Eggman Empire Downfall Saga Episode 4: Final Battle with Dr. Eggman with New Beginnings
Sonic and Eve have walked into another one of Eggman's traps. However, they are too familiar with the kinds of traps he has set in the past, so they aren't too surprised by it.
Eggman shouts, "Fifteen years, hedgehogs! Fifteen and more! You've spent your lifetime as a couple of thorns in my side! NO MORE!"
"Uh-huh…!" Sonic replies, not very amused.
However, Eve senses something off about Eggman's tone of course. It sounds more… aggressive than usual.
Eggman angrily says, "Don't sass me, you miserable brat! I am Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik! The most brilliant mind in the history of the world!"
"If you say so," Sonic says, isn't paying much attention.
Eve is, but for a different reason.
Eggman continues, "I do! And what I saw is the law! You know why? Because I conquered the whole blasted planet, that's why!"
"Do you remember Old Mobotropolis? Veritable Capital of the world? It fell to me in a matter of minutes!" Eggman continues.
"The Coup' I remember. We were like, five," Sonic says.
Eve whispers, "Sonic, try to lay off on the mockery."
Eggman continues, "And do you remember how I was able to have a lot of Mobius under my control and many Mobians have been roboticized, and sent King Acorn to the Void."
Eggman raises the robot's robotic leg and slams it down to crush the hedgehogs. They both dodge in reply.
"Impressive resume, doc. You missed a couple of key points, though," Sonic says.
The robotic legs try to catch the hedgehogs, but they quickly dodge.
Sonic continues, "Like how a group of kids with no real training took back that city and you croaked more than less. And we manage to destroy your Doomsday Project."
The hedgehogs continue to dodge the attacks and then they speed on the wall.
"And now. We got our city back and equipped it with stronger defenses, and we're able to beat you every time," Sonic says.
"Shut up!" Eggman shouts in anger.
Son and Eve then speed off in different directions as Eggman tries to attack them.
"And about that empire of yours… you know about all the places you don't control, right?" Sonic questions.
"Trifles! Specks of the wind shield!" Eggman shouts.
Suddenly, lasers come out of the wall and try to tackle them.
Sonic laughs, "In denial, doc? The United Federation alone has at least a half-dozen city states in it. And then there's all the Freedom Fighter groups fighting you all over the world every day. And you aren't too popular in the regions you do out-right control."
Eve calls out, "Sonic wait!"
But Sonic speeds up the wall, "You can't really claim to 'control' the planet when you're fighting for it every waking hour!"
Eggman has the robot's leg scratching the wall.
Sonic dodges, "Sure, you beat me and Eve fair and square a couple of times."
Sonic then spin dashes the spider, "But how many Badniks have we stomped?
Sonic spin dashes him again, "How many times have we sent you packing!"
"Stop it!" Eggman shouts in rage.
Sonic lands on the hatch and stares at Eggman, "We've beaten you before, Eggman. A lot. And we'll do it again."
Eve lands close to Sonic and notices the scowl and yet, so furious expression on his face.
"J-just a boy! Stupid rodent!" Eggman angrily says.
From the back of the spider, it launches a grappling hook and rope. Then it lifts the robot in the air like a real spider. Sonic and Eve fall and land on the ground.
He shows a very evil smile, "No more games! Game over! End it all! End them! You can only beat the averages so long before they beat you!"
Eggman has the robots' legs spread out and they begin to spin around rapidly like a top. The robot swings around as it's trying to attack them.
"Look out!" Eve shouts.
Sonic and Eve dodge the attack. Eve uses her sword to cut the rope, but the Egg Spider's legs smack both of the hedgehogs to the ground. Soon, the spider is laying on its back to reveal a weak spot.
Sonic says, "Why, look! The crucial joint to this thing! Don't mind if I do!"
Sonic then spin dashes, but the Egg Spider gets back up.
"No, you don't! I won't let you!" Eggman angrily shouts.
Sonic and Eve continue to dodge and are now facing Eggman.
Sonic says, "Fire, fine. You want to do it the hard way. You'll have to catch me first!"
"Sonic wait!" Eve calls out.
Then Sonic speeds off.
Eggman angrily screams, "Blasted manic perpetually moving animal."
Sonic runs up as he laughs, "That's it, Eggy! Right this way!"
Sonic jumps down and says, "Whoops! Gotcha!"
"What-?!"
Sonic then spin dashes at the robot. Soon, the robot begins to fall to the ground.
