Well hello there! Long time no see huh! No seriously though, I really am sorry about that-the life of Tailslover666 is never boring! As you all may well know by now…sniff…this is the FINAL chapter of A Dream Come True. GOD I'm getting all emotional typing this. I really am going to miss all of you-especially those of you who have reviewed me from the start…you know who you are! I really don't know if this fic ended how I wanted it to but I guess you lot can be the judges of that. I have been asked a couple of times if I am going to carry on writing after this fic and my honest answer is that I don't know. Like I said, there always seems to be some drama unfolding in my life that needs attending to and I know that it's mean to keep you all waiting for chapters and stuff so maybe I'll wait for a more peaceful time before writing again. I dunno, why don't you lovely lot tell me what you what you want me to do? Anyway, this is Tailslover666 saying goodbye for the very last time. If you wanna mail me my addy is: miss you…xxx
Shade…Firstly, thankyou very much for reviewing me for so long. It's really nice to hear from you every chapter! Unfortunately for you gore lovers, (Not to give too much away)I decided that Tails did deserve a bit of a break seeing as it is the last chapter so I dunno if you'll like this one. I hope so…
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Sorry about the length of this A/N, I just had to make sure I said goodbye to you all properly before I went….Until we meet again-LET'S DO IT TO IT!
CHAPTER 16:Happily Ever After…Sonic, Tails and Knuckles opened their eyes and realised that they were no longer in the Nothing. Seconds earlier, a large falling sensation passed through each of them as they felt the floor disappear from under them. A scream from each of them and three small bumps later, they found themselves in the centre of the Great Forest. The Ring pool was to their left and it was stunningly beautiful in the sunset. All three just sat in silence for a while, regaining their sense of reality and staring at the golden reflection on the water. Through the trees, the last minutes of the setting sun could be seen. The pink-rimmed ball of fire was also amazing to see.
"Hey buddy! You look good!" Knuckles commented as he looked at the now completely normal looking Tails. Tails looked down at himself.
"Hey! I can move!" He squealed in ecstasy as he began to jump up and down, waving his arms around frantically.
"Hey lil' bro! Calm down or you'll break them again!" Sonic told him. Tails calmed down momentarily but soon regained his excitement and dived head first into the ring pool. The remaining pair on the bank just watched happily as the golden ripples flooded around Tails.
"I'm glad he's alright." Knuckles said.
"Yeah...I dunno what I'd do without him around." Sonic replied with a smile. Tails flew up into the air and let himself fall back into the water with a splash-soaking them all.
"Hey!" Both Sonic and Knuckles yelled. The water seemed cold but Tails didn't notice it.
"Soz guys. What a-" Tails suddenly broke off his silence and stared past the other two with an awed expression. Sonic and Knuckles both turned to see what he was looking at and then saw a white figure emerge from behind a tree.
"Oh my God!" Tails whispered.
A small figure bathed in a blinding white aura began to move slowly towards them. Tails instantly knew who it was. As the aura began to fade, two white bushy tails could be seen trailing behind her. Each tail was tipped a smoky black shade.
Sonic and Knuckles both looked back to Tails who was still staring at Carla totally stunned. He then broke out of his trance and ran as fast as he could between Sonic and Knuckles towards her, arms outstretched. Carla stopped and waited for him to reach her with a huge smile. He got there quickly and embraced her, knocking both of them to the floor. He was wet through but neither of them cared. Sonic and Knuckles watched this and then instinctively turned to each other and smiled.
"Could this day get any better!" Sonic said. He was overjoyed to see Tails so happy. Both of them could almost literally see another aura emerge from both of them. Love filled the forest and Tails lifted Carla into his arms. She held on around his neck and he began to take off. Soon they were both sailing smoothly back to Knothole. Sonic and Knuckles followed their path with their eye's as they saw them disappear off into the perfect sunset.
"It's like watchin' a movie or something!" Knuckles said as they both got up and began to jog back to Knothole.
"Thank you Aurora!" Sonic said as he looked up to the sky once more.
They arrived first and raced into Sally's hut eager to tell her the great news. The Freedom Fighters all stopped talking as two damp looking figures entered the hut. Smiles of relief lit up the room for a moment.
"I'm so glad you're back!" Sally said as she hugged Sonic. Sonic blushed.
"Sal! I told you I would come back didn't I!" He replied as he straightened his quills back where Sally had ruffled them.
"Where…where's…" Bunnie began to ask but stopped. She was too afraid to ask the question as she was too afraid to hear the answer.
"He's fine! And there's an extra surprise going to be coming home with him!" Knuckles said with a laugh.
"What do you mean?" Sally began to ask but before an answer could be given, a HUGE cheer erupted from outside.
Speech was silenced once more.
All the Freedom Fighters rushed to the door and burst outside. The whole street was lined with villagers and as soon as they all managed to push their way to the front to see, they noticed what they were cheering for.
Tails was just landing on the ground carrying an over-joyed Carla in his arms.
They could take it no longer. The Freedom Fighters all rushed up to them both and gave them a group hug. Tears streamed down Tails' face as they were all reunited once again. But no longer were they tears of pain, torture, sadness or anguish; they were tears of pure relief, happiness and love.
The next day, a huge party was held in honour of Sonic and Knuckles' bravery and the safe return of Tails. Carla was also praised and greeted many a time. She was so glad to be back. All she had thought about whilst in the Nothing was Tails and now he was back with her, her love had only blossomed.
As the festivities went on, Sonic returned to his hut and sat on his bed. For a reason that he didn't totally understand, a tear slipped down his face. He thought back to the good times he and Tails had had together and wondered whether now that Tails had Carla, things would be the same. Whilst thinking about this, a figure crept in. Sonic was too lost in thought to notice him. It was only when Sonic looked up into the sparkling aquamarine eyes of his best friend that he knew he wasn't alone.
"Sonic…I know." Tails started.
"You know what?" Sonic asked back quietly.
"I know what you're thinking because I was wondering the same thing about you and Knuckles. I wondered that now you had him to go on missions with, if you would still want me." He continued.
Sonic just looked at him. Eventually, Tails spoke again.
"But then I realised that I would NEVER let anything come between us Sonic. Just like you wouldn't let Robotnik come between us even though you thought I was dead. You know I would do the same for you don't you?"
"I know lil' bro… I know…" Sonic said as he reached over to hug his brother. "Now, lets ditch this party and burn some rubber!" He continued as they both began to run outside. As soon as they reached the street, they both set off at a sprint. Bunnie looked on again as she had done so many times before. The memory still seemed fresh to her. As Sonic and Tails ran side by side around Knothole like they had no cares in the world, the rest of the Freedom Fighters, including the newly appointed Carla, joined Bunnie's watch. As the duo became a blue and orange blur running into the sunset, a smile reached each of their faces.
"Welcome back you two, Knothole missed ya'." Bunnie said as the others all linked arms and watched until Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles 'Tails' Prower, became a single speck on the horizon then disappeared together into the now crimson sunset…..seconds later, an enormous explosion rocked the ground where the Freedom Fighter's stood. They were knocked to the ground and when they stood up, all they were able to see was a huge mushroom cloud in the exact spot where Tails ad Sonic had been running mere seconds ago. Sally gasped and covered her mouth in shock…..
THE END…FOR NOW…