From the sheer force of his speed, Sonic, now transformed into Super Sonic, expertly dodged the relentless swings of the iron ball. This wasn’t just any iron ball; it was Eggman’s Egg Graviton, a supergravity weapon that warped space itself. Each swing sent ripples of distorted gravity, pulling in debris from the crumbling ARK and turning it into an ever-growing sphere of destruction aimed squarely at Sonic.
“Take this! And THIS!” Eggman shrieked, his voice echoing through the chaotic space.
But Super Sonic was far from defeated. Using the very gravity distortions created by the Egg Graviton to his advantage, Sonic propelled himself forward, turning the weapon’s power against its creator. He slammed into Eggman, sending the rotund doctor tumbling through the air.
“What’s wrong, Sonic? You call that an attack?” Eggman taunted, recovering quickly. “Are you scared!?”
“No way, Eggman, you kidding me!?” Super Sonic retorted, a playful smirk evident in his voice. “I was just having some fun with your neat new toy!”
“I’d regret losing here now…!” Eggman puffed, momentarily serious. “Even if you try to defeat me here, you’ll cause everything below to be engulfed in a sea of fire, right?” He chuckled maniacally, believing he had the upper hand.
“… I think you’re mistaken, Eggman!” A familiar voice suddenly cut through the comms, surprising both adversaries.
“…!?” Both Super Sonic and Super Doctor Eggman paused their intense battle, momentarily stunned. The voice continued, directed squarely at Eggman, as if expecting him to check his console.
“Looks like you had your own satellite to control all your robots. Well, I’ve hacked and sabotaged it!” It was the unmistakable voice of Tails, Sonic’s ever-reliable best friend.
“What the hell … !!!?? What is this …!?” Eggman’s face froze in disbelief as he stared at his console. His carefully orchestrated robot army wasn’t advancing; instead, in many sectors, they were in full retreat. Impatience and fury began to boil within him.
Tails, sensing Eggman’s rising panic, couldn’t resist a triumphant tone. “Your own radio jack requires a lot of energy. I could find it immediately with my Energy Detector 2.0! Eggman, you stupidly used optical signaling instead of radio waves. Thanks to your miscalculations, I was even able to hack the radio output! … Then we mounted an incredible counterattack all over the world! Everyone was absolutely amazing!”
The strategic display now showed exactly what Tails described: Sonic’s friends were turning the tide, pushing back Eggman’s forces across the globe. Super Sonic glanced downwards at the planet, giving a thumbs up in silent acknowledgment. Eggman, meanwhile, was incandescent with rage.
“Nice job, Tails! I knew you could handle it!” Super Sonic cheered.
“These robots are so stupid! Oh yeah!” Tails chirped back, reveling in their success.
On Angel Island, Knuckles, guardian of the Master Emerald, was a one-hedgehog army against Eggman’s robotic assault. His powerful ancestral battle gloves smashed through metal with ease, sending bots flying in pieces.
“Alright! Keep them coming!” Knuckles roared, ready for any challenge.
In Station Square, Amy Rose stood defiantly at the entrance to Twinkle Park, her Piko Piko Hammer a whirlwind of pink fury. Each swing crushed robots into scrap metal. “Remember,” she declared with a touch of her characteristic flair, “cute couples get in free, but disgusting couples are prohibited from entering!”
Cream, with Cheese fluttering alongside, was a beacon of hope, assisting evacuation efforts across various locations alongside Vector and the Chaotix Detective Agency. The alien Wisps, now allies, generously lent their incredible powers through the “Wispon” weapons, bolstering the global defense.
Eggman’s strategic display flashed with alerts, each one a stark reminder of his crumbling dominion. With a frustrated swipe, he dismissed the disastrous overview, turning his attention back to the golden hedgehog before him.
“You’re always getting in my way!” Eggman bellowed, trying to mask his growing desperation with bravado. “But this is far from over! It’s all still working within my parameters.”
“… Is that so? Thaaaaank you, Eggman.” Super Sonic drawled, a hint of amusement in his voice. “Isn’t this just a lovely example of you losing yet again?”
“You blasted—! … Huh, you little rat. Let’s see if you can say that after I fire this bad boy!” A blinding light erupted behind Eggman as the Space Colony ARK’s main weapon, the Eclipse Cannon, finally charged to fire.
