Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic, Tails, or any other character I happen to put in here. The Series belongs to Sega/Sonic Team. I make not a penny from this.

It was a warm, sunny day, out above the south seas. The sun itself was high, high up in the sky, a tad past noon. For two people, it didn't matter the time. Both were watching the horizon as a landmass came into view.

These two people were on a plane. A small, red biplane, with two seats. However, one was empty. The pilot had dropped the plane to a mere ten feet from the calm sea waters, and the passenger stood on one of the wings, one hand shading his eyes.

The pilot? A yellow-ish fox named Miles, though the kit preferred to be called 'Tails', on account of.. well, having two tails. On the wing, a living legend. A brilliant blue colour, the hedgehog was the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog. The fastest being alive, and saviour to many Mobians the world over.

"Hey, Sonic! Can you see anything?" The be-goggled fox had to shout over the wind to be heard, even at the low speed the plane was kept at.

"Sure do, Bud. Looks like it hit the side of that island's mountain... Say. I don't think this is on the map... " He rummaged through his pack, grabbing a folded map of the oceans and pulling it out. Unfolded, he got half a second look at the map before the wind quite literally out of his hands.

As he snapped his fingers with a light curse, Tails had to shout again, "Why don't you go check it out, Sonic? I'll bring in the plane behind you." The blue blur heard, smirked, and nodded.

Sonic lept into the air, the plane darting forward as he slowed. Lightning quick, he pulled seven gems from his pack. As he touched them, he felt... calm, then power overflowing, his blue fur shimmering into gold. The seven gems began to orbit him, as he stopped in mid-air.

He felt... invincible, and to tell the truth, he was. nothing he knew of could harm or stop him. It was simple, now. to go from stand still to his max speed; breaking the sound barrier with a crack. Flying above the sea, toes nearly skimming the waters at super sonic speeds. Power in his veins and the wind in his hair, he could get addicted to this. Probably why his friends forced them to be a world saving tool only.

Jetting past the bi-plane, he made for land. in seconds her was there. blue became tan, and then green in a split second, and he started to slow to sub sonic speed as not to head headlong into a tree or something. He passed a large rock formation, and the next thing he saw was dirt flying into the air a few yards before him, a flash of red, and then... pain. something he never felt before in 'Super Sonic' form. He could see two of the gems grow dull as his vision faded before blacking out entirely.

Far behind, Tails was pulling up to get a better look at the island. From this vantage, Sonic looked like a gold pinprick down below. The plan was to use Sonic as a landing signal, so it surprised the poor kit when Sonic's bright glow blinked out completely. Tilting the plane into an arch, Tails look down to see where the spot he had stopped was. No luck.

Wondering what happened, a unsettling sound of many engines filled Miles' ears. finding the source, three things happened. Eyes widened at the sight of a small-ish missile speeding it's way from a large ship to the bi-plane, the fox forced the plane to dive, and Tails prayed to whatever came to mind to help.

Sadly, the plane was not fast enough, and took the missile by it's tail section. Which in turn took out the fuel tanks for the most part. The bi-plane now glider was now destined to crash, but the plucky little genius that was the pilot pulled it into a stable glide long enough to make landing survivable. A forest below, made of large... mushrooms? looked like the landing spot.

The shock of the crash, coupled with being tossed into on of the hard, tree-like mushrooms knocked Tails out cold. Overall, a good day gone bad. quickly.