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 HEY THERE.
TAKING A REST?
THAT’S COOL.
PRETTY MUCH
WHAT I’M DOING,
Too.

IT'S BEEN WILD

LIKE KICKING BACK

AFTERWARDS,
TOO.

AMY'S GONE RIGHT BACK TO HELPING

OTHERS. SHE'S PART OF SOMETHING
THEY'RE CALLING ‘THE RESTORATION’. |

“KNUCKLES IS BACK
ON ANGEL ISLAND,
GUARDING THE
MASTER EMERALD.

SILV % *AND TAILS IS KEEPING

SEARCHING FØR 5 BUSY WITH ONE OF HIS
SOME LOOMING BAJILLION PROJECTS.”
DOOM THREATENING
THE FUTURE
 I TOLD THEM THEY
COULD RELAX. EGGMAN
HAS “RETIRED”, METAL
SONIC IS DE-WEAPONIZED,
AND EVERYTHING IS
cool

WHEN
I'M TELLING
PEOPLE TO SLOW
DOWN, YOU KNOW
SOMETHING IS
WRONG—
HAHA!

IT JUST
“YOU'RE APPEARED IN
CORDIALLY INVITED MY WORKSHOP.
TO A WELCOME BACK IT'S PRETTY
PARTY IN WINDMILL SPOOKY,
VILLAGE TO CELEBRATE HONESTLY.
THE RETURN OF THE
WORLD'S MOST
BRILLIANT
DOCTOR
 BUT HE'S GONE, SORT
OF 一 RIGHT? YOU AND THE
THE WORPING CHAOTIX CONFIRMED HE'D
LOST HIS MEMORV AND
BECOME A KINDLY
MECHANIC.

biaA

A a
50 DID HE AND WORST

TO SAY, “I THIS COULD

BE SERIOUS! LET'S
TOLD vou LOOK INTO IT RIGHT
60%” AWAY! YOU LEFT
DOCTOR-I MEAN, MR.
TINKER IN WINDMILL
VILLAGE, RIGHT?
 SONIC HAS
BEEN BAITED,
AS PER YOUR
INSTRUCTIONS,
DOCTOR.

роо-роо-рох
GETTING FRESI
РАТА SETS!

DEE-DEE-DEE/
GOING то
CONQUER THE
WORLD!

DA-DA РР

Р, WE HAVE TO
Е SO... OVERT? ^
AN AMBUSH ALONE YOU SAID WE
WOULD'VE BEEN SHOULD MESS WITH
SUFFICIENT. HIS HEAD. KNOWING
I'M BACK AND UP TO
SOMETHING WILL
DO JUST THAT.

Z WANTED A GLOBAL
PROCLAMATION.
THIS IS SUBTLE.
 MARVELOUS!
TOTAL AND
INSTANTANEOUS
 INA БОБО
THAT'S
GOOD 26.

AW
ፈኤ

IN FACT,
THERE ISN'T A
SIGN OF... ANYONE.
WHICH 16, Укм iow,
SA BAD SIGN.

መ BEN /

HAPPENED
ELDER TO YOU?
SCRUFFY!
ARE vou

yov
U BOYS
SHOWED UP!
PLEASE HELP
 FIRST THOSE THUGS WAIT—BACK- AT LEAST A
KIDNAPPED MR. TINKER, AND
THEN THEY RETURNED AND
LOCKED EVERVONE IN THE
COMMUNITY CENTER! GRABBED?

A)

YOU SAID THE

SAME GUYS WHO
ATTACKED THE
VILLAGE KIDNAPPED
MR. TINKER? OH, WE'LL
TELL You!
yes. I'VE d
NEVER SEEN THEM
BEFORE RECENTLY.
I'M SURE THEY'RE
LURKING AROUND
HERE STILL.

PREPARE
TO GET
WRECKED!
 DID THEY JUST ነ I DONT NAH, BUT IT
TRV то RHVME | REMEMBER YOU DOESN'T MAKE А
(GHS IT'S A N
*PUMMEL" WITH A SAVING THEY HAD DIFFERENCE. YOU HELP
| THING THEY DO.
*TUMGLE"? THÉSE ARE THE THOSE WEIRP THE ELDER SAVE THE
MOOKS KNUX AND WEAPONS. VILLAGERS. I'VE
GOT THIS.
I TANGLED WITH
IN BARRICADE
b TOWN.*

ARE YOU
SURE?

N
DONT ACT У vou ONLY WHERE'S THE
LIKE WE'RE WON ‘CAUSE OTHER GUY? I

Q
NOTHIN’! d YOU MOBBED US WANT TO TIE HIS
| WITH WISPS/ DREADLOCKS
INTO А KNOT.

|/ DIV
| ь 4

KNUCKLES
HAS BETTER
THINGS TO DO
THAN TUTOR YOU
IN HUMILITY.

NOW I'VE
ĠOT SOME
QUESTIONS
FOR you!

їй
 LIKE THAT.
ON, AND YOU
ARENT SUBTLE
ENOUGH

TLL LEAVE NY WHY DONT

THIS MYSTERY YOU SAVE ME A
BUSINESS TO THE |TRIP AND JUST TELL
CHAOTIX. ME WHAT T WANT
 IF VOU САМ ጓ
BEAT US,
МАУВЕ WE'LL |

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

EVERYONE! SONIC
AND TAILS HAVE
COME 19 SAVE
us!
 JUST LIKE
BEFORE! FULL

TRANSMUTATION/
INITIATING
TEST THREE!

ħ 1
|
тесном
TRANSFERRED
ERAS THe
PICKY! IMMEDIATELY!

THE RATE THAT

IT'S SPREADING 15 ጀ
CONSIDERABLY
 OH-HO?
THE SUBJECT
SHOWS AGGRESSIVE
TENDENCIES WITHOUT
DIRECTION?

THAT'S А
BONUS!

LET'S KEEP
UP THE РАСЕ!
MOVING ON TO
TEST FOUR!

MOVING
SAMPLES INTO
POSITION.

THERE WE
GO! NOW, TOUCH
THE FLOWER TO
EACH OF THOSE
= SAMPLES.

NOW THEN, MY
LITTLE WOODLAND
VARMINT, I WANT YOU
TO PICK UP THIS
FLOWER AND...

