Chapter Seven

Deep Study

Neilson sat in his house in his little office staring at a computer, every couple of minutes he would take a drink of brandy from a glass next to him on the table, as well as a drag of a cigarette.

For the past six months he had been studying hard on Angel and his crimes, he had studied Shadow and Rouge's murder, and he had read through the murders of Razor's gang and all the other people Angel had murdered on his quest, he was obsessed with finding out all he knew.

He was hardly sleeping at all, as well as working his job as detective, he was still obsessing over Angel, he had vowed to not rest until he tracked Angel down and brought him to justice. He was determined to find him and make the hedgehog pay for what he did, no matter how long it took or what it cost him.

Yet through working hard, he had grieved for his dead niece, he had arranged a beautiful funeral for her and her friend Kimas, and he had kept in touch with the hospital that had Herod in their care. Neilson looked at a photo of him, Tilly and Kimas, it was the last photo taken before they died. Neilson picked up the photo and stroked it as he remembered how he had finally found Tilly after years of searching.

Flashback

Neilson walked through the doors of the Mobotropolis care home, he was sure from that tip off from a Chao pet shop that Tilly was in that care home. When he arrived he met with the receptionist, a brown female doe.

"Can I help you?" she asked, "I need to see the manager" said Nelison, the doe nodded and picked up the phone calling for Susan. After about ten minutes a female brown bear appeared. "Hello" she said holding her hand out to Neilson for him to shake "I'm Susan, the manager of the Mobotropolis Care Home"

"Hello" said Nelison, "and what can we do for you?" asked Susan, "I've come here searching for someone" said Neilson "someone I've been searching for, for years" Susan's eyes widened as she lead Nelison into her office. Neilson then pulled out a large photograph with Tilly on it.

"Do you have her in your care?" he asked holding up the photo for Susan to see, "her name is Tilly the Rabbit, she's my niece!" Susan's eyes widened, "you're Tilly's uncle!?" she cried. Neilson nodded "do you have her here?" he demanded. Susan nodded, "she's been with us since her parent's murder"

"She's my niece!" cried Neilson, shoving his detective badge into her hand as well as a family photograph of him with Tilly's father and baby Tilly in his arms, "I'm sure I'm in the records, I'm her uncle!" Susan took Neilson's badge and began to go through Tilly's records. After a few minutes she turned to him, "the records confirm you are her uncle!" she said "her father's records say he had a brother, who cut himself off from the family, the name and birth details confirm it!"

Neilson nodded, almost ashamed of himself, "I did, over a family affair" he said softly. Susan then dialed a couple of numbers on her office phone, "Get Bella to bring Tilly in here!" he said in an almost hurried voice. "Right away Susan" said a voice from the other side.

Neilson waited patiently in the office whilst waiting for Bella to bring Tilly, no sooner did a white goose with blonde hair arrive with a 13 year old red rabbit with blonde hair who was looking confused outside the office. Susan walked out of the office and began talking to Tilly. "Tilly Rabbit" she said gently "there's someone here to see you"

Tilly looked a little nervous, "See me?" she asked, Susan nodded, she then lead Tilly in with Bella to meet Neilson who stood up, "Tilly!" he cried, Tilly was a little scared and backed away from him a little. Neilson then calmed down a little. "Tilly" he said "you may not remember me, but I'm your uncle Neilson"

Tilly continued to stare at him, Neilson then held up a photograph he had of him with Tilly's father with baby Tilly in her father's arms. Tilly stared at the picture, "daddy…" she whispered, she then looked up at Neilson then at the photo of him and her father, they looked so alike, and Neilson's voice reminded her of her father's there was no doubt about it.

Tears began to well in Tilly's eyes, "Uncle!" she cried, opening her arms and running to him, Neilson held her close and embraced her close, "my little niece" he whispered holding her close as tears streamed from his eyes. Susan and Bella looked at them both embracing each other and smiled. It was always a happy moment seeing the orphans reunite with other members of family.

