Chapter 2: Early Morning Search
Location: Waktini family residence, Northern District, Freedom City
Date: Saturday, January 3rd
Time: 7:02 A.M.
Kyle's eyes slowly began to open slowly, clouded over due to just waking up. He turned over slightly, staring up at the ceiling as early morning sunlight shined in through his window blind, casting a warm glow all around the room. He slowly pulled his blankets off of himself, sitting up in his bed. He yawned loudly before standing up and shuffling out of the bedroom.
Kyle stood outside his bedroom door, listening for any sounds. He didn't hear anything, so he assumed that the rest of his family was either outside hoặc still asleep. He quietly made his way down the hallway, and then started walking down the stairs as quietly as he possibly could.
As Kyle walked down the stairs, the events from the night before flashed into his head. Who where those people? He didn't get to see what they looked like, so he had no way of knowing who they possibly could have been. He was determined to find out.
Kyle slowly made his way to the kitchen, searching quietly for a notebook and a pin. After a short time of searching, he found what he was looking for. He quickly wrote out a note that đã đưa ý kiến "I went for a walk. I'll be back soon." and left it on the phòng bếp, nhà bếp table. Of course, he also signed his name on the bottom of the note.
Kyle turned and walking into the living room, grabbing his áo, áo khoác and then quietly and slowly exiting the house out the front door. He wasn't really going for a walk; he wanted to see if he could find out thêm about what had happened last night. Of course, he didn't want to tell his parents that he was going to hunt people he saw in a police chase the night before. That's why he đã đưa ý kiến that he was simply just going for a walk. He also had a few guesses for who one hoặc two of those figures could have been...
A dark purple hedgehog slowly roused from his sleep, hearing a loud, sharp knock on the front door of his black stone castle. He slowly raised up out of his bed, the yellow, green, and blue streaks of hair seemingly glowing under the light from the window. "Who in the name of universe could be at the door at this hour..." He said, slowly looking over at the tường clock. 8:15 A.M. He slowly walked out of the bedroom, walking into a large corridor, which lead to the large metal front door.
"Baneful? Did bạn invite someone over...?" A dark red sleepy cáo, fox asked. He stood in the doorway of a small room about halfway to the front door. He rubbed his eyes sleepily, being careful not to rub over the thick stitches that lined the side of his eye.
The hedgehog stopped, turning to look at the fox. "No, Agony. Not that I remember, at least. I do not remember inviting anyone over... Especially not this early in the morning." The hedgehog slowly shuffled over to the front door, taking hold of the rusty metal handle and slowly pulling it open.
A brief flash of yellow was all the hedgehog saw when he opened the door. Before he knew it, he was slammed up against the back tường of the room, being held there bởi strong hands. He gasped, struggling to ignore the sharp pain that now shot up and down his thin back.
"I know what bạn did last night, Baneful! I bet bạn were part of the police chase outside the grocery store!" The person, who was the one holding the hedgehog, yelled. It was none other than Kyle.
"What are bạn talking about?! I was here all last night! With Agony!" Baneful screeched, attempting to free himself from Kyle's iron grip. He turned his head slightly, looking over at Agony. He hoped that Agony would agree to that, but the red cáo, fox assistant only stared in complete shock of Kyle's sudden entrance.
"I don't believe you! I saw five cloaked people running away from a ton of police cars when I walked out of the grocery store!" Kyle yelled, still holding Baneful against the wall. "You're one of Freedom City's most infamous villains! I stop your evil plans almost on a daily basis! I bet bạn have something to do with that!"
"How can bạn say that! bạn know I haven't been active for a few days now! I've been trying to recover from the last time that bạn ruined my plans! bạn destroyed everything and nearly killed me! I haven't been involved in any evil plans for a little while because of that!" Baneful hissed through his clenched teeth, obviously enraged.
Kyle fell silent, not really having anything to say back. Baneful was right. He hadn't been active for quite some time after his last plan had been foiled. Still, Kyle didn't want to let Baneful off of the hook just yet. "How can I believe you? I mean, I know I did take bạn down pretty badly last time, but how do I know that bạn didn't get active just last night? How can I believe that one of those guys wasn't bạn last night?"
Baneful lowered his head. Kyle was right in some ways. There really was no big way that he could prove that one of those figures wasn't him. "...I guess there IS no way that I can get bạn to believe me hoặc prove that I was here all last night. My only arguement to bạn now is that bạn have no proof that one of those figures was me, do you?"
"Well... Uh... No... I guess I don't..." Kyle admitted, lowering his head in defeat. He hadn't been able to see any of the details on the figures, so he could accuse Baneful all he wanted to, but it wouldn't do any good due to the fact that he had no evidence hoặc proof. He slowly released Baneful, turning away without saying another word. "...I'll see bạn some other time..."
Baneful just stood there, not really knowing hoặc having anything to say. He watched as Kyle slowly began walking away, going back towards the door.
Kyle slowly continued out the door, but suddenly stopped. He turned his head, looking back at the dark red cáo, fox who was still standing in the corridor doorway. "...Nice to see you, Agony. I hope you've been doing well."
