THE DEATH EGG SAGA
SONIC AND ALL RELATED INDICA ARE © SEGA/SONIC TEAM
PACKBELL IS © DAVID PISTONE
SPIKE IS © CHRIS CAFFEE
PROLOGUE
The small shuttle neared the gargantuan sphere. The Death Egg had been worked on non-stop for three weeks, since it had been rendered useless by the destruction of its power generator and the destruction of a large part of it. Three-fourths of it was gone now, leaving an odd gap in the lower radius of the great weapon. The shuttle, accompanied by three fighters drew nearer. Inside the shuttle, the pilots made the boarding preparations.
"Command center, this is Shuttle Yolandium. Request deactivation of the shield for entrance to Death Egg." the pilot said.
"Shuttle Yolandium, what is your registration code?" the voice came back.
"15264564564KLDJSDFJKDHGF5" the man replied.
"Shield is deactivating. You are clear to proceed."
The shuttle sped up to enter the small docking bay, and the fighters flew off to guard the surface.
The ship docked on the small platform, and Molotov and several other guards and technicians stood at attention. The ship landed and the door opened, revealing Spike in his black cloak. Molotov walked toward him.
"Spike, this is most unexpected. To what do I owe this pleasure?" he asked.
"I am here to put you back on schedule." he replied.
"What do you mean, Lord Spike?"
"Packbell is not pleased at how long it is taking you to repair the Death Egg," he replied.
"But, it has only been three weeks, what does he want?"
"He wants it ready!"
"This station will be re-operational as planned. But we are working as fast as we possibly can!"
"Then you can tell him when he arrives!"
"Packbell is coming back?"
"Yes. I am sure you can voice your complaints to him," Spike hissed.
"We will double our efforts!"
"Good. Packbell will rejoin us in three days."
"It shall be good to see the Supreme Commander again," Molotov said happily.
PART 3-THE RETURN OF THE MOBIANS
TITANIA DESERT, 4:35 P.M.
Tails and Amy walked toward Packbell's secret desert base, disguised as two robots. Considering that Robert and Rouge had not yet returned from the base, they were sent disguised with a message from Amelia Powalski.
"I'm scared Tails," she said.
"I am too! You think I like going back into a Packbellian base?" he replied.
"No, but still…"
"I know. It is scary, considering that Rouge and Robert never returned from here."
"Do you think they are dead?"
"Possibly. We may be too in a few hours, if this ploy doesn't work."
"I hope Packbell doesn't see through our fake hulls," she said.
"I hope he doesn't know about what happened at Andonia, or he will not accept her message."
"That reminds me, why does she want us to be his gifts? I would think there is some other way to do this."
"Like this, we can save Sonic from the ice, and maybe destroy the base," he answered.
"I have a bad feeling about this, though."
They walked to the base doors, and requested entry. The guards looked at them evilly, but when Tails explained that they were a gift from Amelia and Robert Powalski, they were let in. The guard took them to Packbell's personal chambers.
"Greetings, Almighty Packbell," Tails said in his fake robotic voice, "we bring you a message from Queen Amelia Powalski of Andonia."
"Yes, get to it," he replied impatiently.
"Give him the message, Am- I mean L6O9."
Amy walked forward and pushed a button on her costume. A small picture screen popped up and the image of Amelia Powalski flashed up.
"Greetings, great and mighty Packbell," she began, "I have sent you this message in the hopes that we can reach a compromise. You may be aware that the Mobians and Andonians have a rough history together, that is why I have come to you now. I firstly want to thank you for obliterating them, but I also have a request. I understand that you have received a block of liquid nitrogen in which King Sonic Hedgehog-Acorn is imprisoned. Given Andonian history, I think it is appropriate that we barter. If you give me King Sonic, I will give you these powerful fighter robots, Andonia's top soldiers."
"No!" Packbell yelled.
Amy cut off the message. Packbell ordered two guards to come take the "robots" away.
"I will not give up my prized possession!" he yelled.
Tails and Amy looked behind them and saw the block of ice hidden in a chamber built into the wall.
"Guards, take these two back to programming. Have them deactivated until tomorrow," he said.
"Yes, Commander."
The guards took Amy and Tails and brought them to a large room full of robots. They were set down and a tube was put in their "heads" to make them idle. They sat motionless, not wanting to make it obvious that they were in disguise. The guards walked out of the room, leaving all the robots alone.
***
TITANIA BASE, 10:52 P.M.
