Knothole Village

Sonic ran alongside a GUN Truck which carried Sally, Tails, Amy, Shadow, Rouge and Omega. They were followed many other trucks carrying soldiers. When they reached the village, there was Lyric, smashing Perci and Sticks against walls while Crocbot and Egg Pawns, under Lyric's control, were raiding homes and shooting people.

"We took too long!" Sonic yelled. Everyone got out of the truck.

"To be far, we had to deal with the detention center escape!" Sally said.

"So, you have returned?" Lyric laughed, throwing Perci and Sticks at them. "As you can see, this village is now mine!" Sonic clapped.

"Well done," Sonic said. "You own a pile of rubble and fire!"

"Omega, blast him!" Rouge ordered. Omega got out machine guns, rockets and missiles and fired all of them. Lyric put up a shield and stopped any harm coming to him. Amy ran over to Perci and Sticks.

"You alright?" Amy asked.

"Yeah," Perci coughed.

Avalon, Hood's Castle

"I need a robot general to lead my army," Eggman said.

"Currently contacting Crocbot, sire," A.D.A.M. said, typing on the computer. "Now this is weird…"

"What?" Hood asked, walking up to him.

"It appears we lost control of Crocbot and his army of Egg Pawns in Knothole," A.D.A.M. explained. "The controller is a machine named: 'LYRIC-LIFE-SUPPORT-SYSTEM,' and has set the rouge machines to obey a snake named Lyric!"

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Eggman asked. "Gain back control!"

"You that like it's an easy thing!" A.D.A.M. said, typing on the keyboard. "It could take days, weeks, mo… gained control! All robots in the area, destroy everything and everyone in the area!"

Knothole Village

All the robots froze in place.

"What's happening?" Lyric asked, pressing the button on his chest. The Egg Pawns aimed at him.

"Control back, once again!" Crocbot laughed. "Fire at will!" The Egg Pawns opened fired on Lyric.

"I'm dealing with this!" Lyric yelled, trying to get away but Sonic homing attacked him, making him fall over and Sally used her ring blades to stab his suit, disabling movement. Shadow walked over to Sonic.

"You really couldn't deal with this guy?" Shadow asked.

"He teleported us and his robots didn't turn!" Sonic explained.

"Yes sir," Crocbot said, into a radio. "I've just received orders to bring the overgrown snake to Hood's castle!" Egg Flappers attached magnets to Lyric and flew away with him. Crocbot started walking away.

"Not leaving, are you?" Amy asked, with her hammer in the way. The others surrounded him.

"Sorry, girl, I've got places to be!" Crocbot laughed, as an Egg Flapper with a magnet grabbed him and flew away. Perci and Sticks recovered from their injuries and helped Sonic and the others rebuilt what Lyric destroyed of the village.

"So what's going to happen to Uma?" Sally asked.

"You mean the person who freed everyone from jail?" Sonic asked. "We don't know yet. But in a few days, Scrouge is going to try and kill the king so we need to deal with that first!"

Avalon, Hood's Castle

Crocbot and Lyric were dropped off Hood's Castle, where they was met by Eggman.

"Dr. Robotnik," Lyric said, still unable to move.

"Lyric," Eggman said. A.D.A.M. walked in. "A.D.A.M., use your Nanites repair our 'friend' here." A.D.A.M. did as told.

"What do you want with me?" Lyric asked. They saw more ships landed at the docking bay.

"A.D.A.M., take Lyric to our Meeting Room." Eggman ordered. A.D.A.M. and Lyric left the room as Eggman greeted the other ships…

To Be Continued...