Decade Rising
To all my reviewers: Thanks for all your comments. It's great to know someone is reading my stuff. Anyway here's chapter 2.
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Ch.2 New Allies
It had been nine years since the tragic deaths of Rouge and Diablo's parents. Rouge was now seventeen. She had grown into quite a beauty with her pretty blue eyes and lovely white fur. She had traded in her cute, black dress for a black, one-piece stealth suit with a heart at the top and matching white boots with a heart on each toe. She still enjoyed collecting jewels, especially since she had abandoned her childhood collection.
Diablo was now twenty-one. He seemed to always be thinking something else, do to the fact when Rouge talked to him he would sometimes stare into space. His jersey had been exchanged for a beige shirt with numbers eighteen on the pocket. His shirt then had a cameo jacket over it, sometimes even in the summer. He then had his navy cap and running shoes, in navy. He still played Basketball, but he seemed to slack a little bit, as if letting Rouge beat him, this made her worry.
One day they were resting on a deserted tar Basketball court on the playground of a school in the suburbs of Station Squared. Diablo turned to Rouge.
" Rouge, have you ever wondered what happened to our grandparents?" Asked Diablo.
"I always assumed they were dead," Said Rouge.
'They were never specified dead," Said Diablo
"What are you getting at?" Asked Rouge.
" You know how that soldier said he wouldn't hurt us before he killed, Mom?"
"Yah, your point," said Rouge.
"What if he wasn't going to kill us, at least not there?" Said Diablo.
"Quite beating around the bush and get to your point!" Rouge yelled out in impatience.
"I think they may not be dead, we should go to Station Squared and see," Said Diablo.
Rouge jumped up and exclaimed," STAITION SQUARED ARE YOU CRAZY THAT'S THE EXACT PLACE WE PROMISED, MOM WE'DE NEVER GO!"
"That's probably where Blade's prison is, and maybe even our grandparents," said Diablo, who was also standing.
"I doubt our grandparents are alive, even if they weren't killed right away," Said Rouge.
"Think of it this way, why don't we just find President Blade and kill him," said Diablo out of the blue.
Rouge was shocked! Diablo was willing to even think of something so impossibly stupid.
"How stupid can you be," asked Rouge.
"Don't tell me you haven't wanted revenge," Said Diablo
"I have, but I would never be so stupid to think that we could just walk into town and kill Blade!"
"I need your help, this will be like getting two things taken care of, finding our grandparents and wiping the earth of Blade. This will be easy," Diablo said.
Rouge could tell by the look in Diablo's eyes that he really intended to do what he was talking about and that he was completely crazy with revenge.
"Fine I'll go with you, "Said Rouge who mainly just wanted more time to figure out how to stop her only remaining family member from being killed.
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Diablo and Rouge arrived in Station Squared. It was hard to believe this was once a place where they had wonderful times with their grandparents. The city was covered in trash and eerily quiet. Diablo and Rouge had to duck and hide often, since the city was crawling with soldiers. Rouge was terrified and kept having flashbacks to the year when her parents died. She kept asking Diablo to turn back before something terrible happened, but he was too stubborn, and ignored her.
"Diablo, we don't even know where Blade is," Said Rouge.
"Calm down, we haven't been spotted, so we should keep going," Said Diablo.
No matter what Diablo said, Rouge felt someone was watching them waiting to pounce. Sure enough she was right, Luna the Hedgehog, one of President Blade's best snipers was following them. Luna was colored night-sky blue, so she blended in with the shadows perfectly. Her golden eyes were sharp and she could see in the dark. Luna was wearing a one-piece stealth suit like Rouge's, except it was solid dark gray. Her dark gray boots had felt on the bottom, so she was completely silent. Then Rouge and Diablo wandered into an ally into Luna's trap.
"Um, maybe we should stop somewhere else," Rouge said nervously.
"Rouge, we're fully hidden," Said Diablo.
This made Rouge even more nervous, she had never felt so alone.
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Meanwhile in a small underground hideout a bat avenger group were resting for the night. The members of this group included: eight-year old Cream the white Rabbit, nine-year old Miles "Tails " Power, a yellow fox, a blue hedgehog named Sonic, a pink hedgehog named Amy, a black hedgehog with red streaks, named Shadow, and a red echidna named Knuckles.
Knuckles' thoughts were busy. This bat avenger group only rescued a lucky few, he couldn't help imagining the numbers of bats in prison or worse. Unable to sleep, Knuckles put on a jacket over his red fur and grabbed his shoes to get some air.
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Meanwhile Rouge herself was having trouble sleeping. She could not shake the feeling they were being watched. Luna was perched on a building looking own at them.
"Why won't that bat girl go to sleep," Luna thought.
