Nine

Babylon Treasure

Eggman walked up to the door of the temple and raised the Control Box. " Where are you, Eggman? " Eggman turned around and saw Sonic. He jumped off the Blue Star.

" Ha ha, " Eggman reached inside a bush. " Look before you move! " He pulled out Amy from there.

" Damn! " Sonic mumbled. At this point, Jet finally caught up with Sonic. Eggman laughed.

" Now then...Just be a good hedgehog and stay still..." Eggman walked up to the door and slowly reached. Sonic waited until Eggman's back was facing him.

" Now! " Sonic jumped on his board and spun around the doctor which caused a tornado.

" What the?! " Eggman covered his eyes.

" Can you catch the wind? " Sonic's voice rang out of the tornado. Eggman uncovered his eyes and noticed that Sonic had disappeared.

" What?! Where are you?! " Eggman looked around frantically.

" I'm here! " Eggman looked up and saw Sonic charging towards him at great speed. Eggman and Amy got caught in the tornado and Eggman dropped the Control Box. Sonic jumped and caught it. " Hey, catch! " The blue hedgehog tossed the box to Jet.

" W-what? " Jet caught the box. Shadow, Silver, and Roy ran up to Sonic. Wave walked up behind Jet with a grin on her face. Storm and Rain followed. " Hmph! I lost! So don't play games with me! I don't want your pity nor do I need it! "

" Wha?! Are you crazy? " Wave took the Control Box from Jet. " If they don't want it, then let's take it! Treasure is treasure! " Rain nodded.

" C'mon, let's get outta here. " Jet looked down at the floor, but said nothing. He followed the rest of his team. Sonic stared at where the four Babylons were walking.

" Ah, I think it's time to leave now. Right? " Shadow nodded.

" Yeah, I guess so. " They turned around to leave when they were interrupted by a shrieking voice.

" SOOOOOOOONIC?! " Sonic froze.

" Amy? " Sonic groaned. He turned around and saw Amy staring at the floor.

" How could you dive into Eggman knowing I was there?! " Amy yelled.

" Well, Amy...I thought...it'd be okay...with you, and, um... " Amy gave the blue hedgehog a mean look. " Eep! " Sonic took a step back and the broke off into a run. Amy ran towards him with the Piko Piko Hammer poised for attack.

" Sooooonic! Come back here! Waaaaaaaahhhh! " Amy swung at the blue hedgehog. " Sonic! I won't forgive you this time! "

--Minewhile...--

The four Babylons looked up at the palace's door. " Okay, " Jet said. " let's go! " Jet lifted the Control Box as it shined brightly. The doors then opened to a gold room. The four birds stared at it for a few seconds, then flew inside.

--Minewhile...--

Amy chased Sonic around the four other hedgehogs, trying to take a swing at the blue hedgehog. Sonic stopped when he heard someone growling. " What?! " He stood in thought for a few seconds. " Hmm. Finally, something interesting. "

--Back at the Palace...--

The Babylons flew into a dark blue room. " Grrrrrrrr! " Someone growled. Jet listened and then heard another noise. All four of them turned around in time to see the doors closing. The four hedgehogs flew in the gold room.

" Look! " Silver said as he pointed at the doors. " The door is closing! "

" Hurry up! " Sonic ordered. The five of them got throught the door safely. They noticed a blue light on one side of the room. Sonic stopped infront of the Babylons and stared at the light. A figure started to form inside the light.

" Greedy fools...Those who seek treasure will find only..."

" Whoa! " Shadow said. " What is this?! " A huge, blue, genie-like monster appears.

" Who the hell are ya?! " Jet demanded.

" I'm the Babylon Guardian, " The genie-like creature said. " The one who guards the Babylon Treasure. "

" Well, I guess your going to have to retire 'cause I'm taking the treasure! " Jet responded.

" What makes you so sure about that? "

" I'm Jet the Hawk. The leader of the Babylon Rouges. " The Babylon Guardian's face slowly turned into a sneer. " Even if you are the true leader of the Babylons, I will still not let you get the treasure! "

" Why the hell not?! "

" Because of you people, I was trapped in this palace just to guard this treasure. But I can get revenge by killing you! " He pointed at the green hawk.

" Oh, damn..." The Babylon Guardian summoned a fireball and shot it towards Jet. Jet tried dodging the attack, but by doing so, he dropped the Wind Chaser. " Shit! " Jet was stuck witht the Babylon Guardian blocking his path to escape. The Babylon Guardian summoned another fireball, this one even bigger and threw it at the hawk.

