{Last updated : 12/15/2014}

So yeaaaaaaaaaah, I finally back, everyone! Sorry for my super long absence here from this site— been focusing much with school now since I'll soon graduate from high school and need to search for college... The final exam is still at April, yes. But, well, you know, preparing for it and stuff...? *sweat-drop*

But anywaaaaaays! Let's continue to the main topic here— a NEW CHAPTER~! *cheers* ..I actually want to post this Chappie back at Valentine's Day because of...well, you'll see below~ *giggles* ..But since I'm busy that time, it was delayed until TODAY... *sobs*

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Adventure Through the Unknown

Chapter 45 : Come With Me, Come With Us

[ Mobius, 200 years in the future ]

- Crisis City, Mysterious Castle; Mysterious Room -

"And that is how we're ended up here before we decided to wake you all up."

As Metal Amy finished her long, LONG story of everything that happened, Sonic and the other awakened Mobians nodded in understanding, some let out an 'ooh'.

"So the reason some of us didn't age properly," Sonic began, "was because the soul of this dimension's Blaze trapped within Iblis— the one lives at the present, but also the one that destroyed this timeline?"

"Which not on purpose. He said his mind is corrupted with negative view to the world," Metal Amy pointed out, crossing her arms. "Besides, I've told you about his story, right? Then you all should've understand already."

"But...I don't quite understand," Iblis uttered with a confused look on his face. "The special race 'Time' usually has no counterparts at other universes, I believe?"

"W-Well, yes, Mr. Iblis," Ifrit replied. "But Mr. Silver is born from a normal Mobian and a 'Time' Mobian, so I guess that's an exception."

"I see... No wonder this dimension also has a 'Silver'," the orange mongoose said with a nod.

"T-Then all we need to do is releasing the soul of this dimension's Blaze, right?" one of the awakened people— Dr. Eggman— uttered, head cocked to the side in wonder.

"Y-Yes, umm..." Metal Sonic cocked his head, hoping the next words out from him wouldn't confuse the one he's talking to, "...Master?"

"You don't have to, dear Metal," Eggman said, surprisingly with a soft tone and a smile.

Metal Sonic was taken aback at this. "W-What...?"

"Don't you remember, Big Bro?" one of the awakened people— Tails Doll— muttered in confusion. "After making truce with Mr. Sonic, Dad told his creations about everything, including the fact that you're—"

"U-Umm, I believe you've been mistaking him as the 'Metal Sonic' from this timeline," Metal Amy interrupted. "You see, this Metal Sonic is the one from the present, not here."

"Yup, she's right... The 'Metal Sonic' from this timeline is already destroyed," Metal Knuckles pointed out. "That head cradled by Sonic... That's the 'Metal Sonic' of this timeline."

"O-O-Ooh..." the awakened Tails Doll said in sorrow, artificial tears escaped his eyes. This make another awakened people— Metal Knuckles— patted the awakened Tails Doll's head in hope to calm the saddened doll-like bot.

Metal Sonic, however, became curious of the awakened Tails Doll's statement. But he know that if he tried to ask, that will only create a bigger time paradox for him and the others from the present.

"Even though you're not my dear Metal..." the awakened Eggman said to Metal Sonic between his— surprisingly— sobs, "W-Would you please not call me... as 'Master'?"

"Huh...? T-Then what should I call you?" Metal Sonic uttered with slight uneasiness. Why somehow the 'Eggman' from this timeline acted like the one from his dream...? "A-Also, if you told me things that I shouldn't know, then doesn't that would affect the timeline I currently live at?"

The awakened Eggman opened his mouth— wanting to say something that seems really important— but stops when the awakened Metal Knuckles placed a hand atop his shoulder.

"Doctor..." the awakened red echidna bot muttered. "He's right, you know? We would create time paradox if we told him what you had told to this timeline's Metal Sonic."

"Me and the others actually already suffered a time paradox here," Metal Sonic pointed out with a loud sigh. "But Master, if you really..." he paused, thinking of a fitting word, "if you really...mind about me, then let it be a mystery to me."

It took a moment of hesitation— at least that's what Metal Sonic saw from the awakened Dr. Eggman— before the doctor let out a defeated sigh.

"Alright... I'm sorry, my dear Metal."

"Y-You don't have to," Metal Sonic quickly replied, still unused with the soft tone uttered by the awakened Dr. Eggman.

"A-Anyway...!" Iblis said aloud, catching everyone's attention. "Like Future Eggman said, I could just release the soul of this dimension's Blaze. B-But..."

"But what...?" another awakened people— Amy Rose— questioned in wonder.

Iblis placed a clenched hand over his chest, looking at the awakened people sadly.

