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Chapter 5 - The Heroes take a fall
MINI STAGE: SKY CHASE 1
Sonic's smiled as the wind blew through his spikes. This was what he lived for. The Thrill of the chase, the adrenaline rush he gets from living life on the edge. The Egg Carrier was huge, The Tornado was tiny in comparison but there was no way he was going to give up.
"Tails let's kick this thing into overdrive! We need to land on that thing", shouted Sonic.
"Roger!" shouted Tails back.
As the Tornado got close the Egg Carrier's Cannons started to fire at them. Tails' advanced piloting skills allowed him to get through the blasts unhurt though there was no way he could get close with the cannons firing.
Eggman sent out his fighters to try and stop the Tornado. Tails took them all out with the Tornado's guns. Another wave came at them, much faster this time. Tails didn't manage to shoot them all though Sonic took care of the rest, jumping onto the cockpit and ripping out the robot pilot.
Tails tried to bring them in close again, firing at the cannons though the damage was minimal.
"It's no good Sonic. We have to get in front of it and make a quick landing relying on the momentum of the Egg Carrier", shouted Tails.
"Sounds like a plan. Just get me on that thing", shouted Sonic.
Tails made a sweep over the Egg Carrier to its other side and shot down as many of the cannons as he could. More waves of fighters attacked them though Sonic and Tails took them out fairly easily.
"Right here we go!" shouted Tails as he brought the Tornado in front of the Egg Carrier.
"You have done well my friends though I have you exactly where I want you. Laser Cannon Fire!" shouted Eggman over a tannoy system.
A large laser cannon appeared from the front of the Egg Carrier. Tails turned the Tornado to face the Egg Carrier and flew the Tornado as quick as he could towards the Egg Carrier.
The Laser Cannon fired and made a direct hit despite Tails' best attempts to evade the attack. The Laser cannon blasted off a wing and the Tornado fell to the ground at an incredible speed.
Sonic grabbed hold of the Tornado best he could as Tails tried to gain control. Sonic began to lose his grip.
"Hold on Sonic! SONIC!" shouted Tails.
Sonic had lost his grip and flew off into the air from the momentum.
"ARGH!" screamed Sonic
"ARGH!" screamed Tails
As both crashed into the floor, but while Tails crashed into the ocean, Sonic crashed into the Emerald Coast again.
It was a hard pill to swallow but Eggman had won one battle. And seemed to be winning the war. Neither Sonic nor Tails knew where the other was, but they were confident that the other would be able to handle themselves. The unbreakable bond was broken, for now.
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On the Egg Carrier Eggman laughed in victory. Chaos had four emeralds, three remained. He had discovered the location of two of these. The Cyan Emerald was in the possession of a Flicky, inside a locket of some kind. The Yellow Emerald had been swollen by a frog that had also absorbed Chaos' Tail.
The Flicky with the Cyan Emerald was in his possession. It was one of the three flickies Eggman had picked up to energise his E-Series. The locket around its neck was a tough nut to crack though he had just found a way to open it.
Eggman proceeded to open the locket though before he could the flicky made a desperate dash for an open window.
"Get that bird now!" shouted Eggman.
Despite his orders Eggman could only watch as the Flicky flew off. At first Eggman was angry but then he decided what better way to test Zero, his capture droid. The Huge Green Machine was designed to capture people who disobeyed him. Not the best fighter, it was designed purely for capturing targets.
Eggman sent out Zero to catch the bird. Meanwhile he needed to find the frog. His spy bots had tracked Froggy down. It was somewhere in the Mystic Ruins. The Egg Carrier was already over Station Square which meant it had to turn back. Eggman decided not to bother and instead sent out his E-Series to capture the frog so he could concentrate on his tyranny.
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As Big re-entered the Mystic Ruins he was in for a shock. Froggy wiggled free from his grasp and led the chasing Big the Cat into Ice Cap. The Avalanche from when Sonic and Tails were here blocked off many areas though there were still some frozen lakes with tiny cracks around. Big looked down and found Froggy swimming beneath him.
Big got out his fishing rod and prepared to cast his line
ACTION STAGE: ICE CAP (BIG)
First Big needed to create a hole to fish in. Not to difficult he merely jumped on the thinner part of the ice and crashed in. Big pulled himself out and shook off the cold water. He cast his line through the gap he just created and snagged Froggy on his line.
Big reeled Froggy in again and jumped for joy that he had captured his buddy again. Unfortunately Big fell through the Ice again and Froggy jumped out of Big's grasp. Big chased Froggy again though lost him completely.
Big wasn't going to give up however and searched every square inch of the Mystic Ruins.
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Knuckles meanwhile continued his search for the Master Emerald shards. Annoyed that he was tricked again Knuckles searched the mountains first and felt a signal in his feet again.
ACTION STAGE: RED MOUNTAIN (KNUCKLES)
It took his some time though Knuckles eventually found the Emerald shards in the area leaving him with only one slight signal left. The signal led him to the Jungle area where he came across a large pyramid like temple. He knew the last shards were inside the temple he just didn't know how to get in.
