Orcium.

>
>When he got back to his hut he flopped down

> on his bed again and
>idly watched the polkadot

> elephants doing an odd dance on his floor

> while
>he thought about what he did.

> He certainly felt alot better then he used
>to, but the probablem was, he stole to feel that way. Oh well,

> he thought
>to himself. He glacned over at the elephants and asked them to do a waltz
>while he discussed world politics with them...

> they had some pretty good
>insights.

>Todd walked up to Tails' hut,

> having seen him walk in there
>moments before.

> Just before he opened the door, he heard Tails talking
>inside. Going over to the window,

> he saw Tails lying on the bed,

> staring
>off into space, talking to somebody whom Todd did not see.

> What made Todd
>look twice

> was that Tails' eyes were glazed over in a serious way.

> He
>went back to the door to enter when something on the ground caught his
>eye.

> It was clear piece of what looked like rock candy.

> He

> pocketed it
>and went to see Bookshire.

>
>When he got to Bookshire's office, the raccoon was going through
>all of his drawers looking for something.

>"What's wrong?" Todd asked as he entered.
>"That diamond's been stolen," Bookshire grumbled.

>"Stolen?" Todd asked "What do you mean?"

>"I mean, I went to lunch and when I came back it was gone,"
>Bookshire said "I'll report this to Sally immediately."
>"Um, first, before you do," Todd said as he took the piece out of
>his pocket

> "Could you take a look at this and tell me what it is."

>Bookshire took the piece and examined it curiously.

> He ran his
>tongue over it lightly one and made a face.

> He tapped on it

> with one of
>his nails

> and hmmed.
>"Orcium," he said "Highly illegal drug.

> Where'd you get this
>from?"

>"Illegal drug?" Todd said "I...I

> found it outside Tails' hut.
>Tails was inside looking really spaced out."
>"Hmmm...that could be serious," Bookshire said

> "We've got to get
>him in here now."
>
>Tails looked lazily over at where Todd and Bookshire were
>standing.

> They both looked exceedingly silly there with their serious
>expressions and he burst out laughing.

>"Tails, you need to come with us," Bookshire said.

>"Yeah right, whatever," Tails giggled almost insanely.

> He ignored
>them and went back to watching Antoine doing backflips off diving boards
>into small glasses of grape jelly.

>Todd sighed and wtn

> foreward, pulling Tails up in his arms and
>carrying him out of the room as Tails struggled agaisnt him.

>"Put me down!" Tails demanded.
>"Nope, Tails this is for you own good,"

> Todd insisted as he pulled
>Tails out of the room.

>
>Bookshire then went to inform Sally

> and soon they were all back at
>Booksxhire's office as Todd strapped Tails down into a bed

> as the small
>fox continued to struggle.
>Bookshire carefully examined Tails' vital

> signs, hmming several
>times as he did.

>"Well?" Sally finally asked anxiously.
>"Well, thankfully, his halucenigetic state will wear off shortly,"
>Bookshire said

> "He only seems to have ingested a small amount

> and the long
>term effects still have a very long way to go before he would get this way
>permenantly."

>Both Sally and Todd breathed

> a sigh of relief.

>"But how did he get it?" Todd asked curiously.
>"That's where we're stuck," Bookshire replied as he gave Tails a
>sedative.

>"No we're not," Sally said "Lupe called awhile ago. She said
>somebody named Christina might be in the area,

> and she was banned from the
>Wolf Pack for selling and using drugs. Tails might have gotten them from
>her."

>"Then my advice would be to tracke this Christina down and get her
>before she gives out any more," Bookshrie said

> "Oh, and to get my diamond
>back as well."

>Sally and Todd both nodded resolutely.

>"In the meantime, if it's alright with Bookshire, I think I'll
>remain here and watch over Tails," Todd said.

>"Good idea, Todd," Sally said "I'll have Sonic come in here also
>once he returns from the recon mission he's on."

>Todd nodded and took a seat by the now sleeping fox's bed.

>
>Lupe and some other members of the Wolf Pack

> arrived early the
>next morning

> and met immediately with Sally in the conference room. Sally
>updated

> them on the situation.
>"Chirstina Harper is a very dangerous wolf," Lupe said

> "Getting
>her back into custody will be difficult, but it would certainly help if we
>knew where to start searching for her."

>Sally nodded.

>"Agreed," Sally said "I think we ought to start by the Great
>river.

> Tails'

> shoes were

> wet yesterday so it's possible he could've been

>meeting with her along the

> bank somewhere."
>Lupe nodded.

>
>Both Todd and Sonic had been sitting by Tails' bedside throughout
>the night,

> neither one willing to leave his side for an instant save for
>one reason...

>"We think we've found her," Sally said, startling both Todd and
>Sonic suddenly.

