Wow. For once I'm getting an update early in the day! That makes me very happy! So anyway, this chapter is not from Sonic's POV. It's from Tails's.
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Tails hated being in this room, but it was what he had signed up for. If this is what he had to do, then so be it. Whether or not he threw up on the floor or suddenly started crying. Seeing your friend's dead body in front of you could do that.
It was the first time Tails had seen Amy since she'd been shot, and Tails's heart froze at the sight. So many bullet holes ruined her body and blood stained her fur. It was horrible to look at.
Tails turned his gaze to look at the floor. The knowledge that her body was right there, however, still continued to attack his brain.
He wondered what he should be doing right now and looked up at the General. Tails prayed that he wouldn't have to do an autopsy. But then again, the cause of death should be evident. Bullet holes might be the clue.
The General cleared his throat. "So…Mr. Prower…any ideas?"
Tails looked at him confused. "On what?"
The General's eyes flickered to Amy. "On what happened."
"Well…she was shot."
"By who is what I'm asking."
Tails shook his head. "I don't know."
The General sighed. He sounded a little angry, and Tails couldn't blame him. When they had received Tails's call, G.U.N. probably thought that Tails would figure everything out. Not be as clueless as they were.
"So what are you doing here?" The General seemed tired of this. This was pretty serious after all. Sonic was a world-renowned hero. If one of his friends received a bullet, the apocalypse might as well have been put into motion.
"I'm just trying to do what I can to help."
Tails turned his gaze back to the floor. He felt sick to his stomach and his eyes itched with tears. Maybe there wasn't anything he could do.
But what would Sonic think if he knew what Tails was acting like? Buddy, you're stronger than that. C'mon, you'll figure out what to do. Don't worry about it.
Tails gathered in a shaky breath and turned his gaze to Amy's body. His heart dropped to the pit of his stomach when he noticed that Amy died with her eyes wide open. He swallowed hard. "Um…so many bullets hit her?"
"Six. Ten were fired."
A tear slipped from Tails's eye. Then he turned back to the General. "Can I see one?"
The General opened his mouth to respond, but the door behind him opened. A soldier walked in and saluted the General. "Sir, we have another murder. Possibly related."
The General took the folder from the soldier. "What?"
"Her name is Kora Neils, sir."
"All right. I'll come in a minute."
The soldier ran out of the room as the General flipped through the folder. Tails asked, "What's going on?"
"Another murder. Based on these reports, I'd say it was done by the same person who killed Amy Rose." The General flipped the folder closed. "We need to investigate the crime scene."
Tails nodded. "Okay." Anything to get out of this room.
Tails followed the General out of the room but couldn't help turning around and looking at his poor friend's body. I'll do what I can, Amy. And I bet Sonic will too. The murderer will be caught.
Tails walked beside the General in the hallway. "Can I see that?"
The General looked up from the file. "Sure," he muttered, handing the folder to Tails.
Tails flipped open the folder. A picture inside showed her species to be a deer. Tails quickly looked away from the picture, not wanting to know what the face of the dead anthro looked like. Her name was Kora Neils, and she lived in Westopolis according to the information next to the photo.
What was the connection with Amy? Tails could see that she had been shot, but that didn't make any difference. A bullet shot could mean anything. Tails personally didn't know Kora and doubted Amy did. Why would Amy have gone to Westopolis and have ended up meeting her anyway?
Tails turned the page. Pictures of the crime scene already rested inside the folder, Tails discovered. As Tails swallowed to keep himself from getting sick, he thought, Oh, that's why they think the shootings are related.
Multiple bullet wounds pierced the deer's dead body in the middle of her apartment. Tails shook his head. Who could be doing this? Attacking innocent people only to spill their blood?
Before, Amy's death made sense: she was a friend of Sonic so that made her a good target. It would wreck with Sonic's head. But now…why was this murderer continuing to kill anthros that Sonic didn't really know? Was Amy just a random murder? Or was there a deeper connection?
Tails flipped the file closed, not wanting to find out more about the violence. He stared straight ahead as he walked down the hall.
Tails hated the idea of having to investigate the crime scene, but if it stopped these violent murders, then that's what he would have to do. Tails began the long process of preparing himself to see someone's poor cold body lying on the floor pierced with bullets and stained with blood.