Episode 8: Mission to Rescue the Guardian
At the altar of the Master Emerald, Sonic along with the Freedom Fighters and two Echidnas are shocked to see Knuckles has disappeared and know that they need to find him. However, they still have Dr. Eggman and Snviely to deal with.
"Alright Egghead, how about you and your little sidekick go back to your lair and let us deal with this mess Knuckles is in," Sonic says.
Eggman laughs and says, "If you think you can just walk out… think again."
Eggman then presses the button on his robot and it begins to fire missiles. Sonic quickly dodges the attack as he spin dashes across the area. Sonic jumps in the sky and then lands on the ground.
"I have no time for this. Knuckles is in trouble," Sonic angrily says.
Before Dr. Eggman or Sonic can continue the attack, a white fist slams right into the back of the robot, causing it to crash into the ground. Sonic becomes confused and now surprised to see a green crocodile with a gold chain on his beck and wears black shoes and headphones.
"It's Vector!" Sonic says, shocked.
Suddenly, a purple chameleon and a young yellow bee come out and begin to attack the robot.
The bee happily cheers, "Da da da da! Chaotix to the rescue!"
The chameleon throws shurikens at the tentacles. They soon detonate and the robotic legs are destroyed. Eggman and Snively are not pleased to see three more are destroying his machine.
Orbot worriedly says, "I think we're in trouble."
"Major trouble," Cubot says.
Vector then grabs the Tentacle of the robot and spins it around in a circle along with the whole robot. Then he throws the robot high in the air so that it might fly to the stratosphere.
The young bee flies over to his friends and cheers, "Yeah! We totally beat that robot!"
Just then, Sonic calls out, "Vector! Espio! Charmy!"
The Chaotix turn their heads to see Sonic and the others running towards him.
"Well, if it ain't Sonic, Tails, and the girls. Glad to see you here," Vector says.
"Hello Vector, Espio, and Charmy," Cream happily says.
"Chao," Cheese says.
"Hey Cream, great to see you," Charmy says.
"Yes. It's good to see you too," Espio says.
"Vector, what are you doing here?" Sonic asks.
"We received a call that you and your new friends are on the island and could use some help," Vector says.
"By who?" Amy asks.
"I did," A familiar voice says.
Sonic and the Freedom Fighters look up to see Rouge flying down and lands close to where the Master Emerald is.
"I had a day off from work and thought you could use some help," Rouge says.
Then asks, "So what are you up too? And where's Knuckles?"
"Knuckles has been abducted!" Cream worriedly says.
"Abducted? What happened?" Rouge asks, rather shocked.
Before Sonic can answer, Charmy flies over to see Julie-Su, Sally, and the others, "Who are you?"
"I'm Julie-Su," Julie-Su answers.
Then Sally says, "I'm Sally. These are our friends, Rotor, Bunnie, and Antoine. We're the Freedom Fighters."
"And I'm Locke. Knuckles' father," Locke says.
"Really? I didn't know Knuckles has a dad. That's so cool," Charmy says, looking at Locke.
Espio pulls Charmy away, "It's not polite to stare."
"Anway, there were those creeps wearing black hoods who call themselves the Dark Legion. Apparently, they're echidnas too and use technology, even their body parts are metal. They were trying to steal the Master Emerald, but we stopped them, and they took Knuckles instead," Sonic says.
"We could really use your help," Tails says.
"Well sure. We'll help you find Knuckles," Vector says.
"Thank you. We could really use the help. Those Legionnaires are pretty tough," Sally says.
"Do you have any leads?" Espio asks.
"We don't have any clues to where they've taken him," Tails answers.
"I might have an idea where they could have gone, but getting there is going to be tough," Julie-Su says.
"Yes. From what we witnessed, the Legionnaires are like cyborgs, but are experts in technology," Sally says.
Then turns to Locke, "Locke, do you think there's a way we can use their strength against them?"
"Hmm. They're well known for using technology and that made them strong and weaponized," Locke says.
"Hmm, it might be their necessary handicap so I believe we know who can help us use their technology against them," Sally says.
"What's a Handicap?" Sonic asks.
"It means they always use their technology to strengthen themselves, "Sally says.
Tails then understands Sally's plan, "Right. We might be able to use that to our advantage. And we know someone who can help us with this plan."
