Sonic The Hedgehog Chapter 9: Defective Detectives, a sonic the hedgehog fanfic

Westside Island

Inside the Tornado

With the sixth Emerald secure, Sonic's back to his flying duties. His legs aren't broken, he's doing it..well, just to do it.

"What's this do?" Sonic asks, sliding his finger across the Miles Electric. Turns out, an exact copy of himself spawns in the backseat. "What?"

"What?"

"Is that me?"

Sonic messes with the Electric more, by clicking on various buttons. One sends a holographic drone down, while the other zaps his copy out of existence.

"No.." he mutters, clicking a phone icon. Two separate blocks of numbers pop up, so Sonic just picks the one he can read. In the usual case he'd just run around the globe to find it, but these emeralds aren't just lost-and-found. They've been in some of the strangest locations unknown to man.

If he was going to find the last emerald, he needed someone with a reliable track record..or better yet, some people.

"9-4-9..7-8-8…0-4-5-5.." one click and it rings. "There we go!"

Chaotic Detective Agency

A dark fan rotates, pushing air throughout a tiny office. A large green crocodile's got his feet kicked up on an oak desk. A gold chain on his neck, and headphones make out the presentation he wants to give off. Cool (so he says), hip, and bumping.

You see my swag

Now you wanna come and give me all this drag

I think you better back, back

Because my hand is itching to give you a smack

What's your name again, Jack?

It's the end of the road, and ain't no turning back

Don't let the fly taste fool ya

Matter a fact, it's about time that I school you

It's a mad world he's living in, but Vector has no care for all that. He's got to sit around and do nothing for next half hour. The chalkboard behind him says so. It's a dry day for the new agency. "Charmy loves takin' his sweet time.

He's not alone in the wait though a purple chameleon with a yellow horn sits cross-legged on the floor, in a state of inner peace. It might help suck away any negativity he feels during the wait. "Patience is a virtue in our field."

"It's hard to do that when he's late all the time." Vector reminds him. "We missed a call cause he was busy gawking at those hives!"

"Must I remind you of his home?"

Vector just looks to the desk. "Now you're makin' me feel bad.."

"Not my intention." Espio closes his eyes and begins a form of meditation. "..but you should be more considerate yourself."

Vector scratches his snout. "You shouldn't meditate inside. He's gonna barge in and interrupt you."

"I'll be fine.."

"How do you focus with all this ruckus?" The crocodile picks up a few dice and shakes them in his hand. Espio just shakes his head in disappointment, before continuing his process. It would be hurtful to the agency If the employees fought on day two.

"YOU GUYS WON'T BELIEVE THIS!"

A bee flies in, with a red phone in hand. He makes contact with Vector's face, disregarding any and all personal space. He's chattering away, but the croc can't concentrate. It takes a little prying to get Charmy off. "What are ya spazzing about?!"

"We got our first caller in a million years!"

RING!

A red phone shakes to it's core. The rattling ceases when Vector's white glove rips it from the machine. "You've reached the Chaotix Detective Agency! Crime doesn't pay, but you will!"

"That's a snazzy intro there, Vector. Tagline could use some work."

"..how do you know my name?"

"I found a letter. Your handwriting was pretty good for those big hands. One of a kind, I'll tell ya."

Vector slams his fists on the desk, almost collapsing it. "I dunno if you think you're some big time charmer, but you better stop being so mysterious!"

"Fine, fine. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog. I called you because—"

As Sonic explains, Vector gestures for his colleagues to gear up. Espio dawns his stars, while Charmy rushes around the room to find something. Vector has to duck him a few times just to stay on the line! Even with the chaotic bee buzzing around, Vector can still take in some solid information.

Theres just one part he doesn't like. "S-she let you take it? That was supposed to be special.."

"..yeeaaah. She said she'd make it up to you! Maybe she can bake you a cake, and oh those eggs are to die for!"

Vector licks his sharp teeth. "They are..but whaddya want with all these crystals?"

"Apparently they're Chaos Emeralds. You get them and boom, nobody can stop you. Pretty cool right?"

