Nazo's p.o.v.

"Okay... I gotta admit, that was weird." Exe spoke after Sonic had taken off for the Master emerald and a green flash headed towards the city.

"Weird? You think that was weird!?" Scourge yelled out which I ended up jumping from the tone of his voice.

"Um... yes?"

"That wasn't the weirdest thing ever or for the fact that Blue has kept secrets and he has the Emerald Dagger!" he looked freaked out by everything but what does a dagger have to do with this?

"Scourge, this isn't the time to be hysterical-"

"Are you kidding?! This is the perfect time to be hysterical!" he waved his arms around after interrupting me then started to walk around. "This can't be real. It isn't him. But..."

"Why are you freaking out about whether Sonic has a dagger or not?" Fleetway asked and Scourge turned to him.

"S. S was the one that saved me from committing suicide that day and we practiced fighting together."

"And the dagger-"

"That was the type of weapon he used when we were practicing. After he said I was ready to take my father down, he left and I tried to find him everywhere but couldn't. I also tried searching for that very dagger he used but it was one of a kind."

"So... what you're saying is that Sonic might be this S from when you were a kid?" Mephiles asked and he nodded.

"Yeah."

"But this was from Moebius years ago?" I asked

"That is why I freaked out because the last person I would ever expect to have the dagger would be him." he sighed and rubbed his face with his hand.

"Sonic did say that he was keeping secrets from everyone." Fleetway shrugged "Do you think this is one of those secrets?"

"Maybe..." as he sat down on a rock I went to the edge of the island and saw flashes of green mixed in with white and black.

"Hey." I gained their attention then pointed to the flashes. "If Sonic is keeping secrets, then maybe one of you can explain who is making those green flashes."

"Green?" Fleetway floated into the air then looked at the shrine. He took off and we looked at each other and followed him. Once we caught up, he was standing right where the emerald was supposed to be but it wasn't there. "The emerald... do you think that Sonic is the one responsible?" he asked while turning to us and I walked up to him.

"I said it once and I'll say it again, I have no doubt."

"Guys?" we turned to Exe as he spoke "I think I know where the Master emerald went."

"What do you mean?" Scourge asked and he looked at us with wide eyes.

"Sonic is the Master emerald."

I blinked "What?"

"Think about it. The emerald was here before Sonic came up here and now its gone with Sonic going towards the city in a blast of green light." he gestured towards the city and if on command, a green light came up. "Fleetway, can you sense where the emerald is?" Fleetway closed his eyes and not a second later, his eyes snapped open with a look of disbelief.

"Oh boy..." he placed a hand over his mouth "The city."

"Exactly."

"But that doesn't fully mean that Blue is an actual item of pure power!" Scourge exclaimed

"But don't you remember when I told you how I killed him but then Sonic was brought back to life by the Chaos emeralds?" Mephiles asked while getting Scourge to calm down.

"Yeah but-"

"Then you also remember when he beaten Exe, Fleetway, Nazo and you countless times?"

"Yeah..."

"Then you will also understand that there is more to that hedgehog that meets the eye and this is one thing proves it." he shook his head then looked at Scourge again. "I don't care for what you think but all I know right now is that Sonic knows things beyond our wildest dreams and I want to know every detail." he walked to the altar and kneeled. "I want to know if he is my father or not." after a few seconds, he stood up and turned to Scourge with rage in his eyes. "And you better shut up or else I'll shut you up myself!" he growled then walked away. "Let's hurry and get to the city to ask Sonic about all this."

"Looks like Mephiles has finally grown tired of Scourge's attitude." Exe snickered causing Scourge to glare at him.

"let's just get this over with." I said while walking away and didn't wait for them as we all raced off towards the city to confront Sonic.

Third Person

As the five villains raced throughout the city, they noticed that it didn't look like a city anymore. Every building was demolished and rubble was laying everywhere.

"Wow..." Scourge picked up a piece of rubble "Did Dark do all this?" he looked towards Nazo who hummed.

"I don't think it was just Dark."

"Incoming!" Fleetway yelled and they all dodged in time before a black figure smashed into the ground they were just standing in. As they turned to face who it was and saw that it was indeed Dark but he was heaving while trying to stand up.

"Dark?" Mephiles asked and only received a growl from the pupil-less hedgehog.

"Who do you think?" all of a sudden, a white orb smashed into Dark flinging him away. The villains all looked towards the one who through the orb to see Light, crossing his arms over his chest, looking mildly amused.

"You know Dark, if you just stop this destruction-"

"I'll never stop! Not in a million years!" he yelled out while interrupting his opposite but before he could talk again, a green chain snaked around his waist and tossed him into a pile of rubble.

