A/N: Welcome to chapter 32 fellow readers. Sorry to keep you waiting for so long, but you know how life is. Anyway, as you've read, after eluding his foes for so long, Eggman finally comes back with his newest death machine, The Death Egg (as if Naugus wasn't bad enough). Take a gander as to how the heroes thwart this one.

WARNING: Sacrifices will be made.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Sega and Archie except my OC.

As the shadow of the Death Egg loomed over the city, citizens were thrown into a panic. Some immediately rushed for their homes to hide in their basements or whereever they could try to ride this out while others just ran about like headless chickens. Sonic stared in disbelief at the flying base before literally smacking his forehead. Now it made sense why Eggman had been so quiet, why those refueling depots were built, and why the good doctor had focused on building up the Eggdome before he lost his mind.

"I can't believe the Death Egg was right in front of me the whole time!" The hedgehog berated himself.

Sonic, with Naugus in trail, quickly sped through the city toward the other Freedom Fighters and Geoffrey. Halfway there, they saw a hail of rockets and missiles shooting at the Death Egg. Unfortunately, they were ineffective against the armored fortress.

"Quit scratching the paint of my greatest creation! I just got it air-worthy!" Eggman yelled through a PA system before laughing. "It seems the tables have turned, haven't they New Mobotropolis? If you are willing to cease your futile attempts and negotiate your surrender, I might be willing to let you live!"

"Geoffrey, is that thing a great threat?" Naugus asked the skunk as he transitioned back into his normal form.

"I have no experience with it sir, as I was guarding Max Acorn at the time of its first launch...but given it's Eggman we're talking about, it shouldn't be taken lightly." Geoffrey explained.

"Dammit! Them sentries were made to take on his Egg Fleet, not this...this giant god-knows-what!" Kor yelled in frustration.

"No offense Kor, but the armor of the Death Egg is too strong for any outside attack-" Sally began.

" 'Death Egg?' What is this Star Wars?" Kor asked.

"...As I said, outside attacks won't work. We know that from experience..." The chipmunk said as she recalled the last time that monster was unleashed. "That said, we need to find a way in and destroy it from there." She turned to Naugus. "And I think we can all agree to put aside our differences until Eggman is defeated?"

"While I agree that foolish doctor is a bigger threat, his technology has hardly been a match for my magic!" Naugus boasted. He then conjured his wind magic and began flying up to the Death Egg, laughing like a maniac.

"...Is he suicidal or somethin'?" Kor asked.

"No, he's just very, very creepy..." Sonic cringed.

"He has the right idea though. Everyone! To the airfield!" Sally ordered.

Once the heroes (with Geoffrey in tow) arrived at the airfield, Antoine and Tails prepared both the Tornado and Freedom Fighter Special for launch. The FFS (A/N: it's not 'for fucks sake' if that's what you're thinking) was a large, futuristic-looking aircraft used the transport the heroes over long distances. Antoine and Tails maintained it whilst Rotor gave it upgrades over the years. Aside from just being a transport aircraft, it is also capable of space travel and equipped with multiple weapon systems. As the aircraft were being prepped, Nicole had established a communication link between the two aircraft before uploading server into her PDA. Kor grabs his rocket launcher before meeting up with the others. It was decided that Sonic, Sally (with Nicole), Kor, and Tails would take the Tornado whilst everyone else loaded into the FFS. Once ready, the two crafts take off towards the fortress.

Meanwhile, Eggman, Snively, and Lien-Da were monitoring the increasing power for Operation: Clean Sweep. Snively then notices something approaching the Death Egg.

"Sir, we have incoming resistance."

"Not surprised. Does Sonic look worried?" Eggman asked gleefully. However, he surprised to see a certain crazed wizard. "Naugus! Didn't expect to find you here."

"I was merely in the process of claiming the kingdom I'm going to rule, and I won't let an oaf like yourself get in the way!" Naugus hissed.

"Well see about-" Eggman began.

"Sir! The Freedom Fighters are approaching!" Snively told him.

"Bah, no worries. All automated defenses fire! Do not shoot that hedgehog!" Eggman ordered.

"Wait, what? Why can't we shoot-" Snively began before Eggman hushed him.

