CHAPTER 10

THE VAMPIRE HUNTER VIC

Back at Rouge's old city known as Tech City, her old boss, James was at the police station trying to prove Rouge's innocence, "She's not a criminal I tell you. I know Rouge better than that. She would never do that."

The police chief was a red porcupine with goggles on his head, in his yellow eyes everyone could always tell that he was serious, "I know you try to believe that she's innocent, but she's not. She's a criminal. She's traveling with the killer and that makes her a fugitive and fugitives that run from the police are criminals."

The bandicoot didn't know what to say, he had no choice but to give in, "Maybe you're right, Appex, but I can't understand how Knuckles got those bite marks in his neck. Maybe he...isn't normal."

The porcupine was about to say something, until he heard another voice from the doorway.

"Vampire."

The porcupine and bandicoot looked over at the doorway and saw a brown fox with different kinds of weapons appearing on the outside of his vest.

The porcupine's eyes widened, "Who the hell are you."

The fox walked up to him calmly with a twisted smile, "Do I really have to tell you?"

The porcupine gave him a cold stare.

"I heard about your problem and I came here to help."

"What can you do about it?"

The fox held up his necklace that was around his neck and showed it to the porcupine, "Look here."

The porcupine studied his necklace, it had fangs around his necklace, "Animal fangs?"

The fox shook his head, "Vampire fangs. Every fang represents all the vampires I killed since the beginning of my life."

The porcupine took his eyes away from the necklace and faced him, "What fool do you take me for? Are you on drugs?"

The fox smirked, "Mock me all you want, but it's the only explanation. If you don't believe me then you'll never get this case solved. I even got the location on where he is."

"Your location won't be accurate, we got the real thing."

"So do I", he took out a paper from his vest pocket and held it at the porcupine.

The porcupine's eyes widened, "You stole that map from the evidence vault!"

The fox put the paper back in his pocket, "Your so called guards ain't very guard worthy."

The porcupine was getting more impatient every time he spoke nonsense to him, "What the fuck do you want!"

"Nothing, but another fang to my collection. I'll tell you what, I'll help you hunt down that bloodsucker, if you give me what I want."

"What is that?"

"His fang. Is it a deal?"

The porcupine sighed and shook his hand, "It's a deal, by the way my name is Appex."

"Vic, Vic the vampire hunter."

Later in the middle of nowhere Shadow and Rouge stood at the edge of a cliff looking at the city ahead of them.

Rouge faced Shadow while he was staring at the city, "There it is Ivor City. Wherever you want to go I'm sure we're close."

Shadow still glared at the city with his arms crossed not minding if the sun shone in his eyes, 'Almost there. I'm on your trail, Raf.'