#Savannah citadel day

[alterchaos]

RESCUE MISSION

Sonic, Tails, and Amy track down their kidnapped friend in the far reaches of Mazuri...

PREVIOUS CHAPTER: ANXIETY'S TUNE

NEXT CHAPTER: THE SEVEN SPIRITS

It was only a short flight for the team of heroes to make it to their current destination, maybe an hour or two, though Sonic didn’t care. Why should he? After all, what difference would it make? It’s not like he could delay the inevitable, day in and day out…

“Sonic?”

Crap! He may have been hidden from his little brother’s sight as they neared the fortress before them, but that didn’t stop the tall, dry grass from rustling quite a bit due to his trembling figure. He couldn’t let them see him like this, not when he was the one leading the charge to rescue their captured friend. He had to pull it together! He had to be strong! Fearless! Like a true hero! He knew that!

So why couldn’t he just act like it!?

“I-I’m fine, Tails…Just getting used to moving around in this new form is all heh heh…heh…”

Tails sighed, rubbing his arm a bit as he looked to his transformed brother ahead of him, who blended in almost seamlessly with the darkness of the night. 

“Sonic…I-I’m sorry…a-about the scan a-and the flight to Spagonia…”

Sonic paused, not turning to face him, “That isn’t your fault, Lil’ Bro. And don’t worry about me, okay? I-I’m…”

Again…the trembling…why…why couldn’t he just reassure him he was fine and get over it?

“Sonic…if you need to talk-”

“I’m fine, Tails…”

BA-BUMP

“Look, I know what happened back in the professor’s study was really intense and I-”

“I SAID I’M FINE TAILS, OKAY!? JUST DROP IT!!”

He wished he hadn’t yelled at him, but what good would talking about it do? It wasn’t like he could just halt the movement of the sun and have all the time in the world to process everything he’d just been through. No. He had to look ahead and focus on bringing their gravely injured friend home safely. There was no other option. This wasn’t about him and he wasn’t about to make it be.

Sonic picked up on a small sigh escaping the young fox and turned his head slightly, catching sight of pinned back ears and a downcast, guilt-ridden expression with his glowing emerald eyes. He sighed and turned back to look at the base ahead of him. 

“I’m sorry for yelling, Tails. Just…not right now, okay? We have to focus on saving Eve first. We can always talk later if you need to.”

“I know you didn’t mean to, Sonic. Anyone would break under the stress you’ve been through. I just want you to know that I’m here for you…whenever you’re ready.”

Like he would ever be ready for what awaited him each night, but he nodded in response anyway, wanting to reassure his little brother he loved so dearly.

There was a slight rustle to Sonic’s right as their other friend came into obstructed view with a scary grin. 

A yellow aura surrounded her as she summoned her giant hammer, ready for action. She tapped it into her open hand almost like a fist preparing to strike.

“So, you ready to smash some badniks?”

“Heh…With you, Amy? I’m always ready to smash that egg!”

“You two are really scary together, you know that?”

The pair of hedgehogs turned around a bit flustered, having forgotten all about Tails in the moment. 

They spoke in perfect unison, “W-WHAT!!? T-TOGETHER!?!? N-NO WAY!! W-WE WERE JUST-” They paused, blinking at each other a couple times before Sonic cleared his throat, “A-Anyway…We have to get moving and stay low. Eggman probably expects us so we’ll have to be extra careful to not alert him as we break in and look for her. Got that?”

Amy and Tails nodded, “Roger.”

“Good. Then let’s do it to it.”

After the sun had set in Spagonia, the group immediately went to work determining the location of Eggman’s base. Given his target being this specific planet, there was a high possibility he built one to monitor the progress of his success. A quick news search on Tails’s Miles Electric yielded exactly what they were looking for: sightings of a strange fortress in the savannahs of Mazuri just south of their position. They wasted no time closing in on their target, even if it meant Sonic had to fight in a form he hadn’t adjusted to yet. Every second spent was a second closer to whatever twisted fate awaited their weak and injured friend. If Eggman had wanted her so badly in the first place, who knew what kinds of horrifying experiments he could be running on her, if she was even okay. There was no time to waste!

The trio closed in on the pristine, white wall that stuck out against the sea of tall and wild grass they waded through. Above them by about 100 feet was an emergency door with a small ledge and a ladder that could be pushed down towards the ground in case of escape. 

That wouldn’t be necessary.

The three friends nodded at each other before Tails grabbed a hand each from Sonic and Amy. With a few flicks of his Tails he began to propel himself off the ground with Amy in tow. Sonic on the other hand…

“Hrrrrngh!!!”

“Come on, Tails! We’ve gotta hurry or we’ll be spotted!”

“I’m trying Sonic! huff huff You’re just huff really heavy!”

Well that was embarrassing…

“Hrrrngh! Come on, tails! Work with me!”

His Tails spun faster, yet the transformed hedgehog remained firmly on the ground, offering his second hand in aid.

“Ow! Tails you’re gonna pull my arms off! Just come back down and we’ll find another-!”

MUSIC END

SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP

The fox suddenly skyrocketed upward with Amy in tow, stopping and hovering about fifty feet in the air. Everyone’s eyes flew wide in shock as they all took in the surprising sight before them. Sonic was still holding Tails’s hand in his and the rest of him…was still on the ground…

And in between the two of them was a solid 50 feet of stretched arms.

“...”

“...”

“...”

Sonic went to scream but quickly stopped himself before he could be heard by the bots behind them. Unfortunately though, his instinctual reaction to cover his mouth with his hands resulted in letting go of Tails as well as pulling in his arms with excessive force. In less than a moment, his muzzle met the full force of his massive hands, knocking him flat on his back in an instant. The rest of his loose arms followed soon after, piling on top of him like rope. He laid there in stillness as his two friends joined him back on the ground to make sure he was okay.

A gruff sigh could be heard beneath the mass of limbs and fur, followed by his muffled voice.

“I hate this form…”

It took a few minutes to untangle him from…himself, but Amy and Tails managed by using her hammer’s hilt as a way to help loosen any knots. How he had knotted his arms in certain places, Tails had no idea. By all of his calculations, it defied all logic. When the untangling was said and done, Sonic was left lying on his back with his somewhat stretched arms still hanging loosely by his sides. He had a completely incredulous look on his face, which blushed a bright green in total embarrassment.

He was already so done with this shit.

“Sonic? Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Of course I am. I just found out my arms can stretch for miles. How long you may ask? I don’t even know. It’s just another mystery of my body I have to deal with now on top of everything else. Other than that and my pride, I’m just peachy. Thanks for asking.”

Yep. Still the same old Sonic.

Amy decided to change the subject, “Okay so what about now? Do you think you can get your arms back to normal?”

“Which normal again?” Sonic pointed a finger in the air, “Ooooooooh you mean the normal I now have to turn INTO every night!” He growled slightly under his breath, “Yeah! NOW I remember!”

Amy sighed, kneeling down near his head, “Look, clearly you have some overwhelming emotions surrounding this whole situation. Anyone would in your shoes. It’s okay to have them and it doesn’t make you any less, but it isn’t healthy to repress those emotions and try to shut out the pain.”

“snrk Yeah, as if I even have a choice in that last part.”

