Working on some stuff on DA; that's why I wasn't here! Oh, yeah, this no way ties in with Reckless, a one-shot about the Dynamite Gang or Ring.
Charmy and company (C) SEGA and Sonic Team
Tomo (C) Me
Ch.7: Rogues vs Sonic vs Dynamite (Well, somewhat Dynamite)
Sonic the Hedgehog stood there with a brood grin on his face. He scratched his head as he stared at Jet. I could only glance down at the action since I had to keep Bark and Nack at gunpoint. I cried out to Storm to hurry.
"Alright!" Storm shouted back. "I'll be there in a minute."
Suddenly, Nack rushed at me. I cried out, pulling the trigger. Nack flopped backwards, holding his wounded chest. Bark grabbed him and made a run for it.
Storm rushed down the steps with the white Chaos Emerald in his palm. He gaped as small trickles of blood leaked from the weasel's chest. He stared at his own wound, gulping in comparison. Storm was by far very lucky. Dumb luck certainly. He asked me what had gone down.
In response, I pointed at the window. A bickerment ensued with Shadow, Jet, Sonic, and Wave. Tomo slowly started up at her feet. She blinked as Bean helped her up. Shadow crossed his arms, tutting audibly.
"What's with the emo hog?" Jet asked Wave, cocking his thumb in Shadow's direction.
Shadow cringed at the emo part. "By far, you are the most pathetic bunch of crooks I've ever seen."
"Wanna make something of it?" Wave challenged, brandishing a stick of dynamite.
Sonic smirked. "Sure! I'm gonna show you all that I'm the Fastest Thing Alive!" Please insert shining rainbow of youth behind him.
I sighed. "Fastest Thing Alive"? Was that really all he could think of? Storm and I exchanged looks of amusement and began our descent to the outside on our Extreme Gears.
Amy gasped at our sudden appearance. "It's Storm and...Charmy?" she gaped.
The Sonic Team gave a sudden gasp as I held the Chaos Emerald. Shadow held the frown on his face. Not a word escaped his lips. Cream held Cheese close to her. I hated seeing her like this, all scared. However, I'm a Babylon Rogue. Not a member of the Sonic Heroes any longer.
I waved. "Hey! How are you?"
Tails smiled. "Charmy! Long time, no see!"
"Momma and I were so worried about you," Cream said, releasing Cheese.
I shrugged. "Yeah, quite an adventure I had."
"Why are you with them?" Rouge asked, cocking her head at Jet and Wave.
I paused. I couldn't think of any excuse. My mind froze. I looked up at Storm. Without warning, Storm scooped me up in his arms, saying, "H-he's one of us, now."
A collective "WHAT!" was heard from the Sonic Team and G.U.N, but Shadow. Of course, not Shadow. He's waaaay too cool for such stuff! That's what you'd expect me to say, right? After how I reacted at Prison Island? Well, I'm not that bee any longer. I won't run away. Every again. Never.
Okay, enough with Naruto and Hinata...
Sonic looked stressed all of a sudden. "Come on, Charmy! You're kiddin', right?"
I shook my head. "Sorry, Sonic, but they helped me. Storm saved me when I almost died. You guys weren't there! I thought we were a team! Beside, Sonic, Tails, weren't you two crashing at the local hotel on South Island?"
The two remained silent.
"You did, but you weren't fast enough!"
"Shut it, Charmy!" Amy sniped, swiping out of her hammer.
I flinched at the size of it. Storm took a step back out of fear. It was growing larger. She shouted something about Sonic, before charging at us. However, Tomo intervened. She kicked the hammer out of her hand, landing a slap on her Adam's Apple. Amy slumped to the ground, unconsious.
I stared up at Tomo, who still looked exhausted from the previous fight with Wave. "Why?" I asked.
Tomo glanced back at me, a cold, eerie feeling in her eyes. "I don't know. You were Espio's friend. He died along with Vector to protect you. If you got hurt now, well," she smirked and looked at me fully. "that wouldn't be fair for my little bro's memories, eh?"
