That night in the garden which was part of Fox's quarters, Fox was pondering some way to get Krystal to remember him. She obviously thought he was dead or something. While Fox pondered, Sonic was playing chess with the carpet. "It's your move." Sonic said as the carpet quickly knocked away one of the pieces. "That's a good move." Sonic said. He suddenly put on goofy glasses and a tie. "I can't believe it. I'm losing to a rug." Sonic said. Fox suddenly spoke up. "Sonic, what should I do?" Fox asked. Sonic ran over and started to act like Jack Nicholson. "Alright sparky, this is what you've got to do. You've got to play it straight and cool with the little lady, you know what I mean? In other words...." Sonic dropped the act, put on a school master's uniform, and created a chalk board out of nothing. "Tell her the...TRUTH!!!" Sonic said as he revealed a bright flashing word that read, "Truth". Fox ignored it, but acknowledged Sonic's ideals. He got on the carpet and went up to Krystal's room on the top floor of the palace.
"Excuse me, princess?" Fox said as Krystal turned around. "Oh! What do you want?" Krystal asked as she eyed Fox closer now. Fox spent the next twenty minutes trying to convince Krystal that he was madly in love with her. After eying him from his crown to his shoes, Krystal smiled a little and finally agreed. Fox lifted her onto the carpet and with the lamp/Sonic under his crown, they took off. Krystal, out of fear of falling, grabbed Fox's arm. He smiled at her which made her a little more confident. Almost half an hour later, Fox and Krystal were perched on top of a building watching fireworks go off. As the fireworks went off, Krystal suddenly spoke. "You know, I've been meaning to ask you." Krystal said as she lifted her hand and quickly grabbed Fox's hat. "I knew it! You are the boy from the market! Care to explain why you lied to me?" Krystal yelled as Fox tried to think up an alibi that was believable. "Listen, I know you think I lied but you weren't very honest with me, either!" Fox said. "I was there because I was...uh...escaping the pressures of palace life. But I really am a prince." Fox said as Krystal turned towards him. The two then leaned in and they kissed as the last bit of fireworks went off.
After a little more time together, Fox brought Krystal back to her room. "Good night, my sweet prince." Krystal said as Fox laid back on the carpet which slowly glided to the ground. "For once in my life, things are starting to go right." Fox said as he and the carpet reached ground level. Suddenly, the palace guards grabbed him but they weren't the same. They were under some type of mind control. They bound and gagged Fox, tied up the carpet, and chained Fox's legs to a large iron ball. Mario was behind the guards. He came forward and looked down into Fox's eyes. "Doctor Doom hopes you've had a comfortable stay and wishes a safe trip....to the great beyond! HAHAHA!" Mario laughed as he motioned for the guards to take him away. The guards then dragged Fox out of the city, into the desert, and to the ocean where they threw him in. Fox felt the ball hit the bottom and started to quickly think. He knew that the only way to escape was if he could summon Sonic. But the lamp was in his crown which had fallen off and was a few inches away. With all his might, Fox tried to move the ball so that he could get closer to the lamp, but he was running out of air quickly. He was about a half inch away from the lamp when he suddenly, blacked out.
As Fox's lungs began to fill with water, his body was turned around by the weight of the ball which accidentally caused his hands to rub the lamp. Sonic suddenly appeared and he was wearing a shower cap and had a rubber ducky. "Well, did Noah come back or what?" Sonic said as he looked around in the dark waters. Suddenly, he spotted Fox and gasped in horror. "Fox! Oh man! Come on man, I really want to help you right now but I can't do anything unless you make a wish. Would you like me to rescue you?" Sonic asked in hopes that Fox would open his eyes and shake his head. But Fox, who was slowly drowning, heard Sonic and managed to shake his head. "I'll take that as a yes." Sonic said. Suddenly, Sonic turned into a submarine and brought Fox to the surface. Once back on dry land, Fox coughed up some water and then turned to Sonic. "Thanks Sonic." Fox said as he hacked up some more salt water. "Lets get back to the palace." Fox said. "I have to stop Doom."
Meanwhile, Krystal was busy putting on some perfume when the Sultan, who was obviously mind controlled like the guards, opened the door. "Oh father, I had the most wonderful evening!" Krystal said as she twirled around in happiness. "I have come to tell you that I have chosen a suitor for you." The Sultan said coldly. Krystal stopped and looked at her father oddly. "S...suitor?" Krystal asked softly. "Yes, you will marry Doctor Doom." The Sultan said as Doom and Mario came in through the other door. "You have no idea what this means to me, princess." Doom said as he reached for her hand. But she was too quick and she pulled it away. "Father! What's come over you? This morning you were hoping Prince Foxli would marry me and now..." Krystal was interrupted by Doom. "Prince Foxli left!" Suddenly, Fox came bursting through the doors. "Better check your crystal ball again, Doom." Fox said angrily. "Prince Foxli!" Krystal said with joy. Fox ran over, grabbed Doom's diamond staff, and smashed it causing the Sultan to return to normal. "W...where am I?" The Sultan asked. "Your highness, Doom was controlling you with this." Fox said triumphantly as he showed the Sultan the broken staff. "Doom!" The Sultan said with anger. "That and I also saw them coming out of your computer room a couple of times!" Krystal said as the three approached Doom and Mario. "Hey, we were bored! Cut us some slack on that one." Mario pleaded. "Shut up you little buffoon! You'll make it worse!" Doom yelled. Suddenly, Doom spotted the lamp in Fox's pocket, put two and two together, and made the connection. Thinking quickly, Doom used one of his potions to escape through a secret passage that no one saw.
After a search had been completed and nothing found, the Sultan turned to Krystal and Fox. "My boy, you have proved to be loyal not only to my daughter, but also to me. This makes you Sultan material. I hope Krystal feels the same way." The Sultan said. "I do." Krystal said as she and Fox looked into each other's eyes. "Then the wedding shall be held as soon as possible." The Sultan said. Suddenly, a startling revelation hit Fox. He was in love with Krystal for the matter of love, he didn't know anything about ruling a kingdom! Things had gone from good to bad. He hoped that nothing would go wrong now.
Down in the basement, Doom and Mario arrived in their secret lab which wasn't really secret anymore because I just told you. As Mario ran around frantically trying to erase all knowledge that they had been there, he suddenly heard Doom laughing maniacally at the bottom of the stairs. "Hooboy! That's it! Doom's lost it!" Mario said as he approached the laughing villain. "Hey Doctor Doom! Anybody home? Get a grip!" Mario yelled. Suddenly, Doom grabbed Mario's neck. "Good grip." Mario remarked. "Don't you see fool!? There is no such a person as Foxli! That Fox McCloud boy must've survived and found the secret of the lamp! We've got one more chance, Mario! Just one! And once we have it, I'll use it to teach him and this whole world a lesson!"
