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"Here I go", stated Rouge, determined to succeed in the collection of the 3 chaos emeralds on Prison Island

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'Hmmm... I think I found a Chaos Emerald...', Rouge had thought as she approached what appeared to be a floating red ruby. "I'd better snatch this before--"

"AYYEHHHH!" A scream that our bat of a treasure hunter let out, due to the suprise of the appearance of a robot, not of Eggman's, obviously. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! You think that you can sneak up on a pretty girl and not have roses or rubies?"

"Illogical. Cannot process statement," the GUN robot replies

"Oh, you're speechless aren't you? Ha ha ha ha, you are just soo flattering, but I'm not impressed. Lemme show you my KICKS!" Rouge eliminates the robot, in one powerful kick, and more appear. "Wanna go out? I'm taken, SORRY! But you can take... THIS!" She destroys the entire squadron, and grabs the emerald. "Finally, the emerald is mine!"

"Rouge! You only have 3 MINUTES! HURRY!", The wicked know-it-all robo builder declares to Rogue.

"OK, OK, OK... These last two are unguarded, and I am preparing to acquire them now." In a flash, the light blue and purple Chaos Emeralds were gone. Two minutes left and then the last delay before the success of the mission orthe foiling of a master plan to steal the world. "Another one!"

"Halt, Treasure Thief," the pilot of the giant flying robot demanded. "Surrender to the custody of the Guardian Unit of Nations or suffer defeat!"

'Shadow, where are you!', the worried treasure hunter thinks. "Wait! I can take this guy!" She turns and quietly speaks,"You can't steal jewels from me, dipstick."

"Intruder is located. Grant permission to destroy target."

"Permission Granted," a secretary voice replies, over the intercom.

"Lock the Security hall," the pilot demands

"ROUGE! HURRY UP! THE ISLAND WILL DETONATE INFOURTEEN MINUTES!

"Shut up... I've got to get out of here alive, OK!"

A missile fired at her is destroyed with a kick. The determined treasure hunter breaks the cockpit, evading each hit the pilot throws, and eventually destroys the engine, and the robot explodes.

"I guess I am strong!" a victorious Rouge declares. "OH NO! THE SAFE IS LOCKED!"

Prison Island, White Jungle Area

Shadow is walking towards the inner forest, when a call for help emerges...

"I got the emeralds... but I'm stuck in this safe... I guess I can't call myself a treasure hunter after all..." a weary Rouge states over a 2-way radio.

A flashback appears of Maria's final minute.

"GEESH! Troublemaker!"

Shadow speeds off towards the Security Hall, to rescue Rogue.

"SHADOW! ROUGE! THE ISLAND BLOWS UP IN TEN MINUTES! HURRY!" Dr. Eggman yells, unaware of thesituation, waiting.

He clears the Jungle, desperate to get his hands on the Chaos Emeralds to warp back to the colony.

"Hey that's--" a blue hedgehog appears

"That blue hedgehog of all places!"

"I found you, FAKER!"

"Faker? I believe you're the fake hedgehog around here!Besides, you're too good to be fake!"

"I'LL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS!"

The two are at each other, sending blows, kicks, punches, anything to weaken each other.

"HA! I'm the COOLEST!"

"COOLEST! Black and red was sooo yesterday!"

"Oh, and you my blue friend? I'm suprised you're not depressed, HA! HA! HA! HA!"

"Ha! I got it! NOT! You think you're soo bad--"

"That's true, blue hedgehog! But you are inferior!"

They both stop, exhausted, and before they have a chance to get at each other again, Eggman states the warning imposed, due to the situation.

"Shadow! Get back here right now before the island BLOWS UP WITH YOU ON IT!"

"BLOWS UP!"

'I gotta hurry... and get Rouge out of here right now!' Shadow remembers what he must do."We'll meet again, Sonic, that is, if you can get out of here alive!"

59 seconds left, Shadow rushes to the Security Hall and breaks in.

Rouge stands up and begins to walk towards the exit, as Shadow rushes towards her, the chaos emeralds being in her arms.

"Shadow, what are you doing!"

"CHAOS CONTROL!"

The two disappear, and return to the Arc, as the island detonates, only to be brought back later in the future.

Space Colony Arc

--Flashback--

"Shadow, what do you think life is like down there on Earth?" Maria asks with curiousity shining.

"The proffessor said, that those people are happy, and they were made happy through the power of science." Shadow replies.

"Shadow..."

"Maria... I just don't know what my purpose is... I often ask, 'Why was I created?' Maybe if I go down there, I can find the answers... Maria..."

--End of Flashback--

"Why so melancholy?" questions Rouge, "That was so extraordinary, so unlike you, Shadow, to come and rescue me."

"Think what you want, I only came back for the Chaos Emeralds, you know" Shadow replies, as he wishes he could see Maria again.

"Everything's ready to go!" Eggman ecstaticly exclaims.

"Doctor, are you sure? We only have six of the seven Chaos Emeralds."

"SIX! GAHH!"

"That's more than enough for the demonstration! Let's get this show on the road!" Shadow states over the anger of Eggman.

End of Chapter 6

Preview of Chapter 7:

--Day X 6:00 pm--

"I am Dr. Eggman, the greatest scientist in the world, soon to be the world's greatest ruler! I will create the GREATEST EMPIRE of all time!"

The Eclipse Cannon reactivates, charges the blast, fires it, blowing away into oblivion half of the moon.

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