Sailor Moon (c) Naoko Takeuchi; Sonic the Hedgehog © SEGA/Sonic Team
Chapter 3: Professor Pickle Kidnapped?!
Soaring through the clear blue skies, our heroes were still flying to Spagonia. It was daytime and Sonic turned back to his normal self. It was a smooth, sailing flight and everyone was enjoying themselves. Well...all except one. Jupiter clenched her eyes shut, breathing in and out to keep herself from panicking. These were the words that she kept repeating in her mind:
"Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic!"
"...Uh...Makoto..."
"Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic!"
"...M-Makoto..."
"DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC! DON'T-"
"MAKOTO!" a voice shouted from in front of Jupiter, startling her and snapping her from her thoughts.
"EEK! W-What's is it?! Is there something wrong?! Are we gonna crash?! Are we-?!" She cuts her rant short when she realized that she was hugging/strangling Tails to death. The fox kit gagged, his face blue from suffocation. Gasping, Jupiter released him.
"Oh my God! I-I'm so sorry Tails! I didn't hurt you, did I?!"
Gasping for breathe, Tails shook his head as he said.
"N-No, I-m fine, no worries."
Sonic and the four Inner Senshi glanced at her with sympathy.
"Poor Mako-chan..." Sailor Moon muttered sadly. Chip, who's on Mercury's her lap, was oblivious.
"Is she okay?" Chip questioned, starring at the brunette, who hugged herself while taking deep breaths to calm herself down.
Mercury sighed. "No, you see, Mako-chan has suffers from Aviatophobia."
Chip looked up at her in puzzlement.
"Avitaophobia? What's that?" He asked innocently.
"Aviatophobia is a fear of flying and airplanes," Mercury explained. "The mere sight or sound of an airplane is enough to send Mako-chan into an anxiety attack. Even saying the word "Airplane" would cause her to panic."
Chips eyes go wide at this.
"Really?"
"Yes," Mercury nodded.
"Remember Makoto, don't breath in and out so fast," Tails instructed gently. "Do it nice and steady."
Jupiter did as she was instructed to do and began breathing at a slower, steadier rate. Despite her phobia, she wasn't gonna let it get the best of her since Sonic's entire planet is in danger. And she wouldn't forgive herself is she held her friends back because of it.
"Hey, look!" Sonic called out, pointing up ahead to where they saw several buildings in the distance.
"That must be Spagonia!" Mercury said in realization.
"SPAGONIA?!" Jupiter questioned, opening her eyes and began shaking Tails by his shoulders. "Land the plane! Land the plane! Land the plane!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy Makoto!" Tails exclaimed as he started searching for a place to land.
As soon as Tails landed the plane, Sonic and the Inner Senshi quickly jumped off, with Jupiter being the first. Jupiter collapsed to the ground on her knees, panting as she held her hand to her chest.
BGM: Sonic Unleashed Ost- "Spagonia Hub Day"
"You okay Makoto?" Tails asked her. The brunette nodded slowly.
"Y-yeah, I'm okay," She slowly gets up to her feet.
"You did a great job back there!" Sonic winked at her, causing her to smile down at him.
"Thanks Sonic,"
"Wow, the city's so big and pretty~!" Venus and Sailor Moon squealed in sync with sparkles in their eyes, admiring the beauty of the city. The city closely resembled Spain, Italy, France, and Europe.
"I'll say!" Sonic grinned, tucking his hands behind his head. "This place is taking beauty to the next level."
"Now we just gotta see the Professor," Tails said. "Let's see, the school he teaches should be around her somewhere."
"Maybe we can ask for directions?" Mars suggested. "That way, we'll be able to find the school faster."
GRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLL~!
Mars and Tails both jump in alarm by the sounds of loud, rumbling growls. Turning around, they saw Sailor Moon and Chip clutching their stomach's.
"Umm...could we get something to eat first?" The Odango-haired girl smiled sheepishly.
"Yeah, we're starving!" Chip nodded. Tails couldn't help but sweat drop with a chuckle while the raven-haired beauty face palmed in exasperation.
"Honestly, how can you two be thinking of food in a time like this?" She grumbled.
GRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLL~!
Right on cue, the Martian soldier's stomach began growling, causing everyone around her to laugh. The fiery Miko clutched her stomach, a visible crimson hue coloring her cheeks.
