Sonic Chronicles

Book I – Chapter VII

Tails' Point of View

Little did I know at the time that Sonic was barely a few miles away from me. I find it slightly funny that with the several columns of sand flying around that I should have picked up on that. Anyway, this is somewhat detracting from the story of which I will get onto now.

It was at this point we had six chaos emeralds. The three of which Sonic had obtained and the three that currently had at the time. Now after using the scanner that I had left over from our previous adventures, I managed to pinpoint the final one. However once I had reached the destination of which the emerald resided did I begin to dread. The emerald was supposedly located inside the large walls of a kingdom. However not any kingdom, it was the kingdom of Krasa

Krasa was very prosperous before I was born. As was it well fortified and well liked by neighboring countries. However from research what happened was one day they just went of the radar. All who tried to get within a certain radius of the kingdom were never heard from (more likely than not killed). I nearly cursed, a thing of which I had never done.

The risk of me going in there and not returning was high, but if I didn't do it then the world would be wiped out by this Erezium guy. Which made me think, Eggman was the guy trying to revive him but Frost had been sent by Eggman to kill Sonic. Did in anyway Frost have anything to do with this? And if so did he have help besides Eggman. I pushed this thought aside. My main focus was getting the emerald and getting out. Hopefully this wouldn't be as hard as I anticipate it will be.

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Remember how I had said hopefully this wouldn't be as hard as I had hoped? It was harder, more emotionally exhausting then I ever had anticipated and showed a side of me I never knew existed. However so I make sense, I will start from the beginning.

I had made to the gate. It was made of limestone but it could be seen the amount of wear and tear that it wall around it was been through. I wondered did they already know whether or not they knew that I was already here. I knocked at the door; within less than a second a small opening in the door. Two pair of gleaming red eyes stared me down, until the point that it was a mass effort just to not curl in a ball.

"State your business, name, as well as your current origin" A metallic voice boomed from behind the door

"My name is Miles Prower and I am here from Station Square. I come here in search of an artifact the may be essential"

The small opening in the door closed; only for the door itself to open. Several guards dressed in black armor poured out and pinned me to the ground. Another person, a woman who was dressed in a white lab coat and held a black cane in her hand. She was a lioness, with strange tint of crimson fur. It scared me as though she had been soaked in blood.

"My name is Doctor Alicia Garfoune, head of the country." She had a thick British accent "You say you came here for an artifact? Unfortunately I'm afraid we don't have it, but we will take you in for questioning"

"What?! Why? This is can't be legal! I have not committed an offense"

"It is in this country Mr. Prower."

She turned and walked on through the doors, the guards then picked me up. Holding me while placing high tech restraints on my forearms. One pushed me forward and we walked through the city.

Describing the inner parts of Krasa was depressing yet fascinating. The homes and inner walls were filled with streets of pure obsidian, how they were able to fashion it into such a smooth surface was beyond me. The homes were sleek and had digital signs over them in a language that I had no comprehension of. However what was depressing were its citizens, they had tattered clothes and wandered the city making bargains with each other as well as hiding in alleys from the guards who looked to rule the citizens with an iron grip. As we went further on, we received stares and words instantly began to swirl but I couldn't understand any of them. Finally we reached a large Building like the streets and homes it was obsidian and had many of those digital signs. We walked up the stairs, through several hallways, and into a small blank room.

The one of the guards pushed into a chair. "Sit" he had later said. Garfoune sat in the chair across from me. The guards dispersed from the room and the door closed.

"Now Mr. Prower, what is the 'artifact' you said you were looking for?"

"It is called a chaos emerald, there are seven but the one I'm looking for is white"

Her eyes narrowed which made me wonder had I triggered something.

"Seven? I do say, and what is this for?" She asked

"Well all seven have a combined power force that could mean close to limitless power. But I need it for…"

"I believe I have heard enough" She cut me off and pressed a button under the table"

Several of the guards swarmed in a picked me up.

"Wait, I need it for something important. The fate of the world is at stake"

"I know Mr. Prower, indeed it is" She said rather smugly.

