Wow, I sure am writing fast aren't I? Oh well! Hope you enjoyed the last chapter. By the way Maverick, I used certain Digimon figures because I thought they would seem more demonic. Wargreymon is admittedly cool, but he's not devilish enough. Specifically, he doesn't have a name like a devil or look much like a demon. That's why Beelzemon is a much better candidate. Plus, I think he's cool too. Sorry if I've offended you in any way. By the way, at the end of this chapter we're starting a special feature! Wait until later to see what it is. Disclaimer: Buh.

Day 1, 10:00 AM

Scales stepped out of the raft, now on a beach. After her encounter with Chaos, she had told Big and Robotnik everything she had learned. They were, needless to say, more than a little shocked. After they recovered and slept a little, they tried to figure out a way for Scales get to Station Square. Since they weren't close enough for her to see the city and warp there, she had to take a raft all the way. It had taken a little while, but Scales had managed to get to the Emerald Coast, Station Square's beach. Scales sat down, resting for a moment, and called Robotnik to let him know where she was. "Doctor, I've made it to the Emerald Coast. Does the Emerald radar pick up anything?" "Actually, yes!" said Robotnik from the hotel room on Angel Island. "I'm picking up readings of a Chaos Emerald right on the beach. Try to find it." Scales got up. "Gotcha doc. I'm heading out now." She hung up and headed down the beach, ignoring the odd looks given to her by the numerous people lounging on the beach. Going into battle mode, Scales started looking for trouble.

Stage 1: Emerald Coast. Mission: Find the Chaos Emerald.

Scales walked down the beach, passing some boardwalk shops and numerous sunbathers. Eventually, she got to an open cape. She started heading down it, and was almost run over by a robot that looked like a cute rhino. She smashed the robot with her tail and looked forward to see a dozen more rhinos rushing towards her. She smashed them all apart and continued down the cape. She saw a ramp at the end of the beach. She ran up the ramp and bounced off the spring at the end, landing on a section of pier. She followed the pier forward, then turned right, walking down another stretch. A Unidus flew towards her. She hit it with a Homing Kick, hitting it from above to avoid the spinning spike balls. Once the robot was gone, she continued down the pier. She turned right again, walked a ways, and then turned right again, following the pier to a dash plate. She ran across the dash panel and sped through a loop, launching from a dash plate at the end and landing on a small island. She followed the beach around the island, smashing the rhino robots that charged at her, and found a spring. She bounced off the spring and shot up, landing on a ledge high up the island. She saw a stone path leading down and ran along it. She went along a tight curve, past lots of Unidus and finally going over a few dash panels and zooming through a pair of loops, launching from a jump plate and landing on a small island with a tunnel leading to the other side. A spiked gate blocked her way. She jumped over it and ran down the tunnel, coming to the start of a long pier. She started running down the pier. As soon as she was a little way down the pier, a killer whale shot up and started coming after her, smashing through the boardwalk as it went! Frightened, Scales started moving, running as fast as she could to get away from the ravenous whale. She ran for five minutes straight down the pier, turning right and following another long stretch, still pursued by the whale. She turned left again, running down a short stretch, then turned left once more, coming to the end of the pier and bouncing from a spring to a different pier. She ran down the pier and turned right, still trying to get away from the killer whale. She got to the end of the pier and bounced from a spring, landing on a beach on a small island. Disappointed, the whale finished smashing up the pier and swam away. Relieved, Scales started walking around the beach, looking for a path. Several Kikis, who quickly regretted it, attacked her. She found a ramp and ran up it, leading to a path that went into a loop. She ran over some dash panels and went through the loop, jumping from the end and landing on a ledge. She jumped from the ledge to a floating platform, and jumped from there to a floating platform with a spring. She bounced from the spring and ricocheted off a higher spring, landing on a partially broken bridge. She ran down the bridge, jumping over two gaps, and came to a lighthouse guarded by a Gola. She ducked under the robot's spinning flames and smashed it from underneath. She ran around the lighthouse and across a bridge leading to another island, entering a cave. She ran out of the cave and came to a path going along a wall, with a pool and a waterfall next to it. She ran down the path, smashing Rhino Tanks in her way, and found the road curved up to the wall. She shrugged and started running faster, going up the wall and using her speed to stay on it. She ran sideways on the wall, moving fast enough to stay there but also taking time to admire the lovely tropical atmosphere. She ran through some spiked bars and past another pool of water. She ran over some dash panels and shot through an archway, going through two loops and hurtling off the edge, landing on another beach. She saw a stone path leading up the island, and ran along it, coming to a green grassy overlook of the sea. She saw a weird panel on the ground. She looked at it, curious. Suddenly, a pink ball of light appeared. "That's a jump pad. If you step on it and jump, you will be launched up much like a spring. Use it to reach the pads in the air, and jump from those to reach the next part of the path. Don't stay on a floating jump pad too long, or you'll fall off." Scales blinked. "Uh, who are you?" The ball flickered a little. "I'm Tikal! This is my ethereal form. Chaos sent me to help you out in certain spots." "Oh! Thanks. Tell him I said hi, okay?" Scales said, a little surprised. "I will. Good luck Scales!" Tikal flew away. Scales stood on the pad and jumped, shooting into the air. She landed on another pad and immediately jumped again, landing on another pad. She jumped once more and landed on the start of a new path. She ran ahead a little, killed a Kiki, and found a jump pad. She jumped on it and landed on a higher path. She ran down it and found another jump pad in front of a small cliff. She jumped from the pad and landed on top of the cliff, where she saw another pad. She jumped on it and reached a stone pinnacle with a spring. She bounced from the spring and landed on a grassy plateau with a few Golas. She killed the fire robots and bounced from another spring to a new island, landing on a grassy spit leading to a stone path. She ran down the path after killing a Unidus, went over a dash panel, and shot through a loop. She came off the end and onto a winding grassy strip of land. She came to the end and found a spring. She bounced from the spring and landed on a small sandbar with another, larger sandbar nearby. She jumped to the other sandbar, killed a couple of Rhino Tanks, and followed the sandbar until her own Chaos senses started going off. She stopped where they reacted the most, on a patch of bare sand. Getting an idea, she started digging a little through the sand and immediately found the purple Chaos Emerald!

