"Knuckles!" Sonic shouted in shock and he looked all around the tent and found Knuckles was wide awake and with a lantern. "What is it? What's wrong?" He asked. When Sonic told Knuckles of his nightmare and the one before it he was starting to sense a pattern. "Something obviously is haunting the dream world and it looks like you. Who was this other you anyway?" Knuckles asked. "He told me he was me and that his name was . Sounds kind of like a rejected video game file on a laptop. He has this most vile laugh. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. That's what it sounded like and it's freaking me out." Sonic explained. "Hmmmm... Looks like we're gonna need some scientific help." The red echidna said. "What kind of help?" Sonic asked. Knuckles stared at him and at once he knew what he ment. "Oh no... No no no no. I'm not asking... HIM for help." The blue hedgehog rejected. "It's the only way." Knuckles said. "... ... ... ... Fine. Next stop... *gulp* The Egg Ship." Sonic said.

When the two jumped onto the Egg Ship they were then greeted with machine guns. "SONIC! Hold still while I blast you to pieces!" Eggman's voice shouted from the control deck. "We're not here to fight." Sonic said. "Huh? Then what are you here for? To humiliate me again?" Eggman said. "No... We need your help." Knuckles said. Eggman fell silent. Sonic the Hedgehog... his mortal enemy... asking for his help? "Is this some kind of joke? Cause if it is it's not a very good one." The evil scientist said. When the two jumped up to the control deck and smashed through the window Sonic said, "This isn't a joke. Listen to what I have to say." "Fine. You got my attention." Eggman said.

After hearing about Sonic's nightmares about a demonic him torturing him and his friends he knew that something was up. "I've had these nightmares as well. They only lasted for three days and I wanted to know what was up with them. So I created a machine that could suck out any dream and put it into an inanimate object and also had the ability to view them. When I sucked the cause of the nightmares I looked and saw a demonic you trapped in a diamond. Then I knew right then and there I needed to get rid of it. I shot it into the nearest cave and forgot all about it. But now it's back. ... I'll do whatever it takes to get rid of him once and for all." Eggman said. He then led the two into his invention room and then strapped Sonic into his Egg Dream Machine and started it up. Sonic then driffted off to sleep. "Now that meter will tell us if he's having a dream ... or a nightmare. We'll then be able to see what he's dreaming about." Eggman explained. Then suddenly the screen staticked and the screen showed Sonic in some sort of strange strange hallway with torchs all around.

Sonic was running through the hall and down a flock of stairs and then heard that insane laughter again and when he was on the third hallway appeared right in front of him with those dark black and red eyes. "Listen here fake hedgehog. I don't know what your plan is but it's not going to work." "Ho ho ho ho ho ho. But it's already working and in the final phase Sonic. Bout time I tell you my origin. I was once exactly like you but from another dimension. I enjoyed kicking bad guy asses. But then I felt this strange feeling like I was being watched. I was then hit with a blast from one of Robotnick's machines and he laughed at me as I went out. But then I came alive again but my eyes became like this. Then I lunged at Robotnick and viciously killed him with rage. When he was dead I looked at the mess I made and I couldn't believe it. I backed into a corner and got in a feedle position. I just commited murder. But then I heard this voice in my head telling me that this was destiny. Then something snapped in my mind and then a wide grin went on my face and an insane laughter escaped my lips. I did the same to Tails and Knuckles and the animals and then I trapped them in my own demonic world so I could torture them forever. Then I came around another world but I could only go there in the dream world. I tormented the Robotnick but he thought he could get rid of me by trapping me in that jewell. But he was damn wrong. And now I'm back. But I'm not planning on being here for long. I'm gonna take control of your body and then I'll torment the denizens of this world forever! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!" shouted. "That's not gonna happen." Regular Sonic said. He then threw a punch but teleported away and then lunged at regular Sonic and pinned him to the ground. Regular Sonic then kicked him off and slammed him into one of the walls and started punching and kicking him at super fast speed and then knock him up onto the ceiling. He then got up wearily and said, "You can't beat me. No one has been able to for years." "That's where your wrong. People never beat you is because they were afraid. You feed off of their fears and use them against them." Regular Sonic said and turned his back to him, "I'm not afraid of you. You're not real. You're nothing. You're just a pile of shit." was then about to lunge he vaporized and his scream could be heard.

Back in the real world was sucked into a bottle and the lid was sealed tight. Sonic then awoke and looked at his demonic counterpart and said, "Not so tough now huh?" "This isn't the end you hear me?! I'll get the hell outta here and destroy this world." shouted in anger. Sonic then pulled out a cross and said, "The power of christ destroys you!" Then white lights began pouring out of the small and then he exploded and he was gone. "Finally. He's gone for good." Eggman said, "Never thought I'd hear myself say this but... Thank you Sonic." "No prob... Robotnick." Sonic said. "You actually called me by my regular name. ... And now if you'll excuse me I have some important business to attend to. I'll let the Egg Teleporter send you back home." The scientist said pressing a button on a remote and the two vanished.

The two arrived at Sonic's house and Tails was staring wide eyed. "Where've you been? I've been calling you, texting you and nothing." He said. Sonic and Knuckles explained their story and Tails said, "Never thought I'd hear the day that Eggman actually helps save the day." "Please call him Robotnick. I've got a new respect for him. And something we had in common just the old days." Sonic said. "Well I gotta get outta here. Treasures to find, People to see. See yah." Knuckles said running out of the house. "*yawn* Well I'm gonna hit the hay. With that demonic hedgehog destroyed I can rest easy." The blue hedgehog said and then ran into his bedroom and then laid on the bed. But once he closed his eyes he could have sworn he heard someone whisper, "Haven't you ever heard of sequels?" He opened his eyes and found a plushie of with a grin on it and those black and red eyes. "Tails!" Sonic shouted. "Yeah?" Tails shouted back. "we're gonna need a shotgun and a cross." Sonic said with fear in his voice.