I read the reviews, and it looks like everyone wants to know what will happen next! As what you all requested, here is Part 5, which will show what will happen now to Sonic, his siblings, friends, and whether or not the rescue mission is a success. Hope you all like it!


"How is this possible?" Sonic heard his sister Sonia say, as she hugged her arms. "We never told anyone about our past."

Manic frowned, folding his arms over his chest. "Not only being hunted down by new bad guys, but they're a lot smarter than we realize."

"They even stole our voices, but gave us our silver medallions," Sonic finished, gazing at his silver medallion shaped like a guitar hung around his neck. "Thankfully, we can talk in this dream."

"But are we dreaming?" Sonia questioned, spreading her arms out to gesture the huge terrain filled with white flowers. "Or are we dead?"

"Even I don't want to know," Manic gazed at the clear blue sky with wisps of clouds in the distance.

Sonic folded his arms, remembering what had happened earlier when they were all awake. They were all awakened in the glass chambers by Agent Stone, told the ritual will now start due to the arrival of the lunar eclipse, taken to some sort of underground layer, and that's when the bad guys started the ritual by causing their silver medallions to activate.

Then, Agent Stone pulled out some sort of book from his pocket and began reading in a foreign language, and that's when the pain started for the triplets. They couldn't scream since they have no voice, but he did remember seeing the room glowing brightly as symbols started to appear everywhere, colors ranging from warm to cool as he remembered blacking out.

"Do any of you remember them mentioning about mother?" Sonia asked.

Manic shook his head. "Afraid not, sis. Not a peep about mom."

"Or they lied about knowing where she is just to lure us in," Sonic clenched his fists in anger. "Zen mentioned about keeping Knuckles' great grandfather and his dinosaur Chomps prisoner, but I highly doubt what he said is true or not."

"You were able to find Knuckles!? Is he okay!?" Sonia questioned with a worried expression.

"He is. Also, he never told anyone about our past, and Zen and the other bad guys never went after him."

"That's good to hear! I'm glad Knuckles is on our side!"

"Then let's hope he doesn't get captured like us," Manic placed a hand on his cocked hip. "Now the real question is, how do we get out of here? There's no way I'm gonna be sacrificed just to revive a dead goddess!"

"There is a way, my children."

They turned around, and froze at seeing a familiar figure materialize in front of them. The figure wasn't alone as 2 more people they have met from the past appeared with her. The person on the left is a male, green-skinned crocodile/reptilian anteater with a purple cloak concealing him from head to toe while his face is uncovered, and the person on the right is an elderly male red echidna wearing white gloves with pointed knuckles, sky blue and blue robe, green-lensed glasses with grey frames, walking staff with golden fork-like head, and red shoes with grey soles and yellow stripes.

The person in the middle is someone the triplets remembered from a long time ago, and her appearance remained the same. As the 3 of them took a step forward to greet the hedgehogs, the triplets quickly rushed towards the female purple hedgehog and hugged her, checking to make sure she was real, and she was.

"Mom!" they cried out, as tears escaped from their eyelids.

"My babies," Athena softly smiled, tears leaking from her eyes as she embraced her children. "Look how much you have all grown."

"Y-You're actually here!" Sonic hiccupped.

"W-We thought we would never find you!" Sonia sobbed.

"I-It took us forever to figure out where you could be!" Manic sniffed.

Athena comforted her crying children. "I truly apologize for making this so difficult for you. All I wanted was for you 3 to be safe, but now, things have truly changed." She stroked their heads. "Instead of Dr. Robotnik, we have a new enemy who is after our powers."

"Agreed, and there isn't much time left," the Oracle of Delphius started to explain. "As all of you are already aware of, the enemy Agent Stone and his allies have started the ritual to awaken the Goddess of Justice: Verity." He frowned. "Her awakening must never happen. Doing that can put all our worlds in danger - for it is forbidden to summon an ancient deity through sacrifice."

Athair nodded in agreement. "He is correct. The balance of life and death must never be disrupted." He tapped the ground with his staff, causing 7 Chaos Emeralds to appear as they hover above him. "You 3 must stop the ritual from happening."

"But how? They already captured us!" Sonic wiped his eyes. "And they took our voices so we're not sure if we can ever wake up!"

"Even with our medallions, we need to sing in order to create music," Sonia added, agreeing with Sonic.

Queen Aleena smiled a little. "There is a way." She gestured to the floating Chaos Emeralds. "By the power of the Chaos Emeralds, they can help you stop the enemy, prevent the ritual from happening, and save our homes."

