Rouge looked up at the clock, and when it was five till four, she called Amy, and told her and Cream a story, only to keep them busy….
Sonic waited until 10 seconds till four, then ran to the edge of Never Lake, and sat down. In the distance, he saw Amy run down the beach, though very mechanically, as though she was stiff. Sonic waved, and as he did so, Dr. Eggman came up and captured Amy, and then…
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Sonic yelled, and he raced towards her. Suddenly, solid bars grew up from the sand, trapping him in a steel cage. Dr. Eggman laughed mechanically. Sonic, though struggling to get out, but saw that it was of no use. He got a closer look of what he thought was Amy. He noticed that she had metal on her, which meant…
"You tricked me into thinking that mute piece of scrap metal was Amy! I'll get you for this!"
"Oh, you think so don't you? Well, you can cross escape off your list, because your friends…" and Dr. Eggman pointed down the stretch of beach to show that Knuckles and Tails were caught in similar positions, Knuckles was pounding against the bars, trying to use Drill Claw on the bottom, but galvanized steel will NOT be bent in any way, let alone broken. Tails just sat in his cage in an obvious defeat. Dr. Eggman used a controller to direct the cages to his hovercraft, and was about to speed off when a yell distracted him.
"SONIC!" Amy had finally gotten off the phone, and she was yelling loudly, hoping to startle Dr. Eggman, but to no avail. Cream was sending Cheese to attack the Controller, but he was knocked back.
"Well, Sonic, all your friends are captured, and all that's left is the little people, the one's that you've rescued! Farewell Amy! You make excellent bait!" And Dr. Eggman sped off in the distance, and Amy collapsed in the sand, and tears overtook her.
Rouge was walking nearby, and watched what had happened. She put her head in her hands and said, "What have I done?"
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Meanwhile, Dr. Eggman was speeding off to his "secret" base, and Sonic was dissolved in his thoughts. If he hadn't thought that was Amy, if he hadn't even gone to the picnic, one thousand ifs were going through his mind.
Knuckles was in his own thoughts. He felt he had disgraced his ancestors, especially by leaving the Master Emerald. And he never got to tell Rouge…
Tails, however, was doing something very smart…
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A beep sounded from the communicator on Amy's wrist. Cream pointed this out to her.
"Miss Amy, Tails is using the communicator…"
"Tails! Where are you, are you ok? How's Sonic? Where's Eggman taking you? What can…"
"Slow down Amy, I can't tell you everything. We're, fine, for now, I can give you exact coordinates later. But, wait, Knuckles wants to talk to you…" The communicator beeped to show that Knuckles was on the line (seven way calling!).
"Amy? You there?" Knuckles asked doubtfully, thinking that these
Communicators were a joke.
"Yes, I'm here, Cream is too."
"I need someone to protect the master emerald."
"I'll do—." Amy started to say, but Rouge got up and walked over and cut her off.
"Knuckles, you can count on me!" Rouge said. She wasn't going to let the deranged scientist win, not this time.
"Rouge?" Knuckles would recognize her voice anywhere. "I can't trust you," he said dismissively.
"Too bad, I'm all you've got."
"You'll try and steal it!"
"So will Eggman!"
"Fine! But you had better not even touch my emerald!"
"Guys?" Tails interrupted, "We can trust Rouge. But, somehow, you guys have to find the Tornado, and use that to help you. We all need your help."
"We'll try our hardest!" Amy turned off the communicator and stared at Rouge.
"You knew? You set me up! You put my Sonic and friends in danger! How dare you!" Amy yelled at Rouge.
"I'm--."
"You are not sorry! We can't trust you, even if Tails says we can. You are the one who set us up!"
"Amy, I'm sorry, ok? I didn't know this would happen, I thought Eggman just wanted to get your friends away from the Master Emerald, not capture them. Please, let me help."
"Miss Amy? I'm a little confused. Who is Rouge?" Cream asked.
"Rouge was on the Other side trying to stop us—."
"I was really on your side!"
"HI! My name is Omochao, and I'm here to help you!"
"Rouge can help you on your mission!" The three girls stared at the Omochao, dumbfounded, and then the Omochao floated away.
"Well?" Rouge
"Miss Amy? I think we should let Miss Rouge help us, for that small robot is annoying but correct." Cream said.
Amy decided that she would let Rouge help, mostly because of Cream, mostly because she was scared of the adventure looming ahead of her, since she was usually captured.
