Sonic's eyes looked all over the place for an escape route, but it was either an army of skeletons, a nut job with a very large axe, or a whacked out wizard. Sonic glanced up and saw some vultures fly over head, "I'll take the birds." He bent his legs down, "See ya!" He launched himself skyward. Wei ran in and cut the log Sonic had been standing on in half. Sonic grabbed a tree branch and swung clear. He landed behind the circle of skeletons, "Well it has been a blast. We really should do this again some time." Sonic shot toward the forest.

Bonz flung his arm up and the skeletons broke apart. They flew past Sonic and formed a large wall in front of him. Sonic curled into a ball and rammed it. The sound of bones snapping filled the air as Sonic tried to spin through the wall. Bonz chuckled and clenched his fist. The wall collapsed onto Sonic. Bonz signaled Wei, "Make sure his is alive!" The fox nodded and ran toward the pile. He slammed his axe into the ground and started digging. After a few moments, he pulled Sonic's limp form from the pile and tossed it onto the ground. Bonz walked up and checked him, "Good! I was afraid I over did it." Sonic was covered in cuts and gashes, but alive.

Wei bent down to pick the hedgehog up, but stopped when Bonz fell down. Several arrows were imbedded into his back. Wei went for his axe, but a blue pulse of energy blasted the axe into the air. It spun in mid-air and landed on the ground a few feet away. Three mammals walked into the village clearing. A female hedgehog held a bow and a male rabbit held a staff. The one in the middle stepped forward. He was human. Bright red hair, light skin, and piercing green eyes. Wei looked from the group to his axe. He lunged for the axe, but the human thrusted his palms out and a blue energy blast shot Wei down. The fox started to run for the woods. The hedgehog drew four arrows from her quiver and took aim with her bow. She shot all the arrows at the same time and they dropped the huge fox. The human nodded, "Bring the blue one.

King Max Acorn rubbed his eyes as he sat at his desk. He had hopped to go on vacation with his wife for a well-deserved week off, but the kingdom crazy. First several members of the Freedom Fighters go crazy and attack their friends. Then ten women, including his daughter suddenly get pregnant at the same time and have their children within one month. Knuckles comes in injured, Speed's grave seems to have been destroyed, and finally a security team finds a human male impaled in the back with a wooden cross. And with all this going on, Sonic is still missing. The squirrel sat back in his chair, "I worry that no matter what we do, this world of ours is circling the drain."

A figure in the corner shadow nods his head, "Of course this world is circling the drain. It is sick!"

"What are the odds that we can make it well again?"

"Better than most would give it." The figure walked from the shadows. He was a pale human with scraggly blue hair, "But there are obstacles in the way of the cure."

The king nodded, "There are always obstacles. But the true question is what are they?"

"They will revile themselves shortly. And when they do, together, we will eradicate them and purify this world."

The king smiled, "Peace will finally rule this land. I look forward to seeing it."

"You will!"

The king shook the man's hand, "I knew hiring you, as an advisor was a good idea, Luxor!"

The man bowed, "Just trying to help the cause of peace."

"You are!" The king looked to the Seal of Acorns on the wall behind him, "Soon, this will be the symbol of this world. And the people will be able to rest easy."

Luxor hid his smirk, 'There will be peace old man, but it won't be your seal that will wave high. It will be mine!'

Sonic opened his eyes. He was in a cave, or something similar. He was covered in some large furs. He sat up and found himself bandaged up. Brown rabbit that had rescued him from the village was sitting cross-legged on the other side of the room. He wore what Sonic recognized a fighting gi and had black cloth wrapped around his eyes. He turned his head toward Sonic's direction, "You have finally woken up! We were worried."

"How long was I out?"

"Three days!"

"Dang!" Sonic tossed off the furs and found his sneakers, socks, and gloves sitting next to him. He put them on and stood up, "Well thanks!" As he walked past the rabbit, the rabbit's handpicked up the wooden staff next to him and he raised it up to block Sonic's path. Sonic stepped back, "Want a tip?"

The rabbit stood up and smiled, "There is no need to leave. You are among friends."

"Well that is left to be considered." The human and hedgehog walked in.

The rabbit shrugged, "I fail to see why we can't consider him a friend. He was being attacked by Luxor's troops."

The human sighed, "Razor! You're a little too naive."

"But Blaze, I can sense his aura. He is pure!"

Blaze sighed, "I respect your insight! But I will decide whom we trust."

The hedgehog pulled Sonic aside, "Sorry about them!" The two continued to argue as she lead Sonic out of the room and down a cave like corridor, "My name Nina!"

"Sonic! So what is going on here?"

"You have been pulled or thrown into this realm."

"Why? I remember a battle with some of my friends and they sent me here."

"The dark wizard, Luxor has been conquering other realms for several hundred years. Everyone here are the only survivors from the other realms. We have banded together to try and take Luxor down, but so far, we have failed."

Sonic nodded, "So are you the descendants of the first ones here?"

Nina stopped walking. Sonic gulped as she started to tear up. "We can't have children here. If we do, the nature of this realm will quickly turn them into violent evil creatures."

"I'm sorry!"

Nina wiped her eyes, "Don't be! We just have to try harder to free us from this place."

Sonic smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Don't worry! With me on your side, the enemy hasn't got a chance."

Sally sat in the castle garden, watching her four-year-old play with a blue ball. She had just gotten out of a long series of test that she and her daughter would have to go through for a while. The speed of the growth of the child and her recovery has a lot of people worried. The others had it just as rough. Amy and Bunnie acted like the crazy behavior never happened and they are just glad their daughters are well. Sally sighed, she wished she could be happy, but Sonic was still missing, and the one person she could talk to had also vanished. Knuckles had returned to Angel Island, but promised to return. "Princess Sally!"

Sally turned her head and saw Luxor walking toward the bench, "Advisor Luxor!"

The man smiled, "Luxor will do! My title is only necessary when I am at the king's side." He sat down next to her and watched the small child playing, "I see that you child is growing well."

"People still worry about her growth rate."

"I wouldn't! Just be happy that you have a child." Luxor stood up, "Times of happiness and joy are rare these days. Treasure the ones you have."

"Sonic is gone, Tails is still acting savage, Speed's body was stolen, and my friend Leda has vanished."

Luxor gently took her hand and kissed it, "Take care my princess and keep your hopes up! Only if you do that, will your friends and loved ones come back to you."

"Thank you!"

Luxor bowed and started to walk away. He stopped, "Oh and what is your daughter's name."

"Sonia!"

"A very beautiful name. Be well my princess!" Luxor walked out of the castle. He walked passed the graveyard and looked at the giant hole and smashed tombstone, "So you preferred the walking dead to a peaceful sleep. I hope Shadow has more brains than you did." He vanished in a puff of black smoke.

Shadow walked to the large black dragon that sat in the main stable. He was flanked by two black echidnas in red battle armor. He himself was dressed in black armor and he carried a black helmet. He mounted the dragon and sat on the saddle in-between the dragon's wings. His bodyguards got onto smaller dragons on either side of his. The dragons walked out of the stable and into the nightlight. Squads of men in hooded robes and men in light armor waited for the dragons to walk up. Shadow raised his fist into the sky, "We know where the rebels are hiding. Tonight we will crush them under our feet and bring order to this realm." The men below cheered and mounted their horses and carriages. Shadow put his helmet on and the dragon took flight. He smiled to himself, "Tonight Sonic, we decide who is the true hedgehog around here."