“The point is, you have to let those emotions out. Release them. We’re here for you, so while it may not solve everything right now, why don’t we take a minute to just sit and talk-”

“And what about Eve, huh? She’s the reason we came here. So what? We’re just going to leave here in there with Eggman over my stupid feelings?” He clenched his fists in frustration.

“That’s not what I’m saying. I just don’t think rushing in without a clear head will help anyone, especially you.”

“...”

“Tails and I came not just to help you save Eve. We’re also worried about you. You’re our friend. You matter to us just as much as she does and we’re not leaving you or your needs behind. We would never save her at your expense. This doesn’t work like that.”

“...”

“So be honest to yourself. Do you need to talk?”

Sonic’s ears pinned back against his sprawled quills. He felt exposed, especially flat on his back with his friends surrounding him. He hated it. He just wanted to curl up and shut everything out, all the noise, all the pressure, the pain, everything that happened last night and today…

But most of all, he hated how selfish he was being. What right did he have, after everything he had put her through…and through her, to just sit and talk about his feelings like this was some kind of vacation all while she suffered whatever tests Eggman had in mind for that energy within. It was wrong. It was all so wrong it made him feel sick. 

The Hero of Mobius? What a complete joke.

He had to force every muscle in his face to give off his famous, confident smile followed by a thumbs up from one of his distant hands, “I’m okay, Ames! Guess I just lost my cool for a sec! Heh heh I appreciate you thinking of me though! It means a lot!”

Amy sighed sadly, knowing better than to push the issue, “Alright, I understand…” She stood up, “So now that it’s settled…” She put her hands on her hips in an annoyed manner, “Get your sassy, sarcastic butt off that ground and let’s find a way in!”

Sonic sweated a bit, “Uuuh that’s great and all but how about fixing my arms first? I can’t exactly walk or move fast with them dragging behind me and I don’t think I can really move them well in this state, at least not well enough to get myself up heh heh heh…”

Tails thought for a second, “Hmm yeah…with how long they are still, I guess you can’t exactly get enough leverage or bend to prop yourself up, huh? They seem to work more like some sort of rubber or rope…”

“Tails. Focus.”

“Right! Right…hmm…” He pulled out his Miles Electric and conducted another bioscan. A frustrated look crossed his face, however. As the scan came back the screen started to glitch, rendering the information unreadable, “What the-ugh Are you serious!? This again!?” He smacked the side of the tablet in frustration and began running the debug program, “Great! Now I’ll have to hack back into the system again to perform another reboot using the university’s mainframe again.” He grumbled in frustration.

“Again?” Amy looked to Sonic.

“Yeah, Tails’s new portable computer keeps glitching out.”

“Well, it is only the alpha build and I didn’t have enough time to test it properly before we came here to rescue you two.” He put the tablet away in his pack, “I’ll just have to keep working on improving its UI while we stay at the university. They have extra resources I can use while the rest of you get some rest.”

“Great! But for now, got any bright ideas, Lil’ Bro?”

“Hmm…well when I fly with my tails, I picture them moving like a helicopter and consciously move them in that motion until I hit a rhythm. Maybe try imagining pulling your arms in like a sort of slingshot? Shrugging your shoulders a little may help too.”

“Cool, let me try…” Sonic closed his eyes, doing as Tails suggested. After a moment of struggle, his arms began to move inwards towards his body and gradually shrunk back to their regular size. Sonic, having felt the weird sensation cease, opened his eyes only to see he could now move them freely again. He propped himself up and back to his feet, stumbling a bit on his new legs before regaining his balance. He smiled a bit, his bushy tail wagging slightly in response.

“Sonic, you did it!”

“Good job, Sonic!”

Amy and Tails offered as much encouragement as they could, including a couple of well-deserved high-fives. Sonic even rubbed Tails’s head playfully in a genuine moment of joy, though the accidental force caused his brother’s hair to stick out in wild directions. He didn’t care though. He was just happy to see Sonic happy. That was enough. 

“Alright, Sonic! Ready to try again?” He offered his hand with a determined smile.

Sonic looked to his brother’s hand before his gaze shifted upward to the platform above. He smirked, a chaotic glint entering his eye. Tails began to sweat nervously.

“Heh heh heh…I think I have a better idea…”

“No. No. Sonic I know what you’re thinking-”

Too late. Sonic scooped up Amy and Tails in one of his arms and readied himself, taking aim at the platform above. 

“Sonic…”

“Relax! I’ve got this!” He popped a thumbs up, “After all, you’ve got The Hero of Mobius here to protect you!”

“Yeah but still this is a bad ideaaaaaAAAA-”

With one swift motion, he reeled his free arm back behind him and shot it up to the platform, grabbing it tightly with his claws. He then used the ground as a springboard and launched the three of them together into the air. He shut his eyes for a moment, imagining the sensation of running as the wind brushed gently against his fur. 

For the first time in what felt like forever, he really felt like his old self. 

“Whoo hoo!”

“Of course you’re enjoying this…” Though Tails couldn’t help but smile at his brother’s dorkiness.

“Why am I not surprised…” Amy couldn’t help herself either.

As Sonic pulled in his arm close enough to the ledge, he made sure to help Tails and Amy to the safety of the platform before joining them quickly after. The emergency door was easy. Though Sonic didn’t like it, he wasted no time digging his claws into the metal and ripping it apart as silently as possible, making an opening for them into the base.

Once inside, the trio was met with a circular room with various branching corridors, all decorated in perfect, pristine white like the outside. It almost reminded Sonic of the laboratory Chris aided them in back aboard the Blue Typhoon, except for one crucial detail: the air of cold, calculative malice surrounding him. This base wasn’t meant for healing injured friends or finding ways to help slow the enemy. This was a death trap, and Sonic was standing exposed in the center of it.

Just…like…

“Sonic?”

He flinched at the sound of his little brother’s voice, not even realizing he’d been growling with his fists clenched tight. 

“I-I’m okay…Come on…l-let’s go…”

He tried to force down the memory of last night’s mishap into the furthest pits of his psyche. Now was not the time to think about this! Not about how he’d nearly failed to save his friend! Not about how he’d managed to hit that machine at the exact worst possible moment…Or how it felt to have his body ripped apart and remolded from the inside…out…

“Sonic? Are you coming?”

He couldn’t respond to Tails’s question. He could only manage to stare ahead blankly and tremble as his heart began to race. He tried to take a step forward and join them but…

BA-BUMP

Why…

BA-BUMP

He’d beaten Eggman dozens of times so why did he feel so…

BA-BUMP

So…scared…

BA-BUMP

His rampant emotions were quickly interrupted by the sensation of his hands being held. Sonic looked down with shaky eyes to see Amy looking up at him with concern. Before he even had the chance to feel ashamed, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, prompting him to follow suit. They did this a few times together until Sonic could feel his heart slow and some of the tension leave his body. Their eyes met once more.

“Better?”

Sonic nodded, ears still pinned back.

“Good. I’m not letting go of you, okay? Just follow my lead and we’ll take these next steps together. Just one foot after another. Focus on that.”

The fear didn’t leave him, but having Amy with him in that moment gave him all the bravery he needed to continue. 

He took a step.

Then another.

