What's up, guys? Thrawn here, with another chapter of this surprisingly popular story. Shorter chapter this week, my apologies. Started a new playthrough of the Mass Effect Trilogy, but with a female Shepard. I swear, that game has incredible replay value. Anyway, finally a look into what Eggman is up to.

And Now to Eggman

Somewhere in Forever Fall, 1:00 pm

Deep in the ever crimson forest of Forever Fall, there is a peaceful stillness broken only by insects. This stillness could not last, however, as a young Beowolf was sniffing around at a conspicuous crater where there was none the day before. This was a large crater with a radius of 3 football fields. Oddly, a large dome had taken the place of a large hole. The dome had a silver sheen to it, and the only identifying mark on it besides scorch marks from atmospheric entry was a symbol that featured the head of a bald man with a large mustache. The Beowolf pup put a claw on the closest symbol.

Suddenly, a door opened up on the dome and two flying robots emerged. The duo quickly restrained the very surprised Beowolf and dragged the screaming monster inside the dome.

Watching gleefully from a monitor, Dr. Eggman watched as the robots put the small wolf into an orb and inserted that orb into a large machine, where many other Creatures of Grimm were being stored.

Orbot rolled over and popped up. "Pardon me, Doctor, but are you sure this is a good idea? These monsters sure did make a mess of this place before you were able to capture them with the remaining Egg Pawns."

"If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it," said Eggman irritably. "These creatures are very powerful, and it seems this new world is filled with them."

"But what about Sonic? If that Chaos Control sent us to this world, shouldn't he be here, too?"

"Bah! He wasn't in the station, so maybe they got sent somewhere else. At any rate, even if they did get sent to this world, there is no way they will be able to defeat my newest creations!" Eggman gloated.

"Maybe, but Ah reckon that you might want to look at this screen," Cubot said in an obnoxious cowboy accent. Clearly, the accident had scrambled his speech unit. Again.

"Eh?" Eggman looked at the screen showing probe activity, and then looked away. He whipped his head back in a textbook double-take. On Probe 04's screen, it was showing nine familiar figures, no worse for wear.

"WHAT?! Sonic survived?!" Eggman shouted in rage.

"Yep. Ah reckon that Sonic feller has got more lives than a litter of cats," Cubot observed.

"Hmm… It's too soon to attack now. I will just bide my time. Once I unleash my Dark Badniks, nothing can stop me! Not even Sonic! GAHAHAHAHA!" Eggman laughed ominously.

"And what about those eight humans?"

"GAHAHAHA… What? What humans?!"

"Sigh… look on the screen again."

Eggman did so. He saw eight humans that were unbeknownst to him (but knownst to us ;D).

"What about them? What's so special about them?"

"Well, Doctor, they all seem to have very strange weapons. One of them killed three of those black wolves with what looked like a cross between a sniper rifle and a large scythe," informed Orbot. He rewound the footage of probe 04 and revealed the fight with Ruby killing the Beowolves.

"Hmmm… Was the probe able to scan this unusual weapon?" Eggman asked Orbot.

"Negative. Before I could initiate the scanning process, the probe went silent. The last thing it saw was a large bullet."

"It was seen?!" Eggman towered over Orbot menacingly.

"N-n-no, Doctor, it seems to have been a total coincidence! The girl that is the owner of scythe-rifle seems to use the energy from the fired bullets as momentum to jump around very quickly!" the red robot stammered. At this point, Orbot would have been sweating if he wasn't made of metal.

Eggman sat down, pondering. Orbot stood back up, relieved that his appointment for the smelting pits was delayed for the time being.

"This is an unforeseen variable. Ingenious use of the weapon, though. And the other humans use exotic weapons as well?"

"That is an affirmative, pardner. However, they're all different. Ah don't think the new robots will help against that firepower, though," Cubot said.

"Very well, do some more research; find out if there are any local metals that can assist with armor. To be defeated by that annoying hedgehog is one thing, but to be beaten by a bunch of young brats? That's just insulting!" Eggman stood up and spread his arms. "Soon this world shall have a new name: Eggmanland!"

"Say, Orby, you really think that the boss-man's plan will work this time?" Cubot whispered to his spherical counterpart.

"Well, I don't really know, but I will say that our chances are good that we will be the ones to pick up the pieces. Again."

"Dagnabbit."

Ok, before you guys say anything negative about Cubot being a cowboy, just know that I am a native Texan, and some people down here really do speak like that. I apologize if anyone is offended.

Funny thing in Mass Effect I just witnessed, female Shepard cannot dance. No Shepard Shuffle, which is what the male Shepard does, she just flails her arms. No matter what gender, Shepard's feet don't have rhythm.

Still surprised that no one has guessed the origins of my username. Clearly, not many Star Wars fans reading this story.

BTW, also still waiting on some story art. Send me a private message if you have any, and I will tell you how to send me the art. Digitally drawn, or by hand, I don't really care.

PEACE!