"You wouldn't have been able to hit that pest anyway. Also, I have a surprise for him once he gets aboard. You may swat the other flies however." Eggman said offhandedly.

At that moment, Naugus attempts to cast his crystalline magic on the Death Egg, only to be shocked when it fails. "WHAT?! IMPOSSIBLE!"

"HAH HAHAHA! My glorious Death Egg has a power ring matrix encasing it. Even your pathetic magic has little use against it!" Eggman boasted of the P.A. system.

As the heroes approached, they were greeted by a hail of lasers, bullets, and missiles. Tails used the Tornado to expertly dodge the deadly barrage, though the constant mauvering was making two of his passengers sick. The FFS was able to avoid as well as tank some shots thanks to its armor.

"Got any way for us to get in?!" Kor asked, ducking as a missile flew feet above his head.

"I'm checking!" Tails yelled, getting a good look at the side of the fortress. He then spotted a half-assed patched hole in the wall. "That looks like the entrance you and Hornet made a month ago!"

"That'll work! Take us in Tails!" Sonic said.

The kit nods and blasts through the crude patch-work. Once close enough, Sally, Sonic and Kor jump off, landing a little harshly inside the doomsday weapon.

"Huh, looks like Eggy managed to clean the place up for us." Sonic smirked.

"Easy Sonic. He obviously has some traps laid out for us..." Sally warned.

"Uh, fellas? We're gonna need to find a new way out..." Kor said. They turned and saw small robots, called Egg-mites, sealing the hole with precision and welding it shut.

"Eh, no worries. Once we crash this place it'll be full of holes." Sonic said before speeding off, the others following.

"Got a history about this place Sal? Never saw anythin' like this before..." Kor said as he looked around, a tight grip on his launcher.

"The first Eggman, which we called Robotnik, had built this place as his final weapon to destroy us all. It took us by surprise at first, but we managed to crash that one, while also erasing the original Robotnik from existance. I should've expected Eggman would try the same thing, but I can't believe none of us saw it coming..." The princess explained.

"Well, that would explain the giant fuel stations we've been hearin' about..." Kor noted.

"Nicole, is there a way to get further access into this base?" Sally asked.

"I've been doing some scans the moment we've entered, and it appears there's an elevator right up ahead." The A.I. stated.

"Well that's convienient." Kor said.

As they approached, Sonic was already there. "Can you believe how many times I forgot there was an elevator in this place?"

"I dunno, maybe all the times you scouted the Eggdome?" Sally playfully mocked.

"Well well well, if it isn't a certain pest, 'fearless' leader', and bumbling engineer! I'm glad you 3 could make it aboard my humble abode, and I thank you for not losing your stubborness since the Iron Dominion you meddlesome hedgehog." Eggman's voice was heard via intercom.

"Where are you Eggman! I got a score to settle with ya!" Sonic yelled.

"Ah-Ah-Ah! You'll have to be patient Sonic! You'll get your chance, after you prove that you still got it!" The doctor laughed as the door opened.

They stepped out cautiously as the door closed behind them, finding themselves in another hallway.

"Eyes out guys. No telling what he has in store for us..." Sally muttered.

About 100 feet from them, another door opens, revealing a large, silver robot built in Sonic's image. Being 14 ft. tall, it was also had armored spines on his head and backside.

"What in the hell?..." Kor said.

"Oh no, not Silver Sonic!" Sally exclaimed.

"Oh yes! Time for some fun!" Sonic cheered.

"Sonic! That thing nearly killed you last time we battled it! And it looks like Eggman gave it some upgrades!" The princess pointed out.

"All the more reason for the incursion." Sonic said, curling into a ball before launching himself at blistering speeds towards the hulking robot.

Silver Sonic swats the attack away, but Sonic rebounds off the wall, crashing into the robot duplicate. The robot angrily goes after Sonic, coping his spindash and rams into him, knocking the hedgehog into the wall. Grunting, Sonic manages to free himself before performing a homing attack into the robot's chest, forcing it to crash into the wall.

"Boy, Eggman really likes to make Sonic dupes don't he? Makes you wonder if he's a fan..." Kor said as he and Sally watched.

" 'Fan' would be an understatement...but this is doing nothing but stalling for time!" Sally realized.

