Skye-Yue: And 5 months later, Chapter 4 was born!

Everyone: 8|

Skye-Yue: Forgive me? My muse has a mind of it's own. It made me drop everything for a Puzzleshipping yaoi one-shot, and then that died out 11,000 words into the damn story.

Shadow: 11,000 words? For a one-shot? And you can't put that much effort behind your chapter stories because...?

Skye-Yue: :| Because not all my stories deal with drop-dead gorgeous Egyptian sex gods. *glares at Yami* That's right, you muthafukka. I'm talking about you.

Yami: ...

Tails: Skye-Yue's obsessive man tendencies aside, we should all be happy that there's a new chapter, right?

Skye-Yue: *folds arms and mutters under breath* Yami's lucky he and Yugi are my favorite pairing. The only pairing to come remotely close to them is Vegeta/Goku... *rubs shoulder* And Veggie's mean when you hug what's Goku...

Everyone: ... *backs away slowly*

Skye-Yue: ... :o Whaaat?

Tristan: *sighs* Skye-Yue does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Knuckles: or Sonic.

Skye-Yue: All I own are the plot, and my characters!

NOW ONTO THE STORY!

Warmth.

That's all the blue hedgehog felt. Along with an awkward falling sensation. He wasn't falling straight down, was he? Was it sideways? It was almost dream-like, much akin to when he was transported to Earth and met Chris.

"Sonic..."

Was that someone saying his name?

"Sonic...!"

There it was again, though more urgent this time.

"Damnit, Sonic! If you don't open your eyes, you Faker, I'll make sure they stay closed for good!"

With a groan, Sonic shook his head. "Shadow?" He opened his eyes slowly, only to find himself pressed against the barrier that, sadly, still contained his black counterpart.

"No, you dumbass. I'm your fucking mother." Shadow's voice was dripping with venomous sarcasm; a sure sign the ebony and crimson creature was pissed.

"Yeesh, you think you could tone it down a bit then, Ma? I think you're on 'that time of the month.'" Sonic smirked coyly at Shadow, and this only served to enrage the other further.

"WHEN I GET OUTTA HERE I'M GOING T-"

"Where are we...?" Sonic asked, surveying his surroundings, not really paying attention to Shadow's outburst.

"You blue idiot! Can't you tell?"

Actually... no. Sonic couldn't tell where they were. He still had that falling sensation, but it didn't seem like the two of them were moving. In fact... The two of them weren't even touching the ground! Sonic looked around, but all he could see was a mesh of rainbow colors, red bleeding into orange bleeding into yellow, etc. He reached out to touch the colorful wall, only to have the wall... move away from him?

What?

"I'm guessing by your lack of verbiage that you have no clue what's happening, do you?" Shadow's voice pulled Sonic out of his amazed stupor, and emerald eyes turned to meet crimson. Sonic shook his head no, and Shadow growled. "Idiot. We're being transported to God knows where by means of Chaos Control." His eyes narrowed, irises easily reflecting anger and hate. "SOMEONE obviously didn't do as they were told!"

Sonic chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his head with a gloved hand. "Well, we're not dead, huh?That's what we were aiming for, right?" Wait a moment... What did Shadow say a second ago? "Hold on a minute. We're being transported by Chaos Control?"

Sighing, the elder hedgehog folded his arms. "Yes. We hit the highest power Chaos Control could possibly reach without the aid of our Super Forms at the exact time of the explosion." Looking upon Sonic's confused face, Shadow thought of another way to describe it. "Think of when you first went to Earth. The Good Doctor's lab exploded just as Chaos Control had been triggered. The result of that was you meeting that boy on Earth."

Sonic frowned in confusion. "I don't remember seeing any of this, though."

"You were probably unconscious until you landed on Earth, am I right?" Shadow's voice boasted of confidence, like he knew the answer before asking.

Sonic simply nodded.

"That's why. You've been here before, you just don't remember. If I had't have woken your ass up, you'd probably still be out."

"Speaking of out," Sonic said as he glanced around for the blue Chaos Emerald, "we still need to get you out of that thing." When his search turned up fruitless, he glanced to Shadow. "Have you seen the-"

"No. I haven't." Shadow answered before Sonic could finish asking his question. "When I came to, it was gone." Shadow picked up the green emerald, and frowned.

