As they flew over a Hawaiian island, Cynder looked down from the window, seeing beautiful beaches and mountains spread before her. The sun was shining brightly on a beautiful day. She sat back down in her seat, watching Skyfire pilot the plane, the Airblazer, towards the airport. After they had contacted GUN from Babylon Garden, they were told to drop off the device and fly to a Hawaiian island, both of them guessing what that meant. At GUN, if you wanted to be on a particular team, Mr Rose would send you to the location of someone in that division. In this case, Skyfire and Cynder had been told to report to the same island that the SPEED agents were currently on vacation. Cynder played through everything she and Skyfire had done, thinking over the countless assignments they had undertaken since they joined. They deserved a little vacation time, she thought to herself as Skyfire guided the plane towards the runway. As the plane touched down, it jolted a little, and then brought its wheels down on the smooth tarmac. Cynder looked around. There were planes and airport buildings everywhere, but even these added to the beauty of the place. She went into the cargo hold, grabbing her bags. The door opened and she leapt down to the ground, glad to be standing on Hawaiian soil.
Skyfire jumped down, carrying his small amount of hand luggage. He might have been on vacation, but he always travelled light. He watched as the cargo hold doors closed behind him, and then ran after Cynder, who had been eager to begin her vacation as soon as possible. They waited as their passports were checked, then made their way to the exit, looking for someone who might tell them where to go. He looked to see a boy with blue, spiked hair and wearing almost completely blue, and another boy with silver hair and strange symbols on his hands. He knew enough about them to guess their names, Sonic and Silver. He walked over to them, letting Cynder do most of the talking. In fact, he stayed silent for almost the entire trip to where they were staying. Sonic had noticed this, also noticing he felt a little uneasy around him, the same feeling he got when he knew Shadow was ticked off with something. He also noticed that, despite the heat, Skyfire still wore gloves that only showed half his fingers, just enough for Sonic to notice the sky blue lines on them. He shrugged it off, thinking he was just this way because of Skyfire's awkward silence. They soon reached where they were staying, a private set of flats that were spacious and clean. When they stopped, Skyfire grabbed his bags and followed Silver to the room he'd be sharing with him and Espio, a ninja who had purple hair with a thin, yellow stripe and always had Kunai accessible.
They walked into the room just as Espio was throwing one at a worn dartboard he'd place on the door. It had left his hand just a split second before Skyfire and Silver had opened the door. Silver had dodged, and Skyfire had moved to the side with incredible speed, as if he'd seen the kunai coming before Silver had opened the door. The blade of the kunai was sticking into the wall, so Skyfire grabbed it and handed it back to Espio. As if nothing had happened, Silver was lying on the bed completely relaxed. As Espio shut the door, Skyfire started to unpack, bringing out his extra clothes, his bathroom supplies and another worn dartboard. Silver watched as he put it on the wall next to his bed, stepping back and reaching down to his belt. This was the first time Silver noticed what Skyfire kept on it, surprised to see he had one ninja star on each side, with nun-chucks and a flail next to it. Silver watched as he brought on of the stars off his belt, seeing him press the button to separate the ring into the three curved blades. He watched him bring it close to his face, and even Espio had stopped to watch. Unnerved, Skyfire took two fake throws, then on the third, three the star with incredible accuracy, making one of the tips hit the pin sized bull's-eye. Silver, who was a little annoyed that both Skyfire and Espio found hitting a pin sized target relaxing, said to himself "Wonder if I could switch rooms with Shadow," then got up and left the room, heading for the lounge.
