Inside the cave

"Nazo?" The white hedgehog slowly floated down to ground until his shoes touch the cave floor he fell to his knee and got up slowly, gazing at the mobians before him. He began to walk towards the group, the team stood there ground. He stopped and looked at them and began to snigger, then laugh.

"It's funny to see such mortals try to stand against me. But still, come at me if it pleases you." Sonic then spin dashed at the cocky hedgehog but was caught in mid air. Nazo unraveled Sonic and held his head.

"What the?" The white hedgehog grinned at Sonic.

"HA, HA, HA! You fool you really thought you could take on the might Nazo with an attack like that?" He pulled back his arm, then chucked him to the ground with no effert.

"Uh Shadow little help." Shadow pulled out a chaos emerald and held it tightly. "CHAOS CONTROL!" The black hedgehog quickly struck the white one but Nazo grabbed Shadows arm before he could strike again. "No way!"

"Pitiful. That attack was perfetic I bet that pink hedgehog could do better." He chucked Shadow to the side as if he was nothing and continued to walked towards Sonic and the gang.

"W-what do you want?"

"What I have always wanted. This planet and everyone on it belongs to me. It has been my birth right ever since I was born. But I was trapped by that idiot echinda.

"Echidna?" Knuckles ran in front of the gang. "What do you mean Echidna!? Who are you?"

"Hmpf. If you must know I am a being of extraordinary power that has existed for over one thousand years ago." The gang couldn't believe what he just said. "Ok ancient water god thing and giant lizard in space aside. Someone from a thousand ago how's that possible!?" Nazo turned to the shattered remands of the emeralds on the floor. "The emeralds I were imprison within held me all these centuries until someone used chaos control, freeing me and giving me all your power all at the same time." Sonic turned to Amy and Tails who where too shocked for words.

"Yo Amy, Tails!" The two snapped out of there scared state, then turned to the hedgehog who pointed to the exit, giving a thumbs up. "Get out of here while me, knux, Rouge, and Shadow handle this."

"But Sonic!"

"No buts Tails it's to dangerous and I'd rather you not get hurt by this creep." Tails nodded sadly. "Come on Amy." She turned to the blue hedgehog who was still smiling. Tails grabbed Amy, flying the two out of the mine. "You can do it Sonic we believe in you!"

"Hmpf a shame that's all you have. The believe of a two tailed freak and a weak female hedgehog."

"That's not all I have." Nazo looked at Sonic gazing into his eyes, seeing the fire within them. "Then tell me what more could you possibly have!?"

"I have friends that rely on me and others who I can depend on and I won't give up on them!" Sonic charged at Nazo punching him directly in the face. "Yes! Wait what!?" Nazo remanded unharmed by Sonics attack. "N-no way. My hit didn't even leave a mark."

"That was a free hit but now it's my turn." Within a second Nazo flicked Sonic's body sending him flying in the wall, he gazed at Knuckles who stood his ground. Nazo grinned quickly disappearing, then reappearing behind the echidna taking Knuckles out with a chop to the neck. Rouge then attack from above with a corkscrew kick but as she hit him Nazo swiftly grabbed her foot. He wagged his finger at her with a devilish smile. "Ah, ah, ah. No kicking, especially for a lady such as yourself." He puched her in the gut and then threw her into the wall right next to Sonic who got up from the floor. Sonic ran around him while Nazo stood still, the blue hedgehog charged at him at a great speed but still the white hedgehog grabbed him. "Nice try but perhaps you should try a different strategy." Nazo punched Sonic sending him flying to the wall and this time he didn't get up. He looked around the cave grinning at the despair and pain around him. It brought the monster delight to take them down one by one with ease.

"It feels good to exercise again. To bad you fools aren't enough for me."

"Why don't you try me again." The white hedgehog turned and was directly punched in the face by Shadow who was warn out by the hit he took earlier. Nazo was sent flying and went though the cave wall. Taking a quick breath he clenched his hands into a fist. "No..." Nazo emerged from the rubble and smoke, brushing off the rock from his shoulder. "Why do you fools not understand. Your all dead." The white hedgehog raised his hand at Shadow, smiling he muttered the words. "CHAOS CONTROL!"

"What h..." But before Shadow sentence even started Nazo sent the black hedgehog flying into the wall. With a devilish smile the white hedgehog turned to the mines mouth.

