— Sonic's POV —
My eyes slowly opened as a groan escaped from my mouth, spotting the fact that I was in what seemed to be a hospital. Four other beds were next to me, a very battered and bruised Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Sticks unconscious in them. I retched before turning to the side, yesterday's chilli dogs spilling out of my mouth in a conveniently placed bucket. I also noticed there was a glass of water beside my bed, so despite my disliking of the liquid, I drank it.
"Hello?!" I called out, before a splitting headache pierced my forehead, causing me to cry out and lay my head back on my pillow in hope it would help. Come to think of it, this bed is very comfy.
"S-Sonic? What are we doing here?" Amy asked, clearly in pain.
"I don't know."
The rest of the gang woke up, clutching their foreheads, Knuckles vomiting.
"I'll get us out of here." I stated, trying to fight off the headache.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." A black figure was swinging their legs on the rafters above. They were wearing a black jumpsuit, their face masked by a matching hood. I heard Amy's breath hitch in her throat, and for some reason, so did mine. I had spotted a sword at their belt, so were they here to kill us?
"B-Black A-Assassin." Amy whispered, fear riddling her every note. Who is this Black Assassin? I knew what assassins were, they're highly-trained killers. But I've never seen Amy this scared.
"That's right." The person, who I guessed was a she, agreed.
"I haven't heard of a Black Assassin, so who are you?" I asked.
"The Black Assassin is the best fighter in history. It's a role passed down from person to person since the time of the Ancients. No one knows who they are, and if someone finds out they die in the next few seconds." My blood turned cold at this. We were attacked by people in navy jumpsuits and hoods. If they hurt us badly, then is she sent to finish the job?
"Are you going to kill us?" Tails piped up, shivering in his warm blanket.
"Oh hell no. The attack on you lot wasn't authorised by me. Look, my organisation saw you as a threat, and the head wasn't there to authorise the attack, so the second command went to me. However, the assassins went rogue and attacked you guys, me finding out about this. I rushed here, literally, but I was too late. I took you here, healed your bones and waited for you to wake up." She explained.
"So we can fight now, right?" Tails asked.
"I'm afraid not. All of you have sustained severe concussions, hence the headaches, vomiting, and maybe some brief memory loss over the next few weeks. If I hadn't found you it could've been much worse. So I put together a team." We looked at her incredulously until she shook her head, laughing.
"Let me explain. It was hard to find replacements for you guys, if I'm being honest. But I ran a hacking code through every computer I could find, breaking into every computer software in the world and running through the physical characteristics of whoever I could find. And I found four other people who fit the checkboxes."
A powder blue fox wearing a black engineer's jumpsuit dropped down from the ceiling with a harness, her long hair tied in a low ponytail using a black ribbon. Her holster belt housed multiple tools while a laser gun was twirled between her gloved fingers.
"Melanie the Fox. One of the best engineers in the world and handy with her guns."
A snow leopard broke the wall for his entrance, brushing the dust off his sleeveless navy leather jacket, his large muscles clearly showing.
"Griffin the Snow Leopard. Known for winning the world championship for heavyweight lifting in Guatamañana. Also good with his fists."
The door busted down to reveal a black and red female hedgehog who was carrying a black and red hammer similar to Amy's. She twirled it menacingly in her hand and I knew this was one person I wouldn't want to cross.
"Crimson the Hedgehog. Versatile in all of her weapon usage and perfect to use this replica of Amy's hammer. Also my twin."
Last but not least, a teal cat strutted in, a bo that matched her fur colour being spun back and forth in her hand.
"Crystal the Cat, her main weapon is the bō staff so she's the perfect woman for the job. Sorry about the lack of men, the ladies are rogue agents from my organisation. And I forgot to show you who I am." She tapped her watch with two fingers and her suit pieced itself off her, revealing a beautiful purple hedgehog with long hair and cyan green eyes unsheathing her sword.
Damn.
