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Believe it or not, the world you know is not alone. There are an infinite number of worlds, each with its own unique set of characters. Some are just mere humans, others more animal in nature. Some lone adventurers who choose to fight their battles alone, while others choose to stand united, choose to be a part of something greater than themselves. Some of these people possess powers beyond imagination. A few choose to use their powers for the greater good… others, for evil.

These worlds have always remained separate… Until now.

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Chapter 1: The Other-Dimensioninator

Dimension: Danville

Location: Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated

Inside his evil lair, which doubled as his home complex, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz was putting the finishing touches on his latest creation, chuckling to himself as he did so. As he kept working, his chuckling evolved into loud cackling, and then full-on maniacal laughter. He continued laughing for a few moments, before finally sighing in response.

“Sometimes Norm, being evil just cracks me up,” he mused. 

“Ha, ha, ha, ha,” Norm, Doof’s robotic assistant responded in a robotic but optimistic tone.

Doof’s smile dropped in an instant. “It doesn’t work when you do it.”

“Understood, sir.”

Doof rolled his eyes in response. Just then, the door was shattered open, allowing a teal platypus in a fedora to plow through and land on the floor, striking an action pose. 

“Ah, Perry the Platypus,” Doofenshmirtz greeted nonchalantly. “How unexpected. And by unexpected, of course, I mean… COMPLETELY EXPECTED!”

He quickly slammed a button on a nearby wall, causing two halves of a casing that looked exactly like Perry to come in from either side and encase him, effectively trapping him.

“Like your trap? I based it on you. So now, in a sense, you’ve trapped yourself!” Doof paused for a moment. “Wow, pretty existential, ain’t it?”

The encased platypus just remained silent. Granted, Perry the Platypus didn't speak anyway, so Doof decided to just move on.

"Anywho," Doof continued. "You see Perry the Platypus, I think I finally figured out why I always failed to take over the Tri-State Area. Do you know why that is?

"I thought it was because your plans were overly complicated and poorly thought out," Norm responded.

"I wasn't asking you, Norm!" Doof called out before coughing and resuming his monologue. "But no, the real reason I can't win is that I've been trying to go at it alone. So I figure the best plan for me is to outsource with other powerful bad guys to help me take over."

Once again, there was silence coming from the Perry trap, but the doctor just continued on anyway.

"Now you might ask yourself, 'But Doof, what fool would follow your lead? No bad guy in the entire universe would follow a villain with your terrible reputation.' Very true, in 'this' universe."

The mad doctor then pulled down a chart showing various earths in a large circle.

"But then I thought, couldn't there be other universes?" he asked. "Universes that vastly differ from the one we know. Universes that hold incredible creatures. Some of which contain powers beyond imagination. And most importantly, universes who haven't heard of me. Which means I have a clean slate and am free to amass an army of bad guys from across the multiverse!"

Doof then proceeded to pull down a map of the world.

"And they will help me take over the entire," He continued monologuing before pulling a magnifying glass out of his lab coat, highlighting only a small portion of the map. "Tri-State Area. And how would I accomplish this I may ask assuming it is you that is asking?" Doof then pulled back a curtain revealing a specially made device.

"Behold, The Other-Dimension-inator!" he revealed, cackling maniacally.

He then turned back to Perry, but received no response.

“So… nothing? You’re not going to do anything? You’re just going to stand there?”

“Perhaps he fell asleep,” Norm suggested.

Doof perked up at that. “Asleep?! I go to all the trouble of coming up with the scheme, writing the speeches, hours of rehearsals, and he just falls asleep?! Oh, that’s just rude!”

He walked over to the wall and slammed the button, hitting the release and freeing Perry the Platypus. To his surprise, Perry the Platypus was wide awake, and instantly leaped forward and socked him across the face. As Doof landed on the ground, he saw his nemesis standing right in front of him. He then reached for a wrench and tried to hit Perry with it. Fortunately, Perry grabbed a wrench of his own and the two clashed wrenches repeatedly. The two continued their parries until Perry struck Doof on the foot.

Doof let out a yelp, then grabbed a nearby battery cart and rolled it at Perry. Perry rode it for a bit until he got off and the cart crashed through a window and fell to the street below.

