We start off where the pages left us but this time we're back in the past, where Sonic and Shadow have hit a bit of a problem: Robotnik wants to blow up the island but Rogue needs help getting the gems out. Sonic organizes a temporary truce and they race into the building where they break in and find Rogue. Shadow easily transports them away with a Chaos Control...but before Rogue can thank him properly, he teleports away...AGAIN with the gems in hand. Bummer, where's good help these days? Sonic wants to file a formal complaint with Shadow's boss and she concurs...
Back to the present, Rogue presents Sonic with the issue: a telescope converted into a WMD, capable of wiping out the resistance, it's force field and half of the Eggdome. Sonic thinks that's a bit much but Shadow arrives in disagreement. He says that the Eggman has just about lost it (Most of the readership can attest to that! Sonic is just too close to the forest to see) and this is just one more sign. Sonic still disagrees, arguing that Eggman still has a hold on his sanity but thankfully Rogue cuts the dialogue short, saying they have a mission to do. While Sonic and Shadow distract the self defense lasers, Rogue attempts to stop it. Attempts but succeeds in activating a self destruct thingie on the panel, so she can't stop it...darn. Oh and we do jump back into the past, where Sonic and Rogue blast out of the pyramid on a space shuttle...uh yea.
Anywho, Rogue says taking care of it quietly is out of the question so Sonic and Shadow try to destroy it, which also doesn't work. Rogue suggests breaking the coupling locks to throw off it's shot...we then jump back to the past where Sonic is trying to stop the Eclipse Cannon while Shadow has other ideas, hitting Sonic in the back with a Chaos Spear when Rogue interrupts their little fight...
Back to the present! Sonic and Shadow attack the coupling joints but only succeed in angling the cannon for a perfect shot. Hedgehogs, what are they good for! Not much obviously but wait! Another time jump is in order, where Sonic and Shadow encounter...a big dinosaur looking thing (Sooo sorry, I didn't play Sonic Adventure 2!) which has fused itself to Ark and *blah blah insert SA2 story). Shadow is emo but Sonic points out they still have a backup, the emeralds! The Super Twins fly off into space, where they confront the massive beastie who somehow merged itself with the mechanical Ark...the hell? Yea I suck.
Back to the present (be still my migraine) where Shadow plans to remove his inhibitor rings so he can tap into his full power (Insert 4chan joke of choice)...we all remember how that went last time. He runs up the cannon, glowing like a giant torch and Chaos Controls, just as it fires. But first we must jump to the past where Sonic and Shadow Chaos Control Ark back into orbit. Chaos Control solves all problems!
Of course Shadow can't handle that kind of power overload and begins to float away and probably die...or something. Sonic reaches out (We're in the present now) and saves Shadow from becoming a pancake. Thanks to that, the cannon is finally stopped. Shadow urges Sonic to get some rest while Sonic is surprised that Shadow isn't interested in stealing the spotlight. Shadow argues that he owes Sonic far too much and the least he can do is allow Sonic to finish off Eggman (For real! This is for all the marbles! Okay I'll stop). Sonic thanks him, even calling him by his real name and Shadow does likewise. Awwwwww...okay, anyway. Rogue is amused by it, noting how far they've come. Shadow blows it off, saying Sonic has his respect and that's it.
Off Panel: Sonic is making fun of the fact that they are finally finishing off the SA2 story in the comics, nearly a decade later, though Shadow isn't really listening. Knux shows up, not all that pleased that he doesn't appear in SU until issue 9 (Hmmm) and asks Sonic what's up with that. Sonic gets a bit nervous and asks Shadow to elaborate but he chaos controls away. Sonic decides to take a hike before he gets worked over by Knuckles...ummm knuckles.
EDIT: Okay that dinosaur is called Biolizard. I'll still refer to him as a big ugly dino so there!











