A/N: The final chapter...

Chapter 24:

Vector set back up the computer and began typing.

"Right at the crown!" he told Rouge ,pointing at the spot.

Rouge put on the gauntlet and began slowly forcing her hand through the energy shield.

"I can close it!" Rouge reported into her comm link. "Can anybody copy? I can shut the portal down."

"Do it!" Sonic shouted.

"No," Tails interrupted. "Wait."

"Tails," Sonic replied. "These things are still coming! We can't hold them off forever."

"There's a nuke coming in," Tails informed as he flew. "It's gonna blow in less than a minute."

Tails spotted the missile and change course to pursue it.

"And I know just where to put it," Tails finished. Tails flew under the missile and grabbed hold.

"Tails," Sonic said, realizing what he was saying. "You know that's a one-way trip."

"Save the rest for the turn, J" Tails commanded, not willing to answer Sonic.

"Sir," Jarvis asked. "Shall I try Miss Cream?"

"Might as well," Tails said.

Cream sat on a plane, watching the news report and worrying about Tails and the others. She didn't hear her phone vibrating.

Knuckles and the other agents were also silent as he watched the news, worried about what might happen.

Tails remained focused as he approached the tower he had spent so long designing. The others watched on as he began pushing the missile up. Tails skimmed part of the building and continued flying toward the portal. Soon both he and the missile disappeared inside.

The agents burst into cheers, knowing the city had been saved. Knuckles continued watching the screen intently, hoping Tails would somehow make it out.

Tails flew the darkness of space with the missile. His suit began losing power and he fell from the missile. The missile continued onward toward the mothership. It hit, completely distorting it.

Back on Mobius, all the aliens began dieing and the flying creatures fell from the sky.

Tails closed his eyes, as he used the last of his energy.

Sonic and the others watched the portal, hoping that Tails would make it.

"Where are you little buddy?" Sonic said.

"Come on Tails," Rouge whispered, holding the gauntlet ready.

The explosion was growing rapidly, but there was still no sign of Tails. Sonic dropped his head a little. He knew what had to be done.

"Close it," he commanded Rouge, knowing that the portal couldn't be open any longer without the risk of the explosion reaching them.

Rouge turned from the portal and and thrust her hand through the shield. The gauntlet touched the Master Emerald, shutting down the machine. and the portal began closing.

Tails fell throughout the portal just before it shut completely. The others smiled at seeing him.

"He made it," said Sonic, relieved.

The watched him continue to fall and realized something was wrong.

"He's not slowing down," Silthor said. His body began glowing as he prepared to fly after Tails.

Before he could though, Hulk suddenly jumped from a nearby building and caught Tails. Hulk slid down the side of the building and then jumped, crash landing near Sonic and Silthor. He pushed Tails off him as the others came over.

"Is he breathing?" Sonic asked as Silthor turned Tails over on his back. Silthor ripped off Tails' mask.

Sonic put his ear near Tails' mouth, but didn't hear any breathing. Sonic got up again and saw that the arc reactor was dead. There was nothing Sonic could do. Sonic dropped his head in grief.

Hulk suddenly roared and Tails gasped.

"What the…" Tails said, looking around at the others. "What just happened? Please tell me nobody kissed me."

"We won," Sonic answered, smiling.

"Alright," Tails said, breathing heavily. "Hurray. Good job guys… Let's just not come in tomorrow… Let's just take a day… Have you aver tried shawarma? There's a shawarma joint about two blocks from here.. I don't know what it is, but I wan to try it."

"We're not finished yet," Silthor said. They were all silent as they realized what he meant.

"And then shawarma after," Tails insisted.

Robotnik slowly crawled. He turned to see all of the Sonic Avengers.

"If it's all the same to you," Robotnik said."I'll have that drink now."

The Hulk just growls.

"Despite the devastation of what has been confirmed as an extraterrestrial attack," said a news reporter. "the extraordinary heroics of the group known as the Sonic Avengers has been to many a cause of not only comfort, but for celebration…"

"It's just really great knowing their out there…"

"And this green guy walks up and he goes… RROOAARR!"

"Superheroes in New York? Give me a break…"

"These so-called "heroes" have to be held responsible for the destruction done to this city. This was there fight. Where are they now?"

All of the Sonic avengers gather together to say farewell to Silthor.

"Though questions are being asked about the Avengers themselves. Their sudden appearance and equally sudden disappearance…"

"What, this is all somehow their fault?" Amy asked the reporter. "Sonic saved my life and many others. We should be grateful for what they did. Where ever any of them are, I would like to say thank you for being heroes again."

Knuckles closed the news feed.

"Where are the Sonic Avengers?" asked the chief counsel man.

"I'm not currently tracking their whereabouts," Knuckles replied. "I'd say they earned a break."

"And the Master Emerald?" asked the council woman.

"Back where it belongs," Knuckles replied. "Saftely in it's shrine on the floating island."

"And Robotnik?"

"Being turned over to G.U.N. forces as we speak."

Sonic and the others shake hands with Silthor as a fire portal opens. Silthor waves to everyone one last time before disappearing through it.

"I don't think you understand what you've started," stated the counsel woman. "Letting the Sonic Avengers loose on this world. They're dangerous."

"They surely are, and the whole world knows it," Knuckles replied. "Every world knows it."

Everyone said there goodbyes to each other. Tails and Mighty drove off in Tails' red convertible. Shadow and Rouge went off in her car that had been provided by G.U.N.

"Was that the point of all this?" the chief counsel man asked. "A Statement?"

"A promise," Knuckles replied simply.

Sonic looked briefly after the others, before turning and running into the sunset toward his home and family.

THE END

A/N: Thank you for reading my story. I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did writing it. I would like to thank TatlTails and ballandcup for commenting on practically every chapter. They kept me motivated.

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