Sonic Extended Generations

Chapter Nine: A "New" Venture ...Day

Both Sonics were now walking towards another place surrounded by water, which made Classic Sonic a little nervous... "Yeah, I know the feeling, buddy..." Modern Sonic told him, unaware that a certain robot was approaching them both. "But if we're gonna save all of time and space, we're gonna have to get wet again..." Just before they continued walking, E-123 Omega jumped over them and pointed at Modern Sonic after turning to face him!
"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO TEST YOUR SKILLS." He told Modern Sonic, but Classic Sonic was confused. So he jumped onto Omega's arm to get the robot's attention. "OH. I DID NOT MEAN YOU, CLASSIC SONIC. YOU ARE NOT YET READY. MODERN SONIC IS MY TARGET."
"Boy, I've been waitin' for this..." Said Modern Sonic as he cracked his knuckles. "None of our buddies are here to help us this time..."
"CORRECT. THIS TIME IT IS JUST YOU AND ME." Omega told Modern Sonic as a portal to a futuristic city suddenly appeared. "FOLLOW ME TO GRAND METROPOLIS' POWER PLANT FOR OUR BATTLE." As Omega hovered into the portal, Modern Sonic looked down at his younger self.
"Okay pal, while I deal with this guy, you try that watery place over there." He told him, but Classic Sonic still seemed concerned. "Don't worry about me. I'll catch up to you in no time." Suddenly feeling cocky, Classic Sonic ran towards the next area, while Modern Sonic stepped through the portal to follow Omega...

Seconds later, Modern Sonic starts running down a path a blue liquid, that seemed to make him move faster... "(I'm being propelled forward! Now I can keep up with Sonic!)" He remembered Tails saying when they and Knuckles first visited this place. His memories were cut short however, when Omega suddenly flew towards Sonic and shot at him with his gatling guns! Sonic Quick Stepped out of the way, but when Omega turned around, he started firing missiles at Sonic! Sonic managed to jump out of harm's way before racing towards the power plant, making Omega fly after him... "Okay, I've heard of going in all guns blazing, but this is ridiculous!" Sonic said to Omega once the robot flew past the hedgehog. Omega responded by firing another missile at Sonic, but it was bounced back at him thanks to Sonic's Homing Attack!
"IMPRESSIVE." Omega told Sonic. "I AM CERTAIN SHADOW WOULD ATTEMPT TO DO THE SAME THING..."
"Hey! Are we gonna talk, or are we gonna fight?" Sonic asked.
"VERY WELL... PREPARE YOURSELF, SONIC!" Just after saying that, Omega charged towards Sonic, but the hedgehog avoided the attack with another Quick Step. Omega did a quick u-turn before ramming into Sonic from behind! Once Omega was high enough, he started firing his gatling guns at Sonic's feet, making the hedgehog dance... until large amount of flying cars started zooming in between Sonic and Omega, inturrupting their battle. They both looked around for a fair bit, until Sonic spotted an elevator.
"Yo, big guy!" He shouted to Omega before pointing at the elevator up above them. After Sonic jumped up to the elevator, Omega flew up to it before it closed on him, denying any drivers the chance to see the fight...

"WARNING: MULTIPLE EGG FLAPPERS DETECTED UP ABOVE." Omega said to Sonic, making the hedgehog look up to see robots high up.
"We don't have to worry about them for now..." He responded, making Omega aim his gatling guns at Sonic. Just as Omega started firing, Sonic Boosted towards the robot, which blocked any and all bullets that were aimed at him! Omega tried firing more missiles at Sonic, and while he deflected them with his Homing Attack, only one of them hit Omega, while the others impacted the walls of the elevator. As Sonic ran around the elevator and avoided Omega's gunfire, he noticed how close they were getting to the Egg Flappers, giving him an idea... "Okay Omega, you want me? You're gonna have to catch me!" Sonic then started running up the walls in order to land a Homing Attack on the first Egg Flapper. Omega noticed what Sonic was doing as he used the robots as stepping stones... This made Omega fly up and shoot the next Egg Flapper down, but Sonic just bounced off of Omega's head before reaching the top floor of the elevator. "Wait... this seems familiar..."
"BEYOND THAT DOOR IS ONE OF THIS POWER PLANT'S ENERGY STORAGE TANKS." Omega stated, making Sonic smirk. "WHY ARE YOU SMILING LIKE THAT?"
"I've fought in more dangerous places..." Sonic said as he tightened his gloves while approaching the door, which opened to reveal a large room with platforms on the edges, aswell as a red liquid at the bottom of the tank. "Bring it on, tough guy!"

Omega flew in after Sonic jumped, but once the door closed, Sonic felt rumbling from below while Omega detected danger...
"DANGER: ENERGY WITHIN STORAGE TANK IS RISING." He stated. "USE THE PLATFORMS TO REACH THE TOP." Sonic started jumping, but he quickly noticed that Omega was firing his gatling guns at him!
"C'mon, you can do better than that!" Teased Sonic as he jumped.
"YOU'RE RIGHT. I CAN." Omega replied as he retracted his gatling guns, and some of the energy from the tank started to flow into what appeared to be Omega's cannons. Sonic quickly realized this and jumped at the robot, and his Homing Attack resulted in Omega's attacked being cancelled. "YOU HAVE ONLY DELAYED YOUR DEFEAT, SONIC. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL MY CHARGE BEAM IS READY TO FIRE." As Sonic jumped and Omega hovered, the energy in the tank was still rising, as was Omega's power levels...
"Take this!" Shouted Sonic as he landed another Homing Attack on Omega, before he spotted light above him. "Looks like I'm gonna make it out, after all!"
"I DISAGREE." Omega said to Sonic before firing a massive energy beam from both of his cannons! Sonic raced up the walls of the tank and Quick Stepped out of harm's way before making it outside of the tank! Sonic fell through a portal just before he landed on solid ground, however...

