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"Dear Mom and Dad and everybody...
I'm sorry to leave without saying goodbye. I knew if I said anything, you'd try and stop me from traveling to Sonic's world. It's very important to me, so I hope you'll understand. Don't worry. I'll be fine. And... I'll be back. I'll miss you all. Mom, and Dad. Grandpa, Danny, Frances... and Helen. I love you.
-Chris
P.S.: I'll tell Sonic and the others you said hello."
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Just as he had hoped for the last 6 years, Chris was able to transport himself to Sonic's world and reunite with his friends. However, something unexpected happened to him: though he was 18 at this point, he was somehow back to when he was 12 years old, something that he didn't notice until he tripped. "What's going on?" he asked. "What's with my clothes? Did I shrink or something?"
Grace laughed as she just ran over and hugged him, happy to see him again after a while. "Great to see ya, Chris!" said Tails happily.
"Tails! It's you!" Chris said, recognizing him.
"We really missed you!" said Cream.
"It's about time you showed up!" Amy added, playfully nudging him.
Soon, everyone was surrounding him and talking all at once. Cosmo and Sonic were the only ones standing off to the side. "Sonic, who is that boy?" Cosmo asked.
Sonic smiled fondly. "He's my friend," he answered.
Chris overheard. Gratitude overwhelmed him at the thought of his old friend still remembering him after all this time. "Hi, Sonic," he said.
"How ya doin', pal?" Sonic asked.
"Sonic, I can't believe I'm really here," said Chris as he carefully approached him, trying not to trip on his now-giant clothes. "It's been a long time coming."
"I knew you'd get here sooner or later, buddy," said Sonic.
"You haven't changed a bit," Chris commented. "Come to think of it… (he glanced over at the others) none of you have."
Then, he and Cosmo eyed each other and nodded as Grace introduced them. "Doesn't look like you changed much, either," said Sonic, " 'cept for the baggy clothes. Is that some new style or somethin'?"
"No!" Chris exclaimed, holding up his oversized sleeves. "I-I don't know what's going on!"
Suddenly, Sonic collapsed, failing over backwards. "Sonic!" exclaimed Chris.
He bent down over Sonic as the others gathered around him. "Sonic, what's wrong?" asked Amy.
Cosmo covered her mouth in shock. Grace was next to her, instantly getting to work by rubbing a hand comfortingly on her shoulder just in case. Oh dear. He must've had a much harder time than any of us had realized, she thought.
"What happened?" asked Cream.
"Say something!" Knuckles exclaimed.
"Why isn't he walking up?" asked Amy.
Tails placed a hand on Sonic's forehead. "He's okay," he said. "I think he's just exhausted."
"Yeah," Knuckles agreed. "I guess he still has to recover from that battle."
Chris was surprised upon hearing this. "Sonic got injured in a battle?" he asked.
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Back at Cream's house later that day, Vanilla was putting Sonic in bed so he'd get recharged. "You rest now Sonic," she said.
In the restroom, Chris was looking over his new body. Dorothy and Shanti, meanwhile, were tying knots on his baggy clothes so he wouldn't have to worry about tripping over them. Later on, everyone was gathered in the living room, Cosmo recalling the events of earlier. "Your friend Sonic was fighting a Metarex," she said.
"A Metarex?" Amy asked, confused.
Cosmo nodded. "I don't know how many there are," she said, "but they've been attacking planets all over the galaxy. Their goal is to unify all the planets under one absolute rule."
"Let me guess… their rule," Knuckles guessed.
"That's right," Cosmo confirmed. "They've already extinguished so many planets."
What do you mean, 'extinguished'?" asked Amy.
"The Metarex don't just conquer planets," Cosmo answered. "They take the Planet Egg."
"What?" said Knuckles, dumbfounded.
"What's a Planet Egg?" asked Robyn.
"The Planet Eggs are like the hearts of planets," Cosmo answered. "Without them, planets lose their power to nurture and sustain life. They become just cold, barren rocks drifting through space. And now that they've taken your Planet Egg, your world will soon wither away, just like the others have."
