Negative Effects
Chapter Six: When Nature Calls
Trey walked towards an abandoned building at least fifty miles from Mobotropolis. "This place should do, I can try and radio dad and then ask what is going on from here." he said to himself. Suddenly he caught fast movement in the corner of his eye and moved aside. A big sword was heaved in the place where he was standing and the wielder was a female raccoon. She was at least fifteen and she seemed very angry. "What do you want? You might as well leave because this is my mother's place." the girl said. Trey wanted to say something, but he didn't know what. If he said anything wrong, he could tell that the second time she swings that sword, she wouldn't miss. "Um, I don't mean any trouble. I came from a long way and I'm just looking for shelter until things cool down in my home." Trey said. The girl snarled, ready to attack if she needed to. "Carmen, don't treat guests that way." a soothing female voice commanded. The raccoon girl put down the sword and looked down to the ground. "Yes mother." she mumbled.
An adult female raccoon walked closer from a path that seemed to lead straight towards Mobotropolis. She had at least eighteen bags of grocery in her hands and she was carrying some with her bushy tail. The raccoon set the groceries inside the building that Trey was about to enter and told him to come inside. Trey obeyed the raccoon and went inside her house. Trey sat down onto a couch while the raccoon lady and her daughter put up the groceries. When they were done, they came into the living room and sat down with Trey. "So, where did you come from?" the lady asked. It surprised Trey of how calm she asked the question, like they were old friends. "I came from Knothole, deep on the outskirts of Mobotropolis. I had to retreat from a battle not too long ago and now I'm trying to hide until I know I can go back and check up on my family." Trey said. The raccoon lady studied Trey's face before giving another question. "What's your name?" she asked.
"My name is Trey Prower." he said. The lady raccoon then pondered for a minute, 'That name sounds very familiar.' she thought. Then the teenage raccoon decided to speak up, "Sorry I tried to kill you. I was trying to make sure that nobody was going to mess with me and my mom. We've been harassed for days now by a group of foxes that seem to have forgotten their jobs. They were supposed to be protectors over a town north from here. But all they keep doing is coming over to our home and they keep throwing things at the windows. Then they keep trying to get into our house but my mom drives them away with her shotgun. If only my mom's savior could help us." she said. Five seconds later there was a knock on the door.
Both raccoons looked at each other with fear in their eyes. The teenage girl began to walk to the door, but her mother grabbed her arm. "You shouldn't go out there again, it's too dangerous and what if they try to do what they did last time?" her mother asked. The teenage raccoon brushed her mother's hand off of her arm and gave a weak smile, "Don't worry mom, I'll try to defend this place better and I will not be vulnerable again." she said. She got out her sword and walked to the door, "Who is it?" she asked. "You know who it is." a deep voice answered. Suddenly the door was knocked down and the raccoon girl was knocked back. "Carmen!" her mother yelled. She ran to her daughter, but was pushed back by an orange fox. He threw her to the other side of the hall and she hit the wall. She was knocked out cold. The fox had red eyes and he wore a red combat suit with red cargo pants. The fox began to snicker and picked up the helpless teenage raccoon.
"Well Carmen, did you think about my offer?" he asked. "I gave you my answer when you first asked that dumb question. NO!" she yelled. The fox frowned and threw her across the house. "Well then, when payment's due and it isn't paid, something has to be done." he said. He took out a skinny but long dueling sword and held it in one hand. "Time for you to die." he said. Suddenly something tackled the fox unexpectedly and he fell to the ground. When he looked up, he saw a fox with sky blue eyes and his tail was tipped with grey fur. But what amazed him was that he had a robotic tail. Then he became wide-eyed, "Wait a second, you're Desert Fox's son, Trey Prower. This has become better than I thought. We're on the order to take you to Dr. Robotnik." he said and got up quickly. Trey looked confused, "We?" he asked. The fox rubbed his head in embarrassment, "My bad. BOYS!" he yelled. Suddenly three other foxes stood next to him.
They all wore solid color suits and cargo pants like the red one. One fox had yellow eyes with yellow solid color attire. The second fox had green eyes with green solid color attire. The third fox had blue eyes with blue solid color attire. "Oh yes, sorry, I didn't introduce myself. My name is Flare." the red one said. The green one then spoke up, "My name is Geo." he said. Then the yellow one introduced himself next, " My name is Spark." he said. The blue one looked at Trey with an evil eye and then gave away his identity, "My name is Mist." he said. Then the red one got back into a dueling position with his sword in front of him. "And we are the Elite Squad. Now come with us quietly so there won't be any bloodshed." Flare said. Trey scoffed, "Either you will all have to take me or this would be too easy." he said. Mist began to snicker, "Very well then." he said and took out a sword. But it wasn't like the one that Flare had. He had a broad sword that he held with both hands. The green one pulled out a sword as well and held it like a shield; it was a katana. The yellow one pulled out a katana as well, but he held it in front of him, facing it towards Trey.
Trey began to panic, "I know which one Flare and Mist represents, a dueler and a warrior, but I don't know which one of you two is a ninja and a samurai." he said. "It all depends on what you see and think." Geo and Spark said in unison. All four of them attacked at once and it confused Trey even more. 'I know how to counter each style and each attack, but not at the same time.' Trey thought. He barely dodged as Mist lunged at him with his double-edged sword. Spark ran towards Trey and swung his sword skillfully at him. Trey had to constantly jump backwards to avoid his attacks. Suddenly, he felt a sense of danger and ducked. He felt a small gust of wind as Geo's katana passed by his head. He watched as Geo pulled out three metallic balls and threw them at Trey. He jumped back, but a gas escaped from all three metallic spheres. Trey began to cough and he felt heavy. 'What's happening to me? Why do I feel so… sleepy?' Trey thought. He fell to the ground and was out cold. Mist snickered and walked towards Trey's limp body, "That was all too easy." he said.
He was about to pick up the body, when he was hit on his head from the back. He fell to the ground and slowly turned around to look at his attacker. Carmen stood there, holding her faithful sword. Flare snarled, pointed his sword at her, and ran towards the raccoon. A gun went off and they all seemed surprised. Carmen's mother stood at the entrance of the house and held her shotgun on her shoulder. She pointed it right at Flare. He put up his dueling sword and backed off. "We will be back." he said and helped Mist to his feet. Then Geo threw some more metallic balls and they set off small explosions. When the smoke cleared, all four foxes were gone. Carmen walked towards Trey and picked him up from the ground. She set him in her house and put a pack of ice on his forehead.
When Trey woke back up, he saw both raccoons looking at him with relieved looks on their faces. "Thank you, Trey. You saved us from those bandits." the raccoon lady said. Trey rubbed his head, "It was nothing." he said. Then something hit him and hit him hard. "What is your name?" he asked her. The raccoon lady smiled, "My name is Rebecca Sly." she said. Trey became wide-eyed, "You are the girl that my father spoke of saving in the desert. My father is Miles 'Tails' Prower and he is the Desert Fox." he said. Rebecca sighed, "I know. I kinda figured from your robotic tail." she said. 'In a way, I guess the saying is true. It's a small world after all.' Trey thought.
To Be Continued