Chapter 3: A Rotten Egg in the Mushroom Kingdom

Morning had arrived and everything was still a mess. Wario was checking out everything in Sonic's room when he thought Sonic wasn't there. Eventually, Wario found a shiny safe under Sonic's bed.

Wario- What do we have here? Must be something valuable if that hedgehog locked it in a safe. Let's see if I can crack you open.

Wario pulled out a stethoscope and listened to the tumbler of the safe. When he got the combination, he found seven colorful gems inside.

Wario- Oh my! Such beautiful gems and they must be worth a lot!

Sonic- Hey, Wario! What the hell do you think you're doing?!

Wario quickly turned around and was shocked to see Sonic in the doorway.

Sonic- You should be going through other's belongings. It's rude you know.

Sonic closed the safe and put it back under his bed.

Wario- Come on! Can I have just one? You have seven in there!

Sonic- Those aren't ordinary gems. They are the Chaos Emeralds and they contain more power than you can possibly imagine. And they hold a great deal of importance to my world. Now, don't try anything like that again or I'll kick you out of my house!

Later on in the day, Sonic was on the couch watching a news channel from the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario, Tails, and Toad walked in and saw the Mushroom Kingdom news on the TV.

Toad- Hey! That's our news station.

Sonic- Sure is.

Tails- But why are you watching the Mushroom Kingdom news?

Sonic- That letter from Princess Peach said a silver colored hedgehog was spotted near Toad Town and I want to know if it's Silver or not. I'm sure he's lost in this mix up too. To be honest, I'm surprised I can pick up channels from Mario's world on my TV.

Then they heard a knock on the door and Mario went to answer it. When Mario opened the door, he saw the Lakitu from before.

Lakitu- Lakitu mail service. Special delivery for Mario from Princess Peach…again.

Mario- You mail Lakitu's must work 24/7.

Mario opened the letter and read it.

Princess Peach- Dear Mario. I'm glad you are alright, this world merging is very unexpected. I can't believe it myself. But I was mostly surprised that Sonic the Hedgehog is back. We worked so hard to return him to his world only for him to end up back here. Hopefully, with Sonic's help, you can solve this mystery. Signed Princess Peach.

Sonic- Mario, I think you might want to see this!

Mario turned to the TV and what he saw horrified him. Toad Town was being attacked by an army of Dr. Eggman's robots.

Mario- This is just as bad as Bowser attacking the Mushroom Kingdom! I better get to Toad Town now!

Toad- Mario, how are you going to get there? We don't know where Toad Town is.

Then Sonic saw the Lakitu and got an idea.

Sonic- If the mail man delivered a letter from Princess Peach, he might be able to lead us to Toad Town.

Tails- Good idea, Sonic. Do you know the way?

Lakitu- Yes, I just came from there, but it's quite a distance on foot.

Sonic- Then how about we follow you to Toad Town using the Tornado?

Mario- You mean you want to come too, Sonic?

Sonic- Eggman's usually my problem to deal with. Besides, I can't just set by and let those Toads get hurt. But one more thing, I think we should take Wario with us. Earlier today, I caught him going through my stash of Chaos Emeralds and I don't want to risk him taking them.

Toad- I'll stay here and tell the others where you went if they ask.

(Toad Town)

The Lakitu lead Mario, Sonic, Tails, and Wario to Toad Town as Tails flew the Tornado. As soon as they landed, Toad Town was already starting to catch fire.

Sonic- Geeze! Eggman is really getting to work here.

Mario- Then we better too.

Wario- I can't believe you dragged me here!

Tails- You did promise to help us out for me fixing you bike or did you forget?

Wario just grunted a little. Then they rushed into Toad Town to stop this attack on Toad Town. A bunch of Toads were running for their lives as some of Eggman's robots were chasing them. Suddenly, a blue blur swept passed them and all of the robots got smashed to pieces. Then the Toads saw Mario.

Group of Toads- Mario! Thank goodness!

