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Sonic and Sash: Tides of Chaos 2
Bad Bloodlines
Act 2

Chapter 11: Fate Wins Again...


The dragon growled as the Bakunawa slithered through the sky back towards the ruined Shang Mu, angrily murmurring to herself as she flew towards the destroyed kingdom. AAA was in his mech, flying alongside her toward their intended destination, though it wasn't long before the Sigwada came back into view, now with a modified main cannon.

"Th-there's boss lady!" AAA said, pointing straight at the Sigwada.

Merga merely snorted. "I knew I couldn't rely on an inferior being like this. Well, it will soon be time to remind her that I don't forgive easily..." She growled as she piloted the gigantic mechanical dragon towards the airship, the back of it opening up for the Bakunawa to fly inside and dock. As Merga disembarked from the Bakunawa, followed by AAA, she found Corazon waiting for her. The feline bowed down before her submissively.

"I am so glad to see you, mistress! There has been a development while you were gone." She said, bowing a bit. "If I would be so bold, how did thi-"

"You may not!" Merga's voice came as angered thunder. "Where the hell were you during the assault?! Do you think this is some kind of joke?"

Corazon's faked terror was so convincing that AAA was nearly fooled. The feline did seem genuinely terrified, shaking and her voice tone trembling a bit, her eyes widened and her pupils shrunk. "Pl-please forgive me, mistress! I tried to help, I just wanted to! But the Sigwada's cannons malfunctionned and I had to get them fixed and it just couldn't wait! So I panicked and rushed to have them fixed. For you and your glory..."

Merga growled in frustration and stomped past her. But just as Corazon got back to her feet, the dragoness stopped, clenching her fists. "There has been enough setbacks in one day. In fact, there's been enough setbacks period. I want no more delays, no more mistakes. I want the Bakunawa repaired and refueled. You better not fail me again, furball. The only reason I am not killing you right now is because I have bigger fish to fry than you. But know that I do not forget. And I do not forgive."

Corazon bowed again, waiting until the dragoness left. As the hangar doors slammed shut, emotion drained from the feline... mostly. While her expression was outwardly completely devoid of life, leaving her almost as a statue, the frustration boiled out of her heart and caused her tail to wag slowly, the index of her left hand twitching slightly.

"S-so, boss..." AAA spoke, breaking the silence. "W-when are we dealing with that idiot? She s-s-sounds like she's truly gonna try-try 'punishing' you for real soon."

"It does not matter." she flatly responded, taking control of herself again, now as still as a statue.

"S-say, what was that upgrade that you went to fetch on-on Mobius? I-I-It had to be something if you had to ri-risk Merga's anger for it!"

"Chaos Energy cannon." The three words actually took a few seconds to filter into AAA's mind, especially given how casually they had been said. The effect was immediate as the monkey's twitching increased tenfold and his eyes widened like saucers.

"Th-then boss, it means that-!" AAA was so excited that his stuttering didn't allow him to finish his sentence.

Which was all well and good for Corazon finished it for him. "We have both Avalice's and Mobius's greatest superweapons under our control, weapons powerful enough to destroy both worlds with a single use." And she knew that it was the case. The Chaos Energy cannon on the space colony Ark had vaporized a small portion of Mobius's moon with what was a small warning shot. And while she don't have the Chaos Emeralds to power the replica on the Sigwada, she do have the Bakunawa to augment it. With both technologies under her control, she is now in control of a ship that makes even the dreaded Death Egg look like a toy.

"All of the pieces are in place. The pawn is ready to take the fall for us. You know what we will do next." Corazon said.

And for a precious moment, AAA's maniacal grin ceased to be goofy and revealed the psychotic fury that hid within. His dream, their combined plan, was finally within grasp. "I've be-be-been waiting for this for years, b-b-boss. Just give the word."

"One last thing though." Corazon's gaze bored upon AAA. "I want the other machine repaired and powered up. I will not let the lizard stop us when we're so close."

