Chapter 18. Confrontation with an Alliance
Sonic slowly opened his eyes, finding himself lying on his back as he was staring at the sky at the bottom of the chasam.
He slowly got up and found the others still knocked out, strangely with only minor bruises.
Then he heard a groan from Calvin, signaling he was still alive, he was also beginning to wake up.
"Uggggh." Calvin moaned as he woke up. "What happened?"
"We fell down a deep chasim while escaping a avalanche." Sonic said.
"Oh right." Calvin said remembering what happened "Hobbes and I were screaming all the way down."
Sonic nodded. "Right now i'm just wondering why we fell down what felt like 50 feet and yet aren't severely injured or dead."
"I can explain that." The MTM said from Calvins pocket.
"How so?" A voice asked, Calvin and Sonic turned around and saw Jak was now up.
"Well during your fall i managed to make an impact damper to soften your fall, and received only minor bruises. It was very difficult as it used some of my battery, and haven't recharged since i got here because the sun barely shines here."
"Well it explains why i don't have broken bones all over the place." Ratchet said as he woke up.
As the rest of the group woke up Calvin began to notice someone was missing.
Now normally when a girl goes missing Calvin doesn't care about it, but Amy Rose had been such a good teammate that It had Calvin concerned.
"Has anyone seen Amy?" Calvin asked the others.
Everyone paused for a few moments and started to look for her.
When they found nothing they started to try to figure out where she was.
"She must have been left behind when the avalanche reached the rock wall."
"No she was next to me when we made the jump off the ramp."
"I think she may have landed on a stray rock during the fall."
As they were trying to figure out what happened to her, Hobbes noticed footprints as well as signs feet dragging whose trails that seemed to match Amy's shoes.
"I think i may have found out what happened to her." Hobbes said pointing to the tracks.
Everyone went to where Hobbes was pointing at, and it didn't take long for the pieces to fall into place.
"She was captured." Jak said.
"She was captured by Eggman's Robots as well." Tails said pointing at the footprints.
"Let's follow the tracks, they should lead us Amy." Ratchet said also checking the Emerald locator. "And i think they may lead us to the emerald because the locator says it's in the direction where the captors took Amy."
Everyone began to follow the tracks, well everyone except Daxter.
"Hey wait Maybe these tracks were actually from the dead colonists, and they could have been their sled." he said, with of course no one listening to him.
Jak then went back and grabbed Daxter before continuing to follow the tracks.
About a few minutes after following the tracks they came across a dead end, next to it were a couple of dead colonists.
"See what did I tell ya." Daxter said. "It was just from the colonists that are now dead."
However Hobbes noticed that the footprints were split in half at the ice wall. "I think whoever took Amy somehow went through the wall."
"Well how did that work." Calvin asked. "Unless they walked through walls. I have no idea how they got though."
They then heard footsteps coming.
"Quick we need to hide." Ratchet said.
Just then Calvin noticed a large rock that was big enough to hide everyone.
He motioned the others to follow him to the rock, and they crouched behind the rock.
After about a minute the footsteps catched up to them.
They peeked from the rock, and saw that those footsteps belonged to Dr. Nefarious, who was right now looking around as if he was being watched.
"What is Nefarious doing here?" Ratchet whispered.
"I have no idea." Sonic said. "But i have a feeling that if Nefarious his here, Eggman must be here as well."
As they said that Nefarious approached the wall of ice and lifted a panel of ice revealing a number pad, which he begins to press various buttons on it.
After he did that, a wall of ice that was near where the footprints ended opened and nefarious stepped through it.
Once he went through the door, the wall of ice closed.
The heroes went out from their hiding place, to check on the wall again.
Strangely, the number pad was still there, even though it should have also been closed after Nefarious went through the door.
"Did anyone pay attention when Nefarious put the code in?" Ratchet asked.
"I didn't pay attention." Calvin said.
"Me neither." Tails said.
"Can you manage to get the code so we can get in?" Jak asked.
"I'll try but it'll take a while." Tails said getting out his tablet.
