Chapter 11: The decision part 1

Sonic and Tails have just made it back to San Francisco. The two were on their way to Tails' house, with Sonic carrying Tails. Once they made it to the house, they were both greeted by a hug by a red haired girl. Sonic was confused, but, Tails wasn't. He knew exactly who this girl was and he was glad to see her. The girl then decided to let go, but once she did she beamed a smile at Tails.

"Hi Tails, it's so good to see you again!" she greeted.

"Hello, Kayla. Long time no see, I thought you were supposed to be in Canada right now." Tails greeted.

"I was, but, dad decided we could use a vacation and come visit our family, don't tell me, you forgot about your twin sister." Kayla exclaimed.

That fact threw Sonic off. Did she just say she was Tails' sister? That doesn't make sense. It was then he decided to jump in the conversation.

"Wait a minute, you two are brother and sister?" he questioned.

The girl turned her attention to Sonic, and was a bit surprised to see a blue 3 foot tall hedgehog standing in front of her. But, she knew exactly who this hedgehog was, for she also watched the defeat of Dr. Eggman on the news. She beamed a smile at him.

"Oh wow! You're Sonic the hedgehog, the hero who defeated Dr. Eggman!" she exclaimed excitedly. "I'm Kayla Prower. It's nice to meet someone like you." she introduced while shaking Sonic's hand.

"It's nice to meet you too, Kayla. But, I didn't think Tails had a sister." Sonic confessed.

"Wait a minute, how do you even know Tails?" Kayla questioned.

Sonic and Tails gave each other nervous looks before Sonic gave a small nod to Tails as if it was okay to let someone else know who he really was. Tails understood the message and turned back to Kayla, who looked as confused as ever.

"Well, Kayla? Do you remember when I used to tell you about my best friend named Sonic?" Tails questioned.

"Oh definitely. You wouldn't stop talking about him." Kayla answered yet giggled.

Sonic chuckled a little bit at that fact, but, Tails simply blushed in embarrassment.

"A-anyways, do remember what they said about him and the accident?" he questioned.

"Yeah, they said he's dead. Poor, kid." Kayla answered.

Sonic lowered his ears a little after hearing that. He didn't like it one bit.

"Well, you may find this hard to believe, but, that kid is actually this hedgehog right here." Tails concluded.

Kayla's smile disappeared instantly, turning into an expression of shock with her jaw open.

"W-what?" she asked a bit baffled.

"It's true, this is my best friend Sonic." Tails confessed.

"B-but, how?" Kayla questioned.

"It started when Dr. Robotnik arrived at our school..." Tails started to explain.

"...And that's how it happened." Tails finished.

Kayla was beyond shocked. All this happened to a teenager in one day? Unbelievable.

"Wow, just wow. This is very unbelievable. What are you two going to do about this?" she questioned.

"We're going to leave it as it is, Kayla. Only, a few know about this secret and we tend to keep it that way." Tails explained.

"Alright. Well, Sonic, I wish you good luck on your new life." Kayla added.

Sonic smiled at this. Not before had anyone really wished him luck. It was a first for him to hear this, but, he appreciated it gladly.

"Thanks, Kayla. That means alot." he thanked.

Kayla then looked in the sky and noticed it was dark out. Afterwards, she faced the two.

"Boy, it's getting late. Tails, I'm sleeping in the guest room, but, does Sonic have a place to stay?" Kayla informed yet questioned.

"Huh, I haven't thought about that. Well, Sonic, do you have anywhere to stay?" Tails questioned.

"Yeah, I usually sleep in a tree at the park." Sonic answered which made Kayla gasp and cover her mouth with her hands.

"Oh my, you don't have an actual house or anything?" she questioned.

Hearing this, Sonic looked down in depression.

"Well, I used to, before this whole thing started." he answered gloomly.

"Oh, you poor thing, why can't you let your family in the secret?" Kayla questioned.

"Well, that's just it. I now have a dangerous enemy, and that enemy is someone you know I defeated." Sonic informed.

"Dr. Eggman." Kayla gasped.

"Right, and if I told my family or anyone of the rest of my friends, who knows what Eggman would do to them if he found out." Sonic informed.

"I see, well, don't worry I have a plan." Kayla confessed.

Tails and Sonic looked at each other and then back at Kayla with puzzled looks on their faces.

"Plan? What plan?" Tails questioned tilting his head a little.

"It's easy, really. All we have to do is hide Sonic in your room and let him sleep in it secretly, and wolla, problem solved." Kayla answered.

The two look at each other with uncertainty written all over their faces before facing back to the girl.

"Uh, Kayla? I don't think that's such a good idea. What if mom, dad, or even Uncle Merlin find out about Sonic?" Tails informed yet questioned.

