A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH A Sonic and Tails Story By Teddy The Fox AKA Lindsay Escoffery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lets start of with the legal stuff; Sonic and others are copyright Archie Comics and Sega. I created Teddy the Fox and Razor the red hog. This story may have some violence in it and some gore but for the most of it, it's safe to read. *lol* This story is in the right tradition of Sonic but you will notice as it goes on, it has its own story. It does not follow the comic, the show, the anime, or the game. This story was edited by Alex Entrekin entrekin@wolfenet.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Characters- Tails Prower *Teddy the Fox *Razer the little red hedgehog Sonic the hedgehog Robotnick And the rest of the freedom fighters (who ever I decide to put in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was a dark dreary night. Sonic snuck through the depths of Robotroplis, mud up to his knees. It was raining hard and Sonic was soaked to the bone, but he was determined to finish what he had started. Out of the darkness flew a small figure, barely visible to the naked eye. It appeared to be following Sonic. Sonic griped a small slender knife as he made his way to Robotnick's base, his eyes tear-stained and bloodshot. He crept through the old rusted steel door. The swatbots, unaware of Sonic's presence, were sleeping. Slowly he crept up the stairs, not making a sound. He climbed the small tower for what seemed like hours, then he was there at Robotnick's bedroom. It all happened in one swift movement. Sonic drove the knife into Robotnick's bed. There was no sound. Sonic pulled the sheets over. No one was there. "Why Sonic. What brings you here so late at night?" It was Robotnick. Sonic felt something cold and metal on his neck, and he froze. "So you knew I would come for you," Sonic's voice was calm but ice cold. "Why did you do it? Sally did not deserve to die! I'll make you pay for what you did to her!" Sonic flipped forward out of Robotnick's grasp and turned around, kicking the gun out of Robotnick's hand. Robotnick lunged at Sonic, grabbing his wrists and kneeing him in the stomach. Sonic spinned and upper cut in Robotnicks face: an all out battle had begun. Robotnick kicked Sonics knife to the window. They both rolled around until they hit the wall. Sonic jumped up and lunged for his knife, but Robotnick stopped him. They were both dangerously close to the open window. Below, the ocean roared like a lion's war cry. Sonic was about to retrieve the knife when Tails appeared in the doorway. "Sonic, wait! Sa...," Sonic looked up. In one swift movement Robotnick grabbed the knife and drove it through Sonic stomach. Sonic looked up to see Tails in the doorway. Blood coming from his mouth, he stumbled backwards and fell out the window into the ocean, never to be seen again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 YEARS LATER ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It was now ten years later, and Tails was sixteen. He had almost forgotten the event that had taken place ten years ago, although it would never subconsciously leave his memory. It was his fault Sonic was dead and nothing would ever change that. Robotnick now controlled all of Mobius. His evilness and filth filled every inch of the planet, and everyone hailed the great Darklord, as he now preferred to be called (almost the same name as dark eggman from Sonic Anime). Tails was a low key Rebel, traveling the planet, along with his buddies, Razor and Teddy, in search of new land untouched by Robotnick. They always seemed to find trouble where ever they went. "Woohoo, come on guys were almost outa here ride faster!" Teddy called back to Tails and Razor. Tails griped the handle bars of his dirtbike and zoomed at full throttle. "They're gaining guys! Strap on to rocket speed ASAP!" Tails Called to the other two. They pulled down a small plastic piece casing on their handle bars and pressed the rocket buttons and were soon out of sight of their persures. "God! Those dark Police get dumber every day, eh guys?" Teddy piped up as the guys sat around the fire cooking some food they had just stolen that day from the market. Razer snickered and nudged Tails who was silent. "Hay, Tails-man? What's wrong?" Razer asked concerned. "It's nothing I just can't shake this reoccurring dream from my mind. It all seems so real." Tails replied quietly "What happens in it?" Teddy asked as he leaned over to hear the conversation. "Well I'm in it and for some strange reason, so is Son..Sonic." Tails had a hard time saying Sonic's name. It just brought back too many bad memories. "He is alive and we are facing Robotnick, only he is stronger. Much stronger. I can't defeat him. Me