STH COM - Saga 6 Ep126

Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
6th Saga: The Mucho Grande Egg-cellent Saga

Episode 126 {1 What I'm Made Of - 2008 Mix -> True Blue: The Best of Sonic The Hedgehog}

Previously in Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius... {2 Advertise: SA2 ...in the groove -> Sonic Adventure 2}
Sonic woke up amongst the Freedom Fighters within GUN HQ a week after his defeat at the Death Egg. After telling everyone what he learned about Eggman -who now calls himself Robotnik- Sonic was shocked to see Tails in a worse state than he was. Feeling responsible for Tails' coma, Sonic left GUN HQ to fight Eggman on his own.
Commander Tower -the head of GUN- revealed that he had a plan to bring down the Death Egg, but they needed Sonic and the seven Chaos Emeralds in order for the plan to work. And so while Nicole, Hope, and GUN got to work with some attack vessels, Sally, TodStar & Amy left to find Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds.
Will Commander Tower's plan work? Will Knuckles willingly give up the Master Emerald so the Freedom Fighters can help GUN? And will the Freedom Fighters be able to find Sonic, as well as all seven Chaos Emeralds? Find out as Chaos on Mobius continues!

Chapter Eight: Emerald Hunt (Part One - A Great Emerald Reef'd) {3 Stage Clear -> Sonic and the Black Knight}

TodStar and Amy were zooming towards Downunda on their Extreme Gear across the seas, when TodStar suddenly jumped! {4 To the Blacksmith -> Sonic and the Black Knight}
"Are you OK?" Asked Amy, who was startled by TodStar's jump.
"Yeah, I'm fine." TodStar replied. "I'm just excited to see my mates from home again."
"Wait. Aren't they the same guys who picked on you, Lily & Vector when you were kids?" [*1]
"Yeah, but they apologized a while back. Now we're cool." [*2] TodStar and Amy were then distracted by smoke coming from Downunda. "What on Mobius?"
"Let's check it out." After Amy said that, she and TodStar continued to approach Downunda...

[*1] Back when TodStar was living at the Downunda Orphanage with Amy's cousin Lily and Vector, the group now known as the Downunda Dags used to pick on those three relentlessly...
[*2] ...but when they found TodStar in Ep54, they were pretty quick to say they were sorry. However, it's unknown whether they've apologized to Lily & Vector as well...

When TodStar and Amy arrived, they saw that the Downunda Dags were under attack by a handful of dark-shaded Mobians, who were all using dark energy to attack, and also had small crystal-like minions to do their bidding. [*3] {5 vs. Titan & Big Mother -> Sonic Unleashed}
"Oi, Walt!" Shouted TodStar, getting the wallaby's attention. "What's goin' on?"
"We'll explain later, mate." Walt replied as he threw a Bomberang at a handful of the crystal creatures, which destroyed them as it exploded.
"We're dealin' with a traitor right now!" Barby pointed out, before she smacked more of the creatures away with her spiked fists.
"Those who fail to follow Mephilesology must die!" Said a voice that was all too familiar to TodStar. When the green echidna focused on the three Mobians who opposed them, he saw a green duck with a red scarf, a yellow polar bear with a red beanie and a green scarf, as well as a certain purple Tasmanian Devil...
"THRASH?!" The echidna asked in horror.
"Freak out later!" Yelled Bill as he started shaking TodStar. "We've gotta get out of here!"
"Right. Everyone gather round me!" Looking at the Downunda Dags and Amy get closer to TodStar, Thrash's eyes widened.
"You're not escaping from your fate!" He yelled, before turning to the duck. "Quick, blow 'em up!"
"Here comes some s'plody goodness!" Shouted the duck as he threw bombs towards the Downunda Dags. Everyone but TodStar was suddenly worried.
"Chaos CONTROL!!" Yelled TodStar, just before they all disappeared in a flash of light, causing the bombs to explode without harming anyone.
"Bugger!" Grumbled Thrash as he stomped the ground in anger. "I knew those bloody Freedom Fighters would show up... and it had to be the one bloke I picked on... Bean! Bark! We're goin' back to the Bayou..." Bean and Bark quickly followed after Thrash.

