His vision was starting to come clear after that hit too the head.
"Where am I?" Espio shook his head and looked at his surroundings to see it was dark and he was sitting at a table while tied up with a metal chain. A bright light suddenly turned on and a familiar voice was heard throughout the darkness.
"Well, you finally woke up"
Vector came out of the darkness with hands behind his back; pretending nothing was happening.
"What's the meaning of this Vector" Espio was frustrated, he had somewhere to be right now and this crocodile was delaying it.
"I just want to ask a few questions" Vector replied calming as he took a seat while looking at the shadows.
"What do you want to talk about?"
"You"
"Why me"
"Because, you've been acting like a rebel lately and I want too find out what's bother you"
"It's too personal for you or Charmy to know about"
"Why?"
The purple chameleon gave him a sneer look; he didn't want to answer the question and wouldn't say one word about it. If he wanted the information, Vector would have to beat the stuffing out of him.
Rubbing his jaw, Vector somehow knew this wasn't going to be a simple friendly conversation. It looks like he'll have to improvise.
"So Espio, I would like too answer you a few questions"
"Why"
"It's none of that personal garbage…I want to know about those battle suit guys that attack the hospital last week'
"Which ones"
"The one's we encounter before you and Charmy wander off somewhere" Vector reminded him before looking into the shadows.
"I get the feeling he's looking at Charmy"
Vector looked back at Espio.
"If the ones at the hospital you say…then you're mentioning 'Death Mask'" Espio calmly replied.
"Death Mask" Vector simply said as he lean back in his chair and folded his arms.
"An organization that would be crazy enough to go into GUN territory and if you want to know about it…look at the files we were given"
"But you have the other files and" Vector never finish his sentences as Espio ripped the Chains while the markings started glow.
"Then I'll give them too you" he yelled as he stood up and ran into the darkness.
A door was heard opening, follow by some running up the stair, then across the living room floor, another flight of stairs and a door slamming.
Vector shook his head "So much for interrogation…Charmy want to go sit next to his door" something was thrown at him as Charmy flew pass the table and up the stairs.
A few minutes later
Charmy and Vector were standing near the door, listening to Espio talking to himself.
"Boy, he seems really upset" Vector whispered to Charmy.
"Maybe we should go in there and Talk to him" Charmy whispered back.
"You know we're not allowed in his room"
"But we should help"
"I understand that…but should we"
"The question is…Could we?"
They continued listening to Espio talk to himself him through the door.
"Why do they want to help me…it's not there problem, it's mine…if I don't get to Crystal city soon…then…then I'll miss mine chance to apologize to him"
"Wonder who he's talking about" Vector asked Charmy.
"I don't know"
"They don't understand what I've done to him…they would never understand…NEVER…no one understands because they don't care or have time...Vector, he wouldn't care…because, he wants money and have the bad guys thrown in jail…Charmy, he'll just want too beat them and say 'take this you bad man'…worthless they are…and I don't have for them"
Alright, enough was enough…it was time to confront Espio and find out what his problem was. Vector grabbed by the antennas and back up a bit before using Charmy as a battering ram.
Charmy scream including Vector as he charged the door; but just it just stayed in one place as Vector and Charmy slid to the floor. The door open and Espio stood there looking at the two detectives.
"What are you guys doing" he stared at them with his yellow-snake eyes.
"Want to talk too you" Vector said as he got up.
"Why?"
"Because Espio…were your friends and if something is bother you, we want to help"
"Why?"
"I'll keep pushing it and I'm not stopping until you tell us what's bugging you"
Espio stared at Vector; if he was going to keep asking him and pushing it…then he would never stop. I guess it was time to talk to them.
"Alright," he looked down at the floor while walking back into his room "if you want to know what to know what's bugging me, then I'll tell you two…but, I don't know how to start"
Vector looked around Espio to see how nice and clean it was; Japanese stuff everywhere.
"It's okay, take it at your own pace" Vector said.
