Everyone stood looking at the Master Emerald.
"So, now what?" Blaze asked,
"As of now; nothing." Jason said.
"Nothing?" Wave asked. "Then why did we come here?"
"Well, we now know where the Master Emerald is." Jason explained. "All we have to do is make sure Mephiles and this new menace don't get their hands on it."
Zephiles landed and folded his wings.
"I really hate that kid." Mephiles said. "I hate him a lot."
They were on top of a building rooftop, overlooking a park in New York.
"What are we going to do?" Zephiles asked.
"We have to shift our focus on eliminating Jason first." Mephiles said. "He's learned too much. I can't afford him finding out who planted the EMP on his ship. Jason MUST be stopped."
"Hey, Meph." came a feminine voice from behind.
Mephiles and Zephiles turned around.
"Oh. It's you." Mephiles said. "Have you done what I asked?"
"Yes." said the female. "What shall I do now?"
Mephiles thought for a second. "Find Mekkaku's last experiment and bring it to our base. It should be in a hidden chamber beneath Mekka's base."
"I'm on it." she said.
She turned to leave when...
"Wait." said Mephiles. She stopped and turned around. "There's one other little thing."
The group was flying on their boards.
"Where should we start first?" Wave asked.
"Back to New York, I guess." Jason said.
"I just hope Mephiles shows his face again." Knuckles said. "I can't wait to teach him a lesson."
"We're not ready for another encounter, Knux." Jason said.
"He's right, Knuckles." Sonic said. "That wasn't a fight. It was a beat-down. Clearly they're more powerful than Mekkaku."
"Right." Jason agreed. "If we're going to beat these two, I'm going to need some help from you guys. I'm not going to be able to do it alone."
"You know we're here for you." Wave said.
"Yeah." Sonic said. "We can make it if we all stick together."
Jason smiled. "You guys rock."