High Stakes on the High Sea Saga Episode 9: Final Showdown: The Encounter with Eggman Nega
The next day, after defeating Captain Whiskers and his crew, everyone is having breakfast in Marine's house. Blaze also decides to join with them to discuss something important.
"I really thank you all for helping me get the Jewel Scepter back, but now, we must find a way to send you all back home," Blaze says.
"You're right. We need to find a way to get back to Mobius," Eve says.
"True, but we only have one Chaos Emerald and Blaze, you said that you still need to find the rest of them," Sonic says.
"Yes. Thanks to you, now we only were able to find three of them. Finding them has been a difficult challenge," Blaze says.
Cosmo turns to Marine, "Of course, we like to thank you for letting us stay here Marine."
"Not at all! With the pirates gone, it's not like I don't have free time now. While you're 'ere, would you like to help me work on my ship?" Marine says.
Confused, Sonic asks, "What? Marine, you're building another ship?"
"Of course! I need a new ship to go on new adventures! The SS Super-Marine!" Marine says, excited.
"Super?" Maria says, confused.
"Chao?" Jazz replies.
"Well, you saw how the first ship was all crook. So, now I just gotta make a better one!" Marine says.
Blaze chuckles, "Hehehe."
"And maybe we can play on the beach too," Maria says.
"Yeah. I could use some relaxation after this adventure," Eve says.
"We can use this time to have a little vaca," Sonic says.
"Indeed. Sadly, I must decline on my end. I must find the rest of the Sol Emeralds. I've only been able to secure four of them this far and I must find the rest of them. Without them, the Sol Dimension could be in danger," Blaze says.
"I wish there's a way we can help you find them," Eve says.
"Do not worry, Eve. I might be able to manage," Blaze says.
Suddenly, they hear the sound of the door slamming, and turn their heads to see another Koala running in the house in a panic. The koala's name is Gardon and he works at the palace
Gardon runs in with a serious look, "Your Highness! I must speak with you!"
"Haven't I told you not to call me that?" Blaze calmly asks.
"My... my apologies, Princess Blaze!" Gardon says.
Blaze calmly asks, "Go on. What is it, then?"
Reluctant, Gardon announces the news, "It... it appears that the royal Jeweled Scepter was stolen last night!"
This shocked everyone in the house, especially Blaze, "What?!"
"The Jeweled Scepter?!" Sonic asks.
"Tell me everything," Blaze says with a serious expression.
"Yes, well, we put the scepter back into the treasury where it would be safe. But around dawn, it seems that someone must have broken in and taken it," Gardon answers.
"How could you let this happen?!" blaze asks, not sounding pleased.
"I... I beg your forgiveness, Highness!" Gardon nervously says, and walks away.
Blaze sighs, "Just as I was getting to the bottom of things!"
"Getting to the bottom of what, exactly?" Tails asks.
"Well, there is another legend told about the scepter," Blaze says.
"Another legend?" Sonic says, confused.
"The legend tells of a 'Power of the Stars' and a 'Key.' The terms come up often," Blaze answers.
"Power of the Stars?" Cosmo says, confused.
"Key?" Maria adds.
"I'm not exactly sure about the 'Power,"' but the key seems to be the scepter itself. What it all means is a mystery. I fear, though, the scepter holds a secret. A terrible secret that could affect the entire world. So, if the scepter is this 'key,' and it's been stolen, then who knows what'll happen?" Blaze says.
"Well, hold on just a sec. I don't think it's all THAT bad a sign," Marine says.
"I mean, who could have taken it? We already defeated the pirates, after all," Marine says.
"You're right. We manage to defeat Whisker and all his annoying crew," Sonic says.
Eve places her hand on her chin and thinks about all this.
Tails notices Eve's perplexed expression and asks, "What is it, Eve?"
"Something has been bothering me. Well, about this entire adventure," Eve says.
"What is it?" Maria asks.
"Well, one of the things is what Whisker said. He said, 'Then ye shall all know his wrath, savvy?'" Eve says.
"You're right. He said 'his'? And he looks kind of scared," Sonic says.
"Not only that. I remember that his minion said something about not to forget the mission back when we were at Sky Babylon. Not only that, it's strange how we keep running into so many giant robots everywhere we go on the island and running into pirates," Eve says.
