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"Let's do it to it!"

- Sonic's oft-used catchphrase

Sonic the Hedgehog (born ??? Maurice Hedgehog) was the son of Jules and Bernadette Hedgehog and was considered by many to be the hero of planet Mobius who had helped to protect what little freedom the planet's inhabitants had with his team the Freedom Fighters since his early childhood, defending the innocent from the evil ruler of the world, Dr. Ivo Robotnik and later on his alternate universe counterpart Dr. Eggman. His life was one filled with many trials and adventures which tested his righteousness and his loyalty to his friends. During his heroic career, he earned many titles and comrades as well as the scorn of countless foes.

Early Life
Sonic was born on day 162 of the year 3220 during the early days of the Great War to the loving couple Jules and Bernadette Hedgehog in Mobotropolis. While his parents originally named him after his grandfathers, Sonic quickly picked up his nickname due to his incredible speed which he would use to run everywhere. Sonic eventually had his name legally changed, with no disrespect meant to his forebears. (StH: #112, CSE)

Sonic first met Sally Acorn during one of his uncle's many visits to King Maximillian Acorn. When the King realized the Great War was going badly for the Mobians, he ordered a large number of the children in the city, including his daughter and Sonic, to the sanctuary of Knothole Village under the protection of Rosie and Julayla. (StH: #64, #112)

Sonic and his friends returned to Mobotropolis at the end of the Great War. Both of Sonic's parents had fallen victim to the Roboticizer, his father during the Great War and his mother after its end, forcing his Uncle Chuck to raise him alone. Sonic and his friends were present on the day Miles "Tails" Prower was born, and Sonic was sure they would grow up to be great friends. Later that same day, Warlord Julian launched a full scale coup d'état and took over the city, renaming it Robotropolis. During his takeover, Sonic's uncle Chuck and pet dog Muttski were captured and roboticized as well, effectively making Sonic an orphan. Sonic himself was tasked with locating as many children as he could find and bring them to the haven of Knothole by Colonel Tig Stripe, which he successfully did. While in Knothole, Sonic and Sally became inspired by Tig Stripe's band of Freedom Fighters, eventually forming their own group called the Knothole Freedom Fighters with their friends Rotor Walrus, Antoine D'Coolette and young Miles "Tails" Prower. Together they promised to overthrow Robotnik and take back their city. (StH: #43, #78, #79, #142, #143, SSS: #9)

Freedom Fighter
Over the years, Sonic and the others struck back against Robotnik's growing empire. Using guerrilla tactics and espionage to ruin many of Robotnik's schemes, Sonic's speed proved to be a crucial element to the team's success. By the age of eight, Sonic was easily defeating Robotnik's Badnik hordes, including the Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad. One of Sonic's earliest missions had him investigating one of Robotnik's slave labor camps; there, he met a young Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, who had both been imprisoned. Sonic eventually freed Mighty and the two attempted to free as many prisoners as possible, forcing Robotnik to abandon the camp. However, Ray was seemingly lost and Sonic and Mighty failed to save a young girl named Fiona Fox. Sonic and Rotor also found and rescued a girl named Bunnie as she was being roboticized; though the process had been half-completed, she resolved to join the team. As time went on, Robotnik began to see the Knothole Freedom Fighters as a viable threat, and thus made it his priority to locate their secret village of Knothole. (StH: #1, #2, #16, #188, KtE: #26, #27)

While most of his time was spent combating Robotnik and his hordes of SWATbots and Badniks, Sonic occasionally encountered other obstacles. At one point, while on the other side of Mobius, Sonic attempted to get to Robotropolis quickly using the Cosmic Interstate, which lead him to the parallel universe of Anti-Mobius (now called Moebius). During his brief time in this realm, Sonic encountered his alternate self, Evil Sonic. Although he quickly defeated his evil double and safely made his way home, he had made a longtime enemy. (StH: #11)

During one of his missions with his young friend Tails, Sonic encountered the Floating Island, home of Knuckles the Echidna, while flying in their plane "The Tornado". At the time, Knuckles the Echidna had been coerced by Robotnik to assume Sonic and Tails were after the island's Chaos Emerald. While Knuckles was distracted trying to apprehend Sonic and Tails, Robotnik was able to briefly take the Chaos Emerald for himself. Upon realizing he had been tricked, Knuckles teamed up with Sonic and Tails and the three retook the Emerald from Robotnik. (StH: #13)

Some time later, another alternate version of Sonic, called Cyborg Sonic, came to the prime universe via the Cosmic Interstate, trying to gain help from Sonic to stop his own version of Robotnik, called Robo-Robotnik. With the help of numerous alternate-reality Sonics, and the unexpected assistance of the prime universe's Dr. Robotnik, Robo-Robotnik was stopped from taking over the Multiverse. (StH: #19)

Robotnik later planned a trap for Sonic, capturing the hedgehog's number-one fan, Amy Rose. Using her as a hostage, Robotnik was able to lure Sonic into the Collision Chaos Zone where he was forced to race against Robotnik's newest creation, Metal Sonic. Although the overweight despot had numerous traps hidden throughout the race course, Sonic was able to survive and eventually caused Metal Sonic to overheat, destroying the robot's legs and causing him to crash. The rest of the Freedom Fighters went on to free Amy and Tails, who had also been captured. (StH: #25)

Mecha Sonic
Feeling the need to step up their efforts, Sonic proposed a plan to undergo roboticization while using Rotor's invention, the Neuro-Overrider, to maintain his free will so that he could destroy Robotnik and Robotropolis with an enhanced robotic body. The plan was denied by Sally and the Knothole Council for being too risky, much to Sonic's dismay. However, Sonic was later captured by the bounty hunter Nack the Weasel, who turned the hedgehog over to Robotnik; thus he was roboticized without the Neuro-Overrider. With his free will almost completely gone, Mecha Sonic was sent on a mission to destroy Knothole Village entirely. Although he succeeded in damaging a large part of the village, he was unable to transmit the coordinates of its location, as he was engaged in combat with Bunnie Rabbot and later Knuckles the Echidna, who had arrived in response to a distress call. While Mecha Sonic managed to overcome his former allies, it was then proposed that Knuckles be roboticized in order to better match Mecha Sonic's abilities. The fight between Mecha Knuckles and Mecha Sonic concluded with the two crashing into a nuclear stockpile in Robotropolis. Mecha Sonic, badly damaged and having regained some of his free will, felt deep remorse over his actions, and Mecha Knuckles returned him to Knothole. Sonic was restored to his former self when Sally used the magical powers of Sonic's one billionth Power Ring, healing and deroboticizing him at once.

However, Sonic was tried in court by Antoine for treason, as it was believed that Sonic had disobeyed the council and had allowed himself to be roboticized; though Sonic was ultimately found guilty, he was given the opportunity to prove his innocence. Eventually, he succeeded in hunting down Nack the Weasel, clearing his name. (StH: #39, #40, SMM)

Endgame
Some time after the failure of Mecha Sonic, Robotnik finally decided to enact his ultimate plan to destroy Knothole Village and the Freedom Fighters - Operation: EndGame. Robotnik's secret agent Drago Wolf (a former member of the Wolf Pack) was able to trick Hershey the Cat into seemingly murdering Princess Sally while framing Sonic for the act. Additionally, Robotnik had replaced the recently rescued King Max with a robotic duplicate, who would be used to misdirect the Freedom Fighters. With the Freedom Fighters believing Sonic to be a traitor and ordered to arrest him, Robotnik would be able to prepare his super weapon, the Ultimate Annihilator, which would erase Knothole from existence. Sonic was arrested for the murder and sentenced to the Devil's Gulag; however, by chance, his transport was shot down and he escaped, resolving to clear his name and find those responsible for killing Sally. He was forced to evade Geoffrey St. John, who relentlessly tracked the hedgehog, and eventually found himself cornered on the Floating Island by Knuckles the Echidna and Espio the Chameleon; however, thanks to Dulcy the Dragon, who possessed the ability to detect lies, he was able to finally prove his innocence. He returned to Knothole (which at this point had been overtaken by Robotnik's forces) with Geoffrey and Knuckles to liberate the citizens. During it all, he discovered Drago and Hershey's involvement in framing him and set off for Robotropolis. Once there, Sonic and Robotnik engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Due to Snively's treachery, however, the Ultimate Annihilator was reprogrammed to only target the war room and Robotnik's DNA signature, erasing him from existence, thus finishing the battle and ending the ten-year reign of the evil dictator. (StH: #47, #48, #49, #50)

A New Age
With Robotnik's reign of terror now over, Sonic the Hedgehog and the rest of the Freedom Fighters were able to retake Robotropolis. Although Snively attempted to maintain control of the city and combat the Freedom Fighters using a DYNAMAC, he was quickly defeated by Sonic and company. With the city completely under control once again, Sonic was able to search the city for his uncle Chuck and the other Robians. Upon locating his uncle, Sonic soon discovered his parents were still alive when he met them for the first time since his early childhood years. In order spare Sonic the truth of is parents' existence as Robians, Chuck had told Sonic they had died during the Great War. Angered by the deceit, Sonic was unwilling to speak to either his uncle or his parents for some time. (SSS: #2)

With the real King Max returned to power (although still suffering from the crystallization effects that resulted from his time in the Zone of Silence), it seemed Mobotropolis would regain its peaceful state. However, the king first ordered that the Freedom Fighters be disbanded and, when concerns arose between the Robians and the rest of the population, he decreed the former were to be dismantled. As conflict arose from these decrees and tensions continued to mount, it was eventually discovered that Max was being controlled by the wizard Ixis Naugus, who had been attempting to take control of Mobotropolis upon his own escape from the Zone of Silence. Sonic used the Sword of Acorns to free the king from the wizard's control. With his plans foiled, Naugus escaped from the city and King Max was finally restored to full health. (StH: #53, SSS: #4)

Sonic and the Freedom Fighters were briefly sent to the Floating Island, upon receiving a call from Locke the Echidna, Knuckles' father. Almost immediately after arriving, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles were transported to another zone by the now all-powerful Mammoth Mogul, who became virtually omnipotent after stealing the powers from Enerjak using the Sword of Acorns. Although his powers were great, the combined might of Super Sonic, Hyper Knuckles and Turbo Tails, as well as assistance from Athair, proved too much, and he was imprisoned within the newly formed Master Emerald. (StH: #56, KtE: #9)



With Naugus loose and plotting his revenge, Sonic and Tails were ordered to search the planet, track him down, and reseal him within the Zone of Silence. Over the next few months, the two went from the lush lands of the Great Forest, to the outback of Downunda, to the Great Desert and Sand Blast City, to the Kingdom of Mercia and finally to the frozen lands of the Southern Tundra. Eventually, Sonic and Tails, with the help of over a billion power rings, defeated a super-powered Naugus and trapped him within the Zone of Silence once again with the help of Nate Morgan and Eddy the Yeti, the latter sacrificing his life to save Sonic, Tails, and Nate from Nate's collapsing castle. (StH: #58, #59, #60, #61, #62, #63, #64)

With Naugus trapped away, Sonic and Tails returned to Mobotropolis. While the Mobians were able to enjoy a short time of peace, they soon realized another threat was looming over them. For months, the planet had been plagued with a variety of events which seemed too random to be normal acts of nature. It became apparent that someone was responsible for these when a broadcasted message from King Max was interrupted and replaced by a history of the life of Robotnik. It was discovered by NICOLE, Sally's hand-held computer A.I. that the message was delivered from a number of satellites orbiting the planet. While everyone assumed them to be abandoned projects of Robotnik and no real threat at first, they soon realized this was not the case when all of the Robians disappeared overnight. (StH: #72, #73)

Enraged by the disappearance of his family, Sonic took it upon himself to discover what was going on with the satellites. Despite her father's orders, Sally chose to help Sonic go through with his plan by reforming the Freedom Fighters. With the discovery of a space shuttle within Mobotropolis by Nate Morgan and Rotor the Walrus, which was originally created by Robotnik prior to his death in order to expand his empire beyond the planet, the Freedom Fighters made their way into space. Once inside the massive station, which was formed by the connected satellites, Sonic and his friends discovered a horrifying secret -- Doctor Robotnik was still alive! (StH: #74)

Return of Robo-Robotnik/Rise of Eggman
After a brief fight between Sonic and the evil dictator, it was discovered that this was not the late Dr. Robotnik who had been erased by the Ultimate Annihilator, but rather the roboticized version from another reality, Robo-Robotnik. Having barely survived his confrontation with the various Sonics nearly a year ago, Robo-Robotnik had managed to rebuild his body using a part from the Giant Borg machine. He then went on to nuke the city of Mobotropolis in his reality and destroy Cyborg Sonic and the Freedom Fighters. With no opposition in his own reality, and discovering that Dr. Robotnik had died in the prime zone, Robo-Robotnik traveled through space and time to replace his deceased alternative self in that reality. (StH: #75)

When the Freedom Fighters confronted Robo-Robotnik, they soon discovered they'd been lured into space so that Robo-Robotnik's Shadowbots could easily reclaim Mobotropolis and capture its citizens for roboticization. Additionally, all the other Robians had been transported to the station and had their free will removed, once again making them Robotnik's workforce. With his second takeover of Mobotropolis in effect, Robo-Robotnik soon sent the Robians off -- but Sonic's parents remained to assist their son, having retained their free will thanks to their power ring wedding bands. Sonic and the Freedom Fighters were able to destroy the satellite base with the help of Snively, and escaped on the space shuttle, with Sonic's parents, back to Mobius. Robo-Robotnik, seemingly left to perish, simply downloaded his consciousness into a new robotic body located in a secret sub basement located a half mile under the former Castle Acorn in the re-christened Robotropolis. (StH: #75)

With Robo-Robotnik now in control of Robotropolis, the Mobians fled to Knothole Village. In his new body, Robotnik renamed himself Dr. Eggman, and planned on downloading the location of Knothole Village into his mind from his old systems. However, before he was able to do so, Sally, NICOLE and Snively (who was forced to tag along at the time) deleted the information from Robotropolis' computers, preventing Knothole's location from being discovered by the new despot. Meanwhile, Sonic located the remaining Mobians who were trapped in the city during its evacuation, and helped them escape. One girl attempted to run back into the city, desperate to find her family, but Sonic stopped and comforted her; this girl introduced herself as Mina Mongoose. With the help of Dulcy the Dragon, Sonic, Sally and the other refugees made their way back to Knothole. (StH: #76)

When Dr. Eggman released Chaos from the confines of the Black Emerald, which was then sent to the human city of Station Square, Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters were sent to stop it. While Sonic and Knuckles seemingly killed Chaos onboard the Egg Carrier, the water-created being managed to survive and obtain the last of the seven Chaos Emeralds, using the negative energy to becoming Perfect Chaos. With the creature wreaking havoc in Station Square, Sonic was forced to use the remaining positive energies of the Emeralds to become Super Sonic to combat the new threat. He successfully defeated Perfect Chaos, who then returned to his confines in the Black Emerald alongside Tikal. The humans in Station Square thanked the Freedom Fighters for their help. (StH: #79, #80, #81, #82, #83, #84)

Before they could return to Knothole, however, Dr. Eggman launched another mechanical duplicate of Sonic, known as Silver Sonic II, to destroy Station Square. While Silver Sonic II was able to outmatch the other Freedom Fighters with ease, his injuring of Tails pushed Sonic over the edge, allowing him to defeat the robo-duplicate by knocking its head off. When Eggman went to recover his machine, he found himself being attacked and chased out of Station Square, as Nate Morgan had reprogrammed Silver Sonic II to protect the city against the mad scientist. (StH: #85)

With Station Square safe and with a permanent protector there, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters bid the humans farewell. Shortly after their departure in the Freedom Fighter Special however, the ship experienced a malfunction and was forced to land. Little did they know that the one responsible for this was none other than the original Metal Sonic. During reconnaissance of the area, Tails was captured and taken hostage by the metallic duplicate, who wished to prove his superiority over Sonic. Sonic, determined to rescue his best friend, attempted to defeat Metal Sonic alone. However, the self-rebuilt robot proved far too powerful, cunning and advanced, due to the Power Gem embedded in his chest. Sonic managed to temporarily trap the robot and left to rescue Tails from within Mount Mobius, which was about to erupt. Metal Sonic soon caught up and taunted the two; while Sonic argued that the capability for compassion was not a weakness, Metal Sonic continued to boast that he was superior to organic lifeforms. However, when Metal Sonic saw that Tails and Sonic were willing to risk their own safety for the sake of the other, the robot had a change of heart. Moved by their selflessness, Metal Sonic held back the lava flow and told them to escape; when Tails insisted on saving him as well, he argued that it would only doom them all. His last words were to remind them to think of him as an unfeeling robot. Forced to leave, Sonic later told Tails that while his words seemed to have no effect on the robot, it was Tails' refusal to abandon the hedgehog that caused Metal Sonic to understand the meaning of those words. The two decided it was time to head home. (StH: #86, #87)

Dr. Eggman and Other Foes
Upon returning home, Sonic found King Max amassing an army in order to rescue Prince Elias Acorn from Dr. Eggman. Distraught from the turn of events, Sally was forced to stay in Knothole and tasked Sonic with keeping her father safe. During the fight, however, Sonic saw the king use the Sword of Acorns to unintentionally restore free will to his uncle Chuck and Muttski. This distracted Sonic, and King Max was soundly struck by a ShadowBot. While the mission was a success overall, Sonic's failure to protect Max resulted in the king being wheelchair-bound for many months. Sonic felt guilty over this; however, he nonetheless stole the Sword of Acorns, planning to use it to restore the free will of the remaining Robians in Robotropolis. He ran into Mina Mongoose on the way, who had also lost a parent to roboticization; the two were suddenly attacked by Combots, and Sonic was knocked unconscious. While Mina was able to get Sonic back to Knothole, the sword was lost. (StH: #88, #89, #90)

Later, while attempting to retrieve the sword from Dr. Eggman (unaware that it had since been taken by Uma Arachnis), Sonic witnessed the return of the Overlanders from space. Feeling they were in danger from Robotnik as much as anyone, Sonic attempted to convince them to flee the area; however, an enraged Monkey Khan soon arrived, seeking revenge from Robotnik, and the Overlanders were spooked by the two Mobians. This allowed Robotnik to easily convince them to seek "safety" within his city, which they did. Having failed here, Sonic returned to Knothole; having lost the Sword of Acorns, he was stripped of his knighthood and ordered to remain confined within the village. (StH: #91, #92, #93)

Weeks later, Sonic went against orders once again and left the city, wanting to check up on the Overlanders in Robotropolis. He was joined by Bunnie Rabbot, and the two were shocked to find that Eggman had not harmed the people. Within the Great Forest, the two were caught up in a battle between Uma Arachnis and Kodos. As Kodos proved to be extremely wild and dangerous, Sonic forced Bunnie to leave; however, Sonic soon found himself about to be killed. To his surprise, Uma Arachnis viciously attacked Kodos and freed Sonic before departing. Sonic secretly left Kodos at the hospital in Knothole before returning home. The next morning, a Shadowbot charged into Knothole; as it turned out, Uncle Chuck had indeed regained his free will and had reprogrammed the robot in order to deliver a message to Sonic; Uma had taken the Sword of Acorns. Adopting a disguise and going by the alias, "The Sneak" of Sand Blast City, Sonic attempted to track down Arachnis; however, when Geoffry St. John and the Royal Secret Service went to Robotropolis, thinking the Sword of Acorns was still there, Sonic stepped in to rescue them, only for them all to end up temporarily captured. Once free, he attempted to get back to Knothole before he could be recognized, hiding his disguise in the woods. (StH: #95, #96, #97)



Just as Sonic stashed his disguise, he was apprehended by Station Square's defense force G.U.N.; they believed that Sonic was responsible for the recent destruction of Silver Sonic II and the theft of a Chaos Emerald. It turned out that the real thief was Shadow the Hedgehog, a being created by Dr. Robotnik's maternal grandfather Professor Gerald Robotnik. Sonic eventually found Shadow on Prison Island on a mission to steal the six Chaos Emeralds. As the two fought, Eggman informed Shadow that he had set the charges on the island and it was set to blow. Shadow's partner, Rouge the Bat, then called saying that she was trapped in the vault where the other Chaos Emeralds they sought were held. Eggman, unconcerned, merely told Shadow to meet him later, saying that they'd simply dig out the Emeralds once the island had blown up. Sonic, overhearing this, offered a temporary truce with Shadow in order to save Rouge. The two managed to reach Rouge within the vault, and Shadow used Chaos Control to teleport all three out into a desert near Eggman's base. He then teleported away with the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic and Rouge, after introducing themselves, formed an alliance; Rouge was actually an agent of G.U.N. sent to investigate Shadow and Eggman's actions, and the two broke into Eggman's base to steal a shuttle in order to reach the space station known as the ARK. As it turned out, the ARK was armed with the dangerous Eclipse Cannon, which required Chaos Emeralds to fire. Sonic confronted Shadow again, and as they battled, Rouge found a video that she felt Shadow needed to see. Realizing his desire to use the Eclipse Cannon in revenge against Mobius was folly, Shadow teamed up with Sonic and the two attempted to shut down the cannon. However, a monstrous prototype called the Biolizard used Chaos Control in an attempt to cause the ARK to crash into Mobius. However, the two hedgehogs used the emeralds to transform into Super Sonic and Super Shadow and defeated the beast and then used Chaos Control to send the ARK back into orbit; unfortunately, Shadow had exhausted himself during the battle, and Sonic could only watch as he fell toward the planet's surface. (StH: #98, SU: #2)

Eventually returning home, Sonic began training Mina Mongoose to use her recently-discovered super speed. One day, Kodos awoke within the hospital and went on an insane rampage; it was discovered that he had suffered extreme radiation poisoning from living within the sewers of Robotropolis. When Sally found the near-dead Uma Arachnis, the spider revealed to the princess where she'd hidden the Sword of Acorns; this resulted in Sally being chased by Kodos, who, in his insanity, had become obsessed with the Sword. Sonic thought that Sally had fallen to her death within a ravine; however, she was saved by the power of the Sword of Acorns, which had been hidden there, and used it to vanquish Kodos. Thanks to Kodos, it was realized that the Overlanders in Robotropolis were also being exposed to toxic radiation; the Freedom Fighters set out to warn them. Eventually the Overlanders were convinced to leave; thanks to the Sword of Acorns, the Robians of the city were also freed.(StH: #99, #100, #102, #105)

