Chapter 2
Tails flew high above the world in the X-Tornado. He had to find 6 Chaos Emeralds, plus get the Master Emerald from Knuckles. Tails figured he would save that for last, because that would likely be the hardest part. He looked down at his emerald radar. The
remaining 6 were scattered across the land. With discomfort he noticed two of them were right next to each other, and moving.
Was someone else collecting them as well? Tails worried over this thought for a moment. He then regained his determination. This
was for Cosmo. No one could stop him from collecting the emeralds and delivering them to Sevag, not even Dr. Eggman. So,
having replenished his confidence, he steered his plane toward the nearest one.
"More tea, Cheese?" Cream asked as she poured imaginary tea into her pet chao's cup. She had set up a table in the flowery meadow in front of her house. "Amy should be coming to join us any minute now! Isn't that great?"
"Chao chao!" Cheese replied.
Cream then turned toward the chair on the other side of the table. Sitting in the chair was a sparkling green emerald, with a face drawn onto it with a marker.
"Would you like more tea too, Mr. Emerald?" Cream asked,"… okay then!" Cream acted as if the emerald had replied and poured imaginary tea into its cup.
Suddenly Cream heard the booming sound of a plane engine and looked up. The X-Tornado zoomed over her house.
"Hey! It's Tails!" Cream exclaimed with joy," He must be feeling better!"
Tails flew back around and landed the plane into the meadow. He then took off his goggles and got out.
" So Cream has the first emerald. I hope she doesn't mind giving it up." Tails said to himself as he walked up to her table.
"Yay! Tails!" Cream squealed as she ran up and hugged him. Tails sighed. He hadn't the time for such foolishness.
"Cream, do you have a Chaos Emerald?" Tails asked.
"Do you mean Mr. Emerald?" Cream asked, holding up the green emerald. Tails rolled his eyes, hoping Sevag didn't mind that there was a face drawn on one with permanent ink.
"Give it to me." Commanded Tails.
"Huh? But why? He's my new friend!" said Cream, puzzeled.
"Don't ask questions! Hand over the emerald!" Tails insisted.
"But I don't want to! Stop being a bully Tails!" Cream whined.
" Come on, Cream!" said Tails. She clutched it to her chest and squatted down.
"No! I won't give him to you! Never!" yelled Cream.
Tails growled. It was a very canine sort of growl, and it surprised Tails as it escaped his throat. Cream gasped and now lay curled up into a ball.
"You're mean, Tails! I don't like you anymore!" Cream shouted.
Tails was getting fed up. He tackled Cream, trying to wrestle the emerald from her. They struggled for some time. Tails growled, bearing his teeth. But Cream maintained a death grip on the emerald.
" Get off me Tails!" Cream shrieked, "I'm telling Amy on you!"
As they rolled around on the ground, Tails could stand it no longer. He wasn't going to let a stupid rabbit girl stand in his way of resurrecting Cosmo. He bit down hard on Cream's arm. She screamed and released the emerald. Tails let go, and Cream lied on the ground crying and clutching her arm. Tails then dove for the emerald. But before he could grab it, suddenly it disappeared. Tails looked around desperately. Then, atop Creams house, he saw a familiar black hedgehog staring down at him.
"It's Shadow!" Tails exclaimed.
Shadow folded his arms, as three Chaos Emeralds revolved around his body. "Now, I have three Chaos Emeralds!"
Tails got to his feet, consumed with a new rage as he remembered the day Shadow had tried to kill Cosmo for being a spy for the metarex. The memories flooded back into his mind, images of he and Cosmo running down a corridor, being chased by that evil hedgehog. Tails had guarded Cosmo with his life that day.
Shadow had tried to kill Cosmo…and Tails was never going to forget that…
"YOU! I HATE YOU!" Tails roared as he leaped at Shadow. Shadow quickly dodged, landing next to Cream. Cream looked up at shadow in horror.
"Hmph, foolish fox boy. Do you really think you are a match for me?" Shadow scoffed arrogantly," You couldn't even protect your precious little girlfriend in the end!"
Tails lunged at Shadow, consumed by fury, his eyes filled with tears of rage. This time he made contact, slamming into Shadow's mid section. Shadow and Tails skidded along the grass, until Shadow jumped up from under Tails. Tails quickly got to his feet.
"Give me the emerald! Or DIE!" Tails screamed.
"Ha! Pathetic fox. I'm collecting the seven Chaos Emeralds to find my own answers." said Shadow," If you want them so badly, to avenge your petty girlfriend or whatever, then I dare you to take them from me! But I'm not going to let a foolish child stand in my way! with that, Shadow disappeared, taking the emeralds with him. Tails growled in anger. He ran to his plane, looking at his emerald radar. Shadow was now several miles away.
Blast it! I didn't know I'd be dealing with him too! Tails thought.
Tails started up the X-Tornado and took off, leaving a crying Cream behind.