Super Sonic Squad

Season Five, Episode Two

The New Cosmo

By Cole Bezotte

It was on this beautiful day on the planet Mobius, Tails and his good friend Courtney came back from an adventure at one of the largest beaches, which made them soaked even down to the "roots" of their fur. Still, they laughed and had such a jolly good time, which they did not have in a long time.

"If only it was like this more often," Tails said, raising his two tails in joy. "There are many more places we have not been to at all!"

"Well, be patient about it," Courtney replied. "We'll do all that in good time. Say, we haven't heard a call to action in a long while. I wonder why that's so…"

"Haven't you heard? Eggman and Needles were sent to outer space after they attempted to seize the king's throne. So long as they're still floating around in space, they can't hurt us. There's nothing more we can do now… Which makes me think that we won't be needing a fighting team anymore…"

But Tails was wrong with his hypothesis; there was still a menace who desired nothing else but revenge, and he found a way to get it. Rech, Plague's oldest son, broke out of prison and had begun brainstorming a new way to make Tails beg for his mercy.

"He'll be begging for my help once I bring him and Courtney to someone familiar…" he thought as he hid in a nearby toolshed at Knothole Village. "The time for the seed to bloom shall be very soon, and I'll get my chance! But I should make certain that no one should come to their rescue; I'll send a false distress signal to the ape known as Spencer and send him on his way. If he is hungry for battle, then he would go immediately, leaving me in my victory!"

Little did Tails know whom Rech spoke of when he mentioned "the seed that is ready to bloom". Once he and Courtney made it back home, they spotted Luigi working in a large beautiful garden in the huge backyard. He never caught Rech hiding in the shed, which gave the villain a great opportunity to slip away before anyone could see him.

"Hey, dudes!" Luigi called to Tails and Courtney. "While you two are still in that mucky condition, can you come over here and help me water all these plants? It's more than ten rows!"

Courtney spotted how easily Luigi was sweating even with his hat on. It was about ninety degrees outside, and he was standing out there in the blazing hot sun. "I think you should go help him," Courtney said to Tails, nudging him with her elbow. "My species never tolerate standing out in direct sunlight over ninety degrees. With our fur, combined with the hard work and sizzling sun causes our blood to boil. It's not healthy for us. I'll take a cold shower while you help him out."

"She's right about one thing…" Tails thought as he watched her walk away, "...I'm not a Corlonian. Aliens such as her get all the crummy luck…"

Tails grabbed a pitcher of water Luigi provided for him and began to pour it on at least five rows of these growing plants. Though when he reached the end, he noticed that the last one he watered looked awfully familiar. "Where have I seen this before?" he asked aloud. "I'm sure I've seen this somewhere!"

"Sonic and Shadow brought that here," Luigi answered in reply. "They told me it was the result of a failed attempt to save an old friend. Let me tell you: a good friend sacrificed herself by fusing herself with the Dark Oak planet to make it weaker so that you, Sonic, and Shadow could destroy it and save the universe…"

"That's RIGHT! I at first refused to, but Cosmo convinced me that it was the only way to save the galaxy. I trusted her and ended up shooting her with the Sonic Power Cannon, causing her to be killed in the process! Sonic gave me only a small seed, which was implied that it was Cosmo's child." A tear fell from Tails' right eye and stumbled onto the ground below him.

"Sonic brought this plant here and told me to look after it," Luigi continued, wiping Tails' tear away. "And from what it looks like, this is finally the day when it is fully produced. It looks like Cosmo is now reborn!"

Luigi was right: the stem of the plant began to shake back and forth at an unbelievable speed. Its leaves brushed themselves against each other as the form of a rose glowed at the top. But all the excitement was suddenly interrupted by a screaming madman running into the garden.

"I wish to see that the universe holds no more saviors!" Rech shouted as he drew out a pistol and attempted to shoot at the plant. "The living being must DIE!"

"I was wrong!" Tails thought as he struggled to snatch the gun away. "There is still Rech here! If he ever lays a hand on Cosmo, I swear I'll kill him personally!"

"Take her to safety!" Luigi exclaimed as he held the villain by the neck. "I'll hold him off! GO!"

Quickly obeying, the exhausted Tails snatched the flowerpot and took it with him to his bedroom for safety. His heart began to beat harder and harder as he finally set the plant upon his desk. Nervous, he immediately stepped back as the flower glowed very brightly, blinding his eyes.

"This is why I don't like to be near plants!" Tails thought as the light died out. "They remind me too much of that tragic moment years ago! After all this time, a rebirth finally happened!"

The young fox opened up his eyes again and beheld a new being that stood before him. Right before his eyes stood the new Cosmo, young and beautiful just as the original had been. It was time to say hello.

"Cosmo…" Tails whimpered as he approached her ever so closer. Though he had said her name, she did not seem to remember him. "You must remember me… You were that seed that Sonic and Shadow recovered after Dark Oak was destroyed. They attempted to save you using Chaos Regeneration."

Cosmo at first merely stared deep into Tails' face, only long enough until the memory of the original finally came to her mind. "Miles Prower…" she whispered, remembering everything that had happened in the past. "It is you… You told me something as I destroyed Dark Oak… I now remember what it was…!"

"Oh no!" Tails thought as he expression dropped. "I wasn't prepared for THIS! If Courtney finds out what I said to Cosmo at that time, she'll KILL me!"

