Appearences Can Be Deceiving

Chapter 4: The Search Begins

Author’s Notes: No sex in this chapter. Instead, we might just watch the plot progress.

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Sonic dashed along the road that morning, frustrated. Tails had been raped and kidnapped, and he wasn’t fast enough to save her. The guilt was enough to drive him crazy. But he wasn’t trying to worry about that. He had to find the hedgehog responsible, and beat the hell out of him… Sonic even had thoughts of killing him. That’s what anger does to people.

He stopped at a corner, looking around. He couldn’t do this alone. Obviously, he needed help. But with Tails gone, who could help? Knuckles wouldn’t budge from his place beside the Master Emerald. Amy was probably depressed, Rouge would want something valuable, and Shadow was just too much of a lone wolf.

However, three names came to mind. The Chaotix! They were detectives; their skills would be invaluable. Sure, he’d have to pay for their services, but money was a small price to pay for getting his loved one back.

Before Sonic could dash off in the direction of the Chaotix Detective Agency, he noticed two figures near an electronics store, with TVs at the window. Both humans, but they looked slightly peculiar. Maybe it was because one of them had a sword on his back, with what looked like a green Chaos Emerald on the pommel.

The human with the sword had brown hair, and blue gakaruan clothing. The second human had purple hair, and his clothes making him look sort of like your average punk. They were a very strange pair, but what intrigued Sonic, was that they were watching the morning news, which had a report on Tails’ kidnapping. A surveillance tape showed Neo Cronosonic breaking through the door, and engaging in combat with the security system, swiftly taking out the camera.

“Yep, it’s him, alright… Great Destiny, a serial raping spree, now this?”

The human with the sword looked over at the punk, who frowned. “Not surprising… But we’ll have to get to work investigating…”

“Then, let’s get to work… Come on, Bass!”

The pair dashed off, and had disappeared from sight in a few seconds. Sonic was wondering what they were talking about. They probably knew something about the kidnapper, but it was too late to try and ask. He dashed off, heading for the Chaotix Detective Agency.

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Vector sat at his desk, asleep. Charmy was sleeping in a nearby locker, and Espio was meditating, as usual. Things were quiet at the agency; the detectives didn’t get work very often. But they hoped times would change. The doorbell suddenly rung, waking Vector instantly. “Charmy, get the door!”

Charmy emerged from his locker, still a little sleepy. He flew over to the door, opening it. Sonic was standing outside, smiling. “Hey, Charmy. How’s it going?”

Charmy then went back to his hyperactive self again, just from seeing Sonic. “VECTOR! Sonic’s here!”

Vector dashed to the door, excited. “Hey, old buddy! Long time no see. Sorry to hear about what happened to Tails-“

“Vector, that’s why I’m here.”

Vector cleared his throat. “Oh, you want us to help find her? Anything for a friend! Come inside.”

Charmy lead Sonic to the table. Espio had noticed, and had stopped meditating. “Tails being kidnapped… Clearly, the kidnapper is nothing like you’ve faced before. I could sense your battle from miles away. That dark energy was more than enough to get my attention. It was definitely Hadou… Such power is unmistakable.”

Before Sonic could ask what Hadou was, he was suddenly seated by Charmy. Vector sat on the opposite side of the table, with a notepad and a pen. “Now, we know what the kidnapper looked like, from the news reports. Other details are slightly vague. You took him on, didn’t you? How exactly did he fight?”

Sonic thought back to the fight. “Well… He was using martial arts techniques. Uppercuts, spin kicks… And he was even chucking dark fireballs at me. And he knew Chaos Control.”

Vector was busy writing down notes. Espio nodded. “I knew it. He was using Ansatsuken. A powerful art, designed to kill the opponent. I wonder whom he learned such moves from. The principle mostly used in the art is ‘Hadou’, which means ‘Surge’, in Japanese. That’s how he launched fireballs at you.”

So that’s what Hadou was. A form of ki, apparently. But that wasn’t why he was here. Vector smiled, as he put his notepad down. “Now… About your payment…”

“Jeez, Vector… You want the money already?”

Vector laughed. “Nah, just joking. You’ll pay up once the job is done. Now-“

The doorbell rang again. Charmy flew over to the door, as Vector smiled. “This must be our lucky day.”

Charmy opened the door, smiling. However, his smile faded the instant he saw who was at the door. It was none other than Dr. Eggman, his eggmobile right behind him. “Well, hello there, Charmy.”

