Peace?

[Tayuu]

(ooc: Forgot to say, thanks for the comment CC, thought you’d like it. I’m very tempted to draw a picture of Tayuu leap-frogging Amon’s head, hee)


Tayuu’s psyche was now in a complete jumble, this incident felt more like a revelation than anything else. His master had told him many things about psionic types and their abilities. He came to the conclusion that his own name freely floated around in his mind for this hedgehog to read, and that being prompted made Tayuu remember a part of his past, which was then brought to the surface and then read just as easily.
It’s also where this guy probably got the idea about his dad being a thief. Tayuu never knew if that thought was really true, it was just one of his own speculations from the conversation he had.
So was this hedgehog just reading bits of his memory, or did he really know something about his father?
Something stirred in Tayuu’s stomach, he could just walk away from this guy, but…
What could he show him? The last words stuck with him the most. He was always happy living the life he led but lately he had felt that he was destined for something more…
‘Curious killed the cat… but satisfaction brought him back.’

The cat paused for a moment and then hastily walked after Amon, calling after him until he was close enough to speak at a normal level; “Hey you! First off, don’t go thinking you know me just because you can peek into my thoughts. You haven’t lived my life so don’t go preaching to me. Second, don’t mention my father if you don’t know him…”
This was a little catch to see if the hedgehog knew something more than what little Tayuu already knew himself.
“… that Tabiko guy may not have been my father, it was just a kinda hope of mine.”
He was quiet for a moment; “And… well, I guess I could tag along with you for a little while… just to see…”
He walked alongside the hedgehog, his eyes glancing to one of the random homeless people curled up on the street and then back to the hedgehog, wondering what his name was and if he could be fully trusted.

[Shae the Bat]

_diagnostics scan complete..
_booting LOG..
_system nominal..
_RUN://weapons system check
...checking
_weapons system check complete..
_system nominal..
_RUN://central core reboot
_please enter password..
_/******
_identity confirmed..
_running reboot program Dr Eggman

With a hiss of steam and spent fuel vapor, the mighty robotic dragon known as Apophis slowly began to return to cyber-life. The infared light in its eyes began to glow, it's central program DURO went into stand-by mode. The dragon reared it's head to the side and slowly rose up to it's feet once more. Standing there in the massive cargo bay. He was fully retsored, reborn and Eggman was pleased. With his precious pet up and running perfectly again he now had one more piece of his ultimate revenge.

He left the hangar bay and let his science crew handle Apophis' exercise and re-testing process. The dragon was let outside the ship to stretch its wings as the good doctor made his way down a corridor.. to Lucian's holding room. He entered the security code and the door swooshed open.

"Lucian, my dear boy, you've been rather busy while I've been away haven't you? You really shouldn't have taken advantage of Duro's trusting nature like that. It wasn't very polite.. however.. all is forgiven. There are much bigger canus lupus to fry.. follow me to my command room." said the rombus Eggman.

He left the doorway and began down the long corridor, expecting Lucian would be close behind.

[Stealth Greyblade]

Geist let her upper lip twitch in anticipation she could smell and even taste her preys sent, the unatrural scent or gore and rotting flesh combined with the tangy shadowed taste of dark magic, it definatly seperated ityself from the reactivated scents of the refurbished sewer systems a system reactivated to support her masters organic weaker troops. She sudenly grinned at the thought of those men...yes she wouyld like to ask to have permission from her master to have some 'fun' later.

Her eyes then narrowed as she activated her scanners her low light senors activating making the dark tunnel clear as day. She sent in to zoom and grinned as she saw a hulking form in the distnace moving down into a difrent tunnel. Ahh yes this would be a quick hunt to be sure. She then glanced to the walls and ceiling of the tunnel and grinned. She better make sure she didnt have her pray hearing her as she followed him, she didnt want the muck to give her away. So with a evil smirk she stuck her claws into the tunnel walls and climbed up to the ceiling and like an insect on the walls...err ceiling she raced after the vampire prey, tracking him by his partuoiculer scent, her tounge licked her lips in anticipated bloodlust..oh she was going to have all sorts of fun tonight...yes indeed.

[Lucian]

Lucian followed the portly Doctor out of his holding cell looking a little worn and more than a little pale, even by vampire standards. At first, one might confuse this with the trade mark parafin coloration traditional to the undead but Ostrum's palor was even more drained than usual. It would seem space was not agreeing with him as well as one would think the dead would take to a lifeless vaccum.

Step after dragging step the vampire was lead down the hallway. For a brief moment he wondered why, given the fact that this was simply a robot shell, did Robotnik maintain his exaggerated girth in his synthetic afterlife. Some mysteries would go on forever it seemed. The space station was deceptively large for a last minute deal and it took the pair a good while to get where Ivo had intended them.

