Team Chao receives some help from the Babylon Rouges!
Chapter 4: Birds of a FeatherThe green hawk removed his goggles to reveal piercing blue eyes that were fixed on the chao.
" Who do you runts think you're dealing with?" he yelled. A purple swallow walked up beside him along with a gray albatross.
" Sorry! My bad…" Ghost said.
" It's on now! You have just crossed paths with the Babylon Rouges!" The hawk screamed at Ghost.
" Calm down, Jet! These chao didn't mean any harm! Just look at them!" the swallow said as she picked up Scribbles who gave Jet a wide-eyed stare.
" What are chao doing here?" the albatross asked. Ghost pulled out the letter from Team Metal Chao and handed it to Jet.
" What does it say?" the swallow questioned.
" Dr. Eggman has restored us and has given us a second chance… Dr. Eggman? That's the man who talked us into entering the EX World Grand Prix?" Jet said to himself.
" Team Metal Chao will stop at nothing to see us dead and the world ruled by Eggman. We need to stop them before someone gets hurt!" Flash explained.
" Exactly one year ago, Team Metal Chao attacked our chao garden and kidnapped my two kids…it was a brutal battle but we won." Ghost continued.
' If we don't find them, the world could be looking at the business end of a doomsday weapon!' Scribbles wrote.
" Jet, they could join us!" the swallow suggested.
" Not so fast, Wave! The Babylon Rouges are thieves! If you three want to join us, you need to steal something of value…" Jet said as he reached for his board. His eyes widened when he felt air. Ghost, Flash, and Scribbles sat on Jet's board while Ghost whipped out the Master Emerald.
" Well, I guess that means they're in…Right, boss?" the albatross asked.
" Yes, Storm… The chao are with us." Jet replied. Wave picked the trio up and carried them to her workshop.
Meanwhile, Nebula and her friends touched down on Earth.
" Galaxy, can you pick up any signal from the radar?" Nebula asked.
" Negative, captain. But I do sense something underground." Galaxy replied. Star looked and saw a chao tap on a brick wall twice. The wall opened up like a door and the chao walked inside.
" Um, guys. I saw something weird." Star said as she walked to the wall and tapped it twice. The wall opened up and the three ladies walked inside. Trez, Flora, and Death walked through the town looking for Ghost and a hotel for the night. Death's head ball turned into a swirl to let his teammates know that he was tired.
" Trez, Death's tired… We should find a place for the night." Flora said wearily.
" Good idea. We'll continue the search in the morning." Trez replied as they walked into a hotel.
" Ohhh! That Ghost! He said that he was going to save the world when he was really joyriding on a hover board! Just wait until he gets home!" Spic raged while Flame and Span walked behind her.
" I know where we can go!" Flame exclaimed as she ran to the same wall and tapped it twice. Inside was an underground chao city. It put you in the mind of a city at night. The three girls walked into a coffee shop.
" What is this place?" Spic asked, momentarily forgetting about her troubles.
" A coffee house. I like the atmosphere here. Come on, sit!" Flame replied, pushing her companions into chairs. The red chao walked to the counter where a blue see-through chao sat cleaning mugs.
" Hey, Flame! Don't sweat the rings; it's on me today! What'll it be?" The bartender asked.
" Three lattés and some cookies, Merv." Flame answered. Almost instantly, the order was filled and taken to the table.
" Spic, I saw the letter the boys got. The world really is in danger. Team Metal Chao has returned." Span told her sister while Flame passed out the coffee and cookies.
" Then, I was wrong… If that's the case, we need to give the boys all the support they need!" Spic said while taking a cookie.
" They need all the help they can get…" A metallic voice sounded as Abyss stepped inside the coffee shop. Spic whipped out her hammer while Flame nocked an arrow in her bow. The robotic chao stopped when he saw Spic.
" Ah, yes… I remember you. You're the wife of Ghost, aren't you?"
" What do you want, you monster?" Spic asked. Abyss slapped the hammer out of her hands and grabbed Spic by the throat.
" What do I want? First off, I want your husband and his pals dead… Tell him that we'll be waiting for them at the end of the Grand Prix… Or else." Abyss growled and turned his free arm into a blade. He then threw Spic to the ground and flew out.
" Are you okay?" Span asked her sister as she and Flame helped Spic up.
" We need to find the boys!" Flame stated. Spic felt the side of her face where she got a light cut and wondered if Ghost could prevail.
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