CHAPTER 5:
Let's Get Her!
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As I sped to my biplane, Knuckles and the Chaotix jumped into the nearest hovercraft and put the pedal to the metal. You'd never think a hovercraft could go 80 in so short a time.
"When we get there, we must keep quiet. Being a bat means she has a keen sense of hearing. Take positions and turn your communicator's to low so not to attract attention!"
"Got it, boss!" shouted Vector over the rev of the engines.
They got to the docks and quietly snuck up on the unsuspecting she-bat. There was the Master, under a tarp tied down to the back side of the motorboat.
"This is Knuckles." he said in a whisper. "What is your position, Espio?"
Espio replied back. "Uh...upright, head turned toward Rouge, tail erect."
"Why do I bother? Just get ready for charge."
"Yes, Knux." Espio said and signed off.
Knuckles was the closest. He could've snuck right on top of her...if a twig under Knux's left shoe didn't betray his presence.
SNAP!
Rouge's ear twitched, Knuckles cursed, and Rouge jumped into the boat starting up the engine.
"CHARGE!"
Knux, Mighty, Vector and Espio charged toward the fruit bat, but it was too late. Rouge revved up the motor and sped off over the sea.
"Darn it! She got away!"
The Chaotix looked dejected, but then Knux's communicator picked up a voice.
"Knux! It's me, Tails!"
"Where we're you!? We could've used you!" shouted a fuming Knuckles.
"You still can! I'm trying to intercept Rouge in the Tornado! Charmy's with me!"
"That's using your head. Keep on course, I'll go in a motorboat and go after her. Over and out!" he turned to the Chaotix. "Get in the craft and follow me! We have a chick to catch."
"Yeah!" they jumped into the craft preparing to go after Knux.
Knuckles jumped into the nearest motorboat and the engine roared to life. He looked back and shouted. "Let's get her!"
The chase was on.
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Unfortunately, Rouge's boat was faster then Knux's and it was hard to keep up with her. She looked back and cackled.
"You fool! You can't stop me; I have your precious Emerald and no one can stop me!"
She looked like she would win, but if she looked up, she could've prevented what came next.
"There she is! Take her down to as close as you can!" Charmy shouted back to me.
"Aye aye, chap!" I shouted back with a thumbs up. I love flying these planes. I took her down as close as I could, but we were atill about 50 ft. above her.
"What are we going to do now!?" question Charmy.
"YOU are going to take the controls, I will jump onto her boat!"
"Are you crazy!? The landing might tear you to shreads! That's too risky!"
"So was the time I stopped 'Botnik down south. All right, on the count of three."
Charmy prepared to take control of the plane. "Ready!" he shoted nervously.
"One...!"
Knuckles had the impression of what I was going to do.
"Don't do it, kid! You'll kill yourself!" he shouted in vain.
"Two...!"
"He's not going to do it, will he!?" shouted Espio.
I crouched for the leap of faith [literally.]
"He would." said Vector.
"THREE!! GERONIMO!!" I leapt for Rouge's boat, hoping I wouldn't miss.
- - - - -
Rouge sped off ahead of Knuckles and the Chaotix.
"Fools. They just don't accept defeat when they have it. They still have those seven smaller gems, why not keep those and spare one for me? Selfish creatures."
Suddenly, she heard a scream from above.
"GERONIMO!!"
I landed on a speed bar between her and the Master Emerald.
"Give that back, Rouge!!"
"You!"
"Clever bat to go so low!" and I attacked. Anything useful, feet, fists, I used. I never though I'd see the day I would fight physically with a woman.
"You'll never get it back, it's mine!" shouted Rouge.
"The Master Emerald belongs to Knuckles, not to bloodsuckers like you!"
That was the last straw. "You insulent...!" she wreathed and she started fighting back. "YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!"
"Only if you give the Emerald back too!"
"Never!" she gave me quite a punch on my arm. I struck back between the eyes. No one told me she was a good fighter. She grabbed me by the knees and nearly flipped me over the side. I managed to grab to the side rail, then, she started pounding my hands to get me to let go.
I thought I was a goner, then, the next thing I knew, she yelped. Charmy had dove and stung her on the back.
"Charmy! What about the plane!?" I yelled to him.
"I found the auto-pilot." Then he helped me back up onto the boat. "I'll take care of Rouge; you take care of the boat."
Charmy kept Rouge busy and I was able to slow down the boat so Knux and the Chaotix would catch up.
"Looks like you're out of the job, Rouge." said Knuckles as he boarded. Mighty and Vector [being the stronger.] held Rouge down while Knux secured the Master Emerald for the home voyage.
"Good job, kid. You took care of a threat to the Island."
"Boss? What are we going to do with her?" asked Mighty.
"Hmm, good question."
"There was an Island nearby when we we're chasing her. Maybe we could...maroon her?"
Knuckles looked at me for a moment and a sly grin formed on his face.
"Curse you! Curse you!" shrieked Rouge.
