Slade and Purge stood silent for a few moments. Purge scanned the hedgehog with every sensor he had, 'I fail to see his confidence. His power level is no where near what is needed to get past my armor. He is most likely faster than me, but that won't mater.' Purge's chest orb glowed purple, "I will crush you!"

Slade smirked, "Then shut up and do it!" Purge shot forward and threw his fist at the hedgehog. The fist impacted the ground with such force that it cracked the ground a mile away. Slade was standing on the fist, "You missed!"

"Insolent rodent!" Purge threw his arm up and Slade jumped up. He landed on the ground and ran at Purge. He swung the sword hard and connected with Purge's armor. Purge's other arm shot down. Slade jumped back as it hit the ground. The sword only scratched Purge's armor. Purge laughed as he his palm up, "It will take you a thousand strokes to cut into my armor at the rate your going." A purple orb appeared in his palm, "Of course that is assuming I let you hit the same place that many times." The orb shot at Slade.

Slade held his sword up and sliced the orb in half. The two haves flew off and exploded behind him, "I'm just warming up." The hedgehog ran two fingers along the blade and it glowed with crimson light. He slammed the tip of the blade into the ground and crimson lightning shot through the ground and exploded under Purge. As Purge stepped back, The Sword of Might shot through the air. Purge brought his left hand up and the sword impaled it. Slade shot at him, curled into a ball. He glowed with green energy and slammed into Purge's head. The bot fell back as Slade flew into the air. He flashed with gold energy and rammed into his chest. Purge hit the ground hard as Slade pulled his sword free from Purge's hand. He spun it around and jumped onto Purge's chest, "Time to end this!" He started to slam the tip of the sword into the purple orb on the bot's chest. As the blade reach it, Purge's body sparked with purple energy and Slade was blasted off. Slade rolled to his feet, "Damn!"

"You think I would make it that easy." Purge stood up. The hole in his hand healed in a flash of light, "I'm the ultimate machine! With the ultimate power. All you can do is annoy me until you exhaust yourself."

Slade pointed his sword at Purge, "Even if it costs me my own life. I will destroy you!"

Purge laughed, "Come then! Come to your doom!"

Lazar watched the fight in his crystal ball, "After all they have done, they still haven't been able to find peace."

"The Time Stones were destroyed! If Shadow hadn't have been so rash, they would have the power to destroy Purge."

Lazar nodded toward his guardian, "True! But if Shadow hadn't erased my evil brother from the pages of history, then the world's future would be very bleak indeed. The army they had built would have eventually taken over then planet and an empire would have been formed. Those hedgehogs hold the future of this planet in their hands. If they fail, we all lose."

Slade was smacked back by Purge and he hit the ground hard. The hedgehog pushed himself up, "Nice backhand!"

Purge laughed, "Just let me kill you. I will make it as painless as I can."

Slade looked at his sword, 'There has to be a way to break through that armor. He is has hidden in that armor the last piece of pure darkness. The Emerald of Darkness. THE EMERALD!' Slade smiled, "Well what do you know?"

"What?"

"Bojack just gave me a great idea!"

"Like what!"

Slade jumped high into the air, "I can't beat you out here." The sword glowed gold, "But I can destroy you from within." He threw the sword at Purge. He glowed with green light and disappeared into the sword. The sword suddenly shot forward at light speed and impaled the orb on Purge's chest. The bot cried out as the sword entered him.

Slade opened his eyes and found himself standing on a purple stone landscape. A crystal like wall surrounded the area and a bright purple light glowed above him, "So this is what the inside of an emerald looks like." A purple light dropped from the light and landed on the ground. It shimmered an a purple skinned man walked out. His eyes glowed purple. Slade eyes narrowed, "Luxor! I should have known!"

Luxor laughed, "You think I would allow Robotnik to create a weapon that could rival my power. As soon as the blasted son of yours attacked, I transferred my soul into The Emerald of Darkness." He clenched his fist and it sparked, "You may have managed to pierce my armor, but you will die here."

Slade looked at the light and smirked, "One way or the other, your lose!" He yelled out and split into the three hedgehogs. Sonic crotched down, "Remember the plan!" All three hedgehog's ran at Luxor.

"Foolish rodents!" Luxor threw his hands out and lightning shot out. All three dodged and Speed jumped into the air, "What?"

Sonic and Shadow curled into a ball and slammed into Luxor. Both hedgehogs jumped back as the wizard stood up, "Like we said. You lose either way." Speed entered the glowing light.

Purge's chest orb turned crimson. He flexed his arms and talons, "Damn this feels good!" Speed felt his mind expand as he took control of the armor, "This power!" The bot shook his head, "No! I have a job to do!" Purge floated up and shot into the sky.