"It'll give me great pleaser to destroy you first." As he prepared to launch an attack at Shadow Nazo felt a tingle run down his spin. "Ah... It's close by." He then flew of near the entrance. "I'll deal with you lot later once I find them you'll be put out of you misery." The white hedgehog flew out of the cave, as he came out and flied of to the distends Tails and Amy emerged from some bushes near the cave. "Good he's gone now let's get back inside. The fox and hedgehog ran inside, both we're shocked to see the four all badly injured by Nazo. "H-how can one hedgehog have so much power?" The mere thought gave Tails shivers.

(Couch, couch!) Tails turned his head seeing Sonic on the ground covered in rubble. "Sonic!" He ran to the hedgehogs side. He quickly brushed of the rubble and checking to seeing if anything was badly damage but the hedgehog gently pushed him away as he got up. "T-Tails don't worry about me, just get everyone out of here."

"But what about you?"

"It may look bad but I can stand, I'll run back to your workshop and wait for you there." Sonic slowly walked to the echidna picked him up of the ground. "I'll take Knuckles with me, saves you three trips."

"Thanks Sonic, see you back at the workshop." The hedgehog waved and then ran out of the cave carrying Knuckles along with him, while Tails ran over to Rouge who was still unconscious. "Hey Rouge can you hear me?" The bat was barely able to move, she slowly opened her eyes seeing the fox above her. "W-what day is?"

Tails picked her up of the ground. "Are you gonna be ok? Can you walk?"

"I-I should be." She then took a step forward but suddenly clasped, before Tails could run and catch her Shadow teleported and caught her. "I'll take her somewhere safe. Just focuses on this Nazo."

"R-right." Shadow lifted up his arm holding the chaos emerald. "CHAOS CONTROL!" The two vanished leaving Tails to take Amy back.

"I hope Rouge and Shadow will be ok." Amy smiled at the fox. "No need to worry Tails. Rouge has Shadow protecting her, plus he said there going somewhere safe."

"Yeah I guess your right. Lets just get back to Sonic." Amy held tight to Tails and the two flew off to the workshop.

Back at Tails workshop

Sonic waited and waited, the thought running though his head made him question a lot of things.

"Who the heck is this "Nazo" and what is his deal? And where the heck is Tails he should've been back by now?"

Sonic began to here noises in the next room. He quickly check and saw Knuckles starting to wake up. "What!? What's going on!?" The sudden change in scenery caused the echidna distress.

"Glad to see he didn't waste anymore of your brain cells Knuckle head." The echidna clenched his fist in anger but took deep breath calming himself down. "We got beat pretty badly back there. He knocked me out in one hit."

"Yeah took two to keep me down."

"This isn't a competition Sonic! What are we gonna do!?"

"Calm down Knuckles. First things first, we wait for Tails to get back then we discuses are options. As much as I hate to wait... Nazo seems to be way to powerful. I-I don't even think Super Sonic can do anything." Knuckles then grabbed Sonic's shoulders shaking him.

"What'd mean your super form isn't strong enough!? That's the only thing we have left isn't it!?" Sonic then pushed Knuckles off. "Hence why I'm waiting for Tails!" The two heard the door opening and ran to it.

"Tails it is you."

"SONIC!" Amy then rushed in to the hedgehog hugging him tightly. "Are you ok did that monster hurt you badly?"

"Amy I'm fine ok, now could you please get off of me." Amy pulled herself away and stood next to Knuckles. "Tails we need to talk."

"About Nazo?"

"Exactly."

The young fox moved quickly around his workshop. He began to examine the crystal he picked up from Eggman's create, then examining his device which he used to scanned Nazo's orb. Minutes passed then an hour causing the blue hedgehog to become impatient. "Have you got anything yet?"

"Nothing. I don't understand. It's like were dealing with something unnatural, something artificial yet organic."

"What about the crystal?" The echidna questioned.

"Well the crystal seem to be giving of a weird reading too. Just not the same as the emerald shards. However the data from the orb seems to match the crystals energy waves."

"What does it mean?" Tails scratched his head and shrugged. "To be honest I don't no. With what I have here I can only make theory's. Perhaps if we can go to the cave again and search around."

"Well it's settled then let's head straight for the mine and then." Tails door opened with Rouge running in past the gang. "Rouge what are you doing here? Where's Shadow?"

One hour ago

"When Shadow used chaos control he teleported us to an abounded G.U.N facility outside Westopolis."

