Sorry that I haven't updated this story! Writer's block is not nice.

Light's true form speaking - italics

Dark's true form speaking - bold

Sonic's true form speaking - bold and italics

Anyone else speaking - normal

Third Person

Eggman was working away on another machine that he would use against his hated adversary. He grumbled about how his failed experiment had the nerve to come and ask him a favor. Him! The evilest evil scientist that ever lived! And how that blue rodent teared his precious robot apart like it was paper. He heard a strange humming come from the transporter and went towards it to investigate. As he got closer, he noticed a strange white glow come from inside it and in a flash, a white being flew out of the machine. Eggman was so startled, he fell on his backside and looked up to see that the white glow was a pure white hedgehog with pupil-less black eyes. As the hog looked around it spotted him and with a chuckle, flew down right in front of him.

"I'm sorry if I startled you Robotnik." the white hedgehog gave a smile that could wash away any grey day and make it a happy one. Just then, a blue flash came out of the machine and stopped right beside the hedgehog to reveal the one and only Sonic. He gave a cocky smirk as Eggman's expression changed from shock to anger.

"Nice seeing you too Egghead." the blue hedgehog turned to the other one "You know what to do Light. I'll be over shortly to finish the job." the hedgehog named Light nodded and with a blast of white energy, he was gone. The five hedgehogs who came asking the doctor for the machine came out of it and the blue blur's expression hardened.

"What are you still doing here Sonic? Shouldn't you be out stopping Dark?" Nazo asked and Sonic turned to Eggman with an outstretched hand.

"Not without the emeralds and I'm going to need yours Eggman." said human sneered at the hedgehogs words and stood up tall to show his resistance.

"Not a chance, Rodent." the hedgehog glared at Eggman then huffed and flicked his nose.

"You gave me no choice then." he jumped into the air and did a light-speed dash right into the fat doctors hard work and stood up holding two emeralds. "I'll be taking these." he stuffed the gemstones in his quills and with a flash of blue, took off out of the building.

"Oh... You'll regret that you annoying pincushion!" Eggman shook his fist as he yelled after the blue blur.

"Can it Robotnik. Sonics got more important things to do other than deal with your sorry excuse for temper tantrums." Nazo said as he walked away and the other hedgehogs all looked at each other confused from their leader and followed him. The doctor looked in shock as he watched the five hedgehogs who he knew were Sonic's enemy, or so he thought, walk off in the direction the blur went.

"Rats... I hate rats." and with that he turned to his destroyed machine and sighed "Back to the drawing board."

"Nazo, what was that all about?" Mephiles asked and the white hedgehog shrugged

"Like I said, Sonic doesn't need to deal with the idiotic human." the five of them all walked outside and saw the blue hedgehog looking at the city in the distance. The sky was an eerie grey colour and flashes of white and black came from down below. "Sonic." said hedgehog turned towards them with an ever present frown on his face and held no emotion in his eyes.

"What are you still doing here? I thought you would have at least took off to only Chaos knows where."

"And I should be asking you the same question." Nazo walked up to the blue hedgehog until there noses were almost touching.

"Why do you care?" the other four hedgehogs watched with keen interest at where the conversation was going to go.

"I guess it started when Dark betrayed us." the hero took a glance at the city before looking back at the white hedgehog in front of him. He could read Nazo like an open book and saw that he was indeed saying the truth. Sonic closed his eyes and sighed. Nobody said that negative beings could care but then again... he had already been tricked by the embodiment of darkness itself and had trusted a negative being to get the embodiment of light's attention. The two embodiments fought so much that the world was about to break from the pressure and with no other choice, Sonic trapped them both within him. The negative being sacrificed himself to help trap the two and the blue blur became the cocky hedgehog everyone knew today cause the being said for him to be happy and carefree, not serious and almost emotionless. Sonic shook his head when he heard the being's last words and opened his eyes to see green eyes staring back at his emerald ones. He could almost see the being within the white hedgehog... almost... The blue hero stepped away from Nazo and put his hands on his hips.

