Chapter 11 : Sonic Harbor I
"It's been a while, Knuckles, Tails," Cosmo said.
"What the," Knuckles said. "What happened? I thought you kicked the bucket. Went up to the big greenhouse in the sky. Got whacked by the proverbial weed eater."
"Stop with the jokes," Tails said. "They are lame. Anyway, I thought I would never see you again, Cosmo."
"Me either," Cosmo said. "I miss you so much."
"Ha," Knuckles said. "Tails is a pimp. Oh yeah, your the princess of the Earth, right? You are supposed to have a Green Star Emerald necklace."
"Yep," Cosmo said. "I can't put it on though. Someone has to do that for me."
"Wow," Luigi said. "Same thing I had to go through."
"I kept it here, I my pocket," Cosmo said. "Could you put it on for me, Tails?"
"Yep," Tails said.
Once the necklace is on, it reacts just like Rosalina's did. While this reunion is taking place, Sonic and Amy have been transported to the castle. It is currently nighttime in Mario's world. Everyone is sleeping of course, except for the ones at the Cosmic Observatory. Sonic immediately ran around the castle to see everyone was around. He is now worried about not finding Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Tails, and Knuckles.
"What do you think happened while we were gone," Amy said.
"I have no idea," Sonic said. "I thought we were gone for three days?"
"Time paradox," Amy said. "Only a day passed here."
"Cool," Sonic said.
The phone in the main hall of the castle starts to ring. Sonic runs to it and answers it. It appears that Peach answered the phone in her room before Sonic did, so he just listened to the conversation. It was the mayor of the Delfino Isle. Apparently, two unidentified objects are located in Ricco Harbor. They are causing the area to undergo rapid changes. The mayor asks for Mario to come check the situation. Peach has no choice but to promise that they will show up. She knows that Mario and the others aren't back yet, so she wishes them back by using her star emerald. At the Cosmic Observatory, Mario is looking at his cap. It has floated into the sky and is spinning. It then forms a portal. The portal forcibly sucks everyone in at the surrounding area. At the castle, Peach is waiting on the main floor where Sonic and Amy are. The portal is supposed the empty out here. A purple whirlpool forms in the ceiling. Everyone falls out in this order: Mario (capless and face first), Yoshi, Luigi, Rosalina, Luigi, Knuckles, Tails, Cosmo.
"What was that for," Mario said. "Where's my cap?" Once the portal disappears, his cap reappears. It fall directly on his head.
"Uhh," Peach said. "I wished for you all to come back, but I didn't exactly mean everyone. Sorry."
"What's the problem," Knuckles said.
"We have to go to Delfino Isle," Peach said. "Something is wrong in Ricco Harbor."
"Star Emeralds," Sonic said. "Lame. Holy crap, Cosmo is here?"
"Not enough time," Peach said. "I wish we were all at Delfino Isle."
In the blink of an eye, they all land in Delfino Plaza. They are right in front of the fountain. Delfino Plaza has not changed at all. It is sunny, a little windy, but no changes to the surroundings at all. They mayor runs to meet them at soon has he finds out that everyone arrived.
"Mario," the mayor said. "You are needed at Ricco Harbor!"
"What's going on," Mario said.
"According to the news, the place has been transformed due to two unidentified objects which appear at the very top of the harbor," the mayor said. "We need you to remove those things. Can you do it?"
"Yahoo," Mario said. "We'll get right on that. Luigi, Yoshi, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, follow me. You four should stay here. You should be safe in the plaza."
"Vacation," Peach said. "Woot!"
Mario leads Luigi, Yoshi, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to the portal which will take them to Ricco Harbor. It is located on a bridge which extends outward from the west coast of Delfino Isle. Mario is the first to jump into the portal. Luigi, Yoshi, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are all perplexed by the fact that Mario broke into little balls before the portal took him in. Either way, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles went into the portal without a problem. Luigi, on the other hand, ran behind Yoshi because he was scared. Yoshi got behind Luigi and pushed him into the portal then jumped in right after. Once they arrived in Ricco Harbor, it was pretty obvious to see what had really changed. The place is dirty again, but the major change is the harbor itself. The once red harbor is aligned in such a way that you call it Metal Harbor (Hint), except it doesn't look like a military base.
"That's strange," Sonic said. "I can't feel any star emeralds."
"What," Knuckles said.
"Mama mia," Mario said.
"Uhh," Tails said. "I can. They are on the other side of the harbor. There are two of them."
"Wut," Knuckles said.
"Really," Sonic said. "Well, I don't know what happened, but we can't actually move with all of the black slime on the ground. We need something to clear a path for us."
"But what," Luigi said. "We don't have the Fluud."
"Yahoo," Mario said.
"You have an idea," Tails said.
