Introduction

3 months ago Rouge the Bat accidentally released Gigex the Impaler, the lord of the Giaki vampires, from his endless slumber. Upon his awakening Gigex sought to rebuild his army of the undead and acquire the seven Chaos Emeralds so he could use their power along with his own magic to resurrect his lost love and conquer the universe. Within hours a majority of the planet's population had become Giaki and it was up to Sonic the Hedgehog and friends to destroy Gigex and save his victims. To help them combat this apocalyptic threat Cosmo had been given her mother's gift of new life and upon her rebirth received extraordinary telekinetic powers. With secret knowledge about Gigex that had been passed on by her clan Cosmo provided her friends with the means to defeat the vampire king. Before the night was over Gigex was slain and all his victims were rescued.

Today three months later, a few weeks have passed since Sonic and friends returned home from Chris' wedding. Things have been quiet on Sonic's homeworld… almost too quiet. Even Dr. Eggman hasn't shown his face in awhile…

Chapter 1: The Coming Storm

"Cosmo… Cosmo…"

"Yes, mother?"

"Cosmo, my precious daughter… Your mental powers are reaching their peak… It is more important than ever that you develop your powers to their full potential… You are almost there… but one important thing is still missing."

"What is that mother?"

"I'm afraid that it's something you have to discover for yourself… look inside… your heart."

Cosmo opened her eyes.

"Mother… That same dream… again."

For the past few nights Cosmo had been having dreams about her mother, the same one every time.

"Looks like I'm not the only one who can't sleep."

Tails was awake too; he was sitting in his workshop reading something.

"Did you have another nightmare about Gigex?"

"Oh, Cosmo… Yes I did."

"Tails, Sonic stabbed Gigex's heart, we all saw him burst into flames."

"I know Cosmo, but history says that Gigex always planed ahead. What if he found a way to cheat death incase the secret of his immortality was compromised?"

"Tails I'm sure if Gigex had found another way to cheat death it would have been in the archive, and we've looked through it like a dozen times."

"I know… but… what if there is something we missed… something we overlooked… like this."

Cosmo looked at the page Tails was pointing to.

"The Seven Stars of Chaos… a constellation of seven of the brightest stars in the sky… once every seven thousand years the stars come into alignment… and if the seven chaos emeralds are brought together at the altar of chaos on the planet Frumuseţe when the stars align their power will become virtually limitless for the seven minutes that the stars are in alignment… It says here that this is how Gigex planned to restore his beloved Princess Morganna to life… You'll note this is the last page Gigex wrote in the book, meaning that soon my ancestors stole it from him. Gigex abandoned his quest to reclaim the Chaos Emeralds and instead went to my homeworld looking for the archive. But when he got there it turned out that one of Sonic's ancestors had gathered the seven Chaos Emeralds first, and with the help of my ancestors locked Gigex away within the Sarcophagus of never ending sleep… An interesting story, but I don't think a constellation that comes together only once every seven thousand years could help Gigex come back from the dead, especially considering that Sonic has all the Chaos Emeralds."

"Maybe not… but… but what if there is something else in the archive? What if there is some way that Gigex could come back?"

"Why are you so worried about it Tails?"

Cosmo could tell there was something Tails wasn't telling her.

"Tails, you know you can talk to me."

Tails hesitated and said, "Okay… It's these dreams I keep having about Gigex… No not dreams… Nightmares… I've been having them ever since we where on Chris' planet for his wedding… Every time Gigex demands that I hand over the Chaos Emeralds or… or…"

"Or what?"

"… He has his sword to your neck… He threatens to kill you if I don't hand over the Emeralds…"

"And what do you end up doing?"

"I don't know… I always wake up before the dream ends."

Tails started to cry and fell into Cosmo's arms.

"What if he comes back some how? What if… I lost you once… I can't bear to go through that again… The two months after the defeat of Dark Oak was the worst period of my life… I couldn't work… my heart grew bitter and cold… And… Cosmo I'm only telling you this because I know I can trust you… Deep down in my heart I really did hate Sonic for surviving the battle with Dark Oak and not you… Then that night, Gigex used all of my anger and grief against me… He turned me into one of his undead servants… But then… You came back to me… Cosmo I can't express with words how happy I was when I saw you alive again… You helped me escape from Gigex's control…But I'll never forget the things I experienced in the time I was under his spell… I felt like he and I where one and the same… What if… What he comes back? Cosmo I don't want to lose you again."

Cosmo helped Tails to his feet and sat down next to him.

"Tails, suffering is a part of life, without it we would not know happiness. Suffering helps us grow, makes us stronger. I should know, I lost my whole family and everyone I loved because of the Metarex. I thought I would never get over it. But I found new friends in you and the others. You all helped me cope with my losses. But during my… absence… you chose to face the pain you felt alone… You blamed yourself for what happened to me. When we turn the pain of loss inward it is an unconquerable enemy… You must never forget the others… and never forget me… I am here Tails."

"She's so wise… and beautiful." thought Tails. "Cosmo, I will never let you go again."

Meanwhile somewhere underground.

"Dr. Eggman, is it ready yet?"

"Uh… Yes and no."

"What do you mean yes and no?"

"Well, it's finished… but… we have no way to power it."

"Then why didn't you tell me that before you built the damn thing!?"

"Well, when I designed it to your specifications I had the idea of using the Chaos Emeralds to power it in mind. But unfortunately the blasted hedgehog has all of them."

"Is that so… Sonic won't be a problem… But just in case we can't get the Chaos Emeralds from him... Maybe I can provide a substitute."

(To be continued)