(STAGE CLEAR.)

Pleased with her find, Scales put away the purple Emerald and called the hotel room, their temporary HQ. "Doc, I've got the first Emerald!" "Good job, Scales! I'll recalibrate the radar and see if I can pick up the next one. Do you want to come back and rest?" Robotnik said. Scales smirked. "Nah, I was thinking of sunbathing for a while." Robotnik didn't have a problem. "All right then. Big or I will call you if we find anything, okay?" "Likewise. See you later." Scales turned off her comm. She concentrated on the black Emerald. "Chaos Control!" She warped back to the beach she had landed on, all set to relax on this beautiful tropical coast. Unfortunately, that was not going to happen. Scales was astonished to see people running away from the beach in droves. "What's going on?" she tried to ask some passerby, with no result. After everyone was gone, the reason for their mass exodus was clear. Scales' eyes widened in surprise. Standing at the edge of the beach was a was Knuckles. At least, it looked like Knuckles, aside from being made of chrome that moved like skin. Scales blinked. Was this a robot duplicate? Or was it actually Knuckles, but roboticized? "Knuckles, is that you?" Scales asked, not expecting a response. The robot seemed to blink, almost. "My designation is Mecha Knuckles. My sensors indicate you have two Chaos Emeralds in your possession. Hand them over." Scales frowned. "No way!" Mecha Knuckles seemed to scowl. "In that case, I'll have to take them by force." The robot ran towards Scales, initiating a fight.

Mecha Knuckles

The mechanical version of Knuckles dashed towards Scales, spiked fist forward. She jumped over the robot and hit him from behind with her tail. He shook, then dug into the ground. Scales stopped moving, not sure what to do. Mecha Knuckles suddenly erupted from the ground, delivering a spiked blow to her chin. Scales staggered back, allowing Mecha Knuckles to get in a 3-hit combo. As she lashed out with a kick, he was already backing away, avoiding the blow. He ran forward for another punch. Scales jumped up and hit the robot with a Homing Kick. Mecha Knuckles wobbled and staggered back. Shaking his head, the robot curled up a fist and pointed it at the lizard. The spikes on his knuckles launched like missiles, rocketing towards Scales. She ducked, the spikes soaring over her and imbedding themselves in an umbrella. Scales got up and smirked. Right until the spikes ripped out of the umbrella, turned around, and imbedded themselves in one of her life support cables. She gasped as green liquid started oozing from the cable. Mecha Knuckles fired his other two spikes at Scales. Trying to work properly despite the cut in the cable, Scales shot out a claw and grabbed the spikes in midair, catching them between her fingers. As Mecha Knuckles' eyes widened, Scales threw the spikes back at lightning speed, imbedding them in the robot's body. Mecha Knuckles wheezed and fell to the ground. Scales panted and pulled the other spikes out of the cable, dropping them on the ground. Her repair bugs quickly sealed up the holes in the cable, restoring her systems to optimal efficiency. She walked over to Mecha Knuckles and kicked him lightly. She was surprised when he fell apart, revealing."Knuckles!" Scales exclaimed. Indeed, Knuckles was lying in the broken pieces of Mecha Knuckles. Apparently he had been roboticized, after all. She shook him, trying to wake her friend. "Knuckles! Knuckles? Knuckles wake up!" The red echidna didn't move. She frowned. "This is isn't good. I'd better take him back to Angel Island." She slung the echidna over her shoulder. As an afterthought, she picked up a few pieces of the strange metal Knuckles had been encased in. With both secured, she warped away from the beach, leaving it peaceful and tranquil as it had been before.

Well, that was short.interesting, though, right? Anyway, I'm sorry this is so short, and I fear the next one will be short as well, but I do have good news. Earlier, I promised you a surprise. From now on, whenever I remember, I'll have an interview with Scales at the end of every chapter! Since our featured guest has just walked in, let's begin! Scales: Hi everyone. Me: So Scales, what do you think of your first solo adventure so far? Scales: I'd like it better if I had tougher levels. I mean, Radical Highway was a million times tougher than this one! Me: Sorry, but the levels for Sonic Adventure fit in more with the storyline. Scales: But I want a challenge! I mean, Mecha Knuckles was a cinch to beat, even with those spikes sticking out of my life support! Me: Don't worry, you'll get harder bosses. And if you thought the Final Destroyer was difficult, wait 'till you get a load of the final boss in THIS story. Muhahahahaha! Scales: It had better be! Hey, am I going to have a sequel? Me: Actually, yes. Scales: Will it have harder levels than this one? Me: Some of them are so hard they'll make Final Chase look like Green Hill. Scales: Really? Me: Well, maybe not that difficult, but they're gonna be much harder than any level here! Scales: Cool! Can't wait to be in it. Will I like it? Me: (Grinning evilly) Oh, you'll LOVE it. Muhahahahaha.Fu fu fu fu! Scales: (Slaps me on the head.) Knock it off! Me: Sorry. Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter and another interview with our favorite cybernetic lizard! Scales: Review, or I'll do to you what I did to the GUN agents that locked me away.