Tails' Workshop

[Skyes Lowell]

"You never know! It could be some kind of special bean. I mean, I've been in this world for a short time, and I've already seen flying robots, a magical girl, a four legged devolved specimen, and a two tailed fox, whilst dodging time and spacial rips . Apparently, half of my family is either missing or never existed. Normal, this world isn't. Taking the above into consideration, the thought that a bean could do this is very... viable." he explained. "Whether or not we could beat the bean is not the question, but finding the thing in the first place is going be a doozy. I mean, if it's something like a bean, in a field of beans, the only way to make sure that we get the right one is to, like, set them all on fire or something. A bean is the easiest thing we could find- the 'rip' could be something five times our size with an appetite for irony and- er- dog. Or cat. Or both. Because knowing my luck, something is going to try and eat me in this world. I just know it."

He found himself shuddering at the thought. "Worst case scenario- this world rip thing turns out to be something we can't punch or something that could very well screw up time as we know it. Kind of like that one movie I saw, where some fox stepped on a flower and distorted time so that he turned out to be his own sister while fathering his own generation. DON'T ask." he said quickly, wondering if he had already lost her.

"To sum it up, what if this 'bean' has no 'ass' which to 'kick'?"
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"Skyyyyyyes, don't go too far without us." Semyl called out, losing sight of her brother and that one peculiar cat. "She totally reminds me of someone. Buuuuuuuuut I can't think of who."

"Older brother, huh? Hahahaha, you sound very close. I guess I've never had much for relations and my brothers. Except for Skyes, because he's my twin, a total dope, and somehow the younger one. Even though the older one is supposed to be taller. Seriously, why am I short?"

She looked around- off in the distance she heard something about a bean. "There's no way he could be hungry already. That dork- he's probably spouting off about the time rips, and boring the heck out of that poor girl. OR saying something stupid. Aaaaaaaaaahrg, he's gonna make her think he ain't worth nuttin' if I don't give him any ideas..." Semyl held her hand as if to call out to him, sending another whisper along the wind to his ears. " H e y . S t u p i d . Y o u . A r e n ' t . B o r i n g . V a n e s s a . A r e . Y o u ? S t a r t . U p . A . C o n v e r s a t i o n . A n d . T r y . T o . B e . R e m o t e l y . I n t e r e s t i n g . F o r . O n c e ."

Skyes's ear twitched out of annoyance. "Didn't you say something about East Side Gunz....? I know that name from somewhere." he asked Vanessa.

[Tails]

Tails wonders what to say now that he mentioned his older brother, Sonic the hedgehog. He took his thoughts in and tried to ready himself for the edge of the forest he was getting closer and closer to. The world rip was still clear in his mind and it was increasingly hard to hide his fearful feelings about the world rip. He knew the best way to get rid of the fear was to face it head on.

Tails forced a smile and answered Semyl's question. "Well, he's not really my older brother, he's more like a mentor than anything else. I bet you already know who he is, because you know who I am. But I'll tell you anyway.

"My big brother is Sonic the hedgehog. If he were here and he knew I had taken on a fear of this world rip and all it took was to reach the edge of the forest to see for myself whether or not I would get sucked into it; then he would race down there like a madman and drag me with him.

"The closer I get to the edge of the forest, the more afraid I get about the world rip. I know it's a very silly fear, but I can't do anything about it. I wish Sonic were here, he'd know what to do. The closer I get to the forest's edge, the more I wish Sonic were here to comfort me.

"Ever since the world rip, I haven't seen him anywhere. It just makes me sad that I can't figure out what he's doing or where he is. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that if Robotnik were up to anything Sonic would take me along for the ride.

"I'm glad you're here Semyl. You're a great friend."

Tails asked after a moment's pause to get his breath back. "So, what brings you down to the Great Forest?"

[Tancer Fang]

Something Skyes said completely changed the look on Vanessa's face. Her orange eyes opened wide, a giant smile on her face. She let out a squeal of excitment, like she just won the lottery.
"You've seen a two tailed fox?! That's soooo cool! I've seen a two tailed racoon but I'd love to see a two tailed fox!" She had to compose herself a little to answer his question "I'm 3rd enforcer for the East Side Gunz, Tancer was second and I have to kick his tail to take his rank! Though now do to the world rips I don't know if the East Side Gunz exist any more.... oh well I am still gonna find and beat Tancer!"

[Skyes Lowell]

"Er- you know, if I ever see another two-tailed fox, I'll be sure to point him out to you." Skyes mumbled, wondering if Vanessa had even looked at Tails during the time they were together. "Who's this Tancer fellow you keep mentioning? Sounds like he owes you something."

"Perhaps he's an ex. That would suck if he is, because not only does that mean someone has set a previous bar, but must I now worry about her going violently crazy on me if I screw up? She looked like she wanted to punch me for talking about a bean. Aw nuts, wait, I've dated a chick like this before." Skyes felt a heavy unease chill his spine when the thought crossed his mind. "Maybe I would have fared better if I stuck with the small kid and let Semyl tag along with her. Now I'm REALLY paranoid she's gonna punch me. Huh..... Just like Sem-"

"H e y . D o o f u s . A r e . W e . G e t t i n g . C l o s e . T o . Y o u . G u y s ?" he heard his sister whisper.

