Interlude: Verrat
In the darkness of space was a small device that was illuminated by the light of a nearby nebula, but a huge shadow covered it while a mechanical claw took it ...
"We found another one Boss" - Said a Navigator to a figure wrapped in shadows
"Display its content and combine it with the other probes" - Then the main screen showed a map of a galactic quadrant with several designated locations, together they formed a crooked path ...
"Which will be their next location?"
"We do not know for sure sir, but they will be somewhere in the Krellan system"
"Very well, lets go to the Krellan system"
White Lightning, Krellan System:
The ship was reaching the outer edge of the system, Tails and Cosmo were in a practice match ...
"I must admit that Cosmo is learning how to use that cane very well" - Isis exclaimed
"You´re right, Tails It´s a shame that a female beats you ... OW" - Fenrir was hit by a plasma burst, he was not burned but he was knocked out ...
"Do not get distracted Tails, you told me that remember? ..." - Cosmo said as she jumped in the air and fell upon Tails trying to hit him
"Right ..." - Tails blocked the blow with his 4 tails as he threw Cosmo backwards and turned to throw a plasma ball and then before she could react he already had his halberd on his girlfriend's neck ...
"Checkmate" - Then Tails helped her get up ...
"Tails this is not fair you have advantage, your powers are not limited to your environment. If we were in a forest or in an open field I assure you it would be another story "
"Cosmo stop complaining, you are progressing. But for you to see that I am a good fox the next practice we will practice in a place with vegetation "
Moments later, on the bridge:
"Fenrir, Isis How do you feel?" - Asked R.A.M.P
"We are fine, still somewhat dizzy but fine. My fur is growing back "
"And I no longer have purple spots on my body"
"Very well and ... And where is Coeruli?" - Tails asked to they who looked at each other ...
"I have not seen her in a long time" - Isis said
"R.A.M.P, find Coeruli" - the fox ordered and on the main screen appeared a scheme of the ship and a red dot representing the squamollian
"It's in the ship dock"
White Lightning, Ship Dock:
The little creature was between the ships with an expression of bewilderment and disappointment ...
"Coeruli, what are you doing here alone?" - When the little girl looked Tails appeared on a small screen on the torso of one of the RCM droids
"Hi Tails, nothing's wrong, I'm fine"
"Something happens to you, why do not you come to the bridge to talk?. Is that OK? "- And so the droid escorted her ...
White Lightning, Bridge:
The little squamolian entered the bridge where Tails was waiting for her ...
"Coeruli, come here" - Tails said as he patted one of his knees, the little girl approached and Tails sat her on his lap - "Please tell me what's wrong, I see you are sad"
" I feel bad because I still do not remember anything about my family or about my life before being here"
"So you do not like to be with us?"
"NO, I like to be with you ... it's just that I would like to know more about my family"
"We have not found anything else about your family yet, but I promise you that will be our the next thing to do" - At that moment ...
"Incoming transmission"
"Origin?"
"It originates in a planetoid from the outer edge of the system"
"Put it on screen" - The next thing they saw was a female identical to Coeruli - "Here the White Lightning, Identify yourself"
"I am the leader of a group of refugees, we need help, a group of strangers attacked our ship and are chasing us. They call themselves the Creeps "- said the Squamollian
"They again. We have your signal, we are in our way"- And after ending the transmission -" Coeruli it will be better you go to your bedroom "
"But I want to go with you Tails"
"You can not, you're still too young and this mission will be dangerous. I promise to take you on a trip alone you and I one of these days "- and rising from his chair Tails left the bridge leaving Coeruli with an annoyed expression
"I will not be ignored so easily" - said the squamollian while pouting
White Lightning, Ship Dock:
Tails, Cosmo, Isis and Fenrir were together with a group of droids preparing to go out...
"Well folks, according to the long range sensors the Creep fleet is in the planetoid which will make this mission even more difficult. Our goal is search and rescue, R.A.M.P tracked the origin of transmission in the southern hemisphere and our "Friends" are very close to that place so we have to be fast and accurate "
"But how are we going to rescue those Squamollians without the Creeps intervention" - Asked Fenrir
"I'm glad you asked that Fenrir, we'll use the bio modulating field that we took from our last visitors Linok and Skady" - At that moment R.A.M.P came in with a briefcase full of strange bracelets Everyone took one ...
"Tails, what about the droids?"
