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The little fox has been tagging along Sonic for sometime...
At the beginning the hedgehog was confused and worried... What if Eggman attacked and the kid got hurt? Or what if the kit's parents were looking for him?
But Sonic let those thought go...
Why? The hedgehog didn't know himself...
Whenever the fox kid tagged along, Sonic felt warm and happy inside himself... And, well, he didn't want to let go of the kid...
And the kid was a great help...
It is true that Sonic and the little fox haven't spoken to each other at all, however they didn't need to...
Sonic saw the kid fix his plane... And when Sonic was about to drown, the kid literally jumped in the water to save Sonic... And whenever there was a lot of robots, the child would zoom in to help and protect Sonic, as well as fight with little to no hesitation...
To Sonic the kid was a role modal... The fox had bravery that Sonic could only imagine... And strength that was incredible for his age (which seemed around 4...)
Although Sonic and the fox hadn't talked at all, Sonic adored the fox...
Whenever Sonic travelled at full speed, the fox would fly behind him, keeping up with Sonic's pace, while leaving at least a mile gap between the two...
The fox never appeared whenever Sonic was eating, so Sonic didn't have to think about finding food for the other...
The fox seemingly sleeps far away from Sonic, since whenever Sonic fell asleep he couldn't hear the kit anywhere near him...
Honestly, to Sonic, having the kid around wasn't too big of a deal... Especially since the kid seemed to know what he was doing...
Still... Sonic was amazed by the kid, especially since he seemed so much younger than the hedgehog himself...
Looking at the sky above him, Sonic could see that it was just past midnight... He should have fell asleep earlier, but today was a tiring day... First, Eggman attacked after not attacking for a full TWO weeks! The Metal Sonic somehow managed to drown Sonic... And then the little fox happened to save Sonic from both Metal and from drowning in a flash...
Sonic sighs as he thinks about the event of the day... Well, this is the life of a hero... And well he doesn't want to think about what would have happened if the young fox wasn't there to help him...
Hmm... about the little fox... what is he doing right now?
Probably sleeping... It should DEFINETLY be past the kid's bedtime, especially since it seemed to be around four to five years old... five years old... That seems a bit- no, he means way- too young to be able to fight against everyone... Especially robot... however there he was saving Sonic from robots Sonic himself couldn't handle...
Yep! The kid is definitely brave!
After another few minutes, Sonic could feel a boost of energy run through his body, so in order to remove the extra energy preventing him from sleeping, Sonic decided to go for a run.
Sonic slowly got to his feet and stretched, and within a few seconds he was off, like a bullet.
Sonic ran around the forest, not minding which way he was heading... He was Sonic the Hedgehog, of coarse he didn't care wherever he was heading.
After around fifteen minutes of running, Sonic was brought to a stop by a small sniffle coming from somewhere in the forest.
Looking around, Sonic noticed a moving figure way up in the trees...
Slowly, Sonic climbed up the tree trying not to make a sound in order not to get the attention of the creature...
As Sonic got closer he could see a small yellow-ish ball shivering...
A furry ball ... shivering?
'No! That is the little two-tailed fox that tags along...' Sonic thought as he got closer to the shivering fox.
As Sonic got closer, he was able to get a more clear image of the fox... The poor kid had a few visible cuts that was slightly covered due to the fox's thick fur... Sonic hadn't realized that before... Maybe since whenever the two saw the other, one was always in a rush and was running /flying.
Sonic was brought back to reality by another sniffle from the fox...
Not knowing what to do Sonic sat there, staring at the younger mobian with sad eyes... He didn't think that the fox cried at all when he was all alone... Sonic thought that the fox would have been another version of him, except not afraid of anything (while Sonic is afraid of water...). However it seems as though whatever Sonic thought was wrong...
While Sonic was stuck with his thoughts, the little fox felt as though something was off... The tiny kit looked up to see what was wrong, but was shocked to see that it was Sonic looking down at him. The little fox sat there frozen... He didn't know what to do... He didn't expect anyone to have had found him in the forest at this time at night... The fox looked up at the hedgehog's eyes with scared eyes. What would happen to him now?
On the other hand, Sonic was looking down at the little fox with a sad expression... The fox looked broken. He was looking up at Sonic with two bright blue eyes and a scarred expression. Tears stained the kit's muzzle, though none of the two were focusing on it too much...
To Sonic, the kit looked so vulnerable, like the four year old, the fox truly was...
Sonic felt some sort of a protective instinct take over him, as he scooped up the little fox into his arms, pulling into a tight, protective hug... Sonic painfully noticed how the kit was literally as light as a feather...
He also realized how the little fox's body visibly tensed up the moment the older picked him up, however slowly started to loosen up...
The fox didn't know what to do, however he slowly felt his instincts take over him as well as he desperately returned the hug, clinging on as though the moment he let go he would disappear
The younger one cried into the older's chest as though there was no hope in the world, as the older slowly rocked the fox, like a mother would to her child...
After what seemed for hours, the fox fell asleep in Sonic's arms...
Looking down at the sleeping kid, Sonic slowly headed towards his camp-out, with the kit in his hands...
Sonic didn't know what he was doing, but all he knew was that he was going to protect the fox, no matter what...