A/N: Happy late new year, everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I've last updated. I've been battling a small state of depression lately as well as trying to get my priorities in order. Also, I've finished my first semester of College and I'm awaiting to see what the Spring Semester unfolds for me. Until that happens, I want to thank you all for being here since day one! We've reached 25 favorites and nearly 130 reviews for Awakened. Guys, this means so much to me.

As of now, the whole story of Awakened is written down on my notepad, where I have a fully organized plot. So, expect some updates for this story for a while before I return to my other stories on here as well as my original content like Night Shadow.

Before anyone asks, Yes, I've seen the Sonic Movie 2020 design and trailer! You can expect me at the movie theater on opening night! As for the IDW Sonic comics, they're the best things that've happened to Sonic right now and I feel so bad for Cream, Tails, Amy, G-merl, Espio, Whisper, and everyone else that's battling their way through the Zombots. My only concern is the Deadly Six. I hope Ian Flynn writes them well, but knowing him, I'm sure he'll do something to make them cool.

Special thanks to my lovely co-writer, Infinite's Ruby for her help as always!

Suggested Music:

(1) Mazuri (Day) - Sonic Unleashed OST

(2) Mazuri (Night) - Sonic Unleashed OST

(3) Savannah Citadel - Sonic Unleashed OST

(4) Spagonia (Night) - Sonic Unleashed OST

Without further ado, enjoy the show!

Around the World in Three Days: Part 1

A beautiful morning meant the Resistance had to start thinking about their next move. They all gathered by a table in the middle of the museum, where bagels, scrambled eggs, bacon, and more breakfast foods were served by Tangle and Jewel. They joined their teammates in their meeting, as Tails took out a piece of paper and a pencil and set them on the table.

"Okay, guys," Amy said, grabbing the paper and pencil. "We only have three days to turn Synergy into a good guy. How are we gonna do that?"

"Perhaps we could take him around town for a bit," Tangle suggested. "We got all sorts of wonders here besides the museum. I know this guy named Ron and let me tell ya, he makes the best chili dogs in the universe! Oh, my gosh! They're so delicious! He cooks them with a lot of love!"

"Can I get this guy's phone number?" Sonic inquired with a smirk.

"That idea's not bad, Tangle," Amy replied. "But G-merl's already taking Synergy out for a walk on the town. Don't worry, they're wearing disguises, so they won't be noticed. We gotta work bigger. Also, last time I checked; robots can't eat."

"But hedgehogs can!" the blue blur licked his lips.

"Big, what was your initial plan for Synergy before we came along?" Whisper inquired. "Before the Hooligans came, you said you had a plan."

"Hey, look, Mates. We said we were sorry, okay?" Nack moaned.

"Well… my plan was to take Synergy around the world, so he could see my favorite places," Big replied. "After Apotos, I was gonna take him to Spagonia, Mazuri, Holoska, Chun-nan, Shamar, Empire City, and Adabat. All of my favorite places in the world."

"Hold on, you want to take him to all those continents in three days?" Nack raised an eyebrow. "Have you been sniffing catnip lately?"

"Now, come on, big bossy smelly nelly," Bean chuckled. "I'm sure we can pull this off."

"Easy for you to say! Going to all those places is A) expensive! B) time-consuming! And C) Need I remind you that G.U.N. is on our tail! We'll never get around the world without being bombarded with soldiers going, 'Hey, you! Stop right there! I'm gonna shoot you! Boom! Aggggh!' and then we're dead!"

Everyone looked curiously at Nack.

"Wow," Bean whispered in Bark's ear. "And I thought I was crazy."

"I think you guys are overthinking this," Tangle smiled. "Nobody said anything about spending money on transportation nor did anyone say that we all have to go at once."

"What are you saying, Tangle?" Espio asked, sipping his coffee.

"I'm saying that we should all split up. Each time goes to one continent with Synergy for about six hours or so. We'll show him the most we can before he heads over to the next continent. Sonic could be his mode of transportation because he's the only one who has super speed."