"Just how long?" Hobbes asked. "Because I have a suspicion that Eggman may have taken Amy, and he isn't going to wait for us."
"I don't know, this could be a different software, so it could take longer than usual."
"Ok, i'm just mentioning that not only do we need to rescue Amy, we need to find the chaos emerald."
Just then they heard a couple of beeps, they turned around revealing Clank somehow got to the number pad and pressed the right code into it, opening the hidden door.
"How did you get up there?" Calvin asked Clank, still staring in disbelief. "And how did you know which code to press?"
"I managed to use my helipack to get up there." Clank explained. "Scanned the pad for fingerprints so i can tell which buttons were most often pressed, and finally, sequenced those numbers so i could find out what numbers to press in order."
Everyone was still staring at clank.
"It only took me about 30 seconds to do, a tenth of the time compared to what tails was about to do."
"Well i guess thats fair enough." Sonic said. "It gets us to Amy and the chaos emerald faster."
"Then lets go in." Calvin said. "Like you said Hobbes, if Eggman took Amy he isn't going to wait."
Everyone ran into the opening as the door out closed behind them.
When they got inside it was so dark that they couldn't see anything.
"Wow it's dark in here." Hobbes said.
"I'd say." Calvin said as he took out his hypercube slightly illuminating the room. "Let me get something to lighten the room."
Once he got the item he wanted, he aimed it at something. There was a brief flash that startled everyone.
After that Calvin turned on a Lantern that appeared out of nowhere.
"Calvin, Did you use the transmogifyer gun?" Hobbes asked.
"Yes." Calvin asked.
"Inside a dark room?"
"Yes."
"Knowing that you around us, and could have hit one of us."
"Yes."
"CALVIN DID YOU EVEN CONSIDER THAT YOU COULD HAVE HURT SOMEONE WHEN YOU WERE TRANSFORMING SOMETHING INTO A FLASHLIGHT!"
"Look I at least made a light that allows us to see."
"Forget it just swear to not do that again."
"Alright."
And then they continued through the hallway.
"You know i'm just noticing this, but the signature of the chaos emerald seems to get closer." Sonic said looking at the emerald tracker.
"So that means the last emerald must be where Amy is also." Ratchet said.
"So let's get Amy and the Emerald out of here, before Eggman finds out were here." Calvin said
"Oh it's far too late for that." A voice said.
A searchlight shined on them, blinding them temporarily, and causing Calvin to drop the lantern.
"So we meet again Sonic." The voice which you probably figured out by now is Eggman.
"Well Eggman i was wondering when you were going to show up again after being absent from the previous emerald." Sonic said.
Then a light turned on revealing Eggman inside a balcony behind glass, as well as the other villains.
"Oh i have been planning this for quite a while." Eggman said grinning. "As I have something you need."
Eggman then revealed the final chaos emerald..
"What!?" Hobbes yelled. "How did you even acquire it before we even got here?"
"While you were looking for your emerald, I managed to find this emerald. Now if you can give me the rest of the emerald's I will let you all go."
"Nice try Eggman." Sonic said. "But we know that you will release something that could destroy us all. Besides you don't have any leverage for us to give you the rest of the emeralds."
Then Eggman grinned evilly. "Oh, I have just the thing."
Then more lights came on, and everyone stared is shock, yet were unsurprised.
Amy Rose was gagged, her hands tied up with a rope, and she was hanging over water.
"You see the water that she is hanging over is electrified, if you don't give me the emeralds, she will be dropped down there and die."
"Isn't this too far, Eggman?" Sonic asked shocked at the fact Eggman is willing to kill. "Even for you this is too far."
"I AM GOING TO AWAKEN THAT CREATURE NO MATTER WHAT!" Eggman yelled, the rest of the villains were taken aback by this. "And if this doesn't convince you this should!"
Eggman pressed a button, and more lights turned on. This time revealing an army of robots from Eggman, Nefarious, and Erol. It also included Earl's aliens.
And the lights were still going on.
"How many lights are there in this place?" Eggman asked.
"About 100 more until the all lights are on." Dr Nefarious said.
