Author's IMPORTANT note:
Hello once again everyone! What? Did you think this was an April Fools joke? I only do those jokes in rl, not online... except for a status update. However, this is a story update. So, I need to be nice here. ^^; Anyways, thank you all again so much for reading this fanfic. This story has been really hitting off the chart. I think this story has reached a lot of views in one month more than "A World of Black & White." True that story has been around longer and it has more views than this one does. But, I've never seen one of my stories have 2K+ views in one month. Thank you all so much. It really does bring me joy to see other people read my stories. :)
Another thing I need to say, I do have the next 4 chapters ready for update. However, they both are a bit longer than the rest of the chapters. And yes I do enjoy seeing you guys reading this fanfic. But, I also want to hear your guys' feedbacks on what you all think of this. I would really appreciate it a lot. In fact, I would even shout out to you guys, yes I can even do it to guests if you guys like! :) Starting... Now! :P
Shout out to:
Bajy - Tensions are indeed high. And now, it's only getting even more tensed. Muhahaha- *coughs a bit* Ah, yes. Aside from that, we'll just see what happens.
Nicolepokemon7 - You're not the only one who thinks that. Several people had said that to me ^^; To be honest, I never planned it that way. I didn't even notice until you and Bajy pointed that out. lol
Charmy126 (username in DeviantArt) - Hmmm, Infinite singing that song... I can see that happening in my head now and the same for a lot of us. xD
Anyways, enjoy this update! :D
Chapter 10: Recaptured!
Saura continues to run through Green Hill as she chases the large spider robot. When other robots get in her way, she attacks them left and right. The wolf suddenly notices other resistance members are trying to find ways to attack the robot as well; but all their attacks had failed. One thing Saura realizes, however, she needs to find a way to distract it from attacking the others. Saura looks at the legs of the multi-legged robot. Perhaps, she could attack its legs!
Little did Saura know, she is being followed by someone. As soon as he spotted her, Epsio made himself invisible, thanks to his ninja training, and follows the female wolf. After he received the message to find Saura and bring her back, he cursed himself. Of course, that was Saura who ran off when he was with the others. However, he can't focus on that right now. Once the multi-legged battlemech is destroyed, he'll talk to Saura and try to ask her why she ran off from HQ. But first, he'll need to catch her. Unfortunately, from all the attacks Saura had done to the battlemech and other robots, the wolf had caught its attention.
Once the large multi-legged robot turned its attention to Saura, the wolf immediately runs away as the robot chases after her. Saura yelps every time it tries to stomp on her. Finally, she uses her grabbling hooks to swing around the robot and ties its legs together. When she finishes, Saura releases her hook since she has a back up like ready to be used. She deep breathes and looks around at the damage she has done. She smiles a bit and looks around for any signs of Eggman. But then, the wolf sees the resistance air craft coming down to investigate the damage. Saura, not wanting to get the attention, runs away from the group to hide deeper in Green Hill.
"Well, well... It seems you can do things without speaking. But I think, this little attempt is useless. The resistance will still question you when you return."
Saura, as she tries to ignore the voice, quickly hides in the bushes when she is at a good distance away from the group and watches them observe the robot. The voice has a valuable point. Her effort could be for nothing in her part. However, it can still help the resistance, and that is what she planned to do. The wolf sees some of the resistance members started to tweak with the large robot until it is no longer functionable. But soon, a hover craft started to float down with two little robots, and it cause the resistance members to raise their weapons. They soon froze when they see the masked jackal floating down with the craft! Frightened, the resistance members got in their air craft and escaped. Saura shivers as she hears the sound of glitching. That is definitely Infinite she hears!
Saura jumps when she feels someone's hand on her shoulder! She gets ready to attack but stops when she sees it was Espio. Remembering what happened earlier in HQ, she tenses and looks away from the chameleon. After all, it seems Epsio and his friends do not trust her… Knuckles certainly said it loud and clear.
As soon as he sees Saura defeat the mulit-legged battlemech, Espio stops his invisible cloak and looks amazed. He knew Knuckles was training her; however, he didn't expect the wolf to learn that quickly in using her weapon and hooks in sync. Then he saw Eggman come down along with Infinite. Looks like the mission to distract Eggman is complete and it's all thanks to Saura. Perhaps he, Knuckles, and the others had judged the wolf too quickly. Seeing the danger, Espio quietly goes to the bush Saura is hiding in and places his hand on her shoulder. The moment Saura sees him, the chameleon realizes the tension the wolf is feeling. She might not trust him nor the others a bit after what she heard. "Relax, I'm not here to scold you," he reassures the wolf. Noticing the message didn't sooth her, he sighs quietly as he looks to Eggman and Infinite. "Come, we must return to HQ. We need to report the mission is complete," he says to Saura to change the subject. Saura was still tensed since she is remaining in her place. Sighing a bit quietly, she nods in agreement.
