Tails awoke. It was 10:05 AM and he was feeling a little cranky. The pain from his tail had kept him up for most of the night.
If it weren't for the company of Vanilla's big breasts, he wouldn't have gotten any sleep at all. Then he good took a look at her.
He was awestruck. He had never seen the likeness of a naked woman anywhere else except in books on human anatomy. That is,
until last night. As he lay next to Vanilla's gorgeous body, he felt a ray of sunlight come in from the window. He turned to look out
the window, then heard Vanilla stir. He checked her face, wanting to see the exact moment when she'd open her eyes again. But no,
she fell back asleep.

"Awww," muttered Tails to himself.
"She's so cute when she's asleep! It makes me wanna..."
A dirty thought crossed his mind. But he remembered what Vanilla said last night.

"I just can't do this with you in such bad shape."

"Oh, man!" Tails balled up his fist, trying to contain his lust. "But I must respect Vanilla's wishes."
He shut his eyes and tried to reject the thoughts in his mind. Then, out of nowhere, he heard a sound. It sounded like...a clank.
The clank of something metal. The sound of a machine. Tails tried to ignore it. But the sound got louder. Clank...clank! Where was
it coming from? Tails didn't want to know. He looked out at the window again at the rays of sunshine now pouring in, then back at Vanilla.
She stirred again. It looked like she was going to wake up any second now. Tails waited in anticipation, watching her eyes closely.
He didn't notice the rays of sunlight now being obscured by...an unwelcome guest. He stood in blue, metallic chrome that could be
mistaken as cobalt in the moonlight. His eyes were blood red, devoid of any emotion. And his shoes were classified as lethal weapons of
destruction. He cast an ominous shadow over Tails' side of the bed. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see it. He felt as if someone was
standing there. Then, Tails heard a voice:

"Enjoying yourself, organic?"

He slowly turned and saw who his guest was: Metal Sonic.
"M...m..METAL SONIC? W-what are you..?"
"Silence, organic," he said with a raised claw. "Tell me, are you the one known as Prower ... also known as Tails?"
"Wh-who wants to know?"
"Affirmative. You are my target."
"Your WHAT?"
Then Metal Sonic pulled Tails out of bed and threw him against the wall. Tails felt his tail ache from making impact with the wall.
"Aaack! My tail! Dammit!"
He wanted to fight back, but Metal Sonic had one of his claws firmly on Tails chest, keeping him pinned to the spot.
"This is the end for you, Prower. Too bad that hedgehog clone of mine isn't here to save you."
In a methodical manner, Metal Sonic raised his other claw. And Tails knew what he was going to do with it.

No, this can't be the end! Sonic..Vanilla...I can't believe I'm going to...

Then, a baseball bat smashed the side of the metal hedgehog's head. "M-m-m-malfunction! S-S-SERIOUS DAMAGE SUSTAINED!"
And after making a mechanical statement of pure gibberish, the bot fell to the ground and shut down. Vanilla stood in its place,
nearly out of breath from dealing with the adrenaline rush of knocking someone out cold. Feeling relieved, Tails fell to his knees.
He couldn't believe it.
She'd just saved his life.
Tails tried to speak, but Vanilla had already snatched him up in a loving embrace. She didn't speak, but instead started to cry.

"Wait," he consoled her, "don't cry, Vanilla. I'm fine now, thanks to you."
"I know," she said through her tears, "but when I saw you on the wall like that...I thought I would have to watch you die."
"Well, that didn't happen." Tails wiped the tears from her eyes and helped Vanilla to her feet.
"Not today. Say, where'd you get that bat?"
Vanilla lifted the bat up in her hand, brandishing it with pride.
"You mean this old thing? I keep it under the bed in case of burglars."

Still uneasy about what just happened, she looked down at the downed robot.
"What do you think that thing wanted with you? Did Doctor Eggman really send that to...get rid of you, Miles?"
"I dunno. Something tells me it wasn't Eggman this time. But what I can tell...is that this isn't the real Metal Sonic."
"How can you tell?"
"Well, first of all," said Tails as he checked out the bot's design, "this robot was constructed with some pretty cheap material. If this
was the real deal, that bat would've broke over his head."
"Oh, dear."
"And here! A production model number! Zero point one five...and some more numbers...as I recall from our encounter with
Neo Metal Sonic, I didn't see a production model number on his chassis."
"Then again," said Tails under his breath, "I barely had time to observe Metal Sonic as we dodged the massive claws of his new, monstrous form,
trying to slash me and the guys out of the air. Hard to believe we were held in midair only by the charge of the Chaos Emeralds. It all feels like a dream now."
"Umm, Earth to Miles? Are you there?"
"Oh! Sorry, Vanilla. Got a little sidetracked there. Point is, this robot's an imitation Metal Sonic, programmed to take my life. But who sent it, and why?"

