Me: Hey everyone! I'd like to introduce you all to my newest project. And truth be told. I've been putting this one off for quite some time now.
Tails: It's about time you got around to it! It's only been MONTHS!
Cream: You should be more responsible Mr. AK.
Me: You guys are just saying that because this it Taiream.
Tails and Cream: Maybe.
Shadow: So you're finally giving them the spotlight. I can't wait to see this disaster.
Me: Hey hey hey. Who says it's gonna be a wreck?
Shadow: I do.
Me: Well whatever. Let's just get to it.
Alright everyone. Just to give you a heads up like the description probably did. This is NOT a sequel to Together Forever. It is in fact the sequel to my second most popular story. A Spy's Day Off. If you hadn't read it, go and read it. Then you'll understand. But let's get this rolling. I only own the plot of this story and none of the characters. And I've been promising this one for a long time. Enjoy!
The Flightless Fox
Chapter 1: Wheels
Not a lot of people get to say something good came out of getting both of your legs broken. But in this case, someone DID get to say that. And that someone was our furry friend, Miles Prower. AKA: Tails. See, it was only yesterday when he got his legs broken. He was working on his bi-plane the Tornado. But one of the wings ended up coming loose and it fell down smashing both of his legs. He was rushed to the hospital and the doctor told him he was going to have to stay in a wheelchair while his legs healed up. And for him, not being able to fly every day was his worst nightmare.
But a small light of hope shone for him. That light was in the form of his cute friend, Cream the Rabbit. She and him made a deal. Every day while he's confined to the chair, she would come over to his house and spend time with him. And for Tails, that was the best thing that could ever happen to him. He had a secret crush on Cream and now she was going to be at his house every day. It was a dream come true.
But she wasn't going to come over there just to spend time with him. While he remained in this chair, there were things he could no longer do on his own anymore. The doctors strictly told him he couldn't fly or his legs wouldn't align right. So now he couldn't do anything normally. Like reach high shelves, or get into bed on his own. Or got to the bathroom….That was gonna be something Tails was going to HAVE to figure out to do on his own. There was no way he was letting Cream watch him go to the bathroom. He was only eight. And she was only six. Chances are therapy would come with that kind of experience.
But either way, Tails was just happy he was going to have some company in this depressing time. His other friends had other things going on. Sonic was always traveling. Amy was always chasing him. Knuckles and Rouge recently became an item after Rouge got sick and Knuckles took care of her. Chances are Silver and Blaze might pop by every once in a while. And as for Shadow, he and Tikal had other things going on.
Thanks goodness for Cream and her pure heart. She always was a sweetheart. And now Tails was going to be able to see her for five straight months. Oh what heaven. What delight for the young one. He was only eight. So not a lot of older girls found him very attractive. He always thought it was because of his twin tail deformity. But it just turned out they weren't in to dating kids.
So once again, thank goodness for Cream. She was a friend of Tails AND she was in his age group. And she was a very polite girl. And this deal would probably somehow benefit her too.
Now today, it was the day Tails came home from the hospital. And it was weird having to travel inside of a car. The last time he even set foot in a car was…never. He had never ridden inside of a car before. He flew his plane everywhere. And when he didn't he flew by himself without a plane. So being in a car was a brand new experience for him. But he wasn't enjoying it because of the new experience feeling.
He was riding in Miss Vanilla's car. And Cream was in the backseat with him. She actually had a frown on her face as she looked at Tails' legs. They were completely wrapped up in two separate casts. And Cream and Cheese, along with Vanilla, had already signed their names on them.
"Do they hurt?" Cream asked quietly.
Tails put on a smile for her.
"Not really." He replied. "The doctors gave me some pills to take in case they do start giving me trouble."
"You be sure to be careful with those medications, Tails." Vanilla warned. "If you take too many at one time, you might only make it worse."
"I promise, Miss Vanilla." Tails responded.
"Don't worry, mother. I'll make sure he keeps true to his pills when I start taking care of him." Cream sounded excited when she said that.
And that made Tails' heart jump for joy even more. Who would've guessed the young geek with two tails would be such good friends with a great girl like Cream?
"This is very thoughtful what you're doing, Cream." Vanilla said. "But what are you and Tails going to do when it comes time to eat? Is there any food at your house, Tails?"
The kitsune went a bit silent. And Vanilla was able to read the answer on his face as, "no."
"It's been a while since I stocked up on food. I've been putting all my money into my plane." Tails explained. "But I do have a lot left. Maybe we could stop by the store and get some."
Vanilla agreed to that idea. Tails was severely low on groceries and he needed to stock up desperately. He had the money with him so he could pay for it. They stopped by the grocery store on the way home from the hospital and got pretty much the bare essentials when it came to food. They didn't get a lot of junk food though. Vanilla was always against the stuff and she was the closest thing to a mother Tails really had. And she didn't want her daughter going over there every day to just to pig out.
In total, the price for all the food was a couple hundred bucks. And Tails was more than expecting that. He had the money ready and handed it to Vanilla so she could give it to the clerk. He was down in a chair so him doing it was out of the question. Afterwards, they loaded the bags up in her car, and headed for Tails' house.
Once there, they unloaded the stuff and placed it all in his kitchen all he could do was watch them. This was just a preview to what was in for during the next five months. Him doing nothing at all. And it made him feel horrible to know he couldn't help out in any way. But he had to get used to it. Not standing up was going to have to become a temporary lifestyle.
When everything was loaded up, Vanilla and Cream started to leave along with Cheese. But Tails didn't want them to.
"Wait." He called. "Where are you going?"
Cream looked back at him to answer.
"I'll be right back, Tails." She assured him. "I just have to go to my house and get some things to bring back here."
That brought great relief to the handicapped fox.
"We'll be back soon, Tails." Cream headed for the door.
"Chao chao!" Cheese said goodbye too and followed Cream out.
Okay. So he was going to be alone for a few minutes. He could handle that. His six year old crush just had to bring some stuff over. But what stuff was she talking about? What was not here that needed to be brought over from her place? Well he was gonna find out when she returned.
Five months to go. But the question was, would they both make it through that long?
XXX Me: And we are about to find out the answer to that question. In my newest story.
Knuckles: Since it's the sequel to A Spy's Day Off, think you could jam some Knouge in here?
Me: I can't promise anything. But I will try to put some other hints of other couples. Just a heads up for others. Well…don't forget to review. Until chapter 2, peace bitches.
