Jayde the Hedgehog • Negative Rebound [4]

21 • Back Again ✔️

Music: Nothing You Can Do - DotEXE

Tails' Workshop

The ebony hedgehog stormed through the twin-tailed fox's workshop, slamming his fist against the wall, making his presence known. Mitzy, Manic and Shine walked through the door behind him, having his cloak covering his head once again. Silver glanced over and stared at the male, did he know him? He felt oddly familiar to the ivory hedgehog, but he never read anything about him in the history of this timeline.

The blue hedgehog watched as Shadow walked out the back entrance, slamming the door behind him, causing everyone to flinch, "What's wrong with him?"

Manic and Mitzy looked away, but Shine stepped forward, "He's afraid that Raven and Jayde could combine and become one."

"How is that possible?" Amy asked, "Aren't they two different Mobians?"

The hooded male shook his head, "No. Jayde and Raven are one being but don't share the same thought process. Whilst Jayde's is good, Raven has taken her powers and used them to her advantage. She can take the weak from the strong."

Sonia stepped forward, "Might I ask, who are you?"

"I'm a friend of Jayde's. Randall Cage, or as Jayde prefers, Shine." He answered woth a small chuckle, "I just witnessed the first place Raven destroyed-"

"Glyphic Kingdom." Silver spoke, realization hitting him, "I know who you are. Randall Cage - outlaw, thief, someone who risks everything for the people of his village." The dark male flinched at the mention of his real name, but ignored it.

"You mean like Robin Hood?" Mitzy asked.

Shine shrugged, "You could say that..."

"Aren't you that guy who took the inhibitor collar from me and helped us finally catch Torrent?" Sonic asked, stopping him from responding to Silver. Shine nodded, "Gotta say, thanks for that one." The cloaked male nodded in response.

Tails' eyes widened, and he caught sight of blood on Shine's torso, "Is that your blood?"

Shine looked down, only just realising the red on his matted fur and shook his head, "No, I had a fight with Raven to protect the King and Queen." The young fox was quickly beside him, using a swab to clean up a small patch of his fur, leaving the male to stagger back, "Whoa, hey, what are you doing?"

"If this is Raven's blood, I can use it to help us decide how to save Jayde. I can analyze this and determine how much Raven has taken over her body." Tails answered, placing the swab in a small tube.

"How are you going to do that?" Cleobella asked, walking over to Shine with a pack of wipes and helping him to clean his grubby fur.

"Well, I can't do it here. I don't have the right equipment. I'll need to head over to my lab in Mystic Ruins and analyze it from there." Tails replied.

"But how can we know where Raven's next attack is?" Amy asked.

"The real answer is, that you don't." Everyone in the workshop looked over to the entrance, looking towards the three Babylon Rouges.

"Not you three again." Sonic sighed.

Wave ignored the boys as they began to argue before walking over to Tails, "I got that information that you wanted – I know who stole my equipment."

"And did the trap work?" The twin-tailed fox asked.

Jet walked over to them, holding up a small device, "Worked like a charm." Tails grinned and fist bumped the green hawk in an uncharacteristic manner.