Well, here you go the next chapter. Sorry it took a while I had a bit of writers block. But anyways, I don't own anything except a few characters and the story. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: An Evil Released

Dr. Eggman's Base earlier that morning...

Dr. Eggman was at a desk examining some of the old manuscripts from earlier. One of the manuscripts showed a drawing of a shadow towering over many mobians that were cowering in fear. Another showed the shadow and its army fighting an army of warriors clad in white. And the last one showed a female hedgehog sealing the shadow in a crystal that looks like the crystal he recovered last night. Underneath each picture there was a description in the same writing as was on the cave. Thanks to his technology he was able to translate the descriptions underneath each picture.

"Fascinating…" He said.

Then Orbot and Cubot came in the room. He stopped examining the manuscripts and turned to them.

"Boss, the machine is ready and waiting." Orbot said

"Excellent." Eggman replied

The trio then left the room and went down the hall. They soon came to a large room that was like a control center of some type with a large window at the front. Behind that window was some type of machine that had the crystal hooked up to it. Eggman smirked as he sat in a chair that was in the center.

"Orbot, turn it on!" He ordered

Orbot went to the nearby control panel and pressed a few buttons. Soon the machine started up and fired two lasers at the crystal though it did nothing. After a while Dr. Eggman was starting to get annoyed.

"Grr… Turn the power up!" He barked.

Following his orders, Orbot turned up the machine power to full. The machine soon reacted and the lasers seemed to glow brighter as more energy poured out through them and into the crystal. The crystal kept growing brighter and brighter until it suddenly shattered.

"Turn it off!" He ordered

Soon the lasers turned off and the doctor leapt out of his seat and walked through the door leading into the room where the now shattered crystal was. He seems to be watching as if something was supposed to happen… but it didn't. He then started to get angry and turned to the robot duo who both looked at him worried about what he might do to them.

"You idiots! You were supposed to RELEASE Tantibus from the crystal not kill him!" He shouted.

But, when he was doing that, a shadow started to move from the crystal remains. Both robots noticed it as Eggman continued his rant.

"All that research, all that that for nothing thanks to you two!"

"Um, boss? Something's happening to the crystal-" Cubot was trying to say but Eggman cut him off.

'I know what happen! I think you should know what will happen to you two!"

"But boss look!" Orbot said as he pointed to the crystal.

Eggman turned around and saw a shadow rising from the ground taking shape as it did that. The shadow soon revealed itself to be a deep red echidna with blood red eyes, jet black robes with a cape resting behind him (They're similar to Jafar's from Aladdin), Eggman stared at him in shock of this stranger before him but soon regained his disposition as he approached the echidna.

"Err, well…greetings, you must be Tantibus the Dark, I am Dr. Eggman, world's greatest evil mind. I brought you here and released you from you're prison so that we may work-" Eggman said before he was cut off by the echidna.

"I know what you really want fat man. You want to use my power for your pathetic attempt to conquer the world." Tantibus stated.

Eggman took a step back in disbelief of what Tantibus said. How did he know about his true plans? Especially since he was just released from his thousand year sleep.

"Uh… well…you see that's not-"

"Silence fool! I can read you like a book you know! Did you really think you could make me, the one conquered the land of Armonia in one sweep of the hand, the one who nearly conquered the world, be controlled by someone as pathetic as you?!" Tantibus sneered.

Eggman looked at him speechless of what he had just heard. But before Eggman could reply, Tantibus shot him with a powerful blast from his scepter knocking him out cold. He then turned to the two cowering robots.

"Don't worry I won't kill you or the fat man since you released me. But next time you might not be so lucky. He said before he disappeared in a flash.

Somewhere far away...

Dead, it was one way to describe this place. Sure, there are other words to like cold, barren, colorless but, dead summed it all up. No man or animal could be seen for miles around nor, could it even support life anyways. Though, it did at one point in time house some life as some ruins could be seen not too far away. Soon, the quiet was interrupted by a flash near the ruins and out of it a deep red echidna with blood red eyes, jet black robes with a cape resting behind him and was holding a black staff with a deep green sphere at the top, was standing where the flash has been a moment ago. He seemed to smirk a little for some odd reason as he looked at the ruins.

"Servorum infernus et adorabant dominum ex alto!" He chanted

Soon, black shadow creatures rose from the ground and bowed before the echidna ready to serve him. He smiled evilly as he looked at the creatures.

"Go and find the one who carries the power spoken of in legends. Report back to me and tell me their whereabouts." He ordered

The shadow creatures nodded as they disappeared into thin air. He walked to the window

"I will get that power and I won't make the same mistake twice." He said to himself as he stared out the window at the dead plains where his castle stands.

Sorry if was written badly, I just wrote what came to my head . But anyways, hope you all like this chapter and don't worry it'll pick up soon. Please R&R Bye!