Archie Sonic Universe Issue 55

Archie Sonic Universe Issue 55 is the fifty-fifth issue of the Sonic Universe spin-off comic series published by Archie Comics.

Official Solicitation

 * AAAAARRRR you ready?? "Pirate Plunder Panic” Part One: It’s mystery and mayhem on the high seas as Amy and Cream join first mates Blaze and Marine in their search for the final Sol Emerald! As ships clash on the stormy waters, familiar faces start to appear amongst the opposition and Blaze is targeted as enemy number 1! Who is the new, sinister force leading the robot pirates, and what is his past with Blaze? And what does a certain dynamite duck have to do with it all? Straight out of the smash-hit Sonic/Mega Man crossover event, you're going to TREASURE this all-new storyline written and penciled by Sonic art guru TRACY YA'RRRRR-DLEY!

Pirate Plunder Panic Part One
The story starts off with Blaze the Cat introducing herself and her role in her world. While she is talking there is a battle going on between a unknown ship and Marine`s ship. Amy and Cream and Cheese are there with Blaze assisting her, nobody knows how they ended up in Blaze`s world, but are blaming the Genesis Wave cause by Eggman. The ship is being bombed and Marine is cursing at the ship in her "Aussie" slang. Meanwhile Amy is hitting the bombs away from the ship with her hammer telling Cream and Cheese to go below deck for her own safety, Cream responds that she would be ashamed to hide during a battle but Blaze agrees with Amy. Then it shows Marine telling her crew to fire faster when Cream saves Marine from a bomb hitting her.

The scene cuts to Blaze leaning against the side of the ship telling Marine to bring them close so she can board the ship alone. Marine responds by telling her she is crazy to go in alone, Amy agreeing with her. Blaze responds by saying that the ship has the last Sol Emerald, and she will go aboard and get it back and that no needs to get hurt for her to fulfil her duty. Cream cuts in saying that they are here to help her. Blaze then yells at Cream saying they can help her by doing as she asks. Then another bomb hits the deck and Amy pushes Blaze out of the way. Blaze then gets angry at herself for losing her temper and tells herself to focus. Amy then comforts Cream by saying that it is her world and her fight and to help her win it. Then another bomb comes towards them and Marine comments that it looks like a bomb and not the usual cannonball, Amy responds by saying they look familiar but pushes the thought aside saying they need to worry about sending more their way.

Marine agrees and is about to count a cannon off when a high-tech weapon comes out of the enemy ship blowing 6 cannons at once. The cannon blows like a machine gun and Marine starts making angry comments about how its messing up her paint job. Amy then says that her paint on the ship is the least of her worries now, and Marine agrees. Amy then hits another cannon yelling "FORE", then Marine comments that it's a 10, nowhere near a "fore". Blaze then stands on the edge of the ship railing saying that its her chance to board the ship and to keep them distracted while she tracks down the Sol Emerald. Marine then gives orders to keep firing while Cream comments to Amy that she is scared. It then cuts to Blaze thinking about sinking the ship but decides against it because it would be too dangerous to go ship diving for the Emerald. She then decides to use stealth to sniff out the Emerald, then sink the ship.

The Bean shows up welcoming Blaze on the ship. Blaze then jumps up and pushes Bean down telling him to stay down and be quiet. Then Blaze starts to think about other people who have shown up from Sonic's world and into her own, hoping that the Babylon Rouges didn't show up. It then cuts back to Marine and Amy, and it seems that Marine retrieved explosives, and Amy is questioning Marine. One of Marine's crew members then starts to make a comment that she doesn't think, but then Marine cuts him off saying he doesn't think. Marine ignites the explosives but they don't work and Marine decides its a dud.

Key Events

 * Blaze the Cat remembers what happened during Worlds Collide, arrives home in the Sol Dimension.
 * Because of Eggman's interference during Sonic's attempted Chaos Control, one of the side-effects from the aftermath of the second Genesis Wave, is a handful of individuals from the Prime Zone, including Amy, Cream, Bean, and Bark, have ended up in the Sol Zone, rather then where they were before the wave.
 * Metal Sonic v3.3 is revealed to have been rebuilt following his destruction before and is now called Captain Metal.

Trivia

 * This marks the first issue since Sonic Universe #36 to have Tracy Yardley write a Sonic Universe saga.