Sonic was on his way back to his own kingdom. He walked slowly; he really didn't want to go back to his dull town. But he was forced to. Amy's father had seemed very serious when he made that threat. Sonic, at that time, hadn't known what to think. He never thought it would happen this way. And the princess—there was a reason she had rejected him so many times. He just didn't know what could be the reason.

When he got back to his own kingdom, he let out a long sigh. "Well, I'm back."

Like he had told Princess Rose, the town was deserted. There were only a couple of animals walking around; nothing had changed. The town was just as boring as it had been when he left.

Suddenly, he was seized by two large guards. He tried to fight, but they pinned him down.

"What's going on here?" he shouted from under their elbows.

"You know it's a law that you're not allowed to show your face in this town!" one of them explained from behind a knight's helmet.

They turned him over so he lay on his back and the second let out a laugh.

"Ha! It is Sonic!" he said.

"Sonic the Troublemaker," the first added. "You never were one for following the law."

"We're going to have to take you to the princess," the second guard told him.

Sonic struggled again once they brought him to his feet, but it was no use—they were too strong! So they led him to the castle, making comments as they did so.

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"No, no! This cannot be!"

The sorceress could not believe her eyes—Sonic was being brought by guards to the princess of his kingdom. She had heard the guard tell Sonic about the law, and very well know that anyone who violated a law would get sent to the dungeon.

"I cannot let my beloved suffer like this!" she said. "I must help him!"

She went over to a shelf in the corner of their room and grabbed a jar full of tiny dragonflies. She opened the door and stood in the doorway, then brought the jar close to her face.

"Go to Sonic the Hedgehog's kingdom and retrieve him for me," she told them. "Do whatever you want to the village, but don't hurt Sonic. Bring him back to me unharmed."

She then opened the jar and the tiny dragonflies flew out into the air. It took them nearly three seconds to transform into huge dragons. They let out cries into the sky, the red dragon's being the loudest of all. The sorceress watched them fly off, an evil grin on her face.

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At the castle, Princess Rose was arguing with the king.

"But, Father, why did you have to threaten him?" she asked furiously, tears in her eyes. "He wasn't trying to hurt me!"

"Amy, I don't want you running off with some peasant boy you don't even know!" the king replied. "Besides, he is from another kingdom! Let him find a nice girl there! You should want to marry someone in your own kingdom; and you should fall in love first!"

"But, Father, I am in love! With Sir Sonic!" Amy replied back.

"That is enough!" he yelled. Amy got quiet.

"I don't want to hear anymore." He then walked away, and Princess Rose was left alone in the room. She was furious, absolutely tired of him always turning away the men she liked. Why did he always have to do this to her? She always said that he wanted her to be happy, but every time she found someone who made her happy, he threatened them. She hated him now. More than anything in the world. Even more than Sonic being gone.

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Sonic had been brought before the princess and placed on his knees. He sat on his heels, his head bowed and his hands in cuffs. The guards stood beside the princess, who had a veil draped over her face, hiding her features.

"Here he is, Princess," the first guard said to her. "The law breaker."

"Thank you," she said. Her voice sounded awkwardly cute, like a 6-year-old's. "Pull back his hood."

The guards did as she commanded, revealing his blue quills.

"Now, boy, lift your head, so I might see your face," she ordered Sonic.

He did as he was told, and when the princess saw his face she shrieked with delight.

"He is so handsome!" she squealed. "Guards!"

"Shall we take him to the dungeon, Princess?" she second guard asked as they grabbed Sonic's arms.

"Of course not!" the princess answered. "He shall stay here with me!"

She threw her veil back, revealing her appalling features. Sonic tried to back away, a horrified look on his face.

'Please don't make me stay here with her!' Sonic thought. 'I'd rather go to the dungeon!'

The guards forced him forward and pushed him into the princess. She squeezed his neck with her arms and kissed his cheek with her oversized lips. It left a big pink mark, which Sonic wiped off when she wasn't looking.

The Princess grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "You're my Pookie."

She fluttered her short eyelashes at him and he nearly gagged.

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"HOW DARE SHE!" the sorceress screamed. "KISS MY SONIC!"

She threw a small blanket over the crystal ball.

"Those dragons better get there soon," she said. "And I hope they eat the princess."

