10/06/15
46 Reviews, 8 Favs, 10 Followers.
I hope you guys are okay from the Hurricane Joaquin storm. I didn't get hit or anything but I hope you're all okay. And no severe damage caused at your area.
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The sun was rising up which means it's now morning and the sky was turning daylight. The gang changed into their regular attire since the party is over. They went to a famous restaurant to have something to eat. Nebula on the other hand is a little uncomfortable about raw food that she doesn't wanna try.
"Come on, Nebs. Eating raw food is not so bad as you think" Blaze said.
"Well….okay. Just this once. I just get too nervous about…..stomach problems" Nebula said.
"Oh okay. I like conger eel sushi" Blaze said.
"I think I'll have….the Congor Eel Sushi" Nebula said.
As they ordered what food they want, Shadow was having a hard time with the chopsticks. He doesn't understand why this country doesn't have forks. He picked up the chopsticks and he tried to pick up a sushi raw fish meat but fails.
"How do I use these things?" Shadow asked.
He looked at the others and does the same, placed the sticks between his forefinger and thumb. Then he holds it like a pen between his thumb, index finger and long-finger. He then picked up the sushi raw meat using his thumb on the sticks.
"Huh, this looks a little easy. Is this what Japanese people use for to eat?" Shadow asked.
"Yup. It's tradition" Tails smiled.
"Cool" Shadow said and tastes the raw meat sushi for the first time. He went crazy but had control of himself. The taste of this sushi was similar to alien food on his planet.
"This taste like the food on my planet" Shadow said.
"Really? Good" Tails said.
"You better believe it. But this food on your planet tastes better" Shadow said.
"Thanks" Tails said.
"No problem. I would try other versions, like the conger eel sushi" Shadow said.
Nebula then got her fried chicken bits and she ate them one by one. She then looked at Shadow who was talking to the guys and she shook her head with a smile since he has become more social. She continued having her meal.
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After eating lunch they decide to go back to the Tornado for the last chaos emerald in Australia. The plane flies up and heads to Australia.
"Well, what the color of the next Chaos Emerald?" Shadow asked Tails.
"The dark blue one, it's the last one" Tails said, getting into the plane.
"Yep, then we return to Angel Island to bring it back to the Master Emerald" Nebula said.
"And hopefully nothing happens to us. I haven't received any visions for the past few days" Silver said.
"Really? That sounds good" Blaze said.
"But what's the next alien monster that Eclipse is gonna send out? It doesn't trigger my future visions when something bad will happen" Silver said.
"I have no idea. I hope an alien monster doesn't have a sand power type or rock manipulation, whatever" Nebula said.
"I can't wait to see the awesome animals in Australia. Kangaroos, koalas, dingos, and all that type of animals" Blaze said.
"Even that song I used to listen to that sound like Australia" Nebula said.
(Nebula and Blaze)
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover!
"Yeah!" Nebula and Blaze high fived each other from that short song.
"I love that song" Nebula said.
"Me too. That never gets old" Blaze said.
In outer-space, Eclipse was watching them heading to the next location to where the last Chaos Emerald is at.
"Well, they're doing good so far, father. They're heading to the last chaos emerald location" he said.
"Then release the most powerful monster you have" Black Doom said, "And no fail this time"
"Affirmative, father. But if the monster fails again, I'm going after Shadow to talk some sense into him by force" Eclipse said.
"Very well. But if he turns his back on us and doesn't want to come back home with the chaos emeralds, you come back here" Black Doom said.
"Why?" Eclipse asked.
"Because I have a better idea" Black Doom said.
"What is it?" Eclipse asked.
"Patience, my son. I'll tell you later. Right now, focus on Shadow's earthling friends" Black Doom said.
"Yes, father" Eclipse said.
Back on Earth, Shadow and his friends are driving the jeep across the open area of Australia. It was very hot but it was an amazing view to see the wildlife in this wide open grassland area.
"Hey, look! Kangaroos over there!" Silver points at the herd of hopping marsupials.
"Wow, incredible" Shadow said.
"Yeah, Unlike other mammals it only takes a few weeks pregnancy for a female kangaroo or other of its kind, like the extinct Thylacine" Silver said.
"Thylacine?" Shadow asked.
"It's a wolf-like marsupial, the largest one to have existed to the 1900's, but humans hunted it down to extinction but there are projects to revive the species" Silver said.
"I see. I've never seen these creatures hop like a rabbit. Huh, is that a….baby in the mom's stomach bag?" Shadow looks at the female red kangaroo with a joey in its pouch.
"It's called a pouch, Shads. Female marsupials have pouches to keep their little baby in from danger. The males don't have pouches. And that baby kangaroo is usually called joey" Nebula said.
"Ah, I see. Well I wonder where the chaos emerald is right now in this area" Shadow said.
"We'll find it soon, Shads. Have patience" Nebula said. She put on some sunglasses and rests her head on Shadow's chest-fur. Knuckles saw this and chuckles a little, putting on his three star hat.
"Nice hat" Shadow turned to see it.
"Oh thanks, you know I lost a lot of hats due to fire" Knuckles said.
"Is that so? Well you should be careful" Shadow said.
"I know" Knuckles said.
"Tails, stop the car. Let me get a look at the kangaroos" Nebula said.
Tails nods and press the brakes to stop the car and Nebula jumps off to go to the kangaroos. She took out a camera and is about to take a picture of them close.
Just then, a joey kangaroo was behind her, sniffing her ponytail curiously.
"Hmmm?" Nebula turned around and saw it.
"Oh hi there little boy" Nebula pets the joey kangaroo. The joey kangaroo's mother came and saw that Nebula pets her youngster, so she considers her not a threat. Shadow came to join her and pets the baby kangaroo for the first time.
"Isn't he a cute little fella?" Nebula said.
"Yeah, very cute" Shadow said, petting the baby kangaroo, "What else can kangaroos do besides hopping around?"
"Well…..they are sometimes good fighters. Mostly males are experts to kick butt" Nebula said, petting the joey kangaroo.
"Wow. I could fight one adult male now" Shadow joked.
"Maybe another time" Nebula said. Then the joey kangaroo nuzzled on Shadow and this made the alien black hedgehog snickering nervously.
"Don't worry, he's just curious" Nebula said and glances at the mother kangaroo, "Say, do you know where we can find a blue chaos emerald? It's dark blue, glassy rock; kinda like a diamond" she asked the non-mobian kangaroo.
The kangaroo nodded and points at the direction forward.
"Tails, check if she's right" Shadow said.
Tails got out of the car and used the device for the location of the Chaos Emerald. The radar then pointed at the direction where Uluru is.
"It's at Uluru. Nebula and Shadow, get back to the car. We are going there" Tails said.
"Okay. Thanks for the help" Nebula said to the female kangaroo.
The female kangaroo smiled sweetly and let her child into her pouch. The group then headed toward the direction where Uluru is. But little they know a surprise is waiting for them. Eclipse was standing on top of the sandstone of Uluru, waiting for them.
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Behind him, his T-rex monster was laying on the ground with the head up, sniffing in the air.
"Wait for a moment, I want them to fall in for our trap" Eclipse said.
The alien T-rex monster snarled and smoke emerges from its body. It then saw the group coming toward the Uluru cliff.