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Pain. So much of it.
Nothing felt right.
So hard to think.
...
He could’ve sworn he’d just been running, so why was he laying down?
Slowly, he sat up. He felt so weak. How was he going to stand up?
...Wasn’t getting up supposed to be easier than this?
Mustering up what little strength he had, he somehow managed to stand.
Everything seemed so much harder than usual. He was barely managing to keep himself up.
Looking around, he spotted an orange blur not far from him. It was so hard to see. Everything was so blurry. But if that was who he thought it was, maybe he could help him make sense of things?
“Ttaaiillllss...” his voice rasped. Was that normal for his voice? He wasn’t sure.
It was only when he heard what he thought was a scream did he notice the ringing in his ears.
This wasn’t right. None of this seemed right. Yet for some reason he just couldn’t be certain.
While it was hard to see, he felt the other’s eyes on him. After a little while of this he decided to try and repeat himself.
“Taaaiiillsss...”
This didn’t seem to do much as he continued to be ignored. Was something also wrong with Tails? He needed to make sure his little brother is okay.
“Wwhhhaaattt’sss wrrroonnggg?”
Hmm... Maybe he just needed to elab... elaborate (he thinks that’s the right word) a bit? That was something you needed to do to get a reply, right?
“Dddoooonnn’ttt ffeeeell rriiiighhhtt...”
It seemed to work as this time he actually got a response.
“Umm, h-hi? Is... is that still you, Sonic?”
Well that was a silly question.
“Wwhhhooo eeelllssse?” He said as he slightly tilted his head, something which turned out to be “Hhhaaarrrddd ttoooo mmoooovve...” and also “Hhhuuurrrttttsss.”
That shouldn’t have been so hard and painful to do, right?
Nothing was making much sense so he had to confirm something. It would be... em... em... embarr... embarrassing? Yeah, that seemed like the right word to use. It would be embarrassing if this wasn’t actually his little bro.
It was just “Sssooooo bbbllluuurrryyyy...” so he needed to confirm it. “Tthhhhaaatt iiisss yyoouuu lliittttlle bbrrrrooo, rriiighhttt?”
“Yeah. You do remember your other nickname for me, right? I need to make sure of something.”
Another silly question. “Yyyooouurr mmmyyyy llliiitttttllle bbuuuudddyyy oooooff ccoouurrrrssse...!”
Did his little bro always ask such silly things? He doesn’t think so, but he’s once again not certain about it.
There was another moment of silence before Tails spoke.
“Hey, uh, Sonic? Think you could follow me?”
“Sssuuuurrre tthhhiiinngggg, bbbuuuddd.” He replied cheerily.
Not thinking hard about it he attempted to take a step forward. This seemed to be a mistake as he began to fall forward.
Thankfully, his little buddy was there to help catch him.
“Are you o...kay....”
Why’d he trail off like that?
Suddenly Tails yanked back one of, what he assumed was, his hands which he then moved to his muzzle while also not allowing him to fall.
A few seconds went by and, once again, something seemed wrong.
“Hhheeeeyyyy, yyyooouuu aalllrrriiighhttt llliittttllle bbuudddyyy?”
Tails looked up, he guessed at him, and stared. Something felt a bit off.
“Tttaaiiilllsss? Wwwhhhyyy aaarrree yyyoouuu bbeeeiiinngg ssssooo qqquuiiieett? Yyyooouuu oookkkaaayyy?”
More silence. He needed to do something. Say something, maybe?
“Cchheeeeeeeerrr uuupppp llliiiitttllle bbbrrrooo”.
But wasn’t there a better way to help comfort him...?
“Iiiitttt’sss ggoonnnaa bbeee oookkkaaayyy.” He said as he remembered.
It was so hard to move his arm for some reason. He knew this was wrong. Everything seemed to be a little wrong recently, though it could also just be his head playing tricks on him, but either way he’d persist for his little bro. Painfully, he put his hand on Tails’ head and ruffled it.
Then something must’ve snapped in Tails because he proceeded to hug him and cry.
He wasn’t sure why Tails was so upset but he’d just have to be there for his bro. I mean what kind of big brother would he be if he didn’t try to comfort him?
Managing to slide his hand onto Tails’ back he started rubbing it. He’d always be there for his little buddy.
Once Tails had calmed down he let out what seemed to be an apology. “Oh Sonic... I’m so sorry I didn’t realize it sooner.”
He wasn’t sure what the apology was for but it really didn’t seem needed. He didn’t want Tails to feel bad so he’d just have to assure him of this!
“Iiittt’ssss ooookkkaaayyy lllliiiittttllle bbbuuuudddddyyyy...”
“No, it’s not. None of this okay.”
What was Tails talking about? Sure he felt a little off and in pain but that was about it. So, not understanding, he asked “Wwwhhhaaaattttcchhhaaaa mmmeeeaaannn?”
“Never mind. It’s not important. Why don’t I help you up instead, yeah?“ Tails replied as he went to help him up. Sounded good to him!
Tails then grabbed his hand. “Let’s just walk back to my workshop together, alright?”
“Llleeeaaaadddd tthhhhee wwwaaaayyyy lllliiittttlllle bbbrrroooo!” He replied as Tails helped him walk.
Shouldn’t walking be easy for him? Well, Tails didn’t seem bothered by it so he’d have to not be bothered by it either! He’s the big brother after all.
Besides, he was just happy to be with his little bro.