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“How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
Every little cloud,
Always sings aloud,
How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
It makes him very proud,
To be a little cloud”
Sally Acorn knew the little song by heart. Ever since her Tails had been a little fox cub, he had loved her coming around to his hut to read a bedtime story. His all-time favourite had been from the book the song came from. A teddy bear had tried to fool a swarm of bees by covering himself in mud and using a blue balloon to pretend he was a black rain cloud.
Tails adored the tale, and Sally had found the “Cloud Song” a perfect lullaby. Now Tails was older, too old for that particular story but too young to go on missions to Robotropolis with her and the others.
Tails had learned that he could use his namesakes to get airborne, and while Sally had been unnerved by Sonic’s confidence that the fox's ability would be perfect against Robotnik, she felt something else. Envy. She watched him hover up into the air like it came as naturally as breathing to him. And she wondered just what it was like up there. It was true, she could fly in the Freedom Stormer, but that was roaring across the sky. She wanted to go up, up as gracefully as could be and see the Great Forest from the view of the birds and her little Cloud (that was what she liked to call Tails).
[4:10 PM]
Imagine her joyful surprise when an opportunity literally arose. Rotor had salvaged a weather balloon during one of his trips to the junkyard. Despite languishing in that wrecker’s paradise for so long, it was perfectly intact. The walrus inventor decided that it would make the perfect observation balloon, and told Sally as such.
The chipmunk's eyes fell on the huge balloon. Even deflated, it looked enormous, and knew it would be twice as large as one of Knothole’s many huts when fully inflated. A seemingly childish impulse came over her.
“I'd like to test it out, Rotor”
Rotor raised an eyebrow. “Uh, sure y'can, Sally,” he affirmed, “but I need to build a basket and…”
“All I’ll need is a gas tank and some strong rope,” the princess interrupted, taking hold of the balloon's nozzle and draping it over her shoulder. “And please fetch Tails for me!”
Tails’ eyes widened. It was almost as if the gas was inflating them instead of the rapidly growing balloon which his mom had tied herself to. “What’s goin' on, Mom?” he asked at long last, having to raise his voice over the hissing.
“This is going to be our observation balloon,” Sally told him, pulling the hose out and quickly tying a knot. “It’ll save you from having to be on lookout duty all the time. But I thought I'd have some fun first!”
The vulpine regarded the azure globe bobbing up and down above the chipmunk's head. “Be careful,” he cautioned. “That balloon's preeeeeetty big! You might float away!
“That’s the plan, honey,” Sally smiled. “And that’s why you’re here. If something goes wrong, I need you to catch me!”
At the mention of something going wrong, Sally felt a slight twinge in her stomach. What was she doing? Why was she wasting Rotor's gas on some silly daydream?
Abruptly, she felt a tug, and felt nothing but air under her boots. The trees began to shrink down, but Tails was lifting with her. He was spinning his appendages. Sally looked down and saw everything get smaller and smaller below her.
Sally Acorn froze in panic. What was she thinking? Why would she use a balloon to get airborne? Balloons could only go where the wind took them. Suppose she got blown all the way to Robotnik?!
The princess felt an urge to untie the rope and let the balloon float away. Another look down at the Great Forest made her realise how stupid this idea was.
“HELP! HEEELLLP!! SOMEBODY GET ME DOWN!!” was what she was about to start hysterically screaming. Until a little voice sent all those nasty thoughts out.
“WOO-HOO!!” Tails flew around and around the balloon with ecstatic laughter. “Look at you, Mom! You’re flying! You’re flying like me!”
Sally's eyes flickered from her joyous son, to the balloon above and the ground below. She jumped slightly as she felt his gloved paws take her own. “If you get scared, just look at me, Mom.”
The princess gazed deeply into the cub’s reassuring eyes. Then she beheld the world. It was like a green and blue map. She could see the Great River meandering among the magnificent foliage of the trees. She saw her people going about their business, some of them stopping to stare up at them.
She looked back at Tails. “You’re so lucky, honey,” she whispered. “Is this how it feels?” Tails let go of her paws to do a loop-de-loop. “Yeah!” He confirmed. “And it’s neat-o that you’re up here, Mom!”
Sally knew that this would just be a one-time occurrence. But she would never forget her view of Mobius for as long as she lived.
