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Sonic Adventure Zero – Death of Angels
By Master hunter
Chapter 3 – The Mountain Detour
Typically Eggman wasn't too happy that Sonic and Tails had caught up with him so quickly.
"Why won't you leave me to take over the world in peace Hedgehog?" asked Eggman.
"'Cause no way am I taking orders from a big giant egg", said Sonic.
"You cheeky...I will make you pay for that. But first tell me how you managed to get past security", said Eggman.
"Like a gate could stop us. We simply went to the roof, Up, Over and Gone!" said Sonic.
"Bah! Enough talk. Lets see just how much Electricity that body of yours can take", said Eggman.
Eggman flew over Sonic and fired some spiked bombs. Sonic avoided the bomb and jumped up from underneath the Eggmobile. The big yellow claw electrocuted Sonic. Tails managed to hit the Eggmobile and Sonic was released. Tails went over to check on Sonic.
"Are you OK?" asked Tails.
"I'll live. Take it we have to get some height first", said Sonic coughing.
Sonic ran up the wall of some nearby buildings, jumped off and smashed into the Eggmobile.
"Bah! This is too easy", said Sonic.
As soon as Sonic did that Eggman knew he was beaten. The two heroes repeated the trick until the Eggmobile blew up again. Eggman flew off through the gate and Sonic and Tails followed.
Outside Eggman retreated to a massive fortress, armed to the teeth with guns.
"Holy… No way we getting through that door", said Sonic.
"Then it's off to the mountains", said Tails.
"Ok then, there's no time to lose. Here we go!" said Sonic.
Sonic and Tails dashed towards the top of the nearby hills. By the time they reached the lava fields of Hill Top it was morning again.
Meanwhile Eggman watched them as they headed off towards the hills. He knew those mountains did allow them to get through to the heart of Metropolis. Despite the dangers in front of them, it did seem the most logical option. Although he wasn't going to leave anything to chance. He prepared his Eggmobile for an assault on the two heroes. He was going to make the Mountain Detour tough for them, if they reach Metropolis before the Death Egg and Wing Fortress are ready then all his hard work would be in vain.
It was starting to get tricky for the two heroes. Platforms would collapse at will; lava often rose in the dark confined caves. Fireballs appeared out of nowhere. Unlike last time, touching the liquid meant instant death.
But the two managed to get to the Mystic Cave entrance in one piece. Though suddenly Eggman appeared from underneath the lava and fired some fireballs in random directions. There was no banter this time, only action. Sonic and Tails managed to avoid the Fireballs and Sonic even managed to bounce on the Eggmobile. However this was what Eggman wanted.
"Die you fool", said Eggman laughing.
Eggman sunk back into the lava he had appeared from, while Sonic continued to bounce on the machine. The walls got much taller, to the point where escape was impossible. Sonic was in trouble, as soon there would be nothing to bounce off (unless you count the lava).
One last bounce and the machine began to explode but as Sonic came down it was a guaranteed death, if it wasn't for Tails. Tails had grabbed Sonic just in time and flew him out of the pit back to safety.
"Phew! Thanks Tails. I was wondering how I was going to get out of that", said Sonic.
"Smart, Agile and can fly. That's some sidekick you've got there Hedgehog", said Eggman.
"Yeah, I have to admit Tails has been quite useful so far", said Sonic.
Tails blushed with Embarrassment.
"Though let's see how useful his flight is inside the caves. I'll be waiting for you inside, if you have the guts to enter", said Eggman.
Eggman flew into the caves. Sonic and Tails rested for a bit.
"So are you ready to enter the caves yet?" asked Sonic. Tails froze in fear.
"Suddenly I seem to remember all those ghost stories you hear about these caves", said Tails shaking.
"Yeah they say the spirits of some merciless killers haunt the caves", said Sonic.
Tails gulped, still shaking in fear. A cold sweat took over his body.
"Hey you're not scared are you?" asked Sonic.
"No, of course not. I'm a hero now", said Tails suddenly switching to a more bold stance.
"Ok then after you", said Sonic.
Tails slowly started walking forward. Soon he was inside the caves and started to feel a little calmer.
"BOO!" Shouted Sonic all of a sudden while quickly placing his hand on Tails' shoulder.
Tails jumped with fright. Sonic laughed so loudly it echoed throughout the caves.
"Sorry Tails, I couldn't resist", said Sonic.
The caves themselves were fairly dark. There was some light, but it mostly came from Badniks that use electric attacks. It was a very dangerous place as there were plenty of traps scattered around the place. From collapsing bridges to moving pillars intended to crush trespassers. Someone wanted people to stay out of these caves.
Suddenly Sonic's foot got trapped within a bridge that then collapsed. Beneath him was a tall spike pit with no way out. Quickly Tails grabbed him and pulled him out of danger.
"Thanks buddy. I can't wait until we're out of these caves", said Sonic.
"Don't mention it. Let's just get out of these caves", said Tails.