...

On the street, a couple were trying to start their car but lacked the battery necessary to do so.

"I can't believe you went all the way to the gas station to get jumper cables but you didn't bring the battery cart!" the wife complained as the husband attached the cables to the car. "I mean what did you think a battery cart was just going to fall from the sky?"

As if on cue, the battery cart crashed right in front of the two.

"Ok…" the wife said, in a confused tone before holding her hands out. "What did you think, a million dollars was just going to fall out of the sky?"

Nothing happened.

"It doesn't work that way," the husband explained, as this sort of thing had happened before.

"Well how does it work then?!" the wife asked angrily.

...

Back in the building, Doofenshmirtz got to the control panel of his device and activated it.

"Now Perry the Platypus you are too late!" Doof said as the device started activating.

Perry stepped back in fear as a portal started appearing.

"Quake in your boots and watch helplessly, as the unimaginable quantum molecular forces reveal the mind-blowing vast images from beyond our dimensional reality!"

Doof got big-eyed as the portal continued to form. What wonders lay in wait for him? What creatures would he meet? How would they help him take over? Had he made a big enough buffet? All questions he couldn't wait to see answered... then, the machine began to shut down and the portal disappeared completely. Perry, Doof, and Norm just stood there silently, staring at the failing project.

"Ah come on!" Doof complained before turning to Perry. "Well you might as well enjoy the buffet,” he pointed to the large table of food set out. “It was supposed to be for my coming army, but now it'll just go to waste."

Perry walked over to the buffet to help himself as Doof just stood there confused. Why hadn't it worked? What went wrong? Suddenly, the machine started acting up. Doof turned to it and saw it was shaking and sparks started to fly off it. He just looked away dismissing it. Suddenly, he turned back realizing what it meant.

"Run!" he shouted. "It's gonna blow!"

Perry turned and saw that the machine was indeed going to blow. He dropped his plate of food, and then began to run away from the machine while Norm just slowly walked away.

"I'll get the popcorn," he calmly stated.

Perry ducked down a safe distance when a glass cage dropped on top of him, then an anvil dropped on top of that, and then a box of bowling balls dropped on top of that.

"Ha! Trapped ya!" Doof called out. "You'll fall for anything Perry the Platypus. 'It's gonna blow!' yeah right. As if I would know ahead of time when something's going to-"

Before he could finish that sentence, however, the machine did explode, and engulfed the entire top of the building in a strange energy field. Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of light, and when it stopped, the entire top of Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. was gone.

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Dimension: Arendelle

Location: North Mountain

It was a quiet night on the North Mountain. Fresh snow had fallen and all was peaceful. Just then a bright flash of light appeared in the sky. And out of it, came the entire top of Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. It fell out of the sky and landed on the mountainside with a loud crash, sending all three of its occupants off their feet.

"Ow," Doof voiced, getting to his feet. "Why is it, that when you travel through other dimensions, it's never a smooth landing?"

"Uh sir," Norm informed. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your inator is broken. Without it, we can't go home."

"Right," Doof noted, "Norm get my tool kit. We got some work to do."

With that, Doofenshmirtz and Norm got to work repairing the other-Dimension-inator. 

…

It took several hours of drilling, welding, hammering, and screaming due to said hammering striking one's hand, the device was finally repaired, and ready for activation.

"Alright, that should do it." he declared. "It's time to see what this baby can really do."

With that, Doof activated the device. Instead of opening a single portal home, however, the device shook and glowed intensely.

"That doesn't sound good," Doof commented.

Suddenly, the device exploded, and several beams shot out to the sky from the blast, unknowingly traveling to numerous worlds across the multiverse.

…

Dimension: Shrek

Location: Spain

It was the dead of night at a bank in a small town. Just then, a thief was thrown through the front door, crashing into a nearby cart. Inside, the three remaining thieves looked at their fallen friend, before turning back to see their attacker, the legendary feline outlaw, Puss in Boots.

“Who wants to be next?” the cat adventurer challenged, waving his sword at them.

