Rocket's POV

Vect, Knux, Might, and I were playing a good game of cards. Julie was standing behind Knux while Blaze was standing behind me. All of us were waiting for someone to make their move. "All right. I call," Vector said, breaking the silence. He then laid his hand down on the table for us to see. "All kings," he bragged. "Man, I fold," Knux said before laying his hand on the table. "So do I," Mighty said before laying his hand on the table. I was the only one who still had his hand. "All right. Let's see what Rocket has," Vector said. "Cool. I'm sure nothing can beat all kings," I said. "Nothing," Vector repeated. "Except one thing: all aces," I said as I laid my hand on the table. "What? I never lose," Vector said. "Until now," I replied. "You're good, I'll give you that," Mighty said. "Thanks, Might. I have pretty good luck," I replied. "Nice job, hon," Blaze said. "Thanks," I replied. Suddenly, Silver came bursting in. "Whoa, Silv, calm down. Where's the fire," I asked as I got out of my seat. "Something grabbed Sonic, Tails, Shadow," Silver jabbered. "Got any evidence to back up that story," Blaze asked as she walked up to us. "Yeah," Silver replied before pulling out Sonic's sneaker. I then grabbed it and started examining it. "Interesting. This looks like Sonic's shoe," I said. "What happened," Julie asked as she and the others walked over to us. "I'm not sure. But I think it has something to do with what's been going on lately," Silver replied. "What," Mighty asked. "There have been reports of tentacles popping out from the surface of the water near the docks. People say there's a monster lurking underwater waiting for its next victim. There's newspaper articles about it, news reports. The people who've been captured haven't been found yet," I explained. "Man, that's something," Knux said. "It is. This monster may be the very thing that captured Sonic, Shadow, and Tails. If so, we need to be on high alert," I said. "Wait. Did Silver say the monster grabbed Tails," Vector asked. "Yeah," I replied. I then face-palmed myself because I forgot someone had to break the bad news to Cosmo.

Blaze's POV

I was watching as Knuckles, Mighty, and Rocket fought to see who would be the one to tell Cosmo the bad news. "You're doing it, armadillo," Knuckles said as he held Mighty in a headlock. "No way! You're doing it," Mighty replied, trying to break free of the hold. "Well, there's no way in hell that I'm doing it," Rocket said as he bit down on Knuckles' left leg. "Guys, stop it. Does it matter who has to tell Cosmo," Julie asked. "Yes," they all replied. "Come on, Mighty. You gotta tell her," Knuckles said. "No way! I ain't doing it. You do it," Mighty replied. "No," Knuckles said. "That's it. Break it up," I said. "Fine," Knuckles said before releasing his hold on Mighty. "Y'know, I never knew echidnas tasted so crappy," Rocket said as he got up. "Wise guy," Knuckles muttered. "Rocky, got any ideas," Mighty asked. "Not really. But someone has to tell Cosmo what happened," Rocket replied. "Tell me what," Cosmo asked as she came in. "Ah, damn," Rocket muttered. "What's going on," Cosmo asked. "A supposed monster captured Tails, Sonic, and Shadow. They were dragged down underneath the water like everyone else," Julie replied. "Sorry," Rocket said sympathetically. "What do you mean," Cosmo asked. "Here. In case you don't know," Mighty said as he handed Cosmo a newspaper with the monster as the top story. She read very detail and started to look sad as she read. "It's alright. You're not alone," Rocket comforted.