A/N: Well that first chapter was a bit long, right? Luckily I have more MUAHAHA! Two chapters in one day, yay me! I might upload a Sonic X Reader fic since I haven't really seen one around her (unless I haven't looked hard enough). But here is chapter number 2! We follow Tails on his quest to get his amazing invention back from Baldy McNosehair!
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN SEGA OR EGGMAN'S MUSTACHE
"It's unfortunate that nobody liked my invention", says an upset Tails as he pilots the Tornado to Eggman's base. "It really wasn't my fault that they were actually meaning to say those things."
He lands his aircraft and hops out of the seat, then walking to the entrance. A speaker was located to the side and words began to emit.
"I assume you're here to collect your invention", says the voice of the evil scientist.
"Your assumptions are correct." The doors suddenly open, much to the kitsune's surprise. "Wow, he didn't put up a fight", says the young fox as he walks inside the dark area cautiously, not realizing he spoke to soon. The lights turn on and in an instant, Tails finds himself surrounded by badniks.
"Where's that pesky rodent-friend of yours?" questions Eggman, flying in his Egg Mobile as he realizes that Sonic was nowhere to be found.
"I've come alone to retrieve my translator. I'm not here to put up a fight with you so they are unnecessary", says Tails as he points to the badniks. Eggman thinks for a second but remains in his position.
"Well I'm in luck. I've actually been meaning to find an assistant to help me with my work and who would be better than Miles Tails Prower? I can think of no one else who fits the job. I admit, your inventions are worthy to rival mine."
"And what makes you think I'll happily agree to this?" Eggman then points to the increased number of badniks.
"I don't think you'd want me to go further with my threats to the point where the lives of others will be at stake. I am capable of that." Tails clenches his fist at the thought but relaxes.
"I'm not worried. I have Sonic on my side. Besides, everyone else is strong enough to stand up to you."
"How about the townspeople? How about I attack them along with a few other of your whimsy friends?" Dr. Eggman smiles to himself as he realizes he hit the spot.
"Why does everything have to be so complicated with you?"
"I'm not the one who causes for me to have these ideas. Just sign this contract and I'll show you to your new room." The kitsune takes the contract from Cubot and sighs before signing his name.
"Right this way", says Orbot as he leads Tails, having more than a few badniks to keep down any form of "rebellion" for their guest.
"Hohoho! Oh, wait. There's also one more thing we must take care of…"
Two hours had passed since Tails' departure and he still hadn't returned back to the picnic. Everybody had left for their houses, except for Sonic, Amy and Knuckles. The blue hedgehog paced back and forth while the other two sat on the grass.
"Don't you think Tails has been gone long enough?" he suddenly questions.
"Yeah, it doesn't take that long to go to-and-from Eggman's base for something quick. Although he did seem upset when he left so maybe he avoided us?" concludes Knuckles as he throws and catches an apple repeatedly.
"Why don't you contact him with the Miles Electric? I'm pretty sure he has one with him, given that he usually takes it along with him", suggest the pink hedgehog, feeling guilty for having been a cause to the kitsune's departure.
Sonic dashes to the picnic table, where the Miles Electric was located. It was one of the kitsune's best inventions and there was no arguing how useful it was. Despite being used for other purposes that only Tails would be able to work with, it also served as a communication device. The blue hedgehog waits impatiently for any sign of connection with his friend's device.
"There's no signal!" he complains while shaking the device.
"Stop that or you'll ruin the only source of communication we have", frowns Amy at the hedgehog's impatience.
"What do you mean 'only source of communication'? I can run over to Eggman's base in just a few seconds and bust us out of there!" Right after Sonic's statement, buzzing was heard from the Miles Electric and an image was having difficulty of displaying. Suddenly, a clear view of the kitsune was in sight.
"Tails!" cheers the trio in unison. The fox merely waves his hand at them.
"We were starting to get worried since you've been gone for quite a while. Did Baldy McNosehair give you any trouble?"
"Actually things went pretty well as far as I'm concerned."
"That's great! You should be here shortly then!" The kitsune shakes his head and suddenly the trio becomes anxious about his response.
"What is that supposed to mean?" asks Amy.
"I've been given the opportunity to advance my skills with engineering and I um… don't see any reason why I should decline."
"Wait, what? Don't you already do that sort of stuff back at your workshop?" argues Sonic. He refused to believe what Tails was trying to say.
"Well, yeah but I would be the only one there. Here, on the other hand, I am able to consult someone else who has experience and avoid any fail-…" Tails was interrupted by his friend.
"But I thought you liked inventing new things on your own and discovering new ways to improve them!"
"Tails, if this is about earlier, I want to apologize and say that I am truly sorry about what I said, well what I meant. I was so excited about my picnic and I admit I was being selfish. I don't think you're inventions are a burden; look at this one! Without it, we wouldn't have been able to contact you."
