After seeing the broadcast, Chris, Cloud, Tifa and Sonic tried to find the quickest way to Nerv HQ. Devil Gundam taunted Tea Garder by saying her brother will never rescue her, she kicked his face, slipped out of her binding and tried to flee, but was quickly tied back up by Devil Gundam as he mocked her, "You're out of options and running out of time. Get ready for the wedding."
However, goverment agents decided to give in to Devil Gundam's ultimatum, despite Sonic's insisting to them (months before the government deem him responsible for causing a power outage) that in a world without television, nothing would be same, even go so far as to say, "The survivors would envy the dead!"
As a result, television transmitters were destroyed, television show hastily planned farewell programs and news channels all gave farewell speeches, reminiscing all of the good times that they shared with viewers, such as presidential elections and criminal hunting.
Devil Gundam gleefully celebrated the success of his plan (but also rued the fact that he didn't make more demands, including one for erasing Sonic X from history), but Sonic was determined not to give in to his friend's enemy's demands, so he rushes his friends to Nerv HQ, then took refuge in a civil defense shed and heavily improvised a show based on Sonic X after turning on a transmitter that wasn't destroyed to air it.
When Devil Gundam found out about this, he became outraged while later resignedly remarking that it ultimately was a failure and derided Sonic, "He is now one the laziest Hollywood hacks."
Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba was preparing for the wedding when Chris, Cloud and Tifa barged into his dressing room. Tea Garder was also stuck with tape over her mouth and mumbled for help as Seto locked her in his closet, preparing for battle.