Angel: Welp...this is finally it, guys. The final episode of Sophia X. I honestly don't know what to say here XD Um...thank you for the 73k views, 600 reviews, 77 favorites, and 64 follows. This was definitely a prominent year for you, and I hope that you guys enjoyed every bit of Sophia X: all the characters, story arcs, humor, the action, drama, adventure, all the changes I made to the original episodes. It was definitely a challenge getting all this done, but it shouldn't matter how long it took. What mattered was the paths that we all took, reading along and getting invested into the story. There were definitely some favorites, and some disliked episodes/arcs, but we're here...

In the meantime, I will be working on my other stories, and also my Code Lyoko story *beams* It's one of my favorite 2000s shows ever! Anyway, I'll be uploading the first chapter to that soon, while working on other new stories and the Rise of TMNT show, which really needs to get an update on when we're seeing episodes again...

Actually, let me post that first chapter of Code Lyoko right now! Keep an eye out for it if you're interested!

Vortex Lord: The end has come. You did a great job on this.

Angel: Thanks!

XenoSlayer903: This was the most emotional of all the other chapters in this amazing story. Speaking of emotions, which movie did you find the most emotional? How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, The Lion King, Logan, Dark Phoenix (don't care what the critics say), Avengers: Infinity War, or Avengers: Endgame?

Angel: I haven't seen any of them, so I can't really say. The last movie I went to go see in theaters was Toy Story 4.

Devin sands: Interesting I did not expect you to have Sophia save Cosmo I thought you would keep things like it was in the anime.

Angel: Nope! I couldn't give it away, that'd be a spoiler back then.

SwanGirl24: Angel, I love you! You're awesome!

Angel: Aw, thank you! You're awesome too!

KaijuBoy455: So Cosmo doesn't die? I guess she'll live on Mobius for the rest of her life.

Angel: Actually, it was never stated the name of their planet in the anime.

Johanvanguard: It was intense that Valtor used his powers to absorb the life force of every living creature. I'm glad the life force helped to restore power to the Chaos Emeralds, which helped Sonic, Sophia, and Shadow to go into their super forms. Valentina and Elliot turning into a combined dragon to help out was surprising. Thank goodness Cosmo's assumed her powerful form, which helped the allies came up with a plan to defeat Valtor, but put her life on the line. I'm glad the allies defeated Valtor and saved Cosmo. For the next and final chapter, I wonder how Cosmo will adjust to life with Tails and the others.

Angel: *sings* It's the end of the world before we know it~ Nah, just kidding. And you can find out right now how she's doing!

Bajy: Amazing job on this chapter I absolutely love it! Brilliant! I am looking forward to reading the next chapter!

Angel: Thank you *beams* So much positivity in these reviews today.

Last time on Sophia X, when plants began taking over planets, it seemed the Metarex and Valtor were on the verge of victory, but the table soon turned when the power of the planet egg came to the aid of Sonic, Sophia, and their friends. With his scheme for cosmic conquest at an end, Valtor made a last-ditch move to destroy the galaxies, squeezing the planet egg in a gravity field in order to cause an enormous explosion. Sonic, Shadow, Sophia, and surprisingly her parents launched an attack on the fearsome field, all powerless to punch through.

With time running out, Cosmo got a message from her mother saying she was the only hope to stop the Meterax. Shadow, Sophia, Sonic, and the king and queen watched in wonder as Cosmo passed through the gravity field to defy Valtor. But her plan had a price: to deliver the galaxy from destruction, Tails had to fire the power cannon at field, and at Cosmo! Tails refused, till Cosmo explained the blast would help the seeds of her clan spread across space. With one shot at saving the galaxy, did Tails hit his mark? And what became of Cosmo? Find out next on Sophia X!

Before Super Sophia goes into the power cannon, she stops in front of the planet, going towards the tree. "Cosmo...you can't do this. I...I don't want to do this to you..."

