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// Oil Ocean: The Refinery (Vs Metal Sonic) 
// Story: Sonic Forces: Resistance is Magic 
// by MetalJrock 
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The Tornado was in the skies right now. Tails was flying it like always, Spike sitting in the seat behind him, and Sonic standing on the wings of the biplane like usual. "Does Sonic usually stand there like that? Seems a little unsafe without a handle to hold on to just in case." Spike wondered aloud. "N-Not that I'm doubting how good you are at flying this plane of course."

Sonic nodded and Tails answered, "Yeah he does. I try not to fly too crazy, even in the event Eggman ambushes us with robots."

"Oh."

With a few hand gestures, the reality-displaced Sonic pointed over the horizon. Tails responded, "Yeah, we're going to Oil Ocean, why?" Sonic tapped his foot, seemingly confused by that, "It blew up in your dimension when you were there last time? That hasn't happened to us. Then again, Eggman could've just rebuilt it anyway if that were the case. Strange how different things are in your world now."

Spike rubbed his head, "So, this isn't actually just Sonic as a kid then? He looks younger and smaller than the one we know, but it sounds like he belongs in the present too. I think?" Sonic gave the confused dragon a quick glare at the comment about his height.

Tails replied, "Due to how the Time Eater affected our timelines and Eggman by extension, it was safe to assume that this Sonic is now from an alternate dimension when I saw him. Time travel can be confusing sometimes. But from what we know, he's no longer just a Sonic from the past, but a separate person with his own experiences that this world's Sonic and I will never know about. Basically he's now the resident of an alternate timeline, a separate dimension. Does that make any sense?" he asked his companions.

Sonic blinked, unsure of how to comprehend what his two tailed friend just said. Spike muttered, "Uh... I think so. Better than Twilight's ramblings I guess?"

"Ha. I wouldn't know honestly." Tails laughed. "While we're on the way, we might as well catch up. How have things been in Equestria anyway? It's been a while since we were there." Sonic agreed, curious about the world Spike was from.

Spike rolled his eyes, "A lot happened since you left Equestria, dude. We lost the Elements of Harmony, stopped Tirek from stealing all the magic from our world, the girls met Starlight and then she became Twilight's student learning abour friendship.. Or at least I thought she was. She helped overthrow Chrysalis as ruler of the changelings too. I really hope there's more going on..." Sonic frowned at that and folded his arms. This Starlight pony seemed like a close friend to Spike and the other ponies Tails mentioned from what he's hearing.

"Starlight is the unicorn right?" Tails asked, "What are you going to do if we run into her?"

"I'm going to try to reach out to her. To show her that this is wrong, that it's no different from before." Spike sighed, wanting to change the subject now. "Can I ask you something? What makes this place we're going to so important?"

Tails said, "Eggman had the refinery pollute the entire area it was built in. It's called Oil Ocean for a reason and it lives up to the name. Ever since the takeover, he's been using it as a major resource for fuel for his robots like the Death Egg Robots we saw back in the city. I'm not sure how well-guarded it is now, but with the three of us working together, I'm sure it can't be any harder than Chaos." 

Sonic tapped his chin. He's been to Oil Ocean a few times before after all, and he was a little curious to see if anything changed about it compared to his last visit back home. He glanced over to Tails, wanting to know how much longer the flight was going to be. "It shouldn't be too much longer, Sonic. You just have to be patient." Sonic rolled his eyes, that's something his Tails would say.

"You're a lot more different than the Sonic I know," Spike noticed, seeing the hedgehog proudly point a thumb to his chest as if to brag about his uniqueness. "I dunno, you kinda look the same, except younger. Are you sure you're the same age as the other Sonic?"

The hedgehog shrugged, he never bothered to ask his doppelganger that question. He then shook his head, realizing he never could. Spike bit hud lip, "Oh yeah... Sorry." he apologized, just remembering that the other Sonic was gone. Sonic folded his arms and accepted his apology as the dragon asked, "What happened that brought two of him together before anyway? Like what could possibly need two Sonics to join forces?" he wondered.

Tails decided to explain, "Eggman and his other self teamed up to control an entity called the Time Eater. They destroyed time and space, and Sonic and I met him and his version of Tails. We went through old locations from our past to save our friends, find the Chaos Emeralds, and save all of time itself. Luckily you and the girls weren't there. If Eggman knew about your world back then, no doubt he would've hatched his scheme there too to get the Elements."

