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Sonic Cyber Revolution, Entry 52: The Chaos Emerald Caper

''At a headlong speed that I can't hold back, the familiar town turns into a diorama. I break through the opaque sky, blowing past the doubts and displeasures. Who needs an adventure that goes by the book? Even when lost or quivering, raise the bar!''

– Mikakunin Hikousen (Unidentified Airship) by Digimon Adventure: (2020)

xXxXxXx

E-105 Zeta, who had fortunately evaded being stuck in a stationary upgrade, was currently exploring Souto, the southern side of Neos City and walking parallel to Cosmo River that passed through the city. He was following a signal that led him to the bank of the river, taking note that the Chaos Emerald was very close by. What Zeta didn't expect was the fact that there was no one there to stop him. If Dr. Eggman's warnings were to be believed, he would've encountered some kind of resistance, mainly from Team Neos, but aside several Irregular Hunters, who had been patrolling the area and got into a fight with the Egg Keepers, he didn't come across anyone.

Therefore, it wasn't that hard to find the red Chaos Emerald and send it to Dr. Starline as per orders. Still, the question remained – what happened to the resistance?

xXx

Team Chaotix, who actually was supposed to go to Souto after Knuckles, Lily and Tikal left for the Master Emerald hunt, were busy with fighting E-106 Eta, who wasn't yet down for the count. Charmy flew around Eta, trying to dodge around the robot, keeping him occupied, only for the metallic arms to be grabbed by Vector who chewed right through them and snapped them off. Finally, Espio drove a kunai into the robot, ending it for good.

''Seems like Eta had been pretending to be down when Knuckles beat him up,'' Vector said, inspecting the robot.

''It was just a distraction, making us lose the time we'd need to get to Souto,'' Espio added, furrowing a brow.

''We need to hurry up then!'' Charmy panicked. ''We can't let them get to the Chaos Emerald!''

''You're right, Charmy, but…'' Vector activated the AR Visor Knuckles gave him, showing the screen that displayed the positions of all of the Chaos Emerald. ''Unfortunately, we're too late. The Chaos Emerald at Souto is gone, and there are three of them at Sentoraru now.''

''I sincerely hope that Lucas and Sonic found the one at Sentoraru. We should get this one to them,'' Espio said. With the team agreeing on the plan, they quickly made their way to Sentoraru.

xXx

Sonic spin-dashed into Metal Sonic, knocking him away. Unfortunately, after getting the message from Tails and Warren about them losing the Chaos Emerald, he immediately got attacked by Metal Sonic once again. His metallic counterpart was relentless, not giving a damn that Sonic wanted to focus on finding the Chaos Emerald. The two entered a race battle, speeding down the street as Sonic took sharp turns to shake off Metal Sonic. Unfortunately, that wasn't as easy, as Metal Sonic was stubbornly persistent. Sonic also didn't want to se Chaos Surge so early on, figuring he would need it to fight Chaos, so he had to defeat Metal Sonic on his own. There was a silver lining to this situation, as he knew that Tails and Warren were on their way from Erekiteru to help him and Lucas. However, for now, he had to figure things out on his own.

Luckily, I am really good at that.

Sonic rushed into an alley and bounced off between buildings, startling Metal Sonic who lost him for a moment, only to get hit by Sonic's drop dash from above, nailing him into the asphalt below. Sonic then quickly sped off, while Metal Sonic recovered, pissed off that he was caught off guard so easily and followed his arch-enemy. Sonic saw Metal Sonic following him and upon entering a another street, panicked when he realized that this one was actually crowded. Both hedgehogs weaved around the bystanders, with Sonic gritting his teeth as he tried to lead Metal Sonic away from innocent people. Fortunately for him, it seemed that his robot counterpart was only fixated on him rather than hurting any of the civilians.

Then, Sonic came to a sudden halt before he could run over Loki, who was patrolling the street with his fellow Irregular Hunters.

''Sonic?'' Loki was surprised to see the azure hedgehog, but also not too shocked about the encounter. As a matter of fact, he already expected that he would come across him.