COME GET
THE FLOWER.
COME ON! YOU
CAN DO IT!
3... PONT
SEE АМУ
SIGNS OF
INFECTION,
SIR.

NO, BUT MY METAL

IT DID PASS VIRUS БА EVEN WITH
FROM FLORA TO |COMPLETE THE SLIGHTEST
FAUNA, THAT’S SUCCESS! EXPOSURE, MY
TEST FIVE SYNTHETIC CON-
COMPLETE! COCTION SPREADS

THAT,gulps
Е!
INORGANIC NY

INERT, MEANING MY
INFRASTRUCTURE
IS SAFE FROM
INFECTION OR
CORRUPTION!
 I'M SO HAPPY
TO HAVE BEEN
A PART OF THIS!
I NEVER DREAMED I'D
BE SO HONORED WHEN
I WAS SEARCHING
FOR “ош

HE SENT
SEARCH PARTIES
OF BADNIKS. THAT'S

OF WHICH TAKES
TIMES.

WITH A MODEST
CHARGE, I COULD WHEN
OPEN "WINDOWS" DID you
TO THE WORLD SLEEP?
IN AN INSTANT.
I LOOKED
FARTHER AND

SLEEP IS FOR
THE WEAK. Г MADE
MYSELF QUITE ILL,
BUT IT WAS WORTH
IT TO FIND YOU.

SNERKE ТМ...
50 GLAD YOU
THINK 50. CAN YOU
ZOOM IN? I WANT TO
SEE SONIC GETTING
HIS Teen! KICKED

By YOUR
COMMAND,
DOCTOR.

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HEYA TALL,
PARK, AND
NI VER
а
~
l
 ‫ےک‬ SUCH A WASTE‫‏‬
CK SI ОБА PERFECTLY
e GOOD VAPOR
ey CONDENSER.

THERE IS
NO “TEST
SIX."

SURELY
YOU JEST? THE METAL
OUR DATA VIRUS WORKS,
SAMPLE IS STARLINE. IT'S TIME
MINISCULE. TO MOVE TO THE
NEXT PHASE OF
MY MASTER
PLAN!

YOU'RE DARN
SKIPPY! NOW KEEP
AN EYE ON THE
CANNON FODDER...

25
ONE-TWO!
ONE-TWO!
ЕАК
UDDY!
 THAT'S NOT
FAIR. I HAD А TAIL
AGAIN. THE LENGTH.
THI IE HEFT. I HAI
IT ALL BACK...
 YEP. GAVE
HIM A TASTE OF
HIS OWN MEDICINE
AND SMASHED HIS
LAUNCHER.

DEAL'S A DEAL, REMEMBER?

YOU'RE BEAT, SO TELL ME WHAT,
YOU DID WITH DR. EGGMAN.

V Don't ser N

WHAT THE

SOME KREJN
ОР... LOCALIZED
WORMHOLE?
 50... HE'S BACK, YEAH, BUT ፖ WE'RE MAYBE
ISN'T HE7 ፲ MEAN... WHO SPRUNG MISSING HALF SOMEBODY IS
THOSE GUYS KIDNAP js THEM OUT OF JAIL? THE PIECES USING THE OLD MAN.
MR. TINKER, AND THEN | | WHO TOLD THEM OF THE PUZZLE. MAKING HIM THINK
THEY SHOW UP WITH Д WHERE MR. HE'S BUILDING... I
THAT TECH. TINKER WAS? DUNNO, TOYS OR
SOMETHING.

ILL SEE ሠ
SILVER FOUND
SOMETHING.
YOU COMING?

YOU GO. THE

VILLAGE SUSTAINED
SOME NASTY
DAMAGE. T'LL HELP
CLEAN UP, THEN
COME FIND YOU.

I'M NOT GOING

A WEIRD, TO SECOND-GUESS
TAILS THIS TIME,
THOUGH! I'M GOING TO
SEPARATED, THIS IS A GET THIS FIGURED
FEELING A LOT LIKE Wi OUT—FAST!
HOW THINGS
STARTED WITH NEO
METAL SONIC...
GONNA FIND YOU! YOUR
PLAN ISN’T GOING TO
GET OFF THE
GROUND!

29
 YOU GOTTA
GIVE US ANOTHER
SHOT, рос!
WE САМЕ SO
CLOSE!

/ OH-HO-HO/
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
METAL SONIC? FEELING
LIKE YOU'RE BEING
OVERLOOKED?

HA! / PLEASE LET

DELIGHTFUL! ME TAKE THE
NEXT SHOT AT
SONIC. т KNOW
EXACTLY HOW
METAL SONIC'S TO STRIKE AT
ENTHUSIASM. Å HIM,
 YOU'RE
SURE THIS
15 THE
WAY?
THIS IS

ME TO GO.

NAH, IT'S COOL.

IT MATCHES UP
WITH WHAT TAILS
EXPERIENCED.
THE ОТН
AND RIGHT.
NOW WE NEED
ANY LEAD WE
CAN GET.
 ^ Looks `S
Å LIKE THEY'RE |
CLEARING OUT ,
THE BASE... /

AND IT
LOOKS LIKE У
МУ LEAD WAS
A RIGHT.

LET'S HIT ЕМ
FAST BEROR

VAN

e OH.
HEY, METAL L.
LOOKS LIKI E
YOU'RE FULI LY
REPAIRED,
HUH?
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50 WHO
FIXED YOU UP?
TINKER? OR
EGGMAN:

GS
OH. RIGHT. YOU CAN'T TALK
AS PLAIN OLD VANILLA
ж METAL SONIC,
 E
THE SAME
KIND THAT
GRABBED
ROUGH AND
TUMBLE.* LAST ISSUE.

ALL
RIGHT! I'VE
GOT A BUNCH f VERV
OF QUESTIONS, ASTUTE. I
AND I’M WILLING AM DOCTOR
TO BET VOL/RE STARLINE, AND
THE ANSWER TO I AM INDEED THE
ONE BEHIND A
VOUR PRESENT
CONCERNS.

I WANTED
TO MEET YOU—
EXPERIENCE
YOU—FOR
MYSELF.
 THE BLUE BLUR/ CAN I MEASURE
HERO ACROSS TIME UP? CAN I COMPLETE
AND SPACE! THE ONLY MY OBJECTIVE WITH YOU
BEING ALIVE TO BE ABLE IN MY WAY? EVERYTHING
TO STAND UP TO THE ABOUT THIS ENCOUNTER
OVERWHELMING MIGHT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED
AND BRILLIANCE OF DR. TO BE THE ULTIMATE TEST
EGGMAN THROUGH OF OUR ABILITIES AND
SHEER SKILL WILLPOWER!
ALONE!