"If you want to help then you can but this won't be a simple walk in the park." the other hedgehogs looked at each other then back to the hero confused.

"What do you mean by that?" Fleetway asked and Sonic gave a dry chuckle. They felt a shudder come down there spines at hearing such a strange version of a laugh that doesn't seem like the hero at all.

"You'll see." he turned to the city once more and gained determination in his eyes "Gather the other five emeralds and meet me on Angel Island." he looked behind him and gave a glare that could shatter glass "Don't be late." and with that he zipped off to the battlefield. The other five hedgehogs were in shock at hearing the same voice again come from the blue blur. Is there something more to that hedgehog that meets the eye? Nazo turned to his group and wondered how he could be of service to Sonic.

"Is it just me or does anybody else find that voice a little bit creepy?" Scourge asked

"I find it strange." the golden hedgehog replied and Mephiles nodded

"As do I."

"What seems strange to me is how there's no emotion when that voice comes up." Exe inquired and Nazo looked at him confused

"What do you mean?"

"If you actually listened you would understand." the orb eyed hedgehog scolded at the white one and shook his head then looked at the city "When he talked it seemed like a different person was talking instead of Sonic." now that he mentioned it, everyone started to realize what he said and agreed with him. The voice was surely strange and they had heard Dark and Light's voice to know a slight difference in them. The black hedgehog had more of a hard voice while the white hedgehog had a kinder one. Sonic on the other hand, his was more... emotionless. Something that doesn't seem real at all from the cocky tone they were used to hearing. Nazo took a glance at the city to see that small parts of it was on fire and black smoke filled the air above the orange flames. Flashes of the two opposing colours, black and white, were the only thing that seemed to actually have a meaning. The fight between Dark and Light. Bad and good. The ultimate battle and yet, Sonic said that there would be no end. Is what he said true? Nazo rubbed his head and looked at the four hedgehogs before him. They all had the meaning to smack the black hedgehog's head in for betraying them and they certainly wanted to see him pay for the grave mistake.

"Well... you heard what Sonic said... five emeralds, five of us. Let's get going, cause I certainly don't want to hear that voice again if you know what I mean." the other hedgehogs nodded towards their leaders words and they all took off in different directions to find the other five emeralds.

With Sonic

Orange flames danced across the eerie sky, lighting it up as the blue, emerald-eyed hedgehog stood on a structure that was barley describable anymore. A growl was heard and the blue blur recognized it and certainly didn't want to engage but the creature had other ideas. Turning to meet the growl, said creature charged at the hedgehog and said being zipped out of the way. Once stopping a fair distance away, Sonic took a good look at his opponent and frowned. Full black in colour and wasn't any recognizable species. A shadow creature. Dark was almost at his full power to conjure up these things and the blue blur had to stall him so he could take on the embodiment without any sacrifices like last time. As the shadow creature slowly turned to the blue hedgehog, it gave a roar to challenge him. Without any other option, Sonic took out both emeralds and they circled around him. Upon seeing what he was doing, the shadow creature gave an animalistic growl then charged for the azure being so that said being wouldn't get in its Master's way. Once he absorbed the gems, Sonic charged a chaos spear at the creature and once it was within range, it lunged at him only to disappear in a puff of smoke from the spear that was shot. Emerald eyes scanned over the destruction the city was in and heard a loud boom come from farther in. Without a second thought, Sonic raced off to the cause of the noise with only one thing on his mind: to seal the embodiments away.

With Nazo

Something he always wanted to do was to destroy the hero but he couldn't believe himself when he said he would help the hedgehog. It was like something was telling him to help and he accepted! He would surely bang his head on any rock he would find for even saying he would help that nuisance.

Nazo followed the chaos signature to Emerald Coast beach, it was the very place that he saw the supposed 'dark form' for a second time. The first when he had hurt Tails, Knuckles and Shadow very badly. It was shocking to see that form and to feel all the negativity come off of the blue hedgehog but Sonic reverted back to normal. Sonic surly was angry at the white hedgehog for harming his friends but to see the form in action then and now has left a few questions. For starters, how was Sonic still in control when Dark was present? When Dark/Sonic attacked, Sonic was knocked out of the form and reverted back to normal. Does Dark have a weakness after all? And if so, did that day prove the even the black pupil-less hedgehog is weak if angered with Sonic still in control? Screw few questions, more like a universal amount that can never be fully answered.

