Nineteen Years Later

New Station Square - Uppertown - Time: 1:32 PM
May 5, 3542

Nineteen years have passed since those events, and only one and a half years have gone by since the defeat of Xiran. Since then, Station Square was rebuilt and better than ever, along with a new government created to sort out all that Xiran did, with everybody now happy and the city now filled with life again. Somewhere along the streets had a Brown blur passing through, revealing to be Ken the Hedgehog; A Brown hedgehog with a Grey arrow-like marking on his top quill and Dark Blue eyes, along with glasses, wore a Brown and Grey shirt, also having a Black one armed backpack with it being held together by sports tape, along with his left arm and leg, also having Black pants with his Grey arrow symbol on it along with chains, Black and Grey shoes, a ring through his ear, and had White gloves with the palms being Black.

"Man, today feels great! Just like any other day!" Ken said while running until he jumped from wall to wall, landing onto a building, and looked around to see the Mobain filled people inside. "Wow... It's filled with so much people. It's already been a year and a half now and I still haven't gotten use to it. So... This must really what Station Square looked like before Xiran." He looked up at the sky a bit with a smile. "Well... I hope you guys are proud of me." He stared more until he jumped down and began to run through the streets again until he came across a house, seeing a small nine year old Red Cat sitting on the porch. "Hey Edge! I'm back!"

"Ken! You're back!" Edge said as he jumped off and hugged his leg, with the both of them smiling until Ken took out a small present from his back pack.

"Happy Birthday little guy." Ken said with Edge opening it to see a Yellow Chaos Emerald.

"Whoa! A Chaos Emerald! You're giving this to me?" Edge asked in which Ken nodded.

"Yep! We don't necessarily need them anymore with Xiran and Robotnik gone. So, they're just shining Emeralds right now." Ken said with a smile. "So, use it as a lucky charm or a night light. Which ever you want to use it for. But I want you to do this for me." Edge looked at him. "Protect this thing from anybody. It can be dangerous."

"Ok, I will!" Edge said while smiling. "Thanks Ken, I love it!"

"That's good." Ken said as he nodded, then looked through the window. "Is Yune, Gemstone, or Aunt Ariel inside?"

"Yeah, they're in the house." Edge said as Ken nodded, rubbed his head, and walked in.

"Hey! I'm home!" Ken said while he walked in to see Ariel, an old Red furred fox, and his twin sister; Yune, a Grey furred hedgehog with Green eyes and wore a white shirt with a blue vest, jeans, and black boots. "Hey, I'm back." They both looked at him.

"Did you get the eggs?" Ariel asked, in which Ken nodded and took out the eggs from his back pack, revealing them to be covered in a coating of the plastic bag.

"Yep, right here." Ken said as he put it next to a mixing bowl, with Ariel smiling.

"Excellent, now we can get started on the cake." She said as she started getting out the baking tools, with Yune looking at Ken.

"Did you find a good present for Edge?" She asked with Ken nodding and pointing behind him.

"See for yourself." He said as Yune looked to see Edge with the Chaos Emerald, surprising her.

"A Chaos Emerald?" Yune asked until she looked at Ken. "Where did you find that?"

"I found it on my way to the store, in the alleyway." Ken said while rubbing his quills. "I just found it and I thought maybe Edge would like it. Ever since Xiran and Robotnik left, the Chaos Emeralds are just there now, so I thought maybe he could use it as a good luck charm or something."

"That's nice of you." Yune said with a smile, in which Ken nodded.

"Yeah, I thought it was." He said while looking around. "Where's Gemstone? I thought she'd be here."

"She went out to get some of the party stuff. She should be back soon." Yune said until the back door opened, with them looking to see Gemstone, a Emerald Green hedgehog with the same colored eyes, holding plastic bag. "Or now."

"Hey, I'm back!" Gemstone said as she put the bag down onto the table and started taking them out. "It was pretty crowded there. It just reopened."

"Really? It must have been then." Ken said as he grabbed the balloons. "Need any help blowing these up?" Gemstone looked at him and smiled.

"That would be nice." She said with a smile, with both him and her blowing the balloons while Yune started helping Ariel with the food.

Robotnik's Lair - Time: 6:17 PM

Both Nut and Bolt were still inside the bottom part of the base, now growing rust on them while the cloned body of Robotnik was still inside the capsule until there was a sudden beep.

"Cloning process complete." The voice said in which Nut and Bolt looked at each other.

"Could... It have worked?" Nut asked as both of the robots then opened the capsule, releasing the liquid inside while Robotnik fell to you floor, unmoved. "Is... He alive?"

"I... Don't know." Bolt said until Robotnik began to move and get up. "Master Robotnik! It worked! The cloning process worked!"

"Where... Where am I?" Robotnik asked while looking around.

"You were... Killed by Xiran sir." Nut said while Robotnik began putting on his clothing, lab coat included. "That was... Almost twenty years ago. Everybody considered you dead by then."

"Twenty years? Has it really been that long?" Robotnik asked while looking at them.

"Yes sir. So much has happened since your death." Bolt said while Robotnik then got onto one of the computers and began to search through it.

"Tell me... Are our machines still there?" Robotnik asked.

"What remains, yes sir." Nut said with Robotnik nodding.

"That's good. And 'Xiran'?" He asked.

"He... He was killed. By the newest world hero." Bolt said, surprising Robotnik.

"Really? Is that so?" He asked. "Well... Perhaps I should research on these events myself. I would love to see what's been going on since my absence."

"Yes sir." Nut said. "We also sent some of our robots to find some of the Chaos Emeralds after Xiran's passing and since you were returning. I suspect after this you plan to make Robotnik Land, correct?"

"Of course! It would only make sense to get back on track to my main plan! The hedgehog clan is now gone, and there's most likely nothing to stop me. Even this... 'New World Hero'." Robotnik said as he proceeded to search through the computer while both Nut and Bolt watched.

"Yes... Our master has returned." Bolt said in a bit of happiness.

New Station Square - Uppertown - Time: 9:54 PM

Edge was in his bed sleeping while the Yellow Chaos Emerald glowed brightly on the bedside table in the dark, making him smile while Ken watched through the door and closed it. He started walking away downstairs and saw Gemstone sitting on the couch, with him sitting next.

"Hey." He said, which caused Gemstone to look at him and smile.

"Hey." She said with her smile.

"Edge really liked what you guys did for him." Ken said with Gemstone staring at him while keeping her smile.

"He really loves what you gave him." She said while looking at the window. "Can... You believe it's... Been nearly two years now?"

"Since Xiran's defeat or by us being together?" Ken asked with Gemstone looking at him again.

"...Both." She said with a smile and started cuddling her head onto his shoulder, with him hugging back. "It still haunts me though..."

"What does?" Ken asked.

"Everything related to Xiran. The death he would inflict, my... betrayal, all of that." Gemstone said sadly. "I try to let it go, but... It always hurts."

"I know it must have been hard... But I'll be there for you through all that." Ken said while Gemstone kissed his cheek quickly.

"I love you." She said while slowly going to sleep, with him smiling and going to sleep himself.