Rocket's POV
I was sitting besides Cosmo, who was feeling upset because of Tails being captured. I tried to comfort her all I could, but it wasn't enough. "Cosmo, you can't keep this up. We're gonna get Tails back," I said. "I just can't believe Tails is gone, that's all," Cosmo replied. "Cosmo, look at me," I said before turning around and lifting Cosmo's head. "We are going to get Tails back, I swear," I said, looking into her eyes. "I trust you," she replied, looking into mine. We sat there for what seemed to be eternity while staring into the other's eyes. "I never thought your eyes were so beautiful up close," I said, breaking the awkward silence. "Thank you. Your eyes are beautiful as well," Cosmo replied. A few moments passed until the impossible happened. Cosmo's lips met mine and we started to kiss. After a while, we broke apart for precious oxygen. We sat there again in awkward silence for minutes on end. My cell was the one that broke the silence. I picked it up and saw Silver was calling. "Silv, what's going on," I asked. "All right. We'll be right there," I said before hanging up. "What's going on," Cosmo asked. "We gotta get to the docks. Silv needs us there," I replied before opening the door. Cosmo and I both left to get to the docks where Silver was waiting.
Silver's POV
I was waiting near the edge of the docks when Rocket and Cosmo showed up. "Guys, you're here," I said. "You bet your ass. So what's going on," Rocket asked. "We're going into the water to find out where everyone's been going and free them," I explained. "Nice idea, Silv," Rocket said, giving me a thumbs-up. "Thanks," I replied. "So where's the equipment," Rocket asked. "Blaze and Knuckles are getting it," I replied. We waited until Knux and Blaze came with the gear necessary for the job at hand. "All right. This everything we need if we're going in the water," Knuckles said. "Thanks," I replied. "So is this it or is there more coming," Rocket asked. "There's more people coming. That way, we could check out more of the ocean," I replied. "Good thinking," Blaze said. Soon, Wave, Storm, Julie, Espio, and Rouge showed up. "Hey, Rouge," Rocket greeted. "Hey, handsome. Here for the diving expedition," Rouge asked. "Yup. We're going to explore the very thing Sonic's afraid of," Rocket replied, looking at the ocean. "So how are we doing this," Wave asked. "Well, I was thinking Blaze could lead one team and Rocket could lead the other team," I replied. "You sure about letting me lead," Rocket asked. "Yeah. Think about it. You have all the qualities of a leader," I replied. "Well, that's true," Rocket said. "Okay, let's get geared up," Knuckles said. All of us started to get ready to dive into the water. "All right. Let's dive," Rocket said before leaping off the edge of the docks. All of us followed him and into the water.