I hope you liked Twinkle Park. Now to Speed highway! Wow, I think I'm one
of the fastest writers on the site. I wonder if there's a way I can find
out. By the way, if any of you could leave a list of the attacks used by
the characters in SA2: B two-player mode in your review, it would be
greatly appreciated. By the way, I regret to inform you this will be a
short level.
Disclaimer: Bah humbug.
Day 2, 12:00 PM
Scales raced down the streets of Station Square, jumping over cars and pedestrians in her relentless pursuit for the thief who took the gray Chaos Emerald. Her primal instincts had taken over, inherent despite being grown in a test tube. In a way, she could feel the spirits of her velociraptor ancestors guiding her, leading her into a modern day version of a hunt. She hopped over several taxis and started to close in on her prey. The chrome thief suddenly turned, running into a building. Scales screeched to a halt and almost crashed into a tree planted on the sidewalk. She ran into the skyscraper and saw the thief enter an elevator. She burst into a run, springing into a pounce. She would have got the thief then and there if the doors hadn't suddenly closed, causing Scales to slam into them and make a large dent. Snarling, Scales ignored the odd looks everyone else in the building's lobby was giving her and watched as the sign over the elevator changed, showing which floor it was on. The number stopped on floor twelve for a minute, then started coming back down. Scales rushed to a stairwell and started running up the steps five at a time, rushing to get to the twelfth floor before her quarry could escape. She burst out the door and onto the twelfth floor, startling some engineers who were lounging by a water cooler. Catching a glimpse of metal passing around a corner, Scales ran down the hallway. She rounded the corner and saw her prey, frozen due to the fact that the hall didn't go anywhere. The thief turned around and Scales saw the face of her prey. It was Amy, roboticized. This revelation startled Scales, temporarily bringing her out of her hunter instincts. While Scales was momentarily distracted, the robot Amy pulled out her Piko Piko Hammer and smashed a nearby window, jumping out. Scales gasped and ran to the window. She saw her roboticized sister in law land on a section of highway passing right next to the building. The barricade near the building indicated this portion of the highway was under construction. Scales sighed and jumped out as well, using her jet anklets to slow her fall. It took a few minutes, but she eventually reached the surface of the highway. Unfortunately, the robotic Amy was already gone, somewhere further down the highway. Before restarting the pursuit, Scales checked herself, seeing she was still in battle mode. Reassured that she would be going at optimum efficiency, she continued the hunt.
Stage 6: Speed Highway. Mission: Get back the Chaos Emerald.
Scales ran down the highway, smashing through several Rhino Tanks in her way. The road sloped down and curved into sort of a half-pipe lined with dash panels. Scales ran along the road, over the dash panels, propelling her fast enough to run through a large loop. She got through the loop and kept going, following the curving road to the right through the half pipe and onto a jump plate. She launched off the jump plate and flew through the air, landing on a skylight. The glass broke out from under her, dropping her into a room with two Bladed Spinners. She killed the Spinners and ran out through an opening in the wall, bouncing off a spring and landing on top of a skyscraper. She saw a moving platform and jumped to it when it got close. She jumped off when she got to the next stretch of highway. She ran forward, moving over dash panels as the road curved up and went completely sideways, ending right at the face of a nearby skyscraper. Using her immense speed, Scales actually ran across the side of the skyscraper and to the next stretch of road, running on the side as it eventually leveled out and kept going. She followed the road as it curved into a downward spiral, following the spiral and dispatching any Spinner or Tank foolish enough to attack her. After some cool gravity-defying runs, Scales reached a point where the road stopped on top of a skyscraper. She saw the next stretch of road leading off from the right side of the skyscraper. As she started over there, she heard sirens. A pair of Cop Speeders piloted by Kikis flew towards her. Scales knocked the monkeys from their cockpits with a few Homing Kicks and ran to the road on her right. She followed the road as it curved up and by a skyscraper, going higher and sort of straighter until it came to a stop, a gap separating it from the next section of road, which was at a higher level. Scales saw a ramp on the right side of the road and ran up it, jumping from the end and reaching the upper path. She ran along the upper path, killing some Rhino Tanks and reaching the top of a skyscraper, which had a helipad with a helicopter just taking off. Scales jumped and