(While the 4 continued fighting Pain they had gotten weaker and weaker, Emerald and Tails had already collapsed, and Sonic and Knuckles were almost done at that point, then Pain hit Sonic's leg really hard, making him unable to move and his Chaos Emerald fall, Pain accidentally kicked it over to Emerald, making it stop in front of her)

Emerald: (thinks, remembers Timelines) Wait, when I got near Shadow's Chaos Emerald, I felt...Something, so if I...

(She reaches out and...)

#G522CrossedPaths