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GET DUNKED ON!

Who: YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU...
What: Did you know it's getting hot out, and the mansion has a pool? GET ON IN THERE.
Where: THE POOL
When: WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY
Warnings: S for SWIMWEAR

Well, summer was approaching. The days were getting much warmer. And there was a surefire way to beat the heat just outside the mansion. Whoever lived there previously clearly enjoyed swimming, because next to the hedge maze and surrounded by a wall was a very large, very ornate pool. And after the TLC the cleaning crew had given it, it was ready to accept swimmers. There were floating mats, lounge chairs, and a small assortment of water toys for those who wanted to mess around. There was even swimwear available! Conveniently, in a locker by the pool, there was a swimsuit for everyone, just your size! That was weird, wasn't it...?

Well, time to get some chill. Into the water!

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"Marine!" Tails called out, finally spotting her as she emerged from the water. Now he felt silly bringing just a propeller, when she had a rocket belt! Well, he could still make this--

Sudden panic overwhelmed him when her machine dunked her back into the pool. And when she didn't come back up, Tails gripped the propeller and ran for the water's edge. "Hold on, Marine! I'm coming!" He dove in after her, fired it up, and started to swim towards wherever she had ended up. Please be okay, please be okay...

Marine was conscious but in a serious amount of trouble. Her jet pack was weighing her down, and she was struggling to escape the harness. With no traction or weight underwater, it was difficult to loosen the straps. She hadn't thought to install an emergency escape mechanism, but she was panicking too much to care right then.

She pulled and tugged at the straps, but they were barely moving, and she was starting to feel lightheaded from lack of air. Her lungs felt like they were going to collapse. Her tears dissolved in the water before they could form on her cheek.

As much as she was afraid of being judged for screwing up so bad, she prayed someone would help her before it was too late. The straps... can't undo.........

Well, no malfunctioning rocket pack was going to wreck THIS day! Not with THE MIGHTY TAILS around! As soon as he caught sight of her, he propelled himself towards her, kicking his legs to speed up. The harness was stuck, he could tell that much. Okay. One problem at a time.

Tails caught up with her and set to work. He let go of his propeller, and went for the straps. He struggled against them, blowing bubbles from his mouth, until finally he was able to work the clasp loose. The rocket pack would end up at the bottom of the pool, but they could retrieve it later.

Once she was free of the straps, he took her arms, getting her to wrap them around his shoulders and hold on as he bolted for the surface, Marine in tow.

Before she knew it, Marine was free of her jet pack of death and being carried up to the surface. She immediately took a giant breath--a glorious, satisfying breath of fresh air--and coughed violently.

Once she realized she was in Tails' arms, she tensed up. Oh bugger, he saw her fumble things up, oh bugger oh bugger oh bugger...!

But every cough of pool water interrupted her attempts to explain herself.

"Are you okay?" Tails asked when they were both finally safe. He wasn't really aware he was holding on to her like he was, so concerned was he for her safety. "Is anything hurt? Can you breathe okay?"

Once she stopped coughing, she cringed and stuck her tongue out. Chlorine tasted nasty.

"She'll be apples. PTEH! PTEWW! Ugh..."

She wanted to wriggle out of his arms and walk it off, but since she was still woozy, she feared she'd stumble and lose even more face.

...And then she realized how close he was holding her. Like, hug-close. Now she was blushing brighter than the sun.

"T-ta, mate. For... y-you know..."

"Phew... That's a relief!" he replied. Their faces were a lot closer than he thought at first. Once he noticed, he loosened his grip on her, and once she was able to float, he let go of her completely, blushing hard himself. "It's no problem... really... But that rocket pack was really impressive! With a few more tweaks it'd be really amazing!" he added helpfully, smiling like a total goof.

"Too right, it would! That beauty can 'over up to 10 feet above the water AND propel you underwater! Built the 'ole thingo myself, I did! With no 'elp!"

Tails had said the magic words. Marine practically forgot she was just in a life-or-death situation. She was now fully focused on explaining everything she'd done right with it while gesturing wildly and splashing around as she described each bit.

"Few blokes know that iron material is too soft to use for propellers, so I used RED, see? And then I used yellow--which is 'ard to find--for the waterproof circuits! 'oo else would think of trying THAT, eh? It wasn't 'ard for me because I'm just THAT clever!"

She paused a moment to gauge his reaction and see if any of her bragging was working on him.

Tails had to laugh at her comments, smiling again. Relief was coming back to his face a bit at a time seeing her go back to her energetic, enthusiastic self. It's what he liked so much about her. "Sounds like you put a lot of thought into it," he said. "I can dive down and get it back. Think you could let me open it up and take a look? I'd love to see it!"

The reminder that her newest creation was floating uselessly down at the bottom of a community pool disheartened Marine. Oh yeah, that was horribly, painfully embarrassing, wasn't it?

"Erm, yeah... Be my guest, mate. Just be gentle with 'er! You never know; maybe she broke while she was down there..."

She hoped that would be a good enough explanation for anything wrong with it when he inspected it. She knew saying it failed because of the water would mean it was a really shoddy watercraft, but it was the best she could come up with on the fly. It was what caused a bunch of her older creations to fail, anyway.

"It's alright, things happen!" He had to be careful with his words, that was for sure. He was just glad she was alright. He still needed to tell her how he felt, but right now wasn't the best time. Not yet. This wasn't the happy moment they needed to be sharing for this to work, and he really, really didn't want to screw it up.

"I'll be extra gentle, don't worry." Better get it before too much water seeps into it if any of the physical parts broke... He dove down to retrieve the rocket belt, and once he resurfaced, he laid it gently onto the nearest side of the pool. "There we go." It looked intact, at least, that was good...

A few moments later and it was laid out properly for him to look inside it. Unless she had any objections, he was going to open it up.

~~"Ohhh, Tails-sempai... You noticed me...!"~~

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