(Hey everyone! how you guys been? You all having a great summer? Well guess what. I'm going to make it greater because not only have I completed one of my stories' chapters but another one as well! I cant wait to see what you all think. now last time Sonic saved Sally from a punishment she did not deserve. and Robotnik has begun searching for the one who can allow him entry into the Cavern of Chaos without another incident like with Ebony happening... So now what will happen in this chapter? Findout now.

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In his secret laboratory, Robotnik with Snively were using their hidden supercomputer in order to identify the one person, Mobian or Overlander, who could enter the cavern.

"Excuse me, Sir, but why are we using our personal terminal to find this person when we could have the Swatbots do it for us?" Snively asked. He was working on supplying power to the machine while it appeared to be making a digital layout of the city.

"Save your breath, Snively! Supply more power to the digital layout of the machine now!" Robotnik shouted as he placed the ring in the center of some sort of apex center high above the digital layout. He then fixed a machine and a lightning bolt shot through the center the ring and continued to the virtual layout.

"O Ring of Acorn throughout time, reveal to me who the one to enter the Cavern of Chaos is!" It revealed the head of the spirit of Chaos and showed Sonic climbing up a ladder. He looked back and held out his hand to help a still disguised Sally climb up the ladder. It also showed Tails flying along them, spinning his tails around as he flew upwards.

Robotnik smirked when he saw the blue hedgehog. "Yes! There he is. The Chaos Emerald in the rough!"

"What? He's the one that we've been looking for all this time?" Snively asked, walking into the area to get a better look. As he did, he was immediately zapped by the high voltage of the digital layout and was sent flying around the city.

"Shall we have the guards send him an invitation?" Robotnik asked, thinking to himself and ignoring Snively's pain, as the minute Overlander shot past him and into a wall.

"Swell…" Snively wheezed in reply, before sliding down to the floor.

Robotnik laughed and turned his attention to the Hedgehog.

By dusk, Sonic had reached the rooftop. He turned back and helped Sally up with him.

"We're Almost there." Sonic told her as Sally stood up. When she put her feet on the roof however, they got caught by the rim of her cloak which caused her to stumble and fall forwards. Fortunately, Sonic was quick enough to grab her by the arms. Sally's face came in contact with the blue hedgehog's bare chest. When she looked up, her eyes immediately met his. As both stared into each other's eyes, both began to experience a strange feeling growing inside them. They blushed before letting themselves go.

"I want to thank you for saving me from that man." Sally said, still shy of her little accident seconds before.

"Meh, forget it." Sonic assured her and started to sprint ahead.

"So, was it your first time in the market?" Sonic asked Sally, as he rolled up before shooting forward and actually made the jump across a gap between the rooftops. Tails was with him. He got his tails ready to spin again, then ran and jumped, his tails acting as propellers this time. They landed perfectly and with ease on the other roof top. Sonic made a pose like an Olympic athlete would make whenever he won an event.

"Is it that obvious?" Sally asked, feeling embarrassed now for being so easily spotted. Though embarrassed, she was still amazed by the physical abilities of the two Mobians that had saved her life.

"Well you do sorta stand out." Sonic said, staring back into her eyes. Sally remained silent as a small smile formed on her lips, making her look very beautiful.

Shaking himself out of it, Sonic corrected himself, "What I mean is, you don't seem to know just how mondo dangerous it is to be in Mobotropolis where Overlanders still hold a grudge."

As Sonic and tails fixed a plank of wood for Sally to walk across, they heard something like feet on the rooftop behind them and turned to see Sally standing there, a wooden pole in her hands. She smiled slyly and assured the two jaw-slacked guys, "I'm a very quick study."

She then tossed the pole to Sonic who stared, amazed, while Tails blinked at what he had just witnessed. Sonic then passed the pole to his friend who began to make a jealous expression.

Sonic approached Sally, took her hand and said, "Come on. It's this way."

The three of them continued their way to their destination, Sonic and Tail's home. Sonic was helping Sally through some tilted planks and beams of wood.

"This is where you two live?" Sally asked, somewhat amazed at how two young men, well one young man and a young boy, were able to survive and live in a place like this.

"Yeah, just me and Tails. Though we come and go when we like. Because we're always juice'n and jam'n. "

"Sounds perfect." Sally remarked, liking how the two guys lived.

"It might not be a big deal hotel, but we got a superb view!" Sonic told her. He drew back the curtain to take in a view of the castle.

"The castle looks pretty amazing in this light, huh?" Sonic asked, staring out onto the horizon where the castle stood behind several smaller buildings. Upon seen the castle, Sally's smile fainted. She exhaled and sat down, turning away from the castle.

