The first target of opportunity was to find Tails. The Resistance shuttle set off for the Mystic Jungle, and once it landed, Sonic, Spike and Cosmo went off to look for him. "Ok, Nicole's saying Tails and the other Sonic is close by, and they're dealing with Egg Pawns at the moment." Classic Sonic and Tails were looking for some strange readings coming from the lab in Mystic Jungle, where Sonic fought the Hooligans. There were several water passages on the way there, and they all slid on them of course...well, except Sonic, and we all know why that is. "Well, look at you. Having fun in the water?" Knuckles asked. "What? Jealous you can't play on the slide, Commander Knuckles?" Spike said with sarcasm. "This is no time to lose focus, that's all. Uh, be sure to give the search all you've got, guys!" Knuckles said, totally not jealous at all.
Tails and Classic Sonic were in the Mystic Jungle all right, and they seemed to have found what they were looking for; where the readings were coming from. "Alright, those readings must be close, champ." Classic Sonic said. "Looking for something, boys?" The two looked up. It was Mammoth Mogul, who was sitting on a tree branch, waiting for them. "Mammoth Mogul!" Tails shouted as the two picked up Laser Wispons from the Tornado. Mogul jumped down off the branch and to the ground. "So what brings you to my abode?" "We want to know something; what's Eggman up to?" Classic Sonic said, aiming the Laser Wispon at Mogul. "Eggman gave me strict orders not to relay anything about his plan to anyone but us in the Inner Circle, especially not to Resistance lackeys." Mogul said. "Then we've gotta beat it out of you!" "Take me if you can, foolish hedgehog!"
Mogul then grew to a gigantic size, bigger than any machine Classic Sonic had fought before. He looked like he did before except his hat was off and his clothes were a bit ripped. Classic Sonic was a bit scared, but didn't see it as a challenge. Mogul attacked with several arrows made of flame, orbs of light and stone bullets, which Classic Sonic found hard to block and dodge. Tails was kind enough to pick up the Hover Wispon from the Tornado and head into the fight. When Mogul shot another wave of fire arrows, Tails squeezed the trigger and the Wispon shot a shockwave that shot them back, causing them to hit Mogul in a shield he put up. He then passed it to Classic Sonic, but Mogul wouldn't shoot them back, because, well...why would he? Classic Sonic found two boulders and shot the shockwaves at them, launching them at Mogul, taking down the shield for a bit. He then ran to the Tornado, grabbed the Rhythm Wispon, and then shouted into it, until Mogul finally fell down and shrunk. Well, that was pathetic, wasn't it? One of the world's most powerful villains and he goes down by two boulders and a yell. Bore.
In the case of Sonic, Spike and Cosmo, Cosmo "put out some feelers"- as in she placed her hands on the ground, and felt for vibrations. Because she was a Seedrian, she had a close connection to the ground and the plantlife within it. After she felt the ground for a few seconds, she pointed left, and that's where she and Sonic went. Tails and Classic Sonic were there, having taken down Mammoth Mogul, who had just shrunk down. "Now you've gotta tell us what Eggman's planning for the Resistance. What's he up to?!" Classic Sonic asked. "You still won't get anything out of me. It'll spoil the surprise if I do. You'll find out eventually." Mogul said, before he teleported to Metropolis. "I'm not a villain of honor. It's time you learned that." Mogul said. Cosmo and Spike ran to where Tails and Classic Sonic were. "Tails!" "Cosmo!" The two of them hugged again. "Hey, Spike!" "Hey, Tails. Look who came here to see you." Tails was overjoyed to see him. "SONIC!" "Hey, Tails." "You had me so worried." "Well, when have you known me to fall for long? You worry too much." Sonic then noticed Classic Sonic as well. "It's been generations since I've seen you. How are you?" "Eh, could be better." "So, what were you hopping on Mammoth Mogul about?" Spike asked. "We just heard that Eggman's planning something that will wipe out the resistance in three days." "And we wanna know what it is. Problem is when we try to get an answer, the minions just tell us "you'll find out." "We only went to Snively and Mogul." "Let's just get this info to the resistance. We'll figure out the least-worst thing to tell them." Cosmo said.
