Stage 12: Angel Island
The Sailor Scouts appeared in a new area now. There were still grass and hill around, but the hills looked steep and they were also old ruins around. Oh yeah, and it was night time.
"Wow, look at this place," Jupiter whispered as she looked around, "It looks almost like ancient Greece."
"According to my research," Mercury said as she looked through her super computer, "We are now on Angel Island and it is now 9:30. The site we are now standing on is called the Chaotic Shrine, otherwise known as the Marble Garden. This is where the ancient tribe of echidnas lived and worshiped Chaos Zero. It also says here that this is the rightful place of the Master Emerald and the gem's mysterious power is what allows the island to float in the heavens."
"Seriously?!" Venus gawked, "Wow!"
"Well, if this ancient city is where the ancient tribe of echidnas lived," Uranus said as she looked around, "We'd better watch our backs. There might be some traps and… huh?!" She soon noticed five silver-tank-like robots approaching them and then coming to a complete halt. The supernatural princesses braced themselves for a battle.
"More of Eggman's arsenal?" Pluto asked.
"No. These robots are different," the Mercurian Jaguar said as she observed them, "They seem to rely on tactics rather than brute power."
"Human targets located," the robots said as they scanned the Scouts, "Threat level: maximum. Preparing to intercept."
"Uh oh…" Saturn whimpered.
"So they saw through our trick, huh?" Mars growled as she arched an eyebrow, "Guess it's time to rid of them."
With that, the battle began. The Silver Snipers fired some missiles at the team, but Saturn negated them by slashing her glaive at them and then destroying one with an overhead slash. The four other robots fired some homing sparks at her, but Neptune used her Submarine Reflection to use the attack against the other two. Mercury wrapped it up with Aqua Rhapsody to finish the remaining two robots.
"I wonder what made those robots come here…" Luna wondered to herself.
"I bet it was that falcon guy!" Venus declared, "I bet he didn't believe us!"
Just then, Tuxedo Mask saw something dive at them from the sky, "Hey, look out!" a flying aircraft lunged at them and started to fire energy shots at Sailor Scouts as they ran for cover. As they were running, they were surprised that they could run much faster than they could in their true human forms. Not as fast as Sonic but still pretty fast. Saturn's inherited weakness wasn't even giving her trouble at all; it was like she had no trouble running from the start. After that heart pounding chase, the Scouts dove into a hidden court. The aircraft flew above their heads as the dust gusted past them and went out of their view.
"That was way too close!" Artimis panted.
"It seems that these Islands have a military defense line of some sort," Eternal Sailor Moon figured out, "There must be a key around here somewhere. Let's start looking for it!"
The others nodded and began their journey through the Chaotic Shrine. They ran out of the court and down the steep hill. They continued to slide their way down five more steep hills before they landed on the ground, which wasn't very solid. The Scouts screamed as they felt themselves sink underground and in to a chamber. They made their way through the tunnel, eluding the traps that were set to put an end to their journey. They made it back to aboveground and found themselves face a sea of dense oil blocking the dry land on the other side. They jumped on the floating platforms to reach the adjacent side and pressed on. Soon, some more Silver Snipers and some other turtle robots called Shell Hunters fried homing missiles at them. Mars used her Fire Soul to blast them to bits. They jumped on to some more platforms that went upward, dealing with any other Silver Sniper and Shell Hunter that came their way. The jumped on to some levitating platforms that carried them up a steep hill. The reached the top and made their way down, carefully avoiding the sharp spikes. They got to another trap, which was a swinging mace, and managed to jump over it and continued onward. They continued to go down through more collapsing cliffs and steep hills. After about three minutes of that, they found themselves in another chamber where a trunk was being kept.
"Whew! What a vast land!" Venus heaved.
"Yeah, I knew that there ware traps set in ancient grounds like this one, but this is just stupid!" Jupiter concurred.
"At least it's all over for now," Mercury said as she walked to the trunk, "Let's see what's inside…" she slowly opened it and picked up a wooden key from inside.
"The Wood Key!" Artimis smiled, "One down, three more to go!"
That was when a loud stomping noise was heard behind them. The supernatural princesses swiftly turned around and their eyes shrank. It was the same machine that attacked them before. It was silver and black with a cockpit between to triple barrel guns and a missile launcher on top. It also had hind legs that were equivalent to a grasshopper.
"Looks like we have to face this guy before we can continue," Mars grimaced.
"Right," Uranus nodded, "Lets take him down!"
"This is N-64 Chrome Hound of the Sigma Unit," the cat inside the cockpit radioed in; "I have the targets locked on and preparing to intercept."
"Copy that."
The Chrome Hound started the battle by firing several missals at the Sailor Scouts. Neptune used her Submarine Refection to send the missals back at the machine, damaging it and pushing it back a little.
"Don't hog all the fun to yourself, cuz!" Uranus snickered, "Uranus World Shaking!" the combo attack of wind and earth slammed into the battle mech causing some more damage. The Chrome Hound then folded its legs, took to the air and fired its machine guns at them. The Scouts avoided that. It land back on the ground and fired more energy shots as it walked.
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
"Venus Love Me Chain!"
Mars and Venus used a double strike on the Chrome Hound to increase damage. The machine was smoking and the pilot began to panic.
"Emergency! Emergency! The Chrome Hound is taking too much damage;
I can't hold out much longer!"
"Sailor Moon, finish it!" Pluto shouted.
"Right!" she nodded as she whipped out her ultimate weapon, "Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" The blast of magic feathers flew towards the Chrome Hound just as the pilot ejected. The feathers tore through the machine and blasted it apart, leaving nothing but rubble.
"Way to go, Sailor Moon!" Luna cheered.
"I guess these robots aren't so different from Eggman's after all," Eternal Sailor Moon smiled, "I see know why Sonic has fun while doing this."
"Guess so," Mars said with uncertainty in her voice.
"What's the matter, Raye?" Neptune asked.
"I was just thinking," the Scout of Flame and Passion frowned as she crossed her arms, "Sonic isn't bound to protecting people and battling evil masterminds like we are. Why does he do it? What's in for him?"
Eternal Sailor Moon thought for a moment and then shook her head, "I don't think he needs a reason. We all fight for the same goal, but our way of fighting is unique. We fight for love and justice because it's our destiny, but Sonic is different. He fights because he wants to; he just wants to use his powers for good no matter what." The Lunardian Tiger looked up at the full moon and allowed herself to smile.
"I admire that about him."
