In this chapter, Tails epic wins! But not in the usual manner you'd expect out of him. You'll have to read though in order to figure out what is happening. Also, today's chapter features…a SUBPLOT. *collective gasp*. At first I thought of making this a really long chapter with the epic court case along with what was in here, but I changed my mind! Don't worry though, I believe, going to be one of the most epic chapters ever! Have ridiculously awesome fun reading this! And remember! Review the chapter at the end!

P.S. Lupas Silvae didn't review my last chapter? *gasp!* I guess I'll need to put in…Monty Python!

P.S.S. Thanks GalexiatheChao! I read your suggestions! Not sure if I'll use them (no offense at all, I thought they were great!), but we'll see…

Chapter 5

Sonic and Tails were running. They had barely managed to escape Amy who was waiting outside the courthouse for Tails, but then saw that Sonic wasn't going to be in his cell that night. They laughed as they recalled the look on her face. And then they heard Cream. They paused. They heard some frantic noises and what sounded like…fish slapping?

Tails and Sonic went back and looked back behind the diner (no, it's a different diner, now don't ask again!). Underneath the streetlight, there was the same bully who got pummeled by the judge. But he wasn't moving an inch. He was simply letting himself get slapped.

As Cream started raving about how the bully was a big meanie, the two friends burst out laughing.

"Take THIS! And THAT! You big meanie! Go away!" Cream was shouting loudly as she was slapping him with SARDINES.

And the reader laughed as he put his hand inside the story onto Tails's shoulder. Tails froze as he spun around trying out find who touched him. Sonic was in front of him so…

The author realized his mistake and took his hand out of the story. And everyone started laughing again.

Except for the bully, who took out a fair sized bass and lightly patted Cream with it.

*DOOSH!*

"WAHHHHH!!!!!"

*SPLASH!*

Sonic was soaked as Cream fell into the torrential waters, with the hurricane building up to dangerous speeds.

And as Shadow watched the whole scene and wondered why the weather was so unpredictable, Sonic jumped into the water to save Cream from the gusts of wind pulling her out further from shore.

A joyous, opposite of painful one minute later (now just imagine what kind of minute passes by when TAILS does something similar)…

"What in the world were you thinking?" Sonic tried to scream at the bully, but the chilling waters had sapped all energy out of Sonic. "You could have—ER!—killed her!" Sonic could not talk without his head throbbing. Pain started to course through his body.

"Sonic! Are you alright?" Tails was in a frenzy, kneeling down with Sonic, after barely catching his blue pal.

"T-Tails…I thought you were my legal guardian for a day…you know how much I can't…stand water…" Sonic's body then slowly succumbed to the cold, frosty air.

"W-Well…technically you were only in my…custody…" Tails said clearly distraught at his own half-joking manner and over Sonic's deteriorating condition.

And the bully just stood there. Tails abruptly shot a look at the bully.

"What? Did I do something wrong?" the bully sneered at the young fox.

Tails was taken aback, but quickly brushed the snide remark off.

"Yes, you did actually."

"Well then you better get ready. It's about to get worse…"

The bully slowly trudged towards where Tails was. Tails held his ground.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm coming after you. What do you think?"

Tails was slightly confused. "But, why? Is it because you got beat up earlier? That wasn't even us!"

"Stop denying it. Maybe when I bash your face in, you'll understand…"

Tails tensed up, but then paused a bit. He then stood up straight and crossed his arms.

"I understand…"

"What?" Shadow heard the words, but could not understand what the young fox was doing.

"I understand. I bet your whole life has been filled with anger and hate and now, you try to fill up that hole by debasing others. You attack others to make yourself feel better, even if you don't even really care who the other person is. And now you're doing the same here. Well I can tell you now, this isn't the way to resolve your problems, so I suggest you turn away and let me get Sonic and Cream home."

"…That makes sense…" Such a little kid had a good chance of convincing this guy to turn away. Shadow was trying hard not to admire the kid for standing there and looking so confident with his words.

"…That's nice. And now prepare to be beaten like you never have been before."

"What?!" Shadow and Tails thought simultaneously.

"Hehe…it'll be fun beating a freak like you up. And that little 'friend' of yours."

