The Flying Fortress Egg Fort Attacks!/Skirmish in the Sky

**The Flying Fortress Egg Fort Attacks!** (or, **Skirmish in the Sky**) is the fifteenth episode that happens in the series Sonic X: Heroes Forever.

## Characters:

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna (Mentioned)
* Amy Rose
* Cream the Rabbit
* Cheese the Chao
* Sonia the Hedgehog
* Sally Acorn
* Manic the Hedgehog
* Bunnie D'Coolette
* Rotor Walrus
* Antoine D'Coolette
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Ray the Flying Squirrel
* NICOLE (Mentioned)
* Vector the Crocodile (First appearance)
* Espio the Chameleon (First appearance)
* Charmy Bee (First appearance)
* Saffron Bee (First appearance)
* Jules Hedgehog
* Queen Aleena Hedgehog/Bernadette Hedgehog
* Maurice Hedgehog (Mentioned)
* Olgilvie Hedgehog (Mentioned)
* E-02 Heavy the Robot (First appearance)
* E-03 Bomb (First appearance)
* Hope Kintobor
* Christopher Thorndyke
* Mr. Tanaka
* Ella
* Sam Speed
* Mr. Stewart
* President (Mentioned)
* Doctor Eggman
* Snively Robotnik
* Bocoe
* Decoe
* Scratch
* Grounder
* Coconuts
* E-33 Buball
* E-42 Torole (Only appearance)
* E-43 Falcon (Only appearance)

## Plot

This episode starts at the Thorndyke Mansion, where Chris gives Sonic a cell phone and then explains its convenient uses though Sonic believes it to be redundant as he has a communicator on his wrist. Chris tries to convince Sonic that they weren't on Mobius and not everyone has access to those sorts of things. Then Tails and Amy reminded Chris that it is time for them to leave and Sonic asks where they are heading. Sonia replies since they are free to go out in public, they are heading to Station Square to go shopping and Amy adds that since Sonic is always going everywhere with Sally, now would be a good time to take advantage of the situation. Sally comes out with the picnic basket and Sonic tosses the phone to Amy and takes off with Sally. Sonic tries to back out, but, when Sally uses his middle name Maurice and gives him a serious talk, Sonic agrees to take the phone, leaving Chris stunned as the couple leave. Chris asks about Sonic's middle name and Jules reveals that the middle name is from Sonic's paternal grandfather. Jules and Aleena were planning on calling Sonic Olgilvie, after his maternal grandfather, but, decided on Sonic at the last second. The group then head for the mall. On the way, Chris starts wondering why Sonic wouldn't want a cell phone, but, Hope tells him that Sonic isn't used to Earth technology. When Chris points out that the city might be in danger caused by Doctor Eggman and don't have time to reach to Sonic, Manic reassures that Sonic will appear when that time comes.

At the shopping center, Ella, Amy, Cream, Bunnie, Cheese, and Sonia are at a clothes shop, with Amy trying on various outfits and Sonia giving her views on them. Humans give the two hedgehogs awkward looks before carrying on their way. Amy and Sonia hope things will tone down soon and Amy asks Sonia about the bracelet she made and if Manic gave it to Sonic, to which the darker hedgehog replies he did. Manic may be a thief, but, he does have moral standards, such as not stealing from the poor. Sonia also admits Manic hadn't had that much luck with girls and she's also realized that Manic likes Amy, too. Amy feels conflicted however, seeing as her crush on Sonic didn't go very well. Sonia gives Amy a hand in advice, telling her that Manic isn't picky about how people dress and tells her to take things slow with Manic a bit so she doesn't come on too strong. Amy thanks Sonia for the advice. Meanwhile, Chris, Tails, and Rotor visit a toy store and Chris picks up a robot he'd been searching around for 2 years. However, Rotor and Tails receive unwanted attention from the public because of their seemingly unique characteristics. When the group tried to have food down at the food court, the public continuously stares at them once again. Tails asks why everyone stares at them and Manic replies that since they defeated Eggman, the public hails them as celebrities. Chris assures that it may take a while for the public to view them as regular public members, though, Hope and Tails voice doubts about that. The group resort to eat somewhere else.

