//------------------------------// // The Final Battle part 4 // Story: Sonic and EQG Forces // by SonicAKG //------------------------------// The Final Battle Part 4 The Mega Death Egg Robot charged up a glowing red laser, which put the resistance members on the offensive. "Look out!" Tails shouted as the colossal mech fired an enormous red beam towards the group. The result was a giant red flare that emerged in the ground. Sonic reacted quickly and took Tails out using his speed, but the force of the blast blew them away. Twilight hugged Sunset tightly and shrouded both of them in a purple field to move them out of harm's way. This didn't stop them from feeling the shockwave of the energy blast, which caused them to be disorientated and tumble through the air. The two girls held on to each other for comfort. Lastly, Shadow and Rainbow Dash avoided a direct hit from the blast but were launched high in the air in the aftermath. The beams effect left both of them dazed but Shadow regained focus and hovered in the air with his shoes. Rainbow Dash saw large flashes of red before she opened her eyes fully to see that she was headed straight for the ground. In a state of panic, she instantly began to float but felt a sharp pain when she did. She then noticed Shadow across. "Shadow, are you ok?" She questioned. "Why wouldn't I be?" He answered, which made her groan. Yeah, he was fine. Rainbow Dash then looked on ahead and much to her shock, she saw a large gaping hole where she and the others once stood......which was several feet away from her and Shadow. She then saw the Death Egg Robot in the background. "Wow." She said in a stupefied tone. "That blast moved us pretty far. " "It doesn't matter. I'm going to smash that robot to pieces." Shadow confidently declared as he prepared to start another battle. "Wait." Rainbow said, which the Black Blur stop in his tracks. "Look down there." The two speedsters looked down to see a much larger version of Eggman's Phantom army walking through the canyon. Ahead, Rainbow Dash saw lasers being fired, which indicated the rest of the Resistance was engaged in battle. "Shadow, look at how many copies there are. Our friends won't be able to help to fight off this much on their own. We have to help them." The flying Rainboom insisted. "The quicker we defeat the Doctor's robot, the less they'll have to fight." Shadow replied. "Who knows how long they'll hold out for? I trust Sonic and the others to handle that thing but everyone else is under serious fire! We're already here and we can't leave them! I won't!" Rainbow Dash argued. Shadow looked down and then at Rainbow Dash's stubborn face. He knew she would actually argue, which they didn't have time for. And she did have a point. He then turned to face her "Fine." He simply said, which took Rainbow off guard due to how complicit he was being. "Really?! Well, ok. Let's do this!" She declared before she flew down. Shadow looked back at the Death Egg mecha. "Sonic..Sunset..."He said. "You have to win." Sunset opened her eyes to see herself still in Twilight's field. "Twilight?" She said, which also made her friend open her eyes. "Sunset. You're still conscious. That's great." She expressed with relief. "I owe it to you." Sunset praised. "Bring us down there." Twilight descended herself and Sunset down on a nearby plain above. The two of them then let each other go. "I hope everyone else is all right after that blast." Twilight expressed. "Of course they are. They've been through tougher stuff." Sunset confidently said. "Now, how do we beat that thing?" "I think we're about to find out." Twilight said. "Look." The magical duo looked on ahead to see the Death Egg robot only a few feet away from them. From his side, Eggman noticed the two Rainbooms. "So, those two are the first ones I'll crush. This machine could use some warming up." The doctor said with a malicious grin. "Twilight, I think he sees us. The robot is turning this way." The Rainbooms leader realized with worry. "He's overclocking the Phantom Ruby." The lavender heroine explained. "That's crazy." Suddenly, the Death Egg Colossus charged up another ray while looking at its targets. It then fired a thin red beam while moving its head. When the beam made contact with the ground, parts of it vanished entirely. Sunset and Twilight flew as fast as they could out of its' way. When the laser ended, the robot faced the two girls again. Twilight used her telekinesis to pick up some rocks and hurled them towards the mechanical behemoth. They shattered instantly once they made contact with the robot's torso. "It's just as I feared." Twilight expressed. "No normal means will be able to hurt." "We still have to do what we can." Sunset said with determination. Suddenly, a giant wall of purple energy cubes appeared in front of the Titanic robot. It then released a punch which split the cubes apart, sending them to the magic wielders. The two of them moved around