"Well, what can I say? I am pretty awesome," Sonic gloated.

"And we have the Chaos Emeralds," Vector added. "Can't forget those doohickeys."

"That doesn't sound like a bad idea, Tangle. Actually, it's genius!" Amy clapped her hands. "The only thing we need to figure out is which team goes to which continent. Obviously, Synergy's been to Apotos so we can cross that one off our list. That leaves seven continents."

"How many of us are here?" asked Whisper.

"Counting G-merl," Tails replied. "There's eighteen of us."

Suddenly, the door opened, and everyone turned.

Knuckles the Echidna came into the room. He had a saddened look upon his face.

"Nineteen if you count Knuckles," Tails continued.

"Hey, Knux," Sonic smiled and waved. "Good to see you again. You won't believe what happened yesterday."

"Shadow, Rouge, and Omega left. Amy told me on the phone last night," Knuckles replied, rubbing his eyes. He leaned against the wall and released a deep sigh.

The Resistance exchanged looks, wondering what was wrong with their leader.

"Hey!" Amy broke up the sudden tension with a smile. "How'd things go with Shade?"

Knuckles closed his eyes and looked at the pink hedgehog. "Let's just say… she's not coming back."

Everyone on the team was shocked and concerned.

"Is she okay?" Tails inquired.

"She blames herself for what happened after we came back from the Twilight Cage. She thinks we're mad at her for dragging us into another dimension when we could've been here protecting Mobius from Eggman."

"Did you tell her that was paranoia talking?" Mighty rubbed his head.

"I told her that wasn't true, but it was obvious she's in a lot of pain… I figured I'd let her cool down for a while. But one thing's for certain, she's not coming back to help us out."

The Resistance felt Knuckles' pain and felt sorrow for Shade. They didn't think someone as tough as their former ally would go through the motions. Mighty and Ray approached their old friend and patted him on the shoulder, trying to reassure him. Knuckles smiled and rubbed the yellow squirrel's head before he turned his attention to Amy and the others.

His purple eyes locked onto the Hooligans.

"I didn't expect to see you three here," he commented.

Nack folded his arms. "We're just trying not to get arrested, that's all."

"Yeah, we forgot to mention," Sonic spoke. "G.U.N.'s on our tail."

"Amy told me that too," Knuckles replied. "She also told me you guys plan to take Synergy around the world. Would you mind explaining what that's about?"

Tails placed his hands together. "So, Big's logic is that if we turn Synergy in now, he'll retain his anger upon the world and swear revenge when he gets out. But if we find a way to alter his personality like we did with Emerl years ago, then he'll understand that he needs to pay for his crimes and go to jail willingly."

"You really believe that, Big?"

"The last thing I would want for Synergy is for him to be angry," Big nodded. "He's mean when he's angry."

The red echidna looked at his blue rival/friend. "You think this can work?"

"I'm hoping so," Sonic shrugged his shoulders.

Knuckles stepped forward and looked at the paper that was on the desk; it was a group chart that showed every continent around Mobius and which team is assigned to which continent.

Grabbing for a pencil, he added his name underneath Chun-Nan.

"Count me in," he said.

The Resistance smiled; they were happy that their leader was on board, as they continued planning out their idea.

~Synergy's P.O.V. (1)

As if spending the day roaming around Spiral Hill wasn't enough, Emerl (I know his name is G-merl, but I still call him Emerl) and I came back to the museum, only to find out that the Resistance had news. Turns out, they've decided to put the deal I made with them into full effect. The deal was that they'd show me around Mobius in three days. If I liked what I saw, then I will give up my search for the Nocturnus Clan and live among the common folk. If it's the opposite, then the Resistance promised to take me back to the Mystic Ruins and search for my people.

After sparring with Emerl the other night, I thought of giving this deal a chance.

How bad can it be? I thought. They're probably going to take you to some small villages or something.

No, they didn't take me to any quaint towns like Spiral Hill…

…they went bigger.

Thanks to Sonic's super speed, the first place I was brought to was another continent, where we settled in a town named Mazuri. I was there with Emerl and Tails and I have to say, it was beautiful.

