The Pendant
(Sonic Underground: Theme)
(Ayla's Theme Song - KC Undercover Theme Song)
Queen Aleena:*off-screen* With all the technology employed by Robotnik, it was easy for my children to forget about the powers of magic.
(Ayla's POV)
*It's been a few weeks since Art sacrificed himself to save us. Today, me, Sonia, & Cyrus were waiting outside one of Robotnik's factories for Sonic & Manic to cut the power so we could sneak in*
Sonia: What's taking those guys so long?
Cyrus: Maybe Sonic found a chili dog stand.
Ayla: Wouldn't surprise me.
Sonia: No. Sonic knows better than that. Besides Manic wouldn't let him stop while he's on a mission.
Ayla: Are we talking about the same hedgehog?
*An hour later, the power finally turned off*
Cyrus: Good ol' Sonic.
Sonia: About time.
Ayla: You said it. Now let's move.
*We snuck into the factory, hiding from Swat-Bot patrols*
Swat-Bot: PATROL THREE REPORTS POWER OUTAGE IN SECTOR 1179.
*As soon as they were gone, Sonia & I started to climb up a cable to get to the satellite at the top of the factory*
Cyrus:*whispering* Hurry! Twenty seconds before back-up power kicks in!
Sonia:*whispering* We're on it!
*We both made it to the top & I set a spy device on the antenna*
Cyrus: Five seconds! Get out of there! You'll be fried!
*We both jumped down, performing gymnastic moves to soften our landing. The power turned back on just as soon as we got to the bottom, next to Cyrus. Suddenly, we were spotted by a Swat-Bot patrol*
Swat-Bot: HALT CITIZENS.
Ayla: Uh oh.
*Suddenly, Sonic came zooming in. He grabbed all three of us & we hi-tailed in out of there*
*Later, we were at the hideout, about to start band practice*
Sonia: C'mon, Sonic! We're ready to rock!
Ayla: Yeah, we've got to practice for our Liberty Day performance.
*He came zooming in with his guitar & a chili dog. Then we started to play*
*Sonia singing*
Ayla!
*with Ayla*
Lady Liberty salutes the green and blue
Liberty's working hard for me and you
She always does her part
She's a Mobian at heart
Lady Liberty's working hard for me and you
Manic!
*Manic singing*
When Liberty runs Robotnik out of town
It's gonna be a thunderous sound
Oh, first she'll make him pay
Then she'll send him on his way
When liberty drums Robotnik out of town
Sonic!
*Sonic singing*
Liberty's gonna rock again someday
Liberty's gonna let the music play
Every song she will allow
Be it soft or be it loud
Liberty's gonna rock again someday
Lady Liberty's gonna rock again someday
Liberty Rocks
*Then I sang one of my songs*
*Ayla singing*
I can move any way I like
I can dance any way I choose
I got the right to sing "hallelujah"
I got the right to sing the blues
I got freedom, freedom
I live on Mobius today
I got freedom, freedom
And no one can take it away
I can say what I want to say
I can travel both near and far
I got the chance to make a million
(Make a million)
I got the chance to be a star
I got freedom, freedom
I live on Mobius today
I got freedom, freedom
And no one can take it away
I've got freedom, freedom, freedom
I've got freedom
*Cyrus came in, clapping*
Sonic:*laugh* Hey, just practicing for the Liberty Day crowd.
Cyrus: If you're back in time.
Manic: Uh oh. Sounds like an assignment to me.
Ayla: Well, Manic. The battle for freedom always requires making sacrifices.
*Cyrus showed us a map of a tropical peninsula. Sonic was eating his chili dog*
Cyrus: That bug we planted is paying off already. We intercepted a message. Robotnik's Sleet and Dingo to the Emerald Peninsula.
Sonic: I thought he didn't know about it.
Ayla: Well apparently, he does now.
Cyrus: Right. And if you guys don't spread the word, everybody there is going to end up back here, roboticized.
Sonic: Ain't gonna happen!
*He finished his chili dog*
Sonia: Let's roll!
*We drove the van all the way to our destination. On the way, Sonia was telling us everything she knew about the Emerald Peninsula*
Sonia: So they have these things called Bogens.
Manic: Bogen? What's that?
