Chaos Ring: Redux

by Shywhitefox

Ten years in the future, The Restoration are still fighting back against those that wish to harm Mobius, most notable Doctor Eggman. After foiling his latest world conquering attempt, Tails and his friends take the spoils, though Tails will come in contact with something that will change his life immensely. Story reboot Set in Sonic IDW comic world. Tails harem fanfic.

1. The Chaos Ring

Hello, everybody, and welcome to my newest story, or I suppose it would be more accurate to say a reimagining of one of my stories 'Chaos Ring' First off, I'm very sorry for the lack of a continuation of the previous story. I wish I could make the easy excuse and say I found it difficult to focus on it due to the current state of the world and my personal life, but the truth is that I just lacked any real motivation to continue it, as well as my other story, a Naruto Fanfic by the name of 'Saimin no Jutsu'

I took the time to get my life under better control and made a weekly schedule for myself that I have been sticking to and actually including all of my main hobbies like anime, reading, writing, physical exercise, gaming, and my social life. The result of this has allowed me to become a lot more focused in what I'm doing, confidant in myself, improve my writing, and improving my all-round mood.

The main reason I decided to reboot this story, despite my new mindset, rather than continuing it, is because at the time of posting this chapter issue 43 of the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog comic released and liked the world and set up more. I always liked the games world as a setting for the original series, but the few and far between games, as well as quality, made my inspiration dip slightly at parts. The IDW comics, however, is set in a similar world (after Sonic Forces and references previous games, too.) and the new characters are interesting, too. While they may get a priority in this story, much like the game characters, I will still be including the Archie characters, too, at some point, perhaps even earlier than I did in the first version of this story, so please look forward to it. Naturally, they will have their origins changed slightly so they can better fit into this world and story, but personality's will more or less be kept the same to the best of my abilities. I cannot express enough that it is best to be familiar with the IDW comic so you will be able to recognize characters like Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf that are featured in this chapter, as well as many more.

This story will take place ten years into the future of the IDW comic universe, so the main character Miles 'Tails' Prower will be 18 years old and other characters will be appropriately aged, too.

I thought it best to just write as much as I can, then when Sonic Colours Ultimate dropped on the 7th of September, I would put this up despite how much progress I have made so far.

Anyway, that is enough of my babbling. Please enjoy this new version of Chaos Ring. While some scenes will be similar, there will be changes made, so please look forward to them. Enjoy and see you all at the end of the chapter!

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Chaos Ring: Redux Chapter 1

Like any other day on Mobius, it was a peaceful one, maybe a few dark clouds in the sky, but no sign that it would rain hard later in the day. The sun was shining brightly, many flowers were growing beautifully on the expansive, sea like green grass, and many trees erected from the ground to form a massive forest that was absolutely breath-taking if viewed from the sky. Miles Prower, also known as Tails by his friends, was one of the five individuals that could enjoy such a sight right at this very moment in the best possible way flying in the air.

Unfortunately, the beautiful expansion of nature before his sky blue eyes was ruined by the dozen or so battleships flying over the forest and heading straight for the village they passed just a few minutes ago. Undoubtedly, it belonged to Dr Eggman, a madman inventor who has made many attempts at taking over Mobius for several different reasons. In fact, he actually did once when Tails was very young ten years ago, but through the efforts of Tails and his friends, he was thwarted. Many different world conquering plans have been attempted and prevented since then, but no matter the number of defeats he suffers, Eggman is never deterred from his goals. Tails would actually respect and acknowledge that drive if the old madman was not constantly harming his friends and destroying their world.

Tails was currently sitting in the cockpit of his blue biplane, the Tornado, but he was not alone. On the left wing were two of his oldest friends, Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose, the former sporting a confidant expression on his face while the latter had one that was more serious and determined. The blue hedgehog was not only the fastest thing alive on this planet, but also a dear friend to the yellow fox, so much so that they would consider themselves brothers. The pink hedgehog was a different story. While she was a good friend to Tails, she had a long lasting crush on Sonic that has seemingly gone nowhere for as long the two have known each other. Still, even after all that time, she has not been deterred and still tries to win the heart of the hedgehog she desires. While she was not much of a fighter at first, despite having a powerful piko piko hammer she could seemingly summon from nowhere, she has grown into a very dependable and beautiful woman, leading Restoration HQ back in its infancy until she branched out and depended on others to help her in certain areas of expertise that she lacked in.

On the right wing were two friends Tails met after Eggman was successful in taking over Mobius that one time a decade ago. One was a girl who had as much of, if not more, a strange tail as the fox boy himself named Tangle the Lemur, and the other was not only the Restorations most valued markswoman, but also a Wisp expert, Whisper the Wolf. The lemur mobian had a nervous expression on her face, very different from her usual, but the way she had her agile tail wrapped several times around the wing of the plane she stood on told the fox boy that the only thing she was nervous about was her ability to keep her feet attached to a solid surface. It was a very long way down, after all. Whisper, however, had the calmest expression on her face out of the five of them. She had her amazing variable wispon which utilized a number of different settings and Wisps that allow her to shoot at range, attack at close range, as well as move around a battlefield with ease. In her current position, however, long range would be her only option.

Tangle's tail gripped the wing of the biplane a little harder, thankfully not enough to damage it and send them crashing into the ground below. "Sooooooo…how sure are we that this approach will work?" she was trying her best to keep everyone calm and spirits high, but it seemed to fall flat this time around when she was frozen in place the way she was. Tails could hear Whisper sigh over the radio, familiar with her friend's antics, but she did have a soft smile on her lips.

Tails chose to speak up, not taking his eyes off the flying warships that were getting larger and larger as they approached. "As long as we stick to the plan, we should all be fine," it was simple and effective. No more needed to be said, at least not until Tails noticed that she was looking away and being more quiet than usual. "You…do remember the plan, right?"

"Hehehe…Y-Yeah…we are to be a distraction while you…urrrr…ummm…" she continued to avoid eye contact as she tried her absolute best to try and remember what was said during the meeting not even half an hour ago with her allies.

"IS THAT SERIOUSLY ALL YOU REMEMBER!" all five mobians winched as a loud voice echoed from their earpieces and ingrained itself into the back of their skulls. "How could you forget something like that? I even went over it with you a second time before you guy's took off!" the spirited voice over the radio belonged to one Jewel the Beetle, one of the co-leaders in Restoration HQ along with Amy. There were more, of course, like Tails, Sonic and Knuckles, but in reality the two of them split the paper work between each other, organized meetings, picked out teams for what operation best suits their abilities and several other duties. Amy, however, was the only one of the two capable of handling actual field work. She had a long standing history with her young lemur friend, so everyone was more than used to their close dynamic enough not to comment on it. If anything, Jewel herself would probably be more unnerved than usual if Tangle started to take things seriously. There was a loud sigh only the five of them could hear before Jewel resumed. It was easy to picture her pacing in annoyance in the command centre. "Look, just follow Tails and Whisper during the operation, alright? Your job is to do whatever they are doing," Tangle beamed happily at that, her orders simplified to a level where it did not drag on and bore her.

"Now that we're all caught up," came Sonic's voice from the left wing of the plane. "How should we get Eggheads attention? I got a few jokes I've been working on for the last few weeks."

Tails was about to suggest something, mention that they would soon register on the massive fleets sensors, when Whispers quiet voice echoed over the radio. "No need," four pairs of eyes turned to her, all of them curious, seeing that she was looking ahead with the sniper scope of her wispon, white and black mask obscuring her face. "Missiles incoming," despite the warning, her voice was still calm and relaxing. Even after all these years with an extrovert like Tangle, she still did not open up to the same level she was when she was with her former team, the Diamond Cutters.

Tails looked forward, and indeed there were missiles coming towards them. It seemed Eggman had increased the detection range of his scanners. No matter. "Alright," came Tails voice, loud and clear for everyone to hear. "We are starting a little early, but let's get to it. Sonic, Amy, you're up. Whisper, you provide support," the two hedgehog's nodded, then did the wolf. The latter of which reached under her coat and released two wisps from their canisters, Cyan Laser and Orange Rocket. The two of them floated towards the hedgehogs, bestowing to them a temporary power boost. Sonic blasted off like a rocket from the wing and collided with the missiles, coming out unharmed from the other side of the resulting explosion. Amy, however, shot off afterwards, going from one piece of debris after another to follow the blue hedgehog she was partnered with. The moment they jumped off, Whisper loaded up her own capsule into her variable wispon. Once her wispon started glowing pink, she did not hesitate to fire large, pink, energy saw blades at the incoming missiles, making them explode as effectively as Sonic and Amy made them.

