Author's note: I got fed up with SegaStH and now I've left for good. Now the only Saul I know is this one. To take its place in my life, I created my own Sonic RP by the name of Sonic Interface. It takes place 250 years after the years of the Sonic games, and the good-versus-evil clash still continues. If you're interested, check out the home page link in my profile. But I didn't come here to pass out flyers, so on with the story!
Chapter 13: Emerald Hunters, The Sequel
"Okay, let's review what's happened so far," Eggman began.
The war room of Dr. Eggman's base was dominated by a large table in the center of the room that displayed a detailed map of the land, just like any war room. Plastic figurines of Eggman, Lily, Sonic, Amy, and Saul resided on various places around the table. Eggman and Lily sat opposite each other in the center of the longer edges of the table. Of course, they were not fighting an actual war, but it was pretty close.
"We went for the Chaos Emerald in the ruins down south," Lily began, pushing the appropriate figurines to the location, "but got it snatched by Amy and that raccoon. The latter was blown off into the distance, and we didn't see where he went. Amy left with the Emerald, which she gave to Sonic."
Eggman added to Lily's explanation, doing the appropriate things with the figurines. "After that, we concocted a plan. We kidnapped Amy and held her at the outpost for Sonic to come get her, demanding the Chaos Emerald as ransom by a written note. It worked, and Sonic was captured, but the raccoon, who had a mental problem and thought he was Sonic, somehow got the note."
From there, the duo went over how Saul had failed to defeat them, but had also served as a perfect distraction for Sonic to escape with Amy. The raccoon still had one Emerald, and they had two. But where were the other four?
"That raccoon," Lily pointed out, "will be a major thorn in our side if we don't do something about him." So saying, she picked up the figurine of whom she was talking about and held it in her hand. Eggman did not disagree.
But before either party could talk about it any longer, a siren sounded. "Security breach in sector D," an electronic voice called out. "Security breach in sector D. Security protocols engaged."
Lily and Eggman glanced at each other. Sector D was where the Chaos Emeralds were being stored; someone must have been trying to steal them! Lily volunteered to check the sector while Eggman made his way to the control room to deactivate the sirens.
-KNOCK KNOCK-
In Tails' workshop, the young two-tailed mechanic had not expected a visitor so soon after Sonic had left. Believing it to be Sonic, Tails opened the door, only to find himself looking at two people who were not Sonic.
"Oh. Saul, Amy. I didn't expect to see you two back here so soon."
Amy smoothed out some wrinkles in her dress. "Well, we were bored, so we decided to stop by. We were kinda hoping Sonic would be here. I guess we're out of luck." Saul concurred.
Tails simply shook his head. "Yeah. You just missed him. He went looking for more Chaos Emeralds. You know how those things always become the focus point of whatever we're involved in. Me, I'm stuck here alone repairing the Tornado after that nasty collision the other day."
Saul approached the broken plane in question. "This looks nasty. Of course, this baby's been through a lot. I mean, take when you and Sonic were pursuing the Egg Carrier. It literally ripped the wing off with that big death beam, and you and Sonic were separated in the crash. While you were …"
While the raccoon went on and on, not caring that nobody seemed to be listening, Amy walked up to Tails. "Do you know where Sonic is looking, Tails?"
Tails responded in the negative, quickly adding that even if he did, Sonic has enough problems without having to deal with without an obsessive girlfriend following him everywhere. Not a good thing to say. Thankfully, the sounds of Amy beating Tails into the floor was enough to get Saul's attention, and he stepped in and separated Amy and Tails.
After that, everyone decided on a plan of action. Saul would go out to search for the Emeralds on his own, while Amy remained at the workshop to keep Tails company while he continued repairs. As soon as it was decided, Saul was gone, while Tails and Amy watched on.
"He's more like Sonic every time we see him," Tails commented. "Next thing you know, he'll have spines on his back!"
-DING A LING-
Sonic the Hedgehog pushed open the door of a local jewelry store with all kinds of gems on display. For obvious reasons, this was one of Rouge's favorite places to visit. She was friends with the owner, a middle-aged red wolf by the name of Lupe. Of course, rumors circulated that his relationship with her went beyond that.
"Welcome to Lupe's Jewels," Lupe greeted his customer before he even saw who he was. "Feel free to look- oh, you're Sonic, aren't you?"
"Glad to see my popularity's as good as ever, Luke," Sonic remarked. "How have things been going with you and Rouge?"
"It's Lupe, with a P," the wolf muttered, adjusting his glasses. "Rouge is still my best customer, though I haven't seen her since yesterday. She said she knew where a couple of the High Seven were, and she was going to go get them, but she wouldn't tell me the details."
Sonic rubbed his chin. "High Seven" obviously referred to the Chaos Emeralds. If he could find her, he could get one up on Eggman with the Emerald count. And speaking of that, Sonic could sense it…
"Say, Luke- I mean Lupe- you wouldn't happen to have one of the High Seven here in your shop, would you?"
Answering in the affirmative, Lupe reached under the counter and pulled out a display box, opened it, and showed him the yellow gem inside. It looked exactly like a Chaos Emerald, but it was actually a cheap replica; Lupe made a lot of money selling these phonies to gullible customers.
Sonic, however, was not a gullible customer, as he quickly demonstrated by swatting the box to the side. "Don't pull that trick on me, Luke, I don't fall for that. Show me the REAL Chaos Emerald!"
After letting out a loud sigh (and muttering "It's Lupe" once again), Lupe went into the back room and reemerged with a slightly duller box. In it was the real yellow Emerald, and Sonic could tell.
"The Chaos Emeralds are about the most valuable jewels in existence," the red wolf mentioned. "That's why they're known as the High Seven. If I were to put a price tag on this baby, it'd be fifty thousand Rings at least-" Sonic shot a glare at him- "but since you're Sonic the Hedgehog, you can have it for free."
"Thanks a lot, Luke. See ya."
And in his usual style, Sonic left the store at supersonic speed as Lupe watched on. I'm glad most of my customers aren't as perceptive as he is, he thought to himself, otherwise I'd go bankrupt.
That's it for the chapter. I think I did well.
Secrets: For the second period of my time on SegaStH, I produced three more characters. Allison James (mountain lion, producer and lead actor for a hit TV show), Joshua Kay (raccoon, covert ops agent for GUN) and Tracy Amber (robin, somewhat unlucky Central City press reporter) obviously had shorter careers than my "first generation" did.