"Yikes! that doesn't look good," Sonic said as he and Rainbow Dash were running toward to village named Vista View that is under attack.

"Sounds like the locals are putting up a fight," Sonic guessed. "I hope they don't mind us lending a hand or hoof so to speak."

"Enough chitchat," The Peagusas urged. "Let's punch it!"

Both enter the village at high speed hoping to lend a hand Inside the town, a resident armed with a Cube Wispon tells the others to get to their storm bunker. The resident nervously tries to take a stand against the invading but is easily knocked down. Before the Egg Pawns can get him though, Sonic and Rainbow show up and take the Egg Pawns out.

"Hey! You hurt?" Sonic asked.

"N-Not really," the resident said then gasped. "You're Sonic!"

"The one and only," Sonic said. "and the Rainbow Dash."

"Here," Rainbow handed him his Wispon. "Try at the bad guys next time! Right now you need to get some safe and let us handle!"

"Okay!" The resident left.

Both themes took off in a hurry to rescue the rest of the town, advising the resident to hide indoors. Soon after, they stumble upon the Vista View's militia. and tells them that Badniks are coming from the north and to go help the resident he just helped. Caught off-guard, the militia nonetheless agrees. Meanwhile, some Motobugs are about to get a pair of townspeople who are struggling to open the shelter. Fortunately, Sonic takes out the Motobugs, then winks and strikes a cool pose in front of the townspeople before taking off again. Calming down, the townspeople are left star-struck by their coolness.

Then they come across a super Badink: A Egg Hammer!

"Another hammer-guy dude," Sonic groaned.

"I like the other one way better," Rainbow agreed.

Sonic did his Spin Attack while Rainbow fired blasts from her Rainboom Spear. As Sonic gloats at the Egg Hammer to goad it into attacking him, however, he notices that he and Rainbow are surrounded by three more Egg Hammers.

"Yeah," Sonic crosses his arms. "That's one me!

The Egg Hammers take a unified whack at them. However, both of them soon after emerging from a manhole, smugly revealing that they used the underground system before the Egg Hammers could hit him.

"The dogpile thing never works!" Rainbow taunted them as they run from them.

Just as one of The Egg Hammer came into striking range. Tails swoop in and pull Sonic away and Princess Twilight blasted all of them with her magic.

"Tails, Twilight!" Sonic greeted them.

"Just for once," Twilight glared at him. "Can you please not you or Rainbow not risk your lives for five minutes?"

"Sure," Rainbow came in. "But where's the fun in that? But, seriously, thanks for saving our butts!"

"Our pleasure," Tails smiled. "So, what's status of the town?"

"A bunch of small-fry badniks," Sonic debriefed him. "Me and Rainbow took care of most of them and the town's militia can handle the rest."

"Those super badniks are another story," He continued as the Egg-Hammers faced the quartet.

"Those guys are better left to professionals," Twilight smirked as she armed her Sparkle Sword. "You and Sonic flank left, me and Rainbow flank right."

"Done," Sonic said as he rubs his nose.

Sonic and Tails thus decide to destroy them together and use the Rolling Combo to split an Egg Hammer in half. The both of them continue their collaboration from there and manage to take down two more Egg Hammers. Rainbow and Twilight unleash their Sparkle Slash and Rainboom Blast on the others.

"This would be a whole lot easier if Knuckles and Applejack were right now," Tails stated.

"Nahhh," Sonic reassured him. "We can handle this."

"The remaining robots are making a run for it!" Twilight quickly notices that the rest of the Badniks heading out of the town.

"We can't risk them attacking another town," Rainbow pointed out. "Tails cut them off! We got the Super Badnik!"

Sonic did a Spin Attack, while Twilight and Rainbow threw their weapons at the robot's head smashing it.

"Crud, they're almost out!" Sonic seeing them out. "Hurry up, Tails."

"Oh, ye of little faith," Tails said as he closes the town gate, causing the remaining Badniks to crash into the closing gate, destroying them.

"Well?"

"Expertly done," Sonic clapped his hands. "Bonus points, for dramatic timing."

"Thank you,"

"Not bad guys," Rainbow said. "The town is saved and only minimal damage. To be honest the rouge bots are more like pests ."

"Normally I'd agree," Twilight agreed. "But this was a much more coordinated attack at least compared to anything we've seen lately."

"Really? I haven't noticed." Sonic said with a smirk only for the purple alicorn to glare at him.

"Okay fine, so the Egg Hammers we're new to the mix."

"That's not what I meant after we beat Eggman and his army, we broke the Eggman Empire's control over our Mobius and Equestria," Twilight explained.

"The Badnik army remained but not as a unified threat. Any attack seems accident than aggression. Unlike today- unified troops movements, Super Bandinks, and setting up ambushes? Something is making Eggman's army cohesive."

"Okay," Rainbow thought about it. "You think Badly McNosehair is back?"

"Without so much as an angry vlog? No way. "Tails responded. "After his last defeat, he made it pretty clear that he be back. "The lack of fanfare is spooky."

"In that case, the best thing to do is to smash the badniks organized or not," Sonic stated.

"But if they are getting orders from someone..." Tails said on the concern.

"Then it'll be more fun,"

"Just be careful okay?" the fox continued as he grip his arm. "I was scared when you collapsed after the first time we saw Infinite."

"Hey, don't look so glum buddy," Sonic reassured him. "I'll admit, we had some pretty close calls but we've come out fine in the end, right?"

"Yeah,I guess."

"I'll be careful besides Rainbow up for a little run?" Sonic asked the pegasus.

"You know it!" Rainbow winked her eye at him.

"Good to know," Twilight smiled a bit. "I stay around here and help the villagers out knowing you two you find more bots to smash a lot faster."

"Your class act Twi," Sonic said. "We'll catch you later."

Taking their leave, Sonic and Rainbow run out of town. Unbeknownst to them, however, a Flapper is surveying from a distance. Meanwhile, somewhere else, in an Eggman-themed base, an unseen figure is watching the Flapper's surveillance of the two.

So they survived the first attack no surprise there. Deploy a battalion to their nearest location. They'll be drawn like a moth to a flame. Make that their success reaches Ressisnatce HQ. I want not to crush both hedgehogs, and the pegasus but also that annoying party pony as well!

So in case, you didn't know this take after my fanfic story EG: Sonic Forces

here's the link
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14000418/1/EG-Sonic-Forces

From we left off Sonic and Rainbow were trailing at highspeed to a town called Riverside, were both speedsters were handling with a Death Crab Super Bandnik.

"Not a bad race, big guy," Sonic praised it. "But there is no way I'm letting you trampling that town!"

Running up the Death Crab, Sonic lands on top of its face and revs up a Spin Dash, before blasting directly through the entire robot. As the Death Crab begins to fall down on the terrified townspeople, Sonic jumps high up into the air after setting off from the Death Crab's leg. He then comes slamming down on the Death Crab's shell, forcing it into the ground. Landing next to the robot, the confident Sonic is greeted by the townspeople, who begin hailing and praising the blue hedgehog.

"That was so cool!" One of the towns people said.

"I thought we were goners!" another one added.

"How do you move like that?!" another one asked.

"You always grab the folk with coolness," Rainbow said being jealous.

Suddenly, the townspeople leave the scene in fear. Taking a look around, Sonic and Rainbow notices that the Death Crab is still functioning. However, before they can do anything, Amy and Pinkie Pie appears and gives the Death Crab a good whack with her Piko Piko Hammer and blast from Party Cannon.

"You're getting sloppy, Sonic." Amy teased him.

"Amy? Pinkie!?" Rainbow was stunned. "What brings you here?"

"Well news about you, Sonic, Tails, Twilight did in Vista and we hurried over! Amy knew you
stop by here!" Pinkie said.

"Huh?" Sonic being shocked. "World travels fast... neverminded looks like things are under control here. Thanks for the saves! Peace!"

"Sonic-" Amy stop him. "Wait, I came out here specify to find you!"

"Yeah, it's your thing!"

"Not like that!" Amy blushed red. "I mean....you get me so flustered!"

"I need you and Rainbow Dash to come back to resistance."

"Come back?" Rainbow asked. "I thought you were all doing clean up now that the war was over?"

"That was the idea," Pinkie started to explain. "But we didn't on how large the Eggman Empire's army was. The remain bots are now attacking anyone that they find."

"The resistance is working to finish the first." Amy continued. "From organized position we be more effective."

"Nah pass," Sonic declined the offer.

"Oh, for the love of- why?!" Amy asked.

"Both Tails and Twi pointed something that's bugging me," Sonic explained. "The last group badniks we faced were organized."

"What makes this more mysterious is that Dr. Eggman has not showed up to claim responsibility, which is something that does not fit the doctor." Rainbow added. "And it seems kind of coincidental that you and Amy just happens where we are, meaning someone else is playing us."

"Whoops," Amy realized. "I never thought liked that."

"No," Sonic joined in. "All the more the reason for me and Crash to hit the road and find out what's going on!"

"Then it's all more reason for you to come back to the resistance!" Amy insisted the two. "You could spend week or months looking for clues!"

"Saving more folks from badnik attacks." Sonic shot back. "Win-win for everyone!"

Suddenly, a villager named Lanolin shows up running to them with her a pony by who goes by the name of Flame Specter.

"Sonic! Ms. Rose! We're under attack!" Lanolin said.

"It's cool," Sonic reassured her. "We took out the super badnik!"

"No!" Flame Specter interrupted. "There's an army comign from the west side!"

"Oh buck!!" Rainbow stomped her hoof. "It was a decoy!"

"We've got to stop them before the city is overrun!" Amy said.

"We'll run ahead and thin them out!" Sonic said as he and Rainbow took to buy them some time.

"Do you have any defenses?" Amy asked them.

"We turned town hall into a bunked during the war..." Lanolin said.

"Take us there!" Pinkie said.

While Sonic and Rainbow runs ahead to thin out the Badniks, Amy and Pinkie , on the request, were taken to the town hall, which had been turned into a bunker during the Eggman War.

Inside the town, Pinkie rallies Riverside's militia and volunteers and organizes them by getting Wispon-wielding residents into positions on the roofs and instructing the rest on how to get the remaining civilians into the bunker. Meanwhile, the two speedsters tackles some Egg Walkers[ head-on, but is forced on the defensive when some Egg Pawns join the fray. Much to Sonic's annoyance, too many Badniks ultimately slip past him. Fortunately, just as the Badniks enter the town square, the residents open fire on them upon Amy's order and manages to take out the first wave of Badniks.

"Downs goes the first wave!" Pinkie exclaimed then turned to the pink hedgehog. "Wait a minute, wasn't Knuckles the commander of the resistance?"

"He commanded it," Amy said. "Who do you think kept it organized?"

"Nice," Pinkie reazled that Amy kept it check.

"So what the plan?" Rainbow asked.

"This is a good defensed position, and militia is placed well, but, " Amy said.

"Too many badniks?" Sonic asked.

"Too many badniks." Amy darkly said. "We'll be overrun. we need to find where they're coming from so the villagers stand a chance to fend them off."

"Well put, shall we?" Sonic holds his hand.

"Let's!" Amy grab his hands. "Rainbow, you and Pinkie make sure that the people and ponies are safe."

Sonic and Amy thus advance through the invading Badniks to do just that, taking out hordes of Badniks with flashy combination moves. Amidst the fighting, Amy, hoping that Sonic has changed his mind (and that she can spent more time with him), once again invites Sonic to come back to the Resistance. However, Sonic still refuses. Amy argues that he is not even considering it, but Sonic notes that is because he knows what is best for him. Amy subsequently tries convincing Sonic to do it for the Resistance, then her, and then their friends, but Sonic shoots each of her arguments down with counter-arguments. Just as Sonic teasingly agrees to join the Resistance when Amy bribes him with a chili dog, he takes out more Egg Pawns, only to notice a Blowfish Transporter outside the town with plenty of Egg Pawns onboard.

"Looks like we find the drop ship!" Sonic pointed it out.

"There no way we can get through that crowd," Amy said.

"Any conventional means, no. Unless your up for Croquette Bomber!"

"From this distance? You are a daredevil."

Amy knocks a Spin Dashing Sonic into the Blowfish Transporter with her hammer. Taking the Blowfish Transporter out in one shot, Amy finds a dazed, but happy Sonic among its remains then Pinkie and Rainbow caught up with them.

"*Whistles* that was impressive!" Rainbow said. "Nice arm!"

"Thanks, takes some practice!" Amy replied. "But I guess you'll two we be going then..."

"Yep," Sonic agreed. "It's what I do. Doing good, saving lives, living free as the wind. Living on my terms. But, apart from Rainbow, you and Pinks could come along."

"No can do," Pinkie said. "I'm doing a victory celebration.

"The resistance needs me to keep everything in order." Amy being bored. "But if you two don't the direction, Knuckles and Applejack went to investigate a town on the south. I haven't heard from either from them. So they might your help!"

Accepting the assignment, Sonic and Rainbow Dash heads off, not noticing the Flapper watching them.

Back in the Eggman-themed based, an unseen figure is displeased with his failure to eliminate Sonic or Rainbow Dash.

"Another failure, " The figure said. "I did not account for now much Amy Rose has grown."

"And now they are deviating from the projected path. How disappointed! "

Meanwhile, Orbot and Cubot enter, with Orbot informing his "boss" that Sonic is heading towards the location of Rough the Skunk and Tumble the Skunk. Pleased with this, the unseen figure thinks that maybe the skunk brothers can finish off Sonic.

After Amy told them on what happen to Knuckles and Applejack, Sonic and Rainbow Dash made to their way Barricade Town and saw Applejack on a hill.

"Hey, AJ," Sonic greeted the farm pony. "Where's Knux?"

"Down there," Applejack pointed her hoof to see that Knuckles was smashing an Death Egg Robot all by himself. "Looks like you two miss the action."

Then all three of them headed do to him.

"Yo, Knux!" Sonic greeted him. "Save any for me?"

"Sonic! Rainbow!" Knuckles greeted them. "Long time no see! What bring you out here?"

"We ran into Amy and Pinkie in the next town over," Sonic explain. "They said that you two were looking for trouble so we thought we led a hand or hoof so to speak."

"Y'know, you're awfully far away from the HQ, Commander," Rainbow teased him a bit.

"Ugh..." Knuckles groaned. "Don't remind me."

"Tell me about," Applejack agreed. "It was more interesting when fighting to save the world. Now that we're refocusing on rebuilding, it's scheduling and inventory and I've got no patience with all of it. I rather be back on the farm chilling."

"Same," Sonic came in. "Amy tried to get me enlist full time."

"You?!" Knuckles was shocked. "She should have known better!"

"So," Rainbow asked Knuckles. "What's going on here?"

"This town is a place for Wispon distribution. The shipment suddenly dried up," Knuckles explained. "So me and AJ came to see why."

"Hey! I'm the commander of the resistance! I took out all of Eggman's robots! Let me in!"

"Sorry sir," The gatekeeper quietly said. "But I'm under orders not open the gates to anyone!"

"Says who?!" Applejack asked.

"I-I can't say!"

All of them gave looks at each other then climb over the gate and into the town.

"The badnik attacks have been getting more aggressive lately." Rainbow said. "Maybe that's what got them spooked?

"I don't think so," Sonic said. "Something else is going on.."

"You shouldn't have done that! You shouldn't be here!" The gatekeeper shirked.

"Why?" Sonic asked. "Whatever's wrong we can fix it."

"No- you can't!" the gatekeeper worried. "Not if they have all the wisps and wispons!"

"They who?" Rainbow asked.

"Listen here sugarcube," Applejack grabbed his attention. "You just watched my friend here solo a super badnik. We can handle ourselves. Now about you start from beginning what happened."

Submitting, the gatekeeper explains that just before the Eggman War between the Eggman Empire and the Resistance ended, two ferocious mercenaries showed and saved the town by driving Eggman's forces away. These mercenaries said that they were going to improve the town's defenses, but instead, they took the town's arsenal and kept the residents prisoners within their town. Having nothing to fight back with, and with Badniks stalking outside the town walls, the residents were left with no choice but to follow the mercenaries' orders.

"Well then," Applejack said before turning to the others. "I think we need to take our complaints straight to management, wouldn't you agree?"

"Absolutely!" Knuckles smashed his fists together.

"Where can we find these clowns?" Sonic asked.

"They turned the supply depot into a fort, just down the road on the right you can't miss it."

"Cool," Rainbow said. "Sit tight we've got this."

Arriving in the depot, Sonic and Knuckles locate the Wisps, who have been stacked in their Deployment Pods.

"Just before Tails went solo," Knuckles said. "He gave the cipher for the wisps language, We asked fort their help in fighting Eggman. which they happily volunteered for, even choosing to wait in Deployment Pods for when the Resistance's troops could enter different areas. But these guys are being hoarded. This is inexcusable."

"Hang tight just a little longer," Sonic promised them. "We'll free all of you!"

Then Knuckles and Applejack hears the mercenaries laugh nearby. Behind the crates, the two heroes see two anthropomorphic skunks who has the villagers serve as their slaves for their entertainment and pleasure.

"Wow, they make the hooligans look likes class acts," Rainbow said with a deadpan.

"I'm going to break those two in half!" Knuckles being ticked off.

"Easy there partner," Applejack calmed him down. "Let's take it slow, Give the villagers a chance to get out of the line fire."

"Right, then I'll break them!"

"Hey Tweedle-dumb and Tweedle- dumber!" Rainbow called out the two skunks. "I'm Rainbow Dash. Maybe you heard me? And there are my friends, Applejack, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Knuckles the Echidna who is also the commander of the resistance. You guys are guilty of theft, extortion, kidnapping , and being massive jerks!"

"So you varmint have two choices," Applejack said. "One you come along quietly, or two, we can get loud!"

"Who said you could come into our town, huh?!" One of them came out. "Who said you could ruin our fun?!"

"Yeah," The other one came out. "We've heard you, but you never heard of us!"

"You lookin' to scrap?"

"Then get ready to crumble!"

"Brace yourselves for-"

"Rough and Tumble!"

"Oh no." Sonic tried not laugh. "I was not prepared for this!"

"Careful Sonic," Knuckles being concerned. "They're highly coordinated."

"Your the salt of the Earth," Sonic said.

"Whatever get them!"

The two duos proceed to fight. While Rough and Tumble put up a decent fight with Tumble using Sonic as a basketball and Rough unleashing his Stink Bomber on Knuckles, they are ultimately outclassed by Sonic and Knuckles. Beaten but not defeated, both skunks decide to then arm themselves with Wispons.

"Oaky that might be a problem," Rainbow pointed out.

"Me and AJ will distract them," Knuckles said. "You two, grab a Wispon of your own to even the odds."

"No," Sonic smirked a bit. "I can do one better!"

"Hey Wisps," Sonic called them out. "It's me you old pal Sonic! I save your planet from Eggman remember? A bunch of you chose stick around on this world! You help us out on the Lost Hex and in Ponyville! You helped the resistance fight the Eggman Empire! I know fighting isn't not your thing, but you've proven you're all powerful and brave! Don't let these jerks boss you around! They need you to bully everyone but you don't need them!"

Seeing the truth in Sonic's words, the Wisps in Rough and Tumble's Wispons leave them, rendering their weapons inert. More angry Wisps then appear, with Rough and Tumble trying in vain to get their Wisps back into their Wispons.

"You wanna take this one ladies," Sonic asked them.

"You bet," Rainbow repiled. "Ready AJ!"

"You know it, RD!" Applejack smiled.

"The tables have turned,"

"They've certainly bumbled,"

"It butt-kick for Rough and Tumble!" Rainbow and Applejack mock their motto which Rough took it very personally, Both of them bucked them hard knocking them out.

Outside, the gang bring the apprehended skunks outside for the cheering villagers to see. As the gatekeeper appears to thank Sonic for all his help, a Yellow Wisp suddenly appears and starts taking gibberish. As the gatekeeper and Sonic wonder about what it says, the Yellow Wisp flies into the gatekeeper's Drill Wispon, making Sonic realize what it said: it and the other Wisps are planning to stick around and help the townspeople defend their home. Getting teary-eyed, the gatekeeper thanks the Wisp. Meanwhile, as Rough and Tumble are being taken away to get locked up, the two skunks arrogantly swear that they will be out soon enough and get their revenge on Sonic and Knuckles. Knuckles, however, gives them a look that scares them straight and the villagers laugh.

"Thanks for the helped," Knuckles thanked Sonic. "Not that needed it.."

"Nah, but you didn't share the badniks outside," Sonic said. "You owned me this."

"Hopefully this is the start of things setting down, " Applejack said. "But I'm really staring to miss home."

"I wouldn't mind a vacation myself. "Sonic agreed with her. "But we've got to figure out who's controlling the Eggman's army. But before that- we party!"

Unbeknownst to everyone however, a Flapper is watching them from afar, with an unseen figure in an Eggman-themed base watching its video feedback. Seeing that Knuckles is away from home, they realize Angel Island and the Master Emerald are unguarded, which they see will speed up their plans considerably...

As dusk approaches, the speedsters, Sonic and Rainbow Dash arrives at Spiral Hill Village which is being besieged by a giant Buzz Bomber dropping a continuous barrage of Badniks upon it. Concerned, Sonic considers that whoever is organizing the Badniks is really stepping up their game, and hopes they were not too late to help. As they were fighting Sonic realizes that it will be difficult for him to fight off such a large organized force on his own, and reconsiders if he should have rejoined the Resistance. As Sonic and Rainbow Dash enters the town, they encounter the local militia members fighting holding off the Egg Pawns. He reasons that if the Resistance is not already there and he was with the Resistance, no one would have ever known about the attack. He dismisses the thought, recognizing that he does not have time to second guess his actions before noticing that another combatant is already on the scene.

A young female lemur is fighting a squad of Egg Pawns using her long prehensile tail. She entwines several in its grasp then tugs it to smash the Badniks together causing them to explode.

"Woo! and ow. Woo and ow!" The lemur said not aware that an Egg Pawn was about to shoot.

"Watch your back," Sonic said as smashes it.

"Whoops thanks!" The lemur thanked him. "Welcome to my hometown! Sorry for the mess, we've got mess. we have a robot problem.

"Problem? What Problem?" Rainbow slyly asked.

"Ha! Your sweet not to notice," The lemur said. "Nice, you guys do this a lot?"

"You could say that, Sonic the Hedgehog."

"Rainbow Dash,"

"Sweet, I always wanted to meet with you two. Tangle the Lemur."

"Charmed,"

"Likewise,"

Tangle relays to Sonic that she has been repelling the odd raids for a while now, but nothing like this. She wraps up a few Badniks in her tail and shouts "Pull!" hurling them in the air like clay pigeons for Sonic to smash. Sonic confirms that the gangs of Badniks are becoming more organized and that he is currently looking into it. The pair stop in their tracks as they spot a new wave of Badniks approaches, including a huge, heavily armed Motobug.

An Egg Pawn atop the tank opens fire with a turret mowing down several of its allies in attempts to fell the heroes who manage to safely vault out of the line of fire. A second giant Motobug busts in through a wall behind them, as Badniks surround them on all sides.

"I don't suppose you're the advance guard for the Resistance?" Tangle asked the two.

"Nope," The Pegasus shook her head.

"Pretty sure they're all busy with similar attacks elsewhere," Sonic mention.

"Lovely." The lemur said then a cyclone of fire erupts, incinerating several Egg Pawns. As it dissipates, the form of Blaze the Cat is revealed as she turns to face the trio.

"Aw yeah," Sonic smirked seeing her.

"Whoa," Tangle was amazed.

"Sonic! Rainbow! You are here. I assume these are Eggman's Robots?" Blaze asked.

"You know it," Sonic replied.

"The village needs our help, if you don't mind..." Rainbow asked.

"It would be my pleasure," Blaze agreed.

Blaze takes off smashing and burning numerous Egg Pawns. Sonic and Rainbow runs off in the opposite direction to handle the other Motobug, while Tangle remains frozen in shock. However, seeing Blaze's actions, she shakes it off and takes the Egg Pawn manning the tank turret out. She then redirects the turret to shoot the Motobug in its own head, disabling it. She then uses her tail to snap off one of its claws and fling it into the other, destroying it. Sonic and Rainbow slides away, managing to avoid the Motobug's final attack, as the four coordinate to wipe out the remaining Egg Pawns.

"I'm afraid the four of us are not enough," Blaze said as the Badniks keeping coming. "They're refilling their ranks faster than we can dispose them."

"They're all coming from the battleship," Tangle pointed up. "It flew in and dropped robots since."

"A little beefier than Amy and I took out. Blaze, Rainbow can make it up there?" Sonic asked them.

"Too high," Rainbow said.

"It's out of range for me," Blaze said.

"I know we all met but," Tangle said suggested she could fling them with her tail, "Hop on?"

"Ready?" Sonic asked once they were position.

"Ready." Blaze agreed.

"Bon Voyage!" As Tangle launches Sonic and Blaze high into the air. Sonic spins and Blaze throws him with fiery force into the open launch bay of the ship. Sonic lands within the ship with a mischievous grin and commences to wreck it. As the giant Buzz Bomber falls in direction of the town, Blaze blasts the ship with a powerful fire attack, finishing it off.

As she uses her abilities to safely float back to the ground, Blaze is greeted by Tangle and Rainbow Dash.

"That was amazing." Tangle was amazed. "But will Sonic be okay?"

"He'll be fine," Rainbow said then Sonic landed on the ground being dazed.

"If your life always this extcing?" Tangle asked.

"If I can help it?" Sonic replied. "Yeah!"

Sonic introduces Tangle and Blaze to one another, Tangle as a local and Blaze as a princess from another dimension and guardian of the Sol Emeralds. Once again taken back by this revelation, Tangle happily thanks her highness for helping to save her home. Blaze tells Tangle that she is welcome and to just refer to her as Blaze without the formalities. Sonic asks Blaze what brings her to his world, and Blaze reveals that the Sol Emeralds spoke of a terrible event about to transpire in his world. Sonic jokes that she is about seven months too late and described how he was captured by Dr. Eggman, who then conquered the world, but eventually escaped and defeated him.

Tangle interjects that if the Badniks are becoming more organized that perhaps something even worse is on its way and that is why the Sol Emeralds warned Blaze. Blaze agrees that the Sol Emeralds would not have done so without good reason. Blaze resolves to stay in Sonic's world until that reason becomes clear and Sonic applauds Blaze, knowing he can always count on her. Blaze offers to use her powers to help quell the fires around the town, and Tangle excitedly offers to lead her the about the town. Blaze leaves Sonic to find the ringleader behind everything and Tangle thanks him for his help. Sonic needs a breather and rests for a brief moment before heading off to find more clues.

Elsewhere a mother is shown in the streets telling her young son that it is getting late and that it is time to come inside. Crying, the boy protests that his wagon is broken and that he cannot carry it inside. Peaking through the blinds from a nearby building, a somewhat disheveled Dr. Eggman looks on. He promises that very soon not only will he fix his little red wagon, but he will fix everything.

Sonic: Twilight pointed out something that's bugging me. The last group of Badniks me, Rainbow. Tails and her faced was way more organized. But Eggman hasn't shown to claim his mess since he like to go loud and proud.

Pinkie: Then it's all more reason to come back to the resistance!

Sonic: No, It's all the more reason to hit the road and find's out what's going on!

Unknown Figure: So... Knuckles still plays the hero on the surface.

Tangle: What if the war was just beginning? What if there's something even worse on the way?

Blaze: The Sol Emeralds are not chatty. If they directed me here, there must be a purpose.

Eggman: Don't worry little one, soon I'll be fixing everything!

In a mountainous area with evergreens and intertwined corkscrew loops made of stone, Sonic and Espio the Chameleon are busy fighting a swarm of Badniks.

"Careful- on your right!" Sonic warned him. "

"Left, right- they have us surrounded!" Espio said.

"Meh, we handled more than this before," Sonic reassured him. "Just gotta get into the swing of things!

"Roger that!"

Catching Sonic's drift, Espio throws a kunai with a rope tied to it into the corkscrew road and grabs Sonic's hand, causing them to swing around the corkscrew road at high speed and take out the Badniks that have them surrounded.

Thanks," Sonic gave him thumbs up. "The bots are getting more organized something tells me that Eggman has yet another master plan coming up."

"Actually I don't believe that the Doctor is to blame," Espio said.

"Oh? So you guys plus CMC have a lead?" Sonic asked.

"Better than that," Espio started to explain.

He explains that after the Chaotix and the Cutie Mark Crusaders went to Imperial City, only to find nothing but wreckage, they went to Eggman's last known lab. There, they found Orbot and Cubot, who, despite being cooperative, knew nothing about Eggman's whereabouts. Furthermore, Eggman's computer in the lab showed no escape plans or personal traffic, likely because Eggman thought he had won in their last encounter. Espio then explains that he and the others tried checking out Eggman's other bases, only to encounter trouble at every turn, like giant snakes in Mystic Jungle, E-106 Eta, and occasional Badniks.

"Well, nuts." Sonic sighed. "You guys are the best detectives I know."

"We're the only detectives you know," Espio reminded him.

"Semantics, so why, did you call me if haven't found him?

"We did, sort of. We received a tip that led to the village I'm taking you to now. So, technically we didn't find him..."

"You could have simply say 'I'm taking you to Eggman."

"I wanted you to understand how hard we worked."

"Noted, now let's get moving!"

Sonic soon finds himself in an idyllic village, much to his own surprise. There, he meets Charmy Bee, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, who introduces him to the children of the village.

"Sonic! You made it!" Charmy exclaimed.

"Hey little buddy," Sonic greeted them. "Is everything okay?"

"Oh yeah!" Apple Bloom said. "This place is great! Tons of flowers kids, colts, and fillies that our age! and they have the best Apple Tarts!"

"That's cool, but what about 'the big guy'?" Sonic asked.

"That's right!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. "You haven't met him yet! I'll get him!"

The unicorn filly brings back however, while Vector the Crocodile skeptically looks on, is a merry Eggman dressed in casual work clothes. Upon meeting Sonic, Eggman introduces himself as "Mr. Tinker" (as he has been called). Sonic, however, scoffs at Eggman's attempt to shake his hand, not buying what he believes to be an act on the doctor's part. Eggman, on the other hand, does not know why he refers to him as a doctor, though he admits he does not remember much of anything. Sonic proceeds to ask Eggman about what he knows about the Chaos Emeralds, the Lost Hex, the ARK, and the Death Egg, but none of these seem familiar to Eggman. Vector then tells "Mr. Tinker" that this is just a case of mistaken identity and tells him to go back to his work. Although Eggman wants to help, he understands and takes his leave with the children.

"This is what I meant when I say we sort of found Eggman," Espio implied.

"And you're sure it's not an act? He pulled this similar stunts in the past."

"We've interrogated and observed him for a couple of days but it's legit he remembers nothing," Vector spoke up.

"Yeah," Sonic said. "But... he can still be dangerous. Forget the close calls I've had while fighting him. He can threaten a whole planet at a time...but seeing him like this..."

"That's why we called you, we have no clue what to do!" Vector said. "Sure he's done nasty things in the past, but can you really punish a guy who doesn't remember doing any of it?"

Espio believes that Eggman must be brought to justice regardless of the crimes he has committed, but Sonic reminds him that they cannot really call the new Eggman the same person they once knew. Then the head of the village walks to them. and says that he wants Sonic, the famous hero, to be the judge of Eggman, although not without hearing what he has to say. Elder Scruffy explains that Eggman appeared in his village one day without warning. While unsure of how Eggman had survived, the villagers had him locked up immediately. The next day, however, they discovered that he had broken out of his cell, only to reinforce it. The villagers thus spent the next days questioning and testing Eggman, only for him to not show any trace of his villainous ways. Eventually, the village accepted the new helpful Eggman, taking him in and nursing his wounds. Elder Scruffy then tells of how Eggman repaid their kindness by repairing anything they brought him, both big and small. Elder Scruffy then finishes his tale with an appeal to Sonic: though Eggman has done many terrible things that cannot be undone, Mr. Tinker has proven to be a blessing to the village. As such, Elder Scruffy wants Eggman to be free so he can do some good instead of rotting in a cell and doing nothing. Feeling conflicted after hearing Elder Scruffy's story, Sonic is unsure about what to do. Vector remarks that they could stick around and keep an eye on Eggman, but Sonic tells him that this will just delay things. Before Sonic can figure this out, however, a terrified villager comes running, screaming that Badniks are coming in from the south. Shooting Elder Scruffy an annoyed look, Sonic has the Chaotix handle the Badniks while he confronts Eggman. When Sonic gets to the house that Eggman is in, however, he finds a scared Eggman trying to build a barricade for the village's children, whom he gently tries to keep calm and assured. He then begs Sonic (whose name he has not heard yet) to help defend the village, admitting in an ashamed manner that he is too afraid to fight himself. Upon seeing this, Sonic tells "Mr. Tinker" that he just has to worry about keeping the children safe while he helps the Chaotix smash the Badniks. Sonic thus hurries outside of town and joins the Chaotix's fight against Hoverbys and Antons. During the fight, Charmy sees a Flapper in their midst and takes it out. Back in the Eggman Empire-themed base, the unknown figure controlling the Badniks gets angry with this development, questioning why Sonic and the Chaotix were there. The figure also wonders if their forces have stumbled upon a settlement and if Sonic and his allies have figured him out.

Back at the battlefield, Sonic and the Chaotix clear up the remaining Badniks. Vector notes that it was a pretty puny rescue force, only for Sonic to correct him, stating that Eggman was terrified of his own robots. Charmy then begins teasing Vector about how he told him that Eggman was a good guy now, prompting a fight between the two. Espio subsequently asks Sonic what he intends to do now that Eggman is a new man. Sonic grins, knowing exactly what to do.

