Ok. This is the last part of The Book Of The Third Eye. That does not mean, however, that the story is over. Soon, there will be a sequel up. Even sooner will be what I call 'The Midquel', so named that it takes place between the first and second. So, anyone who has stayed with it this far, please read the continuations! They will be up soon!

Also, thank you so much for reading this far in the first place. This story means a lot to me, and it makes me so happy to be able to share it with all of you. This is a sappy thing for me. *sobs* Well. Read away. The last part of the first part of a grander scheme.

The World At Large: Epilogue

Once Rouge successfully delivered the book to Angel Island, she returned to her club, still puzzled at some of the events that had taken place. She never did find out what had saved her from the robot that night, but she didn't linger on it, simply counting it as a blessing and a miracle. The only time it was ever brought up in her mind again was about a week later, when a small, anonymous note was found taped to her door, right over the crack that Knuckles had placed. 'I am glad that you are safe.' was all it said, signed only with the date of the nearly failed robbery at the bottom of the paper.

Sonic's leg healed, and him and his new love remained together. He insisted that they keep it a secret for now, so Blaze was still the only one who knew. He continued to save the world from any threat that might arise, but only after a small secret vacation with Shadow.

Shadow the Hedgehog was happy with Sonic, and he respected his wish that their relationship remain a secret for now, not one to disclose any of his business, anyway. After his vacation, he returned to GUN, under new, less dictatorship-like command. He also continued to save the world, albeit more reluctantly and less enthusiastically.

Tikal returned to the Master Emerald, joining Chaos in the dream-like state once again. She hoped to someday find a way to come out of the gem whenever she wished, for she missed her friends. Over the days following the fiasco with the Book Of The Third Eye, Chaos seemed to have a mischievous glint in his aura, but he refused to explain when she asked him about it.

Silver decided to stay in this new dimension of Mobius. He was reluctant to leave his new friend Blaze, but even more so the rest of his newly acquired companions. He stayed at Tails' workshop, allowing the fox to do tests on his powers and hoping that he might someday find the answer to his psychokinesis.

Amy stalked Sonic with even more zeal than before. She had believed him when he told her he was lying about being in love with someone else,(she also didn't see the fingers crossed behind his back), so she eventually backed off a little about that. Also, her collapsible hammer was replaced with a new lightweight prototype that Tails had been developing. She made him paint the button pink.

Tails enjoyed the opportunity to not only help someone, but also to make new discoveries. He ran tests on Silver often, and when he didn't, he still found the white hedgehog to be good company. Sonic didn't come around as much anymore, but the young fox just figured that it was a phase on the speedster's part, so it didn't really bother him too much.

Knuckles continued to guard the Master Emerald with the same sense of duty that he had before, but now it seemed different. It almost seemed as if he wasn't alone in watching it anymore…

Blaze returned to her own dimension after a day or two of catching up with friends. She never gave away the secret of Sonic and Shadow's relationship. When she departed, she was sad to leave, and she made a mental note to figure out a way to return at will.

The Chaotix continued to solve mysteries for any amount of money offered. Charmy remained obnoxious, and Vector remained hopelessly and detrimentally addicted to the R-6 drug. They revisited Henry Frost on a daily basis, in the hopes that he could perhaps produce a cure, but so far the results were fruitless. Also, Espio began accepting the occasional GUN mission, in the hopes that he could outdo Rouge in the way of stealth skills.

M-109 spent its last few moments before a permanent shutdown fizzling on the carpeted floor of the Commander's office. Just before it faded out, its last thoughts were of its maker, M-107's liquidized hull, and a nameless pink hedgehog who had been so kind to it for very little reason.

The Commander remained up on the Space Station ARK, cursing Shadow's name and desperately attempting to scrounge up the materials for an escape pod. He also spent quite a bit of time browsing through his grandfather's research files, knowing immediately, (as any member of the Robotnik family did), that the password was MARIA.

Big the Cat continued to live a simple life with his friend Froggy in the Mystic Ruins' forest. He fished on a daily basis and sometimes thought back to when the amphibian had inexplicably grown a tail and been absorbed by a large, watery creature and wondering, (in his own simple way), if it had left any residual effects.

Cream enjoyed the couple of days that Blaze remained in their dimension, as did Cheese. Both the rabbit and the chao clung to her pretty much constantly until she left. Once Blaze departed, Cream baked for her friends on a regular occasion, her mother, Vanilla, only helping her once. That once was for a five-layer cake on Tails' birthday.

GUN was eventually taken over by a relatively young girl by the name of Topaz. Rouge immediately formed a rivalry with her, but, since her leadership was much less tyrannical, there were no serious consequences when the new Commander was jokingly teased. It took several speeches for the general populous to quit with the 'anthropomorph scare' business.

The Book Of The Third-Eye was resealed in the chamber is had resided in before GUN unearthed it. A large stone was placed in front of the entrance, and a strong magical barrier was erected around it.

The Knuckles that had survived the apocalypse and traveled back in time was able to remain unseen until he could return to the underground chamber that he had called his home in the destroyed future. He again cultivated the soil, this time bringing all the equipment necessary to grow grapes. He also kept an eye on the Master Emerald from the altar within the ruins, still maintaining his guardianship.

Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Robotnik lamented the fact that he missed the perfect chance to take over when Station Square and GUN were in complete chaos, but the fact of the matter was, his plans just weren't quite perfected yet. Well, to be honest, it was inventor's block…

It wasn't that he didn't want to take over the world, it was just that he'd run out of ideas, and the whole 'unleash an army and get thrashed by Sonic' had been done too many times already. No, he needed something a bit more foolproof. That was exactly why he had decided to go back up to the ARK.

His grandfather, the great Gerald Robotnik, always had a knack for 'accidental weapons of mass destruction'. After all, he did create both the Eclipse Cannon and Shadow the Hedgehog. So, with the thought that he would go up to the space station and take a more thorough look at the files, (Password: MARIA), Robotnik boarded his space-worthy Hover Egg and headed up.

He was surprised, when he arrived, to find the dim florescent lights on. He was even more surprised to find his brother in Gerald's quarters. "Verril? What are you doing here?"

To be continued…