Hey there! I've updated my profile, and I now have the stupidest, most pointless poll going on right now. It's on my profile. Check it out! Also, now that I look back at what I've written, I realize that the sequel to this thing TOTALLY SUCKS for most people and is most likely going to be a HUGE rip-off. Unless, of course, you read it and like it. I'm not going to explain, because I don't want to reveal everything. Now, ON WITH THE FIC!

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I had only walked in my house when Sonic came rushing up to me, holding a glowing sapphire in his hands. "Look what we found!" He said happily.

Tails's eyes widened. "A Chaos Emerald! Where did you find it?"

"Umm, emerald?" I asked. "It's blue. Aren't emeralds supposed to be green?"

"Uh, well, these are called emeralds anyway," Tails informed me. "Believe me, we've wondered why they're like that, too."

I shrugged. Maybe there are things that are better left unknown.

"Maddy found it on the beach," Sonic said. "It must've been in the sand, or in the water, and got washed up when she made the big wave."

"Wow," I said in amazement. "Are there any more?"

"Well, there are seven in all, each in a different color," Tikal said. "Obviously, you're not going to find them all in one spot. Speaking of which, I have one."

"Y-you do?" Knuckles asked. "When did you find it? Where?"

"Well, I found it in the forest, and I held on to it. I've kept it upstairs in Maddy's room. I didn't want anyone to steal it." Tikal glared at Manic, who grinned.

"Actually, I do have it," Manic said, reaching into the pocket of his vest and pulling out another "emerald", only red. "I saw it one morning when I was gonna ask sis something. She was still asleep, and I saw this under her bed, and I picked it up. Sorry, lady." He handed the Chaos Emerald to Tikal, who snatched it from him.

"Well, we should find them all," Cream said. "We don't want Mr. Eggman to take them. He could be making a bad machine like he usually does. But we'll stop him, right Mr. Sonic?"

"Right," Sonic replied. "But he said he had the Master Emerald…"

"HE WHAT?!?" Knuckles asked, furious. "He can't! I don't believe it! We saw it not too long ago!"

"That was three days ago!" Sonic shouted. "Don't you think that's enough time to take it?"

"I don't know!" Knuckles froze and looked at Tikal. "Hey, wait a minute…if the Master Emerald's energy comes from you…and you're not in it…when we got here, you said…how did…what the hell happened?"

Tikal sighed. "Well, Chaos is in there, too. Energy comes from him, also. When I returned to the Master Emerald, I had the option of going back to my tribe, and living a normal life as a warrior princess. Or, I could stay in the emerald. It was a hard decision to make. I couldn't leave Chaos alone, could I? But I chose to live the life I would have lived if I had remained in my tribe. I was put back as an infant and raised in the ways of the tribe. Of course, I was born as the same person at the same time., and I remembered everything. But then, I was brought to this planet and this time. Now, here I am."

Well. THAT was strange. I didn't really expect Tikal to be so…I don't know. If you figure out what to call her, tell me, because I don't know. Plus, Knuckles JUST remembered where the Master Emerald's energy came from? Why didn't he ask before? And why didn't Tikal mention it?

"Uh…well, now that that's out of the way," Sonic said, "I'm going out to my usual position. That was fun and all, but some people find battling to be tiring. Like Sonia, for instance."

Sonia was trudging up the walk, along with the other Mobians and Maddy. She was breathing heavily, and had a scar going halfway across her forehead. She seemed beat, and I wondered how she was going to make it upstairs without collapsing. Battling looked easy for her, but I guess it must've been more difficult to her than it looked.

"Maddy!" I called out to my younger sister, who immediately looked up. "Take Sonia upstairs. She looks like she's about to die."

Sonia rolled her eyes. "I don't need any-HEY!" she seemed annoyed when Maddy picked her up. "I am perfectly capable of getting up three flights of stairs on my own!"

"You'll thank me in the morning," Maddy said when they got inside. With that, Maddy walked upstairs carrying a very angry-looking Sonia.

I sighed. "I'll go, too. Come on, you guys," I said to the Mobians. "Let's get to our rooms."

I made my way upstairs. Who was this Eggman guy that they mentioned earlier? And what did he have against us?

I was afraid that I was going to find out sooner than I'd like.

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Genesis's POV

Finally. The Master Emerald was ours at last. Now my uncle could put the plan into action.

I stared at the machine that the Master Emerald had been put into. When it was all charged up-which could take a few days-Uncle Ivo will place his doomsday device in the middle of the city, where more people would meet their maker. Only a lucky few would survive. He'll cut the world's population, and become the ultimate overlord. What I'm wondering is why he didn't try this on Mobius.

I hoped this would work. Otherwise, we'd have to move on to Plan B. Plan B involves getting…I don't even want to think about it. He could go against Uncle Ivo. He could do damage to us. On the slight chance of him failing us, we'd go on to Plan C. Plan C was better than Plan B, but it makes me feel as if we'd be giving up….

But perhaps I've given you too much information on Uncle Ivo's plans. You'll find out what they are….

Now I'm wondering if that Sonic guy will stop us. He's stopped Uncle Ivo before. But we'll give him a good fight. We won't go down that easily.

I stared at the gauge, filling up slowly with the Master Emerald's power. I had to have faith. The plan would work. I will one day rule the world.

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Okay, now I know I've given you too much info. You've probably figured out the whole plot for the sequel and the sequel to the sequel, haven't you? But I shall write them anyway! Have a nice day! =D