TheShamanMaster presents...

Tail's Predicament

Story & Script by TheShamanMaster

Sonic & Friends © SEGA & Sonic Team

Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic...

Chapter 5: Eggman's Day Off

An hour or so had past. Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Rouge had managed to get everyone out of the now destroyed Twinkle Park. The press, Police and Paramedics were all over the place supporting people and making sure everything was alright. Knuckles and the others were being praised as heroes with the press taking photos and taking reports of what they did. Though it was nice to have all this, Tails was the one being bombarded with the most questions. As for Twinkle Park, the damage done to it was severe. The entire structure had come down, rubble lied everywhere, and small fires were burning from the explosions. Everyone was glad no one was killed, but some had minor injuries. Tails and Knuckles sat talking on a nearby bench.

"Someday this has been huh?" Tails sat kicking his legs back and forth, staring over at the fire department crew going through the rubble to see if there were any bodies.

"Yeah, too right. I wonder where he'll strike next?" Knuckles continued hanging his head low.

"Who knows." Tails let out a hefty sigh, and looked at his watch. "One o'clock? Geez, how time goes...So much for a date..."

"I beg ya pardon?" Knuckles asked surprisingly. "Date? Don't tell me...Oh god..." He slapped his forehead.

"Hey!" Tails exclaimed feeling embrassed. "It was Amy's idea as well..." His voice fell low "..besides, I've been having some bad luck all day. I wish this day would end..."

"Ah, don't sweat." Knuckles said patting him on the shoulder. "You still got the rest of the day. At least try to get some good luck...By the way, have you seen Sonic?"

"No, I haven't." Tails placed his hand in his chin. "Something tells me. Sonic not being around has caused all this..."

"Wouldn't have Sonic heard the explosions? If so, why wasn't he here? Is he doing this on purpose?"

"Hmm." The kitsune thought. Yeah, and what would he say about Amy? 'Oh, Sonic, your girlfriends gone cukoo' doesn't sound like a good explanation to me...

Rouge and Amy came over to join the boys.

"Well, something tells me we won't see Twinkle Park for a month...the manager told the cops the place won't be ready for another year...maybe more..." The bat commented.

Amy groaned. "Such a day has to turn out crap!" She stamped her foot on the ground. "I think it's that blue bastard's fault!"

Rouge, Tails and Knuckles all looked at her uncomfortably. The word 'bastard' was so uncharacteristically for Amy, and hearing it from her was not a good sign.

"Wait, I thought you were in love with him? Cut him some slack.." Rouge wasn't sure where Amy was going with this.

Amy snorted. "Please. Me? No, never! I love Tails." She pulled Tails into a huge hug. "And I never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER want to lose him ago! He's my little kitsune-chan and I love him to bits! Isn't that right, my delicious, tender, supple..." She licked her lips as she said each word, slowly whispering into his ear, stroking his face. "..meat." She purred ever so slightly, giving the fox goosebumps. Knuckles just burst out laughing and soon Rouge soon joined.

"Please stop! Hahahahahahaha!" The echidna fell over onto the floor. "Please no more! Hahahaha! My sides are killing me!"

Tails, going even redder than before was speechless. Seeing Sonic later on was not going to be a good idea. "Okay, okay, Ames I get it, I love you too. Now, can you let me go?" The squeeze on him was too tight.

"Oh, sorry." Amy giggled. "So, what shall we do now?"

"The beach?" Rouge suggested after she had stopped laughing.

"Why not? At least we'll get some peace from these reporters...Let's go." The four of them ran through the crowd, with the police stopping anyone from following them.

"This is Station Square's biggest news story ever!" A reporter said to one of his friends.

"Hell yeah! Front page news: TAILS AND KNUCKLES SAVE PEOPLE FROM TWINKLE PARK! That's brilliant!"

"And." The photographer added. "I managed to snap a quick shot of Tails with that Amy Rose character..."

"I'll just use the power of the liberal media to publish in a Tabloid newspaper and overexaggerate the purpose!" A Tabloid reporter said.

The others looked at him. "Fine, you guys will do anything to make a dime nowadays..." The news title the tabloids had were already: TAILS AND AMY ARE DATING? WE THINK SO!

At the Emerald Beach, Doctor Eggman, along with Decoe and Bocoe had picked out a nice spot along the sand to relax and enjoy the day. Under his umbrella, Eggman laid down on a towel, with his usual sunglasses on, along with a tanning mirror.

