Chapter 6:
Jet was not in a good mood. They'd been let out of the hospital, and now they had to promise to let their minds be wiped of some very wonderful information that would probably earn lots of money once the mission was done. And to cap it all, Scarrvy had met them and promised to the same thing, "Isn't this exciting?" "No." Snapped Jet. "Now now, this is great! Adventure, we'll only forget about were their headquarters are and stuff regarding were they meet. We only know Platinum, Lou, Tor, Slit, Rose, Jack, and Devil's names, and there are lots of people with those names so that won't be erased, the same with Darien. And guess what? I got two members from Company Chaos to help us!" Now Wave snapped, "If one of them is Shade I am going to continue this under protest." "How did you know Shade was one?" Asked Scarrvy gleefully.
Ricky and Larry had gone to get some EX G boards for all of them, and while Ricky was nodding his head to music Larry was looking at things and quietly singing. Then they saw a sight that they thought was pretty strange. A tan colored fox was riding a horse in the middle of all the traffic, he had a turquoise blue cap, purple eyes, a blue ponytail, a red shirt with a folded down collar and breast pocket, chest fur, blue, grey, and black gloves, blue pants, and white, grey, and black boots. Seeing them looking at him he smiled and guided his horse over. "Hi! Can I help you?" "Who are you?" Asked Larry though he thought he had a pretty good idea, "Mivdi, man for hire." He smiled, "You aren't looking for anyone to hire are you Jan?" Larry and Ricky blinked, "Jan?" "Oh you don't fool me, I know you're Jan." "How?" "I can see auras, and because two of you are together, I'm guessing you're from that group. Anyway. What are you looking for?" "Oh we're just getting some extreme gear then going on a mission." "Well let Chestnut and I go with you." Said Mivdi cheerfully. Larry and Ricky glanced at each other, "Well I guess it's okay..." "Great! I'll meet up with you somewhere, were will we meet?" "What's your cell phone number?" "Why?" "We'll call you." "Okay!" Mivdi and Chestnut cantered off back into the traffic. "Well that was weird."
Amikus was looking out the window of the apartment. He shook his head uneasily. "What's wrong?" Asked Horace. "Nothing." But his brow was slightly furrowed, "Oh come on something is wrong, I can sense it, what is it?" "Horace get over here and care for your board or I'm going to have to repair it again!" Called Dave. Horace sighed, "No matter what you say Amikus, I know that something is wrong, it's only a matter of time until I find out what." Amikus turned his head slightly as Horace walked off. And Horace was right, something was troubling Amikus, it was in the form of a purple weasel with a brown hat he'd seen running along the street in their direction.
Nack the sweating hard, he was glad that he had his gloves, otherwise his gun would be stuck and he wouldn't be able to shoot. He wiped a trickle of sweat out of his eyes and again checked he had enough ammunition. He quietly went up until he reached the top floor, then he knocked down the door, "Freeze or I shoot! But I'm gonna shoot anyway, so if you stay still it might not hurt." He grinned around insanely. He thought all of them were there, but he was wrong, suddenly he felt pain and looked down to see a dagger tip blossoming from his chest, he opened and closed his mouth but no sound came out, he looked up in surprise before falling forward. Nack the weasel was dead. Mivdi stepped over him, "Hello, I grabbed the dagger on the way up, we heard a commotion." "Good job Mivdi!" Larry and Ricky clapped him on the back. "Oh it's nothing, I've practiced with daggers forever, pistols are my other specialty in the weapons area." Devil cocked his head to the side and looked at Mivdi searchingly. "Hello mate, I'm Mivdi, man for hire, since these two tell me that the job is rescue of some important people including my idols, Shadow and Sonic, I'm gonna help for free, and I've decided they're my friends and I always help friends for free, so what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" They told him about the clue and were surprised when he laughed out loud. "There is one store in the world that sells both books and stereos so it's a pretty obvious clue, it's in Westopolis so come on, we have to get there quickly if we want to get there before they close." He clattered down the stairs with everyone else following.