"Well I guess without any of his inventions, we wouldn't be in this mess", says Knuckles without thinking through what he actually said until a minute later. He sweat dropped and covered his mouth quickly while the two hedgehogs gave him an annoyed look.
"Knuckles are you trying to help us or drive Tails away?" Amy folds her arms and frowns at the echidna.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say it; I didn't think that one through!" Sonic puts his palm against his face but then gives a sly smile.
"I thought you never thought things through. You really are a knucklehead aren't ya?" Knuckles becomes irritated at the hedgehog and crosses his arms against his chest before turning away. "Don't be like that. Don't you want Tails to come back?"
"Tails, please come back and take this guy away from me."
The trio had regained back their cheerfulness and brightened up the kit's screen with their ongoing teasing towards each other. Too bad the mood was only temporary. "I wish I could", says the kitsune to himself, although it was a bit too loud since the trio looked up at him.
"What was that?" says the concerned hedgehog. "I'll bust you out if you need it!"
"I think you're making things difficult."
"I'm making things difficult? You're the one who wants to leave us and you seem to be hiding something."
"I'm not hiding anything, you're just overreacting."
"Overreacting? Who's the one who want to work with the enemy over here? Any sane person would overreact!"
"Leave the fox alone! You heard him, he wants to stay here. Although I wouldn't expect for that moronic brain of yours to understand." The evil scientist appears on screen and the trio tenses up.
"Eggman, what are you up to? Let Tails go unless you want to have your base destroyed."
"Go ahead. I can always rebuild a new one but I won't guarantee you'll be able to rebuild a new friend!" Eggman points to one of his robots who takes Tails by surprise and holds him in a tight grasp.
"Hey, I thought you weren't going to use any of your robots on me unless I made an attempt to escape or something!" argues Tails, giving Eggman a frown while trying to get loose.
"You're fine. It's your friend who's making things hard for you. I wouldn't struggle any further if I were." The robot's grasp on the kitsune becomes tighter and causing him to let out a shout of pain. "I'm waiting, hedgehog."
"Why do you always have to play dirty?" says Amy as she furrows her eyebrows at the sight of her friend. "Doesn't it bother you to pick on someone smaller than you?"
"Smaller in both age and weight", snickers Knuckles. Eggman growls at the remark.
"Go ahead and make further comments. In the end, it's your friend who's going to pay!" Tails lets out another yell.
"I'll be fine guys! Just don't make things more difficult than what they are." The young fox makes an attempt to give them a sincere smile through his wincing.
"I'll get you someday Eggman! And you better watch yourself with how you treat Tails or I'll be coming for you!"
"As if you'll find out." The trio's end of the call suddenly loses connection.
"What?!" yells Knuckles. "Does he expect us to really sit here and do nothing?"
"But if we do something then we'll be putting Tails' life in danger", reminds Amy.
"But Eggman will never know when we're going to arrive."
"He expects us to go today. Who knows if he'll always be keeping his guard up?" Amy sighs and looks at Sonic who hadn't said anything since the end of the call.
"Don't worry, buddy. I'll save you." He looks into the distance, and decides to take off. Luckily, Amy had presumed such action and was able to hold on to him before he took off. Sonic immediately stopped at the hedgehog's grasp and looks at her while Knuckles runs up to them.
"You can't go right now", insists Amy.
"Amy's right, Sonic. We don't know if Eggman still has Tails in a clutch and I don't think we'd want to get to his base to find him um… you know."
"But then what am I supposed to do? You really expect me to just sit and wait while knowing that my sidekick, my best friend, is in danger?"
"Hey, you're not his only friend you know", says Knuckles.
"I've known him longer than you!"
"That doesn't give you the right to belittle my position as a friend!"
"Guys, the last we need is for you two to fight. Let's have confidence that Tails will be alright. Besides, he was put in danger because of us, not because of his own fault. I'm sure he'll be able to pull through. You have confidence in Tails, don't you Sonic?" Amy looks at the blue hero's face for any signs of agreement.
"Well, yeah. But that still doesn't make me feel relaxed."
"Why don't we wait until tomorrow morning to get things started? It's already afternoon, so we won't have to wait much." Amy and Knuckles look at each other and give one last glance at Sonic before walking back to their homes. Sonic stands by himself for a minute, looking in the direction his buddy had flown off.
"I hope Sonic will be able to wait until tomorrow but I doubt that will happen."
A/N: Leave me a review below if you'd like but I'd prefer if you left one! I do recommend a story (for any fangirls like me ahehe?) and it's titled Save Me (Shadow x Reader x Sonic) by sonicsilvershadow on Wattpad. Check it out now! It's still in the process of being written! Thanks for your attention and have a splendid morning/afternoon/night/day!