I'm sorry for this, but it's time for the next treasure hunt level!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this level.
Day 1, 7:30 PM
Rouge looked around the interior of the pyramid, disgusted by what Snively had done to this ancient edifice. His face was everywhere. She had come to the pyramid, following the tracking device she had planted on Snively. She had taken up the chase for the villain after getting a massage, a dip in her hotel's pool, and a few hours of sunbathing followed by a nice dinner. Soon after entering the pyramid, his signal had vanished. That meant he had either found her tracking device, or he had transported out of range of her scanner. But that would have to mean he had a teleporter, and was going somewhere very far away. She had to get in to his control room, find where he went, and go after him. Her mission depended on it. She was facing a big metal door leading deeper into the pyramid. It was painted to look like Snively's face and had three keyholes, two for the eyes and one for the nose. She sighed. "Well, it looks like I'll have to find the keys for this door if I'm going after Snively." She said sadly. She looked at the door's face and grimaced. "This guy could really use a lesson in interior decorating." She said, walking away from the door and starting her search for the gate keys.
Stage 5: Snivel Quarters. Mission: Find the 3 gate keys.
Rouge was in a large red room with numerous pillars, several large altars, and a great platform in the center of the room with a pair of braziers on it. Hanging from the ceiling was a giant scorpion statue with Snively's face in lieu of the arachnid's head. There were lots of paintings on the walls and a few alcoves. There were three hallways, one on each side of the room and another on the wall behind the scorpion. There was also the passage that Rouge had followed in to this chamber from the outside of the pyramid, but that didn't count. She was about to head for the left door when she heard a humming noise. She looked to her right and saw a huge flying robot beetle flying around, patrolling the area. She hid in the shadow of a pillar as it passed by, preventing it from seeing her. The beetle flew through the left door, disappearing down the hallway. Rouge decided she should try the door on the right instead. The hallway was large and metallic, with a chain link floor over machinery. Her treasure senses lit up, and Rouge was surprised to see one of the keys was right in front of her! Unfortunately, it was in a cage, and she had no way to break it. Frustrated, she kept going, hoping she'd find a way to break open the cage later. As she walked past the cage, an E-1000 appeared in front of her and started shooting missiles. She ran around the missiles and kicked the robot to pieces. She continued down the hallway and was assaulted by a Kiki. The robot monkey threw a bomb at her. Rouge ducked as the explosive flew over her head, clattering down the hallway, strangely not exploding. The Kiki threw another bomb. Rouge grabbed it in midair and tossed it back at the Kiki, causing it to explode, killing the monkey. Rouge turned and saw the other bomb still hadn't blown up. Getting a notion, she picked up the bomb, went back down the hall, and threw it at the cage. It exploded, breaking the cage and freeing the key! Pleased, Rouge grabbed it and continued the way she had been going. She exited the hallway and entered a chamber that looked exactly like the one the gate was in, except there was no gate, the room was blue, and there was a giant fish with Snively's face instead of a scorpion hanging from the ceiling. Rouge wandered around the room, and was shocked when the beetle robot came out of the hallway at the end of the room! She quickly hid in the shadow of a pillar, letting the beetle pass. She got out from behind the pillar and started scouring the room, looking for the key. Her treasure sense didn't go off at all, so she was forced to move to the next room. She went through another metallic hallway. As she walked on the chain link floor, a Unidus flew towards her. She ducked down, allowing the robot to fly over her, and jumped up with a Screw Kick, smashing the machine. She continued down the hallway, smashing some more Unidus, and entered a chamber a little different from the others. The layout was mostly the same as the last two rooms. The color was yellow, and instead of an animal on the raised platform in the center of the room, there was a circular altar surrounded by stone snake heads, each pointing up and spurting fire. Rouge started forward and almost got hit by a missile. She looked up and saw an E-1000 at the top of one of the room's pillars. She ran towards the pillar, dodging the robot's shots, and started climbing up the pillar. The E-1000 peered over the edge, planning to fire straight down at Rouge, but was surprised to find she wasn't on the pillar. Confused, the machine did not