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This is an alternate universe in which Sonic and Sally died, and their children (my original characters: Sammy and Ally) are being looked after by a young inventor, Tails the fox, who was like a younger brother to a hedgehog.
I was inspired to write this fanfiction by a touching moment from the cartoon "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World", where Stoick told little Hiccup about his love for his mother.
It was an ordinary night. It was the end of August.
The stars were shining in the dark sky, and the moon was shining. Crickets could be heard singing in the forest and the distant hooting of a lonely owl, and fireflies flew in the air with small lights.
The nocturnal tranquility of nature was disturbed by someone's rustling footsteps on the grass. They belonged to a two-tailed young adult fox.
His golden fluffy fur seemed to be in the moonlight pale golden. And a light cool breeze ruffled his fur.
It was Miles Prower, also known to friends as Tails.
The two-tailed fox was walking slowly towards a familiar place where he wanted to be alone. This secluded place was a small cliff overlooking the forest, and on which a lone oak tree grew.
Coming out of the forest, the fox settled down at the roots of a tree and looked at the sky.
Tails usually liked to work late in his workshop, but this time he decided to take a break from his usual business and just retire and reflect on his own.
He sighed sadly. He chose this place for reflection for a reason. Here, in this very place, he often sat with Sonic.
He remembered how he was very lonely until he met a blue hedgehog running at supersonic speed, who became a little two-tailed fox cub's best friend, and later a loving older brother.
Tails and Sonic were inseparable. They almost always did everything together: had fun, spent time together, fought villains and saved the world.
And some time later, Sonic married chipmunk Sally Acorn, who was the leader of a group of Freedom Fighters fighting against the robots of their worst enemy, a brilliant scientist named Dr. Eggman.
This villain was constantly striving to take over the world. But Sonic, Tails and their friends always prevented him from carrying out his insidious plans to take over the world.
And no matter how angry and threatening this evil mustachioed scientist was, Sonic and his team always defeated him.
But in one day, the villain still managed to carry out one plan, the consequences of which are still shocking. Eggman was able to kill the blue hedgehog by luring him to his base, but at the same time he himself died in this battle…
That day was the scariest day of Miles's life. He couldn't believe what had happened, even when he saw his older brother's dead body. Sonic became very close to the young fox, was his family, which the two-tailed inventor missed so much, and a support for him. But that wasn't the worst of it either…
Even before his death, during the battle, Sonic asked Tails for a favor:
— Tails, if I can't come back, then please promise me to fulfill my request. Please keep an eye on Sal and the kids, okay? If it's hard for you, the others will help you. But I can only trust you with this, Tails! After all, you are the godfather for my children! Will you promise me, Tails?
"I promise,— the fox said to him then, although he wanted to add: "Why are you saying this? How can you not come back? We have always defeated the villains, we have always emerged victorious, why can't we do it here? Don't Sally and the kids need you?"
But the hedgehog raced off after Eggman, and then he died, taking with him the life of his sworn enemy.
It is unknown whether Sonic knew that this was his last battle with the enemy, or just assumed, but Tails will not find out now.…
But in addition to this, another tragedy struck the young fox, which occurred on the same day…
Sally went into premature labor. She was taken to the hospital, and doctors tried to save her and the babies. And if the babies were saved, then Sally was not. She lost too much blood, and the birth was difficult.
The twins are the only thing left of Sonic and Sally. And despite the great grief, the fox tried to be strong, at least for the sake of the kids, in memory of his friends…
Tails was distracted from these thoughts by the crackling of a branch. When he turned around, he saw no one.
— Sammy, is that you? — the fox asked the question, although he already understood who was hiding in the bushes. There was silence in response. — Come on. Come out and don't hide. I know it's you, Sammy.
After his words, a small seven-year-old blue hedgehog with brown stripes on its needles and arms appeared from hiding. He looked at Tails sheepishly with his emerald green big eyes.
"How did you know it was me?" The kid asked uncertainly.
"I guessed it,— the man replied with a grin. But then Tails looked at him sternly. "Why aren't you sleeping at this hour?"
— I… I just couldn't sleep..." the boy replied timidly.
The fox, softening in his face, then called out to him:
— Come on. Come here.
Sammy walked towards the fox and sat down next to him. As soon as the breeze blew, the baby shivered slightly. He had short fur, which could not protect him from the cold yet, so Tails covered the hedgehog with one of his fluffy tails, like a warm blanket. Sammy looked at him gratefully, and he smiled at him, after which he turned his gaze back to the sky. The two were silent for a while. But then Sammy broke the silence:
— Um... Uncle Tails?
— Yes, Sammy?
— Tell me… Do I... do Ally and I look like parents?
Tails didn't understand him.
— Well... it's just that you look at me and my sister strangely, as if you see someone else.… I look like my dad, and Ally looks like my mom, right?
Tails looked at the cub.