Then Sonic dashed right up next to Mario rubbing his nose.

Mario- Actually that was my friend, Sonic the Hedgehog.

Mario, Sonic, Tails, and Wario rushed around Toad Town, smashing all of Eggman's robots they could find. Eventually, when they got to the center of Toad Town, this giant robot piloted by Dr. Eggman flew in and landed right in front of them.

Eggman- Sonic, I figured you'd eventually come. And Mario, so nice to see you again.

Wario- Who is this joker?

Sonic- That's Dr. Eggman. He's basically my world's version of Bowser.

Mario- Hold on a minute! When we fought on Angel Island, you said you wanted to destroy the portal and not invade the Mushroom Kingdom!

Eggman- Well…that was because our worlds were still separate and I was trying to prevent Sonic from returning. But now that our worlds have become one, I decided to change my mind. Besides, rumor says that princess is hot! (Growl)

Sonic- Ok Eggman, that was really disturbing. Even for a shithead like you. Also, she's wayyyyy too young for you.

Eggman- Oh…what do you know?!

The robot turned its right arm into a gun and began firing bullets at Mario, Sonic, Tails, and Wario. Luckily, they dodged. Mario looked at the robot's chest and saw a big glowing green spot and got an idea. Mario pulled out a fire flower turned into Fire Mario.

Eggman- You're gonna have to come up with better tricks. I've seen you use that fire trick so many times. For a well renowned hero, you sure are a one trick pony.

Fire Mario- If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Eggman fired a few bullets at Fire Mario, but Fire Mario dodged them all and jumped on the robot's chest.

Eggman- Hey! What do you think you're doing?

Then Fire Mario created a fully charged fireball and pressed it against the glowing green spot. Eggman tried to shake Fire Mario off, but to no avail.

Eggman- Ok. If I can't shake you off, I'll blow you off. Target's locked onto you, plumber. Fire!

Then these missiles fired out of the robot's back and they began to turn around and headed towards Fire Mario. Then Sonic rushed to Fire Mario, grabbed a hold of him, and dashed away before the missiles could reach Fire Mario.

Eggman- Uh-oh…

Instead of hitting Fire Mario, those missiles hit the robot Eggman was piloting instead. When the smoke cleared, the robot was in pieces and Eggman was lying on the ground.

Sonic- That was a close one, Mario!

Fire Mario- At least we saved the Mushroom Kingdom from Eggman.

Then Eggman pulled out a laser gun while still lying on the ground and aimed it at Mario and Sonic.

Eggman- I'm not finished yet.

Before Eggman could fire, the laser gun got a glowing aura surrounding it as it flew into the air and away from Eggman's grip. Eggman looked behind him and saw Silver using his psychic powers.

Silver- I don't think so, Doctor Eggman.

Sonic- Silver! There you are. What are you doing in the Mushroom Kingdom?

Silver- Would you believe I got lost when this world merge happened. Then I somehow ended up here while trying to find my way home.

As Eggman got back up, he saw that Mario, Sonic, Tails, Wario, and Silver had surrounded him.

Eggman- Ha! You might've beaten me now, but a brilliant genius such as myself always has an escape plan!

Eggman pulled a cord from under his shirt and a jetpack came out of the back of Eggman's shirt. However, the jetpack was put on upside-down.

Eggman- This is going to end really, really badly, isn't it…

Then the jetpack took off and Eggman began flying everywhere like a garden hose turned on with no one holding on to it. Eventually, Eggman crashed into the mountains in the distance of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Wario- Wah hahaha! What an idiot that guy was!

Sonic- I know Eggman is supposed to have an IQ of 300, but now I'm beginning to think he cheated on that IQ test.

Tails- Especially with how dumb Orbot and Cubot are.

Sonic- True to that, Tails.

Mario- We should probably check on Princess Peach and make sure she's ok.

(At Princess Peach's castle)

Mario, Sonic, Tails, Wario, and Silver had entered the foyer of the castle where they were greeted by Toadsworth.