''I'm sorry, Commander, but I'm currently busy with something,'' Sonic quickly said, only for his ear to flicker when he saw Metal Sonic preparing to shot at him. Sonic and the Hunters scattered, and Metal Sonic charged into a hand-to-hand combat with Sonic, ending up grappling the latter and throwing him away, with Sonic hitting the ground hard. Metal Sonic attempted to go after him, only to be stopped by the Hunters, who pointed their weapons at him. Loki used his scanner on Metal Sonic.

''So, you're an Irregular,'' he muttered.

''He's not the aggressive type of Irregular you have encountered before,'' Sonic said, getting on his feet, with Loki turning to him.

''I had already assumed that that would be the case,'' Loki replied.

''Leave Metal to me. North of this area are Badniks – Eggman's robots – that are causing havoc,'' Sonic said, pointing at the said direction. Loki stared at him for a moment, then nodded.

''Stand down! We need to go north!'' Loki commanded, drawing some looks of surprise from his fellow Hunters, but they still went ahead with his order. As for Sonic, he shot a glare at Metal Sonic and then started to run, looping back towards where Lucas and Ferra were searching for the Chaos Emerald. Unfortunately for him, they weren't alone there, as he was punched by E-100 ZERO just as he entered the area.

''Sonic!''

Sonic shook his head, his ears ringing as he tried to come to, barely registering Lucas' presence. As it turned out, during his absence, Starline, Chaos 1 and ZERO had managed to make their way over, with Starline holding the red Chaos Emerald in his hands. He laughed when he saw what ZERO had done, pleased with the result.

''That was quite a surprise, wasn't it?'' Starline mocked Sonic, throwing the Chaos Emerald towards Chaos 1. ''Let's see how you'll handle battling Chaos 2!''

Chaos 1 absorbed the red Chaos Emerald, becoming much taller and muscular. He had gained a broader chest, wider shoulders, larger hands and more muscle-toned limbs. He had also gained gray bones in both his arms that traveled down his shoulders into his hands where each of the Chaos Emeralds were embedded. His head had as well moved forward and the horns on his back head had move up on the sides of his head to give him a hammerhead-style look. Sonic stared down at Chaos 2 and ZERO, realizing that he was in trouble. If a Chaos Surge-powered Metal Sonic joined them in this battle, he was done for.

Suddenly, a powerful blast of energy hit ZERO, damaging the head. To Sonic's surprise, Metal Sonic suddenly stood in front of him, facing Starline, Chaos 2 and the damaged ZERO. Starline's beak dropped, as he was completely shocked that Metal Sonic would actually attack his own team.

''What was that for?! Are you crazy?!'' Starline shouted furiously at Metal Sonic, whose red eyes glowed as he glared at the opposition, ZERO in particular.

''Well, what did you expect?'' Ferra suddenly said, drawing everyone's attention. ''Metal Sonic was in the middle of the battle with his arch-enemy and you interrupted it. I believe that was deserved.''

''So, does this mean that we could team up?'' Sonic asked as he got up, grinning happily, only for Metal Sonic to suddenly turn around and glower at him. Sonic gave him a sheepish look. ''Okay, okay, forget that I ever asked that.''

xXx

''Well, that was to be expected,'' Dr. Eggman commented when he saw what Metal Sonic had done to ZERO. Surprisingly, he sounded more amused than upset about the fact that one of his E-100 Series robots had been damaged by his Enforcer.

''Err, Boss, aren't you angry that Metal Sonic had attacked one of your robots?'' Orbot asked.

''No, I'm not,'' Eggman replied, a little surprised to admit it. ''The E-100 Series has only one task – gather the Chaos Emeralds and destroy everyone in their path.''

''That's two things, Boss,'' Cubot chimed in, only to go quiet when Eggman shot him a glare.

''Regardless,'' Eggman then continued. ''They have their task, and they will complete it or get destroyed themselves. So long as the main goal is completed, I don't care. If ZERO decides to get in Metal Sonic's way, that's his own problem. Metal Sonic is currently the more valuable asset here, considering how he can easily keep up with Sonic.''

