Chapter 2: Mental Blocks and Gems
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic.
In the mountains, there laid an odd structure. In the midst of those stony effigies of Atlas, where rock tumbled and crumbled and fell off the sheer mountain cliff, a metallic dome stood resolute. Apertures gazed out of the dome in starry-blue irises. Brown sheets of metal plates bent and curved in many shapes, forming the appearance of an unruly moustache. When the entire structure was viewed in both eyes, it formed the visage of a cruel and ambitious man. It was only fitting that the denizen of such an eyesore matched the twisted face with his own cold personality.
The exterior was not the only aspect of this icy home that offered an accurate connotation. The interior was darker than any abyss, save for a few lights on the wall that almost touched the ground. The hallways and corridors encroached closer and closer as one walked down the pathways. These small pathways led to huge rooms were every sound was intensified with a creepier tone and a sharper partial. In other words, it was nothing short of a cave.
"Mwahahahahahaha!" A voice cackled in the darkness. "I've came up with a grand plan to start the glorious Eggman Empire!" The voice could only belong to the only person who could find such inhospitable home to be ideal: Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Suddenly, the lights switched on and light drowned out the darkness.
"AAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGHHHH!" Cried Dr. Eggman. He hissed as eerie organ music played. He spun around in his chair and stormed over to the lever that controlled the light. He saw none other than his three lackies: Decoe, Bocoe and Bokkun. "Let there be light!" Cheered Decoe like a robotic preacher. Suddenly, lightning struck Decoe. "What did I do to make God angry?" he asked.
"Decoe! Bocoe! Bokkun! Turn off the lights!" Commanded Eggman. "You are all ruining the dark and spooky atmosphere!"
"We thought it was too darkā¦" Bokkun began to explain.
"Never mind," interrupted Dr. Eggman, "I have made the most brilliant plan ever!"
"Oh boy," muttered Decoe and Bocoe
"Yay!" Cheered Bokkun.
"Now, I was thinking," began Dr. Eggman, "that we march on Angel Island and steal the Chaos emeralds and the Master emerald!" Eggman guffawed with malevolent energy. Decoe, Bocoe and Bokkun stared at Eggman, questioning his sanity for the umpteenth time in their employment. "What?" Asked Dr. Eggman.
"ALL of your plans are like that," explained Bocoe.
"But this is different," pleaded Dr. Eggman, "Because this time I won't tell Sonic."
Decoe, Bocoe and Bokkun's faces lightened up. "There's hope this time!" Cried Bokkun as he hugged Decoe and Bocoe. They both escaped Bokkun's death hold.
"And with the emeralds," Dr. Eggman continued, "I'll be able to make Decoe and Bocoe's dreams come true!"
Decoe and Bocoe gasped with awe. Dr. Eggman was talking about the dream where Decoe and Bocoe could combine and transform into a fierce and high-tech battle robot that could stand toe-to-toe with foes like Dark Oak and his cronies. It was almost more than Decoe and Bocoe could bear. They both fainted.
"But what about my dreams?" Bokkun asked.
"Well, what is your dream?" Asked Dr. Eggman
"My dream is to serve you to the best of my abilities, my liege," claimed Bokkun.
"Well, I know one way you can serve me."
"What is that?"
"Go stand in that corner over there and don't say anything."
"Is it that corner with a sign that reads 'Emo' and has an arrow that points to the corner?"
"Yes."
"Yay!"
Decoe and Bocoe regained consciousness just in time to overhear Dr. Eggman and Bokkun's conversation. "Y'know," started Decoe, "I thought Bokkun's dream was to have a large pool full of motor oil and make all the lifeguards look like Cream."
"Hey!" Said Bokkun, "How do you know about that?"
"We read your dream journal." Stated Bocoe.
"You weirdoes! You both had no right to go through my stuff!" Bokkun turned to Dr. Eggman. "Boss, please tell those meanies that spying is wrong and-"
"Enough!" Yelled the evil scientist.