With that, they returned to the base to relay what Tails had heard. "So what you're saying is Eggman's planning something that'll destroy us all in three days?" Sally asked. "Yeah, Shadow. A lot can happen in three days." "Eggman said when the plan was completed, we'll all be wiped out." Cosmo said. "I don't like the sound of that. Normally, I'd laugh at an Eggman plan, but he's already conquered most of the world, so..what's this plan of his?" Knuckles asked. "His minions wouldn't tell us. Eggman gave them strict orders not to reveal anything about it. Not even to us, for obvious reasons." Classic Sonic said. "So Eggman's planning to wipe us out and we don't even what he's got in store." "Where's Shadow?" Tails asked. "He's out fighting Infinite. Don't worry. For the looks of it, he's fought him before. I think he can handle him." Cosmo said.
In the case of Shadow, he was headed for the Blue Gate Bridge, one of the entryways into the city, and where Infinite was said to be. "OK, Nicole said Infinite would be here." And he was, standing on the bridge's edge, looking over the city. "More ants to crush. I wonder if this world will offer me a real challenge." Infinite said. Shadow walked over to him and shouted, "INFINITE!" Infinite turned around. "And as if to answer, the world sends me...Shadow." Infinite teleported to Shadow and the two faced each other. "I've come here to fix my wrong, and my wrong was calling you weak." "I don't hate you because you called me weak! I hate you because of what you did to my jackals! Those 6 were like a family to me, and you got rid of them all without even caring!" Infinite shouted. "Killing me won't bring them back, Infinite." "Either way, you will fall!" Infinite said, levitating upward. "What would you like your epitaph to read? How about "here lies the ultimate cliche?" "How about "here lies the masked clown?" Might as well make one for the one who needs one, right?" Shadow said as he sped off to Infinite. If he got close enough, he could land a strike on him, but before he could even shoot a Chaos Spear at him, Infinite sped to another direction, making him miss. Shadow teleported to Infinite for a kick and he dodged it. Shadow then unleashed Chaos Control and kicked Infinite in the back, knocking him down. But it doesn't end there. Infinite activated the Phantom Ruby, and made the area look like Mystic Jungle. They were on a stone snake; the exact same spot where the Hooligans fought Sonic. "You're not making this easy, are you? No matter. Crushing you will be all the more satisfying!" Infinite said, as he levitated. He then made part of the snake fall down with Shadow still on it, and he fell down with it, not able to find a good teleporting spot in the rubble., and it knocked him unconscious. Infinite then released the illusion and flew off. Shadow then woke up, and found Infinite was gone, but the bridge was still intact. Infinite must've known he was coming, but Shadow was furious that he wasn't able to fix his mistake. "No...he's gone. Out causing more trouble! Infinite...WHERE ARE YOU NOW?!" Shadow screamed to the heavens in frustration.