"Oh let him have his fun. Sonic's really putting on quite the show!" Eggman said again via intercom. "But I really should be thanking you Sally. After all, it wouldn't have been possible without you!" The doctor laughed.

"What are you talking about Eggman?!" Sally asked.

"If you had been more ruthless to end me while I was at my weakest, none of this would've happened! It is obvious you inherited such weakness from your father. After all, if he had taken down the original Robotnik all those years ago, you wouldn't be dealing with what you are facing today. Take Kor for example! He killed his old foe when he was hanging by a thread!" Eggman explained, laughing more afterwards.

Sally gritted her teeth. Every time they fought Eggman, he always perceived her was being weak. The main reason she was on the front lines more often was so she could prove how dead wrong she was. Some wished she wasn't due to her brilliant strategies and the fact she's a royal figurehead, but no one could change her mind on the subject.

"Hate to be sidin' with Eggface here Sal, but he does strike a point, and-" Kor was silenced by the glare she gave him.

"Sir! The weapon is fully charged, b-but are you sure this is a good idea? It's going to affect all of us..." Snively's voice was heard in the background.

"Oh grow up Snively. You won't feel a thing." Eggman said.

"Great, we're out of time...Sonic! We need to get moving!" Sally shouted.

"In a sec Sal! I'm not done with Tiny here!" Sonic shouted as he dodged another attack from Silver Sonic.

"Ugh...come on Kor. We need to get to where Eggman is before he can fire whatever weapon he has ready." Sally ordered.

"Right..." Kor nodded.

"Nicole, can you track where Eggman's voice was coming from?" Sally asked.

"Still scanning Sally. Give me a second..." Nicole said.

"Did you think I would forget about you two?" Eggman said as a wall-mounted sentry revealed itself from the wall.

In her shock, Sally froze. Luckily, Kor pushed her out of the way as it fired. Taking a few bullets, Kor fired two rockets at the sentry before it ceased to function.

"Ugh...dammit that still hurts..." Kor groaned

"Kor! Are you alright?!" Both Sally and Nicole asked. The engineer took a bullet to his shoulder, tail, and his right side. Luckily they all passed right through him.

"I'll be fine...ain't the first time I've been shot..." The fox said, slouching in pain.

"But...you're bleeding!" Sally pointed out.

"Ah said I'm fine Sal!" The fox glared at her, but then he looked behind her. "Ugh, Sal? I know I ain't dyin', but you see that white light comin' towards us?"

Sally looked behind them and noticed a wall of light approaching them fast. "What is...ah!" She said as she and Kor were blinded and engulfed by the light.

Sonic was still fighting Silver Sonic when he noticed it as well. He covers his eyes as he is blinded as well. But this wasn't limited to the Death Egg. The sphere of light spread all around Mobius, and even extended into space. Was it truly the end? Had Eggman finally won? No one was sure, but it couldn't have been a good thing.

-One reality inducing time frame later-

As the light died down, nothing appeared to have happened, though for some reason everyone had a headache. Sonic ran up to them a second later. "You both ok? I heard-" He looks at Kor. "Woah, you really ate a few there Kor."

"Whatever. Can we go now?"

They suddenly hear metallic footsteps behind them. All three look to see a bruised and sparking Silver Sonic rampaging towards them.

"One trip to Egghead, coming up!" Sonic said as he grabbed the two before jetting down the hall.

Kor fired the last two rockets in his clip at the robot, both of which hit its damaged left arm and blew it to pieces. They stop at another elevator where Nicole begins to hack the platform. While doing so, Kor blinks his eyes to metallic view and notices something odd.

"There's a lot of power going into the floor below us."

"Hmm...can you figure out what it is Nicole?" Sally asked.

"This system is very secured Sally. I'd need more time to hack it."

"Alright. Just allow access for the elevator and we'll check it out." The princess stated.

"...You guys gettin' conflicting memories?" Kor asked.

"Yeah...last I remember being in the Oil Ocean Zone..." Sally said.

"I was here in the Death Egg so..." Sonic said.

"Really? For some odd reason I remember being in the Dragon Kingdom." The fox told them.

Once the A.I. managed to crack it, the elevator opened and the trio made their way down. Upon the doors opening, they found it was the main deck. They also find something else: a large roboticizer and Eggman in his Egg Mobile.