"Your prophecy said a sacrifice had to be made in order to stop your uncle. He must not destroy the galaxy, princess. Please...do it."

Super Sophia glances back at the Blue Typhoon, narrowing her eyes. "Well...then I guess I'm breaking tradition. Cosmo, when I reach you, I'll pull you out. I know that you don't want to hurt Tails like this...and I don't want to, either. Please..."

"But what about-"

"I'm a princess," She smiles softly. "I can change what's been written. Do you trust me?"

"I trust you."

The blast of the power cannon hits the planet, spreading all of the petals as there's a bright white light. Cream and Amy are crying, none of them noticing Super Sophia pulling Cosmo out from the tree with all of her strength. She had no idea she could do that, but...the power of the Chaos Emeralds could do anything...

"Oh no, Cosmo!" Cream cries out, Molly hugging them from behind in sadness. Tails is especially upset as he looks outside.

"COSMO!"

Something starts to crack as someone opened his eyes. Lucas, or Dark Oak, is standing there in seemingly no specific part of space. "Earthia was right...my thirst for power destroyed my people, and brought nothing but pain and suffering to the galaxy.."

A light appears in front of him.

"Lucas."

He looks up to see his wife. "It is over now. The galaxy is saved."

"Earthia! I feared I'd never see you again..." He smiles happily.

"We have a second chance now, Lucas...the time has come for all creatures to live in peace, including you and me."

He touches hands with hers and together, their silhouettes disappear. The planet starts to glow yellow, mostly everyone tearing up.

Molly looks up and gasps "Everyone...look! Tails, come and see this!"

Everyone does as they were told...and see Super Sophia holding a waving Cosmo, who is alive. They fly in front of everyone's sight. "Thank you all for your friendship! Before I met you, I didn't believe in myself...my clan was wiped out by the Metarex. I felt like I was helpless, and couldn't do anything to stop them. But because of you, I learned that I didn't have to stand by and watch the Metarex take over...I could do my part to fight back, and help restore my clan." One of the petals fell off from her flower. "I want you to know that I'm happy now, because I fulfilled my destiny and we saved the galaxy! And now I can go home with you!"

Everyone cheers happily as Super Sophia smiles, glad that she did it. Now, her seeds have spread, and no one had to sacrifice themselves after all...

"Tails!" Cosmo cries out and he slowly steps up to the window, beaming happily. "I did it! We all did!" Super Sophia lands on top of the ship and Tails takes off into a run. He's panting in excitement and happiness as he gets closer and closer. When the two reach each other, they share a big hug. Sophia's parents land behind her, letting out a roar. They all smile as Cosmo and Tails share a kiss. The two-tailed fox smiles happily, everyone else returning the smiles as they look on.

Super Shadow and Super Sonic land near the royal family, grinning. They all turn around and looked at all of the petals spreading.

"Would you look at that?" He smiles a little. Super Shadow looks towards Cosmo...and gives a little smile of his own. Now that he knew the truth...he was no longer going to go after her.

"We've got work to do, boys," Super Sophia smiles at them.

"Right!" They both nod and fly back towards the light.

"CHAOS!"

"CONTROL!"

They all fly towards the light to finish off Valtor completely.

"The seeds of my clan must spread through the galaxy and find places to grow," Cosmo smiles towards the petals falling off her hair. "The world can now be at peace."

"No! No!" Eggman suddenly shouts, "The planet is about to release its power! We have to get out of here! Activate emergency egg drive!"

"It is impossible for us to go into warp space," Decoe deadpans at him.

"Nothing on this ship is working, including the engines," Bocoe reveals, and this is because they had to divert all power to the cannon.

"We don't have power, remember?" Bokkun looks up at the doctor, who rubs the top of his head.

"Oh yeah, I forgot...it slipped my mastermind." The four all laugh.

Super Sonic stares at the sight in front of him. "If the planet egg lets out all its energy, the others won't have enough time to get away! We have to move! Chaos-"

Before he can do anything, Super Shadow punches him in the gut. "Hold on, Shadow!"

