Ultra Sonic 13

Cavernous Canyons

Sonic and Shadow dashed through the desert with two of Eggman's robots still hot on their tail. Metal Sonic and Silica were slowly gaining on the two hedgehogs. They were sent to get Sonic back to Eggman, and they planned to complete their job.

Speeding across the plains and into a desert, Sonic and Shadow continued on with the two robots on their tails. As they kicked up desert sand, ahead of them a canyon appeared and they soon were heading straight for it.

"If we go straight through this canyon, there's a small tunnel on the other side. It's dark enough for us to lose them in." Shadow said, leading the way.

"Ok, I'm with you Shadow." Sonic responded.

However, it wasn't long until robots turned on the afterburners and were soon caught up with the two hedgehogs. Silica, being lighter, caught up first and took a strike at Shadow that was dodged by Shadow moving off to the side. Metal Sonic then caught up to Sonic and tried an attack of his own, but Sonic was able to just speed up enough for the attack to miss.

"You two are going to have to try better than that to catch us!" Sonic yelled off behind him as he and Shadow sped away.

"As much as neither you or I like it, we'll have to combine once more." Metal Sonic soon said.

"If it'll get the job done, then there's no choice." Silica responded in a slightly irritated tone.

The two robots resumed speeding after the two hedgehogs, bumping into each other as they went and combining on the go. As one, their speed increased, and they were soon mere feet away from the hedgehogs.

"What's that?" Sonic asked as he saw the new robot coming.

Shadow turned and was just able to move out of the way before Silver Sonic rocketed past him. "That's Silver Sonic. It seems Eggman created that robot Silica to be able to combine with Metal Sonic and create that thing."

"How tough is he?" Sonic asked as Silver Sonic soon turned around and stopped, waiting for Sonic and Shadow to reach him.

"Well, yesterday, Rouge, Tails, Amy, and myself all faced him at once." Shadow answered.

"And?" Sonic asked, strategies already forming in his head.

"We couldn't beat him." Shadow said, looking away. He was still ashamed to have lost.

"Well, you guys didn't have me before." Sonic said, before he suddenly ran to the right and then along the canyon wall.

Silver Sonic, seeing Sonic coming along the wall, remembered his prime objective was to capture Sonic, and soon was off the ground and speeding after Sonic along the wall himself. A collision course seemed evident, until Sonic jumped off the wall at the last second and barely skimmed past Silver Sonic, claws and all.

Infuriated, Silver Sonic turned around and went right back after Sonic. Sonic, rushing to catch back up to Shadow, saw Silver Sonic out of the corner of his eye and jumped just in time to let the robot pass under him. Silver Sonic was going so fast that he ended up passing Shadow again before he was able to turn completely around. He then turned and like a rocket was aimed right back at Sonic.

"Hey, Shadow, I'm going to need your help for this one." Sonic said before he grabbed Shadow's arm and suddenly started spinning him around.

With Silver Sonic quickly impeding upon them, Sonic spun around as fast as he could before letting go of Shadow and sending him right at the robot. Shadow instinctively culled up and Silver Sonic was just able to point up and fly high enough to allow the hedgehog to pass under him. Before he could go back to skimming the ground, however, Sonic spin dashed after Shadow, and got past him again.

Although slightly annoyed by Sonic for using him as a distraction, Shadow soon forgot about that when he could see the cavern up ahead, and let Sonic know.

"What's on the other side?" Sonic asked.

"Something you need to see." Shadow answered before he noticed Silver Sonic catching up to them again.

"Quick, we'll lose him in the cavern!" Sonic yelled, and the two of them quickly sped straight into the cavern.

Silver Sonic, completely angry at Sonic at this point, quickly retracted his claws and in their place appeared two rocket launchers. Arms raised, he fired off 3 rounds of rockets that sped into the cave, but instead of reaching the hedgehogs, hit the ceiling and walls.

Soon explosions rocked throughout the cave, rocks and boulders started to fall, and to the dismay of Silver Sonic, the entrance caved in. He had let the two of them get away.

Inside the cave, Sonic and Shadow were still racing for their lives, dodging stalactites and rocks that fell all around them. Soon, they made it to the other side in one piece, although a second after they left the cavern, the exit caved in as well. The two hedgehogs soon slowed to a stop and rested in the now grassy area.

"Now, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Sonic joked.

"Speak for yourself." Shadow said. He had gotten slightly dizzy from the stunt Sonic pulled with him, and didn't realize it until he nearly got hit by a rock after dodging right instead of left in the cavern.

"Well, anyway," Sonic said, jumping up, "What about that thing you wanted to show me?"

"Come this way." Shadow said as he led the way up a hilltop. "I wanted to show you the view." Shadow moved away giving Sonic all the room he needed.

At the sight of it all, Sonic stood both horrified and speechless.