"You mean by transforming into our super forms?" Sonic asked. "That'll definitely work!"

Sonia arched her eyebrow in confusion. "Super form?"

"What are you talking about, bro?" Manic questioned.

Sonic grinned at them. "Oh you'll definitely see what I'm talking about!"


3 floating figures appeared face-to-face with their foe, as they hovered in the sky in their super forms thanks to the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic was in his yellow super form with red eyes, and his guitar turned yellow with the end curled up like his hair. Sonia glowed white and blue with her hair and bangs flared up, as her keyboard changed to match her colors with glowing yellow eyes. Manic's super form showed his fur being a magenta color with his hair and quills spiked up like Sonic's, glowing blue eyes, and his drums changed into a different form in a reddish color as he stood on it thanks to the platform shaped into a star.

As for their enemy, she looked exactly as she was when she appeared in Sonic's dream. However, she too changed form as she now stood over 10 feet tall hovering in the sky in front of them. Her hair had gotten longer as it reached her feet, starry silver eyes glittering brightly, muzzle becoming deathly pale, fur turning extra dark, and a silver floral hair clip pinned to the side of her hair.

Her attire consisted of a dark blue long dress decorated with contrast lace trim, floral embroidery, and chains. A cloak set with chains hung around her shoulders but left opened so her starry night dark blue butterfly dress can be seen. A black choker with a buckle is tied around her neck, and on her feet are a pair of dark blue high heels with bowknots tied at the end of the ankle strap, bows decorated on the front with a butterfly pin, a pair of silver anklets with butterfly charms on them, bracelets that matched her anklets hung around her wrists, white satin gloves, and hung around her neck is the silver harp shaped medallion.

Behind her back are a huge pair of translucent white angel wings shaped like a butterfly's wings. The colors ranged from white to gray, and they sparkled brightly from the full moon. The lunar eclipse had ended, and nighttime had already appeared. The triplets were able to wake up and get out of the chambers, get their voices back, and prevent themselves from dying.

Unfortunately, it was too late to stop the ritual when Verity had awakened, causing the underground layer to be destroyed along with Agent Stone, Zen, Mephiles, Infinite, and the Jackal Squad lying on the ground unconscious, as Tails and the others were still on the surface fighting off some of the puppets and dolls Verity unleashed to prevent them from interfering in the fight.

"My stars…"

Verity's face turned sad, as she stared at the royal triplets. "Why do you wish to save this filthy world..."

"What do you mean by that?" Sonic asked with a confused expression.

"This world is filled with humans…"

"Not just humans, but also mobians," Sonia said. "It's our home."

Verity shook her head. "Humans are evil…"

"Not all of them," Manic said. "Most are decent."

"Never trust a human… They are all bad…"

"Did a human hurt you?" Sonic asked.

"Worse…" Verity sniffed, as tears streamed down her cheeks. "They took you 3 from me…"

Before they could react to her answer, she let out a huge, terrifying screech, causing them to cover their ears from the loud screeching. Suddenly, they quickly dodged some meteorites headed towards them. Once they were able to avoid them, the triplets had their instruments out, deciding to start playing in order to prevent Verity from causing any damage.

Sonic started to strum his guitar, as Sonia and Manic played their keyboard and drums.

Sonic:

Triplets born, the throne awaits.

A seer warns of a deadly fate!

Give up your children, separate!

Bide your time, lie in wait!

Sonic, Sonia, & Manic:

Sonic Underground! (Sonic!)

Sonic Underground! (Sonic!)

They made a vow; their mother will be found!

As they played, Knuckles and the others were able to defeat Verity's minions. Their ears picked up on the triplets singing and playing their instruments, causing them to look up at the sky to see their music fighting against Veracity.

"Go Triplet Underground!" Knuckles pumped his fist in the air. "Keep playing!"

"How astounding!" Dr. Eggman watched in awe. "I still cannot believe that blue rat is part of an ancient prophecy said to be a legend!"

Sonic:

The children grow, learn what's right!

Leaders of the freedom fight!

They seek their mother; she knows they do!

Is it time? If she only knew!

Will the prophecy come true!?

Sonic, Sonia, & Manic:

Sonic Underground! (Sonic!)

Sonic Underground!

Sonia:

I long for my children, but I have to wait.

To act too soon could seal their fate!

Sonic:

They made a vow, their mother will be found!

Sonic, Sonia, & Manic:

Sonic Underground!

The music symbols coming out of their instruments touched everything, repairing the damage and healing everyone. It also absorbed through Verity, but it didn't hurt her. Instead, she could feel them and listen to the music soothing her soul. It's almost as if her anger and sadness is slowly disappearing, along with her pain.

