CHAPTER NINETEEN

BEFORE THE BATTLESHIP

Shadow and Jasmine landed somewhere near the beach.

Jasmine was looking for Silver, but he was nowhere to be seen. She closed her eyes and was still thinking of how, Elise's father put the flame in her, and if she cried then it be would released into the world. She opened her eyes and looked for Shadow.

He was just looking at the beach, he looks distracted or maybe he was thinking. She walked to his side and was looking where Shadow was looking. All she can see is the blue endless water.

She looked back at Shadow. "So are you going to tell me? Who Mephiles is?" she crossed her arms and walked in front of him, blocking his view.

He just looking down at his feet, he can't lie to her. She was already getting close to the truth. "Mephiles. Mephiles the Dark. When me and Rouge went to the Kingdom Valley, we ran into Eggman. Apparently he wanted the Scepter of Darkness, to free him and Solaris." he looked at Jasmine, she still had her arms crossed.

He looked at her for while, crossing his arms, and continuing. "When Eggman, set his attack on us. I took the ground robots, while Rouge took the sky robots. Eggman hit her, she was holding the Scepter of Darkness and she dropped it. I only had enough time to save her and not the Scepter. But it seemed like Eggman was afraid of what was in there and he left. The scepter broke in pieces, then came out this Mephiles character."

Jasmine understood now, but what really got her was something else. "So what did Silver mean by you, being Mephiles at first?"

Shadow shakes his head, she will never stop asking questions, until the truth was out. "Mephiles took my shadow. That's how he looks like me, he is causing trouble and everyone thinks it's me. With Silver coming from the future, Mephiles told him to kill the Iblis Trigger, now he knows the truth of the past, then he can kill the person he's after, and he can save his future."

Jasmine covered her face with her hands. "Shadow, we can't kill that person!"

Shadow looks at with a glance, "Either he can't or will. He came here for a reason."

"Because it's the Princess."

"Stop, just stop. Look in the past, apparently Elise's father put the Living Flame inside her because she was a royal soul. But the problem is, if she cries even a single drop, then Iblis is released into the world. And if ask me why I let the Emperor out of the room then here's the answer. Something felt right, if I didn't then we'll be change the past then it'll change the present, hell even the future! But if Silver did kill her which he wouldn't then he'll be crushing another person's heart! Then that person will be wanting to get revenge! And I'm not ready for another apocalypse!" Jasmine took a breathe after yelling.

"Who are you talking about, Jasmine?"

When Jasmine and Shadow first met, she could tell that he liked her at the beginning. She use to tease him a lot and flirt sometimes to confess that he liked her. It took her about four to five days to break down Shadow and make him ask her on a date. Jasmine could tell people that they like someone or love someone. He never really told Jasmine that he loved her, but Jasmine knew well enough.

But he wanted to know who the person was that loves the Princess and why he would want revenge if Silver did kill the Princess.

Jasmine shakes her head, she doesn't want him to know, but if she didn't tell him then it might be a disaster. "Sonic..." she whispers the name, but Shadow didn't hear it.

"What?"

"It's Sonic."

SONIC & EGGMAN

Sonic is running after Eggman's battleship for awhile. He had to go through the city, the forest, then the desert, after that the beach. Sonic wasn't even getting tired, he didn't know why Eggman was going to the places, where Sonic saved Elise. Is he planning something that he didn't know about?

He didn't know, all he cared about was saving Elise again. He stopped running, looking at the robots. He brought his fist up, ready to run and destroy the robots.

While, Eggman and Elise were in the battleship. Elise was sitting on Eggman's chair, while Eggman was walking around Elise, they had an interesting chat.

"You've wasted so much of my time. If you had cooperated with me earlier. I wouldn't have had to do this." Eggman said.

Elise moved her head to the side, so she wouldn't have to look at Eggman. "What are you trying to do, Dr. Eggman? Why do you wish to revive the Flame of Disaster?"

Eggman looked up at the ceiling, then looked down at Elise. "Did your parents ever disclose to you anything about Solaris?"

Elise looked down at the ground, her parents haven't told her anything, because they are dead. Her father did tell her that Solaris can resolve regrets. But she came back to reality, with Eggman continuing.

"Solaris secrets are in his eternal flames." Eggman looked at Elise for a minute. "His power... Can change time, and even manipulate the fabric of time itself. I wish to obtain this power and dominate everything in this world. From the past all the way to the future!"

Elsie gasped, that would mean. "You wish... To rule over... Time?"

"Yes. Truly. And the secret... It remains dormant in you, Princess."

Elise looks at him. She just wanted to be home and see Sonic again. If she will see Sonic again.

Eggman walked to his computer and was tapping his keyboard to find another Chaos Emerald, to complete his task. "The Princess of Soleanna and the seven Chaos Emeralds... Once I have everything, the fate of the whole world will change! And one of the beautiful gems is just ahead." he finished with his typing on the keyboard and press the 'Enter' button.

"Chaos Emerald located!" the voice said from his computer, somewhere in the ocean on an island.

"Finally... Now, let's go collect that Chaos Emerald!" Eggman fists his hands and smiles.

After Sonic destroyed Eggman's robots, he ran to catch up with Eggman's battleship. Until he was close enough to the battleship, more robots came to block Sonic. He stops running, bringing dirt everywhere. He shakes his head, and fists his hands again.

"Come on! Really! I have to be somewhere!" Sonic growled, he was really getting annoyed with Eggman's robots distracting him. He was about to run, until a bright green-silver went around all the robots.

He was confused at first, until a silver hedgehog came from the sky with a purple cat by his side.

It was Silver.

He watched as he used his telekinesis to destroy all the robots, and came out was black smoke from the robots.

Sonic looked at Silver and the purple cat he didn't know and crossed his arms. He wasn't really in the mood to fight right now. "You look like you're in a hurry." Silver observed.

"... So what's go on?" He questioned Silver and the cat. He didn't want to sound rude, but he was really in hurry, because what he heard from Tails, with Elise dying on Eggman's battleship, he didn't want that to come true.

Silver looks away, to the robots. "Circumstances have changed." and didn't talk after that.

Then Blaze walks to them. "I'm Blaze. Blaze The Cat, by the way... And we all need to save the Princess, fast. Before Eggman gets what he wants." she put her hands on her hips, looking at both hedgehogs.

Sonic looks at Blaze and Silver he nods his head and gave them a thumbs up, and they all start running, toward the battleship.