Sonic was later called back to Station Square to save them from Zan the Dragon, in exchange for allowing the Overlander refugees to relocate there. Further problems included the temporary return of Dr. Robotnik, who attempted to betray the Freedom Fighters to Eggman before perishing for good. He also helped free the Walrus Herd from Eggman's control, protected Knothole from a nuclear strike launched against Robotropolis by O.T.I.S., fought the Arachne to protect the Sword of Acorns, helped Zonic after he was attacked by Evil Sonic, persuaded Uncle Chuck of his innocence for actions he had taken while under Eggman's control, and battled Mammoth Mogul after learning that the villain had replaced Tails with a magical duplicate. Sonic would then deal with a genie who gave Muttski his speed, join Bunnie and Rouge the Bat in stopping Eggman from creating a new and more dangerous robotic body, reunite with his old friend Tommy Turtle before losing him again, be Roboticized by the Bem alongside Tails to battle a De-Roboticized Eggman and Snively, thwart a new model of Caterkiller, stop Eggman from capturing Elias, defeat Nack the Weasel's gang to save Sally, and admit his feelings for her. This resolved her previous fears that he was more attracted to Mina Mongoose, whom he helped start a singing career. (StH: #106, #107, #108, #109, #110, #111, #112, #113, #114, #115, #116, #117, #118, #119, #120, #121, #122, #123)

Xorda Attack and Tossed in Space
Sadly, just after Sally and Sonic announced their engagement, the xenophobic alien race known as the Xorda came to Mobius. They went on to explain that Mobius used to be called Earth, and that thousands of years ago, they sent an emissary to the human population to discuss a peace agreement, only for it to be killed and dissected. In retaliation, the Xorda attacked Earth, launching Gene Bombs on the planet, which lead to the de-evolution of humans and the evolution of the animal kingdom. They had now returned to the Earth to finish the job the Gene Bomb was supposed to do, which was to wipe out all life on the planet. Their ship's attack on Mobius was short lived, but the Xorda had one weapon left in their arsenal - the Quantum Dial. The Quantum Dial was a massive device which would open up a black hole, enveloping the planet and the entire solar system. Although almost all of the people of Mobius attacked the huge weapon together, its defenses proved too great. It was only when Knuckles, who had just returned from the afterlife, took out the weapon's entire defense systems, that Sonic was able to get into it and shut it down, saving the entire planet. However, by shutting it down, Sonic was transported billions of light years off world to another galaxy. (StH: #124, #125)

Realizing he was trapped on the other side of the universe, Sonic spent the next few months jumping across worlds while searching for a way home. He first found himself on the planet Thoraxia, whose population consisted of two insectoid-like races, the Blodex and the Bzzzz. Before Sonic could find a way off the planet, he found himself having to use the Red Chaos Emeralds on the planet to defend the Blodex from the invading Bzzzz. However, rather than turning Sonic into Super Sonic, the Red Emeralds manifested the power Sonic absorbed into a separate being which became Super Sonic. The new being defeated the Bzzzz, but didn't stop there. Instead, it went on a total rampage and began destroying the Blodex as well. Realizing he was responsible for the creation of this new menace, Sonic went to fight Super Sonic and stop him from causing any more harm. After stopping Super Sonic from destroying Thoraxia's two moons, Super Sonic went on to pummel Sonic. Like the Chaos Emeralds on Mobius however, the power was only temporary, causing Super Sonic to dissipate before he could finish Sonic off. (StH: #126)

After saving the Blodex, the insect-like race contacted a neighboring species called the D'Novulans to assist Sonic's trip home. The D'novulans placed a device in Sonic's ear, the "Babble Node" as Sonic referred to it, allowing him to understand almost all alien languages. On their way to Mezzo Jillion, the sector's largest trading hub, their ship was caught in an asteroid field, the remains of the planet Cemerant-16, which had just been destroyed. Forced to abandon ship, Sonic was sent into the last escape pod by the ship's captain, Oe, which descended into an uninhabited planet's atmosphere. (StH: #127)

The planet's evolution and time was hundreds of times faster than that on Mobius, allowing Sonic to watch the planet go from uninhabitable to supporting a technologically advanced race called the Azurites. The Azurites had watched Sonic for what had been millions of years for them, believing him to be a god. When they were technologically advanced enough, they created a device known as the Temporal Decelerator, which allowed them to slow down their time so that they could communicate with Sonic. With communication now possible, the Azurites offered to make Sonic a ship which would allow him to get off the Azurites world and find his way home. Once they disabled the Temporal Decelerator, they were able to create a ship within a matter of seconds by Sonic's time. Sonic then used the ship to begin his journey home. (StH: #127)

Sonic's journey lead him to meet up with one of the late Dr. Robotnik's earliest creations - E.V.E. Having convinced E.V.E. to go beyond her programming, Sonic managed to persuade the machine to ascend to the stars. Little did he know this would cause a chain of events leading to the destruction of numerous worlds. Now, almost two years after E.V.E. had left Mobius, her size was nearly that of a planet's, with the power to drain entire worlds of all their metallic substances within fifteen minutes. After a confrontation with Captain Bagbar Breeblebrox and the crew of the Sentelle, Sonic, realizing it was his duty to make amends to stop E.V.E., flew his ship into her hull. Fighting his way through E.V.E.'s defense units, Sonic finally came face to face with her. Sonic managed to convince E.V.E. that her actions made her no better than she was when she first left Mobius, which caused her to decide to collide with the nearest sun and destroy herself. (StH: #128)

During his time in space, Sonic located Tails' parents on the Bem homeworld of Argentium - Amadeus and Rosemary Prower. Both had been taken by the Bem Ceneca-9009 during Robotnik's original takeover, and Amadeus was de-roboticized. Both had been taken back to the Bem homeworld where they had been living ever since. After breaking Ceneca-9009 out of prison, Sonic was provided with a ship to take him through the Bem's artificial wormhole back to Mobius. The ship however was too small to bring Ceneca-9009 or Tails' parents along, forcing Sonic to return alone. (StH: #129)

Return to Mobius
Having finally made it back home, Sonic quickly landed. To his surprise however, much had changed in the short time he was gone. While it was mere weeks for Sonic in space, back on Mobius over a year had passed. In Sonic's absence, Dr. Eggman had declared a full-scale war on both the Kingdom of Acorn and the Republic of Station Square. To make matters worse, Eggman had developed two nuclear warheads which he was preparing to launch at both cities. In addition to this, he deployed an army of new-model SWATbots to take out the shield surrounding the radioactive wasteland of Robotropolis, which would result in the waste poisoning Knothole. (StH: #130)

After a quick welcome home reception with friends and family, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters departed immediately to stop Eggman from launching the warheads, while the Chaotix, Amy Rose and G.U.N. went to stop the robotic hordes from taking down Robotropolis' force field. In the harbor of Old Megaopolis, Sonic first encountered Eggman's robotic "daughter" Mecha, while Tails struggled to outsmart Eggman's computer-virus "son" A.D.A.M.. Shortly before the missiles launched, Bunnie successfully destroyed the aircraft carrier which was harboring them, though this was only due to the fact that Tails distracted A.D.A.M. long enough for her to act. (StH: #131, #132, #133)

Shortly after this, Sonic spent time getting used to his old home of Knothole with friends. The next few days however proved just as difficult for the blue blur. Sonic and Sally suffered a heart-wrenching breakup, and Sonic's father was temporarily killed by a Tommy Turtle Auto Automaton. However, things took a better turn when Sonic and Sally found the real Tommy Turtle and rescued him from Dr. Eggman's clutches. (StH: #134, #135, #136, #137)

Fighting the Eggman Empire
When Knuckles received word that his father Locke had been captured by the Dingo Regime, which placed the location of the Master Emerald in jeopardy, Sonic accompanied him and the Chaotix to Angel Island to launch a rescue mission. Sonic's assistance resulted in the liberation of one of the many concentration camps and the successful rescue of Locke. (StH: #138, #139, #140, #141)

Shortly afterwards, Sonic found himself pursuing Shadow the Hedgehog into a mysterious underground bunker. Unbeknownst to him, Dr. Eggman was equally interested in this bunker, and sent the recreated Metal Sonic to discover its secrets as well as defeat both Sonic and Shadow. The trio went head-to-head while Tails and the other Freedom Fighters discovered the history of Mobius from the ancient robot Isaac. Eventually, Metal Sonic and Isaac allied while Sonic and Shadow formed a temporary alliance in order to stop Isaac from launching a nuclear missile. With Shadow's help, Sonic managed to prevent the missile from launching and defeated Metal Sonic. (StH: #145, #146, #147, #148, #149)

Switcheroo
Using a device created by Anti Rotor, Evil Sonic managed to transport himself to the prime zone and knock Sonic unconscious. He then dressed himself in Sonic's attire while dressing Sonic in his and dumped him in Anti Mobius while replacing Sonic in the prime zone. Upon awakening, Sonic woke up to the Anti Freedom Fighters beating on him. Shortly afterwards however he managed to subdue them and use Anti Rotor's device to return to the prime zone. However, even after his defeat, Evil Sonic managed to remain in the prime zone. (StH: #150, #151)

On Sonic's birthday, he found himself confronted first by Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear, though the two bounter hunters were quickly defeated, the former by Shadow and the latter by giving up. Not long afterwards Sonic found himself facing off against the new badnik Croctobot. After Evil Sonic arrived on the scene, having resenctly been mutated into Scourge, Sonic, and Shadow quickly destroyed Croctobot with Scourge's help, only to get by Scourge after. Eventually, Sonic and Shadow forced Scourge and Rouge the Bat to flee via a mysterious Warp Ring. (StH: #160, #161)

The Darkest Storm
Following the Scourge fiasco, Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters were surprised to see Tails' uncle Merlin Prower arrive on the scene with Sir Connery. Merlin was hoping to use the powers of the Source of All from King Max's crown to ensure Mammoth Mogul remained trapped inside a Chaos Emerald. Before he could do this however, the Arachne released Ixis Naugus from the Egg Grape Chambers, the dimensional breach killed the Ancient Walkers and allowing Mammoth Mogul to escape confinement. Soon afterwards, Sonic, the Freedom Fighters, the Chaotix, Merlin and Sir Connery found themselves facing off against the Destructix, the Arachne, Ixis Naugus and Mammoth Mogul. When Sir Connery sacrificed himself to render the Sword of Acorns and the Crown of Acorns powerless and wound Mammoth Mogul, the tides seemed to shift into the allies' favor. However, Dr. Eggman's Egg Fleet soon arrived on the scene and captured Mogul, Naugus, the Destructix and the Arachne, sending them to the Egg Grape Chambers. Sonic assumed Eggman would continue his attack, but Eggman stated he would crush Sonic and the Freedom Fighters on his own terms before returning to New Megaopolis. (StH: #162, #163, #164)

Battle with A.D.A.M.
Following the capture of Mammoth Mogul and his followers, Anonymous revealed himself to in fact be Dr. Eggman's computer-virus "son" A.D.A.M. Before Eggman could erase A.D.A.M.'s programming, the latter transferred his files to the nanites on Tommy's back. A.D.A.M. then proceeded to use the nanites to control Sonic's father Jules into bringing Tails to his super beacon, while forcing Eggman to contact Shadow to arrive there as well. A.D.A.M. then had both Super Shadow and Turbo Tails locked inside the beacon and used their immense powers to pull all of the Chaos Emeralds from throughout the universe to Mobius. (StH: #168)



Sonic had followed his father to the beacon and moved in to stop A.D.A.M. before he could complete his schemes, Sonic using the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic. Though Sonic had the upper hand against A.D.A.M. even when the latter used the Chaos Emeralds to transform as well, Sonic found himself unwilling to attack Tommy Turtle, who A.D.A.M. was using as a host body as Tommy had come into contact with the nanites. Fortunately, Tommy managed to briefly gain control of his body and tell Sonic to let him die. The Egg Fleet soon arrived on the scene and Tommy was subsequently killed in front of Sonic's eyes. Shortly before his death, Tails and Shadow used their Chaos powers to open a portal to the Zone of Silence and send all of the Chaos Emeralds into that zone, thus causing The Great Harmony. (StH: #169)

Final Missions in Knothole
{C}Following A.D.A.M.'s defeat, Sonic and Tails journeyed into the Zone of Silence in hopes of finding a Chaos Emerald to help the ailing King Acorn. To their surprise, they found that the Zone had been transformed into the Special Zone by Feist, a former minion of Ixis Naugus'. In return for their help in providing him with his new power, Feist gave the two one of the newly formed seven Chaos Emeralds, which was quickly used to revive King Acorn. They then accompanied Merlin Prower and Knuckles to Argentium, which had become the site of a battle between the warring Xorda and Black Arms. Sonic quickly fetched Tails' parents, and the Prower family was reunited before the whole group returned to Mobius. (StH: #170)

Sonic then teamed up with Shadow once again when the latter arrived in Knothole, pursued by Snively and carrying the diary of Gerald Robotnik, his creator. While Knuckles held off Snively, the two Hedgehogs entered the virtual world of the diary using the Particle-To-Light Organizer & Transporter Device, where Sonic was treated to Shadow's history as a joint creation of Gerald and Black Doom, leader of the Black Arms. Doom's intention was that Shadow would be his ultimate weapon when he returned in 50 years time to invade Mobius, but Gerald hoped that he would instead protect Mobius from the aliens. With Shadow's questions satisfied, the two returned to reality and Sonic set out in search of Fiona Fox. He came upon her dueling Amy Rose, and heard from Fiona's own mouth that she had fallen in love with Scourge the Hedgehog, who then appeared. The two Hedgehogs briefly battled before Scourge departed with Fiona, leaving behind Sonic and a broken-hearted Tails. (StH: #171, #172)

Around this time, Sonic was captured and defeated by Metal Sonic v3.0, who took him back to New Megaopolis. There, he was fitted with a motion control earpiece that allowed Eggman to manipulate his actions whilst Sonic remained capable of speaking. Dispatched to attack Knothole, he handily defeated the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix before running into Knuckles, who with a little help from Tails was able to defeat Sonic. The friends then teamed up to defeat the arriving Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman, driving the doctor off and destroying Metal Sonic. (FCS: #1)

Not long afterwards, Sonic was witness as Antoine proposed to Bunnie, congratulating Antoine on his finally getting up the courage to act on his feelings for her. The happy moment was interrupted by a message from Knuckles, who had learned that Rouge the Bat was apparently auctioning off the Master Emerald. Teaming up with the couple and Sally, Sonic sped off to investigate, only to run into Nack the Weasel, Bark the Polar Bear, and Bean the Dynamite, all of whom were sent to investigate the auction by Dr. Eggman. Sonic and his friends defeated the trio only to run into Mammoth Mogul and Ixis Naugus, who had also come in search of the Emerald. Once they had been defeated, Rouge revealed that the auction had been a hoax designed to lure in such criminals so that she could capture them and impress Knuckles. That business over with, Sonic graciously agreed to be Antoine's best man at the upcoming wedding. At about the same time he, Tails, and Knuckles found a hidden community of Chao at the old Power Ring Grotto, even befriending one whom he nicknamed Chronic, only for it to come under attack by Eggman. The three defeated Eggman soundly and then moved the Chao to the Lake of Rings where they would be better protected. Afterwards, he happily attended Antoine and Bunnie's wedding with the other inhabitants of Knothole. (StH: #173, #174)

Invasion of the Eggman Empire
Not long after A.D.A.M.'s destruction, Eggman finally decided to use the Egg Fleet and destroy Knothole. When the invasion of Knothole began, Snively began by attacking Freedom HQ, sending everyone but Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy and NICOLE to the Egg Grape Chambers. While the latter four were trapped under the rubble of Freedom HQ, Sonic ran as quickly as he could to warn the others of the invasion. Just as he arrived at the front gates, the Acorn Castle exploded. Emerging from the wreckage was Dr. Eggman in his Egg Beater battle armor. Eggman proceeded to insult Sonic while utterly beating him. Sonic, pushed to the edge, attempted to take out the Egg Beater with a single attack by running at it at full speed from the other end of the continent. The attack merely dented the Egg Beater's shield, and Sonic was left bruised and beaten as Eggman left him in the ruins of Knothole. (StH: #175)

Sonic refused to accept defeat however, and had originally intended on rescuing everyone by himself, telling Tails and the others to remain behind where they would be safe. Tails, furious at this, lashed out at Sonic. The two's bickering was interrupted by NICOLE, who stated she had a plan. The five headed out on a saucer-shaped vessel created by Tails to New Megaopolis to rescue their friends and families. Just as they arrived at the Egg Vineyard, Charmy Bee's Egg Grape Chamber was activated. However, Sonic managed to break him free just in time to prevent long-term damage. After Knuckles and Amy freed everyone from their Egg Grape Chambers, Eggman returned to the scene to prevent their escape. Unbeknownst to him, NICOLE, who had managed to take control of the former nanite city, also altered the weapons on the Egg Beater and Egg Fleet to transport the Mobians to the newly formed city of New Mobotropolis instead of back to the Egg Grapes. Sonic managed to distract Eggman long enough for NICOLE to change the programming, then allowed himself to be transported along with the others to New Mobotropolis. (StH: #176)

Not long after being transported to their new city, the Mobians found themselves relying on the city's shields to protect them from the attacking Egg Fleet. Sonic decided to challenge Eggman once again, this time with assistance from the Knothole Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix. Their combined might allowed them to defeat the Egg Beater, which was designed specifically to fight Sonic. Eggman then fled the scene. (StH: #177)

Sonic vs. Tails
Sonic, having previously been dating Fiona Fox, caused a strain on his and Tails' friendship. This became even when it was revealed that she preferred the evil Scourge over the good Sonic. This stress ultimately caused the two to be on opposite sides of a political schism in the Kingdom of Acorn, Tails supporting the side led by his father and Sonic remaining loyal to the House of Acorn. When Tails helped his mother break Amadeus out of jail, long suppressed hostility was released as he and Sonic fought with each other. (StH: #178)

Tails was quick to bring up his fury at Sonic's lack of sensitivity, and refused to explain it to the baffled Hedgehog since he felt that Sonic would probably just ignore what he was saying again. Finally, the young Fox revealed that his main dispute with Sonic was over Fiona and Sonic's seeming dismissal of his feelings for her, and Sonic admitted that he had known about Tails' feelings and apologized, explaining that he had hoped that it would help Tails get over his crush. Reconciled, the two headed off to stop a duel between Amadeus and Elias Acorn, only to find out that Sally had beaten them to it. (StH: #179)

Enerjak's Rebirth
Following the battle with Tails and the creation of the Acorn Council, Sonic found himself facing off against Dr. Eggman's newest creation, the Egg Nautilus. Eggman had hoped to use the tentacles of his new machine to implant a virus into NICOLE and erase her. Sonic was able to stop Eggman's attempts by informing him that Enerjak was about to return. Eggman, realizing this posed a much more serious threat, formed a temporary alliance with Sonic so the two could stop the returning Enerjak. Shortly after Eggman departed, NICOLE informed Sonic there was trouble at the Acorn Airport. Racing over there, he found the Chaotix attacking the guards and demanding they be allowed to leave in order to find the missing Knuckles. After fending off against them, Sonic soon realized that the Chaotix should be free to search for Knuckles, and ended the fight. To satisfy both Sally's wishes for the Chaotix to remain within the safety of New Mobotropolis, and Julie-Su's desire to find Knuckles, Sonic and Tails were sent out on the Tornado 2 to Angel Island. (StH: #180)

Sonic and Tails arrived at Angel Island hoping to find Knuckles. Realizing Knuckles was not at the chamber of the Master Emerald, they began searching the rest of the island. Soon they found that Enerjak had already been reborn and had not only completely removed the Dingo Regime and killed Kage Von Stryker, but had removed all of the Dark Legion's cybernetic enhancements and teleported the vast majority of surviving Echidnas to the ruins of Albion. Just before Sonic could attack him, Enerjak teleported away to New Mobotropolis. Sonic contacted New Mobotropolis before picking up Tails and racing back as fast as he could. Sonic and Tails arrived back at New Mobotropolis just in time to see Enerjak there, who had already disabled the city's shields. (StH: #181)

Shortly after Sonic arrived back in New Mobotropolis, he found himself beside Shadow the Hedgehog, who had responded to Sally's distress call while Sonic and Tails were on Angel Island. Both Sonic and Shadow attempted to face off against Enerjak, but were no match for the Chaos demigod. It was during this confrontation that Sonic discovered Knuckles actually was Enerjak, and was under the influence of Dr. Finitevus. After being beaten by Enerjak, Dr. Eggman arrived on the scene and transported the Chaos demigod to the Egg Grape Chambers to use as a living battery to power his city. Before Sonic and the others could come up with a plan to rescue Knuckles, he and Julie-Su were pulled onto Angel Island via Warp Ring by Knuckles' father Locke, who had recruited the two to defeat the Destructix and retrieve the Brotherhood of Guardians special weapon to stop Enerjak. (StH: #182)

Sonic, Julie-Su and Locke managed to evade the Destructix with the help of Archimedes and located the secret weapon. Instead of allowing it to be used however, Sonic destroyed it, since its use would have not only stopped Enerjak, but caused Knuckles' death. Sonic quickly headed towards the Master Emerald and used its power to transform into Super Sonic before Enerjak had a chance to recharge. With his new invulnerability and super powers, Super Sonic went head to head with Enerjak. While Enerjak was distracted battling Super Sonic, Locke sacrificed his own life to break the hex Dr. Finitevus placed on the Master Emerald. This resulted in Knuckles losing his powers and returning to normal. (StH: #183, #184)

Mogul's Rise and Schemes
After the Enerjak rampage Sonic's former love interest, Mina Mongoose, finally returned from her world tour. Ash Mongoose, Mina's boyfriend, apologized to Sonic for being a jerk to him back when he thought Mina was still in love with him. Sonic then took Mina to the ruins of Knothole and to the new Freedom HQ. NICOLE told Sonic that Mammoth Mogul wanted to see him at the detention center. Sonic went there only to be told to allow Mogul to be released, otherwise he would make a new Fearsome Foursome. Sonic, who thought this was a joke, chuckled and left. While everyone was sleeping however, Mogul used his powers to call upon the ones he had "marked" in the past. This included Mina, Mighty the Armadillo and Tails. The fourth member would be a convinced Sonic. With Sonic's friends now under mind control, Mogul attempted to have them defeat Sonic. (StH: #185)



