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The impact hit her hard. She tumbled back several feet before she finally stopped, laying on her back. Her head was swimming and for several seconds the bright midday sky had stars floating in it.

"Sonica!" The sow looked up to the boar yelling her name. "Sonica, are you okay?! What the heck was that?!"

Sonica struggled to sit up, Shadow helping her as he pulled her onto his lap. "I'm fine, Shads. Just a bit dizzy." Okay, she was more than a bit dizzy, but Shadow really didn't need to hear that. "As for what that was…"

She looked up to the sky where the dark lights had appeared. They were gone now, but that just worried her more. If they were what she thought they were…

"Come on. We need to get to Professor Pickle, ASAP."

She tried standing, but almost fell down again in the effort. Luckily, her mate was there to keep her steady, putting his arm around her. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah. Another wave of dizziness. No biggy." Shadow gave her a glare.

"Sonica..." he growled warningly.

The communicator on her wrist started beeping at her as she finally steadied herself and when she looked down, she saw the icon for her sister pop up. She pushed the answer button, prepared for what her sister was about to tell her. "Yo, sis. What's up?"

"What's up?" Oh, boy. "What's up is the entire planet having a simultaneous earthquake. You had to feel it. It was huge over here!"

"Chill, Sonia." Sonica gave a sigh of relief at her brother's voice in the background. "You're gonna talk her ears off before we can tell her what we found."

"Right." She took a deep breath, clearing her thoughts. "Earlier, Cyrus called us down to look at some data he found. Apparently, there's the huge energy in the middle of the planet that's pushing against the crust. We think that might be what caused the huge planet-wide quake."

Sonica looked up to her two friends and mate, who all nodded, giving her knowing looks. "Don't worry, sis. We're lookin' into it right now. I've actually gotta go though. Call ya' later."

Seeing her sister about to protest, she quickly ended the call. "Let's get movin', guys."

With that, she ran off toward the town, her friends following right behind her.

Sonia and Manic stood staring at the communicator for a few seconds, completely baffled at Sonica's behavior. Something was definitely wrong, but they would have to figure it out later. Right now, they had to find the cause of that quake.

"Cyrus, have you found any more information on that energy in the planet?" Sonia asked, walking over to the computer Cyrus was sitting at.

"Some," he emphasized. "That earthquake seemed to come close to breaking the entire planet apart. Some of the energy seems to have escaped when it hit. It disappeared from the radar quickly though. But here's the interesting thing." He typed some on his keyboard, bringing up another graph in the corner. "I found another energy source similar to it. It's not similar in many ways though. Almost everything about it is the exact opposite to the energy in the planet."

"Really?" Manic leaned down to get a better look at the computer screen. "Do you know where it is?"

"No," Cyrus replied, slightly disappointed. "I just know it's there. The quake messed with some of the readings. It might take some time, but I might be able to locate it as long as another quake doesn't strike."

"So that means another is coming, right?"

"Probably."

"Professor Pickle?" Tails slowly opened the door into his office. "Are you in?"

"Ah, Tails. Very good to see you." The four walked into the office as they heard the answer.

The office seemed to be surprisingly intact for having gone through an earthquake. There were lots of books and such scattered on the floor, but all of the bookcases were still upright and nothing seemed broken.

"Hello, Professor. You can probably guess why we're here."

"Yes. It seems Dark Gaia is acting up again." He had been turned away from them, sorting through some books, but now turned to face them. "Who're the red and black chaps with you?"

"Oh, right! Sorry. This is our friend, Knuckles." Tails motioned to the echidna, who simply nodded in greeting.

"And this is my husband, Shadow," Sonica said as she put her arm around Shadow's waist while he put his arm around her shoulders.

"Ah, I heard that you had gotten married. It's a pleasure to meet you both. Now, back to business." He turned back to the shelf he had been sorting through.

"Right," Sonica said, slightly confused by the professor's action. "Well, today we went up to Angel Island, where Knuckles lives, and the Master Emerald was acting weird. It kept changing colors from black, to white, and back to green. When I touched it while it was black, I felt the same sensation that I did when I transformed into a Werehog." She saw Tails' eyes grow before showing sadness though the corner of her eye. 'He must realize how awkward I felt as a Werehog.'

"And when it was white, I had flashes of my time with Chip," she continued, taking her head out of her thoughts. "Then, after the quake, these weird dark light things shot into the air and one of them hit me. I think it might have been the same type of stuff that made me transform into a Werehog in the first place." 'So much for never having to go through that again.' "So, do you think you can help us out any?"

"I believe I can." The professor turned back to the four, holding two documents in his hands. "Take a look at these."

"What are they?" Tails asked, leaning over the worn paper.

"They're lost pieces of the Gaia Manuscripts." Tails looked up in surprise at him, then quickly back down to the manuscripts.

The one he was looking at depicted a large emerald split into three different colors. To the left, black, in the middle was green, and on the right was white. Just like the Master Emerald. There were different writings around it that they couldn't read, but they could guess what they were saying. They were describing the strange behavior of the Master Emerald.

Next, Pickle laid out a piece with what looked like a person going to wake up Dark Gaia. At first, Sonica thought they might have been predicting the future, but quickly disregarded the idea. The guy they showed was way too skinny to be Eggman. So who could it be?

"I predict that with the information from these documents, that it might be time for Dark Gaia to awaken." Professor Pickle stared down at the two documents thoughtfully.

"But- but that can't be!" Tails started pacing in a small circle, his hand going through his bangs. "It hasn't nearly been a thousand years yet! That's when he's supposed to wake up."

Shadow put a hand on his shoulder to calm him as the professor explained further. "This document showing the man waking Dark Gaia suggests that they might not wake themselves up every thousand years, but that someone or something comes to wake them up. Perhaps Eggman just woke them not too long before they were already set to awaken."

"And the Emerald one supports that," Shadow mumbled to himself.

The room started shaking as they stood there, landing them all on their behinds. Except Sonica; she face planted onto the floor. "Another one?"

"This one feels a lot worse than the last one!" Tails yelled through the sound of the crashing books, documents, and even one of the bookshelves.

Sonica put a protective arm over the fox to try and shield him from more of the debris, Shadow doing the same thing with her. "And longer! What's going on?"

Tails pulled out his Miles Electric, pushing multiple buttons and taping different icons on the screen. When he found what he was looking for, his eyes widened to twice their size.

"The planet's broken apart again!"

Oh, nooooooooooooooo!