TCT MOBIUS UNIVERSE - PART SEVEN
"THE TRUTH"
WRITTEN BY: CHRISTIAN RICE
SAND SHOWER ZONE.
Whisper the Wolf slowly makes her way through the desert wastelands of the Sand Shower Zone. "Mimic is gonna pay for what he's done to everyone," the wolf thinks to herself, "Especially to Kris…"
The wolf was determined to kill her arch enemy. And then, "they" could rest in peace. Just then, Whisper hears a noise. She turns around, pointing her Wispon in the direction she heard the noise from. There, pointing his hands in the air, is Kris. The lynx is scared shitless, and waves his head from side to side. "W-Wait!' he says, "It's just me!"
Whisper glares at Kris. "What the Hell?!" she screams, "I told you to STAY with Tangle and Jewel!"
" I know! I know! But, I couldn't let you fight someone as dangerous as the man you described on your own!"
" I can handle myself!" she responds, "I'm a trained mercenary."
" Yeah, and I'm a veteran of the War!" Kris retorts.
I can handle myself!" she responds, "I'm a trained mercenary."
" Yeah, and I'm a veteran of the War!" Kris retorts.
Whisper stands there, growling to herself. "He's right," she thinks, "He has been through the War. I can't just say he's defenseless."
" Fine," she mutters, "You can come along. BUT, you must stay by me at ALL times."
" Of course," Kris responds, "I don't mind that. And I agree, you are a trained mercenary. I trust you and feel safe around you."
Whisper blushes at this statement. She turns around, and says, "Let's get going…!"
Whisper starts to walk off, and Kris follows after her.
INSIDE A CAVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER.
Whisper is looking to the left and right repeatedly, her Wispon ready to fire. Kris is walking beside her, a nervous look on his face. "H-Hey, Whisper?" Kris mutters.
" What is it?"
" I know we're trying to take down a deadly assassin right now, but I want to talk to you about something. I can wait till we're finished, but I wanted to make sure you didn't mind when the time came."
" Whatever," she says, "As long as you don't ask any personal questions, I'm good."
" Okay. Thanks."
Just then, Whisper's ears twitch. sShe hears the sound of a gun cocking, and she mutters, "Shit! Move!"
The two roll from each other, as gunshots go off. "What do we do?!" Kris asks.
" Split up for now," she mutters, "I'll draw him away."
" But-"
" NOW!"
Kris gulps and says, "Yes, ma'am!" , before he runs off.
Whisper looks around, and says, "Well, come and get me, bastard! I'm here!"
Just then, a shot is fired in front of Whisper, and she jumps away from it. Mimic jumps down, landing behind her. He has an evil grin on his face, as he says, "Miss me?"
He kicks her aside, and Whisper hits the ground. She turns around, and sees him charging at her. She sticks her feet up, and sends him over her, and into a wall. Whisper stands up, and grabs her Wispon, aiming it at Mimic. "Finally, everyone can rest in peace."
" Oh, I wouldn't be so sure of that," the octopus chuckles.
" And why is that?"
" Because, how can you kill me when you can't see?" he asks.
Just then, he kicks dirt up, it getting into Whisper's eyes. She groans from the stinging sensation, and Mimic grabs her, before throwing her down a pit. "So long, bitch…!" he laughs, "Now, to get that pussy cat…"
The villain then walks off, laughing.
ANOTHER PART OF THE CAVE.
Kris is tip-toeing his way through the cave, trying his best to be sneaky. "I sure hope Whisper is okay," he thinks to himself, "I can't think how I'd feel if something happened to her."
And then, Kris begins to think back to when he was in the Resistance. And in particular, to his friend Ren.
RESISTANCE BASE. BACK DURING THE WAR.
Kris is nervous, as he thinks to himself. "You can do it, Kris! Just talk to him," he thinks, "B-But, what if he rejects me? What if he's homophobic?!"
Kris walks up to Ren, who turns around and sees his friend. "Ah, Kris! How are you doing?" he asks, and Kris gulps.
"I-I'm… good…!" Kris responds, "How about you?"
" I'm doing well. I was just about to go and get something to eat. Do you want to join me?"
Kris is shocked by this. "H-H-He… He's asking me out?! N-No,... he's just offering to eat together," he thinks to himself, "There's no way he'd ask me out…"
"Sure."
However…
BWOOP! BWOOP!
The alarms in the base are going off, which surprises the two. "The alarm!" Ren says, "C'mon, Kris!"
The wolf runs off, and Kris says, "Right," following after his crush.
" Damn it! I almost had a "date" with him…"
SAND SHOWER CAVE. PRESENT DAY.
" I never got to have a date with him," Kris says to himself.
Just then, a noise catches Kris' attention. He turns his head to the source of the noise, and is surprised to see Tangle there. "Oh, hey there, Kris!" the lemur says.
" T-Tangle…?" he mutters, "What are you doing here?"
" I thought you and Whisper might need some help fighting that Mimic creep," she responds, walking up to him.
" Y-Yeah. We got separated after some shooting."
" Yeah," a voice says, "And now I'm back."
Whisper appears, her Wispon pointed at Tangle. She is covered in bruises and scratches, and is furious. "W-Whisper! What happened?!" Kris asks.
" I got into a fight with Mimic," she explains, "And now, I've found both of you now."
" Both?!"
