Me and the Chaotix Crew...

It's always these kind of days, that really tick me off.

Yo, names Vector... Vector the crocodile, private eye. Yeah, yeah, I know... a big green monster with fangs in that line of work. Hard ta believe, isn't it? Well, not only am a detective, I'm the leader of the Chaotix, a team of islander detectives, you've heard of us? Gah! No, we aren't Knuckle's chaotix, he used to lead the team, not anymore! Sure, Knux occasionally still helps out on cases now and then, but he's more a member of Sonic's crew now. Used to be, we had trouble paying the bills, and keeping the lights on. Times have gotten better for our crew since then, though we do seem to be in a pickle, at the moment.

Okay, so here's the scene; a foxy dame in a slinky black dress and wide- brimmed hat came into our office the other day (quite foxy, as she was a literal fox), and gave us a sob story about her kid brother being held for ransom by bad guys. She offered to pay up front (and the number of rings she put in our bank account was no small change, let me tell you). Anyway, two members of my team came with me, and we scoped out the chemical plant where her little brother was supposedly being held. Turns out, the whole thing was a trap... and we walked right into it.

"I can't believe you fools fell for my ruse so easily." The leader of our captors sneered at me. "I expected better from our rivals on the other side of the law."

My two associates and I were tied up to a rope, hanging over a vat of acid- typical villain/supervillain death trap. My pals with me were Espio the Chameleon, a master ninja and stealth expert, whom I met on a case in the orient. We took turns saving each others skins on that caper, and he came back to Westside island with me. His martial arts skills and ability turn turn invisible has been a great asset to the team. My other companion is Charmy Bee, a young orphan I caught trying to rob the detective agency for food years ago. We took the kid in, and the three of us formed the original core team.

"You ain't gonna get away with this, doc!" I tell our captor defiantly. "Our pals will get us out of this jam!"

"You made a critical error in just capturing the three of us, villain!" Espio spat defiantly. "Our comrades will seek us out, and come to our aid!"

"Yeah, our buddies will be here!" Charmy added eagerly, struggling against the ropes. "Just you wait and see!"

Our captors... the Destructix, an insane group of five supervillains we have time and time again. They made their name as a mockery of our own, and seek to destroy us at every Turn. Among their ranks are Predator Hawk, an extreme gear rider, ex-battle bird armada soldier who works with explosives and demolitions. Flying Frog, a crazy ex-comedian who got tired of people not laughing at his jokes, and turned towards criminal activities. He can leap extremely high, and has a prehensile, poisonous tongue. Also present is Lighting Lynx, a martial artist who is from the Sunrise islands like Espio, and grew up as a rival to my ninja buddy. Then there's Fiona Fox, a gal who had a rough life, and fell on the wrong side of the law as a result. She is a master of disguise, which is how she fooled us uncover as a sobbing dame to lure the team here.

And worst of all, is their twisted boss, the pale white mad scientist with a pair of small spectacles. No, I'm not talking about Dr. Starline, he died a long time ago. This is Dr. Zachary Finitevus, a nihilistic echidna nutjob who is Knuckle's greatest enemy. He was once a humble alchemist from the forbidden zone clan, until the day he had an accident in the lab with some chaos drives. The botched experiment turned his fur white, his eyes a creepy obsidian, and drove him bananas. This whack job now wants to steal the master Emerald, kill us and Knuckles, and destroy and remake the world. And he gathered together this pack of goons from the criminal underworld to help him do it.

"Bah, foolish Chaotix! I have you right where I want you!" The albino Echidna gloated. "Your feeble friends will never get here in time to save you!"

"Yeah, boss! Yeah yeah!" The frog chuckled manically, hopping around like a madman on caffeine. "We get em' real good!"

"Stop your prattling, you annoying amphibian!" The Lynx barked, glaring up at Espio. "Let us bring them down here, and have them face us in honorable combat!"

"That's the idiot's way of dealing with things, and I know you two are idiots!" The vixen spat angrily. "Just lower them into the acid, and be done with it!"

The crooks began arguing amongst themselves, with the doc trying to keep the peace between his minions. But suddenly, we all began to feel the wall buckle and shake, and it quickly caved inward, forcing all of the Destructix back. There stood an angry red armadillo, who had just pushed a multi-ton plaster and masonry wall in with his bare hands.

"Hey there, Guys!" My old Pal Mighty greeted us. "Hope we're not too late!"

Our Team's strongman back during Knux's time as leader, Mighty had come back to the group recently. With him was his little bro, Ray the flying squirrel. The little guy zoomed up to free us, while mighty tackled the dock to the ground, and started fisticuffs.

"Hey guys! Hope i didn't leave ya hangin' around!" Ray chuckled, as he untied Charmy, and the two carefully flew Espio and I away from the acid pit. "Mighty and I were helping the girls with some shopping!"

Speaking of the girls, they had also burst into the room. Princess Alucion, a self-styled exiled echidna royal, who had joined our team not to long ago. And Betty the Butterfly, who was hired onto the team after being recommended by her aunt, Jewel the beetle. Alucion went straight in for the tackle on Fiona, starting a cat fight, while Betty fluttered around the room, trying to keep Predator the Hawk distracted. the rest of us quickly jumped into the fight, and the slugfest soon began.

It was quite a tussle; Lightning and Espio trading punches, kicks, ninja stars, and Kunai. Mighty punching away at Finitevus, while avoiding his chaos energy blasts. The frog and I practically bouncing all over the room as we traded blows. Fiona and our echinda girl pounded away at each other, while the pint-sized fliers kept Predator hawk busy in the air. In the end, we were too much for the destructix, and they all retreated though one of the doc's warp rings.

"Curse you, Chaotix! You are all as infuriating as that infernal guardian!" Finitevus called back as the portal closed behind him. "We shall all meet on the battlefield again!"

So yeah, there it is. Another day, another dollar, another foiled villain attempt to do us in. Fighting crime is a tough job, but we detectives are more than up to it! Most of my posse an I started life as outcasts and oddballs, but we managed to make a family for ourselves within the Chaotix crew. I would do anything for my team, and I know they would do anything for me! Wither our numbers shrink or grow in the future, I know we'll be out there solving crimes and busting up capers!

Now if only I could use this spiel in advertising the agency... maybe a certain rabbit lady would be impressed by it. Hmmmm...