"Who are you referring to?" Locke asks.
"Trust us, he'll be very helpful and will be able to hack into the Dark Legion's system," Tails says.
Meanwhile in the Dark Legion's lair, the Legionnaire scientists are working on the computers and preparing to carry out their plan. Dimitri walks into the room and towards the scientists working on the project.
One of them turns their heads and says, "Sir, everything is in order?"
"Excellent. And soon, it will be time for Knuckles to carry out his part of our little project," Dimitri says.
Dimitri then leaves the room and heads off to carry out the rest of his plan.
Later on in New Mobotropolis, Kyle is typing on his computer as Nicole and Hikari watch his programming. Suddenly, Nicole feels something and a loud ringing sound.
"Incoming call from Sally," Nicole says.
"Okay. Can you put it on screen?" Kyle replies.
Nicole uses Kyle's computer screen and Sally appears on the screen.
"Hey Sally? How are you doing?" Kyle asks.
"Not so good. Our friend Knuckles has been abducted by an organization called the Dark Legion," Sally answers.
"That doesn't sound good," Hikari replies.
"It's not. Listen, We're going to need your help to hack into the Dark Legion's computer system," Sally says.
"That's going to be tough without having much knowledge on them. You will have to plug your wrist com to the Dark Legion's computer system and I'll see if I can take care of the rest," Kyle says.
"And we'll be needing your help Hikari. This will be your first mission as a Freedom Fighter and I'll be there to help when you need it," Nicole adds.
Hikari nods her head and says, "I'll do my best."
"Alright, we'll be heading to the base in a bit. We'll let you know when we reach the computer room," Sally says.
"Okay, over and out," Kyle says.
Sally then hangs up from her comlink. She then walks into a ship hidden in the woods.
Julei-Su walks to the controls and says, "I know where the base is during my time in the legion."
"Alright Julie-Su, lead the way," Sonic says.
Julie-Su nods her head and activates the controls. With that, the ship ascends to the sky to find the Dark Legion's base and rescue Knuckles.
Meanwhile, in the Legion's base, Dimitri is walking down the hall with two Legionnaires to where Knuckles is being held prisoner. A door opens and he walks inside to see Knuckles in the cell, and remains unconscious.
He smirks, and says, "It's almost time."
He then commands the Legionnaires, "Take Knuckles out of his cell and prepare him for the project."
The Legionnaires solute and walks to the cell. They open the door and walk to Knuckles to see him knocked out. When they try to pick him up, Knuckles opens his eyes and he punches the Legionnaires until he's knocked out. Dimitri becomes shocked to see Knuckles has already regained consciousness. Before he can react, Knuckles punches him down to the ground and he makes a run for it. He runs out of the cell and tries to find a way to escape.
Dimitri gets up and bitterly grits his teeth, "You won't be getting away that easily, Knuckles."
Dimitri then reaches for a red button and presses it, seeing off an alarm to alert the Legionnaires all over the base.
Meanwhile, the ship the Freedom Fighters, Chaotix, and others lands on the ground at the side of the mountain. Once on the ground, Sonic and the others hop off the ship. Of course, Julie-Su takes the lead since she used to be a Legionnaire and knows where the Dark Legion's base is. Everyone follows Julie-Su to the side of the mountain.
Sonic asks, "Are we there yet?"
"Sonic, try to be patient," Sally says.
"Hey. I am patient," Sonic complains.
"Don't worry, we're here," Julie-Su says, walking towards the base of the mountain.
She knows on the mountain, but it makes a banging sound. Then the door slides open, and a loud siren appears and red light flickering in the hall.
"What's going on?" Amy asks.
"I'll bet it has to be Knuckles," Sonic says.
"I think you're right Sonic. Knuckles must have escaped somehow," Tails says.
"We need to find him before the Dark Legionnaire does. Julie-Su, Tails, Rotor, Amy, you're with me to find the security room or any computer room to hack into the Dark Legion's system. The rest of you find Knuckles and stop any Legionnaires that might try to stop you," Sally says.
"You got it, Sal," Sonic says.
Everyone heads off into the hall. Then they split up to do their mission. Sally and her group find the security room to hack into the computers of the base, while Sonic and the others find Knuckles before the Legionnaires do.