"He did say a mission, almost like he was trying to finish something," Cosmo says.
"And not only that. I didn't think those robots seem smart enough to solve the riddles and find all those keys to use them for their lair… at least… not on their own," Eve adds.
"But what are you saying?" Blaze asks.
"Well, given everything Eve stated and the fact that the Jewel Scepter has been stolen even though we defeated all the pirates. It's almost as if someone else is involved," Tails says.
"You mean like, hiding in the shadows?" Marine asks, confused.
Eve nods her head, "Exactly."
The group becomes confused.
"We all assumed that Captain Whisker and his crew are behind all the trouble that's been going on, but with the Jewel Scepter stolen and given the clues we just came up with. It showed that someone else was involved," Eve says.
Sonic smirks and says, "I see what you're saying. Someone else is leading this entire operation. We may have stopped the pirates, but we never suspected that there is a Mastermind behind all this. Someone has been ordering Captain Whisker and his Crew to steal the scepter and use it for whatever plan that is."
Then Blaze means, "The villain who is truly behind all this must have been the one who stole the Jeweled Scepter last night!"
"The question is, who," Tails says.
Suddenly, they begin to feel a loud rumble and the ground shake rapidly.
"What's going on?" Sonic asks.
"Everyone, outside!" Blaze says.
Everyone hurries outside to check out what the problem is. They continue to feel the rumbling on the beach as they hurry outside. The rumbling of the earthquake is even harder and massive than the last one.
Marine asks frightened, "Another earthquake!"
"It's the biggest one yet," Blaze says.
Just then, the earthquake seems to stop.
"It looks like the earthquake stopped," Sonic says.
"Oh, I hope so…" Marine says.
"Me too. That was scary," Maria says, frightened.
Somewhere in the ocean close to the Southern Island, the water begins to move and ripple. Soon, the water rises up catching everyone's attention. To their shock, they see a giant mechanical purple robot that has a long rootic tail and sharp mechanical arms. It also has a red center.
"What is that thing?" Sonic asks.
Suddenly, they hear maniacal laughter and look over to see a hovercraft. Floating close to the robot. Inside the covercraft is a man that looks alot like Eggman, but there are differences. The mustache is gray, his tire is a black and yellow coat, with a red body suit with yellow and black boots, dark blue/black sunglasses, gray giggles with a single green lens, and white gloves.
The group are shocked to see the man here, especially Blaze.
Marine, who is shocked and confused, asks, "Who the heck is this guy? And what was he doing lurking under the water like that?"
"He looks… exactly like Eggman," Cosmo says, shocked.
"How is this…" Sonic asks.
But Blaze says with fury and her clutch hands burning with flames, "Dr. Nega."
"Why Princess, it's an honor to see you again, and I see you have a few friends as well," The man, Nega says as he bows.
"What are you doing here?" Blaze demands.
"Why am I here? Why, I'm here because of the ultimate power said to exist in this universe!" Nega says.
"Ultimate power?!" Blaze says, confused.
"Indeed! A power that I plan to use as my own, to its fullest advantage!" Nega says.
Sonic turns to Blaze, "You know him?"
"Indeed! Eve, you remember when I told you about the one who stole the Sol Emeralds and they were scattered and I had to search for them," Blaze says, turning to Eve.
"I remember. You told me the man responsible was someone who goes by the name of Eggman Nega…" Eve says.
But gasps, "Wait… you mean that…"
"That's correct. The Sol Emeralds were stolen by that man," Blaze says.
Tails turns to the scientist, "So, then, everything that's happened up to us up till now…"
"You're a clever little fox. Somehow I know you all will figure something out," Nega says.
"The person who was behind the pirates…" Cosmo says.
"The one who stole the Jeweled Scepter...!" Maria says, surprised.
"And the robots that've been after us…" Sonic adds.
"The real criminal mastermind behind the entire thing," Blaze says with a frown.
Eve turns to Nega, "In other words, it was never Captain Whiskers who orchestrated the plot to use the Jewel Scepter's power… it was all you… Dr. Eggman Nega.
Eggman Nega laughs, "Hoh ho ho ho ho! Ah, yes! But who else could it have been, eh?"
