Tails and Sonic made their way to the middle of the Island. There was a big mountain and at the bottom was a cave. Sonic
and Tails walked up to the cave entrance. Just like Knuckles had said there was a round what looked to be a button by the
Cave's entrance. Sonic walked up to the button and pushed it. Then Sonic and Tails walked into the cave. However, as soon
as they stepped in a Giant Ring appeared in front of them. It then sucked them into the center of it and they vanished along
with the Giant Ring.
The Giant Ring the reappeared at the top of a mountain covered in snow. Then Sonic and Tails dropped from the center of it
and fell to the ground. Sonic had landed on his feet but Tails wasn't so luckily as she fell on her back. So Tails got up
and started massaging her back side.
"That hurt, " Tails said as she looked around. She could tell that they were still on Angel Island because of the sea of
clouds around the bottom. Tails guessed that they were on top of the mountain that Knuckles' cave was on.
"What was that thing anyways?" Tails said as she looked up but the Giant Ring was gone.
"There called Warp Rings, " Sonic told her.
"And they warp you places?" Tails asked, "but why'd this one lead here?"
"I'm not sure, " Sonic said, "Knuckles was probably trying to get rid of us with the Warp Ring. So it's possible that his
plan backfired."
The two scanned the Island then Tails pointed out something at the edge of the island on the south side, the Death Egg.
"Well, one things for sure, " Tails said, "At least we know the Death Eggs here."
"So Knuckles wasn't lying about it, " Sonic said as he saw it too.
"He also thinks that it's our ship, " Tails said, "I can't believe he'd trust Robotnik over us."
"He just got to him first, " Sonic said, "But right now let's not worry about it. Let's go get the..."
But Sonic stopped in his sentence as the entire Island began to shake.
"What's happening?" Tails said panic began to rise in her voice.
"I don't know..." Sonic said.
The Island then stopped shaking but in return something else happened. The Island began to fall. Both Tails and Sonic were
knocked off their feet. Tails' eyes were wide with fear. Why was Angel Island falling?
"Get up fast, " Sonic told Tails, "and fly us off."
Sonic reached out his hands and Tails grabbed a hold. She then pushed herself up but in the process she cleared free of the
island's free fall. Tails quickly Spun her tails and lifted Sonic off too. The two of them watched as Angel Island
continued it's fall. Finally, it ran out of sky and hit the ocean below with a big splash. Sonic and Tails were high enough
that the splash caused by the island didn't get to them.
"Doesn't look like it's going to sink, " Tails observed as the island just sat there floating in the water, "Should we try to
land?"
"Land by the Death Egg, " Sonic responded and Tails began their descend to the Death Egg which had remarkably stayed on.
As they got closer to the ground they began to notice something moving towards the Death Egg. It was a round-shaped hover
craft with a claw below it. In the claws clutches was a giant green gem.
"He's stealing the Master Emerald, " Sonic called out as he two saw the giant gem.
"The what?" Tails said.
"Never mind, " Sonic said, "but we need to get down there faster."
So Tails adjusted her spin rate so they'd go faster. The two dropped faster but they weren t fast enough as Robotnik flew
into the Death Egg.
"Is he trying to use that thing to power up the Death Egg?" Tails wondered.
"That's my guess, " Sonic said, "Now I'm close enough, let me go now."
So Tails let go of Sonic and he fell to the ground and landed on his feet. He then waited only a second to readjust himself
before he took off after Robotnik inside the Death Egg.
Inside the Death Egg, Robotnik was still flying in his specially designed Eggo'matic hovercraft. He was heading to the
engine where he would place the Master Emerald so his ultimate battleship will raise once again. Robotnik smiled to himself.
It was so easy to sneak in and steal the Master Emerald as Knuckles was busy chasing the two people who would have prevented
him from doing so. But Robotnik shrugged. His loss.
Robotnik arrived in the engine room. He had been redesigning the engine so that it'd be able to sustain the Master Emeralds
Power. For he didn't want the engine or the Death Egg to overload with power. Robotnik stopped his Eggo'matic hovercraft
and he got out. He then walked over to the newly modified engine and placed the Master Emerald into it.
"ROBOTNIK!" A voice yelled from not far off.
It wasn't long then the voice's owner came into the room. It was Sonic.
"Ahh, Sonic, it's been a long time, " Robotnik said as a grin spread over his face.
"Not long enough, " Sonic said, "Now hand over the Master Emerald."
"I'm afraid your too late, " Robotnik said as he pointed to the Master Emerald which was now glowing as the engine began to
draw power from it.
"That's what you think, " Sonic said and charged at Robotnik but a blue field suddenly appeared in front of Sonic. Sonic
then his the barrier and a painful shock coursed through him so Sonic dropped to the floor.
"Like it?" Robotnik asked his grin spreading even wider, "I've made a few upgrades since you were last here."
Sonic struggled to get to his feet as Robotnik walked over to a control panel that he now had installed on the wall.
"The Death Egg shall rise again, " Robotnik said then laughed as he pressed some buttons on the controls. A rumbling sound
was made as the Death Egg began to rise.
I can't stay here, Sonic thought and he took off.
"Yes, Run little hedgehog," Robotnik said, "For it's the only thing your good at."
Back outside Sonic managed to get out before the Death Egg got to high off the ground.
"Sonic!" Sonic heard Tails call as she came running up to him, " It's Knuckles, he's on the Death Egg."
"What?" Sonic said he turned back to the Death Egg but it was all ready out of reach as it started flying west.
Sonic turned back to Tails.
"How do you know?" Sonic asked her.
"I saw him after I landed, " Tails explained to him, "He seemed shaken up because Robotnik stole the Master Emerald but
that's not the best of it. He told me where our stuff is."
"Well, lead the way, " Sonic told her, "We have to get after that Death Egg."
Tails nodded then headed back towards the mountain on the island as Sonic followed her. It didn't take long as they found
themselves back outside Knuckles' cave.
"So Where is it?" Sonic said but Tails was looking at a point in the wall a few feet to the left of the entrance.
"Hold on a second, " Tails said.
"We don't have much time, " Sonic said.
Tails nodded. She then walked to the area of wall she had been looking at then pushed on it. Strangely, the wall seemed to
move inward. Then after it slid back a ways Tails then pushed it to the side and it slid into the side. Sonic then looked
inside the secret Cave and standing there was the Cyclone. Not far off from that was a green backpack. Tails jumped into
the Cyclone's seat as Sonic went for the Backpack. He checked inside it and found his cloak and the purple Chaos Emerald.
"It's all here, " Sonic said.
Tails nodded as she slipped on a pair of goggles. Sonic then took out the purple Chaos emerald from the Backpack.
"This place have a storage area?" Sonic asked.
Tails nodded then pressed a button on the dash. Then behind her a small compartment opened up. So Sonic placed the backpack
into it but left out the Purple Chaos Emerald. He then closed the compartment and climbed out top of the Cyclone's wings.
"Ready, " Sonic said.
"Contact, " Tails said as she flipped a switch and the cyclone's propeller began to spin. Tails then maneuvered the Cyclone
out of the cave then increased in speed.
"Hang on, " Tails said as she began the Cyclone's upward raise. Tails then steered the plane so that it was above the tree
level then turned it towards the Death Egg which was a ways ahead of them already.
"Now let's catch up to that Battle ship, " Tails said and they were on their way.
