Three

Amy vs. Wave

The three hedgehogs were in Red Canyon enjoying the sights and preparing for the race. " Hey, " Sonic finally spoke up. " why weren't those bird guys in Metal City for the race? "

Roy shrugged. " Maybe Eggman's leaving them for last or something. "

Shadow shook his head. " I don't like this. Eggman's up to something. I just know it! "

Sonic laughed. " Like I said before, ya worry too much! Eggman isn't up to anythin'! It's just you and your crazy mind! And ya call yaself the Ultimate Life Form! "

Shadow thought the comment wasn't so funny. " Hey, I'm the Ultimate Life Form, whether you like it or not! "

" Ya think? " Sonic laughed even harder. The argument soon ended with a screaming of a girl.

" Hey, Sonic! "

Sonic turned around with eyes closed. " Please don't let it be who I think it is! " He muttered. The blue hedgehog opened his eyes and saw Amy Rose infront of him with her Extreme Gear airboard, the Pink Rose. " Amyyyyyyyyy! " Sonic groaned. " Don't tell me you signed up too?? " He was not happy that she was there. On the other hand, Shadow was glad that he got to saw Amy again.

" Of course! " Amy answered. " It really looks exciting and fun. Why wouldn't I join? " She blushed. " And besides...this way, I'll be able to keep my eyes on you. " The pink hedgehog winked.

Sonic took a step back. " Uh...a little help here, Silver? " When he recieved no answer, he turned around to face him." Silver? "

Silver had the Blue Star in his hands and was staring at it. " Hmm...that mark..."

" Mark? " Roy repeated.

" Yeah, it was on one of those guys' boards...of those guys that we ran into in Future City. I think they're part of the Babylon Rouges. "

" Babylon? " Sonic repeated.

" Okay, stop repeating everthing I say! So, " Silver looked up at his friends. " that was the mark of the Babylon Rouges. A long time ago, there was a floating island known as Babylon Garden. Supposedly, robbers lived there. According to rumors, this legendary band called the Babylon Rouges were great theives. Legend also says that the Babylons incurred the wrath of the gods because of their crimes. Because of 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 Babylonians' treasure still remains on that island, waiting to be discovered. There are also rumors that they were Extreme Gear specialists. "

" Still, " Roy said. " how can a plank like that just float? "

" That's easy to explain. According to the Kutta-Joukowski Lift Theorem, the control surface flow is balanced by the inverse kenetics of the--"

At this point, Roy was about to blow. " STOOOOOP! I get it, okay?? It just floats and thats good enough for me! "

Before Silver could say anthing to counter, they heard a girl laugh. They turned around and saw Wave walking towards them, laughing.

" Huh? " Sonic said. " What are you laughin' bout? "

" Sorry, " Wave said between laughs. " but its just too funny! " Sonic's board soon caught her eyes. " Huh? That gear's unusual. "

" Custumized it myself, " Shadow boasted.

" Hmmm..." Wave took the Blue Star from Shadow's hands and examined it. This isn't half-bad for an amateur, She thought. Still...you can never be too careful. She flipped the board over and secretly placed a red object on the bottom of it. No one noticed. After that, the purple swallow faked a laugh. Everyone stared at her, wondering what she was laughing about. " Well, " She started. " I never imagined anyone would enter the race with such a piece of junk! " Wave handed the Blue Star back to Shadow. " Thanks, though. It was good for a laugh. " She walked away from the crowd. " See ya, Shorty. "

Amy stomped her foot. " Ohhhh, that girl! Who does she think she is?! "

" Yeah! " Sonic agreed. " How can she walk in and diss Shadow like that?! "

" I know! " Roy yelled as he pumped his fist. " And tinkering is the only thing he's good at too! "

Shadow looked down. He didn't care what Wave thought about him, but at the same time he did. Before he could say anything to the walking Wave a voice rang out from the speakers. " The next race is about to begin. " The announcer said. " Please come to the gate, participants! "

" C'mon, guys, " Sonic motioned them to follow him. " let's go. " The five friends ran towards the race.

Wave walked towards the rest of her team. " Hey, guys, "

" Wave! " Jet called. " Where were you? The race is about to start! "

" I was just checking out our competition." Apparently, Eggman isn't the only one who knows about the Babylon Treasure. That white hedgehog does too. "

" He does?! " Jet practically yelled. " How?! "

Wave shrugged. " I dunno. The good thing is that he doesn't know how to get it. "

Jet sighed, in relief.

" Did you fix our boards? " Rain asked, changing the subject. " We can't race without them! "

" Yeah, I fixed them. " Wave tossed the Wind Chaser to Jet, Cyclone to Storm, and Blizzard to Rain. Hers was the Wave Catcher.

" We better get going, " Jet said. " we don't want to be late. "

" Let's get going. "

Mission: Beat Amy! (Finish in First Place)

Wave walked up to the starting line, while checking out her competition. All of them are a bunch of newbies. She thought. I could beat them even with my eyes closed! Then, she saw Amy walk up to the finish line. "Aww, hell no! Don't tell me your going to race against me, Pinky! "

" I guess I am! Whether you like it or not! " Amy flashed a cocky smile.

" Whatever. Either way, I'll still win! "

" In your dreams, Wavy! "

" GO! " The announcer yelled. The racers jumped on their boards and zoomed through the starting line.

After a few seconds, Wave was in first place. " I've seen racers half as worse as you guys! " She laughed. " I don't even know why you guys wasted your time entering this race! "

" To win, of course! " Amy sped up infront of the purple swallow.

" What the?! " Wave picked up her speed.

After they arrived at the cave both of them were tied for first place. " Just give up, Wave! " Amy yelled.

" No I will not! " Wave yelled back.

" The I guess I'm going to have to beat you! " Amy quickly sped infront of her once agian. She looked ahead of her and saw the finish line. " Yes! This race is in the bag! "

Wave glared at the hedgehog. She going to beat me if I don't do something. And that something is right here. The purple swallow quickly pulled out something out of her pocket and jumped on a ramp.

Amy looked behind her and noticed that Wave was gone. " Ha! " She said to herself. " Looks like left her way back there--" She was interrupted by a shadow that casted upon her. She quickly looked up and saw Wave with a huge wrench in one of her hands that was poised at her. " What the--" Before she could say anything else, she was knocked off her board by the swallow. Wave easily passed the finish line and won first place. Amy managed to stand up and picked up the Pink Rose.

" Amy! " Shadow called. He and the rest of the team ran up to her. " Are you alright? "

" I think so, " Amy looked ahead of her and saw Wave with the rest of the Babylons, celebrating. She let out a long sigh. I bet if I won, She thought. Sonic would probably notice something good about me.

Shadow noticed the uneasiness in Amy's face, then looked at Wave. Rage fell upon him. I'm going to beat the hell out of that bird! He thought. She may have made fun of the Extreme Gear that I made, but she is certainly not going to make Amy look like a noob and get away from it! Because of this, Shadow was determined to get revenge on Wave.