"If I do so," the orange mongoose frowned, his ears flattened, "t-then...EVERYTHING that present in this dimension...w-will gone...forever."

Everyone— both the awakened people and the ones from the present— was shocked at the news.

"A-Are you serious?!" Tiara exclaimed in disbelief.

"I think...I get why that would happen," Blaze uttered, lowering her head. "This dimension... It should've been erased along with our 'forgotten' memories of the 'Soleanna event', right? But because you held the soul of this dimension's me..." she trailed off, looking at Iblis.

"Yeah... This dimension still exist because of that," Iblis confirmed with a nod. "So if I return the soul of this dimension's Blaze outside my body here, then it'll be just a short reunion between the awakened people and this dimension's Blaze before all of you...disappeared for forever."

The revelation quickly made the awakened people goes wild— some spoke about their fear to be erased from history, another tried to calm those who terrified, and others tried to calm themselves from the shocking news of the erasure of their existence.

"This...will surely take a while," Metal Knuckles commented, looking to Metal Amy. "Hey, Metal Amimi? What should we do...?"

"...It's Metal AMY, red mutt," the pink hedgehog bot groaned. "And to answer your question... I don't know. Calming super-frantic people down is not my forte."

"Then how are we suppose to finish the 'stage' of this 'game'...?" Blaze inquired. "The portal is still open, yet we can't get in. This would only mean that we haven't finished the 'stage' of the 'game' here."

"We should say something that would calm them down and accept their...sorrowful fate," Gazebo Boobowski uttered with a frown. "B-But how...?"

Everyone looked frustrated. If the 'stage' is unfinished, then there's no way for them to get out of this timeline and back to the present. Iblis has dismissed the Chaos Emeralds back to the present, and unfortunately, he said it will take time to call the magical gems again...

Suddenly, a new female voice spoke up, interrupting the negative thoughts of the group's losing hope.

"Gee, I never saw you two look so crestfallen like that, Senior Iblis and Senior Ifrit."

Letting out a startled gasp, the group turned around to the voice's source. When they did, they saw a figure of a female Mobian came from the shadows, walking towards them.

The female Mobian was a hedgehog with violet fur, slightly-curved ears, and bright blue eyes. She has three bangs between her eyes, and her quills looked like long hair. She wears what it looks like a pair of blue tube-shaped hair clips with a gear-like ornament at one quill at the back of her head on each side, a long-sleveed black coat-like outfit with golden lining and trim that reached just above her knees— which covers her lower half and goes between her legs while the back part is entirely closed, silver metallic belt that has two golden gear-like ornaments at the back, white gloves, grey tights, and unique-designed golden metal shoes with black leather on the toes and a gear-like ornament at each side of the shoes' metallic cuffs. In the middle of her coat-like outfit, a huge purple orb is attached on it.

"Hello, my Seniors," the violet hedgehog uttered with a small smile, stopping right in front of the group. "Seems you have a hard time here. Mind if I— the Junior— give you a hand?"

As Iblis and Ifrit gasped in surprise, the others looked at the newcomer in pure confusion... But when both the Fire half-gods revealed who the newcomer is, the group— except Tiara, Gazebo, Metal Knuckles, Tails Doll, and Metal Amy— let their eyes widened in shock.

"Time Eater!" Iblis cried out in surprise. "W-What are you doing here?"

"L-Lady Time, your detention is over already?" Ifrit uttered, the surprise in her voice is clear as glass. "I-I thought it's going to take eight months before you can use your powers again!"

"Well, yeah, it should be that way, my Seniors," the violet hedgehog— unexpectedly revealed to be Time Eater— said with a small smile. "But 'Lord Angelus the Great' decided to give me commutation, although I'm still under 'his' supervision. But if I succeed in helping you two right now, then 'he' promised me that my detention is over, and I'll be free again to do my job as Mobius' Demigoddess of Time."

"W-Whaaat?! Another member of Mobius' Demigods and Demigoddesses?!" Tiara exclaimed, her eyes bulged out in shock. "O-Oh my gosh! Either this is my lucky day, or I'm destined to meet three out of the 13 members of the group!"

"B-But still, Time Eater...?" Still wide-eyed, Silver— or Venice, knowing his original name— looked up to the violet hedgehog. "A-Aren't you the one that messing up with time and space, which led Sonic and Tails meet their past selves?"

"Aah... Yes. The 'Generations incident', huh?" Time Eater closed her eyes, sighing deeply. "You know...? Even us demigods and demigoddesses have their limits. I let my anger took over me...so I don't really care when I messed up the universe that time."

"'Generations Incident'...? Why that's quite creative of you, Time," Iblis commented with a chuckle. "But I've got to wonder... What caused you to get so angry that time?"

