SONIC RIDERS
Disclaimer: I do not own the sonic characters, just the OC's
Chapter Eight: Flying Without Wings
After Eggman betrayed them, Jet and Sonic put aside their differences to chase after Eggman and get the crystal box back. Jet was piloting the Babylon's airship over Babylon Garden, looking to see if they could spot Eggman from the sky. "Look! There he is!" Mach shouted as she pointed out the window. Everyone looked out the window and saw Eggman riding some kind of motorcycle type of gear around the track. "I found you!" Sonic shouted.
Sonic was about leave the room and chase down Eggman until. "Wait." Shadow said. Sonic turned back around and Shadow threw a new type of gear that looked similar to the Blue Star, only more sleek and sturdy then before. Sonic catches the new gear and Shadow says "Use this. It could help you out there on the track." "What is it?" Sonic asked. "It's a new type of gear I created, the Blue Star II. Just in case you were stupid enough to break the old one I made." Shadow said. "Always thinking ahead, aren't ya Shadow. Thanks a lot" Sonic said before running out of the room.
Sonic jumped off the airship and prepared to land on his new gear, the Blue Star II. But while Sonic was freefalling towards Babylon Garde, Jet came out of nowhere with the Wind Rider and fell along side Sonic. "Jet?" Sonic questioned. Sonic and Jet both land on the garden and race down the track. "You can't catch up with him! Get out of my way!" Jet yelled. "Is that what you think? Take a look at this! I'll show you what true speed really is!" Sonic shouted back. After that point they forgot all about Eggman and challenged each other to one last race to decide who is truly the best rider.
Sonic and Jet start their race by heading down large slope before reaching a small ramp. While in the air, Jet performed two right spins and a back-flip before landing on the ground. Sonic did two left spins and a front-flip before landing on the ground. At the first turn, Sonic move closer to the corner and took the lead, catching Jet by surprise. While Jet was too busy watching Sonic, he didn't notice that he was headed towards a small half-pipe. Jet was launched into the air and just when he thought he was done for, the Wind Rider lands on a hidden rail and allows Jet to grind along it.
Sonic was in the lead and looked back to find that Jet wasn't following him anymore. "Don't tell me I lost him already." Sonic said arrogantly. Just then, Jet jumped out of nowhere and landed only a few inches in front of Sonic. Jet's sudden landing in front of him, nearly making Sonic fall off the Blue Star II, but he manages to stay on. Jet and Sonic passed though a stone archway and were sent into a loop made through the track.
After leaving the loop, Jet and Sonic made a turn around the corner. "Emergency alert! Emergency alert! Prepare to repel all intruders!" "What was that?" Jet asked. Then suddenly, large and advanced aircrafts came from the sky and began shooting down on Jet and Sonic. The sudden attack caught Jet and Sonic by surprise and they did everything they could to avoid being hit. But then one of the aircrafts fired a missile at the track and completely destroyed it.
Jet and Sonic now realized that they now had nowhere to go. The track was broken ahead of them and the aircrafts were chasing them from behind. They both realized that they had to make a choice. Either they fall off the track and hope to stay alive or to stop and be shot down by the aircrafts behind them. They chose to fall. Jet and Sonic flew off the track and silently prayed for their lives. To their surprise, they didn't fall to the ground.
The two noticed that they were both riding on the air itself, almost as if they were flying. "How are we doing this?" Sonic asked. "It looks like we're riding on turbulence." Jet said. "Turbulence?" Sonic asked. "Wave said it's some sort of invisible track created by the winds that allows our gear to go faster." Jet said. "How does that work?" Sonic asked. "How should I know?!" Jet yelled back. They rode the turbulence until they were high above the clouds.
But when they were above the clouds, the turbulence ended and forced Jet and Sonic out in the open air. "This isn't a good thing, is it?" Sonic asked. "What do you think?" Jet replied sarcastically. Jet and Sonic fell fast as the plummeted towards the ground. Fortunately for them, a random aircraft flew right under them and allowed them to hitch a ride it. the aircraft led them to another section of the track and jumped off.
Jet was still holding his lead ahead of Sonic and made a spiraling turn around the track with Sonic close behind. When the track straightens out again, the aircrafts come back again and started to fire on the two once more. "Oh, come on. Give me a break!" Jet complained. One of the aircrafts fired a missile at the track again to make a huge gap. Jet was able to go around it, but Sonic decided to jump it. Sonic jumped the gap and landed in front of jet to cross their made up finish line.
When Sonic crossed the finish line, he screeched to a halt and looked back to Jet. Sonic's sudden jump in front of him caused Jet to lose his balance and fall off the Wind Rider, sending him spiraling into the air and on the ground. "Even without wings, I can still fly! Right?" Sonic said. Jet banged his fist to the ground, angered that he had lost to someone who only learned how to ride Extreme Gear over a week ago. Sonic left Jet and rode off to the center of Babylon Garden.
In the center of Babylon Garden, Eggman was holding the crystal box in front of a stone door with ancient Babylon marking. "I finally found you, Eggman." Sonic said as he jumped off the Blue Star II and walked closer to Eggman. But then, Eggman reaches into a bush and pulls out Kumori. "Haha! Look before you move!" Eggman said. "Kumori? How did you get caught?" Sonic asked. "I'm still trying to figure that part out myself." Kumori replied. It was then that Jet decided to show up. "Now then... just be a good hedgehog and stay still." Eggman said.
As Eggman moved closer to the door with the crystal box, Sonic thought now was the best time to take action. "Now!!" Sonic yelled. Sonic jumped on the Blue Star II and disappears in a dash of wind. "Can you catch the wind?" Sonic's voice echoed. "What?! Where are you?!" Eggman yelled. "I'm here!" Sonic then crashes down on to Eggman, sending him and Kumori in spiraling in a spiraling gust of wind. Sonic catches the crystal box and throws it to Jet. Jet catches it, but was still angry at losing to Sonic.
Sonic landed on the ground in front of Jet. It was at that time that Shadow, Mach, Wave and Storm had arrived. "Hmph! I lost. So don't play games with me. I don't want your pity, nor do I need it!" Jet said as he held out the crystal box to Sonic. "Wha-? Are you crazy? If they don't want it, then let's take it. Treasure is treasure." Wave said as she took the crystal box out of Jet's hand. Jet was still angry, but shrugged it off as he and his teammates walked to the stone door.
"I think we better leave too." Sonic said. As the group turns to leave, they could hear Kumori from behind. And she sounded angry. "SONIC!" Kumori yelled furiously. Sonic turned his head slowly and was scared out of his wits as he looked at the furious Kumori. "You knew I was there. And you still dived at Eggman?" Kumori asked. "Uh...yeah." Sonic replied. Big Mistake. Kumori looked to Sonic with anger in her eyes and began to chase him. "I'm going to kill you, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Kumori yelled. Sonic tried to hide behind his teammate, but they quickly moved out of his way. "Sorry, Sonic. But even I am afraid of Kumori when she is like this." Shadow said. Without anyone to hide behind, Sonic ran for his life.
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