Sonic X – Hope Lasts Eternal

Chapter 4 – Return of the Hedgehogs

"Sal," said Sonic, "You've just stood there whilst Eggman blasted us for the last five minutes."

"Huh," said Sal looking around at the destruction around them.

"They somehow all missed you," said Sonic, "How'd you do that?"

"I didn't," said Sal, "See ya when I've stopped Eggman anyway Sonic."

"What?" said Sonic as Sal disappeared in a pink blur.

Sal ran up the side of the building like Shadow and Sonic had, she wasn't sure of how she was doing it just that she had changed into a pink hedgehog and was moving faster than even Sonic or Shadow could. She knew a lot more about, well everything as well.

She jumped at the fortress and watched as Eggman ordered the ship to be moved out of her way, she smiled and disappeared in a flash of white light.

"Was that Chaos Control?" said Sonic, Shadow shook his head.

"Chaos control is normally green Sonic," said Shadow, "That was something else,"

Sal appeared in the one position Eggman didn't want her, in front of the bridge window.

"Get that hedgehog!" screamed Eggman as the two robots moved furiously readying the missiles to fire.

The missiles fired and at the last minute Sal moved so the missiles hit the fortress.

"Did I say to hit my fortress?" said Eggman, "Get, that, hedgehog!"

Sal stood there and shook her head as the Tornado came flying into view.

"That's not Sonic or Shadow," said Chris.

"It's not Amy either," said Tails.

"Look at Eggman," said Chris.

Eggman had fired missiles at Sal for a second time with the same result and was hopping with rage.

"She can't be on Eggman's side if she's making him that mad," said Chris.

"Tails," said Sonic, "Can you see Sal anywhere? She's just vanished."

"There's a pink hedgehog up here," said Tails, "I don't know who it is but it's not Amy."

"That's her," said Shadow, "I know it is."

"Give her the ring!" said Sonic.

"Are you sure?" said Tails.

"Trust me buddy," said Sonic.

"Ok then," said Tails, "Fire the ring Chris."

Chris fired the ring and Sal held out her hand and caught it.

"Raise the Chaos Shield!" yelled Eggman.

"Too late," said the robots, "She's already destroyed the main power bay!"

"And the Emeralds?" yelled Eggman before looking out to see Sal juggling with the five Chaos Emeralds.

"I hate hedgehogs!" screamed Eggman, "Fire everything we have at that hedgehog!"

"Is he crazy?" said the first robot.

"We have to do it or we'll be melted down for scrap," said the second.

"But if we do we'll probably be melted for scrap as well," replied the first.

"Ahh well," said the second before firing every weapon the ship had at Sal.

Sal moved and jumped off the fortress, one of the missiles managed to pull up at the last moment and flew down following Sal before it hit her in the back. She dropped the emeralds and fell towards the ground unconscious.