Then the roof started to cave in. Sonic grabbed Tails and ran as fast as he could. There was no time to discuss the situation as the two headed towards the small light at the end of the tunnel. As they reached the exit they were stopped by Eggman who this time had two large drills on either side of his Eggmobile.
"Congratulations on making it this far. But to get out of these caves you'll have to get past me", said Eggman.
"Whatever Egghead. You haven't stopped me before, what makes this time any different?" said Sonic.
"No flying sidekick. Let's see if you two can survive a cave-in here", said Eggman.
Eggman drilled into the ceiling and several rocks and spikes fell down. The two heroes dodged the falling objects but then Eggman reappeared and smashed into both of them. Eggman laughed as the two heroes fell on their backs.
"Any ideas?" asked Sonic.
"Let's split up. He can't attack both of us", said Tails.
"Agreed", said Sonic.
The same thing happened again but this time when Eggman re-appeared he could only hit Sonic, while Tails was able to smash off one of the two drills. The drill's absence made the vehicle spin out of control. While Eggman tried to sort his vehicle out Sonic and Tails ran out of the exit.
The sun was beginning to set for another day and ahead of the two heroes was one more challenge before they reached Eggman's base, the Oil Ocean. This area of Westside Island was famous for its huge industrial area, scattered around a huge oil reservoir. The oil would often be gathered by the big companies and manufactured into something useful.
Sonic and Tails prepared for a quick dash towards Eggman's base. It meant going through the Oil Ocean that was full of security traps. It would also be very slippery as oil got everywhere here. In many ways it was just as dangerous as the Mystic caves.
"Oh god! What is that smell?" said Sonic.
"Duh! The oil of course", said Tails.
The gates of Metropolis were in their sights, it wouldn't be long now. They managed to get through the devious oil traps that often led to spikes, the invisible mazes of jet tunnels, and the deep tar pits that consumed all that good stuck within them.
As they were just about to reach the Metropolis gates they found the industrial area disappear into nothing but a couple of platforms above the ocean of oil.
Then all of a sudden a massive harpoon was fired at them. The two heroes managed to dodge it thanks to their quick reflexes.
"What was that?" asked Tails.
"Eggman! But where did he fire it from?" asked Sonic.
Seconds later a snake like metal chain appeared. On the end was a gun aimed directly at them. It fired some sort of freeze ray at them. They dodged the attack and soon found where the attacks were coming from.
"He must be down there in some sort of Oil submarine", said Sonic
"I see, so how do we defeat him?" asked Tails.
Another ray of blue freezing light shot out from the gun. Again they dodged it.
"There's no way he can see down there", said Sonic.
"Perhaps he's using some sort of sensors to target us. Maybe heat or motion sensors", said Tails
One last shot from the gun and Eggman surfaced from beneath the Oil Ocean's surface.
"Having fun figuring out how I can attack you from underneath this oil? There's no way you can beat me this time Hedgehog. You can't even see me", said Eggman laughing.
Sonic dashed towards the submarine but it sank before he could get a hit in. The harpoon was fired at them again. It was easily dodged. Then the Freeze gun appeared and started firing. As they dodged the blasts Sonic managed to grab hold on the gun and aimed it down towards the oil. After three blasts the submarine re-appeared, this time with a frozen hull.
"Why you little…" shouted Eggman in anger.
Sonic span into the frozen hull and shattered it. Eggman flew out of the broken submarine in his Eggmobile.
"Well done Sonic. But I'm not beaten yet. If you can survive Metropolis' traps you may be able to face me again. Until then hedgehog", said Eggman.
Eggman flew off towards his base and disappeared into it.
"This is it little buddy. All we have to do is get to the core of the base and blow everything up with the self destruct mode", said Sonic.
"Now I know how you felt when you first saw Scrap Brain", said Tails, "This base is huge!"
"Yeah, to be honest Scrap Brain was tiny compared to this thing. Well then are ya ready?" asked Sonic.
Tails nodded, slowly shaking a little in fear.
"Ok then. Here we go!" shouted Sonic.
Sonic grabbed Tails' arm and headed inside Metropolis.
Meanwhile Eggman was panicking. They were here and he wasn't ready. He rushed to the core to find his prototype weapon and attached it to his vehicle.
"Has this weapon been tested yet?" shouted Eggman suddenly.
"Yes Master. Optimum performance", said a robot.
"Excellent. All Badnik squadrons, this is not a drill. Sonic will be inside Metropolis any minute now. Do all you can to stop him", said Eggman over a tannoy.
"You! Are the wing fortress and Death Egg ready for launch yet?" asked Eggman.
"They still need at least another half hour master. Even at their best we estimate Sonic and his friend will not reach the core of Metropolis for another 40 minutes", said the robot.
"We're cutting it a little too close. If Sonic manages to set off the Self-destruct while the Wing Fortress and Death Egg remain inside the base, I will personally scrap every single one of you. Do not let me down", said Eggman.
"Understood", said the robot.
"Then get going", said Eggman.
The Robot quickly left the core and prepared to give all it had to stop the two heroes destroying everything.
I will not let you succeed this time Hedgehog.