"Eggman!" All three of them shout.

"Congradulations on making it this far, but I'm afraid our little game must come to an end. What you see before you is the World Roboticizer!" Eggman boasted.

"Robot-sizer?" Kor asked.

"No Kor, roboticizer. It forcibly turns anything organic into a mindless robot." Sally explained.

Sonic couldn't help but laugh. "A roboticizer? Come on Egghead, you know the Bem made that process impossible."

"Ok can someone explain what the hell y'all talkin' about?..." Kor asked.

"Gladly." Said the doctor. "Some time ago myself, Snively, that hedgehog and his sidekick were transported to a spaceship where an alien race known as the Bem resided. Being scientists, they decided to test the performance of Robians against purely organic beings. Sonic and Tails were turned into robians while I myself and Snively had been turned to flesh!" He growled at that instant. "Naturally, the hedgehog won, but the Bem decided to try to turn everyone on Mobius into Robians. It was like my dream was going to come true! But then one of them thought against it and turned all robians back to their original selves, AND made everyone immune to roboticization!"

"Really stuck it to your plans huh doc?" Sonic smirked.

"Precisely. Cyberization was only a temporary solution, until I found a way to counter the Bem's effects." Eggman smirked. "As you can may have experienced reoccuring memories, that was indeed my doing. As you can see, I had tried to reset reality to make the world in my image, until that hedgehog got in the way again..." The doctor growled. "Anyway, that was only the first part of my plan! With reality reset, the resistance to roboticization no longer apply!"

Sally paled. "So...you, mean..."

"That's right! Everyone is susceptable to it now. And for added measure, you know what happens when a robot is exposed to the roboticization process. But what happens to a city completely made of technology?" Eggman said, before showing them a simulation.

In it, it was the city of Station Square, the ever famous overlander settlement. When the wave of the roboticizer passed the city, everything began to malfunction and explode. This went on until the entire city was in ruin. The heroes were shocked after seeing this. "And lets not forget your precious New Mobotropolis!"

"It won't just be cities you'll destroy, but you'll wipe out the entire Dark Legion!" Sally told him.

"It doesn't matter to me if they survive or not. But let's not forget three of your friends also have cybernetics, or are fully robotic, so I'm certain they won't survive the process." Eggman chuckled. "Oh well. It's been fun, but once this machine is fired up, it's all over for you!" He gave his trademark laugh.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Sonic shouted and launched himself at the doctor. However, just as he was feet from the mad genious, he was tackled by his ever famous doppleganger: Metal Sonic.

"Oh great, you again..." Sonic bemoaned. To make matters worse, the heavily damaged Silver Sonic crashes through the ceiling. "I just can't get a break today!"

"Oh ho ho ho. I thought you liked things the hard way." Eggman teased.

"Don't worry Sonic, I got an answer to yer problems." Kor said as he brought up his rocket launcher and started firing at the larger mech. This distracted it from Sonic, but now he had to avoid getting crushed.

Sally watched the boys battling. As much as she liked being in the thick of the action, she had to admit the others had the capabilities to deal with those threats. Also, she needed to find a way to stop Eggman's roboticizer before it activated. Looking quickly, she found a loose hatch which lead underneath the floor.

"Such a wonderful thing how you pests are giving me entertainment before your demise." Eggman gloated. He then noticed the princess was not around. "Great, another rat is on the loose..." He presses a few buttons on his Egg Mobile, bringing out a small array of weapons. "Now, let's see what rock the princess managed to crawl under."

Unfortunately for him, he didn't get far as Sonic smashed through the doctor's vehicle, having slipped from Metal for the moment. "You won't be doing anything doc. Now just sit tight while Sal find a way to crash this hunk-a-junk!" The hedgehog smirked before launching himself at Metal again. The two performed constant homing attacks at each other, neither side backing down.

Kor fired several rockets, which seemed to be working but the damn robot kept advancing on him. "Maybe I should've let Sonic handle this..." He muttered to himself. He then noticed he had accidentally backed into a corner. Weighing his options, the engineer could try to slip under the robot, but it would be too quick and likely stomp him. However, there was one other option. "Ok, how'd Solly do it?..." Pointing at his feet, Kor jumped and fired a rocket at the ground. The explosion propelled him up into the air, though his feet and legs stung like hell the whole time. "AAAH! THIS WAS A BAD IDEA!" He landed sloppily a few meters away.