[*3] The same creatures from when Shadow fought Mephiles during The Solaris Merger

Later, the Downunda Dags led TodStar & Amy into a cave near the orphanage where they grew up, and it made Amy a little uncomfortable... {6 Quiet Quarry -> Donkey Kong Country Returns}
"*shudders* This place gives me the creeps..." She complained, but no one else seemed to hear her, as TodStar walked up to Walt and Barby.
"So, how come Thrash turned on you guys like that?" He asked. "I can't remember a time when he WASN'T with you..."
"Yeah... he was a good bloke..." Walt muttered, which was loud enough for TodStar and Barby to hear.
"So what happened?" Barby sighed after hearing TodStar say that.
"It was just last week." She told the green echidna. "We all seperated in order to find food either here or on South Island, when he was found by some creep called Mogul..." Both TodStar and Amy gasped. "When he returned to us, Thrash said that Mogul helped him see the 'true path.' And he also said that he was gonna help all of Downunda to see it, too..."
"Yeah. He was promoting something called Mephilesology." Bill added as he slobbered over his S's.
"Just the name gives me some really bad vibes, man..." Guru pointed out.
"When we refused to join Thrash, he warned us, saying 'Great harm will come to those who fail to follow the true path of Mephilesology.'" Added Stu, gesturing like an actor as he repeated what Thrash told them.
"And that's when you two showed up." Walt said to Amy & TodStar. "We'd like to get Thrash back, but he's just too far gone..."
"Then we've just gotta kick him and his creepy crew out of Downunda!" Said Amy, but TodStar had his eyes shut, which got the hedgehog's attention. "TodStar? What's wrong?"

"A Chaos Emerald is nearby." TodStar replied, making Amy get out her Emerald Radar. [*4] "It's faint, but I can feel its presence somewhere around here..."
"Mmph! The Emerald Radar isn't picking up anything." Said Amy, as she smacked the radar with her one free hand.
"Probably cause the swampwater of Boambee Bayou is masking its signal." Barby pointed out, getting TodStar's attention. [*5]
"Well, if I can still sense it, let's go swimming!" He said as he started running out of the cave, but Walt used his tail to grab TodStar by the leg, tripping him in the process.
"Forget that." He told the echidna. "Ever since those Mephilesologists came to Downunda, their dark energy has poisoned our water and plants..."
"So we're stuck without food or water until we kick 'em off the continent..." Said Bill. "...or until we submit to them."
"Well, it's not gonna come to that, Bill." TodStar told the platypus. "We're taking our home back from Thrash and his cronies! Who's with me?" Everyone raised their fists in approval. {7 To the Rescue... A Knight's Law -> Sonic and the Black Knight}
"Yeah! Downunda Dags DON'T do bugger-all!" The team shouted in unison, making Amy giggle.

[*4] Both Amy and Sally got an Emerald Radar from GUN in the previous episode
[*5] While there's no such thing as a bayou in Australia (not to my knowledge, anyway), I thought it sounded fitting for a location in Downunda, since most of it is swampland, bushland and desert. As for the name 'Boambee,' it's the name of a town from my childhood.

Meanwhile, within Boambee Bayou, Thrash, Bean & Bark were talking to Mammoth Mogul via Chatter Ring. {8 Ghirahim's Theme -> The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}
"Forgive us, Master Mogul..." Thrash said as the three of them bowed before the Mobian mammoth's image within the ring. "We haven't fully converted all of Downunda yet..."
"Is that so?" Asked Mogul. "Then what is preventing you from converting the entire continent?"
"It... it's my former teammates, the Downunda Dags." Thrash replied. "They still refuse to join us, and yet they're strong enough to withstand the crystal soldiers you've supplied us with. Never mind they've now got Freedom Fighters on their side..."
"Then it is by the will of our god that I shall supply you with what you need to eliminate our enemies on Downunda..." Said Mogul, as a dark aura emerged from his hands, through the ring, and into the three Mobians contacting him! "Now you have enough power to convert or destroy the continent."
"Thank you, Master Mogul." Said Thrash and Bean as they and Bark bowed before Mogul. Once Mogul's Chatter Ring shrunk down, he allowed it to grow again in order to show the face of Dr. Finitevus.
"Doctor, how goes the conversion within the Twilight Cage?" He asked the white echidna.
"Well, we've managed to convert all of the Nocturnus Clan, the Kron, the N'rrgal and the Zoah, but the mind control of the Voxai is preventing us from changing their ways..." Finitevus replied.
"Then I suggest you convert them by force."
"It will be done, Master Mogul." Said Finitevus as he bowed before Mogul. Once the Chatter Ring disappeared, Finitevus turned his attention to an ice sculpture he was standing in front of; Trapped inside the ice was a young, female white echidna with similar markings to his own, but she also a tuft of black hair above her eyes, and she was wearing a Warp Ring on right wrist and left ankle, as well as a red tube-top and a black dress. "Soon, I shall set you free... my mother..." {9 Midna's Theme -> The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}

