Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
6th Saga: The Mucho Grande Egg-cellent Saga
Episode 133
Previously in Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius...
As TodStar & Amy searched for the Chaos Emeralds, and Sally searched for Sonic as well as the Chaos Emeralds, Hope, Nicole & GUN were busy building GUN's fleet of battleships.
Before he and Rouge left for their mission on Angel Island, Shadow was greeted by a strange Mobian he'd strangely met before, warning him of traitors within GUN. Shadow and Rouge confronted the Chaotix as ordered, but when they asked to borrow the Master Emerald, Knuckles was furious! Until it was explained better for him, and he agreed.
Now that Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds have been found, and Knuckles has agreed to loan the Master Emerald, will the Freedom Fighters and GUN save Mobius from the wrath of the Death Egg? Could the warning Shadow received be true, and if so, will it affect the outcome of the approaching battle? Find out as Chaos on Mobius continues!
Chapter Fifthteen: Overlanders are Overrated (Part One - Preparations for War)
The following takes place after the three days that the Freedom Fighters are searching for Sonic and six of the seven Chaos Emeralds...
As Regina put the finishing touches on the last GUN battleship, Tails was inserting a Chaos Drive into the control panel of the X-Tornado's cockpit.
"Gently, gently, aaaaand... in!" The young fox announces from the cockpit, as Hope, Cosmo and Nicole look up at him. "The X-Tornado is ready for launch!" All three girls applauded Tails for a job well done, making him scratch the back of his head.
"That looks like one sweet ride, Tails!" Said a male voice with a different accent that was all too familiar to Tails and Nicole... when they, Hope and Cosmo looked to the exit, they saw TodStar and Amy with a Mobian bird they didn't know... and three Chaos Emeralds!
"TodStar! Amy!" Exclaimed Nicole & Tails as they raced over to hug their friends.
"And you've got three Chaos Emeralds! Awesome!" Tails added, making TodStar chuckle. Then Tails spotted Amy & the bird holding hands. "Who's she?"
"Oh, that's Lily. Not Lily as in, my ex, mind you..." TodStar replied as he hugged Nicole. "But these two have been close ever since they met."
"So tell us, how was your journey?" Asked Nicole, before they all spotted a GUN battleship coming into the base for a landing.
"What, you're not gonna wait for us to come back, first?" Joked another familiar voice, making the Freedom Fighters look at the battleship... on the roof of the ship, they saw Sonic holding three more Chaos Emeralds... and Sally sporting a whole new look; She'd lost the fur on the edge of her cheeks but regained her red hair, her sleeveless vest was now done-up over her sleeveless black top, which didn't completely cover up the red fur on the back of her ears, her back, or the top of her tail. She was also wearing white gloves, blue rings and black skin-tight shorts with white lining, as well as new boots that resembled her old ones.
"Sonic! Sally!" The Freedom Fighters happily yelled. After the Letter of Gabriel landed, Sonic and Sally reunited with their friends, while Commander Tower stared at Captain Tower as he pointed to a dark corridor.
"Wait... this means that all seven Chaos Emeralds are now here within GUN HQ!" Nicole pointed out.
"Sweet! Maybe this plan has a chance, after all..." Sonic pointed out.
"So Sally, what's with the new look?" Asked Amy.
"Yeah, you're the last person I'd expect to get a shave!" TodStar added, pointing out the missing fur on Sally's cheeks. Hearing this, Sally couldn't help but blush out of embarresment.
"Uhh... while Sonic already knows, I'm not all that comfortable talking about it with all of you. But I'll tell Amy and Nicole, if you two really wanna know..." Sally replied. Before she followed Sally and Nicole into what was Tails' room when he was unconscious, Amy hugged Lily as tight as she could and they waved at each other before Amy disappeared from Lily's sight.
"So, how about this ride of yours, Tails?" Asked Sonic, changing the subject. "Can she fly?"
"Don't worry, Sonic. She'll fly. But if you wanna know more, I'll keep it simple..." Tails replied, getting the attention of everyone in the room.
Once Nicole & Amy were in the room, Sally closed the curtains so they could have privacy.
"So Sally, what's with the new look?" Amy repeated, making Sally pull up the back of her vest and shirt, showing Amy & Nicole a red line down the middle of her back that linked to the top of her tail. "Wow."
"So you ARE a chipmunk..." Exclaimed Nicole. "(Why were my sensors blind to that?) When did this happen?"
