Episode 144

Watching the encounter within the Great Plains from his office in Empire City was Mammoth Mogul... and he looked quite pleased.
"So... the Son of Chaos and the Echidna Goddess reincarnate have finally crossed paths." He muttered. "Just as he foretold..." Mogul then thought back to his life a milennia ago... He had just witnessed a female echidna crash down onto the planet, and he heard a voice calling to him...
"Give her a burial suited to her title, my desciple..." Said the voice, making Mogul walk closer to to the ground where he could hear the voice. "But do not seal her away until you have taken part of her essence... as you will need it to resurrect me in due time..."
"But my lord..." Mogul exclaimed as he dusted the ground where he could hear the voice. "...how will I know when to resurrect you?"
"You will know when she meets the spawn of my greatest nemesis..." The voice replied from the Scepter of Darkness. Returning to the present day, Mogul opened up a drawer close to him to reveal a vial containing pink fur, which made him grin evilly.
"You have yet to steer me wrong, Lord Mephiles..." He said to himself as he spun the fur around within the vial.

Act 1: Abandonment - Chapter Nine: Fear, Anger & Sadness...

Meanwhile, in the Great Plains, the Freedom Fighters were ambushed by what appeared to be four lifeforms that appeared from an Egg Shuttle that was landing nearby. Sonic and Sally seemed more focused on what looked like Shadow...
"Shadow, I thought I'd left you to help the Freedom Fighters. Now you're siding with Eggman?!" Exclaimed Sally, before Sonic stepped in front of her.
"Not to mention the lousy-lookin' Metal Sonic you've teamed up with!" He added, making his robot doppelganger turn around... but an electric cord was wrapped around the antenna on its head!
"Ohh, no you don't!" Shouted Tails as he pulled the Sonic imposter closer to him and the girls with the cord. Sonic also saw something close to Tails that made him smile very briefly...
"You two seem to have mistaken me... just as the Doctor intended." Said "Shadow," confusing Sonic & Sally before his hand started glowing red. "I am Shadow Android!" Immediately after he said that, Shadow Android threw a punch, releasing a missile from his glowing hand! Sonic pushed himself and Sally out of harm's way, but it seemed like Shadow Android was aiming at the escape pod, which exploded when the missile hit it.
"That's it! You're gettin' a Spin Dash to the face!" Sonic shouted before he raced towards Shadow Android with a Spin Dash... but Shadow Android kicked him up into the air!
"Hmph. You really are as predictable as I've been programmed to believe..." Shadow Android pointed out while looking up at an angry Sonic... which was when Sally closed in and used one of her Ring-Blades to angrily slice off Shadow Android's right arm!
"I am NOT dealing with anymore of Eggman's abuse today!" She shouted with tears in her eyes, which Sonic could hear as he was still airborne. "I just escaped from the Death Egg!"
"I know!" Shadow Android cried in pain as he held his right shoulder. "And I have come to help you."
"Wrong answer!" Yelled Sonic as he came crashing down onto Shadow Android via a Homing Attack, making a crater in the ground!

Sonic jumped out of the crater before the dust settled, so he and Sally could see Shadow Android still in pain.
"Please... stop..." The robot said while electricity could be seen jolting out of his right shoulder, but neither Sonic nor Sally were impressed.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't tear you apart..." Sally angrily told him with tears streaming down her face, before picking up Shadow Android by his chest hair. "I came THIS close to losing my boyfriend... that monster you call your creator killed TWO of Mobius' royal leaders... and one of them was my brother! So why in the Realm of Iblis should I keep you functioning?!" Sonic was horrified by what Sally had just said, and he was shocked to see her free hand started glowing gold...
"Ngh... because... I can help the Son of Chaos fulfill his destiny..." Muttered Shadow Android, loud enough to startle Sonic, as well as make Sally drop the damaged android.
"Wait... how can YOU help TodStar?" Sonic asked as Shadow Android got to his feet.
"I promise it will make sense... when I purify his other half..." The robot stated before running away.
"Hey, get back here!" Shouted Sonic, before he chased after him while holding Sally in his arms!

