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Chapter 3: Sidetracked
"Espio, do your stuff!" Vector commanded him.
"Okay." Espio said.
"You can do it!" I encouraged before he walked off.
We were standing next to the first trail leading off from the park. Espio went off to search the park for clues while I checked for any signs of Tails having gone down the path. Having found something I called Vector over.
"See this?" I asked Vector, holding up a single strand of fur. "I'm pretty sure it's Tails's." I informed him.
"Are you sure?" Vector asked.
"Pretty sure. I found it on the leaf of a bush by the trail." I told him.
"So he went down that way?" Vector asked.
"Not necessarily." I explained "If that really is his hair, then it means that he at least passed by here. But it doesn't mean he went down that way."
"Hmm... you're right." Vector agreed "I wonder if Espio's found anything?"
"Who knows?" I said "I should probably check further down the trail for any other signs."
"Okay then, you do that. I'll stay back here and wait for Espio." Vector told me.
I headed down the path, looking back and forth for anything out of place or that might give me a clue on Tails's location. I couldn't find anything near the entrance, so I flew a little ways onward. While searching I noticed a really pretty flower. It smelled SO good. I got a little sidetracked... It's not my fault though! I am a bee after all... After a while Vector finally showed up to find me sniffing it.
"Charmy! What are you doing? We've been waiting for you forever!" Vector told me.
"Oh, sorry..." I said.
"Come on. It's almost dark. We better head back." Vector said.
"Okay." I said, downcast.
We headed back to the trail entrance. Espio was standing at the entrance. The three of us started towards the park gate together. As we walked out it we heard something off to the right.
"What could it be?" I asked.
"Sounds like trouble!" Vector exclaimed "Let's check it out."
We ran towards the sound to find a dangerous looking motorcycle gang surrounding a group of teenage cats.
"Leave us alone!" one of the cats demanded.
"Since when are you the one giving the orders?" one of the motorcyclists asked "You bumped into the boss. Next time try watching where you're going!"
"Fine, I'll watch, so get lost already!"
"Don't think you're getting off so easily!" motorcyclist 1 yelled "We have to punish you now."
"Yeah! Let's teach 'em a lesson!" another one agreed. Glaring at the group evilly. A few of the cats shuffled back in fear.
"Teach who a lesson?" Vector asked.
"Huh?" motorcyclist 2 said in surprise, spinning around to see us.
"Oh looky there. Seems some idiots decided to play hero! Well then, it'd be a shame to let them down." the gang leader said, stepping forward to face us.
"Really? Where?" I asked, swinging my head back and forth.
"He's one-third right, at least." Espio mumbled under his breath.
"What do you mean, where? I'm talking about you three!" the leader informed me.
"Oh. Well then, allow me to introduce myself! I'm idiot number three, Charmy Bee!" I told him "Hey! That rhymes! Cool!"
"Are you mocking me! I'll make you pay! ATTACK!" he exclaimed, pointing at us. All the motorcyclists ran towards us, shouting loudly. Vector got in a battle stance and Espio reached for his throwing stars while I flew around erratically to confuse the motorcyclists.
"Hey guys! What are you doing?" asked a voice.
"Huh?" everyone said in unison, turning towards the source of the voice. Then the motorcyclists froze up completely.
"Is this stupid thing magic or something?" Stop said, referring to the large white letters on his chest.
"Don't stop!" the leader yelled at his gang.
"Huh? Don't do what?" Stop asked him.
"What?" the leader asked.
"Stop? Why are you here?" Vector asked.
"Hmm... something about a runaway hotdog stand and chasing it and being unconscious in a bush." Stop summarized.
"Uh... okay then..." Espio said.
"Stop! Nice to see you! It's been a while, hasn't it?" I said gleefully.
"Charmy! What's up? We should blow something up again sometime." Stop said.
"He says that as if it's a completely normal everyday thing..." Vector said quietly.
"Get them already!" the leader ordered. The gang members started to react, when they suddenly all fell unconscious. "What's going on!" he shouted in surprise.
"Well, let's see... I think there's a party at someone's house tonight... and a couple of guys had a duel earlier today..." I started.