As they finished playing their final note, Verity started to glow brightly. They believed the music had gotten through to her, but it wasn't until she changed into her normal form while shrinking to the same height as the triplets, and dashed towards them, hugging Sonic as she sunk her sharp teeth onto his shoulder.

This caused Sonic to hiss, but clenched his teeth tightly to prevent himself from screaming in pain. She hugged him too tightly, preventing him from moving his arms or use his guitar. Sonia & Manic were about to help him, but then they heard noises coming from Verity. As Sonic looked down, he was surprised to see tears streaming down her cheeks, as her body quivered.

Verity stopped biting his shoulder, but still tightened her hold on Sonic as she hugged him. "I-I was never accepted due to my appearance…" She let out a small hiccup. "T-They all thought of me as a cursed witch… T-The humans were worse when they chased me out of my home…"

Sniffing, she continued her story. "I was all alone – no parents, no friends, no relatives at all. I had to stay hidden in the forest to avoid being hunted down. It was hard at first, but I slowly managed.

As I wandered around in the woods, I somehow had gotten lost and ended up somewhere dark and scary. Before I could get out of there, I somehow fainted. And when I opened my eyes, you 3 were there. You saved me from dying.

None of you ever thought my appearance is cursed. You fed me, clothed me, bathed me, comforted me, loved me, and protected me from danger. Each of you saw me as a unique hedgehog with pretty eyes that reminded them of stars. But to me, you 3 are my stars. My sun, moon, and star.

My first gift from you is this silver medallion. You mentioned it once belonged to your late mother, and you 3 wanted me to have it. I made sure to wear it with pride, knowing that I have a family who is there for me. But alas, I had no idea it would soon turn tragic."

Verity's expression turned scary, as she gazed at the blood dripping from Sonic's shoulder. "Humans discovered my whereabouts, and the 3 of you refused to let them come near me. In anger, they killed you, causing me to unleash my wrath on them and this filthy world for their sins!"

She then licked Sonic's wound, causing him to yelp as she heard their gasps. "A mage sealed me away in a pendant, locking me in my prison for centuries. Ironically, the human who kidnapped you 3 released me from my prison, pleading with me to make this world a better place. Out of the goodness of my own heart, I decided I can recreate this world into a utopia – one filled with peace and no hate or discrimination."

Verity glanced at Sonia, then to Manic. "A world where all mobians are safe from evil, especially from disgusting humans. Eradicating them would be a better idea, don't you think?"

Sonia shook her head. "Goddess Verity, we are humbly sorry that you suffered so much, but we cannot let you harm the Earth or the other worlds."

Manic frowned. "There are a lot of monsters out there, and it's not just humans, but also other mobians." He folded his arms. "Our ancestors who met you in the past wouldn't want this. They would want you to be happy."

"He's right. Currently, all humans and mobians are living together in peace and harmony. There's no more violence or discrimination between us," Sonic finished, feeling Verity loosen her grip on him as he hugged her back. "There's no need to be scared and angry. You're safe."

He hissed as he felt her bite him again, as Sonic rubbed her back in a comforting manner. "The world may not be perfect, but it's still a beautiful place to live in. You don't have to live in the past anymore. Just move forward to the future." He smiled a little when he felt her stop biting him. "This time, you won't be alone. We'll be there with you."

"Forever," Sonia & Manic concluded, as they hugged their brother and goddess.

Verity stiffened, then more tears leaked from her eyelids as she started weeping, feeling them comforting her and whispering soothing words to her. They were the same from a long time ago, always there for her and never letting her feel alone. She really wanted to eradicate this planet and everyone on Earth who had hurt her, but it's no longer the time-period she was formerly in.

And this time, her stars are here. Not the same as before, but their pure hearts and souls are exactly as they were centuries ago. Even though they just met her, they don't see her as an evil monster. They see her as their family member.

"I love you," she whispered to them, as she began to glow. "For all eternity, my stars."

As the triplets closed their eyes from the bright white light, it soon faded away, causing them to open their eyes to see she was no longer there. Instead, there was a bright gray chao with a silver halo on top licking Sonic's wounds, cooing as its small white angel wings fluttered while Sonic held the little chao close to him.

"Aww, what a cutie!" Sonia cooed.

"She turned into that?" Manic pointed to the chao.

"I guess even a goddess needs a break from her true form," Sonic chuckled, holding the small gray chao in his arms.

