Civil Egg War: Part 2 Return of the Conquering Storm

A week had passed since the Time of Miracles happened, and Dr. Oliver Eggman was surprised with all of the developments that had happened. He was hiding out in his Egg Base located at the Rail Canyon, he wasn't sure if Nazo the Hedgehog destroyed the Egg Fleet while it was still under construction or not, and it was among his top priorities. "Remind me the status of the Egg Fleet one more time… Please…" The doctor said while sitting in a chair.

Decoe & Bocoe were working hard, ever since they returned from Artika on the mission to destroy the Neo Death Egg. The two had been checking on things the doctor was concerned about multiple times a day, and just for reassurance the two told him. "78% complete, no sabotage on any of the ships or dry-docks. The workers are switched out periodically."

The doctor had a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear."

The trio were in the command center of the Rail Canyon Egg Base. As its name suggests, the Rail Canyon has dozens of rail systems stretched out over an entire canyon, the Rail Canyon is a Zone in its own right. The rails were mostly colored yellow and black, some were brown and red, the canyons had cannons in areas of strategic importance, and some of these cannons were modified for cargo transportation, though unorthodox by the standards of others it was effective for the Eggman Empire. Dr. Eggman looked at a monitor, he was starting to get very concerned with his Egg Bosses since the Time of Miracles. But before he could contact any of them, a stranger contacted him directly. "This is Conquering Storm, leader of the Egg Clan."

Dr. Eggman was surprised to see a lynx who reminded him of Nicole the Holo-Lynx. "What?" The doctor then used his various Egg Net websites in order to get information on Conquering Storm. "So you're one of the Neo Egg Bosses. Have you come to make threats against the Eggman Empire?"

Conquering Storm glared at Dr. Eggman, he was a little surprised to see what looked like black and red colored cybernetic eyes. The cybernetics reminded Dr. Eggman of his younger brother Dr. Julian Robotnik, he always wondered why Julian willingly replaced his perfectly good eyes with cybernetics. Right now the doctor felt some pity for Conquering Storm, "no! I am offering an alliance."

"An alliance?" Dr. Eggman wasn't use to people actively seeking him out for alliances. Especially Mobians considering how so many Mobians have suffered over the years because of The Great War and the Robotnik Wars. But he was going to take advantage of this offer, but first he'd play hard to get. "Why should I allow you into my glorious Eggman Empire? Aren't you loyal to the Neo Eggman Empire? Or more accurately its remnants."

"My clan and I are strong. However… The Time of Miracles led to the other houses accepting others into their ranks more openly. My people have grown strong, we have strength and numbers. And knowledge that you don't possess." Conquering Storm was truthful, the secrets she held were grand.

Dr. Eggman thought over the offer. "I can get information on the Neo Eggman Empire sooner or later. You're the one who is in trouble Conquering Storm. Why else would you come to me?"

"Power." The lynx said in a chilled tone.

"Power?" Dr. Eggman felt a little intimidated by Conquering Storm, and he didn't know why.

Conquering Storm narrowed her eyes at Dr. Eggman. "We have power, and you have power. I side only with the strongest, and clearly if you've been able to destroy the leadership of the Neo Eggman Empire. Then you are the strongest in the world, word has spread quickly that you destroyed the Neo Death Egg and Neo Dr. Eggman." The lynx moved the monitor she was using, she showed Dr. Eggman her forces and the technology they had. "We've claimed much in glorious battle. We can claim all of Chun-Nan, and the Dragon Kingdom of old. But the question is, are you willing to accept my offer and making me into an Egg Boss? You have my word of honor that I'll serve you unless someone stronger dethrones you."

Dr. Eggman tried to sound fierce. "Of course I accept!" He then sounded calm, "and besides. I like your style Stormy." Conquering Storm narrowed her eyes at the nickname. The doctor then quickly said, "You're the Egg Boss of Chun-Nan. Welcome to the Eggman Empire." He then ended the call and let out a deep breath. He then looked at Decoe & Bocoe, "she's a scary kitty cat."

Bocoe looked at information on Conquering Storm. "According to the old Neo Egg Net, in her culture, when someone gives their word of honor, they mean what they say. A very interesting bit of information."

