Depths of Danger


(Gotta Go Fast!)

(Ayla's Theme song - KC Undercover Theme Song)


(Ayla's POV)

*A week as a gone by since our battle against Dr. Eggs-for-Brains in Station Square. Last I heard, the President as been ordering his armies to search everywhere for him. Right now, we were all having lunch in the dinning room of the Thorndyke Mansion*

Ella: Are you ready for dessert?

Ayla, Amy & Cream: Yeah!

Cheese: Chao!

*Chuck walked into the room. Tanaka was right behind him, carrying a tray with a stack of papers on it*

Chuck: I'm glad you're here, I have good news!

Tails: What kind of good news, Chuck?

Chuck: I'm going to hand out some official documents issued by the Government that you'll need to hang onto.

Ayla: Documents?

*They gave each of us a piece of white paper & a little blue booklet. Tails was given 7 pieces of paper, each a different color*

Chuck: Yes, to verify your identity.

Amy: But what for?

Chuck: They'll help you prove who you are when you travel around. And for Tails, we have special licenses that allow him to fly any kind of aircraft he can build to any destination on the planet

Tails: All these just to fly?

Chris: He never needed them before.

Chuck: That's the price Tails and the others will have to pay for being made residents of this place. From now on, they're going to have to follow the same rules and regulations as the rest of us.

*Amy opened her booklet. She frowned when she saw the picture inside*

Amy: I look terrible!

*We all looked at it over her shoulder*

Mr. Tanaka: Really?

Chris: You do?

Cream: Let me see.

Cheese: Chao?

Amy: Why did they have to use thispicture!? I look like a lunatic!

Mr. Tanaka: Now, now, Ms. Amy, I wouldn't say it makes you look like a lunatic, exactly.

Ayla: Yeah. It doesn't look that bad.

Amy: It makes me look like an insane, off-the-wall, out-of-control manic! I HATE IT! *she looked at me* Let me see your picture, Ayla! *I opened my booklet & looked at my picture. It just showed me winking at the camera & showing a piece sign* No fair! Your picture is better than mine!

Ayla: It's not a competition, Amy.

*My brother walked into the room*

Sonic: Hey there, guys. What's all the excitement about in here?

Chuck: Sonic, just in time! I've got your documents too. Here. *he handed him a blue booklet* Always keep this with you.

Sonic: Huh? What's this for?

Chris: It's a passport so you can go wherever you want whenever you want to.

Sonic: Pretty cool. I do like to travel. If I went everywhere I wanted to go on this whole planet, it'd take me. . . *chuckles* About a day

*I rolled my eyes. My brother can be such a show off*


*Later, Tails, Chris, Amy, Cream, & Cheese were all in the X Tornado getting ready to go on a little vacation. Sonic sat on one of the wings & I was on my hover board*

Amy: Bye everybody!

Cream: We'll see you later!

Cheese: Chao-Chao!

Ella: Now you be careful up there. No funny stuff!

Ayla: Don't worry, Ella. I'll keep an eye on them.

Chris: Bye grandpa! I'll see ya!

Chuck: I'll be waiting.

*The palm trees all moved to one side to clear the runway*

Tails: X Tornado, take off!

*And with that, it was up. Up. And away. Soon, we were on our way. A few hours later, we were far away from the mainland*

Cream: So Amy, are we going to go somewhere that's sunny?

Amy: Uh huh! Look. *she showed her a travel guide* The Grand Blue Sapphire Sea. This travel guide says it's one of the most beautiful places of the whole planet. *she then closed the book & blushed* I bet the sunsets are very romantic.

Ayla: It also says that it's one of the best places to catch a good wave. I'm hoping I can get in some good surfing*

Chris: Hey Amy. Do you read me? Check out the scenery down there. It's really pretty awesome!

Amy: I'm not looking. I only care about one thing . . . And that's getting to the sea ASAP!

Chris: But I'm trying to tell you, we're flying over the Grand Blue Sapphire Sea right now!

*Amy, Cream, & Cheese all looked out the window & I looked below. The ocean really did seem to sparkle like a jewel*

Amy: Wow! The water looks amazing!

Cream: It's so beautiful . . .

Cheese: Chao-Chao!

Amy: Yeah! I wanna go swim! And go waterskiing too!

Cream: Let's all go sailing!

Cheese: Chao!

Chris: Yeah! I can't wait!

Ayla: Slow down you guys. We've got the whole day to do whatever we want.

Tails: Hey guys!

Chris: What's wrong?

Tails: Check out the Chaos Emerald!

*Chris & I both looked at the Chaos Emerald & saw it was glowing. Suddenly, my heart started pounding & I felt a headache coming on. It caught me off guard & I almost fell off my board*

Chris: Ayla, are you ok?

Ayla: Yeah. I'm okay.

Chris: Could it be another Emerald?

*Suddenly, the X Tornado started to shake*

Sonic: Hey, what's going on!?