Amy and Tails tiptoed into Packbell's personal chambers. He had gone to the main control room to communicate with Spike, which gave them time to sneak in. Tails walked up to the chamber and pushed a red button. He and Amy watched as the chamber temperature rose from 10 degrees to 90 degrees. The ice fled away from Sonic's quills and fur, and he fell to the floor, alive. Tails and Amy knelt close to him.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in the Titania Base," Amy said.
"I know that voice!" he exclaimed.
"It's me and Tails," she replied.
"Amy! Tails! You came to rescue me!"
"You didn't think we'd leave you, did you?"
"You have for two weeks."
"We had no choice. We sent Rouge and Robert to rescue you, but they never returned."
"Robert? Powalski? That traitorous bastard!"
"No, you don't understand," Amy interjected.
"What?"
"He and Amelia were being taken over by Spike, they had to do something. We never would have escaped if it had not been for them," Tails defended.
"Really?"
"Yes. He had Andonian guards called out to fight the Packbellian forces."
"Wait a minute," Sonic yelped, " Why the Hell can I not see?"
"A side effect of the freezing," Tails replied.
"For how long?"
"A few hours is what Amelia said," Amy replied.
"I hope it's not for long!" Sonic said.
"Well, well," came a mechanized voice.
"I know that voice, too!" Sonic said unhappily.
The door opened and Packbell walked in with two bodyguards.
"Guards, take all three of them back to the prison cell. Put them in with the bat and Powalski."
"Wait, you knew?" Amy said puzzled.
"I know about Andonia and your little ploy!"
"You won't get away with this!" Tails yelled.
"And why not?"
"Sally and Amelia will stop you! And so will Knuckles!"
"I welcome them to the base. I should hope they arrive tomorrow!"
Tails tapped a button on his watch.
"They will," he hissed at Packbell, "they will…"
The guards threw the three in the cell.
"Sonic!" Rouge yelled.
"Rouge?"
"Yes, and I as well good king," Robert replied.
"Robert, Rouge! Well, we are all together. The only people missing are Sally, Knux, Geoffrey, and Amelia." Sonic said indifferently.
***
TITANIA BASE, 8:00 A.M.
Sally, Knuckles, Amelia and several troops entered the base. They had killed the door guards and broken the code to open the door. They rushed in, blasting at guards and troops and rushed into the base. Packbell stood in the main room and yelled at his Base Guard.
"Get them! Do not let them in!"
The guards surrounded Amelia, Sally, Knuckles, and the troops, making this a quick loss.
"Bring out the others! They shall all suffer for their crimes against us!" Packbell yelled.
Now the reunion was complete. Sonic, Sally, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Rouge, Robert, Amelia, and the troops stood in front of Packbell, with guards covering them.
"You have all caused me much grief!" he snapped.
"It's not over for you, either!" Sonic shot back.
"SHUT UP! You shall all be executed now. Guards, take them to the pit!"
"Yes, Commander."
The guards led them back to a room in the rear of the base with a pit of acid bubbling in the floor.
"The base was built so that it would have at least one of the famous Titanian acid pits in it," Packbell informed them.
"How thoughtful of you," Sally said sarcastically.
"Put them in!" Packbell yelled.
Knuckles jumped back and struck a guard in the face. In the pandemonium, Sonic and the others turned on their captors, punching them, kicking them, or throwing them into the pit. Robots fizzled in the acid, while living guards screamed in agony. Sonic and the others grabbed the downed guards' weapons, blasting back at the other guards. Laser fire flew through the air.
"Stop them!" Packbell screamed.
Knuckles and Rouge kicked and fought the guards, while Sonic and Sally blasted at the others. Tails and Amy looked for an escape route, while Robert and Amelia covered for them. The troops fought the enemies, and soldiers from both sides fell into the acidic pit. Guards and troops still shot at each other, and Packbell was beginning to worry. Sally blasted at him, striking a box on his back. He yelped in pain and screamed a very loud "no." He ran out of the room, and flung the door to a transport open. The Mobians ran to a transport as well. They flew out of the base and Sonic turned the ship around, aiming it directly at the base. He fired the transport's weapons at the base, blasting open doors. Soon, deadly flames licked through the base. The base exploded in a ferocious ball of flame. He turned the transport around and began following Packbell.
"I assume your eyesight is back?" Tails asked.
"Oh, yeah! Right after I woke up this morning!" he replied.