Sonia: It's a mystical creature that guards a treasure chest of money and jewels.
Sonic: You mean like a banker?
Sonia: Ha-ha. According to legend, if you catch one, you get the treasure chest.
Sonic: Nope. Definitely not a banker.
Ayla: Sounds more like a leprechaun to me.
Sonia: A what?
Ayla: Nevermind.
*As we drove down a spooky old road, I was beginning to get the feeling that someone, or something, was watching us. Suddenly, the engine started smoking*
Sonic: I thought you checked the engine!
Manic: I did! It looked fine to me!
Sonic: Ha! Looked fine?
Manic: Yeah, the compression ratio was twelve to one. I advanced the timing, cleaned and recaped the plugs. And I torqued down the valve covers to exactly 16.8 pressure pounds! It looked fine!
Sonic:*nervous chuckle* Just asking. *suddenly, the van stopped & the hood popped open, letting more smoke out* So . . .
Manic: Don't say a word.
*We all got out to check the engine*
Sonia: Oh, what a wonderful place to break down. And it's freezing!
*Just then, we saw a streak pink light coming towards us*
Ayla: What's that?
Sonic: I don't know. But it's getting closer.
Manic: Look! There it is!
*The pink light hit us, sending us flying in the air, & kept going down the path*
Manic: What was that?
Sonic: I don't know, but it sure was ugly.*suddenly, we all heard crazy cackling laughter* Well, somebody thinks it's funny.
Manic: Guys!
*We turned & saw him holding a bag that was dripping chili*
Sonia: What's that?
*I turned to Sonic & saw him whistling innocently*
Manic:*nose plugged* Found it in the intake manifold.
*I marched up to Sonic, who was still whistling*
Ayla: Sonic, please tell me that's not what I think it is!? *Sonia opened the bag & pulled out, you guessed it, a pipping hit chili dog* I knew it!
Sonia: Chili dogs.
*Sonic took the dog*
Sonic: Don't mind if I do. *he ate it* Hey, it worked. It's still warm!
Sonia & Ayla: Sonic Hedgehog!
*With the engine busted, we had no choice but to walk*
Manic: Chili dogs in the intake manifold.
Sonic: I was just trying to keep em warm!
Ayla: Well, next time why don't you, oh, I don't know, put them in the microwave!
Sonic: Hey, you know I can't wait that long.
Ayla: Don't remind me.
Sonia: Hey, look! There's a light! *up ahead was a house. smoke was coming out of the chimney, which meant someone was home* Oh, it looks so warm.
*Just then, we all heard a familiar sound*
Sonic: Here it comes again. And this time, I'm gonna catch it!
*That pink light was coming again. Sonic got ready to zoom at it, but he missed*
Sonia: Oh yeah. Nice catch.
?: Are you alright?
*We turned & saw an elderly female Mobian with beige hair, emerald green eyes, blue skin, & wearing a yellow shawl over a pink dress
Maeve: I heard the bog beastie and I knew someone must be about. *all four of us shivered from the cold* Oh, would you listen to me blundering along and you are cold and wet.
*She brought us into her house to warm up*
Maeve: And what is it that brings you to our part of the world, if I may be asking?
Sonia: We're here to warn you.
*We explained to her what we had come to do*
Sonic: What'd you say that thing was?
Maeve: Oh, we call them big beasties. They mean Ys no harm. They just like knocking into people.
Ayla: No kidding.
Maeve: Now tell me, child. Why would this tyrant want to roboiti -
Sonia: Roboticize. Because it would make you his slave. Forever.
*Later, Maeve was reading Sonia's palm*
Maeve: I see you in battle. But there's something else.
Sonia: What is it?
Maeve: A good thing, child. In your battle tomorrow, you will find an object of great value. It will give you great power against your enemy and it will help you in your quest to find your Mother.
*That got our attention*
Sonia: My quest?
*The next morning, we went back to fix the van*
Manic: Give it a try.
*Sonia was at the wheel & tried to start it. It worked*
Ayla: Looks like we're back in business.
Manic: Totally!
Sonic: Cool! *we all got in the van & Sonia & I yawned* So, what kept you two up all night?