"Well, if I had known I'd be facing a bloody army after dealing with Simon's little base in the arctic I would have brought my own troops from Shifting Sands Zone. But considering as how I survived him, the. . .things. . you have in Aegis Base, and the return of the most infernal entity in all the universi, I'd like to think I held my own rather well. . .

Besides, I know Duro picked up all kinds of data on all the heroes and villians with powers to match your own with out them knowing about you even being still alive, in what ever form you call it. So I'd hardly consider things being a loss."
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Tommy was almost where he wanted to be. The Sewage Treatment Plant was old and only partially renovated, but a myriad of tunnels, pipes, and more importantly the center nervous system of the underground waterways. If all roads lead to Rome, then all sewers led to here. The roar of cascading refuse was deafening, the vampires keen hearing and sight reduced to near nothing. Instinct alone guided the warped teen through the waterfalls of disgusting ickor.

Finding a large red button, and mashing it with a hulking palm, a small siren sounded as the drains opened up in the collection vat to go to the furance for purification and eventual break down. Vents of steam opened up, forcing deathly hot geysers of flesh melting air up through random parts of the area, safe on the control deck, Tommy waited for his follower. If they made it through there in enough pieces he would have his first cooked meal since mortality.
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Meanwhile, in the Chaos Realm, Paladin Twilight was worried about the events he'd set in motion. True, there was little wisdom in crossing a Prime Being, but all the same. He had no idea what his tinkering with the cosmos might do to the greater frame work of things. And while he'd sworn to ommit any details to anyone on his decree to Chronus, he was at a loss as to what to do.

In times past he would consult his Father about such monumental matters but he was unsure if he could contact him or even go back to the Land of the Dead. In fact, he hadn't had any contact with him at all since he mentioned to Death that he would be going to the Prime Zone to repay a debt. In no time at all the ex-Reaper found his feet moving towards the throne room to make a request of Lord Shae to have a leave of absence to check in with his Father.

[Psychosis]

(OOC: Hey Tayuu, why don't you draw that picture? I'd like to see that.)

Amon looked back at the brash young feline. He said not a wod, simply smirked and continued walking. They walked through the crowded streets. Passing through the ever moving flow of Mobians, mothers.. fathers.. sons.. daughters.. everyone was connected so everyone else in some way, shape, or form. Amon watched as Tayuu looked around at all the people they passed.

Suddenly, the dark furred hedgehog came to a stop at an intersection. He glanced around for a moment, then closed his eyes, concentrating on the area around him, channeling his energy into the life flow. It came to him, a stirring vision, the perfect way to start Tayuu's first lesson.. in life.

"Tayuu." he said "Look carefully over at the cafe down the block.. see the Chipmunk girl? Now, look across the street from her.. see the burly Elk fellow? In about 20 seconds.. that Elk is going to cross the street, and steal the Chipmunk girl's purse.. he's then going to run back across the street, and come straight at us.. what are you going to do?"

Amon stepped aside, and as he predicted, the Elk ran across the street, snatched the purse.. and dashed straight towards them.

[Tonixion]

Perfect Sailing conditions! Thought the ever chipper overlander Evensgale. They had been out to sea for a day and already they had run into an unexpected storm that had been tossing their makeshift raft this way and that. Natasha never asked for much, but one of the few things he did ask of Andre that he'd never get wet. One, it mussed up his hair. Two, all of his components and his unprotected books would become useless! "Of all the damned ideas! Let's go on a boat ride!" The ebony-haired man muttered against the raft made of salvaged timber. Andre was just as miserable if only he'd shown it, but even he still had some semblance of pride welled up deep inside.

On the far horizon there was a black speck. Land, hopefully.

[Stealth Greyblade]

Geist Hissed as her ears twitched picking up an alarm, obviusly the prey treiggered something as she followed him into the sewage treatment plant. but what did the thing trigger? her question was asnwered with a roaor as an inferno of steam headed her way, but trainig and incredibly enhanced reflexes she dropped from her place on the wall and bounded to the left clingeing to the opisiate wall lying flat agisnt it as she slunk by the jet. The fool had activated the purifers. She growled and bounded forward, through this new gauntlet flipping slidding and even diving under the sweage itself. But she was stopped half way to the control room by a wall of the burnigs steam and a pile of rubbish left from a contruction crew. With a smirk she activated her powers and brought up two large parts of concrete with extreme concntration and sent them flying up to the roof blocking the steam vents rerouting them to were the steam blew along the roof of the tunnel. The cement blocks started to crack imediatly, it wouldnt hold for long but it was good enough for the hunter to run past them before they crumbled away.

