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I'm really sorry that I take my time with my chapters. Neither in the holidays nor now I really had time to publish nor to correct it.

I hope you can enjoy the story anyway and I also hope that It won't take me so long again to write the next Chapter (No promises, I'm sorry ^^,,)

„Lady Cassia….do, do you really have to go too on this journey. I-I can handle and go myself if you want." Cassia let out a sigh as she was packing her backpack. "I will go on this journey. Or do you think I will wait here and will run in a circle and wait for a miracle?" The young pronghorn let out a small sigh before closing her backpack. Nervous he tried to counter "N-no bu-" "No I won't! So I will go and find that Hatzinger guy. What kind of name even is that? And don't Lady me for the last time." With that Cassia was finished in packing. "B-but it's dangerous!" he blurted out. "That's my middle name." With that, Cassia took her backpack and went to the door, out of the living quarter followed by the Game Deer, who already too, had packed his backpack.

The fabric of his one was in dark grey and the edges black. Cassias one had purple fabric and a violet surrounding. The zipper too was in the colour of the edges. They weren't that big, like the ones like people who would travel around the world. But also not that small like students used. One each one of them was also a sleeping bag attached. Both sleeping bags were made in the same bright grey colour. One technician provided them, with the condition that both would bring them back without a scratch. They only packed necessary things. Clothing, food, bottled water, hygiene products, a map and other things. Everything that were (or maybe weren't) necessary for a supposed short travel. Cassia couldn't help it and packed a mobile Game device in her backpack.

Both, the Game Deer a bit behind Cassia went to the Doctor. Cassia breathed heavy. The Doctor would welcome them in the room, where her sister lies. She had to give Cassia some things before they could start their journey to the Man called Hatzinger. Silent she went through that metallic door that leads to the disinfected room and so also to her older sister and the Doctor. "And I want that the patrols are now doubled for the rest of the week. If this information leaks to a rebel or freedom fighter network, you can bet that they will take this in their benefit." One of the Egg-Soldiers with a touchpad stood beside her, nodding before giving the doctor a simple ok, then leaving through the door Cassia and the deer subordinate came in.

"I have everything prepared you both need. My Lady…" The racoon doctor took out from a white metallic sterile cupboard a packet. As the cupboard the packet was also white. Except from the black text that labelled and showed that in these packet was medicine, the red stripes. The label from the company was simple, a blood drop with a black E in the middle. Not to forget there was also a stamp that should proof that the medicine was controlled and tested by high professionals. The latter questioned Cassia since the medicine tasted bitter, really bitter. "There is maybe not a little chance that I don't have to take it wi-""My Lady that is out of question. And you-"The doctor looked to the soldier beside Cassia. "You make sure she takes her medicine in time."

With that the doctor gave the fourteen year old Egg Soldier two other packets that looked quite similar, but they were different from the stripes. "Lady Cassia has to take every day, one pill from each package. Understood?" He gave a hastily nod, Cassia on the other side frowned and made a sigh with her hand as she was ready to barf. "Also here is a mobile phone and a charger. I want that you call every day at least once. Of course call too immediately if there is an emergency." "Yeah, yeah I know." The room fell into silence and somehow it got colder. "My Lady I-""I know. Would you mind in giving me some privacy with, with Clove?" The racoon and also the deer gave a nod before they left through the door whilst the doctor was leaving she took from a table a small but bit of long brown package. Then the door got closed. Cassia was alone in the room, with her.

Step by step, slow and carefully she went to a white curtain. She already knew what would await her, behind it. Her sister lay in the bed. Except for the hearth rate monitor that made second for second a short, sharp tone, everything was silent. Cassia knew her sister breathe, but it was too calm to make a sound she could really hear. Clove, her older sister, her sis like she would call her often laid there making no movement and barley an expression. To see her sister like that, helpless made her sad and also a bit angry. But not so much like the last time. "Hey sis-"Cassia said calm whilst she was moving a bit more to the bed. "Y-you look g-great you-"Cassia let out a sigh, one that was weak and also with sorrow. Cassia felt silent before she made a short non humorous laugh mostly for stress relief.

