Okay, Nail, you seem to be a little off. When you submitted your review, there are two key aspects you apparently overlooked. One, Juan isn't the only hero. Remember that his sister, Shi, comes into this as well. And two, the Sonic gang aren't going to be in those cages for the whole story. Reread what Dr. Eggman plans for them.
Okay, now that that's out of the way, we can get on with the story.
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Chapter 1: The Beginning -
In case you missed it in the summary, the heroes of this story are brother and sister Juan and Shi. I guess I'd better introduce them.
Juan and Shi are fraternal twins, meaning they aren't twins in the technical sense even though they were born at the same time. They're both 14 years old, and they're both American, despite what their names might lead you to think.
Juan likes to think he's a little older than Shi, which of course isn't true. He has a bracelet around his wrist that displays four fake plastic jewels: blue, yellow, red, and black. It's not particularly boyish, but he doesn't mind.
Shi (pronounced like the English word "she") is a little shy, but don't underestimate her. Around her right finger she has three rings, each of which displays one fake plastic jewel. One is pink, one is orange, and one is purple.
As you might expect, Juan and Shi are very fond of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They spend a lot of time competing against each other in Sonic Battle, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Sonic Heroes, and so forth.
Okay, enough blabbering. Time to get back on track.
It was another peaceful day in the home of Juan and Shi. The two of them had just settled down for a game of Sonic Heroes. Juan picked Team Sonic, and Shi took Team Rose. Neither choice was unusual.
What WAS unusual was what happened as they were about to start playing. The TV screen glowed brightly, and both of them were sucked in. You'd have to see it to believe it.
At that moment, their mother came in. "Juan? Shi? Where are you? It's almost time for lunch!"
Oh, if only she knew.
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OOF! Juan and Shi landed in front of an altar. Juan recognized it in an instant; it was the Master Emerald shrine. Shi examined a nearby signpost while Juan approached the Master Emerald.
An audible voice echoed as if from nowhere, startling both Juan and Shi. It was Knuckles' voice.
"This world needs all the help the two of you can bring. My friends and I have been captured by Dr. Eggman and sealed in the Chaos Emeralds, which have been scattered. You need to find us and liberate us, then vanquish him. The Master Emerald can show you where to go."
Hearing this, Juan looked at the Master Emerald. In it he saw an image of a dense forest. The words "Infinity Woods" accompanied the image.
"We need to go to Infinity Woods," Juan called to Shi. "Which way is it?"
"According to the signpost," Shi responded, "the Woods are that way, to the east. But I want to check out Chao Fields, to the south, first."
"Sounds good, Shi. Come on, let's go."
With that, Juan joined Shi, and the two of them set off towards Chao Fields.
The path to Chao Fields had a few Dr. Eggman robots patrolling it, but Juan had taken a few karate classes, and Shi pulled some cool attack moves with her yo-yo, and the robots were defeated quickly.
"Wow, the doctor seems to be expecting us," Shi commented as she dusted herself off.
Eventually the duo reached Chao Fields. As the name suggested, the area was largely populated by Chao.
"Hello," Juan said, approaching one of the Chao.
"Chao! Chao chao, chao?"
Juan and Shi glanced at each other. "Your guess is as good as mine," Shi commented. "I can't believe Cream the Rabbit understands what these creatures are saying."
"Well," Juan replied, "there isn't much to do here. Let's head for Infinity Woods." Juan and Shi went back the way they came.
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What awaits Juan and Shi on their adventure? You'll find out... eventually!