The Apocalypse 3: Revenge [The Original]

Ch. 15+16

"Nice walk?" Sonic asked as Jason entered the bank.

"It was... awkward." Jason replied. "Anyone make an attempt for the Emerald?"

"Nope." Silver said. "The only other person who's actually been in here is you."

"So no one's taken the Emerald yet?" Jason asked.

"Nope." Sonic said. "No one."

"Then let's go get it." Jason said heading for the large door.

When they got down to where the Emerald was supposed to be they saw that it wasn't. The glass case it was in wasn't on the pedestal. It was on the floor in pieces.

"NO!" Jason shouted.

"Well, that's not good." Silver said.

"We failed again... somehow." Jason said. "Now they have four."

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"Did you get it?" Wave asked, entering Shadow's hideout.

"You bet." he said, holding up the Blue Emerald.

"Not sure how you got it but I'm glad you did."

"I have to hand it to you Wave." Shadow said. "That 'I want to go for a walk' thing was a pretty good idea. I had a feeling that if I had used Chaos Control with that kid there, he would've sensed it. He's not as weak as I originally thought."

"He's weak against me." Wave said.

"I can imagine." Shadow said.

"Now what?" Wave said.

"We'll get the Emerald in the desert." Shadow said.

"The Mojave desert?" asked Wave. "How do we get there?"

"That's where Jason comes in." Shadow said. "Make him help us."

"How?"

"You'll find a way." Shadow said, and walked off.

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Wave returned to the abandoned garage where she had worked on the Freedom Fighter van back before the fight with Zephiles... and before she became Wave The Dark Swallow. Tails was locked in one of the rooms. Wave opened the door and stepped in.

"How are you?" sh asked him.

"You're kidding, right?" Tails asked. He was sitting in a chair.

Wave smiled. "Guess what? We're going to go see Jason at your pathetic little base. How's that sound?"

"Are you serious?" Tails asked, feeling a sense of joy. "We're going back?"

"He's gonna help me find the rest of the Emeralds."

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It was freezing outside and on top of that, it began to rain hard. Jason and the others got back to headquarters to find Wave sitting on the front steps and Tails standing next to her.

"Tails!" Sonic shouted happily.

"Sonic!" Tails also shouted happily.

The ran to greet each other. Jason, Blaze, and Knuckles approached Wave. Jet and Silver kept their distance.

"What do you want?" Blaze asked.

"I need your help." Wave said. "I need to get to the Mojave Desert."