"What are you doing?" Super Sophia screeches in shock, but he just releases the other golden hedgehog, sending him into the light.

"Sorry, friend, but I'm taking over," Super Shadow smirks at him. "After all, we wouldn't want you to hurt yourself now, would we?" He turns to his other friend and her parents. "Go, Sophia."

"But...I can't..." She looks towards the light, not wanting to leave him all alone.

"You don't have a choice, and I'm not giving you one..." He closes his eyes, diverting his hands over to the three. "Chaos Control!"

"Huh?!" Super Sophia looks around in shock as they suddenly disappear, as he had teleported them away.

"CHAOS CONTROL!" Super Shadow shouts, the crack growing larger until there's an explosion, leaving all of them in darkness again.

"Hey...what just happened?" Vector asks as the Chaotix and Chris are staring in shock.

"Where's Shadow? And the royal family?" Charmy frowns towards outside.

He's gone...

Super Sophia and her parents suddenly appear in the bridge, landing roughly on the ground. Valentina and Elliot turn back to normal, the princess looking outside and seeing nothing.

"No!" She cries out, pressing her hands to the window. "Shadow..." She whispers sadly.

"He..." Molly's voice breaks a little, not wanting to believe it.

Suddenly, what looks to be a star appears in their sights. "Whoa, is that a star?!" Bokkun shouts in shock.

"I do not think so...but what is it, Dr. Eggman?" Decoe asks curiously.

"I'm not sure...but it appears that Shadow has stopped time in that spot," He murmurs at the object.

"What do you think happened to Shadow?" Bocoe wonders quietly.

"Who knows...he just made a risky move...and unfortunately, it may have been his last..." He reveals gravely.

"He used Chaos Control," Rouge realizes what he did.

"It must have taken all the energy that he had left..." Knuckles keeps his arms crossed.

"Shadow..." Deep down, Rouge was saddened. She and Shadow had been through a lot...

Chris starts to cry, tears streaming down Sophia's face. This wasn't supposed to happen...she was supposed to change the prophecy! No one was supposed to die...why did he do that? Why did he stop her?!

Tails and Cosmo step out into the open, staring at the space where Shadow disappeared. "Shadow..."

"Poor Sophia..." She murmurs sadly and they hear two people step up.

"Sonic...Sophia..." He stares at them as they step forward. "I know you're mad at us, but...I..."

"We're not mad at either of you," Sonic speaks up as Sophia gets closer and closer to the edge. "But...sorry," He gestures towards Sophia's hand, her left one holding Shadow's ring. The right one is holding her princess crown. "I looked for Shadow, but that ring was all I found."

"His ring..."

Sophia squeezes her eyes shut, trying not to let herself show vulnerability to her friends. She had been strong for them...led them to victory...but at what cost?

"Sonic!" Sophia floated towards the ground, holding up her open parasol. "I finally found you! I found evidence that-" She saw Shadow and gasped, dropping the tapes. Shadow gasped as well, everyone else silent as the two stared at each other. Shadow looked like he was about to cry, but Sophia just tilted her head at him.

"You...you're that other hedgehog," She whispered in realization.

"...Sophia...it's you..."

Her eyes widened at her name from his mouth. "What?" She murmured in confusion.

"So this is you at your lowest point..."

"Is that supposed to scare me?" She challenged back.

"No. Like I said, I have no evil intentions with you."

"Perhaps you should look up the definitions of evil and friend," She spat back.

He disappeared and then came back with food. "You'll need your strength."

"Thank you, Shadow," She whispered once she was done eating.

"For?"

"Caring. I have a feeling I will be here for a while..."

The two smiled at each other before Shadow faced the Bio Lizard.

Sophia suddenly let out a yell, smashing the jewels from her crown as she starts to bawl. "Shadow...why did you have to do that? It's...not fair, you guys! Now I'll never see him again! He was...he was my childhood friend! I miss him! He can't be gone," She falls onto her knees, the tears falling onto the metal of the ship. The others close their eyes in sympathy for her. Suddenly, tiny little stars move past them in all directions.

