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Somewhere in a savannah.
A lioness can be seen grooming her cub, earning small purrs from them. A giraffe stood a few feet away from them, eating some fresh leaves off the trees as a hippopotamus is seen in the water, cooling down its body.
The sound of an airplane caused the animals to turn their gaze at the noise, seeing a yellow fox pilot the plane. "This place is amazing! All of the wildlife here is similar to our home. Let's land so we can take a closer look."
You and Sonic, who were standing on the wings of the plane, pointed at an area where he can land the plane. Before he could lower the plane, he felt a rapid tap on his shoulder. "Tails! Check the radar! Someone is following us!" alerted Chris.
Tails quickly checks the radar as he sees Dr. Eggman and his henchmen. "Why is he here?! We just destroyed his fortress a few days ago!" The Egg Fort fires several missiles at the X-Tornado, but Tails was able to dodge some of them as you reflected the rest of them away.
"Time for some fun." a playful smirk laced the blue hedgehog's lips as he revealed to have the power ring. Activating the ring, he executes a homing attack at the fortress, damaging the ship in different areas.
"Shoot him down, now!" demanded Eggman as his henchmen tried their best to fire even more missiles, but Tais continued to dodge them with ease. You were able to catch one of the missiles that were fired towards the ship.
Once Sonic was away from the fortress and landed back on the plane, you redirect the missile and fired it back towards the fortress, completely destroying it. The horrid screams from Eggman and his henchmen caused the both of you to chuckle, watching the destroyed fortress go down, plummeting to the ground.
As it hit the ground, some of the parts went flying, causing one of them to crash into one of the wings, breaking it. "Tails! Look out!" Chris alerted with urgency as Tails couldn't pilot the plane right. With quickness, you sprouted your wings and held onto the broken side of the plane, balancing it out.
"We need to land this, now!" you pointed at an opened area where Tails could land, making sure he slowed down so he couldn't crash into anything. The X-Tornado landed with a *thud*, but everyone was okay.
The two tailed fox hops out of the plane and immediately starts working on fixing the plane. Chris appeared to be bored, seeing that they're going to be stuck in the savannah for a bit. "Alright, I finished the repairs, but the plane won't be able to fly..." Tails informed.
Tails hops back inside the X-Tornado, pressing a button so it could convert into the X-Cyclone. "We can use this form so we can walk around the area." Tails explained, but he heard something break of the cyclone, causing it to fall into the ground.
"Looks like it needs some work..." Chris sighed as a smile filled with excitement laced his lips. "Can I help you fix it? It would save us some time and we can get home in no time." the boy insisted, but Tails gave him a dismissive wave, telling him that he was fine on his own.
Chris hums at his words, seeing that Tails want to be alone. The boy turned his gaze towards you, seeing that you were taking a nap against a tree with a good amount of shade. He also noticed that Sonic wasn't there.
Heading towards a nearby tree, he decided that he should take a nap as well. Closing his eyes, he couldn't fall asleep right away because of the sun beaming down in the area. A yawn escaped his lips as he turned his gaze towards Tails.
"You can take a nap if you want, Chris. When I'm finished, I'll wake you guys up. It's gonna take a while." Chris sat up against the tree to respond back, but Tails beat him to it. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." he reassured, giving the boy a toothy smile.
"Oh, thanks. You know, this place is very different from home. I feel more relaxed here." he replied, wanting to start a conversation with the yellow fox. Tails quirked up a brow at the boy's words, wanting to see what he was talking about.
"Time feels different here, like it's moving at a slow pace." His words were then followed with a question. "Do you like this or the city better?" The question caused Tails' movement to falter, his ears flickered down.
"This place reminds me of my home in a certain way, I feel more comfortable." he answered with a slight whisper, feeling something build up in his chest. "I sometimes think about finding a place near the station square so I could have my own workshop here..."
Chris hummed at the fox's words, knowing that when it comes to machines, Tails was the best at it. "What do you wanna be when you're older?" he questioned Chris with a curious glint in his blue eyes.
"Recently, I've been thinking about becoming a zoologist. My grandfather and my dad always wanted me to build machines like they did. I figured that I'm more interested in animals than machines." he then reconsiders what he just said.