It soon seemed almost effortless, just as it had been outside the base. Amy never once let go of his hands, leading him slowly down the corridor behind Tails, who was attempting to make out a scan of the area on his Miles Electric. It took a bit, but he soon found an area of note: a circular room with only one entrance deep within the maze of halls. 

“I bet he’s keeping her there. The rest of these look like the usual layout for his badnik manufacturing. Still, we should remain on our guard. I don’t see any alternate entrances so no doubt it’s a trap. He knows we’re coming and we should be ready for a fight when we reach her.”

“Right.” Sonic took another deep breath, finally letting go of Amy’s hands as a wave of determination washed over him, “I’ll take the lead and act as the defense with Eve safe in my arms. Amy, you take the offensive and smash any bots that get too close to us. Tails, you stick behind us and focus on long-range support as well as getting us out of here. Sound good to everyone?”

They both nodded.

“Then let’s do it to it.”

—----------------------------------------------------------

bzzzzzt

“Come ooon….aaaalmost-”

click

“Got it!”

Amy and Sonic stood guard, hammer and claws at the ready, as their genius friend finished hacking into the door’s lock system to disarm any alarms or traps. It was significantly more difficult and time-consuming thanks to the corrupted UI on his Miles Electric, but he managed. The odd part in all of this was the lack of noise and badniks throughout the base. It was quiet, too quiet, and that could only mean one thing.

Eggman knew of their presence. 

There was no doubt in Sonic’s mind. Still, he didn’t want to take any chances, not with Eve’s life on the line and Eggman’s surprise attack last night. He didn’t trust that there wouldn’t be more resistance or secret plans. That was one mistake he would NOT make again.

“Okay. I’m opening the doors now.” Tails placed a gentle hand on his brother’s and smiled, “You ready to see her again?”

“I just hope she’s okay…”

Amy put a reassuring hand on his opposite arm, “She will be. Whatever state she’s in now, we’ll make sure of it. We won’t let you face this alone, Sonic.”

“Yeah. We’re here for you, whatever comes next.”

“Thanks, guys.” Sonic took a deep breath, “Okay…Eve, here we come…”

The pristine door slid open in near silence, revealing a small, circular room beyond. The trio’s eyes widened in shock as they fell on a glass chamber in its center. Inside was their friend, asleep and submerged in water. She donned an oxygen mask, which released a few tiny bubbles with each exhale. Sticking out of her arms and legs were vials connected to large tubes, which contained a thick, crimson liquid similar to the blood bag hung outside the tank. Crowning her head was a strange device that seemed to be scanning her vitals, such as energy levels and heart rate, which communicated these findings to a computer outside the pod. A simple, white gown covered her torso, thighs, and shoulders, hanging loose enough however to allow for easy prodding. Her golden hair flowed gracefully behind her somewhat less-gaunt figure, similar to the locket sitting neatly upon her folded pajamas on the nearby operating table. 

The sight nearly made Sonic sick. 

“H-He’s…He’s helping her heal just enough so he can run experiments on her without her…” The young fox trembled, not daring to finish that thought.

“What a sicko!” Amy reared her hammer back, ready to strike, “Come on! What are we waiting for!? Let’s get her out of here!”

“WAIT AMY!!!” Tails jumped between her hammer and the glass, “You might only hurt her even more!” Amy lowered her hammer, “I need to run a bio scan and make sure there aren’t any special considerations we need to make to ensure…”

Sonic wasn’t listening. He simply stared at the sleeping girl floating helplessly in the tank. She looked so weak…so frail…

He looked down at his claws. They were the opposite: strong…capable of great destruction…

With just one strike…he could…

He…could…

…

One strike…

It’d be so easy…to…just…

He heard it.

A low rumble…

A silent laugh…

And then…

“Release her.”

Sonic took a step forward. 

Then anoth-

“Sonic?”

“!!?” With a few blinks, his slitted eyes rounded back out to their normal shape and met Amy’s beneath him. What had just happened? What was that…that feeling?

But before he had a chance to answer, the moment faded from his mind as quickly as it had come.

Sonic rubbed his head sheepishly, “Sorry, Ames. Guess I zoned out a bit is all heh heh heh.”

“WOAH!!!”

“What!? What is it, Tails!?”

The young fox had to squint slightly against the bright, blue glow coming from his Miles Electric. When the glow subsided, he looked closer at his readings and his eyes widened in shock.

“The UI! It fixed itself!”

“Wait what!? How is that possible!?”

“I don’t know!” He tapped on the screen and pressed a few buttons before continuing, “Whatever that was, it not only debugged the whole system but enhanced it! Her readings are perfectly clear and even yield a plethora of supporting details. I-I don’t understand-!”

Sonic’s ear flicked with a slight twinge of jealousy, but ultimately his relief won him over.

“Worry about your crazy, suped-up system later, Lil’ Bro! What does it say?”

“Hmmm…Well, there are the injuries we know of like her stomach and the energy now flowing through her. As far as this scan shows, she’s only sustained one additional injury.”

“What kind of injury, Tails?”

“It looks like she sustained a serious blow to the side of her head, resulting in a concussion as well as some whiplash down through her neck.”

No…

Amy prepped her hammer, “So you mean to tell me Eggman hurt her just so he could throw her in this crazy lab without a fight!?”

“No.” Everyone turned to look at the transformed hero, who now looked at his trembling hands in horror, “I-I…I didn’t have time to think a-and…and I had to get her away from that machine and-” He teared up, taking a shaky breath, “I-I wasn’t thinking about anything else in that moment and I-I…I didn’t hold back my strength I-I just…”

Amy put a hand on his arm, “Sonic…you did what you could. She’s alive because of you, injury or not. She’ll heal. We’ll make sure of it.”

“But like you said, I practically handed her over to Eggman without her ever having a chance to fight back! I-I didn’t mean to-”

“We know you didn’t. I’m sorry for making you think that. I’m only angry with Eggman, NOT you. Okay?”

Sonic nodded.

“Good. Then let’s figure out how to get her out of here and all of us back to Spagonia in one piece-”

MUSIC END

“I don’t believe that will be necessary.”

The trio jolted at the sudden loudspeaker announcement, turning to find a hoard of robots outside, blocking their only exit. Sonic growled, extending a protective arm in front of the tank as Amy readied her hammer for attack. 

“Now, we can either all step away from the lab unharmed or your weakened friend can get caught in all the excitement. Your choice.” 

Sonic growled again, baring his fangs in a threatening gesture. As much as he hated to admit it, Eggman had a point. With all of his raw, destructive power, could he really ensure her safety in his arms? What if he only hurt her more or worse…what if he accidentally ki-

“SONIC!!! NOW!!!”

With one click of a button, the Miles Electric beeped, hacking into the Eggnet and overriding the lock mechanisms on the tank. Without the water ever having the chance to properly drain, the hatch opened, releasing a small flood that short-circuited the robots at the door and left their unconscious friend hanging limp from her cords. Sonic quickly turned and ripped each cord from the machine to prevent the weight of her body from tearing open her veins. She then fell softly into his chest fur as his arms wrapped protectively around her sides. He fit her head into the palm of his hand and secured her close, wrapping each finger gently around the sides as a sort of brace. 

Safe…at last…

The flood of relief was enough to make him drop to his knees a moment and hold her in silence. Tails took this opportunity to jump in and quickly remove each vial, careful not to hurt her further. Amy grabbed her pajamas and locket from the operating table, handing the latter to Sonic.