"You were saying?" The blue hedgehog teased.
"Oh shut up!" Mars barked.
GRRRRRROOOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLL~!
Soon enough, everyone else's stomach started growling.
"Hehe, guess we're all pretty hungry, huh?" Jupiter giggled.
"Come to think of it, we haven't eaten a single thing since we've got here." Mercury pointed out.
"How 'bout we grab some grub first?" Sonic asked, pointing at a nearby restaurant. "Then we'll look for the school afterwards."
"Haha, yeah, I can go for something to eat too," Tails laughed, rubbing his stomach.
"Yay! Food~!" Sailor Moon yelled happily. Without warning, she grabs Chip and zooms towards the Italian restaurant at breakneck speeds, leaving behind a trail of dust.
"HEY! Wait for us!" Minako yelled, running after her. Everybody else laughed at their antics while Sailor Mars sighed, shaking her head before following them. At the restaurant, Jupiter, Chip, and Sonic had ordered a large, mushroom pizza. Tails, Venus, and Sailor Moon ordered spaghetti and meatballs topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Mercury ordered blueberry crepes and Mars ordered strawberry crepes. Sailor Moon and Chip were eating their food ravenously, causing the other's to laugh in amusement, even Rei rolled her eyes in slight amusement as she was eating her crepe.
"This is good stuff!" Sailor Moon muffled, her mouth full of spaghetti.
"You said it!" Sonic agreed, taking a bite out of his pizza.
"Usagi-chan, Chip, slow down!" Sailor Mars scolded the two gluttons.
As they ate, the girls saw all kinds of humanoid animals, ranging from mice, rodents, rabbits, and hedgehogs, to foxes, sheep, wolves, and bears. Not only that, but there were humans there too, but not a lot. The Sailor Senshi did recall Tails telling them that 70% of Mobius' population was inhabited by talking, humanoid animals, with only 30% of the population inhabited by humans. When they were done eating, they resumed their task of searching for the University. Finally, they found the school, but they were unfortunately in for some bad news.
BGM End
"WHAT?! Professor Pickle's been kidnapped!?" Tails questioned. Everyone else was equally shocked by the news. Professor Pickle's assistant was a tall, anthropomorphic red fox wearing a dark brown jacket with black edges, black pants, and a white buttoned up shirt. Around his neck was a red tie and wore brown shoes.
"It was a little bit before the tremors hit," Professor Pickle's assistant began. "This old man showed up with a...and a...and a whole pack of robots! They carried poor Professor Pickle off, lab data and all!"
"Oh no..." Mercury gasped, covering her mouth in shock.
"It can't be..." Tails muttered sadly.
"That sure sounds like Eggman," Sonic frowned, the others nodding in agreement.
"Not doubt about it!" Jupiter snarled, popping her knuckles.
"What a horrible thing to do!" Chip cried. "We've gotta hurry and help that Professor guy out, and FAST! If he got kidnapped that long ago, he's gotta be REAL hungry by now! And-and if I was that hungry, I-I don't know how long I would last! I'D RATHER BE DEAD!" Chip then collapses on the ground, losing consciousness with his soul flying out of his body.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!" Venus screamed in horror before rushing over to Chip, shaking him roughly in an attempt to wake him up. "CHIP! CHIP! SPEAK TO ME CHIP! WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT! I REPEAT, DO NOT GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT!"
Shortly, Chip's soul flew back into his body, which he started regaining consciousness.
"Ugh...is it time for breakfast?" Chip groaned. He was then pulled into a bone-crushing hug by the bubbly blonde.
"Thank Kami, you're alive~!" The Sailor Senshi of Love cried, comical tears streaming down he face. Everyone couldn't help but sweat drop at the scene before them.
"I-I'm sure Eggman's feeding him," Tails reassured. "Even he's not that cruel."
"That's true," Mars sighed. "Even though he's a bastard, he has some standards."
"Okay, let's go and find the Professor!" Sonic said.
"YEAH!"
Timeskip...
"C'mon, guys! Lets go and ask around the Professor!" Tails told them. "It's a big town, I'm sure that somebody knows something."
"We should probably split up, that we we can cover more ground faster." Mercury suggested.
"Ok, I'll meet you guys at the exit." With that, Tails flew off. Everyone else splits up and started asking everyone in the city about Professor Pickle. Sailor Moon was then told by a little girl that she saw the robots carrying Professor Pickle to a continent called Mazuri. The others soon met up with each other at the exit.
