Lucy Violet, Caylyn, Hedgie, and I pass the tunnel to the abandoned sea park. There's nothing left to it actually. All of the underground tanks have been taken out, and the concrete, metal gates, and moss are what's left of it. The water is still fresh and clean though. I guess nature did a good job of keeping that in tact. Still, something seems wrong with this abandoned park. When we go further into it, I can hear dolphins squeak and whales howl. The only animals I would expect in this place are little fish. This park is too small for dolphins and whales. That's when I realize that someone has entered here and started a new project.

"Well, well, well," a recognizable voice appears, "If it isn't Silver the Hedgehog? And I see you brought sidekicks with you." Lucy, Cay-chan, and I look up at the cliffs, and a rocket pod comes floating down to almost our level. A round, fat man with white hair and a white mustache opens his convertible window to present himself. His outfit is blue with silver buttons all over. His black goggles aren't hard to spot as they cover his round eyes.

"Oh, look at this," I mock, "It's the fat, talkin' egg."

"You disrespectful brat," he snarls, "I am Dr. Jason Robotnik, and you will call me as so!"

Shrugging, I reply, "Whatever you say, Eggman."

"Enough from you! You and your little friends have trespassed onto private property, and I order you all to leave at once!"

"Private property?" I scoff. "For your information, Eggman, this property belongs to the law. According to the mayor of Glass City, I am the law, so you happen to be trespassing. Secondly, sea parks are illegal in this city. Did you miss that memo, too, Eggman?"

Dr. Eggman bursts into laughter. "A scrawny hedgehog and the law? Please. Don't make me ask you again, Silver. Leave this area immediately!"

"Or else what?" snaps Caylyn.

"Caylyn, don't," I hiss.

"Or else I'll do this." A claw shoots out from the rocket pod, and it snatches Caylyn and Hedgie in one grab.

"Nii! Lucy!" she cries.

"Caylyn!" Lucy and I both scream.

Cay-chan kicks, and Hedgie meows for help. "Let go of me, you ugly, old fart!" she shouts at the top of her lungs.

"I warned you twice, miss, and I don't go back on my word," Eggman says too proudly. He looks back at Lucy and I, and he explains, "If you want your little girl back, Silver, you're going to have to fetch her yourself. Meet me at the edge of the park...if you can make it that far that is." As Eggman flies off with Caylyn screaming our names in tow, the doctor's laugh is the loudest it's ever been during the whole confrontation. "Silver!" Every time she cries, it makes me cringe.

"We have to get Caylyn back!" I exclaim to Lucy. "Who knows what Eggman's going to do with her if we just stand here?"

"I'll help you," Lucy responds, pounding her fist into her other hand, "That man won't get away with this without a fight."

"I couldn't ask for more, Lucy. I'll fly over the concrete while you take the paths. Watch out for any traps Eggman's set up. I highly doubt that he made this easy."

"Don't worry about me, Silver. The only thing on our minds at this moment is not the Chaos Emerald. It's that innocent, little girl."

"Well, let's move it!"

As Lucy dashes onto the very thin pathway of the abandoned...or not-so-abandoned sea park, I glide overhead as a shortcut. Looking down at the water, I spot a few tanks that weren't there the last time I've checked up on this park. These tanks have to be Eggman's since they are crowded with poor dolphins and whales. I've made a goal to complete two missions this fight. One, get Caylyn back. Two, free these animals and bring them back to the ocean, where they belong.

"Luce! I want you to follow my lead on this one, 'kay?" I call.

"Just tell me what to do, Silver!" she replies.

I stop at the first tank and face my palm towards the metal gate. My telekinesis overpowers the automatic lock, and the gate lifts from the water to the highest point it could go. "Get the dolphin through the door!"

"No problem! Animals are my specialty." Lucy kneels to the edge of the tank and pushes her hand forward. Small waves grow to larger ones, and with that being the case, the dolphin follows the magical current under the gate and back into the ocean, free as a bird.

"You truly are amazing, Luce."

"Less talk, more rescue!"

"Good point!"

In total, there are four mini tanks, keeping these dolphins and whales captive. As we keep going, the more the animals are starting to get the idea that we are the rescue squad. The biggest of the mini tanks contains the whales. They howl like fox wolves as we approach the tank.

"Don't worry," I call out to the whales, "We're opening the gate." I flash my telekinesis at the gate, and this one is a little harder to get it to move upward. "Why doesn't…it…move?" Before I know it, the gate drops back into the water, scaring the whales into more howling. "It's no use. I can't open it."

"Leave it to me, Silver!" shouts Lucy from the side of the tank. She pulls out the yellow Chaos Emerald from her satchel and holds it tightly in her right hand. "Chaos…Blast!"

