Chapter Fifteen: Hidden Talents
" Tails, what are you doing? Take that off right now!" Cream yelled.
Tails walked over to the machine Gen had been tied to and pressed a few buttons and the lights went out. After a second, there was light thanks to Omega, Gamma, Emerl and the Master Emerald.
" Tails! Come on, turn the lights back on and take that off!" Cream yelled again.
" I can't."
" Why not?" Sonic asked.
" If the power is on when the bomb explodes the volcanoes will erupt. Even though there is a chance they still might when the bomb blows up, but with the energy out there's only a small chance it will. This bomb is heat and remote activated, if it isn't attached to a body then it will explode in five seconds, and it will automatically detonate in six minutes."
" Oh Tails…." Amy whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
" We can use Chaos control to escape!" Rouge stated.
" No we couldn't, I would have to take off the vest, then grab someone's hand in under 5 seconds. What if someone accidentally let go, then they would die. Not to mention that it takes time to charge for Chaos Control," Tails whispered.
" Tails you can't do this! We need you! I need you!" Cream shouted.
" I love you Cream, remember your promise to me, and I'm sorry I couldn't keep mine," Tails nodded.
" Tai…" Cream fell into Shadow's arms.
" Thanks Shadow, I knew you would do it."
" I'm not happy about it."
Tails walked over to the unconscious Cream and kissed her forehead, " I know. Sorry to put you in this position."
Tails stood up as Knuckles came into view. Gen smiled and ran over to him.
" Daddy!"
" Gen! I'm so glad your okay! Hey, where did the bomb go?"
" Here," Tails said raising a hand.
Knuckles stared at him, eyes wide, " so he was telling the truth. The bomb does have to be on someone at all times."
" Yeah, since I'm the only one that knows how it works I decided to wear it."
Knuckles nodded unconsciously, a sad look in his eyes. Everyone was almost in tears or in tears as they spoke. Tails suddenly began to laugh. He laughed so hard tears rolled down his cheeks. Everyone looked at him like he was insane. He stopped laughing and looked at them.
" Sorry, it's just that…along time ago, before the kids were born, I remember Amy telling me that one day, Sonic is going to be killed because he makes such rash decisions all the time and because he doesn't always think things through. I just found it ironic that I might be the one to go because I made a split second decision and I did think things through."
Small chuckles were heard around the room. Tails looked at the timer, four minutes left.
" We've sure had some great times haven't we little buddy?" Sonic asked.
" We sure have, I remember every adventure we've been on together, I remember how I met everyone too. " Tails answered.
" What about us?" Page asked, motioning to himself, Kage, and Gen.
Tails smiled and bent down to their level, " let's see…ah, I remember the day each of you were born. I remember your first steps... I remember your first time running and in Gen's case her first flying lessons. Your firsts words and your first complete sentences. Another cool thing, I remember your first time each of you got hurt. I remember a lot of important things about you kids, and anything I can't remember is stored on DVD in my movie collection. I remember that we wouldn't let Sonic and Knuckles use the camera, because every time they did something bad happened."
" Wow," Kage whispered, " Uncle Tails your like a walking memory bank!"
" Why thank you Kage."
" What was my first word?" Page asked curiously.
" Bouncy. Your first sentence was I wanna go bouncy bouncy."
Gen looked over her father's shoulder, " what about me?"
" Your first word was incoming and sentence was incoming Uncle Tails. There is even a story behind your first words."
" And me?" Kage asked.
Tails had to stifle back a chuckle, " your first word was food, and your first sentence was I'm so hungry, I need food. After you had said that, there was no doubt in anyone's minds that you are your father's son."
Kage smiled ear to ear as every one laughed.
Tails looked at the timer again, two minutes left.
" You guys should get going, there is less than two minutes left."
" No! I don't wanna leave Uncle Tails!" Gen screamed.
" Me either! He wouldn't leave us!" Page added.
" Yeah!" Kage chimed in.
" I'm not using Chaos Control."
Tails stared at Sonic, " do you want everyone to die? What is one life worth thirteen? You'll really gunna let your son die!"
" It's obvious that he doesn't want to go. Amy, what about you?" Sonic asked.
" I don't wanna leave you either Tails it's not right."
Knuckles and Rouge nodded, " we agree."
Huri smiled at Shadow who just smirked.
" They are right. One goes we all go," Shadow stated.
Tails growled as a bead of sweat rolled down his face. He smirked and looked at the timer, just one-minute left. His fist clenched as light began to emit from Omega's chest plate.
" I'm not going to give you much of a choice."
Questioning looks appeared on everyone's faces as light appeared behind him.
" Chaos Control!"