SONIC ADVENTURE 2: SHADOW
Disclaimer: I do not own the Sonic characters, only Kumori.
Chapter Five: Jail Break
It was night time in the sandy desert of Egypt. There Eggman and his powerful warrior were, headed to one of the pyramids, which was actually Eggmans secret base. "A secret fortress, out in the open, it would be the last place anyone would look. I am truly brilliant." Eggman boasted. "If he is so brilliant, then why hasn't he taken over the world yet? Idiot." Kumori said silently. Unknown to the group, Rouge had followed them inside Eggmans base. "A secret base, not bad" Rouge said.
Rouge continued to follow Eggman and his group deeper into the base, hiding in my different place to avoid being seen. "How much farther until they stop? I am getting tired of following them." Rouge said quietly. Then Rouge's foot accidentally kicked a loose bolt out into the open. Unlike the other two, Shadow heard the noise and looked back to see no one there. Rouge kept herself hidden, hoping that Shadow wouldn't come back and spot her. "Hurry up, Shadow." Kumori called back. Shadow began to walk back, still suspicious about the sound, and Rouge sighed in relief.
Rouge found Eggman speaking with Kumori about something and used her ultrasonic bat ears to eavesdrop on their conversation. "So there are three of the chaos emeralds are hidden somewhere on Prison Island?" Kumori asked. "Yes, but it will be difficult to obtain them. Getting past such tight security would require great thieving skills." Eggman told her. It was just then that Rouge noticed that Shadow was not with them. "What are you doing here?" Rouge looked behind her to see Shadow before being kicked out into the open.
Rouge tried to get up, but Shadow placed her foot on her back to prevent that. "Well, looks like you were right Shadow, we do have a little follower. And who might you be?" Eggman asked. Shadow let Rouge get back on her feet before she said "I'm Rouge, and I am the gal your looking for." "What do you mean?" Eggman asked. "I am one of the worlds greatest jewel thieves. I can get those emeralds in a snap." Rouge stated. "What's in it for you?" Kumori asked.
"Well, seeing as how you found me and that knucklehead in the desert, I'm guessing you have something to track the Master Emerald, right?" Rouge said. "Yes, I do" Eggman said. "Well' if you give it to me, then I'll help you. And if you still don't trust me, then how about I give you this." Rouge said as she pulled out a blue chaos emerald. Eggman still didn't trust Rouge but he saw no other alternative. "Alright, you have a deal." Eggman said as he shook her hand.
In the skies close to Prison Island, Tails and Cream were flying the Tornado II, on their way to rescue their friends. "I still can't believe they would think Amy and Sonic did all those bad things." Cream said. "I don't believe it either, that's why were going to save them" Tails told her. "But won't we get in trouble?" Cream asked. "We don't have a choice. We have to save Sonic or there will be no one to stop Eggman from taking over the world." Tails stated. And speak of the devil; there Eggman was in his Egg walker, on the harbor, talking into his radio.
You all know your assignments. I will distract the guards. Shadow and Kumori, you two plant the bombs on the prisons main gas tanks and set them for fifteen minutes. Rouge, you just find the chaos emeralds." Eggman told them "Right!" came three voices from the radio. "This time there will be nothing to stand in my way." Eggman said to himself, unknown Tails and Cream heard as well. "Alright cream, we don't have much time. Go on ahead and find Sonic and Amy, I'll take care of Eggman." Tails told her. "Right" Cream said as she flapped her huge ear and flew off to the main prison. Alright Eggman, you're mine. Tornado transform!" Tails said as he activated the transformation switch.
The Tornado II changed from a plane into a walker and landed in front off Eggman. "Well, Tails, I wasn't expecting you to be here." Eggman said. "It over Eggman, Sonic will get out and stop you." Tails stated. "Yes, he might, but that doesn't mean he can defeat Shadow." "Shadow?" Tails questioned. While Tails was lost in thought, Eggman took the opportunity to fire his gun at him. Tails was barely able to move out of the way and return fire. Eggman moved out of Tails line of fire and avoided the attack. "Well, looks like I might be able to have a little fun on this mission after all" Eggman said.
Inside the base, Shadow had already reached the main gas tank and planted the bomb on it. He decided to check on the others and check their progress. "Shadow here. The bomb is in place, how are things on you side." Shadow asked into his Radio. "I have just placed the bomb and ready to activate it." Kumori said over the radio. "You might want to start it now. I already have two emeralds and the third one should be simple." Rouge said. "Understood, remember we only have fifteen minutes till the bomb goes off. If you fall behind, you stay behind." Shadow said as he turned off his radio. Shadow then presses the button that activates the bomb and runs off.
In a high-tech security cell, Sonic and Amy were becoming restless from being trapped inside. Then they heard a sound from above and saw Cream dropped right in front of the cell. "Cream, how did you get here?" Amy asked. "Tails gave me a ride and now I am here to get you out." Cream told the pair. "How are you going to do that?" Sonic asked. Cream then pulled out a security card from behind her back and said "I know I'm not suppose to, but I took this from one of the guards." "You did the right thing, Cream" Sonic said as cream swiped the card and opened the cell.
Cream walked into the cell and noticed the many scientific markings on the cell wall. "Did you guys do this?" Cream asked. "No it was already here when we arrived. Who do you think did it, Sonic?" Amy asked him. There was no response. Amy and Cream looked back to see Sonic had already ran out. "Oh, why does he always leave me behind?" Amy asked herself. "What do we do now Amy?" Cream asked. "You head back to Tails. I'm going after Sonic." Amy told her. Cream agreed with Amy's plan and ran off one direction, while Amy ran the other way.
Rouge was holding the red and light blue chaos emerald and was about to take the purple emerald that was only a few feet away from her. "Hmm, the last two emeralds had no security. You would think that they would try and protect something so valuable." Rouge said suspiciously. Rouge was directly in front of the chaos emerald and checked it for any traps. When she saw none, she quickly swiped the emerald away. Then the alarms went off and Rouge looked back to see the doors shut tight. "That's bad" Rouge said
Outside, in the jungle, Sonic was running around, looking for any way off the island. "Cream said Tails was here. Maybe I could hitch a ride with him. When I get back to the mainland, I am going to find the faker and clear my name." Sonic said out loud. "I know you're not talking about me." Sonic stopped running and looked around to find Shadow leaning on a tree, holding the green chaos emerald. "You saved me the trouble of finding you, you fake!" Sonic shouted. Shadow moved from his position and tossed his chaos emerald up and down in his hand. "Let us find out who is the real faker here." Shadow challenged.
Amy had reached the outside of the prison and still had no luck in finding Sonic. "Oh, where could he have run off to?" Amy asked herself. Then around the corner came Kumori holding the blue chaos emerald. "I didn't expect to see you here pinky." She said, which alerted Amy of her presence. "YOU!" Amy shouted. "I hear you and your friends are looking for these." Kumori referred to the emerald in her hand. "If you want them, then come and get them." Kumori challenged.
The sky had become much darker and thunder was heard from the clouds. The wind blew harshly as it began to rain and lightning struck in the background. The four rivaling hedgehogs had come together to challenge each other once more. Everyone knew this would be the battle that would change the lives of everyone around them.
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