The three goons charged at him, drawing their own swords. They swung their blades wildly at Puss, but he simply blocked every blow he was dealt with little to no effort. He then managed to knock one goons blade out of his hand before leaping up and kicking him in the face, knocking him to the ground. He then swiftly turned around and deflected a blade strike of another goon, clashing against him repeatedly before stabbing him in the foot. The goon yelped, grabbing his foot in pain while hopping on the other. Puss took this chance to grab the hurt foot and flip him backward, causing him to fall backward onto the ground. He then turned to the last goon, a cocky grin gracing his face. The thief dropped his weapon and ran away in fear. Puss sheathed his sword in triumph with a smirk on his face. He was just about to go off and get a victory leche when he saw some bright light in the sky.

" Que ?" Puss let out.

He squinted at it and saw that it was coming right at him. He tried to run but the beam finally reached the ground and hit him. When the light disappeared, Puss had disappeared as well.

…

Dimension: Mobius

Location: Egg Carrier

The skies of Mobius were filled with explosions and intensity. Dr. Eggman had just launched an attack with his newly refurbished Egg Carrier, and Sonic had made his way up to the warship to stop him. Eggman had dispatched several of his deadly robots to deal with the hyperactive hedgehog, but Sonic was able to avoid the onslaught of laser fire and plow through them at high speed. Having enough of this constant embarrassment, Eggman came out onto the deck in a highly weaponized egg mobile.

"Nice ride Eggman," Sonic commented running towards him. "Almost sad that I have to trash it."

"Trust me, you won't get the chance," Eggman replied, unleashing several missiles at him.

Sonic swerved around several of them before jumping into the air and kicking one of the missiles right back into Eggman's Egg Mobile. Eggman jumped off the vehicle before it blew up and landed on the ground right in front of Sonic.

"So you wanna call it a draw?" Sonic asked.

Just then, Sonic noticed some bright light coming from the sky. Thinking on instinct, he ran towards the edge of the ship and jumped off just as the beam made contact with the ship, inadvertently making contact with Sonic too as the light engulfed them both and disappeared.

…

Dimension: Neverland

Location: Captain Hook's pirate ship

Captain Hook had always had problems trying to deal with the eternal youth known as Peter Pan, and today was no exception. Every canon he had on deck was firing at the boy, and yet not a single shot could hit him.

"Come on you blasted bilge rats!" Hook yelled at his crew. "Is there not one of you who can actually hit him?!"

Peter just kept flying around the cannon fire, laughing the whole time.

"Come on Captain." Peter taunted. "Is that all you got?"

Just then, a lasso wrapped around his ankle. Peter looked down to see several pirates pulling on the rope dragging Peter down.

"Looks like we got ya now!" one of the pirates shouted.

"That's what you think," Peter responded.

Peter then pulled out his dagger and cut the rope. The pirates fell back on their own weight and crashed into each other. Hook just did a facepalm in response to this. Just then, both Peter and Hook saw a bright light crashing down at them. Before either of them realized what was happening, the light swallowed the entire ship whole, and then it just vanished.

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Dimension: TMNT 2K12

Location: New York City

The city at night was always beautiful. The city lights, the bustling of people on the street, it was all just so nice. And high above it were four brothers racing across the rooftops on a late-night training run. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As the four brothers ran across the rooftops, they exchanged playful banter with each other.

"The city sure has been quiet lately," Leo noted.

"Yeah." Mikey agreed. "No Kraang, no Shredder, life is good."

Just then, they saw the sky light up with a mysterious white light.

"What the heck is that?" Raph asked, seeing the light.

"I have no idea," Donnie admitted.

They all stopped dead in their tracks and braced themselves as the light overtook them. Once the light vanished, they were gone.

...

Dimension: Asgard

Location: Dungeon

In the one of the cells of the Asgardian dungeons, a lone man with long black hair and green armor sat in a cell reading a book. This was Loki, former prince of Asgardian and enemy to the realm, and his brother Thor. As he turned the next page, he saw some mysterious light surging through the hallway racing towards him. As the light engulfed him, he sprouted a maniacal smile on his face. Then all of a sudden, the light was gone, and the man disappeared.

...

Dimension: Arendelle

Location: North Mountain

Doofenshmirtz and Norm slowly sat up as the beams faded. The device then fizzled out and fell to pieces.

"What just happened?" Norm asked in his ever-joyous tone.