The moment Saura takes the first step, she accidentally steps on a twig. "What was that?" she hears the same voice that was in Infinite's communicator. Saura was suddenly grabbed on the arm by Espio and then dragged to a run with him! Unfortunately for them, someone did spot them as they ran.
Espio and Saura continued to run for about a few minutes; but then, a red laser attacked the ground in front of them! This caused the two to stop on instinct and look towards where the laser came from. They see Infinite, who is floating down to the ground in front of them. "So, it was you who took out the robot," the masked jackal says as he eyes on Espio and Saura but mostly the wolf. "I must say, you surprise me with every new piece I find from you," he added. The moment Espio and Saura tried to take a step back, Infinite was suddenly right beside Saura in a blink of an eye. Saura froze in fear. "You're not as weak as I thought you were, Saura," he says directly to the wolf. The masked jackal's face was close to Saura's ear that caused the wolf to shiver. "And your voice is quite lovely which is why I can't let you get away from me again," he whispers to Saura.
Before Infinite could grab the wolf, Saura was suddenly pulled away from the masked jackal until she is behind Espio. "I don't know what's going on here, but I can't let you hurt Saura nor anyone else in the resistance. You and the doctor will fail," he says to the masked jackal. The masked jackal growls at Espio but was surprised to see him disappear. Infinite looks around for the chameleon until he was kicked away to the ground. Espio reappeared and grabs Saura's arm. "Come on let's get out of here," he says to Saura as he starts running. Saura follows since Espio still has a hold on her.
While Saura and Espio continue to run, the chameleon pulls out his communicator. "Espio here! Infinite had found me and Saura and we're trying to get away! Requesting reinforcements," he says through the communicator. Espio hopes the message gets through. Because, he knows Infinite will recover from the attack quickly.
And, Espio was right. Infinite had thrown a huge red sphere in front of Saura and Espio! Suddenly, something started to form out of the area the red sphere was from. A huge red creature, with some black on his legs, head, and horns and teal on his claws and eye brows. "Zavok," Espio mumbles with a glare.
The red creature, or Zavok, does a dark chuckle. "Well, well, it seems I have more pests to take care of. No matter, once I finish with you two, that hedgehog will be next," he says while charging towards Espio and Saura. The wolf and chameleon dodged the red creature, but they both split up. Espio starts throwing his ninja stars at Zavok; however, the red creature dodged it. Zavok evil laughs. "How pathetic to throw your little toys at me," he says to the chameleon. Zavok lands a punch at Espio which sent the chameleon crash near the trees and bushes.
Saura gasps with her hands covering her mouth. She was about to call out to Espio, but she stopped herself. Wanting to help the chameleon, the wolf quickly gets in between Espio and Zavok as she glares a the red creature. Zavok eye narrows at Saura. "And who might you be?" he mocks. Saura flinches as she takes a step back in fear until she remembers what she plans to do. The wolf glares at the red creature as she raises her wispon at him. Zavok makes a dark chuckle. "Trying to play hero huh? You remind me of that blue hedgehog, Sonic. I'm going to enjoy crushing you," he says while getting ready to fight.
Infinite glares a bit at Zavok's last comment to Saura. That wolf is NOTHING compared to Sonic. She's different than the insects in the resistance. He doesn't know what that is, but he'll find out eventually. The jackal then noticed Saura dodged Zavok's attempt to grab her. The wolf then fights back with her wispon causing Zavok to block her attacks. Saura then starts using her grabbling hooks to kick Zavok as hard as she could. Infinite continues to watch the fight with an impressed look. The wolf isn't as strong and fast as Sonic. And yet, she is still fighting.
Espio watched the fight as well with a look of surprise. He tries to get up, but Zavok's punch got him good. Saura finally got Zavok on the ground. The wolf approaches Zavok as she continues to aim her Lighting Wispon at him. When Saura was close to Zavok, the chameleon noticed the red creature's tail lifting up. "Saura, look out," the chameleon warns Saura!
Saura stiffens and turns around. The moment she sees Zavok's tail, the red creature hits her with his tail hard on her head. The hit was so strong, it made Saura lose consciousness. Zavok dark chuckles as he gets up easily. Zavok evil laughs a bit. "Now then. I'll make this quick," he says while walking towards the wolf.