Once the two hedgehogs landed on the main battleship, their forms returned to normal, they quickly waved off the Wisps who waved back at them and flew towards Whisper, knowing well enough that she will be needing their power soon.

Despite being unfamiliar with how Tails flew his plane, Tangle and Whisper held on remarkably well, though the former had a much easier time with that extra appendage of hers wrapped around the wing. Tails could tell that she was becoming a little antsy with being unable to do anything since she was a close range fighter. At least she would not have to wait for very much longer.

A full five minutes had passed and Tails managed to successfully scope out the situation. Just as expected, Sonic and Amy had captured the mad doctor's full attention, already deploying not only Metal Sonic, but also his newest mech to stomp at the blue blur that had been the source of many headaches for him over the years. Likewise, there was less cannon fire being directed at the Blue Tornado he was riding in, Eggman seemingly wishing to direct his full capabilities towards the hedgehogs. Even the other ships had long passed them by to head towards their original destination, but they could leave them alone since they would hopefully be done here before they can do any real harm. Just in case things do not go well, however, Restoration HQ has already moved in to evacuate the village to minimize the number of casualties.

A smile made its way to the yellow and white furred fox's lips. "Alright, this is the perfect time. We're moving in."

"FINALLY!" Tangle yelled, glad to finally be able to punch robots again. Whisper just gave a nod of understanding, at the ready to deploy when the fox mobian gave the word.

Flying high, Tails did a loop with the biplane, unbuckled his belt, and allowed himself to drop down after putting the plane on autopilot. Whisper quickly grabbed her lemur friend and jumped off with her when she loosened her grip on the planes wing, her unique wispon glowing green and having an umbrella like appearance to allow the two of them to hover and make their way towards the single, tower like structure that jutted out from the middle of the massive battleship. Like anything else of worth to Eggman, he had his visage chiselled onto the front of it as a reminder to his enemies who was currently causing them so much grief. Tails has been so used to it over the years that he lacked the effort it would take to roll his eyes at it.

Tails pointed at one of the glass eyes, using his twin namesake to fly in the air while the pilotless Blue Tornado continued to fire at and destroy the enemy turrets. "Right there, Whisper! Throw Tangle through there!" he ordered

The lemur blinked several times, making sure she heard that right. "W-Wait…what was that about throwing…"

"Roger," was her simple answer. She gripped her friends arm and pressed a button on her wispon, making the handle she was holding onto begin to spin around at a rapid pace. Tangle screamed the whole time it was happening. Whisper released her friend, launching her right at the glass eye the fox mobian had been pointing at. Tangle was conflicted, screaming as loud as she could while the tell-tales of a smile was plastered on her face, seemingly enjoying the rush it gave her. Despite her eyes blurring from the tears in her eyes and g-forces bombarding her body, she managed to curl up instinctively and break through the glass eye like structure of the building. Once she landed, thirty or so robots turned their attention to her, stunned and computing what had just happened. Tangle wasted no time in recovering and jumping straight into the fray. She raised her fists, as well as her tail, and went on the offensive by pummelling and smashing whatever robots she could reach. Once Tails and Tangle landed through the hole she made, they provided support for her. It barely took over a minute for the three of them to fill the room with destroyed robot parts fit only for a scrapping. There was shattered glass, blasted walls and melted floor panels, but Tails was happy as long as none of the controls or screens were damaged.

"That…was…AWESOME!" Tangle grinned wildly, hoping in place with her arms stretching as high above the air as possible. Suddenly, her grey coloured cheeks went a little green and suddenly she stopped. As quick as her excitement came, it vanished as she ran around the corner and filled the room with the sounds of her retching and puking. Whisper looked down, rubbing her left arm a bit, clearly wondering if she went a little overboard with that spinning throw. Before she could doubt herself anymore, however, her friend called out weakly. "Still…awesome!" then began to puke anew, hand raised over the desk she was behind and holding a thumb up to her two friends.

Tails chuckled weakly at this before he remembered what they were here for. They were currently standing in the command centre of one of the biggest mobile fortresses Eggman had ever produced. The large chair in front of a control panel, that was bigger than most mobian's, indicated that the evil doctor had been here recently. Tails made his way to the chair, tried to get comfortable, then hacked his way into the computers. Once he found what he was looking for, many of the functioning screens in the room changed to show footage of Eggman and Metal Sonic chasing Sonic and Amy.

A combined attack managed to down Sonic's metallic doppelganger, slamming him hard into the wall and sparking in places he probably shouldn't be sparking. This frustrated Eggman to no end. He began to throw a temper tantrum with his robot, the left fist of it knocking Amy off balance and slam into a nearby wall. She stayed in place and watched on from there. Perhaps she hurt herself?

The fox mobian grinned and linked his fingers together, stretched, and made them crack loudly. "Alright. Eggman is never going to see this one coming," reaching into a pocket of his tool belt, he pulled out a small, yellow USB. He took a moment to admire it, knowing what it contained within. Whisper just stared for a moment before she returned to patrolling the area and make sure there were no more Eggman robots out in the hall or see if the ones in the command room were playing dead. Tangle, however, was much more interested, liking how the LED ran along it as if it were mapping out the veins of a living creature. She then paused, remembering something.

"Oh, OH, I remember this part of the plan!" she said giddily. "Sonic was to distract Eggman while we make our way into his command room and you were gonna upload a virus or something to the system, right?" Tails looked at her for a moment and chuckled. She had been listening before, but only focused on the more action filled parts of the plan. While this was not her or Sonic's kind of action, Tails loved this kind of stuff the most.

"That's right," he confirmed for her, making her beam a bright, infectious smile that he could not help but replicate. How could he not when so much research and programming on his part was about to come to fruition. He plugged it in to a nearby port once he was ready to get started and continued the explanation as he typed away at the keyboard in front of him. "Since Eggman directly used this console to control such a massive fleet, I can hack his system to get as close as possible to his core mainframe and inject my specially tailored virus to not only disable the fleet flying ahead of us, but even infect a number of his bases and robots that we have no clue about. I predict that by the time Eggman can do anything about it, the virus will already be in ninety-five percent of his system, perhaps even more, which means…"

"Will there be explosions?" Tangle interrupted, still smiling, her tail doing punching like motions above her head. "Like, all of his robots blowing up?"

Tails thought for a moment, then nodded. "Some…and his bases will go offline, and the ships should explode in the air, too, so we do not need to worry about them crashing into the ground. Just keep your eyes peeled until I'm done, ok?"

Tangle nodded and gave a practiced salute before she did her job. She may joke around and take everything lightly, but she knows when things require a more serious touch thanks to the time she spent with Whisper. The fox boy gave her a nod of approval before the room was soon filled with the rapid tapping of his fingers on a keyboard. Whenever Tangle looked at him, she could not help but be amused at the thought that the blurring motion of his fingers reminded her of Sonic running.

A full two minutes passed before Tails made his way into the system with his hack and bypassing the firewalls. In a system and network sense, Tails was staring right at the evil doctor's very core. At the corner of his eye, he noticed something on the camera's. "Uh oh…" he mumbled before he started to type faster. A curious Whisper made her way over to them, confidant that the perimeter was secure. The sniper wolf frowned as she saw what the genius fox reacted to. On the screen was Sonic fighting Eggman, the taller human losing badly and growing more and more frustrated. He just called in two more robots and Sonic was beginning to get a little overwhelmed by what was going on. Only his fast reflexes and speed was keeping him out of trouble. A quick glance at Amy showed she was fine, most likely using the handle of her hammer like a shield when she was hit before and had been laying low for the time being.

"Progress?" Whisper asked in her usually quiet tone, placing a hand on the foxes shoulder as she leaned in to see what he was doing. The amount of moving tabs and complex actions on the computer screen confused her, but when she did not get a response, she could only assume that Tails was currently in the zone. She had seen it more than a few times over the years to recognize it.

"And…" Tails began, fingers still blurring. "Now…" Whisper turned her attention to the camera, just as the robot primed a laser attack from its colossal palm cannon. "It's…" Tangle rushed over to see what all the commotion was about and went wide eyed. Sonic was running and could avoid the laser, but his overall situation was looking dangerous even for him. "DONE!" one final click was needed and a pop up screen appeared telling Tails that the virus had been installed into the Eggnet systems and was slowly spreading through the entire database. Since this was the point of origin, however, that meant that…

"HEY! It's stopping!" Tangle said, seeing not only the lasers glow dim more and more, but the titanic robots limbs dropped to its side and its upper body hunched forward. Eggman could be seen screaming in his cockpit, but the camera was mercifully muted.