The beach was packed with people, making it almost impossible to see the sand under all the beach towels. There were people swimming, sun-bathing or entering a surfing contest. Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Silver and Knuckles had entered, each of them feeling confident about winning. Amy had chosen to go sun-bathing, trying to talk Blaze and Cynder into joining her. Cynder had chosen to go swimming, while Blaze had brought a chair with her and was watching the surfing contest. Skyfire had decided to watch the surfing contest, mainly to see Sonic end up looking like a drowned rat on his attempt. He was on his way for a soda, still wearing his gloves, when, completely sudden, someone came towards him midway through a flying kick. He dodged as the attacker, a girl who looked a little dark out in the sun, landed in the sand next to him. He prepared to fight back, only to watch her run towards the largest guy he'd ever seen. She tried another flying kick, but only ended up being thrown away by the guy. She skidded a little in the sand. She slowly got to her feet, her face full of anger and her temper as hot as the boiling sun, as the guy simply laughed in her face. He had attracted a crowd who were all sniggering a little as he made jokes about her. He said in a deep voice that suggested strength "Do you really think that little fly swat would have hurt me." He stopped laughing when he heard someone running towards him. He looked to see a scrawny looking boy running towards him. He underestimated him, for in a few seconds, Skyfire had executed a flying kick, ramming his foot into the guy's chest. He somersaulted back as the guy fell, causing some of his friends to run away. He tried to get up, only to be greeted by Skyfire standing ready for him to attack him. The guy stood up, saying "You'll regret this. My dad's a police officer." Skyfire simply straightened, saying "Try telling him that you were causing trouble and a SPEED agent had to step in. I'm pretty sure he'll like that," and started walking away. The guy started to slink away, knowing he was beaten. The girl watched Skyfire walk away, not a shred of pride in beating someone twice his size showing. He looked the opposite; looking as if the fight had been a waste of time, which it had been.
She started to follow him, wanting to thank him for his help. She didn't even have to say anything, for the moment she stepped behind him, he stopped and simply said "It was nothing, that guy was just a coward like most other bullies," and continued walking. She kept following him, curious to know if he'd teach her some of the moves he knew, for she was a GUN junior agent, meaning she only went on covert missions that showed no shred of danger. Her name was April, and she looked a little creepy to some of the younger people at school. Her parents were here on assignment, and she was there to help complete the picture of a family on vacation. Her parents were away until eight thirty, so she always went to the beach when the sun was out, usually expecting trouble from the guy who had slinked into the crowd. She had been a little ticked off at something this morning, and when the guy started pushing her around, her temper boiled so much she felt she would turn red. Despite all this, she had calmed down a lot after Skyfire had beaten the guy, making it look like it was all too easy. She walked up beside him, ready to talk to him, but had to wait when she saw him run towards what looked like a fight. She ran after him, wanting to help if things got really ugly.
Skyfire had run to see Blaze holding a large, muscular surfer by the throat. He heard her say something to him, but was too far away to hear it. He watched her throw the surfer into the sand, feeling the impact as he hit the ground. He looked back to see Blaze leap over two surfers who were with the guy she had already thrown, as she cracked their heads together, making them fall on top of each other. There was a forth guy, but he had disappeared into the crown the moment Blaze glared angrily towards him. He heard the first guy shout back at her "You can't do this. My dad works at GUN. There'll be consequences." He also heard Blaze laugh in a way that was chilling and hollow "GUN? Just tell your dad you assaulted a SPEED agent," and stepped towards him, grabbing his neck and pulling his face close "See how he reacts," and raised her fist to strike. Skyfire was about to stop her, but Silver and Tails had broken through the ring of spectators. Blaze had heard Silver shout her name, but had simply dropped the man she was holding and had ran off, her face in her hands. Silver went after her, while Tails, who had noticed Skyfire in the crowd, went over to him, asking what happened. Skyfire explained all he saw, and then went off again. He walked towards the ocean, hoping to find Cynder. Instead, all he saw were three strong men on jet-skis who were ruining everyone's day. He also saw three girls cheering them on. He also watched them make fun of anyone who walked past them. He saw one of the boys burst a child's inflatable, making the child burst into tears and the mother shout wowards them. That did it, he was running towards the water, diving in and swimming towards the boys. He ducked underwater, hoping to surprise them. As he swam faster, Shadow, who was in the middle of surfing, saw Skyfire swim towards the boys. He hadn't seen why, but the moment he hit the beach, he used his air shoes to propel him through the water like a torpedo. Meanwhile, Skyfire was moving much faster. He appeared to have something glowing on the back of his hands, burning through his gloves. He had soon reached where the boys were causing trouble, far away from where anyone could see them. The girls who were cheering them on where standing on some nearby rocks, shouting as the jet-skis leapt across the waves. They wouldn't be cheering for long, Skyfire thought to himself as he darted upwards through the water.