The transport chased down Packbell's transport, blasting at it in the sunny desert sands. Sonic targeted the guns and shot at Packbell's speeder. Packbell turned on the power to his speeder's rear shield and blasters. Sonic struck a side of the speeder's backside. Packbell fired back viciously, and Sonic dodged it. Sonic rang out one final blast at the transport's rear boosters. Packbell jumped off as the speeder shook violently before striking a large rock pile. Sonic stopped his speeder and walked up to Packbell and punched him.
"You bastard!"
"You wouldn't kill your brother's best friend, would you?" he asked.
"What the Hell are you talking about?"
"Oops, I guess you haven't heard."
"Heard what?"
"I see you may be upset, I was skeptical when he first told me."
"Told you what?"
"Spike is your brother."
"What?"
"I was surprised too, Sonic."
"You're lying!" Sonic glared at Packbell.
"I'm afraid not. He is your brother."
Sonic punched him again, and again, and again. Packbell leapt up. He floated in the air using his built-in jetpack.
"Not good news is it? Just ask Sally, she knows. Ask your Uncle Chuck."
"What do you know about my Uncle Chuck?!" Sonic was screaming now.
"I know that he lives in Downunda. He knows the truth."
"NO!" Sonic yelled.
Packbell laughed, and then disappeared in a flash of Chaos Control.
***
MOBIAN FLEET, ISLE OF ANDROSIA, 2:00 P.M.
Sonic and Sally sat in their Royal Chambers on the main Control Ship. Sonic looked Sally dead in her eyes.
"Sally, may I ask you something?" he inquired.
"Sure, what's bothering you?"
"Is Spike- is he-well, Is Spike-uh-um…"
"Is Spike what, Sonic?"
"Is he my brother?"
Sally's eyes opened wide, and she did not know how to answer him.
"Where did you hear that?"
Packbell.
She glanced at him, briefly.
"You believe Packbell?"
"He said to ask you and Uncle Chuck."
Sally's head dropped. She grabbed the telecommunicator and summoned Charles Hedgehog in the Downunda hospital. She told him about the situation. He stared gravely from his hospital bed.
"Sonic, your mother and father had three children," he revealed.
"And?" Sonic asked, almost afraid of the answer.
"You were the youngest. You had a sister named Sonia. She was killed by Robotnik when he was named Julian because she knew what he was planning. The oldest was named Matthew. He ran away from home at age 10. He changed his name to Spike and became an assassin and mercenary. Spike is your brother."
"So, it's true."
"I'm afraid so."
"Thank you, Uncle Chuck."
"Goodbye, my boy." His image faded out.
Sonic sank in his chair and looked at Sally. She sat in his lap and put her arms around him.
"I don't believe this is happening," he said despairingly.
"I think we have all had way too much pain in this war," Sally said comfortingly.
"My long-lost brother is a vicious murderer."
"It's ok, Sonic."
"No, it's not."
"Don't worry about it. Geoffrey has called a meeting of the military for out attack on the Death Egg. Make sure you aren't so melancholy then."
"I need some rest. This month has been too eventful."
"Can't argue with that!"
***
DEATH EGG DOCKING BAY, MOBIAN ORBIT, 3:05 P.M.
Hundreds of fighters made a circular orbit around the Docking Bay. Packbell's personal shuttle was guided toward the open hole. The ship landed gracefully on the larger area. Every officer, technician, etc. on the Death Egg was standing at attention in neat rows. The shuttle door opened and Packbell stepped out. He walked toward Spike and Molotov.
"Commander, so good to see you again!" Molotov said cheerfully.
"Good to be back onboard, Molotov," he replied.
"The Death Egg is almost re-operational," Spike reported.
"Good. The ship is in good condition, but it would be nice not to have all those open holes!"
"We are working on that, Commander," Molotov spoke up.
"Good. I trust the weapon will be back online in a day?"
"Certainly," Spike said.
"Good. Everything is going smoothly."
***
MOBIAN FLEET, ISLE OF ANDROSIA, 7:30 P.M.
Geoffrey stood on the catwalk in front of the entire military.
"Now is the time for the real attack!" he said.
Sonic stood up and walked toward him.
"This is the time for the destruction of the Death Egg," he said.
"Our spies have learned the details of the Death Egg. The main apparatus is the main nuclear reactor in the very center of the sphere," Sonic announced.