"Did you guys find out anything about the Professor?" Tails asked.
"Yeah, a little girl told me that she saw him being carried off to a place called Mazuri." Sailor Moon explained.
"A woman told me the same thing," Mercury said. The two-tailed fox kit was overjoyed by the news.
"Alright, let's head out! I just finished up tuning up the Tornado here!"
"Ok, let's go!" Sonic grinned. With that, they climbed onto the plane, though Jupiter did it more hesitantly, and flew off towards their destination. When they arrived at Mazuri, which resembled the country Africa from Earth, it was night time and Sonic once again transformed into a Werehog, much to his annoyance.
BGM: Sonic Unleashed Ost- "Mazuri Hub Night"
"I don't think I'm ever gonna get used to this," Sonic grumbled in irritation, face-palming.
"Now's not the time to complain Sonic," Mars chided. "We need to look for the Professor!"
"Let's ask to see if anyone here has seen him." Tails said. They then began asking if anybody has seen the Professor, but so far, no luck. No one in this village has seen, or at least heard of, Professor Pickle. Some of them were even possessed, like the ones back at Apotos. They then approach a short, elderly male Mandrill, who wore a long, loose-fitting, embroidered gown with wide sleeves, a long-sleeved tunic underneath, and a hat that matches the attire. He also held a wooden cane in his hand.
"What the hell do you want?!" The Mandrill snapped. "Do you know what time it is!?"
Everyone was taken aback by the old Mandrill's temper.
"U-um, we're really sorry sir, but we were looking for a Professor, have you seen him by any chance?" Mercury asked politely.
"Hm? You're looking for a 'professor'?" The primate mused. "What's that? I'm sure it's quite delicious, whatever it is."
Hearing this has caused everyone to fall to the ground anime style.
"NO YOU FUCKING-" Mars shouted before taking a deep breath to calm herself. "No sir, a professor is not a type of food."
"It's not?" He questioned, disappointed. "Well in that case, there is no PROFESSOR here! Go look some place else!"
"Alright, sheesh!" Sonic exclaimed. "No need to get you fur in a bunch ya damned geezer!"
Shortly, they walked away, with Sailor Mars flipping him off.
"Well, he sure wasn't any help." Jupiter muttered, tucking her hands behind her head.
"No kidding." Sonic grumbled.
"How are we gonna find the Professor now?" Sailor Moon asked worriedly.
"If you're looking for a Professor, I might be able to tell you where he is." A voice spoke up. Turning around, they see a tall male Leopard wearing a brown furred Loin cloth around his waist, a tawny scarf, and golden metallic arm guards, leaning against one of the huts, spinning a dagger between his fingers.
"Who are you?" Chip asked.
"Name's Hondo kid," The Leopard answered coolly. "From what I saw, that old fart wasn't much help, was he?"
"Not one bit." Mars muttered irritably, the other's nodding in agreement.
"You know where the Professor is?" Mercury asked, a hopeful look on her face.
"Yeah, I've seen him," Hondo nodded. "Not too long ago, I saw a group of robots flying off with an old man wearing a suit, that might be the guy you're looking for."
"Do you know where they took him?" Asked Tails. The Leopard then points to his right.
"I saw him being carried off to some strange building near the Savannah Citadel," He explained. "You might find him there."
"Thanks mister!" Tails thanked happily. "Come on guys, lets hurry!"
"Right!" Sonic and the Inner Senshi nodded as they rushed down the pathway that lead to the Savannah Citadel.
BGM: Sonic Unleashed Ost- "Savannah Citadel Night"
There were bodies of dead robots littered along the path way, as well as bodies of the purple creatures, who dissolved into a purple mist, indicating that Sonic and the Inner Senshi had previously fought them along the way. Climbing over a fence, our heroes finally arrived at the Savannah Citadel. It was mostly dominated by a citadel-like building of sand and mud, which appeared to be based off of the Dijunger Mosque in Africa, a continent on Earth.
"Well, this must be the place you guys," Jupiter stated, looking up at the Citadel with her arms folded.
"But how do we get in?" Chip questioned, pointing to the door that led to the entrance. Jupiter smirks, cracking her knuckles as she walks over to the door. Squatting down, she uses her strength to pry open the door. But to her and the other's dismay, it wouldn't budge.
