High Stakes on the High Sea Saga Episode 4: Haunted Ships and Sword Fighting

The next day, Sonic, Eve, and the others soon find themselves in deep fog. The fog is so thick that it's almost impossible to see what is beyond it. As they sail in the fog, they see a lot of ships that have been wrecked and abandoned that they are on the verge of falling apart. Cosmo, Maria, and Marine are feeling a bit nervous being around a spooky place.

"Well, isn't this place charming?" Sonic comments.

Eve turns to Blaze, "Where are we, Blaze?"

"There are many stories of ships mysteriously disappearing in these waters," Blaze says.

That doesn't make Marine, Cosmo, and Maria feel any better. It makes them even more scared.

"It does feel kind of weird," Tails says.

"I've never put stock in the rumors, but being here, I can't deny this place is odd," Blaze says.

"Yeah. This place looks really mysterious. It's almost hard to see past this fog," Eve says.

"Chao Chao," Jazz says.

"Wow. It's like a ship graveyard," Sonic says.

The three girls are feeling even more nervous about being in this place. Soon, Sonic, Eve, Blaze, and Tails begin to take notice.

"Cosmo? Are you okay?" Tails asks.

"Yeah Marine, you three don't look so good," Sonic says.

"Are you okay, Maria?" Eve asks.

Marine says, trying to sound brave, "N-n-no, I'm f-fine. I just... You know, figured that, ah... Maybe you guys might want a crack at things? Sometimes the captain just needs a break, ay?"

"We-we'll be okay. We-we do ne-need to find the Cha-Chaos Emerald," Cosmo nervously says.

Maria slowly nods her head in reply.

Suddenly, they begin to hear something creaking, starling Marine, "Blimey! The door's moving!"

"Marine, it's okay! It's only the wind!" Tails says.

Blaze questions, "Heh. Scared?"

Marine quickly says in a panic, "N-no, 'course not! It's not like I'm scared of g-g-g... ghosts or anything. Besides, even if there are any, ah, g-ghosts... I'll just b-b-beat 'em up! Yeah! Haha!"

The group stares at Marine and then turn to Cosmo and Maria who are obviously frightened to be here.

"Are you all right?" Tails asks.

"Y-yeah, sure!" Marine says, still a little scared.

"OK. Let's keep going, then. Try not to worry, Marine," Sonic says.

"Sur-sure," Marine says.

Tails walks to Cosmo, "It's okay Cosmo, we'll stick together so none of us will get lost."

"Are you going to be okay, Maria?" Eve asks.

"I'm… I… I think I'll be okay, if… if I'm close to you," Maria nervously says.

"Alright, let's get going," Blaze says.

Once everyone is settled, everyone begins to explore round the haunted ships. The ships are large and seem to come from different locations because some of the styles and symbols on them are different. As they walk around the area, they soon are able to find a few silver materials, good for them to have on your adventure. Of course, Marine, Cosmo, and Maria are still frightened about being here, but Sonic, Eve, Blaze, and Jazz help them feel a little reassured.

After time of searching, they soon walk on the deck of another ship, and they see three familiar robots on the deck.

"Whoa, check that out!" Sonic says.

"Whisker!" Blaze says, angrily.

"Huh? Oh, the bloke with the moustache again, ay?" Marine asks.

"That's him," Cosmo says.

Suddenly, Mini notices them, "Boss, look!"

"D'arr… it's you annoying hedgehogs… the princess and their landlubber pals…"Whiskers says angrily.

"Yes we are, and you're the same insane robot captain that has a funny mustache," Marine says.

Whisker is not pleased to hear it, "You lily-livered landlubber! Mock my whiskers, will ye? I'll have you swabbin' the decks from here to kingdom come!"

Blaze confronts Whisker with rage, "Enough of this nonsense! Return the scepter to me, immediately!"

"And give us back the Chaos Emerald you stole," Tails says.

"Hmph! My, but you're persistent! If you want them that bad, TRY and take them!" Whisker mocks.

