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Chapter 05: Disaster at Emerald Coast
Day 3
Station Square
9:39 A.M.

	Miles was just off the coast of Station Square, flying the 
plane that Manic had worked so hard. Miles was so insistant that 
Manic was a thief that had stolen the plane from a friend of his.
	"Look, kid. I have NO idea what you're talkin about!" Manic 
shouted from in front of him. "I was asked to work on that plane for 
some time now!"
	"Tell me another one!" Miles sneered.
	Manic sighed and continued to rub the roped he was tied up in 
with a piece of sharp metal he found.
	"Okay, we're just now flying low over Station Square. Soon 
I'll land the Tornado here and turn you in to police."
	"Look, I'm TELLING you that....hey...how'd you know it was 
called the Tornado?" Manic asked.
	"I told you, this is my buddy's plane! He-"
	Suddenly, the engine started to fizzle.
	"Uh oh...what's this?" Miles said, worried.
	"Problem, Miles?" Manic asked with a smug.
	"You know what? DON'T call me Miles. I hate that name. You 
know, I might just go with that name my best friend called me. And 
YES, I DO have a problem. The converted engine is malfuntioning."
	"I'm afraid you have another problem, kid," Manic said, holding 
up the ropes he cut.
	Miles started to sweat. "Eggghhh...."
	Manic glared darkly at Miles. "What did you do to MY plane?"
	"YOUR plane! HAH! That's a laugh!" Miles growled.
	Manic was about to say something, but the engine sputtered 
again and then...it died.
	"Nooooo!" Miles cried.
	Manic looked down and saw a flagpole sticking out near a building.
	"Well if YOU'RE so insistant on this being your buddy's plane, 
then YOU explain to him how YOU crashed it!"
	And with that, Manic sprang out of the plane in a flip, grabbed 
the flag pole and swung around it, then realized he didn't have a 
back-up landing plan. He was still 7 stories above the ground, and 
there was nothing to stop him from hitting the pavement. He saw a 
pink light enter his vision.
	He lost conciousness, seconds before the sound of a sickening 
thud followed.

