Instinctively, if not consciously, Amy realised she had met someone who would put up with her, and decided that she liked this Mina Mongoose person. The pink hedgehog laid back on the branch she was placed onto and stared up at the sky as she listened to Mina's story. She could practically imagine it! Only instead of Mina, Amy substituted her with herself in her imagination. Just for fun.

"Sorry you got kidnapped by all those nasty Robotnik goons. That guy seriously needs some friends that know how to tell him 'no!'" Amy Rose said emphatically.

"Tails!" Amy shot up. "Where's-" She glanced around. "You mean he's not with you? Shoot." Amy wasn't exactly sure what Mina meant by her 'not like that' comment, but she brushed it off. She scratched her hair as she watched the kid fly off like a heavy orange bird. "He's always testing some new gizmo. I guess he just likes being over everyones heads, no matter what. Be it flying, or talking about his toys. GPS? What the heck does that even mean? Girls Rock Skirts?" Amy shrugged, blowing air through her lips. "Who knows. Not me."

Dropping from branch to branch in a quick, if not nearly as graceful way, Amy landed with a heavy thud. "Come on, Vector! We can't be late! Well, I guess we can, since, the party's only really going to start once we all get there. So really we can take as long as we want, haha!" Despite this realisation of hers, Amy trailed eagerly after Tails, very much wanting to keep up with him.

Infact, no, she wanted to get there ahead of Tails. Vaguely predicting where Tails was flying, and with the new information of 'the falls', Amy began to run much fast, her little legs becoming a blur as her arms trailed behind her. Sticking her tongue out in concentration, she sped off in the vague direction of the falls, on track to get there before everyone else, if by herself. This was the real race. Once again, Amy had climbed up ontop of a tree and found out where Sonic was! Her strategy never failed!

[Green Hill - South Island] @Potemking @Zoey Boey

The mongoose reached out and grabbed hold of the offered device. "Sling Ring, pretty old school but definitely gets the job done, right?" She'd give a wink before turning back, getting into a starting pose. "Hold on tight!" She called, before taking off at incredible speed herself, easily keeping pace with Amy as they darted towards the falls.

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Tails slowed for a moment as the bee flew up to him. "Hey, Charmy! Yeah, just bumped into Vector too, we're headed that way already." The fox explained, before looking back and forth with a confused look. "Wait... so if Vector's with Amy and Mina, and you're here by yourself... where's Espio?" He'd ask.

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The sound of crashing waterfalls filled the area as the blue blur dashed across one of the many wooden bridges, skidding to a stop as he took in the view. "Nothin' like a good run to really wake ya up in the morning." He'd say aloud, even though there was no one around.

#Vital Signs have not changed since you began.# A robotic voice played in his ear, the hedgehog remembering the device he was testing out for Tails. "Right... you're that AI thing right? It's just a figure of speech." He'd reply, the device remaining silent for a moment. #Acknowledged, I will update my database.#

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[Mystic Jungle] @Mistress Dizzy

As she made her way deeper into the jungle, wrecks of trashed badniks would litter the ground. If one were to inspect more closely, they would appear to be a new model of some sort, a much more militarized variant of the staple Eggman Empire Egg Pawn.

And in the distance would be the sounds of explosions and gunfire, signifying that a battle was very close by. Luckily, or perhaps unluckily, whatever had mowed through the hoards of bots had cleared a fairly wide path in a straight line through the dense brush, the exact direction the current sounds of combat echoed in from.

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Vector let Amy's complaints sit, not exactly sure if 'GPS' was worth explaining. That being said, considering she essentially had one for Sonic, maybe it wouldn't be as difficult as he thought. Not that there was time, minutes were counting as Mina was on a schedule; Despite Amy's enthusiasm, a reputation could be easily torn by being late to such large festivities. Not that'd be her fault, Sonic not exactly being the type you can just call like a normal person.

"Givin' we've got an idea of where he is, ought to be as easy as gettin' there before he disappears." Vector was making it sound easier than it might've been with his agreement, considering the target. Sheesh, to think this legwork could be subsided by a little bit of modern communication. Not that it mattered, now! "Let's mosey--" He tried to be enthusiastic, but as Amy sped off he couldn't manage much more than a moment of blank staring. First his boys, now the ladies were starting a trend of ditching him? A special day, maybe, but one where things were getting a bit lousy too.

Mina's assistance wouldn't fall on deaf ears, but neither would her words towards the Sling Rings. Old school?! Vector repeated in his mind, wondering if he was being called an old man. Not like Charmy hadn't done it before, but because it was usually a smart-mouthed kid like him, it didn't hit the croc too hard. This, though? A blow to the ego. The wink softened the blow, though. Just a little!

