Metal Heart~ Chapter2-Sick Inside

Sonic felt a sting in his eyes. Tears. Tears of anger, of frustration, of hate of despair. He couldn't do anything. Robotnik had just done something worse than killing Tails. He'd robotosized him. A tear spilled down Sonic's face. Anger rose inside him. Robotnik removed his finished work from the robotosizer. Tails was no longer a frightened little fox about to meet doom. He was a blankly expressioned robot. Nothing more. Robotnik smiled coldy at his new posession.

Unable to restrain himself, Sonic rushed to Tails. Dark eyes stared blankly forward. No smile brightened Tails' face. He was definatly a robot. Sonic had seen this happen to people all the time. It was horrible. But now it was worse than a nightmare. It was real and it had just happened to Tails, someone Sonic cared about very much.

Sonic put his hand on Tails' metal shoulder. It was cold and firm, and Sonic felt the tears in his eyes wanting to pour through onto his face. He din't want to believe this had happened. It all had to be a sick dream.

"Tails, c'mon," Sonic pleaded softly. "C'mon, look at me, big guy. I'm with you. Please look at me " Tails did nothing. Nothing at all. Sonic restrained the tears as best he could. "Tails, please."

"Give it up, hedgehog," Robotnik said coldly. "He's metal. You were too late. I have robotosized him."

"You," Sonic growled, tears beginning to go down his face. "You are sick!"

"Thank-you," Robotnik said. "I love what I do."

"THIS KID IS TOTALLY INNOCENT!" Sonic half shouted. "Why didn't you take me ? He was innocent "

"Somehow I just can't seem to care," Robotnik replied.

"I'm gonna get you for this," Sonic muttered. "I WILL, I SWEAR!!!" Emotion had taken hold of him. He didn't care that he was crying for once. And as much as he hated to think so, Sonic knew he'd failed. He was too late and Tails was a robot now. He had to leave. There was nothing left to do. Sonic turned to go. Tears remained on his face. "I'll make him normal again, I swear," he muttered, and left.