Here's chapter 35. This chapter focuses on the secondary characters of Sonic, Aggretsuko and Zootopia of this fic.
"Wow, is that one of the chaos emeralds we've heard of?" Honey said.
"Aren't emeralds supposed to be green?" Morris asked.
"It was not difficult for us to find one of them. We should take it" Hugo said.
"Nobody move," said Rouge.
"Eggman is smart enough to leave a chaos emerald alone unguarded. Either it's a trap or it's a fake chaos emerald" said Shadow.
"A fake chaos emerald?" asked the polar bear and the cat in unison.
"That's possible?" asked the honey badger.
"Yes, it has happened before" said the white bat.
"But these do not have the same amount of power and are designed to sabotage machinery" said the black hedgehog.
"So, should we take it?" Morris asked.
"Yes, it's the real one, we can't let Eggman get his hands on it again" Hugo said.
"But what if it's fake?" Honey asked.
"Well, we cannot remain in doubt. But we won't all go. I'll go. Everyone stay here and don't make a move" said Shadow.
The black hedgehog made his way into the room, approached the table slowly, and was about to take the chaos emerald. But before he started looking both ways in case there wasn't a trap, but seeing that there was nothing, he took the emerald in his hand.
At first it didn't seem weird at all, but once he lifted it from the table, the entire room was closed leaving Shadow trapped, and suddenly, on the table at the point where he had taken the chaos emerald a countdown had begun. Seeing the emerald, he realized it was fake, but at least Shadow could use it to teleport himself and the others outside the room.
He raised his hand with the emerald in it and yelled "CHAOS CONTROL."
The black hedgehog disappeared from the room and appeared outside. Before anyone could say anything else he said to the others "Everyone hold hands."
Seeing the serious expression on his face, they all did as asked. Shadow and Rouge held hands and took the hands of two agents who were close to them.
The black hedgehog shouted "CHAOS CONTROL" again and everyone disappeared from there.
They appeared in another room and the only thing they could hear from afar was the sound of an explosion.
"What just happened?" Honey asked, still shocked by the situation she had just been through.
"Yes, we were suddenly in one place and now we are in another" said Hugo.
"And what was that explosion?" Morris asked.
"Now there is no time for answers or explanations, that explosion should have put everyone on alert, we must hide before Eggman and his robots see us. Fortunately there are no security cameras around here "said Shadow when he saw that he had already walked through that place when they first entered.
Everyone began to move following the black hedgehog and the white bat once more. While these two were a little ahead of the others the bat realized that the black hedgehog no longer had the chaos emerald in his hand.
"Shadow, what happened to the emerald? You had it a few seconds ago" asked Rouge.
"It was a fake emerald. Eggman sure put it there in case someone managed to sneak into his base" Shadow replied.
"I am not surprised about him. I see why you decided to go and let the rest of us wait" said the white bat.
"Yes, I was not going to let anyone get hurt or killed, I will not have another death on my conscience" said the black hedgehog.
They both knew what the hedgehog was referring to, but what he did not know is that Honey, Morris and Hugo who were near them could hear that last part of the conversation, and they began to wonder what it was that he was not going to have another death on your conscience.
After a short drive, they found another room, and hearing footsteps heading their way quickly entered it, only to have Decoe, Bocoe, and Bokkun pass by once they were out of sight with an army of robots heading in the direction of where the explosion had been heard.
The group sighed in relief that they weren't overheard by the robots, but what is strange to them is that there seemed to be no traces of Eggman anywhere. That made them wonder if he really was at the base, and if it wasn't the case where he would be right now.
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Retsuko's mother and grandmother were at home preparing lunch still worried about the children. They were still locked up and neither spoke or made noises. The only thing that at least gave them peace of mind was that if they were accepting the food that was left for them at the door of the room, so they saw that they had an appetite. But when they tried to talk to them, they closed in on them and didn't answer their questions even when they spoke to them behind the door. Neither of them believed that something like that would happen with the children, but now they did not know what to do.
At that moment the phone began to ring, for a moment both red pandas thought they were the parents of one of the children, but it was not, since when Retsuko's mother took her cell phone, both could see that the call was from Retsuko's father. Since he had been very busy at work, he was unable to call them on a daily basis, and this was the first call he had made since the restaurant bombing weekend. The middle-aged red panda finally answered the call.
"Good afternoon dear" Retsuko's mother said.
"Hello dear, hello mom" said Retsuko's father responding to his wife and then greeting his mother-in-law, which he always referred to as mom, since for him she was like his second mother.
"Hi, how is everyone over there at work?" Retsuko's grandmother asked.
