Who is?

It was finally ready. Tails had been working nonstop on his newest project for…however long it had been since they had gotten back from the Metarex war. He just couldn't accept that Cosmo was gone. Luckily, with the advances of modern technology that he had made, he didn't have to. He could now create a perfect clone of Cosmo. Now all he needed was a little lightning. And that, naturally, had decided to come on Halloween.

It made him feel a little creepy about what he was doing. Tails, stop! You can't do this. You aren't-Shut up and just pull the lever! Tails pulled the lever that would raise the mist-filled glass cylinder through the opening in the roof. The lightning would strike a metal rod at the top and cause a chemical reaction in the mist which would bring the Cosmo clone to life.

It took a few minutes for lightning to actually make contact with the rod. Tails hastily brought the cylinder back down and peered through the glass. It was hard to see through the chemical mist. He didn't see any movement. Try again! He was about to raise the cylinder up again when out of the corner of his eye he caught motion. He was about to open it when suddenly the glass exploded outward, the shrapnel cutting him in many places.

"What the-Cosmo?" Tails had no idea why he was afraid. Who else could it be?

"No, Tails." He knew that voice! It may have been somewhat distorted, but he knew it all the same. "To think, of all people to bring me back. How ironic." Dark Oak laughed humorlessly as he stepped out of the mist. Lightning flashed overhead.

Tails backed away. "Hell no. It can't be!" Can it? No, I checked everything twice! Why didn't it work! Maybe it's because you're trying to bring back the dead!

"It can, and it is. I have returned to finish the job. But first-" Dark Oak looked up through the opening at the lightning and the pouring rain as Tails backed up to a desk at the rear of his workshop. "It's a nice night for revenge, isn't it?"

"That's funny. That's just what I was thinking." Tails fired three shots from the plasma pistol that he had sneaked out of one of the drawers in the desk. Dark Oak laughed as the shots seemed to be absorbed into his body. "What the heck?" Tails stood stunned as Dark Oak rushed him and drove him into the wall. His vision flickered as he sank to the floor.

Dark Oak picked him up by the scruff of his neck. "Miles Prower. You have proven to be a constant thorn in my side. Your death will bring me almost as much joy as Cosmo's did."

"Shut up!" Tails swung his legs over Dark Oak's arm, throwing him off balance. He fell to his back as Tails landed on his feet. He hit the ground running, heading out of his workshop and into the forest that surrounded it. He was quickly drenched from the rain.

After running for a good while, Tails stopped to catch his breath. He looked behind him. Nothing. He breathed a sigh of relief. He took to the sky to get a bird's eye view of the forest, just in case. Why was I so stupid! How could I even think I could bring back Cosmo. Who do I think I am, G-What's that over there? Tails looked down in disbelief as he saw Cosmo standing on the forest floor. He dropped down to where she stood in the middle of a clearing. "Cosmo?"

"Hello Tails!" It was a voice that sounded like it came from a thousand of the most vilest creatures imaginable. Too late, Tails realize that he had been drawn in to a trap. Dark Oak grabbed him by the tail and threw him into a tree. The blow knocked the wind out of Tails' lungs, and he tried to fly out of reach. Dark Oak had none of it as he jumped after him, seeming to fly as he reached up and grabbed Tails. He then proceeded to slam him into the ground, creating a sizable crater. By this time, Tails was coughing up blood.