Chased to another World (By RAWN)
Chapter 7: The Two Intruders
Sonic turned off the flashlight and put it down on the ground. There was no need to let the thieves know that they weren`t alone just yet. He knelt down behind a
bush, confident that he would be completely invisible, not only concealed from the faint moonlight, but also from flashlights the intruders surely would have brought
along, and at the same time be able to see them clearly.
A shadowy contour appeared on top of the tall brick wall. A second ladder was placed on the other side of the wall, and as the human climbed down at Sonic`s side,
another bulkier looking man followed after his leaner accomplice.
Triangular hedgehog ears perked when hearing a hushed conversation emitting from the intruders.
"I don`t like coming back here. They could have reinforced the security since last time, you know" the second one complained in a lowered voice.
"We wouldn`t have to come back if you only hadn`t used all night getting those kittens out so we didn`t have time to grab anything else" the first one said
accusingly.
"It`s not my fault that you miscalculated the tranquilizer dose on that striped monster! The thing nearly bit me before you even realized that it wasn`t properly
sedated yet" the other shot back.
"Will you stop your whining already, it`s not like I did that on purpose. Besides, we need to focus and find something rare that we can cash in on"
"Yeah, what did you have in mind? Birds, monkeys, reptiles…?"
"Haven`t decided yet, but if we`re going for the small ones, we have to take at least a couple of dozen of them to make it worthwhile"
"Whatever you say, as long as you do your job with that gun of yours if I have to enter a cage with anything with fangs and claws" the bulky one mumbled grudgingly
while turning on a couple of flashlights, before handing one to his accomplice who just shook his head, unwilling to take the argument any further.
Sonic had heard quite enough, and was about to jump out from his hiding to stop these criminals, when he suddenly came to realize something important.
"If I stop them now, what will happen to the cubs? Starve to death? No one except these two morons knows their location, and there`s no guarantee they`ll tell me if
I stop them. I need to think of a way to make them bring me to them…" he pondered when an idea struck him and he had to stop himself from slapping his own face
with his hand.
"Of course! Why didn`t I think of it sooner? It`s so obvious!"
He hurried into position to put his plan into action, clearing his throat to get their attention.
Both men turned their flashlights` toward the sound, almost dropping them in shock at the sight who met them.
"If you`re looking for something rare, take a load of me" Sonic said confidently while leaning nonchalantly against a nearby fence, a smug grin spreading across his
muzzle.
If the mere look of the alien looking creature before them hadn`t amazed them enough to drop their jaws, the fact that it also could talk sure did the trick.
It took the two baffled gaping men some seconds before they manage to compose themselves, then they looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Catching the blue talking hedgehog was now their number one priority.