Near the Yellow Gate Bridge, which was right next to the Green Lake, Wendy, Chaos, the Witchcarters and Hooligans were planning their attack on the Bridge. It was in the form of an ambush, in which they would attack the Resistance soldiers that dare arrive there; especially if Sonic or Tails showed up, and bonus if both of them showed up; and if they succeeded, blow the bridge up. Wendy and Bean were talking about the plan with Falkewulf and Bearenger- and had to explain it 7 times. "Ok, here's how it will go for the 8th time; the Resistance forces come, we attack, they fall down and we bomb the bridge. Got it?" Bean asked. "Uh, could you repeat that last part?" Falkewulf asked. "What last part?" "Everything starting from "go for the 8th time." Bean screamed in annoyance. "All the bad guys in the universe and I had to get stuck with these two NITWITS!" Wendy shouted. Fang, Bark and Chaos were looking over the bridge. "Look at it, Bark. Once we're done with the Resistance tools who head here, this thing'll sink into the sea!" Fang said. "A greater tragedy my eyes will enjoy beholding." Then, Chaos saw something and he tapped Fang on the shoulder. "Huh? What is it, Chaos?" Chaos then pointed to what he saw; Carrotia sitting down, looking in the opposite direction; the exact direction where the Blue Gate Bridge was. She was picking off the petals on a flower, which had A LOT of petals on it. "Loves me. Loves me not. Loves me. Loves me not. Loves me…" "Hey, Carrotia, what's up with you?" Fang asked her. "Oh, nothing, Fang." "Why are you looking in the exact same direction as the Blue Gate Bridge, where Infinite is?" Fang asked. "Well, I...uhhh…" "You're thinking about him again, aren't you?" "No. Maybe. Yes." Carrotia said, defeatedly. Fang sat down next to her. "You like him, don't you? More than that, huh?" "No, don't be ridi-okay, what gave it away?" "You call him affectionate nicknames, you hang around him more than the minions and Eggman himself, not to mention that time you were singing in the center of the hallway, a few miles from his door." "You could hear me singing?" "No, the walls are soundproof, remember? But I could tell you were. You never told me you could sing." "Uh, Fang, didn't I tell you that I was the lead in a musical where everyone sung their lines?" "Oh, yeah, you did." "More to the point, yes, I do love Infinite." "Yeah, but why? What do you see in him?" "Well, when he's not on the battlefield, he's a good guy to hang around. He's a guy who's not too rough leading, not one of those "failure and die" leaders, and personality-wise he's everything I see in a boy; dark, brooding, intelligent and nice, like he's dark on the outside, but beyond that mask, he's a great guy." "Oh, that's a coincidence." "What is?" "Before we went to the bridges, I talked to Infinite; about his relationship with you." Fang then pulled out a… "Is that a tape recorder?" "Yes, it is!" "You didn't…." "Record the whole thing just to show it to you? Yep." "You didn't edit it, did you? Cause if you did, I will…" "You have my word." Carrotia then pressed the play button.
"Hey, Infinite!" "Yes, Fang?" "Could I speak with you for a second?" "What is it you wanted to speak to me about?" "It's, well.." "Yes?" "It's about...your...relationship with…" "Come on. Out with it, Fang. Who are you talking about?" "Carrotia." "Carrotia? Oh, Carrotia!" "Do you...like her?" "Of course I do. We're workmates. Was that a rhetorical question?" "No." "Why'd you ask?" "Well, you have noticed that Carrotia does a lot of...things around you right? Like call you honey, or darling or sweetie, something like that?" "Yes, and it kind of...annoys me a bit. Why does she call me those names instead of just, well, Infinite? I even asked her." "It's because she loves you, Infinite." "What?" "She's in love with you." "Really?" "Yeah, that mask drown your definition of love?" "I can't believe it. Carrotia...loves...me? Someone as weak as me?" "Yeah, from the looks of it, she doesn't care about that. She truly, truly loves you. What say you?" "Well, now that you mention it...she does remind me of one of the jackals in my former squad. She had the same thing on one of the other jackals. He was everything she liked in a boy; he was kind, loving, thoughtful, intelligent, and with a bit of a soft spot for desert...oasises, oasisis, oasis's...what's the plural for oasis?" "I don't know." "Either way, she loved him, but couldn't find the courage to tell him, so I helped her out. I told her to just go for it. And that's what she did." "Did he accept her confession?" "I don't know. He said he'd think about it. The next time I saw her, she was happier than ever." "She must've gotten him then." "True, true. As for me and Carrotia, of course I like her!" "As a friend?" "Maybe more...I don't really know, but there are a lot of things I like about her." "Like what?" "Well, the fact that she can do all that, like move things with her mind, like that Silver fellow, shoot those carrot and kiss bombs, and the fact that she's the only one who actually gets it and doesn't need to be reminded, and the fact that she's actually a really sweet girl. She's smart, kind, sweet, loving and tender; ohhh, everything I like in a girl!" "Not to mention she sung a little song "to herself", she says." "Wait, she can sing?" "Apparently so." "Well, I hope she's good. Are you done with me now?" "Sure, bud." "Thanks for your time, Fang...wait, were you recording this?!" "Yep." "You little scamp. That's what I like about you, Fang." "Oh, one more thing." "What?" "Bat Credit Card." "Ok, you're going down!" "Oh, boy!" "COME BACK HERE!"
