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Chapter three

Growing friendship, or something more sinister?

The mono-rail raced by, 'Sonic would probably complain it was slow' Tails smirked to himself at the thought of Sonic rolling his eyes, tapping his iconic red and white shoes. But that didn't bother Tails, to him this was extraordinary. The light and sounds of earth's Mega Cities were almost intoxicating to the young fox, they had sprawling cities on Mobius but they again, were only built with function in mind. But here, oh here they were like a living breathing thing, he sat gazing at the colossal buildings and structures as they zipped by the windows, much to fast to take in their design.

"You look a bit star struck their Tails, it looks better at night" Bonnie purred and accentuated the T on night, sitting snuggly beside Tails on the red cushioned benches lining both sides of the mono-rail car. Legs crossed, arm across the shoulders of the peppy little fox. Her words caused the young fox too sit bolt straight and look at the ceiling on the mono-rail car, pleading with his blood to not rush to his face again.

Bonnie let out an amused giggle, looking at Eli sitting opposite them in the packed car, with her playful emerald eyes. He was gazing past the two foxes, a relaxed expression on his face. The corners of mouth twitching with amusement, the dusky light from earths setting sun danced around the frame of his round, dark glasses. Tails looked around nervously, desperately trying to leash his wandering eyes from gazing at the curvy vixen sitting oh so close beside him. Eli shot his mate a clever all knowing grin. His pale blue eyes seeming to laugh, peering over the rim of his shaded spectacles.

If Tails had not been so flustered he might have caught the look that passed between the two. And he was not about to complain, the mono-rail car was packed tight and Tails would rather be squished up to his busty new friend then squashed between two tall and odd smelling humans, Tails turned to Bonnie, eyes alit with excitement "this is amazing!" he chirped. The older foxes chuckled at his excitement, as the rail car swayed around one monstrous building after the next.

Tails switched his view from the skyscrapers to the ground, Humans, and from what he could see a fair amount of Mobian's, filled the sidewalks. Going about their busy days, "I had no Idea so many of us moved to earth, why?" Eli finally showed an interest in their conversation, "Wouldn't you?" it was Bonnie's turn to shoot Eli a look, "It's a new world right? That's all Eli means" "and looks like we're at our stop" Bonnie added quickly, as the mono-rail came to an easy stop. The breaks hissing softly.

'Upper level Main Street', the neon sign read, Bonnie wrapped her arm around Tails bicep as they disembarked the mono-rail, then teasingly letting go and giving a playful spin as she stopped beside Eli she spoke, eyes bright "so me and Eli thought you could get set up at your hotel and then we could really hit the town, would you like that little hero?" She leaned towards him, and gently tickled the young foxes chin causing Tails to shiver slightly, tails swishing and flicking randomly. Bonnie was making it very hard to focus. He was glad she wasn't going to be working with him, or this stay would be a true test of willpower. "Um maybe, I'm going to be really busy tomorrow and-" , Just then a yellow Human vehicle gently pulled up near them, its engine chugging away. A few Humans exited the back. "-I should have a good night's rest. Its import-", the look on the two vulpine faces halted Tails mid sentence.

Eli looked disappointed, shoulders slack, ears drooped. The funny dark glasses the older fox had on, hid his eyes, but even they looked down hearted. Bonnie had one hand on Eli's shoulder the other had her pressing a finger to her lips, she had a pleading glimmer in her deep, vibrant green eyes, attracting Tails like a moth to a flame. Guilt washed over the young Mobian, these two were so generous. And the young orange fox was getting an alluring vibe from the vixen. He started calculating, weighing the pros and cons as he always did.

The bad? He might sleep in by mistake and missed what Tails was calling the "Conference" which was really his own code for a meeting of some of the two planets, greatest and brightest minds. To miss that would render this whole trip invalid. An unacceptable option, but the young 18 year old fox desperately wanted to join them. And revel in his youth. From talking with the brilliant Human engineers while Tails and others worked to stabilize the potentially deadly portals in the first few weeks after Human/Mobian alliance was formed. Tails had learned that male and female Humans celebrated their 18th year with a popular Earth beverage, dance and feast.

His 18th on Mobius consisted of Sonic and the crew throwing Tails a party that consisted of over processed and now to the chicken obsessed vulpine, bland unappetizing Chili Dogs. With the usual antics of his oldest and dearest friends, it was by no means a disappointment, just… familiar. If Tails could spend more time with, what he felt were his admiring fans, he wanted to take it. His new friends were awaiting an answer, Tails relaxed his face, which was twisted with concentration. Sonic called it 'the Tails loading screen'.

