Disclaimer: I do not own any characters or places mentioned in this story except for Garion and Rolm. If I catch anyone using these characters without my permission, there will be trouble.

On with it!

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~~~~~SONIC

"What!?" I yelled as Garion told me where the last emerald was. "Do you really think that he would be determined enough to go THERE?"

"Sonic, I told you before, he can only sense the direction that the emerald is in. He has no clue that the last emerald is in Eggman's base. He is heading into danger without even knowing it."

"Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's hit the road!" I shouted as I ran out the door. Garion was right behind me. I once again noted how fast he was. He kept up with me, and then, he started to... PASS ME!? I was moving at top speed and he was going in circles around me. I stopped. "How are you doing that?!" I asked him.

He took out his Chaos Emerald. "It's a simple trick that I learned... All you have to do is focus into the emerald. You can do other things with it as well."

"Such as?" I asked.

He hesitated, as if not sure whether or not to tell me yet. "It's easier to show you," Garion said as he turned towards me. "Sonic, you need to know how to use and protect yourself from this stuff if you want to help me. Show me what you're made of!" With these words said, Garion took off his sunglasses and his eyes glowed an even brighter shade of red.

Suddenly, Garion glowed with a red light and a sphere of flames circled around his body.

"Whoa!" I yelled as a fireball flew by me.

I rolled into a ball and used my Spin Dash to smash through Garion's barrier and knock him over. "Not bad, Sonic!" he said. "Let's up the ante!"

A ring of fire shot out of Garion's shield and spread out along the ground. I jumped over it and performed a homing attack on Garion. "Enough!" Garion said as he turned off his shield and put his sunglasses back on. "You did well. Better than I thought you would. If only we had another emerald, I think you would be great at using this power."