Under the floor, Sally could still the battile raging above. Getting into the wiring below the machine, she plugged Nicole in. "Nicole, think you can shut down the roboticizer?"

"It's possible, but I would need hours to patch myself into the network..." The A.I. stated.

"Time we don't have..." Sally muttered. "Well you have to try something! Eggman is on the verge of victory!"

After a minute of silence, Nicole spoke again. "Right now, the only thing I can do is invert the beam to this exact point, but-"

"Do it." Sally ordered.

"B-But Sally! You'll-"

"I know what will happen to me Nicole. I wish there was some other way but we have no other choice right now. If it means becoming a robot to save everyone else, I'm willing to make that sacrifice...I want you to upload yourself to Freedom HQ's mainframe after you make the change, your PDA will be destroyed in the process..." The princess said solemnly.

Momemts of silence passed. "...Yes Sally..." Nicole stated.

After a minute of hearing nothing but the sounds of explosions above, Nicole had finished making her changes. She then uploaded herself to Freedom HQ, but not before leaving one last message on her PDA. "I have finished reconfiguring the World Roboticizer and uploaded myself to the HQ. I will miss you greatly Sally...do you wish to continue? Yes or no."

"I will miss you, and everyone else Nicole. And goodbye..." Sally said as she pressed 'yes'.

Up above, Sonic and Kor were gaining the advantage on their adversaries. The constant damage from both Sonic and Kor was making it hard for Silver Sonic to continue functioning and Metal Sonic was now being tossed around. Eggman realized they were getting ever so closer to stopping his plan once again, so he had to act fast.

"Quick Snively! Fire the World Roboticizer!" He ordered.

"Yes sir." Came a meek reply.

Sonic and Kor watched in horror as the machine fired up, a white glow building inside of it. As the effects of the roboticizer began to spread, both sonic doubles malfunctioned before exploding. The same thing happened to Nicole's PDA below.

"HAAAAH HAHAHA! FINALLY! VICTORY IS MINE! MINE!" Eggman cheered.

However, his victory was cut short as the roboticizer suddenly began to crackle with electricity and started to malfunction. Everyone shielded their eyes as the light became too instense, before a large explosion enveloped the whole room. The explosion shook the entire fortress, blowing out several corridors and setting some others in flames. Outside, everyone could see bursts of flame puncture the sides of the Death Egg.

Back in the chamber with the World Roboticizer, Eggman pushed some debris off of him. His clothes were tattered and torn, and a good chunk of his moustache had been burned off. The doctor looked around and noticed the roboticizer was completely destroyed.

"Oh please tell me they didn't make it either..." Eggman groaned.

Unfortunately for him, he saw Sonic kick a large piece of metal off of him and Kor steadily pushed some concrete of himself. Both of them had gotten a bit bruised from the blast, but were otherwise alright.

"Of course they did..." Eggman muttered to himself.

"Looks like we win again Egghead." Sonic smirked.

"Grr! Stay back you!" Eggman said, picking up a random busted pipe. However, Sonic just simply launched himself into the man's gut, toppling him.

"Just admit it Eggy, we got you on the ropes now. Once Sal gets back up here, we're gonna destroy this place, then deal with our issues at home." The hedgehog taunted.

"Try to tone it down a little pardner. Don't want him to lose his mind again..." Kor chuckled. "Though in all honesty, I ought to slay you were you sit."

Before the two could continue any further, a brown metal hand punched its way out of the rubble. Thinking it was just another robot, Sonic and Kor readied themselves, but they weren't prepared for what they saw. To the heroes horror, especially Sonic, and to Eggman's delight, the robot in question was a roboticized Sally.

"Intruders spotted. Engaging." The princess said in a monotonous tone.

Sonic just stood on the spot in horror. He couldn't believe the one person he loved was now a pawn for Eggman. Kor on the other hand, was furious. Quickly, he turned towards Eggman.

"You sneaky son of a bitch!" He said as he fired a rocket at him.

