SNT tightly held the yellow ball in her hands as her eyes gave off this shocked look. She was unable to figure out why she was able to hold this in her hand in the first place. But there it was, a Sonichu Ball, right there in her hands.
All she could really do was enter into deep thought about what she was looking at. She was stuck like that until she heard a knock at the door.
"Hey, SNT... are you awake?"
The hybrid looked at the door and quickly recognised the voice. "Ashlyn?"
"Yeah, well I wanted to tell you that breakfast was ready. Pumpkin made it and everything. Elise wanted to talk to you, too."
SNT then shook her head, pushing her other thoughts away, and then got back in her cheery mood. "Yeah, thanks. Let me get ready! I'll be right there."
SNT then climbed to the side of the bed and yawned as she stretched her body. She then stood up and grabbed the clothes provided for her the previous night.
After putting it on, she looked at herself in the mirror. She tried to straighten her hair to make herself look more formal, but not too off from what she usually looked like. SNT then took a closer look at the clothes she was wearing. She had on a white short sleeved top with a golden "X" across it, and its back had a similar feature. Her skirt had a golden strip along the belt region, and the rest of it was white, along with the mini pants.
"It's a little weird that Elise had something this close to my usual style, but I guess this will work," she said to herself as she turned around to get a closer look in the mirror. Once she got used to her new clothes, she grabbed the yellow Sonichu ball and headed out of the room into the large hallway.
She tried to remember where the main room they had dinner last night in was, but almost every turn she made was like a maze. It was very easy to get lost with everything looking the same. SNT decided to rely on sound to figure out where the people were. Eventually, she found her way to the dining room and made her way in. Sitting at the table was only the princess, who had a whole pile of pancakes in front of her. Next to the pancakes was a small plate filled with one stick of butter in the shape of an emblem of some sort. Next to the butter was a tea pot filled with syrup. SNT could tell it was syrup because there was a drop of it on the table and a long sticky string was coming off of the teapot's spout.
"Good morning Miss SNT." SNT looked at Elise, who had given her a big smile to welcome her into the room. "I wanted you to feel comfortable, so I had Pumpkin prepare breakfast for us. Come on, have a seat."
"Well... ok." SNT followed Elise's directions and sat down elegantly in her chair. She then started grabbing the plate when the princess then stopped her.
"Wait, let me handle this!" Elise insisted. She then proceeded to clap her hands. "Ashlyn, please serve our guest!"
"Yes ma'am!" Ashlyn then came into the room, but SNT proceeded to try and get it herself anyway.
"There is no need, I can get it myself," the hybrid insisted.
"Miss SNT, you are my guest. Please let the servants do their jobs," Elise responded. "That is what I pay them to do."
"Lazy..." SNT whispered under her breath looking directly at the princess. Ashlyn then proceeded to serve SNT's plate and she gave it to her. The hybrid thanked her as she then engaged Elise in conversation.
"Did you happen to find a way to fix those Crystals?" Elise asked.
"Well... about that..." SNT hesitated.
"Wait, let me see the crystal!" Elise demanded. SNT was not going to hide anything from her, so she did it. After pulling the Crystal out of her pocket, Elise noticed that the whole entire form of it had changed, especially with its new yellow color.
"Wow... you are the hero described in the legend!" Elise got excited. "This island now has a chance to hope again!"
"Elise... I need to te-"
"I can finally return to my kingdom and serve them once again. Oh, how I have missed them!" The princess seemed to be stuck in her head, unaware of what was going on in her surroundings.
"Elise... there is somethi-"
"Soleanna, for so long I have missed you. I wonder how much you changed," she dreamed.
"Elise, these crystals are So-."
"So many people on this island have waited for so long and finally will be able to get out of here!"
"Elis-."
"I am so excited, SNT is our her-."
"ELISE CAN YOU PLEASE JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR ONE SECOND?!" SNT yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Oh..." Elise then sat back down in her chair and looked into the hybrid's eyes to prove she was paying attention.
SNT then sighed to herself and looked down at the Crystal. "Elise, these Crystals... I'm sorry, this is going to be a little bit hard to explain, but... it looks like the so-called 'Crystals of Corruption', this whole time... were the Sonichu Balls."