“Here, you can put it on for her.”

Eyes watery, Sonic took the locket with his free hand and gently slid it over her head, back to where it belonged. He remembered her words at the party a few weeks back.

“I’ll never take it off for as long as I live!”

Here she was, safe, alive, just as Sonic had hoped. He couldn’t stop neither the tears nor the small wag of his tail as he hugged her tight once more.

He would never let go of her again. 

More badniks appeared in the doorway, ready to strike. Sonic peered at them over his shoulder, growling with malice. No. He would not let him have her again. He refused to give up now.

“Quick, you two! Climb on my back!”

Tails and Amy didn’t argue as they gripped the fur on his back tightly. He didn’t have time to worry about feeling self-conscious as he took position on all fours, or threes as he maintained a tight, protective, grip on their injured friend against his torso. Thankfully, his large chest provided a decent level of cover for her from any frontal attacks and his massive yet malleable arms provided her a soft yet sturdy cradle to remain safely tucked away beneath, braced for any impact. 

Baring his fangs at the threat ahead of him, Sonic released a piercing, animalistic roar and raced on, charging through the barricade of robots as if they were simply plastic. He skidded to the side a bit before pressing on as fast as he could, looking frantically for a quick and easy escape.

“RRRRRGGHHHH!!!! GET THAT BEASTLY HEDGEHOG AT ALL COSTS!!!! EGGBATTALION 8, GOOOOO!!!!”

But they were no use.

Sonic was simply too strong. 

With a few charges and slashes from his free hand, the badniks were no more than scrap metal.

The transformed hero raced on, unstoppable by any and all forces in his way. 

“Tails!! Which way to that escape door!?”

The young fox glanced to the Miles Electric on his hip, being careful to not lose his grip on his brother’s back.

“Tails!!! Running out of time here!!!”

“I’m trying Sonic!!!” His eyes widened in confusion as the system began eratically fighting between its glitched and enhanced states, the screen itself flashing a wild dance of red and blue, rendering all information unreadable, “It’s no use, Sonic!!! The UI is all screwed up!!! I can’t get any readings with it in this state!!!”

Great. Now how were they supposed to escape? To make matters worse, the trio was now completely surrounded, backed against a large window at least a couple hundred feet high. 

“There is no escape. Give up, hedgehog, and I’ll make your deaths quick and painless…”

Sonic quickly grabbed Tails and Amy from his back and hugged them against his chest alongside Eve.

“Hang on!!!”

Using the full force of his stance, Sonic barreled into the window, shattering it entirely. He tucked himself into as much of a protective ball around his friends as possible as they quickly descended into the night below.

Unseen by Eggman and his forces, Sonic managed to shoot out his free arm and take hold of the building’s side, using his massive claws to slow their descent until, at last, they managed to safely land in the cover of the savannah grass, hiding from any badniks in sight before making their way back to the Tornado in the distance. 

Back on the base, Eggman smiled menacingly, clapping his hands slowly.

“Well played, hedgehog…While I may no longer possess the most direct means of data…” He pulled up footage of their escape on his screen, zooming in on the girl tucked against Sonic’s chest, “I have other means of getting the information I desire…hehehehehehHAHAHAHAHAHOHOHOHOHOHOOOO!!!!”

CHAPTER END

[antirepurp]

oh my god which fucking freak at sonic team designed savannah citadel day act2. who thought a drifting challenge with a time limit was okay

[pacdevil]

this song is severely slept on, it slaps so hard and for what..

[beevean]

Unleashed DLC Levels: Exist

X6: Look at what they have to do to mimick a fraction of my power!

Unleashed's extra content was lowkey mean lol. Not just the DLC, but the extra acts as well (that stupid Savannah Citadel Day Act 2 made me waste so much time of my life)

But hey! At least it's completely optional to the enjoyment of the game! Unlike a certain Gate's Laboratory :)

[blazehedgehog]

What are your Unleashed day time stage rankings from best to worst?

Best

Rooftop Run

Dragon Road

Jungle Joyride

Savannah Citadel

Cool Edge

Skyscraper Scamper

Arid Sands

Windmill Isle

Eggmanland

Worst

Honestly it's hard to rank these because I don't think I hate any of them, outside of Eggmanland. Like I don't think I've ever even thought about whether I had favorites. When I replay Unleashed, I do not play these in a specific order or skip levels (again, outside of Eggmanland). I love most of them very equally.

So, for example, I rate Windmill Isle because it's the first level, it's the easiest, and it's the least complex. I take points away from Arid Sands because it's the hardest level in the game to S-Rank (at least, I think so).

Rooftop Run is probably the most balanced level in the game. Dragon Road is the fastest. Jungle Joyride has a cool visual aesthetic. And so on.

[borrelia]

unleashed forced me to take a break bc something Bad happened to some collisions in savannah citadel. i dont have to tell you which time bc both day and night have bad collissions happening in them.

[sonicmusicremixes]

TITLE: [MUSICAL REMIX] Sonic Unleashed Remixes (#3): Mazuri - Savannah Citadel Day

ARTIST: Timmeyto Soup | (Timmifutzelchen)

Try not to get too much sand in your shoes. The location known as Mazuri is based on Africa. However, this electronic remix of “Savannah Citadel - Day” might almost remind you of early American country music. At times, it tries to have a rock and orchestral feel, but it’s all synth-made.

No download link. Please support Timmeyto Soup on PayPal!

-Samurai Echidna.

[rabbitcruiser]

The purpose of Brownielocks Day is to celebrate being a brunette—or "brownielocks"—and to take pride in having brown hair. As some people have "big" brown hair, the day has also been called Big Hair Day. It has also been referred to as Brunette Pride Day. Created by Brownielocks, a website with "Unknown, Fun, Silly, Daily, Weekly and Monthly Observances," Brownielocks Day takes place on November 24 because that is their birthday: the anniversary of when they bought their domain name. According to the Brownielocks website, someone can still be considered a brownielocks even if their hair has turned gray because they are still a brownielocks at heart.

Both brown and black hair can be considered as brunette, and this encompasses the hair color of about 90% of the world's population. Both women and men can be brunettes, but the correct spelling for a man with the hair is "brunet." Brunettes have approximately 100,000 hairs on their head, while blondes have about 120,000, and redheads have 80,000. With so many brunettes with so many strands of brunette hair, there is plenty to celebrate today!

Brownielocks Day, also known as Big Hair Day and Brunette Pride Day, is being observed today! It has been observed annually on November 24th since 2013.

Brownielocks have recommended the following ways to celebrate the day:

Don't be ashamed of being a brunette, even if you've dyed your hair blonde.

Wear brown.

Tell a brunette she is beautiful. Appreciate the brunette in your life.

Give a brunette a hug.

Wear your hair big—any color of hair. Send photos of your hair to Brownielocks and they will post them.

Enjoy your teddy bear or give someone a teddy bear.

Do not tell blonde jokes.

A few other ways to celebrate the day could be to watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes or its sequel, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes; to recall some famous brunettes, or to dye your hair brunette.

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[h-worksrambles]

The two versions of Sonic Unleashed are so interesting to me because I honestly can’t decide which one I like more.

