Mille's story

"Sonic! Tails called out, "Stop playing video games! It's time for bed!"

"Aww..." Sonic sighed, "Why are you in control here when I'm older?"

"'Cause I have more sense. Sometimes. Now game off and bed NOW. You can have some chocolate..."

"Alright, fine... G'Night, bro," Sonic sighed, walking to his room.

"G'Night," Tails said, before doing the same. He kicked off his shoes and gloves, keeping his socks on, and flopped on the bed. He pulled the plush "real" fox close, snuggled under the blankets and slowly fell asleep.

A few hours later, there was a whiir of engines as a strange machine swerved near the house. Eggman, the evil mastermind and Sonic's enemy, was flying outside. His teleporter was ready to be fired.

"OH HO HO HO!" Eggman laughed, "Finally! It's completed! I can now teleport Sonic to my base, and have the perfect test subject for the Chaos Emeralds! Why is he the perfect subject you ask? Well-"

"WILL YOU SHUT UP!" The voice came from one of the houses neighboring Sonic's and Tails'.

"...Sorry," Eggman sighed, "Force of habit. Let's just get this over with." He fired the  beam with full force at the house. Unfortuently, Sonic twisted in his sleep (having a really odd dream about Rouge) and the beam passed by him by mere centimetres, instead going through the wall and hitting the heavy-sleeping Tails. Eggman didn't notice, still thinking Sonic was hit.

"Hohoho..." Eggman laughed silently, "I've got him! And now I twist his genetic structure to my very will!" With that, he floated off back to his base.

At the base...

"Now, let's see how sleepy Sonic is..." Eggman cackled to himself. Suddenly, the teleporter responded, showing the yellow fox instead. His jaw stumped his toe, "WHAT?! What's Fox-Boy doing here?! No matter... I suppose he will do for now."

Throughout the night, Eggman conducted many experiments on Tails with the Chaos Emeralds, but was unable to produce any effect. As the night went on, Eggman grew more and more frustrated, and by morning was so frustrated that anything could set him off.

"Still nothing..." he grumbled to himself, "Still nothing..."

The fox strapped to Eggman's operating table yawned, opening his eyes.

"Gah! He's waking up!"

"Urgh..." Tails rubbed his eyes with his tails, "Morning already? Did Sonic wet the bed again...wait...where am I?" He gasped, "Eggman!!!"

"Hohoho! Hello, fox!" Eggman cackled, "Sleep well?"

"Uh...yeah. I had this odd tickling all night. I trust that was you?"

"Don't remind me..." Eggman grumbled, "Didn't work right..."

"What stupid evil plot do you have this time?"

"Same as usual, trying to beat Sonic. But nothing's gone right ALL NIGHT!" Eggman flew into a rage, "WHY?! WHY CAN'T I WIN AGAINST A SINGLE BLUE HEDGEHOG?! A FAT ITALLIAN PLUMBER, MAYBE A LIMBLESS PURPLE...THING, BUT A BLUE HEDGEHOG WITH A BROKEN FANBASE?! ...GAAAAAAAAH!"

"E-Eggman!" Tails called out, "C-Calm down!"

Suddenly, Eggman picked up the yellow Chaos Emerald and threw it at Tails with the speed of a meteor. It struck Tails and embedded itself point-first in his chest. Tails yelled in pain.

Eggman was, for once, silent, "...Wow, I didn't know I was THAT strong..."

Tears in his eyes, Tails look at his chest wound. Surprisingly, it wasn't bleeding, save for a strange yellow liquid from the emerald itself. The Emerald started slowly pushing itself out of Tails' chest, somehow healing him as it went along. Tails looked away, and up at Eggman.

"What the heck, Eggman?" Tails asked, "Are you TRYING to kill us now?"

"I...don't know...I've got close before, so..." Eggman started to say, releasing Tails from his bonds, "Wait...what's the noise?"

A wavering noise could be heard in the air, enemating from Tails' chest. It vibrated his very bones, making him scared and confused.

"What's...what's happening?"

The noise stopped as the emerald fell out of Tails' chest. He sighed, and looked down at where the wound had been. He stopped in shock when he saw that there really wasn't a wound. Instead, two bumps had formed on his chest.

"Uh...what ARE they?" Tails asked himself. He clutched his stomach as he could feel his insides change, strangly.  His eyes grew small eyelashes and his eyes went a slightly brighter blue. There was a small groan and some mild pain as something...down below...caused Tails to reach for it and figure out he wasn't exactly...himself anymore. The changes seemed to stop.

"Woah..." Tails muttered, his voice slightly higher in pitch, "What happened?"

"Wait, that's it"? Eggman asked himself, "I can't SEE any changes, other than eyelashes and... Those. Sounds like a case of lazy character designs..."

"Eggman..." Tails whirled around, trying to find any other new additions, "What have you done? What's the odd feeling I'm getting?"