Eggman shouts, " No no no!" Stop it! Stop it!"
Eve is starting to get very scared to see how Eggmna is acting, and sounds like he's so angry, he's about ready to snap.
Sonic spin dashes as he tears the legs off.
Eggman screams in rage. I forbid you! I command you! To stop! I….!
Sonic sighs, "Whew! Ready to surrender?"
"Can't… won't let… not this time!" Eggman angrily says.
Then has the laser fire at Sonic and Eve.
"Should've known better," Sonic says.
Then Sonic spin dashes as Eggman's laser attacks.
Eggman screams, "N-n-no! Stay back! Lose…! Die!"
Sonic then takes off the rest of the Spider Egg's arms. Then takes out the cannon from behind the robot.
Sonic smirks and says, "Time to finish this up!"
Sonic then begins to spin dash to the robot as Eggman screams, "I… Hate… Those…"
Suddenly, Eve screams, "SONIC STOP!"
Hearing Eve causes Sonic to stop his spin dash and bounces off the robot without harming it. Then lands on the ground. Eve quickly uses her Chaos bubble to lower the damaged robot to the ground. Sonic turns to Eve to see tears coming from her eyes, and is holding frightened and sad emotions on her face.
Sonic walks to Eve and asks in concern, "Sis, are you okay?"
Eve wipes the tears from her face and answers, "Not really, but um… can we not destroy the robot. At least, not this one?"
"Why? I mean, took down the legs and the cannons, sure… but why don't you want me to finish it off?" Sonic asks.
Eve sighs and asks, "Sonic, did you notice something off about Eggman?"
"Something off? I mean, Eggmn is being more and more aggressive than usual, bug that's still Eggmna being Eggman," Sonic says, confused.
"Not really? I can't help, but feel something really off about him. Like, what he's doing now isn't normal anymore. Well, normal for him. I fear that Shadow is right, Eggman is losing his sense of reality, and I thought we would have pushed Eggman over the edge if we finish off this robot," Eve says.
Stunned Sonic calmly asks, "Is that really true. I mean…."
He sighs and says, "I hate to admit, but you're right. Eggman is being more aggressive, even for him. And is so set on destroying us, that some of his methods now are pretty sloppy. Still, we need to beat Eggman, and Eggman might send another robot."
"I know… but still…" Eve says.
Suddenly, they hear a sound and turn their heads to see the hatch opening. Soon, Eggman comes walking out of it and towards them. However, something is really off about him, and Sonic now begins to notice.
"Um… Eggman?" Sonic asks, concerned.
Eggman laughs in a creepy way, "Hedgehogs. Hate. Hedgehogs. Mine. No. Can't."
"Doctor… Eggman?" Eve asks, concerned.
Sonic turns his eyes to Eve, "You're are right now."
"Must destroy! Still have a chance! I can still! Win!" Eggman says, slowly walking to them.
Eve worried says, "Eggman stop! This is enough! You don't have to continue this! I don't want to beat you… not like this! Just please… stop."
Eggman walks towards them and Sonic is prepared to fight if Eggman does something. Eve has his arm in front of him, telling him not to attack. Sonic backs down as Eve steps forward. Eggman continues to walk to Eve as his glasses fall off to reveal a strange black and red color.
"I can still win! The Eggman Empire will come to be! I'll destroy you hedgehogs! I can… I can… Curse you…" Eggman says, continues to walk to Eve.
"Dr. Eggman, please. It's okay. You don't have to keep pushing yourself anymore. Please, this has to stop. Don't do this… Please, you have to stop… I don't want you to be…" Eve says.
Eve softly says, "Be driven mad… like my grandfather did…"
Sonic ends up hearing it and grows even more concerned.
Suddenly, Eggman falls to his knees and places his hands on her shoulders.
He softly says, "Hedgehogs…"
He closes his eyes and falls over. Eve then catches him in her arms.
Sonic asks, worried, "I-is he…"
"He's okay. He just lost consciousness," Eve says.
"Are you… are you going to be okay?" Sonic asks.
Eve looks at Eggman, answering, "I… I don't know."
Unknown to them someone presses a small remote and the armored door opens. Suddenly, the Egg Spider begins to shake as electricity surrounds the robot and begins to spark, catching the hedgehogs attention.
"What the….?" Sonic asks, shocked.
"The robot is about to explode! We need to get out, now!" Eve panics.
"Right!" Sonic says.
Then asks, "But what about Eggman?"