"Ah, now this is the life, eh fellows?" He asked.

"So, true Doctor." Decoe agreed as he sat down on his own deckchair.

"But tell me, isn't this just a one time thing? We'll be back to work tomorrow." Bocoe added.

"True." Eggman yawned. "But I like to enjoy this. After all, villians have to take a day off am I right? Besides I need to work on a new plan for the Eggman Empire. Luckly, my backpack contains all the essentials..."

"You mean everything but the kitchen sink, Doctor?"

"Well, almost. A day at the beach requires tools. It's survival of the fittest don'tcha know."

"All you do is relax, absorb UV rays while tanning, get sand in your shorts and maybe get bitten by hermit crab or two. I'd hardly it was that tough."

"That's because you're a robot." Eggman moved his head from side to side. "If you had flesh and blood, you'd enjoy it.

Decoe and Bocoe looked at one another and said nothing. Time passed on as Tails and the others came down to the beach. They had to make a quick pit-stop at the local clothing store to pick up bathing suits and assorted swim gears. They also stopped at the snack bar to gather food for themselves. The sun had gotten ever hotter, and a cool breeze passed along the open sea. Looking across on the ocean, Tails took a deep breath and smiled.

"Now this is what I call a better day!"

"Too true." Knuckles said.

The four of them sat down in a nice open spot, and set up a large umbrella. Laying down, Tails wondered in thought if anything else disaterous was going to happen. Had Amy really meant what she had said? Was Sonic the cause of all these problems? He didn't know what to think. Placing his sunglasses on his forehead, he looked over at the pink hedgehog who was now chatting with Rouge about all sorts of things. She was looking really good in the white tankini she had picked out for herself. Rouge had donned the same thing, although in black. Was he falling for Amy already? No, it had to be some sort of misunderstanding. He shrugged, and looked over his right shoulder. He saw what looked like a large beached whale with two metallic figures sitting with him.

"Hey, Knuckles, is that who I think it is?" He pointed over. Knuckles (who was laying on his back) turned over to see what Tails was talking about.

"Yeah, it is! What is he doing here?"

"Shall we go find out?"

"Yeah. Hey Rouge?"

She looked up from Amy. "Yeah?"

"Me and Tails are just gonna check on something. Won't take long." Knuckles said.

"Oh, okay."

Tails and Knuckles walked over to the familiar three, not before the Doctor himself was opening his cooler.

"Ah yes. An ice cold root-beer is what I need..." Opening the case, he fumbled inside and grabbed the bottle. But before he could get his arm out, the lid was slammed shut in his arm.

"YEOUCH! WHO DONE THAT? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!?" He yelled as he looked up to see Decoe and Bocoe frozen stiff.

"WHAT ARE YOU MORONS STARING AT!? Huh?" Lifting his sunglasses up, he saw the two Mobians standing there.

"Oh, it's you two! What do you want!?" Eggman shouted. "And let me have my arm back! Christ's sake, what's the world coming to? Can't a man enjoy his drink without pain?" Tails took his hands away from the lid

"Alright Eggman, spill the beans!" Knuckles said with aggression in his voice. "We know you're the one behind the whole Joker affair!"

"Joker?" Eggman questioned. "What the hell are you talking about!?"

"Don't play dumb!" Tails continued pointing a finger directly at him. "You brainwashed Shadow into thinking he was a murdering psychopathic clown, then you set the charges to blow up Twinkle Park just so you could get our attention and steal the Chaos Emeralds!"

"That's all very well and good..." The Doctor replied darkly. "...but you're barking up the wrong tree fox-boy! I have done no such thing and I have not seen or heard Shadow or Sonic for days! Besides, if I were there, wouldn't I have done the job myself? Remember besides my robot minions I work alone...Whatever Shadow did is his own personal affairs and his own planning, and in short, none of my business! So, if you'd kindly like to leave me it's my day off and I'd want to relax!"

"Yeah!" Decoe and Bocoe cried. "It's our day off!"

Tails looked dumbfounded. "Day off!? HAS EVERYONE TODAY GONE COMPLETLY INSANE!!" He bellowed at the top of his voice, causing various people around to stare at him.

