Me: Hello everyone and welcome to the next Chapter of the story.
Thunder: ALREADY?
Me: Hey, I have like up to Chapter 2 done.. I'm posting 'em.
Tales: Sounds good to me.
Rush: Me too.
Tom: -nods- Now, let's begin. -pushes button-
XXX
Chapter 1
Classic Tails' POV
It had been a month since Classic Sonic and I came back to the future to see our older-selves. I missed being around the older two-tailed fox and hedgehog, and my big brother did too, but his was another reason. I didn't understand what the two of them were doing.. I saw them kiss a few times, but I never really understood until my older-self told me. Both of them liked each other, well.. More than like, they loved each other. I didn't really mind, I thought it was cute, but I had a lot of questions about it. Most of which I wouldn't know about till I was older, but I guess I could wait till then. I wonder what it was like to love someone… Sonic told me it was the best thing in the world you find that one person that loves you back for who you are, and feel the same away about you. The one you want to spend the rest of your life with. I had nodded, trying to understand what he meant. Guess I'll find out one day.
Right now, I was sitting on the couch watching as Sonic, my time Sonic, play a video game on the TV. The old one of us were sitting in the other room, talking, listening as the 10 year old got mad and yelled at his game. I shook my head and sighed.
"Sonic, let me see the controller," I told him, holding out my small gloved hand.
"No Tails, I can do this," he replied, without looking up from his game.
"But Sonic I can—"
"No."
I sighed and set back again. "Fine. I only wanted to help you. But oh well. I'll go see what we're doing."
I jumped up and walked off over to the older hedgehog and fox. I sighed and set down on a chair.
"You okay mini-me?" the 13 year old fox asked, his blue eyes looking at me. "We heard what happened."
I sighed sadly looking up at them. Green eyes and blue eyes met my black ones. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just wish he'd let me help him.."
"You wanna help him badly even if it's a video game don't you Tails?" the older Sonic questioned me. "You want to prove to him that you're useful even if it's a game you have to prove that to. Am I right?"
I looked at the navy blue hedgehog, wide-eyed. He understood how I felt. He understood that I wanted Sonic to that I wasn't just some weak 4 year old fox, I wanted him to be proud of me because I did something myself. On my own with no-ones help..
"I—" I looked down at the light brown table with a sad sigh, tears in my eyes as I chocked out, "I do.. I want him or you to see that I'm not just a little 4 year old kid, that I can help you with things. I want him to—"
"Slow down there little past bro," Sonic said,patting me on my back. "I already do. Tails, you're the best brother I could ever hope for. You might be 4, but you're very smart for your age. You can do things most 4 year olds can't. You're a very awesome little fox with two-tails and I couldn't ask more for you then your best, and that's what you give all the time. Your best."
I looked up at him with teary black eyes as my older self looked at him in both shock and happiness. "Y-you do? You really think that about me?"
"Of cause I do," he gave me a grin and wink. "You're my little brother no matter what time you're from, and I love you no matter what. Look tell you what, I'll go and talk with mini-me about letting you help him on his game. Will that make you feel a bit better kiddo?"
"Yeah, it would in a way," I told him, nodding.
"Alright, I'll be right back."
The 20 year old got up and walked into the living room where the younger hedgehog was still on the same part on his game, getting even more mad at it. He finally got so mad he threw the controller on the ground, crossing his arms and glared at the TV.
"Game.. I hate you."
"Mad huh?" a voice asked from behind him.
The light-blue hedgehog turned his head around to face the older one. His black eyes softened once he saw him. He gave a small nod as the navy blue one set down beside him. Classic Sonic looked up at him.
"You know," Modern Sonic started, "if you let Tails help you, I'm pretty sure he can get you past this part of the game. I know you've been stuck on it for a good few weeks now. Why don't you let him help you out, Mini-me?"
The younger one sighed looking down at the light-green rag under him. "I know he wants to help me, Older-me. I really do, but I want him to grow up a bit more before he plays this game. It's not very good for little kids to play."
"Now don't give me that," the older one said, shaking his head. "You are 10 year's old. A kid yourself and yet you can play it and he can't?"
"….It's not for younger kids.."
"Mini-me, stop trying to cover it up," M. Sonic replied, starting to get a little ticked off with his younger self. "Tails came into the other room feeling down that you wouldn't let him help you. He doesn't think that you think of him as something more than just a little kid. He told us he wished you'd be proud of him, that you'd let him do things to help you. That you'd let him do a more things on his own."
C. Sonic's eyes went wide as he heard what his older self told him. He was quiet for a few heartbeats, taking in all that what said. He felt bad that I had to feel like that. He put his ears down feeling horrible for that.
"He did..?"
"Yes he did. Now I think you need to go in there and tell him you're sorry and let him try the game. Got it?"
"Got it.."
The two hedgehogs got up and walked back into the other room where my older self and I were talking. We stopped and turned our heads around as they walked into the room. The younger of the two walked over to me and bent down so he was eye-level with me.
"Tails.." C. Sonic started, his voice was soft and quiet as he spoke to me, "I'm sorry for not letting you play the game. I'm also sorry that I don't treat you the way a big brother should. I'm so sorry little bro. Can you forgive me? I promise I'll make it up to you."
I set there sient for a while. Everyone was too waiting to see what I was going to say about this. With a smile, I hugged the light-blue hedgehog.
"It's okay big brother. I forgive you," I told him, pulling back, grinning big. "And I always will. I love you."
He smiled and hugged me back, which I still had my arms around him. "Thank you, and I love you too, Tails."
I giggled. "I know you do. No matter how I get. Right?"
"Right," both hedgehogs said at the same time, making me and my older self smile big.
"Come on kid, let's go play the game," C. Sonic said, standing up.
"Yay!" I cheered and ran off into the next room with the others following me.
I set down and played the game as the others watched, sitting down on the couch or chair. I played the game till it was my bed time and C. Sonic turned the game off and took me up to my room. He laid me down in bed pulled the covers up over me.
"Night, kiddo."
"Night, Sonic."
He smiled and turned the lights off and walked out. I yawned and rolled over on my side in the bed, curling up and falling to sleep. The fox doll's eyes glowed a bright crimson red as it came to life again. He walked over and looked down at me, grinning evilly.
"Yes… Sleep tight Tails, for tomorrow your nightmare begins! And no-one can help you.." the doll laughed before going off into the night, laughing a dark demonic laugh as he did so.