When they were unable to do this, Mogul threatened to have them all commit suicide, Tails by flying too high until he ran out of oxygen and fell to his death, Mina would run out into the middle of the ocean then stop and drown, and Mighty would march into New Megaopolis, defenseless and be killed by the Dark Egg Legion. Sonic understood that Mogul had him cornered and unless he did as Mogul asked his three friends would die. Mogul offered to return Sonic's three friends in exchange for the Chaos Emerald held in New Mobotropolis. With the help of Ash, Sonic retrieved the emerald and gave it to Mogul. Surprisingly, the tyrant kept his word. With the power of the Chaos Emerald merged with him, Mogul regained his powers. He freed the other prisoners in New Mobotropolis and explained to Sonic that, while he senses fate will not allow him to defeat Sonic once and for all, he is immortal once more and will spend his time making Sonic's life miserable. On that note, he vanished with the others. (StH: #186)

Mogul then took over Robotnik's old Casino Night Zone and changed it to his own image. Rouge the Bat and Geoffrey St. John were working together to keep a eye on Mogul and his casino, which was a great success. Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts along with other outdated Badniks were recruited by Mogul as well as the Destructix. Mogul said to the Destructix that he will pay them handsomely for Sonic's shoes. He told them that it was up to them if his feet were still in them. Meanwhile Tails' uncle Merlin removed Mogul's curses from Tails, Mina and Mighty. Additionally he purged any possible curses from Sonic and Knuckles, stating he wanted to ensure that the hex Dr. Finitevus put on the Master Emerald didn't have any lasting effects. Following Merlin's departure, Sonic spent some time talking alone with Sally about their past and feelings for one another. Their conversation was interrupted by Bean and Bark and the Destructix. Eventually, Sonic was knocked out by a shot from Nack the Weasel, who then gave Sally ten seconds to run for help while Sonic was dragged off by the Destructix. Sonic was soon liberated by Sally Acorn, Amy Rose, and Geoffrey. When the heroes confront Mogul however, he denies all claims of wrong-doing as his accusers lack any incontrovertible evidence. Sonic and his friends were then sent away, publicly humiliated. (StH: #187, #188)

Dealing with the Suppression Squad
Following the Casino Night fiasco, Sonic, Knuckles and the Chaotix were sent to New Megaopolis to deal with the Dark Egg Legion. During their absence, the Suppression Squad came to Mobius Prime via the Star Posts and began attacking Freedom HQ. The Chaotix felt they could deal with the Dark Egg Legion alone, and sent Sonic back to Freedom HQ in response to their distress call. However, after Sonic left, Dimitri showed up in a massive robotic body looking like a praying mantis, to which Vector stated it was likely not a wise idea to send Sonic away after all. Sonic arrived back at Freedom HQ just as Scourge, self-declared King of Moebius (formerly known as Anti-Mobius) following his successful invasion of the planet, emerged. Sonic and Scourge battled, as did the rest of their respective gangs. Unfortunately, they found themselves matched blow-for-blow, and the repeated use of energy weapons took it's toll on the base. Rather than loose the base (and by extension their lives), Sally convinced Sonic to have them retreat. Scourge's taunting, however, enraged Sonic to the point he assured his friends and the Chaotix, returning from their successful mission, the Squad would only occupy the base temporarily. (StH: #189, #190)

A couple of days later, Sonic, having rested up and prepared for a counterattack, went before the Acorn Council with Knuckles, only to find them in debate over whether to re-take Freedom HQ. In the end, the Council (save for Uncle Chuck and Rotor) voted to focus their attacks on the weakened Eggman Empire and re-take the base later. Sonic refused to accept their decision, and later prepared to take the base back with Knuckles. Sonic was surprised to find Knuckles supporting the Council. His efforts to convince him that he privately didn't agree with them and he must do what he thought was right led to Knuckles yelling at Sonic that he already did so, and now his father was dead, and walk away in tears, telling Sonic to do what he wanted. Sonic decided to take Freedom HQ back on his own. As he arrived at Freedom HQ, Sonic discovered Scourge was battling a new version of Metal Sonic. Offering a temporary truce to help defeat the robo duplicate, Scourge declined. Shortly afterwards, Dr. Eggman dispatched his new metal duplicate, Metal Scourge. (StH: #191)

Metal Sonic and Metal Scourge together proved more difficult to defeat for Sonic and Scourge, thus Sonic started helping Scourge out. Sonic then told Scourge to call his squad but Scourge didn't want their help. Eventually however, as the battle began getting worse, The Suppression Squad joins the battle as Scourge's request, resulting in the destruction of the robotic-duplicates. Sonic proceeds back to New Mobotropolis, only to learn he is being sent on a mission of invade Moebius, his punishment being Amy Rose joining him on the mission. (StH: #192)

As Sonic and Amy got ready to go into Moebius, Rotor informed them that they will end up in a random location on Moebius. Sonic and Amy wind up in Moebius near Julian's base. Soon, Sonic and Amy found themselves under attack by what seemed to be a giant robot, though the battle was stopped by the kindly Anti Robotnik, who explained the robot was in fact an Omega Care Unit keeping Buns Rabbot alive. After explaining Scourge's invasion of Moebius and their please for help, Buns suggested seeking out Rosy the Rascal as she detested Scourge, though Julian was opposed to this as she was apparently mentally unstable. Meanwhile, Miles from the Suppression Squad was sent to bomb New Mobotropolis. The Freedom Fighters arrive on the scene, only to see that Miles is actually willing to propose an alliance against Scourge. After Miles explains how Scourge took over there world, Sally agree`s on helping him. Despite this, Sonic, Amy and Buns set out to locate Rosy, eventually discovering her in Moebius' version of Castle Acorn. After a brief conversation, Sonic and Amy soon learned how crazy Rosy was when she attacked them. (StH: #193)

Buns and Amy fended off Rosy, while Sonic went back to Mobius for assistance. However, the Freedom Fighters and Suppression Squad were too busy fighting off Scourge the Hedgehog. When Sonic tried to stomp Scourge, he was blocked by Fiona. She told him that she stopped trusting everyone around her. Sonic than corrected her, saying she was fighting hard for Scourge. Furious, Fiona started crying and attacking Sonic. Amy then shouted at Sonic to hurry back to Moebius, before Rosy went any more crazier. But before he went back, he ran in another room and punched Scourge. Afterwards, they were both blasted by Boomer and thrown back into Moebius by Miles. Afterwards, Boomer shut down the star posts; therefore, Sonic and Scourge couldn't come back to Mobius. As soon as Sonic got up, he was attacked by Rosy, who stopped Amy and Buns. (StH: #194)



The fight is interrupted when Shadow arrives by using Chaos Control. Though he was actually looking for the Special Zone, Sonic asked if he wanted to help him to defeat Scourge, to which he reply's "sure". Metal Sonic arrived shortly after, followed by Silver the Hedgehog and Rob O' the Hedge. The group of hedgehogs then got involved in a massive brawl, including Amy and Rosy. During the battle, Silver became confused because he could not determine which of the hedgehogs was Sonic. After Silver attempted to find out who Sonic was by asking, he eventually found out who it was. He proceeded to attack Sonic but was stopped by Rob O' the Hedge who demanded an explanation. After Silver explained, Sonic proposed a truce for everyone to team up against Scourge. In response, Scourge rushed to the throne room, followed by Sonic and Shadow, turning the tables on everyone by turning into Super Scourge using the Anarchy Beryl in his throne. (StH: #195)

Super Scourge defeated them, leaving them unconscious and Sonic in his hands. When the Knothole Freedom Fighters and the Suppression Squad (minus Rotor and Fiona) arrived, Super Scourge quickly dispatched them, as the others woke up, Sonic picked himself up, but was quickly attacked by Metal Sonic. Shadow then came and helped Sonic, sending Metal Sonic and himself away to a different zone. Sonic then joined in a dog pile on top of Scourge after Silver tried his psychokinesis on Sally's orders, so they could hold down Super Scourge long enough for him to lose his super form, but Silver's power failed him and Scourge threw the others off of him. While he seemed to be unbeatable, Sonic eventually realized the Anarchy Beryl would have a different (and negative) effect on Scourge to contrast the positive effect the Chaos Emeralds had on him once the transformation ended. Luring Super Scourge away from the others, Sonic managed to trick Super Scourge into de-transforming. As Sonic speculated, the Anarchy Beryl drained him of what energy he had left in his normal form, leaving him vulnerable. Sonic subsequently defeated Scourge and captured him. (StH: #196)

Zone Lockdown
While Sonic was taking Scourge to the Zone Cops via the Cosmic Highway, Scourge broke loose and tried to escape, but he and Sonic were then arrested by Zone Cops Zector and Zespio for going through zones during a zone lockdown. The cops then took Sonic and Scourge to see Zonic via a Warp Ring. They arrive in a ruined No Zone and Scourge managed to escape by kicking the others out of the way and attempted to fully destroy the No Zone. Sonic and the Zone Cops then met up with Zonic and together they battle Scourge. During the battle, Zonic gave Sonic a spatial stabilizer and explained to him that the Zone Cops had been fighting a villain called Dr. Nega, whom Sonic had previously encountered when he was in Blaze's world. They quickly captured Scourge thanks to Sonic's skills and Zonic's special Control Collar. Sonic then asked Zonic when he was taking away Eggman as he was not from Mobius Prime, but Zonic explained he wasn't because "Sonic-Prime has to fight a Robotnik, and this one is the best candidate to fill in". Sonic was then brought back home by Zector and he then returned to his parents to talk. (StH: #197 SU: #1)

Battle to Bring Down Eggman
The next day, Sonic took part in the advance against the Eggdome, along with the rest of the Knothole Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix. First knocking out Dark Legion troops, Sonic distracted Lien-Da and the Dark Egg Legion while the Chaotix flanked them. While the Chaotix attacked, Sonic spin-dashed through Lien-Da's flying pod. He was then attacked by Lien-Da, who whipped him, but was then saved by Antoine. After the Dark Egg Legion withdrew, Sonic was tossed up into the air by Vector, Knuckles, Tails and Bunnie to get on top of the attacking Egg Phoenix. Distracting Eggman and forcing the vehicle to stall, Sonic then jumped off while Charmy, Saffron and Ray planted the Neutralizing Mines on the Egg Phoenix. Ray then carried Sonic to the ground while the Egg Phoenix crashed. Sonic attempted to capture Eggman from the wreckage, but Eggman escaped in a hover pod. Sonic hoped to continue the attack, but Sally said that was enough for the day, and they would finish the battle tomorrow. (StH: #198)

During the night, Sonic was awakened by Shadow the Hedgehog to ask for his assistance in deactivating Eggman's new weapon, a laser capable of destroying the Freedom Fighters' force field, their camp, and half of the Eggdome. Sonic questioned why Eggman would build something so over the top, and Shadow explained that intelligence suggests the doctor is losing his last grasp on reality. Sonic disagreed, citing that Eggman hasn't stooped that far yet. The two hedgehogs and Rouge the Bat attempted to disable the Doom Laser, but accidentally shifted it into firing position. After Shadow destroyed it with his Chaos Control to stop the cannon, Shadow nearly fell off the ruined cannon. But Sonic managed to grab his hand, and stated they weren't going through the whole Shadow falling to his death situation again. Sonic then asked if Shadow was going to join the Freedom Fighters in the final battle against Eggman, to which Shadow replied that he owed Sonic much gratitude and the least he could do is allow Sonic to settle things with the doctor himself. The two shook hands and Sonic departed, and Rouge pointed out she was surprised how far their relationship had come along. (SU: #2)

The next day Sonic, the Freedom Fighters, and the Chaotix went on the final assault of the Eggdome. Bunnie and Mighty used their super strength to smash through the wall and Amy knocked Sonic in. Sonic then helped take on the Legion again only to be blocked by a barricade which Espio stated was meant for Sonic to spin dash through the small hole at the bottom. Sonic decided to take the invitation with everyone else coming in after to give him back up, despite Sally's protest, though Sonic reminded her that this was how they usually fought. Sally reluctantly agreed giving Sonic a hug and telling him to be careful before he left. As Sonic rushed in he found the Dark Egg Legion saluting him as he rushed past much to Sonic's confusion. After he entered a large room he found Eggman waiting in his Egg Tarantula. (StH: #199)



While they fought, Sonic taunted Eggman about all the times he won, which only helped to enrage Eggman further. When Sonic finally destroyed the Egg Tarantula, Sonic proclaimed he had won the battle. Dr. Eggman then broke into a fit of rage and insanity, much to Sonic's shock and concern. Sonic frantically attempts to reason with Eggman, but he merely rips off his own mustache and physically tried attack Sonic only to miss by Sonic dodging before throwing a massive temper tantrum. As Sally finally managed to catch up, she questioned Sonic as to what he had done to the doctor, to which he replied "I just beat him like always". Snively then came in and told Sonic that he did not just beat Eggman, he "broke" him and drove a once brilliant genius to insanity. Snively told the Freedom Fighters that he would take care of his uncle and that they had finally won. The Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix came rushing to Sonic, congratulating him, though he felt no pride in the victory. He still had feelings of pity for what he had done to Eggman and confusion as to what he should do next. Sally simply told Sonic to move on to the next adventure. Then, Sonic, the Freedom Fighters, and the Chaotix left New Megapolis in triumph, unaware of the old enemy now in control of the Eggman Empire. (StH: #200)

The Iron Dominion
Later, when a concert was held to celebrate Eggman's defeat, Sally escorted Sonic to the Colosseum, where Mina's band were playing. Sally noticed that Sonic wasn't enjoying himself, and Sonic told her his thoughts on Eggman's breakdown after his defeat. Sally replied that Sonic should focus on the concert for the moment and enjoy himself. However, before the concert could start, Monkey Khan made a violent entrance, criticizing the crowd for celebrating when the rest of the world was still in turmoil. Sonic decided to engage Khan, but before they could get too far, Sally intervened, explaining to Khan that Eggman and his empire had been defeated. To this, Monkey Khan corrected her stating that all they did was change who was in charge, and the Iron Dominion now controlled the Eggman Empire. Sonic and Khan then left to put a premature stop to the Iron Dominion by engaging them head-on, leaving Sally's warnings to fall on deaf ears. (StH: #201)

After entering New Megaopolis, they were immediately confronted by the Dark Egg Legion, though both began to make quick work of them. Lien-Da then showed up, only for M.K to blast and destroy her hovercraft. However, the Yagyu Clan attacked, whom Sonic was unfamiliar with. Unfortunately, they lost the battle after the Iron King arrived with his Tremor Mace and discovered not only Lightning Lynx working for the Iron Dominion, but their former friend Espio to have turned traitor to boot. Sonic and Monkey Khan retreated via Khan's nimbus cloud, with the Iron King saying it was only the beginning and that they would have to go back and report a humiliating defeat. Sonic afterwards sought to cheer up a distraught Khan after defending him from Rory, Snaggle, and Sasha, three orphans who were angry for his attack on the concert. Sonic was then treated to a confession from Khan, who felt inadequate to the expectations placed on him. Both heroes were then forced to deal with a vengeful Iron Queen, who used the power of Magitek to pit Bunnie against the other Freedom Fighters. Fortunately, Khan was able to stop her and free her from the Queen's control, but at the cost of falling under it himself and being set against the city. Sonic managed to free Khan from his mind control by getting a Power Ring from the Lake of Rings. He later was one of the people to comfort Khan. (In his own style of course) (StH: #202, #203, #204)

A bit afterwards, Sonic visited the bed-ridden Bunnie after helping Khan get some flowers for her, (who was also supposed to be in bed himself). He earned a few remarks from Dr. Quack for this. During a conversation, Sonic was informed by NICOLE about a threat in the Great Forest. Khan started to go with him but was intervened by Dr. Quack. Sonic told Khan that he would be with him in spirit. Sonic found in the forest, much to his surprise, the still addled Eggman in his Egg-Tortoise. He didn't attack him at all and let Tails take out the Tortoise by shutting it down. Sonic then explained to Tails why he didn't fight Eggman off. Tails didn't think Eggman deserved sympathy but said that didn't mean they should be cruel to Eggman in return. Sonic then attempted to talk to Eggman, only to get a punch in the face. After Eggman fainted in exhaustion, Sonic and Tails attempted to lift him when the Iron Dominion's forces appeared. Sonic told Tails to get Eggman back to New Mobotropolis, and told him, "You've got the hard job." He then took out the Dark Legionnaires and the Yagyu ninja's taunting them. He was then stopped quickly by the Iron King who subdued him with one stroke of his Tremor Mace. Before they could do anything else, the Knothole Freedom Fighters then appeared. They instantly attacked the Iron King by ramming a hover saucer into him, allowing Sonic to escape. He teamed up with Tails and took out both the Iron Queen's and Snively's pods. Sonic wished to continue the attack but Sally ordered a retreat. When the Iron Dominion gave chase, Sonic proceeded to carry Sally, Amy, Tails, and Antoine over into the safety of New Mobotropolis. Sonic then later visited the deranged Doctor Eggman, convincing him that the "Great War" is still going on and he's in protective custody. He then told a watching Khan why he was sympathetic to the Doctor, which actually earned a little respect in Khan's eyes. Sonic then thanked Khan for bringing Bunnie to the edge of New Mobotropolis to taunt the Iron Dominion earlier and Khan said, "It was the least he could do." (StH: #205, #206)

Sonic then assisted the Mes Braves Battalion at Fort Acorn when they were under attack by the Iron King. He managed to get Amadeus Prower away from the Iron King and into a nanite-powered vehicle manned by Tails. Sonic then ran quickly around the ground so that it would cave in around the Iron King, entrapping him until he could figure out a way to defeat him. However, the Iron King easily broke free but before he could attack the hedgehog, Monkey Khan stepped in. While the two traded remarks on the title of "King". Sonic remarked he would wait until they were ready to fight. The duo then attempted to take on the Iron King but were easily beaten, though they managed to escape before he could kill them. The Iron King, moved over to the shield over Robotropolis attempting to smash it down. Sonic and Khan then talked of how they could defeat him and when Khan mentioned that the Iron King wasn't that bright, Sonic gained an idea. He told Khan to keep the Iron King busy for awhile. Sonic ran over to the Power Siphon, and since the Siphon had a link to New Mobotropolis, he asked for NICOLE. They overheard a smash but Sonic stated he needed her help fast. He then went over to the Iron King, stating that they give up. He then told him about the Siphon and explained that they were cutting their losses by making sure the nearby environment was safe. When the Iron King started smashing, he explained to Khan that the Iron King was just smashing an empty shell as NICOLE remade the Siphon underground. Satisfied, they left for home. They arrived to find Sally, who said NICOLE told her everything and congratulated the two. After a few joking remarks from both Khan and Sonic on their job, Sally took Khan aside for a talk. Stunned, Sonic was right then asked by Amy if she could find out about his new adventure over dinner. Sonic quickly gave a glance back at Sally and Khan before going with Amy, stating that the meal at Uncle Chuck's would be his treat. (StH: #207)

Later, Sonic and Tails were discussing the current situation when an alarm sounded to signal the approach of the Iron Dominion. Sonic, Tails, Sally, and Khan converged on the spot where NICOLE had manifested her hologram, where she informed them of what was going on. As Sally and Khan worried over the nature of the attack, Sonic watched them with a disapproving look at their closeness. When the Iron Dominion took over NICOLE, Sonic, Tails, Sally, and Khan would later escape New Mobotropolis in an attempt to restore NICOLE. After using a digitizer to get into the city's mainframe, Sonic attacked the Iron Queen's digital form while Sally used a firewall to talk to NICOLE. Sally and NICOLE then devised a plan, to attack the Iron Dominion's reinforcements overseas before attacking the Iron Dominion's forces directly. After NICOLE told Sally that she would stall the Iron Queen with her Iron persona, Sally and Sonic left the digital world and informed Tails and Khan about the plan. Sonic, Tails, Sally, and Khan then left once more for the Dragon Kingdom. (StH: #208, #209)

Journey To The East
Soon after their arrival at Stormtop Village, Sally, Tails and Monkey Khan were captured by the Gossamer Clan to ensure Sonic's willingness to meet with the Bride of the Endless Reach. Sonic went to the Gossamer Clan's lair being led by one of the ninjas themselves, and his friends were released upon his arrival. Despite Sonic's interruptions, Sally and Monkey Khan managed to convince the Bride of the Endless Reach to turn against the Iron Dominion so their could be peace with the Free People. They all returned to the Temple of the Golden Lotus and were given food and drink, but their enjoyment at turning one of the clans was short-lived as the Yagyu Clan wished to meet with them. (SU: #13)

After being ambushed by several Yagyu members, who believed the four heroes were travelers, Sonic & co. traveled with one member to their headquarters. Sonic and Tails were then ejected from a meeting with the Yagyu Lord, who felt uncomfortable having Sonic in his lair or discussing business in front of a child like Tails, and were then approached by Fiona Fox and the original Fearsome Foursome, minus Lightning Lynx. Sonic and Tails briefly battled the quartet and were aided by Sally and Khan before Fiona called a cease of hostilities. Revealing that she had taken over leadership of the Destructix, Fiona explained that they planned to recover Lightning Lynx from the Raiju Clan, and desired a truce with the Freedom Fighters. Reluctantly-and with heated contention between Fiona and Sally-the two teams stormed the Iron Fortress where the Raiju Clan had established themselves. After fighting through a number of Raiju warriors, they found the Bride of Conquering Storm, who refused to break away from the Iron Dominion unless Monkey Khan's party could prove themselves worthy. Khan proposed a dual of champions to decide the clan's fate, and asked Sonic to represent their side in battle against Lightning. After defeating the Lynx, whom he apologized to for humiliating him in front of his clan, Sonic and the others left the Iron Fortress in the hands of the Raiju Clan, the Destructix leaving to pursue their own agenda. As the group considered how to go about contacting the Shinobi Clan, Espio appeared to offer them his help. (SU: #14, #15)