"Yeah… Amazing." Sally answered, not wanting to look at the castle, let alone talk about it with the two guys she had just met. Tails noticed her tone and was worried, even after joining Sonic in viewing Acorn Castle.

"Always wondered what it's like to live there, having servants and valets." Sonic said, still staring at the castle.

"People who are constantly telling you how to dress and where to go…" The disguised princess added, disappointment and annoyance evident in her words.

"It's better like that than here. Especially while making sure Tails survives all of this." Sonic said, picking up a chilidog as he walked over. Tails looked at his best friend, touched that the hedgehog still thought of him in this way.

"Every day, you're scrapping for food, escaping the guards, trying to find a safe place to sleep…" Sonic continued taking a bite out of his Chilidog.

"Never get the chance to make your own decisions. Always having someone around you, watching who you speak to and how" Sally said. She was trying to forget the memories of always having to live a certain way and not live the life she wanted, especially when she was around her best friend, Bunnie.

"You just feel like you're completely…"

"You're so…"

"…trapped!" Both said at the exact same time. They then turned to look at each other. It appeared that they had more in common than they initially thought. Sally couldn't help but smile, because to her, Sonic was better than any prince she had ever met before. Sonic was beginning to smile back when he caught himself doing so.

Clearing his throat, the Blue hedgehog grabbed another chilidog, sliding it down his arm to Sally skillfully, asking her, "So… where're you from?"

"What does it matter? I ran away and I'm not going back." said the princess.

Sonic sat next to the disguised princess as he ate more of his chilidog. "What? Why?"

"My father is forcing me marry someone." answered the princess.

Hearing this, Sonic began to feel sorry for her. He didn't like anyone being forced to do anything and told her, "Oh… Th-that's horrible…"

"Thanks!" said Sally. A small smile broke out on her face.

Just as Tails was about to take one of the food items that they had snatched earlier, Sonic spotted him and cried out, at his rudeness, "Tails!"

They were in a hushed argument about something when they abruptly stopped. Confused by this, Sally asked, "What is it?"

"Uhh… Tails said…" Sonic began, before he got an idea and said to the princess, "He said that's unfair how you're being treated in that way…"

He knew full well that Tails did not exactly say that. Being as young as he was, Tails didn't think it was right to be forced to marry someone. Sally asked, "Oh, really?"

"Of course." Sonic said smiling. He moved to sit closer to the red-headed chipmunk.

"And did 'Tails' have anything more to say?" asked the princess, leaning closer to the hedgehog.

"He also wishes to help in anyway possible." Sonic answered, looking deeply into the young woman's eyes. Tails, being a typical twelve year old, gagged behind his hand at seeing this.

"Hmm, tell him that's very sweet of him." Sally replied, looking as deeply back into the blue-hedgehog's eyes. Just as their lips were about to make contact.

"Found you, Hedghog!"

The three of them turned to see Hamlin and Swatbots at the entrance.

"They found me!" Sonic and Sally exclaimed together. Looking together in confusion they asked, "They're after you?"

"My father must have sent them to-" Sally deduced, as she and the other two watched as Hamlin and the Swatbots began making the entrance bigger for them to get through. Sonic stood at the ledge of the hole and extended his hand to Sally, asking, "Ready to do it to it?

"What?" Sally asked, confused.

"Ready to do it to it?!"

"Yes..." Sally said, unsure of what the hedgehog planned on doing next. The next thing she knew she was pulled into the blue hedgehog's arms, bridal style, and ran down the building with Tails following close behind. They hurried to the bottom of the wall before stopping on another rooftop. As Sonic stopped to look back at the guards, the three of them noticed the sounds of wood creaking beneath them and looked down to discover that the roof that they were standing on wasn't stable. It gave way, which caused them to fall before they could get off it in time. The three of them landed on a big mound of hay and flour. Sonic helped Sally up before saying, "Let's go!"

While looking for Tails, who was in deeply underneath more hay than the others, they bumped into more Swatbots with Antoine, sitting on their metal shoulders. Looking down at the Hedgehog he smirked, "I 'ave you now, 'edge'og!"

Jumping off them, Antoine snapped orders to his robotic soldiers, "Put 'im in ze dungeon!"

The Swatbots went to obey, keen on keepin Sonic's feet from touching the ground, holding on to his arms tightly, not giving him any leg room.

"Let him go!" Sally cried, as she moved to get the hedgehog freed.

Noticing her, Antoine sighed, "Oh worries me… It 'ave seemed that there's another damsel flower that this skunk had confused."