"Thank you," Espio walked over to his bed and sat down on it "it's true…Viper is my brother and I'm sorry to have not told you guys…I just don't like personal feelings getting in the way"
"I see, did you ever get along with your brother" Vector leans against the wall while Charmy sat in a chair.
"Not very often…but he's not the one I want to talk about" Espio look at him with a concern look "I have another brother, name's Nova"
"Nova?"
"A name he was given when born"
"I see…did you ever get along with him"
Looking back at the floor, he shakes his head "no, I never did…I always ignored him and sometimes even…hurt…him" his heart start to ache for even telling Vector and Charmy.
"You hurt him…that's cold Espio" Charmy said.
"Yeah…I know that…I've never form a brotherly bond with him…I just hurt him" he didn't like telling this to his friends…but he just wanted them to understand his situation.
"When was the last time you saw"
The tattoos on him started to glow dark red including his scar and eyes.
"The last time I saw him…was at my great-great-great-grandmother funeral, it was raining that day as the casket was preparing to be burn with her body inside…her sprit to free across the planet. As the casket was being lower into the burning pit, Nova got up to stop them but I tackle him to the ground. After that, I hit him across the face, I kept hitting him and hitting him…never once caring for his feeling. I'm about hit him one final time before Viper grabs my arm and punches me in the face. He says a few words to him before kicking me in the face, knocking me out cold. When I come too, the funeral continues and I look over at Nova whose being comfort by Viper; Nova gives me a hateful look as Tears of Blood pour down his face"
The tattoos stop glowing including the scar and the eyes go back to normal.
"What was that?" Vector asked
Espio looks at him "Memories, it's impossible for people to remember every memory…but my people can go through ancient training and old rituals to obtain this ability" he explained.
"So, those times I saw you talking to the mirror in Japanese…were your memories?"
Espio nodded his head.
"Interest," Vector rubs his jaw "and what's this about Tears of Blood"
"It's a genetic thing that Nova has…it's not a disease or anything, it's just something he was born with"
"Cool, I wish I had that happen to me" Charmy said excitedly.
They both ignore him.
"So you two never got along"
"That's right, I've been looking for him…I know where he's going"
"Where"
"He's heading to Crystal City"
"Why would he go there"
"Um…too kill an Uncle of mine"
Vector remain relax while Charmy eyes widen.
"Why would he want to do that" Charmy asked.
Espio looked at him "during my final days of my training…Star, who is my Uncle that Nova is after, had a class were students use real Ninja weapons; I was pit against Nova since we were in the same class, we fought and fought like no tomorrow but I gain the upper hand and eventually beat him" Espio kept the details hidden because he didn't feel comfortable saying the whole story right now.
"Any reason why he would go after your Uncle" Vector asked.
He shrugged his shoulders "I don't know" he lied
"Well, I guess we should head too Crystal City Tomorrow morning"
"Yes," Espio agreed "the earlier we leave the sooner we can clear this up and I can finally have a chance to talk with my brother," he got up with a smile on his face "thanks for listen to my problem guys"
Vector smile back "anytime Espio, that's what friends are for" he walked over to him and gave Espio a big hug.
"Yea, group hug" Charmy got out of the chair and flew over to them to join the hug.
Espio return the hug.
They stayed like that for a minute before letting go.
"Now lets go eat some food, I'm starving" Espio said.
"Right" Vector agreed as he picks them up and puts them on his shoulders.
Vector carries them out of the room and into the hallway; as he reaches the stairs, he loses his footing and the three detectives tumble down the stairs. Charmy landed on the floor, Espio landed on him and Vector land on them while causing a hole into the floor, sending the three detectives into the Basement.
"VECTOR" Charmy and Espio yelled at him while in the basement.
The three detectives sure know how to get along and understand each other problem.
Next chapter will be up.
Wonder what's going to happen at Crystal City. Have to wait for the next chapter.
See everyone later.