Saffron Bee

Queen Bee (Mother In Law) (Deceased)

Princess Bee (Sister In Law) (Deceased)

**Lady Saffron** is a young bee from the former Golden Hive Colony. While somewhat naive, she's brave and always willing to help others. The fiancée of Charmy Bee, Saffron became a member of the Chaotix with him after their homeland was destroyed by the Eggman Empire. Since then she has participated in numerous missions with the group.

## History

### Early Life and Pre-Chaotix

Saffron was a childhood friend of Charmy Bee, residing in Golden Hive Colony. When confronted by his Acknowledgment Ceremony, Charmy decided to flee from his royal responsibilities. Saffron was unable to understand why Charmy was so upset, and though she tried to help Charmy ignored her and left. She remained alone for some time after Charmy fled to Angel Island. Almost a year later however, Charmy returned home and accepted his role as prince, as well as becoming Saffron's fiance. (KtE: #14, #15)

Months later, Charmy and Saffron found themselves meeting up with Charmy's friend Knuckles the Echidna, who at this point had evolved into Chaos Knuckles. They conversed for a bit till Nack the Weasel and his sister Nic showed up to capture Knuckles and threatened them both in order to make Knuckles cooperate. Upon realizing that the Weasels were gone (though Saffron suggested they go get help) they both immediately went to help Knuckles! Upon finding the place where he had been taken and seeing him in considerable pain Saffron and Charmy in their small forms they intervened and managed to do enough to stop them. The result was that Knuckles remained in his green form, while Dr. Finitevus was transformed by the experience. (StH: #93, #94, #182)

### Member of the Chaotix

Following the conflict with the Xorda, the Eggman Empire began taking over numerous sections of Mobius In 3237, Eggman had his Egg Pawns attack Golden Hive Colony. The colony was overrun, forcing Charmy and Saffron to flee and take shelter in Knothole. It was at this point that Saffron joined the Chaotix when Charmy rejoined the group. Along with the Chaotix, Saffron participated in the liberation of a Dingo-run concentration camp, freeing numerous Echidnas. Shortly afterwards, she remained behind to protect the Master Emerald while the rest of the Chaotix freed Knuckles' father Locke from captivity. (StH: #138, #139, #140, #141)

When Mammoth Mogul, the Destructix, the Arachne and Ixis Naugus joined forces, Saffron assisted the Knothole Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix in their battle to regain the Sword and Crown of Acorns. Some time later, Saffron was amongst the majority of the Mobians captured by the Egg Fleet during the destruction of Knothole and sent to the Egg Grape Chambers. After Sonic and the few other Mobians who were not captured rescued everyone and transported them all to New Mobotropolis, Saffron tried to help Charmy regain his memories, which he'd partially lost during his brief moments in the Egg Grape Chamber after it was activated. She was relieved that Charmy still remembered her. (StH: #163, #164, #175, #176, #177)

After the Enerjak ordeal, Saffron joined the Chaotix in their mission to defeat the Dark Egg Legion in New Megaopolis as well as destroy one of Eggman's communication relays. Saffron went with Charmy and Ray the Flying Squirrel to set up the explosives in the communications relay station while Sonic and the Chaotix fought the Dark Egg Legion and kept them preoccupied. During this mission she kept in contact with Julie-Su and soon found herself contacting the Chaotix when the Dark Egg Legion's retreat lead them right back to the tower. After the Dark Egg Legion was again distracted by the rest of the Chaotix, Saffron detonated the bombs, destroying the relay station. (StH: #189, #190)

Weeks later, Saffron played a key part in the final push against the Eggman Empire. First, she and the rest of the Chaotix flanked the Dark Egg Legion and forced them to retreat. Following this, she, Charmy and Ray managed to get onto the Egg Phoenix when its flames went out and plant Tails' Neutralizing Mines on its hull, thus enabling Tails to disable it and causing it to crash. Later, during the fight in the Eggdome, Saffron, with the help of Charmy and Ray, managed to save Espio and Mighty who were pinned by laser-fire. After Mighty and Bunnie finished beating down the barricade, Saffron and the groups went in to find that Eggman was defeated. She and Charmy hugged as they all headed back to New Mobotropolis to celebrate. (StH: #198, #199, #200)

Afterwards, Saffron and Charmy went to find more of their people, and thus were absent as the rest of their teammates engaged the Downunda chapter of the Dark Egg Legion and Dr. Finitevus alongside the Downunda Freedom Fighters. Later, after the Iron Dominion had been defeated, the two returned to Angel Island to meet with the other Chaotix and to hear the confessions of Espio, who had briefly left the group to serve the Dominion. After learning that Espio had been sent to observe Knuckles and that he knew Vector was originally from Downunda, Charmy sought to be included. After trading a glance with Saffron, Espio attempted to explain to Charmy what had happened to him before his exposure to the Egg Grapes. Charmy dismissed the knowledge due to having no memory, and Saffron remarked that perhaps Charmy was not yet ready to accept Espio's news. (StH: #212, SU: #11)

### Mission to Albion

Some time later, Saffron and Julie-Su went with Knuckles to Albion, where the Echidna settlement there was under attack by the Lien-Da's Dark Egg Legion chapter. Once there, she helped in saving a portion of captives of the Legion, where she attacked to legionnaires with her stinger. Saffrom went on to comfort one of the young Echidnas that was saved, Bimmy Jr., by giving him a doll. Saffron assured that the Chaotix would save Albion, but this triggered flashbacks about her failures to save the Golden Hive Colony and Charmy's personality change from the Egg Grapes. When the Chaotix prepared their plan to save those within the capitol building, Saffron jokingly wondered if Sonic and his friend fought Lien-Da's chapter without a plan, which they did. (StH: #242, KES: #1)

Saffron then spied on the D.E.L., and reported her findings to Julie-Su. She reported that the Legion was still repairing their defenses, specifically patching up a wall. She noted some wrecked tanks and two functioning defense cannons, and confisngly mentioned the newly-created Metal Knuckles. Saffron then aided the Echidna villagers in taking out legionnaires guarding the capitol building. Managing to take over one of the Legion's cannons, Saffron used it to destroy Metal Knuckles. Saffron then went back to fighting more legionnaires when Sonic, freed by Julie-Su, arrived to help them. (KES: #1)

As both leaders of the E.S.T. and Albion Dark Egg Legion cooperate to lead their people to safety, with Saffron goes along to help and to ensure everyone is on the same page, as Julie-Su tells to keep communications open just in case. During the Echidnas' fight against the devil dogs, Saffron briefly falls from a shot fired upwards amidst the chaos, and while fearful at first, ends up befriending one of the Devil Dogs. (KES: #2)