and Sonic can't beat him. I am about to give up when sonic says, 'Tails never give up. You and no other hold the key to the world's survival. Never forget that ever.' Then he fades away and I wake up." "Woah. Heavy duty stuff. Do you think it's trying to tell ya something?" Teddy asked. Tails only nodded his head and walked off towards the tent, the sand blowing through his hair as he went inside. "Poor Tails. He'll have the memory of his friend being killed in his mind for the rest of his life." Razer said, as he looked in the distance of sand and hills. The desert was a lonely place to be, especially at night. "Come on lets hit the sac. We have a long day a head of us." Replied Teddy. They both walked towards the tent. Tails fell asleep before his head hit the pillow. Tails dreamed of a place where every creature was created equal. There was no war and no Dark Lord. Tails wandered around the town he was in, talking to his old friends from so long ago before Dark Lord took over.Tears ran down his face as he now stood in front of Sonic, his old friend from so long ago. Sonic had just be a kid when he died: barely fifteen, and here he was at the age of twenty-five, standing before Tails. "Sonic hh..ow did you... where did you come from?" Tails asked. "Who are you?" Sonic asked eyeing Tails weirdly. "Don't you know me? It's Tails, your little buddy." Tails replied hoarsely he reached out to Sonic. Sonic grabbed his hand and squeezed it tightly. "So you are he. I have been searching for you, so I can finaly take my revenge!" Sonic's voice shook with anger. "You killed me Tails! And I have never forgotten that, ever!" Tails broke free of Sonic's grasp and started to run. Tails perfect world started to fall apart. All the animals' skin started to melt off untill all that was left were the skeletons of robots, walking towards Tails at a slow pace. Tails turned around to face a ugly robot with bright green eyes. It was the form of a hedgehog. He screamed and ran towards a building, swinging himself around into an ally. He franticly looked around for a way out and saw an open door. He ran into it and slammed it closed. He breathed heavily and looked around at his new surroundings. "That was close," Tails breathed out. A sudden aroma hit his nostrils. "Smells like gas..." Tails put his hand down and rubbed it along side the wall. He put it to his face. To his surprise it was covered in a weird liquid. "Time to die fox!" A voice called out through the darkness. Then the sound of a match being lit was heard and a pin-prick of light was seen. Then the match was dropped. It all happened slowly. The whole place flared up. Tails tried to get out the door, but it would not budge. "Help me someone!!!" Tails screamed out loud untill he was horse. Sonic came up to Tails calling out his name and getting closer. Then a hand came down and slapped Tails in the face. "Yo dude! Wake up man!" Teddy called, hitting Tails in the face "We got to get out of here! The darkpoliece found us." "wah....aaaa," Tails jumped up when a bullet slammed to the ground inches from his head. Tails suddenly snapped to awareness and he was in control again. "Grab your bikes guys and lets hit it!" They jumped on their bikes and flew out of the tent at full speed. Tails grabbed a small ball from his pouch and threw it behind him. The ground shook and the three DarkPolice were lost in a firey explosion. The three teens rode out of there and into the night. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A dark castle looms over head. The ground is all dead. The trees wither away. There is no life for miles. Only darkness. A small mouse creeps out into the open, only to be torn apart by a bigger mouse. That was the way it was in this world: only the strong survived. Inside the castle was no different. In fact, the evil was worse than ever. "Snively, you little slime ball!!! Where are you?!" Dark Lord's deep voice rang out over the entire place. "Coming master," Snively ran in the room looking somewhat disturbed and scared. "So, how did our midnight raid on Tails and his friends go?" Dark Lord asked "Well um.. you seeee," Snively was trying to say it "Out with it!!" Dark Lords voice boomed "They were annihilated. The robots, I mean." Snively looked down "Look at me Sinively," Dark Lord said nicely. Snively looked up Dark Lord's red eyes burned into him like fire. "Do something, don't sit around on your butt and cry! I want that fox, and I want him DEAD......NOW!!!" Snively got the message and ran out of the room and to his office whining and complaining as he went to work. "That man thinks he knows everything. Well, I will show him," Snively complained. He grabbed a 2 way radio and called out to someone. "Attention! This is your boss Snively speaking. That fox and his