''Well, it seems that so far, we're not doing bad… when it comes to destroying the E-100 Series,'' Orbot said, pulling up a monitor for Eggman to see. ''Beta, Delta and Eta are destroyed, and Epsilon and ZERO are badly damaged. Gamma and Theta have engaged in a battle and Zeta is currently returning from Souto.''

''What about Omega?'' Cubot asked.

''I don't think we should count him,'' Orbot replied. Eggman hummed in thought, rubbing his chin.

''Three E-100 Series robots have been destroyed, two are damaged and three are functional, for now. We have two Chaos Emeralds, Team Neos and their allies have three, one is held by those traitors, Mephiles and Toshiro, and one is missing. Frankly, the current situation could've be much better,'' Eggman said, getting up. ''Prepare the EggMobile. Team Neos will be occupied long enough to not notice my presence.''

xXx

''We can't let them escape with the Chaos Emerald!'' Jet shouted, summoning a pair of Bashōsen – banana palm fans – and swung them, sending a powerful wind current towards Shadow, Rouge and Touka. To his annoyance, they scattered, managing to dodge his attack. Jet winded up for another attack, only to nearly get hit by a missile.

''Watch it!'' Rika shouted, when more missiles went after them. Wave summoned a huge wrench, knocking the missiles away alongside Jet, with Storm punching away an Egg Keeper that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

They weren't the only ones who got into a sudden fight with the Egg Keepers, as Shadow, Rouge and Touka were also fighting them. One proper look at their surroundings revealed the reason for the sudden ambush – E-107 Theta had been placed in this area and was firing at them. Both Team Dark and the Babylon Rogues had scattered to evade missiles and confront the Egg Keepers, with Chase, Rika and Arven trying to stay away from the battlefield as they obviously had no way of defending themselves. That is why they were completely shocked to see Touka summoning a Chaos Spear and stabbing an Egg Keeper.

''Watch out!'' Rouge shouted when Theta unleashed a barrage of energy blasts at Shadow, who managed to use his super speed to evade him. Shadow then turned towards Theta, noting that the robot was built like a fort, with enough weapons to vaporize all of them. Rest assured, he wasn't going to let this happen and he had the perfect tool to win this battle.

''Rouge, give me the Chaos Emerald!'' he shouted, drawing Rouge's attention. The bat nodded, kicking another Egg Keeper away before throwing the green Chaos Emerald at Shadow. Shadow was about to catch it, when he was suddenly hit by a stream of air, followed by Jet swooping in and catching the Chaos Emerald instead.

''Don't think that you can beat me- agh!''

''Jet!''

Unfortunately for Jet, he got a bit too close to Theta, getting shot down by the fort-like robot. Fortunately, the only thing that got damaged was Jet's hoverboard, and his ego. The green Chaos Emerald fell out of his hands, with Shadow picking it up and glaring daggers at the green hawk.

''This is not a race nor a game. One mistake, and you will die,'' Shadow told him in a stern tone, with Jet just frowning in response.

Shadow then turned towards Theta, keeping a tight grip on the Chaos Emerald. He took a deep breath, feeling the Chaos Energy surging from the Chaos Emerald into his body, spreading and empowering him with a power comparable to Chaos Surge, if not even stronger. He lifted the Chaos Emerald above his head.

''Chaos Control!''

Time slowed down, practically freezing in the moment. Shadow focused on Theta, drawing power once more from the Chaos Emerald and charged towards the robot, leaving only a streak of orange light as he smashed through the metal and wiring, with the robot becoming riddled with holes. Then, Shadow seemingly vanished.

''Chaos Blast!''

There was a wave of red energy spreading from a hole inside Theta, the explosion completely shattering the E-100 Series robot into pieces. Shadow then appeared in a flash of cyan light right next to Touka and Rouge, with time flowing once again.

''What the-?!'' Chase mouthed, him and the rest of the Babylon Rogues dropping their jaws when they saw how, in one moment, Theta had been attacking them, and in the other, it turned into a crumbling pile of scrapped metal. They turned their attention towards Team Dark, taking notice of Shadow's cold glare. The hedgehog was clearly still annoyed about the interference.

