A Brother and a Son Ch. 2

Mina was sitting in her chair, surfing through the channels on her TV, when she heard a knock on her door. “Who is it?” she yelled as she got up.

“It’s the stork!” someone replied on the other side. Mina recognized the voice and opened the door, to see Tyler with Tails in his arms, drooling on himself. “Someone order a baby?”

Mina squealed as she grabbed Tails from Tyler. “He’s sooo cute!”

“Hey, I’m cute too!” whined Tyler.

Mina wasn’t listening, because she was busy tickling Tails in the stomach, causing him to giggle uncontrollably. “He’s just adorable! What’s his name?”

Tyler was a little hesitant to answer. “Um… Tails.”

“Aww, you named him after your bro,” she exclaimed.

Tyler rubbed the back of his head. “Um, not exactly…”

Mina stopped tickling Tails, who was clinging onto her shirt. “What are you saying?”

Tyler grinned. “Well, that is Tails.”

Mina stared at the small fox in her arms, and soon her mouth gaped open. “What happened?”

“Well, I knew Tails had an Age Modifier, so I thought he would let us change him into a kid for awhile, so you could have that mom feeling. He didn’t really go with it, but I changed him anyway.”

Mina fixed her hug on Tails. “So you changed him to a baby?”

Tyler sweated. “Well, I was just gonna turn him six, but… I accidentally turned him six-months-old.”

“Well, that’s bad…” She looked at Tails again, getting a grin on her face. “But he’s so cutsie-wutsie!” she said in baby-talk.

“Yeah, I guess he-” Mina once again wasn’t paying attention to him, and was playing with Tails. Tyler sighed as he walked in and closed the door behind him. Mina was tickling Tails in the stomach again, but Tails stopped giggling after a bit. He started to sniff and water at the eyes.

“Aw, what’s wong, wittle guy?” Mina asked, still talking baby. Tails was about to start crying, when his stomach growled. “Aw, he’s hungry.”

“Well, feed him then,” stated Tyler.

“With what, these?” Mina smirked, pointing to her chest. “If you haven’t noticed, I’m not really packing anything.”

“Don’t remind me…” Tyler said.

“What was that?”

“Uh, nothing,” Tyler quickly replied. “Well, do you have any milk in the fridge?”

Tails started to cry, and Mina rocked him in her arms. “You can’t just give him milk, it has to be a special formula for him to drink with vitamins and nutrients.”

Tyler sighed. “Fine, I’ll go to the store and get some.” He was heading for the door when Mina stopped him.

“Don’t forget to get some diapers,” she said.

“Diapers?!”

“Well, what do you think happens after you feed him?”

Tyler groaned. “Fine, I’ll get some of those too.”

“And don’t forget to get a toy for him too, like a rattle. And also get some booties for his wittle paws, and a bottle, and…” She stopped when she saw Tyler’s blank stare. She sighed. “Fine, I’ll go instead.”

“What about Tails?” he asked, pointing at the baby fox, asleep in Mina’s arms. She carefully handed him to Tyler without waking him.

“Just let him sleep, and if he wakes, play with him,” she instructed. “I’ll be back in a little bit.” She kiss him on the forehead. “Thanks.” She grabbed her purse by the door and left, leaving Tyler all alone with baby Tails.

Tyler looked down to the baby sleeping in his arms, sucking on his thumb. “Who knew Tails was so cute as a kid?” Tyler slowly walked over to the couch in the living room and sat down gently, not disturbing Tails. “I wasn’t ever really there for Tails when he was a kid… I guess I finally get my chance to take are of him… I get to make up for it!” saying that last part with glee. That last statement was loud enough to awake Tails from his sleep. The little fox yawn as he pulled his thumb from his mouth.

“Hey there, bro,” said Tyler. Tails looked at Tyler with a cute grin, and then grabbed onto Tyler’s nose like earlier this morning. “What is with you and my nose?” he said in a nasally voice. Tails giggled upon hearing his older brother’s funny voice.

Tyler pulled his baby brother’s hand away from his nose. “You like that sound, don’t you?”

“Nuh!” Tails cried struggling his arm from Tyler. Tyler let go and Tails’s hand went right back to grabbing on to his nose.

“Well, at least he’s occupied,” he said, Tails giggling again at his voice. Suddenly, Tails’s stomach growled, catching both of their attentions.

“Hey, look’s like your tummy’s rumbling.” Tails looked back up to his bro, and he started to whimper. “No bro, please don’t start crying, I don’t have anything that you can eat.” Tears started to form in Tails’s eyes… “Bro, please, I’m begging you! Don’t cry! Mina coming back with some food very soon!”

Tails’s nose started running as the tears flowed down his cheeks. He started crying loudly, making Tyler cover his ears. “I hope…”

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Mina was walking down the baby aisle of the nearest store, grabbing the needed supplies she mentioned earlier. She pushed her buggy down the aisle, when someone from behind called her name.

“Hey Mina!”

Mina spun around to see Amy waving and running up to her. “Oh, hi Amy! How are you today?”

Amy smiled. “I’m just fine. Still chasing Sonic as always. How about you?”

Mina moved aside to show Amy her buggy. “Can’t you tell?”

Amy studied the items in the cart, and covered her mouth. “Oh my god, you’re pregnant?!”

“No, I’m not pregnant!” she stated.

“Then why do you have all that baby stuff?” she questioned.

“Well, my Tyler and I got a baby…” she answered.

Amy was nothing but confused. “How did you just magically get a baby?”

Mina wagged a finger. “Not magically, we used one of Tails‘s machines, an Age Modifier.”

“Oh…” Amy said, still not fully understanding. “Who did you change?”

Mina opened her mouth to answer, but her pocket started playing music. She reached into her pocket and pulled out her cell phone, and flipped it open. “Hello?”

“Mina, we have a problemo!”

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

“He won’t stop crying!”

“That’s not really a problem, Tyler. Just make some funny faces to quiet him down. It shouldn‘t be too hard with the funny face you already have.”

“I already tried!!! Nothing is working!!!”

She sighed. “I’ll be back in a minute…” She closed her phone and stuck it back into her pocket.

“What’s wrong?” said Amy, asking exactly what Mina asked.

“Tyler’s not doing so well in keeping Tails’s calm and quiet,” she sighed.

“Well that’s-” she caught on to what Mina said near the end, “Tails?! That’s who you changed?!”

“Yeah, well, I’d better go. Bye!” She waved as she hurried with the buggy down the aisle back towards the front.

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Tails was still in a nonstop cry. Tyler was frantically thinking of a way to quiet him down.

“How the heck do I shut him up?!” Tails cried and cried, drowning out even Tyler’s voice to himself. He didn’t even the door open behind him until someone passed by him with a bag of items. “Mina! Thank god you’re here!”

“What?” she asked, smiling. She walked into the kitchen, leaving Tyler with Tails still. He almost ran in to follow her, but she came back with a bottle filled with milk. She picked up Tails and put the bottle near his mouth. Tails watered eyes opened to see the bottle in front of him, and he immediately grabbed onto it and began to drink. Mina smiled as she watched Tails suck on the bottle. Tyler sighed as he leaned up against Mina.

“Did I ever tell you that I loved you…”

She laughed. “Where would you be without me?” she smirked.

“I’d be at home with my normal aged brother,” he said bluntly.

“Aw, but he’s-”

“I know, I know, he’s sooo cute…” he said with a hint of sarcasm.