Crystal Chaos

A couple of hours since the battle against Eggman and the Dark Kingdom. The girls were catching their breath back at their homes and recovered their energy after eating something. Lita was resting on her couch when she heard a knock on the door she went and she answered it and there were two familiar faces.

"Sonic Tails? What are you doing here?" Lita asked.

"We've come to get you for what we are about to do." Sonic said. Lita invited them in and they all sat down.

"What is it exactly you came here for?" Lita asked.

"We've come to honor your request." Sonic said.

"What request?" Lita asked.

"Zoisite is getting desperate for the Rainbow Crystals." Tails said.

"Knuckles still has his." Sonic said. "And since he's not going to listen to reason, at least until something really bad happens."

"We were going to Angel Island to get the crystal, and since you asked if you yourself can handle Knuckles, then we decided to take you with us in order to fulfill your request." Tails said.

"Yes!" She said slamming her fist into her hand. "I'll show him, after he called me weak!"

"Yes and it will be just us, I didn't tell the others." Sonic said. "I didn't want them to worry."

"I understand." Lita nodded.

"First we must head out to our home." Tails said.

After they left Lita's apartment they headed out to Sonic and Tails home in the forest.

The Dark Kingdom

Beryl had her eyes closed and she kept moving her hand around her crystal ball.

"Zoisite!" Beryl called. He arrived in his flurry of petals.

"Yes my queen." He bowed.

"I sense something is going to happen at the Angel Island." Beryl said. "You should go there immediately. I think this is a good chance to seize Knuckle's Rainbow Crystal."

"I shall go and investigate my lady!" He bowed again and he vanished.

Back in Japan the three managed to reach it after an hour and a half.

"We must prepare for what wiles ahead." Sonic said. "It will be dark by the time we get back." Said Tails.

"I can make the journey in at least five minutes." Sonic laughed.

After half an hour of eating and short exercise sessions they moved towards Angel Island.

"So where are we going exactly?" Lita asked.

"To the Hidden Palace where the Master Emerald resides." Sonic said.

"Knuckles will certainly be there." Tails explained.

"Why?" Lita asked.

"Because Knuckles has a job, an obligation, we are not sure why, but it was a duty he was fated to have, to guard and protect the Master Emerald and the Island." Tails explained.

They arrived at the outer border of the bays of Japan and saw the Island out in the waters the police were still standing guard.

"Strange." Sonic said, as they hid behind a tree. "Those cops are the same ones we and Tails saw on our last visit."

"They have blank looks on their faces and their eyes are pale white!" Tails said.

"Did something happen to them?" Lita asked.

"I don't know but we got to get by them." Sonic said. He picked her up and he and Tails rushed by the guards without being seen.

"That was strange!" Sonic said looking back. "They didn't even flinch and look past themselves when we went by them!"

"I guess we can figure this out later." Lita said. "We have to get that crystal back!"

They continued through the jungle and went into a cave.

"This Island is so vast!" Lita said.

"Yes." Sonic said. "This Island has a lot of things. It has a Glacier, a Volcano, a Diamond Mine, a jungle and a forest of gargantuan mushrooms, and a desert and even a Temple that resides in the clouds, with many ruins, even some underground in the main waterways, there's a huge city down there!"

"This Island is incredible if it has all that!" Lita gasped.

"This cave is a shortcut to the hidden palace." Tails said.

"You know." Sonic said. "You might want to transform!"

"Right!" Said Lita.

"Jupiter Power Make Up!"

"Ok." Sailor Jupiter said. "I'm ready." They continued down the cave and made it through to the vast palace. The roof was really high and dark almost as if you were staring into the abyss. Except there is a giant white hole inside the center.

"Wow!" Sailor Jupiter said in amazement, there are many stone and marble columns making up the place almost like an ancient Greek temple.

"I know it's amazing." Sonic said. "But for now try to stay quiet!"

"Ok." She said as they walked through the corridors.

They walked forward and Sonic and Tails showed her a small pedestal with a red gem in the center.

"What is this thing?" Sailor Jupiter asked.

"Watch this!" Tails said, he jumped onto the red gem and it began to make loud charging noises and then a white tube of light shot out from the center and it covered the pedestal and engulfed Tails.

"WEEEEEEEE!" He shouted as his voice traveled up the tube of light.

"It's a transporter." Sonic said. "These are scattered all around this place and the temple in the sky. But they really only take you up to the next level kind of like an elevator."

"Hey!" Tails called from above. "What's taking so long!?"

"Ok so step on the red gem and it does the rest!" Sonic explained.

Sailor Jupiter stepped on it and after the charging sounds Sailor Jupiter found herself in a warm light and she zipped up the light and was spat out on the next floor face down in front of Tails.

"That was crazy!" She said getting up. "But fun!"

"It usually always is for first time riders!" Sonic said coming out of the light himself.

"Be ready!" Sonic said. "Knuckles is just ahead." Then they continued and after climbing some stairs they arrived and they saw the shrine of the Master Emerald. Seven empty pedestals stood surrounding the main pedestal bearing the giant green emerald.

"Is that!?" Sailor Jupiter said, eyeing the green gem.

"Yes." Sonic said "That is the Master Emerald!"

"It's huge!" Sailor Jupiter gasped, with hungry eyes for jewelry.

"Yes it is!" Said a voice and Knuckles came out from behind. "What do you want with my emerald?"

"We don't want the Master Emerald." Tails said.

"All we want is the Rainbow crystal you have!" Sonic said.

"This?" Knuckles asked, taking it out.