Chaos Blast? There is only one person, besides me, and I'm still learning how to control those moves, I know who uses the Chaos Emeralds for that kind of power.

A large, yellow beam of light shoots out from her hand that holds the Emerald, and that blast busts the gate into smithereens. The whales cover themselves, splashing water over our heads with their giants tails, and one by one, they escape the tank without a problem.

"You know...Chaos Blast?" I ask Lucy at last.

She heavily takes her breaths and nods. "I do. You know what it is?"

I nod as well. "Does that mean…you know Chaos Control, too?"

"I know everything. It's in my genes. Now, come on. We have to get to Eggman before he hurts Caylyn."


The last part of the sea park is guarded by a tall wall, which hasn't been here before either. This has to contain the largest tank in Eggman's new sea park. This gate isn't much of a pain in the butt as the whales' gate, so I telekinetically pull the bars to the sides like ripping a piece of paper in half. Lucy slips through, and I go after her because, you know, ladies first. We dash into the hall and out of it just to see Eggman's rocket pod floating next to a hanging cage that contains Caylyn holding Hedgie in a death grip.

"Give up, Eggman!" I shout at the top of my lungs, "There's nowhere left to run!"

He laughs three more times before speaking. "Congratulations on making it this far, Silver and shorter, white, and purple hedgehog I've never seen before…"

"It's Lucy Violet to you!" hisses Lucy.

"Whatever. Since you finally accomplished something for once, why don't we celebrate with lunch? Why don't we have some fourteen-year-old girl and guinea cat steaks?" Eggman slams his fist onto a button on the control pad of his rocket pod.

That button causes the doors of the large tank to open. Once the doors widen enough, the water begins to bubble.

"Onii-san!" screams Caylyn, "I'm scared!"

"Hold still, Caylyn!" I call back to her, "Lucy and I are coming!" We don't even take two steps, and the ground starts to rumble. "Wha? What's this?"

From the tank, a giant sea creature leaps out, nose first, and takes a snap at Caylyn's cage. My adopted sister shrieks at the highest pitch I've ever heard in my entire life.

"What was that?" I exclaim, eyes large and burning.

Lucy takes one quick glance into the tank and watches this giant fish-like creature swim in circles. "It's called a tiger whale shark," she tells me. "The biggest, most dangerous shark to ever live in the sea on this planet." She looks up at Eggman and shouts, "How on earth did you get this monster?"

"That is not of your concern, my dear," he replies, twisting his mustache in between his gloved fingers. "However, I can make a deal with you since you and your boyfriend made it this far to rescue a little girl."

I push Lucy backwards, so I could keep her secure from anything that Eggman plans to do in a place like this. "What faulty deal do you want that makes Caylyn look like a sack of flour to you?"

"Faulty? It's to save her life, and here it is. I'll close the tiger whale shark's door and lower the girl's cage if you hand over your Chaos Emerald."

How did he know that Lucy had an Emerald with her?

"Don't act like I don't know what I'm talking about. I saw the explosion, and I know it was the work of a Chaos Emerald, not by any paranormal activity." Eggman presses a button, and the claw comes out. "Just hand over the Emerald, and the girl goes free."

"I'd rather die!" snaps Lucy, stomping her foot into the concrete.

"Lucy!" I shout back, holding my hand at Eggman before he would do anything before the answer is made clear. "Are you meaning to tell me that you are going to let Caylyn die over a Chaos Emerald?"

"You are forgetting our mission, Silver," she hisses.

"I'm not forgetting it. I'm deciding in between something non-living that important to you and living who is special to me."

"Listen to him well, child," Eggman says deeply, "I kept a promise, and a life is on the line. Make sure you choose wisely."

I take Lucy's hands and stare directly into her eyes. "Lucy, please. We'll get it back later. We need to save Caylyn."

"Silver!" shrieks Cay-chan from behind. Her screaming hurts me. I can just feel my heartstrings snap like too tight violin strings.

She starts to shake. Her lips quiver. Still, after a moment of thinking, Lucy goes into her satchel and pulls out the yellow Chaos Emerald again. She cups my hands together, and the Emerald is now in my possession. "Do what you must," is all she can say, and it's very quiet.

Before I turn back to Eggman, I whisper, "Don't worry, Luce, I got this all under control. This plan is in the bag." Her eyes widen, but I completely ignore her. I call out, "Alright, Eggman. It's a deal. The Chaos Emerald is yours."

"I knew you'd make the right choice," the doctor replies. The claw stretches out, and it clings onto the Chaos Emerald. I do not fight back and just let it go. Dr. Eggman snickers as he receives the Emerald into his own grasp. "Now that you did your part, I will do mine." I don't see what button he presses this time, but the look on his face explains what he wants to do.