Elise then raised her eyebrows and gasped. "Oh my gosh... what is that?"
"Why did you act like you knew what that was?" SNT asked.
"Oh, I don't really know. I just did," she shrugged.
SNT sighed. "Well, I have a lot of explaining to do I guess. So I might as well start from the beginning." The hybrid then sat up and turned her chair toward Elise and started to explain.
"It started 2 years ago. It was when I ended up meeting someone I try to forget. By accident, I met Sonichu."
"Who is that? A boyfriend?"
"What?! NOOO!" SNT blushed a little out of embarrassment at that remark Elise made. "Sonichu is not my boyfriend. Why would I want to date a yellow submarine?"
"I guess it didn't work out. There is plenty of fish in the sea I guess," the princess shrugged.
"Sonichu is someone who is very similar to me, yet the both of us come from very different backgrounds. I was teleported into his world only to be confronted by him and his creator. And from what I experienced, that world Sonichu is from is very... special I should say."
"How would you describe this world SNT?" Elise asked.
"Well... if I had to describe it, you know what happens when you build your own country and make it this egocentric place, like Eggmanland or something like that?" SNT started to contrast.
"Was Sonichu's face plastered all over?" the princess asked.
"Well no," SNT answered. "It was actually his creator. Everything in this place was all based around him. I got to go someplace where the sun doesn't shine. There are things I regret about it, but I ended up learning quite a lot. When I went to his world, I ended up overthrowing that world's system and throwing it off balance. The Sonichu Balls, one of which I am holding right now, are basically the Chaos Emeralds of that world. This very item was used against me when that creator and I clashed in what I thought would be our final battle. I was lucky to win that day...if I didn't, I might still be stuck there."
"Well I guess it all worked out," Elise smiled.
"But it wasn't over. A few months later, I ended up once again face to face with him and Sonichu, along with all of his colleagues, when she tried to combine the world I lived in and all of the dimensions together under her rule. I had to stop that from happening too."
"It kinda sounds like you two are rivals," Elise replied.
"I guess you can say that. But trust me, who would want to be rivals with a banana?" SNT asked.
"It kinda sounds like you've been on a lot of adventures. I didn't know that about you," Elise mentioned.
"It's not like I had a choice. I needed to do it because my life or my friends were in danger. I wouldn't do this otherwise," SNT explained. "But Sonichu doesn't know how to let go of grudges. So I am guessing that he is after me again. But... something doesn't make sense!" The hybrid then held the Sonichu Ball in her hand and took another closer look at it. "Why are the Sonichu Balls in this dimension?"
"You know," Elise realized, "that would explain why the Crystal was all corrupted. Perhaps when they attempted to come into this dimension, but because they don't exist here, they got corrupted."
"But why is Sonichu putting his balls in my dimension?" SNT asked. She thought about her encounter with Sonichu in her own dream. The Crystal got its color from the... oh, that flame!
SNT then snapped her fingers. "Maybe when Sonichu tried to come into this dimension, the Sonichu Balls must have split in 2. One part was the physical form, and the other was the actual power source of the balls in the first place! This means, I think, Sonichu is trying to invade this dimension!"
"Why would he do that?" Elise asked.
"I don't really know... but if I had to guess, it has something to do with the Sonichu Balls. Right now, Sonichu and his friends have small flames with them that are separated from these balls. This explains why they're corrupted, because they're not complete. Sonichu has all of the power, and if that is true, he might have enough power to infiltrate this world."
"How do you know all of this?" Elise asked, wanting to know the context.
"You see, I had a dream last night and I confronted Sonichu. He had a yellow flame with him, and I took it from him, and it teleported me back into this dimension!" SNT explained.
"What do you think this means?"
"I think Sonichu is trying to take me out once and for all and take over this dimension. The only way I think we can stop him is to take those flames away before Sonichu pulls it off. This means that we need to collect all of the Sonichu Balls as soon as possible. I think me having one full ball might set them back a little, but from my experience, the Chaos Emeralds can do a lot of things if you only have two. Because the Sonichu Balls kind of act like Chaos Emeralds, we need to find those balls quickly. Do you know where they are?"
"Well... I don't really know. These crystals are said to be scattered around the island. They have been seen. But I think the person you need to talk to, who has explored this island throughout, is Subaru," Elise mentioned.