"Yes that's all we want!" Sailor Jupiter said.

"Normally I would give it to you no questions asked but I will give you thieves nothing!" Knuckles sneered. "After all you broke into my home!"

"So you're not going to hand it over?" Sailor Jupiter asked, stepping forward.

"Not without a fight!" Knuckles smirked putting it away. "He put up his fist."

"Good I will fight you and prove that I am not weak and I can wipe the floor with you!" Sailor Jupiter said cracking her knuckles.

"You've got to be joking!" Knuckles laughed. "But if you really want me to pound your face, then I gladly do the job for you!"

"Bring it!" Sailor Jupiter said, and she charged at Knuckles ready to give him a punch. "Your crystal is mine!"

Knuckles jumped up and dodged her attack and he punched and he dove down and socked Jupiter on the top of her head.

"Gaaa!" She cried as she went down.

"Ha!" Knuckles laughed. "I win!"

"No you haven't!" Sailor Jupiter snarled as she stood back up holding her head.

"You want more! HA!" He laughed. "I have to admit you have spirit. I admire that!"

"You can do this!" Sonic encouraged.

"Don't give up!" Tails cheered.

Sailor Jupiter charged and swung her fist at him again, like before Knuckles just jumped but Jupiter swiftly grabbed his legs and threw him down and then she kicked him and he rolled on his front and stood up.

Knuckles stood up and smiled at Sailor Jupiter.

"Ha!" He laughed. "Not bad! You really do have something in you after all!"

"See? I showed you that I am strong!" Sailor Jupiter smiled.

"Not really you just got lucky." Knuckles scoffed. "You're still no match for me!"

Knuckles used his spin dash and he finally charged at Sailor Jupiter. Tails tried to step in but Sonic stopped him.

"This won't stop me!" Sailor Jupiter shouted, she caught Knuckles in her hands and struggled to hold him but she got pulled into the spin dash as well.

"WAAAAAAA!" They both screamed. They both were now spinning out of control, they all flipped around in circles until they both hit the ground hard.

"Whoa." They both said wobbling around dizzy.

"You'll pay for throwing me off!" Knuckles said, attempting to throw a punch at her but he was far too dizzy and just punched nothing.

Sonic and Tails felt a little uneasy about this situation. Sailor Jupiter tried a kick but she flipped and fell on her back. They both wobbled and fell to the ground and after that they came out of their state of dizziness.

"Ok!" Sailor Jupiter said, shaking her head. "I hope you learned not to try that stupid stunt again!"

"Maybe." Knuckles said. "But it doesn't matter, I can still snap you like a twig!" Little did anyone know a person was watching and hiding in the dark.

"Come on!" Sonic cheered. "You can do this!" They both charged at each other again and with a punch ready from the both of them they both collided they both managed to land their punches on each other. They both rubbed their cheeks from the pain.

"Let me show you something good!" Knuckles said, he dashed to the wall and slammed the points on his hands into the wall and began to climb up. Jupiter tried to use her special attack.

"Supreme Thunder!"

Knuckles separated himself from the wall and dodged the lightning and he moved out and once he was over her he dove at her and began to spin really fast and his new attack knocked Sailor Jupiter face down and he began to pound on her back and then punched her away.

"That's my Drill Dive!" Knuckles said.

"That's it I'm getting in this!" Sonic said.

"No!" said Sailor Jupiter struggling to get up. "I won't stop, I can keep going!"

"You're so foolish!" Knuckles laughed. "There are times when you must learn to quit! You should know I already won!"

"No you haven't!" Sailor Jupiter said getting back on her feet. She charged at Knuckles, he was too stunned at her sheer will to keep going. He quickly threw a punch at her but She quickly backflipped and used her legs to give Knuckles a kick in the face. He went up in the air and she quickly punched his back and he was launched up further and she used her attack once more.

"Supreme Thunder!"

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Knuckles screamed as the electricity surged through his whole body. When it stopped electricity discharged from his body at small intervals and his body was smoking. The Rainbow Crystal flew away from him and landed a few feet away on the ground, and Knuckles hit the ground and by the looks of him he wasn't getting up.

"That's it!" Sonic called. He and Tails rushed towards it, but someone else's hand reached down and picked it up.

"Hey!" Tails shouted. "Hand that over right now!"

"Hahahaha!" A familiar voice laughed, and Zoisite rose up with the crystal in hand and smiled. "Why thanks for your help!" He vanished.

"Damn it!" Sailor Jupiter grunted. "Zoisite got it!"

"Better he got it than you!" Knuckles smiled getting up on his knees.

"I would get your Chaos Emerald." Sonic said. "But I'll save that for another time our business is finished."

They turned and began to walk out of the palace.

"I think even though I didn't get the crystal, we have proven how strong I am." Sailor Jupiter said, she turned to walk away with Sonic and Tails.

"Hey Jupiter!" Knuckles called, and she stopped and looked back at him as he stood up. I" would love to finish this with you! I acknowledge your strength."

She smiled at him and nodded and walked back to Sonic and Tails, breathing heavily and looking bruised and very tired.

"You did good Jupiter." Sonic said. "Let me take you back so you can catch your breath."

"Thanks I would appreciate it!" She said, Sonic picked her up and ran her back to her home and Tails went back to the forest. She fell asleep halfway there in Sonic's arms and changed back to her normal self.

Sonic entered her apartment and placed her on the couch and tucked her in. Sonic smiled at her.

"Don't worry." Sonic whispered. "I will take the heat for not getting the crystal back from him." He left and went back home.