CHAPTER FOUR
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At Eggman's base, he pulled in the defeated Scratch and Grounder.
Eggman said, "Since you two couldn't do the job, I know someone who can!" He then proceeded to drop 198,000 Yen into the hands of Fang the Sniper, one of the most well known bounty hunters on the planet.
"Two scrawny girls and three helpless brats? This will be too easy," Fang smiled as he counted his money, "Hey! This is only half what you promised!" He growled, baring his teeth. No one cheats Fang the Sniper and gets away with it!
Eggman remained calm, "Take it easy. You'll receive the rest when you complete your task."
There was something about the tubby dictator that told Fang that he shouldn't trust him. Nevertheless, a job was a job. "Then consider it already done," Fang replied, stuffing his money into his pocket and slipping quietly out of the base.
Scratch approached Eggman, "Why did you pay him so much, sir?"
"I didn't pay him diddly squat," Eggman laughed.
"Hey, that's what we get paid!" Grounder replied.
Scratch bopped Grounder on the head, "But we saw you pay him!"
"You fool! The money I gave him was counterfeit!"
"Well at least it wasn't fake!" Grounder added.
Scratch bopped him again, adding to the growing dent in his head.
"Soon, I'll have those brats back," Eggman chuckled, "And once Amy and Cream are reduced to drooling brats as well - there will be no one will be left to stop me from conquering Mobius!"
***
"So this is our room." The door read "Mandarin Burst Room". When Amy opened the door, the walls were orange in color, while the floor and ceiling were white. Amy walked over to a cabinet and pulled out the futon. She proceeded to lay it down on the floor, before she lied down on it. Cream hustled in the room with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles.
Cream said, "This room is quite beautiful."
Amy said, "Yea, the kids need to go to sleep. I need to know how to reverse the effect." Cream lay Knuckles and Sonic on the futon, where they were slumbering away. However, when she put Tails down, he didn't seem to want to go to sleep.
Cream said, "Tails, I think you need to go to sleep now." Tails was wide awake, his blue eyes wide open.
Amy walked up to him and asked, "Why are you awake? Ah, well I guess I could rock you to sleep." Amy picked up Tails, sat down on a chair, and placed him on her lap.
Tails started, "I..."
Amy exclaimed, "He can talk!"
Tails continued, "...I need a diaper change...." He was blushing indeed.
Amy annoyingly groaned, "Okay then."
***
Meanwhile, Fang was standing outside of the ryokan, looking at the numerous ways he could break in and snatch the kids.
Fang smiled to himself, "I know just how to break in."
***
Amy and Cream shot nervous looks at each other. Cream held a clean diaper and a tub of baby powder in her hands, Amy stood next to her looking completely lost. The tiny Tails lay on his back in front of them. Cream swallowed hard and turned to her pink friend. "We need help…" she exclaimed, Amy nodded in reply.
***
Meanwhile outside Fang had finished calculating how to get in to the cozy looking ryokan. With a flick of his unique tail, Fang made his way up onto the roof. "This is too easy!" he chuckled as he approached his entrance into the inn via a conveniently placed sky window.
***
"I don't think that's right…" Amy said, a gloved hand on her chin.
"What are you talking about? It looks fine!" Cream stated with her hands on her hips. A light orange kit looked up at them with big blue eyes. A sloppy diaper adorned his head with one of his large fox ears sticking out from it. Poor Tails was covered in baby powder, which made his bright orange fur seem a bit discolored and dusty. His tiny black nose twitched and he let out a tiny sneeze, causing the diaper to fall off his head. The rabbit sighed. "Ok so maybe I was wrong! I want to see you try it!" she retorted narrowing her eyes at Amy. Amy shook her head.
"No you don't!" the hedgehog warned as she backed up. Cream clasped her hands together in a pleading motion. Amy continued to shake her head and backing up until she eventually tripped over a wastebasket.
The two continued to argue over who was to change the babies. While this was all happening, Tails had shaken the powder from his fur and slipped his diaper on the correct way. An open window caught the little kit's eyes. He scooted over to his sleeping pals and after promptly waking them and showing them the opened window, the three toddlers made their way to freedom.
Upon reaching the wall right under the window, Tails crouched down on his hands and knees allowing Knuckles to climb on his back fallowed by Sonic climbing onto Knuckles shoulders. After the blue hedgehog climbed up onto the windowsill, he helped Knuckles up. The two hopped down onto the soft grass and waited. Inside Tails twirled his twin tails allowing him to hover safely out the window.