Sonic and Shadow kept a good distance from Luxor as he launched a variety of energy at them. They didn't need to beat him. Just keep him occupied until Speed could reach the sun. As soon as they hit it's gravity well, the fight was over. Luxor cursed as he summoned a purple dome around him, "I know your plan. It won't work." He threw his hands out and the dome exploded. The energy release knocked both hedgehog's down and Luxor flew at the light. Shadow was first to his feet and crotched down. He launched himself into the air and reached the light as Luxor did. As Shadow neared Luxor, the wizard opened his mouth and blew out a cloud of purple vapor. It hit Shadow and he was blasted back. He hit the crystal wall and fell to the ground. He was quickly incased in crystal, "Fool!" Luxor entered the light. After a few moments, Speed fell from the light and hit the ground. He too was incased in purple crystal. Luxor hovered downward as Sonic pushed himself up, "And then there was one! I have stopped your plan. We barely got past the moon." He chuckled as Sonic slowly walked towards him, "Give it up! You may represent the heart and soul, the purest form of light. But you stand alone." He heard a strange sound from Sonic. He stepped closer, "I can't believe it! Your laughing."

Sonic looked at him with a huge smile on your face, "Your right. Our plan failed. But I am far from alone. Ever sense I've met these two guys, I have never been alone. Speed is a little bit on the rough side and Shadow tends to be a know it all, but we are linked. They are my brothers. And as long as they live, I WILL NEVER BE ALONE!" Sonic suddenly sparked with energy.

"Imposable! Where did you get such power?"

"Family!" The crystals around Shadow and Speed cracked and exploded. They turned into gold light and shot at Sonic. He absorbed them and turned into Slade. Slade's body erupted with a golden aura, "You can't beat me Luxor! You only draw your power from the darkness. While I draw my power from both the light and the dark. The purest of thoughts and the darkest of desires." Slade slammed his fist into the ground and it started to crack. The cracks glowed gold and spread. They covered the ground and the crystal wall started to crack.

Luxor looked around with horror on his face, "My emerald!"

Slade stood tall, "In order to destroy you, I had to sacrifice The Time Stones. Now I must sacrifice again to finish the job. The swords and dagger I will sacrifice, to seal you in this prison." Slade shot into the air and into the glowing light, "Good bye!"

Purge's orb flashed purple and gold as the armor floated in space. A purple light shined from the orb and a fist sized purple emerald appeared. Purge's orb glowed with golden light as he grabbed the emerald, "Your done! I will send you to the one power that can finish you once and for all." The emerald was covered in gold light, "Be gone!" The emerald shot into space and flew into the sun. Slade looked at his talons, "This armor has been purified. The tainted energy that had covered it and my world is finally gone. It is over!" Slade dropped towards the planet.

One year later

"Be careful!"

"I'm fine Sal!" Sonic was on top of a stepstool trying to place a gold star on top of their Christmas tree. The tree wasn't huge, but Sonic was leaning forward a little to much. Sally stepped forward to catch her husband just incase he fell. Sonic made one swipe at the tree and managed to get the star on the tree, "Yes!" He leaned back and back flipped off the stepstool. He crossed his arms and had a huge smirk on his face, "Told you I could handle it."

Sally sighed, "Get the refreshments. "

"Yes ma'am!" Sonic gave a mock salute and walked into the kitchen.

Sally laughed, the two had only been married for a few months and here they were. Their own house, their own life. Her role as a princess would come up soon, but they decided to cross that bridge when it came. The doorbell rang and she ran to the door. She unlocked the door and opened it. A woman in a red robe walked in. She was covered in snow and she had a large bundle in her arms. Sally helped her remove her hood, "Hi Leda!"

"Hey!" The echidna shook her head to loosen her dreadlocks from her robe. She unwrapped her bundle and reviled the small child inside it. The baby hedgehog yawned as it looked around with its green eyes.

Sally took the baby so Leda could take off her robe, "Where is Speed!"

"I'm here!" A large pile of colorful boxes with legs walked into the doorway. Leda and Sally had to move as it walked into the living room, "Where can I drop these?"

Sally pointed to the corner near the tree, "Over there!" Speed set the boxes down and pulled off his earmuffs. Sally looked at the pile, "You didn't need to bring so many."

Speed chuckled, "This is our first real Christmas. So I went a little overboard."

"A little?" Shadow walked in with Rouge, "Trying to upstage us you mean."

Rouge took off her coat and joined Sally and Leda, "He is adorable."

Shadow smiled as he walked over to Speed, "What is it about women and babies?"

"Your guess is as good as mine."

Sally closed the front door, "Sonic is in the kitchen." The two hedgehog's nodded and went to join Sonic.

The three hedgehogs held a mug of hot cocoa as they stood on the back porch. The snow was falling slowly as the moon shinned bright. Shadow sighed, "Is what I did right?"

Speed shrugged, "I fail to see any wrong doing. The other timeline was no where near as pleasant as this. In this line, I realized the error of my ways much sooner. I was able to spend more time with Leda. Be their when my son was born."

Sonic nodded, "Lord knows what would have happened with me. But all this gave me the kick I needed to get over my fears. Both on the battlefield and with Sally."

Shadow nodded, "Yeah! We saw the darkest depths of our souls. Then I hit the rewind switch."

Sonic held up his mug, "At least the most important thing is still strong."

Speed joined Sonic, "We are still here."

Shadow smiled, "Together!"

They downed their cocoa. Sonic walked towards the door, "Lets go guys! We'll worry about the rest another time."

The End!