Sonic The Hedgehog #78

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Scattered Pieces, Part 3[]

• Story: Ian Flynn
• Pencils: Aaron Hammerstrom
• Inks: Matt Froese
• Colors: Valentina Pinto
• Letters: Ed Dukeshire
• Associate Editor: Bixie Mathieu
• Editor: Thea Cheuk
• Production: Johanna Nattalie
• Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Afia Khan, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, Sonic Team, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance

Synopsis[]

Shortly after the destruction of Restoration HQ, Tails is driving Amy and Blaze in his vehicle to Barricade Town, one of the towns in the network of the Restoration. Amy is happy to see the place seems to have recovered from the damages of the Metal Virus plague. Blaze claims they would have arrived sooner if they were on the Tornado and apologizes to her friends for making them take a car instead. But Amy assures her it's not a problem, as they understand the former has a fear of heights (which they initially forgot when they left Emeraldville Ruins). The friends arrive in Barricade Town, but are surprised to see that everything seems okay with the town and the citizens. Though Amy seems to not like that she seems disappointed that things are peaceful, Tails assures her it's understandable; as the point of their trip is to see if the loss of Restoration HQ had impacted the towns in the network, but Barricade Town seems unaffected.

Blaze, with a serious look, claims the appearance of peace can be masking deeper troubles and wants to find the Restoration liaison. This reaction makes her friends worried; Amy feels bad for Blaze beating herself up for not being around when everything happened while Tails comments her empire is lucky to have her as their princess, as well as admiring her devotion to protect others, but wishes she wouldn't be so hard on herself. Shortly after, the trio find Barricade Town's Restoration office, where they are greeted by a female rabbit employee. The woman is in shock to learn about the central HQ's destruction, as she only heard about an accident, so she immediately contacts the other offices in the network to get supplies and volunteers. With this solved, Amy decides to head straight to the next town in the network.

Later, the friends arrive at Glass Hill, where Amy sees there is a fire somewhere from afar. Blaze immediately gets out of the car and runs at high speed to where the smoke is coming, only to find the fire is already being put out by Glass Hill's Restoration team. Tails and Amy arrive shortly after to the scene. A male monkey citizen overhears the trio talking and tells them the town's Restoration outpost is taking care of everything. He claims they are overstaffed and supplied, and he himself is part of the volunteer force, who are being sent to Emeraldville to help with the disaster there. Amy tells him how people in Barricade Town seemed to not be aware of the loss of HQ and asks if the same is happening in Glass Hill. The monkey man responds he doesn't know much, except that they needed help and he will do so, as this is what the Restoration is about. This is much to Amy's delight, leading her to hug the stranger, much to his embarrassment.

Later on, the friends are in Tails' vehicle in its boat form, riding on water to the last town of their adventure. Amy is very delighted to see that instead of being in trouble, the Restoration is thriving even after the loss of HQ. Tails is also very happy that Clutch couldn't destroy it. Blaze compliments Amy's work, not what they're all doing now, but what she did before. As Amy founded the Restoration to help others, and now the organization has created such an enduring legacy; which Blaze claims is all thanks to Amy's efforts, leaving the latter flattered. The friends finally arrive at their last destination: Turtleshell Island. They arrive at the floating town, which seems to be peaceful as well. But the trio hears a familiar voice and find Surge and Kit at an outdoor table having lunch. Amy is happy to see Surge and asks how her hero's journey is going, which the latter responds that there's no peril happening anywhere. Tails nervously greets Kit, but the latter coldly ignores the former. Surge claims that there isn't anything "exciting" happening in the island's town, but Kit says that you never when something might go wrong. Turns out Kit put a bomb in one of the town's anchor buoys to cause a peril for Surge to solve it and save the day, which explodes shortly after.

As the city starts to tremor, Tails flies high to see what happened and finds the blew anchor buoy sinking. He comes back to the ground right after to inform his friends of the peril. He pulls out his Miles Electric to verify the situation; h explains that there are six anchors that keep the town floating suspended over the lake, but with one of them destroyed, the other five are put under extra strain, which will cause the town to sink. Surge gets up and decides to save the day by destroying another buoy to balance the weight, Tails tries to tell her this won't help, but she leaves at high speed. Blaze runs to catch up with her. The two girls run around the town to the matching buoy. Unfortunately, Blaze doesn't get there on time and Surge cuts the rope connecting the buoy to the town. Blaze reprimands Surge for her actions, which the latter responds back that she is helping, until Blaze claims the town is sinking faster now, which silences Surge. although she claims it was Tails who didn't explain the situation right. Meanwhile, the town's Restoration outpost team is helping the citizens evacuate. Amy approaches the head commander and asks how she can help, but the former responds they have everything under control, as they have been prepared for a situation like that; they have designated boats for everyone, as well as shelters in the island's Green Shell. Amy asks about the fate of the town itself, which the head chief sadly responds they can't do anything about it. So, Amy volunteers to help make sure everyone evacuates, which the chief accepts.

