Sonic the Hedgehog House of Iblis: Gateway

===Gateway is the tenth chapter of the third series of Sonic The Hedgehog: House of Iblis , and the thirtieth overall.===
==Overview==
The Ceremony of Ifrit takes place. Cream, Cosmo, Marine, and Big investigate the Gatehouse. Iblis House gets destroyed, and someone doesn't make it out.
==Included Characters==
Sonic the Hedgehog
Blaze the Cat
Knuckles the Echidna
Sally Acorn
Miles "Tails" Prower
Cream the Rabbit
Big the Cat
Cosmo the Seedrian
Shadow the Hedgehog
Rouge the Bat
Silver the Hedgehog
Shade the Echidna
Doctor Eggman
Eggman Nega
Vanilla the Rabbit
Marine the Raccoon
==Synopsis==
"The Ceremony of Ifrit will now take place." Doctor Eggman Nega said. Sonic, Sally, Knuckles and Tails were placed in four sarcophagi in the Tank Room. An unconscious Blaze was placed into the tank. The Sol Emeralds surrounding the Tank levitated, and Blaze's body was consumed by fire. Her Burning Soul was being sucked into the  sun, which had turned red.
"Argh."Knuckles said.
"Blaze..." Tails said.
"No.." Sally said.
"No! Blaze!" Sonic said. They were all trying to punch their way out.
"It's a shame the Doctor can't be here to witniss the ascension." Nega said. He flashed back.
"Hello Nega. Is the Ceremony almost ready?" Eggman asked.
"Yes, but I'm afraid you won't be able to see it." Nega replied. He knocked Eggman out with a glass from the table in Eggman's office. Metal Sonic teleported into the room.
"Hello my spy. It is time to initiate Bomb Mode. Soon, there will be nothing left of this...Iblis House." Nega said. Metal Sonic transformed into a bomb. He was ticking down.
"Are you sure they're here?" Big asked Cream. He, Marine, Cosmo, and Cream were in the Gatehouse.
"I'm positive. I know they're in here!" Cream exclaimed. 
"It's okay, Cream. We trust your instincts." Cosmo told her.
"I should've known the chao were in here. Blaze was tryin' to warn me about 'em." Marine said.
"It's alright, Marine." Cream said.
"Chao, chao!" 
"They're up there!" Cosmo said. They all ran to the door to the Tank Room. 
"It's locked!" Marine said.
"Big, can you try to break it down?" Cream asked.
"Sure." Big replied. He used his fishing rod to break down the door.
Back at Iblis House, Shadow, Rouge, Silver, Shade, and Vanilla were eating dinner, oblivious to the danger they were in. Rouge was drinking from her special cup, black and pink with hearts decorated on it.
"Where is everyone?" Vanilla asked.
"No idea." Shade said.
"Well, more food for us!" Silver said.
Shadow's ears started pricking.
"Bomb..." Shadow whispered.
"What?!"Rouge exclaimed.
"Bomb!" Shadow yelled.
"Everyone get out immediately!" Vanilla ordered.
"But..our stuff!" Shade protested.
"I can use my telekinesis!" Silver exclaimed.
"Do it!" Shadow said.
Silver got everyone's luggage out.
"Thanks, Silver." Shade said.
"Wait...where's Eggman?" Rouge asked.
"Why do you care?" Shadow asked.
"We need to get him out if the house is gonna explode! He could still have some hidden jewels somewhere!" Rouge said. "I'll go get him!"
"Wait.."Vanilla said.
Rouge went into Eggman's office.
"Eggman, we have to get-" Rouge gasped. She saw Eggman slumped on the floor. Rouge managed to get him out and down the stairs.
"Tha..thank you, my dear Rouge.." Eggman told her, waking up.
"Just give me some jewels and we're even!" Rouge told him.
Shadow met Rouge and Eggman out the door.
"Take him to Vanilla. He got knocked out by something, or someone." Rouge said.
"Alright." Shadow said. Suddenly, Rouge felt odd. She crumpled to the floor, getting a headache. Metal Sonic ticked down to zero. Iblis House exploded, and Rouge was still inside. Shadow, Shade, Silver, Vanilla and Eggman got flung into the air. They fell to the ground, covered in dirt.
"Rouge!" Shadow yelled.
"No!" Vanilla cried.
"Guys..." Shade said. "What's going on at the Gatehouse?" 
The sun turned dark red, and fire was arching from the top of the Gatehouse. 
"No! You shall not interrupt the Ceremony!" Nega yelled at Cream, Big, Cosmo, and Marine.
"Tails!" Cream and Cosmo yelled. Tails, Knuckles, Sally's and Sonic's sarcophagi were becoming engulfed in yellow, red, purple, and blue light. Their faces were able to be seen from the faces of the sarcophagi. The four were becoming unconscious.
"Cheese!" Cream yelled. Cheese, along with the other missing chao, were being pulled up by a flame. Cream flew up to try and get them.
"Big, try and free the other mates. I'll check out Blaze." Marine said, going to the Tank. Big swung his fishing rod around, and managed to break the sarcophagi. Cosmo ran to Tails, and woke him up.
"Cosmo? What are you doing here?!" Tails exclaimed.
"I'll explain everything later, but right now we need to get Sonic, Knuckles, and Sally awake!" Cosmo yelled. Tails got Knuckles up, and Cosmo was working on Sally.
"Sally! Please wake up!" Cosmo cried. Sally woke up, and looked around.
"It's all happening!" Sally said.
"What?" Cosmo asked.
"When the Dark Sun is born in Soleanna's sky, and Children of Children sleep the day by, give the Loop of Gold to the Sleeping Man, and the Dark Son of Iblis will rise again!" Sally said."Everything except the Sleeping Man..."
"Guys, Sonic's not waking up!" Tails said.
"Come on, get up!" Knuckles said.
Sally realized the riddle, and gave the "Loop of Gold"- a ring- to Sonic. His eyes shot open, and he turned golden.
"Super Sonic!" Knuckles exclaimed.
"I'm sorry I didn't protect you..." Sonic told Blaze. Suddenly, Blaze woke up.
"You're right. You didn't. But you can rectify your mistake and defeat this great evil that is about to be unleashed." Blaze told  him. "I know I'm not one for emotion, but." She hugged Sonic.
"Thank you Blaze. I promise, I will fulfill my role as the Nocturnian."
Sonic flew up and did a Super Sonic blast into it. Sonic caught a glimpse of a fiery monster about to come through the Gateway to Soleanna. Then, the sun turned back to normal.
"We did it!" Tails said.
"Somehow..I feel like this isn't over.." Sally said.
"No! I have...failed." Nega cried. 
"That's right chump! You deserve to go to prison." Sonic said.
Suddenly, Eggman Nega began shrinking, and turning square-like.
"What just happened?" Cosmo asked.
"I have no idea." Cream replied.
"He just became a...Tarot Card?" Sonic exclaimed.
Hours later, Rouge was in the Soleanna Hospital. Someone wearing a long, red trench coat and black gloves put flowers on her bedside table.....