Episode Two: The E-Man
From the journal of Miles "Tails" Prower's Journal, Entry 2:
It's me, Tails again. Sonic and I just finished cleaning up Eggman's bots in the Emerald Hill Zone and freeing our friends. We're now on our way to the Chemical Plant Zone, a large plant which converted deadly chemicals into Pure Energy, which is used as the power source for the Great Metropolis Zone, which is just west of the Chemical Plant, separated it from a river of excess chemicals known as the Toxic River. However, the Great Metropolis Zone's transition to an industrial city and reports of evil going down in the Chemical Plant Zone forced the authorities to shut it down not too long ago. Rumors say that Chaos Emeralds were involved, so Sonic and I are on our way to check it out!
End log.
"Hurry up, Tails! Robotnik ain't gonna get creamed by himself, although I wouldn't be too surprised!" Sonic boasted as he dashed through the green fields of the Emerald Hill Zone. Tails was, once again, running at full speed and even propelling himself by spinning his twin tails at full speed in a vain attempt to catch up with Sonic. Tails was doing better the usual this time, as he was only a few yards behind Sonic.
Tails took a second to ponder, "Robotnik... I swear I've read about that name somewhere, but I just can't remember..." Sonic ignored Miles's dialogue and took advantage of his partner's confusion by putting on an extra burst of speed, leaving the two-tailed fox in his dust.
But Sonic was forced to a screeching halt as he reached the Emerald Hill Zone's border. Lying ahead of them was the Chemical Plant Zone, property of the Great Metropolis Zone. It was almost shaped like a missile with its head facing upwards. The outside of the nuclear plant was a maze of blue pipes which circled the plant, in addition to several maintenance platforms where the workers made sure that everything was going according to plan. Only the top half of the plant was visible from Sonic's position, as the rest was hidden within the deep moat which was once filled with harmful chemicals, but most of the ooze had drained into the Toxic River with the exception of about enough liquids to fill a swimming pool.
Sonic waited a few seconds for Tails to catch up, then he motioned for the fox to be cautious in the zone as they raced towards the factory.
***
Dr. Eggman rested in a comfortable leather chair – one with the wheels that spin around – as he watched the surveillance cameras from the heart of the Chemical Plant Zone. Eggman's full body was visible from the chair – from his round belly to his red, yet tight shirt and his black, form-fitting pants.
Seated near him was a tall robot bodyguard. The robot was covered in dull gray metal, but had a collar of spikes around its wrists and ankles. "So Mettron," Eggman spoke to his mechanical lackey, "What are the readings on the Yellow Chaos Emerald?"
Mettron spoke in a surprisingly human voice, "According to our Jewel Reader, it's located somewhere in the Experimentation Area."
"Excellent," Eggman giggled with glee, "You stay here and watch the monitors while I retrieve the Emerald!"
Eggman lifted his fat self from the crushed, warm, and now odorous chair, and was almost at the exit when Mettron alarmed, "Sir, I think you should see this," as he pointed towards one of the screens. Sonic and Tails were featured on the screen, running towards the entrance of the factory.
Eggman grimaced at the sight of his blue rival, knowing that he'd do something to mess things up, and spared only the words, "Dip them," as he turned and strolled from the office. Mettron immediately pressed a red button.
***
Sonic and Tails were crossing the bridge leading over the chemical moat and into the actual Chemical Plant. "Tails, how're the Chaos Emerald and Power Rings doing?"
Tails reached into his red-and-white backpack and took a quick peek inside. He then reported, "The five Power Rings we collected in the Emerald Hill Zone are fine, and the Green Chaos Emerald's still in one piece, but it looks like it's glowing... the legend said that the Emeralds would glow when a brother is hidden nearby, so we must be close to the next Emerald!"
Before Sonic could reply with something witty, a loud rumbling echoed throughout the area as the steel bridge crumbled beneath their feet. Tails managed to catch himself with his flying ability, but flew down into the pit in search of Sonic. Sonic managed to grab onto one of the glowing blue pipes before he saw that the pit was quickly filling up with green chemicals. Sonic dashed up the pipes at full speed. Back at the top of the pit, a large metal hatch was sealing off the duo's only possible exit. Luckily, Sonic leapt into the air in Ball Mode and spun out of the pit as the hatch closed beneath him. Tails had already given up trying to catch up with Sonic and returned to the surface several moments before.