The chaos manifestation looked around the tan-ish sand to find the item he seeked but it wasn't visible anywhere. Where could that emerald be? Nazo followed the signal straight to this very place, so, what is he missing? The white hedgehog sighed then sat down on the sand. He looked up at the grey sky and could feel a sense of dread radiating of it. Does that black hedgehog have that much power that Sonic has to order them around like that? And what was that look he saw in his eyes? Something... a longing type of look. As if the blue blur saw something that can't be described in words...

Nazo took one last look at the calm waters before him and stood up. He was about to walk away when a glow came from the sea. Nazo took this opportunity to fly towards the glow and found an emerald at the bottom. With a quick breath of air, he dove into the freezing waters to get the esteemed item. As he was almost in grabbing range, a black blur caught him off guard and caused his sense of direction to become disorientated. Once Nazo was able to gather his bearings, he was in shock to see a pure black creature in front of him with the emerald in hand. After a minute or two, the creature quickly swam to the surface and Nazo followed. Once he took a breath or air, the white hedgehog saw the creature swimming to shore. As curious as he was, Nazo didn't have time to study the creature farther so he swam after it but as soon as he landed on dry land, he looked towards the creature but was in shock of what he actually was looking at. In all his glory, with the emerald in hand, was himself with an evil smirk painted on 'his' face.

With Scourge

How could something so small be lost within a world so big? Scourge certainly didn't want to go into those questions any farther. Green Hill was a peaceful place and if he didn't have a job at hand, he would relax under one of the trees and sleep the day away. But unfortunately, fate wasn't on his side today... or any other day that Dark was present at all actually. But what really had the green hedgehog puzzled was how his Anti was acting towards them. Normally, he would be mad at them for only Chaos knows what or he would be too cocky for his own good. But this... this was someone that had absolutely no emotion in his voice. It sounded like he was some sort of robot. It was strange to hear a robot-like voice coming from the very being that would never take anything seriously, be happy all the time and care about others well-being more then his own. Are they sure that this is the blue hedgehog and not another impostor? They had already seen Dark looking like Sonic before so he certainly knows a thing or two about acting like the blue blur.

Scourge looked at the loop-de-loops that were native to the zone. Each one scrapped against the dull sky in attempt to bring back clear, sunny days. These loops reminded Scourge about the time he came to Mobius and pretended to be Sonic. He almost got away with it when he tried to utilize the Master Emerald but unfortunately, he had to be a 'ladies man' and get a certain bat's attention. Boy did he ever feel foolish after doing that. What was also strange was how he had turned green afterwards and his eyes had turned sky blue. He had tried to use the power of the emerald once more but as with his own emerald back in Moebius, the giant gem did nothing to aid him. What was it, not help a hedgehog day? Scourge had always found that his life had gone in circles. Round and round like the loops. Once on top next at the bottom and becoming an infinite circle.

Just as Scourge was about to walk away, at the corner of his eye, he saw it. A glow coming from the top of one of the loops but something was strangely wrong. The emerald was moving. As Scourge raced towards the item in need, he saw something that would be classified as other-worldly. A pure black creature that had no visible species was tossing the emerald in the air. The green hedgehog came to an abrupt stop in front of the loop as the creature jumped down from it and Scourge froze at what happened next. As the creature landed on the ground, it changed. Its form twisted and turned like cotton candy in the machine. As the creature stood up straight, Scourge was in shock to see himself, with an evil smirk, tossing the emerald up and down as it was 'his' little toy.

With Fleetway

Flying over Metropolis brought the golden hedgehog a sense of nostalgia. He always yearned to tear living beings apart but seeing all the metal that covered the area had the swirled-eyed hedgehog second guessing himself. If there was no one to fight the fat person, is this what would happen everywhere? He didn't want the stupid mortal to become the ruler anywhere. The fat doctor was to idiotic to let a cocky nuisance like Sonic get in his way. And speaking of Sonic, Fleetway noticed that the blue blur wasn't that happy with how things were going. In fact, he looked kinda... bland.

