E. Metropolis - An Easy Mission? Hardly...

[Ninetalesuk]

At the eastern side of Eggman's kingdom, a portal appeared in an empty alleyway...



Leaping out of the portal, he landed on the ground as he glaced around. Haven't been noticed... so far... so good.

[YolkaEd]

The chameleon was followed shortly by Fang, who looked around the area as well. "Hmph... let's get this over with." he whispered to Espio, as he folded his arms. "Lead the way."

[AnT]

What they would need to go is the buildings that looked futuristic than the dark ruins they were in, so bright with lights Metropolis was. Lucky for them it was about a block away, but the streets were crawling with traffic...of robots.

[Ninetalesuk]

"Ugh..." He grunted silently.

He turned to Nack, whispering "We need to be careful and quiet if we need to make this mission successful... I can go invisible, but there's a chance they're fitted with something that'll detect me..."

[YolkaEd]

"Ah, yes, you can turn invisible..." Fang whispered back at Espio, as he rubbed his temples. "The problem there is that I can't, and for this to work, we've got to stick together. Dare I suggest that we take a more scenic route to the generator?" As he said that, he pointed up at the roof of the building next to them.

[Ninetalesuk]

"Very well... we shall use that route..." He said. "But, be careful... we have no idea if Eggman is paranoid enough to have robots patrol the top of buildings or not..."

[YolkaEd]

"Oh, I doubt that." Fang said, before rubbing his chin. "...actually, why don't you go up first? You can check if anyone's up there, without getting spotted."

[Ninetalesuk]

"Very well then..." He muttered, turning invisible before jumping on the side of the building and carefully walked up it...

He peeked over the edge of the building to see what the roof is like...

[AnT]

Well, the very least, at least it was better in the air than on the streets. Why? Because there were lots of Egg Flappers hovering around, beaming lights down on the roofs. But there still weren't too many, so it was possible to maneuver around them, if they are careful. Oh, and in the distance, there were two Egg Fleets beaming their lights down on the city.

[YolkaEd]

"So, how's the verdict?" Fang asked, and if Espio would turn to where his voice came from, he'd see Fang holding onto the ledge. "Which route do we take?"

[Ninetalesuk]

Hmm....

He ran down the building, became visible and walked up to Nack. "There are Egg Flappers using searchlighs on the roof and a couple of Fleets using theirs on the city... Out of the two routes... the roof is a little better than taking a route on the ground..."

[YolkaEd]

"Then it's settled." With a smirk, Fang bounced up on the roof, tipping his hat to Espio. "Let's get moving."

[Ninetalesuk]

He smirked back, jumping up on the building and landing beside Nack. "Too bad we can't destroy the Egg Flappers... if we do, we'll get caught for sure... let's focus on getting to our location... and let the robots know we're here AFTER the generator is destroyed..."

[YolkaEd]

"You honestly have no idea how to preform a coup, do you?" Fang sighed, as he rubbed his temples. "The entire point of a coup is to ensure that those commiting the coup is unnoticed. We'll take care of that generator, and we let the others create a ruckus when they race for the lamp. 'sides, maybe we can regroup with Rouge and Knuckles."

[Ninetalesuk]

He stared at Nack. "You know, I just realised you're talking to the wrong person about a coup... Remember who you just said we might meet up with..."

[YolkaEd]

"Yeah, Rouge and Knuckles." Fang repeated in a matter-of-factly fashion. "If both groups take care of the generators, we can regroup into a bigger group. You didn't think that we were just gonna go home after we blow those things sky high?"

[Ninetalesuk]

"No, it's because I'll be surprised if Knuckles actually keeps his temper down to complete this mission... I have read that he and Rouge have a... love/hate relationship..." He said.

[YolkaEd]

"Well, if he has trouble shutting up, we'll just knock him out, so we won't have those robots on our tails." Fang said, as he looked ahead. "Now let's go; we're on a tight schedule here."

[Ninetalesuk]

He grunted as he turned his eyes on the prize. "After you..."

[YolkaEd]

Fang couldn't help but scoff, as he began moving forward. "As long as you can pull me outta fire, if they happen to spot me..." he muttered.

[Ninetalesuk]

"As if sacrificing an ally is my intention... no matter how tempting it is towards Vector and Charmy..." He muttered, following him.

[AnT]

They would have to find a place to hide, for flying over between the roofs were a trio of Egg Flappers all connected together. Each of them had spotlights emitted from their bellies, and they could easily loom over the roofs, despite flying outside of the roof.

[YolkaEd]

"There's our first patrol." Fang noted, as he quickly pressed himself against a large power box on the roof, so that the Flappers could pass by them without noticing them... or him, at least. "Too bad I can't turn invisible..."

[Ninetalesuk]

He turned invisible, but also hid behind a large power box, staring at the flying patrol group with narrowed eyes...

They won't simply fly away... I would bet they'll fly to one end and then, fly back... If that's their pattern, then we can simply bypass them without any trouble... it's just a question on how long they'll fly away and come back...

[AnT]

He was thinking too much, for the Egg Flapper trio continued flying down their path.

But they would have to hurry, for a lone Egg Flapper was coming up from behind, waving its own spotlight from its belly.