friends are heading towards Nolan City. Stop them at all costs! Out." Snively went back to complaining again, he started clumping around on his keyboard, suddenly his screen lit up with something he had never seen before, a small smile crossed his face, Dark Lord would be proud if I fixed this, Snively thought as he went to work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tails and the other two rode into Nolan City at top speed, not stopping till they knew they were safe. They stopped their bikes at a nearby hotel and checked in for the rest of the night. While this was all happening, a shadowy figure stood in the background, watching them silently, waiting for the perfect time to get them. "Boy was that close!" heaved tails as he fell back onto the bed "You think they followed us?" "Nah! They are long gone Tails-man," Replied Teddy as he jumped up and down on his bed. His head hit the ceiling and he was knocked senseless for a moment. Razer however kept silent, with a serious look on his face. As he looked out the window. Teddy stopped jumping again, and looked down at Razer. "Whats wrong? Bad dreams got you too?" Teddy laughed at his friend. "Teddy stop being funny! Is everything in your life a big joke?!" Razer replied glaring at Teddy "We could have been killed tonight. We're getting sloppy, and that will eventually cost us our lives! Dark Lord can not prevail! Besides, someone's watching us. In fact, they have been since we got here. Look." Razer motioned towards the window, the other two ran over. "I don't see anything," Teddy replied he strained his eyes harder. Suddenly the small figure ran across the road towards the hotel. The three stood in awe, wondering what it was up to. *KA-BOOM* the room shook with an earth-shattering noise as five darkpoliece surrounded them in the room. " This time you are dead, fox! Come on boys, let's tie 'em up and bring them to Dark Lord." said a Dark Cop. "Were not going down without a fight! Right guys?!" Tails called two the other two. Razer and Teddy nodded their heads and got in their fighting stance. A cop fired three rounds at Tails but he easily dodged. "That all you got copper?" Teddy mocked. That only aggravated the police even more. Teddy was about to pull his blaster out when the floor came up from under him. "Quick, follow me! You will be safe!" said a stranger. They had no second thoughts, they were down through the little door in a flash. Tails shut and locked it behind him. They could hear the Dark Police banging on the floor trying to get through. They ran through a maze following the strange figure, who remained in the darkness so they could not see him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once Snively got the news of there escape he started to tremble. If Dark Lord ever got word of this disgraceful display of capturing those kids he would beyond angry. Snively looked down. "I have to finish this program for Dark Lord. Then he will be happy, he'll have to be." Snively started to type again "I can't believe this. I wonder why Dark Lord was hiding this?" Snively wiped sweat from his brow and continued on his work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Where is he taking us? We have been walking for hours." Moaned Teddy who was so tired he could sleep on nails at this point. Tails was a little curious himself. He had some thoughts, but shook them from his mind. But this place seemed so familiar to him. Razer could not help but to marvel at the gold trimmings on the door that lay ahead. It shone in all the darkness. It was like a ray of hope for the three. The stranger quickly slithered through the door and disappeared. what lay beyond the door was even more spectacular they any had ever seen before. Huge lights hung from the rocky lit hallway, and down a spiral staircase were more lights lining the floor with red and silver carpeting lining the whole floor. There were small rooms off to the right, clean cut wooden doors, and big doors leading outside, overground. There was a huge skylight hovering above them where they could see out. But on the outside was not a sight to be sought: it was sadness and pain. All you could see for miles was burned houses and trunks of trees long gone by the destruction of war. Teddy was the first to speak "Where are we?" By some force of nature, Teddy and Razer both looked at Tails at the same time only to see tears coming from his eyes. "What's wrong Tails-Man?" Razer exclaimed grabbing his shoulder Tails choked back the tears and replied "Home... finally, I'm home," Tails ran down the stairs towards the main room . Teddy and Razer reluctantly followed him, they looked over and saw him talking to a big walrus. "Rotor!" Tails ran over and hugged his big friend "Thank you for saving us old friend." Tails