Sonic/Splatoon Crossover (Story Mode: Side Order)

Chapter 5: The Second Bout

(Previously on the Sonic/Splatoon Crossover...)

Shadow, Rouge, Omega, and Eight were successful in tackling the first ten floors of the Spire once again. But someone is watching the heroes as they climb the tower. Will this mysterious one interfere in their journey to save their reality?

(Back to the present...)

"Everyone still in one piece? Sweet! What even was that?" Pearl said.

"That was no ordinary Jelleton. That I know." Eight said, as Shadow nodded.

"Definitely stronger than any Jelleton we've seen. What did you pick up at the end? A locker key?" Acht said.

"Yes. We grabbed it before we came back here." Shadow said.

"That's interesting. Based on this, I think you'll get a key every time you clear certain floors for the first time with each Palette." Marina said.

Rouge and Eight felt something in their pockets, pulling out a locker key each.

"Huh. I never noticed that." Rouge said.

"It appears we all got these locker keys, and we didn't even notice." Omega said.

"How did we even- You know what, nevermind." Eight said.

"So...if we clear 10F again with another Palette, we'll get another key?" Pearl asked, to clarify.

"Exactly, Pearl! That said...I don't think we've wrung this Palette dry of keys yet." Marina replied.

"Yeah. I expect we'll find more as we take these ones further along." Acht said, in agreement.

"Guess this'll be another positive." Shadow said.

"Oooh. Check it out, guys!" Pearl said, pointing to the top of the floor selection. "'Vending-Machine Corner'! Wanna get a soda and kick back for a bit?"

"Oh...these don't sell drinks. But for a few Membux you can restock lives or buy color chips." Marina said. "Some even let you swap your sub weapon or special weapon for a new one!"

"Also, a Vending-Machine Corner counts as a floor. So if you hit one up, that's one less risk you take on your way up the Spire." Acht explained.

"Solid arguments all around. So whaddaya say, guys? Wanna see what it's got?" Pearl said.

"Guess it couldn't hurt." Eight shrugged, selecting that floor.

The elevator went up for the Vending-Machine Corner.

(// Spire Tower: Floor 11F //)

(*Timestamp: 57:39*)

*Only one at a time will go for the Vending-Machine Corners and Easy levels. Eight will go first.*

(After Eight returned to the elevator...)

"So, how was it?" Shadow asked.

"Grabbed one color chip each in Poison Ink and Ink Recovery rate." Eight replied, plugging her color chips in.

"Huh? Do we get something extra on the next floor?" Pearl asked.

"Who knows." Rouge shrugged.

"Ah! You found a bonus floor!" Marina said, looking at the floor selection. "On floors like this, you get either a Color-Chip Saturation or a Bonus Challenge."

"A Color-Chip Saturation sets color chips to all empty slots in your Palette. Only for that floor though." Acht explained. "The color chips you get are randomly picked. All they have in common is their tone."