"It's been happening since I merged with the Source of All back home." Sally pointed out. "But just last night when my hair changed from blonde back to red, I got some more red markings on my body. I didn't notice until after my shower last night, and you can imagine my reaction..." Both Amy & Nicole nodded in agreement. "After that, and with these Ring-Blades I got from the Arctic Angels, I decided it was time for a change..."
"Well, I like it." Said Amy, making Nicole nod in agreement. "And y'know something? I think I might need a change!"
"Me too." Nicole added. But the three were unaware that a certain batgirl was watching them from the ceiling...
"Yeah. Me three." She said as she disappeared into the shadows...
A short while later, almost everyone had gathered in the briefing room -Freedom Fighters, Team Dark, GUN and Knuckles- but there was still a few people missing...
"Where are Rouge, the Gizoid, Ms. Rose and Princess Sally?" Asked Commander Tower, getting impatient. Especially when Sonic shrugged as he leaned back in his seat while putting his feet up. "They need to be here in order to review our plan." Just then, the back door opened. And everyone was in awe of what emerged from the door. First was Sally with her new look, followed by Nicole, who was wearing the same top, shorts and hat she wore in the EX World Grand Prix. After Nicole was Amy, and she had a whole new look, too; Her hair had a new style with that red strap in it. Her dress seemed to be a mixture of red, white, green and gold with black shorts under it, while her shoes got a little gold added to them as well. Seeing the three Freedom Fighters, everyone else in the room were amazed.
"You told them about the red line down your back, didn't you?" Sonic quietly asked Sally with a smirk on his face, making her blush as Amy and Lily hugged each other tight, while TodStar couldn't stop staring at Nicole.
"Yes, but did you tell anyone?" Sally asked back with concern, but Sonic made the zip-lock motion with his mouth, making Sally hug him in gratitude.
"Hmph. Next thing you know, Rouge is gonna be sporting a new look to flirt even more." Said Shadow, unaware that the door opened again, getting everyone's attention. Except for Shadow.
"And you'd be right." Knuckles pointed out, making Shadow look at the bat with regret, but his eyes widened with interest when her saw Rouge's new look; While her outfit didn't really look all that different, she gained some steel on top of her gloves to possibly appear as claws, as well as a spike on the tip of each boot.
"So... like what you see?" Rouge asked as she flaunted herself. While everyone else just looked away in disgust, rolled their eyes or just stared at Rouge in anger, she noticed Shadow close his eyes as he looked away while softly blushing, and Knuckles violently shook his head while brightly blushing. "Well, I've got the attention of two of you. Why don't you two meet me in my quarters later tonight?"
"Not interested." Stated Shadow with his eyes closed, still slightly blushing.
"I have a girlfriend!" Knuckles yelled, still blushing quite a lot.
"If you are quite finished flirting, Agent Rouge..." Stated Commander Tower, before Rouge winked at both Shadow & Knuckles, making them both feel uncomfortable. "...let's go over our attack plan one more time."
Once everyone had settled down, Commander Tower pressed a button of the desk, lowering the lights and projecting a hologram of the Death Egg, surprising most of the people in the room. But it just made Sonic angry.
"That's no moon... it's a space station." Tower pointed out. "Our mission is simple: Destroy the Death Egg. Expect heavy resistance."
"But sir, surely there's hundreds-upon-THOUSANDS of robots in there ready for battle!" Stated a red-headed GUN soldier.
"That's what we're counting on, Andrews." Tower replied, before Sally stepped forward.
"The battle outside the Death Egg is purely to distract Robotnik's forces." She pointed out. "Once Sonic & Tails infiltrate the Death Egg, they'll deactivate the Power Ring Shield, making it vulnerable to attacks."
"Once Sonic & Tails have given the all-clear signal, then -and only then- will we begin firing at the Death Egg." Said Tower. "I don't care if a couple of stray lasers or missiles hit it. DO NOT fire at the Death Egg until I give the order. That goes for all GUN craft, as well as the Freedom Flyer. Understood?" Everyone in the room nodded. "Good. Now everyone get a good night's sleep, cause you're going to need all of that energy tomorrow. Dismissed."
Later that night, while everyone else was sleeping, Sonic and Sally were sharing a bed within the Freedom Flyer, where most of the Freedom Fighters were sleeping. But something was keeping both Sonic and Sally awake...
"You still awake, Sal?" Sonic softly asked.
"Yeah." Sally replied with little hesitation. "Still thinking about tomorrow?"
"Yeah. But can I tell you somethin' in confidence?" Sonic asked again, making Sally roll over to face him.
"Has that stopped you before?" Sonic slightly smiled when Sally asked that. "What's wrong?"
