A/n: By the time of writing this, the first chapter has been released as a preview. I own nothing.
update: Why am I back so soon? Like I said, just kind of wanna finish the story. Thanks to the people who are supporting the story.
Tails FT Foxy- Well I first got into Sonic when I was really little and watched Sonic X on tv, I hate the show now but I used to like it. If I had to guess I'd say I've been a fan for maybe 9 years I think.
IcyPinkFlower- I am so sorry, I just became discouraged and needed a break. Also good on you for starting your own account, I can't wait to read your stories.
Megaman07- What about it being a human sonic au made you hesitant to read? Also I'm glad your enjoying it, took me months to write. Probably gonna rewrite some scenes in the final chapters though before they are released. They're kind of sloppy.
Amy stared at the wall of the back of the van next to her sister. Since everyone was tired the group reluctantly stopped on the side of the the road to rest. How the others were able to sleep with Vectors loud snoring she'd never know. That wasn't the only thing keeping the spunky teen up however. It was also the fact that Sonic, someone who she had known since elementary school had been keeping so many secret from her. From everyone. She hadn't seen Sonic and Tails's parents since they were in elementary school only to find out that they had been dead for four years. Sonic and Tails had been keeping the death of their parents a secret for four years. Not to mention Sonic had been working for a mad scientist that gave him super speed. It made Amy question how well she really knew him.
She heard the sound of rustling sheets followed by one of the van doors opening and closing. Sitting up she noticed that Sonic had disappeared. She slipped out of her blanket and followed in pursuit. She got out of the van and looked around, however he was nowhere to be found.
'Did he run off?'
She was getting ready to go back inside and tell the others that Sonic was gone when a voice called her.
"What are you doing up?"
Amy looked up and saw Sonic laying on the roof of the van, using one arm to prop himself up.
"I could ask you the same question," Amy responded, her usual sass present.
"Can't sleep."
Amy nodded, "Same."
Sonic nodded and placed arm that had been propping him up down. Amy walking towards the front of the car and climbed onto the hood and then onto the roof. Thank god Vector wasn't awake or else he would have killed her for stepping on his "baby."
Amy crawled over next to Sonic and layed down next to him. The two stayed silent for a while, just staring at the stars until Amy decided to muster up her courage and speak.
"So...this is you huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"Sonic, the laid-back teen who doesnt care about school is actually Sonic, the stressed "parent" whose broken but refused to ask for help ."
Sonic winced at her word choice. He hesitating before replying,
"I guess you could put it that way."
Silence fell between the two again before Amy once again spoke up.
"You know...I was so worried."
Sonic rolled his eyes, "You found me, so you don't have to worry as much anymore."
Amy shook her head, "It's not just that. You stopped smiling for a while, you became to busy to hang out with me and the others, you never wanted any of us to come over. I wanted to help you but I didn't know how. Even now that I know what happened, I still don't know what to do. Heck, I didn't even know your parents where dead!"
"There's nothing you can do. Nothing can change the past. All we can do now is move forward and hope for the best. People say your destiny is in your hands, well if that's true then why did my hands decide that all this stuff happened."
"None of this was your fault-"
"Don't lie," Sonic interrupted, "If I hadn't taken Robotnik's job offer we wouldn't even be in this mess."
"Like you just said, the past is in the past. We'll save Tails tomorrow but for right now don't forget to live in the present because it could be worse."
Sonic snorted, "Oh yeah. How?
"...I could not be here."
The two fell silent once more.
"Hey Sonic," Amy said.
"Hm?"
"You may think you're alone, but your never alone. Because you have...us."
"...thank you..."
Tails wheezed as he tried his best to keep his tails spinning to keep himself hovering in the air. Tails had finally managed to get some sleep only to be woken up by Silver and brought to some room to do an experiment. The whole time they were walking there Silver wouldn't look at Tails, he was ashamed of what had happened and didn't want to look at the eight year old's eyes. Despite Silver feeling this way however Tails felt no ill feelings towards Silver. Tails knew Silver only did what he did to protect Blaze and her family, same goes for Blaze. He couldn't say the same for Shadow however. Something about the black haired teen scared him….but also interested him.