Maria...

"Sonic."

"Hmm?" Sonic looked to his friend, only to see said friend deeply staring at the emerald he held in his hand. "Shadow?"

"I don't want your pity, understand?" Shadow held the emerald to the barrier's wall, right in front of Sonic. The emotion on his face was purely unreadable, masked by his usual stoic demeanor. "When I come to, I want only the truth."

At that, Sonic's brows furrowed in confusion. "Huh?"

Shadow continued on, his expression not changing in the slightest. "If you dare try to feed me with bullshit lies about how 'close' of 'friends' we are, and I find out, I'm kicking your ass." Here goes nothing... Maria...

"Shadow, what are you talking abou-" Sonic's eyes widened as the green emerald, along with Shadow's hand still desperately clasping it, slowly protruded through the barrier. Sonic's eyes lit up with approval. He did it! He found a way out! He-

He gave up something to do it.

But what? What did he give up?

"I don't want your pity, understand?"
"When I come to, I want only the truth."
"If you dare try to feed me with bullshit lies about how 'close' of 'friends' we are, and I find out, I'm kicking your ass."
"I don't want your pity."
"Only the truth."
"If I find out."

Sonic's eyes widened in realization as the last of Shadow's now unconscious body freed itself from the barrier, and dropped into his grasp.

Shadow gave up his memories.

The barrier destabilized since now there was nothing inside to contain. Then, the parts that made it up flew off in different directions of the inter-dimensional rift they were caught in. Sonic grabbed the green Chaos Emerald out of Shadow's hand, and propped the multi-colored hedgehog over his shoulder. "Don't worry, buddy. I promise. I'll help you get your memories back."

Suddenly, the green Chaos Emerald pulsated in his hand. Sonic looked down at the gem, and gasped a bit when he saw it was glowing a light golden color. "What in the world?" The gold light was then drowned out by the emerald's own natural green light, which in turn, enveloped the two hedgehogs. When the light died away, Shadow was gone.

"Shadow?" Sonic looked around desperately, trying to locate his friend. "Shadow!" He called out for his older counterpart, hoping this wasn't some sort of trick. He promised he'd help Shadow get his memories back, and when Sonic the Hedgehog makes a promise, Sonic the Hedgehog damn well keeps that promise! Again, the emerald pulsated, and Sonic looked down again in response. For some reason, his attention was drawn to the fast approaching light at the end of the inter-dimensional tunnel.

Rather, the darkness at the end of the tunnel.

Sonic could make out grass, a couple of trees, a fence... and they were all getting closer. "Woah, woah, woah! Hey! How do ya slow this thing?" When it became obvious that he had no control over the speed he was arriving, he reacted. "Gah!" Sonic held up his hands in defense, and braced himself for impact.

The landing on the ground wasn't pretty. Sonic rammed face-first into the grass, skidding and pulling up dirt until he came to a halt. Reluctantly, the emerald had tumbled out of his hand at that point, falling right beside him.

With a groan, Sonic pulled himself up, shaking off any dirt and grass that clung to him. "That... coulda been worse." He chuckled slightly and looked around. This... this looked like Earth. He turned around, only to have his suspicions confirmed. He was behind a small two-story house, a house that looked like others he had seen on Earth while he was with Chris.

Well, at least he didn't have to worry about where he was. Getting down on a knee, Sonic picked up the green Chaos Emerald, clutching it close to him. "Shadow..." He frowned, wondering where his friend had gone.

"...How do you know my name?"

Sonic blinked and looked up, nearly letting out a scream. There, standing before him, was a transparent Shadow the Hedgehog.

"Shadow! You're ok! ... I think." Sonic reached out to attempt to touch Shadow, only to have the spirit-esque creature pull away.

"I will ask you once more you... you... imposter! How do you know my name? Who are you, and why do you look like me?" Shadow bared a fang, his fists clenching tightly.

Sonic looked slightly hurt, coming fully to grasp the fact that Shadow truly did give up his memories. "Shadow.. It's me. It's Sonic."

"Sonic?" Shadow frowned, the tone of which he spoke the other's name dripping with venom. It was obvious, Shadow didn't believe him.

