Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic or other related characters, except Klim and Klime.

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I once again was surrounded by darkness, and the darkness parted in some areas to reveal stars. The planet I had seen before once again came into view, and the voice spoke again.

"I wasn't expecting to you again so soon."

I sighed. "Shut up," I said. "I need my Chaos Emeralds."

"Not exactly," the voice said. "Near the end, you were beginning to realize your true powers."

"Well, it was either that or die," I said as I crossed my arms.

The voice laughed. "Well, with time, you should be able to master those powers. Until then, however, try to work with Lynx as a team to take done your opponents. The next few battles you will face will be much tougher than the ones up to now."

"Even tougher than Klime and Jynx?" I asked.

"Yes...even tougher than them. Robotnik has a few tricks up his sleeve that he will be trying to pull on you. Be cautious."

"Can't you tell me more?"

"As I said before, I cannot interfere. Besides, I want to see how you react to the situation. After all, you may not even be the right one to..."

"Yes?" I asked.

"Nothing," the voice grumbled. "You'll find out for yourself soon enough...if you last."

"Now what kind of confidence in me is that?" I asked.

A bright flash and everything was dark once more.

I opened my eyes and looked at the worried faces of Jynx and Lynx. I seemed to be in a bed, and the sheets were smeared with blood. Lynx had the green Chaos Emerald in his hand.

"Thank god, I thought we may have been too late," Lynx said as he wiped the sweat off his brow.

"Good to have you back, Klim," Jynx said as he held out his hand. I took it and he helped me up off the bed.

"That fight was a bit too brutal for my tastes," I said as I looked around. Beds lined the walls on both sides. I seemed to be in the hospital wing.

"I got a bit carried away," Klime admitted as he walked over to us. "I'm sorry."

"It's alright," I said.

"Alright?! Klim you almost died!" Lynx shouted as he shook me.

"Hey, relax Lynx! I'm not gonna kick the bucket yet," I said as he let go of me.

"I think both Klime and I owe you guys an apology," Jynx said as he handed me back my Chaos Emeralds. "How about a feast to make up for our actions?" Jynx said as he walked out of the room.

"Sounds awesome," I said as I followed him. "But I'm worried about Kit Kat. I don't know if I have the heart to eat when he is out there trying to help Sonic. I think we'd best get going," I said.

"I like your sense of righteousness," Jynx said as he turned around. "I think I can trust you with the Chaos Emerald."

I looked behind me to see that Lynx and Klime did not follow us. Perhaps they were talking?

"You really think so?" I asked as I turned back to Jynx.

"Yeah. You've proven yourself as both a fighter and as a good person, so I'll let you borrow it for a while if you give it back once you're done using it."

"Sure thing," I said as I followed Jynx up some stairs. "I'll have Sonic get it to you the moment Lynx and I are out of here."

My heart felt hollow for a second at the thought of leaving, but I shrugged it off.

"I believe you there," Jynx said as he went up the last couple of stairs.

I climbed up the last stairs myself to see a bit of sunlight shining through a window on the stand the purple Chaos Emerald was on, making it seem heavenly. Jynx walked up to it and took it off its platform.

"Hey, Klim. Catch!" he said as he chucked it at me.

Time seemed to slow down to a crawl as I watched the emerald spin towards me. I reached out with my hand and I felt slightly strange as I caught it.

"Whoa! Klim! Your...your...!" Jynx took a few steps back and looked positively shocked.

"What?" I asked and then I looked at my spear. It was shining a bright white in its sheath. I took it out and the whole room filled with the white light. I had to put a hand over my eyes because it was so bright. Soon afterwards the light dimmed and I could see again.

"Whoa..." I said in awe as I looked at my spear. It was no longer the dull gray color it was before, now it was a golden weapon, with many rainbow colored gems throughout its length. The tip seemed to be covered in a sort of white crystal, and near the back end of it there were a couple of yellow feathers tied onto it.

"That...that was cool," Jynx said as he walked up to me. "The purple Chaos Emerald seems to have reacted with your weapon!"

"Sure does," I said as I looked at it. "I wonder what this stuff on the tip is?"

Jynx looked at it for a little bit and then looked at me. "Diamond!"

"A diamond tip!? This could cause some damage," I said as I spun the spear around a bit. "Awesome!"