When he was brought to the training room (similar to the one back at the donut shop) he was forced to fly above a pool of boiling water. If he stopped flying he would be cooked alive. Eggman wanted to see how long the human fox hybrid could stay airborne before giving out. Suddenly Tails felt one of his tales get cramped. This caused him to stop flying and start to plummet towards the boiling water. Before he could hit the water Silver caught Tails with his telekinesis and placed him on a unused yoga mat he found lying around.
Silver gave the child a worried look. If Eggman didn't kill him surely his "experiments" would. No one should be put through this, especially not a child as young as him. Silver (and Blaze) wanted nothing more than to save Sticks, Marine and Tails and bring Tails back to Sonic….but with Sticks and Marine being held captive god knows where there was nothing they could do.
Silver picked up a wet rag he had gotten earlier and dabbed the 8 years olds face and forehead. He hadn't been here long and already the kid looked awful. His hair and the fur of his two tails and ears lost their shine and where a mess. He was pale and had dark circles under his eyes due to lack of sleep and it would only get worse if something wasn't done.
Just then Eggman walked in. He had observed this experiment from behind a two way window and was fairly impressed with the results.
"Strange, despite obtaining his tails not to long ago, he seems to be able to fly on his own for 20 minutes."
"Doctor Egg- I mean doctor Robotnik, is the way you're treating him really necessary?" Silver asked.
"Whatever do you mean?"
"I mean not letting him sleep properly, malnourished him, you make him spend most of his time in a dog kennel."
Eggman scoffed, "It's all in the name of science. To discovery new things some sacrifices must be made."
Silver could feel his anger growing but kept it in check, "Can't you at least, I don't know, let him have free roam of the base. After all we're in space, it's not like he can escape."
"Absolutely not," Eggman responded.
"Why's that!" Silver shot back.
"Because, if I give him privileges the brat will become even more uppity then he already is. I can't stand his attitude, in some ways he's worse than that blue pin cushion."
Silver let out a growl, "How can you blame him! You took him away from his brother! His family! His friends! I can't believe I actually used to respect someone as loathsome as you!"
Eggman pulled a lazer gun out of his back pocket and before Silver could dodge, shot him. Silver was sent flying back a couple feet. When he finally landed Eggman spoke again.
"Not listen here, Silver. I do not care if you hate me or not, I do not care if he hates me or not. What I do care about is my experiment succeeding no matter what. Humans however are unpredictable. They have a vast array of emotions and are self aware. This gives me lest control over the experiment and the best way to remedy that is to break him. Strip away everything he cares about and lock him in a cage to make sure he has no hope for escape."
Silver shakily got up, panting and stared at Eggman. This wasn't the same man that helped him hone his psychic abilities. That gave him a job. This was a monster.
"Once all hope is lost for him, that's when I'll have one of the things I love most in world. And do you know what that is?"
"Let me think. Junk food to to stuff your face with," Silver snarked out of anger.
Eggman grinned as though Silver hadn't just insulted him, "Control."
Just then a certain black haired male with red highlights entered the room.
"Ah Shadow, there you are. I need you to return the experiment to his cell."
Tails opened his eyes. He was disoriented but he suddenly remembered where he was and glared at Eggman.
"I want Sonic! Take me home now!" He demanded.
Eggman growled, "Silent you mutt!"
Tails suddenly caught glimpse of Shadow and tensed up.
'Shadow!' He internally screamed.
Shadow started to walk towards the child while Tails got up and turned to run away. He didn't get very far however as Shadow grabbed both his tails and dragged him towards him. Once he was close enough Shadow let go of the child's tails in favor of his wrist.
Tails struggled as he was dragged out of the room however he could not break Shadows iron grip. Shadow entered the room Tails's dog kennel was in and forced Tails in, locking it and leaving Tails in the darkness of the room all by himself.
Tails curled into a ball and started to cry.
"I-I wanna go home."
Tails continued to cry until eventually falling into a dreamless dark slumber.
A/n: I know it's short but they can't all be 10 pages long. Also I wrote like half of this in school while the other half I rewrote because I didn't like it. This is why I pre write my chapters.