Now that we've gotten all but one of the side chapters out of the way, Here's one of the last Four main story chapters.

Also: This one was A PAIN to make. I had to edit so much as I went through the story, it was painful.

A 'Miles' in his Shoes

Chapter 4- The War Begins

The Next Day, 7:06 AM.

"Alright, Sonic. Have you got all of the gadgets?" Eggman asked.

"Yep. Beam Gun/Grappling Hook, Invisiboots, and the new Force Gloves you've made." Sonic replied.

"And you remember how to activate them?"

"Yep. It's Press the button on them whilst in midair, right?"

"Yep. And, Shadow? Do you have everything you need?"

"….Yes. Here, Sonic, take these." Shadow said as he tossed the Chaos Emeralds to Sonic.

"The Chaos Emeralds?"

"Yes, Sonic. Use them in case of emergency, okay?"

"Okay Shadow, if you insist."

And with that, everyone was ready to take on the force at hand. Sonic was ready to face Foximus, defeat him, and save Mobius. But, when he got out there… it had already begun.

"WHOA! What the- Did TAILS do this?" Sonic asked in disbelief. This once peaceful land of Green Hills had been decimated. All grass….was eliminated. All plants…were gone. All that was left was a fiery, barren wasteland. Sonic was speechless. "T-t-t-there's no way…"

Just then, a hologram appeared above the lair of Foximus, and sure enough, Foximus was readying himself, for he was about to make an announcement; "Greetings, Sonic the Hedgehog. As you may have seen already, everything around you has been decimated. The trees, the grass, the animals, the water….. All that's left is bare ground. It's all dead and lifeless….just like how you'll turn out when my minions and I get through with you."

"Tails, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! Stop this insanity, STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" Sonic screamed as he readied himself for any possible outcome.

"Oh, Sonic….. You see, I'm no longer just Tails….I've changed. Change happens to all of us, Sonic. And soon enough, it'll happen to you, too. You'll go from having skin…. To being skinned alive! Unless, of course….you surrender, along with your Black-and-Red reskin over there.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME, YOU ORANGE-FURRED FREAK?!" Shadow yelled.

"It doesn't matter…. You're not going to live long enough to hear it again, anyways." Foximus said, and as he closed his hologram, he said, "Let the war….begin." And just like that, Mecha-Big came out of the lair with a legion of 250 Badniks.

"I can't believe it…. He's turned diabolical… just like you said, Shadow!" Sonic said.

"Forget that! Did you hear what he called me? A RESKIN?! I don't even look REMOTELY similar to you!" Shadow yelled.

"GUYS, SHUT UP AND FOCUS! You've got to defeat the armada over there!" Eggman yelled out.

"Oh, right. LET'S DO THIS, SHADOW!" And with that, they both sped off, defeating Badniks left and right. From Slicers to Orbinauts to new ones like the Mecha-Menaces, the hedgehogs' combined power ultimately obliterated the robots. However, Mecha-Big was still standing, and that proved to be a challenge, as Big's absolute flab combined with a metal exterior…. It was proving pretty difficult to break. Until…. Sonic remembered the Beam Gun. He blasted it, and part of Big's metal exterior shattered. He then kept blasting, until all but one part remained; the control chip that was taking over Big's mind. Sonic tried firing again, but unfortunately, he was out of ammo. He then took a very big risk and jumped on it, freeing Big.

And, as for strategy, it just kept looping, over and over until all of Sonic's friends were freed…. That is, except for one, who ended up nailing Sonic right in the back of the head, rendering him unconscious.

"What the….DAMNIT, Knuckles! What did you do?" Shadow asked.

"I'm annihilating Sonic and all of his helpers. And you know what that means, Dark Sonic…. You're next.

"WHAT?! DARK SONIC?! THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" Shadow said, enraged. Then, the dark hedgehog slammed down onto Knuckles, and grabbed him by the neck, making Knuckles gasp for breath.

"Listen here, you no good, brainwashed echidna. When I'm done with you, your bones will be at the bottom of a RIVER OF BLOOD!" Shadow screamed as he throttled Knuckles.

"….Wait…..*gack*…..a minute….Shadow?!" Knuckles exclaimed as he was throttled, as if the slam on the head from before removed all mind-control from his body.

"You…remember my name? Wait a minute…I'm not falling for this crap. It's too cliché." Shadow realized, and he threw the cunning rodent down to the ground.