The golden hedgehog landed on top of one of the buildings and looked down at the so called 'Ultimate City'. From there, Fleetway spotted all kinds of robots wandering around and it irked him to see the shiny material instead of flesh he was used to tearing apart. Can't that human ever stop making robots?

Then the strangest thought hit him. How did Sonic get a supposed dark and light form and how do they have a mind of their own? When Fleetway was 'born', he used Sonic's super form to make his own image for himself and use it to his advantage. Did the same thing happen with Dark and Light? The golden hedgehog shook his head to get away from those thoughts. He wasn't here to think about the blue blur, he was here to find the emerald... which said hedgehog needed... and that brought another weird thought to his mind. What is the purpose of these emeralds anyway? They have lots of power but it seems like no one can truly use their full potential. So why do they exist? Take the Master Emerald for example. It has lots of power, the echidna can only use a tiny bit of the power, Scourge was almost able to use it until it didn't listen to him. So then... who can use it? Certainly it can't be Sonic... can it?

Fleetway slapped himself before he was able to think any farther. Boy did he ever have to stop thinking and just do what he was told. As the golden hedgehog looked around, he spotted a faint glow coming from a robot and without a second thought, he rushed towards the robot to see what it was but from the corner of his eye, he spotted something he hoped he would only see from a mirror. It was himself.

With Mephiles

Cold wind blew across the white landscape that the black and grey striped hedgehog had remembered from his time, minutes before being released from the scepter that held him contained. With the snow that fell came a throbbing pain in Mephiles' head that the familiar scene brought upon him. And this was the most confusing state at which said hedgehog was fussing over.

First, the black and red hedgehog had freed him and he took the other's shadow to use as his form. Next, the negative being had tried to get his 'copy' to team up with him but the bio hog resisted. Finally, he tried and succeeded to kill Sonic even though he had to do it himself. What was stranger then all of that was the sheer fact of hearing the human say that Sonic's soul wasn't leaving. Then someone else pipped up saying that the Chaos emeralds were miracle workers and they could bring the hero back. It worked and Solaris split after the three heroes had defeated the god.

Mephiles roamed the world after his defeat and found out how Iblis was now trapped within the purple cat of another world. He tried to get to that very world to reunite with the fire being but he was trapped on the very planet he wanted to destroy. This gave the once mighty half of a god time to think about the blue hedgehog and how he was brought back to life. At the time, he thought that because of the last little bit of time that was left, Sonic's soul had nowhere to go and ultimately stayed with his body. But now... it seems as if there was more to that already. Didn't someone else from that little group say that the emeralds stopped his soul from passing on? Now Mephiles was very much confused and it made his head hurt even more than it did.

The black and grey striped hedgehog looked up at the snowflakes that drifted down to the world of white and one even landed on his nose. He rubbed the spot the flake touched and continued his trek over the frozen waste land. One thing that Mephiles couldn't deny, and he was sure that everyone else was weirded out by it, was the blue blur's voice. Sure he's heard of different voice's over the years but never in his life had he heard of something as weird as what the blue hedgehog was using. And that glare... it sent shivers down his spine. His face was what Shadow would use all the time. No smile or a scowl...

Mephiles felt like he wasn't alone in the white landscape and took a glance around him. Nothing but white for as far as the eye could see. Just as he was about to shrug it off as just being paranoid, he saw a glow coming from a snow drift and with the hover-skates he got as an added bonus for taking Shadow's shadow, he took off towards the glow. Just as he was in arms reach, a black blur came out of nowhere and tackled the black and grey striped hedgehog to the frozen water substance. He looked up at whoever had tackled him but was surprised to see himself, with an actual mouth, giving an evil smirk.

