Back again with the next chapter! Last time we left off the group has just discovered the true nature of the Chaos virus and Knuckles himself has awakened its power! But everyone is not quite out of the woods yet! Want to know what happens next? Stop wasting time here and get reading!
Miles was finally shown again, running up a set of stairs with Sonic and Amy not too far behind as thanks to Sonic's speed they were finally catching up to him.
Sonic – Miles!
Amy – I don't understand! How is he so sure of where he's going?!
Sonic – I don't know! Something about him is different from before! Let's just hope wherever he's leading us is the way out of here!
Miles soon reached the top of the stairs, coming to an exit that lead to what looked to be the inside of a well. He looked up, seeing destroyed remains of what looked to have once been wooden ladders, while at the top, light was pouring through an opening leading to the surface. Miles continued to stare upwards before the sound of running water caught his attention from below. He looked down to see water pouring through another opening in the wall and beginning to fill up the well. Sonic and Amy then came speeding up to the top of the stairs beside him.
Sonic – There you are!
All three then looked back down the stairs once they heard the sound of rushing water and saw it flooding the stairs they just climbed and begin spilling out into the well before them. However, Shadow and the echidna then emerged from the water as well, prompting Sonic and Amy to smile in relief.
Sonic – You made it, Faker!
Shadow and the echidna leaned on the walls as they attempted to catch their breaths while the former narrowed his eyes back at Sonic.
Shadow – Who are you calling Faker, Faker?
Sonic and Amy went over to the other two and helped them up.
Sonic – Glad to see you're both still alive.
Amy – But now what do we do?
Shadow then looked at Miles.
Shadow – What's wrong? Was there an accident along your planned route…
Miles only looked at Shadow still with a blank expression, except now his eyes clearly looked as though he were being brainwashed.
Shadow – …M.A.R.I.A?
Everyone looked at Miles in surprise.
Shadow – You brainwashed the kid during cold sleep, didn't you? Why are you helping us?
Amy – You don't mean…?
Shadow – He was taught in his sleep.
Knuckles – So that's how he knew about the monsters.
Tails(M.A.R.I.A) – It is my duty to protect the lives of the sleepers…
Miles' body then collapsed, prompting Sonic to react quick enough to catch him. The young fox then looked around in confusion.
Tails – Huh? What happened?
Sonic – You okay, Buddy?
Tails – Yeah… I think…
Shadow – His hypnosis was lifted.
Amy – But why did she have Miles guide us in the first place?
Everyone looked at each, not knowing the answer, until Sonic took a look down and gasped; the water was rising higher, spiraling as it did so like a whirlpool.
Sonic – Guys, we're in trouble…
Everyone looked down and formed expressions of concern on their own faces as they watched the water rise.
Knuckles – This is bad… At this rate…
Shadow – Jump in.
Everyone looked at Shadow in shock.
Amy – What?!
Shadow – Once you're in, swim right back up! Grab onto something that's floating! Anything will do!
Sonic – Water again?! I can't swim remember!
Shadow looked over at the echidna.
Shadow – Knuckles, you hold onto Faker.
Knuckles – What?
Shadow – With your new power, you're the best suited for supporting the both of you.
Sonic, Miles, and Amy looked over at Knuckles with interest.
Tails – Wait, Knuckles? Is that your name?
Knuckles – Oh yeah. I guess I am the only one who hasn't introduced myself yet. Knuckles the Echidna.
Amy smiled in greeting.
Amy – Nice to meet you.
Sonic and Miles smiled as well and nodded.
Shadow – All right, there's no time to waste!
Everyone turned towards the edge and prepared themselves, staring down at the water bravely.
Shadow – Five!
The water level seemed to be rising even faster.
Shadow – Four!
Shadow looked nervous but did not falter.
Shadow – Three!
Sonic grabbed onto Knuckles, who kept a firm grip around his shoulder as well.
Shadow – Two!
Miles took off his bag, knowing it would only weigh him down.
Shadow – One!
Amy took a deep breath, staring at the water determinedly.
Shadow – Go!
Everyone took a step forward and jumped down into the water, which soon rose up above the opening they were all just standing at, catching the wooden beams in its vortex. Finally, everyone broke through the surface one by one with a gasp and grabbed onto a piece of floating wood like Shadow had said, Knuckles and Sonic sharing one piece. However, another wooden beam then slammed against Sonic from behind, hard due to the current, causing him to lose his grip and begin sinking back into the water. Knuckles tried to grab onto him again but just barely missed.