"Well either nothing," Doof started to explain. "Or that explosion sent out various dimensional beams that pulled people from other universes into this one."

Doofenshmirtz paused for a moment.

But what are the odds of that happening?" he asked, chuckling.

…

At the bottom of the mountain in a recently created crater, Loki slowly rose from a kneeling position and looked upon the new world he entered with a smile.

"Perfect…" Loki mused. "Now the real fun begins."

Chapter Text

Location: country side

A bright light shone across the sky. Just as quickly as it came though, it vanished, allowing a lone figure to fall out of it and toward the ground below. The figure hit the ground face first, turning out to be a blue hedgehog with red shoes and white gloves. This was none other than Sonic the Hedgehog.  Slowly picking himself up, Sonic dusted himself and looked around his new surroundings.

“Hey… where am I?” he questioned.

He looked around, seeing nothing that could clue him in to his location. Just then, a loud boom filled the air, causing him to turn and see a bright light strike down at a town a few miles away. Sonic cocked an eyebrow at it, wondering what it could mean.

“Well, experience has taught me glowing things are worth investigating. Maybe I can find some answers there.”

With that, he took off running, hoping the answers he was looking for would be wherever that light landed.

…

Location: Town

As the light vanished, a new figure was dropped onto a rooftop. This figure picked himself up, turning out to be none other than Puss in Boots. He picked up his discarded hat and placed it back on his head as he looked out into the town. He became wide eyed, surprised by his new surroundings.

“Curious…” he mused. “What is this place? And how did I come to be here…?”

He peered out across the town, seeing the various townsfolk going back and forth about their various lives. 

“Perhaps one of these townsfolk can give me answers.”

Before he could leap down however, he noticed something fast approaching the town. He squinted his eyes, seeing Sonic running up, much to his surprise.

“A… blue hedgehog…” He questioned. “And he is moving faster than anything I have ever seen.” Suddenly, a thought popped into his head. “Could… he be the reason I am here?”

…

It didn’t take long for Sonic to reach the town. As he did, he slowed his run to a stroll, taking in the surroundings. He let out a whistle in response.

“Nice place they got here,” he commented.

He made his way through town, not noticing the strange looks and gasps of shocks his very presence was causing. He just made his way over to a nearby stand where he knocked on the counter to get the owner’s attention.

“Excuse me,” he spoke, causing the person behind the counter to turn around. “Mind telling me what this place is? Got a little lost, and-”

The shopkeep just creamed in panic before grabbing a nearby broom and swinging it at him.

“Monster! Monster!” she cried out while swinging the broom.

“Ow!” Sonic let out, getting hit by the broom. “Hey, what’s the deal?!”

He finally dodged the broom before running off, the woman’s screams getting the attention of several townspeople. Sonic leaped off a nearby stack of boxes and landed on the roof of a building as he looked down at the growing crowd that was becoming more and more panicked by the second.

“Odd… never gotten that reaction before. Wonder why they’re so spooked about me.”

Before he could contemplate his situation, something came swinging in and kicked him in the face. He went flying back, hitting the side of the building before dropping to the ground. He shook his head and looked up, seeing Puss standing before him.

“Aha!” he declared, drawing his sword and aiming it at him. “Fear me if you dare!”

“What the…?” Sonic let out in confusion before picking himself up. “Who are you supposed to be?”

“I am Puss in Boots! Adventurer. Outlaw. And a great lover of women,” he chuckled at that last one. “ A great, great lover. Really. It is crazy how-”

“Ok, I get it!” Sonic insisted, holding his hands up. “But what do you want with me?”

“I am seeking answers to how I came to this place,” he aimed his blade again. “And you will give them to me.”

“What makes you think I know what’s going on? I’m just as lost as you are.”

“Enough! Tell me what I want to know, or else.”

“Or else what?” Sonic taunted, smirking. “Doesn’t matter how good you are with that thing. I’m too fast for you?”

This time, it was Puss’ turn to smirk. “Is that so?”

He quickly planted his sword into the ground, swinging it upward and dislodging some dirt and debris that went right into Sonic’s face. Sonic cried out in pain as he was temporarily blinded by Puss’ attack. Taking advantage, Puss ran forward and kicked Sonic in the chest, knocking him off the building and sending him crashing into some boxes on the ground below. Sonic wiped the dirt from his eyes and saw Puss landing on the ground, still confident about his chances.

