Bunnie:  Curse of the Emerald Serpent
                fanfic by Daniel Wheeler

Chapter 1>  Bunnie's Visit and Snively's Plan

        Bunnie went to the Southern Territory one day to visit her
cousins and tell them of Robotnik's defeat and the recent battles with
new villains.  Cousin Jackson, called "Stonewall" by his friends and
siblings, was the first to greet her.  "Howdy, cuz," said Jackson.  "Hey
y'all, 'Stonewall'," replied Bunnie.  "Ah hear y'all have new battles
with some crazy bad'uns!," Jackson said to Bunnie, whose response was
"Yeah, those dirty low-life Darkluns are worse than a zombie wolf!"

        However, unbeknownst to them, Snively and Nack the Weasel were in
the Southern Territory as well.  Nack asked once they were near some sort
of objective "What are we here for?"  "We are here to summon
Scaleshadow," replied Snively.  "With his powers, we can decimate Sonic
and his allies once and for all!"  "Who the heck is Scaleshadow?," asked
Nack.


Chapter 2>  The Legend of Scaleshadow

        Snively cleared his throat, then explained "Scaleshadow is one of
the Shadows of Dark Mobius.  One of Bunnie's ancestors imprisoned him in
a Purple Chaos Emerald long ago.  Once we free him, we'll use the bottle
prepared by one of Scaleshadow's high priests to control him!"

        Nack replied doubtfully "I don't see how a bottle is gonna
control Scaleshadow."  Snively explained "The high priest made the bottle
out of magical jade and enchanted it so that whosoever holds the bottle
can control the serpent and use it to destroy anything, anyone, and
anyplace it wishes anytime.  But if something happens to the bottle..." 
Nack said with a shudder "Then Scaleshadow would be out of control and
destroy everything in sight, without retaliation!"  "Yes," continued
Snively, "and if that should happen, we'd have no place to rule over or
any treasure left to loot.  We must be careful!"


Chapter 3>  Bunnie Hears of Snively's Presence

        An old rabbit knocks on Jackson's wall and said "Is Bunnie in?" 
Bunnie, coming to the door and said "Yeah, ah'm Bunnie.  What y'all
want?"  The old rabbit replied "It's that Snively guy!  He's near some
ole ruins trying to release some monster called Scaleshadow." 
"SCALESHADOW?!," cried Jackson.  "That monster tried to destroy Southern
Mobius centuries ago, and now y'all 're sayin' that Snively is tryin' ta
release him?!!"

        "What's so important 'bout this Scaleshadow feller?," asked
Bunnie.  Jackson tells Bunnie about how one of her ancestors thwarted the
fiend by trapping him in a Purple Chaos Emerald.  "And now Snively wants
to free him!"  "Also, ah saw this purple guy that looks like a cross
between a fox and a rat," continued the old rabbit.  "Why, that's Nack
the Weasel!," cried Bunnie.  She knew immediately what to do:  Stop
Snively, Nack and if necessary, Scaleshadow... at all costs!


Chapter 4>  The Scaling of Serpentscale Mountain

        Bunnie had to get some climbing equipment since after the fall of
Robotnik, she no longer had robotic limbs.  With the hook and grapnel,
she climbed the rocky crags with great ease.  But Snively was well
prepared:  He sent out his Bat Brain Badniks he salvaged from Robotnik to
attack her.

        But even though Bunnie doesn't have robot limbs anymore, she
still has her powerful kick.  She kicked the bats out of the sky and sent
them hurdling to the ground, then continued up. Once she got to the top
she saw the two villains enter a mysterious cave.  But just as she was
going to enter, a giant Buzz Bomber confronted her!

        The Buzz Bomber tried to fry her with an energy bolt, but she
jumped it and, dodging laser blasts with her graceful moves, gave the bug
bot a good kick in the head.  the path was clear to enter the cave.


Chapter 5>  Scaleshadow's Cavern

        Bunnie entered the cavern in hot pursuit of Snively and Nack,
hoping to stop them from summoning Scaleshadow.  But as she delved deeper
into the cave, she was ambushed by Snively's Swatbots.  She fought with
all her might, but she did not see the source of them until Snively had
summoned Scaleshadow.

