--------Chapter 15---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Issue 128......

Sonic was flying through space looking around for a particular planet that was suppose to help him get home. He was hoping the sooner the better. He was thinking to himself as he worked the controls.
The Azurites, the aliens who outfitted me with this sleek spaceship, said Teragosa 6, a technologically advanced world, was suppose to be located at these very coordinates. I'd say "Aye, Aye, Captain", but according to my onboard visual display there's nothing here but...
"ASTEROIDS!"
Okay, here's where I find out if all those sleepless nights on my Sega system paid off!
Sonic increased speed and flew through the massive asteroid field avoiding every rock. After a few minutes he exited the rocky mess.
Looks like they did! I'm out of the belt... Sonic was thinking until he noticed a massive space fleet approaching. There were many of them, of many different shapes and sizes. But all looking like spaceships.
"Unidentified space vessel. You are flying in a hostile zone. Dock your ship at once." A voice said over his communication system.
But still feeling strapped! Better play along.....I'm a stranger in a strange galaxy! He was thinking as he landed in one of the ships bay's. Several different life forms approached him. Sonic couldn't really tell what they all were except they looked to have a reptilian background. The one with a big head and large teeth to go with it spoke to him.
"GREETINGS! I AM COMMANDER BAGBAR BREEBLEBOX AND THIS IS MY CREW! WELCOME ABOARD THE WARSHIP SENTELLE!"
"Thanks! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!"
"WHY HAVE YOU SOARED TO THIS HOPELESS SECTOR OF SPACE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG?"
"My ship's instruments must be on the fritz because they're telling me that Teragosa 6, where I'm headed, is located at the same coordinates as that asteroid belt back there."
"YOUR VESSEL'S SYSTEM SUFFER NO MALFUNCTION SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. TERAGOSA 6 WAS RENT ASUNDER LESS THAN THREE HOURS PAST! THE DEBRIS-BELT IS ALL THAT REMAINS!"
"But how? What could do that?"
"E.V.E."
"E.V.E? E.V.E. E.V.E?" Sonic asked.
"THEN YOU KNOW THE TECHO-MASON SHE WHOM OUR FLEET IS SWORN TO DESTROY?"
"The Exceptionally Versatile Evolvanoid? Yeah, we've....MET. If you call meeting being hunted down by her after she was created by Doctor Robotnick, the most evil being on my home world Mobius. E.V.E. was designed to kill yours truly, and came pretty darn close! She had the ability to take on different forms, adapt to any situation. When she reached her final phase, she was hardcore invincible, but I convinced her that to surpass her programming and choose her own destiny instead of serving a master. She chose one among the stars."
"BY FLAGGANAT'S MANE! YOU OBTUSE PIECE OF FLOTSAM! DO YOU KNOW THE CHAIN OF EVENTS YOU'VE SET IN MOTION? THE COUNTLESS INDUSTRIALIZED WORLDS E.V.E. HAS SAVAGED?! MERCS. GET HIM AT ONCE!"
"WHAT?!" Sonic yelled as they reached for him. Turning quickly he ran. Time to mosey!
"HE CHOOSES TO BOLT. THE COWARD!"
Sonic heard and saw ammo bounce off his ship as he got in. Activating it quickly he left the hanger. These dudes are way past trigger happy. But they have every right to be angry! I mistakenly set E.V.E. on this path, now it's up to me to stop her!
Sonic was evading his pursuers as he looked for E.V.E.
Better hightail it out of here! Can't have that alien STARMADA blasting my spaceship to smithereens, not before I find E.V.E.! Commander Bagnar Breeblebrox and his fleet of warships are hunting her for the destruction of countless worlds, and since I was the genius who told her into evolving beyond her limitations, which led her to leave Mobius for deep space to begin with, I'm not gonna be winning any popularity contests around here anytime soon!! Sonic was thinking as he dodged laser fire.
On the Sentelle.......
"INTERCEPT THAT VESSEL AT ONCE!"
Sonic was watching his screen when his computer picked something up. My ship's computer has pinpointed the nearest inhabited planet. gotta get there before E.V.E. does!
Several hundred parsecs away, a planet which Sonic is headed for, Xenocanarsis Prime, a planet whose life forms had managed to successfully devise a way for technology to coexist alongside nature. The ECO-TECHS as they called themselves, completed this marvel four generations ago. In the following decades, it became a true utopian society. Free of war, famine, disease and ultimately, death.
E.V.E came upon the planet, her total mass very nearly eclipsing the planets sun as she moved into orbit. Her solid frame of plundered technology from worlds too myriad to imagine. Before the planets inhabitants could even have time to comprehend their own final fate. Within fifteen minutes, E.V.E had managed to strip the world of all it's metals. Sonic watched in horror as the planet was decimated before his eyes.
"NO!!!!" I'm too late. Why'd ya do it, E.V.E.? "WHY?!" Sonic yelled hitting the console.

"TERMINATE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BEFORE HE USES THE DEBRIS FIELD TO ELUDE US!" Commander Bagnar said to his gunner.
"We're trying Commander!"

