This is the third-to-last chapter in the final story-arc of my Sonic fan-fiction! Hope you guys are enjoying it!
Chapter 118: Kidnapped
Upon reaching the white space, Sonny found an area nearby that looked like Planet Wisp and decided to look for Sonic there. Along the way, he found native Wisps and was able to use their powers to traverse Eggman's factories which were scattered across the small planet. After a while, Sonny found Sonic standing near the edge of the area staring at a floating Chaos Emerald that turned red as soon as Sonny approached.
"Took you long enough," Sonic said and leaped up to grab the Chaos Emerald.
"Sorry, I'm just not used to absorbing Wisps," Sonny replied.
Sonic gave Sonny a puzzled look and then he shrugged. "Yeah, it's quite a rush, but you get used to it after a while."
"Right," Sonny said and noticed a frozen statue of Charles nearby. "I'll be right back."
While Sonny ran over to Charles, Sonic ran out into the white space towards a black and purple portal that suddenly appeared.
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"Whoa, man," Charles said as he wobbled over toward Sonny. "That was crazy! That shadow monster just came out of nowhere, sucked us all up, and — where is everyone?"
"They're around," Sonny replied.
"But where is here?" Charles asked and noticed a couple Wisps nearby. "Are those aliens?"
"Wisps, actually," Sonny said. "They're the creatures Miles and I saved from Eggman several months ago when all the world's satellites went missing."
"Oh, yeah, I remember that," Charles said and then he seemed perplexed.
"What is it, Charles?"
"Normally Charmy would be chatting up a storm right now, but I don't hear his voice."
"Then this must be what Planet Wisp looked like when Eggman originally kidnapped it back when Sonic was alive," Sonny said to himself.
"Did you say something?" Charles asked.
"Um, no," Sonny looked away and pointed toward the white space between Planet Wisp and Spagonia. "Hey, there's Victor and Espen over there!"
"Really?" Charles looked in Sonny's direction and ran toward the emerging figures of Victor and Espen.
Meanwhile, Miles and Tails showed up carrying several Chaos Emeralds in their hands.
"Aren't those a little heavy for you?" Sonny asked looking up at Tails as he flew.
"Not the slightest," Tails said and set the Emeralds down on the white ground below before landing. "The Chaos Emeralds are actually pretty light in weight, hence why they are able to float in the air sometimes."
"True," Miles said and added his Emeralds to Tails' pile. "Our Emeralds do the same thing."
"Really? I'd like to get the chance to study them once this is over and compare them with ours," Tails said as Sonny picked up the five Emeralds that were placed on the ground.
"I don't know about that," Miles said shaking his head. "Once your timeline is restored, I imagine that my friends and I will naturally get sent back to ours."
"True, but who knows what'll happen once we eliminate that shadow monster." Tails looked around and then back at Sonny. "Where's Sonic?"
"I'm not sure," Sonny replied and noticed the black and purple portal. "Maybe he went in there."
"Let's follow him," Tails said flying toward the portal. "And bring the Emeralds too."
"Sure thing," Sonny said stuffing the Emeralds into the pockets of his shorts. "Have you managed to regroup everyone who's been rescued, Miles?"
"Not exactly," Miles said following Tails into the portal. "I mean, the areas themselves are pretty big apart from the white spaces between them."
Inside the portal, Sonny Miles and Tails found themselves inside the corridor of a large ship where Sonic was fighting against the robot Eggman used to fight Werehog Sonic in the core of Mobius before Dark Gaia appeared. He seemed to be winning, and then after a final hit to the cockpit Eggman's Egg Mobile popped out of the robot and Dr. Eggman rolled out. Sonic walked over to him and smirked knowingly.
"Argh!" Eggman said irritably. "I was supposed to beat you this time!"
"Sorry I didn't get the memo, Eggman," Sonic said sarcastically. "But last time I checked, you were still on my butt-kicking schedule."
Before Eggman could respond, a black and purple portal appeared in the ship's corridor and the shadow monster emerged from it. To Sonny and Sonic's surprise, the creature grabbed Eggman who yelped in surprise and dragged him into another vortex.
"I thought you said Eggman got kidnapped by that shadow monster earlier," Sonny said eyeing Sonic suspiciously.
"Are you calling me a liar?" Sonic said bitterly.
"No, but if Eggman was kidnapped before what was he doing here?"
"I have no idea. Maybe we're dealing with the past and future versions of Eggman."
"No, that can't be it," Tails said. "Didn't you notice that as we went further in time we aged?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Then that means two Eggmans can't exist at the same time without the younger Eggman becoming the older."
"Perhaps it's not different versions of Eggman we're up against, but the Eggman of this world and the Eggman of our own," Miles suggested.
"You have an Eggman on your world?" Sonny said as his ears perked up. "Is he just as bad as ours?"
"Kind of," Sonny answered. "He used to be a teacher, but then went crazy and now has a—
"Split personality," Miles interrupted. "A part of him wants to take over the world, while the other wants nothing to do with it."
"That sounds terrible," Tails said. "Have you tried reasoning with him?"
"Multiple times, but they all turn out to be tricks by his evil half to manipulate us for his own benefits," replied Miles.
"Ugh, the thought of two Eggmans is giving me a headache," Sonic said and looked at Miles and Tails. "Did you manage to find the rest of the Chaos Emeralds?"
"We sure did," Tails said smiling.
"They're in Sonny's pockets," Miles said pointing to Sonny.
"Sweet," Sonic said throwing the Silver and Red Chaos Emeralds in Sonny's direction. "Mind holding onto those for me?"
"Um, sure," Sonny said and placed the other two Emeralds in his pockets while following Sonic into the black and purple portal along with Miles and Tails.
To be continued…