The sun was shining, and a single cloud wasn't in sight. There wasn't a lot of industrialization like there was in other places. Instead, the village I was currently visiting was located on a reddish-brown savannah and featured many exotic animals. There were lions, tigers, hippos, rhinos, zebras, etc. All of the animals I interacted with seemed nice, although I was convinced that one of the rhinos wanted to hurt me. Not sure why, but I think it did.

Anyways, after experiencing a tour of the Savannah Citadel, Tails, Emerl, and I returned back to a remote village with small houses built from wood and straw and people wearing strange clothing.

It felt foreign to me because some clothing was made from rich silk and cloth. People were wearing it all over their bodies and they even wore silk hats that covered their bald heads. It was quite foreign for me to say the least.

As Emerl, Tails, and I scoped through the village, I found myself distracted by a huge shadow that loomed over me. I looked up to see what it was and was quickly astonished…

…by a giant tree that sat in the hub of the village.

"My goodness!" I shouted. "W-what the!?"

Emerl noticed my amazement and walked over to me. "Something wrong, Synergy?" he chuckled.

"T-this tree!" I pointed. "I-It's huge!"

Emerl looked up at what I was pointing at and chuckled again. "Oh, that's just the Holy Tree. Cool, huh?"

The two-tailed fox approached us and looked at the tree. "Ah, I see you've noticed the Holy Tree, eh, Synergy? It's a massive landmark in this town. It was built by the ancients as a symbol of the culture as well as the religion that's spread throughout this village."

"Interesting," I rubbed the back of my head. "I've seen a lot of trees in my day, but none of them are as big as this."

"You'd be surprised as to how big some landmarks here are," Tails nodded. It was at that moment where he heard something in the distance. (1s)

(2) A smooth harmonic melody played through the air and grabbed our attention. We turned around to the right and saw a band of musicians playing right by a giant doorway in the Holy Tree.

At first, I was going to ask why there was a secret room in the middle of the tree and how it got there, but the melody distracted me from my query. I joined my colleagues in running towards the music; it got louder as we got closer.

Eventually, we came to a sudden stop and watched as many people gathered around us.

A band of five people was playing music through wooden instruments whereas one man was banging two sticks against a set of wooden drums. We didn't have a lot of music back in the Nocturnus Clan, but once in a while, I would always remember hearing the Knuckles Clan playing around with instruments similar to these.

People joined together and clapped their hands to the beat of the drums.

Tails and Emerl looked at each other and did the same.

I was reluctant to join at first but after hearing everyone do this for a while, I decided why not. But instead of clapping my hands, I snapped my fingers. I figured this was a beat that required me to do this with my hands. But little did I know, I was bopping my head to the beat too. The music was so soothing that I also found myself tapping my foot, and I couldn't believe I didn't notice it at first. And as if I wasn't enjoying myself enough, I started shifting my body to the left and right, snapping my fingers, and tapping my robotic feet against the soft soil on the ground.

My comrades and I were enjoying ourselves for a while when suddenly…

…the music came to a stop. (2s)

I was left dancing for a few moments until I opened my eyes and saw that everyone was staring at me.

This left me feeling concerned.

Did I do something wrong? I thought. Was there something wrong with my dancing? What did I do?

One of the band members, a female in a red dress and a blue cap over her head, approached me and gazed into my green eyes. I watched as Emerl and Tails shared a glance.

"Excuse me, sir," she spoke. "May I say something?"

Emerl and Tails gathered around me. This woman was sounding suspicious.

"Yes?" I replied.

"You've got some moves, dude!" she smiled and everyone else nodded in agreement. "I've seen a lot of people get into the groove around here, but no one is as into it as you are, man."

"Well, this is my friend's first time here," Emerl patted me on the shoulder. "So, he's new to music."

"New, huh?" said the woman, stroking her chin. "Tell ya what, how would like to come up here and play with us?"

Everyone in the town gasped in excitement and begged me to go on stage and perform. Glancing left and right, I shook my head.

