Sonic Adventure 3: The Robotnik Empire

In our previous chapter the emerald retrieving team lead by Sonic and formed by Shadow, Tails and Knuckles detected empire communications that marked a strange energy source from the pumpkin mines ruins.

They investigated to discover the guardian of the legendary treasure of that ancient civilization. King Boom Boo.

Sonic and friends fought bravely and earned King Boom Boo's trust.

But in that moment E-105 Zeta, one of the 5 generals of the empire appeared to destroy sonic and friends with a powerful cannon.

King Boom Boo sent him flying away.

King Boom Boo told them that he was on one time the king of that underground kingdom. And Sonic approved the King to finally go to heaven with all the other kings.

Sonic promised to look after the treasure. But the surprise was that one of the Chaos Emeralds within the treasure.

Now the resistance has 1 emerald. Just 6 more to go.

But Gamma plans a hostage plan to get the emerald and the emperor's trust again as the best of the generals.

Chapter 7: Hostage Factor

Robotnik Palace.

Gamma organizes a complicated, but perfect plan for getting the emerald that the resistance has. Now he needs the bait for it. The pink hedgehog- girl.

Gamma enters inside the dungeons. The dungeons of the place are a place of torture for the rebel slaves and entertainers of the emperor. As Gamma walks by the cells, prisoners peek their arms begging for a second chance.

One of the slaves is as louder than ever. Gamma just raises his Arm Cannon and fires to the prisoner's head. A spray of crimson water pours the inner walls.

Gamma: You're annoying...

Gamma stops in front of a cell and turns to the slave dancer.

Gamma: Pink Hedgehog!

Amy: I told you before! My name is Amy Rose!

Gamma: Shout at me like that and the same thing of that slave will happen to you!

Amy: I'm so sorry sir!

Amy cries begging for an apology. Crystal clear tears slip thru her cheeks.

Gamma: You don't need to be so sorry. You have been upgraded from all-way personal entertainer dancer to bait.

Amy: Bait? For what?!?

Gamma: I make the question here you little scum! Now come with me!

Amy: Wait! NO!

Gamma opens the cell and pulls little Amy from her little arm out of the cell and takes her to the darkest room in the palace.

Resistance base.

Sonic and party are planning their next step in their plan of the emerald retrieving.

Shadow: So we got one emerald.

Sonic: Yup! We just need 6 more!

Tails: My radar should work well.

Knuckles: But the empire is also trying to get the emeralds. Remember that Zeta guy?

Shadow: Yes. This makes the mission much more complicated.

Rouge: Then we'll need to accelerate our steps!

Espio: That's the best thing we can do before the empire find another emerald.

Tails: How about just collecting more than the empire?

Sonic: We need all the seven Chaos Emeralds if we want to defeat the empire.

Shadow: Their army is growing stronger even as we speak. Sonic's right. We need all seven emeralds if we wanna stand a chance.

Tails: I see...

Knuckles: I still got some rogue contacts from the days when I worked for the emperor. I'll check them out if they have seen something suspicious or got any kind of information available.

Shadow: Good idea. We're counting on you.

Sonic: If you find something give us a call. All right?

Knuckles: Sure.

Knuckles flees the room.

Robotnik Palace.

Gamma finds the location of the second emerald nearby of one of the empire's sea petroleum plant.

Gamma: My lord.

Eggman: Gamma! Any good news?

Gamma: Apparently we found one of those emeralds. Looks like the resistance doesn't know about it yet.

Eggman: That makes the situation even better.

Gamma: I have a plan to get 2 emeralds.

Eggman: Really? Give me details.

Gamma explains how the plan is gonna work.

But from a corner of darkness Nack spies them.

Nack: So that's what they're planning?

Nack's mind returns to a flashback a few hours age when he found knuckles in a town nearby .

Nack: Knuckles!

Knuckles: Nack...

Nack: So? How's the resistance? Did they got sick and died?

Knuckles: Always with your black humor...

Nack: Take it easy! So what I'll be? Steal secret plans? Retrieve a sample? Get photos of the emperor dancing in his big fat underwear?

Knuckles: I need you to investigate if the emperor knows something about the location of the second emerald.

Nack: Got it! Information! No problema!

Knuckles: Thank you.

Nack: You're welcome. Besides, I like these risky missions.

Knuckles: If you know something call us.

Nack: I'll do it.

The flashback fades to the present.

Nack: Location of the emerald: Somewhere nearby the sea chemical plant.

Nack leaves the palace and enters into an open field. He draws out his radio and transmits a signal.

Nack: Knuckles! Can you hear me?

Resistance Base.

