As the large portal opened within the workshop of Tails' home, out came the rushing purple half-breed prince as he dashed past his uncle with a large grin plastered on his face. "HEY UNC! BYE UNC!" And before the two tailed scientist could even take note of what was happening around him, the purple hedgecat was gone leaving nothing but a simple fading purple trail that lead up the stairs and into the home of the fox. Tails quickly removed his head from the engine of his large aircraft, looking around with a puzzled look on his face.

"Did I just hear Dash's voice?" He asked himself as he turned to the spinning portal before seeing Dash's older sister step through the gateway as well, giving a small sigh, her hands on her hips before she rolled her eyes. "Guess so… Hey Flare!" Tails called out as he spun his two long tails like a rotor, taking off into the air before flying over to the princess, catching her attention with the female turning to him.

"Good Afternoon Uncle Tails. How goes your project?"

He smiled softly, rubbing the sweat from his head, landing before her, "Its going pretty good. I'm guessing that was your brother that just rushed in here and took off without even a warning right? That kid is just like Sonic."

She nodded quietly, rolling her eyes, "Unfortunately yes… I voted we put a muzzle and a leash on him but my parents won't let me. Even for a child his age, he has too much energy and I believe it's my father's fault that he's such a way."

Tails laughed loudly as he placed his hand on the princess's shoulder, shaking his head as he led her to his stairs. "You know, you may be a lot like your mom but you're more like Sonic than you give yourself credit for."

With that Flare quickly narrowed her eyes as she turned to her surrogate uncle, "You're too intelligent to say something like that without reason Uncle Tails."

He snickered lightly, leading her upstairs. "I'm serious. You two are the only people I know who speaks their mind so openly without too much concern about how anyone else feels. You both have that sense of pride in yourself that borders on arrogance."

"I'm nowhere near as arrogant as my father. And for a man who was once a champion in terms of fighting and ability he's grown lazy and laid back. It's hard to believe that old hedgehog is truly as great as everyone makes him out to be."

Tails smiled softly as she shook his head. "If you could have seen Sonic years ago, you wouldn't be saying such things. Sure he's always been a laid-back kinda guy but he's also a powerful fighter and he's passed his will onto you and your brothers. Someday you'll see for yourself." As the two opened the door that led to the kitchen, the look on Tails and Flare's face froze over as they watched Dash raid his refrigerator and devour nearly everything he could get his hands on. The boy continued emptying his kitchen in only a few seconds before taking off outside the very second he noticed the two staring at him leaving Flare to slap her forehead with a sigh. "At least… you didn't inherit your father's personality… or his appetite…"


Smoke slowly rose from a charred battlefield with two red echidnas breathing heavily, marks and cuts covering their body, slowly healing in the process. The two siblings stared down another taller red echidna sporting black pants, a brown vest and a western styled cowboy hat with many stars surrounding the rim. "Come on you two. You need to try harder. I'm going easy on you because you're not tapping into your true powers yet. You know a true enemy would not go through the trouble of giving himself a handicap in order to win a fight. Now focus. Find a weak point!"

The young male echidna sighed softly, his bright glowing green eyes watching his father closely, taking note of his surroundings as well. 'Father has blown away every bush and tree in the area… no room for surprise attacks. His senses are greater than our own so without perfect combination and strategy, he would pick us off before we could get close to him. His offensive capabilities are 20 times greater than my own and 25 times greater than Lara-Su's…' The young male turned to his sister, taking note of her shallow, heavy breathing as she wiped the sweat from her brow. 'Lara's Chaos Control powers out rank my own and are good enough to stop father when he has his guard down… our best bet to land a decisive blow is to attack head on and distract him as Lara prepares a Chaos Control. That may buy us some time, even if for a moment before he could break free to defeat him…' He sighed softly, closing his eyes as he began to focus to try to speak to his sister mentally. 'Ok Lara, this is what we-'

"Heh, don't worry I've been thinking the same thing Rin." She grinned as she turned to her brother, seeing the shocked look on his face. "If we ever want to get better than Maurice's and Flare's tag-team combination we need to be on the same page right? So here's what we do, I'll hit low… and you hit high… deal?"