"I don't know," I answered. "It seems like a little much for me. Granted, I copied the drummer's biodata into my system, but I don't know if I can-"

"Oh, come on, give it a shot," Emerl reassured me. "You won't if you like it until you try, right?"

"Yeah, come on, man. Join in on the fun!" said a man in the corner.

"Don't think too hard, just have fun," said another woman.

"You got this, man," a child gave me a thumbs up.

Cracking the circuits in my fingers, I stepped on stage and was greeted by the band. The drummer got up from his seat and handed me his sticks. I looked up and wanted to say that I was nervous, but he leaned down and told me.

"I know it sounds nerve-racking at first, but once that you drop that first beat, you find yourself lost in the melody," he said to me. "Good luck."

He patted me on the shoulder and walked off the stage.

Emerl and Tails cheered for me, as I took my seat and glanced at everyone in the crowd.

The band quietly waited for me to start playing the drums, so I clicked the drumsticks together and started patting the drums…

…I played terribly.

The melody was non-existent, and I wasn't making much noise with the instrument. Everyone else in the band looked at me and raised their eyebrows. They were all assuming that this was a massive joke and an unfunny one at that. I was still tapping the drums, only making sounds that even ants could barely hear.

Just then, I stopped playing and placed the drumsticks down; I didn't want to embarrass myself any further.

I walked off the stage and prepared to walk away, but Tails and Emerl stopped me.

"Where are you going?" Emerl inquired.

"I can't do this," I replied. "I'm playing so bad, even amateur musicians would think I stink."

"Not with that attitude," Tails shook his head. "Listen, Synergy. I think you're letting the fear of screwing up control you."

"Me, afraid? No way," I folded my arms.

Emerl and Tails shared a deadpanned glance.

"Listen to those folks, Synergy," Emerl said. The black/yellow Gizoid wrapped an arm around my shoulder. "Just go out there and have fun. It's your job to create your own melody and no one's going to stop you from doing so."

"G-merl's right," Tails nodded in agreement. "You're free to think of whatever creative thing you have on your mind."

Stroking my chin, I realized that my former ally was right, and I wanted to listen to his words. Nodding to my friends, I climbed back on stage and snatched the drumsticks.

Sitting down, I glanced at the audience one last time before I tapped the sticks against each other.

Then, I started banging the drums. (3)

This time, I quickly tapped both drums at a rapid beat; the sound of the beat was more harmonic than the first time I did it. As I kept patting the drums, I looked up and saw that the people in the crowd were still confused, but the band had different looks on their faces.

Everyone looked at each other before they started tapping their toes.

A guitarist to my right snapped his fingers and bopped his head to the beat.

Suddenly, a man on the flute blew into his instrument, following along with the melody I created. I got excited to see that someone played alongside me and little did I know what it was going to be better. Before I knew it, the guitarist got down on his knees and strummed his fingers against the strings.

Soon enough, we were all playing together as one band.

The crowd as in utter amazement. They all shared an excited glance and began dancing to the tune we were making. I watched Tails and Emerl's eyes light up like the sun above the town, as they clapped and cheered my name.

We continued playing our song until it was time for the guitarist to perform his solo. He jumped in the air and slid across the stage on his knees, playing the guitar as if his life depended on it. The flute player was still going strong and the harmony resumed until suddenly…

…everyone stopped playing their instruments.

I was the only one playing the drums and I was rocking the crowd with what this generation calls, "an awesome solo!". Gotta say, I didn't expect to have so much fun in this picturesque town. I thought I was just going to go on a monotonous tour of the landmarks, but instead, I got to interact with the townsfolk.

My solo ended and everyone else chimed in.

We carried out our song until the band and I finally came to a stop. One final drumroll finished the number and we all raised our hands in the air. (3s)

A moment of silence occurred until the crowd uproared in applause.

Emerl and Tails glanced at one another and walked on stage with me. Patting me on both of my shoulders, they raised my arms and continued cheering for me.