"The only way to the reactor is through the main super laser shaft. We have assembled a fleet to enter the shaft and take out the reactor," Geoffrey said.
"However," Sonic interjected, "to do so, we must get past their shield. They have a deflector shield protecting the Death Egg located in the Forest of Illusion. A small strike team will lead an attack on the base and deactivate the shield."
"Our only problem is finding someone to do it," Geoffrey added.
"I will!" Knuckles spoke up.
"I join him!" Rouge said.
"As will I!" Robert and Amelia were both standing.
"Very good! You will receive your instructions after the meeting. King Sonic and Chancellor Prower will lead the attack on the Death Egg itself! We are deploying the entire military to take out this menace once and for all!"
In less than an hour, the team was assembled and ready. Knuckles, Rouge, Amelia and Robert each got into a fighter and left for the Forest of Illusion with a small strike team. The others were assembled but would wait a while until the shield was down.
***
MAIN CONTROL ROOM, DEATH EGG, 12:00 A.M.
Spike walked toward Packbell. Packbell faced him.
"You called for me?" Spike asked.
"Have the fleet assemble a few miles away from the Death Egg. They will remain here in case they are needed."
"What of the reports of the Mobian fleet assembled on Androsia?"
"It is of no concern to us! Your work here is finished. Go to the main battleship. You are in charge of it, now."
"Yes, Packbell." He left the room.
***
FOREST OF ILLUSION, 8:00 A.M.
"All ships report in," Knuckles commanded.
"Rouge here."
"Robert here."
"Amelia here."
"A-1 reporting in."
"A-2 reporting."
"RA1 here."
"RA2 here"
"RB1 here"
"RB2 here."
"K-1 here."
"K-2 here"
"Prepare for attack."
All the ships flew faster as they neared the base. They could see the satellite drawing closer.
"We're almost there!" Knuckles said happily.
***
MAIN CONTROL ROOM, DEATH EGG, 8:05 A.M.
Packbell watched Spike on the screen.
"There is a small fleet nearing the shield oin the Forest of Illusion!" he said.
"Not a problem! They are walking into a trap! They will soon find that I always know when they are coming!"
***
FOREST OF ILLUSION, 8:06 A.M.
"Knuckles! Enemy ships coming in fast!" Rouge yelled.
"What? How is this possible!"
"They knew we were coming!" Robert yelled.
Fighters came at the small team and blasted at them.
"Fire at the base!" Knuckles ordered.
The fighters shot their lasers, missiles, and bombs at the base, but they never even pierced the metallic skin of the colossal bunker. Packbellian fighters flew at them, lasers flying.
"It's not working!" Amelia replied.
"Dammit!" he yelled.
The ships were trying diligently to avoid the enemy fire, but now the base's batteries were firing at them as well. AB1 and A-2 had already been shot down.
"Go for the satellite!" Knuckles yelled.
Robert flew at the satellite and shot a missile, but it exploded, doing no damage to the base.
"I hope Geoffrey and the guys wait a few minutes!"
***
DEATH EGG, MOBIAN SPACE, 8:30 A.M.
The Mobian fleet left the planet and gathered near the Death Egg and Packbellian ships.
"They should have that shield down now," Sonic said.
"All ships report in," Geoffrey said.
"Blue leader standing by," Sonic replied. All 30 of his ships reported in, followed by Tails and his 30, as well as the Red, Green, and Gray groups. All ships reported in, and flew toward the Death Egg.
"Sonic, I'm not getting a reading on that shield!" Tails called out.
"We should be able to get some reading on it, up or down."
"They're jamming us!"
"How can they be jamming us if they don't know we're coming…" his voice trailed off.
"Fuck! Break off the attack! The shield is still up!"
"Are you sure?" Geoffrey asked.
"YES! PULL UP!! EVERYONE PULL UP!!"
All ships backed away from the Death Egg.
"Take evasive action! Green and Grey group, stick close to the command ship!" Geoffrey yelled.
"Commander St. John, we have enemy ships in Sector 50!" one admiral yelled.
"It's a trap!" he cried.
"Sonic, fighters coming in!" Tails yelled.
Hundreds of fighters poured out of the Death Egg and the battleships, blasting away at them.
"There's too many of them!" one pilot yelled.
The Mobian ships fired back at them, while the battleships did not budge an inch. The fighters were coming at them fiercely, showing no mercy in their firing.
"Accelerate and draw their fire away from our ships!" Sonic yelled.
"Roger, King Sonic."