AT LEAST YOU'RE GIVING ME STRAIGHT

HE DID NOT ANSWERS, I'LL ASSUME YOU BUSTED ROUGH AND
SOUND THIS TUMBLE OUT OF JAIL WITH YOUR SKY-HOLES.
CREEPY OR
CRAZY WHEN 50 TELL ME
I TALKED TO THIS: WHAT DID
HIM! YOU ро WITH
MR. TINKER?

THAT PALE
SHADOW OF
THE DOCTOR
NO LONGER
EXISTS. I'VE
“መ TO
| "—тнат PR. EGGMAN
| HAS BEEN RESTORED!”

HMM... THE FINE, BUBUT

WORKS 2 EINE
METAL VIRUS'S == THERE'S NO WAY
PROĠRESSION
16 STEADV, BUT
SLOW.

I WONDER
IF REPEATED
EXPOSURE
моии
ACCELERATE
THINGS...?
 А МОВ OF
МУ INFECTED A
MINIONS WILL BE FE 1
EN vier лала =S|
IN NO TIME! METAL VIRUS МА | )
FEW LOCATIONS,
A Ti REST
— WHICH MEANS = я р
EVERYTHING FITS EGGMAN!
WE'RE TIRED y
PINEATLYTWOINTO OF - OF WAITING! AH,
MY BRILLIANT—/ Z YES. YOU'RE «a
STILL HERE.
S

ሠ
AND WE WANT IT
Nol
 IF ONLY
HARD TO YOU HAD
BUILD UP VOUR A TURBINE
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WHOLE MOUNTAIN
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WOULDN'T
IT BE FASTER
 IS
EVERVTHING
SET UP7

EXĊELLENT.
THANK YOU FOR
KEEPING THE BADNIK
CARAVAN SAFE.
YOU GO FIRST. T'LL
GIVE THEM ONE BS
LAST SECOND To
CATCH UP.
HOW
DISAPPOINTINĠ.

EVERYTHING'S
BEEN SECURED
IN THE VAULT! STRAIGHT TO
THE BACK WALL/
ACCESS CODE
2-6-6-2!
 I WANT ТО
HEAR IT FROM
ОШ, FANBOY.
WHERE [2 EGGMAN?
WHAT ARE YOU
TWO PLANNING?

—
E-EGGMAN
ISN'T HERE!
HE'S PLANNING /
SOMETHING 2:
BREATHTAKING! JSU 38
 I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT WAS
THAT EASY!
How የለ ራታ በመ

РОСТОВ SAW
 | B-BUT HE'S
ФОМЕ МОМ! НЕ
| CAN'T GET IN THE
ኣ МАУ OF YOUR
~ PLANS/

HEDGEHOG
15 MINE TO
JOB OF SOME
UPSTART
LIKE You!

THERE'S A RIGHT
AND A WRONG WAY TO
VANQUISH YOUR LIFE-LONG
NEMESIS AND YOU DID IT
VERY, VERY WRONG!
 LUCKY
FOR YOU,
SONIC IS TOO
TENACIOUS TO
DIE BECAUSE
OF YOUR
BARBARISM. / |

| — ew
А
መረ TA Y

WHAT WAS ALL THAT 50 HOW DID THE EXPERIENCE...

YOU UNLOADED ANYWAY? YOU LIKE YOUR HAS PUT ALOT OF
I HAVEN'T USED THAT BASE THINGS INTO A NEW
PERSPECTIVE:
THERE WAS OBSOLETE
JUNK,

| TREASURED |
| COLLECTIBLES
N OF YOUR
\ LEGACY.
 „..АМР THEN
THE NEXT THING YUP. I
I KNEW I WAS STILL OWE
WAKING UP HERE. YOU ONE,
I GUESS SONIC THOUGH,
BROUGHT ME
BACK?

THANK YOU FOR

SAVING SONIC. NOW
REST UP. LET ME
KNOW IF YOU NEED
ANYTHING.

I'LL BE
FINE. JUST A
LITTLE-URGH-
DIZZY...

THIS 15 BAD.
EĠĠMAN 15 BACK,
NO SIGN HE'S GATHERING
OF THIS ALLIES, AND WE HAVE
STARLINE NO IDEA WHAT
cuy? HIS PLAN IS. WE CAN’
NOPE. HIS LET THAT
THE WORLD HAPPEN!
WORMHOLE-
HAS BARELY
4 PORTAL-THINGY
BEGUN REBUILDING
WAS GONE BY
THE TIME WE AFTER HIS LAST
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TO STRIKE AGAIN 50
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DEVASTATING. A
A

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REALLY?
BUT I HAVE
50 MUCH WORK
TO РО HERE
AND—

IT'$ VOUR
PLAN, 50
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #15

 Y'KNOW

BEST ABOUT
5 GEMAN: kd

Looks
LIKE THERE
WAS A HECK
OF A BATTLE
HERE.

THERE WAS/
THIS WAS WHERE
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST

FORCES HAPPENED
BEFORE VOU САМЕ
BACK TO US.

WE
WERE ABLE
TO LIBERATE
ALOTOF
PEOPLE THAT
Day.
 НЕУ—
YOU MADE
SURE IT WAS
WORTH IT.

WELL,
YEAH. SAVING
THE DAY 15
WHAT I Do.

AND WE'RE
HERE To STOP THE
COMMAND HUB
15 DOWN THIS
TUNNEL.

HOPEFULLV
THE BACK-UP
GENERATOR
STILL WORKS.

WITH A LITTLE SILVER AND I SAW I DONT. BUT

LUCK, WE'LL BE HIS BADNIKS EMPTVING THIS IS THE CLOSEST
ABLE ТО BOOT UP A DEFUNCT LAB, THOUGH.* ABANDONED BASE ON
HIS COMPUTER, HOW DO YOU KNOW HE FILE, SO IT’S THE
ACCESS HIS NETWORK, HASN'T DONE THE SAME BEST PLACE TO
AND FIND OUT WHAT THING HERE? START/
HE'S PLANNING!
 KILLING ME.

