Sonic the Hedgehog: Fallen from Grace.
Chapter 4.
Written by Chi-Cop1.
All the characters appearing in Sonic the Hedgehog video games, Sonic the Hedgehog television shows, and Sonic the Hedgehog comic books are copyright of SEGA, Sonic Team, Dic, and Archie Comics. No infringement of these copyrights is intended, and is not authorized by the copyright holder. All original characters are the property of Chi-Cop1.
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Babylon Rouges Zeppelin
Year 3244, Day 168.
0533 hours
Wave landed on the Zeppelin's top deck, leaving her board on the ground as she went straight to her quarters. Once there, she grabbed her duffle bag and began loading it with all her personal belongings.
"Stupid asshole! This is all his fault! Treats me like meat, and then steals from me!"
Not caring about how disorganized everything was, she crushed in the last of her clothes and then stormed out into the corridor. She made her way to her maintenance shop and grabbed all her personal tools and portable computer, stuffing them all in the duffel bag. She was about to walk out, but stopped to look back over everything. This shop had been "her" place for over eight years, and now she was leaving it forever. She slammed the door behind her and made her way back to the top deck.
Jet and Storm were flying together via Storm's hoverboard and landed on the Zeppelin's deck, just as Wave emerged from the port-side exterior deck doorway. Storm was holding Jet's wrecked board as he saw Wave with a completely full duffle bag slung on her back. "Oh no, she is leaving us."
Jet saw her too and jumped off the Type S running, "Wave, what are you doing?!"
Wave ignored him and stepped onto her hoverboard. She was about to take off when Jet grabbed her arm.
"Wave wait! I'm sorry about being an asshole, okay, but you don't have to leave?"
"Let go of my arm, Jet!"
"No, Wave. I don't want you to leave, I need you. Storm needs you. Come on, we're an inseparable team?"
Wave shot a look that could kill and smashed Jet in the beak with a fast right punch.
Jet let go of her arm and stumbled back, holding his now very sore mouth.
"I THOUGHT "WE" WERE TOO? A COUPLE WHORES LATER; I SEE NOW THAT I WAS WRONG! BESIDES, YOU JUST WANT ME AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO FIX YOUR STUPID BOARD! GO PISS OFF!" Then she took off with full throttle from her engines and disappeared from view as she flew below the Zeppelin's deck level.
"Arrgh, dammit!" He ran over to Storm, "Give me your board; I need to go after her!"
Storm shook his head, "(Struggling voice) No Boss, not this time."
"WHAT?! You follow my damn orders, Storm! GIVE ME THE BOARD!"
He shook his head "no" and held both their board's tightly in his arms. "Boss, if you force her when she's like this, we'll lose her forever."
Jet looked like he was about to attack him. "STORM…?"
"Boss, (Cough) for once in your life, just listen to me. Yo..(Cough)..you'll only make it worse. She'll never forgive you. Just let her be for now, she'll be back."
Jet clenched his teeth so hard, they felt like breaking. "FINE! You'd better be right about this!" Then he stormed off, leaving Storm standing there watching him leave.
Storm turned and looked out toward the horizon, wondering if he did the right thing. "I sure hope she comes back."
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New Mobotropolis Western Outskirts
Year 3244, Day 168.
1908 hours
Sonic walked with Bunnie and the Prower's, going over his plans to travel to Downunda. Crowds of people from both New Mobotropolis and the United Federation gathered in large groups on lawn chairs or sheets, waiting to see the launch of the new "Freedom" satellite from the surrounding fields.
"Are you sure you're willing to do this, Sonic? I was planning a trip there myself within the next week or so" Amadeus Prower said.
"I know it's a long trip, but Barby Koala has always been cozy with your son, and they know me. If he's hiding out there, I'll have a better chance of convincing Walt Wallabee to help me reach out to him than you will."
Rosemary gently grabbed Sonic's arm, "We can't thank you enough, Sonic."
"It's no problem. We're family, nothing more needs to be said."
