The blue hedgehog's spikes whipped rapidly in the jet-created wind,
clear tear-drops spilling form his tightly shut eyes as he clung to the
orange fox tightly, the fox's eyes closed as well as he sniffed back his
own tears.
The large red machine finally touched down and large mechanisms locked it into place before the massive thrusters slowly shut down and the man clad in red jumped out of the opened cockpit. Adjusting his glasses, Eggman watched as a Pink Hedgehog, Cream-orange Rabbit, Red Echidna and White Bat ran into the laboratory. Amy and Cream both had tears accompanying them as they latched themselves to Sonic and Miles. Knuckles and Rouge stopped a few feet away from the group-hug and Knuckles close his eyes, lowering his head and laughing to himself with a smirk of seeming embarrassment.
"I should've known you had survived..." Knuckles began, raising his head and opening his eyes to give Miles a confident smile. Miles slowly turned around after Sonic released him and giggled slightly, nodding in response.
Letting out a sigh, Sonic crossed his arms and tilted his head towards Eggman. "Guess I owe you an apology... even if you're the one who sent him up there." Sonic slowly muttered.
Snorting, Eggman turned away and walked over to a computer consol. "We don't have time for a reunion..." Eggman began. "Incase you all so conveniently forgot, the Seven Chaos Emeralds are still scattered around the world..." Tapping a gloved finger on the monitor, Eggman adjusted his glasses. "Now... I've tracked the flight-paths of every Emerald from the second they left ARK, to the second they impacted the Earth."
Tapping a few keys on the control-board, the monitor flashed up seven different colored ripples, all scattered across the face of the world-map. "As lucky as it might seem, the fact that Four out of the Seven Chaos Emeralds landed in extremely populated areas makes getting them as soon as possible crucial..." Tapping the computer monitor, Eggman turned his head to face the others and raised a brow, tilting his head at the computer. "Tokyo Japan, Cairo Egypt, Sydney Australia, San Francisco California United States..." Hrmphing, Eggman looked back to the computer.
Sonic groaned, and Knuckles, who was next to Rouge, slowly placed a hand over his eyes and lowered his head. Miles' tails slowly swished and he narrowed his eyes at the screen. Rouge, patting Knuckles on the back, turned and stared intently at the computer monitor. "I know the most about the United states, I'll have the easiest time in California." Knuckles let his hand down to his side and nodded.
Eggman furrowed his brow and tapped the computer screen. "The other three Chaos Emeralds are located in remote places... Heh.. Should be remote, since two are in the Ocean." Looking back to the others, Eggman made an odd smirk, causing his massive mustache to stick out more than usual. "The final Chaos Emerald is located in North America... the United States, Alaska... the emerald fell somewhere near Mt McKinley."
Hitting his massive fists together, Knuckles took a step forward. "I have a lot of experience with remote locations.. I'll snag that emerald." Looking over his shoulder, Knuckles watched Sonic take a step forward. "That emerald landed in Sydney?"
To everyone's surprise, Eggman shrugged. "Actually, it is estimated it landed in Sydney. But, my satellites where not positioned in the correct areas at the time to track the emerald exactly... so it could be anywhere within a few hundred miles of Sydney..."
Snapping his fingers, Sonic nodded. "I'll tag that Emerald... I can cover a huge amount of distance in a short time, I can find it the quickest." Sonic blinked as Miles walked forward and pointed at the island off of the coast of China, a green ripple emitting from the map.
"I'll go to Tokyo... I know robotics and have the best shot at getting past the large amount of technological security that could be present there."
Eggman laughed and turned back to the screen. "We'll save the emeralds in the oceans for last; I highly doubt anyone is going to get their hands on those. As for Cairo... I have a base located in Egypt, I can get supplies there and recover that emerald with ease."
Amy humphed and Cream blinked, looking up to the pink hedgehog. "Oh, I see how it is. All of you get to go out on your adventures once again while you leave me to do nothing!"
Rolling his eyes, Sonic turned and moved a hand in a gesturing motion. "Look Amy... this could be seriously dangerous... most likely G.U.A.R.D. is already after the emeralds, and their machines are hundreds of times more advanced than G.U.N.'s where..."