He then brings out the scepter, "And just in case you don't believe me…"
"That's the Jeweled Scepter!" Blaze exclaims.
"What are you going to do with it!?" Sonic demand.
"What do I plan on doing? Oh, I think you already know that, don't you, princess?" Eggman Nega says, turning to the princess.
Everyone else is confused, but Blaze realizes, "It the scepter really is the 'key' spoken of in these legends... ...then this 'Power of the Stars,' must be what he's really after! Isn't that right, Nega?
Eggman Nega simply claps his hands as he says, "Brilliant worked out, Your Highness, Brilliant indeed! And memory serves me. You two hedgehogs are Sonic and Eve. Along with your friends, Tails, Cosmo, Maria, Jazz, and Marine."
"What are you even doing here?" Blaze asks.
"Well my dear, for the Power of the Stars. According to my research, it should be right below us. Right here underground! Hahaha!" Nega says.
"The Power of the Stars is underground?" Tails asks, shocked.
Nega laughs again, "Haa ha ha ha! Oh, you poor thing. Allow me to explain. This world and your world exist in separate dimensions. Each of us can think of the other as what is known as a 'parallel universe.' What makes this possible is this so-called 'Power of the Stars.' However, the only problem, though, was finding the key that would unlock this power."
Blaze soon realizes, "The Jeweled Scepter!"
"Correct. And so I got a band of pirates together to go on a little search for it," Eggman Nega says.
"And so that's why there were pirates all over the place!" Eve asks, shocked.
"Once I had the key, I just needed to find out where the door it opened was. And so, after a great deal of research, I discovered where the power lies: Right here, underneath this very island! Haa ha ha ha!" Eggman Nega says.
"It's here?!" Tails asks, shocked.
"Of course, I didn't count on the bunch of YOU showing up, but that's insignificant. Soon, the Power of the Stars will be mine! Ohh ho ho ho ho!" Eggman Nega says.
Sonic groans, "Great. He acts just like Eggman, but just about worse."
"I thought one Eggman was bad enough," Eve says.
Sonic then says, "You don't honestly think we're going to let you get away with this!"
Suddenly, the entire area begins to shake again.
Marine screams, "Ahh! It's another earthquake!"
"And it's even bigger than the ones before!" Tails panics.
Eggman Nega looks at his control pads, "The equilibrium of the energy is starting to degrade! Haa ha ha ha!
Soon, the shaking dies down.
"Now then, I'm afraid I've got things to do, so I'll be off!" Nega says.
"The Jeweled Scepter!" Blaze calls out.
"Hold it right there, you moustached monkey!" Marine angrily says.
"My, my... now, if it isn't the little brat?" Nega mocks.
"Blaze needs that scepter back! You give it back right now!" Marine shouts.
"Once I have the Power of the Stars, I promise to return it unharmed. How does that sound, little girl? Haa ha ha ha! See you later," Eggman Nega mocks.
Eggman Nega then leaves on his Hovercraft.
Sonic shouts, "Get back here!"
"Wait up! You give Blaze back that Scepter!" Marine shouts.
Suddenly, the ground begins to shake again.
Marine panics, "ANOTHER earthquake?! Eeeek!"
"What in the world is causing all of these quakes?" Blaze asks.
"I th-think it m-might have something to do with Eggman Nega... ... and he's unleashing the Power of the Stars...!" Tails panics.
Soon, the skating dies down.
"Then we have to find some way to stop it! We can't just keep letting this happen!" Blaze says.
"We need to go after them," Eve says.
"Don't worry! I've got just the thing for the occasion! With the Magma Hurricane that I've built, we can burrow deep underground!" Tails says.
"Then, we can follow after Eggman Nega?" Cosmo asks with a smile.
"Nice going, Tails!" Sonic says.
"Oy, you hear that, Eggman Nega? We've coming after you!" Marine shouts.
Sonic and the others hurry inside the docks to see the vehicle known as the Magma Hurricane. What they see is a large blue and yellow ship and it has a large gray drill with spikes on it.
Tails announces, "Ta-daah! Here's the Magma Hurricane that I mentioned."
"That's amazing, Tails," Cosmo says.
"Cool," Eve says.
