Chapter 7 - Chao Chaos
After materializing near the Master Emerald, Anthony and Knuckles noticed that it was glowing brightly and several of the Chaotix were nearby. Vector ran up to the two of them.
"Man, Knux, am I glad you're here..." Vector said.
"What's going on, Vector?" Knuckles asked. "Why is Angel Island flying over South Island?"
"It's Chaos!" Vector said. "He materialized near the Emerald and then began moving the Island!"
"Chaos?!?" Anthony said, gulping. He then looked towards the Emerald and saw the watery form of Chaos appearing to manipulate it.
Knuckles ran over and said, "Chaos! Stop! What are you doing?"
Chaos looked at Knuckles and then looked towards Anthony. He then appeared to concentrate and Anthony felt a twinge inside his mind. Anthony then realized Chaos was trying to communicate with him.
"Protect...the Chao..." Anthony said, mouthing the words he heard Chaos said in his mind. He then turned towards Knuckles. "Knux! He sensed the Chao being attacked and came here to protect them!"
"Why would he...?" Knuckles began to ask.
"I read a fanfiction where the Chao were apparently linked to Chaos," Anthony explained. "Come on, we have to get back to..."
Suddenly...Chaos began to convulse as if angered by something. Knuckles tried to calm him down, and then Anthony received a call over his communicator. "Anth, do you read?" It was Red Sonic.
"Red, what's wrong?" Anthony said back.
"We just checked out the Chao Garden here in Station Square! The place was ransacked! Several Chao were found hurt, and many are missing!"
"That explains why Chaos is acting up now!" Anthony said. "I'll call you back!" Anthony broke the communication and ran towards Knuckles and Chaos.
"Chaos! Calm down!" Knuckles said. Unfortunately his words were of no avail. Chaos pushed Knuckles away and let loose a burst of energy. This energy caused Anthony to fall to the ground, but had another more profound effect...
"The Emeralds!" Knuckles said, pointing. Anthony looked where Knuckles was pointing and noticed seven colored objects rising out of the ground.
"Oh no...last thing we need is Perfect Chaos..." Anthony said, and rushed towards the Emeralds. However, as he approached the Emeralds, another pulse of energy came from Chaos which scattered the Emeralds.
Knuckles finally recovered and sent a punch towards Chaos which knocked him against the Master Emerald. As Chaos turned to face Knuckles, a ghostly figure came out of the Emerald and floated in front of him.
"Calm down, Chaos..." the figure said. Soon, Chaos calmed down and melted into a puddle near the Emerald.
"Thanks, Tikal," Knuckles said, and noticed Anthony approaching. "Anthony, where are the Emeralds?"
Anthony looked over the edge of the island and said, "Scattered over the edge of the island. Sorry, Knux..."
"It's alright...I can find them..." Knuckles said. He then walked over to the Master Emerald, closed his eyes, and concentrated on it. After a while, Knuckles opened his eyes and turned towards Anthony. "They ended up all over South Island, Anthony. I know the locations...but we'll need help finding them all."
"Alright, let's head back then," Anthony said. As the two readied themselves for another Teleport, Anthony noticed Tikal's spirit looking at him with great interest.
"What is she...staring at me for?" Anthony thought to himself. He shook off his suspicions and activated a Teleport power, causing him and Knuckles to vanish.
After materializing near the Master Emerald, Anthony and Knuckles noticed that it was glowing brightly and several of the Chaotix were nearby. Vector ran up to the two of them.
"Man, Knux, am I glad you're here..." Vector said.
"What's going on, Vector?" Knuckles asked. "Why is Angel Island flying over South Island?"
"It's Chaos!" Vector said. "He materialized near the Emerald and then began moving the Island!"
"Chaos?!?" Anthony said, gulping. He then looked towards the Emerald and saw the watery form of Chaos appearing to manipulate it.
Knuckles ran over and said, "Chaos! Stop! What are you doing?"
Chaos looked at Knuckles and then looked towards Anthony. He then appeared to concentrate and Anthony felt a twinge inside his mind. Anthony then realized Chaos was trying to communicate with him.
"Protect...the Chao..." Anthony said, mouthing the words he heard Chaos said in his mind. He then turned towards Knuckles. "Knux! He sensed the Chao being attacked and came here to protect them!"
"Why would he...?" Knuckles began to ask.
"I read a fanfiction where the Chao were apparently linked to Chaos," Anthony explained. "Come on, we have to get back to..."
Suddenly...Chaos began to convulse as if angered by something. Knuckles tried to calm him down, and then Anthony received a call over his communicator. "Anth, do you read?" It was Red Sonic.
"Red, what's wrong?" Anthony said back.
"We just checked out the Chao Garden here in Station Square! The place was ransacked! Several Chao were found hurt, and many are missing!"
"That explains why Chaos is acting up now!" Anthony said. "I'll call you back!" Anthony broke the communication and ran towards Knuckles and Chaos.
"Chaos! Calm down!" Knuckles said. Unfortunately his words were of no avail. Chaos pushed Knuckles away and let loose a burst of energy. This energy caused Anthony to fall to the ground, but had another more profound effect...
"The Emeralds!" Knuckles said, pointing. Anthony looked where Knuckles was pointing and noticed seven colored objects rising out of the ground.
"Oh no...last thing we need is Perfect Chaos..." Anthony said, and rushed towards the Emeralds. However, as he approached the Emeralds, another pulse of energy came from Chaos which scattered the Emeralds.
Knuckles finally recovered and sent a punch towards Chaos which knocked him against the Master Emerald. As Chaos turned to face Knuckles, a ghostly figure came out of the Emerald and floated in front of him.
"Calm down, Chaos..." the figure said. Soon, Chaos calmed down and melted into a puddle near the Emerald.
"Thanks, Tikal," Knuckles said, and noticed Anthony approaching. "Anthony, where are the Emeralds?"
Anthony looked over the edge of the island and said, "Scattered over the edge of the island. Sorry, Knux..."
"It's alright...I can find them..." Knuckles said. He then walked over to the Master Emerald, closed his eyes, and concentrated on it. After a while, Knuckles opened his eyes and turned towards Anthony. "They ended up all over South Island, Anthony. I know the locations...but we'll need help finding them all."
"Alright, let's head back then," Anthony said. As the two readied themselves for another Teleport, Anthony noticed Tikal's spirit looking at him with great interest.
"What is she...staring at me for?" Anthony thought to himself. He shook off his suspicions and activated a Teleport power, causing him and Knuckles to vanish.