Tadaa! Another chapter! This story is finally drawing to a close. I never thought I'd get this far, honestly. I mean, ten chapters and tens of thousands of words, and there's still another chapter to go! I am very thankful to those of you who have actually read tis whole story. You keep me going :)
Enjoy!
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Chapter 10 !!!!!!11!!1!!!!!!! Annialation, Thy Name is H2O
Tin Man awoke from his unconscious state and found himself covered in vomit and some sticky white goo that he didn't even want to think about, and his axe embedded in his chest. "College all over again …" he sighed to himself. Tin Man wrestled his axe out of his chest and got up to go find out what happened to the others. As he walked, he noticed little bits of hay strewn about the path, and decided to follow it, about fifty feet away, he found the crumpled body of Scarecrow lying in the middle of the path.
"Oh, it's just like college all over again!" Scarecrow whined.
"You went to college?" asked Tin Man.
"Yeah! I was a cadaver!" Scarecrow explained. Tin Man's face went cross as he tried to figure out how this guy was a cadaver if he'd never been alive before. Tin Man shook his head and ran over to help him anyway.
"Do you have any idea where the rest of you is?" asked Tin Man.
"They threw my arms over in the trees and my legs over there and my stuffing all over the path!" Scarecrow whined.
"Okay, quit your bitchin' and I'll get your stuffing!" interrupted Tin Man. Scarecrow looked quizzically at Tin Man and raised his hand in protest, but then sunk back into his depression when he remembered that is was in the trees somewhere. Tin Man stumbled around the path picking up scraps of Scarecrow as he went, when he heard a low moan come from above. He looked up and saw Fox tangled in the braches above his head. The branch snapped and Fox fell on top of Tin Man.
"Ouch …" moaned Fox. When both of them looked at each other, they noticed that they were in a rather provocative position, and they quickly jumped away from each other and dusted themselves off before the author could get any ideas for yaoi stories.
"We will never speak of this moment again!" declared Tin Man.
"Agreed," responded Fox. Fox then helped Tin Man pick up the rest of Scarecrow and put him back together so we can move on with the story. The author decided to hit the fast forward button so that they'd be a the witch's castle.
"Oh, what a world, what a world!" screamed Rouge as she began to sink into the flo- Oops, too far. Rewind.
The trio peered over the rocks at the witch's castle. It was guarded by many clones who were prancing around the front door, playing hopscotch.
"Hey! You can't go over the line when you throw the rock! That's against the rules!" shouted one of the clones.
"Not in my world, is isn't," replied the clone who threw the rock.
Lightning struck and lit the castle, making it look like it had the face of a terrible monster. A clone then came with a fire extinguisher and put out the flames the lightning had caused, and then returned to his post.
"How are we going to get in there?" asked Fox.
"I know how. I used to sneak in there all the time!" boasted Tin Man, "But then Shadow installed an electric fence to keep Rouge and I apart, and he put this weird ankle bracelet on me." said Tin Man, holding out his leg and revealing a metal ring wrapped around his ankle with a flashing red light on it.
"And that shocks you." said Scarecrow, pointing out the obvious.
"Of course not! Tin doesn't conduct electricity, so I don't know how it shocks me." corrected Tin Man. Fox gave Tin Man a ridiculous look.
"Then what does conduct electricity?" asked Fox sarcastically.
"Trees, duh! They always get struck during a lightning storm!" answered Tin Man matter-of-factly.
"And peas in a can," Scarecrow said. The other two simply stared at him. "See? There are peas in a can right there!" explained Scarecrow as he gestured to the can of peas right next to him.
"I have a plan," announced Tin Man, and he hastily grabbed the can of peas and chucked it at one of the guards by the front door. It hit it's target.
"Ow!" said the clone that was hit in the head with the flying canned goods.
"What happened?" asked the clone standing next to him.
"I got hit in the head with a can of peas!" shouted the clone as he picked up the green can with a depiction of a bowl of peas on the front.
"Can of pee?" said another clone as he walked over, "Don't those explode?" All the clones heard that and stopped what they were doing. They all began screaming and running around in circles. The castle door opened slowly and the clones quickly ran inside, the first clone dropping the can of peas in the confusion. The can of peas rolled on the ground innocently for a few feet and then promptly exploded.
"Wow! They really do explode!" said an excited Scarecrow. They all began walking towards the castle when Tin Man began shaking uncontrollably and then ran back to the cliffs. Scarecrow then ran up to Tin Man, grabbed his axe, and chopped the metal band off Tin Man's ankle, and also his foot.
