Team Chaotix On Tour Chapter 4
By Angnix

(If you guys want to know the honest truth there is a lot of Sonic Battle spoilers in this story, if you read this story before you get the game then play the game you would see immediately what from that game I put directly in that story, and the fact that the stuff I put in here in this story is in the same order it comes up in Sonic Battle. Anyway here's Chapter 4!)

The next day, Vector is not only wondering what happened at Club Rouge last night, but what if anything is the connection between this weird case of theirs and Shadow. After quite a bit of internet detective work of his own Vector decided to have another meeting with the Chaotix.

Vector: "Espio, I've done a lot of snooping on my own through the internet, but I want you to do go on an information gathering mission all day."

Espio: "Using my invisibility of course."

Vector: "Oh yea."

Espio: "ULTIMATE NINJA POWER!"

Vector: "I'm gonna put a wire on you, but only talk into it when no one's around so your cover isn't blown, and I will be able to talk to you through your ear piece. What I want you to do first is go back to Club Rouge, see if anyone there is talking about anything strange that might have happened last night, plus Shadow is there, try to see if there is any evidence he is indeed our mystery client, and get some good dirt on Rouge too. Your second mission will be to spy on everyone else that had anything to do with the Metal Sonic situation for a short period of time, just listen in on them and look around their place of residence for a while. Amy and Cream live in apartments in Central City, Sonic and Tails live in Emerald Town, and Knuckles, kinda harder since he lives near the Holy Summit of Angel Island, but Angel Island happens to be near Emerald Town currently and it's pretty easy to get there. And Big the Cat lives in the jungle near the Mystic Ruins, near Tail's old workshop. I have all of their addresses right here, but I couldn't find any info at all on where Omega or Metal Sonic is, so unfortunately we can't snoop on them too, but it is rumored Eggman is somewhere in Night Babylon, so Espio when you are there I want you to keep an eye out for that slimeball too. You got all that Espio?"

Espio: "Oh yea, but do we have to spy on Knuckles though? He trusts us quite a bit."

Vector: "Yes we do, wouldn't be fair to anyone else."

Charmy: "I don't understand that. . ."

Espio (whispering to Charmy): "I don't either."

Vector: "What are you guys talking about???"

Espio: "How we totally understand why we have to spy on Knuckles."

Vector: "Oh, then explain it back to me then!"

Espio: "Oh look at the time, I better get started, bye!"

Espio slips out the door.

Vector: "Hey Espio, want us nearby so that we can help you if you are in trouble?"

Espio: "No, it will be more likely we will be discovered, my Ultimate Ninja Power will protect me!"

Espio takes off running down the street.

Vector: "Charmy, do you think that Espio uses that Ninja line too much?"

Charmy: "I may be a kid, but I know that microphone you have is turned on and Espio can hear you through his ear piece! I'm going, bye!"

Charmy zooms off leaving Vector alone, suddenly a sheriken wizzs by Vector's head, Vector doesn't even bother looking around because he knows Espio was invisible.

Espio: "I'm not very far away either."

Vector: "Enough clowning around! Let's get this mission going!"

Espio takes off down the street again, he's pretty fast, so it doesn't take him very long to get to Night Babylon.

Espio: "Okay, ready to infiltrate Club Rouge."

Vector: "Fine, just be quiet!"

Since it was the middle of the day, Club Rouge was closed, but Espio could hear that Rouge and Shadow were inside, so he knocked on the door, Rouge opened it.

Rouge: "Hello???"

Espio slipped past her when she was trying to figure out what was going on. Rouge with an annoyed look on her face walked upstairs to where she lived. Espio didn't get a close look at Shadow earlier but now he could distinctly tell that he looked kind of roughed up and was not in very good shape, he was sleeping on Rouge's couch. Rouge was muttering to herself.

Rouge: "Stupid kids knocking on people's doors and running away, the very reason why I'm never having any stupid kids of my own. . ."

Rouge then stood there staring at Shadow for a while, he had a Chaos Emerald on him, Rouge made a motion like she was going to take it away from him while he was asleep, but then stopped. She then sat at her kitchen table and put her hand on her head and just sat there.

Rouge: "I just can't do it. . ."

Rouge just sat like that a little while longer, then she sat down at a computer, she started looking through what appeared to be the booking records for Club Rouge. Rouge started mumbling to herself again.

Rouge: "Well, I know I'm not going to get any more jewel thieving done until I figure out who messed with my booking records and had the Chaotix perform at my club, those jerks were so lousy. . ."

Espio: "LOUSY???"

Rouge: "Huh, who said that???"

Vector: "You blew our cover, get out of there!"

Espio didn't see a better way out so he decided to jump out the window and Triangle Jump between some walls, but Rouge felt the wind when he ran past her, she caught a glimpse of the bluish-green energy that sometimes comes off Espio too.

Rouge: "Espio! Hmm, the Chaotix probably hacked into my computer and booked themselves, but what reason would they have to spy on me. . . I hope they are not after the Gizoid too, because it's going to be MY jewel thieving robot!!!"

Espio goes into a dark alley so he can talk to Vector privately.

Espio: "Umm, sorry about that, but they appear to know nothing, and Shadow's in pretty rough shape, I would highly doubt he's our client, someone was trying to purposely throw us off track."

Vector: "Anyway one of my sources just e-mailed me saying Eggman is in a place called "Gimme Shelter" it's not hard to find, it's shaped like the slimeball's head! We can't pass up this opportunity, go and spy on him!"

Espio: "Actually I see the place already, not hard to miss at all!"

Espio easily sneaks into Eggman's base, he is taken aback by what he sees, several robots being put together, and a bunch of strange looking ones that looked like Emerl but were all gray. Espio then notices some messages on the screen; the bottom one really caught his eye.

"... A heritage of the past I dug out, "Gizoid".... And the ultimate life form I created by my own hands, Shadow... I equipped both weapons with "heart." If all powers are not what is to be obtained for oneself, but what is to be born from hearts that yearn for someone, I believe all conflicts should cease to exist. Please... If there is anyone listening to my prayers... Bring hope to humanity."

Espio: "What wise words. . ."

Suddenly an alarm sounded.

"Intruder detected, activating Guard Robos"