Tails twitched noticeably. The bully smirked.

And Tails then suddenly drew from inside him a bit of pent-up rage. The author got some cookies and started to eat out of the box…

"You will not…talk about me OR Sonic like that!"

"I'll talk about you like that all I want." The bully took a step forward.

"You…are not going to be hurting any more of us…not if I can do anything about it..." Tails's fists started to shake.

"You? You're a coward! Look at you!"

Shadow could feel something inside of Tails…

"I'm going to tease you because I can. And you know what? Even if you're right about all that stuff about me, which um—you're not *cough*, it won't matter! Because you are nothing. Nothing!"

The words rang in Tails's ears. Shadow felt that there was something familiar happening. Like when Tails was trying to protect Cosmo…

"And you know what else? When I'm finished with you, I'm going to take your friend Sonic and dump him into…"

"No…he can't…he'll die!" Tails was having mixed emotions.

"...into an OCEAN…of CHILLI DOGS!"

Tails stood there looking angry, but was confused on the inside. "What?"

"Yes…your friend will die an ironic death. Drowning in food instead of WATER." And the bully started to laugh maniacally.

This did not make sense to Shadow or Tails. Not that the author usually does make stuff that makes sense…

Either way, the author's box of cookies had run out, and Tails at that very moment snapped.

"You say I'm nothing…well I have to say to the contrary…YOU WILL BE THE ONE WHO WILL BE NOTHING!!!"

Tails charged at the bully with lightning fast speed, not exactly as fast as Sonic, but it shocked the bully nonetheless. He was met with a stinging double kick to his chest. The bully stumbled into the lampost behind him. He got up just in time for a flurry of punches to thrash his face.

Shadow couldn't help (he really tried to help it) but watch in awe as the kind, cheerful little mechanic turned into a raging fighting machine. Shadow blinked and suddenly, the whole scene had changed. It was raining sleet now.

Tails grabbed the wolf bully by his mottled fur and started to whip him with his twin tails.

"How do you like my "freakish" qualities NOW? Do the tails HURT?"

The wolf retorted SAVAGELY at his opponent.

"MOMMY!!!"

Tails then stopped whipping him. In the distance, Shadow could make out a vague smile on Tails's face.

Tails suddenly grabbed the wolf and started to fly into the air. The wolf couldn't help but look down.

There he was dangling probably hundreds of feet off of the ground, and going up higher. He was at the little twerp's mercy.

"P-P-Please don't drop me…" the wolf whimpered.

Too bad for the wolf.

Tails let go of the bully and immediately zoomed back down to the ground. The bully started to wail as he accelerated towards the earth.

"HELP!!! I'M GOING TO HIT THE GROUND AND BREAK ALL OF MY BONES!!! WAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Oh you won't be hitting the ground anytime soon." Tails said as he readied himself for the incoming target. He was on the ground…waiting for that moment.

"Tails is going to…" Shadow couldn't believe what he read from Tails's mind. Did he even have enough strength to do such a thing?

He found out a few seconds later. Tails shouted as loudly as he could and delivered a devastating uppercut to the falling Mobian. The blow connected squarely with his jaw and as the Mobian weakly writhed in agony, he was sent rocketing into the air as his head snapped back from the sudden impact. Oh and then he flew off into the space and there was one of those little twinkle things.

Tails wished he could've done an awesome dropkick, but he was exhausted from all of that exertion. Now was not the time to feel weak though! He was still the…ok fine, legal guardian of Sonic for a day. He saved his friend, but still had to get him home. But how…

"Need a hand?" Shadow had stepped out and tried to sound like his normal snarky voice. But something prevented him. It was just pity for the fatigued kit. Yeah, that was it…

"Thanks Shadow. Tails smiled tiredly at the black hedgehog."

And the two went on their way through the humid, hot night. This time though, it was Tails's turn to ponder the weather while Shadow did the more serious thinking.

"Why did he get so angry…I mean they're friends but…still…how can Tails care so much about Sonic that he goes so berserk?" Shadow glanced briefly at Tails. He was clearly laboring to carry Sonic, but had a determined, steadfast feeling around him. "Why care so much…about a…friend?" and for a moment, Shadow envied Tails, thinking back to his past…

"Maria…how I wish I could find someone like you again…a friend…"

He looked at Tails again. Tails caught the glance and looked back at Shadow. He gave him a smile and wink.

