"Come to claim Tails, Sonic?" Robotnik asked. Sonic shook his head.

"I came to free him."

"It's too late, Sonic. He's already given into the chip inside of him. It's powered by brain waves, and the only way to free him is to kill him. But he's such a good house pet, would you wanna?" Robotnik asked, petting Tails.

"Keep your hands off of him!" Sonic yelled.

"Shut-up, Sonic!" Tails snapped.

"Calm down, Tails... I can handle this..." Robotnik said.

Tails nodded and Robotnik caressed his head.

"We can run around in circles, Sonic... you try to save him, he comes running back to me! Don't you want what's best for Tails?"

"Let him go." Sonic hissed.

"I can't. Not without killing him."

Sonic ran to Robotnik, and they started fighting. Tails gasped and ran 'till he was restrained.

"Master!"

"Tails! Stay back!" Robotnik ordered.

Sonic beat him to a pulp, and Robotnik's body slammed into the floor, sliding right next to Tails. The last thing Robotnik saw was Tails' concerned face over his own saying,

"Master?"

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Sonic looked at Tails who was desperately trying to wake Robuttnik.

"C'mon, Tails. Let's go..." Sonic said, untying the leash from the pole.

Tails looked at him sadly, on the verge of tears and said,

"What have you done?"

"Come on." Sonic said, pulling the leash. Tails resisted and clung to the pole.

"NO!" he begged. Sonic sighed, went to Tails and said,

"Tails, please –"

"MURDERER!!" Tails yelled accusingly.

Sonic went to touch him, and Tails punched him. Sonic sighed, and went to Tails

"Bro, I was hoping I wouldn't have to hurt you, but..."

Sonic knocked Tails' head to the pole, and Tails passed out. Sonic picked him up and took him out of the building, running home. He tied the leash to a tree and had the same geek from last time take CATSCAN's of his little bro. They found the chip at the back of Tails' brain and he woke up. While he was half awake, Sonic walked Tails to a doctor and showed the doctor the CATSCANs. While the doctor examined them, Sonic sat Tails on a hospital bed and Tails said,

"What's going on?"

Sonic lay Tails down and put the blanket over him without saying anything. After all, how do you explain to somebody that clueless that they were getting brain surgery?

"S- sonic?" Tails asked.

The doctor wheeled in a tray of scalpels next to the bed, and started hooking Tails up to hospital equipment.

"Sonic, what's happening?!"

"Calm down, Tails. You're just in the doctor's office."

"Is something wrong with me? I was just playing hide and seek with Cream!"

Tails looked around, and paused. He saw the CATSCANs on the wall and pointed.

"Is that MY brain?" Sonic paused, then said,

"Yeah." Tails looked ready to cry.

"What's gonna happen to me, Sonic?" he asked nervously, though Sonic could tell just by the look in his eyes that he could basically figure it out. He looked down, and the doctor said,

"We're going to be doing a bit of an operation to get a chip out of your brain."

"B-brain surgery?" Tails asked, weakly. The heart rate machine sped up and he grabbed Sonic's hand tightly.

"Are you joking?"

"Sorry, bro." Sonic said. He squeezed tighter and looked at Sonic through large, watery eyes.

"Please don't leave me, Sonic..." Sonic pet him on the head.

"Not in a million years."

Then a nurse and another surgeon came in and the doctor said,

"Tails, I need you to do me a favor... and breathe..."

While strapping a plastic mouthpiece on Tails' face and nose that was attached to a container of anesthesia. Tails looked at Sonic and squeezed his hand as hard as he could, when suddenly, his grip loosened, and his eyes closed.

"Sonic, please wait outside. We'll let you know when surgery's done."The nurse said

Sonic nodded, and went outside, leaving Tails. After about an hour and a half, the doctor prompted Sonic to visit Tails. He had a thick bandage around his head, and was still unconscious.

"The surgery went quick and well. The chip is out, and he should be normal now."The doctor said.

"When can I take him home?"

"Right now if you're really careful with him. That means no battles, no rough play, no... what might he be doing?"

"Handling machinery?"

"Nope. None of that. Just make sure he gets lots of rest, and don't let him do anything that risks him bumping his head."

"Alright."

"Here's some Vikaden. Don't let him take more than 2 a day... one in the morning, one at night." The doctor gave Sonic some pills and unwired Tails from the machines and Sonic said,

"Thank you for helping us."

"Its no problem. You've helped save my hospital from destruction plenty of times. Now we're even."

"Well, thanks."

"No sweat."

Sonic gently picked up Tails, cradling him in his arms and ran home.