Tails: The same thing happened when we were flying over Diamond Stadium. And that means . . .

Cream: Since we're flying over water, there must be a Chaos Emerald underwater!

Amy: You're right, Cream!

Chris: Then we have to go find it!

Tails: Hang on! I see a landing spot! I'm gonna take us down!

*We landed on a beach near a harbor*

Sonic: Nice place here.

*I tapped his shoulder*

Ayla: Uh, Sonic *l pointed to the left. there were people staring at us from all directions* Let's try to keep a low profile. Ok guys.

Man: Aren't those Sonic and Ayla the Hedgehogs?

Woman: Yes. It is them.

Man 2: I wonder what they're doing here.

Woman 2: There they are!

Man 3: Let's get their autographs!

*Sonic & I looked behind us & a crowd of people running straight for us, waving cameras & pieces of paper*

Chris: Stampede!

Sonic: We better get out of here quick!

*We all ran as fast as we could. Soon, we lost the crowd & hide in a small cove. We managed to catch our breath*

Chris: We can't escape crowds no matter where we go.

Amy: Being famous isn't any fun. I wish we could just blend in with the crowd, but that seems impossible.

Cream: We all stick out too much.

Tails: It was a lot easier when we had to hide out at your house

Ayla: Well, at least we lost that crazy crowd for a bit.

Amy: Yeah, why don't we all go for a swim while we have a chance?

Cream: Hey, didn't Sonic run here with us? Where did he go?

*We all looked around, my brother was no where in sight*

Chris: Maybe he decided to go look for that Chaos Emerald by himself.

Ayla: Nah! If I know my brother he's probably just lounging somewhere on the beach*

*But Chris insisted on looking for Sonic*

Chris: Sonic! Where are you!? Hey! Sonic! I wish he didn't always have to do things on his own.

Sonic:*off-screen* You talking about me?

*We both looked over a rock. And sure enough, there was my brother, just chilling out, as usual*

Chris: So there you are. I thought you'd be looking for the Chaos Emerald, not taking it easy.

*Sonic looked out at the water nervously*

Sonic: That Chaos Emerald's out there somewhere, but I can't find it unless I get to the bottom and stay there for a while.

Chris: So the big problem is how to get you both an air-supply down there, right? Leave it to me.

Ayla: Well, while you guys are doing that, I'm going swimming. So you have fun.


*Later, me, Amy, & Cream all had our bathing suits on & we all went in for a dip. Cream was floating in a swim tube, Amy was swimming laps, Tails & Cheese were sunbathing on the sand, & I dove under the water to look for seashells. As I was looking, I saw something I don't think I'll ever forget for the rest of my days. Sonic was walking on the bottom of the ocean with a blue hose sticking out of his mouth. I giggled. He looked really ridiculous. Suddenly, he stopped. I looked & saw the thing holding the hose was stuck between some rocks. He pulled on the hose, but it wouldn't budge. Suddenly, a crab swam up to him & cut the hose. Then it pinched his tail & he went straight for the surface. I swam after him to see if he was okay. When I got there, I saw him catching his breath on a rock nearby. Chris was with him. He looked okay, so I dove back under. A few minutes later, I saw Sonic again. Only this time, he had a giant gold bell over his head*

Sonic: It's hot in here, but it sure beats breathing through a hose. Only I can't see where in the water I'm going. *suddenly, he tripped over a rock & got stuck under the bell* Oh great, I'm stuck! This diving bell is useless! I can't even ring it to get help!

*I giggled again & swam over to help him. I pulled the bell off him. Then I grabbed his hand & pulled him to the surface. I threw him onto the rock in front of Chris*

Ayla: Hey. You alive?

Sonic: Yeah, I'm alive. *to Chris* Any more bright ideas?

Chris: We can't give up yet. There's gotta be some way to reach that Emerald.

Ayla: You know, I saw a shop that sells scuba gear in town. We could rent some & go diving for it.

*As soon as I said that, Sonic stood & looked at me really mad*

Sonic: And why didn't you mention this sooner!?

Ayla: Nobody asked me. And I was having too much fun watching you look silly.


*We went into town & headed for the shop. Sonic was still mad at me, but I didn't care*

Chris: We'll need six air tanks, plus flippers, and a pair of goggles for me. I should have enough money with me to pay for all the diving equipment and the boat. How much will that all cost, sir?

Store Clerk: Forget it, you don't owe me a dime.

Chris: Huh?

Store Clerk: The Government sent a notice to all shop owners that it'll cover your bills as part of it's "Sonic and Ayla' budget". Is there anything else I can get for you guys? It might help if you told me what you're diving for.

Chris: Uh . . . We're going to see . . . Erm . . . Uh . . . *he quickly changed the subject* Wow, this awesome ship model is exactly like the one in that painting, right?

Store Clerk: Oh yeah, they're the same. You see, this ship was lost at sea a long time ago and there's a legend it sank near here with a huge load of gold. Folks here think the legend is true.

