Hey guys, boy do I have some good news. I've got another story on the way very soon. It's still being typed up as I speak and I hope you'll read it once it's up. Here's the same ol' disclaimer and another new chapter of Last Stand.
Disclaimer: ... Dark-Illusion-Detective does not own Team Chaotix, any of the Sonic characters nor does she own Sega. The songs featured in this chapter are not owned by her either. She does own Illusion and Charcoal. Now please start reading the disclaimers from the past to see how many times I've written this.
Ignore my friend who had just typed that for me. Anyways, to the story!
Chapter Six
"Vector! Illusion! WAKE UP!!" screeched the small hyper bee. The duo were in their own room and they groaned and muttered something unintelligent. Charmy buzzed angrily until he flew into Vector's room and stung him, causing him to scream which ultimately woke Illusion up.
"What the-"
"It's 8: 45! We have fifteen minutes before the job begins!"
"WHA!! WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP EARLIER!?"
Charmy glared at Vector and he replied, "for your information. I have tried. Since 7: 30."
"Why didn't you use cold wa-"
Vector's door was slammed open as Illusion appeared holding her scythe, "where's Charcoal?! I heard someone scream."
The duo's eyes were as wide as saucers as they looked at the scythe. The cat blinked, not seeing anything and she sighed as she dropped the weapon, "sorry."
"No problem."
"COME ON!!" yelled Vector as he grabbed Charmy out of the air and grabbed Illusion and darted down the stairs. Illusion had turned into a seventeen year old out of the shock of being lifted and she looked at him with a glare.
"Put. Me. Down."
Once they reached the bottom of the stairs, Vector quickly dropped Illusion and darted out the door.
"They left didn't they?"
She nodded as she saw Espio walk out toward the door and he yawned widely.
"Are you even awake?"
"Well I can tell you one thing. With all of you guys yelling, I think it's hard to stay asleep. Yes I'm up," said Espio as he rubbed his eyes and blinked at Illusion. "You grew."
"I turned seventeen."
The chameleon quickly turned around and looked around the small room; he wasn't about to stare at her and make her feel awkward like he had already. He then asked, "I'm sorry to ask this but would you mind cleaning the living room and the kitchen up? It's a mess and we've got a line full of jobs."
Illusion shrugged, "I'll do it if there's music playing."
"There's an ipod with numerous songs thanks to Vector and Charmy. It's in the speakers, all you have to do is let it play."
Espio looked at the clock and saw he had only eight minutes to run three miles to his job. His gold eyes looked at Illusion and she stared at Espio.
"..."
"..."
The duo said nothing as they were thinking about each other. Illusion then said, "erm... y-you better get to that job."
"Yeah... um... thanks!" shouted Espio as he dashed out. The cat then realized something.
"WAIT!! ESPIO I-" she stopped when she saw that Espio was out of sight. She sighed and finished quietly, "I don't know how to work an ipod... fine, I'll figure it out myself."
She walked toward the small set of speakers on a table in the corner of the living room; it was pure white so when the sun shinned on it, it momentarily blinded Illusion. She pulled the table away from the window and was cheering to herself that she was able to see again. Illusion looked at the ipod and she started fiddling with it until finally it started playing music.
"Hallelujah!"
The song that was playing was Miracle by Cascada. The white cat grinned widely as she walked into the kitchen and saw the mountain of dirty dishes that were in desperate need of being washed. Her body wouldn't move; she was in utter shock by this discovery.
"No wonder Espio wanted me to do this," she whispered before she cracked her knuckles and started working on the dishes.
-- Almost an hour and a half later--
Illusion gave a sigh of relief as she sat down in a chair and placed her head on the table. The dishes were cleaned, put away and she even took the liberty of washing the sink and making it spotless.
"Thank Chaos that's over with."
She then listened as the ipod was dead silent. The cat lifted her head and stared at the ipod speakers as though she was face to face with a mass murderer who was pointing a gun to her head. Jumping out of the chair and turning into a sixteen year old, she ran at the speakers at full speed. She nearly lost her balance as she skidded to a sudden halt and she slammed into the table. The ipod and speakers went flying off and as she sat up, they fell into her lap.
"Hurling hedgehogs! That was close..."
Illusion stood up, dusting herself off, and she put the ipod on the table. She then slammed a fist into the table, making the small table vibrate.
"Work damn it!" she shouted as the ipod skipped and suddenly a song that Illusion would've never expected to hear was playing. "... Pocketful of Sunshine? Ookay then."
Illusion walked to the closet as the song started up and she grabbed a broom and started to sweep. She caught the beat and she began softly singing to the lyrics.