Whisper allowed herself to smile. As someone who listened to the entire briefing and plan, she was the only other person in the command centre to understand the significance of what Tails just achieved, even if it she had no clue about the fundamentals of it. "Good job," she said in her usual whispery tone while Tails sighed and sat back in the chair comfortable, sweating as he did. It took a lot of computing on his own part to get through this, but he was glad that his brain was up to the task in order to get it done.

Looking at the camera again, this time looking directly into his mech's cockpit, Eggman could be seen roaring at Sonic, pulling at his own bushy moustache. Tails laughed at that while the other two girl's joined in their own way, tangle with a full blown laugh and slapping her knee while Whisper had an amused smile on her lips and suppressed a giggle with her hand. Even the wolf girls five Wisps left their containers to point and laugh at the round man that once enslaved their entire planet. Truly, this was a big win for the Restoration. Perhaps it was about time that Eggman realized just by how much.

Pressing a nearby button, the robot making doctor frowned as a screen appeared before him, showing the face of Tails sitting in his chair with Tangle and Whisper next to him. "You…" he said with a barely contained growl in his voice. "You dirty fox. What the HELL did you just do!"

"Hello to you, too, Eggman," the fox boy greeted with a shit eating grin on his face. "Thanks for leaving yourself open for us to sneak in the back door, and as always focusing only on Sonic. You made this really easy for us to hack your system and install a little virus of my own making. While you're wasting your time here, this little bug is going from base to base, computer to computer and robot to robot, destroying everything you have worked to make. All your doors are going to be left open for the Restoration to ransack and occupy. If the virus doesn't destroy everything you've made, then the EMP's they will automatically trigger will," Tails was feeling really smug right now, so much so that Sonic could not help but be proud of his little buddy that has certainly grown into his own brand of hero over the years.

As if it was all on cue, Eggman got a distress call from Orbot, his screen minimized and in the corner of Tails' own. "S-Sir…s-something is happening. T-There is a virus in t-t-the Eggnet!" he tried to say, sparks spewing from his mouth and left eye while Cubot could be seen freaking out in the background. Eggman was growling at all of this. His empire was crumbling all around him. This was very easily the worst day of his life. He could not contain his rage, not even a little.

"Tails…how DARE you disrupt my life's work. I swear you will not get AWAY with this. I will not rest till your fur is hanging on my wall!" the genius fox, who just undid everything Eggman had done in just a few keystrokes, could only smile more as the brilliant man of 200IQ glared at him like Tails was his new mortal enemy.

It was not that clear, but Sonic's voice could be heard in the distance from where Eggman was situated. "Hey, Tails, good job buddy. I knew you had it in you. But you really could have just made it a little closer, you know, maybe down to the last second or two?"

Tails responded in kind, chuckling at his friend. "Oh please, if that was the case then I would be waiting forever for my chance. This loser has had over fifteen years to try and kill you and has never even come close," this got a laugh out of both girls behind the fox boy, and he was sure he could hear Amy in the background, too. Looking at the camera, she seemed to be safe, if a little roughed up from the fight.

Eggman was furious at the insults. These mobians were no different than cockroaches to him. No matter how hard or often he stomped on them, they just refused to die and grew in number over time. "Just give up, Eggman," came the voice of the fox on the screen, not losing that smirk on his lips for even a moment. "Get out of your useless mech right now and turn yourself in," his voice was surprisingly strict and demanding. His latest accomplishment was massive, but the cherry on top would certainly be having the crazy doctor behind bars so he can begin to answer for all of his crimes against Mobius. "It's over for you."

Just looking at that large nose of his twitch, his brow furrow, and his drooping moustache, Tails knew they had him cornered. But then his whole demeanour changed, a smile that exposed every tooth in his mouth and his moustache curling upwards. "Oh, it is so sad you actually think that, Tails," with a grin and laugh, Eggman pushed a button that made the cockpit eject from his mech, surprising everyone watching him right now, but no one more than Tails. "Did you really think I would have connected my only means of escape onto the Eggnet and not a more secure location!?"

"Sonic! Get him! We cannot let him get away this time!" Tails yelled as loud as he could, the paradigm between fox and doctor now shifting with the twin tailed mobian frowning while the round man just grinned and laughed.

Before Sonic could react to what was happening, the entire ship began to shake under their feet, then dipped downwards slowly. The sounds of the engines were non-existent. "Oh, I think you've more important things to worry about than little old me. I was planning on using those to take out your central bases electronics, but I suppose they will serve as the means to your death," Eggman laughed even louder, as if this was all part of a victory on his part and flew even higher.

"You're not getting away again, Egghead!" Sonic yelled out as he ran up the useless robots long arms to jump towards the fleeing robot maker. The two rivals were eye level, but before Sonic could curl up into a spin dash, Eggman had snapped his fingers.

Before Sonic realised it, Metal Sonic flew over to his master's side and tackled into Sonic as hard as he could, sending him flying. Eggman must have Metal on the same unique control server as his Egg Mobile. Figures he would do that for his number one creation and bodyguard.

By the time Sonic got off the ground, Eggman was a dot in the distance, his obnoxious laugh echoing as he did, and the ship was beginning to nose dive towards the forest below. He could feel the dip slow down and the direction turn, meaning Tails was already on top of things. The blue hedgehog would just have to trust his best friends piloting skills and focus on himself. He quickly looked around for Amy and saw that she was hanging onto her Piko Piko hammer, one of its blunt ends heavily embedded in the metal wall for leverage.

Meanwhile, with Tails, he was deeply frustrated at Eggman's sudden escape, but he could process that later. There were more important things to worry about right now. Both Tangle and Whisper were gripping his chair as the ship started to dip downwards, but they trusted Tails could handle this. From what he saw, the engines still had enough power to turn, so he pulled up on the steering wheel before him, so much so he was sure he would rip it off, and turned. There was unfortunately no ocean nearby they could safely land, but as long as they avoided a head first collision, they would be fine.

The ship groaned as it pulled up, struggling against the G-forces of the dive and the wind pressure. Tails' grip was so intense, he was sure that if this went on for any longer then he would probably crush the steering wheel in his palms. Eventually, he felt the ship ease up, just as the powerful engines at the back cut off entirely. He yelped as he was lifted off his chair, the ship dropping towards the ground. A yelp from behind him caught his attention and saw that Tangle and Whisper lost their grip on the back of the chair and rising towards the ceiling. Whisper tried to arm her whispon, but she could not open the canisters her little friends were contained within in her current position.

Thinking fast, Tails spun his twin namesake and flew towards the centre of both girls, tackling them hard before they could react to him. He twisted his body mid air just as the ship landed hard on the ground below and just like that every lose mobian and object in the ship slammed hard into the ground. Tails roared in pain as he slammed back first into the ground, thankfully avoiding any shrapnel or glass, while his arms and tails wrapped around the two girls he was protecting. Even when his vision went black for a few moments, he still held onto his friends as strongly as his body would allow.

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(One Hour Later)

"…ails…u…ok…ls…ey…Tails," his eyes shot open in shock and inhaled deeply as if all the oxygen had left his lungs all in one moment. He was on his back, staring at the ceiling of the destroyed command room he had been in the last few minutes. An upside down Sonic and Amy were now looking down at him, both of them with smiles on their faces. The brilliant fox boy would have raised his hand to give them a thumbs up, but there was a weight on his hand. Looking down, he saw what exactly that weight was and blushed.

It was difficult to not hear the playful smirk in Sonic's tone. "Well, look at you, little buddy. You take the spotlight for once and the girls are already throwing themselves at you," yes, as Sonic suggested, Tangle and Whisper were on top of his body, his arms wrapped tightly around their bodies, as well as his twin namesake. He only meant to protect them from the crash, not put them in such a compromising position. It was only made worse as they were both staring up at him, only coming too once Tails tried to move and get up.

Tangle, for her part, did not seem all that bothered by where she currently was. The wild, beaming smile on her lips clearly being one of someone who was coming down from the adrenaline rush of such a successful operation and coming out of it with next to no injuries. "Wow, Tails, you're totally the MVP of the day! Stopping Eggman the way you did and saving us. You're big brain is so awesome!" she could hardly contain her excitement, so much so that she actually leaned up to his downed body to give him a quick smooch on the cheek, something that instantly sent his cheeks blushing a bright shade of red. Sonic could not help laughing while Amy giggled and covered her mouth. Their input just made it all the more mortifying for him. But he knew there was more to come. The happy lemur turned her attention to her wolf friend, smile never leaving her grey furred face. "Come on, Whisper, get in on this. The hero of the day needs a worthy reward. You wanna thank him for saving us, right?"

