Dry Lagoon

Dry Lagoon is Rouge the Bat's first stage and the second stage in the Dark storyline in Sonic Adventure 2. The stage is similar to Knuckles's version on Hero Story, which is Wild Canyon.

History
Rouge tries to steal the Master Emerald from Angel Island. Knuckles, the guardian of the Emerald, tries to stops her. In the midst of their arguing, Dr. Eggman arrives and steals the Emerald. To prevent the Master Emerald from falling into the wrong hands, Knuckles shatters the Emerald into pieces. After more bickering with Knuckles, Rouge leaves to collect some of the Master Emerald shards.

Overview
The area is in the desert close to Eggman's secret base, a pyramid, and there is much water in this stage. The lagoon is home to a lot of wild life including two giant turtles. Rouge can rescue one from a pair of G.U.N Hunter robots and use it to get to the other part of the stage by riding on its back, while the other can be used to get to the Oasis Prison.

These ruins have a mysterious wind cycle and secret walls to dig through once Rouge discovers the upgrade Pick Nails.

Upgrade
Rouge's Mystic Melody is located here. Her Pick Nails are required to get it.