Amy's Watery Quest
                Fanfic by Daniel Wheeler

Prolog>  Discovery of Jadeflame

        Amy Rose was looking through her tarot cards one day, when she
noticed that three cards read, in order:
        
        - Water
        - Earth
        - Green Fire

        She knew that the water and earth cards combined meant an island
somewhere, but the green fire was a new one.  Then, a cloud of smoke
emerged from the card, and the figure of a green fire elemental showed
through the smoke.  It said:

        "I am Jadeflame, Fire Elemental of the West Mobocean Islands.  I
shall soon reach the Great Continent and lay waste to it to satisfy my
hunger for destruction!"

        Amy gasped at the sound of the message.  "What's the matter?,"
asked an out-of-breath but sweet and tender voice.  It was Melody. 
Judging by her sweating and her Arabian dancing outfit, and with Geoffrey
St. John out of breath as well, Melody was dancing recently.

        Amy told her "I must go to the West Mobocean.  An ominous fire
elemental called Jadeflame threatens to destroy our home unless I stop
it!"  Dulcy came from right behind Melody.  "I'll chaperone!," she said. 
"Allow me to navigate," Melody said, "for I know which island Jadeflame
is on:  the Land of the Fire Emeralds!"


Chapter 1>  Legend of the Fire Emeralds

        Melody explained to Amy on the way to the islands "Long ago, four
Chaos Emeralds were ejected from a volcano onto the four main islands of
the Land of the Fire Emeralds.  However, there are also sixteen smaller
islands, four surrounding each island.  Each smaller island has a key." 
Melody, stopping to catch her breath (and was still in her dancing outfit
at the time), continues "When the four keys are found, you can unlock the
doors to a cavern where one of the Fire Emeralds is stored."

        "Hmmm...," Amy wondered, "what does Jadeflame need the Emeralds
for?"  Melody then answered "The Emeralds are the means of hiding a
'fifth' main island.  You must destroy each of these Fire Emeralds to
reveal Jadeflame's Island.  And once Jadeflame is extinguished, his
threat to the mainland is over."


Chapter 2>  Landing on Granitos Island

        "Going down!," Dulcy shouted.  She crash lands on the southern
island.  "Dulcy, are you all right?," Melody asked worriedly.  She
replied "I'll do my homework later, Ma!"  Amy reads a sign that said: 
Granitos Island.  Southmost of the Islands of Fire Emeralds.  "Melody!,"
Amy cried.  "This must be where to find a Fire Emerald!"  "Yeah.  And it
will also mean that it's a good thing I'm still wearing my dancing
uniform," Melody giggled, "because it's pretty hot on these islands,
mainly because of the Fire Emeralds' power."

        Amy ventured across the rocks to one of the smaller islands, as
told by Melody, and had to shake a tree to retrieve on of the keys
needed.  "Pushover," she snickered as she found an old raft to go to the
second small island.  Getting the key was a little tougher, since it was
guarded by a green iguana guard.  "Sir," Amy said politely, "I need the
key to get into the cavern."

        "You?! Ha ha ha!," the guard laughed.  "You'd be burned to a
crisp by the Emerald!"  He gets the key out, gives it to Amy, and scoffs
"Here's the key to your tomb, kid.  Har, har har!"  She took the key and
hurried off to find the two keys remaining.


Chapter 3>  The Remaining Granitos Keys

        Melody managed to catch up with Amy on the third Granitos small
island just in time to help her get the third Granitos key.  It was held
by a shell game runner.  "Hey kid!," called out the gamer, "Step right up
and try to win the key."  He then looked up and saw Melody.  "Hey,
lady!," he said in a smooth-talking voice.  "What do you say we dance
sometime?"  "Right," Melody said with a smirk.  She whispered to Amy
about how the gamer works.  So Amy, prepared with what she learned from
Melody, plays the game.

        So the gamer hid the key in one of the shells.  Now, Melody told
Amy that the gamer would sometimes switch shells, so she had to watch the
key before the shells come back down again.  With patience and
cleverness, Amy beat the gamer and won the key.

        Then Melody swam Amy to the fourth island, where the last
Granitos key lay.  It was guarded by a giant Jack of Hearts card.  The
card spoke:

        "Those who wish to enter must answer a rhyme.
        Those who fail can try again another time.
        Those who succeed shall earn the key.
        So listen, and prepare for destiny.
        I am at first black, then half white,
        Then I am full of silvery light.
        Soon my other half glows, afterwards my friend,
        I become pitch black again.  What am I?"

