The Battle Within

Why Me

     ~~~~~~*Flashback*~~~~~~

Tails sat banging his hands against the walls. Tears streaming down his face.

"Why me!?"

He whimpered.

Its been 3 days since the accident...Sonic and Amy can be heard yelling in the living room.

"Amy, they would want me to take care of him! It only makes sense!"

Sonic said sternly.

"Sonic no, you can barely do on your own! How do you expect to raise a child on top of the other shit you already do!?"

Tails sat his head against the wall staring up for answers.

"Why did you guys have to leave? What did I do wrong? Please come back...mom...dad....d-don't leave me."

Tears fell to the carpet below him. The sun tried creeping it's way through the slit in the curtain. Making a cut across the floor-bathed in light. Tails could see the dust particles flowing through the air.

"Amy he needs a father figure in his life! I can give him that!"

Amy scoffed.

"What about a mother huh? Ever think of who can fill THAT position Sonic!? Huh!?"

Tails pulled his ears down, trying to drown out the sounds.

"Stop, stop, stop!!!" He whispered to himself.

Suddenly the door opened up, two figures stood in the doorway. One bathed in pink, the other dressed in blue.

"Good job Sonic, you made him cry."

Sonic glared at her. "SHUT UP Amy!"

He walked over and sat on one side of the poor little fox. Amy came an sat on the other. They both wrapped their arms around him. This was the first time Tails actually felt truly safe...which was strange.

"It's all gonna be okay bud. Right Amy?"

Amy nodded.

"Me and Sonic were just having...uh. . a quarrel is all."

Tails stopped crying and sighed. "Promise me you won't leave me."

Amy and Sonic looked at each other with a concerning look.

"We promise." They said in unison.

"As long as I'm your favorite." Sonic whispered in the fox's ear making the yellow ball of fur laugh.

"What's so funny!?" Amy said irritated.

"Nothing." Sonic said winking down at Tails.

"I can't stand you sometimes." Amy said shaking her head with a smile.

~~~~~~*Back to reality*~~~~~~~

Sonic pushed hard on the gas pedal, the wind wooshing past the car, he looked in the rear view mirror...a little blood dripped down the side of the seat. Each drop making Sonic wince.

"Stay with me Tails."

Sonic came to a hill, the luminous light of the city shining in front of him.

"We are almost there."

Trees soon took the shape of lamp posts as he zoomed by. The road as empty as his heart. The darkness began to swell. There wasn't much time....could he make it? What if....

"Stop it Sonic!" He yelled at himself.

Something began to vibrate between the seats. He reached down and pulled it up to his face.

AMY

Sonic pressed the green call button.

"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU! AND TAILS! I'VE BUSTED ASS TRYING TO FIND YOU!!! YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD-"

Sonic interrupted her abruptly.

"Amy something happened to Tails, meet us at Greenville hospital right away."

Amy's line was silent.

"Amy?"

"Yes...I heard you...damn it Sonic is he okay?".

Sonic's lip began to quiver.

"I don't know Amy...he...he isn't moving ..."

"I'm on my way, take care of our fox Sonic."

"Fox?"

"Sorry I meant Tails..."she said strained.

Suddenly the phone call dropped. Sonic set the phone down. Tears began to run down his face. A sign up ahead read the words,

Greenville Hospital

He pulled in quickly and parked. A few nurses were smoking outside when he pulled up. He jumped out of the car not even bothering to close the door.

"Someone help me!!" Sonic yelled running to the other side and opening Tails's door. He carefully picked the lifeless fox up and began carrying him toward the doorway. Not even caring to shut either of  the doors. The nurses threw down their cigarettes quickly and opened the doors following closely behind.

"Someone get me a stretcher and a doctor!!" One of the nurses shouted. A nurse with brown hair and green eyes came running around the corner. A stretcher In her hands. Sonic set Tails down slowly and gently. He held the poor fox's hand gently. It felt cold to the touch. No pulse, no movement...nothing. A doctor ran over and flashed a little light over Tails.

"He needs to go to the E.R. now! We don't have much time!" He yelled.

The doctor looked at Sonic.

"Wait out here and we will see what we can do."

Sonic hesitated but listened looking down at his little fox's hand. The fox he grew up with. The one who cried at night and had to be comforted. The one who didn't like scary movies or white chocolate. The one who loved to fix things, who loved his parents...who loved Amy and most of all....him.

"I promise..." Sonic whispered. "But you have to keep your end of the deal too..."

The stretcher pulled away abruptly, half a dozen nurses surrounding his little yellow ball of wonder. Sonic watched the doors shut behind them. He leaned against the wall. He hadn't realized how much pain he was in....and how tired he was.

"Sir, are you okay?" A woman at the counter said looking worriedly his way.

"Yeah...I think so." He said curiously. "Why?"

She stared. "Well you are bleeding..." Sonic looked down at his side, blood had pooled at the bottom of his foot from a circular wound.

Sonic felt his vision begin to go blurry.

"Someone catch him! He's going down! Get a doctor!"

Sonic felt himself fall forward before saying a final word.

"Shit."