A/N: Hey y'all! Sorry for the long silence. I've had a rough few weeks and needed a break. A friend passed away recently and I went home to be with my family. I'll get updates on everything here soon, I promise! I have ideas for everything I'm posting and more! Like this story. I've had it in my head for a while and it's taken my sad feelings to write this intro. If the idea of rape or death triggers you, this story may not be for you. I don't want to frighten anybody. But it'll get sappy and smutty eventually, I swear on it. No bad feelings last forever.
Okay, I've rambled long enough. I love all my readers! Thank you so much for giving me feedback. I love reading it! Byee!
~Sully
"Target inbound." Shadow's voice was low over the com-link. Amy held her position on the rocky outcrop, her fingers brushing the trigger. She breathed carefully, her eye trained into the scope of the rifle. The crosshairs brushed over a spot in the valley, watching carefully for the two figures that were slowly making their way towards them. Amy was dressed in black from head to toe and crouched in a shadowy spot in the rocks, shielded from the light and heat. Shadow relayed info to her from a few miles away, where he was watching the figures make their way across the desert. Their target was Scourge, a green hedgehog who had murdered fifteen people in an armed robbery and tortured two of their agents. One had survived, the other was being buried as they spoke. Rage burned behind Amy's eyelids but she kept her calm, breathing evenly. The agent who had been killed was her friend. She wanted revenge and this was her time to avenge her comrade. Shadow clicked his tongue, alerting Amy that her targets were on the run near her. She inhaled, holding the trigger and waiting. Patience is key; you don't want to shoot too soon and alert your prey or be too late and miss the opportunity.
Scourge and Fiona were huffing across the desert with their loot, laughing together. They had evaded G.U.N agents for a week now and they had made off with over a million dollars. Fiona had been with Scourge for the past few years of her life, living off of crime and manipulation. She was an agent of G.U.N years back and knew most of their secrets. But Scourge had convinced her that stealing from the rich was useful and laws were meant for cookie-cutters. She had her dark red hair tied back in a ponytail as she carried the duffel bag. "Hideout should be here in a few clicks." She said, grinning at her lover. His green fur was patchy in places and he had scars on most of his body, but he carried those scars with pride. He wore his trademark sunglasses and smirked at her.
"You sure this place will be deserted?" Fiona chuckled, brushing dust off of her pants.
"It hasn't been used in years. G.U.N has no reason to look here. I'm sure they're still chasing their tails over that dead bitch." Scourge laughed, following his girlfriend into the valley. "This valley is so large, it would be difficult to track us anyhow."
"I can't wait to make someplace our own. A nice fireplace, a big TV, a king-sized bed…" Scourge purred in his girlfriend's ear, his mind running with images of that red fur splayed out like blood. Fiona giggled, squeezing his cheek.
"Me too. We're almost to the base, how about we christen it?" He laughed, smacking her across her cheeks.
"Ah, I love you Fi—" A gunshot cut him off and he dropped, his blood shot feet from the rest of his body. Fiona screamed, dropping to her knees and rolling over her love. His eyes were rolled back and his blood was staining her fur a dark black. Amy sighed, reloading her rifle. She wanted to make sure Scourge was dead and unable to be revived. She could see Fiona struggling to get him to stand and although she hated their guts, she thought it sweet for her to try and drag him away.
"Take another shot Ames." Shadow called over the com. She murmured an affirmative and cocked the rifle. Fiona had her pistol out, trying to find the sniper position. She was crying and had one hand fisted in her love's fur, her aim sloppy.
"Damn you!" She screamed, shooting at the outcrops overhead. Amy pulled the trigger again, grimacing at the blood that shot up from his corpse. Fiona cried out, standing and grabbing the duffel bag. Amy heard Shadow give the order to the two helicopters to land and capture Fiona.
"Ames, shoot to incapacitate. Don't kill her. We want her to see something. Scourge is not KIA." Amy nodded, loading the rifle again and aiming at Fiona's leg. She could hear the blades of the helicopters getting closer and she watched through the crosshairs as Fiona got her bearings and began running across the sand. She shot, watching as the fox fell onto the sand, a bullet lodged in her femur. "Head out, Ames. Meet back at base for debriefing."
"Affirmative." Amy responded, hopping out onto the rocks and waited for a helicopter to pick her up. She saw the other helicopter had landed and two other agents had grabbed Fiona, who was screaming obscenities and trying to kick them despite her broken leg. Scourge's body was being deposited into the back, where a whole team of soldiers were waiting. The other helicopter hovered in front of Amy and she leapt, grasping the edge of the door and pulling herself in. Another agent by the name of Kisa gripped her hand and smiled.
"Good work Amy!" She quipped, running a gloved hand through her grey fur. Kisa was a wolf, with dark grey fur and blue eyes that shimmered in the light. She and Amy had been friends since both joined G.U.N. "Shadow is already back at base and he's waiting for you. He has Chief with him and a few others who want information from Scourge."