hear Rouge pull herself up behind him, allowing her to sneak up and kick him off the edge. The E-1000 fell to the ground and exploded. That's when her treasure senses went off. She looked around from the pillar top and found the greatest source of the senses emanating near one of the altars. She glided from the pillar, landing on a wall above the altar. As she started to climb down, her senses got even stronger, indicating the key was hidden inside the wall. There was only one problem. A cage stacked on another cage blocked the section of wall the key was hidden in. She would have to break the cages before she could get to the key. Disappointed, she climbed to the top of the altar and dropped to the ground from there. She went to the hallway at the other end of the room to see if she could find anything to help her. She saw a Kiki in a cage with a missile pointed at it. The monkey chittered and tossed a bomb at Rouge. She dodged it. The bomb exploded right next to her, burning some of her fur. She gasped and glared at the android ape angrily, awfully tempted to shoot the missile at it. But she knew that if she did, she could lose her chance to get the key. When the Kiki threw another bomb, Rouge grabbed it and ran back to the Snake Altar room, leaving the monkey to scratch its head in confusion. She tucked the bomb under one arm and tried to climb the altar. It was a bit of a struggle, but she managed to do it. Good thing she got to the top of the altar when she did, just then the robot beetle came in the room, passing right by her altar, unable to see her. When the robot passed by, a relieved Rouge threw the bomb at the first cage, destroying it and causing the second one to fall, uncovering the blocked section of wall. She climbed up the wall and over to the uncovered section, looking carefully for the exact spot where the key would be. Her senses were blaring loud enough to make her head hurt when she was right over a scorpion's tail. She dug into the tail and popped out with the second key! Pleased with herself, she dropped down to the floor and went through the corridor with the caged Kiki, confident the beetle had passed by now. She ran past the Kiki, dodging the little monkey's bombs, and came to the next door, which was blocked by an E-1000. As it started to target her, she ran towards the robot and kicked it apart. Her way cleared, Rouge proceeded into one last room. It was similar in general appearance and layout to the other three. It was green, and had a large snake statue with Snively's face on it hanging from the ceiling. Her treasure senses went off, telling her the last key was in this room. She saw a spring placed right beneath the central platform that the snake was hanging above. She bounced off the spring and landed on a ledge containing the last key. However, this meant she needed one last bomb to complete her task. Backtracking to the caged Kiki, Rouge dodged more explosives from the monkey, grabbing a bomb as it hurtled for her and ran back to the Snivel Snake room. She bounced off the spring and landed on the ledge. She threw the bomb at the cage, destroying it. She grabbed the third key, ending the level.
(STAGE CLEAR. RANK A.)
Rouge stretched her arms. "Well, that was slightly difficult. Time to proceed with the plan. But first." She returned to the hallway with the caged Kiki. Dodging the explosives, stood behind the missile, her foot poised above the launch button. The monkey suddenly realized what she was going to do and screeched madly, begging her not to do this. Rouge grinned savoring the moment. "Say goodnight, monkey!" She stomped on the button. The missile launched and exploded, destroying the cage and the Kiki in it.
Rouge unlocked the door, rode down the elevator just inside, crossed the circular pit of quicksand in the pyramid's core, and barged into Snively's inner sanctum. As the servant droids ran about, frightened, Rouge quickly made her way to the villain's control room, disgusted by the statues lining the walkway. She turned on the computer, also switching on her secret headset. "This is Rouge, reporting in. I've made it to Snively's inner sanctum. Yes, I'm checking his computer right now. The last thing he was looking up was something called the ARK." She paused, letting the person on the other line absorb all that. Rouge then asked, "Wasn't that the space colony shut down by GUN fifty years ago? That's what I thought. Why was it shut down? I see, nobody really knows? All right then. Maybe I'll find that out as well. Right, I'll get up to the colony. Rouge out. Oh, and don't forget my jewels." She cut her transmission off and set the teleporter's coordinates for the ARK. "Space, here I come!" she said as the teleporter activated, sending her away.
Another treasure hunt completed. I think that was a little better than the last one. I hope that was a little better than the last one. Well, goodbye until next time. Please review!
