Four 'Til Doomsday
Part 2:
Sonic fell. Under the angry surface the water was calm, grey and most importantly empty. Nothing existed for miles around except the huge expanse of water underneath him. The light from above rapidly faded.
The air in his lungs began to burn slowly. Sonic felt his age-old phobia assail him- he was surrounded by his enemy, alone, abandoned, he couldn't breath. but he ignored it. He wished he'd brought Porker's air bubble invention with him, but he'd left it in the base. He'd only got the shoes because he'd forgotten to take them off. Suddenly the water around him began to surge violently. He must have fallen into the path of a strong current- very strong, he decided, as it whisked him away.
A cascade of air bubbles sloshed and whooshed around him. As his lungs steadily emptied, he caught a couple of the bigger ones as they passed and breathed in. His whole body still ached desperately but he stayed alive a little longer. He couldn't see beyond the shield of moving water and bubbles, but the ocean around him changed as he went. The undercurrent took him through kelp forests, shoals of fish, past underground volcanoes and huge sharks until finally it smashed into a solid rock face.
The world darkened as Sonic was fired through the underground passage the water had worn away. The extreme water ride swerved and veered, slamming into the rock several times and then dragging him away, scraping grazes across his skin. Then he was spat out again.
The water stopped dead. Sonic's head broke the surface and his feet touched the ground and he breathed in properly for the first time in his life. The shadow of a palm tree lay across the oasis's calm surface. The rush of water continued pouring out of the ground on the other side of the lagoon, pushing against his leg gently.
He climbed out and leaned against the tree, stunned by his luck. After he'd got back into the habit of breathing, he stood up shakily and checked where he was. The orange desert stretched out around him on all sides, but away on the horizon, he made out a triangular shape.
Sonic grinned. He'd be there in a few minutes, tackle the defences in a few more and have the entire place destroyed in less then half an hour. Then he could gloat and tease Tails when he finally arrived.
With an electronic hiss, a bolt of lightning buried itself in his back, sizzling through him to his brain and he collapsed.
Tails flew like a bat out of Hell. The four titans were spread out in a menacing halo behind him, sending rings of blue fire that he ducked and dived to avoid. He could plausibly have taken on one, maybe even two with Amy or Porker behind him. As it was, he wouldn't be able to dodge fast enough for much longer.
He made a decision and dived into the forest, which was now more of a jungle. The robots stayed where they were and fired faster now he was making himself an easy target. The fatal rain fell and Tails had no umbrella- he jiggled and changed direction at random until he plunged beneath the surface of the leaf canopy. Now he was invisible, the mechs had no choice but to follow him.
Trees appeared from nowhere, aiming straight at his forehead. Living on his nerves, Tails hovered just out of reach of the four androids. He could hear the crunches as they flattened the trees he'd so closely avoided. On the bright side, the trees were inflicting some damage in their death- the robots were covered in dents and scratches, and were slowing down considerably. One or two had stopped firing at Tails and were taking out the trees to evade more collisions.
And suddenly the ground beneath Tails disappeared and he found himself floating over a huge gorge, devoid of any cover whatsoever. As the four Badniks erupted from the undergrowth, he stopped his tails and plunged toward the ground.
The robots followed him, guns blazing. Gravity sucked him down, his internal organs being left slightly behind as usual. The extremely hard and fatal floor grew more and more detailed.Ten feet from the ground, his tails whirled back into action. The fox performed a cringingly dangerous one- eighty and flew like a bullet at his attackers, blurring over their shoulders as the first one hit.
The explosions pursued him fifty feet in the air before fading to a minor heat wave. Exhausted, Tails peered down at the wreckage. Two robots had flattened themselves in a smoking crater. One had been embedded into the cliff face when it didn't turn fast enough.
The last one was mostly in one piece and approaching fast, many of its guns still functional. Tails had told himself he could beat just one. He changed his mind.
Robotnik registered three robots down. They'd lasted longer then he'd expected. The hedgehog must be getting rusty. Good.
He switched on his stereo and played something loud and harsh, imagining his armies wiping out the Emerald Isles. He was nearly there.