Not one to take such a thing sitting down, Vector instantly went for a recovery to save himself from, well, his own judgement, really. "Gotta respect the classics! Saved me and my boys plenty of times!" He insisted, offering a toothy smirk. "Or, more like it let me save my boys plenty of times." His slight change to a gloat was notable, he'd probably get stung if Charmy had been around to hear it. Not like it was particularly untrue, but anyone who knew the Chaotix well knew they all relied on each other, one way or another. Individual talents that made a greater unit, which would work a lot better if they actually stayed together. Vector could only wish for so much.

As Mina sped off, Vector had one hand on his Sling Ring and another on his headphones, trying to not let them fly off from the sudden burst of speed. That didn't stop a laugh from escaping him though, finding excitement in going so fast. It wasn't something he could regularly accomplish, so he took the enjoyment while it would last. He just hoped Espio and Charmy weren't causing a problem, or getting lost.

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As Tails brought up Vector, Charmy's eyes widened. "Aw, crud! We totally forgot the boss when we came out here." He remarked, figuring the croc was fine regardless. But if they already knew where to go, then that meant he was falling behind! He'd have to get the info and get flying, quick! Or else their boss would beat them there, and then he'd have all sorts of boasting he'd do when they got back to the office. He was ready to shake the information out of Tails, but his frantic nature was momentarily paused at the fox brought up Espio.

A small laugh escaped the bee. "E-Espio, huh?" Nervously, Charmy looked back. At the loop. Where he and Espio had been talking before. There was a notable lack of a ninja atop the loop, which made the young boy laugh a little more, cringing. _"Ooooooh." He scratched his nose, his gaze meeting back with Tails. "I might have accidentally forgot him, too." He admitted, slightly guilty.

Shrugging, Charmy wouldn't cry over spilled milk. "He'll catch up! How about we track down Sonic? If you saw Mina Mongoose, you probably know we're in a hurry!"

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Catching up was what Espio was attempting to do. Thankfully, his speed was immensely helpful in keeping up with Charmy's flight, though the bee still had some distance on him due to his head start. Starting to move in the most direct route involved a little more acrobatics, but served as a good workout after the meal. A leap off of a high ledge allowed him to descend quickly, landing on branch after branch in multiple trees to keep from falling too far. His shift from each tree was quick, a purple blur being most of what any observer would see.

Hitting the ground, Espio was able to pick up on speed. Thankfully this didn't impact his ability to react, traversing through the trees yielding a few fallen ones in his path. One was a bit high, prompting him to lower himself, sliding under it before springing over the second with a palm barely grazing the tree, landing on his feet without losing much speed at all. He'd catch a glimpse of Charmy and Tails in the sky occasionally, telling him he was going the right way. It wasn't terribly hard to imagine that Tails knew where Sonic was, especially since Charmy hadn't seemed to make an attempt to come back to get him.

He was a brat sometimes, for sure. Espio was upset, though he'd just let the celebrations today make up for it. This was, admittedly, a sloppy job. Having left Vector behind was bad enough, but Charmy went ahead in such a reckless manner and then lucked out on finding Tails... They'd have to get on his case later about being so careless, they taught him better. But he was just a kid, so what were they really going to do? It was part of his... Uniqueness, anyhow.

Amy squinted against the wind. Running this fast always felt good. Once she picked up enough speed, it was like she wasn't even sprinting. Instead her legs moved themselves, like she was riding ontop of a very fast...ball. She just rolled with the momentum, adjusting her weight to guide herself in the direction she wanted to go.

When Mina caught up to her, and Charmy flew next to Tails, Amy realised with a ping of frustration that caught even her off guard, that she wasn't going to be first to Sonic.

"Well, if my gut tells me to be mad, then who am I not to listen to it?" Amy thought aloud to herself. "I'm getting there first!" Amy declared. Amy's arms started to trail behind her as she went very low to the ground, her upperhalf almost flat.

Then she pushed herself off the ground in a mighty jump. She curled into a pink, shperical blur in mid air. Then she richocheted off the heavy stump of a tree, zoomed to another one, and bounce off that one too. On the final bounce she uncurled and leapt off the tree, soaring over even Tails and Charmy, arms and legs pinwheeling. Cackling maniacally, she spotted the distant waterfalls in mid air. While she couldn't pull off a move as impressive as say, a spin dash, she could still do a little spinning once she got going fast enough.

