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Author's Note:
This is it, the final chapter! Sonic and the gang come face-to-face with a real genie. ...a real evil genie, that is. Like previous chapters, this contains many spoilers from the original game. So, don't read if you don't want to know the outcome ahead of time. And of course, any anime emotional "enhancements" will be in bold. So, make a wish. ...to see Sonic win, of course.

Chapter 9 - I Don't Dream of Genie

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Amy, Maria, and the Babylon Rogues look at the Babylon Guardian in horror as he towers above them.

"Insignificant fools!" booms the Babylon Guardian. "Those who seek treasure will find only...!"

"He doesn't look too happy to see us," Amy points out.

"I've got a bad feeling about this, boss," Storm admits.

Just then, the Babylon Guardian raises his arms and suddenly, the room changes into a empty valley with pillars lining up along the road and a cloudy red sky. Everyone else looks around in awe. Then, they notice the guardian gliding down the road away from them.

"I think he wants to race," Maria wonders.

Sonic and Jet look at each other and mischievously grin.

"Then, let's give him what he wants," Sonic declares.

"I couldn't agree more," Jet replies.

Sonic and Jet toss their respective Extreme Gear in the air and jump on top of them. Then, they race after the Babylon Guardian who is racing really fast. Sonic and Jet catch up to him and notice his lamp.

"Hey, Sonic," Jet tells Sonic, "you wanna bet that lamp is his weak spot?"

"I was thinking the same thing," Sonic responds. "If we hit it enough, maybe, he'll go away."

"Why don't you start us off?" Jet gestures to Sonic.

"Gladly," Sonic replies.

Sonic pulls ahead to the lamp. Then, he spins his gear like a buzzsaw and it hits the lamp, causing it to crack and the guardian to groan in pain. He then races ahead of Sonic who stops spinning his gear as Jet catches up.

"It's working! Way to go!" Jet congratulates Sonic.

"It's your turn now, Jet," Sonic instructs Jet.

Jet snickers, "Much obliged."

Jet pulls ahead to the lamp. Then, he pulls out a pair of paper fans painted like his feathers. As soon as he's close to the lamp, Jet spins around with his fans stretched out so that their edges hit the lamp. This causes the crack in the lamp to grow bigger and the guardian groans in pain at this. Jet stops spinning as Sonic catches up to him and the guardian distances himself from them.

"Just one more hit should do it," Sonic notices.

"This race is alomst over," Jet agrees, putting his fans away.

Sonic then pulls a ring out of his pocket, one of the rings Tails usually gives him to perform a spin attack. Jet notices this.

Sonic looks at Jet and asks, "Shall we?"

Jet nods his head in agreement, "Mm-hmm."

He and Sonic hold hands and jump off their gear. Sonic clutches the ring tightly and it starts to glow. Then, he and Jet spin around in the air, orbiting each other. They continue their spin as they head toward the lamp. Because of their spin, they hit the lamp with so much force, causing it to break into pieces. The Babylon Guardian screams in pain as Sonic and Jet come out of their spin and land safely on the ground. They watch the guardian disintergrate right before their eyes. Suddenly, the room returns to normal as Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Amy, Maria, Wave, and Storm run toward Sonic and Jet and stand behind them. Everyone looks on in awe as an old treasure chest materializes in front of them. Sonic and Jet head toward the chest and open it.

Jet reaches inside the chest and blurts out, "Oh, it's..."

He pulls out a rolled up blue carpet with a fancy design on it. Everyone else gasps in awe as they notice the carpet in Jet's arms.

Eggman's voice spouts out in shock, "A piece of cloth?"

Everyone gasps in surprise as they notice Eggman walking toward them, disappionted that the treasure isn't a machine.

Eggman complains, "I went to the trouble of holding the EX World Grand Prix for... this?" He stands in front of Jet and continues, "I can't believe I just wasted my time for this," he points at the carpet in Jet's arms and concludes, "piece of junk!"

He faints, much to everyone's surprise. Then, they started to laugh at Eggman.

"I don't think I'll ever understand him," Sonic remarks.

Jet then unrolls the carpet onto the floor. On the carpet is a letter.

Maria notices the letter, "What's this?" She picks up the letter and begins to read, "At long last, we've created our ultimate invention. With this, our lives will be easier, without the need to work so hard to keep ourselves flying. Signed, Stolen, the 13th leader of the Babylon Rogues."

Tails, Rouge, Wave, and Storm examine the carpet.

"It's amazing!" Tails admires. "The carpet's rich texture is a sight to behold!"

"And the way it feels is extraordinary," Storm admires.

"Something such as this could only have been created in Babylon," concludes Wave.

"Undoubtedly, this carpet will be in high demand from all around the world," Rouge admires.

Tails then curiously notices something about the carpet.

