Barks and Bytes - A Sonic Boom Story

Chapter 3 - Preparing for the Date with Zooey

For fans who watched our show, I'm sure you all remember when I saw a vixen at Justin Beaver's concert. On the following day, I started falling in love with her and that's when my current friends helped me how to talk to her. First, Sonic taught me how to be cool and sarcastic, only for Zooey to walk away. Next, Knuckles advised me to act "manly" and eat raw meat, which ended up with likewise lukewarm results. Then, Amy taught me how to be a "gentleman" for which I disguised myself as the Phantom of the Opera in front of Zooey at her house...but then she closed the window. Afterwards, as advised by Sticks, I danced with two feathery fans, but that didn't work either, notwithstanding Zooey's sneezing. Eventually, Eggman found me and advised me to just be myself. Of course, he then used a music-playing giant robot to kidnap my later-to-be girlfriend, but that's when I saved her using my plane's Unbolterizer to disassemble the robot, and my Enerbeam. Since then, Zooey and I became a couple.

Following that mostly awkward backstory, I thought it would be perfect to go on a special private date with my girlfriend. At home...

"I know what's it like to have too many fans who won't ever leave you alone," claimed Knuckles.

"You do?" I asked.

"Actually, nope."

I facepalmed.

"However, there were a bunch of yellow baby ducks that kept following me once I fed them leftover bread I found from a garbage can. Either I raised them well, or it might have been that I was the first guy they saw after hatching from their eggs."

"You babysat ducklings?"

"Which was why they wouldn't leave me alone until weeks later when I taught them how to fly...in some way."

Sonic began to cringe. "No wonder why we've heard some quacking every time you're around, Knux!"

"At least they were better than the field of explosive ducklings from one of my dreams!"

"Anyway," I continued, "I've been talking to Zooey, asking her if we'd go on our date together in somewhere alone. Without hesitation, she agreed to this, but none of us knows which place would be the best."

Then, the hedgehog turned to me. "Tails, I hear that in a distinct forest, there's a fancy restaurant, called "The Secret Splendor Smokewood," which specializes private dates, with some kind of discount for famous people, like you. And it get better. Very few people know about this place, hence its name, so this makes it perfect for you to get away from those bothersome fans of yours."

"Well, let's hope I have enough money to pay the bill," I remarked.

Afterwards, I called my girlfriend on my phone to tell her about the luxury restaurant.

"Tails!" Zooey answered. "So have you decided where we should go on our private date?"

"I have, but it's a secret. You see, there is some kind of restaurant in a forest, called "The Secret Splendor Smokewood." I'll email you the directions soon, but I am hoping that the food wouldn't not too pricy for both of us."

"Relax, Tails. My parents are known for giving me lots of bonus allowances, so as long as the place doesn't serve only raw meals, it'd be perfect."

"Hope to see you there tonight!"

Well, that was easier than I expected! Normally, when two people make an arrangement, there would be some complications. I ought to consider myself blessed.

Of course, I was to prepare for the quality time with perfection, so there came Amy's pre-dating lessons, not that I asked for them, of course. However, she decided to skip ahead from table manners as I already knew the basics since Sticks at the awards ceremony. Nevertheless, Amy took me to the department store in a mall to buy a suit.