After all the waiting,the final chapter...finally! Enjoy everyone and make sure to review and put up some opinions on the story. You know, let me know how I did. Thanks.

Later In Robotnik's lab, Sonic, his siblings, and Tails stood in front of the large console next to the Inter Dimensional portal. The doctor and his assistants were tied up beside them, Metallica keeping an eye on them.

Sonia finished making an adjustment and turned to Robotnik. "Are you sure this is right?"

The battered doctor looked up, hate in his eyes. "Yes…all you need to do is activate it and it should work."

Sonic grinned. "Thanks buttnick."

The animals turned to Metallica. "I guess you guys are set then." Tails said.

James nodded. "Guess so." Jason glanced at the portal. "It'll be good to get back to our world…" he noticed the upset expressions on the animals faces. "Not that we didn't enjoy things with you guys, of course."

"It was pretty cool jamming with you guys," Kirk said. Lars agreed. "Hell yeah, it fucking ruled."

"Just a question," James said, "But how exactly did you know the lyrics to so many of our songs?"

Manic laughed. "Dude, it was easy."

James scratched his head. "I'm not following."

Sonic pulled out a bunch of ruffled pieces of paper. "These fell out of your pocket when we were in the skybox with Robotnik. Most of the songs you sang were on these, so luckily we had the lyrics already memorized."

James took the papers and looked them over. "What are they?" Jason asked.

James looked up. "Lyric notes. I always scribble them down before a show. I did these on the concert we did before coming to this world."

Everyone looked at him. "What? Even the lead singer can sometimes forget lyrics."

Kirk shook his head. "The sad thing about that, buddy is that you wrote all the songs."

Everyone got a good laugh out of that. But when they settled down and again realized what was coming up, things got quiet again.

"Guess we'd better start up that machine, huh?" Sighed Sonic.

All four members of Metallica nodded at once. "Yeah, that would be a good idea." James said, looking down at the floor.

Sonic turned to the console and pressed a few buttons, and the portal slowly came to life, the orb of energy in it's center expanding and brightening until it again became a window.

Through it, Metallica could see their world. They were looking at the lounge of the stadium, the exact same spot from which they were taken.

"I set it so that you'll go back right around the time you were taken, so it looks like nothing happened." Sonia looked into the portal as she said that.

Metallica looked on, longing to return to their world. "Looks like were home free, boys." James said. They all turned to the animals. "It was fun guys." Kirk said.

"Yeah," Jason said, "You guys rock hard." "Thanks." Tails said. Sonic nodded. "Yeah, we really appreciate that coming from you guys."

Sonic put his hand forward. James took it. Same with Manic and Lars, Sonia and Kirk, and Tails and Jason. Robotnik, Sleet, and Dingo just looked on in disgust.

Finally, Metallica worked up the guts to step back into their world. Lars went first. "See ya dudes. It's been real." He slowly stepped through. The others could see him materialize on the other side.

Kirk went next. "Keep on playing, guys." The animals nodded.

Jason just walked through, giving everyone a peace sign as he did.

Now, it was down to James. He looked around at his surroundings. No doubt there were some memories worth keeping. He turned to the four animals. "Guess I'll be seeing you guys."

Manic suddenly looked confused. "How?"

Sonia laughed. "Duh. We have a show on his world, silly!" Everyone chuckled at that before James finally regained his composure and started through. "Here we go."

"Hold up." Sonic said. James turned around. "What?"

"You think we'll ever do another show like that?"

James smirked. "Well, so long as this portal thing doesn't get fucked up, who knows?" Sonic nodded. "Cool."

James returned the nod and stepped through.

On the other side, all the band members had materialized. They were back in their won world and dimension. Things didn't look cartoon like anymore. This was their true reality.

All the band members looked back at the portal. Sonic, Manic, Sonia, and Tails were looking through at them. Sonic gave a last wave, and Metallica returned it with a nod as the portal then slowly began to close.

It grew smaller and smaller until it was finally gone, leaving not a trace of the window to another world.

In the mist of the confusion, a knock was suddenly heard on the door. Everyone looked at each other, wondering who was going to answer it.

Finally, James started walking, very slowly, until his hand touched the doorknob. On the other side he heard a voice. "Are you guys alright in there? Hello…" James was relived. It wasn't another SWAT bot, or whatever it was called. He swung open the door and was met with a stagehand standing on the other side. "What is it?" he asked, trying to sound annoyed.