Eve uses her Chaos Energy to create a bubble.
"That will do," Sonic says.
Both hedgehogs hurry outside of the armored door and down the hall. Soon enough, the Egg Spider explodes and sends a blast down the hall, enough to knock Sonic and Eve off their feet, but the explosion hasn't caused any damage to the Egg Dome.
Sonic sighs, "That was too close."
"Yes. It was, and… I guess we ended up winning this war, but… at what price," Eve says.
Suddenly they hear Sally's voice, "Sonic! Eve!"
"Sally?" Sonic asks, turning down the hall.
What they see is Sally hurrying down the hall and holding Nicole's computer.
"We got here as fast as we could! Bunnie and Mighty just…" Sally says.
But notice, "Eggman?"
"Yeah. Bunnie and Mighty just what?" Sonic asks, confused.
Sally answers, "Right! They just now pulled the door apart."
"And the Dark Egg Legion?" Eve asks.
Fell back a few minutes after you two ran ahead," Sally says.
Then turns to Eggman who is still unconscious in the bubble.
"Guys… what happened?" Sally asks.
"We beat him like always… but…" Sonic begins to answer.
But a familiar voice says, "You almost did more than that."
The group turns to see Snively walking down the hall towards them.
"You may have beat him this time, but you almost broke him," Snively answers.
Stunned Eve asks, "Br-broke him?"
"Yes. Eccentric aside, he really is a genius. He can build the most amazing things and plot a hundred steps ahead. The world fell to his brilliance in a few short years. And then there's you two. All the buildings, calculating, and planning in the would couldn't beat you. It's been gnawing at his mind for over a decade now," Snively explains.
Eve places the bubble down and gently allows Eggman to lay down as he shows signs of himself sleeping.
Snively kneels to his uncle, "His defeat at New Mobotropolis shook him the 's been losing his grip for days now. He simply could not take one for defeat at your hands. I saw on the monitors of what happened, if Sonic would have given the final blow, he would have lost his sanity completely. Eve ended up preserving it. The moment he loses consciousness, his brain will be able to protect himself, and might repress these memories."
"Will he… be okay?" Eve asks, concerned.
"It's hard for certain. He is breathing so it's a good sign that he'll awaken in due time. However, what will happen next, it will be hard to tell," Snively says.
"So… what now?" Sally asks.
Snively walks away, "Now? Now you will leave me to take care of my poor uncle. Now you go home and celebrate. You've won."
Snively then walks over and tends to his uncle. That is when the others walk into the scene.
Mighty asks, "Did I hear right? Is it over?"
"Y-yeah. It's done. We won," Sonic says, reluctant.
Knuckles says with laughter, "You jerk! I told you to save some action for me!"
"Party on! It's over!" Vector cheers.
Amy cheers, "Hooray, Sonic! Eve! I knew you both could do it!"
Nic says, "You both were great."
Sally turns to Nicole with happy tears, "Did… did you get all that, Nicole?"
"Yes, Sally. As did everyone back home. They're dancing in the streets," Nicole answers.
And Nicole is right, back in New Mobotropolis and Knothole, every Mobian who lives there are celebrating with glee to see that Dr. Eggman has been taken down, and the empire is no more.
Back at the Egg Dome, Sonic, Eve, are walking with Tails, Fiona, Nic, Amy, and Maria. Jazz is hugging Eve with glee.
"After you went through the barricade, you got to that room, right?" Tails asks.
"Yeah. Obvious trap, but whatever, right?" Sonic says, shrugging his shoulders.
"Then what?!" Amy asks, excited.
"He came down in his robot, um, spider, and we kind of trashed it," Sonic says.
"Oooh I can just imagine! So dashing! So daring!" Amy happily says.
"Nothing can stop that Sonic Spin!" Tails says.
Eve says, "Yeah. The thing is, his robot suddenly exploded and we got out in the nick of time because the armored door suddenly opened."
"I see, but you both still are able to beat him in the end," Fiona says.
"Yeah," Sonic replies.
Maria asks, "Are you going to be okay?"
"Just tired from kicking some egg butt, I guess," Sonic says.
"Yeah. It's been a long day," Eve says.
"That's more like it," Tails happily says.
Soon, the group leaves the Egg Dome and are heading back to their vehicles to head back to the city.
Sally turns to the others, "Okay guys, let's help Rotor pack up and head for home."
"Right!" Amy says.
"Yes, ma'am!" Tails says.
"You got it," Nic says.
