Tails's First week as a RA ch1

Tails's first week as a Research Associate
by Connor Terrell


Chapter 1: Tails Goes To Work

It was an average day in the city of Station Square. The birds were singing. The sounds of the daily commute filled the streets. Men and women hurried to get to their jobs or to buy an item before it went out of stock. Vendors were trying hard just to stay alive. Yes everything was normal until the daily paper was printed with the headline, "Local 10-year old boy gets job as a Research Associate at Black Mesa Labs!"

The local ten year old boy they were speaking of was none other than the intelligent fox, Miles Tails Prower.

Tails got the job almost out of the blue. Aleena told Black Mesa about Tails's knowledge of science, showed the accomplishments Tails's has made in terms of science, and right then, they hired Tails. It's kinda shady when you think about it.

So Tails and his family moved to New Mexico, Arizona to make it easier for Tails to commute, seeing that the tram doesn't stretch past that area. A week before Tails got the job, they sent Tails's his uniform. He then arrived at work to get him fitted for a hazard suit. After a week a preliminary work, Tails began his first week as a Research associate.

Tails arrived at work and sat down at his computer. He spent a big chunk of his first day really getting to know he's colleges, but not many were pleased with a child working at the lab. Many thought that the employers were so desperate for cheap labor that they were hiring children. One scientist argued that Tails being here was a violation of the child labor laws. Tails heard this and turned around.

"First off, their not really required to pay me. If I want to get paid in some fashion, I will ask them. Second off, I wouldn't call this labor. Lastly, my adoptive mom helped me get the job. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a clause for parents wanting their kids to be paid for doing what they love," Tails explained.

The scientists all pondered Tails's speech for a moment.

"That all seems logical. After all, if Black Mesa was going against the law by hiring you, they'd be in trouble before you even started filling out the paper work," A scientist replied.

"Sometimes, it takes a while for the feds' to notice this type of occurrence, or maybe it's all part of an elaborate plan. Who knows what goes on in the minds of the government? I still say he's too young to work here," Another scientist replied, "Surely, you agree with me, Bradshaw?"

"Oh come off it Sanford!" Bradshaw exclaimed, "He's got the intelligence to work here. By the way, don't you have a job to do? I think you need to worry more about that than the logistics of Mr. Prower working here."

Sanford groaned and turned back to his workstation.

"Sorry about that, kid. Name's Bradshaw, Robert D Bradshaw. I'm one of the lead scientists here at Black Mesa," Bradshaw stated.

"Shouldn't you be doing some sort of experiment?" Tails inquired.

"Not right now. They told me to help you find your way on your first week of work since I've been here the longest," Bradshaw replied, "Come on, I'll show you your locker."

Bradshaw lead Tails to the locker room. Tails was in awe at what he was seeing. He had never seen anything like it. Bradshaw then lead Tails to his locker. The front of the locker read "Prower."

Now, all you have to do is put your palm on the sensor, and say your name two times in order for it to recognize your voice and your palm," Bradshaw instructed Tails, "Go ahead, try it."

Tails placed his hand on the sensor.

"Miles Tails Prower. Miles Tails Prower," Tails stated.

Tails then put his hand on the sensor again and said, "Tails." The locker opened automaticly.

"Cool!" Tails exclaimed.

Bradshaw chuckled.

"I thought you would like that," Bradshaw replied, "You can put your stuff in there later, for now, I need to show you your hazard suit.

Tails closed the locker door. The door locked automaticly. The young fox followed Bradshaw as he led him to the hazard suit room. In the middle was Tails's hazard suit.

"Wow," Tails stated out of child like wonder, "That looks awesome!"

"Go ahead, try it on," Bradshaw said as he pressed the button that opened the chamber the suit was in.

Tails walked towards the suit.  As soon as he got in the chamber, the door closed automaticly and the glass darkened. Tails changed into his hazard suit and pressed the button on the inside of the chamber that unlocked the door. He walked out of the chamber and walked to Bradshaw.

"It suits you well," He stated.

"Thanks, I think," Tails replied.

Tails followed Bradshaw back into the locker room. He placed his hand on his locker's sensor once again and said, "Tails." The door automaticly opened and Tails put his normal work uniform in his locker. Tails then closed the locker's door.

"Okay, now you are truly going to begin your first day here," Bradshaw stated.

Tails's shifted his attention to the locker next to him. The locker read, "Freeman." It didn't have the same lock as Tails's locker.

"Who did that locker belong too?" Tails inquired, referring to the locker next to him.

"Oh um," Bradshaw stammered. He wasn't sure whether he should tell Tails about the incident that happened in 2000. Bradshaw led Tails's into the stall, where no security cameras were present.

"Can you keep a secret?" Bradshaw whispered to Tails.

Tails nodded.

"The locker next to you belonged to a man name Gordon Freeman. I'd be lying if I didn't say he was our best research associate. He did the best work Black Mesa ever saw. One day, however, there was a near fatal explosion in the test chamber during an experiment. The results were catastrophic. Weird creatures from an alternate dimension started appearing in the laboratory and started attacking the employes. The latched onto the scientists, converting them into zombies. Gordon didn't grasp the full reality of what happened, but he did the best he could to fight off these invaders."

"Where is he now?"

"No one knows. They killed all the witnesses of that event. All except Freeman and I."