[HTM]

Tyko shook his head violently, and tried to recognize what and where. He saw the open door, his pistol at the stair's feet, and the imp that was attacking Aaron. Natural instinct told Tyko to help Aaron, and he ran towards it, and kicked it as hard as he could. [Serious injury]

[Pyroman]

The Imp went flying back into the exhibit and ground to a halt against the floor. Shaking its head, the creature tried to regain its senses.

{Imp HP 7 with serious injury}

Derek was now outside and about a block away from the museum. Looking to his left, he saw a train station and proceeded towards it. "One down..." he said under his breath.

[Aaron the Waterhog]

Aaron stood up and looked toward the exit. "Great. It looks like he got away." Aaron sighed, then looked around the room, hoping to spot a water source that would help him recover some so that he would be in good shape if he managed to find out where the thief went and could track him down.

[HTM]

Tyko jumped down the stairs, grabbing his gun. He looked at it, then he realized how tired he was. He slammed his back against the wall, putting a hand on his forehead. Tyko slid down, and looked at his pistol again, then he threw it away from him in anger. "Shit." Tyko thought to himself in disappointment.

[Pyroman]

The Imp, no longer feeling his master's presence, turned into a cloud of black dust and dissipated into the air.

Derek was now just boarding the train as he tucked the emerald into his scarf to conceal it. He took his seat just as the intercom stated, "Next stop, Mystic Ruins."

[Aaron the Waterhog]

Aaron looked at the hedgehog that had just jumped down the stairs. Noting that he looked tired, Aaron asked, "Are you feeling okay? It looked like that thing hit you pretty hard." He looked away for a second to where the thing had been previously, and not seeing it, hoped that it would no longer be bothering them. His gaze shifted back toward the hedgehog as he awaited an answer.

This post has been edited by Aaron the Waterhog: 01 July 2009 - 12:07 AM

[HTM]

"What? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Just that I don't really have a high tolerance of pain." he answered. Tyko stood up and grabbed his pistol. He put it back to its holster. "Is that thing gone?" Tyko asked Aaron.

[Pyroman]

Derek fidgeted a bit in his seat. Growing bored, he began looking for something to entertain himself with. reaching under his seat he found a magazine that's title read, "Mystic Ruins: The Chaos Emerald Connection?"

[Aaron the Waterhog]

"It seems so, " Aaron said in response. "It isn't where it was at least. I'm sure it was probably just buying time for the thief, so it shouldn't be a problem any more either way." He walked up to the hedgehog. "He's probably going after the remaining Chaos Emeralds. I'm going to try to figure out where he went next. Would you like to join me?"

[HTM]

"Sure, whatever. It's not like I'm on a schedule or anything." he answered. Tyko stood up and walked towards his pistol and picked it up. He checked the clip. Still 11 bullets left.

[Pyroman]

Weary from the earlier action of the day, Derek struggled to keep awake as the ambiance of the train rolling along the tracks lulled him to sleep.

[Aaron the Waterhog]

"Okay. Let's start looking. We should probably ask around to see if anyone saw where he went. Someone should have noticed him. A wingless bat generally doesn't blend in very well. Let's go," Aaron said as he began walking toward the exit.

[HTM]

"Yeah. Hey, before we go, please, let me introduce myself. I am Tyko Verandie." he said, waving his hand towards Aaron.

[Pyroman]

Derek slowly opened his eyes. The train was still moving towards the Mystic Ruins and the magazine was still next to him. He reached forward and tokk the magazine. Opening its pages, he started to read the main article.

[Aaron the Waterhog]

"My name is Aaron Waterhog. It is nice to meet you, Tyko Verandie." He looked out the door and then back to Tyko. "Let's begin asking around. He's probably half way to his destination by now."

[HTM]

"You go ask, Aaron. I never ask around, and I'm not a people's person, y'know." he said back to Aaron. Tyko holstered his pistol back to its place. He brushed himself off, and stretched his back. He rubbed his neck and walked outside.

[Pyroman]

Derek starting reading the article...

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"...It would seem that the Chaos emeralds have an odd connection to the Mystic Ruins and I wouldn't doubt if there was still at least one left there even after they've been hunted down and located so many times..."

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Derek tucked the magazine into his scarf as the voice on the intercom stated, "Now stopping at the Mystic Ruins." As he exited the train, he could only ponder about where his prize could be.

[Aaron the Waterhog]

Aaron left the museum shortly after Tyko. He took a quick look around at all of the people outside. "Hmm," he said to himself. "I wonder who I should talk to first."