"I'm sorry, Senior Iblis," Time Eater replied with a shook of her head, frowning slightly. "That thing is kind of...personal."

"O-Oh, okay then..." Iblis said rather uneasily, never expecting Time Eater to get upset by the question.

Blaze scratches her head in slight frustration. "Oh, Mobius... First are Iblis and Mephiles, and then Ifrit... And now Time Eater too? Seriously, members of Demigods and Demigoddesses of Mobius are something..."

Time Eater then crossed her arms. "So... Those are the people that would be erased from existence if you actually do the right thing, Senior Iblis?" she said, pointing to the awakened people that still goes wild.

"Y-Yes..." Iblis' ears flattened as he sighs sadly. "Seriously, Time. I confused what to say to calm them down and made them accept their fate..."

A small smile made its way to Time Eater's face. "Let me take care of this." And with that, she walks to the frantic awakened people.

"Hey, umm, Iblis...?" Metal Amy called the mongoose, who turned his head to her. "Why is she calling you and Ifrit as 'Seniors'...?"

"Simple," the orange mongoose replied, looking back to Time Eater. "She's the newest member of the group— it's only been a year since she joined us."

"A-A YEAR?!" Tiara exclaimed in shock. "W-Wow! What makes her recruited into the group?"

"W-Well, Lord Angelus noticed that the element 'Time' is a little bit goes out of control due to many occasion at the present that includes time-traveling," Ifrit explained. "We actually have one member who had the title as Mobius' Demigod of Time, but turns out he's having a hard time handling this situation. So Lord Angelus decided to look for someone who will help the Mobius' Time demigod..."

"And when Lord Angelus traveled outside the planet Mobius, he found Time Eater and saw her abilities to manipulate time and space," Iblis continued. "After a bit talking, he offered her the position as Mobius' Time demigoddess. I'm glad she agreed— it really helped 'Gramps' a lot."

"M-Mr. Iblis!"

"What? 'Gramps' just laughed when I call him that! He doesn't mind it at all since, well, his Mobian form looks like an old owl!"

"Still..." Tiara uttered in wonder, "who is 'Lord Angelus'? I can understand if it was Ms. Ifrit, but Mr. Iblis, you said you're not a fan of formalities, so why you also do the same...?"

"W-What? O-Of course I would!" Iblis exclaimed, looking at Tiara in shock. "That's because Lord Angelus is one of two 'special' members of the group! So he's like, the SUPERIOR out of all members and is our leader!"

"E-EEEEEH?!" the orange manx cried out, looking panic. "I-I'm so sorry! I truly don't know about it! B-Believe me!"

As Tiara bows nonstop and Iblis tried to calm the panicked manx, Time Eater reached the group of the awakened people, clearing her throat to catch their attention— which was successful.

"Why thank you," Time Eater said with a nod, placing her arms behind her back. "Now then... I believe some of you still couldn't accept your fate?"

Before the crowd could goes wild about the super-sensitive topic, Time Eater held out a stopping hand.

"Now before you began your ramblings," the violet hedgehog then sat down on the ground— legs out in front of her, "let me tell you a story... A story that my people always told to their next generations."

Looking up to the high ceiling, the violet hedgehog smiles.

"It is said that all living things will die..." Time Eater began the story. "But did you know?"

Time Eater looks down from the high ceiling, noticing some people didn't listen to her. At this, she only smiles, knowing that the next part of the story will surely caught their interest.

"There are those who will go to the realm of after life," the violet hedgehog continued, "but at rare cases like you all— which fated to face erasure for the better, for one... there's a special case for them."

At this, the awakened people looked at Time Eater in surprise, those who still spoke about their unfair fate quickly died down.

"You know the thing that present as little glowing dots at the night sky?" Time Eater held up her right hand, her palm making a motion as if she want to reach something. "Yes, those are called 'stars'... My ancestors said that when these people within this 'special case' died, they'll become stars... Forever shining, and gave a big hope for the living for those who saw them."

The awakened people was awed by this, the fear and doubts slowly gone from their hearts.

"S-So..." one of the awakened people— Miles "Tails" Prower— began in wonder, "e-even if we're 'dead' here, w-we're actually still alive! Only taking a different form... I-Is that what you mean?"

"Correct!" Time Eater clapped her hands together. "Besides, I believe Lord Angelus— my leader— will watch over you guys... He'll appreciate your sacrifices for the better. And not just my leader— me and the other half-gods of Mobius will take a good care of you all. Mark my words." She gave the group a thumbs-up at the last part.

At this, the awakened people began to talk to one another, seemingly discussing about their decision.

"T-That was a beautiful story..." Tiara sniffed, feeling touched by the story told by Time Eater.

