The Threat From Outer Space/Shadow World

**The Threat From Outer Space** (or **Shadow World**), is the thirty-sixth episode of Sonic X: Heroes Forever.

## Characters

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Rouge the Bat
* Amy Rose
* Cream the Rabbit
* Sally Acorn
* Rotor Walrus
* Sonia the Hedgehog
* Manic the Hedgehog
* Julie-Su
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Ray the Flying Squirrel
* Archimedes the Fire Ant
* Elias Acorn (First physical appearance)
* Bunnie D'Coolette
* Antoine D'Coolette
* Payback Fox
* Fiona Fox (Mentioned)
* Lupe Wolf (Mentioned)
* King Maximillian Acorn (Mentioned, not named)
* Queen Alicia Acorn (Mentioned, not named)
* Queen Aleena Hedgehog/Bernadette Hedgehog
* Sir Charles Hedgehog
* Jules Hedgehog (Does not speak)
* King Terios the Hedgehog (Mentioned, not named)
* Aurora (Mentioned)
* E-02 Heavy the Robot
* E-03 Bomb
* Cheese the Chao
* Hope Kintobor
* Maria Robotnik
* Gerald Robotnik
* Geraldo Robotnik (Mentioned, not named)
* Doctor Kintobor (Mentioned)
* Abraham Tower (Mentioned)
* Professor Von Schlemmer (Mentioned)
* Christopher Thorndyke
* Chuck Thorndyke
* Sam Speed
* Mister Tanaka
* Ella
* Danny
* Frances
* Helen
* Mister Stewart
* Scarlet Garcia
* Mister Smith (Mentioned)
* Christina Cooper
* Topaz
* President
* Black-Suited Agents (First appearance)
* Police officers
	+ Officer Albright

* Jerome Wise
* Howard Watcher (Mentioned)
* Captain Westwood (Mentioned)
* Doctor Eggman
* Bertha Robotnik (Mentioned)
* Despair Kintobor (Mentioned)
* Decoe
* Bocoe
* Bokkun
* Scratch
* Egg Golem (First appearance)
* E-01 (First appearance)
* E-12 Behemoth
* E-99 Eggsterminator (Mentioned)

## Plot

The episode starts off with a news report saying that there were no injured survivors after the destruction of Prison Island, leaving Sally angered that Watcher is still out there trying to capture Sonic. Sonic tells his girlfriend that they can't let anger get the best of them and assures her they can stop Watcher when they find him and Rotor explains he had a camera film everything when they broke into Prison Island and they can show Abraham later. Amy then wonders what's happened to Chris if he's not on Prison Island or at the temporary Thorndyke residence and realizes Shadow must have got him. Sonic then becomes determined to rescue Chris, remembering how he saved him and Sally when they ended up in Chris' pool and he must return the favor otherwise he'd be as bad as Watcher. A news report comes on, revealing that Westwood is still looking for Sonic, leaving Ella to turn off the TV in disgust. Sally too doesn't condone Westwood in the slightest and a new voice reveals he agrees with her. A surprised Sally looks up to see her brother, Elias, who had been searching for her for months and finally succeeded. They both hug and Elias reveals their parents are safe as well. Sonic is happy to see his girlfriend reunited with her brother, but, reminds Sally they need to find Chris and Amy reminds Sonic that the police are on his tail, only for Sonic to correct her by saying G.U.N. is looking for him. Rotor tells Sonic he sent the footage to the police and Sonic announces that he's not going to let Eggman do "Aurora knows what" to Chris. Sally, Manic, and Sonia immediately offer to go with Sonic to save Chris and Tails realizes that Shadow most likely took Chris to Eggman's base, but, they have no clue where to look. Sonic suggests they spread out.

Meanwhile Knuckles, Julie-Su, Mighty, Ray, and Archimedes are running through a desert looking for the artificial Master Emerald that Julie-Su gave Rouge yesterday. The artificial Master Emerald can enhance or neutralize the Chaos Emeralds and Knuckles fears what kind of damage could happen if Eggman gets his hands on that. He also makes it clear he still doesn't trust Rouge, much to the annoyance of the others. The ground suddenly shakes and Julie-Su and the boys move further only to discover Eggman's pyramid base thanks to a rocket flying toward it, with Mighty noting that subtlety was never a strong suit of Eggman.