Tails felt a shiver run up his spine and turned his attention to the well bosomed female, shaking his head at her. The poor girl was blushing as hard as Tails was, eyes still closed and a fang hanging over her lower lip, her mask seemingly dropping off her face at the impact with the ground, but she did lean in like her friend and deliver a quick peck to the cheek, then almost as quickly retreated, got off him and pulled her mask over her face and kept her gaze low while she looked away from him. Despite her best efforts, Tails did notice her cheeks glow crimson before her mask obscured her features, and took some solace in the fact that it was as awkward for her as it was for him.

"Awwwww, that's so sweet," Amy said with plenty of joy in her voice just as Tails and Tangle began to get off the ground. They dusted themselves off and only had minor injuries after that fall. Considering the situation they got thrust into, it was the best they could hope for. The pink hedgehog turned her attention to the Blue Blur she had been fighting with and had love on her mind. "Sonic will ALWAYS be my MVP. Come on, my hero, pucker up," she leaned in to kiss the boy she has loved for so long now, but instead of meeting his lips, she was instead kissing the palm of his hand as it prevented her from getting any closer to him. Sonic's eyes were half lidded, more than used to Amy's antics at this point.

Sighing at the effortless dodge of affection, something that honestly irked Tails a little, Sonic looked at the two tailed hero with a smile. "Alright, now that that's done, the next step is to check up on Jewel, right?" he said confidently, obviously paying attention during the meeting.

Tails offered a nod at his best friend and brought two fingers to his ear, pressing at the communication device within to turn it on and connect him straight to Restoration HQ. "Jewel? Jewel, you there? The operation was a success and the virus has been successfully implanted. How are the other teams doing?"

A crackle came over the radio, but Jewels voice came through as clear as day after a second or two. "Oh, Tails, thank goodness you all are alright. I was beside myself with worry when none of you contacted right away," she sounded stressed, but that was to be expected with Jewel. Even when things seemed to go alright, she was worried and ready for the worst thing possible to happen. When you spent your entire childhood making sure Tangle did not get into any trouble she couldn't handle, it was to be expected. A deep breath could be heard before she continued on. "Yes, things are going well. Once we got the signal on our end that the virus had been implemented, I gave the order for everyone to move in. It was difficult to keep Shadow and Omega on a leash, but Rouge made them stay put. So far, Teams Shadow, Chaotix, Knuckles, Silver, Cream, Alpha and Sigma have all reported that the bases are mostly defenceless with only a little resistance. Teams Beta, Omega, Delta and Epsilon are still in progress on their own operations, but so far things have been very promising. This one operation is looking like it will turn the entire tide of the power struggles on Mobius," Tails sighed happily, glad everything was going as planned. He could not be more proud of his accomplishment. "Did you manage to capture Doctor Eggman?" she asked in a worried tone. Everyone knew just how slippery that fat human could be.

"Negative," was the foxes dejected response after looking at the four annoyed and disappointed faces around him. "It's a little late to warn them, but tell the teams to be careful. Eggman was smart enough to protect the likes of his Egg Mobile and Metal Sonic from that sort of attack. He should have pretty much zero firepower, but Metal Sonic is still a danger. It's possible he might head towards one of the bases one of the teams is at," he gave his report and got a nod from everyone. That should suffice for now. All and all, this was still a massive win for the Restoration. If they acted fast enough, or catch Eggman with his pants down one day, all they will have to worry about is Dr Starline, The Deadly Six and other evil groups they have come in contact with over the years..

"Roger. Good work, Tails. When you get back, we are going to have to have a big party. You really deserve it after pulling off a win like this," he felt his cheeks heat up a little more, hearing Sonic say a snarky comment about him being popular before he got a playful rib jab from Amy who was giggling despite her action. "I'll have the teams investigate the bases and the surrounding areas before we pick them clean of whatever salvageable technology we can find," Tails gave his response of agreement and nodded to himself. That seemed to be wise, though he knew they had little time. It was only a matter of time before the other powers bent on global domination learned that not only was the Eggman Empire handicapped at the moment, but his technology was up for grabs. Even if the virus and EMP's took down his robots, Tails was sure any one of the Deadly Six would be able to take control of them and restore them back to fighting form. "I'll also send a transport for Tangle and Whisper so they can handle their own base."

"Right, and Sonic will also run to his own one, leaving me and Amy to comb this place for anything useful. We'll request transport in a few hours when we are satisfied with our search," he could not see it, but he was sure that Jewel nodded her head in confirmation. He moved his fingers from his ear to hang up on the report to Restoration HQ.

Tails turned to the others and informed them of what he learned as they all made their way to the deck of the now grounded airship. Getting through the wrecked halls took some moving around, spin dashing, smashing and blasting, but by the time they arrived there was already the rhythmic beats of a helicopter approaching in the distance. It landed with no issue, allowing Tangle and Whisper to get on board. The two of them waved at their three friends before they closed the side door and flew towards the south.

Sonic gave Tails a long overdue high-five before he asked what base he needed to go to again. Tails pulled up a map quickly and pointed to the west. The blue hedgehog nodded and patted his best friends shoulder before he sped off. Amy looked as though she wished to say something, but he was already gone before she could even get the second word out of her mouth. Her mood soured with a pout, then sighed, but returned to smiling at her fox friend after a moment. It was kind of sad how used to his antics she was, much like Sonic was with her own.

Once again, Tails pulled out a map, but this one was a blueprint of the entire ship. It was dotted with several locations of interest they could visit. He was surprised that it actually had a location filled with confiscated devices. Eggman must have been confident that this aircraft carrier would have serviced as a mobile base of operations and staging area. Pity The Restoration dashed those hopes of his. Now the spoils would go to them, assuming anything survived those EMP blasts that took down the engines. At the very least, the ship itself would serve as scrap metal to make some new wispons if they cannot reverse engineer some of Eggman's technology. The fox boy was already having a few ideas about the engines from what he managed to gleam from the command centre.

The two friends navigated the wreck of the crashed airship with only a little difficulty. Some hallways and staircases were now caved in and elevators were a no go. Only one time did they have to find a window and fly down two floors to their destination. They found interesting locations along the way like a cafeteria and medical ward, two facilities that seemed irrelevant to a robotic army, but Eggman has been known to team up with mobians as long as it satisfied his own agenda, such as Rough and Tumble, or even Mimic. Even Eggman would probably visit the cafeteria for a change of pace, but it was hard to imagine that he would ever be able to resist the urge to get his food hand fed to him by his mindless drones.

They also passed through a powered down robot factory. They saw many limbs on a production line, half made robots, rejects being prepped for scrap, robots specifically created to manage the consoles on the production line powered down like the rest of the facility. Despite the Restoration's size, they did not use robots like these. They would be extremely helpful, of course, but it was far too easy for them to be hacked, as Tails proved today. No, the only one they could rely on was their own capabilities as flesh and blood mobians. At least all of them had the peace of mind that every enemy they destroyed was a soulless machine and not a living creature.

As they walked, the twin tailed fox started to notice that Amy was only reactively responding to whatever he said, or point out directions on the map. It made his brow furrow. He knew he was not really putting an effort into any sort of chat between friends, but with how nice Amy usually is, he thought she would be the one to instigate a conversation. He knew exactly what was on her mind. "So…I noticed that nothing happened with Sonic again. You wanna talk about it?"

A sigh escaped her lips. She has tried for so long to capture the attention of Sonic, even changing herself over the years. She was FAR less obsessive with him than she was when they first met, and even became a more dependable fighter and leader, someone Sonic would not have to rescue all the time whenever they get into a fight with Eggman. No matter what she tried, Sonic would just roll his eyes at her amorous feelings and not hesitate to run away from her if the situation did not call for them to be close by. "I…dunno…It's been ages now and I'm no closer to Sonic than I was a few years ago. I try to be romantic, show him how I feel, but it feels like such a waste."

As someone who has seen all of this first hand for years now, he could understand her frustration. "Yeah. I can understand how it would feel like that. Sonic would be so lucky to have a girl like you in his life, but he just does not seem all that interested."