"I..." Eggman sniffed again, "I don't know...but whatever it is, it seems to have swtiched your gender and given you premature features. Strange occurance...the emeralds never did THAT before... So lazy, though, not thinking about the age of the characters changed..."

"I... I'm a girl?" Tails asked, distraught, "I..." Tails started sobbing, and ran out of the base.

"Wait...why did she start sobbing? It's not that much a change. If that Master guy was in charge, she probably wouldn't be able to stand OR see. Huh, foxes...wait. If Sonic has to care for Tails, he can't stop me from taking over the world! It's all slotting into place! HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!"

At Sonic's and Tails' home...

Sonic was starting to wake up too, "*yawn*...Man, that was a good dream. With Amy and Rouge...wait, did I..." he checked his sheets, "Aw, not again. Better get Tails up. he's lways a heavy sleeper," he jumped out of bed and walked into the Tails' room, "TAILS! TAILS! Time to get up!  Come on, bro, you don't wanna forget to wake up AGAIN, do you?"

Tails wasn't anywhere to be seen.

"Huh? Tails?" Sonic started to get worried, "This is worrying! Tails always put Mr.Foxie on his special pillow I made for him before waking up. Something's happened to him!"

Suddenly, the door crashed open, and Tails crashed face-first on the couch, sobbing quietly.

"Tails! I was so worried!" Sonic knelt down to meet Tails' height, "Where were you?"

"Eggman..." Tails whispered, not looking up, "He..."

"He...he what?" Sonic became angry, "What did he do to you?!"

"He did experiments on me while I was asleep... And..." Tails paused, "He threw a Chaos Emerald at me, and..."

"Yes, yes, keep going," Sonic said. He wanted, nay, DEMANDED every last word of info.

"... It stabbed me in the chest - calm down!" Tails said, hearing the way Sonic's breathing had suddenly gone, "It pushed itself out, and healed me, but it left... Um..." Tails flipped over onto his back, revealing what had happened. Sonic seemed to look around for a split second before looking down and...

"...You're a girl!" Sonic yelled in surprise, "Why did Eggman do that?"

"I don't think he meant to..." Tails trailed off, Sonic noticing for the first time that her voice was ever-so-slightly higher, "He was in a rage and..."

"You okay, buddy?" Sonic asked, rubbing Tails' back, "You look terrible..."

"I... Us..." Tails started crying, "I... I can't... Be your little... anymore..."

"Yes, you can. But not my little bro... more, my little... sis?"

"I... I guess..." Tails said, "... I hope..."

"It's all gonna be okay..." Sonic sighed, pulling the young fox into a hug, "If it makes you feel better, your fur is really soft now."

"... Uh, wasn't it always?"

"Not really. It was always clogged with oil and dirt and things, really since you rarley had showers 'cause you were too busy working on inventions."

"Eggman probably washed me while I was asleep."

"Or it could've been the changes... anyway, what're you gonna do now? You can't cry about it forever... can you?"

"No..." Tails said, "... But I'm still upset..."

"Well, there must be a way for Rouge or Amy to help you. Why not see them about it?" Sonic asked. Tails seemed to panic at the thought.

"I hope your kidding. The last thing I want to do at this...horrible time...is to wind up in a bodysuit or red dress. I don't NEED clothes...do I?"

"Maybe..." Sonic shrugged, "But you should change your name. The last thing I want is Shadow or Knuckles finding out..."

"... Okay," Tails said, "... Where do we do that?"

"...Good point. Maybe Tikal would know. Ever since she got stuck here, she took up a job in such things. Like Rouge staying to her jewels..."

"I still don't understand why you let Rouge be your girlfriend..."

"Well, I'm getting too many strange stories from my monthly meeting with the other Sonics. I'm not risking it with Amy."

"Alright..." Tails trailed off, before picking up a blanket left on the floor and wrapping it around herself, "Maybe I should start meeting with the other Tailses... Let's go..."

At Tikals' House...

"Oh, Tikal works from home?" Sonic asked himself, "Didn't know that."

"Let's just go in and get it over with..." Tails sighed. She knocked, then pushed open the door. Tikal was at her desk, typing something on the computer.

"...Oh, hi Sonic," Tikal said, "And hi Tails. What brings you here?"

"Tikal..." Tails sighed, "Can you keep something a secret?"

"Of course. What is it?" Tikal asked.

"Eggman turned me into a girl." she sighed, letting go of the blanket. "And now I have to change my name so people don't know it's me. I heard you were just the person to see..."

"Yep. Came to the right person. All you have to do is give me your new name and I can send it off into the databanks. What is your new name?"

"... Mille Prower," Tails decided, picking the blanket back up to hide her body, "... Yes, that'll work..."

"Okay..." Tikal typed into her computer, "Just sign the paper to my left and it'll all be done."

Tails did so.

"Cool. Thanks Tikal!" Sonic said, "By the way... what're you working on?"

"Well... just some lawful stuff."

Sonic approached the screen, "... That doesn't look like lawful stuff. More... UNlawful stuff."