I walked off the stage and handed the drumsticks back to the drummer, but he shook his head and declined my offer.

"Keep em', man," he told me. "You earned them."

"Are you sure?" I inquired.

"Heck yeah, dude! Keep rocking, man."

Holding the drumsticks in my hand, I holstered them away and joined my friends in exploring the rest of Mazuri.

~Synergy's P.O.V. (Continued) (4)

Coming back from Mazuri was a letdown for me because there were a lot of highlights from that place. From exploring the citadel to running down the reddish-brown fields, there was a lot to take in. Unfortunately, Emerl and Tails took me back to the Mineral Museum…

…but that wasn't the end of my day.

Amy, Cream, and Big decided they wanted to take me to another town known as Spagonia. They told me that a friend of theirs named Professor Dillion Pickle was going to show me around a school known as Spagonia University.

I don't know much about school. From what I'm told, it's a place where people would teach others about mathematics, science, history, and studying different languages across the Mobian region. That's different compared to the school Imperator Ix had during his regime. When I was around, I would see echidna children being trained as soldiers, math and science weren't words in their dictionaries.

Anyways, Sonic escorted us to the school, and I have to say, it was a nice place…

…I just wish Professor Pickle would get to the point of his story.

Amy, Cream, and Big took me upstairs to see him and instead of teaching me about how he runs the school, he's spent the last two hours lecturing us on what makes a good cucumber sandwich.

A cucumber sandwich? I asked myself. That didn't exist in my day.

"The object to making a cucumber sandwich is a difficult task for some people," Professor Pickle explained. He sat by his desk and leaned on the back of his chair, holding the sandwich itself in his hand. "But once you understand the basics, you can make one delicious snack. So, what I like to do is put one bun on the bottom of the plate…"

He took out a thin-sliced piece of bread and placed it on a paper plate.

"Next, you want to take a thin layer of mayonnaise and spread it on the bottom…"

He did exactly what he said.

"Then, we get to the exciting part," the professor sliced the cucumber into six neatly sliced pieces and placed them upon the mayonnaise layer. "We lay the cucumbers down on the sandwich. Remember, do not stack the cucumbers on top of each other. That's going to make your sandwich fall apart."

Big, Cream, and Cheese were clearly enjoying this tutorial.

Amy folded her arms and growled slightly.

I was like Big, Cream, and Cheese. Not gonna lie, that sandwich was starting to look delicious. Too bad I'm a robot, I would have dug my face into that thing by now.

Then, Professor Pickle whipped out a yellow jar and squirted a yellow substance on top of the cucumbers. "Next, we take a little drop of honey mustard and meticulously spread it around in a spiral and finally…"

He took another slice of bread and placed it on the sandwich.

The snake was finally complete.

"Wha-la!" Professor Pickle smiled. "A tasty sandwich at long last."

Cream, Big, Cheese, and I clapped our hands together. Amy did the same, but harshly.

"Now, I will show you how to make a cucumber sandwich deluxe," Professor Pickle nodded. "What you want to do is-"

"No!" Amy halted the next tutorial. Everyone including myself looked at her. The pink hedgehog glanced at us and took a moment to calm herself down. "Sorry… Professor Pickle, this is nice and all, but… we came here to show Synergy what life at school is like. Do you think you can show us around?"

"Why, of course, Miss Rose," the professor nodded. "Just as soon as I finish this sandwich."

Opening his mouth, he took a bite; his face was covered in honey mustard. He took another bite and wiped his face with a napkin.

Amy gave the old man a deadpan stare and gently took my hand. She, Cream, Cheese, and Big opened the door and let themselves out.

We walked down the stairs to the university, where teenage and adult students roamed around a library.

"Well, that's two hours of my life I'll never get back," Amy moaned.

"I found myself learning a lot today," Big commented. "Did you, Froggy?"

The frog that sat on my friend's shoulder replied with a croak.

"What should we do now, Miss Rose?" Cream inquired.