HOO!
WE'RE IN
BUSINESS. MAN, NOT
EVEN RESERVE
BADNIKS?
SNORE-FEST.
 SIR! THERE MMM KAY. AND I
WAS A PING ON SHOULD CARE
HEH-HEH-HEH! THE EGGNET! BECAUSE
THIS 15 22 MEAN THE ECHO MINE
I ALMOST FEEL HAS COME BACK
BAD FOR THOSE ONLINE!
DOPES.

THEY HAVE
UNGUARDED
ACCESS TO
YOUR FILES
THERE, SIR.

WHAT IMPECCABLE Y STARLINE, YOU

TIMING! CUBOT, TELL ROUGH NEED TO LEARN
ሺኣ AND TUMBLE TO MEET ME TO ENJOY THESE
IN HANGAR THREE. DRAMATIC
SUDDEN
ቻም DEADLINES.
VIRUS MAY BE
VIABLE, BUT
YOU HAVENT
FINISHED—
 YOU FINALLY
GET OFF YOUR
FAT BUTT AND МЕМЕ GOT
HALF A MIND TO
JUST TAKE OVER
THIS DUMP FOR
OURSELVES.

"HALE V THESE BACKPACKS.

А MIND” ARE VOUR ВАСК-ЏР5.
28219, MIT THE BUTTON ON THE
* А EROSS-STRAPS IF SONIC
GETS THE UPPER
HAND.

50 WHAT, IT GIVES
US SUPERPOWERS
OR SOMETHING?
 UH-OH-
LOGIN SCREEN.
DO УОЏ EVEN IT'S
REMEMBER АМУ OLD USUALLY A
PASSWORDS? VARIATION
ON THIS.

THE MOST
RECENT FILES
ARE FOR...
THIS.

[2 THAT
THE ARK?

I'M SEEING NS
ALOT OF TALK
\BOUT “PAYLOAD
Ч DISTRIBUTION",
A BUT OF WHAT...?
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EGGMAN JUST
REMEMBERED
HIS FORGOTTEN
BASE!
 £
"RUBBLE" OFFERED
AND *TUMBLE" TO GO BV
ONLY KINDA “TUMBLE AND
RHYME AT ROUGH!”

HOW DID
THESE Guys CAN STILL BE
TAKE OVER | DANGEROUS, BE
А WHOLE HAPPY YOU GET A
TOWN?* TURN BEATING
M THEM UP.
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AND
DANGEROUS!
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2 N 44

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THE WAY WE
CAME!

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ON—THIS PATH
15 BARELY WIDE
ENOUGH FOR
THEIR TANK.

IF THEY
DROVE OUT

ABLE TO TURN
AROUND.
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THE LINE,
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‘CAUSE THIS IS
SPREADING
FAST!
 OH-HO-HO-HO!
THAT WENT BETTER
THAN I DARED
HOPE FOR!

I SUPPOSE I
CAN ALLOW THE
DEFEATED THAT
MUCH.
GIVE SONIC WHAT'S
CREDIT—IT’S NEXT ON THE
CATCHY. AGENDA,
DOCTOR?

WE SHARE
MY METAL VIRUS
WITH THE WORLD/
IT’S TIME WE START
THE CLINICAL
FINALLY!
HARD TO WI
 SORRVI
LET ME BRING
you UP TO
SPEED.

EGGMAN LOST HIS.

MEMORY AFTER HIS
LAST DEFEAT. WE FOUND
HIM LIVING IN A REMOTE
VILLAGE WITH A NEW
PERSONALITY:
MR. TINKER.”
WE WERE
GOING TO LET HIM
LIVE OUT THE REST
OF HIS NEW LIFE IN

GROOVE BACK.

EGGMAN'S
DEVELOPED THIS
GUNK THAT TURNS
LIVING THINGS INTO
ZOMBIE-LIKE ROBOTS.
I'M CALLING THEM
*ZOMBOTS."

RL ver,

ANYWAY, I
TANGLED WITH A

TOUCH SPREADS THE

EFFECT OF THE
GUNK AND I GOT
INFECTED.
 ARE YOU THAT'S
CONTAGIOUS? NUTS! WAS
ANYONE WITH
you? TOLD ме TO BOOK IT
dhe oe Tuae N TO TAILS'S PLACE. I'M
THINGS TAILS AND AURE PHE MARE DER
I WERE TRYING TO P
| TEST. IT WAS KINDA
CLOSE, BUT IT PROOOOBABLY
LOOKS LIKE I SHOULD LET HER
“= т. KNOW I'M OKAY,

I THINK WE
SHOULD WARN
EVERYONE TO
KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR SIGNS OF
THESE... Z
ZOMBOTS.

ЕЗОМАМ5
ROBOTS ALREADV
ATTACKED YOUR
TOWN ОМСЕ. т'р
HATE FOR IT TO
BE TARGETED
AGAIN.*

AWW!
THANKS! IT'S
BEEN PRETTY
LIVELY SINCE—
OH!

THAT'S WHAT
I WANTED TO TELL
EN ^ GUYS ABOUT!
LISTEN/*
 SECRET LAB. BUT TI
ከየ

OH, IT'S ዣ FIRST, AN UNPARALLELED

RATHER EASY GENIUS, SUCH AS MY OWN. I DIDN'T THINK SOME ARE
WHEN YOU HAVE SECOND, AN ARMY OF THE BADNIKS MEANT FOR
TWO THINGS. TIRELESS ROBOT WERE THAT BUILDING,
SLAVES. DEXTEROUS, SOME FOR
WAR.

BUT THE SIZE OF

МУ FORCE 15 LIMITED
BY THE TIME IT TAKES
TO CONSTRUCT THE
SHELLS, ROUND UP
THE ANIMALS TO
POWER THEM, AND
COMBINE THE TWO.

BUT SOON
THAT WILL BE А

INITIATING
LAUNCH
SEQUENCE
now, BOSS.
 ШЕМЕ WE HAVE SOME
RERCHED TIME BEFORE WE
CRUISING ALL ARRIVE. CARE
ALTITUDE,
SYSTEMS FOR A TOUR,
7 4
055.
ARE STABLE. POETER? TELOVE
ONE, SIR!
HERDING TO
YOUR FIRST
TARGET
пош.

