Chapter nineteen! YEAH! One Chapter left! The Ep! Now, I want to tell you, the epilogue is basically a small comedy. It's going to be very funny. I think this was the longest chapter I've written for this story. I'm so happy! Once again, I don't own Sonic. Read and Review! 3 reviews and you'll get the epilogue.
Chapter Nineteen: Surprise Surprise
" You see, the base was attacked while you were gone. Some wolf and a fox, I think they were named Blake and Elle?"
The kids nodded, so Cream continued, " anyways, they attacked us so Omega showed us Tails plan if we were attacked. Basically, we blew up the base, but everything is safe in a vault hidden in the hanger. The hanger is the only part of the base that didn't blow."
Slow nods came from everyone.
" So as soon as we have what we need, we can take a plane to Angel Island," Cream said.
They began to move some debris around so they could find the hanger entrance. Gen kicked a piece of metal away that had some blood on it, and screamed in horror.
" What's wrong!" Knuckles yelled, running over to his daughter.
Gen fell down and was trying her best to get away, but she bumped into her father. Knux picked her up and hid her head from the scorched bodies. Gen was crying and shaking in fear. Huri and Amy grabbed Page and Kage so they couldn't see.
" Anyone have a blanket? Or something I can cover them up with?"
Sonic found a thin piece of metal and covered them up. They got back to work, but Gen wouldn't let go of her father. Elle and Blake's dead bodies had scared her. Elle's eyes were opened, and they seemed to be staring at her. Kage walked up to Knuckles and reached up to pat Gen's back.
" You did what you had to Gen. You can't be blamed for what happened."
Gen shook her head in her father's chest, " not true! It could have been avoided. What gave me the right to kill her?"
Knux looked at the top of Gen's head with a questioning gaze, " what did you say Gen?"
Gen lifted her head and looked in her father's eyes; she could also see her mothers behind him. She tried to say the words, but just couldn't. Her pleading gaze turned to Kage, who nodded in understanding.
" We were all separated when they broke in. Though we were in the same area, there were too many robots blocking our paths, so we couldn't get to each other. The fox girl, I think her name was Elle, threw a throwing knife at Gen while she was distracted. Gen didn't have time to dodge, and it pierced her wing. She fell to the floor and started to bleed. I really don't know what happened next, but then Elle fell to the ground with one of Gen's arrows sticking out of her stomach. Gen had a dagger in her shoulder. I went to see if she was okay and Elle wouldn't wake up. Then Gen passed out and we left."
After hearing the story, Rouge took Gen from Knuckles and hugged her like her life depended on it.
" Oh my, Gen, are you okay?" Rouge asked.
Gen nodded, even though she knew it wasn't true. She knew Kage could sense it, but didn't really care.
After a few moments, Gen decided that she didn't need to be babied any more and Rouge set her down. Page and Kage where by her side in a second. They each put a hand on her shoulder. She gave them both a small smile.
Gen began to walk away, and something cracked beneath her feet. The floor gave way and she screamed. Page and Kage slid their other arm under a shoulder and pulled her back.
" Gen's clumsiness found the hanger!" Page yelled.
Gen glared at him, but was brought out of her thoughts when she felt something hitting her back softly. Her head turned slightly so she could Kage patting her back lightly.
" Good job Gen, you found it!"
Gen nodded, " thanks Kage."
" What about me! I helped you too!" Page exclaimed.
" I was thanking Kage for being nice, unlike you! But thank you both for not letting me fall."
Both boys grinned as there the adults reached them. The way was dark, but with the emeralds shinning and Omega's, Gamma's and Emerl's built in lights, it wasn't that bad. After what seemed like hours, they reached the bottom. Sonic's hand went for the light switch and after a minute he found it. When their eyes finally adjusted, they could clearly see the basically empty hanger.
All that remained, was a solemn plane that seemed very new. It was rather large, and it was painted gold. As all of Tails' plane did, it had his two-tailed logo on it; it also had Sonic's logo on it. It looked like a van more than it did an air craft, but that as okay. It seated about ten people in the back, and then it had three pilots' seats in the front.
On the side, painted in white letters was 'Cream'. Everyone was just gawking at the plane. Sonic whistled and Amy nodded.
" This is the X-Cream," Shadow stated.
Questioning eyes landed on him, so he decided to continue, " Tails built this plane as more of a family plane. You see, he was tired of everyone using two planes or cramming into one. This will hold everyone, even Omega, Gamma, and Emerl. I helped him build it."
Everyone nodded, and walked past it. Shadow and Cream stayed though.
" He named it the X-Cream, because it was you who inspired him to build it," with that, Shadow walked away.
Cream smiled and placed a hand on the plane. After a moment, she withdrew it.
" Hey guys! Wait for me!"