"... Moving on..." Sonic quickly ushered Tails out of the door, "Now what? What about Amy? Rouge is having lunch with her right now."

"... I don't know," Tails admitted, "Umm... If we're pretending I'm my cousin or something, won't people get suspicious when I stop appearing?"

"Eh. They might not care. They're too busy complaining about my eyes being green and not black. Besides, I really want to see Rouge..."

"O...kay..." Tails said, "I meant our friends. You know, the ones we don't want to tell about this."

"Oh, they won't either. They really couldn't care less. Come on, let's go..."

At Amy's House...

"Tails..." Sonic sighed, "Is it too late to say I'm scared?"

"... No," Tails said, "... I'm kind of scared too..."

"But...we have to do it. And besides, Rouge..." Sonic sighed, "That's enough... in we go!"

"Sonic...are you sure I need help from Amy?"

"Well, you can't go round naked forever. Fur only stays fluffy for so long..."

"Aww..." Tails said, handing the blanket to Sonic before walking up to the door to knock on it, "Fine... In we go..."

As soon as she knocked on the door, the door swung open violently. Amy was in the doorway, "Yes?"

"Uh...hi," Tails said, "I'm... Mille, and I need to borrow some clothes. You busy?"

"Nope!" Amy said, giggling madly, "I was just discussing with Rouge over Sonic...CHICKEN!"

"Um... Okay," Tails said, "Can I come in?"

"Yeah..." Amy let her and Sonic inside. Rouge was sitting at the table, drinking tea."

"Rouge?" Sonic asked, "Your okay?"

"What, you thought she'd tie me up and drown me?" Rouge asked, "Please. She's seen that. And it made her vomit. We're getting along quite well, surprisingly. Who's the fox? Tails?"

"I'm... Miles' cousin," Tails said, "Erm... My name is Mille Prower, but... I use the nickname Tails too..."

"I... see... think I'm stupid? That's SEGA Rouge. How did this happen?"

"Eggman threw a emerald," Sonic explained, "It stuck in Tails' chest and now he's female."

"Awww! Poor fox!" Amy sighed, stroking Tails' head, "Are you feeling okay?"

"Umm..." Tails trailed off, "Kind of upset, actually... why're you wearing that straightjacket?"

"Oh, nothing!" Amy said, "So, what do you want help with?"

"Umm... Sonic says I need clothes."

"I'd say so," Rouge said, "Those do not belong on someone your age."

"Why? They're pretty small. Compared to yours..." Sonic said, twitching.

"Don't, Sonic..." Rouge teased, "So, Amy should you..."

"Yeah!" Amy dragged Tails into her room, "So, what clothes do you want?"

"... Just enough to cover me will be fine," Tails said, "If you have something that'll make me look like a boy again... I'd like that too."

"...Nope. This might do..." Amy swiped a red dress and put it on Tails, "How does that fit?"

The dress felt odd hanging off of Tails' body, "It's too big... Except for one part where it fits that I'm... Not going to talk about..."

"Hmm..." Amy removed the dress, "How about one of my older ones? That one I was wearing when Sonic first saved me ...memoreis. That might fit..." Amy put such green dress on Tails, "How about now?"

"It fits," Tails said, "... Though it makes me look more like a girl... I suppose that might help us convince people that Mille and Miles are different people, though..."

"Well, I'm a girly girl... I don't have anything else. Just keep the, 'till you change your mind. Besides, you look cute in it! Say...I wonder what Sonic and Rouge are doing?"

"Let's go see," Tails suggested, walking out of the room. Rouge was doing...something, but yelped and snapped back to her seat when Amy appeared.

"Hey..." Rouge said, "Ever heard of knocking first?"

"It's MY house..." Amy said, "And what's that on Sonic's cheek?"

"What?" Sonic asked, "Oh, nice dress, Tails." There was a smudge on his cheek, the same colour as Rouge's blue lipstick. Tails wasn't really surprised, it being normal for her to see this.

"... They've been kissing again," Tails said, "... Urgh..."

"And so what?" Rouge huffed, "It's what we do."

"Now what?" Sonic asked again, "Tails? Wanna go home?"

"Yeah... I want to ask Rouge something, first, though," Tails turned to Rouge, "Is there a way to make me look like a boy? Like clothes or something?"

"... Yes..." Rouge said, trailing off, "... I'll tell you about that later."

Tails sighed in relief, "Thanks. Come on, Sonic, let's go home."

Many hours later...

Soon it was time to go to sleep. As expected, Tails was still very paranoid over sleeping after the night before, but Sonic promised to keep guard. Well, he tried... but fell asleep with Rouge instead. Tails was still in her bed the following morning.

Tails yawned as he woke up. He felt odd, the memories of yesterday fuzzy, but walked to the bathroom to get washed up before starting. He looked in the mirror, and suddenly the memories of the previous day came rushing back to him... her.

"Oh, right..." Tails said, "I'm a girl now..."

She sighed, before realising something.