"Yeah," I said. "But now is no time to mope! Let's hurry and catch up to Rolm and Tails!" I shouted as I sped off towards Eggman's base.

~~~~~TAILS

I focused my power and felt the emerald and myself become one. I released my energy and watched with satisfaction as a thunderbolt shot out of the emerald and struck the nearest tree over.

"Now you're getting the hang of it!" Rolm congratulated.

I felt rather drained, but I felt good for having successfully used a spell.

"How much farther do we have to go?" I asked. I guess I was more tired than I thought.

"Only about a half mile to go," Rolm assured me.

We went over a hill and Eggman's base lay down below us. "It's in there?!" I exclaimed.

"It must be," Rolm said with a frown.

"How are we going to get it?" I asked.

"The same way I got the others! I'm busting through there!" Rolm said as he rushed towards the base.

"Rolm! Wait! You don't know what you're doing!" I shouted after him. Suddenly a green hedgehog was at my side, and close behind him was Sonic.

"Sonic! Who is this?" I asked looking at the green hedgehog.

"His name is Garion. Listen, Tails, this is very important. Where is Rolm?" Sonic asked.

"He ran into the base! I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen to me!" I said in frustration.

Suddenly we started hearing explosions from within the base.

"Sounds like my friend is causing a ruckus with his powers," Garion said. "I should've never taught him..."

"Come on!" Sonic shouted. "Let's get him before he gets himself in trouble."

We ran and entered the base. It wasn't hard to follow Rolm's path. Broken robots and equipment littered the floor as we continued on farther into the base. We entered the main chamber to see Eggman handing over the green Chaos Emerald to Rolm.

"Rolm! You beat him!? You are tougher than I thought!" Garion shouted as he ran forwards.

"Ah, Garion, great timing. Now all the Chaos Emeralds are here, and my wish will be granted!" Rolm said as he looked at us.

"What is your wish that you desire so much?" Garion asked.

"What is my wish? Why, it's to have the ultimate power! I will rule the people of this world as a god, and nobody, not even you, will stop me! I didn't have enough power before to save and protect those whom I loved... I will never experience that again!"

"Rolm, I can understand your anger, but ruling the people of the world is a bit much. I mean, what good would it..."

"GARION, SHUT UP!" Rolm suddenly shouted.

"...What did you say to me?" Garion asked as he walked farther forward, taking off his sunglasses.

"I told you to shut up! I have had to listen to you for over half of my life..."

"I'm your guardian for crying out loud!" Garion yelled. "I have a reason to try and raise you and teach you what is right from wrong. And this..." he gestures towards the broken machinery around him, "...is wrong. Even if Eggman had it coming, you shouldn't have stolen those other emeralds."

"HEY!" Eggman shouted from a corner. "That's it, now you are in for it..." he pushed a button on his remote control and a giant robot fell from the ceiling and landed between Rolm and us.

"This is perfect!" I heard Rolm shout. Suddenly, a green light glowed from the back of the giant robot. "YOUR ENERGY IS MINE!"

Suddenly the robot fell to the ground and deactivated. Rolm stood there, smiling.

"This isn't fair..." Eggman pouted from the corner.

"Rolm, stop now. There is no reason to go on with this," Garion tried once more.

"No, Garion! I NEED this power!"

"You've given me no choice then."

Garion took off his sunglasses, revealing his red eyes. A red glow suddenly erupted from Garion and fired itself towards Rolm. Rolm jumped to the side and dodged the fireball. He countered with a blast of wind that nearly nailed Garion. Garion had jumped to the side at the last second and fired a beam of fire back at Rolm. Rolm rolled under it and used his Light Blue Emerald to extinguish Garion's flare beam. Garion spin dashed towards Rolm, but Rolm jumped over him and enclosed Garion in a giant ice cube.

"Ha! Not so tough after all!" Rolm taunted.

Suddenly, the ice cube began to melt. Out of it came Garion, and he seemed to have fire burning inside of his red eyes. Sonic and I just watched this whole ordeal feeling that we should leave it to them until one of them finishes it.

Garion fired a beam of fire at Rolm once again, but this time Rolm was too stunned to dodge it. He was nailed backwards against the wall, where he fell over, cursing.

"You're such a cocky brat sometimes," Garion said.

"It isn't over yet," Rolm replied.

Suddenly, Rolm held up both the green emerald and the gray emerald. Both emeralds began shining brightly, and suddenly something behind Garion stirred. Garion turned around to see that the giant robot had once more become activated! Garion jumped to the side in the nick of time as the robot swatted the spot where he just was.

"Yes! Crush them all!" Eggman shouted from the corner.

"Eggman, I'M the one that is controlling it now," Rolm stated.

"I don't believe you! Prove it!" Eggman yelled.

Suddenly, the robot turned and faced Eggman.

"Oh NOOOO!!!" Eggman screamed as the robot picked him up and sent him through the ceiling.

"Well, that rids me of one nuisance," Rolm said as he turned back towards Garion.

The robot swung his huge fist sideways at Garion, who ducked it just in time.

"Man! How am I supposed to beat this thing?" Garion asked himself as he ran from another punch. "Alright! Full power!" Garion shouted as he fired a HUGE ray of flame at the robot. He held it on the robot for about a minute, and then he stopped. His attack hadn't made a scratch on the giant.

"Fireproof!?" Garion yelled. He hadn't even seen the blow that was coming. WHAM! The robot's fist smashed him flying past Sonic and me. He hit the wall, hard. I looked at him. His eyes were no longer red; they were now a shade of black, the color of ashes after a fire burnt out. "How could you do this to me, Rolm?" he asked as he passed out.

"Garion!" Sonic yelled as he ran to his unconscious friend.

"I'll take care of the robot, Sonic!" I shouted.

"How?" Sonic asked me.

"I'll show you," I said. I turned to the robot. "You know, mechanical things really hate power surges..."

With that said I raised my yellow emerald into the light and focused my power into it. I released a bolt of lightning out of the emerald and it struck the giant robot right on the forehead.

"No! Tails, how could you...?" Rolm asked with a little sorrow as the robot fell. "I thought you were my friend..." The robot hit the ground, and created a small earthquake.

"I am your friend!" I yelled. "But right now you aren't doing what is right! The people of the world should be free to pick their own rulers, not to be ruled in a dictatorship!"

"No! I'm doing this for the best of the world!" Rolm shouted. "I won't let you stop me!" With that, Rolm raised his hands up to the air and all the Chaos Emeralds in the room began to glow. Then the lights suddenly disappeared, only to reappear surrounding Rolm. The lights mixed and became a rainbow of colors as Rolm spoke, "Yes! This is the power! Now nobody can stop me!"

Suddenly, Rolm got a shocked expression on his face and the lights surrounding him disappeared. He then fell to the floor, unconscious. Behind him stood Sonic, giving me the thumbs up sign.

"Sonic! How'd you do that?!" I asked.

"I heard once somewhere that magic is nothing without the mind. I figured the best way to get out of that situation would be to knock Rolm unconscious, which I did," Sonic said with a smile.

"Good thinking!" I congratulated him.

"Well, enough talking," Sonic said. "Let's get Rolm and Garion out of here before Egghead shows up again."

I quickly took all of Rolm's Chaos Emeralds and put them into my own pockets. In case he woke up, I didn't want him to blast half my face apart. I picked him up and headed towards the entrance. Sonic was right behind me with Garion.

"Let's head home. We can have them rest there," Sonic said as soon as we were outside.

"Alright."

And so I raced home, trying to predict how much of the house will be left standing when our visitors leave.

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End of Chapter 3! Hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it! Chapter 4 will be up today or tomorrow.

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OR you could check out my other two stories, The Mysterious Satil and A True Ending.

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