sniff sad, very sad. Ah well, next chapter quarma and shmee are comin' back, as well as the outcome of Claire and Migro (evil music) so, next chapter should be in by the end of the week (I think)

Enjoy!

Both Kylo and Spiketurned to stare at Espio, as he opened his mouth to speak, he was interrupted by a rumble that came from within the building Super Sonic had been standing on. The building trembled, the noise seemed to come from its base

"It seems Super Sonic was expecting us to follow, and left something to stop us" Kylo pointed out. Spike threw a glare at her and rolled his eyes

"No duh" He said, but he was quickly cut off by a muffled voice coming from inside the building, a high pitched scream, someone was trapped in the building. All three Mobians rushed towards the building, but Espio halted in his tracks

"Stop," he exclaimed " the building is weak, I will go in, for I am trained to step lightly." Spike rolled his eyes and mocked Espio behind the Chameleon's back, but Kylo sighed and nodded in agreement. Espio waited for nothing more, he instantly vanished from sight and slipped into the building

Espio's P.O.V.

I slipped quietly along the building, following the feminine cry for help. But as I traveled, I noticed that the voice sounded too high-pitched, as if someone was imitating a female's cry for help. And the real voice, which sounded more masculine, seemed more….Familiar to me… I shrugged it off and assured myself that I would find the one calling for help. The crunch of rubble under my shoes sounded loud to me, I heard another cry for help and a sniff, I weaved around a pillar, only to see a small figure huddled in a corner, a dusty grey cloak pulled over it, the person's hood was up, so I could not see it's face, I dropped my camoflauge and spoke softly

"It's okay, I'm here to help" I assured it. It sniffed again, as I took another step towards it, it began to laugh. It wasn't a kind laugh, but a mocking, insulting laugh, the figure stood up. He was roughly the same size as me, and when he pulled off his hood, I only had a moment to register the creature's face before I felt death-bringing pain spiral into my head as I flew backwards into the pillar I'd slipped around. The voice, so familiar and bringing back so many memories rang in my ears

"You're the one that needs help, Espio" It cackled

"M-M" I couldn't manage the name, for I was kicked in the stomach and pushed over with his foot "He-lp" I said as loudly as I could, but the creature merely laughed

"No one can help you now" He crouched down and looked me in the eyes, which I could barely keep open, then he grabbed my horn and pulled my forward "I've wanted you gone for song long, Turnip-breath" He said darkly and he slammed my head into the pillar as my world went dark, the last thing I remembered was looking up to see him, the Armadillo that used to be a friend and rival, Mighty, smirking down at me with a look of wicked content spread across his face

Spike was pacing back and fourth when Kylo flicked an ear and rushed for the building

"Hey, what're you doing?" He demanded, going to stop her. Kylo replyed, but she continued to enter the building.

"Espio's in trouble." She said quietly. For a moment, Spike was going to disagree, but he remembered that Kylo had acute Hearing, so he shrugged and followed. He heard a dark cackling as he neared where Kylo had vanished

"No one can help you now" it said darkly. Spike picked up his pace, but tried to remain quiet. As he peered around the corner, he noted a strange, red Armadillo standing over a limp Espio. It was only after he was finished gaping at Espio's bloody body did he notice Kylo, quietly creeping up on the armadillo. He was about to open his mouth to call to her, but he avoided alerting the Armadillo. Before Spike could think of what to do, Kylo lashed out at the armadillo, bringing her sword around the armadillo's neck, pulling him back in a way that if he moved, Kylo could just as easily slit his throat.

"You know the routine, move and die" She spat venomously. The Armadillo was startled, but his look of surprise turned into a nasty grin.

"This is interesting…" He said, as he quickly reached up for the sword and pushed it away, slipping under the blade in time to avoid being killed. The armadillo brought back a fist and brought it down on kylo, knocking her a few feet away. This is when Spike decided to step in, he rushed up to Mighty and pushed him out of the way, as Mighty went down, he help Kylo back up. She rubbed her head and looked at Espio again, Blood was beginning to trickle down his forehead. The look of fear on her face was sickening. As Mighty got back up, he snarled at Spike, he looked just about ready to tackle the Hedgehog until he saw a large piece of debris on the ground. He grinned devilishly and picked up the piece of building, lifting it above his head with ease. He hurled it at the central pillar, the only one that was actually holding the building up, as the pillar shattered, the building groaned and rumbled, Not surprisingly, Mighty had fleed. Spike looked at Kylo, whose eyes were vacant and her expression emotionless.

"Kylo, we've got to leave here." She nodded, but didn't move, more of the building was coming down "Kylo!" He yelled, grabbing the fox's arm and dragging her out of the building, she didn't struggle, but looked ahead, her eyes pale and unfocused. Shortly after the pair left, the building collapsed to the ground. Kylo just gazed ahead at the rubble

"He's okay" she said quietly "He's got to be"

"No, he's not." Spike said, shaking Kylo lightly "Wake up, Espio died and was buried….um…In rubble!" But Kylo merely looked down, crestfallen.

"He's gone…" she muttered, so softly that Spike had to struggle to hear her. "Just like Dallas" Before Spike dare ask who or what Dallas was, she turned and walked away, just as cold as ever "we've got to get to Tails's workshop, I presume he's taken cover there." As soon as she was out of earshot, or so he presumed, Spike quietly wondered to himself "Who's Dallas?"