Charmy screamed, as Vector went over to the door. “Oh, great… Why are you here?”

Sonic pushed past them, marching right up to the doctor with a stern look. “EGGMAN! I don’t have time for another of your plots!”

“I know, Sonic. I heard someone you care about has just been… Kidnapped?”

Sonic growled. “Yeah, so? Why do you care? You could be in cahoots with that hedgehog!”

Eggman laughed. “Me, affiliated with a rapist? PREPOSTERIOUS! The thought of that sickens me. No, I’m here to assist you in rescuing the damsel in distress!”

Sonic blinked. “Wait, you’re helping me?”

“Indeed. This hedgehog’s abilities intrigue me. I suspect his intents are far more ambitious than just raping women. From secret camera set up in Tails’ house, I’ve figured out more of his identity. His name is ‘Neo Cronosonic’… Name sort of like yours, except he resembles Shadow with an Agent Smith complex. Well, I can only figure that out from his appearance.”

Sonic sighed. “Well, come on in. At least you’re helping us, instead of trying to take over the world, for once…”

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Tails slowly awoke. She felt strange, as if something had happened to her in her sleep. She opened her eyes, to find that she was still in her ‘bedroom’. She had a nightgown on. Well, better than nothing.

She pulled off the covers, sitting up. She could confirm that all this was definitely not a dream. She was afraid, of what might happen to her. Would she go insane?

The door quickly opened, as a figure walked in. Tails looked towards the door, scared. But it wasn’t Neo Cronosonic. Nor did it appear to be one of his subordinates. It was a black, female kitsune, with green streaks on her twin tails, which were blue. The girl was wearing a grey one-piece swimsuit. She walked over to the bed, smiling. “Had a nice nap?”

“W-w-w-who are you?”

The girl seemed a little confused by the question, and then suddenly giggled. “Oh, yeah… You were asleep at the time, weren’t you? This may sound a little strange, but… I’m your newborn daughter.”

Newborn daughter? How could she possibly be a newborn? “But… How?”

“Well, dad said that the pod I was in accelerated growth. You gave birth last night, and I grew during that time after that.”

Tails easily got an idea of what her daughter meant. “I suppose I can get all the details later. Do you have a name?”

The girl replied, “Dad thought it up. Sliat, I think… Hey, that’s ‘Tails’ backwords! Cool!”

Tails smiled. That name wasn’t too bad. Sliat sat down on the bed. There was silence, before Tails began to cry. “Why… Why’d you have to be the son of someone like him?”

Sliat didn’t get what she meant. “You… Don’t like dad?”

Tails shook her head. “I hate him. He kidnapped and raped me… What happened last night was the worst night of my life!”

Before Sliat could speak, Tails immediately hugged her, still crying. “It’s not you I’m sad about… It’s him. He did something horrible, and I’ll probably be scarred for life…”

Sliat hugged her back, saddened by her mother’s words. “Mom… Please, don’t be sad… It just makes me sad too.”

Tails stopped crying, and let go, staring into Sliat’s eyes. “Alright… I’ll try not to.”

She suddenly noticed the part of the room that was filled with lab equipment and other machinery, which Neo Cronosonic had put there for Tails. Tails then noticed her daughter’s blue tail, and had an idea. “Sliat, can I just check something with you?”

TO BE CONTINUED

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Author’s Comments: Alright, this is somewhat overdue. Other projects got in the way.

Now, I have something to mention that you readers will probably want to know. I’m not entirely happy with how this entire story is going, with the odd different plot elements, and stuff… I failed to plan ahead enough, which I normally do with my fanfics, but that’s not the point. Through daydreaming and consistent brainstorming, I’ve somewhat came up with an alternate Fem-Tails storyline, which seems somewhat more ‘ideal’, in my eyes. I actually feel like resetting the storyline… Either that, or I can make an entirely new fic, using that idea (Hell, I even came up with an entertaining title – “He’s a WHAT?”).

And as well, considering I have a liking for transgenders, I’ve even come up with the idea to write up a fanfic, about how the Sonic series could have been like had Sonic been a girl. Yes, you heard me right. Imagine the possibilities. If you excuse me, I’ll be writing up first chapters for both ideas. But first, questions:

Bytbyt: You already know. Me, include Nazo? Fat chance, unless I have a good use for him.

Bobaskywalk: Mate… You haven’t read my other fanfics, have you? In short, hell no.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Till the next one... G'night.