Mystic Ruins - Time: 10:21 PM

The group inside the train, with Edge sleeping on Gemstone's lap, Comet sleeping on the side, Yune and Gemstone sleeping on Ken shoulder, and him and Stone still awake. Ken stayed there for a while until Stone walked to them.

"How much farther do you think this trip will take?" Ken asked.

"It shouldn't be that far now." Stone said. "Once we get off and get some rest, we'll search for the last emerald early."

"Alright... But Stone." Ken said as he took out the Light Blue Chaos Emerald. "How do you do it? How do you use it to see if they're repealing or attracting?"

"You used it's power before. You just need to clear your mind and feel it's power. It'll help guide you to the others." Stone said as Ken closed his eyes, emptying his thoughts until he felt it's power moving forward on his hand.

"I feel it." Ken said as he looked at where the power was flowing toward, seeing a large and old temple. "It's leading to that temple over there. Once we rest up a bit, we'll head out over there."

"A good plan." Stone said while he looked at the temple, then back at Ken. "And... I thank you." Hearing that caught his attention.

"What for?" Ken asked.

"For giving somebody as I a chance of redeeming what I once was." Stone said while looking at his gauntlets. "Doing this action... Feels correct to me, like I'm now free to make a path I truly desire."

"And you'll have that opportunity for that soon. But we just need to focus on getting that least emerald." Ken said until the train began to slowly stop, until it officially did. "Looks like we're here." He gently shook Gemstone and Yune, with them waking up. "Come on guys. Time to get up for now."

"Alright... I'm up." Gemstone said until she saw Edge sleeping, picked him up, and put him on her back while Yune woke Comet up.

"W-Wha-?" Comet asked as he woke up and looked at Yune. "Oh hey... How long have I been out?"

"At least for a bit." She said while Comet got up with the others, and exited the train only to see the old Mystic Ruins along with a large view of the Xiran empire, the still large robotic castle with a large hole on one side.

"Jeez... Didn't know we're right near Xiran. We're in his territory at this rate." Ken said while everybody started walking down the stairs and him holding the emerald. "It's following us through here..." They all entered through a rusty gate, opened it, and went through it until they saw a large forest that held the temple. "It looks like it'll be a maze through here. Should we keep going or stop somewhere?"

"I saw a old workshop back around one of the ledges, if nobody is there, we can sleep there for tonight." Comet said with Stone nodding.

"That's where we'll be heading." He said as they all went through the caves once again and walked over to one of the ledges, seeing the old workshop while Ken noticed a rusty symbol and began to rub it off, seeing a symbol of two Orange tails.

"It looks like it's Miles Tails Prower's old workshop." He said while they looked as well. "He was Sonic's old friend... I can't believe this is HIS workshop." Comet opened the door of it, to see it's empty.

"Nobody seems to be in here. Perfect." He said as they all walked inside. "So, we working in shifts?"

"Yeah, me and Stone will watch over everything while you guys sleep." Ken said as Comet looked at him.

"You sure you want to trust this guy with us sleeping?" He asked as Ken nodded.

"Yes, I do. I think this is a good way of showing that." He said with a smile. "I'll be sure nothing happens. Don't worry." Comet sighs a bit.

"Alright, fine... Whatever." He said as he started lying down a bit.

"So I'm thinking we'll sleep and stay here for at least six hours, maybe more. That means we'll be taking a three hour shift. Think you can handle that?" Ken asked, with Stone nodding.

"I've taken shifts longer than this. It's not a problem." He said as Ken nodded and Stone walked outside, while Gemstone stayed wide away and kept thinking.

Time: 4:47 AM
November 25, 3540

Ken was outside of the workshop, wide awake now, while he held the Light Blue Chaos Emerald in hand and tossed it into the air. He kept doing this until he heard Gemstone exiting the worksop, with him seeing.

"Oh, hey! You're up early!" He said with a smile. "Had a bad dream or something?"

"N-No... I've been awake all night." Gemstone said, with Ken turning to her.

"Really? That's not good. We came to the workshop so we could all get a bit of sleep. What prevented you?" He asked as Gemstone looked down a bit.

"Can... We talk somewhere else?" She asked.

"But I can't leave my post." Ken said until Gemstone looked back at him.

"Just for... Five minutes? I need to talk to you about something." She asked as Ken stared at her and sighed.

"Alright... JUST five, no more than that." He said as he put the Chaos Emerald up and the both of them walked away from the workshop, but to the edge of where the forest is. "Alright... We're alone. What is it you want to talk about?"

"It's... About everything... And with you and me." Gemstone said with Ken looking at her in the eyes.

"Ok... what about it?" He asked.

"Thank you... and that I'm sorry." Gemstone said, with Ken looking at her in question. "You... Out of all people, have the most kindest, gentlest, and biggest heart I've ever seen and met... You always care for people, and showed forgiveness to people. Like with Stone... You really are... One of a kind." She grabbed his hand gently and looked at him in the eyes. "...You're eyes are really pretty."

"T-Thanks... I guess." He said while looking at hers. "Yours look pretty as well." She smiled a bit until she shook her head.

"I-I can't..." She said while starting to cry. "I-I can't do this... I shouldn't be doing this... You.. You're the enemy..." Hearing it surprised him.

"What? What do you mean I'm the enemy?" Ken asked as she rubbed her eyes.

"I'm not an orphan... I never was... I'm working with the Xiran Empire." She said as Ken's eyes widened.

"W-What?" He asked while she cried more.

"He.. He had my mother in captive... He... Told me about you and how you were probably the son of Hamon... And told me to get you to trust me and make sure you didn't get out of his sight... Everything was fake and I thought you would be just like some other guy..." She said while rubbing her eyes more. "B-But when I realized on how nice you really were... I-I'm so sorry Ken... I had no choice..." She started brawling and hiccuping a bit. "...I'm so sorry... That I wronged you!" Ken stared at her more with a hurt expression on his face. "They've... They've been following us and... They've probably about to attack you guys now..."

"What?" Ken asked in shock, with Gemstone nodding.

"I-I had no choice... They'd kill my only mother if I didn't agree to it..." She said with Ken grabbed her hand, shocking her. "You... You forgive me?"

"Of course I do. It wasn't your fault. Let's go save them. If you still want to be with the group." He said, in which she smiled and started crying happily.

"Y-Yes! Yes I do! I want to make it right!" She said as Ken gripped it tightly.

"Then let's go!" He said until he started to run, with her running and trying to keep up until they both found Comet and Stone fighting off soldiers until they were knocked down, with Alexandria walking to them a bit after.

"Where is the Brown hedgehog? Tell me now or the kid and girl gets it." She said while she knocked down with Edge and Yune down onto the ground.

"Yunnie, I'm scared!" Edge said with intense fear.

"It's going to be ok Edge..." Yune said with a smile.

"They're going to kill them. I need to stop them." Ken said while he prepared his chain.

"Wait. I have an idea." Gemstone said. "You catch their attention and chase Alexandria away from them while finding the last emerald. I'll try to fend them off."

"Alright... Sounds like a plan. Just... be careful, ok?" Ken asked as Gemstone nodded. "Hey crazy cat lady! I'm right here!" Alexandria looked to see him.

"There he is! I'll get him!" She said as she started to run toward him, with him running away at a fast speed and Alexandria following not to far and Gemstone looking through the dust left behind them.

"Please be safe..." She said silently until got in the way of the entrance, knocked down by a soldier, and arrested her with handcuffs.

"You betrayed us Gemstone... Xiran would like to talk to you once that hedgehog is caught." A soldier said with Gemstone smiling a bit.

"...I won't care." She said.