That night, Tails was asleep in his bed. He didn't have any nightmares, but he still didn't sleep well. Suddenly, he woke up as he felt a hand touching his right arm. He looked to his right and saw Cosmo standing there. Tails' eyes widened when he saw Cosmo.
'C-Cosmo? I-Is that really you?!' Tails said in disbelief.
Cosmo smiled and nodded. 'Yes, it's really me.' She answered.
Tails hugged Cosmo as tears rolled down his cheeks.
'I'm so glad to finally have you back…' Tails said, trying to not to cry.
'It's okay, Tails. I missed you too.' Cosmo replied.
Tails nodded and dried his eyes. 'So, you need a place to sleep? You can sleep in my bed if you want to.' He offered.
'Sure, I'd like that.' Cosmo said as she got into Tails' bed. She fell asleep as soon as she got comfortable. Tails smiled and went downstairs to the living room to sleep on the couch. As he was lying on the couch, he stared at the ceiling, deep in thought.
'What if this is all a dream…? Maybe Cosmo isn't really alive…? No, Miles! You're thinking things way too through again! I'll check in the morning, then I can see if I really was dreaming…' Tails thought to himself as he fell asleep. The next morning, Tails woke up.
'Well, let's see…' Tails said to himself. He went up to his bedroom and opened the door. Cosmo was still there, asleep. Tails sighed in relief.
'It wasn't a dream…Thank Chaos…' Tails whispered as he quietly closed the door and went downstairs to make breakfast. As he was making breakfast, Cosmo came downstairs.
'Hey, Tails.' Cosmo said. Tails smiled when Cosmo came into the kitchen.
'Good morning, Cosmo.' Tails replied.
'What are you making?' Cosmo asked.
'Pancakes. Want to try them?' Tails asked.
'Sure.' Cosmo nodded. She sat down at the table and waited for Tails to finish preparing the pancakes. Once they were finished, Tails put down the pancakes on the table. He put some on Cosmo's plate and poured syrup over them. He then sat down and put pancakes on his plate and poured syrup over them too. Tails and Cosmo began eating their pancakes.
'So, how do they taste?' Tails asked Cosmo.
'Great.' Cosmo told him. 'This is a great breakfast.'
'I totally agree.' Tails said. 'Mobians eat pancakes a lot for breakfast, and they're really delicious.' He explained.
Cosmo nodded, very interested in the things Tails said. 'That's good to know.' She said. 'Now that I'm gonna be living on Mobius, it's good to know about what Mobians do and such.'
Tails nodded and the two continued to eat their breakfast. Once that was done, the two started washing the dishes. Cosmo was in thought as she did the dishes with Tails. She was wondering how Tails was doing without her for the past two years.
'Hey, I know this is rather personal, but…How have you been for the past two years?' Cosmo asked Tails. Tails' face turned pale.
'W-Well…To be fair, I've been suffering a lot…During the day, I suffered from daydreams, and at night, I suffered from nightmares…' Tails sighed deeply.
Cosmo was shocked. 'I-I'm sorry…I didn't know that…' She said.
'No, it's okay. What matters is that you're back now, so life goes on.' Tails said. Cosmo nodded and they continued doing the dishes. After that, the phone rang. Tails went to pick it up.
'Hello?' Tails said.
'Hey, Tails. It's me again. Can I come over to chat it up?' Sonic asked.
Tails looked at Cosmo and replied: 'Sure. Bring Knuckles, Amy, Cream and Alex with you too. I've got a surprise for you guys.'
'A surprise? Well, okay. We'll be there soon.' Sonic said as he hung up. Tails put down the phone again.
'Why didn't you mention me?' Cosmo asked Tails.
'Because I've been mourning you for two years, and it would be weird to tell him that you just returned out of nowhere.' Tails told Cosmo. Cosmo nodded. She understood completely. Tails did suffer from major depression because of her death for two years.
After a while, Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Cream and Alex came into Tails' house.
'You're all here!' Tails said.
'Yeah, we made it. It was kinda hard convincing Alex to come with us, because he's been depressed for two years, just like you.' Sonic explained. 'So, what is it you wanted to show us?' He asked.
