Dragoon Emperor
Rouge groaned as her eyes began to open, light soon piercing through her pupils and straight to her retina, causing a wince from her as she shut her eyes. She didn't know where she was, but she did know it was bright. Slowly she sat up rubbed her eyes a bit before opening them. Her eyes slowly adjusting to the room as she stood up, she could hear metal meeting her boots as she began to look around. Noticing the whole place was made of metal, colored red and silver. Golden lights everywhere to illuminate the place, and was pretty chilly in temperature too.
"Where am I?" she wondered as she walked along the path of metal, it seemed familiar in a way. She would look to the left, and pan to the right trying to remember. Her thoughts were cut short when she tripped on something, something that yelped. Rouge hit the floor hard, groaning as she rolled onto her back.
"Rouge?" came a familiar voice.
"Rarity?" she asked as she looked and indeed saw the white unicorn wearing a relieved smile.
"Oh thank goodness you're alright" she said.
"Any idea where we are?" Rouge asked
"none." She said. Rouge stood up and began to look around again. Why was this place so familiar? She soon had her answer, in the form of an insignia. This insignia was a circle, with two eyes, a smile, and a moustache.
"Eggman…" she said.
"That crazy scientist?" Rarity asked.
"Yes, that strange amalgam of animals sent us to his base…though this seems outdated to what he currently has." She said.
"Discord, Rouge. His name is Discord" Rarity said before a faint sound was heard. Rouge recognized that sound, it was the sound of jet propulsion engines, and it was getting louder. Just then a giant mech rounded the corner and flew over them; this mech had a giant spherical portion with two arms. Attached to that was a pair of legs, way too slender and feeble to support the upper half. A green light blinking where the two halves met. One arm held a drill, the other a blaster. It was none other than the Egg Dragoon.
"What on Earth?" Rouge wondered before the bot began to speed off away from them. Rouge then remembered what Discord said and started to run after it.
"Darling where are you going?" Rarity asked
"I'm following it. It could have your Element of Harmony." She said, causing Rarity to remember what Discord said.
"Alright, let's go" she said before they both ran after the Egg Dragoon. They didn't have to run far since it was hovering in a large room through an open doorway to the side not 50 feet away from where they first saw it. They entered the room only to hear the door shut behind them.
"Oh boy…" Rouge said. The bot turned to them and pointed its blaster at them before opening fire. Rouge dove to the left and Rarity to the right, the attack missing them entirely. Rouge tossed a few bombs that fell short of the green light. She got out a few more, not noticing the drill about to sweep her from the side.
"Rouge!" Rarity called before Rouge was struck, her bombs flying up, Rarity caught them with her magic. Rouge felt her back hit the wall before she fell down onto the ground, groaning in pain.
"Take this you big…evil…thing!" Rarity said, not really finding the words for this moment. Using her magic she tossed the bombs, scoring a direct hit on the light. The bot reeled back as electricity crackled up and down its body. The Egg Dragoon began to charge its drill before striking the ground, causing Rarity and Rouge to fall below with this now isolated platform. It soon got dark, very dark as they continued to descend.
Rarity had to squint when light pierced the darkness and a wave of tremendous heat hit her. When her eyes regained focus she looked around and went to the edge and looked down, she could see magma everywhere.
"Of all the things that could've happened. This is the Worst. Possible. Thing!" she said with a lot of drama in her voice. Rouge stood up shakily and looked over to Rarity with an arched brow just before the sounds of a jet engine could be heard. The Egg Dragoon descended and made itself level with the falling platform.
"This isn't going to be easy" Rouge said as the bot held out its blaster and began to fire at them as it circled around the platform. Rarity and Rouge had to move a lot more in order to avoid getting hit. The bot stopped just behind Rarity, the green light brushing her flank. Rarity's face turned a bright pink before she bucked the light as hard as she could and turned around.
"How dare you! Do you have no shame?! Touching a lady in a most inappropriate place! Why I never! Does your mother know you do this! You rotten thing!" she shouted at the bot, the bot just sweatdropped and backed away in fear and shame. Rouge just sweatdropped and chuckled at the scene.
The bot charged up its drill before aiming at Rarity, Rouge tossed a few sticky bombs before it could get close. The bombs exploded, destroying the drill and causing it to now take aim with its blaster.
"Uh oh…" Rouge said before noticing Rarity had used her magic to catch the drill that was blasted off before holding it high and jumping up.
"My drill shall pierce the heavens!" she shouted before firing the drill into the light, completely destroying it and causing the bot to begin to spark and explode. She landed and put a pair of oddly shaped red shades on.
"Just who the hay do you think I am?" she asked before the bot exploded. Rouge just blinked since she couldn't believe that Rarity not only made a bot feel ashamed, but that Rarity also destroyed said bot. The element of Generosity appearing on her neck as she trotted up to Rouge.
"We won!" she said with a smile. Rouge just smiled back, glad they won.
With Espio and Pinkie
Espio could hear thunder in the distance, his brain telling his body to move it and seek shelter from whatever storm was coming. With a groan he sat up and shook his head looking around he noticed, he was in the middle of an air fleet. And not just any air fleet, Eggman's air fleet.
"What the heck?" he wondered as he gazed at the dark sky.
"WEE!" came a bubbly voice before Espio was glomped by something warm and pink. Pinkie giggled as she looked up at Espio with a smile. "Hi!" she said.
"Hello" he said with a smile of his own. She giggled before releasing him and taking a step back as she looked around.
"So where are we?" she asked.
"A fleet…made by Dr. Eggman" he said
"That big meanie with the stache?" she asked.
"Yes" he said before something flew overhead and turned to face them. Espio recognized it immediately, it was Egg Emperor. The gold clad bot with a spear and shield.
"Oh no…" he said as it began to fly backwards, distancing itself from them.
"Come on Pinkie!" Espio said as he chased after it, she nodded and followed him. The bot swung its spear vertically, an energy blade travelling toward them from the spear. Espio dove under it while Pinkie managed to move around it. The bot then swung its spear horizontally, sending an energy blade at them again. Espio and Pinkie jumped over it before reaching a central platform, turrets lining the circular area on the outer edge. The Egg Emperor in the center, swinging its spear trying to hit them.
Espio and Pinkie managed to avoid the attacks, but soon had to worry about the bombshells being shot by the turrets. The bot then charged at Pinkie, she saw it coming and dodged. The bot slammed into a turret and became stunned. Espio threw 3 exploding kunai at the glowing spot in the center of the bot, the explosions damaging it. The bot then turned and held up its shield, Pinkie rolled up with her party cannon and blasted the shield, destroying the shield and making the bot reel back as its weakness was exposed. Pinkie noticed the turrets usually fire at them and got an idea. She jumped up and latched onto the weakness of the Egg Emperor.
The bot was confused by this but soon saw all the other turrets aim right at it, immediately it knew now was a time to panic. Doing its best it tried to remove Pinkie, but to no avail as the turrets fired. Pinkie jumped off at the last second, watching as the bombshells struck its weakness and destroyed the bot.
She jumped up and down happily, "yay! We beat it! We beat it! we beat it!" she cheered happily as her element appeared on her neck and she burst into happy laughter, Espio even laughed himself, glad to have succeeded in this challenge.