It was then Rosemary stopped and hugged him.
Bunnie smiled seeing that, but just hoped his efforts would actually pay off this time. She wanted to finally spend real personal time with Sonic, just as much as she wanted Tails back home.
The foursome came to a spot in-between several groups of people and stood waiting for the rocket to take off.
At 1915 hours a voiced crackled over distant loudspeakers, "Final countdown to begin now. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one…(A loud explosion and roar from the rockets could be heard)…..and we have liftoff!"
Although they were nearly five miles from the launch site, the roar the massive rockets made shook the ground around them. A large chorus of cheers came from the whole crowd. The rocket angled to the left a bit as it ascended to space and separated its first set of rockets. After a minute, it disappeared from view.
Sonic held Bunnie close as the rocket vanished into the dark part of the dusk sky. "We'll I'd say Tails guidance system did its job."
"Yes it did." Bunnie then kissed him on the side of the cheek. "Don't worry, you'll find him."
"(Sigh) Hopefully. Another shame in all this is that he couldn't be here with us to see his hard work finally pay off."
Several groups of people over to their rear, on a slightly higher in elevation piece of land, sat a glaring Amy Rose. She was with Cream and her mother Vanilla, who were also watching the rocket blast off. Amy was appalled by the sight of Sonic and Bunnie in each other's arms.
Cream, now fifteen years old, saw Amy becoming upset again at the sight of Sonic and Bunnie. She quickly jabbed Amy's shoulder with her elbow. "Plenty of fish in the sea, Amy; let him go. This is way too cool of a night to be crying over what never was."
"I know, Cream." She still looked at the pair as they started walking back to new Mobotropolis. "Still doesn't make it any easier."
"Oh sigh already!" Cream stood up and turned to her mother, "Mom, why don't the three of us go to Mina's final concert in Soleanna? It's supposed to be the best since it's near the ocean shore. It's not for a few weeks, but we can make a trip out of it."
Vanilla looked over at Amy and saw her depressed features, "Sure….if Amy wants to come with?"
Cream turned to Amy, "Well, how 'bout it?"
Amy slightly nodded, "Sure, whatever." Then she stood up and walked off.
Cream shook her head, "Oy, she's going to be like this all week now."
Vanilla was a bit concerned for Amy, "Why don't you go stay with her for a few days, she needs a good friend's company right now."
"(Sigh) Okay mom, just don't be alarmed if a dark rainy cloud follows us around the whole time." Then she walked after Amy.
Vanilla then stood and rolled up the sheet they were sitting on. "Poor Amy, the first real heartbreak is the worst."
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10 Miles West of Sonic's Position
3 Minutes Earlier.
Miles sat on the hood of his Dune Buggy and watched the distant lift-off of the Satellite's booster rocket through his specialized computer enhanced binoculars. "Come on, angle ten degrees…..there you go" he said to himself. Moments later he spoke again, "All right, separate! YES!" Miles watched for a few more seconds then put his binoculars down "Heh, Awesome! A perfect launch."
He then slowly hopped off the hood and climbed into the driver's seat. He started the engine and then drove in a westerly direction.
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Secret HQ
Located underground in New Mobotropolis.
1930 hours.
Leeta Wolf and Charles Hedgehog worked the computers as the Satellite began sending them the first communication signals. Director Who stood behind them and watched with his usual calm demeanor.
"Everything is going like clockwork" Charles said with a smile and winked at Leeta who returned it.
"Excellent."
Charles then turned and faced Harvey, "I don't suppose you'll retract your concerns about Tails' guidiance system now?"
Harvey Who just looked at him with a straight face, "You really do take it personally when I bring up anything about Amadeus's son, don't you?"
"That's because I know how you are, Harvey. When you suspect someone, you always go after them like a target at a shooting range."
"After all that has happened, with so much of what we have achieved in the last two years; it doesn't frighten you that one angry young man could literally bring it all down if he wanted to?"
"Not Miles Prower. I know you've been right ninety five percent of the time, but this isn't one of those times."