I blushed. She was kind of pretty. I knew what Nack saw in her...Eeek! What am I saying? Cream's the only one I love! I wriggled out of Storm's hold. "Thanks!"
"Whatever. Bean, we're leaving," she ordered.
Bean shrugged. "Okay! We gotta find Chief and Bar-HOLY SMOKES!" he shouted.
From the front door, was Nack being carried by Bark. His expression, along with Tomo's, was filled with shock. They grabbed their Gear and flew towards them. Tomo snatched Nack's Extreme Gear Bike along the way. Bark grabbed it along with hopping on his own. They made a speedy getaway.
"Hold on! Sonic," a G.U.N officer said. "can you hold off these guys?"
He smirked, giving a false salute. "Yes, suh!"
"Good. Men-"
"A-HEM," The women of G.U.N quipped.
"And women, come on! We've got to chase and eliminate the Dynamite Gang!" The gunmen and gunwomen hopped back into their vehicles, giving pursuit.
"Eliminate?" I thought, fearing for Tomo's well-being. "Wait! Stop!" I cried. Too late, they were gone. I hung my head low. A hand touched my shoulder. I looked back up. Jet tapped my cheek.
"Dude, it's cool. We can get through this," the hawk said, giving me a cheery grin.
"Okay!" I agreed, facing the Sonic Team. "So whadda we gotta do with these bozos?"
"Charmy, why are you turning against us?" Tails asked, pulling out an electric cord.
"I'm not. I'm just on a new team," I replied.
"But still!" Sonic shouted, glaring at Jet. "What have you done to Charmy? He would never do this!"
Jet crossed his arms. He shook his head. "Charmy choose to come with us. A choice. I offered it to him, and he accepted. Sorry Sonic, but the bee's a member of the Babylon Rogues now." Suddenly, he snickered. Facing me he asked, "Would you like orange flames on your wrists? Each member of the Rogues must have them."
"Awesome!" I jeered, floating up higher.
Sonic gnarled on his teeth. Suddenly, he grinned. He, too, had an Extreme Gear board. The others did as well. I nearly forgot that they participated in the Ex W.G.P. Shadow, however, did not have on. He was too fast to have a board like the others. Unless, they were his shoes. I glanced down at his feet. Wouldn't you know it? He had a pair of Ex. Skates.
Shadow tapped his foot on the ground. A small light fluttered gingerly around them. He hovered in the air, holding a cocky grin.
My heart pounded. We were just about to fight them. My supposed "friends". I stared at Cream. Cheese sat atop of her head, ready to shoot out like a cannon.
"Alright!" Jet shouted. "Wave, you take care of Rouge and Tails. Storm, you're in charge of Shadow, Charmy, you get Cream-"
"NO!" I screamed.
They all stopped and stared. I blushed, looking away. "I can't fight girls! I'll take care of Tails."
He stared at me for a few more seconds. Storm told me that no one defied Jet. If they did, they would most certainly be punished. The hawk rolled his eyes. "Fine. Wave gets Cream with Rouge, and you can have Tails. But," he locked eyes with Sonic. "Sonic is mine."
"Roger!" the three of us said and took in different directions.
Tails and I flew side-by-side each other. Tails attempted to get me in a chokehold with that puny electric plug of his. I met each slap with my stinger. We both dodged punches from each other. Tails grinded his teeth.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked, avoiding a kick.
"Why?" I repeated. "Ya know, Tails, I believed you were smart. Guess you're pretty dumb!"
Tails growled, showing of his sharp canines. "I am not!"
"Are too!"
"But, really, why?"
I sighed. "They helped me! I owe them! I am a part of them, now." I smirked at the last part. Extremely confident of me, don'tcha think?
Tails blinked back. "...That's...that's your answer? Wow! Here I thought I was Knuckles was dumb."
"Shut up, doo-doo breath!" That was lamest comeback. EVER. We will never speak of this moment again. Kapeesh? Got it? Good. Anyway, I quickly aimed by stinger at his hip, making a jab.
