Tails thanks that the lifeguard tower is tall enough to prevent himself from getting wet. That would not be good when he's reading his engineering manual. Sure he read the thing seventeen times, but he has to keep himself occupied somehow. That does not mean he disregards his lifeguard duties though.

"Hey! You two! Stop running!" Tails commanded at two kids.

"Oh. Sorry!"

"Okay Tails!" The children continue their play, with Tails reading again. He then notices a girl in a diving position.

"No diving allowed Miss!" He shouts. She gets dejected, then unenthusiastically slips into the pool slowly. Tails saddens a bit as well at the scene.

"Keep it together Tails," he tells himself. "This is part of the job. I can't let my feelings get in the way." Right when says this, a teenage boy at the deep end catches his eyes, who is sporting a mischievous smile. He takes a few steps back. Tails' eyes widen. "Wait! You can't do-" A huge splash results from the boy's cannonball, the water hitting every person within the vicinity of the aqueous blast. "-that." The teen surfaces, still smiling. His friends swim to him and they all share a laugh. Tails grins himself as he witness's the group of companions having fun. "Hey!" He calls for the teen's attention. "No jumping in," he tells the kid, his grin not disappearing. The boy understands and nods.

"The people here sure are lively," Amy comments below Tails.

"Yeah," the fox whispers. He drops down the tower and lands beside Amy, who's in a swimsuit and wearing a shoulder bag. "So, you felt like relaxing today?"

"Yep!" Amy winks. "Sonic is out doing his things and Cream is grocery shopping with Ms. Vaniila, which takes a while. So I thought I, why not hit the pool?"

"I got it," Tails answers. He then points to her. "You still have to follow the rules though. No exceptions."

"Don't think I don't know that," Amy tells him. "I won't cause trouble, so don't worry." She goes to one of the chair, sets her bag down, and prepares for a sun tan. Tails goes back to his own duties and flies back up the lifeguard tower. Instead of going back to his reading, he merely observes the scene of the community pool. Little kids at the short end are having water fights with their family members. Friends in the center are timing each other in holding breaths. The group of teens earlier at the deep end are throwing a beach ball back and forth. Kids with their parents are in line at the snack bar. Others are tanning like Amy, who is now lying down wearing sunglasses. Tails smiles a bright smile, closes his eyes, and sighs in content.

It disappears when he hears screams. He sees everyone running out of the pool, fear present on their faces as they sprint madly out the building. He turns to his side and finds Amy still there, her hand around her mouth and eyes as wide as they can be. He jumps off the lifeguard tower and runs towards her. "Amy! What's going on!? Is there an Eggman attack!? I didn't hear anything if there was one!" Tails frantically questions the pink hedgehog. Amy, however, just stands there with the same pose. Horror-stricken and now quivering uncontrollably, looking as if she's seen the greatest terror ever known. Tails grabs her shoulders and shakes forcefully. "Amy, tell me what's happening!?"

"Th-Th-Th-Th-The p-p-pool..." Amy stutters.

"What about the pool?" Tails demands.

"L-Look," Amy mumbles. Tails does as she says. He scans the pool. He raises an eyebrow, not noting anything wrong. The crystal clear waters are fine. The deep end has nothing eye-catching enough for Amy's expression. The stairs built at the small end doesn't look bad. The brown trail in the center leading to the stairs is-

Tails goes into the same position as Amy, and a great urge to vomit fills his mind. In fact, he runs out as well, rushes to the restroom, and explodes in the toilet.

After a seemingly large amount of time, Tails finally leaves, looking pale and clutching his stomach. He hears another presence. He turns to see Amy leaving the women's restroom, looking just as white in the face as the fox. Tails turns to the other side when he hears another presence, or rather many of them. He sees a team of people dressed in yellow suits marching inside the room where the pool is located. Only one thought comes to Tails' mind though, being that this place will be closed for a while, meaning he won't come back here for any lifeguard duties anytime soon. "At least no one drowned," Amy attempts to lighten the mood. Tails sighs, not one of content this time.

"Where can I find some work now?"