Disclaimer (because I forgot it in Chapter 1): You know the drill. The only thing in this story that I own is the way I put stuff. The characters, the locations, and even the storyline (!) are owned by some SEGA-related company.
Sonic Adventure 2—Tails POV
Chapter 3: Enter Knuckles, and Aboard the ARK (Route 101 through Intro to Eternal Engine)
A short recap..."Since the Emeralds have the ability to attract each other..."
"We can use them to find Eggman! Good job Tails!"
I then departed to break through the military forces and clear a path for Sonic so we could buy some time to come up with a plan.
Sonic was still working through the police as Amy and I were waiting in an alley when the manhole in front of us started shaking...
Now to the present...What I least expected happened now—Coming out of the manhole was Knuckles!
"Hey guys, I haven't seen you in a while. But how did I get to Station Square from the mountains using only the sewers?"
"I don't know," I replied, "but what were you doing in the mountains anyway?"
"The Master Emerald got shattered again, so I was busy gathering the pieces."
"Okay...wait a second, I'm getting a signal from the President's limo, and the source is Space Colony ARK! It must be Eggman!" I held up my radio and sent a message to Sonic. "Sonic, meet me at the president's limo! It should be headed northeast on Route 101."
"Okay, I can meet you there!"
Well, I figured that my newly-installed car mode wouldn't be that useful, but I was wrong; I could use it to catch up with the President. My chase took me through a number of twists, turns, and tunnels, but thanks to the Tornado-car's boost ability, I could catch up. I got out of the car—which I hadn't had time to name yet—and flew above the limo until I saw Sonic. Then we both jumped in the sunroof and I got the data disc from the transmitter. The President looked very confused. "Sonic, I was right, Eggman's in the Space Colony ARK—that would also explain why I couldn't track the Emeralds after the cannon fired, they're in space!"
As we jumped out of the limo, I heard the President's aide say something about an incoming signal from an agent. I'll have to look into that.
After a short travel, we reached Eggman's pyramid base. To reassure us, Knuckles added, "I also saw that bat walk into the pyramid."
"What bat?" Amy asked.
"I won't go into much detail, but let's just way that she was involved in shattering the Master Emerald."
"Okay then," I started, "I'll go and find the entrance!" trying to make it sound important.
I found the entrance easily, and then Sonic went further into the base, only to stop at a locked door. "Apparently," Sonic started, "there's a key somewhere around here, and Knuckles, and we're counting on you to find it!"
"What?" Knuckles replied, a bit startled. "Why do I have to find it?"
"Because you're a much better hunter than any of us, and you have that radar."
"Okay, okay..." Knuckles finished disgruntledly (Author's note: Is that even a word?) as he went to find the key.
After we got inside, we heard a familiar voice...
"Haha! You've made it this far, but you won't make it out alive! Come out my stone soldier, and destroy these foes!"
A giant stone man came out of the quicksand below us, and Eggman announced, "I'd like to introduce you to...the Egg Golem!"
"I'll take this," Sonic said before facing the giant monstrosity.
Sonic's POV
I bet if I hit that blue generator on top of his head I can hurt him! I was at a loss, though—the generator was much higher than I can jump! That's when I saw the platforms on his back. I could use them to reach the weak point! Well, I did, and then the robot faced Eggman. Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and I got out before anything could happen.
Back to Tails' POV
We found a space shuttle, and Knuckles decided to take the controls. When he said that he was piloting, Sonic had a look on his face that said something along the lines of "Oh no, he's piloting the shuttle and I haven't written my will yet!" Anyway, we lifted off smoothly enough, and the journey went well until we hit an asteroid near the colony. The entire shuttle barrel-rolled and the cargo bay opened up, releasing a number of the Master Emerald shards that Knuckles had loaded in there. After we landed, Knuckles split and went to find the Master Emerald. I gave a brief explanation of our mission.
"I will find and shut down the main power source. While I do that, Sonic will have a clear enough path to the central control room that he can place this in the console." Saying that, I pulled out a yellow Chaos Emerald.
"But Tails," Sonic replied, "if we give Eggman your Emerald then he'll have enough power to destroy Earth!"
"Sonic, this is a fake Emerald."
"It's a fake?"
"Yeah, it's so accurate that not even a machine can tell the difference! The only differences are that it's not as powerful as a real Emerald and if it contacts the other Emeralds, it will cause a reaction powerful enough to destroy the Eclipse Cannon from the inside out!"
"Okay, I'll get this to the control room right away."
With that, we set out again, once again leaving Amy in the dust.
END CHAPTER THREE