The Tornado landed just on the outskirts of the Changeling Kingdom on a nearby mountain. Everyone hopped out of the plane and began walking towards the edge of the mountain cliff. Sonic glanced to his left and noticed a look of uncertainty on Twilight's face.
"Hey, you okay, Twi?" Sonic asked concerned about his friends wellbeing.
Twilight gave him a kind smile in return, "I'm fine, Sonic. I'm just wondering what Robotnik meant by 'Phase 2'. It's been eating at me ever since we beat the Egg Cybernese."
"Whatever it is, it can't be good." Tails inputted.
"I'm gonna admit somethin' to y'all. That Eggman fella kinda scares me." Applejack admitted.
"Really? Why?" Pinkie asked.
"Well don't get me wrong, we have faced our fair share of villains in the past. But there's something about this guy that actually makes me worry if we can beat him or not. The only time I've felt like this was when The Legion of Doom attacked." Applejack explained.
"I.... know what you mean." Rainbow admitted, sort of embarrassed.
Everyone looked at her in shock, Rainbow Dash just admitted that she felt scared at what Eggman could do to Equestria.
Rainbow blushed in embarrassment, "What?! Look, the thing with EggHead is that he has weapons and machines we have never seen before. The kind of stuff that could seriously damage, or worse, destroy our home. And Eggman seems like the type of guy to do anything to win. And I mean, ANYTHING."
"You're right about that. Back when we first met, Eggman's main goal was world domination. Don't get me wrong, it still is, but nowadays if I'm in the picture at all, he will risk everything to make sure I'm dead. Even if there is a chance that we will both die from our battle, Eggman throws survival out of the window, he's main focus is to win. And trust me when I say, he as at his most dangerous when he has that kind of mentality." Sonic said.
The ponies stared at him in shock. To think someone could hate so much, that they would put their life at risk to make sure that their most hated enemy died.
"It seem that Eggman really hates you." Fluttershy stated.
"I didn't even know somepony could hate someone so much." Rarity inputted.
'Well, we've been doing this little dance of ours for nearly 30 years. I'm surprised he hasn't had a mental breakdown yet." Sonic said.
"I have theorised before that the only thing that keeps Eggman going is his hatred for you. I mean over the years, Eggman's robots have become more deadly than they were before. It's like the thought of seeing you dead keeps him going." Tails said.
"Huh, that actually makes a lot of sense." Sonic said as they continued walking.
They eventually made it to the edge of the cliff and saw what became of the Changeling Kingdom. It had been completely Roboticized. The cave leading up to Thorax's throne had become a fully functional Roboticizer with Roboticized Changelings and other creatures exiting the entrance.
The Roboticizer was being guarded by an army of newly upgraded Swatbots.
The ponies gaped at how fast Eggman had set all this up, "How could he set all this up so fast?" Twilight asked her hedgehog friend.
"You think this is fast, you should see how fast he builds a Death Egg. What was the record time for how fast he built a new one after we destroyed an old model, Tails?" Sonic asked his best friend.
"I think it was a week." Tails replied.
"Woah, look at those robots down there." Pinkie pointed out.
"Swatbots, haven't seen those in a while." Sonic stated.
"It looks like he upgraded them." Tails pointed out.
"Yeah, that armour doesn't look easy to break." Sonic said.
Suddenly, the one in charge of this Roboticizer flew down from the top of the former cave and landed down near the Swatbots. The ponies gasped as they saw it was none other than a Roboticized Chrysalis.
"Chrysalis." Twilight said in a hushed whisper.
"Seems like she got an upgrade." Rainbow said.
Chrysalis turned around to see a Swatbot approaching her with King Thorax seized by his throat. The Swatbot threw him down to the ground harshly. Thorax looked up and saw Chrysalis glaring down at him.
"C...Chrysalis?" Thorax asked in a confused tone.
Chrysalis then moved her newly weaponized tail towards Thorax's throat and held it there. Her eyes glowed as Thorax's eyes became fearful.
"She's going to kill him!" Applejack yelled.
"We have to save him!!!" Spike yelled in a hysteric manner.
Sonic had seen enough and dashed down there to save the Changeling king. The rest of the group then followed his example and rushed down there.
Thorax then closed his eyes and braced himself. Chrysalis was about to finish him off, when suddenly she was struck in the side by a Spin Dash and sent into a wall.
All the Swatbots turned to see Sonic standing there in a battle stance. Sonic then turned to Thorax as he opened his eyes. Sonic extended a hand to help him up, "You alright?"
"Y..yes, thank you." Thorax then placed his hoof in his hand and was helped to his hooves, "Who are you?"
Sonic smiled, "A friend."
The rest of the heroes arrived and regrouped with Sonic.
"Girls?! What are you doing here?" Thorax asked.
"Saving your flank, that's what." Rainbow said as she smirked.
"PRIORITY ONE HEDGEHOG SPOTTED. PREPARE FOR TERMINATION. " All the Swatbots said simultaneously.
The Swatbots approached and raised their right arms, their wrist gauntlets raised up and a laser gun emerged on each of their wrists. They opened fire upon their enemies, the heroes spread out to dodge the blasts.
(End song)
As Sonic looked at a horde of Swatbots approaching him, he failed to notice Chrysalis rise up behind him and glare. He was then sent flying by a whip of Chrysalis' tail. He landed on his feet a skidded to a stop and glared at the robotic Changeling. Twilight saw Sonic was about to battle Chrysalis and decided to do something, "Guys! I'm going to help Sonic, you all deal with these things!" Twilight shouted over the loud footsteps of the Swatbots.
They all nodded as Twilight flew over to Sonic, who briefly glanced at the alicorn.