Amy rolled her eyes in a way that mimicked Sonic whenever she tried to hit on him. "Yeah. He always seems more into Knuckles or Shadow sometimes with how he talks with them and picks fights," that got a laugh out of the fox boy. He only covered his mouth once he heard his own echo in the hallway. That actually got Amy thinking, her brow furrowing. "Hey, Tails, you're Sonic's best friend, right?" she paused, giving him a chance to nod his head. "Is Sonic…you know…ummmm…d-does he swing for the other team? I mean, I see him around you guys more than girls and…as far as I know he has never…been with other girls. I mean, that would be fine if he is, of course it would be, but…uuugh…"

Tails looked at her with confusion clear in his blue eyes, wondering what she was trying to get at before he mumbled, finally catching on. "Oooooooh," while Tails had no experience when it came to what Amy was suggesting of his friend, he knew for certain that Sonic did not like guys more than girls. The chuckle that escaped his lips probably did not help to convey the absurdity of the suggestion. "No, he likes girls. Trust me. But he certainly does not talk about them as much as I would. Hell, now that I think of it. I'm pretty much the only one in our social circle who does. The Master Emerald is Knuckles one and only, and the only girl Shadow would talk about would be Rouge, but she's just a teammate at the end of the day to him. The only ones who come to mind would be Vector and Charmy."

The answer did not seem to satisfy the pink hedgehog, even though he did amusingly point out that Sonic was not the only one that did not chase after women. Now that she thought of it, the girls she knew hardly talked about guys, either. "Then…what's the matter, Tails? How come Sonic just seems so disinterested in romance? Is it me? Does he prefer other types of mobians? What is it?"

Tails took a breath, trying his best to word this as best he could. It was a sensitive subject and he did not wish to hurt Amy's feelings. "It…is you to a degree, Amy," she looked down, but the fox mobian continued, placing his hand comfortingly on her shoulder. "Look, you know exactly what kind of guy Sonic is. Even when he is an old man he is going to want to run and be free, to run around and explore the world. The only comfort he has when he does that is from the earth under his feet and the wind against his face. Sonic has desires like any other mobian, but he gets that same level of joy just from seeing new places and seeing the beauty Mobius has to give," Amy continued to look down, but he could tell that she understood where her friend was coming from. "What you want in a relationship and what he wants are completely different. I'll admit, it is selfish on his part, but he does not want to be tied down by living together with someone, having children with them, or have to worry about financial stuff," he knew from her shivering that he got his point across, especially with mention of living together and having children someday.

"But…does that mean that everything I have done to be close to him been just wasted effort…" she paused, trying her hardest not to sob. "I've gotten faster to keep up with him, stronger so I'm not a burden to him, and smarter so he can approach a situation more safely and efficiently," a growl escaped her throat. It was gut wrenching to Tails hearing the volume of her voice rise more and more when she was just so close to crying a few moments ago. "I have modelled my entire life after him. What is the point of it all if I try, and try, and try, but never get the guy I want! It's just so unfair!"

Tails was taken aback by this. This must have been weighing on her mind for so long, only now having someone she can share these bubbling feelings with. This operation took so much time to plan that she probably did not want to bother Jewel, Tangle, Whisper, or anyone else with. The fox genius was a little disappointed that she believed that all of her efforts in chasing Sonic were useless. She may not have succeeded in her main goal, but she accomplished so much on her journey towards something she may never achieve. "Amy," he whispered, bringing his hand to her own, something that seemed to help calm her down a little. "It was not wasted effort. By chasing after Sonic, you became one of the most capable fighters in the Resistance and Restoration, become a reliable leader and someone everyone can look up to and aspire to be. All of our female recruits want to be like you because they know how capable and strong you are. You keep everyone organised and positive. You know more people by name and face than I ever could, and you are the heart and soul of the Restoration. We would never have gotten where we are without you. Sonic may bring the power, and I bring the know-how, but you're the one that makes it possible for us to get along with each other and understand each other in ways we never could before."

Amy paused, her rage quelling, but felt like she would probably full on start sobbing again. Her cheeks blushed a pretty pink that matched her fur, then full on crimson like her dresses. "Tails…I…t-that's so…" she looked down and away. She did not deny it, knowing that he was right. Looking back in her life, modelling herself to please Sonic gave her purpose where she otherwise had none besides playing with her tarot cards all day, or drawing Sonic's many adventures in her scrapbook, but now that has evolved and she was responsible for so many more people that not only relied on her, but depended on her. Not to mention that she had so many more friends than she did before she met Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. It brought a smile to her face. Her wet, emerald green eyes turned towards his soft, sky blue ones. In that moment it was the first time in a long while where she realized that the cute fox boy she knew for so many years has grown up and was actually a little taller than her now. Realising her train of thought, she blushed a little harder. "B-But I want someone in my life, Tails. I want someone I can come home to every day after work and have dinner with, watch a movie with and one day…you know…Sonic has been the only guy I have ever thought of doing those things with…who would even want to be with someone like me when I could bounce back to Sonic the second he shows any interest in me as a woman."

The fox mobian felt sorry for his friend. He tried his best to understand where she was coming from, but he was drawing up a blank. He had nothing to compare what she was feeling to, but he knew for certain what kind of woman she was and what others thought of her. He patted her shoulder as they continued to walk down the halls of the mobile base. "Come on, Amy, don't sell yourself so short. You are an amazing catch," she looked at her friend as he spoke. At her sudden interest, Tails could feel his nerves begin shrivel up more and more. "I-I mean, like I said, you're strong and s-smart and k-kind…but you're also very b-beautiful and have a good taste in c-clothes and always so helpful and c-considerate, too. Any guy would be lucky to have you as a girlfriend."

Amy had to pause mid-step, making a surprised Tails walk in front of her, his hand slipping off her shoulder. "Tails…do you…" she stopped herself from saying the last words, seeing how the fox boy's cheeks suddenly lit up, as well as how he shyly rubbed his arm and looked away from her. She had no idea that her friend felt that way about her.

Feeling his nerves begin to fail him, Tails quickly turned before this embarrassing moment could be stretched out more than it needed to. He started to walk off, not looking at Amy at all. "A-Anyway, we should probably get going. We can't…" he wanted to get out of here, to not admit the feelings lingering in his heart for so long, but he was stopped when the hedgehog's hand slapped around his wrist, stopping him in place.

"Stop," he did as he was told, her voice suddenly very fierce and determined. "Tails…I appreciate that you feel that way about me, but ever since I was a kid I wanted my first relationship to be one of mutual understanding and love," Tails nodded his head in understanding, knowing where the hedgehog was going with this. "but," he stared, surprised there was even a 'but' in that sentence. "Maybe, I have been having unrealistic expectations with Sonic to begin with. I already knew a lot of the stuff you told me about Sonic, but I did not want to admit it to myself. Hearing it from you…really makes it hit home. So, maybe I should at least give other guys a chance for once and see if a relationship can blossom rather than going after the same guy so much. What do you think, Tails?" she smiled at him softly, moving a lot closer to him now.

He gulped, loud enough that he was sure even Amy could hear it. His sky blue eyes did not leave her beautiful green ones. He knew what she was suggesting and he did not want to blow it. He took one calming breath after another, his heart smashing against his chest like a sledgehammer. "Y-Yeah…I suppose other guys deserve a chance to be with you. You should be as happy as they would."

They did not take their eyes off one another for the longest moment, both of them scanning the other for their true feelings and intensions. Once Amy was satisfied, she leaned closer to the fox mobian and moved onto her tippy toes and leaned in to kiss Tails' warm cheek. Inching closer, she pressed her lips against his ear, the fox boy able to feel her chest against his own. "Once we get back to base…we should talk in your lab, just the two of us," Tails was unable to respond properly, too stunned by what had just happened, but had enough sense to know it ended on a good note with the pink hedgehog. This truly was the best day of his life now.

With all of that now behind them, the two of them continued on to their destination. Tails had a more noticeable bounce in his step while Amy was certainly smiling more, trying her best to cover up her giggles at seeing the fox boy so pleased with himself. She was unsure how a relationship between the two of them would go, but it really was time she move on from Sonic, or at the very least give another guy a fair shot. Who better than the twin tailed fox she has known her for years and tried to comfort her when she needed it. Seeing if this would blossom into her feelings for Sonic, or even surpass them, would be interesting to see, she believed.

Bringing up the map, Tails smiled and pointed right ahead of him towards a set of double doors. "Alright, Amy, looks like we're here. You mind doing the honours?"

The pink hedgehog nodded and pulled out her piko piko hammer. "Roger," gripping the long handle with both hands, she rushed towards the door, lifted the heavy weapon over her head, and brought it down right on thick steel doors. In just a single hit, the obstructing doors were blown back from where they would normally retreat into the wall to open, and collapsed onto the floor below, making a metallic crash echo not only in the room, but down the hall they just cleared. Amy had a proud smile on her face, resting the head of the hammer on the ground while she leaned her body along the base of it. Even if the strong hit took a lot out of her with her weapon, it would have taken Knuckles or Omega a little longer with just their bare hands

As Tails moved in to explore the 'confiscated device' room, as Eggman referred to it according to the map, he saw a number of objects up on display already. Most of them were placed on pedestals and stands with a glass cover as if it was more a museum than a room for stolen equipment. There were some weapons that Starline had modified for his stolen Eggman robots, one of a kind wispon designs Tails previously believed were lost when their wispon development facility got attacked last year, prototype control collars for the Deadly Six, some base schematics Tails did not even know existed, more from Dr Starline than the Deadly Six. It was certainly a good haul. It would take much longer for Tails to see if anything could be saved and restored from the computers in the room after the round madman's desperate last trick on them, but he was doubtful of that.

