Hey everyone! Sorry about not updating in a long time! I said I would get a chapter out by the end of Febuary and here it is in April, just getting another chapter out! Yeah, I don't know when I will put up another, I got school to worry about. But this one is a bit short, but I promise the next one will be longer. Enjoy!

In the Amazon, Dr. Eggman could be found typing on a computer within the base he had build out on ancient ruins. The old man's eyes darted back and forth behind his dark blue glasses as the screen showed statistics of a project he was working on. On one part of the screen, was a spherical shape. Next to it, a label could be seen - Project: Jade.

The screen switched to an image of a bow staff with the heads of eastern dragons of the ends. Next to that, a humanoid figure shown next to that. The only thing that was distinguishable from the figure was a monkey tail curving around the body.

"Sir," a robotic voice said. An Egg Pawn walked up to the scientist, holding up a small, disk-like device in its hands. "We have located a Chaos Emerald. It seems to be somewhere in the east." A hologram on the planet lit up from the device, showing a red light in the area of China.

"Good." Eggman said, smiling. "This is a good chance to test out Project: Jade. I want a large battalion of soldiers to go along with our new weapon." The doctor's face contorted into a frown as the robot saluted and walked off. "For all I know, Sonic could be here too…."

Garnet was sitting on the couch, reading a book. She normally didn't bother with human literature, but this book intrigued her. She looked up in surprise, dropping the book.

"Pearl! Amethyst!" Garnet called out. The other two Gems came to her at quickly as possible. Sonic, who was on the roof sleeping, stirred, trying to block out the noise.

"What is it, Garnet?" Pearl asked with concern. "Is something wrong?"

"There is a something not right going on in the east."

"What do you mean?" Amethyst asked. "Don't just leave us in the dark!"

"I just got a vision of a surge of powerful energy coming from a gem somewhere in the area of China." Sonic's ears perked up at the mentioning of this. "We need to investigate this at once."

Pearl seemed very confused at this information. "What do you mean? Gems don't just surge with energy like that!"

"I can't explain in much detail. We'll just have to investigate."

Sonic was now up and moving, suddenly appearing next to the three Gems. "Sounds like I should come along." He said stretching his arms, a cocky grin on his muzzle. Pearl and Amethyst jumped in surprise, being startled by the hedgehog.

"You really need to stop doing that!" Pearl demanded in an angry tone. Sonic just chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.

The door to the house opened as Steven walked in. "What about me? Can I come?" The boy had a large smile on his face, ready for adventure.

Garnet took a moment to think before speaking. "Why not?"

"WOOHOO!" Steven cheered as he ran to the warp pad, Sonic following suite. The Gems looked at each other, a serious expression on their faces, before joining the two. Right before the warp pad activated, a thought crossed Steven's mind. "So where are we headed?"

"China." Garnet said.

Steven's eyes lit up. "REALLY? I've never been that far east before! What's it like?"

"You'll see." Garnet teased.

As the five arrived at their destination, they were greeted to the sight of a large bamboo forest. The bamboo trees reached high in the air, and the ground was covered with rich green colored grass. The sounds of exotic birds chirping filled the group's ears.

Garnet was the first to step off the warp pad, starting to lead the group to the Gem they sought after. As they walked through the forest, a question was nagging in the back of Pearl's mind.

"So, Sonic," Pearl said. "Why were you so eager to come along on this mission?" The hedgehog looked perplexed. Should he tell them or keep it a secret?

"Yeah, Blue! Tell us!" Amethyst said, urging Sonic to tell.

Sonic hesitated, his mouth agape while trying to find the best way to explain. "There are these very powerful gemstones that are back in my world, seven in total, called the Chaos Emeralds. They have the ability to warp space and time, and from time to time, they get somewhat unstable and shoot off their energy. From what Garnet has described, I believe that this gem might be one of them. And if one is "

"These Chaos whatevers don't seem too bad." Amethyst said, nonchalantly. "Why didn't you wait for us to retrieve it?"

"The danger that can come from them are too great. The lengths some people would go through would surprise you." A serious expression fell on the hedgehog's face. "Their power is too great to be left unchecked. If just one would fall in the wrong hands, the destruction that can be caused would be devastating."

"Then we must retrieve this emerald at all costs." Garnet said, everyone else nodding in agreement.

As the five continued to walk through the forest, Sonic's ears perked up at the sound of machinery. But no ordinary machinery, the sounds on metal clanking against the ground and a buzzing from engines. A frown fell on his face.

"What's that noise?" Steven asked.

"Probably humans deforesting the area… as usual." Pear said.

Sonic shook his head dismissively. "No, it's not that." The hedgehog swore under his breath. "I should have known he was here!" Sonic then took off at lightning speeds.

"Sonic, wait!" Steven called out, but it was no use. The hedgehog was already out of earshot.

"Quickly, follow him!" Garnet said, running ahead as well, trying her hardest to catch up to the hedgehog. The others soon followed.

Sonic had attracted the attention of many robots as he ran through the bamboo forest. They had surrounded him in front on a large temple. The hedgehog was ready for a fight. But when the robots stood aside, he wasn't ready for what he saw.

A large, human sized monkey sat on the steps of the temple. Its fur was a pale green, and wore jade green armor crafted with a chinese style. Its eyes were also jade color. The monkey's tale swung back and forth behind it. The large monkey gave a huge grin, showing its teeth with sharp ape-like fangs.

"My, you're nothing like what the master described you to be."