Agony nodded his head slowly, recieving a cold stare from Baneful. He slowly turned away, walking back into the doorway and out of sight.
Baneful turned his head back to the doorway, watching Kyle slowly walk out and shut the door behind him. Baneful turned with a sigh, then began walking back into the corridor, going back towards his bedroom.
"Ok... So I can't say that Baneful was one of those figures..." Kyle thought to himself, slowly walking away from Baneful's giant black castle. "Since I can't blame Baneful, it might just be best for me to di chuyển on to some other villains I know..." With that said, he started off towards the woods, knowing that he would find another one of Freedom City's most infamous villains there.
A dark red hedgehog-spider hybrid jumped slightly, being snapped awake bởi the sound of the front door opening and closing. He rubbed his eyes, noticing that he had fallen asleep in his chair yet again. "Hello?"
"It's Kyle, Geminus!" The yellow hedgehog said, walking into the dark red hedgehog's sight. He crossed his arms, staring at Geminus. "I've got a few các câu hỏi for you."
"A few các câu hỏi for me...? What could bạn possibly want from me...? Especially this early in the morning...?" Geminus asked, slowly grabbing his black and red scythe out from behind the chair he was sitting in. He leaned over to the side, leaning his head against the scythe, still tired.
"I saw a couple of figures running from the police last night when I came out of the grocery store. I was wondering if one of those people happened to be you," Kyle said, walking a few steps closer to Geminus with his arms crossed.
"No, I've been on a holiday break. I haven't been doing anything recently, nor have I even heard of a police chase happening," Geminus replied with a small yawn, still leaning against the crooked handle of his scythe.
Kyle went to speak, but stopped suddenly. He couldn't really argue that much with Geminus; he was pretty sure that Geminus probably DID take a holiday break. "...Ok..."
"Although, I think I might know who you're talking about..." Geminus added quietly, slowly sitting up in his chair. He watched as Kyle's eyes widened greatly. "Considering your eyes look like they just grew about twice their size, I assume that means that bạn probably want me to tell bạn what I know. Ok... Those figures were clothed in thick black robes, correct? About four hoặc five of them?"
Kyle nodded his head, listening intently to what Geminus was saying. "Yes... There was five of them... All dressed in the exact same clothing..."
"Alright. Now, the police honestly don't know that much about these figures yet, but they seem to be some sort of new gang that just sort of rose up over night. They appear to be extremely elusive, and even the police haven't gotten a clear view of them yet. They also seem to be able to turn into black mist and just... well, disappear," Geminus said, leaning back in his chair. He twirled his scythe around in his hand out of boredom.
Kyle closed his eyes, giving a nod of his head. He was making sure to remember every word he heard. "Is that all that bạn know, Geminus?"
"Not quite. I'm not finished yet, boy." Geminus said, silencing Kyle. "The name of this gang HAS been discovered, though. Apparently they call themselves the 'Dark Horses'. Nobody knows why, but that's what they call themselves. Perhaps it's because of the dark cloaks that they wear. They also seem to disappear close to the middle of the Northern District, so the police are wanting to believe that their hideout could be somewhere near there. Anyway, that's all I have for you. I don't have anything else to say."
Kyle nodded his head slowly, taking note of everything that Geminus had just told him. "Alright... Well, uh... Thanks for the information, Geminus."
"You're welcome... Do bạn need anything else?" Geminus asked, releasing a small yawn. "Was that all bạn wanted?"
"Yes... That was all I needed. Thank you." With that, Kyle turned and walked away from Geminus, slowly walking back towards the front door. He slowly walked out of the door, shutting the door behind him. "I can't believe the best information that I have on those figures just came from one of my worst enemies..." He đã đưa ý kiến to himself, walking away from Geminus' house. "Hm... Perhaps I can tell Kagen about what happened last night. Maybe he'll want to go look for those figures... Geminus đã đưa ý kiến that they seem to disappear around the middle of the town." He decided to go to Kagen's house.
After about ten minutes, Kyle arrived at Kagen's house. He knocked on the door, hoping that Kagen was awake. "Hey, Kagen? Are bạn there?" He called through the front door, seeing what looked like a person moving inside one of the windows.
The front door slowly opened, revealing the tired black and red fox. "What are bạn doing here so early, Kyle...? Did something happen...?"
"Geminus told me some really interesting information about something. Do bạn want to help me investigate it?" Kyle asked, tilting his head to the side.
"Oh, really?" Kagen's eyes widen slight, fairly shocked that Geminus had told Kyle something that seemed fairly important. "Geminus told bạn something? What did he tell you?"
"Ok... Well, last night when I went to the grocery store, as I was coming out, I saw these five figures running away from all these cop cars. Geminus told me that they're some kind of new gang," Kyle explained, watching Kagen's grow wider. "Now, I know what you're thinking. bạn probably think it's one of the villains we know. Well, no, it's not. I already got ahold of Baneful, and I talked to Geminus, but I don't think it's either one of them. I think it's someone entirely different."
