"When we found out Robotnik was still out there I left mom, Sonia and Manic to finish him myself. Knuckles joined me and then we met Tails, Amy, Cream and more. Me, Tails and Knuckles had created a team together. We call it, Team Sonic. I'm the speed and leader, Tails is the brains and Knuckles is the strength. When Robotnik caused Chaos Control, or maybe I did, we still can't figure that out after all these years. Anyway, we ended up on Earth in a town called Station Square. For the first few days we had split up but I found Tails and Cream a day later while Knuckles and Amy took a few days. Ever since then we've been through a lot. From as simple as an Robotnik machine to as high as Chaos and Biolizard where Shadow came from after being woken up by Robotnik. Sometimes Knuckles would help us while others, be tricked…"

It was nighttime and Knuckles was sitting alone on a bucket in the alley when a loose newspaper blew into his leg. He picked it up, glanced at it to see a picture of Sonic and Eggman battling and let it go. As it blew away he had a flashback of himself guarding the Master Emerald at Angel Island. He was so deep in thought that he was unaware of Eggman.

"What do you want, Eggman?" he asked and Eggman got on his knees before him.

"Please help me, Knuckles!" Eggman said grasping Knuckles' hands. "If we don't do something fast, Sonic could make us prisoners on this planet forever!" he explained while Knuckles looked at him surprised. "If we can gather all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, there's a fighting chance that we can somehow reverse the effect that sent us to this world, and return to where we came from."

There was a flashback of Sonic destroying Eggman's robots, breaking into the base, and causing Chaos Control.

"Sonic knew she could use the Chaos Emeralds to warp herself through time and space. That's the reason she attacked Chaos Control! She found out that I collected all the Chaos Emeralds to keep them out of her grasp! You know how reckless Sonic is. I was afraid of what she might do if she got hold of the Emeralds, so I set up defenses, but there was no stopping Sonic. She was determined to push her selfish search for thrills all the way this time, no matter who got hurt! Finally, Sonic invaded Chaos Control, and to my horror, she finally achieved her goal! Sonic destroyed Chaos Control and sent us all here just for the fun of it!"

"Sonic... She's crazy..."

"I've changed my ways and want to live in peace, but Sonic won't let me!" Eggman said, blew his nose and bluffing. "What can I do? She won't even give me a chance to fix things! I want to get us back, but when I found one of the Chaos Emeralds, you know what happened! Sonic snatched it from me, and said she's going to stay here as long as she pleases!"

"That selfish hog!"

"She said that we can't leave here until she says so! She thinks this world's a lot more fun than ours, and if we don't agree, it's our tough luck." Eggman said while Knuckles became mad. "You'd think she'd be more concerned about her buddy."

"Sonic isn't my buddy! I'm sick and tired of Sonic turning everything into a game! Either Sonic gives us that Emerald, or I'm going to take it from her."

"Be careful. Sonic says she'll crush anybody who tries to get it back!"

"So then... A battle to the bitter end." Knuckles said and Eggman grinned.

"My chronic Sonic troubles are over." Eggman said to himself.

Meanwhile Chris and Tails were admiring the Chaos Emerald inside a machine in the workshop and Chuck was sitting in his chair.

"A Chaos Emerald! Does anybody know where they come from or how they work?" Chris asked.

"Nobody knows much except that they're real powerful!" Tails said.

"I hope my analysis reveals something about its makeup." Chuck said.

Suddenly they heard a noise from beneath the trap door that leads to the workshop.

"I know you're in there! You haven't let me clean your room in so long I'm issuing a dirt alert!" Ella said.

"Oh no! It's Ella! Quick Tails, hide!" Chris said.

"Huh? Wha?" Tails said, flopped onto a beanbag, pretending to be a stuffed animal, just as Ella opened the door

Then Chris tried to act casual.

"I thought I'd find you up here, Christopher." Ella said.

"Oh... Hi there, Ella." Chris said casually and she started vacuuming the room.

"Hmm... Keeping this room dust-free is a losing battle. Not that I'm complaining, but it's like trying to vacuum a dirt road! I-" she said, noticed Tails and her face brightened while Chuck and Chris became worried.

"Uh..." Chris said and Ella bent down to Tails' level.

"He's so precious! Is this your toy?"

"Uh... I'm taking care of it."

"Ah... It almost looks real to me." she said and turned back to Tails, whose eyes glanced in her direction.

Then she looked surprised so Chris grabbed Tails.

"I... think I'll go outside and play." Chris said.

"Heheh, me too!" Chuck said and they left the workshop with a confused Ella.