"You are better in this. I-I, you were always there for me. Whenever I was sad or when I got sick, y-you don't deserve this!" Cassia sat herself beside Clove on the edge of the bed. There was only one thought in her mind.

The wish, her sister would wake up. Any moment now this bad dream would end and would get replaced by one, where this entire thing didn't happened, that her hand would begin to move again. Her sister would wake up, right here, they would hug each other. And everything would go on.

It didn't happen. Still, Cassia gave her older sister hug. "I will find a way to help you. Please don't be worried about me, I know you are. But I'm more worried about you!" She looked in the face of the older pronghorn. The eyes looked glassy. "I will find a way, I promise, I promise sis." With that, Cassia took her older sisters hand and looked quiet at her. From each eye was a tear running down, carefully they pioneered their way down, before they fell, one to the ground and one in Cloves Hand. "Don't worry, I can do this."

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Egg Hub

Continent: Soumerica

Location: Unknown

Time: Not stated

Temperature: 20 °C

Typing, just typing one a console. Clicking, typing and writing and then repeat. Mechanical parts moving, a glimmering monitor. There was a black background and bright green text. The computer was an older model. Clicking, typing and writing then repeat a sip from a cup of coffee. Still warm, a short sign from the mouth that showed refreshment. Clicking, typing and writing and then repeat. Mechanical parts were moving.

Nothing else was there in this dark room, except these noises, noises made by one figure. The computer was old, archaic to be honest. But he learned to write on this operating system. Why should he learn something else? New information, new theory's, new works where typed into the computer. A click, the file got saved, time for the next file. Another sound, not so familiar but he knew what it was. "Incoming call" He stood up. But before he could reach the communicator, wheezing. He sat on another office chair. He looks at his torso. And twist a compact button. Brown, nothing special, made out of metal and covered in brown plastic. He twisted it fast, still with force. That would do it for a while. He made a sigh of relief.

As he was pressing the button to take the call, he didn't even had to guess who was calling him. There was only one who would call him. Eggmans face looked for him angrier than usual. "My lord-""Forget the formalities! Your little code failed another time!" "My lord, which code, I-if I-I may a-ask?" "What code do you think? The activation code for the fails safe you idiot! That is the fifth time in two years!" "My lord-"He gasped some times out of fear. "- y-you have to understand, the code has its bugs. And one of them is this-""I'm aware about the little chance of spontaneous activation. But this time it hit one of my Egg Bosses!" The doctor's voice startled him, the office armchair he sat on circled a bit. "Are you aware how much time this will waste?!"

"I-I could rewrite t-the code b-but I- we w-would have to deact-""There is a too high risk that they find out! No, I will get a new one for Northamer. Make sure that no one else from the higher ups is affected. That's an order!" He remained silent for some time. There was only a silent clicking sound. It was always here. "Of course my lord." He grinned. He liked it to act like that. He liked acting in common. He never feared the Doc really. Playing like he had great respect. He never would have that for him. "What do I care about this? Is it my fault that the Egg Boss can't handle it? Northamer Egg Boss what? Well let's give it a look shall we?" With his office chair he rolled to his computer, shoving the other chair aside with force. He let out a gasp.

"Let's see-" Slowly he began typing on the keyboard, the key was kind of heavy to press, that was due of the age of the whole computer and hardware, justified. "Ah here we have it, the Northamer Egg base. The base is located on following coordinates. Hmhm. Followed numbers of the workers, soldiers, and technicians etc. Hmhm. interesting really, is interesting. Egg Boss, Clove the Pronghorn, Co Egg Boss, Cassia the Pronghorn." The man read further in the digital folder that gave him that information, before suddenly he stopped. "Wait what, Co Egg Boss?" Quickly he took the mouse wheel so that the file was going a bit upwards. Clicking on the name with the archaic computer mouse revealed another mouse. A Picture that was made out of ASCII codes appeared in front of his screen. A bit below was the name of the Pronghorn once again. He read the little Information he had about her. Cassia and also her sister didn't provide much Information in those files. Only where there cybernetic parts where. Of course the names, ages and also what the reason why they joined the Eggman Empire.

