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So, now we approach chapter five of the fanfic 'Dark Tails Unleashed'. Enjoy!
Chapter Five - Missing Tails/An Explosive Entrance
It was now another beautiful day on Bygone Island, with the sun shining & the clouds partly dotted about the place.
The citizens in the Bygone Village were busy doing what they always did: Acting like mindless zombies & just walking around the place. Seriously, this is all they do, apart from panicking if Eggman ever attacks the village.
Anyways, inside one of the small buildings of the village, Zooey was inside of her home looking very worried, & a little bit upset. She just couldn't get Tails out of her mind, because she really cared for him, & she would give anything to see her boyfriend again, & make him feel happy once again.
Right now, Zooey was looking at a picture of both herself & Tails smiling at the camera together, with their arms around each other, while a New Year's Eve party went on in the background of the photo.
A small tear dripped down the side of her cheek, as she looked at the picture.
"Oh, Tails..." Zooey sighed, wiping her tear away, "I really miss you, sweetie. Oh, where could you be?"
Zooey then began remembering some of the times that she & Tails had spent together, as their romantic relationship grew stronger. First, there was the time when Tails saved Zooey from Eggman's Robot, before she then gave him a kiss on the cheek & began returning his feelings for her, which in turn began their relationship.
Next, Zooey remembered a time when she & Tails went on their first date together at Meh Burger. During that time, Tails wore a nice little tuxedo, while Zooey wore a sparkly rose red dress, a pearl necklace, with matching bracelet & a red rose in her hair. They had a great time together on that day, & they would never forgot it.
(See FixersChannel's fanfic 'Double Date' for more on that one)
"Tails is such a sweet, little guy..." Zooey said to herself, as she continued remembering the memories, "He does everything he can to help us all in dire situations. But I just can't understand why his own team members would be mean to him, when he does things by accident."
In the next memory, Tails & Zooey were kissing each other at the New Year's Eve party that we just saw in the picture a few seconds ago. Zooey wore her sparkly red dress, while Tails wore his usual attire, as fireworks exploded in the sky.
"And because of their mistreatment to him, Tails has now gone dark & is out for revenge on his own friends..." Zooey continued, as another tear rolled down her face, "I really miss him already."
In the final memory, Tails & Zooey were watching the sunset together from a hill on Bygone Island. Zooey had her head on Tails' shoulder, while her boyfriend had his left arm wrapped around her waist. This was one of their romantic moments together.
As Zooey placed the picture on the coffee table, she then looked out of her window & saw Team Sonic walking round by Amy's Shack. The four members were pacing back & forth, with worry in their minds. Sighing, Zooey just watched them all from her window for a few seconds.
"Well, I might as well join with Sonic & his friends..." Zooey thought, "After all, they're just as worried about Tails as much as I am."
Zooey then walked away from the window & she was about to leave her small home, before she then looked back at her photo frame. She then walked back over to it, picked it up & then went over to a small bag & placed the photo in it. Zooey had decided to take the photo with her, just in case she got upset again. She placed the bag on her back, & walked out of her small home to join the others.
Outside, Team Sonic were just standing around, thinking about their guilt & mistakes that they have done to Tails in the past. Amy, who had a few bruises on her face & a black eye from her fight with Zooey last night, was pretty much trying to get the guilt out, but no matter how much she tried, it just wouldn't leave her mind.
"Man, it's only been a few hours, but I'm already starting to miss Tails already..." Amy admitted, as she wiped a tear away.
"Yeah, so do I..." Sticks agreed, "I feel so disgusted with myself. I should've been less critical with him, & be more nicer to him. But now look where I am."
"You're not the only one who feels that way, Sticks..." Knuckles said, "I miss Tails as well, but I can't remember if he was our two-tailed fox friend, or if he was Frankenstein who suffered deja-vu."
"Knuckles, Tails is a fox..." Sonic pointed out, "You should know that by now."
"Really?" Knuckles asked, "I thought I was a fox!"
Everyone just groaned in irritation, before Sonic spoke up, to get out of the annoying moment. The bruise mark was still seen on his cheek where he was punched just yesterday.
"Anyways..." Sonic began, "I really wish Tails was still here with us. We have been really horrible to him in the past, & there's nothing that I'd like more then to have my little bro by my side."