Shadow placed the bat on the floor. "Rouge are you ok?" She slowly opened her eyes and smiled. "My hero. Now where are we?" The black hedgehog turned and stared of at the distends. "We're just on the outskirts of Westopolis, away from harm. Stay here." The hedgehog began walked towards the door while Rouge got to her feet. "W-whoa where are you going?!"

"Nazo needs to be stopped, I must find a way to do so."

"But he took down all four of us without breaking a sweat. How do you think you can take that thing on your own?" Shadow clenched his hand and turned to face Rouge. "I'll find a way no matter what. My purpose is to protect this world, I won't let some freak hedgehog destroy it while I'm around." Shadow then opened the door letting in the light, he ran outside while Rouge ran behind however he used chaos control and vanished leaving her alone.

"So any clue where he might be?" Rouge shook her head sadly. "He always was the. "I'll do it by myself" kinda guy. Knowing Shadow he's probably got something up his sleeve."

"We better find him fast before he get's killed."

"But Sonic what about the plan?" Sonic turned to the others and clicked his fingers. "Why don't you three go to the mine, while Rouge and I go look for Shadow."

"I guess it's better then nothing right?" Sonic grabbed Knuckles should. "You said Knuckles just make sure Tails and Amy are ok."

"You better be careful yourself Sonic with Nazo out there." As the team got out the door Sonic turned to Amy giving her a thumbs up. "Since when have I ever not been carful?"

"Yeah, yeah. Just came back ok!"

The teams scrambled. Team one led by Tails made there way to the mine while team two lead by Sonic went around the mountain and towards Westopolis hoping to find any lead on Shadow's whereabouts.

Team one- Cave

Tails, Knuckles, and Amy quickly walked though the mines gazing around Amy slowed down looking around at the walls. "Wow who would have thought something like that Nazo guy was trapped inside this cave."

"Yeah but why and how. I mean I understand why but just how?" Tails rubbed the wall examining the crystals imbedded in it. He pulled out his chaos scanner and was surprised by what he found. "Hey guys look at this!"

Both Amy and Knuckles ran to the fox "What is it Tails!?" The fox turned his device around showing the two. "You see the meter showed that the chaos energy that Nazo was emitting had the same effect that these crystals do. They seem to be somewhat connected perhaps share the same energy."

"So what does that mean?"

"What I mean Knuckles is the crystals seem to be reacting to Nazo's power. Judging by my original theory this place is probably one gigantic prison and these crystals probably absorb Nazo's power... maybe."

Amy looked around the cave and sighed. "Then how the heck did he get out!?" Tails began pondering and then remembered the purple light. "Hey remember that light that hit us?" Both Knuckles and Amy turned and nodded at Tails. "That might be our answer. Sonic said he tried to use those emeralds and I guess they took his energy. That means he had just enough to take ours as well, but that doesn't make sence why only us?" The gang pondered until Knuckles walked towards a jagged wall. "Huh? What's wrong Knuckles?" The echidna didn't speak and grunted as he punched the wall. "Whoa what was that about!?"

"Take a look for yourself." The gang all starred up at the wall seeing a giant but dirt covered mural. "Hey is this?"

"Echidna made? I don't really no. If this happened to be in this cave then perhaps there's more hidden somewhere. I'll search while you examine this." Tails gave a thumbs up while Knuckles wondered off into the cave while Amy stood alone tapping her foot on the ground. "Well?!" Tail's turned to the pink hedgehog. "What am I gonna do?"

"Well I guess you can uh... pick up some of these crystals." Amy just huffed and turned as she stomped of to the nearby wall picking of any crystal she could find. "I bet Cream and Cheese are have more fun then we are."

"Good that'll distract her for a few minutes. Now where was I?"

Tails began brushing the mural with his tails, he took a step back and looked at it. "Ok I see echidnas. So thats something. Wait whats that?" The fox ran to the side of the picture, cleaning of the little bit of dirt left behind he gasped. "Amy!" She turned to Tails. "What!?"

"It's Sonic!" Amy ran to the fox looking up at the image of a blue hedgehog next to silvery coloured hedgehog. "Is that Nazo?"

"This is unreal." Tails sighed and looked on at the mural. "I hope your having better luck finding Shadow Sonic. We seem to be getting more questions the answers."

Team two- Southern Westopolis

The streets where deserted when Rouge and Sonic arrived. "Whoa wonder what happened to everyone?"

"Sonic look over there!" Rouge pointed to a nearby window full of .

