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| series = Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series){{!}}Sonic the Hedgehog
 
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|title= ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #117
 
|title= ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #117
|image= [[File:STH117.jpg|250px]]
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|image= STH117.jpg
 
|issue= 117
 
|issue= 117
 
|date= February 2003
 
|date= February 2003
 
|publisher= [[Archie Comics]]
 
|publisher= [[Archie Comics]]
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|writer =
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*[[Karl Bollers]]
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*[[J. F. Gabrie]]
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*[[Romy Chacon]]
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*[[Ken Penders]]
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|coverartist =
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*[[Patrick Spaziante]]
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*[[Nelson Ribeiro]]
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|covercolor = [[Josh Ray|Josh D. Ray]]
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|layouts =
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*[[Joe Pepitone]]
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*[[Ken Penders]]
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|pencils =
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*[[Steven Butler]]
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*[[Art Mawhinney]]
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*[[Dawn Best]]
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|inks =
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*[[Nelson Ribeiro]]
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*[[Jim Amash]]
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*[[Ken Penders]]
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|letters =
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*[[Jeff Powell]]
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*[[Vickie Williams]]
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|colors = [[Jason Jensen]]
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|editor = [[J. F. Gabrie]]
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|managingeditor = [[Victor Gorelick]]
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|editorinchief = [[Richard H. Goldwater]]
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|chairman = [[Michael I. Silberkleit]]
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|copublisher = *[[Richard H. Goldwater]]
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*[[Michael I. Silberkleit]]
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|president = [[Richard H. Goldwater]]
 
}}
 
}}
'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 117''''' is the one hundred seventeenth issue of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic book series published by [[Archie Comics]].
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'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 117''''' is the one hundred seventeenth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]].
   
==Official Solicitation==
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==Official solicitation==
 
===Cyber Race!===
 
===Cyber Race!===
See what Robotnik and Snively have to do to download their new bodies after their old ones have been destroyed.
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:''See what Robotnik and Snively have to do to download their new bodies after their old ones have been destroyed.''
 
===The Tortoise and the Hedgehog===
 
===The Tortoise and the Hedgehog===
Sonic's childhood friend, Tommy Turtle, hasn't been seen since Dr. Robotnik first took over. Now, he's back and already in trouble. Sonic goes to help but finds some old enemies in his way. What's a hero to do?
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:''Sonic's childhood friend, Tommy Turtle, hasn't been seen since Dr. Robotnik first took over. Now, he's back and already in trouble. Sonic goes to help but finds some old enemies in his way. What's a hero to do?''
 
===Ultimate Power, Part 3===
 
===Ultimate Power, Part 3===
Knuckles confronts Mammoth Mogul - and Dimitri's life is at stake. Place your bets as the Chaos-infused contest is about to begin.
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:''Knuckles confronts Mammoth Mogul - and Dimitri's life is at stake. Place your bets as the Chaos-infused contest is about to begin.''
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==Summary==
 
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==Featured stories==
 
===Cyber Race!===
 
===Cyber Race!===
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* '''Writer: '''[[Karl Bollers]]
[[Dr. Eggman (Archie)|Dr. Eggman]] and [[Snively]] escape from cyberspace and end up in new metal bodies.
 
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* '''Pencils: '''[[Steven Butler]]
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* '''Inks: '''[[Nelson Ribeiro]]
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* '''Letters: '''[[Jeff Powell]]
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* '''Colors: '''[[Jason Jensen]]
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* '''Editor & Story idea: '''[[J. F. Gabrie]]
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Dr. Robotnik and Snively rush across the internet in order to hop on a downloadable file and
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head back to the real world. Snively isn't paying attention and ends up stuck on a file being deleted by an anti-virus program. Robotnik considers leaving Snively to be destroyed by the program, but decides against it.
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In the real world, Snively is revived in a new, handsome robotic body. He realizes that his uncle didn't make it back with him and mourns his apparent loss for a moment before deciding to get a new paint job. Dr. Robotnik arrives in the real world and destroys Snively's new body. When Snively returns in his original robotic body, he asks why he's not allowed to get a fancy new look. Robotnik simply smacks him and tells him no one cares.
   