"How... how do I... ROUGE!"

Rouge rushed in, "What's wrong?"

"I just...how do I...how do I pee?"

"Oh, yeah. It's not that hard. Just...concentrate...I'm getting deja vu. And it's not mine." Rouge shrugged and walked out again.

A few minutes later...

Tails washed her hands. It... Hadn't been that bad, actually... Maybe the Chaos Emerald had given her a little help? Maybe she just knew? Anyway, she entered to main room to see Sonic eat some cereal.

"Morning, little bro...sis..." Sonic said awkwardly, "Sleep well?"

"And pee well?" Rouge joked.

"... Slept well enough, and I'd prefer not to talk about that, Rouge."

"JOKE, Tails. Joke." Rouge said.

"I know, but it wasn't a good one. How about you, Sonic?"

"Hmm? Yeah, I slept well. So, anything you want to do today? Play video games? Annoy Knuckles? Get some lunch?"

"... Well, I'd like to stay inside, mostly..." Tails said, "And for Rouge to tell me what I need to look like a boy again... And to run some tests on myself..."

"So, how will Tails look normal again?" Sonic asked.

"Well, for the most part, we'll need a special top... One that looks and feels like Tails' normal fur, and that will keep her shape closer to what she used to be while wearing it."

"And where will we find that?"

"I know a guy," Rouge said, "Or, girl, but that's beside the point."

"Who? Is it Amy?" Sonic said, trembeling.

"No. No need to worry about who it is... I'll just need Tails' measurements, a photograph of her now, and a photograph of him before. I'll take it to her, and she'll be done in a few days."

"Do we have any photos of me before?"

"Yeah," Sonic said, rushing off to get one, returning quickly with both it and a camera. He motioned for Tails to get up so he could snap a picture of her, "Umm... Rouge, you should probably take Tails' measurements."

A few hours later...

"Done!" Rouge said, "They're off to the person now. That shirt will be worth it. For you, anyway."

Tails, for once seemed excited, "Thanks, Rouge! While you were gone, I ran a few tests on myself... I don't think I'll ever be able to be male again... On the bright side, though, it seems like these aren't getting any bigger. Ever."

"Oh, that's what my father said to me. And now...well, you can see," Rouge said.

"This is a different situation," Tails said, "With my age, I shouldn't have these at all... The Chaos Emerald, however, made them appear at their fully mature size... So, ha! Let's do something else, though."

"You wait and see..." Rouge hissed.

"Like what? No way you're going outside like that."

"I have that dress from Amy," Tails said, showing it.

"True. What about...video games?"

"Alright," Tails said.

SONIC'S LOG
Day 1
    When Tails walked in this morning, he was a girl. I know that's a little bit blunt, but I'm not one for emotions. I tried my bet to comfort him over it, but he seemed unwilling ro accept it. After going to Tikal's to get his name changed and to Amy's to get some dresses (and Rouge), he still hasn't cheered up much. I don't care how long it takes to do so, however. He's MY little bro and I'm gonna see him smile again if it's the last thing I ever do!
Day 2
    Well, Rouge left today to get a shirt that'll make Tails look like a boy again... I think he wants to do this to convince Knuckles and Shadow that he and Mille are different people. He ran some tests, and determined that he's probably never going to be male again... Shame. He also determined that his... Premature assets are not going to get bigger, so that's a plus. When Rouge got here, she suggested that all three of us play video games. It was fun, and I think it took his mind off the matter at hand. Rouge went home, saying that people would get the wrong idea if she slept here twice in a row.
Day 3
    Tails got in a bit of a funk today... Poor guy. I've been trying to cheer him up, but I'm starting to wonder if maybe I need a different approach... I got him some candy today, and he seemed to enjoy it.
Day 4
    Tails is still upset over this... And I think he's getting distant from me... I don't know if this will work, but I've gotta figure out how to do it... I've just gotta... My bro needs me, and I'm not backing down now. Something really strange happened today, too. I got a strange phone call from someone who said his name was.."uneeded", but it has a U in there somewhere. He was seemingly warning me that someone will offer me something and NOT to trust him, but the line got cut before he could state his name. Strange.

A few days later (Day 5 acording to Sonic)...

"It's finally here, Tails!" Rouge said, giving the shirt to her, "It took a while to make, but it WILL be worth it. Just don't get it wet."

"Why not?" Tails asked.

"The material isn't very waterproof. If it gets fully wet, it's gonna dissolve. It's the only material to shape your form on request, so don't complain. She has your measurements now, so you can request new copies, but I'm not buying replacements for you."

"What're you waiting for, Tails?" Sonic asked, "Try it on!"

Tails nodded, and pulled the shirt over her head. It was tight, but when she looked at her chest it looked completely normal.

"Tails, it's working!" Sonic said, "You look normal again! How's it feel?"

"Tight, but... I can get used to it," Tails made a small smile.

"Great! Want to go out for some lunch? You look really pale."