"Well Isis , I was doing experiments since we acquired this technology, and I´ve integrated it into the Sentinel droids. R.A.M.P will Coordinate our maneuvers from the bridge and ... "- While Tails explained to all his plan Coeruli was hiding in one of the ships of the dock without they notice her...
"Did everyone understand?"
"Yes!"
"Then lets get to work"
Moments later the ships left the dock and as they approached the planet ...
"Remember all, our priority is to find the Squamollians and leave without attracting the attention of the Creeps, do not deactivate your bio modulating field for any reason and if you need help press the big button of your bracelets, it will send an encrypted help signal to others "- Tails said on the communicator to everyone else ...
As they entered the atmosphere they saw that on the surface there was what appeared to be a group of somewhat rusty structures on a rocky and gray landscape, the Creeps ships were upon said structures ...
"Tails we have company"
"I already noticed it Fenrir, R.A.M.P tell us where the Creeps are located"
"They find themselves marauding in the south of the zone, fly over to the north and enter through there. Creeps are not found in that area "- R.A.M.P Said through the communicators of the ships
"Very well, you heard R.A.M.P " - While the ships were heading north on the main Creep ship ...
"Insher is better your plan works" - Said a figure between shadows to the pilot
"I assure you sir, I created this trick in such a way that there would be no faults. We will succeed in one way or another "
"Sir we are receiving a tracking signal, it comes from the north" - Said a navigator ...
"Well who would say it, it seems your plan is working Insher. You better not ruin it "
"I will not sir"
Meanwhile in the White Lightning:
Things were calm when ...
"R.A.M.P we have a problem" - Said one of the navigator droids
"What happens?"
"We detected a weak tracking signal coming from the north, there is a possibility that the Creeps have set a trap in case someone dare to come from the other side. Should we alert others? "
"If we do, they may also detect our transmissions but it seems that we have problems with the transmissions anyway, send an encrypted message to all of them" - Ordered the butler
"But encrypting the message will take time"
"It's that or risk our rescue plan being ruined"
Returning with Tails and company:
The ships were descending in front of what looked like a huge abandoned industrial complex ...
"Very well, The distress signal comes from this structure, what we will do is split us into 4 groups to cover more ground" - Tails explained but ...
"Tails What do we do if we found the Creeps?" - Isis Asked
"Do not do anything, remember that we must have the Bio modulating field activated to prevent the Creeps from detecting us ... And to know where we are going we will use these radars, everyone take one" - Then Tails took out a briefcase with four devices ...
"Remember our priority, now lets go" - After that the 4 groups entered the complex but no one saw Coeruli followed one of them, when she entered the complex she saw several tunnels ,one that bifurcated in the middle and one on each side ...
"They move quickly ... to see: eeny, meeny, miny, moe" - At the end she went through the second tunnel from right to left ...
The teams were entering the complex, while each of them continued on their way, in the other side the Creeps ...
"Very well listen, Our mission is simple to look for the fox freak and catch him so I will need all of you ..." - Insher started But ...
"And how will we find him?"
"The same way we found him here Ha HA Ha" - Then Insher showed them a tracking device with a map of the complex and a red dot that was moving
White Lightning, Bridge:
"R.A.M.P We have problems, the Creeps begin to move" - Said one of the droids
"On screen" - Then there was a map of the complex where the Creeps were shown as red dots and the crew of the RB as blue dots; The Creeps began to enter the complex ... - "I do not like this, we must inform the Master"
"We will have to send another encrypted message and we do not know if they received the first one we sent them"
While with the Tails group:
"I'm receiving a message from the White Lightning"
"What does it say Master?"
"It is encrypted, sure is to prevent the Creeps from detecting it" - and then Tails played the message ...
We detect a tracking signal near your location, we believe that the Creeps may have set a trap, you must be very careful , we will not to be able to contact you efficiently without risking they intercept the transmissions.
End of transmission
"This is bad, if the Creeps know about our presence ..."
"What do we do now?"
"Hurry, the others must have received the message too." - At that time he was contacted by the others ...
"Tails what did R.A.M.P mean that the Creeps found us?" - Fenrir said on the communicator
"What are we going to do now?" - Isis asked
"Does it mean we have less time?" - Asked Cosmo
"Calm down! Do not panic. Remember that they will not see us while we keep the fields active. If you find the Creeps, do not fight unless it is absolutely necessary and if that happens you will have to attack quickly and retreat. "
"Understood" - all of they said
The Creeps were moving further into the corridors and places of the structure while the WL each one of the search groups headed for a different section ...
