Sonic looked around at his surroundings, the color flushing from his face. He had never actually seen Star Light before. After all, he never got a chance to explore the island as much as he had with Eggman's treachery. The thought of his adventures brought a grin to the young hedgehog's face.
"Sorry, Eggman," Sonic shouted. "I've got a score to settle! So, you better wait for me!"
Episode 5: Into the Starry City: Only One Emerald Left!?
Sonic sped through the city, looking for traces of Eggman. He searched atop skyscrapers and even along the many highways that zig-zagged throughout the eerie city. No matter where he looked, he could not find the doctor.
Flustered, the blue hedgehog sat on the edge of a skyscraper, pondering what to do next.
"How can I find one egg if I can't even find my way through this maze of a city?" he said to himself, looking up at the beautiful stars above him. "Man, it's like finding one rotten egg in a nest of one thousand!"
As Sonic pondered, a stray bomb robot rolled next to Sonic and began to detonate. Sonic turned to see the bomb flashing red.
"Here we go again!" Sonic cried as the bomb exploded, knocking him from skyscraper to the highway below.
As Sonic rose to his feet, he saw a strange sight. A family of ducks waddled their way across the nearby bridge, careful to not expose themselves to the light.
"Hey!" Sonic cried out to the family, who waddled away in panic.
Sonic sped in front of the ducks, who began to quack in fear.
"Hey, hold on a sec," Sonic tried to console the family. "I'm not one of Eggman's cronies. I'm trying to stop him!"
"Will you help us?" the eldest duck quacked with a quivered tone. "That wretched Eggman imprisoned my husband inside one of the Egg Prisons! You must help him!"
"Now, wait a minute," Sonic said, trying to quiet the flustered bird. "May I ask a question? People actually live here in Star Light, up in the sky?"
"Well, of course we do!" she quacked in reply. "Where else would we live, silly? Wait, you come from below? Is there really a place known as Green Hill?"
"Duh," Sonic answered with an annoyed tone. "I'm Green Hill's resident defender, Sonic the Hedgehog! I'm after that quack of a doctor, who imprisoned my friends!"
"Well," the duck said hesitantly. "Eggman first came here about a month ago. He built a base to the east of here."
"A base?" Sonic asked. "Why would he return to his base when he still needs two Emeralds?"
"Emeralds?" the duck asked in shock. "You must speak of the jewel that my husband carried! Before Eggman kidnapped him, he gave the jewel to me and told me to dispose of it!"
"Well, where is it?" Sonic asked impatiently. "I need to get it before Eggman does!"
"It's right here!" the duck said, pointing at her purse.
However, before she knew it, she was snatched up by Eggman!
"You rotten!" Sonic cried. "Give her back!"
"How about no?" Eggman cackled as he snatched the Emerald. "Only one to go! Hohohoho!"
"Eggman, you bastard!" Sonic growled as he jumped and curled into a ball. "Let her go, NOW!"
"Hohohoho!" Eggman cackled as he positioned the mother duck between Sonic and himself. "Why don't you attack and see what happens to your friend? I'll drop her down to the world below!"
Sonic hesitated and stopped his attack. "You dirty coward!"
Eggman threw the duck down to the bridge below, where her concerned children surrounded her.
"No child...," Sonic muttered in a solemn growl. "Should ever have to see their mother suffer!"
"Hohohoho!" Eggman sneered. "You look quite pissed! How about we settle this in an open area? The park sounds nice!"
"Last one there is a rotten egg!" Sonic grinned as he sped toward the battleground.
As Eggman arrived, Sonic examined the surroundings. He noticed a large amount of teeter-totters in the park.
"What's your trick, Eggman?" Sonic asked nervously.
"No trick," Eggman beamed coldly. "Just a game."
"Oh," Sonic grinned. "In that case, I love games!"
"Well, in this one," Eggman cackled. "Let's see who can kill the other first!"
The Eggmobile ascended out of Sonic's jumping range.
"Eggman, you dirty cheat!" Sonic cried. "Come here and fight me!"
"Hohoho!" Eggman cackled sinisterly. "I have the upper hand now! I'll launch you straight out of the stratosphere! Egg Bomber, go!"
Eggman launched several bombs from beneath the Eggmobile. They landed near Sonic, detonating a few seconds later, knocking Sonic to the ground.
"Damn... you...," Sonic struggled to get to his feet. I have to find a way to take Eggman out!
"Giving up all ready, Sonic?" Eggman smirked. "This is no fun at all!"
Sonic once again noticed the teeter-totters. Bingo!
Sonic ran over to one of the teeter-totters and sat down. "Over here, Eggman!"
"If you insist!" Eggman cackled as he dropped the bomb onto the end of the teeter-totter.
"How about a taste of your own medicine!" Sonic shouted. "Sonic Counter Attack!"
Sonic jumped onto the other end, launching the bomb into the air, smashing into the Egg Carrier!
"You bastard!" Eggman shouted. "I'll kill you!"
Eggman launched another bomb, but this time Sonic sat on the other end before the bomb landed. When it did, Sonic was propelled several feet in the air, even above Eggman.
"What!?" Eggman shouted. "That can't be! N-n-no!"
"Sayonora, doc!" Sonic grinned as he curled into a ball. "Thanks for choosing Hedgehog Airlines, have a nice flight! Spin Attack!"
Sonic launched the Eggmobile to the ground, where the bomb on the teeter-totter exploded right as the Eggmobile crashed into it!
"And that as they say is that!" Sonic grinned as he wiped his hands.
"You damned hedgehog!" Eggman roared as the Eggmobile repaired itself. "We'll continue our duel! Meet me at my base: The Scrap Brain!"
Next Time: Eggman learns the last Emerald lies in his very own base, but Sonic gives Eggman a run for the Emerald! Don't miss Scrap Brain! Battle in Eggman's Base!
C/C: Wow, that turned out better than I originally expected, although that's not saying much. Finally, things are wrapping up and the worst arc of a series is coming to a close.
Where do I begin? Oh. As of now, I am upping the rating of this to Teen, largely because of the strong language. My envisionment of this series would be akin to watching an anime fansub, hence the strong language and whatnot. An interesting tidbit: I originally intended SSA to be a "fantasy" anime of mine before I converted into a fanfic.
Also, anyone notice how self-centered Sonic is? :p All of his attacks incorporate Sonic into them. :p And a nice little bit of info: Next week will be the double chapter finale! So, stay tuned... er, paged? Seriously, what would you call that? oO