"That was close!" Sonic gasped, but then regained his posture as he continued, "But not close enough to do in Sonic the Hedgehog!"
Tails interrupted, "I think we should get inside before some other nastiness happens."
"Good idea, little bro! Let's zoom on into that plant and out with the jewel before Eggbutt and his badbreathniks can do anything about it!"
***
Eggman hovered through the dimly-lit corridors of the plant in his Egg-o- Matic hovercraft, still searching for the enigmatic Chaos Emerald. Eggman was then faced with an obstacle: a sealed door with a panel of buttons attached to the wall on the side. Eggman easily hacked his way to the password, and the door opened before him. Eggman beheld a tall glass capsule which was filled to the brim with a reddish substance. The Eggman chuckled, "Excellent, the Chaos Emerald must lie within the stasis chamber. Perhaps the Professor Horatio believed that the Energy would preserve it? No matter, it will be a simple task to free it."
Eggman then pressed several buttons on the control panel beneath the capsule and pulled a yellow switch. The tube containing the Energy disappeared. But instead of simply flowing away like any other liquid, the Energy banded together into a giant gorilla-like figure. It growled in anger as it spotted Eggman and rushed towards the demented doctor, who turned tail and flew from the room before giving the creature a second glance.
***
Sonic and Tails dashed through the corridors, only stopping to destroy the occasional fire-spewing Randaa and self-destructing Grabber robots. But both of them screeched to a halt when they saw Eggman flying past them in his Egg-o-Matic, apparently in a deep panic. Sonic wondered, "What was that all about? Aha! Maybe he beat us to the Emerald and is trying to make a getaway before I beat the sorry egg!"
Sonic was about to rush off when Tails pulled out the Green Chaos Emerald and reported, "Wait Sonic, stop! The Chaos Emerald is still glowing very brightly! Eggman can't have the Emerald. In fact... according to this, it's even getting closer! What the...?" Tails looked up and found himself facing a giant, gorilla-like creature, composed entirely of Red Energy. The Chaos Emerald was now blinking like crazy. The creature then slammed its fist on the floor, aiming for Tails. Luckily Sonic rushed by, grabbing his buddy as he ran down the hall. "That thing- I think it has a Chaos Emerald!"
"No problemo, Tails! I'll be done with this color-inverted King Kong in a flash!" Sonic bragged as he went into Ball Mode and delivered a Homing Attack to the creature's chest – one which failed as Sonic bounced off without doing any damage whatsoever. "What is this thing?" Sonic asked in awe. But he didn't receive his answer as the creature socked him one and sent him sliding across the cold metal. "Let's take five," Sonic suggested as he grabbed Tails and made like a tree, leaving the fight scene.
Sonic and Tails continued down the corridor until they entered an abandoned laboratory. Tails was amazed by the technology on display and immediately examined the machinery until Sonic reminded him of the approaching monster. "Wait, maybe there's something here that can help us – like these research papers!" Tails exclaimed as he shuffled through some papers. "Hmmm... I think I found a paper on that weird creature! Apparently it's the first Energy Man, codenamed E-Man. Professor Horatio Rotus created it to be a super soldier based on the work of the late Professor Gerald. He had two Chaos Emeralds which he was going to use to power creatures, but he was only able to complete one before the G.U.N. police confiscated the last Emerald because they believed the experiment to be too dangerous, and they shut down the Chemical Plant Zone."
Sonic theorized, "So this thing is powered by the Chaos Emerald... then I have an idea! But I'll need all five of those Power Rings!"
Tails removed the Rings from his backpack and handed them to Sonic. "Alright..." he spoke uneasily.
Just at that moment, the E-Man burst through the lab entrance and immediately tossed the machinery around in a rage. Sonic smirked, "This time, it's gonna be a flash!" as he dashed across the lab with the full power of the Rings. He flew right through the E-Man's chest and came out with the Chaos Emerald in hand. The E-Man, without its power source, dissolved into a puddle of lifeless red ooze. "I exhausted all the Power Rings' energy, but now we're already one step closer to foiling Eggman's plot!"
To Be Continued in Chapter Three: "The Ancient Ruins"
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Edition 2: Grabber
Now I have nothing on this guy.