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Even at a mere 0.5% of its original output, the Eclipse Cannon unleashed a terrifying surge of energy. A colossal pillar of light erupted from the turret, piercing the atmosphere and hurtling towards the planet’s surface. Super Sonic’s expression shifted instantly. The playful smirk vanished, replaced by an intense, focused gaze.
He tensed, bracing himself. “…!”
The world held its breath, expecting annihilation… but it never came. Eggman erupted in a furious scream, his face contorted in disbelief.
“Why!? Why didn’t it go off!? This is the power of the Eclipse Cannon we’re dealing with!!” The planet-destroying laser, meant to obliterate a city and its inhabitants, was stopped. A shimmering psychokinetic barrier, shimmering with silver light, held it back.
One hundred meters above the ground, Silver the Hedgehog floated, a beacon of defiance against Eggman’s destructive power. He laughed, a sound of victory echoing through the comms. Below, the crowds cheered, their hope rekindled as Silver’s shield of light dissipated. He inhaled deeply, savoring the taste of fresh air and victory.
“Looks like you shot in the wrong place, Eggman!” Silver quipped.
“Oh, that’s it…! That moron messed it up! … Alright! Then I’ll just shoot it somewhere else! It should still be good for one more shot …” Eggman sputtered, frantically mashing buttons on his console, when suddenly, a smooth, confident voice cut through the chaos.
“Oh, sorry, sugar. Was that the Eclipse Cannon? I guess I just stopped it ♪” Rouge the Bat, the jewel thief and government spy, purred into the comms.
“What the— !?” Eggman shrieked. Rouge’s signal was traced back to the central control room of the Space Colony ARK itself.
“I was able to get here, thanks to that warp transfer device that was abandoned within Eggman Land! ♪ It seems the old doctor forgot about it! ♡” Rouge’s voice dripped with amusement.
“No no no no no no no! You little— Rouge! My elite robots should’ve been there …”
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An explosion, loud and clear, drowned out Eggman’s protests. Within the ARK’s control room, the last of Eggman’s robotic defenses fell, pierced by streaks of emerald energy. From the dissipating smoke, Shadow the Hedgehog emerged, his silhouette stark against the light. He picked up Rouge’s discarded communicator.
“That trash was rather unpleasant. I’ve disposed of it for you, Doctor,” Shadow’s voice, cold and resolute, resonated through the comms.
“Was that Shadow!? No, this can’t be!!!!!” Eggman was losing control, his face turning an alarming shade of red.
… Super Sonic turned his full attention back to Super Doctor Eggman, who was now speechless, utterly defeated.
“Now you know why I’m here. Now you know why we can’t let you do what you want to with this planet. Because it’s not just me on this planet, it’s all of “US!” Super Sonic declared, his voice resonating with power. He advanced on the Egg Mobile, golden aura intensifying around him.
“It’s because of the people I’ve met, the people who supported me that I have become this Super Sonic before you. You’re not the kind of person who would understand the strength of these bonds…” Sonic prepared to deliver the final blow.
Eggman’s booming voice, fueled by desperation, and the full power of the Egg Graviton erupted in one last, desperate surge! “Oh yeah!? You nuisance!”
The supergravity iron ball slammed into a gravity cylinder just as Super Sonic dodged. The collision of the Egg Graviton and the cylinder created a catastrophic feedback loop, a terrifying explosion of energy. The iron ball became trapped, crushed by inverted gravitational forces. Eggman, caught in the chaotic feedback, screamed like a madman as his machine shook violently.
“What is this “US” you’re talking about!? What is this nonsensical bond!? Such ideas sound like the ramblings of an imbecile who took a hit to the head. You have no idea how a super genius with an IQ of 300 even thinks!” Despite the escalating destruction, Eggman wrestled the iron ball free, swinging it wildly three more times, carving a path through the debris towards Sonic.
“You’ve been going on about that for so long now. Time after time, it’s always the same! You should be at my feet due to my superior scientific power!” Eggman raged. But Sonic’s spirit, and the combined efforts of his friends, represented something Eggman could never grasp: unity.
“I’ll use my power to reclaim this world! I’ll show you the ultimate utopia with a new Eggman Land!” His next swing shattered another gravity cylinder, triggering an even larger explosion. Eggman’s maniacal rant was abruptly cut short.
For a moment, Super Sonic paused, a strange sense of quiet amidst the destruction. He had to admit, there was a certain audaciousness to Eggman’s unwavering self-belief. But then, a smile touched Sonic’s lips. He shrugged, palms upturned, and replied, a hint of playful mockery in his voice.
