After Tails snapped out of his trance, all four friends watched the screen as the Kansas City Chiefs were now ahead of the Indianapolis Colts by three points with just ten seconds left. The Colts had the ball now. If they scored a touchdown, then the game is over.

"Manning, steps back and throws!" said the announcer. The quarterback threw the ball towards one of the wide receivers, but one of the Chiefs' cornerbacks knocks the ball away, nearly intercepting it. "And the ball is knocked away, no flags!"

"Yes! Hell yes!" cried Knuckles, getting up from his seat and cheering. The other three rolled their eyes. Knuckles was a hardcore fan.

"God, I hope they lose" said Shadow, wanting all of this football nonsense to end.

"Easy for you to say" said Knuckles. "My team has the best players in the league!"

There were only six seconds left, as it was 4th Down. The Colts had no option but to use this last opportunity if they wanted to win.

The Colts' quarterback, Peyton Manning, SNAPS the ball. He looks to his left and right, but there was nobody open. He scrambles his way through a small opening. There he was. One of the wide receivers was finally open. This was his chance. Manning throws the ball and the crowd watches in anticipation, so did Knuckles and surprising, Shadow.

"And the pass is... CAUGHT! THE COLTS WIN!" yelled the announcer. The crowd of Colts fans cheers in approval. Peyton Manning and the rest of the team all run over to the wide receiver and embrace him. "Marvin Harrison made the catch! And the Colts receive their first win of the season!"

"GOD DAMN IT!" said Knuckles, throwing his cup to the ground.

"You're lucky that was empty..." said Amy, glaring at him. She didn't like people making messes.

"Didn't the announcer say that it was their first win of the season? Knuckles, you don't have to be upset. The season has only begun!" said Tails, trying to calm Knuckles down.

Knuckles soon calmed down. "You're right. I shouldn't be upset. I have faith in my team".

"Hmm. Those Colts don't seem that bad" said Shadow while looking at the screen.

"You like the Colts now?" asked Knuckles.

"Well, I wouldn't say I LIKE them. I think they're okay. They pulled through and got the win" he said.

"Huh. You look like a Falcons fan" said Knuckles.

"Well, you look like a queer" said Shadow.

"That's enough, you two" said Amy. "Why don't we make something to eat?"

"That sounds like a good idea" said Sonic. "I'll help!"

"Me too" said a nearly angry Knuckles. Before the three left the room, Knuckles looked behind him and gave Shadow the middle finger, well, at least that's what it looked like. Shadow just rolled his eyes.

Only Shadow and Tails were in the room now. Now this was awkward. Shadow was the one that punched Tails when he was trying to get rid of Cosmo. He knew that Tails loved her, but with her being the daughter of Dark Oak, he thought that he needed to get rid of her. Tails hated Shadow with a passion because of this.

"How are you holding up?" asked Shadow. He hadn't seen Tails since they returned to Möbius. Tails didn't look at him. He didn't even want to be around him after what had happened.

"Why do you wanna know?" asked Tails with attitude.

Shadow wasn't surprised by Tails' sudden attitude towards him. He always thought he was a little brat who always got his way.

"You know, you don't have to be a smart-ass. I just asked you a question" he said.

Tails however, didn't care. Not one bit. "Why are you even here in the first place? Shouldn't you be, I don't know, helping Eggman??" he said, glaring at him with hatred.

"He doesn't need me to help him destroy you or anyone else. And I'm sure as hell don't need him either. I also don't need your attitude, fox" he said. Shadow didn't want to put up with this nonsensical bickering. He got up from the couch and walked over to the nearby bathroom.

"It's best if you just stay in your lane and let me pass by. How's that?" he said before shutting the door behind him.

Tails stared at the bathroom door with anger. He began to hear voices in his head. Strange.

"Why should he treat you like that?" said one voice. "You know better than to let someone push you down"

"What good does it make?" asked Tails. I'd be no different than him. He's a jerk".

"He may be a jerk, but aren't you going to do something about it?" said another voice.

Tails thought for a moment. Was he talking to himself? Wow. He was talking to himself. Only weirdos would do that, but what if he was a weirdo himself? What if the voices had a point? What if he could make his anger all go away?

"I'll come up with something" said Tails.


The rest of the night was nothing more but the gang laughing over dumb yet hilarious movies like The Room and Son Of The Mask. After 10PM, Knuckles and Shadow left, leaving Amy, Sonic and Tails alone.

Sonic and Amy were in the kitchen drinking wine while Tails was sleeping on the couch.

"I don't know about you, but I feel like Tails hasn't been himself lately" said Sonic. "Like, he's barely came out of his house and his fur looks a little unkept".

"He must be tired from what all happened. I know I am" said Amy before taking a big sip of wine.

"I know, but it's been a week. Don't you think he'd be all relaxed by now?"

"Sonic, you know he's not as fast as you. I mean, I know I'm not. The only person who's as fast as you is Shadow, obviously. Give him some space, dork" said Amy.

"I know, I know, but something in my gut tells me that he's not going to be okay. I don't know. I guess my brotherly instincts are getting the better of me. After Dark Oak, what's next? I know we have Eggman, but he is practically easy compared to what we all went through" said Sonic.

Sonic walked out of the kitchen to find a sleeping Tails on Amy's couch.