Shadow quickly looked away, but then continued to think in his head. His thoughts shifted from Maria and Tails.

And as the black hedgehog was coming out of his role as a minor sideline character who just acts as a narrator when the narrator doesn't feel like mentioning himself, Tails snapped Shadow out of his trance as they arrived at his house. More like a garage/workshop actually, but either way, it would have to do.

"Thanks Shadow." Tails said gratefully as he put Sonic down on the grass. Shadow did the same with Cream and Cheese.

Just when the author got out another box of cookies, Sonic started to stir.

"Erm, I'll see you in 3 days at the trial Tails. Good luck…" after Shadow said that, he sped off before Sonic could wake up.

Tails then sat down and waited on the cool grass. Sonic was starting to move around again, but he had not woken up yet. As Tails was sitting, he started to wonder about the bully and his intentions. Why was he trying to attack them? It must've just been some crazy person. Tails couldn't shake the feeling though that he would be seeing that person around again. Who was he even?

Tails rubbed his aching hand. The uppercut had made it pretty sore, but after some thought, Tails knew it was worth it. His hand and all of his other aching muscles were worth it. For his friend Sonic. Sonic had always been his big brother, and Tails was simply returning the favor. As the humidity started to fade away into a normal weather condition, Tails got up and put Cream and Cheese on the couch outside of his bed. He then lifted up Sonic and brought him to his room. Tails then placed Sonic on his bed and thought about what to do.

"I can't just sleep with Sonic in the same bed as him, but I can't leave him on the floor…but then what am I supposed to do?" Tails anxiously paced around the room wondering what to do with Sonic. And then he had another idea…

Tails picked Sonic up and brought him outside. He then ran as fast as he could…

Meanwhile, Shadow was walking the desolate streets alone. It was different though. He didn't enjoy it in the same way that he used to. There was something missing. Someone perhaps. Who was this someone? Maybe it was just ANYONE? What did he want?

"I want…a friend…like what that kid has…like it used to be with me and Maria."

Shadow stopped.

"But who…who can replace Maria? Who is WORTHY? Who do I even know who is smart enough to comprehend my every word, has the kindness that I was once shown, and can make airplanes when I don't feel like running?"

The author borrowed some Shepherd's Pie from the judge and started to microwave it. He also facepalmed at Shadow not wanting to run *gasp*.

And Shadow turned around.

"I will become friends…with TAILS."

And he sped off into the night. He was going to his local library to figure out what friends do.

And as the author ate his cooked pie, finding it to be good as Mr. Dix said it would be, a dark figure was floating on the surface of an ocean…

"That contemptuous little fox…he will regret having done that…I'll just need to get help from my mom…and then I will not only kill HIM, but I will KILL EVERYONE THAT HE IS FRIENDS WITH!!! And it's all because…of that one day in line…oh…him and his hedgehog pal will rue the day they ever did such a thing…"

The wolf's chuckle turned into a cackle. Then into a mad, murderous laugh. And then coughing. The author laughed at the dude's stupidity.

"YOU TOO! I WILL KILL YOU AUTHOR! BECAUSE YOU MADE TAILS THE MAIN CHARACTER AND YOU MADE A SUBPLOT AT THE SAME TIME YOU REVEALED ME TO BE THE MAIN ANTAGONIST IN ORDER TO STEAL CREDIT FROM ME! YOU—"

And just like with Obama, the author decided to make the wolf SHUT UP.

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Shadow doesn't know what friends do? He must've forgotten…looks like we'll be seeing him in the little kid's section soon enough. Well, this chapter was a little more…darker. I hope you liked my non-epic fight scene. And GalexiatheChao, it seems your suggestion is going to come true (or at least part of it). Look out! This story just got a lot more interesting very fast. That's a good thing though, because hopefully, that will give opportunities for more laughs! Hope you enjoyed reading! Happy belated Thanksgiving! Review this chapter! And here's something new to be put in bold font: Subscribe to my story! Until then, see you next time!