An incoming signal breaks thru the main frequency.

Rouge: Guys! Is Nack!

Knuckles: My rogue contact.

Nack: Knuckles! According with a meeting between the emperor and Gamma, the second emerald is somewhere nearby the sea chemical plant.

Shadow: Nice! Let's go!

Nack: One more thing!

Sonic: What is it?

Nack: Looks like the emperor and Gamma have some kind of plan just in case. So stay sharp.

Knuckles: We will.

Nack: I'm breaking contact!

The signal finishes and a faint echo resounds on the speakers.

Tails: Then I'll start warming up the Tornado!

The team rushes to the blue Tornado and set off the sky leaving the safe angel island in direction to the southwest.

Somewhere in the sea nearby the chemical plant. BGM: Hilda Garde 2, Final Fantasy IX

Tails: According to the radar, the emerald must be somewhere under the sea!

Sonic: We don't have any kind of scuba gear.

Knuckles: Even as I am a good swimmer, it doesn't mean that I am a fish in the water.

Shadow: Any suggestions?

Tails: Just sit and enjoy the ride!

Tails pushes the control stick forward and the Tornado leans forward in direction to the surface.

Sonic: Tails! What are you doing!??!?

Shadow: This is a Ship! Not a submarine!.

Tails: Transforming now!

Tails presses a button from the hundreds of colored buttons on the main console.

The Tornado starts transforming. The wings fuse together and a rear fan appears. Also the Coptic seals up. The tornado dives into the water like a Torpedo.

Sonic: Haaaa! Can't breathe!

Shadow: Sonic... We're ok...

Sonic: Oh really?

Tails: Tadah! Behold the Tornado Submarine mode!

BGM: Aquas Planet, Star Fox 64

Knuckles: You overdone it this time Tails.

Tails: Now let's look for the emerald!

The Sub-Tornado inspects the area as it passes thru coral formations, seaweeds, groups or fishes, silver tornadoes and an untouched environment by the empire.

Tails: Look at that! Is beautiful!

Shadow: I've never seen all this stuff before! The dark times and the self promise of defeating the empire has blinded me of all this nature!

Knuckles: This is like a submarine Angel Island with all these beautiful landscapes.

Sonic: I also haven't seen this in a while.

Tails: So if we free the people in the world by defeating the emperor, the world might turn into something like this?

Shadow: I think just the beautiful and peaceful. Not the wet.

Tails: He he! You're right!

As sonic observes the underwater paradise, he renews his goal in this dimension. First is was going back home, and now is helping the resistance and helping rebuilding the world.

Sonic: Yeah... Beautiful...

Tails: I got something on radar!

Knuckles: Is the emerald!

Shadow: According to the radar, it is on that coral formation.

Sonic: There! I see it!

From the Coptic, Sonic is able to see a jewel from the seas. Its white shine makes the nearby corals look beautiful as the sunlight filters thru the surface.

Tails: Almost got it...

The Sub-Tornado arm-claws are trying to extract the Chaos Emerald from the corals where it is stuck without damaging them.

Tails: I got it!

The arms place the emerald onto a capsule and this one passes to the cockpit.

Tails: Here it is!

The Chaos Emerald radiates an ominous aura that reacts with the heart of the one that's holding it.

Sonic: This is indeed the second Chaos Emerald.

Knuckles: Got 2, 5 more to go.

From the surface on the abandoned chemical plant, the metal hearted general Gamma stands knowing that the resistance is already down there and they found the emerald.

Gamma: Well then... Let's make this plan success...

On his side, Amy chained up to don't let her escape.

The Tornado rises up to the surface, Tails, Shadow and Knuckles turn around unnoticed. But Sonic Turns to the plant and sees Gamma.

Sonic: Huh? Gamma?

Tails: What's up Sonic?

Sonic: Gamma is in the plant! And he has a hostage!

Shadow: Tails! Land immediately!

Tails: Right!

The tornado lands on the plant. As Gamma sees the Tornado he runs into the plant taking Amy with him.

Sonic: Follow Gamma!

Sonic and Party run inside the plant, but the doors close and lock up.

Knuckles: Sonic! We're locked up!

Sonic: Dammit!

Gamma: Planned to go somewhere?

Shadow: Gamma!

Gamma: I know that you have found one of those emeralds.

Tails: Is that any business to you?

Gamma: Well. If it is Miles Prower.

Sonic: We call him Tails you Bolt Brain!

Gamma: And the persistent blue Hedgehog.

Knuckles: What do you want?!?

Gamma: If you care so much about innocent lives, then you wont refuse this offer.

Gamma presses a switch on his control panel reveling Amy.