Knuckles – Sonic!
Shadow – Knuckles! Look after Rose and Prower!
Shadow dove down after Sonic while Knuckles tried swimming with his driftwood towards Amy and Miles.
Sonic was shown beginning to lose consciousness again as he sank.
Sonic – Manic… Sonia…
A memory then began to play in his mind; Sonic was on the phone at his house, except he looked upset.
Sonic – What do you mean you could only secure a spot for one of us?!
The voice of the same woman who first informed the triplets of their mother's death was heard on the other line.
Human Woman – I'm sorry. As you know, reserved spots are given to priority figures to ensure Mobius' future, but even they are limited with only 160 capsules available. And we needed to guarantee the survival of at least one of Aleena's heirs-
Sonic – Is that all you care about?! Our mother's legacy?!
The woman on the other end of the phone seemed to sigh before she spoke again.
Human Woman – I really am sorry. All the other candidates have already been selected. There's nothing more I can do.
The call then ended, Sonic's arm holding the phone dropping despondently to the side as he glanced down in frustration.
Sonic – Like I'm just gonna accept that…
Sonia – So it's really true?
Sonic then turned his head to see Manic and Sonia standing a little ways behind him, the latter holding an opened envelop as well as Sonic's acceptance form to the Venus Gate Cold Sleep Center.
Manic – Only one of us is going, huh?
Sonic turned fully around to face his siblings.
Sonic – Look, it doesn't have to be me. One of you can just disguise as me and use my capsule instead. We've even fooled Mom with the old triplet switcheroo before…
Sonia – No! That won't change anything!
Tears welled up in Sonia's eyes before she began to cry, while Manic put his hands on her shoulders in an attempt to comfort her despite the sad look on his own face.
Manic – She's right, Bro. It doesn't matter who survives. The point is we're going to be split up.
Sonia – It's like a curse… one that ends with our family torn apart!
Tears began to escape even from Manic's eyes. Sonic could only stare at his siblings, unsure of what to do, until he steeled his expression and walked up to them. He then put his hands on their shoulders and leaned his head in until his forehead was touching both Manic and Sonia's own as a comforting gesture.
Sonic – That's not going to happen. We're Sonic Underground, remember? No matter how far apart we are, we have a bond no one or even some evil curse can break.
Manic and Sonia looked at their brother in slight surprise before Sonic leaned back and smiled at them with confident reassurance while his own eyes began to water as well.
Sonic – It'll be okay. I know it.
Sonia – Sonic… how can you still be so confident about that?
Sonic – Because that's how I've always rolled. Come on, have I ever steered you guys wrong before?
Sonia and Manic just gave Sonic unimpressed looks, which he instantly knew was because the answer was yes.
Sonic – Okay, don't answer that. But every time I've said things would somehow work out, has anything ever stopped me before?
Sonia and Manic's eyes widened, Sonic's words beginning to reach them.
Sonic – I know we'll see each other again. Trust me.
More tears began falling from both Sonia and Manic's eyes, because they did trust Sonic, and they knew from experience he was right; nothing could stop him when he put his mind to something. So if he was certain it would be okay, that was enough for them.
Sonia – Okay!
Manic – Okay, we will, Sonic!
The three siblings then clung to each other tight in a loving embrace, tears falling freely down all three of their faces, though Sonic had a smile on his own; except unknown to his siblings, it did not match what he was really feeling inside.
Sonic – (Why wasn't I just honest with them about how I really felt? Why didn't I just tell them what I really thought? I'm sorry, Bro, Sis.)
Back in the present, small tear bubbles escaped from Sonic's eyes before the last of his awareness faded completely.
Sonic – (I'm sorry…)
Shadow was then shown grabbing onto Sonic before swimming back up to the surface with him in tow. Shadow broke through the surface and Knuckles, Amy, and Miles paddled over to him so he could grab onto the wooden beam they were holding on to as well.
Amy – Shadow!
Tails – Sonic!
Sonic then opened his eyes, regaining consciousness.
Knuckles – Are you two okay?!
Shadow – Yeah! We're fine!
The group was now nearing the top; they continued to hold onto the beam of wood, circling in the current until the the water level finally reached the narrow tunnel of the well entrance, where a metal ladder leading up and out was stationed.
