Archie Sonic Universe Online Issue 50

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***Sonic Universe Issue 50*** is the fiftieth issue of the Sonic Universe comic series. It is also the second landmark issue in the spin-off series.

## Solicitation

*In 1999, the world was introduced to a very different version of our heroic, blue blur. As prince to the kingdom, and armed with the power of music, Sonic and his sister Sonia and brother Manic sought to find their mother, Queen Aleena, and defeat the evil dictator, Dr. Robotnik. Now, 20 years later, the story concludes in “Swan Song”! Robotnik has the royal siblings right where he wants them, with roboticizion a foregone conclusion. Who can save the young resistance leaders? It’s our first issue of Sonic Universe Online, and the milestone no Sonic Underground fan can miss! Featuring cover art by Riggo!*

## Story One

***Swan Song***
The attack on Robotnik's base with the three cargo ships did not work, as there is not even a scratch on the building. Sleet and Dingo are seen trying to leave Robotropolis because as Sleet says to Dingo, he doesn't trust Robotnik as their service is no longer required since he now has “them” in his possession. They end up getting shot down by one of the Robotnik's command ships and taking prisoners for robotization.

Meanwhile Sonic, Sonia and Manic are seen captured by Robotnik in a traditional stone dungeon (complete with shackles on the walls), who is gloating at the fact that he's basically on the verge of victory, but they point out that he’s forgetting that their mother is still out there. He dismisses the remark however, as he feels that compared to the trio, their beloved mother is going to be far easier to capture. After he leaves, Manic is still somewhat concerned how they'll get out of the situation and Sonia and Sonic assure him that it's not going to be a problem with Sonia saying that she knows how he feels, but that they have to be confident that their mother has a plan even if they don't know what it is. Queen Aleena then appears and tells Manic that Sonia is right but that she does wish she could have arrived a lot sooner.

Freeing her children with the scepter, she explains to them that the scepter has many powers including teleportation, and while she wishes she could explain more, they don't have time for it right now and asks for the medallions. When Sonic questions why, Aleena says she can't go into much detail since Robotnik would be surely listening in on them, but that she's going to use the medallions to be specifically prepared for what must be done. Though Sonic questions what she means by that, Sonia points out she already said she can't tell them and they just have to trust her. Aleena them leaves the trio, saying she will be back as soon as she can with the promise that starting today from that moment, nothing will keep them apart.

Now freed and wondering what do next, Sonia has an idea and tells Manic to mess with Robotnik’s security so they can get out of the building, while she tries to locate anything that might help the plan as Sonic plays decoy and cause as much chaos as possible, with the three agreeing that if this is the end, they're going to go out on a high note.

As the plan goes along and Sonia and Sonic do their parts, Manic ends up being captured by a shadowy figure. Meanwhile in Mobodoon, Mayor Winnyham is surprised by Aleena being there, who tells him that she needs to use the power stone to charge her children's medallions. Winnyham tries to argue that doing that would cause a power surge, but Aleena rebukes by saying it won’t when she does it and that he has to trust her as this is the moment they've been waiting for.

While Sonic and Sonia are having trouble finding Robotnik, Sonic remembers Sonia still has the pendant she got from the Emerald Peninsula, but Sonia is reluctant to use it as she can only do it safely one more time, but Sonic reminds her that this is the best chance to use it. Sonia agrees and uses the pendant to find out where Robotnik is, only to find Manic is about to be roboticized. They then look on the monitor where the roboticizer is to find Manic’s location and go after him until they meet up with Sonic's step foster parents, Uncle Chuck and Lady Windimere, all roboticized, who then proceed to attack them as both are hesitant to fight back. As Sonic wishes they had the medallions they could wake them up as it would make fighting the SWATbots easier, Sonic gets knocked on the head by a roboticized Sleet.

As Sonic asks Sonia what is the plan, Aleena arrives and they ask if she's brought the medallions, to which Aleena replies she did but that it's too dangerous to use them without Manic, though assures them she'll take care of this. Using the scepter, she sings and gives all the roboticized citizens the free will back. However, Sleet snatches the pendant away from Sonia, which makes Sonic think it didn't work on him, but Sleet corrects them by saying that it did but he plans to use the pendant to get rid of the hedgehogs and then Robotnik. Sonia warns him that it's too dangerous since the pendant won't work properly again. Ignoring her, Sleet tries to use the pendant but a vortex appears and he ends up being sucked into the pendant, which shocks and saddens Sonic, Sonia and Aleena.