Rin blinked as he watched his sister, before smirking softly as he turned back to his father. "Deal. Let's take him down."

Knuckles watched his children, seeing the spark of determination rise in their eyes as they began to focus and change their stance. "If you're going to come then come! Let's see you land a hit on me!"

And in that very moment, both Rin and Lara-Su alit with an aura of green Chaos Energy before they rushed forward towards their father, preparing to attack with Knuckles quickly spreading his stance before them, watching their movements closely before he noticed that Rin was no longer within his sights. His senses quickly heightened as he suddenly turned around, raising his left fist only for it to come in contact with the right fist of his son, a grin growing on both of their faces. "Don't be so naïve Rin…" And with that Knuckles took his free hand, grabbing his son by his wrist and spun him around in the air, tossing the boy towards his sister.

"ACK! Holy Crap!" Lara shouted with surprise as she suddenly stopped moving, preparing herself for the impact. Rin quickly, facing his sister as he held out his hand, taking hold of Lara-Su's hand. And with a smirk crossing her face she, like her father, spun Rin around, leaping into the air before she tossed Rin back towards her father. "Think you dropped something Dad!"

"Heh… how…" Knuckles' grin quickly faded as he noticed Rin's right hand begin to charge with a green glowing electrical aura, the look on the boy's face filled with confident as he charged for his father with Knuckles growling, mirroring the boy's energy build up, holding out his right hand as energy began to envelope it. As the two red echidnas pulled back to deliver their attacks, the ground shaking in their wake with the sky beginning to darken around them, Lara-Su suddenly appeared from within a vortex behind her father several feet away and before he had the chance to turn around, she quickly rose her hands towards him.

"CHAOS CONTROL!" And at that very moment, Knuckles was caught in a time shift created by his own daughter, unable to move yet his mind was still strong enough to stay active long enough to see Rin's fist collide with his jaw, sending the grown guardian flying away from the siblings. As he slid away from the two, Knuckles let out a deep groan as Rin landed on the ground next to his sister with her rubbing her finger under her nose. "Daddy…" Lara-Su began slowly as Knuckles slowly pushed himself off the ground, rubbing his cheek as he turned to his children. "Gotcha."

Knuckles slowly rose to his feet, looking over his children, a smile crossing his face as he placed his hands on his waist. "Nice job you two. You managed to land an attack on me… but you still fail."

The confident looks on Rin and Lara-Su's faces quickly turned to confusion and shock respectively as Lara shouted, "What!? What do you mean we failed!? We totally knocked you on your sorry butt! I bet you're even bleeding right now after how hard Rin hit you!"

Knuckles quickly folded his arms as he glared at his children. "You may have struck me but your judgment was incredibly poor! Rin! You used my Chaos Crusher as a means of distraction so I would take my focus off of your sister. Smart to use a powerful attack but it was dumb for you to expose your trump card so early on in a fight unless you were seeking to end it as quickly as possible! And Lara! You may have caught me off guard but after Rin's attack you didn't follow up with one of your own while I was still off balance. You only played your part for a moment and forgot about the grand scheme of a battle! Never allow your opponent a chance to recover or counterattack! Keep them off their game and off balance! Such mistakes would cost you victory or in worst cases, your lives in a real fight!"

The two children never turned away from their father, a look of annoyance spreading across Lara-Su's face with Rin sighing softly, nodding. "Knuckles!" A voice called out, causing the two children and the elder Guardian to turn to see a tall, pink female echidna with long flowing hair wearing a long elegant red dress. "Will you stop running those kids into the ground! It's no wonder Lara sleeps half way through her classes!"

"Not now Jules," Knuckles grunted as he turned away from her, "We're training."

"No you're not. We're going out tonight remember? Besides, the kids have a guess and you need you to shower and get your red butt ready because we're not going to be late again!" She glared at Knuckles.

"Fine." With that, Knuckles sighed softly, shaking his head as he rose his hand, a light casting itself from his fist as it covered the four with each of them standing before the newly rebuilt Master Emerald Alter with all Super Emeralds posted around the large gem.