Finaly back with tommy the door behind him slowly began to open by itself with a long drawn out creak, but nothing was behind it, only the dark passageway beyond.

[CC]

The Shadow Queen shrunk into the darkness, pulling her energy even further until no trace was left of her particular pattern for anyone to pick up on. She had many things to plan and research and while she would love to just destroy the world and the inhabitants within for what they did to her Lord, she knew that she would have to have patience if they were to truly pay.

Melding into the shadows she disappeared from sight and slipped away to places unknown, not entirely sure herself of where she would end up, but knowing that she needed to find a haven that would be safe from prying eyes, wounds were still to fresh for the foolish mortals and vangaurds to have forgotten that there was still a chance of the existence of something.

Something wicked....

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CC, in the meantime, had put away all of the groceries and was in the process of making some food for herself and Amon. She hoped that he would return soon, her grumbling tummy giving away its need for sustenance and the feeling that she had gotten earlier in still making her tail twitch in agitation. Her ears had stayed flat against her head the entire time, not really being able to relax she found herself jumping at the strangest of sounds. Deep breaths had not even solved the problem and it did not help that she knew something was going on with her hedgehog, else he would have been home by now.

She was just getting more and more annoyed.

Slamming a box down upon the counter she launches a knife into the air and it flies into a nearby wall. Growling in frustration the feline walks over to it and grabs the hilt, pulling it free after a bit of effort, "Dang it... why the hell am I so edgy. Amon said that he was fine but... there is something else. There was no reason for that feeling to just come upon me, it was just so... so... evil."

She sighs and goes back to her cooking, taking out two plates and starting to set their places at the table, looking over at the clock to check the time for the 15th time since Amon had telepathically sent her a message, "where is he?"

[Tayuu]

(ooc: I’ll try if I can get the time, I still haven’t got round to finishing the normal char design pic of Tayuu that I’d then use as an avatar. Ahh still got friends over, but I’ll rush this post out, don’t wanna fall behind ^^


Tayuu tried not to be annoyed at the lack of instant answers (or apologies of any sort) and continued following Amon.
The cat-boy’s ears twitch rapidly for a split second as the hedgehog called his name and he listened carefully. Looking across the street, he saw the Elk and watched his movements. He then blinked in surprise and exhilaration as Amon’s very prediction came true.

Tayuu edged closer to a nearby trashcan, his hand slowly moving from his side towards it.
The Elk was on course at full speed in their direction. Practically on the waiting cat-boy and hedgehog now, the Elk continued running… and running… and ran right between them.
The hedgehog wasn’t impressed that his new trainee seemingly hadn’t done anything until Tayuu suddenly held the purse up in his paws with a mischievous grin; “Got it.”
Amon seemed somewhat surprised that the cat-boy had taken the purse from the thief without notice.
“Kinda like a replacement technique,” explained Tayuu, “I’m the best thief in the zone, that guy wasn’t exactly skilled.”
It wasn’t until the Elk was two streets away that he realized he was now holding a pizza box full of mold instead of the purse he swore he stole from the chipmunk girl.

Tayuu grinned, opening the purse; “So this is what you meant. I shouldn’t steal off the innocent but since this was already stolen we can keep it, right?”
There was a pause and Tayuu slowly closed the purse at Amon’s look; “We… erm… return it?”

[Shae the Bat]

"Lord Shae, Lord Twilight is here to see you."

The small chao spirit said, Shae sitting at an amber colored desk working on what appeared to be a canvas. Shae had taken up artistry in the months since the prophetic battle. The bat looked up for a moment and down at the chao. He put the featherec pen down into it's ink bottle and stood up.

"Send him in.." said Shae.

A few moments later, the former Deathog, twice heralded Judicator and now Celestial Perveyer entered the somber chamber of the Realm. Shae looked upon him with a gaze of intrigue, there was something awry here, but he couldn't quite place his finger on it.

"Twilight, 'tis good to see you, but I am curious.. why the formal audience? Something on your mind?" asked Shae

Shifting now, to the orbitting vessel of Dr. Eggman. The good Doctor took the words of the Vampire in understanding, giving a nod or a general vocal "Mhm" in between various explanations. Eggman sat down in the head chair of what was noticeabley a war-room or conference room. He motioned for Lucian to take a seat as well. Pausing a moment, clasping his fingers like most evil geniuses do while plotting, Eggman spoke.

