(two weeks earlier)

Tails stared out the window of his workshop.

Sonic had left two days before and had promised to be back at 3:30 PM. Sharp. It was now 4:37 and Sonic WAS still not back.

Where was he?

Tails left the window and stared off in to the distance, heaving a sigh. Why did Sonic always have to leave? He knew he liked to run off and needed to move, but why couldn't he stay here at least some of the time?

Then his front door slammed shut.

Tails jumped and trotted to the edge of the staircase. "About time!" He called down.

"About time for what?" He heard Knuckles call back.

Tails paused, sighing again. He had been really hoping it was Sonic. "Nothing, I thought you were Sonic He said he would be back at 3:30 today, and he still not here"

"Well I guess, in a way, hes still not here even though I carried him" Knuckles called back.

"Huh?" Tails, now curious, ran down the staircase as fast as he could, almost ramming into Knuckles. As soon as he stopped himself, he gasped.

Knuckles was holding Sonic or what was left of him. He looked terrible, and it looked like he was dying

"Sonic"! Tails all but screamed his best friends name. He reached out his hand and touched Sonic.

Sonic, slowly turned toward Tails, gasping. He stared at him like he wasn't even there; like he was looking at the wall. He seemed to be experiencing both heat and chill at the same time; shivering and sweating at the same time.

Tails stared at Sonic for several seconds, almost as if he couldn't believe it was Sonic. He then glared at Knuckles, fire starting to burn within him. "What happened? What did you do to him?!"

Knuckles glared back at the fox kit. "Nothing, I found him this way. When I found him, I wasn't sure if he was even alive!"

Tails lowered his gaze back to the shivering blue lump of fur and quills in Knuckles arms, not sure what to say. What had happened to him that he should be in such a terrible condition?!

"Anyway, I brought him back here because I knew you would be wondering where he was. So here!" Knuckles dumped Sonic on the couch in a hot-tempered manner and left.

Tails watched the echidna depart, then looked down at his older brother. He bit his lip. Sonic had always taken care of him when he needed it. He would how would he do the same for Sonic now?

Tails groaned when he heard foot steps upstairs again. Why was, Stay in bed; youre sick. such a hard command to follow?

He shook his head as he climbed up the stairs to force Sonic back into his bed. It was a good thing Sonic was sick, and weak, or he would NEVER be able to live this down. On the other hand, if he werent sick, he wouldnt need to force Sonic to sleep in the first place. He couldn't blame Sonic though. Whatever he was sick with, it seemed to be affecting his memory. The first day he hadnt even recognized where he was, or even who Tails was. The second day he did, but didn't remember coming to Tails home, or getting sick.

Today was the third day he was sick, and it was another day he couldnt recognize anything. What was worse, he kept trying to get out of the house because he couldnt remember anything. Tails was glad that the illness affected his strength in addition to his memory. While Sonic was ill, he needed to stay indoors, and if he had still had his full strength, keeping him indoors would have been impossible.

Tails reached the top of the staircase and looked at the sick hedgehog, who was making a very poor attempt at trying to crawl into the closet. "GET BACK IN BED! Youre sick! And what are you doing?"

Sonic looked back at him, as if Tails were a stranger that was ordering him around. "You can't tell me what to do..." he mumbled.

Tails rolled his eyes. They had already been through this 3 times today. "Yes, I can!" he said, and shoving Sonic back toward his room. "What... part... of Stay...in...bed...do...you...not...understand?!" He panted as he struggled to push the 77 pound hedgehog toward the bed and onto the mattress. "Now stay in bed!"

Sonic mumbled something that Tails couldn't understand, so Tails just left. As he got to the stairs, he sighed and dropped his head into his hands. Neither he nor Knuckles could figure out what was wrong with Sonic. He was throwing up; he had a constant fever, and was very weak. If that wasnt bad enough, there was his memory loss to deal with. If he didn't start getting better soon...

The phone rang. Tails darted in its direction immediately. With Sonic acting like a little kid, he was DYING for someone else to talk to. "Hello?"

"TAILS? Where are you?" Knuckles voice rang through the phones receiver clearly.

Tails, of course, was confused. With Sonic acting like this, he couldn't go anywhere. "Uh, at my workshop Why?"

"Eggman is attacking Station Square! I need your help. Get over here as fast as you can!"

Tails looked back upstairs, "But I can't leave Sonic here alone...!"

"Call Amy, then! Get someone over there to babysit for 2 seconds! I need you NOW! Be here!" A click and an annoying tone signaled that Knuckles had hung up.

Slightly annoyed, Tails started to dial Knuckles number to call him back, but he was interrupted. An explosion echoed through his ears, and he quickly turned to the window. Far off in the distance, smoke began to rise up toward the sky. The kit sighed in frustration. Why did Eggman pick today—of all days—to do this?

He hung up the phone, then picked it up again, dialing Amys number with haste.

Amy was standing before her closet, going through the clothing and trying to figure out what would look best on her. After all, her public deserved to see her at her best. She went over to her sock drawer, going through it, and carefully considering all of the options. Just as she picked out the pair she liked best

*RING!*

Muttering to her self, "Can't they see Im busy?!" She grabbed the phone, "This had better be good!" She snapped.

"Amy! Ineedyoutocomeover! Eggmanattacking,andSonicisreallysick! Icantleavehimherealone! --

"Tails?" Amy asked, cutting the frantic fox off, "What are you talking about?" His babbling had sounded like little more than gibberish to her, and she hadn't been able to understand much.

"!" Tails hung up without another word.

Amy stared at the phone, puzzled, before putting it back. All she had heard was come over, and something about Sonic.

After a few seconds of thought, her mood brightened. Her Sonic was going to be there! It didn't matter much why Tails needed her to be there. She would be able to figure it out, as well as spend some time with her hero. She quickly picked out the rest of her clothes, put them on along with her boots, and ran out the door.

Tails, after hanging up the phone, ran upstairs. He peeked into Sonics room, trying to determine if he would be alright for a moment until Amy arrived. The blue hedgehog was fast asleep. Tails smiled, heading quickly down the stairs and out the door. Climbing into the Tornado, he started the engines. The plane launched into the sky, headed for Station Square.

Eggman watched the golden fox fly off. Perfect. That meant Sonic was alone in the house for now.

He quickly checked his radar. The hologram of himself attacking the city would only last for a few more minutes. Not to mention, Tails probably called someone to watch the hedgehog. He was short on time; it was now or never.

He hovered over to the window and looked inside. There he was; his blue enemy in all his glory. He was trying to sleep, tossing back and forth under the covers. Eggman quickly extended a metal claw, first opening the window, then grabbing the sick hedgehog and pulling him out. The mad doctor left as quickly as he had come, and left no trace of himself. Everything was going perfectly

O.K, this is like a fill chapter. When you need to go from point A to point B. This is the part in between. Now most of you are thinking you know everything, but you have no idea what in store for chapter 3. =) Anyway, the more reviews I get, the faster I type. ^_^. please review.