Notes: I love 'Industrial' themed levels
Disclaimer: I do not own the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Sonic the Hedgehog
Ch. 7: A load of Scrap Brain
The large fortress loomed ahead of Sonic. If the doctor built it, he knew there would be plenty of traps and not a lot of room to run.
"But no sense beating around the bush. Time to bring this place down!"
With that said, Sonic rushed inside. The first thing he saw was another Caterkiller, and the Badnik promptly took a spin dash to the face.
"Well that was easy – Oh geez!"
The floor ahead of him suddenly disappeared.
"I can just jump it."
As he did, the floor then returned to normal.
"Oh, a trap door. Well I'll keep my eyes open for those – Whoa!"
A stream of fire shot up from a pipe.
"I'll watch out for those too."
Sonic jumped onto a platform, only for it to spin around, causing him to fall. He timed his next jump, and proceeded. He saw a different platform, but as soon as he jumped onto it, it disappeared completely. He stared in confusion, and then the platform reappeared in a few seconds.
"I can see I can't trust anything in this stupid factory."
"Oh ho ho ho ho ho! That's right, you fool! This is my domain!"
"Do I hear the dulcet tones of my old pal Eggman?"
"I built this place, so naturally I have eyes and ears everywhere."
"Not to mention a big mouth."
"Joke all you like, Hedgehog, it won't help you. This factory is a testament to my superior brain!"
"Yeah, a load of Scrap Brain."
"Scrap! How dare you?! Everything here is brand new! You're the one who's about to become scrap. I've made sure to make everything as hard as possible for you. You do enjoy a challenge, don't you?"
"That's right, I do, but I've been meaning to have a face to face talk with you again."
"Good luck, Hedgehog."
Sonic jumped up towards a ramp, only to dodge an incoming ball. It was a pig Badnik called Ball Hog. It stood atop the ramp, jumping in place, and chucking multiple balls at Sonic. It was swiftly dealt with. He then came across a strange spinning wheel. He jumped on top of it, and he was spinning with it.
"Now this is weird – Not again!"
He quickly jumped away as a huge spiked ball on a long chain swung in his direction. He nearly tripped as he found himself on a conveyor belt that was propelling him forward.
"I guess I can relax for this – Oh, I shoulda kept my mouth shut."
Unfortunately for Sonic, more ball and chains were swinging past the conveyor belt. The good news was he was off the conveyor belt, the bad news was there was another conveyor belt just ahead. On this one he had to dodge large weights that kept moving up and down. Once past that, he had to avoid several electric currents that lined the ceiling and floor. Still another conveyor belt lay ahead. This one had enormous saw blades as obstacles. As soon as he got off, another saw blade came up through the floor.
"This guy really went nuts with the traps."
After avoiding more Bomb Badniks, he took a small elevator to a higher spot.
"Well that wasn't so bad," Sonic said to himself, despite trying to catch his breath.
He looked ahead to see a giant ring.
"Just what I need," he said, with a mix of relief and sarcasm.
Special
"With this red Chaos Emerald, that makes six total…I coulda sworn there were seven in the legend. Still, better me than Eggman."
Just then he bumped into a barrier.
"What the heck is this?"
"I thought I'd come down and give you a personal send off."
"Eggman? What a pleasant surprise. What's with the big button? Seems a poor design choice."
"Usually, yes, but not in this case."
Dr. Robotnik jumped on the large button, and then the floor beneath Sonic crumbled.
"Hope you enjoy the real surprise, Hedgehog!"
Still inside the base
Sonic landed in an underground area. It looked very familiar.
"Don't tell me I'm back in the Labyrinth."
It did indeed look like the Labyrinth, except the walls were a pale grey, and the 'water' was purple. Some things were the same: the small spiked ball and chains, the moving spikes, the Burrobot Badniks, the statue heads shooting fireballs, basically all the comforts.
"Yes and no, Hedgehog. The Labyrinth, as you call it, extends much farther than the area you went through to get here. I built my base atop it so as to continue searching for the legendary Chaos Emeralds. Just one is enough to power everything, but all seven are required to truly make an impact."
Sonic was busy making his way through the traps and getting air bubbles while the doctor gave his monologue, but the mention of the Chaos Emeralds made him move a bit faster to the surface.
"Wait, are you saying you found one?"
"He he he he he! It does make everything go much smoother."
"So you got lucky and found one, you'll never find the other six."
"I know you either have them or know where they are. I'll get it out of you, one way or another!"
"Oh please, I'm more worried about this purple water than of anything you throw at me, Eggman."
"We'll see how long that lasts. Since you haven't drowned yet, I'm assuming you've made it through. I'll be waiting…"
It got eerily quiet as Sonic walked up to a lone spring.
"No turning back."
Up he shot, to the final showdown.