quickly, trying to evade being crushed. It was difficult due to how many cubes were coming there way. When some got too close, Twilight managed to stop a few with her powers, though this made her grunt. As two more came in, Sunset fired with her Wispon, making them vanish with flames. The two friends then smiled at each other and continued to try and avoid the assault. When the cubes stopped, the Death Egg mech spread out its fingers from the top and released a series of thin laser beams, trying to trap Sunset and Twilight. The magical partners tried their best to maneuver around them, but it was nigh impossible at this point. They were now stuck as the lasers were getting closer. "We're trapped!" Twilight exclaimed with horror. Suddenly, she felt Sunset's hand grabbing her own, turning to see her best friend give her a look of reassurance. Twilight then began to feel at ease, forming a small smile. "Twilight, we can make it through this." The orange magic user promised. "You're one of my best friends and this won't stop us." "You're right. With our magic, we can beat that Phantom Ruby." Her purple ally agreed. Sunset and Twilight's strong bonds of friendship then began to reinforce their magic as both of them began to glow in purple/orange auras. It then turned white, with the previous colors outlining it. As the beams came closer, the two of them waved their hands, producing a magical wave which halted the lasers. This gave them time to fly up and avoid getting hit as the beams managed to push through their wave and collided with each other. "Twilight, you said this can't be hurt by normal means. But lucky for us, we've got magic, think that could work?" Sunset questioned. Twilight pondered over what Sunset had said and examined the Death Egg Robot. On it's chest, she noticed something odd. The red center was covered by an outer-glass like hexagonal pattern. "I think I where we could hit." Twilight said. "Look at its chest." The Equestrian mage did as she was told and also noticed the covering. "Worth a shot." She declared. Sunset then held up her Wispon to get a clear aim. She then began to charge it with both her and her closest's friends magic. "What's this?" Eggman said as he noticed the glowing light rising above. "Some small light show won't be able to stop this mech!" The Final Death Egg machine then aimed it fingers and fired thin beams once more towards the two Rainbooms. They tried their best to avoid, which made it all the more difficult to get a clear shot. "At this rate, we won't hit!" Twilight said. "We have to try. Take any chance we got!" Sunset declared. The magical pair still spent most of their time dodging lasers. After a while, Sunset saw an opening and immediately reacted. She pulled the Wispon trigger and shot a purple/orange magical flare towards the robot's chest. Once it made contact with the covering above, some pieces chipped right off it, making it smaller. The Death Egg mecha didn't flinch though. Sunset and Twilight then ducked as the lasers then ended "Did you see that?" Sunset questioned, while Twilight nodded. "Yes. I was right!" Twilight said. "We'll just have to aim there again." "What?!" Eggman said from the cockpit of his robot, analyzing the robot's status. He then noticed the cover shield had been damaged. "They actually managed to damage the shield! I won't let this slide!" From afar, the Death Egg Robot suddenly began to charge another laser, which the two best friends noticed. "Heads up!" Sunset called as the beam was fired once more. The laser moved and began to pursue it's enemies who fled for their life. Up ahead, they then took a large dive, narrowly escaping getting hit. However, the beam then started to move towards their direction once more, barely giving them time to breathe. "He's coming at us with everything!"Twilight said. "I feel like we're going to have to make the next shot count!" As the beam got in closer, Sunset and Twilight separated as it went in between them, which was a close call as one of Twilight's crystal wings was disintegrated. This caused her to suddenly have trouble remaining in the air as she began to plummet below. Sunset looked in horror and flew down to try and reach her. However, Eggman saw this. "No, you don't!" The doctor said as a giant cube formed, which was shattered into smaller cubes heading Sunset's way. The orange Rainboom panicked as she noticed all the squares coming towards at high speed. At the same time, her companion kept falling. Sunset then felt anxiety running through her body as she slowed down in an attempt to not the let the cubes hit her. But doing this made it less likely for her to reach Twilight. Suddenly, she got an idea. "TWILIGHT! USE YOUR POWERS TO BRING ME TOWARDS YOU!