Back in the village, Sonic shakes Mr. Tinker's hand and apologizes for mistaking him for someone else. Wanting to make a fresh start as well, Sonic introduces himself to Mr. Tinker, who humbly accepts it. Mr. Tinker also hopes that Sonic finds the one he is looking for as he seems worrisome, but Sonic tells him not to worry about it, as he thinks he is gone for good. Vector then tells Eggman that, as the Chaotix Detective Agency, they will not leave a job half done, so they will keep an eye out for the doctor. However, Vector also tells Mr. Tinker that he can stay in the village, and thanks him for helping with their investigation. Finishing off with a well-received joke, Mr. Tinker thanks Sonic for helping the village. Just as Sonic prepares to leave however, Mr. Tinker tells him that he hopes he will come back to visit, as he would love to show him Eggman Land once it is complete. This mention of Eggman's personal theme park catches the interest of Sonic, who begins questioning whether or not Eggman's amnesia is genuine.

"You'll never menace the world with Eggman land again!" Everyone looked up and saw Shadow, Rouge, and Tempest Shadow. "I'll destroy you first."

The last time on New Frontier, Shadow, Rouge, and Tempest Shadow have arrived to eliminate the seemingly reformed, amnesiac Dr. Eggman now going by the name "Mr. Tinker". Standing around the nervous Mr. Tinker, however, are the Chaotix, CMC and Sonic.

"Hold on, Shadow!" Apple Bloom pleaded.

"This isn't what it looks like!" Sweetie Belle joined her.

"Talk fast kids," Tempest mentioned. "We definitely heard him say he was rebuilding Eggman Land. And you know how stubborn Shadow can be."

"I admit, that 'Eggman Land' thing is iffy- but I'm sure' it's okay! This isn't Dr. Eggman!" Sonic stop the black hedgehog.

"Th-that right's! " Mr. Tinker. "Apparently he looks an awful lot like me! I'm your friendly handyman Mr. Tinker!"

"Long story short, he lost memory and everyone confirmed," Sonic told him.

"Losing one's memory doesn't make them any less dangerous," Shadow disregards.

Sonic tries to convince Shadow further but Shadow angrily shoves him aside. Sonic points out that he was not listening and continues to prevent Shadow from reaching Eggman. Eventually, though, Shadow has enough and tries pushing Sonic away, but Sonic grabs his arm and throws him against a wall. The two begin dashing around the town, engaged in combat with one another, much to Mr. Tinker's fright.

"What're we standing around for? We're the Chaotix Crusaders!" Vector mentioned. "Come guys lets help Sonic out!"

"Roger!" Espio nodded.

"Yeah!" Charmy and the Crusaders cheered happily but the battle proves to be far too fast for them to keep up.

"There's no way we can keep with them," Apple Bloom said. "But we questioned the culprit who him here!" She pointed at Rouge.

"Yeah!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "This is all your fault!"

"Goodness! Me?" Rouge playfully asked.

"Yeah-you!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. "What in Celestia's name thinking bringing Shadow here?!"

"In case you didn't know little filly," Tempest spoke up. "Shadow was already looking for the Doctor ensuring he wasn't planning a counterattack. He ain't the type to pull any punches for those like, say a certain group of detectives stand in his might get hurt."

"So isn't it convenient for you that anonymous tip when you did? Meaning you had plenty of time to verify and bring the hero. By the time Rouge and myself helped Shadow find the village your work was a complete and heroic counter method by your side."

"I don't get it," Charmy confessed making Vector groan.

"I do," Apple Bloom said. "Thinks how else would Tempest and Rouge know about the tip unless...."

"They were helping us this entire time!" Scootaloo realized that they were the ones who gave the tip-off.

Outside of town, Sonic continues his battle with Shadow.

"Having trouble getting past me? I thought you were fast!" Sonic teased him.

Shadow caught him but Sonic increase his speed.

"Look I get it! Eggman has been a massive jerk for years! But he's done some good stuff too! Like when the Space Colony Ark was about to crash into the planet he help us out!"

Shadow gave him a glare.

"But he's also started it too," Sonic forgot. "It's not like he was aiming to destroy the world! Okay, what about the time when the Black Arms invaded? Eggman fought the alien invasion with us! Without him, we may not have long enough to save the day!"

Without noticing Sonic tripped over a root then Shadow rammed him into a tree!

"Have you forgotten that he made you suffer?" Shadow grimly asked. "Turned you into a monster, gave Tierk all the Chaos Emeralds and absorb its power, teamed up with Chrysalis to destroy all of time and space, and not mention sending a psycho mad little filly to destroy you!"

"How can you suggest leniency for him after all that!?"

"You tried to destroy me in the past too, remember?" Sonic brings up that Shadow has tried to destroy him in the past, too, as well as try to obliterate the entire planet.

"So what? You want to take me out you and Eggman? After all, if he can't be forgiven can you?" Sonic smirked knowing Shadow's logic.

As Shadow recalls that he himself has been forgiven for his crimes, he lets Sonic go.

He then asks Sonic what his plan with Eggman is, and Sonic expresses his desire to let the doctor stay in the village and let him continue doing good for the residents, although he does want to investigate what prompted Eggman to mention "Eggman Land" in the first place. Realizing at that moment that Sonic had been distracting him all the time, Shadow teleports away and towards the village. His ruse discovered Sonic hurries towards the village.

Back in the village, the Chaotix Crusaders see Shadow coming and are ready to stop the black hedgehog in his tracks. Shadow, however, simply teleports past them, into the house. Inside the house, Shadow finds Rouge. Tempest and Mr. Tinker, the latter of whom is hiding from the black hedgehog behind some furniture. Upon explaining to them that he has discussed matters with Sonic, Rouge and Tempest allow Shadow to talk to Eggman, and Shadow demands that he show him "Eggman Land". As the pair walks out of the house and past the Chaotix and Crusaders, who are confused, a nervous Mr. Tinker states that he will show it to Shadow, despite it not being finished yet. Mr. Tinker takes Shadow to a barn and shows him that inside it is an indoor amusement park named "Eggman Land" with Badnik-themed rides and figurines. As Rouge, Sonic, and the Chaotix gather outside the barn to see Eggman Land, Mr. Tinker explains that he made it for the village children, in a nice place outside of the elements. Mr. Tinker then asks if he is in trouble, but Sonic assures him that he is in the clear as Shadow departs. Rouge then takes her to leave as well by saying goodbye to Sonic and the Chaotix Crusaders, the latter of whom she assures that Eggman's discovery will be counted as their gig, meaning they get to keep the finder's fee, for which Vector is thankful.

Sonic discusses the name "Eggman Land" with Mr. Tinker, which the latter explains just came to him and thought it sounded like a fitting name for a children's amusement park. Although this makes Sonic wonder if it is a sign that his memories are coming back, Sonic nevertheless promises a hopeful Eggman that he will stop by from time to time.

Elsewhere in an Eggman-Empire-themed base.

"All Flotillas are heading into position," Orbot said.

Excellent, signal all my personal flagship. It's for me to join the Egg Fleet! It's to move to the next phase of my master plan!

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In the middle of the sky, Sonic and Tails were flying in the Tornado while Twilight and Rainbow were flying right beside them as they were flying Rainbow notice one of the Egg Fleet's battleships as it breaches the cloud cover.

"How is that thing showing up on the radar?!" Rainbow asked seeing the battleship.

"Don't know!" Tails shook his head. But good job on spotting it!"

"The Bases we've already raided haven't provided any promisnig leads." Twilight mentioned. "But if the Egg Fleet is still peforming maneuvers, they must be getting orders from somewhere."

"Take this," Tails haned Sonic his Miles Electric. "Conntect to the first computer you find and download all the data you can. Hopefully we'll get some answers once I analyze the data."

"I'm not computer guy." Sonic brought up. "What do I plug in? What button do I push?"

"I custom it to have unviseal WIFI accessiblty!" Tails said. "In others words just hit the "Go" button!"

"You think of everything!" Sonic gave him a thumbs up. "This our stop, you ladies ready?"

"Born ready!" Rainbow said then three of them jumps off the Tornado and lands on the Egg Fleet battleship. He then slips past an Egg Pawn and enters the battleship's interior.

Upon entry, the trio runs into a room full of Egg Pawns and an apparent Dr. Eggman who begins ranting about his genius.

"Save the ranting, imposter," Twilight called his bluff.

"Imposter?" Eggman asked.

"Sonic already have seen Eggman, he's fine and he's not here but you had gonig for a bit. So who are you really?"

"Humph. You'd ruin my feint, my loathsome copy and your royal highness..." Having no choice but to tell the truth, the fake Eggman reveals himself.

"No way," Rainbow gasped. "Metalhead?!"

"Neo Metal Sonic," the robotic hedgehog said it's name.

"What?" Both the ponies were confused.

"Allow me," Sonic explained. "He tried to take over the Eggman Empire. But me, Tails, and Knuckles and the others kicked your butt and return you back to normal."

"Lord Eggman repaired me, Removed the rebellious coding in my programming. But you this-we've clashed since then. He decided to give me this form once more to be greatest weapon in the final battle."

"But, I was completing too late. the war was lost. You had once again ruined everything!"

"I was given the Doctor's Bio-Data...but I serve the Eggman Empire the only person who qualify for was Dr. Eggman! I use his persona to make sure his legacy remained intact."

"I will conquer the world for Eggman as Eggman. And will tell me where he is so I may hand over control to him."

From this, Sonic understands why he did not face the true Metal Sonic during the Eggman War.

"Nice speech, but there one problem with your Grand design," Rainbow spoke up.

"Oh? And that is?" Neo asked.

"We're going to send you to the scarp heap before you do anything!" Rainbow said then she and Sonic did a series fast attacks and Twilight did a massive blast of magic to Neo.

"How do you like that tin can!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"Just fine," Neo said. "Sonic the Hedgehog, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle's Bio Data successfully copied."

"Oh, right," Sonic realized something. "I forgot to mention he copy powers of life forms. My bad."

He swiftly fights Sonic, Rainbow, And Twilight back, with them finding themselves almost evenly matched then Neo did magic blast and send crashing into a control panel.

"Okay. Battleship? Seems simple enough. With company of Badniks. Dicey but doable. That all and squaring off Starfish-Head? Nope, time to bail!" Sonic asses the situation and then rushes out there with the mares following him.

Sonic and the others rushes out of the structure while Neo gives him chase. The robot orders for the batteries on the landing strip to fire at Sonic, only for the hedgehog to dodge all of it.

Neo Metal Sonic commands all hands on deck, wanting full armament and to surround and disable Sonic, yet wanting him alive. Sonic faces off against much of the Egg Fleet's artillery and Egg Pawns but still managed to take them out with quick maneuvering. Neo swiftly hits Sonic and grabs him by the throat, holding him over the edge. He demands once more that Sonic tells him where Eggman is but Sonic refuses, saying that killing him will not give him an answer. Neo counters this by stating that he still has Sonic's bio-data and his original plan, warning him to tell him or fall. Sonic simply tells the robot "I never fear the fall" and kicks him, allowing the hedgehog to free fall. Neo believes he is now the one true Sonic until he sees a saved Sonic on the Tornado with Tails. Neo Metal Sonic commands for there to be heavy gunfire on the Tornado, only to see that Sonic had destroyed them. Regardless of the damage, Neo considers himself to be the victor of the battle as he knew that Eggman was alive while Sonic knew nothing of his plans. With this, Neo commands his troops to stay on course to rendezvous with the rest of the Egg Fleet.

Back at Resistance HQ, Sonic finishes telling Tails, Knuckles and Amy of Neo Metal Sonic's return. Knuckles expresses his unhappiness in the robot's comeback, while Sonic confides in Amy that he did not manage to collect any data from the Egg Fleet.

Knuckles finds relief in knowing Eggman was not the one responsible for the Badnik attacks, but Tails reminds the echidna of Neo Metal Sonic's high intelligence with Sonic's abilities and limitless stamina. Knuckles, annoyed, tells Tails to savor the small victories. Sonic, however, decides not to settle for that and plans to find a record of Eggman's old plans seeing as they could not find anything on current troop movement. Amy decides to put out a call to all of the Resistance, with hope that they can find out what's going on before it is too late. With this, the group put their hands together and celebrate victory.

Meanwhile, Neo commands the Egg Fleet into formation and to begin docking procedures. He menacingly wishes for Sonic to take his time as he believes he has already won. As he says this, the Egg Fleet moves in on Angel Island.

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Previously on New Frontier

Twilight: Who are you really?

Rainbow: Metal Sonic?!

Neo: Neo Metal Sonic.

Sonic: Maybe we can find a record of Eggman's old plans.

During the night, with Sonic the Hedgehog along with Starlight Glimmer infiltrating one of ]Dr. Eggman's pyramid bases. Unbeknownst to them, however, a figure is watching them from the shadows. Inside the base, Sonic and Starlight easily dodges the laid out traps and defenses and Boosts through the incoming Spinas. Up ahead, he sees a door that is about to get sealed. The figure in the shadows secretly fires a spiked pink ball in between the door seal and the floor, thus keeping the door open long enough for them to get underneath it and past it. They continues onward, only to run into a supersized Spina.

"Ohh! you a big one!" Starlight exclaimed.

As Sonic prepare for a Spin Dash and Starlight charged her horn at the supersized Spina, it gets surrounded in a cyan aura and is smashed into the floor.

"Mind if I cut in?" Silver asked.

"Be our guess." Starlight said. "Thanks for holding that door for us back there."

"What door?" Silver asked. "I came in through the other way."

"If you didn't help us who did?" Just as Sonic wonders who helped the,, a surprise shot is fired at another large Spina that Sonic, Starlight and Silver did not detect coming.

"Since when you could that?" Starlight asked.

"I didn't It must the Guardian Angel!" Silver exclaimed.

"The what now?" Sonic was dumbstruck.

"How do you not know about her?" Silver asked him.

"I spent six months in a small cell in space. I miss a few things."

"Right... multiple units have reported a sightings of a mysterious person who would help turn the tide of battles in the Resistance’s favor but never openly joined the army. The Guardian Angel is also responsible for saving my life on a few occasions."

"So you came back for autograph?" Sonic tease him.

"No, I came back because defeating Eggman didn't save the future," Silver said.

"Couldn't play along." Sonic sighed while stretching his legs. "Had to bring the mood down. What happened this time?"

"When I returned to the future, I found no signs of any people, animals or even machinery; only water and sparse metallic plant life." Sliver explained.

"That sounds eerie," Starlight said uneasily.

"I know right? So I came back to find out what happened," Silver agreed. "Twilight said that you were looking for clue in Eggman's bases and came to help."

"So did your Guardian Angel," Sonic said looking at the destroyed Badniks. "Whoever it is they aren't using a Standard Wispon."

"How can you tell?" Starlight asked him.

"They're built for clearing out hordes of robots using the Wisps' power this way more precise." Just then, Sonic, Starlight and Silver hear noises from around the corner. They find a female wolf trying to break into a door with a Wispon device that switches between various Wisp powers.

"Hey that must be her! Hey, Guardian Angel!" Sliver excitedly calls for her attention but the Guardian Angel uses her Wispon's Hover ability to fly away from him.

"I don't understand we're all on the same side and I'm big fan," Silver being confused.

"Silver... you said she never said joined the Resistance. Never interreacted with anybody right?" Sonic asked Silver.

"Yeah, so," Silver wondered.

"Because she, for some reason, prefers to work alone." Sonic pointed it out.

"I see," Silver realized. "I guess I've been lonely for so long, I never considered wanting to be alone. :

"Yo!" Sonic called out the female wolf. "Sorry for coming so strong. I'm Sonic, the unicorn is Starlight Glimmer and over eager friend is Silver. We appreciate you help . We'd like to help you too."

While the Guardian Angel makes no move, some Wisps leave the Guardian Angel's cloak and playfully greet Sonic, then she approached them.

"Hey guys!" Sonic greeted them. "Long story short I saved their planet from Eggman while back. I guess that left an impression."

"Whisper," Saying her name very softly.

"Cool."

"Okay, but why?" Silver asked while whispering.

"No genius," Starlight glared him. "That's her name!"

"Oh, right,"

"Care to the get door for us, flatware?" Sonic asked.

"I said I get it!" Silver shouted. "Don't rub it in."

"Everybody get ready!" Sonic said as Silver opened the door.

As the door opens it was a computer room guarded by many Spinas and E-107 Theta. As they battle against the Badnik horde, Silver loses his grip of the door and gets them closed in. As Whisper and Starlight takes to a high area to shoot at Theta, Sonic and Silver start destroying as many Spinas as they can to make destroying Theta easier. Despite this, Theta manages to shoot both Whisper and Starlight down. She becomes wedged and separated from her Wispon. As the two gets surrounded by several Spinas, her Wisps come out to stand by and protect her. Fortunately for them, Silver uses his psychokinesis to control the Spinas and use them as shields to Theta's missiles. Sonic then uses more Theta's own missiles to take the robot down for the count, releasing an animal in the process.

"It okay if you prefer to work alone," Starlight approached her. "But it looks to me you've got quite a team and I'd be proud to be a part of it. "

"Maybe," Whisper though about then procced to smashed the computer.

"Whoa-whoa-whoa!" Sonic pleaded her to stop. "You can tear this place when we're done! First, we need vital intel of the computer!"

"Okay,"

"What did Eggman did to you?" Sonic thought about it.

"So, Silver," Starlight asked Silver. "Find anything?"

"Looks there was major update in the Egg Net." Silver replied. "It's almost liked Neo isn't hiding what he's any- Oh shit!" All three of them look at the update.

"We need to call Knuckles- right now!" Sonic stated.

Back at the Resistance, Knuckles felt jolt on head which made every one to run to him.

"Knuckles!" Rarity exclaimed. "What happened?!"

"It's the Master Emerald something's wrong..." Knuckles said.

"But's how," Spike asked. "Didn't you hid it during the Eggman War?"

"Remember, " Applejack reminded. "He has a special connection with it. It's calling to him."

Then, they soon receive a priority alert call from Sonic, Silver and Starlight.

"Amy! Knuckles! Anypony! Are you there?!" Starlight asked. "Silver found Neo's up up to! You're need gonna to call everyone!"

Meanwhile on Angel Island, Neo Metal Sonic has taken control of the Master Emerald, as well as the island. As he sits on a throne attached to the Master Emerald, he knows that the Master Emerald has the ability to neutralize the Chaos Emeralds. As such, he dares for Sonic to stop him, believing he will be powerless.

Last on time STH x MLP

Our heroes found out that Neo Metal Sonic was pulling the strings behind the Badniks attacks,

Silver found out that Neo made a fortress on Angel Island to secure the Master Emerald and dares Sonic to face him knowing he would be powerless.

At Angel Island

"The Master Emerald. One of the most powerful gems in this world with the ability to nullified the Chaos Emeralds and rival the Mane 6 Rainbow Power. So I dare you, Heroes to stop me but in the end I will have the last laugh!" Neo laughed knowing victory is assured.

At the Resistance HQ, Sonic, and Twilight stood before the allies (Tails, Amy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Silver, Blaze, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Starlight Glimmer, Tangle, Whisper, Sunset Shimmer, Trixie. Tempest, Rouge, Shadow, the Chaotix, CMC, and Spike.) While an angry Knuckles paces around in the background.

"First things first, thank you all for coming so quickly." Twilight addressed.

"Yeah," Sonic joined in. "We're going to need all of you!

Knuckles proceeds to angrily inform everyone that Neo managed to take over Angel Island and turn it into a flying fortress. The robot also built an unknown object over the Master Emerald. "I should never left..." He facepalmed himself.

"You were helping us down here," Applejack consoles with him. "And now we're going to help you get home back. So what's the plan Twi?"

"This is the plan," Twilight started to explained. "This is a three team attack. Teams one and two will attack the shorelines and break the Egg Fleet's control of the Island. Team Three will confront Neo here. They'll secure the Master Emerald and rob of it's commander."

Without hesitation, Knuckles declares himself to be on the third team.

Blaze then offers a more direct approach: she suggests that she uses the Sol Emeralds to transform into Burning Blaze and fight Neo herself. However, Tails points out that the Master Emerald is able to neutralize the Chaos Emeralds and could do the same to the Sol Emeralds. Knuckles assures him that it cannot. Even so, Tails goes on saying that Neo could still copy Burning Blaze's bio-data which would only make matters worse. With this, Blaze heeds Tails' advice to stay away from Neo. Despite this, Twilight puts Blaze on team one as she believes Neo should not be anywhere near the shorelines. She then puts herself, Applejack, Knuckles, Rainbow Dash, and Sonic to confront Neo, meaning everyone else was on Team two.

Very much later on the Battleship.

"I really appreciate the you coming to help," Sonic was talking to Whisper. "I know crowds is not your thing, I'll give you some space and stay safe down okay?"

"You too," Whisper replied.

"I share the sentiment," Rouge talks to Shadow. "I didn't think you'd be for big team-up."

"I here for my own reasons," Shadow stated.

"Of course you are," Tempest said sarcastically and none of them noticed Whisper glaring at Shadow.

"Are you sure that one can be trusted," Trixie asked Amy.

"Whisper?" Amy wondered. "Sure! She certainly to keep her distance... it reminds me of certain Pegasus."

"I can only imagine," The silver-mane unicorn rolled her eyes.

In another room, Silver, Tangle, Sunset, CMC and everyone else, except that Pinkie and Charmy were making a house of cards were playing cards. During the game, Tangle craftily uses her tail to sneak cards away from Silver.

"C'mon! Just play a hand," Sweetie Belle suggested. "It take your mind off things."

"Thanks, sorry the island need me, I have no time for games," Knuckles refused.

"Suit yourself," Sweetie Belle sighed.

In the captain's room.

"How things are on the brig?" Twilight asked Tails as she, Sonic, Rainbow Dash enter the room.

"Smooth sailing." Tails replied. "What brings you guys here?"

"Too exiticed to hang around with everyone else," Sonic simply said. "We'll at the island any minute now and the best to be with my wingman."

"Thanks, we'll get through this."

"We always do."

Suddenly, the windshield of the aircraft is hit and cracked.

"And were having a nice moment," Rainbow said.

"Look like Neo is not taking any chances," Tails' quick observation, the entire Egg Fleet was attacking. "You and Knuckles grab your extreme gear! I'll get us close as a I can, but-"

"Good luck, buddy!" Sonic said as they rest headed out.

Blaze! I'm going to put us down on the West Coast! You'll have to fly to your target from here!. Tails tell her over intercom.

"Understood," Blaze replied.

Blaze then uses the Sol Emeralds to transform into Burning Blaze and fly out of the aircraft. Amy comes by the captain's room to get Tails to evacuate. Before doing so, Tails puts in the final trajectory for the aircraft. Team two then fly into action.

"Vector, you lead the Chaotix and the Crusaders and do your thing! Sliver, Starlight, Pinkie, Rarity. go wild!" Amy ordered them.

"Rouge! You, Tempest and Shadow..." Amy realized that Shadow was missing. "Where's is he?!"

"Did you think that Shadow is one to take orders? Rouge asked her.

"Should've known that Shadow went on his own... I'm counting on you and Tempest to handle the guns!"

"Will do!" Tempest nodded.

"Tangle! Whisper! Fluttershy! Cover Tails while he something smart!"

"What that supposed to mean?" Tails asked with smirked.

"I don't know you're the genius!"

A large battle soon commences between team two and the Egg Fleet's horde of Egg Pawns. Burning Blaze quickly destroys the fleet of ships stationed on the wing of the flying fortress.

At the centerpiece of the island, Sonic, Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Knuckles find themselves before a large statue of Dr. Eggman positioned on top of a closed door.

"Sense anything?" Rainbow asked.

"Nope," Knuckles shook his then smashed door open. "I call first punch on Neo."

"You have to be faster than me," Sonic tease him.

They walk along the halls to find Neo sitting on his throne that he fashioned upon the Master Emerald.

"End of the line for you, Pointy!" Applejack declared.

"Our friends are keeping your forces busy and we're going to stop you," Sonic said.

"Release the Master Emerald now!" Knuckles shouted.

"I am not concerned with the Resistance's efforts and the rest of you are nothing to my power." Neo said.

"We see about that, do your worst!" Rainbow taunted him.

"Very well," Neo said as he pushed them back by a surge of energy.

"Son of bitch," Sonic groaned.

"I am Super Neo Metal Sonic, think you can stop me, show me what you're made of."

From where we left off, Sonic, Knuckles, Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow were face to face with Neo Metal Sonic who was in his super form.

"You came here to stop me right?" Neo asked. "So who's first?!"

"I going to kick that smile right off you!" Sonic declared.

"No only Metal got an upgraded but now he gone super!" Rainbow groaned. "No fair!"

"I'll show no fair!" Neo declared at them but dodges it.

"Knuckles, Applejack, Secure the Master Emerald!" Twilight told them. "We keep him busy!"

"Oh will you!?" Neo exclaimed as he catches all of them beats them up before electrocuting them with energy.

"Damn!" Rainbow moaned a bit. "He not wasting any is he?"

"Yeah," Sonic agreed. "But I'm just warmed up."

Outside, team two manages to fight effectively against the Badnik horde.

"We're not making a lot headway!" Tails exclaimed.

"But we're not losing either! Keep it up!" Amy shot back.

"You heard the lady! Charge!" Pinkie exclaimed as she fires her cannon.

"Remind me to get on her bad side," Trixie said to Sunset.

"We need to work smart, not hard!" Tails said. "Cover me! I got a plan!"

"Everyone! Cover Tails, he got a plan!" Amy said.

"Will do!" Pinkie said. "I wonder how Eggman's doing?"

Elsewhere, Dr. Eggman is singing a song while playing a guitar as children are enjoying themselves at his "Eggman Land" theme park. He is soon visited by Rough and Tumble, who swiftly kidnap him but not before Rough mentions that the "doc" said that Eggman might be a little "off".

Back on Angel Island,

"Tails, whatever you are planning it would be best to hurry it up!" Rarity exclaimed as she and Silver were keeping the Egg Pawns at bay.

"Almost done, and ignition!" Tails said manages to make one of the Egg Fleet's ships airborne Once he manages to get the ship airborne, he begins to shoot down the second wing of the island. This recklessly catches his teammates off guard.

"Hey! Watch where you're flying!" Both Tangle and Pinkie exclaimed.

"Good idea," Trixie said. "Next time would kill him to give a heads up!"

"Trixie, did you forget that Tails was practically raised by Sonic and knowing him keeping him waiting is not his strong suit!" Amy shot back. "Ha! Looks like we didn't need Shadow's help after all!"

"I'm still going to chew him out for doing his own thing." Rouge said as she land the pink hedgehog and the blue unicorn on the ship.

"Good! I mean why!?" Trixie asked her.

"Knowing him? He and Tempest would seek to stop the strongest threat around."

"Good point," Amy replied. "I guess if Sonic and the others need back-up."

"Along as they trip each over or one up the other," Trixie pointed out.

Back inside Neo's stronghold, Sonic, Twilight, and Rainbow and Applejack do there best to dodge and counter Super Neo Metal Sonic's attacks while Knuckles attempts to reach the Master Emerald again. However, Super Neo Metal Sonic immediately blocks him and hits him backward. He looks down on the fallen quintet.

"I am disappointed," Neo said not being pleased know his doppelganger and his allies. "I wasn't even using my full power-!"

Just as he says this however, he is interrupted by Shadow who drives a Chaos Spear through his torso removing his super state which allows Tempest to a magic blast that send him to his throne.

"Wait!" Sonic tried to stop him. "He'll copy and Tempest' Biodata!"

"So? It wouldn't be enough to transform," Shadow replied.

"Maybe not, he become even stronger than he already is!" Twilight exclaimed.

"What matter Sparkle? Afraid?" Shadow turned to her.

"Move, so I can get to the Master Emerald!" Knuckles pushed them aside but Neo was already emitting energy.

"Have you forgotten Shadow? Or are you to stubborn?" Neo asked him. "Dr. Eggman upgraded me to this form and removed the pesky limitations you counted! You given everything that I needed, you and Sonic's Biodata, the magic properties of Twilight Sparkle and the Master Emerald itself!"

"Nice going," Rainbow moaned.

"This isn't over!" Shadow declared as he, Tempest and Knuckles attack the shield.

"Uh guys?" Applejack sternly asked. "Might be the best time to fall back!"

The mares, the hedgehogs and echidna retreat hastily. Everyone look on as Neo's shield grows bigger, now leaving Knuckles' shrine in its former state then the ground started to rumble.

"What's happing?" Rainbow asked.

"The Master Emerald had been cut off from the Island," Knuckles explained. "Without we're going to plummet into the sea!"

As a thunderstorm occurs, Neo Metal Sonic grows into a form more monstrous than the last.

"Now Sonic. Twilight, and those who stand by them," Metal said. "Time for you to meet your doom at the hand of Master Overlord!"

At the Master Emerald's shrine, Sonic, Knuckles, Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow, Tempest and Shadow are busy dodging large crystal shards that are being fired at them by Master Overlord.

"Well on the plus side- he's not his super state anymore," Applejack said.

"Now he's a goddamn robo-dragon with Sonic and Shadow's power and Twilight's magic!" Rainbow reminded. "Any got idea?"

"Well, Blaze told me the Sol Emeralds are gone," Knuckles told her. "We can't use Burning Blaze."

"And we don't have the Chaos Emerald on us no super Sonic!" Sonic mentioned.

"And the gems of Harmony are in Canterlot Castle locked after Scarlet try to use them," Twilight said. "But I've got a plan!"

"I will realize Lord Eggman's dream of Global Empire!" Master Overlord exclaimed. "And can't do anything to stop me!"

He grab them all and headed to the Resistance Airship.

"Is this being on him part it?" Rainbow asked her.

"It is now!" Twilight agreed. "All we need to do is to rip the source right out of his chest. Remove the Master Emerald, we save Angel Island and Master Overload is taking straight to the Calvary!"

"Nice and simple-I like it!" Knuckles agreed with her. "Me and AJ will get the Master Emerald! The rest of you keep that Metal Head busy!"

"Cool!" Sonic agreed, "Shadow we need to bust the wings up and drive him down to the island! Close the gap!"

"Understood!" Shadow replied.

In the captain's room on the Egg Fleet battleship

"Uh... Tails?" Vector asked him. "The Giant Robo-Dragon is heading for us!"

"No, we're heaing right for him!" Tails replied.

"Sonic need our help! And if don't act now, Angel Island will fall! Tell Amy to get everyone on deck! I'll get close as I can!"

"Man. I hope we're getting hazard pay for this..."

Tails then begins to shoot at Metal Overlord with the battleship. Knuckles glides towards the robot's torso while telling Amy to help take out Metal Overlord's wings. Sonic and Shadow run up Metal Overlord's body towards his left and right wings respectively.

Elsewhere, in the Final Egg Rough and Tumble have restrained a protesting Eggman.

"Boss, are your sure that this is Eggman?" Tumble asked.

"Trust me," A scientist named Dr. Starline along with Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow. "That's him."

"What the hell happen to him!?" Chrysalis exclaimed,

"It's would that Eggman been conked on the head one too many times," Cozy Glow pointed out. "I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG ALONG WITH THOSE PONIES!"

"Man, this kid is nuts," Rough exclaimed.

"You have no idea," Chrysalis said in deadpan then turned to Starline. "What's next?"

"Simply my dear," Starline told her. "We going to make him remember everything. Now my good doctor just relax..."

Back at Angel Island, Master Overlord is still trying to bring the Egg Fleet battleship down but Sonic and Rainbow took a shot for the head to stop him for a second.

"With everyone working together this hunk of junk will go down!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"True," Sonic agreed with her. "But he make sure they don't get close! Luckily I have an idea!"

"What is that?" Rainbow asked.

"Simple, do what I do best ticking Metal Sonic off!" Sonic told her. "Yo! Metal! You called me your loathsome copy, but the last time I check hedgehogs did not look like the size of 50 foot dragons and we aren't made of metal or have Master Emerald as a pacemaker and kinda of came first, soooo..."

"I am Sonic perfected!" Metal shot back.

"I am more than ever than will ever be! I am-

"AHHH!" As he met with rocket blast by Whisper's Wispon.

"Nice on, Whisper!' Rainbow praised her. "A+, for dramatic timing!"

"Resistance! Charge!" Amy declare as the Resistance attack, while Knuckles and Applejack worked on prying the Emerald off. Suddenly, Master Overlord shakes the Resistance off, leaving those who are not fliers to free fall.

"I can't carry everyone!" Charmy exclaimed as he holding to Sonic and Apple Bloom.

"Don't worry, " Apple Bloom reassured him. "Sliver's got this handled."

(I've never had to reach so far, in many directions... I can't let them down!) Sliver thought to himself and used his psychokinesis midair. As Silver does his best to concentrate, Master Overlord attempts to attack him. However, he is immediately rammed by the battleship.

"HA! Direct hit!" Tails said being delighted.

"Unworthy child!" Overload shot back.

"Come on. AJ, on three," Knuckles and Applejack prepared to force the large gem out.

"1... 2... 3!"

Both of them slammed the coupling and the Emerald popped out. Knuckles then glides right down to his shrine and places the Master Emerald back on its podium. Angel Island barely touches the ocean and slowly rises back up, much to the relief of a laughing Knuckles. As Silver brings everyone down to the surface, Sonic immediately seeks out the destroyed battleship, worrying for Tails but Tails was already okay and flew towards him.

"Dude! That was amazing!" Sonic exclaimed.

"Thanks!" Tails smiles. "Hopefully I don't want to do that again any time soon..."

"Don't worry about it," Rainbow said to him then looked at the decommissioned Metal Sonic nearby . "I think the fight is over."

"Case closed, gang!" Vector collapsed while Charmy was on top of him.

"Is this what it's like for you guys?" Tangle asked.

"Pretty much," Amy simply said.

"Can we hang out all the time!?" Tangle screamed.

"Sure we can!" Sweetie Belle said then hug her.

"Thanks for joining us," Starlight smile at Whisper.

"Yes, you were excellent," Blaze added.

"Thanks," Whisper thanked them softly.

"That was intense," Sunset exclaimed then saw Shadow walking. "Not even got hang around for the after party? Who I am to judged? See you around."

With the Mane 6...

"Girls, we did pretty good out today," Twilight said.

"Your darn tooting we did!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Yes sirree, We saved Angel Island, stop Metal Sonic, and ol' Eggman is a handyman," Pinkie said then hugged her pony friends.

Meanwhile with Starline and the others...