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"Who ever woulda thought there could be a guy so handsome and with me?" She giggled hideously, snorting every few seconds.

Sonic felt sick. He wished he could see Princess Rose. He missed her so much. And this princess was nowhere near as pretty as Princess Rose. He sighed.

'Oh, Princess, how I miss you.'

Suddenly, there was a loud shriek coming from outside. Sonic, the princess, and the guards rushed to the windows to see what was going on. They gasped at what they saw—dragons! All kinds! Terrorizing the village!

"Oh my goodness! This is terrible!" the unattractive princess said anxiously. She turned to Sonic. "We must hide somewhere, Pookie!"

Sonic shuddered when she called him that. He was even more disgusted now; he had to hide with her! The princess hurried to a cellar, clutching Sonic's hand tightly, forcing him to follow. They went into the cellar and his; they could still hear the dragons destroying the village.

"Well, the whole village may be destroyed, but at least we'll have each other," the princess said to him.

"Yeah, sure," Sonic replied nonenthusiastically.

A while later, they heard no more shrieks, so they came out of the cellar. Suddenly, the red dragon snatched Sonic up in its huge claws.

"No! Let him go!" the princess yelled. "He's my Pookie!"

The dragon took her yells as an invitation and snatched her up in its huge jaws. A second later, the princess was devoured.

'Finally, she's gone,' Sonic thought thankfully.

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"Yes, yes, perfect, dragon!" the sorceress exclaimed. "Now, bring him to me!"

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The dragon, as if it could hear the sorceress' commands, flew away from the ruins of the village toward the meadow of Princess Rose's kingdom.

"Where are you taking me, you foul beast?" Sonic exclaimed.

The dragon only shrieked at him and continued on it's voyage. When they got to the meadow, Sonic gasped.

"Hey, I know this meadow," Sonic said to himself. "This is where the fortune teller lives!"

The dragon landed in front of the hut. It placed Sonic in front of the door. The door opened, and Sonic stood there for a moment; he could run, but he really wanted to find out what was going on. So he went inside, and the door shut behind him.

He stood there, wondering what was the reason for all of this. The room was dark except for a streak of light that came in from the window on the side of the room, which allowed him to see that the crystal ball was covered.

"Hello, Sonic," said a sexy female voice, which made Sonic jump.

He did not recognize the voice, and so answered, "Who's there?"

The sorceress appeared from the chair and stood in the sunlight. "It is me."

Sonic jumped back. "Ah! Who are you?"

"Why, I am the fortune teller, of course," she said, walking over to the window and wrapping her arms around the red dragon's snout, which had appeared outside the window.

"B-but, y-you're not the fortune teller," Sonic stuttered, pointing at her.

The sorceress fed the dragon a piece of meat, then turned to him and said, "Oh?"

She then transformed into her fortune teller form and said, "Am I?"

"B-but…y-you…" Sonic was totally freaked out now.

The sorceress transformed back into her original form and turned back to the dragon. She patted its snout.

"Good boy," she said, and the dragon turned back into a dragonfly, then flew back into the jar.

The sorceress then turned to Sonic once more.

"Why did you trick me like that?" Sonic asked her.

"Sonic, haven't you realized?" the sorceress replied. "I love you."

"But…wait…I don't understand," he said. "Why were you helping me get to my love—Princess Rose?"

"All right, Sonic. I will tell you." She moved the covered crystal ball to the corner of the table and sat on the tabletop. "The potions I was giving you had double effects."

"What do you mean?" Sonic asked. "Were they poisoned?"

"No, no; of course not. They had positive and negative effects. The invulnerability potion, for instance: It gave you invulnerability, but also placed poison on your lips. You were not affected because of the way the potion works. You were supposed to kiss Princess Rose; when you did, the Princess would've died. But because she didn't kiss you, the plan didn't work. And honestly, the thought of you and the Princess kissing repulsed me, but that potion is the most affective one I have."

"And what about the flight potion? What were the effects of that?"

"The flight potion was difficult to create. As you know, it allowed you to fly, but it also had an effect on your hands. Once you touched the Princess, she would've dropped dead. But she didn't touch you, so it also didn't work."

"I can't believe this," Sonic said. "And I can never see her again."

