Mayhem! 6 Chaos Emeralds/Emerald Anniversary

**Mayhem! 6 Chaos Emeralds** (Or, **Emerald Anniversary**) is the twenty-third episode in Sonic X: Heroes Forever.

## Characters:

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
* Cream the Rabbit
* Cheese the Chao
* Rouge the Bat
* Sally Acorn
* NICOLE
* Shard the Hedgehog
* Rotor Walrus
* Sonia the Hedgehog
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Dulcy the Dragon
* Antoine D'Coolette
* Ray the Flying Squirrel
* Bunnie D'Coolette
* Manic the Hedgehog
* Julie-Su
* Ruby the Bat (Mentioned)
* Queen Aleena Hedgehog/Bernadette Hedgehog
* Sir Charles Hedgehog
* Jules Hedgehog
* Hope Kintobor
* Abraham Tower
* Christopher Thorndyke
* Nelson Thorndyke
* Lindsey Thorndyke
* Chuck Thorndyke
* Mr. Tanaka
* Ella
* Helen
* Danny
* Frances
* Mr. Stewart
* Topaz
* President (Mentioned)
* President's third assistant
* Doctor Eggman
* Decoe
* Bocoe
* Scratch
* Grounder
* Coconuts
* E-05 Rhinoking (Only appearance)
* E-74 Weazo (Only appearance)

## Plot

The episode begins at the Thorndyke Mansion with everyone returning home from Japan. While Chris greets Ella, Sally picks up NICOLE, she starts to tell her about Shard and while his Roboticization wasn't complete, if it ever was, everyone would be in big trouble. NICOLE also mentions she wasn't able to find a visual representation and Sally concludes they must warn the others. Meanwhile, down at Area 99, someone is showing a new robot to Abraham Tower made to combat Dr. Eggman known as Project Beetle. They are hoping that it will be a success, especially since the president is making it a high priority. The other man says not to worry, as Abraham has been keeping G.U.N. on the cutting edge of technology since he enrolled as an engineer. In the city, Topaz and Rouge are near a jewelry store. Rouge fondly starts remembering her mother and Topaz assumes the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Rouge is quick to defend her mother, saying she owned a jewelry store and Topaz realizes that talking about Rouge's mother is a sensitive area, so she decides to say no more about it. Nelson then pulls up in his limo and enters the store. The owners are happy to see him. He tells them that he's looking for an anniversary gift for Lindsey. He then notices a sheet covering something on a stand. The man unveils the sheet, revealing the purple Chaos Emerald. Rouge says that just one could guarantee her mother's safety for half a year. After the store owners make it into a ring and Nelson leaves the store, Rouge and Topaz come up with a plan.

Back at the Thorndyke Mansion, Sally and NICOLE let the other Mobians and Hope know of Shard. Aleena reveals she knows who he is, the captain of her guard and an incredibly rare Speed/Fly/Power/Balance-Type and was captured by Eggman shortly before the Chaos Control incident. If he were to become fully Roboticized, even Aleena herself may not be able to stand a chance against Shard. She then shows everyone what Shard looks like via a projection on a jewel in her crown. Sally says that since Shard isn't fully Roboticized, there is still a chance to win him over onto the good side, but, Sonic fears that if Eggman does remember Shard, he would definitely go after him. At this point, Chris enters the room and says that his dad wants them to go to Filmdom City. After Rotor asks what that is, Chris elaborates that it's like Maryland's equivalent to Hollywood in California and Cream points out that Chris' mom works there. Upon hearing that piece of news, Chris starts to realize it's his parents' wedding anniversary and his dad comes up with convoluted plans every year to try and make Lindsey happy. When Hope asks what he means, Chris elaborates on the time last year he ordered everyone to go skydiving from his jet to show everyone some flowers he planted for her and for her birthday, Nelson skydived onto Lindsey's set which delayed the movie's release by three weeks. The Mobians decided to split into two groups: the adult Mobians would look for Shard, while the kids, teens, and Hope would go with Chris to Filmdom City.

As the younger group were getting the Y Tornado ready to go, Chris asks him how many more Chaos Emeralds they need. Tails says that they had four and the one Knuckles got from Hawk. Mighty concludes they need two more. Hope then says that they need to take consideration when adding a new Chaos Emerald to their collection. The four Emeralds they have are fine due to the adaptation they have with one another, but, when a new Emerald gets added, they could potentially create an electromagnetic reaction, causing major havoc. On top of that, when the seven emeralds were together, they caused the warp which sent everyone to Earth in the first place. Everyone quickly hops aboard, including Sonic, who admits he hasn't been to Filmdom City yet. Dulcy hesitates to board the plane and Sally admits she's too big to get in and her claustrophobia wouldn't help. Dulcy doesn't know how she'd be able to get to Filmdom City without humans becoming worried about her, but, Hope comes up with an idea: a Cloaking Watch, which could make Dulcy appear to change her appearance or even turn invisible. Hope also says Dulcy can still cast a shadow, so she should fly under the Y Tornado. The plane takes off and Dulcy follows under it, Tails saying it shouldn't be long until they get there. While all that was going on, with the adult Mobians, Antoine and Aleena notice Helen, Frances, and Danny, and they decide to ask them for help.

