Looking at the Sonic fanfics, I'm seeing a lot more Tails Doll stories. (frowns) Either I've started a new fad or people are copying me. Either way, I can't do anything about it, but just remember that this is the original idea if someone starts really copying me.

And to answer a question, don't worry. Celestia will reveal why she called back Tails Doll and how she got the jewel. Sonic and co. will also appear. They would have to, otherwise this wouldn't be a Sonic the Hedgehog fanfiction.

And I don't mean to advertise, but if you want to see a cool Tails Doll slideshow, click on my YouTube channel (my homepage on my profile) and its the video that shows up. If you do decide to watch it, drop me a comment or a review. :3

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Chapter 2

School was canceled the next day. Celestia sneered when she heard the news on the radio, but quickly silenced herself when her mother walked in. Knowing her mother well, Celestia kept her mouth shut and decided just to make some breakfast.

Madeline Noble's eyes were bloodshot and had bags underneath. Her hair, once as beautiful as her daughter's, was faded and frizzy. She was dressed in just a housecoat and slippers, so Celestia assumed she had gone out again last night. Deciding against getting on her bad side, she just made some coffee for the both of them.

"Guess you can be helpful when you set your mind to it," Madeline said hazily, as Celestia set down the steaming cup in front of her mother.

Tactfully, Celestia said nothing.

"What was that I heard on the radio a little while ago, huuuuuh?" Madeline yawned.

"Oh...school's closed today. Some guy was murdered in the bathrooms yesterday, so I guess they gotta clean up and stuff," Celestia answered.

"You don't seem upset or nuthin...you actually sound happy the guy's dead!" Madeline almost shouted.

"I can't exactly shed tears for someone who made my school days a living hell every single day. If you want my opinion, the guy deserves a medal for killing him, whoever the fuck it was," Celestia retorted. She sat down across from her mother and started eating her own breakfast, trying to avoid eye contact.

"I don't like your attitude, girl. Maybe that guy was just trying to set you straight. You should show some remorse for the dead," Madeline snapped.

"Since when did you care about dead teenagers? You're the one who's always looking out the window and mumbling about how all teenagers are pathetic, useless and they should all die," Celestia snapped back. "Besides, I show respect for the dead. Once that guy's buried, I plan to walk over to his grave and spit on it! That's the kind of respect he'll get from me!" Without waiting for an answer, Celestia pushed her chair back and left the kitchen. Behind her, she could hear her mother let out strings of swear words and curses. The goddamn bitch! If only Daddy hadn't split on us and run off with that leggy slut two years ago, she wouldn't be this hostile!

Celestia slammed her bedroom door angrily and shed her pyjamas. She put on a pair of sweat pants and a tank top that said "I have a dream and in it something eats you". Ah Happy Bunny, she thought. You never cease to amaze me. She was tying her running shoes together and looking for her sweater when she noticed a familiar red glow coming from her closet.

"So that's where you spent the night...or did you just appear there?" she asked the fuzzy doll.

"Spent the night. I didn't realize hanging from a coathanger could be so comfortable," the Tails Doll replied.

"That's rather odd..." Celestia said through thin lips. "Did you need something, master?"

"I heard that the place you call school is closed for the day. How am I going to get my souls?" the Tails Doll said, coming out of the closet and advancing on her.

"Don't get angry at me, master. I'm going out for a walk today and I'm gonna try finding some more of those jerks I want dead," Celestia said. "I told you, I'll lead you to souls, but I didn't say everyday. But I will show you the souls."

"Hm...well, so far you haven't done anything to betray me...but answer me something. Why did you call me back?" Tails Doll asked, interest flickering in his voice.

Averting his eyes, Celestia shushed him. "My mother is downstairs, and if she hears you, she'll call the police. We don't want anyone discovering you, yet," she whispered.

Tails Doll only gave her his blank scare. "No one can hear me or see me except for you right now," he answered.

"Well...are you sure?" she asked.

"Do not doubt me."

"I wasn't...I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a joke to get me in trouble," Celestia replied. The Tails Doll did not respond, instead he just merely tilted his head. From that angle, he looked just like an ordinary doll. It was almost hard to believe he killed.

"I brought you back because I want revenge," Celestia said, a few tears watering in her eyes. "I had read all about your legacy of terror and bloodshed and I thought it was awful. But at the same time, I wanted the same things to happen to many of the people in my school. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not a popular person in my school. In fact...I'm the rug that everyone walks on.

