Eggmans temporary base

Shard walked down the hallways of the Egg Carrier with a white box in his hand, passing several Egg Pawns and Black Arms as he did. He passed the newly installed cafeteria for the aliens, which served many different dishes made from chao fruits (all recipes provided by Omega of course). He also passed a break room, where he found Mecha Sonic playing poker with a few old badniks and Tails Doll. Then, he passed the fitness centre, where one of the huge purple Egg Pawns training some of the larger Black Arms while Metal Sonic teaching some of the smaller ones as well as some of the newly employed Mobians and Humans how to fight and, to Shards surprise, yoga.

He just chuckled as he continued to make his way towards Eggmans lab. "Ever since Pinkie changed the Doctor for the better, things have gotten a whole lot more lively around here."

Soon, he pressed a button on the side of the doorframe to open the door to the lab. When the door opened he found Eggman sitting on a stool, hunched over while tinkering with Lambda's inner workings. "Almost...almoooooost aaaaannnddd DONE!" He exclaimed as he slammed the hatch on the robots back closed. "Now, try the compression system." He ordered. The robot nodded and began shrinking down until he was only a small metallic cube. "Success! Now, to get you three to Pinkie."

"I take it you've finished modifying the E-100's?" Shard asked, earning the doctors attention.

"Yes, it took awhile but I say I did a damn good job." Eggman replied as he turned around and got to his feet, pausing when he saw the box. "Is that what I think it is?"

Shard smiled and opened the box. "Yep, Pinkie stopped by on her way to Kingdom Valley to drop of some of her muffins, as well as a few cookies, said it was a thank you for giving her the robots."

Eggman rubbed his hands together in anticipation while grinning widely. "Cookies too? That's a first, I wonder why she-Oh my God, that chocolate chip cookie looks like the Death Egg!" He laughed as he looked into the box, taking out the cookie in question.

"She also put chocolate mini eggs on the cupcakes." Shard added as he took one of the treats out and took a bite out of it, enjoying the sweet taste of the treat. "Why am I the only one of your robots with a mouth? Although I could also ask why you gave Omega the ability to drink milkshakes."

Eggman just shrugged as he shoved the cookie into his mouth. "Whatever. Think you can go deliver these guys to Pinkie for me?" He asked as he handed Shard a case with the three cubes inside of it. "Actually...tell the Egg Pawns to prep my Egg-O-Matic. You said she was going to Kingdom Valley right?"

Soleanna Forest, just outside the castle ruins

Pinkie and Tails jogged across the large grassy area, making their way towards the bridge that connected the forest to the large castle. "This the place?" Tails asked as he looked around.

"Unless you know of any other super big castle ruins I'd say it is." Pinkie answered with a smile.

"Was...was that sarcasm?"

"Sally can be a bit sassy." She giggled as they reached the bridge, slowling their pace down to a gentle stroll. Pinkie walked slightly to the side, staring down to the water that separated the land from the castle, which also happened to be nearly 100 feet below the bridge.

"Whoever decided to build a castle out in the middle of a forest was probably the same guy who thought it would be a good idea to build another one on the side of a mountain after it crumbled." Tails commented idly, causing Pinkie to stop with a confused expression. "What's wrong Pinks?"

"This entire kingdom is giving me the biggest feeling of deja vu...Sun princess...a mountain castle and a ruined castle in the forest..." She muttered to herself, getting annoyed over the fact she couldn't figure out what was giving her these strange feelings.

"Well, let's get a move on, maybe playing through a zone will take your mind off of things." Tails suggested as he spun his tails around, lifting himself off the ground. "Looks like whatever I used to enter the stage is up there at the top of the tower." He pointed out, looking towards the top of the large stone tower, noticing a soft light emitting from the top spire. "You need a lift or are you gonna do something completely random to get up...Pinkie?" He set himself down while looking around, not finding the pink pony anywhere.

"Up here!" Looking up, he saw a dot of pink at the top of the spire. "Come on! Adventure awaits!"

Tails just shook his head as he spun his tails and flew up after the pink ball of reality warping energy. "Just like with Sonic..."

Desert Ruins

Silver landed on the edge of the last stone platform, sitting down to catch his breath, having finally reached the entrance to the desert temple. "Damn...I could have swore this thing was closer than when I started..." He gasped out as he pulled out a bottle of water, taking a few large gulps before pouring it over himself. "How did this stay cold?"

"Hey!" Silver jumped in surprise, looking around frantically to try and find whoever had found him. "Up here!" Looking to the top of the temple entrance, he saw Amy standing there looking at him curiously. "What're you doing out here without the proper gear?"

Author's Notes:

Hope you enjoyed, if you see any mistakes please point them out to me. Thank you.