By TeaFlower
Disclaimer: Sonic and all characters do not belong to me.
Episode One: It is Back
Tails slowly stepped out of his lab. He needed some sleep, but thoughts of that cursed being still crossed his mind as he tried to sleep. He sighed, then went towards his room.
"Note to self," he muttered, "Don't claim the room as far away from the basement…" He sighed, then started to trek upstairs.
Just about all of Tails' friends lived in this house. Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Rouge, yeah, they were all there! He passed Sonic's room (he was watching TV), Knuckles' room (reading), Amy's room (chatting with Cream on the phone), Shadow's room (meditating), and Rouge's room (studying the properties of gold and fool's gold) to his room. He walked in, greeted by his robot TD2-76543, which was always there for him.
"How did the search go, Master?" the doll asked, floating slightly off the ground.
Tails groaned as he sat down on the bed. "Not well. Since TD2-34353 dueled with the doll and was discovered by those two feline-like things, the doll hasn't shown itself anywhere. Maybe it's plotting…"
"Master, you know as well as I do that the doll is malfunctioning and has no control of its actions. It is nigh-impossible that the doll would even be able to control who and what it attacks, possesses, or tortures… never mind plot our demise."
Tails sighed as he laid himself down on the bed. "I know. I'm just paranoid. … TD2-76543, please get the lights. Also, shift to sleep mode." The little doll floated to the light switch, floated to its charging station, and settled down. Its eyes started to lose their glow. Tails sighed with relief. "Goodnight…" he muttered, before falling asleep.
"FREEDOM!" the little orange, plush creature chanted as it floated merrily down the road. Children screamed when they saw it, running to their mothers. The mothers gasped and led their children to their houses, closing and locking all entrances. Some beggars ran for their lives, while others wielded weapons. The creature ignored these, for he knew nothing would hurt them… in his control, that is…
The Tails Doll was in deed back, but it had a different air around it. Its eyes were still soulless, it still floated when it moved, but the red gem that dangled from its forehead was nowhere to be seen.
"Ah, what a wonderful night!" it exclaimed, throwing its paws into the air and doing a flip. "The moon is out, the stars are shining… so peaceful…" It looked around, then stopped. "Now, where did that fool say Sonic lived…?"
---FLASHBACK---
"Tell me where Sonic lives or else every second of your pitiful life will be filled with misery and woe!" The Tails Doll yelled at the random guy on the street.
"Yeah, right! Like I'd ever tell scum like you!" the green mongoose said.
The doll got a cocky look on its face as it held up a Barney tape.
"That's not gonna work!" the mongoose yelled.
The doll raised an eyebrow, then conjured up 100,000,000 Barney tapes.
"GOOD GOD, MAN! Okay, I'll talk! I'll talk! Sonic and all his friends live up on 123 Blossom Lane! NOW LET ME GO!"
"… you know too much… goodbye, Speed."
---END FLASHBACK---
"Oh, yeah… heh… god, I need to stop doing that." The Tails Doll mumbled, before continuing down the lane.
Shadow awoke from his meditation. "Well, that was odd. I thought I heard knocking…" he mumbled, before shrugging. After a bit, he heard the knocking, only a little bit louder this time. "Um…" He went to his door and saw no one there. He walked downstairs, turning on a light. He went to the front door, then looked out a window. He saw nothing. Shadow was just about to go back upstairs, when he heard the knocking again. He opened the door.
Outside the door was a small doll, with soulless eyes, red running shoes, and obvious stitching. It floated a few inches off the ground and held a little slip of paper. It had two fox tails and looked remarkably like… Tails! "Um… is this the house of Sonic the Hedgehog?" it asked.
"… yeah… why?" Shadow asked, cautiously.
The little doll looked up. "I'm… an old acquaintance of Sonic's. Is he here?"
"Um… yes… but he's asleep. … how does he know you?"
"… we met a while back. May I come in?" Shadow saw nothing wrong, so he let the doll in. "You are very kind. May I ask your name?"
"My name is Shadow. You can stay in my room for tonight."
And so, it was. The little doll stayed in Shadow's room, asking questions and answering them as well. Soon, Shadow fell asleep, and the doll sat down. But though the doll seems to control itself? Can they trust it? Will Tails kill it? (most likely) Find out in the next episode!