Part 2:
Sonic fell. Under the angry surface the water was calm, grey and most importantly empty. Nothing existed for miles around except the huge expanse of water underneath him. The light from above rapidly faded.
The air in his lungs began to burn slowly. Sonic felt his age-old phobia assail him- he was surrounded by his enemy, alone, abandoned, he couldn't breath. but he ignored it. He wished he'd brought Porker's air bubble invention with him, but he'd left it in the base. He'd only got the shoes because he'd forgotten to take them off. Suddenly the water around him began to surge violently. He must have fallen into the path of a strong current- very strong, he decided, as it whisked him away.
A cascade of air bubbles sloshed and whooshed around him. As his lungs steadily emptied, he caught a couple of the bigger ones as they passed and breathed in. His whole body still ached desperately but he stayed alive a little longer. He couldn't see beyond the shield of moving water and bubbles, but the ocean around him changed as he went. The undercurrent took him through kelp forests, shoals of fish, past underground volcanoes and huge sharks until finally it smashed into a solid rock face.
The world darkened as Sonic was fired through the underground passage the water had worn away. The extreme water ride swerved and veered, slamming into the rock several times and then dragging him away, scraping grazes across his skin. Then he was spat out again.
The water stopped dead. Sonic's head broke the surface and his feet touched the ground and he breathed in properly for the first time in his life. The shadow of a palm tree lay across the oasis's calm surface. The rush of water continued pouring out of the ground on the other side of the lagoon, pushing against his leg gently.
He climbed out and leaned against the tree, stunned by his luck. After he'd got back into the habit of breathing, he stood up shakily and checked where he was. The orange desert stretched out around him on all sides, but away on the horizon, he made out a triangular shape.
Sonic grinned. He'd be there in a few minutes, tackle the defences in a few more and have the entire place destroyed in less then half an hour. Then he could gloat and tease Tails when he finally arrived.
With an electronic hiss, a bolt of lightning buried itself in his back, sizzling through him to his brain and he collapsed.
Tails flew like a bat out of Hell. The four titans were spread out in a menacing halo behind him, sending rings of blue fire that he ducked and dived to avoid. He could plausibly have taken on one, maybe even two with Amy or Porker behind him. As it was, he wouldn't be able to dodge fast enough for much longer.
He made a decision and dived into the forest, which was now more of a jungle. The robots stayed where they were and fired faster now he was making himself an easy target. The fatal rain fell and Tails had no umbrella- he jiggled and changed direction at random until he plunged beneath the surface of the leaf canopy. Now he was invisible, the mechs had no choice but to follow him.
Trees appeared from nowhere, aiming straight at his forehead. Living on his nerves, Tails hovered just out of reach of the four androids. He could hear the crunches as they flattened the trees he'd so closely avoided. On the bright side, the trees were inflicting some damage in their death- the robots were covered in dents and scratches, and were slowing down considerably. One or two had stopped firing at Tails and were taking out the trees to evade more collisions.
And suddenly the ground beneath Tails disappeared and he found himself floating over a huge gorge, devoid of any cover whatsoever. As the four Badniks erupted from the undergrowth, he stopped his tails and plunged toward the ground.
The robots followed him, guns blazing. Gravity sucked him down, his internal organs being left slightly behind as usual. The extremely hard and fatal floor grew more and more detailed.Ten feet from the ground, his tails whirled back into action. The fox performed a cringingly dangerous one- eighty and flew like a bullet at his attackers, blurring over their shoulders as the first one hit.
The explosions pursued him fifty feet in the air before fading to a minor heat wave. Exhausted, Tails peered down at the wreckage. Two robots had flattened themselves in a smoking crater. One had been embedded into the cliff face when it didn't turn fast enough.
The last one was mostly in one piece and approaching fast, many of its guns still functional. Tails had told himself he could beat just one. He changed his mind.
Robotnik registered three robots down. They'd lasted longer then he'd expected. The hedgehog must be getting rusty. Good.
He switched on his stereo and played something loud and harsh, imagining his armies wiping out the Emerald Isles. He was nearly there.