"Huh? Oh, okay. Yeah, that sounds good."

Outside...

Tails squinted as the light met her eyes.

"Want some sunglasses, bro?" Sonic asked, "Thay can hide your eyelashes."

"... Alright," Tails said, "I guess so. I'm Miles 'Tails' Prower right now, and... Well, I should look it, right?"

"Yep."

Tails grabbed the sunglasses and spread them across his face. The group went into the town.

"So, what do we do first?"

"... Lunch?" Tails suggested, "Sounds good right now. But... someone's watching us..."

"Uh..." Sonic looked around and caight a flash of red, "Eh, it's probably nothing... Lunch it is."

The three walked into a fast food restaurant, and placed their orders. Sonic had the cheese burger, Tails had some curly fries, and Rouge had the salad to keep her figure. She didn't want to end up like the Fat, dying Rouges of the internet that died after their pictures. Of course, she was also too thin. Sonic would try to persuade her to eat more, but she wasn't listening. She was too far gone.

A few hours later...

Rouge had pulled Tails away to get him some new clothes and such for when he wasn't dressed as a boy, leaving Sonic alone to wander the plaza.

'That red flash...' he though to himself, 'Who could it be. Eggman? Coud he be after Tails? Does he want to brainwash him and make him his slave? No! I won't let that happen! Maybe...'

"Hey Sonic!" came a voice, making Sonic jump. It was Silver.

"Whoa, don't sneak up on me like that! What's going on, Silver?"

"Sorry. Did I catch you in thought? What're you thinking about?"

"Tails," Sonic said simply.

"Why? What's wrong with him?"

"Nothing... It's nothing, nothing you need to know about..."

"I see...why is he wearing..."

Sonic was worried. What was he gonna say? Eyelashes? A shirt? False breasts? Nope.

"Why's he wearing sunglasees?" Silver asked at last. Sonic breathed a sigh of releif.

"He's been inside for a few days. Light was kind of bright, so he's wearing sunglasses."

"Oh... okay... anything else?" Silver asked.

"No, nothing," Sonic said.

"Are you sure? Has it happened yet?"

"... It?" Sonic asked nervously, "What's 'it'?"

SIlver shook his head, "Sonic, Sonic, Sonic... I'm from the future, remember? I KNOW. I know Mille as an adult. And her chest... well, I'm not telling. Oh, if you don't know who Mille is, disregard everything I've just said."

"... Oh... Hang on," Sonic paused, "Tails lives to be two hundred?"

"Well, not THAT old, obviously. I grew tired of trying to save the future of 200 years and decided to set up shop in 20 years time. It's much better. AND I can visit a Blaze from another universe if I get bored or... frustrated."

"I see..." Sonic said, "Will you tell me something about my current situation? I don't know what to do... I want to help Tails out, but... I'm not sure how... I've got an idea, but..."

"I'm afraid a great tradegy will happen today. I can't tell you what it is...not yet. It WILL say it involves Knuckles." Silver shrugged.

"Alright... Can you tell me anything about Tails as an adult? Or give me a little bit of advice, a small clue about what I can do?"

"I cannot. But adult Tails wears a white dress with...surgical assets. And she's gone insane."

"What!?"

"Joking, joking..." Silver sighed.

"Wasn't funny. Now, will you tell me how Tails really is?"

"Well, she WAS insane in the bad future. But your actions save her. I can't tell you. If Back to the Future told me anything, the best ideas come from yourself, not someone from the future. But you better get going. Tails and Rouge are gonna be in a whole heap of trouble soon..."

"Or something you say to me helps me make a decision I need to make."

"Look, I know you in the future. She told me I didn't give her any suggestions on what to do. I need to go now," Silver took to the air and flew away.

Sonic thought over what Silver had said for a second, 'Maybe not intentionally... But now I know what I gotta do...' He rushed off to find Tails and Rouge.

"One more thing!" Silver called out from above, "In a few days, you'll see a man with glasses, a dark blue fleece and almost looks like you. You NEED to trust him! NEED to. Understand?"

"Alright!" Sonic yelled, "I gotta find my bro, though!"

Meanwhile...

Tails and Rouge walked out of a clothing store.

"Honestly, I'm surprised," Rouge said, "I would not have thought you'd like to wear blue."

Tails shrugged, and put her special shirt back on. He then put the sunglasses back on to hide his eyelashes. That flash of red darted across his vision again.

"Seriously, I think someone's stalking us..." Tails sighed, "SOMEONE...RED."

Suddenly, something swooped by and grabbed Rouge's bags. He skidded to a stop. It WAS someone red. It was Knuckles.

"Oh, hi Knuckles," Tails waved, "Why'd you take Rouge's bags?"

"Oh, for revenge on breaking up with ME for SONIC," Knuckles snikered, "I see you still like pink panties, Rouge."

"Those are MINE!" Rouge screamed as Knuckles rushed off snikering more, "Tails! After him!"