"Chao," Jazz replies.
Marine cheers, "Strewth, Tails! Is there anything that you CAN'T build, mate?"
"I'm beginning to think there isn't!" Sonic says.
"Yep," Maria says.
Tails blushes, "Aww, heheh!"
"Enough of that. We need to get it started at once," Blaze calmly says.
"Right! Okay, guys! Hop in!" Tails says.
With that, everyone heads inside the Magma Hurricane and are now in their seats.
"Oooh, this is going to be simply ripper! I wonder what it's like underground!" Marine says, excited.
"We need to catch them before they get at the Power of the Stars," Sonic says.
"Right," Blaze says.
"Ready, set, and... launch!" Tails says.
Tails grabs the control and presses the button. The drill begins to spin as the newest vehicle begins to drill underground. Everyone holds on to their seats as Tails takes the wheel deeper underground. The road is getting very bumpy. Meanwhile, Dr. Nega has his robot place the Jeweled Scepter on a strange pedestal and it begins to glow bright as it spins around. He has the robot's claws close to the scepter.
Nega maniacally laughs, "Ha ha ha ha ha! I can feel it... such power!"
At the same moment, the Magma Hurricane has breached the cave walls. The heroes hurry out of the drill and run down the path in front of them.
"Sonic! Eve! Look!" Marine calls out.
As they run down the path, a white light blinds them. Soon, they see Dr. Eggman's robot is in front of them and is now holding an enlarged scepter in its hands as it continues to glow.
"You're too late!" Eggman Nega says.
The robot waves the scepter and the aura has been released as the aura grows in size. Soon, everything begins to shake.
"It's... too powerful...!" Sonic says, shocked.
"S...Sonic! I... I'm falling over!" Tails panics, as he is falling off from his feet.
"Ahhhh! Wh-wha-what... what IS this thing… Rrrrgh!" Marine screams.
Marine tries to stand, but fails and falls down. Tails, Cosmo, and Maria end up falling as well. Jazz quickly tries to help pick up Maria and the others, but she doesn't have the strength.
Seeing the great power, Eggman Nega says, "Magnificent! The energy levels on my craft's readouts are through the roof! I never imagined that this sort of power was even possible! Eve the Sol Emeralds can't compare to this! Mwa ha ha ha ha!"
"It this what unleashing the Power of the Stars can do...?" Blaze asks.
"Behold! With this power, I am at last truly unstoppable!" Nega says.
Sonic, Blaze, and Eve who are the remaining, glare at Eggman Nega.
Nega laughs, "Haa ha ha ha! At last, it's mine! And it's all thanks to you, Blaze."
"What?!" Blaze asks, shocked.
"It was your royal family that kept the scepter nice and safe for all these generations. Now that they've served that purpose, though, I have no further need of them. It will take only a fraction of this power to wipe your kingdom off the map! Haahaha!" Nega says.
Blaze growls in anger.
"Blaze! Stay calm!" Sonic says.
"He's just trying to get under your skin," Eve says.
"Now, the world shall be my plaything! I shall bring about an age of fear and chaos! And it shall be glorious!" Eggman Nega says.
Blaze shouts in rage, "I... MUST... STOP HIM!"
"Blaze! You're the princess, remember? You need to keep a level head!" Sonic says.
"He's right. Who's going to look out for the people of this world if something happens to you?" Eve adds.
Blaze is shocked to hear them saying this.
"Who else is going to be able to give the people of this world peace?" Sonic says.
Blaze looks away and says, "Yes... That is my duty as princess. My duty... and my honor! I will not allow my people to come to such suffering! Let's go, Sonic! Eve!"
"That's the spirit, Blaze," Eve says.
"If we don't stop them, then nothing will keep them from destroying the world," Blaze says.
"Right. Now it's up to us," Sonic says.
Then all three say, "Let's do this!"
As the Jeweled Scepter continues to glow, Eve's sword is suddenly beginning to glow, catching the three's attention.
"What's going on?" Sonic asks.
"I… I don't know," Eve says, confused.
She then lifts her sword up as it begins to glow. Soon enough, Sonic, Eve, and Blaze feel some strange aura surrounding them. Then suddenly, the Jeweled Scepter shoots a beam at the sword and sends three beams of light at the cat and two hedgehogs.
