Hey looks like they'll be at least one more chapter after this one. Might be an Epilogue. Keep reading, the finale is coming.

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Chapter 13 – Perfectly Chaotic

Deep within the Jungle area a suspicious looking puddle ventures through the grass planning its next move.

They are stronger than I thought. That foolish man has outlived his usefulness. He and the rest of the people on the planet will be punished for their greed and corruption. All of them.

Oh is that the Doctor now. Excellent. I know where I can find six emeralds if that stupid echidna hasn't got rid of them. And the Doctor's machine is the perfect vehicle to take me there.

"They still haven't stopped my master plan. Ah there you are Chaos", said Dr. Robotnik.

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Knuckles was seriously annoyed. He had used every ounce of his strength to reform the Master Emerald yet Angel Island remained in the Ocean. Knuckles then noticed the glow of the Chaos Emeralds and started thinking.

"The Master Emerald has the ability to control the Chaos Emeralds. I wonder, maybe the reverse is true. Maybe they cancel each other out when they are next to each other. But then why do I have this feeling that the Master Emerald is still missing a couple of vital pieces. URGH! Perhaps I should take these to Sonic for his advice", said Knuckles.

I can't allow him to do that, nor can I allow myself to be trapped in that Emerald again. I better strike now.

Knuckles headed toward the bridge away from the shrine when he saw Eggman lying unconscious on the floor.

"What in the world. ARGH!" said Knuckles after being attacked from behind.

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Now I need only one more Emerald. Maybe I can find it in the City.

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Amy wandered down the streets of Station Square, browsing the many shops. She looked sad as if she was missing something.

"'Sigh', I'm all alone again. All that time with that bird, I kind of miss him now", said Amy

I can't sense any emeralds around here. Oh it's that girl. She risked everything for a tiny bird. She united the bird's family and for what? Nothing. Perhaps People aren't so bad after all. Maybe there is still some good in this world.

A Red Flicky flew into the gardens outside of City Hall and explored the ground to find food. Suddenly a crowd of people rushed out of City Hall. The Red Flicky was knocked into a wall due to the force of the crowd's rush.

This is exactly why I want to destroy them all. Every creature is special yet that poor bird was knocked away as if it was nothing. These people are full of greed, corruption and are always rushing somewhere unimportant. They don't deserve to live. They are scum.

The Bird brushed off some dirt and flew away into the air, a little angry. Something about the way the bird acted seemed to say he had a good heart but it was not enough.

Hmm, Back on the metal battleship the Blue Hedgehog was desperate to see the purple flying machine take off and get away from the battleship. Could that have the seventh emerald? If so that purple cat has it and I think I know where to look

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Meanwhile near Tails Workshop in Mystic Ruins, Sonic lay beside a tree in the shade, kicking back and relaxing in the soft warm breeze beside the lake. Even though he had destroyed Eggman's base all on his own he was still itching for more adventure.

"How long does it take for ol' Eggbelly to create some new weapons anyway? I'm waiting!" said Sonic

Suddenly Tails rushed towards Sonic, running full speed before skidding to a halt almost smashing straight into the Blue haired hero.

"Tails. Still trying to increase your speed I see. Good I'm not overly fond of slowing down a little for you", said Sonic.

Tails panted hard with a slight sign of anger in his face.

"Angel…Island…It's still down", said Tails.

Sonic immediately jumped up to his feet in shock. He thought Knuckles had restored the Master Emerald.

"But didn't Knuckles restore the Master Emerald already. Something must still be wrong", said Sonic

"Let's go see Knuckles, maybe he'll know something about it. Maybe he even needs help", said Tails

"Good idea. Ok then here we go!" said Sonic.

Sonic and Tails raced off to the shrine.

Ah Sonic the Hedgehog, now you are a formidable foe. Strong, fast and with a good heart you are the definition of a hero. You and your friend Tails have an amazing unbreakable bond and together are almost unbeatable.

But you have yet to face my perfect form, where I will annihilate all. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, Eggman and every human, bird, fish and animal. No one deserves life anymore, not after what they did.

Sonic and Tails wasted no time in rushing to the Master Emerald shrine where they saw Knuckles and Eggman face down on the floor.

"Knuckles…and Eggman…who did this to you?" asked Sonic.

Knuckles woke up slowly and pulled himself to his feet with Tails' help.

"He…He….took the Chaos Emeralds. Chaos…Chaos…Chaos is still alive", said Knuckles.

"ARGH! He's not going to get away with this", said Eggman standing up and immediately leaving in his Eggmobile.

"Chaos has six emeralds. We can't let him get the seventh. But where is it?" asked Tails.

"The Tornado 2! Of course that big purple cat has it. He lives in the Jungle doesn't he", said Sonic.

"Yeah! We have to hurry. Let's go", said Tails.

Suddenly a flash of red light blinded Sonic. Suddenly he was reliving the entire sequence of events that happened all those years ago. He was introduced to Tikal and watched as her tribe got greedy and badly hurt the innocent Chao as they protected the Master Emerald. Sonic watched as Chaos used the Seven Chaos emeralds and became the massive beast depicted in the mural. He watched as everything in its path was destroyed. And he watched as Tikal sacrificed herself to save everyone.

So many questions were answered then. Chaos was full of rage and still wants revenge. An angry heart does not fade over time. Also the Master Emerald was not complete, as Chaos became a part of it. To raise Angel Island as well as saving people from annihilation he had to make sure Chaos stayed away from the seventh chaos emerald, and convince him to return to his Emerald prison.

