Alright guys, this is going to be the last real chapter for this story. I may end up doing some bonus chapters at some point, read the note at the end for more info!

"When you are mute, you become a good listener - it's all one-way. You appreciate the written word. You appreciate the sound."

Signs

Tails descended into his workshop and cleared off a table, grabbing a blank blueprint, he started quickly sketching out a new design. He didn't know if creating something like this was even possible, but if anybody could, it would be him. Looking back at the Miles Electric he had brought back down with him, he thought though how long this would take, he was going to need to get started.

Five Months Later...

Tails answered a knock at the door, he grabbed his whiteboard off the nearby table and answered the door. Amy and Knuckles were on the porch waiting for him. They let themselves in as Tails scribbled out a message on the board.

"He's just out for a quick run right now. I bought us about five or so minutes."

"Alright," Amy replied after reading. "Where do you want these?" She gestured to the presents in both of their hands.

"You can just keep them with you for now."

The three of them hid just out of sight from the door, after a minute or so, they heard footsteps approaching from outside. The door opened, and Sonic's voice was heard.

"Tails? You said there was something you needed?"

"SURPRISE!" Amy and Knuckles exclaimed as the three of them appeared from their hiding places. "Happy Birthday Sonic!"

Sonic smiled, "Thanks guys! You didn't have to though."

"You don't have to be so humble." Tails signed, "What kind of friends would we be if we forgot!"

Sonic chuckled, "Alright, fair enough."

They talked for a second before they presented their gifts. Sonic grabbed the smallest box, it was about the size of his palm.

"That's mine," Tails signed. "Is it alright if you open that last?"

Sonic looked down at the gift for a second. "Sure, we'll do Amy and Knuckles first."

Tails smiled, he felt excited, he couldn't wait to see the look on Sonic's face.

Knuckles got Sonic a new set of shoes, which he quickly tried on and dashed around the room. Amy got Sonic a small red scarf, he tried it on. He had been told he'd look good with a scarf, especially with his speed. He agreed with the sentiment. Finally, he looked to Tails' gift.

"Am I alright to open this now?"

"Yeah! Go ahead!"

Sonic opened the small box, inside was a small black disk, a little bigger than a quarter.

"Tails? What is this?"

Tails thought through how to explain before extending his hand out. Sonic gave him the small object, Tails did something with the back of it before deeply inhaling and attaching it to his neck. He sharply exhaled before smiling to Sonic.

"You remember what you said a few months ago?" He spoke.

Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles were all in total shock, had Tails just...

"You told me all you wanted was to hear my voice again?"

The three of them hugged the fox. He chuckled in response.

"Tails, but how..." Sonic stumbled, he was still shocked.

"It really wasn't that hard, it just took forever. After our discussion a few months ago, I set myself to work. I knew that I could fix it in theory, the main issue was that I wasn't totally sure, I made this little artificial voice box and started to program it with my voice. I used the sounds from my video diary to get all the noises I needed. It took forever though cause I had to modify each one by changing the pitch to better match my voice now. Took forever, but it was worth it."

Sonic squeezed the fox harder, "So that's what you've been up to? All because I said I wanted to hear your voice?"

"Pretty much, after that talk, it made me realize how much losing my voice meant not just to me, but to you as well."

"Thank you Tails, this is the best gift I could have ever asked for."

"You're welcome Sonic, it was the least I could do."

They waited like that for a bit before Tails spoke again. "To be honest, it's a little strange to be talking again. Is this what I always sounded like?"

"We're just happy to have you back." Amy replied, "And, yes, you've always sounded like this."

"Alright, let's not forget whose day it is today though, we still have things planned. Plus, I'd like to be able to breath."

The three of them reluctantly released their grip on the fox. "Yeah, don't want you passing out on us now." Knuckles spoke.

The three of them stood up and Amy started to lead the group out the door. Sonic couldn't stop smiling, his brother was finally back, and he would never leave him again. It was truly, the best gift he had ever received.

THE END

Alright guys, that's it for the main story! However, I am open to doing bonus chapters for you guys if I get enough support! If you have anything you would like to see, leave a review here or message me with what your ideas are, and feel free to check out my other stories while you're at it! This is Leodragon678 signing out.