"You're right, Cream."
"I promise, I won't steal the Emerald and I will help you guys."
"Alright then, we should go check on the Master Emerald." Amy said.
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On Floating Island…
Rouge looked in awe at her surroundings. Floating Island, was indeed, floating. In the center, a shine held the Master Emerald. Amy and Cream barely gave it a second glance; they felt that this emerald was more trouble than it was worth. Rouge, however, couldn't keep her eyes of the Emerald. She then remembered that she had a chaos emerald and that was just as good as the Master Emerald to her. Suddenly, a faint mist formed around the emerald, and a cream colored female echidna formed from the mist, looking quite solid.
"Friends, my name is Tikal. I am Knuckles ancestor." The spirit said, "I know that the guardian is in danger. Dark times loom ahead. You may think you can protect the emerald, but you cannot do it alone. Equal binds of friendship and bravery can help you. For added protection, chip off three pieces of the Master Emerald and wear them about your neck. Do not tell anyone who they are, do not even speak of it amongst yourselves. The emerald will be stolen, even with your protection, though it will be harder for the enemy. I wish you well." And Tikal disappeared as soon as her words were said, and Rouge looked at where she had just stood, still in shock from the sudden appearance.
"Well? Do I chip off a piece or what?" Rouge asked.
"Tikal's instructions were very wise. I think we should chip off a piece." Amy replied.
"How about we chip off four pieces, and hide the last one? That way…" Rouge suggested.
"It's a good idea. Where should we hide the last piece?" Amy asked. Numerous suggestions arose, each one worse than the last. Then Cream said,
"How about we give the piece to one of the Chao to hide? They only follow instructions from people they know, so there's less of a chance of them telling Eggman."
"Great idea, Cream!" Amy exclaimed. Rouge kicked the side of the emerald, and four very small fist shaped crystals fell off. The girls tied the crystals around their necks with a thin chain that Rouge provided.
And a leering shadow loomed behind them as they talked over their plans…
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HAHA~ cliffie! I know you guys hate these, but don't worry, this story will get better. I'm actually pretty disappointed with the way it is coming out, not very well. The theme is good, but I need ideas! AHHH! My other fic was really good, but this one…well, it needs work. Next chappie will be better. PLEASE REVIEW!
Sonic waited until 10 seconds till four, then ran to the edge of Never Lake, and sat down. In the distance, he saw Amy run down the beach, though very mechanically, as though she was stiff. Sonic waved, and as he did so, Dr. Eggman came up and captured Amy, and then…
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Sonic yelled, and he raced towards her. Suddenly, solid bars grew up from the sand, trapping him in a steel cage. Dr. Eggman laughed mechanically. Sonic, though struggling to get out, but saw that it was of no use. He got a closer look of what he thought was Amy. He noticed that she had metal on her, which meant…
"You tricked me into thinking that mute piece of scrap metal was Amy! I'll get you for this!"
"Oh, you think so don't you? Well, you can cross escape off your list, because your friends…" and Dr. Eggman pointed down the stretch of beach to show that Knuckles and Tails were caught in similar positions, Knuckles was pounding against the bars, trying to use Drill Claw on the bottom, but galvanized steel will NOT be bent in any way, let alone broken. Tails just sat in his cage in an obvious defeat. Dr. Eggman used a controller to direct the cages to his hovercraft, and was about to speed off when a yell distracted him.
"SONIC!" Amy had finally gotten off the phone, and she was yelling loudly, hoping to startle Dr. Eggman, but to no avail. Cream was sending Cheese to attack the Controller, but he was knocked back.
"Well, Sonic, all your friends are captured, and all that's left is the little people, the one's that you've rescued! Farewell Amy! You make excellent bait!" And Dr. Eggman sped off in the distance, and Amy collapsed in the sand, and tears overtook her.
Rouge was walking nearby, and watched what had happened. She put her head in her hands and said, "What have I done?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
Meanwhile, Dr. Eggman was speeding off to his "secret" base, and Sonic was dissolved in his thoughts. If he hadn't thought that was Amy, if he hadn't even gone to the picnic, one thousand ifs were going through his mind.
Knuckles was in his own thoughts. He felt he had disgraced his ancestors, especially by leaving the Master Emerald. And he never got to tell Rouge…
Tails, however, was doing something very smart…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`.
A beep sounded from the communicator on Amy's wrist. Cream pointed this out to her.
