Xiran Empire - Time: 7:26 AM
Xiran, still having the seven Chaos Emeralds still floating around him, walked through the hallways of the empire while some of the soldiers stared at him.
"My god... He did it. He actually did it." One said while Xiran kept walking until he looked at everybody.
"...It's finally time." Xiran said. "It's finally time to rule this world. The time to finally show the world true chaos, destruction, and the fire that burns within the mortal's soul. The time of the Xiran Kingdom is now coming to it's existence. The civilization of this world, Station Square, and the son and daughter of Hamon and Jasmine, will be destroyed, and the legacy they leave behind along with it. Every being that goes against me will be killed." He looked at everyone more. "If you still wish to come along and to prove you are worthy of living and to be a part of the soon Xiran Kingdom, then show me your power."
"...I'm not being a part of this any longer." Another soldier said as he aimed his gun at Xiran. "Knowing you, you'll just stab us in the back once we're turned around. Fighting against you, alongside you, or whatever I, or anyone else in this empire does, we'll all end up dead either way." All of the other soldiers aimed their guns at him. "I always thought if I worked with you as a soldier, my family and myself would be safe. But knowing all of it will no longer mean anything in the long run, I'd much rather be a living mortal who did all he could to protect his family and died trying than be a Mobian fighting for his life to end up getting killed in the end, and having everything he did for nothing."
"...I see. So that is your answer. Then you all shall be the first to feel my new powers." Xiran said as he glowed darkly in Black energy, with the soldiers shooting at him constantly while he stood still, but slowly stopped due to loosing all the bullets. "...Now it's my turn." He rose his hand, created a large amount of energy in his hand, and let go, creating a large blast that consumed the soldiers, killing them. He looked around for any survivors and walked away slowly. "Now I need to use the Emeralds power to find the main source of it... The Master Emerald."
Mystic Ruins - Time: 7:40 AM
Stone, alongside Yune and Gemstone, finished burying Comet in the ground while Edge stared in sadness.
"I miss Comet..." Edge said while Yune looked at him.
"I'm... sure you do." She said while Stone stared at where Comet was buried.
"Comet was a good Mobian." He said sadly. "He may have never once trusted me after my actions, but... He was still a loyal friend. I hope to any god out there that he has a safe journey."
"I'm... Going to check on Ken." Gemstone said as she walked over to him, seeing he's completely traumatized. "Ken? Are... You ok?"
"He's dead..." Ken said suddenly, which caught her attention. "He's dead and... It's all my fault... I-I just... gave them to him. I thought..."
"No Ken..." Gemstone said sadly while streaming tears. "It's my fault... All of this is my fault." She started shaking her head while sitting down next to him. "If I didn't go with that deal with Xiran, I never would have met you, and I never would have gotten Comet killed. Every... Everything is really my fault!"
"No Gem... It isn't." Ken said while looking at him. "It's my fault as well... I-I just gave it to him... Without thought... He was going to kill you... I had no choice..."
"I used your kindness just to give him what he wanted... It's me that did it." Gemstone said while they both looked at each other.
"Look I..." Ken said as he looked down, with Stone, Yune and Edge walking to him.
"We need to get moving. We have to stop Xiran from using the Chaos Emeralds so he could destroy this place." Stone said while looking around. "Do any of you have any ideas?"
"No... not really." Yune said while looking at Ken. "He's in no shape to actually help. His spirit... Is really crushed."
"So that's it? We just surrender?" Stone asked, with Yune shaking her head.
"I'm not saying that... But I'm taking a guess he needs the Chaos Emeralds for more than just using it to take over the world. Anyone know much about the Chaos Emeralds?" She asked while looking at them, with Gemstone getting up and wiping the tears off her face.
"I-I do." She said as they looked. "It's not just the Chaos Emeralds that they attract. When all seven of them are together, they not only can make miracles, but can also lead them to the Master Emerald. It's what controls the Chaos Emeralds."
"So we find this Master Emerald and then what? We destroy it?" Stone asked, with Gemstone shaking her head.
"No, that would just make it worse. It would split into multiple pieces if we did, and we don't have time for that if we do. We need to use it's power, and can only work to those who's soul is connected with it and the only one's who are normally are... The Echidna's..." She said as they looked at Comet's grave. "And he was the last of their kind. They're extinct now, and we can't use it's power..."
"Wait!" Edge said suddenly, with them looking at him. "Comet doesn't always save anybody! He saves those who are very important! He saved Yunnie!" They looked at her.