Vector pauses. "Yeah..well if some jackass gets them all, we're toast."

"Funny you say that!"

Uh oh.

Sonic lands his Tornado at one of the more unique spaces he's been to. The office has a shoddy wooden sign hanging up, with the agency name drawn in what looks to be marker. A low effort when it comes to the design outside. Oddly enough, there are TWO stories in this office. The rooftops look like they got hit by Toon Force.

"Not too shabby." Sonic admits, heading to meet these "Chaotix" for the first time. The Vector guy may be a little problem, but how about the others?

KNOCK

The door opens, and Sonic's greeted with another giant. "This one has a tail."

Vector can't resist looking at his. "Yeah. Pretty big, huh?"

"Radical." Sonic offers a handshake. "You look just like your picture." Vector accepts the handshake, maybe a little too firm as cracking's heard from Sonic's hand. He yanks it out!

"Ouch.."

Vector looks at that hand, shocked at his own strength. "My bad, Sonic. I didn't break too many joints did I?"

Sonic just shakes his hand around. "It'll heal."

After getting invited in, Sonic takes the first spinny chair he sees! He does a little rotation, before a bee is right in his face! "We don't usually see hedgehogs around here! Name's Charmy!" Charmy offers the handshake this time. Sonic accepts, and gets zapped for it. "Hahaha!"

Sonic forces a laugh out. What a great first impression. One of them almost breaks your hand, and the next one pranks you. Lovely. "I heard there was three of you."

The chameleon appears from thin air, in the same cross-legged pose. Sonic has to wipe his eyes. "Cloaking, huh?"

"We each have our own abilities. There's no need to use them that much because—"

"We're rougher than the rest of em!" Vector yells.

"..no. We don't fight in our field." Espio explains, giving Sonic the full picture. "If the public hears us take on a violent reputation, the Chaotix are finished before we even begin."

Sonic does another rotation. "That's neat. Did you guys fight off a monster to get the emerald?"

Espio looks to Vector. Vector to Espio. "Go on, Vector."

"..wellll..we kinda just got a call and found it."

Sonic blinks. "That's it? Are you serious?"

"Yeah. No big story or nothin'. Hate to have gotten your hopes up." Vector confesses. "It was the best lookin' jewel I've ever laid my eyes on too. Vanilla would have loved it."

"I don't understand why you wanted HER to have it. We could have kept it and made a breakthrough on SOMETHING." Espio vents, rising from his pose. "How are we a credible agency if we give away evidence?"

Seeing a blush on the croc's face, a smirk grows on Sonic's. "Yeah, Vector. Why her?"

Vectors literally wipes away the blushes. "She helped fund the agency. She's a really good friend!"

Sonic leans in closer. "You know she's more than that.."

Charmy leans in too. "You're a bad liar."

Espio gets between all of them. "We can save the teasing for later. Sonic, you have the emerald?"

"Yep!" Sonic takes off, comes back, and there's number six. The Chaotix's jaws collectively drop at what they just saw. "Never seen superspeed before?"

"You're the only one we know of." Espio puts it bluntly.

Outside, a white drone flies by. A red scanner analyzes the place up and down. The Tornado's a dead giveaway Sonic's right here.

"I say we really test his loyalty.." that doctor's voice booms through, unwilling to let Sonic breathe. "On my go.."

A swarm of Badniks surround the office, ready to strike on command.

Inside, Sonic's getting questioned about Robotnik's involvement with the emeralds. They get information, and whew..it's a lot to catch up on.

"He wants his creepy machines to take over the world. He's already taken so many friends on my island. He's so good at getting under peoples' skin..hell he's under mine." A slight glare appears on Sonic's face, but he wipes that right off.

"That explains all the flyers.." Espio notes. "There's been plenty of missing Mobian cases since last week. We've only heard rumors of South Island, but since you confirmed that: it's a matter of time until this Doctor of yours targets us too."

Sonic holds up a finger. "I just need ONE more emerald to give 'em blue justice. The only ones besides m—well..US to find an emerald, are right in front of me."

Vector scratches his nose. "So this guys the real deal.."