"Look..." Cosmo points up to them, Sophia slowly looking up.

"It's amazing!" Bokkun exclaims in awe.

"Those are all planet eggs!" Decoe explains as they all take in the sight.

"There must be thousands, or millions of them!" Bocoe adds in.

"But...where are they going to?" Bokkun tries to figure out what's in their directions, but nothing comes to mind.

"They are all returning home, to the planets they came from," Eggman murmurs, causing the three robots to stare. "Quick, take a picture of me with them!"

"Impossible!" Decoe immediately shouts.

"The camera batteries are completely drained."

"You even used the batteries to help them?!" Bokkun yells up at the robot.

"We were told to send all power to the Blue Typhoon," Bocoe reminds him.

"Yeah, we just followed orders."

"Pinheads!"

"How dare you!" The two shout at him.

"Quit bickering and get to work restoring power to the egg drive!"

"Right away, doctor!"

Sophia's eyes slowly widen at all the planet eggs...and realizes that Valtor has been defeated...the tears of sadness turn into relief as she bites back a bittersweet smile.

"Shadow...you did it for me...thank you..."

After we defeated the Metarex, we finally went back home, to Sonic and Sophia's planet, that is. It was good to rest up and relax after all the battles we fought. I guess you do deserve a little vacation after saving the galaxy! This was the first time we've really taken it easy since I had transported myself here. It seemed like a long time it passed since I left the lab, almost like it was a dream! We had a lot of fun during those days, but I couldn't stop thinking of my family and friends I'd left back in my own world, and none of us would ever forget the brave friend we lost during our final fight with Sophia's evil uncle Valtor.

The seeds that Cosmo planted are starting to grow, with a blue blur speeding past them. Sonic stops at a small cliff, staring at the mountains, a crater, and trees. He smiles at the sight. It was good to be back home after the tiring battle...

He sees something running past him and waves. "Hi Sophia!"

The pink blur comes to a stop and she returns the gesture. She's back in the princess dress that she wore when they went to Chris' world... "Hi Sonic."

"How's it feel being named Crown Princess?"

Sophia lightly touches the golden crown with three white diamonds. "Kind of weird...but I know that someday, I'll be ready on being queen."

Sonic and Sophia were together in the castle gardens, the little girl smiling at the sight. "Mother and Father said that we can run here all of the time, Sonic. Is it to your liking?"

"Are you kidding?" He grinned down at her. "Let's go right now!"

"Excellent!" She beamed up at him and they took off, speeding past one of the gardeners.

Sophia smiles fondly at the memory.

"Do you...still think about him?" Sonic asks gently and she looks away, sighing.

"To be honest...my uncle doesn't even cross my mind anymore. Is that bad? My own family and I don't even give him a second thought..."

"...He had only one thing in mind, Sophia. And that was power, no matter how he got it."

"Yeah..." Sophia bites her lip before she smiles weakly, waving at him and taking off.

The Master Emerald is still in pieces as Knuckles and Chris stare at it. "The Master Emerald should return to its normal state once its power is restored..."

"Well, you do your chants," Chris encourages him.

"Please hear me out, Master Emerald, and be restored now!" Knuckles shouts, though it kind of sounded ridiculous. "Like that?"

"Yeah, your chant is pretty funny," Chris chuckles and realizes what he said. "Uh, I didn't mean-"

"No offense taken," Knuckles closes his eyes, smiling lightly. "I think I'll let nature take its course. The Master Emerald helped saved the galaxy, so it needs time to heal..."

Sophia suddenly appears, skidding to a stop in front of the staircase. "Hey guys!"

"Hey Sophia," Chris waves to her, Knuckles bowing.

"Oi! Knuckles, just because I'm crown princess now doesn't mean you have to bow! We talked about that!"

"Force of habit," He shrugs at her.