At first, AAA wondered why the boss wanted him to do that. Okay so rationally he understand that she want a failsafe but seriously, who can seriously stop them? Surely, not even Sonic and Sash can defeat them when they are in control of both worlds' most destructive weapons! But then, he thought over how their plan would have been completely ruined weeks ago if it wasn't from Corazon planning ahead and adapting to both her sister's annoying friends' meddling and Merga's own incompetence. He dreamt of this for years. He's not going to let the possibility of this latest plan going wrong ruin this moment.

"I'm on it! It will be done!" AAA said, being strangely serious as he replied before running off.

Corazon allowed herself a smug smirk. If the Avalician nations react the way she predict, the course of Avalice's history will soon be altered forever.


"How much time do we got Tailsy?" Carol asked as the group rushed back to Shang Mu, evident that time was running out by the massive airship heading for it.

"We've got until sunset in a half hour!" Tails yelled back. "If we can't make it by then, Shang Mu's gonna get leveled!"

"Then Sash and I will take lead!" Sonic said. "It's us she wants, so we'll give it to her the hard way!"

"Be careful guys!" Tails said. "There's no telling what might happen if she actually succeeds in firing that weapon!"

"We'll be careful!" Sash said, keeping her pace with Sonic. "We're definitely not gonna follow them into the ship after what happened last time!"

"I hope not..." Milla spoke from the back of the Tornado. "There's no guarantee we'll be able to find another pair of chargers or more Life Petal crystals if the same happens to you."

"I'm more than well aware of that Milla!" Sash spoke. "I'm not allowing myself to fall for something like that again!"

"At least that helps..." Milla reassured herself as they closed in on Shang Mu. However, things seemed to be starting to go awry as there seemed to be a mass of guards at what remained at the entrance to the half-destroyed city.

"Halt! Your entry is restricted by order of Zao!" One of the guards spoke. "I advise you turn around at leave right now or an arrest WILL be made by order of Zao and Kalaw!"

"And leave the city to be destroyed by a rampaging dragon and sociopathic wildcat? Yeah no, sorry, I don't work like that!" Sonic said, he and Sash zipping by as drones started to come out of the Sigwada itself, starting to spread out over what remained of the city.

"What's the plan Sonic?" Sash asked as the two raced along, smashing drones that got near them.

"By this point, the red emerald's gotta be nearing a Chaos explosion. All we gotta do is tempt her into firing that thing for it to blow up on her." Sonic said, smashing through another drone. "With a little bit of speed on our side, we should be able to get into position!"

"An- YIKE!" Sash squealed as she dodged a blast from an attack drone. "And where exactly is that location?!"

"Top of the main city hall!" Sonic said. "They'll definitely see us from there, AND they'll be really tempted to fire since we escaped in the first place!"

"I hope..." Sash spoke before a loud voice echoed over the city from the Sigwada.

"Rulers of this world! Heed this message as if it were your last!" Merga's voice boomed over the speakers. "This is your last attempt to surrender without strife! Turn over all of your filthy half-blooded dragons for execution, or everyone in this world will meet their demise!"

Sonic smirked. "Looks like that's our cue! C'mon!" It soon wasn't long before both Sonic and Sash had zipped up the spire in a double helix motion before both of them took their stance atop the semi-crumbling spire, back-to-back, staring down the Sigwada's main cannon pointed straight at them. "Hey! Corzy!" Sonic yelled out to the Sigwada. "What's the matter? Ashamed that your top priority prisoners escaped out from under your nose?"

"Or the fact you failed to notify your 'boss' about it?" Sash added. "We know what you're playing at Corazon, you're not fooling anyone!"

Merga snorted from her seat as she aimed the cannon straight at the two on the spire. "I should have figured you'd fail even a simple task. No matter, I will merely finish what you have started." She growled, aiming the cannon straight at Sonic and Sash on the spire. "Say your final prayers, you insignificant worms..." She growled, beginning the charge inside the cannon, a red glow starting to form. Sash's muscles started tensing up as the glow grew bigger, knowing fully well that if this didn't go to plan... they'd be vaporized.