Dr. Eggman then got a call from someone he knew all too well. "This is Egg Boss Thunderbolt. I've got glorious news for you Lord Eggman." Thunderbolt the Chinchilla was in her mech armor suit, she used a holographic monitor built into the palm of her suit. She always spoke to Dr. Eggman with high regards and respect. "With a coordinated plan of attack. The Neo Egg Army in Soumerca has been destroyed. All of their previous holdings now belong to you Lord Eggman."

"Really?!" The doctor was surprised, it was the first bit of good news he had since he checked on the Egg Fleet. "You mean that Razorklaw and Drago Wolf are gone."

"Yes Lord Eggman. It wasn't easy, but with the help of the Northamer Egg Army unit. We destroyed your enemies, they were plotting to attack us. So we took the liberty of returning the favor to them, by surprise of course." Thunderbolt then moved her monitor to show the doctor his new territories. "All of this belongs to you! The Neo Egg Army on this side of the world has been destroyed or rendered powerless."

Dr. Eggman then remembered the Great Desert of Northamer, he then asked. "What about Baron Beauregard Rabbot?"

"Nazo dealt with him and his people. They no longer serve any faction, their potential resistance. But not part of the Neo Egg Army remnants." Dr. Eggman was wondering how word got out about what happened in Artika. Specifically the parts detailing him as being the destroyer of the Neo Death Egg. And the destroyer of Neo Dr. Eggman, his half-brother. He figured that Nazo, Sonic and their friends would've told everyone, after all they were the ones who actually did the deed. But the doctor didn't mind taking credit, especially if it made people willing to join the Eggman Empire. And keep his Egg Army troops in line.

The doctor grinned, "We'll see to it that the remnants will join us. Or else!"

"I love your thinking Lord Eggman. We shall do our best to continue our conquest for you." And with that Thunderbolt ended her call.

Dr. Eggman was pleased to hear things were going his way, but then he thought about his other projects. Surely just because the Egg Fleet was alright, didn't mean that the other major projects of the Eggman Empire were safe. The only way to know for sure was to personally check on his projects, "Decoe! Bocoe!"

"Yes doctor!" They said with a salute to him.

"I need you two to head for the location of my new Egg Clan. Make sure that they are loyal to me." He said to them as he pressed buttons on the control console of the chair he was in, he then activated his Egg Mobile and jumped into it. "I'm heading for the Egg Lair near Bygone Island. I must make sure that Project Ancients hasn't been sabotaged." The doctor then yelled out, "Bokkun! We're leaving!"

Bokkun the faithful Dark Chao of Dr. Eggman laughed. "Finally! We're getting out of this place. I can't wait to get some fresh air, and cause mischief." The Dark Chao laughed. He used his rocket to fly alongside the Egg Mobile.

Decoe & Bocoe realized that Bokkun mainly delivered messages, but he hadn't been doing that very often lately. They realized that he should've been the one sent for Chun-Nan. "Doctor wait!"

But it was too late, the doctor left and the robots were left with a bunch of Egg Pawns watching them. "I sometimes wonder how many messages Bokkun has actually delivered."

"About twenty-nine by my count." Decoe said to his silver friend.

The two robots then looked for a vessel to use. "What should we use to get to Chun-Nan?" Bocoe asked his friend as they looked at the Egg Fleet.

"A Swordfish Ship?" Decoe lazily suggested as walked across a railing system.

"To long." Bocoe said.

"A Manta Ray Ship?" Decoe lazily suggested.

"To big." Bocoe said.

The two then saw one of the newer transports that had been in development for some time now. "Let's use the Blowfish Transporter. It's small but can take a hit." Decoe said as he made what passed for a smile on his robotic body.

"I agree, reminds me of us. Plus it fits in perfectly with Dr. Eggman's whole ocean theme, he's using for his fleet of airships." Bocoe said as they got into the transport and took off.

Once the robots were gone, a liquid metal appeared where the ship launched from. It then took on the form of a Badnik. "Good plan doctor sending them to check on Conquering Storm. But you're ultimately going to send them right into the palm of my hands." The robotic being said to himself as he casually walked through Dr. Eggman's facility, and nothing was triggered by his presence at all.