With a firm nod, Sonic too remembered that. A simple stroll through Green Hill led to him getting attacked by the monster, then he fought his Eggman. The day the two Sonics met wasn't a day to forgot, that much was certain for him. He remembered what his alternate counterpart said to him before he left.

"Hey, Sonic! Enjoy your future! It's gonna be great!"

The very last words he ever heard from his experienced counterpart. To think that something on this scale could happen in his future made Sonic's heart sink. But then he remembered that Tails mentioned having never gone on the adventure he just had. Now that he and Eggman were aware of the future already, maybe his Eggman already changed the course of his plans and therefore never go down the path that led to this very takeover. It brought some peace to his mind, but now wasn't the time to let his guard down.

Sonic clenched his fist. If his other self isn't around to stop Eggman anymore, he'll have to handle things so long as he's here. He will win. No matter the world, scrambling Eggman's schemes is what he did best after all.

"Uh, Sonic." Spike called out, getting the hedgehog's attention after his brain went into a small tirade. "Is that the place over there?" the dragon pointed to a strange landmark not too far away. They were near a desert, but they could see what looked to be a giant factory. Sonic nodded, recognizing the refinery, and by extension the desert. It was a place he's only been to recently too.

Tails said, "Alright, you two. Get ready to land. The Oil Ocean is right up ahead!"





"Ugh. This place reeks."

Spike held his nose as he jumped from his seat, the Tornado right in the entrance of the refinery. He gagged. Tails frowned, "This place has been polluted for years, and it's only gotten worse. As sad as it sounds, you'll get used to it."

Sonic held his nose too. "Even Sonic agrees with me." the dragon replied, his voice stuffy thanks to his claws blocking his nostrils.

Tails held out his Miles Electric, "Okay. The three of us should stick together here. For some reason, I'm getting another energy reading and it's kind of like the one I tracked with Chaos. But be careful, this place is definitely more dangerous than the city." Sonic could attest to that at least from past experiences. "Who knows what traps Eggman placed since the last time Sonic and I were here."

"Yeah..." Spike muttered. "This place looks kind of important to just leave alone."

The three walked ahead, the purple metal clanging with each step they took. They couldn't tell if the dark orange sky meant it was getting later or the area was just that dirty. Sonic jumped over a small hole in their path, followed by Tails. Spike, however, looked down, "Holy guacamole! This place literally is an oil ocean!"

"Unfortunately. If you find any fire shields, don't use them. Oil and fire don't mix well. We should scour the area, find the energy source and a good spot to blow the place sky high so its irrepairable for long time." Tails explained. "Then again, maybe your scales can withstand the heat."

Spike shrugged, "Maybe."

Jumping over, the dragon caught up with Sonic and Tails. The hedgehog spotted some flying robot seahorses nearby ans pointed to them after tapping Tails' shoulder, "Aquis Badniks? Should've known they'd still be here." the fox sighed.

Spike pointed out, "These weren't in Equestria."

Sonic zipped to the side, dodging a ball of oil spat out of one of the metal seahorse's snout. "They shoot oil." Tails elaborated. "It doesn't hurt a lot, but it's really messy."

With a Spin-Jump, Sonic destroyed an Aquis right before its snout shot out some oil projectiles. The hedgehog uncurled for a second before bouncing and landing on another. "You missed one." Tails pointed out as Sonic landed, curling into a ball and bouncing off the last of the seahorse Badniks in their vicinity. The hedgehog gave his friend a thumbs up of acknowledgement.

Scratching his head, Spike asked, "Uh before we go, can I ask you two something?" Sonic and Tails nodded, "How do you do that curl into a ball thing? It just looks a lot easier to do than slicing and breathing fire. Do you think you can teach me real quick if possible?"

Tails tapped his chin and walked to the dragon. "Hm..." the fox hummed. Sonic was confused for a moment, wondering what Tails was doing. Even Spike was a little taken aback as well. But then the fox spoke, "Your scales do seem sharp and hard enough to break through the robots' metal easily with a Spin-Jump. And looking around here, you knowing how to do it could come in handy." Sonic pointed at one of the cannons to demonstrate. Said cannons' existence leaving Spike even more confused than earlier.

