Chapter 12 London
Sonic couldn't believe they had just lost Wayne Manor, Batman and Knuckles to Circe's Minions, and now Nightwatcher had told them to follow him while he drove the Batwing to a safe location he knew of. But he was flying out of Gotham and they flew east and after a few hours Nightwatcher activated the cloaking device on the Batwing and cast a spell on the Tornado 1 to ensure they aren't spotted. As they neared their destination it appeared that Nightwatcher was going to land in London which got Sonic and Chip riled up.
"Road trip!" shouted Sonic while Chip got out his camera, Tails got them back in line by telling them, "Guys focus." Nightwatcher landed the Batwing in a back alley to the back entrance of an abandoned hotel.
"So why did you bring us to London?" Sonic asked Nightwatcher which led to Nightwatcher "It's because Circe would be able to sense our location if we were still in Gotham. She shouldn't be able to find us here." Nightwatcher paused for a moment before continuing,
"I know this city well; Batman has sent me on many missions and at this place many times." Kira told them, "I know a place we could go, it's that building there." Kira pointed to an abandoned hotel. They entered the building and they saw that the building still looked like a livable place still but needed some work despite being abandoned though everything was covered up. Upon entering the building Kira cleaned the bits of cobwebs and made sure it was suitable for living in. Nightwatcher told them that they all need to work together to stop Circe,
"Now, because Batman is gone and we have no clear voice as a leader, I will lead us to take down Circe and take back Gotham from her." There was talk of Nightwatcher's sudden remark at being leader of the group,
"How about no." Sonic said, Chip seemed to agree while Tails stayed neutral, "I'm not sure about this." but Kira assured them he knew what he was doing because he knew more about Circe than anyone other than Anubis and Electra, she didn't get a response from them as they started to consider it but were still unsure.
Meanwhile
Circe walked into a secret room behind her throne room not even Anubis and Electra knew about; only she herself knew about it and looked up at a small monitor.
"I have done as you asked, I now control Gotham and have declared myself queen of Gotham, and the villains now control the city with me as their ruler and the other heroes are on the run but we have the Batman in our custody." A man appeared on the screen
"I see that you have done well. But as for the hedgehog and the others they won't be 'on the run' for long because I followed them to their new base. They are in the vicinity of the London area, but I would advise you not to interfere until the time is right…I'm coming back to Gotham to complete phase 2 of the plan. But I won't be here to aid you when the heroes return because they cannot discover me if our plan is to work." Circe nodded to the man as he disappeared off the screen.