 
===The Tortoise and the Hedgehog===
 
===The Tortoise and the Hedgehog===
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* '''Writer: '''[[Romy Chacon]]
[[Sonic (Archie)|Sonic]] goes undercover as a rabbit to find his old friend, [[Tommy Turtle]]. He encounters the [[Fearsome Foursome]], [[Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg]] and [[Drago Wolf]] with Tommy Turtle. Sonic sneaks into the vents with his disguise off and finds Dr. Eggman and Snively in their new bodies. Dr. Eggman uses his robotic touch to transforms Drago and the Fearsome Foursome into robots. Sleuth about to hand over Tommy to be roboticized is stopped by Sonic. Sonic uses Tommy's shell to escape from the place, but Sleuth before his roboticization throws a grenade. Tommy seeing the grenade throws Sonic out of a window to safety. Dr. Eggman and Snively are caught in the explosion, along with the robots and presumably Tommy.
 
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* '''Pencils: '''[[Art Mawhinney]]
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* '''Inks: '''[[Jim Amash]]
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* '''Letters: '''[[Jeff Powell]]
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* '''Colors: '''[[Jason Jensen]]
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* '''Editor: '''[[J. F. Gabrie]]
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* '''Managing Editor: '''[[Victor Gorelick]]
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* '''Editor-in-Chief: '''[[Richard Goldwater]]
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A mobian rabbit treks through the Forbidden Zone in search of a friend. He arrives at a factory and is greeted by the Fearsome Foursome, Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg, and Drago Wolf. Drago and Sergeant Simian start to threaten him when Tommy Turtle speaks up, explaining that the two of them are good friends and he invited the rabbit to the gang's hideout. Flying Frog, Predator Hawk, and Sleuth laugh at the idea of a geek like Tommy having friends, but the rabbit tells them that they should all count themselves lucky to know someone like Tommy.
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The rabbit tells the group that, when they were kids, he teased Tommy for being slow. Eventually Tommy, fed up with being bullied, challenged the rabbit to a race. The rabbit was so confident that he would win that he took a nap beside a tree, but Tommy ended up winning the race while he was asleep. The rabbit explains that he learned to respect Tommy for never giving up. Drago is furious at Tommy, telling him they have a meeting in two hours. The rabbit tells him he'll stay out of their way and Sleuth takes him to a guest room. Sleuth asks for his name, and the rabbit tells him his name is Juice. Juice asks if he could catch up with Tommy, but Sleuth insists that he and Tommy have some business to take care of. Once he's left alone, "Juice" takes off his disguise, revealing himself to be Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Sonic thinks about how Sally and Tommy were friends and how Dr. Robotnik took over Mobotropolis the day after their race. Sonic sneaks into an air vent while he thinks about how he rushed out to save Tommy before the other Freedom Fighters were ready and how he felt guilty for picking on Tommy as a kid. He thinks about how Tommy taught him the true meaning of friendship when he sees Dr. Eggman and Snively talking to the group. Drago wants to make a deal to hand over the factory, which Eggman finds absurd. Before Drago can give his terms, Eggman accepts. He asks Drago to shake on the deal, and Drago is Roboticized by his touch.
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Eggman roboticizes the Fearsome Foursome with ease, but Sleuth grabs Tommy's shell and offers Dr. Robotnik "his greatest wish" if he roboticizes Tommy. Sonic jumps out of the vent and Sleuth explains that he used Tommy to bait Sonic. Tommy apologizes to Sonic, but Sonic forgives him and grabs Tommy. He uses Tommy's shell to grind across a conveyor belt out of the factory. Dr. Eggman gets ready to roboticize Sleuth, and Sleuth reaches into his shirt to throw a grenade. Tommy sees it and throws Sonic out of a window to save him. The factory explodes with everyone but Sonic trapped inside. Sonic stares at the flames of the explosion, thinking that Tommy died to save his life.
   
 
===Ultimate Power - Part Three===
 
===Ultimate Power - Part Three===
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* '''Writer, Layouts & Inks: '''[[Ken Penders]]
[[Knuckles (Archie)|Knuckles]] and the [[Chaotix]] arrive at the hospital, under the request of [[Constable Remington]] to heal [[Harry]]. Knuckles teleports himself to Mammoth Mogul's secret base, where he has [[Dimitri]] hostage. [[Mammoth Mogul]] has Knuckles press the button to finally destroy Dimitri...
 
