Note: Any references that this story makes aside from the universe that this takes place in belongs to their respective owners and should be as such.
Warning: Mild language, Violence
Ep.8: Ghost attracted to light epilogue
--
A few hours went by since last night and Tails finally woke up from his temporary unconciousness on a white bed. He felt a throbbing in his head when he tried to take in his surroundings.
"Owwww...crap where am I?"
Tails looked to his left seeing an IV bag with a tube connected to his arm. Then he looked to his right to see Silly snoring on a chair...wait Silly?!
"Si- oomph (She's asleep. If I had to guess it looks like I'm in this town's hospital?)"
Tails didn't feel any soreness in his body except for his neck. So he was able to sit up and fully grasp the place he was in.
"(This is definetely a hospital. Wait what's with all these flowers?!)"
From both sides of the bed some tulips, dandelions, even lillies were spilling onto the floor.
"(Gee they didn't need to do that much for me? I didn't die or anything?)"
It was then the door to the hallway opened. There enters Molly, wearing a dark green button collard shirt and a black short skirt (for once she was being neat and tidy about her attire) with a bundle of violets tucked carefully in her arms. When she looked towards the bed her eyes grew wide with shock causing her to drop the violets.
As tears started to run down her face Molly took no time to run to the bed in her pink high heels, wrapping her arms around Tail's neck, softly weeping into his shoulder.
"Uhhh Molly?...Eh there there."
Tails patted his hand on Molly's back. Her ugly weeping (which sounded like a wheezing male cigarette smoker) woke up Silly from her nap. After a couple of seconds to rub her sleepy eyes she started to cry but more profusely.
"TAAIILLSSS! YOU'RE AWIVE!!"
"Well yeah? Why wouldn't I be?"
"WHEN WE HEARD THAT YOU WOWE BITTEN BY A MEANIE COBWA! *hic, hic* SIWWE ASSUMED THE WORSE!"
"Wow uh thanks for caring...Tailsdoll? Where's Tails- mmph (Oh s*t they heard it.)"
"Tailsdoll?...You mean that wittle toy thing that wooked like you that bwought you here?"
There was no use pretending man, just let it ride out.
"He brought me here? But where did he go?"
Silly pointed to a chair under the hanged up Television set. Sitting on the chair was Tailsdoll sleeping soundly.
"Wight there. At first Siwwe was all jumpy but he told me that he was a pwoduct fwom you? Siwwe knew that you wewe a genius at engineewing but this goes beyond that."
"Tailsdoll...he must've been all alone? (Wait how did she know that I excelled at engineering? No one knows about that except...S-Sonic and the others.) Wait Silly how did you kn-"
The door flew open, allowing entrance to a man wearing a black suit. He looked very very familiar to Tails. Silly tilted her head.
"Oh hewwo? May I help you?"
The man reached into the inside of his suit and took out his identification card. Seriously he looks too familiar to Tails. That black and red streaked fur, the spines, the shoes, the killjoy seriousness look on his face? If only he remembered his name though?
"I hate to disturb your moment of peace ma'am but I'm gonna need to ask you and your sister to exit this room."
"Heeeh? Why would Siwwe want to do that Mr.Stranger man?"
"Cute, but I'm not here to play Ms.Sasha. My orders are to question the victim of this "cobra bite" incident?"
"For what? A cobwa bite? Sure Mr.Prowa almost died but the meanie swake is probably long gone by now."
"That I cannot say. I'm just doing what I was ordered to."
Wait why did he say that like it was fake bullcrap? Does he know the truth about that night? Okay now it clicked in Tail's head of who this person was? Damn, it has been seven years. Tails spoke up.
"Shadow?"
Silly turned to Tails in response to the name he just called out then back to the black spined man. She thought it was strange that this person was holding out his identification card for a while so she quickly put on her swirly glasses to have a good look. A few seconds later Silly's expression became neutral as she grabbed her sister by the arm, prying her off Tails without much effort. She then bowed halfway to the man.
"...We'll leave him in your care Mr.Hedgehog. Let's go Molly."
"Wuh but why? Taaaiiilllllsss???"
--
Molly was gently dragged out of the room by Silly, shutting the door behind her. As they were walking down the hallway of the facility Silly let go of her sister's arm.
"What's the big deal? Tails was in there and I wasn't done with snuggling him yet?"
Silly looked directly into Molly's eyes with seriousness written all over her face.
"That man my dear sister is one of the many people out there whom we shouldn't mess with? Remember when I told some of the agencies out there in which we shouldn't get in the way of?"
"Yes I think so? The Mayor...The Council 5...G.U- (!) You mean to tell me that that man was?"
