"What was THAT?" Tails almost shrieked.

Lindsey pulled her arm of the table. "Nothing! It was nothing!" she gasped in panic.

"Lindsey! What was that?"

"We know something happened!" I orated.

She began to hyperventilate, her lime face becoming sweaty and hot, and a light shade of red. "Look, c - can we talk about th - this . . . somewhere private?"

"Fine." Knuckles guffawed. He got out of the booth and so did everyone else.

"Tails, we're going to your workshop." I informed. He nodded and picked Knuckles up and flew out of the diner. Lindsey and I trotted out as well.

"Lindsey, get on my back." I commanded.

"If you don't mind, I prefer to run." she sniped, and in a flash she was gone.

"Whoa!" I swallowed and ran after her. She was almost as fast as me. ALMOST!

I raced ahead of her and led the way to Tail's workshop. However, I looked back once and noticed he was heading the other direction, trying to get out of explaining.

I changed course and grabbed her by the arm. "No you don't!"

She tried to pull away from me, but it was no use because I was too strong. I bolted to the original destination, dragging a pissed off Lindsey behind me.

"Finally!" Tails scoffed. "Come on, Sonic! I know you're faster than that."

"Little Miss Kitty Cat tried to run away." I tattled.

Lindsey scowled at me, "Never EVER call me LITTLE or a KITTY CAT if you know what's good for you!" she screeched!

I think I got the message, and the sharp pointed retractable claws gave me an extra hint.

"Not the face," Knuckles muttered, like he was my conscience, "anything but the face."

I elbowed him in the ribs.

We gave her a minute or two to cool off before getting down to business.

"It's explaining time!" I sassed.

She closed her eyes, her tail swishing around a couple of times.

"This bracelet . . . was part of my family tradition." she began, "A long time ago; my 27th great grandmother had a friend who was the protector of the Master Emerald. One ungrateful day, a war broke out and the Emerald was smashed to pieces, no longer powerful.

"There was only a piece that had power. It could give you visions about what would happen that moment, or what would happen in the future, give you the power to teleport, and freeze time, or at least I think that's what it does.

"My great grandmother's friend made a necklace with the broken piece as the center, and gave it to her, asking her to marry him. She accepted and they were husband and wife a year later. Many years later the Master Emerald was restored and powerful and the one in the necklace never lost what it had.

"The necklace has been passed down from generation to generation. It got so old that the bronze metal shattered. The owner of the Emerald at that time melted the bronze into a bracelet, still using the Emerald. And so on and so on 'til it finally got to me.

"And it still hasn't lost its power."

Tails was pacing around the room. "This can't be right! If your great great great great . . . whatever great grandma - "

"You're not taking this from me, and if you do, you won't have any hands to do it!" she hissed, "Listen, boys, I have to - "

"Wait a minute . . . did you say it's physic?" I asked, suspicious.

"Weren't you listening at all, Sonic? Yes, it is but - "

"So that last vision could be happening now?" a knot tightened in my stomach.

"Well, yeah, I guess. But - "

I didn't listen to the rest.

"Knuckles, you're coming with me!" I grasped his arm and ran out of the workshop, dragging him along.

"Whoa, dude! Slow down, hold up, do something! I can't run as fast as you!"