"What are you talking about?" the leader asked.
"Don't even ask." Vector warned him.
"... Okay then. So, what happened?" the leader asked.
"Sleeping gas." Espio told him.
"Oh. Well then... BYE!" the leader said, turning and running for his life.
"You guys okay?" Vector asked the cats.
"Yeah, thanks." said the one who seemed to be the leader of the group.
"You're thanks!" I said.
"Huh?" he asked
"Seriously, just act like you understand unless you want to fry your brain." Vector informed him.
"Okay then..." he said.
"Ooh! Fried brain! Is that some kind of delicacy? It sounds tasty!" I interjected.
"Uh-huh, sure." Espio said.
"... How do you understand him?" the cat asked.
"Most of the time, we don't." Vector said.
"Oh, I see." the cat said.
Espio and Vector continued to converse with him and the others while I went over to talk to Stop.
"So, what have you been up to?" I asked.
"Nothing much. Mainly trying to survive." he told me.
"What do you mean?" I questioned.
"Well, I don't have a job or anything, so I have no way of making money. I really don't know what to do. I tried applying for demolition expert, but I think the interview didn't go so well..."
"What happened?"
"Well, I just answered the questions he asked, and told him some things about me. I really don't know what happened after that... but I do remember him backed up in the corner looking extremely scared and calling out for the security team to take me away. I wonder what did happen..." Stop trailed off.
"He probably was just in awe of your love of explosives. It must've frightened him to see someone more dedicated to blowing stuff up than himself." I told him.
"You're right, that's probably what happened." he agreed.
"Charmy!" Vector called "We need to get going!"
"Okay!" I called back "Oh, by the way, do you know of any jobs Stop could apply for?" I asked Vector.
"How about a traffic cop?" Espio suggested.
"Anything?" I prompted.
"Like I said, traffic cop!" Espio repeated.
"Espio, can you please let Vector speak." I told him.
"*sigh*" Espio sighed.
"Hmm... nothing I can think of." Vector told me. I heard a thump as Espio fell over in shock.
"Oh, that's too bad." I said.
"Um, I've got an idea..." one of the cats said timidly.
"What is it?" I asked her.
"Well, maybe he could be a traffic cop?" she suggested.
"Good idea!" I said. I heard another thump. "Hey Espio, you okay? You keep falling over."
"I'm fine." Espio mumbled into the ground.
"Good!" I said.
"Come on you two! We gotta get home! It's getting really late!" Vector told us.
"Bye Stop!" I called before walking over to the cat that had suggested the job for Stop. "Welcomes!" I told her.
"Hurry up Charmy!" Vector repeated.
"Coming!" I called, flying after Espio and him.
"Your welcome!" the cat called after me. In the distance I heard one of the cats ask her how she could understand me. Just before I flew out of hearing distance I heard her answer.
"I don't" she told him.
As I climbed up the steep hill I thought long and hard about where Tails could be. Then I realized... why was I taking so long just to climb some hill? I need to go full throttle and get this over with so I can look for the little guy! I zoomed up the hill and searched all over. Not finding it I headed towards the next place it might be. As I ran along, I passed a large, circular, white, brick area with lots of pillars around the edges.
"Hey, isn't this where we found Shadow "fighting" Eggman that one time? That sure was a strange trip." I reminisced. I started to leave when a hotdog stand appeared in the middle of the "field".
"Ooh! Chilidog time!" I exclaimed, rushing over to it. As I reached it a figure stepped into view.
"Hi there!" I mumbled incoherently, his mouth stuffed full of chilidogs.
"Sonic Hedgehog!" the figure shouted "You are searching for Knuckles's digging claws, right?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?" I asked.
"That doesn't matter, what does matter is that I know where they are!" the figure told me.
"Really, where?" I asked.
"I have prepared a challenge for you! Follow this map. If you make it to the end then I shall present them to you as a reward for completing the challenge!" he told me as a map appeared in front of me.
"That's it? This'll be easy!" I said confidently, grabbing the map.
"Good luck!" the figure said as he disappeared.
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