Last time on Sonic the Hedgehog, Tekno and Nicole succeed on their mission to convert the reactor into a remote bomb, however, in cyberspace, Nicole met with Sage once again, leading to a very strange conversation. Afterwards, Sally and her team went to confront Ray directly, where the corrupt squirrel summons a massive robot called Project TITAN. As the squad of heroes were losing hope, a savior coming from their own mission arrives just in time to save the day. With Sonic's arrival, the fight turns in the heroes' favor…


Sonic, Amy, and Julie glare at the massive robot, the blue hedgehog adjusting his gloves as he smiles a very cocky smile.

Sally: "Sonic! How did you get here so fast? And… How did you find us?"

Sonic: "Well… We were on our way to Angel Island after clearing things up at Meropis. Tails picked up an S.O.S. signal and we decided to detour here."

Julie: "That's… the short version, yeah."

Lam: "Didn't think you'd pick up too, Sonic you ol' bloke!"

Amy: "So what's the situation?"

As the group spoke, the robot mech starts to stand back up after being knocked down, the pilot inside looking pretty angry.

Sally: "To put it in short, Mighty's friend is corrupted and controlling that massive mech."

Mighty: "Something about a corrupt Chaos Gem chunk is involved so…"

Julie: "Hmm… We'll have to figure it out later. Orders!?"

Rosie: "The generator on his back is the weak point… Destroy that and the mech should crumble!"

Sonic: "Got it. Julie? Amy?"

Amy: "Let's do it to it!"

Ray: "Miserable pests! You won't interfere with my master's judgment!"

Titan throws a clawed fist at the group, but misses as they fan out. Sonic rushes up the arm, standing on the nose of the mech.

Sonic: "Yo. You must be the pilot. Got to say… You're nothing like the Death Egg Robot. I give this one a… 4 out of 10?"

Ray: "Stop mocking me!"

Ray tries to throw Sonic off, but the hedgehog just jumps off, with Tekno catching him. Amy and Mighty bounce up the chest of the mech before slamming their hardest hits on Titan's chin, knocking it off balance. Lam charges and slams herself into the chest of the robot, knocking it off its feet. Sonic is tossed at the mech, cutting through the arm as he becomes a buzz saw.

Lam: "That disarmed him!"

Ray: "Rrrgh! I'm not through yet!"

Titan stands back up as he then fires off a bunch of missiles, spraying them all over the arena. Sonic dodges them with ease, but everyone else struggles to avoid the barrage. As the barrage ends, Lam sees the mech charge up its chest laser once again. She stands up and rushes at the mech, with Mighty joining her.

Lam: "I'm not one to break a promise, lad!"

Mighty: "Then let's knock some sense into him!"

The duo jump at the charging laser and slam into the robot's chest, completely breaking the cannon inside. Unfortunately, they get hit by the release of energy causing them severe damage. Rosie and Sally check on them as Sonic rushes to the front.

Sally: "They're alive, but… They won't be fighting any time soon…"

Sonic: "Leave the rest to our main girl then."

Sonic points to Julie, who is sneaking around the robot, using her grapple hook to get to a better position as she charges her gun.

Ray: "You'll pay for that… You're all a sitting duck now!"

Sonic: "Eh. You say that… But I think you'll be the one 'quacking' under pressure."

Ray: "Huh?"

Julie points her gun, a smirk on her face.

Julie: "Hasta la vista, mistah."

Julie fires her charged shot, the force of which nearly takes off her cyborg arm. But that force is exactly what was needed as the shot hits Titan's generator, completely breaking it.

Ray: "Wait! No! I-I'm losing control! What have you done!?"

Titan begins to explode, starting with the hinges of its remaining arm, blowing it off, then the legs are exploded off, with one tipping over and falling limp. Before the body and head fall to the ground, the head explodes off, sending Ray flying before the head bounces a few times, sliding to a stop in front of the heroes. Ray pops open the cockpit as he struggles out, slides to the floor.

Ray: "I'm… not… beaten yet…"

Tekno: "Yeah, yeah, evil monologue…"

Tekno slams a chop on Ray, knocking him out cold. Tails flies in through the hole with the Tornado after hearing the long series of explosions. Once he landed, he greets everyone.

Tails: "I heard a lot of explosions. Is everyone okay?"

