We arrive at a cobble stone entrance and stopped as the guards inspected our Carriage. See Sonic people and Shadow people won't very fond of each other, in a way. And if given any chances would try to bring a attack against one another. So each time one or the other enter within their city, they are to be put under inspection. I guess I could understand, after all Shadow people has a powerful advantage to Sonic and my people, as of vice versa. After the guards has inspected us, they open the entrance gate and our carriage driver pull us through it and soon Shadow and Amy were in our eye sight. I move my eye's over to Sonic to see his expression. He doesn't seem very happy, as always. He has his arms cross and seem to be grumbling to himself with a frown.

"We're here to bring forth The Great One Son, Sonic the Hedgehog, and his lovely mistress, Sally Acorn!" our escort announce as he open our door. Sonic turn around to me gave me a stern look than exit out of the carriage. I was escorted out by the gray Squirrel and follow behind Sonic shortly, after giving my thanks to the man.

"Shadow! long time no see huh?" Sonic tried hard to seem excited but was shut down by Shadow harshness.

"Not long enough" he utter and turn his back to us.

"This way" he motion his hand and continue to walk as the rest of us follow.

"Your father has been talking to my father and I about you guys little problem back in Mobius. No surprise that you guys can't handle your own issue, but we have accepted to help come up with ways to catch those trouble makers" Shadow spoke as he open a door and entered us to a big meeting room.

We saw that his father was already there, looking down sternly at scatter paper. He shuffle through some piles here and there, making mental judgement of what is a good idea or not. Shadow than motion us to sit down on the chairs. As we did he cleared his throat, getting his father attention. The Shadowy figured looked up with his glowing crimson eyes. What happen next was not something I expected though.

"SHADOW! Ah my son" He said with such excitement with a big smile on his face, he than motion his eyes' towards Sonic and me. "And what a great joy, you brought Sonic and Sally here without any scratch! Good self-control indeed" He praised as Shadow just glared at his father. It was weird to me, I never expected Shadow father to have such a cheery and happy voice. Considering how Shadow turn out.

"May we make this quick father?" Shadow said with much irritation. His father only smiled back.

"You got to excuse him, this is normally the time my son and Amy are out and about doing love birds stuff" He said, which made Sonic chuckle and Shadow give death glares to him.

"Amy, Please go get us some water" Shadow order.

"Yes, I'll be right back!" She said with much excitement and left.

"I'm sure you know why were here Mr. Hedgehog" Sonic started.

"Indeed, I do" Mr. Hedgehog said resting his chin on his hands and returning his stern look down at the papers he was looking at earlier.

"My father has been coming up with a couple of plans to eliminate your pest issue" Shadow began.

"However each has all ended with some disaster happening" his dad inquired.

"What do you mean? how are you sure?" Sonic asked.

"With Amy, of course. Her ability to read the future has help us figure out which plan is good, and so far all her reading has ended with the demolish of This planet, or Your kingdom." Shadow answered with his father nodded his head with agreement.

"We, however, have come up with something" Mr. Hedgehog said as he picked up a paper, "Although there is a bit of a...catch if you may say."

"What do you mean?" Sonic asked

"Well...the thing is. We have no idea how it ends. Amy readings do not show a definite ending, We know that it does get rid of your issue soon to be rising in your kingdom. But it doesn't show what happens to you or your people. Amy says there's nothing but bright light that blinds her from seeing." he finish. Shadow however started speaking before Sonic could say anything.

"There for meaning that the future can go either way. Good or bad ending. By that, meaning Your kind will continue to reign Mobius. Or Fail in an attempt. Though this is the only plan that does get rid of those pest, without the destruction of an entire planet" Shadow finish as he passed the paper with the plan on it to Sonic.

We took a look, and honestly I couldn't comprehend it. There was something about a secret forest written in weird languages, a requirement for 7 special pedant, and a drawing of a creature told in a sequence story. There was more to the paper but I gave up after the fourth panel of that strange creature drawing.

"What does this have to do with anything?" Sonic demanded with curiosity in his voice.

"This is the plan to get rid of the problem you guys have" Shadow answer, looking down at the paper and point to the forest picture.

"Amy has told us that this is the location of where the people are hiding. However the only way to access it is to read and understand the meaning of these words" He finish while pointing to the strange writting.

"We haven't figure out what it means yet. It seems to be a very old phrase use way before our time. perhaps 400 years ago" Mr. Hedgehog added.

"I'm back!" Amy said with a smile on her as she walked to us holding a tray with cups of water. She place the tray down and began handing each of us our water. As she handed it to Sonic I saw her pause for a moment, as if she was lifeless and her eyes seem to turn into glassy foggy look. However it was so brief and quick that I don't think anybody has notice it. She snapped out of her trance, blinked a couple of times shaking her head and move on to Shadow father.

"Thank you dear" He said greatful and took a drink of the water. Amy handed the last cup to Shadow and sat back down. I continue to look at her with a confuse look, when she saw me staring she quickly turn her eyes' off me and onto the paper. She must of known that I saw what happen to her and wanted to avoid it.

"Amy, do you happen to know what the 7 pendant are in this picture?" Sonic asked Amy as she took up the paper. A concentrating look appear on her face. Than finally spoke.

"I've seen something like this in my dreams before. When I was younger. Something about Emeralds." She began pondering on the topic.

"Choas emeralds?" Shadow asked with a raised eyelid.

"no no, more of like, the heart of the Chaos emerald. AH I know!" Amy said as she placed the paper down on the table and stood up bowing.

