Disclaimer: I do not own the Sonic characters. Simple as that.
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Sonic stared as he slowly stood and made his way to the stasis capsule, " Whoa..."
He couldn't really make out what the female looked like, due to the color of the liquid, but she looked to be about 15 from what he could tell.
Sonic stopped in front of the capsule, his shamrock eyes trained on the figure inside. Who does she remind me of? She looks so similar to someone I know...
" Sonic, Knuckles found a Chaos Emerald! "
" No he didn't, I did! "
" You did not, Rouge. I was the one who uncovered it! "
" Knuckles, you would never have found it if I hadn't suggested we look in that area! "
Tails sighed as Knuckles and Rouge bickered behind him as they entered the shed, then stopped when he saw the capsule. Tails quickly ran over, Knuckles and Rouge soon following behind him.
Sonic glanced at them, then back at the girl, " How much you wanna bet that this was what the attacker was looking for? "
" Probably, " Tails replied, " But then how were you able to find it so easily? "
" How do you know it was easy? "
" The door's rusted. Even I could have opened it. "
Sonic rolled his eyes a bit, then noticed the computer in front of the capsule. Jeez, why didn't I see that before?
Tails started typing on the computer, then narrowed his eyes, " This is odd. It says here that apparently this girl's been in stasis for about...50 years. That's the same as..."
" Shadow..." Rouge muttered, staring at the girl now.
" Then she must have some kinda connection with Shadow? " Sonic asked.
Tails nodded, " Most likely. " He then held his hand out to Knuckles, his eyes never leaving the monitor, " Knuckles, give me the emerald. "
" What do you need it for? "
" It's necessary to release her. "
Sonic and Rouge blinked at Tails, while Knuckles' eyes widened, " What! Why do you wanna release her? If she's connected to Shadow, then maybe she'll try to take over the world or something! "
" That's Eggman's job and if she tried to take that from him, he'd probably try to erradicate her for us, anyway. I say release her, I have a feeling it's a risk we should take. " Rouge stated. Sonic nodded in agreement.
Knuckles' eye twitched when he saw he was outnumbered and he reluctantly set the green emerald in Tails' outstretched hand.
" Thanks Knuckles. " Tails then set the emerald into the console and began typing.
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Shadow watched Eggman's monitor closely from his temple base, the image of Sonic and his friends standing before the capsule being the object of his vigil, " Hmm...so they've found her. "
" So it seems. This is working out perfectly. " The egg shaped doctor replied, watching the monitor also, " You stay here and keep watch, Shadow. I'm going to give our girl a warm hearted greeting from stasis. " With that, the mad doctor left.
Shadow's ruby eyes narrowed some. He hated to be ordered around but it seemed he really had no choice in the matter. Eggman's plan..for some reason, I don't like how it's outcome will be...
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After a few minutes, Tails finally finished and they all watched as the liquid began to drain from the tube, the outer glass going down along with it.
Sonic watched intently as the breathing mask slowly came off of the female's tan muzzle and she slowly fell to her feet, her knees bending slowly from the impact before she slowly stood.
Everyone held their breath, watching the girl. She had black fur, but where Shadow's fur and anything else were red, her's were green. Her long straight quills fell down her back to her waist. She wore a silver dragon necklace and had the same golden bracelets and air shoes as Shadow, but her clothes made Sonic slightly blush. She was dressed in a green bra like top along with the same colored loincloth that came down to her knees.
The girl slowly opened her eyes and looked at them with fierce emerald eyes, causing them to slightly flinch. She looked over them all, but when her eyes met Sonic's, they seemed to linger there. Sonic felt frozen as he stared back at her. So..beautiful...
Suddenly, the female's green tipped ear twitched and she quickly jumped from the tube. Sonic blinked, then jumped when suddenly the wall was busted open, revealing Eggman in his huge grey metal walker.
" Well well, Sonic. I didn't expect to see you here. Perhaps I made a bit too much noise while I was looking for the emerald..."
Sonic, Rouge and Knuckles simultaniously got into fighting stance, glaring at the doctor, " So it was you who trashed this place! "
" So you're not as dumb as you look. " Sonic growled at that, having forgotten about the girl for now.
" Well then, i'll just take this emerald and leave. " A metal hand came out of the front of the metal walker and made to grab for the emerald, but before he could, a green blur suddenly grabbed the emerald and sent him back through the hole he came through.
The blur landed on the floor, revealing the girl holding the emerald as she stood and glared at Eggman. Sonic blinked in surprise. Whoa..she's fast.
" You're not taking this emerald. Now leave before I destroy you. "
Eggman finally got his walker upright and glared at the female, " How dare you! I'll rip you apart for that, little missy! " Eggman sent numerous missles at her, which she effortlessly dodged. Eggman tried a laser, but she jumped up and kicked his metal walker, sending it nearly off the ramp.
The female landed on her feet gracefully, then wind blowing through her quills gently as she watched her opponent, " You're boring me with your imcompetence. "
Sonic blinked at the girl. She seemed so much like Shadow, it was scary.
Eggman glared as he stood back up and proceeded to send a flurry of missles as her. She merely stood calmly still and closed her eyes as the missles caused a sudden cloud of dust. When it cleared, it showed that the missles had done everything but hit her.
The female opened her eyes, looking at the doctor with a raised eyebrow. Eggman sighed irritation and pressed a few buttons, changing the walker to his Egg Carrier. He had to make an escape, seeing as he had used up all his ammo, " This isn't over! "
With that, Eggman flew away, a hidden smirk on his face. Good..she's just as strong as I anticipated. This is my best plan yet.
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Sonic and the others watched as Eggman flew away, then turned their attention to the girl. She looked at them and Sonic supressed another flinch. Her eyes are so..intense.
" Who was that bufoon? "
Sonic almost jumped. Her voice sounded soft like a melody, yet calm and low like Shadow's. He was really starting to get annoyed by all the similarites.
" That was Dr. Eggman. He's bent on taking over the world, so he's a real thorn in our side. " Sonic was surprised by how Rouge had spoken to her like she was suddenly their best friend or something.
" I see. " The female looked back in the direction that Eggman had gone in, " I suppose he's going to go after the other emeralds, then? "
Tails nodded, " Yeah. "
" And you will try to stop him? "
Sonic spoke this time, " Hell yeah we will. He's the only entertainment we have. " This time, he surprised himself by how confident he sounded in front of the new girl.
" Then I will join you if you allow me to. "
" Uhh.." Sonic looked at the others. Tails and Rouge nodded, Knuckles soon doing the same after the white bat elbowed him in the side. Sonic nodded also, then looked back at the girl, " Alright, sure. I'm Sonic and this is Knuckles, Rouge and Tails. " Sonic said, pointing to each of them as he said their name.
The female nodded, then looked at them, " My name is Rea. Rea the Hedgehog. "
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Sorry for the long wait. Got grounded again. I'm also sorry if the fight seemed rushed, i'm not that great at typing battles. By the way, Rea is pronounced Ray-Ah. Just in case you didn't know.
Please review, thanks.