Chapter 13: Worlds Safe Once More

Rachel happened to notice something glowing and looked up to see a Portal. She grinned as she recognized the familiar blue and white clouds. "Guys, look!" She said happily. "Master Eon's calling us home!"

"Then that means the danger's truly over for now," Blaze said, smiling as he couldn't wait to get back to his wife and children.

Isabel grinned and looked at the Mobians. "Hey, do you guys want to come with us to see Skylands?" She asked.

"Sure," Sonic said with a smile.

Kairi smiled at Silver. "You've got to meet my fiancée. He's amazing," she said.

He smiled. "I'd like to," he said.

Crystal hugged Tails. "Please come," she pleaded with big eyes, making him chuckle.

"Sure," he said.

Rachel looked at Knuckles and Espio, who nodded as well. "Okay then, guys, let's go home," she said.

"Hold up!" Danube called out to them, coming up to Kairi. "You're not leaving without us, are you?"

"Well, we've got to get back," Isabel said gently.

Beetle went up to Crystal. "What Danube means is that wherever you guys go, we go with you," he said. "We're bonded to you guys."

Rachel and Blaze looked at each other and smiled. "Their powers could give us another edge against Kaos," the former said.

"True," the young man said. "And I know my girls would love Nitro."

Isabel smiled as Falcon came up to her. "If you'll let me Isabel, I'll stay with you," he said.

She smiled. "You're welcome to stay with me," she said.

Seismo and Nitro went up to the two leaders of the Portal Masters, who nodded. "Okay, let's go," Blaze said as they all entered the portal with him leading the way. Rachel waited until she was sure everyone was safely inside before entering herself. Moments later, they were in Skylands and looked around, breathing in the fresh air.

"MOMMY!" "MAMA!"

"DADDY!" "DADA!"

The joyous shouts made Rachel and Blaze smile as they turned to greet the four children running towards them at break-neck speed. Two little girls jumped at Blaze and he caught them with a smile. "Hello, my little sparks," he said with a smile. "Daddy missed you."

"We missed you, Daddy," his oldest child, Flare, said as Viola snuggled into his hug.

Rachel kneeled down as she caught her two children in her arms. "Speedlight, Autumn," she said with a smile.

"Mama, you're back," the little robot said.

"Master Eon said you were far away solving a case," Autumn said. "And he said you'd be home today."

"Look! They're here!" A voice called out and everyone looked up to see several Skylanders coming towards them.

"Kairi!" Thumpback called out, running up to her and scooping her up in a hug. "My sweet mermaid. I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, big guy," the brown-haired girl said, giving him a kiss that he returned happily.

"Izzy!" Rattle Shake called out, scooping her up and holding her close. "I'm so glad you're back, my love."

"Me too," she admitted, giving him a loving kiss.

"Blaze!" Roller Brawl exclaimed happily, running forward with Azula in her arms. Blaze caught her gently and smiled as his wife kissed him and his youngest daughter reached for him. He held her in one arm while holding his wife with his other arm.

"My littlest spark and my beautiful rose," he said, kissing Roller again. "I missed you both too."

"And we missed you, my flaming fire," the Undead skater said with a smile.

"Crystal!" Spellslamzer called out as he, Fire Kraken, Spitfire, Boom Bloom, and Starcast came running up.

"Guys!" The little girl called out, running up to them and jumping at the tall Spell Punk, who caught her and hugged her before giving her to Spitfire, who also hugged her.

"Kid, you have no idea how much we missed you," he said.

"I missed you guys too," she said, hugging her partners.

"Rachel!" Magna Charge called out as he raced up to her with Ambush and Hood Sickle right behind him, along with Fiesta.

"Manga Charge! Ambush! Hood Sickle! Fiesta!" She called out, racing up to them, feeling her love sweep her into his arms while her other three partners joined the hug.

Their other partners came up along with the other Portal Masters and greeted them all happily. Introductions were made and the Mobians and special wisps were welcomed warmly as Master Eon came forward, smiling as he saw them all.

