STH © SEGA
Sarah belongs to me, BlackPetals23. Alicia belongs to aliciathewolf45.
Enjoy! Though this chapter is very straight forward and I apologize for that, I'm losing ideas only because we're so close to the ending!
Chapter Eighteen:
Cabin 13…Again
Buffy and George sat in the police car while the officer closed the door and walked over to the girls and Scourge plus two other officers—the armadillo and dog.
The new officer was a female cat. She nodded to her partners and said, "Those two won't be coming out of jail for a long time."
"They murdered people? What if they murdered our guys!?" Cream wailed.
"Relax," the cat spoke with her arms out in front of her. "None of the bodies were found to be the missing Mobians. They're still out there and our rescue team is looking for them, so calm down."
"Alright, so there's still hope," Amy nodded to her friends.
"Also," the cat looked at a notebook she carried. "Mr. Barker was linked to the murders as the two said."
"Wait…." Rouge paused. "Mr. Barker is going to jail?"
"That should be good news for us," Sonia muttered. "But that doesn't stop the fact that we're going too."
"That actually isn't a fact."
They turned around to see Tim. Amy walked forward first. "We're sorry, for what we did."
"Cabin 13 is now available," Rouge nodded with Blaze.
Tim looked at the officers. "Could you excuse us, please?"
The three nodded and walked to their car, about ten feet away. The lizard glanced at the girls. "Seeing as Mr. Barker is being taken in for further questioning, he left me to take complete charge. Something is telling me he knows his background will be checked and he'll have a five hundred pound fiancé named Duke in his cell."
Cream giggled with Alicia. Rouge nudged them before nodding to Tim. "So…why'd you come to tell us this?"
"Because I knew the police wouldn't. And also because I'm willing to compromise."
They looked at each other before glancing back at Time. Amy and Sarah stood in the front of their friends with Scourge on the side.
"What'd you have in mind?"
"You pay for the damage done to the cabins and I'll let you go."
"W-What?" Sarah asked in disbelief. "After Rouge put that fish on your face?"
"Honestly, I'm used to it. I've got a wife and kids back home."
"Back home?" Amy asked.
Tim frowned. "I only came up here for the job. Times are tough in Center Mobius and I lost my job as a reporter-"
"You know, Tim, you don't have to stay and work here," Rouge said.
"I know. First I'm letting you go and then I'm closing this place down—getting rid of the cabins so it'll go back to campers and tents like how it should be."
"You are?" Blaze inquired.
"Yup. You guys seem like nice people, you have love for each other. You're like a big family all piled into a truck just to come camping."
The group stared at each other with a smile before looking back at Tim. The lizard sighed. "So, if you don't care," he held out the key that said on the side 'Cbn. 13'. "Would you like to stay here for one more week?"
"We'd have to pay more plus the damage done-"
"That's what I was planning on but I'm afraid I won't do it," Tim gave the key to Scourge. "You guys just pay for one more week and that'll be enough to demolish the cabins you painted."
Rouge smirked. "Of course. Unless you want us to take a day off of that week to wreck those cabins ourselves."
"If you guys have anybody in mind to help you, I don't mind."
'Anita and Fritz,' was the thought going through all of their heads as they stared at each other once again.
"Don't worry," Scourge smiled at him. "We have the perfect pair."
After Tim talked to the officers and left in his truck, the police shook hands with the group and left as well, telling the group to wait for the search party to come back. Amy clasped her hands together. "Isn't this great?"
"Why do things always seem to work out for you guys?" Scourge inquired with a raised eyebrow.
"I don't care how, I just know I'm going to hang out with them a lot more often," Fiona giggled.
"Come on," Amy grabbed her bag full of clothes and other necessities. "Let's go unpack."