Chapter 6

"What Holds the White Chaos Emerald?"

There was a message on Tails' computer from an entity referring to itself only as "Kit." However, Tails wasn't there, so Geoffrey was the first to see it: A Chaos Emerald had been located in the Toxic Caves, on the outskirts of the Robotic Empire. As each hero noticed, they made preparations and rushed to the location, despite their weariness; Surge remained behind, too injured to go on another adventure just yet.

The Toxic Caves, however, had become a little stranger - there was music playing in the background. It would only get worse.

A wolf, Lobo Silverblood, waited for them, ears perked to catch Geoffrey announce their presence and reason for arriving. He stalled Geoffrey and Fang at the entry while Sonic and Metal zoomed past, actually flirting with the heroes before allowing them the chance to pass, toying with them by asking why their mission has went from being Emerald location to 'a poke-around mission.'

Geoffrey, of course, demanded to know how Lobo knew why they were there...

Moving on, however, Geoffrey only began to act more oddly, humming the song in the background as though he knew it. Indeed, the singer - a purple bat by the name of Koumori - revealed that Geoffrey was a traitor to them, and as Geoffrey switched sides, a battle in earnest began to unfold. Screams and whimpers echoed through the chamber during the fight from another room, and the fight was shifting toward Koumori and Geoffrey, until Elias Acorn appeared and evened the odds. The match ended when Fang managed to set a small fire to Koumori, burning and terrifying him. He and Geoffrey ran away, taking the Chaos Emerald with them and leaving their prisoner - Tails - behind.

Unknown to the team, even as they rescued the two-tailed fox, was the poison coursing through his veins...