She easily caught up to them. I mean who wouldn't be able to catch up to them when they were just standing there. They were standing in front of a VERY big door.
" Think this is it?" the blue hedgehog asked.
" No shit," Shadow snapped.
" How do we open it?" Sonic asked again.
" I dunno, maybe if we just turn the very big door knob and pull?" Shadow said sarcastically.
Sonic walked forward and did exactly as Shadow said. He pulled the door opened.
" Great idea Shadow!" Sonic yelled eagerly.
Everyone just sweat-dropped. Cream walked in first, and a squishing noise was heard. She looked down.
" What the?"
" What's wrong Cream?" Amy asked.
Cream bent down and put her finger in the red substance and sniffed it.
" Cream?" Amy asked again.
" It's blood!" Cream exclaimed.
" Are you sure?" Huri asked, running to her side.
" Yeah, it's blood. But it's not fresh, I'd say it's been here for at least ten hours," Cream stated.
Rouge walked over to her," how is that possible? No one has been down here for like, three days."
" Maybe even more," Knuckles added.
A ruffling noise was heard coming from the pile. Gen opened her mouth to scream, but Page and Kage covered her mouth. Shadow's and Sonic's quills stood on end. Rouge's ears flattened against her head. Huri and Amy were rushing over to their husbands.
Knuckles calmly walked over to Rouge, ready to fight if need be. Cream was the only one who wasn't fazed by the sudden noise. She stood up and closer to the boxes. It became noticeable that something had fallen down. More blood covered the boxes.
" Cream, what are you doing?" Amy whispered harshly.
Cream held up a hand to silence them. She looked up, it was impossible anything had fallen from there, the ceiling was solid. Everyone was on their toes, as Cream moved the boxes that had fallen over. She moved the final box away, and screamed. Her scream contained pure fear. Rouge, Amy, Huri, Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, Gen, Page, Kage, Omega, Gamma and Emerl were by her side in an instant.
" What's wrong?" Gen asked.
Cream's eyes were locked on something. So Gen followed her gaze to a yellow leg, and two tails.
" Uncle Tails!" Gen screamed.
Sonic ran into the boxes, and sure enough, Tails was lying there unconscious.
" Oh man! Is he alive?" Sonic yelled.
Shadow ran into the boxes and checked Tails pulse, " yeah, but he needs immediate medical attention!"
" What are we waiting for? We have to get him to a hospital!" Knuckles yelled.
Amy tossed Sonic a Chaos Emerald, " use Chaos Control! We'll board the plane and get to the hospital!"
Sonic caught it and placed a hand on Tails arm, " which one do I go to?"
" Station Square's!" Shadow yelled.
Sonic nodded, " Chaos Control!"
He and Tails disappeared in a flash of green light. Everyone was stunned. Tails was alive? How? How was he here? Cream got up, and ran out of the vault.
" Cream wait up!" Amy yelled.
Amy ran after her, and everyone else followed. Cream opened the door to the X-Cream and jumped in the pilot's seat.
The others just sat in the seats in the back, and buckled their seat belts. Cream fired up the plane and the hanger opened, allowing her to take off.
A green flash of light, and Sonic appeared in the hospital.
" Someone help! My friend is hurt badly!" Sonic yelled.
A female doctor ran in and looked at Tails, she motioned Sonic to follow her.
" I need to know what happened!" the doctor demanded.
" I don't know."
The doctor sighed as she placed Tails on a stretcher and moved away. Sonic just stood there as a nurse ushered him to the waiting room.
" If anyone comes in asking about him, send them in here okay?"
The nurse nodded and was off. Sonic just couldn't stop thinking about Tails. ' He was so limp, and so cold. How did he survive? I hope he'll be okay. For all our sakes.' Sonic sighed, and laid back into the chair. It was going to be a long day. About 20 minutes later, the X-Cream landed on the roof.
Cream was the first one out and into the hospital. The other's followed her. They ran down the stairs and to the receptionist desk.
" Excuse me? Do you know the condition of a Miles "Tails" Prower?" Cream hurriedly asked.
" I'm sorry, but he hasn't come out of surgery yet. I was told to take anyone who asked about him to a Mr. Sonic. So please, follow me."
She led them to a private waiting room where Sonic was reading a magazine.
" Heya guys. What took ya so long?"
Amy ran into his arms and began crying. Sonic comforted her. They all sat on a couch, or in Gamma, Omega's and Emerl's case, shut down for a while.
"Where am I?" Tails asked.
" In your conscious."
Tails jumped, " who are you?"
" Your conscious."
" So your that little voice in my head that never shuts up."
" Hey! Be nice or I'll leave and you'll never know what you have to do!"
" Why don't you get a physical form so I can see you? It's kinda freaky talking to something I can't see."