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. The purple Rainboom was able to hear her request and stuck her hand out, enveloping Sunset in a purple field. She then pulled her hand back, bringing Sunset to her as she quickly moved through. As she did, Sunset felt the tip of a cube nearly scrape across her cheek, while evading the others. She then reached Twilight and took a hold of her hand. This brought them back with a combined aura and they floated once more. "We need to shoot soon!" Twilight urged while Sunset nodded. "I know but when will be a good time?" Sunset wondered out loud. Then it came to her. "Right just before he hits. We have to time it right!" The magic twosome then floated above as Eggman looked on. Sunset placed her Wispon to the side, charging up magical energy secretly. "Nrgh! Why can't they just stay down?! I won't miss this time!" He promised. 3 red glows emerged from the Death Egg Colossus, ready to fire. Sunset and Twilight braced themselves as the beam continued to charge before it reached its peak glow. "That's it, now!" Sunset said as she aimed her Wispon, with Twilight helping her. From the charged weapon, Sunset and Twilight unleashed a much larger magical flare surrounded with a magnificent purple glow straight at the core of the Death Egg Robot. This resulted in the flaming sphere being pushed against the holographic guard, chipping away at it before it burst into a magical flash. Large glass-like pieces came from the metallic golem and it moved back due to the recoil. Sunset and Twilight looked on with relief as they descended on the nearby ground before collapsing on their feet. "No! They've penetrated the first defense line!" Eggman cursed from inside as his battle robot moved down. It was next to a large platform. "No matter. I can still crush them!" "Not if we smash your bot first!" Sonic's voice said, much to the mad scientist's surprise. Eggman looked ahead to see Sonic and Tails sliding down from canyon walls towards the platform. "We saw what happened when your robot took that large hit. Sunset and Twilight must have weakened the core." Tails deduced. "That means I can trash your new mech like any of the others!" Sonic boasted. "Grr! Only in your wildest dreams! This is only a minor setback!" Eggman declared as the Death Egg Robot rose up to face its new opponents. "You two aren't getting close to this machine!" The Death Egg mecha's eye glowed red and from its fingertips, it fired an onslaught of missiles to Sonic and Tails. Sonic zipped around the platform to dodge while Tails used a combination of his acrobatic skills and slower but still above average speed to escape the rockets. Small bursts of fire appeared but the adventurers held out. The Death Egg colossus then raised it's hand and brought it down to crush the heroes. Due to seeing its shadow, Sonic and Tails were warned of the incoming attack and began to move out of its way. As soon as the arm hit the ground, a large thundering sound was heard. This then produced a series of red shockwaves across the floor. The heroic pair were taken off guard by this and blown away by one, sending them many feet back. "Heh, so no more Mr. Nice Egghead, huh?" Sonic said as he quickly rose from the floor. "Just the way I like it." "Sonic, we need to find good ways to make sure Eggman leaves the core vulnerable." Tails told Sonic. "When he slammed the arm down, that was a good chance to strike." "All right, got it bro!" The Blur Blur, said as he sped across to Eggman with his teammate not too far behind. "Back for more?" The malicious doctor said. "You'll get either slammed or blown away!" This time, Eggman raised both hands of his mech to crush his two enemies. Sonic and Tails were able to split apart before they could get hit. However, twice as many red shockwaves were produced from before. Luckily, the life long friends were prepared. They strategically timed their jumps to avoid the waves. Mid-air, Sonic saw the core and dashed towards it as a streak. He then hit once but was blown back due to how durable it was. While still airborne he became a streak again to hit it and was pushed back once more. After his friend's attack, Tails formed his armed cannon and sent out a charged energy ball to hit the core, which dispersed upon contact. Eggman then rose the behemoth's arms up while his two adversaries regrouped. "Even the core is tough, think we did damage?" The speedy hero questioned. Tails looked on ahead and noticed small and subtle cracks on where they had hit. "It's working. But we're going to need to bring more firepower!" The young genius answered. "Got it! Let's do it to it!" Sonic said. "You really are gluttons for punishment!" The inventing tyrant declared as the fingers of the Death Egg Robot opened up to release multiple moving beams. Sonic and Tails used their reflexes to move through the lasers, trying to get closer towards Eggman, with the former drifting side to side. However, the beams were stripping away the platform, which was putting the brave duo in a tight spot. They knew even one mistake would be the end and they kept focus on where they jumped. Sonic was going to take a step before a section