Toadsworth- Master Mario, thank goodness you were here to rid us of that horrible fat mustached man with robots. But what is this? Master Sonic? I thought you returned to your world?

Sonic- Apparently I'm back and so is everyone else from Mobius.

Toadsworth- I'm a bit confused here.

Then the doors from the upstairs opened and Princess Peach entered the foyer.

Princess Peach- That's because our world and Sonic's world have somehow merged into one. Mario explained in this letter I got from him.

Toadsworth- I guess that would explain a lot. Oh, I recognize Master Wario is with you, but I'm not familiar with the fox or that silver colored hedgehog.

Sonic- This is my best friend, Tails. And this is Silver the hedgehog, another friend of mine.

Silver- Pleasure to meet you both.

Tails just stared at Princess Peach as he blushed a little.

Tails- Wow. She really is pretty.

Sonic- Behave yourself, Tails.

Mario- And that lunatic that attacked the Mushroom Kingdom was a crazed scientist named Doctor Eggman who also was from Mobius.

Princess Peach- It's already troubling enough with just Bowser annoying me. I know this might be sudden, but do you know of where me and my citizens can hide out for a bit?

Mario- The only place I can think of is Sonic's house.

Sonic- Mario! My house can't house all of Toad Town! It's jam packed as it is with all of us plus Luigi, Yoshi, Toad, Knuckles, Amy, and Shadow!

Suddenly, Professor E. Gadd rushed into the foyer and crashed into Tails and they both fell to the ground.

Professor E. Gadd- Oh! Pardon me, madam.

Sonic, Silver, and Wario almost chuckled a bit at Professor E. Gadd's comment.

Sonic- Wait a minute! I know you. You're that scientist that works in that laboratory in that haunted mansion.

Tails and Professor E. Gadd were getting back up.

Tails- Hope he's not a nutty evil scientist like Eggman.

Sonic- Nutty, maybe. Evil, no. He actually works for Princess Peach. This guy is the one who found that portal leading back to Mobius when Mario and I switched places.

Mario- So what brings you here, professor?

Professor E Gadd- Well, I saw you and your friend fighting that guy with the robots on the news so I rushed over to see if I could help. I would've been here sooner, but I got lost in this place called Station Square, which I believe is part of Mobius, because I don't recognize it.

Sonic- I think Professor E. Gadd solved our problem. There's a hotel in Station Square, big enough book a room for Princess Peach and the Toads of the Mushroom Kingdom. They can hide out there in case Eggman tried to attack again or if Bowser wants to try anything while we try and fix this world merge mess.

Mario- Good idea, Sonic. But I think we should bring Princess Peach to your house. I prefer to keep my eyes on her during a crisis like this.

Sonic- Fine, but seriously, Mario! I don't know how many more houseguests my house can hold!

(Back at Sonic's house)

Mario, Sonic, Tails, Wario, Silver, Princess Peach, and Professor E. Gadd had arrived after checking in all the Toads into the Station Square hotel. Waiting for them were Knuckles, Amy, and Toad. As soon as they saw them, Amy ran up to them.

Amy- Sonic, you're back!

Sonic- What a day. Kicking that egghead out of the Mushroom Kingdom and then using the Tornado to transport the entire population of Toad Town to Station Square. Maybe I should've brought Shadow so he could've used his Chaos Control to teleport those Toads to Station Square. Speaking of Shadow, where is he?

Mario- I don't see Luigi or Yoshi here either.

Amy- Oh! About that, Rouge the Bat came by while you were gone. She said E-123 Omega sent a distress signal and she asked Shadow to help her find Omega.

Toad- Then Luigi and Yoshi volunteered to assist them and they left with Shadow and Rouge.

Knuckles- One more thing, Sonic. Shadow told me to let you know he took the Chaos Emeralds with him.

Sonic- What?!

Knuckles- He said he'd give them back. He just asked me to tell you when you got back that he borrowed them.

Sonic put his hand to his face.

Sonic- Great.