''What do we do now?'' Arven asked, him, Storm, Rika and Wave looking at Chase and Jet.

''I'm not giving up yet!'' Jet stated, still pissed off about losing the Chaos Emerald. Chase, on the other hand, was a bit more attentive to what was going on.

''Honestly, I think we should just let it go,'' he said, much to everyone's surprise. ''That was one of Eggman's robots. Do you really want to get involved fighting more of those?''

This seemed to have forced the rest of the team to actually shut up and think about what they were about to get into, and yeah, they had to agree that dealing with Eggman would be too much of a hassle. Nevertheless, Chase was curious about one thing – the fact that Touka somehow had access to Chaos Powers; but he doubted that she would tell him how that happened. Still, he figured that he could get an answer to a different question.

''Fine, you won,'' he said, clearly irritated. Touka, Shadow and Rouge gave him a curious look as he continued, ''What is even going on? Why is a Chaos Emerald here?''

Touka, Shadow and Rouge exchanged glances, clearly mixed on whether to tell them anything, with Touka then looking up. ''Have you ever heard of Sonic Adventure? That's what's going on.''

''What?!''

Before he could even ask more questions, Shadow, Rouge and Touka suddenly vanished in a flash of light. As for Chase, he got confused looks from Jet, Wave and Storm.

''What was she talking about?'' Jet asked. Chase sighed.

''It's a long story.''

xXx

''Well, this at least explains why we saw the Sonic Adventure locations,'' Lily said, with light orb Tikal floating next to her, observing Knuckles as he climbed Red Mountain to get to the Master Emerald Shard that was stuck on a cliff. As it turned out, the Master Emerald Shards were stuck within the AR Fields, which took on the form of the Sonic Adventure locations once they entered them. Meanwhile, Knuckles had managed to grab the Shards, leaping off and gliding towards the two.

''I believe that those were all the Shards I could find here. We should go to the next location,'' he said, the Master Emerald Shards turning into data particles and vanishing. The fact that such a powerful artifact was made out of data certainly made it easier for him to carry around. He then closed his eyes, focusing on the Master Emerald Shards' energy signature, as instructed by Tikal, and followed it into the next AR Field.

They had to admit that they were surprised that they ran into absolutely no resistance, but figured that neither Starline nor Eggman cared enough about the Master Emerald since they wanted to power Chaos up, not seal him away.

''It seems like Eggman forgot what the Master Emerald can do,'' Lily commented as they walked through Casinopolis. ''We can use it to nullify the power of the Chaos Emeralds before Chaos even reaches his Perfect Form.''

''I sincerely apologize for Chaos causing so much trouble,'' Tikal said. ''I wish I could've done something to prevent Chaos from attacking Neos City.''

''But, you did,'' Knuckles pointed out. ''You found us and told us about the Master Emerald, and you're now helping us find it. Besides, I'm confident that our friends will be able to hold back Chaos until we return.''

The orb started glowing stronger, and Knuckles and Lily got the impression that Tikal was smiling warmly at them, thankful for their help.

''Not to mention, this isn't the first nor the last time we'll get roped into another adventure,'' Lily added. She then sighed. ''Too bad we cannot spend more time at these locations. I would've loved to explore them more.''

''You only want to try your luck at the casino,'' Knuckles said, with Lily snorting in amusement.

''It would probably be the only casino where I'd be allowed to go at my age,'' she replied. ''I'd be up for playing some pinball.''

xXx

''What do you two want?'' Makoto growled, him and Silver glaring at Toshiro and Mephiles. He knew that they were in trouble, mainly because Toshiro and Mephiles were holding onto the cyan Chaos Emerald. ''Don't tell me that you're here to aid Dr. Eggman.''

There was a suddenly flash of light, with Toshiro and Mephiles disappearing from the building and appearing on the street right before Makoto and Silver, with Toshiro taking a step towards them. ''If you really think that we are still working as the Doctor's Enforcers, you're severely mistaken. We have stopped working for the Doctor a long time ago.''