From the journal of Miles "Tails" Prower's Journal, Entry 2:
It's me, Tails again. Sonic and I just finished cleaning up Eggman's bots in the Emerald Hill Zone and freeing our friends. We're now on our way to the Chemical Plant Zone, a large plant which converted deadly chemicals into Pure Energy, which is used as the power source for the Great Metropolis Zone, which is just west of the Chemical Plant, separated it from a river of excess chemicals known as the Toxic River. However, the Great Metropolis Zone's transition to an industrial city and reports of evil going down in the Chemical Plant Zone forced the authorities to shut it down not too long ago. Rumors say that Chaos Emeralds were involved, so Sonic and I are on our way to check it out!
End log.
"Hurry up, Tails! Robotnik ain't gonna get creamed by himself, although I wouldn't be too surprised!" Sonic boasted as he dashed through the green fields of the Emerald Hill Zone. Tails was, once again, running at full speed and even propelling himself by spinning his twin tails at full speed in a vain attempt to catch up with Sonic. Tails was doing better the usual this time, as he was only a few yards behind Sonic.
Tails took a second to ponder, "Robotnik... I swear I've read about that name somewhere, but I just can't remember..." Sonic ignored Miles's dialogue and took advantage of his partner's confusion by putting on an extra burst of speed, leaving the two-tailed fox in his dust.
But Sonic was forced to a screeching halt as he reached the Emerald Hill Zone's border. Lying ahead of them was the Chemical Plant Zone, property of the Great Metropolis Zone. It was almost shaped like a missile with its head facing upwards. The outside of the nuclear plant was a maze of blue pipes which circled the plant, in addition to several maintenance platforms where the workers made sure that everything was going according to plan. Only the top half of the plant was visible from Sonic's position, as the rest was hidden within the deep moat which was once filled with harmful chemicals, but most of the ooze had drained into the Toxic River with the exception of about enough liquids to fill a swimming pool.
Sonic waited a few seconds for Tails to catch up, then he motioned for the fox to be cautious in the zone as they raced towards the factory.
***
Dr. Eggman rested in a comfortable leather chair – one with the wheels that spin around – as he watched the surveillance cameras from the heart of the Chemical Plant Zone. Eggman's full body was visible from the chair – from his round belly to his red, yet tight shirt and his black, form-fitting pants.
Seated near him was a tall robot bodyguard. The robot was covered in dull gray metal, but had a collar of spikes around its wrists and ankles. "So Mettron," Eggman spoke to his mechanical lackey, "What are the readings on the Yellow Chaos Emerald?"
Mettron spoke in a surprisingly human voice, "According to our Jewel Reader, it's located somewhere in the Experimentation Area."
"Excellent," Eggman giggled with glee, "You stay here and watch the monitors while I retrieve the Emerald!"
Eggman lifted his fat self from the crushed, warm, and now odorous chair, and was almost at the exit when Mettron alarmed, "Sir, I think you should see this," as he pointed towards one of the screens. Sonic and Tails were featured on the screen, running towards the entrance of the factory.
Eggman grimaced at the sight of his blue rival, knowing that he'd do something to mess things up, and spared only the words, "Dip them," as he turned and strolled from the office. Mettron immediately pressed a red button.
***
Sonic and Tails were crossing the bridge leading over the chemical moat and into the actual Chemical Plant. "Tails, how're the Chaos Emerald and Power Rings doing?"
Tails reached into his red-and-white backpack and took a quick peek inside. He then reported, "The five Power Rings we collected in the Emerald Hill Zone are fine, and the Green Chaos Emerald's still in one piece, but it looks like it's glowing... the legend said that the Emeralds would glow when a brother is hidden nearby, so we must be close to the next Emerald!"
Before Sonic could reply with something witty, a loud rumbling echoed throughout the area as the steel bridge crumbled beneath their feet. Tails managed to catch himself with his flying ability, but flew down into the pit in search of Sonic. Sonic managed to grab onto one of the glowing blue pipes before he saw that the pit was quickly filling up with green chemicals. Sonic dashed up the pipes at full speed. Back at the top of the pit, a large metal hatch was sealing off the duo's only possible exit. Luckily, Sonic leapt into the air in Ball Mode and spun out of the pit as the hatch closed beneath him. Tails had already given up trying to catch up with Sonic and returned to the surface several moments before.
