Chapter 5 - Plans Revealed - by MTP
Tails held his tails in his hands. The ends of them were wrapped up in a large amount of bandages and they looked twice there size. They throbbed from when Hawk had grabbed them. Speaking of Hawk. Tails glanced to his side and chuckled slightly. Predator Hawk was lying on his back tied up in rope. He had a dazed expression on his face and his beak had been bent backwards. Well he should be dazed. After Knuckles and Mighty had peeled Hawk off the tree earlier he hadn't moved at all. He was out so cold he was sub zero.
Tails scanned the rest of the area. They were in a small clearing a little way from where the fight had taken place. Flying Frog was on his back nearby too. His legs were stuck up into the air making him looks very odd indeed. Above his, Tails could hear Sergeant Simian screaming away. Tails looked up. Simian was tied up in rope and hung from a tree in a net. Knuckles hadn't taken any chances with Simian. He was by far the strongest and Knuckles and Mighty didn't look like they wanted another round with him. Charmy lay with his back against a tree snoozing. The air battle with Hawk had worn him down slightly. Mighty wasn't there, Knuckles had sent him off to check on the rest of the island. A wise precaution in Tails' eyes.
"Come on Lynx spill it!" came Mighty's voice over Simian's cries.
Tails got up and walked a little way to the other side of clearing. Here Lightning Lynx was tied up and sitting on a rock surrounded by Knuckles, Vector and Mighty. They had been trying to get information out of him but Lynx had no intention of talking.
"I'm not talking!" said Lynx.
"This is hopeless." groaned Mighty.
"Maybe not." smirked Vector.
"Vector..." warned Knuckles.
"What? I was only going to tell him what we do to things we don't need on the island." said Vector frankly.
"What do you do?" said Lynx looking up quickly.
"Oh we throw it off the island." said Vector casually.
Lynx's face fell like a stone. Everyone knew he was joking but Lynx didn't. His face looked like he had just been given the death sentence. Of course if Vector was serious he would have been. Tails couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Hey Tails." said Knuckles.
"Hiya. So how's it going?" asked Tails walking over.
"Well if Vector would stop throwing idle threats at him we might get somewhere." replied Mighty.
"Hey!" protested Vector.
Lynx suddenly relaxed and almost fell off his seat.
"It's no good you know. He's not gonna talk." said Mighty.
"Knuckles a word please." said Tails with a smile.
Knuckles walked over to Tails and he motioned for Knuckles to lean over. Knuckles did and Tails whispered something in his ear. A broad smile spread across Knuckles face.
It was a little later and Lightning Lynx was snoozing on his rock. Tails and Charmy sat in a tree nearby, completely hidden by the leaves. Knuckles, Mighty and Vector had given up there questioning for the moment and all was quiet. Even Simian had shut up.
"Where is he?" said Charmy.
"He'll be here in a second." replied Tails.
Suddenly there was a loud cry and the sound of undergrowth being smashed.
"WHERE IS HE?! WHERE'S THAT BLEEDING CAT!" cried the voice.
Lynx was awake in a second as Espio charged out of the undergrowth screaming. He looked around for a second before spotting Lynx.
"There you are! Now I'm gonna smash your face in!" cried Espio in a mad rage.
Lynx gulped and skittered backwards off his rock. His hands were still tied so he had to shuffle backwards. Espio advanced on him and soon made up the distance. Grabbing Lynx, Espio banged him against a tree.
"I never repaid you for that last hit in the fight. But I will now." he snarled.
Lynx closed his eyes and cringed.
"Alright hold it Espio! Right now!" cried Knuckles voice as he dropped out of the sky and landed on Espio.
"Lemme go!" cried Espio struggling beneath Knuckles.
Mighty and Vector appeared from another direction and ran to help restrain Espio. Knuckles let go and Vector and Mighty carted the screaming Espio away. Knuckles stepped forwards.
"Boy it was a good thing I was here to stop him. He looked like he was going to tear you limb from limb." he said.
Lynx replied by shaking uncontrollably.
"You know if you had given me the information I want I might have put on a few extra guards tonight. Oh well, I suppose we'll just have to keep an eye on Espio and make sure he doesn't ESCAPE."
"You wouldn't! He'd kill me!" said Lynx.
"Who says?"
Lynx blinked at him, his mouth opened and it came out.
"We were sent here by Robotnik to get the Master Emerald. He needs it for some plan that he has."
Knuckles looked at him as if to say 'yes we already know that'. Lynx noticed.
"He didn't tell us the specifics but it's got something to do with some new robotisiser he's making. That's all I know! I swear." pleaded Lynx.
"Well ok then." said Knuckles slowly, "I'll set Vector to guard you tonight."
