Chapter 4: The Babylon Rogues

The blue hedgehog sighed and walked to his house, sitting on the couch. A few minutes later, the doorbell tang. Sonic opened it and smiled when he saw Tails.

"Hey, Sonic!" he cheered.

"Come on in, Tails." The fox smiled and walked inside. He sat down on the couch and looked around. "Did you need something in particular, Tails?" Sonic asked.

"Not really. I was just wondering if we could hang out for a while."

Sonic sighed and shook his head. "Sorry, bro, not today. I'm pretty busy, and I have to meet Wave and Storm in a few minutes. I'm the leader of the Babylon Rouges, after all."

Tails' face fell slightly, but he caught it and put on a smile. "Okay." He said politely, getting up to leave, "Sorry to bother you."

He left a few minutes later. Sonic sighed an closed his eyes, transforming into Jet. Once the transformation was over, the anthropomorphic hawk looked at himself. He grabbed his Extreme Gear and left the house, then stepped out of the house and took off towards the south. Suddenly he jerked to the left.

What the heck?! He thought, Horus, what are you doing?

That wasn't me! Horus shrieked. I don't know what that was! He thought over it for a moment. It almost felt like...Anubis.

Alright Horus, I get it, no need to get sentimental on me.

Jet sighed. He shook his head and ignored the feeling, then headed to see Wave and Storm. The other two birds looked at Jet and smiled.

"We've found a Chaos Emerald for you, boss," Storm said. "A red one. It was...different."

The hawk smirked; he knew what it was. He had encountered it a hundred years ago with two others. Horus was elated. Of course, he couldn't show this, he was a warrior god for goodness' sake! But he was most certainly elated. Being stuck solely in the company of a cranky sarcastic hedgehog who doesn't really like you would be a pain for a mortal, let alone an immortal. So, making sure to use Jet's voice, Horus decreed, "Long time, no see, Anubis. What brings you out of the tomb?"

Anubis chuckled. Way to greet an old friend, Horus.

Jet smiled at the red Chaos Emerald.

Wave blinked. "Since when do Chaos Emeralds talk?" she exclaimed, and looked at the hawk. "Jet?"

"This is no ordinary Chaos Emerald," Jet told Wave and Storm. "It's the Egyptian God Anubis."

"Whaaaaaaaaat?!" Storm shouted.

The red Chaos Emerald glowed. Hello Wave, Storm, it said.

"The god of death. I am speaking to the god of death. This red emerald is the god of death." Wave sputtered repetitiously.

"The Egyptian god of death," Jet told her.

"The...Egyptian god..." Wave shook herself. "Egyptian gods are real?! Does that mean that the Greek gods are real too? The Roman gods? Norse gods? Hindu gods?"

Calm yourself, miss. All can be explained- Anubis began in a horrible attempt to calm Wave. Storm stood gaping at the talking emerald, not sure how to respond.

Jet smiled and began to explain. He spilled his story, all the way from that event a century ago to that very moment, spelling out every detail of his various missions and exploits. Wave listened calmly while Storm reacted exuberantly to every sentence. "And that brought me...here." Jet finished.

Storm gaped at him. Wave had enough dignity to keep her beak shut, but her eyes were incredibly wide. Storm stuttered, "But...wha...uh...huh..." He pointed at Jet. "You said you were fourteen!"

"I'm immortal," he said. "I was born in 1909."

Wave and Storm blinked. "That's not fourteen!" Storm protested.

Wave held up her hands. "Wait a second. You're saying you and Sonic the Hedgehog are the same person." Jet nodded. "Impossible." Wave stated confidently, "I've seen you two in the same place at the same time. You two have raced each other. I'm pretty sure if you were the same person that wouldn't have been possible. So this is obviously some big prank you've concocted." Wave smirked. "I'll admit, you had me for a second there, with the talking emerald."

"Wave, I was telling the truth." Jet said.

"Sure you were. And I'm a pomegranate that grew legs."

The hawk sighed and closed his eyes, turning into Sonic. "Believe me now?" He asked. Storm and Wave's jaws dropped. Sonic turned back into Jet. "Part of Horus' soul is inside me, since I'm his reincarnation. The other part is a blue Chaos Emerald. Ra is a yellow one."

"How is it that you and Sonic were in the same place at the same time?" Storm asked.

"I can split myself into two people: Jet and Sonic."

Storm blinked. "Whoa."

Jet suddenly glanced to the door. The red emerald tipped forward eagerly. Who was that? it asked excitedly.

"Who was who?" Storm questioned.

Someone passed by. Anubis said, Horus, their aura. It's PERFECT. Would you-?

"Yeah, yeah, I'll talk to them." Jet replied, walking towards the door.

As soon as he walked outside, he was blinded by a flash of light. When the light faded, he could see a black hedgehog holding the red Chaos Emerald that was Anubis.

"Who are you?" Jet asked.

The hedgehog looked at the bird. "My name is Shadow," he said. "I'm the world's Ultimate Life Form. There's no time for games...farewell!"

And with that, he vanished.