Tails the Fox I: Sitting Ducks As Sally stared at Sonic she noticed something was wrong. His always cheerful smile was replaced by a nervous frown. He seemed very upset. "What is it Sonic?" He looked at her and tried to smile. "Nothing. Just thinking." "About what?" "Robotnik." "Oh," she said laughing. "I thought it was something I did!" He chuckled. "Nah, ha ha. You have nothing to worry about." Tails walked into the room and saw them sitting on the bed. "I found something at the church today." He held up a gold piece of a bracelet. Sonic looked down at his wrists. He had been wearing a lot of baggy shirts with long sleeves to cover them. He noticed that his left bracelet was chipped. "It could be from Robotnik or Sonic X. Sonic X has bracelets." "True, you're probably right." "I always am Tails." Sally excused herself saying she had to go to the bathroom. Tails looked at Sonic strangely. "You've been dressing different. Why?" He smiled. "Maybe you should mind your own business." "It was just a question." Sonic got up and pulled out a rope. He put it around Tail's neck. "Here's a question. Do you want to die?" Tails tried to get free. "What the heck is your problem? Get it off!" Sonic held the rope with one hand, and the other lifted up his shirt sleeve. "See these?" "NO!" "Ha ha ha ha! No one can save you Tails!" "BINX BASHER*!" Binx screamed, spin dashing into Sonic. Sonic let go of the rope and jumped back. Binx hit the wall. "Oh!" Sonic laughed, grasping the rope with two hands. Kit's voice came out of his mouth. "I don't disappear Binx. I possess..," she hissed. "YOU DISAPPEARED BEFORE! WHEN ROBOTNIK CHARGED YOU!" "So I ducked and ran. Big whoop." Tails became limp and his eyes shut. "Let go of him!" Binx screamed. "Where's Sally?" Sally pounded at the bathroom door. "Help! I'm locked in!" Steam seeped through the crack in the door. Sonic had turned on the hot water and broke the knob. Sally was suffocating in the bathroom. "What are you going to do Binx? What are you going to do?!" Sonic said, his voice returning. Binx started to panic. She ran over to Sonic and pulled at his sleeves to get him off of Tails. The bracelets gleamed as Binx stepped back. "Oh my God! Kit, you can't be, your a badie!" "NO NO NO! THESE BRACELETS AREN'T ROBOTNIKS!" "Those are the kind Sonic X, Tails X, Destiny, and Robotnik wear! You're on their side!" Sonic looked down and tried to get the bracelets off. "He must have put them on me in my sleep! But how...they didn't know I was possessed...." Binx became frantic. "Let him go!" steam started to fill the room. In seconds it was impossible of Binx to see Sonic. "Sonic? Sonic? Kit?" She searched through the fog and stepped on something. It was Sonic's bracelets. "She's-er-He's gone. Where's Tails?" Then she saw something limp hanging on the door. "NOOOOOO!!!" "We're the badies, la la la! Shish boom ba!" Destiny cheered. "We're out numbering those Freedom Fighters," Tails X said, looking at Knuckles. Knuckles was sick for weeks, and he didn't get a chance to see Kit. He was hoping he would get a chance soon. "I can't believe she can possess any of us. Weird stuff," he mumbled. Robotnik, Sonic X, Tails X, and Destiny said a farewell to Knuckles. "Hey, where are you going?" "Get the hedgehog," Robotnik said, leaving the room. Knuckles looked through the telescope and saw something walking in the forest. "Binx." He moved away and looked out the window. "They'll find Binx, bring her back, and then I can get to know her a little better. As a badie." He looked around the control room and saw Binx's whip. He picked it up and pretended to be Binx. "Ahhh, my precious Knuckles, kiss my feet or be spanked like a bad baby!" He threw it down and laughed. "Oh yeah, can't wait." "Knuckles.....have you missed me?" Knuckles turned around and looked at the door. "Who the heck was that?" "Sonic...." "Kit? Kit?" "Sonic...." Knuckles looked at the window and saw Sonic sitting on the ledge. "Surprised?" He smiled. "Oh yeah Sonic. Where's the bracelets?" He looked at her wrists. Sonic crossed his arms and opened his mouth. Black ooze flowed out and entered Knuckles. "NOOOOO!" Knuckles screamed, gagging. Sonic collapsed as the black ooze stopped. Knuckles smiled. "Hello Dolly!" Kit's voice said. Chapter 2 Binx walked in confusion in the forest. "Help...anyone help me..." She saw Sonic staring at her from behind a tree. "No...get away from me!" Sonic held out his hand. "Don't worry Binx. It's me." "How can I believe you?" "I know more about you than Kit does." "Like what?" He grabbed her hand. "I was engaged to marry you, and I did. I was happy until we started to have problems. Please