A/N: I've been throwing this idea around for a while now. I hope it turns out as well as I though it would be. Something to keep in mind: I wrote this story with the assumption that the events of "Sonic X" never occurred. I'll give you the honest truth-I can't say that this was based off of "Sonic X", and I can't say that it wasn't. After all, I sort of based this on a dream that I had, and if my subconscious was thinking of "Sonic X", then yes, it was. Well, anyway, enjoy, and please review! :)

P.S.-ShinyShiny9, this dream I had was a few days after the conversation we had about the dream-derived ideas. O_o Crazy how things work out. Anyway, I thought of you after thinking that this should be a story. ^_^ Hope you like it!

The explosion was deafening. Sonic clutched Tails and Knuckles by their hands. Amy and Cream were hugging in a desperate attempt to stay together. Shadow's deep and furious voice rang out among the noise.

"Chaos Spear! Chaos Control!"

Nothing was working. The Chaos Emeralds motionlessly hovered in the air, creating a field of Chaos Energy and growing more powerful. The Mobians abandoned all hope of controlling them. Except for Shadow.

"We must try!" he screamed to the Mobians on the ground.

"The Master Emerald has developed an evil mind of its own!" Knuckles yelled in response, "there's no possible way we can control such a powerful force!"

Shadow cried out in rage. A wave of energy pulsed through the air, knocking everyone to the ground. The girls, Amy and Cream, sobbed in terror. Sonic, though he couldn't stand Amy, looked over to where they stood and gritted his teeth. He never would have thought that he would have to see them in such pain. Knuckles and Tails weren't hugging like the girls were, but instead they held on to each others arms while trying not to be blown away from the force of the energy pulses. Sonic's eyes began to water. These things might be the last he ever witnessed.

Another pulse of energy thundered through the air. Everyone yelled or cried out. The pulses were becoming more forceful and began to cause physical pain.

"Sonic, what do we do?" Knuckles screamed. Sonic squeezed his eyes shut.

"I . . . I don't know!" he yelled in helpless response. He looked at everyone's horrified expressions once again and fought back tears. Everything became foggy in his vision.

There was more yelling. Shadow stood at the base of the energy field, consumed by a beam of light. The beam of light moved away from Shadow and faced the other struggling Mobians.

The Emeralds formed some sort of dark matter, which collided with the light and caused another explosion. A white blur zoomed by as it headed for Shadow.

"Shadow . . . !" the white blur yelled. "I . . . I found it!"

"Found what, Rouge?"

"The fake . . . Chaos Emerald! Catch it!"

"Never knew your infamous thievery skills would come in handy," Shadow thought with a twisted smile as he held on to a thick black wire.

Rouge produced a yellowish jewel and attempted to throw it to the struggling black and red hedgehog. The Emerald fell on the ground close to Shadow with a clink. The hedgehog stretched his arm as far as he could in order to reach the jewel.

"Come on . . ! Come . . . on!" With a final cry of effort, Shadow snagged the Emerald.

Sonic and the other Mobians started screaming again. A giant black hole created by the dark energy began to vacuum them up. Shadow and Rouge felt the compelling force and tried to fight it.

Sonic gripped the edge of the floor where the black hole opened up. The Mobians made a chain into the abyss, each one clutching the other's arm. Shadow and Rouge fell into the abyss first, screaming, before Shadow could do anything with the Emerald.

"Rouge!" Knuckles screamed over the roar of the black hole. Sonic felt his grip loosen.

"No!"

The rest of the Mobians fell into the black void, all expecting the worst and clutching to each other.

Sonic opened his eyes wearily. He was lying in a grassy field, where he noticed his friends all were, too. Scattered, but all present. A soft voice, a strange voice, was conversing with a deep, masculine voice.

"What are they?" asked the feminine voice.

"I have no idea, but we should probably get them inside where they'll be safe from response teams and NASA investigators. I don't think any of them are dangerous," the deeper voice responded.

"Shouldn't we . . . check first?" the softer voice sounded concerned.

"Well . . . I suppose. Are any of them awake?"

A figure stood over Sonic, peering at his eyes. Sonic gazed into a pair of bright green eyes curiously. The figure jumped back in surprise.

"Oh! I'm sorry . . ."

"It's fine . . ." Sonic mumbled, sitting up and rubbing the back of his head. "Ahh, my head . . . where am I?"

The woman smiled politely.

"You're . . . well, on Earth. I'm guessing you aren't from here?"

"No. I'm from Mobius."

The woman bit her lip and shook her head.

"Didn't think so," she replied. "Look, you aren't . . . here to harm us, are you?"

"As long as you don't hurt my friends and I, ma'am," Sonic said boldly. The woman nodded her approval.

"I think we should get you all inside. Would you be okay with that?"

"Just give me something to eat and you'll have gained my trust," Sonic said, listening to his stomach rumble loudly.

The woman, named Mrs. Charis and her husband, the source of the deeper voice, carried the other Mobians inside and waited as they all roused from their passed-out state. Sonic explained all he knew of the situation to the frightened and confused Mobians. Once he had finished the explanation, Mrs. Charis served breakfast, which was gratefully eaten as the Mobians nervously met with the other family members.

"You're welcome to stay here for as long as you need," Mrs. Charis offered.

To be brief, there was much long discussion and arguments before the Mobians all agreed to stay in the house with the residing family until they could find a way home to Mobius. Doubts were exchanged as the Mobians adjusted to the new atmosphere.