They all floated down, until they landed safely on the ground as their legs collapsed. When their super forms faded away to reveal their original forms, the others quickly ran towards them, calling out their names.

"Sonic!"

"Sonia!"

"Vixen! There you are!"

Manic yelped when he was lifted into a pair of strong arms, along with lips pressed firmly against his. Sighing, he hugged his neck and deepened the kiss, ignoring the huge gasps and screeches from the others as he wrapped his legs around his lover's waist, letting his fingers massage a pair of ears as a loud purr escaped from his bad boy's lips.

"Sonic! Thank goodness we found you!" Tails sobbed, hugging his brother tightly. "We thought we would never see you again!"

Amy joined the hug, then gasped loudly. "Sonic! You're hurt!" She then saw the grey chao licking his wounds. "Awww, this little chao is tending to your wound!"

Sonic smiled a little, cradling the bright grey chao in his arms who is still licking the blood off him. "It's her way of apologizing for biting me."

"A female chao?"

"Long story short, I need to introduce you guys to two very important people here."

Tails shook his head. "It's okay. Knuckles already told us everything."

"H-He what!?" Sonic looked at his friend in disbelief. "Dude!"

Knuckles held his hand up in surrender, while the other is helping Sonia up. "I still kept my vow, Sonic. I did not reveal any important information except for the fact you have siblings, and we knew each other from the past."

"Nothing incriminating?"

"Only the original stuff."

"You better!"

Sonia hugged Knuckles. "Before you guys tell us on how you found us, let me do this first." Clearing her throat, her eyes turned fierce as she glared at the green hedgehog wearing a leather jacket and red sunglasses perched on his head making out with Manic. "GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY BROTHER, YOU PERVERTED CREEP!"


"It truly is you," Agent Stone silently gasped, as he was handcuffed by a G.U.N. agent. "The brilliant Dr. Robotnik."

Dr. Eggman smirked, as he fixed his moustache. "A fan I presume?"

"I admire your evil intelligence and creative work, doctor. You are the reason why I chose the path of evil, for I desire to follow in your footsteps."

"I hate to tell you, but you have a long way to go. However, I'm slightly impressed with your plan in conquering the world by awakening an ancient goddess who hates humanity."

"Thank you for your kind, nasty words. I do hope we can discuss more about how ingenious you and your devious plans are over some coffee?"

"Hmm… I'll have to check my schedule first. But before we can decide that, you'll need to inform me on when you'll be released from confinement."

"Not that long, Dr. Robotnik," Agent Stone grinned. "I'll have my sons send you a letter on where we can meet up. I know how to make a latte with steamed Austrian goat milk."

"Hey, that's the boss's favorite!" Cubot piped up. "Are you a mind reader or something?"

Orbot held one finger up. "By the way, are you trying to tell our boss something?"

Commander Towers rolled his eyes in disgust. "Get them all out of here before I hurl."

As the G.U.N. agent took Agent Stone over to a helicopter while in cuffs, he stopped and turned his head to look at Dr. Eggman. "I admire you deeply, doctor! You are my nefarious god!" He then looked back at Zen. "My son, papa will be out soon! Make sure you and your siblings stay together no matter what!"

He was then pushed inside the helicopter, as it closed and started hovering to fly away from the area. Once it left, Sonic looked at the helicopter, then at Dr. Eggman, and quivered in disgust. "I think he has a crush on Eggman."

"That's my second guess!" Cubot answered, until he was turned off.

"Silence, you ignorant buffoon!" Dr. Eggman shouted, then was cuffed and escorted away by the rest of the G.U.N. agents. "I'll be back, you hear me! And this time, my evil plans shall succeed once and for all!"

Laughing evilly as he and his robots were thrown into the police car and driven away by the G.U.N. agents, Sonic shook his head, then looked back at Zen. "I still don't get how you and Agent Stone first met and why you chose to work for him."

Zen, who had cuffs on and tied up to prevent him from using his powers, stared at Sonic. "He saw potential in me, Sonic the Hedgehog. Gave me a chance when no one else did."

"A bad past?"

"Precisely."

"Is that why you see him as your dad?"

"You could say that."

"So you're not really a bad guy at all. You're just misunderstood."

"You're mistaken. I am a villain."

"I doubt it. You care for Mephiles and Infinite as your siblings, so you're more like an anti-hero."

"I helped them reach their true potential. They earned my respect," Zen glanced over to Shadow. "Shadow the Hedgehog, I can see why you're quite protective of him. No wonder Mephiles & Infinite wanted vengeance on you by going after him."

