EMERALD FOREST
Disclaimer:
I don't own any characters in this story
[CHAPTER 9: SECRETS]
Knuckles and Rouge wandered around the city, holding hands. 'What a nice afternoon,' said Rouge.
'Yeah, I spose,' said Knuckles.
'What's wrong?' Rouge asked.
'Nothing...' said Knuckles. 'I just don't like being away from the emeralds...'
'You hid them in a safe spot,' said Rouge. 'They'll be okay.'
'I hope so...'
'Why don't you loosen up?' Rouge asked. 'You should stop worrying about those emeralds, it's not like Robotnik's gonna come back from the dead and steal them or anything. And I won't steal them.'
'Back from the dead? He's still alive, isn't he?'
'Not that I know of,' said Rouge. 'I heard the mafia threw him into the ocean with some concrete boots.'
'But still...' said Knuckles.
'Come on,' said Rouge. 'It's not like Sonic and Shadow are going to sneak into Emerald Forest and steal the emeralds.'
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'Hey Shadow, let's steal Knux's emeralds!'
'Sonic, why are we walking through Emerald Forest?' Shadow asked. 'Coz I have no idea what we're doing.'
'I read something in a magazine,' said Sonic.
'What would this something be?'
'That is believed to be some sort of monster, which the heir of Slytherin alone can control,' said Sonic.
'What the f -'
'Never mind.'
Shadow followed Sonic as they continued walking through Emerald Forest, not knowing why Sonic was doing so. 'Sonic, why are we walking through Emerald Forest?' he asked again.
'I told you, we're looking for something I read in a magazine,' said Sonic.
'What the hell is it?'
'Can't tell you,' said Sonic. 'You'll know when we find it.'
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'Tails, wake up! Wake up! Tails, can you hear me? Wake up!'
Amy shook Tails, but he wouldn't come to. 'God, why did this have to happen now?' She picked him up, slung him over her shoulder and carried him back to her house.
She walked into the lounge and dumped him on the couch. 'For a little fox who skateboards and follows Sonic around all day, he sure is heavy.'
She examined to see if Tails was injured, but he seemed fine. So she sat in a lounge chair and waited for him to awaken.
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'Wow, that's cool,' said Shadow.
'Yeah,' Sonic agreed.
The two stood in the middle of Emerald Forest. On a carefully carved piece of rock stood the mammoth Master Emerald, almost twice their size.
'And Knuckles has to guard this thing?' said Shadow.
'Yep. And the other fourteen as well.'
'No wonder he never has time for anything. Is this what you were looking for?'
'No,' said Sonic. 'Come on, let's go.'
As they walked, Shadow considered what Sonic was looking for. 'Is there some sort of hidden secret in this forest?'
'Sort of,' said Sonic. 'I can't really tell you...'
'Please? Please please please please please?'
'Okay,' Sonic said finally. 'In this magazine I read, there was a rumour that a deserted underground lab was located in this very forest. All who have tried to find it either came out empty-handed, or never returned.'
'Cool,' said Shadow. 'Where would this underground lab be?'
'Deep inside this forest,' said Sonic. 'Right now we're nearly in the middle of Emerald Forest, which means...'
'We're going for a swim?'
Sonic ignored Shadow, and walked in the direction he thought the lab might be. 'What if there *is* no lab?' Shadow asked.
'There is,' said Sonic. 'I know it.' They continued walking, then Sonic spotted something. 'Over there!'
Sonic started running, and Shadow followed him. Sonic stopped, and Shadow realised what it was. 'That looks cool.'
There was a set of stairs leading down into an underground building. 'This is the lab,' said Sonic. He looked around, then began to walk down the steps.
'Uh, is it safe to go down there?' Shadow asked. 'I mean, it might not be a good idea to go there without anything to defend yourself with.'
'I don't need to defend myself,' said Sonic.
'Whatever.' Shadow stood at the top of the stairs, while Sonic reached the bottom.
'I'm going in,' he said. 'Just -'
Suddenly there was a noise that shook the entire forest, and with the forest still shaking, Sonic ran out of the building, sheer fright on his face...