The sky had turned a deep navy blue and twinkling stars started to peak through the night. Unbeknownst to Amy and Cream, the children had taken off, searching for adventure unaware of the awaiting dangers.
Amy asked, "Hey, where did Tails go?"
Cream said, "They musta been taken already."
Amy looked outside, and said, "No, they just ran away. I'm getting them."
She walked towards the genkan, where she took off her shoes, so she can put them back on.
On the roof, Fang opened the skylight and jumped in the main hallway.
He then hid in a closet as Amy walked back in, yelling, "You scared me sick! Don't do that... ever... again...."
He then popped out right beside her and tapped her shoulder.
Amy jumped, nearly dropping the three toddlers. She whirled around to come face to face with Fang. She let out a small gasp, Fang just grinned.
"I think you better hand over the kiddies if ya know what's best for you..." Fang hissed. It was at this time Cream walked in from the room, unaware of the trouble.
"Amy did you find-" the rabbit cut her sentence short when she noticed Amy being cornered by Fang.
"Cream! Run!" Amy shouted. But poor Cream was in a state of shock and confusion. Fang whipped around to face the frightened rabbit. Amy took her chance. She bent down and set the kids on the floor. Then she reached behind her back and pulled out her mallet. The pink hedgehog rose to her feet and swung hard, bringing her hammer down on Fang's head. The bounty hunter uttered a few groans before he collapsed to the floor.
Amy and Cream just stood there staring at their attacker. Fang lay motionless in front of them. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles started to giggle and clap from their spot on the floor.
"Is he…" Cream didn't have to finish. Amy shook her head and put her hammer away (don't ask me where, we all know that is one of the biggest mysteries about her).
"I only knocked him out, come on lets get out of here!" Amy went to pick up the children only to find Tails missing again. "Oh no not again!" she complained as she scanned the room. Cream did the same, then smiled when she spotted the fox waddle in, rolling the chao egg that contained Cheese.
"Here he is!" Cream stated as she picked up Tails, egg and all. Amy sighed in relief. After grabbing their cloaks, the two girls left, leaving the unconscious Fang behind them.
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At Eggman's base, he pulled in the defeated Scratch and Grounder.
Eggman said, "Since you two couldn't do the job, I know someone who can!" He then proceeded to drop 198,000 Yen into the hands of Fang the Sniper, one of the most well known bounty hunters on the planet.
"Two scrawny girls and three helpless brats? This will be too easy," Fang smiled as he counted his money, "Hey! This is only half what you promised!" He growled, baring his teeth. No one cheats Fang the Sniper and gets away with it!
Eggman remained calm, "Take it easy. You'll receive the rest when you complete your task."
There was something about the tubby dictator that told Fang that he shouldn't trust him. Nevertheless, a job was a job. "Then consider it already done," Fang replied, stuffing his money into his pocket and slipping quietly out of the base.
Scratch approached Eggman, "Why did you pay him so much, sir?"
"I didn't pay him diddly squat," Eggman laughed.
"Hey, that's what we get paid!" Grounder replied.
Scratch bopped Grounder on the head, "But we saw you pay him!"
"You fool! The money I gave him was counterfeit!"
"Well at least it wasn't fake!" Grounder added.
Scratch bopped him again, adding to the growing dent in his head.
"Soon, I'll have those brats back," Eggman chuckled, "And once Amy and Cream are reduced to drooling brats as well - there will be no one will be left to stop me from conquering Mobius!"
***
"So this is our room." The door read "Mandarin Burst Room". When Amy opened the door, the walls were orange in color, while the floor and ceiling were white. Amy walked over to a cabinet and pulled out the futon. She proceeded to lay it down on the floor, before she lied down on it. Cream hustled in the room with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles.
Cream said, "This room is quite beautiful."
Amy said, "Yea, the kids need to go to sleep. I need to know how to reverse the effect." Cream lay Knuckles and Sonic on the futon, where they were slumbering away. However, when she put Tails down, he didn't seem to want to go to sleep.
Cream said, "Tails, I think you need to go to sleep now." Tails was wide awake, his blue eyes wide open.
Amy walked up to him and asked, "Why are you awake? Ah, well I guess I could rock you to sleep." Amy picked up Tails, sat down on a chair, and placed him on her lap.
Tails started, "I..."
