STH COM - Saga 3 Ep73

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

Episode 73 {1}

Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius... {2}
Sonic was transported to Planet Wisp, where Zonic eventually asked for his help to infiltrate the Black Comet.
Back on Mobius, Angel Island was experiencing enviromental problems because there was no Guardian on the island, according to the media. Fortunately, Knuckles was returning to the island with the Chaotix.
Along with Rouge, Omega and Patrick, Shadow was ordered to defend Station Square from the incoming Nocturnus soldiers (according to GUN's intelligence).
Ken Khan was also dealing with the Nocturnus, when the Gossamer and Shinobi Clans decided to lend a hand, and he was rescued by his cousin: Diddy Kong!
Can Sonic and Zonic defeat the Black Arms? Can Knuckles and the Chaotix get back to Angel Island in time? Can Team Dark, GUN, the Shinobi & Gossamer Clans, Ken Khan and Diddy & Dixie hold off the Nocturnus Clan? And who else has to defend their homes from these monsters? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!

Chapter Twenty Three: The Black Armed Nocturnus (Part One)

"You're my cousin? Wow!" Exclaimed Diddy Kong before he hugged Ken Khan.
"We'll talk later, okay?" Ken asked, before Diddy nodded. "Right now, we have to protect the Free People of the Dragon Kingdom from these Nocturnus thugs..." When Diddy and Dixie pointed at what Ken was pointing at, they saw a large number of Mobians wearing black armor and helmets with blue markings. {3}

Chun-nan's Dragon Kingdom wasn't the only populated land threatened by these Mobians... the Nocturnus Clan and familiar looking robots were also standing outside Knothole! But King Elias had anticipated this since their invasion began...
"Royal guard! To me!" Shouted Elias as he drew his sword. "We must protect our home from these creatures." Suddenly, TodStar, Sally and Nicole appeared in front of them via Chaos Control! "Sally?"
"We're here to help, brother." She replied as she drew the Sword of Acorns.
"No one here knows the Nocturnus Clan like I do." Stated Nicole.
"Be that as it may, they've earned an extra helping of payback for what they did to y- are those Gizoids?!" TodStar coldly pointed out before spotting familiar looking robots with the Nocturnus soldiers.
"The Nocturnus Clan were the ones who created the Gizoids in the first place..." Said Nicole, causing both Sally and TodStar to look at them in disbelief.
"That doesn't matter." Sally pointed out after shaking her head. "What matters is that my brother's Kingdom remains untouched by the time this is over!"

The Overlander city of Station Square was also prey for the Nocturnus Clan, but along with Shadow the Hedgehog, Rouge the Bat, E-123 Omega and Patrick the Dog, GUN were ready for them...
"So... just how long have we gotta hold these guys off?" Asked Rouge.
"According to the Commander, just until the rest of GUN reveal their big surprise." Shadow replied.
"Hey Rouge, you still got that blaster handy?" Asked Patrick while holding his hand out to her.
"Sorry Big Dog, but since Shadow's powers are useless around you, it's best that he holds onto it." Rouge told him, making him growl silently.
"If Shadow's so powerless around me, how come the robot's still working? Isn't it powered by a Chaos Emerald?"
"UNLIKE THE ORIGINAL SEVEN CHAOS EMERALDS, MY POWER SOURCE WAS CREATED BY MILES 'TAILS' PROWER." Omega replied. "THE EMERALD POWERING MY SYSTEMS SEEMS TO ACT DIFFERENTLY THAN A REAL CHAOS EMERALD..."
"Get ready, here they come!" Shadow exclaimed as they all saw the Nocturnus Clan approaching the city's border, and braced themselves...

As the Nocturnus Clan was slowly approaching Station Square, they were also closing in on the Kingdom of Mercia, where King Rob was waiting for them with his fellow Knights...
"Um... Dame Percival?" Asked Macho.
"Yes?" Percival asked back.
"Do you think we can win against these guys?"
"I am absolutely positive that our King shall lead us to victory." King Rob himself wasn't so sure... and Sir Lancelot saw it...
"My King? What's troubling you?" Lancelot asked him.
"It's nothing." Rob replied as he shook his head while revealing his sword and shield. His shield was in the shape of a Chaos Emerald. "With Chaos as our witness, the Knights of Mercia shall NEVER fall to the enemies of this Kingdom!" After he said that and raised his sword in the air, the Knights of Mercia and Merlin yelled in approval.