"But, because of Tails going dark on us all..." Sticks said, "I'm sure that he's going to try & kill us all."
"Sticks, don't be ridiculous..." Amy said, "Tails might be angry with us, but I'm sure he wouldn't have the power to kill us. We're his friends, after all."
"Yeah, you were his friend..." Zooey spoke up, as she walked over to the group.
"Zooey, please don't bring this up again..." Amy replied, "I already had enough trouble with our fight last night."
"Well, maybe you should've been much nicer to Tails, before you told him to zip it!" Zooey said, glaring at the hedgehog.
Amy didn't say anything to respond to that remark, so she just sighed & face-palmed herself.
"Sonic, do you think Tails will ever forgive you guys?" Zooey asked, looking worried.
"I highly doubt it, Zooey..." Sonic sighed, "After that insult I said to him, I'm pretty sure Tails won't just let it go that easily."
"What do you think he will do next?" Knuckles asked from beside.
"I don't know, Knux..." Sonic responded, "But whatever he does, I just hope that it doesn't come from behind us."
However, the moment that Sonic had just said that, something surprising & dangerous did happen.
Unknown to the group, a dark purple energy ball then rocketed down towards the building they were standing in front of. However, it was heading for a pile of propane tanks that were somehow sitting outside Amy's Shack. How they got there we shall never know. Anyways, the energy ball got closer to the ground and the tanks, & when it made contact...
*BOOM!*
The tanks exploded into a large ball of flames, which caused the building to explode & send Team Sonic thrown forwards from the force of the explosion.
"WHOA!" Sonic exclaimed, as he, Zooey, Amy & Sticks were sent flying across the village, while Knuckles was unintentionally sent flying towards the camera, & crashing into it.
The explosion had caught everyone's attention in the village, & they stared in shock while the now destroyed & flaming building began sending smoke across the sky.
Sonic slowly got up from the ground, & turned around to see the building burning, and his eyes widened in realization.
(Cue the awesome soundtrack piece from Transformers: Age of Extinction)
Music: Your Creators Want You Back (0:00 to 1:12)
"Oh no..." Sonic said quietly, as Zooey got up next to him & looked shocked at what they saw next.
As the smoke billowed across the side of the building, a dark two-tailed fox figure then walked out from behind the clouds of smoke, with his dark red eyes glaring brightly. The purple aura surrounded his form, as Dark Tails then made his appearance, his fists clenched & his glare looking angry.
Amy & Sticks looked up from their side, & their eyes widened in complete shock.
"Oh my Chaos..." Amy said quietly.
"Tails certainly looks different...& scary..." Sticks added, as she nervously watched him appear in the village.
Dark Tails stopped walking as he stared at Team Sonic & the other villagers, who were pretty much looking shocked & surprised. Mayor Fink was then making his way through the crowd, along with the two police officers.
"What in the name of Eggman's madness is going on here?!" Mayor Fink exclaimed, as he got to the front of the crowd.
He soon got his answer, as he & the townspeople stared at Dark Tails, who looked rather dangerous in his form. Mayor Fink then glared at Tails, & pointed the crowd towards him.
"That fox has betrayed us!" He claimed, "Apprehend him!"
The crowd then began yelling & started running towards Dark Tails, passing Team Sonic along the way. They were just too shocked to join in the riot. Dark Tails watched the crowd approach him, & he just smirked darkly.
"Hmph, how pathetic..." Dark Tails thought, as he then powered up his left hand with dark purple electricity.
He then raised his hand into the air, & just like before in the jungle, he then slammed his electrified hand into the ground, & then...
*BOOM! CRACKLE!*
He sent out another powerful dark purple shockwave blast, which created a sonic boom & headed for the rioting townspeople.
The shockwave then caused everyone to get thrown backwards at a high rate of speed, & fly all over the place, while the blast itself caused several other buildings to explode into flames. Sonic & Co's eyes widened as the shockwave came towards them.
"Guys, jump!" Sonic instructed, as he quickly picked up Zooey in his arms & jumped over the shockwave line.
Amy & Sticks were quick to follow, & they too jumped over the line, while Knuckles was a bit slower than the others, & he was once again sent flying into the camera.
Anyways, the townspeople all landed on the ground in different heaps & piles. They were now all too shaken up to try & charge at the dark fox again, & Mayor Fink was all too shocked at the sight.