"Master Eon," Isabel said, bowing her head in respect as did the others.

The guardian smiled. "Well done, all of you," he said proudly. "I knew you could do it."

"You have chosen good people to be Portal Masters, Master Eon," Seismo said with a nod.

"Thank you," the spirit said before looking at the group. "Sonic, may I see one of your warp rings?"

"Sure," the blue hedgehog said, curious.

A moment later, the golden ring glowed as it floated over Master Eon's hand and it turned a bright blue before turning gold again and the spirit nodded with a smile. "Now you can travel here whenever you wish," he said.

"Wow. Thanks," Sonic said in surprise.

Crystal gasped. "That means...they can visit us anytime they'd like?" She asked hopefully.

"Yes, little one," Master Eon said, smiling again.

"Awesome!" Rachel said happily.

Danube smiled too. "We wisps can allow you to travel to Sonic's world anytime you wish too," he said.

"Cool!" Kairi said. "But for right now, I'm ready to stay put for a while."

"Same here," Blaze said, holding his wife close.

"It was a great adventure, but I agree about staying put for a bit," Isabel admitted.

"Me too," Crystal said.

"Same here," Rachel agreed as she leaned her head against Magna Charge's shoulder.

Master Eon smiled. "Then I believe it is time for a celebration," he said, leading them to the Academy where the Mabu and rest of the Skylanders were and they cheered happily as the heroes arrived and the celebration kicked off with music, food, and happy chatter.

Hugo came up to them. "I'm so glad you all made it back," he said. "I've been worried since Kaos was teleported back to his lair."

"Don't worry, Hugo," Isabel said comfortingly. "I wiped his memory and Eggman's memory of them ever meeting, so we should have some quiet days for a bit."

"That would be nice," the bespectacled Mabu said in relief.

"We'll need it too," Rachel said. "That last fight took a lot out of us."

"It did," Blaze said. "Because we were fighting two enemies that were equally powerful."

"I wonder what happened to the other Chaos Emeralds," Kairi said.

"Speaking of which," Rachel said, pulling out the red one and giving it to Knuckles, giving him a grateful smile. "Thanks for trusting me with this one, Knuckles."

He smiled and gently closed her hand over it. "You keep it, kid," he said. "You've earned it."

A strong warmth came from the gem and Rachel winced as she felt it burn her. "Ow!" She exclaimed, but Knuckles held her hand in his own.

"It's okay, it's bonding to you," he said soothingly. "It'll heal you in a moment."

No sooner had he finished speaking, Rachel noticed her hand stopped hurting and looked to see the burn was gone and she looked at the gem before looking at Knuckles. "Knuckles, are you sure?" She asked.

He nodded. "It's in good hands," he said. "Plus, now I know two of the Chaos Emeralds are safe."

Rachel couldn't believe it and she smiled at him. "Thanks, partner," she said, gripping the gem. "I'll do everything in my power to keep it safe."

"I can help you learn more about it and teach you how to use it, Rach," Isabel said with a smile.

"Thanks, Izzy. I'd like that," the older girl said.

Thumpback cleared his throat and smiled at the Mobians. "Thank you for helping out our loved ones," he said. "We're happy to know they were with trustworthy people."

"They are trustworthy people themselves and earned our trust," Espio said with a nod, smiling.

"It is an honor to be their friends and to have fought beside them," Silver said.

Crystal grinned and giggled. "We always have amazing adventures," she said.

"You said it, kiddo," Blaze said with a smile.

"Life definitely isn't boring for us," Kairi said.

"True," Isabel said.

"And each one is more exciting than the last," Rachel said.

"Couldn't agree more," Sonic said with a smile.

They partied long into the night, celebrating not only their victory and homecoming, but also to new, permanent friendships.

And that concludes "The Magic And Speed Of Friendship." Thank you all who read, reviewed, and followed this story and a big thank you to antaurilover685, Lantern Power, and robotman25 for helping me out with this story. :)

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