Tails nodded, and started running after Knuckles. "Give them back, Knuckles! Rouge needs those! I think!"

"Never!!!" Knuckles leaped into the air and quickly tunneled under ground. Tails looked near the fire hydrant.

"He WAS over here..." Tails mumbled, knocking on the metal thing. Sonic was nearby, rushing forward to stop the tradegy!

"TAILS!!!" He screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Too late. The fire hydrant suddenly exploded in a shower of water and pushinh all three characters to the floor. Sonic floated along the puddle as he tried to find Tails. Luckily, Tails was uninjured and neither was the shirt, at a glace. Rouge was badly waterlogged, but also fine.

"Tails! Are you okay"? Sonic asked.

"Y-Yeah... " Tails sighed, "The shirt's wet, but I don't think it's that much of a problem..."

Before he could say anything else, the shirt bubbled and slowly dissolved off, leaving her new body on display. His sunglasses were also washed away, so nothing could be hidden. Knuckles, who had been standing there watching the whole time, took one look at Tails and laughed. Tails covered herself with her tails, hoping nobody would see.

"I got you, fox!" he guffawed, "I over heard Silver talking about you. About how you tried to hide it! now, EVERYONE knows. And get another shirt? I don't care! I'll get as many water cannons as possible...laugh with me people!!!"

The masses indeed laughed. Tails sniffled and was soon sobbing heavily. Sonic tried his best to comfort her, casting "I KILL YOU" glances at Knuckles.

"It's not funny," a voice said. Knuckles turned around to see Shadow. "Not remotely funny, Knuckles."

"Oh, you wouldn't know!" Knuckles joked, "You have no sense of humor!" The laughter increased.

"And what are you doing?!" Shadow yelled, "You're laughing at a scared little kid. Not only that, you're laughing at a scared little kid, right at the moment when the tragedy unfolds... And you're the cause of that tragedy. This is not funny. This is cruel."

"Cruel? CRUEL?" Knuckles wrenched forward, "HAH! You wouldn't know. I do what I want and I SAY what I-" 

Shadow suddenly dashed forward and socked Knuckles right in the jaw with the power of a jackhammer. He was sent to the floor, blood and teeth spiling out of his mouth and into the small river of Tails' tears.

"And you!" Shadow yelled at the people, "Stop laughing, and never tell anybody what you saw today, you hear me? If you do, you get the same as him! Now, go away!" The masses rushed away, screaming in fear.

Shadow shook his hand, "Been waiting ALL YEAR for that..." he approached Sonic, "What happened?"

"Eggman happened," Sonic growled, "He turned Tails into... Well, a girl. That shirt was supposed to be so that Tails could still continue his own life, while introducing Mille as his cousin. And then Knuckles came along and... well..."

"I see. Well, I don't think he's gonna be much trouble now. I doubt he can even speak. What about Tails?"

Tails was still crying.

"... I think I need to get him home," Sonic said, "Can you help?"

"I can try..." Shadow approached Tails, "Are...are you okay?"

"Knuckles... He... I..." Tails cried, "GO AWAY!" She pushed Sonic off of her and rushed off back home, sobbing all the way.

"Shadow...what happend?" Sonic asked, sad himself.

"You've lost your best friend. You might as well move to the Archie Universe," Shadow sighed, noticing Sonic's enraged face "...Sorry. Too soon."

A few days later...
Day 7
    Tails hasn't spoken to me since he got on the crappy end of Knuckles on Day 5. Me and Rouge have tried out best to cheer him up, but he's not speaking to any of us. He won't even come out of his room except to eat and go to the toilet. Even Rouge giving him a new shirt and a back-up plan didn't cheer him up... His life, to him, is pretty much over. I'm at the end off my tether. What do I do? Give up? Leave him to spiral into insanity like Silver said? NO. I have to SOMETHING and something I shall do... I need to get this done tomorrow... For him... Maybe I shouldn't even go to bed tonight... I think... Yes, I think I'll stay up all night, until I can make it happen... I just hope I've got the right idea...

Sonic was stumbeling in the dark. It was raining and he had spent all night trying to think of how he'd manage to do this. Nothing. He couldn't think think of ANYTHING. Tears flowed as he fell to his knees.

"DAMMNIT!" he thumped the ground, "WHAT THE HELL DO I HAVE TO DO?! WHAT?!" he fell forward and sobbed, unaware to someone in front of him.

"Sonic the Hedgehog from Universe 17823, is it?"

Sonic slowly looked up. His face's pained expression went to a surpsied one. He pointed his finger, "...Y-You..."

"Of course it's me. You've heard of Perry the Hellblood, servant to the Wish-Granter. And here he is, in the rotting, undead flesh. Come with me..."

"Never heard of any Wish-Granter," Sonic said, "But if what Silver says is true... Fine."

"Oh, he's a Wish-Greanter of sorts. He goes by many names. The Keeper of Dreams, the Wish-Granter, the Insane One. But I, along with most, call him by his actual name... Master..." Perry grinned, his fangs ever present. He grabbed Sonic's arm and dragged him off to a safe spot, before using a machine on his wrist to dissapear in a flash of light.