vanished, sending him tumbling below. This left him vulnerable to lasers closing in on him, much to his worry. "Hang on, Sonic!" Tails yelled as he activated his enerbeam and extended it towards the blue hero. He also landed on a segmented platform. Sonic took a hold of the energized rope and Tails yanked him closer. Once he did, the yellow inventor quickly lunged his azure ally towards the Death Egg mech's core. As he went in forward, Sonic become a more focused streak and hit the core, which actually made a more noticeable crack after he was blown back. The fastest thing alive wasn't done yet as the enerbeam was still attached to him "Your up, buddy!" He yelled. Sonic then began to spin around at high speed, doing the same towards Tails. He then launched him towards the center of the robot. Due to the built up momentum, the youthful scientist had force behind. In order augment this, he activated his arm and while it was charged, rammed it into the Death Egg's core, making a significantly sizeable yellow spark. Tails was pushed due to the recoil but it made a much larger crack appear on the center and the robot was pushed back a few inches. Tails then joined where his bestfriend was while Eggman cursed from inside his robot. "Nrgh! Curse you,pests!" He snarled. The Death Egg Colossus lifted it's arms up and many large cubes began to materialize. They then began to drop instantly to the ground, trying to crush Sonic and Tails. The two of them moved around, feeling the ground shake with each crash. As the heroic pair evaded the cubes, the Death Egg Robot then clapped it's hands together, making a red shockwave which shattered the cubes and also hit its enemies. Their bodies went flailing to the floor. "Ok..ow.." Sonic groaned. "Nrgh, Sonic are you ok?" Tails said with grunts in between. "I've dealt with worse. Besides, we gotta shake it off." The speedy teen responded as he noticed more cubes arriving to crush him and Tails. "Maybe we can use those to our advantage." His younger ally suggested. "We can use to them closer to the core. "Good idea, Tails." Sonic agreed. The large squares continued to fall down towards the two heroes, who braced for the impact. Once they were few feet away, Sonic and Tails headed towards them. Getting close to one, they leaped and their feet touched it. They then began to run up alongside it before they reached the top. This allowed them to see the top of other cubes and started to head towards the machine. Eggman saw this and growled. "No, you don't!" The evil genius said, preparing to smash the two hands together once more. "Now, Sonic!" Tails said as Sonic dashed as a streak. Behind him, Tails fired a charge shot to give him a burst ahead. He then crashed into the chest, making a yellow wave which moved the robot back. Tails descended t the ground and also noticed Sonic coming towards him. His body was surrounded with an electric glow due to Tails's blast. "Whoo! Let's do that again! I feel like the top of the world!" He said before the glow vanished. The two fighters could now clearly see the cracks on the Death Egg's center. It just needed more punishment. "Keep up the pace bro!" Sonic encouraged whule Tails nodded. The Death Egg's top began to glow before it opened up its head to fire three charged energy beams, dragging them through the platforms. What was left of the platform was beginning to be erased while the yellow and blue rebels ran from the lasers, which were in hot pursuit. As they did, Egg Pawns suddenly emerged in their way. "Oh, great!" Tails said as he and Sonic were headed towards them. The Egg Pawns fired lasers, which missed due to their targets's skills. Using his cannon, Tails fired at them while Sonic pierced through them as a streak. However, taking time to fight the Egg Pawns slowed them down a bit. They felt the beam narrowing in on them. Tails nearly lost balance but used his cannon to blast himself away from the beam further ahead. "Fighting the pawns while trying to dodge Eggman's rays isn't easy." The yellow youth commented. "Hmmm, maybe we can kill two birds with one stone with that laser rope of yours." The Blue Wind said. He then diverged far away from Tails. "Send it towards me." Sonic requested, which Tails did, allowing him to hold the other hand. The two allies now had a large rope in between them and rushed ahead to the Egg Pawns, trapping many of them within it. Eventually, they skidded to a stop. The beam was then getting dangerously close. "Ok Tails, pull and...throw!" Sonic instructed as he and Tails pulled both of their ends with both hands. Using the long rope, they then launched the Egg Pawns they caught towards the Death Egg giant's core. A series of small explosions occurred as they hit it, which made the robot pushed back. The lasers then ended, much to Sonic and Tails's relief. The flares shook the inside of the robot as Eggman frantically looked around in anger. He then began to clench his fist and