Fenrir´s Group:
"According to the tracker there is a network of underground tunnels in front of this entrance" - Said one of the droids
"Are there signs of life there?" - Asked the wolf
"We need to get closer to get a clear reading"
"Let's go then" - The group began to move further and further into the depths of the tunnels and the tracker began to blink ...
"A life form is detected 10 meters away ... 6 ... 3 ..." - When they realized they had in front of them a huge creature similar to a centipede, but this abomination was able to perceive the heat with their antennae ...
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH"
Isis´ Group:
The group was stopped in front of a bifurcation they had to decide where to go ...
"What does the tracker say?" - asked the Tropical Seedrian to the droid that was carrying the tracker ...
"It seems to be something interfering with the readings, we will have to divide ourselves to find out what is at the end of each road" - The droid answered
"Okay, you will stay here with me, you and you will each go down a road and contact us if it is safe to move forward or it is a dead end" - and obeying Isis the two droids went each one through a tunnel and after a few minutes of walking ...
"Well, what do you report?"
The droid that had gone to the left was the first to report ...
"There does not seem to be anything here and it seems like an alley without an ex ... AAAAAHHH" - Then there was a loud metallic smack ...
"Respond, RESPOND" - When Isis and the other droids went to investigate, they arrived at a closed pavilion where they found the droid in pieces and on its remains an enormous stone ...
"This was a trap"
"Apparently this mechanism was already very old" - Said one of the droids
"It can be noticed by the rust of the place but what we do now?" - Asked Isis
"Luckily Its processor is intact , we'll take it to re-animate it later"
"What about the other droid?"
"Hello ... Can you hear me?" - The droid said through the communicator
"What's up?"
"I found a passage to another section of the complex, and I think there is not ..." - And then another smack was heard ...
"We have to go for it too" - Isis said
Tails´ Group:
Tails´ group had advanced more than the others and had reached a section similar to a factory ...
"What is our current position?" - Tails asked one of the droids ...
"We are located near the center of the complex"
"Are there signs of the Squamollians or the Creeps?"
"I can not say for sure there is something here that interferes with our tracker" - Then large and heavy steps were heard coming from a huge door on one side of the factory with many shouts ...
"Master something is coming!"
"Do not tell me" - Then Tails and the droids saw a huge machine similar to a sphere with legs chasing a group of 5 unknown people ...
"What the hell is that thing?"
"It seems to be a kind of mechanical guard, has a core of unstable energy , that is what is causing interference that prevents our tracker from work efficiently" - Said the droid
"Then I have to knock him down before it crushes those people" - Then Tails began to chase the machine, when he reached it he jumped on it and burying his halberd through the metal armor and launching a plasma attack he caused the core explode and damaging his bio modulating field, the huge machine fell to the floor and Tails next to it. People came closer to see the contraption deactivated ...
"Are you okay?" - Tails asked but the people he had saved pointed guns at him as they removed their hoods - "Creeps ?!"
"Exactly dumbass, it was a very risky strategy but activating that security guard and being chased was worth it He he he" - Said one of the Creeps ... but Tails recovered his composure while watching the droids that accompanied him appeared behind the creeps ... - "The boss will promote us after this"
"If I were you, I would not celebrate so soon" - Then the droids shot the Creeps leaving them unconscious but Tails noticed something on the wrist of one of them ...
"Oh no" - It turns out that the Creep had sent a warning signal to the others and now that there was no interference with the Tracker ...
"Master, we have problems, I detect many lifeforms that are coming towards our location"
"It has to be a joke, with my device disabled I will not be able to hide anymore. I will need you to support me while you are hidden "- Tails said to the droid ...
"As you wish Master"
Returning with Fenrir:
Fenrir and the droids were fleeing from the huge centipede ...
"Why do not you shoot it ?!" - Fenrir yelled at the droids
"Because are we with a limited energy load, if we spend it with this thing we would be defenseless against the Creeps" - One of the droids answered
"TAILS IF I SURVIVE THIS I ´LL PUNCH YOU!" - The wolf cursed as he ran desperately and without realizing what he had in front he stumbled over a stone and was at the mercy of Centipede
"I´LL DIE SO YOUNG AND WITHOUT HAVING LOVED ANYONE!" - And before the huge insect could attack the droids fired but his attacks hit the roof of the place ...