Mecha Sally moved quicker than anyone expected and grabbed the doctor before it struck him. She then moved quickly towards Kor, punching him in the gut which made him drop his weapon. The engineer then turned his robotic hand into a laser in an attempt to shoot her in the face, but Mecha Sally simply grabbed it with her other hand and crushed it to the point it'd be useless. Afterwards she punched his right arm so hard the bone broke in two. Kor screamed in pain, but his cries were cut short as Mecha Sally grabbed him by the throat. Sonic quickly shook himself back to reality and went to help.

"Sal let him go! This isn't you! Come on, you gotta be in there somewhere!" The hedgehog said desperately. He really did not want to have to fight her, but the only response he got was a cold, dead stare. Before he could move, she also grabbed him by his throat.

"Nice...job standin'...there..." Kor coughed out.

Eggman chuckled. "It's useless to try to reach out to her hedgehog. Once...someone is roboticized, my rule is absolute!" He laughed, even though he was still in pain. Gently easing himself off the ground, he walked towards a hallway. "Come along now. It's time to take out the trash."

Mecha Sally complied and followed, the two heroes still struggling in her iron grip. Along the way, Snively managed to get the comm. system working again.

"Sir! We have sustained massive energy leaks and the roboticizer is gone! However, the other major systems is still operational and we haven't lost any altitude."

"I'm well aware of what happened to the roboticizer Snively! I don't need you reminding me!" Eggman barked. He then turned towards the trio. "While it would be more sensible to simply have her walk all 3 of you into an incinerator, I want to enjoy this as much as I can." He chuckled.

"Yer sick...ya scumbag..." Kor retorted.

"Why thank you. All the more reason for me to toss you out with yesterday's trash!" Eggman said.

Once they reached the disposable chamber, it opens up, getting rid of any of the debris the Egg Mites collected, along with some of the poor robots being cast out as well. Eggman tells Sally to drop them, to which Sonic tries to get through to her one last time, but to no avail. Sally lets them go and watches as the two heroes fall to their deaths.

"Oh ho ho ho! Nicely done Mecha Sally." Eggman said.

"Your word is law." Sally replied, making Eggman smile brightly.

"Alright Snively, regardless of what happened, launch another assault on New Mobotropolis!"

"B-But sir! We don't have-" Snively was cut off by his uncle.

"I don't care what we don't have, all that matters is that I still have a chaos emerald! And I'm certain we still have enough power to destroy that wretched city!" Eggman retorted.

"B-But Uncle Julian! We don't have the emerald anymore!"

"Don't have-WHAT?!"

"I'm not sure what happened, but it disappeared! When the roboticizer got destroyed, several systems were damaged and we're getting low on power!" Snively explained.

Eggman couldn't believe his luck. Just when he finally had the upper hand, something had to go wrong. "Of all the...just when I thought I had that chaos theory in my favor! Launch Projects Titan and Deadly Cuddles!" He ordered. "Come with me Mecha Sally. I need to think of a new name for you..."

-Outside-

"Seriously Sonic! Why in Sam Hill did you think she'd be that easy to break?! She's a goddamn robot now!" Kor yelled as they continued to fall.

"I managed to do the same with Uncle Chuck some time ago! And get mad at me all you want, I know she's still in there somewhere!" Sonic retorted.

"Yeah well thanks to you not acting fast enough, both of us are gonna die!" Kor fired back.

Just a few seconds later, Tails caught them both with the Tornado. Sonic landed on the wing whilst Kor fell headfirst into the passenger seat.

"Oww..." The engineer muttered.

"You guys ok?!" Tails asked before taking a head count. "Where's Sally?!"

"We didn't have a chance to save her! Take us back in Tails!" Sonic ordered.

"Wait, what happened to her?!"

"She's...she's a robot Tails..." Kor groaned, nursing his broken arm.

"A robot?! B-But that's impossible! The Bem made everyone immune to roboticization!"

"It's a long story buddy..." Sonic said as the 3 moved closer to the Death Egg. "Speaking of which, where's Naugus? That good for nothing creep is supposed to be helping us!"

Suddenly, a large, red metallic object launched from the Death Egg. Tails managed to narrowly avoid it before looking back to where it was heading. The red ball smashes into the outer wall (and consequently a sentry battery) as well as part of the coliseum. After impact, it begins to change shape into a large, 40 ft. version of Metal Sonic. For your consideration, Titan Metal Sonic.