"Aww, he looks so cute when he sleeps" she said.

"What? You like him?" asked Sonic, giving a face similar to The Rock's eyebrow look.

"What? No! I like him as a friend. He's like a little brother to me, like how he is to you" said Amy.

"Yeah, I guess so" said Sonic. He walked over to Tails and gently shook him. "Hey, buddy. It's time to go".

"Five more minutes, Sonic" said a half-asleep Tails.

Sonic rolled his eyes and gently picked him up and carried him over his shoulder. "I'm going to take him to his place. I'll see you tomorrow, Ames".

Amy blushed when he called her that. "Okay, Sonic. See you tomorrow!" She said before walking back into the kitchen. Sonic walked towards the foyer and put his shoes on without dropping Tails. He also grabbed Tails' shoes and he soon left Amy's house.

Sonic got to Tails' place and gently rested him onto his bed and covered him up.

"Goodnight, buddy" he said before walking away and closing the door.

Sonic walked down the hallway and before he could leave Tails' house, he noticed something in the corner of his eye. The flower pot that had Cosmo's seed. He stared at it for a good moment.

"We all miss you, Cosmo. And I'm sure Tails does. He liked you a lot" he said. Sonic went to Tails' kitchen and got a fresh cup of water. He slowly poured it in the flower pot. He didn't pour too much or else it would've been flooded by water.

He sat the cup next to it and he walked out of the house. Before leaving he looked back at Tails' house, thinking to himself.

I hope he'll be okay.


A couple of days later, Tails was in his large garage fixing up the tornado. It had been damaged the last time they fought Eggman, and Tails didn't want it to be in this state when Eggman tries to destroy the town again.

"Man, you really took a beating" he said to the red plane. He was fixing a tiny door that had the fuel tank on the inside. Screwing some new screws, he managed to fix it in no time.

"Whew, I need a break" he said. Tails got up from his knees and walked over to his workbench. He placed the wrench down and bent over the workbench. He signed. He was pretty tired, though he really should've been. Why was he tired all of the sudden? He just started to fix the tornado! It had only been five minutes. Strange.

Just then, there was a knock coming from behind him. He turned around to find a raccoon wearing a dark brown trench coat and black fedora. He was taller than Tails and nearly Eggman's height.

"Can I help you?" asked Tails.

"Actually, I'm good. I have a couple of questions for you" said the raccoon in a deep raspy voice. Tails noticed this but he didn't think much of it.

"Okay then. Ask away" he said, trying to not be shy.

"Alrighty then. Where do I begin? Oh yes, you're Miles Prower, right?" he asked.

"Yes, I am, but everyone just calls me Tails" said the little fox.

"Okay, Tails it is. Have you ever heard of the good stuff?" asked the strange raccoon. Tails cocked an eyebrow. The good stuff? What was he referring do? The was a moment of silence. "Oh! Sorry, you probably don't know what I'm talking about. It's called weed. Ever heard of it?"

This made Tails' eyes go big. Weed? He's heard of it, but never really cared too much to know what it was. "Yes, I have, but I don't know too much about it. What is weed?"

"Good question, my little fox friend. Weed is a drug, but it's a SPECIAL DRUG. It can make you feel good. It'll let you let go of all your troubles and all you have to do is smoke it! It's easy business, you know".

"Oh. I see, but my friend Sonic said that smoking is bad for your health" said Tails.

"Well Sonic has no idea what he's talking about" said the raccoon. "Here".

The raccoon pulled out a bag of small green balls along with a small pipe. He handed it towards Tails. "Don't worry, it won't hurt you. I promise".

Tails thought for a moment. Should he trust this guy? But what if he's right? What if he were to smoke some of this, and maybe he won't feel as bad as he has been lately. "Okay, thanks. What do I owe you?"

The raccoon turned around to leave, but before leaving he said, "Just keep this between us. See you around, Tails". The mysterious raccoon soon left, leaving a curious Tails alone in his garage.

"Hmm, I should try this out" he said. Tails got out a small lighter from one of the nearby drawers. He placed a small sample of the weed in the bowl of the pipe. He placed his mouth on the pipe and he held the lighter under the bowl of said pipe.

Tails turned the lighter on and he soon inhaled. Not even two seconds went by as his eyes went wide as saucers and he coughed really hard. It tasted awful. His eyes became fuzzy as the plane in front of him became a lighter shade of red.

"Holy shit" he said. Nearly dropping the pipe and lighter onto the floor. Tails blinked a few times and he noticed that he felt, great? He felt great? How so? Was the raccoon right?

Tails looked at the pipe for a moment. He had to try it again. He inhaled again and it lasted longer than before. He coughed a little but not as hard as the first time. His eyes were a little red and they became fuzzy once more, but Tails felt even greater than before.

"Wow! This IS the good stuff!" he said. Tails continued to smoke the weed, feeling better than ever. His throat and chest felt like someone punched it, but he didn't care. He felt wonderful. He began to see unicorns dancing on rainbows while their horns shot out peppermints.

Tails couldn't believe his eyes. This was crazy.

"Holy fuck!!" he cried. Laughing his ass off while tearing were scrolling down his cheeks. Life felt wonderful now.

But what Tails didn't know, was that this wouldn't last long. Life for him was only going to get worse from here on out.