In his prison cell over at Prison Island, he was carefully watched by all forces.
"Sonic's in the underwater isolation cell. It's impossible to escape from there and even if he could, where's he gonna go once he breaks out? Prison Island is surrounded by the sea. There's no land for miles and everybody knows Sonic ain't no swimmer. We got guards keeping a lookout in the towers twenty-four hours a day. And the laser alarms will go off the second they detect the slightest movement! The entire prison is wired with surveillance cameras, metal detectors, and sound monitors. Not even a fly could escape from here!"
The advance guard laughed as he watched Sonic relax in his prison cell. "This place was built to hold the toughest crooks in the world! But in all the years that Prison Island has been in business, there hasn't been one single solitary breakout. Hope Sonic likes it here, and Silver eventually, 'cuz they won't be leaving!" And with that, the guard laughed victoriously. "Don't think of pulling any funny stunts while I'm on duty!" He exclaimed, pointing at a picture of Sonic on the computers. "'Cuz I got my eye on you, Sonic!" And he laughed.
One of the guards looked at his commander. "I am sure those two hedgehogs are innocent, but there's nothing I can do to help them!"
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Sonic smirked to himself as he relaxed. "Oh, well. If I can't get out of here, I might as well kick back and relax, and wait for Silver."
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Soon, Penny and Mr. Tanaka made it towards Prison Island.
"We're still quite from Prison Island." Mr. Tanaka said as they stopped in the middle of the ocean. "We can't take this boat any closer, because of their radar. Their security systems are so advanced, they would spot us long before we ever reach the coast! And if they do detect us, they will send out armed boats to intercept and arrest us."
"So, what are we gonna do?" Penny asked curiously.
Mr. Tanaka looked at her. "Luckily, I have thought of a way to thwart their system." He looked towards the island. "Their system is high tech, so we will fool it by using my low-tech solution."
Soon, Mr. Tanaka popped a duck-shaped paddle boat in the water. Mr. Tanaka smiled proudly. "They will be looking for motorboats, but this paddle boat will let us duck another radar!" He joked.
"Mmm..." Penny hummed thoughtfully.
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Soon, the young girl found herself peddling as hard as she could. She felt her cheeks burn a bit from both exhaustion and embarrassment. "I don't know about this, Mr. Tanaka." She said. "I feel kinda goofy." "Man, if Sonic saw this, he wouldn't stop teasing me about it for days!" She thought.
"We can make it!" Mr. Tanaka said, not really paying any mind to what the girl was saying. "We just have to peddle faster!"
Penny yelped as she felt the boat tip upward, and through the wind she heard her butler's crazy yell as they peddled as fast as they could to Prison Island.
...
Soon, Eggman snuck onto Prison Island. He sat back and relaxed for a bit. "I wonder if I'm pushing my luck a bit breaking into this place a second time." He said to himself.
"Perhaps. The security guard on the island has been upgraded since your last attack." Decoe informed the doctor on the screen. "You must be careful. When they restore communications, they will send robots to stop your team!"
"Their robotic designs are completely improved!" Bocoe added. "It will almost be IMPOSSIBLE to enter their compound again!"
"Well nothing is going to stop me from breaking in and taking those Chaos Emeralds!" Eggman swore. "Shadow said I need to obtain all seven Emeralds in order to operate the Eclipse Cannon."
"But are you sure it's worth the risk, doctor?" Decoe asked.
Eggman smirked. "Once I get that cannon working, I'll be unstoppable!" He thought.
Then, Shadow and Rouge landed in front of him.
"Okay, Eggie, fill us in." Rouge said.
Eggman looked at the two. "According to Rouge, the Chaos Emeralds are stored in a vault inside the compound. I must have them!"
Rouge smiled. "No problem." She said. "Just leave it to me!"
"Do not trust her!" Decoe cried.
"She wants if for herself!" Bocoe cried.
Having enough of the robots, Eggman turned his TV off, and he turned to his assistants. "They get on my nerves." He explained. "Let's get down to the nitty-gritty, shall we? In the first phase of my plan, I'll go around the island wreaking havoc and drawing the guards from their posts, clearing the way for you two to enter the compound. Then, Shadow moves in. He'll blow up the whole island by sneaking into the weapon center and setting off all the ammunition stored with this miniature detonation device." He explained his plan, holding the device. He tossed it to Shadow, who frowned thoughtfully at it. He looked at the doctor and nodded.
Eggman turned to Rouge. "Meanwhile, Rouge will proceed to the warehouse where the Chaos Emeralds are locked away and remove them. Then we will meet up at the rendezvous point and make our escape. We have exactly thirty minutes. If you run into trouble, you're on your own."
Both Mobians nodded.
"Let's go!" Eggman shot forward, and Shadow and Rouge followed.