Knuckles turned and walked off. As he passed out of the clearing, Tails and Charmy slid down the tree and landed next to him. A few moments later Espio, Vector and Mighty appeared too. Espio was chuckling.
"Man that was brilliant. Tails you really are a one for plans. Making it look like I was going to beat him up to get the information. Brilliant." he said slapping Tails in the back.
"Well." blushed Tails.
"I'll go and keep an eye on Lynx." said Vector, "We need a guard out there tonight anyway."
"Right Vector." replied Knuckles.
Vector nodded at the group and headed back into the clearing. Mighty made a move to leave.
"I'm going back to check on the Emeralds guys." he said.
"I'll come with you." said Charmy as he winked at Tails and followed Mighty.
Tails, Knuckles and Espio watched them leave and then started to walk into the forest. They stopped by the side of a lake and sat down.
"I've been thinking about what Lynx said." said Knuckles, "This new robotisiser doesn't sound good. Running on the power of the Master Emerald, I don't like it."
"He couldn't make anything like that anyway." said Espio.
"Actually guys." started Tails.
Knuckles and Espio looked at Tails. He was looking up with a concerned look.
"What is it Tails?" asked Knuckles.
"I haven't told you why I came here yet. It wasn't simply for a visit. Something's happened in Knothole." replied Tails.
"What?" asked Espio.
"Well during a raid on Robotropolis a few weeks back, Sonic and Sally found these odd robotisiser parts. They were coated in diamond glass. We couldn't figure out what they were for.but now."
"So you think Robotnik might want to use the Master Emerald to power this new robotisiser so he's strengthened all the parts to withstand the energy?" asked Knuckles.
"Makes sense. But that's worrying if its true." stated Espio.
"A robotisiser powered by the Master could do just about anything I would think." said Knuckles, "This needs reporting. Tails I'm coming back with you to Knothole."
"Right." said Tails standing up.
He made a move and stopped.
"Oh no!" he said.
"What?" asked Espio.
"I told Sally I'd be back in Knothole this afternoon!" he cried looking at his watch, "It's nearly ten at night! Boy am I gonna get it. Tell the others I said bye Espio."
"Sure thing Tails." called Espio as Tails darted off into the undergrowth followed by Knuckles.
A little while later found Tails at the control of the Tornado heading back towards Knothole with Knuckles clinging to the upper wing.
"Sally's going to kill me." he kept saying to himself.
Tails held his tails in his hands. The ends of them were wrapped up in a large amount of bandages and they looked twice there size. They throbbed from when Hawk had grabbed them. Speaking of Hawk. Tails glanced to his side and chuckled slightly. Predator Hawk was lying on his back tied up in rope. He had a dazed expression on his face and his beak had been bent backwards. Well he should be dazed. After Knuckles and Mighty had peeled Hawk off the tree earlier he hadn't moved at all. He was out so cold he was sub zero.
Tails scanned the rest of the area. They were in a small clearing a little way from where the fight had taken place. Flying Frog was on his back nearby too. His legs were stuck up into the air making him looks very odd indeed. Above his, Tails could hear Sergeant Simian screaming away. Tails looked up. Simian was tied up in rope and hung from a tree in a net. Knuckles hadn't taken any chances with Simian. He was by far the strongest and Knuckles and Mighty didn't look like they wanted another round with him. Charmy lay with his back against a tree snoozing. The air battle with Hawk had worn him down slightly. Mighty wasn't there, Knuckles had sent him off to check on the rest of the island. A wise precaution in Tails' eyes.
"Come on Lynx spill it!" came Mighty's voice over Simian's cries.
Tails got up and walked a little way to the other side of clearing. Here Lightning Lynx was tied up and sitting on a rock surrounded by Knuckles, Vector and Mighty. They had been trying to get information out of him but Lynx had no intention of talking.
"I'm not talking!" said Lynx.
"This is hopeless." groaned Mighty.
"Maybe not." smirked Vector.
"Vector..." warned Knuckles.
"What? I was only going to tell him what we do to things we don't need on the island." said Vector frankly.
"What do you do?" said Lynx looking up quickly.
"Oh we throw it off the island." said Vector casually.
Lynx's face fell like a stone. Everyone knew he was joking but Lynx didn't. His face looked like he had just been given the death sentence. Of course if Vector was serious he would have been. Tails couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Hey Tails." said Knuckles.
"Hiya. So how's it going?" asked Tails walking over.
"Well if Vector would stop throwing idle threats at him we might get somewhere." replied Mighty.
"Hey!" protested Vector.
Lynx suddenly relaxed and almost fell off his seat.
"It's no good you know. He's not gonna talk." said Mighty.
"Knuckles a word please." said Tails with a smile.
