I'm so sorry that this is a couple days late, and is probably the shortest chapter I've ever posted on here. But school just started a couple weeks ago, and I haven't had much time to write. That, and I've had a terrible case of semi-writer's block this past month. My brain still comes up with ideas, but I have a hard time focusing on the story.
So yeah, shorter chapter. BUT! It's packed with new information about the darker side of this story! Enjoy!
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"This is the 3rd attack in two weeks." Rouge said; unease lacing her voice.
She and her team, journeyed farther into the ruined G.U.N. base. It looked like a miniature nuclear bomb had gone off on one side of the building; incinerating half the base and leaving the other half in shambles.
Shadow ran a hand over a bent, metal doorframe; feeling the metal crumble beneath his fingers. "Whoever this is; they're powerful, and they need to be stopped."
Rouge glided to the other side of the vast hallway and pushed a twisted door away to reveal the mostly intact security room. "Guys, come here."
"There are targets you need me to exterminate?" Omega asked.
"What? No, I found the security room."
The jewel thief approached the consoles and activated the main terminal. The screen blinked a couple times before staying on.
Rouge's fingers flew across the keyboard, as she examined the damage to the system. Just like the last few bases, only the camera footage from the intact part of the base was retrievable. She accessed the videos and played them on the screen.
Team Dark watched in solemn silence as the shocking scenes progressed. The thousands of soldiers who'd been unlucky enough to be in the facility last night, dropped like flies to a swift, invisible force. Doors were ripped forcefully from their hinges, leaving claw marks on the twisted frames and anything important that used to be held here, was either stolen or destroyed.
But the most significant bit of footage were the last two minutes; when the attacker was revealed.
The person was obviously mobian; and most likely a hedgehog, judging by the black head spikes. Any other significant features were concealed under the black, catsuit and red mask they wore. Whoever it was put their right fist on their chest just before a bright light engulfed them.
As the video cut to static; Rouge frowned. "The first time it was weird, second time it was coincidence, but now-"
"It's like they're trying to take credit for the attack." Shadow finished. "Or maybe...send us some kind of message. Replay those last two minutes."
His partner quickly rewound the video and they watched again as the mysterious attacker strode into the camera's view like they owned the place and put their fist over their heart.
"Wait." Shadow commanded, as the light filled the screen. "Go back to when they hold up their fist."
The video went back a couple seconds; to right before the flash. Rouge gasped as she saw what her friend had seen. There, on the back of the attacker's hand, was a swirly, red symbol.
"We gotta show the commander." She said. "This could be a huge clue about who this mobian is and what they're motivation may be."
Shadow nodded, his eyes glued to the symbol on the screen. That swirly pattern, where had he seen it before..?
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Good luck figuring everything out! See you in the next one!