"Actually ninety seven percent" he said with a smile. "Charles, support him if you must. You're probably right in this case, but I choose to error on caution. So forgive me for being smart that way."
Charles rolled his eyes and returned to the console, "Anyway, everything is good. The Satellite is beginning its final stages at the designated altitude. We'll have full capabilities within the hour."
Harvey patted Charles on the back, "Great work as always. Why don't you go take a break, you've been at it for hours."
Charles typed a few more keys before standing up and stretching, "Gladly." He looked at Leeta, "Will you be okay for a few minutes?"
Leeta smiled, "Please, I'll be dreaming this computer hardware tonight. I think you got me up to speed enough for one day."
Charles chuckled a bit then walked off.
Leeta then frowned, because she knew what was coming next.
Harvey sat down next to Leeta in Charles's seat. "So, care to talk about it?"
"Sir, it didn't happen on duty. It was after you sent us on leave for the "Victory over Eggman" celebration….but you probably already knew that didn't you?"
Harvey smiled with a nod, "You're not the first agents I've had to become romantically involved. My only concern is whether or not it will affect the mission at hand?"
Leeta looked at him dead seriously, "I swear to you, it won't!"
"Well, maybe not you…..here in this command center, but then there's Silver, who's out there in the field. He's already been affected by this in ways he may not even realize."
"I talked to him before they left. I told him to focus on the task at hand."
Harvey chuckled a bit, "This is Silver, you know, and now he's going to be a father. Do you honestly believe he won't be affected by this at all, especially with your sister glaring at him like she did in the briefing the whole time?"
"Sir, I'll reel in my sister. She's just mad because of the heartache we went through at home. I'll tell her to lay off him so he won't be bothered by her at least."
"Heartache at home?"
"Damn, I let that cat out of the bag, didn't I?" "(Sigh) Yes, I took flack from the Wolf Pack for being pregnant. We have a code in the Pack about getting married before becoming mates. So I screwed that one up pretty badly."
"Well you seem mostly unfazed by the criticism, why is your sister so bothered?"
"Because…..she thinks Silver going to leave me and the baby to return back to his time."
"Hmm, well that is a real possibility."
Leeta shook her head, "Not after I talked with him. He won't leave me. He loves me too much. I just know it."
"And you?"
Leeta was a bit taken back by the question, "Well…..I really care about him, but this is all just so fast and unexpected. Plus with us working together….obviously there are concerns."
Harvey nodded.
"But I promise you, Director, it won't affect me. I love being a Secret Warrior and I'll keep this as "personal" as possible."
"Well eventually you'll have to take maternity leave and care for your child, as will Silver."
"(Sigh) I guess."
"Look, here's what I need you to do for me. If things become difficult or burdensome for either of you, I need to know it. Obviously you have pressure from home to marry him, and who knows where he'll be going if we find the "Traitor" he seeks. Just be strong as you are now and know that you can confide in me. I know it may be awkward confiding with your superior, but I care about you all and the least I can do is help out where I can. Understood?"
"Yes Sir."
"Good. Now how far along is the solar panel deployment?"
"Oh…umm…..forty three percent, Sir."
Harvey smiled then stood up, "Contact me when it's fully operational." Then he turned and walked away.
"Director?"
Harvey turned to look at her.
"Thank you, Sir."
Harvey smiled then walked out of the room.
Leeta then went back to work monitoring the live feed of the Satellite operations.
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Mobius Badlands.
Black Swamp Saloon.
2209 hours.
"…..and we have liftoff of the satellite, Freedom" came the newscaster on the television in the bar. "That was the scene earlier today at…"
"More like anti-freedom, more tyrannical crap to track and monitor us everywhere we go! Turn that shit off" came the tall half-drunk Black Bear sitting at the bar. The Walrus bartender complied with the customer's wish and turned the TV off.
Wave was on the far right side of the bar table and she groaned in annoyance. "This sucks! Leave it to some pea-brain idiot to shut off live footage of a modern technological marvel being put into action."
