Okay, I really need to get a new Antivirus program for my computer. Every time I get on "Google Chrome", it keeps shutting down. Maybe I'll go back to "Internet Explorer". But I digress…

This is the last chapter of "Love at the Olympics". Like the "Rematch!" episode, I'll give you a recap on what's happened so far. Again, I'm sorry if putting Elise in the story was a bad idea, but I have my reasons. To add to that, I actually like her character (except for a certain scene in the "End of the World" chapter in Sonic '06). Anyways, here's "The Final Showdown! Pt. 2".

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Loudspeaker"

The Final Showdown! Pt. 2

Previously on "Love At The Olympics"…

"Nice try, Nega. But you can't outrace this hedgehog!" said Sonic. The evil scientist had a malicious grin on his face once he said that.

"I might not be able to beat you in a race, Sonic. But you might want to take a good look at what Dry Bowser has gotten in his boney grasp!" said Nega. Sonic looked up and was shocked that Dry Bowser had a knocked-out Blaze in his hands.

"BLAZE!" exclaimed Sonic

"Don't worry, hedgehog. She isn't hurt…yet. And she'll remain that way if you give me the Chaos Emeralds you have."

Sonic didn't see any other way out of this because he figured that Mario was still in his cage. He was about to give Nega the Emeralds until a certain someone spoke up.

"Don't-a do it, Sonic," said Mario who just came to.

Present time

"Mario, you're okay!" Sonic said to the plumber. "But how did you-"

"'Break out of the cage'? I had a little help from an old-a friend of mine," said Mario, answering Sonic's question.

"Well I would be delighted to hear it, Mario," Eggman Nega said as he was standing next to Dry Bowser, who still had Blaze in his grasp.

"It-a sounds like we need to rescue your girlfriend, Sonic,"

"Not so fast, Mario!" exclaimed Dry Bowser, who had Magikoopa bring Peach over as captives as well. Now, Mario was mad! Eggman Nega saw that, so he came up with an idea.

"How's about a little sport, you two. Maybe a good game of Ice Hockey? This way, Sonic can truly get some payback for what happened at the Hockey arena!" said Nega.

"Alright, Egghead Nega, you're on!" said Sonic. "If we win, we get your captives back!"

"And if we win, we get the Chaos Emeralds!"

"Deal!" Mario was still hesitant on this deal, even if he knew that he would free Peach again. He also knew that Sonic would already do anything for his friends and since he and Blaze furthered their relationship during these Winter Olympics, Sonic had his own version of Silver's 'Mission Mode'. He would get Blaze back even if it would cost him his life.

Everyone made their way to the Hockey arena. The audience consisted of Bunnie, Sally, Rotor, Tails, Amy, Luigi, and Donkey Kong. In the press box were Rosalina and Elise, who were anxiously waiting for the game to start. Elise prayed that Sonic would come out of it alive.

"Okay, Sonic, how are we going to win-a this one, eh?" asked Mario. Sonic had his trademark 'Sonic Smirk' on his face.

"Easy: we'll just have to beat them like we did Eggman and Bowser. Piece of cake."

"Sonic, one of the people who rescued me said that she knows you and that she hopes you come out of it alive. With Dry Bowser, that won't be easy. Combine that with Eggman Nega's intellect and you've got an even more powerful team than the two we're used to."

"Then it looks like we're going to have to step up our game, Mario." The two teams got ready to play, with Sonic and Dry Bowser meeting at center ice. Dry Bowser managed to swipe it toward Nega, who then aimed his shot after avoiding both heroes. He got the first point of the game for his team. They did the same routine again, this time with Dry Bowser making the shot. Sonic and Mario were having a tough time with this strategy after the villains got two more shots. Sonic met Dry Bowser at center ice for the third time, this time actually stealing the puck from the villains and passing it to Mario, who got the first point for the heroes, making the score 4-1 by the end of the first round.

During the break, Sonic and Mario had a bit of time to discuss strategy. "Okay, Sonic, we're switching goals this time around so we need to switch-a things up. Once I get the puck away from them, I will send it to you. Evade Dry Bowser as much as you can so you can make a speedy shot. That-a strategy should work-a," said Mario.

"Okay, Mario. Let's do this," Sonic said. The simple strategy worked better than Sonic thought as they caught up to the villains, making the score 4-4. There was still a minute left on the clock as Sonic managed to swipe the puck away from Dry Bowser again. The giant skeleton was ready, though and managed to knock over the Blue Blur, stealing the puck in the process. Sonic was in quite a bit of pain, but he managed to get up, knowing that everyone was counting on him, especially Blaze. He built up a bit of momentum and swiped the puck away from the villains, spinning them out of control as well. There were 10 seconds left on the clock. Sonic put himself at a good distance from Nega and Dry Bowser. He lined up for a power shot and took it, going right through the Shy Guy goalie. The game ended at 5-4 in Sonic & Mario's favor.