"Wha-what is happening?" Cosmos asks.
"I don't know," Tails answers, shocked.
Almost like magic, the Jeweled Scepter is sending some of its power to the sword. And the power is sending them to the three heroes. Suddenly, Sonic and Eve turn gold and gain their super. Blaze's attire changed as well. Her red bindi glows a bright red color. Her clothes change to a red hair tie, red tailcoat with golden bottom rim, white leggings, high heeled pink shoes with white shoes, dark gray soles with magenta flame cuff, white gloves with magenta flames cuffs, and her gold necklace glow.
This is a surprise for everyone, especially Sonic, Eve, and Blaze. Eggman Nega is not pleased as he growls in anger and commands his robot to attack them. Seeing how they gain powerful forms, Sonic, Eve, and Blaze know that they have a chance to fight back. The three then fly in the air and begin to fight back. Blaze then uses her fire at the robot. The robot uses the scepter to perform a force field at front, but allows Sonic to spin dash from behind. Eve then uses her sword to fight against them. Sonic and Eve then spin dash at the robot from the side while Blaze is able to perform a powerful flame attack at the robot. The robot is slammed into a wall and able to get out while holding the scepter.
Suddenly, they hear Nega maniacally laugh, "Haa ha ha ha ha! It's time to die, fools!"
He then presses the button as he says, "Planet-Buster Laser, FIRE!"
The robot uses the Jeweled Scepter to create a giant ball of strong energy, one that Sonic, Blaze, and Eve might not be able to stop. Before the robot can throw the energy ball. Before the robot can throw the energy ball, the robot has been hit by multiple energy blasts on the side, making it lose focus and cause the energy ball to disappear. The robot turns his head to see Marine, Maria, and Jazz on the pillar and apparently they're the one who counter attack with Cosmo behind them.
Marine shouts, "Hah! How do you like that, Eggman Nega?!"
Maria calls out, "Sonic! Eve! Blaze! Now's your chance!"
"Hurry!" Cosmo says.
All three then launch powerful attacks. The three then fly off as the robot loses sight of them. Blaze then flies up from above and knocks the robot upward with an uppercut.
Tail, Blaze Marine, Maria, and Cosmo shout, "Sonic! Eve! GO!"
Sonic and Eve fly up from behind and penetrate the robot through the torso with the red center and shatter it. With that, the robot glows and is engulfed in a massive explosion. Eggman Nega is not pleased and flies away in his hovercraft. Sonic and Eve fly back and end up with two different shaped gems in their hands. The Scepter shrinks back to normal size and Blaze is able to catch it in the nick of time.
After defeating Dr. Eggman Nega, They are able to secure the Jeweled Scepter and as it turns out. Thanks to defeating the Robot, they are able to secure another one of Blaze's Sol Emeralds and a Chaos Emerald. According to Blaze, she already has four and now she has five of them while Sonic, Eve, and the others have two in their possession. Tails has also created a purple ship known as the SS Tornado. Blaze and Marine are with Sonic, Eve, and the others to say their goodbyes.
Blaze says, "Thank you all for helping me secure the scepter and finding one of the Sol Emeralds."
"It's no trouble, Blaze. It's what we do," Eve says.
"And we can also thank you for helping us get the Chaos Emeralds back," Sonic says.
Tails asks Blaze, "So you're saying that the Sol Emeralds can help us get back home?"
"Indeed. With five of the Sol Emeralds, I should be able to have enough energy to send you all back to Mobius," Blaze says.
"We're really going to miss you, Blaze," Maria says.
"Chao Chao," Jazz sadly says.
"I'll miss you all too. However, I do know that we all still have our own journey to take," Blaze says.
"Right. I'm going to get us ready to launch soon," Tails says, and walks into the ship to get it launched.
"Thanks, Tails," Sonic says.
Then turns to Blaze, "By the way, Blaze, what happened to the scepter?"
"Ah, yes, the Jeweled Scepter. It's been returned to its altar, under even heavier guard than before. It's safe," Blazer says.
"Oh, good. That's a relief," Sonic says.
Blaze turns to the ground and asks, "Sonic? Eve? Do you think that maybe you were brought here for a reason?