"The first round is compete... tell me how do you feel Dr. Eggman?" Starline asked.

Following the battle, Sonic, Tails, Twilight, and Starlight had Metal Sonic chain up in a laboratory.

"Sonic, I understand your decision, but are you sure about this?" Starlight asked.

"I have to agree with Starlight," Tails agree with her. "After losing the Master Emerald, Metal had he his basic powers are you sure about doing this?"

"I'm sure, wake the dude up." Sonic reassured.

Tails thus turns Metal Sonic back online. When Metal Sonic saw Twilight he immediately breaks out of his chains and lunges at her. However, the weakened Metal Sonic only falls into at her hooves.

"Take it easy, Tails fixed up the worst of the damage, but you're in no shape to fight, We're compassionate not stupid. It's over, Eggman is done, and you don't owe him anything, you have choice to join us or walk away.

Metal gave it some thought then took off.

"So, much for that idea," Twilight sighed. "But, we have to honor his choice,"

"At least Eggman can't weaponize him anymore!" Starlight added.

...
...

Meanwhile, Starline and company

"I don't understand three sessions later and he hasn't regained any memory of his former self," Starline exclaimed. "I'm out fresh out of ideas. I suppose someone else has a better idea."

"Maybe he needs some kind of mental trigger to get back on his feet," Cozy suggested then saw something. "And I just know just figure it out who!"

Cozy flew off and came back with the damaged Metal Sonic.

"Metal Sonic?!" Chrysalis asked.

"Oh poor thing!" Eggman ran over to him. "Don't worry I'll have you fixed in no--" he suddenly recalls memories of himself in the past with Metal Sonic, preparing him for battle and repairing him. Eggman then snaps out of his "Mr. Tinker" persona.

"What happen? Where I am and who the hell are all of you! And who dressed me like this?!"

"Finally, excellent work Miss Glow," Chrysalis praised the little filly.

"Please allow me," Starline came in. "My name is Starline and these are my associates Cozy Glow and Chrysalis. And must say I admire your work completely."

"And those two?" Eggman asked the skunk brothers while fixing Metal Sonic.

"Rough and Tumble, dimwitted but have an axe to grind with Sonic,"

"Well is that so? So what do you two say I hook you two with some high-powered weapons and send you after that rodent and those pitiful ponies?"

"Now your taking!" Rough said.

"Just give us the Hardware and leave to us!" Tumble said.

"Good, the last group I hired didn't fare well." Eggman said as he changes into his clothes. "Now, Starline how did you and the others restore my memory."

"Simple," Starline explained. "We've use neuro-stimulants and aggressive hypnotherapy and for how you got the your fortress, I used the power of the Warp Topaz."

"The what now?" Eggman asked.

"The Warp Topaz," Chrysalis said. "A gemstone warp space to create gateways to other places, provided it has a power source."

"Mmm,,, Hard pass, I had mine fair share of magic stones."

"Thought you might say that," Chrysalis said. "So I've taken the liberty of grabbing something that you are familiar with recognize these?"

She show him all seven Chaos Emeralds.

"Not bad, not bad," Eggman smiled.

...

...

At the Egg Fleet Battleship

"Hey, Amy, Pinks," Sonic greeted them. "What going in here?"

"Nothing much, just checking the inventory of the ship," Pinkie said.

"Thrilling, find anything?"

"Yeah! There's a lot of raw materlals here! It's just what we need to help with reconstruction efforts!" Amy repiled.

"Cool!"

"I know this sort of thing would make Knuckles bored out of his skull meaning i have to it-HAHA!"

"And everything else... Knux says he's disbanding the Resistance...suprise"

"Are you serouis?"

"Yep."

"Damn it."

"Just the lady we were looking for," Vector exclaimed.

"Payday! Payday!" Charmy shouted.

"I' sorry payday? What's going on?"

"Allow me, We kinda hire them to find Eggman and since we found out the identity behind his impersonator and helped bring him down, in other short they want to be paid." the pink pony explain.

"Got it, I just show myself out," Sonic said as he left.

...

...

Back at the Final Egg

"Is this some kind of sick joke?" Tumble asked.

"How are we going to use the weapons if look like these?" Rough asked.

"For the love," Chrysalis groaned the swap the blueprints.

"Oh takes more sense!" Both understood them.

"May god help me!"

Meanwhile...

"So with Starline and the others are keeping Sonic busy what we going to do?" Cozy asked.

"Something I've always wanted to do," Eggman replied then Orbot and Cubot came in.

"Boss, I called up the schematics on file as you requested," Orbot said.

"Are you sure you really want to unleash that on the world?" Cubot ask Looking at the hologram of a virus-like element.

"Yes, I suffer quite the indiglity during my last setback. Now the world will be in hell in return!"

It was a calm day at the beach with Sonic doing what he always does when there's no adventure chilling at a beach.

"Hey, Sonic," Rainbow Dash came flying down. "What hanging?"

"Nothing much," Sonic replied to Rainbow. "Just relaxing. It's been a wild couple of days of pure adventure and action. Nothing much better to do than kicking back and relaxing. So how are the rest of the guys doing?"

"Amy and Sunset are helping others on the rebuilding. Knuckles is back on Angel Island guarding the Master Emerland, Applejack is back working on the farm. Rarity is resuming business with her fashion empire. Starlight and Sunburst are helping Sliver of searching some way to rewrite the future. Pinkie has resumed planning parties with Cheese Sandwich. Twilight and Spike helping Tails with his pet projects."

"What about Flutters?"

"Back to her cottage."

"Figures, I tried to tell them they could relax since Eggman hang up the tools and Metal Sonic is somewhat less dangerous... next thing you know something's bad is going happen."

"Sonic!" Spike can right on cue. "Something's wrong!"

"Okay. Spike, calm down, and start from the beginning."

Spike hands Sonic a letter he received at his workshop out of nowhere. The letter detailed how Windmill Village will celebrate the return of "the world's most brilliant doctor".

"Where did you get it?" Rainbow asked.

"It just appeared in the workshop, Tails and Twilight went there to check it out. You think that Eggman is back?"

"High possibility, but it's best to see when we get there, race ya there Crash!"

"You are on!"

Meanwhile, in a Secret Lab, Eggman and Starline is preparing for testing his new machine, as Cozy Glow and Chrysalis enter the room.

"Good news, Doc," Cozy chirped. "Sonic had taken the bait as your orders.

"Excellent!" Eggman cheered.

"But did we have to be so overt?" Chrysalis groan. "It would have more simple to ambush him."

"Yes, but messing with the head is a more dependable idea," Starline explained. "Knowing that Eggman is back and up to something will do just that. So, sir are we ready to begin?"

"Yes, Test one!"

Starline then takes a look at Eggman's new machine. As the machine is activated, it spills a liquid that transforms a flower into metal.

"Marvelous!" As Starline is happy about the success of the transmutation.

"The active plant tissue but not the wood," Eggman said before he turn to Cozy. "I need more data, Cozy, bring me the animals.

...

Sonic and the others arrive at Windmill Village, not noticing anything threatening around. However, they do notice that there are no villagers around, leading Tails to wonder if Eggman had kidnapped them. Sonic suggests that Eggman would not do that without causing property damage. The duo soon finds a tied-up Elder Scruffy hanging from a tree.

"Elder Scrfffy! What happened?" Sonic asked as Twilight let him down.

"First two thugs kidnap Mr. Tinker and then out of nowhere some kind of shadow creature had everyone locked in the community center."

"Shadow creature?" Twilight asked. "What did look like? And how long was Mr. Tinker was grabbed?

"Is were to guess he had a metal mask and breathing very heavy and for how long is was about a week."

"Well is no doubt that was Shadowforce," Twilight wondered. "And these thugs what did they look like?"

"Oh, we are glad to tell you!" A voice relpiled.

"Oh, buck! No them again!" Rainbow groaned.

"Prepare to get wrecked!"

"Prepare to get pummeled!"

"It's payback time for Rough and Tumble!"

To be continued

"Did they just try to rhyme pummel and tumble?" Tails asked.

"Yep," Rainbow sighed. "It's a thing for them. These are guys that Sonic, Knux, AJ, and I had to deal with it."

"That funny," Twilight turned to her. "I don't remember you saying they had those weird weapons"

"It wouldn't matter anyway," Sonic said. "Talis, you, Twilight, Spike, and Rainbow help the elder with saving the villagers. I handle these two morons."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"Don't act like we're nothing! You only won caused you mobbed with Wisps!" Rough reminded him.

"Say were's the others the red one and orange pony?" Tumble asked.

"Knuckles and Applejack have better things to do than teach you two ding-dongs a lesson in humility." Sonic declared.

Sonic demands to know where Eggman is, Spin Attacking Tumble's new mechanical tail. He also asks if Eggman was the one to bust them out of jail, to which Rough denies. With his new machinery, the Vapor Condenser, Rough then shoots a capsule of odoriferous liquid at Sonic, which the hedgehog narrowly dodges.

"Okay, something is not adding up, you two aren't smart enough to build gear like that. And you aren't the subtle type to leave a cryptic letter. I'll leave the mystery stuff to Chaotix. Why save the time and tell me where is Eggman.

"If you can beat us,"

"Don't banter, crush him!"

...

. Tails manage to unlock the community center door to release the villagers.

"It's okay everyone," The Elder reassured. "Sonic and his friends have come to save us!"

"Swing and a miss!" Twilight heard Sonic taunt Tumble. "You better off in here until the fight is done. Take cover and heads down, Tails, Rainbow, and Spike stay behind!"

"Alright then." The Elder closes the door behind him.

Elsewhere

"The Metal virus is a complete success!" Eggman was please with the testing. ' the virus will spread across organic tissue, turning that organism into his robotic slaves. And a bonus inorganic or processed material remains inert, leaving him safe from infection."

"I'm so happy to have been a part of this!" Starline expresses joy in working with Eggman, as he had never dreamed of doing it when he was searching for the doctor.

"Just out of curiosity, how did you find me?" Eggman asked.

"Yeah, I been wondering that myself," Cozy added. "Metal Sonic had half the empire scouring the globe.

"Metal Sonic had sent out Badnik search parties, which only had a finite amount of sensors. However, I had the Warp Topaz. With a Modest Charge, I open windows to the world in a flash. Saves half time than the Badnik could do in a day." Starline explained.

"When the hell did you go to bed," Chrysalis said.

"Sleeping is for weaklings. I made it worth my time to find Dr. Eggman."

"I'm so glad you can think," Eggman expresses gladness in this. "Can you zoom in on the battle? I want to see Sonic getting smashed."

"Of course," Starline zooms in on Sonic's fight against the skunk brothers using the Warp Topaz.

As Sonic is hit by one of Rough's capsules, Twilight joins in and kicks the skunk's head.

"Tails and others are watching the villagers," Twilight told him. "How are you hanging?"

"I've had child dogs hit my guts harder," Sonic replied then Tumble attack them.

"Yikes!"

"Okay, so it was BIG chil dog..." Sonic said as he and Twilight dodged it.

"Who asked you to but, kid?" Rough asked Twilight. "Why are you even here?"

"Cause when the day needs saving...

"One team never fails!"

"You're about to get busted by Sonic and Twilight!" Both imitate the skunk brothers' usual introduction.

"That's our thing quick stealing out thing!" Rough exclaimed.

"Dibs on the horse," Tumble pointed to Twilight then tried to ram her but dodged it and dodge.

"Sonic, you got Tumble I've got Rough!" Twilight said.

"Will do,"

Sonic mocks Tumble and has him tail behind him. Twilight continues to dodge capsules shot from Rough's Vapor Condenser. Rough shoots one more at Twilight, leaving the young alicorn to make some quick calculations. She catches the capsule with her magic and sends it back to Rough. He suffers the effects of the putrid gas as Twilight strips him of his machinery and destroys it. Cozy, Chyrsails, Starline, and Eggman watched the battle in disappointment.

"What a waste of vapor condenser, "Cozy sighs they turn to Eggman. "Shall we move on with Test Six?"

"No need. The Metal Virus is ready it's time to move to phase two of my master plan!"

...

"Come on, buddy step on it!" Sonic exclaimed while making Tumble follow him.

"Do you ever shut up!" Tumble complain.

"Nope, part of my charm," Sonic jumps to a windmill and breaks off its turbine. The turbine rolls toward Tumble, breaking off his tail attachment. Sonic attempts to land a final kick on Tumble, only to find him weeping as he finally had a tail again but it was gone once more.

Sonic orders Tumble to begin walking and lose all sympathy for him when Tumble calls him heartless as all he wanted to do was "cave his head in". Sonic and the upset Tumble meet up with Rough and Twilight, the latter telling Sonic he found no trouble beating the skunk. Sonic reminds Rough to keep up his end of the deal. As Rough angrily begins to tell Sonic and Twilight the truth, the skunk brothers are suddenly pulled down through a portal.

"What the hell was that?!" Sonic asked.

"If I were to guess a local wormhole?" Twilight wondered. "Okay, it's officially, Eggman is back, isn't he? I mean.., Those guys kidnap Mr. Tinker, and then show with new tech..."

"Yeah, but who's the wise guy who sprung them out of jail?" Sonic asked. "Better yet, who them where Mr. Tinker was?"

"What are implying?"

"Something tells me, that someone is involved in this and I have a bad feeling it ain't Cozy, Chrysalis, or any other member of the Legion of Doom."

...

"Are you kidding me!?" Chrysalis shouted. "Not only did you assholes lose to Sonic but you lost to Twilight Sparkle!"

"You got to give us a shot, doc!" Rough pleaded.

"We came so close!" Tumble did the same then Metal Sonic pushed them out of the way.

"Oh-ho-ho! What's the matter, Metal Sonic? Feeling overlooked?" Eggman asked.

"You had your chance!" Rough threatened him only for Metal to turn the tables.

"Delightful!"

"If I may so bold, sir, I share in Metal Sonic interest."

"You too?" Eggman turned to him.

"Oh, yes, please let me and my associates take a shot at Sonic and Twilight. I know how to handle them."

At Frozen Peak, Sonic, Silver, Rainbow, and Pinkie Pie are making their way to an Eggman base.

"Are you sure this is a place?" Rainbow asked.

"This is where the guy told me to go," Silver replied. "I mean, it feels sketchy, a random guy appears, tells me of Eggman base, and then vanishes but..."

"Nah it's cool," Sonic reassured him. "It matches up, with what I and Twi saw the other day."

"What did happen?" Pinkie asked.

"Twilight and I kicked their butts, and then as soon they told us who kidnap Eggman, a wormhole popped up and pulled them in," Sonic explained. "And that this point we need any lead we get."

"Hey look!" Rainbow grabs everyone's attention as Badniks clearing out materials. "Looks like your lead was right, Sliver."

"Yep, So when this blows up in our faces...Doesn't matter they're trying to rid the evidence let's hit them hard before,"

The quartet was to stop them further until the newly repaired Metal Sonic stop in their tracks.

"Hello, Metal," Rainbow greeted the bot. "Fully repaired, huh?"

Metal Sonic throws Silver aside and begins his battles with Sonic and the two ponies.

"So who fixed you up," Rainbow hoof punched and Metal counter only cut most of her hair then Sonic did a Spin Dash at him.

"Tinker? Or Eggman?" Sonic asked as Pinkie fired her Party Cannon which was caught by his surprise.

"Oh, don't he hear you," the party pony said.

"Oh he did, he doesn't talk in this form. Still, I wonder why he went back to Metal Sonic because beep-boop is a major downgrade, I mean of the Doc, didn't want you getting distracting by the battle..."

Rainbow buck him to the ground, and then Silver came back and pin him down.

"...It really didn't work. Nice catch, Sliver, how you doing?"

"Fine, I've got him, you and Dash, head to the base and-"

Metal Sonic is taken away by a wormhole, only to appear next to Dr. Starline and Cozy Glow.

"Gentlemen." Starline greeted them. "And ladies."

"Welcome," Cozy grinned.

"Holy shit, that's the guy! That's my informant!" Silver exclaimed.

"Sonic, I'll bet he's behind the wormhole, the one that took the skunk bros," Rainbow said to him.

"All right!" Pinkie came in. "I got a lot of questions for you and hope you give me and my pals some answers."

"Why, yes, my name is Dr. Starline, the one behind the recent events."

"And why is that, beak boy?" Rainbow asked.

"I wanted to meet the heroes of both worlds, understand you, from personal experience...leading up to the ultimate battle of skills!"

"Oh for love of Celestia," Cozy groaned.

"Man this is loco, and coming from me that saying something," Pinkie said as Sonic glared at him.

"He sound so creepy or crazy when I talked to him!" Silver explained.

"At least he giving us straight answers," Sonic said. "Okay Starline or Cozy Glow, tell me this: What did you do Mr. Tinker?"

"The pale of the doctor no longer exists. I and my associates have made sure that Eggman has been restored!"

Meanwhile at Eggman's secret lab

"Any results?" Chrysalis asked him.

"So far the virus progression is steady but slow. Given its current condition, it takes hours or even days for it to soak the planet. I wonder if repeated exposure would accelerate things?"

To test it, Eggman gets the fully infected Pocky and pokes the Ricky with it. The Ricky quickly completes its transmutation, delighting Eggman.

"Success! The greater the exposure the more rapid effect! A mob of infected minions will convert new victims in no time! Which means we're more phase two of my brilliant plan!"

"Great, what do want you to do with those two, Rough and Tumble?"

"Leave them to me."

Back at Frozen Peak, Sonic and his friends battle Metal Sonic, Cozy Glow, and Starline. . Silver tries to grab Metal Sonic but the robot moves too quickly and manages to throw Sonic at him. Silver instead uses his psychokinesis to levitate Metal Sonic and throw him away. The duo then rush to Starline, only to be transported through a portal into the snow. Sonic and Rainbow Dash head straight at Starline only to be transported again but this time off of a cliff. Silver immediately goes after the, and Starline closes the portal after him. Then Metal Sonic returns to Cozy and Starline.

"Are we done yet?"

"Almost just have to set the trap."

Meanwhile. Silver manages to catch Sonic and the others and bring them back to the surface.

"Thanks, dude," Rainbow said looking around the area. "Look like he drops us on the other side of the mountain."

"Must've scouted the area beforehand," Sonic wondered. "You three grab on, I'll get us back there."

"Wouldn't be faster If I flew up to us over?" Silver suggested as Sonic took off with him, Pinkie, and Rainbow. "Nope, this is faster, much faster!"

...

"Is everything set up?" Starline asks Cozy Glow.

"Yep, once they enter the base, boom!" She exclaimed as Starline open a wormhole.

"Good, you and Metal go ahead, I'll wait here to sit how it plays it out."

"Suit yourself."

Both Cozy Glow and Metal Sonic went through the portal then Starline closed it.

"Well this has been disappointing," Starline said then got blasted by Pinkie's Party Cannon and Sonic grabbed.

"Miss me?" Sonic asked.

"How did you-"

"My name is 'Sonic' I'm made of 'goes fast', Eggman info, spill."

"Everything's been secured in the vault! Straight to the back wall! Code is 2662!"

"I've got it, you keep him down!" Silver said as went into the base.

"All right, fanboy, where is Eggman? What are you two and Cozy up planning?" Rainbow asked.

"He isn't here! He planning something breathtaking!" Starline exclaimed then look at Pinkie. "Is something wrong with her."

"My Pinkie sense is acting up, both my shoulder aching, and my ears are flopping." Pinkie said.

"Oh crap, it's a combo," Sonic realized. "What does it means?"

"It means Silver walking right into a trap and that was the base detonation code."

"What!? Silver! Wait!" Sonic let him go and the others went after him then it exploded.

"That could go better than I planned!" Starline opened a portal which grabbed Chrysails attention and dragged through the portal and slammed him into a wall!

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" Chrysalis yelled. "I didn't care if Sonic was there, the ponies are mine to destroy! Not a hotshot like you!"

"But they're gone! Is it best that there is no involvement if any plans?"

"Eggman could carpet bomb any day, I won't strangle them for everything did to me! I the superior to those fools! There's a right way and wrong way of defeating your long-time foes and you did it the wrong way!"

"My bad, I should let you take the lead!"

"You should be...but luckily they didn't die due to you being barbaric," Chyrsails said showing the footage that Silver managed to put a force field up but the explosion still injured him. "Besides what were you unloading anyway?"

"Not mine, treasured collectibles from Eggman's legacy."

"Whatever, so how was your first taste of battling the blue rodent."

"Let's just say, it put some things in perspective."

At the Restoration HQ, Silver is resting on a bed following his injuries.

"The next thing I know I ended up here, taking that Rainbow took back here."

"Yup, remind me that owes you a favor," Rainbow replied.

"Thank you, for saving Sonic and the others," Amy replied. "Now rest up, let us know if you need anything."

As the Mane 5 watched him. Sonic, Amy, and Twilight walked out of the base, Sonic explained that Starline was behind the breakout of Rough and Tumble, and somehow freeing Cozy and Chrysalis from their stone prison.

"Any sign of them?" Amy asked.

"Nope," Sonic shook his head. "They left by the time we left."

"This is bad," Twilight said in concern. "Eggman is back, Cozy and Chrysalis are free, there is no sign of Tirek, gathering allies, and no idea of what his plan is. Both Equestria and Mobius have barely begun building after his attack, if he were to strike again, it could be devasting. We can't let that happen!"

"Yeah," Amy agreed. "But where do we start? We barely serach the bases when looking for Neo. He could anywhere."

"Right. So instead of wasting the time looking where he is...we'll go where he isn't!" Twilight pinpoints to an unguarded base. "We'll tap into the network from one of his old bases!"

"Great thinking, Twi, you and Amy want to tag along," Sonic asked.

"Really? But there's a lot of work to do," Amy said.

"I'm sure that Spike can handle things while I'm gone," Twilight said.

"That's good enough for me, I'll grab Sunset and ask if she was to come as well. I'll see you at the base!"

With Sonic grabbing Sunset, they met up with Twilight and Amy at the abandoned Eggman base in Echo Mine.

"Y'know what I like best about Eggman?" Sonic asked.

"What's that?" Sunset asked.

"His subtlety. It looks like it was a heck of a battle here."

"There was!" Amy exclaimed. "This was where one of the biggest counter-attacks on Dr. Eggman's forces happened before you come back to us."

"We were able to liberate a lot of people that day, " Twilight said as drop to ground level. "In the process, we lost a lot of good people and ponies too."

"Hey, you sure made it worth it," Sonic came to the alicorn's side.

"You won the war for us."

"Well, yeah, saving the day is what I do."

"And stop him from performing his encore," Sunset said. "Which way?"

"The command hub is down this tunnel, hopefully, the backup generator still works," Amy said. "With some luck. we'll be able to boot the computer his computer access his networks and find out what's he's up to!"

"Sliver, Pinks, and Crash saw his badnik emptying out a defect lab, though how do you he's not doing the same thing?"

"I don't, but this is the closest abandoned base on file, so this is the best place to start!"

The quartet arrives at the command hub and reactivates the power in the Echo Mine once Amy finds the backup generator.

"We're in business!" Amy exclaimed.

"Damn, not even reserve badniks? Snore-Fest." As Sonic was disappointed not to find any Badniks.

At the Final Egg. Eggman, Orbot, Cubot, and Cozy were putting his Metal Virus in containers.

"This is so mean, I almost feel bad for those dopes, almost." Cozy grinned then Starline and Chrysalis enter the room.

"Sir! There was a ping on the Eggnet!" Starline exclaimed. "The Echo Mine has come back online!"

"Kay and why should be concerned because...?" Eggman asked.

"Because, Sonic, Amy, Miss Sparkle, and Miss Shimmer have unguarded access to your files."

"What perfect timing! Cubot. tell Rough and Tumble to meet me in Hanger three, you and Chrysalis make sure everything is ready for phase two."

"You got boss!" Cubot said as he went ahead.

"How can you be so casual about this? The Metal Virus may be viable, but you haven't finished-"

"Starline," Eggman interputed him. "You need to learn to enjoy these dramatic sudden deadlines."

Sometime later, Eggman, Orbot, and Starline met up with Rough and Tumble with Rough kicking Cubot's head.

"You finally get off your fat but and get us those weapons?" Rough asked.

"We got half a mind to take over this dump for ourselves," Tumble said.

'Half a mind is being generous.' Eggman said to himself then gave the Metal Virus backpacks. "These are your backup, in case sonic gets the upper hand."

"Are these superpowers or something?" Rough asked. "If these are these are back-ups what're we leading with?"

"Get a load of this!" Eggman reveals his latest invention making the skunk brothers delighted.

Back at the Echo Mine Base.

"Pony feathers, login screen," Sunset groaned. "Please you his passwords."

"One second," Twilight told her then enter the login and gain access. "I'm in."

"Nicely done," Amy thanked the looked for the most recent files showing the blueprint of s for a contraption.

"Is that the Space Colony Ark?" Sonic asked.

"No, this looks too much smaller. I'm seeing a lot of talk about 'payload' but of what...?"

Before they can learn more the computer shuts down.

"Crap! We need to know more!" Amy fret.

"I think Eggman just remembered his forgotten base!" Sonic exclaimed then Rough and Tumble bargein while driving dril-based tank.

"We'll cave in the mines!"

"Bury you in the rubble!"

"You gonna get wrecked by Rough and Tumble!" They introduce themselves with their usual showmanship and rhymes.

"Hey dumbasses, " Sonic called them. "If that's going to be your thing, it needs to rhyme!"

"We did rhyme! Sort of..."

"How did in the hell, those guys were able to take over a whole town?" Sunset asked Twilight.

"Completely dimwitted, but still dangerous," Twilight told while both of them charged their horns. "Let neutralize the drill, first!"

"Got it!" Amy swung her hammer only to be propelled backward without leaving so much as a dent.

"Screw it!" Tumble said. "We'll steal a rhyming dictionary later!"

"Right!" Rough agreed. "We've got roadkilled to serve up!"

Rough and Tumble decide to focus on their targets and begin shooting at the hedgehogs and the mares.

"Hold on tight!" Twilight said. "I teleport out of here!"

Twilight teleported them out of the line of fire.

"Where the hell did they go?" Rough asked.

"Could've gone that far," Tumble said as they moved.

Twilight teleported all of them to safety and then look around their surroundings.

"Where are we?" Amy asked.

"Dead end," Sonic suggested.

"It's a refuse pit!" Sunset said. "The only way out is back the way we came!"

"Hold on, this path is barely enough for their tank," Twilight thought. "If they drove out here they wouldn't be able to turn around. Allowing us to attack from behind."

"You don't say," Sonic smiled as he, Amy, and Sunset liked the plan.

"End of the line, suckers!" as Rough and Tumble crash through the entrance.

"Hard right, Rough!" Tumble exclaimed.

"Oh crap!" Rough exclaimed making a hard right turn when they nearly drive straight into the pit.

"You know Twilight, I almost feel bad for what we're about to do, almost!" Sunset said. "Are you guys ready?"

"We're set here!" Sonic used his speed to run up behind the tank.

"Damn it!" Tumble shrieked. "We're surrounded."

Sonic threw Amy overhead and landed on top of the tank and Twilight flew to her and Amy brings her hammer.

"No, no, no!" Both Twilight and Amy attacked Tumble's glass pod then Sonic did a Spin Attack which got enhanced by Sunset's magic blast destroying the tank's left treads.

"Bail, Bail!"

"Why didn't gives flamethrowers!? Or goddamn bazooka?! Not this bug dumb tank!" Both got out of the tank and got cornered!

"It's over you two!" Twilight charged her horn. "Tell us where is Eggman is and we'll go easy on you!"

"Joke's on you, toots!" Rough said.

"We've been saving the big guns for last!" Tumble added as they engaged their backup plan, pressing the buttons on their cross-straps as instructed. However, this only causes the backpacks to open up, spilling the Metal Virus onto both of the skunk brothers.

"What in Equestria is that!?"

"No idea."

The duo panic as the liquid engulfs them, destroying their backpacks as their bodies become metallic.

"They're robots! Not badnik, but..." Amy was horrified.

"Something way worse!" Sunset grimly said as both attacked. "Look out!"

The skunk bros attacked as Tumble chased after Sunset and Sonic, and Rough went for Amy and Twilight.

"Honestly though? It's a good look you, More 'sports car' less 'haven't washed in a week!" Sonic tries to agitate Tumble with insults, but the skunk ignores him as he presses his attack.

"Neither are responding! It's like they're completely soulless!" Sunset exclaimed.

"Eggman somehow turned them into Zombie Bots," Twilight said while fending off Rough's attacks. "So... Zombots?"

"Really, Twi?" Amy asked her.

"I like the name... it works!" Sonic exclaimed.

"Thanks!" Twilight did a magic blast and Amy swung her hammer tearing off his left arm and leaving a deep gouge in his body.

"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry! I didn't know that would what the hell?!" Amy was mortified then Rough quickly regenerates. "Guys! I don't think we can hurt them!"

Sonic did multiple Spin Attacks at Rumble and Sunset forward the pressure and did Sunset Burst at him only for the brute to restore the damage within seconds.

"I think your right, Amy," Sunset then had a horrifying look at Sonic. "Uh, Sonic..."

"Yeah..." Sonic wiped his mouth and realizes that the Metal Virus liquid was on his hand after having touched Tumble. "Amy! Twilight! Sunset! Don't let them touch you!"

Tumble gut-punched him then Sonic tossed him into a pit then kicked Rough into a pit as well.

"It's a bit rough than I want to play it but I'm kind of in trouble," Sonic exclaimed as his body is now covered in metallic patches. "Whatever changed them is infectious. So any idea? Cause this is spreading Fast!"

Meanwhile Cozy, Chrysalis, and Shadowforce watch the event unfolds.

"Good news, doc!" Cozy contacted him. "The hedgehog is infected and got to hand to him it's catchy."

"I suppose, it works, shall we move to phase two which is..." Shadowforce started.

"Disturbing the Metal Virus through the world! The end is here for them!" Chrysalis laughed then Cozy join her.

Shadowforce is an OC of mine that made an appearance in the 7th season finale of MLP FIM
After defeating the Pony of Shadow, a small part of his magic was formed into a being of mass destruction and joins the ranks of Tirek, Cozy, and Chysails to bring an end to all ponies.

Artwork supply by Venjix5

"Finally!" Tangle exclaimed as she reaches Tails' workshop on her bike. "I thought I'd never get there, I hope they're home!"

Once she walks in, she finds Sonic running in a giant hamster wheel connected to a machine, and Tails and Trixie reading the data from said machine.

"Oh, Tangle! I didn't know you were coming for visit," Tails admitted.

"I didn't either, but then something happened and I had to tell you guys and who are you?" Tangle turned to Trixie.

"I'm Trixie Lulamoon!"

"Got it... so this is what you guys do for fun in downtime? Who the hell am I kidding that looks like fun! Can I try it next?"

"Ha! Sure! I don't think I can infect Metal stuff," Sonic joked.

"You definitely can't- I test for that, you're in the clear."

"Sweet! You think that did the trick?"

"Hard to say based on what Twilight said to me you went straight here from the mine... so maybe drove to remission," Trixie replied. "In other words, you cured yourself."

"Excuse me! What!?" Tangle asked not knowing what happened.

"Sorry! Let me bring to speed," Sonic explained. "We tried to keep it down low but Dr. Eggman lost his memory, and became Mr. Tinker and lived peacefully in a remote village, but he was grabbed by some jerk named Dr. Starline. who also managed to release Cozy and Chrysalis as well and got the Egghead his groove back. Eggman's developed this gunk that turns living things into zombie-like robots, which in Twilight called 'Zombots'. I don't even think about rolling your eyes, Tails, and Trixie, Twi thought of the name and it sounds fine! Anyway, I got tangled with a couple of Zombots. Turns out their touch spreads the effect of the gunk and I got infected."

"Are you contagious?"

"That's one of the things Tails, Trix. and I was trying to test. It was kinda close, but it looks like I beat it."

"That nuts! Was anyone with you?"

"Amy, Twilight, and Sunset, Amy told me to book to Tails' place. I'm sure they made it back by now probably should let them know I'm okay."

"I think we should warn everyone to keep an eye out for signs of these...Zombots. Eggman's robots are already in your town once. I'd hate for it to be targeted again."

"Aww! Thanks! It's pretty lively since oh! That's what I wanted to tell you about!"

Meanwhile in an elevator in the Final Egg.

"I got to say, Doctor. you always amazed me, but this is phenomenal," Starline said as he, Eggman, Cozy, and Chrysalis were riding to the top. "How did you manage to build a new flying fortress so quickly?"

"Rather easy when you two things," Eggman explained. "One, an unparalleled genius, such as my own. Two, an army of tireless robot slaves."

"I didn't think the Badnik was that dexterous," Cozy said seeing the place.

"Some were meant for building not for war, but the size of my force is limited by the time it takes to construct the shells. round up animals to power them, and combine the two. But soon will be a thing of the past. Orbot! Launch!"

"Initiating launch sequence now, boss," Orbot replied.

"Up, up, away!" Cubot exclaimed as Orbot launched Eggman's new fortress into the sky.

We've reached cruising altitude, boss. All systems are stable. Heading to your first target now."

"We have some time before we arrive. Care for a tour?"

"Glady!"

"Very well! First, I'm sure you've noticed I'm keeping your gift of the Chaos Emerlands close at hand! Thus throne doubles as the power generator for the entire faceship!" He shows off the Chaos Emeralds which are fashioned above his throne.

"Faceship..."

"A short walk away is this lovely viewing area, where I can see my brilliant plan unfold-all from a safe altitude."

Eggman then leads Starline downstairs to automated mixers that blend his secret formula for the Metal Virus. "Here is where the magic happens! Automated mixers blend my secret formula to mass-produce the Metal Virus! Once it's applied to every living thing in the world. I will have an unstoppable army of robot slaves!"

"I love the idea, but please forgive me... It's practically impossible for you to create enough metal virus to infect both our worlds." Cozy explained.

"That's the beauty of my plan, Cozy, I don't have to!"

"Once we drop the first batch, the infected will wandered in every direction spreading it for me. I only need to make a few more drops and then the Zombots will do the rest."

