Chapter 2
(Okay we've left Chrakra town about…what? Three days ago? Yeah…I honestly have no idea where we are right now.)
"Um, Tails? Excuse me," May starts her voice quiet and somewhat weak. "Where are we?" "Lost," Tails answers with a slight groan. Looking to his left he finds sand and to his right more of the same. The fox reaches into his cloak and pulls out an old compass. A few scratches make it a bit difficult to read but it is manageable. "Crap!" he exclaims staring at the device watching the needle spin in circles. "This thing is useless. The needle is going haywire." May tilts her head and looks at the fox curiously about to ask what that meant. Noticing this Tails answers "It's as if we're surrounded by metal".
(This is just great. Here we are lost in middle of dessert most likely going to die! And…Wait a minute…)
"Surrounded by metal?" Miles' eyes widened as he thought this aloud. The fugitives eyes snap to the sky his eyes darting from one place to another. Following his eyes the fox's female companion couldn't control her tongue any longer, "Tails what's wrong?". She didn't have to wait long for answer however as a large shadow began to loom overhead.
(Damn it! Just as I thought. This is bad.)
Reaching Tails swings his arm back and gets a tight grasp of Mayhem's wrist and begins to run. After a painful jerk May yelps in surprise as she's almost dragged across the sand, her eyes staying focus of the sky. "Tails?…What are you doing?" "Getting us as far away from Chrakra as we possibly can". May raises an eyebrow her surprise never leaving her face. "Look up," the fox commanded hoping that would be enough to explain. Complying the cat stares at what looks to be a massive ship sailing through the sky, a little icon on the front caught her attention a circle with eyes and a large mustache. "I-Is that an Airship?" "It's not just any airship. You've seen the logo before. Eggman's little trademark" "What?!" the cat shouts the tremors in her voice make her fright obvious. "Why is he heading to Chrakra town?" "He's probably looking for someone" "Who?"
(I don't have time for this. We have to get away and we have to get away NOW!)
With a groan Miles grips onto Mayhem's wrist tighter and begin to pick up the pace. The fox accelerates so much that he nearly matches his mentors maximum speed. May however grimaces as the sudden increase in speed make it feel like the fox is trying to remove her arm from her body, had he been going any faster he would have. It didn't help when the fox stopped without warning, she almost flew past him in the air a few good feet. Tugging her arm free May rubs her hand just above the pained shoulder, "Jerk! What in the hell was that for?". The cat immediately calms down as she notices the aggravated look in Tails' eyes. Cursing loudly he turns around watching the sand lift and fall around them, feeling the ground shake and watching red light appear. "Damn it! I just ran us into a trap."
(Crap! I should've known. I can't believe I was so stupid to even think about running this way. We should've stayed still. They would've ignored us for the most part if we had.)
"T-Tails!" May shouts cowering behind the fox as what only can be described as Robotnik originals surrounded them, "Do something". Each bipedal machine stood tall chrome covering half their armor as they raised their weapons. Miles leans back and whispers his orders to the girl, "Get down I'll give you the cloak to at least hide you for a moment. When I say get up I want you to run toward me as fast as you can". Nodding the girl immediately does as she is told. The fox covers her under his cloak and then darts toward the nearest machine.
(There are too many here for me to fight on my own. We're going to have to punch threw them. I'm going to have to make a hole)
Ducking a quick blast from the robot Tails spun his body so fast that his two tails were like two swords. The robots body slid and fell in opposite directions as it was cleanly cut in two. Doing the same to the next two robots in front of him the fugitive whips around shouting. "May get up but stay at least three feet back". The feline doesn't wait or respond she just jumps to her feet clinging onto the cloak and dashes behind the fox. Mayhem watches in awe as Miles shows what his years of adventuring with Sonic and his friends have taught him. The fox is yelling attacking robot's right and left, using his fist, kicks and tails to complete the task ahead.
(There are just too many. There is no way can cut a path through this. I could spin dash and miles away from here in a moment but I can't leave May behind. It looks like I've got no choice. I really didn't want to have it come down to this.)
Miles stops suddenly and his companion nearly collides with his back. He turns around and quickly wraps his arm around the girl. "Tails! What are you-?" Tails pulls her close as he looks to the sky shouting. "Chaos Control!" With a flash of light the two disappear from the dessert leaving a series of confused machines in there wake. They reappear at the entrance of a cave somewhere.