Now that she knew where the waterfalls were, she hit the ground hard. Amy lost her footing and became temporarily out of control, stumbling forward at high speed. Gnarled tree branches stuck out of the ground, and Amy's shoe snagged on one. Thus, it sent the pink hedgehog sailing through the air at high speed. If anyone could get a good look at her face, they'd see the blank look of surprise that had made itself cozy on her features. She smacked against a tree, spiralled, and skidded face first across the ground, digging a new footpath.

After a moment, she pushed her wobbly head up, spitting a clump of dirt out of her mouth. A moment passed.

Fury erupted forth, and she whipped her angry gaze around to a nearby tree. It wasn't the one that had tripped her up, or even the one she hit, but that didn't seem to matter. "TREE! STUPID TREES!" She yelled. Picking up a rock that fit in the palm of her disproportionally large hands, she dashed at the tree and smacked the rock into it. A huge crack formed in its old bark, and it already looked like it was ready to tip over.

Origami strode through the jungle, glad she always kept a pair of sturdy boots in her work kit. She took pictures of the trashed Badniks with a small miniature camera. She was no engineer, but she had a few smart folk on standby for occasions like this. They’d love to get an up close look.

Her ears perked up as she noticed the sounds of combat not far off. It was time to get her hands dirty, it seemed. Pulling her beautiful sword from her back and a thick sheaf of paper from the trusty bag at her back, she sped toward it, something in her heart eager for battle. Just what was she going to find? Or rather, who?

[Green Hill - South Island] @Potemking @Zoey Boey

As the pink blur began to pick up speed and launch herself, the mongoose would smile. "So much for it not being a race. Hold on tight, Vector!" She'd call back as she increased her own speed, following closely behind before the hedgehog went airborne. Mina would not follow suit, choosing to stick to ground level than risk a not so soft landing with her passenger in tow.

The Bee's response would get a chuckle from the two tailed fox. "You guys never change- woah!" He'd call out, ducking aside as the pink hedgehog soared past him. He'd blink before tracking the girl's descent, wincing as he watched the crash landing. "That didn't look good..." He'd comment before spinning up his tails and immediately taking chase.

The girl's shout would almost echoed through the hills, immediately catching Mina's attention as she figured out fairly quickly that Amy had indeed, not had a happy landing. Skidding to a stop, she'd look down the new path made by her crash before taking a few careful steps down, the fox landing next to her. "Uh, Amy... you okay?" He'd ask, the two jumping when she nearly toppled a tree in a single strike. "Wow... that's some real impressive power there. You're really something!" The singer complimented, hoping to alleviate some of the embarrassment.

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[Mystic Jungle] @Mistress Dizzy

It wouldn't be long before she had her answer, the crumpled heap of an Egg Pawn crashing directly in her path. Just on the other side would be yet another robot, this one easily recognizable for those in the know. From the broad shoulder plates and flat head to the vast array of weapons being fired, namely a machine gun extended from his arm. "#Destroy All Eggman Robots!#" He would call out, mowing down Egg Pawns as they rushed forward into the slaughter.

This would be E-123 Omega, a Badnik that had turned on his creator and now sought only his ultimate destruction. And he was proving quite effective as he easily pushed through the hoards of Egg Pawns and various Badniks.

"You might want to stay out of his way, dearie. I know I wouldn't want to be on the other end of that." A voice would call down from the tree above, and a simple glance upward would reveal the source to be an equally as familiar bat. With a smirk, she'd drop to the ground. "I don't take it you're our backup, so what brings someone like you to someplace like this? As if I had to ask."

Origami leapt high over the broken Badnik that had very nearly knocked her down. That had been far too close. The jump took her up to a sturdy branch, one she spun around to land neatly on top of it.

“Well, well. Rouge the Bat. If it isn’t the biggest waste of talent in the business.” She looked Rouge up and down, and then smirked. “All the drive, all the skill, and you waste it working for the government. Pity.” She tapped her chin, looking down at the robotic carnage below. “I didn’t expect to find you and Murderbot-3000 here, but perhaps I should have.”

She smiled, but there was a chilliness in her eyes. “Let me not be rude. I am Origami.” She swept a gallant bow. “I’m going to assume you’ve heard of me. As for what I’m doing here? Simply getting ahead of the competition.” She did not stop watching Rouge, that uncanny red stare boring deep. “It’s good to know my suspicions were on the mark. These bots don’t build themselves, do they? The Eggman lives.” For a few seconds, she watched Omega do his (it’s?) thing, then returned her attention to Rouge.

“Where’s the third one? Don’t you usually work as a team, or some nonsense?” Her eyebrows quirked up.