The red light faded to find Tails had waited for him. Waving his hands in front of his face.

"Sonic! SONIC!" shouted Tails.

"Huh? Oh I must've fallen asleep. Come on we have to get the last Emerald before Chaos does", said Sonic

"Yeah there's no time to waste. Lead the way Sonic", said Tails.

Sonic and Tails raced towards the Mystic Ruins Jungle. They found the Tornado 2 sitting beside a wooden hut.

"There it is", exclaimed Tails

This is the home of Big the Cat. A symbol of these creatures real desires. They are lazy and they don't care about anything besides their own friends. While I admire their determination to help each other when they are in need, their dormant lazy, greedy, corrupt nature cannot be tolerated. They will all be destroyed. And with this final Emerald I was have that power once more.

It's time for the God of Destruction to destroy.

A huge vortex of water shot up from the ground beneath the Tornado 2 and they knew Chaos had finally done it. Chaos had finally gathered all seven chaos emeralds. Sonic froze with fear, Tails grabbed hold of Sonic's arm.

"He, He has the last Emerald. No!" said Sonic

"Now what do we do?"

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While Sonic raced to Station Square to watch the impending disaster Chaos tore the city apart. In no time at all the Sewers underneath the city filled up and water burst from underneath the roads, splitting them in half. Cars flew into the air and the many potholes became geysers shooting from the sewers.

Then the water started to travel upwards. Into the many Skyscrapers and shot out of the windows, shattering glass everywhere. Sonic, Tails and the rest of the Heroes tried their best to save as many lives as possible. Tails more so than any other. He had just saved the city from Eggman's missile he was not going to let that go in vain.

Sonic stood up and looked at a Skyscraper. He was drawn to that skyscraper for some reason, which soon became apparent. Even though he did not know why, he knew Chaos was in that Skyscraper and soon enough a giant shark like water head morphed from an explosion of water.

Chaos looked the same as he did in the mural and in his vision. This was his most powerful form. This was Perfect Chaos.

Sonic gritted his teeth in rage. He hated destruction, particularly from his own failure, no matter how inevitable it may be. Then he felt the soothing warmth of the red light again.

"It's you isn't it? The one who sealed Chaos in the Master Emerald? Tikal", said Sonic.

The Red light became a semi-transparent image of the Echidna girl from the heroes' visions. They all instantly recognised her, confused at how she could still be alive. Of course she wasn't. This was merely her spirit aiming to guide them through their adventures.

"My Heart has always belonged to the Master Emerald as well as Chaos'. His Heart is full of rage right now and because of that he will not stop until everything is destroyed. Chaos is the physical representation of Chaos Energy. It feeds off emotions, it lives off them. Whether they are Good, or bad. He cannot be stopped we must seal him in the Master Emerald", said Tikal.

"No, that won't help. Sealing him away will not sooth his anger just hide in behind the walls of an emerald prison. And what happens when he is released again. We have to do something now", said Sonic

"You're right but what. Chaos is way too strong, even for you", said Tikal.

The Seven Chaos Emeralds fell from the sky towards the ground as stones. Meanwhile the Jet engines of a huge battleship could be heard. It was Eggman, in another Egg Carrier!

"The Egg Carrier 2 was built just in case this happened. You have defied your master stupid beast. No you will pay the ultimate price for double crossing me", said Eggman.

Eggman charged his big laser cannon and prepared to fire at Chaos. Chaos immediately charged up a giant laser beam of his own and fired it directly at the Egg Carrier 2. The Battleship started to explode and crashed into the ruins nearby.

Eggman just escaped in time and crashed near Sonic and his friends.

"Such power. We don't stand a chance", said Sonic.

Tails closed his eyes and focused for a moment. Why did the Chaos Emeralds turn to stone? Then it suddenly hit him. Tails picked up a stone emerald and tapped Sonic on the shoulder.

"Here take this", said Tails.

Sonic turned and grabbed the stone emerald. Soon the collective heroes and Eggman gave Sonic all seven stone emeralds, Eggman rather reluctantly. Sonic remained confused.

"What am I meant to do with these?" asked Sonic

"Chaos is full of rage right. Anger is a Negative Emotion. A strong Negative Emotion. The Chaos Emeralds are powered by feelings and emotions", said Tails.

"He's right. There is still power in these stone gems. Power that you can tap into Sonic", said Eggman.

"All we need is to use positive emotions. Like Love", said Amy as the Red Flicky flew into her arms, "And the ability to change for the better"

"Friendship. Doing anything for your friends", said Big

"Commitment. A goal to complete even if you don't understand why", said Knuckles

"Determination. Never stopping in your pursuit to achieve your goals", said Eggman

"Belief. A sense that you can achieve anything, even when all logic says you can't", said Tails.

"And above all Hope. The Belief that things will get better no matter how bleak they seem", said Tikal.

Sonic understood what they were trying to say. Sonic needed to tap into the positive side of the emeralds just like Chaos tapped into Negative side. To do that he needed to be filled with lots of positive thoughts and feelings. But even so the Stone emeralds still refused to glow.

"It's not working", said Sonic, "But I believe we're on the right track. If only we could make things more positive around here. Maybe we'd have a chance. But how on Earth do we do that?" Asked Sonic.