Chaos Uncontrolled

Chapter 18

"We have everything we're gonna need?" Sonic stretched as Tails prepped the tornado.

"I think so..." The fox trailed off, clearly not entirely focused on Sonic's question.

"I certainly hope so. This has been painful enough already." Super grumbled in Sonic's head.

"Being a bit dramatic there aren't ya dude?" Sonic thought back. They'd managed to figure out on the second day of their training that they could both speak mentally. That would be better for planning, and excellent for annoying each other.

"No." Super grumbled. "I can't wait for this to be over."

"I don't know. As someone who can read your feelings pretty well I think you're not being entirely truthful here." Sonic smirked.

"...whatever." Super huffed and went quiet. Maybe Sonic could get through to him. They had been making a pretty decent team the past couple days. It was getting smoother and smoother to transition between the two of them. Which admittedly did scare Sonic a bit. If Super really did go back to being their enemy after this, just how more dangerous would he be? Though Sonic also knew more about Super as well, so maybe there was some sort of balance there. That was all in the future though. Right now he would focus on dealing with Eggman.

"Ok, we're all good to go." Tails nodded at the tornado before looking at Sonic. "Are you two ready?"

Sonic nodded after he felt general agreement from Super. "As ready as we can be after only a few days I suppose." Sonic crossed his arms and smiled. "Which is pretty ready. We'll take care of Eggman in no time."

Tails returned the smile. "Yeah." His smile faulted though as his ears drooped. "I just hope everyone will understand once we get back..."

Sonic waved off the concern. "Don't worry. I'll deal with it. This was my plan after all." He walked over and ruffled the top of the fox's head. "I'll take the heat for this, alright?" He finished, pointing at his own chest with a thumb.

"Alright Sonic..." Tails chuckled. "I'll leave it to you."

"Let's get a move on then, so I don't have to try and figure all this out before we deal with the doctor yeah?" He hopped up on the wing and smiled down at Tails.

The fox nodded as he moved to scramble into the pilot's seat. "Right!" Sonic took a deep breath as the plane's engine started. Hopefully this wouldn't take too long. Neither of them were entirely sure if they could use the other two emeralds to find Eggman, but if they couldn't Super had said he could probably track them. Back up plans were good to have; especially when they were already taking on a lot of risk.

"Hold it right there!" Sonic jumped at the sound of Shadow's voice. He glanced over to see the hedgehog approaching them, an angry look on his face. Following behind him were Rouge, Omega, Knuckles, and even Amy. This wasn't good. Even if Tails could get the tornado off the ground that second they wouldn't be able to outrun them. Sonic waved for Tails to shut down the engine, which the fox did after shooting a concerned look his way. "What do you two think you're doing?" Shadow stepped forward, ears pinned against his head. He certainly seemed upset and Sonic could feel Super stir at the sight of the clear challenge. "Did you seriously think we wouldn't notice you trying to leave?"

"That was the hope..." Sonic trailed off as he jumped down. "None of you needed to get involved."

"Really? Just what did you think you could do? Just the two of you? If Eggman manages to bring out Super again what will happen?" Shadow stepped closer again. Sonic's own ears pinned down as more of Super's emotions mixed with his own. This wasn't great. The fragile balance he and Super had achieved wasn't tested against something as volatile as Super's relationship with Shadow. Now wasn't a great time to test just how well Super could hold himself back, or how well Sonic could hold him back. He needed to get out of this situation and fast. "What would have happened if you hurt Tails?"