"Lucian m'boy, I am not criticising your actions nor your abilities, nor are you veing punished or forced to pay retribution. Your situation was entirely underfstandable, perhaps I asked too much of you and didn't do enough of my own.. perhaps this is what lead to the fall of my Empire.. but ne'er the less, you are a valued member of my happy little family.. and all families must have a home.. and we will regain ours." said the Doctor.

He flicked a switch in his chair and on a large screen in the rooms wall, a map of Mobius was displayed. The screen zoomed in over Aegis, specifically where Eggman's base had been.

"Funny you should mention Aegis, because those 'things' as you put it are going to be our way back into power over this planet. With the great erm.. Syntaru was it? Defeated and his vile forces no longer detected down there.. our only threat now is Legion and his forces.. and I say this with confidence as the infamous Aurora's Vanguards don't interfere with mortal affairs 'less they be a universal threat, so as stated, Legion is our problem. I need you to do something for me Lucian.. I need you to go down to Aegis and start the wheels of revenge in motion. I'll guide you through the entire process from here and then retrieve you.. what do you say?" said Eggman.

He knew the Vampire wouldn't refuse, as where would he go to? They were in space on Eggman's ship, and the pure energy of the sun in space would take less than a microsecond to vaporize his undead body. He solemnly waited for Lucian's response.

[Lucian]

Paladin Twilight gave a short bow, not long ago he remembered this man kicking the ever loving crap out of him but in his new duties as a deizen of the light he found forgiveness and forgetfullness came easier than as a Grim Reaper. With respect in his voice that knew no place in his mortal days, the vanguard reported his wishes to the bat.

"I have some sensative matters and unfinished business to conclude with my Father, Death, and humbly request a sabatical to go to his home realm and hopefully make ammends for leaving my post there on such short notice.

Whilst the Apoclypse for Prime Reality is cause enough for you and I do drop what we're doing I'm affraid Father is something of a stickler for duty and I've been vacant from my post for quite some time. "
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Lucian took the good doctors explainations stoicly. He knew that he was dealing with a cold, calculating machine here and not a fleshed overlander no matter how well Ivo resembled it. Robotnik did not forget or forgive and while Lucian could appreciate that in an advesary in a boss he did not. But as his continual presence in space made him weaker and weaker he saw little in the way of options.

"You want me to go back to that hole in the ground in that forest to wake up through four horsemen of the apoclypse you call the calvary?

Sure, why not? It's been a bloody fine afterlife. Might as well create a bit of havok before one of those things tear me apart, and if I get to give that wolf a good one, two then all the beter. I'm ready to go when you are Doctor, I presume Apophis will be staying with you then?"

The tired undead pondered his position in that orbital space, and while he was dreading it did not show on his face.
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Timmothy was tired of waiting, and his chance to act when he heard the loud crash of debris altering his trap enough to let the prey in. And while the poor dumb creature didn't know that the roles of preditor and prey had been reversed from the enemies position he remained still and alert, scanning the area he waited for the tale tell glint of metal moving faster than it aught to and threw a bar he'd wrenched off of the gaurd rails at the on coming spectre.

Now the creature had to dodge the sludge, the steam, and the streaming metal. While well exorcised meat was stringier, it did digest well.

[Shae the Bat]

Eggman leered at Lucian, but shortly after a smirk drew upon his face.

"Quite right, Apophis will be staying here.. Duro however will be accompanying you on this expedition.. he has been given some new programming to ensure that Misery, Stryfe, Agony and Wrath leave you be.. besides all you need to do is escort Duro to the central computer in the isolation room, have him plug his tail in and run the protocall then their awakening process will have begun.. it will take quite some time before they are fully charged.. so once you've finished this, you are to run reconnaisence near the fallen Robotropolis.. I've taken the liberty of giving you your own shuttle.. it's equipped with a cloak and can only be detected by this ship.. so I'll be watching.. as you watch.. you are dismissed." said Eggman, turning his back to the vampire and staring out the window down at the planet below.

Meanwhile, in the altered state known as the Chaos Realm...

"Hmmm.. well I see no problems with it, so long as you return before you are to set the constellations in order for the coming winter.. be sure to let Aries know you're leaving as well.. I think he said he had something for you.." said Shae

Without saying another word the bat went back to his writing. One wonders why the perveyer temporatis over the Univere itself would be spending a great deal of his time writing on a scroll..

[Stealth Greyblade]

Geist smirked from the shadows as she grew closer clinging to the cieling as she slunk around the control room entrance inhaling the unatural scent of her pray and then gave a smirk as she started to weave a sinister plan in her head as she blended back into the shadows to gather what she needed from the refuse and trash around her.

Sudenly in front of tommy was a glint of metal. and a shadowy humanoid shape.