Soon, Eggman proceeded to his plan. He shot missiles at the building, and as planned, robots came flying/running out, shooting their own missiles at Eggman. Eggman dodged them with ease, and then used his own lasers at the bots.
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"What's going on?" Tails asked as he and Amy watched from the X Tornado.
"It looks like somebody's fighting!" Amy said.
"We gotta get down there and find Sonic!" Tails said, and he flew down.
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Finally, Rouge and Shadow made it to the front door. The two looked at each other and nodded. However, before they could make their move, Amy squealed and darted from the X Tornado, arms outstretched. She laughed excitedly as she hopped onto Shadow's back.
"Oh, Sonic!" She squealed. "What a relief!" She squeezed him happily. "I came here to rescue you! But you escaped all by yourself!"
That's when she realized something... something felt off about the hedgehog she was hugging. She backed away, and looked to her left. And there stood Rouge.
Startled, Amy yelped and back away. "You're not Sonic!" She cried. "Who are you?!" She yelped as Eggman flew in front of her. "None of your business!" Eggman snarled. "Now get lost!"
"Doctor Eggman!" Amy cried.
"Shadow. Rouge. Carry on with your assignments!" Eggman ordered, and he set a missile at the door, and the two dashed in.
"I'll take care of you!" Eggman snarled as he flew closer to Amy.
"Keep away!" She cried.
"AMY!" Tails yelled, getting the X Tornado ready for battle. He flew off after Eggman. "I can't rescue Sonic until I get Dr. Eggman out of the way!" The fox frowned.
The two fought for a while, but with Tails's ship being the bigger plane, Eggman seemed to be having a hard time trying to fight him.
...
Standing at the wrecked door, Amy stared at the spot where she saw the dark hedgehog leave. "He looks almost exactly like Sonic!" She thought. "And maybe a little hint of Silver. I wonder what he's doing here...
"Don't worry, Sonic!" Amy called. "I'll find you!"
And with that, she took a leap into the prison.
...
"Shadow will speed the building and sabotage the weapon center. Meanwhile, Rouge will sneak her way into the warehouse. Once she gets in, she will grab the Chaos Emeralds."
Rouge smirked as she flew down the halls, easily dodged the lasers, and made it to the vault.
When she got to the door, she smiled. "I can feel those Emeralds here. All I have to do is break into the vault and help myself."
She walked over to the password. "Ah. Cracking the code will be a cinch." She smiled as she started typing the code.
She smiled as she walked into the open doors.
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Penny grunted nervously as she climbed the rock wall. Mr. Tanaka was beside her, and she yelped when a sudden explosion rocked the wall.
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"You'll see! Tails can't outfox me!" Eggman growled.
"Hey, Dr. Eggman, forget him! We have more important things to do!" Decoe informed the doctor.
"I'll have to cross Tails another day," Eggman growled. He turned his Mobile around to face Tails. Tails yelped in shock and managed to stop the X Tornado before it crashed into Eggman's ship.
"Now, look, Tails, just because I'm leaving doesn't mean you win! This is only a time out, you hear me? A TIME OUT!"
And Eggman flew off, leaving a confused fox.
After that moment, Tails landed down on the ground in front of the prison and realized that Amy wasn't there.
"AMY!" He called. He looked around. "Where'd she go?"
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"Now, to see what Shadow and Rouge are up to..." Eggman grumbled as he flew up.
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Penny stood at the edge of the rock, alone. The image of her best friend Sonic appeared in her head. "Don't worry, I'll be out before you know it, Penny."
"Sonic..." Penny muttered. She looked up the huge cliff that loomed above her.
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Rouge smiled proudly at her treasure... two Emeralds. Walking up to a door, she smiled again. "Ah."
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Meanwhile, Shadow had just set the bomb on the weapons.
"Doctor, the detonator is ready to go, but I need to know how long to set the timer for," He said into his communicator watch.
"Good work, Shadow," Eggman said. "You can set the detonator exactly fifteen minutes. Will that be enough time for you, Rouge?"
Rouge smiled. "I can be out of here in five minutes easy."
"All right, then. Set the detonator for ten minutes."
"Right, doctor," Shadow said, and instantly started the time.
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Sonic watched in surprise as Amy came through a tube, and right into his cell. "Bet you're surprised to see me!" She smiled at him. "I rushed to rescue you here from this awful island!" She grinned. "You ready?!" She smiled as she picked up her hammer. "Now, Sonic, I'll open your cell now!" She smiled at him again. "You'd better step back, Sonic. I wouldn't want you to get injured."
"I don't know, Amy. These bars are pretty strong,"
"Well, I happen to be pretty and strong, too!" Amy smiled, holding her hammer proudly.
That's when a robot appeared behind her.
