Author's Notes: I own nothing but Klaww, Klaxon, and Backlash.

Triple belongs to Dragon. Of. Chaos97.

Chapter 11: A Brother's Return

Two Years Later...

Klaww was working on a tank that was built by Eggman, Rotor, himself, Tails, Miles, and Triple when his hand grazes an open circuit and he pulls it back in pain as it sparks and smoke rises from the compartment.

"AGH! SLAGGING PIECE OF JUNK!" cursed Klaww.

Over two years, he had grown from being a runt of a twenty-two year old dragon which allowed him to fit into the huts in Knothole to being a fairly tall giant of a twenty-four year old dragon (his tiger characteristics are his back stripes, fur, tail fluff, claws, and reflexes) that couldn't fit into any of the huts.

Eggman came out from under the tank on a skateboard like object and looked at Klaww.

"I told you to be careful with that area. But do you listen to me? Noooooo, you go and get shocked and fry that area's circuitry! Now it has to be repaired!" said Eggman sternly and with loads of sarcasm.

Eggman has lost a lot of weight and put on muscle but his IQ hasn't diminished any. His uniform is the same design but now it is blue, red, and gold. His moustache is now dyed black. He has also hung around Sonic a little too much and gained some of his sarcasm.

"Both of you quit arguing and get to work." said Triple, no emotion showing on his face or eyes as he walks away and Klaww sighs.

'I miss the old Triple.' thought Klaww before he began working on the compartment again, more carefully this time.

Triple modified his cybernetic tails to look as normal as possible. They are steel grey and are made of wire thin strips of metal. He has become tough yet is cold to everybody but opens up only to Klaww.

Miles is seen working on his right arm with Tails helping as the two try to make a better gun mode for the weapon.

"Try the blue chip." said Miles as Tails carefully picks up the indicated chip and places it into the open section of the arm.

Miles has grown which confuses everybody, except Eggman and Tails Doll, as to how that works and Miles' response is: "I may be a machine but I'm also a living being." Miles' hair has grown wilder and he removed the skin and fur around his left leg and his fur has taken a darker shade but not by much.

Tails looks overall the same just two years older and a little bit taller.

When the chip is in place, Miles closes the compartment and has his arm transform into a massive rocket launcher that is supported by his shoulder but he falls onto his back due to the weight.

"Try again?" asked Tails looking over the table.

"[Strained] What was your first clue?" said Miles jokingly.

Miles reverts his arm to normal and opens the compartment and removes the chip and throws it over his shoulder and it lands in the open mouth of a sleeping Klaxon who shots awake upon it going down his throat and he starts gagging before he starts hitting his own stomach until he coughs up the chip.

"Why you throw that in my mouth?" said Klaxon as tears form in his eyes, "Do you hate me? WAAAAAAHHHHH! EVERYBODY HATES ME!"

Klaxon ran off crying his eyes out and everybody except Klaww sweat-drops while Klaww laughs. Tails Doll then lands next to Tails and puts the yellow chip Miles' arm. Miles transforms his arm and it turns into a three-barreled Plasma Cannon with mini-rocket launchers attached.

"Now that's cool." said Miles before he reverted his arm to normal, "Thanks T.D."

Tails Doll's gem goes green.

"Glory hog." muttered Tails as he crossed his arms and pouted.

"Come on buddy. Cheer up." said T.D hovering in front of Tails.

"Nope."

T.D's gem goes blue but then it goes red as he smirks evilly.

"If you don't cheer up, no chili dogs for a WHOLE YEAR!"

Tails goes pale as he looks at his friend.

"Y-You wouldn't!"

"Oh, wouldn't I?"

T.D then brings up a picture of a chili dog and brings his claws out and pokes one of his claws through it and Tails winces.

Another claw, Tails groans.

A third claw, Tails looks ready to die.

The fourth and final claw, Tails is pulling on his hair.

T.D slowly drags his claws through the picture, slowly ripping it into pieces. Tails goes white and faints.

"Tails? Buddy?" said T.D looking over the fallen two-tailed fox, his gem yellow.

No response from Tails.

"AH! I KILLED MY BEST FRIEND!" screamed T.D his gem going white.

Suddenly Tails jumps up.

"BOO!"

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" screamed T.D jumping into Backlash's face.

"Get off my face! Get off! Get off!" said the semi-crazed metal-electricity dragon as he tried to remove him. Backlash was still bound and blindfolded but he could move around a bit, the length of the leash around his neck gave him about 10 feet to walk in either direction before it would either choke him or electrocute him.

"You sure that we should keep him like that?" asked Sally to Klaww.

"Yeah. I don't have any proof I killed my brother in self-defense, so until that day, he's going to be chained up." said Klaww looking at the blue crystal around his neck.

"Triple! We've got a job to do!" said Klaww and Triple walks over.

"Where are two going?" said Sally.

"Don't worry. We'll be back and possibly with a new ally." said Klaww as the two got onto his motorcycle and after popping a wheelie, it took off.

Unknown Section of the Great Forest; 30 Minutes Later...

"You sure this is a good idea?" asked Triple leaning against a tree.

"No, but its worth a shot." said Klaww charging his hand up with his Demon Lightning before he grabbed the crystal and lightning began arcing off it.

A bright flash then blinded the two and when it cleared, a tall figure was standing in front of them hunched over. Triple's eyes widened and his mouth dropped as Klaww smirked.

"Klaww..." said the figure before his head shot up and he charged Klaww, "I'M GONNA SLAGGING KILL YOU!"

The figure reached for Klaww's neck but then stopped when noticed his right arm had no ice covering it.

