Hello hello, Ticket back again. I've been wondering on what I'll do going forward. Do I write the next arcs inside this same story? Or should I make a completely new one? Leaning towards the former, but we'll see :)

Anyways, here's our little epilogue for the past dozen chapters!

Westside Island

Tails' Garage

The Fox dawns a protective mask. There's a sheet of steel in front of him, as well as a blueprint on the side. He moves his blowtorch across the sheet, watching as spicy sparks jump away. He wouldn't have to worry about deadly fumes, for his ventilations updated, and the garage door open.

"Not quite there…"

Chemical Plant was yesterday, but with how he's processing it, he'll be dwelling on it for years. His mind was blown, watching as someone actually used the power of the Chaos Emeralds. The emeralds long believed to be forgotten about, until they shot out to different locations. There was also of course, the literal torture he went through at the hands of Doctor Robotnik. Nobody wants to ever go through THAT again..

Yet the doctor's still lurking. He's off somewhere plotting his next move, just THINKING about it's making Tails' palms sweaty. The kid gets the blowtorch off, raising his protective mask. After letting a cough out, he swipes his blueprint from the desk.

"Hmm.." he looks it over. "Not enough room."

Whatever Tails has planned, will take a while to build.

ZIP!

Sonic dashes in, stopping stiff as a board. His eyes wander over to that sheet Tails is working on. "Whatcha got there?"

"Working on a special upgrade for the Tornado. We know that HE'S coming back anyway, so I just thought we should prepare." Tails explains, brushing off his twins. "What if he has a new machine, worse than the last one, or a bigger one, or a—"

"Take it easy, pal." Sonic says, ruffling the kids head. Tails' stress would be obvious to anyone. All he needs is a little pep talk. At least that's how he thinks. "What's the point of livin life if you're always stressing out? That's more of a downgrade than anything."

Tails looks at the concrete below. "But I don't want him to..do those things to us again..I can't let that happen."

"It's not gonna happen. Cause we'll be ready." Sonic kneels down to his level. "It doesn't matter what he throws our way. We've got the mental edge. I believe in myself. You should to."

Tails nods at his words. Due to his environment, there's confidence issues lingering inside, but he's still got his own gripes too. "I can't just forget about him.."

"I'm not telling you to quit. You're a beast at all this..building crap you've got going on. But can ya take some time to enjoy this?" Sonic asks. "We only got one. Don't let an Eggman shaped cloud follow you everywhere."

Tails ears perk up. Robotnik would CRAVE his status in Tails' head. After nearly evading roboticization thanks to Sonic, he'll need more time to decompress. However, he can see where Sonic's coming from. Everyone gets one shot at life, and if Tails spends his anxious at some old man's next move, has his life really gotten better? Or is he worried about another bully?

"..You've got a point." Tails answers, slowly turning his frown upside down. "What do you have in mind?"

Sonic shoots him a mischievous smirk. This can only be good.. "Race through West?"

Tails pauses..and decides to slide his blueprint back on that dirty desk. "Anything on the line?"

"Last one there's player two!"

The two race throughout Westside, neither wanting to put their pride on the line. Tails happens to have a console inside his little shed, right of his garage. Sonic got the grand tour shortly after Chemical Plant. A majority of the games get carried by player one, while player two usually comes in with the assist. One has more fun.

Instead of sitting down for a day or two, Sonic the Hedgehog wants to bolt around even more. Of course he does. Someone tell him about off-days.

?

As his jetpack roars, the Doctor lays eyes on an island sitting in the water. Unmoving. Unbending. Robotnik can make out canyons, with numerous waterfalls in the area. Despite those details, there's also lavish land, and trees present to keep the oxygen pumping.

"Money.."

The doctor soars down, sticking his chunky feet out to have a good landing. He gets it, but lands somewhere he never saw from the eagles eye. A shrine, with four pillars, and a big series of steps that could test anyones cardio. He sure wasn't going to try now after his exhausting battle.

He looks at his own reflection in a puddle. "Environment is tropical, much like Southside. If you could take over there, imagine what you could do without that hedgehog rolling around.." Robotnik rants. "You'd be an invincible innovator. A crowned prince of prosperity. You've still got the looks to pull it off."

Debatable.

His narcissistic rant is interrupted as a blunt force strikes him from behind! He goes soaring into a bush, forcing those branches away. Before he can get anywhere, a large white hand with spikes on rips him out by his collar!

Robotnik finds himself face to face, with a red Echidna. Looking into those stern purple eyes, he knows there's not much time to scramble for an excuse.

"Trespasser.." It says, pulling a fist back.

"WAIT!" Robotnik throws his hands up! "WAIT..I know this looks bad but allow me to explain. We can clear this up in an instant!"

That Echidna clenches his fists. "Explain yourself.."

His mercy makes the doctor let out a nervous chuckle. "It'd be my pleasure."

Southside Island

Sonic's laying on a tree. Arms behind his head, legs crossed, and eyes closed. He's taking in everything around him once again, after a competitive race with Tails. The island slowly moving again after the pollution helps ease him.

Chirp!

Chirp!

"Birds? Check."

The wind picks up a bit, brushing some of his quills further back.

"Breeze? Check."

Sonic's tempted to just let slumber take him away to the land of make believe. It's much better than a concrete floor, at least. Once Tails finishes improvements on the beds, he might take a nap inside for once. Unfortunately they aren't done yet, but that's just for now.

Despite what he told Tails, Robotnik's still on his mind too..but it's not really getting to him. Sure, he almost lost everything yesterday, but he overcame the doctor and other obstacles along the way. Bounty hunters, giant metal snakes, and a clone couldn't take him. It was a stressful time..but who said stress was a bad thing?

Sonic smiles in his sleep, dreaming about a new journey. Even with the life threatening circumstances, this journey's added more excitement to his life. Nothings really set in stone moving forward.

"You should throw a moon at me next time. Hehehe.."

He'll worry about that when the time comes. Sonic opts to rest now, and wake up to a new adventure tomorrow.

That's all for this little arc folks. I've had decent fun writing this one, but I'm pretty excited for the next arc on the list. This one will be lengthier than the first one. If this specific story gets an update, it's Chapter 14 and we're keeping this ball rolling. If you see a "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", then I've decided to separate it from these events.

See you on the flip-side! And thanks for reading :) it's a little hiatus time while I prepare the next events.