At the same time within Hyrule Castle, the brave warriors were being tended to by the castle's healers.
"Forgive me, Your Highness..." Said Percival as she approached Zelda & Impa. "...I couldn't help but notice that you vanished for some time during the battle, only to return to help us defeat Arthur... do your actions explain the sudden appearance of that warrior who healed us with music?" Both Zelda & Impa seemed uncomfortable by this confrontation. Impa even rose up and walked away, leaving Zelda to speak with Percival...
"The warriors of the Sheikah are mysterious by nature, Dame Percival." She told the Knight of Mercia, grabbing her attention. "Impa is one of few in her tribe that has made herself known."
"So our savior was another of these Sheikah?" Asked Percival, making Zelda nod.
"Sheik saved my life a few years ago. Just as Impa did when I was a little girl..." Zelda replied. "It seems that whenever I'm in danger, Sheik is always there to help me whenever Impa is not..."
"I see." Said Percival, before looking over at Lancelot. "We were lucky that this Sheik arrived when he did. Otherwise Hyrule may have fallen into Arthur's hands..." This made Zelda look a little nervous.
"Yes. He was our saving grace..." She said with a sweatdrop on the side of her face.

While many of the warriors had physical injuries that could be healed with little trouble, Lancelot had suffered a more painful wound in his heart... which was when Link & Lana approached him.
"I'm sorry for what happened out there, Sir Lancelot." Lana told the hedgehog knight as his head was lowered in shame.
"I do not blame you, Lana." Lancelot replied, before clenching his fists in anger. "I always suspected that Arthur was possessive of Guinevere... but this?" Just then, Lancelot stood to his feet and held his sword tightly in his hand, startling Lana and Link. "I will find that monster, and free my beloved Guinevere... no matter what it-NGH!" Lancelot suddenly dropped his sword to hold his stomach in pain!
"Take it easy, Sir Lancelot!" Exclaimed Lana, as she and Link helped Lancelot sit back down. "Even IF you could find a way to the Underworld, you're still recovering from your battle with Arthur... let alone all of that energy you expelled to weaken him!" This made Lancelot look back at his open hand, before clenching it again.
"Why? Why isn't the Power of Chaos returning to me?" He asked, unaware of what has happened to the Chaos Emeralds.
"I'll explain later." Lana replied, before Lancelot tried to confront her about it, but she forced him to sit down again. "AFTER your injuries have been tended to..." Not liking the idea of waiting, Lancelot grit his teeth before nodding. While Lana left, Proxi emerged from Link's scarf to float in front of Lancelot.
"We'll get her back, Lancelot." She told the hedgehog knight. "Just try to be patient, okay?" After Proxi flew back to Link, Lancelot looked out the window of the castle in determination.
"(The Sprixie is right.)" He thought. "(It may take some time... but I will hold you in my arms again... my dear Guinevere...)"

Meanwhile, in the Great Plains, the Freedom Fighters were ambushed by what appeared to be four lifeforms that appeared from an Egg Shuttle that was landing nearby. Tails, Amy, Cosmo & Lily seemed more focused on the hedgehog that looked like Sonic.
"It's weird how much he looks like Sonic..." Lily pointed out, making Amy twirl her hammer around in her hands.
"Good. Cause right now, I need to flatten something that even LOOKS like Sonic..." She grumbled, making Tails a little nervous as he pulled out his extension cord.
"...lookin' Metal Sonic you've teamed up with!" Sonic said to Shadow Android, making Bionic look back at who he was modeled after. Just then, Tails threw the cord at Bionic, and it wrapped around his antenna!
"Ohh, no you don't!" Shouted Tails as he pulled the Sonic imposter closer to him and the girls. As Tails pulled the cord back into his hands, Bionic turned his attention back to the fox as Amy & Lily shared a brief kiss... which Sonic caught a glimpse of, and it made him smile briefly.
"For luck." Amy told Lily, making both girls giggle a little.
"You want a piece of Sonic? You have to deal with us first!" Tails told Bionic, making them, Amy & Lily assume a fighting stance.