"Subaru?" The hybrid wondered who that was.
"Yeah, she is really smart. She lives at the powerplant workshop a few miles down the road near Alicia. You will find a workshop next to a cliffside with a smokestack on top. She built that herself and is providing power to this village. It's how we are able to live so comfortably on this island."
"But why would she help me?" SNT asked.
"Well, she has been all over the island just to look for materials she could use to build all of our machines. If she knows where the crystals are, she might be the one to talk to," Elise suggested.
"Well thank you Elise, that is extremely helpful information. I guess I can see her later," SNT smiled.
"You better eat up," She pointed to her pancakes, which were still sitting there. "I don't want you to starve. Other than that, I need to do some things right now. Today is going to be a busy day!"
"What is there to do around here?" SNT asked. "It's not like you have any meetings to go to about political matters, there is nobody to trade with. We are trapped on this island with no way to get out."
"You and Saki ask some of the most interesting questions. No wonder she considers you to be her sister," Elise pointed out as she then walked out.
"Hey, you didn't answer my question!" SNT pointed out, but the princess was already long gone. SNT then sighed as she then took her fork and took a bite of the pancakes. "You know what, this is actually tasty. I probably need to go see Pumpkin and see if she can teach me how to cook. Make that another thing I need to do while here. I guess at least to thank her for the food."
Suddenly, there was a bang and a rush of air into the room. SNT looked to her side to see Ashlyn running on the other side of her and approaching the other door. "Princess, we need help!"
SNT quickly sat up and looked at Ashlyn as she was passing her. "What's going on?"
Ashlyn quickly tried to stop herself by taking both of her feet and sliding them on the ground in front of her. She turned her body around and looked the hybrid in the eyes. "Me and a bunch of people just witnessed someone fly a plane through the storm. They emerged on fire and crashed in the sea. We need assistance!"
"Oh my, we better get some help right away!" SNT quickly put down her fork and stood up. "Where is the search party?"
"Next to Alicia's house on the beach. Just go down the road and you can't miss it," the servant responded.
"Alright... 1... 2... 3... I'm gone!" At that moment, SNT boosted right out of the room, causing the tablecloth to loosen and leave all of the dishes on the table. The speed also caused the doors to come off of the hinges, crashing on the floor below.
"Oh, COME ON, I JUST FIXED THOSE!" Ashlyn announced giving off an annoyed grunt.
SNT flashed through town, heading in the direction where she washed up on the shore. She didn't know exactly where Alicia's house was, but she knew it was down the road that they both came down yesterday. She then looked out toward the ocean to see if she could see any clues. She saw the almost perfect shape of the eyewall of the storm, but at the same time she could see a line of dark smoke swirling toward the sea below, giving her an idea of where to go.
Soon enough, SNT sees Alicia's home, and next to it was a group of Mobians collected on the beach. That was when she knew she was in the right place. She then tried to slow herself down on the beach, but, in the process, her feet buried themselves in the sand, causing her to trip and land on her face. Her head and body were covered in sand as the ground swallowed what was left of her.
Once she stopped moving, she used her hands to push her head out of the hill she made. Now covered with sand, she spat it out of her mouth and shook her head.
"That's quite an entrance," said a blue fox who was crouched down and working on a boat motor. "Well, that is kinda what you get when the ground here is so loose." This character had red eyes, one tail and short hair. She was wearing a small headband tied back with a short top, and had her sweatshirt tied around her waist. She was wearing black pants.
"OOH!" A young dark pink hedgehog ran to the hybrid's aid. She was wearing a long-sleeve white shirt with golden specially-designed cuffs at the end of all sides, and there was an opening. Her pants were gray and baggy, and the belt was connected by a jewel with cross straps on it. She was also wearing high heel shoes and had a purple gem on her forehead. "Are you ok? Here, let me help you!" She then took both of her hands and put them out in front of her and started chanting something. "Fannechodgme mataundoraws pioundarmentee."
SNT started to feel a little tingly as she suddenly felt her body be lifted off of the ground. "What... what's going on?"
"Cas! Stop! What are you doing?" the blue fox asked.