The HD Unleashed on Xbox 360 and PS3 always struck me as having some of the highest highs in the Sonic series but also some of the lowest lows. It looks gorgeous, especially for the time it came out and the art direction does a splendid job selling the vibe of an adventure round the world. It has some of the most spectacle heavy, fast paced levels of all the Boost games. It’s also probably the hardest Boost game which is probably why it tends to score better with die hard Sonic fans who are more patient and looking for a challenge, than it does with newbies or general audience who come to it with no idea what to expect, get their butts kicked three levels in and bounce off. When everything clicks, it looks and feels amazing. And when you couple that with the gorgeous cutscenes, possible one of the best OSTs in the entire franchise and a simple but surprisingly wholesome story, it makes for a really fun and sprawling adventure.

On the other hand, while it’s exhilarating at its best, at its worst this game makes me want to put my head through a wall. The biggest offender is obviously medal collection. Making the player grind to a halt to pick up mandatory collectibles is just aggravating. It’s not so bad in the night stages where taking your time is encouraged, but in the day stages it’s insufferable. I find it always spikes around Adabat/Jungle Joyride where you get the 6th Chaos Emerald. No matter how diligent I am on any given replay, I always find myself having to stop and backtrack for medals here. Which adds insult to injury because I don’t even like Jungle Joyride. It encapsulates a lot of the worst traits of Unleashed’s levels. Specifically, they’re are often too long, especially the later night levels. I’m less encouraged to practice them to work up to a S Rank because one slip up means restating and doing several minutes of progress again. The day stages are shorter of course but levels like Jungle Joyride Act 1 are still longer than anything in Colours or Generations, which makes replaying for S Ranks a real chore. And I personally don’t think the level design is on par with Generations. There’s a lot more cheap deaths you don’t see coming and the controls (especially the drift) are much looser. I put a lot down to this being the first Boost game (unless you count Rush). So Unleashed is very experimental in figuring out what works. And not all of it does.

And your reward for all of this is the worst final level and final boss of the mainline series (at least in my opinion). HD Unleashed is pretty great for a lot of its runtime but you have to put up with some real BS to get there and it really falls off near the end. A lot of the minute issues worsen near the endgame and all the worst levels are packed together there too. Whenever I replay HD Unleashed, I’m always super into it at the start but by the time I reach the final levels, I just kind of want it to be over.

And then there’s the Wii/PS2 version. Getting it out of the way, the worst part of this is how cut down it feels compared to the HD version. It naturally looks worse. Empire City and Savannah Citadel are cut for no real reason. And the charming huh words are replaced with these ugly point and click maps that look like something out of a smartphone game. It’s naturally very stripped down and lacks a lot of the flavour…

And yet, some of those cuts are actually good? Medals being optional rewards that get you extra lives and other bonuses is so much more palatable than making them progression gates. Plus, they’re now rewards for good ranks rather than forcing you to stop and look for them so they encourage you to actually get better at the game. I also think the daytime levels actually fix some of the problems in the HD counterpart. Assuming you play with a GameCube/Classic Controller to circumvent the annoying motion controls, then the drift feels much tighter, the homing attack and boost aren’t mapped to same button anymore, and, hot take here, but the level design is actually better in some ways than the HD version. Less cheap deaths and bottomless pits you can’t see coming because the camera’s zoomed in too close.The length is also closer to Generations. Not so short that you’re done in a minute but also not so long that replaying for S ranks is a chore.

The Werehog levels are definitely worse of due to a downgraded combat system that robs them of any depth the HD version might have had, but between having less annoying QTEs, and being split into shorter, but more numerous acts, (which again, makes S rank replays more manageable), there’s still some pros even here. Plus, the EXP system is much less grindy here. Maxing out the Werehog is so much less tedious.

I still admittedly don’t care for the Secret Rings esque missions, but I’ll take them over the Hot Dog Challenges or the unfair optional acts and DLC levels in the HD version. Couple that with a final level and boss fight that isn’t awful this time, and the fact that the fun story and cutscenes are still intact, and Unwiished is..actually pretty great. It’s definitely missing a lot of the HD version’s charm and that game is still certainly more complete. But when you remove a lot of the bloat from that version it’s a lot easier to enjoy the best parts of Unleashed.

I guess I just wanted to ruminate on my feelings on the two versions of Unleashed because I have a complicated relationship with the game. Like I said, to me, of all the Boost games it’s always been the one with the highest highs and the lowest lows. I don’t go back to it as much as Colours or Generations even though there are parts I think eclipse either of those two games. I always liked it, but it was never one of my absolute favourites, so while I was really happy to see it gain more of a following in recent years, I wasn’t exactly stanning the game myself, especially when the praise tends to revolve almost entirely around the HD version, where as I think both versions have their pros and cons. The Wii version fixes a lot of the problems I have with the HD one, but it also lacks a lot of the flavour and many of the cuts feel like a step too far. They definitely complement each other and I’d recommend both to series’ fans, but it all serves to make them very interesting titles to reflect on.

[reverofenola]

Sonic Unleashed (PS3): Mazuri Day (Savannah Citadel Act 5 DLC) [S rank] ...

[the-everlasting-dream]

The Revelation, Chapter 14 - TRR AU

Summary: Drake and Elizabeth meet face to face finally. 

A/N: Surprise another chapter, I’ll have you know I’ve scrapped the rest of the plot to this series so from now on this is pure spitballing so for those of you still with me, lets do this. 

Word Count: 3000+

Warnings: Language, slight violence, mentions of blood and injury

MASTERLIST

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‘I’m gonna call to check on Bartie then I’ll be back,’ Savannah informed her brother sitting on the hospital bed. 

 Barely hearing his sister stepping out to take a call, Drake sighed once again, eyes flicking to the ceiling, studying the white plaster mounted above his head. He’d passed out after the duel, after the significant blood loss he’d sustained from Neville’s cut to his side. The deep cut had gotten infected despite the medical attention he’d received. Under Savannah’s careful supervision, he’d taken the prescribed antibiotics and the infection was subsiding. You should be able to resume normal activity with supplementary physiotherapy sessions for that shoulder, they’d informed him after the latest check up. 

By all rights, he should be fine. He should be okay, more than okay in fact. First man to win a duel in a hundred years they told him. You should be celebrating they said. You should be proud of yourself. 

But why did he feel so numb?

Never in his life had Drake felt so… listless. As if he’d lost the will to move, to breathe, to do anything.. At first the pain, though it hurt like hell was a welcome distraction from her. Elizabeth… Her name still pierced him every time it crossed his mind more often than it should have. He was missing her so much… No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get rid of those thoughts, couldn’t stop them from creeping into his mind again. He’d tried to force her out of his head, but it seemed impossible. His victory over Neville had only confirmed that. At Hana’s insistence, he’d done it, he’d kept fighting, fighting for her and when he had won, when they were showering him in praises and honours, he’d realised that the only prize he’d wanted was to see her again. During the fight, a tiny part of him had naively been hoping that she’d miraculously be there and naturally when Elizabeth wasn't, his spirit plummeted. 

‘You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.’ 

