One sentence does look like it has bad grammar. That's because it's a reference to Zero Wing, a Genesis game that has the absolute worst English translation ever. Just wanted to get that out of the way, so you don't mention it when you review it

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Chapter 2

"But how can this be Station Square?" Sonic thought, as he took another look at the buildings around him. "It's like someone leveled the city and built this one on top of it. But how could that happen in the few seconds I was running?"

Then the sound of running feet close by, both organic and mechanical, caught his attention. He turned, but had some buildings blocking his view. He ran over close to where the footsteps were, and took a look from behind a building.

He saw a fox standing there, who looked to be about in his mid-20's. One of his arms was gone, replaced with a metallic arm. His fur looked messy and somewhat dirty, like he's been through a lot. But the thing that Sonic was focused on was his tail. Or, actually, his tails. One was sliced in half, but there was definitely two tails there.

"Tails?" Sonic whispered, low enough so nobody heard him.

Then he looks up in front of Tails, and saw the 20 or so Eggrobos in front of him. He knew that there was no way Tails could take that many on, and prepared to spring into action to help him.

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"You are wanted by Eggman, and you are now under arrest," the lead Eggrobo said, aiming his blaster at him. "You have no chance to survive make your time."

"Someone played a little too much Zero Wing," Tails thought. Out loud, he said, "You want me? Blaster arm, activate!"

The metallic right arm sprang to life, reconfiguring itself into an impressive looking blaster. He brought it up and aimed it at the Eggrobos.

"Come and get me," he finished, quickly taking out five of them with five quick blasts.

The Eggrobos fired back, and Tails jumped backwards to avoid their shots. As he continued to fire, trying in vain to keep them at bay, he saw something behind them. And it was coming at them fast. Then it jumped into the air and buzzed it's way through five of them like a buzz saw, then uncurled and started smashing them into one another. Tails stood dumbfounded for a couple of minutes, then shook his head and went back to blasting the last few.

"Well, that's all of them," Sonic said, after he landed. He turned to talk to Tails, and met up with a blaster aimed right at his head. "Hey, Tails, what are you doing? What happened to the city? And why are you so much older?

"I know you're not the real Sonic," Tails said, ignoring all his questions. "Because if you were, then you would have aged like the rest of us. Instead, you look the same you did when you disappeared."

"What? Disappeared?" Sonic said. "Tails, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. The last thing I know, I was chasing down the missile that was heading for Amy's apartment."

"Now I know I was right," Tails said. "That was ten years ago, and the same day you disappeared."

"Ten years!" Sonic yelled, completely shocked.

"That's right," he said. "And you should have aged like the rest of us, no matter where you've been. And you would have remembered where you were the last ten years."

Sonic leaned in close and whispered something into his ear. He looked shocked for a minute, then stumbled backwards. There was total shock on his face, as his mind processed the information he was given.

"Y-you are really Sonic," he finally said, then glanced in a direction like he heard something. "This isn't the place to talk. Follow me."

Tails lead him to a manhole cover, then lifted it off with his robotic hand. He motioned for him to follow, then jumped in. Sonic followed after, landing on his feet at the concrete floor below. Then Tails climbed back up the ladder and slid the cover back into place.

Sonic looked around, at the familiar sewers. He was down here once before, during the fight against Chaos, and they haven't changed much. In fact, the only difference he could see is that the water, like the city air outside, was full of pollution.

"Okay, now Tails, I want some answers," Sonic told him. "What happened to Station Square? Or whatever the place is called now."

"After you disappeared, I fought Eggman's giant robot, in hopes of defeating it, but I lost. If Shadow wouldn't have saved me at the last moment, I would've been killed," Tails said. "We were able to defeat the robot, but Eggman sensed that there was a weakness in our team, and pressed his attacks. We all banded together to try and stop him, but we couldn't hold him off forever. Eventually, we were forced to go into hiding. Station Square was leveled, and it became the center point of his empire. We've been trying to sabotage his efforts of world domination ever since."

"What happened to the people? And my friends?"

"The people who are still living are now slaves for Eggman, working to make more of his robots and expand his robot army," Tails answered. "Some of our friends are still alive too, and they're part of the force trying to stop Eggman."

"So…Who's still alive?" Sonic asked. Then, as if he was afraid of the answer, he asked "Did Amy…

Tails turned towards Sonic, with a sad expression on his face. When he saw that, Sonic braced himself for the worst.

"I'm sorry, Sonic," he finally said. "The missile hit the building and exploded. The whole thing came down almost instantly. Nobody inside survived."

Sonic's mind was barely able to process the information. Of the fact that he failed to protect her. She was one of his best friends, and he failed her when she needed him most. After a few minutes, he was able to ask his next question.

"And the others?" he asked.

"Rouge died jumping in front of a blast intended for Knuckles. After that, Knuckles fell into a depressed state, and went back to Angel Island to protect the island and the Master Emerald, in case Eggman decided to attack. Team Chatoix joined him soon after," Tails said. "Cream and Shadow are still down here with me and help with the resistance."

Sonic managed a nod, his mind still running through the fact that Amy…his Amy…was dead. She'd never follow him on the chases he enjoyed so much, never hear her voice calling his name, and never seeing her eyes light up when she saw him from a distance.

"The base isn't much farther," Tails said, cutting into Sonic's thoughts. It's not too bad of a place. We have a generator, a few pieces of furniture, and we're able to grab food and purify the water down here, so…"

He stopped talking when he noticed Sonic standing still. And the reason for that was the small but deadly blade pressed against Sonic's neck.

To be continued…