Time: 2:46
Time until the End of the World: 21h and 14m Remain
After the events that took place in the Castle of Wickedness, both Ken and Gemstone first ran towards the train station before starting to walk there. But when they arrived, they saw Kin there still, but was with a Red Lucario with Black clothing as well, but also had Orange fur around her neck as well.
Upon seeing this, the Brown hero smiles a bit. "I guess that loved one of yours came back after all."
The Yellow Lucario hears this and looks at him with a nod. "Yea, that's right. And if she's here, then I guess you weren't bullshitin' at all then. Ya did bring her back, and I'm glad ya did. Least now I know that this trip to get here and see her again wasn't a waste."
"Trip? What do you mean?"
"Well, think of it this way; We always visited each other, but could never get to be together for a long time until...Well, until now." The Red one, Mia, explains. "We could never see each other every five years because we could never get the money to do it yearly. So the both of us figured we'd get rid of everything we have to see each other again and spend the last days of the world together." She looks at her boyfriend now. "You thought it would be a waste?"
"I thought you wouldn't show up because of everything happenin'. But I guess I wasn't hopeful all that much, and I'm sorry for thinkin' like that." He grasps her hand tightly, with her doing the same while they looked at him. "I wanna thank ya for doin' this. I guess you're a'right in my book." At that same time, both of them held a Black aura before it broke into light, with him smiling and nodding.
"Don't worry about. Go and enjoy the last day we have left. You guys both need all the time we have." He says, with the couple nodding and walking away in hand. Once they were gone, he looks over to the Green Mobian. "I'm guessing you'll be alright from here and be in one piece back in Oerbaian with both Fang and Vanille?"
She nods with a smile. "Yeah, I should be. Don't worry about me too much. I'm sure they'll be there to help me when I need them." She looks down briefly before looking up again. "Will you be there near midnight tonight?"
He nods with a smile. "Definitely. I'll see you and the others in the final hours, Gem." She nods and starts towards the station, but while doing so, she looks at him in a bit of pain and continues. Meanwhile, he just stretches to get any stiffness in his body out. "Alright, Comet. Another Emerald claimed."
"Good, but the amount of time to get them could've been better. Because...Ken, this is it. This is the final day of the world. This world ends once midnight hits. Every hour, minute, and second that passes is even more valuable than before since each one is our last here. We can't waste anymore time like this, which means you have to speed up even more. You can start with the next two Emeralds here. Two people are in the old remains of the Castle Town just nearby. It's there you can get two of the last three you need."
"Alright. Heading there now." He turns away and runs quickly toward the remains to find the next two.
Time: 3:01
Time until the End of the World: 20h and 59m Remain
After getting there in just fifteen minutes, which surprised him that it took that long, he looks around the now destroyed town that was hit after everything collapsed. He looks around and starts knocking on doors to see if anyone in the area that Comet said was there, but each and every one of them was empty. After looking around for a while, he finds nothing. "Comet, are you sure there's two around here?"
"Yeah, I am. You're not finding anyone?"
"No, I'm not. I've been looking for a while, but I'm not seeing anyone." He sighs a bit until he sees an old rundown church. "I can check in the church there. But I doubt anyone will be there." He slowly walks towards it and knocks on the door on it.
This time, instead of hearing nothing, the door opened to reveal the one behind it was someone he knew. "K-Ken? Is that you?!" His eyes widened by seeing who it was; Yune, for she was now gaining a bit of Black in her Grey fur and wore a Red sweater with Jeans and boots. "I-It is!"
"Y-Yune!" He smiled largely before the twins hugged each other tightly. "My god, Yune! Y-You're ok!" The stopped hugging and stared at each other in the eyes, seeing her Green ones. "Wait...Is Stone with you?"
"Yes, he is." She says while looking behind her. "Stone! We have a visitor!"
Upon saying this, a shadow then appeared next to her, seeing it was Stone the Hedgehog, still wearing his Black body armor even though it's starting to rust. By seeing the Brown one, he stares at him in shock. "Son...Son of Hamon. It is good to see you're well still, and that you're now the Warrior of the Gods."