Kris turns to Tangle, who chuckles, her face starting to morph. "Nice job, kitty," 'she' says, pulling out a knife.
"She" lunges at Kris, but Whisper jumps in, using her Wispon to block the strike. Tangle reverts to Mimic, and sweep kicks Whisper's legs, knocking her down. He then goes to stab downward, but his arm is held in place by Kris' OmegAlph. "Leave… her… alone…!" he yells.
" Nice try, but a shitty little whip won't stop me," Mimic responds, grabbing the whip.
He then slings it around, throwing Kris at a wall. He then turns to Whisper, and chuckles. "Well, Whisper, it looks like another of your partners is going to die," he says.
Just then, he morphs into a big bearded lion. He looks angry, and says, "Just like how you left us to die…"
Kris is shocked at what he's watching. Mimic then transforms into an ocelot. "Why did you stay behind?" he says.
Whisper starts to tear up. "Are those… tears?" Kris thinks to himself, "I've never seen her cry before…"
" N-No,... I… I was told to…"
Mimic finally transforms into a howler monkey, and says, "And to think, you let me, your lover, perish… I thought you loved me…"
" Her lover?!"
Whisper growls, tears flowing down her face. "I'm… gonna… KILL YOU!" she yells, as she leaps at Mimic.
She bites his arm, and he shouts in pain. "Agh! You damn bitch!" he screams, tossing and turning, "Get off me!"
Whisper then scratches at his face, and kicks him straight in his crotch. Kris slowly stands up, watching how fiercely Whisper is fighting. "S-She's going berserk…!"
Kris then thinks back to the fight against the E-Killer Series. "She said she wasn't losing anyone again," he thinks, "Was that about the people Mimic's impersonating right now?"
Kris grabs OmegAlph, and he whistles loudly. oOne of the Wisps, the Orange one, comes to Kris. "We need to get out of here!" he says.
The Wisp enters the Wispon, and Kris grabs it. He then yells, "Whisper, grab on!"
Whisper turns to Kris, and runs up to him. She grabs her Wispon, and activates it.
ROCKET!
The Wispon sends the two flying into the air, and they use it to make their way through the cave. Mimic curses, and says, "This isn't over yet, Whisper! I'll get you two soon!"
SAND SHOWER ZONE. MINUTES LATER.
Kris and Whisper are breathing heavily from the situation they just escaped from. "A-Are you okay, Whisper?" the lynx asks.
" Yeah…," the wolf mutters in response.
Kris examines her wounds closely, but she pushes him away. "I said I'm fine!" she screams.
Kris is hurt by this. "Is… Is she angry at me?" he thinks, "I just don't want to lose her…"
" Whisper, who were those people that Mimic transformed into?" he asks, which causes her eyes to open wide.
She ignores him, and he sighs. He places his hands on her shoulders, muttering, "Whisper… Please… I'm worried about you…"
The wolf sits there a moment, and soon, tears start to fall down her cheek. "She's crying?!" Kris thinks.
" O-Okay,... fine," she mutters, "You want to know who those three were? How I know Mimic? Why I'm the way I am? I'll tell you… Everything."
Whisper stands up, and walks ahead a little bit. She then removes her mask from her face, and holds it up to her chest. "When the War began, I joined up with some people who formed a mercenary group. We were called… the Diamond Cutters," she starts to explain.
AT THE START OF THE WAR. A MYSTERIOUS BASE.
Inside a mysterious, grungy base on a lone island, a group of Mobians are talking to each other. One of them is Whisper, and alongside her is the three Mobians Mimic took on the form of, plus Mimic himself. It was those three, Mimic, and myself. Those three were Smithy the Lion, Slinger the Ocelot, and most important of all… Clair Voyance.
PRESENT DAY. SAND SHOWER ZONE.
Kris is surprised to hear this. "Clair was… the howler monkey? The one who's appearance set you off? She…?"
" We were lovers," Whisper mutters, "We slowly grew together as we fought the Empire, and… we fell in love."
" What happened to them?"
" Mimic happened…"
THE PAST. AN ABANDONED EGGMAN BASE.
The Diamond Cutters, excluding Whisper and Mimic, are inside an Eggman base. They come across an odd room, filled with many capsules. Smithy makes his way to one, and examines it. "They're… Shadow Androids…?" he mutters.
However, then, the door is locked behind them, and the capsules open, surprising them. The Shadow Androids charge at the Diamond Cutters, and they pull out their Wispons, preparing for a fight. They were trapped in a room filled with Shadow Androids. They stood no chance. Mimic had sold his soul to Eggman, and left us to die. But, luckily,...
PRESENT DAY. SAND SHOWER ZONE.
" Clair was psychic," Whisper says, "She had a feeling something wasn't right. She told me to hang back, and if they didn't return, that I was to gather up their Wisps for myself. I did just that. I left my Wispon behind, took my Wisps, and retrieved the others'. I then went back to the base, and grabbed Smithy's experimental Variable Wispon."
Kris walks over to her, and hugs her, which surprises the wolf. "I'm so sorry you had to suffer through all that! I never knew!" he cries out.
Whisper breaks free of Kris' embrace, and says, "Don't worry about it. I'll be fine. I just…"
She starts to walk away, worrying Kris. "I just need to end this. End Mimic. Once and for all…"
THE TRUTH - END.