"You think I can't?!" Blaze questions with anger.

"Blaze, don't let him get you worked up!" Eve says.

"D'arr har har! This time, I've got a secret weapon! Now I'll see you to Davy Jones for sure!" Whisker says.

"Those are some big words. Sure you're not just all talk?" Sonic comments.

Whisker maniacally laughs, MWAHAHAHA! See for yourself! Ahoy, Ghost Pirate! Blow the man down!"

Everyone becomes confused about what Whisker is talking about.

Marine soon notices something frightening, "Eeeeek! 'ere it comes!"

The group looks around to see a giant green robotic pirate. The robot has a black pirate hat, a sword, and ripped clothes, something a pirate would typically wear. It is mostly green, with some brown and orange stripes on its long and gray spikes located on its lower legs and lower arms. It has dark green spots on its legs and arms with peach colored clothes. It also has clawed feet that resemble a dinosaur and three clawed fingers.

"Looks like we have a giant pirate to deal with," Eve says.

Then brings out her sword, "I'll take care of it's sword."

"Then the rest will attack while you distract it," Blaze says.

"Be careful Eve," Maria says, worried.

"Don't worry, I'll be okay," Eve says.

Eve then uses her Chaos Energy to fly in the air as the robot pirate swings its sword at Eve. Eve then uses her own sword to repel the attack. Soon, Eve begins to fight the robot pirate in a sword fight. Blaze gives the robot first the attack by firing a fire blast at it. Sonic then uses his spin dash to knock it on the head. The pirate is almost knocked down, but regains his foot work and begins to attack all three of them. Then makes his way to attack Tails and the others.

Tails panic, "Look out!"

Tails and the others quickly move out of the way. Tails jumps and flies in the air. Then gives the robot a kick on the head.

Maria calls out, "Chaos Spear!"

And multiple spears of Chaos Energy attack the giant robot. Eve then fights against the robot with her sword. Eve continues to fight against it as Blaze and Sonic use their attacks to strike at it with every chance they have. The pirate continues to swing the sword as everyone quickly dodge the attack.

Sonic spin dashes it and lands on the ground, "That robot is tough stuff!"

"Yes, but we must stop it," Blaze says.

"Then let's continue attacking it until it falls straight to the ocean," Sonic says.

Suddenly, Eve shouts, "Hey guys."

They turn to see the pirate having its sword against Eve's blade as she is standing on her two feet. The pirate robot continues to push her down as she tries to push it away.

"Can you guys give me a hand here?!" Eve calls out.

"Don't worry sis, this pirate is going to walk the plank when we're done with it," Sonic says with a smirk.

Eve pushes the pirate's sword away as she sighs, "You just had to say that, didn't you?"

"Yes. Yes I did," Sonic says.

"Alright. Let's send this robot out of this ship," Eve says.

Sonic and Eve perform a double spin dash as Blaze performs a powerful blast of flame. They all strike at the robot at the same time that the robot pirate breaks apart and falls into the sea.

Seeing the robot defeated, Whisker calls out, "All hands on deck, mateys! It's time we be weighin' anchor!"

Mini & Mum answer, "Aye aye, sir!"

"Don't count this here buccaneer out just yet, hedgehogs and that annoying feline princess! D'arr har har!" Whisker says and laughs.

He then hurries away along with his two minions. By the time the gang notices, they see Whisker and the two smaller robots are gone.

Blaze becomes frustrated, "Agh! He got away!"

"If there's one thing he's good at, it's that!" Sonic comments.

"I must get the scepter back from him!" Blaze says.

"And we will. We also need to get the Chaos Emerald back as well," Eve says.

Jazz nods her head, "Chao."

"I'm also concerned with what those pirates might have been trying to do here," Tails says.

"Yes. Why would they decide to come here of all places?" Cosmo replies.

"I'm not sure. For now, let's get back on the ship and think up a plan," Blaze says.