"AMY! LOOK OUT!" Sonic yelled, and Amy turned and started walking it with her hammer.
"DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S RUDE TO SHOW UP SOMEPLACE UNINVITED?!" She yelled as she smashed the robot to bits. It crashed in front of her. "And don't bother me when I'm trying to rescue Sonic!"
"Amy!" Sonic said, impressed. "That was great!"
"Now I'll open your cell, Sonic!"
"Don't worry, Sonic! My feelings for you will give me the strength to free you!" Amy smiled, readying her hammer.
"But, Amy, I let them drag me to Prison Island on purpose so I can learn something about my look alike!"
"Your look alike?" Amy asked, and instantly her thoughts drifted to Shadow. She turned to Sonic. "You mean that creepy hedgehog I thought was you?"
"Did you see him?!" Sonic yelped, clinging to the bars of his cell. "Could you tell me where he is, Amy?!"
"Do you really want to know?" Amy asked.
"Yes!" Sonic said. "I do!"
"If I tell you, will you finally take me out to do something fun instead of Penny for once?"
"Well, I don't have to!" Sonic said.
"Well, why not?" Amy asked.
"What could be more fun than this? And Penny's cooler and fun than you think she is."
Ignoring that last comment on Penny, Amy looked up thoughtfully. "My idea of fun is more like going out to pizza or seeing a movie together." She sighed, then smiled. "But, since I like you, I'll tell you that when Tails and I landed here, we saw a red and black hedgehog near the entrance being ordered about by Eggman."
Sonic frowned and crossed his arms. "I should've figured that Eggman would be involved in this mess." He stooped down, and Amy got a glance at his cell wall.
"Have you been doing math on your wall?" She asked curiously.
"That was there before," Sonic said. "Watch out, here I come!" He pressed against the wall and burst through the cage. HE smiled as he walked up to Amy. "I'm going to need you to help hammer our way out of this prison, Amy," Sonic said.
"Let's go!" Amy smiled.
Using her hammer, she managed to knock the door of Sonic's cell down. "Not bad, Amy." Sonic said.
Amy giggled.
And with that, the alarm sounded.
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Hearing the alarm, Penny's eyes widened. "Now what?!"
She remembered Mr. Tanaka telling her how dangerous it was, and that she would stay put while he found Sonic. Penny looked down, then up again. "Sorry, Mr. Tanaka. But I can't stay behind if Sonic's in danger!"
And with that, she started climbing the wall.
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Soon, Sonic ran at full speed through the building, with Amy in tow. Finally, he managed to get them both out alive. Mr. Tanaka, who was waiting with Tails, bowed. "I'm relieved to see that you're safe, Sonic, and Mistress Penny will be, too. Shall we go?"
"Hi Tanaka!" Amy smiled, hopping up to him. "Long time no see! How's everything been going with Chris and Penny?"
"Can't you catch up on how your friends are doing later, Amy?!"
"He's right." Sonic said. "You guys get moving. I still have to track down my look alike."
"But I want to go with you!" Amy cried, reaching after Sonic, but he was long gone.
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Rouge smiled as she looked at her newly founded treasure. "Lovely." She said.
That's when a robot loomed behind her. "Hello, there." Rouge smirked. "I hope you didn't come here to get my Emeralds back."
Rouge and the robot started attacking each other, however, with Rouge being the skilled fighter, she managed to dodge the robot's every move with ease.
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Sonic stood on the roof of the prison, looking around. Then, he finally saw his and Silver's look-alike, darting into the forest. Soon, Sonic darted in front of Shadow.
"Shadow, this is it." Sonic growled at the dark hedgehog. "I want answers! Who are you, and what are you up to?!"
"You'll find out." Shadow smirked through clenched teeth.
And with that, the two started fighting.
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With Rouge, she had managed to get the robot destroyed in a fireball, however, the force of the explosion had caused the doors to close.
Rouge was trapped.
Rouge sighed. "And just when things were going so well..."
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Soon, word got out that an explosive device was in the weapons area. Everyone began evacuating.
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"MISS PENNY!" Mr. Tanaka yelled, startled to see that his young charge wasn't where he left her. "WHERE ARE YOU?!" Frantically, he climbed back up to Amy and Tails, a panicked look on his face. "She's gone! She must be on the island somewhere!"
"WHAT?!" Tails and Amy gasped in shock.
"I must go and find Miss Penny. And fast!" And with that, Mr. Tanaka took off, yelling, "MISS PENNY!"
Amy and Tails ran after him.
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Shadow was just having his fight with Sonic when Rouge called him. "Come in, Shadow. Shadow, do you read me? I have a little problem on my hand. I'm sorta locked inside the vault with the Chaos Emeralds. There's no way to open it in here, so I'm stuck!"