The Fall of the Iron Dominion
Later, their mission in the Dragon Kingdom completed, Sonic and his teammates returned to New Mobotropolis to confront the Iron Queen. They arrived just in time to aid Amy, Antoine, and Geoffrey St. John, and were aided in turn as NICOLE revealed her true colors by attempting to capture the Iron Queen. Sonic made the first move, knocking down the Iron King only to be embraced by a joyful Amy. While Khan announced to the Yagyu that their clan had broken ties with the Dominion, Sonic joined the others in a mass assault on the Iron King, who despite their combined efforts refused to fall. Khan remarked that the only reliable way to defeat him was with the Fan of Fen Xing, and both were then surprised as Espio appeared between them with the magic artifact in question. Allowing Khan the honor of defeating the Iron King, Sonic let out a parting shot as the Iron King was blown out of New Mobotropolis. The Iron Queen, her allies scattered, then took control of a large number of nanites in order to create a giant mechanical Dragon in which to make her escape. However, attacks by Tails, Amy, and finally Sonic brought the machine down, allowing the Iron Queen to be taken into custody. Sonic was then embraced by Amy yet again as the group celebrated their victory. A week later, Sonic took Tails and NICOLE's handheld form to the Eggdome, apparently the latest in a series of almost obsessive searches for the missing Dr. Robotnik. Failing to locate their hidden enemy, the pair did detect a signal coming from a locked storage room, where they found Dimitri trapped in a box. The pair took him back to New Mobotropolis for treatment, Sonic rushing off just in time to meet Sally as she returned from the Dragon Kingdom. He was then surprised as she asked him to join her for lunch, remarking that it would be "just like old times." (StH: #210, #211, #212)

Travels, Troubles and Team-Ups
After the defeat of the dominion, Lupe invited Sonic and Sally to become honorary members of the new Wolf Pack Nation, and so the two flew to Soumerca. This led the duo into a conflict between the Wolves -- under Lupe as Grand Chief -- and the Felidae -- under Queen Hathor -- as each accused the other of stealing a sacred artifact known as the Ancient Onyx. With some help from Big the Cat, the pair were able to uncover the thieves as a chapter of the Dark Egg Legion led by their old enemy Drago Wolf and a disgraced Felidae named Razorklaw, whose troops consisted of former members of both cultures. With some careful negotiation on Sonic's part, the Wolves and Felidae were persuaded to first cooperate, and then peacefully settle custody of the recovered Ancient Onyx. Sonic, Sally, and Big were then inducted into the Pack in a ceremony over the Ancient Onyx, though Sally expressed fears to Sonic that the strange artifact might be a Chaos Emerald. Sonic, however, said its power didn't feel right. (StH: #213, #214)

Upon returning home, Sonic learned that the Arctic Freedom Fighters required backup in a mission to save the Walrus Herd from a new Dark Egg Legion chapter and volunteered to help. He initially assumed that Rotor would be accompanying him, but was informed rudely by Hamlin that Rotor would be remaining in the city to fulfill his duties on the Council, and Rotor apparently agreed with Hamlin's assessment. Sonic subsequently traveled to the Northern Tundra alone, reuniting with Guntiver and his teammates before being informed that he would assist in a land-based operation against the Legion-held city of Iceborough. After learning of the Walrus Herd's high standing in the region, the reason for Robotnik's repeated attacks on the area, Sonic attempted to make light of the situation, though his jokes met with little appreciation. He and his allies then arrived at their destination, where the brainwashed Walrus Herd-influenced by a Psionic Emitter device and the Legion's sonar abilities-waited with various weapons to greet their would-be rescuers. Sealia, Flip and Augustus head underwater to attack the emitter from below while he, Erma and Guntiver tried to get passed the Walrus Herd from above and assault the top. After much fighting, Rotor and Silver the Hedgehog appeared and the latter managed to save the day by permanently restoring the Walrus Herd back to normal and blowing out some of the implants used by the orcas. Sonic and his friends then had a celebratory dinner in Iceborough before returning to New Mobotropolis. (StH: #215, #216)

When another call for aid came in -- this time from the rogue Freedom Fighters called the Sand Blasters -- Sonic joined Bunnie in heading towards the Great Desert. Neither was especially looking forward to seeing the Sand Blasters again, though it was agreed that they at least had experience in dealing with them. However, just outside Sand Blast City, Bunnie's cybernetics failed and she and Sonic were separated. Sonic went on to the city itself and accused the Sand Blasters of attacking Bunnie; however, their leader Jack Rabbit explained their current situation and claimed that it was likely that the local branch of the Dark Egg Legion had captured Bunnie. According to Jack, the Legion was made up of the city's former Robians who had willingly sided with Eggman after returning to normal and were now operating the Oil Ocean Refinery nearby. Jack made Sonic an offer: if he were to help the Sand Blasters take over the refinery, they'd help rescue Bunnie. Sonic agreed, though as they headed out the next day, he spotted Bunnie among the Legion and left to rescue her... not realizing that she was in fact not a prisoner. As it turned out, the Legion's Grandmaster was none other than her long-lost uncle Beauregard Rabbot, and Bunnie feared for his safety. Sonic came to realize that the Legion's situation was more sympathetic than Jack had made it out to be, but he and Bunnie realized that there would be suffering if either side won. The two then decided on a third option: they staged an intense mock-battle within the refinery, damaging as much of it as they could in order to render it unusable to either side. Eventually their ruse was discovered, but a final explosion still forced both sides to give up the fight; Bunnie's uncle felt betrayed by his niece until Sonic pointed out that the Legion could place all the blame on himself. Still, due to circumstances, Beauregard and Bunnie were forced to part ways. While Bunnie was saddened to have lost her only family after having finally found him again, Sonic convinced her that, all things considered, they had been successful in many ways, including helping her uncle out of a difficult spot. After cheering her up, the two set off for home. (StH: #217, #218)

Betrayal, Concert, & A Date
When the addled King Max assigned Geoffrey St. John the task of restoring the monarchy, the skunk decided to acquire a Chaos Emerald in order to let the senile former king believe change was coming. To this end, he had Sonic accompany him to the Special Zone. Once there, Feist challenged the two to race for the purple Chaos Emerald. After Sonic got the emerald, Geoffrey shot him in the back with a stun dart. Geoffrey booted the hedgehog into the abyss, took the Chaos Emerald, and left the zone. Sonic was left falling helplessly until he managed to convince the Feist to give him a challenge that would allow him to escape. Amused, Feist complied, and Sonic managed to get himself out of the zone and back to New Mobotropolis. Once there, he informed the Council of Acorn of Geoffrey's actions, but none could be sure of the skunk's intentions or future plans. Sonic also informed the Freedom Fighters of Geoffrey's apparent betrayal. (StH: #219, #220)

When the Forget Me Knots announced a new concert, Sonic decided that with Eggman still missing and Geoffrey unaccounted for, there was no point in stressing out over unknowns. He attempted to convince Sally to relax as well as they waited among the crowd before the concert, and the two discussed their relationship. They were soon joined by NICOLE, who admitted she had some concerns about being "out" in public because she felt the citizens were uneasy about her. Sonic found this ridiculous, saying she should always feel welcome, though NICOLE remained uneasy. Sonic again attempted to convince everyone that this was a chance for them to let their worries go for the time being. However, things soon fell apart as Mina's songs, affected secretly by Ixis Naugus, turned the crowd against NICOLE; the A.I. became distraught and fled the concert, despite Sally's attempts to talk with her. Concerned, Sally and Sonic went to speak with Mina after the concert; thanks to the influence of Naugus, tempers soon flared as Mina explained that she felt that Sally and the others were being irresponsible, while Sally explained that NICOLE was undercover when they left for the Dragon Kingdom and that she was present during the concert. After leaving Mina's trailer and witnessing the fear and hatred of NICOLE generated by Mina's concert, a disgusted and indignant Sonic openly wished that Eggman would resurface, if only to see how quickly the people go from distrusting Nicole to begging her to protect them. (StH: #221)

Some time later, Sonic and Sally finally arranged for a proper date; Sonic spent the day hanging out with Tails, and later, preparing for his date with advice from Uncle Chuck. However, when he and Sally arrived at the restaurant, things began to go downhill; Sally saw that Mina and Ash were there as well, and admitted that she understood Mina's concerns, wishing she had handled things better earlier. Then the staff began to pester them for answers regarding NICOLE, which soon degraded into bickering among the patrons as well. With some help from Amy Rose, Sonic and Sally got away from the crowd and continued their date by the Lake of Rings, teasing about their past relationships and discussing their own. (StH: #222)

Naugus’ Coup
A few days later, Sally had the Freedom Fighters stake out a free concert by the Forget Me Knots to ensure things didn't get out of hand as they did before. However, Geoffrey St. John suddenly appeared and began to rally the crowd against NICOLE, promoting Ixis Naugus as the rightful king able to handle the "threat" of the AI. Sally told Sonic to stop Naugus from reaching the Council Naugus puts up a crystal wall at the entrance to the castle, preventing Sonic from following. Luckily, Sonic could get through an unblocked window and met Naugus with the council. Sonic informs Elias of what happened with Geoffery and knows why. Naugus angrily remarks that 'quips and fists' can't overcome his magic. Sonic asks Elias if he could have a 'magical edge' and Elias throws Sonic the Sword of Light. Sonic unsheaths the sword and Ixis replies he cannot stand in the way of justice. Sonic and Naugus traded blows until Sonic loses the sword. Elias picks up the sword but Naugus started using his influence to plant doubts in the king and create tension between the council and Sonic. Then the ground starts to shake, Sonic accusing Naugus of making magical earthquakes but the wizard denies it. They go outside and shockingly discovers that the Death Egg has returned. (StH: #223, #224)

Return of the Death Egg
Sonic looks up at the sky in disbelief at the Death Egg, realizing that Dr. Eggman's plan to rebuild it was in front of him the whole time. She, Sonic and Tails boarded the Tornado while Antoine, Bunnie, Amy and Geoffrey (under watch) took off in the Freedom Fighter Special. Realizing that the Death Egg is actually the former Egg Dome, Sally was able to locate their previous point of entry and directed Tails to fire upon a specific weak point, opening a hole in the hull. Sally and Sonic leaped from the Tornado towards the Death Egg, entering through the breech. It is sealed closed again by a robot, trapping the two inside. They soon found a hidden elevator and begin to explore, finding a strange room. However, the elevator soon delivered a new threat: Silver Sonic III. Sonic was enthralled by the challenge, but as Doctor Eggman began to taunt them over the intercomm, Sally realized that the robot was a mere distraction; she announced that they needed to move on, but Sonic continued to battle the robot doppleganger. Sally ran down a hallway, only to find herself facing a turret that deployed from the wall. As gunfire sounded, Sonic turned in alarm; meanwhile, Eggman began Operation: Clean Sweep with the press of a button. While Sonic raced towards Sally, the world became awash in white...(StH: #225)

Genesis
Sonic found himself in Green Hill Zone, unable to quite remember what he was doing, but then remembered he was investigating the disappearance of animals. After destroying some Badniks, he eventually came across and destroyed a prison pod that held several trapped animals within. After defeating Snively, he opened another prison pod, releasing even more trapped animals -- including Sally Acorn and her friends, "Boomer Walrus" and "Antoine DePardieu." She explained to him they were investigating the kidnappings and recent earthquakes which they thought to be the work of someone called Dr. Eggman, adding that they could use Sonic's help. Sonic was reluctant but changed his mind when Sally knew a quick way to find Dr. Eggman. They traveled through the Marble Zone, finding that things seemed oddly familiar at times. Eventually, they reprogrammed one of Eggman's Buzzbombers to help them; using a willing Flicky as a temporary power source. After fighting more Badniks and escaping a magma flow, Sonic and the Flicky-powered robot ran off ahead, confronting Dr. Eggman himself, who retreated after a quick battle. Sonic then followed the group to an underground passage Sally believed would lead to Eggman's lair, and said being with them seemed right. (StH: #226)

Traveling through Labyrinth Zone, Sonic became jealous when he saw Antoine and Sally talk to each other in a romantic way, but was scared when they had to swim to go any further. Sally assured Sonic it would be fine but they were soon attacked by Orbinauts. and Sonic made a spindash through a nearby wall to get them out quickly. They slid down some sort of pipe, and had to jump to a platform to avoid falling to their deaths, except that Sonic missed Antoine's hand when an earthquake hit, and the latter fell into the dark. Remorseful, Sonic apologized to the others, but they believed Antoine was somehow still alright.Fighting their waqy through more Badniks and traps, they finally arrived in the Scrap Brain Zone. Sonic was electrified by a trap, while Boomer almost fell into a pit, but Sonic and Sally helped him up, and they soon confronted Eggman in some elevator shafts. He trapped Sonic in a force field again, and began to attack the hedgehog with electric balls but was soon washed by the hydraulics system, with Antoine falling in his arms. Sonic then used the distraction to break Eggman's pipe, whereupon he attempted to flee in his Egg Mobile, but a spindash from Sonic made him fall into a pit below. When Sally said that they won, Sonic replied that he felt like it was not over. (StH: #227)

Sonic brought the group back to Emerald Hill Zone and introduced them to Tails, and after a big earthquake, the group moved on to shut down the rest of Eggman's bases. In the Chemical Plant Zone, Sonic raced Tails to find the exit, and the group eventually became stuck in a shaft filling with Mega Muck. Sonic opened a door at the top and went back down to save Sally, enjoying with her a brief romantic moment. After the danger was over, Sonic had a brief flashback of the old world and Sally getting shot down. Sonic then decided to go directly to Eggman alone, and he and Tails left the group. As they flew over the Metropolis Zone on the Tornado, Sonic grabbed a radio, telling Tails it was better if they handle things themselves. With this, Sonic jumpped off and nto the industrial wasteland to find Eggman. (StH: #228)

Inside, Sonic fought his way through a horde of Badniks, and began to wish he still had some friendly company with him. Eventually he found Eggman in his Egg Mobile, and a taunt from the doctor caused a memory reaction in Sonic, who stated that this fight between them had gone way longer then just a few days. Eggman, annoyed that Sonic was regaining his memory, then attacked him with his decoy replicas. During the fight, all the power in the Metropolis Zone cut off, thanks to the Freedom Fighters shutting down the Oil Ocean Zone. Eggman then fled to his Death Egg and Sonic gave pursuit, calling Tails via radio to pick him up. Doing this with dramatic timing, the duo flew off in the sky to find a giant flying fortress. Sonic noted the ship was a decoy though, seeing a space shuttle that just emerged, and to Tails' horror, he jumped from the plane and grabbed the shuttle. (StH: #229)

Once onboard the Death Egg, Sonic grasped for air, admitting that wasn't his brightest idea, and then saw through a window that the whole world was falling apart. Eggman confirmed this, adding that robotizing the whole planet with the Death Egg would "cement" the dimensional breaches and make everything his "robotic slave". Sonic then had a flashback of all his major fights with Eggman and attacked the doctor, only to be overwhelmed by his Giant Mech. Sonic was soon thrown down by the explosion of the shuttle, and Eggman prepared to finish him off, but not before telling him the station was powered by all the Chaos Emeralds. Seeing a broken power line, Sonic grabbed it, and used it to transform into Super Sonic. With his new power, Sonic easily dispatched Eggman's attacks, enraging the doctor. When Snively yelled at Eggman that the planet was way beyond saving, Super Sonic smashed the Giant Mech into a wall and grabbed some power lines to get all the Chaos power possible to use Chaos Control and reset everything to normal. With this done, Sonic wrote "Hi, Sal" on the window, and said he would see her on the other side while the world washed away in white... (StH: #229)

Effects of a Reset World
After the Genesis scenario, Sonic found himself in front on Silver Sonic III, ten seconds before the white flash. As he remembered what happened before, he smacked the robot away, rushed to Sally, saved her from the cannon's fire, and damaged Silver Sonic in the process. They then arrived in a large room where they are greeted by Dr. Eggman, who revealed his world roboticizer to the duo. Sonic laughed, reminding the doctor that the Bem made sure their de-robotization was permanent, which Eggman retaliated that the previous white flash negated the issue, rendering everything and everyone vulnerable again. Thinking about his family and friends, Sonic attempted to attack Eggman, but was knocked down by another Metal Sonic model. When the damaged Silver Sonic arrived on the scene, Sonic began to struggle against the two robots. During the fight, he noticed that Eggman was after Sally, who had something planned to stop the roboticizer, and immediately spin dashed through his Egg Mobile, destroying it to buy her some time. As Eggman ordered Snively to fire the world roboticizer, Sonic, along with Eggman, realized something was wrong as the beam hit the main deck, which caused an enormous explosion which destroyed the world roboticizer in the process. Sonic emerged from the rubble holding Metal Sonic's head, proceeded to knock a burned and battered Eggman to the floor, and as he taunted him over his defeat, a robot hand emerged from the wreckage. Sonic turned around and, to his horror, saw that Sally had been roboticized. (StH: #230) As Mecha Sally grabbed Sonic by the throat, he started to beg her to fight back from Eggman's grasp, but to no avail. Sonic is then taken to the Death Egg's disposal chute and thrown out by Mecha Sally under orders from Eggman. As Sonic fell, he was saved by Tails in midair using the Tornado. After explaining to some degree what happened to Sally, they continued to pursue the Death Egg. However, after both the Tornado and the Freedom Fighter Special were shot down by the Egg Annihilator Beam, Sonic, along with Tails, went to check up on the other passengers to find out if they were okay, then proceeded to immediately go after the Death Egg, only to be stopped by Tails and Amy, who stated that they needed him in the city. As Sonic entered the city with the others after Titan Metal Sonic's destruction and the Death Egg's retreat, he heard cheers coming from the outside of the castle, but quickly realizes that they are not for him and the Freedom Fighters. (StH: #231)

Beginning of Team Fighters
To his horror, the cheering was for Ixis Naugus. As Elias and Naugus argued over who would be best suited for the people as king, Sonic angrily stepped in and tried to remind the people that Naugus was the bad guy, and inform them that Sally was roboticized. As Naugus conferred with Suguna, Sonic proceeded to inform the king of their current situation. He could only watch in outrage as Nagus manipulated Elias' stress over the issue of his sister's robotizication, and as Geoffrey snatches the crown to dub Nagus as king. Sonic questioned Geoffery's motive for this, asking him if he really cared about anything Sally had done, which St. John brushed off. As Amy reminded Naugus that his efforts to "save" the city had left Bunnie to be mostly crystallized, they followed the newly crowned Naugus and the ecstatic townspeople to the Tommy Turtle Memorial Hospital per request of Elias. In an effort to try and expose Naugus for the evil he is, Sonic asked Nicole to open the wall for the people to see his efforts to heal Bunnie, briefly expressing concern for the A.I.'s lack of vocal response as she did so. To his surprise, the Ixis wizard's magic not only removed the crystallization effects, but restored her robotic limbs back to her regular flesh and blood! A little bit irritated at Geoffrey's smug attitude about the whole ordeal making Naugus look good, Sonic responded that at least Bunnie benefited from it.

Walking out from the hospital with Tails and Amy, he asked them to fill in the council on what had happened so far before running off, claiming that he may have a rescue plan for Sally. Rushing over to Freedom HQ, he asks Nicole to patch him through to Angel Island so he could see Knuckles. With no vocal response from Nicole once more, he asked if she was there. He was answered with a wall of text bluntly expressing her sorrow over the loss of her handheld... and of Sally. He responded that he had a plan for getting her back, but needed to get to Angel Island in order to do so. She does so, as he promised to talk with her as soon as he came back. Stepping onto Angel Island, he bluntly informed Rad Red that he needed a Warp Ring. Forced to explain the his reasoning, the Hedgehog faced Knuckles' anger upon informing the Guardian of Sally's loss. He then requested a Warp Ring so that he could attempt a rescue, only to be refused for various reasons. In order to use it, Sonic would have had to know exactly where he was attempting to travel to, which was a trap-filled battle station, and they couldn't risk allowing the Warp Ring technology to fall into Robotnik's hands. Furious, Sonic questioned whether they would have agreed had it had something to do with helping the Brotherhood of Guardians, only to be informed that their own efforts to reach the group using a Warp Ring had failed. Returning home, Sonic received his first good news of the day: Tails' announcement that Antoine had arrested Geoffrey for treason. (StH: #232)

Unfortunately, New Mobotropolis soon fell victim to another attack as the Battle Bird Armada arrived to invade the city. Having had his fill of setbacks, Sonic determined to fight the Armada, and ended up going after their new allies and his old enemies, the Babylon Rogues, by himself. After a brief battle, Sonic found himself trapped in an energy bubble created by the Gravity Ring, leaving him unable to attack his enemies. Escaping the force field, he managed to return to the city just in time to witness the Armada's Battle Fortress destroying Castle Acorn. Not slowing down, he followed the Rogues into the crater, only to be trapped in yet another force field bubble. Escaping again, he followed them into the control room of Babylon Garden, an ancient spacecraft that had been buried beneath the site on which New Mobotropolis was created by A.D.A.M. After a brief battle, Sonic destroyed the craft's power source after it had risen from the crater. His mission accomplished, he returned to New Mobotropolis, leaving Babylon Garden and the Battle Fortress to crash into the nearby Gigan Mountains. (SU: #34, #35, #36)

After investigating the destruction of the Battle Bird Armada with Tails, Sonic returned to the city for Geoffrey's trial, where Geoffrey explained that he had been in league with Naugus since the days of the Great War. Though Geoffrey was ultimately found guilty, Naugus took advantage of his new status to grant him a royal pardon. (StH: #233)

Subsequently, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters made plans to escort Elias and his family to the Feral Forest for their own safety. However, as they departed, they were attacked by Eggman's upgrated Egg Pawns, along with Metal Sonic v3.6 and an upgraded Mecha Sally; in the ensuing skirmish, Sonic once again attempted to reach Sally, but it failed. When Eggman ordered Metal Sonic to latch onto the Mobo-Cruiser and self-destruct, Antoine bravely restrained the robot and was caught in the blast; with Eggman choosing to depart, Sonic quickly rushed Antoine back to New Mobotropolis. (StH: #234)

Antoine was left in a critical coma, and Sonic was left guilt-ridden over all the times he picked on Antoine. When Silver returned, now believing Antoine to be the traitor, Sonic literally dragged Silver by the spines to the hospital to show him Antoine's body, informing him of Antoine's sacrifice and subsequently noticing a note from Bunnie, revealing that Bunnie, blaming herself for Antoine's injuries, had left to "make things right." When Silver subsequently suggested that Bunnie was the traitor, Sonic snapped and furiously told Silver that there was no traitor, that he believed in his friends, and that all of them were bigger heroes than a "flake" like Silver could ever hope to be, before harshly ordering Silver to leave; Silver apologetically did so. After Geoffrey arrived to pay his own respects to Antoine, Sonic sadly remarked that Silver was right about one thing: the Freedom Fighters were finished. (StH: #235)

