Green Hill

READY!

"Alright we're finally here," Sonic said. "Alright Zero you ready?"

"You bet I am," Zero drew his Buster Gun. "Monk Kong here we come."

Zero and Sonic walked about the forest. Everything seemed quiet, too quiet. Then all of the sudden, a robotic frog came falling out of a tree. Zero aimed his gun prepared for fight while Sonic dashed ahead. The frog regained its balance and shot out its tongue. The tongue wrapped around Sonic's leg and slammed his into a tree. Zero shot at the frog's tongue ripping right through it. He then switched his gun with Z-Saber and began to take in energy. Sonic leaped out from behind some bushes and once again dashed at the robotic frog. "I'll keep him busy," he called to Zero. Zero nodded and continued to take in energy. Sonic zipped back and forth dodging the frog's tongue. Not this time Sonic thought to himself. He made a grab for the tongue just as it shot past his mid section. The robot tried to pull back but it was no use.

"Sonic move out the way!" Zero shouted as he finally done charging. Sonic quickly let go of the tongue and dashed out of the way. Zero clicked his heels together which activated his dash boots. Just as he stopped in front of the frog Zero sliced the frog in half.

"Wow, I don't understand how did Eggman's robots go so powerful. Usually I beat'em in the blink of an eye."

"Don't forget that he's working with Neo Arcadia now. C'mon we've gotta keep going we're wasting time."

The two continued walking through the forest when stumbled upon a large waterfall. Sonic backed up a few inches. Zero looked to Sonic. "What are you doing?"

"I don't thick a can make it Zero," Sonic replied as he swallowed. "I've never jumped from this high before. And on top of all that I can't swim."

Zero rolled his eyes. "You can't be serious," he thought in his mind. "Well how do you suppose we get down there?"

Then suddenly the ground began to shake. Sonic quickly nailed down and kept a tight grip on the ground while remained standing. He could hear something in the water. Something big. All of the sudden a large tree shot out of the river. Sonic got back on his feet. As the tree came to a stop a large robotic ape came from behind some branches. It was black and it wore a white robe. In its enormous hands was the red chaos emerald. "BEHOLD!" it shouted. "The spirits have guided me to the location of the Chaos Emerald. Now Master X and Lord Robotnik are one step closer to ruling the world.

"I don't think so," Zero said as he struck his traditional fighting pose. "Why don't be a good little monkey and hand over the rock."

"We wouldn't want anyone to get hurt," Sonic continued. "Well, Except for you of course."

The enormous ape reploid looked over to Zero and Sonic and growled. "Fools. You really think you can defeat the almighty Monk-Kong. The spirits of the leaf shall once again guide me to victory. Come my simian servants."

Then Monk-Kong fled back into the enormous tree causing six robotic monkey ninjas to appear. Zero and Sonic prepared for battle. "There's six of them and two of us," Sonic whispered to his comrade.

"So that makes it so both get three," Zero replied. "You ready?"

"Oh yeah."

And with that the fight began. Zero clashed swords with the three monkeys all at once. The monkeys pushed as hard as they could while Zero did the same. Sonic dashed over to one the monkeys and took away its weapon. The monkey leaped into a tree and began to throw things at the blue blur. Sonic easily dodged them and ran up the side of the tree. Without even hesitating he stabbed his sword into the monkey's head. "One down two to go."

Zero continued to push against the swords of the three robot monkeys. They were some of the most powerful mechanaloids he had ever met. He couldn't this up much longer so he leaped backwards and switched to his Boomerang Sheild. He quickly blocked any attacks thrown at him and at the same time he was taking in energy. Just at the same moment he finished taking in energy he threw his weapon as hard as he could. Slicing his three opponents in half. He looked over to Sonic who had just finished off three as well.

"Well now that they're out of the way," Zero said switching back to his Z-saber. "Let's get back to business."

"Yeah," Sonic continued. "We've got a date with a mokey."

Together the two leaped inside of the enormous tree. Not too far away Zero could see there was strange aura rising from some branches. He and Sonic leaped off branches and headed towards the strange aura. "You think that's him?" Sonic asked. Just then a large vine quickly bound itself around Sonic. Zero quickly stopped and slashed the vines off causing more to come. Sonic fell onto a large branch. He splinters all over his arms. Zero looked at Sonic's wounds.