Kagen nodded his head, listening to every thing that Kyle was telling him. "Is that all he told you? hoặc did he have something else to add?"
"There's more," Kyle replied. "Apparently these guys seem to disappear and attack most commonly near the middle of the Northern District. The police think that could be where their hideout is."
"Ah, ok. So, I suppose bạn want to investigate that? And I suppose that bạn want me to come with you?" Kagen asked, tilting his head to the side.
"Yeah, I'd like for bạn to come and help. bạn don't have to, though... I'd just appreciate the help."
"Alright. Well, give me just a một phút to tell my parents that I'm going somewhere. I don't want to just leave and freak them out hoặc something," Kagen said, turning back to the front door. "I'll be back in a bit," He said, walking back into his house and out of Kyle's sight.
Kyle waited patiently for Kagen to return. He turned around, looking out at all the small snow piles still left from the snow ngày before. Even though the sun was now shining fairly bright, the air and wind still carried a heavy chill. He slowly rolled his eyes to the right, and froze when he saw what he thought was a black cloak. He slowly squinted his eyes, trying to his best to observe the figure that stood in the shadow of a building.
The figure noticed that Kyle was staring, then it quickly turned away, quickly running away from him. It keep running for a short time, then suddenly just vanished into black mist, which quickly disappeared as well.
Kyle watched in shock. Geminus was right; they really could just disappear into mist. But... That mist looked strangely familiar to him... "Could that have been...? No... It couldn't have..."
"Hey, Kyle! My parents đã đưa ý kiến it's fine if I go! Uh... Are bạn ok?" Kagen asked as he walked out of his house. He wore a look of concern on his face when he noticed that Kyle was staring off into the distance. "Did something happen...?"
Kyle slowly snapped out of his trance like stare, turning to look at Kagen. "No... Nothing happened..." He replied, shaking his head. "So, your parents đã đưa ý kiến it was ok for bạn to go with me?"
"Yeah, they đã đưa ý kiến it was just fine," Kagen replied, starting down the sidewalk with Kyle. "Are you... Are bạn sure you're ok?"
"I'm fine, Kagen... I'm fine..." Kyle replied quietly, staring straight ahead as he walked down the sidewalk with Kagen. "I was just thinking about that gang. I really want to know who they are, and weither hoặc not they're a huge threat hoặc not."
"Oh... Ok." Kagen nodded his head slowly. He didn't quite know if he believed Kyle completely hoặc not. "When do bạn think we could be getting close?"
"I don't know. Maybe we can look for clues hoặc signs hoặc something..." Kyle said, still walking. "Just any kind of sign to say that those figures have been there recently hoặc something."
"Huh... What would be the best thing to look for?" Kagen asked, trying to think of any kind of clue that could be useful to them.
"Oh, it could be anything. Although, the best thing would be actually seeing them, hoặc seeing their gang logo hoặc something... If they have one, that is," Kyle said, continuing to walk along the sidewalk with Kagen.
"Do bạn think we're even going to find anything...? I doubt that they'd be out in broad daylight, and I doubt that they would leave behind their gang symbol somewhere near their hideout..." Kagen said, looking around slowly as they continued to walk.
"True, but bạn never know..." Kyle said, quietly, thinking back to when he he saw that figure turn into mist right in front of Kagen's house. "They could be out in daylight if they really can turn into mist and hide..."
"Well... True. I suppose that's a pretty good point," Kagen agreed, suddenly coming to a stop. "Hey, look at that." He said, pointing to a group of police cars a little bit ahead of them. The police seemed to be investigating something.
Kyle stopped beside Kagen, observing the police. "...They look like they're looking for something... I wonder what..."
"...We're in the middle of the Northern District, right? hoặc at least close to it?" Kagen said, turning to look at Kyle. "Maybe they saw those figures that you're looking for..."
"Oh, you're right, Kagen!" Kyle said, sounding almost excited. "Maybe we could ask them what happened...? To see if they did see that gang?"
"Sure, we can ask them. Hopefully they won't think WE did something wrong..." Kagen said, slowly walking towards the police with Kyle.
"I highly doubt it..." Kyle replied, walking up the a police officer. "Um... Excuse me, sir?"
"Yes? What is it?" The police officer asked, turning to face Kyle and Kagen. "We're very busy, so please make it as quick as bạn can..."
"I'll try my best," Kyle replied. "Um... What exactly happened here? Are bạn looking for something hoặc someone?"
"We're looking for a cloaked person... They destroyed a bunch of property, then a witness đã đưa ý kiến that they saw the person run this way. We tried to track them, but so far we haven't seen them anywhere," The police officer replied. The police officer slowly narrowed his eyes at Kyle. "Wait just a second... Haven't I seen bạn before...?"
Kyle tilted his head to the side, confused. "Well, I do fight against the two villains named Baneful and Geminus... Maybe that's how you've seen me hoặc heard of me. Otherwise, I have no idea how bạn would know me..."
"I... thought I saw bạn last night when I drove past the grocery store... We were chasing five of those cloaked people then..." The police officer said, watching as Kyle's eyes lit up slightly in surprise. "...I don't think bạn were involved with them, though..."
