Episode 47: The Darkest Storm Part 2

The Freedom Fighters, Chaotix, and the Royal Family are shocked to see the evil, powerful, mammoth Mobian that is now standing in the middle of the throne room.

"Great. Now we have to deal with Mammoth Mogul again," Sonic says.

Eve brings out her sword, "We have to take him down, quick!" Eve says.

"I agree," Tails says.

"Like I'd do it any other way," Sonic says.

With that, the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix charge at Mammoth Mogul and begin to fight him. Merlin, Conner, Elias and the royal couple stand in shock.

Connery turns to Merlin, "Merlin! Id Mogul is free, then that means…"

"I'm afraid so, Sir Commery! The Ancient Walkers are dead!" Merlin says, stunned.

The Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix continue to attack Mogul, but for some reason there doesn't seem to be a scratch on him, What's more, he's not even moving. That's because he has some protective shields surrounding him.

"What's with the shield, chubby? Not such a big-shot when you don't have much Chos Energy," Sonic says.

Connery says, "You will rue the day you slew the Noblest beings to grace Mobius."

Suddenly, Mogul's body begins to glow bright as his eyes are closed.

"Uh guys, I'm not liking what I'm seeing," Fiona says.

Eve panics, "Hit the deck!"

Before anyone can do anything, Mammoth Mogul uses the power of the Chaos Emerald within him to release them in full force, knocking everyone to the ground. Mammoth Mogul turns his head to see the Crown of Acorn next to the unconscious King Acorn. He then creates a smirk on his face and picks up the crown.

Suddenly, he hears a sound and turns his head to see Eve trying hardest to stand up with her sword for support.

"Yo-you wo-won't g-get away with this… M-Mogul," Eve says.

Mogul simply stares at Eve and says, "Or so you think?"

Suddenly, his eyes glow and Eve becomes paralyzed as she is being lifted in the air as she drops her sword.

"You sure are a stubborn little hedgehog," Mogul says.

Mogul then looks down to see Tails unconscious next to the floor. Mogul thinks he might be useful for him, so he uses his magic to lift him up as well.

Back in his lair, Eggman is walking down the hall.

He calls out, "Has the Egg Grape Chamber cooled down, A.D.A.M?"

"Yes father. I don't think you wish to return just yet?" A.D.A.M answers.

"Of course, you don't think! You analyze and process. Now open the door," Eggman says.

The doors open, but Eggman gasps, "Egad!"

In the chamber, Eggman sees the ninjas and are accompanied someone Dr. Eggman is familiar with.

"Ixis Naugus!" Eggman exclaims.

"Dr. Robotnic. You've lost weight since I last saw you," Naugus says.

Eggman shouts, "A.D.A.M. Send in my Swatbots and get rid of him!"

"With pleasure, Father," A.D.A.M says.

Just then, Swatbots begin to come out from different areas. They all fire their blasters at Naugus.

Naugus smirks and says, "You cannot wound a Master of the Elements so easily!"

With that, the Swatbots stop firing.

"You robots. Perhaps freezing your lubricants would do better," Naugus says, and freezes his robots into ice blocks.

One of the ninjas presents Naugus the Sword of Acorns.

Naugus smirks, "I have no return for vengeance just yet, Robotnik. Once I have found the mate of the sword, my power will be unrivaled. Then we will have our reckoning."

With that, Naugus uses his magic to teleport himself and his arachnis away from the area.

Meanwhile, in the prison of New Mobotropolis, the Destructix are stuck in prison, and they are bored.

Flying says, "I'm bored."

"This is prison. It's supposed to be boring," Sleuth says.

"How do you suppose we break out of here now?" Predator asks.

Suddenly, an opening appears on the wall. There, they see Mammoth Mogul having the Crown of Acorns on his head. He also has Eve trapped in a bubble. What's worse, Tails is imprisoned with her. The Destructix quickly come out to join their boss.

The Destructix kneel and bow to their boss.

Simian says, "Your Destructix pledge their lives to you one more, Lord Mogul."

"Rise. My minions. A monumental quest lies before us to Acquire the Sword of Acorns," Mogul says.

Still trapped in the bubble, Eve and Tails hear everything Mogul says.

Tails whispers, "So Mogul is safer than the Sword of Acorns too?"

"It seems so, but he's going to have trouble finding it. The Arachnis took it and they served Naugus," Eve whispers.

"What are we gotta do?" Tails asks.

"I'm not sure right now. We need to get the crown away from Mogul and get out of here. Then we need to find the Arachnis and get the Sword of Acorns back," Eve whispers.