"O-Oh, right!" Ifrit turned to Silver. "P-Prince Venice? I-I just want to inform you... Lady Time Eater and the Mobius' Time demigod are also a part of the special race 'Time'."

"E-Eh? They are...?" the silver-whitish hedgehog inquired in surprise.

"Y-Yes, Prince Venice..." Ifrit said with a nod. "O-Only, they're fully born as a 'Time', so they don't have counterparts at other universes."

"But at rare cases, Venice, there might be counterparts of them at other universes," Iblis added. "At least, that's what Time ever told me."

"I-I see..." Silver uttered, still trying to get used with others calling him with his real name— Venice.

"L-Look," Tails Doll pointed to the group of the awakened people, "I-I think they finished discussing..."

"I hope the story Time told them is enough for them to accept their fate..." Iblis said with a frown. "Gosh, just thinking about their erasure is making me sad... But this is for the best."

One of the awakened people— Sonic— gave Metal Sonic's head he cradled to Eggman before he stood up, looking at Time Eater with a small smile.

"I'm not one of those panicked people— I'm one out of many that tried to calm them down," the blue hedgehog began with a chuckle. "But well... After hearing your story, we discussed about our possible short reunion with Blaze of this dimension and our fate to face erasure... And guess what?"

Sonic cocked his head to the side, closing his eyes as a happy, yet sorrowful smile made its way across his muzzle.

"W-We accept our fate...to be erased from existence for the better," Sonic moved his hand to his eyes, where tears began to poured out of them. "T-To tell you the truth, I kinda scared... B-But we believe in you."

Time Eater smiled back. "Thank you, Future Sonic, everyone... I'll always remember your sacrifices."

Standing up, Time Eater turned her head to Iblis, giving him a nod.

Nodding back, the orange mongoose walks forward, stopping before one of the awakened people— Silver the Hedgehog.

"She really wants to meet you," Iblis placed his right hand to his chest. "Are you ready?"

"A-...As ready as I'll ever be," the awakened Silver replied, looking nervous. "A-And I believe...t-the others thought the same."

"Alright, then," Iblis brought up his left hand, placing it atop his right hand. "Here we go..."

Closing his eyes, Iblis lowered his head— his expression shows as if he focused on something... A moment later, a faint glow of pale purple was coming from his chest. The orange mongoose then let go his hands from his chest...

...and floating just above his palms is a pale purple orb made by light, which shines brightly.

"G-Go now... Nobody's going to stop you," Iblis uttered, a small smile on his face.

At this, the pale purple light-made orb flew down from Iblis' palms, floating near the awakened Silver...

Future Silver gasps in shock as he felt a warm, familiar feeling around him. Soon, a pair of arms began to form from the light-made orb, going to Future Silver's back and pull him forward...

Soon, the light-made orb fully formed as a figure, and Future Silver let out a chocked sob as he realize he's now being hugged by none other than...

"B-..." Future Silver took a deep breath, his eyes glistening as he brought his arms up, "B-...Blaze..."

All of the awakened people gasps before gathering around the Future Silver, their faces look shocked.

Soon, Future Silver felt he was gently pulled off from the one hugging him— which none other than Blaze the Cat.

"Silver..." the 'awakened' lavender cat said softly, a smile on her face, with tears rolling down her muzzle. "... It's good to see you again."

The awakened Silver couldn't hold back his tears anymore, letting them poured out his eyes like waterfalls.

"B-B-Blaze...!" the awakened silver-whitish hedgehog cried aloud between his sobs, looking at her right in the eye. "I-I... W-We..." he lowered his head, wrapping his arms around him, "O-Oh, Mobius... I-I don't know what to say..."

The awakened people looked at them with happy tears streaming down their faces, grateful to see their lost friend back.

Future Blaze brought her hand up, and— after what it seems like a moment of hesitation— she finally put her hand atop Future Silver's head and caressing it.

"Please relax, Silver..." she shushed the nervous hedgehog. "Take a deep breath... And when you've calmed down, we can—"

Before the 'awakened' Blaze could finish, suddenly, the whole place began to shake violently, shocking everyone.

"W-What's going on here?!" Tiara screamed in frantic, hugging her father in fear.

"Don't worry," Time Eater uttered. Tiara looked up at her, about to protest about not to worry about the earthquake when she saw Time Eater is...holding back tears?

"Y-You'll see...s-something beautiful soon," the violet hedgehog lowered her head, bringing her right hand over her eyes. "Beautiful...y-yet sad..."

Not long after Time Eater said that, the quake suddenly died down. At this, the present people saw Time Eater had her eyes somewhere else, so they followed her gaze...

And when they did, their eyes widened in shock.

All the awakened people are now become transparent, their bodies twinkling.

