Here we go, Rouge's first chapter! I know you probably don't like treasure
hunt levels, but Rouge's help influence the plot, whereas two of Knuckles'
levels are just for filler. Here we go! (Oh, by the way, I just realized
that since Egypt is in a different time zone than the US, the clock I use
for the time of each chapter shouldn't make sense. So just think of it as
being the time in the US throughout the entire story.
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters made by Sega or Archie Comics.
Day 1, 12:00 PM
The sun shone down on an interesting scene in the middle of the Egyptian desert. Two treasure hunters faced each other in some temple ruins half a mile from a pyramid. Between them was a massive green jewel. One of the hunters was a handsome red Echidna with long dreadlocks/spines, spiked knuckles, and a white crescent on his chest indicating his guardianship. The other was a white bat, with black wings, white boots with heart emblems at the tips, and a heart-shaped cover over a black leotard. Strangely enough, she had spiked knuckles as well. The two glared at each other. A few weeks ago, the bat had stolen the jewel from the shrine on Angel Island. The echidna had been on her tail ever since, trying to get it back for some reason. "Look, just give the Emerald to me!" he yelled. The bat scowled. "I'm not giving you this jewel! It's mine! I stole it, I keep it." The echidna snorted. "What kind of lady goes around stealing jewels anyway?" "I do!" "And who are you, anyway?" "The name's Rouge the Bat, expert jewel thief. And I'm not letting you take my Emerald without a fight." She said. "YOUR Emerald?! Why I oughta-" Their conversation was cut off when suddenly a metal claw came down from the sky, grabbed the Emerald, and pulled it up. Rouge gasped. "What the hell? Give me back my Emerald, you thief!" Rouge yelled at the thing taking the Emerald. The echidna snickered. "Look who's calling who a thief." The claw fully retracted. It was attached to the underside of the floating Snivel Pod. Snively looked over the side of the pod at the Master Emerald, grinning. "Ah, this is the Master Emerald, is it not? It's not what I'm looking for, but it'll do nicely. I'd better recalibrate my Chaos detector, I'm looking for Super Emeralds, not the Chaos or Master Emeralds." "Snively, get your metal claws away from the Emerald!" growled the echidna. "So THAT'S Dr. Snively." Rouge muttered to herself. Snively chortled. "What'll you do if I do touch it?" he asked. "How about this?" said the echidna, raising his arms. Storm clouds gathered above them. Snively looked up, confused. The echidna prepared the special attack he had learned recently. "Thunder Arrow!" "What are you-" Snively's query was broken off as a lightning bolt shot down from the heavens, striking Snively head on. As he flailed about, screaming, the lightning coursed through the pod, causing the claw to let go of the Master Emerald. The giant gem fell towards the ground. Both treasure hunters' eyes widened. They raced for the gem, trying to grab it before it hit the ground. They slammed into each other and fell over. The Emerald hit the ground and shattered, splitting into twelve pieces. The pieces flashed and vanished. Rouge screamed and grabbed the echidna as they both got up. "You idiot! Why did you do that?!" The echidna shoved the bat off of him. "Relax! The Emerald's just broken, not destroyed. If I find all the pieces, I can put it back together." Rouge blinked. "Oh. Okay then." Snively coughed up smoke, his hair more than a little burnt. "This bears looking into." He wheezed. He took the controls of his pod and flew wobbly away towards the pyramid. "Well, I'd better start looking for those pieces." Said Rouge, starting to walk away. "What are you talking about?" Rouge smirked. "I'm going to get the pieces of the Emerald first. I despise anyone who takes my gems. All the jewels in the world belong to me!" She ran off in the direction of the pyramid, following both Snively and her treasure senses. The pod was moving very slowly, due to the damage inflicted by the echidna's Thunder Arrow, and Snively couldn't just land the thing so it could repair itself because the heavy walker would sink into the sand. Rouge ran under the shadow of the very slow Pod and took a device from her dimensional pocket. She threw it in the air. It sprouted little jets and flew up tot he Pod, attaching itself to the bottom of the hull. Her homing beacon would allow Rouge to follow Snively later. Right now, she needed to find some of those Emerald fragments! Following her treasure senses, Rouge headed for an oasis in a valley.
Stage 2: Dry Lagoon. Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald.