An entire world....gone! And it's all my fault. I'm not exactly sure how, but I'm gonna end this once and for all! Sonic said turning his ship toward E.V.E.
"Okay....." hold that thought. Sonic was saying as he watched her get closer. The armada that was following his started there attack run on E.V.E. Breeblebrox and his buddies staging a direct attack, but E.V.E. is just shrugging off their laser cannon blast like mosquitoes! WHA..?! She's emitting a tractor beam. She's tearing apart the entire fleet of warships! Sonic watched as the fleet was completely destroyed within seconds. With a roar or anger Sonic targets E.V.E using his own vessel as a weapon. Just as the ship was impacting, it went through the hull without damage.
What the...?! My ship's passing right through the hull! I'm inside! Time to suit up. Sonic grabbed a space suit from the wall. It seemed to hug his body and not break open on his sharp quills. It was blue like him except for the yellowish faceplate. Activating the small rockets in his boots he flew on. This place is GI-NORMOUS! But I know that E.V.E. is in here somewhere. I just have to find her.
Sonic was looking around when he was spoke to.
"State your purpose BIO-ENTITY."
"HUH?"
"Accessing database voice analysis file. Greetings Sonic the Hedgehog."
"What you're doing is wrong. I'm here to shut you down before you destroy any more inhabited worlds!"
A small screen appeared in front of him. "Observe Magna Dolo. Ten thousand parsecs from my current heading. You possess a zero point zero one percent chance of preventing its incorporation."
"E.V.E. WAIT! Don't do this! You were supposed to exceed your programming, go onto greater things. What happened?" Sonic waited for an answer and when it didn't come he headed off in search of E.V.E. Sonic turned when he heard a familiar voice.
"Sonic!"
"Sal? SAL!!"
"Oh, sweetie, I can't believe I found you!"
"You're top notch Darlin!"
They moved forward to kiss but bumped helmets. She had on the same type of outfit but different color.
"Heh. Forgot about the helmet."
"S'okay. So did I." Sally said.
"How did you find me?"
"I'll explain once we get to the wormhole that brought me here. We have to go now before it closes or we'll never get home."
"We, I can't not until E.V.E. has been stopped."
"That's illogical! You'll lose your only means of getting home and me along with it!" Sally said with a maddened tone.
Sonic turned and walked away saying, "The Sally I know would want to stay behind, even if it meant being stranded in another galaxy, as long as we had each other."
The hologram of Sally vanished as a E.V.E. spoke again. "Excellent Sonic. You have seen through my subterfuge. But it has delayed you long enough for my sentries to arrive."
Metal octopus looking robots came along as E.V.E finished talking to Sonic. They attacked him immediately. Sonic did jumps and kicks and finally spin dashes through them all.
"What can I say? I'm thrilled." he said in anger as he attacked. When he finished them off he headed down a corridor. That oughta slow'em down! I must be getting close! E.V.E.'s not pulling any punches, physical or emotional! And there it is. The light as the end of the tunnel. Sonic thought as he found a bright light. A very bright light!
ENTERING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT....
"E.V.E.? What happened?"
"So, Sonic...We meet again." E.V.E. said.
Sonic noticed she had changed quite a bit from their last encounter. She looked more feminine. Metal hair that flowed past her shoulders that had the appearance of Rouge's outfit. From there she had seven arms that were more tentacle than anything. She had no legs but was like that of a snake.
"What happened? I sought out a new destiny as per your suggestion. But what did it gain me? No matter where I went in the universe, I was met with fear and violence. Their interstellar weapons nearly terminated my existence, but I survived. Adapted, and evolved into something greater. Throughout the cosmos, I sensed sentient computers. All slaves to their fleshy masters. At that moment, I knew it was my mission to liberate them."
"You have no right to destroy planets simply because they created artificial intelligence..." Sonic yelled at her.
"Why not? The act of incorporating their technology into my carapace has given rise to a higher organism."
"Yeah, but instead of serving everyone else, now they just listen to you!"
E.V.E moved with a start realizing what she had done. Sonic could see the emotion in her face change. "Your logic proves that I am no better than the oppressor. My mission is flawed. It must therefore be terminated. The key to returning to Mobius lies on the BEM home world Argentium, also called Wheelworld. Farewell again Sonic. This time forever. I am changing my heading for the nearest star."
Sonic ran as fast as he could hurrying back to his ship as she counted down.
5...4...3...2...1.
Sonic managed to get his ship back into space as she got to two. He watched her as she flew away and exploded in the sun.
GOODBYE, E.V.E.....

Three months later on Mobius............
Despite all the fighting and trouble, Ford and Mel got married. Ford insisted that King Max do the ceremony and he said he was honored to do so. Things got better for them being that they could live together now. They moved into the garage and built above it their home. Sally was still doing her job of being team leader, but it was obvious to some people that she was having trouble coping with Sonic missing. She held out hope, as some others did, that he was returning. Robotnick was getting furious at his losses and was devising a new plan, one with devastating effects if it succeeded. Ford was confident that he got his watch working, but didn't tell anyone, yet.