"It's my father. He said to go back to his workshop right now." Said Flora as she stood up and pulled Tails away with her.

"Why, what happen?" Asked Tails with the pizza slice still in his mouth.

"Nothing really happen, I guess I got over excited." Said Flora slightly laughing. Tails just made a annoyed face as he and Flora made their way to Flora's dad's workshop. They reached the back of the shop where her father is supposed to be at.

"Father, we're here now." Said Flora as she entered the room followed by Tails. Her father is standing on the is standing at the back of the room again, but this time he had something laying on his table warped in a smooth as silk white cloth.

"Welcome back, Tails. I take it you enjoyed your time here?" Asked Flora's father as he stood up and begged Tails to come over to him. Which Tails slowly made his way over to him.

"Alright Tails I finished my project for you." He reached over and slowly uncovered the object, Tails stayed looking forward trying to maintain a proper poser. Her father pulled out the object from the cloth. It looked like a regular sword with a color pattern close to Tails's appearance inside's its sheath

"This, well be your protector Tails." Said Flora's father holding up the sword to Tails. Which Tails redundancy grabbed the sheath and pulled it to him.

"This is a standard moderately curved sword, or more commonly known as a katana. The blade length is approximately 23.6 inches. The blade as well was made with exactly the prefect amount of Tamahagane to protect it from shattering from a minimum hit."

Tails slowly withdraw the sword from its sheath and examined the sleek design of the sword. The polish reflected the light off of it.

"Wow. It shines bright." Said Tails as he slowly and carefully placed the sword back inside its sheath and holding it at his side.

"Indeed. Now here is sword belt which will keep your sword at perfect level for a easy pull and strike." He told Tails as he handed him at the belt that matched the same color of his pant he was wearing. He put the belt on with the help of her father and attached the sword to it and he was ready to go.

"Thank you, sir." Said Tails to Flora's father as he turned and left the workshop and back on towards Flora's house.

"Hey! Tails wait!" Tails turned around and saw Flora running towards to breathing hard from the long run.

"What is it Flora?" Asked Tails as Flora finally reached him.

"I thought I'll walk with you to my house for the remainder of time till you leave." Asked Flora with her hands behind her back tilling herself back and forth.

"I don't see why not." Said Tails with a smile as he continued his walk to her house. Flora following closely behind him.

"So I guess you'll be leaving now huh?" Flora asked Tails as Tails opened the door to her house and pulled out his bag.

"Yeah, I think I am. Hey Flora." Said Tails to Flora "You said that you people don't travel though that mountain area right?"

"Yeah, people here have a great fear of some kind of monster living in the mountain area. Why the sudden question, didn't I already tell you?" Asked Flora to Tails who was staring up towards the mountain.

"There won't be a path way leading straight up the mountain or around it would there?" Asked Tails.

"Well, yeah there is. Its right about there it goes up and around the peak of the mountain. But people still don't trust that pathway." Said Flora to Tails who started walking away.

"Thank you Flora. Well I guess is goodbye, so bye." Said Tails looking back at Flora giving her his last goodbye. Which Flora waved back.

...

Tails was traveling up the trait that Flora pointed out to him. The sky slowly turning to darkness as the sun fell over head. Tails soon decided that it was going to be time to sent up his tent he brought.

"He soon found a flat surface on the mountain and began to set up a dark olive drab green tent form his bag. About almost half way though setting it up Tails started to hear rustling in the bushes behind him.

"Who's there?" Asked Tails as he turned around to face the bushes. As well as slowly drawing his sword from is sheath; wondering if he was about to meet the monster that supposedly lurks in the mountains.

The last thing Tails ever expected to come out of the bushes was a little bright green frog happily hopping out of the brush. Tails laughed to himself and turned back towards the tent.

"Hi Tails!" Said Flora suddenly right in front of Tails making him yell out in shock.

"What-! What the heck are you doing out here!" Yelled out Tails panting from the scare that Flora gave him.

"You sure are jumpy aren't you." Said Flora teasingly to Tails.

"Answer my question. Why are you out here for?" Asked Tails rather more forcefully.

"I thought you would have already guessed. I'm coming with you on your journey." Said Flora.

"No! You head back right now Flora this is too dangerous for you." Said Tails with a bit of anger in his voice.

"It's too dangerous because I'm a girl?" Asked Flora getting annoyed much like Tails. Tails finally crave in and went back to work on the tent.

"Hey, Hey Flora." Said Tails still struggling to set up the tent. "Why are you so determined to follow me?"

"I've always wanted to explore the world. But I've never been anywhere around here." Answered Flora. "And don't worry Tails; I have my father's permission to be here with you."

"Oh that's supposed to help huh? That means you're my responsible now." Said Tails on his finally part of the tent building.

"Oh you don't have to worry about me like that Tails. I won't be a bother." Said Flora sitting on a tree stump next to the tent.

"I sure hope so Flora. I wouldn't want anything to happen to you." Said Tails as he tightens the last knot on the tent's rope. "Well I guess that's it." Said Tails get back on his feet and closes the opening to his supply bag. Before Tails to turn around Flora scurried inside his tent.