"Before the weekend started, last Friday, I was outside and reading. Some popular girls came up to me and started asking me personal questions. Have I ever gone out on a date? Where do I go shopping? Did I ever have a boyfriend? Was I still a virgin? When I refused to answer, they called me a bitch and started making up things about me," Celestia said bitterly.

"'Celestia is a tramp who's slept with thirty guys! She had to have an abortion two years ago and that's why her dad ran off! She shops at thrift shops and that's why all her clothes are dirty.' None of them are true and when I tried to quell the rumors, a jock actually just came up to me and gave me twenty bucks and asked 'Is this enough for one night?' I told him to go to hell or I'd send a demon after him. His buddies just laughed at me and soon more jokes issued. Well a promise is a promise, right?" she said, clenching her fists.

"I know all about Dr. Robotnik, your inventor. I knew he hated creating you, but I thought if I could call you back...maybe I could sell their souls to you and I'd finally be happy. So I went out the entire weekend, searching for your broken jewel. I found it...at the garbage dump," Celestia said. "That's how and why I did it. I don't care how you do it, I just want them dead!"

Tails Doll remained silent.

"You may be angry with me, master, but...I don't care. They are the souls I want you to take," Celestia said, putting her head in a pillow.

"And have you considered how I will get more souls after I take theirs?" Tails Doll asked, icily.

Celestia's heart stopped. "Wh-what?"

"You are my servant now. You promised me souls and we would be unstoppable. If you just wanted me to devour the souls of your school peers, you should have never brought me back. My appetite for souls is a great one that not an entire school can satisfy," Tails Doll replied.

"But what am I suppose to do?" Celestia asked.

"Celestia! Are you talking to yourself?!" Madeline called up.

"N-No Mom!" Celestia called.

"Well get back down here! You left a fucking mess on the kitchen table! You had better clean up my goddamn house right now!"

"God, not again..." Celestia groaned. She opened her door and came face to face with her mother. "Bitch, if you want something done, YOU HAD BETTER FUCKING DO IT YOURSELF! I am NOT your personal maid!"

Madeline slapped Celestia across the face. "Shut up, you little shit! Now get your ass downstairs and clean up my house!"

Celestia tenderly rubbed the spot where her mother backhanded her. "No."

Madeline slapped her again, sending her back on the floor of her bedroom. "Do it, or you get out of my house."

Celestia could feel her eyes welling up with tears from the pain. Almost weekly, this exact episode would spring up, her mother making her do work and she would refuse and then her mother would hit her.

"Why don't you just go die, you worthless excuse for a woman?!" Celestia screamed. "You sleep all day and expect me to clean up all your fucking messes right after all those nights of showing the men around here your fucking pussy! I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!"

Madeline raised her hand to slap Celestia again, but stopped as a cruel laughter filled the room. The laughter sounded so...evil. It made Madeline's hair stand on end.

Celestia sensed what was coming, so she quickly got up from the floor and ran out. She slammed her door and shouted, "Go ahead, master! Her soul is yours too!"

Madeline looked around, confused. At first, she didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Then Tails Doll began appearing from thin air, his head bobbling back with each laugh.

"I guess there's more then just the souls in the school to feast on..." Tails Doll said in between laughs.

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Celestia was on her knees, the side of her face pressed against her door. Her face was red from being slapped and her eyes were only slightly red from her pain. Her head and her heart were pounding so hard, she thought she'd erupt blood. She closed her eyes and softly hummed a song to calm down.

She was so focused on her song, she couldn't hear Madeline's muffled screams.

Five minutes later, the entire house was quiet. No screaming, no humming, no noise was heard at all. Celestia opened her eyes and realized she was shaking. She tried to stand up and succeeded, but with very shaky legs. She grabbed the doorknob with great difficulty and opened it slowly.

Madeline was lying on the bed, face up. Her eyes were wide open with fear and shock and her face was a pale-bluish colour. It looked like she was choked to death. Her mouth was wide open and if one were to look into it, one would find some cotton stuffing lodged in her throat.

Above the body was the evil doll. Tails Doll looked down at the girl with his blank eyes, looking for a reaction.

For the first time that day, Celestia smiled.