Hello everyone! I AM REVENANT TP!
You know the phrase New Year New You? Yeah well that is me right now. New name, new passion, and a new goal. I'm slowly rereading and rewriting all of the stories from my first years here at fanfiction DOT net . Why? To provide you (the reader) with better content. Why again? Because I love you guys. That being said, I hope you enjoy this revamp of an old story of mine. I present to you:
A Rose Forsaken
It was an average day in the mystic ruins as the Tornado 2 fired down the runway bound for station square. Tails had been planning this trip for months however until recently, he hadn't had the time to make said trip. His destination was to Randy's Automobile/Aviation shop if a crucial piece for the fuselage of his newest plane was available.
Upon arriving at the square, Tails engaged the thrusters and brought his plane down onto a landing strip designed specifically for his aircrafts. This was just one of many rewards granted, courtesy of the city council as sign of appreciation for his team's heroic defense of the city.
As Tails strolled down the busy street, he takes his time and stops once in a while to window shop.
"I'm glad I came early." The young fox states looking through the window of a bakery, admiring the tray of sweet rolls that had just been placed on the window sill. "Maybe I'll stop by when I finish at the shop." Tails grinned as he contemplated finishing his day with a warm sweet roll and a cold soda from the cart across the way. Pulling himself back on track, Tails made his way towards Randy's. However, it wasn't long before he was stopped again as several people stopped to shake his hand and admirers ask for his autograph. Tails was all too happy to oblige. He enjoyed talking with new people and seeing the smile on the children's faces.
Finally moving on, Tails makes it to the storefront. He enters and is greeted by a burly bear of a man with a laugh as bass as thunder.
"MILES PROWER! I thought I would never see you come in! How has my favorite mechanic been these past weeks?"
Smiling as he rubs the back of his neck, Tails pulls the part number from his shirt pocket.
"I'm good Mr. Bowen. Real good thank you. I came in today to see if you had a part in. It's for the fuselage of my new plane."
Slapping his hands together Randy's smile grows broader as he grabs a pencil and paper and signals to Tails that he's ready.
"The part number is 0274-JR-3572AV I'll need the wax sealant and the titanium plating as well."
Studying the number and checking his books, Randy pointed towards the back end of the store as he stated,
"Head on down to the back and hang a right at the carbon fittings, take the stairs down and turn right and keep going till you find the new fiberglass fuselage models. It will be the second isle down from them, if you pass the number 7 thruster sets you've gone too far."
As Tails nodded his thanks and made his way towards the back, he made a mental note to bring a pad and pencil next time he needed to get directions from Randy.
After making his way to the back and also making several wrong turns, Tails finally finds the isle with the part he needs. Quickly picking it up and studying it, he mentally celebrated as he placed the part into a satchel and turned to head back to the front. It was at that moment he felt a light tap on his shoulder. Turning to face the individual, Tails comes face to face with a female hedgehog with greased up coveralls and a bandana tying back her hair.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if I could ask a question. You see, I noticed you picked up an exterior thermostat. I am getting the same part for an old 7A fighter jet that I'm restoring. And, well I don't know if you would know about this, but would you have any idea about using a galvanized coating rather than metallic wafers?"
Taking a deep breath Tails lets loose on his knowledge of planes.
"Well you first have to take into thought the type of zinc you would want to use, while galvanized coating would be better to avoid corrosion and such, it can also add unneeded wear to other parts, there are cons but I would say that with a fighter class plane any and all parts of the fuselage would be better equipped for galvanized coatings rather than the wafers.."
As the female hedgehog stood there taking in everything Tails had just said, Tails started rubbing the back of his neck as he just realized how much of a nerd he really was.
"I'm sorry, I tend to ramble like that sometimes, I mean sometimes even Sonic gets annoyed heh heh…"
Upon hearing this, the girl's ears perk up as she responds.
"Wait, you know Sonic the hedgehog? Then, are you his friend Tails, the twin tailed Kitsune?"
Tails began to chuckle as the red began to show through the fur on his muzzle.
"Heh heh, well yeah, I'm part of the "Sonic Team", but I'm far from a Kitsune heh, I'm just a regular fox with a birth defect…"
As Tails finishes the statement he motions to his duel tails.
"Well I think their awesome! I mean your TAILS PROWER a boy genius! And you know what? You are even cooler because you have TWO tails! That's something that only you have and it's something you can be proud of. I've seen you on television before, it's not a defect, it's a blessing because you can fly with them! How awesome is that?"
Having never thought of his tails in this light before, Tails grinned as he replied.
"You think they're a blessing? Gee, I guess I never thought of them that way before… heh heh. I guess your right Ms… I'm sorry; I didn't catch your name."
Shock and awe mix as the girl put her hands to her mouth as she allowed a gasp to escape.
"Oh I'm sorry Tails, in all the conversation I haven't even mentioned my name, I'm Amanda, Amanda Rose." As soon as she said this, Tails' ears perked up as a curious look spread over his face. He began to scrutinize her facial features.
"She does sorta look like her, but Amy never mentioned having a sister, well… I guess it won't hurt to ask."
"You're not by chance related to an Amy Rose, are you Amanda?" Clearly not expecting this question, Amanda lowers her voice as she slowly answers.
"Yes, she's… my sister. Although, if you know her, she probably has never told you about me… We had a falling out several years ago over our parents' divorce; she hasn't spoken to me since."
As Tails listens he detects a hint of regret in her voice, adding to that, he also notices her eyes starting to water.
