Back at the Castle. The remaining 5 friends sat quietly.
"First, we lost Elise when she was caught on fire during the Festival of the Sun," Knuckles said.
"Then Exe died in an explosion and Mephiles would commit suicide out of grief" Tails said.
"Then Silver and Blaze died after being run over by Shadow's motorcycle and another car" Sonic said.
"Then Wave died saving me from getting hit by a train" Jet said.
"THEN SHADOW RESCUED KING INFINITE FROM HIS DEMISE ONLY FOR HIM TO BE MUTILATED BY A BOAT" Omega said.
"Then Rouge was stabbed by a bunch of knives after slipping and falling," Knuckles said.
"And now Amy was crushed by a piano, saving Omega," Sonic said. "Knuckles is next to go… ."
"I promise you guys I will do whatever it takes to save you guys. I will end the cycle. And we can finally live our lives normally again" Knuckles said. "Even if it means I won't be there with you guys"
"Don't say that Knuckles," Tails said in tears. "We can save you. And then no one will get killed again. We're your friends Knuckles. We can do this"
"We should probably get some rest. The maids said we can stay in the spare rooms for the night" Sonic said. They all nod and go to the rooms.
That night, Sonic had another dream. There was a bedroom on fire and some people running away.
Suddenly a scream was heard. Sonic jumped out of his bed. He ran out the door and saw a fire. Tails, Jet, and Omega ran out of their room.
"FIRE DETECTED" Omega said. He pulled out his arm cannon and began to put out the fire.
"Knuckles!" Tails said. He suddenly ran into the fire to save Knuckles who was on the other side of the flames.
"TAILS, NO" Sonic said. He ran across the room to save Tails. Tails was knocking on Knuckles' door.
"Knuckles wake up! The castle is on fire!" Tails said. He tried to turn the knob but it was stuck. Sonic caught up to him.
"The door is locked Sonic" Tails said. Sonic tried to turn the knob but it broke off.
"Knuckles!" Sonic said. He kicked down the door and saw Knuckles surrounded by fire. The fire started in his bedroom.
"Knuckles we need to go," Sonic said. He quickly stepped into the fire, burning himself as he pulled Knuckles out of the fire. Suddenly there was an explosion, knocking everyone to the ground. Sonic's vision went black.
"Sonic… . Sonic… wake up" Sonic could hear a voice say. As Sonic's vision cleared up, he saw Tails next to him. He appeared to be in a hospital. Sonic could now clearly see he was in fact in a hospital. Jet and Omega were also next to him.
"Oh he's alive" Jet said.
"What happened?" Sonic said.
"There was an explosion that knocked us all out. Knuckles didn't make it but you managed to save me from the explosion. And yourself too" Tails said.
"So that means…" Sonic said.
"It's over. The killing has finally ended. We lost a few friends but we survived" Jet said. Sonic smiled. The killing had finally come to an end. He felt like celebrating. For Elise, For Mephiles and Exe, For Silver and Blaze, For Shadow and Rouge, For Amy, and For Knuckles. They never made it, but he will always keep them in their hearts. Sonic was so glad it was finally over.
Or is it?