A few minutes later, Modern Sonic returned to the White Space with Omega, who's armor looked pretty burned... "SONIC..." He said to the hedgehog, getting his attention. "I NOW REALIZE HOW YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEFEAT EGGMAN OVER THE YEARS... YOU ARE GOOD AT THINKING ON YOUR FEET. AND FOR THAT, YOU HAVE MY RESPECT."
"Well thanks, big guy." Said Modern Sonic, as he extended his hand out to Omega. "If you ever want a rematch, just let me know." Omega then shook Sonic's hand, before he walked away. "Where're you off to?"
"I MUST REUNITE WITH SHADOW AND ROUGE." Was all Omega said.
"Well, I guess I'd better catch up to Mini-Me..." Modern Sonic thought as he ran towards the place Classic Sonic was already in...

While his older self was battling Omega, Classic Sonic was racing through the water-filled white palace, smashing through Egg Pawns in the process. At one point, he was pushing a lever around to blow bubbles he later bounced on to get across. The next, he was blasted up by a pillar of water from below so he could take out a few Egg Flappers. Soon, Classic Sonic found himself underwater, and he was being followed by a massive Egg Flapper that kept ramming the wall next to him, causing large blocks to fall from above! Anxious to reach the surface, the young hedgehog began running away from the large robot as fast as he could, but he ended up at a wall that was too high to jump over. Detecting Sonic's presence on the opposite side of the wall, the Egg Flapper rammed into it twice before the third knocked it down and disabled the robot, allowing Sonic to smash it with a Homing Attack!

After Classic Sonic jumped to the surface, he spotted Modern Sonic zooming past him, and ramming through the Egg Pawns in his path! "Now this place looks familiar..." Modern Sonic said to himself as he raced across the water. "I wonder if I'll find her here..." After landing a Homing Attack on an Egg Pawn, Sonic Boosted through a few Egg Flappers while he was grinding... before he dove underwater and Boosted into a water-wheel, causing it to spin around and left Sonic rising up to a higher level, where he eventually re-surfaced. But that's when Sonic spotted a familiar pit that startled him a little... "Huh. I wonder if those platforms are still fall-worthy... only one way to find out!" Sonic jumped from one platform to the next -which all fell the instant he stepped on them- but because the last one was wet, he slipped on it and fell with the platform! Sonic tried jumping for the ledge, but it still wasn't enough...

"Huh? I'm not drowning?" He asked as he realized that his body was above sea level.
"G'day, Sonic. Nice of ya to drop in." Said a familiar voice. When Sonic sat up, he saw a young raccoon girl standing in front of him, when he also realized they were onboard her waterbike.
"Marine! Heh, long time, no see!" Sonic exclaimed. "Man, have you got good timing!"
"Oi, it's not the first time I've saved your skin, mate." She cheekily replied. "Sure is a lotta water 'round here, eh?" Sonic spotted another waterbike that looked familiar not too far away, aswell as a light a little further.
"Hey, Marine. Whaddya say the two of us race to that light over there?" He challenged. "I'm sure Tails would be happy to see you..."
"Really? Tails is with you?" Marine asked with great joy in her eyes, making Sonic nod. "Awesome! Bring it on, Sonic!" Sonic jumped from Marine's waterbike over to the other one and started revving its engine. "Just a heads-up, mate... I'm a much better racer than Johnny..."
"Then this'll be a lot more fun than racing for the Chaos Emeralds!"

Mere seconds later, Sonic and Marine blasted away from where they were, and started racing towards the light portal in front of them. But that's when several Egg Flappers appeared out of nowhere and started hovering in their path!
"Crikey, where'd these lil' buggers come from?" Marine asked in shock.
"I'll take care of them." Sonic told her as he Boosted through the Egg Flappers. "You just keep goin' for that portal!" Marine nodded before continuing on her path, leaving Sonic to smashing the robots above the sea. Not long after Marine rode through the light portal, it suddenly turned dark before Sonic followed her. When Marine rolled into the White Space, Cream, Cheese, Modern Tails and Classic Sonic were there waiting.
"Marine?" Asked Modern Tails, before Marine hugged him tight.
"Tails! Good to see ya, mate!" She said, as Tails gasped for air.
"Um, excuse me, but did you happen to see Mr. Sonic in there?" Asked Cream, making Marine let go of Tails and look at Classic Sonic.
"Well that's him right there, isn't it?" She asked back, making Classic Sonic place his hand over his face.

Modern Sonic Spin Dashed from the dark portal onto a steel circular platform surrounded by cannons and dark clouds.
"Man, I don't like the look of this dump..." He pointed out before hearing jet engines approaching from below.
"How dare you!" Bellowed a familiar voice via loudspeaker, getting Sonic's attention. From the dark clouds below emerged a large gold robot armed with a lance and a massive shield. In the robot's central core was Dr. Eggman. "Surely you remember this place, Sonic?"
"How could I forget where Metal Sonic took your place in your own empire?" Sonic teased, making Eggman very angry.
"That's it, hedgehog..." He warned as he thrust his lance forward. "Prepare to be skewered!"
"Bring it on, Eggman!" Said Sonic as he assumed a fighter stance while showing off a cheeky grin...

END OF CHAPTER