Sorry sorry sorry for the very long wait for this chapter but I don't work well with out a deadline. I know this chapter is short and I planed for it to be much longer but I'm going away for the week and promised myself I would update before I left (which is in about 3 hours).

I hope you guys like this and the next chapter WILL be up in about 2-3 weeks (hopefully)

Let's get on with the show.    

Before The Emerald Dawn

Chapter 2 Desperate Measures

Outside Tails had just landed the Tornado and Sonic was looking up at the Chaos Emeralds leaving the island.

"What's happened now?" Sonic muttered running towards the Emerald Chamber. While he was thinking about what might have happened to Porker, Tekno and Knuckles he ran into the one armed evil Echidna Zachary holding a metallic case.

"What are you doing here?" Sonic said grabbing him.

"Collecting a few personal items." He said smugly "If you want to hurt me go ahead, but if you do you will be to late to save your friends." Tails came running to see what was happening.

"Hold him." Sonic said tossing him into Tails grip. Sonic sped away leaving an evilly smiling Echidna with the young Fox.   

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Sonic broke through the barrier blocking the entrance to the Emerald chamber. He didn't expect to see a wounded Tekno in the arms of Porker and a badly injured Knuckles working at the controls for the chamber.

"Porker! Get Tekno out of here. I'll get Knuckles." Sonic ordered.

"But" Porker objected but sonic cut him off before he could finish.

"GO. NOW!" Sonic not listing to him. Porker reluctantly picking up Tekno and ran out the hole Sonic made. The chamber was collapsing around them and Sonic looked at Knuckles. There was blood every where on his arms, legs, feet, gloves, dripping down his face. His body was littered with wounds so deep you could see the bone and a shard of the Master Emerald was sticking strait through his shoulder.

"Ouch. You OK man." Sonic said shocked at seeing his friend still able to move with so many wounds. In response he coughed up blood onto the floor. .

"Come on we have to get out of here." Sonic said walking up to him.

"No I have to stay." He objected pointing to the Master Emerald. It was braking apart as they spoke.

"The energy realised could destroy half the planet. If I can get the island far enough away and realise some of the power by discharging the weapons towards space. then it might be okay." He said worrying if his plan would work.

"MIGHT be okay!!" Sonic yelled about to drag him away.

"Yes. The only other option is to channel the energy into another source. So unless you have a better idea you should get out of here." He said. Sonic tried to pull him away but the Echidna just coughed up some more blood. "you see Sonic I'm already dead." He wiped the blood away and continued with his plan. Sonic didn't say anything, he just ran off.

The Echidna stood silent for a moment. "Maybe I should've told sonic how dangerous my plan really is?" he wondered.  

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Tails was helping Porker get Tekno into the Tornado when Sonic came running up.

"Tails. Where's Zachary?" Sonic said angrily

"Escaped, Sorry Sonic. Where's Knuckles?" he replied and saw the sad look on Sonics face.

"He's …Not coming" Sonic answered disappointingly. They just stood in silence until they felt a tremor. "Let's go." Sonic said sternly.    

Sonic and Tails jumped into the Tornado with Porker and Tekno. They flew down to Metropolis hospital. As they were rushing Tekno to the emergency room they saw a bright flash and about 10 seconds later herd an explosion (meaning the island was pity high since light travels faster than sound) Sonic was on the roof when he saw the explosion and saw a peace of derby land in Metropolis harbour and then saw a bright white flash.

"What was that?"

To be continued.

Well that was it, tell me what you think and if you want to flame me for being so late in updating be my guest I deserve it.

Sonic And Amy's Valentines Day will be up dated soon enough. I'm trying to make the story fit creams kind personality cause I kind of messed that up a bit.

OK I'll let you get on with your lives Power And Separation coming soon.

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