Later...

"We're here..." Perry said, "Just open the door. He'll help you..."

Sonic gulped, opening the door. On the throne in the room sat a brown hedgehog, very similar to Sonic, with glasses, a dark blue fleece and fingerless gloves.

"Remember Silver's discription?" The being asked.

"Yes."

"Good You are to...trust me, no matter what you've heard of me. I am Master. You may know me as the Wish-Granter, seeing I take different legends in different universes. I presume you have a wish to be granted?"

"Turn me into a girl so I can help Tails. Maybe the same age as him, too... I need to help him..."

"Help?" Master pushed his glasses to his face, "Age is not the strength of mine, but yes, I CAN help you. You're lucky, really. I never use mindwashing in my work. I prefer people to remember their choices and how good they were... Please step into the machine you will see before you..."

Suddenly, there was a whirring sound as a large, cylindercal machine rose out of the ground. The glass door opened.

"You heard him," Perry said, "Step inside and we'll do the rest."

Sonic nodded, and complied. The door shut behind him.

"So, remind me why we need this thing if we could shoot him painlessly?" Perry asked Master.

Master grinned, "Oh, some Sonics are stronger than others. Our guns along wouldn't have enough charge to change him. So now...we'll do it the painful way."

"You sadist."

"Cheers."

"So, what's going to happen while you're turning me into a girl?" Sonic asked with dread.

"Oh, some wibbily wobbly things, some pain. You should see what happens to you so you can see what you're gonna look like. Any preferences? Colour? Species? Eye colour? NOT AGE. Haven't worked that kink out yet. Sorry. So, what's one's poison?"

"... I don't know what that means, but... I'd kind of like to mostly stay as I am now; except... Well, a girl, and Tails' age if you can manage it. Other than that, though, I don't really care what I look like or how much it hurts, as long as he can still recognize me. I'd also like to still be able to run as fast as I can now if that's possible. And I want to SEE MY FEET when I look down. Got it?"

"Okay..." Master jumped down from his throne and jumped to the controls and began setting the dials, "Right...Fur colour: Blue. Lightness: 70. Eye colour: Green. Age...not touching that one. And...ahh, chest size...eh, I'll be kind and set it to setting 2, Normal size for your age. If you were a 25 year old. Right then, let's add the charges..."

Perry brought out two ray guns, one slapdash and steelic, the other majestic and gold. They plugged the guns into the machine.

"Any last words before Sonic of U17823 is gone forever?" Perry asked.

"I've made my decision. I'm going through with this to help my little brother. This is... for Tails..."

"...Good! Moving on!" Master skidded to a stop with a big red button, "Try and enjoy it, mush! Here goes!!!"

He slammed down on the button and the machine whirred to life. Rings of pink/purple energy swerved around in the cylinder as strange feelings built up in Sonic's body. First was a small crack as the feet bones shifted, becoming smaller. This spread to his stomach, ignoring the legs as the stomach caved inwards. His legs THEN changed, becoming larger in the thighs, along with his hips, though his backside remained untouched, maybe for balancing issues. Sonic could feel his quills extend until they were off his head and past his back. He also grew a fringe acrosss his face that shifted to one side and blocked his left eye, the one that didn't work well. His arms shortened and his fingers became more slender. Even then, his arms remained pretty strong.

The next change was in his face. He grew eyelashes and could feel his lips become filled, pouty. His nose shrunk to a little bumo and his eyes flourished with sparkle. Then, there was a massive pain as something went off in his groin, causing him to kneel down in pain. This pain quickly was replaced by bliss as something grew in the vaccumed slit. The moaning started, signifying Sonic's voice rising in pitch. Finally, two small bumps formed on his... her... chest, but these slowly grew to medium sizes. Sonic's yells were soon drowned out by moans, which too narrowed out was the machine finally whirred to a stop.

Sonic stood up. She looked down. She could still see her shoes, but she was sure her feet had grown smaller, making it hard to see. She lifted her foot. Both sock and shoe slipped off easily.

"A success!" Master threw open the door, "How do you feel?"

"...I...feel very strange..." Sonic reeled back, "Sorry. It's just... not my voice anymore."

"Nope. The new you!" Master showed her a mirror. Sonic caught her new body and gasped, "See? Both family friendly AND attactive. Just in case. Never know."

Sonic twitched, "I...I can't thank you enough."

"Yeah, you'll get Tails to be happy now," Master grinned.

"Wait, how d'ya know?"

"Master is another word for GOD. I know most things..." Master said, "Better get going now. Before Tails goes insane."

"One of his jokes..." Perry reminded Sonic, "Tails wouldn't be going insane anytime within the year. Go."

"Thanks again! But..." Sonic stopped, "Have any clothes? Or socks? Or shoes?"

"That's a good point. I've only got one set of clothes you can easily have, but I don't think you'll like it..."