"That's right?...That man is an agent of G.U.N, Shadow the Hedgehog. We have no choice but to avoid this for now, is that understood?"
Molly nodded her head as the two cat sisters exited the building. That was one of only times Molly has ever seen her older sister this serious before.
--
"Sigh okay now that those two are out of the way?"
Shadow put away his card.
"Shadow? It is you isn't it?"
"There's no other hedgehog here besides Amy and Sonic?"
Tails gripped the sheets...hard.
"Oh...That's right Knuckles informed me about this. If you have some restaint and rationality then you should obviously understand the consenquences for attempting to lash out at me correct?"
Shadow was right. Tails is trying to get stronger so he should try his damnest to not get so mad when someone brings up Sonic like that. Shadow then reached over and grabbed the chair nearest to him and sat next to Tail's hospital bed.
"...What do you want from me?"
"Getting straight to the point huh? Makes my job easier. So let's just cut through the bulls*t, we both know that the one who attacked you wasn't a snake. Hmph technically it was but not to the extent that someone like you would die from venom."
Tails cocked his eyebrow.
"Something tells me you already know that individual, that snake guy with the gold imprint of a snake on his I would have to say armor? Sorry it was a little blurry. But he did say that his name was Snake Eyes? Just who was that guy?"
Shadow reached into his suit and pulled out a file and opened it. In it was the photo of Snake Eyes and documents detailing that person, whoever he was? He showed it to Tails.
"So that was him?"
"Yes. His real name is Snada Akwa AKA Agent Snake Eyes of the M.B.O."
"M.B.O? That doesn't sound like a harmless organization."
"Trust me they aren't a funny sunny summer camp group. The M.B.O or Monster, Brigade, Organization are a group devised of former soldiers turned rogue, mercenaries, assassins, ect. Their main goal is to study and hunt down mythological creatures, ghosts you know the deal? We and by we we I mean G.U.N has been trying to take down that organization for years."
"Uh just a quick question. If they are basically monster hunters then how are they a threat to G.U-"
"You've already witnessed it...they knock out but mostly kill nearby witnesses, trafficking illegal weapons and technology stolen from 123 G.U.N bases in 4 countries, and are associated with the black market in New Cuavo City which we thought was destroyed along with their members...What do you think they do with the creatures once they are done studying then?"
Tails gulped at the thought. Shadow continued.
"Anyway they are extremely dangerous and if left unchecked they could have enough manpower to start a disastrous World War against G.U.N."
Tails scritched the back of his ear in confusion.
"Well I know that alot of people don't like G.U.N including myself but why a World War?"
Shadow went silent for a few seconds.
"...That..that is what we are trying to figure out? Tails, there's actually another reason why I came here for?"
"Okaaay? What else did you want?"
"(As much as we both don't want this to happen there's barely any option left?)"
For some reason Shadow took a deep sharp breath through his nose. Then he exhaled calmly.
"I need your help, not with M.B.O...but with something else as a temporary G.U.N agent."
Tails was completely taken aback by that request.
"WHAT?!!"
--
Meanwhile at the M.B.O base in Trailey Street some breaking of glass and loud cracks could be heard from the inside. Rachel or Agent Snowball totally destroyed the main com room.
Furniture and vases were all tossed around the room, holes and claw marks on the walls were clearly visible even the floor was cracked and at the center of it was her crying hysterically, on her knees with her head lowered to the ground. She was just told about Snake Eye's death...that was 20 minutes ago.
"SNADA!! AAHAHAA SNADAHAHAAA!!"
The main monitor was still undamaged, still on livestream mode. The other person behind it that responded was the commander's right hand man.
"Are you quite finished with your temper tantrum Agent Snowball?"
The person spoke in a unsympathetic tone. It would definetely show the impression of this person being a heartless prick.
"WHY?!! WHY HIM?!! WE WERE SUPPOSSED TO GO AWAY ON VACATION, JUST THE TWO OF US!! HE PROMISED THAT HE WOULD COME BACK SAFELY!! SNADA!"
"SILENCE! *Bzz* "
From the booming voice of the person Rachel instantly stood at attention yet she was still sniffling. The person cleared their throat.
"Good now understand this. *bzz* The one who killed Agent Snake Eyes? Are you gonna stop with this secretary facade and commit to avenging your fallen comrade? *bzz*"
"I-I will!"
Through gritted teeth and clenched fists Rachel clacked her heels together and saluted to her superior officer.
"I WILL AVENGE MY COMRADE CORPORAL TSETSE SIR!"
"Exactly what I thought *bzz* you would say Agent Snowball or should I call you by your original codename. Right Agent Jack?"
End of Epilogue...completed
--
"Maybe history wouldn't have to repeat itself if we listened once inawhile."
Wynne McLaughlin