Marine steps forward, "Yeah, yeah. Let's get back on the ship and put our noggins together! Let's go, Blaze!"

And soon, Marine pushes Blaze away.

"Oh, dear…" Blaze says as she is being pushed by the young raccoon.

"Not again…" Sonic says.

Maria nervously asks, "Can we really leave here now? This place is really scary."

"Yes. We will. I must admit, this place is rather disturbing," Eve says.

"I have to agree," Sonic says.

Soon, everyone heads back to the Ocean Tornado and already out to sea.

Marine takes a breather and turns to the others, "Okay, mates! Let's go and get those pirates! I think they went... Hmm... That way!"

But Blaze says, "No. Let's hold back."

"Huh? What? But why?" Marine asks, confused.

"The waters ahead of here are too rough for this ship," Blaze answers.

"Really?" Tails asks.

"What do you mean?" Cosmo asks.

"Chao Chao?" Jazz replies, confused.

Blaze points forward as she says, "Up ahead are ice floes and other floating obstacles. This ship doesn't stand a chance."

"Hmm…" Sonic replies.

"Well, we'll just have to tempt fate, then! Make sail!" Marine says, excited.

"Ice floes, huh? She is right, if we're not careful, it could cause damage to the Ocean Tornado," Eve says.

Maria turns to Blaze, "What sort of vessel would we need, then, Blaze?"

"Well, the easiest way to avoid them would be to just go right over them, but…" Blaze says.

Marine interrupts, "Orright, then! Just leave it to your captain! I'll come up with a plan!"

Marine then begins to look in some kind of book.

"Hmm. I bet a hovercraft would probably work," Blaze says.

"Shh! Lemme think for a sec! Let's, um…" Marine shouts.

But soon becomes confused, "Huh? A hov... Hover-what?"

"Erm, well, a hovercraft moves by floating just above the surface of the water. This way, it can avoid things like floating obstacles and move through the swallows," Tails answers.

"Right. So, if we had one of those, we'd be able to go after the pirates," Blaze says.

"That's actually a good idea. We can explore some of the shallow water that way," Eve says.

"A hovercraft, huh? Can you handle that, Tails?" Sonic asks.

"Sure! Just leave it to me! With the red material and the silver materials we collected, it'll be a snap!

"What's that?" Blaze asks.

"We got this Material when we were in that undersea cavern," Cosmo says, holding one of the red materials.

"And we got this other Material while on the ghost ship," Maria says.

Tails looks at the silver material, "This one is particularly special! It gives off very powerful electromagnetic waves, making it especially useful!"

"I see. This Material must be the cause of the electrical current in these waters," Blaze says.

"Yes! But, moreover, it's perfect for making our hovercraft!" Tails says.

Sonic says, "Great! Tails, you're a genius!"

"Hov... hovercr... oh, fine!" Marine quickly says.

Then shouts in excitement, "Let's get on with the adventure, you lot!"

Soon enough, they return to Seagull Beach so Tails and the others can start building the hovercraft.

"Okay. I'm going to need one blue material, one iron material, two green materials, 2 bronze materials… five red material, and five silver material," Tails says.

Sonic and Eve use their speed to quickly grab the materials and bring them to Tails with no trouble.

"Okay. That's everything. Now stand back, I got some heavy building to do," Tails says.

Tails then begins to use the Materials to build the hovercraft. Tails builds the boat with Marine as the others check on their supplies. They also gather a little more and make sure they have everything they need for their next voyage. Time has gone by and Tails has finished building the hovercraft. The hovercraft is green and white on the top and yellow and red on the bottom that looks like a submarine, but it's floating on the water. It also has green and white color fins on the back of each side.

Tails says, "Everyone, this is the Aqua Blast! The Aqua Blast can help us travel above shallow water and is good with quick steering."

"You did a great job, Tails," Eve says.

"It's amazing," Cosmo says.

Marine cheers, "Yay! The hovercraft's done!"

Sonic: That's Tails for ya!

"This will allow us to expand our range of activities," Blazes says.

