Chapter 9: Eavesdropping
Team Chaotix walked outside of their headquarters and stood in a circle, discussing their plan to eavesdrop on Sonic. Espio had a wire on him so that he could record Sonic's voice on a tape recorder.
"Alright; this is what we'll do," Vector told them. "Once we reach Eggman's base, we'll look for Sonic. Once we find him, we have to listen in on his conversation. Make sure that he doesn't see us because if he does, there's no telling what he might do."
"What about Mephiles?" Espio asked.
Vector thought for a minute. "He'll most likely be with Sonic. Stay your distance from him too."
Espio nodded, and took off. Vector and Charmy followed him. As they ran across the city, they noticed the destroyed buildings and fires that lined the streets. Vector sighed and shook his head, thinking that this was another reason why Sonic needed to be stopped. Once they were at Dr. Eggman's former base, they stopped running and slowly walked inside. Espio, being the ninja that he was, moved stealthily along the corridors. Vector and Charmy followed him, trying to be quiet so not to draw any attention to themselves. A few minutes later, they heard voices. Espio peered around the corner and saw Sonic and Mephiles sitting at a desk talking to each other. The Chaotix all crouched low behind a wall and began to listen.
Mephiles and Sonic were discussing their plans to destroy Earth. Sonic had already tried with a laser powered by the Chaos Emeralds but that had failed due to the Emeralds being powered up by the Master Emerald. He growled angrily, thinking that he would need the Chaos Emeralds again. He knew that Shadow kept them with him, and he needed some way to get them.
Mephiles looked at Sonic, chuckling evilly. "So, what is your plan? You wish to destroy this world, do you not?"
Sonic nodded. "I have a plan, yes. Soon, it shall all be revealed."
"If you are going to destroy this world, then I will help you," Mephiles spoke in a demonic tone. "The Chaos Emeralds are the key to your plot, am I right?"
"That's correct. So are the Sol Emeralds that Blaze has. If we get both the Chaos Emeralds and the Sol Emeralds, I will be invincible and immortal. First, though, we need a distraction."
Mephiles continued to listen, intrigued at what Sonic was saying. "Go on," he said curiously.
Sonic sighed. "We need to strike terror into the hearts of the people of Earth. In a few days, we are going to assassinate the President."
At this statement, Team Chaotix gasped. How could Sonic even think of murdering the President? He was the leader of the country! They masked their surprise and continued to listen to what Sonic and Mephiles had to say.
"That is only phase two of my plot, however. Once we assassinate the President, the real plan begins. I will not say any more now; when the time is right, then I will explain everything. Is that understood, Mephiles?"
The demonic hedgehog nodded silently.
"Good," Sonic chuckled.
"One last question," Mephiles asked.
Sonic sighed again and looked at Mephiles, his red eyes gleaming evilly. "What?" he growled.
"How will we assassinate the President?"
Sonic pursed his lips, remaining silent for a moment. Finally, he spoke. "I will tell you in due time, Mephiles. Now, I believe our discussion is over."
The two hedgehogs got up and walked out of the room until they could no longer could be seen. The Chaotix silently stood up, staring at each other in shock.
"This is worse than I thought," Vector said. "We have to tell Shadow."
"Agreed," Espio replied. "Shadow and his friends will want to know about this as soon as possible." He took the tape out of the recorder and put it in his jacket pocket. "Let's move," he told them.
The Chaotix walked out of the building and down the street, looking for Shadow's house. Once they found it, Espio walked up and rang the doorbell. A few seconds later, Shadow answered it.
"What do you want?" he asked sternly.
Espio pulled the tape out of his pocket. "We have something you and your friends need to hear," he told Shadow. "And you're not going to like it one bit."