"I can't help but think back to my first fight on the Death Egg... Eggman kicked my butt without even trying, and all the damage I did was leaving a dent in his mech's shield!"
"...what are you trying to say, Sonic?"
"Even though I'll have the seven Chaos Emeralds... I'm scared. Scared that I'm gonna blow it again..." Hearing this, Sally wrapped her arms around Sonic in a caring way.
"I guess losing for the first time in a while can change anyone." Sonic turned his back to Sally in shame after she said that, but she pulled his head back around to face her. "Sonic, look at me. It's okay to be scared, but don't worry. Because if you can't beat Robotnik by yourself, you can always distract him so GUN can take him down with the Death Egg."
"...Yeah. I guess you're right. Thanks, Sally." The two then shared a sweet kiss before laying back down.
"Anytime." Sally softly said to Sonic as they both drifted into sleep.
Meanwhile, Shadow was walking through a dark corridor, when he saw a light shining through a door. Upon closer inspection, Shadow realized it was Commander Tower's office. And he heard Commander Tower's voice arguing with Captain Tower...
"Don't you want to have an edge against the Death Egg?!" Amanda angrily asked. "That's all I was doing!"
"I told you that I don't condone helping them in anyway." Abraham replied, startling Shadow from behind the door. "And you give them an ENTIRE stockpile of Chaos Drives! *sigh* I suppose I have no choice now... Captain Tower, you will remain here within HQ tomorrow, while I take your place aboard the Letter of Gabriel."
"But sir-"
"Don't 'but sir' me! You are to remain here while I see that our objective is completed first-hand." Tower then opened the door to show his relative out, oblivious to Shadow's presence, as he disappeared before the door opened. "Goodnight, Amanda." Amanda then walked towards the door.
"Goodnight..." She said as she walked past her relative. "...murderer." Hearing that last comment, Abraham grabbed Amanda's arm.
"Guards!" Abraham shouted, making two muscle-bound GUN soldiers approached the two. "Escort her to a prison cell... surrounded by water, if you know what I mean..." The soldiers both nodded as they cuffed Amanda's hands together.
"You'll regret this! They WILL make you pay for what you're planning!" The GUN soldiers carried Amanda past Shadow without even knowing, making the Ultimate Lifeform think...
At that moment, underneath the surface of Robotropolis, Dr. Eggman was busy fine tuning a control panel in what appeared to be a bridge.
"Aaaaand... there!" He exclaimed as he finished installing a program into the control panel. "It's finally all ready for launch! And I didn't need that stupid Gizoid, after all!"
"Actually Boss, you still need the plans from the Gizoid to work the Roboticizer onboard the Death Egg..." Orbot pointed out onscreen, with Cubot beside him.
"And you want your big, bad robot army, right Boss?" Asked Cubot, making Eggman angry enough to throw a spanner at the screen Orbot & Cubot were communicating from.
"I'll get to fixing the Roboticizer." Eggman replied. "It's on my to-do list once I crush GUN's pathetic attempt to destroy my beloved Death Egg. And that will be a cinch with my new Egg Fleet! GAH HAHAHAHA!" At that moment, ALL of the buildings of Robotropolis exploded! Mere seconds later, an enormous fleet of fish-like airships emerged from the ashes and smoke; At least thirty red ships in the shape of whales, thirty more in the shape of sharks around the same size as the whale ships, ten blue ships resembling sawfish, five more purple ships resembling manta rays, and one last ship that was almost as big as the Death Egg itself! This ship was black and in the shape of a whale shark, except for the tower that resembled Dr. Eggman in shape and colour. Every single one of these ships was heavily armed! As this massive fleet lifted from the remains of Robotropolis, a blue blur flew from the smoke below to board one of the sawfish ships... "Heheh... let's see those fools defeat me now, without help from that pesky blue hedgehog..."
"AT LAST, MY TIME FOR REVENGE IS APPROACHING..." Said the mysterious being that boarded the fleet.
Suddenly, an alarm started sounding all over GUN HQ, waking everyone who was sleeping, and startling everyone else.
"WARNING! CODE E-G-G-0-1! REPEAT: CODE E-G-G-0-1! EVERYONE REPORT TO THE LAUNCH PAD IMMEDIATELY!" Shouted a voice over loudspeakers, making everyone -Overlander, Mobian and robot alike- run through the halls as fast as they could. When everyone was within the launch pad, Commander Tower addressed them all.
"Mobians, robots, and my fellow Overlanders." He began. "We have just detected unusual activity coming from Robotropolis."
"That explains the Code E-G-G-0-1..." Sonic whispered to Sally, making her nod in agreement.