grabbed one of the helicopter's landing rails and hung on as it flew over the city. Scales peered around, looking for the next section of highway. She saw it and waited until the helicopter was close before letting go. She landed on another skylight and broke through. She killed the two Bladed Spinners and bounced on the spring outside the opening in the wall, landing on another skyscraper. She jumped to a moving platform and got off when it got near the next stretch of road. She ran along the road as it curved to the left in a half-pipe, going into a corkscrew and leveling out to reach the top of a skyscraper. As Scales stepped onto the skyscraper, more Cop Speeders flew towards her. She jumped at exactly the right moment, causing the Kiki-driven vehicles to crash into each other and explode. Scales ran to the other end of the roof and got onto the next stretch of highway, running along it as it curved down in a spiral. She ran past some Rhino Tanks, not even bothering to let them try and ruin her fun, and stopped on another skyscraper. More Cop Speeders rushed towards her. She destroyed the Kiki pilots with Homing Kicks and found a rocket on the side of the roof. She grabbed the rocket and was launched away. She let go of the rocket and dropped to the next section of road. Some Rhino Tanks charged her. She easily killed them and ran along the road as it curved a little, but straightened out and went up to the top of another building. As she reached the roof, yet more Cop Speeders rushed her. Wondering where these monkeys had stolen all these speeders from, Scales quickly dismantled the Kikis and grabbed another rocket, launching away. She dropped from the rocket as she went over the next section of road. She ran along it, smashing some stupid Rhino Tanks, and ran over several dash panels as the road twisted into an awesome and gravity-defying corkscrew. Scales ran through the corkscrew and through an upward spiral ramp and headed up the sloping highway to another building. She was fully irritated when another group of Cop Speeders mobbed her. She quickly killed the Kikis and found another rocket. She grabbed it and shot across the city. She dropped from the rocket and landed on a skylight. The glass broke, but instead of landing in a room, Scales was now falling straight down! Thinking quickly, she moved herself to the side of the building with her jets and flipped so her feet faced the wall. She maneuvered herself so she was just millimeters from the wall and started moving her legs, making contact with the building. She was now running down the side of the skyscraper! She ran at maximum speed to keep herself from falling off, dodging terraces and balconies on her way down the building. After a few minutes of running, she approached the ground. She jumped from the surface and immediately activated her jets, slowing her descent and allowing her to hover safely to the ground. She blinked and smiled. "Whoa, what a rush!" she said. She looked around, trying to figure out where to go next. She was in an alley with only one exit. She ran out the end of the alley and paused to sniff the air, trying to pick up Mecha Amy's scent. The scent trail was getting faint, but still there. Scales followed the sidewalks and streets, running after the scent. She approached a street that bent up ahead into a large U-turn. She groaned when she heard the sirens from several Cop Speeders heading her way. She ran across the street, jumping from car roof to car roof and unsettling the passengers, noticing a spring. As she reached the spring, a Cop Speeder flew towards her. Scales killed the robot with a Homing Kick and bounced off the spring, landing on a large bridge that went over the street and through a few skyscrapers. She ran down the bridge, going through a building and coming out at the other side of the U- turn. Scales jumped off the bridge, using her jets to hover to the sidewalk. Her more primeval instincts kicked in again. The scent was stronger! The prey was near! Scales had to find the quarry, and move in for the kill! She ran down the sidewalk, the scent getting stronger and stronger. She turned off the road and came to a courtyard with a big water fountain next to a large cathedral. Scales looked up at the cathedral's bell tower, sniffing. All her ancient raptor senses told her the prey was in the bell tower. She considered entering the cathedral and finding a way to get up to the tower, but considering her appearance and current hunt- driven mindset, she might be mistaken for a demon. Some priest might try something weird like exorcising her or throwing holy water. Scales thought for a moment, looking at the water fountain and noticing how large it was and how high its spout went. She got an idea. She jumped in the water fountain and waded over to the spout as it got lower. She stood in the middle of the fountain, waiting for the spout to go off again. The water flow shot out, launching Scales into the air. She activated her jets to make full use of the boost and rocketed into the bell tower.
(STAGE CLEAR.)