"S-Silver...?" the 'awakened' Blaze looked at herself in shock and wonder. "W-What happened to us? Why are we...glowing?"

Future Silver just smiled at her question. "Blaze... Well, how to say it..." the hedgehog looked up in thought...then his face lit up.

"Oh, right!" Tilting his head, Future Silver closed his eyes, giving Future Blaze a wide, happy grin.

"We're going to go to somewhere better than this destroyed place!" he said aloud. "A beautiful place— and a peaceful one!"

"R-Really? There's a place like that...?"

"Oh, believe in him, Blaze," Future Sonic joined the conversation, also smiling. "Trust me, you won't regret it."

A hand suddenly held Future Sonic's shoulder, making him turned around.

"Hey there, Eggy," the 'awakened' blue hedgehog said, looking at the hand's owner— which belongs to Future Eggman.

"I know I've said this like, a million time. But," the 'awakened' doctor sighs deeply, "I'm sorry for everything that I've done... Especially my dear Metal."

"The first time I saw him after our truce, I somehow felt he's special to you, Eggy..." Future Sonic looks down— to the head of Metal Sonic the doctor cradled. "He'll always be your special, eh? Especially with the fact that—"

"Now now, Sonic," Future Eggman do a finger wag— one that made the blue hedgehog chuckled, "don't say anything that will affect my dear Metal of the present time. Time paradox, remember?"

"Ah..." the 'awakened' Sonic smiled knowingly. "My apologies."

A new hand held Future Sonic on his other shoulder, making the blue hedgehog turned his head to the side.

"Amy?"

"Hey, Sonic..." Future Amy looked up to him. "Do you mind...if I became a star with you?" She lowered her head. "I-I'm afraid of being lonely if I alone..."

Future Amy suddenly pulled Future Sonic to a hug— a gentle one, which surprises the blue hedgehog.

"C-...Can I...b-be together with you as a star at the beautiful night sky, Sonic the Hedgehog...?"

A fleck of surprise coursed through the future blue hedgehog's eyes, but then he smiled.

"W-Why I would be honored to, Amy Rose," Future Sonic returned the hug, happy tears went out of his eyes. "L-Let's become stars and bring huge hope to those saw us."

Soon, everyone gathered around the two hugging hedgehogs as they broke the hug. Nodding, the awakened people linked their hands together, forming a circle formation.

"Let's go, everyone!" Future Silver exclaimed, smiling widely. "To a peaceful place where we could see and gave hope to those in need!"

"Yeah!"

"Let's go!"

Soon, their bodies began to glow brighter as pieces of small bright lights that looks like fireflies began to fly out their bodies, slowly floating upwards...

All of them closed their eyes— with tears rolling down their smiling faces— as their forms disappeared completely as pieces of bright lights...

Future Silver and Future Blaze— who currently the only ones left— opened their eyes as they watched everyone has changed completely to 'fireflies', surely waiting for their arrival at the 'peaceful place'.

Taking their eyes off the high ceiling, the two future Mobians look at each other with a smile, longing could be seen within their eyes.

After exchanging gazes and awkward giggles, the two finally leans forward...

And THAT made the present Blaze and Silver explode to a deep shade of red.

Future Silver and Future Blaze 'kept close' to each other as they finally disappeared to pieces of bright lights, floating up into the air and joining the others— like a group of fireflies flying up into the sky...

