Chapter 7

The perfect Advisor

"I don't know how reliable he will be, but he is wise," Blaze had said on the trip to Coral Island. Amy had spent the trip talking with Kaylee, while Marine was perched behind the prow of the ship. They now stood outside a rather plain looking house with a nice garden. Sonic walked up to the door and knocked.

"For crying out loud! I moved out here to get away from you people!"

Sonic blinked. That was an unexpected response. Shadow looked like he wanted to be somewhere else. Blaze rolled her eyes, stepped up to the door, and knocked.

"Alright! I'm coming!"

The door opened, revealing a very irate owl wearing a blue robe. He looked over the group. His eyes widened as soon as he saw Amy.

"Ah, royalty has come to my humble abode. Please come in," the owl said, motioning for the group to enter. Sonic looked at Blaze, then entered the house. They were led to a rather large living room. Sonic promptly claimed part of the couch, while the others found a place to sit. Blaze still seemed uncomfortable with this idea. The owl took a seat in a large recliner, and again looked over the group. One look from Shadow managed to keep Marine from bouncing off the walls. Probably had to do with when Marine had tried to challenge Shadow, only to get a threat of bodily harm if she ever annoyed him again.

"So young royal one, why seek you me?" the owl asked Amy.

"How do you know that I'm a princess?" Amy asked.

"I have eyes and ears. Royalty, said the wind. Concern, says your face," the owl said.

"Three frys short of a happy meal, says the hedgehog," Sonic mocked, stating what the others were thinking. The owl shot him a look, then returned his attention to Amy.

"I sense much confusion from you young one," the owl said, "Secrets you seek. The truth of your heritage, and the role you are to play in the coming battle."

Amy, along with everyone else, starred at the old owl in disbelief. No one had even mentioned why they were here, and the owl knew. Kaylee narrowed her eyes. It was as if she could sense that the owl was hiding something, and she decided to confront him about it. The owl did not seem surprised by Kaylee at all.

"It seems that I cannot fool you Princess Kaylee," he said, shocking everyone. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Regal, and I have been expecting you for some time now. And I am not crazy, Sonic the Hedgehog, despite how I act."

Regal turned back to Amy, and said that he knew exactly why she was there. He explained that he was in fact a friend of Blaze's family, and had moved to Coral Island to get away from people trying to sell him stuff. Blaze nodded, although she had thought that he was crazy, considering the fact that every time she had seen him, he acted like he was insane. Regal explained that he acted that way to keep people off balance, and to amuse himself. He then turned to Blaze.

"The reason the name Iblis seems familiar to you, and to Sonic, is because both of you have fought Iblis before," he said.

"I don't think so. I think I would remember facing off against Iblis if I did," Blaze shot back.

"Ah, that is because those events never took place. Before you say anything, let me explain. In another timeline, Sonic here went to a city called Soleanna, where he met Princess Elise. Events were set in motion by a dark being called Mephiles to resurrect Solaris, the god of Soleanna. In this timeline, you, Princess Blaze, came through time along with another named Silver in order to prevent Iblis from being released. After the final battle against Solaris, you, Sonic, were taken back in time with Elise to when Solaris was just a small flame. Elise blew out that flame, which erased these events, as they would never happen. I believe that, due to your ability to control the Chaos Emeralds of your world, and Blaze's ability to utilize our Sol Emeralds, somehow you retained certain memories of these events from that timeline."

Everyone had the same blank look on their faces. Tails thought about it for a moment. There was still so much about the Chaos Emeralds that remained a mystery. Were they, and the Sol Emeralds, able to transcend time? It was the only thing that would make sense, but memories from a timeline that doesn't exist? Regal then started to talk about Amy's family, starting from when Kaylee had, unknowingly, escaped moments before Atlantis sank. Kaylee still glared at the old bird. She saw the confused look on the young kit's face. Kaylee moved over to him.

"He's hiding something," she said quietly, "If this is another world, how would he know all of this?"

"I was just starting to think that myself," Tails replied, "Atlantis doesn't exist in this world, yet this guy seems to know everything about it."

For a moment, Kaylee's eyes unfocused. Suddenly she cried out as if she was in pain. Shadow actually jumped up and went to her side. Kaylee was holding her side like someone who was just stabbed.


"So, this is the treasure of Atlantis," Dr. Eggman said to himself as he gazed at the large, crimson gem. It glowed faintly in the darkness. With an evil grin, Eggman ordered his robots to claim his prize. The massive gem was lifted up off the stand, and it glowed brighter. A beam of crimson energy lanced out from the gem, and struck the first robot. Burning energy seemed to engulf the Egg Pawn, then leap to the next. Eggman looked on in horror as his robot minions dropped like flies. The last to fall were the ones carrying the gem. The gem fell, and shattered against the floor. Eggman brought an arm up to shield his face as fiery energy leapt from the shards, as if they were freed from their prison.

"What? What's happening?" he asked out loud. Suddenly, a deep voice filled with hate and malice filled the room.

"At last. After these countless centuries... I... am... FREE!!!"

The energy swirled around the fragments of the ruby. Fiery arms formed, followed by a demonic looking head. The creature, seeming to be made of fire, swept it's arms back, dispersing the swirling vortex. Three eyes opened as the beast straightened. Ignoring the cowering fat man, the creature extended it's arms.

"Arise, ancient city. Death and destruction shall reign, for I have returned. The world shall tremble before my might. None shall oppose the might of Iblis!"


"I don't get it," Wave said, looking out across the sea, "This is where Atlantis is supposed to be."

Jet sighed. The Babylon Rogues had used their Extreme Gear to get here, and here was in the middle of the ocean. Really good planning. They were now hovering over the water on their air boards, looking totally out of place. The water shifted beneath them.

"Hey! What's going on?" Storm asked, fighting to maintain his balance. Suddenly, a spire shot out of the water.

"MOVE!!!" Jet yelled. The trio powered up their boards, and shot away as more spires broke the surface. Jet looked back, and his jaw hit the board. A city was rising from the ocean. A wave hit them from behind, sending Storm into the water.


Tikal gasped. Even though she was a spirit, she felt a cold chill run through her being. Chaos, the watery creature that guarded the Master Emerald, took on humanoid form, and glared at something beyond the horizon. Something terrible had happened, something that shook even Chaos to his watery core. A power, unlike anything Tikal had ever sensed, had been released.


"Kaylee! What's going on? What happened?" Amy asked franticly. Shadow was holding the spirit hedgehog close. No one noticed this, as they were concerned with why she suddenly cried out. Kaylee shook in Shadow's arms as everyone gathered around the pair.

"Kaylee," Shadow said, getting her attention, "What happened?"

She looked him in the eye, fear clearly showing on her face.

"Iblis," her voice wavered, "Iblis has been set free."


AN: Cue cliffhanger complaints.

Kaylee: You're evil at times. You know that, right?

Rattler: Yea, I know. Hope you guys liked my take on the events of the Sonic 06 game, and why they don't know about Iblis. Gotta love time travel, and the headaches it causes.

Kaylee: How many aspirins did you need after this chapter?

Rattler: Two or three at least. Please review. I love opinions.