Then, a voice was heard at the door. It was Cream!
"Mama! Tails? Are you two okay in there? Is something wrong?"

"Guess we'll have to talk about this later, huh, Miles?"
"Guess so. I'm gonna go check on Cream." Tails stepped over the bot and took three steps toward the door, then turned his head back to Vanilla.
He'd almost forgot. Even when she knocked out that metallic hedgehog, Vanilla was...in the nude. He blushed, even though he had already seen her
well-endowed, curvaceous body, Tails still blushed.

"Maybe you should," he said, short of breath, "put your clothes back on. Can't have Cream see you like this!"
Vanilla gave him a smirk, then did a sexy pose using the bat. "I bet you'd like to see me like this all the time, huh?"
Tails blushed even more, "Oh, uh, I guess so! That'd be..nice..! Ha! Hahah!"
He felt his body heat up as Vanilla bent over to pick up her dress. With a sweaty hand, he grabbed the doorknob and went out into the hall.
He closed the door behind him, and then...he simply stood there, staring at the closed door. He thought about what had happened the other night.
It was all too good to be true; the warmth of Vanilla's bare breasts on his face, the taste of her nipples on his lips, not to mention the taste of her lips.
He sighed, wishing he could have had more than just a sample of her delicate, creamy mounds of flesh. The sound of a fist hitting the wall brought Tails
back to reality. Cream stood in the middle of the hall, her fist against the drywall. Her eyes were full of rage, yet a smile was on her face.
It was the kind of smile characteristic of a cold, sadistic person.

"Good morning!" That creepy smile stuck to her face, as if it was glued on.

"Oh, good morning, Cream. How...are you?"
"Did you have a nice time with Mama last night?"
An alarm went off in Tails' head. Not once did he think of Cream finding out about his time with Vanilla.
He thought the walls were soundproof, since Vanilla nor Cream had overheard his short conversation with Sonic.
Tails tried to play dumb. "Last night? I don't know what you're talking about, Cream! I was alone, all by myself. Yep, just me!"
Her smile grew wider. "Don't be silly, Tails! I saw Mama go into your room close to midnight."
Damn it. His alibi was blown. He decided to change tactics and play it cool.
"Okay, yes. Your mother came to check up on me, to see how I was doing. I didn't want you to worry about me, so..."
"I really don't know what went on with you and Mama," Cream said, cutting him off. "But I'm going to find out. And if you did something to Mama,

I'll make sure...you regret it. Understand...Miles?"

Tails didn't respond. He was too absorbed in the fear that now held him hostage within his mind. Still smiling, Cream walked up to him
and patted his cheek. "Looks like we understand each other, huh? Good! Then I'll get breakfast ready!"
The little bunny girl turned and skipped down the hallway towards the kitchen. But at end of the hall, she came to a halt and said,

"Just stay away from Mama, Tails. Stay away. For your own good." Then she went on into the kitchen.

Tails could barely hear the clatter of dishes and silverware coming from the kitchen over his own heartbeat. He couldn't believe his foxy ears.
He just received a threat...from someone he'd never suspect.

Wh-what just...I don't...What? Did she just...threaten to kill me? No, this is Cream! She's a kid! Nothing more.
But from the sound of her voice...that smile...she meant every word. And...my first name! How did she know that? I never
told her that! Oh, man. What do I do?

The sound of a latch being unlocked got his attention. Vanilla, now fully redressed in her usual outfit, came out of the room. She gave
Tails a naughty grin and said, "I know I've already said it, but...I want to apologize for last night. I know you wanted more of me. I could
see it in your eyes before you left the room."

She was happy to see him. That meant that the walls were actually soundproof, after all. If they weren't, she could've easily listened in on
Cream's last "conversation" with Tails.
"Th-that's okay, Vanilla! B-b-but we need to talk. About Cream..you see, she's.."
"...in the kitchen? I know. I can smell the eggs and butter from here. Isn't she sweet?"
"But..but.."
"Don't you fret, Miles. I'll let you get in a good feel of THAT after dinner, tonight. It's the least I can do for my special guest. Heh."
She then grabbed one of his cheeks and gave him a kiss on the forehead.
"Mmm! Tastes like love! Delicious love!"
Vanilla left Tails in the hall as she went to the kitchen to see how breakfast was coming along. Tails' nerves were filled with tension.
He didn't know what his next move would be.

Oh, man! If I stay close to Vanilla...I'll get the chance to grope her...well-rounded buttocks! But by doing so...
..I run the risk of getting killed..at the hands of a...a psycho bunny!