sonic was still looking around the luxuries room where he felt the emerald power stronger in here than anywhere else in this palace he was walking around and then just underneath him he felt the emerald power stronger he cheak under the carpet that he was standing on and sonic wasted no time and lifted the carpet and saw there was a stair case underneath the floorboards 'you would of think that they would guard this a bit more if it the emeralds'

he went down and saw a lit torch that was on the wall he took it with him and walk along the dark hallway as he got to the end he saw a wooden door with a large pad lock sonic look around and saw on the wall another torch hanger he put his torch there and took a couple of step back 'if i can't break the pad lock i'll just bust the door down'

he ran and spin dashed the door and busted the door 'nice' sonic got the torch and went in the room and saw the 4 emeralds in large decorated box sonic wasted no time and saw a sack with string he grab it and and placed the emeralds inside.

soon as he was done someone grab his from behind before sonic can fight back he felt something sharp pocking at his side 'well well well nice to see you again sonic are you trying to take something of mine now' sonic could not move but still he knew by the voice it was memphis behind him and wanted to push away but memphis grab on him got tighter and the knife he was holding was digging to into him more 'i would really stop moving if i were you i wouldn't want to hurt you'

'really i thought you would like me executed'

'no i think i got something else on my mind for you and it's something that don't involve death but then again to you it might be torture but to me i think it would be very pleasant thing to experience with you.....oh and be a good boy and drop the sack will you that my jewel your trying to steal there'

sonic had no choice but to drop the sack and he did.

While he was looking around trying to find anything to help him out of the claws of memphis he was roughly grab by the face and tilt to the side to look face to face to his captor who was doing nothing more than smirking 'you must be the first one i know that don't fear me i wonder if that's why you make me want to keep you'

memphis used the knife he was stabbing in to sonic and glided it to his face sonic remained calm but he was startled when he felt another hand went down and was stroking near his inner legs memphis saw the reaction on sonic face and he started to struggle but memphis just dug the knife into his cheek causing a little blood to leak out 'why struggle you should just enjoy want i want to do with you after all you might like it and that expression i saw just now make me think as if you never been touch before' sonic just struggled more not caring about the knife stabbing into him he just wanted to get away

'yeah right like i would let you do that to me you pervert now let go of me' memphis smirk grew wider knowing the answer to his question 'oh am I going to have fun with y..'

Memphis was startled when he heard one of his guard's run in but sonic act fast as he knew this is his only chance he would have to escape.

Sonic elbowed memphis in the gut and quickly swung round and kick him in the chest which caused memphis to fall while the guard was shocked sonic pick up the bag and dashed out in high speed out.

As memphis was knelling down catching his breath he shouted his orders to the guard 'DON'T JUST STAND THERE GET ALL THE GUARDS AND CAPTURED HIM I WANT HIM ALIVE AND KEELING IN FRONT OF ME NOOOOOW' yes my lord and the guard ran out memphis was trying to recover from the pain 'just you wait sonic after I'm done with you you'll be beging me to kill you but as if I would let you die that is'

sonic was out trying of the memphis home and was speeding towards the stadium that shadow was he had to get him out as quickly as possible before all the guard's and solider's try and captured.

he was getting close to the stadium and was hearing mobians cheering and screaming sonic need a good view to see where shadow was so run up on the stadium walls until he got to the top it didn't take long to find shadow.

shadow was here with him in Pompeii he could tell it was him by his hover shoes but to sonic it look's like he was struggling he was surrender by many soldiers and was taking them all out one by one but each time shadow hit someone the slower he got then all of the sudden he saw shadow drop to his knees panting trying to get his breathe back that to sonic was his que to get in there just before one of then hit shadow with there weapons.

sonic tie the string that was on the sack around his waist and leap down in the middle of the arena and in front of shadow all the soldiers jump back when sonic landed giving sonic a chance to see if shadow was ok 'hi ya shads can you stand and run'

shadow was weak but tried his best to stand he didn't have time to argue with sonic he just hoped he had a plan 'yea faker just getting my breathe back as for running i will only be able do a short distance' sonic need to think of something else now that the soldiers were attacking him now sonic dodge and kick a few of them back and then ran in a circle at high speed to make a small sand tornado for a distraction sonic turned to shadow and grab his hand 'shadow hold on to me and don't let go'

shadow new he had to so he wrapped his arms around sonic shoulders.

sonic ran passed the soldiers and ran up to the wall again and over they have escaped the arena and sonic was speeding though the city just up ahead was the city gate but in a blinding light made sonic stop in his tracks they covered there eyes until it die down when sonic looked he saw something fast coming toward them sonic instantly pushed shadow out of the way just in time not a second to spare before sonic was hit in the neck and thrown to the building behind him.

shadow was on the floor and saw the whole thing that happened the only hing he can see is dust of sand in front of him 'FAKER.......FAKER the sand in the air was blown away by the wind one's shadow looked he saw sonic being grip by the neck by some jackal wearing a mask over his face.

sonic was starring at the jackal while he done the same 'you are coming with me runt' sonic just smirked making the jackal confused but then received a hard hit in the gut from sonic knee 'AHHRR' sonic then took the chance while the grip on his neck was lose he grab the jackals arm from his neck and twisted it behind jackal and elbowed him at the back of the neck making the fall and stay down long enough for them two to get away.

sonic ran to shadow and was about to grab him when an arrow flew into sonic side 'AARRHH DAMN IT' sonic look where the arrow came from it was a load of solider's with there bow and arrows at the ready so he wasted no time and painfully snap off part of the arrow that was sticking out of him and grab shadow hand pulling it to his shoulders 'tsk arhhh hold on shadow' and with that sonic use his speed again to escape the falling arrows kept running until he saw a forest and stoped.