Chapter Three

Hey guys! I'll keep this short-

Josh: No offense, but you never do.

Jacob: Uh, question! Why am I the one being tortured?

...Because... Josh cares for you more?

Josh: No, he cares for me just the same.

Look, it's almost over, now quit whining you two.

Josh: …

Jacob: …

Okay, here we go.

"Please Master Emerald, do something!" I didn't know exactly what I was doing. All I knew was that this was the last resort. My brother was being shocked to death by Dr. Eggman, and I was trapped in a glass box that sucked up my emotions and channeled it into the Chaos Emeralds. If all of this could happen, I didn't see why a giant magical rock couldn't come to my aid.

Suddenly, the green Emerald flew out of the machine it was resting in and broke through the glass box. It hovered in front of me, as if it were saying "Take me."

Eggman stopped shocking my brother. He looked shocked. "How did you- What happen- Wha- GET HIM!" He ordered to his robots.

I was quickly surrounded by robots of all kinds. Snakes, bees, fish, guys carrying signs, the works. Searching through my rather limited knowledge of the Sonic Universe, I grabbed the Emerald and yelled the first thing that came to mind.

"Chaos Blast!" I felt a surge of power flow through me, starting from inside, and quickly moving out. I closed my eyes and heard a mighty explosion. When I opened them, I found a pile of twisted metal around me. The box I was trapped in had been completely shattered, and the machine that held the Chaos Emeralds was in pieces. Eggman had somehow been caught up in the blast and looked dazed. Now was my chance. I quickly went over to the device my brother was strapped into, and got him out. He was weak, but alive, and he somehow escaped the blast.

"Josh, we need to grab the other Emeralds!" Jacob said weakly. I nodded and pick all of them up. The seven emeralds floated above my hand, slowly circling it. Then, for the second time that day, I had another great idea.

"Quick, hold out your hands!" I instructed Jacob. He did as he was told. The emeralds started to circle around the two of us. "Jacob, Chaos Control scatters the Emeralds and teleports their users right?"

"Yeah, why?" He asked.

"We might be able to use these to get back home... right?"

"Worth a shot!"

"Alright, on three!" We both grabbed hands and counted out loud.

"1... 2... 3, Chaos Contro-" Just before I could finish saying it, I was yanked away from my brother. I shielded my eyes as a bright flash filled the room with light. When the light died down, there was no trace of Jacob or the Emeralds.

"You've been a thorn in my side long enough you brat!" Eggman yelled as he pushed me towards a newly made hole in the wall. I must have made it when I used Chaos Blast. Eggman grabbed my shirt collar and dangled me over the side. I looked down. We were a long way up. At least 80 stories I figured.

"Y'know, for a portly man, you sure have a lot of strength." I said. I figured, as long as I'm going to die, I might as well have the last word.

Eggman simply scoffed and let go of me. The world seemed to slow down. I felt my life flash before my eyes. My birth. My parents. My brother. Jacob. I smiled, knowing that he was safe. Even if he wasn't back on Earth, he would be safe. Unless... he could have landed in quick sand. Or in a volcano! Or in the middle of the desert! The world started to speed up once again, as realization hit me. I need to live! I need to find Jacob! I started searching the ground for something to break my fall. But unless the concrete here was soft, I was doomed. I shut my eyes and braced for impact. I could feel the wind rushing past me, as my imminent death came faster and faster. I suddenly felt two pairs of arms, one under my back, and the other under my knees. Was someone trying to catch me? Yes! Someone was trying to save me!

I opened my eyes. We were moving off of the concrete and into a forest. We were moving very quickly too. Thoughts bombarded my head as we moved.

"Who saved me?"

"Where's my brother?"

"Why are we moving so fast?"

"What happened to my brother?"

"How am I still alive?"

"I need to stay alive."

"Where is Jacob?"

I was feeling weak, and drained. So much had happened in such little time, that it was too much to handle. I felt myself blacking out. A voice that seemed to me to be far off asked me something. I saw a pair of eyes look at me with concern. Then everything dimmed.

End of Chapter Three

Now we're cooking!

Josh: What do you mean "we're cooking?!" A) My brother is who knows where, and B) I'm passing out like every five minutes! You call this good writing?!

Shush you. It's my story!

Josh: Y'know, I should be writing this. Then maybe none of this would happen.

But it makes things so interesting! Besides, something cool gets to happen to you soon!

Josh: ...Like what?

Ah, you're intrigued! You'll just have to see! It's coming up... but I won't tell you how soon.

Josh: ...Geez. It's like you don't want the good guys to win!

Heehee, I know! Don't feel afraid to write a review guys! Tell me what I need to do, any corrections I need to make, any places that don't make sense, etc. See you soon guys!

Josh: Bye!