And everyone couldn't hold back their tears at the beautiful, yet sad scene before them.

~~~~0~~~~

[ Later... ]

"The portal is accepting us in now!" Metal Knuckles exclaimed as he flew down back to the ground from checking the portal high above them. "No more dark sparks that will hurt and prevent us in like before!"

"Then I guess we had cleared the 'stage' here," Blaze concluded, turning back to meet Metal Sonic. "I thank you for the help you and your team gave, Metal Sonic. Sorry for any troubles I caused in this temporary alliance between us," she added, offering a hand to the blue hedgehog bot for a shake.

Metal Sonic stared at the hand for a moment, then to Blaze.

"...The same goes to me, Blaze the Cat," the cobalt hedgehog took and shake hands with the lavender cat. "And I too apologize if I bothering you somehow."

A small smile formed at Blaze's muzzle. "It never was, really," the lavender cat then took a few steps back. "Well, then I guess I will take my leave with the others... Watch out for the next 'stage', Metal Sonic."

The cobalt hedgehog nodded. "I will."

Blaze nods back as she turn around, meeting Silver, Tiara, and Professor Gazebo.

"...Ready, you all?" Blaze held out her hands to them. "Hold to each other's hands. And don't let go or we'll get separated inside."

A small, sly smile made its way to Tiara's muzzle as she quickly took Silver and Professor Gazebo's hand to each other before she took her father's other arm with hers. She then locks her other arm to Blaze's left one.

It was too late when Blaze finally noticed what's going on.

And THAT made the lavender cat blushed furiously.

"U-Umm..." Blaze heard Silver— or Venice— stammered. Looking up, she saw his face is also change in color to deep red.

"I-I guess...umm..." Venice awkwardly raised his free hand, looking nervous, "s-shall we...?"

Blaze gave Tiara a quick death glare— one that make the manx yelps in surprise— before she looks back to Venice and took his hand to hers.

"Y-...Yes," Blaze replied, looking up to the portal. "A-Alright then... Let's go, everyone!"

With those words, the four leaped off the ground as their bodies slowly being brought into the portal by its winds.

"Be careful out there!" Iblis exclaimed to the four.

"Princess Blaze, Prince Venice, Miss Tiara, and Sir Gazebo! May luck always be in your favors!" Ifrit followed.

"I'm the same with my Seniors," Time Eater said with a chuckle. "But seriously, though, good luck."

"Thank you, all of you," Blaze said with a smile as she, Silver, Tiara, and Gazebo gave the remaining people below them a firm nod, with their bodies gone into the dark void high above not long after...

"OH, NO!" Metal Knuckles brought his hands to his head— somewhat in frantic. "W-We haven't told them about the story that Iblis demigod left in your memory banks, Sonic!"

Metal Sonic 'blinked' in surprise. "Huh, you're right, Knuckles... Well, there's always next time."

"T-Then," Tails Doll flew to Metal Sonic's side, "w-will you tell us about the 'story' now, Big Bro...?"

Metal Sonic shook his head. "I think I'll tell you all later... There's one story that was more important right now."

As Metal Knuckles and Tails Doll looked at Metal Sonic in confusion— head cocked to the side in wonder, Metal Amy looked at him knowingly.

"Oh, yes," the pink hedgehog bot crossed her arms as she and Metal Sonic shifted their gazes to Ifrit, which makes the Fire demigoddess looked at the two hedgehog bots in wonder.

"Now then...Ifrit, isn't it?" Metal Sonic began, looking up to the female squirrel. "About Tails Doll's red gem... What is it really?"

"E-Eh...?"

"My power scanner said it all," Metal Amy followed, cocking her head to the side. "Back then, when that 'doll' went, uh...'crazy', the power scanner in my eyes says that the 'doll's current power is as same as yours, demigoddess Ifrit."

"And given the fact the present Master Emerald brought both Knuckles and Tails to this timeline when they asked it to brought them to where Tails' red gem come from," Metal Sonic added, "then it's pretty obvious that his red gem is from you...somehow."

Ifrit blinked. "A red gem...? May I see it?"

Metal Sonic turned around, gesturing Tails Doll to go to Ifrit so she could see the red gem— his power plant.

Nodding, the 'doll'-like bot flew and stops before Ifrit, hovering near the female squirrel.

Ifrit then observes the red gem at the end of Tails Doll's antenna, looking at it carefully...

Then she gasped, taking a few steps back. "T-That's..."

As the four bots stared at the Fire demigoddess in wonder, Iblis and Time Eater rushed to Ifrit's side, their eyes locked to the red gem at the end of Tails Doll's antenna.

"Oh," Time Eater frowns slightly as a knowing look plastered on her face, her eyes glanced to Iblis— whose eyes widened in shock.

Metal Sonic suddenly groaned weakly and lose his footing. Seeing this, Metal Amy gasps before she kneeled down and caught the cobalt hedgehog bot into her arms.

"S-Sonic!" Metal Knuckles rushed to Metal Amy's side, panic could be seen from his green digital eyes.

"H-Hey, what's wrong?" Metal Amy followed, managing to keep her calm demeanor despite her shocked state.

"Ungh... I-I'm fine," Metal Sonic brought a hand to his head. "It's just that... The 'story' has extended itself in my head."

Metal Amy gave the blue hedgehog a confused look. "Huh...?"

