Finally! Some action!

I learned several things about Tails within the first few days of being him: he is very organized, he wakes up at 4:45 every morning, and he has mild insomnia. I would have to take melatonin every night if I wanted a decent amount of sleep. Foxes need eight to nine hours of sleep, so bedtime was normally eight, though I would be fine if I got a little less sleep. I wasn't happy with the strict rules, but they were bearable, at least.

On the fifth morning, I woke up fifteen minutes before my alarm. I wanted to go back to sleep, but I knew from experience that that was a bad idea. I disabled the alarm and began my day. I headed straight for the kitchen for breakfast. My only options were oatmeal and bland cereal. What's wrong with this eight-year-old, I thought for the fourth time. I chose the same cereal I had chosen the last four mornings and ate a bowl of it disdainfully. Fat free milk… Ugh…

I spent the rest of my morning in the workshop. I was designing a microchip that I could plant on Sonic's legs - they would emit a strong electric signal whenever he ran fast, causing his muscles to contact. Every time he would run, he would fall flat on his face! Ho ho ho! I'm a genius, aren't I?

The problem with the plan was that Sonic would notice any chip big enough to emit that much electricity - it would have to be the size of my thumb nail! How to solve this problem… Ah, yes. The obvious solution: if one is too big, just have a bunch of small ones! Now… What about a power source? I could… leach off of the communicator's power! Except the communicator isn't built to wirelessly transfer charge… Ah, I'll just have to "fix" his communicator! Ho ho ho! Lovely!

Just then, the hedgehog in question appeared from behind the workshop's metal door. He was not wearing the grin that I always saw plastered to his face. Instead, he looked rather concerned.

"What's wrong, Sonic?" I didn't enjoy giving my enemy sympathy, but I was his 'best friend'.

"Eggman's acting up again. We need to go see what's going on. We need to use the Tornado 3, though. Is it ready?"

"Uh…" I quickly checked the plane's oil and fuel. "Yeah, it is. Should we leave now?"

The hedgehog only nodded. He jumped onto the wing as I jumped into the cockpit. I opened the garage door and started the plane. As we ascended, I saw Sonic slowly shake his head. I knew that something was wrong. Very wrong.

x

Sonic pointed whenever he wanted to change directions. This must be pretty serious, I thought. Soon enough, we were approaching a large, red, beautiful airship. The Egg-

"The Egg Carrier," Sonic said, interrupting my thoughts. I was very annoyed.

"Egg Carrier Two," I corrected.

"Doesn't matter - were blowing it up either way!" I grimaced at the suggestion of destroying my most glorious ship.

"How about we take it instead? I'll remodel it and name it the, uh… The Tail Carrier!"

"Uh… Okay… Actually, do what you want; I'm gonna clear the way for you." It seemed that Sonic really wanted me to not have the Egg Carrier 2, one way or the other. "Okay, ready?"

"Ready!" We sped towards my beautiful battleship. Only then did I realize that it was Tails who was piloting the ship. What in the world could he be doing, I asked myself. I won't find out until I get in there! The problem is… I can barely fly this thing - much less fight with it!

The cannons were deactivated, of course - Tails wouldn't want to shoot down his own plane! I landed on the carrier's runway with relief.

"That's suspicious." Sonic hopped to the ground.

"Yeah, it is," I lied as I shut down the plane.

"I'm gonna go ahead and clear the way." The hedgehog sped off, but returned seconds later. "There's, uh… nothing to clear…"

"There's an ambush," I stated. I wish I'd thought of that! They'd be cautious and confused the entire time, and… I could do so much from there! How is Tails a better evil genius than me?

"Let's go then - no ambush can ever stop us, right?"

"Right." Sonic dashed off and I followed close behind. We took the twists and turns of the Egg Carrier 2's exterior at a nice and slow pace of sixty miles per hour. Once we reached the familiar green platform, we found an entrance to the interior. We landed in a short hallway, and the cockpit was at the end of it - and the door was open! If anywhere, the ambush would be here. I wasn't expecting badniks, of course - whatever Tails was planning couldn't possibly involve hurting us.

"Go get the Tornado started up. I'll be back in a minute." I didn't quite understand.

"Wh… why?"

"Go. If it's a trap, you're the only one who can get help - I haven't flown a plane in years, and our communicators are jammed here. It probably is a trap, but I can trust you to get me out, right?" I nodded. "Good. Get going, now."

I reluctantly did as I was told. I was on the green platform again when I heard a peculiar noise. I ignored it and continued to the plane. When I was halfway there, though, I felt the entire ship buckle. I spun around to see the cockpit detach from the ship and fly away. I somehow knew that Sonic was trapped in it.

That fox! I've only caught that hedgehog a few times in my life, and he goes and traps him on his first try! I… I guess that's fair - Tails knows Sonic better than anyone. I ought to get to the plane now. Whatever he's planning can't be any good for me.

x-x-x

I was hoping to catch only Eggman, but was expecting to catch Sonic as well. I waited patiently for the detached cockpit to arrive with my captives. I was at one of Eggman's secret bases deep in the mountains. Finally, the cockpit arrived with my captives. To my disappointment, Eggman wasn't captured at all - only Sonic sat in the cage. I was still happy to see my best friend, though!

"Hey, Sonic!" I barely got the words out before Sonic began bantering.

"Tough luck, Egghead - Tails is out getting help right now!" He went on for a few minutes, and he even began to use words that I had never heard from him. I was a little disappointed, honestly - I had expected the world's hero to be a little cleaner.

"How about I make you some chili dogs? No onions, a little cheese, extra spicy? That'll make you feel better!"

"I… How?"

"How do I know? You told me years ago."

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