Jungle Nights
                fanfic by Daniel Wheeler

Chapter 1)  Rise Of Minotaurus

        Amy was visiting the Little Planet's Northeastern Jungle one day,
when to her suprise, she noticed something that look like Greek Ruins. 
What are Greek Ruins doing in a jungle?  That's what Amy was determined
to find out.  She entered the agora to notice two ominous doors that
appear locked.  She touched the doors and they opened magically.  She
entered and the doors shut behind her.  A few seconds later, she heard a
deep breathing sound.

        "H-h-hello?," Amy said nervously.  "Grrrowl!," came a loud sound
as something rushed toward her.  It was a minotaur!  "Who- or what- are
you?!," cried Amy.  The beast replied "I am Minotaurus, guardian of the
Little Greece Catacombs and servant of the Shadows of Dark Mobius!  With
your life energy I will surely release my masters and conquer this world
and Mobius as well!"  Amy had to use a Magic Card to escape with her
life.  As she teleported out, Minotaurus called out "Run as you wish, but
eventually you will be mine!  Ha ha ha..."


Chapter 2)  Amy Tells Sonic Of Minotaurus

        Amy raced to a teleporter and transported to the Palace in
Mobotropolis.  She appeared in Melody's bedroom.  Melody, suprised to see
her as she came in, asked "What brings you here?"  Amy breathlessly tells
her that Sonic is needed on the Little Planet once more.  Sonic runs in
and said "Little Planet in trouble again, Amy?"  Amy nodded and explained
"There's this beast named Minotaurus.  He plans to use my life force to
release the Shadows of Dark Mobius.  As you can see, I barely escaped
with my life!"  "Aw, man!," moaned Sonic, "Those Shadows don't seem to
wanna give up!"

        Using a card, Amy teleported herself and Sonic to the jungle
outside the ruins.  As they traveled, they met up with four Centaurs with
deadly spears.  The two hedgehogs barely escaped with their lives as they
fought their way to the ruins.  Once there, Amy noticed that there was
more vegetation than there was last time she visited.  Minotaurus popped
up and taunted "You like my exterior decorations?"


Chapter 3)  Minotaurus Gives His Challenge

        "What do you want?," snapped Sonic.  "I just want Amy Rose's life
energy, that's what!," replied the minotaur.  "Well," said Sonic, "if you
want her, you'll have to get by me first!"  Minotaurus said "Ha!  Then so
be it!  I have provided a series of challenges for you.  To the victor
goes the fate of Amy!"  At saying that, the minotaur grabs Amy and heads
for the catacombs.

        Sonic raced after the minotaur and enters the catacombs.  The
minotaur reared his head in a holographic image.  He said "If you want
Amy back- alive- you must face me in my maze.  Just step into the
darkness and you shall face my first challenge!"  Sonic obeyed, and soon,
he fell into a maze!


Chapter 4)  The Earth Maze

        Sonic landed in a rocky, diamond mine-like maze.  Minotaurus
appeared in a hologram and said "Your first challenge is to survive the
Earth Maze.  Pass this and my Earth Elemental to go to the next maze...
and to your next step to your doom!"  Sonic traveled in the maze's
tunnels and shafts, surviving its traps and denizens.  Soon, he came
across a mine cart.  He got in and, as it started to move, he realized
that this cart was controllable.  So Sonic put this knowledge to his
advantage, steering it past spikes, pits, and blockades.  Soon Sonic
jumped out and continued on foot.

        Sonic ran down some stairs and confronted the Earth Elemental. 
The elemental was seemingly invincible, but it had one weakness:  Fire! 
Sonic made a grab for the torch nearby and tossed the flame at him,
causing the elemental to wear down and crumble.  A portal opened, and he
entered.


Chapter 5)  Amy Barely Escapes

        While Sonic was going through the portal, Amy was using one of
her cards to make an escape.  As she sneaked through the halls, Amy
overheard Minotaurus speaking to one of the Shadows.  The minotaur said:

        "The hedgehog is in my trap, my lord!  While he is distracted, I
will use her life force (despite what I said to the blue rodent) to set
you free!"

        The darkness said "Hurry it up!  I grow impatient to bring
darkness upon the the world of Mobius!  Prepare the Ritual now!"

        Minotaurus said "Yes, my lord!  I will prepare the Ritual of
Summoning right away!"

        Suddenly, the darkness noticed Amy and shouted to Minotaurus
"LOOK BEHIND YOU, FOOL!  THE LITTLE PINK HEDGEHOG IS ESCAPING!"  Amy said
"I'm busted!  Better split!"  She uses a card to transport to Sonic.


Chapter 6)  The Fire Maze

        Sonic has entered the Fire Maze and, to his suprise, Amy appears.
 "Amy!," Sonic cried.  "But how--"  Amy replied "I used a card to escape,
and it was a good thing too!  He just wants you to be distracted by these
tests so he can use my life energy to open the dimensional gates-- even
before you reach him!"  "Why, that no good, double crossing--," Sonic
began to speak.  Then he looked at Amy and said "Well, now that we're
back together, let's take down the remaining mazes together!"  "Yeah!,"
replied Amy.  "Let's go!"

