Just ahead of him a puddle of of red glistened, with a flicky sleeping in it. No…not sleeping. DEAD. It's stomach had been ripped open, revealing it's insides. Tails stared in horror. "Wh…W-what c-could've d-done this…?" He shook the thought away. "Don't worry about it. You have to find Sonic!" He chided himself. Then he had a terrifying thought: What if whatever did this got Sonic?! The small fox fought back tears. He hurried along, trying to ignore splatters of blood as he passed. He covered his mouth to prevent a scream when he saw the head of a decapitated bunny hung from a tree. Below, it's body slumped against the trunk, sitting in a pool of blood. The head still dripped blood from above. This was recent… Tails realized with horror. He noticed the rope was steaked in blood as well. "T-that's n-not r-rope…!" He squeaked in alarm. He realized the poor creature had been hung by it's own intestines! The fox ran, hurrying to escape the violent sight. He nearly screamed when he almost tripped over some spikes. Tears fell as he saw a lifeless squirrel impaled, the spikes stained crimson. More blood puddled around the spikes. The heart of the young fox was pounding now. He broke into a sprint, running past the corpses of more dead animals. He had to stop after a while. His little legs ached from the strain the running had put on them. He tried to catch his breath, sweat dripping down his forehead. "I…have to…find…So-" He froze, not finishing the name. For just infront of him, standing with his back to the fox, was an all-too familiar, very welcome sight.