Three fighters broke off from a larger group and blasted at the large ships.
***
FOREST OF ILLUSION, 9:00 A.M.
Knuckles and the others still fought gallantly against the base protection. They still fired all weapons they had at the large base, not once damaging it.
"Amelia, maybe you should go after the rear!" Knuckles suggested.
"I'm on it, Knuckles."
"K-2, are you still with me?"
"Roger, General. I've got someone behind me. Can anyone take care of it?"
Rouge flew behind the Packbellian fighter and blew it away.
"Thanks, Rouge."
"That base can't be invincible!" Robert yelled.
"Use a nuke!"
Robert launched a nuclear warhead at the base, but a laser blast hit it, causing it to destroy three Mobians and four Packbellian fighters.
***
DEATH EGG, 9:20 A.M.
The Mobians still fought the fighters, gradually getting rid of a few. However, every fighter they destroyed seemed to be recreated as four more came at them from the ships. Tails and another fighter attacked a group headed for the main ship.
"Watch it Tails, three from above!" Sonic called out. Three fighters followed behind him.
"Cut to the left, I'll take the leader," the pilot said.
"Orange 5, Orange 4, pull in." Tails said
"Copy, Orange Leader."
Orange 5 attacked the fighters, as did Orange 4. The enemy fighters shot back as they exploded.
"They're heading for the Command Ship!" Sonic yelled.
"I'm on it, your majesty!"
"Three of them coming in at 25 degrees."
"I got it, Blue 25," Sonic said
Sonic blasted at several fighters and pulled up, facing the fleet of battleships.
"Only the fighters are attacking, what are the battleships waiting for?" he asked.
Several more fighters attacked him, striking one of his wings.
"King Sonic, are you ok?"
"I'm fine, Jack, just a little nick on my left wing."
"Roger."
Four fighters attacked Sonic, but Tails and two others covered his rear.
***
DEATH EGG CONTROL ROOM, 9:30 A.M.
Packbell picked up his intercom as he watched the battle outside.
"Sonic, Tails, hello to you all. I just wanted to say hello. I know you thought you had caught us by surprise before we had a chance to finish our systems, but apparently you were mistaken!"
***
MAIN BATTLESHIP, 9:32 A.M.
"We are in attack position now, Lord Spike," a Lieutenant informed him.
"Good. Hold here."
"We're not going to attack?" he asked.
"I have my orders from Packbell himself, he said that he has something special planned for them."
"Yes, Lord Spike."
Spike looked out at the battle.
***
DEATH EGG CONTROL ROOM, 9:35 A.M.
"Let them see how well prepared we are!" Packbell hissed.
"Fire at will, Molotov."
"Commence Primary Ignition," one technician said as they began.
The technicians pushed buttons and turned knobs. All the preparations were made. Packbell looked to the other technicians.
"Fire!" he commanded.
Just as it had done twice before, the Death Egg's super laser fired, only now more quickly and violently than before.
***
DEATH EGG, SPACE, 9:37 A.M.
The Death Egg laser struck a Mobian ship.
"That blast came from the Death Egg!" Sonic said in shock.
"All craft prepare to retreat," Geoffrey said.
"We won't get another chance at this, Geoffrey," Sonic replied.
"We have no choice, Sonic. We can't repel firepower of that magnitude."
"Knux will have that shield down, we have to give him more time!"
***
FOREST OF ILLUSION, 10:00 A.M.
Knuckles looked as he saw a train coming toward the base.
"Look! A supply train!" he said.
"What do you mean?" Rouge asked.
"Team, follow me. If we can't take out the base, we'll take out that train!"
Knuckles and Rouge swooped down on the train, blasting away several different cars. Amelia and Robert led their fighters for the base, still with no progress.
Two more Mobian fighters were shot down while Knuckles blew up a fuel tanker. Lasers flew through the air as the train began to defend itself with missile and gun batteries.
"The train is too long!" Rouge yelped.
"Try to derail it!"
Three Packbellian fighters flew behind Rouge, but Amelia blasted them into a million pieces.
"It's not working!" A-1 called out.
"Don't give up just yet!" Knuckles yelled back.
***
DEATH EGG, SPACE, 10:20 A.M.
The Death Egg fired again, striking another cruiser and taking out several other Mobian ships and fighters with it. Sonic flew toward the Packbellian ships.
"Go closer! Get as close as you can and engage those battleships at Grosse Point Blank!" he yelled.