Wave had been watching the broadcast of the satellite for several minutes. When the news broadcasters briefly discussed some of the technical specs, it brought her a welcomed reprieve from the chaos going through her mind. Now that it was off, she once again had to face the reality of her situation. She was now homeless, broke, and forced to hang out in a bar full of outlaws and thugs in the hope of shacking up with someone with a roof over their head. The thought of sleeping with one of the riff-raff she'd seen so far disgusted her. Sadly enough however, it still was better option than spending the night exposed to the wilderness full of biting insects and intolerable temperatures.
She had been there for an hour and watched as different people from all walks of drifter life came through. The regulars, all males, spent the majority of their time with the few female hookers working the bar. Others quickly binged themselves into drunkenness and ranted on about random things. The more conservative types found themselves over by the billiard section, where there were numerous arcade games and pool tables mixed in with several conventional tables and chairs. She hadn't ventured to that section yet, betting that her prime picks would be hanging by the bar. So far, her luck hadn't panned out.
"Hey pretty bird, I like the outfit."
Wave glanced over and saw the rugged looking Bulldog dressed in leather leaning close to her, his eyes buried in her chest. His breath stunk of cheap beer. He was definitely not her type. "Get lost" she said without looking at him.
"Humph! Dirty slut!" Then he walked off.
She angrily shook her head as she sipped some more of her liquored Ice Tea. In another time and place, she would have made him eat every one of his teeth. Enough was enough, she had it with the bar area. She elected to venture over to the billiard room. She walked around a few stumbling drunks hanging on a Bat hooker, then walked through the entryway. Once inside, she saw that every regular table was filled with people talking and drinking; all while serious pool games were being played.
She scanned the room and noticed that this crowd wasn't as openly sociable as the Bar area. Everyone seemed focused on the games.
"Seven in the right pocket" came a familiar voice from the far side of the room.
"No way, it can't be." She made her way over and sure enough, the familiar two tailed Fox was playing a game against a tall grey Wolf in a sleeveless shirt. Tails was wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and a dark brown vest. On his face and head were a few bandages that had been placed on the wounds from the fight with Storm. His right tail still had that dirty cast on it. "The poor guy, bet he can't fly with it like that."
"Three in the side off the rail" Miles called out again. He carefully aimed his shot and hit the Cue ball at the appropriate speed. The shot fell just short of the side pocket by about an inch. "Dammit!"
Wave watched and saw Tails miss his shot. "A bit short there, Shorty" she inadvertently blurted out, as if out of habit. She immediately regretted it though as a large rash of glares suddenly shot from the entire crowd around the table, including Tails opponent.
"Hey, Bimbo, show some respect to the game or get the hell out of here" came another large in stature wolf sitting with a group of wolves at the table to her right.
She looked at Tails, who seemed oblivious to it all as he stood off to the side of the table and focused on his opponent's shot. "Well fine then, screw this side of the bar!" She turned and left back to the main bar area.
Miles knew it was Wave, and he wondered why she would be in a place like this without Jet or Storm nearby. Surely they would have spoke up in her defense after the wolf called her out. But he didn't care and instead wondered if he'd be able to recover from his crucial miss. His opponent had just sunk two balls in a row and was looking at an easy third.
Wave once again returned to the bar and ordered another liquor tea as she quickly downed what was left of her first. She suddenly felt the need to get drunk in a hurry.
"Hey, hey, heya, BITCHES" came an all too familiar voice from the bar entrance.
Wave glanced over and saw Speedy enter along with six other members of the Battle Bird Armada. "Oh great, this evening just got even better."
"Bartender, give us the usual, and an extra for my subordinate here, it's his birthday" Speedy yelled, slapping the bird to his right in the back.
Wave got her drink and started sipping at it, looking away, hoping she wouldn't be noticed. A few minutes passed, and she thought she may have lucked out. That was until she felt a hand slowly running its way down her long feathers.
"Well, well, look at what I have here. Just the kind of hottie I was looking for" Speedy said as he continued to trace the back of Wave's feathers with his hand.