Jackson Walker’s rendition of Maya Angelou’s words echoed back to Drake now as he continued to stare out the hospital room window, looking out at what he could see of the Cordonian citadel stretched out beneath him. He’d held those words close to his heart all through his life, recalling how his dad had told him that after a particularly gruelling day at school. His father had made him promise him that no matter what life threw at him, even though he’d get knocked down, he’d always get back up. When Jackson had passed away, Drake silently resolved to honour his father’s memory in that. And so far, he’d kept his promise fiercely until now…   

His chest ached now where the bullet had torn through it, a visceral reminder of what he’d had and lost. A deepset tiredness filtered through him. He was tired, so tired of feeling this way, of fighting constantly only to be constantly let down. I’m sorry Dad. Drake thought to himself, feeling a profound sense of shame and regret. This time, this time its too much… He couldn’t go on like this, to hope and to pray for a sign that was never going to arrive. This was the moment that Drake Walker gave up.

Almost as if fate had answered his call, Drake heard the door swing open. Assuming it was his sister, he ignored her, barely turning his head in favour of continuing to stare out the window at leaves blowing by in the wind. 

‘If you’ve come to lecture me again Sav you can save it,’ he snapped backhandedly. 

 ‘Its… its not Savannah.’ 

 At the sound of her voice, Drake whipped his head around so fast, the nerve in his neck tinged painfully but he was too distracted by the sight of the one person he’d given up on seeing for the rest of his life. 

 ‘Elizabeth!? W-w-what? How?’ 

What… what were the chances of her showing up so… just when he was ready to give up… 

 ‘Hey Drake,’ her voice was small and smile even smaller as she stood in the doorway, hesitating. 

 ‘You’re back.’ It come out somewhere between a question or a statement but Drake was too busy trying to still the butterflies in his stomach as he scrambled into a sitting position. 

 ‘Uh.. yeah, I’m back.’ She shifted uncomfortably on her feet, hands wrung in a tense knot. 

 A million questions buzzed in his mind yet his tongue failed to articulate even one as he sputtered visibly at the sight of her, same dark hair twisted into a loose braid, grey cardigan, jeans and a t-shirt hanging on her slim frame he knew so well and at the same time not at all. Amidst his negotiation to settle into a comfortable, his arm missed the edge of the bed and threatened to send him crashing down to the floor. At the last second he managed to catch himself on the bed frame but not without a pain lancing through him so sharp, his vision tinged red.

Before he could register it, Elizabeth was by his side, helping to prop him back up on the bed. As she moved to position his pillow, Drake couldn’t take his eyes off her hand where it rested on his arm, her skin warm against his for the first time in months seemed to seep through him to his chest where a little spark of hope was rekindled.  

‘What happened?’ Elizabeth scanned the sight of him, a tiny crease between her eyebrows telling him she was thinking hard with that medical science degree of hers, assessing him closely. 

 ‘I..uh….’ 

How was he supposed to tell her he got stabbed? Drake glanced at her determined face and nodded slightly, knowing he shouldn’t lie to her. 

‘After I passed out… after the duel… Neville’s stab… it wasn’t very deep but coz of the crowds at the ball, the ambulance took a lot longer to get… to get to me. They told me I bled a lot, almost bled out, used some big fancy word like ex-extrasink-‘ 

‘Exsanguination,’ she put in, her expression still calculating. 

 ‘Yeah that,’ Drake gulped, dropping his gaze to the blanket cover his lap, resisting the urge to scratch at the sound under the bandages, a constant urge he fought to curb. ‘Anyway I guess I should count myself lucky that that bastard can swing a sword but he didn’t have any force behind the blow. Since it was on the side and not in the middle, its not too bad I think…’ 

‘You’re extremely lucky it didn’t hit any major organs.’ 

He nodded once. 'Got infected for a bit but they gave me something for that and it seems to be working, I guess...'

‘Its still an abdomen wound,’ she rationalised, eyes sweeping across him again. ‘They’re always tough to recover from because they’re in the middle of the body and you can’t just pop it in a sling like a broken leg. You must have had trouble breathing and eating and peeing and p-’ 

‘Yeah that’s been rough,’ Drake cut her off, feeling the top of his ears burn red hot in embarrassment. He shifted again, wincing as he tried to try alleviate the discomfort where the bandage was digging into his ribs. 

Elizabeth noticed immediately, concern flooding back into her expression. ‘You’re not comfortable. Do you need me to call the nu-‘ 

‘Its fine,’ he cut her off, loathe to cause a whole scene. ‘Just this stupid bandage is twisted.’ 

She swallowed once. For the first time in months, those brown eyes lifted up to meet his own and he couldn’t help a sharp inhale of breath. ‘I can take a look if you want?’

Drake eyed her for a moment, conflicted but eventually he gave in. ‘Sure that would be great actually.’ 

It was a bit of a challenge to wrestle the hospital gown up while preserving his modesty but they made it work and as soon as Elizabeth’s cool hands touched his side, he hissed a little, not expecting the contact. 

’Sorry,’ she gave him an apologetic look before leaning down to peer at his wound. 

As she fiddled with the bandage, he marvelled at the level of care and concern she was showing him. He had no idea what state her memory was in but he couldn’t deny his own feelings, having her here next to him was so inexplicably right he couldn’t explain it. The spark of hope flared up in his chest.. Maybe they- Suddenly the tiny irritating pain in his side ceased. 

 ‘Better?’ 

He wiggled experimentally and found that the pain had subsided and he could breathe properly again. ‘Much. Thank you.’

‘It was nothing.’

She helped him adjust his clothes again, sitting on the edge of the bed for a moment as Drake took in the sigh of her again, unable to believe she was even here. With her sitting so near, hand inches away from his, close enough to reach out and- 

Elizabeth glanced down abruptly clearing her throat as she realised how close they were and wrapped her cardigan tighter around herself, almost as a shield between them. Her gaze slid hesitantly up to his before dropping to the floor. A hundred things were on the tip of his tongue, burning questions he had wanted to ask for the last few months but he couldn’t bring himself to vocalise any of them. Just as he was mustering up the courage to say something, Elizabeth spoke, her voice quiet and unsteady. 

 ‘You could have died Drake.’ 

 ‘Elizabeth…’ Her name felt both foreign and familiar on his tongue after months of disuse. he wanted to say mo-

‘Why did you do it? Why did you do it Drake?’ She questioned. ‘Why did you accept Neville's challenge?' 

A long, deep sigh escaped him as he struggled to find some explanation. 'I had to Richmond... I had to for you. For Savannah, for my dad, for every commoner they’ve ever looked down on. Saying yes was the only chance I had to prove him wrong about all of this. To fight him on his own terms... It was a stupid idea,’ he continued, rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand. ‘For a moment there, I almost didn’t make it.’

‘Drake..’ 

Her voice was wobbly as her mouth shaped his name and he knew tears were not far away. This time he did reach for her hand, grasping it between his fingers until she was looking him deep in the eyes. 

‘It was you Richmond… Elizabeth.. I thought of you. I did it for you. Even if you don’t remember… even if you don’t love me… Elizabeth I-‘ 

She tugged her hand away from his suddenly, he gasped at the break in contact before his eyes strayed to her face where he could see her withdrawing further into herself… and away from him. He opened his mouth to speak, to say something, anything that would bring her back to him when the door suddenly slammed open, the sound shattering whatever headway they’d made. 