Further downtown, Vector, Espio, and Charmy spot some humans robbing another group of humans. The gang leader tries to shoot, but, because Vector's a Power-Type and human technology isn't as up to standards on Mobius, Vector is unharmed by the barrage and he bends the guns as if they were rubber. Charmy then shrinks down to the size of an Earth bee and begins buzzing around the gang in a blur while Espio turns invisible. One of the humans ask where Espio went, but, Vector tells what he thinks are Overlanders that Espio going missing would be the least of their worries. Upon realizing the "Overlanders" were "humans", Vector writes it down, when Charmy calls that he needs assistance. Espio and Charmy step back when the hostage is free and Vector unleashes a type of knockout gas, making the human gang unconscious. Charmy grows back to normal and the cops would pick up the bad guys in ten minutes. The Chaotix move off.

Meanwhile, at the remains of Dr. Eggman's former base, there are construction workers excavating the remains of the base when suddenly, Dr. Eggman launches a battleship called the Egg Fort, surprising the workers as it takes off to the skies. The doctor taunts it is useless to try and defeat him because he expected the President to order an attack at him and thus built the Egg Fort to continue his reign of world domination and Snively sets the coordinates for Station Square. Meanwhile, Scratch and Grounder are in the storage bay preparing SWATBots, Toroles, and E-43 Falcons. They figure Snively fixed the AI for the Mega SWATBots, but, don't account for being knocked backwards with the lack of safety harnesses. Things only get worse when the worn down chain snaps and more robots get damaged inside the storage bay.

Back with the others, it was revealed that they tried going into a VIP room in a restaurant in hopes of not being hassled, but, the diners there had annoyed them further and the Mobians are stressed with the events that took place in their attempt to enjoy a shopping day, Sonia comparing the upper class humans behaviour to Overlanders, which offends Hope. Sonia quickly corrects this by saying that present company was excluded. Manic however says he was able to find hardware without much issue and Sonia asks if he used the money Chris gave him, to which he replies he has, "for the third time". Chris assured things will be a lot easier for them once people got used to seeing them, but, then he freezes up in shock. They find out why when they spot the Egg Fort flying above Station Square, meaning trouble.

Proudly announcing that he has returned, Eggman vows to destroy the city as revenge from the destruction of his base and rebuild his base here. The doctor deploys numerous "E-42 Torole" robots to knock down the buildings of the city. In an ally, the Chaotix spot the robots and just as they're about to do something, Saffron flies in with a Tether Ring, saying that it used up the last of the Power Rings. Espio and Vector charge in with the Tether Rings and after some reassurance from Charmy, he and Saffron shrink to Earth bee size and charge at a SWATBot. Mighty, meanwhile, manages to take out one of the Mega SWATBots and send a domino effect on some of the other Mega SWATBots. Further out, two other robots, Heavy and Bomb see the attack and use more Tether Rings, destroy more SWATBots. Mighty recognizes Heavy and Bomb, though, Ray does not. Introductions are quickly made, though, Bomb says something that Heavy would rather not translate. After both parties inform each other of what they're doing, Heavy and Bomb charge up their explosion, but, Bomb times it poorly and Heavy had to stop the Torole before it hit the ground. Vector and Espio meet up with Mighty as well and they admit the Detective agency work has been slow lately. Meanwhile, Charmy and Saffron are still zipping around a Mega SWATBot until it toppled over and change back to normal. Mighty explains that Heavy and Bomb are under one of the wreaking robots, but, realizes that Knuckles is still not among the Chaotix group. Mighty and Ray then use their Balance Spiral Team Blast on the robots while the main Chaotix trio use their own Team Blast, Chaotix Recital. Hope remarks while it's terrible singing, it does its job. At this point, Sonic and Sally arrive into the scene and destroy more robots. Sonic and Sally proceed to destroy more of the Toroles and SWATBots Double Spin Dash style and then Eggman challenges Sonic and Sally by attacking them, but, the couple lured the attacks into the Toroles and SWATBots instead. They then try to reach the Egg Fort, but, it is too far for them to reach. Rotor discovers the only way to defeat Eggman is by using the X Tornado and Y Tornado which are still at Chris's home. Mighty, Vector, Espio, Charmy, Heavy, and Bomb all continue to battle while the others race over to Chris' house. Just then, Sam Speed arrives and takes Tails, Rotor, Hope, Chris, Cream, Cheese, and Ella home. At the same time, Sonic and Sally are attacked by Eggman's E-43 Falcons. They try to hide from them, but, they find them and continue pursuing them.