"Brought here? By who?" Sonic asks.
"By the Emeralds. It's possible that the two Chaos Emeralds of your world and the Sol Emerald remaining in my world might have summoned you here. And for some reason, I think the Jeweled Scepter must have used its powers to transfer some into Eve's sword, then allow it to be transformed to us so we can defeat Dr. Nega," Blaze says.
"Heh, well, you never know," Sonic comments.
"Maybe, and after all these fun adventures. I'm already making my new ship. It's the SS Super-Marine! It will take me another few days till its finish, but she will be a beaut…"
"Great work, Marine," Tails says.
"Well, I learned some of the ship building from you. Well, I can't leave any stone unturned if I'm going to explore the world! And to do that, I need my own ship, after all!" Marine says.
Then Marine happily says, "I know that I can not give up. I need to keep trying harder and harder until I can do it! I mean, it took everything I had just to build this ship! Heehee!"
"Marine, it takes a lot of courage to recognize your own shortcomings," Tails says.
"It's really impressive that you've come to realize that!" Sonic says.
"I know that you'll do great, Marine. You can have adventures with Blaze sometime," Eve says.
Marine begin to get watery eyes. Then says, "Th... thanks, guys. You're the best mates ever. *sniff!* And I won't just focus on adventures, either! I promise that I'll study hard, too!"
"Good!" Tails says.
"And next time we see each other, don't blown away by how much I've grown up!" Marine says.
"Good luck!" Sonic says.
"And... and I... I'll... I'll b-be…" Marine says. She soon begins to cry.
Eve pats Marine on her head and says, "It's okay Marine. It's okay. If you stick with it, then we really will meet again, someday!"
"R… really?" Marine asks.
"Yeah. It's not like this is goodbye forever, Marine!" Tails says.
Marine soon cheers up, "You're right! I'll make sure that I'll get to see you guys soon! I'll be sure to find you, no matter where you are! Even if I have to go to your world!"
"We'll be waiting!" Sonic says.
Tails then says, "Alright, it's ready to go."
"I guess this is goodbye," Cosmo says.
"Yeah. I'll miss you all. You all are the best," Marine says.
"We'll miss you too," Maria says.
Everyone says their goodbyes and Sonic, Eve, and the others are inside the SS Tornado with Tails taking the wheel. Tails moves the ship back and soon begins to take off to sea. Soon, the SS Tornado begins to fly in the air. With the five Sol Emeralds she has, Blaze then uses her powers to create a space time light surrounding the SS Tornado and soon it disappears, sending the Freedom Fighters back to their home world on Mobius.
Soon, Marine begins to cry and tears fall down like a waterfall.
Blaze asks, "What's the matter, Marine?"
"I miss them already!" Marine says in tears.
Meanwhile, in an alternate universe known as the Anti-Mobius. The Anti-Tails and the Anti-Rotor are working on a strange machine that looks like two poles.
Suddenly, someone walks over in the shadows and says in a female's voice, "Hey, Braniacs. Have you gotten those stolen glob posts up and running yet?"
"We've just about got it," Anti-Rotor says.
"We'll be on schedule," Anti-Tails says.
"You better be. You don't want to keep him waiting," The figure says, and walks away.
When the figure is gone, Anti-Tails and Anti-Rotor look at each other.
Then the figure walks past the Anti-Antoine and Anti-Sally.
The figure asks, "And what about you two? Ready to go?"
"More than you'd ever be…" Anti-Sally mutters.
"Sorry. What was that?" The figure asks in a monotone expression.
"I said…" Anti-Sally says, aggressive.
But Anti-Antoine stops her, "Mon princess. Non."
Anti-Sally backs down and says, "We're ready when you are."
"As you better be. I'll let him know that we're ready," The figure says.
The figure continues to walk inside the until she reaches inside a large room that seems to be in ruins.
"How's they looking, babe?" A familiar voice asks.
The figure kneels down on one knee and bows her head as she places her left hand on the center of her chest.
Then answers, "They'll be ready to go when you give the order… your majesty."
On a throne and wearing a silver crown on his head, and now the ruler of this world… is none other than Scourge the Hedgehog. Sonic's evil counter part.
