Episode 23

Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius...
Sonic awakened in a castle of some sort, where he was aquainted with Princess Blaze the Cat, who looked familiar to him... "Percival?"
Meanwhile, after meeting the legendary Tikal and her father, Chief Pachacamac, TodStar quickly realized that Enerjak somehow sent him 4000 years into the past!
Back in the present -"EGGMAN!"- Eggman's been putting together an event called the EX World Grand Prix. Exclusive invitations were given to Jet, Wave and Storm of the Babylon Rogues, and 1st prize is the seven Chaos Emeralds! "Heh. Those Chaos Emeralds are as good as ours!"
Just who is Blaze the Cat? Can she help Sonic get back home? Can TodStar seek help from Tikal to get back to the present? Will the Babylon Rogues achieve their goal? And how did Eggman get his hands on ALL of the Chaos Emeralds? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!

Chapter Two: Extreme Egg-Nonsense! (2nd Part of Coping With Change)

"*chuckle* Since you all seem so sad about the disappearences of Sonic and TodStar, I've put together a racing event to help you all move on with your lives. I call it the EX World Grand Prix." Said Eggman through all TV screens on all of Mobius.
"EX World Grand Prix, huh?" Vector asked. "Hey Knux, check this out!"
"What's Eggman up to this time?" Amy angrily asked while looking at the screen.
"Not just a race, but a tournament to see who's the best of the best with Extreme Gear. And, these races are no-holds-barred!" Announced Eggman. "No entry fee is required, but the 1st and only prize is the seven Chaos Emeralds!" Almost everyone watching gasped in horror after hearing that.
"How did Eggman get all seven Chaos Emeralds?" Tails asked.
"That Eggman sure is sneaky, I'll give him that!" Knuckles said.
"Hmph. Things just got a little more interesting..." Said Shadow.
"Chaos Emeralds, eh?" Asked Scourge.
"You may both enter the EX World Grand Prix and purchase Extreme Gear from my database." Eggman continued. "The first race of the Grand Prix takes place in Robotropolis this time next week, so make sure you have entered by then. So, let's see who among you dares to meet this challenge!" The screens changed back to normal.
"Was that Eggman I heard?" Asked Sally, who had just entered the living room of Freedom HQ.
"Yeah. He's hosting something called the EX World Grand Prix..." Tails replied.
"And the two of us are gonna enter it!" Said Amy as she stood up with determination.
"What? We are?" Said a shocked Tails.
"Think about it, Tails." Amy told him. "With both Sonic and TodStar gone, there aren't as many good guys who'd be willing to enter to win those Emeralds!"
"You're right. Let's do it!" Tails replied as he stood up with the same determination.
"Uhh, hello? What about me and Nicole?" Asked Sally, feeling left out.
"You two can always hold the fort with Cosmo..." Suggested Tails. Sally then nodded before Tails wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Actually... can I assist you two?" Nicole asked them.
"I don't know, Nicole..." Said Amy, unsure about Nicole.
"Wait Amy, Nicole would be a BIG help in the EX World Grand Prix!" Tails told her.
"Well, okay. But... we'll have to do something about what you're wearing..." Said Amy.
"Why? What's wrong with my dress?" Nicole asked.
"Don't worry, we'll work it out." Amy replied as they and Tails walked into the lab, leaving Sally to feel a little jealous.

"We're there, right?" Vector asked Knuckles.
"Absolutely!" The Guardian replied. "We can't let Eggman keep those Emeralds forever."
"Oh, no. You're not leaving me behind!" Mighty told them.
"Omega, will you enter the Grand Prix with me?" Shadow asked his robot friend, who was now running on a fake Chaos Emerald that Tails made him.
"AFFIRMATIVE." Omega replied. "WE MUST RETRIEVE THE CHAOS EMERALDS FROM EGGMAN."
"EX World Grand Prix, eh?" Asked a green hawk wearing armor. "I suppose I should sign up, then."
"Don't worry, Master..." Said Scourge while staring at the Scepter of Darkness he was holding. "...those Chaos Emeralds will be ours soon enough..."