"No good," She sighed, standing up. "It won't budge."
Looking around, Sonic spotted a switch. He runs over to it and presses it, opening the door. But as soon as he stepped off of it, the door closes.
"Shoot!" Sonic grunts in frustration, kicking the earth.
"Aw man! Now how are supposed to get through?!" Sailor Moon whines, her cheeks puffed out in annoyance.
"It appears we need something heavy to put on the switch in order for the door to stay open," Mercury surmised.
"Like that boulder over there," Tails said pointing to the large boulder that's not too far from them. Sonic stretches his arms to grab it and lifts it over his head, carrying it over to the switch. Once he sets it down, the door opens once again, and this time remained open.
"Alright, now we can get through!" Venus said with everyone running through the door. However, by time they got inside, there were several obstacles and different paths to take, much to their misfortune.
"Uh..." Venus trailed off, baffled by the obstacles and path.
"Great, just what we needed." Mars grumbled face palming, with Sonic and Jupiter doing the same.
"WHAAAAAAH! THIS SUCKS! NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO~!" Sailor Moon cried as she collapsed to the ground, pounding her fists furiously on the earth. Mercury takes out her Super Computer and starts scanning the paths in order to know which way to go. Narrowing, she saw something on the computer.
"Whaddya see Ami?" Tails asked her.
"There's something unusual at the end of this route," Mercury murmured, eyeing the middle path. "Tails, I need you to scan the area from above and see what you can find."
"You got it Ami!" Tails nodded. The two-tailed fox spins his two tails and took off into the starry night sky to find a clue where Eggman was holding the professor captive. Scanning the area with his hand over his eyes, he gasped when he saw a giant hole in the distance.
"Ya see anything lil' buddy?" Sonic asked him from bellow.
"Yeah! I see a giant hole in the distance. Maybe that's where Eggman's keeping the professor!" Tails responded.
"And the path down the middle must lead us there!" Mercury added.
"Alright, way to go Tails!" Sailor Moon cheered, hopping up to her feet as the two-tailed fox landed next to them. Suddenly, Mars sensed a very strong evil presence.
"Guys! Get ready!" The Martian soldier told them, crouching into a battle stance The other's turn to see a huge, bulky, blob like creature with oxford blue and cyan skin with magenta markings emerging from the ground. It had a large belly with a large mouth stretching across it. It had large feet and long slick arms. It had no visible neck, curved spike-shaped appendages on its shoulders and upper back, and horns on its forehead.
BGM: Sonic Unleashed Ost-"Night Battle Music Mini-Boss"
"GRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRR~!" The titan creature lets out a loud, earth-shattering roar. Sonic and the Inner Senshi shielded themselves from its hot, stinking breath while Chip yelps and hides behind Sonic in fear.
"T-That thing's huge!" Chip whimpered. The giant blob-like monster then starts hammering its massive fists on the ground, sending powerful shock waves at our heroes.
"JUMP!" Venus shouted as she and the others quickly jumped out of the way. By time they landed, they all saw something that completely shocked them. The blob like creature spurted numerous little lime green creatures from its mouth!
"W-What the hell?!" Mars questioned with a flabbergasted expression.
"It's producing more creatures by spurting them from its mouth and belly!" Mercury stated with a shocked expression.
"Ewww~!" Sailor Moon and Venus grimaced in unison. The little Rex creatures snarled viciously and began advancing towards Sonic and the Inner Senshi.
"FIRE SOUL~!" Mars yelled as she shot a fireball at the little green creatures, burning them alive. However, some of them managed to swerve around the attack and lunged right at her, with teeth and claws out. But before they could sink their fangs into her flesh, and outstretched furry arm grabs them and WHAM! Slams them into the ground, leaving behind a small crater.
"Thanks Sonic," Mars smiled at the Werehog.
"Thank me once we take care of this freak!" Sonic replied.
"Guys, look out!" Tails cried. They all turn to see the blob-like creature stretching its arm and and shoots its fist forward at them like a speeding bullet. CRASH! They jumped out of the way to evade the punch, causing its fist to crash into the wall. But it wasn't done there.
WHAM! They dodged an outstretched backhand from the creature.
BAM! Followed by a hammer fist.
BOOM! And a double fist to the ground. Landing, Jupiter charges her attack.