Sonia: I told you, Maeve said we'd find something to help us fight Robotnik. Something that would give me power over him.
Ayla: And at this point, anything would be a big help against him.
Sonic: Oh, I don't believe in all that fortune telling mumbo-jumbo.
Manic: Do you believe in luck?
*He pointed to one of Robotnik's ships, hovering over some ruins. We went into the ruins & hid behind a pillar to watch the ship*
Sonic: Well, well, well. Looks like we found Slick and Ding-Bat.
Sonia: Look.
*We looked where she was pointing & saw someone chasing a short orange Mobian. I rolled my eyes. I knew who that was. Suddenly, a beam of light came down on the Mobian chaser & pulled him up to the ship. Then Sleet appeared next to the Dingo*
Sleet: Nice work, Dingo.
Dingo: I'm tired. I've been running around all night.
Sleet: All right. We can take a break now.
*They left*
Sonic: Bummer-may-horus. That ship's gotta come down. *to Manic* Think you can get me up there, bro?
*We were just about to leave, but were stopped by two Swat-Bots*
Swat-Bot: PRIORITY ONE HEDGEHOGS.
*Sonic quickly grabbed Sonia & Manic. I jumped on his back & we zoomed out of there, stopping at a big rock. Sonia & I hid in an opening in the rock*
Sonia: We'll cover you from up here.
Sonic: I'll play decoy.
*The Swat-Bots started coming up the hill towards us. Sonia & I got ready with our instruments. Just then, we noticed something glowing green inside the rock*
Ayla: What's that?
Sonia: I wonder . . . *we went towards the glow & found a green pendant on a stone pillar. Sonia picked it up. suddenly, it started to glow bright & showed us an image of Robotnik*
Dr. Robotnik: Excellent. But what where are the girls?
*Then it showed Sleet talking to him on a screen*
Sleet: Don't worry, sir. We'll find them. *then the screen showed Sonic & Manic trapped in force fields* But you must admit, two out of four isn't bad.
*He laughed*
Sonia: Oh, my gosh!
Ayla: We've got to hurry!
*We left the rock & saw Manic's board on the ground below. Then we saw Sleet & Dingo with two Swat-Bots. Then Sleet turned Dingo into a Bogen. They talked for a bit & left, leaving the Swat-Bots to guard the area. I got on my board & Sonia got on Manic's. We summoned our instruments again & used them to attack the Swat-Bots. One was destroyed & the other flew after us as we made our way to the ship. We got inside & closed the door, locking the bot outside*
Sonia: Such a satisfying sound.
Ayla: You said it.
*We tip toed through the ship until we found Sonic & Manic. We looked around until we found the button to turn off the force fields. I pressed it & the boys were free*
Sonia: Hi, guys.
Ayla: Did you miss us?
Sonic: What happened to you two!? You just disappeared! Who do you think you are!? Me?
Manic: Uh . . . Wanna talk about this later?
*We got into the ship's hanger & Manic started to fly the ship away from the ruins*
Sonia: That open area!
Sonic: I disabled all the locator beacons and powered down those holding thingies.
Ayla: You mean the suspended animation units.
Sonic: Yeah. Those.
*Manic landed the ship roughly. Then we got out*
Manic: How long before those people wake up?
Sonia: About an hour. But don't worry. Without locators, Sleet and Dingo won't stand a chance of tracking them down.
Sonic: Wonder what Buttnik's thinking right now.
Ayla: Funny you should ask.
*Sonia took out the pendant we found & it showed an image of Robotnik, yelling at Sleet & Dingo on a screen*
Dr. Robotnik: You lost the hedgehogs! You lost the captives! And you lost my transport ship!
Sleet: We still have the command ship, sir.
*The image disappeared & Sonia dropped the pendant*
Sonic: Hey, it was just getting good.
*Suddenly, Sonia's arm started to disappear*
Manic: Whoa! I can see right through your arm!
Sonic: What's going on?
Ayla: What's happening!?
Sonia: The pendant. It made me feel tingly. And now I can't feel my arm at all.
*Manic picked it up*
Manic: So, this is what the Fortune Teller was talking about?
Sonic: Yeah. And she's gonna be doing a lot more talking. *he grabbed Manic's arm & tried to grab Sonia's, but his hand went through it* Sorry, sis.