"What do you mean?" Sonic asked.

"...Ever heard of spandex?"

"I don't believe so."

"Then we're gonna have problems..."

A few hours later...

"Hey, Tails?" Rouge asked Tails, "Have you seen Sonic anywhere? He haasn't gone to bed and he's not in the house. Tails...?"

"Not now..." Tails whispered, "Sonic's... probably running..."

"Oh, come on Tails..." Rouge sighed, "So Knuckles exposed your form to the world. Big deal. People might like you more."

Tails didn't say anything, and remained seated on the couch.

"Tails...what can I do to make you smile again?"

Tails shrugged.

"Will you at least try the thing I got you on?"

Tails thought for a moment, and nodded, even his heart said it was the ultimate waste of time.

Meanwhile, Sonic and Perry were just outside to door. Sonic had no choice to wear the uneeded spandex, but at least Perry provided her with a white T-shirt and a demin skirt to hide the worst parts.

"Ready?" Perry asked.

Sonic nodded.

"For the record, I'm not sure I should come in. This Tails doesn't beleive that alternate universes exist. Good luck..."

Sonic sighed, and opened the door. Inside, she found Rouge sitting with Tails, who had a long strip of white fabric wrapped around her upper body. Tails looked up, and saw Sonic.

"... Sonic?"

"...Hi..." Sonic said awkwardly, "Feeling any better?"

Rouge approached Sonic, taking in the spandex, "You somehow DID it? How?"

"Well, I went for a walk..." Sonic explained, "I flopped to the floor and this... copy... of me lead me to another copy that was apparantly a god... thing. He did this. It's for Tails! Sorry if it doesn't appeal to you."

"Sonic... you..." Tails jumped up and hugged Sonic around the neck, "... Thanks, bro... sis... whatever..."

"You're welcome. If you're gonna suffer, then I'll suffer with you. I'm more 'here' for you than ever..."

"... Thanks again, bro... Was it really necessary?"

"I'm...well, everything else we tried failed really easlity. We try to get a special shirt, Knuckles somehow melts it. You try to cover those things up with fabric, Knuckles WILL burn them off. I mean, those guys made mine bigger, but I very much doubt I need to tape them down. It can pay off in time. Trust me..." she hugged Tails tighter.

"...What're you wearing?" Rouge asked Sonic.

"Oh yeah..." Sonic pulled at the light blue and white material that covered ger body, "It's called... uh... spandex. It's all they had. I'm not sure I like it much. So, Tails. Should we get some more...Sonic-y clothes for us?"

"Alright," Tails agreed, dropping down to the floor, "Lemme get the shirt."

"What shirt?"

"We got another one," Tails slipped the tight shirt over her body, "Ready?"

"Oh...okay!" Sonic chirped. The two stepped outside...and got a massive bucket of water thrown on them. Tails sighed as the dissolving shirt fell to the floor. A toothless Knuckles was on the roof, guffawing loudly.

"OH COME ON!" Sonic yelled again, "LEAVE US ALONE ALREADY!!!"

"I've got this," Perry said, thinking to stick around. He aimed his revolver at Knuckles and fired, throwing him off the building.

"...Why did you just kill him?" Tails asked in fear.

"I ddn't kill him. I missed. On purpose. After healing from his broken leg and missing teeth, I'm sure he'll think twice about bugging you again. Sorry 'bout the shirt, again."

Rouge poked her head out of the still open door, "Oh, right, I got a few spares."

"No, I think he got those too."

"He didn't. I had them in a waterproof bag."

"Bah, little miss perfect! Look the point is...why hide it? It's only going to make it worse when the rest of the people find out, as it did that few days ago..."

"DON'T. REMIND. ME." Tails growled softly.

"Sorry..." Perry reeled back slightly.

"Look," Sonic said, "When it comes out, it's best that it comes out on Tails' terms. And, also... Tails is eight. There are other reasons to hide them."

"I see. And I see you like to be perfect all the time. But I understand. Go on and hide it. But Master won't be pleased..."

"What I like is making sure that my little brother is happy."

"Well, Master doesn't like hiding secrets. And he has the keys to your genetics. I suppose, fine. You do what you want to do. Just don't be surprised if you wake up in the morning and you can only see your own flesh..." He walked slowly into a portal and was soon gone.

"...I don't like him," Tails said, "He's creepy."

"... Would you like another of the shirts, Tails?" Rouge asked.

Tails nodded, and pulled the shirt on, but not the sunglasses.

"Why not the sunglasses?" Sonic asked.

"Well, you're a girl too now, so..." Tails shrugged, "But I'm not gonna go all in now. Just wait until I settle in and we'll see. And Sonic?"

"Yeah?"

"... Thanks again."

"You're welcome, sis." Sonic hugged Tails again when a single thought crossed her mind.

"Something wrong, Sonic?"

"Yeah...how do you pee?"

Rouge sighed, "That joke's REALLY old, writers!"

END