Positives and Negatives {Sonourge}

ONE

__"Can you hand me that screwdriver?" Tails had asked while examining a weird-looking disk.
__"Which one?" Sonic picked out two different screwdrivers from Tails' toolbox.
__"The flathead."
__Sonic put the Phillips screwdriver back in the toolbox and gave the flathead to Tails. "Where did you find that thing again?" He asked as he leaned on the workbench.
__Tails started sticking the corner of the flathead in one of the tiny screws in the disk. "I found it on Angel Island," He put down the screwdriver and showed Sonic the other side of the disk, which had a small switch. "Out of curiosity, I flipped this switch, and for some reason, I started seeing things differently."
__Sonic tilted his head in confusion. "Different? Like how?"
__Tails put the disk down and continued to mess with it. "It's hard to explain. I guess it's similar to the Phantom Ruby...but not quite, though. I'm going to try to figure out what this thing is."
__"You do that," Sonic grinned. He then sat down on the chair behind him and sighed.
__"You don't have any other plans today?" Tails asked.
__"Nope! I get to spend the whole day with you."
__Tails looked at Sonic as he rolled his eyes. "I don't know if I should be flattered or annoyed."
__"Both!" Sonic chuckled.
__Tails laughed as well as he looked back at the disk.
__"Well, you two look rather busy!" A brown fox said as he walked in the workshop. This fox had dark brown hair and eyebrows, a black eyepatch over his left eye, and a blue eye. He was wearing a royal army uniform and he had a sword in a red scabbard on his belt. He wore a pleasant smile on his face.
__Tails put everything down and ran over to the fox. "Dad!" He hugged him tightly and smiled. He then pulled back and looked at him in confusion. "I thought you said you were coming next week."
__"No, I said your mother was coming to join us next week," The brown fox corrected.
__Sonic stood up and walked over to the two foxes. "Hey, Mr. Prower! Good to see you!"
__The brown fox looked at Sonic with a bigger smile. "Good to see you, too! And please, call me Amadeus."
__"Sure thing!" Sonic crossed his arms as he examined Amadeus. "How's Rosemary?"
__"She's doing just fine," Amadeus said before he started rubbing Tails' head. "And she's dying to see you again, son."
__Tails giggled as he pulled away from him. "Will Uncle Merlin come, too?"
__Amadeus sighed as he crossed his arms. "He wanted to, but he got caught up with something."
__"That's all right," Tails went back to his workbench and continued with the disk. "I was actually trying to figure out this weird disk," He then stopped to rub his temples. "Whatever effect that disk had on me gave me a headache."
__Sonic walked over to Tails and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Why don't you take a break then? Let that headache pass over."
__Tails nodded and went back to his dad. "There something you wanted to do today?"
__"Will Sonic be joining us?" He asked.
__Sonic immediately shook his head. "Seeing you two like this, I kinda want to check on my own dad."
__"Go crazy," Tails said.
__"Back at ya!" Sonic then ran out of the workshop with his super-speed over to his father's house. He used to live with him but ended up moving out a few years ago. Sonic knocked before he entered. "Dad! You here?"
__A blue robotic hedgehog came down the stairs. His red eyes gleamed excitedly as he walked over to Sonic. "Hey there, sport! What are you doing here?"
__"Got a little bored and lonely," Sonic replied as he sat himself down on the couch. "Are Uncle Chuck, mom, Manic, and Sonia out?"
__"You've missed out on a lot since you moved out," He said as he sat down next to him. "Your brother and sister went back to Mobotropolis."
__"What!?" Sonic exclaimed. "Since when!?"
__"Since a few months ago," His father explained. "Sonia decided she was ready to rule Mobotropolis and Manic said he preferred the city life. And you know your Uncle Chuck has his restaurant."
__"And mom?" Sonic tilted his head.
__"She went out traveling a few days ago. I don't know where she went...and neither does she, but she'll be all right."
__"Yeah," Sonic nodded. "So, it's just you?"
__"Afraid so, but I was about to head out anyway if you wanted to tag along?"
__Sonic grinned and nodded. "Of course! I did say I was bored."
__His father chuckled as he stood up. "I was going to explore the woods since it's been a while."
__Sonic stood up and followed his father into the woods. Sonic breathed in the smell of the wet grass and trees. It seems like only yesterday Sally and I started the Freedom Fighter resistance against Eggman. Brings back memories. Sonic ducked before he hit a tree branch. He stayed close to his dad as he looked up at the sky for a while before he bumped into a tree.
__His dad stopped and laughed before he checked Sonic's face. "Yep, you're just like me when I was young."
__Sonic giggled awkwardly as he rubbed his head. "It's just nice to be walking around areas like this." He looked at the tree he bumped into and narrowed his eyes. There was a piece of black fabric stuck in one of the sharp branches. He pulled it out and turned it over on its other side. There was part of a flame pattern on it. He looked at his dad. "This is a part of Scourge's leather jacket."
__"Scourge?" The robot hedgehog crossed his arms. "Your evil twin Scourge?"
__Sonic nodded. He looked at the ground to his right and saw faint footprints heading deeper into the woods. Sonic clenched the fabric and started walking to their direction. "I'll be right back." He didn't bother to check if his dad stayed there or not. He wanted to know what was going on. If Scourge is here, then Fiona and The Destructix are here as well.
__Sonic stopped and perked his ears when the sound of sobbing became clear. Who's crying? He became worried and started walking faster. He then stopped again when he found Scourge's red sunglasses on the ground. He picked them up and he could see the ends of green quills coming from behind a big tree. Sonic walked slowly around the tree while being careful to keep his distance. When he was around he saw Scourge sitting there holding Fiona is his arms. Her eyes were closed and she looked pale. What the?
__Scourge then noticed Sonic and backed himself further onto the tree, keeping Fiona in his arms. His eyes were red and his cheeks were damp with tears.
__Sonic took a step back a bit and flattened his ears as he stared into Scourge's eyes. Something was wrong here. He wanted to ask what happened, but he couldn't move. He tightened his grip on the fabric in one hand and on the glasses in the other. He continued to stare into Scourge's scared and sad eyes as a light breeze started brushing their fur.