Sophia was walking past the pedestal, watching Knuckles. He was sleeping on the stairs. The little princess giggled, holding something behind her back. Slowly stepping forward, she walked calmly towards him and came to a stop. She looked at his eyes that were still closed and grinned. Then she revealed what was behind her back: an air horn.

She took a small breath and pressed the button, the loud sound piercing Knuckles' ears. He yelped, jumping into the air and landing on his butt.

"HEY! Who's the wise guy that-" He looked to see the giggling princess and grinned a little. He couldn't get mad at her even if he wanted to. "Hey, your highness."

His eyes widened and then he bowed to her. "Your highness! I-It wasn't what it looked like, I-"

"Knuckles," She interrupted with a small smile. "It is alright. My parents will never know that you were sleeping on the job. I believe my little prank should suffice as being even."

"Deal."

"In the meantime, I decided..." Knuckles places his hands behind his back. "To kick back and take it easy...we deserve a rest too, Chris."

He smiles and starts walking down the steps. "I guess so." He joins Knuckles, hugging his knees. "Since it looks like I'm gonna be staying here, I was wondering how I could go about building myself a house."

"Huh?!" Knuckles opens his eyes in shock. "What do you mean how, you just go ahead and build it!"

"Knuckles, it's a little bit more complicated than it sounds," Sophia deadpans at him.

"You make it sound so easy," Chris grins a little. "But she's right, it's not so simple. There's a lot to think about...like where would I build it?"

The echidna just laughs. "What do you mean, where? There's tons of land all around you! Just pick a spot."

"What if that spot belongs to someone else?" The two boys just smile at their little argument, the princess shaking her head in amusement.

"In our world, it's first come first served," He chuckles, stiffening a bit and looking down at Sophia. "Provided that we reserve it through the royal family, of course." Then he realizes that Chris or Sophia have stayed silent. "Hey...you're not planning on building one here!"

"Well, I figured around these old ruins was about as good a place as any," Chris looks towards the land hopefully. "It's kind of pretty, you know?"

"Sure, it's pretty, you go right ahead and build...it's just lucky your good friend Knuckles didn't have that spot picked up for his place."

Chris laughs sheepishly, knowing that Knuckles would be pretty steamed if he had. "Yeah, lucky..."

"That was a hint, kid," Knuckles opens an eye.

"Hey Knuckles...I'm really happy for all you guys. Being home and all, and I can't even imagine what being crown princess of all of this would be like," He looks towards Sophia.

"Honestly...it feels weird," She smiles sheepishly. "I'm overlooking all of this..." She looks towards all the greenery. "But it also feels...right."

"Yeah...it sure is nice..." Knuckles murmurs and Sophia waves to them.

"I'm off! Bye boys!"

"See you later," Chris waves back, Knuckles just grunting. She jumps off the staircase and speeds off in a pink blur.

Rouge is looking at the capsule that she found Shadow in...she couldn't believe what he did and that he was gone...

"I can't believe it!"

"Huh?" She turns to Eggman standing in the doorway.

"You're worried about Shadow, aren't you?"

"Of course not," She turns her head away. "I don't give a hoot what happened to that hedgehog!"

"Is that so?" He places down the box. "Well, I'm not at all concerned about Shadow. He was designed to be the ultimate creature by my grandfather Dr. Robotnik, who was almost as great a genius as me!" He boasts, Rouge walking up to him.

"So...where do you think he is?" She asks curiously...for Sophia's sake, not hers. He stares at her, knowing that she was definitely worried.

He knows something...

"Well, Rouge, it's time for me to bust a move!" He presses a button, closing the door shut. "I'm going to scrap this ship soon. I suggest you find new living arrangements."

She simply walks off and when she gets outside, the bat notices a pink blur running around in the sand.

"Hey, Sophia!"

The girl comes to a stop, turning around to see her friend. "Hi Rouge," She smiles softly. Ever since the attempted assassination of Cosmo, her opinion of the bat had definitely changed...but now that her friend is still alive and well, she's forgotten all about the whole thing. Especially given Shadow's sacrifice...

