Meanwhile... at a chilidog stand. "Man. It sure is nice to not be part of any world-ending clashes of good and evi— ...I hope I didnt jinx that."

— 𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙂𝙃𝙄𝘿𝙊𝙍𝘼𝙃. . —utterly 𝙑𝙄𝘽𝙄𝙉𝙂 to this new, hypnotizing beat! In fact... it was SO loud that it shook the ship, and echoed through space! ...Did he accidentally connect if to the alarm system? Well, in any case.. the returning members would have a VERY cheerful welcome! #STELLARECLIPSE

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It was a high speed chase between both he, Silver the Hedgehog, and Sᴏɴɪᴄ. Streaks highlighting the azure and turquoise colliding, yet remaining dangerously parallel along the highway they collectively sped down. 〝 YOU'RE PERSISTENT LITTLE WORMS. . . 〞 Dark discharge —

— hinted to suspicious sparks of energy converging across his refurbished body, crimson hues switching between onyx as a Chaos Emerald erupted from his core! One he had vaulted throughout this little chase, to make sure everything aligned just as he planned. And with such —

— unbridled power; he'd begin tearing away at speeding vehicles, signs, and whatever else that may have been in his way. Like a hellish turbine grinding everything in his path to dust, a road that was paved at their mercy! A shockwave began to follow as he clutched onto the —

— mysterious Dark Emerald, coursing with a surplus of '𝘕𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦' Chaos Energy! 〝 BUT THAT 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 WILL BE THE 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐒! ! ! 〞 A souvenir he had gathered during his time facing another pesky Blue Blur, a rather bountiful —

— tribute. One which encapsulated him with a disastrous charge. In one last ditch effort to seek revenge on his original adversary! 〝 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘖𝘚. . . 〞 [ x.com/SpeedingFree/s… ] Surrounding space around the trio began to intersect between worlds, overlapping another —

— chunk of space and time from the current area inhibited by resurgence of Chaos Energy. This new source had to be maintained had his plan gone through efficiently, so he had left himself to his own devices until now. Slowing down alongside the displaced matter, the fragment of

— reality sprawled with cracks like glass. Appearing as a misplaced puzzle piece within the very setting they dwelled in. 〝 . . . 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋! 〞 In a mere flash, all abruptly thrusted to another zone. Or rather, another universe as he felt the full brunt of destructive —

— energy take a sufficient toll on his circuits. But it was worth it, as he held a specific key to his plan. It was thanks to that link he established with the other world's Emerald(from their encounter prior), that he could pinpoint exactly where 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐆. was. —

— And now, as the unlikely group began to draw closer to eachother. The damaged Metallix began to chuckle, readied for a sacrifice only he was mad enough to do. The artificial Hedgehog would rather be erased with Sonic instead of being forgotten alone. His greatest fear, was —

— now the ultimate spite. Eager to see what the duo hoped to stall him with, eyes glanced toward his mysterious target. Dark Emerald retreating to his core. Despite being dragged along solely by undying fury, he was still operational and deadly. It was a cruel twist of fate, —

— even he didn't know what would happen if he infected all seven Chaos with the negative charge. But payment was due. Was this the 𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 he had yearned for his entire existence? 〝 IF I AM TO BE THE GHOST OF THE PAST, MAY YOU ALL JOIN ME IN 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋! 〞