Hamlin pushed her away. With a new sense of determination, Sally got up and threw off her hood, greatly angered by this show of disrespect. Speaking loudly, "I order you, as princess: Let him go!"

While the other guards were gasping in shock at this revelation, Antoine was screaming in horror at his actions. All of them went to kneel before her, especially the Swatbots, as per their programming. Antoine acknowledged her identity by saying, "Princezz Sally."

Sonic gapped in shock as he asked, repeating, "The princess?"

"The Princess?" Tails also asked, quietly from his trapped place.

"Moi Princezz! What are you doing 'ere with dis fuel of a Hedgehog?" Antoine asked, concerned for her wellbeing, bewildered at finding her in the presence of someone so unworthy of her (Well in his opinion) as Sonic. He lovingly stared at her.

"That's not any of your concern, Captain Antoine! Do as I say and release him." Sally repeated, hotly. She glared at the love struck coyote.

"Oh, belive me, moi princezz. E-cept, moi orders come from your father's advisor, Julian. Perhaps you can say something to 'im?" Antoine continued. He had his men and the Swatbots carry Sonic out of the building and into the castle's dungeons.

"Oh, believe me… I most certainly will." Sally stated, coldly. She glared at the guards and crossed her arms.

Tails had trouble getting out of his confined hiding spot. When he finally pulled himself out, he took a few quick deep breaths to gather his thoughts on what had just happened. Then, getting up, he spun his tails and flew off to the castle.

In what appeared to be Robotnik's living quarters in the castle, the egg-shaped Overlander exited out of a secret entrance to his private command center and laboratory.

"Robotnik?"

Robotnik turned to see Princess Sally entering his quarters, apparently upset about something.

"Oh, good day, Princess Sally." Robotnik greeted and secretly pressing a button on his gauntlet. The hidden entrance closed behind him and he stood still as the secret door closed quickly. However, Snively was just coming out when the door slammed on him. Because of his small size, he was easily hidden behind his large bloated uncle's frame.

"OUCH!" Snively cried out, painfully, as the wall slammed into him.

"How may I be of service to you, my dear princess?" Robotnik asked, bowing before her.

"Captain Antoine and his men arrested a young male hedgehog, on your orders." Sally accused angrily.

"Naturally. Your father did allow me to build the Swatbots to be a peace keeping force under the laws of the kingdom and those in charge of the guards. And the Hedgehog was a criminal."

"And what was his crime?" Sally asked, unconvinced, crossing her arms before her.

"Sir… can't breathe…" Snively wheezed. He was tugging on his uncle's pants leg, all of which went unnoticed by the princess.

"Why, kidnapping the princess, obviously." Robotnik answered. He then slammed his foot into his nephew, forcing him back into his hidden laboratory. Snively yelled in pain from the forced shove backwards from his uncle's foot.

"I was never kidnapped. I just ran away!" Sally exclaimed loudly.

Hearing this, Robotnik's calm demeanor was replaced with one of shock, "I beg your pardon princess, but did you say that the hedgehog did not kidnap you?"

"Just as I said, now release him."

Robotnik expression became more worried and horrified as he walked past the princess, "Oh my… How could this be? If I had only known… Oh, dear Solaris, what have I done?"

Sally, uncertain of the sudden change in expression and the words that her father's advisor had uttered, approached cautiously and asked, "What do you mean? What have you done?"

"I'm afraid, my dear princess, that the hedgehog's sentence has already been carried out." Robotnik regretfully told her. Sally began to feel a sense of dread run up her spine.

"What sentence?" Sally asked, fearful of what it might be.

"Death." Robotnik answered, his face ominously frightening.

Sally gasped, placed a hand to her mouth in utter horror, even as Robotnik added, "By Robotization and recycling."

"No…" Sally breathed, her body feeling numb. She no longer had the strength to stand and dropped into Robotnik's chair. How could this have happened? The hedgehog… gone…? Because of her? What had she done? Why was it that the only one to have ever made her feel safe and warm be…

Robotnik approached the princess from behind and gently placed his hands on her shoulders, comfortingly, "I am absolutely sorry, Princess."

"How could you?" Sally asked, hissing the words like venom that made Robotnik appear even more horrified by what he had done. She hurried out of his chambers, tears in her eyes as she left.

Snively finally pulled himself from the secret door. After gasping and breathing for air to fill his lungs, he approached Robotnik with an indifferent expression and asked, "Tell me, sir. How did it go?"

"I believe she took the news rather well, actually." Robotnik answered as both nephew and uncle sneered sinisterly towards the doorway.

In the late hours of the evening, Sally was found by the fountain in the gardens, crying her heart out. Seeing the princess and friend in this way, both Bunnie and Muttski approached, worried. Bunnie had not seen Sally cry so much since her mother had passed away.