Shadow glared daggers at him, as Zen was led into another helicopter with some G.U.N. agents. He ignored Sonic's confused expression, as he glanced over to Commander Towers. "Commander, what will happen to Infinite and the Jackal Squad?"

Commander Towers frowned, placing both his hands behind his back. "They shall be transported to a facility in order to be reformed. Since they are a mercenary group, we will test their skills and consider having them join us."

He held his hand out to stop Shadow from speaking. "I will oversee them, and I even asked Team Avatar to assist me on training them. By proving to me that they can be trusted, they will not be detained until further notice."

"Good thing you asked Team Avatar because Gadget and his teammates are one of the best!" Sonic gave him an approved thumbs up. "If anyone can help the Jackal Squad, its them!"

"Let's hope you are correct, Sonic the Hedgehog," Commander Towers nodded, then looked back at Shadow and his team. "Team Dark, I order you to take time off for at least 3 weeks. I'll make sure to pay you in advance for your services."

Saluting the commander as he saluted back, he and the rest of his G.U.N. agents left in another helicopter, leaving only Sonic and Team Dark. Sonic then realized something, as he looked back at Shadow. "By the way, what happened to Mephiles?"

Shadow folded his arms. "He'll be under Silver and Blaze's custody in their dimension."

"Is that wise? Didn't he-

"While you and your siblings were unconscious in the infirmary, Mephiles woke up and chose to surrender. He never told us why, but I believe it's due to his powers weakening. He even wanted to switch sides, mostly because he quoted that he grew tired of having to store so much power to destroy the world."

Rouge nodded. "Surprisingly, Silver decided to give him a chance, and Blaze only agreed under the condition that Mephiles must prove he can reform himself by staying in house-arrest at the Sol Dimension. If there's a chance he's gonna trick them again, then they won't hold back on him."

"THE PERCENTAGE OF HIM BECOMING GOOD IS LESS THAN 5%," Omega stated in a robotic tone.

"I even warned Silver that if he dare becomes naïve again like last time, there will be consequences," Shadow said in a dangerous tone.

Sonic rubbed his nose. "I can see why Zen thought you and Mephiles were long lost twins."

Shadow arched his eyebrow. "By the way, how is your shoulder?"

"My shoulder?" Sonic looked down, seeing no wound except for the butterfly mark on his right shoulder. "No more pain thanks to Verity healing me."

"Are you certain she will remain as a chao forever?"

"I'm afraid so. She didn't want to be sealed away again, and only wanted to be accepted by others. To me, she wasn't a bad person at all. Just a sad, scared, young girl who is frightened of everything," Sonic's expression turned dark. "I still can't believe humans from her time-period could be this cruel. So she was different from others? She didn't do anything wrong!"

"Unfortunately, that's how cruel the world can be," Shadow sighs, as he closed his eyes. "Humans react by fear, which is why most mobians don't trust them." He then opened his eyes. "Luckily, our current time-period is different. Humans and mobians can co-exist peacefully."

"As long as they follow our rules, then violence isn't needed," Rouge smirked, placing one hand on her hip.

"OR IMPRISONMENT IS NEEDED," Omega stated robotically.

Sonic touched his shoulder. "Luckily, the Chao Garden is the perfect place for her to reside in. The other Chao's love her, and I'm pretty sure Tikal and Chaos would be happy to meet her." He smiled softly at the memory. "She doesn't mind being called Verity, but prefers to live as a Chao and not as a goddess."

"Luckily, she turned into something cute when she licked your wounds," Rouge snickered.

"H-Hey! She was apologizing for biting me!"

"She also called you and your siblings her sun, moon, and star."

"Our ancestors met her centuries ago!"

"I'm pretty sure she was crushing on you 3."

Sonic's face turned pink. "S-She loves us as family! T-That's what she meant!"

Rouge smirked. "Good luck telling Shadow that."

"Oi!" Shadow snarled at her. "Don't even think about it, Rouge!"

"Then you better tell him now before I do," Rouge checked her wrist. "Omega and I are gonna go home early and rest. Let us know when you're done!"

As both Rouge & Omega flew away to give them some alone time, Sonic checked his communicator. "Whatever you wanna tell me, you can tell me now. Tails messaged me that everyone is at Vanilla's house celebrating my safe return, along with meeting Sonia and Manic. The party won't start until we're there." He then looked up to see Shadow. "Race ya there?"

Shadow shook his head. "Actually, I want you to come with me somewhere before we start our race."


Sonic opened his mouth in awe, as he gazed at the white terrain in front of him. "I didn't know you liked spring starflowers."