"The one Iblis gave to my memory banks," Metal Sonic 'closed' one eye. "It suddenly create hundreds— no... millions of unfamiliar images into my memory banks. It happened so suddenly that I don't even have time to react... But these new images also answered our questions, Metal Amy."

"I-I see..." Metal Amy uttered, helping the blue hedgehog bot to stand up when he gestured to her that he's fine.

"Well," Time Eater said to the four bots, "if you guys want to leave, then I suggest you should hurry."

"Huh? Why...?" Metal Knuckles inquired, and suddenly yelps as not long after the question was out from his voice box, the whole place began to shake violently, making the four bots fall to the ground.

"W-WHOAAA!"

"This timeline is in slow progress of erasure," Time Eater explained, feeling a bit sorry for the four bots as she and her Seniors are not affected by the quake as much as the four robots. "Me and my seniors will stay here to make sure nothing goes wrong at this timeline's erasure. The four of you, however, should leave. If you stay, then you'll also face erasure from existence."

"H-How about the three of you?" Metal Sonic questioned, managing to stand up.

Time Eater smiled. "We won't be erased even if we stay... Well, actually, my Seniors wouldn't be save if I wasn't here. Since, if they stay here without me— the 'Time Master'— then they too would be erased."

"I see... I got it," Metal Sonic said with a nod.

"Well," Time Eater turned around, "I guess I'll see you and the others another time, Metal Sonic... C'mon, Senior Iblis, Senior Ifrit!"

"I'm coming, Time!"

"A-Aah! W-Wait for me, Mr. Iblis! Lady Time!" And with that, the three Mobius' half-gods walked away from the four bots until they far away from sight...

"W-WHOA!" the four bots cried out as they once again fall to the ground when the quake suddenly goes more violent than before.

"S-Sonic! We have to get out of here!" Metal Knuckles exclaimed to his blue friend. "The sooner the better!"

"R-Right..." Metal Sonic uttered, giving the echidna bot a nod. "I hope this one brings us to Master... Let's go, everyone!"

"YEAH!" Metal Knuckles shouted as he grabbed Tails Doll and jumps, feeling the portal's winds slowly brought him and Tails Doll into it...

But suddenly, Metal Sonic grabbed Metal Knuckles' free arm tightly, making the red echidna bot uttered out a yelp in shock as his body got an unexpected thrust.

"ACK!" Metal Knuckles cried out, quickly turn his head to Metal Sonic to find out why. When he did, the echidna bot was shocked upon finding Metal Sonic activate his turbine backwards, making cracks on the shaky ground with the hedgehog bot's feet inside it.

"What the— SONIC! W-Why are you staying?!" Metal Knuckles exclaimed frantically. "We need to leave NOW!"

It was then Metal Knuckles noticed that Metal Sonic's attention wasn't at him. Following the blue bot's gaze, he found that his attention is to Metal Amy— who is...standing still on spot?

"What are you doing, Metal Amy?" Metal Sonic inquired the pink hedgehog bot. "Standing there while knowing what would happen if we stay... Get your gears on and let's get out of here!"

There was a moment of silence between them, the sound of the violent quakes were the only one fills the silence... Until Metal Amy shook her head.

"No," the pink hedgehog bot shook her head harder. "I-I can't... I can't go with you all."

Her statement not only shocked Metal Sonic, but Metal Knuckles and Tails Doll as well.

"W-...What do you mean...?" Tails Doll questioned.

Metal Amy sighs. "I was...born here," the pink hedgehog began, lowering her head. "I-If I go with you...wouldn't that create a time paradox?"

Metal Sonic's red digital eyes were 'half-closed' at the statement. "You and that black copycat are a different case."

"That...might be right," Metal Amy replied, then with a shook of her head, she added, "But even so, Metal Sonic... My Master— my creator... He's gone. I have no purpose to live now."

Metal Sonic's red digital eyes grew wide. "W-...What?"

"From what I see with my own eyes ever since I was first activated," Metal Amy looked up to the blue hedgehog bot, "robots are created in purpose to serve their creators— their Masters... Without them, then we would be nothing to the others— to the world."

Metal Amy turned around from the three bots. "My Master is dead...and so do I." With those words, she began to walk away...

...only to stop when Metal Sonic grabs her right hand with his free hand.

"... Let go, Metal Sonic," Metal Amy murmured, trying to pull her hand away...but she can't since Metal Sonic tightens his grip.

"METAL SONIC!" the pink hedgehog bot turned around to face him. "Don't you hear me? I said—!"

"He's not dead yet."

Metal Amy froze. "W-...What?"

"That black copycat— your creator," Metal Sonic began, looking at her right in the eye, "he's still alive."

Metal Amy looked at the blue hedgehog bot in disbelief. "A-Are you crazy? He was attacked brutally and stabbed at the core! How can he still—!"

"You might be right on that one," Metal Sonic interrupted. "But there's a possibility he survived... Especially after that Iblis guy executes that 'healing move'."

"H-Healing move...?"

"The one that brought my 'lost' foot back in place and all the damage we got repaired by itself?"

