Chaos Uncontrolled

Chapter 8

Tails looked over the data from their encounter with Super, at least that's what Shadow said he called himself, his frown deepening the more he looked and compared it to other data he'd collected. The energy coming off Super was incredibly similar to Sonic in his super form, but more chaotic for lack of a better word. That should be impossible though. At the moment three emeralds were accounted for. Two with Tails and one that Shadow had. Therefore it shouldn't be possible for whoever this was to have so much chaos energy in their system even with four emeralds still unaccounted for.

Sighing in frustration, Tails placed the miles electric on the couch next to him. It was time to admit he had no idea what was going on, or how to fix it. It was only a matter of time before Super resurfaced. Based on what Knuckles and Shadow had said about him it felt like he wouldn't wait long before popping back up. Could they actually stop him though? Knuckles had already gotten badly hurt fighting him and Shadow could have been if Super hadn't fled when he did.

He flinched as a hand was placed on his shoulder. Looking up he saw Amy looking at him with a small smile. In her other hand she was gripping a steaming mug. She offered the mug to Tails; he grabbed it and looked at her confused. "It's hot chocolate." She explained as she took a seat next to Tails. "You looked like you could use a break. I even managed to sneak some peppermint in there for you." She winked at him.

Bringing the mug to his lips, Tails took a sip; it tasted really good. The warmth traveling down his body from the sip helped to clear his head some."Thanks Amy." He muttered in between sips.

"Of course. Gotta make sure you're taking care of yourself." She patted him on the leg. The 'while Sonic's not around' went unsaid.

"How's Knuckles doing?" Tails eventually asked.

"Well considering he was going on about getting revenge on 'the gold rat' this morning I'd say he's doing fine." She chuckled and Tails joined her.

"That's good at least..." He trailed off, ears drooping unintentionally.

"How are you doing?" Amy asked, frowning.

"I-" Tails paused, looking away. "Not great... I'm just worried. Especially after what Shadow said."

Amy nodded. "Yeah, me too." She admitted quietly. Gently bumping his shoulder she smiled. "Though we'll figure it out. We'll need you on board though to do that." She tapped a finger against his forehead. His ears shot up as he looked at her, surprised. "We need that big brain of yours to help us figure out how to fix this."

A small smile twitched onto his face. "Yeah..." He sat up straighter. "Right, I'll do my best to help."

"Thanks Tails, and don't worry. We'll have Sonic back in no time." Amy reassured him, standing up and offering a hand.

Tails took the hand and Amy helped pull him to his feet. Gripping the mug in both hands he shot her a determined look. "Let's do this."

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"So, we need a plan for when our body snatcher shows up again." Rouge glanced around the table.

Shadow sat with his arms crossed, a scowl on his face. He couldn't get the fight out of his head; he very clearly had been going to lose to the golden faker. That both upset and scared him. They were going to have to fight him again and based on some of the talk before this, the others were betting on him to be able to occupy their target. While he hated to admit it, he wasn't sure how long he could hold his own. Especially if his opponent wasn't holding back like he'd suspected Super had been.

"I think our best option is to try and trap him." Tails said, standing up and pacing slightly. A confident look on his face. "If what he told Shadow is true then if we want to get Sonic back that's our only option."