While brooding over his losses at Freedom HQ, Tails and Amy arrived and managed to restore his fighting spirit. At that moment, Rotor appeared and revealed that the Council had removed Nicole, while he was no longer a member himself. Approaching the Council, the group successfully convinced them to approve two new Freedom Fighter groups: Team Freedom, who would protect New Mobotropolis from internal threats, and Team Fighters, who would hunt down Eggman and his forces. Team Fighters, consisting of Sonic, Tails, and Amy, quickly rushed off to Furville to thwart Eggman's plans to roboticize and/or legionize the population there, their efforts convincing the citizens to fight back as well. Eggman was ultimately forced to retreat to his base in Shazamazon, but Sonic overheard the location through Mecha Sally's radio. (StH: #236)

Trailing the Death Egg to Soumerca, Sonic and his teammates learned that Queen Hathor and Lupe had been abducted, and that the Felidae and Wolf Pack blamed each other for the disappearance of their leader. Recognizing Eggman's hand in the event, the team-joined by Leeta and Lyco of the Wolf Pack-set out to rescue the missing rulers. Their search led them to Hathor, who with Lupe's help had managed to escape but had been forced to shed her royal robes. In compliance with the traditions of her people, she identified herself as an emissary rather than the queen, and agreed to lead Sonic's group-along with the Felidae warriors who joined them-to the Legion base nearby where Lupe was still a prisoner. The heroes found themselves facing off with the Legionnaires and Mecha Sally, who had been responsible for the kidnapping. Though they pulled off a successful rescue, the Death Egg managed to escape and Mecha Sally with it. However, Tails managed to plant a tracking device on the giant craft which would allow them to pursue it without much difficulty.(StH: #237, #238)

Following the Death Egg back in the direction of New Mobotropolis, Team Fighters was forced to stop in Feral Forest when Eggman dropped an invasion force. While protecting the people from Egg Swats, Sonic spotted Mecha Sally, and quickly deduced with his friends that she had been sent to assassinate her own brother. Sonic moved to confront her, only to be challenged by a new Silver Sonic v3.0. Sonic engaged his giant-sized doppelganger, but was unable to defeat the robot despite tricking it into destroying several Egg Swats. Unexpected help came in the form of Tails' robot T-Pup, who threw up a stasis field around Silver Sonic. Mecha Sally, her objective unrealized, left to rejoin the Death Egg, and despite wanting to pursue her Sonic was forced to remain behind in order to engage the remaining Egg Swats. After saving the village, Sonic learned to his surprise and anger that Elias wasn't available to see them, only to be confronted by Tails, who encouraged him to drop the issue. Relenting, Sonic and his friends transmitted news of the Death Egg's approach to New Mobotropolis. (StH: #239, #240)

Battle of Albion
Heading towards Mercia, Sonic and the team were challenged by defenses sent by the Death Egg. An unpleasant surprise came in the form of the Krudzu Hybrid Hydra fused with a Titan Metal Sonic model. However, the trio of friends were able to overcome their enemy with a tandem attack, Amy adding impetus to Sonic's spinning attack with her hammer while Tails locked onto him with missiles from the Tornado. Defeated, the monstrous robot fell into the ocean, but Sonic and the others had little time to celebrate as they realized the target of Eggman's next attack: Albion, last settlement of free Echidnas. More Egg Swats, this time riding Turtloids, emerged to engage the heroes, but were handily defeated, allowing the team to go to the aid of the Echidnas.(StH: #241, #242)

Sonic and his friends were then attacked by a new foe: Metal Knuckles, who proved its abilities by thwarting Sonic's efforts to take it down and damaging the Tornado. Forced to make a crash landing, Sonic and his friends left T-Pup to repair the plane, trusting that they would be able to catch up to the Death Egg later thanks to their tracking device on it. They soon ran into the Echidna Dark Egg Legion, and took out one of their tanks before being joined by Remington and his troops. After making introductions, the group retreated to Remington's base, where Remington brought them up to date on the situation. While Remington had good news in the form of plans to relocate to Mercia for safety, Sonic brought bad news in revealing the apparent demise of the Brotherhood of Guardians. The heroes resolved to rescue Matriarch Lara-Le, Knuckles' mother, and the rest of the Echidnas who had been taken captive. However, their attack ran into a number of snags: first a reactivated defense system, then new cybernetic powers exhibited by Lien-Da, and finally the return of Metal Knuckles.(StH: #243)

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Saving Sally
Sonic and his teammates arrived in the tundra shortly thereafter and joined up with the Arctic Freedom Fighters, who reported Eggman's actions since docking at a local Egg Bunker. Once Erma had disabled the bunker's alarms, Sonic led the united teams in a charge into the facility, where they engaged a number of Egg Swats. They were then surprised by the arrival of Silver, whom Sonic was none too happy to see, still resentful of Silver's accusations against his teammates. All but ignoring Silver's apologies and protests that he had at last figured it out, Sonic demanded that he leave, only for Silver to plead for another chance, citing that he had help. After he remarked that he couldn't identify his associates, Tails asked whether the "true king" was involved, surprising both Hedgehogs. Tails then vouched for Silver, earning suspicion from Sonic, who reluctantly agreed to hear Silver out despite not getting an explanation from Tails. After hearing Silver's story of the supposed traitor again, and that he was supposedly running out of time to stop them-something that Sonic found ironic, given that he was a time traveler-Silver reminded him of the sorrowful state of both the Freedom Fighters and the world, before going on to explain that he had learned the identity of the traitor thanks to outside help.

Sonic was enraged when Silver claimed that Sally was the traitor, but was convinced to hear the time traveler out. Silver then explained that Sally's heroic actions had inadvertently led to the devastation in his time, and that her role as an enslaved pawn had been forgotten in the centuries of trouble in between. After he further explained his intentions to help save Sally, Sonic agreed to let him come along. The group ran into difficulties while traveling through an underwater passageway, and ended up engaging Akhlut and his Legion in battle. Making their way into the underbelly of the Death Egg, they were attacked by Mecha Sally and several Egg Swats. The Robian attempted to eliminate Sonic but was neutralized by Silver's powers. (StH: #247)


 * -|Tails=

Miles Prower (better known as Tails) is a young fox who has been at Sonic's side for much of his young life and is considered his most trusted companion, having helped him and the Knothole Freedom Fighters defeat Dr. Eggman and other evil forces time and time again.

Early Life
Miles, son of Amadeus and Rosemary Prower, was born the same day as Dr. Robotnik's takeover of Mobotropolis. Just prior to coup d'état, Amadeus had discovered the mad scientist's nefarious scheme, but was thrown into the roboticizer before he was able to warn the kingdom. Rosemary was subsequently brought in by SWATbots to also be roboticized, but just before the process occurred, the alien race known as the Bem transported the two foxes off world. Their fate was unknown to everyone on Mobius until Sonic uncovered the truth during his time in space, so for years, Miles assumed his parents died during Robotnik's takeover. (StH: #129, SSS: #9)

Miles was sent to the sanctuary of Knothole along with the majority of Mobotropolis' orphaned children, and was raised by Rosie This responsibility was later passed onto Sally Acorn as she got older, leading the young fox to call her "Aunt Sally" from on occasion. By the age of 4, Miles had received his nickname "Tails" due to the fox's mysterious double tails. He also discovered his ability to fly with them from an idea Sonic had gotten to make them spin around like helicopter blades. This in turn also lead to him and the others finding a limestone cavern in the Great Forest that would eventually be used by the group they founded that day- the Knothole Freedom Fighters. On a winter day some time after this, Tails and the other children got caught up in a strange event that sent them into a pocket zone caused by a Power Ring they found. While Sonic and Sally each had their own adventure, Tails had a shared experience with Boomer and Antoine. As he pointed out it seemed like they were meant to stick together like a team, this indicated to the Ancient Walkers who watched them from a higher plane that Tails was a potential individual of great destiny. (SSS: #5, #9)

Freedom Fighter and Solo Adventures
Once he became old enough, Tails joined the other Freedom Fighters in their efforts against Robotnik. For all his technical knowledge and training, he was thought to be too inexperienced to participate in the more dangerous missions for some time. At one point, he ate the fruit growing on Rotor's Tree of Wisdom and became a genius, creating a few robotic inventions of his own while also displaying tactical skills that may have led to Robotnik's downfall had the major effects of the fruit not been temporary. Despite not retaining the high intelligence initially granted by the fruit, Tails' natural intellect was somewhat enhanced by the experience. Even after going out on various missions with Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters to the Great Forest, Robotropolis, the Floating Island and other locations, he was still treated like a child, or at best a scout that was unfit to fight. Despite all this, he truly idolized Sonic, even during his purported "death" by believing Sonic was still alive (which he in fact was).(StH: #13, #14, #15, #17, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, S&amp;K, CSE)

When Princess Sally finally granted his request for his own submarine to be built, she still had the final say by forbidding Rotor from giving the Sea Fox any oil so that it would not run. It was only after draining oil off of a drenched seagull that Tails finally got the submarine to work and embarked on his first solo mission to destroy a new underwater Roboticization facility being guarded by Robotnik's Sub-Boss Octobot. (STT)

This eventually led him to embark on another solo adventure to the land of Downunda, where he worked together with the Downunda Freedom Fighters to defeat their arch-nemesis Crocbot. During his journey to this continent, he also confronted Octobot and met the Ancient Walkers and Athair, great-grandfather of Knuckles the Echidna, who revealed to Tails his destiny as the Chosen One, a being fated to reach divine status and become as great of a hero as Sonic and Knuckles or greater. Explaining that greed and evil often spouted from desire of the Chaos Emeralds, Athair added that the Chosen One was destined to bring about something known as The Great Harmony. (TMS: #1, #2, #3)

The Chosen One
Tails finally began to realize there was something very special about him during a crisis on Angel Island. When Mammoth Mogul had stolen the powers of Enerjak during the Dark Legion's all out attack on Echidnaopolis, he banished Tails along with Sonic and Knuckles to another Zone after the Freedom Fighters were summoned to assist with the situation because of the threat the young fox posed to him. After escaping from the zone, Tails became Turbo Tails and worked together with Super Sonic, Hyper Knuckles, the other Freedom Fighters, the Chaotix, the Brotherhood of Guardians, Athair, and the Ancient Walkers, to defeat Master Mogul by draining away his powers with the Chaos Syphon, creating the Master Emerald and trapping Mogul within it-at least until Dr. Eggman shattered it to feed the then weakened Chaos. (StH: #56, #79, KtE: #9)

World Tour
Soon after, Tails found himself on a long term mission to locate the crazed wizard Ixis Naugus and help Sonic return him to the Zone of Silence while also investigating areas that had been controlled by Robotnik's Sub-Bosses. Taking off from Mobotropolis in their new plane, Winged Victory, they were soon grounded in the Kingdom of Mercia by a storm caused by the most recent of the Days of Fury and then imprisoned by Robian troops of the High Sheriff, who was actually Antoine's missing father, Armand D'Coolette. After escaping, they ran into Knuckles, Rob O' the Hedge, and Mari-An, and engaged in a rescue operation to free the Lost Tribe of Echidnas while saving Yanar from execution with Tails and Knuckles taking on the High Sheriff and his men. Once the battle was over, Tails and Sonic departed on their mission, though they later stopped to investigate a strange nexus and were pulled inside the zone of Verti-Cal and Horizont-Al who were warring with each other. The two demi-gods then brainwashed Sonic & Tails and pitted them against each other, but they both remembered they were friends and broke the hold over themselves and fled when they were unable to convince Al and Cal to reconcile. (StH: #57, #58,#59, KtE: #10, #11,#12)

Tails and Sonic would make their next stop at Stormtop Village in the Dragon Kingdom when they found themselves going up against the combined might of the Iron King, Iron Queen, and a possessed Monkey Khan. While Khan fought Sonic, Tails took advantage of the Queen's distraction and broke her staff which restored Khan's free will and allowed them to eventually break the tyrants' hold on the region. Downunda would be the next area they landed in to assist the Downunda Freedom Fighters in putting down an uprising of platypuses. Tails found himself happily reunited with Barby Koala who had missed him since their last mission together and had him stay close by her this time. Discovering that Crocbot was behind the insurgency, they deactivated the Badnik's remains and loaded him onto the Winged Victory. Barby bid Tails a fond farewell, who remained unaware of her feelings to him until Sonic pointed it out, causing him to confess a hope of seeing her again. (StH: #60, #61)

Sometime later, Tails and Sonic crashed in the Great Desert, but were soon picked up by Jack Rabbit and the resident Freedom Fighters, the Sand-Blasters. While traveling, they were attacked by a horde of mindless Robians which bothered Tails as all the Robians in Mobotropolis had their free will restored. After arriving in Sand Blast City, Tails had some misgivings about him and Sonic staying to defend the city for a while until the plane was repaired, and his concerns became more justified when he found Jack and his men covering up their plane despite saying it was fixed. Tails made his escape with Sonic that night, who had been aware of the situation the whole time. Reaching the Winged Victory, Tails dropped the tarp on it over the Sand-Blasters, allowing him to takeoff while Sonic destroyed the controls to the city's energy shield. After picking up Sonic, Tails suggested they could still help the citizens fight off an invasion of Robians, but the disheartened hero told him to just keep flying. (StH: #62, #63) Eventually Tails and Sonic confronted Naugus in the Southern Tundra, but found themselves at a disadvantage and were nearly beaten until the battle was interrupted by an avalanche. They were both then rescued by Eddy the Yeti who brought them to the home of Dr. Nate Morgan whom Naugus was after. Following Morgan's story of his past with Naugus, they were attacked by the wizard again and Tail's underwent a Super transformation into Hyper Tails to combat Ultra Naugus using Nate's artificially produced Power Rings. Unfortunately Hyper Tails burned up his energy too fast in the battle like Ultra Sonic and he came out of his transformed state with no recollection of it, only to be saved by Nate who managed to send Naugus back to the Zone of Silence, but at the cost of Eddy's life. Following this Tails, Sonic and Nate headed back to Mobotropolis, but made a stop in the Great Rainforest to retrieve the Ring of Acorns in order to get home. While Sonic searched for the ring in the Lost Temple of Shazamazon, Tails stayed with Nate and listened as he explained how he had found a Super Emerald in the temple when he came there while in exile. (StH: #64, #65, #66, #67)

Return of Robotnik and Metal Sonic
After returning to Mobotropolis, Tails had hoped to enjoy a more peaceful life, but that was not to be at the start with a sudden bombardment against the city from meteors, Nate being abducted briefly by the Destructix, and the shocking return of the Acorn Family’s long-lost first born, Prince Elias. Even so, Tails attempted to make the best of the situation and roomed with Bunnie & Antoine for a while. With some added free time to himself while the kingdom was busy rebuilding, he accompanied Amy Rose to the city’s library where he met Jeremiah, the grandson of the great historian Kirby. Using Kirby’s books, Tails learned much about their society’s history, including its early formation and the events that lead up to the Great War. However, following one evening when the kingdom’s first communications broadcast was pirated and replaced with a biography of Dr. Robotnik, Tails became focused on more pressing matters and joined with the other Freedom Fighters to discuss the nature of a series of mysterious satellites that had been coming online while orbiting around Mobius. (StH: #68, #69, #71, #72, #73, #74)

Venturing into space, they found the satellites had merged into one massive space station and were soon captured by a villain who turned out to be Dr. Eggman who had lured them away in order to restart the war and recapture Mobotropolis. After being freed by Snively, they destroyed the station and returned to the city in order to help as many survivors escape. Tails lead Bunnie, Antoine, Jules & Bernadette back to the library to find Jeremiah and grabbed as many books as they could carry with them back to Knothole in order to preserve their history, planning to return when they could and retrieve the rest. Once safely in Knothole, Tails was able to learn more about the Great War with added input from Jules & Bernie, wondering how much detail of their history had been lost due to the years of war they endured. (StH: #74, #75, #76, #77, #78, #79)

While in Knothole, Tails built a new biplane with Nate’s help to replace the Winged Victory which he dubbed the Tornado, and amplified its engine output with the use of Nate’s Super Emerald. With the discovery that Dr. Eggman had found the Hidden City of the Ancients, Tails the Tornado to fly alongside the Freedom Fighter Special and navigate the narrow tunnels in the mountainside that lead to the city’s entrance. After being welcomed in the city and given a brief guided tour, Tails received clearance from Mayor Bullyani to explore on his own, to which he happily accepted and took to testing out his new plane’s capabilities with some aerobatics inside the cavernous airspace, catching the attention of many human residents below. (StH: #80, #81)

After Sonic described an encounter he had with a creature made of living water, Tails was sent out with him to locate it. Flying outside the city, they encountered Knuckles near the Mystic Ruins, and had another run-in with Robotnik, discovering that he was attempting to revive the ancient deity Chaos to take over Mobius. Tails and Sonic gave chase to the madman back to his Egg Carrier airship after beating back Chaos, but met with heavy anti-aircraft fire which prompted Tails to attempt a transformation mode to the Tornado in order to evade. Unfortunately this left them with no landing gear and they crashed onto the ship. Once there they located the missing Amy Rose after battling E-102 Gamma, and Tails was tasked with flying her back to the city himself while Sonic and Knuckles dealt with Chaos again, where they were welcomed by the other Freedom Fighters with great relief. Unfortunately Tails’ Tornado had disappeared during the battle, so he and Sonic set out afterwards to locate it with a tracking device from Nate. Once they arrived, Tails found his plane completely destroyed in the Mystic Ruins along with Knuckles and Big the Cat, and also made the horrific discovery that Chaos was alive and had revived itself using the Tornado’s Super Emerald. Returning to Station Square, they found the water deity at full strength using the city’s Super Emeralds and Tails could do nothing but stay back and watch as Knuckles and Super Sonic resolved the situation and returned Chaos to normal with the help of Tikal. Before the Freedom Fighters could leave Station Square, they were attacked by Silver Sonic II in an act of vengeance by Robotnik. Tails attempted to catch Sonic as he fell in the middle of the fight, but got injured by debris from part of the robot’s body, knocking him out briefly while Sonic defeated the doppelganger, saving the city yet again. (StH: #83, #84, SSS: #13)

With his plane gone, Tails rode with the others aboard the Freedom Fighter Special back to Knothole, but an emergency landing from flight failure lead to him and Sonic scouting the region they landed in for life at Sally’s request (unaware that it was sabotage). After investigating the area for a while, they stopped to take a lunch break and Tails went to gather firewood for their meal. Soon after he was captured by a reconstructed Metal Sonic with a Power Gem core and took Tails to Mount Mobius and held him hostage for Sonic’s eventual rescue attempt. When Sonic finally did arrive, Tails was freed, but they were soon both attacked by Metal Sonic again. Sonic attempted to stall Metal Sonic so Tails could get to safety, but Tails decided to stay in order to help Sonic defeat his robot rival together. At that point Mount Mobius began to erupt and they were both trapped with Tails’ rotors hurt, only to be freed by Metal Sonic who then sacrificed himself to save them. While on the way back to the other Freedom fighters, Sonic told Tails he believed the young fox had actually saved the day by staying at Sonic’s side and helping Metal gain some sort of robotic soul that surpassed his programming. (StH: #85, #86, #87)

Replaced, the Eggman Empire, and Fulfilling the Prophecy
Once they returned to knothole, Tails set off almost immediately as part of a massive rescue party to save Prince Elias who had been captured while they were away and took to aerial bombing of Shadowbot forces with Bomb as they stormed Robotropolis. Following this, the Freedom Fighters were confined to Knothole and Tails began attending the recently built high school, only to be summoned away by Athair on his very first day to help Chaos Knuckles. It was at this point that Mammoth Mogul abducted Tails in transit during his super transformation into Turbo Tails and created a doppelganger to replace him so that no one would notice. For the next several months, Tails was held prisoner by Mogul who kept him in his super state with a steady energy supply, all the while leeching off Turbo Tails in order to restore his strength. Mogul's schemes were discovered by the doppelganger Tails and Sonic, and after a brief battle which weakened Mogul, the fake Tails vanished while the real one was set free. However, prior to this, Mammoth Mogul secretly placed a post-hypnotic trigger in his young enemy's mind while he was held captive by Mogul. (StH: #89, #94 #95, #96, #97, #114, #185)

Later on, Tails assisted Sonic when Eggman was preparing to destroy both Knothole and Station Square with nuclear missiles by delaying the countdown by distracting A.D.A.M. with jokes. The distraction lasted long enough for the others to destroy the battle ship which they would be fired from. He would subsequently witness Sonic and Sally's breakup, join the Freedom Fighters in defeating an Auto Automaton plot, cheer Amy Rose as she joined the Freedom Fighters, and explore a base guarded by the robot Isaac. After learning surprising details about Mobius' history and witnessing a battle between Isaac, Sonic, Shadow, and the latest Metal Sonic, Tails went on to enjoy time with Sonic's dog Muttski. He then had yet another encounter with Athair, who not only revealed to him the existence of his uncle Merlin Prower, but also that the time was drawing near for him to fulfill the prophecy of the Chosen One. (StH: #132, #133, #134, #137, #142, #145, #146, #147, #148)

Soon afterwards, Tails learned that Mammoth Mogul, having obtained enough power to challenge Chaos Knuckles during the time he stole energy from Turbo Tails, had gone on to seize control of the Chaos Force after Knuckles' death and subsequent revival left it off balance. Using his near omnipotent abilities, Master Mogul proceeded to devastate the multiverse. Alerted to this threat by Zonic the Zone Cop, Tails joined with innumerable alternate versions of himself to become Titan Tails, who defeated Mogul and sealed him in his Chaos Emerald. He also took control of the Chaos Force briefly before using it and his own immense energies to restore the multiverse to its proper state, including himself. After several of his friends and teammates worked to stop a spreading tide of nanites, Tails suspiciously welcomed Snively to Knothole, not trusting the group's old adversary. He and the other Freedom Fighters were then assigned to protect Mina Mongoose from assassins sent by the Eggman Empire, leading to a battle with Heavy and Bomb. Tails also witnessed Sally's marriage to Patch, Antoine's evil counterpart from another dimension, though fortunately it was quickly broken up. He then joined in defending Knothole from first an apparent invasion by Dr. Eggman and then an attack by the Metal Sonic Troopers. (StH: #118, #125, #149, #150, #152, #153, #154, #155, #156, #157, #158, #159)