As the family slowly stepped down from the alter, Lara smiled as she rushed forward, noticing the young half-breed princess, Flare waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs, pulling the girl into a hug. "Hey! You didn't tell me you were coming by today!"

Flare smiled softly, shaking her head "I wanted to surprise you… is that bad?"

"Hell no its not bad!" Lara-Su smiled as she was slapped in the back of her head by her mother who was dragging Knuckles behind her by his wrist.

"Watch your mouth young lady." She stated.

"Yes mom…" Lara-Su groaned as she rubbed her head gently.

Julie-Su quickly turned to Flare, a bright smile on her face. "So what's the plan for you two girls today?"

"Figured we'd go to the mall and scam on some guys." Lara teased with her mother laughing leaving Flare to blush in confusion.

"Alright well you two have fun. Knuckles, come!" And with that, the two girls watched as Knuckles was dragged off by his lover leaving the two to giggle lightly.

"Wow… well that scene looks too familiar…" Flare spoke with a small smile.

"Well our parents are more alike than we give them credit for. Guess that's why they were able to stay friends for so long." Lara-Su smiled as she turned up to her brother who was feeding the Chao that were fluttering around the alter with Chaos-0 before she turned back to her friend. "Hey I just got done training and I kinda need a shower. Just stay here and I'll be right back alright?"

Flare nodded quietly as she watched her best friend run off into her home before turning to the alter, watching as Rin slowly made his way down the stairs, a smile on his face. "Hello Rin. How are you doing?"

"I'm doing well Flare. How about yourself?" He asked as he stood before her, rubbing the side of his head gently.

"I can't complain I suppose. I see you just finished your training for today."

"Yeah. And while my parents are out on their date, I'll be guarding the Master Emerald for my father along with Chaos."

"That's great." Flare spoke quietly and nervously as she fumbled her hands together behind her back, turning away from the boy. "Y-You know Lara invited me to her unveiling."

He smiled as he rubbed his neck, cracking it slightly. "Did she now? Well that's great. Will your family attend as well?"

Flare quickly turned back to Rin, her eyes slightly narrowed, "My father and brother don't… fit well… in such settings. They would be better off attending an all-you-can-eat buffet."

Rin couldn't help but let out a small chuckle, "Oh come on. I'm sure it wouldn't be that bad. And that's a sign that you're coming but haven't told them yet. It's probably something you should run by them, to make sure it's alright. Oh and of course you'll have to be sure to save a dance for me." With that, a deep blushed crept its way onto Flare's cheeks as she leaned forward, trying to use her hair to cover her face with Rin's smile only growing brighter. "Speaking of parties, there's one this weekend and I wanted to know if you would like to go with me as my date."

Flare quickly turned back to the boy; her eyes wide open in shock as she pointed to herself, her mouth open, struggling to speak. "…m-m-me? But…"

"We haven't seen you in over a year Flare. That's too long in my book for someone I care about." Rin's smile never faded as Flare gulped slightly, brushing her hair from her face, trying to regain her composure. "So, would you mind being my date Flare? Or do I need to get on my knee and propose like a prince?" He stated with a small laugh as he quickly placing himself on his knee, taking Flare's hand and looked up to her with Flare beginning to shake her head quickly, steam rising from her body.

"Yes yes of course I'll go with you. Now get off the ground before your parents see!" Flare spoke quickly as her ears flicked with the tip of her tail spontaneously combusting into flames as Rin stared slightly in shock.

"Um… Flare… I'm sure it doesn't bother you but… your tail's on fire."

Flare quickly turned around as she brought her tail around to the front of her body, sighing softly out of embarrassment and quickly put out the fire, shaking her head. "That… never happens…"

Rin smiled as he placed his hand on her shoulder, "It happens to the best of us." And he slowly walked past the girl and into the forest, waving his hand. "I'll see you this weekend Flare. I can't wait."

Flare watched as the boy slowly faded into the woods, bringing her hands up to her chest, as her tail caught on fire again. "Neither can I…" But then suddenly her ears began to flicker again, hearing the sounds of snickering and giggling. The princess quickly turned back to the home of her friend's, seeing Lara watching from her window, a camera in her hands as the princess let out a dark growl, the pupils in her eyes narrowing to slits as her fist alit with flames. "You are sooooo DEAD Lara!"