"I hope this goes according to plan..." Sash spoke as the glow grew bigger in front of them. "Because if this doesn't..."

"It has to work." Sonic said, gripping Sash's hand tightly. Sash merely tensed up as they both closed their eyes...

"FIRE!" Merga smashed her fist into the button to fire the main cannon. The Chaos energy built up inside the barrel of the cannon, glaring a bright red as it was aimed... and almost immediately then overreacted. Red lights and alarms lit up by Merga's control panel and the words 'catastrophic failure' lit up on one of the screens. The Sigwada's failsafe systems kicked in and the onboard computer having calculated how much energy was built up, reacted accordingly.

Magnetic clamps activated, ejecting every bolt and screw that kept the massive Chaos Energy cannon attached to the airship. The now unstable cannon, fully detached from the ship, plumetted toward the streets alongside the canister containing the Emeralds. The emergency auto-pilot program installed by AAA kicked in, causing the airship to take as much altitude as possible while flying the other way at maximum speed, causing the dragoness to lose control of the ship. This was all and good because moments later, the cannon detonated violently and brutally. Even with the Sigwada having gotten out of the way, the shockwave rocked the entire ship and sent Merga, who had unwisely not fastened her seatbelts in the command chair, slamming straight into the side of the deck.

When Merga came to, Corazon was now in the cabin, AAA standing nearby. Rage flashed across Merga's eyes as she stared at her incompetent minion.

"My lady!" Corazon spoke, her eyes slightly widened. "Are you alri-" She was cut off as Merga rose to her feet instantly and snatch her by the neck, spinning around and then slamming her into the wall.

"I am SICK of your insolence!" Merga screamed. "Always faking obedience! Always lying to me! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, PATHETIC FURBALL?! What do you seek to achieve, standing in my way?! Do you really think I hadn't noticed?! I should have killed you when I had the chance! Your worthless little plans have-"

"You will unhand me. Right now." For a moment, Merga froze. She was pinning that pathetic pile of fur to the wall by the neck, it should be terrified. Yet, it had spoke in a completely emotionless, monotone voice, one that shouldn't belong to a living thing. The sheer wrongness of the voice and Corazon's cold, unfeeling glare actually caused the dragoness to pause.

Merga had only hesitated for a few seconds but it was all the time that Corazon needed. The green feline reached out and with blinding speed and precision. She grabbed the wrists of the dragon but instead of trying to pull apart, a losing proposition, she spun Merga's wrists. She twisted them in a brutal, strong motion that instantly broke both of her hands. Merga's eyes widened as she staggered back, actually letting go of the feline.

Thankfully, as the ultimate life-form, her enhanced dragon traits allowed her wrists to heal nearly instantly. Still, it did cause her to see red as she saw Corazon dust herself off, glaring at her as if she was some kind of disobedient child. The sheer gal of this inferior being! She growled.

"How dare you. Who do you think you are, trying to manipulate me? Trying to defy ME?! A mere pile of fur like you, thinking it might be able to control the ultimate dragon, the ultimate life-form!"

"And what makes you so ultimate?" Corazon said, reacting with such a lack of life that Merga wondered if the green feline had even been listening.

And frankly, she is done. "BECAUSE I AM STRONGER!" she roared, slapping Corazon hard enough to make her stagger. "BECAUSE I AM SMARTER!" She punched her in the stomach, causing to kneel over. "BECAUSE I AM FASTER!" she snatched Corazon by the fur on the top of her head, forcing her to look up at her. "BECAUSE I AM THE MOST POWERFUL!"

Merga fumed, waiting for a reaction. Any reaction.

... huh? She is... giggling? Laughing? That insolent furball dare to be laughing now of all time?

"You. Powerful. What a joke."