"Permission to leave the room, Sire" Amy asked Shadow as he nodded his head yes.

"Are you going to the library?" He asked, Amy nodded her head yes and left out.

"Hmp, why can't you be as obedient as her" Sonic stated crossing his arms. There was a couple of silence, with the exception of water being drinking, before Amy came back.

"Here" She stated walking to the table and showing us a old tatter book, she open it up turning to the chapter that showed the same pendent.

"The 7 pendant is the sol of the Chaos Emeralds. One day a great terror was release on the face of Earth. In order to stop that terror the Chaos Emeralds were to be use, but before the people could use its full powers, the main powerful source of the emeralds were taken out by the terror. A women, guardian of the emeralds, cast a spell that save the power source of the emeralds which were put into special and specific pendants. However the cost was the death of the women, who is said to have been stuck within the emeralds." Amy finish.

"And the great terror?" I asked curious. Amy looked up at me than back at the book.

"It says that the Great terror was also locked away once the women died, but no one knows where. Some say it's been put into a family blood line, other says it's trapped away till the end of the world is here." she read.

"And how do we acquire these emeralds?" Sonic asked next.

"The 7 sol emeralds are scatter around the planet. Each hidden within the 7 continent." Amy began

"Oh well that sounds easy, a little zip zap of my running and I find them in no time" Sonic said with a smirk on his mouth.

"No, I'm sorry but it's not that easy" Amy retreated, " within each continent is a secret passage that is activated by specific words. Words that has to correspond with the sols of each emerald. Not only that, but it says here that the person mind has to be free of thought. The only thinking to be going on is the thought of those emeralds. However if the word is said wrong, and the thought is not of the sol emeralds. The seeker is turn to a corrupt being who eventually kill himself in a horrible manner." Amy finish closing the book.

"with that said, it seems like that is only the start of this help request huh?" Mr. Hedgehog said closing his eyes and rubbing his temple.

"It seems a bit to much of a trouble to put my people through" He said to himself. He was right however, the 7 pendant are only the start of trying to stop Mobious rebellious group. After that, we still got other things to do.

"We aren't even sure if this could help or break your people Sonic. It's a fifty/fifty chance." Shadow said.

"And we aren't even sure what each task will bring us" His father added. Sonic than turn to look at Amy, Shadow on the other hand saw this and started to growl.

"You will NOT be bringing Amy with you, don't even think about it you blue nuisance" Shadow demanded with great anger, causeing both me and Amy to shiver.

"Oh come on Shadow, she would be of great help. What danger would there be if she can tell the future huh?" Sonic said only to make Shadow growl more and clench his fist.

"Her future seeing is not reliable at times. If something is more powerful than her capability, it screws up her vision, and since these pendant seem to harness the sol of emeralds they would surely blind her vision! There fore she will not go!" He protested slamming his hands on the table.

"Now you two, calm down" Mr. Hedgehog said and stood up.

"Sonic, to have you think of my son Mistress to come with you on this journey is. Well. Quit oblivious, and I would need a great deal of reason as of to allow it." He spoke again.

"Father!" Shadow began but only to be cut off.

"I know you are to stay here for another two days, lets have that time to think over, I will allow for Amy along with Shadow to go with you. As long as you give me a good reason and deal to agree with you. Your offer will be heard as of the 3rd day of your visit. As of right now, I feel that this subject is getting a bit tense so lets all excuse our self and go get some fresh air shall we?" He asked and left out of the room. Leaving Sonic, Shadow, Amy and me. Sonic and Shadow stared at each other for a good second or two before Shadow broke it.

"Let me show you your rooms" he said and grabbed Amy hands walking out of the rooms and into the hallways. We pass by many family portrait and eventually end up in front of a dull gray door. Shadow open it to reveal a room with a bed and windows in it. Once we walk inside, he turn his back to us.

"Dinner will be served at sunset" he said and with Amy walked away.

"Such a downer" Sonic said as I close the door and looked at our luggage that seem to have been place in our room without our knowledge. I look over at Sonic and saw he was still in a bad mood.

"This is gonna be a long three days" I whisper to myself and walked to my bed laying down in it.

"It seems as if they have figured out you are part of the group, Elias" A purple color Cameleon said as he and Elias looked into the castle of where Sonic and Sally live.

"I Know" Elias said, watching Sonic dad sternly.

"Are you ok with that?" the Cameleon asked.

"Of course Espio" Elias said looking at him, "I rather for them to know it's me than anybody. Atleast for the time being. They can have a bit of fear surge through them" He said looking back at the window and watch as Sonic dad pace back and forth.

"...how exactly is them knowing you going to bring a bit of fear in them?" Espio asked.

"Easy, so they know I mean business. One of the sure thing they know, is that Sally is my sister. My motivation to stop them. They know my motivation will stop at nothing till I have Sally back with my family safe. And one they hate and fear most is motivation" Elias said Getting up and pulling down his black face mask looking at Espio, who signal he was ready. Once Sonic dad left out of his room. the two boys jumped into the father room. Elias started to look around drawers and cabinet for an object he needed. Espio turn himself invisible and kept watch outside the room. Elias search pretty much everywhere and still couldn't find the book he was looking for. He nearly given up till he put his hand on a certain part of a wall that pushed in. He open the cobblestone that was pushed in and his eye's brighten up.

"Espio I found it lets go" Elias said as Espio walked back in and grab onto Elias. They jumped to the window and out landing soundlessly onto a tree branch. Elias turn back around the castle with a smirk.

"Soon, Sally you will be back home with us" He said than started to leave catching up with Espio.