Rouge flew to a stop in front of the castle, seeing no one around. Smirking, she flew up to the roof and placed a device on top. She stepped back and watched as the device cut open a circle in the roof and she took it back, landing in the princess' room. She could tell because of the canopy bed and princess dresses in the closet.

"Now, where are you...?" She murmured, looking around and seeing a vanity. On top of the purple velvet was a silver tiara. "Ahh..."

Before she could take it, the door burst open, and Sophia saw what she was about to do. "You there! Stop!"

"Gotta fly!" Rouge snatched the tiara, about to fly out the window, but they were unbreakable.

"Nice attempt, but they have special glass that prevents them from breaking. And they are locked with keys only," Sophia spun the key ring around her finger. "Now...who are you, and why do you have my tiara?"

"Well..." Rouge glanced away. "Rouge the Bat, princess. And I just love jewels..."

Sophia raised a brow. Normally, she'd have thieves jailed immediately, but...something inside her told her to have compassion for this bat. She didn't seem evil; she just loved jewelry.

"Tell you what, Rouge? In exchange for letting you go...you can look over my jewels. As long as you don't steal them."

"Princess, I think we have a deal."

Chris is walking down a dirt path, taking in all the trees. "Hey Chris, I got something for ya!" Bokkun flies in out of nowhere.

"If it's from Eggman, I don't want it!" Chris shouts at him, not wanting an explosion today.

"How'd you know?" Bokkun grins widely. "I think this is my most explosive delivery ever! You'll get a real bang out of it! Here," He holds up a letter with Eggman's symbol on it, and Chris immediately hides behind a tree for precaution. "Come on out here!"

"No way."

"But Chris, I promise, it's not a trick! Dr. Eggman's sending you a present!"

Chris looks at him in shock. "Really?"

Sonic is leaning against a tree, smiling in the shade.

"Sonic."

He opens an eye to see Cosmo standing there in front of him, smiling. Her flowers are still in full bloom, as all Seedrians keep them when they blossom.

"I've told all of my wonderful friends thank you for everything...and now I'm telling you. I've kept in contact with my mother. She's found a new home, filled with peace and tranquility. Harmony reigns there and she's one with nature. You're noble and good, and because of you, the darkness has been vanquished."

"Ah, it was nothing," Sonic returns the smile, standing up. "And hey, I'm not as mushy as you or anything...but I want you to know, Cosmo...it's great having you around!"

She smiles, watching as he leaves the tree. "I feel the same way..."

Sophia comes to a stop at her castle, smiling. It feels so good to be home again...and with everyone safe and sound, too. She walks up to her parents, Tails, Cosmo, Cream, Amy, and Molly all having tea and cake together.

"Sophia!" Cream waves at her and she waves back.

"Hi everyone."

"Do you wanna sit with us?" Molly smiles at her. She had adjusted well to their world...and while she did lose all of her friends...she's happy...

"No, I just came to see how you're all doing."

"Getting a head start on your duties," Elliot chuckles at her. "That's my girl."

She hugs her parents from behind.

"Happy birthday, dear," Elliot held out a present for his daughter and she took it eagerly.

"What is it, Father?"

"Open it and see," Valentina smiled happily, a hand on the girl's back. Sophia ripped the paper, letting it fly around without a care. She gasped at the elf doll sitting there in the box.

"Do you like it? It's handwoven with the finest silk," Elliot explained as she took it into her hands.

"I love it. Thank you," She hugged both of her parents and they smiled, engulfing her into a group hug.

"Being crown princess sounds fun," Cream smiles a little, eating a piece of cake.

"I couldn't imagine doing all of that," Amy looks up at her. "I wouldn't have time to chase after Sonic!"

Sophia lightly rolls her eyes in amusement.

"Sophia!"

The girl turned around from the castle garden's entrance to see Cream and Amy running up to her. "Yes?"

