With the mercenaries occupied by Sonic and his friends, as for Knuckles and Tangle captured by Barakis team. Whisper and Eggman were the last ones to not appear in those regions, but things will become much worse for them. A portal has appeared in the east side of the ruins of woodland city. It was that was thrown out of the portal due to his machine failing. He landed on his hands and feet then proceeds to get up and dust himself off.

"ARGH! The machine failed!" He yelled.

Eggman looked around the unfamiliar area that he is in. Nothing but the winds howling through his ears and Stache. He walked through the devasted streets until he stumbled across an old newspaper. He picked it up from the ground and read what it said.

"Woodland City…no man's land…beware hostile creatures lurking the city…Anyone that survived head towards Orion City. Perfect!" Eggman crumbles the paper and throws it at the ground.

As crumbled the paper and threw it the paper rolled towards an abandoned Tank. He looked at the rest of the street as it was filled with damaged vehicles, and dead soldiers for miles. He was surprised at what he saw but smirked at the wreckage that he can use to create another teleporter.

"Seems like the machine did work and I have not seen Sonic anywhere…I'll pay this City a visit and introduce them to their new Ruler! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Eggman laughed evily as he gets to work building his Eggmobile and leaves Woodland City.

Right as left one last portal has appeared on the building rooftops and it was no other than Whisper the Wolf. She was also thrown out and hit the ground. She got up from the ground and prepares herself for anything that springs out at her. Further away on the rooftop in front of her there was another person looking right at her. She ready her wispson and aimed it. The figure disappears and an awry echo laugh brushed pass Whisper.

"I never seen something like you out in this part…You may not be on my hit-list…but you…" The figure has reappeared behind Whisper.

She turned around and looked up to see a creature face partly covered by a mask exposing its mouth, torn robes, and a sinister grin. Black smoke was rolling down its face then fading away. It summons a blade from its arm before saying anything.

"I will make an exception!" The figure lunges at Whisper nearly striking her with the blade.

Whisper jumps out the way and fires her wispson at the creature. However, it went right through it with no type of damage. It summons another blade from the other arm.

"Talk about a fighter…But" The creature fades quickly away from her then reappears further away laughing. Its head was turning clockwise with that sinister grin on its face still.

"...I will show what happen to those attempted to stop me!" It jumped from building to building leaving Whisper to follow it.

She chased and fired at the creature throughout the city until it jumps below into the fog. Whisper jumps into the fog as well, corning the creature into a damaged store. The creature drops the swords and kneels at Whisper as she aims her wispon at its head. Whisper was ready to pull the trigger but was caught off guard as she was yanked to the ground.

She struggled to get loose as the creature gets up from the ground laughing. The creature got close to Whispers face. She was scared as the creature grins.

"What…. what are you?!" She stuttered.

"I am Xiyu Xio!" Xiyu screeches into Whisper's face until he was shot in the back.

Outside of the fog was more gun fire and shouting. Xiyu throws Whisper to the wall and proceeds to defend himself. He picked up his swords from the ground and blocks the oncoming fire. Whisper on the ground escapes and hides from the situation as her wisps comforts her.

"GRRRRAHHHH! You dare fire at me!" Xiyu screeches at the intruders but was met with more gunfire to the face damaging it. Xiyu had disappeared and escaped as the gunfire had stopped. Whisper still was taking cover but had heard voices.

"Secure the area Felix. No way that thing was here alone…" A man said as he shines the flashlight through the building.

Felix searched through the building, but it was nothing more than just broken glass everywhere and paper until he saw a chip of Xiyu's mask. He picked up the piece and walks out of the damaged store to report his findings.

"Captain Garrett! I found this after we shot through the building. We must have hit the mask on Xiyu." Felix explained.

"I heard a voice inside. He had another person in there with him…I hope we weren't too late to save them." Garrett said concernedly.

Felix looked at his Captain as he was clutching his fists.

"Captain, we need to get the rest of the survivors out of here… we can't let him kill them.

As both Felix and Garrett were talking, Whisper looked over from her hiding spot and saw them walking away. She fully got out of her hiding spot and followed them. While she was following them, Garrett contacts the survivor outpost letting them know to abandon the city and head towards Orion city.

"Captain Garrett?" asked Felix.

"Hmm?" Garrett turns to Felix.

"Any response from the Mercenaries HQ? I heard there was some dimensional breaches over there." Said Felix.

"Negative. Last thing I heard from Ava was that Ravager was on his way here. After that I haven't heard anything else." Responded Garrett.

Whisper overheard their conversation and wonders if her friends had been sent to Orion city by Dr. Eggman. The two men had arrived at the outpost as the survivors there are packing everything and leaving. Whisper perched herself to a near by building watching the survivors leave.

"Is everything packed?" Garrett asked.

Felix was rallying all the remaining soldiers to Garretts location.

"Ready by your command Captain!" responded Felix.

"Alright. Alpha team escort the women and children first out of here!" Commanded Garrett.

"Yes Sir!"

"Bravo Team! You and Felix are with me. Defend this outpost till…" Garrett was interrupted and saw Xiyu Xio approaching the outpost.

"Captain Garrett Stone…I couldn't swear that Deimos destroyed everything and everyone here…And here you are…" Xiyu draws his swords ready to attack.

Garrett signals the evacuate team and Felix to go. He then approaches Xiyu with his rifle in hand.

"It takes a lot more to get rid of the Hydrian Military…" Garrett loads his rifle and aims it at Xiyu. But getting rid of you shouldn't be a problem after all I chipped your mask.

Xiyu was filled with rage and lifts Garrett from the ground by his neck. He was crushing Garretts windpipe before getting hit by a projectile.

'Gah! What?!" Xiyu snaps to the building that fired, and it was Whisper firing at him.

She fired more shots causing Xiyu to drop Garrett. Xiyu was almost ready to teleport towards Whisper until Garrett jump at Xiyu's back plunging a knife into its back. Xiyu struggles to get Garrett off him then a wispon bolt broke through the mask killing him instantly. Xiyu's corpse drops to the ground as Garrett got off it.

He was still trying to catch his breath then Whisper comes down from the building and landed in front of him. She looked at Xiyu's corpse then at Garrett.

"Tha—Thanks for the assist my name is Captain Garrett Stone…where you the one that Xiyu was attacking?" he asked.

Whisper nodded.

"I see…what is your name?"

"Whisper." She responded as she walks past him looking at the last evac truck.

"Is this heading to Orion City?" She asked.

Garrett walks up towards the evac truck and tosses his rifle in.

"I don't know who you are, but you saved my life. Yes, we are heading to Orion city to regroup with the Mercenaries there. If you're heading that way your more than welcome to come with us." Garrett says as he gets in the truck.

Whisper didn't respond as she sits on the roof of the truck. The last evac truck left the Ruins of Woodland City. With the death of Xiyu Xio a road is being paved to turning the tides of the war. However, Ravager didn't arrive anywhere near the Ruins of Woodland city and still has a way to teleport troops or supplies anywhere at will. As for Mercenaries they are still wondering where Sonic and his friends came from before proceeding with the matters at hand. Knuckles and Tangle still need to be rescued from the Prison Island in Crino.