"Why do you have a horse? You could have a car." Said Charmy. Mivdi smiled as he mounted Chestnut, "Because young bee, Chestnut was a gift from my grandfather, and I loved my grandfather and I love horses, and Chestnut has saved my life a few times, and when he takes it into his head he can, he goes faster than a car." "Wow." Charmy looked impressed. Chestnut was chestnut colored with a white mane and tail. And one white sock on his left foreleg. "Can I have a ride?" Whined Charmy. "Don't be a nuisance Charmy." Said Vector. "No, you can, as long as you don't sting him, he'll go berserk." "Okay!" Charmy carefully sat down. "COOL!" He hollered. "Charmy you haven't even gone anywhere so why do you (beep)ing care?!" Yelled Vector. Mivdi twisted around, "Anymore yelling and I'll use my skill to dessect the person who was doing it." He said calmly, his eyes flashing. Vector fell silent, but Charmy hadn't noticed and was talking loudly.
Lario was hiding by the road, well, that's what he was trying to make himself believe, he'd actually been beaten up, he was strong, but his weakness was that he seemed afraid of everyone. So he had been lying there for half an hour. He heard the clip clopping of horse hooves and a car, he tried to move but couldn't, the gang who had beaten him up, the Brick Brawlers, had left some logs on him, so he heard the car coming closer and closer. It was there, then it was gone, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you okay?" He yelped, a black hedgehog with red hair was crouching by him, "N...n...no..." He stuttered, she frowned and lifted the logs off him, she picked him up, she was wearing a black shirt and blue camo jeans, "I'll take care of you, don't worry." They turned, and disappeared.
Shadow groaned and sat up, the others were all on the floor, whimpering in their sleep, Shadow pushed his face into his palms, it was hopeless, they'd never get out, no matter how much Sonic assured them it would happen. Suddenly he heard a faint scratching. He looked up, he thought he saw a chameleon horn for a minute, but when he looked again it wasn't there, he growled and cursed the fact he didn't have his heat projecting glasses to make sure he hadn't been seeing things. But as Sonic suddenly sat up Shadow's mind was distracted.
The Jan, the Chaotix, the Air Masters, and the crime lords, men for hire and all the rest, were gathered around a trapdoor in the alley behind the stereo and book store. Harley suddenly appeared, "See anything?" Asked Avery. Harley nodded, "I mapped what I could, I thought I saw Sonic but I'm not sure." "Well let's go already, I'm getting impatient." David toyed with his pistols which he had loaded with special bullets that ate through metal. And he had tested them, they worked like a charm. "So, what's the rescue plan?" Asked Platinum cheerfully. Before Devil could say anything Vector interrupted, "How about we charge in, destroy everything that gets in our path and bust the others out?" "That might get us caught and killed, so, we have Espio and Harley, since they can go invisible, scout ahead, I'll go with them, we'll scout ahead and make sure that no one is ahead of us, of course when it's unavoidable or when someone is in front of us, we'll let everyone else know, Harley, download the map into our watches too so that we can locate the others if we get lost." Harley nodded and did Devil's first. After a few seconds, "Are you ready? Then move in!"
Darlaska was practically squealing with joy, "Yes, yes! That bee will be perfect, I'll be able to use him to make the others stay still so I can test my toys on them too!" He cackled like a maniac and returned to watching his screen, the one that showed Charmy buzzing along near the back of the group.
Lario opened his eyes slightly and saw that the hedgehog who had saved him was talking to, his stomach flipped, a robot, it had a Metal Sonic before Metal Overlord design, and a cloak, after the hedgehog finished, they nodded to each other and the robot disappeared, Lario fainted.
Author note: I really think I'm going to remove the Babylon Rogues from the scene, they might appear in a sequel though... Tell me what you think with your reviews! If you can't review, I heartily understand.