"YOU FAILED AWFULLY !" - But Fenrir stopped when he saw that a huge rusty tube fell from the ceiling and stabbed the head of the centipede, the creature gave a huge scream and fell to the ground with its jaws at only inches from Fenrir who had the fur of his face blue because of fear ...
"What did you say...?" - Fenrir just looked at the droids and said - "You did not see anything" - Before looking for another route
"Tell me you have it recorded" - a droid ask to the other
"OH ho ho ho YES"
White Lightning, Bridge:
"R.A.M.P there are more problems, the sensors indicate that the boss's bio modulating field was deactivated" - Said one of the navigator droids
"Just what we needed, what is the location of the Creeps?"
"They have been divided into two groups, one of them goes in the direction of where the boss was and the other is following ..." - Then something appeared on the map
"NO! We must let them know soon!"
"R.A.M.P we can not the boss gave us orders of ..."
"WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING"
"Even though we would like to, we can not, it seems that something or someone sabotaged our communications. We can not communicate with them "
The first group of the Creeps had followed the trail left by Tails and had reached a kind of section destined to tests of heavy machinery inside the internal structure ...
"How strange, the search group's sign stops here ..." - one of the Creeps said
"Do you think something has happened to them?" - But in that moment ...
"But look who came to say hello, the crepees, I think that's how they're called, right? the crepees "- It was Tails who had appeared behind a tank of rusty metal ..." I did not know I had sooooo many admirers "
"Well yes, in fact our boss wants you to give him an interview in private" - Said a Creep while all of them pointed their weapons at him, Tails raised his hands with a confident expression as the droids appeared behind them and electrocuted them , leaving them unconscious ...
"I have this is so easy that even I feel sad to win like this ... but I overcome it fast. Open a hole in the tank and put them in there "- Ordered Tails
Cosmo Group:
The Seedrian had had a relatively quiet travel but that was about to change, its movement had activated another of the guards left there and this apparently had a motion detector ...
"Stay still, it seems that it stopped when we stopped" - Said the Seedrian, but unfortunately the mechanical guard went after someone else ...
"What the hell !?" - Then they heard the cries of a girl ... a girl, here? ...
Cosmo was the first to attack and with an elegant movement she jumped over the guard and pierced it with her spear, but the guard wobbled backwards and fell to the ground releasing a wave of energy that, like with Tails, deactivated the bio modulating field from the droid and from her ...
"Just what we needed" - Cosmo said in frustration while from the shadows saw someone approaching ...
"Thank you very much ... Cosmo?"
"Coeruli? What are you doing here?"
"Oh no, this is not what should happen" - The little girl looked scared, but behind her they saw the squamollian from before ...
"It is you. where are the others?" - Cosmo did not receive an answer, but she heard the droids collapse and what had happened ?, A group of Creeps had shot them, Cosmo adopted a defensive posture but she was attacked from behind falling unconscious . The Squamollian was standing next to her and apparently she took off her face that was obviously a mask ...
"Insher, what are you doing here?" - asked Coeruli
"Complying with the plan, I must say that you did it well sister"
"What are you going to do to her?"
"Well that depends on the boss but the plan is still in motion and I'm sure she'll take us to the fox. Lift her up ... we're going "- It was all Insher said ...
Outside the Creeps ships began to retreat but ...
White Lightning, Bridge:
"R.A.M.P something bad just happened, the whole group of the Mistress lost its bio modulating field and we can not locate them on the map" - Said one of the navigator droids
"This is bad, what about communications?"
"The communication systems will be operational within a few minutes"
"The Creeps are retreating from the complex" - on the map all Creeps were seen to go away but soon after ...
"Communication systems have been restored"
Meanwhile with the others:
Attention all hear me the Creeps have just left the complex but we did not detect signs of the squamollians and we have lost contact with the group of the Mistress...
"What ?!" - Isis / Fenrir / Tails
"COSMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" - The scream of Tails was the only thing that could be heard inside the whole complex ...
And so that´s it, Cosmo has been captured by the Creeps, sorry by the delay but I had been having problems and I have been also digitizing My Pokemon FF, I hope to see you in the next chapter ...
Do´svidania...