Tails stood there, waiting for a response. He felt something tap his shoulder, and turned around to see a younger version of himself, waving.
" I did say I was your conscious."
" Good point."
" Okay, we gotta get moving. I have things to tell and show you."
They began to walk, and little white orbs appeared.
" What are those?"
" They are your memories."
" Cool!"
" Stop gawking and help me find the last thing you remember before you passed out!"
" Well how do I do that?"
" Just think of what you can remember, and the orb will appear in your hand."
" Okay, I remember running, then falling debris, then I remember falling, and last I remember pain."
A small white orb glided over and sat in the younger Tails' hand.
" Good job, so lets take a look shall we?"
" What do you……oh shit!"
The white light engulfed them. Tails opened his eyes and saw himself standing there, holding out his hand.
" This is the last memory you have before you fell unconscious, am I correct?"
Tails saw his younger self appear beside him, he could only nod. The Tails in his memory began to run.
" I remember this, I was so tired to run at full speed."
Tails took of the vest and threw it, starting the timer. He turned a corner just in time because the bomb blew up. No time to cover, Tails just continued to run, trying his best to dodge the falling debris. A sharp piece fell, and sliced him in the back. The Tails in the memory screamed in pain and started to fall.
He caught himself and continued running.
The other two Tails could only watch as it got worse, and more cuts appeared on him.
" Remember, this is only a memory, so you don't have to be afraid."
" I'm not afraid."
The younger Tails rolled his eyes and continued to watch. A piece hit him in the head, and Tails fell to the ground. A small puddle of blood surrounded him. His body fell to the ground, and the memory became hazy.
" What's going on?" the seventeen-year-old fox asked.
" This is where you lost consciousness. Don't worry, your going to get to see what happens next."
Suddenly, the Tails in the memory disappeared in a flash of green.
" What the hell happened?"
" Chaos Control."
" What do you mean Chaos Control? No one was there to pick me up, I was just teleported! Where the hell am I now?"
" I told you, you're in your conscious."
" I mean where is my body!"
" I don't know that, you've been unconscious for a while."
Tails sighed, and rubbed his forehead, " so who used Chaos Control?"
" No one and everyone."
" That's a lot of help, care to elaborate?"
" If you want to be technical about it, no one actually used Chaos Control. The Master Emerald heard everyone's wishes, for your safety and teleported you somewhere."
" So I'm not dead?"
" No."
" What about the others? Do you know where they are?"
" Sorry, I have no clue."
" Damn."
" It's time to make your choice."
" What choice?"
" Do you want to live or die?"
" What kind of stupid question is that? Of course I want to live if it's at all possible!"
" Good. I knew you'd choose that."
The younger Tails walked over to Tails and placed his hand on his chest.
" Then live."
No one knew how long it had been. Knuckles yawned and rubbed his eyes. The doctor came in and all thoughts of sleep were forgotten. He sat up, making Rouge and Gen wake up. When Gen saw the doctor she decided to wake everyone up.
" Hey, wake up. The doctor is here!"
Everyone's eyes shot opened; though Gamma, Emerl, and Omega stayed offline.
" Yes, I have news about your friend."
" Please tell us," Amy begged.
" Well, he lost a lot of blood and has a broken leg. Some dust is in the lungs so he has oxygen, but other than that, he seems to be fine. No concussion, so he should be able to leave tomorrow morning."
" Can we go see him?" Sonic eagerly asked.
" He is asleep tight now, but I don't think it would hurt."
" Where is his room?"
" 58D, it's on the very top floor."
They nod, say their thanks and leave. It takes a few minutes, but they find it. Silently, they walk in. Knux, Shadow, and Huri lean against the wall. Gen, Kage and Page sit on a small couch, and resume their naps. Amy sits with the kids, but doesn't go to sleep.
Sonic sits in a chair by the couch. Cream sat in a chair right by Tails, and takes one of his hands in hers. She was crying, again. Her thumb caressed the top of his hand. A small smirk crossed her lips as she chuckled.
" You know we thought you we're all dead? I swear I'm going to kill you when you wake up."
Tails jumped slightly as he heard Cream's voice.
" Well, I guess we now know where your friends are huh?" the younger him asked mockingly.
Tails scoffed and continued to listen.
" I'd stay asleep Tails, I'm sure she will do it."
" Shadow……"
" Shadow! Don't say such a thing! You know she was only joking!"
" Huri……"
" We were worried about you Tails, I think you took about ten years off my life."
" Sonic……"" Yeah, I'm going to have premature wrinkles now."
" Amy……"" I'll never be able to thank you for saving my Gen's life Tails. Thank you."
" Rouge……"" Same here. We can't thank you enough. You risked your own life to save our daughter. You're a hero Tails."