"He's RUTHLESS. He'd scam you guys for the sake of it! Your agency won't survive the summer if he gets his hands on 'em. None of us will.." Sonic warns, jumping from his chair. "He's already got five. We HAVE to move."

Espio squints at the hedgehog. "Pardon me if I'm the skeptic: Why didn't you stop him earlier?"

"Because..oh Gaia. He only let me live over this whack deal."

Vector shakes his headphones off. "You made a deal with the Devil?! Sonic, what the hell man?"

"I know, I know..but he threatened lives. Mine too.." Sonic explains, making Vector pause his reaction. "I don't wanna say I'm scared. Not for me. But.." A sigh escapes him. "I'm doing what I have to do. Am I just letting him cross me? No. But I feel a little dirty.."

Vector scoots his chair towards him. "You just said you did what you had to do. Yeah, you dealt with the devil. Yeah, I think you're nuts! But he's not invincible. If the devil can lose to a flute carryin' hillbilly, you can find a way out."

Life Coach Vector.

Sonic simply nods at this. He's had to reassure himself so many times, but to hear it from someone else hits different. He's going to screw Robotnik over anyways, so why fret it? All he has to do is get all the emeralds, trigger the power, and get the kid back. Easy peasy. Sonic's anticipating the "backup plans" of this mad genius.

"How can you prepare for god mode?" Sonic asks himself, wondering how far Robotnik's ready to go. Sonic knows for damn sure how far HE is.

Charmy jumps up so hard, he almost smacks the ceiling. "I DID hear about a shooting star!"

"Where?"

"I don't know."

His colleagues smack their faces. Sonic just gives him a look that can only be described as: "you messed up."

BOOM!!

The door flies towards Espio, who uses his quick reflexes to move. It clashes with the locker, making a sound so nasty that Charmy covers his ears.

"What's happening?!"

Sonic takes the lead. He's the first to find a load of Badniks swarming the office. Several Motobugs on the ground, a few Buzz Bombers circling, and the Newtrons licking their steely lips, ready for the next big catch. The Chaotix catch up, and oh boy..

"You gotta be jokin'!" Vector shouts, the realization of what's next hitting him. "He's got tabs on us!"

Espio readies his spiky stars. "There's only one way out of this."

Charmy flies over to a Motobug. "No there's not! Come on guys, they look so friendly!"

IT BITES HIS HAND.

AAAAAHHHH!"

Sonic's homing attack splits that Motobug in half! He moves on to the next one, and the next, wrecking any Badnik in his sight. He feels a tug on his leg, goes around for the swing..

It's a little squirrel? There's actually a ton of them, free from their prison. Sonic has to blink thrice just to process this. THIS is why the bad doctor's been kidnapping everyone. This goes further than control, it's downright enslavement!

"His biggest mistake was letting me live." Sonic punches through a Bomber without even looking, freeing a blue chick, who chirps at the hedgehog and flies off. The Chaotix don't even have to do anything, Sonic just rips through each and every one, freeing the wildlife!

"Remind us to stay on his good side." Vector says, as a Buzz Bomber targets him. He inhales, and blows FIRE from his mouth! That does the job, and the bird inside flies off faster than the last. Espio has to throw his stars around with precision, just to free some more life. Charmy hones in on a couple with his stinger, piercing their steel armor.

Sonic makes the lap around, to see all of the Badniks disposed of. Some wildlife gets to reunite, while others just get out of dodge. Who knows when the doctor will make a pre-emptive strike again. Given his minions are here, he can make anither any time. "We ready to dip or not?"

Vector stiffens. "Yes, sir!"

"..you don't need to do that."

As Sonic heads out for what he hopes to be a quick walk to the emerald, that white drone's still just out of sight. Robotnik's voice booms through again, confident about his place in this world.

"Pitiful pincushion must have forgot: I'm all seeing.."

Next chapter we're checking back in with the Death Egg Robot. Plus, Tails gets up to date from the cruelest soul he knows. As for Sonic, he'll be surprised at how quick this search ends lol.

See you next time! :)