Shadow smirked. "I admire nature, especially its beauty."

"It's just like the place my siblings and I were in when we lost consciousness."

"Don't think about the bad memories, Faker. We only think of good memories here."

Sonic frowned a little. "Too bad I can't do that."

"Why not?"

Sighing, Sonic sat down on the grass, making sure not to sit on the flowers. "My siblings and I met our mother."

Shadow sat down next to him, surprised to hear his answer. "Your mother Queen Aleena?"

"Yeah. Her, the oracle, and Knuckles' great-grandfather appeared to save us. Only this time, she was real and not a puppet."

"I see. You were happy to see her?"

"More than anything. We made a vow to never give up until we find her, but when I got separated from my sibs, it became a bit more complicated. But now, it seems like fate had other plans in store for me."

Sonic plucked the white spring starflower from the grass, twirling the stem in his hand. "She told us to use the Chaos Emeralds to transform into our super forms, which awakened us and got our voices back. Before that happened, she mentioned that her last location is somewhere here on Earth, and our medallions will tell us the next clue." He looked down at his silver medallion hung around his neck. "Now that I'm reunited with Sonia & Manic, we'll probably continue our search for her once we're fully recovered."

"And this time, you won't be separated from them," Shadow added.

"Agreed. Luckily, they're both doing okay."

"Your sister is kind, but your brother is quite blunt."

"Except I'm still surprised that his boyfriend is a criminal king."

"If you're talking about the green hedgehog who calls himself Scourge, then yes, I can see why you'd be surprised."

"But as long as he treats my brother well, then I don't mind their relationship at all. I just want Manic to be happy."

"You do not mind his preferences?"

"Nope! As long as the person you like makes you happy, then it shouldn't matter who or what they are. Love shouldn't be defined by what the rules say. We should be allowed to love whomever we want."

"But what kind of love though?"

Sonic shrugs. "There are many types of love." He then smirked. "And when are you interested about love? I thought you wanted to talk about my siblings?"

Shadow rolled his eyes. "I can see the family resemblance between you 3."

"Because of our good looks?"

"Your stubborn personalities."

"Stubbornness runs in the family."

"Along with cockiness."

Sonic grinned. "You missed me, didn't you?"

Shadow sighs, hearing his rival laugh. "There is a reason why I brought you here."

"You mentioned you wanted to tell me something?"

"I do."

"Then what is it?"

"Sonic, do you see me as a good person?"

Sonic blinked at his question. "Huh?"

"Do you see me as a good person?"

"Of course I do. Even though your way of thinking is different from mine, you will always lend a hand to someone in need."

"Except you see the good in people, while I can't."

"It takes a while to get to know the person better before you judge them."

"You're way too kind for your own good, Sonic."

"I just follow what my heart tells me to do."

Shadow gazed at the flowers in front of him. "I'm jealous."

Sonic gaped at him. "Y-You are?"

"You never hesitate to do what your mind and heart tell you to do. You don't let anyone order you around. I sometimes wish I can be carefree like you."

"G-Gee, Shadow. T-That's pretty nice of you to say that."

"But now I realize I cannot do that."

Shadow turned his head to stare at Sonic. "After everything that happened recently, you almost died, but still chose not to hate the people responsible for your capture!?"

Sonic held his hand up. "Chill, Shadow. I still don't know much about Agent Stone, besides the fact he fangirls over Eggman, and Zen is a mystery to everyone who says things cryptically."

Shadow's expression turned dark. "What about Mephiles and Infinite?"

"I don't trust them at all, but I know our friends can keep an eye on them and keep them in custody until they're certain Mephiles & Infinite are no longer a danger to the public."

"Don't you hate them?"

"I dislike them, and mostly hate the evil stuff they did."

"Like the time they tried to kill you!?"

"But I'm okay now! I'm still alive!"

"What if you weren't so lucky this time!?" Shadow grabbed his shoulders. "This is serious, Sonic! I thought you actually died when we came to save you!"

"I wasn't! My sibs and I were only unconscious and-

"I couldn't detect your chaos energy or anything! You weren't even moving!"

"Shadow, I survived worse than this! Nothing can kill me!"

"Stop it, Sonic! You shouldn't have to go through this nearly every day risking your life!"

"I'm a hero! I would give up my life to protect the people I care about!"

"Not me! I'd sacrifice everything to save your life!"

"But why-

"YOU'RE IMPORTANT TO ME, FAKER! I CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN!"

