[
Fitting Music]
Sonic was relaxing in a foldout chair on the beachside, with a cool drink in one hand and a chili dog in the other, shades on his face, and his favorite radio station, Crush 40.1, playing nearby.
"Yawn!" said the blue hedgehog. "Man, how long has it been since I went emerald hunting on Angel Island? It feels like it's been years!"
He took a bite of his chili dog, saying, "Mmm mm! This is delicious! Just the way I like it!"
He then checked his watch, which read 6:30 pm. "You know, it's been too long since I've given 'ol Robuttnik a beating. Maybe I aught to head to Robotropolis and do that!" Just as he finished talking, he heard a familiar sound. The sound of a red biplane's engine whizzing overhead. "Heh. The Tornado."
Sitting in his cockpit, Tails suddenly felt the urge to have some fun with his plane. Snapping the plane into an aileron roll while also cutting back on the throttle. Causing the plan to roll under the clouds. Dropping down several hundred meters below the cloud cover, Tails righted the plane only to be met with the beautiful vista of Sapphire Coast. Looking over the side of the plan to get a better look, Tails spotted a familiar blue shape lounging on the beach.
Feeling mischievous, Tails skimmed the surface of the beach, intentionally buzzing the blue hedgehog before putting the plane down. Tails jumped out of the plane and began running back towards where he last saw Sonic. Upon reaching the hedgehog, Tails was met with nothing but a large mound of sand.
Raising both hands around his mouth in an effort to amplify his voice, Tails called out.
"Sonic! Where'd you go?"
Sonic's head popped out from the top of the sand pile, saying, "Tails! Long time no see! But did you really have to get sand in my chili dogs as you landed the Tornado?" Tails chuckled slightly as Sonic hopped out of the pile. "Hey Sonic! Where have you been all this time!?", said the two-tailed fox. Sonic replied, "Thought I'd catch some rays, get a bite to eat, and enjoy a little slice of paradise. So, what's up?"
While helping to clear the sand off Sonic, Tails began to speak rather excitedly.
"I was just finishing my test flight. I was able to upgrade the engine to provide me with a thirteen percent power increase, thereby raising the top sped by another fifty kilometers. I even changed some of the old panels on the fuselage lowering my drag coefficient by point three three. That means my turn time is now two seconds shorter."
Taking in a deep breath, Tails looked up at Sonic expectantly, clearly very proud of himself.
"Nice one, buddy!" said Sonic. He then hopped on top of the Tornado III. "Wadda say we test this out and say hi to Baldy McNosehair in Robotropolis?"
Tails began to giggle at the mention of "Baldy McNosehair", but quickly stopped at the mention of Robotropolis.
"Are you sure that's such a good idea Sonic?" Tails asked, scuffing a shoe into the sand and looking away meekly.
"Of course I'm sure! It's been way too long since we've put him in his place!", said the blue blur. Tails replied, "Yeah, but..." Just as Tails was talking, the radio station on on Sonic's boombox was interrupted. "Breaking News Alert!: News satellites above Robotropolis have just reported that a ship resembling the Egg Carrier has just risen out of the ocean near the city. It is unknown what this means for Soleanna, but we will be keeping watch on this strange event.", said the radio. "How about now, Tails?", said Sonic.
Casting a killing glare at the treacherous radio, Tails walked back over to the Tornado and climbed into the cockpit. Anyone who was paying attention would have heard the fox mumbling to himself.
"When I'm done with that dime store trash..."
The rest was drowned out by the roar of the engine.
Slowly pushing the throttle to max, Tails waited for the plane to reach takeoff speed. Once the proper speed was achieved the yoke was pulled back and the plane soared into the air.
"All right, Tails! Up, over, and gone!" The Tornado then flew off toward it's next destination, Robotropolis.
[To Cross Country]