It was autumn on Bygone Island, and the residents of Hedgehog Village were getting themselves ready for the annual Halloween festivities. Even Sonic and his friends were getting ready for the Halloween festivities, as Sonic, Amy and Sticks were going to spend the night at Sonic's hut together on Halloween night, Knuckles was occupying himself on Halloween night by holding a scary movie marathon at his place, and Tails and Zooey? They were going to have a Halloween party at Zooey's place, which is where our story will be picking up.
Tails was walking through the streets of Hedgehog Village dressed up in his costume for Zooey's Halloween party; The Phantom of the Opera. The yellow fox couldn't help but giggle to himself as he was walking towards Zooey's house. He had worn this exact same outfit when he first tried to win Zooey over on Amy's advice involving romance and chivalry, but it didn't work out quite as Tails had hoped. And now that Tails and Zooey had officially become boyfriend and girlfriend, he was going to wear this outfit again for Zooey's Halloween party.
Soon, Tails arrived at Zooey's house and knocked on the door. "Zooey, it's me! Can I come in?" The yellow fox called to his girlfriend.
"Sure, give me a moment to get the door!" Zooey responded before she opened the door for Tails, revealing that her Halloween costume was that of a witch. "Going with a classic costume, eh?" Zooey teasingly giggled as she saw Tails' Halloween costume.
Tails giggled at that as well. "Yeah, I thought it was fitting for Halloween, so I figured I'd pull it out of my closet and wear it for the night. Your Halloween costume is looking pretty good too." He told Zooey with a smile as he entered her house and the vixen closed the door behind him.
"Thanks. By the way, you mentioned that you had invited three more people to my Halloween party. Who are they? Because last I heard, Sonic, Amy and Sticks were spending tonight at Sonic's place while Knuckles is gonna be watching scary movies all night long." Zooey asked Tails with a curious tilt of her head, giving the yellow fox a long look.
"You'll see when they arrive." Tails assured Zooey with a smile before the two of them heard another knock on the door. "That must be them!" Tails beamed as he walked over to the door and opened it, revealing Dr. Eggman, Orbot and Cubot in the doorway.
Eggman was dressed as a pirate for his Halloween costume, Orbot was dressed as a ghost, with his costume consisting of a bed sheet with two eyeholes cut out, similar to Charlie Brown, while Cubot was dressed as a cowboy, wearing a brown cowboy hat with a fake brown mustache and a holster with a toy gun in it tied around his waist.
"Hello! Hope we're not too late for the party!" Eggman smiled and waved.
"Eggman! Glad you and your helpers could make it!" Tails beamed as he let Eggman, Orbot and Cubot inside.
"We're glad that we get to spend Halloween night somewhere else other than the Doctor's lair for a change. Every other year on Halloween night, we spend the night playing scary video games, and that has gotten rather boring, so to shake things up by being properly invited for a Halloween party in Hedgehog Village is always welcome in my eyes." Orbot remarked as he floated inside.
"Same here! I've always wanted to dress up in a silly costume and go to a Halloween party once in my robotic lifetime, so to finally get that opportunity is like a dream come true!" Cubot beamed.
Zooey was surprised that Tails had invited Eggman and his lackeys to the Halloween party and she turned to her boyfriend. "Wow, I didn't expect you to invite Eggman and his robots of all people to join our Halloween party, Tails." She told Tails with a smile.
"Eggman and I decided to hold a Halloween truce as a way for me to repay him for helping me get together with you, so I invited him, Orbot and Cubot to our party, and here they are." Tails explained with a smile.
"So, what's the first thing that's going to be done at tonight's Halloween party?" Eggman asked with a smile.
"Well, the first thing on our list, is we're going to be telling each other scary stories. I hope each of you has thought of a scary story to tell tonight, because the person who tells the scariest story will take home a big bowl of candy." Zooey explained as she held up a big bowl of candy.
"Oh, this going to be a fun night, alright!" Cubot said with a smile.
"Agreed, Cubot. Agreed." Orbot chimed in with an equal smile.
Tails, Zooey, Eggman, Orbot and Cubot then proceeded to have themselves a wonderful time on Halloween night. Since Eggman told the scariest story of them all, he got to take home the big bowl of candy, just like Zooey had promised. Eggman thanked Tails for letting him and his robotic lackeys join the couple for their Halloween party, and Tails likewise thanked Eggman again for helping him get the girl. After Eggman and his robotic lackeys had gone home, Tails decided to stay at Zooey's place for the night.
Tails and Zooey were now lying in Zooey's bed, snuggling up to one another. "Tails, this was very fun. Who know that Eggman and his robotic lackeys could be so fun at parties?" Zooey asked Tails with a smile as she cuddled with her boyfriend.
"When you hold a temporary truce with your sworn enemy, you tend to learn about sides of them you never even knew that they had, Zooey. Eggman has those sides too, and it's great to explore those sides of him if you give him the time of day." Tails told his girlfriend with a smile as he also cuddled with her.
"Very true. Do you think we should invite Eggman and his robotic lackeys to our upcoming Christmas party in December as well?" Zooey asked Tails, the smile never leaving her face.
"Well, if Sonic, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks are gonna be busy on Christmas Evening as well, I think we'll definitely have room on the guest list for the three of them, so I'd say we can go ahead with that." Tails replied, the smile also never leaving his face.
"Then that's decided. Good night, Tails." Zooey smiled as she fell asleep with her arms around her boyfriend. Tails smiled too as he fell asleep as well with his own arms around his girlfriend. Yes, this beautiful romance continues to blossom...