While all this was going on, Chris is then seen inside Space Colony ARK along with Shadow. Chris wonders if he's the first kid to have ever gone to outer space to which Shadow replies he is not. Chris notes that Aleena mentioned her grandfather looks like Shadow and asks if Mobius had cloning technology, but, Shadow starts feeling shock as he hears this as it sounds familiar yet he has no clue why. Staring out through the window, Shadow receives another flashback to his past: he, Maria, and Gerald being chased by the G.U.N. soldiers. Eventually, Shadow is trapped inside a capsule and Maria was there, asking Shadow to fulfil her promise which were the last words before Shadow is sent to Earth in the capsule. Unfortunately, most of the words are muted due to Gerald manipulating Shadow's memories. Shadow vows to have revenge over humanity. Meanwhile Eggman, Decoe, Bocoe, Scratch, and Grounder began to prepare the Eclipse Cannon, though Rouge doesn't think it will do anything. Eggman explains the Eclipse Cannon can destroy an entire planet. Scratch comments it's a step down from the Death Egg’s Final Egg Blaster which can destroy entire clusters stars, but, Eggman quickly shuts him up. Rouge realizes the technology is way too advanced for anything Earth can make and wonders if it could work, but, Eggman assures her it will.

Down in Station Square, Danny, Helen, and Frances are all worried about Chris as he didn't respond to Helen's calls. Frances notes that no one's heard from Chris for ages and Danny suggests they find Lupe so she can use her link with nature to find Chris. Just then, four blurs rush by and Danny notes one of them looks like Sonic, but, Frances notices Officer Albright nearby so she quickly covers his mouth. Luckily, Officer Albright assures them the police know Sonic is innocent and it's G.U.N. looking for him. Albright notes that a military unit isn't hard to miss, and Frances and Albright comment on the beauty of the sky.

In a dilapidated building, Mr. Stewart and Scarlet Garcia were investigating it, noting that it may be hard to talk to the guy their looking for if they mention Project: Shadow as he got tangled up with it and that ruined his life. They find Jerome Wise who is eating dumpster fries and still hasn't given up his petty grudge against Sonic. He threatens Scarlet and Mr. Stewart until he realizes they aren't thieves and they ask him where Mr. Smith is. Jerome points out he lives in the room behind him. Mr. Stewart notes Mr. Smith just left as the bed is still warm and they should wait for him.

Unknown to them, Eggman has interrupted a baseball game playing on the TV with his "update", telling everyone to look to the sky and he's broadcasting this from space with the help of Decoe and Bocoe, about to show everyone the "true power of the Eggman Empire". Shadow watches with anticipation while Chris looks on with worry. Eggman presses a button on the panel, sending a beam flying into the moon, smashing half of it clean off. Sonia quickly realizes Eggman has Chaos Emeralds in his procession and Sonic realizes it may be like the E-99 Eggsterminator again. Manic wonders about how they'll find Chris, but, Sonic points out if they don't stop the Eclipse Cannon, they won't be able to save *anyone*. Sonic then points out to his siblings and girlfriend that if Shadow is able to warp with just one emerald, he's working for Eggman and the Emeralds scatter to different places every single time they are used at once, he must have used Chaos Control to get them to space. Now, the quartet have another problem: they know Chris is in space, but, they don't know how to get to him. They'd need all seven emeralds to perform Chaos Control and the technology on Earth isn't nearly as advanced as on Mobius. With Eggman announcing there's only 24 hours before the Cannon fires again, Sally realizes they don't have much time.

In the X Tornado, Tails, Cream, Rotor, Amy, and Cheese all realize the gravity of the situation when they note that Eggman would blow up the Earth if he wished to. Tails has an idea though: if the group keep one emerald out of Eggman's reach, they may have a chance.