Another land that faced the Nocturnus Clan was the Mushroom Kingdom. And all that was standing between the soldiers and Peach's Castle was Mario & Luigi! {4}
"Jumpin' gelato! We leave for one little rescue mission, and the Kingdom's already in danger!" Mario pointed out as he picked a flaming flower from the ground, changing his clothes from red and blue, to white and red.
"As the protectors of this place Big Brother, I guess this is our own fault..." Said Luigi, as he picked a frozen flower that changed his clothes from green and blue, to light-blue and green.
"You're right, Luigi. This is the life we chose..." Mario replied. "...and I wouldn't have it any other way!" Watching from inside Peach's Castle was the Princess herself, with two Toads, and a number of Toad Chao around her.
"Please, Mario Bros..." She begged. "...protect my Kingdom once again..."

Not too far from Spagonia, the Great Jungle was also being approached by the Nocturnus... and like the Mushroom Kingdom, only two Mobians stood in the way: Donkey Kong and Sgt. Simian!
"I really don't see how we can beat these guys without Diddy and Dixie backing us up, Donkey Kong..." Said Simian while juggling an orange with a pin in it.
"I'll tell you how..." DK replied.
"Yo dudes! Check out my new hardware!" Shouted a gorilla weaing a dark military uniform, and red sunglasses. What he was holding what appeared to be a bazooka made of wood.
"That's how. Thanks, Funky!" Said DK, while Simian was amazed by what Funky was armed with.

The Nocturnus Clan were also approaching Shamar, but Tails and his newly found cousin Princess Daisy were ready for them.
"Yo, guards! Think you could gimme some backup?" Daisy sarcastically asked some lizard Mobians in royal armor. "You sure you wanna fight these guys, Tails?"
"Daisy, I'm a Freedom Fighter. I fight creeps like this all the time." Tails replied before looking at a familiar face... "Are those Gizoids?!"
"What are Gizoids?" Asked Daisy.
"Robots that can copy your every move. Be careful, Daisy!" Tails replied as he revealed an extension cord, and started twirling it around.

Shamar wasn't the only location in the Great Desert to be approached by the Nocturnus... so was Zpacefleet's Crimson Tower.
"Orders, Admiral?" Asked a Mobian in armor similar to Admiral Zower's.
"Attention all Zobians!" Shouted Zower through his communicator. "Grab the most powerful weapons you can find and form a defensive line in front of the tower! All Zoverlanders man ALL cannons and turrets! We must defend Crimson Tower from the Nocturnus Clan!" Suddenly, three different-coloured blurs zoomed past the viewing window. "The Babylon Rogues... what in the Realm of Iblis are they doing here? And now of all times!!" {5}
"This is Crimson Tower?! C'mon!" Said Jet, not impressed by the layout of the place.
"Jet the Hawk..." Said Zower through a communicator that Jet heard. "What are you doing here?"
"Looks like you're in a bit of trouble..." Jet replied. "We'd be willing to help ya... for a price."
"Name it."
"The Ark of the Cosmos you've got stashed in there!"
"What?! But, it powers the main computer!"
"Wave here says you've got a backup generator. Hand it over, or you're not gettin' any help from us!"
"Grr... Deal. You! Bring me the Ark of the Cosmos, now!"
"Yes, sir." After their terms were agreed upon, Jet, Wave and Storm hovered in front of Crimson Tower, waiting for the Nocturnus Clan to get closer...

...as was Dr. Eggman, who was sitting in his Egg Mobile, floating above his Egg Pawn army in front of Robotropolis, while the Egg Carrier 2, an Egg Hawk, and several Egg Flappers hovered above him. {6}
"Ah don't see why we've gotta use ALL of the Egg Pawns for this fight." Said Cubot. "Ah mean, these Nocturnus punks looks easy enough to deal with!"
"I'd agree with you, if it weren't for the Gizoids with them!" Orbot pointed out, sounding a little frightened. "Where did they find those robots, anyway?"
"The Nocturnus Clan built the Gizoids, themselves." Eggman replied, startling Orbot and Cubot. "Not one of those soldiers is to come within 50 feet of Robotropolis! Am I clear?" Both Orbot and Cubot nodded. "Good. Ngh, FIRE!!!"

As one of the Egg Pawns fired its blaster, the laser moved from the Egg Pawn to vaporizing a Black Hawk in the battle above Planet Wisp. {7}
"Yes! I got one!" Cheered Captain Zally, as she flew her fighter ship through the remains of the Black Hawk she destroyed.
"Don't get cocky, Captain!" She a familiar voice from the flagship. "Your mission is to cover Zonic until he's taken Sonic into the Black Comet, am I right?"
"Yes, General." Zally replied. "Zonic, how's it coming?"
"I'm on my way back with Sonic now, ma'am." Zonic replied, as his ship entered orbit with Sonic holding his ground on it. "Hold on tight, okay Sonic?"
"Hey, don't you worry 'bout the Knight of the Wind." Sonic told Zonic. "I'll be fine." Hearing this, Zonic flew himself and Sonic towards the Black Comet, before Zally detected something...
"Zonic, abort!" She said, panicing. "I'm detecting some sort of shield around the Black Comet!"
"What?!" Zonic and Sonic shouted before Zonic pulled up.