"What are you doing to me?!" screamed an irritated Tin Man.
"Getting the shocky thing off," Scarecrow replied calmly as he looked up at Tin Man. Scarecrow then pulled out a blow torch and melded Tin Man's foot back on, but it was on backwards.
"You moron!" said Tin Man. They both turned to look at Fox, who was trying to sneak past the both of them.
"Uhh …" was all Fox got out before Tin Man pounced on him and began hobbling towards the front door, which the clones left open. Scarecrow followed behind them, trying to remember why they came here in the first place.
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Cream was huddled in the corner, crying to no end while she awaited her doom. Yep, nothing's really changed for Cream, but on the table across the room from her, a picnic basket was rocking back and forth while the irritated chao inside tried to escape. He eventually found the latch and pried the basket open with a crowbar he found inside. The lid popped open and Cheese poked his teardrop shaped head through the opening.
"Chao, chao (Ugh, finally)!" groaned Cheese as he heaved himself out of the basket. He stood on top of the table and peered at his surroundings, finally setting his sites on Cream huddled in the corner. "Chao chao (Now's my chance)," whispered Cheese to himself as he stifled a maniacal laugh. He observed the room more closely and noticed a special rifle on the wall. It was all black with red streaks running down the sides of the gun, gleaming in the faint light from the crystal ball. It was the Shadow Rifle. Cheese fluttered up to it and took it off the rungs that held it on the wall, completely ignoring the "KEEP YOUR DIRTY PAWS OFF" sign hanging right under it. Cheese quickly took aim and was about to pull the trigger when his target pounced onto him.
"Cheese!" Cream squealed in delight as she crushed the tiny chao in a bear hug, turning him purple.
"Chao (God damnit)!" squeaked Cheese. Cream stopped hugging Cheese for a moment and looked down at him.
"We have to get out of here really quickly, but how?" Cream asked Cheese. A loud bang came from the door, and startled Cream. Another one came and Cream noticed an axe come through the door as well. One final smash and the door fell off it's hinges and onto the floor. Tin Man then stepped through the door followed by Scarecrow who was holding Fox by his feet. "Tin Man! Scarecrow! Fox!" Cream cheered as she ran over to greet her saviors.
"Hi!" greeted Scarecrow as he waved at Cream.
"How did you guys find me?" asked Cream.
"We hiked along the forest and threw peas in a can at- ow!" said Scarecrow as he was smacked on the head by Tin Man,
"That's not important right now. We need to go find the wicked witch and get her bra!" said Tin Man hastily.
"What about my bra?" came a voice from behind them. They all turned to see the wicked witch in the doorway with Shadow right next to her and the clone army behind them.
"Uh …" was all the dumbfounded Tin Man could get out of his mouth.
"I believe your time is up, little rabbit," announced Rouge as she walked over to the hourglass. She did a double take as she noticed that the sand in the hour glass hadn't moved at all from when she turned it over. She then smacked it and knocked it off the table, making it shatter on the floor and spilling the ruby sand across the floor. "Damnit!" Rouge said under her breath. "Anyway, your time IS up, so I'll have to kill you now,"
"Chao chao chao! Chao (Over my dead body! She's mine)!" squeaked Cheese as he flew towards Rouge, but found himself being strangled by Shadow, making him drop the Shadow rifle.
"RUN!!" shouted Fox as he broke loose from Scarecrow's grip and bowled over the clones on his way to the stairs. Shadow dropped Cheese and the rest of the fellowship followed Fox out of the door. The clones groaned and got up from the floor.
"What are you all waiting for? After them!" shouted Rouge as she pointed to the entryway. The clones tried to go through the door at the same time, but got stuck. Rouge slapped her forehead in frustration as Shadow walked over and kicked them all through the entryway, sending them tumbling down the stairs. Shadow looked back at Rouge before walking down the stairs after his idiot clones, and Rouge closely followed, broomstick in hand.
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The gang was running after Fox so they could turn around and go get the witch's bra, but weren't gaining any ground on him. "Fox! Get back here or we'll leave you out of the deal when we get the bra!" shouted Tin Man, who was clomping along a little ways behind because of his gimpy foot.
"I don't care anymore! I just want to get out of here!" replied Fox as he sped up. They chased Fox to a tower in the far off parts of the castle and noticed that he had stopped dead in his tracks at the sentry tower.
"He finally stopped!" cheered Scarecrow. Scarecrow burst into his supersonic speed run and stopped right next to Fox.