Breaking news! A strange white hedgehog has appeared around Westopolis he has so far cause destruction to most of the city and harm to anyone who come in contact with him. We advice anyone watching this to not go anywhere near him. G.U.N have sent word, they are amassing units and hoping to send them to Westopolis ASAP.

The broadcast then shut off as the turn to static. "So amassing units huh" Sonic grinned and turned to the bat. "Hey do you think they be able to recognise the difference between me and Nazo."

"Not now Sonic. Anyway we're not here to find Nazo or help G.U.N. We came to find any clue to where Shadow went." Rouge walked forward taking a look at the surroundings. "Sonic check up the road to North part of Westopolis maybe there's a clue."

"Gotcha! But what are you gonna do?"

"I'm gonna search around here for anything."

"Yeah and it doesn't have anything to do with the café there right?" Sonic pointed to the shop. "No it doesn't that just happens to be there." The blue hedgehog shrugged and then speeded off while the white bat sighed, walking towards the café. She placed her hand on one of the seats close to the street. "This is where we sat early. Oh where could you have gone? And why didn't you tell me?!"

"Rouge. Come in Rouge this is Tails do you read?"

Rouge then pulled her head mic from her pocket, pleasing it on her head. "This is Rouge. What's happening Tails?"

"Well it's more complicated then I hoped but I need Sonic to know this. Can you pass him over."

"Sorry but I sent him off to look for a traces of Shadow. You can tell me Tails, I'll tell him when he gets back."

Northern Westopolis

Sonic dashed though the mostly destroyed city searching for the streets to the buildings but still no clue to where Shadow may had gone. "Where could you have ran of to?" He stopped and took a good look at the city around him. "Wow they weren't kidding! This place looks like it could clasp any second. I'd better hurry back to Rouge and tell her before."

"Before what Sonic!?" Sonic turned around to see doctor Eggman in his egg mobile. "Look not now Eggman I'm kinda in the middle of something."

"What's more important the me!"

"If you haven't noticed the city we're in could topple on us."

"No matter I'll just have to destroy you quickly then." The doctor pressed a button on his fly machine which called in a pod. The pod was placed gently on the streets below. As it was placed steam began to pour out, slowly it opened. "Sonic meet an old friend with a whole new look." A shadow appeared from the steam and only when it's foot appeared did Sonic know who it was. "Metal Sonic."

"Actually the new and improved Metal Sonic. I dubbed this modal "Metal berserker mkI." Eggman grinned as the robot moved out of the pod. "Thanks to the research from the mines I was able to use the crystals to make more faster, more intelligent, and of course more powerful machines." Sonic began to chuckle then laugh grabbing the doctors attention. "What's so funny!?"

"Metal Sonic really!? I mean come on Eggman of all the robots you could make for this situation you remake him!?"

"Well then." Eggman pressed a button on his eggmobile causing metals eye to glow purple. "You have to find out yourself won't you."

"Hey what's that surpose to mean!?" The hedgehogs question was answered when he was punched to the ground by Metal. "YOUR FIGHT IS WITH ME HEDGEHOG."

"Ah great you talk too. Well can't be worse then the other one."

"YOU MEAN MY BROTHER THE ORGINAL METAL? HE WAS A FOOL BELIEVING TO BE YOU. I ON THE OTHER HAND KNOW MY PURPOSE AND IT'S TO DESTROY YOU."

Sonic got into a battle stance but then remembered the city around him. "Wait if we fight here the city could clasped on top of us. Got to get him away from here."

"Yo Metal!" The metal unit slowly moved towards the hedgehog. "WHAT IS IT!?"

"How about we have a race? If I know the doctor and I do. He's programmed you with as much ego as I have." The robot stopped, Sonic mentally crossed his fingers hoping the plan will work. "VERY WELL I EXCEPT YOUR PITIFUL CHALLANGE." Metal walked past Sonic, marking the concrete floor with his foot. "THIS LINE SHALL BE THE START."

"Ok, the winner will be the first out of the city." The two prepped themselves on the line. "On your marks!"

"GET SET!"

"Go!" "GO!"

Sonic raced ahead while the metal unit remained still on the line. "THAT'S RIGHT HEDGEHOG RUN, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN. I WILL SHOW YOU TRUE SPEED." Metal Sonic eyes glowed purple, his back came off with a small thruster appearing. The thruster began charged and ignited sending the robot flying ahead. The blue blur continued to run thinking he had this in the bag until he heard a bang from behind. "What was that?" Within a second Metal Sonic was in front of him. "What!? There's no way you could have got in front of me that quick!"

