Visions: Chapter 2

I ran quickly towards the sound of his voice, calling out his name as I did so.

"Tails! Tails! Where are you?!"

"Over here!" His voice was growing louder as I approached his workshop behind the waterfall. About five years ago Sonic and Knuckles helped him clear out the huge wall of stone behind the waterfall to create a humungous workshop big enough to hold two of Eggman's Egg Carriers. Using some of the wood from trees from both Angel Island and the Mystic Ruins, some scrap metal from the smaller workshop, and bolts and screws from a hardware store in Station Square, Tails created a huge door that sealed in the workshop and protected it from intruders. He also constructed microcomputers that would give off a deafening screech when someone other than himself tried to trespass. He installed it in the door himself, a true genius that kid is. It was hard watching him get killed by the hands of his most beloved machines in that reoccurring dream.

'Stomp, stomp, CRUNCH! Stomp, stomp, CRUNCH! The sound of Tails' cracking bones was bothering me greatly. His robot Sparta twirls around madly, emitting fire red sparks from his neck. "OVERLOAD. OVERLOAD." it screeches loudly in its robotic voice, making me want to cover my ears. Sonic looks on horrified, his left hand quivering nervously in mine. The robot continues its mad stomping dance, trampling on the twin tailed vulpine that created him. I could already see that Tails was dead, an eyeball hanging out a socket, pink bits of brain spilled all over the ground, holes the size of beach balls around his chest and groin. Blood and gore is everywhere; on Tails' skin, on the robot's body, EVERYWHERE. I had to turn away from the sight so I wouldn't vomit but it was too late for that. The vile green liquid shot out from my mouth, some of it landing on Sonic's stomach.

"Are you okay Amy?" he asks sweetly, embracing me at the waist.

"Make it go away Sonic. Make all of this go away." I clenched my skull and started to scream as image after atrocious image of Tails' gruesome carcass replayed in my mind at a breakneck speed. All of this was making me go insane! "Make it all go away. Make it all go away."'

"Hey, what's up Amy? Something wrong?" Tails' deep tone broke through my crazed thoughts, snapping my mind back into the present. I looked absentmindedly, noticing that I had miraculously made it to his workshop. I guess that my feet carried me to my destination even though my heart and mind were somewhere else.

"Amy?" The kitsune placed his left hand on my shoulder, squeezing it gently. "Are you okay?"

"Oh, I'm fine. I just heard you scream and all so I."

"Heh, sorry bout' that." Tails uttered, grinning cheesily. "I was just shouting in frustration because I don't have enough screws to secure Sparta's head to its shoulders."

"Sparta?" That name caused a current of chills to flow down my spine.

"Yeah, Sparta. Wanna' see him?" Before I could protest he grabbed me by the arm and dragged me over to his latest 'creation'. My heart skipped a beat once I saw it. Glowing red eyes, cylinder shaped steel body, huge box shaped head, Sparta loomed over me like a ten foot giant, causing me to shudder in fright. My sudden jerky movements caused Tails to grow concerned.

"Hey, you all right?" His left brow shot upward.

"This robot gives me the creeps." I muttered, turning away.

"Who, Sparta?"

"Yes!" I hissed sharply. "I don't like him!"

"He's harmless!"

"I don't care! Just get him away from me!"

"Scared of robot's huh?" he teased, stifling a chuckle. He looked down at me, cupping his hand over his mouth.

"No. I just don't like THAT one."

"Why?"

"I JUST DON'T!" Tears welled up in the crevasses of my eyes; some tears were beginning to fall down my muzzle and landing on the stone ground with soft plops. Tails embraced me tightly, leaning down since he was a little bit taller than me.

"Tell me what's bothering you. He whispered in my ear. "I have to know." Suddenly, the words poured out of me like water pouring from an overturned pitcher. I told him everything that was bothering me, every single detail of every dream. He stood there attentively, hanging on my every word. When I was finished Tails released me and looked into my eyes, his irises dilated from shock.

"How long has this been going on?"

"About three weeks."

"Oh." He pause for a second, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "Let me see, Sonic gets impaled by a rock, I get crushed by Sparta, and Cream gets shot by Sparta. Hey, at least Cream gets to go out with a 'bang'!"

~I like the ending. All bow down to the pun Queen! ^ ^~