"I thought you brought your own tent or sleeping bag to sleep in." Said Tails frustration. "It's only made for one person Flora."

"Oh come Tails, it's enough for the two of us." Said Flora through the tent. Tails sighed in defeat and crawled inside the tent with Flora.

...

Tails soon stir from his sleep. He sat up and looked to see Flora sleeping soundlessly next to him. He got out of his tent and looked around and saw that the sun was just barely coming over the mountain range. Tails grabbed his belt and tired it onto his waist and attached this blade to it. He decided for an early morning walk and headed out the woods next to the tent spot.

...

Sun light started pouring thought the fabric if the tent and directly into Flora's face making her wake prematurely from his sleep. She slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes softly while yawning.

"Good morning Tails...Tails? Tails?" Said Flora as her vision slowly stated getting better. "He did not leave me here!" Said Flora getting angrier by the moments. She got out of tent and started looking around for him

"Tails! Come on out and-" Flora felt her body start moving very suddenly from right shoulder to left shoulder and had this feeling of sinking.

"Whoa what is-" Suddenly the whole piece of ground that she was standing on gave way and opened up to a cavern below as she fell yelling out in fear and terror.

...

Tails was walking along a deeply dense tree line looking into it. Sunlight pouring though the trees and over the mountains. He decided it was time to head back to the tent and Flora. Before he could turn around he heard Flora scream pierce the air like a hot knife through butter.

"Flora!" Yelled out Tails in fear as he started running full speed back towards the camp spot.

...

The cleared the woods and entered the clear opening of his tent but didn't see Flora, nor did he see any kind of damage to the tent.

"Flora? Flora are you here?" Asked Tails yelling out across the clearing. He made his way towards the tent but suddenly moved backwards as he saw the opening in the ground that wasn't there when he left.

"Flora must have fell through here." Said Tails staring at the hole from a safe distance. Suddenly he felt his body from side to side.

"That can't be good..." Said Tails as he made attempt to run but behind he could take a step the floor below him gave way and he fell down the darken cavern. Almost 5 inches before he hit the floor he was able to get his tails spinning as he started hovering down to the ground slowly.

"Hey Flora! Are you down here?" Yelled out Tails but much to his surprise his voice didn't echo in the cave. He tried to look around but everything around him was pitch black. He looked up towards where he fell from and saw it was just a speck of light at the very top. Suddenly the light was covered up by a object. Shortly after Tails started to hear what sounded like click cover from behind him.

He tried to turn but couldn't no matter how hard he tried.

"Hey can't I move!" Yelled Tails in fear as he felt his feet were like glugged to the floor. Suddenly the whole area around him was filled that horrible clicking noise. Tails started panicking struggling fruitlessly against what ever was holding him down to the floor. Heard something as if it was repelling down from the wall. He looked up just in time to see the entire cave cover in bright yellow glowing eyes moving up all over. Suddenly right in front of his face were eight of the glowing eyes staring right at him. Then everything was black.

...

His vision slowly started come back to him slowly but he could see that the walls were laminated by dim glowing purple color. He tried to move but instead of his feet not moving his entire body had the same feeling his feet had. This shocked his vision into perfect seeing ability and saw that his whole body was incased in a silk like material.

He looked around trying to free himself from the silky trap. But then he hear breathing right beside him. He gazed over and saw Flora hanging right next to him.

"Flora! Flora are you ok!" Yelled Tails out to Flora. Flora just stared muttering softly in a very low voice.

"Tails...You were right...I should have went back..." Flora muttered. Tails's head just gaze just fell towards the floor giving up hope. But then Tails saw that part of his right arm was free from the silk and his sword's handle was inches away from it.

Out of no where loud thumps started sounding throughout the cave. Tails looked up in time to see a huge black shadow slowly coming around the corner with many legs. Tails gazed back down to his sword as he kept moving his right hand closer to the handle.

The thump getting louder and louder and the shadow coming more into view getting bigger at the same time. He hand still a couple of inches away. Thoughts started running through his mind. Thoughts of Flora, his old friends back on his home planet. Then Cosmo's face came into view of his mind.

The thumping at it loudest; Tails gave all his might as he thrust his arm out peeling forward some of the silk holding him back. His hand grasped the handle of his sword and gave a strong pull of the handle. The sound of the steel sliding up against the inside casing of it's sheath.

The blade hacked through the silk like it was paper. Tails landed on both his knees and his left hand. His right, holding his sword up. He saw that the ground was bare and spun around to Flora and gave one swung, cutting Flora free of her trap. He caught her before she hit the ground and they both stared at each other.

But before any of them to say a word; the most horrible scream they had ever heard rang throughout the entire cave that turned both of their blood ice cold. Tails and Flora gazed over each other's shoulders and saw something that equal matched the scream they just heard.

It was a giant sized black spider 40 times the original size of regular spiders. It has many spikes protruding from many spots of his body. This mouth oozing out a horrible blackest liquid; and its legs sporting a curving talon which straightens out to a long spear looking claw. As well as producing it own horrid scent like decomposing corpses.

