Hello, PyroShockZ! Your review to Chapter 17: She is. :3 Haha, they did! And I don't think either of them won, really. XD

Your review to Chapter 18: IT IIIS! AHHHH!

Your review to Chapter 19: Nah, he's really not. He's basically like Sen, if you ask me. Same sort of behavior and whatnot, honestly. Anyway, I agree that it is sad, but "acts" is definitely the important word in your sentence... ;) That last line is something I agree with so much. Really and truly. :D

Your review to Chapter 20: Hahaha, yes. That was the best way to describe it. Ever. XD Well, you shall see! Very soon! ;D

~台風の目~

"Taken"

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An explosion, a scream, an alarm that began to blare. Shade smirked to herself, moved forward, blood on her hands. Sirens wailed, people fled, and robots dared to attack. All who she saw were soon dead. More explosions, more evil entered the building, more screams of death. The wicked smirk grew, and red splattered the walls. Weapons were stolen, ships were acquired, and not one witness was left behind. A military base had fallen, and it was but the first planned attack for the day. The casualties meant nothing to her. She did not feel their pain. The victory was well worth it. Her only wish was that their had been more lives for her to take.

If only.

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Emerald eyes stared at their owner's communicator screen late that afternoon. Onscreen was a map of the world, and each significant place in the world (be it a civilization or a canyon or a river or a lonely house or whatever) was labeled by name. Some of those areas were now colored red. The Highlands, Ironlock prison, half of West Forest, most of the so-called "Jungle of Doom", Skull Mountain... All were places that had fallen to the Nocturnians already.

New areas on the map lit up, colors shifting to red. Southsend Military Base. Area 52. Aquatic Mine. Scrap Valley. Even Area 99, the military base where Omega worked. There was no word yet on how many casualties these places were looking at... but Sonic feared the very worst. It made sense, however, that their enemies would go after some of these places. The highlands, "Jungle of Doom", and Skull Mountain would provide the Nocturnians with key bases of operation in the north, equator, and south, respectively, and those places were all very difficult to reach and/or treacherous. The three military bases made sense, too, since taking over those would give the Nocturnians access to weapons and vehicles of all kinds, as well as intel on places (which would be helpful to the Clan, given how vastly the world had changed), certain important people, and so on. Even Scrap Valley made sense, what with that being a massive dumping space for metal parts of all kinds. Perfect for salvaging parts to build your own crap. Other places, however, made little sense for the Nocturnians to take over. Why bother with a mostly abandoned prison, a forest with no people, and a mine that hadn't been operational in something like two hundred years? It just made no sense.

One new red light suddenly appeared on the screen. Shadow canyons, a dark and mysterious place outside of Mazuri, just west of the Gigan Temple where Jet had found so many once-lost Babylonian artifacts fairly long before the war with Ivo had ever ended. Why were the Nocturnians there, in that barren place? Why? Where they just taking over everything just for the hell of it, just so they could say these places belonged to them? Somehow, Sonic doubted it would ever be that simple. There had to be another reason... didn't there? He was almost afraid to know. No matter what they're planning, we have to stop them, Sonic thought grimly. They're having way too much success so early on... We're horribly outnumbered... but we have to do something.

Biting his lower lip, the blue blur began typing on his communicator to send a message. They needed a damn plan...

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584 words this time. Sorry this is so short, but it's still important and all that. Just a warning now, though, there may not be a chapter up tomorrow. If there is, it will also be short. If I get a chapter up on Monday (which I plan to), it'll likely be up later in the day than normal. The reason for all of this is that I'm helping to take care of my two-year-old cousin until Monday morning and as such have little free time for writing. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed. Posted (at about 5:30 a.m.) 10-08-16.