Three hours later...
As the three of them were stuck inside, Tails was in another room, checking the camera pointed at them. It turned out he was still intelligent enough to know they were not the camera itself, so he never felt any urges. He also put a microphone connected to the lab room.
"Alright, guys. How do you feel?", said Tails, waiting for a response. "We're good. Still having that light headache, but it is probably just me being scared from earlier.", said Amy, who was slightly angry and starting to get stubborn.
"Look, Amy. I know you are just being angry from me trapping you, but trust me, it is necessary for this. I am currently looking up more information so we can fix this.", said Tails, being strict, demanding, but still cheerful.
"Don't worry, though. I'll be very fair on the food. I'll give you nice food.", said Tails, wanting to make them feel better, and it somewhat worked.
Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door, it was Sonic. "Tails, have you heard of the situation we're in right now?", said Sonic, while Tails was still stuck inside the workshop.
"Yes, I have. I'm actually looking up info about it and see if I can create a solution and mass produce it... it is way more difficult than I thought it would be.", Tails said, very serious, but more chill due to it being Sonic.
Suddenly, he heard an alarm near him, and this was the warning...
____________________________________
EMERGENCY ALERT! EMERGENCY ALERT!
Due to recent technology, we are now detecting identities of how many people have Prey-27A. So far, we have only detected 3 cases in Mystic Ruins, and 7 cases in Seaport City.
It appears the strict law in Seaport City has failed. Run to your house, protect yourself, and never touch them. If you see someone in danger, do not help. We are connecting to the leader of this country, attempting to stop all travel.
I repeat, DO NOT ENGAGE!
____________________________________
Tails knew he, and the others at the lab, were the people that had it, so Mystic Ruins was still safe, so he wondered if he should tell Sonic. After a moment, he decided.
"Sonic? Promise not to tell anyone? Trust me, my life depends on you.", Tails pleaded, and Sonic said he'll keep the promise. Then Tails said it.
"Remember the 3 cases we heard of Mystic Ruins? I am one of them, and the others are Amy and Cream. Luckily, we are doing fine. I just get hungry when I see certain species, Amy has a little headache, and Cream is fine. It was probably the laser. Eggman might be playing with biowarfare.", explained Tails, which shocked Sonic.
"Alright, buddy... Just... don't say a word and try to fix this, OK?", said Sonic, which Tails calmly agreed.
As soon as Tails went back to the computer, he saw another news video.
____________________________________
"Welcome to TerraNews. Nelly Bee here. A group of wolf mobians are starting to overwhelm the SCPD, who are trying to use tranquilizing darts to stop them, but the wolves are too fast and too strong.
Luckily, they brought shields with them. However, we have robin Mobians being horrified and wanting to leave, but our law is strictly stopping them. If you don't stop, you go to jail, no excuses.
So far, the cases in Mystic Ruins is still 3, but Seaport City is quickly growing. Within 1 day, we went from 0 to 11 cases. This will be all for now."
____________________________________
Amy overheard the computer. "SEAPORT CITY?! My pet flicky is there! We need to go back!", she exclaimed in fear, only for Tails to say that he will go and risk his life for her, but not before wearing a hazmat suit.
"Alright, Amy. I will let all of you, except Vanilla, out and do whatever you want, but never leave the workshop, OK?", Tails asked, hoping for a yes, and they all happily agreed.
____________________________________
At the Seaport Laboratory...
____________________________________
"Alright, Sam, give me an update.", Mayor Frentward said, worried, but demanding, waiting for an answer. "We have good news and bad news. Cases have gone from 11 to 14, but we are starting to see a pattern.", the scientist raccoon said, which the Mayor got excited about, but the excitement quickly went away.
"It might have something to do with genes. We have noticed that the ratio of different Mobians are following something unique. Mobians that were predators thousands of years ago seem to be affected much more commonly. Out of the 8 Mobians here, 7 of them were predator species.", he continued, "Don't you think we should warn the public about the ratio?", he finished, being very concerned.
"Clearly our law ain't doing anything, so we need to go another direction. If you take it too far, the economy could get worse."
"Do you realize that if you tell the public about that, and the civilians put 2 and 2 together, they will freak out that I'm a female fox?", the Mayor responsed, concerned and slightly irritated. "We need to find an end before it escapes Mystic Ruins and Seaport City. That is all that matters right now.".
"But-" "And that is FINAL.", she concluded the conversation.
____________________________________
Meanwhile, at Seaport City...
____________________________________
Tails was nearby, and he was surprised at what he saw. He saw a road to the city fully blocked from both sides by police with dart guns and see-through shields.
He figured the best way was to enter by monkey-bar-ing under the bridge. While he was doing it, he made sure it was completely silent. Any noise could be captured. Even the noise of his tails when flying might be detected.
Once he reached the end of the bridge, he sneakily went through the police and got inside. Walking sneakily inside of it was bizarre. It was silent, with the occasional police chatter. He soon found the apartment building the flicky was in.
"How do I get inside the building?... THAT'S IT!", Tails found a can nearby and decided to throw it to a window of a restaurant, and as soon as it made any sound, one of the policemen turned on his communicator.
"Officer K-22 in. We have detected sound and likely movement inside the building between 27th St. and Ave Boulevard. There is a high chance of animalistic behavior. Get ready!", said the officer, who made the nearby group point their dart guns towards it.
"THIS IS THE POLICE! Exit the building and do not resist right now or else there will be consequences!".
Tails knew they will just keep talking and yelling at nothing, allowing him to get in the building. Once he was in, he went to the right apartment and he noticed the door was open with the lights not working.
He went in slowly, but then he heard a can fall, shocking him. He got prepared for a possible attack, but then he heard nothing.
After a while, he saw the flicky, terrified. "H-Hey, little buddy. Get in the b-backp-pack. Amy is l-l-looking for you.", said Tails, cleverly hiding his instincts, but then, after it went inside, he saw a purple tail, which startled Tails, but then he saw the rest and saw... Blaze?
"Blaze? Is that you?", asked Tails, worried about the condition she was in. "Oh, hey... wait, how did you get here?", she asked, surprised he even got in. However, he got an answer when he was reflecting a tiny light, making her act odd.
"OOH! The light can't escape me! Get here!", she exclaimed, unusually happy, but he got rid of it quickly.
YOU ARE READING
The Feral Virus
FanfictionA virus that Dr. Eggman made has infected Tails, but it quickly goes out of control. Its side effects are turning a Mobian into a basic animal and removing all intelligence. Now, someone has to fix it before it is too late.