Amy noticed there were a few items that were not exactly what one would classify as a weapon in the room. There were designs for a new toaster, more competent servant bots designs, Eggman's new cardio schedule, but also had new upgrade plans for Metal Sonic mixed in the middle. There also was a rather large work bench on one side of the room that had loose tools scattered around it from the crash and a shattered plate on the floor that once contained a large helping of rashers, sausages, beans, white pudding, toast, as well as a shattered cup of coffee, the contents all spilled across the floor from the impact. This must be the place Eggman goes to when brainstorming new ideas and plans. Figures it would be in what was essentially a trophy room of his enemies stolen technology.

"Well," Tails began, his voice echoing in the room. "I can honestly say that this is not what I was expecting," he looked up and down the room, finding more items of interest besides his initial once over. "Everything here is…surprisingly well organised," the fox boy was clearly astonished. Most bases just had tech like this poorly organized and maintained, to the point where not even Tails or the other tech wizards at Restoration HQ could not make heads or tails of their original function. This was truly a treasure throve.

Amy nodded her head in agreement, more than familiar with the paperwork that went into the discovery of such a thing. "Yeah. Perhaps since this was originally supposed to be his newest and greatest mobile fortress, he moved a bunch of stuff from other bases that could serve as inspiration for future work? It certainly looks like he at least had breakfast here before the launch of the ship."

"And dinner," Tails joked, pointing at shattered plate on the floor that contained such a large amount of food only a man like Eggman could enjoy in such outrageous volume. Tails felt sick picturing himself even attempting to eat all of that in the morning. Amy chuckled at the joke, covering her mouth as she did. The fox boy felt his cheeks redden in response, the heart to heart they had in the hall still fresh in his mind. He got on the communicator in his ear to report back to Jewel. He was also curious to see how Sonic, Tangle and Whisper were doing after they departed over an hour ago now.

While the fox was busy with that, Amy decided to explore the room a little bit more. The previously lost wispon designs were certainly a good boon, but maybe there might be something else towards the back of the room. So far, nothing really stood out to her. Much of it was anti-Zeti equipment, and most of them seemed to be prototypes, anyway. Amy could only imagine it was difficult to find out what would be effective against such unique enemies unless at least one of them was captured alive. All attempts by the Restoration have failed, but it seemed Eggman and Starline were more than happy to begin worth on more lethal equipment specifically designed for them.

Oddly enough, the further Amy went towards the back of the room, the plaques and descriptions on the objects in the glass cases became more and more vague. Not only were their descriptions blanked out, but also their names. Perhaps Eggman wanted the more identifiable objects front and centre for inspiration reasons, then planned to discover what these other objects did at a later date whenever he had time. Amy was all the more happy they stopped him in his tracks when they did. Who knows what he would have discovered if left to his own devices.

As the pink hedgehog continued to explore, Tails voice becoming more and more echoed the deeper she went, a glinting light caught her attention. Turning to it, she saw an isolated case, the light growing a little brighter as she moved closer and closer. She actually had to cover her eyes to make out what it was once she was close enough. Identifying it, her eyes widened. "TAILS! GET OVER HERE QUICK!"

The fox boy was quick to cut off his conversation with Tangle and Whisper when he heard Amy's voice echo loudly in the room. His twin tails spun behind him and he took to the air, following the golden glow in the distance. Seeing Amy covering her eyes, he landed next to her and shielded her body with his own. Once he got close enough, the light grew brighter and brighter. It was unbearable. Even Tails had to shield his eyes now.

Tails frowned. He could hear glass cracking and smashing, as if the contents were slamming as hard as it could to get to the two mobians, then the sound of machinery operating came from the case. The light began to vanish and Tails could finally pull his hand away to see what Amy called him over for. Unfortunately, he would have to wait a little longer as the glass case now had a thick layer steel covering that shielded the contents from view. There was a slot on all four sides where a person on the outside could view what was within the case, but the blinding light emerging from either exit told him it was probably best he not look any time soon. The surface of the steel then dented loudly, then another, and another, the contents slamming hard against the steel walls as if it was a wild animal trying to escape containment.

Amy looked up and around, thankful that Tails was next to her now, oddly feeling more comforted with his presence. She raised her brow at the steel wall between them and the case, but quickly turned to her friend. "Tails, this is bad. The thing in there, it's a Gold Ring."

A Gold Ring. They were objects Sonic and the others collected in their travels and having several uses such as currency, means of upgrading and powering up equipment, and some of the ones as large as a car are capable of teleporting people to Special Zone's that are located in between the entrance and exit, or just a straight instantaneous shot between the two points of entry. Some mobians even wore Gold Rings as accessories, such as Amy herself, or Shadow the Hedgehog's that acted like power suppressants. They had many uses, a fully charged one allowing Sonic a boost in speed for a few seconds. Whatever Eggman had in that glass case must have been specifically customised in a certain way to worry Amy the way it did.

"That's not all," she continued. "It was hard to make out, but I could swear i saw fragments of the Chaos Emeralds embedded on the surface," Amy wore a worried expression on her face, one Tails soon shared. The implications of such a thing were extremely dangerous.

The Chaos Emeralds were seven jewels of power that made Gold Rings seem like candle lights in comparison. One by itself could act as the singular power source for a titanic base like this one and still have enough energy left over for other functions. All seven together were capable of immeasurable energy and grant what most would consider miracles. A prime example being the dozens of times Sonic, Shadow and Silver used them and turned their coloured fur gold and increased their powers to previously unthinkable levels. Shadow and Silver alone could use a single one to travel through space and time if they concentrated hard enough.

Tails had never heard of slivers of the Chaos Emeralds surviving more than a few seconds when separated from the main body. Eggman once tried to make replicas of the Chaos Emeralds from such methods, in an attempt to power up his army with Chaos Energy, but that quickly backfired on him. They sustained themselves for a day at most, but once the power died on them, they exploded, nearly taking down the entire base while Sonic and the others were still inside. If it was in here, and Eggman learned from his previous failures for once, Tails could only deduce that Doctor Starline was the one who managed this. It was highly doubtful the Deadly Six managed that and Tails knew for a fact that the Restoration had no plans for such a dangerous experiment. The concept alone that Starline could manage this was certainly worrying.

Tails examined the information plaque and saw that it was bare and empty in the description department, but it did have a name to it. The Chaos Ring. The name itself was ominous enough, and certainly named after the combination of powerful objects used to put it together. With how it smashed against the steel to get at the two of them, it was best to report this in and have it contained somehow. The sheet of steel looked like it was doing a poor job holding it at bay.

"This isn't good, Amy. We gotta call this in. Maybe Sonic can get here before it breaks through," he said, frowning deeply as more dents were made in the steel with each passing second. "I just really want to know why it's reacting to us like this," Amy nodded her head, clearly curious as well. It was certainly an odd reaction. Gold Rings did not act in such a way, so maybe it was something to do with the Chaos Emerald slivers themselves. After the years both mobians have been exposed to the energy of the powerful gem stones, it would be no surprise that they would have lingering energy signatures on their person. Sonic and the other two hedgehog's they knew would probably get even more powerful reaction from the so called Chaos Ring.

Just as Tails reached his hand up to his ear and activate the communication device in his ear, The Chaos ring began to act more and more violently to their presence. The dents began to give way and light punched through. Both mobians eyes went wide, but only Tails managed to react fast enough to what was happening. He quickly jumped on top of Amy, pushing her to the ground just as the Ring delivered a final, powerful slam against the obstructing steel wall around its case. It broke through and shot forward from its confines. Tails could not see what happened, his gaze more focused towards the pink hedgehog he was trying to protect, but he could not miss the burning, searing sensation his wrist was suddenly giving off.

"T-Tails?" the mobian in question slowly raised his head, his wrist still hurting terrible. It almost felt like something was trying to melt right through the flesh and bone.

