Chapter 2

Ring of Fire: Something's Burning in Australia

March 19, 2006: Dear Journal: I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog, I mean. I was just told that public enemy #1, Eggman, is wanted by Jun Kazama and federal law agents. This comes after she finds out that the deranged doctor has been smuggling animals to help find the Chaos Emeralds. What Jun doesn't know is that an Emerald is a beautiful jewel that can be very powerful. I just hope 'ol Knucklehead doesn't get his hands on the next Emerald before me. Oh, and I met these cool assassins everyone's talked about, Anna and Nina Williams—who absolutely HATE each other's guts! I wouldn't want to be either one of them, now would I? Well, I gotta go.

"This place looks familiar!" Sonic replied. There were trees and everything (no, not the Green Hill Zone—that was the last chapter), but there was something wrong—fire! And lots of it!
"Whoa, whoa!" Tails replied. "You gotta watch where you're going!"

"Wait a minute—" Knuckles paused at Tails, "how did you know that? You didn't debut until 1992!" That's when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released on Sega Genesis. "We should probably let Sonic take care of this by himself."

"I've got an idea!" Nina exclaimed.

"What is it?" Tails asked.

"Why not let Sonic take care of his business, and we'll meet him at the Aquatic Ruin base." Nina replied. "Isn't that the next round in the tourney?" Just then Eggman, waiting at the end of the road, was heard screaming.

"DANG!" Nina exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Knuckles asked.

"I told Paul and Kazuya not to mess with Eggman until I got there!" Nina shouted. "Those boys just won't listen." Meanwhile…

"I'm going to tell you once, and I'm not going to say it again, so pay attention!" Paul shouted. "WHERE is Spring Yard?"

"If you don't let go of me, I'll—" Eggman declared, but forgot his words. "Oh, forget it. I don't even know what's up with you Namco people today."

"What was that?" Kazuya gave an angry glare at Dr. Eggman. "We don't take pathetic excuses from evil people like that." He attacked Eggman with his infamous thunder screw, after Eggman impersonated Jun Kazama with a poorly executed Cloud Taste. Jun Kazama would kill Dr. Robotnik for ripping off one of her moves, that's for sure.

"I still don't get you Namco people." Eggman said, in a sarcastic tone similar to Don Vito from Viva La Bam. He should have a reason to be afraid. In that case, Jun Kazama is hot on his tail, and so are Sonic and the gang. Paul finished Eggman off by hitting him with the Phoenix Smasher. Eggman screamed a lot louder. Kazuya Mishima and Paul Phoenix were on their way to battle a ruthless opponent, Bruce Irvin, since his tag partner, Steve Fox, got lost and…well, deserted him. The outcome was a lot harder than what they did to Dr. Eggman. Kazuya destroyed Bruce in 8 big hits.

"K.O.!" The announcer declared when Eggman crashed on the ground, screaming like that of Jun Kazama, the girl Sonic was supposed to find. Wrong game. They turned Sonic the Hedgehog into Tekken Tag Tournament—but Eggman doesn't have a partner. Oh, well.

"Jun Kazama?" Sonic asked when Eggman screamed like a girl in the distance, sounding a bit like Jun Kazama from Tekken 2 when SHE gets KO'd.

However, Sonic forgot what Jun looked like because the last time they crossed paths, Sonic fell off a four-story Japanese parking lot, but suffered with minor injuries. But as Sonic got to where Eggman was standing, his clothes were torn up to shreds.

"What happened to you?" Sonic asked.

"Ask those two boys. It's terrible!" Eggman replied.

"Next time, leave the terrorizing to me." Kazuya replied at Paul.

"And what do you want?" Paul replied angrily at Sonic.

"I can't believe you beat me to Eggman!" Sonic replied. "You guys must be good."

"You could say that," Kazuya replied, "but really, why'd you have to come to Australia and follow us?"
"Leave them alone, Sonic." Eggman replied, weakened. Kazuya stomped on his head. Eggman screamed like Jun Kazama again and a loud thwack was heard.

"Listen to me, and listen to me good." Kazuya said, angrily. "You are NOT Jun Kazama—and STOP trying to be her!"

"K.O.!" the announcer declared again.

"Whoa." Sonic laughed. "I didn't know you guys hated Dr. Eggman. What's your fetish?"

"Haven't you heard?" Paul asked. "Jun Kazama should be over here shortly."

"Well, Nina told me she was at the Star Light Zone." Sonic replied.

"And what do you guys want?" Nina asked, angrily, at Kazuya.

"Sonic here said that Jun is in Japan." Paul replied.

"I'd better get outta here…" Sonic replied.

"I hear a Jun Kazama-like scream and Sonic rushes over to where that mad scientist was bullied and knocked out!" Nina replied. "And this is what you repay me for?"

"We can take you on any day!" Anna declared. "So why not step aside and let the masters take care of this?"

"Butt out!" Nina shouted at her little sister. "This is MY fight!" She then kicked her. But to no avail, both fighters, Paul and Nina, knocked themselves out. In normal Tekken rules, if two players tie in the final round of Arcade Mode, then Game Over occurs. Since this is not Arcade Mode, and the announcer is nowhere to be found, it's safe to say that Nina cleared the stage rather than Paul.

"Is everything OK?" Sonic asked six feet away from the brawl. However, Paul and Nina were standing on top of Eggman's larynx, which hurts.

"Uhhh, guys, could you get off of me?" Eggman shouted. Nina stomped on his face, and once AGAIN, Eggman screamed like Jun Kazama.

"What is up with these Jun Kazama death screams?" Sonic laughed. "It seems every time you're KO'ing Eggman, he screams like her—and it's making me remember something." Sonic then remembered something. No, it wasn't Jun Kazama, but it was a capsule. Sonic stepped on this and all the little animals were freed. Like Sonic the Hedgehog, the fanfare that plays when Sonic clears an Act—used from 1991 to 1992—played in the background. It seemed that Paul and Kazuya obliterated Eggman, so Sonic didn't have to worry. He beat Knuckles again (neither he nor Tails was allowed at the Marble Zone) to the Chaos Emerald, and this time, it was blue—and tucked inside the capsule once all the animals were freed. The score now: Sonic 2, Knuckles 0.

"Well," Sonic replied, "I better catch Knuckles before he gets the next Emerald. You guys want to come help me find Jun Kazama?"

"We'd love to bring Eggman to justice." Paul exclaimed, firmly. "It's our honor. For the great Jun Kazama!"

"Uhhh, that's my line, Paul…" Kazuya replied, sarcastically.

Sonic: Jun Kazama?
Paul: Don't worry. We'll find her.

Kazuya: What do you mean we, Paul? I was the last person she was with.

Me: Actually, Kazuya, Sonic was. He trained along with her one week ago.

Eggman: I gotta talk to Sega about my contract before Namco's Jun Kazama kills me!

Sonic: Maybe Jun Kazama just doesn't like you. Try to be somebody else.

Nina: Are you feeling lucky now, Sonic?

Sonic: If Jun is at Star Light, then…

Me: Sonic…I'm trying my best to take you to Jun Kazama. Just be patient.

Sonic: Oh, thank you! (Hugs the author)

Me: Aaaaaaggh! You can let go of me now!

Kazuya: What gives? Why is a blue hedgehog interested in the woman in my life anyway?

Me: Sonic and Jun are the best of friends. Don't worry. Things will get a lot better in the next chapter.

Anna: You got that right.

Nina: Who asked YOU? (Throws Anna halfway across the field)

Paul: Here we go again! The worst sisters in the world are fighting again.

Me: All right, you two break it up!