STH COM - Saga 3 Ep61

Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
3rd Saga: The Black Armed Nocturnus

Episode 61 {1}

Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius... {2}
Zpacefleet had begun to gain the upper hand in their fight against the Nocturnus blockade, when Colonel Zadow was shot down, and disobeying direct orders from General Zeggman, Commander Zonic took his place and boarded the ARK.
While Amy (& Shahra) and Knuckles took Sally back to Knothole, Tails stayed behind to easily deal with the Badniks while he repaired the Tornado.
In Downunda, Fiona Fox and her hired hand (Patrick the Dog) had captured TodStar in order to help Fiona find Scourge. They tracked him down to Mercia, where he was racing Shadow to the falling Little Planet.
Can Zonic succeed where Zadow failed? Will Zpacefleet be able to destroy the Nocturnus blockade before Little Planet arrives above Never Lake? Can Tails survive on West Side Island on his own? Can TodStar help Fiona find Scourge? And will Team Dark beat Scourge to Little Planet's Time Stones? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!

Chapter Eleven: Big Trouble on Little Planet (Part Two)

Inside Space Colony ARK, Commander Zonic was easily shooting his way through any Nocturnus soldiers in his way, until the lasers on his wrists started beeping... {3}
"Commander, I've noticed that your wrist lasers are overheating." Zeggman pointed out via communicator. "I'm ordering you to abort your mission."
"I'm not done just yet, sir." Zonic replied, as he revealed part of a sword. When Zonic pressed a button, a blade made from electricity emerged from his hands!
"Grr. Very well. You have 10 minutes before Little Planet appears above Never Lake." Zeggman warned.
"Yes, sir." Zonic replied as he sliced his way through any debris, while Zeggman just sat back in his seat, holding his head.
"(Why do I get the feeling that hedgehog is going to be the death of me?)" He thought.

At that moment, Procurator Shade had arrived within Hidden Palace, where Locke was unconscious, and the Master Emerald was still in pieces. {4}
"Lord Ix, the Master Emerald is still in pieces, and the Guardian's father is unconscious." She said to Imperator Ix via Chatter Ring.
"Don't worry about the Master Emerald..." Ix replied. "Just have your men keep an eye on the Guardian, and return to me."
"Yes, my lord." Said Shade as she bowed before him.

A short time later, Mario arrived at Mushroom Hill on Angel Island, and grabbed a flower that appeared to be on fire when he saw Shade pressing down on a switch that closed a door behind her...
"(That must be the leader of those troops that me and Bowser fought!)" He thought. "(I wonder what they're hiding in that cave...)" As soon as Shade disappeared into thin air, Mario pressed down on the same switch, allowing him access to the cave that Shade sealed off. "Whoa, I'd better grab one of these..." He said to himself as he picked a green mushroom with white spots.

Meanwhile, Zonic made it safely to the central control room of the Space Colony ARK, where he found two of the seven Chaos Emeralds.
"General, I've found the central control room." He said. "The Nocturnus Clan have got two Chaos Emeralds powering the Eclipse Cannon." Hearing this, Zeggman got to his feet in a rather fast manner.
"Zonic, aim the Eclipse Cannon at the Nocturnus blockade, and fire!" He ordered. {5}
"Aye, sir!" Zonic replied, before targeting the closest ship in the blockade. Suddenly, half of the ARK's outer shell was blasted off, revealing three flaps on two sides, and a cone-shaped spire in the middle. The spire soon opened it's four sides, revealing a thin tower that was crackling with green energy. Eventually, the tower fired a beam at the closest Nocturnus battleship, which not only penetrated its shields, but caused it to explode! Seeing this, Zpacefleet's crew threw their fists in the air with praise.
"Magnificent! Keep firing, Zonic!" Zeggman told the Commander.
"I can't, sir. The cannon's gotta recharge..." Zonic pointed out, before realizing that a number of Nocturnus soldiers had entered the control room. "...and I've got some uninvited guests."
"You've got 3 minutes to fire again, Zonic. Do you copy?"
"*bzz* Ngh! Ha! Roger that. *bzz*"

At that moment, TodStar and Fiona were still running after Scourge, when the fox started to get frustrated... still unaware that Little Planet was closing in... {6}
"Why can't you just use Chaos Control to get us to him?" She asked the echidna.
"*pant* I'm low *pant* on energy..." TodStar replied while panting as he started to slow down. "I gotta *pant* eat something... *pant*"
"Oh no, you're not stopping now!" Fiona told him as she grabbed his arm and got him running again. Suddenly, TodStar sensed a familiar presence as he fell to his knees...
"M-Master..." He breathlessly muttered, before falling to the ground.
"What the? Hey, wake up!" Fiona shouted as she noticed TodStar face-down in the dirt, unaware that Little Planet was now floating above Never Lake, and sending a pulse throughout all of Mobius every minute or so...

