Another chapter is up and damn it feels good. A little slow this one because I'm building steam for a bit of epicness in the next few chapters.

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Sonic was pacing, that is to say relative to himself, relative to the observers he was sprinting back and forth, he was waiting for Antoine to come back, when the coyote had told him he was leaving to help find Tails by talking to some friends outside of Knothole Sonic was shocked, how did Antoine have friends outside of Knothole. He was doubly shocked when he told them that he had a half-brother who was wandering about with a group, why hadn't they come to Knothole, Sonic had no clue and hadn't bothered asking, more people out looking for Tails was a good thing he thought, and it was at this time he saw Antoine's head come bobbing over the horizon. Sonic stood tapping his foot and quickly realized Antoine was being accompanied by three others, a coyote, a ferret and a cat, they held his interest for only a second before Sonic prepared to question Antoine but the distraught look on the coyotes face hushed him quickly as he stood before Sonic, he looked nervous, actually all coyotes present looked uncomfortable, the other two were looking around at the scenery. "Sonic I av ze terrible news. Tailz iz thinking uz the traitors after zat orrid minx attacked im. He thinks weez are to blame, I do not think he will be joining us again, he zinks we are trying to kill im!" Antoine was panting now, he had blurted it all out because he knew if he waited he would never be able to tell Sonic the horrible news, the look on Sonic's face was one of anger and he rent off into a rant cursing the minx with more swear words and graphic descriptions of what he would do if he got his hands on her than there were leaves on the trees. When he calmed himself he turned to Antoine and spoke calmly. "Ant, show me the last place you saw him, I'm healed up now and the doc discharged me so I have no excuse for not taking off, I'll get some others and we will leave in an hour."

A distance away a bird was chirping happily on a branch, very happily in fact, and for one fox far too happily, he jumped at the branch scaring the bird away, it was quiet now and Tails let out a sigh. How to kill Robotnik was the thought on his mind, and despite popular belief it wasn't nearly as easy as one would assume, as the Freedom Fighter had discovered Robotnik was almost never physically in his fortress, a rather convincing mechanical proxy was used at all times and surrounded by extreme levels of security. The real Robotnik would rarely oversee projects but there was no way to tell if it was actually him or just another proxy, finding and ending the real Robotnik would prove and extreme challenge, luckily Tails thought with a faint and sad grin. "I have all the time in the world" Maybe if he trashed Robotnik's proxy and fortress he would show up to fix it and then he could deal with him, it was unlikely, he continued thinking as he lowered himself down to sit on a hill overlooking Robotropolis, the grass was moist and he found himself laying in it and watching the clouds with a scowl, they all looked like Sonic, he hated that face, it only reminded him of everything he had lost. He closed his eyes, tired of seeing the face of his betrayer copied a hundred fold in white, killing Robotnik would be difficult, maybe, he blanked the thought, it was ridiculous, Robotnik would never fall for it, he would need to be the most egomaniacal….Tails stopped himself right there, this plan might work after all he thought with a sly smile running across his features.

Max the ferret was taking in New Knothole, he was loving it, people, bathrooms, and a lab, he was an insanely curious ferret and when he heard of Rotor and his lab he had asked directions and raced off leaving Tab and a nervous Mike behind. Mike loathed crowds, he was paranoid at the best of times and being around so many strangers, "it was not comfortable" would be a massive understatement, anyone of them could be concealing a knife and be ready to attack him and end his life, all it took was one, his breathing grew heavier as he took a step back and headed back to the hut the trio had been given. Tab watched Mike leave with a regretful sigh, she knew how much he hated crowds, one on one with a stranger he saw he was fine, he knew if something went wrong he would have a chance to fight, but against a sea of strangers where his back was exposed, he would rather have dove head first out of an airplane with only an umbrella to slow his descent. Tab couldn't do anything for Mike so she walked off in the direction Max had went to see what kind of trouble the ever curious ferret had gotten himself in to, and when she approached Rotors lab he could already tell it was a lot by the loud and angry yelling coming from the building.