"Okay! We should! Maybe we can do something a male Human would do for his 18th year?" The other two foxes visibly relaxed, "They call it a birthday silly" Bonnie laughed. "Haha ok, let's do it we-" she was cut off when the Human driver of the yellow cab who had seen the 3 potential customers, honked his horn impatiently at the three conversing foxes causing all three to jump, The sharp noise gave Tails a start, making his heart skip a beat. Eli snapped his head toward the loud and vexing noise, lips curled, sharp fangs flashing intently for just an instant. Bonnie gasped aloud, and put her hand to her chest whirling to see the cause of the startling noise. Eyes round, darting. "You guys going somewhere!?" the Human yelled through the passenger side window. Irritated, eyebrows creased. Three foxes climbed into the back of the car, Eli muttered something darkly to Himself as he got in, sat down and gave an annoyed huff.

The driver busily scribbling away at a note book in his lap barely even raised an eyebrow. Tails was the last to slide in to the taxi, closing the door behind him. The cab had a distinct smell, new yet familiar. The worn down leather seats were slippery and had various holes throughout the upholstery, the wooly inside poking through. The music from the vehicles radio was tantalizing to the small freedom fighter, its beat got into in his bones, and Tails couldn't help wiggling in his seat.

Thoroughly enjoying himself. Bonnie, seated in the middle, indulged the young Mobian. Twisting her waist in time with the electric beat, Eyes closed, the tip of her pink tongue sticking out the side of her pursed lips. Tails was starting to get the feeling that these two weren't mates, maybe siblings? He was starting to like these two more and more. The driver looked up, his skin a noticeably darker shade from the humans Tails had seen so far, when he spoke his words rolled of his mouth with a certain flow. Tails didn't mean too but he had to catch himself from chuckling aloud.

Tails couldn't make it out, "were?" he asked, "There" said Eli said after a time of driving. Pointing out his window as they turned into a underground garage, it was monstrously big building, must have been 100 stories high thought tails, 'whoa' he uttered as the taxi pulled up to a luxurious entrance to the hotel, 'the Court of Acorn really didn't spare any expense on this place', Eli helped tails get his bags out of the yellow cab, then without even Blinking, handed the cabbie a thin, narrow green sheet of Human currency, Tails couldn't help but let loose a big grin, 'this is going to be fun'.

It took the female human less than a moment too check the guest list, Tails was the first Mobian to be a register guest and the Royal Matrix Hotel, one of the best rated hotels in this high end part of Gemini. Eli joined Tails on the elevator to the 43rd floor, room 2956. Bonnie said she had to find a washroom, Tails said he'd let her use his in the room. But insist as Tails might the vixen insisted right back 'she would find one quicker on the ground floor', and with that she walked off. Hips swaying, tail swishing, oddly enough, like she was irritated.

Tails felt nervous now, had he said something to offend Bonnie? He didn't think so, at least he didn't think so! The only other girls the young fox had been around were Amy, Bunnie Rabbot, Princess Sally. He had picked up on their triggers early in life, and therefore avoided any and all trouble and drama. Bonnie was new, the ride up the elevator was tails chance to ask the older fox, was the bubbly, curvy fox related to his new friend? They sure did touch a lot, but Eli never seemed to bat an eyelash at her advances on him. Or were they advances? Was she just a natural flirt? Amy rose was horrible for that back some time ago, leading various members of the Freedom Fighters along, only to switch her interests to a different person. Tails furrowed his brow. He disliked flirts.

Tails had wasted too much time pondering the question over however. Trying to word it just so, when the door *Pinged* opened, and the two made their way to his room, each with one of the young foxes travel bags. Choosing then, Tails thought, to instead learn about his current companion. Tails started with what he thought was the obvious. "So what did you do on Mobius before you came to Earth?"

The piece of paper with the number the vixen was given was crumpled; someone had placed coffee on this, ether before or after the person handed off to the two foxes. The numbers were an odd set up, three numbers, then another three and then four. The line crackled too life after a brief moment. "Thunder." came a harsh, gravelly voice after a few seconds of silence. "Eagle." She said coolly. Another long moment of silence. Annoyed at the wait, the unpredictable and brash vixen gave off a loud and suggestive moan into the phones receiver, passerby's giving sideways glances at the four and a half foot tall fox that stood at the line of public phone booths lining the outside of the hotel.

"Knock that crap off. Are you with him?" Bonnie gave a girlish giggle, "Yeah, boss baby, we got him. I could have him licking-"the gravelly voice cut her off "enough, we've been on the line too long. Your too keep an eye on that idiot brother of yours. No mistakes. Acorn secret service has pegged you. There's no going back from here. The youngster knows your faces. Proceed as planned. "*CLIK* Bonnie Verns hung the phone up on its receiver. Her eyes wide, darting, peering into the shadows of the ally opposite the hotel, then to the roofs above her, making sure to see if she was being watched, face plastered with a manic grin, adrenalin pumping through her. The news both exhilarating, and frightening at the same time. 'So' she mused, 'Geoffrey St John knows we're on Earth.'