"No, no, I wasn't. I was only getting groceries for my mother. I honestly say that's all I was doing," Kyle assured, raising his hands slightly.
"I believe him... I've known him for years, and he's never been involved with villains and gangs," Kagen added, looking up at the police officer.
"...Alright, then... I'll choose to believe bạn for now, at least." The officer said, turning to look at the other police officers. "Are we done here yet?"
"Yes... I'd say that we're pretty much done. The trail seems to have gone cold... I doubt that they're anywhere near here anymore. I'm sure that they've mostly likely ran away to somewhere else..." The police chief replied, slowly walking back to his police car. "I'd say we're done for now until they attack again..."
Kyle and Kagen stood back and watched as all of the police officers climbed into the cars and soon drove off. Kyle turned to look at Kagen. "...Shall we investigate where they were investigating...?"
"Why should we...? They just đã đưa ý kiến that they didn't find anything..." Kagen pointed out, confused. He watched as Kyle began walking towards the alley the police had just been in.
"Just because they didn't see anything doesn't mean that we won't be able to see something... " Kyle replied, walking into the alley. Kagen followed slowly behind him.
"I don't really see anything, Kyle..." Kagen said, looking around as he walked further into the alley with Kyle.
"I still want to look around just a bit more... I've seen all kinds of hidden doors and stuff like that while exploring Baneful's castle, so... If these gang people are smart enough and have the technology, there could be a hidden entrance to their hideout hoặc something..." Kyle replied, slowly rubbing his hand over the brick tường as he walked. He kept walking, until his hand rubbed over a small brick that seemed to stick out thêm than the others did. "Uh... Kagen...? I think I found something...?"
"Yeah...? What is it...?" Kagen asked, walking over to Kyle.
"This brick feels like it's sticking out of the tường a bit thêm than the others... Do bạn think it could be something...? Like a button hoặc some kind of trigger to open something...?" Kyle asked, moving his hand so Kagen could feel of the brick.
"...Well... I don't know if it could be anything... But I can definitely tell that this certain brick does stand out thêm than the others..." Kagen said, rubbing his hand over the brick. "...Now, if bạn really want to know if it does anything, maybe we should just push on it and see if anything DOES happen... That would be the best way to check..." His eyes suddenly grew wide, and he collapsed to the ground.
"KAGEN!" Kyle quickly kneeled down to his friend, trying to figure out what had just happened. He looked at Kagen's back, noticing that he had a large black dart sticking right in the center of his back. "Is that... a tranquil dart...?"
"Indeed, it is. Good observation, hero." A woman's voice spoke behind Kyle. Kyle whirled around, just in time to get a tranquil dart shot into his shoulder. Kyle collapsed to the ground, his vision quickly beginning to go blurry and dark. He squinted, struggling to see who shot him with the dart before he passed out. He was able to see three cloaked figures and the face of the shooter, which seemed to be a hedgehog, then everything went dark...
Location: Waktini family residence, Northern District, Freedom City
Date: Saturday, January 3rd
Time: 7:02 A.M.
Kyle's eyes slowly began to open slowly, clouded over due to just waking up. He turned over slightly, staring up at the ceiling as early morning sunlight shined in through his window blind, casting a warm glow all around the room. He slowly pulled his blankets off of himself, sitting up in his bed. He yawned loudly before standing up and shuffling out of the bedroom.
Kyle stood outside his bedroom door, listening for any sounds. He didn't hear anything, so he assumed that the rest of his family was either outside hoặc still asleep. He quietly made his way down the hallway, and then started walking down the stairs as quietly as he possibly could.
As Kyle walked down the stairs, the events from the night before flashed into his head. Who where those people? He didn't get to see what they looked like, so he had no way of knowing who they possibly could have been. He was determined to find out.
Kyle slowly made his way to the kitchen, searching quietly for a notebook and a pin. After a short time of searching, he found what he was looking for. He quickly wrote out a note that đã đưa ý kiến "I went for a walk. I'll be back soon." and left it on the phòng bếp, nhà bếp table. Of course, he also signed his name on the bottom of the note.
Kyle turned and walking into the living room, grabbing his áo, áo khoác and then quietly and slowly exiting the house out the front door. He wasn't really going for a walk; he wanted to see if he could find out thêm about what had happened last night. Of course, he didn't want to tell his parents that he was going to hunt people he saw in a police chase the night before. That's why he đã đưa ý kiến that he was simply just going for a walk. He also had a few guesses for who one hoặc two of those figures could have been...
A dark purple hedgehog slowly roused from his sleep, hearing a loud, sharp knock on the front door of his black stone castle. He slowly raised up out of his bed, the yellow, green, and blue streaks of hair seemingly glowing under the light from the window. "Who in the name of universe could be at the door at this hour..." He said, slowly looking over at the tường clock. 8:15 A.M. He slowly walked out of the bedroom, walking into a large corridor, which lead to the large metal front door.