"I don't know, Cream," Amy answered, checking the time on her Miles Electric. "It's getting late outside, meaning we're not going to have enough time to check out the city. This also means that we've nearly wasted the first day of showing Synergy most of Mobius, which is bad because we made a deal about wanting to change him and…"

As the pink hedgehog ranted, I found myself distracted by something across from me.

It was a red-headed teenager with a green sweater and square-shaped glasses. She wore purple jeans and had black sneakers. But she wasn't what distracted me. In her hands was a book titled, "To Shoot A Hummingbird".

I wasn't sure what it was, but something about that title caught my attention.

Walking over, I stood behind the chair she was sitting on and started reading the book from where I was standing.

It didn't take her long to notice me.

"Gah!" she jumped out of her seat. I leaped back.

"S-sorry," I humbly apologized. "I didn't mean to scare you."

"No, no, it's okay," the girl chuckled, pushing back her red hair. "Can I help you with something?"

"Again, my apologies. I was just invested in the book you're reading."

She looked at her book. "This? Oh, have you read this book before?"

"I never read many books where I came from. I mean, I know what they are, but I was never exposed to reading."

"Seriously?" the woman raised her eyebrow before she smiled. "Well, if you're looking to start reading books. This is a great one to read. It tells the story of a female chipmunk who has to live in a world of prejudice. You see, she lives in a town full of mongooses, so they judge her because she's different than everyone else."

"Sounds intriguing," I nodded. "Is there a way I can find another copy of that book?"

"Here, you can read it with me."

My eyes widened. "F-for real?"

"Yeah, come here and I'll read it with you." The woman smiled.

I sat down on the edge of the chair and the girl flipped the book back to the beginning. From there, we silently read the story in our minds.

~END OF P.O.V.

Amy continued rambling.

"Sonic and Knuckles are going to be disappointed in me and I don't want them to be disappointed in me because I don't wanna fail and have Synergy not change at all, so I'm just-"

"Miss Rose," Cream tugged her best friend's hand. "Look,"

Cheese pointed to the wonderful sight of Synergy bonding with a human girl over a storybook.

Big was amazed by this sight and Froggy sat down on his friend's shoulder.

"Chao, Chao!" Cheese smiled.

"Aww, it looks like he made a new friend," Cream mirrored the Chao's gesture. "And he's reading a story. How nice."

"Guess he found a way to have fun, Amy," Big nodded in agreement. "Right, Froggy?"

"Ribbit, Ribbit," the frog replied.

Amy had a neutral expression on her face before she smiled.

Folding her arms, she and Team Rose watched as Synergy continued reading the book while interacting with the human girl. (4s)

Inside the Final Egg, Dr. Eggman resumed experiments on the Elemental Gizoids.

"Running Elemental Gizoid experiment number five," the mad doctor said, as he closed the training capsule that a royal blue Gizoid sat in and pressed against the radar.

Dr. Starline sat by his side.

Rough and Tumble were working out in the corner.

Orbot and Cubot swept the floors.

"Commencing the fifth Elemental experiment in three... two…" Dr. Eggman cracked his fingers and began the simulation. "One."

With buckets of water sitting beside the blue robot, it gently lifted his hands and opened its palms. Flexing its fingers, it waited patiently for the water to approach him. Both doctors shared a brief look before the platypus tapped his master on the shoulder, motioning to the testing chamber.

Dr. Eggman peered towards the hydrokinetic robot and saw it manipulating the water, forming a ring of it around its body.

"It's… working!" Dr. Eggman nodded with a cackle. He raised his fist. "Finally! The Elemental Compounds inside the Gizoids are working!"

A few seconds of the Gizoid controlling the water went by and suddenly, water accidentally splashed on top of the droid's head. This caused him to short circuit, which resulted in a small explosion.

Dr. Eggman and Dr. Starline jumped back.

Rough and Tumble looked up from their bench presses.

Orbot and Cubot stopped sweeping.

Smoke covered the entirety of the chamber. Dr. Starline opened it up and vacuumed it into a vacuum cleaner. Dr. Eggman wiped smoke away from his face and saw that another experiment has failed.