Someone who sensed this was Shadow, who stopped running after Scourge, who stopped himself after seeing Shadow wasn't with him.
"Hey, what's the deal, Stripes?" He asked as he ran back to see Shadow staring at his Chaos Emerald in confusion... "I'm playin' fair for once, and you're goin' easy?!" {7}
"I... I can't sense anything from this Chaos Emerald..." Shadow replied, as he stared at the Emerald, which looked more rock-like. "I can't sense any Chaos Energy at all!"
"Shadow!" Cried Rouge, getting his attention. Omega had fallen to the ground, and his eyes had appeared to be deactivated. Shadow then opened Omega's energy port and picked up the fake Chaos Emerald that Tails made for him.
"Not even from this fake Emerald..." He said, completely shocked. "Nothing!"
"Well, while you're freakin' out, I'm gonna get my hands on those Time Stones. Later!" Scourge told Shadow and Rouge before taking off at high speed.
"Shadow, we have to keep going." Rouge told him.
"But my-"
"Forget about the Power of Chaos for now! You can still beat that creep to the Time Stones! I know you can."
"...*sigh* Okay, let's go." Shadow and Rouge continued chasing after Scourge.

Meanwhile, Eggman was still held at gunpoint within his Metropolis base on West Side Island, while Ix was looking over Nicole with Dr. Finitevus. {8}
"Give it up." Eggman told them. "If a genius like myself can't find a way to control that robot, no one can!"
"Silence, Doctor!" Ix shouted. "Can you explain to me why we need him again, Finitevus?"
"Merely to repair the Badniks, and to keep them under our control, is all..." The white echidna replied, before Nicole suddenly fell to the floor, and the nanites covering her body melted off of her, revealing another fake Chaos Emerald!
"Hmm..." Muttered Ix as he picked up the fake Emerald. "Perhaps now we can make some changes..."
"Already working on it, my lord." Finitevus replied, as Eggman stared in awe. "(Although it seems my power has suddenly vanished...)"

Zonic was now repeatedly pressing on the button to fire the Eclipse Cannon, but it wouldn't work, as the two Chaos Emeralds powering it had turned into a rock-like state.
"(That can't be good...)" He thought. {9}
"Zonic! Little Planet has reached its destination, rendering all Chaos Energy around Mobius useless!" Zeggman told him via communicator. "Bring the Emeralds back to the flagship, immediately!"
"I'm on it!" Zonic replied as he pulled the Chaos Emeralds out from where they were, and ran back out. As Zpacefleet continued it's assault against the Nocturnus blockade, Zonic flew out of the ARK, only to get hit by a Nocturnus weapon that activated his Ring Tunnel generator! "What the-?" Before anyone knew it, Zonic's fighter blasted into the Ring Tunnel! "WHOOOOOAA!!!"
"Commander!" Zeggman shouted in anger.
"Zonic!" Zally and Zails cried.

At that moment, within Hidden Palace, one of the Nocturnus soldiers had chained Locke up to the wall, while the other two were gathering pieces of the Master Emerald, totally unaware that Mario was hiding, and had crushed the flaming flower in his hand, causing his clothes to change from red and blue, to white and red. {10}
"All right, Knuckles scum..." Said the Nocturnus holding Locke's chin. "Where are the Chaos Emeralds?"
"You Nocturnus fools will destroy yourselves with those Emeralds." Locke replied, resulting in the soldier punching him in the stomach!
"Tell me, Guardian!" He shouted, but before Locke could reply, fireballs had hit the other two soldiers, causing them to disappear without the pieces of the Master Emerald. Emerging from the flames was Mario. {11}
"You want some of this, too?" He asked the other Nocturnus while holding balls of flames in his hands.
"You got lucky, Knuckles scum..." He said as he turned to Locke before disappearing like Shade did. Mario then busted Locke out of the chains with more fireballs, and helped him off the ground.
"Are you all right, Guardian?" Asked Mario.
"*cough* Yes. I am fine." Locke replied. "But I fear that all of Mobius is in great danger..."

END OF CHAPTER {12}

Emerald Count:
Red Chaos Emerald - Princess Peach the Frog
Blue Chaos Emerald - King Bowser the Koopa
Yellow Chaos Emerald - Dr. Finitevus
Green Chaos Emerald - Shadow the Hedgehog
Cyan Chaos Emerald - Patrick the Dog
Grey and Purple Chaos Emeralds - Commander Zonic