"Mon Dieu..." Antonie said. He had been piloting the Freedom Fighter Special the entire time. "How are we zupposed to stop zat?!"

"Just keep piloting hon, I'll figure somethin' out." Bunnie said before heading towards the back of the aircraft.

"Wait, what are you going to do?" Amy asked.

"Find some way to stop that hunk-a-junk!" The cyborg said as she activated the boosters in her feet.

On the ground, Naugus wakes up, stunned from the effects of the Genesis wave.

"Ugh, what kind of witchcraft was that light?..." The wizard asked himself. He quickly rights himself as he notices Titan Metal Sonic beginning to rampage through the city. "No! He will not destroy my kingdom before I can claim it!" Naugus then casts wind magic before flying towards the robot.

As Titan Metal Sonic crashes through the other side of the coliseum, citizens are thrown into a panic and disperse all over the place. The Royal Military helps evacuate the citizens whilst as the same time, the Tarantulas head to deal with the robot. All of them were taken aback by its massive size, one even letting its jaw fall open in shock. Nonetheless, they repress any signs of fear to attempt to destroy the hulking machine. Although their lasers are capable of piercing strong armor, they were unsure if it'd work against the Metal Sonic.

The five robots spread out in order to launch their attacks from multiple directions before opening fire. Although they got the titan's attention, it wasn't having much affect on it. Their attacks either caused small burnt marks or small holes didn't appear to hurt it. Bunnie and Naugus join in, shooting fire and laser blasts respectively at the robot's face. The combined attacks stop the giant mech from advancing any further, despite dealing little damage. Titan Metal Sonic swats the wizard away and tries to do the same Bunnie, but she avoids the attack.

Naugus shakes his head in frustration as he gets back up. "Grr! Silence, all of you! I can handle it! I will show you!..." His magic staff glows brightly. "I'LL SHOW THEM ALL!"

The wizard casts a massive blast of magic at the titan. Unfortunately, Bunnie doesn't see the blast coming until it was too late. She only had time to shield her face before her and the giant mech are encased in crystalline.

-Back on the Death Egg-

Eggman reaches the command center. He looks around, seeing Lien-Da shouting orders to other Legionnaires and Snively walks up to him holding a clipboard.

"Sir! We've suddenly lost contact with Titan Metal Sonic. Some of the hydraulic systems took damage but they can be repaired, and-" He pauses when he notices the robot standing next to his uncle. "S-S-Sally?! Then that means, the roboticizer worked! And on the princess no less!"

However, Eggman just ignores him. "Put the engines into reverse power, and divert all power into the Egg Annihilator Beam! We're going to blow that city to smithereens!" The doctor shouted at the legionnaires.

"B-But sir! The Death Egg isn't in optimal condition! We're barely keeping this place flying!" Snively protested.

"Mecha Sally?..." Eggman asked in annoyance.

Sally grabbed the short overlander by his collar. "Do as the doctor commands!" Snively shakily complies.

-With the heroes-

Everyone begins to notice the underside of the Death Egg glowing. It then begins to rotate in position to the point the bottom is pointed at the city.

"Oh great, what now?" Sonic asked.

"Not to stop yer quest pardner, but big glowin' light means somethin' big is about to fire!" Kor shouted.

No sooner than the engineer finished, a massive beam of energy shoots from the bottom of the fortress. Both aircraft manage to avoid getting destroyed, but the blast damages the wings of both planes. To the heroes shock, they see it heading directly for New Mobotropolis. There is nothing they can do to stop it, but someone has an idea.

"Go crystal golem!" Naugus commanded.

Titan Metal Sonic, under the influence of the wizard, moves to block the blast. Upon intercepting it, the robot is shattered into pieces along with parts of the outer wall and more of the coliseum being damaged. As debris of the robot begin to rain down from where it was destroyed, Cream suddenly notices Bunnie lying unconscious on the ground. Against he mother's protest, the young rabbit quickly takes off and grabs the cyborg before she's crushed.

As she sets her down, Vanilla rushes to them. "Cream! Are you alright?!"

"I'm fine mother, but I don't think Ms. Rabbot is..."