"Well, this is Friday the 13th.." The doctor groaned in pain as he layed his arm back down. "As for 'insane', you mind explaining-"

"-I've had a bad day, Amy's in love with me, Knuckles and Rouge are dating, Shadow turns into a comic-book villian, you're having a day off and to top it all off, Sonic's nowhere to be found! SO, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S INSANE, THEN WE ALL MUST BE LOSING OUR MINDS!" He panted heavily like a dog. Eggman's jaw dropped as he had never seen Tails so mad before. He slowly opened his root beer, and drank a few sips, hoping the fox wouldn't butcher him with his own drink.

"Oooookay..." Knuckles gestured trying not to attract too much attention to them. "I think someone got too many knocks on the head. C'mon Tails, I think we'd better leave Eggman alone. he's not causing any trouble." He slowly began walking away with the angry fox.

Eggman crossed his arms and let out a huff. "Damn right you'd better! As for Shadow, if you really want to stop him before he strikes again, then figure out where he'll be. Your IQ surpasses mine alone, does it not?"

Tails nodded slowly.

"Good." He stretched out and lifted up his mirror. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to catch some rays...I'll see you later, maybe..." Tails and Knuckles walked back over to where Amy and Rouge had witnessed everything.

"What was that about?" Rouge asked curiously.

"A misunderstanding." Knuckles sat down. "I think Tails took one too many bumps to the head when fighting that freak in the park. Saying that we've lost our minds..."

Amy, on the other hand, cuddled up next to two-tailed fox and laid his head on her lap. "Aww, poor Tails. You must be feeling unwell. Shall we go see a doctor?"

Tails freaked out a little. "No, no no! No need for a doctor! I'm fine, I just feel a little queasy from the medicine I had earlier...hehe.."

"Shh. Just relax, and I'll make all your troubles go away..." She kissed him on the lips, hoping it would relax him. Tails enjoyed the tender softness of her lips as he looked up into jade emerald eyes. Slowly melting into her kiss, he sat himself up, and wrapped his arms around her frame, holding her gently, before increasing his grip around her. Amy placed her arms around his neck, moaning softly as she did. Rouge and Knuckles were really surprised at the sight they were seeing.

"Woah, that's what you call getting into things..." Rouge murmured.

In an old abandoned building, Shadow Joker was tending to his wounds. The force of the shockwave had cut his legs open and forced the skin to open up. A surgeon wearing a mask was cleaning him up, and closing over the open wounds.

"Damn! I can't believe-ouch-that the freak-ouch-and the red guy-ouch-managed to get away-ouch!" The pain of stitches going through his legs was enough to make him kill something.

"Stay calm. The more you fidget, the worse it becomes." The surgeon said calmly.

Joker snarled. "Fine, just be quick about it!" Folding his arms in frustration, his mind was a mess right now. Thoughts running through his head on how to get revenge. "It's not over yet, Miles Prower. Far from over..." He laughed manically. "This city deserves a better class of villain. And I'm gonna give it to them!"

Back at the Chaotix, Sonic and the guys were going through some song lyrics, when the phone rang.

"I thought you said you weren't going to get any calls today." Sonic remember Vector saying.

"Well, might as well answer it." He picked up the receiver. "Hello, PsyC-I mean, Chaotix Detective Agency, you lose it, we find it."

"Yeah, mate! I wanna know if that punk Sonic's there..."

Vector raised his eyebrow and twiddled the phone cord. "Who is this?"

"He'll know who it is. Now, hand him over. Right now."

Vector looked at Sonic and handed him the phone. "It's for you..."

Sonic wondered why Vector was so blank all of a sudden. Placing the handset to his ear, he said softly: "Hello?"

"It's been a long time, ain't it Sonic?" A punkish, young voice spoke up.

"Hm?"

"What? You don't remember me? I'm so heartbroken. C'mon, even you must know the guy who kicked your ass several times in a single day.."

The blue hedgheog pondered then, the thought came to mind. "Scourge!? No frickin' way! We thought you were dead!"

"Sorry to disappoint you, punk!" Scourge replied quickly. "But I'm afraid good ol' Scourge is back in the city baby! And he's ready to kick your ass once for all!"

To Be Continued...

End of chapter!

Next time, as the afternoon goes so does the affection and romance of Tails and Amy. Scourge has returned and is with his old gang. Sonic and the Chaotix worry on what they should do. While Joker conducts his next plan, Blaze the Cat has a run-in with Sonic, so where does this all lead to? Does Tails really love Amy? What does Dr. Eggman do on his day's off? All this and next time in Chapter 6: An Old Foe