"YOU FORGET HEDGEHOG. I'M NOT THE ORGINAL METAL I AM METAL BESERKER SONIC! THE NEW IMPROVED METAL UNIT!" Metal's activated thrusters on his shoes while deactivating the one on his back. It turned to Sonic with a chuckle. "NOW TIME TO EXTERMINATE YOU."

"Hey no far!

"YOU SAID NOTHING ABOUT BEING FAIR. THE WINNER IS THE FIRST OUT OF THE CITY." Metal's shoulders opened up revealing rockets. "Uh oh not good!" Metal fired the rockets missing the blue hedgehog however it destroying several buildings which caused the city to become unstable. "Not good! Gonna have to go faster." Sonic picked up the pass but Metal was making things difficult. "THIS PLACE WILL BE YOUR GRAVE."

"I don't think so metal head!" Sonic noticed a piece of a building laying up against another making a ramp giving him an idea. He spin dashed towards it, charging up the ramp and hitting the metal unit to the ground. "How'd like that huh!" But the unit slowly got up. "Figures. Wait what?" Sonic saw the city clasping towards them. "Whoa better get going!" Metal got of the broken road standing on it's feet. "NO I WILL NOT FAIL LIKE MY BROTHERS!" It activated it's back thruster and charged at Sonic who was ahead. The blue hedgehog heard the robot and turned. "IF I AM TO BE DESTROYED I WILL TAKE YOU WITH ME!"

"I don't think so metal mouth! Just as Metal attempted to grab him Sonic escaped his clutches, he jumped over and booted him to the ground. Sonic ran off out of the city while Metal was left for scarp parts.

Southern Westopolis

Sonic managed to leave the city without a scratch on him. "Sonic there you are!" The hedgehog looked up seeing Rouge flying above waving to him. "Nice to see you Rouge. I'm glad to see someone or something that doesn't look like me." The hedgehog stopped outside the café, Rouge flew down and landed onto one of the chairs. "So did you find any trace of Shadow?" Sonic shook his head disappointedly. "No most of the northern part of Westopolis was almost destroyed by Nazo. Hopefully what happened with Metal shouldn't cause any effect on this part of the city."

"Wait Metal what's he doing here?"

"Eggman made some new Metal brand. "Berserker" I think he called it." Rouge gasped and pointed out at the road ahead. "Sonic look." He turned and grunted. "Wow got to admit you just don't stay down!" The metal unit all though slightly battered and broken walked slowly toward Sonic and Rouge.

"OB-OB-OB-OBJECTIV-IV-IV-IVE HUNT DOWN SONIC HEDGEH-HO-HO-HOG." Metal's chest began to glow purple. "What's that?" Metal stopped in place screeching came from the unit. "W-W-WHAT IS HAPPEN-N-NING!?" Metal screamed and it's chest burst opened, Metal's lights powered down as it fell to it's knees. Sonic moved closer looking into it's chest. "Hey there's a crystal inside it." Upon saying that the crystal exploded into shards. Rouge walk out from the café and looked at the robot. "Ok what just happened to it?"

"I don't know Rouge but it looks like Eggman's coming up with actual good robots for once."

"I heard that rodent!" Sonic and Rouge both looked up seeing the egg mobile with the doctor inside. "Great. Whatch gonna do now egghead send another metal me!?"

"What's the point. Metal failed, sending another would result the same. I'll make something better in time, for now I have other plans." Eggman prepared to fly away but Sonic picked up a stone chucking it at the egg mobile, grabbing Eggman's attention.

"You little, why you do that for!?"

"Because there's something you need to know Eggman." The doctor stopped and turned intrigued by Sonics words. "What is it rodent? And be quick I got things to do and a world to conquer."

"Won't be much of a world too conquer!"

"What do you mean!?"

"Can't you see what going on here! There's a threat that's bigger then anything we have ever seen that's gonna destroy the Earth." Rouge nudge Sonic's arm trying to get his attention. "Uh Sonic we're in trouble."

"Why?" He turned and looked up, his face changed from cool and calm to something Sonic rarely ever shows fear. "My, my if it isn't my friends. Sonic and Rouge is it? Forgive me it's hard to process these memories in such a short time."