Day 1, 7:30 PM
Rouge looked around the interior of the pyramid, disgusted by what Snively had done to this ancient edifice. His face was everywhere. She had come to the pyramid, following the tracking device she had planted on Snively. She had taken up the chase for the villain after getting a massage, a dip in her hotel's pool, and a few hours of sunbathing followed by a nice dinner. Soon after entering the pyramid, his signal had vanished. That meant he had either found her tracking device, or he had transported out of range of her scanner. But that would have to mean he had a teleporter, and was going somewhere very far away. She had to get in to his control room, find where he went, and go after him. Her mission depended on it. She was facing a big metal door leading deeper into the pyramid. It was painted to look like Snively's face and had three keyholes, two for the eyes and one for the nose. She sighed. "Well, it looks like I'll have to find the keys for this door if I'm going after Snively." She said sadly. She looked at the door's face and grimaced. "This guy could really use a lesson in interior decorating." She said, walking away from the door and starting her search for the gate keys.
Stage 5: Snivel Quarters. Mission: Find the 3 gate keys.
Rouge was in a large red room with numerous pillars, several large altars, and a great platform in the center of the room with a pair of braziers on it. Hanging from the ceiling was a giant scorpion statue with Snively's face in lieu of the arachnid's head. There were lots of paintings on the walls and a few alcoves. There were three hallways, one on each side of the room and another on the wall behind the scorpion. There was also the passage that Rouge had followed in to this chamber from the outside of the pyramid, but that didn't count. She was about to head for the left door when she heard a humming noise. She looked to her right and saw a huge flying robot beetle flying around, patrolling the area. She hid in the shadow of a pillar as it passed by, preventing it from seeing her. The beetle flew through the left door, disappearing down the hallway. Rouge decided she should try the door on the right instead. The hallway was large and metallic, with a chain link floor over machinery. Her treasure senses lit up, and Rouge was surprised to see one of the keys was right in front of her! Unfortunately, it was in a cage, and she had no way to break it. Frustrated, she kept going, hoping she'd find a way to break open the cage later. As she walked past the cage, an E-1000 appeared in front of her and started shooting missiles. She ran around the missiles and kicked the robot to pieces. She continued down the hallway and was assaulted by a Kiki. The robot monkey threw a bomb at her. Rouge ducked as the explosive flew over her head, clattering down the hallway, strangely not exploding. The Kiki threw another bomb. Rouge grabbed it in midair and tossed it back at the Kiki, causing it to explode, killing the monkey. Rouge turned and saw the other bomb still hadn't blown up. Getting a notion, she picked up the bomb, went back down the hall, and threw it at the cage. It exploded, breaking the cage and freeing the key! Pleased, Rouge grabbed it and continued the way she had been going. She exited the hallway and entered a chamber that looked exactly like the one the gate was in, except there was no gate, the room was blue, and there was a giant fish with Snively's face instead of a scorpion hanging from the ceiling. Rouge wandered around the room, and was shocked when the beetle robot came out of the hallway at the end of the room! She quickly hid in the shadow of a pillar, letting the beetle pass. She got out from behind the pillar and started scouring the room, looking for the key. Her treasure sense didn't go off at all, so she was forced to move to the next room. She went through another metallic hallway. As she walked on the chain link floor, a Unidus flew towards her. She ducked down, allowing the robot to fly over her, and jumped up with a Screw Kick, smashing the machine. She continued down the hallway, smashing some more Unidus, and entered a chamber a little different from the others. The layout was mostly the same as the last two rooms. The color was yellow, and instead of an animal on the raised platform in the center of the room, there was a circular altar surrounded by stone snake heads, each pointing up and spurting fire. Rouge started forward and almost got hit by a missile. She looked up and saw an E-1000 at the top of one of the room's pillars. She ran towards the pillar, dodging the robot's shots, and started climbing up the pillar. The E-1000 peered over the edge, planning to fire straight down at Rouge, but was surprised to find she wasn't on the pillar. Confused, the machine did not hear Rouge pull herself up behind him, allowing her to sneak up