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They carried me through several hallways and threw me into a small room with green lights coursing through the entire space like a circuit board. After that, they shut the door. I rushed to it and banged on it.

"It is no use" a voice came from behind, it was filled with despair and agony " I have tried to leave many times, none successful"

I turned to see a black salamander with a tattered white shirt and cream colored pants as well as some boots. His eyes were completely yellow.

"Who might you be?" I asked cautiously, hoping not to make him angry by asking this

"My name is Omid, I used to be a soldier for the country before she came to power"

"You mean…"

"Yes, the woman who probably brought you in this building" He said solemnly, "However, I really must ask how you got here"

I told him the whole story, of how Sonic and I were trying to gather the emeralds from stopping to world from impending doom. As well as the tasks it took before I got here as well as the ones that I am currently facing. When I had finished, who just closed his eyes and nodded like none of this surprised him or worried him in the slightest.

"Well I guess that just means that the world is doomed then because there is no way you will be able to get out of this cell err… I'm sorry your name?"

"Miles or Tails, whichever you prefer"

"Miles then, as I was saying, the walls of the cell are too thick and too durable. Explosives wouldn't work and would probably kill us in the process."

"What about this" I pulled something out of my bag, which thankfully they did not take from me. I pulled out a white metallic triangle with blue steadily blinking light in the center and placed it on the floor. I was a bit nervous about what would come next. Because A) I had never tested it and B) the programs I was using to run the equipment were not tested either so there were many things that could go wrong.

I stepped on the triangle, and a the blue light turned a solid red. Omid took a step back, with a slight amount of panic in his eyes. The triangle then came apart in triangular bits and placed themselves on various places on my body. Once they were all placed, a black rubber like material began to envelope to parts that were not covered; with the exception of my head. The parts on my head formed a helmet and a blue visor surrounded my eyes. Now I know what you are thinking, why didn't I use this before? Well I thought a more peaceful approach would be logical.

Several numbers and letters appeared on the visor like a screen. Then instantly they dispersed and one word hung at the center of the screen. It read 'Initiate?'

"Yes" I said aloud. The word left the visor and the suit began to hum.

"System Online" a feminine spoke into speakers in the helmet "First Command?"

"Activate Neon Sword"

"Command Recognize" A yellow sword appeared in my hand and glowed with a high brightness.

I walked over toward the door and cut a began working on cutting a hole. Once finished, I kicked to center of the circle and with that our escape was assured.

"Well done Miles, but how are you with handling guards?" Omid had said, and no sooner, at least three were outside the door with guns pointed at the both of us.

"Put your weapon down and step out of the suit" One of them demanded

Versus doing as they asked, I slashed the first one I saw. He crumbled to the floor as sparks flew from the spot I had cut. The other two let loose a barrage of bullets. I dodged every one and impaled them both. Omid who had just watched in amazement, walked up to the first guard and took of his helmet to see it was a robotic figure beneath. Omid began taking of the armored parts and placing them on himself.

"Why are you doing that?" I questions, slightly concerned as to what he may possibly be about to do.

"What does it look like" he snapped "I'm getting out with you and we are going to get the emerald thingy you talked about a while back"

Once he finished, he stepped beside me.

"Are you ready to kick ass my twin tailed partner?"

I wasn't quite sure how to respond as he picked up a gun and began running down the hall. I quickly redrew my sword and hurried to catch up. This was all happening pretty rapidly and even my high intellect brain, it was hard to keep up.

However, surprisingly I did well fighting off wave after wave of guards. Finally, all that remained were Omid and I in a large room with wires and circuit boards on the floor. Omid was about to take off again but I quickly grabbed him.

"Wait a minute, how do you know where you are going?"

"Because I remember the guards mentioning this place that they had found some piece of jewelry but they hadn't been able to get it out because each time they did, it cause power outages so they left it where it was while under constant protection."

"And how do we get to it?"

"Follow me and I will show you where to get it"

Soon we both took off sprinting down several corridors and into different rooms, taking out guards along the way. Soon we came to a circular room, where the a white emerald sat on a black pedestal. I had expected more guards but it the room seemed empty.