At that moment, Eggman sees Heavy and Bomb on the monitor. He calls in Scratch and Grounder to defeat Heavy and Bomb so they could get a promotion. Coconuts overhears this and decides to prove his worth. Meanwhile, Sonic and Sally see one of the Falcon robots nearby and rides on one in attempt to reach the Egg Fort. Despite this, Eggman activates the flying robots' self-destruct ability and Sally manages to grab him and the two barely hang onto the Egg Fort. However, Sally soon realizes something crucial: despite being part squirrel and part chipmunk, she wasn't very good at gripping surfaces. They eventually land safely on the ground. Eggman then dispatches several robot named the "E-33 Buballs" to attack Sonic and Sally.

Tails, Rotor, Hope, Cream, Cheese, Chris, Ella, and Sam are also attacked by said robots and Hope is about to use her EMP on them, only for Mr. Stewart to save them with a mirror to reflect their weapons to destroy them. Hope wonders how Mr. Stewart knew they would be here, but, he replies he was passing by, to which Hope is unconvinced. Sam tries to catch up with Mr. Stewart from their first meeting at Chris' home and he reveals his birth name to be Samuel Fair before changing it to Sam Speed, though, they are reminded to retrieve the X and Y Tornadoes. He joins with the gang as they made their way to Chris' home. More Buballs attack again, but Mr. Tanaka saves them in a futuristic big rig truck with the X Tornado. Tails, Rotor and Hope then use the plane and take off to the skies to stop Eggman as Sonic and Sally join along, Sonia and Manic following on the latter's Hover Board.

The Egg Fort attacks the X Tornado but Hope and Tails are concerned about fighting Eggman at the city so Sonic taunts at Eggman to get his attention to follow the heroes away from the city. They eventually lead Eggman in the middle of an ocean and continue their fight there. Eggman fires the Egg Fort's Blaster Cannon at the X Tornado and seemingly strikes them directly. The X Tornado is shot by the blast, but, still survives. Realizing that they can only remain flying for a short time, Sonic gets an idea. After securing Sally in the canopy next to Rotor, he asks for Sonia and Manic to come closer and for Tails to get him, Manic, and Sonia two Power Rings each. Standing together, the triplets activate their Power Rings and their Family Combo: the Royal Triplet Dash. Sonic, Sonia, and Manic slice right through the Egg Fort. The flying fortress explodes and sinks below the ocean, but, Sonic and Hope are worried Eggman will soon be back.

Meanwhile, the Chaotix had finished up the last of the robots... or so they thought when Heavy picks up the signal of a Dark Ring. Coconuts shows up and throws a bomb, but, Heavy makes short work of it. An enraged Coconuts lets off a Badnik Beamer, which blinds the Chaotix, Ray, and Saffron as well as other bystanders. Heavy then throws Bomb at Coconuts then grabs him, saying he won't let go until he's told of Scratch and Grounder's location. The two suddenly show up and Bomb charges up another explosion, thus blowing up Team S6 and throwing them into the sea. By now, the Chaotix finally recover from the Badnik Beamer light, and they have a bit of cleaning up to tend to. Sonic's group rushes in to join the others and they decide to help the humans. Before they could do anything, Aleena shows up and tells the Mobians and Hope to rest while she tends to the injured humans. The Mobians and Hope take a well earned break as Aleena keeps her word as the episode ends.

## Differences between this and the real episode:

* Sonic's reason for not wanting a phone in the real episode was because he wanted to be left alone. Here, it's because his communicator was more convenient and the phone seemed like a redundant thing. Plus, Sally convinces Sonic to keep the phone, while he just ditches it in the real episode.
* The scene with Amy trying on dresses is expanded and showcases a friendship between her and Sonia while they also discuss Manic.
* In the shop scene, the mother pulling the kid away was more respectful toward Tails and Rotor than she was to Tails in the original.
* The scene in the VIP area was cut, as was the Mayor scene.
* Knuckles wasn't mentioned in the original episode, but, he is here.
* Vector, Charmy, and Espio debuted in episode 39 of the Egg Moon Saga in Season 2 in the original series, much later than this episode.
* Amy was in the car in the original episode, but, not in this one. Hope and Rotor replace her. In addition, Hope and Rotor replace Amy and Chris aboard the X Tornado.
* Sally holds on a little bit longer than Sonic did in the original, but, even then, she lost her grip.