Shadow – There's a ladder! Go!
Sonic, Miles, and Amy went over first, with Sonic gesturing to Miles to climb onto his back.
Sonic – Get on, quick!
Miles did so, with Knuckles coming over and hoisting Amy onto his own back as well. Sonic then used his powers to climb up as fast as he could, Knuckles following behind just as quickly by using his own powers, and Shadow coming up last with the rising water nearly engulfing him as the pressure seemed to increase. Just in the nick of time, Sonic with Miles escaped over the top, soon followed by Knuckles with Amy, and Shadow popping out soon as the water shot straight out of the well and up high into the air like a geyser before it settled and the water rained back down to the earth.
The group was then shown on the ground, either on their knees or lying on their backs, panting heavily as the adrenaline faded from their bodies.
Shadow – Is everyone all right?!
Amy – Yeah, I am.
Tails – Me too.
Knuckles – I can't believe we made it!
Sonic began to look around as he started getting his breathing back under control; the sky was cloudy, and it looked as though the group had ended up in some old ruins. Once he turned his head towards the other direction however, his eyes widened in shock and he gasped, gathering everyone else's attention and prompting them to look in the same direction he was looking, only for them to gasp in shock too. The Venus Gate facility could be seen through the fog ahead, except the entire castle was completely covered in thick layers of thorns.
Sonic – No way. The castle…
Tails – It's completely encompassed in thorns…!
The group of five walked along the road towards the facility, stopping in shock again once they got close enough to see that several guards and soldiers' bodies were impaled by brambles with long thorns right outside the entranceway, no one was left alive. Shadow closed his eyes in respectful mourning until he heard Amy's voice.
Amy – Many princes from many kingdoms came to save Sleeping Beauty. However, the forest of thorns was very deep, and every last prince who came to save her eventually died, swallowed by those thorns.
Everyone turned their attention to Amy as well and watched as she fell to her knees in despair.
Amy – We're never going to escape this nightmare, are we?! It'll chase us wherever we go until it kills us!
Sonic and Miles immediately went over to her side and rested their hands on her shoulders, trying to console her. Amy kept her gaze towards the ground with a sad smile as tears dripped from her eyes onto the road.
Amy – It looks like this fairy tale is coming to a permanent end too…
Shadow – The rest of the story…
Amy finally lifted her head in surprise before she looked over at Shadow.
Shadow – You didn't get to tell the rest to your friend before you came here, didn't you?
Amy – No…
Amy looked back down and continued to cry, Sonic and Miles rubbing her back comfortingly while Knuckles came over and put a hand on her shoulder as well. As a breeze flew by, Sonic shifted his attention to the right, catching sight of the nearest cliff which he recognized to be the very same one where he last saw his siblings.
Sonic – Sonia… Manic…
Sonic got up and began heading over to the cliff, catching Shadow's attention.
Shadow – Hey!
Sonic continued on his way however and Shadow watched him go before turning his own attention back to the castle.
Shadow – If those hedgehogs' dreams really have become real, then just what sort of emotion could have created this?
Sonic finally began to near the spot he, Sonia, and Manic had been standing at previously, the waves crashing onto the rocks below.
Sonic – Miracles only happen where there's a wish, right Mom? But would it have been better if I just said no?
Suddenly, a short memory of tears falling from Sonic's face onto his and his siblings stacked hands flashed through his head, causing his eyes to widen in shock and confusion. What was that? He didn't remember that happening… or did he? Before he could contemplate further however, he noticed there were patches of blood as well as ripped up grass around the area, as though some kind of scuffle has occurred. Sonic then saw right next to him, the camera that belonged to the news reporter cameraman was lying in the grass, also with a few blood stains on it.
Meanwhile, Shadow was shown climbing into one of the Venus Gate helicopters, which looked a little battered up both outside and in, and he began checking to see if it still worked. Miles, Amy, and Knuckles were then shown standing by.
Amy – Will it fly?
Shadow – It's a fifty-fifty chance, at least.
Tails – Let me see. I think I can help with those odds.
Shadow scooted over as Miles climbed in and began tampering with the controls himself, a focused look on his face. Back with Sonic, he pressed the play button on the camera, watching a video feed of the news reporter woman running up to the cliffside, where two soldiers were standing guard around three scientists, which were kneeling next to two figures lying on the ground on two stretchers.