"N-Nazo!" The white hedgehog floated in the air showing a icy look down at the two while Eggman slowly began to laugh catching the threes attention. "This is what I should be fearing?! Really Sonic it good to have a joke once in awhile but to have this put in front of me. Well lets just say I made more threatening things then this hedgehog." Nazo turned his gaze at Eggman and the smiled. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!"

"What so funny!?" The white hedgehog white a tear from his eye. "I must thank you. I haven't laugh like that in a thousand years. Now what was that saying? Oh yes." Nazo raised a finger at the doctor. "All good things must come to an end."

"CHAOS CONTROL!" His finger fired a blast of energy at the egg mobile causing Eggman to fall to the floor next to Sonic and Rouge. "W-what kind of monster is he!?"

"It's a long story. We need to get out of here." Sonic grabbed both Rouge and Eggman and ran off away from Nazo. "Hmpf you can run little hedgehog but you can hide from the mighty Nazo." The hedgehog crossed his arms together and closed his eyes focusing on Sonic. "Found you. CHAOS CONTROL!"

Sonic holding both the doctor and the bat ran as fast as he could until Nazo appeared in front of him. "How did you." Before he finished he sighed while thinking to himself. "He's using Chaos control to detect where I am."

"Why run when I could end this for you right now. Stripping you of pain that this world posies on us." Sonic ran left but Nazo appeared in front of him again. "Simply give up, give me what I want."

"What do you want!?" The hedgehog pointed to the doctor. "Give me the chaos emerald." Sonic turned to Eggman who pulled the blue emerald from his pocket. "Yes that's right, I know you wish to live. Simply give me the emerald and all of you will live."

"You swear?" Nazo smiled showing his razor teeth. "I swear." Eggman slowly moved his arm towards the hedgehog but Sonic knew Nazo wouldn't keep his word. Before the doctor could pass the emerald to him Sonic grabbed it. "What? You think you can deify me!?"

"I really hope this works."

"CHAOS CONTROL!" Sonic, Rouge, and Eggman vanished before the white hedgehog. "So you can use chaos control too. This is most interesting. No matter I shall find the other emeralds and soon my goal will be within my grasp." Nazo pulled out the grey chaos emerald and smiled. "The servers are the seven Chaos... Chaos is power, enriched by the darkness of my heart... As the controller I alone exists to unify the chaos! Mighty emerald hear my call, show me the location of all chaos emeralds so I may complete my goal." Nazo's mind began to pour with images showing where the other emeralds were hidden. "Good the next is close. I will deal with those fools later, once I have the other five emeralds I'll claim the seventh. CHAOS CONTROL!" He vanished leaving what was left of Westopolis.

Back inside the cave

Tails, Amy, and Knuckles continued to explore the cave. Tails remained at the mural, Amy examined the wall picking off any crystal she could find, while Knuckles disappeared inside the cave searching for more murals. The fox and hedgehog got a big shock when a bright light appeared in the centre of the cave. "AHH! Who is it?" The light died down revealing Sonic, Rough, and Eggman. "Sonic!" Tails ran to the hedgehog and then turned to the doctor. "Uh what's he doing here?"

"Again long story." Sonic quickly explained the situation to Tails and Amy while Eggman examined the mural Tails was looking at. "Hmm That's interesting. So Nazo's looking for the chaos emeralds. I wonder why."

"Beats me little buddy but one things for sure it's not going to be pretty. He left Westopolis pretty much destroyed just to find one emerald."

"Ahem!" The four turned to Eggman who continued looking at the wall. "So who would like to explain the fact that this is here. And why there's a picture of Sonic on it"

"What!?" The hedgehog ran to the wall gazing up at it seeing the blue figure standing there. "T-that is me. But how's that even possible?"

"Wait Rouge didn't tell you?"

"I'm sorry but when you have Metal Sonic, Eggman, and then a freak from a thousand years turn up at the same time I like to see you remember stuff." Sonic just starred up at the wall seeing him and what looked like Nazo. "If Nazo was from one thousand years ago why am I there fighting him?"

"Because blue one you have not fought that battle just yet." Everyone turned around seeing Knuckles standing next to someone in the shadows. "Knuckles me and Amy were wondering where you got too. Who your new friend?" The stranger walked from the shadows surprising everyone.

"I am the guardian of the prison emeralds that lay within this cave. I am Custos the echidna the guardian of Nazo's prison."

Wow that took longer then I inspected and the fact my laptop died on me so I had to get it repaired which sucked. :( But finally the next chapter I hope you all enjoy it. Until next time bye!