Chapter 5: The hunt.
Xeno-Arc's lips tightened into a small smirk, hidden from the world. His prey approached swiftly, the attempted stealth absolutely futile. A growl came from behind. The beast leapt out, ready to feast. Xeno-Arc disappeared, the big cat missing enirely. He reappeared, slamming both feet down on it's head. He stepped off, and glanced at the fur. He grumbled, "Another Tiger..." He turned his head. A group of big cats, mostly lions, stood still, eyes wide. Xeno-arc demanded, "Is their a Great Wilder here?" The scattered. He ran at and grabbed the tail of a Lion. It dropped a pile and fainted. He grunted, knowing this would take a long time, and tossed the lion over his shoulder. He took a step forward, and stepped in the pile. He growled and thought, (I will kill that lion...)
It giggled at the flight it was making, the gold chao fluttering in the breeze. It bumped it's head on a floating island. It hovered over the top, and found itself staring at a magnificent large emerald was placed in the top, seven others surronding it. It gleamed in exitement and made a beeline towards the steps. A hand caught it midflight. It followed the arm to a light pink echidna. It smiled and made a cute noise. The Echidna smiled, and tickled it's stomach, stating, "Aren't you just the cutest!" The chao made another noise. "Me? My name is Julie-Su. What's your name?" Another noise. "Arcano? I've never heard of a chao named like that." She looked over her shoulder, and called, "Hey, Knuckles! Come look at this little guy!" A red Echidna behind her didn't move, soundly snoring. She groaned in annoyance. The Chao fluttered up to her head, and currled into a ball. She sighed, sitting down herself. A butterfly fly by, tickling her nose.
The Plains Zone burned in fire, Xeno-Arc's shadow emerging from the fire. Eggman's voice crackled on his Visor's earpiece, "Bzzzzzt- Xeno-arc, where are you?" "I had a run in with a group of bandits. Pitiful ones at that." "I just got information from my scouts. A Great Wilder is wandering outside the floating Island. Head out immediately! -Bzzzzt" He turned back to the fire. Some of the bandits wandered out, holding swords and guns, their armor burnt black. One shouted, "Found you now, runt!" Xeno-arc smiled. The gun holders fired, Xeno-Arc dodged all the shots, throwing himself back, and cartwheeled, and flipping over the fire, stopping before the last one a.d catching it. He dropped it. The bandits froze. He disappeared again. They gawked, searching for their foe. He called from one of the top of a claymore, "Up here." They turned and had their jaws fall, the black being dissappeared. He reappeared, knocking away five bandits with one kick. He grabbed several needles, and threw them, piercing the rest. He mumbled, "Can't one of you take a single hit?"