Sonic Returns

Chapter Two: The Conversation

After the small skirmish had concluded, Miles began looking over the remains of the four badniks.

"Wow, these are really advanced robots, even if they do look a little silly in design." The vulpine anthro noted, pulling out his scanner to examine the scrap piles. "Whoever built these must be really, really intelligent... but also really, really eccentric."

"There's only one creep who would make something like these things, and only one genius creep who would want to attack me." Sonic clenched his fist. "Eggman."

"Well, who this 'Eggman' is, he sure makes a mean robot." Miles replied, gathering the pieces of badnik scrap. "I could learn a thing or two from studying these spare parts."

"Huh, you seem to know a lot about tech." Sonic noted, as the fox loaded the scrap into his side pack. "Are you a science guy, too?"

"Yep. My dad, Kilo Prower, was the greatest scientist on all of mobius!" Miles replied proudly. "He taught me everything I know!"

"Kilo Prower? The inventor of the warp rings? Longclaw told me about him." The mention of a parent reminded Sonic of something. "Tails, you said you were here looking for me. Did Longclaw send you to find me?"

"Longclaw? The last of the owl warriors, the one who raised you?" Tails asked, confused. Then his face fell. "Oh, I'm sorry, Sonic. I heard Longclaw was killed by the Echidna tribe. She sacrificed herself, to protect the portal that let you escape to earth. I thought you knew..."

The blue blur was silent for a moment, before shaking his head. "It's okay, Tails. I kind of figured she had died a long time ago. It's just your arrival game me a little hope." Sonic's eyes narrowed. "Wait, so if Longclaw didn't send you, why are you here?"

"I'd be happy to tell you that but I think we'd better talk someplace safe first." Miles looked around nervously. "Do you have someplace we could go?"

"Sure, let's head back to the place I'm staying." Sonic nodded, smiling. "I'll heat us up some chili dogs, and we can have a chat."

...

Sonic and Miles were soon seated at the table in doughnut lord and pretzel lady's house, eating chili dogs and sipping root beer. Tails then opened up and began to tell his story.

"As I already told you, Kilo Prower- my dad- was one of the greatest minds on all of Mobius. He created many wonderful inventions, and studied many ancient texts and ruins, in order to try to replicate the wonders of the past." The vulpine explained. "But even he was amazed when I was born with two tails, and so he tried to discover why I was so... different."

"Kind of like how I was mysteriously born with Super Speed. Apparently, I used to crawl across the floor so fast, nobody could keep up with me. " Sonic replied, remembering what Longclaw had told him when he was a child. "That's why my parents- Paulie and Aleena Hedgehog- gave me up to Longclaw to raise. Not only was I hard to manage as a baby, but bad guys keep trying to kidnap me."

"My parents decided to raise me themselves, but they had the same bad guy-kidnap problem." Miles agreed. "But they managed to keep me under control. Dad figured out how to teach me to fly, and taught me all about working on tech. He and mom told me I had special power, and it was my job to use that power to save people, and protect all of Mobius."

"Sounds like an awesome set of parents." Sonic added, downing another chili dog. "So... what happened to them?"

"We were at our home in the forest one day... when some really nasty guys called the Battle Bird Armada came looking for us." The fox closed his eyes. "I guess they came looking for me and my 'powers', and dad's tech designs and plans. I... I managed to get away. But mom and dad..."