"Oh for the love of.." Eggman began before he pressed another button, turning on all of the lights, revealing that there was more then thousands of robots, and aliens.
"As you can see, my alliance with the others have created this army. You might as well give up now."
"Give me a break Eggman, we'll beat your army." Sonic said.
"Oh well see." Eggman said, then he pressed a button.
The rope holding Amy began to slowly descend into the deadly water.
"AND NOW, ATTACK." Eggman yelled.
The Army charged at the heroes.
"Ok Hobbes and I are going to get Amy." Calvin said. "Try and hold the army off until shes free."
"Ok." Jak said getting his morph gun out. "We'll try to keep you covered."
"What about the Emerald?" Ratchet asked.
"We'll worry about it after getting Amy." Hobbes said. "Remember we have someone to save."
"Oh right."
With that our heroes turned to face the army rapidly closing in on them.
Calvin and Hobbes acted first using the time pauser to stop time and get through the army easily.
Once they got to Amy, they unpaused time and Hobbes removed the gag from Amy's mouth.
"I was wondering when you showed up" Amy said. "I was crying out to try to get you to wake up and save me."
"Look, don't make me not like you again." Calvin said. "We were all unconscious when you got kidnapped."
Then he got the MTM out and aimed it at the top of the container of electrified water. "MTM put a cover over the water."
"Roger." The MTM said, and produced a cover large enough to fit the top of the container.
Then Calvin examined the ropes. "These ropes look pretty tough. and the knots are pretty tight."
"So what does that mean?" Amy asked.
"We're going to have to cut them. Well I mean Hobbes is going to have to cut them."
Calvin then went to the MTM. "Make sure you cushion her fall if she is cut higher up then the container."
"Ok." The MTM said.
Amy looked at Calvin. "Are you actually being nice to me?"
"Look, I've gotten to know you throughout this adventure, do you really think i would let you die?"
Amy nodded.
As Calvin was calling to Hobbes to help cut the ropes, the villains watched the action. Right now the other heroes were doing a good job holding off the army.
"These heroes are becoming a nuisance." Eggman said turning to the other villains. "It's time for you to step in."
"Do you want us to attack our own nemeses?" Erol asked.
"Yes, if you want."
"What about you Eggman, are you going to help us?" Earl said.
"I'm just waiting for the opportune moment." Eggman said with an evil grin.
With that three of the villains exited the balcony.
Meanwhile Hobbes was beginning to cut the ropes.
"Hobbes, i'll try to help you out, just let me…." Calvin began when Earl Jumped right in front of him.
"Deal with Earl and then ill be with you." Calvin quickly finished.
"Well, so we meet again Earth potentate." Earl said with get ready for this, an Evil Grin.
"We only last saw you about a day ago." Calvin said.
"I know that, but before i kill you I want to show something"
He then pulled out what looked like a handle with a button on it.
"Did you get a lightsaber?" Calvin asked, but then Earl pressed a button.
A blade then began to build itself from the handle, making it a sword of some sorts.
"Like It, Earth Potentate?" Earl said still evilly grinning. "It's a new weapon for close combat, made by the finest weaponsmiths on Zok."
"Huh. I thought your planet was composed entirely of idiots." Calvin said.
"Whatever prepare to die." Earl said as he raised his sword.
"AGH!" Calvin yelled as he dodged the sword, then he quickly got a toy lightsaber from his hypercube, which Earl quickly sliced through.
Calvin looked at the remains of his toy lightsaber.
"I really need to work on an invention that involves close combat"
Meanwhile Jak was managing to kill about a hundred of the villain's army, when suddenly he was tripped over by something, when he looked aroud he saw that a cable tie was around his legs, and was right now being dragged to somewhere.
When the cable finally arrived at it's destination, it was revealed that Erol had fired that cable.
"Hello Jak." Erol said also sprouting an evil grin.
Man the icon of the Villains alliance must be the evil grin.
Then he grabbed Jak's neck with his robot arm, and started choking him.
"I have been waiting so long for this." Erol said as a rocket launcher came out from his shoulder, and began beeping after a few seconds.