A rather angry looking walrus threw the door to his laboratory open and threw an upside down Max straight out into the street, Tab was holding her breath to keep herself from a laughing fit, Rotor yelled out as he slammed the door behind him and went back inside. "And if I ever catch you trying to steal my things I'll run you out of Knothole personally!" Max was in a tangled heap and had a sheepish grin as Tab stood over him. "Max, what did you do?" Tab knew Max was far to curious and was of the mindset investigate now and apologise later, he knew stealing wasn't one of his talents however, likely he had snuck into the lab and was viewing whatever was inside when Rotor had walked in and mistook him for a thief. Tab sighed as she helped Max up and dragged him towards the door with him struggling all the way, she would apologize for him and then make him apologize, it was the normal order of operations whenever Max met someone new, she knocked and the same Walrus answered and his eyes were watching Max the entire time. "Hi, there! Listen I'm really sorry if my friend gave you the wrong impression, he's really not so bad a guy. Anyways I wanted to apologize for him before he had his chance to apologize. Oh and my names Tab in case you were curious." She had attempted to seem as friendly as possible and thought she had done quite well for herself, she turned and glared at Max and he spoke up barely audible and mumbled out his apology. Rotor had softened and invited them into his workshop, though he kept a close eye on Max as he spoke up, his voice tired. "Sorry about throwing you out I've just been under a lot of stress lately, one of my friends left Knothole and were out looking for him now."

Tab caught on instantly and Max was preoccupied from a small device on one of Rotors workbenches, she thought about how to word it but decided the quick approach would be best, she hastily explained the how they had met Tails and what had happened, Rotor hadn't heard the full details of the incident and was shocked by how bad it seemed, he remained quiet for a few moments. "Do either of you know the specifics of why he was forced out of Knothole?" Rotor asked and Tab and Max shared a look and Max spoke up. "Actually he only said he had a difference of opinion and decided to leave. That and he has some sort of grudge against Sonic." Rotor chuckled lightly, a grudge was a bit of an understatement and everyone present understood that, Rotor decided that if they were going to help then they should be fully briefed on the details, it only seemed fair in his mind, he began. "Yeah, a grudge is putting it mildly, they were like brothers, and when Tails "condition" was found out Sonic reacted badly and so did most of Knothole, he had to leave. His condition is something I'm sure you've heard of but I doubt you ever believed in it….It's vampirism. Tails is a vampire." Rotor stopped and observed their reactions, Tab was sceptical looking, a look of "yeah I'm sure" plastered clearly on her face, Max on the other hand could be seen turning it over in his head and thinking the matter threw, he eventually nodded and said In a solemn tone. "Poor guy" Rotor was confused over Max's reaction and opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by Max already expecting what he had been about to say.

"You wouldn't have said something so ridiculous if it wasn't true, and it did explain a bit about how he was so unlike an eight year old. He could have attacked us at any point in any of the nights he was with us and since he didn't and you referred to him as a friend and not a former friend I can assume he isn't some bloodthirsty monster. He seemed sad the whole time I knew him, it was subtle but defiantly there, it seems like a whole string of mistakes and accidents to me all that's happened. Never the less I'll definitely give you my aid!" Max concluded and Rotor and Tab were in shock, he always seemed absent minded, Tab had just assumed this meant there was little going on inside of his head, she couldn't have been further from the truth, Max was actually extremely perceptive and intelligent, his foil was the fact that he could be clumsy and refused to plan ahead, much like a certain hedgehog Rotor thought with a smile as he went over to shake the ferret's hand. If Max was joining up for something and although Tab was sceptical she would not allow herself to be left out of the loop. She to shook Rotors hand and afterwards some minor conversation ensued before Max and Tab took their leave and left to find Mike and see if he had calmed down yet.

It left Rotor alone and he continued packing some essentials for the hunt for Tails, he grabbed a stun gun he had built and hoped he wouldn't need to use it, though being honest with himself he was uncertain if it would even work on the undead Tails, he placed it into and shut his bag the last item now packed before rapid knocking was heard upon his door. Bag in hand he ran over and pulled the door open to reveal Sally a mild look of concern on her face as she spoke. "Rotor we need you at HQ, Chuck has a message for us and he wants us all there to hear it, it doesn't sound like it's going to be good news. Also we haven't mentioned to him about Tails being a vampire yet so once he's done I'd like you to tell him because you seem the most….at rest with it." Rotor nodded in compliance as they headed off to the largest hut in New Knothole which was serving as an HQ, they had gotten back most of the equipment that had been lost in Robotnik's raid and one of the central components of their HQ was a large monitor which now bore the metallic face of Uncle Chuck on it. "Good Rotor you're here. I have some news and if it's one of your plans Sal I think it's ridiculous, it's dangerous and he could be killed at any moment" Sally as well as all those assembled there had an equally confused expression and when Chuck noticed it he let out a heavy sigh, he had hoped it was a plan, a foolish plan, so when he spoke his voice held all the emotion of his body, cold and dead. "Tails has joined Robotnik and he's planning an invasion of New Knothole"