"It's easy. Just jump and perform a flip, your scales should take care of the rest once you land on a robot. Just watch us." Tails explained before he and Sonic jumped, flipping into their Spin-Jump formation to show the dragon what he meant. "See?" added Tails once the duo landed, Sonic stretching his arms out and smugly bowing.

Spike muttered, "Here goes..." he jumped and curled his body inward, his scales and fins exposed while his body rotated vertically. However, once he landed he fell on his stomach. The dragon groaned, "Ouch... That felt weird."

Sonic held back a snicker, but Tails walked forward to help Spike up, "It's fine, Spike. It took me a while to figure it out too. I think those cannons up there can help you practice and get us further into the refinery." he observed.

"Alright, but it's all the way up there."

Pointing at a green platform, Sonic jumped on top of it and was suddenly launched into the air by a flame from below it, jumping into the cannon and being shot out of it, landing on a pathway above. The small hedgehog waved down to his friends, moreso telling Spike that it was safe to use at the very least.

The dragon blinked, "Okay then."

Tails and Spike hopped on top of the green surface when it came down and waited for it to launch. Then they jumped into the same cannon and landed on the platform. However, Spike kept rolling on the floor, trying to get his bearings. "Uh oh." said Tails, back on his feet, he and Sonic trying to catch up with the tumbling dragon as he continued rolling down the slope.

"Whaa--" shouted Spike, uncurling once he hit a wall. The drake felt his head rattle and fell on his back. "Aw man, that wasn't fun at all." he rubbed his forehead and grumbled.

"You okay, Spike?" Tails asked.

Spike said, "Yeah, I am. Just a little dizzy." he gagged, "I need to get used to doing that."

Sonic helped the dragon stand and shook his head, wondering if he could actually perform a Spin-Attack. Then again, Tails took a while to learn as well. His mind then trailed to hoping Tails and Knuckles were fine back in his world. The hedgehog smiled, believing those two to be perfectly fine. His absence shouldn't be long anyway.

His eyes were focused upwards, spotting a few more seahorse Badniks coming in their direction. Sonic jumped and bounced right off of it, he uncurled and gave Spike a thumbs up, basically encouraging him to make an attempt.

Inhaling sharply hoping he'd get it right, Spike tried to jump once more and performed a frontflip, slicing through the Aquis thanks to his scales passing through them. The dragon landed perfectly on his feet right as Tails shot another robot down with his arm cannon. "Holy moly. I-I actually did it."

"Not bad at all, Spike. We just have to keep this up." Tails complimented the dragon. He lowered his head and saw a platform below them. "We should probably head back down. Hopefully finding that energy source could be easier from there."

Spike nodded, "Right."

The three jumped down and landed safely on the purple metal flooring that awaited them. "Just how big is this place anyway?" Spike wondered aloud.

"I'm not sure. It's been a long time since I was here." Tails answered. Sonic tapped his chin, believing that their versions of Oil Ocean were different in design.

"Does any of this look familiar to you, Sonic?" Spike asked. Sonic shook his head.

Tails halted their walking for a moment. Right in front of them were the same gray dull Egg Pawns that were in the city. The robots' optics blinked red and they aimed their blasters at the trio. Sonic dashed ahead and jumped on one right as Tails did to another. Spike successfully sliced through one, however when he bounced the dragon accidentally swerved in midair off the platform.

Seeing this, the fox instantly blasted the last one to smithereens with his Energy Ball Blaster and shouted, "Spike!" he and Sonic ran to the edge of the platform, seeing Spike trying to stomp out of the oil. "Don't worry, we'll get you out!" he assured.

"Can you hurry please?!" Spike shouted back worriedly for himself, barely able to move his feet. He tried to stomp again, only barely moving an inch this time.

Tails spun his namesakes and hovered to Spike, grabbing his arms and pulling, trying to yank him out of the oil ocean. "Grr..." grunted the fox, trying his hardest to free him.

Sonic knelt down on the edge, wondering how he could help the two as fast as possible. But his eyes gazed up to the orange sky, seeing a floating blue figure hovering away in the distance. The hedgehog scowled, believing he found the energy source Tails mentioned. He wanted to help Spike, he really did, but whatever happened to the oil made it a lot more difficult to escape from from the looks of it and it'd slow the three of them down even longer if he got stuck. And if Sonic hated one thing, it was being forced to slow down.