"Aww, come on Shadow!" Sonic jumped to his feet, and spoke, waving his hands around as he did so. "It's me, Sonic! Ya know..." Sonic sighed, and referred to himself as Shadow had before. "...the 'idiot'? The 'faker'?"

And there went a slight blow to the Blue Blur's pride. Ouch.

Shadow sneered. "You're a faker, alright. I am the ultimate lifeform, Shadow the Hedgehog! You are nothing more than a weak attempt to parallel my power."

A sigh escaped blue hedgehog's mouth. This was going to be a looong night. "Look, Shadow, I-"

Snap!

Shadow's crimson eyes narrowed, glaring daggers towards a tree. "We're being watched, faker."

Sonic rolled his eyes. Oh, so the 'ultimate lifeform' couldn't remember a thing, but he still had the nerve to call him a faker? Typical Shadow. Wait... Someone was watching them? Sonic instinctively turned in the direction Shadow was looking, only to see he was right.

There, peeking out from behind the tree, was a person, with large amethyst eyes. His hair was star-shaped, and through the darkness, Sonic could see three colors: Black, Blonde, and Red. A glint of gold from the person's midsection caught the two hedgehog's attention. Then the person spoke.

"Who are you?"

With a frown, Yami had watched the creatures struggled to free their friend, but to no prevail. The blue male had spoken to the three females, who in turn spoke against him. However, the male somehow verbally prevailed over the females, and they turned and fled the scene. That left the 2 males, black and blue, to make some final attempt in their dwindling time of 45 seconds.

He watched as all their ventures failed, and the clock left them with only 10 seconds to live. The males gave it one final go, and as their time shrunk down into single digits, Yami blinked as he heard Yugi's voice, and apparently, so did the blue creature.

Be safe... Please... Be safe...

"Yugi?" Yami perked up at the sound of his vessel's voice, and looked around. No... Yugi wasn't here... He had left the Pharaoh's soul room. Then, as Yugi's voice died out, the two creatures were enveloped by light, and the sight before the Pharaoh disappeared. The etire room he was in went dark, and the door behind him opened by itself, as if to say 'You may leave now.'

With a frown still on his face, Yami snapped his fingers, allowing his Shadow Magic to make him appear aside Yugi in spirit form, sitting on the edge of his bed. "Yugi."

Yugi jumped a bit at the sudden sound of the spirit's voice, not having heard him make a presence. "Ph-Pharaoh." Yugi gave a sigh of relief, and spoke. "You scared me, heh heh..."

"My apologies." The older teen said bluntly. He stood, and walked to the center of the room, looking up at Yugi's skylight. He then spoke again, but didn't look away from the sky. "The three females were forced out by the blue male. Then both the blue and black males made final attempts to free the black one."

Yugi gasped, not liking the tone of his spirit's voice. "What happened to Black? Did Blue get him out safely?"

Yami looked to Yugi's features, sighing before he gave his answer. "I don't know. There was a flash of light, and I was no longer shown anything." He then looked back up to the skylight. Something was bugging him...

Yugi put a hand to his mouth, concerned about the creatures they saw. He opened his mouth to ask another question, only to stop at the odd sight of the Pharaoh staring up. "Yami?"

"I feel the pull of destiny, Yugi."

And with that, the sky filled with light, optical waves of colorful light flowed in the sky, lightning and thunder crashed with great force. Yugi cringed as the thunder made it's way to his line of hearing: the teen hated thunderstorms. He looked out the window, gasping in amazement. "It looks like... like the Northern Lights."

"The what?" Yami looked to Yugi, not knowing what the Northern Lights were due to only being the soul of an Egyptian Pharaoh who had been dead for nearly 5,000 years.

"The Northern Lights. You see them up north, where it's cold." Yugi spoke as he walked towards his bedroom window. He gasped in wonder at the beautiful sight of the lights dancing overhead. "This is amazing..."

Yami frowned still. "Yugi, things are not as they seem."

Yugi turned his head to Yami, meaning to ask the spirit what he meant, only to be distracted by another surge of green from the Millenium Puzzle. Both teens turned to face it, and Yugi grabbed it, only to seethe and pull his hand away.