Bionic started by Spin Dashing towards Tails, but the two-tailed fox quickly leapt over it, allowing Amy to send the robot flying into the air with a whack from her hammer! Still in Spin Dash mode, Bionic started building up energy, which Tails & Amy recognized immediately...
"Watch out! He's gonna use Sonic's Light Speed Attack!" Shouted Tails as he tried flying towards Bionic, while Amy shielded herself with her hammer.
"Sonic's what?" Lily asked, which got Amy's attention in a bad way as Tails was getting ready to throw his cord. Before he could however, Bionic unleashed its Light Speed Attack... which shoved Tails back down to the ground, as well as smacked both Amy & Lily around. Amy tried to hold her hammer out to defend both of them, but her efforts were in vain. Cosmo was terrified of what was fast approaching her... until she gathered enough courage to summon vines from the earth to keep Bionic pinned to the ground.
"Whew... good timing, Cosmo!" Lily pointed out as Amy helped her to her feet.
"Thank you, Lily." Cosmo replied while blushing, as Amy approached the restrained robot with her hammer in her hands.
"You may not be the real Sonic... but you'll do for this..." She told the robot imposter before repeatedly slamming her hammer down on Bionic, eventually flattening him in the process! Only Amy was still smacking the remains of the Badnik in anger... until Lily stepped in to grab her arms.
"Amy, stop! It's as flat as a pancake!" She told her partner, making the pink hedgehog hesitate in anger. She then deeply sighed before turning to face her girlfriend with an adorable smile on her face.
"Okay, I feel better now!" She exclaimed, making Lily a little nervous, as Tails was looking around in confusion.
"Hey... did anyone see where Sonic or Sally went?" He asked.

At the same time, within Chun-nan, there were many civilians mourning the loss of their king, Monkey Khan... while several Mobian bats were stealing from those people's homes, and just as many lynxes were causing damage to ancient relics and buildings. Watching all of this unfold from a temple atop a mountain were five different Mobian girls, and not a single one of them looked happy...
"Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the Yagyu and Raiju clans?" Asked the dragon filled with anger, making the tortoise grab her hand in an effort to calm her.
"Several times, Dulcy." She told the tall dragon. "But we must keep our post to defend the temple, as Master Moss instructed." As the tortoise said that, a young pheasant was held back by the side of a white tiger's tail.
"Aww c'mon, Jian! Why can't I see what's going on?" Asked the pheasant.
"It's too soon for you to get involved, Cinder." The tiger replied, before looking back at the pheasant. "And I don't want you to go through what I already have..." Cinder then looked at Jian's tail. A tail that looked to be half-roboticized, which made her stop struggling.
"Y-you're right, Jian. I'm sorry." She told the tiger while bowing before her, as a yellow mongoose was clenching her fists in just as much anger as Dulcy. The mongoose had her black hair tied in a bun by a pair of chopsticks, was wearing a purple dress with yellow flowers on it, black wristbands and purple shoes.
"I don't know, Bunker..." She said to the tortoise as she watched the carnage down below in anger. "...as much as I hate violence, I am very eager to show those honourless THUGS the way out of Chun-nan..."

"I am afraid that you must keep yourself hidden, Matilda." Said a voice that made the mongoose -as well as everyone else- turn around to face an elderly Mobian sloth with mostly-green fur. "As the newly appointed ruler of this land, it is far too dangerous for you to get mixed up in a mere scuffle." This made the mongoose mad again.
"'A mere scuffle?' Look around, Master Moss... homes are being looted! Buildings and relics are being damaged beyond repair! People are dying! I can't just stand here and do nothing!" She shouted, scaring Cinder.
"The people need to see their new Princess rise above this disaster, so they can rise from it, as well." Said Moss in return, making Dulcy approach Matilda.
"Princess, let us go in your stead." She asked. "I've got a fire in my belly that needs to start burning... and it can burn hot enough for two."
"I appreciate the thought, Dulcy... but King Ken Khan formed the Shijin Warriors. And now that he has passed, I must lead the charge." Matilda replied, making Moss place his hand on Matilda's shoulder.
"And you shall have your moment, Your Highness. But not this day..." He told her, before looking up to nod at the other girls, making them jump -or fly, in Dulcy's case- down from the temple. Most of them, as Moss caught Cinder before she could join them. "It is still too soon for you to join them as well, young Cinder. You can keep Her Highness company as I meditate on the situation."

As Moss sat closer to the temple doors and calmly closed his eyes, Cinder nevously approached the angry Matilda as she watched Dulcy, Bunker and Jian do what they could to fight off the Yagyu bats and Raiju lynxes; Dulcy breathed fire on a few bats, Bunker delivered a hard punch into a lynx's stomach, and Jian defended herself from a Yagyu's knife with her metal tail.
"D-do you think you can fulfill King Khan's wish, Your Highness?" Cinder asked.
"I don't know, Cindy..." Matilda replied, before lowering her head in shame. "I only wish I had the power to stop all of the madness in the world... without violence, even..."
"Well, Master Moss always says that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step..." Hearing 'Cindy' say that made Matilda smile a little.
"Yeah... he does say that a lot."
"It's not my favourite of his sayings, though..." This made Matilda look at Cinder with a surprised look on her face.
"You have a favourite of Master Moss' sayings?!" She asked the young pheasant.
"Yup! Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it is called the present." As Cinder recited the quote, Matilda's eyes widened in realization... which was when she grabbed Cinder's hand and started walking towards the exit.
"Your Highness, what might you be doing?" Asked Moss, making Matilda look back at him with determination in her eyes.
"Taking your teachings to heart, Master." She replied, before she jumped down from the temple walls with Cinder gliding right behind her, making Moss shake his head in disappointment.

