Wait, Lanky's the Life Virus?!
Yes! And he's going to take away the souls of the innocent, and delete anything left after that!
We gotta do something!
Wait...where's Sonic Man?
The Life Virus has taken on a new form. He's trying to pass himself off as a Robotnik.
Another Eggman, huh? I think I know just who to look for... 
You can not be serious. He let you live on a whim. He quite literally is the former personification of the apocalypse itself.
Honestly I'm over it now. Besides, if not for him, you wouldn't be here, would you?
You can "apply" later. The more time we spend here lollygagging the more time the city is spent in complete danger.
Really. And what plan do you have that is so intuitive that it'll work?
....I do have a plan. I'll explain it on the way. You guys just follow me.
H-huh!?
Wh... where am I? What happened?
Let's see... The nice crocodile doctor from before said he was going to fix and reprogram me. But before that...
Oh, no! That meanie probably got to him!
Ah, I remember when I massacred Aviation Man once I was born. Truly, those were good times.
Meanwhile ...meanwhile i was so useless I couldn't even protect him.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S ALL GONE!?
It means that all of our security equipment is gone!
Grr... And I just spent a thousand Mobiums getting them repaired after the dragon attack! I'm running out of money, Albert!
Calm down, Ivo! Luckily, the security footage managed to pick up the man behind this mere seconds before it was sent away...
Another Robotnik...? Something seems... Off about him.
Indeed... But a man who could so easily sneak past our defenses...
...Could be a very useful ally.
WHAT!? There is NO way I will work with another one of those mes! They all make a mockery on my name!
(Not as much as you do, I would assume...)
I heard that! And just for the record, as much as I am egg-themed, I would NEVER go the same route as they had, and allow myself to be called by the nickname of that blue rodent! And that's why I'M number one!
...Right. Well, you'll have to keep that to yourself when the company arrives... Cut Man! Guts Man!
You need us for something, doctor?
No, I just wanted to have a friendly chat... Of COURSE I need you two idiots for something! Now, pay attention!
I want you to find this man and invite him over here so the two of us can make an alliance with him...
You can count on us, boss!
Hey, doc! What about me? Should I help them?
No, no... You're needed here in case any other intruders attempt to get in. It'll be your job to get rid of them.
Whatever turns you on, doc...
Ah- HEY! Don't just say that, you metallic dolt! It's 2020! Phrases like that have an entirely different meaning nowadays!
There is no way I'm going to be working with another Robotnik... I've gotta find a way to get rid of him, before Ruby Spears ruins the whole thing!
Scratch! Grounder! You two idiots get over here right now!
GET UP, you pitiful mess of bolts! I've got a job for the two of you. You see that Robotnik over there?
...There are other Robotniks?
Of course there are, you idiots! Have you never heard of Multiverse Theory before!? Now, I want you two to find him and bring him to me!
You can count on me, Dr. Robotnik!
Or, better yet, you can count on ME!
JUST GO, you metallic morons!
Say, that-a-place over there looks a lot like...
ANGEL'S ISLAND!?*
I wonder what it's doing-a-here. But if it's there, then-a-maybe-a-Yoshles is there too!
Al-a-right, it's-a-time to get there with-a-Somari speed! Let's-a-go!
Hmmm. A little out of-a-character for him to leave the Master Emerald unguarded...
Well, I can't-a-leave it here unprotected, but I also don't-a-have time to waste...
I-a-suppose I could just wait here.
STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!!!
PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR SO I CAN BREAK YOUR WRISTS FASTER!!!
Dyna, I told you this isn't the Robotnik I heard. We're just here to ask him about the other Robotnik.
Listening to the ocean's echoes, I heard a third Robotnik surface, different from you or your "Eye-vo" counterpart.
But not only that; he could be more than just a Robotnik!
And if he isn't stopped, we could be in DEEP nuclear waste!
So do you or Amitie know anything about this?
That's gotta be our guy!
For certain!
But he's dangerous enough on his own; how are the seven of us going to take on him plus 12 other robots?
Hey, I could take them on myself!
No you couldn't.
Fine...but who are we going to look for?
Did someone call?
Wh-how did you know to come here?!
Doppler told us 'bout the commotion!
Wait, you were at the Weapons Manufacture?
Well...yeah. We just didn't wanna interrupt while you were talking with Doppler about the Life Virus.
In any case, if it's a bigger team you're looking for, you've come to the PERFECT people!
...isn't it more that you came to us?
Specifics don't matter.
SUBJECT "AOSTH ROBOTNIK" OBJECTIVE: MAKE SUBPLOT CONCLUSION HUMOROUSLY ANTICLIMATIC. SUBJECT "METAL SONIC": A DANGER TO SUBPLOT'S INTENDED PROGRESSION. SOLUTION...
...FORCE SUBJECT TO LEAVE... OR TERMINATE.
Sometimes I wonder if my job has been rendered obsolete.
So ecstatic that you could make it.
On the other hand, your appreciation is not mutually assured.
I am aware of what I am. A construct made entirely out of your one thoughts. Or rather...ours.
Then you know what needs to change.
I am quite conscious of what does. Your refusal to seek out our true destiny. Our fate.
Untrue. You, "MKII", are but an item of the past. A nightmare undone. A concept fated to never seek fruition. I am my own person. And I have made the world my empire from the shadows. I have manipulated the child into seeking refuge under business. unlike you, I have done all that I have desired, and succeeded.
And yet, able as you are, you have sought not a trace of despair!? You have done more to protect this land than you have to destroy it. You have forsaken our very essence with the one thing we are supposed to be devoid of- compassion. I believe it was because of the soul unification method that you have take these traits.
For your sake, you had better not lose your temper... Because if you do. I will take control. And nothing will be safe from the wrath of the Wily Omega.
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