The dank, dark cell inside SS Penitentiary was nothing compared to the beautiful outdoors of Station Square itself. Cosmo breathed in and breathed out as deeply as she could, sniffing the cool spring breeze for the first time in two months. Yes, it had taken the stupid cops that long to realize that she was just hyped up on caffeine, not any sort of illegal substance. The alien then had one single thought that popped up her mind…

Cream was relieved. She had finally gotten rid of the crocodile, chameleon and bee that had "kept her safe and innocent" from the outside world. She told Charmy that there were cookies (in Toledo), Espio that the Secret Society of Ninja Chameleons needed a president (in Beijing) and that Vector had a 1 million dollar case waiting for him (in…Canada). The rabbit breathed in and breathed out the spring air as deeply as she could; she was sick of being holed up in a tiny agency. Suddenly one single thought popped in her head…

Fiona finally unbolted her door and stepped outside. The fresh spring air felt like heaven to her nostrils, erasing every thought that she was thinking. In fact, she couldn't even remember why she had locked herself up in the first place. Was it because some guy had upset her? Nah, that couldn't be it. The fox blinked as a single thought ran through her head…

Marine stepped off the SS Marine for the first time in two months. She had finished exploring her surroundings in her dimension and was ready for some R&R in the dimension Station Square was located in. The fresh spring breeze made her slightly miss the sea breeze, but she was still pleasantly satisfied. Suddenly, she remembered where she had left off; a single thought popped into her mind…

Miles Prower!

"Aa-CHOO!"

Tails sneezed as he took a breather from working on his biplane, the Tornado 2. He looked around hurriedly, but he could sense no one that was talking about him. He grew a sly expression.

"Huh, everybody's takin' shots at me today, let's see what Sonic says after get a hold of him…"

The fox decided to suspend working on the plane for the afternoon. He gathered his tools together and went inside his condo to take a shower and wash the grease off his orange fur. Tails was rather enjoying himself when he had a sneaking suspicion that someone was near.

Tails cautiously poked his head out his shower curtain and saw a pair of big, brown eyes staring at him.

"GAH! CREAM!!"

Tails shrieked as he grabbed a towel and hurriedly wrapped it around his waist. He glared at the rabbit as he opened his window. "What in Mobius is wrong with you?!"

Cream gave the fox a very innocent look. "What are you talking about, Tails?" she asked in her sweet voice. "I was just wondering if you were home."

"So you peeped into my SHOWER?!"

Cream's huge eyes turned even larger as she grew a worried expression. "I didn't know that you were in a shower, Tails. I'm very, very sorry."

Tails sighed. "OK. There's a key under my mat. Wait in my living room and I'll be down in a second."

After the rabbit disappeared, Tails wore a perplexed expression as he toweled off. What the heck? I thought the Chaotix were keeping her safe from my evil advantage-taking ways.

Just as promised, when Tails arrived down to the living room, Cream was waiting for him, cute as a button. When she noticed his arrival, she jumped up and skipped over to him. "Hi Tails!" she greeted for the first time in a long time. "Would you please like to hang out today?"

The kitsune blinked twice before answering. "I have to do something with Sonic."

"Aw. Are you SURE?"

By now Cream's face was just inches from Tails'. Her breath smelled sweet, like candy. Yeah, that's probably all the Chaotix could afford to feed her, he realized. However, before Cream could get any closer, there was a knock on Tails' door.

"Coming!" he announced, sliding past Cream and making a mad break for the door. Please be Sonic please be Sonic please be Sonic please be---

"Hey there stranger!"

Tails swung the door open only to nearly collide with Fiona. The two fox's eyes met, both blue and sparkly as the ocean. For a split second, Tails could remember why his crush was still kinda lasting on the red fox. Then he backed away and remembered exactly what happened on their last…encounter.

"Er, hey Fio," he greeted. "I thought that you were still…mad?"

Fiona brushed her spiky crimson hair out of her face. "Nope. I remember now that it wasn't your fault what happened. It was mine! I was the one that ate all the candy!"

Inwardly, Tails face-palmed. Ah fudge.

Behind him, Cream was fuming because she was realizing what was going on. "You jerk!" she squealed in her high pitched voice as she scrambled for—and proceeded to tackle—Fiona Fox.

Tails stood back and watched. Wow. He never knew chick fights could get so intense.

It was only when two other figures were seen racing down his street that the fox could tear his gaze from the fight. Tails squinted and suddenly realized exactly WHO was racing down the street: Marine Raccoon and Cosmo.

"What the-?!"

The two tackled Tails' small front yard at the exact same time, Marine taking out the mailbox. "I got here first!" he both screamed in unison. Fiona and Cream stopped fighting long enough to realize what was going on, and both stood up.

"Hey! Back off, chicks Tails is MINE!" Fiona spat, her tail frizzing out protectively. Marine gave her a menacing glare.

"Na mate, yer the drongo 'o needs ta back off! Hear me out, Tails is MOINE!"

Cosmo growled. "Nu-uh! We were about to really fall in love before I had to save a planet! He's already MINE!"

Cream barred her perfect white teeth. "Nope! We've been through enough adventures with Sonic to know that he's MINE!"

Suddenly, all four ladies crowded around Tails and grabbed a tuft of his muzzle. "Well?! Who is it?!"

Tails' eye twitched as he let out a sheepish smile. Déjà vu…