Dorothy gasped while Shanti stared wide-eyed at her. Everyone else was also shocked at what they heard. "Our planet will die?" asked Amy.
Cosmo nodded. "That's right," she said.
"That's- that's terrible!" exclaimed Grace. "We have to do something about it!"
"She's right," Tom agreed. "Otherwise, this planet will suffer the fate of the others."
"Excuse my asking," said Knuckles, "but how do we know you're not on their side?"
"Because I'm not!" Cosmo insisted. "The Metarex are vicious, and they'll wipe out anything that gets in their way. I'm not with them; you have to believe me!"
"I wish I could," said Knuckles.
"Knuckles!" said Creecha rather sharply.
"What?" said Knuckles. "I'm just saying."
"Well, I'd rather not have you being so judgemental to her," Creecha replied, the tone in her voice leaving no room for argument. "I already had to get on Amy for that earlier today."
Sunset thwapped Knuckles on the back of his head with her hand. "Ow!" exclaimed Knuckles, rubbing his head while glaring up at her.
"At least let's hear her out," Chris said.
"I came here so that what happened to me might not happen to all of you," said Cosmo. "My planet is gone. Everyone I loved– my family, my friends, are…" She trailed off, tears evident in her eyes.
"Oh no," Shari breathed out in shock and sadness, her eyes wide. Matt didn't say anything as he and his wife looked at each other, but they both knew; they'd put the pieces together and figured out what happened. They knew what it was like.
Creecha had done the same, but gently wanted to hear it from the traumatized girl herself because she didn't want to jump to conclusions, and give her a hard time. Standing from her spot on the floor, she slowly made her way to her and, kneeling down in front of her, carefully took Cosmo's hands into her own, getting her attention. "They're all gone, are they?" she asked gently.
She knew she hit the right spot when Cosmo nodded, her eyes closing as if in a vain attempt to hold in her tears. Creecha's heart ached for her. It was as if, in a way, she saw herself in Cosmo. After all, she lost everything at a young age too, except in Creecha's case, she'd been much younger back then. "I'm so sorry." was all she could say.
No longer bothering to hold it in, Cosmo threw herself at Creecha in a hug, her arms wrapping around her middle as she buried her face into her shoulder. "Everything… everything is gone!" she sobbed.
Creecha didn't reply as she hugged back, but she didn't need to say anything. The look on her face said it all. She even shed a few tears herself in respect for Cosmo's late loved ones.
Later, Chris, Amy, and Tails were outside Sonic's room. "She's calmed down a little," said Chris as Grace and Wallflower came by. "I think she'll be okay."
"Poor Cosmo," said Grace. "She's been through so much sadness."
Wallflower agreed. I promise Cosmo, she thought to herself. We'll help you defeat the Metarex and avenge your people.
"I can't believe that Knuckles was giving that poor thing such a hard time," said Amy.
"I can't believe you built a teleporting machine in only 6 months," said Tails.
Chris was shocked. "Only 6 months?!" he exclaimed, blushing. "No wonder you all look exactly as I remember you."
Wallflower and Grace just giggled in amusement. "Chris is acting kinda funny, Amy," Tails whispered.
"Don't forget: he's human," Amy whispered back.
"Back home it's been 6 years since I last saw you!" said Chris. "But I guess I still have a lot to learn about teleportation…"
"Guess what: same with us," Grace said. "We just didn't age down because Aunt Trixie is a master at creating portals. There's still some stuff she needs to learn about it, but all in all, she's really got it in the bag." Wallflower nodded in agreement.
"If it's been 6 years," asked Tails, "how come you still look the same?"
"I'm just as confused as you are, Tails," Chris shrugged.
Amy giggled. "We'll figure it out," she assured him.
When she opened the door to Sonic's room, however, the bed was empty. "Sonic's gone!" she exclaimed.
"Oh no!" said Tails.
Chris ran to the window, followed by Tails and the girls. "He must've gone out the window!" he said.
Amy glared at Sonic's empty bed. "He doesn't even say goodbye!" she said. "Hmph!"
"That's Sonic for ya," said Tails. "No matter what, he just takes off. He can't even stay still when he's passed out."
