The Caring Princess
On the interesting world of Sonic the Hedgehog, It was a usual bright and lovely day in the Green Hill Zone. Lots of birds were chirping and flying around while most of everyone including Sonic where going about their day. Today however was a very special day for the inhabitants of Sonic's world.
It was Mother's Day!
That's right! A special day where all young mobians show sweetness and gratefulness to their moms. One of them being Cream the Rabbit who was currently having a nice picnic under a shade of palm trees with her gentle loving Mom Vanilla Rabbit.
"Happy mother's day mommy! This is for you!" Cream smiled as she handed Vanilla a beautiful freshly picked white daisy flower
"Oh Cream Dear! You shouldn't have!" Vanilla smiled as she accepted the flower before lovingly embracing her young daughter
Meanwhile in another part of Green Hill, a certain elegant lavender colored cat was taking a peaceful stroll among the palm trees and bushes in her red high-heeled shoes. This certain lavender colored cat was none other than Princess Blaze the Cat. The reason why she was currently in the Green Hill Zone was because she had just recently traveled from her Sol dimension to take a short restful vacation from her tedious royal duties in the Sol empire. And Blaze decided what other place to get fresh air and breath taking views than Green Hill.
"*Inhale, Exhale* Ahh what a lovely day it is here in this wonderful place. I am so glad to have taken time off from the Sol Empire. An important Princess like me needs her rest." Blaze said to herself as she kept walking with her shoes crushing the grass on every step
Blaze then looks up to her left and notices Rouge the Bat hanging upside down from a nearby palm tree taking a mid-day nap with her eyes closed and her wings wrapped around herself like a normal bat. Blaze's expression immediately turns to look of disapproval as she shakes her head at the Bat.
"Tsk Tsk. While I'm doing my important role of protecting the Sol empire, Miss Jewel Thief up there is busy taking a nap after a long day of hunting for precious stones." Blaze said sarcastically as she kept walking leaving the bat to her slumber
After 10 minutes of peaceful walking, Blaze decided to stop and take a rest by sitting down on the grass and laying back against a large rock.
"Oh my. That was quite the stroll. My legs are almost starting to feel like jelly." Blaze said to herself as she let herself unwind and relax against the rock
Blaze sat and looked up and the beautiful blue sky and smiled. All was quite and peaceful when suddenly...
*Rustle! Rustle!*
Blaze perks up at the sounds of rustling coming from a nearby large bush.
"Huh? What was that?" Blaze thought
*Rustle Rustle! Shuffle!*
The heavy rustling continues as Blaze stands back up off the ground and gets into a combat ready stance.
"Who's there? Sonic is that you?" Blaze called out
That's when the source of the rustling finally came roaring out of the bushes making Blaze jump back in surprise.
*VROOOOM!*
It was a stray one-wheeled Badnik Motobug and it right away took notice of Blaze in front of it.
"What the!? You!?" Blaze exclaimed to see a random Badnik
*Vroom! Vroom!* the Motobug revved in response as black smoke blew out of its exhaust pipes
The Motobug glared at Blaze and looked like it had intentions on attacking her.
"If you are sent by Eggman to take me down then bring it on!" Blaze challenged the Badnik before her
With that, the Motobug starting charging straight towards Blaze with its engine roaring loudly.
*VRRRRRRRRRR*
"HYAH!" Blaze shouted as she leaped out of the way dodging the Motobug
*SKRRT* The Motobug screetched to a halt before turning around to charge at Blaze once more
*VRRRRRRRRRR*
The Motobug roared towards Blaze again at rapid speed but this time she didn't plan on dodging the attack. Instead Blaze ran head on towards the oncoming Badnik before jumping up and delivering a powerful flying kick to the robot with her high-heel shoe.
"HI-YAH!" *SMASH!*
The kick was powerful enough to put a big nasty dent in the Motobug and make it fall over and malfunction on the ground witch gave Blaze little time to summon fire in her hands.
"EAT THIS!"
Blaze shouted as she threw a large hot fireball out of her hands to the damaged Badnik. The ball of fire was enough to inflict more damage on the Motobug before it finally succumbed and exploded.
*BOOOOM!* *Cling! Clang! Chatter!*
The now destroyed Motobug exploded loudly into pieces sending scraps of metal flying everywhere. Blaze immediately turned away while covering her face to protect herself from the flying debris until it was all over.