The sound of Corazon's pistol firing was deafening. Merga blinked once, utterly shocked at the sound. Slowly, her eyes lowered to see the green feline's gun pressed against her chest armor. No pain registered due to sheer shock. However, as Corazon slid the cannon of her gun slightly and then fired again, pain did register as the gunshot shattered one of her vertebraes and every organ in the way. Merga let go of the feline and found herself losing her footing. Corazon stood to full height and slammed her right boot straight on her neck. Then, she emptied her gun's magazine into her chest.

Merga knew she wasn't mortally damaged but she also knew that the damage she had received was over overwhelming. Even now, she was starting to heal... but with the extent of the damage, she was not getting up. Not immediately. And it occurred to her that Corazon was pressing that boot of hers against her neck very solidly and that the feline had just finished reloading her pistol.

"Power is not strength." Corazon said, with her usual monotone voice, her gun pointed at Merga's forehead. "Power is not intelligence. Power is not speed. Power is power. Simple as that. The ability to control life, to direct it, to create it, and to end it. And you, little lizard, never had power."

There was a brief pause. "You never had power. You were powerless to stop people from locking you up and were sealed having achieved nothing and being remembered by no one. For one who speak of being the future, you embody an obsolete and long dead culture that has no place on this planet or Mobius. And your mindset is one dominated by discredited concepts and that ignore the reality of Mobius's presence and influence in our society."

Her boot squeezed Merga's neck slightly harder. "Any power you owned, it was lent to you. All of those minions? Mine. Your machines? Mine. The one who made sure your stupid and deeply inane plans had a chance of working? Me. You may have been designed to be 'ultimate' but there is nothing ultimate about you. At all."

Despite the situation, Merga found the whole tirade amusing. This inferior being mocks her? How dare she? "And yet you would use me to conquer the world. Pathetic."

"Conquer? This world is already mine, Merga. It has belonged to my bloodline for generations."

For a few moments, Merga was completely silent. She just stared at the green feline, not understanding what had been said or under what kind of delusion she might be.

"You were designed to be ultimate, Merga... I was BORN ultimate! I am Corazon Tea, descendant of Tea. A bloodline entrusted with this world's future that has shaped history to its whims. Entire nations have risen and fallen by our hand. Royalties and governments live by our sufferance. Entire armies have mobilized to stop us and been swept aside. All I am doing is exercising my power to reshape history as I see fit, just like every Tea since Bail. I am a Tea. It is what we do."

"You have no power over me, I can crush you like-"

"Right now," Corazon interrupted Merga's reply, "power take the form of the ability to end your life whenever I see fit by slightly flexing my inder finger. All of your strength, all of your speed, all of your intelligence amounting to nothing. If I so desire, you will be nothing but one more corpse among many. The corpse of a bio-engineered lizard will make a skeleton just as indistinguishable as any other lizard's once you are six feet under."

"So the real question is... what do I do with you? Not follow you, that is for sure. I am done humoring your idiotic, shortsighted, and frankly completely unworkeable and unambitious supervillain schemes."

And for the first time since, well, ever, Merga knew fear. She was acutely aware that even if she could regenerate, she could never do so in time to stop Corazon from shooting her in the head. And you can't heal from having your head blown off, even if you're a dragon designed to be the ultimate being.

Corazon tilted her head and then, brought out her radio. "AAA. Please come in and take out the trash."

"What do I do with her afterward, b-b-boss?" AAA anwsered over the radio.

Merga's eyes widened. Hearing AAA refer to Corazon as his mistress and showing absolutely no hint of surprise at her betrayal really drove home that all along, she had been duped. Her mind was still unable to accept it... but the evidence was staring her in the face. Neither had been loyal. They had used her all along. She had been, from the very beginning, a mere pawn.

"I don't know. Recycle her for resources, use her as a battery for a machine, or cut her up for meat? I don't care. Just take out this garbage out of my sight already. We have important work to do."

"Hehehe! I think I'll saw off its t-t-tail! I want to take a cl-clo-closer look at its DNA!" AAA's voice made that strange familiar feeling know as fear grow inside Merga's heart. She had never felt powerless before and she hated it.