"I'm just glad he's okay," Chris smiled.
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Meanwhile, Sonic was running through the Mobian countryside, the speed electrifying as always, before he scaled up a tall mountain. He looked down and around at the area where yesterday's battle occurred. "That's weird…" he said. "There's no wind."
That was not only indeed weird, but also bad.
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At Angel Island, Knuckles was standing on the shrine looking at the Master Emerald. "Something's not right," he said. "I don't trust that Cosmo."
"So, is it true, Knuckles?" asked a voice.
Knicks looked up as Rouge floated down. "Is what true, Rouge?" he asked.
"A little birdie told me that all 7 Chaos Emeralds are gone," Rouge answered.
"It's true," Knuckles admitted, raising his eyebrows. "Sonic thought it'd be a good idea to scatter them into space. And not only that, but Chris teleported here from his world somehow. Things are crazy here! A Metarex attacks, then Cosmo–"
"See you around, Knuckie!" Rouge called as she flew away.
Only then did Knuckles realize that she was gone. "Hey! Rouge!" he called angrily. "Come back here! You've got a lot of nerve flying while I'm still talking! Rouge!"
But Rouge was already flying off the island out of earshot.
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Back at Cream's house, Vanilla had luckily gotten Chris's clothes problem taken care of. She had made him some new ones; the shirt she was currently holding perfectly resembled the one he wore years ago. "These should fit a little better," she said. "They're like your old clothes, aren't they?"
"They sure are," Chris replied. "Thanks."
He rubbed behind his head. Man, this is embarrassing, he thought.
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Outside the house, Cosmo was looking up at the sky. The Guard was passing time playing a friendly game of baseball. Cream was sitting in the grass nearby, playing around with Cheese. "Such a pretty place…" said Cosmo.
"I'm glad you like it!" said Cream. "Our planet's great. Maybe you can learn to love it here."
"Chao chao!" Cheese agreed.
"Maybe…" Cosmo replied.
But she was still worried. She doesn't understand, she thought. Without the Planet Egg, her planet cannot survive.
"You know, Cream," she said, "if we don't get the Planet Egg back…"
"We will," Cream assured her. "We've got Sonic on our side. He'll make everything okay."
"But Cream," Cosmo objected, "Sonic isn't strong enough without the Chaos Emeralds."
Just then, Sonic showed up. "Well, then I guess we'll have to go find 'em," he said.
Cosmo blinked. "I wish you had them now," she said.
"Maybe there was something I could have done instead of sending the Chaos Emeralds away," Sonic admitted as last night's fight flashed through his head. "But it seemed like a good idea at the time. At least he didn't get the Emeralds."
"That I understand," Creecha said as she walked outside. "Sometimes, there's just some plans we come up with that sound better on paper. That's something me and the Guard learned from time to time."
Tails, Amy, and Chris followed her out, Tails immediately giving Sonic a hug. "You must have been pretty wiped out after fighting that thing," he said.
Sonic smiled fondly down at him as he returned the embrace. "I was," he said. "When I transformed into Super Sonic, I thought it would be a cinch. But boy, was I wrong."
"Sonic, listen," said Cosmo seriously. "The Metarex are extremely powerful. They've traveled through space and taken every Egg from every planet they've encountered."
"There's nothin' to worry about as long as Sonic's on the scene," Sonic said confidently. "We'll get all the Planet Eggs back! I promise!"
Amy was excited. "A dangerous quest into outer space!" she said dreamily. "Could anything be more romantic?"
Cream stood up, also excited. "Cheese and I wouldn't miss an adventure like this!" she said.
Creecha smiled. "Honestly, I knew that we were needed here for something thanks to Sunset," she said. "Now because of earlier, I now know that you also need our help in helping you beat the Metarex. We're in."
She turned to the rest of the Guard, who had just finished their baseball game. "Get ready guys!" she called. "Soon, we'll be going interstellar!"
"Interstellar?" Grace asked.
"To outer space!" Creecha clarified.
Shouts of excitement rang out. The Guard was excited, but none more than Pinkie and Rarity. "It'll almost be like we're back in our home galaxy!" Pinkie cheered, she and Rarity squealing excitedly like fangirls.