"Eat this fat ass! SUPREME THUNDER~!" Jupiter howls as she shoots a powerful lightning bolt at the creature and BOOM! Strikes it with utmost precision, making it roar in pain as electricity coursed through its body. Then, Sonic charges at the creature on all fours and jumps into its giant mouth!
"SONIC/SONIC-KUN~!" The Inner Senshi, Tails, and Chip screamed in horror when they watched the creature clamp its mouth shut. They thought that he was eaten. But then, the giant blob-like creature began twitching, fidgeting, and moaning in pain.
"W-What's happening?" Sailor Moon asked in bewilderment and slight fear. Then out of the blue, Sonic bursts from its stomach by tearing it open with his claws. The titan dissolves into purple mist as Sonic lands on all fours, before standing up and dusting his hands.
BGM End
"Well, that takes care of that," said the Werehog. Everyone gapes at him in shock, disbelief, and slight horror.
BGM: Sonic Unleashed Ost- "Savannah Citadel Night"
"Well, that was rather...gruesome," Mercury said slowly with a gobsmacked expression.
"I've seen Sonic do plenty of crazy things," Tails began, his eyes wide. "But this one takes the cake."
Jupiter and Venus nod with him in agreement. Sailor Mars sighed exasperatedly, bringing a palm to her forehead. Normally, she would berate Sonic for doing something so crazy. But during the time he spent with them in their world, she gotten used to it.
'Honestly, what am I gonna do with him?'
Timeskip...
"Aaaaaah-ah-ah-ah-aaaah-ah-ah-ah-aaaah~!" Venus yelled like Tarzan as she was swinging on the vines like a monkey. Sonic and the Inner Senshi made it halfway through the Savannah Citadel, while getting through obstacles and battling more creatures along the way, and were now swinging on vines from the treetops. Though Tails. Sailor Moon, and Chip didn't need to since they could fly, and Sonic used his elastic arms to swing from the tree branches.
"Hahahahaha! This is fun!" Jupiter laughed as she swung from another vine.
"I know! We're swinging from vines like Tarzan!" Venus laughed, swinging from another vine. Suddenly, Sailor Mars gasps as she sensed evil presences nearby.
"Guys! We've got company!" Mars told them. They look up to see large wasp-like creatures with long thin antennas on their foreheads and mouths that resemble a beak with tusks. Their thoraxes are rather spherical and adorns small spikes and four wings, and have purple smoke emitting from their backs. They also have barbed stingers on their abdomens. Finally, they have yellow-green and black skin with cyan eyes and markings.
"BEES?!" Venus questioned horrified. "We have to deal with BEES know?!"
"Actually Venus, they're wasps," Mercury corrected.
"SAME DIFFERENCE!" Venus barked.
"I don't wanna get stung~!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried with comical tears streaming down her face. Then, one of the wasp-like creatures zip down at high speeds and aimed its deadly, barbed stinger at Venus.
"EEP!" Venus yelped as she narrowly dodged the attack. Though the attack managed to cut some strands of her hair, much to her chagrin.
"YOU DAMNED BUGS NEARLY RUINED MY HAIR!" She yelled angrily as she prepared her attack. "CRESCENT BEAM SHOWER~!"
Venus shoots multiple beams of light at the wasp-like creatures, full intent on incinerating them to oblivion. But to her and everyone else's shock, they swiftly evaded the attack in fluid motion.
"What?!" Venus gasped in shock.
"How?!" Mercury questioned. Growling, Sailor Mars charges up her attack.
"Lets see 'em dodge this! BURNING MANDALA~!" Mars bellowed as she launched eight rings of fire at the wasp monsters. But just like last time, it was easily dodged.
"Damn it!" Mars cursed. She gasps as she evades a dive-bomb attack from one of them. Though the attack grazed her left cheek.
"SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER KISS~!" Sailor Moon yelled, shooting multiple waves of bright pink light at the wasp-like creatures, only for them to dodge the blast, much to her frustration.
"These guys are fast-WHOA!" Sonic cried as he dodged another attack from the wasps. Glancing from the corner of his eye, he gaps when he saw one of them hurling towards Chip.
"CHIP! LOOK OUT!"
"Huh?" Chip questions as he turns around to see its stinger a few inches away from his face. Luckily, Sonic quickly stretched his arm and pulled Chip from harms way to prevent him from being skewered.
