Author's note: … Oh forget it.
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Chapter 14: Happy Feather's Day
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I aimed for Tails' skylight again, but this time I saw that he was flying right above the skylight, so I stalled my movement and hovered right in front of him. "What's with you, Tails? Usually you're down in there."
"Usually, yes," Tails replied, "but when I saw you were coming, I decided to meet you up here. I can fly too, you know. So, how did the trip to the Cave of Aqua go?"
"Went a little rough," I explained. "Some Water Tails guy helped me at first, but we were suddenly fighting each other due to an awkward misunderstanding. I think things ended on a good note, though. I got a glowing seashell, too. Take a look."
Tails looked at the glowing seashell I'd retrieved. "Looks perfect. Wait out here; I'll only be a moment." He disappeared into his lab while I stopped my wings and stood on the roof.
I looked around. I could see all of Emerald Town from my spot on top of Tails' lab. It was a splendid view; I could make out the pyramid where I'd first run into Metal Sonic, the entrance to the Cave of Aqua, and a tall tower to the north that stretched far into the clouds.
At that moment, Tails called to me, and I dropped into the skylight, landing on a pillow that Tails had placed there. He told me to stand with my wings open, and when I did, he draped a chemical-soaked towel over my left wing.
My mind was filled with thoughts again. What does this one do, I wonder? First ice, then fire. This towel doesn't feel particularly hot or cold, but I can barely look at it. I suppose Tails will tell me what it does.
"All right, Leo, it should be ready"
I removed the towel from my liberal side (bit of political humor, you probably wouldn't get it) and returned it to Tails. I couldn't turn far enough to see my wing, so I checked the full-length mirror. My left wing was dyed white.
Facing Tails, I asked: "White feathers?"
"Light Feathers," Tails explained. "Useful for blinding enemies and lighting dark areas. Speaking of dark, it's getting kind of late, and you've had a rough day. Maybe you'd better turn in."
"Where? I've got no place to stay for the night."
"I've got a spare bed you can use. Don't worry, I think it's clean."
Tails showed me the spare bed, and it looked rather inviting. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
During the night, I had an odd dream. I dreamt that I was back in my normal human body, and surrounded by Dr. Eggman robots, led by Metal Sonic, Nack, and W.T.
"St-stay back!" I begged.
"Not a chance," W.T. retorted. "After you installed that motor in my cave, think of this as my revenge."
"You're going to pay," Nack added. "You don't deserve to live."
Metal Sonic didn't have anything to add. I was practically shivering. "TAILS!" I finally screamed.
"Not now, Leo," Tails' voice yelled back from somewhere. "I'm busy with a very important experiment. I have to figure out just why rubber balls are so bouncy."
I was scared half to death. All the robots converged around me. I thought I would die for a moment. Metal Sonic raised his arm, and just as the robots were about to attack …
CRASH! THUD! WHAM!
Waking with a start, I shot one of my new Light Feathers into the air so I could see around. It worked delightfully, and I saw that Tails had tripped and fallen down the stairs on his way to the bathroom. I was a little surprised that Tails ever needed to use the bathroom in the first place, but I kept quiet.
I went back to sleep, and slept soundly until the next morning, when Tails woke me. "Leo, it's almost eight. Are you going to sleep the whole day?"
Yawning, I got up. "Tails, you needed a jar of blessed air and something else for your projects, right?"
"Yes," Tails confirmed, "but I haven't figured out yet what the something else is."
"It's okay. I'm going to go in search of the blessed air. While on the roof yesterday, I spotted some really tall tower north of here. I think I'll check that out."
Tails didn't try to stop me as I left.
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Quote of the Chapter:
"Run any faster? What do I look like, Sonic the Hedgehog? I can only run so fast."
-Me, A Redhead's Lunch, Ch. 5