believe me." "Oh I do!" she cried, wrapping her arms around him. He smiled and hugged her back. "Knuckles. She's in Knuckles." "We have to get back to the cabin! Tails and Sally are really hurt!" "NOT SO FAST," Robotnik said. Sonic turned around and rolled his eyes. "What?!" "WHERE'S KIT?" "Not in me." "Then where?" Sonic X asked. "Knuckles." "Why him?" "Why me?" Sonic X walked over to Binx but was pushed away by Sonic. "Stay away from her." "LET HIM SEE HER HEDGEHOG." "Oh like I should believe you!" "Let me see her," Sonic X said, pushing him to the ground. "Binx, come on." "I ain't going anywhere." Sonic X walked away and held up the bracelets. "You can't deny me forever Binx." "How would know?" "I know a lot." Binx laughed and walked away. "I got to leave. "Will you be okay Sonic?" "Go. I'll be fine," he said, staring at Robotnik. "GET KIT AWAY FROM KNUCKLES." "No. she's your problem until she touches me." Destiny laughed. "Our problem? If you hadn't gone to the castle, Knuckles would still be normal!" "Kit did it. Kit hurt Tails and Sally too." "WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM!" Robotnik said, walking over to him. "WE HAVE TO GET HER-" "Ohhhh! Now it's we! That sounds much better." "WE HAVE TO GET HER OUT OF KNUCKLES AND KILLED. BUT HOW?" Sonic looked over at Sonic X. "Decoy." "Don't look at me!" he said, waving his hands. "You go to the castle, bring her back here, and sweet talk her into coming out of his body. Make her her normal self and wham bam! Tie her up and set her on fire! We'll stand in the bushes." "And if it goes wrong....," Tails X said. "How could it go wrong? If something does go wrong, we'll be there." Sonic X shook Sonic's hand. "You got a deal. I'll head towards the castle now." He left, and Sonic, Robotnik, Tails X, and Destiny tried to find a place to hide. Binx walked into the cabin and ran to the bathroom. "Sally? Are you all right?" "I'm all right," she whispered. "Just a little hot." "I have to get you out of here. But how?" Sally tried to push on the door. "It won't budge. Can you find anything in the cabin that would help?" "I'll look," she said, searching under the bed. "I found a crowbar. Would that work?" "Try it, it can't hurt." Binx placed the crowbar between the door frame and the door. She pulled it open a little bit, but not enough for Sally to get out. "Keep looking Binx, there has to be something here we can use to get it open." "Hey! I found an ax!" she cried, seeing it in the corner. "Good thing Sonic didn't get his hands on this!" Sally stepped back and Binx chopped down the door. Sally crawled threw and gasped for air. "Man, it was murder in there. I really thought I was going to die." "Where's Tails?" Binx remembered. "Oh! He's on the door!" Sally ran over and closed the door. "Oh my God...." Tails was gone. Chapter 3 Sonic waited in the bushes, looking at his watch every couple of minutes. "When is he going to show up? I beat you three he didn't even go to the castle. We're going to be sitting here like a bunch of dorks." "OH, SONIC X WANTS HIM DEAD AS MUCH AS WE DO HEDGEHOG," Robotnik told him. "True, very true. Why is it taking him so long? Maybe he's hurt. Should we go find him?" "DON'T WORRY HEDGEHOG. HE'LL BE HERE." Sonic X walked into the clearing with Knuckles. "Oh, they were supposed to be here. I guess we should just wait." Knuckles sat on the stump and looked around, trying to find something wrong with the scene. Something didn't feel right to him. Sonic X took out the rope and hid it behind his back. He walked over to Knuckles and smiled. "I got a great idea." "What is that?" he asked nervously. "I tie you up and when they come back, we'll surprise them and tell them you're on the good side again." "HIS KILLING US," Robotnik said, shaking his head. Knuckles looked at him mysteriously. "Whatever." Sonic X quickly tie the rope around Knuckles, making sure the knot was secure. "Sucker!" he laughed. "What...what is this?!" "YOU'RE DEAD KIT!" Robotnik screamed as everyone jumped into the clearing. "Nooooooo!" Kit's voice said. "Let me out!" "Too late for that!" Sonic said, lighting the match. Binx ran over to him right before he lit her on fire. "Me Sonic. Let me do it." Binx took the match and pressed against the rope. Kit was covered with flames in seconds. Binx laughed and hugged Sonic as they heard her scream. Sonic's face went white, and soon his laughter ceased. "Knuckles..." "WE FORGOT KNUCKLES!" Knuckles screamed. The fire burned and burned, causing tremendous amounts of black smoke to float into the sky. Sonic was about to go after Knuckles when Destiny pulled him back. "IT'S HER!" "Where? How?!" Binx