"Get lost, Speedy! Go back to your group."
Speedy glanced around and saw no sign of Jet the Hawk or Storm the Albatross. "Coming out to a dangerous bar all by yourself, eh? Now where is my old friend, Jet? Last I heard, you two had become an item?"
She continued to look away from him, "You heard wrong."
"Oh really, so why are you here by yourself then? He dumped you, didn't he?"
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Back in the billiard room, Miles had lost to the biker Wolf, and was waiting for his next turn at the winner of another table. He leaned back on the wall with the pool cue in hand. His position in the room gave him a clear line of sight through the doorway into the bar area. As he waited, he listened to random conversations going on between patrons with a passing interest. That changed when he suddenly heard Wave's angry voice coming from the bar.
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"Get you damn hands off me" Wave shouted as she shoved Speedy back some, but he quickly shot back and grabbed her arms tightly.
"Don't you realize who I am now, Wave? My father is going to step down soon, so I'm going to be the ruler of the world. I'm giving you the chance to be with a real man for once." He reached with his left hand and started fondling her leg. "If you satisfy me enough, I may even make you my queen."
With her freed arm she reared back and punched him in the side of his face, which for some reason, barely seemed to faze him. The look he then gave her made her shiver with fear.
"Hmmph. I like it when my women play hard to get."
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Miles clenched his fists at the scene unfolding before him and he assessed the situation. Speedy was now a foot taller and probably much stronger than he was the last time he faced him 6 years ago. To make it worse, he had six other B.B.A. soldiers to back him up. However, he knew that Wave didn't have a chance by herself, so he had to act now or never. "Fuck it" he thought to himself. He stormed over to the Bar area, pool cue in hand.
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"GET OFF MEEEE" Wave screamed, unable to physically stop him from forcefully nipping the side of her neck with his beak. Suddenly a pool cue flew by and impacted the table next to them, stopping Speedy cold.
"HEY SPEEDY, I think the lady said to get off," Miles roared which caught the attention of the whole bar.
Speedy held Wave firmly as he slowly turned around and saw the angry looking two-tailed Fox glaring at him from some feet away. "Well I'll be dammed, didn't expect to see you here, Kid. From the looks of those bandages, I'd say you must have had one too many blows to the head to consider challenging me. I'll let it slide this time. Now get out of here and come back when you're old enough to drink." He then turned around and went back to Wave, who tried once again to punch him in the face.
Tails snarled loudly and ran towards them, but was immediately jumped from behind by two of the B.B.A. soldiers, who quickly tackled him down and started kicking him in the waist and legs.
Seeing the audacity of the act, Speedy signaled two other soldiers to hold Wave down and then walked over to Tails, "Stand him up!" The two soldiers both lifted the struggling Fox up and Speedy went close to his face. "That was a dumb move, kid." He then viciously punched the Fox in the gut, knocking all the wind out of him. "Take him outside and make him learn."
With that, two more soldiers joined the others and lifted Miles off the ground on four sides and carried him headfirst to the bar's exit. Once at the door, they opened it with Miles's head, which gave a sickening bang that echoed through the bar. Then they tossed him to the dirt of the ground outside. One by one, they all took their shots beating him up while he struggled to block their attacks on the ground. Then finally one of the soldiers smacked him across the back with his own pool cue and tossed it on his limp body before they all went back inside.
Miles was in so much pain that he could barely move. His already broken rib hurt the worst, making every breath nearly unbearable. But something inside him burned like a lit fire and gradually nullified the pain. He slowly got back up and pulled out of his vest's pocket a syringe of pain killer. He jammed it into his sore side and injected the drug. Moments later, he couldn't feel any more pain there.
"Those son-of-a-bitches!" He clenched his teeth, grabbed the pool cue and stormed back into the bar. Once inside he went up to the first B.B.A. soldier he saw and laid him out with a powerful right hook punch. After that, everyone in the bar, including Speedy, was looking at him. He swung down, smashing the pool cue against a nearby table, breaking it into two pieces; catching the flying piece in his other hand and held them both out like twin clubs. He spit out a wad of blood from his mouth and yelled, "ROUND TWO, PUNKS!"
