As if an answer to their wishes thieves surronded them.


"Help and a lot of it," Tails scooted over.

"....Okay." Rookie spoke, though his tone said 'I need more specific information than that'.
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The duo stood back to back, Sonic showing off his steel-shredding quills and Knuckles brandishing his spiked fists.
"Ready to get crackin'?"
"Let's,"

The thieves attacked.


"I'm trying to hack into a satilight to help broadcast a warning message to a city," Tails spoke.

Rookie stood with one hand resting on the desk , the other fiddling with a screwdriver. "Okay. What do I need to do right now?"
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Sonic and Knuckles were always interesting to watch when they fought.

On one hand, you had Sonic. He moved like a spring, bounding over and hopping around opponents in seemingly random bounds. However, this unpredictablity made it especially dangerous when he went in for a bullet-fast attack, be it a Spin Dash or a well aimed kick. He went from target to target in rapid sucession And despite how lethal this combonation was, he did it all with a casul smirk and frequent wisecracks. He treated it like a game.

On the other hand, there was Knuckles. Every motion was deliberate, and his dodges were tight. He was more readable, but he always seemed ready to change last second of need be. And when he hit, he hit hard, each blow meant to knock his opponent out cold. He never joked, never faltered, always remaind focused on his task. This wasn't a test; it was the real thing.

The thieves moved fast and were meant for a veriety of skills so they could dodge and fight at will.


Tails goes into some technical speak.
(Sorry I got nothing.)

Rookie lost him a few sentances in. "....Huh?"
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Sonic moved like a twister on the battlefelid, spinning and striking. Knuckles was no joke himself, plowing throught the fray like a tank.

Tails tries to explain it again.


They had dealth with fighters like these mainly the Alpha Team.

Sonic shot a glance at Knuckles after a while. "Think they're getting tired yet? I see a few breaking a sweat here." Knuckles dipped his head slightly in response.

And that was where they excelled. Sheer energy. Any cheetah could dodge most attacks. Any bear could dish out a heavy beating. But Sonic and Knuckles could do it for much, much longer periods of time and at a larger scale.
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Rookie nodded slowly. "I think I get it..."

"Good we need to husle," Tails types rapidly on the keyboard.


Near the time limit a dark magic pulse entered the fight.
"Not again,'' One of the thieves backed up a step.
"I got it," Night whispers to Knuckles, "now time for some payback."

Knuckles quills raised at the pusle, and he shot a glance at Sonic. "Let's start that evac." He growled, shoving aside the person in front of him to get by.