Fourth installment, yay =D Just a warning for this one; there's going to be a couple stories in here that surround Kaity, so if you don't like all FC stories, ignore them. But I'll make up for it in This is What We Do V. can't think of much to say for this one, so I'll just jump right to copyrights; Espio the Chameleon, Vector the Crocodile, and Charmy Bee (C) SEGA, Dreamcast the hedgefox (C) ~Phase-Gecko (DeviantART name if you're ever looking for her; formerly called Twilight the Gecko on here), Kaity the Chameleon and the Tigers (C) Me, Cloud the Hedgehog (making a later apperance in the story) (C) Fauxmon, and Zero the Hedgehog (also appearing later)(C) Gail Chan.

Summery: A call from a distressed Aunt stirs up memories from a certain chameleon girl. Now with a lead to follow, Kaity, along with her friends Zero and Cloud, try and track down the missing girl and a group from Kaity's past.

Chapter 1: A Past To See: Part I

She wanted to do something to help; really, she did, but her mom had told her to hide and that's what she had to do. A smaller, seven-year-old version of Kaity the Chameleon, dressed in a red T-shirt and blue jean shorts, watched from behind a closed closet door as a black tiger with purple stripes waved a gun at her mom screaming demands about her daughters location.

Her mom, a purple chameleon with soft, deep blue eyes scowled dangerously at the tiger. "She's not here." the chameleon said, her voice sounding as dangerous as her scowl

Tears perked into the small chameleon's eyes, though she was seven, her fourteen-year-old mind knew what would happen next, yet her body refused to let her move.

The black tiger smiled wickedly, steadying the gun to the female's chest level and showing a tattoo put into a bare, furless patch on his right arm; it looked like a shard of the Master Emerald, a whirl of green around the piece with a dagger piercing through and a small amount of blood running from the spot . "Fine, we'll find her ourselves." An explosion sounded from the gun and the seven year old got her first glimpse of death.

Kaity snapped awake from the dream, sweating. Just like she always did when the dream decided to replay for her...she was lucky she hadn't woken up the whole Agency this time from screaming. The fuchsia fourteen-year-old scanned the room quickly, her eyes already adjusted, it was the Chaotix Detective Agency, just like it had been every other time she had woken up after taking up a job as a detective. After a minute of calming down, she fell back onto the pillow, mentally scolding herself for everything she didn't do back then. But, she reasoned with herself, she had only been doing what her mother had told her, so she knew she wasn't the only one at fault.

Kaity sighed, knowing what would happen when she closed her eyes; she'd be seven again and standing outside her house on South Island, turning just in time to see fire engulf her home and destroy any evidance of the tiger's visit and crime. She'd stand there and cry for her lost mom and brother, both still inside and burning away with the rest of the building. Then she'd swear to get revenge on the tiger who had put her in that position. Then she would wake up and face another day still no closer to even knowing who the tiger was. The chameleon glanced at the clock, suddenly unwilling to go back to sleep and face the nightmare. The digital clock next to her read 4:57, nearly time for her training to start. She lied in her bed quietly, waiting until she heard soft footsteps coming toward her room and a familiar chameleon figure loomed in the doorway. Kaity turned to meet the older chameleon's eyes, barely acknowledging that she knew Espio was standing there.

"It's time for your training." Espio said blandly, watching the chameleon girl get up and grab clothes to wear during their session. "Be down in no more than three minutes." he said, promptly leaving the chameleon to finish her task.

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Kaity hurried down, she was cutting her three-minute time span close and didn't intend on facing the consequence of being late. Espio handed Kaity a bannana as a quick breakfast and gestured to the door, which the smaller chameleon obediantly followed him out of and toward the park, their normal training ground.

"You're quiet." Espio noted, glancing at the younger teen, "Anything you want to talk about?"

"Nah, I'm fine." Kaity answered, shaking her head, "Just didn't get a lotta sleep is all."

Espio was silent for a moment and suddenly changed from a friend to a sensai, "Before we can go any farther in your training, we need to improve your power. Your blocking has improved quickly, that's good." he said, stopping. Both chameleon sat down and stretched their limbs, quietly going over their own thoughts until the fighting and training would start.

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When training ended, the Chaotix Detective Agency was already awake and in full-swing for the day; Charmy was buzzing around being himself and Vector sat behind his oak desk with his feet propted up on top and nodding his head in beat with his rock and roll music. The two chameleons were greeted by the perky bee and Dreamcast, who had just emerged from the kitchen, before going to their own places to wait for a client ot come asking for their detective services.

It came two hours later in the form of what appeared to be a sobbing woman. She was a trim and tidy-looking iguana, purple in color and clutching a picture to herself. "Is-Is this the Chaotix I've h-heard so much about?" She asked batween sobs.

Vector immeditally sensed the distress of the woman and started in soft tones, rather than his normal speaking tones. "Yes, it is." he started, leading her over to a couch to sit down and rest. "What do you need our help with, ma'am?"

"M-my darling little niece, Hanna," She stopped to choke out another sob and handed Vector the picture while the rest of the Agency gathered around, "she wen-went missing two days ago. The same day as her birthday!" The iguana lady broke into a fesh batch of tears and cupped her hands to her face to hide them. "A-And My sister and her husband were killed also." she continued, having the full attention of each detective. "The police said it was an accident, the killing, b-but they never found Hanna."

Dreamcast's ears drooped slightly and she sat next to their client, pating her hand reassuringly. "Don't worry, we'll figure this out for you." she said soothingly.

"Exactly how did your sister and brother-in-law die?" Espio asked, leaning on the back of the couch.

"Th-there was a fire at their house." the woman replied, taking another gasp of air.

Only Espio noticed Kaity suddenly straighten at this before she spoke in a tenative tone. "Um...ya said Hanna had had a birthday when this happened; how old did she turn?" the female asked.

"She just turned seven." was the choked reply.

"And...could she control Chaos?"

The client sniffed softly and nodded her head. "Now that you mention it, my sister did say something about Hanna being a controller." The older chameleon watched the younger inhale sharply, she knew something that she wasn't telling.

"Don't worry," Kaity said in a much nicer, assuring tone, "We'll find Hanna and whoever kidnapped 'er." The giuana client sniffed again, this time a smile showing on her features.

"Thank you. Thank you so much." she said, hugging each member individually and leaving, a lighter feeling in her heart and mind.

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Espio finally got a look at the missing Hanna; She smiled at the camera, showing off a massive overbite and several spaces between her teeth and was wearing a flowing purple, long-sleeved shirt and jeans. Hanna looked like a hybrid of a salamander and an iguana, deeply shaded with blue and a powdery purple color going in stripes down her arms and most likely her back as well. Based on the date printed on the photo, the picture was taken on Hanna's birthday, when she had turned seven. Espio was jerked from his observations when the picture was snatched from his hands. His golden eyes met Kaity's, looking serious. "I'm gonna go see if I can find this place." she said curtly, looking at the photo herself.

"It's in Future City." Vector said, getting a surprised look from the rest of the team. "If you look carefully, you'll see stuff they only have in future city. And an address I just looked up." The leader scrawled numbers and letters onto a stray piece of paper and handed it to Kaity. "Call when you're on your way back and let us know what you found, alright?" he instructed. Kaity nodded in responce and left the Agency.

So yeah, there's the first chapter =3 Zero and Cloud are gonna be in the next chapter, I promise. Considering this is gonna be a five-chapter story, I want to put them in as much as I can. Also, I'll be working on my other stories more than I am this one, I'm just posting this chapter to get it out of the way.