Chapter Thirteen
Chance At New Life
'So was it who you thought?' Galaxina asked as he came back.
'Yeah' was Tails' answer.
'We're done Galaxina. You can come home. And bring the fox too' a voice said. Tails' eyes widened at the voice, still surprised by it but he didn't jump like he did the first time.
'Yes Mother' Galaxina replied. 'What's going on?' Tails asked.
'Mother and Cosmo are done' the seedrian replied. 'We're going to see them now'. Once again, Tails teleported from the busy market street to in front of a tree with a door. Galaxina walked to the tree, opened the door and beckoned Tails to follow her.
When Tails walked in, he saw that the inside of the tree had been converted into a two story house. The walls, floors and stairs were wooden which made Tails think that the inside of the tree may have been carved out into its shape.
Galaxina closed the door behind Tails as Cosmo ran down the stairs and hugged Tails. Tails returned the hug and smiled. They broke their embrace and blushed, realizing that Galaxina was still there. Earthia walked into the room as Galaxina walked upstairs to her room.
'So you are the boy Cosmo fell in love with?' Earthia said, more as a statement than a question. 'Yes' Tails said, slightly intimidated.
'I watched you after you shot Cosmo' Tails flinched at hearing that sentence, lowering his head. 'And you seem like a nice person. Yes you did shoot my daughter, but it was that or the whole universe'. Cosmo's mother saying that cheered Tails up a bit, but not too much.
'Mother I was wondering if Tails could stay with us for a few days, until he has a place to stay?' Cosmo asked. Earthia thought about this for a few seconds and was about to say no until she saw Cosmo begging her with her eyes.
Earthia smiled and gave an answer that Cosmo was happy with. 'If Galaxina agrees, then he can stay here for three days.'
Tails lifted his head and smiled while Cosmo jumped up and down with joy and ran upstairs to ask Galaxina. 'Thank you' was all Tails could say.
'Like I said earlier, you seem like a nice person and when you first arrive here, you need someone to help you get started off' Earthia replied with a warm, caring smile on her face. That smile reminded Tails of his own mother.
'Sure, they were all crazy, but I do have to admit that there were the good times' Tails thought. 'Now, let's get you a room Tails' Earthia said, walking up the stairs. Tails followed her and wondered why she called him by his nickname and not his real name.
Cosmo ran through the hallway to Tails happily and hugged him. 'Galaxina said yes!' Cosmo said, happy as can be. Tails returned the hug and said 'That's great news!'
Earthia showed Tails a room at the end of the hallway. Inside was a single bed with a night stand and lamp. In the far right corner was five shelf bookshelf, filled with books of various sizes and on various topics. Tails and Cosmo walked inside the room to have a look around.
'Do you like it?' Earthia asked. 'Yes I do' Tails said.
'Excuse me for a minute' Earthia said as she walked away to answer a knock at the door downstairs.
'Follow me' Cosmo said, walking out of the room with Tails following her. A few doors down the hallway, Cosmo stopped and opened the door. Inside was a room that Tails couldn't find the right word for.
Strange, possibly. Cute, not so. Unique, definitely. The room was made entirely out of leaves. The floor was made of large, smooth leaves, the wall was made out of soft, bendable leaves, so someone could lean against it; and the roof was made out of long palm leaves.
On one side of the room was a pile of small leaves and on the other was a small wooden door in the leaves. Cosmo walked to the door and opened it.
'Aren't you coming?' Cosmo said, snapping Tails out of his trance.
Tails got a surprised look on his face and blushed. Cosmo giggled as Tails put his hand behind his hand and rubbed the back of his head, walking over to Cosmo and out the door. Tails didn't know where he was.
In front of him was a view spanning a wide area. About one hundred meters ahead, Tails saw the fountain in the park he was with Galaxina. Tails then realized that his feet weren't balanced. Tails looked down to see he was standing on a thick branch. Tails would have fallen off the branch in panic if Cosmo didn't wrap her hands around Tails' waist to support him.
When Tails was balanced, he realized what Cosmo was doing and blushed. Tails looked up to thank Cosmo but saw she was blushing as well.
'Thanks Cosmo' Tails said awkwardly. 'Oh, umm, your welcome Tails' Cosmo said, blushing harder.
Cosmo lifted her head to say something when Tails suddenly kissed her on the lips. Cosmo blushed even more for she wasn't expecting it.
'What did you just say?' Earthia exclaimed. Earthia was sitting at the table in the dining room with Alexander, the person who knocked at the door.
'I said I might be able to bring Tails back to life' he said again.
Alexander had introduced himself to Earthia and she had introduced herself to him. Alexander had been talking with Earthia and had explained why he was here to her.
'Yes, I heard that but how?' Earthia asked. Alexander sighed and began the long explanation of who he was, what he did when he was alive and how he could bring Tails back to life. (A/N: I decided to skip the explanation because this chapter would be too long if I said it and I know you guys wouldn't want to read it again).Earthia went over his explanation in her mind. She had heard of the Knights and their deeds.
'I'm sorry but Tails was already given a chance to live and now he is dead' Earthia said.
'That's dark. But if you know about who the Knights are and what they do, then you should know that we can't die easily' Alexander replied.
'So, it's true that you can read minds. But you are dead and lived an adventurous life I'm sure, so why aren't you happy to just accept you are dead?' Earthia asked.
'We can read minds if the person doesn't try to protect themselves for us. And for your question, would you have helped Cosmo if you had the chance to?' Alexander countered. Earthia looked at the floor. If she had the opportunity she would have helped Cosmo as much as she could have.