 ‘Dra-Oh!’ Savannah’s grey eyes blew wide open at the sight of her. ‘Elizabeth…’ It was obvious how her tone immediately soured. 'I didn’t know you were back.’

‘Uh.. yeah. Hi Savannah,’ Elizabeth mumbled, standing up to quickly she almost tripped. 'Yeah well… I was just leaving actually.’

Drake watched his younger sister’s face morph into a disgusted look. ‘So soon? You look like you just got here… What made you come back?’ She snapped, crossing her arms over her chest as she stared the other woman down. 

 ‘Yeah,’ he put in, finally questioned, curiosity deep in his voice. They’d had no contact since she left. How had she known where he was? 

‘The duel…’ Elizabeth replied, swallowing thickly acutely aware of both their invasive gazes before continuing. 'I heard you got hurt and I… needed to make sure you were okay. Liam said-‘ 

‘Liam?’ 

‘Yeah he came to my brother’s apartment-‘ 

‘He came New York?’ Drake’s brain raced to put the pieces together. The night of the duel brought back so many unpleasant memories but through it all he remembered that Liam hadn’t been there. During at the Costume ball… Maxwell had said it was official business… Maxwell would never lie to him, would he?   

‘He did.’ 

Drake dropped his gaze to the floor, his mouth tasting sour and his voice laced with months worth of resentment when he spoke. ‘I guess you’re with him now aren’t you?’ 

Elizabeth opened her mouth to argue but something ugly reared inside him, determined to make her hurt just like he’d hurt when he’d seen her kissing Liam but Savannah beat him to it.

‘You’ve got no fucking right to be in there you know?’ she snapped at Elizabeth, stalking up to the taller woman, anger radiating off her entire frame. 'After all the shit you put him through.' 

'Savannah I can handle this,’ Drake interrupted but she ignored him, her voice raising in pitch and volume. 

 'Why can’t you just stay away!?' 

Elizabeth seemed to shrink further into herself, backing away from her. 'I couldn’t okay?! I can't stay away when-' 

’Then why you come back huh? To rub it in? Was leaving not painful enough for him? Or did you just have to see it through, to have the final laugh now that you-'

‘That not it at all,’ She cried out, immediately wincing as she raising a hand to her head, grimacing in pain as she turned to face Drake, eyes imploring him to listen. ‘Drake it was because of you! Back in New York, I could never get you out of my head. I tried to forget you, to move on but I couldn’t. The memories, our memories of you, of us wouldn’t stop no matter how hard I tried to block them out. And when I heard you got hurt-‘ Tears began to roll down her face as Elizabeth clutched her head in pain. 

‘Save the tears for someone who actually cares princess,’ His sister was yelling now at full volume. 

 'Savannah could you… please-‘ 

‘Sav cool it.' Drake attempted to step in again, his voice a warning now as he struggled to get off the bed, pain arcing through his side.  

‘Cool it? You’re asking me to cool it and this bitch just gets off scot free?’ She whirled back to Elizabeth, grey eyes flashing with rage. 'Puh-lease! After all the shit you put my brother through, you don’t get to ask You don’t get to traipse back here and suddenly decide that you want him in your life again!'

Elizabeth’s face twisted in anger. ‘Oh but you do?’

Neither of them saw the movement but there was no mistaking the sound of Savannah’s hand making contact with his ex-fiancee's right cheek, the stinging echoing throughout the small hospital room. 

 ‘Savannah what the fuck!?’ Drake screeched, eyes wide as he regarded his sister, horrified at how smug she looked. His eyes flew back to Elizabeth, who was clutching her cheek in pain, the skin underneath already red and swelling up. He made to say something but Elizabeth held a hand out to stop him. 

 ‘No its fine,' she gulped. ‘I-I..’ She didn’t wait to finish her sentence before dashing out the door, her sobs echoing behind her. 

Drake stared after her retreating figure, frozen in shock what had just happened. Suddenly his mind kicked him into action. 

 ‘What the hell are you doing?’ Savannah demanded, glaring at him as he struggled to get to his feet. 

‘What the fuck does it look like?’ He growled. ‘I’m going after her. I'm not about to let her go again.’ 

His sister’s face twisted into an ugly look. ’She doesn’t deserve it. No one came after me when I left..’ 

‘How is this suddenly about you?’ Drake snapped, ignoring the pain in his side as he struggled to move into a sitting position on the edge of the bed. 'You know what I don’t have the fucking time to deal with this right now.’ 

‘You’ll never catch up to her,’ Savannah replied bitterly, watching him rip off the hospital gown and slip on a pair of pants over his boxers. 

 ‘Watch me.’ With that he struggled to his feet, sliding on his shoes, gritting his teeth at the strain on his wound. 

 ‘She’s not worth it Drake.’ 

He paused in the doorway to glance back at where she was glaring at him from inside the room, grey eyes still brewing with anger. He matched her gaze, looking her fiercely in the eye. 

‘She’s worth everything.’

Drake barely heard the door slam and Maxwell’s gasp of surprise before blindly turning down a hallway, hoping to find Elizabeth. He called out her name, over and over as he staggered forward unsteadily, hospital parsons and staff of all kinds staring at him in annoyance but he didn’t care. He couldn’t let her go again… not this time. 

Attempting to navigate the busy corridors for a glimpse of her grey cardigan, his shoulder glanced off a protrusion on the wall, jerking him back painfully. He reflexively brought an arm to the bandage on his side and found it wet with blood but he forced himself to go on, calling out her name with renewed vigour until red began to fringe on the edges of his vision. 

 ‘NO, no, no, no,’ Drake muttered to no one in particular. ‘I need to find her, I have to tell her…’ His head swam and he could barely see until finally he sank to one knee, depleted of the strength to even hold himself up, vaguely aware of the hospital staff surrounding him, waving them off as he willed himself to get up but couldn’t as the darkness enveloped him once again. 

I need to tell her Iove her..

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[travelguideworldtour-blog]

10 Best Places to Visit in St. Kitts & Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis is a Modest Caribbean island country in the Caribbean Sea, located between Antigua and St. Maarten. Mount Liamuiga dominates at the island’s centre its landscape.

The coastline ranges from rocky shores to nice white sandy Caribbean and curious black lava sand, whereas the subtropical rain forest is full of tropical flora and flora.

Old farm homes, beautiful beaches, lush vegetation, and historical towns just such as the funding Basseterre create a trip to St. Kitts and Nevis an authentic joy.

  Basseterre

Basseterre is the capital of Nevis and St Kitts and also something of the earliest cities in the Caribbean, as it was set with the French, dating back into the 17th century. After that it passed to British control and now could be the island nation’s biggest market.

People to St Kitts and shore hotels and peaks might pass or utilize basse terre as the gate way, however the town is teeming with history. Walk in the colonial-inspired roads and see the museums that are to find out more about Nevis and St Kitts.

  Nevis Botanical Gardens

One will be taken by A trip from Charlestown and its own luxury hotels into the lushly Nevis Botanical Garden. The gardens’ property belonged for your Montpelier Estates. Even the gardens feature a number of plants from throughout dolphin fountains, a cascade that is trendy, the world plus also a pool with water fountains.