Mecha Amy stepped back, surprised that Scales had caught up to her. "How did you find me?" she asked, incredulous. Scales smirked. "Part of my genetic makeup is from raptor DNA, the master hunters of the Cretaceous. Catching up to you was an inevitability, little sister." The robot blinked, confused. "Sister? Invalid statement." Scales sighed. "Whatever. Look, just give me the Chaos Emerald you stole and I won't have to take you back to your father in too many pieces." Mecha Amy seemed even more confused. "Father? Strange. That almost seems familiar." She shook her head. "No! This Emerald belongs to my master! I will give it to him, along with the other six you possess!" Mecha Amy drew her hammer. Scales sagged. "Amy, please, if I hurt you too badly, Shadow'll kill me! If we figure out how to cure this nanite thing, that is." Mecha Amy faltered. "Sh-sh-sh-shadow?" She shook her head again, trying to clear her mind. "Stop messing with me! I'll take those Emeralds from your dead body!" She yelled, charging for our heroine.
Mecha Amy
Mecha Amy started with a jump attack, swinging her hammer down at Scales. She dodged and kicked Amy in the sides, knocking her away. The robot winced and swung her hammer, knocking Scales into one of the four pillars in the corners of the bell tower. Before Scales could get up, Mecha Amy hit her in the head with her hammer. Scales staggered around, dazed, barely missing a dangerous spin hammer attack. As Mecha Amy prepared to bring a jump attack hammer down on Scales' skull, the lizard recovered and jumped away, lashing her tail out and knocking Amy away. The android was about to charge Scales again, but had a better idea. She turned and slammed her hammer into the bell. (It was a bell tower after all.) The great bell rang. Scales screamed and held her eardrums in pain. Mecha Amy took advantage of Scales' momentary deafness and smashed into her chest with her hammer. Scales wheezed and clutched her chest, allowing Amy to get in a good swing at her head. As you can see, out heroine isn't doing so well. Mecha Amy used her spin hammer attack, sending Scales crashing into a pillar. The robot brought the hammer up for what could very well have been the final blow if Scales had not recovered in time and jumped out of the way as Amy brought the hammer down, smashing through the pillar. The roof above them creaked dangerously. Scales faced Amy, her back to the bell. As Amy jumped towards her, Scales leaped out of the way, causing Mecha Amy to hit the bell again. Scales was holding her earflaps when the bell rung, protecting her from the sound. As Amy turned towards her, Scales performed a tail whip, knocking the hammer from her hands. Before the robot could go after it, Scales hit Mecha Amy with a Homing Kick, knocking her under the bell. Scales rushed over and picked up the Piko Piko Hammer, then rushed back over to the bell and struck it as Mecha Amy started to get up. The great bell rang, hurting Scales' ears again. But it was even worse for Mecha Amy, who was inside the bell. She screamed as the sonic vibrations from the bell echoed throughout the interior, seriously damaging her systems. She fell to the ground, her armor falling apart and revealing normal Amy. (Yes, she was wearing her clothes.) Scales pulled Amy out from under the bell once it had stopped ringing. "Sorry, little sis." She whispered. She picked up the gray Chaos Emerald, which had fallen from Amy's pocket. She put the Emerald away and was about to pick up Amy and the hammer and leave when suddenly a great shadow blotted out the sun. Scales looked out from the bell tower and gasped, seeing the Snivel Carrier III above the city. As the people of Station Square gaped at the airship, so much like the one built by Snively years ago, the loudspeaker lowered from the great airship, the voice of the mysterious villain booming across the city. "People of Station Square, I have come to you not to demand money, or servitude, or anything for that matter. I have come to show off my magnificent airship for only one reason: to make you see my power. Who am I, you ask? Well, that's not important right now. What is important that you realize that I am the one who will be destroying you and every living thing on the face of the planet. Don't believe me? Perhaps a demonstration is in order." Several hatches opened on the underside of the Carrier, cannons popping out. The guns swiveled, orienting themselves and locking onto their targets. All at once, a dozen cannons fired, each shot hitting with perfect accuracy. And so every building with the universal symbol of the Chao head on it was blown to smithereens, destroying the Chao Gardens within and killing all the people and Chao inside. People screamed and ran. Others gaped at what had just happened. Most cried. The villain laughed and retracted the guns, turning the Carrier away and flying off. Scales couldn't believe what had just happened. "How could he.those were Chao gardens." Tears started leaking from her eyes. The communicator came on. "Scales, what happened? I just picked up a massive power output, what's going on?" Gritting her teeth, Scales answered. "Doc, I've got the Chaos Emerald and Amy. But our new enemy has just done something horrible, something inconceivable to any rational person." "What did he do?" asked Robotnik, concerned. "He blew up every Chao Garden in Station Square." Scales hissed. There was a silence. Scales could almost hear crying on the other end. Of course the doctor would sympathize, he had lost his own Chao to a depraved maniac only a year ago. "However, he has also made the biggest mistake he could possibly make. He ticked me off." Scales cut the signal off. She picked up Amy and the hammer. Taking one last look at the city, hearing the sirens of fire engines in the distance, Scales warped away.
