Disclaimer(for the entire story): Sonic characters belong to SEGA. Mario characters and settings belong to Nintendo. Lance belongs to Dust the Hedgehog. I only own the plot and Alex.

Last time:

"Now we need to place the Ring of Darkness in its temple. That's the problem though."

Let the story begin.

Alex's POV

"What do you mean?" Silver inquired. "Well, the temple is actually a mansion in reality. So, we're actually hunting for a mansion." I replied, becoming slightly nervous. What the heck? Since when am I nervous? Throughout the entire day, I've been acting weird. When Silver grabbed my wrist, I blushed at the contact. When I grabbed his hand, Silver blushed. Now, I'm acting nervous around him. Is it possible that I…like him?

Lance's POV

I could sense Alex's uneasiness completely smother her. I don't know why. She's never nervous or scared of anything. "Anyway, let's get going. We could just Chaos Control to Evershade Valley, where the mansion is." Alex said, winking at me. She grabs my hand and shouts, "Chaos Control!" I have the ability to interfere with any Chaos Control transmission, plus the ability to make Chaos Control stronger, meaning that it can transport more people. Well, at least we have to get rid of this World Ring.

Normal POV

A purple Chaos Emerald is seen floating in the air. It rests inside of a crown, as if it were a jewel piece. An evil cackle was heard, "So those four hedgehogs want to be free of their adventure. Little do they know that their adventure hasn't even begun." The voice said, cackling even more.