"You have to help us!" Amy shouted at her, holding something in her hands. Sophia peeked over their shoulders to see an injured duckling.

"What happened?" She asked seriously.

"Amy and I were at the pond having a picnic when we found this poor creature in some bushes. I think its wing is injured..." Cream looked like she was about to cry.

"Do not cry, Cream," Sophia patted her shoulder, inspecting the duck. "It looks like a minor sprain. Nothing I cannot handle."

She walked up to a nest from a tree and placed the duck inside, wrapping up its right wing. The duckling chirped happily, nuzzling Sophia's cheek.

"Is it gonna be okay?" Amy frowned in concern.

"Eventually," She smiled down at them. "You were right to come to me. I have had plenty of medical training."

"How are you doing, Cosmo and Molly?" Sophia turns her attention to them. "How's settling in been going?"

"It's a very beautiful planet," Cosmo smiles up at her, kissing Tails on the cheek. "And Tails has been very kind to me."

The fox blushes in embarrassment.

"I love it here," Molly nods in agreement. "I have my own resistance team against Eggman, and we've been coming up with all sorts of ideas to stop his next plans."

"Well, I hope you'll continue to be very happy here," Sophia smiles at them.

"Thank you, princess!" The two say in unison gratefully.

"Tails, how is the next invention to stop Eggman going?" She asks curiously.

"It's going great, princess!" He grins a little, holding his tea cup. "But Cosmo wanted me to take a break, so here I am!"

Tails was working on the X Tornado when the little princess came in, peeking over his shoulder. He didn't seem to notice her until she spoke up.

"Tails."

He yelped, turning around to see the giggling girl. "Oh, your highness. I'm sorry, I didn't see you there."

"Please," She waved it off, "Do not call me that. Sophia, remember?"

"Right, right...so, what can I do for you?"

"Oh...actually, I was curious to know...if you could build me a snow cone machine!"

He stared at her, baffled as he blinked twice. She had asked for crazy things before, but that one took the cake. "A...snow cone machine?"

"Mother and Father had said that snow existed on their planet...and since it is not winter yet, perhaps you could build one for fond memories between them?" She clasped her hands together with a pleading look. "Please..."

"Ohh..." He said in understanding before smiling with a thumbs up. "Sure!"

"Excellent!"

Chris walks up to the three robots and Eggman, a rocket nearby. The trio chuckle and he just stares in confusion.

"What's this all about, Eggman?" He holds up the letter.

"It's exactly what I wrote there. I assume that you read it, didn't you?" Eggman simply asks, his arms casually behind his back.

"Sure," He holds up the paper. "It says it's a one-way ticket home."

"Never underestimate the superiority of Dr. Eggman's intellect!" Decoe exclaims proudly.

"He gave his brain cells a real workout this time!" Bokkun smiles widely.

"Ah," Chris turns towards the rocket. "You mean this ship?"

"Yes, it will instantly transport you back to your own world!" Bocoe explains to him.

"This will be its first and only voyage," Eggman starts off.

"So pack your stuff and let's blast off!" They all declare at the same time. Chris just stares at them in shock. Somehow...Eggman had figured out how to bring him home...without the use of the Master Emerald...

"There's only enough power in its engines for one trip. After that, the machine will be useless, but it should be adequate to return you to your world."

"I can't believe you went to all this trouble just for me, Doctor..." Chris murmurs in disbelief. He didn't think that Eggman even cared enough to go through all of that.

"Don't thank me yet, kid. Once you learn the fully story, you may not want to go."

"Huh?" He asks in confusion.

"I'm absolutely certain it will return you to your planet...but I have no idea how old your body will be when you get there."

He smiles at him. "I have confidence in you, doctor. I'll take that chance."

"But you only have a three minute window!"

"That isn't much time, doctor," Decoe speaks up in concern.

"Can you make it three days so we can throw him a goodbye party?" Bocoe asks as Chris steps into the rocket.