There was also a bit of information about their personality, to see if they would even in the worst case scenario, loyal to Eggman. And that was something that worried him. The Personality of the younger of the two Pronghorns worried him. "Stubborn, talks back, loyal to her sister and doesn't give up easy." It was her older sister that now was paralysed. And since it looked like that Eggman wouldn't deactivate the fail safes in the Northamer Egg Boss. There could be a change that she would try in finding a way.

He let out a laugh. That was ridiculous; there would no reason that she would try something like this. He closed her file and was back at the Northamer Base file. Just right now he wanted to close it when he saw something. Just for a second he kind of looked by accident over it. But then he saw it again. And his eyes began to open wide. One of the doctors name that where appointed. That the chance was not only real, but now even bigger that it was happening, which would mean that by some way she could find him. A simple brat could find him. Something he couldn't allow. If she, that brat would find out about the Fail Safes. It would probably a disaster, for the Eggman Empire, but mostly for him. He was scared, and then he smiled.

Why was he scared? He was in advantage. There was nothing to worry for him. He got up from the old computer and went to a newer model. He typed and wrote once again, but this time for a whole other reason. "Just a bit of watching and there it is." Again he smiled. "Computer." A deep female voice answered. "Yes? Supervisor. „You really should learn my name you know. Anyway, activate one of the scouts to the following coordinates-"

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"- and please be aware that you must not reveal that you are occupied with the Eggman Empire. That could trouble for both of you, and us. It's good that you are only going through neutral territory." Doctor, Co-Egg Boss and Egg Soldier stood outside of the Northamer Egg Base. It was a bit cold outside. A simple breeze was waving. "Yes, yes. We know, guess why we changed our dressing." Instead of her green and black egg uniform, Cassia wore a simple pink T-shirt that looked a bit washed out; to the shirt she wore long black trousers, simple made with two pockets on each side. Below the T-shirt there was simple black belt with a silver buckle and two holsters for her tonfa.

As simple as the trousers, so simple were also the black and white trainers with white shoelaces. The Deer Guy had a forest green hoodie with a hand pocket in the middle. He wore simple greyish brown trouser with also two pockets. The shoes, earth brown and caramel brown stripes one the side with hooks and loop fasteners. What was most noticeable on his clothing was probably the brown holster he had. Inside of it was a small laser gun. Nothing great but that wasn't also the purpose. It should be small so when the holster covered trough the hoodie so the gun wouldn't get noticed. "What about our cybernetics?" the deer looked a bit worried. "You are going through neutral territory, mostly through woods and not that far away from here. Hatzinger also lives in a village that cares little to the on-going clashes between Rebels and the Eggman Empire."

"He never really cared since the coup th-"The Racoon broke up her sentence. "You have luck that the village isn't too far away. I would say two or one day, if you travel fast. I also want that you take this with you, just in case." Slowly the doctor took out of one of her pockets a simple red-brownish purse. "In there is some money and a credit card. Even if it won't be that you two are long out. Still, take it; you never know what can happened." Cassias eyes glowed when she took out the credit card. "So, does that mean I could buy everything I want?" she joked, which the doctor got, still she remained serious. „In theory yes, but don't do it. These are my private savings and it will only be used for things that are necessary. Understood?" "U-understood." The Egg Soldier said nervous, the sharp glance of the Doctor made him more and more unsure.

Her expression turned to normal whilst she was clearing her throat. "Good. I believe it's then time, to say farewell. "She noted. There was a short breath. "I know you two can do it, be careful out there, as a doctor I prescribe you that."" "We will do fine doc, don't worry." "And you two look at each other, each one of you keeps an eye on the other." "We will, don't worry we can and will do this!" Cassia stated with determination "I know." There was one last exchange of expression of the three. Then the duo began to move on, leaving the doctor behind on the headquarter. "Good luck." She said in nearly silence.

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