Pluto the Hedgehog was standing on a building and looked over the city.
She cursed her bad luck. Some hours earlier, she got attacked by GUN troops and had to drop one of the Chaos Emeralds. The soldiers didn't find it, because they followed her, but she couldn't just let it lie on the ground.
But when she returned to that place some time later, it had disappeared. Now she got only two left.
"Doesn't matter," she murmured to herself. "As long as I find my brother sometime... I wonder where his escape pod has landed. For all these years, I still wasn't able to find him..."
She jumped down the building and continued her search.
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Knuckles and Rei were strolling down the road. Smiling, Rei held up one of the emerald shards they managed to find earlier. "This is easier than I thought it would be."
"I told you," Knuckles said. "Our race is sensitive to the energy the emerald is emitting. We can use that to find the pieces."
"Yes, you told me. Multiple times by now. You don't have to say it again."
He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry... but guarding the Master Emerald has always been the most important part of my life. Somehow... I just can't bear the thoughts of someone like Eggman having control over its powers... And he even got it for a little while, thanks to my stubbornness..."
"Hey, everyone makes mistake now and then," Rei comforted him. "And don't worry about yelling at me earlier. I already forgot it."
"Hey!" Knuckles suddenly said. "Isn't that that thief over there?"
And indeed, the easy recognizable form of Rouge the Bat was walking on the other side of the street, holding something shiny.
"That's... gotta be one of the Master Emerald shards," Knuckles shouted. "We have to get it!" And he ran across the streets, ignoring the cars that had to brake because of him.
Rei shook her head. "That guy... he always has to dive into everything head first. I don't even feel the power of the Master Emerald from that bat..."
She jumped up and glided over the street anyway. It looks like she had to make sure the male echidna didn't get into trouble.
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Rouge smiled. That really was her lucky day. She was flying over the city, looking for a hint that could lead her to the thief of the Chaos Emeralds, when suddenly, she found the purple jewel lying right next to the pavement. She wondered how it got there.
When suddenly, a red figure dashed towards her. "Hey, give me back that emerald," he shouted.
Rouge blinked and stretched out her boot. That stopped the echidna. "Hey, cool down there, okay? This doesn't belong to you."
"Yes, it does," Knuckles shouted. "That's a piece of the Master Emerald, and you stole it!"
Rouge held up the purple gem. "If you mean that green stone on your island, I have to disappoint you, sugar! This doesn't look too green in my eyes."
Knuckles' eyes widened as he realized the bat was right. "Dang! Just my luck..." he muttered.
Then, Rei came landing next to them. "Sorry about my partner," she said to the bat. "But he tends to act before thinking first."
"I can imagine," Rouge grinned. "You're those two echidnas from that floating island, right?"
"Yes!" Rei's face darkened. "And you are that bat that told one of my best friends to steal the Master Emerald."
Rouge laughed nervously. "Well, what should I say? The girl chose this path for herself. But I can assure you: She never plans to take that thing ever again, she told me."
"Okay, but what about you?" Rei asked. "Wouldn't you happen to know something about small, green, shining shards like this?" She held up one of the pieces she found.
Rouge raised an eyebrow. "No, can't say I have. It looks like that big, green gem. How did you manage to break it anyway?"
"That's none of your concern," Knuckles snapped. "You wouldn't tell us if you knew anyway, right?"
The white-furred bat smirked. "You're smarter then you look." Knuckles grumbled angrily.
"Why do you have a Chaos Emerald anyway" Rei wanted to know. Rouge just smiled. "I don't see any reason why I should tell you. But let's just say I have a good use for them."
Suddenly, a massive shape descended upon them. "Look out," Rei shouted.
They dove away just in time as Dr. Eggman came flying down in his Eggmobile. "Well, well, well," he said. "This is a lucky day indeed. First I get an emerald from Sonic and Tails, now from you three guys. I suppose you hand it over..."
Rouge pocketed the emerald and flew off. "Only if you can catch me!"
Eggman yawned. "Is that all? You make it too easy!" And he released a purple gas from his vessel that surrounded the three humanoid animals.
"Wha... what's this?" Rei mumbled. "Sleep... gas?" Rouge muttered. And both of them fell asleep.
Knuckles managed to roll away in time. "Nice trick, Eggman," he shouted. "But you have to do better than that!"
"Oh, do I?" the doctor asked. "Well, if you think so... Come out, Chaos!"
And once again, the water demon emerged from the ground. "What's this?" Knuckles asked. "A new pet of yours?"
"You fool," Eggman shouted. "It's Chaos! The god of destruction!"
Knuckles looked at his opponent. "Doesn't look to impressive to me."
"Don't mind that fool, Chaos," the doctor said. "Just grab that Chaos Emerald!"
"Oh no, you don't," the echidna shouted and dove for the emerald himself.
But then, Chaos stretched out his arm and snatched it away. As Knuckles got up from the ground, the water creature absorbed it into his body and transformed again. His got a little bit bigger, his arms grew longer and the extensions on his head grew in opposite directions.
"Hm, changing shape won't scare me," Knuckles grumbled. "Okay, give me your best shot!"
"I'm afraid we don't have the time for that," Eggman told him. "Come on Chaos, let's head back for the base!"
"Stop!" the red echidna yelled.
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(Posted Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:35)
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