The Adventures of Izzy the Hedgehog
Chapter Five
A Clear Mission
Forest base. Nothing. Downed flying base. Nothing. Egg Carrier that's still floating out in the ocean for some reason! Nothing!
"Where could Eggman be hiding?.!" Sonic yelled.
He and Tails searched in Dr. Robotnik's many bases. Many of the bases were abandoned, though some bases' security systems were still active. Despite the fun he had destroying the weapons, Sonic was starting to lose his patience.
"We haven't checked the desert yet." Tails was heard from Sonic's radio. The two-tailed fox was still in the Tornado.
"Let's go! If I find them, Eggman is gonna get it so hard, he'll crack!"
Sonic and Tails ran/flew off in the distance. When the dust trail from Sonic disappeared, a bright green light glowed, revealing Izzy in the air. He opened his eyes and looked down. Said eyes widened in fear.
"AHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!"
°CRASH!°
"Ugh..." He groaned as he picked himself up. "Ok, now where am I?"
He looked around at his surroundings. He was in a forest on a high ledge. He sat on the edge of the cliff and sulked.
"This is just great!" He started with sarcasm. "I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere, Sonic won't train me to be a guardian, and my three favorite characters of all time are probably after my blood because I happened to grab their emerald!" He took out the green Chaos Emerald from his vest.
"I oughta toss you and never see ya again!" He stood up and got ready to throw it into the depths of the forest below, but he stopped himself and sat back down.
"Oh who am I kidding?.! I'm stuck and there's nothing I can do!"
Then he sat there, thinking for what he thought was forever. After about two hours, his stomach growled. Izzy sighed.
"Hmmm... Maybe I'll go back to Station Square and get a job or something. If I'm gonna be stuck here forever, I might as well get some money for food."
He picked himself off the ground again and held up the Chaos Emerald.
"Chaos Control!" He disappeared.
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"Alright, Eggman! What'd you do to him!.?" Sonic demanded as he and Tails entered the control room of Robotnik's desert base. This time, they were successful in finding the fat guy, the black doppelganger, and the lovely thief.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Dr. Robotnik said with a shrug.
"Bull! You know what I'm talking about! What'd you do to that hedgehog?.!"
"Hedgehog?" Ivo scratched his head. Everybody else slapped their heads.
"The kid, you egghead." Rouge said.
"Ohhhhh the overactive fan boy." Robotnik said. "Well, he flew the coop."
"What are you talking about?" Tails asked.
"The brat stole my emerald and ran out of here!" Shadow yelled.
"You got your emerald stolen from you by some kid?.! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!" Sonic laughed while rolling on the ground.
"Keep it up, faker…" Shadow growled, shaking his fist. Sonic got up and growled back.
"Speaking of the emeralds, what's your failing plan this time?" That was directed at Robotnik.
"None of your business, hedgehog!" Ivo spat, crossing his arms.
"Whatever." Sonic said, waving a dismissive hand. "I'll find out soon enough and I'll bust it up like always. Let's go, Tails."
And they both zoomed out of there before Robotnik can do anything. The good doctor growled.
"Just you wait, hedgehog. You will die once my plan comes to fruition!" And he added one of his trademark two minute-long laughs. The other two sweatdropped.
"Question: Why couldn't you just shoot him when he was just here?" Rouge asked. Robotnik stopped laughing.
"Errrr…"
"Never mind. Let's go emerald hunting." Shadow grumbled as he walked out of the room. The other two followed shortly after.
A few days later…
"Order up!" A man said, handing a box to Izzy, who was dressed up in a pizza delivery uniform. The man also gave him a slip with an address.
"Be right back, sir!" Izzy said, giving his boss a salute. The man sweatdropped as the hedgehog dashed out of the restaurant.
After warping back to Station Square, Izzy got a job working for a pizzeria as one of their delivery boys. He zoomed through the busy streets and up an apartment. He knocked on a door and it opened.
"Supersonic Pizza, you order and it gets there in five seconds or you get it free!" He said with a grin.
'Heh. It may be somewhat corny, but I like it.' He thought. The person in the door squealed.
"EEEEEEEEE!.!.!.! SONIKKU-CHAN!.!.!" Izzy's eyes widened as he recognized the voice. A pink blur came and glomped him.
"Ack! AMY!.? This is your place!.?" Izzy struggled to say. He then turned to the camera.
'That was so corny!'
(Me: What?.! Who was honestly expecting that?.!)
Izzy gave the camera an exasperated look before turning to the female furry.
"Well, in any case… Amy, I'm not Sonic."
"You're not?" Amy asked, starting to loosen her death grip, but not by much.
