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Gadget's POV

We both had gotten changed into our winter clothing. I was wearing a black shirt, some grey cargo pants I had recently bought, and grey wool gloves. Infinite didn't seem to mind wearing the clothes I got him, which was nice. He actually really seemed to appreciate it. Most of us really dislike wearing any kind of clothing other than our gloves and shoes, but I guess we're exceptions in our society.

I put on my very special green military jacket, slipped on my waterproof winter boots and went outside. I wanted to check the surroundings out so that no enemies were around. I walked around in the recently placed snow on the ground from the recent snowstorm this part of the country had. I ended up parking by behind an old destroyed motel to take a brief nap.

I looked around from behind the RV, down the road, to anywhere. There was barely any traffic on the road, and the only traffic there was, was just the regular civilian car, and not a military vehicle of some kind thankfully.

Infinite had just told me that supposedly the dictator of this country, one responsible for a lot of bad things in their time, wanted to see him personally for some sort of deal. That really raised flags for me, knowing that now we're being pursued and that getting out of this place won't be easy as I thought.

I walked back to the RV and went inside. "Did you see anything?" Infinite asked once I got inside. I shook my head and wiped fog off my glasses.

"We aren't too far out from the border. I think we can make it there without an issue." I said. "That being said, we should move." I walked over to the driver's area and started it up. I heard my new friend doing his best to walk over here and sit in the passenger seat.

"Speaking of which," He raised a finger. "What are you gonna do once we're there?" He asked me. I paused for a moment.

"Um... I was thinking of getting you to a secluded spot somewhere where you can live for the time being while I head back to my home in Sunset Heights." I explained.

"You realize I have a life too, right!? I have a home there as well, and my squad..." Infinite said. Obviously he was getting agitated, but squad? What squad? I thought. I looked at him intently.

"It's really best you don't go back there for the next while. The U.F is still a heavy Resistance-controlled country, and it's where Sonic's team is. You'll be hunted down and killed within the next few days. Two weeks maximum." He just put his head down on the dash.

"I need to find my squad." I heard him grumble. "I need to make sure they're okay." There he goes with the 'squad' thing again. I sighed and worked up a response. I closed my eyes and spoke.

"If you really, really, want to, then I can't stop you. I just don't want anyone else to die or get hurt, especially after seeing what's happened to you. I'm worried, that's all. Isn't it human and anthro nature to care about eachother?" I heard him sigh a very disappointed sigh.

"That's my damn point, Gadget." I watch him lift his head off the dash and look at me. "Know what, we're not solving anything by arguing. The only thing you're accomplishing is getting me closer and closer to becoming pissed off!" He growled at me and pointed at me. "And you really, really, don't want to see me pissed off."

I found myself slouching back away from him. "Sorry." I apologized to him and drove us out and back onto the main road.

For the next while we continued to drive, not saying a word to eachother. I had gotten curious about who this squad was that he really cared about, but I figured it was best that I kept it to myself. Infinite was in a bad mood already. I didn't want to push it anymore.

I eventually had to stop the vehicle. To stop and think before I could focus on the road. "Why are you stopping?" I heard the jackal next to me ask. "To argue with me more?"

"No, I just need to stop and think, that's all." I replied, I took my glasses off and began rubbing my eyes.

"Come on, we really need to get going." I heard him say in a rushed and annoyed tone of voice. I ignored him. "I'm not being captured again! Hurry up with whatever you're doing!" I ignored him again. He seemed to stop talking briefly.

"Your dishwasher of a mom can drive faster than you, go!"

I hope I did not just hear that right.

"What did you say?" I asked sternly, not looking at him.

"Your mom, who does nothing but wash dishes is better at driving that you." I slammed my hands against the steering column. In my peripheral vision, I saw him jump unexpectedly. I looked at him and stared angrily. I can't believe he just had the nerve to say that around me.

"You don't talk about my parents that way, especially my momma! They were killed and laughed at by damn aliens, and I saw it for myself! They were killed for nothing, so don't talk about my damn parents like that! I won't hesitate to leave you here. Hell, maybe I should've left you to die in that prison."

I looked back at briefly and saw an apologetic and uncertain look in those two different coloured eyes. I rested my head down on the wheel and began to stop and cry as the sad memories of my late parents came back to haunt me once again.

Infinite's POV

I put a hand on his shoulder. "Gadget, look, I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't think I was gonna hurt you this bad emotionally. I didn't know about your parents, it was my mistake. I'm really sorry, okay?" I meant that wholeheartedly. Gadget was the only person besides my own squad that I could trust now, and because of my stupidity I could end up losing him and being thrown into the ditch.

He continued to sob as I did my best to comfort him. "Go away." I heard him say.

"I understand what you went through, Gadget. You really should've just told me beforehand."

"You don't know anything..." I heard the wolf sob. I put an arm around him.

"I know how you feel. I've had a really bad experience myself before, and it's one I hate to remember too. I lost five members in my squad because of betrayal and corruption. I know how you feel."

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