"The Arachnis, you say?" A voice asks.

Eve quickly turns her head to see Mogul looking at them through the bubble.

"And where could I find these Arachnis?" Mogul asks.

Eve nervously says, "I… I don't know! I really don't!"

Suddenly, a bright light appears turning everyone's attention to it.

"Ah, New Mobotropolis! It has changed and grown prosperous of course. The Crown of Acorns would be here," A voice says, familiar to eve and Tails.

Eve and Tails are shocked to see Ixis Naugus and the Arachnis.

Mogul says, "How serendipitous. The acquisition of the Sword of Acorns has been infinitely less onerous."

Naugus then turns his head to see Mogul wearing the crown on his head.

Each one demands, "You! Hand over that relic! I will possess the last of the source of All!"

Still trapped, Tails and Eve have a bad feeling about this mess.

"I don't like where this is going," Tails worriedly says.

"I have to agree. I hate to think how this is going to turn out," Eve says, concern.

Naugus grits his teeth as he makes the sword glow, "Fool! I am Ixis Naugus. Master of Elements! He that fused the Void with the Zone of Silence! The last great lord of the Order of Ixis!"

"You cannot fathom how inferior you are in comparison, nor are you the last Lord of the Order of my order," Mogul says.

Suddenly, someone steps forward and says, "For your sake guys…"

The two enemies turn to see Sonic, the Chaotix, Connery, Elias, and Merlin join together.

"I hope you can fight as much as you can talk. We'll be taking those back now, by the way. Not to mention my sister and best buddy," Sonic says.

With that, the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix begin to fight against Mogul and his Destructix. Along with fighting against Naugus and his Arachnis ninjas. The Freedom Fighters and Chaotix fight against them the best they can.

Eve calls out, "Sonic! Get us out of here!"

"You got it sis!" Sonic says.

Sonic then spins dashes at the bubble and it's able to pop, breaking the two free.

"Thanks Sonic," Eve says.

"No problem," Sonic says.

Then turns to Tails, "You okay?"

"I think so. My head feels a bit dizzy," Tails says, holding his head.

"Are you sure you're able to fight?" Eve asks.

"I think I can," Tails says.

"If you say so. Let's get to the beat down," Eve says.

Eve and Tails join Sonic and the others into the fight.

Meanwhile, Dr. Eggman is waiting for the analysis from A.D.A.M about the situations.

A.D.A.M says, "I have finished analysis, father."

"And?" EGgman asks.

"Only the occupied Egg Grapes were lost to a strange place called the Zone of Silence. You retain all of your non-occupied Egg Grapes," A.D.A.M says.

"For what good it does me right now," Eggman says.

"And what will we do about Naugus?" A.D.A.M asks.

"Now that Naugus is free, I'll be fighting for more than just my empire. He'll be coming after me," Eggman says.

"I see," A.D.A.M says.

"If he gets the Crown of Acorns, he'll have the last sample of the source of all. It doesn't do much for me, but it seems to boost a magic-user's power. Which is what? I don't need right now," Eggman angrily says.

"So what do you plan to do?" A.D.A.M asks.

"I have to stop Naugus before he does anything to hurt me. But that means, I'll be helping Sonic, Eve, and their fuzzy buddies. They'll never let me hear the end of that!" Eggman angrily says.

"I have the satellite over New Mobotropolis. Ir shoes Ixis Naugus battling the being known as Mammoth Mogul. Sonic, Eve, and every A-Ranked target, father," A.D.A.M says.

"A.D.A.M, I…" Eggman says.

Suddenly, he has a thought in mind.

He evilly smirks and says, "I just came up with a delightful contingency plan."

"And what will that be, father?" A.D.A.M asks.

"You'll see," Eggman says.

Meanwhile, the fight continues to go on. Naugus is fighting against Mogul. Naugus tries to use his magic , but Mogul intervenes with the help from the Crown of Acorns.

Nauugs groans, "Argh! How do you manage to trump each elemental spell I cast?"

"I will concede your proficiency in the arcane arts is excellent… however you still pale in comparison with my own mastery of the Ixis Magic!" Mogul says.

Naugus tries to fight against Mogul, but parts of his body turn into green crystals.

"N-no! I perfected the Crystalline Magic!" Naugus panics.

"A truly advanced technique for an Ixis Magician. But you have relied too heavily on your Void," Mogul says.