"Right. So… COULD YA LET ME GO!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!" Izzy yelled. Amy let him go. He handed her the pizza and straightened out his uniform. "And that's ten rings."
"Here you go, Sonic-look-alike!" Amy said with a grin as she gave him the ten tiny bracelets. Izzy sweatdropped.
"'Sonic?' If anything, I resemble Shadow a lot more than him." He started towards the elevator. "Well, see ya, I guess."
"Bye, Sonic-look-alike!" Amy yelled, waving after him.
'God! You'd think she wouldn't be color blind anymore.' Izzy thought as he made he was back to the pizzeria.
Later…
"Delivery!" The boss said, handing a box and a slip to Izzy.
"See ya in a few!" The hedgehog said as he left. The boss sweatdropped again.
"What a weirdo!"
'Wow. This isn't so bad.' Izzy thought as he skated. 'I got super speed, good looks, and a chaos emerald. All I need now is a huge amount of money and I'll be all set.'
He skated all the way to the outskirts of town and knocked on the door of a blue house. The door opened and a gasp was heard.
"Supersonic Pizza, you order and it gets there in five seconds or—"
"YOU!.?.!.?.!" Two voices yelled. Izzy opened his eyes and gasped at the sight of the two furries at the door. He started backing up nervously.
"S-S-S-Sonic! Tails! How have you been?" The furries glared at him.
"Not well, actually." Tails growled.
"Now come here! I'm gonna teach you a lesson!" Sonic said, balling up a fist.
"Oh yeah?" Izzy asked. He raised the pizza box. "Teach this!"
°SPLAT!°
"AHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.! IT BURNSSSSSSS!.!.!.!.!" Sonic yelled, running around.
"Ha ha! See ya, suckas!" Izzy yelled as he ran off…
°CLANG!.!.!°
…Into a light pole.
"Look at all the Shadows…" He said in a daze as he fell back. A whole bunch of winged Shadows were flying around his head (YES! He's that much of a Shadow fan!). He fainted.
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"Izzy... Izzy…" Tikal's voice was heard in the darkness. "Izzy... Iz—Oh for the love of—!"
°WHAM!°
"AHHHHHH!.!.!.!.! I'm up!" Izzy yelled as he bolted up.
He looked around and found himself in front of the altar where he met Tikal. He whirled his head around until he saw the echidna. He stood up and rubbed his head, where a nice, fat lump was present.
"What was that about!.?"
"Nothing…" Tikal replied as she tossed her mallet behind her. "Anyway, I needed to talk to you."
"About...?" Izzy asked.
"Your chaos powers."
Izzy gave her a strange look.
"My wha?"
"Chaos powers." Tikal repeated, pointing at the Dragon Emerald.
"Explanation please."
"It's simple. Because of the fact that in the Boring Dimension, you wouldn't have the speed you have now, I made the Dragon Emerald give the user the ability to use special powers."
"Sweet!" Izzy exclaimed with a toothy smile.
"In each of your Chaos Emeralds lays a different ability. I believe you already used two of them." Tikal gave him a sly grin.
"Huh? I don't know what you're talking about." Izzy said with confusion.
Tikal snapped her fingers and the Dragon Emerald pointed ahead of them. Its Master Emerald shot a beam of light. A circle formed and static was seen on a miniature screen. It showed Izzy running by Shadow in Dr. Robotnik's base.
"Wow! Can you get cable on this!.?" He asked excitedly.
°WHAM!°
"Focus!" Tikal yelled. Izzy rubbed his new lump and looked at the "TV."
On screen, Shadow used Chaos Spear, but Izzy blocked it with a green barrier.
"Huh? I don't remember that happening."
"That was your 'Chaos Shield' ability. Your green emerald controls that one." Tikal said. She snapped her fingers and the "TV" changed to when Izzy shot that purple beam.
"AHHHHH!.!.! I REALLY don't remember that!.!.!" The hedgehog yelled while holding his head.
"And that was your 'Chaos Beam,' which as you should know, is controlled by your purple emerald." The "TV" disappeared and the Dragon Emerald rested on Izzy's chest again. "You still have three more chaos powers to use. Well, actually four. The last ability you can use requires your emeralds, plus the emeralds of another dimension."
"Cool! What are the other abilities?" Izzy asked.
"Beats me." Tikal said. Izzy fell over.
"Then how do you know the abilities I used and the fact that there are four others? For all you know, I could learn others!.!.!"
"It's in the script." Tikal replied. Izzy fell over again.
"Ugh! Fine... If we're done with this little pep talk, I'll be going."
"Wait!" Tikal started. "How's the training going?" Izzy's eyes widened as he sweatdropped.