"I thought he was to be killed here." She scowled, brushing her pink bangs out of her eyes. Her quills were tied back into a thick bun and although she tried to keep them back, her bangs liked to escape the confines of her black headband.
"Plans changed. Chief thinks he can get Fiona to turn on Scourge and reveal more information. If not, we have ways to kill him. That nasty silver stuff we found in his previous base has turned out to be some sort of lifeforce. It keeps Scourge alive even with mortal wounds. Our scientists have found a way to tap into his source and destroy it."
"I remember it burned holes in our jet. I hope we can get rid of it." Amy scowled, gripping the handle inside the copter as it took off. Kisa nodded, murmuring something into her com. "I'm sad to see Fiona like this. She was a mentor to me when I started."
"I know. She was one of our best. Scourge tapped into her rage and bloodlust and turned her into something horrid." Kisa sighed. Both of them had been in the same training group with Fiona as their instructor. Shadow had taken over a few months afterwards and it was no secret that the two of them had been intimate. Amy had thought of Shadow as a friend at that point, and after Fiona left the agency, she had been there to comfort him. Their friendship had blossomed and he had taken her under his wing. He had allowed her to train as an elite sniper and sparred with her often, keeping her on her toes. Now she was set to teach a class of incoming agents in just a few days. To say she was nervous was an understatement.
"I hope I can be a better teacher." Amy frowned, mulling over her thoughts. "Fiona was good, but she became blind to justice and reason." Kisa rubbed her shoulder and chuckled.
"You'll be great. Shadow has trained you well. You two are a wonderful team." She winked. "Plus, you two are tighter knit than any other couple I've seen."
"Well, when you're being shot at constantly, you realize what's important." Amy laughed, watching the desert hills fade from view. "I'll be happy to see him."
Shadow paced back and forth in front of Scourge's cell, growling every so often. Amy hadn't returned from the valley in over half an hour. Their copters were known for their speed. How could they not be here? The chief, who was a tall man with gray hair, stood by the door, staring at the unconscious hedgehog. "Shadow, I'm sure she's fine." He liked Shadow and Amy both, seeing their relationship as something strong and bonding. "She's one of our best. So is Kisa. They'll be okay."
"Kisa is a good strategizer. But when it comes to fighting, she's in Amy's way." Shadow burst out, clenching and unclenching his fist.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence Shads." Kisa walked in with Amy on her heels, both of them still covered in dust. The wolf had a grin on her face. Shadow began to apologize but she waved her hand. "Don't worry about me. I know you're worried about Amy. She's fine." Amy nodded, giving her boyfriend a smile that melted his heart. All turned towards their commander, waiting for instructions.
"Everyone is here now. Kisa, you're dismissed." The wolf nodded, walking towards the barracks. Chief sighed, nodding to Shadow. "We'll start by interrogating Scourge. Amy, you'll take Fiona once we get some information." Shadow hissed.
"I want to interrogate her."
"Shadow, I know she hurt you and has killed many. But you're too emotionally attached to her demise. Let Amy do this. She can take the fox down a few pegs." Amy nodded.
"I can make her weep. But I understand that she has valuable information. Scourge may keep her from telling us."
"I have that covered." Chief spoke, opening the door to the cell. "Let's go Shadow." The two men walked in, their hands hovering over their sheathed pistols. Two armed guards stood at the door, their rifles loaded and ready. Scourge was cuffed to a table, an IV keeping him barely alive. The toxin that would destroy the lifeforce was in Shadow's pocket and he itched to stab it into the hedgehog's side and be rid of him. "Why hello Scourge." Chief spoke in a quiet tone that dripped with malice. He hated Scourge as much as everyone else but had control over his rage. The green hedgehog coughed and opened one eyes, staring at the Chief.
"Where the hell…?"
"You're at our headquarters." Scourge choked out a laugh.
"What are ya gonna do? Kill me? Sorry to rain on your parade, but you're not the first to try." Chief smiled knowingly and Shadow had to hide his joy.
"Not yet, anyways. You did molest and murder one of our best agents. Elena was my friend and comrade. I think she'd appreciate a little more suffering on your end."
"You're funny. That little fox got in my way and she was quite a looker. Fiona was off doing whatever she does in her spare time and I thought I needed a vacation." His smile was lascivious and it made Shadow's spine crawl. "She was a welcome distraction and feisty too." He laughed as the two men stared at him without emotion in their eyes. "I got to give you guys some credit. Catching me off guard is something no one has been able to do. How's you track me?"
"She gave you up." Chief's response startled Shadow but he held his tongue, knowing that they had installed a tracker in Fiona when she had been an agent. She had thought she removed the majority of the system, but the actual tracker was still below her left ear. Scourge stared at Chief before laughing.
"Fiona wouldn't give me up! She hates you bastards more than I do! Especially Shadow here." He grinned at the ebony hedgehog. Chief held his hand on Shadow's chest, which was shaking from rage.
"Shadow, please calm down. You will have time to take your revenge. But I hate to break your precious little paradigm, but Fiona didn't destroy her tracker. It led us right to you. And we still have men stationed in that base. Fiona knew that as well."