''Then, why are you here?'' Silver asked, his hands lined with cyan psychic energy.

''We're here to take part in the inevitable mayhem,'' Mephiles replied. ''We want to watch the destruction of Neos City and the… No!''

Both Mephiles and Toshiro were shocked by Makoto's brazenness, as the teenager, who was still empowered by Chaos Surge, attempted to use the psychokinesis to yank the Chaos Emerald out of Toshiro's hand while Mephiles was still talking. Fortunately for them, it slipped out of his hand, falling on the street, but to their dismay, Mephiles reacted, firing a barrage of crystal spikes towards Makoto, forcing Silver to raise a barrier to defend himself and his partner.

Both sides stared for a moment at the Chaos Emerald, with Mephiles and Silver then charging towards it. The grey hedgehog was startled by a wall of fire, shielding himself with his psychokinesis, but when he looked back, he only saw crystal spikes.

''Behind you!'' Makoto shouted, his eyes glowing as he put up another barrier between Silver and Mephiles, who rose out of Silver's own shadow and attempted to stab him through his back. He then ran towards the Chaos Emerald, having taken notice of Toshiro trying to get to it while their partners were fighting.

Unfortunately for him, it seemed that Toshiro and Mephiles had predicted this battle way ahead of them, because Toshiro's eyes glowed dangerously and a barrage of crystal spikes appeared before Makoto like a barrier. Toshiro was about to pick up the Chaos Emerald, when it suddenly flew up and went over to the other side of the street. Toshiro narrowed his eyes, glaring daggers at Makoto, who just gave him a smug smirk in response. ''That's what happens when you fight a psychic.''

As for the Chaos Emerald itself, it landed right between Mephiles and Silver, whose fire wall and psychic wall clashed, leaving both of them struggling as they attempted to overpower each other. The two walls suddenly dissipated, leaving both of them gasping for air, albeit in Mephiles' case, he refused to show any weakness. Both of them then spotted the Chaos Emerald between them, and Silver dived after it, only to hit the ground as the Chaos Emerald vanished inside a black hole that appeared below it, then re-appeared in Mephiles' hand.

Mephiles laughed, towering over Silver who was lying on the ground, lifting his head up to glare at his opponent. ''It would be a waste for you use the Chaos Emerald simply to stop Chaos from destroying Neos City. For someone who wishes to protect the future, you're far too short-sighted.''

''I have promised my friends that I will also protect the present,'' Silver said in a determined tone, getting up on one knee. Mephiles' eyes sparked, and his tone and look gave off a sense of intrigue.

''Is that so? Perhaps, I can offer you an opportunity to do both. All I would need is another Chaos Emerald,'' Mephiles said, watching Silver as he stood up.

''What are you talking about?'' Silver asked.

''Have you ever heard of Dual Chaos Control? It is a technique in which two near-simultaneous instances of Chaos Control create a space-time rift, which allow someone to travel through time and space,'' Mephiles explained, smirking when he saw Silver's eyes widen in surprise.

''You mean…'' Silver trailed off, staring at the Dark in disbelief.

''Indeed. If you had another Chaos Emerald and someone willing to help you, you could finally travel back to your own future. Isn't that what you desire? To see whether your future had changed for the better?'' Mephiles continued. ''Don't you wish to see your friends?''

Silver stared at the Dark, seemingly frozen on the spot. After the shattering of the beacon, he had given up on the idea of being able to return back to his future, and to see Haru and the others again. He remained silent, wondering if it would be really possible to go back to his own future and witness it prosper, safe and secure from any dangers. Mephiles, realizing that Silver wasn't answering, decided to continue his proposal, as he figured that this way, he wouldn't have to fight him and instead deprive Team Neos of a powerful ally.

''Everything you need is right here. As a matter of fact, I could help you with the Dual Chaos Control and send you to where you belong,'' Mephiles added. Silver lowered his head.

''You would send me to where I belong…'' he repeated, his eyes obscured. Mephiles nodded, figuring that his plan was coming to fruition.

