Without a moment of rest after a rough battle Jasmine rushes up to her room to change out of her pajamas into her day clothes. Jasmine ached in a few places mostly where her hair had been pulled. That didn't stop her from being excited about her next mission, which so happened to be in Soleanna. It is her favorite location in the world; aside from wherever eggman is. Jasmine began packing what money she had into a pouch so she could buy some fresh Apples from the Market. And packed a few other things that could fit into her pouch.

Making her way into her closet she pulls out a light weight sword and brushes the dust off of it.

"It's been a while hu lil guy?" Jasmine spoke to her sword as if it were alive.

closely examining the blade to discover that it was dull. Reaching back into the closet she pulls out a slab of stone walked over to her bed to sharpen the blade. As she sharpens the blade she thinks about where the chaos emerald could be. Being her luck it be in some child's toy box. Or even worse in the castle with the princess. If that was the case she would have to break into the castle and that would be hard for her to do alone, unless she had " Metal Sonic" with her.

The sword now nice and sharp at last, Jasmine slid the sword back into its sheath as well started to make her way to the warehouse. A few Egg Pawns pranced by as she walked down the halls. She could hear machinery throughout the facility as she got closer to the warehouse. Finally arriving she opens up the large doors and walked inside. The room was poorly lit so she had to be a little extra cautious when navigating her way through. Finally reaching the container that metal was held in she punches in the password N142006. And with a hiss the door slowly opens up to only reveal a empty container. Jasmine's inner record player scratched.

What? Wh- where is he?

Jasmine double checking the container to make sure that it was indeed Metals. To no surprise it was; Metal was just gone. This concerned Jasmine greatly, Not lingering around any longer he leaves the warehouse in a hurry tripping over a wire along the way with a quick recovery. Jasmine knew the only person who would know Metal Sonic's whereabouts would be. So she went straight to Eggman's control room. Without knocking first she opens the door and walks to Eggman

"Come to say goodbye?" Eggman asked.

Jasmine leaned over to look him in the face. "I will be soon. I just need to know where Metal Sonic is?"

Eggman leaned back in his chair taking in a deep breath

"I had a feeling you would ask for him. And i'm sorry to disappoint you but Metal has been placed out of commission. He needs a lot of updates so I decided to scrap him and build a newer model. So unfortunately Jassy you are on your own on this mission. However I can give you this necklace and we can communicate from there."

Eggman proceeds to pull a necklace out of a drawer and hands it over to Jasmine. The necklace was long, had a silver chain with a ruby gem in the center. The necklace dangled in her hand for a bit before deciding to put it on and hides the necklace under her dress.

Eggman noticed her disapproving look. He reassured her by placing a hand on her shoulder, disrupting her train of thought.

"Jazzy you're my most loyal helper, and I have full trust that you will do fine on your own."

A rush of confidence came to jasmine and she loved it

"Do you really think so? You always sent Metal with me just in case."

"I know I have, but I believe you are more than capable of doing this well on your own now. " Eggman replied as he pets her head gently as he sighs in grief

Jasmine nodded her head and walked out of the room without saying a word and her journey to the city of water began.

Jasmine preferred to walk, however she knew Eggman wanted that emerald ASAP so she took a small hoverboard to get there a bit faster. Without stopping for anything the trip took 3 hours. As soon as she reached a grassy cliff topcliff top she hops off her board and it folds itself into a pocket size cube. It was a cloudy windy day her hair swooned behind her as she noticed a storm was brewing in the distance. Estimating that she only had about a couple of hours before the storm came.

Quickly traveling up the hill on foot, Jasmine could hear the noise of people chatting and music playing in the distance. She knew she was close. The noise grew louder and louder until she saw buildings grow taller and taller; as she climbed up further and further. Then the moment had arrived; she was able to see the beautiful city in its entirety. No matter how many times Jasmine had been here it always amazed her. The people here are

very friendly even though they ignore her most of the time; and the culture is a lot of fun.

This is Jasmine's favorite location to visit from time to time. Knowing she couldn't do any sightseeing today she had a chaos emerald to find; that's priority one on her list. This emerald could be anywhere in this city it be like finding a needle in a haystack. Without wasting any time Jasmine calls Eggman to ask him if he had any signal indicating where it could be. Eggman was very quick to give her an answer. As if he looked it up ahead of time.

"Ah yes I figured you would need my help sooner or later so here you are. The Emerald is located deep inside the research lab underneath Soleanna." he explained clearly to make sure Jasmine got all of it.

Jasmine thanked Eggman for his help. Before she could hang up Eggman quickly replied.

"When you get home, I have a surprise for you." as he giggled under his breath. And the call was cut. Jasmine puts her communicator away in a pocket. And thought how odd it was for eggman to cut off like that.

He's an odd fella

Jasmine thought to herself as she shrugged it off, and headed down to the city. Stopping by an Apple cart along the way. The cart owner had a look in his eye of recognition when he saw jasmine, still remaining silent the cart owner hands over a bag of apples and takes the money thanking for her service.

Jasmine takes an apple out of her bag and begins to snack on it. The apple was so gentle and sweet. With every bite she took. Going to throw away the core to nearby bin Jasmine

notices a big boat float by. Turning her head to have a better focus she notices a girl at one end of the boat. She was wearing a pure white dress, and her head was red as fire. The girl appears to look in Jasmines direction, which made her wave at the girl. And she got a happy wave in return, in which surprised Jasmine for whom is ignored by most people. Continuing her journey down endless roadways and bridges she finds herself blocked off by a massive gate. She somehow had to get in there. Try as she might she could not fit her tiny body between the bars her but just would not go through. Jasmine had to come up with a new plan, she had to take the long way around. Jasmine knew right then and there she had to go to " Kingdom Valley" and get into the research lab that way.

Looking behind her Jasmine noticed the storm clouds were peering closer and the citizens of Soleanna were putting everything indoors to prepare for the storm.

It's probably going to be a nasty storm. But I can't waste any time. I must get that emeral RAIN OR SHINE!

Of set mind Jasmine turns on her heel and proceeds to walk towards the direction of Kingdom valley. A location rarely visited by many, due to the place being unstable and slowly falling apart so venturing in such a location will be dangerous. Thunder boomed right behind her with out so much as a flinch came from her, Jasmine kept on walking north-east. Walking for a few miles now rain started to pat on her shoulders until it became a shower.

" OH COME ON IT HAS TO RAIN NOW?" Jasmine yelled despite knowing very well this was all her fault.

Well Jasmine you chose not to wait out the storm, now you gotta do your job

As Jasmine kept walking she could hear Eggman's voice repeat " I have a surprise for you" over and over in her mind. She could not stop thinking about what this surprise could possibly be.

Could he have upgraded Metal Sonic already?

The topic remained in her mind the rest of the way. Suddenly her she lost her train of thought when she saw ruins of the old castle, and her mind was blown away by the architecture of the castle.

Oh this place is amazing! Why haven't I been here sooner? But why does this place feel so familiar to me? I can't worry about that right now. I need to get up higher.

Looking around her the only place she could find high enough to climb is the tallest tower of the old castle. Which did not look very stable.

Ehh maybe climbing an old tower may not be the best choice, I need to find another way. Hold on if the king was involved in this research lab, then the entrance must be inside the castle then. But where?

Jasmine looked at the castle one last time in wonder before she headed toward it having no idea what lies ahead of her. But she had no choice it was the only way to the chaos emerald and she needed it. And she will do anything to get it, just for him.