Then Sonic looked at the blue object in the sky again and knew what he had to do.

Back with Tails, the fox gritted his teeth, still trying to save Spike. "Come on!" the two of them shouted at the same time, Tails starting to lose energy. Spike could feel the oil pulling him into what was once clearly a clean body of water, but he wasn't ready to see or feel what was inside, that much was certain.

Spike was able to feel his feet in midair, oil still stuck on his toes. "You can do it, Tails!" he moved a leg and tried to shaking off the substance to some avail.

"I'm trying, Spike!" the fox growled.

Then with one hard pull, Tails and Spike were flung back onto the platform, tumbling on their sides. The dragon shook his body and gagged at the oil still on his feet, "Thanks, Tails. Sorry about that..." said Spike, "Rarity were here, she'd gag at the sight of this too." he pointed out to Tails. "I might need to take a longer bath when I get home."

"That oil is a lot thicker than I remember." Tails admitted. "I can usually hop out of it no problem if I fell in. And don't worry about it, you're still not used to this."

Spike stood up, "Well something happened to it." he looked around, realizing something was off, "Wasn't Sonic just here a moment ago? Could've sworn he was." he crossed his arms, looking ahead on the straight path.

Tails stood up and dusted himself off. He could see a hovering blue object in the sky nearing the inside of the refinery. "Oh no..." he muttered, eyes widening.

"What's up?"

"Sonic ran off on his own for a reason. It's the energy source! Come on, we have to catch up quickly!" Tails said, grabbing Spike's wrist and flying as fast as he could along the path. "I should've known he'd run off like that again."

"Wha--! Tails!"





Sonic ran with his arms at his sides, hoping to meet up with what he saw mere moments ago. There in the orange sky, he saw him. It was something he didn't expect to see, but at the same time, he didn't seem so surprised.

The flying object was none other than Metal Sonic, a lot taller and sleeker looking than he remembered. And Metal seemed to notice him immediately, evident by him dashing towards Sonic, a yellow electric aura covering him as he spun his body around like a torpedo towards his organic rival.

Sonic smirked and flipped, driving his feet onto the back of Metal's head, catching him off guard. Sonic took the moment to bounce onto a higher pathway to escape the robot. Metal shook his head and beeped, chasing after his opponent.

Metal Sonic boosted towards Sonic with that same yellow aura, hoping to knock him down. The hedgehog spun his legs in a circular motion, hands by his sides as he tried to accelerate faster than the robot. He knew Metal was designed to keep up with him, and he had no idea what this version of him could do compared to the one from his world. So for now, he decided to play this fight carefully until he fully knew what he was up against.

Turning his head, Sonic noticed Metal charge something in his turbine chest, a bright yellow light engulfing it. The hedgehog gritted his teeth and rolled underneath the beam Metal Sonic shot out, narrowly avoiding the volts he would've received.

Jumping back up, Sonic continued his sprint ahead of Metal, realizing that the path he was on could lap around the entire refinery. It was as if Eggman planned for this encounter. The blue blur sighed at the idea. Metal dashed forward like a torpedo, which Sonic predicted and jumped on him once the robot's energy wore off, causing the robot to tumblr and smoke before getting his bearings.

Deciding to change things up, Metal Sonic boosted near some pipes near and above the path. His momentum broke them, causing the metal cylinders to come crashing towards Sonic. The hedgehog's eyes widened and he did his best to dodge them. He somersaulted over one and slid underneath another. However, as a result of Metal destroying the pipes, oil began to leak out.

Realizing the opportunity he gained, Metal threw an electric spark down on the black liquid. Sonic gulped, watching as the oil burst into flames in front of him. The hero from another dimension leaped, but this left him vulnerable, and Metal took the moment to kick him directly in the stomach, launching him back onto the cold floor. Sonic rolled on his sides before gaining a second wind and went back to running.

This Metal Sonic was different. He seemed to have more abilities, most likely an upgrade from his old nemesis at this point. And then there was that purple cubes and red aura, the same one that was covering Chaos when he, Tails and Spike fought him. Something odd was going on here, and Sonic intended to find out what it was.

