SONIC RIDERS
Disclaimer: I do not own the sonic characters, just the OC's
Chapter Three: Making a Splash
In the lovely paradise of Splash Canyon, the Sonic, Shadow and Mach team were exploring the area and checking up on the competition for their next race. "So far, all I have seen are a bunch of wannabe riders. Even you could probably beat them, Sonic." Mach said. "The only ones we haven't seen are those bird guys from the other day." Sonic said. "That makes me wonder. Don't find it suspicious that Eggman would hold an Extreme Gear tournament the day after those thieves took the chaos emerald?" Mach asked "Nope." Sonic replied.
Even though Sonic didn't agree, Mach and Shadow thought that Eggman was up to something. After all, Eggman created a racing tournament for riding something that only the Babylon Rogues could master. Their walk around the canyon was interrupted when a familiar voice sounded off. "Hey, Shadow." The group looked forward to see Kumori running up to them with her own board gear, the Shroud, and halted to a stop in front of them. "Kumori, don't tell me you signed up too." Sonic said. "Of course. It really looks exciting and fun. Why wouldn't I join? And besides... this way, I'll be able to keep my eyes on Shadow." Kumori said with starry eyes.
Of course, Shadow wasn't paying any attention to Kumori. Shadow just stared at the Blue Star in his hands, obviously thinking hard. "Hey, Shadow! Are you even listening?!" Kumori yelled. Shadow snapped out of his thoughts and finally noticed Kumori. "Kumori? What are you doing here?" Shadow asked. "Well, if you would have payed attention, then you would know!" Kumori said in a huff. "Sorry. I was too busy, thinking about that mark." Shadow said. "What mark?" Sonic asked. "The one on the boards that belong to those thieves back in Metal City. I think it was the mark of Babylon." Shadow explained.
"Babylon?" Kumori asked. "Yes; the mark of the Babylon Rogues. I read an article about them, back on the ARK, 50 years ago. Over 3000 years ago, there was a floating island known as Babylon Garden. Supposedly, robbers lived there. According to rumors... this "legendary" band, the Babylon Rogues, were great thieves. Legend also says that the Babylon Rogues incurred the wrath of the Gods because of their crimes, and that the island was cast into the depths of the Earth. After that, supposedly the Babylonians were then scattered for all time, never to be found. But they say that the Babylon Rogue's treasure still remains on that island, waiting to be discovered." Shadow explained
"There are also rumors that the Babylon Rogues were Extreme Gear specialists. Professor Gerald read about this and that's how I got my air skates" Shadow continued. "Still, how can boards and shoe like them just float?" Mach asked. "That's an easy one to explain. According to the Kutta-Joukowski Lift Theorem, the control surface flow is balanced by the inverse kinetics of the—"Kumori explained, but was interrupted. "STOP!! I get it, okay?! They just float and that's good enough for me!" Mach yelled out.
After Mach was finished yelling, the group could here someone laughing from the side. The one laughing turned out to be one of the thieves from Metal City, Wave. "Huh?" Sonic asked. "Sorry, but it's just too funny." Wave said. Wave's eyes soon caught sight of the Blue Star. "Hey. That's an unusual gear." Wave said as she took it from Shadow to inspect it. "I customized it myself. I used special parts I found back on my former home." Shadow said, referring to the ARK.
"This isn't half bad for an amateur. Still, you can never be too careful." Wave thought. Wave pulls out a small red device at the bottom of the Blue Star, where no one could see it. Wave then starts laughing, leaving everyone confused. "Well, I never imagined anyone would enter the race with such a piece of junk." Wave said as she threw back the Blue Star to Shadow. "Thanks though. It was good for a laugh. See ya" Wave said as she walked away.
Shadow didn't seem to be affected by Wave's insult, but Kumori was taking it personal. "Oh, the never of that girl. Making fun of gear that MY Shadow made. Just who does she think she is?" Kumori said with hate. Yeah! How can she just walk in and diss Shadow like that?" Sonic asked. Shadow placed a hand on Kumori's shoulder to stop her anger. "Calm down. We'll show her during the race." Shadow said. "You're right." Kumori said.
At another part of the canyon, Jet and Storm we waiting for Wave to get back and Jet was not very patient. "What's taking her so long?! She should have been back by now!" Jet complained over and over again. "Maybe she got lost somewhere." Storm suggested. "Don't be an idiot. Wave never gets lost." Jet reminded his friend. "Oh yeah." Storm said stupidly. Jet slapped himself in the face hard, wondering why he even tried to explain anything to Storm. It was then that Wave decided to show up.
