The being from the rift is currently moving around the purplish void. Earlier, it had dispatched a group of Einsts to attack Riksent City Square. The being had witnessed the defeat of his own kind by the hands of Sanger, Axel and the Mobians. When the battle was over, the being went back to the rift to think about what it had seen.
"To think that I would see that man, Axel Almer, again…" said the being. "He easily defeated my own kind with the help of those Mobians…" The being stopped in it's tracks.
"But, no matter," it then continued. "Once I fully assimilate the power of the emeralds into my body, I, Beowulf, will become unstoppable," The being began to give an ominous chuckle.
"Power is everything…"
(scene change)
At Riksent, the damage to the Riksent City Square is being repaired by construction workers. The SRX Team, Tetsuya, Eita, Adzuki, Kai, Shine, Ridal, Sanger, Elzam and the people from Tesla Leicht are in a large lounge-like room located inside the royal palace. They are currently waiting for the Mobians to come to the room.
"I didn't expect the SRX Team to have Mobians on their side as well, Captain Tetsuya," Axel spoke to Tetsuya. "It must have been surprising for them when they first met the Mobians,"
"That is true. You should have seen the looks on Ryusei and Captain Tetsuya's faces at that time though," Raidese stated. "They were clearly surprised beyond belief,"
"Did you have to bring that up?" Ryusei stared at Raidese. Aya and Mai were slightly amused at Ryusei's behavior.
"That aside, what's even more surprising is that the Einst have returned," said Tetsuya.
"But, how could that be possible I wonder?" asked Alfimi.
"Regardless of how they have returned, this is a matter that cannot be ignored. The return of the Einst will clearly pose a threat to the world," Viletta stated.
"Could this be the dreadful event that Princess Shine's premonitions have been showing?" asked Raidese.
"I think that is highly possible," A look of concern was seen on Shine's face. Ridal noticed this and spoke to her.
"Princess Shine, I can see that you are concerned about this issue. But, please do not worry too much. We along with the Mobians will protect you,"
"Thank you, Ridal. In fact, had it not been for them, who knows what would have become of the city,"
"I agree," said Sanger. "They displayed remarkable fighting ability in our fight against the Einst from earlier,"
"So, they can really fight…" said Joshua.
"And they're pretty cute too. One of them especially," stated Adzuki.
"Cute?" Glacies looked at Adzuki.
"Yeah. I got to touch one of their tails. It was so fluffy!" Adzuki looked excited. A few of the people in the room sweatdropped at Adzuki's behavior.
"By the way, I wonder what the Mobians are doing?" Adzuki said as she went back to normal. "They seem to be taking their time,"
"About that, Sally contacted me earlier saying that they're doing some catching up right now…" said Tetsuya.
"Catching up?" asked Cliana.
"Yes," replied Tetsuya. "They'll come here when they're done. For now, let's just wait for them,"
(scene change)
"Atchoo!" Tails had just sneezed softly.
"Hey, you alright, buddy?" Sonic said. "You got a cold or something?"
"Don't worry about it, Sonic. It's probably nothing," The Freedom Fighters had docked the Sky Patrol in Riksent's harbor. They are now gathered at the Sky Patrol's bridge. With them are Elias, Geoffrey, Blaze, Knuckles, Storm, Lightning and Honey. The Mobians had just finished introducing themselves to each other.
"Alright, I'm sure there are questions that we all would like to get answered," Sally said. "For starters, could you tell us how you four still exist?" Sally turned to Elias, Geoffrey, Storm and Lightning.
"What do you mean?" Lightning asked.
"I'll help explain that," Elias said. "You're referring to the Super Genesis Wave, right?" The Freedom Fighters were surprised over Elias's words.
"You know about that?" asked Tails.
"Yes, this is going to be a little complicated. You all might want to listen carefully," Elias then explained about how the Super Genesis Wave had rewritten Mobius. He even talked about how he obtained his memories of his previous life, his meeting with Geoffrey and how he and Geoffrey came to Earth.
"And that pretty much sums up me and Geoffrey's story," Elias said.
"How is zis possible?" Antoine spoke to Elias. "Ze Freedom Fighters are ze only ones who know about ze Super Genesis Wave. Yet, how could you know about it?"
"I don't understand it myself," replied Elias. "But, that's what happened,"
"To put things simply, you are saying that because of the Super Genesis Wave, certain things in Mobius ceased to exist?" Storm said to Elias.
"Correct,"
"But, how does this relate to the Freedom Fighters knowing about me and Storm even though they have never met us?" Lightning asked.
"I will answer that question for you," Nicole, who is in her physical form, spoke. As she spoke, she had a serious look on her face. "In actuality, the both of you as well as Geoffrey were not supposed to exist in Mobius's current reality due to the Super Genesis Wave or so we thought. Additionally, before Mobius was rewritten, we had met the three of you,"
"Is that true, luv?" Geoffrey asked.
"Yes," Nicole pointed towards Geoffrey. "In the previous reality, you were married to a Mobian named Hershey who went MIA during a mission. You also betrayed the Freedom Fighters and worked for an evil wizard named Ixis Naugus," Geoffrey raised his eyebrows as he listened to Nicole's words.