"Duh, put a blanket over him and tell them it's a Mr. Bun Buns, that stuffed rabbit you still sleep with." Kayla answered.

As soon as Sonic heard this, he burst out laughing his head off. Turning to the twins while still laughing, or should I say, chuckling, he spoke.

"You s-sleep with a s-stuffed animal!? HAHAHAHAHAHA!" he questioned once again bursting into a fit of pure laughter. Kayla decided to join in as well, she too enjoyed this little moment. Tails blushed a deep scarlet red on his cheeks.

"N-no! It's f-for Cream! Yeah, it's for Cream!" Tails protested, making his sister laugh harder.

"Tails, why are you giving it to that girl you kept on talking about 24/7 when you were seven? Do you have a thing for her?" she questioned laughing uncontrollably.

Sonic was now on the ground, he was laughing so hard that tears streamed down his face, Kayla was in the same state. Tails' face was redder than a tomato.

"G-guys! Can we just go in already before neighbors start to stare?" Tails questioned uncomfortably. He could already see porch lights flicking on.

After three long minutes filled with laughter and embarrassment, Sonic and Kayla agreed. The trio made their way in the back door.

Bokkun was in the room with a short man, paying close attention to the screen. This man wore a green sweater and green pants with brown boots. His eyes were the color of baby blue and he really didn't have anything on his head. In fact, he was bald, but he had six thin strings of hair on his head.

He and Bokkun were spying on Sonic, and Tails heading home. They weren't amused seeing Sonic at all, considering he had just destroyed their third robot in a row. Bokkun decided to break the silence by facing the man and asking a question.

"So," he began "how many Chaos Emeralds do we got, Snively?

The man apparently named Snively, turned to Bokkun. His face lighten up just a little bit because of that question.

"Right now, we have four, and our drones just entered the Master Emerald into our base. I'd say this emerald hunt is going swell for us, so far." he answered.

"Well, that's a relief. The sooner we get this emerald thing in the bag, the closer we are to Dr. Eggman not bossing us around anymore!" Bokkun cried in joy.

The man slightly sighed for hearing that fact of opinion before replying back to the robot child.

"That'll be the day, child. That'll be the day. But, we need to separate that Chaos Emerald from the hedgehog. If we don't, then he'll have the upper advantage." Snively informed.

"Hmm, you're right. But how can we do that?" Bokkun mused.

The two fell in complete silence musing to their selves. Suddenly, Bokkun's face grew a smile as he snapped his gloved fingers. Snively payed close attention to the little robot's actions and decided to question it.

"What is it, Bokkun?

"What if we kidnapped one of his friends and threaten them for the Chaos Emerald?" Bokkun suggested proudly.

Snively thought for a moment before he smiled a devilish grin. Slowly walking over to Bokkun, he place a hand on Bokkun's shoulder.

"Child, that just might work. Let me report this to Dr. Eggman. He might know who to kidnap." Snively informed.

Bokkun only nodded in response as Snively left the room. His attention returned to Sonic and Tails who were now chatting with a mysterious red haired girl as if they knew eachother. This Caught the little robot's attention, causing him to pay close to the girl and only the girl. One thought was on his mind.

'Maybe we can kidnap her.'

Everyone were sound asleep in the Prowers' house, well, almost everyone. Although, the halls were completely empty and dark, and snoring could be heard from all sorts of directions, there were a pair of ocean blue eyes that seeped in the darkness and light footsteps could be heard. The owner of these features revealed itself once it entered a small room and turned on the lights. This owner was Tails' twin sister and the girl who Sonic and Tails chatted with earlier, Kayla Prower.

She was wearing her trademark yellow short sleeve shirt and some thin yellow sweat pants. Right now, she was skimming through the refrigerator as if she has gone mad.

"Come on, where is it? I know it's in here somewhere."

After five long minutes, a loud but not so loud to wake anyone up "Aha" was heard. Satisfied, Kayla broke from the refrigerator, closing it and revealing a pack of gummy bears in her right palm. Leaving the kitchen and switching off its lights, she walked in a room that resembled to a living room, sitting on the couch. She then decided now was the perfect time for her to enjoy her little prize.

"It's a good thing I saved this from Canada. Now come to papa!" she exclaimed.

But, just as she was about to savor her little moment, suddenly, something metallic crashed through the wall and quickly wrapped itself around the poor girl. For, Kayla, she was taken off, surprised that something so unexpected and least expected came crashing through her original house and caught her in it's grasp. Only one last thought was on her mind before the metallic object, which apparently was a giant robotic claw, started to drag her outside.

