Rouge was pinned on her stomach, she wasn't allowed to face her captor, but she felt her legs get bind together and

' click '

Her eye widen on the fact someone chained her legs together, the hand let got of her mouth for a split second before a white cloth was tied on.

" Shut up' a male voice hissed then Lien-Da appeared, her staff striking down barely missing the bat.

" Enough brother" she called " any way Russy you overstayed your welcome" she hissed as Kragok brought her to her feet.

" Make sure she isn't found!" Lien-Da commanded as she walked away.

Rouge tried to get away by Kragok held her good and dragged her out of the palace.

Rouge tried to scream for her chao but Gem was sleeping, it appears she was drugged and knocked out.

The carpet tried to fly off but Lien-Da caught it by the tassle and tied it around a tree securing it.

" I may be a woman" she hissed at the carpet " but I know how to tie knots!" she walked away leaving the poor thing to struggle.

/ / /

Kragok lead Rouge over to a cliff, The Bat continued to scream but the chain to her feet was attached to a big iron ball. Kragok let the bat go and he walked over to the cliff pushing the iron ball off.

Rouge was dragged along with the ball, she tried to fly but the weight was too much and she plunged into the water.

As the bat struggled she watched as the Lamp escape her pocket, as she landed on the water bottom she inched her way over to the lamp,

I..Just...Have.. Too... she was losing air quickly, she didn't know how long she could hold her breath.

her fingers were just barely inches away. Then she felt herself unable to breath. but luckily the lamp touched her finger just in time. Tikal emerged from the lamp.

" Rouge!" the echidna ginie called " I can't cheat on this one you need to wish it please!"

Rouge was nodding her head yes.

" Ok so your second wish is to save you correct?" she asked. Rouge was ready to faint. but with a nod Tikal grabbed the Bat and like a rocket she shot out of the water.

Once on the cliff Rouge coughed gasping as Tikal freed her from the chains.

" Don't scare me liked that!" Tikal spoked kneeling down to her. Rouge looked into the echidna's eyes. and embraced her with a hug.

" Thanks Tikal you saved my life!" the bat told her. The orange echidna blushed.

" I'm getting fond of you" she said she whistled and the carpet came over to them. The two got on, Tikal picked up the lamp off the ground and handed it to Rouge " We'll talk about picking out curtains latter" a Rouge chuckled and put the Lamp back in her pocket and the two set off for the palace again.

/

Shadow laid on his bead twirling the pinwheel he got from China. He just could quiet figure it out but something about Princess Ruby...

" Shadow!" the prince heard his father call. The hedgehog put his pinwheel away and walk out of his bed area to greet his father.

" Father" he spoke " I... I think I've chosen my bride..."

" You... Should... Be... For I have chosen the perfect bride for you!" the Sultan stated. Shadow was confused, something didn't sound right.

" You will wed... Lien-Da" the door open revealing that Echidna. Shadow backed away in disgust.

" My, my" Lien-Da entered " I appear to have left you speechless" she poked him on the chest " you should be lucky".

" Don't touch me" he pushed her hand away " I'll never marry you" the hedgehog walked over to his father " dad I already have a bride in mind... Princess Ruby"

Lien-Da eyes widen by the prince's choice but no matter she approached him in a calm state of mind " my prince, I'm afraid Princess Ruby is..."

" Is what Lien-Da!" a voice called from the balcony " or maybe you better check your crystal ball again?"

" Princess" Shadow was relieved to see her. Lien-Da on the other hand was shock to see her alive.

" Why Princess" the Echidna spoke " how did you Uh..

" Do what? " rouge approached her " escape you and your brother's plan to end my life!"

" Brother?" Shadow asked the Echidna.

" Oh it's nothing" she walked over to the Sultan and held her Puma staff " She's obviously lying"

" Dad..." Shadow spoke he then notice the connection between his father state of mental health and the staff. he reached out and grabbed the staff " Maybe this will fix things" the prince lifted the staff and slammed the head on the floor shattering it.

Shadow's father snapped out of his tranced Shadow showed his father the staff " Father, Lien-da has been manipulating you with this!"

the Sultan took the staff in his hands, he hates being manipulated , he turn to Lien-Da " Lien-da you better explain this" he glared at her.

" Not only that" Rouge spoke up " but she has a brother who behind her schemes!" on cue two guard dragged in a dark auburn echidna male. Lien-da gaso seeing her twin brother captured.

" Kragok you idiot!" she hissed.

" GUARDS! Guards!" the Sultan bellowed. Lien-Da slowly backed away but something caught the corner of her eyes, in Rouge's pocket... The lamp!

Lien-Da makes a move but two more guards show up and restrain her.

" This isn't done deary!" Lien-Da pulled a vial from her pocket and throws it on the floor, Shadow rushed over to protect Rouge from red smoke that appeared.

Once the smoke clears the Echidna twins are gone. " find them!, search everywhere!" the Sultan commanded.

" Ruby" Shadow spoke " are you alright?"

" Yes, thank you" she told him, the two were going to embrace but Shadow's father got between them.

" Lien-Da my most trusted counselor, plotting against me, I knew something was fishy but I never imagined she..." he looked back to see the couple. Shadow arms around her. " why... Shadow can it be?"

Rouge looked over at the Sultan and nods at him. the Sultan break the two apart taking Rouge aside.

" Oh what wonderful news" he hold her hands into his " you make a lovely bride" he lets her go and Shadow placed his hand around her waist.

"You two will be wed at once!" the Sultan stated "Yes, yes. And you'll be happy and prosperous, and then my dear , you will be Queen!"

" Q...Queen?" she asked.

" Of course! A fine upstanding youth like yourself, a person of your unimpeachable moral character is exactly what this kingdom needs!" the Sultan continued to vision the future.

Rouge was concern about this and realised her lie may of gotten out of hand!.

/ / / / /

Kragok and Lien-Da retreat to their secret lair.

" We gotta get outta here! We gotta get- I gotta start packing, come on sister" he ran around the room and started to pack random things. then he took out a picture of them when they were kids and standing behind them was a echidna woman.

" what about this picture with mom... then again I never liked my picture taken..." he was interrupted by sudden laughing from Lien-Da she had slid on the floor laughing.

" oh boy she must of inhale from the vial, better calm her down" he walked over to her, he kneeled down to her level, his hands on her shoudler.

" Lien-Da, Sister hello" he shaked her, Lien-Da snaps out and grabbed her brother by the dread.

" Why that little sneaky..." she get up from the floor while yanking on her brother dread " That Princess Ruby is non other then that street runt Rouge!" she yank hard making her brother yelp " and she has the lamp!"

" what that miserable.." Kragok did finish for the echidna woman threw her brother on the floor and pressed her foot on his chest.

" You!" she pointed at him " are going to relieve her of it!" she commanded.

" Me?" he pointed to himself. Kragok dare not to question his sister for she was glaring at him and she pressed harder on his chest.

" Yes you!... Any objections?" she asked.

" No.. None at all" he croak, Lien-Da stepped off of him and the male Echidna got to his knees rubbing his chest from where she stepped on him.

Lien-Da and Kragok had been found out! and not only that but Lien-da now knows who Princess Ruby is!

And it Appears that Rouge little lie is getting out of hand... How long can she keep the truth before it's too late!