Chapter 5: Driller
"So seeya, Sarroo. We've got to be going now." Knuckles said as they were leaving Sarroo Kanga's hut.
"Wait. I can provide you transport back to Mystic Ruins." Sarroo told them.
"You can?" Shad asked.
"Yes. This is a Teleportation Ring." Sarroo said pulling a giant power ring from his closet. "Just jump in here and it will teleport you to Mystic Ruins. I have a teleportation ring there too."
"Alright. Let's go Shad."
Knux and Shadow used the ring and instantly got back to Mystic Ruins.
"That felt peculiar." Shadow said as he looked around. The ground started to shake. "What's happening?"
"I don't know!" Knuckles shouted as he almost fell down. "I think it's an earthquake!"
But then the point of something came from the ground. It was spinning fast and it was shiny silver.
"I think it is a drill!" Shadow screamed as he lost his balance and fell. He got back up.
"Yeah you're right." Knux said.
The drill was coming up from the ground and the rumbling of it got louder. The whole in the ground got larger and the drill came fully out of the ground. The drill stopped spinning and it was connected to a black vehicle of some sort.
"It belongs to the Dr." Shadow said as he pointed to the Eggman insignia on the side of the vehicle.
But then a voice came from the inside of the drill. "Give up, Shadow, and come with me!"
"That doesn't sound like Eggman." Knuckles said.
"That's not Eggman… that's Driller." Shadow responded.
"If you won't surrender, Shadow, I'll destroy you!" Driller screamed from inside the drill.
"I'm going to pummel you!" Knuckles said as he ran at the drill and started to attack it. "I'm not doing any damage!"
"My custom drill is invincible!" Driller screamed Knuckles' futile attempts to destroy his machine.
"For Knuckles maybe but not for me. CHAOS SPEAR!" Shadow shot twelve chaos spears at the machine. Smoke surrounded it and when it cleared, the machine was still unhurt.
"It is invincible for anything!" Driller yelled again.
Nothing is unstoppable. Everything has a weak point." Knux stated.
"Not this! This drill is flawless!"
"I don't know about that." Shadow said with a smirk.
"You are planning something, hedgehog." Driller saw. "But I can't tell what. But whatever it is it won't work!"
Driller started up the drill again and moved it quickly towards Shad and Knux.
"Look out! It's coming right for us!" Knux said as he jumped out the way. Shadow just stood there with his arms crossed in a cool way. "Come on, Shad! You're gonna get killed!'
Shadow still stood there. Knuckles ran up to Shadow and tried to pull him out of the way but he pushed him off.
"What are you doing Shadow! It'll destroy you!" Knuckles screamed.
"Yes. Stand there, Shadow. I'll destroy you if you stand there." The Driller said as he cackled.
The drill kept moving closer and closer to Shadow but right before it hit him it stopped.
"I knew it." Shad said with a smirk. "The doctor gave you orders to capture me alive and without any exception not dead. So killing me would be against the doctor's orders and you can't do that can you?"
"You are right. But how did you know that?" Driller asked.
"Well I did a little snooping in Metal City."
"Well that's a turn of events." Knux said in awe.
"Well Shadow. Are you just going to not fight?" Driller asked another question.
"Exactly." Shad said with his arms still crossed.
"Well then it'll be easy to capture you alive!" Driller screamed as he pressed a button and gas came from his machine. It surrounded Shadow and he fell to the ground unconscious.
"Shadow!" Knuckles screamed as the gas engulfed him too. But he fought it. He held his breath so he didn't breathe the gas and he grabbed Shadow's body and ran. Driller followed in his drill close behind.
"You aren't fast enough to avoid me and my gas, Knuckles!" Driller screamed.
Driller was gaining on Knuckles and fast. I'm not fast enough, Knuckles thought.
But he was for the moment. He was still ahead of the drill but he knew he would have to breathe soon. But if he did he would pass out and probably killed and Shad would be captured. Knux couldn't let that happen. Right as the drill was about to catch him he experienced adrenaline and took off running quickly. He left Driller in the dust. He stopped when it was safe and took deep breaths.
A few minutes later, Shadow awoke. "What happened?" Shad asked Knux.
"Well, Driller activated gas from his machine and it knocked you out. I picked you up and ran all the way here miles from where the battle was. I held my breath the entire time." Knux explained.
Wow." Shadow replied. "Well we should get going to Nightmare City to find the hypnotized Amy."
To be continued.