The sun lowered on the horizon as all the beach-goers packed up and headed home. Tetra grabbed his bag and started the walk home, Frizz by his side.

"So, what have you been working on recently?" Tetra asked him.

"I've actually been working on a device that can transfer a small power source's energy into the user. I've been testing it with batteries, but they keep running out of juice!"

"Sounds like you need a bigger power source. I think I've got a car battery in my garage."

"Oh, that'd be too big. You see, the device goes on my wrist like a watch, so it can only hold something about as big as a cantaloupe."

"Gotcha. Well, I'll tell you what: if I find something, I'll gladly give it to you."

"Thanks, but what would you find?"

"I don't really know."

Tetra then realized that they were already at his house, so he said goodnight to Frizz and ran up the driveway to go to bed.

Razor stepped out of the water for the first time in years, and entered the desolate base with extreme caution. He didn't want to get electrocuted by any of the exposed wires that were hanging around. He walked down the hall and pried open a door. When he saw what was on the other side, he gasped.

A few hours later...

Skeen paced back and forth. The allies she'd sent for — Dr. Skathe Porpoise, MD, and Killowatz the Electric Eel — were hanging around to the side.

"Where is he?" Killowatz demanded, growing impatient.

Skeen contemplated, "He should've been back by now..."

Skathe adjusted his glasses. "Is he even sure this is the best course of action? One Mobian littered, so he's going to attack a lot of innocents?"

Skeen replied, "I know, Skathe, but he won't settle for anything less. He's stubborn like that."

Skathe was still unsure about this.

Killowatz finally gave up. "That's it! I'm not waiting any longer!"

"No need to!" Razor's voice rang out.

They looked over to see Razor in the doorway.

"There you are! Did you get the robots?"

"Even better!" He moved aside to reveal a hooded figure behind him. "Everyone, this is X. I met him in the lab, and we struck a deal."

"What deal?"

"He told me that he'd help us get revenge if we help him locate a special gem that he's been missing from his collection."

The others nodded in agreement.

"So, where are they?" Killowatz asked, "t-The robots, I mean."

X said nothing; instead, he took out a remote and pressed a button on it. The blast screen that was covering the windshield opened up, revealing hundreds of semi-aquatic Badniks outside.

Skeen remarked, "I think that'll do just nicely..."

That night, Tetra woke to get a glass of water. He took a drink, then jumped at the sound of an explosion in the distance. 'What in the world?' he thought, running to the front door to see what was going on.

In the distance, he could make out several shiny objects at the beach. Some of them rolled on the ground, some of them flew, and some of them dug, but they all seemed to be headed straight for Gigalopolis.

Tetra looked around as other Mobians came out of their houses to investigate. They were right in the path of those things!

Tetra decided he wouldn't let any of the citizens get hurt.

Feeling a wave of adrenaline, he threw off his nightgown and sped towards the beach.