Skip this part 'cause you already know what it says: Sega owns Sonic and ARC! Drake and Ruth are mine! Mine, mine, mine! Okay, no Finding Nemo crossovers.

            13! Chapter 13! The fateful chapter 13! You may just get to find out who Drake really is…maybe. If you figure it out before chapter 17. I had this broken into two chapters, but one was extremely short, so I combined them, kind of like Disastrous Date. Two chapters, Disastrous Date and To Getaway Isle were combined, and now Speed World Zone, and The Final Chaos Medallion are combined. Remember, this story wasn't originally in chapters.

Chapter 13: The Final Chaos Medallion

            The next day, the foursome was standing outside a very large building. "This building is at the very center of the island," Sonic said. "If there was a good place to hide a pivotal Chaos Medallion, this would be it."

"I'm not sure," Tails said. "Isn't it kind of obvious?"

Sonic stepped up to the front of the building. "Well, there's a door…maybe if I tried the key…" He pulled out the hotel key and fitted it in the lock on the doorknob. It clicked as the door unlocked and Sonic pushed it open. "Okay. Here we go. Are you guys ready?" He looked back at his three teammates.

Amy's face said, "Don't go in there."

Knuckles' face said, "Well, get on with it."

Tails's face said, "Wow, that was kind of a stupid place to hide a Chaos Medallion."

Sonic smiled at them. "We're going to make it. Just think about all the things we've been up against. This little black echidna is nothing." He thrust his arm out like an army general. "Onward!" He marched into the zone with his head held high.

"No!" Amy cried. "Sonic, come back!" She ran into the zone after him.

Tails took a deep breath and stepped in after her.

"What an idiot," Knuckles muttered as he followed reluctantly behind.

Suddenly, Rouge's head popped out from behind a nearby tree. "I can't believe I lost both the Master Emerald and Knuckles," she whispered to herself "Still, I wonder what they're doing…"

She stared at the zone entrance for a while, thinking things over. "Well, just because I didn't succeed this time doesn't mean that I'm defeated." She smiled as hope came back to her. "It's not too late to still nab one of them." She ran into the zone.

A few minutes after Rouge disappeared into the zone, Drake came along holding his mini-computer, flipped open. "Hmm, this is the place, but there seems to be four in this zone." He looked up at the towering building. "What is this building for anyway? This doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then again, none of this does."

He pulled out the three medallions he had. "And I can't call upon the morphing power with only the Chaos Medallions of Strength, Knowledge, and Serenity." He sighed and slipped into the zone, worried.

This zone was the hardest yet, and Sonic, Amy, Tails, and Knuckles had to combine their talents in order to get past certain situations. There was a proliferation of shielded robots in this world. This zone was nothing but a gigantic hole with roads weaving through it. Florescent lighting blinked all around them. Signs floating around told them that they were in Speed World Zone. All four of them spun around a sideways loop and then grinded down a steep rail. When they reached the platform below, they were all shocked to discover Rouge standing there.

"Rouge?!" Sonic cried. "What are you doing here?!"

"Well, I had to find some way to spend the time while I waited for the ferry," she lied. "This place sure is weird, huh?"

Knuckles stepped forward. "You're here to fight with me, aren't you?" he stated. "Because of that deal we made…"

Rouge waved her hand. "Aw, forget about it. If that wasn't enough for my friends, then they're just going to have to accept it."

Once the bat-girl turned her back, Sonic gave Knuckles a nudge. "So…what kind of deal did you make with Rouge?"

Knuckles shoved him away. "Leave me alone, will ya? You should be more concerned about our upcoming battle with Drake."

Rouge turned back around. "Did you say you're going to battle Drake?"

Sonic's ears perked up. "Why? You know him?"

"Well, we kind of ran into each other once," Rouge replied. "I think I'll tag along. This could be interesting."

Sonic gave her suspicious looks, but let her follow them down through the twisting, maze-like zone.

After a few more minutes of complete twisted-highway madness, Sonic and the rest of his crew arrived at a blinking platform with a concrete turret in front of it. The scenery was nothing, and completely ignored as they all laid eyes on the final, spinning Chaos Medallion. It was a shining purple color, and hovered above a red cushion.

Sonic stepped up and slowly reached for the purple Chaos Medallion. He felt a little like a thief, doing it so slowly and carefully. At last, he plucked it from its spot and waved it in the air. "We did it!" he yelled. "We got the last Chaos Medallion!"

"Keep it down!" Amy hissed. "You want Drake to hear us?"

"You know," Sonic said, "I'm not even sure he's here. We haven't seen him at all yet, have we? Maybe he gave up on this one. That was a pretty hard zone."

"No! I made it!" a voice cried behind them. Everyone whipped around as Drake suddenly jet-boosted into the air in front of the platform.