"What the hell?" wondered Tin Man as the other three caught up to Scarecrow and Fox, and they stopped suddenly as well. Shadow was standing in front of them, blocking the way, the grouped turned around and noticed that there was another group of clones coming from the direction they came from, being led by the wicked witch herself. The party came to a stop at the sentry tower and Rouge was catching her breath.
"Ha! No one escapes the wicked witch!" said Rouge as she rose to her full height. The group cowered at her sight, and Tin Man crawled forward on his hands and knees.
"My beloved!" he cried as he began bowing to her. Rouge rolled her eyes.
"And how the hell did you get in here? I thought I put up an electric fence to keep you out," Rouge then glanced at his foot, noticing that it was upside down. Tin Man caught her glancing away.
"Checking out my ass, eh?" Tin Man said, trying to sound seductive.
"Oh, please!" said Rouge as she held her broomstick to the torch above her head, lighting the end of it. "Now," she began, eyeing Scarecrow.
"You love him?!" shouted Tin Man, noticing that Rouge looked at Scarecrow. Tin Man then snatched the broomstick from Rouge and tossed it at Scarecrow. Scarecrow's arm caught fire and he began screaming and running around the sentry tower, flailing his arms about.
"Don't worry, Scarecrow! I'll save you!" shouted Cream as she picked up the bucket of water and threw it a Scarecrow, the bucket hit Scarecrow in the head and splashed all over him and Rouge. Rouge cried out in agony and staggered to the center of the sentry tower.
"Oh, what a world, what a world!" screamed Rouge as she began to sink into the floor, steam pouring out of her clothing. "Who would have thought that a little rabbit like you could destroy my lovely wickedness! Oh, what a world!" she continued as she sank deeper and deeper, seemingly melting away into nothingness. Tin Man dived at the pile of fabric that use to be Rouge and found the bra. He spun around and it hung suspended in the air over his hand as a jingle played. A text box appeared in front of Tin Man, saying:
You got The Wicked Witch's Bra
A lacy black bra worn by the wicked witch. Ew, it's a little sweaty …
The text box disappeared and Tin Man resumed standing normally with the bra in his hand.
"You … killed her …" said Riku slowly.
"It was an accident, honest!" pleaded Cream. The clones began jumping up and down, shouting. Cream had a flash back to when she met the Black Arms and thought that they were going to attack, and she curled up into the fetal position.
"She's dead! Hooray!" the clones cheered. "All hail Cream! All hail Cream!" they began chanting while pumping their fists and hugging each other.
"You're … happy?" asked Scarecrow of the clones.
"Of course! She was a bitch, and we're glad to be rid of her!" replied Kai. Kai then turned to Cream, "How can we repay you?" he asked Cream.
"Could you fly us back to Emerald City?" Cream asked.
"Nope. But we'll take you past the forest, though!" replied Riku. Kai smacked Riku on the head.
"Moron! We have to ask Captain Shadow before we go anywhere!" scolded Kai. Riku looked around, but couldn't find Shadow. "Hmm … he's probably at the strip club already. Well, I guess we'll just have to fly you guys there without him." suggested Kai.
"Oh, thank you so much!" Cream said happily. The gang was lead to the front gate and a small group of clones picked them up and began flying them off to the front gate of emerald city.
"Hey, Tin Man?" asked Fox. Tin Man looked at Fox.
"What do you want, squirt?" prodded Tin Man.
"Are you mad that Cream melted the love of your life?" asked Fox, cringing while waiting for an axe to go through his face, but nothing happened.
"Kind of, but Cream didn't mean it. And I got her bra! That's about as good as actually getting her!" said Tin Man enthusiastically. Fox then rolled his eyes at Tin Man's shallow view of females as Tin Man pulled out the witch's bra and began cuddling it.
"I'll finally get my brain!" said Scarecrow randomly.
"I'll get to go home!" sighed Cream dreamily.
"Chao chao chao (I'll kill Cream)!" chirped Cheese.
"I'll finally have courage," said Fox.
"I got her bra!" shouted Tin Man as he rubbed Rouge's lacy undergarments on his face. Everyone else but Scarecrow rolled their eyes, as he was trying to remember where they were going while the tips of emerald lances poked up from behind the horizon line.
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Oh Tin Man, you're so shallow ;) What happened to Shadow anyway? And will the Eggman help them? Well, it's almost done, so dont' worry. I will try to muster the motivation to drag myself downstairs to the computer and type the last chapter so you can all move on with your lives, so stay tuned!