Following these incidents, Tails and the other Freedom Fighters gathered at the restored Freedom HQ to celebrate Sonic's birthday, only for it to be interrupted by Bark the Polar Bear and Bean the Dynamite. After defeating that duo, the group were attacked first by Croctobot-a fusion of Tails' old nemeses Crocbot and Octobot-and then by Scourge the Hedgehog. After those threats were dealt with, Tails received a surprise visitor: his uncle Merlin, who had arrived to ask for King Elias Acorn's help in saving the ailing Ancient Walkers and maintaining the imprisonment of Mammoth Mogul, whose Emerald the wizard had been entrusted with. Though the two Prowers and Merlin's companion Sir Connery were menaced by the Destructix, the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix managed to overcome them. Unfortunately, the use of the magical Sword of Acorns by the Arachne killed the Walkers and released not only Mogul, but Tails' old foe Ixis Naugus as well. The two supervillains then battled each other for the Sword and Crown of Acorns, with the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix leaping in to try and subdue them both. Fortunately, Sir Connery's sacrifice to destroy the artifacts and the arrival of Eggman's Egg Fleet halted the battle after Naugus and Mogul joined forces. An attack by the Babylon Rogues forced Tails to put his newly developed Extreme Gear to the test as he, Sonic, and Knuckles defended Knothole from the attackers. He and Fiona Fox were then later held hostage by Sleuth Dawg and Scourge, who had both entered the employ of Echidna scientist Dr. Finitevus. During this time, Tails learned that Fiona was dating Scourge behind Sonic's back, having fallen for the evil Hedgehog while believing he was Sonic. Tails was abducted by A.D.A.M., who intended to use Tails and Shadow the Hedgehog to collect every Chaos Emerald in the universe to give himself unimaginable power. However, A.D.A.M.'s plan was brought to a halt as Eggman woke him and Shadow up. Turbo Tails, working through intuition, had Super Shadow use his time-space warping abilities to access Zone of Silence; they then sent the collected Chaos Emeralds there, with Tails saying he hoped it would cause "something special." The young hero then watched in horror as Tommy Turtle, whom A.D.A.M. had been using as his host, willingly opened himself to fire from the Egg Fleet in order to destroy A.D.A.M. Later, when Tails and Sonic went into the Zone later to retrieve an emerald, they were met by Feist, who gave them the grey Chaos Emerald composed of thousands of others-one of seven he had created-as thanks for them sending him the jewels in the first place. Thus, the Chaos Emeralds had been limited and hidden in the newly-created Special Zone, in part fulfilling the "Great Harmony" prophecy. (StH: #160, #161, #162, #163, #164, #165, #168, #169, #170)

Vs. Friends & Foes
Tails was eventually reunited with his parents with the help of Sonic, Knuckles, and his uncle Merlin. The happy reunion also led to the discovery that the Xorda were at war with the Black Arms aliens. More about the mysterious creatures became known when Tails assisted Shadow the Hedgehog in accessing the diary of his creator, Gerald Robotnik, while Knuckles fended off an attack by Snively. When Fiona's relationship with Scourge came to light, Tails attempted to prevent her from leaving, only to be cruelly dismissed by the object of his long time crush. Despite this, he continued to express regrets about the failure to achieve anything in a relationship with her, though he put it aside in the face of Antoine and Bunnie's wedding. During the proceedings, Tails became aware of his father's objections to the current arrangement of the government, but his concerns were allayed by his parents. He was then one of the few members of the Freedom Fighters to have escaped being captured by Eggman's forces during the assault on Knothole that resulted in the city's destruction, and assisted Sonic, NICOLE, Amy, and Knuckles in the ensuing rescue mission. He and the other citizens were then transported to the safety of New Mobotropolis, where Tails continued to be supportive of his parents despite Merlin's concerns about their opposition to the royal family. He and the other Freedom Fighters and Chaotix then worked together to defeat the Egg Beater, a battlesuit that had overcome Sonic but was no match for the combined might of the two groups.(StH: #170, #171, #172, #174, #175, #176, #177)

Unfortunately, Tails' tense relationship with Sonic deepened to an argument as to how they should proceed with the rescue. This stressed to the point of breaking as the pair found themselves on opposite sides of a schism in the Kingdom of Acorn, Tails supporting the side led by his father and Sonic remaining loyal to the House of Acorn. When Tails helped his mother break Amadeus out of jail, long suppressed hostility was released as he and Sonic fought with each other. Tails was quick to bring up his fury at Sonic's lack of sensitivity, and refused to explain it to the baffled Hedgehog since he felt that Sonic would probably just ignore what he was saying again. Finally, the young Fox revealed that his main dispute with Sonic was over Fiona Fox and Sonic's seeming dismissal of his feelings for her, and Sonic admitted that he had known about Tails' feelings and apologized, explaining that he had hoped that it would help Tails get over his crush. Reconciled, the two headed off to stop a duel between Amadeus and Elias Acorn, only to find out that Sally had beaten them to it. With his father returned to duty, his mother running for a seat on the new ruling council, and his friendship with Sonic restored, Tails' life seemed destined to make an upturn. (StH: #178, #179)

Sadly, this was not to be the case, as Dimitri the Echidna arrived with an urgent message for Knuckles: Enerjak, the Guardian's most powerful foe ever, had returned-and just after Knuckles had left for Angel Island by himself, only to disappear mysteriously. In an effort to appease the Chaotix, who were determined to go after their missing leader, Sally sent Tails along with Sonic to look for Knuckles. After narrowly missing Enerjak on Angel Island, Tails accompanied Sonic as they raced back towards New Mobotropolis. What awaited them was the ultimate nightmare: Knuckles, their strongest ally, had become the new Enerjak and thus their worst enemy. (StH: #180, #181, #182)

After bringing Sonic back to New Mobotropolis, however, Tails had virtually no role in battling the brainwashed Knuckles, and in fact remained in the city for the duration of the battle in which Super Sonic-aided by the sacrifice of Knuckles' father Locke-freed Knuckles' from Finitevus' spell. (StH: #183, #184)

Tails then returned to Knothole to help with repairs on Freedom HQ, and was there when Mina Mongoose arrived home from her concert tour. Both of them, along with Mighty the Armadillo, were then revealed to have all had a hypnotic suggestion implanted in them by Mogul years before, who used his telepathic abilities to bring them into his service. When a similar attempt on Sonic proved less than successful, the trio were sent to aid their master's attempts to recruit the Hedgehog into a new Fearsome Foursome-by force. Sonic proved too much for the trio, however, so Mogul commanded Tails to fly into the stratosphere, effectively forcing Sonic to deliver the grey Chaos Emerald to him or else see Tails faint from the lack of oxygen and die from the eventual fall. His demand met, Mogul freed Tails and the other before departing, having decided that he would use his regained immortality to wait until his foes were either dead or too old to fight him before continuing his open campaign of world domination. (StH: #185, #186)

Moebian Invasion & Eggman's Defeat
Later, he and Rotor were attacked by the Suppression Squad in Freedom HQ. Sally, Amy and Bunnie arrived on the scene to fight them off. Rotor sent a message to Sonic, telling him to get back there so he can help them. As the Suppression Squad pressed their attack, Tails found himself facing Anti Tails, who now went by the name of "Miles". His evil self explained his disgust at Tails, who had seemingly abandoned his gift of Chaos powers in order to pursue a study in mechanics and technology. (StH: #189, #190)

After the freedom fighters were kicked out of Freedom HQ, Sonic and Amy prepared for their departure to Moebius. After they left, NICOLE reported that Miles was standing outside of their city, armed with bombs. He was sent by Scourge to bomb them, but he didn't complete his mission. Instead, he offered an alliance to the freedom fighters, planning to overthrow Scourge. When Tails wanted to put in his opinion, it was dismissed by his evil self, claiming that he wanted an "intelligent conversation". Tails furiously tried to attack Miles, however, he was held back by Bunnie. However, the Freedom Fighters and Suppression Squad were no match Scourge. After Sonic returned to take on Scourge, they were both blasted by Boomer and thrown back into Moebius by Miles. Afterward, Boomer shut down the star posts; therefore, Sonic and Scourge couldn't come back to Mobius. (StH: #193, #194)

After the departure of Rob O' the Hedge and Silver the Hedgehog, who arrived to find Sonic and subsequently transported to Moebius, Sally told Tails to start fixing up the Star Posts. He later assisted in taking down Super Scourge after he fixed the posts. (StH: #195, #196)

Following this, Tails constructed a series of Neutralizing Mines, which would be used for the coming battle to bring down Eggman. Tails first used these to neutralize the Dark Egg Legion's weapons, leaving them unable to attack. When the Egg Phoenix arrived on the scene, Tails explained they could use the mines on it as well, but would need to plant them directly on the vessel. While Sonic distracted Eggman, Ray, Charmy and Saffron managed to plant the mines. When the Egg Phoenix began attacking once again, Tails held off activating the mines until it was right over his and Sally's head, despite the latter's orders to activate them sooner. The Egg Phoenix then crashed, but Eggman escaped. While the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix set up camp for the night, Tails conveyed his uneasy about the upcoming battle. Sonic consoled him, explaining they had "saved the day hundreds of times" and that they would do it again. The next day, Tails joined in on the invasion of the Eggdome, taking down fighting the Dark Egg Legion. Unfortunately, they they were unable go any further because of a barricade Espio said was for Sonic to quickly spin dash through. Sonic decided he would go through with it, telling Tails to find a breaking point in the wall before he left. After Bunnie and Mighty finished taking down the barricade, Tails and the Freedom Fighters entered to see a defeated Eggman. Tails and Amy proceeded praise Sonic as they all headed back to New Mobotropolis to celebrate. (StH: #198, #199, #200)

The Iron Dominion
Shortly after the Eggman Empire's fall, Mina Mongoose and her band, the Forget Me Knots, arranged a victory concert which Tails attended with his parents, but it was disrupted by Monkey Khan who thought them selfish for partying while the rest of the world suffered, in part due to the continued threat of their old shared enemies in the Iron Dominion. A short while after Khan and Sonic returned from their failed mission to liberate New Megaopolis, the Iron Queen and Snively came and took control of Bunnie. Tails was among those who tried to stop the Iron Queen and help Bunnie, but only received a few injuries and a face full of jet smoke for his troubles, leaving him unable to continue fighting. (StH: #200, #201, #202, #203)

Afterwards, Tails was sent to back up Sonic who went to investigate a disturbance in the Great Forest, only to discover Sonic facing off against a delirious Dr. Eggman piloting his Egg-Tortoise mech. Eggman was so bent on attacking Sonic that Tails' arrival went completely unnoticed. Tails then snuck underneath the Egg-Tortoise and shorted out the mech, then questioned Sonic as to why he didn't take Eggman down straight away himself. After hearing Sonic's reasons, the two decided the best course of action would be to take Eggman under arrest and back to New Mobotropolis. Before the two could act, however, the Iron Dominion arrived in force and ordered Eggman be returned to their custody. Sonic then ordered Tails to take Eggman back to New Mobotropolis while he held the dominion off. Tails complied with the order, but quickly returned with the other Freedom Fighters to back Sonic up, beating back the invaders long enough for the group to escape into New Mobotropolis. Later, NICOLE dispatched him and Sonic to Fort Acorn in order to evacuate Mes Braves Battalion after the Iron King attacked, and Tails impressed his father Amadeus with his piloting knowledge. Later, he and Sonic talked as he worked on the Tornado, both of them worrying over the growing threat of the Dominion. Then the Iron Dominion issued an attack on the city and the Iron Queen took control of NICOLE, who locked the city down and trapped most of its occupants. After battling in the dark against the Iron Dominion's forces, Tails regrouped with Sonic, Sally and Monkey Khan and headed over to the Tornado and escaped after Monkey Khan blew a hole in the dome encasing them. They then retreated to Freedom HQ, and Sonic had the idea of confronting NICOLE in the digital world using the Particle-To-Light Organizer & Transporter Device. Tails set it up while Sonic explained his plan to Sally, and the two of them went into the digital world while Tails and Monkey Khan stayed behind to keep an eye on things. The two watched as Sonic and Sally fought NICOLE and a gigantic Iron Queen, and Monkey Khan thought to himself of how to control the situation and left the room. Tails realized what he was up to and confronted Monkey Khan before he could go to New Mobotropolis and destroy NICOLE as he'd planned. After a scuffle in the sky, Tails convinced Monkey Khan to wait until Sonic and Sally got back before taking more drastic measures. When they returned, Sonic and Sally told the two of them that NICOLE was back to normal and working undercover for them, and that they would be heading out to the Dragon Kingdom to deal with the Iron Dominion on their own turf and wreck their supporting forces. (StH: #205, #206, #207, #208, #209)

Shortly after arriving in the Dragon Kingdom, Tails returned to Stormtop Village and received a tour with his friends of the Temple of the Golden Lotus. He, Sally, and Khan were subsequently captured by members of the Gossamer Clan, who released them after they agreed to meet with the Bride of Endless Reach. After brief negotiations and insight into the history of former foe Uma Arachnis, Tails and his companions convinced the Bride to side with Khan and returned to the temple. After Li Moon provided them all with food and drink, the Yagyu Clan threw a dagger through the temple's window, and broke a teapot Li Moon was holding, but Tails dried her off using his tails as a fan. They were later attacked again by the Yagyu Clan when a few ninja mistook them for travelers, and both Tails and Sonic were excluded from a subsequent meeting with the Yagyu Lord. They found themselves occupied by other matters as Fiona, Sergeant Simian, Predator Hawk, and Flying Frog attacked, defeating the two heroes by ambush. Sally and Khan appeared to even the odds, but Fiona soon called a ceasefire and revealed that she was looking for their help. The Destructix had agreed to work under her in exchange for help in recovering Lightning Lynx, who had returned to the Raiju Clan. After some tense negotiations-including an attempt by Fiona to manipulate Tails' feelings for her-the two groups agreed to a truce, storming the Iron Fortress and confronting the Bride of Conquering Storm. After a subsequent duel between Sonic and Lightning, the Raiju Clan agreed to break away from the Iron Dominion, while Lightning was banished and forced to depart with the Destructix. Faced with the difficulty of locating the Shinobi Clan next, the Freedom Fighters received unexpected help in the form of their old teammate Espio the Chameleon. (SU: #13, #14, #15)

Later, their mission in the Dragon Kingdom completed, Tails and his teammates returned to New Mobotropolis to confront the Iron Queen. They arrived just in time to aid Amy, Antoine, and Geoffrey St. John, and were aided in turn as NICOLE revealed her true colors by attempting to capture the Iron Queen. Remaining in the Tornado for much of the battle, Tails was finally able to help when the Iron Queen, her forces scattered, attempted to escape in a mechanical dragon made of nanites, which Tails attacked using his plane's guns. (StH: #210, #211)

About a week after the fall of the Iron Dominion, Tails went with Sonic to New Megaopolis. Tails tried to talk to Sonic, to no avail, until he told Sonic that he thought he was becoming too preoccupied with finding Eggman. Sonic then stated that everyone was busy with something since the fall of the dominion and that he didn't want to be the only person doing nothing. He also stated that he was tired of all the surprise invasions, doubtless referring to Knothole's destruction, the Suppression Squad, and the Iron Dominion itself. After he told NICOLE to scan harder, Sonic told Tails that they would check a few hallways before calling it quits. However Tails stated that Sonic had said that "yesterday and the day before that and the day before that", not realizing that he and Sonic were being watched by Dr. Eggman and Snively. Tails' belief that their search would again turn up fruitless was disproved when NICOLE picked up a signal coming from a locked storeroom, which Tails managed to open. The signal led to the two to a box, which contained none other than an immobile Dimitri, whom they rushed back to New Mobotropolis so that Tails could give him an emergency power boost. (StH: #212)

Birds and Wizards
Leaving the Tornado with Sonic, Tails dusted off the Sea Fox and equipped it with additional seats so as to take the D'Coolettes with him on a long overdue honeymoon to his own personal retreat: Cocoa Island. As a result, the trio were unavailable to accept an invitation to become honorary members of the new Wolf Pack Nation. Though surprised by the appearance of a previously unseen third island, Tails dismissed it and landed, parting ways with Antoine and Bunnie to head to his workshop. He subsequently built and activated a dog-like robot called T-Pup, and had just settled in to sleep when sounds of battle between his friends and the invading Battle Bird Armada reached him. Tails went outside and found himself attacked by the group, whom he briefly mistook for a Dark Egg Legion chapter, but managed to overcome a few members before being attacked by Speedy, the Sixteenth Battlekukku.

The bird was quick to insult Tails as a freak, having witnessed his tail-based flying abilities and proclaiming it unnatural. Tails briefly tried to reason with him, but his explanation for his presence failed to convince the angry Speedy. T-Pup then attacked, enabling Tails to make his escape, only for Speedy to pursue him, Tails barely keeping ahead of him with his own flight abilities. Eventually, Tails managed to elude his pursuer by hiding out on a rock ledge, settling down to rest for the night. The next morning he retrieved the Sea Fox by knocking out the birds set to guard it, and then used it to examine the third island, which he had identified as the Armada's base. He was then attacked by a group of Armada submarines, complimenting them on their stealth technology before defeating them. Unfortunately, damage incurred during the battle forced him to surface or risk his cabin flooding.

He emerged just in time to catch a falling Antoine, who fell right on top of him. They returned to shore and Tails ordered T-Pup to find an entrance to the Battle Bird Armada's base. Once inside, Tails stole bombs from two Battle Birds to use later and they then met up with Bunnie who came to assist and gave Tails the schematics of the island she'd secretly downloaded. Using these, Tails determined the whole island was a flying fortress but didn't tell anyone until later. He and the others just charged into the laboratory of Dr. Fukurokov and came face-to-face with his Mole Mech. Tails ordered Bunnie and Antoine to strike the areas of the lab he'd pointed out earlier while T-Pup distracted the Mole Mech and he loosened its joints.

When he was finished, a single strike from his wrench made the Mole Mech collapse into pieces and revealed Speedy had been piloting the machine. Tails helped free him from the wreckage and said they could be friends, but Speedy called him a "freak" again and told him to leave. Tails grabbed a damaged T-Pup and headed lower down into the base as it started to shake. The island was taking off and when it separated from land, all the four had to do was fly down. Tails then prepared drinks for the D'Coolettes back at his cabin and they toasted to having a real vacation. Once their vacation was over, they returned to New Mobotropolis and were greeted by Sally and Amy at Sir Charles's restaurant. (StH: #213, #216, SU: #17, #18, #19, #20)

Tails and the Freedom Fighters were staking out a free concert by Mina to make sure things didn't get out of hand again when Ixis Naugus and traitor Geoffrey St. John arrived to turn the already paranoid crowd against NICOLE and make Naugus king. The Freedom Fighters attempted back up Sonic in stopping Naugus from getting to the council but Geoffrey stopped got in the way and they were no match for him. Tails was there to witness the Death Egg Mark 2 launch above New Mobotropolis. In the attempt to stop the new Death Egg, Tails flew Sonic and Sally in the Tornado to it, avoid a barrage of heavy artillery, and shot a hole in the Death Egg for Sonic and Sally to enter through. After that he and the rest of the Freedom Fighters acted as distracts until "Operation: Clean Sweep" was put into effect. (StH: #223, #224, #225)

Genesis
Tails met up with his friend Sonic in the Emerald Hill Zone where he was working on his biplane, the Tornado, and was introduced to the Freedom Fighters. He and Rotor promptly began to geek out over the plane. When he learned that the group was going to the Chemical Plant Zone on an adventure, he wanted to come, too, and, after Sonic assured the others that Tails could take care of himself, they headed off. At the Chemical Plant Zone, Sonic and Tails had a race up the pipes to an upper level only to find out that there was an elevator. After they narrowly escaped a room filled with Mega Muck, Sonic decided to leave the group to find Dr. Eggman, and Tails naturally came along with him. When they entered the Metropolis Zone to find Eggman, Tails felt that it would have been better to have backup, but Sonic assured him that everything would be fine before Sonic jumped off the plane into a nearby building. (StH: #228)

Tails continued to fly around in the Tornado, radioing Sonic. He told Sonic that all was quiet above, but Sonic had to fight his way through Badniks on the ground. After a while, Sonic radioed Tails, telling him that he was heading out a window and would need a pick-up in "about a ten-minute run" from where they parted ways. Sonic clarified that that was a ten-minute run by his speed, and as he burst from the window, he still had not heard a reply. However, Tails swooped in with the Tornado just in time, catching Sonic on the wings of the plane. Sonic congratulated him on the dramatic timing, and Tails playfully scolded that Sonic needed to give him more warning next time. Suddenly, an intense earthquake shook the region. Tails noted that they have been getting steadily worse. With all the bases shut down, he wondered if this meant that Dr. Eggman was not the cause of the earthquakes or if they were simply too late to stop him. Sonic replied that he was sure Eggman was the cause and that it was never too late. Just as he added that they needed to find Eggman, the Wing Fortress emerged from the clouds. Sonic remarked that that was easy. Tails began to approach the deck, but Sonic stopped him, saying that the ship was not their target. As a shuttle began to launch, Sonic reasoned that Eggman was instead heading for the Death Egg itself. Tails did not know what Sonic was talking about, but to his shock, Sonic leapt from the Tornado and caught the edge of the shuttle. (StH: #229)

Tails continued to circle the Death Egg, hoping to be of any help to Sonic until his return. Eventually, he began to feel foggy and wondered if he was losing focus as the world turned to white... (FCDS: #6)