"I'm just helping her, let me focus, Subaru, please!" she responded.
"You could have just helped her up with your hands, no need to over complicate it!" Subaru looked disappointed.
"But I don't want to touch her, she's covered with dirt!" Cas looked back at Subaru and stopped paying attention to SNT.
"Um, guys?" SNT said.
"You're not going to get any disease from dirt, you're wearing gloves for gosh sake!" Subaru snapped.
"I don't want them hindering my magic!" Cas complained.
"GUYS!" At that point, both of them looked at the hybrid, who was in mid-air floating upside down, unable to control herself. "Please, stop fighting and get me down from here!"
"Oh, sorry," Cas then proceeded to shake SNT off to get the sand off then dropped her on her face. "Oh whoops, sorry about that. I'm still trying to control my powers."
SNT then whipped the sand out of her hand and then dusted herself off. "It's fine. It's not like I lost any brain cells... lost any brain cells."
"This is no time for jokes!" Saki arrived with Rand and Alicia. They both had a small boat on their heads. Saki wasn't holding it, however.
"Saki... if you don't mind it would really help if you help us carry this to the water?" Rand asked. Both him and Alica were struggling to hold it up.
"And ruin this perfect face with sweat? ...I think not!" Saki then proceeded to walk away from them. That was when both Alicia and Rand lost their balance and landed on their sides, the heavy boat landing on top of them.
SNT then proceeded to help them by lifting the boat off of their bodies. SNT had no trouble lifting it due to having some of Knuckles' strength. "Are you both going to be ok?"
"Yeah, I think so," Alicia responded.
All three of them pushed the boat toward the water as Subaru proceeded to put the motor on it.
"Alright, with this new turbocharged motor, we should be able to get to the wreckage no time!" Subaru said as she boarded the boat.
SNT, Rand, Alica, and Cas followed Subaru's lead and boarded. Subaru sat in the back to control the rudder as Rand sat in front and Alicia right behind him. Cas and SNT sat right next to each other.
"Y'all have fun, I'll wait here!" Saki announced as she stepped back and waved at them.
"Do we have life jackets?" SNT asked.
"Life jackets? Who needs that in an emergency?" Subaru asked as she started the motor. Suddenly, she hit the throttle and it almost felt like everyone fell out of the boat as it proceeded to speed forward into the seas surrounding the island. The waves were rough and everyone was in for quite the ride.
"Subaru, be careful, this is my boat you're messing with!" Rand yelled as he then almost fell back on SNT due to the boat jumping off of the waves.
"Just hold on, we have no time to waste!" Subaru yelled like she was having fun and was ok with the danger.
Just when she said that a large wave started to form in front of them. Everyone then braced for impact as it seemed that they would come off the edge of the wave and hit the water at a steep angle. As the boat climbed. Cas got up and jumped forward ahead of Alica, then Rand and off of the boat. Once she was ahead of the boat, she got in a diving position as her body started glowing purple. Then she spun her body into the water, as if she was bending it to her will. She splashed into the water causing it to suddenly make a tunnel in itself. The boat landed inside of this whirlpool following Cas' body as it drilled through the water. They soon emerge from the other side as the magician then launches herself into the air then landing back on the boat, causing it to bounce on the water with impact. She then collapses in her seat.
"Cas, that was reckless!" Subaru told her.
"Well... if I didn't do that, we would have drowned!" she responded while gasping for air. "I didn't want us to die!"
"You got yourself wet in water with sediment in it but don't want to get sand on yourself?" Subaru questioned the hypocrisy.
"There's sand in the water?" Cas asked in curiosity.
"I think we are here!" Alica announced as she then pointed toward a piece of the wreckage. Subaru then let off of the gas a little as they cruise on to water to observe. Everyone then stayed silent as they looked around for any signs of life. You could sense the faint smell of jet fuel being spilled all over. SNT could see the slight rainbow color that the oil gave off as it floated on top of the water.
"Oh my!" SNT's mind went in circles, she never really saw a plane crash site in her life. She was trying her best to hold back the tears as she didn't know how many people possibly died in this disaster.
A small flash then illuminated the area as the lighting struck just ahead of them. Showing the ends of the eye. It was sort of ridiculous that someone had the strength to fly through all of that with winds reaching ungodly levels.