Meanwhile, in the Great Plains, the Freedom Fighters were ambushed by what appeared to be four lifeforms that appeared from an Egg Shuttle that was landing nearby. Rock, Roll and Rush were horrified to see a certain red-and-grey robot with a shield on his back, aiming his arm cannon at them!
"This... this can't be..." Rock said in disbelief, making Roll step forward.
"Blues... why are you working with the Eggman Empire?!" She asked with fear and determination in her eyes. "I thought you had more common sense in your CPU than that!"
"Blues is gone. I am Break Man." The robot replied to them, with his face completely covered. "And I see the Eggman Empire as a means to an end." Without warning, Break Man fired a shot at Rock, blasting him back a fair bit!
"Rock!" Cried Roll while Rush yelped in horror as they raced to Rock's side. Break Man was slowly walking after them, with his cannon still aimed at all three robots.
"My target is you, Mega Man. So activate your Mega Buster and fight me!" He loudly stated, making Roll stand in between Mega Man and Break Man, as Rush helped Rock get to his feet.
"We're not going to fight our brother!" Roll tearfully shouted with her arms spread out.
"I'm not your brother... I never was." When Break Man said that, Rock's eyes lit up in realization... making him stand upright in determination.
"Roll... stay back." He told his twin sister, making her turn around in horror.
"Rock, you're not seriously going to fight Blues, are you?!" She asked as Rush looked up at Rock in sadness.
"He says he's not our brother... I want to see if he's telling the truth." Rock replied, before stepping forward. "I'll fight you, Break Man... but I'm not only using my Buster." It was then that Rock's armor switched from blue-and-cyan to pink-and-orange... allowing him to summon what appeared to be a sword of flames in his right hand.
"Heh heh... this is gonna be fun..." Break Man muttered to himself as he and Rock ran towards each other...

Break Man fired another blast, but Mega Man deflected it with his Flame Sword as he ran in closer to his opponent. Once they were close enough to each other, Break Man tried jumping to shoot Rock, but Mega Man slid under the shot as his armor changed to orange-and-white, and his hands were replaced with what looked like a pair of spikes. Rock took this chance to thrust those spikes up into Break Man's stomach, giving the robot a large amount of damage in the form of voltage! Just as Break Man got to his feet, he fired another large shot backwards as Rock switched back to blue-and-cyan to fire a Charge Shot! It wasn't enough however, as Break Man's now-weaker shot had impacted Rock again!
"You're gonna have to do better than using Spark Shock to defeat me!" Break Man taunted, making Rock get back on his feet in anger.
"Okay... now I know you're not my brother..." He said to himself as his armor changed to brown-and-white, before he slammed his palm into the ground... and pulled up a large chunk of it, which he threw at Break Man! Break Man tried to shatter it by shooting at the rock repeatedly, but it shattered on him! All of this got Roll thinking... until she spotted one of Shadow Android's arms nearby, as Rock approached Break Man with his armor now lime-and-yellow. Break Man jumped in an attempt to escape, but Mega Man jumped back and turned around to slash at his shield with his hands now acting like claws... only the claws slashed right through the shield and his Break Man in the back!
"Rock, that's not Blues! It's-" Roll began.
"I know." Rock replied while firing small pellets at Break Man's back while his armor was back to blue-and-cyan, causing a bit of damage to Break Man's internal systems. When Break Man got to his knees, he saw Rock approaching with his armor now orange-and-yellow, making him aim his Buster at Mega Man... but nothing was happening for him, as Rock replaced both of his hands with Busters... "Your game of charades is over... Copy Robot!" Mega Man then threw his arms to the ground, before two powerful pillars of fire blasted out of his twin Busters, sending "Break Man" flying up into the sky, making him lose his disguise. When he crashed back down to the ground, he looked more like Mega Man... if Mega Man was one of Eggman's robots. Before Copy Robot could move, he was immobilized by psychic energy from Roll whose battle-wear was now silver-and-cyan. However, she was also holding Shadow Android's right arm in her free hand.
"We should've known Dr Wily wouldn't leave us alone!" She exclaimed as Rush growled. "Now spit it out, Copy Robot! What're you doing here in the past?!" Copy Robot then managed to grab a human handheld gun that he had on him.
"First of all, it's M'egga Man." He told them while slowly aiming the gun at the three heroic robots. "And second, I'm doing what needs to be done to preserve Dr Wily's future." It was then that M'egga Man teleported away just before Rush pounced on him!
"He must've scrambled my sensors in that fight... can you track him?" Asked Rock.
"He must've scrambled his signal before he got here, because I can't trace him either..." Roll replied, as a certain Blue Blur raced past them.
"Well, now that he's gone, we need to help Sonic. C'mon!" Stated Rock, as he and Rush chased after Sonic. While Roll followed, she couldn't help but look at the arm from Shadow Android that she found...