He recoiled in pain, slowing down on his Gear. I hovered in front of him. putting up a strong front. Inside, I was bleeding. Honestly, I did not want to harm Tails, but he was in my, no, the Babylon Rogue's way. He had to be defeated if I wanted to show my worthyness.
Tails held his hip. He pulled out a small screwdriver, throwing it at me. I nearly avoided it. Tails and I panted, both standing up. He lurched by me on his board, speeding up.
"Get back here!" I snapped, flying behind him.
The fox landed on the top of the musuem. He hopped of his board, as did I. He suddenly kicked me square in the chest, apologizing.
I hacked up spit, struggling to my feet.
"What would they think?" Tails asked, dropping his guard.
"Who?" I spat, glaring at him.
His light blue eyes softened. He stared at the ground. "Vector, Espio, Mighty, and Ray." He noticed the hurt on my face, and apologized again. Tails pulled me into a hug.
I froze. My breathing almost stopped. I never really thought about it. What would they think? I know Espio would be mad since he's a ninja. Ray and Mighty would be upset, too. Vector, however, I'm not sure of. He does like moolah of any kind, but he hates doing dirty stuff. Fifty-fifty is a good proposal.
I bit my lip, holding in sobs. I heard a wail of pain in the distance. It was Wave nearly crashing into a police vehicle. The cops flashed her the finger and pulled away. Lazy folks. Just like Shikamaru! She struggled to her feet. Rouge and Cream hopped of their boards. Both of them were floating in the air. Wave coughed, wiping something from her mouth. I hoped to God it was spit.
Rouge chuckled. "Not so tough now, birdie."
"Sh-shut up. That gang-up, you and the brat...it wasn't fair!"
"Oh, cry me a river," she snorted, folding her arms.
"Miss Rouge," Cream interpoded, steping between them. "please stop. I don't want to hurt her."
"Just worry about yourself kid," Wave muttered, standing up. She held her arm.
Shoving Tails away, I grabbed my board, making a dash for Wave. Cream gasped as I landed next to her. I glared at Rouge. I noticed Tails began to fly after me.
"What are you doing?" Wave demanded, shooting eye daggers at me.
"Helping ya!" I said, pounding a fist onto my chest. "Simple!"
She glanced back at me, than towards the landed Tails. She smirked. I cocked my head. The swallow began to laugh. I wondered if she had coke this morning. Maybe she was just tipsy. I don't know. She suddenly looked down at me; an evil grin formulating on her face. I could tell she had an idea.
Wave suddenly picked me up. My stinger was held out in front. I yelped since my chest still hurt from the explosion. She faced me at Tails. She greeted him, calling him "Shorty."
"Don't call me that!" Tails said, filled with dignity.
She grinned, making a dash for him. She raised me over her head, then slashed me down at his shoulder. I noticed the blood on my stinger. Tails slumped at the ground.
Cream was at his side, tears streaming down her face.
"Sorry, Charmy. I couldn't think of any other wa-" Wave was cut off. Rouge had smacked her in the back of the head with a kick. She flew forward, releasing me in the process. She, like Tails, flopped onto the ground. She didn't get up.
I gasped. Tears were forming in my eyes. I quickly sheathed them with my wrist. Wiping them away, I faced Rouge. Cheese suddenly whimpered. I looked at him. Beside him, was Knuckles the Echidna. I cried out his name.
"Charmy!" Knuckles shouted, giving me a pat on the head. "I'm so sorry! I shoulda been there. I shoulda known."
I didn't reply. I hadn't seen him in so long, it chilled me. The former leader of the Chaotix didn't even greet us during the Metal Sonic incident, nor the Black Doom invasion.
Knuckes quickly notified Tails' wound. Then at my bloody stinger. He grabbed me by the zipper of my jacket. "Did you do this?"
My mouth opened. Only gibberish escaped it.