Chris and Chuck were outside running across the lawn.

"Wow, Tails, that was a close call!" Chris said.

"But we sure fooled her!" Chuck said.

"Yeah!"

Sonic was on the railing above them resting.

"Can I nap in peace?" she asked.

Chris and Chuck bumped right into Mr. Tanaka.

"Master Chris. What, may I ask, is going on?" Tanaka asked.

"Um, we, uh, we just playing catch with a stuffed animal." Chris said then laughed to hide his lie. "Bye." he said then left with Tails, leaving Chuck with Tanaka.

"I think I'll-" Chuck said.

"Sir. While I commend your desire to stay fit, I would stick to adult sports like bowling." Tanaka said while Chuck crossed his arms.

"You can't tell me what to do. I'll play ring-around-the-rosie if I-" he said and Tanaka looked more stern.

"Perhaps you should slow down. Rest is important, and I believe it's time for your nap."

"I don't need a nap!"

"You can play later."

"I have work to do!"

"Come along, Mr. Thorndyke."

"Forget it!"

"Off to bed."

"Take your hands off me!"

Tanaka pushed Chuck past a surprised Chris then were out of sight. Then Tails quit the stuffed animal act and Chris sighed of relief when Amy ran out and accidentally sent everyone onto the ground.

"Ow..." Amy said.

"Amy! You know it's dangerous to go wandering around here by yourself!" Chris said.

"I just saw a news report. It looks like they just found another Chaos Emerald!" Amy said and Chris and Tails blinked in surprise.

Later they were in the living room watching the news report.

"The strange energy spikes, which seem to be coming from the Silver Valley area, have played havoc with computers and machinery across the entire region. Investigators are looking into..." a news reporter said.

"I bet it's a Chaos Emerald." Tails said.

"You know, Silver Valley isn't very far from here. Let's check it out!" Chris said and they headed out.

"Hey, Sonic! You heard the news?" Amy said and Sonic groaned. "We're going to Silver Valley. Come along, and we'll have a picnic there."

"But we're going for the Emerald." Tails said.

"Nah. I've been there before." Sonic said.

"Huh? You went without me?! So you stopped there during one of your runs, huh?" Amy said.

"Yep. You guessed it."

"Fine, Sonic! Come on. We'll have more fun without her anyhow!"

"How do we get there without a car? My grandpa's resting, and I can't ask Mr. Tanaka to drive." Chris said.

"If I drive, we're gonna get spotted." Tails said.

"What can we do?"

"Hey, I know how we'll get there!"

Soon, Chris, Tails and Amy were on a train headed for Silver Valley. Tails and Amy were acting as stuffed animals, and Chris felt uncomfortable as several people stared at them.

"Those stuffed animals are really cute!" someone said.

"Isn't he a little old for those toys?" someone else said.

"Uh, they're all staring..." Chris whispered.

"It's okay, Chris. We're almost at our stop." Tails said.

"Don't talk; they'll hear."

"Hey Chris, I need to blink. What do I do?" Amy asked.

Then a little girl grabbed her ear and turned to her sleeping mom.

"Hey Mom, could I get one of these? Wake up, Mommy! Lookit! Oh please, can I have one please, Mommy, please? You said I could have a toy if I was good! I want it-" she started but was cut off.

Then Amy kicked the girl into the far wall and her mom woke up shocked. Then the girl burst into tears.

"Huh. Now if only I could blink, everything would be perfect." Amy said to herself.

Meanwhile Sonic was still on the balcony relaxing when Eggman's messenger Bokkun, landed on the railing and took out a television from the pack he was carrying.

"Message for you." Bokkun said, balanced the TV on her foot and activated it. "Here you go!" he said and the television showed an image of an angry Knuckles.

"Sonic, I'm sick of all your selfish stunts. This time, you've gone too far! I'm challenging you to a showdown! Meet me in Silver Valley in one hour. Don't be late." he said.

"This message was brought to you by the Eggman Empire, which is not responsible for its content, except this part!" Eggman said and the TV exploded, coating Sonic in ash while Bokkun flew away laughing.

"Knuckles is gonna regret that!" Sonic said.

At Silver Valley Chris, Tails, and Amy were enjoying a picnic by the lake.

"This picnic was a super idea, Amy! Mmm!" Tails said.

"It was worth the trip, even if there is no Emerald." Chris said.

"Shouldn't there be a lot of people here if they found a Chaos Emerald?" Amy asked.

"Maybe something else caused the energy spikes." Tails said.

"I guess it must have been a mistake. We could still have some fun while we're here." Chris said not seeing the water bubbling near them.