With Exe

Seeing the frights of the eerie castle around him, the orb-eyed hedgehog chuckled at the sight. All his life, all he wanted was something to at least give him a scare and see if it was scary enough, but couldn't find a single thing to help with his problem. But here, if he could, he would have taken the castle as his own domain. It was perfect for all his standards but alas... Exe's problem wasn't that he couldn't have the castle but for the fact he had to get a stinkin emerald for the blue hero. What was he? Some sort of slave that any one can use? He shudders at the thought. Sure he can be crazy at times and yeah he could get a little... murderous but underneath all that, is a caring hedgehog who just wanted a friend. Well... In his opinion that is. Exe continued to look around the haunted palace. The Castle reminded him of how he had first met the blue blur and the thing the hero did that changed his life forever.

The demonic hedgehog was minding his own business in his own dimension. The very place that he was bored of for years on end. By pure chance, he found a way to see other worlds besides his own and watched the lives of millions go on without a care in the world. On one of his watches, he came across Sonic's dimension. He thought of the world to be a little interesting until he saw the blue blur himself. After watching the hero save his world, Exe became obsessed with Sonic and everything about him to the point where he even copied the blue blur's world and looks. But one day had lead the demonic hedgehog to change his look just the slightest and it made him a little weak in the head to prove it. It was a normal day for Sonic as he raced towards another one of Eggman's bases to get the Chaos emeralds he heard from Tails that the evil doctor had. When he got there, he was immediately greeted by the human and had a smug look across his face. Eggman had said that he would be able to defeat the, what he called at the time, annoying blue pincushion. Sonic didn't think that would happen and, strangely enough, beat the fat doctor's robot in a matter of seconds. In his moment of triumph, Sonic had grabbed all seven emeralds but had a weird feeling about them. He thought they had 'felt off' so he first thought of taking them to his adopted brother for further investigation. As he took off at very high speeds, what he didn't realize was the emeralds began to activate without his consent and shocked him. In all his shock, the blue blur tripped on his own feet and felt a powerful energy coming from the seven gems. Just as he was about to grab them, yellow energy twisted around and had ended up forming a hedgehog in front of the blue blur. A golden hedgehog with red swirls for eyes, his quills were sticking upright and his fur was unkempt. Sharp teeth and claws were visible as where an exact replica of Sonic's shoes on his feet. Both blue hedgehogs were startled to see the appearance of this golden being. The demonic one out of the two didn't know if this was some type of prank that was played and the other wondering how in the name of hell that he was seeing a twisted version of his super form in front of him. It was at that moment that Sonic knew that this 'super form' wasn't actually his form but something else entirely. As the years went by, the golden being had called himself Fleetway and boy was he ever crazy. Exe had started to take a liking to the form look-alike and changed his appearance a tiny bit to give himself a new, what he liked, look.

Exe sighed at the memory as he continued to look around for the chaos emerald. If it wasn't for the blue blur, the demonic hedgehog would still be stuck in his boring world instead of meeting his 'childhood' idol. And yet... He was still confused. He started watching the hero when he first met the two tailed fox meaning, he didn't actually know what said hedgehog's past was. So many questions came to mind and the orb eyed hedgehog didn't have enough answers for any of them. As he flew from one platform to another he spotted a faint glow coming from the ground and dived down to grab it. Once he was in arms reach, Exe scooped the emerald in his hands and stared at it. How could one little item contain so much power?

"That is a good question." the demonic hedgehog jumped at hearing a voice but it wasn't any voice... It was his. "Maybe I should ask you the same question." he couldn't tell where the voice was coming from since it bounced off the walls and went in different directions. "If you want to find more answers, I suggest you hand me the emerald." at last a being stepped out of the darkness but Exe wasn't sure if he was hallucinating or dreaming or some other type of illusion being shown in front of him... The being was Sonic with a small smile.

I don't know how long it will take me to write chapter 9 but I'm working hard on writing the next chapter for Nightmare Ending and The Weapon. Ghost Love is already written down and it just needs to be published. With that said, I'm truly sorry it took me this long to write this chapter but I'll try to make the updates quicker. I have big plans for this story, BIG plans. Hope you enjoyed!

Faith, out!