Her element of surprise would be lost if she swooped down now, then she remembered her tranquilizing grenades. If that bat wouldn't go to sleep, she'd make her, and she'd have two lovely bats for President Blade to torture and she would get a nice fat promotion.
Rouge heard something drop and looked around. The ally was filling with purple smoke.
"What the heck," Rouge, thought suddenly feeling sleepy?
" Wait a minute this is gas!" She exclaimed.
Rouge covered her mouth and nose with one hand and shook Diablo. Her brother was unconscious; at last she realized what the gas was.
"Sleeping gas, but where from," She said aloud, feeling lightheaded.
She looked around trying to stay conscious. Through her closing eyes she spotted a dark figure. The figure resembled a hedgehog.
"You certainly have spunk, but sooner or later the gas will, take affect, you can't hold on forever," The figure said maliciously.
Then Rouge understood her feelings before, this was the person watching them. Rouge realized she was most likely working for President Blade or just a crazy psycho, either way Rouge had to try her best to escape, no matter how dizzy she was feeling. Rouge broke past the figure and ran down the ally. She would have to figure out a way to rescue Diablo later. She stumbled as she ran and felt that she was about to fall, but she had to keep going.
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Knuckles the echidna was resting on a bench and felt ready for bed and was about to head back to the base when he spotted a bat about a year younger then himself running, but she didn't seem well. Then he saw the answer to what was wrong with her, he spied Luna the hedgehog, and she was famous for her tricks with gas. The bat was weak from one of her tricks. Knuckles had to do something quick or Luna would catch the bat and bring her straight to Blade.
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Rouge collapsed, she had lost. Now her brother and she were helpless. Rouge saw a blur of red, who was it. The red blur hit the figure with a few punches and kicks, was he a hero, or just someone punishing Luna for being late. Rouge didn't find out then, because she blacked out.
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Knuckles surprised Luna.
"You know it's not very nice to harass an innocent bat, especially if she's at a disadvantage," Said Knuckles.
'What do we have here, I get to bring President Blade a bat and one of you pesky rebels," said Luna.
"Don't count on it," Said Knuckles and he fired a punch.
"That just ticks me off," Said Luna and she aimed one of her grenades, but Knuckles knocked it away. Knuckles fired another punch followed by a kick. Luna followed that up with another grenade, Knuckles dodged it. Then he got an idea.
"Is that the best you can do, your aim is a bit off. I'll make it easy on you I'll stand right here and not move," He said.
"Fine with me. It's your death wish," She said.
Luna got a despicable idea of her own, instead of a tranquilizer grenade she got a poison one.
"Dodge this, Echidna," She said and tossed the grenade at Knuckles.
Knuckles punched it towards her causing it to break in front of her, Knuckles got a slight whiff of it which made Luna smile, since covered her mouth just in time and decided to let the bat go since she had one bat back in the ally already and that pesky echidna rebel would die soon. "That's enough for one day," she thought. she then left to gather up Diablo and bring him to Blade. .
"I better get this bat out of here," Thought Knuckles.
Knuckles went over and picked the bat up, bridal style. He decided the hideout would be the safest place for her now.
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Rouge came to in a strange bed . Was she a prisoner? She looked around, she didn't see any bats, instead she saw a group of strange animals, she had never seen. She wasn't scared. She felt that since her brother was gone, she had nothing to loose. She sat up, but felt dizzy, the gas hadn't worn off yet, and demanded, "Where am I and who are you?"
"You need to stay, at least until the poison wears off," said Knuckles. "You're in a safe place."
"All my family is dead , except my brother and I think he's in dire trouble,'' Said Rouge.
"You're probably right and we'll rescue him," The echidna started, but then broke into coughing.
"Are you all right?" Rouge asked worriedly.
"Fine, my name is Knuckles and we are rebels fighting for the freedom of bats," said Knuckles. "I know where your brother will be." .
'Where?" Asked Rouge.
"If he was captured, he's most likely in Blade's prison," he said, then he broke into coughing again.
Cream the rabbit was awakened by the noise and then saw Knuckles talking to a strange bat.
"Where were you Knux, where did the bat come from, what's your name?" She asked.
Both Rouge and the echidna were startled by the questions.
"Cream, what are you doing awake?" The Knuckles asked Cream.
"This is.." Knuckles started, then he realized he didn't know the bat's name.
"What is your name?" Asked Knuckles
"I'm Rouge."
"I'm Cream," interrupted the small rabbit, "and this is Knuckles, and you can meet everyone one else tomorrow!" The little rabbit said cheerfully, "Are we going to stay up all night and tell stories?"
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Well there's chapter two hope you liked it, please review. Oh and I forgot the disclaimer so here it is
Disclaimer: blah, blah, blah I don't own any characters except Luna and Diablo etc., etc., etc.,
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