Meanwhile back on Angel Island. The choatix plus Sonic were standing at the bottom of the pyramid. Espio's last comment had sent fear down the spines of all those who stood there. The idea of anything even remotely like what Negaduck had done was a frightening flashbacks over them all. And the idea of that becoming another reality was even more frightening.
"So what are you saying?" asked Sonic.
"We could be facing a situation similar to that we had with Negaduck." told Espio as he looked around at the group. Their eyes flashed all around at each other. None of them knew how to deal with this situation.
"I don't think so." said Sonic."I don't think that could happen again."
"The reality of this is true." said Knuckles."Something greater is happening here than we are aware of."
"I agree with that." Said Vector, Espio nodded his head in agreement as well.
"I'm just not ready to rule out Eggman as an option." said Sonic.
"We can never be too sure." added Mighty. Sonic then turned around and took a few steps and Mighty followed a few steps behind.
"Where are you going?" asked Vector.
"I'm going to investigate Eggman." told Sonic.
"And I'm going to join him." added Mighty once again.
"No, wait." said Knuckles as he put his hand out. But the two wouldn't listen and kept walking. They would soon make their way to Eggman's base.
The three remaining members of the choatix who stayed behind watched on in grief knowing they could do nothing.
"Should we stop them?" asked Charmy.
"No." said Knuckles."We'll wait until they return and then we should all try to form a plan about what to do with this situation."
Meanwhile Sonic and Mighty continued on their way. They exited Angel Island and looked out into the distance. On a sole island out in the middle of the ocean they could see a tall lone building standing there emitting with light. On top was an image of the doctor's head, which signified that that was his base.
"There it is." said Mighty pointing into the distance. He then looked over at Sonic. The blue hedgehog looked back. The blue hero gave him a nod. The two knew what it was they had to do.
"What are we waiting for?" He said and then continued forward and Mighty followed. Sonic then reached back and grabbed Mighty's hand, then Sonic took a runner's pose and then sprinted across the ocean hoping to not waste any time in reaching Eggman's base.
In a very short time they stood at the gate of Eggman's base, standing before two giant iron doors. They both had Eggman's picture across it.
Sonic slowly approached and put his hands on the door, then gave it a light push. The doors didn't open.
"Won't open." He said with a smirk. Then he turned back to Mighty."Maybe we should knock." He said with a smile.
Mighty smirked as well and walked over to join his blue companion. He now stood in front of the doors. Then Mighty brought his fist back and then swung it into the door. With a loud bang his fist connected and the doors flew wide open. The hit was so strong the doors flew off it's hindges and into the base.
"Knock Knock." said Mighty as he and Sonic entered the base. Just then a red light began flashing and an alarm began ringing. Then out of nowhere, dozens of Eggman robots came running towards them.
"Here comes the party crashers." said Sonic with a smile as he entered his fighting pose. Mighty took a deep breath and took one as well. The robots charged and clashed with the two heroes.
Sonic jumped up and kicked one robot in the head, then bounced up and came down on another.
Mighty swung his arm and punched one robot's head off, then he kicked another in half. Then he quickly grabbed another one and slammed it to the ground, then stomped on its head.
Sonic twirled around and kicked a robot's head clean off. Just then one shot a machine gun at Sonic. The blue hedgehog dodged then turned into a little blue ball and shot at the robot. He flew right threw it leaving a hole in the robot's torso. Then he stood up and looked over at Mighty.
A large cluster of bolts and machine parts lay around him as he continued to battle on. Mighty punched one robot in the face, and then turned around to elbow another in the chest. Then he grabbed both the robot's heads and slammed them together. He continuously did so until they were nothing more than scrap metal. Then Mighty looked over at Sonic.
"Enjoying yourself?" asked Sonic a smirk as he ran his hand over his nose.
"Of course." said Mighty with a smile. Just then the alarm began to go off even louder and the two became distracted. They noticed many more robots piling out and coming at them.
Then robots quickly surrounded the two heroes. The two went back to back so they could try to compete with the large group of robots. The two were prepared to continue to fight even thought the odds seemed stacked against them. However they noticed something strange.
The robots weren't attacking. They simply stood in their large circle swaying back and forth. But then they heard something. The sound of footstep approaching. Then the robots began to part and made a pathway for the approaching figure.
Soon Eggman appeared walking along in his robot. (the one from adventure 2 battle) Then the doctor stood before his robots and looked at the two invading heroes.
"Well well." He said as he ran his fingers along his mustache."If it isn't Sonic the hedgehog and Mighty the armadillo, come to visit me in my little home. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"Cut that out Eggman." said Sonic as he turned to face the doctor."We aren't here on a social visit."
"I assumed as much." said Eggman as he pointed his lazer in the direction of the two."So then, why are you here?"
"I'm here about the two assassins you sent to kill me." said Sonic. A puzzeled expression ran across the doctor's face.
"What are you talking about?" asked Eggman.
"Don't play dumb." said Mighty."You had to assassins go out and try to kill Sonic."