	Meanwhile, Sonic was laying in a deck chair near the pool of 
Station Square hotel. His chao was sleeping on his head. He was trying 
to catch up on his sleep he missed last night. The roar of a plane 
engine woke him up. He opened his eyes and looked up to see a vaguly 
familiar plane smoking in the sky.
	"It's the-no....it couldn't be the Tornado. I had that thing 
scrapped 2 years ago and gave it to Cyrus' crew! But....what if...hmm?"
	Sonic took a closer look at the pilot. It looked like an 8-year 
old flying the thing. Sonic blinked.
	"What? TAILS?!"
	Sonic remembered the lid from when he was 13 years old. Tails 
was, like his sidekick! Sonic taught Tails how to fly, and Tails even 
got better than Sonic himself! He was a pro to be! But now-
	"Watch out! You're gonna crash!" Sonic yelled futiley. The plane 
crashed in the distance beyond the hotel, and Sonic cringed at the 
crash. The chao started crying from the noise.
	Sonic sighed and calmed the little tike down.
	"Come on, kid. Let's go rescue Tails," Sonic sighed. "Tails....
what am I gonna DO with you?"
	Sonic held on to his chao and took off to where Tails and the 
Tornado crashed at: Emerald Coast.
	Up in the sky, the news chopper was arriving at Emerald Coast, 
where they saw the plane go down just then.
	"This is Nellie Stargazer, live at Emerald Coast, where just 
moments ago, a plane went down along with its pilot. We are-"
	Nellie stopped suddenly as she saw something out of the corner 
of her eye. "wait, what's that?" Nellie asked, poining. Bane whirled 
the camera around to where Nellie was pointing.
	"Folks, this is a turn of events. None other than that flashy new 
hero, Prince Sonic, is making his way across Emerald Coast with his 
faithful new chao to rescue the pilot of the plane!"
	Sonic, in the meantime, was running down the beach, trying to 
figure out the best route to get to Tails. As he dashed across the beach, 
he came to a boardwalk. Realizing that he was over, he shuttered as he 
dashed over the boardwalk. To his horror, there was a gap in the 
boardwalk, where part of it was washed away. He couldn't stop in time, 
and he didn't want to fall into the ocean. Thinking quicky, he threw 
himself at the support poles and shoved hsi feet off of it onto the 
next poll. He did this again. Landing on the next poll, he threw himself 
at the other side of the board walk, JUST making it, and he continued 
on. Further on, he realized he was on an island, and Tails was beyond 
a few more islands. He set himself for a move and leaped off the 
cliffs of the island, going at enough speed to land at the other island, 
without having to touch the water. Running across the sandy isle, 
leaping acrss the shallow waters onto the next island, where a grassy 
road streached out towards the boardwalk that exends to the next 
island. Leaping onto the boardwalk, gripping his chao tightly, he 
started to run across it. The board was on the water, so it was 
floating with the waves. Suddenly, something huge and black splashed 
out of the water, over the boardwalk and splashed down on the other 
side.
	"WHOA! What was that?" Sonic asked, as he continued to run. 
His chao, sensing danger, started crying again.
	Sonic groaned and ran on, down the boardwalk. Suddenly, he heard 
a crashing down and turned his head to see a giant orca tearing up 
the pier, chasing after Sonic.
	"This is incredible, folks. It seems that a giant killer whale 
is looking to have Sonic for lunch!" Nellie said calmly. As she realized 
what she said, she dropped her mic and screamed out the helicoptor.
	"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!" she screamed franticly to Sonic.
	Sonic, who didn't need to be told twice, leaped off the pier 
onto the next island, where a beautiful lagoon was at. Beyond the 
lagoon was a lighthouse. Running across the stone bridge, Sonic 
heard a splash, and looked below, where a pod of dolphins were following 
him. Smilling, Sonic ran and leaped over a few more islands until he 
reached the crash site.
	The helicoptor landed next to Sonic as he started to dig Tails out.
	"Sonic! MILES?!" Nellie cried, leaping out of the chopper. Bane 
was close behind.
	"Man! I've never seen anything like that in my life! Didja see 
that whale?!" Bane asked.
	Everyone looked at him like "DUH!".
	"Is everyone here and accounted for?!" Nellie asked, tapping her foot.
	"No. That thief got away scot free!" Tails muttered, rummaging 
through the plane. Sonic eyed Tails suspiciously. "Thief? And where'd 
the heck did you find my plane from? I sold that thing for scrap 2 
years ago to the Resistance!"
	"The thief had it...." Tails said simplily. Nellie nodded.
	"I saw him myself. He was most definitely a thief-"
	Nellie handed Sonic a set of picklocking tools. "I found THESE with him."
	Sonic inspected them. "Hey! I know these tools! They belong-"
	"FOUND IT!" Tails announced. Everyone looked up at him.
	"Found what?" Sonic asked.
	"Only THIS!" Tails announced, holding up-
	"WHOA! A chaos emerald!" Sonic gasped.
	"Yep. I happened to find it during one of my test flights with 
other prototypes."
	"Um, guys? Mind if we chat about this back on the mainland?" 
Bane asked.
	"Oh yeah. We better go....away from all of this-gulp water..." 
Sonic swallowed.
	"Problem. I don't have enough room for all of us in the 
chopper." Nellie announced.
	"Fine. You, Bane, and Tails get in the chopper." Sonic stated.
	"But Sonic-" Tails started.
	"Just go, Tails!" Sonic growled.
	Tails sighed and got in. Sonic watched the chopper take off. 
Nellie looked at Tails.
	"Why does he call you that name, Miles?"
	"Because it was the nickname he gave me when we met before I 
moved down south. What's your story, Aunt Shalita?"
	"Well..."

1 mile from the shore of Emerald Coast
10:15 A.M.

	The green-eyed water beast watched Sonic cross the shoreline, 
carrying the chao in his hands. In his battle with the evil hedgehog 
last night, he learned that the hedgehog was not particuarly fond of 
the water. Perhaps the little rodent would like to go for a swim. He 
was the one who sent the whale after Sonic. But the hedgehog was too 
fast. Lets see how he can handle a ton of water coming at him...

