Hey everybody! It's about time for another update! You guys really seemed to like the last chapter as I've got some more reviews to respond to!

Obliviblur: Yeah, he's not in a great spot mentally, but with Sonic's help it'll hopefully get better! After he's all better, I'm sure Sonic will be out for revenge!

SuperTailsFan0812: He's certainly traumatized, but after what he's been through who wouldn't be? More dangerous than that, blaming himself can be a bit of a slippery slope, just like we saw with Sonic…

Ragingbaboon38: Thank you for giving this story a shot! It's really been written to get that kind of reaction out of people, so it's good to know it's working! Hopefully you'll stick around to the end!

TheGameNguyener: It's certainly left an impression on the kit, one that I don't think is going to be going away any time soon. I guess we'll have to see how everybody deals with the situation!

Let's get going!

Waves

Final

"Alright… Let's see if this works…"

"I'm sure it will bud!"

"I don't know… I mean…"

The kitsune speaking had finally finished his prosthetic limb, a gray construct attached to the base of what was left of his leg by a sling like system of straps. Sonic was eager to see if it worked, and more importantly, to put his fears to bed for good.

"Well…" The kit added, "Here goes nothing…"

The fox pulled himself up, standing on his feet for a moment, before his shaky legs collapsed out from underneath him. Sonic caught the kit before he could hit the ground. "You alright?"

"Yeah, they seem to work! It's just that I haven't stood up for a while!" The kit responded, a massive grin across his face.

"So you're saying you can walk now!?"

"Yeah! I guess it works after all!"

Sonic yanked him into a hug, "I knew you could do it It's great to have you back again bud!"

"It's good to be back!"

The fox tried to walk of his own accord again, managing to get a few steps before his legs gave out again. This time, before Sonic could react. The kit pushed himself back up, "Definitely going to need some fine tuning, but I can walk again!"

Sonic had no words to describe his happiness. Being able to have Tails completely back was an amazing feeling. He quickly ran out to tell Sally and the others. Whom followed behind him as they heard the news. The entirety of the Freedom Fighters were overjoyed by the revelation, hopefully they could just put this all behind them and get over the whole thing.

Tails was still a bit shaky on his feet, but that was to be expected, especially considering he needed to fine tune the prosthetic to his own limb. Sonic helped to stabilize him still as the kitsune tried to get used to walking again.

After another couple hours however, the limb functioned just like his old one had and the kit was back to speeding around the hideout, completely overjoyed.

Eventually, as night fell, and everyone made their way to their beds. Sonic was met in his dreams by a familiar face. The dream variation of Tails emerged out of the shadows. His injuries were just as severe as they had been in the past.

Sonic instantly stared him down, "I'm not afraid of you…"

"Maybe not… But no matter what you do, I'll always be here…"

"You know, I guess I can live with that…" Before the kit could do anything, he pulled him into a hug. The fox was caught off guard for a moment before vanishing into tendrils of smoke.

The hedgehog slept soundly until morning. As he awoke, he stretched out his limbs and went to track down Tails. He searched through the compound, finding no trace of the kit. Eventually, he left and headed to a certainly cliff face, where he noticed the familiar pair of tails underneath the singular tree.

"Hey Tails!" The hedgehog began, causing the kit to turn and look over at him, a smile overtaking his face.

"Hey Sonic!"

"Hey bud, how's the leg? It still working?"

"Yeah! It's just fine, just like it was before!"

"That's good to hear bud!"

The duo sat in silence for a bit, taking in the sunrise. Eventually, Sonic decided to break the silence. "What you thinking about bud?"

"Not much…" He responded.

"Tails, I know you better than you think I do. I know something's bothering you…"

The kit sighed, "Well, I guess it's just… Well… You're not going to try and… Kill Robotnik, are you?"

"Do you- Want me to?"

"Actually, it's that I don't want you to…"

"Why not bud? Aren't you mad at him after everything he's put you through?"

"I am… But… I guess, I've just liked that… We weren't really ever going to kill him in the first place, and I don't want to change that…"

Sonic struggled somewhat to understand, if he had found himself in Tails' position, he would be furious! He was furious, he'd hurt Tails! He wanted nothing more to kill the man after what he's done to a child…

"If… If we…" The kit continued, seemingly still struggling for words.

"But, it's alright… Really! If you don't want him dead, then I'll respect that. I mean, in the end it's up to you…"

The kit smiled, "Thanks…"

"Hey bud?"

"Yeah?"

"Are those memories still?"

There was silence for a second before the kitsune responded, "Yeah… I had trouble sleeping last night…"

"Bud, you've got to tell someone about that. You don't need to deal with this yourself… I think you know that…"

"Yeah… Alright… They're getting better though…"

"That's good! Besides, you're my bro! I'm here for you!"

"Yeah, I know… Though this whole thing though, I've realized just how much you all care for me, it means a lot, more then you probably understand… I just want to say thank you…"

"You're welcome bud, it's good to have you back…"

The duo finished watching the sunrise on another day, knowing that finally, the worst was behind them…

The End

Alright, I'd just like to say thank you to everyone that's given this story a look! It was fun to write an I figured a short and sweet ending would be better for the story overall! Please leave your review for what you thought on this story! Stay tuned for the next story from me! Until next time;