However Jak in the months before this story, had managed to get more control over his dark powers, to the point where he could use a dark power without changing in his dark form.
You can see where I'm going with this.
Just as Erol was about to fire the missiles, Jaks hand came near his head with a sphere of dark energy hovering on his hand.
Then a explosion of purple and white energy came, and whiped out part of the army surrounding them.
When the smoke cleared, Jak and Erol were still standing.
"Well you've gotten more control of your dark powers." Erol said angry.
"I've had four years of practice." Jak said.
"Enough of this."
Then he began to blast away with his robotic arm, with Jak firing back with the blaster function of his morph gun.
Meanwhile it was just down to Sonic, Tails, and Ratchet holding off the army.
Ratchet and Sonic were doing pretty well, then A pair of electrical balls came flying, and then hit Ratchet, knocking him back.
Just then Dr. Nefarious came down in front of Ratchet. "Well, well, I have been waiting for this confrontation for a long time."
"Well, I haven't." Ratchet muttered slowly getting up. "Let's just get this over with."
Dr Nefarious, Produced 2 more electric balls from his hands and began to throw throw them at Ratchet, who dodged them easily, and retaliated with his blaster.
He then got out his wrench, and use the magatize tool to pull out a bolt out of a pillar tipping it over, and blocking Nefarious.
"I have idea who constructed that but he needs to get fired for that." Clank said.
"Agreed." Ratchet said.
Just then a section of the pillar was blasted through with nefarious coming through.
"You're going to pay for that." Nefarious said with fury, before throwing both electricity balls in his hands, knocking Ratchet further back.
Meanwhile Hobbes was continuing to cut the ropes holding Amy with his claw, the ropes were tough so it was taking a while. Right now he was about halfway through the ropes.
"Hobbes how much longer until i'm free?" Amy asked.
"Just a little while longer." Hobbes said.
Just then Hobbes hit a harder robe, one that he couldn't cut.
"Um, Amy I just ran into a problem."
"What's that?"
"I just reached a part of the rope where i can't cut with my claw."
"Oh. Can you do anything about it?"
Hobbes then looked at Calvin who was still dodging Earl's blade. "I think I can make Calvin throw his hypercube, but until he can fend off Earl were going to have to wait."
Calvin was no closer to throwing Earl off then when he started fighting with him. Right now he was now backed in a corner.
Earl laughed. "I have you now, Earth Potentate."
Earl was raising his sword when Calvin said this.
"Earl, have you heard of the phrase, "The pen is mightier than the sword."?"
Earl stopped confused. "What are you talking about?"
Calvin sighed shaking as he put his hand in his pocket. "I thought you were smarter than this. All those years trying to conquer earth and you haven't heard of famous quotes?"
"I have known some quotes."
"Really what are they."
"The best weapon is conquest."
"What's that quote from?"
"It is the saying of an old zokian general."
"No i mean Earth quotes."
"I'm sorry i don't know any."
"Then you underestimate me."
"Why?"
Calvin then pulled out a BIC pen, and the time pauser. "You're about to learn that the quote i said is true."
He then pressed the button, from earls viewpoint nothing changed but now Calvin had an grin on his face.
"Why are you smiling?" Earl asked.
"Look at your sword." Calvin said.
Earl looked and he was shocked and angered at what he saw.
The side of his sword now said
Your Biggest Fan, Calvin The Bold.
"You." Earl said fuming with rage. "I'll kill you."
"No thanks, I have a life ahead of me." Calvin said, pulling his transmogifyer gun, and firing it at Earl, temporarily blinding him.
"Hobbes, catch." Calvin yelled tossing his hypercube at Hobbes, thanks to Hobbes reflexes managed to catch it, perfectly.
Hobbes dug around for something to cut the rope with before finally finding a knife sharp enough to cut through the rest of the rope.
Hobbes quickly cut the rope, finally freeing Amy. She fell, but thanks to the cushioning made by the MTM, she landed safety.
"Thanks." Amy said getting up.
"No problem." Calvin said running over to Hobbes and Amy. "Let's help the others."
"Oh you're not going anywhere." A voice said.