What no one knew was that by using a Warp Ring, Cici and Black Soil had appeared inside the Black Comet! {8}
"Ugh... I never thought I'd have to come back to this rock again..." Black Soil disgustingly pointed out.
"Never mind that now, Black Soil." Cici told Black Arm rebel. "You said that there are 4 shield generators inside this thing. So where are they?"
"Well, there's one..." Black Soil replied, pointing Cici to a black pedestal that seemed to glow a red colour. Black Soil then threw what looked like a Chaos Spear at the pedestal, causing the inner object to spin around before it all started to glow blue.
"Well, that was ea-" Said Cici, before she was inturrupted by an alarm which summoned a large number of Black Arms to approach the two. "-sy. Can you get us outta here? The Warp Ring's gotta recharge."
"We can't leave yet, because we have to disable the shield before Sonic tries to come in here!" Black Soil replied, before grabbing Cici's hand. "Besides, I have an idea..."

As the Black Arms fired on them, Cici and Black Soil warped outside the circle, allowing their lasers to hit each other!
"Nice!" Cici pointed out, looking at the result of Black Soil's trick.
"Compliment me later." Black Soil told her. "There's another generator this way!" Cici soon followed Black Soil through the comet, unaware that a familiar floating tentacle creature was watching them...
"So you have indeed betrayed me, my daughter..." He said. "No matter. For my foreseen battle with your nephew shall bring you back to me..."

Meanwhile, within Angel Island's Hidden Palace, Locke was attempting to approach the Master Emerald to place one last piece in it's rightful place, but as anyone could tell from him crawling, he was weak... {9}
"*pant* I must *pant wheeze* ...restore the Master Emerald!" He said with determination, but he fell to the floor as a familiar red echidna entered the palace.
"Dad!!" He cried as he ran over and knelt down to see Locke. "Dad, are you OK?"
"Kn-Knuckles..." Locke struggled to reply as he handed the piece of the Master Emerald to his son, with his hand shaking. "You must *wheeze cough* restore the Master Emerald..."
"Okay. Sounds simple enough." Said Knuckles as he approached the Master Emerald, not knowing that Locke was trying to get to his feet.
"Wait! You don't know what-ngh!" He tried to shout, but the pain he experienced inturrupted him.
"It's best if you take it easy, Guardian." Espio told him. "You're badly hurt."

Just as Knuckles was about to place the last piece in it's rightful place, something dark was preventing him from doing so... and all of the Chaotix could see the dark energy!
"Ngh! What in the Realm of Iblis?!" He exclaimed as he tried to move closer to the large gem. {10}
"*cough* Th-that's what was pushing me away from it, aswell!" Shouted Locke. Knuckles could suddenly hear a voice chuckling at him...
"Try all you want Guardian, but it is impossible for you to overcome my anti-echidna trap! *cackle*" Said the voice. A voice that Knuckles recognized...
"Finitevus?! Rrrgh... you're... NOT... gonna... beat me!!" Knuckles exclaimed as he got closer to the Master Emerald, and the piece he had with him began to glow. "The servers are... the seven Chaos..." Knuckles' hands started emitting a green aura. "Chaos is power... enriched by the heart!" As he was close enough to the Master Emerald, the dark energy was getting stronger... "The controller... exists... to UNIFY THE CHAOS!!!" As Knuckles shouted that, he shoved the last piece of the Master Emerald in it's correct place, causing the dark magic around it to vanish, and the entire island to start rumbling...