Somewhere in the Base, the Legionnaires are still searching for Knuckles. A few even search at the cargo area. So far, they haven't been able to find Knuckles. Unknown to them, Knuckles is hiding behind a few large boxes full of cargo. He pants and is feeling tired.
"I gotta get a break from them. I need to find a way out of this room. Still, what is Dimitri is up to and how do I fit into this?" Knuckles thinks to himself.
Suddenly, a mysterious voice says, "To release the energy within is to know your purpose."
"My energy? Why should I?" Knuckles asks, confused.
The voice answers, "To awaken the dormant Chaos Energy within you."
"What do you mean by dormant? And… who are you?" Knuckles asks.
"You'll figure it out," The voice says.
"Should I use these powers, but I don't know if I could. Then again, the Legionnaires might find me if I don't do something," Knuckles thinks, not sure what to do about this.
Later on in a computer room, there are Legionnaire scientists working on the computers. Outside of the room, Sally and her group look to see the door slightly open. They see the guards inside the room.
Sally opens her comlink and whispers, "Kyle, we found the computer room."
"That's good. Are there any guards in there?" Kyle asks.
"There are," Sally answers.
Then turns to Julie-Su, "Julie-Su, can you take care of them."
"Roger that," Julie-Su says, bringing out her blaster.
Julie-Su slowly opens the door and sneaks into the room. She then points her blaster at the Legionnaire and fires a smoke bomb. The bomb lands on the ground and explodes into green smoke. The smoke covers the area as the Legionnaires are taken by surprise and cough a lot. Soon, they fall unconscious.
Once everyone in the room is knocked out and the smoke is clear, she turns to the door, "Alright, the coast is clear."
Sally and the others walk into the room and Amy closes the door behind her.
Sally says, "Amy, stay guard at the door."
"Got it," Amy says, bringing out her hammer.
Sally reaches to her comlink and links a wire from her comlink to the computers of the Dark Legion.
Sally says, "Alright Kyle, I got everything plugged in. See if you can find any important information to what they're up to."
In his room, Kyle brings out his computer and says, "I'll have it in a little bit. Here we go."
Kyle then types on his computer, and with Hikar's help, they are able to hack into the Dark Legion's system. Kyle and Hikari look into some important data and are making a copy on a hard drive connected to it. Suddenly, Kyle then comes across a folder that has 'Project Enerjak' on it.
"Project Enerjak? That's a strange name,"Kyle says, confused.
"May I suggest we check out the file," Hikari says.
"Good idea," Kyle says.
Hikari opens the file and reveals a few digital papers and information.
"That's weird. There seems to be old text, and plans of transferring a soul into a host's body," Kyle says, looking at the file.
Sally says, "That doesn't sound good."
"And there's more… it seems that Knuckles' information seems to be in the file too. It seems that Knuckles is an important part of the Enerjak project and…" Kyle says.
Then presses a few buttons.
Suddenly, Kyle realizes as he sees some of the files, "Oh crap!"
"What is it?" What's wrong?" Sally asks, concerned.
Kyle says, "Sally, you need to find Knuckles and tell Sonic that they need to find him. I just found out what Dimitri is up to."
"What is it?" Sally asks.
"According to the research, Enerjak is some Chaos wielding demigod. He's some kind of immortal being that exists in the Chaos Form. Dimitri plans to use Knuckles as a host for Enerjak's soul. If the transfer is complete, then it's bye bye to Knuckles," Kyle says, shocked.
Sally gasps, "Oh my gosh! Knuckles' life is in grave danger! Where is he now!"
Hikari says, "I got Knuckle on the security camera, he's heading towards the west side of the base."
"We'll find a way to shut the tech down," Kyle says.
"Thanks guys. I need to warn Sonic and let him and the others know what's going on," Sally says.
Then worriedly says, "I just hope we're not too late in finding him."
Somewhere in the west wing of the base, Knuckles is able to reach it. Knuckles is able to get away from the Legionnaires without being seen. He is able to hide behind one of the crates that is close by in case they do show up.
Suddenly, the voice says, "I sense your friends are here?"
"They are? Where are they? Where do I need to go?" Knuckles asks.
"They're coming to your location," Knuckles says.
Knuckles takes a peek from his hiding spot and sees Sonic and the others entering the room.