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* '''Pencils: '''[[Dawn Best]]
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* '''Letters: '''[[Vickie Williams]]
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* '''Colors: '''[[Jason Jensen]]
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* '''Editor: '''[[Justin Gabrie]]
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Chaos Knuckles responds to a call from Constable Remington and arrives at the Echidnaopolis hospital with the Chaotix. Chaos Knuckles is taken to Harry the Dingo, who was left in critical condition outside the hospital. Espio recognizes the cab driver and Mighty vouches for him, telling Knuckles he's a good guy. Knuckles decides to use his Chaos powers to heal him, hoping to find out who attacked him.
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Meanwhile, Mammoth Mogul taunts Dimitri, telling him they were both empowered by the Chaos Emeralds. Dimitri counters that he did what he believed was right, but Mogul insists that all that matters is survival and tells Dimitri that he refuses to let Knuckles defeat him. Harry tells Remington that Mammoth Mogul has set a trap for Chaos Knuckles. Remington considers launching a counter-attack on Mogul, but Chaos Knuckles wants payback and teleports to Mogul's location.
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At the Dark Legion headquarters, Lien-Da and Gae-Na notice Chaos Knuckles' disappearance. They consider that having the Legion indebted to Knuckles wouldn't be in their best interests, but they can't leave Dimitri to die and Mogul may prove to be an even greater threat. They decide to wait and see what Knuckles does next. Chaos Knuckles arrives at Mammoth Mogul's lair, but Mogul is prepared. He wants Chaos Knuckles to submit to his version of the Chaos Siphon, threatening to remove Dimitri's life support systems if he doesn't cooperate.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Dr. Eggman and Snively have robotic bodies in the first story, but lose them in the second.
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*[[Steven Butler]] is credited as "Stephen Butler" in the first story and [[Art Mawhinney]] is credited as "Art Mawhinny" in the second story.
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*Eggman's lab holds a gun called "Optimus Primer" which is named after [[:wikipedia:Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]] of the ''[[wikipedia:Transformers|Transformers]]'' franchise.
*Sonic's undercover name, Juice, could be traced back to the episode "Blast to The Past Part 1" in the ''SatAM'' TV series, as Sonic introduced himself as "Juice" when meeting his younger self.
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*Sonic's undercover name, Juice, could be traced back to the episode "[[Blast to the Past, Part 1]]" in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', as Sonic introduced himself as "Juice" when meeting his younger self.
*The name of the second story is based on the name of the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare."
 
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*Sonic calling Drago "Doc" is a reference to the ''[[wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]]'' character [[wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] as his catchphrase is "Eh... What's up, doc?"
 
*The name of the second story is based on the name of the fable "[[wikipedia:The Tortoise and the Hare|The Tortoise and the Hare]]." Sonic even claims that he met Tommy through similar circumstances of said fable.
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==Gallery==
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===Concept artwork===
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<gallery>
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THESPAZSKETCHBOOK7.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Preview pages===
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{{Gallery start}}
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<gallery>
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STH117PAGE1-0.jpg|Page one
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STH117PAGE2.jpg|Page two
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STH117PAGE3.jpg|Page three
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STH117PAGE4.jpg|Page four
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STH117PAGE5.jpg|Page five
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</gallery>
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{{Gallery end}}
   
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==External links==
{{Comics}}
 
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* {{ME link|Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 117}}
[[Category:Archie Comics issues]]
 
 
{{Archie Comics issues}}
[[Category:2003]]
 
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{{Italic title}}
 
[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) issues]]
 
[[Category:2003 issues]]

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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 117 is the one hundred seventeenth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.

Official solicitation

Cyber Race!

See what Robotnik and Snively have to do to download their new bodies after their old ones have been destroyed.

The Tortoise and the Hedgehog

Sonic's childhood friend, Tommy Turtle, hasn't been seen since Dr. Robotnik first took over. Now, he's back and already in trouble. Sonic goes to help but finds some old enemies in his way. What's a hero to do?

Ultimate Power, Part 3

Knuckles confronts Mammoth Mogul - and Dimitri's life is at stake. Place your bets as the Chaos-infused contest is about to begin.

Featured stories

Cyber Race!

Dr. Robotnik and Snively rush across the internet in order to hop on a downloadable file and head back to the real world. Snively isn't paying attention and ends up stuck on a file being deleted by an anti-virus program. Robotnik considers leaving Snively to be destroyed by the program, but decides against it. In the real world, Snively is revived in a new, handsome robotic body. He realizes that his uncle didn't make it back with him and mourns his apparent loss for a moment before deciding to get a new paint job. Dr. Robotnik arrives in the real world and destroys Snively's new body. When Snively returns in his original robotic body, he asks why he's not allowed to get a fancy new look. Robotnik simply smacks him and tells him no one cares.