Mario points to Yoshi, then the water. Yoshi understands. She dips her head into the water while holding as much water as she can into her mouth. Yoshi spits water our of mouth which causes a path for them clear so they can get on the harbor. Once on the harbor, Tails directs them in the path of the star emeralds. Sonic takes the lead since he recognizes the places entirely. Luigi is right behind him. Everyone else is just following behind. Right after the first speed ramp, which was down a slope, is a very small platform. There is nothing else that can be used to go forward, except for path of rings. Sonic uses his light speed dash. Tails and Knuckles are able to follow. Mario, Luigi and Yoshi are stuck.
"Oh no," Mario said.
"Hmm," Luigi said. "I know what to do." Luigi pulls out a feather. He gives it to Mario. A yellow cape forms on his back. Mario and Luigi both get on Yoshi. Mario instructs Yoshi to get a running start, then jump. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are watching from the platform on the other side. Yoshi runs then jumps. It is as if Yoshi can fly. Once they are all on the next platform, Tails instructs them not move at all.
"What's going on," Sonic said.
"The star emeralds are moving," Tails said. "They are coming to this point."
"Wut," Knuckles said.
A loud sound can be heard coming from the distance. Tails decides to go higher to get a better look. Tails can see the other platform. It seems that someone is running away from a person who is on a bike. They are about to reach a speed ramp on the other platform which will launch them to the platform everyone else is on. Tails instructs everyone to get ready. It appears that Rouge is the one being chased. She has two Red Star Emeralds, one in her right hand and one in the left. Upon coming off of the ramp, she lands on Knuckles.
"What is going on," Knuckles said. "Get off of me!"
"Someone is chasing me," Rouge said.
"Who," Tails said.
"I don't know," Rouge said. "Here he comes."
Once the bike lands, it is very clear who this is.
"Wa wa wa," Wario said.
"Mama mia," Mario said.
"Rouge," Luigi said. "Hand over those star emeralds."
Rouge tosses the star emeralds to Luigi. Luigi gives one to Tails. The Red Star Emeralds react. Luigi's cap starts to spin. It starts to glow with and blinding white light. The light forms a star wand, simliar to Rosalina's. It is red in color. Tails' Red Star emerald form a red jewel which is then attached to his chest. It is similar in style to the one Cosmo has which is in a purple color. Omochao appears when this is all done.
"Wahoo," Omochao said. "The 3rd and 4th princesses have been found and activated. Who is the friend of the failure?"
"Wow," Sonic said. "That's harsh."
"Me," Tails said.
"You must prove yourself worthy of the Red Star Emerald," Omochao said.
"Thanks a lot, Sonic," Tails said in an irritated voice.
"Sorry," Sonic said.
"Are you crazy," Luigi said. "I will help him. Wario isn't your everyday opponent."
"Alright," Omochao said. "If you fail, your powers will be taken."
"Yeah," Wario said. "Hahaha."
"Can he talk," Knuckles asked.
Mario shakes his head in order to say no. Luigi is the first to spring into action. He gives his wand a swing. This forms a line of fire which goes straight for Wario. Wario jumps over this easily. He runs for Luigi. Tails touches his chest with his hand. His hand catches on fire, but it is in a controlled state. He runs for Wario. Tails punches Wario. It almost produces the same effect as Luigi's uppercut. Sonic and Knuckles are absolutely stunned. Wario is knocked into the air. He lands straight on his face. Luigi puts his wand in his right hand. It ignites. He then starts to spin as if he was doing his tornado attack. He collides with Wario. Wario is set on fire. He runs around until the fire stops. He is now tired. Tails punches Wario again in the face while his hand his still on fire. Wario is now in a stunned state. Luigi runs towards the dazed and confused Wario. With his wand in his right hand, Luigi prepares for his uppercut. Tails is right along side him. They both hit Wario at the same time. A very loud ping is heard. Wario flies off the platform while being completely on fire. He falls into the ocean. Sonic, Knuckles, and Mario are at a loss of words. Luigi starts to do his dance while saying "go weegee, go weegee." Tails copies this dance, but uses his name instead. Omochao reappears. "You did it. You guys have proven yourselves worthy."
"Hold up, robot," Sonic said. "Why is Tails' and Luigi's power obviously greater than mine?"
"Because," Omochao said. "They were able to activate their star emeralds without thinking twice. You hesitated when it came time to activate yours because you fail at romance. They don't, you do."
"Not anymore," Sonic said.
"We'll see about when you get the Blue Star Emerald," Omochao said.
"Alright," Rouge said. "How do we get back to the castle?"
"Wait a second," Knuckles said. "How did you get here, and why did you have the star emeralds?"
"Uhh," Rouge said.
"You were planning to steal them I bet," Knuckles said.
"Uhh," Rouge said.
"I knew it," Knuckles said. "You must be working with Eggman."
"Nope," Rouge said. "Someone else."
"Who," Knuckles asked.
Who is Rouge working with? The answer will surprise the hell out of you.
Next Chapter: Sonic Harbor II (Part 2)