The stagehand tried to glance into the room, but James blocked him. "We heard a noise from down the hall and wondered if you were alright," the man said.

We're fine," James said. "Things just got a little crazy for a minute, that's all. Now get the fuck out of here."

The surprised stagehand nodded. "Yeah, leaving." He turned and quickly walked off down the hall as James went back into the room, closing the door behind him. He sighed, thankful that he was at least talking to another human besides the band. Hell, he was glad to be back in his own world, finally.

On their world, Sonic and the others stood till the portal was completely shut. Sonia let out a long sigh. "Well, they're gone…"

Sonic nodded. "They're back where they belong though. I guess that's a positive thing."

They all agreed. Sonia turned to Robotnik. "What do we do with him?" Everyone else turned and stared at the doctor. He was helpless before them, as oppose to it being the other way around like it always used to be. "I saw we lock him up in the smallest cell here," Manic said.

As the group started debating, a door opened on the far side of the room. A figure slowly walked in, wearing a dark robe, the person's face hidden by the hood. Sonic was the first to notice. "Hey pal, who are you and what are you doing here?"

As the rest of the gang turned to look, the figure spoke. "It's truly a blessing that I can now see you all face to face."

Sonic and his siblings walked up to the figure, surprised due to the fact that the voice was that of a woman. Tails stayed back, knowing it didn't involve him. Plus, since he was shorter, he got a better view of who was under the hood. Of course, he kept his mouth shut.

"Who…are…you?" Sonia asked curiously. The figure laughed. "I' surprised that none of you can recognize me."

Manic scratched his head. "How are we supposed to recognize you if we don't even…"

He stopped as the figure slowly removed her hood. The three hedgehogs froze, to shocked and surprised to say anything. Before them stood their mother, Queen Aleena, the rightful ruler of Mobius.

"M…mom? Sonia asked, looking surprised. The Queen nodded.

B…b…but how…why…?" Manic stuttered. The Queen nodded in understanding. "I was at the concert you put on with that band of humans. Which I might add, I was very impressed." The hedgehogs each turned a shade of red.

"When it was over," the Queen continued, I saw you leave with Robotnik tied up. I followed at a safe distance, then just waited outside this room and listened."

The hedgehogs were still surprised, trying to take all this in. "It's just…so good to see you…" Sonic managed.

"And now that Robotnik is defeated, we can all be together, finally, as a family."

All three hedgehogs, on the verge of tears, moved up to their mom, and all four had a joyful group hug. It was a family reunion that they had all been long waiting for, and it felt good to finally get it.

In the corner, a tear ran down Dingo's face. "Isn't that sweet?" he said. Robotnik and sleet turned and looked at him. They glanced at each other, and then turned and both smacked Dingo on the back of the head at the same time. "Moron," they both muttered.

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A few hours later,James walkedinto the lounge from the batroom, walkedover to a couch and sat down. The other band members had picked their spots in the room already. James sighed. "Hey Lars, is that pack of beer still over by that couch?"

Lars looked over the side of the couch. There were four beers left. "Yeah dude, we got a few over here."

James sighed again. "Toss me one, huh?"

Lars grabbed one and chucked it in James direction without really looking. James caught it and quickly opened it, drinking half of it in one shot. The rest of the band looked at him surprised."

"You sure you should be drinking that?" Kirk asked. "I mean, you did just get out of rehab last month."

James shot him a glance. "What? You're gonna sit there and tell me that after all that we've just been through, you wouldn't say, just for a second, to hell with the rules and just kick back?"

Kirk stared at him. "I…I guess not. Good point."

James nodded. "That's what I though." He took another sip.

"I wonder what's on right now," Jason said, randomly.

Lars looked around for a remote to the large TV sitting in an Entertainment center on the far side of the room. He found it under his seat cushion. "I got it, guys."

He clicked on the set and sat back. He only changed the channel once, to get it off of the blank video channel. When the picture flashed to life, on the screen were three hedgehogs. They were playing rock and roll music in front of hundreds of animals in a stadium. The band members looked at each other. They knew what they were seeing. They all turned back to the TV, sat back, and enjoyed one last show by the Sonic Underground.

THE END.

Well, there it is. SM: Sonic Meets Metallica. I know this might not have been the best way to end the story, but I really was running low on ideas. I wanted it to have a real happy ending, and this was all I could come up with.

Anyway, it was a fun story to write, and I thank everyone who read and reviewed. You guys really helped me to accomplish this. You guys are awesome! Thanks again!