Upon arrival, Nelson recognizes Hope and Sonic (the latter from his race against Sam Speed) and Chris introduces him to the rest of his friends. Nelson questions Ray's stutter, but, he tells him it's normal and Chris also points out Dulcy is a dragon outside and she mostly eats chocolate. Nelson says that that mustn't be good for her health, but, Hope assures that she can't get health problems from obesity. She's also enjoying a chocolate brownie outside. Last, but, not least, Chris introduces his dad to Mr. Stewart, who, much to Manic's shock, had followed them there, (the green hedgehog questioning why no one else finds this strange). Nelson then explains that he intends to disguise himself as Lindsey's co-star in the movie she's working on and when she approaches him and realizes it's him, he'll reveal the Emerald to her, then, Chris, Sonic's friends, and the mansion staff will spring the surprise celebration, leaving Lindsey in awe and gratitude. When Hope asks Chris if it's a good idea, he admits he'd take this over skydiving any day. Rouge and Topaz are listening in on the conversation and the former says the emeralds are the key to saving her mother. When Nelson shows them the Emerald in the case, the electromagnetic reaction between Nelson's Emerald and Sonic's Emerald goes off and Hope tells Nelson to shut the box. Sally asks Sonic why he brought an emerald, to which he replies it seemed like a good idea at the time as he thought they wouldn't find a Chaos Emerald today. Nelson says it wasn't an emerald in his box as it's purple, not green, but, Chris and Sonic elaborate that the Emeralds come in six other colors besides green and Hope and Sally tell him they are the reason why they are on Earth at all. Nelson says the jewel was one of a kind and Amy asked if the store always had the Chaos Emerald, Nelson says they found it very recently. Hope realizes the Humans had no idea of the emerald's true power and she and Chris explain that the emeralds only have this kind of reaction around other Chaos Emeralds if they weren't adapted to each other. Nelson admitted if he knew that, he would have left the jewel where it was, but, Hope says that would have been a bad idea, too, especially if Eggman was after it. Tanaka reminds Nelson that the filming is almost ready and that he should get changed, but, Nelson's having reservations about the plan.

While all of that was going on, Knuckles and Julie-Su were walking on the outskirts of Filmdom City, looking for where the surge of Chaos Energy was coming from. As their red emerald pulses, Julie-Su says they're getting closer. Much to Knuckles' surprise, his Chaos Ring from Carnival Island also starts pulsing, as it's been dormant ever since that adventure. At the set, Nelson is still very nervous about the plan, just as the two echidnas show up and Sonic rounds a corner to see them. Knuckles introduces Sonic to Julie-Su and Sonic worries that Eggman may have gotten her as well, but, she points out the cybernetics were actually from her clan. Knuckles then explains he and Julie-Su were here because he sensed a surge of Chaos Energy and Sonic explains to them about the ring that Nelson had made. Julie-Su is in utter shock about this and Sonic hopes nothing else goes wrong. As if tempting fate, Nelson accidentally trips, causing the Chaos Emerald to fall out of the box and the same electromagnetic reaction happens again, only this time Knuckles' Emerald is also involved, as well as his Chaos Ring, which absorbs some of the Chaos Energy from the three emeralds. Sonic demands that Nelson close the box, which he does. Lindsey removes Nelson's wig and asks what had gotten into him, much to Chris and Chuck's worry. Nelson starts to admit his idea and how he got carried away with flashy jewelry, but, Lindsey appreciates that Nelson remembered their anniversary, much to Chris and Chuck's relief. Sonic then asks Knuckles how much he believes Eggman knows and right at that moment, Eggman crashes through the wall with his Egg Fort II "like clockwork", according to the hedgehog and echidna. Quick as a flash, Julie-Su takes out Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts with her double-barreled proton pistol. Decoe and Bocoe start leaping back in fright, but, Eggman demands they get the emerald. As they start to rush toward it, they start inexplicably going backwards and it's quickly made clear that Dulcy is doing it (her Cloaking Watch deactivates). Hope tells the Humans to clear out of the building after Dulcy stops some missiles and debris from hitting them. Eggman then dispatches E-74 Weazo to take care of them, while Ray looks around for a soccer ball. The flying squirrel channels Chaos Energy into it and Tails is shocked to see him playing at a time like this. Mighty tells Tails to not write off Ray just yet and tells everyone to get down, which Sonic says shouldn't be a problem. While the Mobians are distracted, Eggman then sees the box and tries to grab the emerald, but, Hope gets it first. He then sends a frigid mist on his niece, but, she uses a Fire Shield to protect herself. Eggman then extinguishes her fire shields with the water from the tank and she loses the Chaos Emerald box as well. Ray then uses his Ray Striker to blow up the E-74, much to Eggman's shock and dismay. While he's distracted, Rouge flies in and grabs the emerald and Sally scolds her for it, saying they need it to get home. Rouge says that all the world's jewels are hers to keep, however, Dulcy senses that isn't true and Manic also senses something off (call it a fellow thief's intuition). Eggman tries to get away with the Chaos Emerald, but, once again, Rouge swoops in to try and take it. Eggman also makes the mistake of insulting Rouge's mother and that's when the young bat goes all out by kicking him. Julie-Su and Knuckles are in deep shock by Rouge's behavior and Sonic has to Spin Dash to get Rouge off the Eggmobile. Then, he and Mighty have to hold her down. It's Topaz who manages to get Rouge to stop attacking for a moment and when she's released, she takes to the sky. Amy tries going after her, but, Dulcy and Manic decide to give Amy their theories on Rouge, but, she doesn't believe it.