Within a city that was in the place of Crimson Tower, Agents 1 through 3 emerged from different drains and pipes throughout the plaza with blaring music from the central tower that was streaming a battle of two different colours of ink being spread all over an area... while the Mario Bros had to kick the sewer drains to let themselves and Peach out. Luigi and Peach were amazed by the area they were standing in, while Mario was glaring at all of the different-clothed Inklings they were surrounded by...
"Welcome to Inkopolis Plaza!" Stated Agent 1, before Agent 3 slowly approached the Princess. "But while we'd love to help you sight-see, we need to take you to Cap'n Cuttlefish." It was then that Mario stood between Peach and Agent 3.
"Not this time! I know you're working for Bowser!" He exclaimed, making both Agents 1 & 2 groan, as well as confusing Luigi & Peach.
"Mario, what's gotten into you?" Asked Luigi.
"Open your eyes, Bro! These Inklings are just Bloopers in disguise!" He angrily shouted, getting the attention of some other Inklings in the plaza.
"Look, we'll explain everything. Just let us get you someplace safe, first. All right?" Asked Agent 2 as she tried to keep Mario quiet, but the plumber eventually nodded, making the Agents of the New Squidbeak Splatoon escort him, Luigi and Peach out of sight...

...into a nearby alley full of what appeared to be empty sea spiral shells.
"Sorry Bro, but I just can't see the resemblence..." Stated Luigi.
"That's cause we're in our humanoid forms, as opposed to this..." Agent 1 pointed out, before sinking lower to the ground as she assumed a familiar shape that made Mario grumble, while it terrified Luigi & Peach. It then reassumed the shape of Agent 1. "And that was me in my squid form."
"So... are you really Bloopers?" Asked Peach, making Agent 3 sigh as Agent 2 stepped forward.
"We used to be Bloopers." She replied. "No one really knows when exactly, but one day our ancestors were chasing a school of Octoroks out of their master's territory... when both the Bloopers and Octoroks were exposed to a substance you might know today as Mega Muck." [*6] Hearing this made Luigi stick out his tongue in disgust, while Peach shuddered in the same manner. "There were no immediate effects, but those sea creatures soon developed an intolerance to water... and while the Bloopers eventually evolved into the Inklings you see today, the Octoroks became the Octarians."
"The most evil of creatures that came from the sea!" Added Agent 1, surprising Peach and Luigi.
"Wow, that was quite a story." Luigi exclaimed, making Agent 1 look at Mario.
"See? You've got no reason to fear us. We hate Bowser just as much as you do, and we want to help you protect the Princess from GUN." She told him, making Mario nod. Little did any of them know that turtle with glasses perched in a small cloud was spying on them... and he was smirking...

