Chapter 56: Antarctica II
5:23 pm (USA time: 5:23 am), our heroes are still flying.
"I got an Antarctica Snow Globe Ring. It will be the only souvenir I'll get for this country," said Tikal.
"Good thinking," said Knuckles, proud for her.
"Ames, can you tell us about Ross Ice Shelf," said Sonic.
"The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest body of floating ice in the world. Named for Captain James Clark Ross, who discovered it in 1841, the Ross Ice Shelf is about 800km (500mi) long and all but fills a huge bay of the Antarctic continent. In the shelf's southern reaches, nearest the True South Pole, the ice can be as thick as 750m (2,400ft). It is about half as thick in the north."
"It's not good enough to stand on, so we have to stay in the plane," said Tails.
When they reached their location, Cream said, "maybe I should get this one."
"Ok, but be careful, Cream," said Amy.
As Cream flies down with Cheese, she finds a 4ft battery in a 4ft plug on the Ross Ice Shelf.
As she disables them carefully, she said to Cheese, "how did Eggman even put them on an ice shelf, even if it's very fragile?"
Back on the plane, Tails said, "guys, I got wonderful news. The ray is on Mount Erebus."
"Wow! Only two batteries and a ray in Antarctica," said Sonic.
"Why didn't we come here; first," said Amy.
"As they say, do the hardest; first. And do the easiest at the end," said Tails.
"Tails…they do not say that," said Knuckles, annoyed.
"On the bright side, it's only 37.4 minutes away."
"We're back. What did we missed," said Cream, comes back into the plane with Cheese and the battery and plug her hands.
"The ray is not far. Let's finish this adventure! You know? So, we can all go home," said Tikal.
"Let's fly, Tails," said Sonic.
"Aye aye, Blue Leader."