Metal Heart~ chapter eight
No Matter What
"Think he's okay there?" Sonic asked. Bunnie had her ears up in curlers and her nightrobe on. "Sugah-hog, dontcha worry 'bout Tails none," she replied sleepily. "He's gonna be alright, you just watch."
Sonic was worried, and not entirely sure he could trust the idea of Tails, mecha or no, alone in the city at night. It made him feel sick, and even more sick when he thought of how if he'd been a little more keyed in, Tails wouldn't have BECOME a robot to begin with...God, why was this all his fault?!!! Now, due to the guilt, he couldn't sleep. He was spending the night over at Bunnie's in the hopes she could help him out. Of course, no one can lay away another's guilt, but it's not a wrong to ask for a bit of consolation from your friends.
"Bunnie...Are you scared for him..?"
Bunnie looked at Sonic in surprise. "A- Ah dunno, Sonic..." she replied. It was the first time he'd EVER heard her call him by name. She was obviously really really surprised... "Ah dunno if ah worry for 'im, or if ah'm just plain scared...Ah think he'll be alright, bein' as he's got Charlie there an' all..."
"Uncle Chuck...I'm sure he'll look out for Tails..."
"Ah'm sure too, sugah-hog...Charlie has a strong heart, even as a robot..."
"Yeah..."
Bunnie smiled. "Now listen here, yah muffin. If you plan on goin' tah the city in tha mornin' then what in tha hoo-ha are y'all stayin' up so late for?"
Sonic smiled too. "You're right. G'night, Bunnie."
"G'night, sugah."
In the morning, Sonic was quick to leave for the city. He brought a power ring with himself for the sake of talking to Uncle Chuck...In case...Now, Chuck was no task to find. Sonic slipped past the worker 'bots and got to him. Swiftly, he ran to him.
"Uncle Chuck!"
Chuck snapped out of pretending to be like the others. "Sonny boy! Something the matter?"
Sonic nodded sadly. "Yeah, it's MONDO bad. Tails...He...Got turned into a robot..."
Chuck stared at Sonic in surprise a moment. "That poor little kid got turned into a MACHINE?!!"
"Yeah..." He sniffled. "I want you to look out for him, okay, Uncle Chuck? Sal says its the best way to leave him in Robotropolis, but all I did all last night was worry..."
Chuck put his hand on Sonic's shoulder. "Don't you worry, Sonny boy," he told Sonic. "I'll keep an eye on him...Is he...?"
"...Like a normal Robot? Nope...If I talk to him a little, he calms down and stops trying to kill me...But he doesn't wanna be near the Freedom Fighters...And Rotor is still sure he thinks like a robot..."
"Sonic, listen," Chuck said firmly as tears visably began to show in Sonic's eyes. "Tails is your little brother no matter what old robotnik does to him, you hear me? Deep down, he can still feel that he loves you, Sonic, and that's why he won't hurt you. He might be controlled now, but he hasn't got a metal heart."
"I- I know...I told Rotor that before..."
"Exactly." Chuck turned back to leave. "I'll watch out for Tails, Sonny boy. Nothing will happen to him with me here, I promise." He left.
Sonic sighed. "Bye Uncle Chuck...Thanks..."
No matter what, as long as his uncle was there, and deep down Tails could still feel, Sonic knew everything would be alright...They'd have that de-robotosizer soon...
((THE END))
Author's Note: This story is deticated to Ladymecha, a true hard-core SatAM fan. She is a really great lady. This is for you, friend! I hope you enjoyed it. And for those of you who liked my SatAM story, please tell me and I'll write somemore SatAM stuff. I'll start up on an Epilogue to Metal Heart...Thanks for all the reviews everyone! Bye!
No Matter What
"Think he's okay there?" Sonic asked. Bunnie had her ears up in curlers and her nightrobe on. "Sugah-hog, dontcha worry 'bout Tails none," she replied sleepily. "He's gonna be alright, you just watch."
Sonic was worried, and not entirely sure he could trust the idea of Tails, mecha or no, alone in the city at night. It made him feel sick, and even more sick when he thought of how if he'd been a little more keyed in, Tails wouldn't have BECOME a robot to begin with...God, why was this all his fault?!!! Now, due to the guilt, he couldn't sleep. He was spending the night over at Bunnie's in the hopes she could help him out. Of course, no one can lay away another's guilt, but it's not a wrong to ask for a bit of consolation from your friends.
"Bunnie...Are you scared for him..?"
Bunnie looked at Sonic in surprise. "A- Ah dunno, Sonic..." she replied. It was the first time he'd EVER heard her call him by name. She was obviously really really surprised... "Ah dunno if ah worry for 'im, or if ah'm just plain scared...Ah think he'll be alright, bein' as he's got Charlie there an' all..."
"Uncle Chuck...I'm sure he'll look out for Tails..."
"Ah'm sure too, sugah-hog...Charlie has a strong heart, even as a robot..."
"Yeah..."
Bunnie smiled. "Now listen here, yah muffin. If you plan on goin' tah the city in tha mornin' then what in tha hoo-ha are y'all stayin' up so late for?"
Sonic smiled too. "You're right. G'night, Bunnie."
"G'night, sugah."
In the morning, Sonic was quick to leave for the city. He brought a power ring with himself for the sake of talking to Uncle Chuck...In case...Now, Chuck was no task to find. Sonic slipped past the worker 'bots and got to him. Swiftly, he ran to him.
"Uncle Chuck!"
Chuck snapped out of pretending to be like the others. "Sonny boy! Something the matter?"
Sonic nodded sadly. "Yeah, it's MONDO bad. Tails...He...Got turned into a robot..."
Chuck stared at Sonic in surprise a moment. "That poor little kid got turned into a MACHINE?!!"
"Yeah..." He sniffled. "I want you to look out for him, okay, Uncle Chuck? Sal says its the best way to leave him in Robotropolis, but all I did all last night was worry..."
Chuck put his hand on Sonic's shoulder. "Don't you worry, Sonny boy," he told Sonic. "I'll keep an eye on him...Is he...?"
"...Like a normal Robot? Nope...If I talk to him a little, he calms down and stops trying to kill me...But he doesn't wanna be near the Freedom Fighters...And Rotor is still sure he thinks like a robot..."
"Sonic, listen," Chuck said firmly as tears visably began to show in Sonic's eyes. "Tails is your little brother no matter what old robotnik does to him, you hear me? Deep down, he can still feel that he loves you, Sonic, and that's why he won't hurt you. He might be controlled now, but he hasn't got a metal heart."
"I- I know...I told Rotor that before..."
"Exactly." Chuck turned back to leave. "I'll watch out for Tails, Sonny boy. Nothing will happen to him with me here, I promise." He left.
Sonic sighed. "Bye Uncle Chuck...Thanks..."
No matter what, as long as his uncle was there, and deep down Tails could still feel, Sonic knew everything would be alright...They'd have that de-robotosizer soon...
((THE END))
Author's Note: This story is deticated to Ladymecha, a true hard-core SatAM fan. She is a really great lady. This is for you, friend! I hope you enjoyed it. And for those of you who liked my SatAM story, please tell me and I'll write somemore SatAM stuff. I'll start up on an Epilogue to Metal Heart...Thanks for all the reviews everyone! Bye!