"Bokkun, you know, Decoe and I liked the part where a Cream lifeguard jumped into the pool and rescued you Baywatch-style. It even had the theme song playing in our heads." Bocoe teased Bokkun.
Bokkun finally lost it. "That's it!" He yelled. Milliseconds later, a bomb materialized in Bokkun's hand. His face resembled a merchant named Morshu. "Bombs. You want them? They are yours, my friends, as long as you both DIE!"
A chase ensued between Decoe, Bocoe and Bokkun, as Bokkun tossed bombs at Decoe and Bocoe, while Decoe and Bocoe laughed. Dr. Eggman grabbed all three of them in mid-chase. "Stop fighting!" He commanded. "Now, will you all help me, or not?" Decoe, Bocoe and Bokkun agreed.
Later, the Egg Carrier Mark III landed on Angel Island. Dr. Eggman and his cohorts stepped out of the contraption. "Now," said Dr. Eggman, "let's see if we can find our little knucklehead."
"Uh, boss?" Asked Bokkun.
"Yes, little Baywatch dude?"
"I'm going to ignore that. Knuckles is over there." Bokkun pointed at pyramid that held 7 gems in a geometric alignment. In the center of the shape was a large, green gem and a red echidna. But Knuckles wasn't alone.
"Aw, c'mon knucklehead," a sultry, promiscuous bat beseeched Knuckles.
"Nothing doing, Rouge," sternly chastised Knuckles, "I know what you want. You want me to go out with you so you can seduce me for the Master emerald." Rouge slapped him, leaving a red, five-pronged star on his cheek.
"Sheesh, ask a guy out, and he thinks you're up to something," Rouge said. "Look, when I asked 'Will you go out with, me?' it means I want to meet with you." "Whatever," said Knuckles as he rolled his eyes.
"Sorry to interrupt your cute little rapport," Eggman said as he removed the Master emerald, "but I need to get some things." Knuckles and Rouge turned around. Decoe, Bocoe and Bokkun face palmed themselves. "Aw man," said Decoe, "he blew his own cover!"
"You!" Knuckles yelled, "You're not going anywhere with the Master emerald!"
"I'm afraid I am," Eggman responded calmly and confidently.
"No you're not," responded a gravelly voice out of nowhere. The entire group swiveled their heads and spotted a robed and hooded figure. "You see," explained the hooded man, "you are pilfering the holiest artifacts in the planes." The hooded man looked at Dr. Eggman, "repent for your blasphemy and desecration of such holy things, and I will not punish you."
Eggman and Knuckles both sneered. "These are just extremely powerful gems," explained Dr. Eggman, "nothing holy or sacred about them."
Suddenly, a large lightning bolt comprised of five somewhat smaller bolts, each colored black with a red nuance emitted from the hooded man and struck Dr. Eggman. Dr. Eggman fell back, electrocuted and stunned. "BOSS!" Cried out Bokkun. He soared across the surface of the pyramid. When he finally reached Dr. Eggman, Bokkun yelled, "Time for some first-aid!" Bokkun proceeded to give Dr. Eggman CPR. "OW! Bokkun! I don't -OW!-need-OW!-CPR," Dr. Eggman said as Bokkun started the chest compressions and was about to give the rescue breaths, as Bokkun puckered up his lips to do so and made kissing motions. "Don't worry, boss," assured Bokkun, "I'll pretend you're Cream, and we'll hope for the best."
"Enough with this slapstick," the hooded man said. The emeralds floated around him and he chanted as if in prayer:
"O, servants of Chaos, the holy matriarch! She who birthed the universe from her womb, from her bosom we drink of life, see how these stray children treat you not as mentors, but as mere possessions?"
Everyone present looked at him as if he were some insane person who escaped from some vague asylum.
"Bring these stray children back in line, and make them see the light! Blow these heathens to Kingdom Come!"
Suddenly, huge blasts of energy struck at the ground from the sky. No one had ever seen Chaos powers of this magnitude. Not even from Shadow and Sonic.
Bokkun ran from the scene. "I gotta find Sonic! He'll know what to do!"
