A bee and his dog behind enemy lines
Here chapter 2. I don't own any character except for Rags… that's all I've got to say so hope you enjoy.
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By the time Charmy had reached the chaotix detective agency the sun had nearly completely vanished. Rags had stayed by his side the whole time, only wandering of occasionally to sniff at trees and bushes.
The only lights that could be seen came from the kitchen; Espio must still be asleep because his bedroom window was pitch black.
"How are we gonna get inside without Vector seeing us?" Charmy wondered out loud. There was no chance of him walking in there without Rags being detected. No. he would have to sneak him in. but how?
Threw one of the top windows? No that wouldn't work, all of the windows upstairs were shut and even if they weren't he couldn't fly high enough if he was carrying the terrier. The back door wasn't an option either; it would lead them straight into the kitchen where Vector was. Maybe he could wait for Vector to go to bed but that could take hours and Vector would be mad as hell if Charmy stayed out to late. So that only left one option. Disguise. But what do you disguise a dog as?
You could practically see the light bulb switch on above Charmy's head as he spotted a stack of large empty boxes near the bins outside.
Thank god for missing the last bin collection date.
"Come on Rags, we'll use a box to get you in"
Charmy quickly walked over to the bins with Rags close by, the little dog immediately began to investigate the rubbish with great interest.
He eventually found a nice sized box big enough for Rags to fit in.
"Perfect. Come here Rags. Come on, there's a good boy" Charmy quietly called.
After a bit of struggling Charmy finally managed to get a very unhappy Rags into the box. He placed the box over him so that only his little black paws were visible.
"Right, now listen up Rags you have to be very quiet. We'll go in and head straight for the stairs. If your spotted play dead. don't let them take you alive." Charmy had obviously seen one to many war movies.
The little terrier whine in protest of being stuck in such a small place but Charmy ignore him as he gently lead him towards the front door. Rags just whined more loudly.
"It's alright Rags, you'll be fine" he said in a soft voice, trying to reassure the distressed mongrel.
As carefully and quietly as he could he opened the door to the agency. The living room was dark with only small traces of light filtering in from the kitchen.
Happy that there was no one around he gave the box a gently shove threw the door and closed it with a small click.
The distance between the living room and the stairs was short but full of obstacles. It would take all his skills to navigate this mine field. Luckily for him he a learned a thing or two back when Espio was teaching him some ninja skills. (See 'the ninja within you' for more details on that) remembering what he had learned his moved silently threw the room, dodging tables, books, discarded pizza boxes and all manner of other objects. It wasn't until he was a foot away from the stairs that Rags bumped into the small table and a pile of magazines fell to the ground.
"Is that you Charmy?" Vector called from the kitchen.
"Yeah" he replayed "just keep quiet and let me do the talking" he said quietly to the walking box.
Vector came into the living room carrying his usual mug of coffee. The living room was so messy that he didn't even notice the box behind Charmy.
"Do anythin' interesting ta day?" the crocodile asked.
"I when to see Cream"
Vector laughed slyly "did ya tell her ya love her yet?"
Charmy blushed deeply but thankfully it was to dark for Vector to see it
"I don't love her! She's just a friend"
"Of course she is Charmy" Vector said sarcastically. "How's Miss Vanilla?"
"She fine, although I think she'll want to talk to you"
"Why?"
"She said you should make Espio go see a doctor"
"Great now I have Vanilla breathing down my neck. What am I supposed ta to? I can't force im ta go"
"Well you'll have to think of something to tell her"
"Yeah…"
"So… how's Espio?"
"Still sick, he's been a sleep most of the day so if ya playing in ya room keep the noise down"
"I will"
"Good lad. Now do ya want anythin ta eat?"
"Can I have a sandwich?
"Course ya can"
The box behind him gave a sudden jerk.
"I just need to use the bathroom first" Charmy said as he tried to keep the box still.
"Sure thing" Vector said as he turned to leave
Rags chose that moment to bark which made Vector stop in his tracks. Charmy coughed dramatically to try and cover up the sound.
"You alright Charmy? Your not getting sick as well are ya?" Vector asked with concern in his voice
"No just had something stuck in my throat"
Vector look sceptical but let the matter drop. As soon as he was back in the kitchen Charmy quickly shoved the box up the stairs as fast as he could. When he reached the top he paused briefly to make sure that Vector or Espio wouldn't suddenly show up. When there was no sign of either of the reptile's Charmy steered the box into his room.
Charmy's room was typical six year olds room, toys and clothes were scattered every where. There were empty food packets and disserted plates littered on the floor and the walls were adorned with posters of Charmy's favourite singers and movie characters.
After he closed the door Rags was released from his temporary prison. He immediately set about investigating every inch of the room and even tried to mark his territory.
"No Rags. Bad boy, very bad boy" Charmy scowled.
The telling off didn't extinguish the dogs enthusiasm as he continued to look about the room. Charmy just watched happily as his new roommate inspected his new living arrangements. Charmy pointed out objects of interest to the canine.
"This is my bed; you can sleep at the end. And this is the telly oh and this is my collection of moulds. I'm tryin to get them two foot high but don't tell Vector."
The dog watched with bright eyes as Charmy showed him around the room.
"Are ya hungry boy? How would ya like a nice sandwich?"
At the mention of food Rags little stubby tail spun round like a helicopter blade
"Okay I'll be back in a minute. Stay Rags. Staaayyy."
Charmy opened the door and slipped out into the hall where he bumped into Espio. The chameleon looked very pale and unsteady on his feet.
"Hi Charmy" Espio said weakly "have a good day?"
"Yeah, I went to see Cream. Do you feel any better?"
"Yeah I'm fine. It's just a cold I'll be fine in the morning." The chameleon said with a small smile.
Espio stumbles slightly and grabs hold of the wall for balance.
"Sorry Charmy I have to go and get something out of my system"
Charmy watches as the sick chameleon quickly rushes to the bathroom to empty his stomach.
"Poor Espio" Charmy said quietly to himself before heading down stairs.
In the kitchen there was a plate of sandwiches laid out for Charmy. Vector was sitting at the table reading a newspaper.
Charmy grabs the plate and heads towards the door.
"Bring the plate down when you're finished with it Charmy" Vector said without looking up from his paper.
"I will, thanks Vector" Charmy said before hurrying back to his room.
Back upstairs Rags was making himself comfortable on Charmy's pillow and was enjoying pulling the stuffing out of one of his many toys.
"Rags don't do that!" Charmy shouted as he closed the door to his room.
The dog ignored him as his eyes focused on the plate in Charmy's hand.
"Here you go boy. Its ham and cheese" Charmy took a sandwich for himself and put the plate on the floor.
Rags launched off the bed and quickly devoured his snack.
"You were hungry weren't you? That's all I can get you tonight but I'll sneak you up some breakfast in the morning okay?
Rags stretched his body out and yawed loudly.
"I think it's time for bed. Come on Rags, up ya come" Charmy said while patting the bed.
Rags didn't need telling twice and gracefully leaped the small distance between the floor and bed sheets.
Charmy removed his helmet and jacket before crawling under the covers. Rags had already fallen asleep.
"Good night Rags" he said sleepily before drifting off into a peaceful dream.
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Hoped you liked chapter 2.
Thank you spotty-beefor being my first reviewer for this story. Here's a free cyber cookie. Chapter 3 shouldn't be too long. And remember good reviews=happy author. Pleases no flame, constructive criticism is welcome.