“VERY WELL! FIRST, > 5

I'M SURE YOU'VE THIS THRONE
NOTICED IM KEEPING Y DOUBLES AS THE
YOUR LITTLE GIFT OF POWER GENERATOR
THE CHAOS EMERALDS , FOR THE ENTIRE
CLOSE AT HAND! 人 FAĊESHIP.

A SHORT
WALK AWAY
[2 THIS LOVELY
VIEWING AREA,
WHERE I CAN SEE
MY BRILLIANT PLAN
UNFOLD—ALL
FROM A SAFE
ALTITUDE.
 HERE
[2 WHERE
THE MAGIC
HAPPENS/

MIXERS BLEND my
SECRET FORMULA manca
ONCE IT’S
BEEN APPLIED
TO EVERY LIVING
ANY PROJECT
WILL BE COMPLETED
IN 2,АУ, IF NOT
TO CREATE THE “Үү r THING IN THE WORLD, HOURS! NO WORLD
I WILL HAVE AN WILL BE BEYOND
LINE? ASSEMBLE
UNSTOPPABLE MY REACH! NO
ARMY OF ROBOT DIMENSION!
THE INFECTING
PARTICLES?
SLAVES! TLL
RESHAPE
ENTIRE PLANETS
TO SUIT MY VISION
WITH My BEAUTIFUL,
LIMITLESS
WORKFORCE!

двор ኝም rtock THE

VISION, DOCTOR. ' LIBERTY OF RUNNING
BUT... FORGIVE, SOME NUMBERS, AND THAT'S THE
ME. IT’S SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE BRILLIANCE OF MY
FOR YOU TO CREATE PLAN, STARLINE.
ENOUGH METAL VIRUS I PONT HAVE
TO INFECT THE WHOLE то.
WORLD, MUCH LESS
OTHERS...
 HERE IS WHERE
THE METAL VIRUS
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
TO THE FILTHY,
IRREGULAR WORLD
BELOW!
SOON,
EVERYTHING WILL
BE PERFECTED.
NO MORE ILLNESS!
NO MORE HUNGER!
AND BEST OF

NO MORE
FREE WILL!

++ TRANSFORMING
ITS POPULATION
WE'RE INSTANTLY.
COMING
OVER THE
DROP zone
OFF IN EVERY
PERFECT ~ DIRECTION.
TIMING? THE FIRST
BATCH OF METAL
VIRUS WILL BE
POURED ON THE
HAPLESS HABITAT
UNDER US...

. SPREADING
E INFECTION THIS... THIS
FOR ME. 2 > | NEED TO MAKE А FEW 50 ELEGANT! 50
DROPS, AND THEN EFFICIENT! I KNEW YOU
THE ZOMBOTS DO WERE A VISIONARY,
THE REST OF THE BUT To SEE YOU
N WORK FOR ME. Å IN ACTION... WHO ARE
THE FIRST TO
RECEIVE YOUR
GIFT?

SHOULDN'T
IT BE
OBVIOUS?
THE SLEEPY
LITTLE
VILLAGE THAT
TOOK ME IN.”

«NO GOOD
DEED GOES
UNPUNISHED.

YOU ALL
TOOK SUCH
GOOD CARE OF
ME! AND AS THE |
OLD SAVING Д
GOES... Å
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о

~
 Т... I NEVER SHOULD'VE

EXTRAORDINARY...
TRANSCENDENT/

ATTENTION
MY GRIM,
GLISTENING
GARRISON!
I'VE GIVEN YOU! å
BE FRUITFUL AND -
 WOW.
E. WATER
ALL THEM
т 4 TOTALLY! SEE WHAT'S
ARE Оз WHAT VOL MISS THE NEXT
WHILE YOU'RE OFF STEP FOR
GETTING THE YOU Guys?
ROBO-FLU?

WE'RE NOT ዒ
SURE. АМУ FOUND ላ
ЕМРЕМСЕ ЕЗОМАМ
15 BUILDING А NEW
FLYING FORTRESS,
PRESUMABLV TO
DISTRIBUTE THE
MECHANIZING

WELL IF YOU FIND

THE BATTLESHIP, GIVE
ME A SHOUT! I THINK I'M
IF YOU CAN FIND IT BEFORE IT ADDICTED TO WRECKING
LAUNCHES, MAYBE WE CAN STOP ЕФОМАМ 5 STUFF
EGGMAN'S PLANS BEFORE
THEY GET STARTED?

THAT'S
THE IDEA!
 PERSISTENT AND
AGGRESSIVE. IT SEEMS
LIKE YOUR SPEED CAN
BURN IT OFF AND KEEP
IT IN CHECK, BUT NOT
CURE IT. LET ME RUN
SOME MODELS.

та 2 LOOKS ነ WELL,
INEECTIÓN is BATTLESH IP IONT
GOING TO FIND
PERSISTENT, ITSELF FOR US,

I'LL START
THE SEARCH!
SEE YOU LATER,
 THIS 15
THAT WAS ነ WEIRD. USUALLY
TOO CLOSE. ፲ IT'S “EGGMAN DOES
NEED TO KEEP A THING, I SHOW UP
MW DISTANCE AND STOP THAT
AND KEEP МУ THING.”
FRIENDS SAFE, THIS TIME
WE'RE BOTH
KINDA AWARE ОР

NOTIu:320 TO e
BEING A LIABILITY. © -
МАУВЕ IF I REALLV
PUSH IT, I САМ CURE
MYSELF. SAVE TAILS
THE HASSLE.
PLUS, I'VE
DEALT WITH
SIMILAR STUFF IN
THE PAST AND COME
OUT FINE! WE'LL GET
THROUGH THIS, JU:
LIKE ALWAYS.
IM SURE
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15 WHISPER, WE
FOUGHT ROBOTS
TOGETHER/

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FOR ADVENTURI
MAKING SURE SHE
CAME BACK ALIVE.

7 EVENTUALLY,
lmti PUT TOGETHER
THIS MUSEUM.

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THE SUN GO? AM.
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LOSING 7
MOMENTUM!

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KNEW
you
Í EVER SEEN
Í AR АЈ ЕМЕ.
(^IATEVER. THIS BIG?

IT KEEPS MY Way.
GEAR IN ТОР
SHAPE.

(P-P-PLEASE
LET ME
G0...?