"Hey guys." Wave said to them. When Wave walked up to Jet, she could see that he was angry. "What?" Wave asked. "Where were you?! You supposed to go to Eggman's factory, pick up the parts and reconfigure our gear! So what took you so long?!" Jet yelled at his female companion. "Sorry. I was heading back, when I ran into that blue rat and his friends. Apparently that black rat knows about our group and the treasure of Babylon." Wave told him. "Do they know how to find it?" Jet asked. "No, they don't." Wave replied. Jet gave out a sigh of relief.
"So what about our gear?" Storm asked. Wave then threw the two Extreme gear boards at their respective owners. When the two caught them, they we amazed at the advancement that Wave did. Their gear looked more sleek and sturdy then their previous boards "Wow, Wave. These are amazing." Jet said. "Thanks to the parts Eggman supplied, I was able to create more advanced versions of our gear. Storm, your gear is called the Hurricane." Wave said. "Cool." Storm said. "And Jet, your gear is called Wind Rider." Wave said. Jet looked over his board again, but then noticed that Wave didn't have her gear with her.
"Where is your gear, Wave?" Jet asked. Wave then showed her gear to the two. Her board was also more advanced was more sleek and sturdy, like Jet's and Storm's gear. "Say "hello" to the Tsunami." Wave said. "Wow." Jet and Storm said in amazement "The next race is about to begin. Please come to the gate, participants!" Omochao said over the loudspeaker. "Go clobber them, wave" Jet said. Wave gives the two a thumbs-up before running to the starting line.
When Wave at the starting line, she noticed that her competition was a bunch of amateur riders. "With these guys as my competition, this race will be a snap." Wave said confidently "I couldn't agree with you more." Kumori's said as she walked next to Wave. "Don't tell me your gonna race me." Wave said. "I will not only race, but I'll win." Kumori said with confidence. "In your dreams." Wave said. Wave and Kumori took their places at the starting line. "Ready! 3...2...1...GO!" Omochao yelled and the race began.
When Omochao had reached one, most of the contestants jumped the gun and were disqualified for starting early. The only ones left were Wave and Kumori. "I knew those losers wouldn't last long, but they didn't start." Wave said, laughing. Wave thought this race was in the bag until Kumori sped up and passed her. "Not bad, for an amateur." Wave said. Wave sped up to catch Kumori as the both entered a cave to begin the first quarter of the race.
When the two first reached the cave, there was a large gap between the two sections of the track and only a small ramp. Wave knew that the ramp wouldn't allow her to reach the other side and then noticed a large acceleration ring in the air. Wave moved the Tsunami to an angle to allow her to jump through the ring and push her towards the other side of the gap. Kumori knew her gear wasn't built to fly like Wave's and found no other option but to jump. Kumori jumped off the ramp, but had fallen in halfway. Kumori thought she was done for until the Shroud landed on a secret rail and allowed her to enter a secret track.
Wave had just exited the cave and found no sign of Kumori following. "Hah! I knew she couldn't keep up!" Wave boasted. Just when she thought it was over, Kumori came out of a small hole in the canyon wall and landed right in front of Wave. "What?" Wave questioned. Kumori looked back at Wave and stuck her tongue out before entering the river part of the track. Wave and Kumori were riding the rapids, trying to avoid the deadly rocks, until then came to a large waterfall. To their surprise, the waterfall picked them up and shot them straight into the air.
Wave and Kumori landed safely on the other side of the waterfall and were headed in the path of a large ramp. Wave changed her direction to avoid the ramp. Kumori was about to do the same thing until she noticed a rail above the ramp. Kumori jumped off the ramp and grinded on the rail over the hills. Wave thought she was winning until she noticed that Kumori was grinding the rails to avoid the obstacles. Wave then noticed a ramp hidden behind a bush and a few acceleration rings in the air. Wave jumped off the ramp and flew through the rings to avoid any obstacles in her way.
Wave and Kumori landed at the exact same time as the made their way into another cave for the final stretch. "At this rate, I'll lose. Looks like I have no other choice." Wave thought as she pulled something big out of her pocket. Kumori and Wave noticed a wall of water in their path and figured that it was a waterfall. Kumori and Wave jumped as soon as the reached the water to fly down to the ground. Before Kumori could touch the ground, Wave pulled out a large wrench and nailed Kumori in the back of the head. The blow sent Kumori flying off her gear and into the river below.
Wave landed safely to cross the finish line and win the race. Kumori pulled herself out of the river as Shadow and the others came to help her. "Kumori, are you all right?" Shadow asked. "Yeah." Kumori replied sadly as she looked at Wave celebrating with Jet and Storm. Shadow noticed this and said. "Don't worry. I promise I'll beat her for you." Kumori smiled at Shadow and said "Thank you, Shadow." Now that she had attacked Kumori and made her lose the race, Shadow was determined to get revenge and defeat Wave.
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