Emerald Moon
                fanfic by Daniel Wheeler


Chapter 1:  Rising of Allosran

        EG, Asrial, and BlueFang were looking for treasure in the Great
Swamp one evening.  As the sun set, BlueFang, who was more mature than
her two friends, said "I think we ought to return to camp."  But Azy
notices a glow in a nearby cave and says "Ooooh!  Strange glowing thingy!
 I'll be wit you, Bloo!  I gotta see what's making dat glow!"  BlueFang,
knowing Azy's "curiosity killed the cat" problem, says to EG Foxfire "We
better go after her!"

        As they got inside, EG sees Azy approaching a fossilized
Allosaurus skeleton and a nearby crystal.  BlueFang recognized the
crystal and shouted to Asrial "AZY!  TURN BACK!"  But it was too late. 
Azy already had her paws on the crystal and the wall of stone surrounding
the skeleton broke.  Soon, flesh covered up the bones and a robe clothed
the lizard.  The three girls tried to escape, but the cave mouth was
sealed off by giant spikes.  The monster roared:

        "I AM ALLOSRAN, MASTER OF THE NOCTOSAURS AND SERVANT OF THE
SHADOWS OF DARK MOBIUS!  SOON, MY MASTERS WILL BE FREE WHEN A EMERALD
MOON RISES!  FOR THAT IS WHEN I USE YOUR LIFE ENERGY TO OPEN THE WORLD
GATES!  HA HA HA..."


Chapter 2:  Sonic Hears BlueFang's Cry For Help

        The next day, Sally was preparing for Sonic's 20th birthday in
the palace, but she wanted to be sure it would be a suprise, so she asked
Geoffrey St. John to keep Sonic away until the party preparations are
complete.  Geoffrey, always obedient to his princess, salutes to her and
takes Sonic for a walk, which he would also use to reassure friendship
with the Blue Blur and to extinguish and flames of jealousy.

        However, on their walk, Sonic hears a voice in his head.  It was
BlueFang!  She is trying to contact him telepathically.  Geoffrey could
almost hear her too.  "Sonic..." said BlueFang, "Sonic... EG, Asrial, and
I... We need your help... You must save us... from Allosran... before
it's too late... go to the Great Swamp... my telepathy is stronger once
you are in range."  Geoffrey asked "Shall I tell the princess of where
you going?"  "Yeah, go on ahead!," said Sonic.  "I gotta find my buddy
Tails and head for the Great Swamp!"


Chapter 3:  Tails Confronts Some Noctosaurs

        Tails was taking a walk in the woods and wanted to find some
flowers to decorate Melody's room.  However, he was soon surrounded by
groups of Noctosaurs-- fighters called Raptor Warriors.  He tried to KO
some of them, but they had regeneration (read:  healing) powers.  Seeing
that he was in a helpless position, he cried out "Sonic!  Help!"  Sonic
heard the cry and dashed to his friend's side.  He made a Spin Dash that
took down the lizards in one turn.

        Tails said "Thanks, Sonic.  Those lizards looked like they meant
business."  Sonic replied "You're welcome, Tails, but we have to hurry: 
BlueFang, Azy, and EG need our help in the Great Swamp!  Somethin' about
a guy named Allosran is loose and and holding them prisoner!  Let's juice
on over there so her telepathy has a better reach!"  So they dashed into
the Great Swamp and the quest begins!


Chapter 3:  Allosran Scatters EG Foxfire and Asrial Cat

        Allosran sees Sonic and Tails entering his domain and says
"Hmmm... I do not know how he figured out I am here, but one of my three
hostages has something to do with it!"  He then calls up his two
Dimetrodon Knights Slip and Slide McSlash (Get it?  "Slip `n' Slide"?)
and said "Slip, you take the little pink fox.  And Slide-- you take the
yellow cat.  I'll keep this magic using... er... whatever animal she is!"
 "Yes, sir!," they saluted their leader as they went into their own dens.

        While Allosran was not looking, BlueFang, still in her cell,
contacted Sonic and Tails through her telepathic link:  "Sonic!  Tails! 
I knew you would come!  Listen!  Two of Allosran's guards are holding EG
and Azy in different areas of the Great Swamp!  Tails should go after EG,
while you, Sonic, should go find Azy!"  Tails went after Slip in a zone
called the Mudpot Maze Zone, while Sonic searched for Slide in the Geyser
Chaos Zone.


Chapter 4:  Mudpot Maze Zone

        Tails flew over the boiling mud pits of the Mudpot Maze Zone in
search of EG and her captor, Slip McSlash.  Some Clay Snakes popped out
of the mud and tried to sink their teeth into some fox flesh, but he just
went up and the snakes hit each other and crumbled.  Tails continued into
the zone and found a stone house on the solid ground surrounded by
boiling oil.  But as he crossed into the area where the mud met the oil,
an oil creature popped up and tried to give Tails a hot oil bath!

        But the two-tailed fox was resourceful.  He grabbed a tree branch
and swung an oilball back at the creature.  "Oily to bed and oily to
rise, buddy!," snickered Tails as the monster sank to its rest.  So Tails
continued into the house and saw EG in a cage.  But before he could open
the cage and save his friend, Slip McSlash approached the fox child.

