"Well, did it work?" asked Bokkun.

"Shhh."

Mere moments ago the Seven Stars of chaos came into alignment, an event that only took place once every seven thousand years. If the chaos emeralds had been brought to the shrine of Chaos when the stars came into alignment then their power would become infinite for the seven minutes that the stars where in alignment. Gigex had waited seven thousand years to use their power to resurrect his lost love Princess Morganna. But did the ritual work?

"… Ughhhh…"

"Oh my God! I think she moved!" said Eggman.

"Morganna…"

"Gigex… is that you?"

Everyone watched in amazement as Morganna started to sit up.

"My princess… I am here."

Gigex couldn't believe it, after seven thousand years of waiting, he saw his precious Morganna alive again.

"Gigex… you brought me back… AND WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!"

"Now he's gonna get it." said Rouge.

"My princess I…"

"Do you have any idea what I've been through?! I thought you were gone forever! I was convinced that you had forgotten all about me! That you didn't care how much I loved you! Even after everything I did for you!"

Gigex was on his knees.

"Morganna my princess, it wasn't my fault… I received your letter and ordered my men to break off the siege, but when I got back you were dead… The Echidnas might as well have stolen my soul! I thought I'd never see you again… But then I realized, there had to be a way, I devoted nearly all of my time to studying ancient magic, looking for some way I could bring you back… I learned of the seven stars of chaos… but before I could go through with my plan I was imprisoned in a sarcophagus… Do you know what it's like to be locked in a box for seven thousand years!? For millennia I was starving to death and never died, I had an insatiable thirst and was unable to quench it, neither alive nor dead but some shadow between the two. I couldn't take it, but then I thought of you… And I decided to wait; even if it took all eternity for me to see you again… for seven thousand years I was locked in that infernal thing knowing I might never get out. But I did… I learned the seven stars of chaos would soon come into alignment again… I had a second chance… after seven millennia I might finally see you again… and now you're here…"

"What is this? A soap opera?" said Shadow.

"… Oh who am I kidding?!" said Morganna "I can't stay mad at you forever! Come here you big lug!"

But Gigex stopped her.

"Wait… My princess…" he was crying.

"I'm not what I used to be…"

"Gigex, what ever has happened to you only shows me how much you love me, and everything you did you did for us… Show me what you've become."

Gigex put his hands to his helmet.

"Promise me you won't scream."

When Gigex took off his helmet Sonic and the others didn't see the handsome prince from the paintings they had seen in Morganna's palace, it was THE DEFORMED AND TWISTED REMAINS OF A HUMAN HEAD!!

"EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW!" said Sonic and friends.

Much to their surprise Morganna went right up and kissed him on the lips.

"… Yuck!" said Sonic.

"I'm all for a little romance." said Amy "But that's just icky."

Almost as soon as they broke off Gigex's face started to rejuvenate, Morganna's love and emotion, along with a little bit of her magic, had returned Gigex to being the same handsome prince she had fallen in love with.

"Morganna… You complete me."

Gigex felt the inside of his mouth, he still had fangs.

"I'm still a vampire..."

"We can work around that." said Morganna.

"Oh I almost forgot… I got you a present."

With a wave of his hands the seven Chaos Emeralds floated down in-between Gigex and Morganna.

"… Are those… the seven Chaos Emeralds?"

"I got them all just for you."

Without warning Morganna practically pounced on Gigex and kissed him again.

"Okay Dracula, why don't you and the princess get a frickin room?" said Shadow.

"Who are they?" asked Morganna.

"The snake to my mongoose… Or is it the mongoose to my snake? I don't know animals… Either way it's bad." replied Gigex "Some of their ancestors are responsible for keeping us apart and they seem to be following in their footsteps."

(In case you've forgotten it was the Echidnas who are responsible for Morganna's death, Cosmo's ancestors who stole Gigex's archive, and one of Sonic's ancestors who defeated Gigex the first time and helped seal him away in the sarcophagus of never ending sleep. And were it not for Tails' act of defiance in the last story Gigex wouldn't have lost his original body)

"You know Gigex I always loved watching you fight."

Gigex put his helmet back on.

"Then I guess it's time I do something for you that I haven't done in seven millennia."

Gigex drew his sword and faced Sonic and his friends.

"Take out the trash."

"And when you're done you can do me another favor, a really special favor."

Morganna winked.

Gigex laughed a little.

"You are such a naughty girl."

"I'm 20 years old, I'm a woman."

"Actually wouldn't you be more like 7020?" said Vector.

"No she died when she was twenty and a corpse doesn't age, unless you count decomposing as aging." said Eggman.

"Besides, he said he made it so that the effects of time wouldn't touch Morganna's body." said Decoe.

"But that still doesn't change the fact that 7000 of her birthdays have passed." said Bocoe.

"Why don't we skip the argument and get right on to the executions." said Gigex "Now I'll be honest, I could easily decapitate each and every one of you right here and now with my bare hands, but what fun would that be?"

Gigex snapped his fingers and their cages evaporated into thin air.

"Now since I'm too kind I'll give you all a ten minute head start. You may commence running."

(To be continued)

Will Sonic and friends live to see the light of another day, or will Gigex turn them into roadkill?

Find out in…

Chapter 15: Unleash The Power of the Sun