> They turned and look over at her standing in the doorway.
>"Where?" Todd was the first to say.
>"By the bank of the Great River," Sally replied

> "Lupe and I are
>going after her and you're both welcome to join us."

>"You bet," Todd said resolutely as he got up to join Sally.

>"You got it, Sal," Sonic joined in, racing out the dorr before
>either of them.

>
>Sonic, Sally, Todd, and Lupe

> walked resolutely through the forest
>to

> the Great River. All of them keeping their eyes open, ready for
>anything.

>A sudden movement to one side caused Todd to react instantly and
>he ran and dove into the brush it was coming from.

> The others stopped and
>watched as Todd burst

> out of the brush again, grapling with a very angry
>white wolf, trying to snap his neck.

>Before the two could get their footing, Lupe was the next into the
>fight, rolling on the ground

> with Todd and Christy

> as she and Todd tried
>to restrain the wolf completely.

> Suddenly, with a sudden burst of
>strength,

> Christy managed to throw

> Todd off of her and wrestled with Lupe
>before throwing

> her off too.
>Christy was on her feet in a second, yanked a kmnife

> out of
>nowhere

> and pitched it head on into the chest of Todd who was charging
>her.

> His cry of pain as the knife impaled him covered a half mile easily
>as he crashed to the ground.

> Sally and Sonic were at his side in a second

>as Lupe tackled Christy again and socked her muzzle to and fro

> again and
>again until Christy was out cold.

> Without another word, she went about
>bind Christy's wrists and elbows tightly behind her

> with some rope she
>brought, then binding her ankles and knees together jsut as tightly. She
>tied Christy to a near by tree

> and would send some of the other wolves to
>come and retrieve her.

>Lupe went back over to where Todd laid, and helped Sonic and Sally
>pick up up and get him back to Knothole as quickly as possible.

>
>When they arrived, Bookshire was relieved to find that the knife
>wound wasn't as fatal as it looked.

> With a couple of clean mending tools,

>he patched Todd up

> and moved him to the recovery bed right by Tails.
>Not too long after that, as Sonic and Sally were sitting by the
>two foxes silently, Tails groggily began to come to, shaking his head
>weakly having just gotten over the effects of the Orcium.

>"What happened?" he whispered.
>"You were on drugs, Tails," Sally said gently

> "You were acting
>in an unnatural way."
>"I was?" Tails asked "I don't remember too much...except for
>Christy..."

>Tails' head rolled over

> and saw Todd resting quietly with some
>bandages on his chest.

>"Todd?" he said sitting up in a very frightened voice.
>"Don't worry, Tails," Sonic said "Todd'll be just fine."
>"How..." Tails began.

>"Christy stabbed him when we tried to capture her," Sally said
>"He'll be alright though,

> so don't worry.

> Now lay back and rest."
>Tails nodded slowly and got comfotable again.
>"Never again," Tails whispered.
>"Never again what, TAils?" Sally asked.

>"Never going to take any of the stuff again," Tails said as
>he looked over at Todd "More wrongs in it than rights."
>"There are no rights when it comes to drugs, Tails," Sally said.
>"Bad things always come out of them bro," Sonic continued.

>"The only sad part is that you had to learn that lesson in a
>painful way for everybody," Sally said.

>"I know, Aunt Sally," Tails sighed "I'm sorry."
>Sally smiled.
>"I know you are Tails," she said as she kissed him softly

> "But for
>now you rest. I have to go see Lupe for a moment, Sonic will you wait
>here."
>"Sure thing, Sal," Sonic replied.
>
>Sally left and went outside to see Lupe

> who was just getting ready
>to leave. Nearby, two wolves where holding Christy,

> still bound and now
>gagged in their arms.
>"What will her punishment be?" Sally had to ask.

>"That will be up to the majority to decide," Lupe replied

>"However, in most situations, the offender is stoned to death.

> Still, now
>and again, we can't bring ourselves to kill one of our own. We'll wait
>and see what happens."

>Sally nodded quietly

> and watched Lupe and the others depart. In
>all the years she had been alive, she never understood why anybody would
>get mixed up in drugs.

> It seemed there were always more losses than
>gains. Users took the risk of killing themselves. Pushers took the risk
>of being caught and executed by the authorities or getting killed by one
>of their competitors. And, the gbottom line was,

> they took those risks
>for short term gains, rather than trying to direct their long term goals.
>Drugs were never the answer. That much was fact.

> And one day,
>when Sally found herself in full power over the planet of Mobius, and
>peace had been restored, she vowed she would make certain that all illegal
>drugs would be eliminated once and for all.

> One day...
>
>
>THE END

>
>

>
>Do Drugs and Die. Not a Threat.

> A Fact.
>
>
>

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A rope tied to something behind the desk goes strait up to an unseen pulley
system]

>He went back to the door to enter when something on the ground caught his
>eye. It was clear piece of what looked like rock candy.