The Faceship arrives at Windmill, which by Eggman's command drops the large batch of Metal Virus to be dumped over Windmill Village. The virus floods the entire village, reaching many of the citizens. Elder Scruffy is quickly infected after attempting to shield a child. Another villager horrifyingly sees a fellow villager get turned into a Zombot very quickly. Some villagers try to escape by climbing on top of the rooftops but one of them has the virus spread from their legs and swiftly infects them. A mother and son look outside of their window, terrified of the sight. Soon, their door is broken down and several Zombots come inside, separate them, and infect them.

"So just like that," Chrysalis said seeing it. "So when does the real fun begins?"

"It has already begun," Eggman told her.

Back at Tails' workshop, Sonic, Tails, and Trixie have finished listening to Tangle's story. Tangle asks what is next for them to do. Tails state that Amy had found evidence of Eggman building a new fortress, most likely to spread his mechanizing agent. Tangle believes that if they manage to find the fortress before it launches, they can stop Eggman's plans before they even start, which Tails already agreed with. Tangle excitedly springs into the air, telling the duo to call on her when they find the battleship as she would gladly help. As Sonic and Tangle are about to high five, Sonic's left-hand shows signs of infection again. Sonic quickly dodges Tangle, leaving her to faceplant on the floor. Sonic shows Tails that the infection has started again. Tails deduce that while Sonic's speed can burn the infection off and keep it in check, it cannot cure it. Tails suggest running some models but Sonic refuses, wanting to find Eggman's battleship instead. The hedgehog takes off ignoring Tails' calls after him. Tangle tells Tails that she is sure Sonic will be fine as she believes Tails will find a cure.

As the day passes in the empty Windmill Village, a Flicky can be seen resting in its nest inside the hole of a tree. However, the Metal Virus spreads through the tree and soon infects the Flicky itself. By sunrise, the Zombot Flicky flies out of its nest and towards the nearest city over.

At the Chaotix Detective Agency in Seaside City.

"And Sonic is infected too? Sheesh. Thanks for the intel Tails," Vector said as he finished his call with Tails.

"That sounded serious. What's the situation?" Espio asked while Charmy and the Crusaders were playing cards.

"Details were sketchy, but it sounds like Eggman is back, and turning everyone into zombie-like robots, and worse of all Sonic got infected by these 'Zombots' and has to stay on the move to keep in check,' Vector explained.

"That sounds spooky!" Scootaloo exclaimed.

"Are they coming for us?" Apple Bloom asked.

"We can't rule it out?" Sweetie Belle said.

"The world's a big place. I'm sure we're fine. it's not there going crash right through any second!"

As if on cue a Zombot kicks open the doors, followed by several more of its kind. Both Espio and Sweetie Belle threw a knife and a magic blast at them but were unharmed.

"Damn it didn't work!"

"Don't worry. I'll protect us!"

Charmy was about to go in but was stopped by Vector.

"Don't! You can't touch them! That's how the infection spreads!" He reminded them.

"If can't touch them we can we do?"

"Simple. Fall back!" The Chaotix escapes through the back entrance to hide downtown, only to discover a scene of widespread chaos.

"Hey, guys look," Sweetie grab their attention. "That has to be Eggman's newest flagship!"

"There's no we can fly up there," Scootaloo said.

"For now let's head downtown and see what can do!" Vector grabs a stop sign and whacks one of the Zombots the crocodile uses his headphones to call Amy. "Vector to Amy Rose! Do you copy?"

At Resortion HQ,

"So, much paperwork...why did I agree with to this?" Asked a stressed Amy.

"Amy!" Pinkie shouted. "You got a call from Vector!"

"Oh for the love..." Amy picks up the walkie-talkie hearing Vector's report of the Zombot outbreak in Seaside City. "I'll send a rescue shuttle right away! Hopefully Sonic will arrive in time. Be careful!"

"Well?" Espio asked.

"Help's on the way, but who knows how much or how soon. We're on our own guys."

"What the heck's the plan?!" Charmy asked while the Metal Virus spreads.

"Our best option is to get them down at the docks."

"That putting our backs against the wall."

"At least with the docks we can create choke points. It's the best defensible position we've got. Split up! Find Survivors and send'em to the boardwalk! Keep the Zombots busy, but don't touch them! Got it!"

"Got it!"

"All right on three! Apple Bloom said as everyone put the hands and hooves in. "Three! Two! One! Chaotix Crusaders!"

Each member of the Chaotix goes to work; Charmy, Scootalo, and Sweetie Belle distract some Zombots to give civilians a chance to flee, Espio traps three Zombots with his kunai and a rope.

"Pop the clutch!" Vector said as he and Apple Bloom were helping a vehicle full of citizens and ponies.

"I can only drive on automatic!" the driver said.

"Shoot!" Apple Bloom groaned. "Put it on neutral! I'll buck you guys down!"

Apple Bloom bucked the truck so hard that it went down on downhill!

"Thank you!" They all thank her.

"Nice going!" Vector said but then a horde of Zombots surrounded them, luckily, Sonic arrives to knock the infected away with a vortex.

"I heard you could use a hand."

"What is with you and the dramatic timing?!" Apple Bloom asked. "Tails said you were infected and should you not breathe on us or... ?"

"No, we're fine as I don't touch you or the others. This way I can fight the Zombots since I was already infected. However, every hit spreads the virus faster in my body."

"You've got to keep moving- got it. We're getting survivors down on the docks for evac."

"Good plan I'll cover you as best I can," Then Sonic boosted out of here.

"The next time if Eggman loses his memory? I'm throwing him in a cell!" Vector exclaimed.

Elsewhere in the city, Charmy. Espio, Sweetie, and Scootaloo guide a group of citizens down the street, with the latter warning everyone to stay alert and report any Zombot sightings. Suddenly, there is a commotion as a woman among the group is revealed to be infected; she insists that she is fine even as the virus spreads over her arm. Charmy asks Espio what to do but receives no clear answer. Vector arrives and traps the protesting woman within a makeshift cage of cars, ignoring her increasingly-desperate pleas but clearly taking no pleasure in his actions. As he moves the rest along, Charmy scolds the crocodile for being "mean", but Vector simply reiterates that they have to prioritize the uninfected for now; if they have time later, they can come back for the rest. Espio tells Charmy that they do not have time to debate and requests that they continue to follow Vector's lead. The bee agrees but says that he does not have to like it.

As Sonic helps clear the stairwell for a couple on the top of a building, he sees a Rescue Shuttle fly in overhead.

"All right! The rescue shuttle!" Sonic exclaimed. "Now that evac can begin for real. It's going to bring attention to the Zombots. I better... No, I can't help anyone if I turn into Zombot need to run this run-off."

. With a final glare at the looming Faceship, the hedgehog dashes out of the city to burn off his infection, pushing himself to go even faster in hopes of returning to help before it is too late.

"We're in the home stretch," Vector exclaimed as the group created a barricade against the Zombots so that the uninfected civilians can reach the Rescue Shuttle.

As Vector and Espio keep Zombots at bay, Charmy counts the escapees and becomes upset after seeing how few people were saved. Deciding that all of the uninfected people are accounted for, he sets off for the city to search for other survivors, despite Vector's orders to return. Espio tries to grab the bee with his kunai, only for a Zombot to bite on it and return his attention to the defense of the docks.

Charmy returns to the woman Vector trapped in the cage of cars, planning to help her; unfortunately, she has been fully turned into a Zombot. Startled by the newly-hostile woman, Charmy reels back over a crowd of Zombots, being grabbed by the foot and pulled into the horde. The terrified bee can only scream for help as he is swarmed by Eggman's metallic minions.

"Is that everyone?" Sonic asked.

"Charmy went back into the city and he hasn't come back!" Vector exclaimed. "I need to find him!"

"And if you go, you won't come back either!" Espio reminded him.

"Uh guys, we got a whole city of Zombots, we need to move now!" Sweetie Belle yelled as the Zombots closed in.

"Sweetie's right! You guys get out of here, I'll sweep the city and look for Charmy."

"All right," Vector said as join the others.

"I'll do my best to find him!" the hedgehog promised.

In Floral Forest Village, Dr. Eggman is once again pouring out a large batch of the Metal Virus with the Faceship.

"I don't understand, Doctor. This village is too remote to be of any strategic value. Why are we going out of the way to infect it?" Starline asked.

"It's twofold. Starline," Eggman explained. "Once fully converted this lush space will become a veritable minefield of Metal Virus Infection vectors that not Sonic can avoid! And the cherry on top is he still right into it all because he has dear friends here!"

"What better way to break his will than to hit him where it hurts! Having fun hedgehog?!" Chrysalis asked.

"When I'm done down here, we're gonna a few words, Cheese Legs!" Sonic shot back while he continues fighting the Zombots to keep them off of the uninfected villagers. Got a lot of questions for him, but he will be dealt with later. I couldn't Charmy couldn't save him. Poor kid got wrapped in something that was to bug for himself and the same thing is going to happen to either of them.., Stop it, this is exactly what Eggman wants me to do, Gotta keep moving. Gotta protect my friends here. Gotta find Cream and Fluttershy!.

Meanwhile...

"Cream! Close the shutters and get away from the Window!" Cream's mother Vanilla told her.

"Yes, mother!" Cream closed the window then her mother and Chocaloa barricaded the door. "Our neighbors are in trouble! I should go help!"

"This isn't like your adventures with Amy Rose or the others! You're still a little girl, and we're not heroes like them!"

"But I'll have Cheese with me! He'll help me look after myself! He always does!"

"Chao-Chao!"

"And you'll have Chocola to look after you!"

"But your mother has point," Fluttershy came in with Discord. "We all know your brave, but this is a little more complicated than last time, please reconsider it."

"Your right, thank you Fluttershy," Cream thanked her.

"Besides, if you can't help, the robot can, right?" Discord asked Germerl.

Request acknowledged proceeding assist village defenses to Cream, Vanilla, Fluttershy and others," Germerl replied.

On the Faceship.

"Even with a low population. the village is succumbing to the Metal Virus," Starline said.

"Such efficiency is a sign of a true genius of a wouldn't say? Care to take the lead!" Eggman passes the mic to Cozy.

"You'll bet!" She holds the mic to her mouth. "Attention all Zombots! Converge on the blasted Hedgehog! Let's see him run off a full infection!"

However, the Zombots ignore Cozy's orders and continue wreaking havoc on the village.

"Luck break!" Sonic was relieved. "Cream? Flutters? Where are you guys?"

Uh, they ain't moving not in the way you told them to at least," Cubot told her.

"What?!" Cozy and Eggman shouted.

"Actually boss, there been a steady decline in Zombots to the voice commands since we started," Orbot told him, while Starline and Chrysalis look at the data.

"How is that possible?"

"Well... it a virus spreading from exposure may be prompting random mutations in the coding."

" 'May' didn't you account for that possibility?"

"Relax, Starline," The changing assured him. "It's working, isn't it? The Metal Virus is spreading like wildfire besides we can work out the bugs."

"Yes, but this gets out of control-"

"Then I'll find a way to control it!" Eggman snapped. "Anyone else up for a quick bite?"

"Sure why not?" Both Cozy and Chrysalis join him leaving the bots. the demon, and Starline by themselves.

...

Back on the ground, Sonic fends off more Zombots.

"A shuttle is coming to evacuate everyone! Head north to the glade!" orders the uninfected villagers to head north then get knocked over by Gemerl. "Ow! Did cross some wires, I thought were friends?!"

Sonic. Designation: Friend. Analysis: Infected with the same material as villagers. Assessment: You will transform to the highest level threat to safety. I will not allow that."

"Fair enough, but is possible you can bond with it?" Sonic asked his dodges Germel's assault.

"Negative. The Metal Virus is incompatible. I cannot control it. It cannot infect me. Elimination only option.

"I can't fight you and the Zombots! Quit being a jerk!"

Top priority: Keep Cream and Fluttershy safe. Your compliance is not needed. Warning: Arming Missiles.

"Fine! Have your way!" Sonic said as left.

Primary threat neutralized changing targets to infected villagers. Commencing purge.

Cream then runs out ordering Gemerl to stop. She tells him that he was taking his protection much too far. She tells off Gemerl for being mean to Sonic, though Gemerl reminds her that he was infected. Cream corrects him by stating that Sonic is a victim and was only trying to help the village. She also points out the Zombots are victims as well and he should not attempt to blow them up. Gemerl finds a logic error with this and Cream continues to protest. She tells Gemerl that the villagers did not want to be robots. Cream reminds Gemerl of the time Eggman forced him to fight and destroy until he was stopped and reprogrammed by Tails, allowing him to live peacefully with Cream and her family. The young rabbit then asks if the Zombots deserve a chance to be fixed as well; a chance to be happy. Gemerl backs down and tells Cream he will proceed to protect her non-lethally. Cream happily hugs the robot, thanking him, and tells him to apologize to Sonic when he returns. While Gemerl fights off a few Zombots, Cream hears a scream come from inside her house. She calls for help but Gemerl finds himself surrounded. Sonic also finds himself preoccupied preventing a forest fire that is nearly begun by two villagers who wish to burn it down to stop the infection from spreading.

Inside her house, Cream finds Fluttershy, Discord, Vanilla, Cheese, and Chocola being attacked by Zombots. Cheese immediately hits the leading Zombot, ignoring Cream's protests. Cheese flies at the Zombot again, only to be captured in its hand. Chocola flies in to save his brother, only to be deflected easily and captured by the same Zombot. Cream and Vanilla then look in horror as Cheese and Chocola become Zombots. Vanilla attempts to take Cream out of the house, though the latter wishes to not leave her Chao behind. Vanilla is blocked off by a Zombot but it is quickly knocked out of the way by Sonic. Sonic is then met by an infected Cheese and Chocola. He turns to Cream and calms her down, saying that Cheese would not want her to get caught. He asks Discord if he can teleport to them the glade which he did.

"Sonic? This is Rouge. Do you copy?" Rouge came through his comm.

"Yo, I copy," Sonic replied while fighting the Zombots.

"Are you busy?" the bat asked.

"Just wrapping some personal business. What's up?"

"I just intel that Eggman is en route to Sunset City. Shadow, Omega, and Tempest are heading there to intercept but..."

"You wouldn't mind some extra help, go See you there!" Sonic agreed and then contacted Twilight. "Twi, are you there?"

At the Castle of Friendship.

"Yeah," Twilight replied. "What's up?"

"Eggman and his cronies, are heading to Sunset City, and Team Dark needs some help. Mind sending someone?"

"Tell him I'll see him there!" Rainbow exclaimed as flew out of there.

"Does that answer your question?" Twilight asked.

"Yep, stay safe out there," Sonic replied.

In the past, Sunset City used to be a major merchant hub with several jewel markets. This ceased to be the case in the midst of the Eggman War as Dr. Eggman had his Badniks wreak havoc in the city. Some time after Eggman was defeated, the Restoration helped with reparations for the city. This did not last long as Eggman returned with his new Metal Virus substance and used it to infect several citizens of Sunset City, worsening the city's fate. After being contacted by Rouge to help aid the city, Sonic arrives on the scene of Sunset City's Zombot outbreak. He Spin Attacks several of them and begins to call out for civilians in need. Sonic soon finds himself surrounded by several Zombots but knocks them back with a spin kick. The hedgehog does not like the fact that Zombots keep grabbing onto him when fighting them already spreads the infection faster. Sonic is soon called by a civilian from a nearby building as he and many others were trapped in the building as a horde of Zombots blocked the door. Sonic prepares to hit the Zombots out of the way but is forced to quickly dart out of the way as bullets suddenly fly at the Metal Virus victims. E-123 Omega appears before Sonic, stating that heavier ordinance may be required in order to eliminate Eggman's resilient robots. Sonic protests that he should not do this as the Zombots are not regular Badniks but instead innocent people forcibly transformed by the Metal Virus. Omega ignores Sonic due to the Zombots' nature and origin being irrelevant to him; the only thing that matters to him is that they are robots created by Eggman. Sonic leaves Omega be as the Zombots themselves were durable enough to handle Omega's artillery.

Rouge flies overhead and asks Sonic and Rainbow to guide the citizens to the Grand Gold Flicky Hotel where they are organizing survivors. Sonic does so and is asked by one citizen if they should thank Omega for his help. Sonic assures him that Omega is not the type of person who needs it. With this, Sonic begins to knock several Zombots out of the way to clear a path to the hotel. He arrives at the front of the hotel where the city's defense force are using Burst Wispons against incoming Zombots. Rouge gives the order to one of the officers to gather several other officers to guard the rear as she spotted another wave coming in from the east. She then turns to Sonic and thanks to him for his help. Sonic tells Rouge that his infection is still currently manageable and Eggman has begun to lose control over the Zombots. This annoys Rouge as she did find the assault sloppy anyway. Sonic asks where Shadow is and Rouge responds that he is picking up transport for the survivors. The duo soon hears a cry for help from uninfected villagers trying to get inside the barricade. Sonic nearly reaches for the villager in front, only to remember that he is infected. He instead creates a vortex to knock the incoming Zombots back. He tells the defense force that more Zombots were coming and not following any sort of plan. Sonic then picks up two Zombots and takes them away from the hotel, not wanting to lose any more friends to the Metal Virus.

"How handing Omega?" Rainbow asked.

Too many targets. Not enough bullets, Enemy is advancing from both directions.

"Both directions?" Rainbow took the skies seeing the horde of Zombots. "I see them! Sonic tried to cut them off! Omega, hold the line!"

Acknowled. Created a wall of bodies.

"Not what she said..." Sonic retorted then notice something. "What the...?"

Sonic witnesses several Zombots being rammed into by an object on the bridge, east of the hotel. It is revealed to be a military truck that was being driven by Shadow.

"Couldn't find a bigger truck!"

"Shut the hell up," Shadow snapped.

"Dude, I was kidding."

"This is all your fault if I had destroyed Eggman in Windmill Village, none would be happening!"

"It's not his fault!" Rainbow came to his side. "Some creep named Starline made him evil again! Nobody could've seen that coming!"

"Excuses!"

"I'm already infected!" Sonic showed him.

"It's what you deserve."

Though he finds frustration with Shadow, Sonic runs off to clear his infection and tells Shadow that he would be able to run the Metal Virus off as well should he get infected. Shadow tells Omega to safeguard the truck while Rouge oversees the evacuation of the uninfected. Omega accepts this as it would bring him more targets. The robot asks Shadow what he will do in the meantime and he responds that he will destroy Eggman's army. Rouge and the defense force help guide the uninfected citizens into the truck as Omega continues to fire at a wave of Zombots. Rouge oversees Shadow's fighting, believing he is being reckless.

Shadow dives right into the Zombot horde, believing that he cannot be infected as the Ultimate Lifeform; he does commend the infected for their resilience as he fights through them.

Meanwhile with Sonic and Rainbow

"Are doing okay?" Rainbow asked.

"Doing fine Dash," Sonic replied. "I'm used to getting tired, I guess being on the move is starting to take its toll."

Both the hedgehog and the Pegasus looked over the city.

"This is looking bad...Charmy...Cheese... Chocola... who knows how many others around the world..."

"Sonic look at me," He turned to Rainbow. "I know this looks dire but get hold of yourself, just because one jerk did the wrong thing doesn't mean you did the right thing. Mr. Tinkerer deserved his second chance. Right now, we got get back there and do what we heroes do best!"

"Your right! Save the folks!" Sonic gave her a thumbs-up and both headed back.

Back in the city, Shadow continues to fight back against the Zombots. After throwing one Zombot away from him, he discovers the Metal Virus liquid on his left hand.

"That's impossible..." Shadow sees the liquid in his hand.

"Shadow! Run!" We'll hold them!" Rouge told him to retreat.

"I don't run!" He refused to fall back and continue to fight.

"Omega! Give Shadow cover fire!" Tempest told him.

Negtive Targets advancing to rapidly sustained fire to protect the truck.

"Amy? Twilight?" Rouge reached for her comm. "Send whoever you can to Sunset City, Now, The situation just went from manageable to disastrous."

"Check your fire, Omega!" Sonic exclaimed as he and Rainbow Dash dodged the gunfire.

"Sonic! We need you over there to handle Shadow!"

"Will do!" As he ducks underneath the truck. "What does she means by that?"

"I think I do look out!" Rainbow warned him but Shadow pinned him against the truck.

"I get it now," Sonic understands what Rouge said. "Is it my turn to say 'I told you so'?" He asked an infected Shadow.

In Sunset City, a Zombot Shadow holds Sonic by the throat up against a truck as Rouge looks on in astonishment.

"Thought you can take them on, with raw power, when this all over I can't wait to I told you so. If you don't crush me first..." Sonic exclaimed then kicked him off. "A healthy Shadow would've seen that coming and countered it... dealing with you and a bajillion zombots? Not so good..."

"Is everyone loaded up?" Sonic asked.

"We just finished!" Tempest said.

"Then get out of here! I'll cover you!"

"Thank goodness for these noble self-sacrificing types," Rouge said as she and Tempest got in.

"Let's just hope that Twilight and others can help before it's too late," Tempest said as the truck took off.

As Rouge drives off with the truck and rams several Zombots, Sonic realizes that he would be fighting an entire city by himself. Luckily, Omega reveals that he stayed behind as "Eggman's robots" were still present and he needed to deal with them violently. Sonic teases Omega and says that he stayed back to help him specifically, which annoys the robot. As the two fight side-by-side, Sonic soon spots Shadow running after the truck of the uninfected citizens.

"Not so fast when you don't know work your rocket skates are ya?" Sonic asked as he attempts to drag the Zombot back with him but Shadow instead tosses him back to Omega. The robot detects that Sonic's infection was spreading further due to him fighting several Zombots and suggests for him to retreat. Sonic refuses as he did not believe the truck was far enough away and he did not want to leave another friend behind as he tried to cure himself. Omega clarifies that they are not friends and that Sonic was only getting in his way. As Omega cannot destroy the Zombots, Sonic suggests that they both retreat instead but the former stubbornly refuses. Following this, when Shadow lunges at Omega, he grabs him and slams the Zombot into the ground. Sonic reminds Omega that he was fighting Shadow but the robot only saw him as another Eggman robot that needed to be destroyed. The duo keep up the pressure on the Zombots but Omega soon has his chest ripped open by Shadow and his arms ripped off by two other Zombots. Sonic pushes Shadow away from Omega and tries to get through to his rival but to no avail. The hedgehog tries to get Omega to retreat but the robot refuses again, wanting either victory or death. Sonic finds himself on his knees surrounded by several Zombots and the virus nears its completion.

"Sonic!" Sliver shouted as he and Twilight levitated them all.

"We've cleared a path for you! Run!" Twilight exclaimed.

"The Tornado is just outside of the city to the east! Meet us there!" Tails shouted then Sonic boosted out of the east side.

"He's clear! Drop them all and cover me while getting Omega!" Rainbow said as Twilight and Sliver dropped them and Rainbow grab the remeant of Omega.

Observation: You are strong to lift all my mass with little effort.

"Yeah about that..." Rainbow sheespliy said then regroup with the others. "I got the bot! Let's blow this joint!"

...

Later at the Restoration HQ.

"I just want to thank you for rescuing me at the last moment, I owe one," Sonic thanks Sliver.

"Actually it's twice you owe him," Pinkie came in.

"Your keeping count?" Spike asked.

"Cleary Sonic isn't."

"There been some things have been on my mind," Starlight spoke to Sliver. "For instance remember- you told us when you returned to the future, only to find the world metallic and lifeless. Do you think it was The Metal Virus?"

"I'm sure of it, and while things are bad now, hopefully with me here we can stop it before it destroys the world," Silver said.

"But never mentioned Zombots though," Rarity implied.

"That's the thing, I didn't see anyone."

"Hopefully, we won't need to solve that mystery," Applejack said.

"Back on the matters at hand, today was a close call. Too close are we any closer to figuring out the Metal Virus?"

"No," Twilight told him. "The analysis that Trixie and I took wasn't robust enough but I have a solution. Your speed is not completely combating the Metal Virus but consistently beating it back. I'm creating a sensor that can read your biometrics while you run. Hopefully, it'll give more insight into the Metal Virus and how it's reacting to your system."

"Only problem is, the computers can't handle that kind of data," Tails said. "I've got a lab in a Central City that can... If Eggman doesn't attack there. If that happens it will be dicey getting in there and doing the analysis."

"I can cover for you!"

"But what if you're called somewhere else?"

"Let's Hope that It won't happen?"

"Silver's right!" Pinkie hugged her friends except for Sonic. "We have to stay positive, and the doo hickey that Twilight gave Sonic... I'm sure that things will get better from on out!"

As that does for the Infection Story Arc, Tomorrow the Last Minute Arc

Outside Tails' Lab in Central City.

"Damn it, so much for a walk in the park," Applejack said as she, Tails, Whisper, and Tangle saw Eggman's Faceship.

"Let's cure that rush hush with the Doc's paten Metal Virus!" Cozy exclaimed as she laughed as the Faceship drop more Metal Virus gunk.

"Change of plans! We'll get downtown and-" Tails was stopped by Whisper.

"No. Stay."

"She's right," Tangle agreed. "You have the important job, of finding a cure. We'll handle evac."

"Are you sure two handle yourselves?" Applejack asked.

"Relax AJ, we become a pretty good team."

Fast forward to now several Zombots roam the streets of the city.

"I know Pinkie means well," Tails said. "But why does she have to jinx it?"

Yo! Tails! Anyone there?. Sonic's voice came through the Montier,

"I'm here!" Tails answered as he sat down. "Where are you?"

"Me and Rainbow Dash are not far from Barricade Town," Sonic says as Rainbow Dash was running collecting data.

How things on your end. Rainbow asked.

"So far the data from bio-scanner Twilight invented is coming along nicely,"

"But Eggman hit the Central City just as we arrived."

Yikes, hang we'll make a quick u-turn....

"Don't you need to keep running, we need the speed data, it may be the only we to find a cure! Plus we got something just in case."

Got stat safe you two.

"Will do."

Tails is then made to jump by a crash outside; one of his cameras reveals that it was just a Zombot falling over some trash cans nearby. Following this, Tails ends his call with Sonic before contacting Amy at Restoration HQ; he reports that he is slowly making progress with the cure for the virus but is remaining cautious of the Zombots nearby. When Amy asks if she needs to send Rescue Shuttles to Central City, Tails replies that he has been too busy with his research to check the situation, but will ask Tangle and Whisper for a better answer. Regardless, Amy tells Tails that she will tell the pilots to prepare to depart and wishes him luck.

Tails then contacts Tangle for an update, finding the lemur busy fending off Zombots. She states that the mission would be cooler if it was not such a horrible situation. After being spooked by a Zombot close behind her - causing her to climb atop a lamp post with her tail - Tangle reports that she and Whisper managed to save a few civilians and are guiding them down to a dock, also asking Tails to hurry up with the cure. Tails acknowledges this and says that he will let Amy know where to send the shuttle.

The fox cub then turns his attention to the task at hand; by reviewing the Metal Virus at a microscopic level, he now understands that it looks and acts like a real "live" virus. He is aware that Sonic's speed manages to deteriorate the virus' structure, but wonders how that is and how he would be able to apply that to others, not wanting to risk the vaccine being too weak or only partially effective. Tails considers retrieving a sample of the virus itself to help out. Finding no Zombots around, he flies to the top of his lab with a contraption to reach a small puddle of the Metal Virus on the road. As Tails does this, he notices a flock of Zombot Flickies fly overhead. Nonetheless, he manages to get a sample of the virus into a test tube and celebrates an early victory, unaware of the Zombot Cheese and Chocola watching him from nearby.

Meanwhile, in their castle in Lava Mountain Zone of the Lost Hex, Zor reports to Zavok that the Eggnet is in chaos due to whatever Eggman was up to on the world below. They are soon met by Dr. Starline, who introduces himself as an assistant to Eggman and wishes to ask for the aid of the Deadly Six. He explains that Zavok and his team have unique skills that Eggman needs to contain a certain issue. Zavok suspiciously asks if Starline was sent by Eggman; the doctor replies that he was present unofficially, feeling as it would be better to ask forgiveness rather than permission at this point in time. When Zavok asks what the Deadly Six will get out of helping the Eggman Empire again, Starline tells him that they will be able to make amends with Eggman, command incredible power and finally destroy Sonic the Hedgehog. Considering the deal, Zavok agrees to help Starline, requesting some time to gather his team. A gleeful Starline states that he will reach out to the Zeti soon and takes his leave. Following this, Zor comments that Starline made a mistake. Zavok agrees and intends to capitalize on it. He instructs Zor to assemble the other Zeti.

Back in Central City, Tangle distracts several Zombots from atop her lamp post. A particularly large Zombot begins to damage the perch in an attempt to dislodge Tangle. Luckily, Whisper uses her Variable Wispon to shoot the Zombots below the lemur. Tangle quickly moves out of the way so that Whisper can use her Wispon in its Rocket Mode to create an explosion among the Zombots. While she does this, Tangle attempts to contact Amy for an update on back-up; when she gets no response, she tries getting through to Cream and Vector but to no avail. Beginning to worry, Tangle contacts Silver to ask for back-up; unfortunately, the hedgehog is occupied with a Zombot outbreak in Ice Paradise.

Deciding to worry about the lack of backup later, Tangle and Whisper press onwards. The former wonders if it was okay for Whisper to shoot her Wisps at the Zombots but Whisper explains that the Wisps are pure energy when they are fired, rendering them immune to the Metal Virus. The duo are soon stopped by a horde of Zombots, but Whisper manages to use the Hover Mode on her Variable Wispon to float away from the street. Tangle uses her tail to bring them down to a rooftop, where they see that they are now further away from the rendezvous point. Whisper suggests calling Tails, which Tangle promptly does, reporting that she and Whisper have been cut off from the dock by a horde of Zombots with no one to help out. She asks after the cure, to which Tails replies that his computer was almost done processing Sonic's speed data; by applying the hedgehog's biometrics to the fresh sample of the Metal Virus he retrieved from outside, he can apply the data in real time to test models for immunization, as well as the reversal of the contagion. When Tangle asks for a more direct answer, Tails states that he believes he has a cure. He begins to upload the information to Restoration HQ's server before preparing to head out and help Tangle and Whisper, but his computer suddenly shuts down. The fox frantically tries to switch the computer back on, unaware that Cheese and Chocola are busy destroying the lab's main power supply outside. Trying not to panic, Tails removes the server blades from his computer, intending to take them to the HQ instead. He is interrupted by a Zombot who rips into the entrance of the lab and swipes the server blades to the ground, breaking them.

Tails quickly runs to his garage while several Zombots follow in pursuit. They pound on the door for a moment before it is blown open by the Cyclone. Frustrated by the loss of his data when he was so close to a cure, Tails rams his mech straight out of his lab, being chased by Cheese and Chocola. He performs evasive maneuvers to avoid the infected Chao brothers, quickly leaving them in the dust. Tangle contacts Tails to tell him that she and Whisper were heading back down to the dock, asking where he is. The words have barely left her mouth when Tails quickly drives in, knocking aside several Zombots in Tangle and Whisper's way. A starstruck Tangle compliments Tails' moves while he tells her and Whisper to protect the survivors while he covers them with the Cyclone

At the dock, Tangle sees a Rescue Shuttle arriving, wondering why only one was present. As it lands at the dock, Tangle and Whisper make sure no Zombot followed them and thus begin guiding the survivors onto the ship. Tails continues to fend off Zombots until the shuttle begins to take off, at which point Tangle calls for him to hop on. Seeing the Zombots beginning to rip apart the Cyclone, Tails apologizes to his mech before abandoning it and taking flight. As the Cyclone explodes beneath him, Tails flies up to the Rescue Shuttle to find a despondent Amy and asks about the other shuttles. Amy tells him that their shuttle was the only one left; Restoration HQ has fallen, along with almost everyone that was in it.

In Restoration HQ, Amy reviews the status of the Restoration's allies; Sonic is running around getting data for Tails and should be near Barricade Town; Tails is doing research in Central City while Tangle and Whisper help with evacuation there; Silver is handling a Zombot outbreak in Ice Paradise on his own; Vector and Espio are reportedly coming back to the HQ with refugees from Pine Grove Village; Rouge is still missing in action. As Amy continues to look at the monitor, she realizes that she is talking to herself too much. Soon, Cream comes into the office with tea and cookies prepared. A weary Amy asks Cream how she does it, leaving the young rabbit to reply that she learned the recipe from her mother, who learned it from her mother in turn. She states that she would be happy to teach it to Amy; the pink hedgehog clarifies that she was asking about how Cream manages to stay so upbeat and sunny.

Cream admits that she still cannot sleep well due to what happened to Cheese and Chocola. However, she sees how her mother and the other refugees are just as scared as her, and their fear spreads like the Metal Virus. Due to this, Cream has taken it upon herself to be as brave as Cheese was and put on a smile to share with everyone else. She adds that she's inspired by Amy; a hero and adventurer who never gives up. Cream believes that Amy, Sonic, and their friends will find a way to save everyone - there's no point in being sad because she knows things will be okay in the end. Wiping away grateful tears, Amy hugs Cream and tells her that she is her hero as well. As Amy begins to eat her cookies, she gets a video call from Tails.

Meanwhile, on the Lost Hex, Zavok talks to the rest of the Deadly Six about recent developments - the other Zeti seem to be barely listening, save for Master Zik. Zavok explains how they have been invited to Dr. Eggman's base by his newest lackey to help fix the crisis on the world below; he states that they will accept his hospitality and make him pay for it. Zeena points out that this could be another trap, not looking forward to being enslaved once again. Zavok furiously intimidates her into silence, also spooking Zazz and Zomon. The Deadly Six leader states that they underestimated Eggman previously; now that they are well-prepared, the Deadly Six will punish Eggman for their humiliation, destroy Sonic for defeating them, and then destroy their world below as revenge against them both.

