Sonic and Tails suited up with some equipment that they thought was needed. They wore Eggman's new exoskeleton suits that could help them survive in whatever environments they might be exposed to. Tails also found a strange amulet in one of the scrolls that a novice Dream Walker had been working on. It was supposed to enhance one's own psychic abilities when activated. Sonic wore a feathered pendant that Winter had given him when he described his ordeal to the angelic demon. Eggman had them tethered to a metal bungee spring so he could pull them back whenever he wished. Afterall, he had to help them this time around. He couldn't let another villain take his role as a master of the dream realm! Tails and Sonic jumped into the mysterious portal...

Nights sat obediently by Iris on a marble pillar beside her. The demoness knew they would come back, but the question was when? She decided that whenever they did come back they would know somewhat more about the Dream Realm than what they once did. she decided she needed a recharge. Clearing her mind of all thoughts and emotions, she felt herself being taken to the source of the dream universes' power, the Nexus. When she first discovered the place, she had no idea that she had been allowed into the center of the universe itself. Later on, she found out that the Nexus itself was actually a living entity. She had made it sentient in thought and it loved her for it. This was not only the dream world's heart of power, but an immortal god. Sort of like the story of her husband Mephiles, who used to be the brains of Solaris. The Nexus spoke to her of dark intentions that it never got to fulfill because it needed a vessel to carry its power. It seemed like the nightmares Wiseman had created had corrupted this once pure god. Of course she was delighted that it had chosen her and that it quote, said, "A daughter born of hellish evil seems like a most worthy vessel indeed."

The stone guardians with the conical heads let her past the starry, ethereal gates. The Nexus welcomed her with open arms. Staring at the milky way like god, the stars that were circling around it wrapped themselves around her. Being freshly recharged, she shone like a glittering diamond herself. Her eyes had lost their pupils, for the time being, and just glowed with the god's power.

They really think they can win when the universe itself wants this...

(Sonic and Tails get lucky enough to land in another dimension close to Nights'. It's more of an ocean dimension with pirate ships, sea monsters, and golden beaches!)

Sonic looks to the right of him and sees a pirate ship stuck in one spot, the ocean rolls onwards, but the ship looks frozen in place. Tails also notices this with some sea gulls stuck in the air.

"This looks kind of familiar somehow." Tails says to Sonic as he pokes a small crab on a rock. "Did this happen before somewhere?"

*cough cough, Sonic Generations, Cough*

"I don't know bud. If this did happen before somewhere, I don't remember too well." Sonic responded. "Anyways, we should be close to our destination. It seems like Iris has struck more than one dimension in a day."

"Oh yeah. Maybe this is what she wanted to do? Kick us back to reality so we wouldn't interfere with...this."

A shell washes up to Sonic and he picks it up. Looking into the shiny object, Nights appears looking stressed. Sonic waves at the reflective shell.

"Nights! you're okay? She didn't imprison you did she?" Tails asks as he pushed besides Sonic to get a good look at their nightmaren friend. "What is she doing?!"

"Please.. come and get me you guys. I don't have much time left! By Wiseman's tower." Nights says as Iris can be heard in the background. "Please!"

With that his image fades and the shell crumbles to dust. Sonic and Tails race over the golden sands until they see a portal in the sunset sky. Tails uses all his strength to throw Sonic into the opening and follows after. They float in the starry space between the dimensions and plummet down into the Nights Dimension opening. They notice the little nightmaren are swarmed in thick groups all over the place. For now, they decide to observe their surroundings. They'll barge in when the time is right.

(With Iris and Nights inside the tower.)

"A very convincing show you put on Nights. They'll be here soon I'm sure." Iris says as Nights takes a little bow.

She is soon interrupted by one of her negatives that whispers something interesting into her ear.

"What do you mean you couldn't steal ideya from a dimension? What happened?"

The little nightmaren acted it out in its own way.

"Maginary World? That's the name of it? And... someone followed you? You didn't lead them here did you?!"

The negative lowered its' head and thought about it. It shrugged.

Iris hit it with extreme force against the wall.

"You stupid little thing! We didn't need to worry about anybody else except Sonic right now!" Iris said as she turned the thing back to clay. "Great, I hope they don't team up."

But what her creatures had lead straight to her could even rival her own powers. Illumina had been alerted to the evil presence and was on her way to protect her dimension.