15 THAT ч
50? WELL, TOO ВАР! ч n
FINDERS KEEPERS/ YOU
JANT HER BACK SO MUCH, |
THEN HOW ABOUT WE
RACE FOR HER?
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JET/ ARE OFF, WAVE!
STORM MADE
US LOOK
INCOMPETENT!
WE HAVE TO
SAVE FACE!

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F rm THE ነ መ
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CALL THE | 24
SHOTS! LL-

YOU'RE А
TARĠET/
7 [|
 IF YOU'RE
50 WORRIED
ABOUT SAVING
FACE, THEN WHY
ARE YOU SPENDING THANK
TIME BICKERING GOODNESS. I
IN FRONT OF WAS AFRAID THIS
THE—/ WAS GOING TO
ET VIOLENT.

al
--
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MADE U$ LOOK
INCOMPETENT
ANP VIOLENT!
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NOW! BUT I'M
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NOT ONLY
DID VOU SAVE
МУ LIFE, BUT МУ
LIVELIHOOD.

YOU DON’T
HAVE TO THANK
ME, YOU GOOBERI
WHAT ARE FRIENDS
FOR, RIGHT?

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AND CALL IT А DAY. X= >
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ME? I DON'T
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UNSCHEDULED
LANDING.

W|С | (HzENTHUSIASTICALLY...
So arteToo
roses
IN THAT ISLAND
CANYON—WE'LL
HAVE TO CUT THE
BOOSTER POWER IF
WE WANT ТО STAY
IN ONE PIECE.

ADD THAT
TO MY LIST OF
SCHEDULED
UPGRADES...

SEE THOSE
VOLCANIC
VENTS? THESE
ISLANDS ARE
FULL OF INA
THEM. CANYON LIKE
THIS, THEY'LL
PRODUCE WILD
CURRENTS THIS
€
PROBLEM! сонарd 3
WE'LL JUST HAVE
TO THINK EVEN
FASTER THAN
WE FLY!
PLUS, WHERE ON МУ SIGNAL,
 TRYING
TO. SO FAR
IT’S BEEN А
NO-ĠROW.

you
I NEVER KIDDING?
TOOK YOU PLANTS ARE
FOR A LOVER THE BEST! EVERYTHING
OF NATURE, IN THIS TIME 15

THEN WHEN
AMY TOLD ME
I COULD GROW
MY OWN, I GOT
REALLY EXCITED,
AND, WELL...

GET IT. I DUG

AROUND A вимен,
PUT 'EM IN THE
GROUND, MADE
SURE EVERYTHING
HAD NICE
LABELS...
-„Т EVEN
WATERED
EVERYTHING—

THE
WEEDS KEEP
GETTING IN,
BUT THE GOOD
PLANTS JUST
DON'T LISTEN.

ONE THING,
SOMETHING
ELSE POPS
UP. IT’S NO
 povou ኝ
MIND IF I TRY |
SOMETHING?

PLEASE,
ANYTHING.

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ER. А
ራፍ.
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е ТНЕ 501.

THIS GARDEN
WAS PLANTED ON
A BATTLEFIELD; THE
CHEMICALS FROM THE
BOMBS HAVE MADE

AND ACIDIC. PLANTS

— LIKE THESE
CAN'T GROW

ASHES CAN DO MANY

THINGS, AND ONE ОЕ V
THEM I$ THIS-WHEN USED
TO FERTILIZE A GARDEN,
THEY WILL BREAK DOWN
ANY ACIDS IN THE SOIL À
AND NOURISH THE
PLANTS.

TON ABOUT
h GARDENING. в
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ONLY THE 8
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THE DUSTY DESERT.

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THIS 16 - ።- ።
IT, TUMBLE.
WE'VE FINALLY
FOUND IT—
NW

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STILL NOT š
SURE THIS Is | — —
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JUST IMAĠINE
ALL THE LOVELY
HED IN
BOTS.
WEAPONS... Dr
OURS. ALL OURS:

"NOTE: THIS STORY TAKES

PLACE BEFORE STH #15 - EDS.
 SORRY TO
BURST YOUR
BUBBLE, BOYS, BUT
SHOULD'VE I'M ONLY HERE FOR
KNOWN ONE EGG-HEAD'S
OF YOU PESKY TREASURE.
DO-GOODERS
WOULD TRY то
STOP US! I'VE HEARD
THIS PLACE IS
PACKED WITH ALL
KINDS OF SHINY,
STUFF.

ENOUGH
TO LAST A
LIFETIMES

50 MUCH FOR BEING A

HERO. YOU'RE NOTHING
MORE THAN A NO-ĠOOD,
LOUSY THIEF! LM, ROUGH...
RENT WE
NO-GOOD, LOUSY

NO-GOCD,
STINKINĠ
THIEVES!
THERESA EE YOU
DIFFERENCE! ДЕЕ
AROUND,
SISTER! MAY

САМТ
LET THOSE
SKUNK
JUST SHUT PUNKS GET
UP AND RUN, THEIR PAWS Д
TUMBLE. SHUT ON МУ...
UP AND RUN.
o 人 A

RA.
\ LEAVE ONE LAS
SURPRISE. 4
Ms
МИ 1
 ROUGE?

DONT JUST
MOAN AND
GRUMBLE...
 ROUGE?
WHAT
HAPPENED
TO YOU?!
 YOU S-SURE
THEV'RE ĠONE,
ROUGE?
THEY WON'T
BE BACK. THIS
OLD SHREDDED
CURTAIN WORKED LIKE
A CHARM. YOU'RE
OH, THANK
SAFE... AND 50 15
YOU. WE'VE BEEN
50 HAPPY HERE
YOUR HOME.
SINCE DR. EGGMAN
ABANDONED THE
BASE.

WELL, I DON'T
THINK YOU'LL NEED YOUR
BOOBY TRAPS ANY MORE. NO
ONE WILL COME ANYWHERE
NEAR THIS PLACE—NOT AFTER WE'RE ONLY
SCRUFF E BUMBLE TELL TEASING. WHY
THEM IT’S CURSED! DON'T YOU HELP
NOT EVEN YOURSELF? JUST
TOMB RAIDERS DON’T TELL
SEARCHING FOR ANYONE WHERE
ЕФОМАМ 2% YOU GUYS YOU FOUND IT,
TREASURE?
| ARE THE BEST. OKAY?
AND DON'T

—THIS IS
ONE SECRET
I'M HAPPY ТО
GAVEL BECAUSE
'M THE CLUB N I SHOULD BE
PRESIDENT. A CLUB PRESIDENT.
: ፲ САМ RUN REALLY
FAST JUST LIKE
SONIC CAN.

