Chapter 3: The Cracks
Rainbow Dash soared over the desert that transitioned rapidly into green grass. Focused on the Egg mobile, she didn't see Sonic until he was right below her, his feet a red and blue blur.
"Don't you dare tell me to wait up!" Rainbow Dash shouted down to Sonic.
"Not my style!" Sonic called back. They grinned at each other then sped up simultaneously, Rainbow using the Sonic Rainboom, Sonic instantly boosting to match her.
As Doctor Eggman noticed the Rainbow behind him, he was feeling a keen sense of Deja Vu. This was not the first time was using the Egg mobile to speed towards one of his many bases, nor the first time it looked like his schemes were over before they started. But Doctor Eggman had planned for this eventuality, and he already had taken all the energy that he needed. It wasn't the power of the seven chaos emeralds, but considering where the energy came from, it was more than enough.
"You want me to give back the energy Sonic?" Eggman thought to himself. "One of these days, you might learn to be careful what you wish for!" Eggman smiled, as he saw his main base open up in front of him, then grunted as the Egg mobile jolted. The impact disabled the Egg mobiles engines, causing it to crash right through the roof. The Egg mobile hit the floor of his base hard. Eggman cried out as he was thrown out of his hardy invention, right near the control panel. He turned towards the massive hole in the roof just as two more holes were created in the wall. One by Sonic, the other by Rainbow Dash.
"No no no! Sonic, please, spare me!" Eggman begged. "I can change! I'll turn over a new leaf! I swear, I swear it!"
Sonic and Rainbow Dash glared at Eggman.
"Do you think I believe that?" Rainbow Dash said, completely nonplussed.
"Besides," Sonic added, "you've said that one before. Give that energy back!"
Doctor Eggman looked subdued as he turned to the console, and pressed some buttons. Unseen by Sonic and Rainbow Dash, but clearly visible to Tails and the rest as they closed in on the base, a cannon extended below, pointed directly at the earth.
"Fine, you win hedgehog!" Eggman spoke, defeat in his voice. "Just press that button to return the energy to Mobius."
"Well well well." Sonic smirked at Eggman. "It's about time you gave up." Sonic's hand hovered over the button.
"Sonic, wait!" Tails called out as he burst into the room. It was too late though, as even though Sonic had prevented himself from pressing the button, Doctor Eggman pressed a similar button, then hopped into yet another Egg mobile as everyone else entered the room. Tails ran over to the console, only to find it unresponsive.
"Too late, you nasty little pincushion!" Eggman gloated with glee. "You asked me to return the energy. You didn't say how! Ohohohoho!" Eggmans laugh faded as the Egg mobile exited the base. But this time, nobody followed him, as all eyes turned to the window. Sonic in particular had fear in his eyes, he remembered all too well what happened last time Eggman had done this.
Tails made the connection too.
"He didn't..." Tails trailed off as the laser fired, directly at Mobius.
A massive dust cloud rose from where the laser hit. The dust cloud settled, and Sonic had just breathed in a sigh of relief, when a massive crack in the earth appeared where the laser hit. The crack spread, then split into two, and kept on going before disappearing over the horizon. A few seconds later, the entire earth rose upwards. The earth had been split into seven plates, floating above the magma core. From the core, a dark purple monster rose up and roared, before splitting into fragments that collapsed onto one of the continents.
Sonic had seen it all before, and it took him a few seconds to respond, but his response, when it came, was dejected. It was the tone of a hedgehog who had seen it all before, and really didn't want to do it again.
"He did."
After note:
How's that for a plot twist? We're pretty much ready to go with the main story, but there's a tiny bit of plot set up to go, then it's story time! We've just gotta get Amy and Knuckles more into the story, and put in a few more characters.
Also, it may look like I'm getting this story out really fast, but I'd already written most of the first four chapters before I posted the first one. I'm gonna have to actually write the next few chapters soon.