and kick him off the edge. The E-1000 fell to the ground and exploded. That's when her treasure senses went off. She looked around from the pillar top and found the greatest source of the senses emanating near one of the altars. She glided from the pillar, landing on a wall above the altar. As she started to climb down, her senses got even stronger, indicating the key was hidden inside the wall. There was only one problem. A cage stacked on another cage blocked the section of wall the key was hidden in. She would have to break the cages before she could get to the key. Disappointed, she climbed to the top of the altar and dropped to the ground from there. She went to the hallway at the other end of the room to see if she could find anything to help her. She saw a Kiki in a cage with a missile pointed at it. The monkey chittered and tossed a bomb at Rouge. She dodged it. The bomb exploded right next to her, burning some of her fur. She gasped and glared at the android ape angrily, awfully tempted to shoot the missile at it. But she knew that if she did, she could lose her chance to get the key. When the Kiki threw another bomb, Rouge grabbed it and ran back to the Snake Altar room, leaving the monkey to scratch its head in confusion. She tucked the bomb under one arm and tried to climb the altar. It was a bit of a struggle, but she managed to do it. Good thing she got to the top of the altar when she did, just then the robot beetle came in the room, passing right by her altar, unable to see her. When the robot passed by, a relieved Rouge threw the bomb at the first cage, destroying it and causing the second one to fall, uncovering the blocked section of wall. She climbed up the wall and over to the uncovered section, looking carefully for the exact spot where the key would be. Her senses were blaring loud enough to make her head hurt when she was right over a scorpion's tail. She dug into the tail and popped out with the second key! Pleased with herself, she dropped down to the floor and went through the corridor with the caged Kiki, confident the beetle had passed by now. She ran past the Kiki, dodging the little monkey's bombs, and came to the next door, which was blocked by an E-1000. As it started to target her, she ran towards the robot and kicked it apart. Her way cleared, Rouge proceeded into one last room. It was similar in general appearance and layout to the other three. It was green, and had a large snake statue with Snively's face on it hanging from the ceiling. Her treasure senses went off, telling her the last key was in this room. She saw a spring placed right beneath the central platform that the snake was hanging above. She bounced off the spring and landed on a ledge containing the last key. However, this meant she needed one last bomb to complete her task. Backtracking to the caged Kiki, Rouge dodged more explosives from the monkey, grabbing a bomb as it hurtled for her and ran back to the Snivel Snake room. She bounced off the spring and landed on the ledge. She threw the bomb at the cage, destroying it. She grabbed the third key, ending the level.
(STAGE CLEAR. RANK A.)
Rouge stretched her arms. "Well, that was slightly difficult. Time to proceed with the plan. But first." She returned to the hallway with the caged Kiki. Dodging the explosives, stood behind the missile, her foot poised above the launch button. The monkey suddenly realized what she was going to do and screeched madly, begging her not to do this. Rouge grinned savoring the moment. "Say goodnight, monkey!" She stomped on the button. The missile launched and exploded, destroying the cage and the Kiki in it.
Rouge unlocked the door, rode down the elevator just inside, crossed the circular pit of quicksand in the pyramid's core, and barged into Snively's inner sanctum. As the servant droids ran about, frightened, Rouge quickly made her way to the villain's control room, disgusted by the statues lining the walkway. She turned on the computer, also switching on her secret headset. "This is Rouge, reporting in. I've made it to Snively's inner sanctum. Yes, I'm checking his computer right now. The last thing he was looking up was something called the ARK." She paused, letting the person on the other line absorb all that. Rouge then asked, "Wasn't that the space colony shut down by GUN fifty years ago? That's what I thought. Why was it shut down? I see, nobody really knows? All right then. Maybe I'll find that out as well. Right, I'll get up to the colony. Rouge out. Oh, and don't forget my jewels." She cut her transmission off and set the teleporter's coordinates for the ARK. "Space, here I come!" she said as the teleporter activated, sending her away.
Another treasure hunt completed. I think that was a little better than the last one. I hope that was a little better than the last one. Well, goodbye until next time. Please review!