Knuckles rushed forward to fight him, but suddenly Drake gave off a very bright green light. Knuckles was temporarily blinded and fell backwards.

"What's going on?!" Amy cried. The light hit her body, and instantly, the Chaos Medallion she'd been carrying was attracted to the light.

Tails watched as his green medallion flew out to join the others.

Sonic desperately tried to hang on to the two medallions he had, but it was no use. It was as if the medallions were attracted to Drake like a big magnet. The seven of them formed a ring around him as he hung in the air, still emitting a terribly strong green light.

Knuckles watched in awe as the Master Emerald pieces automatically reconstructed themselves. The great green emerald than disappeared back into his body.

Drake smiled from his circle. He pointed to each of the medallions in turn and called out their names. "Red Chaos Medallion of Strength, Blue Chaos Medallion of Knowledge, Yellow Chaos Medallion of Determination, Green Chaos Medallion of Nature, Silver Chaos Medallion of Compassion, Aqua Chaos Medallion of Serenity, and Purple Chaos Medallion of Humility…lend me your power!" He began to shine as he said the next words. "Supreme morphing power, forged by the great…"

Slam! Drake never got a chance to finish. Suddenly, Eggman, in his hovering pod, slammed full force into Drake from behind. The black echidna went crashing onto the platform.

With one swipe of a robotic arm, Eggman snatched all of the Chaos Medallions and placed them in a special container.

Drake looked up at him, weakly. "Who are you?" he asked.

Eggman laughed at him. "Why of course you've heard of me, or at least you will. I am Dr. Eggman, and now, thanks to you, I shall rule the world!"

Drake sat up and glared at him. "So you're that egg man Foxaroni mentioned."

Tails gasped at the mention of his other nickname.

"Ha!" Eggman laughed. "I don't know what you're talking about, but I don't care! As soon as I unleash Proto II, you will all bow before me!" He zoomed off in his pod. There was an awkward moment of silence following this.

"Proto II?" Tails said to himself. "What's that?"

Drake had collapsed back to the ground and had been lying there since.

Slowly, Sonic kneeled next to him. "Drake…" he said, a little afraid at first. "…Are you okay?"

"No…" Drake sniffed. "Why…"

Sonic lifted his head up and suddenly realized that Drake was crying. "What's the matter?" he asked. "You're crying just because Eggman took your medallions?"

"No…" Drake said again, wiping his eyes. "I'm sorry," he said. "Sorry if I seemed like an enemy to you, and attacking you like that. I just want you to know that before I die."

"Die?" said Sonic. "You're not going to die. You just got hit pretty hard. You might have a broken bone, but you're not going to die."

"No, we're all doomed," Drake said, his voice cracking as he held back tears. "You, me, everybody, everywhere. The Chaos Medallions shouldn't have been here in this place. If the Chaos Medallions and Chaos Emeralds meet, and Proto II is unleashed…" His eyes went wide as he recalled something terrible. "Ultimate hatred and destruction will ensue. Both sides will be crushed, and along with them, all life. Only darkness and evil spirits shall remain.

Sonic sat there, his mouth agape. "Is that true? What kind of creature is this Proto II? Or is it a creature?"

Drake sniffed again. "I don't think that egg man understands what he's doing. If he does, he must not understand that he will die too. Proto II cannot be controlled; it destroys everything until there is nothing left to destroy. Then, it also dies."

Sonic stared at him for a moment. "You know, now you're actually starting to make sense. We have to hurry and stop Eggman before he releases that Proto II."

Suddenly, Tails ran over and gave Drake a hug. "I knew you weren't a bad guy; I knew it all along."

"Foxaroni!" Drake cried, hugging him back. "I wanted to thank you for understanding."

Sonic looked back down at them. "Foxaroni? Now what's that?"

A little smile appeared on Drake's face again. "That's just my nickname for your friend here. I have this habit of nicknaming things. You better tell me your name before I nickname you too."

"I'm Sonic," Sonic answered. "And that's my friend Amy. I believe you already know Knuckles, and the bat's name is Rouge." Amy waved a little.

Sonic stared into Drake's blue, half-closed eyes. "Now…will you tell us about where you came from and about the Chaos Medallions?"

Drake looked at the platform ground. "I'm sorry, it's a law of the universe. You can't know about me, or the Chaos Medallions. I wish I could tell you, but I've already broken too many rules."

Rouge, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. "Proto II…is that the creature in that tube we saw, surrounded by the Chaos Emeralds?"

Drake jumped up again. "Yes, it is. The problem is, I don't know this place very well and can't remember where that building was."

"No problem," Rouge said, "I know exactly where it is. Follow me!" The six of them were then transported out of the zone.