Chapter Fourteen: Things Got Serious
Back with Sonic and Tails, Sonic and Tails were pacing back and forth wondering what to do next.
"Perfect, just absolutely perfect! Knuckles and Shadow ditched us, and now we are left to fight for ourselves!" Sonic complained.
"Sonic, I heard the first six-thousand times! What do you want me to do about it?" Tails snapped.
"I am not asking you to do anything, but I do hope you have a plan for this one!" Sonic retorted.
"What has gotten into you Sonic? I didn't tell them to quit on us, they acted on their own! That is their decision, that's just the way it is!" Tails snarled at Sonic.
"Well, genius, do you have any idea on what to do?!" Sonic asked arrogantly.
"I have no idea, Sonic!" Tails replied.
"You have no idea?! I thought you were supposed to be the smart one!" Sonic stated.
"I never once said I was THAT fucking smart!" Tails retaliated.
"Oh great! All this because you want to save Cream! If you didn't let your emotions get the better of you, she would not have been in this situation right now! But you had to think with your dick, and not with your brain!" Sonic snarled.
"Well, at least I can say I have balls to do that! Can't say the same about you!" Tails retaliated.
"What is that supposed to mean?!" Sonic asked in anger.
"Look Sonic! Amy Rose, that girl has been in love with you from day one! Day one, Sonic, and you brush her off like she means nothing to you! She worships the ground you run on!" Tails explained.
"Oh, how fucking dare you!" Sonic snapped.
"How dare I?! How fucking dare YOU?!" Tails snapped back, as he points aggressively towards Sonic.
"Know what, I am done with this conversation! Do whatever you fucking want, Tails! I don't need this shit right now!" Sonic stated, as he dashed away at the speed of light.
"Least I fucking care enough to be honest to the woman I love!" Tails yelled back.
Back with Sonic, he was far away from Tails. So far in fact, that Tails can't even see where Sonic was. Sonic can just barely see the Tornado from where Tails was.
"Who is he to question me? He doesn't even know what I go through every single day! He's still a confused little kid he has always been! It is not easy being a hero of the world of Mobius. I just wish he would understand that." Sonic sadly stated.
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(Sonic singing)
In this shade again
I have fell right into this masquerade again
Don't for the life of me remember when
I've been lost somewhere between now and then
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I had this vision for something more
This fire inside me and I've felt it to the core
So much of this world I've wanted to explore
But I've never made it five feet from my door
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Sonic turns to face the Tornado. He has a sad frown as he looks on, then he looks away, and looks up at the stars.
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(Sonic singing)
I'm done wasting away
No excuses, there is no more left to say
Finding this spark deep down in the dark
It is not easy, but I just need a brand new start
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Sonic looks at the stars, and he sees the stars forming into the shape of himself and Amy. He now has sad tears flowing from his eyes.
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(Sonic singing)
This is the only way that I would find
Something close to happiness in this life
I don't remember the last time
That I've had any peace of mind
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I fought for this, I've bled for this
There's no more turning back now
Now finally, I'm able to see
This place I'm meant to be
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Back with Tails, he was powering the battery in the Tornado. He has angry, but sad tears flowing from his eyes.
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(Tails singing)
I've been fixated on these expectations
Of everyone around me, I've been so frustrated
I've become addicted to always overthinking
Everything I did, I have nothing to give
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I've started disappointing everyone
Always letting down the ones that I love
The roads are covered with ice and paved in sacrifice
I gave this all away and I've paid the price
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After Tails finished replacing the battery, he then put his helmet on, and flew into the cockpit of the Tornado. His eyes were still filled with sad tears.
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(Tails singing)
This is the only way that I would find
Something close to happiness in this life
I don't remember the last time
That I've had any peace of mind
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I fought for this, I've bled for this
There's no more turning back now
Now finally, I'm able to see
This place I'm meant to be
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Back with Sonic, he was pacing back and forth. He was having a lot going through his mind.
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(Sonic singing)
I'm done wasting away
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Suddenly, it was a faint sound, but Sonic heard it from a distance. He turned around, and gasped when he saw where the sound was coming from. Tails had started the engine on the Tornado.
"Tails, what are you doing?!" Sonic thought with worry.
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(Tails singing)
I'm done wasting away
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"No, Tails! STOP! NOOO! DON'T DO THIS!" Sonic yelled.
He then rushed his way back towards Tails, as fast as he could. Tails was moving forward ever so slowly, Sonic ran as fast as he could, jumping over gaps, rocks, and many other stuff.
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(Tails singing, Sonic improvising)
This is the only way that I would find (I will find)
Something close to happiness in this life
I don't remember the last time
That I've had any peace of mind (Peace of mind)
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I fought for this, I've bled for this
There's no more turning back now (Turning back now)
Now finally, I'm able to see
This place I'm meant to be (Meant to be)
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(Tails singing)
I'm done wasting away
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Tails was about ready to blast of at high speed, but just in time, Sonic jumped in front of the cockpit, which caught Tails by surprise.
"TAILS, STOP!" Sonic panicked.
"Sonic?!" Tails exclaimed.
"Please, think about this, Tails! I can't let you do this!" Sonic sobbed, with sad tears flowing from his eyes.
"Sonic, I have to! I need to save the girls!" Tails told him.
"I can't let you do this, Tails! Not by yourself anyway. You were right, I am the hero of Mobius, I am meant to protect everyone, including you. You are my little brother, Tails, and I love you! You are the only family I have left! If anything should happen to you, I would never live with myself. If we fight Infinite, we fight him together, as a family, as brothers. And I am sorry I have not been the best role model for you recently. I am sorry for everything." Sonic sobbed.
Sonic's head falls downwards, and he cries uncontrollably. Tails also has his eyes filled with sad tears, and he jumps out of the cockpit, and sits in front of Sonic, and he cradles his head into his chest. Sonic wraps his arms around Tails for a brotherly embrace.
"It's OK. It's OK, Sonic. And I am sorry too." Tails sobbed.