Rainbow covered her ears, but even she was smiling. "How about you two have a squealing party somewhere else?" she joked.
"Sweet!" Sunset cheered. "After so long, I finally get to show off my piloting skills once more!"
"You can count me in, Sonic!" Tails said happily, his hug around his older brother tightening and his namesakes wagging around happily.
Sonic returned the embrace just as tight before picking up the now-laughing fox and setting him on his shoulder. "I want to go too!" Chris said with an excited smile. "I've been waiting 6 years to have another adventure with you!"
"Same here!" said Matt excitedly while Spike just barked happily in agreement.
"Great," said Sonic, "then it's settled! We're going into outer space!"
They couldn't have been more excited.
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Later, they were in Tails's workshop. "Tails," said Chris as they headed downstairs, "to go into space, won't we need a spaceship?"
"About that…" Tails said, pushing a button. "Ta-daa!"
At that, the overhead lights turned on, revealing a huge spaceship built by him. It was probably the biggest spaceship any of them had seen. Sonic gave out an impressed whistle. "It's so big!" Cream and Amy said in usion.
"It's a multi-purpose fully mobile flying fortress!" Tails said proudly. "I call it the Blue Typhoon, and with a few quick adjustments, we can even fly into space!"
Twilight smiled down at him. "Tails… even after all this time, you never cease to amaze us," she said.
Tails smiled back. "Thanks," he said. "Only…" He trailed off.
"Only what?" Chris asked.
"Tails, what's the matter?" asked Fluttershy.
"I was planning on using the Chaos Emeralds as the power source," Tails replied. "Now what are we gonna use?"
Chris thought for a minute before coming up with an idea. "I know what we can use!" he said.
At that, Sunset suddenly looked uncertain. Oh boy, she thought. I have a bad feeling about this.
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Meanwhile, Knuckles was wandering around in search of Rouge. "I shouldn't have told that batty Rouge anything," he said.
However, he was in for a shock when he saw that Angel Island was now lowered– right in front of him. "Oh no!" he exclaimed, eyeing the now-empty shrine. "The Master Emerald's gone!"
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At the Blue Typhoon, Chris was carefully loading the Master Emerald into position, Tails watching from the cockpit. "The readings look good, Chris," he said.
"The Master Emerald oughta give us enough power to go interstellar!" Chris said.
Only Sunset was looking a little uncertain, something that Rainbow took notice of. "What's wrong?" she asked. "I thought you were excited about going into space."
Sunset glanced at her. "Don't get me wrong," she said. "I'm happy to go to space as much as the rest of you. But still: taking the Master Emerald as a power source? Something tells me that Knuckles isn't gonna be too happy with that."
"Oh *pfft*," Rainbow scoffed. "I'm sure he'll be fine with it."
"HEY!" yelled a voice.
Yep, Mr. Hothead is not happy with it, Sunset thought as she decided to take a few steps aside.
Sure enough, Knuckles came storming in, infuriated. "WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?!" he demanded.
"We're gonna borrow your Master Emerald for a little while," Sonic answered.
"No way!" said Knuckles. "It goes back where it was!"
"But we need it to go into outer space," Amy objected.
Knuckles was incredulous. "Outer space?" he asked in disbelief.
"We have to find the 7 Chaos Emeralds so we have enough power to defeat the Metarex," Cosmo explained.
"We're going to travel the galaxy, battle Metarex, and save planets!" Cream added, excited. "Doesn't it sound like the best adventure ever?"
"Sure," Knuckles answered sarcastically through gritted teeth. "It sounds just peachy. NOW GIMMIE BACK THAT EMERALD, SONIC, OR I'LL COME UP THERE AND TAKE IT!"
Cream shook with fury. "Listen to you!" she snapped. "You should be ashamed!"
"The fate of the entire galaxy is at stake!" Cosmo added.
"But if you won't listen to reason…" Amy threatened as she approached him holding her hammer, a dangerous twinkle in her eye, "maybe I can knock some reason into you. It'd be a pleasure."