"That bitch!" Scourge wheezed, his chest aching with the wounds. Blood was still oozing from the bullet holes. Chief walked over to the com that was in the wall. "I can't believe her. Shouldn't have dragged that whore along!"
"Patch Fiona through. Let her hear this man scorn her." He heard Amy whisper an affirmative before allowing the channel to stay open between the rooms. "Now Scourge, would you like to tell us anything about the stolen goods? We found one million on your person but that still leaves over four million dollars' worth of jewelry and gold. Where is it?" Scourge was biting his lip and growling under his breath.
"Fiona has it stashed away in a hovel in the city. It's being watched by a man named Skull. Tell him you're sent by me and I'm sure he'll give it up. But he might not."
"I remember him. I'll see to it that the stolen materials are returned." Scourge was silent. In the other room, Fiona was seething. Amy was watching from the outside, though her hand was gripping the handle to the door, her eyes trained on the fox in front of her.
"I destroyed my tracker! How did you idiots find me?!" She screeched, fighting against the titanium restraints. Amy turned the handle and walked in, shrouded in darkness.
"You didn't fully destroy it. Sometimes the signal was clear and we were able to stop you. Sometimes it was weak. But this time, the signal was loud and clear." Fiona squinted, trying to make out the figure in the shadows.
"Who the hell are you?"
"The person who shot you and the green menace." Fiona laughed, closing her eyes.
"Well, your aim is spot-on. But I don't recognize your voice. So you must still be a grub. I must really be losing my touch if I got shot by a weakling." Amy was shocked and a little hurt. But she knew that Fiona didn't deserve her pity or pain. Amy wanted to shock the fox and so chuckled darkly.
"Why, teacher, I'm quite offended." Amy stepped into the bright light of the interrogation room with a sick smile on her muzzle. The look on Fiona's face was so worth the internal turmoil Amy was experiencing. "You were so proud of me when I became the top in your class."
"A-Amy?" Fiona then laughed, throwing her head back. "Oh, this is priceless! Scourge is gonna tear you to shreds."
"Didn't you hear him? He's done. You're done. We know where the goods are and we know something very special." Amy grinned at her captive teacher, watching confusion flicker across her face.
"I don't much care for the goods. Scourge is my life. I'll die protecting him." She hissed. Amy laughed again, this time a little louder, listening to Shadow and Chief interrogate Scourge and his cold answers.
"Good to know. He's dying in that other room."
"You can't kill him! I've seen people try!" Fiona smirked at the pink hedgehog. "He'll be loose soon again!"
"Well, that was true a few weeks ago. But our scientists are pretty smart. And they've found an antidote for that lovely silver stuff in his bloodstream that heals at extremely fast rates. And Shadow is injecting it into him within the next minute." Fiona looked like she'd seen a ghost.
"Y-You're bluffing!" A nervous laugh escaped her lips. Amy just smiled and tilted her head to the side.
"Why would I bluff? I have what I want. Mostly, at least." She gripped the back of Fiona's head and the fox yelped, being brought to face-level with the angry hedgehog. Her green eyes burned like fire and those teeth were bared. "You killed a close friend, a mentor. Elena was like a mother to most of us. You're going to be in this room for a very long time until you wish for death. I get to plan your punishment and the organization has given me full permission to do whatever I want. I figure you deserve her fate, though I won't let you go that easily. You will suffer for months. Years, if I feel vindictive enough."
"Bitch!" Fiona spat in her face and Amy let go of her fur, wiping it off her cheek.
"Takes one to know one. I'm glad your mouth is as quick as your gun. It makes the punishment better." Amy turned back towards Fiona and smiled. "You'll get to watch him die. But not his pyre." Fiona cried out, shaking her body in the restraints. Amy let out a shaky breath and leaned against the outside of the door, a tear rolling down her face. She hated that fox. Once, years ago, she would've said she adored Fiona and her sass. Now, she had the chain around her neck. She killed Elena. She let Scourge rape her. How can she live with herself? Amy sighed, wiping off the tear and walking over to Scourge's room. The green hedgehog had the syringe in his arm and his eyes were closed. Shadow had pushed down the barrel and the blue antidote was sent into his body. The chief had someone set up an IV of the stuff and placed the needle in the other arm. They wanted to make sure that he was dead. Shadow said something to the hedgehog and walked out of the room, nearly running into Amy. They stared at each other, emotions running high. "She needs to see him die."
"She will." Shadow pressed a button on the console between the two rooms and a screen was lifted, allowing Fiona and Scourge to see each other. Scourge opened one eyes and scowled at the fox, turning his head away from her. Fiona was screaming, tears staining her fur dark red. The heart monitor by the hedgehog beeped irregularly for a moment before showing his heart had stopped. Amy had to look away. She grasped Shadow's shirt and pulled herself into his shoulder, crying silently. His arms wrapped around her, burying his nose in her sweet-smelling quills.
While two lovers were torn apart, two others were brought closer together.