'Besides, something bad is going to happen if I don't go back. I can go back but only if Tails goes' he said.
'Cosmo has been heartbroken since she died. I can't let her go back to that' Earthia said, look Alexander in the eyes. Alexander reply shocked Earthia and she gave in.
'I'll let Tails go if he says he wants to' Earthia said in defeat.
'Very well. I'll talk to Tails about it in a few minutes about it and give him some time to think about it' Alexander said.
'That would be best' Earthia said. For the next few minutes, Earthia and Alexander talked about something different.
It had been ten minutes since Tails kissed Cosmo. They were both in each other's arms and sitting on the branch, overlooking the park and staring into the sky beyond.
'Cosmo, I need to talk to you and bring Tails with you' Earthia telepathically said. Tails and Cosmo broke their embrace and walked downstairs to Earthia.
'Alexander!' Tails said when he noticed the human in green. 'Hey Tails' Alexander replied.
'A friend of yours?' Cosmo asked. 'Yeah' was Tails' reply.
'Cosmo, can you come with me?' Earthia said, more as a statement than a question. Cosmo and Earthia walked upstairs and Tails started to follow but Alexander said 'Tails I need to talk to you'.
'What about?' Tails asked, walking to him.
'Would you like to live again?' Alexander asked, catching Tails off guard. 'What did you say?' Tails sputtered.
'Would you like to live again?' Alexander repeated. Tails walked into the dining room and sat down.
'How is it possible?' Tails asked.
'I'm supposed to be alive now Tails. I can be alive, but I need you to be alive. I can join my mind with your mind and you will be alive' Tails was confused. Alexander noticed his confused look and sighed.
'A simple way to explain it is that when you are dead, you are half of what you were. If a Knight joins minds with someone dead, they become a whole and can return to their body' Tails' confused look went away. 'Would we be like that forever?' Tails asked.
'No. When you return to your body, you will begin to heal yourself and eventually, you will become a whole again and I can return to my body' Alexander answered. 'What about Cosmo? If I go back to the living then she will be alone' Tails stated, concerned. 'And I don't want to leave her'
'If you could visit her every now and again, would that change your mind?'
'How much could I visit her?'
'If you saw her for about ten minutes every trip, then you could visit her once every two days'
'Once every two days! Is that all?' Tails yelled. Alexander looked Tails in the eyes and said 'Do you know how hard it is to visit someone who is dead while you are alive? Very few people outside the Knights can visit someone who is dead and they can only usually do it once a month for one minute and live' Tails shut up.
'We can do it in a few minutes if you want' Alexander said.
'Yeah. In a few minutes so I can explain it to Cosmo' Tails said, walking upstairs to talk to Cosmo while Alexander went outside to make the preparations. Tails walked into Cosmo's room to see her curled up in a ball and crying. 'Cosmo!' Tails exclaimed, sitting next to her and wrapping his arms around her.
'Oh Tails don't go!' Cosmo said, throwing her arms around Tails. 'What are you talking about?' Tails asked.
'Mother told me everything! You're going back to the world of the living!'
'I have to. Sonic and the others need me'
'But I need you. Once you go back, I can only see you again if you die!' Cosmo said. 'Cosmo, I can visit you' Tails said.
Cosmo stopped crying and backed away to see his eyes. 'How? How can to visit me?' Cosmo asked.
'I'll be able to visit you every now and then. They'll be brief but at least I'll be able to see you' Cosmo hugged Tails again. Cosmo broke the hug a few seconds later.
'Time to go Tails' Alexander telepathically said to Tails, Cosmo, Earthia and Galaxina. All four of them walked downstairs and outside to see a circle of grass cut so it was lighter than the rest of the grass. Earthia had talked to Galaxina about what was happening so she knew what was going on.
'Tails, if you have any final goodbyes to say, say them now. Once you enter the circle you're mind and mine will join' Alexander said telepathically. Tails turned around to Cosmo and hugged her.
Cosmo returned the hug and said 'Don't forget to visit me'.
'I wouldn't dream of it' Tails replied, breaking the hug. Tails walked over to Earthia and said 'Thank you for your kindness'.
'You're most welcome, Miles Prower' Earthia replied. Tails finally walked to Galaxina. 'It was good to meet you Galaxina' Tails said. Galaxina hugged Tails and said
'I already consider you one of the family Tails' Galaxina broke the hug and finished with 'You're like a little brother to me' Tails walked into the circle of cut grass, not expecting anything to happen. Four pillars of light came out of the ground and slowly began circling Tails.
Tails turned around to see three of the mighty seedrian race smiling at him. Cosmo had tears coming out of her eyes, but she didn't stop smiling. The pillars of light circled Tails faster and faster.
'Cosmo, when you said that you would come back to life, you were lying weren't you?' Tails said, more of a statement than question. Cosmo got a surprised look on her face and she looked down.
'Goodbye everyone' Tails said, as the pillars of light stopped circling him and came together, enveloping Tails and disappearing.
Tails slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He was in a hospital room, all alone. Tails slowly got out of the bed, only to have his legs to give way.
Your legs are asleep.
'Who said that?' Tails said, looking around.
It's me Tails, Alexander. I'm now part of you now.
Oh, Alexander it's you. So that wasn't a weird dream.
Nope. Don't worry; I can talk to you in your mind.
So all my thoughts are open to you?
Nope. Only the thoughts that you want to share with me.
Then let's get going. Tails slowly stood up and walked out the door