Then she asks in concern, "Don't you think we should leave this one behind?"

"Huh? Which one?" Marine asks.

Blaze turns to Marine, "You."

"What!? No way!" Marine protests.

"With a wider range, our conflicts with pirates will intensify. It would be best if…" Blaze says.

But Marine screams in protest, "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! No no no no no! I'm goin' too! No matter what! My adventures have just started! They can't end here! I still need to see new things and explore and encounter new challenges and overcome them! I want adventure! I NEED adventure!"

"Um Blaze, I… i think she should come. She had helped us so far," Maria shyly says.

Blaze sighs and says, "Very well. You can have your way, Just stop yelling!"

"But... but…" Marine says, upset.

Blaze calmly says, "You win. You can come. But in return, you must make a promise."

"What... what's that?" Marine asks.

"You must promise to stay with the group. No wandering off!" Blaze says.

"Is that all? No worries, then! I'm the captain, after all, right, mate?" Marine happily says.

Blaze sighs as Sonic, Tails and Eve roll their eyes. Cosmo, Maria, and Jazz can't help but giggle.

"Orright, so now that that's settled, let's go, you lot!" Marine says, excited and ready for adventure.

"Um, Marine? Where are we going to go from here?" Cosmo asks.

"Huh? Where... uh... Over there!" Marine says, pointing to a different part out at sea.

She says, "I've got this hunch that there are pirates over there! Heaps of 'em!"

But Blaze quickly says, Wait... I have an idea."

"What is it," Maria asks.

Blaze explains, "To search for clues, we should head northeast or east. To the northeast lie the floes, the home of the Vikings called Blizzard Peaks. They have probably encountered and fought the pirates, so they may know something. Not much is known about the east. It would be a perfect place for the pirates to hide. Legend has it, there was an island called Sky Babylon that remained hidden in the clouds.

"They both sound pretty interesting, don't they?" Sonic says.

"So we either go to where the ice floes and possibly viking, or we go to a cloudy area where it's possible to find Captain Whisker and his crew," Tails says.

Suddenly, Marine shouts, "Oy, wait just a minute, mate! Don't you trust your captain's hunch!? Oy!"

"No Marine, it's not like that. It's just that well, Blaze seems to have a better idea. Plus, she seems to have also had encounters with Captain Whisker and his crew before," Eve says.

"Plus. It's good that we check out every clue we can get," Sonic says.

If there are Vikings who might have encounters with the pirates, they might know which way they went. I think we should try Blizzard Peak," Maria says.

"I agree. We should go there and also ask the locals if they come by," Sonic says.

"Alright! All aboard the Aqua Blaze! Set sails to Blizzard Peak!" Marine cheers in excitement.

Soon, everyone is inside the Aqua Blaze. Tails wakes the wheel while Blaze is sitting on the passenger side, since she knows which way to go. Sonic, Cosmo, and Marine sit in the middle and Eve, Jazz, and Maria are sitting at the back. Turns out, the Aqua Blaze also has some control panels as well.

"Alright everyone, our next stop Blizzard Peak," Tails says as he starts the engines.

The engines of the Aqua Blazer starts and Tails steers it away from Seagull Beach and heads to their next destination. Unknown to the ground, a strange robotic fly drone has seen them head out to sea in the Aqua Blaze.

Somewhere in an unknown location, someone is watching from a screen to see the Aqua Blast heading off to its next destination. The screen changes to show Blaze fighting off the robot along with Sonic, Eve, and also has videos that evolve Tails building the ships, along with Cosmo, Maria, and Marine. In other words, someone has been spying on them.

The figure in the shadows seems to be tall and has a round body above, and looks like he has a mustache. The figure appears to be a man.

The reason why is because he chuckles in a deep voice, "So… these are the annoying allies that the princess have retrieved, and plans to stop me. Once I have everything I need, they won't be able to stop me."

And maniacally laughs as the being is confident about defeating Blaze and the others, and to accomplish his goals.