lightning. Sonic was so confused now. He put his hands on his head and tried to make some sense out of this. Who to believe?

"What are you doing?" Robotnik cried, "Eliminate him, Sonic! I command you!" Robotnik realized that the Mind-Away Ray was losing its grip on his mind.

Robotnik's voice again echoed in Sonic's mind, "You're Mobius's number one villain!"

"I'm Mobius's number one hero!" his own voice called from within his mind.

Tails looked up at Sonic, "Sonic! Do you remember? Do you know me?"

Sonic closed his eyes and concentrated. He saw a memory of himself and Tails fighting against Robotnik. Robotnik was the enemy. He always had been. And he was now.

The red tint in Sonic's eyes slowly disappated, and he shook his head as if to knock something out of it. Sonic frowned and now stood tall, "Game's over Robotnik. I'm in control now."

"NOOOO!!" Robotnik clenched his fists and made a hole in the wall.

"I knew you'd snap out of it!" Tails smiled at him as he tried to get up.

Sonic picked him up into a hug, "Thanks for trusting me, keed..." he then took hold of Tails' wrist, "C'mon! Let's go, Joe!"

They sped down the stairs and soon were out of the fortress, speeding down the hill.

"AHH! Stupid Hedgehog!" he kicked a bucket, "Stupid Fox!" he kicked a chair, "Stupid Robots!" he walked over to the pile of parts formerly known as Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts and kicked them too, "Oh, why can't I ever win?" he whined at the top of his lungs, "Just once?" He threw his arms up in the air and shook his fists, "Oh, how I HATE that HEDGEHOG!!"


The End! :)