Infinite flinches at the thought of Zavok killing Saura... it caused him pain! Quickly, the jackal gets between the wolf and Zavok. With a snap of his fingers, the red creature was gone. Infinite walks and picks Saura up with one arm. Noticing the bruise on Saura's head from Zavok's attack, Infinite sighs quietly so the chameleon wouldn't hear him. He rubs the bruise gently a bit but stops when he hears Espio stand up. The jackal starts floating with red aura around him as he continues to hold Saura. "You and your pathetic resistance will yield to the phantom ruby before any of you shall have the chance," he says to the chameleon.
Espio glares at Infinite as he tries to stand up. "Let her go Infinite," he commands as he stands up. He hears the masked jackal dark chuckling. "Let Saura go," he commands again as his glare deepened.
"And why should I?" Infinite mocks as his grip on Saura tightens a bit. "You are in no position for me to do anything," he added as he shoots red spheres at Espio.
Espio dodges all of Infinite's attacks the best he could while trying to find a way to get the masked jackal to release Saura. "Espio," he hears someone call out. The chameleon turns and sees Charmy and Vector coming to him. By the time they caught up, the bee and crocodile see the situation. "Oh no, rookie," Vector tries to call out to Saura!
Due to being unconscious, Saura didn't respond. Infinite growls at the newcomers while remaining in the air. "No matter," he says to Espio and his friends. He adjusts his hold on Saura a bit as he uses his other hand to adjust his mask. "You all have one day left. You can try to keep fighting while you can. But, I will end this once and for all," he added. The masked jackal soon flies back while holding Saura.
"Come back here," Vector shouts as he tries to chase after Infinite. Unfortunately, Infinite had already vanished from sight. Vector stomps the ground a bit as he glares at the direction where the masked jackal left. He then hears a groan from Espio and helps him up as Charmy gets the Lightning Wispon that Saura dropped. "You okay Espio?" he asks the chameleon.
With Vector's help, Espio stood up. "I'll be fine," he reassures the crocodile. But then, he looks down. "But I failed to bring back Saura," he says in defeat. "She managed to distract Eggman by taking out the battlemech… I think she was trying to prove us she's still on our side. We were wrong to not trust her," he added with shame.
Vector frowns a bit and then gently pats Espio's shoulder. "Don't worry pal. We'll get her back," he says to the chameleon. He then looks to Charmy who flies towards them with the Lightning Wispon. "Come on, let's head back and let Knuckles know what happened while we get Espio healed up," he says to the bee as he walks with Espio to HQ. Charmy follows the two by flying.
Meanwhile…
Infinite lands near the bushes close to Eggman and places Saura down. Using the Phantom Ruby, he creates a replica of Shadow. He growls a bit as he looks at the fake black hedgehog, but he stops himself. "Watch her," he says to the imitation quietly as he points to Saura. "Don't let her escape," he added. Once the fake Shadow nods and look towards Saura emotionlessly, he walks out of the bushes to Dr. Eggman.
Dr. Eggman had stopped working on the battlemech when he hears his alarms going off. When he opened his holoprojector to see what's going on, he sees the Death Egg being exploded! He glares at the screen. "Those resistance pests and their clever, little plots. They're like something on your shoe that you can't wipe off," he says in anger while banging his fist on to his hovercraft.
The red, round robot that is with Eggman, along with a yellow, cube robot, floats up to Eggman, "It appears they have taken our legs right out from under us. Quite impressive really," it complimented.
"I don't have legs," the yellow robot says while swinging a bit. "Neither do you dude," it says to the red robot.
"Don't remind me, dude," the red robot says to the yellow robot.
Eggman glares at his robots and then sees Infinite walking towards him. The human then starts to think. "One day left before the plan is executed," he says while thinking. He sighs and then looks to the masked jackal. "Infinite, let's make a tactical retreat so that we can re-mobilize our forces," he tells Infinite.
Infinite adjusts his mask a bit with an unpleased look even though it's hidden. "And by tactical retreat, you mean to say, "Flee with our tails between our legs,"" he says with some disapproval. "I'm quite displeased about this doctor," he stated.
Dr. Eggman groans in anger. "Shut up and just follow me," he says to Infinite. The human then activates his hovercraft to have it fly him back to Metropolis as his two robots try to follow him.
Infinite watches Eggman leave and quickly goes back to the bushes where he hid Saura. Seeing the wolf is still unconscious, Infinite lifts Saura up with both hands as he makes the imitation Shadow disappear. He stares at her face a bit and then flies after Eggman. When Infinite faced away from the wolf, Saura had a pained expression shown.
Author's note:
Hi! I won't really explain much here since everything is already explained.
To the chapter: Oh my, Saura has been captured... again! Cliff hanger! Dun dun duuuuuun! Now that Infinite has Saura captive, I wonder what he plans to do to her. We shall see in the next chapter. Also, be ready for more information about Saura's past... be prepared for it this is where the rated M comes in.
Thanks for reading!