"Well that was an easy but fair battle." Blaze said to herself as she dusted herself off with the combat now being over
After Dusting herself off, Blaze was about to walk away when suddenly Sonic the Hedgehog himself came dashing out of nowhere and screetching to a halt
*DASH! SKRRT!* "Alright what's going on here!?" Sonic exclaimed as he looked around for any danger after having heard the explosion
"Oh hello Sonic. Fancy seeing you here." Blaze greeted casually
"How ya doing Blaze. Fancy seeing you too. So Where's the trouble? I heard a big boom and thought something big was going down!" Sonic said out of concern
"It's okay Sonic you can relax. I already took care of the trouble pretty much. It was just one of Eggman's useless robots. It's gone now. I've managed to destroy it." Blaze kindly assured
"Oh...well that's a relief. I'm impressed that you took care of it without my help." Sonic complimented with a thumbs up
"Oh well it was just one robot so it was nothing." Blaze said with a friendly smile
"*GASP!* Oh my gosh Blaze! You're outfit!" Sonic excalimed in shock
"Huh? What about my outfit?"
Blaze asked as she looked down at herself and noticed a big nasty splitting tear at the right side bottom edge of her delicate purple Jacket.
"*Gasp!* Oh my Mobius!" Blaze exclaimed in dismay upon seeing her fancy jacket ruined
"That's a pretty big nasty rip. How did that happen?" Sonic asked
"I must have got struck by a flying piece of metal when the Badnik exploded. But I'm not too worried about my outfit. I can always get it fixed back in my dimension." Blaze said
"Tell you what Blaze, why wait to get back to your dimension when you could start heading over to the workshop of my buddy Tails." Sonic smiled
"I should head over to Tails? But why?" Blaze asked
"Because I'm sure he can fix your fancy outfit in a flash! If he's very good with all his gadgets and gizmos, then I'm sure he's good at fixing clothes too. So you should totally go see him." Sonic advised
"Are...Are you sure Sonic?" Blaze asked
"Hey you know Tails. He's a fox that's full of surprises, so I'm very sure." Sonic said with a wink
"Alright Sonic. If you say so." Blaze said accepting Sonic's suggestion
"Perfect! Well I'm gonna continue my afternoon run. Later Princess! *DASH!*"
Sonic waved before running off at high speed in a heartbeat leaving Blaze to herself. Blaze stood for a minute with her cheeks slightly blushing from Sonic calling her a princess before proceeding to make her walk all the way over to Tails's workshop.
After another 10 minutes of walking, Blaze finally makes it to Tail's lab which is basically a large hangar with a big metal door for the Tornado plane. Blaze walks up to the small door on the side of the building before knocking on it.
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
"Hello Tails! Are you home!" Blaze called out
...silence...
"Hmmm Odd." Blaze said before knocking once more
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
...silence...
"Hmm maybe he could be out somewhere."
Blaze thought before she could suddenly hear faint sobbing noises of someone crying from inside the workshop.
"Huh? Is someone crying in there?" Blaze thought
The faint sobbing noises continued until Blaze grabbed the knob and opened up the door. Out of curiosity and concern, Blaze cautiously walks into Tails's lab unannounced determined to find out who was crying.
Inside the workshop was full of all kinds of neat and interesting gadgets and machines as well as chemistry equipment and toolboxes. What stood out the most was the prized red tornado biplane in the middle of the room facing the garage door.
*Sob, sniffle, Sob!*
The crying and sobbing became more louder and clear after Blaze entered into the workshop. She follows the noise which leads her to a corner in the far back of the large room. Slowly and cautiously, Blaze peers around a large tool cabinet to find the source of the crying which was Tails himself. The two-tailed yellow fox was sitting at his desk with his head down crying his eyes out with his tears soaking some of his blueprints and schematic papers all over the desk. What stood out from the papers and prints on the desk was a small picture portrait frame of a certain female mobian fox in front of Tails.
Upon finding Tails in a state of tearful despair, Blaze wanted to find out what was wrong and help the poor fox right away as she had a concerned expression on her face. So she quietly approaches him from behind.
"Tails? Is everything alright?" Blaze said softly
With that, Tails ceased his crying and sat up before turning around in his swivel chair to find the Sol Princess standing beside him.
"*sniff* Huh? Oh H-Hello Blaze. *sniff* What brings you here?" Tails sadly greeted as he wiped his little nose
"Tails, What is the matter? What are you in tears?" Blaze asked in a soft tone
"Oh well...you don't need to know. I don't wanna trouble you with my problems. I'm just...not having a easy day. But I'll be fine soon." Tails said as he rotated back around facing his desk
With that, Blaze went over to the left side of the chair and knelt down next to the fox before gently resting her hand on his.