Back with NICOLE, Chris' classmates, and the adult Mobians, they had finished explaining about Shard and the human kids decide to help. Suddenly, E-05 Rhinoking appears and before the adult Mobians could do anything, a black and yellow hedgehog shows up and singlehandedly tosses the robot aside. Aleena instantly recognizes him as Shard and NICOLE tells him there's momentary switches in his shoulders. A confused Shard complies and he transforms from his organic form to his Robian form and his eyes transform from green to red. Without warning, Shard unfolds a fist from his cannon arm, charges at Rhinoking, and punches it, causing the robot to lose part of its head before exploding. As he transforms back into his organic form, Aleena tells Shard that she knows him, but, he admits his memory isn't very good.

Later, back at the Thorndyke Mansion, everyone is introduced to Shard and Amy mentions she's glad he escaped Eggman. The hedgehog winces at the name, but, he doesn't know why, but, Sonic assures he's safe at the Thorndyke Mansion. A bit later, in the backyard, Amy asks Dulcy what she meant by Rouge not telling the truth and while she is able to sense purity, she also sensed that Rouge was genuinely angry when Eggman insulted her mother. Amy then realizes that Dulcy and Manic may be onto something and it may be not as simple as she thinks. One thing that is simple however, is that Dulcy is hungry and Amy promises to get Dulcy some food as the episode ends.

## Differences between this and the real episode

* The real episode starts with some people at Area 99 checking over Project Beetle, while this episode starts with everyone coming home from Japan and NICOLE telling Sally about Shard. In addition, Abraham Tower was not present in the aforementioned Project Beetle scene in the original as he hadn't been a created character yet.
* In the original, Topaz threatens for Rouge to be arrested by the police because of her comment about the jewelry store. Here, Topaz unintentionally insults Rouge's mother and she realizes that was a sensitive area.
* This episode uses the Japanese dubbed lines about Lindsey's ring size, rather than the English dubbed line about Nelson wanting diamonds for Lindsey's birthday coming up.
* On top of the skydiving into the film set on Lindsey's anniversary, Nelson planted some flowers and had everyone go skydiving on a private jet so that everyone could see the flowers.
* Chris explains that Filmdom City is the Maryland equivalent to California's Hollywood. This doesn't happen in the original episode.
* No one witnessed Chris' phone call to his dad in this episode like they did in the original.
* In the original, Sonic leaps onto the X Tornado as everyone takes off. Here, he just hops aboard the Y Tornado when everyone else does.
* Helen, Frances, and Danny, despite being important characters in the first two seasons, don't appear in the real episode.
* In the real episode, everyone is shocked to see Mr Stewart. But, here, only Manic questions how he got in.
* In the real episode, the Mobians decide to wait until the party was over to talk about the Chaos Emerald. In this episode, they do so right after Nelson closes the box.
* Knuckles doesn't have Chaos Ring in the original episode, but, here, he does and it helps to absorb some of the Chaos Energy that happened from the electromagnetic reaction.
* Most of the battle with E-74 Weazo is switched around: Eggman uses the tank to extinguish Hope's fire shields instead of Knuckles using it to stop the robot, Julie-Su takes care of Coconuts, Scratch, and Grounder with her pistol, Dulcy pushes Decoe and Bocoe back, Ray destroys E-74 with his Ray Striker, Rouge tussles with Eggman for much longer than she did in the real episode, and Mr. Stewart and Mr. Tanaka are absent from the fight. This is all probably due to inserting in the scenes with Shard.
* In the real episode, Nelson and Lindsey do get into an argument. Here, Lindsey lightens up relatively quickly.
* In the real episode, Sonic and Knuckles give a causal "what's up" when they greet each other. Here, Knuckles introduces Sonic to Julie-Su and he comments on her cybernetics and ask about why the emerald was made into a ring.
* In the real episode, Team Sonic all say "It's Eggman, of course", when he shows up. In this episode, it's just Sonic and Knuckles saying "like clockwork" when he shows up.
* The real episode ends with everyone wishing the Thorndykes a happy anniversary, Knuckles worrying about Eggman getting away with the emerald, and Rouge theorizing on how to get the emeralds. But, this one ends with Dulcy and Amy talking about how there's more to Rouge than meets the eye.