"Not only was there a massive explosion that levelled the city..." Tower said as he switched holograms from the destruction of Robotropolis to the rise of the Egg Fleet, shocking everyone in the area. "...but it seems the mad scientist has been busy with his own fleet."
"That fleet is ENORMOUS!" Exclaimed Knuckles.
"Forget the Death Egg... that school of flying fish would wipe out ALL of Mobius without breaking a sweat!" Added Lily, but that's when Sonic stepped forward.
"So that fleet is pretty big." He said. "But we're not gonna let that stop us from blowing up the Death Egg! Sides, if Eggman goes down, so does his precious fleet! Who's with me?" Not long after Sonic raised his fist, so did everyone else! Except for Commander Tower, which made Shadow think again...
"All right, then." Said Tower. "Mobians, all of you follow Princess Sally's orders. Except you, Rouge & Patrick. You two and Omega are coming with me aboard the Letter of Gabriel." Shrugging at each other, both Rouge & Patrick stayed in front of Commander Tower as he gave his troops orders.
"First things first..." Sally pointed out as she passed Nicole her Light Gear board. "Nicole, get yourself and Cosmo back to Freedom HQ, and monitor both the X-Tornado and the Freedom Flyer from there."
"But what about Eggman? Won't he want the Death Egg plans that Nicole stole from him?" Asked Amy, with real concern.
"With the Doctor launching that fleet, he must be thinking of those plans as collateral damage at this point." Shadow pointed out.
"Exactly." Sally replied, before pointing to Sonic. "Now Tails and Amy, I need the two of you to backup Sonic onboard the Death Egg, so take the X-Tornado." Both Tails and Amy nodded, while Sonic gave a thumbs-up. "Shadow, I'm gonna need you and Hope to help us onboard the Freedom Flyer."
"Very well, but I'm not sure where Hope is right now..." Shadow replied, but Lily place her hand on Shadow's shoulder.
"Not a problem." She said, showing she had a headset. "She's been confined to her quarters, but she gave me this headset so she can help me with the engineering."
"All right. And Knuckles, you're keeping an eye on the Master Emerald in the engine room, right?" Asked Sally, making Knuckles nod in response. "Good. Then let's move out!" Along with Shadow and Knuckles, all of the Freedom Fighters ran towards the X-Tornado and the Freedom Flyer.
Within the cockpit of the X-Tornado was Tails and Amy, was Sonic was riding in one of the two the passenger seats in between the engines. On the bridge of the Freedom Flyer, Sally was standing in front of her chair, both Shadow & TodStar were sitting at seperate control panels, while Lily and Knuckles were in the engine room. Sitting in the captain's chair of the Letter of Gabriel was Commander Tower.
"*bzz* X-Tornado is go for launch, Commander. *bzz*" Stated Tails.
"*bzz* As is the Freedom Flyer, sir. *bzz*" Added Shadow.
"How's the fleet?" Tower asked Rouge, who was at the communication bay wearing a headset.
"Nervous about Eggman's strength in numbers, but all systems are go." She replied as she turned to face Tower while keeping her fingers on her headset.
"All right, then." Said Tower as he stood to address the fleet. "All ships... LIFT-OFF!" About a minute after the order was given, 10 GUN battleships -including the Letter of Gabriel- rose up from Station Square, along with the Freedom Flyer and the X-Tornado, amazing all of the Overlanders in the city as they all blasted up high into the sky.
All of the Freedom Fighters were excited to be flying up into space along with GUN.
"Wow... I've always wanted to see what it's like in space." Exclaimed Lily, as she watched through a window from engineering.
"You get used to it pretty quick." TodStar pointed out, as Sally stood from her chair.
"Like now..." She said as the Egg Fleet came into view, shocking everyone approaching from Mobius with the amount of ships. Suddenly, a button was beeping on Shadow's console.
"Incoming message. Text only." He stated.
"What's it say?" Asked TodStar.
"'Surrender or die.'" Shadow read back.
"Is that all it says?" Asked Tower, making Rouge nod in response.
"Send this back, Tails... 'Bring it on, RoBUTTnik!' Emphasis on 'butt.'" Said Sonic, before Tails typed what he said and sent it to Eggman. The Doctor's response was the Egg Fleet aiming all of its cannons and turrets towards the defenders of Mobius!
"Care to retract that statement, you disgustingly immortal hedgehog?" Eggman angrily asked, somewhat shocked -and infuriated- that Sonic was still alive.
END OF CHAPTER
Emerald Count:
Sonic the Hedgehog - All 7 Chaos Emeralds