𝑫͟𝒐͟𝒖͟𝒃͟𝒍͟𝒆͟𝒔

(Chapter 9)

Art above is drawn by me.
And brief warning, there may or may not be mild gore

Tails' (Modern) POV:

"Well, it all started on a normal day. I was chillin', and I got a call from Tails. He had said that Eggy had been attacking a city, and that they needed backup."  Sonic started. True hedgehog paused for a little, as he looked at Tails, then back at the two mobians from the alternate dimension.

"I made my way towards the city, passing Green Hill, and a few other zones. I made it to ''em in the nick of time, and busted those bots in the blink of an eye!" Tails rolled his eyes, as his brother puffed up his chest proudly.

"Things were rather normal up to this point, until Baldy McNosehair showed up." He snickered at the name. "And all of a sudden, our former enemies showed up out of nowhere. Chaos, Metal, Zavok, and surprisingly, Shadow, too. Before you ask, that wasn't the real Shadow." The azure hedgehog added the last part, just as Amy's doppelgänger opened her mouth.

Tails knew that one of the parts he dreaded the most was coming up.

"Then, all of a sudden, this mysterious jackal pops up, with this mask, and some freaky energy around him." He waved his hands in the air, to get his point across. "I tried to attack him, and before I knew it, I was being tossed around like a rag doll."

"And I, like what every good sidekick would do, stood along the sidelines, watching it all happen to you." Tails said, both sarcasm and sadness in his tone. The fox's ears droop a little, as his gaze fell to the floor.

"Hey, I'm the one who told you to stay back." Sonic placed his hand on his shoulder in a comforting matter.

"And, hey, I'm still here, right?" He gave Tails a wide grin as the fox looked up.

"... Yeah... I guess so..." Tails wrapped his tails around himself, and spoke up. "You can continue, now. Don't worry 'bout me!"

Sonic looked at him for a few, long moments, not seeming convinced. "...Ok...?" 

Sonic went on with the story, about how he tried to fight the jackal, and how he was caught. Tails' mind drifted off, as he remembered back to the war.

I watched as Sonic was taken away... I did nothing... why didn't I try to save him...?

If I tried to save him, the war probably wouldn't even had happened...

I'm...

"Tails?"

I'm useless.

"Tails."

I don't deserve an amazing friend like Sonic...

"Tails!" Tails was yanked out of his thoughts, as Sonic shook his shoulders. The kit yelped in surprise, as his eyes darted around. He calmed down, and stared into Sonic's emerald green eyes.

"Tails, are you ok? You kinda zoned out for a few hours." Worry was evident on his face. Tails noticed that they were the only ones there. The others must've went to bed.

Tails blinked a few times.

"U-uh, yeah, I'm fine. Why'd you ask?" He said, scratching the back of his head. 

Sonic definitely noticed that his tone was a higher pitch than normal. 

"Tails. I need you, to tell me the truth. Are. You. Ok?" He stared deeply into Tails' eyes, as if reading his soul.

"I'm ok, Sonic! Why don't you believe me?!" Tails snapped, then covered his mouth immediately. "Sorry."

Sonic seemed a little surprised at Tails' little outburst, but still held Tails' shoulders. He took a deep breath in, and glanced at the window, before looking back at the fox.