*He put his hand around her waist & zoomed away. I followed him on my board*
*We made it back to Maeve's house in van & knocked on the door. Maeve answered it*
Maeve: Oh. I see you've used the pendant.
Sonia: Why didn't you tell me!?
Maeve: Come in. I'll tell you everything. *we went inside & sat down at the table. she explained everything like she said* . . . and the other half of the pendant is somewhere near where you found this.
*Manic picked up the pendant & handed it to her*
Manic: Take it! Change Sonia back!
Ayla: Manic, somehow I doubt it's going to be that simple.
Maeve: She's right, dear. Besides, I cannot touch the pendant until the two halves are once again whole. I'm sorry I used you. But I needed your help to save my land and my people.
Sonic: How about saving my sister!?
Maeve: There's only one way to do that. Sonia must use the pendant one more time to find the location of the other half.
Sonia: But . . . What if I disappear?
Maeve: I'm sorry. But you do not act, you will disappear anyway. Look.
*Now her right leg was gone*
Sonia: Oh my gosh!
Maeve: There's not much time!
*Seeing no other option, Sonia touched the pendant & an image appeared, showing what looked like a person with wings. Then it showed a door opening. I looked down*
Ayla: Oh no! Sonia!
*Now half of her body was gone*
Sonic: We're outta here!
*We all zoomed out of the house, me & Manic on our boards & Sonic holding on to Sonia's left hand. Soon, we arrived at the place where we found the first half*
Manic: Oh, Sonia!
*Now that was left was her left arm & head*
Sonic: C'mon guys. Let's do it to it.
*The three of us zoomed through tunnels of stone stairs, until we ran into Sleet & Dingo*
Sleet: Looking for something? *he was standing over the other half of the pendant. he picked it up* Beautiful, isn't it? Perhaps we could arrange a little trade. Where is my transport ship?
*The three of us glared at him, unsure what to do*
Ayla:*in her mind* We don't have time for this!? And I highly doubt Pizza Face is going to keep his word.
*Just then, Sonic told him*
Sonic: It's seventy kilometers n. Now hand the pendant over.
Sleet: Well, you see. There's a problem with that. Cause I rarely keep my word.
Ayla: I knew it. This guy's about as trustworthy as a snake!
Sleet: Guilty as charged.
Sonic: Last chance, Sleet!
Sleet: Take your best shot, hedgehog.
Sonic: You're messing with my sister and now you're gonna pay.
Ayla: I think you mean "our" sister, bro.
*The Swat-Bots started firing lasers at us. We dodged them & zoomed around the room, destroying the bots & knocking Sleet & Dingo off their feet. I grabbed the pendant & turned to Sleet*
Ayla: Smell ya later, Pizza Face and Cheese Ball!
Sonic: Do we know how to throw a party or what?
*We all zoomed out of the room & made it back to Sonia, who was almost completely gone. I quickly put the two pieces together & & gave her the pendant. Then, in a flash of light, she was completely visible again*
Ayla: Yes!
Sonic: Alright!
*Suddenly, there was another flash of light & Maeve appeared. Sonia gave her the pendant & she turned into a young fairy with long hair, wings on her back, wearing a green leaf-like halter neck dress, & holding a wand*
Maeve: Thank you, my friends. Now I am free to restore the clouds that protect our land. And erase this place from the minds of those who would seek to harm us.
Sonic: Wow. You can do that?
*She waved her wand & I could hear Sleet & Dingo screaming*
Maeve: Done! The two villains are already back in Robotropolis. *she turned to Sonia* I am sorry I put you in such danger. But I had no choice. *she gave Sonia the pendant* The pendant may be date once more without danger. Use it as you will.
Sonia: Thank you. We'll save it until we need it.
Ayla: Which hopefully will be when we finally defeat Robotnik.
Maeve: It is I who must thank you. And now, I will send you on your way.
*She was about to wave her when . . .*
Sonic: Wait! Well, since we're heroes and all, I'd like that ask one small favor.
*I rolled my eyes*
Ayla: Oh, boy. This should be good.
*Turns out the favor was that she send one of the bog beasties to Robotropolis to attack Robotnik. We all got a laugh out of that*
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