Shadow: The Hostage!

Sonic: (Amy!)

Gamma: I'll spare her life if you give me the emerald!

Shadow: Tails... Give him the emerald...

Tails: But...

Shadow: Just do it!

Tails: Ok...

When Tails is about to step on side of Sonic, this one interrupts the trade with a laugh.

Sonic: He he he. HA HA HA!

Gamma: What's so funny?

Sonic: Look at you. You're pathetic.

Shadow: Sonic!

Gamma: What?!?

Sonic: It's supposed you're the best of the 5 generals and you can't even get something by yourself?

Gamma: Shut up!

Sonic: How you're gonna deal with us in a future if you can't even do your stuff by yourself? You're really pitiful for a general.

Gamma: Yeah! Wanna see! I'll deal with you!

Gamma moves some command sticks on the panel and big mechanic arms move toward Sonic.

Tails: Sonic!

Sonic is able to see the arms moving in Slow motion (Bullet time for some.) and dodge the arms using them like steps to go directly with Gamma.

Gamma: What?!?

Sonic: Don't mess with me. You bolt brain!

Sonic kicks Gamma off the platform.

Gamma: You'll pay for this!

Sonic activates the switch to let Amy go off the crane.

Gamma: You won't get away with this!

Gamma pulls out a remote control and pushes the button.

"Emergency, emergency. Self-destruction system activated, all personal evacuate immediately."

Shadow: Gamma! You son of a...

Suddenly a quake made by the system makes tails drop the emerald.

Tails: The emerald!

Knuckles: We need to get outta here!

Knuckles focuses his energy and strength in his right fist and crashes the door.

Knuckles: Come on!

Shadow: Come on Sonic! Just one minute left!

Sonic: I can only rescue one! Amy or the emerald?

Sonic following his nature and principles for helping the resistance, he turns to amy, runs and gets her.

Gamma looking for the chance stretches his metal arm and grabs the emerald and flees using his back-rocket.

Gamma: Looks like I got it!

Sonic: Gamma!

Sonic runs out of the plant and leaves on the Tornado.

A raging explosion of red fire shakes the Tornado, but they made it out on time.

On the very far away shore of Robotnik coast, there are 2 strange persons, one is a big one and the other is tiny.

Mysterious 1: Well. What do you think?

Mysterious 2: Yeah... They got potential.

The Tornado is making its way back to Angel Island. Sonic decides to check Amy to see if she's fine.

Sonic: So... Are you all right?

Amy is still crying, she turns to Sonic and hugs him very hard,

Sonic: Don't worry. Now you're with the resistance. You'll be safe now.

Amy: Thank you... Sir...

Sonic: The name is Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog!

Amy: Amy Rose.

Sonic: Well. This is a beginning no?

Amy Yeah. Look like it (Sniff)

Sonic: Easy there. No more crying. I know you can have a BIG smile!

Amy smiles to Sonic.

Sonic: Yup! That's more like it! This ship runs on happy faces!

Amy: He he. I'll get used to that.

Sonic: If you need something just let me know. All right?

Amy: Allrighty!

Sonic: Well then. See ya!

Sonic turns to the sky and Amy meditates in her mind.

Amy: (Sonic... Sonic... The name of my savior. The blue prince on his white horse I been waiting for to rescue me. Oh Sonic ^.^)

Robotnik Palace.

Eggman: Gamma! You're late!

Gamma: I'm sorry my lord!

Eggman: Don't tell me. They delayed you?

Gamma: That blue Hedgehog seems to be quite powerful.

Eggman: Argh! I had that feeling since he attacked the square and escaped with the resistance!

Gamma: Yes my lord.

Eggman: Is there something good about what happened?

Gamma: I got one of the emeralds.

Eggman: Seriously? Let me see!

Gamma hands the emerald to the emperor.

Eggman: So much power for so little pack.

Gamma: Any ideas sir?

Eggman: I'm gonna use the power of this emerald to destroy the resistance! Gamma, Good job.

Gamma: Thank you sir.

Eggman: Now. Go rest.

Gamma: Yes sir.

Somewhere In the pumpkin mountains.

Mysterious 1: So now both empire and resistance have 1 emerald each...

Mysterious 2: Yes. Now the situation is getting worse.

Mysterious 1: I think Espio is gonna be surprised for our revelation.

Mysterious: 2: Yeah. Very surprised... indeed.

The 2 shadows leave the place with the echoed faint of the wind.

Who are these 2 persons?

What's their connection to Espio?

What's gonna happen now that both Empire and Resistance got 1 emerald each?

The war for the emeralds has just begun...

Next Chapter: My comrades.