"Whatever." Corazon said. Then, she violently kicked Merga into the side of the head with all of her strength, knocking her out. Putting her pistol back in its holster, she cracked her fingers. It's time to go to the root of her problem with history and reshape history. She waited long enough. She will not accept further delays. It all ends now.


The dragon growled as her head swirled in pain as she slowly regained consciousness, her body feeling like it was in immense pain as she struggled to even move. She tilted her head up as her vision cleared to see her perdicament: she had been secured to a cold metal table, completely stripped bare of any of her armor or clothing, her wrists, ankles, and tail completely restrained. A hot blinding light was shining down onto her, making it hard to see anything above her own body. She growled as she tried to struggle more to break free before she heard a ragged, creepy breathing sound, like something hyperventilating nearby. And it was a voice that she could recognize...

She turned to see AAA, looking like a feral monkey as he twitched violently from excitement. Right next to him was a collection of very wicked instruments all arrayed on a table. Terror gripped her and she found herself struggling harder.

"D-don't even think a-about trying to break free." AAA said. "Th-those cuffs are made of 100% pure Aaanium. I m-m-made that alloy by s-studying tech from those ruins a-an-and from the remains of Brevon's technology. N-no way you're b-breaking those beauties."

His eyes were looking her over in a way that really didn't give her any kind of good feeling. In fact, it made her feel so completely vulnerable. She had never felt that way before.

"You know, I don't l-l-like living things and n-n-nature usually. They're so... gross. Chaotic. Stupid." AAA said. "T-take me for example. Nature c-cursed me. I have great intelligence but I'm b-broken. I keep stuttering. I c-c-can't think straight. I k-keep twitching." As he said that, his left eye fluttered wildly. "If I w-were a machine, I'd be j-j-junk. Machines have a higher standart. They must be good enough."

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" Merga roared as AAA put a hand on her body, feeling it. He paid her no attention and continued his rant.

"Y-you're not like them though. Y-you're like Corazon. D-designed. Forged. Different. Perfect." His grin and his touch only served to disgust her more. "O-optimize. And then to f-f-feel. Destroy. Destroy. DESTROY!"

He finally took his hands off her. Unfortunately, despite being barely half her size, he looked terrifying as he begun to basically have a seizure in front of her, cackling in a way that made even his high-pitched, squeaky voice sound terrifying.

"Th-they talk of morals. Th-the universe don't care for morals. We-we-we are born to break stuff. To crea-create stuff. Perpetuate and im-improve. Corazon understand this. SHE UNDERSTANDS! And... she isn't sc-scared of me. She didn't call-call me 'special' or 'handicapped'. She saw my ge-ge-genius. SHE GAVE ME PURPOSE! A-and thanks to her... I break! I create! I DESTROY!"

He picked a wicked looking blade among the tools. Merga's eyes widened and she found herself tensing.

"Assemble! D-d-disassemble! The universe wants optimization! IT WANTS THE ULTIMATE MACHINE! C-Corazon is a l-line that is working toward this. And I... I am part of this! She-she allows me to be part of this! A-and you! I want to know! I MUST KNOW! The-the best a dragon can be! S-s-so much less than what a Tea can be..." He had an insane grin. "B-but it will satisfy my curiosity for now."

"You cannot do this! I am not some science project or curiosity! I am Merga! I am the culmination, the peak of the ultimate species! I am the ultimate being! I won't be denied! It can't end that way! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!"

"All things break, Merga. Y-y-you are no different. And now, it's yo-yo-your turn."

The blade fell like a thunderbolt on the base of Merga's tail. She screamed.


Sash opened her eyes. "That... that worked?"

Sonic smirked. "Looks like it did!" He said. "Now c'mon, let's group up back with the others! We gotta get to that emerald!"

"Right!" Sash spoke as the two leapt from the spire and took off for the West sector of the kingdom. It wasn't long before they found the crashed canister in a crater in the middle of the street, still smoldering from the impact.