He tried to respond calmly, his eyes closed shut, but the searing pain he felt just got worse and worse. He heard Amy call his name once more as his face became one of pure agony. It took a few moments, but the pain was either beginning to die down, or he was getting used to it. He was panting and sweating by the time it fully passed, it lasting far longer than he would have liked. The fox boy hated pain like that and wished he never would have to experience it ever again. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine, Amy," he finally responded, though he did not appear so sure just from one look at him. Finally opening his eyes, he paused as he realized that his body was right on top of Amy's. Not only that, but his right hand was pressed against the floor right next to the pink hedgehog's head, where he saw the potentially dangerous Chaos Ring was attached and now snug. As he was falling down, it must have connected itself to his wrist. The seven chips of the Chaos Emeralds glowed ominously for a few moments before they returned to their dull, dormant form. Somehow, it made every hair on Tails body stand on end.

The male mobian did not need his highly advanced IQ to know that he was currently in a very dangerous situation. Underneath him was Amy Rose, the girl he liked, and he knew that she could hurt him in more than a dozen different ways for doing less. Thankfully, she did not seem all that angry at him. In fact, she actually had a soft blush on her cheeks that made him smile, something that seemed to make her a little more conscious of herself and look away. "T-Tails…I-I…"for some reason, the words would not leave her throat. She was not entirely sure she even had any words to say. She was suddenly feeling very flustered, something that seemed to only give rise to annoyance.

Thinking fast, Tails chuckled nervously and calmly got off the ground. "Errr…S-Sorry about that, Amy. I didn't mean to get on top of you like that, but at least you're safe, right?" it was not much, but it was all he could really say at the moment. He just hoped that she knew he only had good intensions in mind when he pushed her to safety. His free hand went to the Chaos Ring and rubbed his fingers across the small chips and the ring itself. It stopped reacting in such a powerful manner now that it was actually on his wrist. Such a curious device. He would have gotten around to it eventually, but he was curious about what the implications of wearing this was. Whatever it was, he would just have to be careful as he personally transports it to Restoration HQ.

As he wondered what he was going to do with this new accessory once he get's back, he realized he did not get a response from Amy. A shiver ran up his spine, really hoping she was not more pissed than he thought she was, especially after the nice little moment they had a few minutes ago. When he looked up at her to speak, she suddenly released a sound from her mouth that was like a 'eep.' He had never heard her make that sort of sound before. "T-Tails…" she said his name nervously, a blush on her cheeks as she pressed her index fingers together nerviously. "I'm…not sure if you're aware right now…b-but you have something sticking out…between your legs?"

The fox boy blinked in confusion, wondering what she could have meant. He never wore pants, so it could not be anything like that. The only thing she could realistically be talking about would have been the tool belt he has been donning more and more recently. His eyes went wide, hoping that the Chaos Ring did not cause some sort of monstrous growth to form on his person. Finally looking down, he saw it was much worse than he had been expecting.

There, between his legs, was his manhood. Most male mobian's had a protective sheath in place for their shaft, which gave them the appearance of not only looking smooth between their legs, but also making it unnecessary for males to wear pants. It was, of course, a very different story for females. Males wearing clothes, or even just pants, was either a shameful sign that a male could not keep their sexual desires under check and considered perverts by most, or they were just making a fashion statement. It was very clear which category Tails would fall under right now.

He could not take his eyes off it at all. To his shame, knowing that Amy was looking at him right now just made him more aroused and made his hardness protrude from between his legs. With blushing cheeks, he covered his crotch and turned around. "I-I'm so sorry!" he yelped, his voice a few decimals higher than he intended. He shut his eyes tightly, partly hoping he just knocked himself unconscious when the Chaos Ring broke from its casing and he was going to wake up any minute now. Damn all the head trauma he has already suffered today already.

Realizing this was all real and he just made himself look like a pervert in front of Amy, he figured it could not get any worse. Turning to her slightly and opening his eyes, he saw something he was not expecting. Amy was still looking at him, her cheeks a rosy red and her mouth slightly a gap. A strange sound escaped her lips while her hips swayed one way and another.

"I-It's fine, Tails," she claimed, not taking her eyes off him, or his growing erecting. "It's perfectly natural for a guy to feel that way after the…position we were just in…though I'm not used to a guy…getting like that over me."

Tails did not like Amy's tone. It was like unless she did not believe herself to be very attractive unless it was Sonic that was giving her so much attention. He knew for a fact that back at HQ Amy was one of the more popular female members. He really wished he could help her see her own worth as a woman, but knew he could do nothing as a friend.

"Tails…I know this will sound odd but can I…see it?" he blinked, ears perking at her request. Surely he misheard her, right? Looking up, her cheeks grew a shade darker and she looked away self-consciously, a hand playing with a lock of her hair. He never saw Amy act like that before.

He gulped, preparing his mind and body. The last thing he wanted was to hyperventilate while having an erection at full mast. "W-What do you mean 'see it', Amy" he asked, knowing deep down he really did not need an answer. What else could she possible ask to see in this situation?

He saw her entire body tense up, her mouth opening to release a hot breath she herself did not even realise she was holding in. "I mean…I have never really seen one in real life before," she looked away, rubbing her elbow nervously, before silently saying. "E-Except online."

The fox boy did not know how to process that. Not only was Amy requesting of him something so personal and embarrassing, but she just admitted herself that she also looks at porn on the internet. Tails would never consider himself a frequent watcher of certain images and videos, but he was a male and even he had needs. Thankfully, he always had some sort of research on his mind to help take his mind off those kinds of primal needs and desires. In this situation, however, he had nothing to fall back on.

"If…I'm going to start moving away from chasing Sonic, it's about time I see what I have been missing out on all these years, right?" she tried her best to rationalize her reasoning, but it honestly just came off as a poor excuse to Tails. Even so, he could not deny that his manhood grew another inch in length when she said she desired to see his manhood right now and no one else's. Even if it was the situation itself that brought out this sudden desire, he could not stop his heart from pounding in his chest like it was a beast looking to be set free.

Honestly, Tails himself was considering pointing out that they were on duty right now, or in an offline enemy base, or mention that Jewel, or someone else in the command centre, could choose to establish contact with them at any time. It was far too risky. As if she read his fears in his sky blue eyes, she moved a little closer to him, raising a hand to his ear and tapping at the communication device a certain way to turn it off. She then did the same with her own. That smile on her lips made his skin tighten all around his body, the females hot breaths pleasant against him.

"Please, Tails," she pleaded with him, as if what she was asking for was of dire importance. Honestly, what could harm could come of this? That being one of the many excuses he gave himself. Just like Amy never saw a male cock before, Tails has gone his life without the touch of a woman where most outgoing males would have lost their virginity by now. The thing that tempted Tails even more, though, was the fact it was Amy herself.

He gulped, his throat bobbing up and down and slowly nodded his head. "A-Alright…I suppose this is as private as we can be. No one will be showing up anytime soon," the only one who potentially could would be Sonic and Shadow, but both of them had a large list of bases to hit and secure. Neither would be expected back at HQ for at least two hours. Slowly, the genius fox moved his hands away his crotch to reveal his hardness that continued to grow between his legs and curving upwards. His nuts hung low underneath, the precious containers of his life giving essence.

Amy's eyes widened as she looked down at it. Seeing it right before her eyes was different than online in so many ways. For one thing, she could actually smell it. Tails scent reached her nose and felt very pleasant as it passed her nostrils. Her knees shook a little, finding it difficult to stand before the fox boy. Taking deep breaths, she obeyed the desires of her body and slowly bent down to her knees.

Seeing Amy on her knees before him made every inch of Tails body as stiff as his manhood. Where once a nervous, thin line of his lips stood was now the nervous wobble of a smile. He watched her lean a little closer, enough to bombard the underside of his shaft with her hot, rapid breaths. Seeing her slowly remove her white gloves, he had an idea of what she was planning to do next.

"It's…not what I expected," she said, guiding her hand towards the trembling slab of meat. She began by running the tips of her fingers along the underside of his shaft, a longer breath leaving her lips when she felt the heat that was being concentrated in this one area of the fox boy's body. "Whenever…Rouge would take me out drinking some nights she would tease me about my virginity and focusing solely on Sonic...then tell me what I'm missing out on."

Tails felt a blush creep onto his face, his cock throbbing under her touch, even more so when her hand gripped the shaft and pumped at it. It did not take long to reach his full mast of four inches at that point. "O-Oh, is that so…I-I didn't know you drink all that often, A-Amy," he said, trying his best to focus on the conversation at hand. If he learned anything from Sonic when it comes to the more sexual sides of things, it was that girls did not like a quick shot. Kind of ironic coming from him.