"Baneful? Did bạn invite someone over...?" A dark red sleepy cáo, fox asked. He stood in the doorway of a small room about halfway to the front door. He rubbed his eyes sleepily, being careful not to rub over the thick stitches that lined the side of his eye.
The hedgehog stopped, turning to look at the fox. "No, Agony. Not that I remember, at least. I do not remember inviting anyone over... Especially not this early in the morning." The hedgehog slowly shuffled over to the front door, taking hold of the rusty metal handle and slowly pulling it open.
A brief flash of yellow was all the hedgehog saw when he opened the door. Before he knew it, he was slammed up against the back tường of the room, being held there bởi strong hands. He gasped, struggling to ignore the sharp pain that now shot up and down his thin back.
"I know what bạn did last night, Baneful! I bet bạn were part of the police chase outside the grocery store!" The person, who was the one holding the hedgehog, yelled. It was none other than Kyle.
"What are bạn talking about?! I was here all last night! With Agony!" Baneful screeched, attempting to free himself from Kyle's iron grip. He turned his head slightly, looking over at Agony. He hoped that Agony would agree to that, but the red cáo, fox assistant only stared in complete shock of Kyle's sudden entrance.
"I don't believe you! I saw five cloaked people running away from a ton of police cars when I walked out of the grocery store!" Kyle yelled, still holding Baneful against the wall. "You're one of Freedom City's most infamous villains! I stop your evil plans almost on a daily basis! I bet bạn have something to do with that!"
"How can bạn say that! bạn know I haven't been active for a few days now! I've been trying to recover from the last time that bạn ruined my plans! bạn destroyed everything and nearly killed me! I haven't been involved in any evil plans for a little while because of that!" Baneful hissed through his clenched teeth, obviously enraged.
Kyle fell silent, not really having anything to say back. Baneful was right. He hadn't been active for quite some time after his last plan had been foiled. Still, Kyle didn't want to let Baneful off of the hook just yet. "How can I believe you? I mean, I know I did take bạn down pretty badly last time, but how do I know that bạn didn't get active just last night? How can I believe that one of those guys wasn't bạn last night?"
Baneful lowered his head. Kyle was right in some ways. There really was no big way that he could prove that one of those figures wasn't him. "...I guess there IS no way that I can get bạn to believe me hoặc prove that I was here all last night. My only arguement to bạn now is that bạn have no proof that one of those figures was me, do you?"
"Well... Uh... No... I guess I don't..." Kyle admitted, lowering his head in defeat. He hadn't been able to see any of the details on the figures, so he could accuse Baneful all he wanted to, but it wouldn't do any good due to the fact that he had no evidence hoặc proof. He slowly released Baneful, turning away without saying another word. "...I'll see bạn some other time..."
Baneful just stood there, not really knowing hoặc having anything to say. He watched as Kyle slowly began walking away, going back towards the door.
Kyle slowly continued out the door, but suddenly stopped. He turned his head, looking back at the dark red cáo, fox who was still standing in the corridor doorway. "...Nice to see you, Agony. I hope you've been doing well."
Agony nodded his head slowly, recieving a cold stare from Baneful. He slowly turned away, walking back into the doorway and out of sight.
Baneful turned his head back to the doorway, watching Kyle slowly walk out and shut the door behind him. Baneful turned with a sigh, then began walking back into the corridor, going back towards his bedroom.
"Ok... So I can't say that Baneful was one of those figures..." Kyle thought to himself, slowly walking away from Baneful's giant black castle. "Since I can't blame Baneful, it might just be best for me to di chuyển on to some other villains I know..." With that said, he started off towards the woods, knowing that he would find another one of Freedom City's most infamous villains there.
A dark red hedgehog-spider hybrid jumped slightly, being snapped awake bởi the sound of the front door opening and closing. He rubbed his eyes, noticing that he had fallen asleep in his chair yet again. "Hello?"
"It's Kyle, Geminus!" The yellow hedgehog said, walking into the dark red hedgehog's sight. He crossed his arms, staring at Geminus. "I've got a few các câu hỏi for you."
"A few các câu hỏi for me...? What could bạn possibly want from me...? Especially this early in the morning...?" Geminus asked, slowly grabbing his black and red scythe out from behind the chair he was sitting in. He leaned over to the side, leaning his head against the scythe, still tired.
"I saw a couple of figures running from the police last night when I came out of the grocery store. I was wondering if one of those people happened to be you," Kyle said, walking a few steps closer to Geminus with his arms crossed.
"No, I've been on a holiday break. I haven't been doing anything recently, nor have I even heard of a police chase happening," Geminus replied with a small yawn, still leaning against the crooked handle of his scythe.
Kyle went to speak, but stopped suddenly. He couldn't really argue that much with Geminus; he was pretty sure that Geminus probably DID take a holiday break. "...Ok..."
"Although, I think I might know who you're talking about..." Geminus added quietly, slowly sitting up in his chair. He watched as Kyle's eyes widened greatly. "Considering your eyes look like they just grew about twice their size, I assume that means that bạn probably want me to tell bạn what I know. Ok... Those figures were clothed in thick black robes, correct? About four hoặc five of them?"
