Last time on A Desert Storm.
The crew crashland in a desert...
"Incoming!" shouted Sonic just before crashing into the sand.
Sand and dust flew everywhere at the impact. Everyone and the Blue Typhoon were buried under the sand. Sonic's head popped out, and he spat out the sand he swallowed.
...and meet twin Metarex...
"Hello!" spoke the one on the right.
"How do you do?" said the one on the left.
"We're the Desert twins." spoke both of them together.
"I'm Des." said the first one.
"I'm Ert." spoke the second one.
...who want to play a game with high stakes...
"We've come to play a game." said the twins.
"What if we lose?" questioned Amy.
"We get Sonic..." said Des.
"And you'll die." spoke Ert.
"If we win?" inquired Starlight.
"You get the planet egg..." said the first twin.
"And chaos emerald." spoke the second twin.
...but Sonic discovers some secrets hidden on the planet...
"The three that will ensure balance in the universe. They represent the three sides. One is the power of chaos. The other is the power of exsistence. And finally the one with power of will. If one can control the three, they can control the universe."
...and a new power that could threaten to destroy them all...
"You're wrong about that. Not only does the chaos emerald and planet egg give me more power, but the crystal hearts of this world provide me god-like abilities. I'm invincible!" said Des.
...but they manage to get through...
"We did it." The plant girl displayed the emerald for all of them to see.
"Yeah." Knuckles let himself smirk at the white gem in her possession.
...with some losses...
"No. I promise to save them." said Sonic as he shook his head in defiance.
"Bye-bye Mr. Hedgehog. Bye-Bye."
...so they journey to keep it from happening again.
"The energy levels seem stable. We're launching now." spoke Tails.
Everyone moved into position and the ship rose into the air as the crew monitored its readings.
Here's the prologue. Please read A Desert Storm if you haven't already.