When she heard someone coming, Sally turned to see both Bunnie and Muttski nearby and said, between sniffles, "It's all my fault you guys…"

Turning back to Bunnie, Sally said, "I didn't even get to know his name…"

Then, Sally hugged the rabbit Mobian, crying harder. Bunnie placed her hands around her best friend and princess and tried to comfort her by patting her back. Muttski joined in by staying close to both and nuzzled Sally's shaking side. The two hoped to somehow help Sally feel better again; they were there for her last time when Sally's mother died, and they were here for her now.

In a very sophisticated advanced dungeon, Sonic the hedgehog was seen hanging on the wall. His arms and legs were placed behind manacles, preventing him from running and breaking himself free. He struggled against them but they seemed to have been built by some sort of kinetic absorbing technology that made them stronger.

"She's the princess? I don't believe it. I probably acted like a mondo idiot to her!"

"Sonic!" A whispered voice called. The blue hedgehog looked up to see someone that instantly put a smile on his face.

"Tails!" Sonic cried out happily. Tails shushed him. He hotwired the laser bars on the top window that were disarmed as he flew down to his friend, who said, "Just in time, buddy! Get me out of here."

Tails, however narrowed his eyes, crossed his arms and remained hovering there, "Why should I? I thought you learned your lesson with Fiona…"

Sonic winced at being forced to remember another girl with a pretty face. Sure Sonic knew a little too late that the red fox-girl was just using both him and Tails for her own gain, but that was in the past. Sonic, looking up at his best friend gave his reasons, "Hey, you saw how she was in trouble. But don't worry. We're not going to see her again."

"Yea, sure." Tails said, rolling his eyes. He began to pick the locks to free his friend.

"I'm serious, Tails. She's a princess! There's a law… she gotta marry a prince…" Sonic told him as his elation of finding the perfect girl was dwindling down to practically nothing.

After Tails finished picking the lock, Sonic flexed to get feeling back in his wrists. He sighed, "I just hope she'll be happy with one… She deserves it… I really am a fuel…"

"Well that can't be true, Hedgehog… Especially after all the times you made the captain of the guard a fool."

The two Mobian thieves turned to see a withered old Overlander with large beard sitting in a dark corner of the room. It looked as though he was royalty before being thrown in prison for all these years; the symbol on his withered clothes made it look like he was one who had fought in the Great War.

"Who are you?" Sonic asked, and he and Tails got prepared to fight if they had to.

"Just an old fool who has finally seen the error of his ways… and I'm sure that we can do something so we can make amends for our past deeds." said the old man, limping to the two.

The two Mobians glanced at each other. Sonic said, "We're listening."

"There's a great place, Hedgehog. A Cavern of Chaos. And within its water lined walls are treasures that are beyond either of your dreams; enough treasure to impress not only your princess but perhaps all the girls in the kingdom." The Overlander then turned away, winking slyly at the blue hedgehog.

When the two looked at each other again, Snively's head popped out from the shirt of the man, as he wheezed, "Sir…please hurry, and it's getting too stuffy in here…"

The elderly man, now identified as Robotnik in disguise, raised his arm and shoved his minute nephew back under his disguise as he heard the young fox protest, "But the law says only a prince can-"

"Have either of you heard of the golden rule? Whoever has the gold can make the rules?" The disguised Robotnik asked, grinning widely to the two boys.

"But why would you share all of this fabulous treasure with us? I thought you Overlanders hate us Mobians…" Sonic asked, not really trusting this guy, especially since Overlanders had this stupid fear of Mobians for no reason.

"Because I need someone with a pair of young but fast legs and a strong enough back to assist me in getting it." The prisoner said, using his makeshift cane to tap Sonic's legs, then tapping the hedgehog's back.

Sonic smirked at being recognized as such, but then a thought occurred to him, "One problem, we're stuck in here and the treasure's out there."

The old man let out a wheezing laugh as he said knowingly, "Things aren't always as plain as they appear, hedgehog…"

He then used his cane to press a hidden button that caused a secret passage to open, large enough for the Overlander and the two Mobians to leave.

"Now. Do we have a deal?" The Overlander asked, offering them a hand. With no other ideas about escaping, the two glanced at each other and shook hands with the strange Overlander.

(Whoa... talk about heavy... okay who honestly didn't expect this to go down? And who actually found how Antoine, screaming like he does in the cartoon funny? What will happen next when the "Elderly Overlander" leads Sonic and Tails to the Cavern? find out next time, but until then - Stay dry from the rain and cool from the sun.)