Kyle nodded his head, listening intently to what Geminus was saying. "Yes... There was five of them... All dressed in the exact same clothing..."
"Alright. Now, the police honestly don't know that much about these figures yet, but they seem to be some sort of new gang that just sort of rose up over night. They appear to be extremely elusive, and even the police haven't gotten a clear view of them yet. They also seem to be able to turn into black mist and just... well, disappear," Geminus said, leaning back in his chair. He twirled his scythe around in his hand out of boredom.
Kyle closed his eyes, giving a nod of his head. He was making sure to remember every word he heard. "Is that all that bạn know, Geminus?"
"Not quite. I'm not finished yet, boy." Geminus said, silencing Kyle. "The name of this gang HAS been discovered, though. Apparently they call themselves the 'Dark Horses'. Nobody knows why, but that's what they call themselves. Perhaps it's because of the dark cloaks that they wear. They also seem to disappear close to the middle of the Northern District, so the police are wanting to believe that their hideout could be somewhere near there. Anyway, that's all I have for you. I don't have anything else to say."
Kyle nodded his head slowly, taking note of everything that Geminus had just told him. "Alright... Well, uh... Thanks for the information, Geminus."
"You're welcome... Do bạn need anything else?" Geminus asked, releasing a small yawn. "Was that all bạn wanted?"
"Yes... That was all I needed. Thank you." With that, Kyle turned and walked away from Geminus, slowly walking back towards the front door. He slowly walked out of the door, shutting the door behind him. "I can't believe the best information that I have on those figures just came from one of my worst enemies..." He đã đưa ý kiến to himself, walking away from Geminus' house. "Hm... Perhaps I can tell Kagen about what happened last night. Maybe he'll want to go look for those figures... Geminus đã đưa ý kiến that they seem to disappear around the middle of the town." He decided to go to Kagen's house.
After about ten minutes, Kyle arrived at Kagen's house. He knocked on the door, hoping that Kagen was awake. "Hey, Kagen? Are bạn there?" He called through the front door, seeing what looked like a person moving inside one of the windows.
The front door slowly opened, revealing the tired black and red fox. "What are bạn doing here so early, Kyle...? Did something happen...?"
"Geminus told me some really interesting information about something. Do bạn want to help me investigate it?" Kyle asked, tilting his head to the side.
"Oh, really?" Kagen's eyes widen slight, fairly shocked that Geminus had told Kyle something that seemed fairly important. "Geminus told bạn something? What did he tell you?"
"Ok... Well, last night when I went to the grocery store, as I was coming out, I saw these five figures running away from all these cop cars. Geminus told me that they're some kind of new gang," Kyle explained, watching Kagen's grow wider. "Now, I know what you're thinking. bạn probably think it's one of the villains we know. Well, no, it's not. I already got ahold of Baneful, and I talked to Geminus, but I don't think it's either one of them. I think it's someone entirely different."
Kagen nodded his head, listening to every thing that Kyle was telling him. "Is that all he told you? hoặc did he have something else to add?"
"There's more," Kyle replied. "Apparently these guys seem to disappear and attack most commonly near the middle of the Northern District. The police think that could be where their hideout is."
"Ah, ok. So, I suppose bạn want to investigate that? And I suppose that bạn want me to come with you?" Kagen asked, tilting his head to the side.
"Yeah, I'd like for bạn to come and help. bạn don't have to, though... I'd just appreciate the help."
"Alright. Well, give me just a một phút to tell my parents that I'm going somewhere. I don't want to just leave and freak them out hoặc something," Kagen said, turning back to the front door. "I'll be back in a bit," He said, walking back into his house and out of Kyle's sight.
Kyle waited patiently for Kagen to return. He turned around, looking out at all the small snow piles still left from the snow ngày before. Even though the sun was now shining fairly bright, the air and wind still carried a heavy chill. He slowly rolled his eyes to the right, and froze when he saw what he thought was a black cloak. He slowly squinted his eyes, trying to his best to observe the figure that stood in the shadow of a building.
The figure noticed that Kyle was staring, then it quickly turned away, quickly running away from him. It keep running for a short time, then suddenly just vanished into black mist, which quickly disappeared as well.
Kyle watched in shock. Geminus was right; they really could just disappear into mist. But... That mist looked strangely familiar to him... "Could that have been...? No... It couldn't have..."
"Hey, Kyle! My parents đã đưa ý kiến it's fine if I go! Uh... Are bạn ok?" Kagen asked as he walked out of his house. He wore a look of concern on his face when he noticed that Kyle was staring off into the distance. "Did something happen...?"
Kyle slowly snapped out of his trance like stare, turning to look at Kagen. "No... Nothing happened..." He replied, shaking his head. "So, your parents đã đưa ý kiến it was ok for bạn to go with me?"
"Yeah, they đã đưa ý kiến it was just fine," Kagen replied, starting down the sidewalk with Kyle. "Are you... Are bạn sure you're ok?"
