Deep Within Wood Zone

Tails started exploring the area to find where the noise was coming from. He had his red arm cannon (as seen in Sonic Battle) with him in case for protection. He kept walking until he saw Sticks' unconscious body. Tails ran up to her. Her body was covered in bruises and cuts, with blood staining her fur. Tails gasped at the sight of the hurt body. He put his arm cannon away put his ear on Sticks' chest.

"Good, still beating," Tails said, getting up and picking up the body. He had to admit, he thought the girl looked quite cute… that if she wasn't covered in blood and bruises.

The Next Morning, Tails' Workshop

Sticks woke up, only to find herself in a room of sorts. She was lying on the bed. She jumped up and studied her surroundings. A seamlessly harmless room.

"Oh no! The government spies have captured me!" Sticks yelled. "You don't trick me by putting me in a nice looking room!" Sticks noticed she had bandages over her bruises. "And these must be to electrocute me if I try to escape!" Sticks tried to rip them off but whoever tied the knot on them did a good bloody job at it. Tails walked in, with a tray full of food.

"Good, you're awake," Tails said, putting the tray down. Sticks walked circles around him. "You ok? What are you doing?"

"I know you're plot to turn this forest into one of your car parks!" Sticks said.

"What? What are you talking about?" Tails asked. Sticks stood in front of Tails, pointing at him. This made Tails blush.

"You don't trick me," Sticks said. "I saw this forest being cut down by huge machine, being lead by you're friends!"

"Friends?" Tails asked. "Look, I'm really the only one out of my friends which uses machines and, even then, I use them to save the environment, not hinder it like the people you're describing. The people you met must be part of the Egg Army."

"And… you're not working with them?" Sticks asked.

"No, in fact, I'm trying to stop them from taking over the world," Tails said. "I've saved many people's lives from the Eggman Empire, including yours!"

"You… saved me?" Sticks questioned. She now felt different about this fox than before. She now felt warm and fuzzy around when she was around him.

"Of course. It's what I do," Tails said.

"And… what are these?" Sticks asked, pointing to her bandages.

"Bandages. They help protect your cuts and bruises when you got hurt," Tails explained. "By the way, my name's Miles Prower but you can call me Tails. What's your name?

"My name? Ur… Sticks," Sticks said.

"That's a nice name, Sticks," Tails said.

"No one have ever asked my name before," Sticks said. "Then again, I've never known anyone else before… I've never friends before. Wait, does this mean we're friends?" Tails blushed.

"Er… of course we are," Tails said, scratching the back of his head. "Anyways, enjoy your breakfast. I'll be downstairs if you need me." Tails walked out of the door and closed it behind him.

"Breakfast?" Sticks said to herself. "What's breakfast?"

Egg Army Camp Site, Other End of Wood Zone

Clove and Cassia got out of their tent, only to see most of their Soldier had began work.

"I miss having a strong, sturdy roof over our heads…" Cassia said.

"Yeah, me two," Clove said. "But think about it, when this nightmare is done, we'll have a brand new base! It'll be upgraded to take over more land than our last one!"

"Yeah!" Cassia cheered, kicking one of the tents with sleeping soldiers in. One of them stepped out. Clove grabbed him.

"Had a late night, have we?" Clove asked.

"M… m… Mistress Clove! So sorry! I'll get my workmate awake and working!" the soldier said.

"No need to," Clove said. She signalled a tank to come over. It ran over the tent!

"W… What?" the soldier said in shocked, just witnessing his friends crushed alive by a tank!

"Get back to work!" Clove ordered, pushing him away.

"Wow! You handle take calmly, judging you kill a bunch of soldiers!" Cassia said.

"How else would I handle it? I'm the calm one, you're hot tempered one," Clove said. "And besides, if they like to sleep, who am I not to let them sleep… forever?"

Tails' Workshop

Sticks walked into Tails' workroom. She saw Tails under the Tornado.

"Ah! That machine ran over Tails!" Sticks yelled, running over to Tails and pulling him out to see if he was ok.

"Hey! Sticks! What are you doing?" Tails asked.

"I thought you were ran over by that… thing?" Sticks said.

"You mean my plane?" Tails asked. "Which I was just fixing?"

"Ur… yeah… that one…" Sticks said, blushing and not making eye contact.

"You're not use to all this new stuff, are you?" Tails asked.

"Ur… no…" Sticks said.

"Do you want me to help get use to technology and modern life?" Tails asked.

"You'd do that for me?" Sticks asked, blushing even hard now.

"Anything for a friend," Tails answered, blushing.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Stick yelled excited. "Just one question?"

"Anything."

"What does modern life mean?" Sticks asked. Tails sighed. He could tell this would take a long time… but he could also tell he would enjoy it. After all, it meant he would spend more time with her.

Tails' Workshop, Living Room

Sticks was watching Tails' TV, to help her get use to one of the most used machines in a daily household. Tails was talking to Sonic via his watch. Tails had explained what he was doing with Sticks and how he met her. He was getting on to explain the Egg Army.

"On the other side of Wood Zone, the Egg Army seems to be cutting down the forest for some reason. Sticks barely got out of there alive!" Tails explained.

"So you want me to investigate?" Sonic asked.

"That would be nice, all things considered," Tails said.

"Ok. I'll see if anyone wants to help. I'm assuming you can't make it as you will be busy your new girlfriend," Sonic said. Tails' face went to a colour of a tomato.

"She's not my girlfriend," Tails said. "And yes, Sticks and I will be very busy helping her get use to our world."

"Whatever you say, buddy," Sonic said, going offline. Tails turned around only to see Sticks in front of him.

"Tails! I can't take it anymore!" Sticks yelled, shaking Tails. "The box with moving pictures is trying to mind control me to buy their stuff at cheap prices!" Tails could tell this wouldn't going be easy.