"I don't recall ever doing such a thing." said Eggman.
"I said stop playing dumb." said Mighty.
"Think of like this." said Eggman raising a finger, silencing the two. The two heroes now waited to hear what else he had to say."Had I sent assassins to kill Sonic do you not think he would be dead? "Eggman raised another finger."Secondly, I don't like the use of assassins, if I was going to have Sonic dead I would most certainly try to do it myself."
The two heroes listened on. The tone of Eggman's voice suggested that he wasn't up to any tricks and that he hadn't tried to have Sonic killed. His voice was sincere and his face hadn't given any implication he was lying. The two heroes slowly let their guard down.
"Well if you didn't try to kill me." said Sonic."Who did?"
"I wouldn't know." replied Eggman as he shrugged his shoulders. Mighty and Sonic moved towards each other."Now if you wouldn't mind leaving, I have some work to do."
"It appears Espio was right." said Mighty.
Sonic nodded his head."We should probably get out of here before Eggman changes his mind."
"Or if you'd like." said Eggman's voice breaking into the two's conversation. The two turned over to the doctor."I could lend my assistance to find your attackers."
"We'll pass." replied Sonic. Then he and Mighty turned away and headed towards the doors, then exited. True to his word Eggman let them leave. The doctor was left in the aftermath.
"I wasn't aware I needed permission." He said.
Meanwhile Sonic and Mighty continued on their way, putting as much distance between themselves and Eggman's base. Eggman's base was now a gleaming light in the distance to them.
"Well that didn't go quite as planned." said Mighty scratching his head."Total opposite in fact."
"Well we've ruled out Eggman as the possible attacker." said Sonic."So who else is there?"
"I think it's time we accept Espio's idea." said Mighty.
"I think your right." said Sonic. The two continued to walk forward. Their feet made contact with the ground making soft noises as it did. Just then Mighty brought his foot to the ground and he hit something hard. There was a soft groan and Mighty jumped a little.
Sonic looked back at him.
"What is it?" he asked at Mighty's shocked appearance. Mighty looked down at the ground. Sonic jumped over to his sod east the figure lying on the ground. The two looked in shock at who was there.
Meanwhile back on Angel Island. Knuckles, Vector, Espio, and Charmy waited while Sonic and Mighty were gone.
Then after some time of waiting, the duo appeared.
"It's about time." said Knuckles as he rose from his seated position.
"Yo." said Sonic as they approached."We've made a strange discovery." He pointed back to Mighty who was holding a figure in his arms.
"What is it?" asked Knuckles.
Mighty walked over and showed the group the figure in his arms. The group huddled around him. Shock and gasps appeared around all their faces.
In Mighty's arms was a duck. And he looked very similar to Negaduck, same cloths and everything. Only his cloths were slightly different in color. As appose to his yellow and red, this one's color was blue and
"Negaduck." said Vector in shock as he stumbled back.
"Where'd you find him?" asked Espio.
"Forget where you found him." said Knuckles."Why'd you bring him here?"
"I don't know." said Mighty."I didn't know what to with him."
"Forget that." said Knuckles."Let's kill him." Knuckles then stood around Mighty with Vector, Espio, and Sonic at his side. They all agreed with the idea. They all stood over the body of the duck. And then right before they were about to strike, a voice spoke up stopping them.
"What's going on?" said a female voice. Then they all turned over to see Julie-Su walking down the pyramid steps.
"We've found Negaduck, so we're going to take care of him." told Knuckles as he turned back to her and then looked back to the duck. Julie-Su walked over, stepping pasted Espio and Vector and looked at the figure Mighty was holding.
"That's not Negaduck." said Julie-Su as she gave the duck a quick glance over. Everyone else looked shocked by this statement."Negaduck looked much different from that."
"What's going on here." said another female voice from up above. A moment later, Rogue the bat appeared next to them. She stood next to Knuckles using his shoulder to rest her arm on. The red echidna grumbled as she did do.
"Rogue." said Mighty."Tell me this is Negaduck." He extended his arms and showed her the duck he held. Rogue gave him a quick glance over and reached her conclusion.
"That's not him." said Rogue."Negaduck wore brighter cloths."
"Exactly." Added Julie-Su, agreeing with Rogue.
"Alright if he's not Negaduck." said Sonic."What are we suppose to do with him."
Just then the figure began to wiggle slightly in Mighty's arms. All eyes turned to him. Then he spoke softly but spoke two names.
"Negaduck." He said. The group looked shocked by this."Shadow." he added a moment later. The group looked even more shocked. Then the duck fell quiet again.
"Well that's very interesting." said Espio.
"What should we do with him now?" asked Vector.
"We should probably keep him." said Julie-Su."And nurse him back to health. Then he can tell us what he knows."
Little did the group know the duck they held was Darkwing Duck, whose arch-enemy Negaduck was only a few miles away with his partner Shadow. And the two had began their evil reign of terror in the town of Saint Canard.