“Great … I guess you’re just a bit too genius for little ol’ me!”
Eggman’s voice dropped, menace replacing fury, as he prepared his final, desperate attack. “Well, then allow me to finally get rid of you …” The crushed Egg Graviton, now a mangled wreck, had absorbed tons of debris, growing into a monstrous sphere over 20 meters in diameter. It had become the “Super Special Gravitational Capturing Strike Iron Ball, Egg Graviton: Final Form.”
This final assault was launched from a newly formed gravity railgun, promising speeds that would challenge even Super Sonic. Even a miss could trap his target in a crushing gravity well.
“Haha, that’s a laugh. Why don’t you give it a try, Eggman!?” Super Sonic taunted, a fearless grin spreading across his face.
Eggman’s finger hovered over the launch button, his eyes locked on Sonic. The golden hedgehog was no longer darting around; instead, he stood firm, radiating golden energy, his gaze unwavering.
“So, it’s a head-on fight now … Is that how you want it, Sonic?” Eggman muttered, a flicker of doubt in his voice.
“You’re the one that’s hesitating… Is that how YOU want it, Eggman …” Super Sonic countered, his confidence unwavering.
A moment of tense silence hung in the vacuum of space. Then, Eggman slammed his finger down on the button. The gravity railgun roared, unleashing its devastating payload with an ear-splitting shriek.
“Farewell, you simple-minded hedgehog!!!!”
Meanwhile……
Far across the vast expanse of space, in a world bathed in a different kind of light, stood the Sol Empire Royal Castle. This was Blaze the Cat’s world, separate from Sonic’s, yet connected by unseen threads.
Within the castle, the Sol Emeralds, the treasures of this realm, began to resonate, humming with an otherworldly song. They pulsed with seven colors of light, an ethereal display that caught the attention of the royal guards. They turned to their Princess, seeking guidance.
Princess Blaze, guardian of the Sol Emeralds, placed a calming hand upon the singing gems, a faint smile gracing her lips. She reassured her concerned guards. “It’s no problem. Don’t worry.”
Retreating to her office, she gazed out at the starlit sky, a knowing look in her eyes. “I think I’m going to be hearing about an exceptional experience soon,” she murmured, sensing a shift in the cosmic balance.
Back in the cold vacuum of space, silence descended, as if even time itself had paused. Above Super Sonic, two egg-shaped pods materialized.
“Naughty, naughty Eggman!!” A golden arrow of pure light pierced through the Egg Graviton and the Egg Mobile, striking Super Doctor Eggman directly. He recoiled, glancing back at the fading silhouette of the golden hedgehog.
“Y’know,” Sonic’s voice echoed, tinged with amusement, “I never thought of my simple-mindedness as a weakness.”
A massive explosion engulfed the Egg Mobile, releasing a blinding wave of energy that was visible even from the planet below.
“NOOOOOOOOO! Next time…. Next time will be different! I’ll never forgive you!” Eggman’s defeated cry echoed through space as he ejected in an escape pod, vanishing from sight.
As if sensing the battle’s end, the Chaos Emeralds, their power no longer needed, detached from Super Sonic and scattered across the globe. Sonic reverted to his blue form, watching the emeralds arc across the planet’s curvature with a satisfied smile. He didn’t chase after them, knowing they would return when the next adventure called.
As he began to fall towards the planet, Sonic noticed a familiar blue streak in the distance. Metal Sonic, ever loyal, was already en route to retrieve his master, Super Doctor Eggman. The inevitable rematch was already on the horizon, and a thrill of anticipation coursed through Sonic.
Spreading his limbs, he closed his eyes, embracing the descent, when suddenly… “… Well, I thought you could use a little help!” Tails’ voice broke through the silence. The red biplane, the Tornado, with its jet booster roaring, swooped in to catch him.
“We seriously have the kind of relationship where you just knew to get up here without me saying anything, huh?” Sonic chuckled, relieved and grateful.
“It was hard to get past all the destruction from your little spat in space! I’m glad I happened to modify the gravity cylinders to take care of all that debris,” Tails replied, ever the pragmatist.
The Tornado descended, carrying the two heroes towards the beautiful blue horizon, a symbol of peace restored. One chapter had closed, but the world, safe once more, eagerly awaited the next adventure of the blue hedgehog and his friends.
