//------------------------------// // The Valley of Wind // Story: Lego World Adventures // by markzilla6895 //------------------------------// In a hidden base, Dr. Eggman was putting the final Lego brick on his latest robot. Its body was mostly red, except for its feet, shoulders and hands which were black. The legs resembled a walker robot's and on the left side of its torso was a searchlight. In place of its right hand was a large blaster gun. Its head was yellow with green eyes that had turned out. "Excellent!" The mad doctor grinned at his handiwork. The robot looked around in curiosity. "Look at me! I am your brilliant creator, Dr. Eggman! You are the second of my E-100 model machines. E-102! Code name: Gamma!" "Gamma," the robot acknowledged in a monotone voice. "That's right! You will now obey only me!" Eggman headed towards one of the doors in his base, motioning Gamma to follow him. Gamma stepped off his creation area and approached the door. "The shooting range is through this door," the doctor explained. "Your big brother, E-101 Beta, is in there practicing. Enter, Gamma! You're not as advanced as Beta is, but you'll do just fine." The robot entered the door, and readied his blaster. As he proceeded down the shooting range, numerous dolls resembling Tails and Knuckles popped out from hatches in the floor and walls. Gamma quickly took aim and fired his blaster hand at all the dolls targeted, destroying them. "Destroy the Sonic doll!" Dr. Eggman's voices ordered from the loudspeakers. Gamma eventually reached the last room where a crude doll of Sonic was moving back and forth from an overhead rail. Gamma shot several times at the target, blasting it to pieces. "Mission complete," Gamma droned as he headed to the exit. "Good job, Gamma!" Eggman said as his latest creation exited the shooting range. "I didn't think you had what it takes! Now for your real test! If you want to stay on board, you must be able to pass it! So pay attention to what I say! The almighty Egg Carrier is a flying fortress that needs a good crew! Come forth, Beta!" A black robot that resembled Gamma leaped down to join the others. However, this one had blaster cannons on both arms. "I'd like you to meet your older brother, E-101. Just call him Beta. I'm pitting the two of you against each other, and the winner serves on my ship! I put my bets on Beta, but I owe you at least a fair chance." Beta readied his cannon arms, while Gamma aimed his blaster hand. Beta made the first move by firing several rounds of missiles, which Gamma easily destroyed with his own shots. He then targeted his older "brother" and fired three shots at him, knocking him down. "Oh, ho, ho!" Eggman clapped. "You surprised me, Gamma! I had a funny feeling there was more to you than meets the eye! I hereby grant Gamma permission to serve aboard the Egg Carrier!" Beta then stood in front of his creator in a protesting manner. "What? So you want to come along with us, eh?" Beta stepped in front of Gamma, blocking the red robot from Eggman's view. "Okay, okay... We could always use a spare set of parts, I guess. You have special permission." The two E-100 robots followed their creator to his hanger where numerous robots were looking at a huge instruction booklet and were building a giant flying battleship from the numerous Lego bricks strewn about the hanger. "This is where the Egg Carrier is being built based on the instructions that I made!" The fat doctor exclaimed proudly. "Once it is built, I will use it conquer the world, with or without the Chaos Emeralds!" Sonic and Rainbow Dash were at Tails' workshop, observing the strange green gemstone on the house's porch. The Lego Team and Team Sonic had agreed to split up into teams of two so it would make the hunt for both the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald shard go more quickly. "So what exactly are we supposed to do with this?" Rainbow Dasha asked impatiently. "Tails said he had found it while exploring and wanted us to see where it goes," her partner explained. "Though I wish we had a lead on where to go..." He was suddenly cut off by an excited female voice. "SONNNNICCCCC!!!" A pink blur tackled the hedgehog. Rainbow Dash got into a battle stance before seeing the "attacker" was a female pink hedgehog. She wore a red dress, red boots and a red hairband on her head. "Sonic, I finally found you!" "A-Amy! Too tight!" Sonic choked out from the hug the pink hedgehog was giving him. "Um, care to introduce her, Sonic?" Rainbow Dash chuckled nervously as Amy looked at her with fire in her eyes. "Who wants to know?" Amy growled in jealousy before turning back to Sonic. "Are you seeing her?!" "It's not like that!" Sonic pleaded. "Plus, there's no way I would be in a romantic relationship with a human!" "Well, that is a good