The desert storm blew as rouge walked on foot guiding a horse that carried the elder Echidna.
Kragok stood waiting for them, the moment he saw the horse, he placed the golden bug together and it flew and revealed the cave.
The werehog head emerged the moment Rouge arrived, she notice Kragok.
" Ignore him" the elder Echidna spoke " and if you're wondering he twisted his ankle so he can't get the treasure for me".
Rouge let go of the reins of the horse and slowly approached the cave. Kragok approached the elder Echidna " Twisted ankle Lien-Da really?"
" Shush" Lien-Da spoke in her normal voice " If i didn't say anything she would be suspicious now shut up!"
" Who disturbs my slumber!" the cave asked. Rouge gasp hearing the cave speak but she gathered her courage to answer " it is I... Rouge" she spoke.
The Werehog made its judgement on the bat " proceed" it bellowed " touch nothing but the lamp!"
Rouge was curious as to why she was forbidden to touch nothing but a lamp?
A lamp! The cave lit up and created it stairs.
" Remember dear" Lien-Da called using her old woman's voice " fetch me the lamp, then you shall get your reward".
Gem was scared out of her wits. Rouge patted her pet on the head " it's alright" she comfort " we going to be ok" as she took her first step into the cave.
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Making her long way down the steps she arrived in a room filled with mountains and mountains of gold and gems.
" Wow" she gasp seeing the treasure " why a handfull of this and we'll be set for life".
Gem peek out, her eyes met on a treasure chest, she darted after it.
" GEM!" Rouge commanded before the chao could touch the treasure. Rouge kneeled down to the little creature " you heard the cave, we can't touch nothing!" she got up from the ground " we have to find the lamp.
Gem pouted but followed her owner. what happens next was the carpet by the treasure chest started to move!, the carpet picked itself off the ground and... Floated!
the carpet floated over to the chao. Gem looked back and the carpet fell to the ground flattening itself.
The chao didn't like games so as she walk on the carpet started to follow again, this time it flew landing in front of the chao and waved with it's tassel hand.
unfortunately this frighten the chao, Gem flew into her owner knocking her down.
" Gem what are.." the chao made her look in the direction the carpet was in.
the carpet peeked out from it's hiding spot. Rouge was amazed, she watched as the carpet came into full view.
" A magic carpet!" the bat gasp. She slowly got to her feet " come out" she called to the carpet " I wont hurt you" the carpet walked on two of it's tassels using them as feet and slowly approached the bat.
of course Gem didn't like it and started screaming at it.
" Gem stop!" she scolded, looking over the carpet started to walk away in shame.
" Don't go" Rouge called " maybe you can help us!" the carpet looked back and flew over wrapping its body around her.
" I'm looking for this lamp" she asked thew carpet, the carpet floated and used it tassle to beconked Rouge to follow.
" Come on Gem he knows the way" Rouge cried out and followed the Rug.
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the carpet led Rouge into a room that was nothing but rocks and boulders. there was no treasure so the bat didn't have to worry about Gem getting her hands on anything.
Resting in the center of the room what appears to be a pedestal... resting on a very large rock formation.
The bat started to climb down " wait here" she commanded her chao. Gem didn't like that she couldn't go further but then her eyes discovered a giant ruby resting on a gold statue.
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Rouge carefully jump across each stone that was in the water, she could of flown over but for some reason the cave forbid her her usage of wings. as she reached the end she looked up, it was a tall climb.
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The carpet notice Gem going after the ruby and tried to stop her.
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Rouge made it to the top, and on the pedestal was... A lamp! A brass oil lamp?
" This is it?" the bat said picking up the lamp" this is what we came all the way..." she looked down and saw the ruby and gem being restrain.
" GEM!" she called. too late the chao few out of the capets grasp and snatched the ruby " NO!"
" INFIDALS!" the voice of the cave cried out. the carpet looked very worried seeing they broke thier promis.
" You have touched the forbidden tresure!" Gem put he ruby back hoping that would fix things but insted the gemstone melted along with the statue. turning into hot molten lava.
" NOW YOU'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN THE LIGHT...OF DAY!" the pedital burst into flames, Rouge gasp and leaped off the rock formation.
Whoops!...Gem touched the giant ruby