Hedgehogs Unleashed Saga 6: Wings of Fire
The two Freedom Fighters are walking through the bamboo forest of the continent to find the Gaia Temple. Luckily, there is a stone road so it's safe for them to travel without getting lost or tangled.
"The sun is already setting," Chip says, noticing the sunset.
"Well, with all the travelong, time flies fast," Eve says.
"You can say that again," Sonic says.
Tails then asks, "How long until we get to the temple?"
"It should be for too much longer, "Cinder says.
"I hope we get there soon before anything happens," Dulcy says.
The group continues traveling across the land as the sun goes down. When the sun goes fully down, and the night is beginning, Sonic begins to transform into his werehog form, and he's gotten used to it so it's not painful. However, after changing to his new form, the Shijin Warriors are shocked and surprised to see the new form.
"Wow. Amy wasn't kidding that you've gone through a transformation," Bunker says.
"You look like you're a combination of a wolf and a hedgehog," Ken adds.
Dulcy looks at Sonic, "The fangs and claws are pretty cool, but all that fur looks like a pain to brush."
"You're just jealous, scaly!" Sonix says.
"As if, fuzz ball!" Dulcy says.
The group begins giggling in response.
Bunkey says, "I can sense his purity, blazing like a beacon through a fog of corruption. How long has he been like this?"
"He's been like this since the world has been broken apart," Eve says.
"And his chi has endured this long… I'm humbled," Bunker says.
"Really. Well, we don't fully understand the form, but Professor Pickle theorized that some of the Gaia energy was absorbed into his body during the shattering of the planet," Tails says.
Ken then turns to the others, "Be ready, we're almost close to the temple. I've also heard that the Raiju Clan were near the area."
"Oh no," Eve says.
"Not them again," Sonic adds
"Yeah. We've been trying to figure out what they're up to, but Jian managed to hear some of the ninas talking about a temple," Dulcey says.
"You think they could be heading to the Gaia Temple," Tails asks.
"Yes. And with Eggman involved, it's no surprise that they're planning on something once we get there, so we need to be on our toes," Ken says, "Luckily, I have a plan."
"What is it?" Eve asks.
"You, Chip, and Sonic go on ahead to find the elder and distract the spirit, the rest of you, be ready from behind," Ken says.
Everyone nods their heads in response.
Moments later, Sonic, Eve, and Chip travel ahead and of course, continue to come across the Gaia monsters. Thanks to their powers, they continued to defeat them, and made it across a large lake full with some platform buildings, and other structures.
Time has passed since they split up, and the gang reaches the Gaia Temple grounds.
and soon reach the temple ground. The temple grounds seem to have three small pillars, and each of them seem to have some kind of jug.
"Here we are, the Gaia Temple," Eve says.
"Wow. It looks beautiful," Chip says.
"Yeah, but keep your eyes out, the Phoenix spirit is around here somewhere," Sonic says.
The three then make their way down and begin to search around for clues.
Chip gasps, "Sonic! Eve! Look!" and points ahead.
The two look ahead to see an elderly man with yellow-peach skin, gray hair, wears glasses with black frames, gay changshan, prussian blue pants, and dark blue cotton shoes. The man lies unconscious on the ground next to a jade crystal orb with a golden dragon figure surrounding it.
"Oh my goodness," Eve says.
"That must be the village elder, Zonshen," Sonic says.
"The treasure must have rolled all the way here," Chip says.
"We need to get him somewhere safe," Eve says.
Suddenly, they hear a loud, "SKREEEEEEEE!"
"Oh no!" Sonix says and looks up.
There, they see the Dark Gaia Phoenix fly over the group and circle around the area before landing on one of the tall platforms and letting out another, "SKREEEEEEEE!" and it's very hot. It's fully dark purple and it's surrounded in flames.
"It looks mad," Chip says.
"And something is wrong with it," Eve says.
Chip says, "I can sense a lot of corruption from it. Do you think Dark Gaia has something to do with it?"
"Either way, we need to get the elder away from it," Sonic says.
Then turns to Eve, "Eve, get the elder out of here, I'll create a distraction."
Sonic then stretches his arm and throws a punch towards the Phoenix Spirit, the spirit is barely able to dodge and lets out a skreeee.
Seeing her chance, Eve speeds to the elder, picks him up, and rushes the elder out of the way. Eve then places the elder down, out of harm's way.
"You stay right there, and we'll be back," Eve says.
Eve soon rushes back and sees Sonic stretches to punch the spirit, but it keeps dodging.
Eve then notices the jug and has an idea. She picks it up, pour some water on it, and is ready.
Eve calls out, "Sonic, duck!"
And she throws the jug of water at the bird, making it screech.
"Thanks sis!" Sonic says and able to throw multiple punches.
Meanwhile, Conquering Storm and some of her Raiju ninas are spotting the action from the bamboo trees.