"Tails, You are my friend. And I don't want to leave you alone in despair like this. It won't trouble me at all to help you with your problems. So please tell me what's wrong." Blaze said
"Listen I-I'm fine *sniff* really. Besides I have lots of work to do. And I don't want to waste your vacation here." Tails said as he picked up a pencil and starting writing stuff on a random schematic paper
However Blaze was not buying anything out of Tails and was still determined on helping him.
"Tails, I am not leaving your lab until you let me help you. And I know for a fact that it's bad for you to keep your problems to yourself. Sharing your problems with others will reduce the weight off your chest." Blaze said in a slightly firm tone
"...*Sigh* Okay Blaze. I'll tell you what's wrong. But you're alright with this right?" Tails asked
"Like I said, it won't trouble me at all to help you Tails." Blaze smiled as she gently squeezed Tails's hand
"*Sigh*...I'm crying because...I-I hate Mother's Day." Tails finally confessed as he lowered his head
"You do?" Blaze asked
"*sniff* Yes. It's mother's day right now." Tails said
With that, Blaze looks over at a nearby calendar on the wall to confirm the said date before turning her attention back to Tails.
"Well...I'm awfully sorry to hear that Tails. But May I ask why you strongly dislike Mother's Day?" Blaze asked caringly
Instead of answering her question, Tails grabs the picture frame in front of him and gently hands it to Blaze.
"I hate Mother's Day because...I-I miss her." Tails said
Blaze looks closely at the picture frame in her hands. It was a small portrait of Rosemary Prower smiling beautifully while wearing her royal blue Council of Acorn uniform. She was the one and only mother of Tails. Sadly Tails couldn't get to know her well since birth due to Dr. Robotnik's takeover many years back. Since then Tails has been without her and had to be raised up by Sally, Sonic and other friends.
"Tails...is this your Mother?" Blaze asked
"*sniff* Yes. And I miss her so much. I hardly got the chance to know her many years ago since my Birth because of Robotnik. I had to be raised mostly by Sally Acorn. Although Sally was very nice to me and I did like her very much. But every year on Mother's day, a lot of kids get to spend time with their own birth Moms and write them cards. Every kid...*sniff* except me. I miss my Mom so much." Tails said as more tears started dripping from his eyes down on his desk
Blaze was so shocked to hear this.
"...Oh dear. Is...Is this how you feel every year Tails?" Blaze asked in a soft concerned tone
"Yes. Sometimes I wonder...if my Mom is even alive or not." Tails said sadly
"Does anyone know that you go through this every year?" Blaze asked
"No. I haven't told anyone. Not even Sonic. I prefer to mourn over my Mom alone in private. Plus I feel that if I told anyone it would make me look weak." Tails sadly confessed
"...Oh...my." Blaze thought
After that, there was sad silence in the room between the fox and the cat. Blaze stood silently processing everything that Tails just told her. At this point she felt so sorry and sympathetic for the poor two tailed fox. She had no idea he's had this problem for years. As Blaze watched Tails sitting hearbroken and miserable in his swivel chair, she finally came to a decision that she had to do the one thing that she rarely does as a princess.
After taking a deep breath, Blaze sets the picture frame of Rosemary aside before slowly rotating Tails's chair around to make him face her. She then grabs both of Tails's hands and gently pulls him up out of the chair to make him stand up.
"Umm Blaze...w-what are you doing?" Tails asked sadly
But instead of answering, Blaze kneels down on the floor at Tails's level before gently pulling him in against her body with his head over her shoulder and wrapping her arms around him. Before Tails knew it, he was being warmly hugged by the beautiful Sol Princess.
"B-Blaze? What are you-"
"Shhhhhh. Just relax Tails. I am right here for you." Blaze whispered as she caringly hugged the young fox
Tails suddenly felt a warm melting feeling in his little heart. A feeling like he wasn't alone in the dark world anymore and someone was there with him to chase away all his sadness. Being hugged by the older cat was enough to make Tails shed more tears in his eyes because it almost felt like he was being hugged by his mom.
"*sniff, sniff!* B-Blaze! *Sob! Cry!*"
Tails broke down crying loudly as he wrapped his arms tightly around Blaze gladly returning the hug.