'Somebody, please help me'

But, this incident didn't go unnoticed. Everyone, in the house, immediately awakened from their slumber, especially, Sonic and Tails. They were the first two to immediately investigate the scene. But, once they did, a shocking sight met them. Standing ahead of them, was the living room. It was a total wreck. The floor was painted with broken chunks of white wall and ceiling, while the couch was torn to shreds. Not to mention the fact, that glass shattered the floor as well. The duo exchanged shocked looks to eachother.

"What the hell happened here?" Sonic questioned.

Tails was just as clueless as his 'older brother' was, so he simply shrugged.

"Honestly, I don't know." Tails confessed. "But, lets start searching for clues before my parents and uncle come down."

Sonic nodded in agreement and the two set off on their search.

After five full minutes, Sonic frustratingly slumped on what was left of the couch. He and Tails, for the past five minutes, didn't find not one single clue for what had caused the living room to look like as if it was trashed by a stampede of bulls. But, suddenly, a thought struck him.

'Hold on a sec, here. Shouldn't have Kayla appeared by now? I can understand a girl's privacy, but, even she should've shown up by now.'

It was then, he decided to get this confusing thought off his chest.

"Hey, Tails? Is your sister a heavy sleeper or something?" he questioned.

Tails, searching under some chunk of ceiling, answered back.

"No, and even if she was, even she would've heard this incident." he answered without taking his eyes off his search.

"Then, how come she isn't down here helping us searching? I'm sure that's what she would've been right now. I think something's up." Sonic confessed.

Hearing this, Tails shook his head a little. Still not taking his eyes off, he responded.

"Sonic, don't be ridiculous. I'm sure that she's o-" Tails suddenly became silent, his eyes reading something.

Taking notice of this, Sonic turned his attention towards his 'younger brother'.

"What is it, Tails?" he questioned.

Tails suddenly widen his eyes and gasped, eyes beginning to water. This caused the blue hedgehog to be even more curious, and a little bit concerned. Walking and snatching a little white note from Tails' hand., he began to read it. It said:

Dear Sonic the hedgehog,

I'm very aware of you, and your little friend, and I must say, its going to be a pain dealing with the two of you. But, then again, who am I to worry. You may have super speed, but, that won't help you and your friends for long. Now then, unless you ever want to see your buddy's sister again, you will bring me your Chaos Emerald. Meet me at the abandoned chocolate factory in Fresno city. And if you don't, then lets just say little miss Kayla will be sleeping with the fishes. Muhahaha!

Sincerely Dr. Eggman

Once he finished, his blood boiled.

"That bastard! How the hell did he know I even had the emerald!?" he cried.

Tails wiped his face with his shirt and turned his attention to the pissed off hedgehog.

"You mean you still have that Chaos Emerald from class?" he questioned. His response was a quick nod from the hedgehog.

"Yeah, but, I'm gonna give him what he wants in order to save Kayla." he answered. Hearing this, Tails did a double take. Did he just hear correctly?

"WHAT!? But, you can't! If Dr. Eggman gets the emerald, then, there's no telling what havoc he could cause." he protested. Sonic sighed.

"I know, but, what choice do I have. If I don't show up, then, only God knows what Eggman's gonna do to Kayla." Sonic informed.

Tails stayed silent. Sonic was right, if they didn't cough up the emerald, then, there was a chance that Kayla might be tortured by Dr. Eggman, or even worse, killed. Finally, he nodded in agreement.

"I hate to say it, but, you're right. We need to trade that emerald for Kayla." Tails informed. Sonic had a puzzled look on his face.

"We? Tails, I'm going alone. You're gonna stay here, I can't risk losing your life." he informed.

"But, Sonic! I have to come, I just have to! Kayla and I may be twins, but, I was born first, meaning she's my little sister! I haven't seen her for two years and now I'm just getting that opportunity to. I refuse to stay here, knowing my little sister is in the clutches of that madman!" Tails informed Please, Sonic." This caused the hedgehog to think for awhile, afterwards, he sighed in defeat.

"Alright, you can come. She is your family after all." Sonic offered. "But, Tails, please be careful. I really don't want you ending up in the hospital."

The little child smiled in delight, before he hugged Sonic without warning.

"Thanks Sonic! I promise you won't regret this!" he assured. Sonic smiled and ruffled the boy's yellow hair.

"I hope so. Now lets get going before your folks come down and freak out about how much they're gonna have to pay for a new living room, and a big blue talking hedgehog being in their house." he suggested.

Tails chuckled and nodded in agreement. Sonic then scooped the boy in his arms and blasted off, heading towards Fresno city.

Okay, again sorry for taking so long. But, this time I'm gonna try to get the next chapter here as quick as possible! So, what's gonna happen to Kayla? What does Eggman have in store for Sonic and Tails? Stick around and find out! Please R & R!