The Battle Within

At Deaths Door

     Tails Sat patiently in a room that seemed to smell of cheap car scents and faintly of cigarettes. He couldn't see a foot in front of him, which he figured was because something was over his head.
   He could hear the sound of someone chuckling but couldn't quite put his finger on who. Well, he couldn't really put his finger on anything; his hands were tied up.
   The chuckling subsided as he felt the bag, or whatever it was, over his head suddenly removed. The light overhead blinding him momentarily. His vision began to clear as he noticed three outlines in front of him. One he Knew for sure. That damn Robot that tortured him. His name, Metal Sonic he would soon find out.
  That long mustache seemed awfully familiar... He now could see the figures revealing themselves as they slowly walked out of the shadows.
    "Long time no see...Fox."
Eggman chuckled lightly.
     Tails began to get nervous. He knew what they wanted, or so he thought. He knew the pain that would eventually come with this interrogation. It was just a matter of when.
     Eggman's eyes drilled into Tails like a screw into wood.
     "You may think you know why you are here you little pain, but you are mistaken actually."
      Tails waited patiently for an answer, his eyes begging to let some tears fall.
      Eggman continued on, not paying attention to the fox's watering eyes.
      "I don't need your pathetic ass to help me build things. I'm educated enough, and intelligent beyond belief. I can do it alone, but a source of power is what I need."
    Tails knew Eggman was hinting at something and listened closely to the Doctors words.
   "I'm talking about Chaos energy. Energy that is beyond the power of anything else. The only source of this power? A Chaos Emerald...and I know you have been living with Sonic...I know he didn't destroy all of them as I thought. He has one still...I know it...and you are gonna tell me where."
    A big grin swept across the mustached face. It's evil doings spreading from cheek to cheek.
    Tails shivered, he didn't know where the chaos emerald was. No matter what though Eggman would torture him till an answer was found.
   "I don't know where Sonic would of put it." Tails finally managed to say.
    Eggman shook his head.
    "Your first hour of torture will be less torturous, the longer it takes me to get the answer the worse the punishments become..."
   Eggman nodded in the direction of the robot. A sly torturous smile spreading across his face. He walked towards the chair, that evil grin to familiar to the poor fox.
   Tails tried to move but couldn't, he was fighting with what he could to get out of that chair. Even if he did, where would he go? Eggman was right there and another person behind him. He couldn't escape even if he wanted too. Tails slumped back into the chair knowing it was a waste of his energy to fight it.
   He looked up, face to face with the machine that had taken his dignity, his courage, and his hope and had smashed it I to nothingness. Tails didn't even know who he was anymore, but he knew he still loved Sonic...and he wasn't going to deny that he would rather die than tell any of these devilish people where he was, yet that was gonna cost him greatly.
   A metal hand slammed up against his face. He could feel the sharp metal fingers slowly pierce his skin and flesh digging down a bit into muscle before ripping out violently. It was a gash across his cheek, blood dripped to the floor in a puddle. Tails yelped in pain as the tears began to fall as well. All the pain, suffering, and torture just too much to deal with.
  Tails were actually surprised when the robot backed up and left. Eggman did say this was the least Torturous, it only got worse from here.
   Eggman smiled and walked out of the dark room. The other figurine following.
   Tails slumped his head down, the tingling sensation almost unbearable. He had almost started becoming numb to all the pain. It happened so often that sometimes he would feel just fine after a few hours. He felt himself become lightheaded. All the blood on the floor, maybe he would die before any more harm could come to him. It would be better that way, no more pain or suffering...but something kept the little spark inside going...and that was hope...hope that maybe, just maybe he would see Sonic again. He slowly watched his world go black as he called out faintly...
"I l-love you...Sonic..."