"Could... It probably work?" Stone asked as Yune looked at him. "If what the kid said was true, then you might be the only that is connected to the Master Emerald."
"Then... There's hope?" Yune asked as Gemstone nodded.
"There's got to be. Yune... Do you know the words of how to use the Master Emerald? Did anybody tell you?" She asked as Yune looked down, then nodded quickly.
"I-I think I do! Do you know where the Master Emerald could be?" She asked.
"If my memory serves me right, it SHOULD be on Angel Island in The Mystic Ruins! Through that hole actually!" She said as she pointed at a hole through the rock, seeing an entrance. "There's probably still time to stop Xiran before he gets to the Master Emerald first. If he does and ends up destroying it, then we're all done for."
"Then let us get going." Stone said with a smile. "We're the only ones who can do this until the son of Hamon recovers."
"We'll have to. We have to do this." Gemstone said while she looked through it. "Let's go! We don't have any time to waste!" Edge climbed up onto Stone, as they both walked in with Yune following, and soon Gemstone while she looked at Ken. "...Please recover soon.. I'm making up for all I did to you." She followed the others while leaving Ken alone, sitting there while looking at Comet's grave, making him think.
"Can... I really make this right? Is it not too late?" Ken asked himself while thinking, realizing it's still not too late, and got up. "Comet... I won't let what you did be in vain." He quickly ran after them, hoping to help stop Xiran once and for all.
Xiran Empire - Time: 8:18 AM
Xiran walked through another door, carrying the arm of one of his soldiers and threw it away, while he kept walking to his throne room with the Chaos Emerald still floating near him and sat down.
"Now... it's time to find the Master Emerald." Xiran said as he pressed a button on his throne, turning it into a platform, and lifted him up through the top of the Empire to see Station Square and the Mystic Ruins. He closed his eyes as the Chaos Emeralds began to align into a straight line, aiming toward the down left. "I found you..." The Emeralds then scattered and began floating around him again, in which he quickly teleported to the location.
Mystic Ruins - Angel Island - Time: 8:20 AM
Yune, alongside Stone and Gemstone, ran through a bridge on the edge of a ledge on the mountains, and saw the floating Island.
"There it is!" Gemstone said with a smile.
"I never would have expected this 'Angel Island' to be floating." Stone said while both Gemstone and Yune ran to the alter to see the Master Emerald, a large Green emerald cut.
"Is this it?" Yune asked as Gemstone nodded.
"Yes, it is." She said with a smile. "The Master Emerald has the power to enhance or stop the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Stop them and it should stop Xiran." She looked at Yune. "You DO know the words, right?"
"Yes... I do." Yune said as she put her hand on the Emerald. "The... Servers are the seven Chaos. Chaos is power, power enriched by the heart. The heart is the controller, and the controller serves to unify the Chaos..." Saying that made the Master Emerald glow brightly, making them smile. "I-It works! Edge, you were right!"
"Cool! Say it!" He said with Yune smiling and nodding, then back at the Master Emerald.
"Oh great Master Emerald... Please stop the Chaos Emer-" She said until a beam suddenly hit the Master Emerald, shattering it quickly with the shards flying away, shocking everybody. "No!"
"NO!" Edge yelled in shock.
"So close... And yet so far..." A voice said as they all looked to see Xiran, standing on one of the pedestals with the seven Chaos Emeralds still hovering around him. "...But not close enough."
"That... That was our last hope..." Gemstone said with Xiran staring at her and took something out, revealing a bloody pendant.
"I also have something for you... Gemstone. A reward for helping me." He said as he tossed it to her, with her eyes widening.
"My... That's my mothers..." She said until a thought hit her. "You... You killed her... I-I did everything you told me to! Why?!"
"...Because you no longer had a use to me, and decided to break the agreement." Xiran said he floated down onto the ground, with Gemstone crying harshly.
"You... Are terrible." Stone said in anger while putting Edge down and Xiran staring at him. "You truly are a traitor... What did I ever find in you?" He activated his gauntlets, taking out the blades and started running toward him, to which he tried to stab him but Xiran stopped the blade with just his fingertip, and tapped onto one of the gauntlets, destroying it.
"You underestimate my power. Without the Master Emerald, there is no reason to resist." Xiran said as he blasted Stone, sending him back and hitting the ground, barely alive. "You might as well give up now, just like the son of Hamon."
"Who said I'm giving up now?" A voice asked as everybody looked to see him; Ken the Hedgehog, back again into the fight against Xiran.