DC: Hello, people. Do any of you who read these stories review? I only got 1 freakin' review! It makes be feel mediocre when no one reviews. Sigh. Oh, and thank you SergeantKlump (sorry if it's spelled wrong) for the name info. It turns out Fang's name is Fang the Sniper. It's that or Nack the Weasel. Shudder. So, on with the story!

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Carnage awoke the next morning, confused at her surroundings. After spending most of her life on the streets, awaking in a soft bed with blankets was new. Then she remembered the previous night. "Oh, yes," she thought, "I'm at that cat's house." She got out of bed and walked into the living room. "Nice place." she said out loud.

"Yes it is, Miss." said a voice behind her. Carnage spun around and saw she was not alone. Standing behind her was a raven. He looked almost exactly like Jet, the infamous leader of the Babylon Rouges, except he was black and his eyes were purple.

"Who are you?" asked Carnage, bewildered. Except for her and the cat, she assumed that Fang the Sniper was the only other person in the apartment.

"Oh, I am just a humble servant." said the raven. "You can call me Shade." Shade smiled a sly smile. "Would madam like to change into some casual clothes for the day? To my knowledge, undergarments are not the best thing to gallivant about town in." Carnage blushed. "Don't worry, you can find some clothes in the wardrobe in your room." Carnage rushed to her room to change.

After about 10 minutes, Carnage emerged from her room wearing a purple tank top and black shorts. She walked into the kitchen to find everyone there. Bane and Fang were talking and Shade was cooking breakfast.

"Ah, welcome Carnage," greeted Bane, "Have you met my butler, Shade?" Carnage nodded, slightly blushing at the memory of their meeting. "Good," replied Bane, "Take a seat and breakfast will be ready soon." Carnage sat down next to Fang. After a few minutes, Shade brought the food to the table. There was sausage, eggs, bacon, pancakes, biscuits, and a wide assortment of other breakfast food to put IHOP to shame. Carnage had never seen so much food in her life.

"I hope sirs and madam find the meal to there liking." said Shade.

"Well, dig in." said Bane. And they did.

After breakfast, the team assembled in the living room to discuss their plan; or lack thereof.

"So," began Fang, "Since I organized this operation I would like to propose an idea. I suggest that we begin by searching for the Chaos emeralds. Do we all agree?" Bane stood up.

"I think that is a great idea, and it just so happens I have a tool that could make this job easier." He ran to his room. 15 seconds later he returned with what appeared to be a flat plate made out of badly chipped pink glass. "This," he said holding it up for all to see, "Is a scrying glass. I can use this to see the location of the emeralds." Before he could, though, Carnage stood up to speak.

"Are you suggesting that we can use that piece of junk to find things?" she asked mockingly.

"Well, do recall that last night I managed to teleport you, Fang and me from the junkyard to here, which is 5 miles away. Also, when you looked in my room the magical aura was strong enough to knock you unconscious." Carnage bristled. She didn't like being reminded of her faults.

"So, how does it work?" she asked mildly.

"Well," said Bane smiling, "I'll show you." Bane set the glass on the table and began chanting. Suddenly, the plate rose and began reflecting images. A beach, a battleship half submerged in water, a stadium, a tower, an island, a high-tech looking base, and a mansion. As quickly as they appeared, the images vanished and the plate fell, chipping it more.

"Wow." muttered Fang and Carnage. Bane stood up.

"What you just saw," he began, "Were the location of the emeralds, and it looks like the first stop is Emerald Coast. Get changed into your swimsuits and let's go!

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Well, it looks like the quest is on for our heroes/villains. What adventures wait at Emerald Coast? What challenges lurk at the other seven locations? Why am I asking you these questions? Review and stay tuned!

P.S. I guess all the chapters will be long. Sorry for the lie.