Back onboard the Space Colony ARK, Chris and Rouge also note that the Eclipse Cannon could blow up Earth if he wanted to, with only six of the emeralds. Chris then asks Shadow why he brought him to the Space Colony. The black blur doesn't reply, but, he does have a flashback: this one is of him with a much younger and gentler sounding voice while talking to Maria. He notes he's seen pictures, but, from what Gerald told Shadow, they are nothing to what the Earth actually looks like. Maria mentions that despite her dad disliking the Cold War currently going on, she's also interested in finding out and Shadow hopes she'd be cured of her disease by then and that Abraham could come. Shadow notes Gerald created him for something important, but, doesn't know what exactly and hopes he can find out someday and it relates to Earth. Back in the present, Rouge wonders if Shadow ever smiles and then starts to have a chat with Chris. He reveals that while he's scared, he knows panicking won't help the situation. Rouge compliments his bravery and Chris admits it was his own fault with him being in the situation, that he wanted to help Sonic and he wasn't thinking straight. Rouge tells him he was being faithful and Chris believes that could be a problem with himself. Rouge tells him that his heart is in the right place and loyalty is a good trait to have. Chris also admits for the longest time, he felt he didn't have any friends and he wished to have friends unlike any other on Earth on his 12th birthday and that night, Sonic and Sally landed in the family pool and the Freedom Fighters were (in his mind, at least) the first real friends he's ever had and they made him feel confident in himself. Chris also admitted to Rouge that he was conflicted about finding the Emeralds as he wanted to help his friends home, but, didn't want to say goodbye. He also admits he feels like a burden to the Freedom Fighters, but, Rouge gives him some insight: the Mobians are aliens on Earth and Chris was the first human to show any of them real compassion, kindness, and guidance despite him only seeing animals like them on cartoons and as plush toys before. She also notes that Chris has more knowledge of Earth than any of the Mobians and has been a massive help. Chris and Rouge notice Shadow walking off and Chris wonders what's up with him. Rouge admits she can't figure him out, but, he keeps mentioning someone named Professor Robotnik. Chris remembers that Bertha, Eggman's mother, has the same last name as him and that Hope's last name, Kintobor, is Robotnik spelt backwards. Rouge notes it took those on Mobius years to figure out.

Back down on Earth, Tails, Sir Charles, Chuck, and Rotor are modifying the Y Tornado. Tails notes one Emerald isn't enough to get to space, but, Sir Charles notes they only have one. Tails points out that isn't the case and shows not only the yellow emerald, but, a duplicate too. He notes it's not as powerful as the real one, but, the wavelength and prosperities are the same. He inserts the Emeralds into the plane for power.

At the Bucket Hotel, Scarlet and Mr. Stewart leave with no success and they don't notice some G.U.N. agents nearby. Bokkun ends up leading the agents down toward where Sonic, his siblings, and Sally all went. They all run into Knuckles, Julie-Su, Mighty, and Ray all battling some robots and the eight of them team up to battle. Manic explains it's all Westwood's fault and Sally notices some new objects Knuckles is wearing. He says he picked them up on the way there. Sonic then calls to Mighty and Ray about a Team Blast they had worked on while on Eggman Island together and requests to use it now: Rebel Tornado. It manages to clear away the robots just as Mr. Tanaka gets there. Just then, Bunnie opens up a manhole and calls for the group to follow her.

Meanwhile, Eggman threatens the President that he will use the Eclipse Cannon unless the population surrenders. This fails to work as the president knows Sonic is framed and was locked up so he can't stop Eggman. He then points out that Sonic running free is irrelevant as G.U.N. believes he's truly done evil deeds and that there's only 12 hours to surrender. Hope and Abraham were listening to the whole transmission however and Abraham works out it came from Space Colony ARK and Hope realizes Eggman must have found it. Abe then realizes if all seven emeralds are in there, a worse fate will fall Earth as Gerald had planned out. Abe hopes Shadow remembers Maria's wish and Abe promised Maria to right all the wrong doings of G.U.N..

In the desert, Mr. Tanaka is driving Knuckles, Sonic, Sally, Julie-Su, Archimedes, Cream, Amy, Manic, Sonia, Bunnie, Antoine, and Cheese to Eggman's base. The two echidnas explained how they, Mighty, Ray, and Archimedes found the base and that Archimedes couldn't find Chris in there. Sonic realizes Chris must be in space, much to Bunnie's shock. When the group get to the base, Bunnie can immediately tell it's the right one as subtlety was never a strong suit of Eggman. Amy notes the place could be dangerous, but, Manic insists that it *is* dangerous considering it's Eggman's base. Sonic notes some of them have to stay with Tanaka. Meanwhile, Topaz and Payback saw Sonic and his friends enter the base and quietly follow inside. Payback notes it was good that Abe gave them direct communication because she doesn't trust Westwood, to which Topaz agrees.

While inside, Amy tries to break the door with her Piko Piko Hammer and Long Hammer, but, has no such luck. Tanaka quickly realizes there's a keyhole so there must be a key somewhere. A voice interrupts the group and they turn to see E-01, the very first E-Series robot. He reveals that he had made the E-Series itself very flawed, and that he'd been spying on Knuckles and the rest of the Chaotix through Heavy and Bomb, much to the shock of Mighty. E-01 then summons 1000 E-12 Behemoths and the Mobians all attack them. This was all just a decoy however, as Bokkun set up the Egg Golem to attack the group. Bokkun activates the Golem Punch, which breaks the door Amy had trouble getting open. Mighty tries throwing a robot at the Golem, only for it to use its Golem Screw and redirect the robot after damaging it and Knuckles quickly destroys what's left of it. Sonic jumps onto it's arms, only to be headbutted by the Golem after he's caught in it's arms and Sonic falls to the ground hard. Suddenly, Topaz and Payback are grabbed by the Egg Golem and Mr. Tanaka does some martial art poses in front of the Golem while Manic grabs the remote and programs the Golem to walk to the sea and chase Bokkun away. Sally helps Topaz and Payback up and Sonic mistakes Payback for Fiona. She explains she's Payback and stress has made her look older than she actually is, she's 16 years old.