Now Knuckles was nervous. "H- Hey, let's calm down," he said as Amy inched forward again.
It ended with the three girls beginning to aggravate the poor Echidna. "Sonic, please help me!" he panicked.
"I wish I could," Sonic said, clearly amused, "but I don't get involved in fights I can't win. You're on your own."
And though she did feel sorry for him, Sunset couldn't help but giggle; getting beaten by three girls was pretty embarrassing for a warrior.
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Soon, everyone was getting the Blue Typhoon ready for upcoming space travel. Chris and Tails were currently looking over the controls. "I'm sorry our planet got invaded right when you came to visit us, Chris," Tails apologized.
"Are you kidding?" Chris replied, shaking his head. "Don't be! I haven't been this excited in years. And now that I'm older, I can finally be of some use to you guys!"
He beamed happily. "So is the initial take off sequence ready?" he asked, typing on his keyboard. "Prepare to activate the Master Emerald!"
Tails beamed. "This reminds me of our times back in Station Square," he recalled fondly.
"We should load this ship with lots of cool gadgets," Chris suggested. "That way, when I tell Grandpa about it, he'll get really jealous!"
"Sounds good to me!" Tails agreed.
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What they didn't know, however, was that Dark Oak had somehow been alerted to what was going on. Now he broadcasted a new message to a new Metarex, called Metarex Spike, who was approaching Mobius with one directive: "Do not let them leave the planet. Stop the development of the spacecraft and destroy them."
It was clear that the Metarex were indeed determined to wipe out any kind of resistance in its way, no matter what it had to do.
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Meanwhile, Amy and Cream were walking up the hill towards the ship carrying bags of food supplies. Grace Wallflower, Sunset, Bob, Larry, and Junior were giving them a hand by helping them carry some of the bags. "This should be the last of the supplies we have to haul from home," said Amy. "Of course, now we have to load everything onto the ship."
"This is so exciting," said Junior. "Honestly, I've always wanted to go into space on adventures like this."
"Well," Grace giggled out, "you're getting your chance, bro."
"I can hardly believe it," Cream replied. "Pretty soon, we'll be taking off and speeding through–"
The rest of her words died in her throat as they caught sight of Cosmo sitting by herself on a tree stump. "Hi, Cosmo," Cream greeted as she placed her bags down. "Would you mind carrying these downhill, please?"
Cosmo was startled. "Oh. OK," she said as she stood up regardless.
But upon trying to pick up the bags, she found that they were too heavy for her. She had a bit of a struggle. Cream was worried. "Are you sure you can handle it?" she asked.
"Yeah. I can carry some of those for you if you'd like," Grace offered.
"I got it," Cosmo assured them.
However, when she finally picked up the bags, their weight caused her to stumble, drop them, and roll down the hill. "Cosmo!" Grace exclaimed as she immediately dropped all her bags and raced down after her.
Cream was covering her mouth in shock. "She doesn't have it!" she exclaimed.
Just then, a loud crash was heard, making them all wince in sympathy. There was Cosmo, surrounded by food. It was a mess. Grace skidded down the hill to a stop at the bottom. "Oh my goodness! Cosmo, are you okay?" she asked as she hurried towards her.
"I'm okay…" she managed to say.
The others hurried down, bags forgotten for the time being. "Cosmo!" exclaimed Cream.
"Are you alright?" asked Amy.
"You're not hurt, are you?" Wallflower asked, immediately checking her for injuries.
"I think so…" said Cosmo, who managed to sit up. "And I don't think I'm hurt."
Suddenly, the sun was blotted out for only a brief moment. Knowing what was happening, Cosmo felt her lips quiver in absolute fright. Grace was about to ask what was wrong when an object flying over them caught her eye. The others could see it as well. An explosion could then be seen in the distance. "A Metarex…" Cosmo concluded, voice full of fear.
Sunset glared at it as she got out her lightsabers, her geode glowing. "Grace, you and the others get the bags to the ship," she ordered. "I'll handle this metal monster." Before anything else could be said, she was already racing off.
Metarex Spike picked itself up, having miraculously survived the rough landing. "Following Directive #1: Destroy the enemy spacecraft," it said.