Later that evening, while TodStar & the Downunda Dags were preparing for battle, Amy seemed to be sulking as she sat on a rock away from the group... which is when Shahra appeared before Amy again. {10 Ending: Sad -> Shadow The Hedgehog}
"Worried about Sonic?" She asked her host.
"Yeah, but that's not why I'm upset..." Amy replied, making Shahra sigh.
"I've actually been thinking about that, Amy." Shahra pointed out as she sat beside Amy, getting her attention. "Have you ever thought that... maybe you've been looking in the wrong place?" This confused Amy.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well, you've been obsessed with Sonic ever since you met him... and now that you've finally realized he belongs with Sally, maybe you're just trying to compare every guy you meet to Sonic..." Amy did think about this at first, but she suddenly felt a strong sense of denial. So strong in fact, that she slammed the rock she was sitting on with her Piko Piko Hammer, which caused a large crack in the ground to appear. And that crack was approaching some ruins... "You didn't mean for that to happen did you?" {11 Event: Definition of Insanity -> Shadow The Hedgehog}
"O-of course not!" Amy replied as everyone else approached her. When the crack approached the ruins, it made a small pebble pop out of place before some of the ruins started coming down! [*6]

[*6] Unintentional Ice Age reference FTW!

"Amy! What did you just d-?!" TodStar yelled as Amy's eye twitched, but he was inturrupted by a voice he'd never heard before.
"TodStar... follow my voice, Son of Chaos..." Was all the female voice said... but that was enough to make the green echidna approach the ruins. {12 Temple of Hylia -> The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}
"What in Chaos' name is he doing?" Asked Barby, but Amy didn't answer her, as she bent down to pick something out from under the rock she smashed. As TodStar walked towards the ruins, he saw a sky-blue light shining from an inscription on the wall. When he was close enough to read the inscription, the light faded, allowing him to read it.
"What's it say, mate?" Asked Stu, suddenly curious.
"'Son of Chaos, you will fulfill your destiny soon after you meet my reincarnation...'" He read out, but only loud enough for himself to hear. While he seemed confused at first, TodStar's eyes widened in shock when he saw who's name was under the inscription... "'Sora?' It can't be..." When Amy stood up again, she revealed what she picked up; Two red feathers with white lining, attached to a small grey button with yellow in the middle. [*7]

[*7] Amy's Warrior Feather from Sonic Adventure

While Amy was admiring what she found, TodStar returned to the team with a great deal of confusion in his eyes.
"So? What did you see?" Bill asked, just before TodStar rubbed his eyes.
"Apparently, I'm s'posed to meet my destiny once I've met the Echidna Goddess..." TodStar replied, as Amy attached the feathers to her headband. "But how can that be? According to legend, Sora sacrificed herself to save Mobius AGES ago!" Before anyone could answer him, a small number of crystalline creatures surround the Downunda Dags! {13 Bowser Appears -> Super Mario Galaxy}
"Because those who are not of our faith shall burn in the Flames of Change for all eternity!" Shouted Thrash from above the ruins. Behind him was Bean & Bark... as well as a massive amount of the same crystalline creatures! This was when TodStar stepped forward with determination in his eyes.
"Thrash, listen to me." He yelled, getting the Tasmanian Devil's attention. "The path to Mephiles is filled with fear, anger, hate and suffering. Only Chaos, Iblis and their disciples can help you with whatever pain you're trying to hide..." Thrash then remembered his time as a cub with a family... but that quickly changed to a flashback of him being spared from destruction by echidnas... and that made him angry. Angry enough to roar at the Downunda Dags loud enough to blow everyone but TodStar back. [*8] Thrash then leapt down to the ground, so he and TodStar could look at each other face-to-face.
"I'm not listening to another filthy echidna for as long as I live!" He shouted in TodStar's face before looking back at his allies. "ATTACK!!" As Bean, Bark, and the crystalline creatures jumped over them, TodStar and Thrash prepared to fight. {14 Thunder Cloud Temple -> Kid Icarus Uprising}
"Bring it on, Mephy-Scum." TodStar replied as a Chaos Spear appeared in his left hand.