"Uhhh… It's not going…"
"WHAT!.?"
"Sonic went nuts on me and won't train me!"
Tikal sweatdropped and got in a thinking pose. A few moments passed before she snapped her fingers.
"I got it! The perfect way for you to train!"
"What's that?" Izzy asked, sweatdropping.
"Why don't you collect the seven Chaos Emeralds of this dimension!.?"
"The emeralds?" Tikal nodded.
"Yeah! It's really hard to get the emeralds, so it's the perfect training." Izzy got in a thinking pose.
"Well, I already have the green emerald…plus, it would be cool to actually go super for a bit before I leave… Ok! I'll do it!"
"Atta boy!" Tikal cheered. "Go out there and make Mama proud!" Izzy sweatdropped as the camera whited out.
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Sonic and Tails had dragged Izzy's carcass to Angel Island with Amy (who decided to follow them). They dragged him up to the altar of the Master Emerald.
"Hey Sonic. I was—woah! Who's that!.?" Knuckles the Echidna asked as he walked down the stairs from the altar.
"This is uhhhh…a friend." Sonic replied.
"Looks like some random delivery boy you decided to knock out. I didn't know you swung that way, Sonic." Knuckles said, giving Sonic a sly look.
"He better not..." Amy warned, clutching her Piko-Piko Hammer. Sonic held his hands up in defense.
"I do not! Real mature, Knuckles!" He then pointed at Izzy, who was being held up by Tails. "Take a look at his charm. Look familiar?" Knuckles gasped at the sight of the emerald and walked up to the purple hedgehog.
"It looks like a shard of the Master Emerald." Knuckles said, putting a hand to his chin. "I wonder…"
And he reached out to grab the Dragon Emerald.
As soon as his hand touched it, its Master Emerald reacted and shocked him badly. The force of the attack knocked Knuckles up into the air. He plummeted and crashed into his Master Emerald. A small chunk broke off, bounced off the stairs, and landed by Izzy, who was now on the ground.
"Knuckles! You alright?.!" Tails asked as he and Sonic ran over to the fallen echidna. Amy stayed back.
"Ugh… I'm alright." Knuckles said as he was being helped up. "But that guy's dead!"
He started running down the stairs, but was held back by Sonic and Tails. Amy looked behind her and noticed the Master Emerald chunk and the yellow emerald on the Dragon Emerald glowing.
"Let me go!" Knuckles protested.
"No way!" Sonic yelled.
"You can't just beat him up!" Tails added.
Amy moved the Master Emerald chunk away from Izzy and the glowing stopped. She placed it back down besides Izzy and the glowing started again. Amy examined him a little more closely.
"Just watch me!" Knuckles yelled as he struggled forward.
By now, the glowing had stopped. Izzy groaned, to Amy's surprise, and woke up. He opened his eyes and allowed them to focus. The first thing he saw was a pair of green eyes. The two hedgehogs looked at each other for a few seconds. Amy sweatdropped as Izzy's eyes widened.
Cut to a faraway view of the island floating over the ocean.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Izzy's voice was heard screaming.
Back on the island, the shriek brought the argument to a halt. Everybody looked at Izzy as he jumped away and pointed at Amy.
"YOU! What are you doing—!.?" He stopped himself and looked around. "Hey! Where am I? What happened?"
"You're on Angel Island." Amy said.
"Angel—" Izzy gasped as he noticed Knuckles. He ran over to the echidna. "Woah! Knuckles the Echidna! Hiya!" He then took out his autograph book. "Can I get your autograph?"
"Sure... Got a—Wait a minute!" Knuckles yelled as he grabbed Izzy by the shirt. "Knock me into the Master Emerald will you?.!" He raised a fist and let it fly towards Izzy's face.
"AHHHHH!.!.! No! Wait!" Izzy yelled in distress. He then put on an evil grin as he remembered his meeting with Tikal.
"Chaos Shield!"
Nothing happened though.
°POW!°
"Augh!.!.!" Izzy grunted as he was propelled into a tree. He slid down and fell forward. He got up and rubbed his sore face. He growled when he noticed stains of red on his glove. He held his left hand towards Knuckles.
"Chaos Beam!"
Again, nothing happened.
"What's the deal!.?"
°WHAM!°
Knuckles punched him again. This time, Izzy was driven through the tree. He bounced backwards on the ground. He sat up and coughed, trying to get back his wind.
"Come on and fight!" Knuckles yelled.
"Sonic, you have to stop this!" Amy yelled from the sidelines. Sonic nodded.
"Right!" He ran toward the battle.
Knuckles roared as he charged towards Izzy.
