Hi everyone! It's me again (obviously). I got reviews (not an incredible amount, but they're there, so I'm happy) so here's the next part! But don't expect every update to be so quick. If you read my useless ramble at the last chapter, you'd know that I have most of this written, but at the end I won't be able to update so quickly. I still have a life, you know! A very pathetic life, but that's not the point! What is the point, you ask? I'm getting there! Notes for the reviewing people!

To aliceamyrose- Thanks again for reviewing! Your stories are pretty good. That was a rather dull, uninspiring note (mine, not yours). I have to work on that…

To Toonangel. Thanks also for reviewing! Just one thing, what does, "brill" mean?

On with part 2! More ramble at the end!

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Zoom slapped Tails in the face. Tails woke up. "Hey Zoom, what was that for?" asked Tails. Zoom pointed at the clock, up the stairs, and then out the door to the racetrack. Tails understood. He ran outside, got in his robot, and drove into the track. Zoom toddled after him so he could watch.

Sonic was about to start without him when Tails arrived. "Finally!" he said. "Glad you decided to wake up, Tails!" Tails smiled. Everyone started driving around the course.

Tails had started his third and final lap when he started to get a little headache. He ignored it. Nothing…probably nothing… As he continued, though, it got stronger and stronger. Getting annoying…oww…. By the time Tails was about to cross the finish line, it was totally out of control. He tried as hard as he could to ignore it, but he couldn't. He was concentrating too hard on getting rid of the pain and not hard enough on the road. He had hardly noticed that he'd crossed the finish line when he crashed into a wall and blacked out.

"Tails! Tails, wake up!" said Sonic. Tails opened his eyes. He was still on the racetrack. Zoom, who had walked down to the track from the audience, pressed a red button on a little remote control. It illuminated lights on the side of the track. Everyone had agreed that would be an emergency stop signal. "Are you Ok?" asked Sonic.

Tails sat up and rubbed his head. "I think," he replied. He looked at his robot. It seemed a little banged up, but it had taken worse damage before.

Amy and Knuckles ran over. "How'd that happen?" Knuckles asked, gesturing toward the robot.

"I don't know," Tails said. "I guess I wasn't concentrating enough."

"That's not a very good excuse," said Amy. "That's the easiest turn on the course. You know, you don't look so good, Tails."

"Maybe you should go back inside," said Knuckles.

"You're probably right," said Tails. "I didn't get enough sleep last night anyway." He went inside and to his room and fell asleep.

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"Do you think he's ok?" Knuckles asked Sonic. The both of them were peeking into Tails' room. He had been asleep for hours.

"I dunno," said Sonic. "He really doesn't look good today."

"I know what ya mean," replied Knuckles. "I wonder if he'll be able to race again anytime soon...."

"I sure hope so...If any of us knows how to build a good racing kart, it's Tails."

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"I can't race like this," said Tails. He was awake after sleeping for five hours. "I have a headache...and I feel sick...and I just can't race like this, Sonic. I'm going home..."

"If you want, Tails, you can stay here-" Sonic began.

"No, I'd just be in the way," replied Tails.

"Well, how're you gonna get home?"

"You think I built my Tornado without an Auto-Pilot?"

"Well.....Ok. Be careful, buddy."

"I will. Thanks anyway, Sonic." Tails gathered his and Zoom's stuff and took off.

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A day before the members of the Dark Side were set to arrive, Sonic received a video call from Tails. (Tails was still developing the video-cell phone.)

"Hey there, little bro! Feelin' any better?" said Sonic.

"A little bit..."

"Tails, if you're still sick-"

"I know, I know, I shouldn't be up and around and video calling people, but this is an emergency! Look at this footage I found on the MSN!" (The MSN was not Microsoft Network. It was Mechanic's Security Network.) Tails displayed a short video.

"What's this?" asked Sonic.

"Footage from the security camera at that house you're using! The night we arrived!"

"There's a security camera system here?"

"Look at this!" On the video clip, a human figure was creeping in the direction of the kitchen.

"Who's that?"

"I dunno, but they went towards my room! They must have poisoned me or something!"

"If I didn't know better, I'd say that guy in there is...."

"Eggman!"

"Exactly! But even Eggman couldn't have pulled this one off!" Tails was slightly surprised.

"Why not?"

"I locked the door! I don't see any holes in that door or anything!"

"Are you trying to defend Eggman?"

"No! Not a chance! Are you sure you're all right, Tails?"

"I'm all right enough, Sonic! Why do you ask?"

"Because out of all people, you would never in a million years question my allegiance to the Hero Side!"

"Sorry, Sonic..."

"Well, whatever whoever did, it's obviously not killing you, and while that's good and all, it make me wonder a little bit. Why would Eggman do something to you that's not going to get rid of you?"

"He sort of did get rid of me, Sonic, I can't race. I think that's part of it." Sonic's video screen was starting to get blurry.

"Whatever it is, Tails, tell me quick, I'm losing you there."

"See, at the end of that official track you're using for the last round, there's that area where the-"

The screen blacked out.

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Okay, my cliffhangers aren't great, if you call them cliffhangers. I want more reviews! I don't care if they're flames! I don't care if you just say you read it! I don't even care if you only type one letter! Just give me reviews!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!

Right. That's that then. Peace!