Newswoman – MNN News! What happened here?!
The guards kept the news reporter from coming any closer however.
Guard 1 – Bet back! Get back!
The camera then shifted its angle and zoomed in, revealing that the figures on the stretchers were Sonia and Manic, except they seemed to be convulsing in pain, grabbing at their necks and shoulders, which appeared to be bulging, as though something inside was trying to escape.
Scientist 1 – They want them in the High-end lab.
Scientists 2 – High-end lab?
Scientist 1 – Level 0. The top of the tower.
Sonia and Manic both then began screaming in agony.
Guard 1 – Hey! Stop that!
The third scientist then turned around towards the camera.
Scientist 3 – Stop it!
As the third scientist tried covering the camera with his hand, the image managed to zoom in close on Sonia and Manic's pain filled faces as they screamed again before the camera was forced away, the last image that could be seen through the scientist's fingers as his hand covered the lens was the tower of the facility. Sonic gasped in shock before he stood up and immediately started racing back towards the facility with his superspeed. The tower! That's where his siblings were! Amy then noticed Sonic running back to the castle.
Amy – Sonic!
Knuckles, Miles, and Shadow's instantly turned their attention to Amy once they heard her yell, seeing where Sonic was heading as well.
Amy – Guys! Sonic is…!
Miles and Knuckles looked shocked while Shadow jumped out of the helicopter and began skating after Sonic.
Shadow – That idiot!
Sonic was quite far away already, with his superspeed adding to his head start, but luckily thanks to Shadow's own speed he was beginning to catch up.
Shadow – You idiot! What are you doing?!
Sonic continued running, but at least turned his head to glance at Shadow, tears beginning to leak from his eyes.
Sonic – It's Sonia and Manic! They're in the castle!
Sonic then crossed the bridge leading to the entranceway, while Shadow just arrived at the edge of the bridge himself before stopping.
Shadow – Stop, Prince Sonic!
Sonic then froze in his tracks as well just before entering. He slowly turned around to look at Shadow in shock, but not because he actually said his name, rather he called him by his title! How did he know that?! That was supposed to be classified information! Shadow just looked over at Sonic with a calm, neutral expression.
Shadow – Prince Sonic the Hedgehog, eldest child of Queen Aleena. I memorized the files of all the patients before I snuck in.
Sonic was silent for a moment before he faced Shadow completely.
Sonic – I have to go back! I already left them behind once! I'm not doing it again!
Shadow – Listen! They're not the siblings you remember anymore!
Sonic – I don't care!
The castle began rumbling, causing a chunk of the bridge between Sonic and Shadow to collapse.
Shadow – Just jump Sonic! Jump across!
Shadow gestured for Sonic to jump back to his side, but the blue hedgehog only gave him a sad smile and shook his head before he promptly turned around and continued speeding into the castle.
Shadow – Idiot! Come back!
Shadow began skating forwards again, intending to jump across and chase Sonic, only for more of the bridge to collapse before he could, followed by a wall of vines with red thorns rising up and blocking the way ahead.
Shadow – The thorns…!
Vines with yellowish/green thorns then began to stretch up and across the land in every direction; Shadow began skating back towards the others as he watched the thorns stretch beyond the land and even out into the ocean, expanding their reach far and wide. After making it back to the others, they all proceeded to climb into the helicopter, with Miles and Shadow sitting up front in the pilot seats while Knuckles and Amy buckled into the passenger seats in the back. Miles then finished adjusting the controls and turned on the ignition, prompting the propellers to begin spinning.
Tails – Yes! It works!
Shadow – Good, because I'll need you to apply that intellect of yours to help pilot this thing as well, Prower.
Miles looked at Shadow with shock and uncertainty.
Tails – What?! But I've never actually flown an aircraft before!
Amy – Come on, Miles! You can do it!
Knuckles – Your intelligence speaks for itself, Fox. All you must do is put it into practice.
Miles glanced back at Amy and Knuckles for a moment before he returned his gaze to the controls in front of him.
Tails – (Everyone in my village always thought I was weird and called me a freak because of how unnaturally smart I was. But if being weird is what can save us now…)
Miles narrowed his eyes determinedly before he gazed back at Shadow.
Tails – I'll try!
Amy – Oh, no! The castle!