The Orchid Terraces that are shaded are all home to exotic orchids a lot of bromeliads, and at least a hundred species of hands on. You will be delighted by the Tropical Vine Garden with all the odor of this stephanotis and the blossoms of this calico blossom. Research the ruins of a temple at the Rain-forest Conservatory that is mystical.

  Brimstone Hill

One of the most famous national park in every St. Kitts and Nevis, the fantastic fortress on Brimstone Hill can be a very more bold and striking case of Victorian era army structure. Your website started off as a cannon battery, designed to harry the forces that controlled Fort Charles to the headlands that a little.

However the citadel grew to be among the biggest in the Americas and climbed. To day, UNESCO labeled it and will be offering a peek in the potent engineering endeavors undertaken by powers utilizing Americans. Visitors revel in panoramas, see reenactment conflicts and will walk and come through the palisades.

  The Circus

The Circus is really actually just a circular street intersection located in the center of Basseterre and has been established after the”Great Fire,” which destroyed a lot of the city at 1867. From the design, Fort Street and also Liverpool Row were built and, and to be certain the traffic could proceed just in the event there is yet another flame to protect against the spreading of fires.

With the time, the Circus was decorated with all the clock in its own centre identified as the Berkeley Memorial, honoring also a legislator Thomas Berkeley Hardtman Berkeley. property owner. Palm trees were planted and several of the above planted hurricanes as time passes destroyed trees.

The Circus has been thought to have already been built to resemble Piccadilly Circus in London. Four roads lead at direction of the points from the Circus, and also the Circus can be really just a heart of city activity throughout festivals as well as carnivals.

  Mount Liamuiga

Welcome to some whopping 1,156 metres above the Caribbean Sea at the center of St. Kitts Island, the powerful massif of Mount Liamuiga reigns supreme because the maximum summit from the federation plus something of the greatest in the whole region on top of that.

Its ridges arrive dressed in swathes of savannah that is lush and rain forest, and of course oodles of hiking paths, the majority that weave right out of the Belmont Estate for the crater rim upwards top.

Treks into rear take a day to finish and the trick, watching walkers simply take 360-degree panoramas of the sea, look right into mining woods and pass groves of blossom trees, peppered in the horizon with Saba and Antigua!

  Oualie Beach

Oualie is found only a stone’s throw from the ferry docks, where ships arriving round from St. Kitts pull-up, confronting the sand-bottomed Narrows that run submerged involving both isles. A enclave of this Nevis shore comes packed with blossoms of timber hotels and blossoms.

There are lots of palms while rows of sun beds and recliners are offered for rent, projecting their shadows in earth. Meanwhile, the rum punches and mojitos stream from the shore shack pub and you can find oodles of watersports outfitters offering rental and jetskis .

  St. Kitts Scenic Railway

Encircling that the full island of St. Kitts, from Conaree Village from the south west to Dieppe Bay Town in the north east west shore and Brimstone Hill in the west , this winding railroad was the principle way of hauling sugar-cane down by the plantations into the docks for commerce.

To day, this has been changed into inviting cruise shippers a tourist trail as well as travellers to plank the white washed and carriages and ride on the cliff-top railings. Bands serenade passengers whilst the perspectives are all second to none, shooting from also the remnants of factories and mill houses, the shores and the Dark Rocks.

  Frigate Bay

The Location of Frigate Bay straddles the 2 Areas of St. Kitts. On its northern border is where that the Marriot Resort will be discovered by passengers and the holes and fairways of this Royal St Kitts Golf Club, all washed by the Atlantic swells.

On the south (about appropriately-named South Frigate Bay) is really the where the coveted Caribbean occurs over. The coast is lined by beach bars. with parties located at a medley of both rum cries and reggae all through this week from the Shiggidy Shack.

The swimming is excellent on either side, but expect a few heavy waves across the north and warmer, straightened Carib oceans (not forgetting larger audiences ) over the southwest.

  Fairview Great House

It’s easy to understand why culture-vultures and history fans make a bee line for basse terre every year. also its grounds between Old Town Road with over 300 decades of history coalescing between your arcades along with verandas of this Fairview House.

Fully restored to mirror its own opulence, the construction also includes furnishings and also a mahogany dining room table . Additionally, there are a set of lush and magnificent gardens peppered with courtyards to ramble and coloured with an opportunity to sample. and of course trees and purchase rums!

  Wingfield-Phillips Rain Forest

Reach on Woods routes and the Sand Trails of This Wingfield-Phillips Rain Forest Nature Trail to Get an Adventure of Nevis and St Kitts’ backcountry.

Moving deep to the old growth woodlands which sprawl across the core of St. Kitts, the road moves infinite orchards of tropical trees, then delves into early deserts of stone formed by volcanic eruptions, also flits involving your cliff tops of this attractively rocky Windward shore.

There are opportunities to visit more vervet monkeys, SA-Man groves and spiny and huge sand-box trees!

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Sonic Unleashed

Mazuri - Savannah Citadel (Day)

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To celebrate the legendary Sonic Unleashed, worst to best Day levels? And Happy Thanksgiving! :D

WORST

Eggmanland - Tough and way too long. Sonic Unleashed is already kind of a difficult game and this is a significant spike in challenge. My in-game timer read 60+ minutes when I finished it the first time, and it was probably closer to two real hours. Also, the lack of polish really starts to shine through, as there are places where this level drops to single digit framerates even as Sonic

Arid Sands - The monotone color scheme of “everything is sand or sandstone” creates some pretty nasty readability issues. The first falling pillar segment was impossible for me to parse until I played The Unleashed Project and understood what was really going on.

Jungle Joyride - Like Eggmanland, the lack of polish towards the end of production really shows, here. This is one of my favorite levels, but you can’t ignore the framerate problems it has. You spend uncomfortably long with your fps in the mid-to-low teens, which says nothing about the game actually freezing up for a second when the pillars fall in the water segment. It’s also kind of long, so much so it even contains both types of chase segments.

Skyscraper Scamper - You see cars down on the road driving around the highway but the game is never brave enough to let you run through traffic and dodge cars. Thankfully fixed in The Unleashed Project and Speed Highway in Sonic Generations.

Cool Edge - Ice physics suck, straight up. Sonic Unleashed doesn’t have especially tight controls anyway, and making them even more slippery is a terrible idea. Usually it’s not a HUGE problem, as Sonic magically has grip while boosting, but it can still get in the way at the worst times.

Windmill Isle - An unfortunately bland level. It kind of has to be, mind you, because it’s Sonic Unleashed’s training wheels. It can’t have any gimmicks of its own, because its gimmicks are “you are seeing everything here for the first time.”

Dragon Road - A great level dragged down by a finicky platforming segment near the end. My main issue is that there’s obviously a shortcut that’s made for you to take, but executing that shortcut isn’t reliable in a way that almost feels like a bug.

Savannah Citadel - Probably your first real test of how well you can drift. The consequences are lower than they are in Skyscraper Scamper (where a failed drift will get you killed), but still impact your performance more than they do in Rooftop Run (where a failed drift just sends you to a grind rail).

Rooftop Run - The perfect Sonic Unleashed level, probably. Maybe you could complain about the quickstep gauntlet in the middle of the stage, which plays out almost like a QTE, but I love everything about this level wholeheartedly.

BEST

And yes, happy thanksgiving to all!