I began walking toward the emerald but before I could (and to be fairly honest, I was expecting at least some interference) a small opening in the floor before the emerald opened and up came Dr. Garfoune. She held her usual cane except it had a small slot that seemed like it was for the emerald. I quickly picked up on what she was preparing to do. I pointed my sword at her and Omid likewise raised his gun.

"Don't do it Dr. Garfoune! If you use the emerald it could cause widespread havoc!" I yelled at her

She chuckled so loudly I could feel my sternum vibrating.

"I know Miles, and it is what I intend to do"

I was about to ask why, but as though Omid was reading my thoughts. He quickly added.

"I bet your wondering for what gain is this for. She took over our country because she wanted to the first female to ever rule a large scale society. She used her army to conquer us, one by one we were thrown in cells for resistance. Reading was later outlawed, what good are you to fight back if you only know the words the leader teaches you?" He gritted his teeth, "Do you remember a boy named Aram?" He was adressing her this time

"I don't, but if anything I do know he is one less threat. Most likely dead if anything"

Tears began to run from Omid's eyes

"YOUR TIRANY ENDS NOW!" He started firing, however Dr. Garfoune was fast than her old age let on.

She quickly grabbed the emerald and placed it into the slot. The cane glowed a startling white and turned black again. She flipped the cane to hold it like a gun while dodging Omid's fire. She then pointed it at me and pressed a button. The cane released a blinding ball of red light which hit my suit. It didn't hurt me but the suit then shut off and then sparked. I couldn't move but all I could do is watch as horror unfolded from my eyes. Omid charged Dr. Garfoune and tried to hit her with the butt of the rifle. With one graceful motion, she swept his feet out from under him and took the gun.

"I thought that you were smarter" Was all that she said before shooting him at point blank range in the chest. I tried to pry the armor off. Slowly, I was able to take everything off. Rage was the one emotion I felt. I took the sword of the glove of the armor and charged Dr. Garfoune. She turned mere moments before the blade was plunged into her stomach. She just stared at me and began laughing maniacally. I took the blade out and she began to stumble, still laughing however. She then fell over and went still. I looked at my hands; never before had I killed an actual person. Sure I had broken thousands of Eggman's robots but that didn't count.

I scurried to Omid, hoping with all my heart that he was still clinging to life. Indeed he was, but not for much longer. He looked at me with a blank stare.

"Hey Miles, I'm not doing so well. Listen, I want to thank you. You helped me reclaim what rightfully belonged to the people of this counrty."

"Stop talking like that, I'll get he…" He put his finger on my mouth and shook his head.

"I have lived my life, and you don't have time. Now go, save the world rather than trying to save one soul."

After a few seconds I broke down and started sobbing, I knew I shouldn't have. I wanted to get up and be the tough guy but nothing in my body worked. Omid had long since stopped breathing and had gone completely still and cold. I stood up and walked out the door I had come through. As I walked down the steps, I noticed people in the streets celebrating, the guards had crumpled over and were on the ground in various positions. Someone pointed to me and they picked me up and started cheering, they then put me down.

"People of Krasa! I am not the true hero!" I shouted, this caused some weird looks to be cast in my direction "The true hero is in there, he isn't alive anymore though. However though he saved you all from an evil that has cast over this country for years upon end "

What I had not anticipated was thousands of people flooding into the building one after the other. I ran through the crowd in the opposite direction. I had to get to Sonic before it was too late. We had established that when we had both found all the emeralds we would meet back at the place we found Eggman. Little did I know that when I would get there things had already taken a turn for the worse.

Tails has managed to find the last emerald. Sonic and Tails, by now should be on their way to the rendezvous point. However can the emeralds be enough to finish what Eggman is starting. Find out in the next chapter Warped Thinking!

Kaneboy2306:…

Tails: Are you okay?

Kaneboy2306: No, I literally blew this off all summer long and the whole beginning of the year

Tails: well that was your fault but at least its done

Kaneboy2306: I'm not even going to ask you guys to review one this because this could have been better and to be fair it was rushed.