"That was close!" Sonic gasped, but then regained his posture as he continued, "But not close enough to do in Sonic the Hedgehog!"
Tails interrupted, "I think we should get inside before some other nastiness happens."
"Good idea, little bro! Let's zoom on into that plant and out with the jewel before Eggbutt and his badbreathniks can do anything about it!"
***
Eggman hovered through the dimly-lit corridors of the plant in his Egg-o- Matic hovercraft, still searching for the enigmatic Chaos Emerald. Eggman was then faced with an obstacle: a sealed door with a panel of buttons attached to the wall on the side. Eggman easily hacked his way to the password, and the door opened before him. Eggman beheld a tall glass capsule which was filled to the brim with a reddish substance. The Eggman chuckled, "Excellent, the Chaos Emerald must lie within the stasis chamber. Perhaps the Professor Horatio believed that the Energy would preserve it? No matter, it will be a simple task to free it."
Eggman then pressed several buttons on the control panel beneath the capsule and pulled a yellow switch. The tube containing the Energy disappeared. But instead of simply flowing away like any other liquid, the Energy banded together into a giant gorilla-like figure. It growled in anger as it spotted Eggman and rushed towards the demented doctor, who turned tail and flew from the room before giving the creature a second glance.
***
Sonic and Tails dashed through the corridors, only stopping to destroy the occasional fire-spewing Randaa and self-destructing Grabber robots. But both of them screeched to a halt when they saw Eggman flying past them in his Egg-o-Matic, apparently in a deep panic. Sonic wondered, "What was that all about? Aha! Maybe he beat us to the Emerald and is trying to make a getaway before I beat the sorry egg!"
Sonic was about to rush off when Tails pulled out the Green Chaos Emerald and reported, "Wait Sonic, stop! The Chaos Emerald is still glowing very brightly! Eggman can't have the Emerald. In fact... according to this, it's even getting closer! What the...?" Tails looked up and found himself facing a giant, gorilla-like creature, composed entirely of Red Energy. The Chaos Emerald was now blinking like crazy. The creature then slammed its fist on the floor, aiming for Tails. Luckily Sonic rushed by, grabbing his buddy as he ran down the hall. "That thing- I think it has a Chaos Emerald!"
"No problemo, Tails! I'll be done with this color-inverted King Kong in a flash!" Sonic bragged as he went into Ball Mode and delivered a Homing Attack to the creature's chest – one which failed as Sonic bounced off without doing any damage whatsoever. "What is this thing?" Sonic asked in awe. But he didn't receive his answer as the creature socked him one and sent him sliding across the cold metal. "Let's take five," Sonic suggested as he grabbed Tails and made like a tree, leaving the fight scene.
Sonic and Tails continued down the corridor until they entered an abandoned laboratory. Tails was amazed by the technology on display and immediately examined the machinery until Sonic reminded him of the approaching monster. "Wait, maybe there's something here that can help us – like these research papers!" Tails exclaimed as he shuffled through some papers. "Hmmm... I think I found a paper on that weird creature! Apparently it's the first Energy Man, codenamed E-Man. Professor Horatio Rotus created it to be a super soldier based on the work of the late Professor Gerald. He had two Chaos Emeralds which he was going to use to power creatures, but he was only able to complete one before the G.U.N. police confiscated the last Emerald because they believed the experiment to be too dangerous, and they shut down the Chemical Plant Zone."
Sonic theorized, "So this thing is powered by the Chaos Emerald... then I have an idea! But I'll need all five of those Power Rings!"
Tails removed the Rings from his backpack and handed them to Sonic. "Alright..." he spoke uneasily.
Just at that moment, the E-Man burst through the lab entrance and immediately tossed the machinery around in a rage. Sonic smirked, "This time, it's gonna be a flash!" as he dashed across the lab with the full power of the Rings. He flew right through the E-Man's chest and came out with the Chaos Emerald in hand. The E-Man, without its power source, dissolved into a puddle of lifeless red ooze. "I exhausted all the Power Rings' energy, but now we're already one step closer to foiling Eggman's plot!"
To Be Continued in Chapter Three: "The Ancient Ruins"
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Edition 2: Grabber
Now I have nothing on this guy.