A group of young animals were walking through the tall grass that lined Emerald Hill of West Side Island. One of the animals was a squirrel, the others were a penguin, a rabbit, and a fox.

"How much further, Nutty?" the penguin asked the squirrel, who appeared to be the leader of the group.

"We're almost there!" Nutty grumbled, before glaring at the fox, the youngest and weakest of the animals. "If it weren't for Miles, we'd be there sooner!"

"Hey!" the young fox shouted. "It's not my fault I'm slow!"

"Why did he even have to come with us anyways?" the rabbit asked with an oafish tone.

"If it weren't for my pops saying we had to be nice to the little screwball!" Nutty groaned fiendishly. "His parents should've named him Inches Prower at the speed he walks!"

Episode 8: The Mutant Fox: Enter Tails the Two-Tailed Fox!

The animals snickered at the saddened fox as they reached their destination, a small pond nestled deep within Emerald Hill. However, what they found was something shocking. A rotund man stepped out of a landed craft and greeted the animals.

"Greetings," the man smiled. "I am Dr. Robotnik, and now you will all become my slaves!"

The animals screamed. "Dr. Eggman!?"

"No, that's not right," Eggman replied.

"Run for it!" Nutty cried. But, it was too late. The penguin and rabbit were caught and turned into robots. "No! Arcta! Hopper!"

Finally, Nutty himself was captured. All that remained was Miles, who tried to run but tripped. He fell, revealing his deepest secret to Eggman.

"What's this?" Eggman gasped. "A fox with two tails?"

"Stay back!" Miles cried.

Eggman prepared to capture Tails, but was interrupted by a nearby crash.

"What the devil?" he questioned with a puzzled tone.

"Man, how was I supposed to know that I needed to refuel?" complained a voice from inside the smokescreen.

"No!" Eggman cried. "It can't be!"

Out of the tall grass popped none other than Sonic the Hedgehog.

"Eggman?" Sonic gasped, but noticed Miles behind Eggman, both of his tails stretched out. "Tails?"

"What are you doing here, Sonic the Hedgehog?" Eggman cried.

"Same thing can be said to you!" Sonic cried.

"What do you think I'm doing here?" Eggman sneered. "The Emeralds have come here to West Side Island!"

"What!?" Sonic cried. "Not this again..."

"Finally, I can build Robotnikland!" Eggman cackled.

"Eggmanland?" Miles asked, causing Eggman to cringe in annoyance.

"Shut up, you stupid fox!" Eggman shouted as he kicked Miles, who fell backwards.

"Hey!" Sonic shouted. "Who said you could kick Tails?"

"It's Miles...," the fox replied weakly.

"Quiet, Tails," Sonic interrupted. "Mommy and Daddy are talking."

"Don't think I haven't learned your trick, rodent!" Eggman cried as he boarded a machine. "Witness the Eggmobile's successor, the Eggcopter!"

"Eggcopter?" Sonic and Tails replied simultaneously in annoyance.

Eggman then landed the Eggcopter inside of some sort of car with a drill at the end.

"Behold!" Eggman cackled. "The Egg Blender!"

Sonic began to burst into laughter as Eggman began to grow angry. He rebutted by driving the Egg Blender towards Sonic, nearly boring a hole into the hedgehog, who dodged the attack.

Damn, Sonic thought to himself. I can't use my new move against him!

"Time to die, Sonic!" Eggman cackled, but Sonic jumped out of harm's way.

"Spin Attack!" Sonic cried, but was knocked back before he could successfully attack.

Unreal, Tails thought to himself. That blue guy... I gotta help somehow!

"Hey, Eggman!" Tails shouted, catching the doctor off guard. "That Sonic guy is the least of your worries!"

"Tails, stay out of this!" Sonic shouted. "Get out of here!"

"For the last time, it's Miles!" Tails shouted. "Quit making fun of my tails!"

"Sorry, buddy," Sonic replied. "There's no need to hide what you have! I mean look at me, I'm a blue hedgehog, for crying out loud!"

Tails gasped. Was this Sonic guy actually NOT making fun of his defect? Tails wouldn't falter, he had to save Nutty and the others.

"Eggman!" Tails repeated. "Give me back my friends!"

Tails began to charge the Egg Blender, but Eggman just laughed.

"What can I twerp like you do, Miles?" the doctor grinned in amusement.

"It's not Miles, it's Tails!" Tails grinned as he jumped into the air. "Try this on for size! Spin Attack!"

Both Sonic and Eggman gasped as Tails curled into a ball and battered the drill with his rapidly-spinning tails, causing the drill to shatter.

"Nice job, Tails!" Sonic grinned as he revved into a ball. "Eat this Eggman! Sonic Spin Dash!"

Eggman gasped as Sonic shot himself into the Egg Blender at supersonic speed, completely destroying the Egg Blender, but the Eggcopter was able to pull out.

"You haven't seen the last of me, hedgehog!" Eggman rumbled as he flew off into the distance.

Sonic drew his attention to the awestruck fox. "You okay, bro?"

"That was awesome!" Tails cried with delight. "Who are you anyways?"

"I'm Sonic," he grinned. "You aren't too bad yourself, Miles."

"No," Tails interrupted. "Tails is fine, but why aren't you making fun of me?"

"Because you've got spirit, kid," Sonic winked. "You can't laugh at somebody with a mission. Anyways, gotta jet. Eggman's up to no good. See you around!"

"Wait," Tails cried before Sonic could take off. "I've got business with Eggman. He's got my friends! Can I go with you? Please?"

"Depends," Sonic answered. "You've got some killer moves, albeit stolen from me. Are you fast?"

Tails felt his heart sink at the words. Sonic would only be slowed down by him!

"Here," Sonic replied, outstretching his hand. "Take it."

Tails looked into his hand.

"There's nothing there!" Tails answered.

"Silly!" Sonic laughed. "I'm talking about my hand!"

"You mean that?" Tails asked in confusion. "I won't be a burden to you?"

"'Course not!" Sonic answered impatiently. "Now, let's go!"

Sonic grabbed Tails' arm and sped off into the distance, young fox in hand.

Next Time: Tails proves to be invaluable to Sonic as they infiltrate Eggman's weird base, where Eggman begins collecting the Emeralds again. Don't miss Sonic and Tails: The Ultimate Duo!

C/C: That takes care of that... Not much to say here, but surprise! Also, I guess THAT's how Tails knows Sonic's moves. :p