Meanwhile, as Robotnik gloats at the fact that he's about to roboticize Manic and join his foster father as his robotic servant, Knuckles arrives along with all the friends and allies that the Sonic Underground met on their quest. Manic thanks them for the rescue, but then wonders who sent the invite, to which Bartleby replies to Manic there's only one person who could have gotten them all together. Robotnik in response calls upon his SWATbots to come aid him, leading to a fight between Robotnik’s forces and the resistance. Cornered, Robotnik is demanding a roboticized Dingo to do something, saying that he can't even be roboticized right due to being a mutant and acknowledging why Sleet hated him so much. Having had enough, Dingo promptly grabs Robotnik and tells him to "*shut it*", tossing him into the roboticizer and activating it, getting Robotnik roboticized—to the surprise of Sonia, Aleena and Sonic, along with their roboticized foster families as they arrive in the control room.

Sonia then sees Knuckles and asks about the floating island, to which Knuckles says it's grounded for now, but that it was worth it for what's about to happen. Sonic wonders what he means by that, to which Aleena asks for Manic to come quickly to them. She goes on to explain that since Robotnik's coup, she had scoured the planet to find the seven Chaos Emeralds (using the same appearance from the games), telling them it will give them powers to work miracles and that she knows they can do it. Using the power of the emeralds, they transform into Superstar Sonic, Melodic Manic and Symphonic Sonia (basically their Super States) and use their newfound power to destroy the rest of Robotnik’s forces, freeing every roboticized citizen from Robotnik's grip and undoing the effects of Robotnik's conquest, using the show's theme song. Returning to normal, the siblings hug their mother when they are greeted by the Oracle of Delphius. Manic asks if it's finally over, to which the oracle says that nothing is truly over and that there's still much work to do, but that the prophecy has indeed come true, congratulating them.

Sometime later, the oracle reflects on these events and what happened afterwards: As foretold long ago, Queen Aleena and her kids formed the Council of Four, reclaiming the kingdom and restoring proper order, with all who were roboticized returned to normal with the families and people torn apart by Robotnik once again made whole. The aristocracy was restructured with those that had been loyal to Robotnik stripped of noble bearing, but promised that with a hard work ethic they could still be accepted into society. A roboticized Robotnik and Dingo meanwhile are seen trying to redeem themselves by serving chili dogs to the citizens in order to make up for past mistakes, with the oracle acknowledging that perhaps even *they* will have a place and role to fulfill. Dingo is then seen offering a still trapped Sleet to let him out if he helps them sell chili dogs and that they'll even be partners, but Sleet refuses.

The oracle then concludes by saying that this ends this tale, though questions whether it’s really the end or rather a beginning, for many more adventures are likely to follow, but those adventures will be with the royal family not separated, but together.

### Off-Panel

* **Script**: Dr. Z
* **Pencils**: ZombieMocha
* **Inks**: Mewy Marsher
* **Colors**: Lav
* **Letters**: Dr. Z

***"Friend or Bro"***

Both Knuckles meet each other and asks what they do in their respective zones. Knuckles says that he fought gods, saved his race, and strong enough to become one of the cosmos. While Knuckles, from the Underground Zone, says that he got a pet dinosaur. Knuckles then collapsed to the ground in disappointment.

### Appearances

#### Characters

* Knuckles (Underground Version)
* Sonic (Underground Version)
* Sonia the Hedgehog
* Manic the Hedgehog
* Dr. Robotnik (Underground Version)
* Bartleby Montclair of Dresden
* Farrell
* Poor woman (the one who was *going* to adopt Manic)
* Commoner couple (Sonic's adoptive parents)
* Sleet
* Dingo
* Queen Aleena
* Uncle Chuck (Underground Version)
* Lady Windermere
* Oracle of Delphius

## Key Events

* Sleet and Dingo are roboticized.
* Every character that the Sonic Underground met on their quest returns for the final battle.
* Robotnik is defeated by roboticizing himself.
* The Oracle of Delphius' prophecy comes true, reuniting Queen Aleena with her beloved children and putting the Hedgehog Dynasty back into power.

## Trivia

* Robotnik's main base is revealed to be undamaged from the cargo ship collision seen at the end of the episode *Virtual Danger*.
* The music notes seen when the Underground use the chaos emeralds are the actual notes of the show's own theme song, using the sheet music as reference. The lyrics are even shown too.
* Manic's line "*I hate Mondays.*" is a reference to the *Garfield* comics by Jim Davis.
* Ironically, in the episode *The ART of Destruction*, Manic says that they could be reunited with their mother "*20 years from now*".
* Apparently, the Council of Four is not the name of an actual council, but the new band that is formed after the reunion with the Queen.
* The crescent decorations on the stage (and the staff that Luke Periwinkle holds) resemble the Crescent Moon Wand, one of Sailor Moon's weapons in the DIC English dub of *Sailor Moon*.
	+ The Royal Scepter looks remarkably different than how it look in the episode *Wedding Bell Blues* too. While the Scepter in the episode was golden with a pink jewel, *this* version of the scepter had a white shaft and a red bottom (making it look like a *Sailor Moon* weapon—specifically the Eternal Tiare from the final season, *Sailor Stars*). The head resembles a microphone.

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