"You okay buddy?"
Chip nods. "Yeah, thanks Sonic."
"It's no doubt that these guys are highly maneuverable in the air," Tails surmised. "They can even dodge fast attacks in fluid motion."
"They were even fast enough to evade Venus and Mars' attacks," Mercury added. Sonic looks up at one of the wasp-like creatures for quite some time. Then, an impish grin etched across his face. Tails took note of this.
"Oh no..." Tails muttered. He knew that grin. Just he as he predicted, Sonic uses his arms to launch himself forward like a sling shot.
"WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING?!" Mars questioned as she watched he Werehog hurling towards the wasp-like creatures, with his claws out. Then, Sonic lands on one of them and grabs its antennas, causing it to spiral out of control. It buzzes furiously as it tries to shake Sonic off.
"WHOA! WHOA! HEY! Easy! Easy!" Sonic exclaimed as he was trying to control the wasp monster by tugging on its antennas like a lead. Finally gaining control, he calls out to the rest of the wasp-like creatures.
"HEY BUGS!" He yelled, getting their attention. "COME AND GET ME!"
The wasp-like creatures flew after Sonic, who flew off on the wasp that he's currently riding on.
"What is Sonic-kun doing?!" Sailor Moon questioned in shock.
"That idiot!" Mars growled. As Tails and Mercury watched the wasp monsters pursue Sonic, they almost immediately caught on to his idea.
"That's it!" They exclaimed in sync, getting the other's attention.
"What's it?" Venus questioned.
"You know how they were fast enough to dodge your attacks?" Tails asked them. They all nodded.
"We believe that Sonic-kun was trying to catch their attention," Mercury began. "And if their attention is focused on him, they won't evade our attacks so easily."
Everyone's eyes went wide in realization.
"You're right!" Jupiter said in realization.
"Come on, let's go after him!" Tails told them as he and Eternal Sailor Moon accelerated in the air at high speeds, with the others swinging after him. Meanwhile, Sonic was riding on the wasp away from the other ones who pursued him relentlessly. From the corner of his eye, he saw Tails and the Inner Senshi catching up to him.
'So far so good!'
"Girls! Now!" Sonic shouted out to them.
"Right!"
"CRESCENT..."
"SILVER MOON..."
"BURNING..."
"...BEAM SHOWER~!
"...CRYSTAL POWER KISS~!"
"...MANDALA~!"
Sailor Moon, Venus, and Mars shouted simultaneously as they fired their attacks at the wasp-like creatures. They screeched in pain as they were being blasted into nothing but purple mist.
"Alright! Direct hit!" Sonic cheered, pumping his fist in the air. Shortly, he jumps off the wasp monster, claps his hands together and WHAM! slammed his fists onto his head, sending it spiral to the ground. Sonic stretches his arms and starts swinging from the branches to keep himself from falling.
"We did it!" Sailor Moon cheered.
"Take that you damned bugs!" Venus jeered. "That was for ruining my hair!"
"Oh Minako..." Everyone thought with a sweat drop. Just then, they gasped when they saw the giant hole that Tails saw earlier from the distance.
"There it is!" Tails said.
"It's the hole where Eggman's holding the Proffessor captive!" Mercury added.
"Yay! We made it!" Sailor Moon cheered.
"Finally!" Grinning, Sonic stretched his arms on the branches and launches himself forward towards the hole at high speeds.
"Hey! Wait up Sonic!" Venus exclaimed as she and the other Inner Senshi (except Sailor Moon) swung after him, with Tails and Sailor Moon cranking up their flight speed.
"H-Hey! Wait!" Chip exclaimed as he flew after them.
BGM End
Sometime later...
Finally, as everyone reached the giant hole, they ran inside a large room with a cell that held Professor Pickle inside.
"Professor Pickle! Are you alright? We've got here as fast as we could!" Tails called out to him as he and Chip to see him staring at a sandwich of some sort.
"Professor Pickle?" Mercury called out to him, but no response.
"Uh...hello?" Sailor Moon added.
"My word, how dare they call this culinary concoction food? Do you see this sorry excuse for a sandwich?" Professor Pickle questioned. "The bread should be no less than a 3/4 of an inch thick. Upon it, one tablespoon of mayonnaise and a pinch of black pepper. The contents: fresh cucumber, sliced thinly. If you please! Am I quite right Tails?"