What was seen from Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom at that moment (apart from Mario & Luigi fighting off the Nocturnus soldiers), was Angel Island rising from it's crash site in Glyphic Canyon.
"*sigh* Angel Island is back in the sky, so we're safe from the lava flow..." Peach said after sighing.
"But Your Majesty, what about those creepy guys?" Asked one of the Toads, pointing at the Nocturnus fighting Mario & Luigi.
"Oh, no need to worry about them." Peach replied, turning away from the window, unaware that someone from below was aiming at her... "The Mario Bros. will take care of-" Suddenly, a blast was fired, which not only penetrated the glass, but hit Peach in the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground! {11}
"PRINCESS!!" Cried a Toad, loud enough for Mario to hear once he threw a fireball at the same soldier that fired.
"I'm gonna check that out, Luigi." He told his brother. "Stay strong!"
"Mario, look out!!" Luigi shouted in fear, as he saw a Gizoid throw a fireball at Mario in the same style! Before it hit Mario however, what looked like a very long tongue grabbed it and pulled it back into the mouth of a green dinosaur of some sort.
"Fireballs, yum!!" He shouted in joy before licking his lips (or is that his nose?).
"Yoshi!" Exclaimed Mario. "Quick, get down here and give Luigi a hand!"
"Yup, yup!" Yoshi replied before jumping and kicking his feet in the air before landing in the battle zone with Luigi, while Mario ran into Peach's Castle.

At that moment, deep within GUN HQ, Shade suddenly appeared. While some GUN troops tried to tackle her, she was too fast, and knocked them out with ease!
"Lord Ix, I'm in." She said after revealing a Chatter Ring.
"Excellent!" Ix replied. "You know what I want from you now..."
"Yes, my lord." Said Shade before putting the Chatter Ring back in her pocket, and running deeper into the base. All of a sudden, a large robot piloted by a GUN soldier started walking towards her. The robot had a jet-like shape, complete with missile launchers, a gatling gun, and monster-like legs. {12}
"This is Spider Troop Big Foot, reporting to headquarters: Intruder has been located." Said a voice from within the robot.
"Copy that." Replied a female voice via communicator. The robot then jumped into the air and activated it's engines, allowing it to fly after Shade while firing it's gatling gun at her. Before the robot could hit Shade, she disappeared from the pilot's sights, only to hear a slash from behind... it was Shade, slicing at the robot's engines with her blade, causing the robot to fall to the ground and explode before she ran off.

"Commander, Big Foot has failed to stop the intruder." Stated a female officer sitting in front of a screen.
"Blast! How are our last three mechs looking, gentlemen?" Tower asked a group of scientists.
"Projects Flying Dog & Blue Falcon are complete, whereas Project Diablon isn't quite finished yet..." Replied one of the scientists.
"Get them all ready to mobilize, now." Tower ordered, making the scientists gasp in horror.
"But sir, Diablon is not battle-ready!" Protested one of them.
"I don't care! We have no choice!" Shouted Tower. "Now that he's within the base, we must protect the President ASWELL as the Chaos Emeralds, at all costs!"
"Yes, sir!" Replied the scientists as they saluted the Commander, before getting to work.
"*bzz* This is Scorpion Troops Hot Shot." Said a voice on the communicator. "Enemy movement has been detected. En route to intercept and destroy."
"Copy that." Replied the female officer in front of the screen.

Meanwhile, Cici & Black Soil managed to reach the final shield generator, but someone was watching them...
"Chaos Spear!!" Black Soil shouted as she threw a Chaos Spear at the generator, disabling the shield around the Black Comet.
"All right, now let's ge- Black Soil?!" Cici said, but she was inturrupted when she saw Black Doom raising his hand, causing Black Soil to kneel before him while holding her head in pain! {13}
"Hahahahaha... What shall it be, cat?" He asked her. "Attempt to save your friend, or escape on your own?" Cici just stood there, growling at Black Doom.
"Zonic, the shield around the Black Comet is down!" Stated Zeggman as Zpacefleet's flagship was still under heavy fire. "Now's your chance!"
"Roger that." Zonic replied as he flew towards the comet once more. "You ready, Sonic?" Sonic merely replied by revealing the Sword of Light and giving Zonic the thumbs-up. Once he was in range, Sonic leapt off of Zonic's ship and starting spinning, with his sword sticking out. This resulted in Sonic penetrating the Black Comet with ease, and allowed a few Wisps to follow him inside!

When Sonic landed, he was right before Black Doom, making him smirk.
"Well well, if it isn't the big boss man, Black Doom himself..." He teased, before Black Doom stuck his hand out to Sonic like he did with Black Soil, but it didn't have any effect on him...
"What? Why isn't my mind control working on you?" He asked.
"Heh heh. I guess this baby purified my blood..." Sonic replied while looking at the Sword of Light. "Not that I needed it. I'm full of 100% natural goodness!" {14}
"It doesn't matter..." Said Black Doom, as he began to move away from Sonic... "Even with the Sword of Light and a number of Wisps to help you, you cannot hope to defeat me!"
"Oh yeah? Well bring it on, Black Bozo!" Sonic replied as he and the Wisps chased after him with the Sword of Light in hand...

END OF CHAPTER {15}