"Great," he rolled his eyes and moaned. "Another Elemental Gizoid… wasted! Just like the previous four Gizoids. This is starting to annoy me!"

"Perhaps, the Gizoids need to be modified so that way, they can handle the compounds better," Dr. Starline folded his arms behind his back. "It would be the safest way of performing these experiments… or maybe… hmm… is it too risky?"

"What? What's too risky?"

Dr. Starline looked at his boss. "I was about to say… since we know the location of the prototype Elemental Gizoid, I was thinking we'd steal it back and experiment on it. If the prototype works, we can use components from it to modify the other Gizoids."

"We're not invading Resistance HQ, not now!"

"W-what?"

"We've already wasted enough Gizoids on Windmill Village and my other Badniks are undergoing repairs. If we invade Resistance HQ with low ammunition, they'll overpower us within seconds. Heck, even a Chao Garden could wipe us out with our lack of equipment. That's why I'm taking my time with experimenting on the other Gizoids," Dr. Eggman pointed, as he paced back and forth. "If the Elemental compounds work, then we can use them to invade Resistance HQ. Until then, we're continuing with the experiments. My decision is final."

"B-but, Doctor…"

"I said my decision is final! Rough, Tumble, bring the Earth Elemental over to the chamber!"

Rough and Tumble got up and did what they were told.

Dr. Starline approached a crate beside Orbot and took a seat. Rubbing his eyes, he turned to the spheroid lackey. "Orbot, may I ask you something?"

"You? Ask me something?" Orbot replied with shock. "Wow, no one's ever come to talk to me before. I should write this moment down in my memoirs along with the embarrassing stories of Dr. Eggman. Anyways, what do you need, Starbline?"

"It's Starline and I was just wondering… do you think that the Doctor is playing this too safe? I mean, I'm not trying to call him out for taking his time, but I just don't want him to waste time experimenting with Gizoids that are sensitive to the Elemental compounds. It's a waste of time and I know that Dr. Eggman can put Projects: G-merl and Synergy into good use if we track them down fast enough… I don't know what I'm rambling on about. What do you think about this matter?"

"Honestly, I'm surprised Dr. Eggman isn't planning to invade Resistance HQ at this moment," Orbot answered. "Knowing him, he'd jump into his Egg Mobile and start blasting with no problem, it's amazing that he wants to take his time. Of course, knowing the typical Sonic vs Eggman tradition, this whole operation will just blow up in his face."

The platypus stroked his chin and eyeballed his boss, seeing another Gizoid fall victim to a failed experiment.

"Dang it!" Dr. Eggman snarled.

Dr. Starline shook his head.

He folded his arms and tapped his duckbill, thinking.

Maybe it's best if I follow my own orders if Dr. Eggman and I want this plan to work, Dr. Starline said in his mind, as he looked back at his mentor. In other words, I'm going to need to go behind the Doctor's back and steal that prototype Gizoid from the Resistance.

END OF CHAPTER 28

Uh, oh! What plans could Dr. Starline be holding? Does he plan on betraying Dr. Eggman despite idolizing him? What could possibly unfold? Well, at least the Resistance are working hard to change Synergy and so far, it seems to be working. The Gizoid played music and learned how to enjoy a good book. Sounds like he's having a good time so far. Let's just the rest of the heroes can keep this up. Synergy will continue his trip around the world and Dr. Starline's plans will advance in...

"Chapter 29: Around the World in Three Days: Part 2

POST-A/N:

Nothing much to say here other than the fact that these next two parts will be callbacks to Sonic Unleashed as well as other Sonic games. There is one callback to IDW Sonic Annual 2019 in Chapter 29, but I will not spoil what it is.

Serious question to you all: How am I doing with the characterization of G-merl and Cream? Sometimes, I feel like I'm not doing enough and other times, I feel like I'm doing enough. I'm not sure why I feel this way, but what do you all think?

Overall, that's all I have to say. Thank you all so much for reading. Don't forget to R&R and I'll see you all next time!

~SD321 (SpiderDom321)