Chaos Uncontrolled

Chapter 12

The first thing that happened after Shadow got him out of the ball was him getting an arm full of fox as Tails launched himself at Sonic. Sonic returned the hug happily; his bro needed the support and honestly Sonic needed it too. "Good to see you too bro."

Sonic flicked an ear as he heard sniffling. "I-I'm glad you're back Sonic..." Tails hugged him tighter. "I was s-so scared..."

"Don't sweat it little bro I'm here." Sonic shut his eyes as he deepened the hug. "I'm here."

"As much as I don't want to break up this touching moment..." Shadow coughed awkwardly. "We need to make sure you're alright Sonic."

Opening his eyes Sonic nodded. "Go ahead and give me a check up Shads." Sonic winked and he swore he saw the ghost of a smile on the other hedgehog's lips.

He waved for Sonic to follow him. "I told you not to call me that." As Sonic went to move he noticed the fox still clinging to him. He rolled his eyes fondly before picking up Tails enough that he could move. What kind of big brother would he be if he denied his little bro the comfort? He winced. The kind of big brother that kept secrets that only made things worse. Shaking his head he tried not to dwell on it for the moment.

Seeing as Tails was still clinging to him, and not showing any signs of letting go, Shadow began to hook him up. It was a slower process then it normally might be, a combination of Tails clinging to him and Shadow being more unfamiliar with Tails' tech, but Sonic didn't really mind. It almost felt kinda good to slow down for a bit after everything. He focused on the feeling of Tails' soft breathing against his chest. He was safe. As far as he could tell everyone was safe. Shadow looked a bit rough, but nowhere near the point of life threatening.

Shadow's eyes flicked over the screen as Sonic continued to comfort his brother. Thankfully Tails hadn't burst into tears, Sonic wasn't sure he could handle that right now. It felt so nice to just embrace him though, knowing he was safe. He knew things weren't over though, as nice as that would be. Super was still a very real threat. Just because Sonic had managed to get back control for now didn't mean Super was gone. Until they figured out how to get rid of him for good Sonic had to be careful. Though that also meant he needed to make sure he told his friends everything. Clearly hiding things from them had been... a poor decision on his part he could admit.

"Seems that for now everything is normal." Shadow finally spoke up. "I'm sure Tails will want to keep an eye on you for a while after this though." He looked over at Sonic, crossing his arms. "You scared a lot of people, Sonic."

"You included?" Sonic rose a brow teasingly.

Shadow huffed. "Don't push your luck hedgehog."

"Alright alright." Sonic backed off. As fun as it was to tease Shadow, Sonic knew that now wasn't really the time. "Oh, by the way..." Sonic trailed off as Shadow gave him a curious look. "Thanks for looking out for everyone while I was... you know."

Shadow shook his head. "Thank Tails. He's the one who got me involved in the first place, and I suppose Rouge as well." Shadow sighed. "But Tails was the one who kept us coordinated in our search for you."

Sonic glanced down at the fox, smiling fondly. Based on the steady breathing Sonic guessed he'd fallen asleep. "My little bro really is the coolest huh?"

"He's impressive I suppose." Shadow admitted.

Ok scratch not messing with Shadow, this was a prime opportunity to do so and Sonic could do with some normalcy right now. Plus how could he not when Shadow so easily set it up? "A genuine compliment? Is the world ending?"

Shadow shot him a glare, but there was amusement in his look. "It very well could have. You're just lucky that there are people willing to help you."

"I'm quite the lucky hedgehog huh?" Sonic sighed as he adjusted Tails so they'd both be more comfortable.