The heroes turned revealing Eggman was behind them.
"I counted you to free Amy Rose, I knew that your hypercube contained the rest of the emeralds."
"How did you know that?" Calvin asked.
"I read a massive signature, revealing that the emeralds were with you. NOW GIVE ME THE EMERALDS!" Eggman said slowly closing in on them
"You're not getting you slimy hands on any of them." Hobbes said
"Oh, if you won't give them to me willingly." Eggman said, as he pulled out something.
"I'LL TAKE THEM BY FORCE."
He now was holding a device with a green center, with claws next to it.
He pressed a button, and the green center lit up, and the hypercube flew from Hobbes hands, and once it was in the center the robotic claws activated and started digging through the hypercube, before pulling out an Chaos Emerald and putting it in a special compartment.
"NO!" Calvin yelled, as a claw began digging for another chaos emerald..
He quickly ran over, and and grabbed on to the hypercube and started trying to get it out of the machine, but the cube seemed like it it was on a tractor beam, and it wouldn't come out.
Calvin watched in horror as three more emeralds were taken out, and was another was beginning to be taken out when suddenly Eggman was knocked unconscious, causing the machine to be deactivated.
When Eggman Collapsed it was revealed, Amy Rose with her hammer.
"That's for hanging me over electrified water." She said.
"I have no idea where that hammer came from, but thanks." Calvin said.
"How many Emeralds did he take?"
"Four, but we need to help the others. They may be in danger"
Calvin was right as Jak wasn't doing so well either, he was now out of ammo and was cornered.
"Finally after all these years." Erol said. "I can have my revenge."
Then he began charging his arm cannon, and Jak knew that he was done.
Then just as it fired, Daxter who had fallen off his shoulder when he was captured by Erol, jumped in front of the blast, taking the full blow.
When the smoke cleared, Daxter was laying down with his eyes closed.
"Daxter?" Jak asked, as he picked up his friend.
Daxter gave no response.
"Come on, wake up."
Just then Calvin, Hobbes, and Amy came running over.
"Jak what happened?" Hobbes asked.
"Erol was going to finish me off when Daxter took the blow for me."
Just then they heard an evil laugh, the heroes stopped fighting and gathered around where daxter was, and saw Eggman had regained conscious and was laughing at them.
"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BATTLE THE ALLIANCE OF EVIL! NOW GIVE ME THE REST OF THE EMERALD'S!"
"As long as i'm still standing, I will not let you have the chaos emeralds." Sonic said.
"Fine, I will get those emeralds from your cold dead hands." Eggman said.
Just then Ratchet stepped forward. "You're going to have to go through us first."
Then the rest of the heroes stepped forward.
Eggman looked at the heroes, and then pointed at the heroes. "Kill them All, and take the emeralds."
The Army aimed all of their guns, at them.
The heroes prepared for their final stand, knowing full well they were hopelessly outnumbered.
Just then a green field surrounded our heroes and after a brief moment of surprise, they disappeared.
"What happened? Where are the heroes?" Eggman said with rage and surprise.
"We have no idea one moment they are here, the next they're gone." Erol said.
"Can you track whoever teleported them out of there?"
"No I can't." Earl said. "Whoever teleported them out of there was able to encrypt their location."
"It doesn't matter." Eggman said. "We have four of the emeralds now, we should find where creature is, and remind the person to hired us, that we have four of the emeralds now."
Eggman then walked over to a computer, and the man appeared on the screen.
"Sir i have good news and bad news."
"What is it?" The man asked.
"I managed to get the four emeralds, the bad news, the heroes escaped when someone teleported out of there."
"I'm slightly disappointed. But regardless you did get four of the emeralds, so i'll save you some time by saying that i have found the location of the creature, I also have gotten a base for you."
Eggman grinned evilly. "Thank you, and trust me I have a plan to get the rest of the emeralds."
Authors Note: What did i tell you, That was a longer chapter then last time.
Next chapter, your going to find out who teleported our heroes out of danger, I'll give you a hint, they appeared at the end of chapter 14. Also your going to find out why this story is Called Universe Collision, next chapter.