The next day in his room Tails' phone rang again but he just ignored it and started packing a suitcase "Okay". He then paused and looked over to his cupboard where a box holding all of his Prowl equipment was lying. He thought for a moment conflicted but then "Hungry" a banana suddenly hit him in the face. He looked to the door where Bunnie was trying to hold in a laugh "Oh… So sorry. I thought you could sense that with your Tails-tingle" "Please do not start calling it my Tails-tingle" "Alright, so what's up? You can dodge bullets but not bananas". Tails sighed "I'm just a bit distracted. I really need this vacation. I need a break". Bunnie nodded understandably and hugged him "You deserve it. You know what? You should pack your stuff, just in case. I have a tingle about it". Tails rolled his eyes "Please stop saying tingle, Bunnie". As she left Tails who quickly closed his cupboard "No. No, I'm not". He closed the suitcase which had the initials "BF".
Tails was now on a plane with an excited Ray. Their classmates were spread out around the plane getting their luggage put away. Mr Stewart and an orange wolf in a green shirt and bow tie walked past "Do you want the first shift or second? I could take either" "Give me the third shift. I took an Ambien" "I can't chaperone these kids alone". Ash stood up from his seat holding a glass of alcohol "Yo, Prower. This is called an airplane. It's like the buses you're used to, except it flies over the poor neighbourhoods instead of driving through them". Barby walked past, "Ma'am". A cheetah stewardess come out "Yes" "He Blipped, so technically, he's 16 not 21". The stewardess glared at Ash "I'll take that" she took the glass from him "What, no. She's lying. I don't even know this girl". Barby grinned and nodded to Tails before going to her seat. A yellow wombat wearing a hat walked past laughing "Classic Barby, right?". He walked away and Tails had a look of disgust "Did you know Stu was coming?" "It's so weird. One day he's that kid who cried and got nosebleeds all the time, and suddenly, we Blip back, and he's totally ripped and super nice and all these girls are after him". Tails scoffed "Not all the girls are after him" "No, man, they're all after him". They saw him helping Barby with her luggage. Ray shrugged "Anyway, on to more important things. It's a nine-hour flight. We can play Nights and Dreams the whole time" he took out a laptop, "I need your help to sit next to Barby". Ray sighed "Seriously?" "Yes, seriously" "What about out plan? UF bachelors in Murasia". Tails shook his head "That's your plan. That's a solo plan. Come on, this is my plan… Come on, man, please".
Some time later Ray went over to Barby and Undina "Uh, hey guys. There's an old lady in front of us wearing a crazy amount of perfume, and it's kind of setting off Tails' allergies. Um, Dina, if you could switch seats with him, that would be…". Undina looked sceptical "He's allergic to perfume" "Yeah, yeah, because it… makes his eyes water and he can't really-". Mr Stewart poked his head up from his seat "Miles has a perfume allergy?" "Uh…" "From experience, perfume allergies are no joke. I can feel hives breaking out already. Barby stand up". Mr Stewart got up "Ray, take Barby's spot. Barby, you take my spot. Miles, let's get you out of there". Barby adjusted the size of Stewart's chair to work for a Mobian and was now sitting next to Stu and Ray was sitting next to Undina "Ray, thanks for bringing this to my attention. Your safety is my responsibility. And Mr Pierre, but he's asleep. I got it for now. Let's go, Miles!". Tails took his bag and followed Mr Stewart giving Ray a death glare. He sat next to Mr Stewart at the back of the plane "Yeah, I have a small bladder, so I took the aisle". Ray looked nervous around Undina "So did you want to play Nights of Dreams?". She read a magazine "Nope" "Have you ever played any kind of PC game or-" "No". Ray awkwardly nodded "Got it". Tails was listening to Stewart's stories "Did I ever tell you how my wife pretended to Blip out? Turns out she ran off with a guy in her hiking group. We had to fake a funeral for her. Well, technically it was real because I thought she was really dead. Wanna see the video". Tails watched Stu and Barby "Oh, I got a dual-headphone adaptor if you want to watch a movie" "Only if it's depressing. Or hilarious". Stewart finally stopped talking and saw what Tails was holding "Oh, you have an adaptor. We can watch together".
The next eight hours were not fun for Tails, he had to see Barby and Stu ahead of him enjoying themselves. He then scrolled through the different movies on the TV finding one called "Heart of Gold: The Sonic the Hedgehog Story". Ray seemed to be doing better as he somehow convinced Undina to play Nights with him, she seemed to be having fun. There was turbulence and Ray suddenly grabbed her hand which he then awkwardly pulled away. Tails however now had to deal with Mr Stewart's snoring.
At the airport Tails met up with Ray "Hey, did you see Stu and Barby on the plane? They were watching movies and laughing the entire time". Ray looked happy "Dude, don't worry, okay? I'm sure it's nothing". Undina came over and patted his shoulder "Hey, Babe. Can you hold this". Ray nodded and took her bag, "Thanks" she kissed his cheek. Tails stared confused as the two of them looked into each other's eyes and Ray tapped her nose. She giggled and walked away. Tails tried to find the words "What… What…. What!?" "Uh, well, we got to talking on the plane, and it turns out, we have a lot in common. So, we're boyfriend and girlfriend now" "Whatever happened to being UF bachelors in Murasia?". Ray shook his head "Tails, those were the words of a boy. And that boy met woman. A very strong and powerful woman" "You've barely talked to each other" Tails said in disbelief. Ray ignored him "And now that boy is man". Tails couldn't wrap his head around this "What the hell did you do on that plane?". They heard Undina "Babe?" "Coming, babe".
The group headed to security and something in Tails' bag set of an alarm. It had to be searched "There's nothing in there. I swear". The security opened it revealing Tails' equipment case with a posted note "You almost forgot this! Love Bunnie". Tails hid his surprise as best he could but the guard instead took out a banana "This, no".