"Yes, we did it…" Sonic said before passing out from the number that Dry Bowser did on him. Tails and the others went down to congratulate the duo and to wake Sonic up. Rotor thought of a way to wake him up, so he came with a bucket and poured a bunch of ice on him. "Man that's cold, Rotor! Why did you go and do that!?" he asked.

"Well you needed something to heal those wounds of yours until we get you to the infirmary plus there's the whole fact that we're trying to wake you because you one," said Rotor.

"You may have won the hockey match, but we're still not handing Blaze and Peach over!" yelled Eggman Nega. That is when everyone noticed two beautiful women descending the stairs. The one in white was rushing over to Sonic, who then knew who Mario was talking about. Elise embraced Sonic in a hug, happy that he was alive (A/N: Don't worry, readers. It's just a hug. Not a repeat of that 'End of the World' scene).

"You have lost, Eggman Nega. You must hand over Princess Peach and Blaze the Cat to the heroes. If you don't, there will be dire consequences!" said Rosalina. With a threat like that, Eggman Nega was forced to comply. He handed both captives over to the heroes, with Peach rushing over to Mario and Blaze heading toward Sonic. Rosalina then turned her attention to Mario. "It has been a long time since you crossed my galaxies, Mario."

"Yes it has, Rosalina," he said.

"It's also a pleasure to finally meet you, Sonic the Hedgehog," said Rosalina.

"Let me guess: you were the one who got Mario out of his cage, aren't you?" asked Sonic. The galaxy princess nodded and Sonic smirked. "Thanks a lot, Rosalina. I owe you and Elise both one." This shocked Sonic's friends, mainly due to the part where he didn't address Elise by her title. She wasn't complaining, but Blaze knew that he was going to answer some questions she had.

A while later, the Winter Olympics came to an end with each athlete getting at least 3 medals apiece. With his earnings, Vector also paid the rent at the Chaotix Detective Agency's headquarters. The dastardly duo of Wario and Waluigi had enough savings to pull another scam at the Mushroom Kingdom. Dr. Eggman simply went back home with Metal Sonic. Bowser took his son and his cronies home. Donkey Kong went back home with his grandfather Cranky Kong. Silver and Amy each had 4 Gold Medals, as did Luigi, Daisy, Shadow, and Yoshi. Sonic, Blaze, Mario, and Peach had the most, with 5 Gold Medals under each of their belts.

By the time it was all over, Rosalina and Elise had to say goodbye to the heroes. Once they said it, Sonic promised Elise that he'll visit her when he can and told her to keep smiling. She knew he was telling the truth—this is Sonic, after all—so she agreed. Once they departed, Mario and Sonic shared one last hi-five. "So where do you think the next Summer Olympics are going to be held?" asked Mario.

"According to my research, the next one is supposed to be in Rio de Janiero, Brazil," Tails answered.

"I've always wanted to go to Brazil. Just the name sounds cool," Amy said.

"I've been there before. It's nice and peaceful," Sonic said. This was true. He has traveled a lot of places, Brazil being one of them.

"I even heard that they were going to have Golf on the list of events. Mario, you guys have a lot of experience in that department, right?" said Tails. Mario nodded.

"I can't wait to see you at Rio, Mario!"

"Same with you, Sonic," said Mario. They exchanged a high-five and went their separate ways. Knuckles went back to Angel Island to guard the Master Emerald; Tails, Cream, and Cheese flew in the Tornado back home; Shadow, Rouge, and Omega went back to the G.U.N. Headquarters; Silver decided to walk Amy back home; and Sonic and Blaze decided to have a nice walk. This is where Blaze decides to ask Sonic something.

"Sonic, why did you address Princess Elise without her title?" Sonic knew he had to let Blaze in on his and Elise's secret.

"I'll tell you, but it has to stay a secret between you and me, okay, Blaze?"

"Yes, Sonic." He then proceeded to tell her everything. Once he got finished, Blaze stood there shocked. She knew that Sonic was telling the truth, but she couldn't believe it. She didn't know Solaris would have that kind of power. "I-Incredible…truly incredible…"

"Yeah, I couldn't believe it either. And I lived it first-hand."

"Like I said, Sonic: this will remain between us," said Blaze.

"Hey, you want to race through the fields?" asked Sonic.

"That sounds lovely." They then raced through the fields they were in, passing each other every chance they got. Blaze caught up with Sonic after a while and tackled him to the ground. They rolled in each other's arms for a minute and then stopped, laughing in the process. Sonic and Blaze stopped laughing and looked in each other's eyes for a second before engaging in a long kiss.

THE END

That's my first multi-chapter story, readers. I hope you enjoyed it from the comical antics, to the romantic scenes, to the action that took place. If you didn't, well I'll respect that too. Until next time, folks!

Yusei-pal473.