Meanwhile in the void known as the Twilight Cage, the one called 'Procurator Shade' was approching the throne room of her lord...
"Lord Ix, I bring news from Mobius!" She said as she bowed before Ix. "Someone by the name of Dr. Eggman is currently preparing something called the EX World Grand Prix, and all seven Chaos Emeralds are the top prize." Hearing this, Ix's eyes widened.
"Shade, you must enter that Grand Prix." He told her.
"I must? But my lord, I know nothing of Extreme Gear..." Shade said.
"No, but I do." Ix replied. "I have observed the history of the Babylonians over the ages, and I have come across this 'Extreme Gear' many times. Study these and construct your own Gear."
"Yes, my lord." Shade said as she took some scrolls that Ix handed to her.

Back in the past, TodStar and Tikal had gathered around a campfire, waiting for someone else to arrive...
"So... who are we waiting for, Tikal?" TodStar asked her.
"My friend from the Nocturnus Clan." Tikal replied. "She and I have been trying to figure out how to stop the war between our clans for a few years now."
"Nocturnus... (why does that name ring a bell?)" TodStar thought before he & Tikal heard footsteps... from the bushes came a female echidna girl wearing black, body-tight armor, though her fur/spines were a lighter colour than Tikal's, and they also had a pattern on the tips.
"Shade, thank Chaos you finally made it!" Said Tikal as she hugged her friend.
"Sorry I'm late. My father needed some convincing to allow me passage out of the Nocturne." Shade pointed out before she looked at TodStar. "Who is this?"
"Oh. I'm TodStar." Said the green echidna as he got up to shake Shade's hand.
"Shade." Said the armored echidna as she shook TodStar's hand.
"So, how long have you two known each other?" TodStar asked the two female echidnas.
"It was 10 years ago... Do you remember, Shade?" Said Tikal.
"How could I forget? That was the day I met my very first friend!" Shade replied before Tikal giggled. "We were both wandering away from our clan's territories, when we suddenly bumped into each other."
"Literally." Tikal pointed out. "After apologizing to each other, we became fast friends. But no one was to know about our friendship."
"Which begs the question: Why are we trusting this boy?" Shade asked Tikal.
"TodStar is not a member of my clan." Tikal pointed out. "In fact, he's not even from Downunda."
"Don't worry, Shade. My lips are sealed." TodStar told Shade.
"So, does your clan leader plan to call a truce anytime soon?" Tikal asked Shade.
"No. What about yours?" Shade asked back, but Tikal shook her head. As Tikal and Shade were talking, TodStar heard a voice that seemed very familiar to him...
"TodStar... my son..." It said.
"...Dad?" He asked.
"Is there something wrong, TodStar?" Tikal asked him.
"You two keep talking." TodStar replied as he got up. "I'm gonna take a walk..." TodStar left the fireplace to find the source of the voice that sounded like his father's.

Meanwhile, Sonic was resting easy, when an explosion was heard outside the castle.
"What the?" He yelled before he looked out the window and saw someone who looked like Eggman stealing some jewels that looked like Chaos Emeralds! "Eggman! Not on my bedrest, you don't!" Sonic then jumped out of the window and ran along the castle wall at high speed (what other speed could it be?).
Blaze was already there, trying to melt the robot's claws that were stealing the Sol Emeralds she was telling Sonic about.
"Well, it seems I don't need your permission after all, Princess! Hee hee hee." The Eggman look-alike told the cat princess as she clenched her fists.
"Hold on, Eggman!" Yelled Sonic as he jumped in front of Blaze. "Give back those Emeralds, now!"
"How rude, not addressing me by my full name." Said the Eggman look-alike, which confused Sonic.
"Full name? You got ANY eggs left in your basket, Eggman?" Sonic asked, which resulted in some fake sobbing from the Eggman look-alike.
"Enough of these shinanigans, Eggman Nega! Return the Sol Emeralds to me, at once!" Blaze demanded, but that made Sonic confused again.
"Eggman... Nega?" He asked as Blaze approached Eggman Nega's robot with flames coming from her hands.

END OF CHAPTER