"It looks like a small plane crash," Subaru mentioned. Everyone looked at her. "So possibly if this is a small plane, there may only be one person to save. But who knows that they made it through."
Cas then added, "It looks like the plane impacted the water so much that it disintegrated on impact. I say it's a very low chance that anyone survived this."
"Don't give up hope yet, keep looking!" SNT stood up in the boat with her hand on her chest. All attention went to her. "Even though there is only a 1% chance of finding someone, we can't give up!"
"She is right, even if there is a chance of life, we need to look for it!" Alicia joined her. "Let's keep looking!"
SNT then sat down on the ship and then continued to look to the left where she was sitting. In her view, they were getting closer to what looked like the tail fin of the plain. Its familiar triangular shape reminded SNT of Tails' plane back at home. It was clear to her that the plane was blue with all of the parts floating on the water. Next to the tail of the plane, SNT noticed bubbles coming out of the water next to the tail fin. Usually that would be normal. But these bubbles were larger than usual and coming out like air was quickly escaping an underground cavern of some sort and water was leaking into it.
The hybrid then took a closer look at the tail fin and noticed its symbol. It was a golden star in it with its right point looking like it was smudged. There were also other stars on its right above the point. SNT tried to recall what the logo was. "...Wait... isn't that the... No... that's the Team Sonic logo."
"SNT what are you talking about?" Rand asked.
"How... how is that possible?" SNT asked herself.
"That is a really cool logo," Subaru mentioned. "Maybe I should print my shirts with it.
SNT then looked at the bubbles coming out of the water next to it and put two and two together. That was when she made the realization. She once again stood up in the boat.
"What's wrong SNT, you seem a bit jumpy after looking at that tail," Alicia asked her. "Why don't you sit down and take a breather?"
"Um... I'll be right back," SNT then breathes in and holds her breath as she then jumps off of the boat and lands headfirst into the water.
"SNT!" Alicia tried to grab her leg but was too late.
"Oh no!" Rand mentioned. "What is she trying to do? Get herself killed, who knows what kinda stuff is down there!"
Meanwhile, SNT now welcomed by the cold sea below the boat opened her eyes to see the clear waters sounding her. She noticed many plane pieces floating around her but she didn't allow that to stop her. She only had so much oxygen, she was running out of time and fast.
SNT quickly looked for the source of the bubbles and started swimming toward it. She noticed how there was a lot of air just escaping. If her hunch was correct, there may be some life trapped down there. They both were running out of time.
The hybrid felt her body become harder to move the more she descended down into the depths. She felt her own body get crushed. She allowed her tails to propel herself forward towards the bottom of the sea.
The bottom of the sea became clear to her as she then looked up to see that the boat was now a clear dot. She didn't know how far she went down but this was the deepest she got. SNT then looked down at the object to see where the bubbles were coming from. She noticed something within a pod. It was a red object that was almost pressed up against something. The hybrid couldn't tell what it was. She decided to get closer to get a better look.
Once she moved a few feet, her eyes widened and she then tried to hold her gasp to keep water from entering her body. "It's... it's Rookie!"
Rookie who was a red wolf with glasses and a utility belt was pressing himself up against the glass as much as possible trying to use the air that was available. It seems that he was inside of the plane cockpit in which the window was broken and allowing air to escape through its cracks. Rookie looked up to see the familiar face look straight at him. "SNT! Is that you?"
SNT tried to talk while underwater. "Blon't worry Blookie, blille get you bout!" tried to say while rushing to his aid. She quickly got on top of the glass and tried to break in by punching at it. But it was extremely hard to puncture it.
"SNT no! You could risk your own life trying to save me. Please just go get some help and come back for me!"
I can't just leave him here! SNT didn't give up. But it took a toll on her. The more energy she used up, the more oxygen her body demanded. She could feel her lungs fighting her the more time that went by. She started to feel the countdown start.
5...
Oh no... please break. SNT kept punching the glass at least trying to break a lease some dent into it. But it was no luck.
4...
The hybrid decided to try something. She quickly reached into her pocket to get the Sonichu Ball. The relic glowed in her hands as she then covered it with the other hand.
3...