Curling her lip for a moment, Amy let her shoulders down and tossed her head back, closing her eyes and groaning. "FINE." she shouted, turning and storming off, an extended hand grasping Cream's arm caused the rabbit to meep before she was pulled along out of the laboratory.
Sighing, Sonic looked around and nodded. "Well... let's all get going then.." And with a nod, everyone turned their separate ways.
A quick blue and orange blur hot out from a newly exposed hatch as the Tornado II with Miles and Sonic present ascended into the clouds. "I'll drop you off at Australia, then head for Tokyo.." Miles yelled over the screaming of the wind, and Sonic yelled out an ok in response.
Another hidden underground hatch opened, and a lightning-fast gray flash emitted, shooting up into the sky. The Egg Hornet banked, changed course, then headed off. "This could prove very difficult if someone decides to interfere..." Eggman muttered as he watched the instruments of the Egg Hornet co-inside with the changing altitude and winds.
A large blast of pneumatic steam blasted into the air as a hatch on top of the house opened and a small red trail pierced through the air and flew high into the sky. Breaking out of the spin, Knuckles threw his legs back and his arms out, his dreadlocks catching the wind as well as his body as he began to glide. "... If there wasn't so much at stake leaving them out there, I would just as soon leave the Chaos Emeralds... what is going to happen once we retrieve them... and get rid of them forever..?" Knuckles' eyes narrowed even more than they had been from the wind, and he continued off.
A monstrous rumble rang out from the house and the garage door slowly began sliding up. Smoke slowly began moving out of the garage before a loud screech emitted and a long white sports car ripped out of the house, taking a precise turn and shooting off down the road, pushing a hundred and twenty. The wind blowing her hair and ears back, Rouge stared forward at the road intently through her goggles. "So far this plan has gone from bad to worse... will retrieving the emeralds really restore the world to order and get rid of evil once and for all like Sonic and the others are saying...?" Rouge slowly tilted her head and stared up at the sky longingly; The blue, red, and gray streaks in the air slowly moving against the white clouds. Looking up, seemingly through the sky itself and into space, Rouge sighed. "... and we never asked... what in the hell happened on ARK?"
The large red machine finally touched down and large mechanisms locked it into place before the massive thrusters slowly shut down and the man clad in red jumped out of the opened cockpit. Adjusting his glasses, Eggman watched as a Pink Hedgehog, Cream-orange Rabbit, Red Echidna and White Bat ran into the laboratory. Amy and Cream both had tears accompanying them as they latched themselves to Sonic and Miles. Knuckles and Rouge stopped a few feet away from the group-hug and Knuckles close his eyes, lowering his head and laughing to himself with a smirk of seeming embarrassment.
"I should've known you had survived..." Knuckles began, raising his head and opening his eyes to give Miles a confident smile. Miles slowly turned around after Sonic released him and giggled slightly, nodding in response.
Letting out a sigh, Sonic crossed his arms and tilted his head towards Eggman. "Guess I owe you an apology... even if you're the one who sent him up there." Sonic slowly muttered.
Snorting, Eggman turned away and walked over to a computer consol. "We don't have time for a reunion..." Eggman began. "Incase you all so conveniently forgot, the Seven Chaos Emeralds are still scattered around the world..." Tapping a gloved finger on the monitor, Eggman adjusted his glasses. "Now... I've tracked the flight-paths of every Emerald from the second they left ARK, to the second they impacted the Earth."
Tapping a few keys on the control-board, the monitor flashed up seven different colored ripples, all scattered across the face of the world-map. "As lucky as it might seem, the fact that Four out of the Seven Chaos Emeralds landed in extremely populated areas makes getting them as soon as possible crucial..." Tapping the computer monitor, Eggman turned his head to face the others and raised a brow, tilting his head at the computer. "Tokyo Japan, Cairo Egypt, Sydney Australia, San Francisco California United States..." Hrmphing, Eggman looked back to the computer.