Tails, including Sonic and the Inner Senshi, gave him blank stares. The professor seemed surprisingly relaxed despite knowing that he's being held prisoner.
"Uh...what?" Sailor Moon said, dumbfounded.
"I know I've learned something here today!" Chip said happily.
"P-Professor, it's good to see you haven't changed..." Tails sighed.
"But tell me, what brings you here?" The professor asked, standing up. "The menu's hardly worth the trip if you ask me."
Sailor Mars, Sonic, and Jupiter face palmed in exasperation.
"No-no Professor! We came here to rescue you!" Tails said as he pressed a giant red button to open the Proffessor's cell, setting him free.
"Oh? Oh! I see, how rude of me."
"Took him long enough," Mars muttered under her breath as Professor Pickle walks out of his cell.
"Right, first things first! It's about time someone taught the chief here how to make a proper sandwich!"
"You can file a complaint later Professor!" Mercury said, blocking his path.
"Let's get outta here before Eggman's welcoming committee shows up." Sonic spoke up. Professor Pickle turns to him, nodding in agreement.
"Oh, yes, quite. But let us be sure to collect the contents of that vault before departing."
Nodding, Sonic reels his arm back, shoots his fist forward and KA-POW! smashes the vault open. Tails then flew inside and grabs the stolen data before flying out.
"Ah, thank you. Those documents are our only hope of surviving this crisis." Proffessor Pickles said as he walked forward. "Let's go. There's no time to lose. I'm half-starved after being fed nothing but those terrible sandwiches."
Chip flew up in front of the Professor and held out a chocolate bar. "Want some chocolate Professor?"
"My, my! Don't mind if I do." Professor Pickle said, happily accepting the chocolate.
"Where does he even keep them?" Sailor Moon whispered in Sonic's ear.
"Beats me." Sonic shrugged before they exit the cell.
Spagonia...
By time they've reached Spagonia, it was night time as Sonic and the others were in the library listening to Professor Pickle while Chip was sitting on Mercury's lap drinking tea and Sailor Moon was scarfing down some sandwiches that Jupiter has made.
"These ancient documents are known as the Gaia Manuscripts. They tell the legend of a disaster that befell our planet some tens of thousands of years ago."
"A disaster?" Tails parroted. Everyone else, but Chip, perked up at this as well.
"Quite. And according to the Gaia Manuscripts...this isn't the first time the planet has been broken apart into pieces."
Everybody, except Chip, gasped in horror upon hearing this. The Professor took a sip of his tea as he continued.
"The cause lies at the very core of the planet. All of the phenomena we've witnessed are the direct result of one creature: the hyper-energy organism spawned at the planet's core, Dark Gaia."
Mars felt an uncomfortable shiver run down her spine as she heard that name. She starts thinking back to the monster that she saw in her dream and vision.
'Dark Gaia...so that's what it's called...'
"So how do we stop this 'Dark Gaia' and put the world back together?" Mercury asked.
"Luckily, Dark Gaia has yet to be fully reborn. We most likely have Dr. Eggman's pre-mature wake-up call to thank for that. If we act now, we may be able to restore the planet by returning the power to the Chaos Emeralds," as the Professor said this, Sonic pulled out one of the Chaos Emeralds. "Sonic, you and the girls must travel to each of the temples listed in the Gaia Manuscripts. The planet's power will restore the Chaos Emeralds, and in turn the Chaos Emeralds will restore the planet and help it heal naturally."
"You can count on us Professor!" Sonic affirmed.
"We'll put the planet back together in no time!" Jupiter smirked confidently, slamming her fist in her palm.
"YEAH!" Sailor Moon cheered, pumping her fist in the air with her mouth full of sandwiches
"But which of the temples should we start searching for first?" Mars asked him.
"Well, for starters, you can go to the one in Mazuri." Professor Pickle told them.
"Alright, let's go!" Sonic told them.
"YEAH!"
Mazuri...
Meanwhile, at Mazuri, it was day time and Eggman was there with his robots cornering the villagers. Eggman's robots raised their arms up high in the air while the villagers stood their ground. Up in the trees, Hondo was perched op on a tree branch, watching the scene from above with a hood over his head, waiting for the perfect time to strike.
"Who are you?!" One of the villagers demanded. Eggman merely laughed.