"Wait. What's this?" he wonders

Everyone looks at Tails in curiosity.

Tails feels the carpet's fabric and tells the others, "This isn't just fabric."

"What're you talking about?" Sonic asks him.

Tails looks at Sonic and explains, "Take a look at the material. It's the same stuff we use for our Extreme Gear."

Everyone else gasps in awe upon hearing this.

"You don't say," says Jet.

Wave happily noggies Tails and congratulates him, "Didn't think you'd spot it for a second, shorty. Good eyes."

Tails happily looks at Wave and tells her, "Thanks."

Suddenly, Jet's control box glows from inside his pocket. Sonic gasps in surprise upon noticing this.

Sonic points at the box in Jet's pocket and exclaims, "Jet, your box!"

Jet notices with a gasp in shock. He pulls the box out of his pocket and looks at it as everyone else looks on in wonderment. Suddenly, the carpet starts to float above the ground, due to the glowing box in Jet's hand. Storm notices the floating carpet with a gasp in shock.

Storm points to the carpet and exclaims, "Boss, look!"

Everyone else gasps in shock as they notice the carpet hovering above the ground.

"A magic carpet?" Rouge wonders. "I thought that those only existed in fairy tales."

"Maybe, it's a prototype Extreme Gear," Wave muses.

Sonic and Jet just smile at all this.

"That's quite funny, actually," Jet explains. "I never imagined that we Babylonians could be descendants of real genies."

"Yeah. Go figure," Sonic agrees.

Later that afternoon at sunset, in the main lab of the Thorndyke Science and Technology building, the Babylon Rogues stand in front of the teleportation device with their Extreme Gear under their arms. Jet also has the carpet rolled up under his other arm. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Amy, Cream, Cheese, Chris, Maria, Chuck, Tanaka, Topaz, Ella, Sam, and Mr. Stewart stand in front of the Babylon Rogues. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Amy, Cream, and Chris are in their usual clothing by this time while Topaz still wears her military uniform.

"So, you're leaving?" asks Sonic.

"Yeah. We're tired of this planet," Jet explains. "Besides, the back of the carpet has more words of wisdom: This was invented to allow Babylonians to travel all over the world to gather treasure. Some things never change, huh? But enough of this friendly banter, Sonic, you better make sure you're ready when we meet face-to-face once again."

Sonic gives a thumbs up to Jet and replies, "You bet."

The seven Chaos Emeralds hover above the Babylon Rogues' heads.

"Good thing we gathered the Chaos Emeralds from the Sand Ruins coliseum," Chris notes.

"They should have enough power to get them back to Sonic's world," Chuck explains.

Wave nudges Jet, "Come on, Jet. It's time to split."

Storm angrily pushes Wave, telling her as she angrily looks at him "Hey, I wanted to say that!"

Jet shakes his head in disbelief with a sigh at this.

A sweatdrop rolls down the side of his head.

Everyone else laughs at this scene.

Knuckles steps closer to the Chaos Emeralds and announces, "Well, let's get this show on the road."

He raises his arms as Chris goes to the computer and types a bit on the keyboard.

Chris stops typing and looks at Knuckles, telling him, "Ready when you are, Knuckles."

Knuckles closes his eyes in concentration and chants, "The servers are the seven Chaos. Chaos is power, enriched by the heart. The controller serves to unify the Chaos!"

The seven Chaos Emeralds glow brightly upon his words. He happily looks at this as his brings his arms down. Sonic then comes beside him.

"Looks like it's my turn now," Sonic declares.

He reaches his hand out toward the Chaos Emeralds in determination.

"Chaos Control!" he shouts.

Upon Sonic's words, the Chaos Emeralds send a beam to the transportation device. The device then starts to light up as the Chaos Emeralds disappear from sight. The Babylon Rogues happily look behind them at the device, then, they look at the others, smiling brightly at them. Wave and Storm turn away and walk toward the device. Wave goes through first, then, Storm goes through. Jet just glances at Sonic who glances back.

"You may be the fastest, for now, but we'll race again, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Jet declares.

Sonic gives a thumbs up to Jet and winks at him. Jet then turns away and goes through the device. As soon as all three Babylon Rogues are gone, the device shuts down. Chris comes out from behind the computer and stands with the others as they all look at the device, thinking about their new friends, the Babylon Rogues. Meanwhile, outside the Thorndyke Science and Technology building, Shadow stands on a far off cliff overlooking the building. He has a serious look on his face.

"Someday, Maria, I'll find the truth to these memories," he thinks. "Only then can we be together."

He then walks away from the edge of the cliff.

A/N:
Thus ends a game adaptation that could have been on "Sonic X". Next story in my fanmade season will be another game adaptation. I think you already know what it is. So, until then, read and review!