"Oh... That one," Metal Amy said with a nod, lowering her head as Metal Sonic let go of her hand. "S-So... H-He's still alive...h-huh?"

Metal Sonic had his eyes 'half-closed'. "... You're weird."

Metal Amy quickly brought her head up, giving the blue hedgehog bot a questioning look. "W-What did you say...?"

"You told me that you will not live without that black copycat, but look at you now," Metal Sonic merely shook his head. "You're afraid to meet that black copycat again, don't you? Afraid of your promised doom from him...?"

"N-No! I-I just..." Metal Amy suddenly looks nervous. "I-I... W-Well..."

After a moment of fidgeting, the pink hedgehog bot sighed in defeat.

"Y-... You win," she said, looking away from Metal Sonic. "L-Look, just... J-Just leave me be, alright? T-The sooner you get out of here, the bet—"

"Come with me."

Metal Amy 'blinked' in surprise at the statement. Turning her head back, she found Metal Sonic held out his free hand to her.

"Or more like, come with us," Metal Sonic said, glancing to Metal Knuckles and Tails Doll for a moment before focusing his gaze back to Metal Amy. "If you're afraid to meet that black copycat... If you think you need a new Master to serve that was a lot better than him...then come with me— come with us."

Metal Amy gasped at the offer. "W-...What...?"

"Master ever told me stories of his old days... He used to acted like that black copycat to his robots..." Metal Sonic sighs. "But believe me, he's not like that anymore... His ramblings of his backfired plans is the only thing that haven't change, though."

Metal Amy took a step back. "A-...Are you CRAZY?!" she almost screamed upon saying that. "I-If I go with you... N-Not just creating a time paradox, but even your Master won't accept me!"

"I told you," Metal Sonic looked at the pink hedgehog bot sternly, "my Master is NOT like that black copycat anymore! Now he trust his robots a lot! So even if you're not created by him," Metal Sonic's free hand clenched to fist, "but if I'm the one bringing you..or other robots belonged to him brought you with them...then he'll accept you with open arms!"

Metal Amy gasps. "H-...He will?" she uttered in disbelief. "E-Even after what I did to you and your team...?"

"Believe me," Metal Sonic gave her a firm nod. "He will. It was all a misunderstanding, anyway."

Metal Amy turned her head away from the blue hedgehog bot, her body fidgeting— as if she was flustered.

"B-But then... I'll live as a copy...aren't I?" the pink hedgehog bot looked sad. "You are a copy, Metal Sonic, but your own unique personality has made you look like an original...a-at least that's how I saw it."

Metal Sonic seems startled at the statement. "Y-...You think...I-I'm an...o-original? N-Not a copy...? D-Despite my name...t-that gives the total giveaway that I'm—"

"Yes... Which is why I can't come with you," Metal Amy said with a shook of her head. "You and the others had the mastery to be your own... I don't think I can do that."

Metal Sonic looked around, finding the grounds slowly vanishing— indicating they should leave quickly, or be erased from existence for forever...

Then his red digital eyes lit up when a thought crossed through his mind.

"... Rosy."

Metal Amy whipped her head towards the blue hedgehog bot. "Eh...?"

"Let's make 'Metal Amy' an alias," Metal Sonic looked up to her, "and make 'Rosy' as your name."

Metal Sonic offered his hand once more to her. "It sounds better, isn't it? At least it made you less like a copy— I thought like that sometimes."

"Rosy..." Metal Amy looks embarrassed. "I-I've got to admit, Metal Sonic... T-That's a beautiful name... I-I like it." She then looked at him. "You said you thought of 'Metal Sonic' as an alias sometimes... What is your 'real' name?"

As the ground where Metal Amy stood was about to vanish, she finally grabs Metal Sonic's free hand, activating her turbine just in time the ground below her disappeared.

Metal Sonic chuckles— something that he rarely does, Metal Knuckles thought.

"I don't know why," Metal Sonic also activates his turbine right at the time ground below him disappeared, "But the word 'Metal' keep repeating in my head... So I make it as my 'real' name— to myself, that is."

Metal Amy laughed a little. "'Metal'...? You're not really creative."

"Whatever," Metal Sonic replied, and as the two hedgehog bots laughed for the silly conversation between them, their bodies flew into the dark portal high above them.

As the four bots finally went into the portal, it disappeared, leaving Crisis City crumbles to nothingness— the place that will forever gone from the timeline for the better...


Time Eater makes a surprising appearance! But she's on the good side, so there's no need to worry of another messed up timeline problems! But anyways, Metal Sonic's story at Crisis City is finally DONE! With a new member in group, where will these four bots gone to next...?

On the next Chapter, we'll see what's going on at a 'certain place' at Mobius where there is...look-alikes? Oh, wait! They seems to like the alphabet 'Z', and things seems to go 'abnormal' here! What is this PLACE?!

Find it out at the next Chapter! ;)

Oh, right! Here's a link to see Time Eater's "Mobian form" that appeared at this Chapter! :

http://karanma-maeryl.deviantart.com/art/Time-Eater-Mobian-Form-518368400

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