CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Everything went black and white.

Mephiles was high in the sky with all of seven Chaos Emeralds and formed a circle bringing Iblis and his power together to rule the world and to kill the world.

Shadow, Jasmine, and Rouge were walking back to the village. They heard something like someone flying above them they look up and saw Omega. They moved out of the way, when Omega was about to land on them. Shadow went in front of Jasmine and Rouge, with his hand held out.

Omega just stood there, not looking at anything. Rouge ran up to Omega, not caring if Shadow told her to get back. Rouge looked at him, she was telling him to come back and help them, until she notice Omega woke up and hit her, throwing her to where Shadow and Jasmine stand.

Jasmine ran up to her, checking her pulse, she sighed in relief. Turning back to Shadow she nodded her head, telling him she's out cold. Shadow looked back to Omega. Omega was standing, acting like nothing happen. That's when something miracle happen, "What is going on?" Omega questioned confused. Shadow's eyes widen at that he was about to ask if he remembers what had happen to him, but something bright came from the sky, coming down to them, making him and Omega cover their eyes and backing up to where Jasmine and Rouge are. Jasmine was bending over Rouge's body to cover both of their eyes.

Everything went black.

Amy, Knuckles, and Tails were walking around the city talking to people, seeing if they are OK. They had to ask they whole village, If the Princess was back from Dr. Eggman? Or if the Princess was alive?

They had to reinsure everyone that Sonic the Hedgehog will get the Princess back in no time,.

Amy, Knuckles, and Tails got together and made a conversation of what jobs to do around the village. Amy job is to ask and reinsure everyone that their Princess was coming back, Tails job is to fly around the village to make sure there's nothing going on like violence, and Knuckles job is to help around the village.

They were about to split up, until something bright from the sky was coming down in them. Everyone screamed when the light touched them especially Amy, Knuckles, and Tails.

Darkness took over.

Silver is at home in the future walking around the city.

It was different with the sun shining on them, it was all burnt down, with some broken glass windows, and some houses destroyed to the ground. He was walking around the one building that caught his eye.

It was the same one where Mephiles took him and Blaze to destroy, The Iblis Trigger. He was about to go in, until something bright took over the sky. He thought it was the sun, but it was to bright to be that. He closes his eyes.

Darkness took over the sun.

Eggman was walking around the forest.

He didn't like the forest very much but he dealt with it. He's thinking of plans and some more plans to get even with Sonic the Hedgehog, but he wouldn't remember all of it, because he wasn't at his lab.

He was mumbling to himself until he saw something very bright in the sky, too bright that was coming down to him he covered his face with his hands. Moving backwards he stumbled onto a tree making him fall down.

Then it became dark.

Elise was still in the same position, her head against Sonic's head. She stopped crying after a while, but she wanted to cry more, but she couldn't. She looked around and didn't find Mephiles anywhere near them, it was just quiet.

All of a sudden she heard faint screams, she lifted her head head like a deer caught in headlights. She looked more around where the screams came from, but she didn't find anyone near them, until she notice it was from her village. Her eyes widen and thoughts came into her mind, What is happening in my village?, Is it Eggman?, Or is it Mephiles?, What is hap-?.

Something stopped her from thinking. Bright from the sky was coming down. She didn't cover her eyes or do anything she put her head back to Sonic's head and closed her eyes and waited for the bright light to come to them.

Darkness was everywhere.

Amy, Knuckles, Tails, Shadow, Jasmine, Omega, and Rouge were looking around everything. There was a purple portal around them, and they were trapped.

"What is this?" Tails asked every scared for what the answer will be. "Where are we? What's going on?" Amy questioned spinning in circles to find a way out. "Is this because of that light?" Knuckles also questioned.

Silver was looking at his hands. "The Chaos Emerald has disappeared..." He was interrupted by a known voice, "Silver?" Amy questioned as she was a silver hedgehog. Silver turned around and found Amy with Knuckles and Tails, "What are you doing here?" Silver questioned. "This is all so confusing..." They all nodded their heads in agreement.

Rouge voice came in, "It's all because of Solaris." Rouge had her hand around Jasmine's shoulder. Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Silver looked at Rouge, Shadow, Omega, and Jasmine. Knuckles and Tails gasped, "Jasmine!"

Jasmine waved her hand and smiled, "Hi... Long time no see." Tails and Knuckles were about to ask questions, but Jasmine held her hand up, to stop them. "Ask the questions later." They both nodded.

"It seems we were all caught by the spatial distortion." Eggman's voice came in. They all turned to him and saw him looking at the bright light above them. They looked up and saw what he saw.

They all turned to him, in confusion. "Iblis' seal has been broken. Due to Mephiles manipulation." he was looking at a familiar hedgehog and Princess. They all turn and saw what he saw again, some gasped and some couldn't get their eyes off of them, but Jasmine was the only one looking at the other direction trying not to cry.

