Chapter 4

Ready for an Initiation

Nazo sped towards GUN HQ. The wind was no match for his unbelievable pace. He headed towards the command centre where Anthony and Hershey are. He hasn't seen Anthony for a long time. He embraced him almost as though they were a family. He looked at Hershey and the two shook hands. "Glad we meet at last."

"I was so hoping to meet the other GUN hedgehog who foiled the transport hijackings. Of course I know the others helped and some law abiding citizens."

Nazo had his eyes half-closed on the last sentence, Hershey quickly retracted. "Stupid of me, I was supposed to say Mobius' very own guardians."

Hershey thought she made Nazo pissed but the look on his face was the complete opposite. He had the face of a person who said all is forgiven. She breathed a sigh of relieve. Commander Tower entered along with Cian and Saoirse. Rather than saluting as usual, they embraced which Nazo found very awkward. Anthony found embarrassing even though he was embraced as well. "We got an assignment right now!"

He didn't think before he interrupted the warm welcome, knowing that public enemy number one is on the loose. They quickly heard Anthony's words and got they act together. Commander Tower wiped his uniform with his hands and stood straight. "Now that everybody's here."

"The mission's a success," interrupted Nazo.

"Excellent," smiled Tower.

"Anything else?" Hershey asked curiously.

"One of the smugglers mentioned the drug gang Bunnie took out," continued Nazo. "They used to work for Theobald Williams."

"That's right," said Cian. "They left Williams' crime ring to make their own crime syndicate."

"And it was short-lived," concluded Saoirse. "And Kish used to work for him."

"How's Mina, Tikal, Amy & Sally?" asked Hershey.

"They're doing great," replied Anthony. "They're getting on with their normal lives."

"And Rouge?"

"In the middle of a mission. She has to prevent a jewel heist. It was an assignment she couldn't refuse."

Tower looked at the two dragons. "Care to shed light on the interrogation?"

Saoirse already mentioned that Harold Kish used to work for Williams. She thought the situation is completely useless after Kish told them what they knew in the first place. However she managed to find something useful after the interrogation. "It wasn't easy getting those words out of Kish. He said that the explosives used in the building during the taking of the subway train, cruise liner and aircraft were designed and made by Williams."

"It's almost as though Williams was working for High Man," said Cian.

"It looks as though there's an anonymous mobian working for the bad guys," said a voice.

They turned around and saw Rouge standing in the doorway. Holding in her hand is a sapphire which was her reward for completing the mission. Right behind her was Bunnie Rabbot who also came back from an assignment. Tower filled in on the situation since there's no time to make a welcome back routine. "Better get on with it and hopefully, our target Theobald Williams has come out of hiding and planning his next attack and/or deal."

"He's now doing double duty?" remarked Saoirse.

"First time we heard of a multitasker," surprised Cian.

"Williams does do multiple things on the same day," said Tower. "And somebody not working for GUN or Williams is playing both sides for idiots."

A seal walked to the room where Kish was being held. He slammed the door behind him as soon as he entered the room. Kish was relieved to see him. "Oh thank God Joplin...You came here to kill me?"

"Absolutely," Joplin answered. "Your job hasn't been successful and the boss dislikes failure."

"I think he hates failure. It's like him to say those words."

"Like you about him."

Joplin fired a bullet at Kish, his mistake was not equipping a silencer. The noise was heard outside the interrogation room. Nazo, Saoirse, Cian and Anthony rushed to find where the noise was. Joplin ran towards the entrance and headed towards a vehicle. Anthony fired his gun which made Joplin trip in front of a speeding bus. The bus hit the brakes but it didn't stop in time Joplin flew a few feet and landed on the other side of the road. A sports car collided with Joplin Anthony and Nazo ran towards Joplin's injured body. He was struggling to breathe.

Williams and his group have entered a building via emergency exit. The place they entered is a warehouse, inside it was filled with numerous equipment used. It was used by Theobald during his acts of terrorism.