Amy froze as the two approached her, rock up against the tree. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, and her breathing was heavy. Her gloved fingers began to tap nervously against her improvised weapon. Tails and Mina were behind her, looking at her. They didn't think she was weird, did she?

"Okay..? Yeah, I'm okay!" Amy hid the rock behind her back and turned around, smiling broadly.

Behind her, the tree groaned, tipped over, and crashed, sending up a large plume of dust and shavings."Why do you ask?" Amy fluttered her eyelids innocently.

At Mina's compliment however, the pink-furred girl brightened up. "Really something, huh? You really think so? I work out. Yeah, I kinda lift. Or maybe I was just born that way. One time I'm pretty sure I hit a robot right to the moon. When it's night time next, I'll show you the crater I made."

She giggled uneasily, and then plucked a few blades of dirty grass from her lips and teeth. "Oops. Well, y'know, that's why Sonic's the fastest, and I'm not! Haha! That's why you can fly Tails, and I can't, tee hee! Okay, come on team, we're almost there! Can't keep him of all people waiting, can we?" Amy gently set the rock down on the trunk of the tree she just broke, and patted it on the 'head.'

"Can't let a little tumble slow us down, no ma'am." With that Amy began to run, keeping in conversational distance with Mina and Tails should they choose to keep pace with her.

Vector was quite a strong guy. He had his fair share of feats, thought he impressed his fair share of women over the years. There was a usual boldness to him that expressed extreme confidence, a higher than average intelligence, and wisdom beyond his years. Though, no amount of self-regard could allow him to keep his composure as Amy struck down a tree like one would snap a twig. His eyes were large, round, and nearly popping out of his skull at the sight of it. Mouth agape, he was momentarily struck speechless about the whole ordeal, raising a hand in order to force his mouth shut as commenting on such a thing didn't seem like the best idea.

No wonder Sonic books it when she's around, this dame is nuts! Was his initial internal thought, knowing the girl had strength behind her, but holy cow! If he already wasn't the Chaotix's trademark muscle, she'd be a great pick! Though, that made him start to think about the wages of having three people on payroll, which discouraged the idea and made him brush it away much like one would brush a small insect off their shoulder.

Having buzzed up next to Vector to check in on the chaos, Charmy seemed more amused than anything by it. "Wow! You get way too strong when you throw a _{tantrum, mmph?!}" The end of Charmy's sentence became nothing but nonsensical mumbling as Vector snatched him up, one of his large hands silencing the bee for his own good. "Do ya got any decency in ya?! Learn some restraint!" He spoke in a harsh whisper, the two momentarily struggling for control over the situation as Espio popped out behind them, having rushed to see what the commotion was.

His expression shifted lightly, before he attempted to ask a question of his own: "Did some _{sort of beast come through here-- mmph!}" Charmy, always taking inspiration from his boss, joined Vector in now shutting up Espio. Vector's large hand over Espio's mouth followed by Charmy's two smaller hands on top of it. The two whispering, a bit too loudly, for Espio to "Shut It!"

Trio regaining their composure after what Vector would dismiss as a 'company meeting' where they compared the facts they currently had, which all ended up being exactly the same, it just left Vector confident since they were all on the same page. "Well, it ain't much of a chase now, but at least it'll be a job well done, boys!" He spoke merrily, though Charmy was quick to shoot him down, if not to just mess with him. "If he hasn't bolted by now, are you sure he didn't drop whatever do-hickey you guys are working on? He could be miles away." Charmy questioned towards Tails with a bit of skepticism.

Vector, not having time for such nonsense, gave Mina a small nod of appreciation. "Your help was appreciated ma'am, but I'll have my boys take it from here." He assured, Espio realizing soon what this meant with the Sling Ring in his hand. "Charmy left me to run all the way here, and you want me to pull your weight now?" Obviously not amused, Espio tapped his foot with his arms crossed. "Ya know it's weightless with these babies, we got a job to see finished! Consider it working off your meal!" Vector responded dismissively.

"Yeah, 'cause you definitely don't need to work off your gut, chief!" Charmy remarked, quickly joining Tails in the sky as to avoid Vector, who was instantly fuming from such a comment. "I have an EXCELLENT physique!" He defended himself vigorously, before Espio tapped him to get his attention, causing Vector's glare to turn away from Charmy to Espio instead. "Tell 'em, Espio!"

"I'll tell you," Espio replied quietly, gesturing towards the others who were already on their way. "We're being left behind."

Panicked, Vector did a double-take behind him, before dragging Espio along by his Sling Ring momentarily, until he manage to regain his footing and run after the others. Noted by Vector to maybe stay out of Amy's way, lest a tree end up on their heads.