"I'm fine, Kagen... I'm fine..." Kyle replied quietly, staring straight ahead as he walked down the sidewalk with Kagen. "I was just thinking about that gang. I really want to know who they are, and weither hoặc not they're a huge threat hoặc not."
"Oh... Ok." Kagen nodded his head slowly. He didn't quite know if he believed Kyle completely hoặc not. "When do bạn think we could be getting close?"
"I don't know. Maybe we can look for clues hoặc signs hoặc something..." Kyle said, still walking. "Just any kind of sign to say that those figures have been there recently hoặc something."
"Huh... What would be the best thing to look for?" Kagen asked, trying to think of any kind of clue that could be useful to them.
"Oh, it could be anything. Although, the best thing would be actually seeing them, hoặc seeing their gang logo hoặc something... If they have one, that is," Kyle said, continuing to walk along the sidewalk with Kagen.
"Do bạn think we're even going to find anything...? I doubt that they'd be out in broad daylight, and I doubt that they would leave behind their gang symbol somewhere near their hideout..." Kagen said, looking around slowly as they continued to walk.
"True, but bạn never know..." Kyle said, quietly, thinking back to when he he saw that figure turn into mist right in front of Kagen's house. "They could be out in daylight if they really can turn into mist and hide..."
"Well... True. I suppose that's a pretty good point," Kagen agreed, suddenly coming to a stop. "Hey, look at that." He said, pointing to a group of police cars a little bit ahead of them. The police seemed to be investigating something.
Kyle stopped beside Kagen, observing the police. "...They look like they're looking for something... I wonder what..."
"...We're in the middle of the Northern District, right? hoặc at least close to it?" Kagen said, turning to look at Kyle. "Maybe they saw those figures that you're looking for..."
"Oh, you're right, Kagen!" Kyle said, sounding almost excited. "Maybe we could ask them what happened...? To see if they did see that gang?"
"Sure, we can ask them. Hopefully they won't think WE did something wrong..." Kagen said, slowly walking towards the police with Kyle.
"I highly doubt it..." Kyle replied, walking up the a police officer. "Um... Excuse me, sir?"
"Yes? What is it?" The police officer asked, turning to face Kyle and Kagen. "We're very busy, so please make it as quick as bạn can..."
"I'll try my best," Kyle replied. "Um... What exactly happened here? Are bạn looking for something hoặc someone?"
"We're looking for a cloaked person... They destroyed a bunch of property, then a witness đã đưa ý kiến that they saw the person run this way. We tried to track them, but so far we haven't seen them anywhere," The police officer replied. The police officer slowly narrowed his eyes at Kyle. "Wait just a second... Haven't I seen bạn before...?"
Kyle tilted his head to the side, confused. "Well, I do fight against the two villains named Baneful and Geminus... Maybe that's how you've seen me hoặc heard of me. Otherwise, I have no idea how bạn would know me..."
"I... thought I saw bạn last night when I drove past the grocery store... We were chasing five of those cloaked people then..." The police officer said, watching as Kyle's eyes lit up slightly in surprise. "...I don't think bạn were involved with them, though..."
"No, no, I wasn't. I was only getting groceries for my mother. I honestly say that's all I was doing," Kyle assured, raising his hands slightly.
"I believe him... I've known him for years, and he's never been involved with villains and gangs," Kagen added, looking up at the police officer.
"...Alright, then... I'll choose to believe bạn for now, at least." The officer said, turning to look at the other police officers. "Are we done here yet?"
"Yes... I'd say that we're pretty much done. The trail seems to have gone cold... I doubt that they're anywhere near here anymore. I'm sure that they've mostly likely ran away to somewhere else..." The police chief replied, slowly walking back to his police car. "I'd say we're done for now until they attack again..."
Kyle and Kagen stood back and watched as all of the police officers climbed into the cars and soon drove off. Kyle turned to look at Kagen. "...Shall we investigate where they were investigating...?"
"Why should we...? They just đã đưa ý kiến that they didn't find anything..." Kagen pointed out, confused. He watched as Kyle began walking towards the alley the police had just been in.
"Just because they didn't see anything doesn't mean that we won't be able to see something... " Kyle replied, walking into the alley. Kagen followed slowly behind him.
"I don't really see anything, Kyle..." Kagen said, looking around as he walked further into the alley with Kyle.
"I still want to look around just a bit more... I've seen all kinds of hidden doors and stuff like that while exploring Baneful's castle, so... If these gang people are smart enough and have the technology, there could be a hidden entrance to their hideout hoặc something..." Kyle replied, slowly rubbing his hand over the brick tường as he walked. He kept walking, until his hand rubbed over a small brick that seemed to stick out thêm than the others did. "Uh... Kagen...? I think I found something...?"
"Yeah...? What is it...?" Kagen asked, walking over to Kyle.
"This brick feels like it's sticking out of the tường a bit thêm than the others... Do bạn think it could be something...? Like a button hoặc some kind of trigger to open something...?" Kyle asked, moving his hand so Kagen could feel of the brick.