replied cheerfully. "That's the guy who saved us?" Razer asked looking Rotor over. "Rotor-Sugah, Ah was just going through the video's and Ah found......" Bunnie suddenly dropped the tapes on the ground "Oh my lord! Tails?! Is ...is that you!" Bunnie ran to Tails and grabbed him laughing her head off. "Why it's been nine- no! Ten years since I last saw ya! Where on Earth did you go?" Teddy was standing there dumbfounded trying to take all this in, his small mind, if even, was working overtime. "Hey Tails where did you get all these friends we have never hear about?" Teddy asked, looking confused. Tails smiled and pointed to Razer and Teddy "These are my friends, Razer and Teddy. They have been with me for like, eight years." After the greeting was done, Rotor took them and introduced them to new and old freedom fighters, some of which Tails had never met. The boys were famished and had an enormous dinner. Everyone was there. Teddy sat there stuffing his face with roasted chestnuts, cranberry pie, and a glass of cold apple juice. As soon as the main course was set down they all dug in. Later that night Everyone was asleep except Tails. He was wide awake. He silently sneaked out of bed, careful not to wake the other two "sleeping beauties". He slowly opened the door and snuck out in a flash. He tiptoed down the hallway until he stopped at the last room. He slowly turned the knob, a little scared to peak in. Tails gathered up all his courage and walked in. It was Sonic's old room. Tails found a nearby picture of him and Sonic with the words best buds written across it. It made him want to cry, but he knew he would wake everyone up if he did. A hand gently came down on Tail's shoulder. He quickly turned around. "Woah Tails! It's only me," Bunnie laughed quietly "Listen, Tails. Ah don't really buy your story on havin' ta get away from it all for awhile," Bunnie suddenly had a stern look on her face. "That was ten damn years you had to do that. What were you thinking?" Tails suddenly looked away and the whole gruesome story burst out: How it was his fault Sonic was dead. By the end of it Tails was almost in tears. "You don't just run away, that never solves anything. Now come on sugar. It was in no way your fault." Tails had just about had it. "Yes it is my fault! Nothing will ever change that!!!" Tails screamed. Bunnie reached over to touch his shoulder but Tails turned away and ran out of the room, he ran through the hall and up the stairs to the big doors that led out to the old town. "Don't you go out there Tails! It's too dangerous and it's raining!" Bunnie called after him. Tails did not listen. He opened the doors and ran out anyway. The rain beat down hard on his head as he ran. Tails just kept on going as if something was pulling him to a particullar spot. He tripped on a stone and went sliding through the mud till his head hit large rock. It took him a moment to regain to his full strength. When he looked up, there before him was Sonic's grave and a big statue of Sonic looming overhead. Tails burst into tears and cried out slamming his fists on the statue's chest. "Why did you have to die?! Why?! Why?! What am I going to do now?!" Tails cried. He continued hitting the stone statue harder and harder until his hands bled. He put his head down on Sonic's chest and cried. Tails cried harder than he ever had before. The rain got harder, but Tails did not care. Suddenly Tails felt sleep take him over. There he slept beside Sonic, all curled in a ball, wet as a drowned rat. And a sudden feeling of security fell over him as he slowly fell into a deep sleep. Tails woke up with a jolt, he looked up into the dark sky and yawned. Feeling around for his pouch. ( editors note- let me explain something now so you will not get confused: It is always dark there cause it's around dark land, which is where Dark Lord's fortress is. Anywhere near there for miles is in complete darkness. They don't see the sun. There are places where it is sunny, but those places are hard to find. Those places are where Tails and his friends live-) Tails got up gave one last look at Sonic, wiped away a tear, and walked back towards knothole. "Tails, where did you go?" Teddy ran up to Tails as Tails walked in. "Get your stuff Teddy! And get Razor, were leaving!" Tails called back to Both Razer and Teddy looked up as they walked out of Knothole with their bikes. "Tails, what's wrong?" Razer asked as they trudged alone "Nothing, I just can't stay here, okay?" Tails looked down "But it's your home. You can't just run away again!" Teddy said more serious than ever. "It's not my home anymore! Okay?! It never was and it never will be!!!" Tails screamed back. Razer and Teddy stopped and looked at each other and started to whisper to one another. "Tails we have