Deleted Scene 2: Full Treasure Hunt

Reasons: I didn't want to lose the space on my floppy disk and I wanted the story to progress faster. But the chapter is slightly funny in a few places…nah.

I blinked and said without thinking of a way to escape: "A robot on the top floor of this section next to a sort of vase."

"Good, now stay here." Rouge said.

"Or what?" I asked bitterly.

"You want to find out?" She asked with a sort of tone that caused me to flinch and shake my head. "I thought so…" Rouge said before she cleverly climbing up to the top level. I looked around and paused before seeing a GUN robot.

"COOL! A GUN ROBOT!!" I said out loud before clamping a hand over my mouth. Too late…the robot turned and aimed a laser gun at me. "Uh…Iron Boots for your thoughts?"

((CRUNCH!!))

Rouge landed on top of the robot.

"Shall we continue?" She asked as she held a shard from the Master Emerald.

"Um…okay?" I said uneasily. "Where do we go next?" I asked before hearing a splash and seeing a Sea Turtle in the patch of deep water. I had a bewildered look as I stared at Rouge.

"Let me guess…there."

"Well? You'd better get this question right: are you coming or not?" Rouge asked. I had seen this before…but where?

"Not even if you…" I said before she tripped me into falling over again. "Okay fine…have it your way." I should've listened to that red light in my head that told me to go.

I kept a good grip on the turtle and held my breath as we submerged. A few seconds passed and I felt my lungs cramp before we got to the surface. I dragged myself onto a patch of dry land and gasped for air before seeing Rouge land next to me on both feet as if the water didn't faze her. She looked like she hadn't even touched the water but I was soaked and my brown hair made me look like a chocolate brown version of Cousin It (minus the glasses).

Rouge looked up before climbing up the altar next to us.

"Well what do you know…these things can float!" She shouted down before dropping it towards me. I caught it and put it in the knapsack along with the other shard just as Rouge landed next to me. I didn't want to go back in the water so I got to another hint box

(Under a chin)

"Easy!" I said aloud before pointing in a direction. "Rouge, you see those red pillars over there?"

"Yes?"

"Just past there are three giant faces. Under one of them is a shard!" I explained.

"Good job kid! Did you come here before?"

"I saw a detailed map of it. Don't push your luck of me being successful every time." I said. Rouge shrugged before going in the direction I pointed her to. "This might not be so bad. At least once she's done, I'll be free to get out of here."

Rouge flew back to me with the third shard.

"Good job, now we must find out where Eggman is." Rouge said. My eye twitched. This wasn't what I had in mind.

"WHAT?! YOU MUST BE KIDDING!!" I said backing up.

"No, it's part of my mission. And something tells me you can help." The look on her face caused my greatest fear to pick up: being in a video game with the 'bad guys'.

"HELL NO!" I yelled before turning on my heel and…tripping over a tree root. "OOF!!" Not very courageous mind you… I was a bit dizzy when Rouge walked over, helped me up, and pulled me along. I could've sworn I saw chao flying around my head before getting my vision cleared.

"C'mon…just help me for a while longer and I'll leave you alone after that. You can even throw a restraining order at me!" Rouge said trying to make me think better of the situation as a vision of a giant lizard came to mind. Not working…definitely not working…

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R&R Please!