Angel Island's Coast

The jet landed and the teams walked out. Hydrocity Zone was just ahead. The Hooligans were the first to leave the coast.

"See ya, suckers! That's Emerald's mine!" Fang yelled, riding his bike away with Bean and Bark. Team Rose got into a huddle to discuss something. The Chaotix then left, to find Knuckles and tell them about the Emeralds they got for him. Team Chaos were about to leave but were stopped by Team Rose.

"Listen, you're the only team that can beat the Hooligans!" Amy said. "Of course, we want the Hooligans to lose. After all, they did try to kill us twice. What do you say to my team helping your team?" Any held out her hand. Tiara shook it.

"And it's not like we're losing anything. We were going to anyway!" Silver said.

"Thank you, Team Rose!" Tiara said. "We could use all the help we could get." Amy put her arms round Mighty and Tiara's necks.

"And I would like to get to know the new couple!" Amy said. Mighty and Tiara blushed.

Bridge Over Hydrocity Zone

Fang was looking at his map, looking for Hydrocity Zone.

"I thought you knew you're way round this island, Fang," Bean said.

"It's been awhile, you hear!" Fang said. "We have to get this Emerald! If we do, we win and our client will make us rich!"

"After we break him/her out of jail," Bean said.

"Hey!" A voice yelled. The three Hooligans looked up on a cliff. It was Knuckles.

"I thought I told you to never come back to this island!" Knuckles yelled.

"About that…" Fang said. "See, there this contest and 3 other teams are here to take the Master Emerald from you!"

"I thought we were after the Cha-" Bean said until Bark covered up his beak.

"What? Well none of them is going to get anywhere close to it!" Knuckles yelled. He pressed the button, destroying the bridge, sending the Hooligans down into Hydrocity. Knuckles ran off to set his traps. After he was gone, the other teams arrived and jumped down to Hydrocity Zone.

Hydrocity Zone's Entrance

"MY BIKE!" Fang yelled, looking at his bike which was half way through the ground. Bark suggested pulling it out.

"No… that would hurt her more," Fang said. "And she wouldn't work after being drowned in water! Let her rest in peace here…" He saw the other team falling down. "Quickly! We can't let them catch up to us!"

Hydrocity Zone

The teams took their separate ways. The Chaotix decided to take the high route while Team Chaos and Rose took the bottom on together. Of course, they kept falling for Knuckles' traps. Team Chaos and Rose got to area where they had to drop down and land on a bridge. Once they were on the bridge, they saw Knuckles behind a glass wall and button.

"Hey Knuckles! Do you know where…" Mighty said before being interrupted.

"The Master Emerald is? I do but none of you will find it for your silly contest!" Knuckles said, pressing the button, breaking the bridge and sending them down. When they were down, they landed in the water where the current was pushing the forward. They finally reached an area where the current wasn't a problem.

"That Knucklehead! Not even giving us a chance to explain ourselves," Amy said.

"He was never much of a talker, if I remember from my days working with him," Mighty said. "A punch first, ask later kinda of guy."

Ray got out the Emerald tracker.

"The Emerald is in Lava Reef Zone!" Ray said.

"Knuckles must of taken it there," Tiara said.

"That's close to the Hidden Palace Zone where Knuckles lives," Mighty said. "There are many Warp Rings that can take us there. Then we can just backtrack a bit to get to Lava Reef Zone."

"While you do that, we'll detract the Chaotix and Hooligans," Blaze said.

Hidden Warp Ring

Team Chaos came across a Warp Ring to the Hidden Palace.

"There it is! We're so close!" Tiara said. She ran towards it but stopped when she saw a bullet fly past. Mighty also saw the bullet and ran up to her to check she was alright. They turned to see Fang, Bean and Bark.

"Stay away from it!" Fang yelled. "It's ours!" Tiara ran up to him and hit him with her staff. "You two, do something!"

"Alright! I've been waiting a long time to use this!" Bean said, happily as he made a giant bomb appear out of fine air. Tiara jumped back, grabbed Mighty and Ray's hands and ran into the ring, making them and the ring disappear. The fuse on Bean bomb was nearing the end.

"Aww, they won't see the fireworks…" Bean said. Bark covered his eyes with his hat while Fang looked for a good hiding spot. There was none and the bomb blew them into the air! Team Rose and Chaotix could see the explosion from where they were. The explosion made the roof of Hydrocity Zone become unstable, making some of it fall! Team Rose and Chaotix quickly ran to the nearest exit for safety.

Hidden Palace Zone, Emerald Altar

Team Chaos looked around. All they could see were the glitter lights coming from the crystals on the walls. Tiara reached out for Mighty's hand, making them both blush. Ray was the first one to spot the Master Emerald and snapped the other two back to attention.

"We need to make it to Lava Reef!" Ray reminded them.

"Ur… right," Mighty said.

"Yeah… sorry bout that," Tiara said. They heard clapping. It was Knuckles, standing on top of the Master Emerald.

"Here for the Emerald, huh?" Knuckles said.

"Yes, we're here for the Cha…" Ray said.

"I knew it!" Knuckles yelled. "Well you're not getting it!"

Suddenly, the Hooligans crashed through the roof.

"You're right, they're not getting it! I am!" Fang said, getting up.

"Ok… So we're just going to go now," Tiara said, backing up.

"Knuckles! Have you forgotten who I am?" Mighty asked. "I've only been gone a few-ack!" Tiara pulled Mighty away as they, along with Ray, ran to Lava Reef Zone.

"They're after the last Emerald!" Bean yelled.

"Right! Here's the plan: Bean and I will get the Chaos Emerald in Lava Reef while Bark steals the Master Emerald! I'm sure our client will pay handsomely for!" Bark nodded and ran towards Knuckles to fight while Fang and Bean chased Team Chaos.