"Uncle Eggman, let me have a go, you know I can do it. I'm much better than these interns." Scarlet was whining again, the fifth time this week.
Eggman scowled, "Don't you ever give up?"
"Not a chance." Scarlet grinned with a proud look on her face.
Eggman crumbled. "Fine. One chance. Just be careful. If you're as good as you think you are, then you know that you're a good asset to hold."
Scarlet was over the moon, "I won't let you down" and before Eggman could change his mind, Scarlet ran.
An hour later she sat crouched behind a bush, watching her prey. This was her first big assignment, and nothing would stop her proving herself. The hedgehog she was following had been moving slowly for the past half hour. This was getting tedious.
Scarlet looked round at her surroundings. A second, maybe two had past, but that was enough. Scarlet looked back to find her prey gone. She looked all around the area he had just been. No one.
Suddenly she was pushed to the ground, and dragged out of the trees. Scarlet struggled, but it was no use. The hunter had become the hunted.
The creature she had been following, held her down, and started questioning her. Scarlet was scared. She knew how to get away, but her body refused to cooperate. Questions were thrown at her, but she ignored them all.
"Scarlet." Scarlet turned, to see the mysterious voice. Her head was thrown back into position by her captor, but not before she had seen Thorn.
"What are you doing? Get off her dad." Thorn was now shouting at this man, and pulling Scarlet to safety. She stood up, and stayed behind Thorn.
"What are you playing at Thorn? This girl has been following me around all afternoon, and I finally get her, only to be dragged away by you. Are you mad?" Sonic was just as angry as his son.
"Scarlet are you ok?" Thorn asked, sounding worried, while ignoring his father.
Scarlet tried to say yes, but nothing came out; instead she just nodded.
Thorn leant into her, and muttered one word in her ear. "Run".