Let the story continue. I found out my next move.
It's an early morning at the G.U.N. headquarters as Shadow takes a sip of coffee from his personal mug. The mornings were always slow usually because nothing big ever happened in the mornings. Shadow sat at his desk with his feet on the desk and his chair reared back. He was completely ignoring the paperwork on his desk simply because he didn't feel like filling out forms. He always manages to come through before they're due somehow no matter what time he starts. Shadow was enjoying his peace and quiet until a G.U.N. officer approached his desk.
"Hard at work as usual, eh, Shadow?" teased the officer. He was a skinny guy, about 5'6, and had dirty blonde hair with a crew cut.
Shadow opened his eyes and gave him an annoyed look. "What do you want, Jenkins?"
"The commander wants to see all of his agents in the briefing room immediately," said Jenkins.
Shadow sighed. "I'll be right there." He really hated his mornings being interrupted. The commander had better have a good reason for interrupting him or he might just hit the whole building with a Chaos Blast.
Shadow took his feet off of his desk and walked out of the office down the hall, took the elevator up to the fifth floor, and arrived promptly to the briefing room a minute later. He walked in and saw that he was the last one to arrive.
"Nice of you to show up, Agent Shadow. Now, we can begin," said the commander.
Shadow took his designated seat at the long table, which was next to Rouge. He looked next to him and saw that the seat was empty.
"We have a very urgent situation that has recently come up. Normally, this sort of thing is left in the hands of the local police, but this is a very special situation," said the commander.
"Commander, shouldn't we wait on Rouge before we discuss the situation? She is the top agent here," said one of the agents.
"Rouge is the situation," said the commander. "For the past couple of days, Rouge has been off duty on her vacation days, but we've just discovered that she's not really on vacation." The giant monitor behind the commander turned on. "This is security footage taken from Station Square Savings and Loans just an hour ago. As you can see, a gypsy was making trouble for the clerks at the bank. We've zoomed in on her and got a positive I.D. that this gypsy is Agent Rouge."
"What's so special about Rouge playing dress-up in a bank?" asked an agent.
"As we zoom out and look in the back, we can see that her act was merely a distraction to allow this gentleman to sneak into the back of the bank undetected," said the commander as he zoomed in on Knuckles. "There hasn't been any positive I.D. on him yet, but we do know that he's an echidna. Here, we can see the echidna hold the bank manager at gun point and force her to open the vault. After taking the money, he exited through the back door."
"How can we be sure that Rouge is involved with the culprit? What if he was just lucky that Rouge picked today to cause a scene?" asked another agent.
"I'm glad you asked," said the commander. The monitor changed again. "This is a picture of two heat signatures that were photographed by a guard robot at a jewelry store in Emerald Town last night. They have been identified as an echidna and bat energy signature. Coincidence? I think not," he concluded.
The monitors went blank again.
"Under normal conditions, we could ignore this and void all the charges on Rouge by finding a scapegoat, but because she involved a non-agent in her crimes, she must be considered a rogue and brought in as well. As an accessory to an armed robbery, she must be dealt with. Put out an A.P.V. for Rouge the Bat. If you see her, you are to apprehend her and her accomplice by any means necessary. Dismissed," said the commander.
All of the agents except Shadow got up from the table and went back to their duties. As Shadow sat there, he thought about his friend.
"What's Rouge gotten herself into now?" he wondered to himself.
"You're thinking about her. Aren't you?" asked the commander.
"It just doesn't make any sense. I can understand the jewelry store robbery, but a bank isn't Rouge's style," explained Shadow.
"I know. There's a missing piece to this puzzle somewhere, but it's too late to figure out what it is. I'm sorry, but Rouge is now a felon; she must be dealt with accordingly. I know that she's your friend, but I trust you to do the right thing when the time comes," said the commander.
The commander walked off, leaving Shadow there in the room alone with his thoughts.
I know. That's a short chapter for such a long break, but I've been busy. I hope you all can understand that. The next one will be longer because we'll be getting back to my favorite duo.
The plot thickens. Now, G.U.N. is after Knuckles and Rouge. How will they fare? You'll have to wait for my next update to find out. Oh, and that ending part was not Shadouge. Anyone who knows me could probably figure that out, but this is for those who don't know me very well.
P.S. College is great!! :)
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