Apparently most of Bunnie's body is encased in crystalline. Vanilla checks her pulse. "Oh thank heavens, she's still with us! Big? Can you be a dear and find Dr. Quack?" Big nods before running off.

Cream notices Bunnie's hat is missing and runs off to find it. She manages to find it among the debris (it was also crystalized), but that isn't the only thing she finds. Resting on a piece of rubble was a fox doll with a red gem attached to an antenna coming from its head. Cream grabs it as well, hoping the owner would want it back.

Outside the city, Tails is airlifting Sonic, who in turn is carrying Kor. The Tornado had been so badly damaged they had to bail. They soon come across the downed FFS, worried about the safety of the others. However, they didn't have to worry for long as they saw Amy hammer the ship's hatch open.

"You guys ok?" Sonic asked as Tails set them down.

"Yeah...Antoine did a good job landing that thing...what about you?" Amy asked, leaning on her hammer in exhaustion.

While Tails was helping Geoffrey and Antoine out, the pink hedgehog looks over Kor, who was lying on the ground. "What happened to you?!"

"Got shot and mah arm is broken..." The engineer groaned.

"Kor will be fine once we get him to Dr. Quack, I'm going back to the Death Egg!" Sonic announced.

"What?! Sonic, you can't be serious!" Amy shouted.

"Sonic, we barely survived this battle! What could be so important that you want to-" Geoffrey stopped himself as he noticed someone was missing. "Where's Sally?"

Sonic sighed. "She managed to destroy Eggman's greatest weapon, but now..." He paused, "now Eggman has her...but even without our planes, I'm going to find a way back up there and save her." The hedgehog stated before walking off.

However, Amy grabbed his arm before he could get far. "Sonic wait! You and everyone else took a beating from being up there! It'd be stupid to go back right away, and on your own!"

"I agree with her on that. Also, the city's been damaged and-" Geoffrey chimed in but Antoine cut him off.

"After all you've done, you aren't in any position to be helping us!" The coyote said angrily.

"Come on guys, I've taken a lot worse before. I still got some fight left!" The hedgehog protested.

"Sonic...you ain't goin' no where..." Kor said as he stood up. "We've taken our lumps with Eggman and bit off a lot more than we could chew...we're all tired, our home's been damaged and in need of repair, I know the damn people are probably pissin' themselves over this, and hell, I can see the fatigue on you already."

"Kor, I'm not that tired..." Sonic retorted.

"Says you!" The engineer said as he walked towards the hedgehog. "If there's one thing I've learned from fightin' with y'all is that yer as stubborn as a mule, which is good but it's also annoyin' at times! Even if ya weren't tired, how the hell would you get back up there?! Sprout wings?! I was up there with you and we both saw all the shit Eggman's got in that toy box of his!" The fox said angrily before composing himself. "Look...one important lesson in fighting is that you gotta learn when to draw the line and retreat...if you go back up there now in yer current state you'll get yerself killed...there ain't nothin' more we can do now, and from the looks of it Eggman don't got anythin' left either."Everyone looked up and saw the Death Egg retreating from the city. "So we're gonna take a moment to heal and repair, and that's an order mind you..." Kor finished.

Sonic wanted to argue but after all that everyone's said, he couldn't. He wouldn't admit but it was true that he wasn't in peak condition. He just wanted to get Sally back so badly that he hadn't listened to reason. Even if he did get up there, chances are Sally would more or less capture him than listen. The blue blur sighed in defeat. "You're right...let's go check the damage." He said, staring angrily at the retreating Death Egg.

A/N: Welp, that's the end of that. Most of you are probably familiar with Sally becoming Mecha Sally, so that's nothing new if you've read that issue. For those who haven't, well you get the idea of how she turned.

On that note, I kept debating on who should become the robot: Sally or Kor. At first, I was thinking Kor because it would've been interesting to have Eggman turn him into a real killer robot that the Freedom Fighters would have a hard time dealing with, plus Nicole would be shocked beyond belief knowing her boo was turned evil. In the end though, I decided to follow the classic route and let Sally do it because there were some qualities of Kor that had not been used yet.

Also, the whole reality inducing thing that happened during the Genesis wave is actually going to be another story I have planned later, given through Kor's perspective. So for next chapter, what will happen to the heroes as they clean their wounds? Some of you may already know, but I won't spoil anything.