"-Gah! Sis made me forget what I was thinking about! Crud, I think I was about to finally remember who Vanessa reminded me of. Aaaaaaaaaahg, it's gonna take me forever to figure this out. Thanks a lot for derailing my thoughts, Sis. I'm pretty sure the connection was right on the edge of my mind, too."

He shook his head- Semyl was probably expecting a reply. How often she forgot he wasn't also a wind elementalist, or, at least, a walking cell phone. "HEY! SEMYL! WE'RE OVER HERE JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING!" he shouted back.

"I still think long-distance whispering makes her kind of creepy."
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"I still think the way he stares at people makes him kind of creepy." Semyl thought, following Skyes's trail. "Especially the whole slant-eye thing. That's sure to scare off people. It's like they just... LEER at you." she thought, snickering.

"Huh? Oh, Skyes and I- we think we lost one of our friends here. He said he'd "Catch up" but we still haven't seen him."

[Tails]

When Tails heard someone was lost, he knew he couldn't walk anymore. He had to hurry to the edge of the forest.

Tails started running and then his tails kicked in and flew passed Skyes and Vanessa with Semyl hanging on tight. At the speed Tails was going he reached the edge of the forest in no time at all, litterally leaving Skyes and Vanessa in the dust.

Tails smiled at Semyl. "Are you alright? Are you ready to help me see if there's a world rip beyond this forest? After this I'll help you find your brother."

Tails asked one more thing. "Semyl, can you walk with me?"

[Tancer Fang]

Vanessa placed her hands on her hips giving the dog a puzzled look. "Oi, Are you a dumb? I said I have to kick his ass so I can be second enforcer,I'm in a gang you know!" She leaned forward and squinted for a second. "Maybe it's because your eyes are always closed, that's why you can't hear me!" The blue cat, ignoring any attempts from the dog to stop it, began to try and pry Skyes eyes' open. "C'mon you're not even trying to open them! I don't want to repeat myself for our whole adventure!"


((I think I invented a monster retard, and it feels great!))

[Skyes Lowell]

Semyl stepped out in front of him. "So far, I don't see anything." she said, waving her arms for him to follow. "C'mon, it's safe, so far~. We don't have to worry about finding Brother. He'll come- sooner or later."

"What IS he doing anyways? How could you mess up something as simple as 'walk straight and go that way'??" she thought.
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"G-gah! What are you doing? Those are my eyes! They're just like that, they don't really opeeeeen!" Skyes panicked, falling over backward, feeling her hands pry at his face. "H-h-hey, careful with the claws, yeah? You're gonna poke my- OW! Eye!" he whined,, holding one hand over his eye while he tried to lift her into the air with his other, putting not a lot of distance between them.

"I'm just saying, doing this for..... well, with how much you want to beat him, it seems like something more than just rank." He lightly swatted her hand away from his face. "Don't try to do that! My eyes are just naturally- er- 'slanty'. Eep! Haven't you ever seen slant eyes before?! No, really, you're gonna stab my eyes out! I know you can't see them, but I still have them!" he said quickly, not wanting to have cat claws in such proximity to his eyes.

[Tails]

Tails, slowly, but surely, walks beyond the edge of the forest where Semyl happens to be and can't believe his eyes. He jumped forward and flew around Semyl to see if this wasn't an illusion.

He landed and just stood there awestruck. "Wow! You're right, there isn't any world rips to worry about."

He laughed. "This really was a silly little fear."

He hugged Semyl and kissed her cheek. "Thanks. If it wasn't for you, I'd still be worried about going beyond this forest. You're the best."

[Tancer Fang]

The blue cat followed the large dog as he toppled back. "Sorry!" Vanessa yelped watching Skyles reel in pain. Right now she was straddling the canine, both her paws held by Skyes' much larger for 'safe keeping'.
The blue cat, like always, moved onto the next subject "Well he was super strong, So I'd think I'd enjoy a scrap with him. Hey is your eye better?" She genuinely looked upset at poking Skyes eye, biting her lip she gave him a big doe eyed expression. "You're not angry are you?"

[Skyes Lowell]

"I think my eye burns too much to really be angry. Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwww." was what Skyes thought. "Y-yeah, I'm fine, see?" was what he said. He felt his eye still twitching out of pain, but he was pretty sure she couldn't tell; he had to keep it closed to deal with the stinging, but his eyes looked closed anyways, so no problem. "N-no, I'm not angry."

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"See? Told ya there was nothing to it."' Semyl said, looking around. "Man, what an opportune moment to scare the daylights outta him. ...Naaaaaah, I'm not THAT mean." she thought deviously.

"Ya know, I'm a little worried. Sure, Skyes is slow, but I think he shoulda been here by now, at least. Either that, or he's too busy being a male and puttin' moves on that poor girl. Or screwing around somehow. Grrrrrrrrrr! He knows I hate waiting! That jerk, I'm gonna plant a hard one in his face when he finally gets over here. Or better yet, sock him in the-"

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Skyes got up sorely, patting off the dirt and leaves from his back. "Ack- think I have a twig in my- oh, no, that's my keys. Ow. Gimme a warning next time you try to open my eyes, so I can at least help out, yeah?" he joked. "Come on, Semyl's probably waiting for us. Don't worry, though, she's super patient."

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"-ter yet, I'll just go for the ever-so-classic running punch. Nothing says 'Don't keep me waiting' like decking him out. Yeeeeeah, that sounds good."

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"Yep. It's not like she's gonna be mad or anything, right?" he said cheerfully, offering Vanessa a hand up.