"Yeah, it hasn't been easy for me since we only had three days left before I came around. Though now we only have less than twenty-one hours left, and every second counts." He says with a smile still.
"Then...Can you stay with us for just a little bit? We..." She starts before looking at the Light Grey Mobian, who looks back as they nod. "We need...Help. And I don't know if we can do it alone."
He nods. "Sure. I'll be glad to." They led him the way inside, with him following while they took him to where they wanted him to go.
"Both Yune and Stone...It's actually good to see them again and that they're doing so well even after the world went out of wack. Though I'm curious...What could they need help with?"
He shrugs while looking around the old church, seeing it in ruins until they opened a door for him to see something; A baby crib. "A baby...crib?" He slowly looks inside to see that inside was a sleeping baby hedgehog with Grey fur. "A baby hedgehog? What gives? Did you guys...Adopt him? Because if nobody can age, then life can't either." He looks at them to see them blushing slightly, making him realize something now. "It's...Yours. Both of yours. But how?"
The Grey twin nods slowly. "Yes, that's right. When you told Stone to watch over me, I wouldn't leave his sight and...We ended up becoming close because of it." She holds her lovers hand. "And when I ended up getting pregnant while Ariel was getting sick, I...I had to leave. We both had to. Having a baby while someone was sick would have just added nothing but stress." She grips his hand, with him doing the same in support. "...It was a stupid choice and I wish I can redo it. I can't tell how much it hurt Edge or mom. I only thought of myself."
"But...How?" He looks down at the baby. "New life can't be made if nothing ages."
"Maybe it's because they hold the Spirit Emeralds in them. Because they hold of something that powerful, maybe they were able to bypass that entirely. But in doing that, because nothing can age, the baby can't enter its first phase of life...Its first cry to show its alive and to start up the other phases. But...It feels dead but the vitals are just fine. I've...Never seen anything like this before."
"That I am unsure of. I do not know how Rocker was able to be born in a world such as this." The ex-warrior explains. "But...For these past ninety-eight years he's been sleeping, never to have cried once."
"That's why...We wanted you to do something for us, if you're to help create miracles..." She walks toward her brother, grasping his shoulder while tears strolled down her eyes. "...Please, help wake up our son. We tried everything we could and nothing worked." After a while, she starts choking on her own tears. "I...We want to hear out child crying for us to feed him...To see his eyes...To...To see his mom and dad. I can't see him like this anymore...And we want to help our son!"
He stares at her, never seeing her like this before, then at Stone, who was looking down sadly. While he may not be crying, the look in his eyes said it all; He cares for his son. "I-I'll try. I'll do everything within my power to do so. Just...Give me space and I'll try something." She looks at him, nods, and backs away near the Light Grey Mobian. While they backed up, he took out the Light Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green Emeralds that floated near him.
"Ken, are you sure you can help them? That baby is in a deep sleep to the point where its in a vegetative state. There could be only so much you can do."
"I have to try Comet. Everyone else is given a chance to at least live in a world like this...And this kid was taken from it. He was never given a chance to live, nor did he ask to be put into a world that's ending like this. Stone protected Yune...This time, it's time I repay the favor." He says through the bluetooth, with them hearing what he just said, putting his sister into more tears. With the emeralds glowing, he puts his hand on the small child's chest, wanting to feel anything from within. "...I see it. His soul is...Linked to the Darkness, not the same kind Xiran put everyone in...But similar to how people like Victoria, Kathy, or even Kin was put into...Only this time he much deeper compared to them."
"Is there much you can do? Because it's almost impossible to bring that kid back."
"I...Have one idea. Something I'm willing to try because I've never done this before." The four Spirit Emeralds then glow brightly, having him glow a Dark Gold while his fur emitted a glows slightly. "Oh child from within the Darkness, listen to my plea. The Darkness may have overcome your own soul, but there's much more to life than what's in what you're in. From here, you can grow and be with the ones you love. They're in pain right now and await for your arrival. Please...Return and see the ones that helped you make who you are in front of me. Your mother...Your father...Grandmother...Brother...And...Uncle."
