The hedgehog woke up dazed and confused. He looked up and stared up at Amy. She in turn stared back and smirked at him. He tried to get up but pain shot through his body. Amy put a rope around each of his wrists and ankles. He struggled to get loose and Amy laughed at his weak attempts.

"What's going on?" the hedgehog demanded. Though he talked big, Amy could see the fear growing in his eyes. Amy just shook her head and slapped him hard. The slap made his head go over to one side and his neck cracked. (No, she did not break it. Yet…)

"Be quiet sir because you don't want to waste your last minutes talking." Amy said and took out her favorite bat. It was metal so it would hurt more than a wooden bat. The hedgehog's eyes grew wide with fear and he struggled once again to get loose. Amy shook her head once again and took a swing at one of the hedgehog's legs.

"You can't get loose. Those ropes are a special brand that can not be broken easily." Amy said over the hedgehog's scream of pain. She grabbed a roll of tape that was near the bed and taped his mouth shut. "Shut up or I'll make you shut up!" Amy said in a dark whisper.

Amy took another swing at the hedgehog but now in the middle of his chest. Blood streamed out of a cut that the bat made and fell down the hedgehog's sides. When it fell into his fur, it was barely noticeable because of his red fur.

"Why did you do all that crap to innocent people? This is what happens to bastards like you who terrorize people who did nothing to you. You damn murderer!" Amy yelled and took a swing at his face.

His head seemed to cave in and more blood poured out from him, now from his eyes and his nose. There were several cuts on his head as Amy bashed him one time after another. Finally, Amy took out her .380 and shot him twice in the neck and once in the middle of his forehead. His head dropped and Amy knew that he was dead.

Suddenly, Amy heard the sound of knocking on the hedgehog's apartment door. Someone asked if something was wrong then, hearing no reply, opened the door. Amy slipped out of a nearby window and ran off into the night. In the distance she heard the sound of screaming and she knew that whoever came into the apartment found the corpse. She ran and ran until the sun started to rise over the hills. It was a beautiful sight, even after a death had taken place. Amy stopped for a moment and smiled at the sight. Then she continued off to the base, walking now.

Back At The Base

"Amy Rose! Do you know what time it is?!" Shadow yelled as Amy entered the building. Amy was hoping that she could get into the base without anyone noticing but obviously, everybody was up and angry at her.

"Sheesh Amy! Did you know how worried we all were?" Dexter said as he entered the room. His platinum blond hair was all in a mess, as if he had been rolling around and messed it up. He glared at Amy through his blue eyes and Amy could tell that he was very worried about her.

"I'm sorry guys. Someone almost saw me so I just ran in a random direction to get away." Amy said and shrugged. At this point, Shadow's face became a dark red from anger.

"What do you mean that someone almost saw you?!" Shadow said and put his face right near Amy's. She could feel his breath and she shivered. He was obviously angry and he became a little scary when he was pissed.

"It's just that someone came into the apartment when I was done with my job. I guess the gunshots were heard by someone else in the building. It's not my fault that someone forgot to give me a silencer!" Amy said, referring to Scourge who was laughing through everything that was happening. Everyone turned and glared at him. He stopped laughing as he felt eyes boring into him. He quickly turned around and acted as if he had nothing to do with it.

Shadow sighed then gave Amy a hug. Amy was surprised by this and frankly, Shadow was too. This sort of thing was out of character for him. After a minute, Amy hugged him back and they both held each for a few more minutes. The room became silent and awkward. Many people began to leave to go back to bed. In the end, the only people left in the room were Shadow, Amy, Dexter and Lauren.

"Hey people! Break up your little love fest already!" Lauren said jokingly as she ran her fingers through her shoulder length sienna brown hair. Upon hearing this, Amy blushed a deep red but no one seemed to notice. Shadow even had a light pink tint on his cheeks.

After a few more seconds, Amy and Shadow let go. Amy looked at the floor to hide the fact that she was blushing and Shadow turned to look somewhere else. Lauren then looked at Dexter and both brown cross foxes shrugged. They were confused but decided not to ask what was wrong.

Finally after a few more seconds of silence, Lauren said, "So Amy, what did you do? I mean, what did your job require you to do?" Lauren and Dexter were new recruits and did not know what Amy did. Amy and Shadow looked at each other and told the foxes her role in the Mafia.

"Whoa…that's kind of scary, don't you think Lauren?" Dexter said when Amy and Shadow were done explaining. Lauren was shocked but managed to nod her head in agreement. They seemed a bit scared of Amy but she told them to relax, for she did not hurt teammates.

"Well you know, we might as well get some sleep now. Tomorrow is a big day because it's Lauren and Dexter's first mission. Are you guys ready?" Shadow said changing the subject quickly. The foxes looked at each other then back at Shadow. They smirked and nodded in synch. Shadow winked at them and gave them a thumbs up. He had a feeling that they would do a good job. Amy smiled and led the foxes back to their rooms.

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Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I put a bit of fluff but not much. I hope no one minds. Thanks to Silver Shields for letting me use Dexter and Lauren. The next chapter will be up soon so stay tuned.