"I…" Cosmo continued, "...I...love you…!" With those words in mind, she immediately pushed herself forward and met Tails with a large kiss.

"Stop it!" was all Tails could cry out inside. "STOP IT! I don't want Courtney to see this!"

But nothing helped; due to all the stress and excitement, his eyes began to close as he completely blacked out. He was rendered completely helpless by this spell, not knowing at all what was happening. He felt himself get dragged into a certain spot of the room and stayed there the entire time until his eyes fully dragged themselves awake.

Once Tails was fully awake, he was shocked to see what was happening. It was at first hard to see due to the dark clouds that covered the sky, but his vision cleared as he turned to see his captor. Rech held a pistol in each hand, with each gun pointing at the head of his other two captives: Cosmo and Courtney.

"It is nice to see you are finally awake!" Rech spoke up once he saw Tails' expression.

"What did you do to Luigi?!" Tails demanded as he struggled to free himself from the chains that bound him to the chair.

"It is a pity that he is not dead," Rech replied. "He had escaped with his life, leaving me for dead in that garden. But I am still able to put into action the next step to what I wanted to do.

"I know all about the heavy tragedy that you suffered years ago. I watched it all unfold before me as I observed the whole scene from my planet. I knew that this new Cosmo would soon grow into a new being, and so I wanted to test your loyalty to her and Courtney here.

"Please tell me: if you were to choose one of these to be your true love, which one would it be? There are winners and there are losers; but-in this game-there can only be ONE winner! One will stay, the other will die. Choose wisely, Miles, about whom your true love will be. One or the other? The choice is yours…"

"Oh no!" Tails thought as he saw the frightened expressions of Cosmo and Courtney. "This is not good! I can't let one of them die! It will be my fault if either one of them meets her end! And yet, I see that Courtney is already hurt from what happened earlier. She found out about what Cosmo did to me. As far as I'm concerned, I ALREADY let her down!'

"Make up your pitiful mind, Miles!" Rech exclaimed. "I don't want to wait all day!"

"Forgive me, all of you…" Tails whimpered. "I cannot choose ANY of them. They are my friends, and they don't deserve to die! Take ME instead!"

"What?!" Rech replied. "You would rather face suicide instead of love? Perhaps you have had enough of life and how pitiful it is! You're just like my brother Agape; he turned from a reckless killer to a shuddering nobody! So, if it is death that you want, then you shall have it!"

"Open up that door!" shouted a voice from behind. "I know that you are in there!"

"That voice…!" Rech thought. "It sounds too familiar! It's like…!"

After three big bangs, the door finally crashed down, revealing the powerful Spencer the Ape.

"But that is impossible!" Rech exclaimed. "I sent that distress signal to get you away from here! How did you know…?"

"Not for nothing am I an expert on martial arts!" Spencer replied. "I sensed your trick immediately with my focused and strong mind. Against me, you can never go beyond my imagination with ANYTHING!"

"I too am a mighty fighter, as you shall see!" With that, Rech attempted to fire at the mighty ape with one of his pistols, neglecting to keep it pointed at Cosmo's head. From there, he continually shot at the agile creature, desperately trying to kill the animal.

The Straggon focused primarily on killing Spencer while keeping the other gun pointed at Courtney. But then, right before everyone's eyes, the ape took on one of the most incredible transformations of all time. His form completely changed from a primate to a feline, transforming into a powerful Were-Lion.

"That is impossible!" Rech thought, frightened by the new figure. "No one can change from one species to another!"

"Sorry… But this is what I can do…!" Spencer growled in reply, his new form gleaming like gold.

So great was the impact of the change that a great miniature earthquake took place in the battle. It shook the chains that bound Tails down to his waist, loosening them. He managed to use his tails to unbind himself and rushed over to free Cosmo before Rech could notice him.

Tails rushed Cosmo out of the room to safety, but that only made him run into another problem. "I freed Cosmo, but Courtney is still in trouble! I'd better snatch her away before Rech can do anything else! Spencer is holding him off perfectly, so this gives me the perfect chance!"

Courtney was shocked to know that she was the last for Tails to set free. Tails managed to break her bonds easily with his special two tails, but she almost hesitated to leave with him.

"Why are you stopping?!" Tails exclaimed. "I want to save your life!"

"Tails…" Courtney replied as they ran out of the room. "I'm sorry…! I only wish to decide…"

"Decide WHAT?!"

"Decide if you truly are my love…"

Those very words seemed to have torn Tails' heart into two. As he felt a piercing in his chest, the mark that Courtney laid upon his forehead suddenly vanished into nothingness. "How can you even say that?" he whimpered as a tear formed from both his eyes.

In all the raging confusion, Tails suddenly threw himself into a blind panic, running from the commotion. His blurred vision made it very difficult for him to see where he was going. He almost heard Cosmo chase after him, but he was too fast for her, especially with the help of his tails. As he left the village, he could no longer hear the battle between Rech and Spencer; but the mad Straggon managed to escape with only scars and wounds upon his aching body.

For Tails, there was nothing else he could do. His heart was torn between Cosmo and Courtney; he absolutely did not know what to do now. All he could do was stumble onto the ground and stay there in his blind rage, scratching the soil. For him, he had a big struggle with love.

TAILS IS IN BIG TROUBLE NOW! HOW WILL HE EVER FIND A SOLUTION TO END THIS MYSTERIOUS LOVE TRIANGLE?