point," Amy got off of him. "I mean, can you imagine how angry people would be if that ever happened?" "I... have no idea what's going on anymore..." Rainbow Dash adjusted her hairpiece. "Oh, well, my name is Amy Rose," the pink hedgehog shook her hand, the hostility she exhibited a few moments ago now nonexistent. "Um, Rainbow Dash," the Lego Team member returned. "Say, are you normally that fast?" "Uh-Huh! If I wanna keep up with Sonic, I gotta be in shape," she looked at Sonic with hearts in her eyes. "How about we spar a little then?" Dash smirked. "You're on!" Amy raised her guard as Rainbow Dash charged at full speed. Right before she could make contact however, Amy pulled out a large yellow mallet and smacked her with it, sending the rainbow-haired girl flying towards the rock wall across from Tails' workshop. "...did not see that coming..." she said dizzily before falling to the ground. Amy giggled and did a cute twirl before running to help her new friend up. "Thanks," Dash smiled. "You sure do pack a punch with that hammer." "Thanks, Rainbow Dash. So what are you guys doing?" "We're investigating this for Tails," Sonic explained, bringing the green gem to her. "Wait..." Amy said after looking at it for a little bit. "I've seen these markings before." "Where?" Dash asked excitedly. "This way!" Amy led them to a cave that was near a lake that was right next to the jungle entrance. At the end of the cave was a large vertical tunnel that had a pedestal right next to it. The pedestal has an groove that the stone base of the gem fit perfectly in. Sonic placed the stone into the hole, which caused the tunnel to begin blowing wind upwards. The current began to strengthen as Rainbow Dash was beginning to be sucked towards it. "Whoa! Sonic, help!" She reached her arm out for him to grab. "Let me help!" Amy tackled Sonic, causing them both to hit Rainbow Dash and all three were sent upwards. "WHOAAAAAA!!!!" Sonic screamed as they were sent flying high into the air. They soon landed in what appeared to be ruined buildings high above the jungle. "Whoa, did not know this was here..." Rainbow Dash looked across the horizon and saw a large tornado in the middle of the ruins. "So any ideas how to get back down?" Amy sheepishly asked, while Sonic glared at her. "Well, I guess we could head to the end of these ruins," Dash suggested, as she began to run towards a nearby wooden bridge. Sonic followed closely while Amy brought up the rear. Rainbow Dash suddenly stopped as the path suddenly came to an end. "Well, this sucks..." "Not quite, Rainbow," Sonic smirked as he ran off the edge and was suddenly running along an invisible path being made by the wind! Rainbow Dash took a deep breath and repeated her companion's actions, followed by Amy. Soon all three had reached the other side and were now very close to the tornado. "If we're gonna continue on, we gotta..." the Lego Team member gulped. "...jump into that tornado." The trio quickly dashed towards the vortex and were caught up in it. They then landed on a floating platform being held aloft somehow by the wind. "Hey, Dash, think you can fly us out of here?" Sonic asked. "'Fly?' I haven't seen her fly at all," Amy straightened her hairpiece. Rainbow Dash smirked before making her pony wings and ears appear. "...I stand corrected." The rainbow-haired minfig grabbed the two hedgehogs and flew out the top of the twister. She then landed on a large spiraling track. At the bottom was the path back to the Mystic Ruins. "Race ya there!" Sonic grinned as he zoomed down the track. "Oh, it's on!" Rainbow smirked as she raced after him. "...and I'll just follow you guys..." Amy sighed as she ran at a slower speed. Soon, they had reached the bottom of the track. That's when Sonic noticed something else was there besides the exit. "Whoa, is that...?" Rainbow asked as Sonic picked up the small yellow jewel. "Another Chaos Emerald!" Sonic tossed it in his hand casually. "We're one step closer to saving the world!" He then handed it to Rainbow Dash, who placed it in her bag for safekeeping. "One down, five more to go. Then we can go get the one that Loki guy stole." In the same shadowy lair, the council of villains were observing the trio's victory. "The hedgehog is becoming a problem," the queen snarled, now revealing her skin was dark green and her long hair was teal. Her mouth was lined with fangs. "He helped them find one of the Chaos Emeralds." "Fear not," the leader said. "It will take ages for them to find the rest. Besides, they are blissfully unaware of our other plan." "Yes, harnessing the power of the god of destruction," the octopus woman agreed. "The Emeralds are falling into our hands one by one," the witch smiled evilly as Loki emerged from the shadows, holding the green Chaos Emerald. "Speaking of which..."