Amy exclaimed, "He can talk!"
Tails continued, "...I need a diaper change...." He was blushing indeed.
Amy annoyingly groaned, "Okay then."
***
Meanwhile, Fang was standing outside of the ryokan, looking at the numerous ways he could break in and snatch the kids.
Fang smiled to himself, "I know just how to break in."
***
Amy and Cream shot nervous looks at each other. Cream held a clean diaper and a tub of baby powder in her hands, Amy stood next to her looking completely lost. The tiny Tails lay on his back in front of them. Cream swallowed hard and turned to her pink friend. "We need help…" she exclaimed, Amy nodded in reply.
***
Meanwhile outside Fang had finished calculating how to get in to the cozy looking ryokan. With a flick of his unique tail, Fang made his way up onto the roof. "This is too easy!" he chuckled as he approached his entrance into the inn via a conveniently placed sky window.
***
"I don't think that's right…" Amy said, a gloved hand on her chin.
"What are you talking about? It looks fine!" Cream stated with her hands on her hips. A light orange kit looked up at them with big blue eyes. A sloppy diaper adorned his head with one of his large fox ears sticking out from it. Poor Tails was covered in baby powder, which made his bright orange fur seem a bit discolored and dusty. His tiny black nose twitched and he let out a tiny sneeze, causing the diaper to fall off his head. The rabbit sighed. "Ok so maybe I was wrong! I want to see you try it!" she retorted narrowing her eyes at Amy. Amy shook her head.
"No you don't!" the hedgehog warned as she backed up. Cream clasped her hands together in a pleading motion. Amy continued to shake her head and backing up until she eventually tripped over a wastebasket.
The two continued to argue over who was to change the babies. While this was all happening, Tails had shaken the powder from his fur and slipped his diaper on the correct way. An open window caught the little kit's eyes. He scooted over to his sleeping pals and after promptly waking them and showing them the opened window, the three toddlers made their way to freedom.
Upon reaching the wall right under the window, Tails crouched down on his hands and knees allowing Knuckles to climb on his back fallowed by Sonic climbing onto Knuckles shoulders. After the blue hedgehog climbed up onto the windowsill, he helped Knuckles up. The two hopped down onto the soft grass and waited. Inside Tails twirled his twin tails allowing him to hover safely out the window.
The sky had turned a deep navy blue and twinkling stars started to peak through the night. Unbeknownst to Amy and Cream, the children had taken off, searching for adventure unaware of the awaiting dangers.
Amy asked, "Hey, where did Tails go?"
Cream said, "They musta been taken already."
Amy looked outside, and said, "No, they just ran away. I'm getting them."
She walked towards the genkan, where she took off her shoes, so she can put them back on.
On the roof, Fang opened the skylight and jumped in the main hallway.
He then hid in a closet as Amy walked back in, yelling, "You scared me sick! Don't do that... ever... again...."
He then popped out right beside her and tapped her shoulder.
Amy jumped, nearly dropping the three toddlers. She whirled around to come face to face with Fang. She let out a small gasp, Fang just grinned.
"I think you better hand over the kiddies if ya know what's best for you..." Fang hissed. It was at this time Cream walked in from the room, unaware of the trouble.
"Amy did you find-" the rabbit cut her sentence short when she noticed Amy being cornered by Fang.
"Cream! Run!" Amy shouted. But poor Cream was in a state of shock and confusion. Fang whipped around to face the frightened rabbit. Amy took her chance. She bent down and set the kids on the floor. Then she reached behind her back and pulled out her mallet. The pink hedgehog rose to her feet and swung hard, bringing her hammer down on Fang's head. The bounty hunter uttered a few groans before he collapsed to the floor.
Amy and Cream just stood there staring at their attacker. Fang lay motionless in front of them. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles started to giggle and clap from their spot on the floor.
"Is he…" Cream didn't have to finish. Amy shook her head and put her hammer away (don't ask me where, we all know that is one of the biggest mysteries about her).
"I only knocked him out, come on lets get out of here!" Amy went to pick up the children only to find Tails missing again. "Oh no not again!" she complained as she scanned the room. Cream did the same, then smiled when she spotted the fox waddle in, rolling the chao egg that contained Cheese.
"Here he is!" Cream stated as she picked up Tails, egg and all. Amy sighed in relief. After grabbing their cloaks, the two girls left, leaving the unconscious Fang behind them.