        You see, while Bunnie was busy fighting the enemies that were
surrounding her, Nack and Snively were in the chamber were Scaleshadow's
Emerald Prison was.  Snively was preparing to summon him and Nack found
the Jade bottle with which to contain the demon.  Snively recited the
chant to release Scaleshadow:

        "Scaleshadow, by the powers of eternal night, and by my own evil
will, I command you to emerge from your Emerald Prison!"  At that,
Scaleshadow, whose resemblance is that of a giant purple cobra, emerged
from the purple Chaos Emerald.  Then Snively, after Nack gave him the
jade bottle, said "Kavalein!" (kah vah LANE) and the serpent entered the
bottle, thus becoming Snively's weapon of destruction.

        All of a sudden, the Swatbots assaulting Bunnie vanished, then
the cavern was starting to cave in, so she got out, only to see a shrine
float in the sky.  Snively looked over the edge and gloated "You're too
late, Bunnie Rabbit!  I have summoned the demon and he is mine to
command!  Ha ha ha..."

        But Bunnie decides to go after them and try to at least minimize
the damage he can do with Scaleshadow.


Chapter 6>  The First Attack

        Snively decided to visit Sugarplum Town and make it his first
attack on the Southern Territory.  With a bullhorn he shouted "Surrender
to me or face the wrath of Scaleshadow!"  But the leader of the town
laughed and said "Bah!  How could y'all summon that ole myth?"  "Oh, a
myth, huh?," said Snively and, at saying that, released Scaleshadow and
laid almost three-quarters of the town to waste.

        Snively warns "If you do not surrender by the time I return here,
I may destroy the whole place!"  Then, he flew off.  Bunnie, seeing the
damage that the creature can do, asked the leader if there is a pilot in
town that could fly her to the shrine.  "Are y'all outta yo' mind?!,"
asked the leader.  "Ya seen what ole Scaleshadow can do to a city. 
Imagine what he can do to you!"  "Ah don't cayah what the danger!,"
Bunnie said with a look of determination, "Ah'd do anything to stop
Snively and his comrade from destroyin' Mobius!"  Reluctantly, the town
leader gets a pilot to fly her to Scaleshadow's flying shrine.


Chapter 7>  The Chase Is On!

        The pilot noticed the flight path of the shrine and recognized
the direction.  "Buns," said the pilot, "if ah didn't no bettah, ah'd say
they's a-headin' fo' Mobotropolis!"  Bunnie gasped.  "That means he's
gonna get Sonic and Sally!  We'all bettah hustle if we're gonna stop
'em!"

        Snively, noticing that the intrepid rabbit heroine is on his
trail, sends a squadron of Orbinauts to slow them down.  It was like a
flying mine field.  But Bunnie's pilot knows the Orbinauts and made his
way through.  Once the pilot was overhead, Bunnie put on a parachute and,
before jumping, said "Y'all better get back to Sugerplum Town before
Snively sees ya!"  The pilot left after Bunnie jumped.

        She landed near the edge of the floating foundation of the shrine
and went into the shrine.


Epilog>  Defeat of Scaleshadow

        Snively told Nack that he would use Scaleshadow to destroy the
palace in Mobotropolis-- with Sonic and Sally inside!  Bunnie dashes into
the room shouting "Not if I have anythin' ta say about it!"  Nack said
"How'd SHE get in here?!"  "No matter," said Snively, "I'll take care of
her with our 'friend'!"  He opened the bottle and released Scaleshadow. 
"Get her, Scaleshadow, GET HER!," shouted Snively.  But Bunnie, noticing
a portal obviously made by Scaleshadow for some unknown purpose, kicks
the bottle into it.

        "YOU IDIOT!!," shouted Snively.  "Without the bottle, I can't
control Scaleshadow!"  "Yessss!," hissed Scaleshadow.  "Now I can
dessstroy whatever I wishhh!"  At saying that, he shot a beam from his
eyes that knocked out Snively and Nack.  Then he turned to Bunnie and
hissed "You're nexssst!"  But Bunnie found an old mirror on the floor,
hid it behind her back, and challenged "Y'all can't hit the broadside of
a barn!"  "Oh, really?," replied the demon serpent.  He shot another
laser from his eyes.  But Bunnie pulled the mirror out and flashed the
beam back at him.  As he fell into the portal, he cried "YOU TRICKED
MEEEEeee..."

        After the portal closed, she grabbed Snively and Nack, put the
parachute back on, and got off the floating shrine before it fell into
the sea, and landed on the beach near Jackson's house.

        Jackson congratulated his cousin for stopping Scaleshadow.  "Aw,
it was nothin'," giggled Bunnie.  Jackson then celebrated that night with
a party at his place.

                                
                                        The End
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