Metarex Spike attempted to blast Tails's workshop with its hands. Thankfully, it missed. "Adjust firing error," it said. "296 tangent 8."
It tilted its hands slightly to the right and was about to fire again. Suddenly, Sonic and Rainbow buzzed right past it and bounced off its head, distracting it. Knuckles and AJ leapt into the fray and, with Knuckles's strength and AJ's earthbending, were able to tackle Metarex Spike to the ground. But even though it was embedded, it wasn't defenseless. A golden sword materialized in its hand, and Metarex Spike used it to slice a nearby tree. At that point, fire suddenly emerged from the forest, getting its chest. "Back off, Metal Face!" Sunset yelled as she leapt up and delivered a strong kick to the face, knocking it back a few steps.
She landed alongside her friends. "I don't think we're gonna stop that thing this way!" Knuckles said.
"You're right," Sonic agreed, " but we gotta try!"
"We're just distracting it while the others get the ship ready to go," Sunset added. "Keep its attention on us."
Metarex Spike stood up, pointing its sword at the group. "It is futile for you to oppose us," it said. "You are never going to leave this planet alive."
"We'll see about that!" Sunset challenge as she flashed her lightsabers and jumped out at it.
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Some distance away, Tails and Chris were watching the fight; the ship was now in the open. "There's no time," said Chris. "What's our status?"
Tails rushed over to his seat. Typing on a keyboard, he brought up some diagrams. "I still have a few adjustments to make," he said, "but we can work on those in the air, so I guess we're ready."
"Let's go," said Chris.
The two nodded.
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"You're ready?" Amy asked later in her communicator. "We're leaving now?" She sounded surprised.
"Soon," said Tails, "but we have to activate the Master Emerald first, so we need Knuckles. Would you mind finding him for me?"
Amy closed her communicator. "What's happening?" asked Grace.
"The time's almost here!" Amy answered. "Cream, go find Knuckles and tell him that Tails needs him on the ship. Cosmo, you and the others come with me and help me get the supplies aboard."
"What's going on?" asked Cosmo, worried.
"Tails is almost ready to power up his new ship," Amy answered grimly, "and he needs Knuckles to activate the Master Emerald."
The group was surprised to hear this. Larry had only one thing to say: "That was quick."
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Meanwhile, the fight was still going on. Sunset was angrily striking left and right with her firebending and her lightsabers. Meanwhile, Sonic dodged it as it slammed its hand into the ground. "Hey! Up here!" he taunted.
Metarex Spike tried getting at him by slicing a tree he was standing on in half, but it missed again. Then, AJ lifted a big rock with her earthbending, and with Knuckles attacking at the same time as she did, they both brought it down to its knees. "Huh? Hey, I think we brought it down," said Knuckles.
"Nailed it!" AJ cheered.
Suddenly, metal objects protruded from 15 holes in its chest. "ACK!" exclaimed Rainbow.
"I don't think so!" added Sonic.
Those metal objects were, in fact, spike missiles that were launched right at them. "Look out!" yelled Sunset.
The heroes managed to dodge them all, only for Sonic to look back in horror. The missiles were heading straight towards the Blue Typhoon! Tails! a horrified Sonic thought.
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By pressing a few buttons back at the ship, Tails was soon able to warm up the engines. "Radar systems activated!" he said.
At that point, Twilight spotted something. "Tails! We've got about several missiles launched from the enemy!" she reported.
"How many?" asked Tails.
"15 total!" answered Twilight. "And they're heading straight for us!"
Looking towards his right, Tails screamed in fright as the missiles were indeed heading towards the bridge.
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Luckily, Sonic was able to save him by blazing through those missiles, destroying them. "It stinks to get blasted out of the sky before we left the ground!" he said.
Just then, one of the stray missiles exploded behind him. He looked up to see Metarex Spike approaching. Firing its finger lasers, it razed the forest near the Blue Typhoon. Fortunately, Knuckles and Rainbow were able to run circles around Metarex Spike, and with some extra help from AJ, it ended up falling into a sinkhole. "Ha!" Rainbow laughed while Sunset blew a raspberry at it.