How was that? Sorry about the Chao killing. Really. Scales: (Crying) Why? Why did you let those poor, innocent Chao die? Me: Hey, if it helps, I feel terrible about it! But it was something I needed to do to inspire hate for the villain, like I did for Snively in the last story. I wanted to show everyone that the bad guy was serious about what he did and not just a clown with some heavy weaponry. I needed to show everyone just how bad this guy is, so they'll hate him the more for it and want his demise to be great. Scales: (Sniffs, stops crying.) I guess that makes sense. But those Chao had better get their payback, Pi2. Me: Don't worry, that's what you're going to do. Find the villain and make him pay for murdering those civilians and Chao. When you catch up to the bad guy, I promise you can kill him as violently as you like. Scales: You mean it? Me: Of course. Scales: Okay then, but I had better get this. I want that bastard to burn in Hell. Me: He will, he will. Oh, and I should add I'm giving you a little something nice next chapter. Scales: What? Me: You'll see. Well, I guess that's all the time we have for now. See you next time! Scales: Please review. Don't flame him too harshly, he really had to do this. Also, if you would like to send suggestions on how I kill the villain, go ahead. They probably won't be what ends up happening, but it'll be fun thinking them up all the same. Me: And I swear I really do feel guilty about letting those Chao die. The villain will get justice delivered to him, I promise.
Day 2, 12:00 PM
Scales raced down the streets of Station Square, jumping over cars and pedestrians in her relentless pursuit for the thief who took the gray Chaos Emerald. Her primal instincts had taken over, inherent despite being grown in a test tube. In a way, she could feel the spirits of her velociraptor ancestors guiding her, leading her into a modern day version of a hunt. She hopped over several taxis and started to close in on her prey. The chrome thief suddenly turned, running into a building. Scales screeched to a halt and almost crashed into a tree planted on the sidewalk. She ran into the skyscraper and saw the thief enter an elevator. She burst into a run, springing into a pounce. She would have got the thief then and there if the doors hadn't suddenly closed, causing Scales to slam into them and make a large dent. Snarling, Scales ignored the odd looks everyone else in the building's lobby was giving her and watched as the sign over the elevator changed, showing which floor it was on. The number stopped on floor twelve for a minute, then started coming back down. Scales rushed to a stairwell and started running up the steps five at a time, rushing to get to the twelfth floor before her quarry could escape. She burst out the door and onto the twelfth floor, startling some engineers who were lounging by a water cooler. Catching a glimpse of metal passing around a corner, Scales ran down the hallway. She rounded the corner and saw her prey, frozen due to the fact that the hall didn't go anywhere. The thief turned around and Scales saw the face of her prey. It was Amy, roboticized. This revelation startled Scales, temporarily bringing her out of her hunter instincts. While Scales was momentarily distracted, the robot Amy pulled out her Piko Piko Hammer and smashed a nearby window, jumping out. Scales gasped and ran to the window. She saw her roboticized sister in law land on a section of highway passing right next to the building. The barricade near the building indicated this portion of the highway was under construction. Scales sighed and jumped out as well, using her jet anklets to slow her fall. It took a few minutes, but she eventually reached the surface of the highway. Unfortunately, the robotic Amy was already gone, somewhere further down the highway. Before restarting the pursuit, Scales checked herself, seeing she was still in battle mode. Reassured that she would be going at optimum efficiency, she continued the hunt.