The Tortoise and the Hedgehog

A mobian rabbit treks through the Forbidden Zone in search of a friend. He arrives at a factory and is greeted by the Fearsome Foursome, Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg, and Drago Wolf. Drago and Sergeant Simian start to threaten him when Tommy Turtle speaks up, explaining that the two of them are good friends and he invited the rabbit to the gang's hideout. Flying Frog, Predator Hawk, and Sleuth laugh at the idea of a geek like Tommy having friends, but the rabbit tells them that they should all count themselves lucky to know someone like Tommy.

The rabbit tells the group that, when they were kids, he teased Tommy for being slow. Eventually Tommy, fed up with being bullied, challenged the rabbit to a race. The rabbit was so confident that he would win that he took a nap beside a tree, but Tommy ended up winning the race while he was asleep. The rabbit explains that he learned to respect Tommy for never giving up. Drago is furious at Tommy, telling him they have a meeting in two hours. The rabbit tells him he'll stay out of their way and Sleuth takes him to a guest room. Sleuth asks for his name, and the rabbit tells him his name is Juice. Juice asks if he could catch up with Tommy, but Sleuth insists that he and Tommy have some business to take care of. Once he's left alone, "Juice" takes off his disguise, revealing himself to be Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic thinks about how Sally and Tommy were friends and how Dr. Robotnik took over Mobotropolis the day after their race. Sonic sneaks into an air vent while he thinks about how he rushed out to save Tommy before the other Freedom Fighters were ready and how he felt guilty for picking on Tommy as a kid. He thinks about how Tommy taught him the true meaning of friendship when he sees Dr. Eggman and Snively talking to the group. Drago wants to make a deal to hand over the factory, which Eggman finds absurd. Before Drago can give his terms, Eggman accepts. He asks Drago to shake on the deal, and Drago is Roboticized by his touch.

Eggman roboticizes the Fearsome Foursome with ease, but Sleuth grabs Tommy's shell and offers Dr. Robotnik "his greatest wish" if he roboticizes Tommy. Sonic jumps out of the vent and Sleuth explains that he used Tommy to bait Sonic. Tommy apologizes to Sonic, but Sonic forgives him and grabs Tommy. He uses Tommy's shell to grind across a conveyor belt out of the factory. Dr. Eggman gets ready to roboticize Sleuth, and Sleuth reaches into his shirt to throw a grenade. Tommy sees it and throws Sonic out of a window to save him. The factory explodes with everyone but Sonic trapped inside. Sonic stares at the flames of the explosion, thinking that Tommy died to save his life.

Ultimate Power - Part Three

Chaos Knuckles responds to a call from Constable Remington and arrives at the Echidnaopolis hospital with the Chaotix. Chaos Knuckles is taken to Harry the Dingo, who was left in critical condition outside the hospital. Espio recognizes the cab driver and Mighty vouches for him, telling Knuckles he's a good guy. Knuckles decides to use his Chaos powers to heal him, hoping to find out who attacked him.

Meanwhile, Mammoth Mogul taunts Dimitri, telling him they were both empowered by the Chaos Emeralds. Dimitri counters that he did what he believed was right, but Mogul insists that all that matters is survival and tells Dimitri that he refuses to let Knuckles defeat him. Harry tells Remington that Mammoth Mogul has set a trap for Chaos Knuckles. Remington considers launching a counter-attack on Mogul, but Chaos Knuckles wants payback and teleports to Mogul's location.

At the Dark Legion headquarters, Lien-Da and Gae-Na notice Chaos Knuckles' disappearance. They consider that having the Legion indebted to Knuckles wouldn't be in their best interests, but they can't leave Dimitri to die and Mogul may prove to be an even greater threat. They decide to wait and see what Knuckles does next. Chaos Knuckles arrives at Mammoth Mogul's lair, but Mogul is prepared. He wants Chaos Knuckles to submit to his version of the Chaos Siphon, threatening to remove Dimitri's life support systems if he doesn't cooperate.

Trivia

  • Steven Butler is credited as "Stephen Butler" in the first story and Art Mawhinney is credited as "Art Mawhinny" in the second story.
  • Eggman's lab holds a gun called "Optimus Primer" which is named after Optimus Prime of the Transformers franchise.
  • Sonic's undercover name, Juice, could be traced back to the episode "Blast to the Past, Part 1" in Sonic the Hedgehog, as Sonic introduced himself as "Juice" when meeting his younger self.
  • Sonic calling Drago "Doc" is a reference to the Looney Tunes character Bugs Bunny as his catchphrase is "Eh... What's up, doc?"
  • The name of the second story is based on the name of the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare." Sonic even claims that he met Tommy through similar circumstances of said fable.

Gallery

Concept artwork

Preview pages

Gallery

External links