Chapter 3:
Apple:
Arrival on Angel Island
Hours later, I was on the Floating Island. I bought a map of the Island and tried to decide what zone I should search in first. The most likely zones on the map were:
Angel Island Zone
Hydrocity Zone
Marble Garden Zone
Carnival Night Zone
Icecap Zone
Mushroom Hill Zone
Sandpolis Zone
Lava Reef Zone
Sky Sanctuary Zone
Sky Canyon Zone
Angel Chaos Zone
And, of course there was also the Hidden Palace Zone, the city of Echidnaopolis, and the Grand Conservatory to search as well. I decided to stop at Echidnaopolis, while I decided where I should search first.
As I walked around the city, I saw a small coffee shop and I decided to take a break. Then, as I was drinking my decaffeinated drink, I knew where to search. Some thing so secret belongs in a hidden place. The Hidden Palace Zone, to be exact. And I knew just how to get there, quickly. After finishing my de-cafe, I went out of direct public view, in a back alley. I started to summon the Chaos Power of the Perfect Emerald I kept hidden in my metal tail.
"Chaos Contr—" I started.
"Hey! Well, if it isn't the Fantastic Fox!" Rang out a familiar voice. I turned around and saw a crocodile with headphones and a Walkman.
"Huh? Oh, hi Vector. You startled me."
"You've got to come and see the rest of the gang! Come on!" And, before I could protest, Vector dragged me off. He was taking me straight to the Chaotix, the one group who would question why I was on Angel Island.
About 30 minutes later, Vector and I were in the Hidden Palace Zone.
"I could've been here 30 minutes ago, if this giant gecko hadn't found me." I muttered under my breath.
"Here we are! Now to go see the others!" Vector said very loudly, his Walkman must have been up too loud, as he continued to drag me along. Before I could say anything, the Chaotix surrounded me: Charmy Bee, Espio the Charmeleon, Mighty the Armadillo, Ray the Squirrel, Vector the crocodile (of course), and Julie-Su the Echidna.
"JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING HERE?" A very angry, and familiar, male voice boomed. Uh-oh, I thought. I turned around. I came face-to-face with a fuming echidna: Knuckles the Guardian of the Master Emerald and Angel Island.