Stage 6: Speed Highway. Mission: Get back the Chaos Emerald.
Scales ran down the highway, smashing through several Rhino Tanks in her way. The road sloped down and curved into sort of a half-pipe lined with dash panels. Scales ran along the road, over the dash panels, propelling her fast enough to run through a large loop. She got through the loop and kept going, following the curving road to the right through the half pipe and onto a jump plate. She launched off the jump plate and flew through the air, landing on a skylight. The glass broke out from under her, dropping her into a room with two Bladed Spinners. She killed the Spinners and ran out through an opening in the wall, bouncing off a spring and landing on top of a skyscraper. She saw a moving platform and jumped to it when it got close. She jumped off when she got to the next stretch of highway. She ran forward, moving over dash panels as the road curved up and went completely sideways, ending right at the face of a nearby skyscraper. Using her immense speed, Scales actually ran across the side of the skyscraper and to the next stretch of road, running on the side as it eventually leveled out and kept going. She followed the road as it curved into a downward spiral, following the spiral and dispatching any Spinner or Tank foolish enough to attack her. After some cool gravity-defying runs, Scales reached a point where the road stopped on top of a skyscraper. She saw the next stretch of road leading off from the right side of the skyscraper. As she started over there, she heard sirens. A pair of Cop Speeders piloted by Kikis flew towards her. Scales knocked the monkeys from their cockpits with a few Homing Kicks and ran to the road on her right. She followed the road as it curved up and by a skyscraper, going higher and sort of straighter until it came to a stop, a gap separating it from the next section of road, which was at a higher level. Scales saw a ramp on the right side of the road and ran up it, jumping from the end and reaching the upper path. She ran along the upper path, killing some Rhino Tanks and reaching the top of a skyscraper, which had a helipad with a helicopter just taking off. Scales jumped and grabbed one of the helicopter's landing rails and hung on as it flew over the city. Scales peered around, looking for the next section of highway. She saw it and waited until the helicopter was close before letting go. She landed on another skylight and broke through. She killed the two Bladed Spinners and bounced on the spring outside the opening in the wall, landing on another skyscraper. She jumped to a moving platform and got off when it got near the next stretch of road. She ran along the road as it curved to the left in a half-pipe, going into a corkscrew and leveling out to reach the top of a skyscraper. As Scales stepped onto the skyscraper, more Cop Speeders flew towards her. She jumped at exactly the right moment, causing the Kiki-driven vehicles to crash into each other and explode. Scales ran to the other end of the roof and got onto the next stretch of highway, running along it as it curved down in a spiral. She ran past some Rhino Tanks, not even bothering to let them try and ruin her fun, and stopped on another skyscraper. More Cop Speeders rushed towards her. She destroyed the Kiki pilots with Homing Kicks and found a rocket on the side of the roof. She grabbed the rocket and was launched away. She let go of the rocket and dropped to the next section of road. Some Rhino Tanks charged her. She easily killed them and ran along the road as it curved a little, but straightened out and went up to the top of another building. As she reached the roof, yet more Cop Speeders rushed her. Wondering where these monkeys had stolen all these speeders from, Scales quickly dismantled the Kikis and grabbed another rocket, launching away. She dropped from the rocket as she went over the next section of road. She ran along it, smashing some stupid Rhino Tanks, and ran over several dash panels as the road twisted into an awesome and gravity-defying corkscrew. Scales ran through the corkscrew and through an upward spiral ramp and headed up the sloping highway to another building. She was fully irritated when another group of Cop Speeders mobbed her. She quickly killed the Kikis and found another rocket. She grabbed it and shot across the city. She dropped from the rocket and landed on a skylight. The glass broke, but instead of landing in a room, Scales was now falling straight down! Thinking quickly, she moved herself to the side of the building with her jets and flipped so her feet faced the wall. She maneuvered herself so she was just millimeters from the wall and started moving her legs, making contact with the building. She was now running down the side of the skyscraper! She ran at maximum speed to keep herself from falling off, dodging terraces