''Yes,'' he said, getting closer to Silver, not noticing the latter's hand clenching into a fist.

''I belong here!'' Silver suddenly shouted, his eyes sparking with cyan energy, and a scrap of metal came flying towards Mephiles, forcing him to leap back, but the Chaos Emerald got suddenly knocked out of his hand, rolling away. ''Even if I could freely travel back to my future, I won't abandon my friends so easily!''

Silver was relentless, using the scraps of the destroyed Egg Keepers to attack Mephiles and keep the pressure. Mephiles then disappeared into the shadows, appearing again at Silver's side and summoned a crystal spear, attempting to stab Silver, but was pushed away thanks to a wave of psychic energy. Makoto ran up to Silver, having protected him earlier, and the two looked around, confused.

''Where is the Chaos Emerald?'' Makoto suddenly asked, a question that also caused Mephiles and Toshiro to pause. The four looked towards where it had rolled away, but found nothing but the still barely functioning remains of Epsilon. Mephiles rushed over, tearing what remained of the E-100 Series robot apart, but the Chaos Emerald was nowhere in sight.

''It couldn't have just vanished!'' he growled. Toshiro, who had joined him, examined the scraps.

''Honestly, I wouldn't put it past the Doctor to come up with a way to transport the Chaos Emeralds without having to be near them,'' he said. Makoto and Silver exchanged glances, both dismayed as the realization slowly dawned on them.

''We lost the Chaos Emerald.''

xXx

Sonic was breathing heavily, being forced to dodge both Metal Sonic and Chaos 2's attack, with the latter having an enhanced hydrokinesis ability that allowed him to produce water over a huge area. His punched were even more powerful, leaving deep cracks in the ground where Sonic stood only moments earlier and whenever Sonic attempted to fight back, he would generate an energy shield that couldn't be bypassed. It was maddening to fight like this, and that didn't even include the fact that Metal Sonic and a damaged ZERO were also hot on his heels.

''Time to end this!'' Starline grinned, allowing Metal Sonic and Chaos 2 to attack Sonic, only for the latter to be quickly pulled back by Lucas who came in flying on the hoverboard.

''This won't work! We have to use Chaos Surge if we want to have a chance,'' Lucas said, holding Sonic so he wouldn't fall off. He knew that it was a bit too soon to use Chaos Surge, but five against two really lowered their chances of getting out of this mess, let alone winning. Even if Ferra and Starline hadn't joined the battle and ZERO was damaged, they still had to deal with the fact that they could jump in any time.

''I hate to say it, but you're right. Hope you can endure this a bit longer,'' Sonic told Lucas, who nodded.

''Chaos Surge!''

Ferra, who had taken a position on a nearby building, frowned as he saw the Chaos Surge between the two, which enhanced Sonic's speed and power and allowed Lucas to fight back. She wondered if she should interfere and use Chaos Surge with Metal Sonic, even if the odds were in their favour. Admittedly, she wasn't opposed to taking risks either and Metal Sonic was doing fine on his own so far.

''Huh?'' Ferra was surprised when her AR Visor suddenly buzzed, getting a message from Dr. Eggman. She rose an eyebrow at the order, with the Doctor demanding that she and Metal Sonic abandon this battle and go seek out Team Dark, who had defeated Theta and were still in the possession of a Chaos Emerald. ''I suppose it cannot be helped. If Shadow has the Chaos Emerald, he's nearly unstoppable.'' She got on her hoverboard, shouting, ''Metal, we're leaving!''

Metal Sonic suddenly stopped in his tracks, turning to her with a confused look. Clearly, he wanted to continue the battle only he completely defeated Sonic and he knew Ferra understood that, so he was surprised that she told him to leave. As for Sonic, he allowed himself a moment to breathe. Despite being empowered by the Chaos Surge, that still didn't mean that he was getting tired.

''Don't worry, you'll get another opportunity to fight Sonic, but currently, we have orders to be somewhere else,'' Ferra flew up to Metal Sonic on her hoverboard, only for both to get startled when Starline slammed his hands against the EggMobile controls.

