A.N. You know it feels like it's been a while since I updated, but it's only been three weeks, roughly…I've gone much longer.

The next part should hopefully be up sooner though. But again, I make no promises.

Enjoy!


Knuckles awoke with a start, rubbing his head.

An alarm was blaring, and after a moment, he sat up quickly, jumping out of bed and racing out of his room, skidding into the control room, where Cerrivae was already typing at a computer.

"What's happening?" Knuckles wondered. Cerrivae merely pointed to a screen. Looking up at it, the Guardian did a double take. It looked like Sonic, standing in the teleporter, his hand a blur as he typed at the password panel.

"What's Sonic doing here? And what is he doing with the panel?" Knuckles wondered, confused, "And where's Omega?"

"Going through every conceivable password in a matter of minutes," Cerrivae answered, "And that's not Sonic…As for Omega, he's outside, waiting for when he gets in."

"Okay…that just brings up a whole new set of questions…" Knuckles muttered, looking worried, "Can't we just shut the power off to the teleporter?"

"Not while a password is being inputted. Safety feature. And he's going to fast to shut it off between his tries. And that's not Sonic because his Time is wrong…It's…Just trust me on this. And it's not a robot either…It's alive…"

Knuckles frowned, "Alright then, we're going to have to deal with him. How much longer until he gets through?"

"…Now…"

On the screen, the blue hedgehog vanished in the teleporter.

A second later, they heard a screech of metal, and gunfire from Omega.

"Let's go!" Knuckles shouted, racing outside, Cerrivae right behind him.

Omega was missing his left arm, the blue hedgehog holding a sword up, chuckling, standing a few feet away from the robot.

"Who are you?" Cerrivae demanded.

"People keep asking me that," the blue hedgehog smiled, turning to Knuckles and Cerrivae, as Omega collapsed.

"Name's Scourge," the blue hedgehog then continued, "I'm here to take that Master Emerald of yours."

"Not gonna happen…" Knuckles growled, energy glowing around him. A flash of light, Super Knuckles then floated there, "No way you're going to get past me!"

Scourge laughed, holding his strange sword up, then charged forward.

In a flash of blue, he disappeared, reappearing behind Cerrivae, who ducked backwards, barely avoiding a swing of the sword that would have decapitated him. If he hadn't been slowing down his perception of time, he'd be dead.

Super Knuckles shot forward at Scourge, who blocked with his sword, Knuckles claws forcing him backwards.

"Pretty fast, but not fast enough," Scourge laughed, then disappeared.

"Chaos Control!" Knuckles and Cerrivae shouted, going after him.

Appearing in the Master Emerald room, Scourge was standing atop the green gem already, his sword held forward.

Then, before Knuckles or Cerrivae could stop him, he spun, his sword slashing through the wires and other devices attached to the gem.

There was a protest from the house, and then they lost power, the only light source in the room the glow of the Master Emerald.

"…Oh no…" Cerrivae suddenly said, eyes wide.

He pushed Super Knuckles to the side, then cried out in alarm as an Air Shoe kicked him in the back, slamming the prototype Ultimate Life Form into the machinery. Thankfully, the power was out, so he was not shocked, and thus hurt even further.

With the power out, there was no protective anti-Chaos energy shield around the island.

Issai and Stream stood there now.

"The echidna has their Emerald on him…" Issai said, looking at Super Knuckles, who was glancing around at the three. Omega was offline, and Cerrivae was barely pulling himself back up…

"Get it then…" Scourge said, as green energy began to glow around him, laughing as he felt the power of the Master Emerald swirl around him. "I'm getting myself a little present…"

"NO!" Super Knuckles shouted, darting forward, Chaos energy condensing in his claws, attacking Scourge as the energy was absorbed.

The island shook and Scourge was knocked backwards, Super Knuckles spinning around, only to find himself blasted back by two Chaos Spears.

Super Issai and Super Stream floated there, and they attacked at the same time, taking the Guardian by surprise.

The blue Chaos Emerald was knocked away by him, and Issai picked it up. He glanced to the side, and noticed Scourge's sword. With a grin, he picked it up.

"Is that Scourge guy alright?" Stream wondered, powering down. Knuckles had lost his Super form and was clinging to consciousness. Cerrivae was up, but leaning against the wall, concentrating on himself.

"More then," Scourge chuckled, from the shadows of the Master Emerald.

Stepping into the green glow, Scourge's eyes seemed lighter, almost blue, and maybe it was just a trick of the light, but he looked green.

However, Knuckles' attack had caused a scar across his stomach, a 'II' on it.