"Impossible...the quantum alignment that makes travel possible between our worlds will only last for three more minutes! This is the only time when travel can occur! After that, Chris would be stuck here!"

"Can I return?" Chris asks hopefully.

"It's difficult to say...I'm not sure when the alignment will reoccur," Eggman murmurs doubtfully. "It could be a week, or not for ten thousand years!"

"You mean the fact that I was able to travel here was just a fluke and I may not be able to come back?" Chris questions in dismay.

"It would appear so. The universe has its own set of cycles. No matter how advanced our technology is, we can't change that."

"I see," The boy gives a small sad smile. "So then I guess this is goodbye, doctor..."

"You've been a terrific ally, and a worthy enemy. Good luck," Eggman presses the button, the door about to close Chris in.

"You could stay here with us, you know!" Bokkun calls out sadly, "I'm sure Dr. Eggman would offer you a job if you asked him! We can always use good help around here!"

Chris' eyes start to tear up.

"Take care, Chris!"

He closes his eyes. "Say hello to your family for us!"

His only regret...was that he couldn't say goodbye to any of them. "Alright then!" Bokkun storms up to the rocket. "I'll tell Sonic, Sophia, and the rest of your pals YOU WERE SMILING WHEN YOU LEFT HERE!" He didn't actually mean it, though. "Are you sure you wanna go?! That's too bad...we just got to be friends..." He then starts crying. "GOODBYEEEE!"

They can only watch as the rocket goes up into the sky and starts to disappear. The rocket turns around so that it goes forward. Chris solemnly looks out the window.

I wish I didn't have to rush off like this...I hope the others don't get mad at me.

"I sure am gonna miss that kid."

"Me too."

"He didn't even say goodbye..."

"Chao."

"I'm sure he wanted to, but maybe he didn't have enough time!"

Goodbye everybody...goodbye...

He looks towards the dirt path he walked on before...and is shocked to see Sophia and Sonic running down it. He smiles fondly and they return the smiles.

"I'll be seeing ya, Chris!"

"Thank you for showing me around your world, and for helping us with the Metarex!" Sophia waves up to him. "We'll never forget you!"

"Goodbye..." The tears steam down his face as he stares at his friends for the last time. "Sonic...Sophia..." The rocket then speeds up, dirt flying from their shoes.

Sophia...Sonic...

Then the rocket disappears into a white light, transporting him home...the two are standing on a cliff, Eggman and the robots whining. Then Eggman starts laughing.

"Now that their team is down by one annoying little pipsqueak, we can finally get back to building the Eggman Empire!"

"Alright!" The three robots cheer.

Sophia's hair goes flying behind her as she and Sonic look up towards the sky.

"Eggman better not touch the Master Emerald!" Knuckles gives a wink and a thumbs up.

"I have to go warn Sonic..." A glint appears in Amy's mischievous eyes.

"Come on, Cheese. Our friends need our help," Cream lets go of Cheese, beaming.

"I guess I'll join in too," Rouge smirks a little. "This team could use a little glamour."

Tails smiles, holding onto Cosmo's hand. "Time to rev up the X Tornado, you guys!"

"We can do it," Cosmo smiles encouragingly.

"A new adventure!" Molly smiles at the thought of a new thrill.

"Eggman will always be a source of entertainment," Elliot shakes his head with a fond smile.

"Well, at least we can never get tired of it," Valentina waves it off, grinning a little.

"Life never stays slow around here for long," Sonic watches the X Tornado fly off. "Watch out, Eggman, we're coming at ya full speed!" He then speeds past Sophia, who stays there as she's smiling a little. She could feel him right behind her...

She turns around, looking at Shadow right in the eye. "I knew you were alive."

"Was there any doubt?" He smirks slightly at her, causing her to laugh.

"Well...are you in?" She holds out her hand towards him. "Eggman won't know what hit him."

He walks up to her slowly, taking her hand with a small smile.

"Let's go."

Together, the three take off into the sky as three lights of hope...