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Chapter 7: Team Flame" Are you sure we should do this?" Flash asked as the team walked down the stone walkway.
" Eggman probably has the real weapon on the ship." Ghost answered.
' Um…ever get the feeling we were being watched?' Scribbles wrote. Ghost started to look around.
" I don't see anyone. Let's keep moving." The pale chao said. The trio ran along the path when they came to a closed door.
" Great… Ghost?" Flash asked. Ghost tried to shoot the door down with little effect. Scribbles found a hole in the ground with a sphere in it. The sphere was adorned with ancient runes. When Scribbles went to tell the others on what he saw, Ghost and Flash grabbed him and charged at the door with Scribbles as a battering ram. They hit the door and bounced off.
' Huh? Ghost, since when did you become triplets? Did Techno make a cloning machine?' the mute chao scrawled. It was then that Flash saw the hole. He and Ghost touched the sphere and were almost blinded by the flash that resulted. When the light faded, the chao were standing on a ceiling.
" Okay, this is strange…" Flash said. Scribbles looked around panicked.
' How hard did we hit that door?' he wrote.
" Relax, we just touched that sphere. I found the switch that opens the door!" Ghost assured. After Ghost flipped the switch, the sound of a door creaking was heard. The chao then continued onward, looking for another switch. Flash led the search, zooming down paths. Suddenly, a thing materialized in front of them. This thing had a pumpkin head and a black cloak.
" Ghost! Ghost!" Flash yelled.
" I see it." Ghost said. Scribbles chucked a sign that read, 'ROCK' at the apparition. The poster board hit the ghost and it vanished.
' As I thought, they can be damaged.' He wrote. The team continued on their journey, only to be stopped by an arrow. Ghost looked around and saw their attackers. A red chao accompanied by two black chao.
" We meet again, Flash." The red chao said. Flash instantly recognized the voice.
" Flame, What are you doing here?" the sonic chao asked.
" I thought we could help you save the chao. My two maids wanted to tag along." Flame explained. The two black chao smiled and pulled out a sledgehammer and a hat with a propeller.
" I'm Spic." The one with the hammer said.
" I'm Span." The other chao introduced. Ghost and Scribbles introduced themselves to Spic and Span. After the introductions were out of the way, the two teams continued down the upside down path. At the end of the path stood the sphere surrounded by ghosts. Ghost whipped out a Chaos Emerald.
" What are you doing?" Flash asked.
" Remember when I said that I practiced Chaos Control?" Ghost asked.
"Yeah…"
" I also created other attacks using the Emeralds." The pale chao answered as he tossed it into the air. The gem hovered in the air while glowing. A green rain occurred. It was light.
" CHAOS RAIN!" he roared as the rain became heavier and heavier. The ghosts vanished as Flash dashed to the switch and touched it. A bright light resulted. When the light faded, the gangs were standing on the path again; only it was right side up.
" Hey, door's open." Ghost said and he fell to his knees.
" You alright, man?" Flash asked as he held him up.
" Yeah, that Chaos Rain took it out of me." The weary chao answered.
' What? How is that possible?' Scribbles wrote.
" I can answer that," Flame said, " using any attack involving an Emerald saps energy from the person attacking. He'll be back to normal in a few minutes."
" Come on, Ghost, we'll help you out of here." Flash assured his pal as he and Scribbles lifted him up. The group ventured on, Flame covering them. Finally, They made it into the mansion. Ghost looked around and saw another switch near some paintings of robots.
" Stand back, it could be a trap." Flame stated as she shot the switch with an arrow. When the light faded, the paintings came to life and began to advance toward the adventurers. Spic whipped out her hammer and pounded one robot into scrap. Span pulled out the hat and spun the propeller. The wind that resulted ripped some bots to shreds. Flame pinned enemies to the wall while Ghost shot them with the Froaster. Flash charged up a spin dash while Scribbles sent his partner flying with a sign that read, 'GOLF CLUB'. Flash unleashed the attack with devastating results. The rest of the opposition was destroyed. Scribbles inspected the one painting and discovered a secret passageway.
