A/N: It's time for chapter 6! With Knothole being razed to the ground and everyone dying let's see how the heroes will over come this.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Sega except my OC.
After doing some last minute preparations, Kor's robot offically began its mission. Outside, part of the ground opens up to allow the robot to ascend. Once it does, it speeds off towards Knothole; the former engineer rides on its head. Despite being a few miles from the village, he sees a sight he would never forget. If one were to enforce a scorched earth policy for Knothole, this scene would fit the bill. Everything as far as the eye could see was either destroyed or burning to the ground. Kor couldn't pick out what various buildings were due to all the rubble and fires. What he did notice was a ton of flying ships in the air, no doubt the fleet Nicole had mentioned earlier.
"Hell...Eggman sure wasn't playin' around this time..." He taps the bot's head. "Keep just above the trees, don't want 'em to spot us..."
The bot did as instructed. Kor then decides to direct the bot over to Freedom HQ. "I sure as hell hope that place is still standin'...also I hope Sonic and the others didn't get caught in this shitstorm..."
Meanwhile at the HQ, Amy and Knuckles manage to dig themselves out of the rubble just as Sonic and Tails arrive. Sonic looked like he'd been slammed by a truck and the driver tried to double tap.
Amy immediately starts barraging Sonic with questions. "Sonic! What happened to you?! Why is there so much smoke coming from Knothole?! What happened to our homes?!"
"Knothole's gone Amy...the Egg Fleet burned it to the ground..." Sonic said solemnly.
"Oh no! What about everyone else?!" Amy asked, fearful about the fates of everyone else.
Before Sonic could answer Amy's question they hear what sounds like helicopter blades. They all look up and see a large insect-like robot. They prepare for a possible attack, until they see Kor on its head.
He jumps off and runs to them. "Thank God y'all are still alive! I saw everythin' burning down on the way over..."
"Way to be late to the party Kor..."Sonic says with a bit of a glare. Kor just rubs the back of his head nervously.
"Yeah...well at least I didn't get atomized by Eggman..." Kor said with some relief.
"Actually," Sonic says, getting everyone's attention, "They aren't dead, they were captured. Eggman zapped them all into his Egg Grapes."
"Egg Grapes?" Knuckles asked.
"They're prison pods that turn life-force into fuel, or whatever. I was kinda busy being beaten up to catch all of Eggman's ranting."
"Well that would explain why you look like you got thrashed by a Heavy." Kor said. He pauses for a moment. "We're gonna need a plan. I know for one none of us are gonna take this lyin' down."
"I already have one. You guys can start fixing up the HQ. I'm going to to see what I can take from the lab and get our friends and families back." Sonic said, heading into the half-demolished building.
Everyone else begins to object to this.
"You can't go after them alone Sonic." Tails said.
However, Sonic remained stubborn. "You'll all be safer here. I'll get them back, don't worry."
"But you'll have to deal with the Egg Fleet and his badnik army, not to mention his battle suit!" The kit suggested.
"Tails, I've got this..." Sonic said, growing irritated.
"Oh like you had Knothole a few minutes ago?! That really helped a lot there! Or does your plan involve you getting your butt kicked again?!" Tails countered.
Both Sonic and Tails stare at each other for a minute before Kor intervenes. "Tails has a point Sonic. It'd be suicide to go in alone with the amount of arms Eggman has right now. Only way we can save everyone is with a well-coordinated plan."
Suddenly they hear Nicole speaking from her PDA, which was buried in the rubble nearby. "Well said Kor, and if anyone's interested, I have a plan."
-New Megaopolis-
Eggman and Snively enter a giant silo named 'Egg Vineyard'. With his latest plan having succeeded, the doctor couldn't help but gloat to his prisoners. Everyone is giving him a look ranging from disgust to a glare.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mobians of all ages! I would like to thank you for providing such an entertaining resistance for so very long. It's made running my global empire much more exciting and enjoyable! You Freedom Fighters have been very amusing, as well as very annoying. You were always willing to give your lives for your cause, and I was always willing to take them!" He chuckles a bit. "You Chaotix knew that as well, making you all the more stupid for aiding them. And as for the everyone else, you have all been wonderful pawns in this game of chess, but as they say, check mate! Oh ho ho ho ho!"
After composing himself, Eggman continues. "Now then, I'm going to demonstrate to you all just what these Egg Grapes can do. The process will be accellerated but not less potent." An evil grin forms on his face. "And just to make sure you're all petrified before the end..."
A claw reaches down and grabs the cell containing Charmy, bringing him up to Eggman and Snively's level. "Ah Charmy Bee. Haven't I ruined your life already? Destroyed your kingdom or something right?"
Charmy huffs. "Yes you have. But despite all that, I've fought for our planet no matter what you did! I will still fight for Mobius, and I'm not alone!" The other prisoners applaud Charmy for this.
"Brave last words. Snively?" Eggman gestures to his nephew. "With pleasure sir." Snively says and activates the pod. It begins to drain Charmy's life force.
However, during Eggman's victory speech, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Kor, and Nicole were speeding toward the city on Kor's robot. Knuckles and Amy gasp in shock as they passed the ruined village, the fires having burned out by then. As they reach the city's outer wall, Kor's robot makes it's combat debut by opening fire on the random badniks around the area with its main gun. The robots are cut to pieces easily, and as they press further Knuckles and Amy clear a path. With the silo in sight, Kor orders the bot to ram right through the wall. They breach just after Snively activated Charmy's pod.
"Knock knock suckers!" Kor yells with a crazy grin on his face.