"...Well... I don't know if it could be anything... But I can definitely tell that this certain brick does stand out thêm than the others..." Kagen said, rubbing his hand over the brick. "...Now, if bạn really want to know if it does anything, maybe we should just push on it and see if anything DOES happen... That would be the best way to check..." His eyes suddenly grew wide, and he collapsed to the ground.
"KAGEN!" Kyle quickly kneeled down to his friend, trying to figure out what had just happened. He looked at Kagen's back, noticing that he had a large black dart sticking right in the center of his back. "Is that... a tranquil dart...?"
"Indeed, it is. Good observation, hero." A woman's voice spoke behind Kyle. Kyle whirled around, just in time to get a tranquil dart shot into his shoulder. Kyle collapsed to the ground, his vision quickly beginning to go blurry and dark. He squinted, struggling to see who shot him with the dart before he passed out. He was able to see three cloaked figures and the face of the shooter, which seemed to be a hedgehog, then everything went dark...
"Police Open Up!"Ash ran and went to hide in the bathroom.Vince opened the door."Yes?"Vince asked the two police men of G.U.N."Where looking for this young lady."One of the men holded up a wanted sign with Ash on it.Vince was stunned "No,no,its wrong...its all i lie!" He thought.Yet Vince knew he couldnt run from the truth."I dont know her."He đã đưa ý kiến and slammed the door on the police."Damn bạn where are you!" Vince searched the place for Ash.Ash was long gone.Where was she?"I need that reward"Vince screamed.Soon Ash's roaring motercycle went right pass Vince's Apartment building.Vince chased after her on his bike.
Soon the unspeakable happened.Vince ambushed Ash while she was riding,cuaght her,and turned her in to G.U.N..Soon Vince got the award 3 days later after having eveything he wanted he realized how can I enjoy these things without her.Soon Ash drove his car to G.U.N. speeding faster than a race car.
Soon the unspeakable happened.Vince ambushed Ash while she was riding,cuaght her,and turned her in to G.U.N..Soon Vince got the award 3 days later after having eveything he wanted he realized how can I enjoy these things without her.Soon Ash drove his car to G.U.N. speeding faster than a race car.
Not good enough to die with them,
Not good enough for death,
Better to be tortured my dear,
And Father knows best,
You think I'm dastardly,
That I've committed a crime,
I won't stop until I see bạn breathe,
For the final time,
I may have killed them all,
All the ones bạn love,
But just remember bạn might see them,
When bạn go above,
He's not here to save you,
Your precious crush,
When he hears your screaming,
He won't be quick to rush,
Goodbye my dear,
A very fond farewell,
You might go to heaven,
Yet bạn might go to hell...
Mauri Higashi to Satsujin Higashi
Not good enough for death,
Better to be tortured my dear,
And Father knows best,
You think I'm dastardly,
That I've committed a crime,
I won't stop until I see bạn breathe,
For the final time,
I may have killed them all,
All the ones bạn love,
But just remember bạn might see them,
When bạn go above,
He's not here to save you,
Your precious crush,
When he hears your screaming,
He won't be quick to rush,
Goodbye my dear,
A very fond farewell,
You might go to heaven,
Yet bạn might go to hell...
Mauri Higashi to Satsujin Higashi
"I trusted you, Chaos!Now I have ended up in a fight to get back."Miranda continued,"I cannot belive that I may never see them again!What have bạn done?".Miranda had tried to use the chaos emralds to teleport like her mother Tikal had showed her, but Chaos had them."You will take the chaos emralds from me, even a nutjob could see that.Your already dead, so bạn can defeat me.You'll see them sometime."Chaos said."What about Anna, Raquel, and Dejah?"Miranda continued,"How do I know if they are okay?They are my best friends."Miranda's voice broke.Her mother had been through this,how did she deal?Miranda had an idea.She had darkness,energy,fire,water,ice,and wind.Chaos's back was turned."It is now hoặc never,"she thought. Miranda hit chaos with energy."What th...?"Chaos broke off mid setnence.Miranda grabbed the emralds with a thắt lưng, vành đai of darkness.She knew her time was limited.She teleported.
So because of my off-time for a week I was thinking about posting the tiếp theo Rp in the Countdown to the Sequel coming up. The reasoning behind this is that I want to post the sequel BEFORE the end of tiếp theo tháng if I can, but that means finishing the three before it first.
bạn can do both 3 (in the Mercy of the Fallen) and 2 at the same time because they can happen at the same time in the timeline. The only one that can’t is 1 itself.
Also since my nghề viết văn programs are still annoying me in lots of my stories I can only work on a certain amount, so for now I’m working on Lab Rats, which will lead up to a new chapter in the Cemetery Tradition story.
That’s about all I got for now.
Eat Pie and Prosper
bạn can do both 3 (in the Mercy of the Fallen) and 2 at the same time because they can happen at the same time in the timeline. The only one that can’t is 1 itself.
Also since my nghề viết văn programs are still annoying me in lots of my stories I can only work on a certain amount, so for now I’m working on Lab Rats, which will lead up to a new chapter in the Cemetery Tradition story.
That’s about all I got for now.
Eat Pie and Prosper