Please... please, grant me my wish, please give me the power to save Rookie. That is all I ask. Please, I'm running out of time. She closed her eyes to try and turn her thoughts into the Ball into the power.
2...
"SNT, please, save yourself!" Rookie demanded. But she didn't listen. Rookie's little air pocket was only getting smaller. SNT didn't listen to him and had her eyes shut.
1...
Suddenly, the Sonichu Ball reacted. SNT suddenly felt energy enter her body. She could see little sparks of energy come off of her arms like she was being shocked with electricity. But it didn't hurt her. With this newly found energy, she then tried to perform another punch to the glass.
SNT used Thunder Punch
Suddenly with one punch, the glass shattered as electricity then entered the cockpit. With the open glass, it allowed all of the air to escape. In the process of SNT breaking in, Rookie was both punched and electrocuted at the same time.
"AAAAAAAAAAABBBLBOOB!" Rookie yelled as he then passed out.
Oh no! Rookie! SNT quickly grabbed his body and pulled it out of the cockpit and started to work her way to the surface. As she started to spin her tails as fast as she could to get to the surface.
All of a sudden, she sees a whirlpool form above her and quickly surrounds her. SNT stops in her place and allows the current to go around her revealing it to be Cas surrounding herself with a bubble membrane.
"Grab my hand!" she said as she held out her hand. SNT did exactly that as she grabbed Rookie in her arms. And with that Cas propelled all 3 of them to the surface. All of them jumping out of the water landing in the boat. SNT was breathing hard and coughing with the lack of air. She was probably underwater for over a minute.
"SNT, did you just..." Alicia noticed Rookie who was on the ship in SNT's arms. The hybrid laid the red fox on the boat and felt his heartbeat.
"He is still alive," SNT mentioned it to everyone.
"I think we need to do CPR," Rand mentioned. "Does anyone here know how to do it?"
"Well... I think I kind of know," The hybrid answered. "I think Sonic may have taught me how to do it."
SNT then entered a flashback.
"Hey Sonic... What would you do if I ever drowned?" SNT was on a beach back when Sonic Team took a one day vacation away from the city.
Sonic then looked back at the little hybrid and looked like he entered a fantasy. "If you ever drown out here SNT, I will be right there to rescue you. And when you have water sloshing in your lungs. I will perform my special CPR treatment. Where I touch your chest and then take a deep breath and touch my mouth to yours to give you my air."
SNT then gave off a slightly curious look. "Sonic... you can't swim."
"But I will swim for you!" Sonic gave off a wink and gave a thumbs up.
SNT got a little concerned but then went back to the CPR topic. "That's CPR?"
"Yep, that is the special way I do it!" Sonic nodded in agreement then laughed to himself.
Alright here I go! SNT then touched Rookie's chest then took a deep breath. That was when SNT got real close to Rookie's face and then put her lips on his and used the air in her lungs to pump his own.
"Um... SNT?" Cas started to question. "Are you sure that is... how you do it?"
SNT couldn't really answer that question as suddenly Rookie then started coughing as both of their lips then disengage from each other. Rookie opened his eyes to see SNT in front of him. He noticed saliva coming out of his lips connecting to SNT's mouth and felt like something just kissed him. He quickly put two and two together.
"Did... did I... did I just kiss... SNT?"
"Rookie! You're going to be ok!" The hybrid hugged him.
"I... I kissed... SNT!"
Rookie had a loss for words he didn't know what to say. He felt his heartbeat go up to an extreme level until he suddenly felt it stop. He suddenly grabbed onto his chest and banged his head on the boat and passed out.
"Rookie... Rookie... ROOKIE!" SNT panicked.
Subaru then put her hand on his chest to see if she could feel a heartbeat. "It seems like he is having a heart attack. We need to get him to land and fast!" She then sat at the back of the boat then started up the motor. Then got on the gas hard to get it back to shore as soon as possible. "We got no time to waste."
"For now, I will try and keep him alive," Cas then leveled her hands over Rookie and used her powers.
"Please, hurry!" SNT yelled in panic, the group then continued to battle the waves back to shore knowing that a person's life was on the line. Only a matter of time before the gods claim his soul. But all they could do was slow down and hopefully save him from the gods' wrath. But only time can tell if they are successful.