He ran. Oh, how he ran. He knew exactly what they wanted from him; it was the curse he took for being so damned smart and proud of his inventions. He had flown to the rooftops where he doubted they would capture him, but they had their tricks, unfortunately for him. Growing exhausted, he prayed his tails would not give out on him-or his legs. He just kept running until he accidentally bumped into a figure standing on the roof. Falling back, he screamed, absolutely scared shitless about the idea that one of them had tracked him down. "Pl-Please! Don't take me-I can give you what you want!"
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"Ooph!" The force had sent him backwards hitting the hard concrete.
Startled, with his quills standing up straight. He turned his head to the sound of a small scream that came from right next to him. He saw Tails on the ground with his hands up slightly as if to shield himself.
"T-Tails?" He sputtered. He was the last person to expect to see. His brows pulled together as he went to stand up and walk forward to him, he held out a hand for him to grab.
"What are you doing here?"
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Tails opened his eyes to look up at the hedgehog. "Silver?" He grabbed his hand to help himself up. "I really can't talk right now-they're going to find me! I can't let that happen." He breathed quickly and looked behind him frantically. "If anyone comes by, please, please lead them off in the wrong direction. I'm happy to see you, but I can't-I can't talk. I don't have time."
The scream had caught Espio's attention. Was that Tails? He seemed completely out of it. By ninja means, and the help of a staircase, he joined them on the roof and turned visible. "Tails, what's wrong?" He squeaked again, but looked and was thankful it was only Espio. "I can't stay. I'm sorry. I'll explain when I can."
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Silver thought about the situation, Tails was very eager to get out of there. Should he just let him go or should they stand up to whoever was after him? Now that Espio had arrived they could help him.
"Woah- slow down." He tried to calm him down, he waved his hand slightly. "Lead who in the wrong direction?"
He kept looking behind Tails to see if he could spot anyone.
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"There was a convention last week where the greatest inventors would come and show their latest prototypes-" He spoke fast, but calmed down to breathe. "I went. There was a group of guys, I think they're part of the mafia, or something? I really don't know. They were hassling a lot of the inventors, asking to buy a lot of the prototypes. I was one of them, but refused. They didn't let up until I asked to speak with security and the convention floor manager to get them to leave." He sighed, "I'm such a fucking idiot."
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Silver processed what Tails was saying as fast as he could, who knew when these Mafia henchmen were going to show up.
"Okay, Tails." He turned to look in the direction that Tails kept looking towards. "If they come this way I'll make sure they won't come after you."
Would he fight them to leave Tails alone or should he just divert them away? He wasn't sure, but he didn't want Tails to get hurt because of some assholes.
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"Don't act like you know me. Act ignorant, don't let them think you're affiliated with me at all. I don't want either of you to get involved, please. This is my problem, and my problem alone. Thanks." He started running again, flying between the gaps of the buildings to look for an appropriate hideout.
The Mafia? Holy shit, Tails. He felt horrible about him being under that pressure. This type of case would make for some serious money, but he knew that even Vector knew this was territory nobody should be involved in. "Do you think Sonic knows?" It was the first thing that came to mind, considering that the fox was so close to him. Noting what he had just said, he probably didn't tell him because Sonic would definitely get involved.
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Silver shook his head slightly. "Sonic definitely doesn't know about this." He closed his eyes and stayed quiet for a moment. He could feel a slight change in the energy around them, it was a gradual build up.
He opened his eyes and cut a quick look to the left where he could feel a presence in the distance. Mafia henchmen? Probably.
He thought about what Tails said, act like he didn't know him at all. He can do that, he just waited for the inevitable. The Mafia is sure to be an unfriendly group of people.
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They could see two figures in the distance. Neither of them looked like the silhouette of that two-tailed freak they were looking for. They kept running until they faced the standing duo. "Have you seen a friend of ours? 'Bout yay big, yellow and white fur, two big tails? We had a little misunderstanding, but he just doesn't want to listen." "Yeah, we just want to clear something up with him."
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"Two tails, really?" Silver said in a disbelieving tone as he rolled his eyes. He had his arms crossed. "No, we haven't seen him."
Silver used his telepathy on the two he had no remorse for anyone that was a part of a gang and had no problem sensing their thoughts. They were weak minded anyway. They were going to hurt Tails if they found him and he wouldn't let that happen.
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Aw, hell. Shit, where could that little fucker have gone? I'm getting tired of running after his ass. "Thanks, man. Let's go, Joshua. He's probably still running." The two kept running. They seemed pretty good at parkour as they flipped over and between the buildings.
"I hope he really hasn't been running from them for a week. I want to help, but we should focus on finishing our case first." Espio watched as they ran, hoping the conversation with Tails didn't delay him too much.
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Silver watched as the two ran and he finally looked over at Espio. "Shouldn't we contact Sonic first? Tell him what's going on so we can continue our case? I'm worried for Tails."
He didn't know how to get in contact with the blue hedgehog, in fact, Silver couldn't remember the last time he talked with him. It may have been at least a year, but he figured that the agency may have a- I don't know- a Sonic hotline? He wasn't sure how anyone got a hold of him.
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"I haven't seen him for months. If Vector or Charmy did, they would have said something about him. We might have more luck finding Vivian's father than we would at finding Sonic, considering he's all over the place, and much too fast. Unless, you'd want to split up?"
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Silver felt a tinge of-something when Espio mentioned splitting up. It would only be until he could find Sonic to tell him his friend Tails was in danger. It was for a good reason, he could tell that Espio cared about it, too.
"For now, I think I should find Sonic- or maybe take care of this business myself." He paused. "Maybe we could meet up later?"
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"Of course. If you can, ask around for Vivian's father. We can cover more ground by separating, too. Good luck on finding Sonic, Silver. Take care."
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Silver nodded and went for a handshake. "Yeah, sounds like I'll need all the help I can get. Be safe, Espio." He smiled and started to walk in the direction that Tails went. His best lead to find Sonic would be Tails.
Although, it sounded like no one knew where he was and he had no idea where Tails hid. Silver walked along the rooftops for a while and thought about where to go.
He had not seen Sonic once since arriving in Station Square, perhaps this was his chance to travel to the Mystic Ruins.