"What are you doing here?" Sonic asked.
"Making sure you don't get killed." Twilight said as she smirked.
Sonic chuckled and then turned to face Chrysalis, "Good enough for me."
Chrysalis then flew forward and swung at the pair, who simply jumped or flew out of the way. Chrysalis turned to Twilight and shot a beam from her horn, Twilight placed a protective shield around herself, which took the hit from the beam. Sonic took this opportunity to hit Chrysalis with a Homing Attack, which sent her skidding across the ground.
"Anyone got any Bug Spray handy?" Sonic joked, which caused Twilight to slightly giggle.
Chrysalis then took to the air and opened her mouth. She then spat out some green acid at the hedgehog multiple times, Sonic simply dashed from side to side, avoiding the attacks. As Sonic moved, he blew her a raspberry, he yawned, and he tapped his foot impatiently.
Twilight then flew towards the robotic Changeling in hopes of tackling her to the ground, but Chrysalis saw this coming and whacked her with her tail, sending Twilight to the floor.
"Ow." Twilight said as she got back up.
Sonic then leaped into the air and tried hitting her with another Homing Attack, but Chrysalis swayed to the left, avoiding the attack. Sonic landed and turned to see Chrysalis heading right towards him. Sonic then backflipped, kicking her in the jaw in the process. Chrysalis was sent through the air, giving Twilight the opportunity to knock her to the ground with a beam of magic.
"What a combo!!!" Sonic said excitedly.
Chrysalis then shot up into the air and clung herself onto a nearby wall.
"This isn't over yet!" Twilight said.
Chrysalis then aimed her tail at the pair and fired a green beam at the two heroes. They spread out as Chrysalis shot another beam at Twilight, then at Sonic, then at Twilight again, then Sonic once more. She then leaped off the wall and flipped through the air and landed on the ground, creating a green shockwave that sent the two back.
Chrysalis then took flight once more and fired a beam from her horn which tore through the ground. Twilight teleported behind the robotic Changeling and tired to hit her with her hoof, but Chrysalis ducked under the attack and blasted Twilight with her horn, sending her to the ground.
Chrysalis then flew to another position and fired a beam at Sonic, who was currently running forward towards the Changeling. The beam ceased and Sonic leaped into the air and hit Chrysalis with a Homing Attack, sending her to the floor.
Sonic ran over to Twilight and helped her to her hooves while Chrysalis got back up and glared at the pair.
Meanwhile, the heroes were struggling with the Swatbots as their armour just wouldn't break. No matter what any of them did, they just wouldn't break apart. Tails then took to the air and pulled out his Miles Electric and scanned the robots for any weaknesses. The Miles Electric that the specific armour they were using was weak to lightning. Tails then got an idea, "Rainbow, you said pegasi control the weather, right?"
"Yeah, so?"
"We need lightning, now!!!"
Rainbow nodded and flew up to the sky and gathered up as many clouds as she could, while the Swatbots all regrouped and began walking towards the group of heroes. Rainbow smirked, "This is about to get real shocking!!!"
Rainbow then stomped her hooves on the clouds and lightning shot from said clouds. The lightning hit the Swatbots and they began twitching as electricity surrounded their bodies. The Swatbots then shut down and collapsed to the ground like ragdolls.
Rainbow landed as the group turned to her with deadpanned looks on their faces, "What?"
"Dashie, leave the jokes and puns to me, okay?" Pinkie said as Rainbow pouted.
Meanwhile, Chrysalis smacked Sonic away with her tail and blasted Twilight away with a beam from her horn. Chrysalis took flight again and fired more beams at the pair. With barely any time to recover, they struggled to dodge the attacks but managed, barely.
"What do we do?" Sonic asked.
Twilight thought for a moment before turning to her friend, "We don't give her room to think."
"How do we do that?"
"By attacking at the same time."
Sonic smirked and nodded as they both rose up. Chrysalis then charged forward and landed in between the two, she turned to Twilight, only to be hit by a Homing Attack. She turned again, only to be blasted from behind by Twilight, launching her towards Sonic, who roundhoused kicked her into the air. Twilight flew up and punched her in the face, sending her through the air, Sonic hit her with another Homing Attack to the gut, launching her into the sky.
Twilight teleported into the air and began charging up a beam as Chrysalis approached her.
"Chrysalis, you're grounded!!!" Twilight shouted as she fired her beam below her, sending Chrysalis down towards the ground at high speeds.
She crashed onto the ground and a crater formed where she landed. As the smoke cleared, her eyes ceased glowing, she was down for the count.
(End song)
When Twilight landed, Sonic walked over a raised his fist for a fist bump, to which Twilight bumped with her hoof, "Heh, heh. Grounded, nice." Sonic said.
The rest of their friends approached the two and regrouped, "Alright, that takes care of those ruffians. But what about that horrid Robot thing?" Rarity asked.
"The Roboticizer is still dangerous, we have to make sure it isn't used again. But I don't have the proper tools to shut it down, they're back at my workshop in Mobius." Tails said.
"I can take care of that, my Changelings and I can make sure not only that this thing isn't used again, but we can also make sure Chrysalis doesn't go anywhere." Thorax said.
Spike walked over and hugged his friend, "Thanks, Thorax."
Thorax returned the hug and smiled at his friend.
Sonic then turned to his friends, "Alright, the bug's been zapped and the Roboticizer has been taken care of. We have one more factory to take care of, then we take the fight to Eggman."
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's trash it!!!" Rainbow exclaimed.
Thorax waved the group goodbye as they approached the plane, Twilight thought to herself and smiled, "Watch out, Robotnik. I'm coming to claim my kingdom back."