"Well, very busy. But it's almost finished. I'll be able to go home in two days." Retsuko's father replied.
"Really? I'm very happy to hear that dear" said Retsuko's mother.
At that moment the male red panda noticed something on the faces of his wife and his mother-in-law. He knew that something was happening to them, he hardly ever saw them with that expression, he assumed that something had happened and they did not know how to solve it. And that is rare coming from them, since in some way or another they achieved their tasks, Retsuko's father was aware of that. It must be something else that was causing them concern.
"Did something bad happen these days?" asked the male red panda.
"Oh no. Everything is fine around here" said the middle-aged female red panda.
"The children are having lunch right now," said the elderly female red panda.
They both decided not to tell him about the problem, since both did not want him to worry during work hours as well, and he also worked hard at his work to give him another burden by worrying him about the sudden change in behavior. They had decided to tell him what happened when he returned home.
"Well, I wish I could talk to Koka for a while, but since I'm a bit busy send them my regards and give him the news of my return. I will take care of contacting Haida and Retsuko to let them know" said Retsuko's father.
"It's a good idea. While we will go to buy the ingredients to prepare your favorite dinner for your arrival" said Retsuko's mother.
The male red panda's mouth watered, he definitely loves the way both red pandas cook, so he couldn't wait for that day to come. Something he adored about his wife was the good food she prepared, and he could see that she inherited that talent from her mother.
"Well, it's all settled, we'll see you at home in two days" Retsuko's grandmother said.
"Brilliant. Well, my lunch hour is almost over, so I say goodbye, if I have time I will call you again tonight or tomorrow. See you" said the male red panda.
"Bye" said the two red pandas and then closed the call.
Although both red pandas were happy for the return of their husband / son in law respectively, that still did not lessen the concern that the children had, perhaps knowing that their grandfather was returning could lift their spirits a bit. They decided to talk to him and see if that would cheer him up a bit.
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Meanwhile in another part of the city, they were Bogo and Clawhauser, having arrived in the city two days before, they had been able to relax for a while, together, and they enjoyed every second they shared, they did not remember the last time they spent time together, that had nothing to do with working hours, or the few nights in which one stayed at the other's house. That last year of their relationship was great for both of them. Although they hadn't gotten to the point of being intimate yet, since Clawhauser wasn't ready for it, that didn't bother Bogo and just spending time with his boyfriend was enough for him.
They were in a small place that sold desserts of all kinds and as an option for drinks. Something that seemed curious to him was finding a drink with a garlic flavor. Although it wasn't something the cape buffalo or cheetah were enthusiastic about, but it could be that of the few customers who were there, they were all having those drinks. Definitely the customs of what was eaten in that country were completely different from those of Zootopia, they already imagined what it would be like for tourists who came to their city from other countries with different customs, such as wearing footwear, something never it happened in your city or country.
Once they asked for their order and paid for it, both sat down to eat a vanilla ice cream, while drinking a strawberry soda. Although when they met Jack two days earlier, he suggested things they could try while in that country, they preferred to try things they liked first, before moving on to the new. Although what he liked most about the idea of trying something new is that the two of them would try it together at the same time. While they ate the ice creams, they noticed that they tasted even more delicious than those in their city, they did not know why, but it was true, although that did not prevent them from enjoying them in the same way.
"You know Clawsy, I think coming here was a good idea after all, I haven't felt so relaxed in years," said the Cape Buffalo.
"I'm glad I heard you say that, as I was concerned that too much work would cause damage, since so much work without fun is bad for your health" said the cheetah.
"Maybe bringing Shadow and Rouge with their kids wasn't a bad idea after all."
"Yes, although I wonder what they are doing right now. We haven't heard from them in two days."
"Maybe they are doing something important. Anyway, if something important happens Officers Wilde and Hopps or even Agent Savage will let us know."
"Well, if that's the case, then for now we will have more time to think about ourselves and what we can do together."
The last part was said in a very flirty way that made the buffalo blush, the cheetah definitely knew how to make his boyfriend have those kinds of reactions that with no other person he would have shown in any other situation. Definitely that relationship they had was good for Bogo, if others knew they would stop saying that the buffalo was married to work. The only reason why they had not revealed their love to anyone, was not because of fear of being judged by their tastes, but because rumors of favoritism began to spread, it is for that reason that they had not revealed anything and planned to keep it that way, until the day they retire.
Before they knew it, they saw that the ice cream and soda had been finished. Finally they got up and left the premises and went to the next destination they had planned. At that moment, when they saw that the street they were walking on was almost empty, they held hands and decided to go like this the whole way.
Well, so far the chapter. I hope you liked it.