"Happy landings, pal!" Knuckles taunted, making AJ chuckle.
"Knuckles!" called a voice.
Knuckles looked up in time to see Cream flying at a distance. "Tails needs you on the ship!" she called. "He plans to beat the Metarex!"
"I just did!" Knuckles objected.
But he was proven wrong when suddenly, Metarex Spike started to stand up and took a swipe at him. Luckily, he managed to dodge it. Sonic stomped it back into the hole only for it to stand up again. "You and the others go on, Knuckles!" he said. "Me and Rainbow got this guy!"
Rainbow smiled. "Don't have to tell me twice!" she said, twirling her lightsabers.
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Meanwhile, in the ship, Amy, Cosmo, and the others were putting down the bags just outside the cargo bay of the Typhoon. "You know, Cosmo," said Amy, "you might want to carry more than one at a time."
"Right," Cosmo nodded.
But while turning around, the weight of a backpack she was currently carrying caused her to spin in a few circles before she fell onto her back. The others laughed goodnaturedly. "Why don't you just take it easy," Amy said, also amused while waving a hand.
"Here, let me get that off your back for ya," said Grace, stepping forward to help.
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Tails looked at the holo-monitor while pressing a couple buttons. "The main engine's ready," he said. "Connecting to the Master Emerald! You copy?"
"Main engine is now connected to the Master Emerald," Chris reported.
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Knuckles now stood behind the Master Emerald, which glowed brightly. "The 7 Chaos Emeralds are the servers," he chanted. "Our hearts intensify their power. The controller serves to unify the chaos!"
He raised his hands higher. "We need your great power to find the Chaos Emeralds!" he pleaded.
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"Ignition!" Chris said.
The engine roared to life, the turbines spinning. "OK," Chris reported. "The engine's fired up!"
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Meanwhile, while all that was happening, Vanilla was sitting at home in the living room doing some knitting when there was a knock at the door. Cream opened the door; she had something to ask her, and she needed her permission. "Mother?" she asked as she stepped into the room. "Mother, would it be all right if I go out into space with everybody?"
Vanilla smiled. "You mean on that nice spaceship that Tails built?" she answered. "Sure, sweetie. Just don't touch any buttons."
"Thanks, Mother!" said Cream as she hugged her.
Despite her surprise, Vanilla hugged her back. "Cream…" she said.
Goodbye, Mother… Cream thought. Goodbye.
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Back at Green Hill, Sonic and Rainbow were landing several hits on Metarex Spike, but the giant warrior landed unscathed in front of them. "Man," Rainbow panted, "we're hardly making a dent in that thing."
"Hurry it up, guys…" said a voice
The two looked behind them to see that it was Tails's voice coming from behind them in the Blue Typhoon. The ground rumbled as the Typhoon prepared for launch.
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"The acceleration thruster's almost charged!" Tails reported, watching as several meters increased.
Then… "Takeoff time."
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The ground collapsed as the Blue Typhoon began to rise. Metarex Spike noticed this. "You are doomed," it said, now firing 15 more missiles from its chest.
"Great," Sonic grumbled.
Going into a spin, he raced after the missiles, destroying them all. Rainbow flew alongside him, and the two landed on the hull of the craft. "It's been fun," said Sonic smugly, rubbing under his nose, "but we have to be running along now!"
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"Master Emerald, we need you!" Knuckles begged in the engine room. "Release the power of Chaos to us!"
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"We're almost there," Chris reported. "80.. 90… 95… The chamber's energy supply is at full capacity."
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On the hull, Sonic and Rainbow watched as Metarex Spike flew right towards them. "Guys, we're gonna use the main cannon!" Tails reported over the intercom. "Stand by!"
The two watched as the runway folded back, and a giant blue cannon emerged. "I got this one," Sonic said to Rainbow. "You get inside with everyone else."
Rainbow nodded. "Just don't hesitate to call for help when you need it," she said before racing inside.
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The ship's energy was soon diverted into the cannon. "Transferring power from the energy chamber to the main cannon!" Tails reported over the intercom. "Canon pressurization sequence now in progress."
