The arrow pierces the apple at remarkable speed and incredible accuracy, hitting the dead center of the apple; it was the eighth of many more that were laid out across the forest by Amy, who placed about two dozen of them in various parts of the forest to aim at different angles. Amy wiped her forehead, taking a deep breath looking at the arrow in the apple form the distance. Not good enough…my release feels off! She thought, looking at her gloves sternly, then clenching her hands into a fist.
She took another arrow and prepared to shoot, locating the next apple which was located on a branch high in the air towards her left. Amy slowly took a few steps forward and then closed her eyes; she listened to all the sounds around her: the birds chirping, the steady breeze and rustling of trees. Her breathing calmed as an image of the forest appeared in her mind, the location of the apples shined in that very image, after a few seconds, Amy's eyes shot open and she turned around swiftly and fired an arrow as she turned, seeing the arrow miss completely. A sweat drop fell down her face as she looked around quickly to make sure no one saw her blunder and walked over, picking up the arrow with embarrassment.
Little did she know that Cream and Bunnie were giggling a about a mile away, watching her the whole entire time, mainly because they finished their shopping rather early. The duo had promised Amy they'd tag along and join her in practice once they finished, but they caught her in her element and decided not to disturb her until the moment was right. They both continued to watch Amy's practice seeing her knock down three more apples with increased precision. Cream looked at Bunnie, and both nodded-agreeing on an action.
The wind blows, Amy gets in position-ready to fire, when she suddenly halts her motion. She looks out the corner of her left eye, watching the bushes and the trees. Cream leaps out from her right side and fires a round of bullets at Amy, Amy-on instinct-rolls out the way and fires a pair of arrows in Cream's direction. Cream's eyes sharpen as time slows down for her, seeing the deadly arrows come from the same angle but target different areas. Cream acrobatically deflects one of the arrows and dodges the other, flipping her guns and changing their ammo simultaneously; Bunnie leaped from the bushes where Amy suspected and then charged at Amy, bombarding her with a barrage of Melee attacks. Cream joins in to make it a handicap situation; Amy uses her bow to block most of the incoming attacks from the bunny duo, and then does a huge back-flip, taking out an arrow and firing it at an apple that sat on a branch far away-piercing it cleanly like a professional.
Bunnie and Cream were impressed, applauding Amy for the accurate fire. The trio high-fived one another, then continuing with their exercise. Meanwhile in town, Tails worked in his shop building something that thought about while in Gordana. Using what I created while in Gordana…I can implement the materials I've gathered here to create this… Tails thought as he tried to combine a laser-like whip to a hard piece of metal and create a new weapon. For Tails, while he was in Gordana he hatched an idea that he decided to make a reality. Knowing Dr. Eggman, his creations had to have gotten a major upgrade-GE7 was proof of that-and more must be in development. One way to combat against those troublesome mechs as well as powerful foes in the future would be to create a new type of weapon from rare material. The one problem, what material? That was where the formula came in. Tails decided to create light and bottle it up, attempting to make light become a physical object that could be manipulated and used in any way possible. Tails took time to plan it all out in Gordana in secret, but now that he was back home, he could put it into practice and perfect it.
"The possibilities are endless…"-Tails muttered putting on goggles as he began to experiment with the light- "Creating laser weapons from laser arrows to laser swords. If I can produce a decent amount, we'll have an advantage."-he starts the process, getting a hilt from an old sword, placing it on the table where he was working- "Making indestructible laser weapons…I could win a global prize!" he said with a shine in his eye.
Although time moved in the world of the Arabian Nights, it was still the same day in the present world-in fact, it'd only been an hour in Sonic's world since he went in the book; luckily, since only an hour had passed, that meant that no one had returned home to see Sonic missing. In Sonic's room, it looked tidy for the most part-except for the book of the Arabian Nights being opened and on the floor, which made the whole sight look somewhat suspicious. For Sonic, if he wanted to avoid having anyone find out about this adventure-he'd need to wrap up what he was doing in the Arabian Nights, and quickly; the last time he tried to explain a story about his adventures in a book, Amy chased him around town with a hammer.
In the world of the Arabian Nights, the trio were traveling on a magic carpet Shahra had summoned to make their travels go by faster; three days had passed since their encounter in the small town against those bandits and they were closely approaching King Shahryar's palace. Since then, the three had gotten well acquainted, learning about one another's situation and further solidifying their resolve to head into King Shahryar's palace.