[*8] Something Thrash is known for in the Archie comics is his Sonic Roar, which is able to knock back enemies and shatter certain objects

As TodStar threw the Chaos Spear at Thrash, Walt managed to take out what creatures he could with his tail and Bomberangs, but he was quickly overwhelmed... until Amy started swinging her hammer at some creatures close to her, unaware that she was creating a small pink-coloured cyclone that was blowing other creatures further away from her... and off of Walt! [*9]
"Whew! Thanks, Amy!" Walt shouted, confusing the pink hedgehog.
"Uh, sure. No problem!" She yelled back, not knowing what she did to help him. As Amy got back to slamming more enemies, Stu managed to confront Bean, when the wombat noticed something shiny in the duck's hand...
"Oi, what's that in your hand?" He asked.
"Oh... you mean my SHIIINY?" Bean asked back as he revealed a certain red gem that made Stu open his eyes wide.
"The Chaos Emerald!" He exclaimed. "How'd you fish that out of the Bayou?!"
"You want the shiny?" Asked Bean, just before dropping a bomb between them. Bean managed to escape before the bomb exploded. "You'll have to pry it out of my bomb-dropping hands, first!" Once he had shaken off the gunpower from the bomb, Stu started chasing after Bean.
"Barby! Reckon you can gimme a hand 'ere?" He asked, unaware that the koala girl was wrestling with Bark.
"Kinda busy right now, mate!" Barby shouted, before Bark threw her at Stu, but he missed and made her hit the ground in front of Stu. When Bark turned around, he was shocked to see Guru calmly sitting in front of him!

[*9] Amy's Ground Power attack from Sonic Battle

While Thrash tried to roar at TodStar to blow him away, the echidna warped behind him to stab him in the back with another Chaos Spear! While Thrash cried out in pain, he managed to turn around and smack TodStar in the gut, but TodStar retailiated by punching him in the face! TodStar then jumped back, allowing Thrash to roar at him again, but the green echidna threw it back with his Chaos Wave ability. Disoriented from his own attack getting sent back at him, Thrash suddenly noticed TodStar about to punch him in the face... but he caught the attack and tried to punch TodStar in the face... but the echidna caught his punch, too!
"My shiny!" Bean yelled nearby as he was throwing bombs back at Stu and Barby while running away from them. "MY shiny!!" Stu and Barby then stopped before smirking at each other, confusing Bean. "Why did you stop wanting the shiny?" Bean suddenly noticed a large shadow covering him. And when he turned around, Walt was smirking at the green duck while holding a Bomberang. "Hey! Your bombs are cooler-looking than mine! That's not fair!" Walt responded by smacking the Bomberang on Bean's face, causing the Chaos Emerald to go flying up into the air, which made Stu and Barby chase after it.
"All's fair in love and bombs, mate." Walt said to an unconscious Bean, with both Mobians covered in gunpowder. Just before the Chaos Emerald was caught by Stu and Barby, one of the crystalline creatures zoomed over their heads and swiped the Emerald! Before it could get too far away, Bill slashed the creature down to the ground with his claws. Before it could get up, Bill repeatedly smacked it to the ground with his tail, and retrieved the Chaos Emerald as the creature was turned to sludge.
"I knew you'd pull it off, Bill." Barby exclaimed as she hugged the platypus. Just then, the four of them noticed Bark approaching Guru... and they all smirked at each other.