133
ም WELL,
I'M FASTER
THAN YOU
AT LEAST, 4

I'M FASTEST!
I'M FASTEST!

you
CHEATED ON
YOUR HEAD
START!
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R
Е!
ji
Қ|ዮሩ HE ALSO
A \ || N HAS—
 SONIC FAN
CLUB?! YOU
GUYS SHOULD
HAVE A TANGLE
FAN CLUB
INSTEAD!
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77
JAZZ, TAKE THAT
AND THIS!
å 4

NO, WAIT.
МАУВЕ NOT
LIKE THAT,

ІЛ!
НЕ WAS р
AMAZING!

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TANGLE £ WHISPER #1
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PSSHT! IVE Y, 3 KNOW EVERY

BEEN FLINGING MYSELF У ROOFTOP, ALLEY, AND

RON.
COUPLE OF
CHILIDOGS
TO GO...?

Ul M | /4 =
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142
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PRIDE. AMBUSHED
Д BY А STATIONARY
Å OBJECT. HOW
ФА EMBARRASSING
[2 THAT? 2

TO BE FAIR, IT WAS HIDING IN OUSLY, THOUGH, WHAT'S у

FRONT ОҒ А STREET LAMP. ON? YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN...
CLEARLY IT WAS OUT TO PRECOCIOUS... BUT YOU'VE BEEN
GET YOU. S BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS
Y LATELY.
LITERALLY
AND FIĠURA-
TIVELV.

M
SORRY FOR
BEING A PEST,
IT'S JUST...

- AFTER
EVERYTHING I'VE
DONE WITH SONIC,
THINGS ARE SO I FOUGHT
BORING HERE! , ROBOT INVASIONS!
FLYING BATTLE
SHIPS!
I МЕТ А
FIERV PRINCESS
FROM ANOTHER
DIMENSION!
I PULLED
THE WINGS OFF
А GIANT ROBO-
 5 И YOUVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT. Ñ
AND I COME 50 WHAT'S STOPPING YOU FROM
HOME TO PEACE BEING LIKE SONIC? GOING OUT
AND QUIET.
I CAN'T.
STAND IT.

IVE THOUGHT
ABOUT IT. SURE, IT’S у AND ፐ>
TEMPTING, BUT WHAT BE THE FIRST
IF SOMETHING DOES TIME YOU'D BE
HAPPEN HERE? FLYING SOLO.

EGGMAN'S|. THAT, AND

LONELY BEFORE

ROBOTS
e) ou NERVOUS. T
ATT OKER WOULDN'T
А HAVE you TO
WATCH МУ
IT COULD
HAPPEN
AGAIN.
 PLEASE
DON'T TELL ME
THE BABVLON
ROGUES САМЕ
BACK/*

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SONIC UNDER N
ATTACK БЕО
WHISPER?!
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WHISPER! aa
WAIT!
WHAT'RE
ой-?!

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|
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CHIP IN WHISPER'S
MASK!
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SHE'S VERY

YOU GOT
IT/ TAKE A
BREATHER.

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HOO! r
SAVED THE
РАУ!
“ን

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A фа U
v S
a v å
R t
m Ж N
 I KNOW YOU'RE
NOT THE TALKATIVE
SORT, BUT CAN YOU
PLEASE TELL ME
AL WHAT'S GOING
ON?!

HA!
YOU'RE A
HARD LADY
TO TRACK
DOWN.
was
LOOKING FOR
VOL, TOO.
TROUBLE. YOU'RE
BEING
TARGETED.

HE FOUND
OUT ONE OF
THE DIAMOND
CUTTERS IS
STILL ALIVE...

++ AND HE
WON'T LET ME
LEAVE A JOB
UNFINISHED/
 YEAH,
OKAY. C'MON,
I KNOW \
WHERE WE
САМ TALK.
 £ med ike ነ
t TARGET ሃጋሁ፦
y ANP,OTHERS ,

«ар.
 WELL, THAT | YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING
CERTAINLY SOUNDS | FOR А REASON TO ĠO QUT
LIKE A “CALL TO INTO THE WORLD AND SEEK

of Nei
ACTION” TO ME. ADVENTURE, RIGHT?

一 /
TRACK DOWN AND ERA
DEFEAT VILLAINY WHISPER/ KICKING
SOUNDS LIKE THE BUTT TOGETHER
ae AGAIN!

OR OTHERWISE—
SLEEP WELL
TONIGHT!

BECAUSE
TANGLE AND
WHISPER
ARE ON THE
CASE! 4

AND МЕМЕ
GOT A WHOLE
WAVE OF WISPS
BACKING
ај ec
OH, COME ON! WE'VE DONE
THIS MIMIC
3 Es SHOWED THE GUY WILL BE NO
CRUCIAL IN HANDLING BABYLON ROGUES DIFFERENT! WHAT'S
NEO METAL SONIC? WHO WAS 8055, ONE MERC NEXT TO
DIDN'T WE? EVIL ROBOTS AND
FLYING THIEVES,
RIGHT? SO, ARE WE
DOING THIS?

WHISPER!
WE'RE FRIENDS,
ARENT WE?

THEN
WHY WON'T
YOU LET ME
HELP you?!

157
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_ NEED то WATCH MER |
\ BACK AS MUCH AS SHE
M. WATCHES YOURS.
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 NO
ACTIVITY
OUTSIDE. $
CAN'T SCAN
" INSIDE. .

50... THAT'S
GOOD, RIGHT?
WE'RE CLEAR TO
GO IN THERE?

WE'RE WALKING
INTO MIMIC'S TRAP
BLIND. THAT'S
DANGEROUS.

PEFT! НЕ
INVITED
US HERE!
YEAH, HE
KNOWS WE'RE
COMING, BUT WE
KNOW МЕМЕ GOT
HIM BACKED INTO
A CORNER.

WOULD IT
BE BETTER TO N
BACK OFF, THEN?
TRY TO FIND HIM
ANOTHER
TIME?

