Author's note: Deltoran Merchant, Nail Strafer … enough, both of you. If you're going to argue with each other, don't do so in the reviews of my story. And sorry, D.M., but I've got no openings for any more fan characters in this story.
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Chapter 20: VS Lightning and Kitty
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"This isn't good," Tails mentioned as Kitty and Lightning approached us. "I mean, we're outnumbered two to two!"
"Outnumbered two to two?" I repeated. "Tails, that makes no sense." Tails caught his mistake immediately, and fell silent.
"In any case," I added, "we won't be able to win without a plan. Tails, Kitty will probably go after me first, so I'll focus on her while you take Lightning Tiger."
"Why do you think Kitty will go after you?" Tails asked.
"Come on," I explained. "A cat going after a bird. It's only natural."
Kitty O'Brien made the first move and tried to chop me in half with her claws. I jumped back, and tried to nail her in the face with a feather, but she ducked it.
Thinking quickly, I leaped over the guardrail and opened my wings, hovering in mid-air. Kitty reacted by removing her headset and throwing it at me like a boomerang, hitting me in the head and causing me to fall.
Meanwhile, Lightning Tiger charged up an electric blast and unleashed it, almost frying Tails, but he dodged it at the last second. He then spun his tails and used an aerial dive to smack Lightning. It didn't work, though; Lightning countered with an electric shield.
Falling to the ground, Tails managed to kick Lightning, knocking him over the guardrail. He landed right on top of Kitty, which wasn't so hot, as she was on top of me. I quickly found myself at the bottom of a three-member heap.
Since I was lying face down, my wings were above me, so I managed to get them open, throwing off Kitty and Lightning. I then returned to the control panel platform with Tails.
Lightning got up. "Hey! Don't touch anything up there!"
By now, Lightning's television was showing a weather report. Tails and I both overheard part of the broadcast: "… Right now it's pouring rain in Terrafirma Jungle, which is a bit of a surprise since it was clear just earlier …"
Tails' face suddenly brightened, which I interpreted as a sudden idea. He dropped down and raced to the corner of the room, signaling for me to protect him.
I shot a feather at Lightning as he was approaching Tails. It hit squarely, knocking him to the ground. I smirked at my temporary victory as Tails did something to the skylight controls.
R-RUMBLE! The skylight creaked open. Just as the weather report had mentioned, it was raining heavily. Rain poured through the skylight, drenching Kitty and Lightning with water.
Lightning got up. "That was very amusing, fox, but it takes more than water to harm me." He tried to charge up an electric blast, but quickly found himself on the receiving end of the shock. He went unconscious immediately.
Even Kitty found this slight misfortune amusing. "Here's a news story for you, fellow: water and electricity don't mix." She then climbed up the grate to the platform, where she shook herself dry the way any cat does.
I hovered just out of Kitty's reach in front of the platform. Furious, Kitty jumped for me, missed, and landed right in Tails' arms. Tails then went to the trouble of throwing Kitty to the ground, knocking her out just like Lightning was.
A few minutes later, Kitty and Lightning both got up. "Man, you guys can lay down a beating," Lightning finally said.
Kitty concurred. "I'd like to interview you guys about this victory, but it's almost time for the evening news, so I've got to split. I'll share a saying with you, though. I picked it up while interviewing the one and only Knuckles the Echidna."
Tails folded his arms. "And that would be?"
"Seven emeralds, seven heroes. The moment of truth will come at the moment of despair," Kitty quoted. "I have no idea what it means, but maybe you can think of something. Gotta go!"
After that, Kitty dashed off. Tails and I nodded to each other, and took the skylight exit. We got onto the roof of the base okay, but it was still raining, and my wings tended to get water-logged when wet. Tails had to air-lift me to the outskirts of the jungle.
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Like I said earlier, I have trouble doing scripted battles. Did this one come out okay? I hope it did, though I have my doubts.
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Quote of the Chapter:
"We were sort of cruising along in our biplane, the Tornado, looking for something to do. We found it on a nearby island."
-Narrator, Sonic 3 and Knuckles: The Retelling, Ch. 1