"Hmm… engaging the best in combat. I'd expect nothing less from Sonic and Eve. But where are the others? I figure Monkey Khan and his team wouldn't let them go alone… so where are they?
Unknown to Conquering Storm, Ken and the others stayed behind and managed to ambush some of Conquering Storm's forces.
Back at the temple. Sonix dodges as he throws punches. Then the Dark Phoenix takes flight. The Phoenix blows fire at him, making him dodge, but the fire is so hot for him to feel it.
"Hot! Hot! Hot!" Sonic cries out.
Eve rushes over, "Are you okay?"
"I'm good, but water seems to be the only thing to stop that bird," Sonic says.
The Dark Phoenix then throws flaming feathers towards them.
"Look out!" Chip cries out.
The three then dodge the attack.
Sonic then grabs a jug and fills it with water, "My turn!" And with that, Sonic throws the jug at the spirit, soaking it with water."
That forces the bird to land.
"Now it's my turn!" Eve calls out, and with that, she performs spin dashes and bounces on the spirit. She then throws punches and kicks at the spirit, and her fists and feet glow green in the process.
Then the Dark Phoenix flames up and flies around again.
"I think one more soaking should do it," Sonic says.
Eve then grabs another jug, "Then let's see we can give it a double dose!"
Sonic looks and sees a jug not far, he stretches his arm and picks it up. They both fill their jugs with water and climb up on the platform.
"Wait for it to come back!" Sonic says.
"Here it comes!" Eve says.
They both soon see the Dark Phoenix flying towards them and are ready to attack.
Once it's close, Sonic shouts, "Now!"
And with that, they throw the jugs and soak it with water. Then they both perform powerful punches and kicks at it. And soon, the Phoenix is unable to take it and collapses, breathing from exhaustion and being soaked.
Seeing their chance, Conquering Storm says, "The Spirit has been weakened. We cannot afford to wait any longer! ATTACK!"
And with that, the Bride of the Conquering Storm, and her ninjas fall in, and soon reach to where Sonic, Eve, and the Phoenix are.
However, unknown to them, Ken is nearby with a surprise of his own, "Just as planned."
Then calls out, "Shijin Warriors! NOW!"
And with that, the Shijin Warriors, including Tails attack the Raiju Clan with punches and kicks. Sonic and Eve turn to each other and nod. With that, they help fight the Lynx Clan, and have the advantage. Conquering Storm then kicks Dulcy in the face.
"Dulcy!" Ken calls out.
Then begins fighting Conquering Storm.
Eve soon lands on the ground closer to where the elder is. Soon, she hears groaning and turns to see the elder Zonshen regaining consciousness.
Eve rushes over to help him up, "Are you alright?"
Zonshen holds his hand, " Y-yes, thank you."
Chip then notices the treasure is still on the ground. He flies over and picks it up.
But then the treasure begins to glow, making Chip react, "Whoa, wha!"
Chun-nan's treasure glows brightly for a few seconds and the doors to Chun-nan's Gaia Temple open up.
"The Gaia Temple," Sonic says.
Ken pushes Conquering Storm back, "Sonic. Eve. you must hurry into the temple! We'll hold off the clan!"
"Right," Sonic says.
Eve calls out, "Tails, help Zonshen. We'll be right back!"
"Okay," Tails says and flies over.
Sonic, Eve, and Chip hurry inside the temple.
Sonic, Eve, and Chip soon run through the temple. Chip flies to the center of the altar, and lands on it. He then makes the smaller pedestal appear while his necklace glows. Eve then notices her sword begins to glow red, so does the former Red Chaos Emerald. The three soon nod their heads in response, knowing what's next. Sonic then places the red Chaos Emerald on the pedestal from afar with his extendable arm. The Chaos Emerald rises into the air and its power is restored. And soon, the continent begins to be put back in its proper place, connecting itself to the other piece of the planet.
Suddenly, they hear a loud screech sound, causing the three to hurry out. When they all rush outside, they see a bright glow and everyone shields their eyes. When the glow disappears, they see that the Dark Phoenix has returned back to its original state.
"The Phoenix Spirit," Chip says.
The Phoenix lets out a screech and has its sights on the Raiju clan.
"Looks like it's on our side," Sonic says.
Seeing this, Conquering Storm says, "Everyone! Fall back to base!"
"I do hope you're not referring to the one at the top of the mountain. Because, it's about to burst into flames," Ken says.
Soon the Phoenix flies up and begins to destroy the base.
Seeing what's happening, Conquering Storm brings out a smoke bomb, "Congratulations on your victory, but it won't be for long."
With that, she and some of the clan throw smoke bombs and soon disappear.
"They're gone," Eve says.
"Yes, but the spirit is back to normal," Bunker says.
Soon, the Phoenix returns to the others and expresses its gratitude.
"I think it's thanking us," Tails says.
