Soleanna - Robotnik's Lair - Time: 10:29 AM

Robotnik flew back into the Aquatic Base on his Egg Moblie, which was nearly destroyed because of the encounter, and landed near the Egg Carrier while both Nut and Bolt looked at him.

"Master Robotnik! Are you ok?" Bolt asked while hovering near Robotnik, in which made him look in anger.

"No, I'm completely safe and unharmed. OF COURSE I'M NOT OK!" He yelled in complete rage, catching him off guard.

"Did you retrieve the other Chaos Drives?" Nut asked, which caused Robotnik to stare at him. "Or did the hedgehog get it first?"

"That pesky hedgehog is getting on the last of my very nerves!" He said while pacing around in anger while grabbing onto a wrench, scaring both Bolt and Nut. "No matter what kind of invention I throw at him, he just counters it one after the other! He's defeated only three out of five of my best creations! THREE! He's just like that pesky Blue hedgehog Sonic! Just like Somy, Shine, Lightning, Flare, Aqua, Indigo, Hamon, and now THIS hedgehog! I hate all of them... Hate, Hate, HATE, HATE-" He swings the wrench around in anger, scaring them more. "HATE!" He then throws the wrench, making them duck down until it hit a contraption. He looked down in rage and worn out from the swinging until he looked at what he hit, seeing an old display of his greatest creation: Metal Sonic.

"I-Is it over?" Bolt asked as Nut looked to see Robotnik walking over to it and observed it, with them looking at it as well. "Master... Robotnik?"

"Bolt. Nut." Robotnik said with a smile growing on his face. "Tell me, do we have any... Paint and tools to repair Metal?"

"I... Think we still do sir. Why? Are you going to rebuild Metal Sonic again?" Nut asked while Robotnik stared at Metal Sonic more.

"Yes, I do. In fact, I think it's about time we give the hedgehog a taste of his own medicine!" He said with the robots nodding and hovered away, leaving Robotnik to stare at Metal Sonic. "I will rebuild you to look just like him. And to prove you are the real... Ken the Hedgehog!"

Soleanna - Castle Town - Time: 11:02 AM

Ken and the others ran through a forest they found during the way back to town until they saw it through the leaves, returning back into the town.

"Well, looks like we're back to where we started." Yune said with Ken smiling.

"Yeah, but I gotta say. Even with running it was a long time to get through that desert. God." He said while looking around. "So, you guys want to rest for a bit or want to keep going?"

"I'd say keep going. We can't exactly waste anymore time now that we have a Chaos Drive. That means he'll be stepping up his game." Gemstone said with Stone nodding.

"I agree. We nearly did not get past his machine he calls 'Egg Viper'. We must keep going." He said with Ken looking at Yune, to which she nodded.

"Alright, so we're in agreement then." Ken said as he took out the Light Blue Chaos Emerald. "Eggy still has the other Chaos Emeralds, so that must mean he's probably still on the hunt for it. So let's try to find them now." He starts emptying his mind to find the other Chaos Emeralds in Robotnik's possession, but couldn't find their power. "That's weird."

"What's wrong?" Gemstone asked.

"I can't feel the Chaos Emeralds attracting or repelling at each other. Could it be because of the Chaos Drive with us?" Ken asked as he took it out and looked at it. "This thing is really more trouble than it's worth."

"Well that's just great. We're at a dead end!" Gemstone said in annoyance while starting to pace, with Yune walking up to him.

"It could just be how the Chaos Drive works. It probably enhances your abilities using the Chaos Emeralds alone but sacrifices using Chaos Control and negates the attract/repel properties." She said while Ken sighed and put up the Chaos Emerald. "I think we really are at a dead end."

"Great. Just perfect." He said while rubbing his quills in stress until he sits down onto one of the steps. "Now how are we going to find the last two? Robotnik found a way to find this one. Just... What did he do and how?" He puts down the Chaos Drive and holds his face a bit. "We are so screwed..." Gemstone looked at him then sat down next to him and gasped his shoulder.

"It's ok. We'll... We'll figure something out. We've got to." She said while Edge stared at the water of Soleanna for a bit until he noticed the Chaos Drive glowing a bit toward a gate.

"Hey! It's glowing!" He said as they all looked at the Chaos Drive.

"What about it glowing?" Ken asked while looking at it, seeing it pointing, and grabbed it. "It's pointing at the gate..." He began to move it around, seeing it's glowing fading varying on the direction.

"Could it work similar to the Chaos and Master Emerald?" Stone asked. "It IS chaos energy after all. So it could apply just like that."

"So it could work with other Chaos Drives! That must be how Robotnik found out about the Chaos Drive is Dusty Desert!" Ken said with a smile and got up. "Might as well rest up all you can, because we're getting the last two Chaos Drives!"