Back at Restoration HQ, Amy thanks Cream for her refreshments before the two decide to go back to work. Cream sadly witnesses the refugees struggle among themselves over the little space they had in the HQ. She is soon alerted to an argument between Vector and Gemerl. Vector has managed to capture Charmy Bee in a Containment Bubble and Gemerl was demanding for the Zombot to be left out of the building, pointing out the risk of an outbreak. Vector refuses to lose Charmy a second time as Cream flies down to stop the arguing, reminding Gemerl that they already talked about how Zombots deserved a chance. She assures her protector that Vector will look after Charmy; Espio adds that he and Vector intend to securely store Charmy in Tails' lab alongside Omega. This will prevent Charmy from infecting anyone else while making him immediately accessible as a test subject for any cures that Tails develops. Cream agrees with the plan while Gemerl finds it acceptable.

Elsewhere in the crowd, a female refugee finds some much-needed space next to a villager wrapped in a cloak. She explains that she was evacuated from Glass Hill, while the cloaked refugee explains that he just got in from Pine Grove Village. The female refugee notes that Eggman never visited Glass Hill; instead, they were overrun by Zombots from other places. She soon picks up on the cloaked refugee's violent shivering, prompting him to pull back his hood and reveal the Metal Virus spreading over his face. He barely has time to lament that he did not want to be alone before he completes his transformation into a Zombot, sending the surrounding refugees into a frantic stampede for the exit. Vector tries to restore some semblance of order as Gemerl quickly flies Cream out of the way, but the panic only grows when the commotion causes Charmy's Containment Bubble to break open. With two Zombots unleashed on the crowded and helpless refugees, Espio quickly presses the HQ's emergency button.

Hearing the alarms, Amy rushes to her microphone, ordering all Restoration pilots to go to the Rescue Shuttles and prepare for immediate take-off. Before Amy can do anything more, Gemerl is flung into her office by a Zombot. Quickly hitting the assailant away with her hammer, she demands an update from Gemerl; the robot reports an infection rate of ten percent that was growing exponentially, as he cannot contain all of the active Zombots. Amy tells Gemerl to get Omega, go to the launch bay and scan anyone that would try to get in. Gemerl initially refuses, wishing to protect Cream, but Amy reminds the robot that he was the fastest one in the building and they would need Tails to rebuild Omega later for everyone's protection. As Amy promises to find Cream instead, Gemerl sets off with his new orders.

Amy allows herself a moment of sorrow as she regards the horde of Zombots forming below her, but only a moment. She swiftly jumps into action, using her hammer to both fend off the Zombots and give her a boost as she crosses the base in search of Cream. She soon finds her young friend painfully witnessing Vanilla being cornered and infected by several more Zombots. Despite her predicament, Vanilla's only plea is for Amy to get her daughter to safety, to which the pink hedgehog swiftly obliges. Amy quickly brings Cream to the launch bay, where Gemerl scans them and confirms that they were not infected. Traumatized by the events, Cream tearfully wishes to go back for her mother as Amy turns to Espio and asks about the other pilots' whereabouts. The chameleon informs her that only one pilot made it, along with a few refugees. Amy promises to be with Cream soon as she sadly watches Espio guide the despairing rabbit into the Rescue Shuttle.

Meanwhile, Vector uses his strength to keep the automatic security gates open for more refugees, allowing Gemerl to scan the rest of the base's interior. When the robot confirms that everyone on the inside has been infected to some degree, he and Vector decide to close the gates. However, Charmy chooses that moment to fly straight out of the HQ. Seeing his infected friend aiming for the Rescue Shuttle, Vector seizes the bee to pin him down, spreading the infection onto himself. Noting that Vector is now compromised, Gemerl requests for his immediate quarantine as several more Zombots begin trying to squeeze through the gap in the gates. The crocodile complies and walks back into the HQ with Charmy in his grip, grimly noting this was his price for looking after his own. With nothing left to lose, he begins attacking the incoming Zombots, forcing them back into the base as he tells Gemerl to shut the gates behind him. He has just enough time to smile at Espio, designating him as the new lead detective before Gemerl lets the gates close. As Amy and Espio look on in total shock, Gemerl warns them that Vector will be able to break through the gates once he becomes a Zombot. Acknowledging the risk, Amy helps Espio stand up before the Rescue Shuttle takes off.

At Central City Bay, the Rescue Shuttle lands, prompting Tangle and Whisper to begin guiding the survivors they have gathered onto the ship. Tangle calls out to Tails before the shuttle takes off. The fox cub flies up to the shuttle and wonders why there was only one shuttle left, prompting a devastated Amy to tell him that Restoration HQ has fallen. Tails begins to freak out at the news; even though the upload was incomplete, he still could have used his lab at the HQ to continue working on a cure. With the existing data for the cure trashed by Zombots, Tails and Amy have only one hope left; that Sonic can return safely with his data analyzer. Suddenly, Tangle gets a call from Jewel, who appears to be in a panic.

As Sonic ended his call with Tails he and Rainbow Dash headed to Barricade Town, but much to their luck The Metal Virus had spread through the place.

"Okay, so now what?" Rainbow asked.

"I'm not sure, " Sonic admitted then saw something. "Hey Dash isn't that..."

"The source of the problem, Eggman!" Rainbow exclaimed.

...

"Now trying frequency 141.12," Starline said as he, Eggman, and Shadowforce were trying to regain control of the zombots.

"Ugh... Zombots this is Eggman speaking can everyone please look east," Eggman said but no response.

"Now trying, 141,13."

"Argh! This is so tedious! I should've had Cozy and Chrysalis make an automated version from the Faceship!"

"Wide-Brad broadcasts had no effect. We agree to a localized attempt was the next step."

"Don't get passive-aggressive with me!" Eggman snapped. "If you're going to my coattails then you better have my back!"

"All I'm saying, sir, would prepare a countermeasure in the event that something like this happens."

"There's no need to prepare when have to do is not touch them."

"All when said, but what happened is there's a spill, or a mishap on the field, or if were to mutate and becomes airborne?!"

"You've succeeded my threshold for nitpicking, Doctor."

"It's not nitpicking, it's having common sense!"

"Shut up or I'll staple that bill shut!"

"Aww, is the Honeymoon over already?" Rainbow asked as she and Sonic were face to face with them."

"Well look what the cat dragged in," Shadowforce exclaimed. "Patient Zero and Rainbow Crash, what brings you here?"

"For once I going to skip my usual banter." Sonic exclaimed. "Now tell me and Dash why did you go back to your mad scientist self."

With his patience thoroughly spent, Sonic demands that Eggman reverse the effects of the Metal Virus but the doctor refuses; even if Sonic could convince him to do so, the virus has spread exponentially across the world. Believing that not even he could undo the Zombot plague, Eggman only has to find a way to control them before his victory is complete. That proves to be the final straw for Sonic; deciding to leave the cure to Tails, he lunges at Eggman with the intent to finish their long rivalry. As Eggman meets the incoming hedgehog with weapons from the sides of the Egg Mobile, Starline reflects on how he had dreamed of seeing such a fight; now, he only feels apathy. He recalls Neo Metal Sonic's attempt to revive the Eggman Empire, which failed due to relying on overwhelming power without a proper plan. Starline initially believed that he failed because he was designed as a "ballistic missile with a built-in grudge" against Sonic. However, the first biodata that Neo copied was Eggman's, and Starline was once again seeing the exact same brute force strategy. At last, he recognizes that he idolized Eggman's legend alone; the man himself simply did not measure up to it.

With his patience thoroughly spent, Sonic demands that Eggman reverse the effects of the Metal Virus but the doctor refuses; even if Sonic could convince him to do so, the virus has spread exponentially across the world. Believing that not even he could undo the Zombot plague, Eggman only has to find a way to control them before his victory is complete. That proves to be the final straw for Sonic; deciding to leave the cure to Tails, he lunges at Eggman with the intent to finish their long rivalry. As Eggman meets the incoming hedgehog with weapons from the sides of the Egg Mobile, Starline reflects on how he had dreamed of seeing such a fight; now, he only feels apathy. He recalls Neo Metal Sonic's attempt to revive the Eggman Empire, which failed due to relying on overwhelming power without a proper plan. Starline initially believed that he failed because he was designed as a "ballistic missile with a built-in grudge" against Sonic. However, the first biodata that Neo copied was Eggman's, and Starline was once again seeing the exact same brute force strategy. At last, he recognizes that he idolized Eggman's legend alone; the man himself simply did not measure up to it.

As Sonic and Eggman's battle continues, the latter gloats that Sonic's time is running out - eventually, he will be too tired to run off the Metal Virus' effects. In response, Sonic attempts to grab Eggman and infect him with the virus. Eggman's attempt to dodge sends him and Sonic tumbling to the ground. Several Zombots surround the pair and Sonic taunts Eggman as he could not do anything about it. In a panic, Eggman attempts to command the Zombots. To his bewilderment, they suddenly ignore him and attack Sonic. Starline reveals that he found an effective signal with the Egg Mobile. He muses that his own plans may not be necessary now, "but what will [Eggman] learn from this?" Ecstatic at the success, Eggman orders Starline to upload the frequency to the Faceship. Faced with the risk of Eggman regaining control of his new army, a desperate Sonic bursts out from the horde of Zombots and destroys the Egg Mobile before Starline can do anything. Eggman quickly grabs onto Starline's own transportation machine and tells him to get them out of there. Due to the added weight, the vehicle crashes down atop Barricade Town's gate.

Eggman berates Sonic for destroying the only means of controlling the Zombots but the hedgehog sarcastically voices his concern and tells Eggman to work on a cure instead. Eggman furiously refuses, stating that he would pave over the Zombot hordes if he had to. Seeing the Zombots beginning to scale the wall, Starline suggests retreating so that they could try something else. Furiously announcing that Sonic has already lost and just refuses to admit it, Eggman joins Starline in fleeing through a portal made by the Warp Topaz. Back aboard the Faceship, Starline says that he was unable to upload or memorize the working frequency; however, he was able to recall the range. To Starline's dismay, Eggman does not care to do anything about this; with close-range broadcasts being too risky and the Metal Virus likely adapting to resist it, he does not want to repeat the tedious process just for another failure. When Starline asks what the next move is, Eggman says that he will start by enjoying their next outbreak, asking for the Faceship's current location. Orbot reports that they are above Spiral Hill Village, and the Metal Virus has already been deployed. Satisfied by the news, Eggman announces that he will figure out his next move later, oblivious to Starline's fuming glare.

Back in Barricade Town, Sonic finds that the bio-scanner had been destroyed in the commotion as Zombots begin climbing onto the roof. Realizing that he has done exactly what Tails warned him not to do, he laments his recent string of failures; he thought Eggman had a tiny bit of good in his heart, and the entire world is paying for it. In his despair, he almost fully succumbs to the Metal Virus. Before this can happen, he quickly dashes through the incoming Zombots and out of Barricade Town. Even as bad as things have become, he refuses to give up; some of his friends still need to be kept safe and others are waiting for a cure to their infection. Despite acknowledging that he has messed up significantly, Sonic believes that he has time to make things right. As he takes a brief break from full-speed running, he receives a call from Amy. She tells him that Restoration HQ and Tails' lab were overrun by Zombots, stating that they were now on the way to Tangle's home village to help evacuate it. Despite his fatigue, Sonic readily pledges his assistance, clinging to the hope that things cannot get any worse as he heads for Spiral Hill Village.

Meanwhile, on the Lost Hex, Zavok tells Master Zik that Eggman and Sonic's actions against them will not go unanswered. Zik reminds Zavok that the vengeance must be exact, stating that it was wise of him to have them bide their time and let their hatred and anger fester. Zavok comments that their patience has finally paid off as a portal appears before them, greeting an emerging Starline and saying that he has returned sooner than expected. The platypus comments that the day's events have cemented how much the Deadly Six's help was needed and asks if they actually can exert their will over machines. Zavok decides to demonstrate by controlling a Motobug, announcing that the Zeti can command any number of robots before asking when they will serve Eggman again. Starline claims that he has a few more last-minute preparations on his end before taking his leave. The portal has barely vanished before Zik mocks Starline's naivety, saying that he has no idea that they will take the Zombots for themselves and use it against Eggman. Zavok then declares that they will use the Zombots to destroy Eggman, Sonic and the entire world below for merciless vengeance and absolute victory.

Back on the Faceship, Starline recalls the files saying that Eggman used the Cacophonic Conch to control the Zeti and they were eager to turn on him. From this, Starline already knows that the Deadly Six are planning to betray him; however, after doing his research and collecting Eggman's paraphernalia, he is well prepared for that possibility. Reaching into a small portal, he retrieves the Cacophonic Conch, gleefully saying "Take note, Eggman. This is how you do it."

Sonic runs towards Spiral Hill Village; remembering that his first visit to the town was during an attack from Dr. Eggman's Badniks, he notes that things have not changed much since then. As he dashes inside and past some Zombots, he notices that the Restoration has already begun evacuating the uninfected citizens, and decides he should check in with Amy. However, he notices Espio fending off some Zombots on his own and goes over to help him out. After blowing away the incoming enemies, Sonic asks Espio if he is dealing with all the Zombots by himself; the chameleon replies that their numbers have grown thin. He explains that Amy and Gemerl are watching the escape shuttle, with Gemerl scanning everyone to make sure they are uninfected. Tails and Cream are airlifting any survivors they can find while Silver is managing the outbreak at Ice Paradise on his own; therefore, it falls to Espio to contain the Zombots alongside Tangle and Whisper. Concerned, Sonic asks where Vector is. Espio tells Sonic that he and Vector managed to find the Zombot Charmy and brought him back to Restoration HQ, though Espio regrets allowing Vector to do this and blames himself for what happened. Before Sonic can console him, Espio also states that he should not have let Sonic convince him to leave Eggman be in Windmill Village.

Though Sonic protests that it was "Mr. Tinker" that they were dealing with and the fact that they had no way of knowing that Dr. Starline was going to turn him back into Eggman, Espio tells Sonic that if they had dealt with Eggman back then, they would not have to worry about it. Sonic retorts by asking if they have to assume the worst of everyone and everything, showing no mercy and not giving any second chances. After an intense glare at each other, Espio stands down and states that they still have to save the villagers; Sonic agrees and tells him that he will see him at the shuttle. As the chameleon vanishes, Sonic pushes a horde of Zombots back into a building, struggling to close the doors on them. A spike ball made of pink energy suddenly whizzes past and cuts down a lamppost; Sonic narrowly dodges the lamppost and allows it to block off the doors. Looking above, he sees Whisper perched on a scaffolding and gives her a thumbs up, which she returns.

Using a group of Zombots to bounce over a gate, Sonic runs to meet Amy and the other Restoration members at the shuttle. She tells him that Espio, Tangle and Whisper were keeping the Zombots distracted while Tails and Cream found survivors; the rest of the Restoration has made a choke point that will allow Amy and Gemerl to handle any Zombots that do find them. They are nearly done with evacuation, but Amy notes that once they pull back for retreat, the Zombots will swarm them. Sonic takes this as his cue to cover the escape, planning to rendezvous with Tangle to see if she has any ideas on how to do so. Before Sonic heads off, Tails and Cream come by, though the hedgehog receives cold reception from the latter. Amy quietly explains that Vanilla had held back some Zombots in Restoration HQ so that they could escape and Cream had seen the entire thing. Tails asks Sonic if he had the data recorder with him, only for the hedgehog to reveal that he had lost it after running into Eggman. After a brief moment of silence, a tearful Tails states that he would not have been able to do anything anyway without a lab; regaining some composure, he tells Amy that they could not find any other survivors. Realizing that they've saved everyone they can, Amy turns to her teammates, telling them that it was time to retreat; Sonic plans to go find Tangle while Tails says that he will find Espio and Whisper. As the two head off, Gemerl approaches Amy and tells her that he performed a scan on Sonic; according to him, the hedgehog is exhibiting a level of infection higher than previous estimates should allow. Amy wearily asks for a simpler explanation, which Gemerl readily provides: Sonic's speed is losing its ability to stop the Metal Virus.

In the Mineral Museum, Tangle battles Zombots by pushing them back with chairs. When Sonic arrives on the scene and asks if anyone needs rescuing, Tangle tells him that the block was clear. Sonic tells Tangle that Amy was calling for a retreat but the two knew that they would draw attention to themselves if they attempted escape. When the hedgehog asks Tangle if she had any ideas to plug the bottleneck, she proudly announces that she does; she plans to have Sonic pick her up while that she wraps her tail around one of the lampposts and have him wind them up around the lampposts so that she could use her tail as a tripwire. When Sonic notes that the plan could work but Tangle would end up getting infected, she cheerfully brushes off the concern, claiming that she has got a solution for that too.

With the museum clear of hostiles for now, Tangle reveals that she came here to check on Jewel, only to find out that her friend was already converted into a Zombot. While she was able to contain Jewel, Tangle reveals that the beetle managed to infect her shoulder; she has been fighting cautiously to avoid turning too fast, but she knows that it is only a matter of time. A despondent Sonic apologizes to Tangle, stating that everything was his fault from the beginning and it may have been different if he listened to Shadow or did not let Metal Sonic go. After hitting a Zombot sneaking up behind Sonic, Tangle tells him that he did not bring Eggman back or weaponize Metal Sonic again, though the hedgehog notes that he has not been able to protect his friends or anyone else from the Metal Virus. The optimistic lemur reminds Sonic that there was still a group of survivors being protected on the shuttle, making the Blue Blur realize Tangle simply would not let this get to her. Tangle cheerfully agrees, explaining that she believes in Sonic the Hedgehog; he and his friends would set this right and cure everyone.

With his own confidence bolstered, Sonic quickly carries an excited Tangle outside to begin their plan. He darts between several lampposts, stretching Tangle's tail between them until the lemur asks Sonic to stop on the verge of pulling her tail off. The two heroes look at their makeshift tripwire as a few Zombots try to get through; Tangle tells Sonic to tell the others that she was sorry, noting that Whisper in particular would not take the news very well. Sonic thanks Tangle and shares a hug with her before she pushes him back and tells him to go, insisting that she has the situation handled. As the hedgehog dashes away, Tangle wipes away her tears and beats back the nearest Zombots, bragging that they may as well turn back; as her former neighbors, they should know they she won't let them through.

Sonic gets back to the rendezvous point, asking the shuttle to lift off while he rides on the outside. When Amy asks where Tangle is, Sonic informs the team that she had been infected and decided to stay behind to cover them; he goes on to say that Tangle had said she was sorry but notes that heroes have nothing to be sorry about. As the heroes stand shocked at the news, Whisper cries out for Tangle and attempts to run back into the village. Amy holds the hysteric wolf back and asks Sonic for help, but he makes it clear that he could not for fear of infecting Whisper. Instead, Whisper's Wisps emerge and help pull her back onto the shuttle. Amy calls out for lift off; as the shuttle begins to move, Sonic jumps from a rooftop onto the exterior of the ship.

As the shuttle flies over Tangle's head, she quietly asks the Restoration not to keep her waiting too long before continuing to fight the Zombot horde. She momentarily jumps as the infection reaches the base of her tail, but she refuses to give up. Desperately crying that she can still fight, she delivers a final punch that freezes just before contact; the transformation is finally complete. The new Zombot begins to walk alongside the others as Sonic solemnly looks back at the village; inside the shuttle, Whisper cries into Cream's lap as the Wisps try and comfort her.

Later, aboard the Faceship, Starline reports to Eggman that he believes he has a solution to the ongoing problem of not being able to control the Zombots. Eggman dismisses this, saying that he told Starline he would figure something out, and asks to stop being pestered. This proves to be the last straw for Starline; after a moment to gather his confidence, he says "No sir. I insist." before using the Warp Topaz to bring the Deadly Six onto the ship.

Be prepared for finale of the Metal Virus Saga final Story Arc

Meanwhile, aboard the Faceship, Dr. Eggman watches in shock as Dr. Starline presents him with the Deadly Six. Eggman furiously accuses Starline of betrayal, to which the platypus retorts that he merely brought the Deadly Six to solve the problem Eggman could not: controlling the Zombot hordes. Eggman says he will deal with Starline later and sics Metal Sonic on the Zeti. Zavok swiftly uses his electromagnetism to control and stop the robot in his tracks, taunting Eggman on his careless mistake. Starline reminds the Deadly Six that they were invited to the Faceship to take control over the Zombots while Eggman researched a better way to contain the virus. The platypus then pulls out the Cacophonic Conch, which Zazz and Zeena recognize immediately; as they move to attack, Starline blows into the conch to immobilize them. He turns to Zazz and tells him to get back in line, only for the Zeti to violently headbutt him, allowing Zeena to snatch the conch and hand it to Zavok, who ironically taunts Starline for his "lack of foresight". Amidst the commotion, Orbot and Cubot see a monitor pop up with a certain spy's insignia on it. Starline expresses his confusion over the power of the conch, allowing Eggman to tell him that it only worked as long as his lungs lasted. Zavok sends Metal Sonic to destroy the doctors, only for Starline to quickly open a portal to transport the three of them away from the ship. Zazz expresses his anger in not being able to destroy Eggman, but Zavok decides to shift their priorities instead.

Though the Zeti lost Eggman, they now controlled the Faceship, the means to create the Metal Virus, and they were now in possession of the Chaos Emeralds (items that the Deadly Six had only heard of in fables). When Zeena asks what they will do with the Emeralds, Zavok rips out the purple Emerald and its Chaos Emerald Siphon from the throne and fashions them onto his chest, stating that like all things, they will take the power as their own. Orbot applauds Zavok on his intuition, confusing Cubot. Communicating across their shared network, Orbot tells Cubot that he was pretending to obey Zavok so that he would not take control of them and requests that he do the same. Zavok questions if Orbot would actually serve him freely, to which the robot replies that he would as he and Cubot had no backbone. From this, the Deadly Six leader requests to be taken to the largest known pockets of survivors; as Orbot proceeds to do so and note that he will log the Zeti's orders to remain well coordinated, he gives a thumbs up to a hidden Rouge up above. Zavok plots out the Deadly Six's new plan; each of them will take one Emerald to be empowered by so that they can control thousands of Zombots around the world instead of random, shambling masses. He plots to bring utter devastation to the world that Eggman and Sonic had been fighting over for so long; once every living thing had been infected and neither party had anywhere else left to run, they would give them the mercy of a slow end by the Zombots themselves.

Back on Angel Island, Sonic returns to the shrine from his run and asks if Knuckles had been caught up on the situation. The echidna simply has his head in his hands, frustrated that trouble had been brought to his island again. Suddenly, a portal opens in front of the four which Eggman, Starline and Metal Sonic drop through. Though Starline is glad that they were no longer in range of Zavok's control, Eggman notes that they have even worse trouble upon seeing a raging Amy. Sonic quickly stops Amy from acting as it there was no reason for Eggman to be visiting them as he had the major advantage. The doctor explains that Starline invited the Deadly Six onto the Faceship but they took control over everything. As Knuckles remains skeptical, Espio comes by to tell them that they had just gotten word from Rouge. On the shuttle, Amy tells Rouge that Eggman, Starline and Metal Sonic appeared on Angel Island. Rouge reports that Eggman had been powering the Faceship with the Chaos Emeralds, which Zavok had now distributed to the rest of his team and then sent them out into the world. Eggman asks Rouge how long she had been on the ship, to which she replies that she had been there for a few days and almost planned to steal the Chaos Emeralds when the Deadly Six arrived; she goes on to say that she was now coordinating with Orbot to spy on their deployments and coordinate their counterattack. Eggman passively gloats about how he cannot hire good help but he can build it; when Tails hears this, he berates him and demands Eggman to create a cure for the Metal Virus. Eggman initially claims that one cannot be made but Tails states that he had a cure himself that was soon lost. The doctor then clarifies that he does not need to have one as his research found that as the Metal Virus mutates, it becomes unsustainable; any infected eukaryote cells will eventually suffer a form of apoptosis. He goes on to say that autotrophic cells will endure slightly longer but not by much.

Knuckles asks what this means, to which Tails states that the Zombots will soon disintegrate. When the fox cub asks how long they have left, Eggman states that it will take about two hundred years, a time by which he claims he would have evacuated to a different planet. An injured Silver arrives confirming this, saying that everything in his time was left metallic or in ruins and that he came to stop what was already coming to pass because of Eggman. Amy quickly catches the hurt Silver and asks where the survivors of Ice Paradise were, only for the hedgehog to deliver that bad news that the shuttle went down to the Zombots, wondering if his failures in this time were the reason for his future's downfall. When Eggman asks if Silver has always been this melodramatic, Amy snaps at the doctor, exclaiming that he did not get to judge.

Outside, a scope can be seen aiming at Eggman's head only for Cream to soon get in the way; she asks Whisper to not shoot Eggman, with the bodiless Omega agreeing as Eggman was his to destroy. Though Whisper asks Cream to move, the rabbit tilts her Variable Wispon downwards, saying that she understood her hate for Eggman (that she shared) but Sonic and the others needed to figure out how to fix their situation; Cream wished to see her family once again and though she felt like she was asking for a lot, she states that she would give anything to have them back and asks if they were worth it. A tearful Whisper removes her mask, leaving Cream to rush to her and hug her. From this, Cream thanks Whisper and says that they will stay with her so that she will not be lonely. Omega insists he is not lonely, just enraged.

Soon, Amy, Tails, Knuckles, Espio, Silver, Eggman, Starline, Metal Sonic and Sonic gather outside, with the latter running on a treadmill and asking for new ideas on how to approach their situation. Starline suggests tackling the issue in manageable portions, probably using the Master Emerald to neutralize the Deadly Six. Tails debunks this as they could not move the Master Emerald without endangering the rest of the island and they could not lure the Zeti to them as it would be too big of a gamble; Knuckles also adds that he would not allow Starline to touch it anyway. Espio suggests using Chaos Control, though Silver notes that Shadow was better than him at using the move and it could not change things; it could only move a target over a limited range. Amy then suggests for Sonic to transform into Super Sonic, only for Sonic to say that though the Chaos Emeralds give him unlimited power, he could not just do anything with them. Eggman also reminds Amy that the Emeralds were in the possession of the Deadly Six, but Amy wanted to take things one step at a time and asks the doctor for his ideas. Eggman gloats about how he wanted everyone to exhaust themselves of their own bad ideas and suggests using the Warp Topaz. He explains that Starline told him that the Warp Topaz can cause massive changes with just a little charge and if Super Sonic were to power it up, he could warp the virus away in one fell swoop. Ironically, Amy reminds Eggman of how they were not in possession of the Chaos Emeralds while Starline tells Eggman to think of something else as he would not allow the abuse of the topaz. Eggman notes that Starline talked as if he had a say, which the latter protests that he does as he was the only expert on the subject.

According to the platypus, creating and directing his Warp Portals is difficult and the components of his glove were built after countless hours of careful testing. Starline notes that Super Sonic could undo the Metal Virus' effects or warp space-time so badly that the planet collapses. He adds that since they had a safe haven on Angel Island, they could use their resources and put in the work to find a safe, responsible way to regain control of the situation. Eggman reminds Starline that Sonic did not have much time left before the virus would fully infect him. So Angel Island would not be safe for much longer and he would take any risk to ensure that the Zeti do not use his own genius against him; as they did not have any better options, Eggman was determined to end this. Starline refuses and opens a portal, stating that he will find a better way to finish what he started and he could thank him later. Before he can leave, Metal Sonic grabs Starline by the neck and his left wrist. Eggman swiftly takes off Starline's glove with the Warp Topaz, fires him, and has Metal Sonic throw him into the portal. When Tails asks if they were okay with this, Sonic says yes as he recalls Starline being the cause of Eggman's return and him later trying to blow him and Silver up. Eggman moves onto the business of the Chaos Emeralds; while each member of the Deadly Six was in possession of an Emerald, two were on the Faceship, one powering the ship and one in the possession of Zavok. Eggman believes that Rouge could handle getting the Emeralds herself as she was an expert jewel thief. Espio realizes that five Zeti were left, now empowered by Chaos Emeralds, though Silver optimistically states that as they had each other they would be able to overwhelm them one at a time. Knuckles notes that Rouge said they were all networked through the Faceship, meaning that they needed to strike at the same time to prevent one Zeti from contacting the others. Eggman explains that he can scavenge materials on the shuttle and use the Warp Topaz to create a "Multi-Portal Generator"; with Rouge and Orbot's counter-intelligence, he would be able to send everyone to their exact targets. Tails believe that it would be better if everyone went with a backup in case things went south. Since Sonic was not sure how much strength was left in him, Amy gets the idea to put in a call.

Soon, a blimp arrives at Angel Island, revealing that Amy had called the Babylon Rogues. Sonic was initially skeptical to this idea but Amy stated that they were thieves and spent their time on a blimp, a convenient way for them not to be infected and be perfect for stealing Chaos Emeralds. Jet wastes no time in insulting Sonic and states that he may be able to help if the reward is big enough. Wave tells Jet to help them, otherwise, they would have no places to refuel, eat or steal from but the leader believed that they could figure it all out without having to become do-gooders. Storm backs Jet up on his decision but notes that he does like to eat. Sonic turns to Jet and acknowledges that he has an image to maintain and that he has his own way of doing things. However, Sonic believed that he needed his help, and the world needed the "Legendary Wind Master". Flattered, Jet accepts Sonic's offer to save the world and takes a second to gloat about Sonic needing his help, to Sonic's annoyance. Amy tells Sonic that she will not tell Knuckles about Sonic needing to boost Jet's ego, though Sonic was accepting his own ego's hits. He then sets out for another run but promised to be back before deployment so that they could hopefully end things before they got worse.

"Girls," Twilight grabbed the rest of the Mane Six. "As you know things have gotten worse too bad, now that Starline has brought the Zeti into the fray. And now we are forced to work with Eggman, Metal Sonic, Cozy, and Chrysalis to stop them."

"Too bad his own plan backfired, and now he's gone!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"Moving on, just as Amy called in the Babylon Rouges to lend a hand, I had Spike reach out to for some help from our recent travels."

"So when they are arriving?" Rarity asked.

"Then should be here right now," Spike said.

"Well as usual Miss Sparkle you had impeccable timing," A voice exclaimed as they saw them.

"The Sirens!" Sunset saw Adagio, Aria, and Sonata in their pony forms. "What brings you here?"

"Same as you Sunset Shimmer," Adagio explained.

"We want to help in what we do now that our gems are destroyed, and believe I don't want to be here with you," Aria grumbled.

...

"The Cabal!" Rainbow exclaimed seeing Scarlet, Romeo, Darkspell, Frostbite, and Black Falcon, and Jackal. "Don't you guys want to take over the world?"

"Of course, we would Crash!" Black Falcon explains.

"But I don't the world being controlled by jerks who have to ax to grind," Scarlet added.

"Yeah, we have lives too," Both Romeo and Jackal nodded.

...

"Where could they be?" Twilight paced back and forth. "Please, in the name of Equestria if make here."

"Is everything okay?" A voice asked as she turned around to see her old Trevor

Wasting no time, the young alicorn embraced him and Trevor did the same. "Twilight is nice to see you again but could let go.

"Uh sorry about that," Twilight came off. "I was worried that you and the other wouldn't be able to make it, with the Metal Virus outbreak."

"Yes, you told us, the outbreak reached many ponies and several other creatures... the monarchs have isolated their kingdom so it wouldn't spread. But both me, my bro, Celestia, and Luna had missed a lot ever since we passed the throne to you and your friends."

"Yeah, but this isn't the best time to catch up, right now we need everyone's help to cure everyone, or there won't be a tomorrow."

Meanwhile, The Deadly had begun their conquest infecting the world with Zazz at Riverside. Zomom at Vista View, Zor at Orchadville, Zeeena at Sunset City, Zik at Winterburg.

"The invasion is going quite smoothly Zavok," Zik said as look from his post. "The virus is spreading the forset and beyond. At this rate, the planet will be converted in days."

Proficency I could expect from you, Master. Zavok said as he was speaking from the Faceship.

"Is there more can you be doing?"

"I assure you, I am not resting on my laurels. I will see to it we've infected everything from coast to coast by tonight and tomorrow--the world!"

"Everyone!" Tails grabbed everyone's attention. "The Muti-portal generator is up and running!"

"Great," Sonic said. "Now, Twi, if you please take the stage on the handle the six."

"Thank you," Twilight thanked him. "Our best bet is spitting into teams where you can. Amy, Tails, Pinkie, and I will take on Zomom, with him being dumb as a brick, we should be able to outwit and grab the emerald without realizing it is gone, Espio you take the CMC, you two got Zazz."

"Understood," Espio nodded.

"Be careful, Zazz is unpredictable as he is crazy. Sliver, you take Starlight, Whisper, and Rarity to Zor's location."

"Roger," Whisper nodded.

"One question, Sonic," Rarity turned to him. "How dangerous is he?"

"To say at the least he is weird at best."

"And for Zeena, she underestimates anyone who opposes her, this risky shot but Gemerl can you handle her."

Understood

"Now, that leaves the Babylon Rouges and Dazzlings to Zik, he may be old but he's smart than others combined."

"Are you joking, I'm not afraid to hit an old geezer!" Aria exclaimed.

"Get in line, sister!" Storm said.

"What about the last two emeralds?" Sunset asked.

"It will be up to Rouge and Tempest to steal the last two from Zavok and escape the Faceship," Eggman explained. "Once you've returned, Sonic and Rainbow Dash will their power and used the Warp Topaz to undo everything unless Sonic doesn't get consumed by it."

Very Much Later, Twilight contacted Tempest Shadow.

"We're all prepared on our end," Twilight told her. "How are things on the Faceship?"

"So far, Zavok been asking a lot of questions about where Eggman escaped to. If we're going to make our move, it needs to be soon," Tempest explained.

...

"Y'know, Metal Sonic," Rainbow Dash was talking to him. "If Eggman didn't get a chance to be reformed because of that asshole Starline turn him back but you..."

Metal Sonic looked at her.

"You just had to go back with him, didn't you? You couldn't be like Omega or Germerl. You had to be a one-note jerk."

"Did you really think that neutralizing Metal would be less of a threat," Cozy exclaimed?

"In a way, yes considering he'd own nothing to the Doc, short stuff," Rainbow shot back.

"You may have neutralized his hardware," Chrysalis said. "But Eggman software him for battle and conquest! His desire becomes dangerous again!"

"In my opinion, I thought no one could restore him."

