John Cena's Story
Cena has arrived at New City, and he and Zack are at the warehouse pier to find an echidna named...
Cena: Sheamus!
Sheamus appears to hold a red card.
Sheamus: I saw Big Johnny on the outskirts of the city.
He tosses a red card to Cena.
Sheamus: He wanted me to give this to you.
The red card then emits an eerie light, and a hologram of Laurinaitis appears.
Dr. Laurinaitis: John Cena. If you want me to return the Princess, you must give me your Chaos Emerald. Meet me at my base in White Acropolis.
The hologram fades out, and Cena tosses the red card back to Sheamus, who catches it.
Sheamus (with a "Huh!"): He's pretty cocky.
Zack Ryder: It's most definitely a trap. I don't think Big Johnny will honor his agreement.
Cena (looks at the emerald): I'm going.
Zack Ryder: Cena?
Cena: Since Johnny went to the trouble of telling me where Shahra is, I think I should thank him personally.
Zack and Sheamus reluctantly agree. Cena, Zack and Sheamus arrive in Laurinaitis's base at White Acropolis.
Dr. Laurinaitis: You're late.
They see Dr. Laurinaitis at the Experiment Chamber atop the laboratory.
Sheamus (raises his fists): Well, we had to deal with your little pets.
Cena: Where's Shahra?
Dr. Laurinaitis: My, aren't we impatient...
He grabs Shahra by the arm.
Shahra: Cena!
The trio try to put up their fists to fight.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Ah, ah. You better not move. Now, the Chaos Emerald...
Cena reluctantly walks up to Johnny with the Blue Chaos Emerald in hand and shows it to him. Johnny reaches out his hand in command.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Place it there.
Shahra shakes her head no, as if to warn Sonic, "Don't do it!" A machine extends out its pedestal, and Sonic places the emerald there. The pedestal goes down as Johnny watches, silently mouths something like "That's it!", and presses the button.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Hmph!
The machine warms up, and emits a wall of eerie light to the confusion of the trio.
Zack Ryder: Huh? What?
Sheamus: Huh?
Sheamus is hit by a force.
Sheamus: NO!
Dr. Laurinaitis: It's no use. It's too powerful for you to overcome. Now allow me to introduce you to my latest creation. This is the Solaris prototype.
Shahra looks at Johnny and gasps in shock as he laughs in a sinister and macabre manner and walks up to the machine's other control panel and pulls the lever.
Dr. Laurinaitis: With this machine, I'll be able to control the flow of time itself!
Cena gets pulled upward, followed by Zack and Sheamus, as they scream and are pulled through the time portal as Shahra and Johnny watch. She drops to her knees against the glass window in disappointment, but tries not to cry.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Rest assured. They're not dead... yet. They've just been teleported by my glorious invention to another time.
He walks behind Shahra with his back to her.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Who knows where they'll end up? It could be the distant past or far future. But my machine still requires some fine-tuning. In fact, what my machine needs in order to be complete, is your power.
He extends his hand to her.
Shahra: My power?
Dr. Laurinaitis: Yes, I can finally complete my plans... Now that I have the Chaos Emeralds, and you... The Princess of Soleanna. That's all I need to revive the Flames of Disaster. And with its power, I will be able to control everything and rule the world.
He looks down at Shahra as he continues.
Dr. Laurinaitis: So, you would be wise to remain on my "good" side.
He walks up to the door, while Shahra clasps her hands in prayer and looks up for the safety of Cena, Zack and Sheamus.
CM Punk's Story
Punk and AJ have arrived at Johnny's base in White Acropolis in their search for Cena. However, the base is closed, and Cena is nowhere to be seen. Snow falls near the base.
CM Punk: Looks like we've arrived a little too late.
Suddenly the ground trembles beneath them, and they look around to see what has caused it, until they look upward.
CM Punk: What? Oh no!
Johnny's Egg Genesis emerges to attack them, but once again they manage to defeat it with quick wits. After the battle, Punk and AJ discover a Blue Chaos Emerald, the same one that Cena had left at the Solaris Prototype in the laboratory, in the snow. Punk approaches the emerald and kneels down to grab it.
AJ Lee: That's a Chaos Emerald.
He gazes upon it and looks at AJ, then gets up.
AJ Lee: It's said this gem can transform your thoughts into power. Collect seven, and a miracle's supposed to happen. Keep it as a lucky charm.
She walks off while he watches, then gazes at the emerald again.
CM Punk: It transforms your thoughts into power...
Meanwhile, back at Johnny's base, Nikki is slowly looking around for Cena near a cell door.
Nikki: Hmm... I've been trying to find Cena but now I think I'm in trouble.
She hides beneath the corner of a wall and sees Johnny's 3 floating robots looking both ways before moving on.
Nikki: Maybe I should just walk away real quietly before they spot me.
She sneaks around when Shahra opens the cell door in front of her and sees her.
Shahra: Oh!
Both are surprised to see each other when an alarm sounds, and they are cornered. G.U.N. Sentry: Prisoner has escaped from Cell Block C-17. All patrolling guards, begin searching immediately.
Nikki (turns to Shahra): This way!
Shahra: O... OK!
G.U.N. Sentry (while Nikki and Shahra are speaking): I repeat: Prisoner has escaped from Cell Block C-17.
They both run away from the alarm while the sentry is speaking.