A Reset World
After a moment of confusion, Tails realized he was still circling the Death Egg Mark II along with the Freedom Fighter Special. He resumed defensive maneuvers when he realized his weapons weren't having any effect. When an explosion rocked the Death Egg, Tails cheered, realizing that Sally and Sonic must have had some success. However, things had not gone as well as it seemed; Tails soon found himself rescuing a battered Sonic as the latter fell from the Death Egg. Carrying Sonic on the Tornado, a distraught Tails asked where Sally was; Sonic only wearily replied that he "couldn't save her" and insisted that Tails return him to the Death Egg. However, the flying fortress had another trick up its sleeve; it fired a massive laser, striking both the Tornado and the Freedom Fighter Special. Tails and Sonic were forced to abandon the plane, and Tails carried Sonic to the ground where the FSS had made an emergency landing. Helping an injured Antoine, Tails tearfully broke the bad news; while Sally had succeeded in disabling the Death Egg's World Roboticizer, she herself had been roboticized. Despite his injuries, and the loss of both planes, Sonic insisted on trying to leave to rescue Sally; Tails and Amy proved a voice of reason and told him that he needed to recuperate first. The Freedom Fighters made their way back to New Mobotropolis, where another unpleasant surprise awaited them. (FCDS: #6, StH: #230, #231) Due to the recent events, as well as magical manipulation, the wizard Ixis Naugus managed to turn public opinion to his favour and took the crown from King Elias with the people's approval. Despite the change in leadership, the Freedom Fighters tried to make do with what they could and remain focused on saving Sally. Sonic told Tails and Amy to report everything that had happened on the Death Egg to the Council of Acorn (despite the pair's protests that they hadn't been present to know all the details). As an overeager Sonic attempted to find quick ways to return to the Death Egg, Tails caught up to him at Freedom HQ to report that Geoffrey St. John had been arrested for treason. The trial was put on hold as the Battle Bird Armada unexpectedly attacked New Mobotropolis, hoping to uncover the ancient Babylon Garden buried beneath the city. Amongst the confusion Tails attempted to repel the initial attack, along with the remaining Freedom Fighters and "King" Naugus, but the city was forced to evacuate as the Armada fired a massive laser into the center of the city, boring a deep hole and allowing Babylon Garden to rise. Sonic eventually succeeded in foiling the Armada's plans, causing the Garden to crash into the mountains beyond New Mobotropolis. Tails accompanied Sonic to the mountains to ensure the Armada would be unable to continue the attack before returning to New Mobotropolis. As the city's nanites slowly rebuilt the damage caused by the Armada, Tails and the others attended Geoffrey's trial. Geoffrey was found guilty but immediately pardoned by King Naugus; Tails attempted to keep Sonic focused by insisting they needed to focus their efforts on helping their friends, including rescuing Sally. StH: #232, #233)

From Bad to Worse
Not trusting King Naugus, Elias decided to relocate his family to Feral Forest; the Freedom Fighters organized themselves as a safety escort for his departure, and so Tails flew with Amy on the repaired Tornado to provide air support. Unbeknownst to them, King Naugus secretly contacted Dr. Eggman, informing him of Elias' departure. While en route to Feral Forest, the group found themselves under attack from the Death Egg; the Freedom Fighters were especially horrified when Dr. Eggman sent the roboticized Sally after them. Tails deduced with shock that Sally's robotic body had been weaponized, making her especially dangerous. Mecha Sally cut through the Tornado, telling Tails and Amy that "children" didn't belong on the battlefield; Tails airlifted Amy to the ground as the plane crashed, and the two worked to combat more of Eggman's robots while Elias attempted to drive to safety. The battle went from bad to worse when Eggman set a newly-rebuilt Metal Sonic to detonate in an attempt to kill Elias and his family; Antoine bravely intercepted the robot, but was caught in the explosion. Thinking he had succeeded in killing a Freedom Fighter, Eggman ordered a retreat, leaving the distraught Freedom Fighters on the ground below. Realizing that Antoine was still breathing, Sonic resolved to rush him back to New Mobotropolis, with Tails crying, "Save him, Sonic! Save him!" (StH: #234) With Antoine in a coma, Sally roboticized, Naugus king and public opinion against NICOLE, things had become especially dire for the Freedom Fighters. Tails spent days pent up in the hangar at New Mobotropolis' airfield, attempting to focus all his energy on once again rebuilding the Tornado. He was eventually approached by his father, Amadeus; Tails bluntly insisted he was fine and needed to keep working in order to "fix" everything that had gone wrong, but eventually his resolve crumbled and he fell crying into his father's arms, not knowing how to cope with so much loss. He asked his father how he had coped with such difficulties in his own military career, and Amadeus replied that he just had to take it one day at a time. (StH: #235)

Later on, Tails and Amy went looking for Sonic; they found him at Freedom HQ. The two were distressed as, when visiting Antoine in the hospital, they'd found a note from Bunnie saying she was leaving. To their shock, Sonic replied that he already knew. Distraught, Tails said that with everything going on, the Freedom Fighters were falling apart; Sonic replied that the team was already finished. Tails met this attitude with disbelief, saying that the person who had trained him to be the Freedom Fighter he was would never give up like this. Amused, Sonic said that he hadn't been allowed to finish; while the Freedom Fighters as a team was gone, that just meant it was time for something new. This "something new" was the creation of Team Freedom and Team Fighters, the latter consisting of Tails, Amy, Sonic, and T-Pup. Embarking on their mission to stop Eggman and rescue Sally, they quickly came to the rescue of the populace of Furville. Prior to leaving, he also assisted Rotor in rebuilding Heavy and Bomb to serve as members of Team Freedom. (StH: #236)

Team Fighters
Pursuing a damaged Death Egg, Tails and his friends came to Soumerca, where they stopped in to visit their friends in the Wolf Pack Nation. Unfortunately, the friendly reunion was cut short with the news that Grand Chief Lupe had been abducted, and that the Wolves held the neighboring Felidae responsible. Joined by Leeta and Lyco of the Wolf Pack, the team set out looking for answers, and discovered that Queen Hathor of the Felidae had also been abducted. Encountering the escaped Hathor-who, bereft of her royal robes, identified herself as an emissary-the group learned that the kidnappings were the work of Mecha Sally, and that Robotnik intended to turn the Wolves and Felidae against each other. With their unlikely allies, Tails and Team Fighters invaded the Soumerca Dark Egg Legion base, and succeeded in rescuing Lupe and the queen's robes. (StH: #237, #238)

Having planted a tracker on the Death Egg, Tails and his friends pursued it to Feral Forest, where Elias and his family had relocated. To the group's horror, Robotnik dropped an invasion force led by Mecha Sally, the Robian having been assigned to assassinate her brother. While his comrades dealt with the robots, Tails went to warn Elias, and was surprised to find him in the company of Leeta and Larry Lynx, both of whom were dressed unusually. Elias begged Tails not to mention that he had seen them, and the young Fox reluctantly agreed. He soon joined Amy in confronting Mecha Sally, who was attempting to mess with Amy's mind. Assuring Amy that it was Eggman's programming at work and not the real Sally, Tails confronted his enslaved friend, only for her to start setting fire to nearby homes. After a short battle, Mecha Sally departed, leaving her Egg Swats to occupy Tails and the others. Much to their dismay, the group realized that the Death Egg was now on course for New Mobotropolis. Unable to make it in time to stop the invasion themselves, they sent word to the city via radio. (StH: #239, #240)

Pursuing the Death Egg towards Mercia, Tails and his teammates encountered trouble in the form of flying Egg Swats. As they moved to engage the attackers, Tails remarked that he hoped they would be able to rescue Sally soon and return home, fearing for the safety of the city with Naugus ruling as king. The trio then encountered another unpleasant surprise in the form of a new Titan Metal Sonic controlled by the Krudzu Hybrid Hydra. Thanks to T-Pup calling up a file on the improved version of their old enemy, Tails remembered that the robotic plant was vulnerable to water. As Amy launched Sonic at the giant robot, Tails targeted his friend with the Tornado's missiles, which followed him and exploded inside the giant monster. Their foe falling helplessly into the ocean, the trio continued their flight, only to come across the ruins of Albion, apparently already hit by the Death Egg. (StH: #241)

As they moved aid Albion's resident Echidnas, the group was attacked by Egg Swats riding Turtloids. After allowing Sonic and Amy a bit of fun against the robots, Tails targeted most of the attack force with missiles, blowing them out of the sky. The group would then be attacked by Metal Knuckles, who managed to cripple the plane, forcing Tails to make a crash landing. Leaving T-Pup behind to repair the Tornado, Tails and his teammates ventured into the city, eventually linking up with the Echidna Security Team under Remington and taking on the New Megaopolis Dark Egg Legion under Lien-Da. (StH: #243)

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Tails and his teammates quickly joined up with the Arctic Freedom Fighters, who had monitored the Death Egg since its landing at a bunker operated by the Northern Tundra Dark Egg Legion. Tails thanked Guntiver the Arctic Wolf for his help, and explained that they intended to use T-Pup to contain Mecha Sally until they could get her home, while explaining obscurely that they had someone working on a way to return her to normal. The two groups then joined in storming the Egg Bunker, and were surprised by the arrival of Silver the Hedgehog, who again claimed to have learned the identity of the traitor to the Freedom Fighters. Sonic proved to be in no mood to listen to the time traveler, but Tails gleaned insight from Silver's claims that he had received outside help from a source that he couldn't identify. After asking whether the "true king" were involved and judging from Silver's flustered reaction that he had guessed right, Tails asked Sonic to listen to Silver, and asked his friend to trust him when Sonic asked what was going on. Sonic agreed, but Tails had to hold him back-and demand an explanation of his own-when Silver revealed that he had identified Sally as the traitor.

Explaining further that he now intended to help save Sally, Silver informed the group that he had realized the truth of things. In sacrificing herself to stop the World Roboticizer, Sally had unwittingly set off a chain of events that led to the destruction of the Freedom Fighters in Silver's past. However, her actions at Mecha Sally weren't her fault, thus leading Silver to his new goal. Tails and his teammates decided to let Silver join their team, traveling through an underwater tunnel towards the Death Egg, only to be discovered by Akhlut and his Legionnaires. Tails joined Sonic, Flip Penguin, Sealia Seal, and Augustus the Polar Bear in fighting off the Orca, and subsequently swam Sonic and Amy to the water's surface. As the team continued its battle with Eggman's forces, Mecha Sally entered the fray, and Tails saved Sonic from near death at the hands of their enslaved friend. Silver then shorted Mecha Sally out. (StH: #247)


 * -|Amy=

"One day I'll be the prettiest, most powerful, and over-all best Freedom Fighter ever!"

- Amy's proclamation

Amy Rose is a young, carefree Mobian Hedgehog who has had a crush on Sonic the Hedgehog for years. Originally starting out as just one of Sonic's most devoted young admirers, she would mature into one of his most trusted allies and after proving herself she became a member of the Freedom Fighters who have sworn to protect the world from the evil scientist, Dr. Eggman and his Eggman Empire. Her loyalty to her friends and team is without question and her improving skills have assured her importance to the Freedom Fighters' cause. She is currently part of Team Fighters and the leader of the occasionally activated Team Rose.

Early Life
Amy Rose's origins lie in the Kingdom of Mercia, a separate kingdom across the sea in Eurish. Amy was born into a noble house, but her parents soon renounced their wealth to improve welfare and to help the poor and sick. When Dr. Ivo Robotnik took over and placed the High Sheriff as his Sub-Boss in charge of Mercia, Amy's parents fell victim to the Roboticizer. Her cousin Rob looked after her in his uncle's stead, and in the meantime stories reached Mercia of a heroic blue hedgehog named Sonic the Hedgehog, prompting Amy to begin writing letters to him. Conditions continued to grow worse, however, and thus Rob sent Amy off to Knothole Village. Her escort was captured and she was briefly imprisoned in the Collison Chaos Zone only to be rescued by her hero, Sonic, and taken to Knothole. There she lived for some time, while her cousin became the leader of the Mercian branch of Freedom Fighters known as the Crazy Kritter Freedom Fighters. (StH: #58, #112, CSE)

Sonic's Number One Fan
While living in Knothole, Amy became Sonic's "biggest fan", even wanting to marry him one day. Amy tried to become a part of the Freedom Fighters early on but was denied by Sally Acorn. Amy accused Sally of the reason so she "won't get closer to Sonic" however the true reason was that Amy was far too young at the time and did not have the experience like Tails had. (StH: #142)

Over time, Amy constantly sent fan mail to Sonic, hoping to get his attention. Unfortunately, Dr. Ivo Robotnik found this mail and sent his newest creation, Metal Sonic, to kidnap the young hedgehog. He then took her hostage to lure Sonic to the Collison Chaos Zone, which he did. Sonic's best friend, Tails, was also kidnapped and held hostage with Amy. But Sonic defeated Metal Sonic and rescued both, resulting in Amy wanting to marry him even more. When Sonic had been put in prison for treason after being accused of allowing himself to be roboticized, Amy naturally protested against it. During Sonic's trial, Antoine humourously "badgered" Amy for trying to get a badger to join her Sonic Fan Club. (StH: #25, #40)

After the death of Robotnik, Amy returned to Mobotropolis with the rest of the Freedom Fighters. Once there, she discovered an old book about the famous historian Kirby, which she showed Dulcy. Later, she brought Tails to that part of the city, and the two discovered Kirby's grandson Jeremiah in a library. Both Amy and Tails spent the next few hours learning about the Great War as Sir Charles Hedgehog read them passages from the books. (StH: #50, #65, #71, #72, #73, #74)

When Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters took a space shuttle to investigate the mysterious satellites that had been causing numerous planetary disturbances, Amy stayed with Nate Morgan to watch them off and wished for their safe return. Following this, Amy was evacuated from Mobotropolis to Knothole when Dr. Eggman's armies of Shadowbots invaded the city, but not before she and Nate saved John and Jane Doe from being captured. The night after the exodus from Mobotropolis, Amy and others listened to Jules and Bernadette Hedgehog tell some other Great War stories over a camp fire. (StH: #74, #75, #77, #78)

Becoming a Teenager
As Nate Morgan and the Freedom Fighters prepared to venture to the Hidden City of the Ancients, Amy wondered if she could join them as well. But Sonic and the others protested, saying Amy was much too young. Amy, sad at not being old enough, wandered around Knothole until she found the magical Ring of Acorns and touched it, wishing to be older. The ring granted her wish and although she aged physically, she still had the mind of a ten year old. Additionally, she gained limited magical abilities by absorbing the ring's energy, including the power to summon her magical Pico Pico Hammer from thin air. After this, Amy once again requested to join the Freedom Fighters, but was denied again by Sonic, who told her having an older body wasn't enough; she still had the mentality of a ten year old, and lacked any combat experience. But Nate, wishing to examine her, thought that she might as well come along. (StH: #79, #80, CSE)

When the group arrived at Station Square, Amy marvelled at its glory and, while exploring, encountered a Flicky being attacked by two of Dr. Eggman's E-100 Alpha robots. Amy tried to save it, but the robots kidnapped her and brought her back to Eggman's Egg Carrier. But when E-102 Gamma checked on Amy in her cell, she was the last piece of the puzzle to giving Gamma sentience, and so he freed her. Later, Sonic, who had also come with Tails to save Amy, battled Gamma and was about to deliver the final blow when Amy stopped him, saying how Gamma helped her. Sonic agreed to not destroy Gamma, who then evacuated the ship along with Amy and Tails. Amy had later helped Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters battle Perfect Chaos. (StH: #80, #81, #82, #83, #84, SSS: #13)

After the Chaos incident, Amy returned to Knothole with the rest of the Freedom Fighters, but left soon after with Bunnie and Antoine, as he was eager to find his father and had been temporarily relieved of active duty due to an injury sustained while in Station Square. Following Sonic's information of Armand D'Coolette's last known location, they traveled back to Amy's homeland of Mercia, but were soon confronted by her cousin Rob who was deeply suspicious of Antoine's likeness to the High Sheriff. Amy attempted to reason with Rob whom she had not seen in years, however the situation turned worse when she tried to explain her change in appearance through the Ring of Acorns, provoking Rob to accuse Antoine and Bunnie of bewitching her. At that moment, Knuckles of all people appeared out of nowhere and backed up Antoine, as he had been listening to entire exchange. Seeing that the two were in search of missing people that were important to them, Amy, Bunnie, and Rob went with them to the city of Albion as the most likely place to seek answers. Once there, Amy and the others were not greeted quite as warmly as Knuckles due to not being Echidnas, but made the best of the situation as they were provided with rooms for the time being. Later that night, an explosion occurred in a building that Knuckles was in, and so Amy and the others disguised themselves as firemen in order to find him. There they discovered Knuckles had somehow undergone an engineered evolution into a living Chaos Emerald: Chaos Knuckles- and also found Antoine's missing father- Roboticized, but quite active and violent. Seeing as the Albion High Council head, Gala-Na, was too focused on the threat he represented to not help Antoine save his father, Chaos Knuckles then teleported everyone out of Albion- Bunnie and Antoine back to their ship with a subdued High Sheriff, Knuckles himself to the Golden Hive Colony, and Amy and Rob back to Deerwood Forest. (StH: #88, #89, #90)

Amy continued to stay with her cousin and his wife and son for awhile, catching up on what happened since they had last been together while also training to become more agile. Eventually, Amy decided to head back to the Kingdom of Knothole, and Rob came along to see her return safely. They actually arrived just as the Arachne launched an attack on Castle Acorn and joined in the fight until Sally ordered everyone to stop so she could give the Sword of Acorns to the Arachne in order to be free of the Source of All's influence. Rob stayed a bit longer afterwards as he thought Antoine's father, the former High Sheriff of Mercia, was still evil, but learned the General had indeed turned around, much to the joy of Amy, Antoine, and Bunnie Rabbot. With that, Amy bid her cousin a tearful farewell as he returned home to his family. Amy was also present during the Mobian's counterattack against the Xorda and attended Sonic's funeral in tears as a result of his "sacrifice" to save everyone. (StH: #111, #125)

Freedom Fighter
A year later when Sonic returned to Mobius, Amy was awarded a medal and became a Freedom Fighter by Sally after assisting in the defence of Fort Acorn. Sally thanked her for her service to help the Freedom Fighters, and Amy was overwhelmed by happiness that one of her wishes finally came true. (StH: #132, #133, #142)

Amy, now an official Freedom Fighter, helped the heroes of Mobius even more, with such examples as fighting the Metal Sonic Troopers, though she was absent during a subsequent battle with Mammoth Mogul and Ixis Naugus. Amy also showed jealousy towards Fiona Fox, who was Sonic's girlfriend at the time. When Tails told Amy that Fiona was cheating on Sonic with Scourge the Hedgehog, she instantly attacked the treacherous fox. But Sonic was able to calm down Amy before talking to Fiona about whether or not she really was cheating on him for Scourge, which is when the green hedgehog arrived. Sonic fought Scourge and Fiona, and when Amy and Tails decided to help, the diabolical couple fled. Amy was also present when Antoine proposed to Bunnie and was the flower girl for their wedding. (StH: #157, #158, #159, #162, #163, #164, #172, #173, #174)



After Sonic and Sally's breakup, Amy has begun to show her love for the hedgehog once again. After the death of Tommy Turtle, Amy sought out combat training from the former Dark Legion soldier Julie-Su. When Julie explained that Amy should want this training to better herself rather than to impress Sonic, Amy replied that she did want to better herself - so that no one else will be more worthy of Sonic's affection than she. (StH: #172)

A while later, Dr. Eggman's Egg Fleet attacked and destroyed Knothole and captured everyone except for Amy, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. While initially distraught, she immediately took part in the rescue mission; with her Piko-Piko hammer, she and Knuckles destroyed the Egg Grapes and freed several captives. She, along with the other Mobians, was soon teleported to New Mobotropolis. After the escape she was shown supporting Rotor, whose back was injured during the initial attack. She then helped the other Freedom Fighters and Chaotix battle the Egg Beater which they were able to destroy. (StH: #175, #176, #177)

When Enerjak arrived at New Mobotropolis, Amy joined the Chaotix and Freedom Fighter's attack. Some time after the Enerjak crisis had come to an end she assisted Sally in defeating Nack the Weasel and help her rescue Sonic from Mammoth Mogul. (StH: #182, #188)

Fighting the Suppression Squad
After arriving back at Freedom HQ, the Suppression Squad invaded Mobius Prime, and Amy went after Patch while the other Freedom Fighters battled the rest of the group. Later, Amy was chosen to accompany Sonic to Moebius to help find assistance against the Suppression Squad. (StH: #189)

Upon arrival, Sonic and Amy were attacked by Buns Rabbot in her Omega Care Unit. Fortunatly they were saved by the timely arrival of Anti Robotnik. Buns apologised as she thought Sonic was Scourge because she couldn't see colours too well in her suit. They later went outside to discuss the situation, after Ivo gave Amy a warm welcome to the Anti Mobius, Kintobor revealed that Scourge had stolen the Globe Posts he created to travel to other zones to find new medical techniques to help Buns. Amy suggested that Kintobor could make more Omega Care Units to defeat the Suppression Squad, but he refused to build an army. Buns jokingly said that they should try and recruit "you-know-who." Kintobor said that it was out of the question as she is far too dangerous. Amy pleaded with Kintobor to tell them who he was talking about to help. He grudgingly revealed information about Rosy the Rascal and how she hates Scourge. Kintobor tried to delay them by making sure they were in perfect condition for their journey, but they soon headed to Castle Acorn where Rosy was likely to be. They attempted to convince Rosy to join them, but she proceeded to attack them. (StH: #193)

Buns and Amy fended off Rosy while Sonic went back to Mobius for assistance. However, the Freedom Fighters and Suppression Squad were too busy fighting off Scourge the Hedgehog, with Scourge's "allies" having betrayed him. Amy then shouted at Sonic to hurry back to Mobius, before Rosy went any more crazier. After Sonic was sent back to Moebius with Scourge by Boomer and Miles, he realized Amy and Buns had already been defeated by Rosy the Rascal. (StH: #194)

Amy went to check on Buns who had enough power to get to Dr. Kintobor's tower, and told her to give Rosy a good butt kicking from her. The fight was interrupted when Shadow arrived using Chaos Control. Metal Sonic arrived later followed by Silver and Rob o' the Hedge. Amy greeted her cousin Rob, and later joined in the combined attack against Scourge. However, Scourge turned the tables on everyone, using the Anarchy Beryl in his throne to transform into Super Scourge. But thanks to the quick thinking of Sonic, Super Scourge was quickly defeated after some assistance from the Freedom Fighters and Suppression Squad. (StH: #195, #196)

Final Battle With Eggman
Amy later assisted in capturing a piece of land outside the Eggdome for the Freedom Fighters to set up camp and make ready for their final battle with Eggman. The next day Amy helped break into the complex by knocking Sonic in through a hole made by Bunnie and Mighty. Amy later helped fight the Dark Egg Legion, however, they could only go so far as a barricade, Espio said was meant for Sonic to spin dash through, blocked their path. Sonic took the challenge with Amy giving him a kiss and saying good luck before he left. After Bunnie and Mighty finished taking down the barricade, Amy and the Freedom Fighters entered to find Eggman had been defeated. Amy and Tails then praise Sonic as they all headed back to New Mobotropolis to celebrate. (StH: #198, #199, #200)

Iron Invasion and Aftermath
The celebration took the form of Mina Mongoose and her band the Forget Me Knots singing at New Mobotropolis, which Amy attended while swooning at Sonic from afar. Before Mina could sing however, Monkey Khan struck the stage with lightning and called them selfish for celebrating while the rest of the world was in turmoil. Amy then watched as Khan explained to Sonic, Sally, Antoine and King Elias about how the Iron Dominion had usurped the Eggman Empire and Sonic and he then went off to investigate the remains of New Megaopolis. Shortly after their return, the Iron Queen herself appeared accompanied by Snively and took control of Bunnie D'Coolette, who attacked her fellow Freedom Fighters with her cybernetics, including Amy. She then helped an injured Tails get to the hospital. She later participated in an attack on the Iron Dominion forces, tag teaming with Antoine in an attack on the Iron King, damaging his armor. Not long afterwards, as the Iron Dominion invaded New Mobotropolis with the aid of a reprogrammed NICOLE, Amy came to the aid of Monkey Khan as he was attacked by the Iron King, surprising both ally and enemy with her strength before sending Khan on his way so she could face the King alone. (StH: #201, #203, #206, #208)

After Sonic, Sally, Tails, and Monkey Khan left for the Dragon Kingdom, Amy and Antoine fought off the Yagyu and Dark Egg Legion. When they became surrounded by them, Geoffrey St. John intervened, taking out the villains with several arrows and a flash of light. Amy then showed Geoffrey and Antoine a secret bunker, through a tree stump. After some chatter, NICOLE greeted the heroes with her Iron persona. and informed them of a public Legionization that was about to take place. Amy explained to Geoffrey the basics of becoming a cyborg slave to the Dark Egg Legion and lead their party to the New Mobotropolis Coliseum where it was being held. Once at the Coliseum, Amy was not about to take Geoffrey's tactics of sneaking around and boldly charged out into the open where she destroyed the operating table before Rotor could worked upon. She then found herself forced to confront Jun Kun again when he took Geoffrey by surprise and attempted to smash him, only for Amy to intervene at the last moment and stop him in the midst of bringing down his Tremor Mace. Their deadlock continued until Sonic, just returned from the Dragon Kingdom, knocked Jun Kun off his feet, prompting Amy to embrace him tearfully. She joined the other Freedom Fighters in their subsequent battle with the Iron King, and after his defeat attacked the Iron Queen as she attempted to escape in a mechanical Dragon. With victory achieved, she embraced Sonic joyfully. (StH: #209, #210, #211)

With that threat dealt with, Amy assumed the duty of protecting New Mobotropolis from harm, allowing her fellow Freedom Fighters the opportunity to go their seperate ways about various tasks. She later had lunch with Princess Sally at Chuck's Chili Dogs and happily greeted Antoine, Bunnie and Tails back from their trip. (StH: #213, #216)

Sol Sisters
When Vanilla the Rabbit and her daughter Cream radioed for help from the invasion of Snively and his Drill Mech to destroy and absorb the energy of their Chao Garden, Amy came to the Southern Baronies via Warp Ring to assist the pair. With Cream lending a hand (or rather her ears), she flew Amy up to the top of the Mech and destroyed it with her hammer, inadvertantly destroying the Rabbit's house and the Chao Garden in the process. Amy offered to let them stay with her until NICOLE could use her nanites to create them a new house and Chao Garden, causing Amy to make a new best friend in Cream. (StH: #217).