"We could take a hike in the mountains, or go swimming in the lake." Tails said.

Suddenly the water exploded upward in front of them was Eggman's robot E-47 Pumpty. Before they could run, Pumpty used a big digging claw to grab them. It opened the door to its glass cage before depositing them inside. Then Eggman flew down from above in his Eggmobile.

"Eggman?!" Chris said and Eggman grinned. "You rat! You tricked him into broadcasting that news story!" he said and Eggman waved his forefingers at him.

"Ah-ah-ah-ah! I generated artificial energy spikes just like the ones made by Chaos Emeralds. It isn't my fault that those hounds barked up the wrong tree." Eggman said.

"I hate to admit it, but Eggman had even me outfoxed." Tails said.

"Huh?" Chris said and Amy smirked then drew her hammer.

"Well his plan fails 'cuz we're out of here!" she said and slammed her hammer on the glass several times, but didn't work.

Then she stood there panting while Eggman laughed.

"You can't leave! I need you in case my first plan to beat Sonic fails." he said.

"Sonic isn't here!"

"She'll be here any second now!" Eggman said, chuckled and turned to Knuckles sitting impatiently on a nearby cliff.

"Where's Sonic? She should've been here by now!" Knuckles said to himself then Sonic arrived.

"Hey there, Knuckles!" she said and he stood up.

"You're late, slowpoke!"

"Yeah, well, I stopped to enjoy the scenery!" she said and held up a flower. "This planet is pretty cool!" she said and sniffed them. "It's nice here! Yeah, you'd like this world too if you weren't such a party pooper."

"Enough talk, let's go!"

"Oh, relax, will ya? We have all afternoon to duke it out, buddy boy!"

"I'm not your buddy and don't forget it, smart-aleck! Now put 'em up! I didn't come here to sniff the flowers!"

"That's your loss! You don't know what you're missing, but if you rather get clobbered by me-"

"SHUT UP! Give the emerald you stole, or else!" he said and she stood there surprised for a second.

"Your brain's even slower than your feet!" she said getting him even madder and charged toward her as she tossed away the flower.

Then she dodged his punch, and kept out of a volley of incoming blows. As he punched through a rock, he saw that she was standing on top of another rock so he put his hands on his hips.

Then he charged toward her, preparing a punch, but she leapt out of the way, spin-dashed at him but he dodged and prepared a barrage of punches and she kept out of range.

She fled from him while he chased her and they ran up a Cliffside and up a tree.

"Ah, not a bad view." she said standing at the top.

Suddenly Knuckles picked up the tree, uprooting it, before throwing it. Sonic landed on her feet on the ground below, saw the tree falling toward her and leapt out of the way. More trees fall toward her but she dodged them as he punched the trees at her and she ran from the falling trees.

She glared at him and he glared at her back.

A whole line of trees went down as he punched through them. While traversing across one fallen tree, another one fell onto it, catapulting her into the air. She rolled down a tree that he was punching down, and rolled right into his arms able to push him backward causing them to go down the Cliffside and land in the lake.

"Hey! Help me! Whaaah!" she said then saw she was in a shallow part of the lake and he wasn't impressed. "It's lucky I fell in the kiddie pool." she said then leapt out of it. "Get ready! You're goin' down!"

"Hmph. Let's end this now!" Knuckles said.

Meanwhile Eggman, Chris, Tails, and Amy watched the fight.

"Go, Knuckles! Show Sonic she can't keep us stuck here! Our only hope is for you to trounce that tyrant!" Eggman said.

"Sonic." Chris said.

"Did they have to fight right now? Can't they free us first?" Amy asked while Tails tried to access the robot's programming.

Then he managed to open the panel.

"There." he said.

"Good work! How'd you do it?" Chris asked.

"I... used my screwdriver." Tails said and held up his screwdriver.

"You're really handy!"

"No big deal." Tails said and turned back to the panel. "Now I just have to figure out how this thing's wired."

"We don't have time for this, Tails!" Amy said and approached him with her hammer out. "Step aside. I'll fix that robot!"

"No! Don't!" Chris said.

"Amy!" Tails said but was too late and Amy smashed the panel causing Pumpty to spark.

Part of Pumpty's glass casing was destroyed and Sonic noticed the smoke rising in the distance, giving Knuckles the distraction he needed to gain the upper hand. He punched her into the air and as she soared, she caught sight of Eggman far below.

"Get her, Knuckles!" Eggman shouted.

"It's Eggman!" Sonic said, landed and dashed in the direction of Eggman.