End Flashback

Neilson felt tears stream from his eyes, "you were taken from me too soon" he stroked the picture again and placed it back on the table. He then looked back at his papers; they were documents he had photocopied from the files of Razor and his gang, Shadow and Rouge's murder and Sonic, Amy and Flash's murder.

Neilson lifted a large Newspaper cutting from the documents from Sonic, Amy and Flash's file and began to read it:

Death of a Hero

In the early hours of Friday morning, neighbors called the police on hearing screams from the neighboring house. When the police arrived they were shocked and horrified to see the famous Sonic the Hedgehog, his wife Amy Rose and their son Flash brutally murdered.

Sonic had died from multiple stab wounds, and a fatal stab to the chest, he also appeared to have a shattered kneecap, caused by a gunshot, possibly to have stopped him from fighting the murderers, Amy Rose was found tied to the bed, covered with slashes and a slit throat along with bruising to the inner thighs showing signs of sexual abuse.

Their eldest child Flash, was also found dead on the scene, he had been beaten to dead before shot in the dead, their daughter Amethyst was absent from the scene, but it seems that the murderers may have taken her hostage as a note was left on the bodies of Amy and Sonic saying 'Catch us if you can'

Neilson scanned the newspaper sadly; it caused major grief, the deaths of Sonic, Amy and Flash. After the news of their murders, candlelight visuals were held all over Mobotropolis and in other cities nearby, grieving for their fallen hero:

It has been a terrible loss for Mobians everywhere, many Mobians turned up at Sonic's house to lay flowers and goodbye messages, many were in tears as they surrounded the building.

Neilson placed the papers on the desk and took another drag of his cigarette, "the papers talk of Sonic, Amy and Flash's deaths, and about Amethyst missing, no-one has ever found Amethyst, yet her blood and DA was found in Razor's farm, and even though the mass graves around the farm were dug up, there has been no confirmed findings of Amethyst amongst the bodies"

He looked at the other Newspaper headlines:

'BLUE HERO AND FAMILY MURDERED IN THEIR OWN HOME, WHOLE OF MOBOTROPOLIS GRIEVES'

'SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TORTURED AND STABBED TO DEATH IN OWN HOME ALONG WITH WIFE AND SON. DAUGHTER MISSING FROM THE SCENE'

'SONIC'S DAUGHTER AMETYHST BELIVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY KILLERS, TAUNTING NOTE LEFT BY MURDERERS ON BODIES OF THE HEDGEHOG FAMILY'

'DNA ON BODIES AND FINGERPRINTS ON NOTE IDENTIFIED! ANOTHER VICOUS ATTACK BY RAZOR THE WOLF AND HIS GANG!'

Neilson then looked at Sonic the Hedgehog's file, as he scanned the file, he then saw two names. "Miles 'Tails' Prower" murmured Neilson "Cream the Rabbit" he then turned to his computer and began typing in their names.

He then saw an interesting website 'Tails Prower's Mechanics and Repairs' he clicked on it. He then saw that Tails had his own garage and was very poplour in Mobotropolis due to his knowledge and talents in Mechanical work, he also saw Cream the Rabbit was his assistant and also had a Chao farm.

"Hmmm" he said to himself "Maybe they would know something" he printed out the address of the garage and put it in his briefcase. He took another drink of his brandy. "I shall pay them a visit" he then placed his briefcase on the desk and began placing some papers in it, "I shall also go into the hospital where Herod is and see how he is" he thought of Herod in the Hospital and wondered how he was, "if he wakes up from his coma" he thought "maybe he can tell me what more I can find out" he then closed his briefcase, turned off the computer and walked out of the room to his bedroom stubbing out his cigarette on the ashtray as he went.

Looks like Neilson is gonna rest or give up! And what of Herod in hospital? Find out in the next chapter!

Sorry about the delay people! I had terrible writers block! I always seem to get struck with it! Lol!