"Miss Amy, Tails is using the communicator…"
"Tails! Where are you, are you ok? How's Sonic? Where's Eggman taking you? What can…"
"Slow down Amy, I can't tell you everything. We're, fine, for now, I can give you exact coordinates later. But, wait, Knuckles wants to talk to you…" The communicator beeped to show that Knuckles was on the line (seven way calling!).
"Amy? You there?" Knuckles asked doubtfully, thinking that these
Communicators were a joke.
"Yes, I'm here, Cream is too."
"I need someone to protect the master emerald."
"I'll do—." Amy started to say, but Rouge got up and walked over and cut her off.
"Knuckles, you can count on me!" Rouge said. She wasn't going to let the deranged scientist win, not this time.
"Rouge?" Knuckles would recognize her voice anywhere. "I can't trust you," he said dismissively.
"Too bad, I'm all you've got."
"You'll try and steal it!"
"So will Eggman!"
"Fine! But you had better not even touch my emerald!"
"Guys?" Tails interrupted, "We can trust Rouge. But, somehow, you guys have to find the Tornado, and use that to help you. We all need your help."
"We'll try our hardest!" Amy turned off the communicator and stared at Rouge.
"You knew? You set me up! You put my Sonic and friends in danger! How dare you!" Amy yelled at Rouge.
"I'm--."
"You are not sorry! We can't trust you, even if Tails says we can. You are the one who set us up!"
"Amy, I'm sorry, ok? I didn't know this would happen, I thought Eggman just wanted to get your friends away from the Master Emerald, not capture them. Please, let me help."
"Miss Amy? I'm a little confused. Who is Rouge?" Cream asked.
"Rouge was on the Other side trying to stop us—."
"I was really on your side!"
"HI! My name is Omochao, and I'm here to help you!"
"Rouge can help you on your mission!" The three girls stared at the Omochao, dumbfounded, and then the Omochao floated away.
"Well?" Rouge
"Miss Amy? I think we should let Miss Rouge help us, for that small robot is annoying but correct." Cream said.
Amy decided that she would let Rouge help, mostly because of Cream, mostly because she was scared of the adventure looming ahead of her, since she was usually captured.
"You're right, Cream."
"I promise, I won't steal the Emerald and I will help you guys."
"Alright then, we should go check on the Master Emerald." Amy said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
On Floating Island…
Rouge looked in awe at her surroundings. Floating Island, was indeed, floating. In the center, a shine held the Master Emerald. Amy and Cream barely gave it a second glance; they felt that this emerald was more trouble than it was worth. Rouge, however, couldn't keep her eyes of the Emerald. She then remembered that she had a chaos emerald and that was just as good as the Master Emerald to her. Suddenly, a faint mist formed around the emerald, and a cream colored female echidna formed from the mist, looking quite solid.
"Friends, my name is Tikal. I am Knuckles ancestor." The spirit said, "I know that the guardian is in danger. Dark times loom ahead. You may think you can protect the emerald, but you cannot do it alone. Equal binds of friendship and bravery can help you. For added protection, chip off three pieces of the Master Emerald and wear them about your neck. Do not tell anyone who they are, do not even speak of it amongst yourselves. The emerald will be stolen, even with your protection, though it will be harder for the enemy. I wish you well." And Tikal disappeared as soon as her words were said, and Rouge looked at where she had just stood, still in shock from the sudden appearance.
"Well? Do I chip off a piece or what?" Rouge asked.
"Tikal's instructions were very wise. I think we should chip off a piece." Amy replied.
"How about we chip off four pieces, and hide the last one? That way…" Rouge suggested.
"It's a good idea. Where should we hide the last piece?" Amy asked. Numerous suggestions arose, each one worse than the last. Then Cream said,
"How about we give the piece to one of the Chao to hide? They only follow instructions from people they know, so there's less of a chance of them telling Eggman."
"Great idea, Cream!" Amy exclaimed. Rouge kicked the side of the emerald, and four very small fist shaped crystals fell off. The girls tied the crystals around their necks with a thin chain that Rouge provided.
And a leering shadow loomed behind them as they talked over their plans…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``/
HAHA~ cliffie! I know you guys hate these, but don't worry, this story will get better. I'm actually pretty disappointed with the way it is coming out, not very well. The theme is good, but I need ideas! AHHH! My other fic was really good, but this one…well, it needs work. Next chappie will be better. PLEASE REVIEW!
