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Marie Rose
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As surprising as it may seem, this one actually does have quite some plot involved. So, that’s all I really have to say right now. Enjoy.
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Fujin Gem Saga: Chapter 39 – The Priceless Jewel
It was just a day after Tails had created that ninja video game, and certain other random things which happened that day. Somewhere in a town in the middle of Egypt, Sonic was currently female and wearing the black and blue clothes from before. As Arid Sands Day from Sonic Unleashed began playing, he ran through a large pile of boxes in the middle of the street, before spin attacking two robots a few moments later. Sonic drifted round a corner and approached an area surrounded with egg fighters holding up shields. Sonic smirked as he/she/it sped up, curled into a ball and went straight through them before leaping up onto a balcony just ahead.
Sonic ran across the balcony’s straight ahead for a few moments before leaping down and speeding off again, running right through dozens of obstacles in his path, making a U-turn from right to left before hitting a speed pad going up, then another going right. He quickly reached a few civilians being held at gunpoint by three Eggman robots. Sonic quickly spin attacked the three of them in quick succession, and then posed for a picture before speeding off again. Sonic ran out of the town and around some quicksand traps in the desert soon before hitting a spring and landing on a rail. The rail curled horizontally three times before Sonic jumped off and hit a speed pad, sending him flying off the platform and to a path a little below.
Sonic made his way across the desert area, dodging falling pillars and using nearby ramps whenever possible and he passed by more robots and ran through several of them. Sonic soon went through a large loop and entered an underground area. Sonic ran along the long path which continuously curved left, as parts of the rock fell below. Sonic soon reached outside and grinded along another rail for a short amount of time, and then jumped off and towards four randomly placed walls, ran down a corkscrew path and through another load of boxes as the song stopped.
Meanwhile, in the downtown area of Station Square, Rouge was flying over buildings to pass the time when she suddenly received a phone call. She answered the call and the Commander’s voice was heard on the other end. “Rouge, we’ve got some Serious Business.”
“Is that so?”
“Sally Sue has escaped recently...again. During her escape she kept mumbling something about a temple where a jewel of amazing power is held.”
“I know. I was chasing her, remember?”
“I see. Well, your mission is to bring back Sally Sue, but not before finding out what makes this sacred jewel so important. Be sure to take Shadow with you if you can hope to find him.”
“Understood, I’ll leave soon after, and finding Shadow should be quite easy for me anyway.” She hung up and soared off into the sky.
At Tails’ house, Tails and Amy were playing Pure Ownage, because getting past level 9 is easier with two players, and because Sonic wasn’t around.
“Look out for that pit of flaming needles, and that electronically charged chainsaw on the right.” Tails pointed out.
“You know the layout of this level really well.” Amy replied as she evaded them.
“That’s what happens when you keep dying during the chainsaw part.”
“Chainsaw part?” before Tails could reply, they moved along a fast conveyor belt to area ahead filled with moving chainsaws, which killed them within moments. “Oh I see.”
“Now you can understand my pain.” Tails said with a frown, but then he quickly smiled. “Oh well, lets try again.”
“I’m ready when you are.” Amy said as she pushed start.
After a short period of furious button bashing, Cream walked into the room. “Good morning, Tails and Amy.” She then looked at the screen. “Is this battletoads?” she asked after seeing them whack a giant fly with sticks and then kick it off-screen in unison.
“Not even close.” Tails replied.
In a park very far away, Shadow sat on a bench, staring off into the sky as he thought about his battle with Virus. “Hmm…as long as there is hatred and sin…that doesn’t make any sense…”
Suddenly, Rouge dropped down beside him. “There you are! What are you doing out here?”
“Just getting some peace and quiet, same as usual.”
“Well Sally Sue escaped and is said to have left to find a jewel called the Fujin Gem. I was quite intrigued by this information and have decided to also set out and catch this treasure before that walking bringer of destruction can get her paws on it! I got the map from this shady guy in the city.”
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Just a little while earlier, Rouge dropped down on a street near Casinopolis and approached a man in a black cloak near an alleyway. “Hi there, a certain someone mentioned that you knew something about the Fujin Gem, if I recall.”
“You heard right. You must be Rogue the Bat.”
“Rouge the Bat, and yes, you are correct.”
“I have several maps leading to the temple where the treasure is held, but I’ll just need my fee…”
“And how do I know you aren’t lying?”
“Look, I may be a con artist, a black market dealer, an elite ninja, or even an amateur fanfiction writer, but I ain’t no liar. Now you want it or not?”
“Fine.” Rouge handed him a small bag of jewels. “It’s worth 2,500 rings, or $1,000, or somewhere around £2,000.”
The masked man handed her one of the maps. “Good luck, Rogue.”
“It’s Rouge, please, get it right.”
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Shadow sighed. “Do you really need this one? Can’t you just go steal some jewels from the nearest store or something?”
“That’s not good enough, Shadow. I want this gem since it’s much more rare and valuable. I need my fix! Plus we should probably bring Sally Sue back.”