"Yeah…I knew you wouldn't take the bait…." Knuckles said. But then, he had a brilliant idea (From his perspective) as he raised a blue flag towards the fortress of Foximus and his cronies. And then, an army of over 2,000 Badniks came dashing out of the lair.

"Oh, no…." Shadow said before slightly panicking. "SONIC! WAKE UP! SONIC!"

"….Shadow?" Sonic asked has he drowsily awakened, unaware of the ENORMOUS Badnik armada coming towards them.

"Sonic, WAKE UP! 2,000 Badniks…..are heading straight for us!"

"….2000? 2000?! H-h-h-h-h-h-h-HOW?!"

"You wouldn't believe how much overtime I had to pay the Badniks to finish them." Foximus said as his hologram reappeared. "Anyway…Farewell, hedgehogs!"

"No…. we're done for…." Shadow said as the Badniks surrounded them. All Badniks had surrounded them. Every last one that had ever been created. Every last species.

"Sonic, hold up!" said a familiar voice from behind our heroes. It was Amy, and she had brought a lot of Sonic's allies to help out. From Charmy to Vector to Jet, and even Mighty the Armadillo.

"Amy! I'm so glad you're here! Can you help? We're in a bit of a predicament here!" Sonic asked as he and Shadow struggled to defeat the armada.

"No problem, Sonic! Come on, guys! Let's go!" Amy declared, and all of Sonic's friends jumped into battle, defeating Badniks left and right. It worked out extremely well, and although some of Sonic's friends were slower than others, all of the Badniks were defeated.

"Phew….that was too close." Shadow said, before Foximus once again appeared on the roof's hologram.

"No, NO, NO! This can't be happening!" Foximus said, realizing all of his troops were gone. "And IT'S ALL Knuckles' fault! Luckily for us, we don't need him anymore. Mechalis, get the Ultimate Weapon ready.

"Yes, my lord." Mechalis said, and then blackened cannon with orange stripes came elevating up past the roof, with Mechalis on top. "Sonic, you can kiss you and your pathetic friends' lives GOODBYE! With the power of this Disintegration Beam, this shall be the END of your tale! Sayonara, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Mechalis then proceeded to charge the cannon, with a charge so enormous, it seemed that it could wipe out ALL of Sonic's Allies.

"NO! What are we gonna do?!" Charmy asked, starting to panic.

"I've got an idea, but it'll be risky." Sonic said. "Shadow and Amy, come with me." He ordered, and they followed him towards the front door of Foximus' Lair. "Now, hold on to my hand, Amy, and Shadow, hold on to Amy's."

And with that, Sonic started running up the wall of Foximus' Lair, Dodging obstacles left and right, such as barbed wire, metallic hands, and even poison, until they finally reached the roof.

"Mechalis, STOP THIS MADNESS!" Sonic exclaimed.

"Hedgehog, don't you see? You just can't stop destiny. Green Hill was destined to be destroyed, as foretold in the ancient prophecies of Mobius. I'm just fulfilling the prophecy.

"I don't believe this guy for one moment. Shadow said as he charged up his Chaos Energy using one of the Emeralds, and proceeded to use Chaos Blast on Mechalis, surprisingly knocking the previously-untouchable mech off of the cannon, clinging onto a ledge for dear life.

"ACK! No matter how you try…*urk*….you can't stop the cannon!"

"I'm not so sure about that. Amy?" Sonic then turned to the hammer-wielding hedgehog, and she proceeded to whack the cannon, which spun it until its face landed in front of Mechalis, which started to make Mechalis freak out.

"Now, Sonic…Let's not do anything….heh heh….. We might regret." Mechalis chuckled as he mentally started panicking.

"Why would I regret doing this?" Sonic said with a smirk on his face. "All you've caused me is pain. You've been Foximus' minion from day 1. You've brainwashed Knuckles, although Vector's trying to jog his memory, sent out someone to kidnap my friends, and now you're trying to murder me. So, why should I spare you?"

"After all, your friend created me." Mechalis replied.

"You're a dead robot, Mechalis. Now, Amy…. Push the button on the back of the cannon." Sonic ordered, and then, a beam of red, orange, brown, and black colors busted out of the cannon's face, blasting Mechalis dead-on, ultimately murdering him in a colorful show of mutilation. And when the cannon finished firing, almost nothing was left from his remains. Only a single yellow eye remained, and a pile of ash and bolts.

"Well, then…. Now that we've got that asshole out of the way…Let's go save Tails." Sonic said, and the three hedgehogs carefully came down from the lair's enclosed roof, and opened the door to Foximus' Lair.

To Be Continued….