Speedy chuckled, still holding the violently struggling Wave, "Get him" he ordered.
All five of the remaining B.B.A.'s charged him, and one by one Miles made quick work of them, smacking, jabbing and smashing the cue pieces anywhere he could on his opponents. Once he violently sent his last opponent to the floor with a smack of the sawed-off cue, he turned and growled loudly at Speedy and gestured for him to face him.
Speedy shoved Wave hard to the table and walked towards Miles with a determined smile, "Not bad, Kid. But you're way out of your league."
Miles roared and charged him, swinging the cue in his left hand at Speedy's face. However it was quickly blocked and Speedy then kicked him very hard in the stomach, sending him flying into a table full of dodging patrons. Miles rolled over and tried to regain his bearings, "DAMN! How strong is this fucking bird now?" He barely had time to try and get up when Speedy grabbed his neck from behind with both hands and lifted him off his feet like he was a lightweight. He attempted a back-fist shot at Speedy's head, but it was easily blocked by the bird's bending arm. Miles was now being choked to death from behind. Unable to swing his tails and losing consciousness, Miles, in one last desperate act, did what he wouldn't do under normal circumstances. He raised both his legs forward and then threw them backward as a double legged kick; smashing Speedy right in his private parts with both heels.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH" Speedy yelled out, releasing Miles from the choke hold.
That was all Miles needed to regain the edge. He grabbed the broken table top in front of him, turned around and smashed it down on Speedy's head with all the strength he could muster. Then he took a moment to catch his breath as he walked over and picked up the fat end of his sawed-off pool cue he dropped earlier. He spit out more blood caused by his busted lip and tongue. "(Breathing deep) I told you to get the hell off of her!"
Speedy grabbed onto another nearby table, trying to get back on his feet.
Miles saw this and swung the cue down hard on Speedy's exposed right forearm. A loud crack echoed through the bar as the hit sent the bird reeling back to the floor.
"AAAAAAHHH, YOU BROKE MY ARM YOU Fff…!"
Miles reared back and swung the cue with both arms, connecting a clean hit across Speedy's head, knocking him unconscious. Miles then threw the cue down and spit out more blood, then looked around at the Bar. "ANYONE ELSE" he yelled to which the patrons either said nothing or went back to what they were doing.
"(Groan) Maaaan, I have a headache" came one of the recovering B.B.A. Soldiers.
Miles walked over, grabbed the bird by his vest with both hands, and lifted him off the ground so that they were face to face. "(Through clenched teeth) Take your pathetic little group, run back to that shithole you call home…." He then hoisted him up high with both arms, "…AND BE GONE!" Miles then threw him onto the table near Speedy's unconscious form with a crash.
Miles spit out some more blood, and then reached for his wallet as he walked over to the bartender. He pulled out and laid a thousand bucks on the table, "For the damage, the drinks lost, and the cleanup." Then he turned and stormed out the bar's exit.
The Bartender grabbed and counted the money with a smile. "Free beer to anyone who helps clean up the mess and tosses these dopes out" he announced.
In rapid succession a dozen male patrons quickly got up and started picking up the mess made by the fight. Two of them grabbed Speedy by his legs and dragged him out to the back exit.
Wave stood there in the corner of the bar in stunned amazement. She couldn't believe what just happened. Suddenly she felt a gentle feminine hand touch her shoulder.
"You okay, girl" asked the Bat prostitute she had seen earlier.
"I..I guess."
The Bat held out a bottle of whiskey, "Here, this will help calm your nerves."
Wave took the bottle, and realized her hands were shaking. She chugged down about a third of the bottle and then gasped for air. "Whoa, strong stuff!"
"Trust me, it'll calm you down, but I'd get moving if I were you. You might miss him."
"What do you mean" Wave asked, looking at her curiously.
