Shadow's POV
All of us who weren't gone was taking refuge inside the temple. So far, Rocket, Faker, Chip, Amy, Cream, Cheese, Rouge, Vector, Charmy, Maria, Cosmo, Wave, Jet, and I are the only ones that were still around. Faker, Wave, and Rouge were surveying the room for potential resting areas while Rocket was standing in the corner of the room, contemplating the loss of Blaze. I could tell he was upset with the news he had gotten about her. "Rocket, you can't keep this up. We'll find wherever Blaze is and free her," I said. "No, we're not. We're getting the hell outta here in the morning," Jet interjected. "Jet, you can't be so selfish that you're willing to let everyone else rot here for eternity," Wave said. "I am. I don't give a damn about how Rocket's feeling. We get outta here tomorrow. Those are orders from the leader of the group," Jet replied. "Who the hell died and made you leader," I asked. "I was the leader of the Babylon Rogues and I still am," Jet said. Rocket turned around, grabbed Jet by the throat, and lifted him high off the ground. "Now you listen to me, hawk. I'm the leader of the Rogues, not you. You listen to my goddamn orders, not the other way around. Now sit down and shut the hell up," Rocket said harshly before releasing his hold on Jet. "And if you ever badmouth Blaze, you'll get it," Rocket threatened before walking back over to the corner he was standing in. "Pain-in-the-ass hedgehog," Jet muttered. All of us knew we had to keep exploring the temple, even if Jet didn't want to. We turned in while Rocket was standing in the corner. I wondered what was going on with his mind.
Rocket's POV
"Jackass hawk. Who is he to say we get outta here the next day? If you ask me, he should burn in hell," I muttered to myself. My mind then wandered onto another subject: Blaze. "Blaze. I know you're out there somewhere. I just have to find you," I said. I then turned around and saw everyone else was asleep. I then came up with the idea to go solo to find Blaze. I knew she was important to me, so I did what I had to and left to find where she and the others went. I walked around until coming to a door I haven't seen before. I opened the door out of curiosity and saw what was inside: pods with everyone who was captured inside each one. I wondered which pod had Blaze inside, so I had to check them all. I walked over to one, wiped off the fog, and saw Silver was inside this pod. I kept checking until I finally found Blaze in one of the pods. I had to find some way of opening the pod, so I looked around. I couldn't find anything, so I thought of opening the pod the old-fashioned way. I punched a hole in the pod, tore it apart, and held Blaze in my arms. "Blaze, get up. Blaze," I said softly. She stirred and opened her eyes to see me. "Rocket," she whispered. "I'm here," I said. She then crashed into me and held me in a tight hug. "Blaze, you're crushing me," I rasped. "Sorry about that. I just thought I wouldn't see you again," she said. "Well, I'm here," I said before attaching my lips to hers. She brought her hands to the back of my neck and I brought mine around her back. We were glad to be back in each other's company once again. We broke the kiss after a few moments and we both stood up. "Think we should free the others," Blaze asked. "We should," I replied before walking over to the pod Silver was in. I punched a hole straight through, tore the pod apart, and Silver walked out. "Thanks," Silver said. "Anything for a friend, Silv," I replied. Silver and I tore open the pods and freed Knux, Tails, Storm, and Espio. "Thank you for freeing us," Espio said. "Thanks, boss," Storm said. "No problem, Storm," I replied. "I'm sure Jet wanted to leave us here," Blaze said. "He did. He wanted to leave this place as soon as possible," I replied. "I'll give him a lesson when I find him," Knuckles said. "Maybe you can do that later. Right now, we have to find a way out of here," I said. We then left to find a way out of the temple.