"Get back here!" Knuckles said and pursued after her. "You quitter!"

"We'll settle this later." she said and zipped toward the smoke at her speed.

Meanwhile, Chris, Tails, and Amy were trying to escape the wreckage of Pumpty.

"Heeey! Get us down from here!" Amy said and Eggman swooped in.

"Look what you've done! You've wrecked my robot! And it isn't even insured..." Eggman said when Sonic zoomed in causing Pumpty to fall over.

Then she stopped.

"Hey! What's up?" she asked and the three brightened up at the sight of her.

"Thanks, Sonic!" Chris said.

"It's not over, Sonic! My robot may be down, but it certainly isn't out." Eggman said.

Using its shovel arms as spare legs, Pumpty stood right back up. Several cannons came out of its bottom half, which was now its top half.

"Attack." he said.

Pumpty's cannons fired at Sonic, who hid behind a rock. The lasers reduced the rock to dust. Sonic fled as the cannons continued to fire. Suddenly Knuckles appeared and kicked one of the cannons. Eggman gasped as Knuckles landed.

"This is a battle between Shadow and me! I'll fight my way!" Knuckles said and Sonic shrugged.

"Fight your way? If you're going to insist on fighting a clean fight, then I'm going to start playing dirty!"

Using its new legs, Pumpty activated rocket engines and blasted into the air, caring Tails, Amy, and Chris with it. Then it landed on the other side of the lake.

"Plan A didn't work, so now we'll have to go on to Plan B. Bring me that Chaos Emerald, or you'll never see your friends again!"

"What is this? Eggman swore to me that all he wanted was to live in peace." Knuckles said.

"He's sure tricky, isn't he?" Sonic asked. "Especially when you've known him as long as we have!" she snapped and he winced.

"That swindler. He lied!"

"You're catchin' on, pal."

"Sonic!" Eggman said and she zoomed in causing Pumpty to fall over. "We all know your weak spot is water. So I stuck your friends over there, where you can't save them without treading H2O."

"Yeah, that's what you think." she said and started running around the lake.

Then she sliced right through Pumpty's legs, causing it to fall and stopped, a smug expression on his face.

"Show-off..." Eggman muttered and she pulled Chris from the wreckage.

"Are you all right?" she asked.

"I'm okay." Chris said when a tearful Amy embraced Sonic.

"Take it easy, Amy." Sonic said.

"I just knew that you'd come here to save me!" Amy said.

The four were distracted by a movement from Pumpty.

Then fled as Pumpty used its rockets to levitate in the air.

"I'm not calling it quite yet, Sonic! You only had a preview of this robot's firepower. You and your friends are through!" Eggman said and opened a hatch unleashing a swarm of rockets at them. "I got you now!"

Sonic, Amy, Tails, and Chris took cover behind a rock as the missiles explode around them when Knuckles appeared.

"Let me take care of Eggman." Knuckles said.

"Okay." Sonic said and he charged toward Pumpty, avoiding its laser fire, before leaping into the air and punching several holes in Pumpty.

From the top of Pumpty, he jumped to Eggman's level.

"You..." Eggman said.

"You liar!" Knuckles said and punched the Eggmobile away.

"Aaaaaahhhhh!" Eggman yelled as the Eggmobile disappeared in a twinkle.

Then Knuckles landed on top of Pumpty, punching its head and a crack ran right down the robot, and it exploded. As Sonic's friends shield themselves from the debris, Sonic ran forward toward Knuckles.

Then she grabbed his hand and clung to a tree while the explosion's wind whipped through them. When the wind died down, and Tails, Amy, and Chris blinked in surprise at the ruined scenery as Sonic and Knuckles leapt down from the tree and Knuckles smiled at Sonic.

"Soooniiiic!" Amy said and she, Tails, and Chris ran up to her.

"You both made it!" Chris said while Amy embraced Sonic in a hug.

"Yeah." Sonic said.

"Sonic!" Amy said.

"Knuckles and I had it all under control." Sonic said and Knuckles turned to leave.

"Knuckles!" Chris said and Knuckles waved at them when Amy ran after him.

"I bet you want to apologize to Sonic for believing all the lies Eggman told about her, and you probably want to thank her too while you're too proud." she said and Knuckles turned on her.

"Zip it!" Knuckles said surprising her for a second, but smiled while he smirked at the rest of them. "Later." he said, waved and left.

"That was one of the hardest fight yet. Sonia wasn't happy when she found out about that. She didn't talk to him for a week! After she calmed down they talked it over and were fine. Personally I think she should've broke up with him but, it's her life."