In the air over Emerald Coast
10:18 A.M.
	"Is it me, or is the tide coming in awful fast?" Bane asked, 
watching the water line. Already, some of the islands have waves 
washing over them.
	"Sonic better hurry up and get to land," Nellie said, worriedly.
	"Don't worry, Aunt Shalita. If I know my best budy Sonic, he'll 
be out of there in no time!" Tails piped in...
	"I hate water.." Sonic muttered, standing on an island. Most 
of the island was covered by water, and the rest of the islands had 
long been washed away. So there he was, stuck. And he couldn't 
swim. He hoped the chopper would find him stranded and come back to 
pick him up. He heard a low rumble and thought it was the chopper 
coming up. He turned around and his eyes widened, as he saw a wall 
of water coming at him. The chao started to cry again.
	"That's a lot of water....." Sonic thought before it slammed 
into him.
	Nellie gasped as she saw the huge wave wash over the islands.
	"Oh my gosh! Sonic!!!" she cried as the chopper landed. They 
piled out of the chopper as it took off and headed back for base. 
They scanned the water for any signs of Sonic.
	"I see him!" Bane pointed. Sonic was hanging on to a piece of 
driftwood, fighting for his very life. A long-whip like tenticle 
lashed out against his back. Sonic cried out in pain and sunk 
beneath the waves. All they could see was Sonic's chao, who was 
struggling to swim.
	"I'll get him!" Bane called, running out to the docks and 
diving into the water. The water was getting real choppy and Bane 
struggled against the tide to get the chao.
	"I got ya, lil' buddy," Bane called quitely, holding the 
chao up. "We gotta get get Sonic..."
	Under the water, the water beast held the weakly struggling 
hedgehog in his grip, trying to drown him. Sonic was running out 
of air, and the wound on his back stung like he had backed up 
against a reef of fire coral. Weak and exausted, the last of his 
energy was zapped and he floated limp in the monster's grasp. The 
vaguely humonoid head rose out of the water, holding the pale, limp 
hedgehog by the scruff of his neck. Bane gasped and backed up as 
the thing saw him with the chao. It made a low noise and was about 
to attack Bane...
	Bane heard a loud whisting and a series of clicks. The monster 
turned its head to see a dolphin attack it! It swam under Bane and 
carried him away from the beast. A green figure riding another 
dolphin attacked the beast as well, grabbing Sonic from its grasp 
and swimming away. The monster, defeated, deformed into the ocean...
	As soon as the dolphins were as close to shore as possible, 
the two riders and their cargo dismounted them and waved, thanking 
the dolphins as they swam off.
	Bane turned to his rescuer.
	"Man! Thanks for saving our butts out there!"
	"No, thank YOU." the stranger said.
	"Bane! You're okay!" Nellie cried, the others running to them.
	"Thank Dolphin Boy here," Bane said, jerking his thumb towards 
the green hedgehog.
	"Oh yeah! I saw it! You-" Nellie started, staring up at the 
familiar hedgehog.
	"You...YOU!" she cried angrily. "What are you doing here?!"
	"Saving these two," Manic said in a powerful tone. "There's 
no time to argue."
	Manic layed Sonic down in the warm sand and started pumping 
his chest. "Come on....come ON bro! Breathe!"
	Nellie watches Manic in awe, in spite of herself. Could it be 
that this green quilled thief is actually the twin brother of Prince 
Sonic?
	Sonic finally coughed up a lungful of water, starting to 
breathe again. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
	"We'd better get him to my place where he can rest. I can treat 
his wounds better there than here at Station Square," Nellie stated.
	"Come on. We can leave Sonic's chao in the Garden in the Hotel 
and head on over to Mystic Ruins. One less headache on our hands...." 
Bane suggested, holding up the crying chao.
	"Excuse me. Miss Stargazer?" Manic spoke up.
	"Yes sir?" Nellie asked. That statement took everyone by 
suprise. "I need to talk to Miles-"
	"TAILS," Tails corrected.
	"-TAILS, alone for a few. I wanna get some things between us 
straight. Is that alright?"
	Tails gave that 'don't leave me alone with him!' look.
	Nellie glared at Tails and told Manic, "Sure."
	Tails groaned as he walked with Manic towards Station Square, 
while the others went to wait for the next availible train.