Sonic whistled. "That's a hell of a crash right there. I wasn't expecting it to go off that badly!" He said, sliding down the side of the crater. "I bet the red Emerald's probably on borderline mega-Chaos Control!"

"And we're gonna stop that how?" Sash asked.

Sonic pulled out the green Emerald. "I just gotta get this close to it and the red one should cool down. They cancel eachother out." he said as Sash yanked the casing open, showing the pulsating red Emerald in its slot, red lightning sparking off it like nothing else, and what looked like just a coagulated melted yellow mess in another slot. Sonic held the green Emerald close to the red Emerald as the sparking died down both Emeralds starting to glow in harmony in an almost soothing, hypnotic way before it gave a small flash and the two Emeralds regained their dim glow. Sonic smirked as he took the Emerald out of the canister as the rest of the group arrived on scene.

"That was insane!" Cream said. "Are you guys alright?! That thing could have killed you guys!"

"You're telling me!" Amy said. "I legit thought the entire airship was about to come crashing down on top of us!"

"Well look on the bright side; we're still alive." Tails said. "And we've got both the Emeralds Corazon originally had to boot."

"Speaking of which, where are they going?" Sash said, looking up at the moving airship. "They seem to be leaving..."

"Doesn't look like they're heading anywhere we would know..." Milla spoke. "Besides... that's not what I'd be concerned about..." She said as several of Zao's troops including Zao and Kalaw had came forward at them.

"I cannot believe this outrageous ignorance of my demands!" Zao growled. "I specifically told you all that you were to never return here or else you would be arrested!"

"Yeah, and if we didn't come back, there's a high chance you'd be completely vaporized from a Chaos Energy blast!" Sonic retorted. "That and the rest of the city would have been destroyed along with thousands of innocent lives!"

"Ya didn't listen to laws mate." Kalaw said, aiming his blaster at the group. "Now I suggest you all come along nicely, else I'll have to get a bit... messy in disposing of you the hard way."

"And what for?" Milla stepped forward, a seeming brimming confidence in her voice. "Afraid we're going to steal your thunder of 'stopping' Corazon? Or just tired of us being in the way with how we do our work and taking the publicity away from you?"

"The hell are you talkin' about?" Kalaw growled. "And if you take one more step I ain't gonna hesitate to blow your brains all over five separate counties!"

Milla's eyes sharpened. "You wouldn't even try." She growled, knocking his blaster arm away from her head. "After all, that would harm your chances of getting the fame you wanted from Corazon's power, wouldn't it? Especially if she found out you murdered her little sister?"

Zao looked at Kalaw. "Kalaw, what is the meaning of this?"

"Exactly Kalaw, what IS the meaning of this?" Milla added. "Or, I'm sorry, would that be Agent Krimson, one of Corazon's inside workers just so her plans can succeed in genociding a species just so you can get the fame you oh so want?"

Zao was taken aback. "What insanity is this?! You think you can disobey the laws I made and accuse my biggest officer as a low petty criminal?"

"There's no accusation, only truth." A voice spoke, revealing to be the Head Scarf herself as she, Spade and Neige walked towards the group. "Let's just say we've found some evidence that doesn't exactly paint your captain in a... fond light."

Spade nodded, holding up a small camera. "We found this hidden device installed within the meeting room the day of the bomb explosion that started the whole thing. Had it dusted for DNA signatures and guess what? Kalaw's DNA was discovered; he's guilty, and he's playing you like a toy."

"Outrageous!" Zao steamed. "Kalaw, this can't be seri-" He was interupted as a blast struck the ground and knocked him away, Kalaw's blaster smoldering.

"Shut yer trap you little raccon runt." Kalaw spoke. "I don't have the bloody time to b' dealin' with this." He said, taking off into the sky after the Sigwada.

"Well, looks like we've got a target to chase down, and then some." Sonic said. "Let's go after them. Chances are they're gonna try pulling something REALLY off the wall..."

Sash nodded. "Agreed."

"We will continue to monitor things here." Natalya spoke. "The more hands of the Scarves we have helping rebuild the better. Now get moving." She spoke, a smile starting to creep onto her face. "After all, you two have a legacy to uphold."