Amy shook her head, still slowly moving her hand to try and get used to the feel of the flesh and heat of his manhood. She seemed as interested as him to keep the conversation going, if only so her inexperience will be less noticeable. "Y-Yeah…" she murmured her response, taking her attention off the cock she was satisfying so she could look into his sky blue eyes with her own emerald green ones. "Me and the girls get out every so often to take the weight off work," she continued to stroke him, her movements becoming more comfortable and confidant. "Me and Jewel talk over drinks, Rouge and Whisper usually talk about promising recruits, though Rouge likes to talk about how she teases them during hand to hand combat training," she paused for a moment to chuckle, always enjoying those sorts of stories. "And Tangle…well…she is usually the first one to end up under the table with Belle looking after her since she can't really partake in any of the drinks we order."

Though she did it to help herself relax during this new experience for herself, it actually helped Tails a great deal, too. Though, hearing her story kind of made him wish that he and the guys could get together like that whenever they had free time. Sonic would hardly stick around long enough, Shadow would be too anti-social, he did not want to imagine what a drunk psychic like Silver would be like, Knuckles usually stayed on his island, and the Chaotix were always working now more than ever. At most, he could rustle up some people who helped him out at Restoration HQ, but he hardly knew any of them enough to not feel awkward. To top it all off, Tails was not much of a drinker, anyway. He valued his intelligence and ability to employ sound logic to most situations, so the fox tended to shy away from anything that would tamper with that. Perhaps if he starts dating, maybe he can become more confident in the social sides of things like she was.

"T-That's really cool, Amy," he said with panted breath. Her bare hand felt so good against his cock, the experience so very different from his own one on some nights. His inexperience showed in that regard, but it helped the recovering Sonic fangirl to feel more comfortable with all of this. Just as he was getting used to her strokes, amy's hand moved a little more, a blush on her cheeks. She moved her pinkie off his shaft, holding it straight and away from his penis, rather than curled around the base like the rest of her digits, while her thumb pressed against the underside of his manhood. Every stroke allowed him to feel it drag along the most sensitive part of the length, going from half way up him all the way to the tip. Her other hand got in on the action, kneading his nuts with her palm and fingers.

Amy continued to blush more, able to feel the heat he was generating in just that one, singular part of his body. It was obvious to the fox that she had no idea that would happen. He was in the same boat as her right now. Just a few strokes of her hand, and suddenly he was forgetting basic biology.

Amy gulped and leaned closer to the tip, able to feel the male throb more intensely, like it was a rattlesnake trying to break away from a grip on its serpentine body. "Remember…when I said Rouge would tease me only going after Sonic?" he closed his eyes and nodded his head, focusing only on his breathing, to draw this out as long as possible. "Well…she also gave me some advice on what to do if I ever did get with him…" her hand began to stroke much faster, becoming pleasantly animated compared to the slow, starting movements before. Her voice was becoming as low as a whisper, focusing only on the action rather than explaining herself to him.

She gave a cute 'eep' sound as the fox boy started to release his pre-cum, it forming on her thumb while she continued to move and stroke off his length. Curiosity on her mind, she took a moment to move that dribble of pre-release to her tongue and gave it a lick. The idea of someone else's bodily fluids anywhere on her body grossed her out to no end, never mind in her mouth, but Rouge had told her during one of their nights out that it can actually taste pretty good depending on the person, as it apparently comes in all sorts of volumes, consistencies and flavours. For the sake of a future relationship with Tails, she was willing to at least take the more mature woman's advice and give it a shot.

She lapped at his pre-essence, let it set on her tongue, swished it around in her mouth like a wine tester, then finally swallowed it down. She felt a shiver run up and down the length of her spine when she did. It certainly was not bad, but it was hardly good, either. For what the cloudy white stuff was, it was acceptable. Who knows, maybe Amy could grow to enjoy it.

Turning her attention back to the cock in the palm of her hand, she stroked it once more, her peach cheeks a blazing red compared to the soft pink they were at the start of all of this. She felt so embarrassed now after what she did. Tails' focused gaze felt like the summer sun right now.

Tails, on the other hand, was brought to stunned gawking at seeing the pink hedgehog reach for his seed, actually put it in her mouth and swallow it down. He thought girls only did that in porn movies, not real life. The girl's reaction was fully expected, but he could not deny that it excited him to see her actually swallow it down the way she did. Looking into her green eyes, it seemed she was up for trying it as much as he was.

His shaft continued to throb and pulse in her palm, which she responded with strokes that were a little more confidant and determined. Seeing the hedgehog get more comfortable with her current position had a positive effect on Tails. As far as first times went, he was sure this was going well for both of them. At the thoughts of actually taking her home and to his bed and making love to her the traditional way, well, that just got the fox boy even more excited for the future.

"T-Tails..." Amy said, bringing his attention back to his cock that just throbbed more fiercely. A moan escaped his lips as he tried to respond. He was getting ahead of himself, thinking like that, it being enough to bring him close to the edge. He could feel his release approach as she continued to stroke him faster and harder, not sure what else to do in this situation. His moans got louder, more intense, his instincts telling him to grab Amy's head and shove her down his shaft, but he had enough sense to keep his hands glued to his sides. Doing something like that to Amy, without her permission, would lead to some broken family jewels. His survival instincts and common sense were always stronger than the ones that sought pleasure in another.

He gritted his teeth, feeling his release coming, but Amy was still right in front of his cock, stroking him off till her hand was a blur, visible breath leaving her mouth as she got more and more into it. "A-Amy…g-gonna cum…going to…to CUM!"

Amy snapped out of her own trance, unknowingly so very fascinated in the cock before her, curious as to what his full on release would be like, and quickly took her hand off him and moved out away from the tip she was staring at. A final moan from Tails heralded a release unlike the small dribble she witnessed before. It shot from the tip, right before her eyes, the main body of the length tensing up as it was expunged and landed towards the ground and formed a thick puddle on the metallic floor, steam rising up from the surface, the liquid far thicker and more cloudy than the dribble of pre-release she tasted before.

Tails was panting after it, actually having to hold himself off on the glass case the Chaos Ring was within, barely having enough sense to make sure he was not pressing his fingers against any sharp edges. His legs felt like jelly, never having a release like that before. The experience of a real person pleasuring his manhood was leagues and bounds better than actually using his right hand once every few weeks.

Amy looked at the small puddle of cum on the dusty floor and for whatever reason felt a growing heat between her legs. She had no idea why she was suddenly feeling this way. Before now, her only source of pleasure came from touching herself, whether it was her breasts, her pussy, the tip of her tail and ears, anywhere she would feel sensitive to another person's touch, even used some toys Rouge gave her that she never used, and was under the assumption she could only feel pleasure through her own body.

Right this moment, however, she felt pleasure within her by satisfying Tails' own needs like they prioritised over even her own. Looking up and seeing that panting, satisfied look on his face, then down again towards that puddle of cum, made every sensitive part of her body light up, her womanhood warming up under her panties and her nipples growing hard under her dress. Hot breaths escaped her lips while her breathing grew faster, heart pumping away in her chest in a way she only ever felt whenever Sonic looked towards her. She actually had to bring her hand to her heart to confirm what she was feeling was real. Amy only had one answer for what this was. She was sure of it.

"T-Tails I…"

"A-Amy, that…"

"Hello to you, Miles Prower," both mobian's eyes went wide upon hearing the new arrival, a voice they knew all too well. "Thank you for participating in the Chaos Ring trials," seeing that black beak, white fur, red eyes and purple outfit, they knew that now stood before them.

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I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Again, sorry for such a massive delay only to be met with a reboot, but I feel as if this is for the best. I know there was not many changes to this chapter compared to the original one, but I enjoyed writing it all the same, and I hope my loyal readers enjoyed it as well.

Sorry for the lack of sexual scenes in it, too, but it was starting to reach up to the 15,000 word mark and I knew I needed to cut it short real quick. Do not worry, as the next chapter already makes up for it. Gonna try and get these chapters up when I can, but for now it is planned on posting them when I am more than half way done with the following chapter and have a timeline set for the next five or so chapters. I really wish for this to be more organized and consistent compared to the original story, though still expect quick chapters every 3-5 or so chapters that highlights the current state of the Chaos Ring and what abilities Tails can use from it.

As mentioned before, when posting this chapter, the IDW comic was up to issue 44 now with a few mini series attached. There is supposedly more characters coming, though their future role in the series is, of course, unknown, so I will be tip-toeing around their existence until they become as well known as the likes of Tangle and Whisper, or even Doctor Starline. This way, I'll be able to introduce them into the story in a way that will not interrupt the flow of the fanfic.

As always, please offer your honest reviews as they are always good, and also feel free to post some idea's that I can consider for the future (or even what abilities Tails should learn and level up) As always, take care everyone, and looking forward to when I can put up chapter 2 of Chaos Ring: Redux.