At that very moment, the four jewels glowed brightly while a White light appeared and blinded everyone. Once it faded away, a sound suddenly came; The sound of a baby crying. The two parents heard this and ran up to see the baby Rocker crying and awake, having tears flowing down their tears. "R-Rocker..." Yune then grabs the crying baby and holds her tight alongside the Grey male. "T-Thank god..."
"...Your father will never let go of you...I promise."
They held the small baby tight while they individually glowed White and Purple, having the same colored orbs come out to form the two Spirit Emeralds of the said colors, floating toward his hands. He smiles knowing he now holds six of the seven now. "One more...Only one more left and the world's saved." He puts them up and watches them with their baby.
After holding him for the longest amount of time, Stone looks at the Hazel Mobian. "Son of Hamon...Thank you for this. Would...You care to hold him?"
He nods with the small smile on him still. "I'd be honored to." His sister slowly moves to him with a smile and gives the baby to him, to which he looked at it while he did the same. "Hiya, little guy. It's me...Uncle Ken. It's nice to meet you. You've taken quite a nap, haven't you? Well...In less than a day, you'll be in a new home where you'll grow up to be big." Rocker didn't respond since it was just a baby, though in a way it responded by yawning with a squeak. "Guess he's tired." He hands the little one back to his mother.
"Thanks again...Ken. You've done a wonderful thing for our family." She looks down at the baby with a smile.
"I'm just glad to help out my Nephew." He crosses his arms. "But if you guys can...I'd like it if you three came to Oerbaian when near the final hours, at the Cathedral. It's there where we'll meet Gemstone, Edge, and Ariel."
"M-Mom's still alive?"
"Yes, and she's doing just fine. Same with Edge and Gem. Just to be with each other one last time before it all ends."
The armored one nods. "Then we shall meet you nearing Eleven Thirty PM." He offers his hand. "Until then, Son of Hamon."
He accepts it. "Until then, Stone...Yune." He looks at them, nods, and walks out to leave them to their time of parenthood.
Time: 3:24
Time until the End of the World: 20h and 36m Remain
"Alright...So now I have six." Ken says to Comet while walking towards the train station. "The Blue one from both Fang and Vanille, the Red and Yellow from Ariel and Edge, Green from Gemstone, and White and Purple from both Stone and Yune. Now all that remains is just the Blue one. But..." He stop to think for a bit. "I don't know anyone else that's important to me that has one."
"Yeah...It's a bit weird now that you bring it up. Everyone that you've encountered that's important to you have each of the Emeralds. But...You met up with everyone. If not everyone then...Who? Who else could there be? I know it's not me since I died a bit ago while everyone else is alive. Then...Who else? I guess that answer will come to us once you get to the Archylte Ruins, which is only at least three to four hours from here. The least time consuming of your travels."
"That's good. I'm on my way to it."
"Only nearly twenty hours are left of the world...And you hold the six of seven." A voice said, one he knew; Yeul's.
He looks over to see her. "...You just love doing that, don't you?"
"...You released the Darkness from the one known as Xiran. It's impressive on how you were able to complete such a task."
Hearing this made him play with his quills and bangs a bit. "Well I couldn't do it without Gemstone. If not for her, I wouldn't be standing here."
"Is she...Someone you care for?"
"Yes, of course. Her and all of my other friends."
"...She seems special to you."
He nods. "Yeah, she does. Like everyone else. She gave up her love for me to make sure I wasn't hurt."
"I wish to ask you a question once more, Ken the Hedgehog." She says, catching his attention. "Even now, are you still willing to do what Bhunivelze requests of you? Even if it means sacrificing the ones you love?"
He was taken back by this. "W-What? What kind of question is that? Nobody's going to die! How can you ask something like that to me after meeting everyone I knew again?" Instead of responding, she fades away.
"The answer will lie ahead once the last one is obtained. Only then will you understand."
"HEY! STOP!" He runs towards her only to disappear, leaving him.
"Ken? What's wrong?"
He stares at where she went, then shakes his head. "...Nothing. It's nothing." He slowly backs up and walks toward the station to get inside the train so he can go to the last location.