Authors Note: This gonna be a short Chapter, but this will also be an introduction of 3 new characters for my story. Hope you enjoy!

-Emerald Hunters-

Chapter 7: Bat Hunting p.1

Sonic and Tails were flying through the air in the Tornado, heading towards Westopolis in search for Rouge. Sonic was on top of the plane looking at the cities below.

"YEAH! This is great! We might be able to pull this off, eh Tails?" Sonic yelled down to Tails, who was piloting the Tornado. Tails nodded.

"Yeah, but ya never know Sonic." Tails said.

"Look! There's Westopolis!" Sonic said, looking down at a huge city with glimmering lights and thousands of car lights moving below.

"We may have to land on the outskirts and walk to the museum. I don't think we want to catch the attention of Rouge right away." Tails mentioned.

"Right." Sonic agreed.

"Ha! Funny seeing you here, Sonic the Hedgehog!" A voice yelled out. The voice sounded as if it was being projected by a microphone.

"Wha?" Sonic said looking around. Sonic saw a huge flying ship that was way bigger than the Tornado fly up next to them.

"Remember me?" The voice said again. "I told you we'd meet again, Sonic the Hedgehog! Now, you'd better be ready to race!"

"Huh? Jet!" Sonic yelled out.

Jet, Wave, and Storm were standing on top of their ship. Jet was holding a microphone.

"Do ya have to use that mic?" Tails asked.

"Yes! I want everyone to know that I've come back to take you on!" Jet said, as it was snatched from his hand.

"Don't forget, I want my rematch too, shorty!" Wave said, recognizing Tails. Once again it was snatched.

"Hey! Where's that red guy, huh?" Storm said.

"Can we all race some other time? We're kinda busy as of now!" Sonic said, sweat dropping from his face.

"NO! You said you'd be ready when I got back!" Jet said, as he dropped the microphone and the three jumped towards the Tornado and landed on it with Sonic nearly losing his balance.

"So we race! Now get out your Extreme Gear!" Jet yelled.

"Guys! I can't pilot all of you! It's to much weight!" Tails yelled out to them as the Tornado fell from the air.

"YIKE!" All of them yelled as the Tornado landed right in the Westopolis river.

"Great! Now I'm all soaking wet!" Wave screamed.

"Looks like we walk from here." Tails said.

"Where are you two off to? Is what you're doing really more important than racing?" Jet asked.

"Really more important! We kinda made a mistake and borrowed something we didn't bother taking back. Now it's shattered in pieces and we're trying to get it back before the person that we borrowed it from finds out and tries to kill us. Basically, it's a wild goose chase." Sonic answered.

"I see. Well, if this'll get you to race us, we'll help you search for whatever it is your looking for. Um, what are you looking for?" Jet asked.

Tails pulled out a Master Emerald shard to show to them.

"This! This is a piece of the Master Emerald. It's like a Chaos Emerald, only way more powerful. The guardian of this Emerald can use it to cancel the power of the other Chaos Emeralds." Tails explained.

"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa! Wait a sec! You mean to tell me you stole this from a guardian?" Wave asked.

"We didn't steal it, we tricked him into it." Sonic explained.

"And the guy we stole it from is very easily tricked. Y' know, Knuckles." Tails finished.

"Oh! That red echidna! I see." Jet nodded. "Okay! Leave it to us treasure hunters! We'll find those pieces for ya!"

"But before you do that, we're looking for another treasure hunter. Rouge the Bat. I'm sure me and Tails can find a way to convince her to help us." Sonic explained.

"Where is she?" Storm asked, whilst picking his nose.

"Over there, in that city." Tails pointed.

"I think your plane is safe here. Let's go now!" Jet said, as he, Wave and Storm got out their Extreme Gear and took off towards Westopolis. Sonic blew off towards the city and passed Jet, Wave, and Storm at his top speed and Tails were following close behind the others while turning his Tails into a propellor as the Tornado was left in the river.

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"My, my, my. How interesting, a gem that just fell from the sky. Hmm."

Rouge was hanging upside down in a local tree in Westopolis, reading the news article Sonic and Tails were reading earlier.

"Looks like it's time to add a little emerald to my collection." She said as she smirked and glided off towards the museum.

And it looks like Rouge has fell for the news hook, line, and sinker, huh? Part two will be much longer. Will Sonic, Tails, Jet, Wave, and Storm find Rouge and get her to join the search for the missing pieces of the Master Emerald? And what about Knuckles' group of Amy and Charmy? Have they found out that Sonic and Tails are no longer at Eastopolis? Find out in the next Chapter. See ya till then. ;)