Rouge was in a large, circular valley with some pillars and statues. There were several ledges and crates, and for some reason there were plenty of GUN robots patrolling the place. In the middle of the valley was a big pool of water with a whirlpool coming out of an underwater tunnel in it. She saw what looked like a giant tortoise being guarded by two Hunters. Curious, she ran over and smashed the Hunters with a couple of kicks. The tortoise came out of its shell and waddled to the pool, diving in. Feeling accomplished, Rouge started to look for Emerald shards. After killing a couple of Hunters and Beetles, Rouge climbed up the wall of the valley to try to pick anything up on her treasure sense. She saw an Emerald piece high in the air, too high to glide to. She saw a spring situated on a ledge above where she had entered the lagoon area. She climbed over to the ledge and bounced off the spring, launching into the air. She broke into a glide and went forward, grabbing the Emerald in midair. As she did so, a couple of Hawks flew at her, trying to knock her out of the sky. Rouge glided through the Hawks, destroying them before they could hurt her. She glided back to the wall and started climbing up and around. She got onto the top ledge, which was patrolled by some Rhinos and Hunters. Rouge ran around the ledge, kicking away the robots, until she found something interesting when she broke one of the Rhinos. It was another Emerald shard! Pleased with herself, she grabbed the piece and continued her search around the area. She was to be disappointed. She broke every robot, urn, treasure chest she could find, and dug into every wall painting she saw, but could find no piece. Frustrated, she sat at the edge of the pool. She noticed the tunnel and wondered if it might lead anywhere. She dived into the pool and tried to swim into the tunnel, but the whirlpool shot her back out. She emerged on the surface, sputtering. She frowned and then noticed the tortoise. Getting a wild idea, she climbed onto the tortoise's big shell. The amphibian submerged, carrying Rouge underwater, through the tunnel, and out in a different oasis. Rouge gasped for air, taking a deep breath, and suddenly noticed the area she was in. It was gorgeous! Aside from the irritating presence of the GUN robots, it was a beautiful oasis. There were flowers, grass, and lots of butterflies. In the middle of the large lake she was in was an island with an obelisk. And at the tip of that obelisk, sunlight gleaming off it, was the last piece of the Master Emerald. Rouge jumped off the tortoise and swam to the island, pulling herself up. She climbed the obelisk but was immediately knocked down when a Beetle shot at her. Cursing and hurting a little, she tried a different face of the obelisk. The stupid Beetle didn't notice her, and Rouge was able to climb to the top in peace. She jumped onto the very tip of the stone pinnacle and grabbed the third piece, finishing the level.
(STAGE CLEAR. RANK A.)
Rouge gave herself a pat on the back. She checked her treasure senses and was disappointed to see there were no more pieces anywhere nearby. Oh well. It was time to get back to her real mission, anyway. Checking the scanner for her homing beacon, she assured herself that Snively wasn't going anywhere fast and decided to take a break. She could use some lunch and a massage or two. She climbed to the edge of the oasis and started walking back to the ruins, where she had left the Rougemobile.
I know, I know, that wasn't too good, but I wasn't really sure how to do another hunter level. Don't worry, the next treasure hunt will be better, I hope. Please review!
Day 1, 12:00 PM
The sun shone down on an interesting scene in the middle of the Egyptian desert. Two treasure hunters faced each other in some temple ruins half a mile from a pyramid. Between them was a massive green jewel. One of the hunters was a handsome red Echidna with long dreadlocks/spines, spiked knuckles, and a white crescent on his chest indicating his guardianship. The other was a white bat, with black wings, white boots with heart emblems at the tips, and a heart-shaped cover over a black leotard. Strangely enough, she had spiked knuckles as well. The two glared at each other. A few weeks ago, the bat had stolen the jewel from the shrine on Angel Island. The echidna had been on her tail ever since, trying to get it back for some reason. "Look, just give the Emerald to me!" he yelled. The bat scowled. "I'm not giving you this jewel! It's mine! I stole it, I keep it." The echidna snorted. "What kind of lady goes around stealing jewels anyway?" "I do!" "And who are you, anyway?" "The name's Rouge the Bat, expert jewel thief. And I'm not letting you take my Emerald without a fight." She said. "YOUR Emerald?! Why I oughta-" Their conversation was cut off when suddenly a metal claw came down from the sky, grabbed the Emerald, and pulled it up. Rouge gasped. "What the hell? Give me back my Emerald, you thief!" Rouge yelled at the thing taking the Emerald. The echidna snickered. "Look who's calling who a thief." The claw fully retracted. It was attached to the underside of the floating Snivel Pod. Snively looked over the side of the pod at the Master Emerald, grinning. "Ah, this is the Master Emerald, is it not? It's not what I'm looking for, but it'll do nicely. I'd better recalibrate my Chaos detector, I'm looking for Super Emeralds, not the Chaos or Master Emeralds." "Snively, get your metal claws away from the Emerald!" growled the echidna. "So THAT'S Dr. Snively." Rouge muttered to herself. Snively chortled. "What'll you do if I do touch it?" he asked. "How about this?" said the echidna, raising his arms. Storm clouds gathered above them. Snively looked up, confused. The