Meanwhile, in the Great Plains, the Freedom Fighters were ambushed by what appeared to be four lifeforms that appeared from an Egg Shuttle that was landing nearby. TodStar and Zeus were staring in confusion at the pink echidna before them...
"(Impossible... was the mural false, after all?)" Zeus asked himself.
"(Wow... she's beautiful...)" TodStar thought, before shaking his head. "(Forget that! Why is the Echidna Goddess siding with the Eggman Empire?!)" She was staring, as well. But for a different reason of confusion...
"(So this is the Suppression Squad...)" She thought. "(...and yet, why do I feel differently about that echidna in front of me?)" It was then that Zeus stepped forward.
"Goddess Sora..." He began, startling the pink echidna, as neither he nor TodStar knew that her name was Sky. "...why do you side with the evil of Mobius?" Sky responded by disappearing from their sight in a familiar blue flash! "What the..?"
"Was that... Chaos Control?" Asked TodStar, before the pink echidna reappeared behind Zeus and hit him in the back of the head with a roundhouse kick, making Zeus turn around in anger to see her building up Chaos Energy in her fist.
"Dr Robotnik is the savior of Mobius!" She yelled before punching him in the stomach and sending him flying into the Great Forest! "And I am deaf to all evil on that opposes him." TodStar was worried about Zeus, but he stood his ground.
"No offence, but you're in the wrong, here." He told her, making her madder as she built up more Chaos Energy in her hand.
"Chaos Swift!" She shouted as she swung her arm to her side, sending blue-coloured Chaos Spears at TodStar... but he deflected them with his Chaos Wave ability.
"I am destined to help you break free from the darkness that consumes you." TodStar tried to tell Sky, but she responded with another Chaos Swift that he jump away from, landing just before the bushes of the Great Forest. "Eggman IS that darkness, and he is using you!" Sky suddenly appeared in front of TodStar via Chaos Control and kicked him in the stomach!

"Didn't your parents ever tell you that lying is bad?" She asked TodStar as he winced in pain.
"My father is dead..." He weakly responded as he slowly tried to move away from the pink echidna. "...and my mother didn't have time to raise me *cough* because she was making sure that I'd help YOU in our future!" This made Sky stop pursuing TodStar, before he spit to his side. "I-ahem... I am the Son of Chaos."
"LIAR!" She angrily screamed as she hit TodStar with a Chaos-fueled uppercut that sent him flying up out of her sight... but she held her hands over her mouth when she heard a loud splash nearby, making her run towards the sound. Sky had stumbled across the Lake of Rings, where she was horrified to see TodStar's hat floating on the water's surface! Without even thinking, the pink echidna dove into the lake and brought the unconscious TodStar up to the surface. But before she resurfaced, she spotted something colourful on the bottom of the lake. After placing TodStar on the edge of the lake so he could get some air, Sky dove back down to get a closer look at what she spotted earlier. She was shocked to see what appeared to be half of a mural; The left side was black, but the right side had a purple background with violet hands reaching for a pink echidna that resembled her! When she reemerged from the lake, she looked at TodStar in confusion. "Is he right? And was Shadow Android telling me the truth, all along?" Suddenly, Sky was swooped from the Lake of Rings by a one-armed Shadow Android! "Wait, what about-"
"We have to retreat! We're outnumbered, and Bionic has been destroyed!" Shadow Android told her as he raced towards the landed Egg Shuttle. Only Sky couldn't help but look back at where she left TodStar...
"(Why am I so concerned about that echidna? I know nothing about him...)" She thought, as Shadow Android got the two of them back into the Egg Shuttle... and they took off just before Sonic could jump onboard with Sally in hand! Someone else who was startled by what had just transpired in the Great Plains and Great Forest was Palutena, as she was watching from Skyworld in horror and confusion.
"How is this possible?" She asked in disbelief. "I watched her fall to her death myself..."

Within the Twilight Cage, Dr Finitevus was busy in the laboratory of the Nocturne, when a Warp Ring suddenly appeared behind the echidna scientist, startling him enough to turn around.
"What in the..? Who dares to use MY technology in my presence?!" He exclaimed, before a cloaked figure emerged from the Warp Ring.
"This technology was crafted by your mother in the ancient past..." The figure replied with a distorted voice, but Finitevus was unimpressed.
"How could you possibly know that? My mother is safely encapsulated in this laboratory." He told the figure while pointing towards a large tube nearby.
"I have done everything I can to prevent the space-time continuum from being completely disrupted..." Said the figure. "...but in doing so, I may have sealed my own fate... unless you heed my advice, and send your mother to Mobius immediately."
"Why?" It was then that the figure removed the hood from their head, shocking Finitevus when he saw the face of a female echidna that looked as white as he was. "Mother?" She nodded in response, confusing Finitevus. "But... that doesn't make sense!"
"It doesn't have to make sense if you listen to me, son." Said Finitevus' mother as she looked out the window. "An army of highly-technological monkeys will arrive at any moment, and they will destroy the Nocturnus Clan. And as selfish as it sounds, I must do what I can to save myself... and the future of Mobius!"