"Alright! Let's do it!" Yune said as Ken aimed the Chaos Drive to where the gate was until they stopped by Yune reading it. "'The Soleanna Forest'. This is where we must be heading."

"Let's go." Gemstone said with a smile, in which everybody went through the gate through and back into the forest where they came from.

Soleanna - Robotnik's Lair - Time: 11:54 AM

Robotnik, with the help of Bolt and Nut, repaired and also repainted Metal Sonic into looking like a metal and robotic replica of Ken the Hedgehog, with the difference being a now Red metal plating on the chest with a Grey streak across it, and also Grey metal feet as well.

"Master Robotnik, is the hedgehog you speak of looks very much like this?" Bolt asked, with Robotnik nodding.

"Why of course he does! The hedgehog always wanted a challenge, so I plan to give him one! By fighting himself, his other." He said until he stopped repairing the Metal replica. "Now, hand me the new memory chip." Nut hands it to him and begins to replace the old with the new, then starts it up once more, making it's eyes glow Bright Red. "Welcome to the world, Metal Ken!" Metal Ken began to look around while beeping.

"This is... It?" Nut asked, with Robotnik nodding.

"Along with my other invention, this is the ultimate weapon!" He said while Metal Ken looked at Robotnik, recognizing him as his master. "Now, it's time to test out your abilities. Metal, do the honor?" Metal Ken then activated the boosters on his feet and began to hover in the air, surprising them, until he began to speed through the air at a fast pace for a bit and landed on the ground.

"Wow! He's so much like those hedgehogs!" Bolt said with Robotnik smiling.

"Yes he is. And now for target practice." He said with Metal Ken then looking at both Bolt and Nut and aimed it's hand at them, scaring them.

"M-Master Robotnik? What are you-" Nut asked until Metal Ken shot electricity out of it's hands and zapped Bolt, making him scream loudly and later exploded. "BOLT!" He was then later destroyed Nut, making Robotnik smile.

"Very good." He said as he looked at Metal Ken, who looked back. "Now, I have a task for you. One only you can do yourself." He gives Metal Ken a Chaos Drive. "There's a group that contains a hedgehog that looks JUST like you, holding this. Lure him and take the Chaos Drive under his feet! He should also be heading to the last two as well. Take them when you get the chance. Now go. I will not be far behind." Metal Ken nodded and started walking away with Robotnik following. "Just wait Ken the Hedgehog. Those Chaos Drives WILL be mine!"

Soleanna - Forest - Time: 12:11 PM

Ken and the others walked through the forest, while he was in thought until Gemstone slowed down a bit to talk to him.

"Hey Ken?" Gemstone asked, with him looking at her. "I... I just want to say sorry for how I acted a bit ago an-"

"No, it's ok. I understand." Ken said while rubbing one of his quills. "I'm sorry if I was mean to you by any chance."

"You weren't... It was me. All me." Gemstone said while looking down.

"I understand how you feel. And I'm not going to stop you from making a choice you want to make, and that applies to me as well." Ken said, with her looking up. "Maybe... We don't HAVE to be going separate paths."

"What do you mean by that?" Gemstone asked.

"What I mean is... I've made up my mind on where to go." Ken said until the group stopped.

"It stops here." Yune said while holding the Chaos Drive, seeing the shine going toward two directions: Toward the jungle and another at the old castle ruins named 'Kingdom Valley'. "We're at a split road."

"We cannot go both ways together one at a time. So we might have to split." Stone said with Ken nodding.

"Looks like we'll have to. There's no other way." He said as he looked at everybody. "So who should go with who? We need to split up into at least two, meaning Edge has to come with one of us."

"I will take care of the small boy." Stone said while Edge looked at Ken sadly, but reacted by petting his head.

"It won't be long Edge. I promise." Ken said with a smile, in which Edge smiled back and nodded.

"Ok." He said while walking over to Stone.

"Ken, I think it might be better if you and I go together at the Jungle. In case we run into Robotnik, we'll be powerful together." Yune said with Ken nodding and looking at Gemstone.

"Then I guess that leaves you with Stone." He said as he held her hands. "Be careful, ok?"

"I will..." She said as they both walked away, going toward their destinations while both Metal Ken and Robotnik watched in the distance.

"So, they're already here now." Robotnik said as he looked at Metal Ken. "Ok Metal, listen up. You take the route to the ruins while I stop, or at the very least stall them enough to get Chaos Drive in the jungle! We only have one shot at this, so don't fail me!" Metal Ken nodded and began to fly over to Kingdom Valley was while Robotnik flew over to the jungle.