“How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
Every little cloud
Always sings aloud,
How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
It makes him very proud,
To be a little cloud”
Tails and Sally Acorn belong to Sega and Dic
Floating in the blue,
Every little cloud,
Always sings aloud,
How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
It makes him very proud,
To be a little cloud”
Sally Acorn knew the little song by heart. Ever since her Tails had been a little fox cub, he had loved her coming around to his hut to read a bedtime story. His all-time favourite had been from the book the song came from. A teddy bear had tried to fool a swarm of bees by covering himself in mud and using a blue balloon to pretend he was a black rain cloud.
Tails adored the tale, and Sally had found the “Cloud Song” a perfect lullaby. Now Tails was older, too old for that particular story but too young to go on missions to Robotropolis with her and the others.
Tails had learned that he could use his namesakes to get airborne, and while Sally had been unnerved by Sonic’s confidence that the fox's ability would be perfect against Robotnik, she felt something else. Envy. She watched him hover up into the air like it came as naturally as breathing to him. And she wondered just what it was like up there. It was true, she could fly in the Freedom Stormer, but that was roaring across the sky. She wanted to go up, up as gracefully as could be and see the Great Forest from the view of the birds and her little Cloud (that was what she liked to call Tails).
[4:10 PM]
Imagine her joyful surprise when an opportunity literally arose. Rotor had salvaged a weather balloon during one of his trips to the junkyard. Despite languishing in that wrecker’s paradise for so long, it was perfectly intact. The walrus inventor decided that it would make the perfect observation balloon, and told Sally as such.
The chipmunk's eyes fell on the huge balloon. Even deflated, it looked enormous, and knew it would be twice as large as one of Knothole’s many huts when fully inflated. A seemingly childish impulse came over her.
“I'd like to test it out, Rotor”
Rotor raised an eyebrow. “Uh, sure y'can, Sally,” he affirmed, “but I need to build a basket and…”
“All I’ll need is a gas tank and some strong rope,” the princess interrupted, taking hold of the balloon's nozzle and draping it over her shoulder. “And please fetch Tails for me!”
Tails’ eyes widened. It was almost as if the gas was inflating them instead of the rapidly growing balloon which his mom had tied herself to. “What’s goin' on, Mom?” he asked at long last, having to raise his voice over the hissing.
“This is going to be our observation balloon,” Sally told him, pulling the hose out and quickly tying a knot. “It’ll save you from having to be on lookout duty all the time. But I thought I'd have some fun first!”
The vulpine regarded the azure globe bobbing up and down above the chipmunk's head. “Be careful,” he cautioned. “That balloon's preeeeeetty big! You might float away!
“That’s the plan, honey,” Sally smiled. “And that’s why you’re here. If something goes wrong, I need you to catch me!”
At the mention of something going wrong, Sally felt a slight twinge in her stomach. What was she doing? Why was she wasting Rotor's gas on some silly daydream?
Abruptly, she felt a tug, and felt nothing but air under her boots. The trees began to shrink down, but Tails was lifting with her. He was spinning his appendages. Sally looked down and saw everything get smaller and smaller below her.
Sally Acorn froze in panic. What was she thinking? Why would she use a balloon to get airborne? Balloons could only go where the wind took them. Suppose she got blown all the way to Robotnik?!
The princess felt an urge to untie the rope and let the balloon float away. Another look down at the Great Forest made her realise how stupid this idea was.
“HELP! HEEELLLP!! SOMEBODY GET ME DOWN!!” was what she was about to start hysterically screaming. Until a little voice sent all those nasty thoughts out.
“WOO-HOO!!” Tails flew around and around the balloon with ecstatic laughter. “Look at you, Mom! You’re flying! You’re flying like me!”
Sally's eyes flickered from her joyous son, to the balloon above and the ground below. She jumped slightly as she felt his gloved paws take her own. “If you get scared, just look at me, Mom.”
The princess gazed deeply into the cub’s reassuring eyes. Then she beheld the world. It was like a green and blue map. She could see the Great River meandering among the magnificent foliage of the trees. She saw her people going about their business, some of them stopping to stare up at them.
She looked back at Tails. “You’re so lucky, honey,” she whispered. “Is this how it feels?” Tails let go of her paws to do a loop-de-loop. “Yeah!” He confirmed. “And it’s neat-o that you’re up here, Mom!”
Sally knew that this would just be a one-time occurrence. But she would never forget her view of Mobius for as long as she lived.
“How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
Every little cloud
Always sings aloud,
How sweet to be a cloud,
Floating in the blue,
It makes him very proud,
To be a little cloud”
Tails and Sally Acorn belong to Sega and Dic
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Mobian
Size 1927 x 1270px
File Size 1.26 MB
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