and balconies on her way down the building. After a few minutes of running, she approached the ground. She jumped from the surface and immediately activated her jets, slowing her descent and allowing her to hover safely to the ground. She blinked and smiled. "Whoa, what a rush!" she said. She looked around, trying to figure out where to go next. She was in an alley with only one exit. She ran out the end of the alley and paused to sniff the air, trying to pick up Mecha Amy's scent. The scent trail was getting faint, but still there. Scales followed the sidewalks and streets, running after the scent. She approached a street that bent up ahead into a large U-turn. She groaned when she heard the sirens from several Cop Speeders heading her way. She ran across the street, jumping from car roof to car roof and unsettling the passengers, noticing a spring. As she reached the spring, a Cop Speeder flew towards her. Scales killed the robot with a Homing Kick and bounced off the spring, landing on a large bridge that went over the street and through a few skyscrapers. She ran down the bridge, going through a building and coming out at the other side of the U- turn. Scales jumped off the bridge, using her jets to hover to the sidewalk. Her more primeval instincts kicked in again. The scent was stronger! The prey was near! Scales had to find the quarry, and move in for the kill! She ran down the sidewalk, the scent getting stronger and stronger. She turned off the road and came to a courtyard with a big water fountain next to a large cathedral. Scales looked up at the cathedral's bell tower, sniffing. All her ancient raptor senses told her the prey was in the bell tower. She considered entering the cathedral and finding a way to get up to the tower, but considering her appearance and current hunt- driven mindset, she might be mistaken for a demon. Some priest might try something weird like exorcising her or throwing holy water. Scales thought for a moment, looking at the water fountain and noticing how large it was and how high its spout went. She got an idea. She jumped in the water fountain and waded over to the spout as it got lower. She stood in the middle of the fountain, waiting for the spout to go off again. The water flow shot out, launching Scales into the air. She activated her jets to make full use of the boost and rocketed into the bell tower.
(STAGE CLEAR.)
Mecha Amy stepped back, surprised that Scales had caught up to her. "How did you find me?" she asked, incredulous. Scales smirked. "Part of my genetic makeup is from raptor DNA, the master hunters of the Cretaceous. Catching up to you was an inevitability, little sister." The robot blinked, confused. "Sister? Invalid statement." Scales sighed. "Whatever. Look, just give me the Chaos Emerald you stole and I won't have to take you back to your father in too many pieces." Mecha Amy seemed even more confused. "Father? Strange. That almost seems familiar." She shook her head. "No! This Emerald belongs to my master! I will give it to him, along with the other six you possess!" Mecha Amy drew her hammer. Scales sagged. "Amy, please, if I hurt you too badly, Shadow'll kill me! If we figure out how to cure this nanite thing, that is." Mecha Amy faltered. "Sh-sh-sh-shadow?" She shook her head again, trying to clear her mind. "Stop messing with me! I'll take those Emeralds from your dead body!" She yelled, charging for our heroine.
Mecha Amy
Mecha Amy started with a jump attack, swinging her hammer down at Scales. She dodged and kicked Amy in the sides, knocking her away. The robot winced and swung her hammer, knocking Scales into one of the four pillars in the corners of the bell tower. Before Scales could get up, Mecha Amy hit her in the head with her hammer. Scales staggered around, dazed, barely missing a dangerous spin hammer attack. As Mecha Amy prepared to bring a jump attack hammer down on Scales' skull, the lizard recovered and jumped away, lashing her tail out and knocking Amy away. The android was about to charge Scales again, but had a better idea. She turned and slammed her hammer into the bell. (It was a bell tower after all.) The great bell rang. Scales screamed and held her eardrums in pain. Mecha Amy took advantage of Scales' momentary deafness and smashed into her chest with her hammer. Scales wheezed and clutched her chest, allowing Amy to get in a good swing at her head. As you can see, out heroine isn't doing so well. Mecha Amy used her spin hammer attack, sending Scales crashing into a pillar. The robot brought the hammer up for what could very well have been the final blow if Scales had not recovered in time and jumped out of the way as Amy brought the hammer down, smashing through the pillar. The roof above them creaked dangerously. Scales faced Amy, her back to the bell. As Amy jumped towards her, Scales leaped out of the way, causing