Suddenly, something knocked Knuckes on top of his head. He released me, stumbling forward. He glared back at the figure that smacked him. It was Storm and Jet. Sonic was crawling pathetically on the floor. Shadow was in a nearby garbage can, unconsious. I smiled.
"Charmy, you okay?" Storm asked.
"Just dandy. Appears ya got another date Storm!" I jeered, snickering at Knuckles' bump.
"Where's Wave?" Jet asked, concern leaking in his voice.
I pointed.
Jet gasped. He paused then looked back at Sonic. He quickly kicked him in the head, then ran for Wave. A low moan emitted from her. He knelt down, gently grasping her hand.
Wave muttered his name.
"Hi, Wave," he said, pulling her to her feet.
"Oh, Jet!" The swallow pulled on his head feather. "What are you doing? You should not be concerned with me well-fare."
"Deal with it." He slung her over his shoulder. "Storm, you still got the emerald?"
"...I thought you had it..." he murmured quitely.
"...No, you should still have it..."
Cream quickly stood up. She reached into her dress pocket. It was the white Chaos Emerald! But how did she gain it? My crush gulped. "Please, don't hurt anyone. Charmy, please stop."
I fluttered at the ground. Walking, yes, walking, over her, I placed a hand on her head. "Cream, we didn't mean too. You guys just attacked us first."
"Yes you did!" she snapped. "You hurt Tails! Miss Swallow got hurt as well!"
I was taken back. My hand left her head. A cold feeling rushed through me. I go, "But, I-"
"Shut up, bee!" Rouge snapped. She gently asked Cream for the emerald.
"Sure, Miss Rouge," she said ever-so-sweetly. Just as the emerald was about to reach Rouge's fingertips, I snatched the emerald out of her hands. She gasped, asking why.
I fluttered back, not saying a word. "They weren't there to help me," I repeated in my head. I faced Jet, holding the Chaos Emerald out to him. They seemed shocked by me decision. As Jet gladly accepted the emerald, I turned around towards my former teammates. "I'm gonna be a thief now. I always had this feelin' that I wasn't always gonna be a goodie-goodie, but I'm still my adorable self!" I struck a quick Rock Lee-like pose.
Storm laughed. "Nice pose. That from that show Espio watched?"
I nodded.
Knuckles was absolutely furious with my choice. "Traitor!" he snapped, rushing at me.
Crying out on instict, Storm intercepted the punch with his own fist. He smirked. "I've always wanted some sort of punishment for you cuz ya beat me at the Ex World Grand Prix." He pulled his other fist back, then pounded Knuckles' face. He cried out, falling backwards.
"C'mon!" Jet shouted. "We got to leave, 'fore the cops show!"
"But what about the Dynamites?" I asked.
"They'll be fine," he reassured. "Let's go!"
"Come back!" Rouge ordered.
"Make us!" Storm mocked, laughing his head off.
"Storm, shut up," Wave snapped.
He did, looking fearfully away.
About an hour later, we finally escaped the Sonic Team and went back onto the airship. Jet carried Wave to her, saying that he would stay with her the night. Storm commented that he was probably going to try and touch her chest, like always. I chuckled as we entered out room. He asked if I like the mission.
...DID I LIKE THAT GODDAMN MISSION? Is that what he said? I looked at him with dramatic-horror filled eyes. "IT WAS AWESOOOME!"
Jet yelled at us from Wave's room.
Storm called back his apologize. He slumped onto his hammock. "Really? I knew you would do good."
"Well."
"Pardon?"
"It's well, not good. Espio told me that."
Storm scratched the back of his head. "Huh. Weird. Well, whatever." As soon as he was about to lie back, he shot back up. He went over to his book collection. He pulled out "One Peice." "Ready for chapter two?"
"Of course!" I quickly cuddled into my bed as Storm sat down next to me. He read up until half the chapter, before I fell asleep.
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Next: Recovery! How to Set Jet and Wave Up on a Date!
So sorry for the wait. I've got some story requests to complete. So, like, yeah. JETWAVE!
Kiba-Sniper
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