"Uh... I-I don't mean you guys, you know!" he quickly added, getting a light chuckle from Tails. After a few minutes had passed, Tails had finally finished the repairs. "Okay, I'm done! Can you wake up [Name] so we can look for Sonic?"
Chris gave him a nod as we stepped his way towards you. He made sure to tap you gently on your shoulder. "[Name], Tails is done with the repairs. We're about to go find Sonic so we can go home."
A low hum escaped your lips, rubbing your eyes as you stood up from the ground. Stretching your limbs, you followed both of them, seeing that they're going to explore around the area.
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Somewhere inside the egg fort, Eggman opens the airlock to let out all the smoke from the inside, dry coughs escaping his mouth as he tries to catch some fresh air. "How dare that hedgehog and [Name]!"
Stepping out of the destroyed fortress, he realized that they've landed in a lake, hearing a loud hiss coming from the water. He slowly turned his gaze to see several crocodiles swimming towards him, glints of hunger staring at him.
The Egg fortress then sends out an electric current, causing all the crocodiles to belly-up. "How dare they attack me?! I have an IQ of 300. I won't let you eat my brain..." he muttered with annoyance before pulling out a device from his pocket.
Pressing a few buttons to bring out a new robot. The door from the fortress slams open as his new robot flies out. E-65, a robot that represented a monkey type creature. Upon landing, it started to pound its chest.
The loud noise caused Decoe and Bocoe finally hopped out of the destroyed fortress, demanding the robot monkey to stop pounding its chest. Once it stopped, Eggman demanded his henchmen to go look for Sonic.
They give the scientist a firm nod as they journey off into the savannah, watching E-65 swing from vine to vine in the trees.
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Sonic can be seen running through the savannah, loving how there was more room to run around the area. Looking around, he wonders if Tails and the others fixed the X-Tornado. While he was running, his thoughts were interrupted when a cheetah ran next to him.
A challenging smirk laced his lips, seeing that the wild animal was challenging him into the race. "I know that you're the fastest animal in the world, but you have no chance against me!" He then dashed away with supersonic speed, leaving the cheetah in the dust.
Somewhere a few distances away from Sonic, there were some buildings being constructed. You, Tails, and Chris walked out of the wilderness to see a few construction workers there. Tails approached one of them, causing some of the workers' eyes to widen.
"What are you guys doing here? This is a restricted area." one of them informed with a firm town. "What are you guys building?" questioned Tails. "We're building a dam..." they answered, causing Tails eyes to narrow.
"But why are you building it here? You're taking away the water for the wildlife. You know that animals live here, right?" Tails pressed on, feeling annoyance build up in his chest. "That's not our problem," one of the workers then instructed another to throw them out.
Before he could grab Tails, you grabbed the worker's wrist, twisting it but not breaking it. "We'll see ourselves out." you retorted back with a cold tone, watching the worker whimper in pain. Letting go of his wrist, you led Tails and Chris back into the savannah.
Tails can be seen with a sadden expression, but it was washed over with a smile as he began to talk to some of the animals nearby. "Are you guys really fine with this?" He watched the animals hang their heads down, seeing that they're sad from the sudden construction.
He felt your hand gently pat his head, causing some tears to stream down his face. "Sorry... It's just..." he stuttered as he wiped away his tears. The yellow fox then turned towards you and Chris. "A long time ago, I was just like them..."
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He explained that he was bullied from his world. The other foxes bullied him for having two tails and having a higher IQ than the others. They would destroy his inventions that would take him days to recover.
On that day, that was when he met a blue hedgehog. He decided to follow the hedgehog, having no clue where he was going. Following his footprints, he finds himself at a beach with an airplane a few feet away.
His curiosity peaks as he climbs into the cockpit. Who would leave this here, he thought. Taking a look at the buttons, he went to grab some paint and started to decorate the plane. Unknown to him, he didn't see the blue hedgehog behind him.
"What are you doing?" Tails jumped from the unknown as he turned to see that it was the hedgehog he followed. "Sorry, I was remodeling it so that it would be faster. I-i even changed the color..." he stuttered a response.
The hedgehog started to examine the plane, seeing how it looked brand new. When he first found the plane, it was run down and abandoned. "Thanks. By the way, you've been following me since this morning. Did you want something from me?"