growled. However, he then noticed something heading for the core before he could react. It was Sonic, soaring through the air thanks to his boost, much to his shock. "Get him Sonic!" Tails cheered as Sonic slammed into the now fragile core center. In doing so, the Death Egg robot was blown away several feet, the core was cracked completely. The fast adventurer was sent back to the ground and his oldest friend came next to him.He gripped his head, feeling daze due to how hard he had hit. "Sonic, look at the robot!" Tails said. The Death Egg robot's light suddenly faded and it's core body when limp. It seemed to have shut down. "Sonic, Tails!" Twilight called from above. She and Sunset were holding each other and coming down towards the two of them. "Heh. Knew you guys would be ok." Sonic said as rose from the ground as the girls joined him and Tails. "Thanks for giving Eggman trouble, couldn't have done it without you." "So, then it's really over this time?" Sunset questioned. "We beat him for good?" Suddenly, what sounded like a large heat beating was heard, catching the attention of the 4 heroes. The core was starting to crack even more with each pulse before it shattered. The chest started to pulsate twice. Sonic's group braced themselves for what was coming next. Emerging from the chest of the Death Egg colossus was a three-headed mech with a large head in the middle, two smaller heads on the sides and smaller cord-like appendages below it, each with a single eye. It was white and e it had eight long tentacles, six of which ended with three small three-clawed hands, and two of which ended with large eight-clawed hands that could open up. This form was also smaller than its previous form. A large distortion was made as red waves erupted around the area. This made the small team cover their faces. Once they looked again, The 4 resistance members then found the area they were in fading away. It was replaced by a null-space like dimension, except the background was black. The Death Egg robot let out a roar from its three heads. Sonic and the others then faced it, determined not to back down. "Ok guys, time for us to end this!" He said. "We're taking you down!" The Death Egg mech took out one of its tentacles and charged a red laser towards the rebels while moving it to the side. This forced the group to split apart in order to evade. However, the Death Egg creature didn't leave any openings as it fired another beam in the same manner. This caused the team to move around while the beams tracked them. It then unleashed another wave and 3 separate rays were after, Sonic, Tails, Twilight and Sunset respectively. The latter two noticed that the beam was narrowing on them and when it got close, they combined their magic in an attempt to form a small barrier. This caused the blast to be put at a halt temporarily but the beam pierced through the shield, which knocked the two Rainbooms back. Sonic and Tails had an easier time dodging thanks to their speed, but the robot was persistent, following their every move. When Tails took another jump, the beam quickly stopped and the tentacle instead quickly lunged out towards him. The inventing youth tried to block it but he was smacked down on the ground. Sonic then thought he saw an opening after and headed towards the robot, furious about what happened to his friends. However, before he could get closer, 3 beams were dragged right in front of him. This forced the quickster to stop but he was blown away by the eruption of energy that came after. The Death Egg Robot's defeated foes then started to rise, though still reeling from the brunt of the attacks. "His defense is pretty tough." Sunset said. "Breaking through it is going to take everything we have." "We'll give him that and more, then!" Sonic declared. "If we want to get a hit, let's think of its attack patterns." Tails said. "We'll need to draw its attention based on that to leave it open." "Sunset and I can stall the lasers." Twilight offered. "We'll leave the arms to you." "Cool. Let's do it to it!" Sonic stated. The group then rushed on ahead, which made the Death Egg serpent prepared to attack, two of its arms preparing to fire lasers. Twilight and Sunset took the lead and using the latter's Wispon, they began to charge up another magical flare in the tentacles direction. Both sides unleashed their attacks at the same time, which resulted in the blasts pushing against each other. While this happened, Tails moved forward. The Death Egg robot prepared to fire another laser from one tentacle while Tails got his Enerbeam. Using it, he attached himself to another tendril, which pulled him out of the lasers way and he wrapped around it. Two of the Death Egg robot's arms appeared before him but couldn't fire, knowing it would damage the rest of the robot. Instead, the youthful prodigy fired shots from his cannon to hold them off. This left Sonic rushing to the robot's center. It had 3 more tentacles left, each