"And you were right! Neither you nor your foolish friends could any of this coming! Starline, Eggman's Big Comeback, and look where got you, almost all of the globe are now Zombots, and Sonic is fighting off it for now. And what happens next?" Cozy asked.

"Simple, we get the gems and cure everyone, and that reminds me, you two and Eggman are gonna regret messing with me and my friends once this is over!"

"I'm not amused by your threats."

"That wasn't a threat, that was a promise," Rainbow said as flew away.

At the Faceship.

"You there," Tempest looks at Orbot. "Send the location to Amy about the Deadly Six whereabouts, tell her they need to attack now."

Right away. How will you and Rouge get the Emerland from Zavok?

"For the time being, play along."

"Good luck, everyone," Sonic said as they through their respective portals. "I wish I could with you."

Goodbye you two, I will be back soon.

"This isn't goodbye, Germerl... Because I'm going too!" Cream said as jumped into the portal to Sunset City which Fluttershy and Germerl follow her, but Zeena used her power to control Germerl and attack Fluttershy and Cream.

At Vistaview, Tails tried to connive him to give the Chaos Emerland up, but he wouldn't since the Zombots give food, and return Zomom's prepare to smash them.

At Riverside, Zazz was thinking to himself until he grabbed an invisible Espio and threw it at the little fillies then got surrounded by the Zombots.

An Orchardville, Sliver, and Starlight went to confront Zor, while Rarity and Whisper took cover from the trees and wait for Sliver's signal.

At, Winterburg, both the Rouges and Dazzlings head straight for Zik, only for him to gain control of Extreme Gear and easily overpowered, Wave, Strom, Aria, and Sonata but Adagio and Jet landed and hit but the Zombots and corner Jet's teammates and Adagio's sisters.

To Be Contiued.

"How is someone so big is fast?!" Pinkie asked while she, Twilight. Amy and Tails were running away.

"Just keep running!" Tails said.

"No! We came here to get that Emerland and end this nightmare!" Amy said the swung her hammer at Zomom. "I can't believe that worked!"

"Weird flavor..." Zomom said while tasting her hammer.

"Stop that, you gross weirdo!" Amy pulled her hammer out then Pinkie blasted him with her Party Cannon.

"Ow! I'm gonna chew extra hard before swallowing!" Zomom exclaimed.

"Please tell me he's metaphorical right?" Twilight shuddered a bit.

"Why bother with us when there is cake?" Pinkie asked.

"Huh?"

"I dropped my cake while you chasing us, which is too bad because it's really tasty!"

"Where is it?! I'm starving!" Zomom left in search of the cake.

"Ok, that should buy some time to figure out how to beat him," Amy said. "He too strong for us to take down, and too stupid to outwit!"

"He seems easily distracted, what if one of were to bait him while the others grabbed the Emerald?" Tails suggested.

"Risky, but it's worth a shot!" Twilight as Zomom came back.

"I found the cake and it was good, and now back to smashing!"

At Sunset City

"Uh, Gemerl?" Cream and Fluttershy backup while he walked toward them

"He can't hear you brat!" Zeena exclaimed. "Bringing a robot to fight when darn well I could control machines? How stupid are you?"

"Please don't do it! I know you wanted Fluttershy and me to stay behind! But it was because you wanted us to be safe! Remember?!"

"The Gemerl I know is tough to be pushed around! You have a kind heart!"

"You got to fight it! Don't let her control you!" Fluttershy shouted that causing Gemerl snapped out of it and hugged both of them.

"You did it!"

"Damn it! Look like I have to get my hands dirty but at least I'll have some fun!" Zeena uses the power of her Chaos Emerald to create energy tethers and grabs Gemerl's hands and feet with them. In control of his movements again, Zeena forces Gemerl to attack Cream and Fluttershy.

"Fight her!" Cream protested.

Extrenal Interface! Cannot Override! Look out!

Both of them dodge it and both of them strike at Zeena causing her to lose grip on Germerl.

"I hate fighting!" Fluttershy snapped. "I hate seeing my friends hurt and scared and I hate how mean you are!"

In response, Zeena bounces Cream off with the tethers and slams Gemerl into the ground. She then throws the robot into a crowd of Zombots, leaving him to be viciously attacked by them. With them being distracted, Zeena grabbed Cream's ears and Fluttershy's tail.

"I know your type," Zeena said to them. "The good little girl who works so hard to please everyone. You think you're better than me because you have moral high ground huh?"

"Look where all got that, kids. What's the matter? I thought you'd be friends with everyone!"

Back at Vista View

"We can't keep this up!" Twilight said as she and Pinkie blasted the Zombot horde.

"I'm thinking!" Tails said.

"Ahh! You two are so annoying!" Zomom said spins into the ground, creating a mini earthquake and causing the building on them were on to collapse. Tails grabbed Amy and Pinkie and then he and Twilight flew to the town gate.

"Are you okay?" Amy asked Tails.

"Yeah, just worn out," Tails replied.

"But we've got to keep moving!"

"No, we need to stay here!" Twilight exclaimed as Zomom charged through the ground to the gate. "Wait for it... Now!"

Both Twilight and Amy hit the gate's wheels which force lower down onto Zomom, trapping him.

"How do you like that? Overpowered and Outsmarted!" Pinkie said looking at the dazed Zeti while Tails removes Zomom's Chaos Emerald and leaves with Amy; Zomom calls out after them, stating that without the Emerald he could not control the Zombots. The Zeti soon finds Zombots approaching him while he cannot move.

In Sunset City

"Ok, my arms are to cramp, this has been cathartic but we're done here," Zeena said.

"No!" Cream said. Then Discord appeared and snapped his fingers that freed Gemerl from the Zombot horde and then the robot grabbed Zeena's hair and slammed her to the ground.

"Thank you, Discord!" As Fluttershy was in his arms and Gemerl had Cream in his hands.

"Don't think you get away that easy-hey!" Zeena was trapped by a coil Discord made then Cream grab her Chaos Emerlald.

"Got it!" Cream said.

"No!" Zeena said then Gemerl got behind her.

You. Hurt. My. Friends

Gemerl grabbed her and toss her the horde of Zombots.

"I'm sorry, Gemerl."

Don't be. I required your and the others' assistance after all. Thank you.

"Yes, but both me and Fluttershy got infected in the process!" Cream and Fluttershy show him and Discord that the Metal Virus was on them.

"We don't the others to get sick, so take the emerald back with the others..."

"No need," Discord snapped his fingers and the emerald was gone. "The emerald is its way to Sonic and the others. That we both stay here until you are well!"

At Angel Island

"Hey, Dash!" Sonic looked at her. "What's the face?"

"I just heard from Twilight, that her group got the Chaos Emerald and Discord just send here but both Cream and Fluttershy got it the Metal Virus so they staying with them."

"Uh, guys do you see what am I seeing?" Applejack asked.

"Shit! We're all out of time!" Eggman said seeing the Faceship.

"Zavok's found us!" Sonic said.

To Be Continued.

Hello, eveypony, My name is Fluttershy *cough* Sorry for that I don't have a lot of time so I'll be quick.

So far we managed to get Two Chaos Emeralds but it wasn't easy as me and Cream got infected and makes things worse Zavok's Faceship has found the rest and time is not our side.

"Struggle. Wriggle. Writhe and Cry. You'll soon be mine," Zor said as Sliver and Starlight fought him while Rarity and Whisper watched from the trees.

"I have one question, just how far in the future are you?"

"A couple of hundred years or so?"

"And you said our devastation is still felt that far in the future? The Bleakness! The misery of it all! I can hardly stand it!"

"You are seriously messed up!" Starlight fired a blast of magic at him. "How can be this way?!"

"Tch. How can you two be so disgustingly heroic and selfless?" He caught them in his grasp.

"Because Sliver and I believe not only each other but our friends. It will get better because we've got a guardian angel watching over me!"

Whisper uses the Variable Wispon's Laser Mode to shoot at the prisms that Rarity held up so that it hit the shadow clones and Zor, removing the Chaos Emerald from his chest. Silver catches the Emerald happily and proceeds to use his psychokinesis to crush Zor's owl mech, forcing the Zeti to fall off of it in despair.

As Silver, Whisper, Starlight, Rarity, and the Wisps take their leave, Zor calls out after them, saying that they could not leave him there as they were heroes and he was now trapped and powerless against the Zombots. Realizing that the situation was inhumane, Zor takes a liking to it, lays on the ground, and describes it as perfect as Zombots slowly walk toward him.

In Riverside

"That's right bitches run!" Zazz laughed as Espio, Apple Bloom, Sctooaloo, and Sweetie Belle ran from his Moon Mech. "Box them all!"

Sweetie Belle teleported her and the others away from the horde.

"Damn it! Bring them down!" Zazz shouted as the Moon Mech fired but it missed. "What?! Aww- You're not trying the invisibility trick again, are you that lame, show yourself a fight me like a man!"

Apple Bloom and Espio attack from behind which allow Sweetie Belle to use her magic to strip the Chaos Emerald from him.

"You three are not bad but Zavok's done a lot worse. Ready for round two?" Zazz asked.

"No need! We got what we came for!" Espio said then threw a smoke bomb.

Zazz then manages to see Espio and the fillies jumping from rooftop to rooftop away from him; he calls him a coward and tells him to come back and fight so that he could show him the real power of the Chaos Emerald. However, when he checks his chest, he sees that the Emerald is gone and instead he finds a note from the Chaotix Detective Agency that says "Justice is served." Making him scream in anger that he got duped.

"Let! Them! Go!" As Jet and Adagio went straight for Zik.

"Brash fools. now you and the others begin to understand the consequences of threatening your elders," Zik said as the Zombot horde closed in on Wave and the others. "All it takes for me to do a single command and you have lost everything, will you beg for mercy? I hadn't had much fun in my lifetime."

"You haven't my sisters, old man!" Adagio said as Aria blew away all the Zombots leaving Zik speechless which Sonata to zap him then Strom punch him so hard that the Chaos Emerald popped and Wave used her wrench to catch it.

"Here take and get going!" Wave gave Jet the Emerald who then gave it to Sonata.

"Sonata, go on, get to the portal, and we'll be okay!" Jet told her.

"Okay." Sonata went through the portal leaving her friends and sisters behind to hold the horde until Sonic do his hero thing.

On the Faceship, at Angel Island.

"Angel Island,' Zavok said looking at his foes. "It looks smaller than Lost Hex. but no less beautiful. I cannot wait to bathe it Metal Virus."

Then the Facship started to sulfation.

"What in blazes...?"

"Goodness! Does this one emerland power the whole ship?" Rouge said while holding it. "I had wanted to do this elegantly, but I suppose brute force works for a brute like you."

"Tuck and Roll, boys!" Tempest said as they made their escape.

"No!" Zavok exclaimed as the Faceship crashed far away from the summit.

"Alas! There goes my best effort to date," Eggman sees his creation reduced to scrap metal.

"I'm just glad the Zombots survive something like that!" Rainbow exclaimed. "But's were the one Zavok had?"

"He's not going anywhere," Rouge told her.

"Actually he's coming for us!" Cozy exclaimed

With his Chaos Emerald, Zavok unleashes his full power and transforms into Giant Zavok. He then shoots a massive fireball out of his mouth at the island, shaking it and angering KnucklesSonic asks Tails, Twilight, and Rouge for air support and tells Silver to bring the Chaos Emeralds. Giant Zavok grabs a large handful of Zombots, charges up his throw with his Emerald, and hurls them onto the island. Before Sonic can finish his sentence, he is met face-to-face with Zombots, including some of his allies.

"Okay this is bad on every level," Twilight said. "Zavok has gone giant and blasting fireballs, and threw up the Zombots leaving nowhere to run!"

"Sonic, better have a plan or I'm so going to haunt you!" Knuckles said as he punched Zombot Shadow. "We need them away from the Master Emerald and others, so get moving!"

"You heard the man! Silver? Rainbow?" Sonic took off.

"Right behind you!" As Silver and Rainbow were behind him.

"Hey Metal! We need you as well!" Rainbow called him.

"It's the only way to save me!" Eggman said. "Activate your defensive measures and do as he says!"

Metal Sonic lifts Sonic in the air while Silver flies alongside them with the Chaos Emeralds. Giant Zavok sees the trio and mockingly asks if this is all they can muster as their last line of resistance. Although his means of creating more Metal Virus has been destroyed, he still commands the Zombots; he announces that he will use them to infect every last inch of the world, determined to see it grow sick and perish. As he says this, Giant Zavok throws another handful of Zombots at the trio, which Metal Sonic narrowly dodges with swift flying maneuvers. Sonic then tells the robot to head straight for the Chaos Emerald on Giant Zavok's chest.

Giant Zavok shoots out another fireball at Sonic and Metal Sonic. It appears to engulf the duo in flames, much to Silver's dismay; after the smoke clears, it is revealed that Metal Sonic had actually activated his Black Shield to protect the both of them. Sonic remarks that he is glad that he and Tails did not deactivate him when they had the chance. Giant Zavok reaches out and tries to grab Sonic and Metal Sonic, only for Silver to put place a barrier between the duo and the Zeti's hand. As Metal Sonic deactivates his shield, Sonic thanks Silver for his help and tells him not to drop the Chaos Emeralds; Silver tells him to just focus on getting the last Emerald. With the Emerald in sight, Sonic tells Metal Sonic to fly him in close; before they can do anything, Zavok exhales a mighty breath to blow the duo straight into the ground below.

As Sonic sits up, he meets Orbot and Cubot. The former suggests that Sonic should start running, but the hedgehog admits that his infection has overcome his speed. Orbot clarifies that he was suggesting Sonic run from the Zombots surrounding him. As Sonic readies himself for a fight, he asks his friends to give him a little bit longer. On the island, Tails desperately tries to fly away from Cheese and Chocola but cannot shake them; Knuckles suffers a strike from Shadow; Whisper is approached by Tangle but struggles to fight against her; Espio dodges attacks from both Vector and Charmy; Eggman finds himself crawling away from Big as he slowly approaches him.

Amy jumps in and hits Big with her hammer, only to see that it did not do anything. Suddenly, she is kicked into the cat by Eggman, thanking her for slowing Big down for him. As Amy is infected, Eggman continues his escape, planning to get to the Rescue Shuttle and leave for himself. Unfortunately for him, he slips on a Zombot Froggy, who jumps high into the air to land on the terrified doctor. Knuckles continues to pummel Shadow into the earth, despite being almost fully engulfed by his infection, but the Zombot hedgehog finally stops the assault by grabbing his fist. The echidna completely succumbs to the Metal Virus shortly afterward, turning to Tails who is fearfully asking Sonic for help as Cheese and Chocola pin his tails down to infect him.

Down below, Sonic and Rainbow Dash try to escape the clutches of several Zombots who are piling up on him; Metal Sonic arrives to hit the infected off of the hedgehog. Sonic then asks for Metal Sonic to take him back up to Zavok. The Zeti tells them to accept their fate, saying that he has lost and all machines were his to control. With this, Giant Zavok forcibly takes control of Metal Sonic and flings him backward, forcing them to run up his body. As they pull the Chaos Emerald out from Giant Zavok's chest, he yells for Silver to initiate their plan. Both of them fall with the Emerald as Sonic's infection nears its completion, prompting Silver to fly towards them with the rest of the Emeralds. As Sonic closes his eyes and Silver, Rainbow and Twilight approach him, Giant Zavok attempts to clasp his hands around the three of them.

In a white flash, Super Sonic, Super Silver, Rainbowifed Twilight, and Rainbow Dash appear unharmed.

"Alright dudes, ready to save the world?" Rainbow asked.

"Give me one second to take care of him," Sonic said.

"I shall crush you where you stand you---!" Zavok said but got interrupted Super Sonic delivers a flurry of blows that send him flying back into the debris of the Faceship, reduced to his normal size.

"That seems anticlimactic," Sliver said.

"No time for fancy especially since the Warp Topaz doesn't look like it's handling all this power too well."

"Me and Sonic we'll handle the warp portal, you and Silver handled the rest!" Rainbow said.

"Got it!" Sliver replied. "Ready. Twilight!"

"Reday," Twilight exclaimed then startred to chat. "Guyte shtati kevils art toy!"

Sliver and Twilight extracted the Metal Virus from every turning them back to normal.

"They did it!" Tails cheer as he held Cheese and Chocola

"Hooray!" Amy hugged Big.

"Amy?" Big asked being confused.

The Chaotix Crusders hummerd their jingle, while the villans sigh in relived.

"Holy shit, I can't belive the chat worked. Where are you sending it?" Twilight asked.

"Dumping where it can't hurt anyone ever again!" Sonic open a portal and toss the Metal Virus into the hot sun. "Now hang on, it's for Super Sonic Speed!"

Super Sonic, Silver and Rainbow Colored Ponies decide to speed things up by flying over the entire planet several times at supersonic speed.

"How were looking?" Rainbow asked.

"We're good, I can't dectet a drop of it!" Sliver said. "Oh Crap, the Wrap Topaz can't handle it!"

"Well time to get of thing that casue our problems!" Twilight said as a large explosion occurs that thrusts Silver and Rainbow, now back to normal, back onto Angel Island which Amy, Kuckles, Pinkie, Rairty, Starlight and Applejack to run toward them.

"Silver? Rainbow? Are you two okay?" Applejack

"We're fine, i been through a lot worse," Rainbow said. "But it's finally, the Metal Virus is destroyed but the Starline was right about the stone could't take it."

"And where Sonic and Twilight?" Starlight asked.

"They tried to ditch in a portal but..." Silver explained as fear the thought that Twilight and Sonic are gone.

From right where we left off, everyone feared that Sonic and Twilight are gone, the villains Eggman, Cozy Glow, Chrysalis, and Shadowforce were overjoyed.

"Oh boo-hoo! Our heroes made the ultimate sacrifice!" Eggman joked. "Please. It's like I'm the only one really knows how annoying that blue nuisance and pony pain in the neck are."

"Make that three," Cozy glared at him.

"Don't care, while the rest of these fools are grieving of the two, we fall back before they catch on," Shadowforce said.

...

"I don't see Mr. Sonic anywhere," Cream said.

"It was a very bright flash," Vanilla told her. "Perhaps we just missed him?"

Gemerl approaches both the rabbits and the Peaguas

"Uh Gemrel what's wrong?" Vanilla asked.

"Oh no, he's controlling by-"

"Me," Zavok exclaimed as he control Gemerl.

"Stop it! All your mean friends were beaten!" Fluttershy shouted. "The bad times are over! Just go home!"

"No, I won't suffer another humiliation from Sonic nor Twilight! I will never accept defeat! I have lost the Metal Virus and the Zombot Horde. I have lost the power of the Chaos Emerland... so I will this world with my own two hands!"

"They will come back and stop you!"

"Then you won't be here to welcome them any last words?"

"I do, Cheese! Get him!" Cream shouted as her Chao partner ambushed him.

"You would dare?!" Zavok asked it then got slammed by Tangle tail with Lrya doing a magic blast.

"Yeah, we dare!" Both of them said.

"Alright, guys and girls!" Vector said as everyone came in. "Take him down."

"I. Will. Not. Fall!" Zavok easily overpowered them only for Whisper to hit his shoulder with her Variable Wispon in Cube Mode.

"Then you will be crushed!" Sliver held him.

"Finally, the nightmare is over," Rarity said.

"I wouldn't say it's over just yet," Applejack told her. "Zavok is one of the Deadly Six, the other five are still out there."

"AJ's right," Sunset agreed. "And that is a big problem."

"Speaking of the Deadly Six? What happened to the shuttle?" Starlight asked.

"Up there," Big said seeing the shuttle taking off.

"Who would fly- wait!" Amy realized.

"How the hell did we forget about Eggman?!"

"I'll stop him!" Gemerl said as Shadowforce came out of nowhere and smashed him then Chyrsails and Cozy Glow came at his

"Shadowforce!" Everyone saw him.

"Sorry, lads," Shadowforce as he got hold of Orbot and Cubot in their shape. "You're getting the drop on us again!"

Shadowforce teleported him, the bots, and the filly and changeling away from the group.

Meanwhile...at Imperial Palace in Blaze's Dimension, the princess looks out of a balcony at the Imperial Palace.

"I come with the evening security report, your highness, " One of Blaze's assistants, Gardon approaches her.

"Proceed," Blaze said.

"There is nothing to report, All is peaceful."

"And may that your report for many nights to come," Blaze said then suddenly, a crash land occurs outside much to Blaze and Gardon's surprise.

"Wait, princess!" As Gardon and Blaze ran toward it. "It could be dangerous!"

"If it threatens my home, I will show it who is dangerous," Blaze said as they reached the site of the crash.

"Oh, my stars! Is that..."

"Yes! It's Sonic and Twilight!" Blaze sees the knocked hedgehog and alicorn.

"The Sonic and Twilight I knew were heroes, a paragon, Sonic was swift, and Twilight was smart and bright, there no challenge nor threat that they face together," Blaze as they were having tea.

"Wel those two sound impressive," Sonic said.

"In fair opinion. we haven't the foggiest clue what happens but what I can say is that everything was warped then the next minute was crashland right here," Twilight said.

Well it's clear that both of you suffer amnesia, which leaves me with two questions, what in the world did this to them, and two, what's happening in your world, now?

At the Restoration HQ

"I can't do this!" Amy exclaimed.

"Is something wrong?" Spike asked.

"Can't do any more paperwork, Spike," Amy explained. "I'm no leader.., the only reason I took the lead position was that no one was there and there was work to be done! I will do anything to go back to the old days when I was chasing Sonic to be part of an adventure with him."

"It must hurt that both Sonic and Twilight are no longer with us," Spike said then heard footsteps. "But they save us from the plague and in turn, we shouldn't give."

"Your right, but I wish I had some help..."

"Hello? Miss Rose? Am I in the right place?" Jewel asked as she walked in.

"Please, call me Amy and he is Spike, and you are?"

"Jewel, curator of Spiral Hill's Mineral Museum. I'm a friend of Tange's."

"Okay! She mentioned you before," Spike said. "What can we do for you?"

"Is more of the other way around... Tangle told me that you weren't enjoying the rigors of running things... I enjoy most of it, it's not any trouble, I would like to take over admin of restoring and giving you a break." Jewel offered.

"Oh, thank god," Amy started to tear up a bit. "You are a life-saver Jewel! I'll make sure that you're up to speed before stepping down. Organizing supplies for rebuilding and finding the people displaced by their time as Zombots."

At the Echo Mine, Tails, Tangle, and Rainbow Dash helped Rough and Tumble up from the refuse pit. After Rough and Tumble are helped out of the hole, Rough asks why they were helping them. Tangle explains that Sonic and Twilight cured the world of the Metal Virus, the liquid that Dr. Eggman tricked Rough and Tumble into using, it and gave the world a second chance; she and Tails were making sure that everyone was getting one. The skunk brothers simply burst out laughing and run away to once again run wild.

"So... those two are going behind bars at the end of the day?" Rainbow asked.

"If they don't get lost in the mines," Tails said.

"This calls for a celebration, a party at my place, and everyone is invited!" Tangle exclaimed.

"Too bad, Silver's already gone home!" Rainbow said.

At Dr. Eggman's Lab

"Status report!" Eggman said grabbing his lackeys' attention.

"So far none has been good," Cozy explained. "The Zombots had done a number on your bases, especially once the Deadly Six took over."

"Where are those miserable Zeti, anyway?"

"So, far Zavok was defeated and safely been locked away, the other five are still out there by there laying low, for now," Chrysails said.

"Then it's full steam ahead to our next project!" Eggman exclaimed. "I need to establish my next plan before Sonic and Twilight return causing me headaches. And a way to counter the Zeti without the use of the Conch."

"Not finding Starline," Shadowforce said. "We didn't look into it after you kicked him in, he could be anywhere."

Elsewhere, in Starline's repository, several Egg Pawns move boxes around. Starline himself is marking off the Eggman Empire insignias on them with asterisks. He monologues, saying that Eggman is truly the genius he thought he was but he is inept in his execution, and Sonic is the powerhouse he was expected to be, yet reckless. He finds so much wasted potential in both of them but believes he has the clarity of vision and can improve upon them. He states that he is still loyal to Eggman despite his cruelty. He claims he will conquer the world and surpass Eggman so that he may learn by example. According to Starline, when he seats Eggman on the throne of victory, he will acknowledge that he was right; he would have to listen to Starline and they will work together as equals.

In Seaside City, at the Chaotix Detective Agency, the Chaotix have become extremely very busy and disorganized with several missing persons cases.

"That the eighth-person called us about missing people... almost making me miss the day when we couldn't find work!" Vector exclaimed.

"Hello everyone!" Cream, Vanilla, The Chao, and Gemerl walked in.

"You have been working so hard to reunite everyone and their families, so we brought you lots of tasty treats to keep you going," Fluttershy said.

"You are a treasure, you two," Espio said looking at the treats.

"It's real nice of you, but we have a lot on our plates," Sweetie Belle said.

"Well that simply won't do, Gemerl, would you help?" Vanilla asked.

At once, scanning data. Preparing a database of missing persons.

"Cheese? Chocola? Put away please?" Both of them put the organized files away.

"Cream and I will handle the calls for now and update you as Gemerl processes information."

"I'll take lots of notes!" Cream said.

"So that means..." Vector started.

"We're free to do our thing!" Scottaloo exclaimed as they walked out. "Time to
find those missing people!"

At Forest Hill

"There you are, sometime you can hard to track down you know that?" Rouge glared at him. "Everything has settled down, the bad guys have gone in hiding and there's no sign of Omega, Sonic, or Twilight. Did hear a word I said?"

"Yes," Shadow replied.

"What's up? You're even brooding than usual than. If you can't about it I'll leave it be."

"I owe both of them, not they're gone, that's all."

"They're a big party at Spiral Hill tonight- interested?"

"Pass."

"Figured, but I thought I'd try."

In Spiral Hill Village, everyone is partying away, having a good time and Whisper was watching the Babylon Rogues and the Dazzlings since they attack the town.

"This is the best party I've ever seen, and I should know!" Pinkie said. "Good thing bring enough cake for everyone!"

Suddenly, the group is alerted to a large crash in the town.

"The life of the party is here!" They heard Cozy Glow's voice.

"You gotta be kiddin' me!" Tangle exclaimed as the group saw Chrysalis, Cozy Glow, Shadowforce, and Eggman in a large robot.

"And shall be the ending all of yours!" Eggman exclaimed.

In Spiral Hill Village, Dr. Eggman has crashed the group's celebration while piloting the Giga Omega mecha with Omega incorporated into it.

"I simply must thank you for gathering in one place! It makes destroying every last one of you much faster!" Eggman said.

"Tails! Use your computer thingy and mess with the mecha programming!" Vector ordered him.

"Custom coding coming up!" Tails said.

"For those who can fly! Try to bust into the cockpit!"

"The rest of you are with me! Aim for the leg joints and bring him down!"

Gemerl flies quickly at Eggman, declaring that he will not menace Cream further. The young rabbit yells for Gemerl to be careful, only for Eggman to electrify him with tethers and pull him into Giga Omega's mouthplate, forcibly adopting him with the mech in Eggman's favor of an upgrade. The doctor laughs about this, stating that he now had twice the combat coding and processing power, making it a quadruple power-up overall. He then launches a barrage of missiles alongside a large laser.

Meanwhile, at the Imperial Palace on Blaze's world.

"How are you two doing on this fine evening?" Blaze asked Sonic and Twilight.

"Never been better your highness," Twilght exclaimed as she stretch her wings.

"Well at least they're feeling better," Gardon said.

"Truly,"

"While I agree we must do anything to help them are you sure this will work?"

"No, the nature of Sonic and Twilight's arrival, his memory loss, are all a mystery... but I have faith in the power of the Sol Emerlands, and as their guardian, only I may use their power for this task," Blaze said as she transforms to Burning Blaze and calls their attention to her, after which she begins to chant that the Sol Emeralds will help them to remember and asks that he gaze into the sacred fire to have it fuel the winds of his spirit. Adding on to this, she asks Sonic and Twilight to return to them and return to the heroes she knows them to be.

Back on Sonic's world, Rouge asks Tails if he has a plan. He says that he wrote some code that should interfere with Giga Omega's systems and eject Gemerl. However, there was no wireless receiver, meaning he would have to use a hard line to upload it. As breaking was Rouge's specialty, she was prepared to help. On Tails' count, he and Rouge fly in and look for an access panel on Giga Omega. The bat notes that the construction quality on Giga Omega was rather poor, meaning that Eggman had built it in a hurry and probably did not have much to hide. She successfully finds an access panel, allowing Tails to hook his Miles Electric up to it. Tails' code does its job and ejects Gemerl from Giga Omega. When Charmy and Cream check up on him, Gemerl initiates a system reboot. Tails notes to Rouge that Omega was part of Giga Omega; when Rouge asks him to get him out, the fox says that he is trying but he was hardwired into the chassis. As Tails mentions trying to see if there was an ejection protocol, Eggman spots the pair, opens his cockpit, gets a laser gun, and shoots directly at them. Rouge manages to move Tails out of the way in time.

Omega's primary systems return online, while his secondary programming was active. He found conflict within himself as he wanted to both destroy Eggman and destroy Eggman's enemies. Due to this, the barrage of projectiles stopped, giving the others time to directly attack Giga Omega head-on. Cheese hits Eggman on the head, prompting him to close up the cockpit again. He dials in input to put Omega under his control again. Charmy tries telling Omega to fight him but the robot's systems are overridden, allowing Giga Omega to try to swing at the bee. Luckily for him, he dodges the attack.

"How are you two feeling?"

"Like I crash one too many loop-de-loops in a row," Sonic explains as he felt groggy.

"But a lot less warped, thanks for reigniting our fire," Twilight thank her.

"I'm just happy that both of you are back to your old self. Can you remember what happened?"

"It's fuzzy but yeah, things were dicey, but me, Twi. Silver and Rainbow handled it."

"And by 'handling it' you and Twilight crash-landed in my garden with amnesia."

"Well.. you know me, I like to make an entrance. Sorry, by the way."

"Not to sound ungrateful, but our friends must be worried can you send us home?"

"Of course. Please give my best to Amy and the others."

"Will do, but come soon, okay?

"Thank you, I will," Blaze used her power to send them back.

"You put up a decent fight, but it's time to end this once and for all!" Eggman declared as the villains prepare their final attack before they did anything, a burst of flame came out of nowhere, and suddenly Sonic and Twilight were there.
"Oh, shit," Shadowforce gasped.

"Hey, guys did you miss us?" Sonic asks as he looked at injured Tails and a shocked Eggman.

"Look like we're unfashionable late, what happened?" Twilight asked.

"Eggman is using Omega as the core for the big one!" Tails said.

"Got it!" Sonic replied as got on to the cockpit.

"No, this was to be our moment of victory!" Cozy complained.

Sonic proceeds to attack Giga Omega's center at a high velocity before finally getting behind Omega and pushing him out. "Out you, go!"

Unleashing Stockpile Wrath!

"Oh crap!" Cozy Glow said as Omega unleashes a barrage of gunfire at Giga Omega, destroying it. Forcing them to eject before it happens, and Omega falls apart after being severely weakened.

"You two couldn't stay gone, could you?!" Eggman snapped. "Just had to come back and ruin everything!"

Chrysalis was about to attack only for Twilight to blast her sending her right into the others.

"Always, Egg-face," Sonic got in his fight stance. "Anytime, anywhere."

"Come closer. We'll go another round," Sonic said.

"Still sore about getting infected and almost having all of Equestria and Mobius becoming land of mindless machines?" Cozy sheepily asked.

"That and all the other things you've done," Twilight added.

"Well at least ruined your celebration! The next time we come back, our plan will be even more dangerous than the last one!" Shadowforce said as he teleported them out of there.

"Until next time," Twilight said still hoping that they will come around then got tackled by her friends.

"Oh, sweet Celestia, you and Sonic are alive," Pinkie said as she burst into tears.

"We were worried that we'd never see you again," Rarity said.

"We're perfectly fine, by the way, Blaze said hi!" Sonic was hugged by Amy Tails.

"Yo! Are we getting our victorious group hug?" Tangle asked.

"You know it!"

"Yeah! Everybody get in on this!" Tangle exclaimed as she used her tail to wrap everyone.

"I hate to ruin the mood," Jewel came in. "But the town is still on fire."

"That can be fixed!" Sonic said. "Your town is invasion-prone you know that?"

"I'll you know we were perfectly boring until you showed up!" Tangle said.

"He never stops does he?" Amy said.

"Nope and neither should we come on!" Rarity said as everyone cleaned up.

Hours later both Rainbow and Sonic were resting on the outskirts of town.

"Sonic, I just want to let you know, that I'm glad that you are healthy," Rainbow said.

"Me too, I hope Sliver and Blaze can come back and not deal with some kind of disaster," Sonic said.

"And nine times out of ten says that Eggman started it, it's a new day so up for a race?"

"You know it!"

Both Rainbow and Sonic raced throughout the valley hoping for new adventures.

That does for the Metal Virus Storyline and next time it's on to the Chaos Races.

Outside of Cantlelot Castle in Equestria, Sonic was relaxing in a tree, while Rainbow was sleeping on a cloud both of them heard a commotion there as Rouge, Amy, Tails, the Mane 6, and Flurry Heart who is now a grown filly were fixing up the damaged Omega.

"Uh, Rouge where did you get this?" Tails asked Rouge.

"It's a souvenir from the Faceship. directly from Dr.Eggman's personal files," Rouge said.

"Remarkable."

"I was hoping they'd make some sense to you, boy genius."

"That's the last of it," Amy said as she, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie brought the rest of Omega's body parts.

"So, Tails think you can rebuild him?" Flurry Heart asked.

"I'm not sure Flurry," Tails admitted. "Eggman wrote them in code, without the Cipher it's gibberish."

"Even I could descramble," Twilight came in. "Omega is a bit more than a tune-up, it's more of a rebuild."

"Then how do we repair him?" Spike asked.

"Our best bet is to find an abandoned base with access to the EggNet, so I could find the cipher for the blueprints," Tails suggested as Sonic and Rainbow entered.