echidna prepared the special attack he had learned recently. "Thunder Arrow!" "What are you-" Snively's query was broken off as a lightning bolt shot down from the heavens, striking Snively head on. As he flailed about, screaming, the lightning coursed through the pod, causing the claw to let go of the Master Emerald. The giant gem fell towards the ground. Both treasure hunters' eyes widened. They raced for the gem, trying to grab it before it hit the ground. They slammed into each other and fell over. The Emerald hit the ground and shattered, splitting into twelve pieces. The pieces flashed and vanished. Rouge screamed and grabbed the echidna as they both got up. "You idiot! Why did you do that?!" The echidna shoved the bat off of him. "Relax! The Emerald's just broken, not destroyed. If I find all the pieces, I can put it back together." Rouge blinked. "Oh. Okay then." Snively coughed up smoke, his hair more than a little burnt. "This bears looking into." He wheezed. He took the controls of his pod and flew wobbly away towards the pyramid. "Well, I'd better start looking for those pieces." Said Rouge, starting to walk away. "What are you talking about?" Rouge smirked. "I'm going to get the pieces of the Emerald first. I despise anyone who takes my gems. All the jewels in the world belong to me!" She ran off in the direction of the pyramid, following both Snively and her treasure senses. The pod was moving very slowly, due to the damage inflicted by the echidna's Thunder Arrow, and Snively couldn't just land the thing so it could repair itself because the heavy walker would sink into the sand. Rouge ran under the shadow of the very slow Pod and took a device from her dimensional pocket. She threw it in the air. It sprouted little jets and flew up tot he Pod, attaching itself to the bottom of the hull. Her homing beacon would allow Rouge to follow Snively later. Right now, she needed to find some of those Emerald fragments! Following her treasure senses, Rouge headed for an oasis in a valley.
Stage 2: Dry Lagoon. Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald.
Rouge was in a large, circular valley with some pillars and statues. There were several ledges and crates, and for some reason there were plenty of GUN robots patrolling the place. In the middle of the valley was a big pool of water with a whirlpool coming out of an underwater tunnel in it. She saw what looked like a giant tortoise being guarded by two Hunters. Curious, she ran over and smashed the Hunters with a couple of kicks. The tortoise came out of its shell and waddled to the pool, diving in. Feeling accomplished, Rouge started to look for Emerald shards. After killing a couple of Hunters and Beetles, Rouge climbed up the wall of the valley to try to pick anything up on her treasure sense. She saw an Emerald piece high in the air, too high to glide to. She saw a spring situated on a ledge above where she had entered the lagoon area. She climbed over to the ledge and bounced off the spring, launching into the air. She broke into a glide and went forward, grabbing the Emerald in midair. As she did so, a couple of Hawks flew at her, trying to knock her out of the sky. Rouge glided through the Hawks, destroying them before they could hurt her. She glided back to the wall and started climbing up and around. She got onto the top ledge, which was patrolled by some Rhinos and Hunters. Rouge ran around the ledge, kicking away the robots, until she found something interesting when she broke one of the Rhinos. It was another Emerald shard! Pleased with herself, she grabbed the piece and continued her search around the area. She was to be disappointed. She broke every robot, urn, treasure chest she could find, and dug into every wall painting she saw, but could find no piece. Frustrated, she sat at the edge of the pool. She noticed the tunnel and wondered if it might lead anywhere. She dived into the pool and tried to swim into the tunnel, but the whirlpool shot her back out. She emerged on the surface, sputtering. She frowned and then noticed the tortoise. Getting a wild idea, she climbed onto the tortoise's big shell. The amphibian submerged, carrying Rouge underwater, through the tunnel, and out in a different oasis. Rouge gasped for air, taking a deep breath, and suddenly noticed the area she was in. It was gorgeous! Aside from the irritating presence of the GUN robots, it was a beautiful oasis. There were flowers, grass, and lots of butterflies. In the middle of the large lake she was in was an island with an obelisk. And at the tip of that obelisk, sunlight gleaming off it, was the last piece of the Master Emerald. Rouge jumped off the tortoise and swam to the island, pulling herself up. She climbed the obelisk but was immediately knocked down when a Beetle shot at her. Cursing and hurting a little, she tried a different face of the obelisk. The stupid Beetle didn't notice her, and Rouge was able to climb to the top in peace. She jumped onto the very tip of the stone pinnacle and grabbed the third piece, finishing the level.
(STAGE CLEAR. RANK A.)
Rouge gave herself a pat on the back. She checked her treasure senses and was disappointed to see there were no more pieces anywhere nearby. Oh well. It was time to get back to her real mission, anyway. Checking the scanner for her homing beacon, she assured herself that Snively wasn't going anywhere fast and decided to take a break. She could use some lunch and a massage or two. She climbed to the edge of the oasis and started walking back to the ruins, where she had left the Rougemobile.
I know, I know, that wasn't too good, but I wasn't really sure how to do another hunter level. Don't worry, the next treasure hunt will be better, I hope. Please review!