Fang cut off the recorder. "Wow. Infinite knows I love him, and he may just love me. But he doesn't know about his love." "Come on, Carrotia. Don't think that. You heard him!" "I know, but what if he doesn't feel the same way?" Carrotia levitated to the left of Fang, and he knew precisely what she was gonna do. "You're not gonna sing again, are you?" "Yeah." "Hey, can I record it this time? Infinite needs confirmation." "Sure." Fang cut the recorder back on as Carrotia sang...again. "I sense there's something in the wind, that feels like tragedy's at hand, and though I'd like to stand by him, I can't shake this feeling that I have that the worst is just around the bend...and does he notice my feelings for him? And will he see how much he means to me? I think it might not be... what will become of my dear friend? Where will his actions lead us then? Although I'd like to join the crowd in their enthusiastic cloud, try as I may, it won't last...and will we ever end up together? Maybe, I think so, it's possibly to become….for I might not be...the one…." Carrotia sang in a solemn tone of voice. Fang felt a bit sorry for her.
"HEY, CARROTIA! SAVE THE SINGING FOR LATER! THE RESISTANCE TOOLS ARE HERE!" Bearenger shouted. "All right!" Fang said. "It's go time." Carrotia said. The six hid in open hiding spots, especially Falkewulf, who was quite good at it. Sonic, Spike, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Silver, Cosmo, NiGHTS, Beat and Hotaru landed near the bridge, and looked for Wendy, Chaos, and the Witchcarter/Hooligan team. "Huh, that's odd. Nicole said they'd be here." Beat said. "Yeah, it's strange that they wouldn't be here. Unless they're pulling an…" Cosmo agreed. "BANZAI!" The villains, sans Chaos, shouted as they jumped out from their hiding spots. "AMBUSH!" Hotaru shouted. The villains landed in front of the heroes.
"Now we've got right where we want ya!" Bean shouted. "I should've known you'd be behind this." Tails said. "Now hand over the fox nice and easy and nobody gets hurt." Wendy ordered. "Why should we?" "Because it's the whole reason we joined this squad. Before you, we had that island under our control!" Falkewulf shouted. "EVERYONE FEARED US, FOR TO THEM, WE WERE GODS, FORCES OF NATURE!" "And then you came along there and ripped all of it away. When you beat us, they didn't fear us anymore, and we were all kicked to the curb in 5 seconds flat!" Carrotia said. "So when Eggman summoned us, we knew we were gonna beat you! We only beat Sonic so it would get us closer to you! So that's why we're here! To wipe your face clear on the ground, sonny!" "You want to beat me? Then go ahead and try! I beat you all before and I'll do it again!" Tails shouted, as he picked up the Burst Wispon. "Are you trying to mock us, foxy?" Falkewulf said. "DON'T UNDERESTIMATE US!" "How about it, boys? How about we give this fox a heaping helping of revenge?" Carrotia said. 'That's the spirit, dearies!" Wendy said. But before the fight could start, Sonic, Spike and Cosmo walked in front of Tails. "Guys, what are you…?" Cosmo shushed him. "Don't worry, Tails. We'll handle them." "Really?" Sonic then said, "You want Tails? Then you'll have to go through us." "Sonic.." "We'll handle the Hooligans, Sonic." Knuckles said, with Amy and Silver next to him. "Silver, you handle Bean, Amy, you take Fang. Bark's mine." "Spike, you take Falkewulf, Cosmo, you take Carrotia, and I'll handle Bearenger." "Right, then leave Wendy to me!" Tails said, as he headed for the Tornado and sped off after Wendy, who was flying off. "You want me, then you'll have to catch me first!" Wendy said, cackling.