"I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine, I got a love that I know is all mine. Oh, oh," she sang as she kept sweeping the floor. Then Espio came into her mind and she started singing louder.
-- Meanwhile with The Chaotix--
"Espio please go back!"
"Why?" asked the chameleon as he put down the wrench. Vector then explained how he left something back at the small rental building. "I understand that but why do you need the mp3 player for this job?"
"Without music... it... it means sure fire death!"
Espio sweatdropped at Vector's dramatic face. He sighed, "fine. But you owe me big time."
"Why big time?"
He blinked. "Shut up Charmy and get back to work," he muttered as he dashed three miles back to their office. Just as he was about to open the door to get the mp3 player, he heard someone singing. He listened and he whispered, "that's Illusion..."
Espio opened the door and saw Illusion singing and dancing. His face instantly turned bright red as he heard her sing, "I got a love that I know is all mine. Oh, oh."
She spun around singing and she saw Espio. Illusion blinked and her face turned a vivid red as she froze and didn't move or say anything. That's the position the duo stayed in for what seems like half an hour before Vector and Charmy walked back and just as they were about to yell at Espio, they stopped.
"What's with you two!?"
"Erm..."
"Uhhmm."
Vector and Charmy walked toward Illusion and tapped her on the head; she shook her head, her face still red with a blush as she stared at the ipod and muttered, "damn ipod."
"What was that?" questioned Vector almost like a parent would.
"N-nothing."
"Oh my god. Who died?" asked Charmy hyperly as he saw how clean the place was. Vector whacked the hyper bee on the head and Illusion snapped back into reality. She turned into a fourteen year old, sat down and started crying.
"Now look what you did."
Espio walked over to Illusion, hugged her and started to comfort her.
"It's okay... shh... don't cry," he quietly said. The duo frowned when they saw that Illusion wasn't going to stop crying. Espio kept repeating that and kept rocking her back and forth like a parent would with any new born child.
"We're done with jobs right boss?"
"Yeah."
"BYE!" shouted Charmy as he flew up the stairs and into his room. Vector was right behind him.
Espio sweatdropped and that's when he heard Illusion whimpering. He still held her and he frowned when he heard her whispering, "it's not your fault... not your fault."
"It's okay... I know... please don't cry... we're going to find him and teach him a lesson."
Illusion sniffled as she started to calm down slightly; Espio was happy to see that her tears no longer fell. The chameleon slowly let his embrace go, not really wanting to but he thought he'd freak her out if he kept hugging her. Illusion looked at him and smiled slightly.
"Thanks..."
"It's no problem."
The duo looked at each other for a long while until Charmy flew down the stairs and flew past them, muttering about not saying anything when the place looks clean. Illusion grinned at that and giggled. Espio smiled to see her happy again.
"Very funny."
"It is though! Hey I have an idea! Lets go to an amusement park!"
"An... amusement park? Really!?"
"Sure! My treat!"
"YEAH!" cheered Charmy as he flew around Illusion happily. Illusion grinned.
"And how about we invite a few people. Espio... who does Vector like?"
"..." Espio smirked at where this was going, "Vanilla the Rabbit."
"And I already know who Charmy likes."
"Wait a second! You're not-"
Illusion had the phone and dialed the number, "oh yes I am."
Charmy grabbed the phone from Illusion and said, "no I'm-"
"Hello?"
"O-oh hey there Cream! I was just curious... um..."
"What is it?"
"Would you like to go to the amusement park with me?" questioned Charmy as his face turned bright red and he stuck his tongue out at Illusion who was silently giggling.
"I would be delighted."
"Mind asking Vanilla if she wants to come?"
There was a pause and Cream sounded happy as she said, "she can come!"
"Yeah! We'll see you guys there then."
Charmy hung up the phone and glared at Illusion, "you did that on purpose!"
"I did. Someone got smarter."
Charmy stayed silent and he grinned, "Vector doesn't know about Vanilla coming does he?"
"Nope. Only us three know about it."
Charmy started laughing uncontrollably, Espio smiled at Illusion and gave her an approving look. The cat heard loud footsteps coming down the stairs and she called out, "Vector!"
"What?"
"Get ready! We're going to the amusement park!"
The alligator's eyes widened, "we?"
"Yea, Espio, Charmy, you and I are all going. Now get ready!"
Vector looked at the duo who kept straight faces, "we tried to convince her not to. She's one hard person to persuade."
"Eh... fine. I'll be down in a few."
Vector walked back upstairs and as soon as he was out of earshot the trio started laughing hysterically. This was going to be fun.
This next chapter is going to be fun to write. This one was the spur of the moment ordeal for me. So we'll see how the rest of the chapters come along and I hope you'll review!