"Eep!" Lara-Su let out with a laugh as she ran back into her home and rushed out the front door with Flare chasing after her.


"Such a beautiful day… heh…" From the shadows stepped forth a young, white furred fruit bat, her black wings folded neatly behind her back as she brushed her bangs from her beautiful pink eyes, stepping passed a rioting, burning corpse. She sighed as she quickly spread open her wings, taking to the air and flew over to a black hedgehog who was standing in the middle of the wasteland filled with the decaying husks, her shoulder length hair flowing in the wind as she reached into her black cargo pants, pulling out a ringing cell phone, clicking the call button, placing her right index and middle finger to her ear piece. "I'm guessing its G.U.N. right Shania?" The black hedgehog quickly opened her blood red eyes, shooting a glare towards the female bat as she gave a quick giggle and covered her mouth. "Sorry 'bout that." With that the bat stayed quiet, listening intently to the conversation of the black hedgehog and the person on the other line, listening as a man with a coded voice began to question Shania on her current whereabouts and success of her mission in which the woman only replied with sighs before hanging up the phone without giving a single answer.

"Those damn pigs should be grateful I bothered to even take on this worthless assignment in the first place. Such a waist of my time…" The hedgehog gave a grunt as she kicked over a body, sending it flying into another.

The fruit bat laughed as she hovered above the hedgehog's head. "Easy girl, relax will ya before you blow a gasket."

"Can it Caroline." Shania growled, turning back to the bat.

She gave another giggle before she landed on the ground, looking around the area. "I have to admit, this was one crazy mission you had to do. But did you have to kill everyone?"

"My mission was simple; recon and if possible, keep the N-Bomb from being used against the world. So what if there were a few casualties along the way. We have a phrase for that, it's called collateral damage."

Caroline slowly tilted her head to the side, her ears flicking slightly. "N… Bomb…? Sounds somewhat childish, like a curse word or something."

"It's a weapon created that literally separates the bonds between living cells, breaking them down to nothingness. Similar to the workings of nuclear fission but with living cells. A strong weapon that, if in the wrong hands of the stupid, could kill just about everyone who lives in our hemisphere. Something that powerful could completely change world order as we know it and throw Mobius into panic and chaos." As she spoke her words, the decaying husks that were piled around the two girls began to slowly disintegrate before them and scatter to ash and dust.

"Whoa… you weren't kidding… if I had to guess, I say, you snuck into their base, hacked their computers, released their little virus bomb in their own facility, locked all the doors, windows, and vents and sat back as they all croaked huh? Am I in the ballpark Shania?" Caroline gave a smirk as the two girls slowly made their way away from the field.

Shania snickered slightly to herself, brushing her bangs from her face, "Close but not quite. You forgot the part of the fact that I placed charges on every support beam in the base and watched as the trapped little rats all died at the hands of their own creation. Must admit, it was funny to watch the look of terror spread across their faces knowing they were either going to be buried alive or disintegrated."

"Impressive tact as always but I'm curious, if the bomb has such affects as you've told me, then I'm guessing it takes the form of a gas more rather than an explosion. If that's the case then by blowing up the building, doesn't that mean the gas as been released into the air?" Caroline questioned, watching her friend closely.

Shania let out a small sigh, placing a hand on her hip as the two girls continued walking. "I'm disappointed Caroline. I thought you knew me better than that. The gas can be preset with a timer in which the chemicals will naturally self-destruct after a set amount of time. Long story short, I set the bomb to return to its non-lethal form at the very same time I set my charges to go off."

Caroline only gave a smirk, shaking her head slowly, licking her fangs. "I must admit I'm impressed Shania. You truly are the most dangerous woman I've ever met in my life."

The black hedgehog snickered to herself, slowly pulling out a small laptop, looking it over, a smirk crossing her face. "You flatter me."

