"Hey guys," Vector, a green crocodile wearing headphones, a chain necklace, gloves, and shoes, spoke as he turned to Espio and Charmy, "I'm gonna head out for a while, so, Espio, you're in charge until I get back." One of the other animals, a chameleon wearing only gloves and shoes, nodded.

"Understood," he replied in a calm voice, leaning against the wall as the third animal, a bee wearing a jacket, helmet, gloves, and shoes, frowned while buzzing about.

"Awwww..." he groaned, "But I wanted to be in charge for once!"

"Sorry, Charmy," Vector remarked, "But remember last time..."

"Yes, Sir..."

However, that conversation took place nearly an hour ago with Vector yet to come back, leaving his teammates a little worried, but they decided to wait a while before seeking him out.

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In another realm, a raccoon wearing a cap, mask, shirt, and fanny pack was running across rooftops in an Italian city, swinging around using a wooden cane with a golden hook in the shape of a question mark on the top end of it. All the while, he was speaking through something that seemed to be in his ear, "Hey, Bentley, where is that safe again?" Then he paused, most likely to listen to the Bentley person he was talking to before responding, "Alright, thanks, I'll take a look through 'em." With that he lowered his hand into his fanny pack to pull out a pair of binoculars only to suddenly find himself enveloped inside of a blindingly white flash of light.

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Suddenly, several yards away from the newly formed group, two portals appeared in different locations. One was about 30 to 50 yards southwest of the group and the second one opened up to the east about half the distance away. From the further one, Vector started to fall down, screaming until he landed at the edge of lake in the middle of the forest, groaning a little bit, [i]'What the hey?'[/i] he thought while standing up and dusted himself off, [i]'Well, regardless of where I am, I need to find a way back...'[/i]

Meanwhile, below the second portal, the raccoon was holding his hand to his ear, "Hello? Bentley? This is Sly? Can you hear me?" However, he groaned a little bit when he heard nothing but static, "HELLO?!" he shouted, his voice echoing through the forest. Eventually, he sighed before starting to climb up one of the trees, reaching into his fanny pack to pull out his binoculars to scan his surroundings.