Ch36: Big Spagonian Plot Twist
Upon arriving at Spagonia, it was actually a joy for me and Chaos to hear that Professor Pickle was still around and hadn't been kidnapped! That pretty much meant that I could travel the place at will! "So, you all are going to help restore the world, are you?" he asked. "You bet!" I smirked as I gave a thumbs up. It was morning by now and Sonic and I both had reverted back to our normal selves, much to Tails's surprise. "Alright then... now let's see about getting to the first G-" "The first one is here, right?" I asked abruptly on purpose.
"Um... How would you know that?" Professor Pickle asked, looking as surprised as Chip and Tails were. "Because I do. Don't question it, but I know there's a temple here in Spagonia. And I'm not leaving until we get to it!" I exclaimed giddily as I grabbed Sonic by the hand and drug him out the door. Chip followed suit and managed to catch up to us when we reached the front of his laboratory. "Um, what was that about?" Sonic asked me.
"Sorry. It's just that the daytime level for Spagonia, Rooftop Run, is freaking awesome! I'll play the music when we get to the start of the stage!" I admitted. "If it sounds that good, then I'm all for it," Sonic smiled. "Yeah! And maybe we can find a Gaia Temple while we're at it!" Chip smirked. This was soon cut out by some screams coming from the plaza of the city, which I ran to upon hearing them.
When I got there, I saw none other than Princess Elise getting kidnapped by Dr. Eggman! And Silver? He was actually knocked unconscious and sent into the wall! "Eggman!" I exclaimed loudly as I used my hair to try to free Elise from the machine's grip. It was the Egg Beetle this time and Elise was being held within the pincers. "You?! I thought I was rid of you and that meddlesome hedgehog boyfriend of yours!" Eggman retorted upon seeing me.
"Let her go, Eggman! She doesn't have Iblis inside her anymore! Solaris is gone, so let her go, NOW!" I grunted as I finally got Elise free and I caught her with my hair as she fell. "You think I don't know that much?!" Eggman exclaimed loudly, surprising me a bit. "I need the princess for a different reason this time. And that reason is to use her as a vessel for Dark Gaia's limitless Energy and use it to power Eggmanland!"
"W-What?! NOT ON MY WATCH, PSYCHO!" Silver exclaimed as he zoomed off of the wall and used his psychic abilities to actually twist the Egg Beetle into an unrecognizable shape. It was awesome! "Don't get too cocky, hedgehogs! I will get Elise and she will be the vessel!" Eggman exclaimed as he ejected in his little hover machine. "Why Elise, Eggman? What is so important about her specifically?!" I asked angrily.
"Because... I have limitless White Magic in my body after Iblis left it..." Elise actually sobbed to me. "S-She has White Magic? That's a plot twist!" Chaos said. Not really... I always wondered why she had that shield around her in the Sonic 06 escort missions... "And White Magic is the perfect contrast to Dark Gaia," Eggman said in a sinister fashion. Actually, he sounded much more like his Adventure counterpart now than ever before!
"Well, not on our watch!" Sonic scoffed as he appeared next to me with Chip. "You will all feel my vengeance! The moment that the princess is alone, I'll make my move and snatch her up! Just as Gaige's memories have told me would've happened..." "G-G-Gaige?! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MY COUSIN?!" I hollered at the top of my lungs when he said that.
"Ohohoho! A simple little tracking chip fused with Dark Gaia energy, and now I know everything he knows! Sadly, I don't know until after this timeline because of him not playing that far ahead, but I do know everything that will happen in this time! And don't worry, princess. I'll see you in my custody soon enough!" Eggman monologued as he left in his little machine and the Egg Beetle was sent off into the distance by Silver.
I then just fell to the ground, surprised and shocked beyond belief about what had just happened. "Eggman... he... he knows how to beat us this time..." I gulped in as I tried to fight back the tears. "Sapphire... it's okay," Elise tried to say. "No it's not," Tails groaned from on the communicator he gave me. "Because Sapphire and Gaige have arrived here and started changing up the story, it has also changed things for everything. Elise now has magic, Amy and Silver can swim, and Eggman now knows everything that will happen and now wants Elise for his sinister plot. It's safe to say that things have never been worse for us..."
"He's right..." Chaos groaned sadly. I could only sob at that. "Either way... we c-can't go out like this!" I exclaimed as I stood up and grabbed hold of Elise. "Elise, we're going to restore the planet before Eggman can succeed in making Eggmanland," I said to the princess. "And since he wants me, you're expecting me to tag along with you the whole way, huh?" Elise asked.
"Don't worry. I have a perfect plan to make sure you never get kidnapped... but we have to wait until at least one Chaos Emerald's power is restored..." "Whatever it is, I can handle it!" "Good, because it involves you having your hand tied to mine via temporary absorption." I ran off with Elise in my grasp along with Silver, Sonic, and Chip before she could retort to my suggestion.