"That handsome and courageous Fox, my dear. Trust me; it's a rare thing to have a man in this bar fight for a gal's honor. You should go and give him a good time tonight as repayment" she said with a wink and a smile.
She stood there and watched as the other patrons grabbed and dragged the rest of the Battle Birds out to back. "Yeah, I guess he did, didn't he. God only knows why?"
The bat woman gently slapped her on the arm, "Go, while you still can."
Wave was already buzzed when Speedy showed up, and she knew the whiskey she just had wouldn't take long to affect her. She quickly paid the Bartender and retrieved her Hoverboard and duffle bag; which was being stored in the coat room near the entrance. Then she ran outside via the front entrance and scanned the area for Tails. She saw him about a hundred feet to the left by his green colored dune buggy. She ran to him.
"Ahh crap" Miles said aloud, as he applied alcohol wipes to the large cut on the side of his head. "Stupid Battle Birds, they never stop causing me trouble!"
"Hey Shorty, you okay" came Wave as she ran up to him.
"What do you want, Wave" Miles said, looking highly annoyed as he tried to apply gauze to his head.
Wave saw what he was doing and set her board and bag next to his vehicle. "Here, let me help you with that."
"I don't need help" Miles snapped at her, as he winced a bit from the blood dripping down into his eyes again.
Wave watched him struggle for a few seconds, and then tried again, "Come on, dammit! You got hurt because you helped me out, so let me help you in return!"
"Did she actually just compliment me? Wave?!" Miles glared at her, "You're damn right I did! Why come to a bar like this alone, are you freakin nuts?!"
"(Sigh) I left Jet and Storm this morning, okay? Now can I help you, please?"
Miles was still pissed, but held out the gauze roll to her. She took it from him and began wrapping his head up. "So you finally left them, huh?"
"Yeah, Jet's an asshole. I should have done it a while ago."
Miles smiled slightly, "Hmph! You should have! So why come out to a shithole like this?"
"I can ask you the same thing, you know?"
"Yeah, I guess you could." It was then Miles smelled the alcohol on her breath. "Drinking hard liquor, huh?"
"Yep, though I'm not quite drunk yet, so can you wait a few minutes before you start kissing me?"
"Wha…..what are you talking abo…?" It was then he saw her duffle bag next to her board. "Oh great, let me guess, you have nowhere to go, right?"
"Something like that" she said with a frown as she finished bandaging his head and grabbed the medical tape from his first aid kit. "Mind if I stay with you tonight" she asked with a mischievous smile, and then she taped the bandage in its place.
"No….way!"
"Oh come on, Tails! I seriously have nowhere to go, (Hiccup) and I'm now I'm almost drunk in a dangerous place. I promise I'll keep the insults to a minimum."
Miles felt the bandages she put on his head, "Well, at least she did a good job on this." Then he walked around her and opened the storage trunk on the back of his Buggy. "Fine, hop in." He then grabbed her bag and was surprised by its weight, "Damn! You pack your house in this thing?"
"Ha, ha, ha" She laughed as she went around and hopped in the passenger side.
As Miles loaded the hoverboard, he questioned what he was doing. "Am I nuts? Is the pain killer making me too high? Why am I letting this bitch stay with me? Yeah, it must the pain killers." He closed the storage trunk and climbed into the driver's seat. He looked over at Wave and saw her trying to access his computer console. "Hey, don't touch that!"
"He he he! Why, got porn loaded on here?"
"No!" He shut the door and started the engine. "Just buckle up, the trip is going to be rough riding."
"Oooh, Tails, I like rough riding!"
"Oh my God, you are so drunk, geez I should video tape this."
"Ooo, video. Sounds erotic. I like your thinking."
Miles couldn't help but chuckle a bit as he shifted the Buggy into drive and took off to the west.
Wave leaned over on his right arm and nuzzled him, "Thank you, Tails."
"(Sigh) Sure." And he increased speed toward the Overlander city of Evergreen Glades.
To be continued….
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