As I sped to my biplane, Knuckles and the Chaotix jumped into the nearest hovercraft and put the pedal to the metal. You'd never think a hovercraft could go 80 in so short a time.
"When we get there, we must keep quiet. Being a bat means she has a keen sense of hearing. Take positions and turn your communicator's to low so not to attract attention!"
"Got it, boss!" shouted Vector over the rev of the engines.
They got to the docks and quietly snuck up on the unsuspecting she-bat. There was the Master, under a tarp tied down to the back side of the motorboat.
"This is Knuckles." he said in a whisper. "What is your position, Espio?"
Espio replied back. "Uh...upright, head turned toward Rouge, tail erect."
"Why do I bother? Just get ready for charge."
"Yes, Knux." Espio said and signed off.
Knuckles was the closest. He could've snuck right on top of her...if a twig under Knux's left shoe didn't betray his presence.
SNAP!
Rouge's ear twitched, Knuckles cursed, and Rouge jumped into the boat starting up the engine.
"CHARGE!"
Knux, Mighty, Vector and Espio charged toward the fruit bat, but it was too late. Rouge revved up the motor and sped off over the sea.
"Darn it! She got away!"
The Chaotix looked dejected, but then Knux's communicator picked up a voice.
"Knux! It's me, Tails!"
"Where we're you!? We could've used you!" shouted a fuming Knuckles.
"You still can! I'm trying to intercept Rouge in the Tornado! Charmy's with me!"
"That's using your head. Keep on course, I'll go in a motorboat and go after her. Over and out!" he turned to the Chaotix. "Get in the craft and follow me! We have a chick to catch."
"Yeah!" they jumped into the craft preparing to go after Knux.
Knuckles jumped into the nearest motorboat and the engine roared to life. He looked back and shouted. "Let's get her!"
The chase was on.
- - - - -
Unfortunately, Rouge's boat was faster then Knux's and it was hard to keep up with her. She looked back and cackled.
"You fool! You can't stop me; I have your precious Emerald and no one can stop me!"
She looked like she would win, but if she looked up, she could've prevented what came next.
"There she is! Take her down to as close as you can!" Charmy shouted back to me.
"Aye aye, chap!" I shouted back with a thumbs up. I love flying these planes. I took her down as close as I could, but we were atill about 50 ft. above her.
"What are we going to do now!?" question Charmy.
"YOU are going to take the controls, I will jump onto her boat!"
"Are you crazy!? The landing might tear you to shreads! That's too risky!"
"So was the time I stopped 'Botnik down south. All right, on the count of three."
Charmy prepared to take control of the plane. "Ready!" he shoted nervously.
"One...!"
Knuckles had the impression of what I was going to do.
"Don't do it, kid! You'll kill yourself!" he shouted in vain.
"Two...!"
"He's not going to do it, will he!?" shouted Espio.
I crouched for the leap of faith [literally.]
"He would." said Vector.
"THREE!! GERONIMO!!" I leapt for Rouge's boat, hoping I wouldn't miss.
- - - - -
Rouge sped off ahead of Knuckles and the Chaotix.
"Fools. They just don't accept defeat when they have it. They still have those seven smaller gems, why not keep those and spare one for me? Selfish creatures."
Suddenly, she heard a scream from above.
"GERONIMO!!"
I landed on a speed bar between her and the Master Emerald.
"Give that back, Rouge!!"
"You!"
"Clever bat to go so low!" and I attacked. Anything useful, feet, fists, I used. I never though I'd see the day I would fight physically with a woman.
"You'll never get it back, it's mine!" shouted Rouge.
"The Master Emerald belongs to Knuckles, not to bloodsuckers like you!"
That was the last straw. "You insulent...!" she wreathed and she started fighting back. "YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!"
"Only if you give the Emerald back too!"
"Never!" she gave me quite a punch on my arm. I struck back between the eyes. No one told me she was a good fighter. She grabbed me by the knees and nearly flipped me over the side. I managed to grab to the side rail, then, she started pounding my hands to get me to let go.
I thought I was a goner, then, the next thing I knew, she yelped. Charmy had dove and stung her on the back.
"Charmy! What about the plane!?" I yelled to him.
"I found the auto-pilot." Then he helped me back up onto the boat. "I'll take care of Rouge; you take care of the boat."
Charmy kept Rouge busy and I was able to slow down the boat so Knux and the Chaotix would catch up.
"Looks like you're out of the job, Rouge." said Knuckles as he boarded. Mighty and Vector [being the stronger.] held Rouge down while Knux secured the Master Emerald for the home voyage.
"Good job, kid. You took care of a threat to the Island."
"Boss? What are we going to do with her?" asked Mighty.
"Hmm, good question."
"There was an Island nearby when we we're chasing her. Maybe we could...maroon her?"
Knuckles looked at me for a moment and a sly grin formed on his face.
"Curse you! Curse you!" shrieked Rouge.