He noticed two pedestals above a weak piece of floor. Knuckles tried smashing the floor with his fist but it was strong than it looked. Knuckles examined the pedestals and found square shaped indents on them, as if something needed to be placed on top of them.
"Great! Looks like I have to find whatever fits in those pedestal slots things", said Knuckles sighing.
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I will catch up to you Sonic
You're not going to get away from me this time
I have been practising my running and my spinning
YES! I'm gaining on you, I'm actually keeping up!
Tails awoke from his dream. He had just survived the crash, awaking from a forced rest of unconsciousness. The Dream was a memory of when Tails first became Sonic's Sidekick. After hearing his blue hero tell the story of South Island he used all he had to follow Sonic through the jungle.
Sonic was impressed with Tails' speed, ability to use the spin attack and his ability to fly using his two tails. Sonic didn't accept him as his sidekick at first but Tails didn't give up and eventually proved his value as a sidekick. Since then the two have been inseparable, until now.
Tails sprung to his feet and found that sheer determination again. He never gave up in the quest to become Sonic's Sidekick and he wasn't going to give up now. He was going to finish the new Tornado, find Sonic and make a successful assault on the Egg Carrier.
He owed a lot to Sonic. It was time for him to pay him back. But before he could do anything he needed a Chaos Emerald. The Trains to Station Square looked to be down and without a plane or boat there was no other way to Station Square.
Slightly annoyed Tails decided to explore the Mystic Ruins further. The Jungle Area behind the waterfall reminded him of that moment where he chased Sonic for the first time. A lone stone temple the only thing that broke the sea of lush green trees, that and a soft red light. A Chaos Emerald?
Tails investigated further and found the Red Chaos Emerald. Overjoyed Tails raced towards the Emerald only to have a Frog kick the Emerald down a well like hole surrounded by sand. The Frog followed the Emerald.
"I'm not going to give up that easily", said Tails out loud before following the Frog and the Chaos Emerald.
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Big stopped for a breather. He had looked everywhere but found no sign of Froggy. He then felt a soft warm glow surround him. A Bright light appeared in front of him, so bright Big needed to close his eyes.
When he opened them he was in a completely new area. It looked slightly familiar but he didn't know why. He was stood on a stone bridge over a wide river of water. To his left was a cavern and to his right was a large stone temple surrounded by tall stone pillars.
On the top of each pillar was a jewel similar to the treasure Froggy swallowed, one for each colour of light. They must be the Chaos Emeralds. In the centre of the temple was a large green Emerald with an orange echidna girl standing in front of it singing. Surrounding her were many small Chao, tiny baby like creatures that many has as pets. Their unique ability to absorb DNA allowed each one to be unique which made them even more desirable.
But here they were free, wild. Or did they all belong to the Girl.
"Where am I?" asked Big
The Girl turned around and smiled.
"Hello, I don't believe I've seen you before. My name is Tikal", said the Girl.
Then another bright light appeared and Big was taken away again. When he awoke Big's Grin was massive.
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MINI STAGE: SAND HILL (TAILS)
Tails found himself on top of a large sand dune amongst some ruins. Tails could just make out the bottom and knew just running down would be suicidal.
Oddly he found a snowboard nearby; someone must've dropped one down there or something. It was almost like fate really. Tails grabbed the snowboard and used it to get to the bottom of the hill. Once there he grabbed the Red Emerald and the Frog who wouldn't leave him be after that.
He then felt a soft warm glow before being blinded by a bright Red light.
When the light faded he was in front of the Master Emerald Shrine, though it was very different. It was like new as if age hadn't damaged it at all. But that was impossible unless he somehow travelled years into the past.
Tails felt a calm was over him as he heard the nearby Chao Singing.
"Don't be afraid little one. He won't hurt you. My name is Tikal what's yours?" asked a young teenage echidna girl
"My name is Miles Prower but everyone calls me Tails. Where am I?" asked Tails.
"You're in the presence of the Master Emerald shrine and it's gentle guardian", replied Tikal.
"What Knuckles is here? I wouldn't call him Gentle", said Tails.
"Even I was surprised when I first saw him. The Guardian of the Emeralds…Chaos!" said Tikal
Suddenly another bright light appeared and Tails was back in the Mystic Ruins, just next to the lake. The Frog remained in his hand as did the Red Chaos Emerald.
"What was all that about? And did she mention Chaos?" asked Tails.
"FRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" shouted a loud deep voice.
A Giant Purple cat shook the ground as he ran towards Tails before tripping at Tails' feet.
"You found Froggy. Thank you", said the Big Purple Cat.
The Frog jumped out of Tails' arms, bounced of Big's head and headed towards the Train tunnels.
"Aw Froggy where are you going, come back!" said Big chasing after the Frog.
"Weird. Oh well I got my Emerald now to finish the Tornado. Eggman you better get ready. The new and improved Tornado 2 will be ready soon", said Tails.
Tails raced to his workshop and began work on the Tornado 2.