Sonic groaned, and Knuckles, who was next to Rouge, slowly placed a hand over his eyes and lowered his head. Miles' tails slowly swished and he narrowed his eyes at the screen. Rouge, patting Knuckles on the back, turned and stared intently at the computer monitor. "I know the most about the United states, I'll have the easiest time in California." Knuckles let his hand down to his side and nodded.
Eggman furrowed his brow and tapped the computer screen. "The other three Chaos Emeralds are located in remote places... Heh.. Should be remote, since two are in the Ocean." Looking back to the others, Eggman made an odd smirk, causing his massive mustache to stick out more than usual. "The final Chaos Emerald is located in North America... the United States, Alaska... the emerald fell somewhere near Mt McKinley."
Hitting his massive fists together, Knuckles took a step forward. "I have a lot of experience with remote locations.. I'll snag that emerald." Looking over his shoulder, Knuckles watched Sonic take a step forward. "That emerald landed in Sydney?"
To everyone's surprise, Eggman shrugged. "Actually, it is estimated it landed in Sydney. But, my satellites where not positioned in the correct areas at the time to track the emerald exactly... so it could be anywhere within a few hundred miles of Sydney..."
Snapping his fingers, Sonic nodded. "I'll tag that Emerald... I can cover a huge amount of distance in a short time, I can find it the quickest." Sonic blinked as Miles walked forward and pointed at the island off of the coast of China, a green ripple emitting from the map.
"I'll go to Tokyo... I know robotics and have the best shot at getting past the large amount of technological security that could be present there."
Eggman laughed and turned back to the screen. "We'll save the emeralds in the oceans for last; I highly doubt anyone is going to get their hands on those. As for Cairo... I have a base located in Egypt, I can get supplies there and recover that emerald with ease."
Amy humphed and Cream blinked, looking up to the pink hedgehog. "Oh, I see how it is. All of you get to go out on your adventures once again while you leave me to do nothing!"
Rolling his eyes, Sonic turned and moved a hand in a gesturing motion. "Look Amy... this could be seriously dangerous... most likely G.U.A.R.D. is already after the emeralds, and their machines are hundreds of times more advanced than G.U.N.'s where..."
Curling her lip for a moment, Amy let her shoulders down and tossed her head back, closing her eyes and groaning. "FINE." she shouted, turning and storming off, an extended hand grasping Cream's arm caused the rabbit to meep before she was pulled along out of the laboratory.
Sighing, Sonic looked around and nodded. "Well... let's all get going then.." And with a nod, everyone turned their separate ways.
A quick blue and orange blur hot out from a newly exposed hatch as the Tornado II with Miles and Sonic present ascended into the clouds. "I'll drop you off at Australia, then head for Tokyo.." Miles yelled over the screaming of the wind, and Sonic yelled out an ok in response.
Another hidden underground hatch opened, and a lightning-fast gray flash emitted, shooting up into the sky. The Egg Hornet banked, changed course, then headed off. "This could prove very difficult if someone decides to interfere..." Eggman muttered as he watched the instruments of the Egg Hornet co-inside with the changing altitude and winds.
A large blast of pneumatic steam blasted into the air as a hatch on top of the house opened and a small red trail pierced through the air and flew high into the sky. Breaking out of the spin, Knuckles threw his legs back and his arms out, his dreadlocks catching the wind as well as his body as he began to glide. "... If there wasn't so much at stake leaving them out there, I would just as soon leave the Chaos Emeralds... what is going to happen once we retrieve them... and get rid of them forever..?" Knuckles' eyes narrowed even more than they had been from the wind, and he continued off.
A monstrous rumble rang out from the house and the garage door slowly began sliding up. Smoke slowly began moving out of the garage before a loud screech emitted and a long white sports car ripped out of the house, taking a precise turn and shooting off down the road, pushing a hundred and twenty. The wind blowing her hair and ears back, Rouge stared forward at the road intently through her goggles. "So far this plan has gone from bad to worse... will retrieving the emeralds really restore the world to order and get rid of evil once and for all like Sonic and the others are saying...?" Rouge slowly tilted her head and stared up at the sky longingly; The blue, red, and gray streaks in the air slowly moving against the white clouds. Looking up, seemingly through the sky itself and into space, Rouge sighed. "... and we never asked... what in the hell happened on ARK?"