Zonshen walks over and says, "Yes. It has. The moment the temple lit up, the spirit woke up. It appears he's come back to his senses."
"That's a relief," Eve says.
"Yeah. Ken was right, and this legend. The Phoenix's job was to protect the Gaia Temple. It must have gone berserk when the emeralds lost their power and the world split apart."
The Phoenix screeches.
Chip flies to the Phoenix, "Well, I'm glad you're back!" And pulls out a chocolate bar, "Want some chocolate?"
Phoenix takes the chocolate bar and flies off.
Sonic and Chip say their goodbye, "So long!"
Everyone waves goodbye.
Now that the clan has been stopped, and the emerald has its power restored. All are called Chun-nan. And now, there's only five more temples they need to find to restore the planet.
Meanwhile, Eggman is oversees his operations and SA-55 appears with a Hero Sandwich
SA-55 informs, "Your dinner, Doctor."
"Thank you," Eggmans as he rises from his chair and grabs the Hero Sandwich, "What's the progress on the Dark Gaia-powered Eggmanland construction system?" and eats Hero Sandwich.
"Current status is... 27% complete. Progress is significantly behind projected timetable. Presumed cause of delay... is Dark Gaia's dispersion across the globe," SA-55 answers.
After finishing his Hero Sandwich, Eggman says, "Oh, of all the lazy... Here I go to the trouble of waking that Dark Gaia thing up, and it causes me nothing but delays!"
Flashback of Dark Gaia's emergence from the Earth and dispersion across it is.
SA-55 says, "Dark Gaia had yet to reach maturity within the planet's core. Ergo, it was still incomplete at the time of its awakening. Ergo, it was unable to sustain its own weight upon its release. Ergo, it scattered around the world."
Eggman groans, "I don't want to hear about its weight issues! So what if I gave it a bit of a sudden awakening!? This is unacceptable!"
"Ergo, this is the repercussion of your hasty actions," SA-55 informs.
Dr. Eggman perks up and faces SA-55, "What was that?!" He growls and turns away, "I'm having a bad enough day as it is. First that professor runs off with the Gaia Manuscripts, and now the planet's coming back together!" And groans.
Flashback of Sonic, Eve, and the Chaos Emeralds falling to Earth from the Chaos Energy Cannon.
SA-55 says, "That, Doctor, is the result of the power of the Chaos Emeralds, which you discarded along with Sonic and Eve. Ergo, another repercussion of your hasty actions."
Dr. Eggman faces SA-55, "Q-quiet, you junk heap! That was, uh, all part of my plan! Part of the big picture! Where's the fun in having my plans succeed without any challenge?
SA-55 stares suspiciously at Dr. Eggman.
Dr. Eggman clears his throat, "Ahem! A-anyway, what's the status of the remaining Temples of Gaia?"
SA-55 shows the monitor and says, "Eggman forces have currently secured all locations. Defensive preparations are nearly complete."
"That'll take care of Sonic and Eve for now," Egman says before sitting down, "Which leaves the problem of Dark Gaia. It'd be difficult to collect every piece scattered all across the world.
"Searching conventional wisdom banks for topical advice…" SA-55 says, and "'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.' 'Slow and steady wins the race.' 'Nobody likes a whiner.'
"Hmm, isn't there a more efficient way? Some way to, oh, I don't know, gather them all up at once?" Eggman replies before he perks up and knocks fist into palm, "Wait, that's it! Of course!"
Dr. Eggman rides his chair down to a computer. Behind him, SA-55 salutes and closes up again
Dr. Eggman chuckles, "Eeh hee hee hee. With this... This! All of my plans will be realized!" and starts typing on the computer.
Back in Chun-nan, Sonic, Eve, and the others return to the village with Zonshen along with Chun-nan's treasure. Everyone is relieved to see that he is safe and sound, and the treasure has returned.
Zonshen says, "On behalf of the people of Chun-nan and myself, I would like to thank you for helping return our treasure, and saving me and the guardian spirit."
"It's no problem. We're glad to help," Sonic says.
Then Eve turns to Ken and the others, "And thanks for helping us with the Raiju clan."
"It's no trouble. We're glad to help," Dulcy says.
"And able to help the spirit return to its original state," Bunker says.
"And another piece of our planet has been restored," Cinder adds with glee.
"Yeah, but we still need to find the rest of the Gaia Temple and stop Eggman's plan," Sonic says.
"We better get back to Spagonia, and let the professor know about our progress, and see if we have any updates on the key we found," Tails says.
"Good idea," Sonic says.
"We'll be on our way, you all be careful because of those monsters," Eve says.
"Don't worry, we'll be careful," Dulcy says.
"And good luck stopping the doctor's plans," Ken says.
Moments later, the gang take flight in the Tornado 1, and make their way back to Spagonia to inform the professor and get more information about the temples and the mysterious half of the key.