Sonic rubbed his now sore head while getting to a knee, feeling something underneath his red shoes. Raising his foot, he noticed oil on it. The alternate hero sighed and stuck his tongue out, knowing that whatever Metal did, it's gonna make running more difficult. Metal then threw more electric orbs in Sonic's direction. The hedgehog gulped and made a run for it, trying not to get burned alive.

When Sonic jumped, the robot tried charging after him again, driving his knee directly into Sonic's stomach. The blue blur was sent tumbling back onto ground level deeper into the factory as a result. He could smell smoke from where he was at and coughed. The refinery seemed just as bad as the one back home.

Sonic spun his body around and drove a foot onto Metal's back when he came towards the hedgehog, stomping on the robot Sonic as hard as he could. Sonic then backflipped and dropped himself, continuing his run to get a headstart on his old rival.

Metal Sonic boosted ahead and shot a beam at Sonic, the blue hero swiftly dodging it by running faster long enough to wear down Metal's energy. The hero saw Metal fly towards him, smoke slightly covering him. Sonic took the moment to bounce off the blue robot and marched on as though nothing happened.

Sonic watched as Metal Sonic hovered over him, his body covered in electricity still. The robot beeped as his red optics glared over the smaller hedgehog, "TARGET: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. OBJECTIVE: ELIMINATE."

"Sonic!"

The sound of Tails' voice got Sonic's attention, seeing him fly as fast as he could with Spike doing his best to hang onto his neck. "I thought we agreed to stick together? You have to stop running off like that without a warning." the fox scolded.

Sonic merely tapped his foot in annoyance. He pointed to the robot Sonic charging something. Spike gulped, "Okay, what the heck is that thing supposed to be?!"

"Metal Sonic?" Tails gasped. "What is he doing here?"

Metal looked at the newcomers, "TARGETS: TAILS THE FOX AND SPIKE THE DRAGON. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE AQUIRED. CONTINUE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE AS PLANNED. YOU ALL SHALL PERISH."

Spike touched the floor and said, "That doesn't sound good. I'm surprised he knew who I was."

"No it doesn't sound good, Spike. Metal was built to counter Sonic in every way, especially speed," Tails replied, "I don't know what he has planned this time however or what Eggman did to him now." the two-tailed fox raised his head and spotted a giant grey machine that towered over everything in the room, with wires connected to two glass pods. In the center of the machine was an outline shaped like Metal Sonic's body, "...Of course."

Sonic gazed at the fox curiously, basically gesturing Tails to explain, "The Oil Ocean Refinery is also acting as a generator for Metal Sonic. That's where most of the oil is being sourced to here. But why would Metal need a generator the size of a refinery?"

Metal flew and positioned himself into the outline, his eyes glowing blood red as his body glowed. The pods opened up, revealing miniature silver robot Sonics. "Didn't see that coming." Spike admitted, "They look pretty tiny though."

"Silver Sonics? Eggman hasn't used this model in years. Not since the original Death Egg was built." Tails pointed out. He activated his arm cannon and tried to shoot at the generator, but the energy blast merely bounced off of it thanks to the forcefield Metal Sonic activated. Said forcefield looked like a purple diamond covering Metal Sonic, leaving him safe from any attack the team could throw at him. And that presented a problem.

Spike jumped and hopped up, trying to burn Metal Sonic and slash him with his claws, but that didn't work either. He landed and was jabbed by a Silver Sonic, hitting his cheek. "Ow!" he shouted. The dragon looked up, seeing Metal's midsection glow again, "Something tells me Metal Sonic is doing something!" he warned his friends. The young drake opened his palm and slashed at a Silver Sonic, doing his best to keep the tiny robots off of him and the others.

Metal shot out a homing sphere at the trio. Sonic zipped to the side while Tails pushed himself and Spike to safety before it could hit them, the projectile leaving sparks on the floor. "Thanks for the save again, Tails." he said. "Any idea on how to destroy the generator? It looks like nothing could reach it."

"I dunno. Metal Sonic was upgraded to have a forcefield capable fo withstanding even Shadow's Chaos Spear. There has to be a way to break through it!" Tails shouted.

Sonic tapped his foot and backed off from another tiny robot right as Metal shot out another projectile. Something about this seemed familiar. Metal Sonic, the generator, the tiny Silver Sonics. It all came back to him. The hedgehog knew exactly what to do. He gestured to Tails and Spike to demonstrate what he was thinking, hoping that his hunch from experience was correct.