"And I don't care what you say." the villains all froze upon hearing the voice again but when they looked up, they saw a pure green hedgehog with half raised quills retract the chain from the pile and snap it to his ankle. They saw that a green crystal like armor covering the hedgehog's legs, arms, torso and the tips of his quills. There were two green chains, one on each wrist that connected to one on each of the hedgehog's ankles. But the one thing they noticed before all that was when the hedgehog looked at them, emerald green eyes that were surrounded by red stared back at them. Emerald shards went around his eyes almost like a protection shield. As they stared at the hedgehog, said being looked from them to the white pupil-less hedgehog who didn't know what to do.

"Keeper, do you think that they will recognize you?" he asked while floating towards the pure green hedgehog who in response crossed his arms over his chest.

"Maybe." he looked from the group to the hedgehog beside him "Go deal with Dark while I have a little chat with them."

"You got it!" the pupil-less hedgehog flew towards the pile Dark was just standing up from and the two continued their fight in the sky.

"Sonic?" the pure green hedgehog looked at Nazo as he spoke up. "Is that really you?"

"Yeah." Sonic floated down to the ground and the villains were left in awe at seeing the hero in a form they didn't recognize.

"What happened to you?"

"What do you think?" Sonic asked. He surely liked these guessing games even when he hasn't made one happen for years. While the villains were still trying to comprehend their situation, Scourge rubbed his chin in thought and if it was possible, a light-bulb would have appeared above his head.

"The Master Emerald is a living being." he repeated gaining everyone's attention. "So it was true."

"If you haven't noticed already." Sonic rolled his eyes. Nazo frowned at the Balance Keeper.

"What's with that attitude?" he asked and Sonic deadpanned

"I'm sorta in the middle of something." he waved towards the two embodiments in the sky and if on cue, a black orb was fired there way. A green barrier was put up by the pure green hedgehog who chuckled. "It never gets old."

"Weeell..." everyone looked towards Mephiles as he spoke. "I think we shouldn't be bothering you anymore..." Sonic chuckled again

"If you want to watch, I'm not against it. But if you can't handle what is about to come up, then you might want to run while you still can." he smirked then flew towards the two embodiments. Everyone was stunned at what the pure green hedgehog had said. They certainly weren't expecting a whole personality change.

"Huh, well, I'm staying." Scourge firmly said while crossing his arms over his chest. "And nothing you say is going to make me move."

"And why is that?" Nazo questioned him

"I want answers and I'm not going anywhere until I get them. The Emerald Dagger is one thing that I'll never forget and if Blue was the one who saved me that day, then I want to know everything." Nazo nodded at his statement and ran a hand through his quills.

"Yeah, I can't lie to myself saying that this is just a coincidence. Even I want answers."

"As do I." Exe spoke up and looked to Mephiles who was standing beside him.

"Same here." the four hedgehogs all looked towards the golden one who was playing with his gloves. And for the most part, was oddly quiet.

"Fleet, is something wrong?" Fleetway snapped his up when Scourge tapped his shoulder and he rubbed his neck.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I'm fine but..." he trailed off when he looked up in the sky. Directly at Sonic.

"Fleetway?" Nazo encouraged him to continue making the golden hedgehog sigh.

"I just can't help but notice how Sonic was acting and it felt familiar... somehow..."

"We've all been through strange things, some of which tried killing us multiple times but same personalities are uncommon to a point." Exe said while rubbing his chin then put both hands on his hips. "There are various things that can make two beings similar and some would include mindset, likes, dislikes and other things." Scourge chuckled and Exe looked at him. "What?"

"When did you become a psychologist?" he smirked and Exe shrugged.

"I don't know, honestly. I think that when you've been hunting others and getting into their heads as long as I have, you learn a thing or two."

"Well can you access this?" Mephiles asked while pointing to Fleetway. Exe deadpanned then angrily sighed.

"No." he started walking away

"Somebody's grouchy." Scourge had a devious smile playing on his lips and Nazo rolled his eyes.

"Alright Sherlock, we get it." He followed Exe and Scourge frowned.

"I was only joking."

"Yeah, sure." Mephiles walked away leaving the green hedgehog and the golden hedgehog.

"Okay... well, that means its just you and me Fleet." he placed a hand on Fleetway's shoulder and caused him to jolt at his touch. Fleetway looked around then at Scourge.

"Where's the others?" Scourge sighed and pointed towards them.

"Over there." Fleetway blinked then raced after them. "Humph... tough crowd..." the green hedgehog looked up at the pure green one and his eyes widened as an orb had landed a mere two feet from where he was standing. "Haha... guys, wait up!"