"Fear not my good people! If you all behave, I wouldn't have to do anything nasty," Eggman told them. "All you need to do is tell me where the temple of Gaia is."
Hondo's eyes went wide at this. "Temple of Gaia?"
Just then, an anthropomorphic Honey Badger cub pick up a rock as he shouts. "WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING!"
CONK! He throws the rock at Eggman's head, making him cry out in pain as stars appeared over his head. Orbot emerges from the hover craft and starts laughing at Eggman. However, his laughter was short-lived as the mad scientist shoves his him back down. Growling, he shakes his head and sends the villagers a death glare.
"So, you DARE defy me do you?!" Eggman sneered. All of a sudden, a blue blur zips past him and destroys his robots in a matter of seconds.
"W-What?!" He questioned. Looking up, he saw that the blue blur was none other than. "SONIC?!"
Landing gracefully, Sonic stands up and smirks at Eggman as he said. "Yo, Eggman! Thanks for that little sky-diving adventure we had the other day!"
"And he's not alone!"
Right on cue, the Inner Senshi land right next to Sonic, much to Eggman's shock and chagrin.
"YOU TOO?!"
"That's right!" Mars glares up at the evil doctor. "Your reign of terror ends now Eggman!"
"Surrender now, or be punished in the name of the moon!" Sailor Moon added, aiming her Eternal Tiare at him. Eggman growls at the Sailor Senshi before shifting his gaze back to Sonic.
"I should've know you'd still be alive you stubborn little hedgehog!"
"What're you doing out here?" The blue blur asked him.
"I see no reason to tell you! In any case, I'm busy. Farewell!" Eggman responds as he flew off in his hover craft.
"What the?! Hey! Wait! That's playing dirty! COME BACK~!" Chip hollered at him.
"Jut ignore him," Mars sighed before turning to the villagers. "Is everyone here all right?"
Everyone nods and thanks them for saving them from Eggman's robots. Shortly, they meet up with Tails and they look over the tablet that Professor Pickle gave them to look for the Temple of Gaia. Mercury pulls out her Super computer to scan it and runs a diagnosis.
BGM: Sonic Unleashed Ost- "Mazuri Hub Day"
"Hmm, let's see...the Temple of Gaia should be," She hums before pointing down a nearby path. "That way."
"Way to go Ami-chan!" Sailor Moon cheered.
Sonic grinned. "Alright, let's go!"
ZOOM! The blue hedgehog zips down the pathway, kicking up dust and leaving behind a blue streak.
"Damn it Sonic! Wait for us!" Mars yelled in frustration as she and the other Senshi ran after him. Mercury stops and turns to Tails.
"Aren't you coming Tails?" She asked him.
"I'd like to, but I have to make a few adjustments to the Tornado," Tails turns around and prepares to take off. "I'll meet up with you guys later, okay?"
Mercury smiles and nods at him. "Okay."
"MERCURY~! COME ON~!" She heard Sailor Moon call out.
"C-Coming!" Mercury answered as she ran down the path to catch up with the others, with Tails flying in the opposite direction.
BGM End
Elsewhere, Sonic was zipping across the bridge at high speeds. Up ahead, he saw Eggman in his hovercraft with some kind of large, beetle-like robot. The blue hedgehog easily catches up to it, with the mad scientist being unaware of his presence.
"Eggman!" Sonic yelled, catching Eggman's attention.
"Rrgh! how'd you get here so quickly?!" Eggman questioned. "No matter, your road ends here!"
He and his beetle robot flew ahead of him, causing Sonic to skid to a stop, not wanting to be skewered. Shortly, the Sailor Senshi caught up with him, with Sailor Moon putting her hands on her knees, out of breath.
"I...hate...running..." Sailor Moon panted, earning an eye roll from Mars.
"I see that you've made a new toy for us to break." Jupiter jeered, her hand on her hip.
"Shut up! Now behold! My new power!" Eggman boasted. "Egg-Beetle! GO!"
He combines his hover craft with the Egg-Beetle and prepares it for battle. The Egg-Beetle snaps its pincers at them, in attempt to intimidate Sonic and the Sailor Senshi. The blue hedgehog, undeterred, furrows his eyebrows and gets into a fighting stance, the Inner Senshi doing the same. Chip appears beside them and took a fighting stance as well.
To be continued...
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