((Woohoo! this is my favorite special stage!))
Jeth hopped off the rock they were on, and headed straight for one of the graviballs. When he got close, he felt the pull, and braced himself for an impact. Instead, he found himself orbiting the ball.
"Whoooooa... This is interesting..."
(OOC: lol I hear you!)
Wraith grinned at Jeth as the fox flew from energy ball to energy ball, timing his jumps to make sure he was on target. He seemed to be enjoying himself!
He looked around for Amadeus, to see how he was doing.
Back on Mobius, on Flicky Island, Robotnik was examining his scanners. "Hmmm...Zero Energy." he mumbled, staring at the analasys of the power surge he had detected from Metropolis Zone just a few hours ago. His large, fat lips curled into an evil grin.
"So they have gone into the Special Zone already have they." he drawled. "I'll go and meet them there! Now I've done my reserch and created this little gizmo, things should get most interesting!"
He picked up a small box that had been laid on the desk, and stroked it lovingly. "Yes..." he murmered. "...very interesting indeed for that poor hapless Echidna and his friends. If only they knew what they were getting themselves into!"
He let out a loud cackle of laughter as he opperated some controls on the desk in front of him, then quickly moved over to a small platform in the corner of the room, where a haze of light was forming. The light quickly solidified into a large ring made of light, another room visable through the hole. Robotnik jumped through and the ring winked out of existance.
Jeth kept graviball hopping. He'd gotten the feel of this rather quickly, though he was still a bit disoriented from the spinning. The strange thing, he thought to himself, was that this would actually seem harder if he wasn't disoriented.
Wraith was feeling light-headed again. The masses of freeflowing chaos energy in the Special Zone were playing with his implant. He gritted his teeth and fought the feeling back.
He continued to hop from energy ball to energy ball, trying to keep a close eye on where they were headed. They were going the right way, and it wasn't long before a shape appeared on the horizon, glinting in the crazy colours of the Zone.
The trio left the gravity balls and landed on an asteroid nearby. "What's that?" asked Jeth, pointing out the shape.
"Our destination." replied Wraith. "Robotnik's Egg Fortress."
"Well it looks like we're headed the same direction! Wanna go together?"
Wraith spun round in shock, then he began to laugh in suprised happiness.
The blue Hedgehog stepped forward, a red Echidna following close behind. "It's about time you showed!" said Sonic, grinning. "You almost missed the party! The buffet has egg on the menu and it's gonna be scrambled!"
(OOC: Code, when do you want to introduce your other character? Feel free to do so any time. Also, Sonic and Knux are NPCs, so operate them at will^^)
"Perhaps I can be of assistance, then." Came a voice, seemingly from nowhere. A goop-like shape formed behind them, from a black puddle.
"I've some of my own issues with the doctor."
Jeth jumped in suprise. That thing was pretty stealthy, to not be noticed like that. It looked familiar, though.
"Are you-"
"No, I'm his brother. You can call me Khaos."
OOC: There he is.
Name of character: Chaos Dark
Nicknames: Khaos
Age: very old
Sex: Male ?
Species/Race: Liquid Monster
Likes: Chaos emeralds, power, Chao
Dislikes: Crowds, weakness
Description/Appearance: Looks exactly like Chaos, but has a black body with blue eyes, and his body is not tranparent, as it has the properties of ink.
Background: Was banished to Special zone when Perfect Chaos was defeated. That's all we need to know.
(OOC: Hehehe...nice!)
Sonic immeadeately crouched down, on the defensive. "Woah! This is bad! Everyone get down!" Wraith, also startled by the newcomer's looks, followed suit.
Knuckles stepped forward, putting a hand on Sonic's shoulder. "Hold on Sonic!" he exclaimed. "There's something different about this guy..."
Wraith's mind was racing. He had been found on the Floating Island after the Chaos Creature had been defeated, so he didn't have any idea what to expect, but Knux had told him a few small details. Mainly that the thing was deadly!
"You say you want to help?" he said. "How do we know we can trust you?"
"I've my own reasons for wanting to get rid of Eggman, one of which happens to be the start of my banishment to this zone." Khaos explained.
"But, if you don't trust me, I'll not bother you."