"As for the both of you," Nicole then pointed to Storm and Lightning. "Your clan once allied with a group called the Iron Dominion which wreaked havoc in Mobius. On top of that, Storm was known to be a ruthless fighter who did not tolerate failures. There was even a time where she banished Lightning twice from the clan all because he failed her,"
"What?" Lightning became surprised. Storm raised her eyebrows slightly but quickly returned to her usual serious expression and listened calmly.
"I can understand your surprise since the three of you have no memories of the previous reality. However, there is one thing I'll be frank about," Nicole looked at Geoffrey. "Geoffrey, you may have helped us fight the monsters earlier, but, personally, I have my doubts about you. I have nothing against you but, I am saying this due to the Freedom Fighters' history with you,"
"Nicole's right. What if Geoffrey were to get the memories of his previous life? If that were to happen, who knows what he might do next!" stated Amy.
"Hold on a sec, Amy, Nicole," said Bunnie. "Ah understand what you two are thinking. But, earlier when we were fighting, he saved Cream and Cheese from being hurt by those monsters. The way he did it, he sure was genuine in doing so,"
"I can understand if every one of you doubts Geoffrey. To be honest, I too doubted him when I met him again. But, right now, he's not the Geoffrey whom we all know," Elias looked at Amy. "And as for your concerns about Geoffrey's memories, Amy, we'll worry about it should that time come," After Elias spoke, Honey stepped forward to speak.
"You know I don't really get this Super Genesis Wave thing, but, since we're here together, that makes us friends, right?" She then added cheerfully, "So, don't worry so much about the past! Let's just do what we need to do together!"
"Um… I suppose you're right, Honey," said Amy.
"I agree as well," Nicole said as her face softened. "I should apologize for my words earlier. It's just that I was surprised to see people whom we have met in the past. Especially those whom we shared a bad history with like Geoffrey,"
"Oh, don't worry about it, luv," Geoffrey smiled at Nicole.
"As surprising as your words may be, I can sense that you are speaking the truth. Therefore, I see no offence in them. There is no need for you to apologize," Storm said to Nicole.
"And aside from talking about the past…" Geoffrey walked towards Honey. "I must say that I'm honored to meet the CEO of the Honey Brand of Clothes and Accessories. I've seen your creations and they are quite remarkable,"
"Why thank you," Honey was flattered by Geoffrey's words.
"But, what I find truly remarkable…" Geoffrey suddenly placed an arm around Honey's shoulder, causing everyone to look at the two. "…is you," Much to the Freedom Fighters' surprise, Geoffrey began to kiss Honey's lips. The Freedom Fighters were so surprised that their eyes and mouths were wide open. The rest of the Mobians sans Geoffrey and Honey just stared at the duo.
"Hmm…" Geoffrey pulled his lips away from Honey's, leaving her stunned. "Just as your name implies, you taste sweet. What say I work for you as one of your models? Not only will you be able to promote your line, you will also be able to earn a special 'favor'-" Geoffrey was interrupted by a smack on his head from Amy.
"What do you think you're doing kissing Honey?" Amy demanded.
"Ah, I forgot to mention…" Elias said while a sweat drop formed on his head. "Geoffrey can be quite the womanizer,"
"For real?" asked Tails. "Since when?"
"Beats me. But, that's what I learnt when I travelled around Mobius with him…"
"It's as Elias says, mate," said Geoffrey. He then said to Amy, "And for a cute girl, you seem pretty rough," Amy became surprised and began to blush.
"D-Don't say that! Only Sonic deserves to call me cute!"
"You didn't have to bring that up…" Sonic sweatdropped. Everyone then saw Honey walk up to Geoffrey with a serious look on her face.
"Geoffrey, I'll be frank. I think your act was not good," Honey said. Suddenly, she became excited and added, "Your act was amazing!" The Freedom Fighters became even more surprised, causing their eyes to turn blank and white. As for Storm, her eyes became covered by the shadow of her hat.
"Your charm will definitely help promote my fashion line! I'll accept you as one of my models!" Honey spoke while shaking hands with Geoffrey.
"The pleasure is mine, luv," Geoffrey smiled. "How about we discuss this while having a date?"
"W-Wait a second! I don't understand this!" Tails pointed at Geoffrey and Honey. "How could Geoffrey possibly gain Honey's favor with a single kiss?! It doesn't make sense!"
"Well, Geoffrey can be very charming towards women and girls. And for your information, he's known as the 'Hitman'. He doesn't just flirt with female Mobians but with human women as well," Elias stated.
"The ability to charm female Mobians and human women alike?" Lightning said. "What a frightening ability,"
"I don't know if I should be impressed…" stated Knuckles.
Blaze cleared her throat in order to get everyone's attention. "I hate to interrupt but, should we not go and meet our human friends at the palace?"
"Shoot! You're right!" Sonic exclaimed. "We must have kept them waiting. We better get to them now!"
"Before that, I think we've got one more question in our minds," Sally said. "And that is about how Blaze ended up here with Knuckles, Storm, Lightning and Honey,"
"I will explain that to all of you and the humans at the palace," Blaze said. "Right now, we should go," With that, the Mobians began to leave the Sky Patrol's bridge.
"Hope they won't get mad at us for making them wait so long," Rotor said.
"Don't worry. We'll just tell them that we had a way lot of catching up to do," said Sally.