Meanwhile, the Y Tornado is flying toward the base when there's a smaller plane flying nearby. Tails realizes it's Hope piloting it and she explains that Abraham is with her and the plane is called the Tornado 3. The base opens and both crafts land, causing Hope to transform the plane into the Cyclone mode. Tails, Rotor, Sir Charles, Jules, Aleena, and Elias all jump out of the Y Tornado and Tails notes they can't take any chances with the Y Tornado's modifications as they haven't been tested yet. Abe suggests taking the space shuttle and he himself had been to Space Colony ARK, knowing the way there. Cream asks if she can come and Topaz assures she can. Payback then looks at Hope with unease and reveals that she resembles Kintobor's niece, Despair, on Moebius, but, Sonic assures Hope's not like that. Hope asks if they can talk about this later and Sonic reveals Chris is on the ARK, causing her to be alarmed. Abe tells everyone to get aboard the shuttle and Sonic internally tells Chris not to worry as the episode ends.

## Differences between this, the real episode and Sonic Adventure 2

* In the real episode, everyone is relieved no one is hurt from Prison Island. Here, Sally is angry that Watcher is still out there.
* In the real episode, Amy points out the police are looking for Sonic and he says not to worry. Here, when she tries to point out the police, Sonic corrects her by saying G.U.N. is looking for him. This is thanks to Rotor sending security footage to the police.
* Knuckles having a flashback to the first episode of the saga is cut, mostly because this story fixed the continuity error of Knuckles and Rouge having known each other before and the fact Rouge actively put the Master Emerald back. Doesn't mean he trusts Rouge completely yet.
* Chris asks Shadow if he and Sonic are related in the real episode. Here, he questions if Mobius has cloning technology due to Shadow's supposed resemblance to Terios.
* Shadow's having a fake memory because of Gerald's warping memories. This wasn't too clear in the real episode.
* Scratch mentions the Death Egg's Final Egg Blaster, which didn't appear in Sonic X.
* Rouge's tone is far more sarcastic when she comes across the Eclipse Cannon than in the real episode.
* Danny, Helen, and Frances find out the police know that Sonic is innocent and realize they don't need to hide Sonic's location.
* In the real episode, Cream comments the moon was pretty before Eggman destroyed it. She doesn't say that here.
* Rouge and Chris have a heart-to-heart talk about how Chris wished for some new friends on his 12th birthday and he got them in the forms of Sonic and Sally and they also talk about how Chris has changed overtime and loyalty and trust. This does not happen in the real episode.
* Shadow and Maria's conversation is expanded so she mentions her father and the fact that she has a disease.
* Cream is the one to open the manhole in the episode. Here, it's Bunnie.
* The President knows Sonic is innocent here, but, he doesn't in the real episode. Also, he doesn't talk to Sam.
* Hope and Abraham pick up a transmission. This doesn't happen in the real episode with anyone from Sonic X.
* In the real episode, Knuckles mentions that Shadow, Chris, and Rouge are all in space. Here, he and Julie-Su mention that Archimedes realized Chris wasn't in Eggman's base.
* In the real episode, Amy says Eggman's base could be dangerous and tells Cream and Cheese to stay close. Here, in response to saying Eggman's base could be dangerous, Manic says it *is* dangerous simply because it's Eggman's base.
* The group all gang up on Knuckles in the real episode to find the key. Here, they don't get to try because E-01 interrupts things and sends E-12s after them.
* Cream steals the remote from Bokkun and reprograms it in the real episode. Here, it's Manic who does it.
* The attacks the Egg Golem do in this episode have the game Golem in them. In the real episode, that wasn't the case outside of the Japanese dub.
* In the real episode, Tails realizes there's too many people to fit into the X Tornado and they take the Space Shuttle. In this one, Tails doesn't want to take any chances with the Y Tornado's new modifications.
* The Cyclone was piloted by Tails in SA2. Here, Hope pilots it because Tails has his own plane.
* Cream comes with the group to space in this episode. In the real episode, she stays behind with Topaz.