The cat forcefully rips herself away from the fox as then with a look of pure astonishment and curiosity played amongst her features. "What just happened? What did you do?" Miles sighs as observes his surroundings. "Chaos Control" "What is that?" Feeling along the cave wall Tails starts to walk in as he answers. "Chaos Control is making use of a Chaos Emerald by tapping into it's power". The girls nods despite becoming more perplex. "But we don't have a Chaos Emerald do we?" "We do" "Really where?" The question triggers a memory in the fugitives mind yet another event that happened that day.
Tails watched in watery eyed confusion as a blinding light filled the area. Seven different colors shot out in all different directions. A small shout of surprise by a female's voice captures his attention. Turning he see his friend Cream the Rabbit gasp as one of her chao fall to the ground. "Eek Chocola!" she gasps as he begins to glow a blue hue.
"Tails? Hello…? Earth to Tails" May calls waving her hand in front of his face. Shaking his head Tails snaps out of his vision.
(Oops! Guess I got lost in my own world for a moment. I need to stop thinking about that day. It's in the past and I'm going to make sure that those events are never repeated.)
"TAILS!" May snaps glaring at the person in question. "Well are you going to tell me where the Chaos Emerald is or not?". Before the girl can even blink Miles practically slams her into one of the cave walls. Placing his hands over her mouth giving her a look that could make the devil piss himself. "Have you lost your mind? Be careful of what you say. The walls have ears you know." Growling the Fox continues relaxing his grip only slightly, "We don't know who or what is in this cave. I can't take that kind of risk". Easing back he sighs. "Now I'm going to let you go. I don't want you to scream, yell or bite me. Okay?" Receiving a nod he releases his grip only to be thanked with a hard kick in the shins. "Jerk!" "Damn! I could've left your ass back in Chrakra you know. Actually I can still take you back".
(Crap this girl is trying to get us killed. If it wasn't for Him I would have. I would've left her in that damned town. But then that just wouldn't be right or fair.)
Sighing May apologizes and looks at the ground. "Sorry, but could you please tell me where it is. You know you can trust me" Tails chuckles slightly and smirks, "I've just met you three days ago. Even if I did trust you I can't risk letting anyone overhear where the emerald is". "Why? Why not?"
Tails just walks deeper into the cave waving his hand off in gesture that said Leave me alone. "What are you doing now?" Mayhem growls frustrated, she hated being put off. "Finding you a place to sleep for the night" "Huh?" Tails finds a rather nice laid out area with dry dirt and grass. Seeing leaves that have probably been blown into the cave the fox smiles and lays his cloak over it. "This'll do. You rest here I'm going to out and search for food".
May stops for a moment and studies her traveling partner. His fur was a mess, his ears twitched uncontrollably and it looked like his left tail was having spasms. Prower turns around tilting his head curiously as his green companion had grown unusually silent. It was at that moment for the first time she noticed how bloodshot his eyes were. "When was the last time YOU rested. Y-you look like you haven't slept in days". Tails sighs and shakes his head. "I haven't had a good rest in three years. I can barely afford a four minute nap I've been on the run ever since Sonic's death". May gasps and shakes her head. "That isn't good. You're going to run yourself to mental exhaustion and mental instability. You're practically driving yourself crazy. You might do insane".
(You mean to tell me I haven't already. I was pretty sure I lost it by now.)
"Look I don't need to rest that much. I'm doing just fine". May shakes her head she grasp his shoulders. "Oh no you don't." She commands forcing the fox to lie down. "Listen I'm keeping watch until morning okay?" Tails tries to force himself up but she pushes him back down. "Look May." "Sleep! Or I'll make you sleep." The fox watches as she picks up a rather large stone. Or well large for her anyway. Miles cocked an eyebrow and May seemed nervous. She knew her threat stood as much chance as a toothpick standing up to a chainsaw but she stood her ground.
(At least she means well. I mean she is threatening me with a rock. But her intentions are good.)
Growling Tails turns his head and sighs "Alright fine! But don't let anything come near the area. And if you see anything dangerous, wake me up." Mayhem nods grinning widely. "Yes sir"
(Yawn. Well it looks like she has dropped the emerald topic for now. Good thing too. Just imagine the look on her face when she finds out that she-)
End Chapter 2
Author note: Well there you go another chapter down. I have to say things are going a lot better than I thought it would have. And I want to thank Nicend for giving me my first review since my return. And I'd like thank all of you reading and please review so I can improve this story. Thanks again for reading.