Sammy really did resemble Sonic the fox in some way: the same needles lowered down, the same emerald green eyes, blue fur. But at the same time, the baby inherited brown fur from his mother, which stands out on the main blue coat in the form of stripes on the needles and arms, as well as the tips of the ears and a fluffy short tail. Compared to ordinary hedgehogs, Sammy was not so much prickly as soft and fluffy to the touch. Or maybe his needles just haven't gotten sharp yet?
And Sammy's twin sister, Ally, looked a bit like Sally. She inherited from her blue eyes, the basic color of fluffy wool and even her dark red hair in the form of bangs, and from her father she got needles on her head and some blue wool on the needles, too, in the form of stripes.
After a couple of minutes, Tails finally answered the hedgehog:
— Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't think that I would embarrass you with this, — with these words, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and then continued:
— Yes, you look like your father in some ways, and Ally looks like her mother. But why this question?
— I just wanted to know what they were like when… When they were alive...
— Didn't I tell you about them?
— Well, please tell me again.
— Okay. Your father was a very brave hedgehog. He was the fastest creature in the world. He was very agile and strong. He was also a great optimist. It happened, of course, that he made inappropriate jokes or acted without carefully considering his actions… But no one is perfect, right? Sonic was like an older brother to me, whom I loved and respected. And Sally was a very good strategist. She was smart and beautiful. She was an excellent leader of Freedom Fighters. She was also loved and respected.
— And they died in one day, right?
This was a question Tails hadn't expected to hear. He didn't understand how the kid could have heard that. However, he did not deny it, because if the boy answers "no", then he will still find out the answer from somewhere. It's better to tell the truth…
— Yes.
— And Ally and I were born the day they died?
— Why are you asking this?
— I just had a thought... if my sister and I hadn't been born, then... would our parents still be alive?
— What kind of nonsense is this? How did you just come up with such an idea? Tails asked him in shock.
— Well... I had a dream about Mom and dad... me, Ally and Mom and Dad were one happy family, but... but then they disappeared, and Ally and I were left alone… Are we to blame for the fact that Mom and Dad are gone? — After these words, Sammy sobbed.
Tails pulled him closer to him.
— No, no! It's not your fault. Simply… It's just that fate happened... — the two—tailed fox whispered, trying to calm him down.
— Besides… It was so hard to see my missing parents in a dream… Maybe it's a good thing that Ally and I don't know them, because then it would be very painful… It's better to live without knowing about love than to live with it... — the kid continued, crying.
Tails was even more shocked to hear such words. He himself, when he was very young, did not think like that! He wanted his parents to be around.
Fortunately, he met Sonic, who gave him a family.
And as far as he knew, Sonic didn't have such a family either.… Among the relatives of the hedgehog was Uncle Chuck, who raised and raised his nephew.
But Tails did not scold the hedgehog for such words, instead, gently stroking his head, he said:
— Do you think that living without love is better than living with it? Alas, but you're wrong, kid. A life without love means a life without happiness, and a life without happiness is a life in vain. I loved your father like a brother who was ready to save me and all of us from any trouble. No one can replace him. But with love comes loss, Sammy. It's part of the deal. Sometimes it hurts, but in the end, it's all worth it, — after saying that, the fox winked at the baby, who had already stopped crying at that time, and then continued:
— So remember well, Sammy: "There's no greater gift than love."
"Uncle Tails?" — Sammy asked timidly.
— Yes?
— Even though Ally and I didn't know our parents, but... but we're lucky to have you, Uncle Tails. You've become a wonderful father to us.
Tails was so moved by his ward's words that he even shed tears.
Noticing this, the boy became worried about his guardian: "Uncle Tails, are you all right?"
— Yes, yes. Simply… I just got something in my eyes, that's all," he grinned, wiping away tears.
— Are you sure everything is okay?
— Yes, Sammy. It's all right. And you know what?
— What? "I'm lucky to have you and Ally. You're both like my own children to me, who made one fox very happy, — and after that, Tails scooped up the hedgehog and ruffled the top of his head.
— Hehe. Uncle Tails! Well, it tickles! Hehe. Enough! — Sammy laughed. And when they let him go, the baby snuggled up to him. —I love you, Uncle Tails,— said the hedgehog, and then he sniffed sweetly. Tails, looking at the sleeping ward, smiled tenderly, after which he picked him up and kissed him on the forehead.
— I love you too, Sammy, — the fox whispered to him. The kid continued to sniff and snuggled up to the warm and so native fox fur. The fox got up carefully, so as not to wake the sleeping child, and headed home. But then he suddenly stopped. It seemed to him that someone had called him. Maybe it was just the wind? Nevertheless, Tails turned around. And he gaped at what he saw.
— Sonic? — That's all he could say.
In front of his eyes was the silhouette of a certain green-eyed hedgehog. The moonlight passed through it, making it seem barely visible.
However, by such a familiar look, by this perky look and this radiant cheerful and cheerful smile, it would be impossible not to recognize Sonic in this. And Tails recognized him as his best friend.
"Thank you, Tails," Sonic whispered, to which the fox nodded at him, and then the hedgehog disappeared.
Tails stood for a few more minutes, but remembering the baby clinging to his chest, he chuckled softly and went home.