screamed. Destiny pointed to the black smoke as Kit's face formed. "You haven't gotten rid of me yet Freedom Fighters and Robotnik's gang. Don't you see my plan? Kill all of you, by simply entering your bodies and refusing to come out." Tails X jumped at the cloud. "GET DOWN HERE! DON'T LEAVE!" "Oh Tails X, so childish and confused. I will return, just not now. Return to fighting one another, I will be back when you least expect it." "HOW CAN WE FIGHT EACH OTHER WITH YOU ON OUR MINDS?!" Sonic X asked. "I could easily," Sonic said. "You killed my friends and Binx's. Transferring isn't a problem." He walked towards him, a smile on his face. "Sonic, come on now. Sonic-" Sonic grabbed his neck and started to choke him. He soon stopped when he heard Binx scream. "NO!!!! HOLD YOUR BREATHS! CLOSE YOUR MOUTHS!" Sonic looked up and saw the black cloud come towards him. He ran towards the woods. "Get away! Get away!" Kit flew up and transformed into a black pigeon. "Good-bye." She flew away. "HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP!" Knuckles said, a human fireball. Sonic X and Sonic jumped into the flames. They pulled him out. "MY FACE! MY FACE!" Knuckles said, covering his face. Sonic X managed to pull his hands away. His face was bloody and very badly burnt. "What am I going to do?" The fire suddenly stopped, and something was laying on the stump, unaffected by the fire. It was Sonette's skull. The same one Tails X had worn. A note was attached to it. Sonic X looked into the sky. "She took the skull, and now she's returning it," he said, picking it up and placing it onto Knuckle's face. Chapter 4 Knuckles adapted to the `cootie-fied mask'. Robotnik told him it would take time, and even Destiny liked him better with the mask. "Oh Knuckles, are you going to fight those Freedom Fighters with us?" she asked, holding onto his arm. Knuckles was wearing a very expensive overcoat. "Oh well, ya know, I have a little plan of my own," he responded, acting macho. Sonic X mimicked him. "Come on Knuckles. You have no plan. Face it." "And how do you know? This plan was inspired by you." Sonic X's lifted his eye brow curiously. "Oh yeah? And what plan is that?" Knuckles opened the coat and exposed 30 sticks of dynamite. "Remember?" "Oh no. Don't do that Knuckles. You saw what happened to me when I did that." "Yeah, I thought it was cool." "Until I squeezed you to death." "OH SONIC X! HOW MACHO!" Destiny screamed, running to him. Knuckles tried to get her back. "Well, I-uh, I came back to life and I was going out with Binx before and-" "You went out with Binx?!" Destiny said, shocked. She ran back to him. "Take her. I don't want her. I already told you I like Binx," Sonic X said. Knuckles and Destiny's jaws dropped. "You do?!" "Yeah....oh.......whoops....." "YOU LIKE HER?????!!!!! SHE'S SO SNOBBY!!!!" "Excuse me?" "I MEAN, TALK ABOUT VALLEY GIRL! ON THE VALLEY GIRL SCALE 1-10 SHE'S AN EASY 11!" "Just because she's older, prettier, and more mature doesn't mean anything." "Oh bah humbug!" "And she doesn't flirt with every guy in Knothole either." Destiny laughed. "I don't! No way!" "Sonic, me, Tails X, Tails, and Knuckles. Shall I go on?" "Nevermind you and your pathetic comebacks. We have work to do! Who's going and who's staying?" "I pick," Robotnik said, "Me, Sonic X. That's all. You guys stay here, Tails X, Destiny, and Knuckles." "Hey, my mask will scare them off," Knuckles said, posing for Robotnik. "Ugh, save it for Destiny." "I DON'T LIKE HER!" Destiny frowned. "You don't?" "No. It just happens I like someone else. Someone I'd rather not say." "Well, we better go. stay here, if we need help we'll call for you," Robotnik said, pushing Sonic X out the door. "Bye!" he said, smiling at Knuckles and laughing. "Have fun with Destiny!" Sonic walked into the clearing and looked around. "Robotnik said he wanted to meet us here." "I don't think he means good," Binx said, looking in the bushes. "Be prepared for surprises. They do this kind of stuff all the time." "GOOD AFTERNOON HEDGEHOG! AND WHO IS THAT WITH YOU, WHY, IT'S BINXIE! DID YOU HAVE FUN AT THE FUNERAL? WE'LL BE HAVING ONE FOR YOU VERY SOON!" "Oh no, here we go again. Back to old times," Binx said, rolling his eyes. Robotnik and Sonic X entered the clearing, holding the red chaos emerald. "Ruby, ruby, on the wall. What would happen if you were to fal-" Robotnik dropped the emerald. Sonic slid over and grabbed it right before it hit the ground. "Jesus Robotnik! You could have shattered it into a thousand pieces!" "OH SHUSH UP HEDGEHOG! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR LIP!" Sonic was about to say something when a shadow in the woods spoke in a whisper. "Hello Sonic. Having fun?" Knuckles whispered, walking into the clearing the overcoat wrapped tightly around him. "What's under there?!" Sonic said, becoming nervous. Knuckles opened the coat and exposed the dynamite. "Wishing you where somewhere else?" Chapter 5 Robotnik stepped back. "I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME! LEAVE NOW!" "Oh no Robotnik. No no no! I'm here to finish off the Freedom Fighters. Your only wish for many years!" "I WANTED TO DESTROY THEM MYSELF!" "Too late for turning back now, what can I do with enough dynamite to blow us all to smithereens in a second? I just can't throw it all away!" "Yes, but it would be better than using it on us!" Binx said, holding onto Sonic's arm. Knuckles closed up his coat. "I don't have to use this if you do what I tell you hedgehog." "Anything. I'll do anything," he said. Knuckles looked at Sonic X. "We want Binx." "Nooo!" Binx screamed. "I won't go!" "She's not going!" Sonic yelled at him. "Take me instead!" "Oh, we already had enough fun with you. Thanks to you Tails is missing. Maybe if we get Binx you'll disappear!" "Don't drag Binx into this. She's been through enough." "AHHH, BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY HEDGEHOG, I BELIEVE WHEN BINX MET SONETTE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE!" "That was because of Sonette," Binx said, hiding behind Sonic. "She was so nice. Unlike you!" "Ooooo, I shiver with fear Binx! Now get over here...," he lit a match and brought it close to the dynamite. "or I'm gonna have to pull the trigger on this whole deal and Knothole." Binx tried to run towards Knuckles but Sonic held her back. "NO! DON'T DESTROY US, PLEASE!" Sonic X held out his hand. "Binx, come with me." "I WON'T! I WON'T!" "THERE'S NO USE RUNNING BINX!" Robotnik laughed. Destiny appeared in the clearing. "Let's go valley girl. Time to pay the price for all you've done to me." "I WON'T GO!" Sonic pulled her over to the side. "Binx, you have to. I'll get you back...I promise!" "I can't believe you! They'll kill me! You weren't there when they beat the crap out of me with whips!" "Why do you think I was hiding after the church blew up?! You saw me! They tortured me for 15 years!" "I'm scared Sonic. What if..." "There won't be a what if. I'll get you when I find Tails." "If you find him." Sonic smiled. "I said no ifs!" "All right, let's get this over with." Binx gave Sonic a hug. "Good-bye Sonic. I don't know when I'll see you again." "Hey, I'll be back in Knothole before you know it. Sally will always be there to keep me company." Binx began to cry. "I wish it didn't have to end like this." "Whoa whoa whoa! Who said this was the end? I'll tell you the end Binx, when that final battle comes and Robotnik is dead. Finished. That's the end." "Let's go. I need to get this off my chest." Binx walked into the clearing and held out her wrists. "You win." "YES! WE'VE GOT BINX!!! 2 TO 6, AT LAST!" Sonic X smiled as he put the bracelets around her wrists. "I said it was going to happen, Binx." "Shut up and get those bracelets on me." Sonic realized minutes later that he had made a huge mistake. When Robotnik said 2 against 6, he knew that they weren't happy right now. The battle might not be over. They might rip him to shreds now, in front of Binx. "Can't we save this for another time?" Sonic asked, as they walked towards him. "WE'LL BE BACK HEDGEHOG, VERY SOON." "I won't be here Robotnik. I'll be finding Tails." "AWWW, ISN'T THAT JUST TOO BAD!" "You aren't going to attack Knothole while I'm gone, are you?" "THIS PLACE IS THE PITS ANYWAY. BUT, A LITTLE DESTRUCTION WON'T HURT I GUESS...." "Robotnik, leave Knothole alone." "WHY?" "Just until I get back. You want to kill Tails, don't you? Well, if you kill me, Tails will just come back and get the Freedom Keepers to help him defeat you. I mean, on the other hand, if you what, then you can kill both of us together. See?" "I SEE YOUR POINT. GO HEDGEHOG. LEAVE KNOTHOLE. GET BACK WITH TAILS, THEN WE'LL SEE WHO'S THE REAL HERO HERE." "I hope Kit doesn't come back. You know, she could be trouble." "SHE WON'T BE BACK FOR A WHILE." Sonic turned around and headed for the split in the road. "I'll be back, you no-brain idiotic rat, and I'll be ready for you." "OH SO WILL I HEDGEHOG, SO WILL I." Sonic X grabbed Binx and they walked towards the castle, Binx turned her head around to watch Sonic walk along the dirt path, Sally joined his side. "Hurry please Sonic," she whispered. "Please hurry." Anniversary Special Stay tuned for Sonic XV: Friend or Foe? Including the full character sheet and the famous question "What ever happened to them?"