Jeth looked at Khaos. The creature was certainly wierd, but it didn't seem hostile.
"No we don't trust you!" growled Sonic, glaring at the newcomer. Wraith, though, wasn't so sure anymore...
He turned to the others and lowered his voice so this "Khaos" wouldn't hear. "Guys, we could use all the help we can get. I mean, we're gonna have to infiltrate Robotnik's Fortress to get home...that'll be no mean feat! I don't pretend to be as experienced with Chaos beings as Sonic or Knux, but I figure we should give him a chance."
Knuckles was nodding slowly, lost in thought. "I agree." he murmured. "The origional Chaos was deadly, but this one seems different. I think we should keep an eye on him, but I don't see why he couldn't join us."
Wraith grinned at his younger brother wryly. It was good to see he was ok after all this time. He held out his fist to Knux in their classic salute. "Good to have you back bro."
Knuckles grinned and punched Wraith's outstreached fist. "Same to you." he replied.
Then Wraith looked around at all the others. "So what do we all think? Anyone got their own views about Khaos?"
"Unless he attacks us, I'm fine with him. I doubt he will, anyways. Remember, Sonic, you did defeat him before. I doubt he has any emeralds on him, anyhow." Jeth replied calmly.
Khaos continued to look at them.
"He'd better not!" mumbled Knuckles, more to himself than anyone else. Sonic folded his arms and frowned.
"Fine, have it your way, but don't come running to me when he turns against us."
Wraith grinned to himself. Sonic was his old self. He turned back to Khaos and nodded respectfully. "We'd appreciate any help you can give us." he said.
Suddenly Amadeus, silent until now, piped up, "And we may need that help now!"
The whole group spun round to see a small army of Badniks flying towards them from the Egg Fortress. And out in front of the army was a Floating Egg transport, inside which sat none other than Robotnik himself!
"Great, we're expected!" exclaimed Wraith sarcasticly. Sonic, howeverbegan to grin.
"Looks like Robotnik's getting complacent! Us vs a hundred badniks? They don't stand a chance! It'll take a lot more than that to stop us!"
He looked around at the small band. "Wraith, your friends here know how to fight?"
Wraith nodded. "They're cool Sonic, good enough to join the Freedom Fighters I'd say!"
"Well we'll see about that." replied the Hedgehog. "For now, let's just kick some robot BUTT!"
(OOC: A thought, don't attack Robotnik for now. Atm he's just sat watching the fight. I have plans for him soon.)
Khaos looked at the badniks. "Perhaps I'll unbalance the odds even more." He pointed at a small section, gathering energy. A collection of energy started, then exploded into a large blast of energy. What was left of the area of badniks dropped, into the possibly endless void of the special zone.
Jeth smiled. "Aw, come on! I want to kick some badnik butt too!" He waited for the other badniks to get near.
"Man I hate fighting in the Special Zone!" Wraith muttered as he set off running. He quickly jumped onto a nearby asteroid, then lunged at the nearest robot, knuckledusters outstreached. The machine smashed with a small explosion, knocking Wraith back onto the asteroid.
"Weak!" he heard Sonic call behind him. "Watch this!" The blue hedgehog sped forward and jumped off the asteroid, slamming into one of the nearest robots. He too was knocked into the air by the explosion, but he carefully angled it so that he was flying towards another Badnik! He began to bounce between the robots like a ping-pong ball, smashing one after the other.
Knuckles shook his head slowly. "Sonic you're showing off again! One mistake and you'll be in trouble!"
No sooner had Knux finished speaking than the badnik Sonic was aiming for dodged, sending him flying past and off into the void of the Special Zone. "Uh...guys...little help?" he called as he floated past Jeth, unable to get close enough to the asteroid to find a footing.
Khaos's hand shot out, stretching and getting a hold of Sonic. He pulled Sonic back in, setting him on the asteroid.
Jeth had his own idea. He leapt at a badnik, but seemed to zap straight through it, causing a slight explosion. This, however, left him floating away. He grinned. "Time to use some of my more interesting abilities..." A shadow leapt from his body, grasping another badnik, and launching Jeth through that one, as well. He did it in succession of about six badniks before landing on a small asteroid.
