Chapter Eighteen: The Plan

At this moment in time, we have everybody around the Master Emerald getting ready to prepare the chant that Knuckles is yet to chant. This comes from a story that Knuckles was told as a child, but was only but a myth. This chant was never proven to be true, but this was the last resort in restoring order to the planet.

Not only were they all gathered around the Master Emerald, they were also gathered around the Chaos Emeralds. In order for this chant to work, the story stated that the Master Emerald and all the seven Chaos Emeralds were used for this. So this was their last chance to make this right.

"OK, is everyone ready?" Knuckles asked.

"Yes." Exetior answered.

"Readier than I have ever been!" Sonic replies.

"Absolutely!" Tails added.

"YEAH!" Cream exclaimed.

"Make this world a better place!" Tikal pleaded.

"Make it happier." Rouge said, sadly.

"Help everyone and everything!" Amy finished.

Everyone linked hands, and Shadows dead body was laying in front of them. As everybody stood there, Knuckles was now ready to begin the chant. Will this chant work, and help restore this planet back to order? If so, what else could it to?

"The servers are the seven Chaos Emeralds! Chaos is power! Power is enriched by the heart! The heart is the controller! The controller serves to unify the Chaos! Master Emerald, please, I beg of you! Please, restore order to this planet, and all the other dimensions around the universe!" Knuckles finishes the chant.

Something very unusual was happening. The skies were no longer a dark blackish red, but clear blue. The water was no longer blood, but clear clean water. And all the trees that were once burned, grew into beautiful green trees. Also, Shadow's dead body started to levitate. This startled Rouge.

"What's happening? What is it doing to Shadow?" Rouge asked worriedly.

"Rouge, calm down! It's alright, the spell is doing its work." Knuckles explained.

Rouge just looked on, and saw that Shadow's body started glowing a bright green aura. The wound on his chest started healing up, and then his body slowly levitated to the ground. When his body landed, the aura disappeared. Everyone stopped linking hands, and Rouge ran towards Shadow.

"Shadow?" Rouge asked in a worried tone.

Rouge startled a little, as Shadow's body started moving slowly.

"Uh! Rouge, what have I told you about waking me up so damn early?" Shadow playfully stated as he woke up from the dead. Rouge was crying tears of joy, knowing that her lover was alive and well.

"SHADOW!" Rouge exclaimed happily. She rushed towards Shadow, and hugged him for dear life.

"I'm back, baby!" Shadow stated.

"Shadow, I thought I've lost you!" Rouge said happily.

"No, you could never lose me. I'm the Ultimate Life Form." Shadow stated.

"I love you, Shadow." Rouge told him.

"I love you too, Rouge." Shadow replied. After that, they shared a passionate kiss.

"Glad to have you back, buddy. Thought we've lost you." Knuckles welcomed.

After that, everyone rushed towards Shadow, and hugged him.

"Guys, please! I only just came back from being dead!" Shadow teased.

After a while, they've noticed a painful scream coming from somewhere. They all turned around, and saw that it was Exetior. He was screaming in agony, rolling around on the ground. And after a few seconds, he gave out one final painful scream, and a black smoke emerged out of him, and evaporated in the air.

"What's happening to him?" Amy asked.

"You'll see." Knuckles replied, with a smile.

Just then, Exetior woke up. But something was very different. What there was to explain, when he opened his eyes, he no longer has black eyes with red irises, he no longer has claws, he no longer has sharp teeth, and he no longer has blood as tears.

"Looking good there, Exeti... er, I mean Sonic the Hedgehog!" Sonic teased. The Sonic formerly known as Exetior smiles and shakes the real Sonic's hand.

"Thank you so much for saving me." the Sonic formerly known as Exetior said, with his normal voice. It no longer sounded deep and evil.

"You're very welcome." Sonic replies.

Amy all of a sudden walked towards formerly known as Exetior, and smiles at him. He could only look at her in confusion.

"When you get back to your dimension, go and see your Amy. I'm sure she'll be very pleased to see you." Amy told him.

Then suddenly, Amy wrapped her arms around him for a warm, loving hug. This really caught him off guard, because even though she isn't his Amy, it was overwhelming for him, as he has never felt her loving touch in a long time. He has happy tears flowing from his eyes, and he returns the embrace.

"I will, I promise." he replied.

They break the hug, and Amy kisses his cheek. He was surprised again, and he placed a hand on his cheek. After he regain his composure, he smiles warmly.

"I have to return to my own dimension now. Goodbye everyone, and thank you." the Sonic formerly known as Exetior bids his farewell, and he vanishes.

Everyone was very happy that he's now happy. They have also bid their farewells to the Sonic formerly known as Exetior.

"Can I just ask one question?" Rouge asked.

"What is that?" Tikal asks.

"What did that chant actually do?" Rouge asked again.

"What that chant did Rouge, was that it fought away any black magic that roamed different dimensions, and it's also resurrected the people that the evil magic beings have killed." Knuckles explained.

"So does that mean Vector, Big, and Eggman are alive too?" Tails exclaimed with joy.

"Indeed it does, Tails!" Knuckles replied, with a huge smile on his face. Everyone cheered and roared that everything was back to the way it should be.

"You did an excellent job with that chant, Knuckie! I am so proud of you! I love you!" Tikal smiled, as she hugged Knuckles closely.

"Thank you, Tikal, my angel! I love you too!" Knuckles replied. After that, they shared a passionate kiss.

"And Tails, you were wonderful!" Cream complimented with happiness in her voice.

"Well, I guess so! I only did what anyone would have done." Tails teased. Cream just giggles.

"I love you, Miles!" Cream confessed.

"I love you too, Cream!" Tails replied. After that, they too shared a passionate kiss.

"You, Shadow! Don't you ever do that to me again!" Rouge playfully punches Shadow.

"Calm down, dear! I was only dead for like... I don't know... ten minutes or less?" Shadow stated sarcastically.

"I'm just glad to have you back, my love. I love you so much, Shadow!" Rouge confessed.

"And I love you too, Rouge!" Shadow replied, and then they shared a passionate kiss.

"But really, Sonic! One thing out of curiosity. How did you know that he still loved his Amy?" Amy asked.

"Well, that's a very good question. I am happy to answer that for you." Sonic grins playfully.

"Well then, how?" Amy giggles.

"I knew that he still loves his Amy, because I am him! We are the same person. I know how he feels, and he knows how I feel." Sonic replies with a smile.

"Really?!" Amy asked in surprise.

"Absolutely. Because he loves his Amy, just like how I love mine." Sonic told her. Amy just smiles, with happy tears flowing from her eyes.

"I love you, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Amy stated happily.

"And I love you too, Amy Rose!" Sonic replies. And of course they also share a passionate kiss too.

There we have it. A group of guys who've helped save the world, win their women in the end. What a fairy tale ending this has turned out to be. Now they can live happily for the rest of their lives without any more worries of demon eyes.