        Slip carried a spear and wanted not much but fox kabobs.  But
Tails swung up as the beast charged.  The spear hit the lock and EG was
free.  Slip was recovering from the charge, but he wasn't quick enough to
escape EG's energy bolt attack!  He was fried lizard in an instant! 
"BWEEE!  Thanks, Tails," she said as she hugged her two-tailed friend. 
"Aww...," said Tails.  He blushed when he was hugged.  He carried her out
of the house and got to a part of the swamp where they could wait for
Sonic and Azy.


Chapter 5:  Geyser Chaos Zone

        Meanwhile, Sonic was in the Geyser Chaos Zone in search of Azy
the Cat.  The geysers gushed with hot liquid as he went through the mists
in search of Azy... and Slide McSlash.  One geyser gushed four cone-eyes:
 conch-shelled creatures that show only their eyes.  Sonic took them out
with a Sonic Spin that shattered their shells.  Sonic found a strange
fort on top of some cliffs.  He figures that's where Azy is held.

        Sonic used a special geyser to rise up onto the cliffs and made
it to the doors of the fortress.  With a Sonic Spin he buzzed into the
fort.  Soon Sonic was surrounded by Iguanadon Guards.  "Did I come
uninvited?," Sonic said sarcastically.  The guards just stepped further,
probably to either send him out of the fort or send him out of
commission!  Sonic just went into a blue whirlwind and blew his opponents
away.  Then he used his nose and picked up Azy's unmistakable
"kitty-scent" and found the door that lead to her.

        Once inside, he sees Azy chained to the wall.  But as he got
near, Slide McSlash comes in and slams the door right behind him. 
"Sonic, be vewwy careful," said Azy, "He's got some ooky looking
swordsies!"  True:  Slide uses two swords when facing his foes.  But
Sonic grabbed one sword after giving Slide a good stomach punch and used
it to free Azy.  As the two combatants fought, Azy searched in her hat
and pulled out... a bazooka.  She aimed just right and blasts Slide.  "My
heewoh!," Azy said as she hugged Sonic.  Sonic carries Azy as they
escaped the zone.


Chapter 6:  Hunting Down Allosran

        All four characters made it back to the Great Swamp and walk near
Allosran's Cave.  "BlueFang's in there?," Tails asked EG.  Timidly, she
replied "Yups."  "So how DO we get in there?," asked Sonic.  Azy searches
into her hat, pulls out a sledgehammer, and says "With DIS!"  At saying
that, she spit on her hands, swung the hammer at the spikes that sealed
the mouth, and smashed the stone teeth.  "WOOOOWWWW!," exclaimed EG, "You
been dwinking your milk, haven't ya?!"  "Yups!," Azy replied proudly. 
Sonic, Tails, EG, and Azy journeyed inside.

        In the cavern were the breathing sounds of Raptor Warriors and
the sickening smell of lizard sweat.  EG and Azy shivered as they
traveled through the phosphorus lit halls of the cave behind Sonic and
Tails.  Their courage was renewed when BlueFang telepathically gave them
directions.  "My friends," said the voice of BlueFang, "I am so thankful
you are here.  Listen:  Once you are at the end of this hall, go to your
right.  Then take the third tunnel on your left.  At the end of that
tunnel is four doors.  Take the first door on the right and you will find
me... and Allosran.  Hurry!  He will use my life energy to open the gates
once the Emerald Moon is up in the sky!"

        They followed her directions and found themselves in... a
prehistoric jungle?!  It was about nighttime in this region when they saw
Allosran carving out some sort of altar to the Shadows.  Nearby was
BlueFang, tied up and sitting on a pedestal.  But as they got close, Azy
touches a forcefield that surrounded her friend.  Allosran sensed the
magic disruption and turned around, and Azy sensed that she was in big
trouble.


Epilog:  Allosran Is Extinct... Again!

        Fortunately, EG had some bolts at hand and shot the dino sorcerer
with them.  "Dat should help muchies, Azy!  Go 'head and until Bloo!,"
said EG.  Azy was happy to oblige and freed BlueFang.  Sonic and Tails
worked together to fight the creep.  Tails picked up his blue buddy and
carries him high.  Sonic, once he told him to let go, did a diving spin
at the lizard wizard and sent him into the lake.  To finish him off,
BlueFang cast a spell that froze the lake.

        "Sowwy I let Alloswan loose, Bloo!," cried Azy as she hugged her
friend after they were back outside.  "Look, I forgive you, but please
think before you act next time, okay?," replied BlueFang.  "Okay," Azy
sniffed.  A helicoptor hovered overhead and a ladder was lowered to them,
courtesy of Sally and Geoffrey.  Once all four made it onto the coptor,
Sally said to Geoffrey "Before we land on the palace, be sure to
blindfold Sonic."  "You got it, luv," said Geoffrey.  He did so as they
neared the palace.  Once inside, the 'fold was removed and there was a
big shout of "SUPRISE!"  Melody came and did a birthday dance for Sonic. 
Every one had a great time, and they should:  Sonic and his friends saved
the planet from darkness once more!


                                        The End
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