The monster let out its bloodcurdling scream as it charged the two of them with great speed. Flora screamed out in terror but was drowned out by the monster's own scream. Tails cuddled Flora in his arms and took flight moment's behind the monster fling it's mouth towards the same spot Tails and Flora were moments ago.

Tails was flying away from the monster and was getting some distance between them. The monster let out another scream. But this scream was different then the other. This one was much louder and less screechy. Suddenly Tails heard the same noise he heard when he landed inside the cavern.

The started hearing clicking all over the cave walls but this time the purple light showed everything. It showed mini spider about 15 times bigger then regular spiders. They all started scurrying around the walls and suddenly they started jumping at them trying to knock them both down.

Tails was now trying to out fly a monster spider but now trying to dodge incoming spiders from the walls. He gazed behind him for a second and saw the monster gaining speed. He heard Flora yell and his gazed returned to the front in time to see that the mini spiders were starting to form a wall with their bodies.

He turned on his side quickly and made it though a small opening in the spider wall. When he pasted though he felt a sudden pain course though his right side. One of the spiders must have swung it's talon at him. He was thankfully that it swung at him not stab it's talon into him which would have pulled him down.

Tails saw that a turn was coming up but noticed that the purple light was fading but also saw a white light peeking around the corner.

"Flora! I think that's an opening! We're going to make it!" Said Tails joyfully. He made the sharp turn and saw a bright opening at the end of the tunnel. Tails went full speed to the end but then a very loud thud shook the whole cave.

He looked over his shoulder and saw that the monster with its great speed and huge body couldn't make the turn and ran straight into the wall. Tails started seeing rocks falling from the ceiling. He looked forward instantly and saw that rocks with covering up the exit of the cave.

"NO!" Yelled Tails as he went full speed towards the exit; rocks covering up the opening at a great speed. Soon were was only a small opening at the top of the exit. Tails his last push as he flew through the opening just as it got covered by a rock; smashing a mini spider that has been on his tail since the start.

Tails and Flora hit the floor rolling a couple of feet before coming to a halt. The sat up and looked at each other for a moment before they both started laughing.

Out of no where a gigantic thud thundered though the mountains. Tails and Flora sprang to their feet and stared at the caved on opening. There was another gigantic thud thundered thought the mountain. Dust and small pieces of rock dislodged from the wall of rocks covering the opening. Before Tails and Flora could take another step the wall was broken down and the huge rocks and a large dust cloud covered the entire opening.

The monster spider stood outside the cave. It's breaking though the wall caused the entire side of the mountain to collapse. It let out's bloodcurdling scream and charged at both of them.

"Flora run!" Yelled Tails as they both ran but in opposite directions. Tails looked behind him and saw the monster make and turn towards Flora. Tails looked around and saw a rock laying and the floor he ran to it and aimed his throw.

He took the shot and throws it. Its aim dead on as it hit directly into one of it's eyes. The monster screamed in agony and turned to face Tails. He just stood there taking a stand against the monster. He heard Flora yelling for him but he stayed where we was has he pulled his sword from its sheath.

The beast let out its scream and charged Tails head on. Tails stood his ground waiting for the moment to strike. The monster was its arm's length away as it raised its front leg up to strike Tails straight down the middle of him. The leg was half way from reaching him he side jumped to his right.

He decided to jump a little to late and the monster's spiked talon sliced though the front part of Tails left leg. He flinched in pain for second but didn't let it collapse him. He saw that it was the time for some payback.

He took the chance a swung his side at the monster. His blade completely cut clean though its leg as it fell to the right side where it lost its leg. The monster screaming in terrible agony. Tails then pulled his blade back and jabbed it straight though the monster's head, silencing the beast once and for all.

Tails fell backwards panting deeply from the pain in his left leg and from exhaustion. The monster's legs were twitching once and awhile. Tails looked over to his right and saw Flora running towards him.

"I did it..." Said Tails in a humorously voice. Flora reached him and got on her knees.

"Your badly hurt Tails." Said Flora in a worried voice. She reached over to her side and inside a pouch that Tails didn't see before. She then pulled out a little bottle and pulled off the cap.

"Here Tails drink this." Said Flora as she poured some of the green liquid down Tails's throat. He gagged from the horrible taste but then felt a warming feeling over take his body and soon didn't feel any pain at all. He looked down and saw the long cut on his leg was gone.

"Wow...That is amazing Flora." Said Tails as Flora started warping his leg up in bandages and his side with a cover of bandages. He slowly got back on his feet and wiped his sword clean with a couple of Flora's bandages and re-sheathed it.

"Hey-Hey Flora, isn't that the town you told me about?" Said Tails pointing out towards an area in the forest with many buildings and lights.

"Yeah it is! Tails we made!" Yelled Flora out happily hugging onto Tails tightly.

"Ok, Now please let go so we can head out." Said Tails as Flora let go and the both of them head down the mountain and to their next destination.