        Amy thought a bit.  "Hmm," she mumbled to herself, "the moon is
at first black as a new moon, then goes into the first quarter, then a
full moon, last quarter, and new moon again."  She then called out "The
answer is the moon!"  "Correct," said the giant card.  "Take the key from
within my pouch."  She found the pouch and took the key.  She was now
ready to destroy the first Fire Emerald!


Chapter 4>  The Granitos Fire Emerald

        Using the keys gained, Amy and Melody ventured into the Granitos
Cavern.  The place was filled with bats.  Amy panicked a little at first,
but Melody helped her by singing to the bats and putting them to sleep. 
Delving deeper into the cave, the two ladies noticed a glowing gem.  It
was a Fire Emerald!  

        But they also noticed a giant bird near the gem.  Melody
identified it as a roc.  She also noticed a collor on the poor bird and a
"cord" was on the collar as if it were chaining the bird.  Only when Amy,
with her Thunder Card, destroying the gem did the collar disappear. 
"Thank you," said the roc.  "I shall surely help you in the final battle
against Jadeflame."  At saying that, he headed to the sunlight and flew
off.


Chapter 5>  On Obsidia

        Amy and Melody found an old boat and went to the next island: 
Obsidia.  Once there, the trials of finding the keys were shorter, but
slightly more dangerous.  The first key was gained by fighting a giant
centipede.  Amy completed that task by luring it into the sea.  The
second key was guarded by a brigand band.  Melody distracted the bandits
with her dancing prowess while Amy grabbed the key.

        The third and fourth keys were guarded by gargoyles.  Melody sang
to each gargoyle while Amy grabbed the key it guarded.  They then traved
to Obsidia Cavern for the next Fire Emerald.


Chapter 6>  The Obsidia Gem

        Amy ventures into the Obsidia Cavern with Melody following,
searching to demolish the second Fire Emerald.  But a cluster of
skeletons obstruct the path, probably to ensure that the two ladies would
become part of them.  Melody's dancing distracted them enough for Amy to
use a magic Sun Card to vanquish the undead antagonists.

        They continued deep into Obsidia, and noticed on the way a boar
that had been turned to stone, obviously by the Fire Emerald.  A Hydra
guarded this gem.  Amy used her knife but she only made another head grow
on it.  Melody remembered that to defeat the Hydra, one must use Ice.  So
Amy whipped out an Ice Card and froze the Hydra.  

        Amy made a good jump kick to smash the gem.  The boar was freed
and, after it gave a squeal of thanks, the three made it back to the
surface.


Chapter 7>  To Pumicerah

        Dulcy, recently recovered from the blow, joined back with the
ladies to take them to Pumicerah, the third Fire Emerald Island.  The
keys to get here were guarded by Ogres.  The first ogre had a strong
spear that could smash a petrified tree into rubble upon cantact.  But
Amy easily turned the spear against him.

        The second ogre carried a huge staff that could create gale force
winds when the ogre spun it.  Melody calmed the beast with a song while
Amy grabbed the key.  The third ogre was a little tougher.  He carried a
massive axe.  Amy and Melody barely escaped a blow, and the pink hedgehog
used an Earth Card to swallow the monster in an earthquake.  After
retrieving the key, they went for the fourth and final ogre.

        The final ogre was the fastest and strongest.  This beast had a
large sword and could throw it from a distance.  Melody managed to dodge
the blow and sing a lullaby to the monster while Amy grabbed the key. 
Now it was off to Pumicerah Cave.


Chapter 8>  The Third Emerald

        Amy and Melody went down into Pumicerah Cavern to find and
destroy the Third Fire Emerald.  Two Centaurs with Fire Arrows attacked
the girls when they first entered.  But Amy Rose whipped out a Water Card
and extinguished their ammo.  The Centaurs retreated.  As the delved
deeper into the cave, they were ambushed by two mummies.  But by using a
Sun Card did Amy oust the wrapped-up rascals!

        Soon, the ladies made it into the Emerald Chamber.  But they
noticed that a poor little unicorn was chained near the Emerald in a
similar way the Roc was captive.  They also noticed that the gem was
guarded by a Cyclops.  The cyclops tried to stun them with an eye beam,
but Melody used her compact mirror to send the beam back at him.  Soon,
Amy smashed the Fire Emerald on the floor.  The cyclops vaporized, and
the unicorn was freed.  "Thank you," he said.  "Now I am free to help you
in the battle against Jadeflame."