Sonic looks around, "Where is he? They said that he should be here."
"Sonic," Knuckles calls out as he comes out of his hiding space.
Sonic and the others turn their heads to see Knuckles coming out of the hiding place behind the crates.
"Knuckles, there you are. Are you alright?" Sonic asks.
"I'm fine. I managed to give those creeps in hoods the slip, but how were you able to find out where I'm at?" Knuckles answers.
"You can thank Julie-Su for that. She's the one who led us here. Sally and our friends, Kyle, Hikari, and Nicole were able to hack into the Dark Legion's computer system," Sonic says.
"Hmm, it seems that Julie-Su could be trusted," Knuckles says.
Then notices a few more, "Rouge? Vector, Espio and Charmy? What are you doing here?"
"We're here to rescue you, handsome," Rouge says.
"You haven't been trying to take the Master Emerald again?" Knuckles sternly asks.
"Not at all. I just thought Sonic and his friends can use some help since the last time we saw them," Rouge says.
"Just as long as you haven't tried anything funny," Knuckles says.
"Who? Little old me," Rouge replies, innocently.
"Knuckles," Locke says, walking over.
"Dad," Knuckles says, walking to his dad.
Then he says, "I'm glad to see you."
"As do I. however, we must leave before they find out you're here," Locke says.
"What's wrong?" Knuckles asks.
Then Sonic says, "We found out what the Dark Legion up to. We need to get you out of here before they show up.
"What are they planning?" Knuckles asks.
"They're planning to," Sonic says.
Suddenly, there's an explosion at the door. Everyone quickly turns their heads as they get into the fighting position of who is entering the room. Entering the room are Dimitri and many of the Legionnaires. Knuckles, Sonic, and the others are not pleased to see the cyborg and his minions.
"Hello Knuckles," Dimitri says.
"Dimitri. What do you want?" Knuckles demands.
"We need your help with our little project," Dimitri answers.
Sonic says, "You mean this Project Enerjak. We know what you're planning to use Knuckles for."
"Project Enerjak?" Knuckles says, confused.
Then turns to Dimitri, "What's all this about?"
Dimitri smirks and says, "Well, you might as well know since you're an important asset to our plan. We've been working on bringing an important being called Enerjak to life. But in order to do that, we will need a host. We needed someone who has the same strong Chaos Force as he does, which I sense off of you. One the transfer is complete, Enerjak's soul will take over your body and you will become the new Enerjak to aid in our conquest."
Knuckles becomes shocked to hear Dimitri's plan and what will happen to him if the transfer completes.
Locke stands in front of Knuckles, "I will not allow you to unleash Enerjak into this world, and I will not allow you to use my son for your evil plans."
"Sorry, but your son has no choice," Dimitri says. Then punches Locke out of the way.
Knuckles gasps, "Dad!"
Dimitri turns to Knuckles, "It'll soon be your end, Knuckles."
Dimitri then tackles Knuckles and they crash through the wall into the other room. Knuckles then kicks Dimitri off of him. Locke then gets up and punches Dimitri right into a different wall. Dimitri stands and sees Locke is going to attack again. Before Locke can strike, Dimitri blasts Locke with some paralyzing burst and Locke falls to the ground. Sonic runs over and begins to spin dash towards them. Dimitri however, kicks Sonic to his friends like a bowling ball.
Knuckles stands up in anger, "That does. I have enough of this creep."
Rouge and Charmy hurry over to Knuckles.
"Knuckles, don't let him draw you into a fight," Rouge says.
"Yeah. We need to get out of here," Charmy says.
"I'm not going to let myself draw into a fight. The only problem is, I'm the only one he comes after so this is my fight," Knuckles says.
Dimitri makes a smirk on his face, "So you're willing to fight boy. Let's see how much power you have."
Not long, Knuckles and Dimitri begin to fight against each other. Sonic and the others watch as Knuckles begins to fight Dimitri. Knuckles punches and kicks the cyborg, but Dimitri is not making this easy for him. Then Dimitri punches Knuckles into another room, and tries to grab Knuckles. Knuckles jumps out of the way as Dimitri slams his fist to the ground. Knuckles stands up as Dimitri looks at him with a vicious glare. Soon, the Guardian and the Grandmaster collide their fist at each other as a powerful Chaos energy they both possess become visible.
