SHUTDOWN!

PART 2 :

Sonic and Tails had just entered a 'mountain', to discover...

Voice: If you move, I'll fire this cannon! Then it'll be the end of this volcano, as well as you two!!!

Tails: What can we do?

Sonic: I have an idea, but...it'll only work if we have a chaos emerald...

Tails: But they're up on the floating island...I think...

Sonic: Oh, great! Now what do we do?

Tails: I know! I'll call Robotnik! He can fetch the one from the Tornado wreck!

Sonic: No good! We need someone nearby!

Tails: -But there is no one!

Sonic: This is just great! We've had it!

Voice: Ready to die?

Tails: No.there's nothing we can do!

Voice: 3..

Sonic: There must be something!!!

Voice: 2..

Tails: This looks like the end!!

Voice: 1..

(A bright green light appears...)

VRRAAAA!!!

Shadow: Quick! Grab a hold!

Sonic: Shadow?! But-

Shadow: CHAOS CONTROL!!!

VWORP!

(They are transproted to the floating island, where they can see the volcano.)

Sonic: Whoa, Shadow! You saved us! But I thought you were...

Shadow: Dead? Almost, but not quite. I used the last of my power to use the chaos control...I ended up in a cave in the Pumpkin hill zone....

Sonic: Uh huh!...

Shadow: Then I rested for a while..I was lucky to survive..

Sonic: Well, I'm glad you did!! Thanks, Shadow!!

Tails: Hey, look! The volcano's collapsing!! He must have fired the beam!!

BUKHOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!

Sonic: Well, at least that's the end of the ARK!!

Voice: Oh, quite the opposite, Sonic!! I've attatched a thermoelectric transformer to the bottom of the ARK, meaning that in a few short days, I will be able to lauch the ARK back into space, where I can then continue my father's legacy!!

Sonic: Your fath-!-but then- you're..

Voice: That is correct!! Doctor Angus Robotnik! Ivo's father!!

Sonic: No way!!!

Shadow: I remember him!

Tails: How can we stop him?!?!

Sonic: We need to sabotage the ARK! Or totally destroy it!!!

Angus: Don't even think about it!!

SHU-WIIING!

( An electrical forcefield goes up around the ARK...)

Angus: If you touch this electrical field, it'll be game over for you, Sonic!! Let's see you get in here now!!!! Hahahahahaaaah!!

Sonic: It's no use...

Tails: Hey, I bet you could get in there as Super Sonic!!

Sonic: Yeah, but how do we get hold of the Chaos emeralds?

Tails: We are on the floating island, y'know...

Sonic: Of course!

(they go and visit knuckles...)

Sonic: Hey, Knuckles! Can we borrow the Chaos emeralds?

Knuckles: Sorry, Sonic! The last time I had the Chaos emeralds on this island, it fell outta the sky! (See the end of SA1) They don't belong here! Only the Master emerald does!!

Sonic: So, where are they now??

Knuckles: I scattered them across the globe...

Sonic: You WHAT!!?? How are we gonna find them??

Tails: Don't worry! We'll sort something out back at the lab!

(back at Proman Industries...)

Tails: OK, this should work. I've programmed this machine to emit the same kind of energy as the chaos emeralds, but about 5 times stronger. We already know that the emeralds can attract each other, so hopefully, this'll work!!

Sonic: Why not just direct all that energy into me?

Tails: It can't be utilised for that purpose. Besides, that still wouldn't give you enough energy to become Super Sonic..Oh, I forgot to mention...the emeralds may take a few days to get here....

Sonic: That's not fast enough!! But it'll have to do, I guess...

(Meanwhile, aboard the ARK.....)

Angus: Perfect! I'm just 3 days away from full power!!! Then I can lauch the ARK, and this pathetic planet will PAY!!!

Next: The last hope!!!