"I'm sorry Amanda; I hadn't intended to touch a nerve." Amanda waved him off as she sighed.
"No its OK, I don't blame her for hating me, I was a horrid person back then…I wanted things my way, and would do anything from lying to stealing to get what I wanted. My father always defended me, saying that I was young and would grow out of it, or it was someone else and that I was too innocent to even act that way. I milked it for everything I could before it eventually led to he and moms divorce. He wouldn't see past my lies and mom knew better, seeing that she couldn't control me nor convince dad, she took Amy and left."
Tails and Amanda had walked over to a bench that was on display for sale as they talked; Tails becoming more and more interested in the story simply nodded and listened.
"Eventually custody came up and it was agreed that Amy would go with mom, and I would stay with dad. They grew to hate each other and… I guess that hate grew on Amy."
"What changed you?" Tails asked. "I can tell for a fact that you're not the same person that you once were." Amanda's frown turned into a weak grin as she raised her head and looked at Tails.
"Life happened. I fell into a bad group at school and I got involved in fight groups and such, I was top dog for a while heh, but that changed when I found out that my so called friends were just using me… I felt awful, it began to sink in then. All the people that I have used, that I have hurt just to get what I wanted. I never cared because I didn't know how bad it felt.
Dad always shielded me from consequence. And when he wasn't there I had to put up or shut up, and it got to where there were bigger people than me and they made sure I knew that several times."
"So you realized how others felt when you used them, what happened then?" Asked the ever so curious kit.
"I ran away from my problems, daddy and I moved and I changed schools. I decided that I would start over, my life my rules. Yeah I decided not to use anyone but I wasn't too ready to let go of me yet. Till one day I bit off more than I could chew. I had a boyfriend who was always at my side backing me up in fights and such, one night…I guess he decided that he wanted some payback… being raised in the south I was brought up with some morals even though most were washed away by my selfishness, my innocence was mine. And I wasn't ready to give it up."
At this Tails began to get angry, he had always hated people who treated women bad but those he hated more were rapists, and he had a feeling about where this story was heading.
"I told him no several times and he forced me into a back street where he tried to… do things, but before anything happened I heard what sounded like a mob of people hollering at him to leave me be if he wanted to stay standing
When I came into the light of the streetlamps there was only one guy left, he seemed concerned about me and was trying to make sure I was ok. I assured him I was but I wanted to know where crowd went to. He seemed like he didn't know what I was talking about. Anyways he helped my calm down and sat there with talking with me for what seemed like hours until my dad came by. Apparently dad knew Jacob; the guy who helped me, and just before dad herded me into the car Jacob asked him where I went to youth at. I had no idea what he was talking about, so he gave me a card with a address and time and said that it was a place where I could get free pizza and make REAL friends. And still be in a safe place."
Taking all of this in, Tails was awed by her life story. He always found talking to people and hearing about their pasts very interesting.
"I never would have guessed that a change in environment would change me. My family was never really religious. And at first I wanted no part of it… But it was something that was different for me… something that was real. I wasn't pressured to do anything or try anything like I was when I was in my old lifestyle. And yet, I wasn't outcaste when I tuned them down. Heh, and I did that many times. But it's funny, because dad and Jacob started hanging out, and then all of a sudden dad changed. It was little things at first and then very noticeable things. Suddenly, the man who raised me to get whatever I wanted by manipulation, had began to show me the value in working for what I want and taking pride in my own integrity. Between this new positivity in dad and the relentless pursuit of my youth group I finally decided to make a change in myself. The rest as some say is history. In the end, I am what you see now because of that one night."
As Tails sat there in deep thought it was his turn to take everything in.
"So the change in your life is that you made real friends and found your faith? That's cool Amanda; it looks as though it really worked well. But I have to ask. Have you ever thought about trying to reunite with Amy now that you have made the change?"
Once again Amanda breaks eye contact and turns away, obviously this was yet another unknown subject that needs to be taken care of.
"I'm sorry Amanda; I shouldn't have pried its none of my business."
Waving him off, Amanda collects his thoughts and began to chuckle.
"Believe it or not I have, I contacted her and tried to reconcile however, she would have none of it. She simply said that I didn't change and that I just wanted something, and that it was funny how I found a god to go to and wipe my past clean… for the longest time after that I believed her and I fell away from what I believed. It wasn't until I finally decided that it didn't matter what others thought about me that I finally chose to embrace my faith and trust in God. Although, I have not tried to speak to her since."
Thinking on this for a moment, Tails has an idea and began to grin.
"What if I talked to her? Hear me out Amanda. I talk to her, she listens to me and I think I could get her to at least talk to you."
"You know, normally I wouldn't like the idea, but something tells me that you could actually pull it off."
Mentally Tails fist pumps as he nods his approval and hands Amanda his business card.
"Look, I have to get back to my shop and get this fitted but this is my number and address. Anytime you are ever in need of parts info, gimme a call ok Amanda? And I'll look into talking to your sister."
Amanda smiles and takes the card as she replies.
"Thanks Tails, I'm really glad we met earlier I was planning on just coming in tomorrow but something kept nagging at me to come today, I guess I'm glad I did heh heh."
"Well Amanda, I'm glad you decided to come in too. It's nice making new friends"
Amanda chuckled as she bid Tails her farewell before they parted ways.
Hope you all enjoyed the revamp first chapter! Stay tuned for another one soon!
PS: I don't own any characters of the Sonic franchise.
Read on readers!
-RTP
