Chapter 1

A year after the planet was saved, Sonic set out for a solo adventure. Tails returns again to his workshop to continuing tinkering with his machinery, Knuckles took the Master Emerald back its alter on Angel Island, so that it would regain its power and he himself continued his sworn duty to protect. Rouge had went back to collecting jewels after her short break. And Eggman, knowing him, he's probaly up to something...

"Whew, that should do." Tails has just finished the last touches on his improved Tornado.

""Hey Tails!" Amy barges in, seeming a bit excited.

"Hi Amy. What's up?"

"I need your Tornado. I gotta find Sonic."

"Hm. I guess that's a good idea. I haven't seen him in a while.. Good thing I'm finshed. We'll take it out for a test drive. Wait outside for a moment."

When she left, she saw the Tornado emerging from a small hanger.

How does he do that? Amy wondered.

"Jump in."

The Tornado was modified so it would carry two passengers. She jumped in, and the two took off.

Meanwhile...

In another part of the world, in a grassland,a glossy black hedgehog was lying on a tree branch, spinning a Ring with his finger around. He seemed bored, not to mention. It was sunny with a cloudless sky.

"Hmm... I wonder where Ciara is." He wondered

"Heeyyy! Kaaaii!" A female fox called from a distance running to him.

"What now, Kyra?"

"You've got to see this! Look." She threw a folded newspaper to him and he caught it.

"Let's see here. Planet saved by the world renowed hero Sonic the Hedgehog." He read. "It was revealed that Sonic was not the one behind the crime, but in fact, a another hedgehog resembling him took part in the robbery of the National Bank's Chaos Emerald. Nonetheless, he too, assisted Sonic in saving the world from the plummeting Space Colony ARK, a structure that was shut down 51 years ago. Not only did they save the Earth, but Sonic's friends and even Eggman participated in our planet's protection. A memorial was held for the hedgehog who aided Sonic, named Shadow, which was a project created in the ARK itself." Kai folded it up and closed his eyes.

"So? What do you think. Looks like you have some competition." Kyra said

"Looks like I owe him, but, he must not be allowed to take my place as the world's greatest hero. Kyra, let's go." He jumped off the branch and started walking away."

"Where are we going?" She said curiosly.

"We are going to find this "Sonic" and have a little "talk". Prepare the Crusader. I'm going to go pack up on Rings." He went to his constructed house to get his Rings, while Kyra was in her own lab, readying the Crusader, an aircraft resembling G.U.N's Blue Eagle jet, except that color scheme was black with silver tips on the wings, and had a third engine on it. Kai entered the lab, ready. Kyra jupmed in with Kai and prepared the thrusters.

"Ready?" She said

"Let's go".

The aircraft blasted off and came out from a wide tunnel and into the skies...