"Just be careful, alright?" Jynx said as he looked at me.

"Will do," I said as I raced down the steps. "Later Jynx!"

"Later..." I heard him say.

I raced down the steps and nearly ran into Lynx, who was waiting for me just outside of the hospital wing.

"Ready?" I asked.

"Sure am!" he said. "Let's go. We've already spent too much time here."

"I agree to that," I said as I raced down the corridors of the castle. For some reason, I couldn't help but run. I just felt like it. I didn't know why. Within a few minutes Lynx and I were standing at the top of the mountain, looking below us. The winds were no longer blowing like before.

"How about we take a shortcut via air?" Lynx said as he started spinning his tails.

"Sure thing, Lynx," I said as I grabbed his hand. Flying always was his thing.

And we took off, heading down and forward at the same time.

"Hmm, Lynx, this Chaos Emerald..."

"Yeah, I know," he said as he continued flying. "Klime told me about it. It's the emerald of wind."

"Wind, huh? I'm going to give us a little boost then," I stated as I raised it.

"Klim, wait!" Lynx shouted, but it was too late.

A thundering wind sounded behind us, and we suddenly shot forward, going about twice as fast as we were going before.

"Whoa...!" Lynx shouted as he struggled to maintain control.

"Awesome!" I shouted as we flew along. I got a bash to the head as a reply from Lynx.

Within a couple seconds we were out of the Frosty Mountains and were flying over the grasslands we were in earlier. I spotted a piece of broken metal and laughed as we flew on.

Soon we were flying close to the ocean, and I spotted both Rage Mountain and Aqua Island as we zoomed inbetween them. Rage Mountain gave a rumble as we passed.

"You know, Lynx, we sure accomplished a lot in a short amount of time," I said over the wind.

"Sure have..."

We were now over the Desert of Doom, looking down at the numerous dunes and occasional sand worms that popped up out of the ground. I gave a shudder. Those things still gave me the creeps.

And then we were over the jungle. I could have sworn I saw a tribe of Chao dancing around a campfire as we zipped by, but we were moving so fast I can't be sure.

Soon a greenish lake came into view...the place where I started my adventures. I closed my eyes and I could almost envision myself falling through the air and hitting the water with a splash. That seemed so long ago.

Sonic's house came into view and I used the Chaos Emerald once more. We slowed down to a snail's pace and then Lynx landed us.

"As fun as that was," Lynx said as he tried to catch his breath, "please warn me if you're going to do that again."

I laughed for a bit and walked over to the house.

"Hey, Lynx, it doesn't look like they're home," I said as I gestured towards the dark windows.

"Yeah. Maybe getting the emerald is taking them long than we thought."

I opened the door and walked inside, to get a familiar wooden stick shoved into my face.

"Drop your weapons and surrender!" the small Chao said as he glared at me. I growled.

"You little shrimp. You think you can order me around!?" I shouted back.

"I can as long as I have this inches away from your throat," he said as he pointed at his spear. That was the moment I was waiting for. I knocked his spear away with my right hand, at the same time giving him a good kick, which sent him flying over the table and into the wall.

"Attack!" he shouted as he dropped, and about ten more came out of the darkness.

"More of you little morons?" I said as I smashed two with the blunt end of my spear.

Without warning, there was a crash and Lynx sailed in through the window, taking out a Chao as he did so.

"What took you so long?" I asked as I blocked a spear.

"I needed time to plan my entrance," he said as he charged at the Chao.

I jumped back, dodging two spears at once. I watched as Lynx plowed through them all with his sword, skillfully blocking and returning attacks as he rushed through, taking out three more.

I pulled out my purple Chaos Emerald and focused it into my spear. After doing so, I began to spin my spear in front of me, going faster and faster, eventually getting to the point where the spear moved as fast as a fan blade. Wind shot out of this little move of mine and blew the remaining four Chao into another wall.

"Nice," Lynx said as he walked up to me. I stopped the spinning and put my spear away.

"Yes...but where are Sonic and Tails? And most of all, Kit Kat? I didn't see him on our flight over..."

"Don't worry. He's bound to show up sometime or another," Lynx said as he looked at all the knocked out Chao. "How about a cup of coffee?"

I gave him a funny look at first, but then nodded.

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