"Don't start the party without us Eggman! We...what's that light?" Sonic says, looking at the pod at the very top.
Knuckles gaps when he gets a clear look. "Charmy!"
"No! I can't be too late again!" Sonic yells.
"Just shut up and GET UP THERE!" Kor yells.
Nicole suddenly beeps in Tails' hand. "Nicole?" Tails asked.
"I'm reading an access port up tip. Plug me in! Hurry!" The A.I. stated. Tails nods before beginning his ascent.
"Everyone stick to the plan! Amy, Knuckles, Kor, bust everyone out!" Tails shouts.
At those words, the 3 begin to smash the pods open: Amy and Knuckles using their sheer strength while Kor uses his robotic hand. However, he grimaces a bit as the constant abuse on the hand is damaging it. "Damn, anymore and this thing'll fall apart..." He then switches to his wrench, which helps do the job just fine. Kor's robot continues to hover outside to prevent any reinforcements from interfering. At the top of the silo, Eggman is shocked to see Sonic.
"But how?! You're supposed to be beaten! Your spirit broken!" Eggman bemused.
"Shows how smart you are." Sonic says before breaking open Charmy's pod.
The young bee appears to be weak and on the verge of slipping into unconsciousness, causing Sonic to glare Eggman. "I'm going to make sure Charmy's ok. You get that much of a head start Eggman..."
At this Eggman and Snively make a run for it. "You said you caught them all! You missed 4!" Eggman yells at his lackey.
"4 out of how many hundred?!" Snively yells indignantly.
"Oh shut up and run!" Eggman countered.
Tails makes it up to the command console, ripping off the cover and plugs Nicole in. "How does it look?" Tails asks.
"Eggman hasn't put up a defensive system yet. I'll need only a minute."
Down below, Dr. Quack is checking on Charmy's condition. "Will he be ok?" Saffron askes, a worried look in her eyes.
"I don't have my tools with me, but his condition is stable. Sonic got to him just in time." The doctor stated.
Everyone breathes a collective sigh of relief. Then Sally gets a good look at Sonic, who is still aching from his battle with Eggman. "You ok Sonic?"
"Hanging in there Sal." Sonic says, giving a small smirk.
"Good, cause now we have to move. Everyone, let's go!" Sally commanded. Everyone then starts piling out of the opening Kor's robot made.
Tails hears Sally's command. "Nicole, we have to go."
"That's fine. I've done all I can from here, I'll finish preparations when we get home." Nicole said.
Tails becomes confused at this, given that their home was just destroyed. "Wait, home?"
"Sorry Tails but there's no time to explain. Just stay with the group." The A.I. told him.
"Alright. Hope this plan works..." Tails says before leaving the silo.
With everyone leaving, and as part of the plan, Kor tells his robot to leave the city and head for a certain set of coordinates. He watches it leave before asking, "You sure we'll be fine without it Nicole?"
"Don't worry. Hopefully if everything goes as planned we'll see it land when we get there." Nicole says assuringly.
While everyone's making a run for it, Sally keeps asking Sonic if he was sure their plan would work. He only respondes that Nicole came up with it. As they continue through the city, everyone stops and pales as they see Eggman in the same battle suit he used to beat Sonic.
"W-was this part of the plan?" Sally asks.
"Believe it or not." Sonic says with a grin.
"I told you, I'm done playing games with you Sonic. Now get back in those Egg Grapes!" Eggman said before beginning to capture everyone via teleportation, or so it seems.
With most of everyone teleported Sonic, Sally, and a few other mobians end up cornered in an alley way. However, during Eggman's rampage Snively notices something was wrong. "Um, sir?"
"Not now Snively. I have the rest trapped!" Eggman yelled.
"But sir! The teleporting beam is-" Snively begins before being cut off.
"It's working fine! Now shut up and let me savor this moment!" Eggman yelled again before cutting comms with him.
"Sonic, can you cut through this wall? Maybe to a way out?" Sally asks.
"Probably, but not this time." Sonic says with a smile.
Sally looks at him like he's lost his mind. "And why exactly?!"
"Can't explain right now. Don't want Eggman to overhear and ruin the surprise." Sonic says with a chuckle. "Sonic-!" Was all Sally could say before she got zapped.
"Well, this is a first for you Sonic. Two colossal failues in one day! Won't you put up a fight for old time's sake?" Eggman chuckled.
"And give you the pleasure? Not likely." Sonic says with arms crossed.
"Fine then. Join your friends in oblivion!" Eggman says before zapping him.
"See ya on the flip side loser." Sonic smirked, giving him a thumbs up before disappearing.
Eggman jumps with glee. "Yes! I've finally won! Don't start the Egg Grapes until I'm there Snively!" He said as he opened the coms. again.
"But sir! I've been trying to tell you! There's no one in the Reserve Egg Grapes! The teleportation frequency was tampered with!" Snively yelled.
Eggman then stands there, dumbfounded. He couldn't believe he fell for such an obvious ploy. After snapping out of his shock, he yells into the mic. "I'm remote launching the Egg Fleet now! Track that frequency and tell me where they are!"
"I've already got it sir!" Snively informed him. "Well?! Where are they?!" Eggman said.
"They've been sent to...the Nanite City?!" Snively said, shock and confusion on his face.
Engineer: In hindsight, and I have the comic, if Eggman was really serious about winning he would've killed Sonic when he had the chance.
Eddy: What? And ruin the plot?
Engineer: True.
A/N: And I hope y'all enjoy readin' this part. Boy this one had several mis-spellings, good thing I'm re-editting this stuff.