" Knuckles……"" I say we leave them alone for a while. The kids can stay in here since they are asleep," Huri stated.
Shadow turned his head slightly to look at his wife, " why?"
" Huri's right, we should leave Cream and Tails alone for a few minutes," Amy carefully moved so the kids wouldn't wake.
Rouge and Knuckles walked out right away. Shadow and Huri followed them, only because Huri was giving Shadow a very scary glare. Amy was dragging Sonic out by pulling on one of his ears.
" Ow...ow...ow! Let go of the ear!" Sonic muttered.
Amy sighed and continued to drag him out.
" Hey?"
She turned her head so she could look at a tearful Cream.
" Thanks."
" No problem, c'mon Sonic."
Amy shut the door, leaving Cream and the unconscious Tails alone. Well, almost, the kids were still asleep on the couch.
" Tails…"
Tails heard the door shut, then Cream say his name. He just listened intently.
" Well, needless to say I'm proud of you. You saved Gen's life. But…"
The younger Tails disappeared, leaving Tails to hear his fiancé's words.
" You had me so scared Tails. I've never felt this scared since my mother was killed. I was scared for you, for myself, for our little baby. If you ever do something like that again, I'll kill you."
Tails chuckled nervously inwardly.
" Tails, please just wake up. I wanna see you awake, alive. Please, just wake up."
" I wanna, but I don't know how."
" Just open your eyes."
He smiled at hearing his conscious, " thanks, I think I will."
" Tails. I just want you to know that I love you. Just please, please don't leave me. I don't think I'll be able to bring the baby up myself, even with the other's help. She needs her father."
Tails lifted his eyelids partly. Cream wasn't looking at his face; she was staring at his hand. Her grip tightened on his hand. Tears rolled off her cheeks onto his hand. She closed her eyes, and placed her head on his hand.
" Please, don't leave me, I don't wanna be alone!"
She continued to sob. Tails carefully moved his other hand and pulled the oxygen mask off his face.
" Don't…"
Cream stopped crying and looked up to see his smiling face. He swallowed; man was his throat dry.
" Don't cry, please?"
Cream smiled, and lunged at him, " oh Tails! I'm so glad your okay!"
Their lips locked in a passionate kiss. After a moment, they broke it from lack of oxygen. Tails smiled as she pulled away.
" Wow, if that's the reward I get for waking up after nearly dying, I think I'll have to nearly die more often."
He was rewarded for that statement. Cream smacked him in the back of the head.
" That's not funny Tails! I was…so..wor..ied..abo..u.t..you," Cream was sobbing again.
Tails smiled sympathetically, " I'm sorry."
Cream whipped her tears away, " you'd better be."
She placed her head on his chest, and began to cry again. Tails just smiled and rubbed her back, whispering soothing words to her. After a few moments, she calmed down. Cream just smiled as she lay there, content.
" How did you survive? The blast I mean."
" You guys saved me."
" How?"
" Your desires for me to be okay after the building exploded made the Master Emerald teleport me out of there before I could be one giant Tails pancake."
" I'm happy, that I could help."
" Now can I ask you a question?"
" Go ahead."
" Why did you call the baby a girl? It could easily be a boy."
" I just have a feeling, its gunna be a little girl."
" So she can have her mamma's looks and her daddy's intelligence?" Tails looked down at her, smiling.
Cream nodded eagerly, " that's exactly right."
The doors burst opened, and three colorful creatures fell to the floor. Outside the door, was a very peeved pink female hedgehog holding her hammer. Behind her was a very stunned Huri and an annoyed Rouge.
" Don't you idiots know the meaning of the words ALONE TIME!" Amy screamed.
Page, Kage, and Gen all jumped at the sound of Amy screaming, but when they saw their Uncle Tails was awake, the ran up to the side of the bed. They didn't jump up on it; they just smiled at him.
Tails smiled back, " hey. Were you good while I was out of it?"
" Yeah, we we're very good," Gen answered.
Tails nodded and looked at the three figures still on the floor and sighed. Shadow was on the very bottom, Knuckles was on top of him, and Sonic on top of him. Shadow just sat on his stomach, rasping his fingers on the metal floor.
" I swear, you boys are even more immature then your kids," Rouge sighed.
" Hey!" Page, Kage, and Gen yelled in unison.
" Remind me never to piss you off Amy," Huri added.
Shadow sighed and tried to push the others off, but was having problems. He growled, and Tails began to laugh. Amy, Huri and Rouge starred at him, but began to laugh too.
" I don't see what's so funny! Help me get these two off of me!" Shadow yelled.
" Look! It's a echidna and hedgehog sandwich!" Tails laughed.
Rouge, Amy and Huri laughed even harder, while Page, Kage, and Gen began to laugh. All the while, Cream stayed asleep.