Chaos then jumped in the Green Lake and grew, and grew, and grew, until he was as big as a kaiju creature. "Oh, man. Not even a wideload of graffiti can take this down! How are we gonna take on something that big and bad?!" Beat said. "Don't fret, Beat! I've handled monsters this big before! If you dualize with me, you can give it a shot!" "Dualize?" "Just take my hand, Beat." Beat did so, and a flash of light occurred, causing him and NiGHTS to merge together. "Whoa. So this is dualize; us fusing together. I get it. What are you gonna do, Hotaru?" "This." Hotaru set two fires in his hands, waved them around, and let the flame create a bubble around him. The flame bubble then grew legs as thin as a stick and arms as large as a wrecking ball. It then cleared up to look like a robot airplane from certain angles. The flames smoothed out to form a giant flame fighter, and Hotaru screamed as loud as he could, and the fighter let out a bloodcurdling, yet triumphant roar to Chaos. "That...is the awesomest thing in the history of awesome!" Beat said. "Boys, feast your eyes on a big something I like to call "El Fuego Supreme!" Hotaru shouted. Chaos ran all the way up to El Fuego and tried to whack him in the head but he dodged it and the two were ready to fight.
As for the Witchcarters, Sonic, Spike and Cosmo were just getting started. Spike and Falkewulf were fighting on a rooftop near the bridge. "Alright, Falkewulf, let's finish this!" "Well, isn't that ironic? You gain a family of heroes, with you being the only villain, and a member of your family comes to stop you for taking something that was rightfully yours!" "What do you mean?" "Oh, they didn't tell you? About your...uncle Falke?" "What? My uncle's...a villain?" "Oh, now I know they didn't tell you! You looked up to heroes your whole life, even to the point where you're a fan of heroes like Sonic, and you never knew your old uncle was a villain?" "No…it's impossible..." "It's not possible, it's true. Do you know how many of your family were villains? 3! Your great-great grandfather, your great-aunt, and me! You were destined to be the 4th, but you became a filthy hero instead!" "NO! You can't say all the wolves are related to you when not all the wolves are related to you! There are millions of them probably saying, "Where's my Uncle Falke? Why don't I have an Uncle Falke?" and are you the least bit prepared to deal with that?! I don't think so! Time to put up or shut up, Uncle Falke!" Spike shouted as he picked the Laser Wispon and jumped into action.
Sonic and Bearenger were fighting in an alleyway near the bridge. "So, Beary." "DO NOT CALL ME THAT! MY NAME'S BEARENGER, AND YOU KNOW IT!" "Why is it you yell all the time?" "ARE YOU DISRESPECTING ME?" "I might as well be, tough guy!" "THAT DOES IT! I'M GOA RIP THOSE QUILLS OFF AND SHOVE THEM UP YOUR-" "Ok, you definitely have some anger management issues. How about you cool off a bit?" As for Cosmo, she and Carrotia were fighting ON the bridge, which when you think about it, wasn't a good idea, but then again, they were fighting there, so what can you do? "Well, I guess it's just us girls." Carrotia said. "You're not a girl. You're a woman." "You're one to talk. I'm 15. Aliens tend to look younger, yet they're really old in reality." "Not with me, I look 8 and I actually am 8. You look too young to be trying to date Infinite." "How could you tell?" "I could. We could. Sonic could. We ALL could. You kept calling affectionate nicknames, you kissed him every chance you got, and you...you...Ok, I lost track. But still.." "He's 16. He's perfect!" "Really? Because he looks immature and lacking in romantic qualities whatsoever." Carrotia didn't wanna hear criticism. "How dare you. Pucker up, girlie." Carrotia blew a explosive kiss at Cosmo. Cosmo then raised a plant which shot a plant bomb at the kiss. They both exploded at contact with each other, pushing them both back. Carrotia then lifted up Cosmo with her telekinesis, but Cosmo shot a bomb at her, knocking her down. The fights were on!