Mecha Amy to hit the bell again. Scales was holding her earflaps when the bell rung, protecting her from the sound. As Amy turned towards her, Scales performed a tail whip, knocking the hammer from her hands. Before the robot could go after it, Scales hit Mecha Amy with a Homing Kick, knocking her under the bell. Scales rushed over and picked up the Piko Piko Hammer, then rushed back over to the bell and struck it as Mecha Amy started to get up. The great bell rang, hurting Scales' ears again. But it was even worse for Mecha Amy, who was inside the bell. She screamed as the sonic vibrations from the bell echoed throughout the interior, seriously damaging her systems. She fell to the ground, her armor falling apart and revealing normal Amy. (Yes, she was wearing her clothes.) Scales pulled Amy out from under the bell once it had stopped ringing. "Sorry, little sis." She whispered. She picked up the gray Chaos Emerald, which had fallen from Amy's pocket. She put the Emerald away and was about to pick up Amy and the hammer and leave when suddenly a great shadow blotted out the sun. Scales looked out from the bell tower and gasped, seeing the Snivel Carrier III above the city. As the people of Station Square gaped at the airship, so much like the one built by Snively years ago, the loudspeaker lowered from the great airship, the voice of the mysterious villain booming across the city. "People of Station Square, I have come to you not to demand money, or servitude, or anything for that matter. I have come to show off my magnificent airship for only one reason: to make you see my power. Who am I, you ask? Well, that's not important right now. What is important that you realize that I am the one who will be destroying you and every living thing on the face of the planet. Don't believe me? Perhaps a demonstration is in order." Several hatches opened on the underside of the Carrier, cannons popping out. The guns swiveled, orienting themselves and locking onto their targets. All at once, a dozen cannons fired, each shot hitting with perfect accuracy. And so every building with the universal symbol of the Chao head on it was blown to smithereens, destroying the Chao Gardens within and killing all the people and Chao inside. People screamed and ran. Others gaped at what had just happened. Most cried. The villain laughed and retracted the guns, turning the Carrier away and flying off. Scales couldn't believe what had just happened. "How could he.those were Chao gardens." Tears started leaking from her eyes. The communicator came on. "Scales, what happened? I just picked up a massive power output, what's going on?" Gritting her teeth, Scales answered. "Doc, I've got the Chaos Emerald and Amy. But our new enemy has just done something horrible, something inconceivable to any rational person." "What did he do?" asked Robotnik, concerned. "He blew up every Chao Garden in Station Square." Scales hissed. There was a silence. Scales could almost hear crying on the other end. Of course the doctor would sympathize, he had lost his own Chao to a depraved maniac only a year ago. "However, he has also made the biggest mistake he could possibly make. He ticked me off." Scales cut the signal off. She picked up Amy and the hammer. Taking one last look at the city, hearing the sirens of fire engines in the distance, Scales warped away.
How was that? Sorry about the Chao killing. Really. Scales: (Crying) Why? Why did you let those poor, innocent Chao die? Me: Hey, if it helps, I feel terrible about it! But it was something I needed to do to inspire hate for the villain, like I did for Snively in the last story. I wanted to show everyone that the bad guy was serious about what he did and not just a clown with some heavy weaponry. I needed to show everyone just how bad this guy is, so they'll hate him the more for it and want his demise to be great. Scales: (Sniffs, stops crying.) I guess that makes sense. But those Chao had better get their payback, Pi2. Me: Don't worry, that's what you're going to do. Find the villain and make him pay for murdering those civilians and Chao. When you catch up to the bad guy, I promise you can kill him as violently as you like. Scales: You mean it? Me: Of course. Scales: Okay then, but I had better get this. I want that bastard to burn in Hell. Me: He will, he will. Oh, and I should add I'm giving you a little something nice next chapter. Scales: What? Me: You'll see. Well, I guess that's all the time we have for now. See you next time! Scales: Please review. Don't flame him too harshly, he really had to do this. Also, if you would like to send suggestions on how I kill the villain, go ahead. They probably won't be what ends up happening, but it'll be fun thinking them up all the same. Me: And I swear I really do feel guilty about letting those Chao die. The villain will get justice delivered to him, I promise.
