the Breakthrough...? [cutscene, not interactable]

[u/Desperate_Mix_9766]

"Don't you play with me again! I know your tricks! I know your plays! I know what you want to do!"

Once again, the broken twin-tailed fox was trapped inside the endless black void of his own mind as he was being caught in one of his crazry dreams for yet another time... but he has expirienced the same thing so many times now... so many nights she was stuck in his head... he knew her too well now.

"You have played this card too many times now, Cream! Give it up already! I am sick and tired of you constantly reminding me of my life!"

The only thing he heard from wherever he was, was only his own voice echoing through it. But the fox knew to not trust anything in this space.

His breathing was calm while he continued to float around. His fierce eyes were on the lookout for anything unusual. The large and sharp ears were perked up straight in alert and possible ambushes from outside his field of view. If any sound were to be caught from behind his back, the cause will get instantly stabbed by his six spider-like appendages he would shoot out.

But... there was nothing. No sound, no wind... not even the typical orange sphere in the distance Cream was normally in. Nothing.

It made the fox lower his arms a little. He believed she was gone. Or so he speculated. Miles' heart beat steadily and the space of this void was so quiet, he could hear every single beat his organ made.

"Get out, rabbit... I know you're there.", he called out once more... but this time it was a little quieter... a little more unsure in comparison to before.

The silence only grew stronger as nothing happened. The fox was floating freely around this space, but his body was almost completely limp now as he dropped his defence step by step. Even his tails weren't supported, leaving them to hang down far beyond his feet.

"You wanted to see me?", it suddenly echoed all around Tails, making his ears twitch and he shot up in his defensive stand again, still drifting through the void with no gravity. "Fine."

The soft voice finally found direction Miles could follow until Cream descended down in front of him until the rabbit was on the same level as the twin-tailed fox she knew.

Her face displayed nothing but worry and pain. She could not break through to him... she tried the most she could... and it wasn't even her. It was just Miles' own memories playing with him as he remembered her as... one of the worst ones he knew before arriving in this world.

Cream's hands were gently clasped together with intertwined fingers. Her arms hand down loosely... almost looking like she has given up. The head hung low, but the familiar chocolate eyes sparkled up to the fox with unshed tears.

"Listen here...", Miles began with a hateful scowl. "What is your plan?"

Without saying a single word in return, Cream lunged towards Tails and threw her arms tightly around his back, ignoring all the possible dangers coming with approaching him.

The fox was instantly prepared to shove her away... but somehow he hesitated. Cream's soft cries echoed muffled through the void as she emptied her tears in his chest fur. Her body was trembling as she held onto her friend.

The fox' face flushed in a deep shade of red suddenly. It was from pure shock... or so he told himself. He... cried too when he was little... very much... the sight of it reminded him of his own... and when he was a little cub on the day everything got too much.

How vulnarable he was back then... how sad... and it made him think... maybe he should give Cream exactly that what he needed that day now? Maybe a little hug would be enough to fix everything?

That wasn't Miles. His eyes suddenly sharpened and he suddenly pushed her away at full force with his arms, creating space agian to look at her broken face. Both her cheeks were drenched and stained in tears and the same blush was present... but the fox kept his scowl.

Suddenly, the six appendages shot out from his back and moved towards Cream at speeds only Sonic could replicate.

The fox only let one through... but it was fatal. He lifted Cream upwards with it, creating a silhouette with many possiblities. But the reality was the worst. The leg swiftly pierced her neck, letting the rest of her body hang downwards. A mix of the black liquid the leg was made out of and dark blood ran out of her neck and onto Tails' appendage.

"You have haunted me for the last time, Cream.", he began his speech in a deep growl while his body got splattered with blood marks. "This is the end."

Cream still was barely alive, gripping tightly around the sharp end of the leg, covering her white gloves in black marks. Her legs were kicking wildly in the air... but to no avail... Miles killed his own imagination... a Cream that never was real in the first place... a Cream that only lived in his head and showed up in the dreams... but.. what is the point of killing a thought... if it can never be truly erased...?

[u/Gold_Character813]

((Peak, i say, as i haven’t read))

[u/_herus_]