Sash and Carol nodded. "We'll set things straight, Head Scarf." Carol spoke.

"I hope." Natalya responded. "After all, you are a Tea..."

Carol nodded before the group took off...


"Alright. This was where we last traced Corazon to..." Tails said, landing the Tornado near his workshop. "And I'm picking up some heavy temporal distortion. I'm guessing she must have gone back to the past here."

"The past?" Sonic said, tapping his foot. "Well that doesn't make any sense. She already got the Bakunawa from the past, what reason would she have for coming back here?"

Sash crossed her arms. "I dunno... but I have a feeling it can't be good. We need to get back there and figure out what's going on."

Amy nodded. "We'll crack them wide open!"

Sonic shook his head. "Ames... can I talk to you, in private?"

"Huh, sure Sonic." Amy answered. "Tails, go ahead and fire up the portal to head through." Tails nodded, starting to type something into the computer console as Sonic led Amy away.

"So... what's this all about Sonic?" Amy asked, her hammer slung over her shoulder.

"Look, I know you really want to help out with us on stopping Corazon and all, and I really appreciate that..." Sonic said, setting a hand on her shoulder. "But I really want you and Cream to stay here while the rest of us go in after her."

"What?" Amy asked. "Why? Don't you think you'd need my help?"

"It's not that you're not a lot of help Ames." Sonic said. "Hell, if it weren't for you and Cream, Sash and I would still be prisoners."

"Then I don't know why you don-"

"Because you mean too much to me." Sonic spoke. "Look, Ames, I know there's been like, next to no chemical reaction romance between us at all, but I really care about your safety. You're like a sister to me with how much you've become these past few years, and..." He sighed. "And I just don't want to lose you after what you've become."

"Sonic..." Amy started before the blue hedgehog hugged her.

"All I want is just you safe right now, okay?" Sonic said. "I just need you and Cream to stay here and look after things while we stop Corazon, okay?"

"Sonic..."

"Look, Ames, I need you to trust me..." Sonic said, looking her dead in the eyes. "I just want you to stay alive for me, alright?"

Amy fell silent before returning the hug tightly. "Y-you dingus..." She said, holding him close. "Alright. We'll stay back and look over the place. Just... promise me you'll return in one piece..."

Sonic nodded. "I promise." He said, before the two walked back to the group as Tails got the portal opened. "We ready guys?"

Tails nodded. "Time coordinates are set. We're heading back to the Sky Empire."

Sonic flashed a thumbs-up. "Alright. Time to rip Corazon a new one wide open!" He said, before the five jumped into the portal to the past.

"Keep yourself safe... Sonic." Amy said as the portal closed...


"OOff!" The hedgehog said as the group dogpiled in front of where the portal let out. "Never gonna get used to that..."

"Same..." Sash moaned, holding her head as she stood up. "Are we in the right timeframe?"

"We should be." Tails said. "At least 90-95 years into Mobius's past. This would put us at the timeframe Corazon fled to."

"Ninety years?" Sash said. "But... that was the same time as th-" Her sentence was cut short as a massive explosion sounded in the area, the five looking up to see a familiar airship... and an out of control mech attacking the Sky Empire."

"No!" Sash gasped. "Sh-she's insane!"

"What's she doing?!" Carol cried.

"She's gone back to the launch date when the dragons left Mobius!" Sash yelled. "If she destroys those ships, there's no telling how many dragons will die in it!"

"Not only that..." Milla spoke. "If all the ships' passengers perish... history is going to re-write itself and erase Avalice altogether!"

Sonic froze, his fists clenching. "Then we don't have time to dawdle. Let's go!" Sonic said.

Sash nodded, her fists tightened. "I won't allow Corazon to do this. Not on any of our watches." That was the last thing she spoke before she and the others took off for the Sky Empire...


It has begun.
Chapter 12: Scarred Skies Act 1...
Let the bloody battle for the future unfold...