Rouge sighed sadly to herself as she waited for Shadow to answer.
"I can't talk." She heard him say on the other end.
"Huh?!" Rouge asked in surprise.
"I have to go! Now!"
"You mean... you won't help me?" Rouge asked in surprise and hurt.
"Not at this second, no," he told her. Grunts could be heard on the other side.
"You can't leave me!" Rouge reminded him. "Remember, I have the Emeralds!"
"I'm busy right now!" Shadow called to her.
Rouge growled as she put her device away. "I should've known not to count on that shady character for any help!" And with that, she kicked with all her might at the door.
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Penny ran as fast as she could through the forest. She paused for a moment, her heart beating wildly. "Sonic!" She gasped.
She took off again.
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Rouge sighed in defeat as she leaned against the door. "I'm finished, and worse than that, I'm losing three Emeralds, too!"
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"Shadow, come in now!" Eggman yelled. "Shadow!"
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Sonic and Shadow were continuing their fight when Eggman's voice appeared through the communicator watch. "Shadow! Rouge! Where are you?! The detonator will blow off any second! You'll have to get off the island now or you'll be blown sky high! Do you read me?!"
"Oh, no!" Sonic's eyes widened with horror.
"I'm not waiting for you or Rouge any longer. You two are on your own!"
"I have to get everybody off the island!" Sonic yelped, and he darted away to search for his friends.
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Penny had ran through the forest for quite some time, when she saw a hedgehog in the distance. He looked so much like Sonic, that the thirteen-year-old darted over to him. "I found him!" She thought excitedly. "It's Sonic!"
But she stopped when she noticed something. "That's not Sonic!"
Shadow took a few steps and frowned.
Penny wondered why.
"Maria," Shadow thought.
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"When I found three Emeralds, I thought this was my lucky day." Rouge grumbled.
"Rouge. This is Shadow. Come in."
Rouge excitedly grabbed her radio. "I'm here!" She smiled.
"Do you still have the Chaos Emeralds?"
"Of course I still have them!"
"I'll be right there to pick them up."
Rouge's mouth dropped open, and her eyes widened slightly when she realized what Shadow really meant. "He's coming for the Chaos Emeralds, but what about me?" She asked herself.
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"Dr. Eggman, I'm going back to pick up those Chaos Emeralds for you." Penny heard Shadow say. Her eyes widened and her heart started pounding.
Shadow looked up, and a memory of Maria popped in his head again. "Shadow, promise me!"
"Yes, Maria!" He thought grimly. "You will be avenged!" He lifted up his Emerald and closed his eyes. "Chaos Control!"
At that, Penny broke off into a run. "Shadow! He's the one they want! Now I can prove Sonic and Silver are innocent!"
"PENNY, WAIT!" Mr. Tanaka yelled.
Shadow opened his eyes for a bit to see the young reddish-brown haired girl diving for him. She grasped him in a fierce hold, and disappeared with him.
"Penny?!" Mr. Tanaka's eyes went wide, and the butler sank to his knees. "She's gone..." Mr. Tanaka clutched his head with his hands and gave a yell of anguish.
That's when Sonic scooped him up and dashed towards the X Tornado.
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"Shadow!" Rouge gasped in surprise as he appeared in front of her. Penny kept a tight hold on Shadow's arm, but Shadow roughly flung the girl to the ground. Penny grunted in pain as she collided with it.
Shadow took the Chaos Emeralds from Rouge's arms.
"What the...?!" Rouge gasped.
Penny watched with fright as Shadow took a step back, holding one of the Emeralds in his hand. "Let's go!" He called.
"Hey, hold it, Shadow!" Rouge yelled, standing up and pointing to Penny. "You're not going to leave this girl behind, are you?"
"It doesn't matter to me what happens with that girl." Shadow hissed.
Penny stood up. "Hold on." She said. "My best friend got arrested because of you, and another friend of mine might follow! The friend who got arrested... he's still here! We have to get him off the island!"
Shadow glared at her.
"Please, will you help me?" Penny asked, her blue eyes pleadingly looking at the dark hedgehog. "I have to rescue Sonic somehow! He would rescue you if it was the other way around! You have to help him. PLEASE!"
Shadow didn't seem to be listening. His eyes widened slightly, and soon he didn't see Penny. He saw Maria. "Please, Shadow?" She begged him.
"Maria!" Shadow thought, his eyes widened.
A bright light surrounded Penny's vision.
Then they were gone, right before the same time the bomb exploded.
Prison Island was soon destroyed.
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From the X Tornado, the crew scanned the island for any trances of Penny.
She was nowhere to be found, and that troubled Sonic. Where was she? What happened to her?
"Miss Penny." Mr. Tanaka sobbed. "Miss Penny!"
TO BE CONTINUED (AGAIN...)