"Shhhhhhh. There there Tails. Everything is alright. Shhhhhh let it all out." Blaze whispered in a tender tone as she softly rubbed the fox's back
Tails continued crying over Blaze's shoulder during the hug. To help the fox feel better faster, Blaze lets out soft & tender cat-like purring noise.
*Purrrrrrrrrrrr, Purrrrrrrrrrrrr, Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr* Blaze purred as she started to run her soft fingertips behind Tails's ears
Eventually Tails calmed down in Blaze's arms with his crying reducing to sniffles. The purring and finger petting helped alot for Tails. Finally the two broke the hug so they could look each other in the eyes.
"Do you feel much better now Tails?" Blaze asked as she held Tails's hands
"Well I have to say, that felt so good. I feel more than better Blaze. Thank you so much." Tails said with his mood now lightening up
"I am glad to hear that." Blaze smiled as she took out a tissue and gave it to Tails to dry his remaining tears
"But Blaze umm...what made you wanna help me feel better? Not that I minded of course." Tails asked before Blaze softly cupped his fluffy cheeks
"Well Tails, as much as I don't like Eggman and his shenanigans on taking over the world and whatnot, I also don't like seeing my friends and allies feeling sad & down. You are my good friend Tails. You are not a weak child. You're a very smart, intelligent and yet a very brave little fox who always helps others selflessly. I'm sure your mother would be very proud of what you've become if she were here." Blaze said
"...But she's not here." Tails said frowning again
"Well Tails, again I'm very sorry that you suffer from the absence of your mother. But remember that you will always have us." Blaze said
"Us? what do you mean Us?" Tails asked
"You have Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, and everyone else including me. We are always around for you. And if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, or if you ever need supportive company, You can always count on your closest friends Tails. You are not alone here. We all care about you. Especially me the most. Think of us as like your own family." Blaze assured as she caringly petted Tails on his head
Blazes words were enough to bring a hopeful smile back on Tails's muzzle before he threw himself back into her arms to have another hug.
"Thank you so much Blaze. I needed to hear that." Tails smiled
"Of course." Blaze smiled as she warmly embraced the fox against her while letting out more purring in the process
The second hug lasted for a good minute until the two seperated again. Right now Blaze's duty of cheering up Tails was accomplished as he was fully happy again with his chin up.
"I have to say Blaze, you sure know how to give a good hug." Tails complimented
"*giggles* Well Tails, as a Princess helping others in need is one of my main important duties. Even if it calls for soothing physical affection." Blaze smiled
The two smiled at each other for a few moments until Tails realized something.
"Oh um by the way Blaze, what made you come in my workshop in the first place? Did you need something?" Tails asked
"Oh...Well Tails the reason why I came is because I was recently in a fight with a Badnik and I got my jacket ruined in the process." Blaze said as she showed Tails the rip in her outfit
"Oh my. That's awful." Tails said as he inspected the rip
"It is awful indeed. And then Sonic bumped into me and told me that you could fix my outfit for me." Blaze said
"Well it's a good thing you took Sonic's word because lucky for you I most certainly can fix your outfit for you Blaze. If you could just follow me over here please." Tails smiled as he walked across the workshop with Blaze following behind
20 minutes later
"Now I'm just gonna tie this loose end aaaand...Done!" Tails smiled as he finished sewing up the rip in Blaze's outfit before packing up his threading kit
Blaze inspected the repair in her jacket and was instantly impressed.
"Wow Tails. You did it so well. It's almost like nothing happened." Blaze smiled
"I'm glad you're happy with it. Now you can go resume on enjoying your vacation." Tails said as he put his threading kit back in a cupboard cabinet
"Umm actually Tails..." Blaze said
"Yes?"
"I-I would like to keep you company for the rest of the day. So would you like to join me for a walk if that's alright with you?" Blaze asked kindly
"...Why yes! Thank you for the offer Blaze!" Tails smiled
With that, Tails and Blaze both leave the workshop and take a nice friendly walk together through Green Hill.
Meanwhile on the sandy beach shoreline of Green Hill
"SONIC MY LOVE! COME SNUGGLE WITH ME!" Amy Rose shouted as she was in high speed pursuit of her blue hedgehog crush
"AMY ARE YOU SERIOUS!? I WAS JUST TAKING A NICE AFTERNOON RUN AND NOW YOU'VE TURNED IT INTO A CHASE! PLEASE LET ME BE FOR ONCE!" Sonic shouted back as he tried his best to outrun the pink hedgehog behind him
The End