"Let's finish this," Scourge said, and Issai nodded.

Issai held the sword and jumped, slamming it into the Master Emerald from the top.

He jumped backwards, closing his eyes as the Emerald began to glow brightly, sparking with energy.

"It's gonna blow!" Stream shouted, "We better get out of here!"

Scourge nodded, and in a flash, the three vanished with a Chaos Control, leaving Knuckles and Cerrivae in the room.

There was an explosion, and Angel Island began to plummet to the sea…


"How's Mighty gonna be?" Vector wondered, nervous, as he talked with a doctor.

"He'll be fine," the doctor answered, "Your friend got him here very quickly. Mighty will be making a full recovery within a matter of weeks."

Vector sighed, relieved, "When can we see him?"

"Now, if you want. I will have to ask you all to be quiet though. We have other patients," the doctor smiled.

"Of course. And thank you!" Vector nodded politely, and then headed to Mighty's room in the hospital, followed by Charmy, Espio, and Vinny.

As they entered, Mighty looked up at them with a slightly goofy smile, his hands wrapped in bandages.

"Hey guys…I'm a little loopy right now. Have me on some painkillers," Mighty answered, grinning at them, "Otherwise, they said this would hurt a lot more. Don't feel a thing."

"The doctor says you'll be making a full recovery in a few weeks," Vector said, smiling back at his friend, "So, until then, you're on vacation, got it?"

Mighty frowned slightly at that, "Which means I'm going to miss out on most of the action…"

"Hey, don't think about that!" Vinny said, stepping forward, "I'm sure you'll get better in time for when things really heat up…"

Mighty just chuckled slightly, "Anyways…any luck finding out about that blue hedgehog that looked like Sonic?"

"No…We…haven't left the hospital, actually…" Vector muttered, rubbing the back of his head.

"Well, thanks for the sympathy guys, but they said they'd discharge me in a couple hours, as long as I promise not to strain myself," Mighty said.

"You're gonna need a place to stay though, and to look after you, right?" Charmy wondered, looking worried.

"Well…yah…you're right…" Mighty frowned, thinking.

"No prob!" Vector grinned now, "I called Vanilla earlier, and she volunteered to watch you. In fact, she should be here soon, with Cream and Cosmo."

Mighty sighed, leaning back in the bed, "Alright…Now if you guys don't mind, I'm going to get some more rest. Best of luck guys."

"Thanks," Espio said, finally speaking up, "Get well soon."

Mighty just nodded, closing his eyes and falling back asleep.

The rest of the Chaotix headed out, when Vector's cell phone suddenly rang.

He fumbled slightly, then pulled it out, flicking it open and bringing it to his head.

"Chaotix Detective Agency, Vector speaking."

The crocodile paused, then his eyes widened, looking alarmed, "No…what…you're positive? What about?"

Shaking, Vector slowly closed the phone, then turned to the others, who were looking worried.

"What is it…?" Vinny wondered.

"Angel Island…" Vector answered, "There was an explosion on it…It fell into the sea. The Master Emerald is gone…"

"What about Knuckles and the others there?!" Charmy asked, gasping.

"Don't know…G.U.N. is sending a team to investigate. Asked if we wanted to come along. Rouge is apparently going as well."

"Vinny and I will accompany G.U.N.," Espio spoke up, "You and Charmy should try and find out about that Sonic-lookalike."

Vector sighed, then nodded. Espio was right. They had other pressing matters as well.

"Alright then…You heard Espio. Chaotix, let's get to work!" Vector shouted.


They were almost ready. Just a few more commands, and he would unleash them.

Snively Robotnik smiled, looking at his creations. All the supplies and materials had been here. He already had the necessary program and information ready.

He typed at the console, then paused, his finger hovering over the 'Enter' button.

Snively grinned, then hit the button.

The robots buzzed to life, then stepped forward.

"Metal Shadow, awaiting your orders, Excellence Snively."

"Metal Amy, awaiting your orders, Excellence Snively."

Dr. Robotnik's cousin chuckled stepping forward, hands behind his back, "Excellent. Your mission objective is to search and destroy Shadow and Amy, and take their Chaos Emerald."

"Affirmative," Metal Shadow stated.

"Affirmative," Metal Amy echoed.

Their engines whined, and then they shot off, heading through the lab to the outside world…

"To easy," Snively grinned.


A.N. Muhahahaha!

Lots of evil here, huh?

Hope you enjoyed it! Review please! I like them so.

I do NOT own Sonic and all related titles.