Rosie: "Most of us are, but the robots are likely coming here…"

Julie: "Yeah, we might want to vacate the area."

Sally: "But we all won't fit on the Tornado…"

Sonic: "Hold that thought."

Sonic runs out of the room, then back in the span of a few seconds, skidding to a stop.

Sonic: "One floor down, right hall, third door on the right is a hanger for flying vehicles. It's unguarded so you have a shot."

Tekno: "Whoa. Thanks, Sonic."

Sally: "Amy, Rosie, Tekno? Can you carry Mighty, Lam, and Ray?"

Tekno: "What do I look like? A body-"

Amy: "You got it, Sal!"

Amy and Rosie grab Mighty and Lam, leaving Tekno to reluctantly grab Ray. Sonic, Tails, and Julie hop onto the Tornado as Sally and her team fly out on a flying saucer. As they fly, Tekno pulls out Nicole's computer and presses the button for the fireworks. As everyone witnesses the entire island go up in smoke, everyone starts cheering happily at their latest victory against the evil doctor.


On the peaceful and, at times, quiet island in the sky, Knuckles is seen laying on the grass near the edge of the island, enjoying a little relaxation while Kicks was on guard duty. But his relaxation is soon disturbed as he hears the sound of a plane. He sits up and examines the edge, seeing the Tornado and a flying saucer fly by.

Knuckles: "Ah great… So much for a bit of shut eye…"

He fires off a firework to alert Kicks from a distance before seeing the Tornado and the saucer land.

Sonic: "Yo, Knuckles!"

Knuckles: "You again? What are you doing here? And who're the bunch with you?"

Julie: "Hey, you could ask us yourself, jerk."

Knuckles: "Jerk!? Who're you calling-"

Knuckles then pauses, realizing that he was talking to another echidna. But as he was processing that, Kicks arrives, landing to greet the new arrivals.

Kicks: "...Sonic."

Sonic: "Yo, Kicks. Do something with your-"

Kicks gives the hedgehog a hard punch to his gut, knocking the wind out of him.

Sonic: "OOMPH! …Okay… You're mad…"

Kicks: "You said you'd tell no one of our island's location."

As everyone was going to retaliate, Kicks lifts Sonic's face, and plants a kiss to his cheek, making him blush… and Sally a bit furious.

Sally: "H-Hey! Why'd you ki- I mean, punch him!?"

Kicks: "...I don't have to answer…"

Knuckles: "Ugh… Kicks… Why do you have to be so complicated…?"

Knuckles just face palms, shaking his head in frustration.


After a bit of explaining, Kicks and Knuckles offer Mighty, Ray, and Lam a place to rest and recover, with Amy and Rosie acting as medics. Sally explained the condition Ray is in and what happened to the best of her abilities.

Julie: "Chaos Gem chunk? But chunks like those were mined out a long time ago. And on top of that, they don't produce negative energy quite like what Ray has…"

Sally: "So what are you saying?"

Tekno: "The Chaos Gem chunk was likely artificial, made specifically as an energy source for Eggman to utilize himself."

Nicole appears on screen, adding her two cents to the conversation.

Nicole: "That is indeed the case. According to what information that wasn't encrypted, the Chaos Gem chunk, along with the Chaos Gem that created Tails Doll, are all artificially created with the sole purpose of being power sources for Eggman alone. However, they lack the potency and potential of the actual Chaos Gems… or Chaos Emeralds in this case."

Sally: "Okay… So how do we help Ray in this case?"

Julie: "By using positive Chaos energy to counteract the negative in his heart."

Sally: "Is that actually possible?"

Julie: "Mom is very proficient with Chaos energy, even capable of things people would call 'miracles'. And… Well… This might as well as count as a miracle…"

Sally: "And what would happen to the negative energy after?"

Julie: "Best case scenario, it dissipates and everyone is okay. Worst case, one of us becomes evil."

No one liked the sound of that, but after some debate, Sally and Julie volunteer to help Ray, but also decide to find Sonic and Knuckles to help. As Sally and Julie head off to find the boys, they pass by Kicks, leaning on a tree. Sally and Kicks stare each other down, clearly not liking each other.

Kicks: "...What?"

Sally: "Why would you kiss my boyfriend?"

