Sonic, Tails and Sally copyright to Sega. Mobius copyright to Sega.
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Tails had decided to seek out another place of refuge, and had found it in Knothole's local computer laboratories. Presently he sat, clicking and tapping away as he played his favourite game. He liked to just type in a few cheats and play around with it.
There was a loud bang as Sonic entered the room. "Hey there kid. What's happenin'?"
Tails turned from the screen momentarily. "Just playin around. What's up?"
"I need someone who knows what they're doing with computers. I just got a page from Sally and I need to check it out."
Tails shrugged. It was something to do.
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A figure sat in a dark room, basked in the bright glow of a computer monitor. It did nothing but watch the screen, until the screen finally bleeped and displayed a message. The figure moved, reading the message and keying in a few words.
Then, it sat back and watched.
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"It was pretty weird actually. It just said 'check out computers.' Wonder what it's about..."
Tails walked forward, hearing Sonic's words but not particularly listening to him.
"Wonder why it was urgent?"
Again, Tails wasn't listening to him. "Here it is."
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The figure still watched. Something was happening.
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Tails sat, switching the computer on absently. "So where is Sally anyhow?"
"Oh, she's checking out a distress call with Bunnie and a new guy. Why's it taking so long?"
Tails shrugged, not really listening to Sonic's questions. He simply turned the computer on, waiting patiently for it to boot up. When it had, he turned to Sonic with an inquisitive expression. "Uh...check out what exactly?"
Sonic paused. "Um. Not sure actually...just browse...see if there's anything unusual. Station 13...this is definitely the one."
Tails shrugged, and began to surf.
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The figure inserted a disc. He had a lot more of these to get through, so he needed to be quick. He sat back and watched.
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Tails browsed aimlessly, simply clicking and glancing at the files. "There's nothing unusual here man."
Sonic nodded his head. "There must be..."
Tails shook his head. "There isn't, definitely."
Sonic sat back and sighed.
Suddenly, he sat up.
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The figure sat up suddenly, noticing a blinking signal at the bottom corner of his monitor. Someone was accessing the files.
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Sonic leaned forward, and pointed to part of the screen with his finger. "Tails man...what's that?"
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The figure turned in his swivel chair to a part of the wall that was occupied almost entirely by security C.C.T.Vs. He watched as a familiar figure leant forward and pointed at the screen. He swore softly.
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Sonic and Tails both leaned forward, peering at a point on the computer screen. Sonic pointed again and Tails enlarged part of the screen.
Tails swore.
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The figure hurriedly removed the disc and shut the computer down. He placed the chair back in it's place, and turned and rushed out of the lab.
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"It's stopped now. What the hell was doing that?" Sonic asked.
"It could have only been a person. No computer can do that."
"Who?" Sonic demanded.
There was a pause.
"I don't know."
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Sorry this chapter's a little short, but oooh. Action at last. :-P Thanks to those who gave me those glowing reviews. ^_^ Please read and review, it's nice when you've been writing and you get a review. ^_^ John/Teeto.