"Sonic, you don't need that stupid Princess," the sorceress said, walking towards Sonic. She walked around him slowly and spoke in a quiet, manipulative tone. "She didn't even trust you. She wouldn't kiss you, she wouldn't fly with you, she wouldn't do anything. She wanted you to get caught; that's why she delayed when you went to her balcony. She wanted her father to find you. She wanted him to threaten you. And she wanted you to leave forever, and never come back."

Then she walked behind him, put her hands on his shoulders, and put her face next to his. "She doesn't love you."

Sonic closed his eyes and lowered his head, admitting defeat to these words; a tear rolled down his cheek. The sorceress smiled to herself—this was another one of her plans.

She slowly wrapped her arms around his chest and hugged him. Then, as the second part of her plan, she kissed Sonic on his cheek. Seconds later, he fell limp. The sorceress layed him on his back and stood there for a while, staring at him. Suddenly, his eyelids lifted, and his eyes were a solid green. He was obviously under her control.

"Yes, yes!" the sorceress exclaimed. "Finally!"

She calmed herself down. 'Perhaps I should have him do a couple of tasks so that I know for sure he's under my complete control,' she thought.

"Sonic," she started, then looked around for something for him to do. "Go get that jar."

Sonic went over to a shelf as if he wasn't under her control. He picked up the jar and turned toward her, then paused.

"Now bring it to me," she ordered, extending her hand.

Sonic walked over to her and placed the jar in her hand. She brought it up to her face.

"Yes, yes!" she said, and squeezed the jar, shattering it into a million shards on the floor.

She then rubbed her gloved hands together. "Finally, this it the moment I've been waiting for. Sonic is finally MINE!"

She threw her arms up into the air, as if to grab the sky, and let out an enormous laugh. She had almost won!

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Princess Amy decided to take a walk in her garden, where flowers bloomed and the grass was lush and green. She walked over to her enormous fountain, one large enough to bathe in, and sat down on the edge. She watched the goldfish swim around underneath the lily pads and soon found herself running her index finger gracefully on the surface of the water, creating little ripples.

"If only my life could be as peaceful and beautiful as this garden," she said to herself. "If only there was no more fuss and violence over things that don't really matter."

A goldfish came over and nipped at her finger, which made her smile. It then went on it's way, and the Princess was left alone.

"Oh, goldfish," she said, "how peaceful your life must be. To swim with your friends and not have to worry about anything."

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"I must put you to use," the sorceress said.

She thought for a while, then had an idea.

"That's it!" she exclaimed. "I'll ride my red dragon to the Princess' village and attack it! Sonic can kill all the villagers, even the king; but I shall have the honor of killing the Princess. I can't lose this time!"

She went over to the shelf that held the jar in which her dragon stayed. The dragonfly had multiplied into dozens of other dragonflies, and was ready for conquest.

"Hi, my little babies," she said. "Are you ready to rule the kingdom?"

The dragonflies flew frantically around in all directions, signaling that they were ready. The sorceress smiled. She grabbed the jar and placed it on the table next to the covered crystal ball. Then she went into the back where all of her potions were and grabbed some of the potions. She placed them in a large bag and carried them to the front. Sonic was obediently standing there, waiting.

The sorceress grabbed the jar of dragonflies and went outside. She layed the jar down on its side in the meadow's grass; then she took off the lid. The dragonflies came out of the jar and stood in the grass. Within three seconds, the dragonflies turned into dragons again. The red dragon allowed the sorceress to place the bag on his back, then allowed her to climb atop him.

"Come, Sonic!" she commanded, and Sonic soon appeared outside.

He walked over to the dragon and looked at the sorceress.

"Up here, boy!" she called.

Sonic bent his knees and paused. The sorceress look at him in a confused manner, then Sonic bolted up. The sorceress watched him; a moment later, he came rocketing down. But he landed as lightly as a feather on the dragon, not hurting it at all.

'Wow, he's better than I thought.' The sorceress smiled to herself.

Sonic and the sorceress stood on the dragon.

"Dragons, fly!" the sorceress shouted, pointing in the direction of the village.

The dragons lifted off of the ground and formed a pack, lined with each individual type of dragon. The red dragon, which carried the sorceress, was in front, followed by the black dragons, and all the other color dragons. The most dangerous were in the front.

"We will rule the kingdom!" the sorceress yelled, and laughed into the sky.