Knuckles walked over to Tails and he motioned for Knuckles to lean over. Knuckles did and Tails whispered something in his ear. A broad smile spread across Knuckles face.
It was a little later and Lightning Lynx was snoozing on his rock. Tails and Charmy sat in a tree nearby, completely hidden by the leaves. Knuckles, Mighty and Vector had given up there questioning for the moment and all was quiet. Even Simian had shut up.
"Where is he?" said Charmy.
"He'll be here in a second." replied Tails.
Suddenly there was a loud cry and the sound of undergrowth being smashed.
"WHERE IS HE?! WHERE'S THAT BLEEDING CAT!" cried the voice.
Lynx was awake in a second as Espio charged out of the undergrowth screaming. He looked around for a second before spotting Lynx.
"There you are! Now I'm gonna smash your face in!" cried Espio in a mad rage.
Lynx gulped and skittered backwards off his rock. His hands were still tied so he had to shuffle backwards. Espio advanced on him and soon made up the distance. Grabbing Lynx, Espio banged him against a tree.
"I never repaid you for that last hit in the fight. But I will now." he snarled.
Lynx closed his eyes and cringed.
"Alright hold it Espio! Right now!" cried Knuckles voice as he dropped out of the sky and landed on Espio.
"Lemme go!" cried Espio struggling beneath Knuckles.
Mighty and Vector appeared from another direction and ran to help restrain Espio. Knuckles let go and Vector and Mighty carted the screaming Espio away. Knuckles stepped forwards.
"Boy it was a good thing I was here to stop him. He looked like he was going to tear you limb from limb." he said.
Lynx replied by shaking uncontrollably.
"You know if you had given me the information I want I might have put on a few extra guards tonight. Oh well, I suppose we'll just have to keep an eye on Espio and make sure he doesn't ESCAPE."
"You wouldn't! He'd kill me!" said Lynx.
"Who says?"
Lynx blinked at him, his mouth opened and it came out.
"We were sent here by Robotnik to get the Master Emerald. He needs it for some plan that he has."
Knuckles looked at him as if to say 'yes we already know that'. Lynx noticed.
"He didn't tell us the specifics but it's got something to do with some new robotisiser he's making. That's all I know! I swear." pleaded Lynx.
"Well ok then." said Knuckles slowly, "I'll set Vector to guard you tonight."
Knuckles turned and walked off. As he passed out of the clearing, Tails and Charmy slid down the tree and landed next to him. A few moments later Espio, Vector and Mighty appeared too. Espio was chuckling.
"Man that was brilliant. Tails you really are a one for plans. Making it look like I was going to beat him up to get the information. Brilliant." he said slapping Tails in the back.
"Well." blushed Tails.
"I'll go and keep an eye on Lynx." said Vector, "We need a guard out there tonight anyway."
"Right Vector." replied Knuckles.
Vector nodded at the group and headed back into the clearing. Mighty made a move to leave.
"I'm going back to check on the Emeralds guys." he said.
"I'll come with you." said Charmy as he winked at Tails and followed Mighty.
Tails, Knuckles and Espio watched them leave and then started to walk into the forest. They stopped by the side of a lake and sat down.
"I've been thinking about what Lynx said." said Knuckles, "This new robotisiser doesn't sound good. Running on the power of the Master Emerald, I don't like it."
"He couldn't make anything like that anyway." said Espio.
"Actually guys." started Tails.
Knuckles and Espio looked at Tails. He was looking up with a concerned look.
"What is it Tails?" asked Knuckles.
"I haven't told you why I came here yet. It wasn't simply for a visit. Something's happened in Knothole." replied Tails.
"What?" asked Espio.
"Well during a raid on Robotropolis a few weeks back, Sonic and Sally found these odd robotisiser parts. They were coated in diamond glass. We couldn't figure out what they were for.but now."
"So you think Robotnik might want to use the Master Emerald to power this new robotisiser so he's strengthened all the parts to withstand the energy?" asked Knuckles.
"Makes sense. But that's worrying if its true." stated Espio.
"A robotisiser powered by the Master could do just about anything I would think." said Knuckles, "This needs reporting. Tails I'm coming back with you to Knothole."
"Right." said Tails standing up.
He made a move and stopped.
"Oh no!" he said.
"What?" asked Espio.
"I told Sally I'd be back in Knothole this afternoon!" he cried looking at his watch, "It's nearly ten at night! Boy am I gonna get it. Tell the others I said bye Espio."
"Sure thing Tails." called Espio as Tails darted off into the undergrowth followed by Knuckles.
A little while later found Tails at the control of the Tornado heading back towards Knothole with Knuckles clinging to the upper wing.
"Sally's going to kill me." he kept saying to himself.