Naugus grits his teeth in anger, "Then perhaps I can persuade you otherwise? Someone of your power would make a fine pawn when properly possessed!"

"Naugus…" Mogul says, and the crown glows.

Suddenly, a burst of energy comes out as Mogul says, "Do not pretend to be of my mental caliber."

That cause Naugus to drop the Sword of Acorns to the ground. Everyone comes to a stop and becomes blinded by the strong energy.

"Mogul is just toying with him. I think I know where this is going. We must get one of the Artifacts while we can," Merlin says.

"Aye, go for the Sword of Acorns, I shall protect you," Connery says.

Merlin and Connery sneak behind Mogul. Connery brings out the Sword of Light while Merlin heads to the Sword of Acorns.

Conner raises the sword and swings it to strike Mogul. However, Mogul uses his can to prevent the attack.

"Nettlesome paladin," Mogul says.

Merlin sneaks around Mogul and attempts to grab hold of the sword. Suddenly, Merlin is suddenly lifted in the air.

"No!" Connery screams.

Merlin and Connery are not being restrained by Mogul's magic.

"Loyalist to a dead trinity of would-be gods… you are relics I have no need for," Mogul says.

Mogul then launches Merlin and Conner into the air. Sonic and Knuckles quickly look up to see Merlin and Connery are launched into the air.

"Whoa! Hey Knuckles, heads up!" Sonic calls out.

Sonic and Knuckles jump in the air and catch them both before they can meet the ground.

"Would you mind not dying? Tails is glad to have family again," Tails says.

Knuckles holds onto Connery, "Sir Connery! Good to see you again."

"Ugh… you too, lad," Connery says.

Sonic turns to Eve, "Eve, grab the sword."

Eve puts her sword in her scabbard and rushes to the Sword of Acorns. Before she can grab it, Mogul uses his magic to grab hold of her and launches her back.

"Eve!" Fiona and Nic exclaim.

They jump and catch Eve and all three slide on the ground.

Fiona asks, "Are you okay?"

"I… I think so," Eve says.

"That elephant is crazy. He's just too powerful," Nic says.

Mogul angrily watches as the group of friends gather together.

Suddenly, someone says, "Y-you…"

Mogul turns his head to see Naugus getting up and is shocked to see Mogul's power.

Shocked, Naugus asks, "You with a mastery of the Ixis Magic… you who called it your order… can it be? Are you truly?"

Mogul answers, "Yes, but that was long, long ago."

Mogul then explains, "I once ruled Mobius, but with an ignorant control of my power. An ignorance that led to my downfall. I learned the basic principles of my power. The very essence of nature, and grew wise and powerful. Such power drew the attention of other eager minds and those who would serve me. But my Order of Ixis was not meant to be. Our bio for world domination was crushed during the forgotten war with the Albion Knights of Aurora. I thought all of my followers had been eradicated in that conformation. I see that at least one has remained," Mogul says.

Hearing that statement leave everyone shocked to hear what has happened to their kind. Mammoth Mogul and Ixis Naugus are the last of the Ixis sorcerers.

Naugus soon sees the truth, "Then it's true! You're power, your knowledge, it must mean…"

"Yes, Naugus. I was once known as Ixis Mogul," Mogul says.

Naugs takes the sword and says, "This changes everything! To me, children of Arachnis!"

"Destructix! Stand down and regroup!" Mogul commands.

The Destructix and the Archnis stop fighting and head toward their masters. Freedom Fighters and Chaotix regroup and become confused about what is happening.

"Great! Now what are they up to? Sonic asks.

"Whatever they're doing, we'll stop them," Elisa says.

Tails turns to Merlin, "What's going on, Uncle Merlin?"

"The past has come back to haunt us, Tails. The Ancient Order of Ixis is returning after thousands of years," Merlin says.

"Fear not… they,,, they will be vanquished," Connery says.

Naugus then presents the sword to Mogul as he kneels down, "Ixis Mogul, Master of the Dark Order. I submit myself to your wisdom, so that I may grow as powerful as you."

"A noble, if futile ambition, my new subordinate," Mogul says, and takes the sword.

The glow of the sword surrounds the area in a gold yellow shine.

Sonic covers his eyes and says, "Elias, I hate to say this man, but I think your father's stuff just got harder to get back."

Indeed it is, Naugus and the Arachnis have joined forces with Mogul and the Destructix. Now that the Sword of Acorns and the Crown of Acorns are in Mogul's possession, he becomes incredibly powerful.

Mogul announces, "Now then, gentleman… who's up for some revenge?"