Elise had her head still on Sonic's, looking down at him. Her hand was smoothing his fur on his head, she still felt some wet fur on his head, but all she could care about was he looked like he was in peace. She couldn't even look at the people in front of her.

"Sonic?" Amy said surprise, she ran to him, the rest of the hedgehogs followed and looked at Sonic's body on the ground, not moving, not breathing, not doing anything. "No... You don't think..." Tails couldn't get any words out. "Sonic!" Knuckles cried out.

Everyone there was just standing and crying. Amy was about to run up to him but was stopped by Jasmine's arm going around her stomach, holding her. She fell onto her knees with Jasmine coming down with her and holding her while they both cried into each other's arms.

"Mephiles played us all for fools! His plan was to cause the Princess to be so consumed with despair that she'd cry." Eggman observed. That got silver thinking and realized that he was right. "So that's why he wanted me to kill Sonic before..."

Shadow turned around and was thinking of something to defeat this outrage, but was changed of a shake on the Earth.

"Solaris!" They gasped as Solaris was getting stronger. "This creature will consume all existing timelines and time itself will collapse and disappear into nothingness." Eggman told the hedgehogs around him.

"The instability of time caused this time-space rift." Shadow told Eggman. "It won't remain for much longer." Eggman told Shadow. "We've no time to waste. We've got to defeat it now!" Knuckles yelled to Eggman and Shadow.

Eggman was thinking of that but it isn't possible. "No, it is a transcendent life form that exists in the past, present, and future. Defeating it here, now, would do nothing." Eggman looking up in the sky.

The hedgehogs look down at the ground like they lost the battle, but Silver isn't giving up. "No. I won't give up." everyone looks at him. "There has to be a way. If you say it exist in the past, present, and future, I'll destroy them all at once!" Silver declaimed.

Shadow was happy for what he said but it wasn't possible now. "Certainly, it might have been possible. If he was still alive." Shadow looking down to where Sonic was laying with Elise.

"Sonic! Sonic!" Amy screamed as she was crying still, Jasmine was still looking at Elise hoping her premonition wasn't about to come true.

Elise was hearing all of what Eggman, Shadow, and the other's were saying to stop Solaris, until she felt something. She felt someone near her side, she heard something, but it was faint, but she could get the words out. "Help me..." she was scared at first but realize she felt something familiar, Sonic. She didn't realize she said that out loud. She turn her head and found everyone looking at her with confusion and shocked.

"What did you just say, Elise?" Jasmine voice came in. Elise looked at her and saw something in her eyes, sadness and broken. "Sonic..." Jasmine took a deep breathe and walked away from Amy and the rest of the gang.

Silver looked at the Princess. "What's the matter?" sounding a little scared. "I heard Sonic. I feel... Sonic's presence in the wind. I don't think he's dead yet!" Elise told everyone one. Amy lifted her head up feeling happy, but she was wondering about what she said about hearing Sonic.

"Of course! Let's call him back with the power of the Chaos Emeralds!" Everyone turned around thinking Silver was crazy, but they let him talk. "Focus your thoughts on using it's power to perform this miracle..." He used Blaze's words. Silver ran to the Princess and kneeled down, "You can do it..." Elise looked at him. "I can?" Silver nodded. "You were the vessel that was used to seal Iblis. You should be able to use the gems' power to recuse Sonic's soul!" He looked at her, with knowing eyes that Sonic loved her. Elise could read from his eyes and smiled. "I'll do it!"

Eggman used his glasses to find the Chaos Emeralds were Solaris flung them. "Solaris flung the Chaos Emeralds to the distant corners of this distorted world."

"To collect them all in time, we'll have to split up!" Tails said. Knuckles and Tails high five each other. "I'll go to... Because it's for Sonic!" Amy said.

Everyone nodded their heads. They were about to leave.

"NO!"

Everyone turned their heads and found Jasmine.

"I'm not letting you get those Chaos Emeralds." She said with a serious voice. Amy walks up to her with sad eyes. "Why? It means saving Sonic's life and to defeat Solaris!" Jasmine turns her head and walks over to Elise ignoring Amy's question. She stops in front of Elise and looks at her with sad eyes.

"Why Jasmine?" Elise asked. Jasmine should feel all the stares, but she tells everyone and she wants to know if Elise would want this.

"Elise..." she started out, taking a deep breathe, looking at her. "If you really want to save Sonic's soul. Then you have to make a decision... Either you don't save him then you live or... You do save him then you die..." Elise eyes widen, and everyone else does.

"Jasmine is this some sick joke?" Shadows voice came in.

Jasmine feels tears coming in and turns around and looking at everyone. She shakes her head. "No... It isn't... Elise what I saw... What I saw, is you dying from saving Sonic's soul... And I want to know... Is... Will you being willing to save him and you die for him?" Jasmine voice comes in shaky.

Elise looks at her for what felt like a year and answers. "Yes."