The group then head over to help the others get ready to head back home. Sally, Sonic, and Eve are the only one who remain.
"Hey guys," Sally says.
"Hey Sal," Eve says.
"Hey," Sonic says.
"Are you going to be okay?" Sally asks.
"I guess, but we didn't know it'd end like this," Eve says, concerned.
"Yeah. We didn't know what we were expecting. But it wasn't this… I mean… Now what do we do?" Sonic says.
"Now that Eggman is well done, what do we do now?" Eve wonders.
"That's an adventure in itself, isn't it? Trust me, fulfilling your 'duty' and moving on can be a good thing," Sally says.
Sonic smiles and says, "I guess you're right."
Time has gone by and the sun is setting, Sonic, Eve, and Jazz are sitting next to the Lake to have a relaxing rest.
"It sure is a nice evening, huh," Eve says.
"Yeah. It sure is nice. Just thing, our fight with Eggman is actually over," Sonic says.
"Um, yeah… I guess," Eve says.
Sonic turns to Eve, "You sound unsure about it. Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm just, not sure. This day has been well, kind of strange. For Eggman was losing his aspect of reality, then Legionnaires seem so easy to defeat. Even Dimitri backed down and didn't both fight us," Eve says.
Thinking about it, Sonic says, "Now that you mention it, The Legionnaire retreated and kind of had us cornered. And when we went through the bottleneck of the barricade, the Legion didn't even put up a fight. Lastly, the armored door suddenly opened when Eggman had us locked and his robot suddenly short circuited and exploded."
"I'm guessing we came up with the same conclusion," Sonic says.
"Yeah. Something is off about this whole invasion. Maybe the Dark Legion decided to turn against Eggman and pretend to be involved. Unless, Snively had anything to do with it," Eve says.
"It's hard to tell. I'm sure that because Eggman is defeated, it will be easier to get the Dark Legion to turn their lives around, and stop Snively too," Sonic says.
Eve says, "Yeah. For now, we can celebrate that we stopped the Eggman Empire."
"And who knows what else will await us. I just hope we can all continue to go on great adventures together," Sonic says.
"Yeah. There's still more adventures for us to have and people to help, and more. I guess today is the beginning of new changes, and have all kinds of adventures," Eve says.
"Yeah. And we'll do it together. As I always say ,'Let do it, to it'," Sonic says.
Eve giggles, "Oh Sonic."
Soon, both hedgehogs begin laughing with glee.
Meanwhile back in the Egg Dome, Dr. Eggman is fast asleep in a large room that is surrounded by white pillows from floor to ceiling. Snively looks at Eggman through the small opening. He watches as Eggman sleeps and even snorts a little. He also lets out loud snores when he sleeps.
Snively says to him with a sinister smile, "There, there, dearest uncle. The bad Mobians are gone now. And don't you worry about your little empire. I've found just the person to handle things. And we'll be very happy ruling it together. You just stay cozy and get some sleep. It is my turn to run things around here."
A Legionnaire salutes to him and says, "The dirigible approaches, sir."
"She's here!" Snively says, excited.
Then leaves the door and walks down the hall, "At long last…"
Above the Egg Dome, there is a large purple airship hovering over it, with yellow and red colors for the wings, and seems to be in a Japanese or Chinese style. Ropes are being lowered by the blimps as the Legionnaires grab them and tie them down to the hooks attached to the floor.
Dimitri commands the Legionnaires, "Secure the mooring lines! Let us greet our new Benefactor with precision!"
That is when Snively arrives.
Dimitri turns to him and says, "I have to risk much in siding with you, Snively. If she does not provide for my people…"
Save your idle threats, Dimitir. Choice of loyalty will be rewarded," Snively says.
The Legionnaire fall in line and give their salute as the Airship lands on the ground.
Snively announces, "Dark Egg Legion! Allow me to introduce you to our new Masters!"
Coming out of the Airship are bat ninjas and a female lynx wearing a purple kimono top with purple pants, and wears a Japanese like hat. Along with them are two familiar faces that Eve has her friends have faced before in the Dragon Kingdom.
Snively continues as she walks down the plank and sees the Legion, "Brides of the Four Houses! Ruler of the Iron Dominion And now the Eggman Empire! THE IRON QUEEN!"
The woman known as the Iron Queen looks ahead and shows an evil calm smile on her face. Turns out, this will soon be another battle and adventure Sonic and Eve will have to face, and from the looks of it, it will be tougher than fighting Eggman.
