It's been two years since she disappeared from my life… I could never have dreamed that I would live long enough to say those words back then. But then again, I had something to support me at that time. A small memento of our love, and of her life… A flower, grown from the white seed found at the site of her death. Blooming in the most beautiful colours… Every day it seemed to differ… That's why I called it, simply "Rainbow".

This story is about how Rainbow nearly killed me…

In case you haven't heard of me before: My name is Miles Prower, or Tails as my friends call me for two, rather obvious reasons. Aside from my publications on machinery, I also held a supportive role in one of our most terrible conflicts in recent history: The Metarex War, in which an alien race of plant-based lifeforms attempted to conquer our universe and enslave its population. Though nearly successful, a small group of heroes from Mobius, including myself, managed to defeat their forces. But it was a terrible battle, and victory came with a heavy toll…

Cosmo Sunflower, the young woman who forewarned us of the metarex threat, is more commonly known as the Martyr today. Her final role in the battle against the metarex was to sacrifice her life so that we may be victorious.

Needless to say, she had become a very close friend of mine during our travels. To see her give her life for us was difficult to say the very least. After our bittersweet return to Mobius I struggled with my role in her death, having been the one to deal the final blow which destroyed both her and the metarex generals… I could speak endlessly about my feelings in those earliest of days, but I always had Rainbow to comfort me back then, so it was nothing I couldn't handle…

But things were not to remain in control for long. Two years passed from that terrible day, and I found myself fighting for more than just my life…