The four mobians looked in shock to see all the vines engulfing the tower, with both red and yellowish green thorns alike now also swinging around and reshaping themselves around the highest pillar of the facility. Sonic was then shown once again, zooming past where the busses they all arrived in still stood, now completely wrecked by the thorns entangling them, as he made his way further inside.
Sonic – Manic! Sonia!
A large cluster of thorns at the base of the tower soon began molding into the shape of some kind of dragon head, while more thorns extended to the sides and split apart, materializing a wide scaly membrane in the middle, thus forming a pair of wings. Shadow and Miles were then shown maneuvering the controls of the helicopter, ready to take off.
Shadow – Fly!
The helicopter took off while the thorn dragon at the base of the tower let out a wailing roar.
Shadow – All right! Let's go!
Just before they could steer the helicopter closer to the castle however, Knuckles spotted one waving vine with red thorns about to ram right into them.
Knuckles – Fox, on your left!
Seeing the vine just in time, Miles pulled the controller down, allowing the helicopter to swerve out of the way. Shadow and Miles continued to pilot the helicopter together to avoid more swinging vines; with all of them shifting around so erratically, there was barely any openings to fly closer to the castle. The group then tried flying higher to get overhead the thorn dragon altogether.
Amy – Wings?!
Shadow – Not just wings!
Shadow looked down at the thorns spreading from the mainland.
Shadow – Does it intend to cover the entire world in thorns?!
Knuckles – If that happens, it'll be the end of the world for real!
Back with Sonic, he was continuing to speed through the castle grounds, trying to make his way towards the great hall, only to halt in his tracks once a wall of vines with red thorns rose up from the ground and blocked his path. He then looked up at the thorn dragon.
Sonic – Manic! Sonia!
The dragon only continued to wail, and Sonic tore his pleading eyes away to gaze back at the wall of thorns blocking his way before he narrowed his eyes determinedly, curled into a ball, and started spinning in place, blue energy generating around him before he shot off like a rocket into the wall of thorns.
Back with Shadow and the others, they were now hovering overhead the thorn dragon, out of reach.
Shadow – Hey, Rose?
Amy looked over at Shadow curiously.
Shadow – Do you think Sleeping Beauty even wanted to wake up in the first place?
Everyone's attention then shifted to Shadow.
Amy – What do you mean?
Shadow – Maybe she would've been happier if she had stayed asleep? Think about it, the thorns may have trapped the princess, but in doing so they also kept her safe. She wouldn't age, and she could always meet princes in her dreams.
Miles, Amy, and Knuckles looked back down at the thorns beneath them, realizing what Shadow was saying may be exactly what's applying to their situation.
Amy – I wonder what the princess wished for and what she dreamed off…
Shadow – My guess is she wished for her dream to continue forever.
Sonic was shown once again, smashing his way through more walls of thorns with his spin attack until he reached the entrance to the great hall, his face contorting to one of horror once he saw a pile of bodies, belonging to all the other guests that came with the selectees just outside, surrounded by a cage of thorns.
Sonic – Stop this! Please!
Sonic continued on his way into the great hall; multiple bodies of dead soldiers laid on the ground, but Sonic paid them no mind as he rushed to the check-in desks and began searching through one of the computers.
Shadow – Inside a dream, she would never be hurt and she could reset things as often as she wanted. Is there anything better than that in reality? Especially if she was face-to-face with an excruciating situation.
Sonic – Bro… Sis… Come on, where are you guys?!
Sonic searched through the castle database for any information regarding the High-end lab and managed to access a file containing the entire castle map. The computer then began scanning each level from bottom to top, all of them revealing to be marked as [Access Denied] except for Level 1. Once the scanner reached the tower, indeed confirming it to be Level 0, the screen zoomed in, only for a big red box stating, [WARNING! Access Denied] to appear on the screen. Unwilling to give up, Sonic continued searching through the computer, only for another tremor to rumble throughout the castle, followed by the entire building tilting backwards, causing Sonic to lose his balance. Outside, the thorn dragon was revealed to be trying to fly, beginning to break away from the rest of the castle.
Shadow – Dreams are always betrayed by reality. The prince is no exception. He might be able to lift the curse, but he can't guarantee her future happiness.
The thorn dragon looked up at the helicopter continuing to fly above it.
Shadow – A prince inside a dream can be reworked over and over, but the real-life prince is like an otherworldly being.