During their voyage, the trio had encountered many more creatures like giant serpents and giant lizards in addition to the giant scorpions; they had to be careful since some of them carried quite poisonous abilities, but luckily, Morgiana had quite a versatile amount of stun serum to prevent the enemies from attacking or being killed. For Morgiana, she loved all animals and therefore refused to see any get killed for any reason whatsoever-the reason why she hated Shahra earlier. The three finally saw a massive palace in the horizon with a purple evening sky in the background, the sun setting with the temperature beginning to drop the closer they got to the palace. As Sonic leans over looking off into the distance, he spotted a town that surrounded the palace; lights illuminating the darker the sky got. Sonic kept silent as he assessed the situation about to take place before them; they were about to take on King Sharyar in his palace, but they knew they'll generate attention if they dare revealed themselves, so how could they carry out this plan?
"I'll search for my sister here…" Shahra said with a serious expression, understanding they were closing in on their big mission.
"You think she might be here?" Sonic asked casually, turning her head left to right as he looked at the town.
"My sister wouldn't allow herself to get caught by the king, so she should be somewhere around here. I'll go and look-"
"No." Morgiana interrupted; Shahra looked confused.
"What do you mean, no?"
"You'd put yourself in a pinch by revealing your identity. Remember, the king is looking for you."
"But wouldn't you also be in danger as well? He's aware that you are here if you're close to Ali Baba?"
Sonic sighed closing his eyes, "I'll go in your stead."
The girls gasped with shocked expressions, "But what happens if you get caught…?"
Sonic shrugged his shoulders and then smirked-his body shaking a little as he tried to contain his laughter, "It's not like they can catch me. You guys head to the palace, and I'll meet you there after finding your sister." He said with conviction and a little arrogance.
Shahra shook her head with a look of admiration, "It's amazing that you can possess such an air of confidence…exactly how will you find my sister?"
Sonic smiled, "You said she's quite powerful, right? I think I'll know when I encounter her. Leave it to me." He said pointing a thumb at his chest.
Morgiana stared at Shahra with a serious face, "Then we'll go to the palace and find a way to sneak in. Our goals will differ once we reach there: I'll search for Ali Baba and you'll be taking on King Shahryar."
Shahra nodded, "I'll stop him with my own hands…"-looking at her hands, knowing the difficult task- "He'll be guarded heavily, and I'm sure he'll have cards up his sleeve…"
"Then…"-Morgiana stares at Sonic, her eyes quivering as she observed his features and then looking down and away- "Make sure to find her sister and come to us immediately!"
"You got it!" Sonic winked with a smile.
He hopped off the carpet and glided to the bottom, landing safely in the soft but hot hand. Morgiana gazed at him, smiling until she blushed; Shahra had a grin on her face as she watched Morgiana from the corner of her eye. I don't know why, but he feels like someone I could… her thoughts are interrupted by Shahra, who places her hand on her shoulder. Shahra looks at her with a warm smile and soft eyes.
"I didn't think you were capable of showing such a ladylike side…" Shahra teased; Morgiana got flustered.
"N-No! It's not like that!"
"Don't worry, I have no intention of meddling."-her face turned serious as she turned toward their destination- "I have someone who I must take care of."
Morgiana observed the palace, "We should probably go lower and enter on foot. If we enter through the air, we'll surely gather attention from security."
"No worries, I have no intention of going through the air…"-the carpet lowered nearby a home just about a mile away from the palace entrance- "I know the inside and outside of that palace. More than likely Ali Baba will be in the prisoner's floor further below, and it should be on the far east of the floor and luckily there shouldn't be too bad of security. King Shahryar's floor is the top floor, but the security is suffocating around the there."
"Thanks…I'll meet you after I've retrieved Ali Baba."
The two go to their own locations, Shahra using her flight to bypass ground security and stay low enough to avoid the air security that were in the air on little air boats; Morgiana would have to figure out a way to sneak pass the initial guards; Sonic on the other hand was at the entrance of the town. Sonic's arms are crossed as he grins that the sight before him, seeing many townspeople going about their lives like normal. He immediately notices the many men dressed like security that are posted all around at different posts, identifying them by the weapons that hanged from their belt. Sonic eyed the palace that laid in the background-smirking at the thought of finally getting a chance to beat up this world's Dr. Eggman.
"Let's do this…" he said under his breath, proceeding forward into the town making a sharp right turn to avoid guards that were already visible on the main street.