"Whatcha got there?" Her friend asked as Caroline walked behind Shania so she could view the screen herself, a blank expression slowly crossing her face before she shook her head with a laugh. "You stole the schematics to make that bomb? You're a naughty little hedgehog aren't you?" The two girls only laughed as the black hedgehog placed her laptop back into its case. "You know G.U.N. is gonna want that for themselves right?"

"Heh, for all they know the plans were destroyed along with the base leaving no trace. That's… how they think I work."

"So how many weapons and plans have you stolen for yourself so far?"

"I have to say… this makes about sixteen thus far."

The white fruit bat only giggled as she wrapped her arm around Shania's shoulders, "Honey, I would like to hire you as a super villain to take over and rule the world with me."

Shania smirked as she narrowed her eyes, chuckling softly. "I'm listening."


Rin gave a small sigh, standing before the glowing Master Emerald, his arms folded with his eyes closed. The wind blew by him softly with his quills fluttering gently in the breeze before he turned around, placing his finger on the large gem as a large smile crossed his face with a chao racing towards it quickly, only to stop just before touching it as the red echidna shouted, poking the forehead of the chao. "One, two, three, gotcha!" And with that the chao's face instantly froze before it gave a pout, turning away from the laughing boy, slowly flying away. "Oh come on Malic, don't be that way. I'm just faster than you…" He stopped, slowly turning back around towards the large emerald only to find 9 other Chao all sitting on the Master Emerald, smiles plastered all over their faces leaving the boy dumbstruck before he chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck in defeat.

"Sorry Rin," Came the sound of a gentle voice from the steps of the alter, the lightly orange echidna smiled up to the boy, Chao also surrounding her as well, sporting a green and yellow traditional tribal echidna gown with a beautifully engraved golden headband shown on her forehead. "But when these little guys work together, not even a trained guardian can defeat them."

Rin only laughed as he sat down on the top step off the alter with the other Chao gathering around the boy, "Yeah I guess so. So much for my undefeated streak. These little guys sure are fast huh Aunt Tikal?"

Tikal only gave a small nod, rubbing the head of one of the Chao in her lap. "Yes they are but the mere fact that you were able to go 4 rounds catching all of them is impressive."

"So… when are you going to teach me Chaos Submersion?" Rin asked as he stood up and stretched his back with a small grunt.

"When you're able to predict and catch each one of these Chao ten times in a row. If you learn to sense something this small and innocent that possesses no malevolence of any kind at the speeds they're able to move then I shall teach you how to read the minds and hearts of others. But only then. You must be completely aware of your surroundings and yourself otherwise such an ability will overwhelm you and consume you." She smiled as she turned to the boy. "But at the rate you're improving, you'll surpass your father in no time at all Rin."

"That's not why I train Aunt Tikal." Rin stated quietly, placing his hand on the Master Emerald, looking around at all the Super Chaos Emeralds that surrounded the alter. "The Master Emerald and its severs are sacred treasures that are capable of great power and there are many people who seek to use that power for personal gain and destruction. But these emeralds… I… I somehow feel connected to them as if they were alive. Sometimes I can even feel them trying to communicate with me as if we were friends. It's this feeling that makes me want to protect them. I protect them because they wish to protect us, because they deserve to be treasured and treated with respect."

With that, Rin felt the hand of Tikal rest gently on his shoulder as he turned to her, seeing her warm smile spread across her face. "Child, throughout the years I've existed I've witnessed many things. The horror of Mobians and how power hungry and ghastly the mortal soul can become once tempted with power beyond their reasoning and understanding. But… I've never given up on the world because I know there will always been people like you who will stand up to the face of evil and fight for what is right and protect what is truly precious to you. I'm honored that you are now a guardian and I am very happy that someone like you will continue to lead this family when the time comes."

"Well than-"

"Aww that was so sweet. Such a well prepared speech." The sound of a voice echoed around them, cutting short their conversation with Rin quickly placing Tikal behind him, standing at the ready. "Mind if I drop in?" And with that a white fruit bat dropped in from the trees, standing before the red furred guardian, giving a small smirk towards him, her hands on her hips."

"Carol?" Rin questioned as he stepped forward with the girl giggling in response.