*We got everything we needed & left the store*

Chris: Thanks! Let's get the boat, guys.

Store Clerk: Take care! And have fun!


*Later, we were all in a motor boat out on the water*

Amy: Don't worry, Sonic, we'll be with you in case you get into trouble.

Chris: That's right.

Tails: But we know you'll do great down there.

Chris: Remember to take long deep breaths and you'll be okay.

Sonic: Right.

Chris: Then let's go.

*Chris put on his gear & went into the water*

Ayla: You ready to rock, bro?

*He looked at me nervously*

Sonic: R-ready to roll, sis. Let's dive!

*We put on our gear & went after Chris. We left Cheese on the boat. Amy & Tails held on to Sonic's hands & I stayed close to Cream. Soon, we were on the bottom of the ocean. Sonic walked while the rest of us swam. Tails held out the Chaos Emerald we had in front of him*

Tails: The Chaos Emerald's getting brighter, we must be getting closer.

Chris: Hey look! *we all looked ahead & saw what looked like a sunken ship* Whoa! That must be the ship the guy in the diving shop told me about.

Tails: It looks like that's where we'll find the Chaos Emerald too.

Sonic: Then what are we waiting for? Let's go check it out.

*We all went aboard the sunken ship. And we were all amazed by what we found. It was a whole pile of gold & jewels*

Ayla:*in her mind* I bet Rouge would love this.

Chris: So the legend was true!

Cream: It's amazing!

Amy: Think about how much jewelry you can make with all this gold!

Tails: This is glowing at full brightness now! I bet the new Chaos Emerald is buried somewhere under all this gold. We'll have to dig through the treasure to find it.

Chris: Right, but that could take us forever. *suddenly a red claw poked out from under the treasure* What's that?

*It was the red crab from earlier & it was holding the blue Chaos Emerald*

Sonic: Oh, no way!

Chris: He's got the Chaos Emerald!

Tails: You think he'll give it to us?

Ayla: Somehow I doubt that, Tails.

*Sonic went up to the crab & got down to eye level, looking annoyed*

Sonic: Hold it right there! We need that Chaos Emerald. Drop it or I'll give you something to really be crabby about.

*They had a staring contest for a few seconds, but Sonic won as the crab threw the Emerald to Amy & crawled away*

Amy: This vacation turned out to be very rewarding

Cream: We're one Emerald closer to getting home.

Dr. Eggman:*off-screen* Your vacation is over, Sonic and Ayla! *we all turned around. behind us was a giant submarine. Dr. Eggs-for-Brains was in the pilot seat* They're going to wish they never saw the sea! Clurken, put the sting on them!

*Just then, a robot that looked like a jellyfish came out*

Sonic: You guys get back to the boat.

Ayla: We'll handle this guy.

Chris: Alright, but be careful, you two. Come on, guys

*They swam up to the surface. Sonic & I dodged one of Clurken's tentacles. Sonic then tried to run, but he wasn't going anywhere. So I grabbed his wrist & I swam as fast I could, dodging more of Clurken's tentacles*

Sonic: Running underwater is really a drag. It's impossible to move fast here.

Ayla: Just leave the swimming to me!

*Suddenly, Clurken blasted us with missiles. It shot a tentacle at us, but we grabbed it. It then swung us around & threw us towards the surface. It then came after us. It shot it's tentacles out of the water, caught us, & bounced us up & down*

Sonic: Hey, get your tentacles off of us! Hey! Cut it out!

*Suddenly, Sam Speed came rushing towards us on a jet ski & threw us a line*

Sam Speed: Grab this and you can ski your way free!

*Sonic grabbed it & I grabbed onto his shoulders. Sonic stood up on the water. Getting caught up in the moment, I climbed up & stood on his shoulders*

Sonic: Hey, Ayla! What are you doing!?

Ayla: Sorry. I couldn't resist.

*We went by Clurken. It raised it's tentacles & fired more missiles at us*

Sonic: Come on, you can do better than that, Eggman!

Tails: Hey Sonic! Ayla! *we looked up & saw Tails flying above us* A ring! Here, catch!

*He threw us each a Power Ring. We caught them & together we took down Clurken*

Chris: Alright!

*We stopped spinning long enough to look at Sam. He gave us a thumbs up & we returned it*

Sonic: Thanks Sam.

Ayla: Thanks a lot!


*Later, Chris told us something the owner of the diving shop told him when he returned the gear*

Chris: Then the guy at the diving shop told me the most amazing story of all. Turns out his Great-Grandfather was the captain of that sunken ship we found.

Tails: Whoa, cool!

Ayla: That means we helped him uncover a part of his family history.

Cream: Wow, I'm sure glad we came here.

Cheese: Chao-Chao.

Amy: And now that Dr. Eggman is gone, we can enjoy our vacation.

Ayla: So let's get out there and enjoy it to the fullest. I still need to catch some waves.