Chapter 1 Four more to go.
There's a small patch of woods right outside a small village. On any other day this patch of wood would be insignificant but on this particular day it's got the interest of a few. For inside this small patch of woods is a red metal pole with a blue orb on top. The Blue Orb was glowing for it contained an item of great power that one had to make it through a special test or a special zone just to obtain this item. The item is none other than one of the legendary Chaos Emeralds, a gem that is told to hold Ultimate Power.
The glow in the orb of the Star Post began to flicker. Then, in a flash of light, a figure emerged from it. This figure wore a brown cloak and a green backpack. The figure's hood was up so others could not see his face but for those who knew him, they would know who he was even without him taking it down. This figure went by two names. For those who have only heard of his legend they know him as the legendary Blue Blur. Those who are closer to him know him by his true name: Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic placed the Yellow Chaos Emerald into the backpack he was carrying.
"Four more to go, Sonic said to himself.
Sonic reached into his pocket and pulled out a plastic bag. He then pulled out a pen and what looked like a folded piece of paper from inside the bag. He knelt down and unfolded the paper which turned out to be a map. Sonic placed the map on the ground and spread it out. On the map were three circles. Two of which he had placed an X through. He then took out his pen and put an X through the third circle. He folded the map back up then placed it and the pen into the plastic bag. After that he placed the bag back into his cloak.
Now to find the other four, Sonic thought to himself then he took off.
Sonic's travels brought him to a city. There Sonic proceeded to walk through it. Normally, Sonic would be a little extra cautious when walking through the city. Not that he was paranoid but he enjoyed his solitude and some might find it a little strange for a Mobian out in a cloak since most Mobians only where shoes and gloves. But in this case, it was a little different. Sonic still preferred his solitude but his two adventures with a female fox by the name of Tails, as started to have an affect on his normal attempts to keep himself in isolation. This fact wouldn't really keep him from sticking out with his cloak but the fact that it was raining did help keep him from sticking out as much.
Sonic didn't really like rain or even water for that matter, not drinking water or bath water but more of bodies of water like ponds, lakes, and oceans. This was due to Sonic not knowing how to swim. When it came to it Sonic could ran fast enough so he could travel over the water but it didn't help as much if he fell into it. The reason why he disliked rain was not for fear of drowning however. No, it was more of the fact that the patches of water here and there sometimes cause Sonic to make a splash while running. Due to this it made it even harder for Sonic to go by unnoticed.
So Sonic walked. As he walked he listened. He was listening to the conversation of others passing by hoping to see if he could find any information on the Chaos Emeralds whereabouts. Of course Sonic was having little luck do to the rain. You see the rain helped mask the conversations of those around him. However, Sonic had trained his hearing and other senses to pick up even the tiniest details so if someone was talking close by he could hear them rain or not. Sonic biggest problem was that not many people were out in the rain talking as they were more in a rush to get to their destination as quickly as possible so they could get out of the rain.
Sonic sighed. He'd probably have to wait for the rain to pass. Sonic then noticed a shopping center to his right. Sonic entered seeing as there might be people inside there he could listen too.
Inside Sonic walked around training his hearing on those he passed by. Most people were talking about the bad weather and gave very little information of active star posts.
"Looking for a Chaos Emerald?" a voice said.
Sonic turned and saw that the voice was coming from a TV. It was showing a commercial.
"Then look no further than Casino Street," the announcer said.
Sonic watched as it showed an image of an active star post in the middle of a walkway.
"We've got not one, not two, but four active star posts." As he said it, it showed an image of the locations of the Star posts in a grid, "So come on down to Casino Street where we've got Rides, games, and now Chaos Emeralds."
The TV showed a picture of the Casino Street Park entrance then the commercial fades as another replaces it.
Strange, Sonic thought to himself. It would be rare for all the active star posts to appear so close together and on a theme park for that matter. But it was the only lead he had. So Sonic left the store and headed out of the city. Once outside he took off in a splash of rain water.
Casino Street and its near-by water Park, Splash Hill, were on an island known as South Island. It got its name merely because it was in the southern side of the Sega Kingdom.
One of Casino Street's famous roller coasters was called House of Cards. Here the coaster took the riders through a track of loops, drops and twirls, but one of it's more interesting features are large playing cards that stood up. The car would run through these and the riders or spectators could see these cards spinning in place. This made the ride even more fun as spectators could place bets on the cards that shown. This feature wouldn't work as well if each card was static but each had a special screen so that every time through the cards would change.
Sadly, this ride was closed at the moment. The problem was a minor one but the park owners knew that if left uncheck, it could become fatal to the riders.
One of the Guardians on South Island walked up to the mechanic. The mechanic looked a little strange as he wore a full heat proof suit with black goggles for him to see out of.
"About down, Steven?" The guardian asked as he neared.
"Oh, just about, "Said Steven with his deep voice, "Just need to make one final adjustment."
Steven tightened the screw in an open fuse box.
"There, Steven said. He then closed the fuse box and replaced the lock, "Good as new."
"That's good, the Guardian replied, "I've already placed my bet on the next run."
"I see, Steven replied as he placed his screw driver back into his tool belt, "May I ask what you bet?"
"Pair of Aces, the guardian said, "I've got this gut feeling that it's going to show."
"I see, Steven said, "Well, good luck with that. I've got to head out."
Steven started walking towards the exit.
"Hey, the guardian called out and Steven stopped, "You going to leave that suit on?"
"Yeah, Steven replied, "All this work as given me a bad smell. Wouldn't want others to smell it too?"
"I guess not, the guardian said, "Well, see you later steven."
Steven raised his hand in a good bye gesture as he continued towards the exit.
After Steven left the House of Cards coaster, he made his way to the employee area. Once inside he went to a back exit and went through it. As he exited he checked his surroundings to make sure he wasn't being followed. He saw no one so he continued on his way down an old path. This path led to an old abandoned factory. Above the entrance of this factory was a sign that read: "Mad Gear Incorporation."
Steven entered the building. Once he had he closed the door behind him and made one last look to check to see if he was being followed. No one was there. So Steven took off the helmet part of his suit and it was reveled that Steven wasn't Steven after all. He wasn't even a Mobian. He was a Human. He had no hair except for his rather large mustache. For Steven, was Dr. Ivo Robotnik.