"Tails! Dash and I know a base by Windmill Village; The Doc hasn't been there in a while, and it might have what you need! Wanna come, Amy?" Sonic asked.

"Y-You and I, on a mission?" Amy stammered as her face blushed like mad.

"It'll be dark, cold, deep underground infested with a lot of rusty badniks..." Rainbow explained.

"Sound great," Amy groans.

"We can count on you blue," Rouge said.

"That takes care of that of the blueprints but we still the materials, I don't have the equipment to fabricate the parts, but if I had an E-100 series part set, I could maybe use that. They're really rare, though..."

"Is that it? I can take care of that," Rouge said as she showed every photo on her phone. "I've had this mark for a while."

"White Park? The Rollercoaster place?' Sonic asked.

"That's just the tip of the Iceberg. White Park is the place to find rare goods. Including salvaged Eggman tech... if you know who to talk to."

"But, I do! It's the reigning champion of the White Park Chao Racing Circuit: Clutch. His real claim to fame is an unparalleled collection of technology and riches. And he's been known to make the odd trade under the table. But due to my reputation, it may be difficult to earn his trust, so we'll need a cover story. And there's one waiting: The Chao Races!"

"You've put an awful lot of thought into this," Pinkie sternly asked.

"With so much treasure just sitting there for the taking why wouldn't I? Now we're going to need one more person to make this work..."

Moments later, Amy was on the phone with Vanilla, Cream's mother.

"Are sure about this?" Amy asked.

"You're still welcome to join the boys, and the others in the abandoned lair," Rouge said.

"Fair enough."

Amy tells Vanilla about wanting Cream to join them in White Park for some Chao Racing to help win parts to repair Omega. While Vanilla is initially unsure of the idea, Amy tries to persuade her by saying that they would be there to help fix up Gemerl if he was damaged and asks if Omega deserves the same kindness. Vanilla agrees with her logic and tells Amy that she believes Gemerl could use a tune-up; he had actually sustained some damage from his battle but has not complained about it. Amy says that she is sure Tails can figure something out, with Cream excited about the idea. Gemerl protests, saying that his primary systems were fully operational after his system reboot and any damage he sustained was merely superficial. Nonetheless, Cream asks to help and Vanilla accepts since Amy and Gemerl would be with her. She tells her daughter to get her winter clothes to endure Winter Park's cold while she packed cookies for the trip; she adds that Amy will be at their house soon. Cream turns to Gemerl, excited to be going on another adventure, and Vanilla tells her to be careful.

In the forest near Windmill Village, Sonic, Tails, Twilight, Pinkie and Rainbow have entered Eggman's abandoned base.

"How did you two find out about this place?" Twilight asked.

"Spotted it during our races," Sonic replied. "I like to keep tabs like this when I see it."

"I wondered why Eggman abandoned this one..." Tails wondered.

"Maybe it was taken over by ghost badniks!" Pinkie said putting on her scary face as they laughed with her. "They come out under the full moon... watch, they vant to suck your blood!"

"I think you've got some wires crossed there Pinks," Rainbow said.

"What? No! Never!"

The group manage to find a room with a computer terminal;

"Aha, a computer terminal!" Tails exclaimed. "Once we get some backup power going, I should access from here."

"Yeesh, Rarity would flip her lid if she did this at least we'll have company..." Rainbow said unbeknownst to an eye monitoring them from a broken Badnik.

Meanwhile, Amy is driving Rouge, Cream, Cheese, Gemerl, Rarity, Fluttershy, Flurry Heart, and Applejack in her car.

"There it is---White Park!" Rouge exclaimed seeing it.

"My word it's pretty, sompony pinch me!" Rarity cheered.

"I know technically a vacation, but it's a nice change after all that pushing papers at the Restoration HQ..." Amy admired the view until suddenly forced to veer off of the main road and come to a halt after seeing Shadow and Tempest standing in the middle of their way. "What the hell--Shadow?!"

"How about that? Hey, you two!" Rouge greeted them.

"Typical," Shadow said.

"What are you two doing here?" Rarity asked.

"Nothing that concerns you," Tempest said.

"Hold on-- we're trying to fix up Omega do want to come along?" Amy asked.

"Not interested," as the two left them.

"Why do those two have to be a grump all the time?" Applejack asked.

"Don't take it personally, AJ, odds are we see those two again," Rouge said.

A short drive later, the group arrives at White Park Grand Chateau, where Rouge states that she will go by the alias "Facet". She asks Omega to stay quiet and asks the others to follow her lead and act naturally. An Omochao greets the guests of the chateau as the emcee for today's event. He announces that the Grand Prix would be beginning soon and if anyone wished to compete, they have to register their Chao immediately. While Rouge takes Cream to get signed up, Amy goes to find seats for them. At the table, Rouge manages to get her way to the front of the line using Cream's cuteness. She then tries to get Cream signed up for the event, only to be told that children could not participate. Rouge instead registers herself with Cheese. As Cheese is lined up with the other Chao, an Omochao states that the first 50 Chao to cross the finish line will be entered into their Grand Prix starting tomorrow.

Cream asks why Rouge lied and tells her that it was not nice not to tell the truth. Rouge corrects her to say "Ms. Facet" and that a little white lie would not hurt them. Gemerl notes Rouge's predisposition towards deception, which Rouge tells him that he is no fun for doing so. When they meet back up with Amy, Rouge alerts her to the presence of Clutch on the balcony across from them. An Omochao begins the race, which initially startles Cheese and has them lagging behind. However, with some encouragement from Cream, Cheese determinedly runs back into the race quickly. When they try jumping off of a cliff, they are knocked into the water by a Dark Chao. They still do not give up and continue to swim. Cream and Amy offer more encouragement from the sidelines. With the goal set on his site, Cheese makes one final push and flies overhead, crossing the finish line. With this, they manage to qualify for the Grand Prix. As they are hugged and congratulated by Cream, Cheese looks to his Dark Chao rival (owned by Clutch) and it simply looks back at them with a devilish grin. Amy admits that the plan was a fun one so far, with Rouge adding that they were always fun. Emerging from the shadows, Clutch greets Rouge and Amy. Gemerl initially attempts to shield Cream and tell Clutch to stay back, only for Rouge to move in front of him and state the opossum's reputation precedes him and that her friends were not used to such a refined environment. Clutch is charmed to meet "Facet" and tells her that he makes the point of meeting with all the new trainers in the chateau, especially when they have an exceptional Chao with them. Handing Rouge his card, Clutch says that his apartment is the penthouse suite and she should stop by later so that they could talk shop. The bat accepts his invitation.

Amy notes that the situation seemed too easy, to which Rouge was sure that Clutch had something up his sleeve but believes she can handle herself regardless. With this, Amy goes to book a room for the night. Later that night, Rouge visits Clutch's penthouse room. She notes how big it is and how messy the material was kept. As Rouge meets Clutch at his "throne", he states that he knows her name is not truly "Facet"; as he was sitting on a not-insignificant fortune and she was a world-famous thief, they were bound to meet eventually. He proposes a deal to Rouge; he states that if Cheese manages to win the Grand Prix tomorrow, he will give her anything she wants from his collection, so long as she trades the Chao for it so that he can train it himself. He says that he treats his Chao well, as long as they were winning for him. Rouge says that she will think it over, to which Clutch accepts and tells her to peruse his assortment of gemstones on the way out. Omega notices Rouge's dilemma as Cheese was not her property and asks how she will obtain him. Rouge passes on such a thought, saying that she will not give Cheese away. Gaining a new idea, she realizes that Clutch does not need to know that. She then tells Omega her thoughts. The bat soon exits the room, stating that the events should be interesting. Down the hallway, Rouge spots a hooded figure who has been following her and the others since they arrived. As she wonders who the person was, they reveal themselves to Rouge and shock her.

Outside, Shadow and Tempest Shadow were viewing White Park.

"So far, another dead, no sign of Eggman's work," Tempest said. "Just games and amusements."

"Maybe the rumor of the bot trader was false," Shadow added.

"What are Amy and the others doing here? Including Cream?"

"They are not our problem, and who's that?" As the two saw the hooded figure from before. "Maybe there was something to the rumors after all... you there stop!"

Suddenly the hooded figure was cornered by Shadow and Tempest.

"Don't bother running you can't...."

However, the figure manages to use a blue aura around themselves to run right past both of them onto another roof. Being stunned they manage to catch up to it.

"Are working for Dr.Eggman? Or--?" Tempest asked before the figure encapsulates itself in a red aura and rips off a log from the holding of a window. He uses the log to knock Shadow and Tempest off of the roof. The hedgehog and the pony fall with nothing but a piece of card from the jacket that the figure was wearing.

It was morning at the White Park Chateau. Amy, Cream, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Cheese, Flurry Heart, and Gemerl are having breakfast.

"Something on your mind darling?" Flurry Heart asked the rabbit.

"I'm worried, Ms. Rouge didn't come last night!" Cream expressed her concern. "What if something happened to her?"

"Rouge can take care of herself. She probably just had too much-stealing everybody's fancy jewels or something," Amy said knowing her.

"The only treasure in this Chateau is friendly faces!" Rouge suddenly came out of nowhere. "I checked. Most of the guests in this place are gold plating and rhinestones."

"Morning Ms.Rouge."

"Do you think that's a good example to be set for her?" Applejack retorted.

"Definitely not, Cream remember, if you're ever going to loot a hotel, make sure are loaded first."

Then the Omocaho started to speak.

Attenion, race attendees! Today's proceeding will be starting momently. Trainers, please your Chao to the track!

"I believe that's our cue!" Rarity exclaimed.

"C'mon! We don't want to be late!"

"Chao Chao!"

"Wait for me!"

As Rouge and the others headed to the track, none of them knew that Shadow and Tempest were still baffled by what happened last night.

"If we're going to find the one who beat us, it won't be with them," Shadow explained.

"If maybe our luck that stranger could be the root of the Egg-tech rumors," Tempest suggested. "Even luckier that we have a lead."

"I hope they make use of the time they have left because it won't be much,"

As Cheese performs in their race, Shadow and Tempest make their way up to Clutch's penthouse.

"It looks like the rumors were true, this collector better has answers about Eggman's whereabouts, for their sakes."

"Hey, this looks suspicious."

Both looked under the tarp and were disgusted.

"Utter scum!" Shadow couldn't believe what he and Tempest saw then heard a familiar robot's voice.

At the race, the announcer states that the winners of the race will be entered into the semifinals. Clutch's Dark Chao glares at Cheese before the race begins. When it commences, Cream cheers Cheese on and asks them to be careful. The Chao struggles with Clutch's Chao. However, once they set their eyes on the finish line, they flew directly for it while Clutch's Chao failed to catch them and fell into the water. After several other Chao finishes, Cheese is congratulated by Cream and Amy. Rouge catches Clutch's eye, who glares at her. She then turns to Cream and asks to take Cheese to first aid as she believed their last landing was a little rough. Gemerl does not permit this action, with Amy backing him up and asking what Rouge was up to.

Rouge explains that she needs Cheese with her so that she can get Clutch alone. He believes that it will be a trade of a Chao for the parts they need. However, she has the plan to turn the tables on him and thinks that it may be too much to handle for the others. Amy dismisses this, determined to help. Soon, the five went to Clutch's penthouse. The opossum smugly mocks them, especially Gemerl, who nearly begins a fight with him but is stopped by Rouge. Clutch makes it clear that he is not defenseless. Rouge insists that they are there for the trade, and as she leads Cream and Cheese to the opossum, she whispers that she has it under control. Clutch finds some amusement in realizing that Cream was Cheese's trainer and says that he knew he liked Rouge. The bat replies with "I always get what's mine. After nothing happens, Rouge repeats it, but Clutch picks up on her attempt to use a codeword.

Then Clutch was kicked by Shadow and Tempest did a magic blast.

"Anayals complete: Shadow's plan is better than Rouge's" Omega said.

"Take that you, ruffian!" Rarity exclaimed.

"Not the help I expected but I'm not complaining, thank you two!"

"I didn't do it for you," Shadow said then left. "I'm off to find a real challenge."

As the black hedgehog left, Cream, Cheese, Fluttershy, and Gemerl looked underneath the tarp and quickly a ghast.

"Oh, my goodness!" Fluttershy, Cream, and Cheese gasped seeing the imprisoned Chao. "You poor things, so this is why you raced so hard.., that Mr. Clutch would put you back if you lost!"

"Chao Ch-Chao..." the Dark Chao said yes.

"We have to get them out!" Cream exclaimed as Cheese tries to help his fellow Chao.

"Agreed, but I think it won't be easy," Gemerl said as Applejack saw Rouge leaving.

"You're leaving as well?"

"Uh I'm going to call Tails, we could use his help picking the right parts for Omega," Then Rouge left.

In Eggman's abandoned base, Sonic playfully fights a Knuckles-like doll. And already bore off his skull.

"Sooo... Tails! Are you nearly done with that whole hacker thing yet?" Sonic asked.

"Sorry, the system firewall is really tricky. It's taking most of me and Twilight's effort to stay undetected!"

"You say that the Eggnet is hard to crack!? Ha, that's a good one!" Pinkie laughed at it.

"Ugh," Rainbow groaned. "It's official, this least fun trip to a secret base I've been on!"

"Same," As Sonic kicks a screw. The screw bounces around and hits an individual hidden in rubble.

"Oh, sawdust."

"Badink!" Sonic exclaimed. "Hang tight I got this!"

"Holy moly, your Sonic the Hedgehog!" The robot recognizes Sonic as he continues to try and fight her. Once Sonic steps on her tail, she quickly kicks him away.

"No that's inserting!"

"Oh, no! I am so sorry, it's a reflex, I can't even control it, honest! I'm not a badnik, I don't even know how to fight!"

"My bad, I get squirrely when I'm cooped up inside."

"Forgive us," Twilight greeted the puppeteer. "When we run into robots, they're usually part of Eggman's army. I'm Twilight, and these are my friends, Tails, Rainbow, and Pinkie. What's your name?"

"Uh, Belle."

"Holy moly! Your construction is remarkable! I've never seen a wooden robot before!" Tails exclaimed. "Who did the work?"

"That's private."

"Let me guess: Mustache, Bald, Big on theme parks?" Pinkie took a stab.

"My creator is missing and I'm looking for them, They're not Dr.Eggman."

"See? You don't have to fight every robot, Sonic," Tails said.

"Sure," Sonic said sternly.

The computer soon detects an unauthorized access attempt and begins an alert.

"Son of a... I forgot about the firewall!" Tails run to the computer to find everything locked. "Damnit it's locked!"

"It's ok," Pinkie comforts him. "We'll figure something else out--"

"No, I'll get around! I won't give up!"

"Uh, guys?" Belle chimed in. "I don't think were alone in here... Yeek! Gears and Starters!"

"You say that again!" Rainbow said the attention to the Beats begin to swarm the area.

"Are those Badniks?"

"Yeah, these guys are the type that explodes if they grab you."

"And not very smart but also slow!"

However, the group is unaware of an Egg Keeper that emerges from the ground behind them. Seeing it, Belle pushes Twilight out of the way, getting herself trapped within the Badnik's saucer. Twilight destroys the Badnik with a Magic Blast to free Belle

"Are you okay?" Twilight asked her.

"I think so..."

"I hope you're ready to put those weird skills to use..." Sonic said.

"Because we're gonna need all the help we can get!" Rainbow finished his thought.

Next time the Race is on!

"How in the hell do they keep coming?!"

Sonic, Tails, Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Belle still find themselves surrounded by several Egg Keepers and exploding Beats.

"Who knows how many could be packed inside the walls," Tails said.

"Doesn't matter this isn't going to hold forever!" Rainbow exclaimed as they kept closing in.

"I've got an idea-- Pinkie fired when I give you the signal!" Twilight said.

"Locked and Loaded!" Pinkie armed her cannon.

"Now! Everyone else, run for it!" As soon as Twilight and the rest had gotten far away Pinkie had her cannon to full blast and every badnik was scrap metal and everyone was out of the base.

"That was fun!" Sonic exclaimed.

"That was horrifying!" Belle retorted.

"That's pretty normal for us," Twilight said then felt a Horn Pulse. "We should let the others know-- I got something from Rarity."

Twilight, we've got trouble on our end. Rouge needs Tails to meet her in White Park, and have the rest of us drop at the chateau to help the rest of us.

"She's saying that Rouge needs Tails, and for us to help out Amy and the others," Twilight explained.

"We need to get to move on," Rainbow said.

"Wait! Could get a ride, maybe?" Belle asked.

"Of course," Twilight said.

"Thank goodness."

"Alright let's fly!" Tails said.

"Well, get on!" Pinkie pushed Belle onto the plane "And P.S. you might want to hold tight."

"What do mean by that?" Belle asked nervously.

Moments later At the chateau, Sonic and Belle meet up with Amy who hugs the former and says that she knew he would come. When Sonic expresses surprise at this, Amy reveals that she did not actually know but she was not complaining. She says that she came down here to see if she could find Rouge as she left to call Tails; they needed Tails' help in figuring out which parts to take. According to Sonic, Tails was not with him as they heard from Rouge that she needed him for an emergency. Amy says that she knew nothing about that; though there were some snags, she would not call it an emergency. With this, Amy asks Sonic to follow her up to the penthouse to see if he could bust open something. Before this, Amy is introduced to Belle. In the penthouse, Sonic is greeted by a troubled Cream who tells him that they could not break open the cage holding the captive Chao without hurting them, and there were many locks. Hearing this, Belle exclaims that she can do locks. She opens her fingers revealing several handyman tools and states that she was the person to turn to for anything that needed tinkering with. Cream is overjoyed at this while Sonic is left slightly stunned. While Cream and Belle formally introduce themselves to each other, Sonic asks Amy what is wrong. She explains that she has a bad feeling about Rouge and Tails; if Rouge changed the plan, she should have told her. After declaring that they need to find them, Sonic says that he will do a sweep outside and find them. After he leaves, Cream asks where Sonic went to. Amy explains that he went to get Tails and would be right back. Gemerl states that their situation is still extremely tenuous and they did not have the time. Before the robot could finish his sentence, the lights are turned off and they hear a chilling laugh.

Clutch managed to escape, saying that he pretended to remain unconscious for a while. Raising up her hammer, Amy calls Clutch to come out and fight fair. Clutch instead takes a shot at Amy with his cane. He explains that he leaves his door unlocked because the people who know why are not foolish enough to cross him; those who do not, according to him, will not make it out alive. Clicking a button on his cufflink, Clutch flees the scene and says his goodbyes to the group. Out from the shadows, a Snowy emerges. Amy and Gemerl prepare to battle the Badnik, only to see that more Badniks were activating and surrounding Cream, Cheese, and Belle. Amy tells Gemerl to help Cream while she handles Snowy on her own. The large Badnik takes a swing at her which she dodges. The hedgehog hits Snowy with her hammer but it barely dents it. She runs away from the Badnik as it tries to attack her, and she gives wants Sonic to be present. Amy snaps herself out of it as if she was not going to let the Badnik push her around and handle it herself. Declaring that being in charge of the Restoration was tougher than anything it can throw at her and beating robots like it was her specialty, Amy hits a piece of furniture at the Snowy. This angers the Badnik and it continues to pursue Amy.

Nearby, Tails wakes up restrained next to a tied-up Rouge on a roller coaster, with a hooded figure in the front seat.

"What the heck?! I landed the Tornado where you said you attacked me! Why--"

"I didn't not of my free will."

"What do you mean?"

"I was hypnotized, hard to believe right?"

"But why?"

"Now, now, let's not ruin the moment, I hope you are a bit of a challenge, Rouge but even you can fall under mind control!" The figure exclaimed.

"Any luck, Dash?" Sonic asked.

"Nope," Rainbow Dash replied while looking for them.

"If I were a kid genius and/ or super-spy where would I be..." Sonic said then spotted them. "There we go."

"Let's get to the bottom of this!" Rainbow Dash said as they approached them.

"Excellent... it's nearly time for my big scene," the hooded figure sees Sonic, they throw one of the carts at him to knock him off of his balance and off of the tracks. Luckily for the hedgehog, he is rescued by Shadow.

"You couldn't dodge that?" Shadow asked.

"Oh hi, Shadow, nice to see you."

"Out of my way."

"Thanks for the save, so you after the coaster, too?" Rainbow asked.

"I had the wrong man, but not this time!"

"I'll take that as a 'yes," Rainbow simply said as three were right behind and Rainbow got the figure's attention. "Hey, jackass! It's rude to throw roller coasters at people!"

"Sonic! Rainbow! Watch out-"

"I'll handle the dramatic reveal, sidekick," The figure turns out to be Dr. Starline.

"Starlame, where the hell you have been hiding?"

"None of your business, Miss Dash, but I've got places to be."

"Don't worry, we'll make this quick!" Sonic exclaimed.

"Wait I have yet to spring my surprise on you and should happen right now!"

An explosion occurs at a nearby mountain that causes an avalanche heading straight for the chateau.

"We had such fun in the snow last time, I thought you might enjoy an encore!" Starline exclaimed. "So what'll it be? Save your friends or the hundred innocents in the chateau?"

"Dude, what the buck?!" Rainbow shouted. "You'd set off an entire avalanche for a distraction?"

"I know it's a bit cliche, but I couldn't resist. The heroes, forced to choose between the masses or the hold dear... it's classic! You decide; let hundred tons of snowfall on innocent heads or Tails?" Starline asked.

"Enough games!" Shadow exclaimed.

"Hold on!" Sonic stopped him. "You, Rainbow, and I are the only ones who can stop the avalanche-"

"Not interested."

"Go help the chateau, we'll be okay!" Tails assured him.

"You'd better," Sonic left them.

"We need to get going Shadow... and where are you going?" Rainbow asked.

"Going straight to the showdown? No matter! If beat you and Tempest Shadow, I can do it again!"

"You didn't beat me... you only sealed your fate."

"Son of a..." Rouge groaned as she free herself. "We don't have time for this! Cut the ropes like did, and get ready to move! Omega execute codeword: GET WHAT'S MINE!

"Codeword accepted: Intainontg auditroudy interference!"

Omega springs up beside Starline and begins to emit an alarming noise to catch the doctor off guard. This causes Starline to fall off of the rollercoaster.

"Damn it!" Shadow expresses anger at this and watches as Starline flies away using his Tricore's powers.

"Shadow," Rainbow stopped him. "I know you want to beat the guy to a pulp, you're not the only one who wants to do it. But we have more important things to do."

"Don't tell me what to do!"

"I wasn't. It's 100% percent your choice, and you're the one who'll live with it."

"Rainbow's right," Rouge agreed. "That overgrown snowfall isn't going to stop me from getting what I came for--- C'mon, fox boy!"

"Right!"

Meanwhile...

"I wish I'd known I's be fighting a Giant Robo-Bear today I would wear my good bots!" Amy exclaimed as she and Applejack continue to fight the Snowy.

"Rarity. how are you, Twilight and Gemerl doing?" Applejack asked.

"We're doing fine!" Rarity said as she bucked a Crabmeat and Twilight blasted a Beebot.

"Holding position!"

"Gemerl, please retreat you're hurting yourself!" Cream pleaded.

"I will protect you... no matter the cost!"

"Ms. Belle, how much longer?" Fluttershy asked.

"The last lock is a real humdinger... gimme a minute or two!" Belle exclaimed as she undo the last lock.

"I know it's scary to fight, but my friends are in lots of trouble right when we get you all out you help me them safe?" Cream asked the imprisoned Chao's help.

After the Chao exchange looks with each other, Clutch's Chao shakes hands with Cheese in determination to help out.

A Motobug rammed into Gemerl who then fall right into Rarity.

"Gemerl! Rarity!" Amy exclaimed, allowing the Snowy to hit her.

"Done! Didn't stand a chance!" Belle finally removes the lock on the cage freeing the Chao.

"Thank you! Now then charge!" Pinkie exclaimed as the Chao flew out and attack the Badniks. As they do this, Cream runs to the side of Gemerl who claims that he must protect Cream.

The young rabbit tells him that he did not have to be perfect because she would be there to help, and they will both do their best to protect each other. Hearing this, Gemerl thanks Cream. Amy wishes to take a breather from fighting the Snowy, only for several Chao to step in and hold the Badnik back. Gemerl flies in and holds down one of the Snowy's arms, allowing Amy to jump into the air and smash its processing core in its head with her hammer. With the threat neutralized, Amy says that she had not done that much cardio in a while, due to her being stuck behind a desk. Cream congratulates all the Chao for their work.

Suddenly, Rouge and Tails burst through the roof.

"What in tarnation?" Applejack asked.

"Sorry to drop in unannounced but.." Rouge started.

"Grab those E-100 series parts quick-- People are in danger!" Tails finished warning everyone about the avalanche.

Outside

"I'm usually running away from these things not trying to stop them!" Sonic arrived. "How am I gonna handle this?"

"It's a good thing you're not alone!" Rainbow and Shadow caught with up him.

"You guys showed!"

"Consider this a debt repaid... for Sunset City," Shadow said.

"You got an idea?" Rainbow asked.

"You bet, follow my lead!"

The hedgehogs knock down several trees with their Spin Attacks, which Rainbow buck them all fall into the path of the avalanche. The avalanche crashes into the trees, seemingly stopped, but it instead breaks the trees and rushes right past. Sonic, Rainbow, and Shadow chase after it.

Back at the chateau

"An avalanche is headed toward us, you need to get all the guests to safety," Twilight warns Omochao about the incoming avalanche

"In the event of an emergency, we have an official warning system in place, If something were wrong I'm sure-"

"Get these people and the ponies to the exit," Applejack came in. "Or I'll make some with hooves, capiche?"

"In that case... Attention everyone! We have just received a warning of impending danger to the chateau. Please proceed to the exits and concrete in the safe zone."

"Give them a little encouragement," Rouge suggested.

"Ackonwoledge: Rasing volume. Run pitiful tourists or face certain doom!" Omega shouted making everyone pick up the pace.

"We should get going too," Rarity suggested.

"No..." Starline blocked them. "You're not going anywhere. It's been a long day, so make it simple, all I need is Miss Sparkle and Mr. Prowler there. Hand her over and let you go. Deal?"

"Dream on, asshole!" Amy and Pinkie exclaimed.

"You're not taking our friends, you ruffian!" Rarity exclaimed.

"I'm not pleased with your shenanigans, bucko!" Applejack added as charged right at him.

"Who is that guy?" Belle asked as Pinkie hoofed punching him and Rarity followed with a Magic blast.

"Dr. Starline, an Eggman wannabe," Twilight said as Amy hit him with her hammer.

"That doesn't look like a wannabe to me."

"Trust me, when Applejack made up her mind, nothing can stop her!" Flurry Heart exclaimed.

"You're going to have a lot of time to think about what you did, in prison!" Applejack bucked him in the ribs and the girls kept up the pressure.

"Fine!" Starline uses Tricore's speed mode to run away from them and directly at Twilight and pull her tail. "Time to go, princess."

"I don't think so, Starline!" Twilight smirked as she used her magic to pull Belle's tail to trigger her quick kick.

"What in the world..." As Starline got kicked by Belle's foot. "Oh, come on what's even was that?! Wait, what is that sound?"

"Everyone run!" Pinkie exclaimed as her Pinkie Sense went off.

"Oh, son of a...." Starline was too slow to react and was consumed by the avalanche.

Much Later...

"No sign of the boys or Rainbow Dash!" Rouge said getting a bird's eye view.

"Relax, Rouge, they'll show up eventually," Pinkie said as if on cue Sonic, Rainbow, and Shadow popped out of the ground.

"Well, I'll be damned."

"Needless to say, I knew that would happen," Pinkie said.

"Is everything okay?" Rainbow as Fluttershy hugged her tight.

"It's okay! the guest got out in time!" Twilight said.

"So we wasted our time," Shadow said.

"Starline got hit, at least. That help."

"What do you know, the puppetry girl stuck around," Sonic saw Belle along with Gemerl.

"She did marvelously!" Rarity exclaimed, "She got the last hit on vile brute, and helped save the Chao."

"Not bad," Sonic was impressed. "Thanks for helping out! Sorry I was kind of rough on you before..."

"Speaking of, Twilight and I could use some help at my workshop if you would... what do you think?"

"Yes! Absuoulety!"

Back at the workshop, while Cream, Fluttershy, and Pinkie spend time with the free Chao, Tails, and Belle put the finishing touches on Omega's repaired body. Tails suggest that the robot take a "test drive" by sparring with a repaired Gemerl. Omega accepts this suggestion but says that he cannot guarantee Gemerl's welfare after completing the test. Gemerl replies that while he is designed as a learning robot, he is also capable of teaching Omega a lesson. Vanilla arrives at the workshop to pick up Cream and asks how the trip was. Cream tells her that it was amazing, revealing all that had happened over the few days. Vanilla smirks at Amy and Rouge, saying that it sounded very exciting. Amy states that it was exciting but safe, and states that it was Rouge's plan. However, Amy soon realizes that Rouge had left, causing her to scream out her name.

"I had enough excitement for one day," Rainbow as her pet tortoise Tank and Rainbow-style Chao were on her back.

"Things didn't go as planned, but that's not what matters. Thanks for the help Shadow."

"Don't mention it," Shadow replied.

"For sure, dude."

In Ponyville, Twilight, Spike, Rarity, Starlight, and Applejack are in the Ponyville spa. The mares were getting hooficures, while Spike was getting a massage not done by Bulk Biceps.

"After all this, I need some downtime," Rarity said.

"We all do, but I still wonder about Belle?" Twilight said.

"What in Equestria makes you say that?" Applejack asked.

"Well, the whole reason why me, Rainbow, and Pinkie came along with Sonic and Tails was to a cipher so Tails could decode the files. But for what reason, Belle was able to read it word for word, only Eggman and creations that he made like Orbot could read it. I'm not mad with her I just wish she is a bit more honest with us."

"I hear ya," Applejack agreed. "But if Eggman didn't create her, who did?"

"And more importantly, why would Starline want you and Tails, and what's his next plan?" Starlight wondered.

Far away at Starline's base.

"What a disaster, would it hurt them to go along with the plan for once?" said a stressed Starline. "It will take weeks for my bill to go back to normal although I suppose it's all for naught."

"The complete specimen would be nice, but this should do nicely," Starline got ahold of Tails' fur and Twilight's hair.

Next time Tangle and Lyra make their return as the villains prepares for a Test Run.

"Are you sure the restoration will take me?" Belle asked as she, Sonic, Tails, Twilight, and Sunset walked through a town.

"Of course, both people and ponies, are just volunteers who just want folks that've had it tough recently with all the recent that happen," Sunset said.

"And along with those impacted by the Metal Virus, they've been working to anybody who still missing like your creator," Twilight added.

"Gotcha, are we in the right place?"

"Sure, I'm sure!" Sonic confirms that they then arrive at a tool shed. "Care to the honors, buddy?"

"On it!" Tails said.

"It's just a tool shed."

"If you don't know what to look for!" Tails tilt a garden shovel, activating an elevator that lowers the group down.

"Welcome to the Restoration or their back door, at least," Twilight said as they went down. "Amy told me and Tails they decide to preserve this town's ruins as a memorial to what everybody has already lost, instead they're building within left over."

"Besides, who wouldn't want to have a place like this?" Sunset said as walked into the new Resortain HQ.

"Gears and Starters... This place is amazing!" Belle exclaimed.

"It's way cooler than their old place," Sonic added. "Where do ya suppose find--?"

"Sonic!" Amy shrieked and ran over to him who was accompanied by Jewel, Starlight, Rarity, Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie, and Fluttershy.

He asks if she was done with being director for the Restoration, which she confirms; she was only there to wrap up a few things and make sure that Jewel was okay. Tails say that they are here to give Belle a place to stay. Jewel accepts, happy to have another volunteer and friend of Sonic's. She asks what kind of skills Belle has, to which she responds woodworking. Though she knows that they did not do a lot of that, Jewel figures that she could work in the machine shop. She asks a volunteer to guide Belle over to the machine shop. Following this, Tails encourages Belle saying that she will do great. Belle nervously accepts this. Amy and Jewel give Sonic and Tails a tour of the new HQ, explaining how they believed that they would never get through it. Jewel introduces the boys to the central hub, with Amy mentioning how she would dislike it if she had to do more paperwork for the Restoration. They are soon met by a volunteer who has important information for Jewel.

Meanwhile, Belle receives some unkind comments on her appearance as she passes other volunteers. Once she is brought to the machine shop, she meets the main volunteer in charge there, who asks her to grab a wrench and give him a hand with a donpa sedan. Belle soon moves boxes while the volunteer works on the car, only for him to see that her tail caught on fire. Shortly after, Belle gives him coffee that he does not take a liking to. Shortly afterward, while carrying a crate, she tells herself to pull herself together as she was built for work, so she had to stop worrying about what people thought of her. Her tail gets caught under a forklift, causing her to let go of the crate. When she pulls her tail back, she accidentally kicks the crate upward. The crate cuts the rope holding a boat upward.

"Gotta help stop--" Belle tries to lend a hand but the boat was encased by Lyra's magic.

"Don't worry guys, we got this," Tangle confirmed as she warps around the boast with her tail. "No 'boats' about it."

As Belle believes she is in the clear, the machine shop volunteer berates her, calling her a liability to herself and others, and he could not have that in his shop. He tells her to leave, and as Belle tries to apologize, Tangle steps in saying that she will take it from here. The volunteer allows both of them to leave, considering Tangle was not allowed there either due to their ball bearing incident. Tangle claims he had no appreciation for physical comedy. While Belle claims that this is a disaster, Tangle disagrees as she was new and first days are always rough. She also compliments Belle on her kick, which she explains happens whenever her tail is pulled. Tangle is excited over knowing that she also has weird tail powers and introduces herself to the robot. The lemur wishes to go on and pull off sick stunts with Belle, hoping for something exciting to happen. The pair overhear two volunteers talk about freak storms that have been occurring all along the coast, deeming it unnatural and wondering if Dr. Eggman was behind it. Tangle grins while Belle nervously anticipates what may happen next.

Tangle carries Belle and Lyra and runs to the central hub to meet Sonic and the others as Jewel already beginning their analysis.