Chapter 9>  Magmar Island

        Dulcy flies the girls after the third gem was smashed to the
fourth island:  Magmar!  The keys were guarded by Golems.  The first one,
the Green Golem, was easy to dispatch.  All Amy had to do was splash salt
water on it to make it rust, then grab the key from its hand.

        The Red Golem was a little tougher, with an arm cannon that can
blow up anything it touched.  Melody had to spray it with water she put
into her perfume spray and extinguish its fire shield.  Amy then used an
Ice Card to destroy the Golem and get its key.  The Blue Golem had an ice
spray, and only Amy's Fire Card could melt this cold-hearted foe.

        The golden golem had the final key.  This Golem had a magic laser
that could vaporize Amy, if she did not use her hand mirror to vaporize
it first.  The keys were gathered, and it was time to find and smash the
final Fire Emerald.


Chapter 10>  The Last Fire Emerald

        Amy went into Magmar Cavern to seek out the final Fire Emerald. 
The path was obstructed by two griffins.  Amy used a Paralysis Card to
pass the two seemingly unbeatable guards.  She goes deeper into the
cavern and finds the gem.  She also notices a small crystal ball and a
black dragon.  

        The Black Dragon was the toughest of the guards she ever met. 
But it did have a weakness:  A small ruby-like patch on its chest.  She
threw a small knife at it and the beast fell.  She then kicked the gem
and it smashed on the ground.  The crystal ball disappeared, revealing a
beautiful Phoenix.  "Thank you," she said, "now let us travel to
Jadeflame's Island and finish him off!"


Chapter 11>  Journey to the Final Island

        Melody, however, was ambushed by Jadeflame and imprisoned in
crystal.  When Amy returned to the surface, she gasped at the sight of
her friend being spirited away by the green flame of evil.  Dulcy said "I
wish I could come, but Jadeflame placed an anti-dragon aura that repels
me.  I guess you're on your own from here.  Good luck!"

        Amy noticed, by putting her finger in the water, that the water
was hot but bearable.  She braved the hot sea as she swam to Jadeflame's
Island.  But as she got to shore, the friends she liberated greeted her
on the island.  They said they would help her, and they would.

        The gates of Jadeflame's Shrine opened as they entered the place
that the last conflict would occur.  


Chapter 12>  Jadeflame's Shrine

        The first thing they must pass in the shrine is a heavy, living
curtain.  The Boar charged toward it and battled with all its might.  Amy
wanted to help him, but the Phoenix said "We must continue on; it is the
Boar's destiny to battle the curtain, and it is your destiny to fight the
final foe."  The second guardian was a crystal giant.  The Unicorn
battled valiantly with this monstrosity.  Amy wanted to use a card on it,
but the Phoenix insisted that they press onward.

        A Red Dragon was the third monster to pass, and the Roc fought
with this one.  The Phoenix told Amy that the next guardian is the
Phoenix's battle, and Amy must face Jadeflame.

        
Epilog>  The Penultimate Battle

        The final guardian was an Magma Subelemental, the guardian that
the Phoenix must face.  Amy Rose wanted to help, but the Phoenix insisted
"This is my battle alone.  You must fight Jadeflame to save your friend
and your homeland!"  Jadeflame called out "Hey Amy!  Ready to be
cremated?!"  Amy challenged "Come and get me!"  His first attempt was to
cast a Fire Storm spell, but Amy quickly drew up and used an Ice Shield
card.

        Jadeflame's Second Attempt was to fry Amy by ramming her while
wearing a flame shield.  But Amy made and used a Water Shield card.  He
then shouted "That's it!  If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me, Amy
Rose!"  At saying that, he surrounded her by turning into a flame circle.
 Amy confidently knew that this was the last "wrong move" that Jadeflame
made.  She just tossed a Water card up into the air and extinguished him
in a rainstorm!

        As soon as Jadeflame was snuffed out, Melody was freed, the other
magic creatures were freed, and the aura was lifted, thus allowing Dulcy
to get near.  "Farewell," said the Phoenix as the ladies flew off.  "We
will always remember you."


                                        The End
                                
                                        :)