item from over the sea. It was
always interesting. He did not often find Maud alone; and he soon
discovered that he succeeded better in strengthening her regard by not
being too exclusive in his attentions.

He knew well that he had a rival; and although a touch of jealousy might
have been the real cause of his retention of that letter until reaching
Lundy's Lane, for he suspected that there was another one inside; yet,
he was too true a gentleman to make unwarranted capital at the expense
of the absent lover. If he could honorably win her hand and heart, and
carry Maud back to England on his return voyage as his wife, he would be
the happiest man alive; but to accomplish this by attempting to weaken
her regard for Beaumont, was not in his line.Contents

History

Prelude

The start to the Shattered World Crisis was sown when Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily used the Super Genesis Wave to remold both Sonic's World and Mega Man's World. Super Sonic and Super Armor Mega Man, however, defeated their nemeses and they each prepared to use Chaos Control to return their worlds to normal. However, unlike Mega Man, Super Sonic did not quite succeed in his task as Eggman attacked him, causing his Chaos Control to be distorted when it restored the Prime Zone.[1] As a result, all of the excess Chaos energy from the Super Genesis Wave was applied to the core of Sonic's World, energies which were too much for the fragile planet to bear.[2]

Countdown to Chaos

Because of the excess energies, Sonic's World began to experience