"Yugi!" Yami ran to the younger teen, who was holding his own hand.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. The Millenium Puzzle..." Yugi looked over it, a bit of a hurt look on his face. "... It burned me."

Frowning, Yami grabbed Yugi's wrist, turning his hand over to see that he was telling the truth. The skin on his fingertips began swelling, puffy and red from being burned. Yami waved his hand over Yugi's fingertips, using Shadow Magic to heal him.

Yugi blinked, flexing his fingers with ease. "Thanks, spirit." He then looked back to the puzzle, only to see the green light gone. Why was it doing that...?

Giving only a grunt in return, Yami turned and went back to looking out the skylight. His eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when he saw a hole in the sky, right above the Game Shop they were in. "Yugi, come look!"

Yugi got up, and walked beside Yami. He looked up, and gasped, seeing the hole in the sky. "What is that?"

"I don't know..."

Both teens watched on, until Yugi pointed something out. There were small, minuscule shapes deep in the heart of the hole, and with each second, they grew the slightest bit bigger. Yugi frowned, and ran out of his room, down the stairs, and to the back door. Yami, being only a spirit, willed himself beside Yugi once he had reached the back door.

"Aibou. You don't know what this is. I lost you once, I can't risk that again." Yami's voice had become stern, his crimson eyes boring into Yugi.

Yugi sighed, staring back at Yami. "Pharaoh, trust me. I know what I'm doing."

The two's gazes were locked onto one another, until Yami closed his eyes with a sigh. "Alright. But I will be watching closely, Yugi. If anything happens, I will take over." With that, the Pharaoh receded into the Millennium Puzzle, not saying another word.

Yugi looked down at the puzzle as it hung from his neck, and lightly ran a hand over it in thanks. "Thank you, Pharaoh, for trusting me." Inhaling deeply, Yugi opened the door, just in time to see a blur fall from the sky. With wide eyes, Yugi ran outside, ducking behind a tree. His mouth gaped open at what he saw. It...

It was Blue!

Blue had fallen from the sky! He was ok! But.. where was Black? He looked down at the Millennium Puzzle, knowing Yami was seeing what he was seeing. Yugi watched as Blue stood up, cleaning himself off. Then he heard Blue speak.

/Yami.../ Yugi mind-linked to Yami. /He can talk!/

/I can see that, Little One./ Yami replied. /Keep watch on him./

Yugi nodded to himself in response, and kept a close eye on Blue. He watched as Blue picked up a green gem... Wait. A green gem? Yugi could feel the puzzle heat up a bit in response to the presence of the gem. So it was that thing that had been making the puzzle act all wonky!

Blue picked up the gem, and Black suddenly appeared! Though he looked... he looked like Yami! He was see-through. Suddenly, Blue stifled some sort of exclaim, apparently surprised by the other's sudden appearance. The two began conversing, though at this distance, Yugi couldn't tell what.

Maybe... He should move in for a closer look...

When the duo weren't looking, Yugi made a mad dash for a tree closer to them, Once there, he wrapped his arms around the tree and secured his footing. However, by attempting to secure his footing, he gave himself away.

Snap!

"We're being watched, faker."

Yugi gulped slightly as two sets of eyes latched onto his position, one emerald green, and the other a blood-red crimson.

Blue and Black seemed to be about the same height, each with 5 spikes sticking out the back of their heads. However, Blue's spikes simple curved, whereas Black's spikes sort of splayed out a bit. Both wore sneakers and gloves, which Yugi thought weird.

Ah well, it was now, or never...

Yugi stepped out from behind the tree, a hand on the Millennium Puzzle.

"Who are you?"

Skye-Yue: FINALLY! We are to the actual crossover part! :D

Plot Bunnay: *burps; stomach rumbles*

Skye-Yue: Oops! I forgot to thank everyone for your reviews! You all seem to be liking the story so far. XD Hopefully this chapter and next chapter will really get you pumped! I have so many ideas, it's not even funny.

Shadow: Why the hell am I dead?

Skye-Yue: You're not dead. -3- Stop assuming things.

Shadow: Then what the hell happened to me?

Skye-Yue: Stay tuned and find out!

PLeaSE reVIew! Feed this plot bunnay!