Knuckles and Ling sat in the walls of Yuanchun, playing finger football with each other and drinking sake.

"Ling, with these walls, nothing will stop us!" Knuckles said.

"Right you are." Ling commented. "Many have tried to breach the walls of Yuanchun, but none have succeeded."

"What about Phillip Gargantos Armstrong?" Lan Fan asked. "He got in!"

"Well, yes, but he was quickly expunged." Ling replied. "That's why it's dubbed the Invincible City!"

"Young Lord, there appears to be a giant drill that is headed towards the outer wall!" Zampano announced.

"Please, that drill will never get through." Ling replied. "We built these walls and made Amestris pay for them."

"If these walls could talk." Mei added.

"But, to be on the safe side, Knuckles, you go with Mei and Al to lead a platoon of Xingese soldiers called the Red Dragon Team." Ling told Knuckles.

"Cool name, very catchy!" Knuckles said.

The Egg Drill was slowly approaching the walls, while Eggman sat in his cockpit, sitting on a throne with his newly acquired lackey, Jayne the Echidna, who was a goth-like echidna with dreadlocked quills, a leather jacket, and a septum ring on her banana nose. Next to her was Eggman's second lackey, Jaime the Possum, who was a white possum with a green minidress and pink boots.

"There are Xingese soldiers coming our way!" Jaime said.

"Patience Jaime!" Eggman suggested. "The drill's metal shell is impervious to most attacks, but to be on the safe side, Jaime, Jayne, take the soldiers out!"

"Finally, something to do." Jayne said in a monotone voice.

Jayne and Jaime approached the soldiers in dark blue coats and red belts. The soldiers opened fire on the two girls, but Jayne threw knives at the soldiers, stabbing them in the chest. Jaime used some quick jabs to knock them out. Mei Chang used her alkahistry to constrict the two girls in a stone prison, biding her and Knuckles time. Knuckles and the Xingese princess got inside, and there were many braces in the interior of the drill.

"Well, you know what to do, use your fists to break these braces and I will use my alkahistry." Mei told Knuckles.

"Ok!" Knuckles answered. Knuckles started punching the first brace. The first brace was down, and Knuckles moved towards the second brace. Knuckles punched down the second brace and continued towards the third brace. When Knuckles punched down the third brace, the drill had already made contact with the wall of Yuanchun.

"Congrats, my dear crew!" Eggman announced. "The drill has made contact with the Wall of Yuanchun! Start the countdown to victory!"

"Mei, use your alkahistry!" Knuckles said to Mei. Mei threw her knives in a circle, and created a metal wave that destroyed brace after brace, pillar after pillar, and broke every brace in the interior that kept the drill roof afloat, and then it hit the reactor core.

"An outside force has made contact with the reactor core." A female computer voice announced. "Self destruct sequence in 5 minutes."

"We got to get out of here!" Mei said.

"Not to worry!" Knuckles responded. "Hold on!" Knuckles grabbed Mei, and the two used the rubble as stepping stones, jumping onto the stones, and gliding away. The drill exploded in a fiery blaze, sending Eggman flying along with Jayne and Jaime.

"AHHH! LOOKS LIKE TEAM EGGMAN'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Eggman, Jayne, and Jaime shouted in unison. As they blasted off, a sparkle shined in the sky.

Knuckles was back at the palace with Ling. Ling was congratulating Knuckles and Mei for their heroic bravery, awarding them with medals of gold. The ceremony was interrupted by Tikal, Sonic, Shadow, Espio, Vector, and Charmy coming to tell them something.

"Our world has been unified with this world via Chaos Control." Tikal said, telling the news.

"We have to get the Chaos Emeralds to get back to our world and disconnect our world from this world!" Sonic added.

"I found an old place called the Devil's Nest that is the Chaotix hideout." Vector commented. "Meet me at the Devil's Nest and we will begin our Chaos Heist!"

"Chaos Heist, that sounds like Rouge's kind of thing." Knuckles remarked.

"And?" Espio added.

"Ok, I am in, because it is our only way of getting back home." Knuckles answered.

TO BE CONTINUED...