Chapter 7: Mayhem Gemstones
"So, let me get this straight," Shadow said. "This Professor Beta Dhartma…,"
"…is a fifteen year old super genius…," Sonic continued.
"…with an I.Q of 400," Silver said.
"You've fought him several times before…"
"…and defeated him before for good…"
"…when he fell into a pool of Lava…"
"…and now he's returned," Zenith finished, nodding in confirmation. "I don't know how he did it, but someway he survived that fall into the lava." He shook his head. "I just don't know how."
"However that happened, he must be defeated," Shadow said. "And that is not going to happen with us just standing here."
"Right," Silver said. "We have a mission to complete."
"And I have a plan," Zenith said. He motioned forward with his arm. "Follow me."
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Beta eyed his mainframe computer intently, waiting for any transmission from his Sentrix. His eyes began drooping and his head slipped from his hand. His head hit the keyboard with several clacks and a thud. An urgent message flashed across the screen. Beta sat up from the alarm.
"Huh? What? What's going on?" Beta asked.
"Urgent! Urgent! Doctor Cyeta Zhartma has been located! Your presence is needed immediately!"
Beta was fully alert. "What!? What's going on!?"
"There is no time for explanations. Sending coordinates now."
Beta read glanced at the coordinates and exited the bridge, running down the hall. So fast was he running, he didn't notice the snickering sapphire blue hedgehog.
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"How did you do that?" Sonic asked Zenith, the group now inside the bridge.
Zenith tapped his lightning shaped spines. "I used my electrikinesis powers to mimic the signals sent by the Sentrix."
"Is that even a real word?" Sonic asked.
"So now we're in," Shadow said, nearly cutting off Sonic. "What are we looking for?"
"The other five Chaos Emeralds," Zenith answered. "I know the professor has them."
The group looked around the bridge, searching for any sign of the infinitely powerful Chaos Emeralds. Silver looked frustrated. "This place is huge! We'll never find them." He pointed at Zenith. "And how do you know that he didn't take the emeralds with him?"
"I know how much he loves Cyeta," Zenith answered, slightly peeved in Silver's lack of confidence in his ability. "The Chaos Emeralds wouldn't matter if he believes Cyeta was injured."
Shadow was snickering.
"What's so funny?" Silver asked.
Shadow didn't answer, but continued giggling.
Silver turned to Sonic. "You know him better than anyone else here. What's wrong with him?"
Sonic shrugged. "He's a weirdo. I still haven't figured him out yet."
Shadow kept giggling in a high-pitched voice, pointing at a briefcase. Zenith was becoming worried about Shadow, but turned his attention to the case. Zenith picked up and opened the case, and began to understand why Shadow was giggling.
Zenith held up the opened case. "Look! The other five emeralds!"
A red light began flashing. "Danger! Danger! The five Chaos Emeralds have been stolen. Assigned Sentrix lock on to their signatures and recover the emeralds immediately!"
Shadow quickly stopped laughing and regained his composure. "Zenith, you imbecile."
"There's no time for that now! We have to hurry!" Sonic said.
"Quick, use Chaos Control!" Silver suggested.
Shadow took out his red emerald. "Chaos Control!" They vanished.
They reappeared on the roof of the bridge. Instead, about one hundred Sentrix were surrounding them, all with guns pointing directly at them.
"Shadow, you imbecile," Zenith got back at Shadow for his previous comment.
Shadow humphed. "Make sure they don't get the emeralds."
With that, Team Kyuusai sprung into action.