firing moving beams towards him. However, due to what was happening to the rest of its body, the beams were more sluggish. This let the blue daredevil move past them more easily with simple jumps. He had a clear shot of the robots head and became a streak. He hit it a total of 6 times, which sent it back. This undid the other attacks the robot was doing. Sonic then hit the main head once more and bounced back. "Guys, now!" He yelled back. Tails used his enerbeam and pulled himself to the head on the right. He charged up an energy ball from his cannon and blast it. The Equestrian pair fired a small moving flame towards the left head. These attacks made the robot recoil from the further damage. The robot briefly went limp before it regained focus. "Yes! Score one for us!" Sonic cheered. "Enjoy that moment, Sonic! Your luck ends now!" Eggman promised. The Death Egg robot gathered it's tentacles and all of them began to glow red. "Get ready, everyone!" Sunset warned. All eight tentacles fired red beams in a circular manner, trying to enclose the heroes. It seemed that there was no way out. The team of 4 tensed up, seeing how grave the situation was. Suddenly, Twilight got an idea. "Sonic, can you use your boost to go ahead after I throw with my powers. It'll send you straight into all the beams. I'm not sure if you can handle all of that but-" She began. "Say no more. I'm game. I can handle whatever Eggman throws at me!" Her fearless ally reassured. "Ok. Let's get ready. Once this done, this should leave a chance for us to hit. " Twilight elaborated. "Got it. We won't miss." Tails promised, while Sunset nodded. Twilight lifted her hand and Sonic was shrouded in a purple field. Using great strength, Twilight flung Sonic straight ahead to give him more momentum. As he headed for when the beams intertwined, he activated his boost. It was stronger than usual due to Twilight's throw and he crashed into the beams. He struggled not to be pushed back but it was a real challenge. Twilight also had difficulty keeping her friend forward with her powers "Has he lost his mind?!" Eggman wondered. Sonic tried to hold the beams at bay for a bit before he was flung back, which made Twilight lose her grip and balance. The beams then dispersed into 8, in the same direction. As they did, from above, Sunset and Tails, with the former carrying the latter acted immediately. Sunset dropped Tails, who unleashed dummy ring bombs like crazy on the right head. The explosions made the robot disorientated. The Rainbooms leader blast her Wispon, with flames covering the other head. The beams then ended. Twilight saw this and reacting fast, she grabbed a hold of Sonic before he hit the ground. This snapped him out of being stunned and Twilight threw him to the main head. The blue speedster used his boost once more and smashed int it, which pushed the mecha back again. "Grrrr." Eggman growled from the inside of the cockpit. He was somewhat concerned but not too much. They hadn't seen the true power of his robot yet. "All right! Way to go everyone!" Sunset praised as the group came back together. "Don't celebrate yet. That mech isn't destroyed yet." Tails warned, putting everyone else on the defensive. This time, the Dragonic Death Egg machine took it's tentacles and hit some on the ground while others together. This caused a series of crimson flames to be sent towards the heroes. Sonic sidestepped to avoid them, with Tails behind him, while Sunset and Twilight floated pass them. However, they still could feel the flames from the heat, which caused them to break out into a sweat. For the latter, the heat wasn't as bad as the sun, but the temperature was still something. "Eggman's really turning up the heat." Sonic commented "At this rate, plowing through won't do any good or we'll get burned." Twilight said. The flames continued to keep the heroes at bay, still no progress. Sunset knew that they couldn't keep on like this. She thought about her Wispon's usage of fire. This then gave her a plan. "Then time to fight fire with fire." Sunset said. "Hey, Sonic, get ready to make a tornado. I think something might work." "Ok, I'll try anything." Sonic agreed. The fast moving warrior continued to dodge ongoing flames ahead and when another batch came his way. He ran around to form a vortex. "Twilight, let's use our magic." The orange magician instructed. The enchanted stars united their powers and through Sunset's Wispon, they unleashed a magic-induced stream of flames towards Sonic's tornado. The flares surrounded it, making a fire tornado. As soon as the Death Egg's monster fire reached it out, the tornado canceled it out, leaving a path open. "What!?!' The evil inventor cried from above. "Now!" Tails urged. Sonic rushed forward and with his boost, he hit the front head, which stunned the robot. Tails had a clear shot with his charged shot and fired two rounds this time towards the right head. Sunset and Twilight unleashed a