"Who were you expecting? My mother? She's not the only person who knows how to find this island you know."

"Who are you?" Tikal questioned as she stared at the female before her. "You do not belong here. What do you want?"

"Don't worry Aunt Tikal," Rin began. "She's a friend of mine. So Carol, what's up? Haven't seen you in a while."

She turned around, flipping her hair with her hand, giving a small huff. "Here I thought you were a gentlemen. "What's up?" No hello? How are you doing? No complement on how I look? I must say, I feel offended. Have you been single so long that you forgot how to speak to women my dear Rin?"

The two of them stayed quiet as Tikal watched them, only for the two to break the silence with a laugh as Rin folded his arms with Caroline turning back to him, "You haven't changed a bit. I'm glad. It's nice to see you again."

"Nice to see you too big boy. I hear you made guardianship."

"Word travels fast."

"Always faster than you think."

"So why ARE you here?" Rin asked, his smile slightly fading as Caroline rolled her eyes.

"Is it so hard that I came here to see you? It's been so long since we last spoke Rin." Her eyes locked with his, Rin giving a small sigh as he fought to break away from her stare.

"It… it has… how's your mother doing? I heard her business is booming, thanks in part to her treasure hunting successor, a.k.a. you."

She smiled, slowly turning from him, petting one of the Chao's head gently. "I only did what my mother trained me to do. And don't worry, I haven't stolen anything. You know I'm not into that."

"Right. Of course." Rin gave a small chuckle as Tikal slowly walked towards the steps. "Now tell me the real reason you came. I'm sure it wasn't just to shoot the breeze."

Caroline sighed, standing up and stepped closer towards the young boy, their faces mere inches apart. "Won't drop it will you? Tell me, are you afraid of what I have to offer?" With that Rin's expression grew still with his voice silent. "You know that we could share something great between the two of us."

"That's… that's no lie."

She slowly rose her hand, placing it on the boy's chest. "And that I could take good care of you…" Caroline's hand slowly traced its way up the boy's chest and around his muscles, her other hand pressed against his stomach as Tikal continue watching her. "Rin… you're a strong man. A talented, intelligent young man… your body is tense and worn… you need a woman like me to take care of you… and I mean all of you…" Her hands began to trace themselves along his waist, inching lower before Rin quickly snapped his hands down, gripping her wrist tightly, his eyes showing sadness.

"Alright now that's enough!" Tikal quickly stood up, glaring at the young bat who continued to stare at Rin. "I won't tolerate such talk or such actions, not to a member of my clan and especially not on sacred ground! You will leave at once!" She shouted as she held up her hand, her finger pointing towards the pathway off the Master Emerald Shrine with the water flowing around the alter began to shimmer as the Chao slowly began to flutter away.

"Easy Aunt Tikal." Rin began quickly, never taking his hands or eyes off Caroline. "Carol… was just leaving right?"

"You're right. After all I'll have plenty of time to spend with you later. Before I go…" She began quietly. "Tell me, why do you dislike what I want? Is it truly wrong to give into our base desires from time to time? The body has just as much need as the mind and soul Rin."

"But that's all you want. I don't want to just satisfy my instincts. For me… I want…" Rin slowly turned away from her, looking towards the ground. "Something real…"

As he spoke, Caroline's eyes grew wide before she stepped away from the boy, a smirk crossing her face. "Interesting… the last time you said that… was 2 years ago when Flare left…" Rin quickly turned back to the female bat before him with his heart skipping a beat only to be picked up by Caroline's supersonic hearing. "I see…" She began quietly, turning away with her smirk growing wider, spreading her wings and taking off to the sky. "Catch ya later, big red."

