Azure Lake Zone

Amy swung her hammer at Silver, only for him duck and push her back with his psychic powers. Tails ran over, using his tails swing attack but Silver stepped to the side and pushed him away. Gold looked towards the dizzy Tails and started rubbing her head. Her eyes started to glow, as did Tails', who got up and started attacking Sonic.

"Tails! What are you doing?" Sonic asked, dodging Tails attack. Suddenly, Tails dropped down, unconscious. "Tails?"

"Gold? You know your mind control doesn't last long and takes up energy!" Silver said. Gold was out of breath

"He... was dizzy…" Gold huffed. "It's... one of... the few... times I get to use my mind control…"

"We don't have any power rings to regain your energy!" Silver said. "We're leaving, now, for your sake."

"No… the future is more important…" Gold said, feeling extremely weak. She limped to the Master Emerald.

"No, I care about you too much!" Silver said. Gold leaned on the Emerald. She suddenly felt a burst of energy. She stood up.

"I'm fine," Gold said, smiling.

"Huh?" Silver said.

"This is boring, can we carry on with our fight?" Sonic asked.

"Your death wish," Silver said, using his powers to throw the blue hedgehog around. Sonic homing attacked out of Silver's grip and ran up to him.

"Silver, he's going to spin dash you!" Gold yelled. Silver jumped and grabbed Sonic again with his powers.

"How did you know that?" Sonic asked.

"Bet you wish you could read people's minds," Gold smiled. Silver threw Sonic at Tails' unconscious body. Silver used his powers to pick up the Master Emerald and started running, along with Gold.

Later

"Sonic… Sonic…" a voice said. "SONIC!"

Sonic woke up. It was Sally and the rest of the Freedom Fighter along with Knuckles and Juile.

"Are you ok?" Sally asked.

"Yeah," Sonic said, getting up. "Where's…

"WHERE'S MY EMERALD?" Knuckles yelled, running at him! Bunnie and Antoine tried to push Knuckles back.

"Knuckles, calm down," Juile said.

"He lost my Emerald!" Knuckles shouted.

"It's still on the island." Rotor said. "After all, it hasn't fallen yet."

"Anyways, where are Tails and Amy?" Sonic asked.

"They had it worse than you and Knuckles," Sally explained. "Nicole took them back to the ship. Amy hit her head on a rock and something happened to Tails which we don't that put him in a long sleep."

"I remember one of them mentioning Mind Control." Sonic said. "That might have to do with something. By the way, what happened to the Dark Legion?"

Shrine Isle

Silver and Gold walked along the bridge.

"If we cut the bridge, then this small island will, hopefully, float off with the Master Emerald," Silver said. "After that, we…"

"Thank you, you two!" Dimitri said, floating down the stairs of the shrine, with Lien-Da following. Dark Legion soldiers were around the small island. They took the Emerald away.

"I know what you two have been up to," Dimitri said. "And it only means I can justify my reasoning to do this!" Lien-Da's hand went electric and formed electric whips on each hand and started hitting Silver and Gold.

"Ahh!" Silver yelled, in pain. They both started running away and into Red Mountain Zone.

Later

The Freedom Fighters walked along the bridge, only to stopped by Dark Legion Soldiers. Kragok walked over.

"The Master Emerald is ours, guardian," Kragok said. "I suggest you all surrender to it's power!"

"Power which belongs to me and my clan!" Knuckles yelled. "So I suggest you give it back." Lien-Da walked over.

"Sorry, guardian, it doesn't belong to you any more!" Lien-Da said. "It now belongs to…" Julie started shooting her.

"Us! Now return it!" she yelled. The Freedom Fighters started pushing past the soldiers to make their way to the Master Emerald. Dimitri floated away, in fear they would break his bubble. Suddenly, a giant ship flew up from under the island. Two Buzz Bombers flew down and attached to the Emerald and flew up with it. Eggman, in his Egg Mobile, flew down.

"If it isn't Eggman," Sonic said. The island started to rumble.

"Your Dark Legion has been most loyal, Dimitri," Eggman said. "You have earned my protection!"

"This island won't be safe once it crashes, doctor," Dimitri said. "Allow my Legion to be based in your area. My Legion will protect your base if you allow us."

"I will send a ship over for your people, Dimitri," Eggman said, turning around. "Until then, farewell." The ship went with him.

"Get back here, Eggman!" Sonic yelled.

"Hey! I want my Emerald back!" Knuckles yelled.

"Dark Legion, fall back to the base," Dimitri said as his people walked away. "It's the safest place while the island fall." He floated away.

"We're going after that ship, Freedom Fighters!" Sally ordered. "We're getting that Emerald, no matter what!"

To Be Continued...