Sonic froze, seeing an anguished expression appear on Shadow's face. Tears were starting to leak from his crimson eyes, as his grip on Sonic's shoulders tightened, but not too much to hurt him. "Shadow…"

Shadow's shoulders trembled, as he continued to stare at Sonic. "When Mephiles attacked you, I thought he actually killed you. Thanks to the Chaos Emeralds, we were able to bring you back." He then pulled Sonic into his arms, hugging him tightly. "I thought you were gone for good when Infinite went after you. If I had known he and the doctor captured and tortured you, I would've made sure you didn't suffer. Thank god the rookie agent was able to find you."

He held Sonic in a protective manner, not wanting to let him go. "After learning that they came back because of Zen, I had to do everything in my power to make sure they wouldn't go after you. Unfortunately, I failed that part when Zen took your voice, captured you, and almost killed you."

Sonic wrapped his arms around Shadow, comforting him. "I lived, Shadow. I wouldn't let anyone or anything defeat me."

"But I still failed to protect you."

"You didn't. You made sure no one went after me when I was recovering in the hospital."

"I was only-

"Rouge told me that you stayed at the hospital all day every day to make sure I was okay."

"Should've known the bat would blab."

"I didn't think you actually cared about me, Faker."

"I never hated you, Sonic. I actually respect you, even if your views are different from mine."

"Well, I don't hate you. I too care for you."

"Thank you for your kind words."

"You're welcome, Shads."

"But I still won't let anyone try to take your life again," Shadow pulled back, but kept his grip on Sonic. "Which is why I need to do this before it's too late."

"Do what?"

His answer is something warm and soft pressed against his lips. Sonic gasped, eyes widened in shock as he realized that Shadow the Hedgehog is kissing him. His own rival is actually kissing him, and it's not a dream at all. But not only that, Sonic isn't grossed out by it. It really feels nice to kiss him.

Feeling arms wrapped around his waist, Sonic hugged Shadow's neck and kissed back, licking his tongue to gain access. Their tongues clashed with each other, hoping to gain dominance. They ended up in a tie, as they broke the kiss to regain some oxygen. Once he regained some air, Sonic looked back at Shadow, feeling his face heating up. "W-Was that your way of saying that you like me?"

"No," Shadow cupped his cheeks. "It's my way of saying you stole my heart. I fell in love with you, Sonic the Hedgehog."

"Y-You do?"

"Yes, and I wish to have your heart since you took mine."

"You already did on the day we first met."

"You loved me for that long?"

Sonic shyly nodded. "I wasn't sure at first on why I felt weird around, but thanks to some advice from someone, I learned that I gained feelings for you. However, I wasn't sure if you felt the same way or not, so I chose not to say it and not ruin our friendly rivalry with each other."

Shadow's eyes softened, as he pecked his nose. "Forgive me for making you wait that long. I didn't realize how special you were to me until that time you reached out to save me before I fell to Earth from the ARK. Your determination in trying and still seeing the good in me made me see how truly wonderful you are." Shadow cradled Sonic's hand with his own hands. "Thank you for trusting me and giving me a chance, Sonic."

Sonic smiled, as he kissed Shadow's cheek. "I'll do it all over again so you'd be able to live on Earth in peace. You mean so much to me, Shadow."

Shadow softly smiled, as he pulled Sonic into his arms again, hugging him as he felt Sonic hugging back. Sonic purred when he felt his quills being stroked, feeling safe and content in his mate's arms. "Shadow?"

"Hmm?"

"Does this mean we're boyfriends now?"

"You mean lovers?"

"I'm fine with anything as long as I'm with you."

"I too feel the same way, my sun."

"Shall I call you moon or starlight?"

"I'm fine with either."

"Then you're gonna love my new nicknames for you!"

"Make sure they're appropriate, Faker."

"And once I find my mom, I'll introduce you to her! You'll definitely love her, Shadow!"

"I'll make sure to find a nice gift for her."

The couple broke the hug and kissed each other, letting themselves feel lost in their own paradise as the wind blew against them, causing the white flower petals to scatter and surround the entire terrain, creating a beautiful scenery for all to enjoy. Even though their love story had now started, it will never end since their chapter has just begun.


Meanwhile With Mephiles

"Silver, what are you doing?" Blaze questioned her friend.

Silver, who was sitting on a chair feeding a small dark clone milk from a small bottle held in his arms, lifted his head to look at her. "He was hungry, Blaze. I couldn't let the little guy starve to death."

"Isn't he one of Mephiles's clones?" Blaze narrowed her eyes at their prisoner, who is locked up behind the prison cell. "I thought you're unable to use your powers during solitary confinement?"

