Chapter Four

A month later.

Sonic walks into the royal jail. He walks down to where the prisoners are. He goes to cell 1G.

"You're still here? I'm speechless." Sonic says.
"If you were as speechless as you say; you wouldn't be down here talking to me every day." Eggman retorts.
"I'm waiting for you to unleash your escape plan." Sonic answers. "We all know that's what you've been planning this past month."
"You really think that, don't you?" Eggman hands him a piece of paper. "What do you think of this then?"

Sonic starts to read the paper aloud. " 'From the pen of Eggman. This is the story of my life. Here I will discuss the many trials and tribulations that I have been though over the years.' "

Sonic stops reading. "This is some sort of secret code, isn't it?"

"You're overcomplicating the situation. It's exactly what it's meant to be. My memoirs."
"Why would you be writing that?"
"I highly doubt they're going to release me anytime soon. I wouldn't be surprised if I was stuck here for life." Eggman pauses then continues while looking directly at Sonic.

"Sonic, you have to understand. I gave up on being a villain. Once I faced those two, I realized that there was no clear hope. They're are much too powerful for me to deal with. You have to accept this. Now go and leave me in peace."

A palace guard walks up to Sonic.

"You are to come with me. The king wishes to speak to you."
"I don't feel like talking with him right now." Sonic says.
"This is not a request!"

The guard escorts Sonic into the royal throne room.

"It's about time you showed up! It's not good to keep a king waiting."

Sonic turns his head away not wanting to look at him.

"Where is Sally?"
"She's surveying New Megaopolis. She's going to decide how to reconstruct the city, to make it more suitable for living… Why won't you look at me?"
"It's hard to accept that you're the king, Scourge."

"Why must you be so difficult, Sonic?" Scourge asks pointing the royal specter at him.
"Don't you think it's strange? Elias was the king until he 'mysteriously' died."

Scourge shrugs. " I can't help it if these things happen."

"There's something else I've have to ask. Why did Sally choose you?"
"I don't know why you must ask me this. She once offered you the position and you turned it down! After fully coming to her senses, she found a much better choice."
"So, why did you want to talk to me?"
"I wanted to see how much you know. I think you know a little too much. Guards!"

Two guards come running in. They grab Sonic before he can make a getaway.

"Bring Sonic to 'you know where'."

"Yes, Sir!" They bring Sonic outside and force him to go inside a plane. They slap handcuffs on his arms and legs. Sonic begrudging sits down. He looks to side and sees Julie-Su with a gag over mouth. Her arms are handcuff behind her back.

"What are you doing here?" Sonic asks.
"Mmmfff! Mmff!" Julie-Su yells her voice muffed.

Back at the palace Scourge is relaxing when he sees his friend Mandy walk in.

"Hi, Mandy. It's good to see you. How is ruling the Angel Island going for you?" Scourge asks.

"I made them change the name back. It's now called the Floating Island once again. Angel Island. Ugh! What a stupid name! Anyway, everything's going great. Except for that stupid pink echidna. I had to get her out of the way. After I did that I married Rouge. We have two kids together. One is called Disel the Mouse the 1st and the other is Disel the Mouse the 2nd. I have a good life."

"I know what you mean." Scourge says. He reflects for a moment. "I'm so glad things are finally going our way."
"I agree. We totally deserve this!" Mandy replies.

Meanwhile the aircraft containing Sonic and Julie-Su lands. They are thrown out of the craft and roughly land on the ground below them. The craft takes off and disappears as it flies further and further away from the two.

Furious Julie-Su pulls at her handcuffs as hard as she can. Using all of her strength she breaks the chain linking the cuffs together. She roughly takes the gag off of her mouth and throws it to the ground.

"ARRRGGGHHH! How could this of happened! We have to do something about this!"

She turns and sees that Sonic is still handcuffed.

"First, could you give me a little help here?" Sonic asks.
"Sure. Just wait a moment." Julie-Su reaches into a pouch that is wrapped around her waist. She pulls a gun out.
"Hold still. Or else I might hit you."
"You have good aim, right?" Sonic asks.

"I know how to use a gun!" She snaps before aiming her gun and shooting off the link to the handcuffs.

"Thanks." Sonic then notices Julie-Su looking upset.
"Is something wrong?"
"How can you ask such a stupid question?" She sighs deeply before continuing. "Locke, Knuckles and the rest of the Chaotix disappeared. I did some investigating to find them. Mandy found out and had me arrested. He.. he rules the Floating Island now."

"Something has happened. No matter what it takes I'm going to stop those two." Sonic says determined.
"I'll join you." Julie-Su says.
"Take my hand."

"Why?" Julie-Su gives him a funny look.
"I'm going to start running and once I do I know there's no way you'll be able to catch up."

Julie-Su takes Sonic's right hand.

Sonic starts running as fast as he can. He comes across a steep cliff. He stops running just in time.

"Where are we?" Julie-Su asks.
"We must be in the Mobian desert. Hmm.. It looks like we have to climb down if we want to get to the other side."
"Now I remember. Isn't this the cliff that stretches out for over a million miles?" Julie-Su asks.
"Maybe. But that's fine. It certainly can't take us forever to get back to Knothole…."

The End