"I don't get it. Why couldn't I use my chaos powers?" Izzy asked himself. He held up a fist. "Looks like I'll have to use my own brawn! …But I can't beat Knuckles!"
°POW!°
Izzy crashed into another tree.
"But it's worth a shot!" He said as he got up. He switched off his skates and ran towards Knuckles.
"Finally!" Knuckles yelled as he too charged.
The two furries raised their fists and were about to strike each other when…
"Sonic Wind!"
A blue whirlwind sucked both of them up, tossed them around, and separated them. Knuckles and Izzy landed a few feet away from each other face down in the dirt.
"Anybody get the license number of that truck?" Izzy groaned as he and Knuckles stood up.
They glared and growled at each other before turning to the only one who could've launched that attack.
"What's the big idea, Sonic!.?" Knuckles yelled.
"Chill, knucklehead!" Sonic said, waving a dismissive hand. "Aren't you forgetting something?"
Knuckles looked confused for a moment before he noticed Sonic pointing to the Master Emerald chunk lying on the ground. Knuckles gasped, then ran over to the chunk. He grabbed it and ran up to the rest of the Master Emerald. He applied the chuck to the rest of the emerald and it glowed brightly. When the glowing subsided, the emerald was whole again.
"Whew! Thanks a lot, Sonic."
"Anytime." Sonic replied.
"Now, where were we?" Knuckles asked, getting back to the fight. He turned towards where Izzy was standing, but he wasn't there. "What? Where is—"
"So this is the Master Emerald…" Knuckles whipped his head at Izzy, who was rubbing his hands against the jewel. "It's a lot bigger in person."
"Hands off!" The echidna roared. Izzy tore his hands off the emerald.
"Sorry about that!"
"AHHHH!.!.! And you got your blood on it too!.?.!"
Izzy turned to where he was rubbing the emerald. There were crimson stains where he touched it. He turned to Knuckles.
"Oops..." He said sheepishly. The echidna's glare intensified.
"OOPS!.?.!"
°WHAM!°
"AHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!" Izzy yelled as he was blasted straight up into the air, courtesy of Knuckles' fiery uppercut. He plummeted shortly after and landed on top of the Master Emerald. "Ow…"
"Ack! Get off!.!.!" Knuckles yelled. Izzy grunted as he stood up. He was about to jump off when suddenly, the Master Emerald and the Dragon Emerald glowed brightly.
"AHHHHHH!.!.! What's that!.?.!" Sonic, Tails, and Amy yelled as they covered their eyes from the bright light.
"Get off already!" Knuckles roared to Izzy, who was struggling.
"You think I haven't been trying!.? My feet are stuck!"
Izzy tried to jump, but whatever was holding his feet had a good grip. The emeralds glowed brighter and Izzy's eyes were in a trance.
"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!" He laughed with a demonic voice. "The power is mine!"
"Something's very wrong here!" Tails yelled over the noise.
Izzy and the Master Emerald floated up as the hedgehog began to turn green. His quills were sticking up.
"Give that back!" Knuckles roared.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.! Finally! I have reached super mode! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!" Izzy laughed.
"I'm scared!" Amy yelled as she clung to Sonic for protection.
"Knuckles! What's that all about!.?" The blue hedgehog yelled.
"I don't know, but he'd better get off my emerald." Knuckles growled.
Just then, the Master Emerald started to glow brighter. Izzy's eyes returned to normal and they widened.
"Ack! Too much power!" He yelled in pain. He found that he could move his feet again.
"He's gonna explode!" Tails yelled. Everybody hit the ground and covered their heads.
"Ugh! Have…to…get…out of…HERE!.!.!" Izzy yelled as he struggled to reach for his pocket. He pulled out the Chaos Emerald.
"Chaos Control!"
He disappeared and shot off into the horizon with a green streak of light. The Master Emerald was still floating in the air.
Noticing that there wasn't an explosion, Knuckles looked up.
"Whew! The emerald's safe!"
(Me: Guess again!)
The Master Emerald broke in two and the pieces flew off in two directions.
"No! My baby!" Knuckles sobbed.
"Get a life!" Sonic yelled.
"He really needs to get out more." Amy muttered.
"Wait a minute…" Tails started. "If the Master Emerald broke, th-that means—!"
"Tails! You idiot!" Everybody else yelled.
The whole island started falling.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
°SPLASH!°
Everybody picked themselves up. Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles glared at Tails.
"Heh heh. Oops?" The fox boy said sheepishly. The two hedgehogs growled while the echidna looked out into the horizon.
"I have to get those pieces back." He said to himself. "If I don't hurry, the whole island will sink."
"Then let's go!" Sonic said.
They ran over to the Tornado and flew off.