magical fire shot at the left head. Again, the Death Egg robot sprung back due to the damage. Inside, Eggman clenched his fist tightly. No, he couldn't let it end like this. He had finally managed to create the Eggman Empire. His ambition. Sonic was always there to interfere with his plans but he wasn't going to ruin this. He came too far. Enough was enough. He was going to win. "I won't let this happen! I've had enough of your meddling!" The desperate doctor shouted from the cockpit. "Take this!" The Death Egg Mecha got in offensive positions, causing its enemies to do the same. "Get ready, time for the final round!" Sonic warned, The Death Egg serpent unleashed lasers from its tendrils but at a much faster rate than before and in a series of successions. Sonic's group was barely able to dodge, getting in a few close calls. Sunset felt a beam only inches from her face. But Eggman didn't stop there. After this, the other tentacles then began to fire claw missiles straight out. The rebels scattered around, trying to make sure they weren't hit. The mad inventor was determined not to let them get any chance and continued his onslaught. Most of the missiles were released quickly but Twilight managed to stop one with her powers. She then hurled it back as fast as possible, which made it collide with another. A red explosion occurred, which gave the heroes cover. "What's the plan?" Twilight wondered. "He's going all out now!" "You're right. Not giving us much time to breathe." Sunset commented. "In that case, what can we do?" Tails said. "Heh. I don't know about you guys but for this, I'm all for powering our way through. I know it's not much of a plan but we can do this. We got here and we'll win." Sonic said with confidence. Sonic's words increased the morale of his friends and nodded, determined to follow him through. They then joined him on the counter-attack. Sonic kick-started his boost to get closer to Eggman, who responded with the claws missiles. Twilight and Sunset flew together with Tails not too far behind. With their combined magic, Twilight was able to halt more than one claw missiles and sent them back to the robot. However, they were destroyed by a quick firing of beams. Tails used his Enerbeam to bring himself closer to missiles and threw himself over them to get ahead. He then thought he got close enough to attack but another missile was quickly fired. which made him release a dummy ring bomb. The explosion sent Tails back but he was caught by Sonic, who slowed down his boost. Sunset and Twilight then flew near the both of them. "Since you're all together. Perish!" Eggman said. From the mouths of the mech and the tentacles, red beams began to charge which then fired to form one big red energy wave. It was incoming to the heroes, who bravely braced it on. "Victory is ours. Nothing can stop together!" Sonic declared as he dashed in the air, with Tails behind him. "That's right. Our friendship is magic!" Sunset yelled. Sunset and Twilight put their hands on Sonics' back, who grabbed Tails's arm and vice versa. The 4 of them now began to be surrounded with magical energy while the incoming beam grew. Sonic then activated his boost, which was augmented by the magic. Everyone was covered in a bursting magical aura as the wave covered them. "Yes!" Eggman said. Suddenly, much to the doctor's anguish, coming towards him and not affected by the beam, were Sonic, Tails, Sunset and Twilight within a magic-powered boost. Wind energy began to build up around them before they launched themselves towards the center of the robot. They pierced through it entirely, causing the mech to fall apart. Fire erupted from the wrecked machine before it exploded entirely. This caused the entire dimension to start breaking down Back on the battlefield, the Resistance attempted to hold off the remaining replicas. Suddenly, they started to fade away one by one, which caused everyone to stop fighting. At the same time, the clouds began to clear, allowing for sunlight to dawn over the region. This meant one thing. "All right! Sonic and the others must have beaten Eggman. We've won!" Knuckles joyfully announced. Knuckles statement was met with loud cheers and applause from the Resistance. "I knew we'd do it!" He added. The Chaotix nodded, acknowledging their victory. Shadow crossed his arms, while Rouge looked back to Omega with a smile. The latter tucked away his weapons. Amy jumped for joy while Manic raised his fist in the air while Silver flew high up. The three of them gave each other the thumbs up. Pinkie screeched for joy while hugging Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy tightly the former who raised her arms in victory. The latter sighed and put her hands together. AppleJack tipped her hat to Rarity, who smiled back at her. "We won! This calls for a victory party!" Pinkie said while throwing confetti everywhere. The rest of the soldiers basked in their triumph, with some helping others.