"That closely we won't last long against those battleships!" Geoffrey debated.
"We'll last longer than we will against the Death Egg! And maybe we'll take a few battleships with us!"
The fighters flew over the vast battleships, firing at laser batteries and enemy fighters. Sonic launched a missile and hit a large city scape structure on one ship, while several other fighters from his group attacked another, gliding over the surface and around the sides, still blasting at the laser guns and cannons that defended the ship.
"I'm hit!" one fighter yelled as the Packbellian ships blasted him away.
***
FOREST OF ILLUSION, 10:45 A.M.
Rouge, do you see the direction of the tracks?" Robert asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Why is there a track coming out of the rear of the base?"
"To enter with supplies."
"The supply depot is over there."
"That's where the train leaves!" Knuckles said as he scanned it.
The train was rolling along on the tracks, getting close to a fork in the track. To the left, the depot, to the right, the base.
"Rouge look out!" Knuckles screamed as fifteen fighters blasted at her. Knuckles and Robert covered her, taking out the other ships.
***
DEATH EGG, SPACE, 11:00 A.M.
"Look out, Squadron at 67 degrees!" Sonic alerted his fighters.
"I'm on it Your Highness!" Blue 2 piped up.
A Mobian battleship flew right next to a Packbellian ship and the two shot at each other.
"Come on, Knux old pal. Don't let me down!" Sonic mumbled.
***
FOREST OF ILLUSION, 11:05 A.M.
Knuckles and Rouge both shot at the switch breaker, and the tracks switched. The train was now headed directly for the base.
"We did it!" Rouge yelled.
The train was speeding directly toward the base.
"NO! HIT THE BRAKES!" the Conductor yelled.
"All craft pull away from the base!" Knuckles yelled. The remaining 5 Mobian ships pulled away fast. They looked behind them and watched as the train smashed into the base. The train's front end smashed into a wall, and the base began to explode in a chain reaction. They all hooped and hollered in glee as the base exploded violently, throwing debris all around, and as the deadly fire spread through the trees.
***
DEATH EGG, SPACE, 11:20 A.M.
"The shield is down! Commence attack on the Death Egg!" Geoffrey yelled.
"I told you they'd do it!" Sonic yelled happily
"All fighters follow us!" Tails called out.
The ships flew toward the Death Egg and glided across the surface, going toward the main super laser shaft. The gun batteries were stronger now than they had been the first time, and fired more rapidly.
"Let's hope they don't decide to fire this thing again!" Sonic prayed.
Several fighters followed Sonic and Tails inside the shaft.
"Here goes nothing," Tails said.
"Lock onto the strongest power source, it should be the reactor," Sonic said.
Fighters fire and hit a few Mobian ships.
"Split up and head back to the surface, see if some of those fighters will follow you."
Several fighters broke off, followed by enemy fighters.
Geoffrey watched several battleships blow up.
"We've got to give those fighters more time," he said, "concentrate all fire on the main battleship!"
Five fighters shot at the bridge on the main ship, causing it to rumble.
"Lord Spike, we've lost the main shield!" one man yelled.
"Intensify our forward batteries, I don't want anything to get through here!" he replied.
Three fighters began to spin out of control as the batteries hit their wings. On was headed straight for the bridge window.
"STOP HIM!" Spike yelled.
"Too late!" Captain Poett yelled.
He and Spike jumped off the catwalk as the ships crashed into the bridge. The ships continued to fire at the main ship, and it exploded from the rear. The back began to explode, and it spread to the middle and front like a chain reaction. The main ship was gone.
Sonic and Tails were the only fighters that entered the main suerlaser shaft. They flew farther, finally entering the main reactor chamber.
"Tails, take the left tower, I'll get the main tower."
"Sure thing, Sonic."
Tails blasted the left tower and Sonic launched a warhead at the main portion. He and Tails flew at nearly a warp speed out of the shaft, with flames behind them all the way. Tails left the shaft first, and flew faster away. The fire still followed directly behind Sonic, almost engulfing him a few times. Sonic finally shot out of the shaft and rejoined the fleet. They watched as the Death Egg ripped open violently, spouting fire, smoke, and sparks everywhere. This time, they had truly won. Not a loss, as in Andonia or the Snowy Mountains. Not a narrow victory like in the city ambush, and not a small victory like the first battle against the Death Egg. They had won. Now, the task was to rebuild Mobius and their lives…
THE END