Mephiles shrugged. "This one was just born from my powers. He's not ready for solid food yet."

"Right now, we're taming his dark clones so they would fight on our side," Silver explained, as he continued to feed the baby dark clone some milk. "And they have a pretty good teacher who's showing them the right way."

Blaze arched her eyebrow. "Which teacher?"

"Marine."

"Please tell me you're joking."

"Afraid not. However, I heard she's doing a pretty good job in getting them to listen to her. In fact, they're now learning how to read and write thanks to her."

"Is that even possible?"

Mephiles rolled his eyes. "My clones are highly skilled and intelligent. They inherit everything from me."

Silver finished feeding the small dark clone, who was then held with his back patted gently, and a loud burp was heard. "Feel better now, little guy?"

A loud coo escaped from the baby clone's mouth, as it moved closer to nuzzle Silver's cheek.

"Aww, you're welcome," Silver smiled, and patted his head.

Mephiles tilted his head. "Do you like the white hedgehog?"

The small dark clone happily chirped.

"Then its decided. Silver shall be your new mother, while I remain as your father."

As Mephiles is content with his answer while the baby dark clone happily chirped in glee in having Silver as his mommy, Silver froze in shock as his face turned red, mumbling out incoherent words as he tried to process what Mephiles had said. As for Blaze, she facepalmed and wondered why she agreed to keep Mephiles detained in her kingdom.


Meanwhile with Infinite

"So why are you guys still wearing your masks?" Lot, a male teal anthropomorphic bird, asked the Jackal Squad.

Deux, while his real name is Ace, looked at him in confusion while adjusting his mask to make sure it's covering his face. "We'll only remove it once our leader is ready to remove his."

"Are you talking about your leader Infinite?" Fuchsia, a female anthropomorphic purple cat, pointed to their leader.

Trois, whose real name is Tempest, nodded with her mask on. "We won't reveal our faces unless he's okay with it."

"Still don't get why though," Lot questioned.

"You ask a lot of questions, little bird," Ace narrowed his eyes at him.

"Due to boredom. The only thing you guys are doing is training, which isn't evil at all."

"Shall I entertain you instead?"

"You mean have a battle with me? Heck yeah!"

A loud clap was heard, and all the jackals quickly got into their normal stance as Infinite approached them, with Gadget following behind him. Infinite and the rest of the Jackal Squad kept their masks on so no one would see their real faces, deciding to wait until they're ready to reveal their identities to the public. Since they're detained in this secret facility created by G.U.N., they'll have to lay low and behave for now until it's time for them to escape.

"Jackal Squad, I believe it's time we show our watchers how powerful we are," Infinite, also known as Zero, proclaimed.

Uno, who also goes by Jay, happily gasped as he felt his tail wagging. "Does this mean we can go all out!?"

"Indeed we shall. But first, why don't we show them who we really are," Infinite gestured to their masks.

Team Avatar held their breaths as they saw the Jackal Squad slowly remove their masks, causing their eyes to widened when they saw what they looked like. Lot wolf-whistled while Fuchsia squealed, but the biggest surprise came from Gadget, whose face turned red when he saw Infinite's true appearance.

"Y-You're hot!?" Gadget shrieked.

Infinite felt his face heating up after hearing his statement. "W-What did you just say?"

Gadget freaked out, waving his hands out frantically. "N-Nothing! Nothing at all!"

Ace snickered. "See, leader? I told you you're the handsomest jackal in our group."

"The whole family is hot?" Lot felt his cheeks turning pink.

"A-And gorgeous," Fuchsia fainted after Tempest winked at her.

"Awesome! We outrank everyone by our good looks!" Jay cheered.

Gadget shook his head, getting rid of his blush. "I-Is that the reason why Shadow attacked you guys? Because he's jealous of your looks?"

Zero snarled at the thought of Shadow, but then smirked as he nodded. "I'm afraid so, little wolf. Because of his actions, my squad and I can never forgive him for his sins."

"Then why did you stop fighting him and went after Sonic instead?"

"Emotional torture. He went after the people I care about, so I go after those whom he care for."

Gadget gasped, hitting the palm of his hand with his fist as realization struck him. "The rumors were true after all!"

Fuchsia woke up after she heard what they said, and happily cheered. "I knew it! Sonadow is real!"

"Aww come on! Now I owe chips to a lot of people!" Lot groaned in disbelief.


There you have it! The final part is here! I hope you guys liked the Sonadow, Mephilver, Manourge, and Infidget parts! Once I get some reviews, I'll start on the Mafia AU! Don't forget to review and comment!