As the four of them wailed on Bark, and Amy had just reduced the creatures to nothing but shadow slime, TodStar and Thrash were still trying to get the upper hand against each other. {15 Final Bowser -> New Super Mario Bros Wii}
"When will you understand that Mephilesology is the one true path for every Mobian being?" Asked Thrash, as he started emitting an aura of darkness.
"When I'm DEAD!" TodStar angrily replied, as he started emitting an aura of sky-blue light. "They don't call me the Son of Chaos for nothing, Thrash!"
"Then I s'pose it's time to destroy Chaos' chance at peace..." Thrash pointed out, as he unintentionallly absorbed the sludgy remains of the crystalline creatures. This not only turned his fur a darker shade of purple and his eyes red, but it also made him stronger. So strong, that he was starting to crush TodStar's fist, and make him fall to his knees. Seeing this made Thrash laugh. "You say that Mephilesology leads to suffering... but the only one I can see suffering right now is you... a pathetic Mobian who believes in false gods like Chaos." Seeing this, Amy ran towards Thrash with her hammer in hand.
"Let. Him. GO-AGH!!" She yelled as she jumped toward the back of Thrash's head, but the dark aura bounced her back.
"Leave him alone, you piece of cr-AAH!!" Walt shouted as he and the rest of the Downunda Dags -not counting Guru- jumped towards Thrash as well, but the aura bounced them back, too. It also caused the Chaos Emerald to go flying out of Bill's hand, and landed within the ruins Amy uncovered earlier. All of the remaining inscriptions and murals within the ruins started shining the same sky-blue light, which not only made the Chaos Emerald glow a brighter red, but it also made TodStar's fur brighter, his eyes turned pink, and it also made him stronger... {16 Cutscene - The Final Form -> Sonic Unleashed}
"Wh-what is this?" Asked Thrash, as TodStar rose up to his level again.
"My island home has no place for Mephy-Scum like you." The echidna replied, before flipping back and kicking Thrash in the chin, making him fall to the ground! TodStar then started building up all of the energy he had absorbed. "I'm only gonna say this once. Bugger off, and DON'T COME BACK!!" The energy that TodStar unleashed caused Thrash, Bean and Bark to be blasted far away from Downunda! Not only that, but the energy seemed to act like a wave of light all over both Downunda and South Island, restoring the water and plantlife as well. {17 Cutscene - Rekinkled Light ~ Save the Speech -> Sonic Unleashed}

Early next morning, after everyone had a celebration dinner and a good night's sleep, the Downunda Dags were seeing TodStar & Amy off.
"We really can't thank you enough for what you've done for us, TodStar..." Said Stu.
"You've forgiven us, AND saved our homeland from those Mepho-freaks!" Bill added. "How can we repay you, mate?"
"Hey, we're just happy we got what we came here for." Said Amy, holding the Chaos Emerald tightly in her hand. "Although I hope you'll be okay, TodStar..."
"Meh. As long as Shahra's still round to work her magic, I'll be right." [*10] TodStar replied, before turning to the Downunda Dags. "And hey... you guys may have lost Thrash, but I'd be happy if you guys thought of me as one of the Dags." When TodStar gave the Downunda Dags the thumbs-up and wink, they all did the same to him.
"Yeah! Downunda Dags DON'T do bugger-all!" The team shouted in unison as they all raised their fists up in the air, once again.

[*10] Waaay back in the 1st Season, Shahra gave TodStar a way to be around Chaos Emeralds without being harmed by them. However, it's not permanent, since her spell does wear off eventually...

And so, Amy & TodStar left Downunda on their Extreme Gear, when a thought entered the echidna's mind...
"Something wrong?" Asked Amy, getting his attention.
"Oh, I'm just thinking about that plaque back there..." TodStar replied. "I just don't understand how a deceased goddess can come back to life. It doesn't make sense to me..."
"Well, if I've learned anything about gods, it's that they can do all sorts of things that make guys like you seem like a normal Mobian..." TodStar nodded in response, before spotting a large grey object floating in the ocean over the horizon...
"Hey Amy, what do you reckon that is?" He asked, making the hedgehog get out her Emerald Radar.
"Beats me, but it looks like our next Chaos Emerald is over in that direction. How about we check it out?" TodStar nodded in agreement.
"(I'm not sure how it happened, but I thank you for giving me the power to save my home. And I also look forward to meeting you in person... Sora.)" TodStar thought as he and Amy floated across the ocean, hoping to find another Chaos Emerald...

END OF CHAPTER {18 Knight of the Wind -TGS 2008 Trailer Ver.- -> Sonic and the Black Knight}

Emerald Count:
Purple - Shadow the Hedgehog
Red - TodStar the Echidna & Amy Rose
TOTAL: 2 Chaos Emeralds