Amy, Blaze and Surge return to where Tails and Kit are, where Blaze informs about the other destroyed buoy. Amy tells Surge she will join them in searching the streets to help evacuate. Surge argues this isn't something "cool or flashy" to do, but Amy asks her if she wants to be a hero or not, so the former gives in. Blaze asks Tails if he has a plan, he responds there is an underwater volcano below the town that is still active, and the evacuation protocols were drafted with an eruption in mind. Since Blaze can control flames, Tails believes she can get a thermal vent going to keep the town afloat long enough for the buoys to be repaired. Although Blaze never done anything like this, she refuses to abandon the people in this hour of need. But she will need to reach the bottom of the crater lake to do it, then Tails claims Kit will help with this part. The latter coldly asks if Tails doesn't have some "brilliant" gizmo to fix everything. But Tails responds he doesn't, and Kit have the unique tools and skills they need and is the only one who can do it. Kit gets nervous, saying he can't upstage Surge, but she tells him they are a package deal, and she will get the glory by proxy and tells him to do it.

Everyone part ways to complete their parts. Amy, Tails and Surge run around town to make sure everyone is heading to the evacuation staff. While Kit uses his powers to create a bubble with tentacles that keeps the oxygen inside and the water out, which he and Blaze use to go underwater. Blaze feels like the walls are closing in inside it, but Kit responds the water pressure is increasing, and that the air inside is limited. He manages to get them to the bottom of the volcano's crater lake. As Blaze puts her hand on its surface, she thinks on how she used to believe her fire powers were a dangerous curse that kept her away from others, until her friends showed her the truth: that her powers are in fact a gift to defend the weak and fight evil. Remembering how her friends have given her so much, she gives all of herself and manages to create a thermal vent. As many geysers manifest, Blaze and Kit leave. All the citizens manage to evacuate in time. Amy, Tails and Surge reunite with Blaze and Kit. Tails claims he will see if he can get the anchor lines at least temporarily secured, while Amy claims they have canvassed the town in record time and will make sure everyone is accounted for on the census. Blaze compliments Surge and Kit for helping (despite Surge's first misstep), commenting they are honoring the ideals of the Restoration. As Amy, Tails and Blaze leave, Surge and Kit leave in another direction. Surge is upset no one actually saw her in action, but Kit assures her there will more chances for her (while thinking to himself that he will make sure of that).

Meanwhile at Rainbow Ravine, Whisper is relaxing at an outdoor cafe. The waitress asks the wolf if she will have anything else, which she responds not yet as she is still waiting for her friend to show up. Whisper is being watched from a distance by Mimic, who comments on how she is out in the open, with her weapon not in immediate reach and in a crowded space, especially knowing Mimic could any of those people. He comments that Whisper's time with the Restoration made her soft but is surprised she tracked him down to their current location. Mimic then pulls out his knife and decides to go say "hello" to his former comrade.

Appearances[]

Characters:[]

• Amy Rose
• Blaze the Cat
• Cheese (vision)
• Clutch the Opossum (mentioned)
• Cream the Rabbit (vision)
• Doctor Eggman (mentioned)
• Kitsunami the Fennec
• Marine the Raccoon (vision)
• Miles "Tails" Prower
• Mimic the Octopus
• Next (cameo)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (vision)
• Surge the Tenrec
• Whisper the Wolf

Races and species:

• Chao (vision)
• Human (mentioned)
• Wisp
  • White Wisp

Locations:[]

• Sonic's universe
  • Earth
    • Barricade Town
    • Emeraldville Ruins
      • Restoration HQ (mentioned)
    • Glass Hill (first appearance)
    • Rainbow Ravine
    • Turtleshell Island (first appearance)

Items:

• Apple
• Balloon
• Concealer
• Metal Virus (mentioned)
• Miles Electric
• Hydro Pack
• Variable Wispon
• Wisp Capsule

Vehicles:

• Tails' vehicle (first appearance)
• Tornado (flashback)

Misc:

• Clean Sweepstakes (mentioned)
• Eggman War (mentioned)
• Fire Boost
• Grinding
• Propeller Flying
• Sol Empire (mentioned)