" Looks dark and spooky. Let's go!" Flame whooped.
" We need some light." Ghost started as he pulled out an Emerald.
" Ghost! You haven't fully recovered from the Chaos Rain." Spic reminded.
" I'm just putting enough power in to make it glow." Ghost assured as he focused energy into it. The Emerald began to shine brightly. The pale chao then led the rest of the gang into the tunnel. The tiny group found their way into a catacomb of doors. Spic stood her hammer up and let it fall. The hammerhead pointed to the northern door.
" This way." She said as she picked up her hammer. Through the door was a well.
" Are you sure this is the right way?" Flash asked.
" The rest of the doors had nothing behind them." Span replied.
" Looks like we have to jump." Flame observed. Scribbles was on the edge of the well looking down when Flash scared him. Scribbles fell to the floor below. The rest of the crew followed.
" Okay, three walls solid rock. One infinite void." Ghost analyzed. Suddenly, dozens of ghosts materialized before the gang. Both teams combined their Team Blasts. Span used her hat to conjure up a twister. Scribbles then jumped into the swirling funnel and started to hurl signs at the apparitions, Flame shot numerous arrows into the tornado, which scattered. Ghost followed the example using the Froaster. Spic and Flash leaped into the vortex, only to be tossed out of the top. Flash grabbed Spic and hurled her to the ground, resulting in a shock wave. All of the ghosts vanished, leaving both teams facing the void. When they drew close to it, two rows of torches lit an imaginary path.
' Looks like we have no choice.' Scribbles wrote as he jumped off of the ground. The mute chao landed on the invisible path safely. The gang quickly ran across the path. At the end were three altars. There was a red one, a blue one, and a yellow one. Wooden bridges connected all three to a central platform where the chao stood.
" Okay, Flash and Flame head to the blue altar. Scribbles and Span go to the yellow one. Spic and me will take the red one. Now let's roll!" Ghost ordered as the three groups went their ways. At the altars stood three spheres. Flash touched the first one. The bridge crumbled, leaving the couple trapped. Ghosts appeared over the pit and spread out.
" Flame! Let me carry you! We're gonna jump it!" Flash explained. He picked up the red chao and took off to the edge. The sonic chao landed on a ghost and jumped to the next before the first vanished. Flash continued this chain until they made it to the other side.
" Let's do it!" Ghost exclaimed as he hit the second switch. The bridge crumbled as before, but giant ghostly fans rose up from the pit. Ghost pulled out a piece of bubble gum and chewed it thoroughly.
" Hang on!" Ghost ordered as he felt Spic wrap her arms around his neck. The pale chao blew the biggest bubble in history, which he used to catch the current coming from the fans. Scribbles hit the last switch. Stone platforms replaced the bridge this time. The two chao went air borne and totally flew over the platforms. When all three groups made it safely across, another switch materialized in front of them.
" Ready?" Ghost asked the rest of the gang. Every one nodded their approval. The pale chao touched the sphere. A blinding light flashed. When the light faded, the group was on top of the mansion. Eggman floated to them in his escape pod.
" So, the mansion didn't confuse you? Persistent pests… I'll just have to destroy you. Robots, Destroy them NOW!" the doctor roared as thousands of Omochao dropped from the sky.
" HI! I'M OMOCHAO!" they all shrieked at the same time.
" Time to show you another Chaos attack!" Ghost yelled as he whipped out an Emerald. The gem began to glow brightly as it did with the Chaos Rain.
" CHAOS FIRE!" the pale chao exclaimed as a blue flame engulfed the Emerald. The raging fires consumed all of the Omochao. When the flames died down, the chao were left standing. Eggman started to fly off when Ghost and the gang clung to the pod.
" What are you doing?" Eggman asked as he shook the chao off. Flame attached a rope to an arrow and lodged it into the hull of the pod.
" Grab on!" she ordered as the rest grabbed it. The craft rose into the air unaware of the six stowaways.
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