come up with a decision," Razer looked at tails with a hurt look "We like Knothole and we want to stay and help the freedom fighters against their fight with Dark Lord." Tails could not believe his ears. His friends were ditching him for his old friends. Without saying a thing, Tails got on his bike and sped away. Razer and Teddy waved to their friend, but he never turned around. That night the freedom fighters held a meeting. They were sitting around the old wooden table duscusing their plan to invade Darkland at midnight. "Teddy, are you sure Tails is not coming back?" Asked Bunnie "Because we could really use him at a time like this." Teddy put his head down "No. He is gone for good. All he wants is to be left alone, I guess." "Okay then. On with our plan! We go at midnight, even though it's dark all the time, it's more likely Dark Lord is sleeping and his guard is a little off." Rotor spoke out over all the listners. They were all set to go they just needed a sign from Dirk who went up ahead to check out the guard. Dirk ran back and informed them that the guards were gone for the night. Antione got everyone together "No liszen everyone! Get you vepons and armour. We're off to win back our freedom!" They all got dressed and grabbed their lasers. They were ready to fight and win. Teddy and Razer could hardly wait to get into action. They still could not believe Tails would not stay. Teddy and Razer were experienced fighters, but Tails was far better then anyone they had ever seen. What was keeping him from coming? They did not know. Tails knew, but he would never tell. It was time to go. All the fighters said a sad good bye to their families. They did not know if they would be coming back. Hardly anyone came back from Darkland, ever. They followed Antione who knew the rout really well, for he had been there lots of times when he was younger with Sonic on his crusades. Those were the happier days. Antione shifted his thoughts back to now. He was in control and he had to keep it that way. "Okay, we're here. Switch to night vision and keep low. They have lasers that shoot anyone over a meter." Antione whispered They all ducked down and crawled past the sleeping guards. One guard opened his eye, but no one noticed. They were now in Darkland borders. They all stood up and grabbed their lasers and tip toed to the shadows. Razer griped his gun hard, waiting for a droid or dark cop to jump out at any minute. This just wasn't right: where was everyone? "It's not like them not to jump out and attack. Something must be up," Razer thought he knew the dark cops too well. Before he could say anything else, the whole place lit up with lights. It was too late. "So. I was wondering when you flancy pansy's would show up," Dark Lords voice boomed "You are late, and I hate it when people are late. Snively, blow 'em up! Those who survive, capture them and put them in the dungeon." "Will do sir," Snively grinned. He took a huge granade and threw it at the surrounded group. There was a earth shattering blast, it did not look like anyone survived. Suddenly a hand shot up. It was the hand of Rotor. Two dark police ran down and grabbed him and took him off to the dungeon, as for more who were still alive. They left the rest to waste away to nothing. Tails was relaxing in his house. The light shone down on the beach. He lay there listening to the crashing waves, wondering when Razer and Teddy were coming back. Tails was starting to get lonely. It was now a week later and no sign of his friends. Where were they? There was a knock at the door. Tails rushed to it. It had to be them. When he opened the door he gasped: It was Teddy but he was barley alive. Tails picked him up and carried him his bed. While Tails tended to his wounds, Teddy tried to tell him what happened, but Tails made him rest first. The next day, Teddy was feeling better. He told Tails the horrifying events that had occurred. Tails was outraged, but not too eager to go to Darkland. "Come on Tails you have to go save the ones who survived, Razer might be there," Teddy said. Tails sat back down and put his head in his hands. "I..I can't Teddy..." Tails cried tears coming from his eyes "Why Tails? What's holding you back, huh?! Your friends need you!!" Teddy cried frantically. "You can't let them down!" "Teddy, I'm scared." It came out fast so fast that Teddy barely heard it. "Why?" Teddy asked, wondering if this was it the one thing that kept Tails from going home. Tails looked down then took his shirt off and showed Teddy his back. "Oh my god!" Teddy cried "Tails what happend?!" To be CONTUNED..................... well thats part one I hoped you enjoyed reading it, If you liked it and want me to have the second part out fast please email me at I would really like to hear your comments.