"They don't look too serious," he said. "Think you can stand and fight?"

"Yeah I think so," Sonic said as he struggled to stand. "He's gonna pay for that."

"Alright let's go."

Zero and Sonic continued toward the strange aura at the center of the tree. "Zero it's him!" Sonic as he came to a complete stop. "He's headed this way."

Zero jumped off a branch and landed next to Sonic. In no time at all the reploid known as Monk-Kong came crashing through the tree. "So you managed defeat my minions. No matter. The spirits shall guide me victory."

WARNING

So the battle began. Monk-Kong beat his chest and began to climb up the tree. Sonic quickly reacted by chasing after him. "Wait," Zero called. But it was too late.

Sonic ran straight up the trunk of the tree. He couldn't see anything. It was pitch black. "Come on out Grape Ape!" he called. "Fight a like a man."

"How dare you!" came Monk's voice. The evil reploid quickly retorted by throwing an enormous coconut at Sonic causing him to fall back down. Zero leaped into the air after Sonic. Things didn't seem to be going well from the way it sounded. All of the sudden an enormous coconut fell past him. "Wait a minute was that? I thought I could've just saw Sonic underneath that thing."

Zero continued up the tree, he could see Monk at the top. He quickly reached out and grabbed a vine and swung around it landing on a branch. Monk Kong beat his chest as if he had won. Zero drew his saber and struck a fighting pose. "Alright let's go."

Sonic opened his eyes; he had caught in some vines. Thank goodness. Things just seemed to be getting worse for him. Sonic slowly curled into a ball. He took a deep breath and started spinning as fast as he could to cut the vines and landed swiftly on the ground. As he landed he kneeled over in pain he had hurt his leg. "Dammit. Must've hurt when through that fruit at me." He gripped his leg in pain and sat on his rear.

"Give it up Zero," Monk said hanging from a tree branch. "You can't defeat the power of the mighty spirits of the forest. They will crush you like the bug you are."

Zero landed on a tree branch and clutched his right arm; the arm holding his weapon. Things weren't so bright for him either. "It's not over yet."

Zero leaped into the air charging energy into his weapon. Monk stood his ground (er tree) waiting for the right moment to strike. "Light Speed Dash!"

A blue streak of light zipped past Monk putting a crack in his armor. Monk fell from his branch and landed on another large branch. Zero smiled as landed on top of his enemy. He raised his fully charged weapon preparing to attack. "Z-slash!"

"Banana Blade!" Monk interrupted as a sword appeared in his mighty hands. He clashed

Zero who was still standing on top of him. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Did you really think you had me?"

Monk pushed Zero off him sending him crashing through a branch. Sonic quickly dashed from the top of the tree and caught him. "You saved me again."

Sonic smiled, "What'd you expect you're nothing without me."

Zero scowled at Sonic and the two heroes stopped on a branch. "Now it gets real."

"Bring it on," Monk retorted swinging his sword.

Zero dashed off the branch and into the air, Zero wasn't to far behind with his dash boots. Monk beat his chest and let out a loud yelp. He too leaped into the air; he lifted his sword into the air and swung it. The weapon caused a great gust of wind to break Sonic and Zero's flight. Zero switched to his Recoil Rods and began taking in energy as he fell. When he landed he used the Recoil Ram to left himself into the air and clashed weapons with the enemy. Monk shoved him off. "Hey ugly!" came Sonic's voice as he threw coconuts at the large primate. Monk shielded himself with his weapon as Sonic rapidly sent coconuts his way. "Zero now!"

Zero switched to his Z-Saber and began slashing at the crack in Monk's chest. Monk jumped back and clutched his chest. He attempted to run back but a blue ball of light came crashing through him. Sonic uncurled and came to a sudden stop next to Zero. Monk Kong fell to his knees and shrieked in pain. "Oh my master I have failed you!"

And with that the evil reploid exploded leaving a Chaos Emerald in his place.

(Sonic victory song)

"Sorry maybe next time!" Sonic said as he struck a victory pose.

"Why did you do that?" Zero asked.

"What?"

"That. The pose, why do do that?"

"Don't know we've always done that when we've one."

"Whatever let's just get the emerald and go."

End of Chapter

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