The hedgehog charged a Spin-Dash, prompting a Silver Sonic to mirror his actions to counter. Then the two collided, causing the Silver Sonic to bounce off of Sonic and the wall, landing directly in the generator, a white flash seen as Metal was damaged.

"Of course. Metal or Eggman couldn't have predicted that." Tails said after seeing the tactic. "Nice thinking, Sonic! Once we damage it enough, the generator should cause a large enough explosion to damage the refinery for good too!"

Spike crouched, "Okay then." he sprinted forward and rolled, his back fins being strong enough to bounce a robot around the room, slicing through a pipe and smashing into the generator. The dragon uncurled and held his stomach, "I-I did it..."

"Nice job, Spike!" Tails complimented, "We just have to keep this up."

Metal Sonic shot out a laser directly upon the team after sending out more Silver Sonics. The drake's eyes widened when he saw that Sonic and Tails were occupied and were right near a puddle of oil, "No!" he dived forward and pushed Tails out of the way, getting Sonic's attention fast enough to move away from the giant purple beam coming towards them and the imminent burst of flames that followed with the heat of the beam hitting the flammable liquid. The fox coughed, caught off guard by the sudden save and the smoke, and he rolled on his stomach, "Are you two alright?" he asked his allies.

"Yeah, we're fine, Spike. Thanks for that." Tails replied with Sonic giving a thumbs up. "Look out!" the fox suddenly stood up and shot his arm cannon at a missile launched by a Silver Sonic, the collision blowing the projectile up. The tiny robot Sonic began charging a Spin-Dash, which prompted Tails to follow. The two of them clashed, with the Silver Sonic bouncing around. "That one isn't moving correctly." he pointed out, ready to time a jump.

However, Spike jumped up instead and flipped, successfully curling into a ball like Sonic and Tails could and clashing with the Silver Sonic, re-aiming its trajectory back into the generator, another white flash seen. The purple dragon landed and smiled, "It actually worked..." he ducked when another Silver Sonic tried to jab him.

Sonic came in and kicked the tiny robot aside, watching the robot slide on the oil-filled floor, creating sparks that created more flames. Tails blinked and said, "We have to hurry and finish this before this entire place explodes. With us in it!"

"Right!" Spike said with Sonic nodding in agreement.

Oil continued to drop from the broken pipes as the trio continued their efforts to stop Metal Sonic, "OBJECTIVE STILL ACTIVE: YOU THREE SHALL NOT ESCAPE ALIVE."

"Oh yeah? How about we show him that we can?" Tails mocked the robot version of Sonic. Sonic punched his palm with his knuckles in a threatening manner. Spike folded his arms. More Silver Sonics emerged from the pods, the heroes charging their own Spin-Dashes as a result of this. The trio bounced off of the Silver Sonics and each one of them hit the generator. The machine began to explode and Metal Sonic fell out of it, umoving.

Sonic smirked, deciding to cap things off with a roundhouse kick, causing the now inactive Metal Sonic to explode in a pile of red cubes. The hedgehog spun his body around and landed perfectly on his feet, dusting off his gloved hands proudly. The three noticed that Metal vanished the same as Chaos, but chose not to dwell on that for the moment.

Tails said after looking around, "As much as I want to celebrate. All the oil and explosions is really making me nervous."

"Same here!" agreed Spike.

Sonic grabbed both of their wrists and began running as fast as he could to where the Tornado was, Tails guiding him all the while. The hedgehog outran all the explosions, flames and oil traps planted all over the place. "Almost there, Sonic!" Spike screamed.

The three finally made it to the red biplane on the dock of the Oil Ocean Refinery. Tails hopped onto the pilot's seat, giving Spike a boost onto the backseat while Sonic jumped on the wings. Tails turned on the ignition, but it wasn't turning on, "What the heck is going on, Tails?!" Spike asked his friend, "Those flames are coming closer!"

"I'm trying to turn it on, Spike!" Tails shouted back, hearing a few sputters and the propellor spin, "Thank goodness! Now let's get out of here! That's one spot down!" Sonic and Spike cheered (the former silently of course) with the fox, grateful for their victory.

And so the Tornado flew away, leaving the Oil Ocean up in smoke, the entire refinery covered in flames and smog, seemingly unusable for a long while.