Art above is drawn by me.
And brief warning, there may or may not be mild gore

Tails' (Modern) POV:

"Well, it all started on a normal day. I was chillin', and I got a call from Tails. He had said that Eggy had been attacking a city, and that they needed backup."  Sonic started. True hedgehog paused for a little, as he looked at Tails, then back at the two mobians from the alternate dimension.

"I made my way towards the city, passing Green Hill, and a few other zones. I made it to ''em in the nick of time, and busted those bots in the blink of an eye!" Tails rolled his eyes, as his brother puffed up his chest proudly.

"Things were rather normal up to this point, until Baldy McNosehair showed up." He snickered at the name. "And all of a sudden, our former enemies showed up out of nowhere. Chaos, Metal, Zavok, and surprisingly, Shadow, too. Before you ask, that wasn't the real Shadow." The azure hedgehog added the last part, just as Amy's doppelgänger opened her mouth.

Tails knew that one of the parts he dreaded the most was coming up.

"Then, all of a sudden, this mysterious jackal pops up, with this mask, and some freaky energy around him." He waved his hands in the air, to get his point across. "I tried to attack him, and before I knew it, I was being tossed around like a rag doll."

"And I, like what every good sidekick would do, stood along the sidelines, watching it all happen to you." Tails said, both sarcasm and sadness in his tone. The fox's ears droop a little, as his gaze fell to the floor.

"Hey, I'm the one who told you to stay back." Sonic placed his hand on his shoulder in a comforting matter.

"And, hey, I'm still here, right?" He gave Tails a wide grin as the fox looked up.

"... Yeah... I guess so..." Tails wrapped his tails around himself, and spoke up. "You can continue, now. Don't worry 'bout me!"

Sonic looked at him for a few, long moments, not seeming convinced. "...Ok...?" 

Sonic went on with the story, about how he tried to fight the jackal, and how he was caught. Tails' mind drifted off, as he remembered back to the war.

I watched as Sonic was taken away... I did nothing... why didn't I try to save him...?

If I tried to save him, the war probably wouldn't even had happened...

I'm...

"Tails?"

I'm useless.

"Tails."

I don't deserve an amazing friend like Sonic...

"Tails!" Tails was yanked out of his thoughts, as Sonic shook his shoulders. The kit yelped in surprise, as his eyes darted around. He calmed down, and stared into Sonic's emerald green eyes.

"Tails, are you ok? You kinda zoned out for a few hours." Worry was evident on his face. Tails noticed that they were the only ones there. The others must've went to bed.

Tails blinked a few times.

"U-uh, yeah, I'm fine. Why'd you ask?" He said, scratching the back of his head. 

Sonic definitely noticed that his tone was a higher pitch than normal. 

"Tails. I need you, to tell me the truth. Are. You. Ok?" He stared deeply into Tails' eyes, as if reading his soul.

"I'm ok, Sonic! Why don't you believe me?!" Tails snapped, then covered his mouth immediately. "Sorry."

Sonic seemed a little surprised at Tails' little outburst, but still held Tails' shoulders. He took a deep breath in, and glanced at the window, before looking back at the fox.

"Tails. I've known you for more than six years. I know when something's wrong."

His voice seemed demanding, and Tails looked into his eyes, trying to resist. But, Sonic knew exactly how to get Tails to talk. The fox tried to avoid eye contact for a little, then sighed in defeat.

"Alright... you got me... It's just..." He took a deep breath. "I just can't stop thinking about how you got captured that time. I just stood on the sidelines. I should've helped you. I just feel... useless..." Sonic pulled him in for a hug, when he said this.

"Tails. You're not useless. You've saved my butt at least a gazillion times!" He placed his hand on Tails' head. "Plus, it was my own fault I got captured. I never should've underestimated that jackal." When he saw that Tails was still silent, he gave him a noogie. 

The fox was caught by surprise, as he wasn't expecting his brother to do this.

"H-hey! Stop that! Why don't you ever drop that habit?!" Tails burst into a fit of giggles, as he tried to escape his brother's grasp.

"You'll never get me to drop this habit!" Sonic's grip was firm.

 The two continued this for a few moments, before Tails finally pulled away. He quickly returned his bangs to their normal position, and smoothed down his fur. He was definitely in a better mood than before.

"..."

"So... what'd I miss?" He asked.

"Nothin' much. The subject had changed drastically. There was an argument on what the best cake flavor was."

"...What?" Sonic chuckled as he said this.

"Yep." Sonic went silent. The duo listened to the faint chirping of crickets outside for a while.

"Wanna go out for a run?" Tails turned to his adopted brother. A run did seem good, it would help clear his head, and they could look for their missing counterparts while at it.

"Sure!"
At this, Sonic stood up, flashing a thumbs-up and dashing to the door.

"H-hey, wait for me!" In an attempt to keep up, the kit scrambled to his feet, and stumbled after Sonic. He reached the door, and was greeted by the cool night air.

He waits a few moments, letting the breeze brush through his fur, before breaking into a small sprint, then spinning his namesakes to keep up with the speedy blue hedgehog up ahead.

Sonic seemed to be running a bit slower than usual, his head slightly turned to the side to see if Tails was there. When he saw the fox, he smirked, and shot forward, at higher speeds. Taking this as a challenge, Tails sped after him.

He pushed on as hard as he can, and Tails could definitely feel the faint burn of his muscles overworking themselves, but the adrenaline building up began to numb it.

He looked in front of him, to see Sonic running backwards, his arms crossed, and his tongue stuck out.

"That's not fair-!" Tails yelled, a wide smile plastered on his face. He sped up, and the race was on.

x-x-x

Tails' (Boom) POV

The yellow fox stood for a few moments, in front of this large, mechanical beast.
Coming face to face with it made him like a deer that's seen car lights, but he quickly recovered, and backed away a few steps.

The robot stood there, it's glowing, green eyes scanning him. It was absolutely still.
Until it wasn't.

Tails yelled when it suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't hear it, at all. He looked around, but it was too dark to see anything.

"..."
"Hold it together, Tails. It was probably just a hologram...? A very... Realistic one."

He shook his head.

"I have to find Sonic."

Just at these word, he could feel a force yanking onto him, and throwing him through several hard surfaces, most likely metal.

"AA-"
Caught by surprise, he could already feel the pain starting to grow. He tried to free himself, but failed horribly. It just held onto him, digging its claws into his skin.

The fox could definitely tell that he was bleeding, as the smell of blood hit his nose.

The pain didn't register just yet, which he was a bit thankful for.

It lifted its "paw" up into the air, and brought it down quickly. Tails braced himself for the impact, but it never came.

As if receiving some sort of command, it backed away, and disappeared through the door in a flash, leaving Tails with his wounds. He lay there, bleeding out, and letting his fur get soaked.

The adrenaline slowly wore off, being replaced by the intense pain of the wounds.

"Cubot, I've found him!"

Faint voices reached the kit's ears, and he could feel himself slowly being lifted up.

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Where am I...?
Tails opened his eyes. He could see that he was being carried through some forest. Lifting his head up, he could make out the blurry outline of a cube-shaped head.

"Hngh..." He tried to stand on his own two feet, but was stopped.

"You're in no condition to stand up, please rest!" A robotic voice exclaimed from behind him. Tails thought he recognized the voice, but couldn't think properly at the moment.

"Where are... you taking me...?"

"Somewhere safe, somewhere you can get your wounds treated."

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END OF CHAPTER 9
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A/N
I have finally finished this, woo-
Pleasedontbemadatme-
It's a bit short, but anyways.
Thanks for waiting so patiently, bye!