Just before Finitevus could respond, he and his mother noticed a large flash of light from outside the window. While his mother was horrified by what she saw, Finitevus' eyes widened with curiosity when he saw a large portal had appeared in the middle of the Twilight Cage... and emerging from the portal was an entire planet filled with dust, advanced techology, and evil. Not threatened in the slightest, Finitevus pressed a button by the exit of the laboratory.
"Commanders, conquer that planet for the Nocturnus Clan!" He yelled with enthusiasum, before his mother placed her hand on his shoulder, making him turn around.
"THAT is where the army comes from!" She warned him. "You must heed my warning, my son!" While sighing, Finitevus threw one of his Warp Rings at the capsule, making the Ring consume it before vanishing from sight. Just then, explosions could be heard and seen from outside... but emerging from the explosions were fighter ships unfamiliar to Finitevus... and he was startled when they started firing on the Nocturne, causing damage to the entire floating landmass!
"W-what have you brought upon me, you witch?!" He angrily asked while using another Warp Ring to consume half of his mother! However, she was unfazed by her son's threat.
"This was done by another being from the other side of our universe." She told him while throwing her arm down towards the Warp Ring, shattering it in the process! While her son was dealing with shock, she opened up a Warp Ring of her own behind her, leading to an area filled with nothing but white. "It's already too late. Farewell, my son."
"Wait! You can't just leave me here!" Finitevus yelled as he ran towards the Warp Ring... but it vanished with his mother inside before he could get through! Finitevus could only look at the planet in the center of the Twilight Cage in anger and fear... as he could hear the screams of dozens of Nocturnus soldiers, while he saw several unknown fighters were flying towards him... and shooting at him.

At that moment, back in the Great Plains, Sonic had just landed back down on the ground with Sally in hand, as the Egg Shuttle had just flown out of their reach.
"Darn it!" Exclaimed Sonic.
"Can't you just chase after them without carrying me, Sonic?" Sally asked, as Sonic spotted a beam diving into the Great Forest.
"Hold that thought, Sal." He told her, before dashing towards the beam. "I think Eggman just shot something at Knothole!" Just when Sonic and Sally emerged from the trees and skidded into Knothole, they saw a certain GUN leader firing a gun into a home that Sonic knew all too well... "Tower!" Putting Sally down, Sonic dove at Commander Tower, making the two roll away from the house.
"Sonic! I'll see what happened in your place!" Sally shouted at Sonic, who had started punching Tower at a rapid rate!
"What... are you doing... shooting... at... my... family?!" The blue hedgehog angrily yelled while smacking Tower in the face. After Sonic stopped his barrage, Tower turned his head to face Sonic with an unusual smirk on his face, which startled Sonic.
"I did what needed to be done to save the human race." Tower replied, before shoving Sonic off of him with little to no effort, and getting back on his feet. "From now on, GUN stands united against ALL life on Mobius that ISN'T human!"
"Not if I bring you down, first!" Shouted Sonic, before building up a Spin Dash... but Tower teleported away in a beam of light before Sonic could hit him! "No, you don't..." Thinking that Tower was headed back where they found him, Sonic raced back to his house...

When Sonic stopped in front of the window, he saw Sally look up at him with tears in her eyes as she held a pale-blue hedgehog... this sight scared Sonic enough to jump through the window, but he was horrified when he saw his Uncle Chuck next to the window. Sonic then took Sally's place to hold his weak mother tight, and rest her head in his lap.
"Mom?! C'mon Mom, stay with me..." He said as tears formed in his eyes, as well. Bernadette looked up at Sonic with a weak smile on her face.
"Sonic... I'm so proud of you..." She told him as she cupped her hand over his cheek with all the strength. "No matter what happens... I will always think of you... as my perfect son... Sonic..." Just as she said that, Bernadette's hand lowered from Sonic's cheek, and he noticed that she was now lying motionless over him.
"Mom? MOM?!" Cried Sonic while gently shaking her with tears falling onto her face, but she wouldn't wake up. "No... oh, sweet Chaos, no!"
"Oh, Sonic..." Sally tearfully said, as she wrapped her arms around Sonic from behind him. Sir Charles fell to his knees and sobbed as Sally stood over Sonic as they all cried over the loss of Bernadette Hedgehog...

END OF ACT 1