Later, when Amy was showing both Vanilla and Cream around Freedom HQ, NICOLE called out from the lab to see if anyone was around. She explained that she had been tracking an odd energy signal for a few days but had been unable to pinpoint its location, and so Amy elected to investigate, bringing Nicole in her handheld computer form. Excited, Cream asked to accompany her, and after Amy assured Vanilla it would simply be a short trip out into the forest, she was allowed to go with Amy. Outside, Cream remarked that it was a shame that Freedom HQ was located in such an "ugly" area, and Amy explained that it used to be beautiful - but the region had been burned to the ground during the Destruction of Knothole. She tried to point out where her home used to be, and Cream apologized for bringing up such a painful topic, though Amy brushed it off. Soon, Cream's chao Cheese pointed out something shiny; thinking it to be the source of the energy signal, Amy went after it, only to be held back by a plume of flame. Blaze the Cat appeared, saying that if they were searching for Sol Emeralds as well, they ought to back off. Amy, indignant, demanded to know who Blaze was, but the cat only issued another warning. Annoyed by this confrontation, Amy pulled out her Piko Piko Hammer, and despite Cream's protests, the two ended up fighting. However, when Amy mentioned Sonic the Hedgehog, Blaze stopped, recognizing the name. Blaze explained that Sonic had helped her in the past, and Amy realized who Blaze was, Sonic having told her of his past encounter with the cat. Cream soon interjected, telling the two that the shiny object Cheese had spotted had turned out to be nothing more than a broken glass bottle. Amy and Blaze were both mortified to have been fighting over something so insignificant, and Blaze apologized and began to leave. However, now knowing that she was acquainted with Sonic, Amy and Cream insisted on helping Blaze seek her Sol Emerald. Blaze was dubious (especially as they'd just been fighting moments ago) but Amy insisted. The group made its way into the Great Forest, attempting to use Nicole to follow the weak energy signal, and they soon ran into Rouge the Bat, who offered to assist them in the search. Amy was hostile towards Rouge, not trusting her, but the bat joined the group regardless. They tracked the signal to a deep, root-filled ravine that was bridged by a large, brittle fallen tree. Rouge offered to fly Blaze down while Amy insisted she wanted to fly with Cream, which delighted the younger girl. As they descended, a large branch broke off from the tree and threatened to strike them; Amy kept her cool and prepared to have Cream help her use her hammer to destroy it, but Blaze burned the branch to weaken it and Rouge broke it apart with a spinning kick, impressing Amy and Cream. At the bottom of the ravine, they found a large ball of roots that formed a rough cave of sorts, and inside was the Sol Emerald in a broken capsule. Nicole noted that the capsule was likely responsible for making the energy signal so tricky to track. Elated, Blaze apologized for her lack of trust earlier and offered her thanks; Amy begrudgingly shook hands with Rouge and also apologized for not trusting her. Rouge breezily brushed this off; with a grin, she revealed that she planned to steal the Sol Emerald anyway. She knocked Amy away and went after the Emerald, and Blaze, enraged, thought she had been manipulated the entire time; she was then surprised when both Amy and Cream confronted the bat and demand she give the Emerald to Blaze. Rouge tried to escape, only to nearly be flattened by Amy's hammer. She complimented Amy's skill, but said that only meant she wouldn't go easy on her, and again, Amy was knocked away. Rouge's escape was again prevented by Blaze's flames, and Rouge feigned helplessness - until Shadow the Hedgehog and E-123 Omega arrived to back her up. (SU: #21)

A fight broke out, and Amy lunged at Rouge, forcing her to drop the Sol Emerald and starting a complicated scramble for the gem; eventually, Cheese the Chao escaped with it out into the woods. Not willing to leave without a prize, Rouge tried to force the grey Sol Emerald from Blaze instead, but when Shadow attempted to use it to initiate Chaos Control, it instead exploded in a ring of flames, allowing Team Rose to recover the gem and flee. Amy ordered Cream to fly on ahead and meet up with Cheese while she and Blaze climbed out of the ravine; however, when they got back to the surface, they found Cream, Cheese and the emerald being held by Team Hooligan. Amy demanded they free Cream; spotting her, Bean the Dynamite declared "Hey! It's Shouty Hammer McPain!" and Nack the Weasel, recalling his last encounter with Amy, was visibly shaken. The group attempted to flee on Nack's bike, and while Amy started to give chase, Blaze, using her fire powers, beat her to it; by the time Amy (carrying Cheese on her head) caught up to them, Blaze had saved Cream and sent the goons flying. However, they soon realized the Sol Emerald wasn't around. Amy attempted to catch up to Nack again, intending to take back the emerald, but she was forced to duck as shots were fired from behind; Team Dark had recovered and was again demanding the emerald. Amy tried to tell them that they no longer had it, but was cut short when Shadow kicked her. While Blaze and Cream attempted to hide from Omega and Team Hooligan used the opportunity to sneak away, Amy was engaged in battle with Shadow, using her hammer. She told him to "fight like a man" when he teleported to avoid her strikes and when he knocked her hammer from her grip, she still attempted to fight; however, he used her own weapon to knock her out. When she awoke, Team Dark had defeated her entire team; despite Shadow's insistence she stay down, she groggily informed them that Nack and the others had taken off with the emerald. While Rouge mused about recovering the emerald from them, Blaze began to stir; disoriented, she told them with anger and desperation that they had to stop attempting to take the emerald away; without it, her world would die. (SU: #22)

As it was realized that Team Hooligan was now escaping with the Emerald, Amy was able to get both groups to stop arguing and proposed that they work together to catch up, rather than continue fighting and lose the trail. When Shadow went to get transport for them, Amy followed and asked how he knew Blaze and upon hearing his explanation, confronted him over his duty as a protector of Mobius and whether or not it extended to other worlds as well. While Shadow dodged her questions, saying he would do what he had to, Amy remained confident he would do the right thing in the end. Eventually they traveled via Shadow's bike (provided by G.U.N.), with Amy seated right behind Rouge in the driver’s seat. Amy found it amusing that Shadow had this bike when he was as fast as Sonic, and had a teasing exchange about it with him and Rouge. When Blaze collapsed from sudden pain, Amy was worried that something had happened to her. Upon being reassured and hearing Blaze knew the jewel’s location, Amy and Shadow helped her up, and she ordered Shadow to carry to carry the princess and Rouge to continue on. The two groups eventually caught up to Team Hooligan, only to find them now fighting the Babylon Rogues for the Emerald, with Amy unaware that she had caught Storm’s eye. (SU: #23)

Amy suggested their teams could still work together, but wasn't surprised when Rouge betrayed them yet again, and a four-way battle for the Sol Emerald erupted. Amy began fighting practically by herself, not realizing Nack snuck up behind her, eager for a shot at revenge from their last encounter, only to be saved by Cream and Cheese. Finding Blaze, they were shielded by a wall of flame her flames, and she apologized to Amy and Cream for dragging them into this mess. Despite being told to get to safety, they both insisted on helping her and they rejoined the battle with renewed determination. While Amy convinced Shadow to their side and to do the right thing, she was eventually able to get the Emerald into Blaze’s hands. Realizing the battle was pointless at this rate, Amy again persuaded Rouge to work with them, and the two groups corralled the other teams together with Amy chasing Nack into the bunch. Blaze then re-ignited one of Bean's bombs, causing it to explode on them, and both Teams Hooligan & Babylon retreated. Amy then braced for another fight when Rouge once again tried to take the gem, but Shadow and Omega forced her to back off and the two teams bid farewell. Amy remarked that Shadow was not Sonic, but still reliable. Blaze then shook Amy's hand, commending her on her bravery, and left for her home. Back at Freedom HQ, Amy listened sheepishly as Cream related their entire adventure to a shaken Vanilla, and she admitted that cream did very well and had the makings of a Freedom Fighter. It was at that point that she suddenly smacked herself in the head, exclaiming that they had stupidly left NICOLE in the root cavern. (SU: #24)

Chaos for the Crown
Upon learning that Geoffrey St. John had seemingly betrayed Sonic, Amy was shocked; however, things seemed quiet for weeks afterward. When Sonic and Sally attempted to take their minds off their recent concerns with a date, they found themselves instead being harassed by concerned citizens (whose fears and anxieties had been amplified in secret as part of Ixis Naugus and Geoffrey's plans). Amy soon intervened for the couple, telling the citizens that Sonic and Sally, as heroes who have done more for the people than anyone else, deserved at least one night of peace and quiet. Sonic and Sally thanked her and went on their way, and when one of the citizens showed confusion over Amy's actions, she explained that she believed that Sonic would be hers one day -- but for the time being, she just wanted him to be happy. (StH: #222)

Geoffrey later resurfaced and his betrayal became more clear; he was helping Ixis Naugus in a bid for the crown he believed rightfully belonged to him. The Freedom Fighters, Amy included, saw this as a threat and attempted to apprehend the skunk, only to find he had a few tricks up his sleeve; Amy, deciding that St. John was no longer capable of honesty, attacked, only to be viciously thrown aside. St. John was eventually convinced to back down for the time being; however, everything came to a halt when the Death Egg suddenly emerged in the sky. (StH: #223, #224)

Finding themselves with a common enemy and an extreme threat, the issue with Naugus and Geoffrey was temporarily dropped as the two sides decided to mount an assault on the Death Egg. Amy was assigned to the Freedom Fighter Special along with Antoine, Bunnie, and Geoffrey; sitting in the back with the skunk, she assured him that she'd be keeping an eye on his actions. Those in the Freedom Fighter Special were unable to do much but fly around and trade shots with the Death Egg. (StH: #225)

Genesis and Aftermath
Amy breathed a slow, calming sigh. She had to clear her mind before using her cards. When she felt ready, she shuffled the deck, then picked and placed a card on the grass in front of her. One by one, she selected and arranged the cards until the pattern was complete. Amy studied each card closely; where it fell in the pattern, whether it was right-side-up or upside-down, and what each card meant in relation to each other. As she studied them a smile grew, and by the end she jumped up and cheered. According to the cards, she was fated to meet the famous hero Sonic the Hedgehog. They were fated to meet in a magical place she was familiar with, and she knew of nowhere more magical than Little Planet. They would meet soon, and she could hardly wait. The bit that implied there would be "two Sonics" was a little weird, but she did not care since they were just cards. She was excited over being able to meet Sonic for the first time. Amy twirled happily - then steadied herself. All this excitement was getting to her; her vision was beginning to white-out. She sat in the grass again as the white blurriness filled her vision. (FCDS: #6)

Amy blinked away the haze. For a moment she was very confused. She wondered where her seat came from and why she was strapped in as well as when her cute little blouse and skirt had been replaced with a dress and boots. Slowly, things began to come back to her. The hum filling her ears was the sound of the Freedom Fighter Special's engines. Her Piko Piko Hammer was across her lap, ready to be swung at the nearest badnik - or traitor. Geoffrey St. John was seated across from her, his eyes glassy and his body lax. She was guarding him as much as she was joining the mission against the Death Egg, which she momentarily forgot about. She wondered if her momentary lapse of attention had been a spell he cast on her. She decided to rule that out for the time being; Geoffrey seemed to be coming around himself. In fact, the Freedom Fighter Special was flying very smoothly considering just moments ago they had been weaving between beams of deadly laser-fire. Amy peered towards the cockpit and could see Bunnie and Antoine beginning to stir. She called to them, asking if everything was all right up there. Bunnie called back that she thought so, and Amy saw her reach for Antoine and say something that she could not make out over the drone of the engines. Amy roughly prodded Geoffrey's boot with the handle of her hammer and warned him that he better not be up to something. Geoffrey gave her an impatient glare, and told her that he did not know what she was talking about. She sarcastically accepted his response and told him that Ixis Wizards are all about tricky stuff, but he retorted that he was an apprentice and that all he had was his meager wind magic. She then said that regardless, the quarters were pretty tight and hefted her hammer while giving him a warning glare, further stating that she would not miss. Geoffrey rolled his eyes but said nothing. The Freedom Fighter Special lurched to the side, and a moment later Amy heard the hiss of laser-fire resume outside. She wrung the handle of her hammer in anticipation - and in worry, for Sonic and Sally had infiltrated the Death Egg a little while ago and they had not checked back in. While she had the utmost confidence in her friends, she could not shake the feeling something terrible was about to happen. (FCDS: #6)



A massive laser was fired, clipping the plane and forcing it into an emergency landing. Amy had to use her Piko Piko Hammer to free herself and the others from the wreckage. When they caught up with Sonic and Tails, they learned that Sally had been roboticized and was still aboard the Death Egg. A battered Sonic insisted on immediately setting out to save her, but Amy, distraught, pointed out that he was in no condition to fight and pleaded for him to wait. Eventually realizing that she and the others were right, Sonic reluctantly decided to stay and recover. When they returned to the city, they saw with horror that it had been attacked as well; Amy wondered why Nicole wasn't repairing the damage and observed the odd crystallization of parts of the surroundings. She then went to Vanilla, attempting to get an update on what had happened. With shock, Amy and Sonic then realized that the populace was cheering for Ixis Naugus, who had protected them during the Death Egg's attack. (StH: #231)

At the people's behest, Naugus became king, and his attention was directed to an injured Bunnie by Amy. She and her fellow Freedom Fighters-and Naugus himself-were shocked when Naugus' attempt to undo the crystallization spell he had cast on Bunnie resulted in her return to a fully organic form. An irate Sonic asked Amy and Tails to update the Council of Acorn on what had transpired aboard the Death Egg, and rushed off despite Amy and Tails reminding him that they were unaware of the full events that had transpired. Shortly thereafter, Amy would join in defending the city from the invading Battle Bird Armada. She and the other Freedom Fighters were in attendance at the trial of Geoffrey, where he was found guilty of treason only to be pardoned by Naugus. Shortly thereafter, the Freedom Fighters served as an escort to Elias as he made his way out of the city, only to be attacked by Eggman's forces under Metal Sonic and the newly modified Mecha Sally. Though Elias and his family made it through safely, Amy and her teammates suffered a heavy blow as Antoine was severely injured by an exploding Metal Sonic. (StH: #232, #233, #234, SU: #35)

Joining Team Fighters
With Antoine in a coma from his injuries, Amy tried to distract herself from her own feelings by helping the other Freedom Fighters. While going to visit Tails, she met his father Amadeus Prower, and recommended that he approach his son instead of her. She then paid a visit to Sonic's house, breaking down in a conversation with his parents Jules and Bernadette Hedgehog when he refused to answer his door. Overhearing Amy's hurt, Sonic determined to be kinder to her in the future. Amy and Tails later learned that Bunnie had left the city, and told Sonic the news in Freedom HQ only to be informed that he was already aware of it. Hopelessly, Sonic declared that the Freedom Fighters were finished, but Amy and Tails were able to rally their friend from his sense of defeat. Rotor then joined them and revealed that the council had voted to exile NICOLE. The remnants of the Freedom Fighters then resolved to reorganize their team, a proposal which Rotor and Sonic took before the council. Amy became a member of Team Fighters, with the special mission of pursuing the Death Egg and rescuing Sally, along with Sonic, Tails, and T-Pup. Rotor became the leader of the new Team Freedom, which was intended to defend New Mobotropolis. Amy and her team went to work immediately, defeating Eggman's forces in Furville. (StH: #235, #236)

Team Fighters' pursuit of the Death Egg led them to Soumerca, where they learned that the situation was dire. Grand Chief Lupe of the Wolf Pack Nation and Queen Hathor of the Felidae had been abducted, and each nation blamed the other for it. With the assistance of Wolf Pack twins Leeta and Lyco, Amy and her teammates deduced that the true culprit was in fact Mecha Sally, and set out to rescue the captured leaders. They encountered an escaped Hathor, who led them to the Soumerca Dark Egg Legion base. After battling Grandmasters Drago Wolf and Razorklaw, the team succeeded in freeing the trapped leaders. Following Eggman yet again, they were forced to break off pursuit in order to stop an invasion of Feral Forest, where Elias and his family had relocated. Encountering Mecha Sally, Amy realized that the Robian had been sent to kill her own brother, and quickly intercepted her. The pair faced off, with Mecha Sally accusing Amy of wanting to eliminate her so that she could have Sonic to herself. Amy denied the accusations, and Tails quickly intervened, reminding Amy that Mecha Sally's words were coming from Robotnik's programming, not the real Sally. The two were forced to break off their battle with their enslaved comrade as she set fire to nearby buildings and called in Egg Swats to distract them. As they completed mop-up of the invaders, Amy radioed New Mobotropolis to warn them of the Death Egg's approach. (StH: #237, #238, #239, #240)

Amy and her teammates continued to pursue the Death Egg, following it the coast of Amy's homeland of Mercia. After engaging several flying Egg Swats, they were forced to deal with a surprising threat: the Krudzu Hybrid Hydra combined with a model of Titan Metal Sonic. However, the trio managed to defeat the beast with a tag-team move, Amy adding impetus to Sonic's Spin-Dash by hitting him with her hammer. Tails' missiles followed the attack, defeating the automaton and knocking it into the ocean. However, Amy was then the first to notice a shocking sight below: the smoking ruins of Albion, which the Death Egg had already attacked. As they moved to aid the besieged Echidnas, they were engaged by a group of Egg Swats riding Turtloids. Amy quickly dispatched one with her hammer, taking over its vehicle, while the rest were destroyed by Tails and the Tornado, allowing the group to proceed to Albion. (StH: #241, #242)

As they approached Albion, the trio were attacked by Metal Knuckles, one of the latest models in Eggman's Metal Series. The robotic Echidna put up quite a fight, but Amy managed to stop the fight by knocking it away with her hammer. Crash-landing in the city, the trio made their way into the interior, whee they soon ran into Eggman's land force: the former New Megaopolis Dark Egg Legion. Amy and her friends soon joined up with the Echidna resistance forces under Remington, who informed them of the city's status. When he announced their intentions to evacuate the city and travel to mainland Mercia in search of asylum, Amy vouched for her cousin Rob's generosity. First, however, the united group set out to free a number of prisoners held by the Legion. This led to a large-scale battle outside the Legion's base, in which Team Fighters once again engaged Metal Knuckles. (StH: #243)

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Amy didn't react well to the cold weather, and continued to be cold even after borrowing winter clothes from Erma Ermine of the Arctic Freedom Fighters. Sonic even teased her over the matter as the combined teams prepared to attack the Northern Tundra Dark Egg Legion bunker where the Death Egg had landed, earning her ire over the matter. The group soon made their way into the facility, only to be joined by Silver. Despite Sonic's initial resistance to let the time traveler hang around, the group eventually agreed to hear him out. When Silver revealed that he had determined that Sally was the traitor, Amy and Sonic tried to attack him out of rage at the accusation, and Amy was only stopped by Augustus the Polar Bear's quick action. Silver then explained that he had come to help save Sally, having determined that it was her actions as Mecha Sally that led to the Freedom Fighters' downfall, not anything done of her own free will. The team agreed to let him join, though Amy questioned how Silver had learned where they were, and was informed unconvincingly that it was due to his psychic abilities. The expanded team continued on, ending up in a showdown with several of Akhlut's Orca before running into their mission objective, Mecha Sally. Amy was briefly stunned by the Robian, and in going to the side of a stunned Sonic was targeted by her enslaved teammate. Silver's intervention saved the two Hedgehogs. (StH: #247)