Hunter: hey man I hope you feel better

Ace: yeah having a cold sucks

Hunter: yeah just get some sleep

Ace: ok

Hunter:(shut door) man

Sally: how Ace

Hunter: sound like shit and looks like shit

Sally: that bad

Hunter: yeah hey why don't we take this time to get to know each other

Sally: ok what's the plan

Hunter: lets just sit on the couch and tell each other about each other

Sally: ok let's go

Aces POV

I hid behind a corner as a flashlight went by. Fuck they have a lot of security I thought. I snuck by the guards and continued down the hallway. This is a walk in the park compared to my other "jobs". When I was with Dusty we met up with Dusty's girlfriend Scarlett, and her brother Chase. We were hired to steal thing and frame people but there was one thing we would never do is kill people. Man those were the days. I continued until I saw a room with two big double doors. I scanned inside of the room to see two guys sitting at a computer. I slowly opened the door and crept behind them. I put my paw over one guys mouth and stabbed the other in the neck. He chocked on his blood while I snapped the other guys neck. I pulled the knife out of his neck and looked at the computer monitor. It had file after file on it and I dint know where to start. I saw a file named portal project. I opened up and my nightmares came true. "Tails I'm uploading a file to you now we may have a problem" I said. "Why's that" Tails asked. "Because, these guys are trying to make an interdementional portal" I explained. "Why would they build it" Sonic asked. "I doesn't make sense unless... Oh god". "What why oh my god" Sonic said. "They aren't using it themselves, there using it to bring people here" I explained. "That can't be good" Sonic said. "No it's not, Sonic get the girls out and get to these coordinates" I left the room and I moved down the hall. "Ok I'm outside where the girls are being held I may need support getting out" Sonic said. "Ok I'll get up high and provide sniper over watch" I said. I herd a loud crash and gunfire, "Sonic" there was no answer "Sonic". I hung my head low, "hey don't count me out yet". I felt a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders. "Damn man don't scare me like that". Sonic chuckled "don't count on it". I just shook my head and ran to my sniping post.

I laid down putting the butt of my DSR-50 right up to my shoulder. I looked down the scope and moved it around. "Hey where are you guys" I asked. "Look for my flash" Sonic said. I looked around and saw the flash of a mirror on the ground. "Ok I see you guys, move up to that low wall" I ordered. "Moving up" they ran up to the wall and ducked behind it. "Hold on, I see two hostiles 13ft ahead of you" I informed. Sonic peaked over the edge "shit ok take out one and I'll take the other" Sonic suggested. "Ok" I put my crosshairs on the enemy to the right. Holding my breath, I pulled the trigger and the gel hit him in the neck. He twitched as the shock went through his body. The other hostile jumped up but then fell over from the shocking gel. "Holy shit dude what kind of bullets are these" Sonic asked dumbfounded. "It's my own design, I called them Shockers they send out a low electrical voltage through what ever thing they make contact with" I explained. "Uh", I shook my head, "instead of killing something it shocks them. "Uh cool um so we're going to move up to the truck" Sonic said. "How are they holding up" I asked. "They seem a little shook in up", "can I talk to him" I could hear Sally in the background. There was some shuffling and I herd her voice. "Ace you ok" she asked, I smiled "yeah I'm fine are you ok" I asked. I saw her smiling through my scope, "yeah it's just... I don't know". "Hey we're going to get through this ok" I ensured. Before there was an answer a loud screech in my mic. "AHHHHHH" I screamed as I fell to my knees. "Ace,Ace,Ace you thought you could come into here, just take something, and leave" a voice scoffed. "Go ugh fuck yourself ugh asshole" I spat through my teeth. The person laughed "you wish, goodbye Ghost". My blood ran cold "how do you" before I could finish I herd a loud beep. I turned to see multiple C4's on the wall. "How the hell" I sat back in horror. "ACE GET OUT NOW" Sonic yelled. Too late the C4 went off I flew out the window towards the ground 20ft below me. I brassed myself for the impact and thought of Sally. I hit the ground and let out a yelp of pain. I brought my hand to my right side and felt something warm and wet. My hand was covered in blood. I was unaware of the firefight going on in front of me. A hand shook me, I turned to see Sonic. I looked at him in confusion then my hearing came back. "ACE ARE YOU OK" he yelled. I nodded and pulled out a med-kit. I working diligently I stitched up the gash on my side. "You good" he asked, "yeah Tails should be through that building there" I said pointing to the small storage space. Sonic nodded and turned to the girls, who were on the other side of the bullets. "You two cut back and get to Tails, he's waiting beyond that building" he instructed. "Ok you two watch yourselves" Amy said. Sonic laughed "good to have you back". Amy nodded and lead Sally away, I gave her a thumbs up and she nodded. Sonic turned back to me, "you ready". "Lets go kill'em all" I said, Sonic smiled and grabbed his M4A1 riffle. I grabbed my DSR-50, I pulled out my shockers clip and put in real bullets. I took aim at one of the shooters, I held my breath and pulled the trigger. His head exploded and his now headless body fell over. Sonic took this as his que and he started shooting enemies. Two dropped and I shot the last one. We ran towards the empty storage house, I burst open the door and aimed my gun. Two guy looked up and I shot them spattering blood everywhere. I ran into the main room and my heart stopped. In the middle of the room was a 10ft tall portal creator. Three guys were working on it unaware of me. "Hands in the air where I can see them" I barked. They slowly raised there hands, "now turn around". They complied and turned around, two of the guys were just common thugs but the last guy was waring a clown mask. "Dallas" I said, "good to see you again Ghost" he laughed. I ran up and grabbed him by the collar "that's not my name any more" I growled at him. The other two tried to run but I shot them in the back with out even turning around. "I should kill you right here" I said pointing my pistol to his head. "You wouldn't kill me like this" he said. "Your right not like this" I said dropping him. He started to crawl to the portal. "Like this" and I put a bullet into both of his knees. "AHHH" he screamed. I squatted down next to his head, "I'm going to make you suffer" I growled. Before I could continue someone pulled me back. "Ace don't do this its not you" I could hear Sonics voice. I looked down at my blood covered hands. "Oh god I'm turning into him" I whispered. I sat down and put my knees to my head. "Like who" Sonic asked, I looked up at him "like you" I said. He looked at me confused "how about I started at the beginning"

Hunter: well that was...interesting

Sally: yeah I don't know that you were a designer

Hunter: yeah so if you need a home I could design it for you

Sally: I might just have to take you up on that offer

Ace: what are you two all smiling about

Hunter: oh we just got to know each other better that's all

Sally: hunter also offered to design a house for us

Hunter: at the right price

Ace: ok I'm going back to bed

Sally: night honey

Ace: (thumbs up and closes the door)

Hunter: wanna go out for a drink

Sally: sure