A/N: Here comes number 4. Also Gandai thank you for bringing some stuff to my attention. This story is a sequel to another, but I will write the prequel at a later date.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Sega except my OC.

"So how exactly did you find this place? I thought it was hidden well enough..."Kor said while leaning against a dispenser he built shortly after being partially crushed by a box. He winces a little as the healing beam slowly mends his back to health.

"I thought it might have been Eggman looking for old information from Gray to use against us. Thankfully it's not that, but are you alright? That box looks heavy..." Nicole said with a worried look in her eyes.

"Yeah, I'll be right as rain after this old thing finishes healin' me. Ain't as strong as the doc's medigun but it still gets the job done." The fox taps the dispenser affectionately.

"So what kind of device is that? It doesn't look like any of the sentries you described." The A.I. asked out of curiosity.

"Well, this is a dispenser. It's purpose is to heal allies as well as constantly dispense ammo. Mainly useful so I don't have scrounge around for materials and ammo to maintain my stuff." Kor says, temporarily revisiting some memories.

"I see...but what exactly is this that would require such weapons?..." Nicole asks, pulling the blueprint on the computer screen.

Kor sighs at this. "Supposed to be a surprise...but it's a combat robot I'm building to help fight Eggman."

He looks back at the weapons he got from Soldier. "And lookin' at all this it's obvious I'm gonna have to redesign some stuff..."

"Like what?" Nicole questioned further.

"Well for one, this gun is a helluva lot bigger than I anticipated, so I'm gonna have to increase the size of the entire bot just to fit the drum in there, then I gotta recalibrate some stuff, develop a new software and tracking system...ugh, this damn thing's gonna take months to make." The engineer scratched his head in thought.

"What about all the sentries you've claimed to build? They didn't sound as challenging to make." The A.I. pointed out.

"Well yeah, cause I could just copy their software and give them different weapons to use, but this bot needs a whole new program to work with if it wants to be successful." Kor pointed out. While he wouldn't say it to her, he was getting annoyed a little with the constant questions.

Nicole thinks over this for a minute. While Kor is capable of making it himself, knowing Eggman he is likely to have a plan set in motion well before Kor could even hope to finish. Plus, it could help their newest Freedom Fighter become a great asset. "How about I help? I can help develop a new program for it as well as the tracking systems."

Kor shakes his head. "Nah, you don't have to. I have some ideas in mind."

Nicole crosses her arms. "But how long do you think it will take you to finish?" "Um...8 months?" Kor shrugged.

"That sounds way too long to develop something Kor, and Eggman could be ready to enact another plan of his well before then." She pointed out.

Kor stared at the A.I. for a minute before sighing in defeat. "True...alright Nicole you can help, but promise not to let anyone know you're helping me on this."

"Noted."

"And, I'll return the favor for ya when ya need it." Kor said with certainty.

Nicole smiles but shakes her head. "You don't have to Kor. It's my job to assist the Freedom Fighters in any way I can."

"I know I don't have to, but I want to. Wouldn't be fair to you if you didn't help me after all of this." He smiled at her.

Nicole pauses for a moment, deep in thought. "Hmm...alright, there actually is something I could use help on. Have you ever heard of Nanite City?"

"Nope. Please do tell." Kor said, folding his arms.

-Hours later: In Knothole-

Sally looked thoughtfully out of her window, watching the sun set. Nicole had left a few hours ago and hadn't check back since. "I hope Nicole is alright...it shouldn't be a problem for her to scout a location from an old computer to grab intel...what if it is Eggman there and he managed to capture her? Maybe I should organize a search and rescue team..."

As if to quell her thoughts, Nicole reappears in her PDA. Instinctively, the chipmunk grabs it.

"Nicole! Are you alright?!" She asked frantically.

"Yes Sally, I'm fine. It turns out that location is being used by Kor to build his project in privacy. He also says not to let anyone else know about it." Nicole informed her.

Sally sighed on both accounts. "Anything else?"

"Um, nope that's it!" Nicole said with a cheesy smile.

Sally looks at her questioningly before dismissing it. "Well, at least that's resolved. However now I need to put together a scouting team."

"What's the issue?" Nicole asked.

"While you were away, me and Rotor had contact with Knuckles. They're doing ok but it seems Rouge stole the master emerald. She plans on selling it to the highest bidder, and with crooks like Mammoth Mogul and Ixis Naugus still out there, I don't want to think about what would happen if they get it first..." Sally said.

"I don't want to think about that either." Nicole shudders at the thought. "Who will you be taking?"

"Myself, Sonic, Bunnie, and Antoine should be able to handle it." The chipmunk said with a confident grin.

-New Megaopolis-

New Megaopolis, the Eggman Empire's capital city and Eggman's largest base. The big Egg himself was staring out a window in his office, looking over his city. He was mulling over how his last partnership hadn't gone well. Somehow, Gray managed to take control for himself and tried to wipe everyone out, but was put 6 feet under by that former RED engineer. Eggman chuckled to himself, as when Gray had been put down, he managed to merge what was left of the man's robots into his own ground forces, and with some upgrades they made a considerable threat. He also had a new plan to wipe out those ever so annoying Freedom Fighters.

Calmly, he walks over to the intercom on his desk and presses the talk button. "Snively, how is production of the Egg Fleet coming?"

"Production rating is a 110% sir. Estimates are that it should finish on time or ahead of schedule, and a certain project of yours has begun." Snively said over the comm. system.

"Excellent." Eggman's mouth grew into a huge smile. "Soon Sonic, you and your so-called pals will face the might of the Eggman empire. And this time, there will be nothing that can stop me!" He said before giving off his signature laugh.

A/N: Went through this chapter again to do some editing. Found several errors since I kinda rushed to get this one out. Anyway, it looks like there are plans on both sides. How exactly will this turn out? Tune in next time to see for yourself.