“Let’s not and say we did.” Shadow got to his feet. “I’m only coming because I’d rather go explore ruins in Egypt than sit on a bench all day. I honestly don’t care much about Sally Sue right now.”
“So what are you going to tell the Commander?” Rouge inquired.
“I’m gonna tell him to go suck a lemon.” Shadow replied as they walked off.
Back at Tails’ house, Amy and Cream were sitting on the couch, watching the television while Tails was working in his mini laboratory again.
“So what’s Tails working on now?” Cream asked.
“Tails is making improvements on that interactive game he made, since the final boss sucked, due to him getting lazy towards the end. So he’s gonna make the battle slightly easier, and add some epic music in the background. The ending also seemed rushed.”
“Oh okay.”
On the television screen, Mads appeared once again and cleared his throat before speaking. “Okay, now for my usual segment. Today, we’re going to be talking about things that make you rage. Not just normal rage, but things that really tick you off. Let’s get some callers. And…go, caller #1.”
“Yeah, hey Mads. One thing which makes me rage are unfunny fads. Mainly the ones which are overused.”
“I can see your point there. Depends on the fad though.”
Sonny suddenly called in. “I think you’re going overboard dude. But one thing which makes me rage is the weather.”
Mads and the first caller also agreed. “The weather sucks now.” Mads said. “It’s either too hot or too cold, make up your mind! We got another caller.”
Shade cleared his throat before saying, “Airline peanuts.” The others instantly agreed.
“What is the deal with those?!” The first caller responded.
“Those are so lame!” Sonny replied.
Another man called in and said, “One thing which makes me rage is when I say something which could be taken the wrong way or be offensive when it wasn’t my intention.”
“I totally agree.” Mads said with a nod. “Like one time I actually said that this girl’s ass did look fat in this dress, and I meant it in the good way, but she just didn’t care.”
“I got one.” Shade interrupted. “The credit crunch.”
“Makes me RAGE.” Mads replied.
“GRR, RAGE.” Sonny added.
“RAAAAAAAGGGGGEEEEE!” The first caller chipped in.
“Makes me RAGE so hard!” Sonny said again.
While a lot more raging was going on, Amy and Cream glanced at each other before switching the channel.
In Lily’s room, which was entirely red with a poster of the character she usually cosplay’s as during villainous schemes on her wall, she was sleeping. She wore red pyjamas and rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she suddenly woke up before picking up the phone on her desk a bit further from the bed. Lily phoned Rose and waited until she picked up. “Hey Rose, what’s up?”
Rose was currently walking down a street in her usual attire. “Not much.”
“Wanna go shopping today?”
“Why?”
Lily picked up a piece of paper. “Well, that’s what it says in my script. Besides, you could use more clothes. How can you stand walking around like that in this heat? Oh wait; I forgot who I was talking to…”
“Fine, what time, and what place?”
“The usual, and what are the other members of our evil team doing today? How’s Eggman?”
Just ahead of her, Eggman was piloting a large black oval machine which stood on four legs that shot laser beams. “Get a load of this!” Eggman yelled as he fired two laser beams at Sonic who was approaching the area, and who was still a girl. Sonic jumped over the first, flipped to the left and leaped off a car, then curled into a ball and smashed through the robot, and then ran on ahead as he touched the ground, while Eggman shouted, “You’ll pay for this!” before the machine exploded.
Moments later, Rose calmly replied, “He’s fine.”
In a place far, far away, at the Chaotix Detective Agency, Charmy was eating a bowl of sugar as he watched TV when Vector and Espio suddenly walked in. “Great news, Charmy.” Vector began. “Due to Espio’s abilities to eavesdrop on conversations without being seen…” Vector waited for a nod before continuing, “We got this treasure map, leading to a temple in Egypt where the Fujin Gem is kept. Now let’s get going while there’s still time.”
“But how come we haven’t heard of this priceless gem before and why is it in Egypt and where did the get the map and couldn’t someone have gotten the treasure already?! Well whatever treasure is awesome and this trip might be awesome so let’s GOGOGO!” Charmy responded as he flew around in circles.
“Please lay off the sugar, Charmy.” Espio replied.
Meanwhile, near the park, Shadow and Rouge met Omega and had just recently explained the situation to him.
“Your chances of locating the sacred jewel are estimated at 43.07%.” Omega stated.
“Then we’ll just have to look harder than you’re suggesting.” Rouge replied.
“I’ll get our transport.” Shadow took out a remote and pressed a button. Seconds later a black jeep arrived, though it looked greatly damaged. “Get in.” Shadow said as he got in the driver’s seat.
“That doesn’t look safe…” Rouge said.
“Vehicle functionality is stated to be 34%.” Omega added. “Chances of unexpected explosion are estimated at 67%.”
“Stop worrying, it’ll get us there, now let’s go.” Shadow started up the engine seconds before it turned itself off. “Just give it a minute…” Shadow continued to try and start the engine again while Rouge and Omega just watched.
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