To say Sonic wasn't thrilled at the moment is the least of his worries. He felt a little more than helpless when he attempted to rescue Hay Lin and Sasami from KAIN, especially as his attacks did little to stop him.

But, it was over, right? The thing was gone and wasn't going to come back, at least. Then, why did it still annoy him? To get rid of that feeling, Sonic opted to go for a run. A long run around the City. As he did, he found himself approaching Religion Row. Really didn't have any business there, but he needed something to do.

However, racing past the W.I.T.C.H. Bus allowed him to spot something he hadn't notice before: A large shrine of sorts, flowing with water. At the top of the shrine's steps was a large green diamond-cut emerald, just taller than he was.

"No way..." Sonic uttered, stopping and turning his attention to the shrine. "Aw, man, this is here!" With a grin, Sonic ran up the shrine's steps, looking at the massive emerald. "Man, where were you when I needed you?! This is too awesome--" He stopped himself as he realized something: if this was here, then that would mean the other Chaos Emeralds were here. Even worse? If this was here, and someone else found it?

"Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no, no...!" Sonic uttered, shaking his head. "There's no way I'm letting anyone mess with this! Knuckles would have my head! But, yet..." Sonic groaned as he flopped down beside it, deep in thought. "...what the heck am I gonna do?"

( It always started out the same... )

Sasami's eyes open up as she comes to from the dream. Her pink eyes dart around the room, seeing where she was. Still in the Med Bay. There was no sign of Hit Girl - probably went off for awhile. Stuck in here for so long after that incident, she was starting to feel restless. There was so much she needed to get done, so much she needed to see...

"Negi-kun...!" Sasami whispered. She needed to find Negi, see how he was. Maybe she could sneak out without anyone noticing. Attempting to slip off of the bed, she found herself losing her balance a bit, still weak from everything. As she did, she held her head as a slight pain struck her. "Ow... what's... going on....?"