        Amy used a card to call up her Crystal of Foresight to help her
and Sonic in the Fire Maze.  There were many fire walls in the maze, but
the crystal showed that many were illusions.  They went through the
illusions and faced a Fire Elemental similar to Jadeflame, the Fire
Elemental Amy vanquished.  Amy used a Water Card to charge Sonic up with
Water Magic so he could extinguish the enemy.  He did so in seven hits.


Chapter 7)  The Water Maze

        After the Fire Elemental went down, Sonic and Amy were
transported to the Water Maze.  They had to use jet-powered surfboards as
they raced across the water, dodging mines and cannon fire.  They even
fought mutant monsters riding Jet Skis.  Sonic simply backflipped and
knocked his adversaries off their ride, while Amy used a Light card to
blind her opponents.  

        Soon, they closed in on a giant Battlecruiser.  It is definitely
deadlier than any of Robotnik's sea craft.  As they wandered on the ship,
they were ambushed by half-human crabs.  They barely dodged the pincers
as they cracked their shells with Sonic Spins (Amy had her own rendition
of a Sonic Spin).  Amy smashes the decks with a Fire Card and sinks the
craft.  They got back on the boards and raced to... the Water Elemental!

        Sonic was ready to take down the Elemental, but he just went
through it.  Amy knew that to destroy this fiend, one must scatter it
with Wind.  Amy shouted "Sonic!  Use your tornado!"  Sonic did so and
reduced the Elemental to drizzle drops.  Soon a portal appeared under
them and swept the two into the final Elemental Maze.


Chapter 8)  The Air Maze

        The two hedgehogs landed in the final Elemental trap:  The Air
Maze.  The maze consisted of giant clouds and is rigged with hailstone
cannons, tornado drains, lightning barriers, and other weather obstacles.
 Amy barely escaped the pull of a Tornado Drain as they crossed deeper
into the first cloud.  Once there, they were blocked off by Hailstone
Cannon-carrying Ravens.

        The ravens are definitely allied with Minotaurus, because Amy
notices a Mark of Darkness upon them, one she describes as a sign she saw
in a dream prior to her first meeting with the minotaur.  Sonic made a
Strike Dash toward the ravens and, while they were stunned, picked up Amy
and made a Figure-8 Super Peel Out to the next cloud.

        The second cloud had plenty of Lightning Barriers to contend
with.  Amy got her Crystal of Foresight out again to use as a "compass"
for the maze.  "Sonic!  Use the crystal to get through!"  Carrying Amy
still, Sonic used the crystal and, after many twists and turns, made it
to the top and across to the final cloud.

        The final cloud housed the Air Elemental, who was blowing with
all his might.  Sonic picks up a hailstone and, using intuition, throws
it into the funnel of the Elemental's storm chariot.  Soon, Amy used a
Lightning Card to zap the Elemental.  Soon, a door opened.  Sonic and Amy
entered the door to face Minotaurus.


Epilog)  Sonic and Amy Defeat the Minotaur.

        Minotaurus sees the hedgehogs and snarls "So, you have survived
my traps.  Well, seeing that the girl is here, I can begin the Summoning
Ritual!"  "Hold it!," said Sonic.  "You're not getting your masters out
yet!"  The minotaur snickered "Oh, really?  Well, prepare to be chopped
pork, hedgehog!"  At saying that, he whips out his axe and charged toward
him.

        Sonic sped out of the way and the axe got stuck in the wall. 
Minotaurus said "Ah, why use an axe when I still have my horns?"  Sonic
backed up until he couldn't back any further; there was a lava pit right
behind him!  "Now where to, Sonic?!," scoffed Minotaurus.  Fortunately,
there was a red cloth in Amy's hands, since it was a tablecloth, Amy
snatched it easily.  She gave it to Sonic, and he knew what to do!  He
held it out like a bullfighter.  "Hey look, Minotaurus!," said Sonic. 
"Nice bright shade of red!"  "Red!," said the minotaur.  He could not
resist the color!  "Now I have you!," shouted the bovine beast as he
charged.  But Sonic sidestepped and the monster fell to his fiery death
in the lava!  Soon, Sonic and Amy found themselves back in Mobotropolis.

        "WOW!," said Amy.  "That was some wild experience!"  "Yeah,"
replied Sonic, "Let's go tell Sally about it!"  As they returned home,
the leader of the Shadows looked into a magic mirror and, seeing what had
happened, said "So much for a head start invasion!  *sigh*  Well, two
more years of testing will come, Sonic, before you shall hear of the
dreadful name of the leader of the Shadows!  HA HA HA..."


                        The End (for the moment!)  :)