	"Look Tails...I know we haven't started out on the best terms....
put lets put it all past us, alright? Bygones be bygones?" Manic 
asked, walking down the street of Station Square.
	"Sure....I guesso....why did Aunt Shalita call you Sir?" Tails 
asked.
	"I don't know...maybe she figured out I'm a prince...."
	Tails looked at him.
	"You you think I'm THAT stupid?" he asked.
	"No. But I'm telling the truth. You should ask Sonic."
	"How would Sonic know?" Tails asked.
	"Because he's my brother," Manic said casually. Tails stopped short.
	"Get outta town! REALLY?!"
	"Yes. Sonic's my twin brother!" Manic smiled.
	"Whoa! Cool! But that still doesn't hold water for you being a 
prince..."
	Manic proceeded to explain to Tails about the Prophecy of the 
Ancients, what's been going on until now, including explaining how he 
got a hold on the Tornado.
	"So you're in the resistance, and explains why you're a 
thief...." Tails said. "Wow...." Tails thought deeply, letting this 
all sink in. "I guess I'm very humble then, to be in the presence of 
a real prince!"
	"So how did you know Sonic?" Manic asked.
	"A long time ago, I was still living with my paerents in 
Robotropolis. They were barely able to afford to live. When my 
pops couldn't pay the taxes one day, Robotnik attacked my home, and 
kidnapped my parents. My mom hid me in a secret passage, so I was 
safe. I hid there until I was found later by Sonic. I was only 4 
at the time, and he was 11. I found out he had run away because he 
thought his uncle treated him like a baby. He wanted to fight 
Robotnik. So he took me back to his home, and got in trouble later. 
But we usually went off on adventures, and he taught me how to 
fly the Tornado. He built it himself when he was bored. His uncle 
was a great inventor, and he kinda learned from him. Anyway, my 
aunt Shalita finally got word of what happened, and picked me 
up, and took me here, two years ago."
	"I see..."
	"Shouldn't we be heading for the train station?" Tails asked. 
Manic stared off.
	"No....follow me..." Manic said in a low, mysterious voice. 
He suddenly started heading for the canal behind Twinkle Park.
	"MANIC! Where you going?" Tails called, following him.
	Tails followed Manic up the canal into the drainage system, 
into a small room where Manic stood.
	"What's going on?" Tails demanded.
	Manic held out his hand. A pink orb glew brightly in his hand. 
In its place were a special kind of gadget.
	He handed them to Tails.
	"Take these. You will need them for your upcoming battles 
ahead," Manic stated.
	"Battles?" Tails asked.
	"No time to explain. Go!"
	Tails scratched his head but ran off anyway.
	Manic stared after Tails for a moment. He suddenly doubled 
over, clutching at his heart. A pink light emerged from his chest 
before he collasped.

	"And he lead me into the canal, and he gave me these wierd Jet 
Anklets, and then he told me to go. Weird huh?"
	Tails was telling his aunt Shalita the entire story. Nellie was 
deep in thought. As the train unloaded of its passengers, they got 
on. Nellie held the unconcious hedgehog in her arms.
	"I hope he'll be okay..." Bane said worriedly.
	"Sonic.....Sonic please wake up...." Nellie whispered.
	"Nell-" Bane started.
	"Hey....Shalita...." Sonic called weakly. Nellie smiled and 
hugged him.
	"You're okay!"
	"Yeah, I will be......my back hurts..."
	"Yeah, we're gonna get you treated back at my place..."
	Sonic looked into her eyes. She seemed so sweet and delicate. 
She was also the first friend he made in Station Square.
	Nellie was drawn by him. The sweetness of his personality, his 
good looks...
	Bane stared as the only girl he ever knew leaned over Sonic.
	She wouldn't...would she? Yes. their lips were drawing together 
like magnets, there was no way to stop-
	RING RING!
	It never happened, for Nellie's cell phone rang. She sighed 
and answered it.
	"Yeah? Oh! Yeeah.....what? NOW? But....ohhh....fine....I'm on 
my way..."
	Nellie hung up looking upset. "That was my boss. He wants me 
to check out an expedition team in the Mystic Ruins. They supposedly 
found an ancient civilization and needs me to cover it."
	"Don't worry, Aunt Shalita! I'll take Sonic and help him out!" 
Tails said.
	"Swell...." Nellie said, dissappointment in her voice. Bane 
sighed with relief.
	"Saved by the cell phone...."

Station Square
11:01 A.M.

	Among the many passengers that disembarked the train, Big the 
Cat was among the many passengers.
	Now he stood outside the station, looking for his pal, Froggy.
	"Froggy! Yoo hoo!" Big called out.
	A pink light flew in front of Big.
	"Do you know where my poli-wog pal could be?" he asked the 
little firefly. (That's what he thought it was). It said nothing, 
but started to fly towards the canal behind Twinkle Park. Big followed 
it into the canal, where it stopped over something shiny. Big looked 
into the water and found a fishing lure! Perfect!
	"Thank you, Ms. Firefly, for helping me find a way to catch 
Froggy!" Big called, as he waddled out of the canal.
	What he didn't see what the firefly entering the body of a 
seemingly dead animal...