" Sonic Wind! " The attack negated the fireball. Jet turned around and saw Sonic who tossed the Wind Chaser at him. " You're gonna need all da help ya can get to defeat this thing! " Jet nodded as he caught his board.

" Okay! Let's do this! " Jet swung his fans at the Babylon Guardian, but the attack had no effect. Shadow flew over Jet and summoned about ten yellow arrows.

" Chaos Spear! " Still nothing. Silver jumped on the Phsycic Wave and used his phsyokinsesis powers to paralyze the Babylon Guardian but he broke free after a few seconds. He easily swatted the white hedgehog.

" Whoa! " Silver fell off his board. His board flew towards the guardian's bottle which caused it to crack.

" ARRRGH! " The Babylon Guardian stopped and winced in pain.

Sonic stopped to stare at the bottle. " That bottle! It's his weakness! Aim for that! "

" Got it! " Roy flew on the Yellow Bullet and summoned a gold shadowball. " Take this! " He threw it at the bottle. The Babylon Guardian yelled in pain. Amy rode on the Pink Rose with her hammer poised.

" Piko Piko Hammer! " She yelled as she hit the bottle. Not far behind, Wave rode the Wave Catcher with her wrench ready for attack. With all of her strength, she cracked the bottle even further.

" Let's finish this! " Sonic, Shadow, Silver and Roy stood in a fighting position. Sonic summoned a blue ball of wind. Shadow summoned five yellow arrows. Silver summoned some white and blue energy waves. Roy summoned a gold streak of physic energy.

" SONIC WIND! "

" CHAOS SPEAR! "

" PSYCHIC WAVE! "

" GOLDEN SPHERE! "

All of the attacks destroyed the bottle. " Grrrrrrrr! " The Babylon Guardian dissappeared and in his place, there was a treasure chest. Sonic looked at Jet. " Let's check it out. " Jet nodded in agreement. Together, they opened the chest. " Oh, it's..." Before Sonic could say anything else, Eggman came up to them with two guns in his hands.

" Hehehehehe! " Eggman laughed. " Too awestruck by the treasure to notice me, eh? "

" Eggman! " Sonic yelled.

" Geez, " Shadow said. " you have slow reaction time, Sonic. "

" It's true, " Roy agreed. Sonic rolled his eyes.

" Enough of that! " Eggman said. " Now, hand over the treasure! " Sonic and Jet exchanged laughs. " What's so funny?! " Eggman started to jump up and down like a little kid in a temper tantrum. " Hand over the treasure right now! "

" Okay! " Jet reached into the chest and threw the treasure. " Catch! " Eggman dropped his guns to catch a somesort of fabric rolled up.

" Hehehe! The Treasure of Babylon is finally mine! " Eggman's celebration soon ended when he took a better look at the object. " Huh? What is this thing? A piece of cloth? " He unrolled it to see that it was a rug. A small note fell off of it. Eggman picked it up. " Let's see...Ah this looks interesting. ' At long last, we've completed our ultimate invention. With this, our lives will be easier, without the need to work so hard to keep ourselves flying. Stolen, the thirteenth leader of the Babylon Rouges. ''' Eggman picked up the carpet. " It's amazing! The carpet's rich texture is a sight to behold! " He rubbed it against his cheek. " And the way it feels is extraordinary...Somthing such as this could have only been created in Babylon! Undoubtfully, this carpet will be in high demand from all around the world! " He hesitated for a moment. " But...But what's this? No way! I went through the trouble of holding the EX World Grand Prix for...for this?! I...I can't believe I wasted my time for this piece of junk! " And with that, he fell onto the floor. Shadowran towards the carpet.

" Hmm, " Shadow lifted up the carpet. " what's this? "

" Good eyes, " Wave said. " didn't think you'd spot it for a second, Whitey. But you did. "

" Hey! " Sonic said. " What are you talking about? "

" This isn't just a peice of fabric, " Wave said.

" She's right, " Shadow agreed. " Take a look at the material. It's the same stuff we use for our Extreme Gear. "

" You don't say..." Jet said. He pulled out his Control Box. Immediately, it and the carpet started to glow. The carpet started to float.

" W-What's this? " Sonic asked.

" Not sure, " Wave answered. " but maybe it's a prototype Gear..."

" A magic carpet? " Silver said. " I thought that those only existed in fiction. "

" That's quite funny actually, " Jet said. " I never imagined that we Babylons could be descendants of real genies! "