Tails ears flatten on his head, a frown stretching on his lips. "Everyone bullies me because I'm good at mechanics. They think I'm a freak because I have two tails while everyone has one." he then showed the hedgehog his tails, watching them twirl in a circle.
"When I saw you, I thought you were a cool person that I could talk to. I've never seen you before, that's why I followed you." the blue-eyed fox responded. The hedgehog hummed at the fox's words; a smile landed on his lips.
"What's your name?"
"Miles Prower. But everyone calls me Tails." he replied, a smile slowly lacing his lips. "I'm Sonic. Nice job, Tails. I could use a mechanic and a friend." he introduced with a wink, causing the yellow fox's eyes to widen.
"Really? You mean that?" he questioned as a single tear streamed down his cheek. Sonic gave him a thumbs up with a bright smile. "You bet!" and from that day, they've been best friends ever since.
They even consider each other as brothers.
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"After meeting Sonic, I was able to do the things I wanted without being bullied. We need to hurry before they wreck this place." you and Chris gave him a smile before turning towards the construction site.
Tails marched his way back to the construction site, confidence building inside him as he stopped in front of two bulldozers. "Please stop the construction! If you continue to do this, the animals will no longer be able to live!"
The construction workers stared at him with annoyance as one of them started their bulldozers, seeing that they were going to run him over. With quickness, you snatched Tails out of the way. "I don't think that's a good idea, Tails. But I think we can come up with something."
Pointing behind you, there were multiple groups of different animals that were behind them. "Of course! We can use the animals to drive the workers away from the dam!" Marching towards the animal, he began to talk to them.
"Everyone! If we work together, we'll be able to destroy the dam!" The animals looked at each other before cheering in their own way. Tails then directed them towards the dam, making sure he gets out of the way before he gets trampled on.
As you watched the animals rush over to the construction site, you heard a rumble coming from the savannah. Turning your gaze towards the sound, you see Sonic dashing out of it, causing Chris to smile. "Sonic! I'm glad that we found-"
He was interrupted by the same rumbling sound as a robotic monkey following the blue hedgehog. A huff escaped your lips as you see Eggman in his egg mobile. 'Great, he's here again...' you thought as you rushed to go help Sonic.
With the dam, it was completely destroyed, watching the water go back into the wildlife. The animals cheered with Tails, thanking the fox for getting their preserves back. He then turned his gaze to see Sonic getting chased.
He sees you stop right in front of the E-65, grabbing one of its mechanical arms and throwing it towards Eggman. The scientist was able to dodge as his robot was slammed into the ground. "You idiot! Get back up and go fight!" he demanded with an angered shout.
The robot struggled to get up onto its feet, pounding its chest with anger before charging towards you. A sly smile laced your lips as you tripped the robot, watching it collapse into a bunch of metal rods.
Eggman gritted his teeth with anger, rapidly pressing a button on his control panel, he fires multiple missiles, making sure to target you. You swiftly dodged the incoming projectiles, making sure to catch one as redirecting it towards E-65.
As the mechanical monkey finally stood out of the pile of metal rods as the missile you redirected hit its arm, blowing it up. From inside the robot, Decoe and Bocoe screamed with fear, recorder that they should abort the mission.
From a few feet away, Sonic can be seen coming up with a plan to destroy the robot. "Tails! Throw me the power ring!" his brother gave him a nod as he threw the glowing ring towards the hedgehog, catching it with ease.
As he starts to power up, Eggman's henchmen quickly disembark the robot and flee from the scene, not wanting to get into Sonic's range. Leaping in the air, he executes a hiking attack, spinning right through its chest, destroying it.
Tails and Chris cheered for you and Sonic, finally getting rid of the problem. "Okay, you two! You're up against me now!" You and Sonic side-eyes each other before sinister smiles laced your lips.
Seconds later, Eggman's beaten up body can be seen being dragged away by his henchmen, escorting him back to the destroyed fortress. Tails sighs in relief as he sees the conduction workers behind escorted with handcuffs on their wrists.
You all then turned towards sunlight, seeing the colors of oranges and pinks create a beautiful scenery. Tails and Sonic gave each other fist bumps; wide smiles stretched on their lips as everyone headed back towards the X-Tornado.