Welcome back to Sonic Rush: New Version. This next chapter follows Shadow and Omega through Mirage Road, located in the desert. What will they find? And is someone waiting? Well, I'm not about to tell you, so just read and find out for yourself.
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Chapter 6: "Deserted" Emeralds.
Out in the desert, Shadow was looking for the Chaos Emeralds, hoping to be lucky enough to find a Sol Emerald as well. A red/black robot was following him. The robot was E-123 Omega, the strongest of the E-Series. Shadow had asked Omega to tag along to increase their chances.
"Omega, are you sure you detected the emeralds here?" Shadow asked the robot as he checked his built-in emerald radar.
"Affirmative. Sensors indicate that the emeralds are within a temple underneath the sand." Omega replied. "I recharged the batteries before we left."
"Understood. Keep an eye out for…"
WHAM!!
Shadow had been lost in thought and failed to notice the stone wall that he ran right into.
"Didn't see that there." Shadow told himself. It was then that he realized what he ran into.
"Omega. I found the temple." Shadow called out. "And it's above ground."
"Somebody must have brought it up. Otherwise it wouldn't be here." Omega told him.
"Hey, a riddle. It says 'Energy of destruction, confined in a blast. Only such a force will get you past.' Which means my Chaos Blast will break the barrier. Omega, stand back."
Omega was already out of range. He knew just how destructive the Chaos Blast was. He had been hit by it once, and was in the repair room for a week.
"CHAOS BLAST!!" Shadow then unleashed the power in a destructive field that obliterated the barrier. They stepped into the temple. Many ancient texts and drawings were painted on the walls, none of which interested Shadow or Omega.
"Tails would have a field day in this place." Shadow told himself, knowing that anything ancient, mysterious, or both would interest Tails.
"Never mind that. Our top priority is the Chaos Emerald." Omega told Shadow.
"Right. Let's move. The sooner we find the Chaos Emeralds, the sooner we can restore things to normal."
Shadow and Omega went deeper inside the ruins until they came to a room with a ring in the center and two yellow stones.
"That's the Chaos Emerald!" Shadow told Omega.
"Sensors detecting another emerald in the same spot" Omega said as he saw a second blip on the radar.
"That's the Sol Emerald." Shadow said.
"And now I'll take those emeralds." An unknown voice said.
Shadow and Omega turned around to find Eggman-Nega sitting in the cockpit of a giant robotic beetle.
"And you are?" Shadow asked impatiently.
"Dr. Eggman-Nega." Nega replied. "And those emeralds are mine."
"Negative. You shall be terminated." Omega said as he readied his machine guns.
"Let's go, then." Nega taunted. The battle was on.
The Egg Beetle started off by rolling a spiked ball towards Shadow. He moved back until he saw the spikes retract and then knocked it back at Nega, dealing the first bit of damage. He then let it roll again, Shadow kicked it back, and Nega jumped over it. Shadow did not see it until it was almost upon him. Omega then jumped in the way and knocked it back again, dealing even more damage. The beetle then jumped up in the air and launched several spiked balls at Shadow. He dodged it with ease. Then Nega landed back on the platform. He noticed that Omega wasn't there. Where did he go? Then he heard a robotic voice.
"Shadow, now!" Omega called out. He had both emeralds in his hand.
"CHAOS LANCE!!"
Shadow released a long beam of chaos energy that pierced the shell of the beetle and destroyed it. Nega had no choice but to retreat.
"I will return. And next time, I will win." Nega called as he flew off.
"You wish, Nega." Shadow quietly told himself.
"We must depart now. We are done here." Omega told Shadow.
They leave with the yellow emeralds.
End of Chapter 6.
Two more emeralds have been recovered. The heroes continue to get ever closer to their goal. Next time, Tails and Cream search the Night Carnival at Twinkle Park for the next emeralds.
The current standings of the poll are as follows:
Knuckles/Rouge: 2
Sonic/Amy: 1
Tails/Cream: 1
Silver/Blaze: 0
I don't need to say it, but I'll say it anyway:
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