Chapter 4: Heading Out.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the hedgehog
Dusk was setting in and the hustle and Bustle of Pitt Stop slowed down as people began to return to their homes. While many people were resting, Scourge and Tails had different plans.
"You really think Lukos will let me on a mission right after I vandalized a hospital," Scourge asked uneasily.
"I'll convince him," Tails said, "With your ability to sense Chaos energy you have become a key for holding off the humans and helping this city."
"Why are you even helping us?" Scourge said, "Lukos told me that you're not from this world so what is in it for you."
"Pitt Stop is my home now," Tails said, "I've got to do my part to keep it safe and help it prosper."
"If I knew you were this noble I sure as Hell wouldn't have called you a freak," Scourge said, "You've earned my respect."
"Thanks," Tails replied, "I've also heard you are a good artist."
"You bet your little emerald I am," Scourge said, "Why, you in need of an artist."
"If you are willing," Tails said, "I'd like you to help me draw up some blueprints for technology from my world. If Pitt Stop is my home I'm going to make sure it has everything I can give."
Tails and Scourge reached the courthouse and, after depositing their weapons with the automatons they entered the building and made their way to Lukos' office. The two entered Lukos' office to find the Wolf drinking some whiskey.
"Tails I heard what happened to Rey, is he doing okay," Lukos said putting down his glass of booze.
"He's fine for now," Tails replied, "However there are more important things to discuss. With the coal mine gone your city only has enough coal to have power for a few more days. I have a suggestion for a new energy source."
"You're a walking bin of solutions you know that kid," Lukos said.
"Thank you sir," Tails replied.
"So what's this new energy source you are talking about," Lukos said.
Tails explained everything he knew about the Chaos emeralds and the Master emerald to Lukos, including the physics behind super forms, chaos powers, and how they had scattered when Tails entered this world.
"So you want to use this Master Emerald to power our city," Lukos said.
"Yes sir," Tails replied.
"And how do you plan to find it?" Lukos said.
"That is where Scourge comes in," Tails said, "He just found out that he has the ability to sense chaos energy. If you send us out to search for it, we will be guaranteed to find it before your city runs out of coal."
"You do realize that you've only been here one day and you're asking me to send you out on a dangerous mission with an inexperienced low life troublemaker," Lukos said pointing to Scourge.
"I heard that," Scourge growled.
"I know we lost the coal mine but I can assure you that this mission will not be a failure," Tails said, "I have already shown your engineer 'Sapphire' how to distill oil into a suitable fuel. That should prove that I am useful enough to guarantee this mission a success."
"I'm convinced," Lukos said, "You may go on this mission but not until morning. I don't know about your world but dangerous desert creatures come out to feed at night in our world. You'll be safe inside the city but not out in the desert. You may also take someone with you as well as Scourge if you like, just tell them I gave you permission to recruit them."
Tails nodded and thanked Lukos again before leaving with Scourge, he knew exactly who he would ask to come with him.
"I'd really love to Tails but I have to make Rey's artificial wings," Sapphire said after Tails had told her about his mission and had asked her to come with him.
"How long does it take to make them," Tails asked, "I could help you make them so it would go faster."
"That could work," Sapphire said, "But normally it takes up to forty eight hours to make a set of automail wings."
"If that's true than we don't have the time to screw around helping," Scourge said, "The city will be out of power by then and we will be vulnerable to attack by the humans."
"Wait a minute," Tails said, "Scourge do you know to build stuff."
"Nearly everyone does in Pitt Stop," Scourge said, "I only know the basics though."
"Then all three of us can work on them together," Tails said, "Scourge, you can do the basic parts and Sapphire and I can do the precision work."
With the three of them working together the process only six hours as opposed to thirty six. When the wings were nearly complete, Tails and Sapphire fell asleep, unable to stay awake any longer. The only thing left to put on the wings were designs. And unfortunately for Sapphire and Rey, Scourge was the only one still awake to do that.
Scourge dragged Tails and Sapphire over to a couch and set them on it next to each other in a sitting up position. Scourge then went back to the wings and looked over the blueprints. He got an evil grin on his face when he realized that the only thing left to do with the wings was put designs on them. Scourge considered himself an artist, this was an opportunity he could not miss.
*** The next morning.
Sapphire opened her eyes to find herself propped up on a couch next to Tails. Sapphire blushed when she realized how close he was to her, he looked so handsome when he slept. Come to think of it, this was the first time Sapphire had noticed Tails' good looks since she met him, guess you had to be right up next to a person to realize how good looking they were.
Tails began to stir and Sapphire immediately got up. She didn't want him to wake up to her staring him in the face. Tails opened his eyes got up and yawned.
"Good morning Sapphi-," Tails stopped and his jaw dropped at something behind Sapphire. Curious, Sapphire turned around to see the automail wings, fully built. There was just one problem. They had been painted and decorated to look like something a lowlife motorcycle gangster would use. Each wing and graffiti and gothic designs on it. Nearly every joint on the wing had a metal skull charm welded on to it. And at the top tips of the wings were canisters that held hidden assassin style blades. On the ground in front of the wings was a sleeping Scourge, a paintbrush still in his hand.
"SCOURGE!," Sapphire shouted at the top of her lungs.
Scourge jumped up and smacked his head on a metal part of the wings.
"What's with all the yelling," Scourge said, "Have you ever heard of saying the words 'get up'."
"Scourge!" Sapphire said harshly, "What did you do to the wings."
"I put the final touches on them," Scourge said.
"I can see that," Sapphire said, "And may I ask what went through your mind when you put those designs on it."
"Nothing really went through my mind," Scourge replied, "I just knew that they needed to be painted."
Sapphire put a hand on her face and sighed.
"Scourge, I don't think Rey will approve of the designs you have put on his new wings," Tails said, "Why didn't you ask us before you painted them?"
"You guys were asleep," Scourge said, "Look relax, Rey won't care if made his wings look a little snazzy. I know him pretty well, he doesn't care about style."
"Well at least their done," Tails said, "We still have a few days before this city runs out of coal but now that the wings are done I recommend we head out to look for the Master Emerald."
"I'll leave a note here for Sally when she comes to pick them up," Sapphire said grapping a pen and piece of paper
"You also may want to pack some clothes Tails," Scourge said, "When we're out in the desert it will get pretty cold at night."
Sapphire heard this and got Tails a mechanic's suit which consisted of long brown leather pants, a leather vest, and a pair of goggles. Tails put them on, looked in the mirror and was surprised how well the clothes complimented him. Sapphire, who already thought Tails was good looking, had trouble resisting the urge to stare at how handsome Tails looked in the mechanic suit. Scourge of course noticed this and began to snicker uncontrollably.
When all three had their possessions packed up they headed out of the shop and made their way through the streets of Pitt Stop, stopping on the way to the gate to get their horses. Once outside of the city, they rode out into the desert, waiting for Scourge to pick up a whiff of Chaos energy.
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter and the late update. I was busy yesterday and wasn't able to write everything down. I also promise that other chapters will be longer, this one was just a filler.