Amy – That's right. The real-life prince would…
All of a sudden, a vine with yellowish/green thorns shot straight up and knocked into the helicopter, throwing it off balance. Shadow and Miles struggled to regain control and fly the aircraft correctly as they began spinning out of control while Knuckles held onto Amy for extra reassurance.
Tails – Everyone, hang on!
Shadow – Prower! Check the damage!
Miles let Shadow take full control and leaned down to check the warnings flashing on the controls.
Tails – No good! The tail rotor is shot! We can't fly straight!
Knuckles – What do we do?!
More vines with yellowish/green thorns then shot up towards the helicopter, just barely missing them. Shadow continued struggling to hold the controls steady until Miles looked out to his left and his eyes widened.
Tails – Shadow!
Shadow looked over as well to see a single vine was heading straight for the window towards them! He quickly pushed Miles down just before the vine shot straight through, barely grazing the young fox, but knocking Shadow right through the other side. The battered door and Shadow fell and landed onto the roof of the castle, while the vine that impaled the helicopter brought it down onto the thorns covering the roof, which it then began to slide down, taking Miles, Amy, and Knuckles with it. Shadow continued to tumble down the roof, grabbing onto the drainpipe just before he could fall off the edge. Shadow tried to pull himself up, but the drainpipe broke from his weight, dislodging itself from the roof while Shadow continued to hold on. He then used his momentum to his advantage and swung over to the closest window before letting go, curling into a ball, and crashing through the glass, rolling into the great hall before hitting the desk Sonic was at, causing his body to uncurl, though he still grasped at his body in pain from all the rough landings he just underwent. Sonic looked over the desk at him worriedly.
Sonic – Faker! What are you doing here?!
Shadow managed to glance up at Sonic.
Shadow – That should be my line, Faker…
Shadow then began to get up, sitting against the desk.
Sonic – Where's Miles, Amy, and Knuckles?! Are they okay?!
Shadow didn't gaze at Sonic, keeping his eyes to the floor.
Shadow – I don't know…
Sonic looked at the ebony hedgehog curiously as the latter had gone silent for a moment.
Shadow – How pathetic… I was created to prolong Maria's lifespan, only to be unable to save her in the end. I joined G.U.N thinking I could do something other people couldn't, and yet despite all my power, here I am, completely helpless to do anything. What right do I have to call myself the Ultimate Life-Form, if I can't even help one person?
Sonic's expression turned serious before he climbed over the desk, walked in front of Shadow, and held a hand out to him.
Sonic – You can help me.
Shadow looked up at Sonic curiously, the blue hedgehog now giving him a confident grin.
Sonic – You know this place better than anyone, right? And between both of our powers, we can get through anything in our way. After all, it's only because of you we got this far. What do you say, Shadow the Hedgehog?
Shadow stared at Sonic in bewilderment before he closed his eyes and gave a small smile.
Shadow – You almost sound like her.
Shadow then glanced to the side reminiscently.
Shadow – She would have liked you.
Sonic – So is that a yes?
Shadow closed his eyes again, his smile turning into a wider grin of his own.
Shadow – Why not? I still owe you one, after all.
Shadow took Sonic's hand and stood up before looking up towards the roof, Sonic following his gaze.
Shadow – Level 0 is secured like a black box. You won't find much detailed intel on it even around these parts. I myself have only been there once, but I do remember how to get there.
A few more tremors shook throughout the hall as Shadow and Sonic faced the entranceway.
Shadow – I'm not sure what we'll find up there, so be prepared for anything. Just try to keep up…
Shadow then smirked at Sonic.
Shadow – Faker.
Sonic grinned back and nodded.
Sonic – Not a problem!
The two hedgehogs then headed back outside.
Shadow – This way!
Both of them began using their superspeed, Shadow skating in front with Sonic running close behind, heading towards the chapel, the interior completely filled with hundreds of thorns. They headed inside, and ran towards the back, where a similar secret passageway could be seen in the back wall much like the one Gerald lead them through earlier.
Oh boy! Now things are REALLY picking up! It seems Sonic and Shadow are heading to the final dungeon, but is Shadow right? Does Sleeping Beauty actually want to stay asleep? And what happened to Tails, Amy, and Knuckles? Find out next time on Thorn Chaos!
See you in the next chapter!