"Hey guys, long time no see!" Rainbow greeted them as Jewel brings up the last picture that their scouting drone took before the storm surge took it out. The picture is of a tower with a large galaxy-like sphere of energy at the top surrounded by two rings. Tails point out the energy coming from the top, suggesting that something that powerful would affect cloud formation in the area, causing storms. Jewel states that it was beyond what the Restoration could handle, but they could not leave the villages in danger.

"You can on us Jewel," Twilight said. "Whatever Eggman or his allies are up to we can handle it. "

"Could have said better myself," Sonic added.

"Yes! Mission time!" Tangle exclaimed.

"Hold on, we got inventory duty," Lrya reminded her.

"Aw, damn it!" Tangle said with defeat.

"The next time something really bad happens, we let hit you up!" Rainbow assured her.

"Thanks, Dash, c'mon guys," Tangle said to Lyra and Belle as they headed to the inventory room.

Later, Sonic, Tails, Amy, Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Spike, Rarity, and Sunset arrived just offshore of Seaside City.

"Yup this definitely the place," Sonic said.

"What do you think he's up to this time?" Rarity asked.

"Probably a weather machine," Sonic suggested.

"I wouldn't be surprised if he did, he's always rain on everyone padre," Applejack said.

"Let me, clear the way," Sonic said as he spindash a few Eggpawn then Tails landed the Tornado.

"You know if we're going inside, it's only polite to knock," Twilight then she, Sunset, and Rarity blasted the door, while Amy swung her hammer, Sonic, Tails, Rainbow, and Applejack attacked with the two mares bucked it, and Pinkie blasted with her party cannon. After they burst in, the group falls through an unknown gate. Moments later they find themselves in a completely new room.

"What the bloody hell kind of door was that?!" Rarity exclaimed.

"What this is, it's broken beyond repair," Tails said. "I guess we overloaded it when fell through. I wouldn't even know where to start to fix it."

"I sure hope it didn't set off a special alarm or something," Fluttershy said.

"We can worry about that later, Shy, main thing is, we're inside."

"Crash is right, the next thing we can do is to find some answers!" Sonic answered as they walked forward.

"Ohh, call it!' Sonic saw an Eggpawn who had chalk in possession which got smashed by the blue hedgehog. "Gotta be getting close now! Where there's bots there's something worth finding."

"Yeah!" Amy and Twilight agreed.

"Strange," Sunset picked the piece of chalk with her magic. "What do you think it was doing with chalk?"

"We'll figure it out," Pinkie pushed everybody. "Nothing can stop us if we're working together."

Ten mintutes later....

"It's impossible this place never ends," Sonic exclaimed as the continued to walk.

"Hold on," Sunset stopped everyone. "I want to try something."

Sunset created a marker with her magic.

"Follow me!" As Sunset led the group to leave markers. "If my theory is right then... when we turn this corner... Yes! The mark I made is gone!"

"But we went through a circle! How?" Sonic asked.

"Somehow this place is changing as move around it!" the amber unicorn explained.

"What're we going to about it?" Applejack asked.

"I didn't think far ahead."

"I have an idea, hang on!" Sonic suggested as he rushes down the hallways. As he does so, the group finds themselves running through a spectrum of colored hallways.

"Where to now?"

"I'm not sure which way is up..." Tails said.

"Go Faster!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Are you sure, Twi?"

"Nope, but something tells me that if we can outpace this maze, then we break it!"

Twilight and Sunset did a magic blast to a wall, however, the group fall into an unknown space.

Next time, our heroes get a backstage pass!

Sonic, Amy, Tails, Mane 7 continue falling through the unknown space area.

"Hang on!" Twilight encased them all in magic bubble. "Okay, so does any one have a clue on what we're seeing?"

"I have a theory do you want to hear the long or the short of it?" Tails asked.

"Short," Sonic and Rainbow replied.

"We're in a bubble where Eggman's is screwing with phyics, I think."

"Could be a trap?" Fluttershy asked.

"Maybe, but condsidering how easy we broke out of it, I'm not sure," Sunset replied. "Eggman knows what we can do, he would have been prepared for that."

"Look an exit! Anyone else thinks that a little on the nose?"

"Who the hell cares, it's better than being here," Rainbow exlclaimed as they went through and found themselves in a new area.

"Ah, Solid ground--My Favorite!" Sonic exclaimed.

"I woldn't celebrate just yet... casuse this place is giving heebbie jeebbies." Applejack said.

Meanwhile, Belle, Lrya, and Tangle rewire some old Eggman Tech and headed toward the island itself.

"See I told you Lyra, we got safe and sound," Tangle told her as the thier ride got dismantle.

"So much for our ride," Belle said.

"Looks like we'll need to find another way to get back," Lyra said.

"That's a problem for the future. Let's go!" Tangle said as made their way in.

Much later...

"Man that is a lot of Badniks," Lrya exclaimed.

"Are they buliding something?" Belle asked.

"Anything they can bulid we can bust. Let's keep moving," Tangle suggested.

As they move quitey they overheard Cozy Glow and Shadowforce tallking.

"How did Sonic and the others found out about the base?" Cozy asked.

"I just suprised as you are but at the very least they're stuck in there," Shadowforce said. "And already moving into Chamber 2."

"That quick, damn," Cozy shudderd. "Shadowforce, you know waht we have to do."

"Yeah, I know, but I just wonder how react?"

"Who knows, better not to wait."

Cozy Glow contacted on Eggman on her pad to wit the Doctor showed.

What is it? I busy, make it quick! Don't tell me that Orbot or Cubot have did something stupid?

"It's not that is just that... Sonic, Twilight and their buddies broke into The Test Chambers."

"Wait they have?"

"Yes."

"It's kinda of unexpected of their arrival but not unwelcome."

With Sonic and the others.

"Okay I'll say it, something is defintelty up here," Tails said.

"I agree," Rarity added. "The design is so tacky! and the whole it's abandoed thing."

"Hey guys, I found a door that's open," Pinkie said getting the others then opening the doors. "Anyone home?"

"This place is starting to creep me out," Rainbow said seeing the place then they heard a loud thump.

"What was that!?" Fluttershy shireked.

"Sounds like is coming from over there," Twilgiht said as they headed to the bathroom area.

Inside, they find what appears to be a hybrid of a Caterkiller and a Crabmeat in a bathtub.

Just before it had the chance to attack Starlight blasted it with her magic. They turn around to see sereveal more.

"What the buck are up with badniks?" Applejack asked.

"They're combo-badniks!" Pinkie suggested.

"As long as they're smashble...!" Amy said

"You said it, Amy!" Sonic smirked a bit as he manage to make quick work of them. "Quick, block the windows. don't let any more of them in!"

"Right!" Starlight and Sunset barriced the windows with their magic as such Twlight looked out the window.

"Uh guys, the whole street's full of Badniks--there's too many of them to take head on!"

"So we're stuck in here with no room to run--Great," Sonic groaned.

"We've bought ourselves some time at the very least, time to make a plan!" Amy said.

"Does any one have one?" Starlight asked.

"I sholud be able tooo track the Badnik wireless comm signals back to their source... that might gives us an exit. Gimmie a mintute to get the senors cailbrated."

"Great that's a start but we still don't know why any of this is happening though."

"I'm still betting on it being a whole trap but... is seems impersonal then again Eggman likes to rub it our faces when he think he's got us," Rarity implied.

"Gah!" Rainbow exclaimed. "All this mystery is putting my mane on edge!"

Then they heard Eggman's laughing making most of them jumped.

"Now that's more like it," Sonic grins then he and Rainbow run toward it.

"I'd know that laugh anywhere..."

"Where are you Baldly Mcnosehair?!" Rainbow asked as they find the source of Eggman's voice to be from several kitchen appliances.

Far from your reach, winged freak.

"What's the plan. Eggy? Trap us in here and force us to eat burnt toast?"

Trap you? Not at at all. This whole place is a test. Not for you or the rest, though. For my most cutting edge technological concepts.A crucublie you might say for what could become the next wave of mechanical monsters let loose on your world and Sonic's. So really I should take you for breaking in! After all... now I get to test my toys on real dummies!"

"Alright you two morons, let's make sure the test chamber is supplied!" Chrysalis replied.

New monstrosities, coming up! Cubot said as he engage the Quasi-Badnik Machine.

Neither, the changeling nor the robots knew that Tangle, Belle, and Lyra were spying on them.

"Whatever, you're up to Eggman, it ain't going to work!" Rainbow said as she and the others prepared themselves.

On the contrary, it's working quite well! Every move you or the others make, each trick, or trap you wheedle your way around... Why that's all data on how I can make my tech even better in the future. And can't wait to see how you handle what I've been cooking up next!

A test dummy catches on fire and begins to burn the house down. Then the group smashed their way out of there.

"Please tell me you got thing calibrated to track bots yet?" Sonic asked.

"Yes, the Badniks are emitting from that direction!"

"Nice! It's we're busting out of here!" Rainbow declared then the ground started to shake. "Horseapples."

"That can't be good!"

"Whoa, nelly!" "Wheee!" "My goodness!" Applejack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie exclaimed as all of them were floating.

"What in Equestria is going on?!" Rarity shireked.

"Eggman must be able to control gravity in this space!" Tails exclaimed.

"Never like gravity much anyway!" Sonic as he grabbed Amy and Rarity and Tails grabbed Sunset, Pinkie, and Applejack, and Twilight, Fluttershy and Rainbow flew.

"Okay falling into the void has been put on hold. Now what?"

"I don't know! I'm not picking any signals!"

"And it looks like things are gonna flip back anytime soon. There's one thing we can do, go down!"

The group headed further down in the space.

'Maybe we should try to gather more evidence or..."

"Stay cool. Any second now..."

The group comes across a tesseract area in their path.

"HA! What'd I tell you? One deadly showdown coming up," All of them headed toward the cube and were on the ground. "Alright, Eggman, we're here! Come out and let's get this done!"

The cube disappears to reveal a room full of more gates.

"Stay close guys," Sonic said as they entered and across a remodel of the Egg-Viper.

Let's dance Rodent!

The Egg-Viper attack them with an electric attack, which they dodge.

"That one is not very cute," Pinkie said.

"A high voltage charge like that is really dangerous..." Tails deuced.

"Dash and I dealt with this bot before," Sonic said as he started to stretch.

"Hell yeah! A fresh coat of paint and some bells and whistles won't stop all of us!" Rainbow declared.

"Yeah!" Pinkie cheered.

You lot won't be so confident after you get a load of this!

Eggman made the Egg Viper launch a platform at them.

"I've got this!" Applejack said before bucking right back at the mech.

"Nicely done, let's follow it up!"

Sonic bounces up its tail to land a hit on it. However, before he can actually do it, he is electrocuted then Tails grabbed him.

"Are you okay?"

"*Wince* Yeah I'm fine can you get me a clear shot of the cockpit!"

"I'll try!"

Tails aimed Sonic at the cockpit the threw him then Twilight and Sunset energized Sonic's Spin Dash destroying the mech.

"Like I said you're not a match for us, might as well throw in the towel," Sonic boasted.

But we've just begun! Let's see how you handle round two!

Eggman caused the Egg Viper to explode and sent Sonic back then the others ran to him.

"What did he mean by that?" Fluttershy asked.

"Don't know, but I were to guess, that was just the appetizer... and here comes the main course."

The gates around the group activate, allowing three new versions of the Egg Viper to come out.

Didn't expect this, rodent! The Green Viper that had Cozy Glow's voice exclaimed.

I promise not to crush you quickly, I'm going to enjoy myself! The Red Viper that had Shadowforce's voice grinned. Time to heat things up!

The red Egg Viper launches itself at them engulfed in flames.

"You jerk... your puns are not even that good!" Both Amy and Pinkie knocked it back.

Then the Blue Egg-Viper blasted water at them the Green Egg-Viper send them flying.

That one point for us and now for the tiebreaker!

To be continued

As Tangle and Lyra search for them through the portal, Sonic and the others are pinned down by the Egg-Vipers.

Cozy Glow: Alright, it's been fun, but I think it's time to end this for good!

Just as the Green Egg Viper was about to finish them off, Lyra and Tangle literally dropped on it stopping it.

"Nice shot you two!" Sonic exclaimed.

"How did you even find us?" Twilight asked.

"We were in the area, so we decided to drop by to see to if you left something to smash!" Tangle exclaimed.

Outside of the gate...

"Uh, Orbot, what's happening?" Chrysalis asked seeing the gate was unstable.

Ah, that would be the gate overloading. It's not safe to leave something in the energy field for too long. It could a feedback loop

"What would happen if there's a feedback loop?" Belle asked.

What else... complete and total explosion!

Back in the test chamber, Tangle kicks the side plate of the green Egg Viper to Amy, which she cuts in two with the red Egg Viper's tail. One of the halves of the green Egg Viper's plate smashes into the tied up blue Egg Viper that Sonic pulled along with its own hose. Sonic teasingly notes Amy's new look with the Egg Viper's tail, with her saying that it is nice to branch out a little from time to time. As Tails notes that Eggman seemed awfully quiet, he returns with autopilot disengaged. He becomes angry over what the four heroes had been doing to his machines and has the three Egg Vipers fly straight at them. Tangle gives Sonic her hand and pulls him and Amy upward via her tail while Tails follows. As a large explosion occurs below them, Tails helps carry Amy and all four manage to get through the gate. A panicked Belle tells them that it is too late to stop the the gate and they have to get out before it overloads completely. They notice that the gate is pulling stuff like the floor in. As they begin to leave, the suction of the gate becomes stronger and slows down the gang. Sonic asks Orbot and Cubot for the fastest way out, with Orbot saying that it was straight ahead, then a right into the loading bay. With this information, Sonic has everyone hold onto him as he dashes straight out of the tower. They quickly get on the Tornado and fly away. The tower turns in on itself and folds into the gate, completely disappearing. This shortcircuits the visors that Eggman, Cozy, and Shadowforce were wearing, giving them a shock.

As the plane flies, Tails says that he is not picking up any sign of the tower, indicating that it had disappeared. Tangle asks what they should do about Orbot and Cubot, with Amy saying that the Restoration is not about to start taking prisoners. Belle requests that they be let go as they were not the ones who did this. Sonic agrees, as whatever they did now was not their call. Tangle asks if they should just toss them off of the plane, with Orbot supporting this idea so that he and Cubot could take a vacation. As they are thrown off, Sonic tells them that they should get Metal Sonic to play hooky as well. Tails asks Belle if she is okay, with her undecidedly saying both yes and no. She tries to lie that nothing happened but quickly gives in. She explains that she was built by a man named Mr. Tinker, whom Sonic saved. When he disappeared, people told her that he had been a monster all along like Dr. Eggman. She did not and could not believe it. She thought that if she could talk to him, he would understand and explain something to her. She does not manage to finish her sentence and bursts into tears. Feeling sorry for her, Tangle pets Belle with her tail and tells her that she helped do something good today and her dad would have been proud of her for that. She supposes that he would. Tangle then does not know what she is going to tell Jewel about all of this. Tails give the others good news; with the tower gone, the storm was beginning to break up, which should allow for a smooth flight back.

That does it for this one, be prepared to embrace the villain side.

The Deadly Six are still on the loose and attacking towns. Jewel the Beetle recruits Sonic's friends the Chaotix Crusanders to find and stop the monsters, but Zavok is looking for his minions, too-he's angrier than ever and wants to reunite. The Chaotix will have to act quickly to outsmart the Deadly Six!

In Winterburg, Sonic and Twilight Sparkle are busy battling Dr. Eggman in his snowman mech.

"Hold still, you insufferable little..." Eggman exclaimed attack them before of ice statue of them.

"I know it's been a while, but is that any way to break the ice," Sonic joked.

"No more Ice Puns!" Eggman shot back.

"Ok, we'll go straight to stopping you from taking over this quaint town," Twilight said before blasting the Egg-Snowman with her magic.

"I don't care about this Frost-Bitten place. I'm hunting Zeti--EEP!" Eggman screamed as Sonic attacked the cockpit. "The Deadly Six are on the loose! I need to take care of them before they cause more trouble. And both of you are too inept to handle them!"

"US? Coming from the guy who invited them to spread the Metal Virus! You're the one to blame!" Sonic retorted.

"Metaphorically speaking, Sonic, Starline had the idea of bringing them back," Twilight while she shield her and Sonic from Eggman's attack."

"Still, he's Eggman's lackey, so therefore it's Eggman's fault!" Sonic said.

"He's no longer affiliated with me."

"You got a long list of evil deeds that's runs a mile long and trying to weasel out. Forget Eggman, tried Dr. Nutjob!"

"I personally like Badly Mcnosehair!"

"Neither of those is funny!"

From behind a building, Master Zik overhears the pair's conversation, making him realize that Zavok is indeed alive. He wonders why he has not come to get the others, as though they are formidable, they still require his leadership. He wonders if Zavok is injured. Though Master Zik believes the weak should be left behind, they were in some extraordinary circumstances. As Sonic and Twilight continue to battle and mock Eggman, Master Zik slips away, saying that he will focus on rallying the others and try to meet him halfway.

Elsewhere, Zavok commands an Egg Knight to go no further and allow him to rest. Sitting under a tree, Zavok is disappointed at how he tried to take a whole army from Eggman but with all his efforts he only managed to get one robot. He was the mightiest on the Lost Hex, but after fighting Sonic and Eggman, he continued to suffer one humiliating defeat after another. The Zeti notes how easy it would be to surrender. Clawing at the surface, Zavok angrily snaps out of it and refuses to give up, as according to him, defeat is only a foundation for revenge. He commands the Egg Knight to connect to the Eggnet to find which location he sent the Deadly Six to was the closest. He knows the others would not have strayed far from where he sent them and knows that he will need the full might of his team to exact his revenge. Following this, they would lay waste to everything. Zavok then continues on with the Egg Knight.

In Riverside, Zazz is busy trying to catch a fish but fails. He looks up to find an angry Zavok demanding to know what he is doing. Zazz reports that after the citizens returned to normal, they overwhelmed him and kicked him out of the town. Zavok reminds him that he is Zeti and of the Deadly Six; he does not survive, but instead, conquers. He then asks Zazz if he still has the Moon Mech, which the pink Zeti replies that he does and stashed it not too far from their location. He is requested to summon it as their revenge began now. Zavok, Zazz, and the Egg Knight swiftly tear down the town. Soon, Zavok forces a doctor to wrap him with bandages as he will heal fast with the proper support. When the doctor asks if he could tend to his neighbors after, he is denied. Zavok then asks why Riverside was pristine before they began their attack, wondering if Zazz did nothing with the Zombots. Zazz tells him that following the town's destruction, it was fixed again by the Restoration. Later, in Vista View, a caged Zomom looks on as the villagers happily have a feast. They comment on how the Restoration helped them in the aftermath of the Metal Virus. Zomom tells a villager how it was not fair that he was not allowed to feast, only for her to remind him that if he behaves he will be fed on the hour. The Zeti promises to be good and is given a cake. The feast is soon interrupted by Zazz and Zavok, with the latter finding Zomom in a more pathetic state than Zazz. Zomom tells him how he was weak with hunger and was now only given three meals a day. When he requests to be let out so he could eat them up, Zavok reminds Zomom that he is Zeti and he is of the Deadly Six; he does not accept rationed feedings but instead consumes all.

A Restoration member manages to destroy the Egg Knight with a Hover Wispon and tells the villagers to go to the designated shelter. He is stopped by Zavok, who questions him. The Restoration member tells him how he is part of the security corps, a group that stopped Badniks from attacking reconstruction efforts. Zavok did not enjoy learning that they were rebuilding and protecting as he believed that they were trying to undo all that his kind had done. He tells the Restoration member that though they worked so well together, they would now suffer together. Later, Zavok, Zazz, and Zomom walk through a forest. Zazz wishes to burn it down, but Zavok refuses as they had to travel further to get the pack to full strength. Zavok is instead surprised to find Master Zik in the forest along with Zeena and Zor, and learns that he had already taken the liberty of rounding up the others so that they could regroup sooner. Zavok acknowledges this wise act and commends Master Zik. The leader then tells his master that he plans to go back the way they came, find the towns that resisted them and raze them to the ground. Master Zik finds disappointment in this, even though Zavok claims that they were the first on the list for their revenge. The master understands the desire but the plan felt too obvious. Due to Zavok leaving misery in his wake, he began to set a pattern. Master Zik notes how they are far from the Lost Hex and could not return, meaning that they were in the lands of their enemies, who were numerous and organized; it would not take long for them to realize their targets and prepare for them. Zavok suggests facing them on the battlefield, to which Master Zik finds acceptable but they could achieve more. He suggests going after the Restoration as they bring about safety, stability, and hope. If they were torn out by the roots, the world would have no means of recovering from their viciousness.

Zavok finds his master's advice to be very wise. He plots to march to the nearest town like he said and firmly establish their pattern of attack by ruining all that stands there. As the heroes rush to defend the other two towns, they will instead double-back and assault the Restoration's base when its defenses are at their weakest. Master Zik takes glee in the new plan. Zavok then commands the Deadly Six to march on. The group soon attacks Orchardville. Zavok easily defeats two of the security corps there and notes this, hoping the others put up some fight. One of the security corps tells the other to distract Zavok while he sent word to the others. Zavok looks on with determination.

Later, the Chaotix arrives at the new Restoration HQ, with Charmy talking about how much cooler it was than the old one. Espio notes how a lot of work was put into it after they accidentally destroyed the old one, which Vector believed warranted a discount. Vector greets a volunteer and tells her that Jewel sent for them. She tells him that she will announce them, which confuses Vector. The volunteer loudly announces over a walkie-talkie to Jewel that the Chaotix were here to see her. The volunteer walks off in a foul mood. Vector is soon greeted by Jewel. She tells them that there has been a rash of violent attacks that did not seem to be Eggman-related. The survivors of these attacks spoke of "horned monsters." Espio recognized them as the Deadly Six, surprising Jewel at how quick his deduction was. Espio shows the papers to Vector and Charmy, pointing out that the attacked areas were where he, Tails, Amy, Silver, and Whisper fought members of the Deadly Six last. Vector also points out that they knew Zavok escaped from Everhold Prison. Jewel happily asks if they already knew what was going on. Vector confirms the situation as the Deadly Six trying to exact their revenge but in a sloppy manner. With this, they would be able to deduce where they would attack next and handle the rest from there.

Back in Winterburg, Sonic and Twilight successfully destroy Eggman's base of operations.

"This isn't the end, fools!" Eggman shouted as he flew away in his Egg Moblie.

"Not until you give the evil schtick of yours," Sonic shot back. "That was good what's next?"

"I just got word from Tails, that Zaovk and Deadly Six are on the move. The Chaotix Crusaders narrow their location to Sunset City and Winterburg."

"Great this gives us some time to chill, before kicking some goons!"

Zeti Hunt, part two! Now that Zavok has his pack, it's time for them to make a big move. But Jewel the Beetle, newly appointed Restoration leader, has called on Sonic, Tails, and the Chaotix to run interference. Will they be able to stop the Zeti and make it home in time for spaghetti!?

At Restoration HQ, Jewel was in her office, setting up a video call.

"Thank you for responding so quickly. Allow me to bring everyone to speed," Jewel said.

"The Chaotix Crusaders have assembled in Sunset City."

Hi, Jewel! The filles greeted her.

"Tails is joining us from his workshop in Central City. And Sonic and Twilight are Winterburg. Vector, if you'd kindly brief us?"

So the Deadly Six have been attacking towns. We Figured out they're all places they tried to control during Metal Virus Outbreak. Apple Bloom?

Right? So given their pattern. We set up an ambush for them! We'll be waiting for them here while Sonic and Twilight are waiting at the other targeted town.

And that was my cue, I knew we'd have to deal with the Deadly Six, so I've been workshopping with these-- The Zeti Zapper! I built them by reverse-engineering Zavok's Chaos Emerald siphon. Once placed the Zapper will disable them from doing anything which allows transport aboard the Zeti Launcher! It will automatically transport them to the Lost Hex where they won't be able to bother anyone! I also built safeguards around the zappers and the launcher in case tried to gain control of it.

All right, I'll keep everyone updated regularly. Jewel said as the video went off.

As the video call went on, Twilight got up, and Sonic took notice.

"Something wrong, Twily?" Sonic asked.

"It's nothing, I need some fresh air," Twilight said then walk out of the ski lodge.

Once she was outside, Twilight opened her wings and proceed to fly as she was flying she thought to herself.

"The Zeti need to be dealt with it, for good. Sonic and I just save that town from Eggman. I'm not letting those jerks ruin it. The Restoration has worked so hard to rebuild. Just a couple of weeks ago, The Metal Virus was around infecting everyone, and now everyone forgot all about it. Like we all woke up from a bad dream. But it's hard to do that when a couple of Zeti has an axe to grind with everyone and Eggman is up to his usual antics. Last time, The Legion of Doom had me cornered but Sonic help me to find my courage. What happens now is the Sirens along with Babylon Rouges to show or worse Dr. Starline. He may not be with Eggman but that doesn't mean he won't cause trouble. It feels like he is pulling the strings.

Meanwhile, Dr. Starline, who is running low on patience, has snuck his way over to Emeraldville Ruins, where the entrance to Restoration HQ is located. He recalls his recent encounter with Belle and how unique she was, inferring from her construction quality that she must have been built during Eggman's time as Mr. Tinker. He is excited at the prospect of being able to study her for new insight and nuances, but realizes he may not be able to as he does not have access to the headquarters, where Belle is. Starline notes that his Tricore would be powerful enough to storm the facility but adds that it was more Eggman's style to do that and he was trying to be better. He also notes that his hypnotic tools got him into Everhold Prison because he was not known to security, so he prepares to be identified on sight in the building. As Starline enters a tool shed, he believes that he has to minimize his contacts. He has seen people enter the shed but not never leave, thinking that there might be a trap door. Sure enough, once Starline tilts a garden shovel, an elevator activates and lowers down. Happy with his discovery, he knows he must be extremely cautious as he did not have the luxury of creating any kind of distraction. At the main entrance for the HQ, a flaming truck is sent directly at the gate. The half asleep gatekeeper narrowly shields himself from the truck and looks up to see the Deadly Six walk toward the HQ. Inside, Zeena is not impressed with the HQ's structure. When an eager Zazz asks on where to start, Zavok commands them to tear it all down. The Deadly Six then begin their carnage inside the HQ.

Soon, Master Zik notices the Restoration's defenses arrive in order to fight them. The two fire with their Hover Wispons, only for Zeena to deflect the attacks and knock the pair back with her kicks. Zavok commands the Deadly Six to group with him so that they could take on the soldiers as one. Though they prepare themselves, they do not find themselves with any further opposition. When Zavok says that he does not understand, Master Zik explains that the people of this world cherish peace and live in complacent harmony, which is only usually interrupted by Eggman. On such occasions, they rely on their heroes. Otherwise, they see no need to prepare for violence. Zeena then asks what happens when someone takes their stuff, picks a fight, or similar actions to these, with Zik saying that they simply do not as they are kind and compassionate to each other; Zeena states that she finds this gross and hates how gross it is. With this, Zavok resolves to march straight to the heart of the Restoration's operations and rip it out. As the Deadly Six make their way, Starline spots them from a hallway and is surprised to see Zavok still alive. He calms himself and believes that this could be a boon; as the Deadly Six terrorize everyone, he would be able to move around freely. It would not do to get caught by anyone, noting that he must be swift and attentive and hopes that his enemies keep each other occupied. In the control room, Whisper and Tangle have barricaded the door and keep a watchful eye on it, allowing Jewel to contact the others to inform them that the Deadly Six are at Restoration HQ. Charmy is confused as he believes that they followed the clues. Vector says that they were instead baited like a bunch of chumps and tells Jewel that they were on their way. Tails make his way to the Tornado, saying that he is scrambling with the Zeti Zappers and would likely get to the HQ first. He tries telling Sonic and Twilight that he will wait and they will go in together, only to receive no response. The determined hedgehog and alicorn instead ran off immediately from Winterburg straight to the HQ.

In the machine shop, Belle and orangutan volunteer hide from Zomom. The Zeti is swiftly hypnotized by Starline and is told that he can inform the others that this room can be ignored. The orangutan volunteer tries to thank Starline, only for Belle to recognize him and tell the volunteer that he is a bad guy. Though he saved them, Starline mentions that he can multi-task, and asks for Belle to be handed over to him. The volunteer refuses, prompting Belle to ask what the doctor wanted from her. The platypus finds interest in the fact that she self-actualizes and asks for her model number, to which Belle simply gives her name. Starline tells her that though he managed to get a useful sample from the chateau, she left quite the impression on him. Due to this, he believes that she will be pivotal in completing his current projects. He adds that she would be aware of how much he treasures Eggman's works and thus knows that he will handle her with the utmost respect. The volunteer protests, saying the Belle was not Eggman tech and attempts to attack Starline with a wrench, only for the doctor to strike him with his Multi-Tool Heel Spurs. Starline tells Belle that if he gives him a second dose of the toxin, he will die, but if they left right away, he would be too preoccupied to finish him off. Belle asks for Starline not to continue and agrees to leave with him. Meanwhile, Sonic makes his way into the Emeraldville Ruins and into Restoration HQ, narrowly missing Starline walk off with Belle. Starline finds that the elevator is out of service, leaving Belle to guess that the Zeti cut the power line. She tries to use this as an excuse to walk away from Starline, only for the doctor to use the flight function of the Tricore to fly upward through the elevator shaft. At the entrance of the control room, Zomom fails to open the doors. Zavok attempts to pry it open with his hands, only for him and the others to get hit by a Spin Attack from Sonic. With this, Sonic prepares to fight the Deadly Six.

Sonic The Hedgehog and Twilight Sparkle vs The Deadly Six! Who will win the battle?! Find out in the action-packed "Zeti Hunt," part three! It's all hands on deck as Sonic and friends struggle to defend the newly rebuilt Restoration HQ from the Deadly Six's rampage.

In Restoration HQ, Sonic has begun fighting the Deadly Six, who are under orders from Zavok to destroy him. As Zomom is about to deliver a blow to Sonic, the hedgehog swiftly dashes out of the way, causing Zazz and Master Zik to be hit instead. Sonic lands a Spin Attack on Zavok and slides under a kick from Zeena, taunting the villainous group for picking a fight instead of enjoying the world they were on. Inside the control room, Tangle is attempting to open the sealed door so she can help Sonic, but he tells her not to as they need the Zeti Zappers from Tails first. Jewel puts in a call to Tails and the Chaotix, telling them to hurry as there was no one else close enough to help. Tails tells her that he is en route and is flying in to get there faster. Vector also says that the Chaotix are on their way, but believes that they would get there faster if he pushed the ride there due to the trio being stuck in traffic. With this, Jewel tells Tangle and Whisper that Sonic was on his own for now. Whisper disagrees and asks Tangle to brace her by wrapping her up with her tail. Once Tangle does this, Whisper asks her to hold still while she aims her Variable Wispon through the hole in the door. She shoots and hits Zomom in the backside. Sonic thanks Whisper and kicks Zomom. Master Zik deflects a shot from Whisper with his cane but is slammed down by Sonic. Zeena dodges Whisper's attacks and tries to reach through the hole in the door to grab her weapon. Tangle instead punches her with her tail.

Sonic hits Zazz with a Spin Attack, only for him to demand another much to the hedgehog's surprise. Zavok orders Zor to step into the fray; the Zeti replies that he was looking for the right time to strike.

This prompts Zavok to pick Zor up and throw him into battle. As he is about to hit Sonic, he is hit by a shot from Whisper's Variable Wispon. Sonic thanks Zavok for this while Zazz continues to get pumped during their battle and states that he will tear the whole place down. When Zavok is hit by another shot, he gets fed up and uses his electromagnetic powers to short circuit Whisper's mask scope and Variable Wispon. Tangle attempts to defend Whisper by attacking Zavok, only for the Zeti to grab her tail and slam her several times against the door until she fell. Sonic continues to battle Zazz until he gets dizzy.

The hedgehog tells him to stop, only for Zazz to state that he will not until he is dead. Sonic knees Zazz and hits him with another Spin Attack, causing him to fall. Zavok attacks Sonic and tells him that he admires his tenacity but considers it to be a lesser form of ruthlessness. Sonic dodges a swipe from Zavok but is kicked back to him by Zeena. Zavok then smashes the hedgehog into a wall.

Sonic falls to the floor but manages to get back up, with Zavok complimenting him as a mighty warrior and calling him the most challenging foe that they have ever faced. However, he adds that challenges are meant to be overcome. Sonic jokes about Zavok's monologue and annoys the Zeti into attacking him. He is able to hold his own until Zomom catches him in a hold. Zavok demands for him to be held so that the rest of the Restoration can hear his defeat. However, Zomom receives a shock and forcefully drops Sonic. Tails reveals himself and it is shown that he used a Zeti Zapper on Zomom. The fox passes the bag onto Sonic so that he can tag the rest. Zavok tries to intervene but is too slow. Sonic manages to get Master Zik, Zazz, and Zeena, albeit a slight struggle with the latter.

The hedgehog is stopped by Zavok and holds him up to taunt Tails. The fox decides to use Sonic's moves on Zavok and Spin Attacks him. Despite this, Zavok catches him and tells Tails that his skills have failed him. Due to this, Tails opts to use his own tricks, and uses his tails to grab a Zeti Zapper and place it on Zavok, which incapacitates him. Sonic tosses the last Zeti Zapper to Tails, which he deflects with his tails at Zor, defeating him. Despite this, Zor relishes in the pain.

Sonic and Tails check up on each other to make sure they are okay and fist bump. Tangle yells to make sure that the duo are all right, which Sonic confirms and jokes that a chili dog would help. Tangle states that they have a big problem; Sonic believes she is talking about the Deadly Six and confirms that Tails saved the day and that the Zeti could no longer fight. When she says that she is not talking about that, Tails notes that the doors are in bad shape but the tracks are intact and he can get them open easily. Tangle tells him to forget the doors and reveals her real concern; Belle has been kidnapped by Dr. Starline.