THE ISLAND UNCOVERED

PART 3

(Sonic and Zachary have just noticed a Time Stone underwater! But that's not exactly what they're thinking about right now. Zachary has just shot a laser at the wall, causing a ton of debris to fall down, blocking the surface of the water.)

Sonic: (Thinks) Oh, NO! Now what!? I can't hold my breath for much longer!!

Knuckles: Sonic! Grab a hold! I can swim!

Sonic: There's no point! If we don't find air soon we've all had it!!

Knuckles: We need to clear the surface.

Sonic: That's IT! Knuckles, swim up to the debris!

(They swim up)

Sonic: Now, easy..steady..GO!!

(Sonic blasts upwards using the spin dash, smashing a hole in the rocks)

Sonic: Gasp! Whew! Oh, man! That was close!!

Knuckles: Where's Zachary!?- Sonic, I'm goin' in after him!!

(Knuckles dives back under, and searches around. He hears Zachary murmering something.)

Knuckles: What?

Zachary: Hmmmm.so the time stones..

Knuckles: Rats! I can't hear him!

(He swims up behind Zachary)

Knuckles: What are you up to , you creep!?

Zachary: BLAAARGHH! KNUCKLES!!

Knuckles: That's IT! I want an explanation!!

(Knuckles punches Zachary into a wall)

Zachary: UGH!-Knuckles! W-wait! Don't!

(The wall Zachary was punced into breaks away)

Knuckles: Quickly! An air pocket!

(They both swim up into the air pocket, and climb out of the water)

Knuckles: So, what are you up to now, huh?

Zachary: I.I.

FRUUMMM!!!

(He fires his laser at Knuckles, getting a direct hit)

Knuckles: GUAAHHH!!

(Zachary runs off)

(Scene cuts to Sonic, where the others have met up with him.)

Sonic: I wonder what's taking them so long.I sure hope they haven't drowned!!

Tails: Anyway, doesn't Knuckles have his air necklace?

Sonic: Oh yeah! Well, that's OK then.

Amy: I wanna go home, to the Palmtree panic zone!!

Sonic: Yeah, we might as well. This whole Zachary thing is none of our business anyway.

(Scene cuts to Zachary, wandering around an ancient tunnel system.)

Zachary:Hmm.. I have one time stone. That leaves another six! This is harder that I thought it would be.

(He walks into a big room, with lots of inscriptions and carvings on the walls.)

Zachary: Hel-loo, what's this?

(He is looking at an inscription, with a picture of lots of gems. Several of these look like time stones.)

Zachary: Hmm, so according to this map, that's the Quartz Quadrant. There should be a lot of time stones there!!Then that's where I'll go!

(scene cuts to Sonic and the gang, apart from Knuckles, in the Palmtree panic)

Amy: Finally! I'm home!!

Sonic: At least this zone doesn't have too much water in!!

(They are walking through some bushes, when Tails trips over)

Tails: OW! Stupid twig!

(He rummages around on the floor)

Tails: Hey! This is.

Sonic: The Alpha device!!We should destroy it!

(Sonic throws the Alpha device into the river.)

Sonic: That should damage it, beyond repair!!

(It drifts down the river, smashing into rocks along the way)

(Scene cuts to Zachary, wandering through the tunnels again.)

Zachary: There must be an exit near here somewhere!!-Hm?

(He listens. Flowing water can be heard nearby)

Zachary: Perfect! An underground stream! That'll reach open air sooner or later!!

(He runs towards the sound)

Zachary: Yep! I was right! Here it is!!

(He leaps in)

Zachary: Time stones, here I come!!

NEXT: Race for the Time Stones!!