Kicks: "...Why are you so possessive over him?"

Sally gets flustered as her cheeks go red.

Sally: "I am not possessive! I'm… protective!"

Kicks: "...So you're jealous of me?"

Sally: "I am not jealous!"

Kicks just shrugs before walking off. But she then stops and turns to Sally.

Kicks: "Letting your feelings get in the way of your actions show how weak you truly are. You have skills, yet lack the will to utilize them to their fullest. Would you truly risk losing a potential ally over a silly love triangle? Sonic is certainly a fascinating hedgehog - honest too - but you? Either learn to let go, or you're going to fall behind."

Kicks then walks off, leaving Sally to stew on her words. Julie, who was overseeing this, simply remained quiet until Kicks was well and truly gone.

Julie: "Tough, huh? Her, I mean. Not what she said."

Sally: "You've lived around a lot of echidnas… Are they typically like that?"

Julie: "Not all, but yeah. There are a lot of tough love customers. My mom didn't seem it when you met her, but… She was a pragmatic person when she was younger. My dad found that side of her… hot. …His words, not mine…"

Sally: "Huh… What do you think about what she said?"

Julie: "Don't know, don't care. That's between you two."

Julie then walks ahead, with Sally following, her thoughts on Kicks' words ringing in her ears on repeat.


Elsewhere, Sonic and Knuckles were doing a bit of sparring, both trying to keep in shape as they spoke.

Knuckles: "You didn't tell me you knew other echidnas."

Sonic: "Up until you, not personally. Julie's pretty cool though."

Knuckles: "And the metal stuff?"

Sonic: "Can't say. She's never talked about them with me before. And it's none of my business anyway."

Knuckles: "And what about the unconscious trio? They part of your group?"

Sonic: "Nah. I know Lam, she's cool. The other two… Well, outside of the little squirrel dude, Mighty seems alright. They just need a place to stay, that's all."

Knuckles: "Well, they can stay, as long as they know not to approach the Master Emerald."

They clash for a moment before Sonic jumps away, sliding to a stop.

Sonic: "That's actually why I wanted to visit. The queen of Meropis, Queen Angelica, was possessed by some weird spirit… Or something like that. She worshiped some thing called The End… After a friend of mine… more or less freed her from the spirit's clutches, she stated that she visited Angel Island a long time ago and came upon a strange, large gem… Does any of this sound familiar?"

Knuckles paused as he thought about this. He then nods.

Knuckles: "I recall seeing a fish couple land on the island, but by the time we arrived to stop them, it was likely too late. I'm sorry for what happened, but this just reaffirms my and Kicks' cause."

Sonic: "Oh yeah, no. Who or whatever this 'The End' thing is, sounds like it needs to stay locked up. I wasn't changing that."

Sally: "Sonic! Knuckles!"

The two stop their chat and spar as Sally and Julie come to explain their plan to help Ray.

Sonic: "Negate negative energy with positive energy, huh?"

Knuckles: "Is that even going to work? I have some doubts."

Sally: "It has to. Sonic? What about you?"

Sonic: "...Yeah. Let's see if this plan works."

Despite being unsure - or so it seemed - Sonic looked very confident in this plan. In truth, it was because he had heard about it when Titania fought Angelica herself. Seeing it for himself was a different story though…


Returning to Ray's side, the group got to work using their positive energy against Ray's negative energy. Though painful for him, the darkness leaving his body meant it was working. Before long, the process ended, with Ray waking up, looking much… calmer and kinder.

Ray: "...H-Huh? Wh-Where am I…? And… why am I in black armor…? And why do my insides feel funny…?"

Sally: "Uh… I can answer at least one of those…"

But before Sally could, Tekno rushes into the rest area in a panic, holding Nicole.

Sonic: "Whoa! Tekno! Are you okay?"

Tekno: "It's not about me you should worry about. Nicole just finished analyzing the files for Eggman's plan and…"

Nicole: "Sonic, we just found out Eggman's next target. It's… Christmas Island."


On Christmas Island, the citizens of the fairly small kingdom were huddling up in their homes for the night as a snowstorm seemed ready to come down. But as the thick shade of clouds form, a massive ship looms over the island, an evil laughter echoing inside as Eggman sets his sights… on the home island of Sonic next.


To be continued…