Disclaimer:
I don't own any characters in this story
[CHAPTER 9: SECRETS]
Knuckles and Rouge wandered around the city, holding hands. 'What a nice afternoon,' said Rouge.
'Yeah, I spose,' said Knuckles.
'What's wrong?' Rouge asked.
'Nothing...' said Knuckles. 'I just don't like being away from the emeralds...'
'You hid them in a safe spot,' said Rouge. 'They'll be okay.'
'I hope so...'
'Why don't you loosen up?' Rouge asked. 'You should stop worrying about those emeralds, it's not like Robotnik's gonna come back from the dead and steal them or anything. And I won't steal them.'
'Back from the dead? He's still alive, isn't he?'
'Not that I know of,' said Rouge. 'I heard the mafia threw him into the ocean with some concrete boots.'
'But still...' said Knuckles.
'Come on,' said Rouge. 'It's not like Sonic and Shadow are going to sneak into Emerald Forest and steal the emeralds.'
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'Hey Shadow, let's steal Knux's emeralds!'
'Sonic, why are we walking through Emerald Forest?' Shadow asked. 'Coz I have no idea what we're doing.'
'I read something in a magazine,' said Sonic.
'What would this something be?'
'That is believed to be some sort of monster, which the heir of Slytherin alone can control,' said Sonic.
'What the f -'
'Never mind.'
Shadow followed Sonic as they continued walking through Emerald Forest, not knowing why Sonic was doing so. 'Sonic, why are we walking through Emerald Forest?' he asked again.
'I told you, we're looking for something I read in a magazine,' said Sonic.
'What the hell is it?'
'Can't tell you,' said Sonic. 'You'll know when we find it.'
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'Tails, wake up! Wake up! Tails, can you hear me? Wake up!'
Amy shook Tails, but he wouldn't come to. 'God, why did this have to happen now?' She picked him up, slung him over her shoulder and carried him back to her house.
She walked into the lounge and dumped him on the couch. 'For a little fox who skateboards and follows Sonic around all day, he sure is heavy.'
She examined to see if Tails was injured, but he seemed fine. So she sat in a lounge chair and waited for him to awaken.
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'Wow, that's cool,' said Shadow.
'Yeah,' Sonic agreed.
The two stood in the middle of Emerald Forest. On a carefully carved piece of rock stood the mammoth Master Emerald, almost twice their size.
'And Knuckles has to guard this thing?' said Shadow.
'Yep. And the other fourteen as well.'
'No wonder he never has time for anything. Is this what you were looking for?'
'No,' said Sonic. 'Come on, let's go.'
As they walked, Shadow considered what Sonic was looking for. 'Is there some sort of hidden secret in this forest?'
'Sort of,' said Sonic. 'I can't really tell you...'
'Please? Please please please please please?'
'Okay,' Sonic said finally. 'In this magazine I read, there was a rumour that a deserted underground lab was located in this very forest. All who have tried to find it either came out empty-handed, or never returned.'
'Cool,' said Shadow. 'Where would this underground lab be?'
'Deep inside this forest,' said Sonic. 'Right now we're nearly in the middle of Emerald Forest, which means...'
'We're going for a swim?'
Sonic ignored Shadow, and walked in the direction he thought the lab might be. 'What if there *is* no lab?' Shadow asked.
'There is,' said Sonic. 'I know it.' They continued walking, then Sonic spotted something. 'Over there!'
Sonic started running, and Shadow followed him. Sonic stopped, and Shadow realised what it was. 'That looks cool.'
There was a set of stairs leading down into an underground building. 'This is the lab,' said Sonic. He looked around, then began to walk down the steps.
'Uh, is it safe to go down there?' Shadow asked. 'I mean, it might not be a good idea to go there without anything to defend yourself with.'
'I don't need to defend myself,' said Sonic.
'Whatever.' Shadow stood at the top of the stairs, while Sonic reached the bottom.
'I'm going in,' he said. 'Just -'
Suddenly there was a noise that shook the entire forest, and with the forest still shaking, Sonic ran out of the building, sheer fright on his face...