''Wait, did the Doctor contact you?!'' he shouted incredulously.

''Of course he did,'' Ferra replied, smirking when she saw how upset he was. ''Why are you so upset?''

''If the Doctor needs help, he should've contacted me!'' Starline demanded, glaring at Ferra.

''So, you're going to just abandon your grand plan?'' Ferra responded, quite amused. Starline gritted his teeth, hating to admit that she was right. As the two left, and Starline focused back on Sonic and Lucas, he was caught off guard by Chaos 2 suddenly writhing in pain, with sparks flying from a gadget inside him.

''What? What happened?!'' Starline's beak dropped and he stared in shock as Chaos 2 appeared to be electrocuted by whatever that device inside him was. Then, Chaos 2 liquified and vanished inside a nearby street shaft. Starline turned his attention back to Sonic and Lucas, trying to understand what had just happened, only for Sonic to suddenly spin-dash right through ZERO, breaking the robot and turning to Starline.

''You're the only one left, Starline,'' Sonic said in a taunting tone, grinning at the platypus. However, considering things quickly turned around, Starline decided not to take his chances and quickly flew away on the EggMobile.

Sonic took a deep breath, feeling the Chaos Surge power leaving him and his knees shaking. He managed to remain standing, but this battle was incredibly exhausting. He turned around, surprised to see Loki out of all people approaching him and Lucas. ''Heh, thanks for the help.''

''Save it, I was only doing what was necessary,'' Loki replied, with Sonic and Lucas exchanging uneasy glances. ''I will keep this short – I know what you and your friends have done at ARMS and I can assure you that you're not in trouble for anything. I won't reprimand you for fighting either, since you know what you're doing. The only question I have is whether you really had absorbed your partner's BioEnergy?''

Sonic gulped nervously, having to admit that this wasn't a topic he was comfortable talking about. Despite his heroics, he could not only get himself, but Lucas and the rest of Team Neos in trouble for this. Lucas, however, stepped out, and gave Loki a serious look. ''Yeah, he did use my BioEnergy. It's a process we had developed called Chaos Surge, which ensures that we both have full control over it.''

Sonic had to admit that he was impressed seeing Lucas becoming more assertive as he stepped into his leader role, and glanced at Loki, giving him a questioning look. ''What are you going to do about it?''

''As long as you don't show any kind of aggressive tendencies Irregulars usually do, I don't see a reason for me to arrest you,'' Loki replied. ''In fact, from what I've seen, you and your friends are quite invaluable allies.''

''Thanks, I guess,'' Sonic replied. ''Did you do something to Chaos?''

''Since that monster is made out of water, or at least some form of liquid, I just grabbed one of our specialized long-range tasers, set it to its highest voltage and shot it at it. I assume it isn't dead despite the electrocution, am I correct?'' Loki asked.

''You're right,'' Lucas replied. ''It's a long story, but Chaos will be growing stronger and stronger, and if we don't stop him, Neos City will get flooded. We are working on preventing that from happening, but given the situation, I'd have to contact them as see how we should proceed from here. Also, Sonic, you need to rest and recover.''

Sonic opened his mouth about to protest, only to close it. He didn't want to admit it, but he felt exhausted at this point. Having been through a constant chase followed by a battle against three opponents, even with Chaos Surge, left him quite tired and he understood that, if he didn't rest just a little bit, he'd be barely able to move when things get dire.

''You're right,'' Sonic said, nodding in agreement. He decided to leave the next step to Lucas, hoping that his friends were doing better than they did.

xXx

''Ho ho ho ho ho, looks like I had found another Chaos Emerald,'' Dr. Eggman said, grinning as he hovered over a street in his EggMobile, following Team Chaotix as they made their way towards Sentoraru. He was holding the cyan Chaos Emerald, having re-directed Epsilon to send it to him instead of Starline, and decided to pick up another one on his way to Starline and Chaos. ''Fortunately, Zeta is in position. It's time to show these wannabe detectives what happens when you confront the Eggman Empire!''

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