The shark's doors don't close. The button is to lower Caylyn's cage towards the open tank! My adopted sister begins to scream again.

"Hey! You said you would close the doors!" I shout.

"Whoops," Eggman responds. "Sorry. I pressed the wrong button. I think the door is this button here." Click.

Oh, it's a door button alright, but not to the shark's tank. It opens the floor of Caylyn's cage, and she's left dangling from the bars. "Onii-chan!"

"You dirty, old scum!" roars Lucy.

"I would love to stay and chat, but I have business of my own to take care of." Eggman covers himself with the glass cover of the rocket pod and starts firing his boosters. "Good luck with the rescue. I heard tiger whale sharks have a cattle's appetite."

"And so do you!" I hiss. "How about some concrete wall for lunch instead?" Pulling my fists back, the back wall comes crumbling down, pieces falling on top of the rocket pod.

"Get ready to catch her, Lucy."

She doesn't even question me even though her face says it all. She just runs to the right side of the tank.

"Caylyn! Hold on tight. I'm swinging the cage!"

"Silver, the shark is gonna eat me before I can!" the girl squeals. Hedgie is squeaking as she grips onto Cay-chan's sundress.

"Just trust me! I know what I'm doing!" A telekinetic coating surrounds the cage, and I push my hand to get the cage moving. I can tell that Caylyn is terrified enough as she is, but this is the only way I can think of to get her to safety. There's not a lot of chain with the cage to begin with, so the swinging makes it more difficult for me to get the cage to the right height away from the tiger whale shark. As soon as I can get it to the maximum height, I shout, "Caylyn, jump!"

"Are you crazy? This is your plan?"

"Trust me, Cay-chan. I won't let you get hurt."

She stares down into the tank, which is the worst thing anyone could do if he or she is dangling and holding on for dear life. I can feel the ground rumble again. "Silver! This better work!" With Hedgie in one of her arms and the cage swinging forward again, Caylyn releases her grip and glides through the air. This also gives the shark the perfect timing to spring back up into the air for his afternoon snack.

"Now, Lucy!"

"But I'm not fast."

"Just say Chaos Control!"

"But…"
"Trust me!"

Running up and pouncing into the air, she shouts, "Chaos Control!" Just like that, time slows dramatically for Lucy, but to us, she transports from the right side of the tank, to Caylyn's gliding spot, to the left side of tank. During the catch, the white and purple hedgehog kicks the tiger whale shark in the nose, and the shark goes down with a giant splash, creating one last rumble around the tank. Once Lucy lands on the ground, she comes to look at her arms. Sitting in one are Caylyn and Hedgie. Sitting in her other hand is her precious Chaos Emerald.

"Impossible!" she exclaims, "You gave it to Eggman, Silver."

"I did," I respond, "but you didn't see what I did."

"Even I don't understand how you did it," says Caylyn.

"It was simple. Knowing Dr. Eggman, he was lying when he said that he was going to let Caylyn go alive once he had the Chaos Emerald in his possession. Once he had it and lowered the cage, that was when I made my move to crush him under the rubble. Did he escape?" I gesture to the wall, and I see that there is an opening in the pile. "There you have it, but he didn't get away with the Emerald because after I made the wall collapse, I immediately snatched the Emerald and hid it from sight. When you went to grab Caylyn, I zapped the Emerald into your hand, so you could use Chaos Control before that monster could swallow her whole. It was pretty simple if you ask me."

Lucy's eyes are wide, and they are about to lose color completely. "Silver the Hedgehog, you scare me."

"If you want those Emeralds, you have to take those risks, Lucy. Yes, they might give you more life-threatening experiences than you want, but they give you great results."

Before Lucy can reply, Caylyn interrupts with Hedgie squeaking in her arms. She points to a machine in the back and says, "Silver, there's something glowing in that thing over there."

I leap towards the other side of the tank to take a look at what's going on. The machine has to be the old generator for the tanks. Well, it's not going to close the doors to the tiger whale shark tank anytime soon, so I have to be careful where I step. I get down on my knees, and my eyes observe the inside of the generator. "Whoa, Nelly! No wonder."

"What is it?" Lucy calls.

Once I turn back to the others, I carry a purple Chaos Emerald with me. "With this thing, it's easier to control all the tanks from here."

"Two Chaos Emeralds now?"

"Aren't you happy?"

"Happy? I'm…flabbergasted more like."

Chuckling, I pat her on the head and respond, "You'll get used to it, Luce. You just need to take more risks is all." Lucy is cute, but if she wants to roll with Silver, she needs to have a bit more of backbone for once. That doesn't mean she can't learn how to do it. The only issue is that I can only teach one on one. Plus, Caylyn needs to be safe. The only safe place is my apartment. Lucy, it's time for some one and one learning.