NO. мом Ñ
OR NEVER.
HAVE TO
RISK IT.

22 WE'LL | ў 2
JUST BE | / l
CAREFUL. | 2
RELAX! | 5
YOU'RE
GOING TO GIVE 5 e
YOURSELF AN 5
 BESIDES, УОЏ SURE
SEEM TO KNOW HOW
THIS GUY OPERATES. AND
HE SEEMED TO THINK
YOU WERE SOMETHING
CALLED A "DIAMOND
CUTTER.”
IM
ASSUMING YOU
TWO HAVE
HISTORY?

TOUCHY
SUBJECT
ФОТСМА. ANYTHING
I NEED TO KNOW
GOING IN,
THOUGH?

HE'S
DANGEROUS.
MANIPULATIVE.
BE ON GUARD.

ALRIGHTY/

165
 YOU SCOUTED EVERY ANGLE
AND FOUND NO OTHER WAY IN,
50 HERE YOU COME, WALKING
IN THE FRONT DOOR. THIS
MUST BE TORTURE
FOR you.
AND you
BROUGHT THAT
DELIGHTFUL RUBE
FROM SPIRAL HILL
WITH YOU. DIDN'T
LEARN YOUR
LESSON?

“THEN AGAIN, |
THAT WAS ALWAYS
YOUR WEAKNESS.
YOU COULON'T DO

ALL OUR WISPS AS

A CRUTCH. |

“А VERY
EFFECTIVE CRUTCH,
ADMITTEDLY.
CREDIT WHERE IT'S “ВИТ THEN YOU WENT AND LET |
DUE—You PUT YOUR GUARD DOWN. TOOK A
ME ON THE RUN. TIMEOUT WITH YOUR LITTLE
FRIENDS. TSK-TSK."

PART OF
ME WISHES WE I'LL JUST
COULD SETTLE HAVE TOLET
THIS JUST WOLI HANDICAP
PA BETWEEN US... VOURSELF.

‚ВИТ SINCE
YOU INSIST ON
BRINGING ALONG
THE YOKEL...
 EVERY SHADOW!
SECOND-GUESS
EVERY
В MOVEMENT!

SHE
WHISPER'S У HASN'T SAID
COUNTING ON 4 AS MUCH...
YOU, SO DONT
SCREW IT UP! f

++ BUT THIS
= MIMIC GUY
CLEARLY HURT HER.
AND THE ONE THING
YOU JUST DO NOT
№ ጋረ в HURT MY
FRIENDS!

TANĠLE/
HELP!
JEWEL/ BUT WE
LEFT HER BACK
AT SPIRAL
IF SHI
HURT, T'LL
NEVER
FORĠIVE
MYSELF/

LOOKS
CLEAR.
CHECK INSIDE
T'LL ĊOVER
you.
 HEH...
WHISPER MUST
BE WORRIED,
TOO. I'VE NEVER
HEARD HER
SPEAK SO
PLAINLY...

WISPON?

DON'T. CANT PASS

OUT AGAIN. CAN’T USE
UP THE AIR. IT’S DARK.
JUST... FORGET
YOU'RE ENCLOSED
ba AND... UM...
— HAHAHA!
YOU KNOW I CAN
REPLICATE ር
YOU DIDN'T THINK I l
COULD MAKE IT LOOK /
DAMAGED?! 4
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HE GETS
DOUBLE THE
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NOTHING LEFT
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ALONE ALIVE.

ONLY 15 THE LAST

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THE LAST OF THE RELAX,
DIAMOND CUTTERS DOCTOR. I
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WHERE TO
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FOR THE REST
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IT SOUNDS LIKE
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AND HE’S USING
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OR...?

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AS I DON'T TOUCH FOR ЕМАС.
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EVERYONE! AS WE CAN TO
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IS TOO REMOTE
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METAL VIRUS INFECTION KU RUN
STRATEGIC VALUE.
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OUT OF THE WAY EVEN SOME CAN 4 BECAUSE HE HAS
TO INFECT IT? Е SOME DEAR FRIENDS
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А HA!
WHEN
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DOWN HERE,
WE'RE GONNA
HAVE WORDS,
ЕФОМАМ!
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THE PRIORITY
RIGHT Now.

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CHOCOLA TO
LOOK AFTER
YOU:

YOU'RE A BRAVE
AND NOBLE LITTLE GIRL,
AND I KNOW YOU'VE DONE
SOME AMAZING THINGS. BUT
I CANT ALLOW YOU TO GO
OUT THERE. STAY IN HERE
AND PROTECT OUR
HOME, OKAY?

REQUEST
ACKNOWLEDGED.
PROCEEDING TO
ASSIST VILLAGE
DEFENSES:
TO PROTECT
CREAM, VANILLA,
AND FAMILY.

IF т STAY TO Ч
PROTECT THE

VILLAGE, GEMERL?
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RAPIDLY TO THE
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OFF А FULL
INFECTION!

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SAME MATERIAL
AS VILLAGERS.

ASSESSMENT:
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TRANSFORM TOO.
HIGHEST LEVEL
THREAT TO CREAM'S
SAFETY. I WILL NOT
ALLOW THAT.

FAIR
ENOUGH,
UT I CAN
KEEP IT UNDER
CONTROL, 6.
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SPREAD ВЕУОПО
FIFTY PERCENT.
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IMMINENT. YOU ARE
AN IMMEDIATE
THRERT.

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YOU САМ HELP? vou
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MACHINES, RIGHT? YOU
COULD BOND WITH
ME, OR ANOTHER
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NEGATIVE.
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1 CANNOT CONTROL
IT. IT CANNOT INFECT
ME. ELIMINATION 15
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TOP PRIORITY: KEEP CREAM SAFE. YOUR

COMPLIANCE IS NOT MANDATORY.
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а SONIC 15
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THE VILLAGE, AND YOU
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TRYING TO SAVE IT!

1... MAY
HAVE NOT
OPERATED
OPTIMALLY...

AND THESE
ZOMBOTS ARE
VICTIMS TOO!
YOU CANT GO
BLOWING THEM
UP!

4 LOGIC ERROR.
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THREAT. PLEASE
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WANT TO BE
ROBOTS! THEY DON’T
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THINGS! YOU SHOULDN'T |
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EGGMAN 15 MAKING
THEM DO IT!

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