Sonic ran into the cannon. "Sequence complete," Tails said. "Sonic, do your thing!"
Sonic stopped running and, with a jump, landed on a platform where he was to spin. "Here goes!" he said.
With that, he began spinning, charging the cannon in the process.
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In the cargo bay, the others were worn out from their work. They were sitting amongst a pile of bags. Amy added the last of the food to the massive pile. " *Phew* Last one," she said.
"Attention, everyone!" Tails announced over the intercom. "Brace yourselves!"
Amy just sat down herself, just as worn out as the others were. But, curious at what was going on, Junior, followed by Bob and Larry, hurried to the main bridge.
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Metarex Spike landed in front of the Typhoon, now within range. "Target Metarex dead ahead!" said Tails.
At that moment, Junior and the other two boys arrived. "What's going on?" he asked.
"We're finally gonna get rid of that metal monster for good," answered Shanti. "And about time, to."
A targeting computer locked onto Metarex Spike, just as he launched 15 more missiles at them. Then, Chris, Tails, and Knuckles said at the same time: "Sonic Power Cannon, fire!"
Said power cannon charged up a massive amount of energy, then launched Sonic as a ball towards Metarex Spike. He decimated all 15 missiles, then spun through Metarex Spike, leaving a burning hole in its chest. This caused Metarex Spike to finally explode. "Bullseye!" Rainbow cheered. "We finally got it!"
"Ha!" Junior taunted. "Take that, Metajerk!"
Larry snorted in laughter while Bob just rolled his eyes. But one could tell that even he was still amused. Yep, some of Larry's antics have definitely rubbed off on him over the years, he thought.
However, Sonic was still spinning helplessly as the Blue Typhoon took off. Luckily, Chris was on his way to help, flying towards him in a support craft. "Hang on, Sonic," he said.
As he continued falling, Sonic was relieved when he looked up and saw who was approaching. "Hi, Chris!" he said.
With the canopy open, Chris was prepared to catch Sonic. "I got yaaa!" he called.
Sure enough, Chris was able to grab Sonic's hand and fly back to the Typhoon. "Mission accomplished!" he reported.
"An excellent catch, guys!" said Tails. "Now get ready! Retracting the main cannon (The Sonic Driver was stored back into the ship)! Rerouting energy to the main engine (The ship's power is transferred back to the main engine)! Forward wings deployed (2 extra wings are projected)! Alright, Blue Typhoon… here we go!"
The main engine was activated, and soon the Blue Typhoon was taking off and heading for space. Chris's spaceship flew alongside it. "Come on," said Amy, standing up. "Let's go up to the bridge!"
She ran out of the cargo holding room, followed by the other girls. Upon arrival at the main bridge, Sonic smiled at Amy while Sunset, Wallflower, Grace, Cream, and Cosmo looked out the window. "Hey," Amy greeted.
"What a beautiful view!" said Cream. "I've always wanted to know what our planet looks like from this high up."
"Yep. It's definitely something," said Grace, impressed.
Sonic looked up at Amy and was scratching the back of his head until he realized something: he was feeling something in his quills. He took it out and held it. "I wonder what this is?" he said.
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Unknown to them, back in his base, Eggman was listening to the whole thing on his radio. "You wonder what what is?" asked Tails.
"This thing on my head," Sonic answered.
"I'm afraid I have bad news, Doctor," said Cubebot. "Sonic seems to have discovered your electronic bug."
Eggman laughed. "I planted it on him before he woke up," he said. "Clever, aren't I? Now, fire up the engines and follow that spaceship."
"Roger!" said Orbot, pulling a lever. "Engine… fired up!"
With the engine ignited, Eggman's own spaceship, this one called the Crimson Egg, was soon taking off. "Don't let them get away!" Bokkun declared, probably getting a little too carried away. "Full speed ahead!"
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"Hey!" Eggman snapped. "I give the orders around here!"
"Sorry, Doctor," Bokkun apologized sheepishly.
Rouge was also following them in a spaceship of her own. Unaware, the Blue Typhoon flew out into open space. Little did they all know, this new adventure would be one that would change their lives.
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