Journey Into Darkness
I do not own any of the Sonic characters they belong to Sega and the Sonic Team

Chapter 1

Tails sat in his bed as tears rolled down his cheeks. It had been a week since the tragic death of Cosmo. The pain had not gone

away. It would never go away. Tails closed his eyes as gasps and sobs escaped his body. Never, he thought, never would he

love anyone else again. Cosmo was the only one he could ever love. Tails whiped the tears from his cheeks with one of his twin

tails, and he continued to cry as his tails surrounded him. The dimly lit laboratory he was in, in the basement of his house, was the

only room he had been in since returning home from fighting the Metarex. Occasionally his friends would try to visit and cheer him

up, only to be told to go away. Tails just wanted to be left alone. No amount of flowers cream could pick for him would ever

cheer him up. The only thing that could ever cheer him up, would be the embrace of his one and only true love, Cosmo. And

she… was dead. Dead and gone forever. Tails would never see her again. Tails, would never love again….

Just then there was a knock at the door.

"Hey, how are ya doing in there, bud?" a voice asked. It was Sonic.

"Go away!" Tails yelled between sobs.

"Come on, Tails." Sonic persisted, " Hey, I've got a surprise for you! I brought over a bunch of chili dogs! Remember how you and I used to eat those all day? You used to love them!"

Tails said nothing. He ignored Sonic.

" I'm waaaiiiitiiiinggg…." Said Sonic, obviously getting impatient.

"I'm not hungry" Tails replied.

"Tails, just let me in." said Sonic. He was getting serious now.

Tails got out of bed, trembling and tears still dripping down his cheeks. He opened the door to the lab and let Sonic in, and went back onto his bed.

"Now Tails, I know how you must feel…" Sonic began, trying to comfort Tails.

How could you ever know how I feel! You'll never feel this pain! Tails thought

"…but you need to get a hold of yourself." Sonic continued," Cosmo wouldn't want you to carry on like this."

Tails looked up at Sonic. " How could you ever know what Cosmo would want! She's dead, Sonic! DEAD!" Tails trembled with rage and sorrow. He began to sob again.

"Tails…" said Sonic, at a loss for words.

" Go away! Do what you do best and leave me alone! It's all you ever do anyway! Just go off running somewhere, leaving me behind! You only visit me when you need my plane!" Tails yelled.

"Tails, this time its different!" exclaimed Sonic.

"Leave me alone!" said Tails as he buried his head into his pillow, " I'm sorry for yelling at you…. just leave me alone okay…."
Silently Sonic got up and began to leave the room.

"I'll be back when you're in a better mood." He said before closing the door.

Which will be never! Tails thought. He listened as Sonic zoomed off into the distance. I shouldn't have been so mean to Sonic…I'm so sorry… he didn't deserve that..

Tails curled into a little ball, still crying. Just then, he heard a voice.

"You poor, broken soul.." said a dark, luminous voice.

Tails sat up, and looming over his bed was a black figure, wearing a white kilt, golden bracelets, and an Egyptian headdress. He had a long snout and long, pointed ears.

"Who… who are you?" Tails asked.

The figure crossed his arms and grinned." I am Sevag; Sevag the Jackal. Forgive my intrusion, but I could not help but hear of your misfortunes. A lost love is it?"

"Yeah…" Tails said sadly, looking down.

"I feel your soul is suffering greatly. You may never be the same as you once were. I fear for you, Miles."

"Miles! How do you know my name!" asked Tails, surprised.

"Oh I know much about you, friend." said Sevag slyly," Miles Prower, two tailed fox, best friend of Sonic the Hedgehog…"
At the mention of sonic Tails' head sank.

"He forgives you ,you know. Do not let it cause you more pain." Sevag said.

Tails looked up at him. "Well… what are you doing here?"

"Ah, well I'm here to help you out." said Sevag"Or, to ask you for help. You know, I scratch your back you scratch mine. Now, I think I may be able to help you out… if you hold up your end of the bargain."

"What could you help me with?" asked Tails hesitantly.

"Well, Miles, let me just say that I know what you're going through. Lost loves, death, all that stuff, it can really wear a person down you know. And you have it particularly bad. Not only did you lose the person you loved most in the entire…cosmos…"

Tails' ears perked up at the mention of that word.

"…but, you lost your parents as well." Sevag finished.

"My…parents.." Tails repeated as he tried desparately to block out the images of his mother being captured and robotisized by Dr. Eggman's badniks. An image that had haunted him his entire life.

"Well, let me let you in on something kid." said Sevag," I'm a jackal of many talents. One of these talents just so happens to be include raising the dead. Resurrection… you might say."

Tails gasped. Sevag now had his full attention.

" But I sort of had this power taken away… it's a long story but last time I did it I caused trouble.. so there was this curse placed on me that sealed me away.. you get the picture. But I'm back, and if given the proper power source, I just might be able to pull it off again."

"Really? How?" Tails asked.

"Well, I'd need a tremendous power source. One that can only be provided by the seven Chaos Emeralds, and the Master Emerald." Said Sevag.

"So, if I find you the emeralds.. you'll resurrect Cosmo?" asked Tails anxiously.

" If you find me the Chaos emeralds, I'll resurrect anyone you want.But.. you must bring me the emeralds." Sevag replied.

"I'll…. I'll do it!" Tails declared.

"Good. Your soul is strong, Miles. I feel your revived confidence. You shall do well. I will watch over you during your quest. It will be difficult; I doubt those who posses the emeralds will give them up easily."

" I won't let anyone stop me!" Tails shouted" I will bring Cosmo back to life!"

"Yes, that's it Miles. You shall do nicely. I sense you already have one emerald." Sevag said, looking around.
Tails nodded and went upstairs. He came down with an emerald.

"I've been using it to power the X Tornado." Said Tails.

"Good. You hold onto that. Now then, farewell!" and with that Sevag vanished.
Tails went back upstairs into the garage where he kept the X Tornado. He would stop at nothing to resurrect Cosmo. Nothing.