"My...my arm...it's normal..." said the figure before he felt his face and he felt no ice on it either and then he created an Ice Mirror and looked at himself in shock before he fell to his knees.

"Free...of the ice...I'm normal again..."

He turned to look at his brother when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"It's the least I could do for my mistake with the incident with Shena." said Klaww.

"H-how though? I thought you lost the ability to recreate stuff with your Demon Lightning." said Fang confused.

"I regained it. So friends again, brother?" said Klaww extending hand and Fang took it.

"Friends runt." said Fang taking the hand and he got up.

"Great. Now that we're all friends again can we head to Knothole?" said Triple.

"Who's he?" said Fang.

"Guess and here's a hint for that walnut-sized brain of yours: my only friend after I killed you...twice..." said Klaww.

"THAT'S TRIPLE?! What the slag happened to him?!"

"Robotnik did. He's become a cold hollow shell of who he once was and only opens up to me. We both lost something that day..."

"I can tell he lost his tails but what did you lose?"

"Look at my face carefully walnut-brain."

Fang looks carefully and sees the scar, the red eye, and a cybernetic red eye...wait! Cybernetic?!

"You lost your left eye?!"

Klaww nods sadly.

"So which world are we in this time?"

"An alternate world where Tails is robot, Eggman's a good guy, along with Tails Doll."

"Tails Doll? Now I'm officially creeped out."

"Oh don't worry, you might like him. Oh, grandfather's here too."

"Look, sorry about how I acted when you were actually happy and all. I guess I know how you felt when we were 10 and 13 now right?"

"Yeah and the past is behind us. Let's just hope Backlash listens to reason." said Klaww getting onto his motorcycle as Triple gets into the sidecar.

"Backlash? What's he like?"

"Follow us and you'll find out. Race ya!"

*Engine revs, tires screech!*

Klaww shoots off leaving Fang behind before the Lion/Dragon figures out what happened.

"Hey! Get back here you cheater!" said Fang going on all fours and running through the forest.

Knothole; 15 Minutes Later...

Klaww's motorcycle skidded to a stop in front of Antoine who fainted at the spot, a soft thud signifying he was still a cowardly coyote (maybe he's related to Courage?). Fang then burst through the underbrush his mane filled with vines, branches, twigs, and dirt and he collapsed.

"Cheater!" said Fang getting up as he began fixing his mane as Klaww burst out laughing and fell off his bike.

"Who's there?! Who? Who?" said Backlash looking around blindly.

"That's Backlash? Yeesh, he looks like he's been hit by a twister."

'You have no idea.' thought Klaww as he remember Backlash getting hit by a twister and enjoying the ride.

"Before anybody asks or points a weapon at the newcomer, this is my brother Fang." said Klaww pointing at the larger dragon.

"Thought he was killed and you hated his guts." said Klaxon before he's hit with a metal mallet that disintegrates and Klaxon clutches his head as a ringing noise is heard and he seems to vibrate.

"Why you do that?!" said Klaxon before he fell unconscious.

"Ignore him. I brought him back with that crystal that I had by using my Demon Lightning on it and well, we made up. We're brothers and friends again. Right?"

"Yeah runt." said Fang shrugging.

"Okay, let's deal with Mr. Cuckoo." said Klaww walking over to Backlash, grabs the blindfold, and harshly pulls it off.

"You want proof I killed my brother in self-defense, ask him yourself." said Klaww moving out of the metal-lightning dragon's way whose eyes widen.

"Fang?! No, no! You're dead! It's just one of those flashy things your family can do with those eyes of yours!" said Backlash struggling against his bindings. Fang then grabs Backlash by the fur on his head.

"Ow, ow, ow! Not nice! Illusions can't do this! You're a clone then!"

Fang activates his Sharingan.

"One of Klaxon's clones. Yep!"

Fang's Sharingan turns into the Mangekyou.

"Nope! Still fake!"

Backlash then sees the Mangekyou spinning and then finds himself in at the day of Fang's death and hears the conversation between the two brothers before he finds himself back in the real world.

"Klaww kill Fang in self-defense? What an idiot I've been! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid me! Spent all this time hunting Klaww and Triple for no reason! Gah! Backlash such an idiot!"

"Is it me, or has he become more...demented?" said Fang as Backlash was unchained.

"Hey! I'm not stupid! I think I just caught what Ashe did."

Suddenly a portal opens up and he's tackled by Ashe.

"YOU CALLING ME CRAZY?!" screeched the dragoness as she pinned Backlash to the ground and put him in full Nelson.

"OW! OW! I not mean to insult Ashe! Ashe very pretty dragoness!"

*CRUNCH!*

"OW-HA-OW! WHY YOU HURT ME MORE!?"

"I wonder if Spike is coming?" said Klaww leaning against one of the nearby huts and a few seconds before the portal closes a green buzz-saw blur shoots out and cuts through a tree.

"Does that answer your question runt?" said Fang before a purple vortex opens up and another dragon walks out.

"Well, this is really messed up." said Klaww face-palmng.

"[Sarcastically] Yipee! The gang's all here." said Triple with no emotion on his face.

"Is that Triple?" said Rift confused.

END CHAPTER

Spike and Ashe belong to Dragon. Of. Chaos97 too.

Fang and Rift belong to me.

Descriptions of added characters will be given next chapter.

Remember, I said this will be one messed up story and now, for your entertainment pleasure: Tails Doll singing "Can you feel the sunshine"!

"~Can you see? The sun is shining on me. It makes me feel so free. So alive. It makes me want to survive. And the sky, it makes me feel so high. The bad times pass me by. 'Cause today is gonna be a brighter day!...~"