Espio and amanda are training in the woods. Unbeknownst to them an ambush was in wait. As they Trained. They were ambushed by the enemy. They tried to fight back but it was far too fast. All they saw was a yellow blur. It couldnt be super sonic. Sonic was in the city with sally and the others. What on mobius was this? In a flash amanda and espio are gravely wounded and left for dead.

Sally is walking around irritatedly "HECTOR! Where is espio?!" She demands. "I-i dont know. He went training with amanda this morning he should be back by now. Bunny and Antoine went to look for them." he says. "Sally!!" Bunny screams kicking the door off its hinges. "Its espio and and amanda. They are in bad shape sug!" In moments sally is in the hospital with them both in comas and near fatal wounds. Their peak physical condition saving them for now. Sally is speechless. Skylora pushes her way in her eyes wide at her friends condition. "I couldn't stop her." Knuckles apologizes. Skylora is shaking visably. "Its my fault....if i hadn't gotten hurt she wouldn't have wanted to improve...." She rushes out the room in tears. "Ill talk to her" sally says. The princess follows the wolf home as she hears the self hate. "Skylora. Its not your fault. She would have trained regardless." Skylora listens as she walks inside and hugs her legs sitting in her bed. Nicole soon beside her hugging her the best she can.

Blaze is pacing near tails and rotor."i want to know who did this!" She demands her fur crackling with fire. It was needless to say she was pissed. "We're trying. But the footage didnt catch anything."

Sonic amy and sally investigate the scene and find little

Nicole looks at Skylora saddend by her state. "If only i were real and not just an AI....i could be more helpful...im useless right now." Unaware she spoke aloud her thoughts. She looks at the princess whos face has gone from misery to hate. But she wont say why. "Please leave nicole." Nicole nods saddend further by being asked to leave.  Skylora pulls out a large sheet of paper and begins drawing something. Muttering to herself the water on her night stand floating out of the glass as she cries in rage.

The city is in an uproar as they raise defenses and preparing for an attack that may not come. they couldn't take any chances. This attack happened only a few yards from the city. Too close for comfort by any logic.

The attacker returns to eggtropalis yelliw metal turning a deep shade of blue its energy core spent as it moves towards its master. "The test run was a stupendous success. As expected you drained your energy core as sonic would drain ring energy." The attacker says nothing. "When you use this power i doubt even supersonic can stop you. Let alone those blasted freedom fighters. Now follow me for the full upgrade:

super metal sonic."