"Oh...uh..." Mayor Fink thought, "Now is it a good time to panic?"
Dark Tails looked at the destruction going on, as he started walking again, as his purple aura glimmered brightly, & his dark red eyes glared. Sonic, who was placing Zooey back on her feet, was pretty much almost losing his quill color again, while Zooey only stared at her boyfriend, Tails. She wasn't expecting Tails to be like this to everyone who knew him.
"Looks like I've found you, Team Sonic..." Dark Tails said, while looking at the group with his fists clenched.
"N-Now Tails..." Amy stuttered, "There's n-no need to g-get angry with...us."
"You guys are going to pay for the mistreatment you have given to me in the past!" Tails exclaimed.
"T-Tails..." Zooey stuttered, tears in her eyes.
Dark Tails looked down at the sound of the voice, & when he turned, he saw that it was his girlfriend, Zooey, who had just said his name. Tails then suddenly felt a little bit uneasy at seeing his girlfriend, but he shook it off & continued to glare at his 'friends.'
In the background, Mayor Fink & the police officers watched the events unfold, & so the mayor had decided to have the dark fox apprehended once again.
"You two, arrest that fox!" Mayor Fink said to them, before they agreed & ran over to Tails.
"Hey kid!" One of them said, "You're under arrest for your destruction & treachery!"
Dark Tails glared up at the two approaching officers, before turning to face them. As they came closer, one of them tried to make a grab at Tails, but what the dark fox did next was a bit destructive.
The two officers then came up to the fox, before Dark Tails then grabbed one of them by the front of their shirt, & lifted them into the air & slammed them into the ground. He then jumped over the other one & grabbed him from behind his back, before turning him around & punching him in the face, which knocked him down to the ground.
The first officer got up wearily from the floor, & he once again tried to grab Tails, but the fox then kicked him in the side of the legs, & punched him away once again.
Sonic and the group watched with shock, as they saw Tails beat the officers with ease. The second officer recovered, but he was soon grabbed again & thrown into a building, which wasn't on fire. He crashed into the wall, which knocked him out quickly.
Everyone gasped, while Mayor Fink looked on terrified.
"Uhh...maybe we should commence evacuation?" He asked to the townspeople, who then all went around panicking again.
Behind the dark fox, Sticks & Amy glanced at each other nervously, while Knuckles was getting up from the ground.
"Amy, I know a place where we can hide..." Sticks said to the hedgehog.
"Oh really?" Amy asked, "And where's that?"
"Just shut up, & follow me!" Sticks responded, before she & Amy then took off running out of the village.
Sonic watched the two run away, before he thought of something in his mind.
'They must be running for the Legends Village...' Sonic thought, 'It's the only other village on this island where they go to see Fixer & the other guys.'
Dark Tails turned around & watched them escape from the carnage, before tuning around back to Sonic & Zooey.
The blue hedgehog then took a slightly scared but brave fighting stance to the fox. He didn't want to fight Tails, but it was the only way to give Amy & Sticks enough time to escape.
"Zooey, get to someplace safe..." Sonic advised to the vixen, "Knuckles & I will try & get Tails to stop his dark vengeance."
Knuckles then ran over to Sonic, and joined him in the fighting stance.
"B-But Sonic..." Zooey said, tears in her eyes, "You guys can't stop him! Please, don't fight him!"
"I'm sorry, Zooey..." Sonic replied, "But if we're to apologize to Tails for our mistakes...then we have to fight him, & stop him from causing anymore harm. Now please...get somewhere safe."
Zooey just reluctantly agreed, before she ran off to hide somewhere. Sonic & Knuckles then turned their attention to Dark Tails, who was glaring at them, while powering up an energy ball in his hand.
"Tails..." Knuckles began, "We don't want to fight...but you leave us no choice."
"Prepare to meet your ends, when I have beaten you both..." Dark Tails replied, as he glared at his 'friends.'
Sonic just gulped a bit, before he & Knuckles prepared to fight their fox-friend. This was going to be one heck of a first battle.
End of Chapter Five
So, that's chapter five written out!
Our first battle between Dark Tails & his friends will begin in the next chapter, which will be coming soon.
Until then, stay tuned! Bye! Peace out, OKAPI-ERS!