'You can come in now!' Tails called into the kitchen. Cosmo then walked into the living room. Everyone gasped in shock.
'Is that Cosmo?!' Sonic said.
Alex rubbed his eyes in disbelief. 'I can't believe it!' He said in shock.
'Yes, it's really her.' Tails said.
'How is this possible?!' Knuckles asked, unable to believe it.
'Well…I'll let Cosmo herself explain it.' Tails said.
Cosmo nodded. 'Well, it went something like this…' She began.
Flashback to two years ago…
Cosmo was standing in a grassy plain called Paradise, which was the Seedrian equivalent of heaven. Cosmo had arrived here not too long after Tails had sacrificed her. Cosmo's family was there, her mother Earthia, her sister Galaxina and even her father Lucas, who turned back to his normal self after being killed as Dark Oak.
'Cosmo, darling! So good to see you!' Earthia said when she saw Cosmo.
'Mother, it's good to see you too!' Cosmo said as she ran over to her mother to hug her. She then looked at her father.
'Hello, father…' Cosmo said, a bit nervous, which is understandable.
'Hello, Cosmo…' Lucas said with a hint of regret in his voice. As they looked at each other, a female Seedrian in a white toga walked over to the family. This was the Seedrian Goddess, the ruler of Paradise.
'Hello, Cosmo. Welcome to Paradise.' The Goddess said.
'Thank you. But my first question is: Why is my father here?' Cosmo asked.
'Yes, why am I here?' Lucas asked as well.
'Well, he's the only one of the Metarex who was good hearted enough to be let into Paradise, and the other Metarex were too cruel and heartless for that. I sent them to Wasteland (The Seedrian equivalent of hell).'
'I see…' Lucas said. He then turned back to Cosmo. 'Cosmo, I'm sorry for placing that signal in your brain.' He told Cosmo.
Cosmo nodded, now feeling more comfortable around her father. 'It's okay, father.' She replied. 'It's kinda sad that I'm here now, because I left behind my boyfriend Tails…' She said, a bit sad.
'Well, Cosmo, it's not that much of a problem, because someone appears to have used Chaos Regeneration on you, and you will now slowly return to life, but this is a process that will take about two years.' The Goddess told Cosmo.
'Okay…But what about the Seedrian race? Won't I be the only one left when I return to life?' Cosmo asked.
'That's not a problem either, Cosmo. Remember, you are the one who will bring the Seedrian race back. When you give birth to a child, the first one will be a pure blood Seedrian, while later children will be a hybrid, and this will go on with every female Seedrian who gives birth to a child. This way, the Seedrian race will never go extinct.' Earthia explained to Cosmo.
Cosmo nodded. 'Guess I'll have to wait two years before I can finally see Tails again…' She said, a bit disappointed at how long the regeneration process would take.
End of flashback...
(Credit for the flashback goes to DarkyLonewolf and their New Bloom fanfic, which is the main inspiraton for this fanfic. Go check out DarkyLonewolf's works as well, because they deserve the publicity.)
'And that's how I ended up back on Mobius.' Cosmo finished. Tails and his friends were amazed at what Cosmo just told them.
'Wow, that's one of the most amazing things I've heard in years.' Amy remarked.
'Well, it's great to have you back, Cosmo.' Cream said.
'Yeah, now that you're back, my life is probably gonna get much brighter.' Alex said. He then handed Tails his address. 'If you and Cosmo ever feel like coming by, my door's always open.' Alex said.
'Thank you, Alex. We'll definitely come by if we can find the time.' Tails said.
'Alright, we'll be going now.' Sonic said.
'Yeah, if I stay away from the Master Emerald for too long, Rouge might nab it.' Knuckles said.
'Well, we'll definitely stop by again soon.' Amy said.
'Yeah, we will.' Cream said.
'Alright, bye, guys.' Alex said. Sonic and the gang then left the house.
'So, what's next?' Cosmo asked Tails.
Tails shrugged. 'I guess I could show you Station Square.' He said.
'Alright.' Cosmo said. Tails grabbed his wallet and keys and he and Cosmo left the workshop. Tails locked the door and he and Cosmo went to the train station.