Rin watched with a small sigh before he turned to Tikal, a disappointed look spread across her face as she folded her arms. Rin only sighed before he gave a quick chuckle, rubbing the back of his neck with the shimmering water slowly taking the form of the water god of destruction, Chaos-0, who in turned took the appearance as if the creature was laughing at the boy, watching him along with Tikal. "Heh… heh… umm… sorry about that…"


Kevin gave a small sigh, his feet resting on his desk with his body pressed back into his chair as a pencil balanced steadily on his nose, his dazed expression blended equally with boredom and annoyance. The young man continued to rock back and forth in his chair slightly, sitting before a computer, the lit screen being the only object giving off any light to an otherwise dark room "Damnit… I never imagined overcoming a quantum entanglement problem would be so difficult… I need to figure this out if I'm going to fix the problem with my power gauntlets…"

"Interesting…" Came a whisper from the shadows causing the boy to quickly tumble backwards in shock before fumbling from his chair and over towards his drawer, only to feel a hand grip one of his tails tightly, pulling him away from his dresser before feeling his body lifted into the air and pressed against the wall. "Such a scared little child…" With that the lights in the room quickly turned on leaving the two tailed half-breed face to face with the daughter of Shadow the Hedgehog; Shania, her fist gripping the collar of his shirt tightly, pressing him against the wall causing chills to run down his spine.

"H-H-Hey there… Shania… w-what brings you by?" He asked nervously as the female released the boy letting him fall to the ground as she turned away, walking towards his computer.

"You know why I'm here. Don't ask such stupid questions." She spoke coldly towards the boy, typing away at his computer, looking it over closely. "Polarized Matrixes of high energy electron partials… all compressed using proton accelerators…" She turned back to the boy, a smirk crossing her face as she walked past him towards the door. "Impressive… after all the only thing you're good for is your mind and your weapons. But enough chit-chat. I need a restock of supply for the next few months so I'll take what I need and get out of your way."

Kevin turned away slightly as he grumbled softly, "Y-You can't…"

Shania's footsteps quickly came to a halt as she turned to the boy, her eyebrow cocked slightly. "I can't… what?"

The young turned his head down, biting his bottom lip, "You can't… keep looting me for weapons… I made them… to protect my family… I don't even know how you got past my defense systems…"

"Look at the little boy bunny, standing up for himself." She sneered, reaching out, suddenly gripping his left shoulder tightly, causing the boy to let out a squeal of pain. "It was easy slipping past your defenses, shit even a child could handle such simple minded toys. But if you want to stop me… go ahead… do your worst…"

"L-let… l-l-let go…" Kevin groaned loudly as he placed his hand on hers, trying to force the female to release her grip on him.

"Easy Shania quit picking on the cute bunny." With that the two quickly turned over towards the computer, taking in the sight of Caroline sitting in the chair quietly, looking over her nails before she turned to the two, a large smile spreading over her face. "Hey there Kevy-Kev, it's been a long time. How's your kid brother and sister doing? I hear they've been causing trouble lately."

Shania growled before giving a smirk as she quickly released Kevin, the boy in-turn rubbing his shoulder blade, "First Flare, then Shania and now you? Damnit can't I make anything that works properly?"

At the sound of his words, the grin of Shania's face quickly turned to a scowl with Caroline quickly standing from the chair, her arms folded and a smile on her face. "I knew it!"

"Knew… what…?" Shania growled as she balled her fist, staring off into space.

"That Flare and her kid brother were back in Mobius. I saw something on the news a few weeks ago about some hedgehog taking on some giant robot and when I spoke to Rin earlier his heart started racing when I mentioned her name but now…" Caroline's smile quickly vanished as she noticed Shania's angry disposition along with Kevin who slowly backed away, leaning against the opposite wall, remembering her past with the Kaji family. "H-hey relax girl… just keep it together ok…?"

Shania's face quickly turned into a dark grin, licking her lips as she turned to her friend. "Oh trust me I'm fine. In fact… I believe it's time for a quick reunion… let's go Caroline." The black hedgehog chuckled darkly as she turned and left the room leaving the white bat to follow behind her. "Just need to grab some supplies."

"You're just going to take Kevin's weapons?" Caroline asked as their voices began to fade in the distance.

"Why not? Kevin is nothing but a worthless little boy who's only good for letting me use his creations in the first place. If I weren't here his existence would be meaningless." Kevin heard the doors close to his elevator as they left the boy alone, leaving him to slide down against the wall onto his rear, his hair covering his face as a tear rolled down his furred face with his fist shaking in his lap.