“Alright, kitty…” Sonic relented. “Let’s play!”

Sonic then dashed forward, ready for the fight ahead.

…

Location: Skies

Flying high above the mysterious new world, the massive Egg Carrier pierced through the clouds. Inside sat the malicious Dr. Eggman, overseeing the new land he had entered.

"It would seem we have entered a dimension that is extremely primitive in technology," Eggman observed before smiling maniacally. "Conquering this world will be a piece of cake."

"I don't know, boss," Cubot objected. "Don't ya think we should try and find a way back home."

"Of course not!" Eggman replied. "The only thing I care about is establishing the Eggman Empire. I can do that in my world or this one, it makes no difference to me," Eggman continued looking at the monitor screens. "And besides, taking over this place will be so much easier. There is no modern military, no G.U.N., and best of all… no Sonic."

"Actually doctor," Orbot said, entering the room. "That statement is only two thirds true."

"What?!" Eggman exclaimed, turning to him.

"Our scans managed to detect Sonic running toward a town not far from here." 

"I see." Eggman replied, still sounding irritated but managed to regain his composure. "No matter. This could be the perfect opportunity to finish Sonic once and for all! Set a course for the town!"

…

Location: Town

The fight between the two heroes was well underway. Sonic dashed toward Puss, who leaped up toward a nearby rope, cutting it loose so he could swing away before Sonic could make contact. He quickly swung around, heading right at Sonic and kicking him in the face, sending him flying back. Sonic hit the ground hard before rolling backward and landing on his feet. He looked up and saw Puss landing on the ground and running at him. Sonic straightened up as Puss arrived, dodging and evading every one of Puss’ sword strikes. Leaping over one swing, Sonic managed to kick the sword out of Puss’ hands, sending it flying into a nearby barrel. Puss saw the sword embedded in the barrel before turning back toward Sonic. 

Sonic smirked as he closed in on the feline hero. Thinking fast, Puss extended his claws and swiped at Sonic, causing him to leap back in response. With Sonic on the defense, Puss backflipped toward his sword and pulled it out of the barrel, brandishing it at Sonic looked on.

“So, kitty has claws,” Sonic remarked. “Fun.”

Sonic then rolled into a spin dash, darting right at Puss and hitting him head on. The impact sent Puss flying into the street as a carriage pulled up in front of him. The horses got spooked, bringing the carriage to a stop and causing the occupants inside to fall forward, one of them spilling the tea he was drinking. The horses began neighing out in panic, causing Puss to look up and move out of the way just as the horses began bolting down the road. Down the road, Puss noted some kids playing down the road and feared the worst. Instantly, he took off as Sonic caught up to him.

“Hey, where’s he-” Sonic began to protest before looking down the road and saw the same thing he did. “Oh no.”

He quickly sped off to try and get ahead of the runaway carriage. Puss meanwhile leaped onto the roofs of the buildings and began running along them as he looked down at the carriage. Sonic managed to get ahead of the carriage, grabbing the kids and moving them out of the way before the carriage could hit them. At the same time, Puss leaped off the roof and landed on the harness connecting the horses to the carriage. He quickly detached the harness and cut the horses free of the carriage. He then leaped up onto the horses and threw his sword at one of the wheels. As it hit the ground, it caused the carriage to skid to a stop. Puss then leaped onto the horses, seeing someone about to cross the street and instantly grabbing onto the reins as a result. He pulled as hard as he could, trying to get the horses to stop. The horses skidded to a stop, inches away from the people that were about to cross, who were bracing themselves for the impact. They opened their eyes to see the horses had come to a stop as Puss leaped off and went to reclaim his sword. Sonic had put the kids down before heading over to Puss.

“Nice moves back there,” Sonic remarked.

“You as well,” Puss commended, sheathing his sword. “Your speed is quite impressive.”

“Eh, it gets the job done.”

Sonic then looked around and saw several people gathering around them.

“Guess we drew a crowd,” Sonic commenced.

“So it would seem,” Puss agreed.

Before either of them could move, one of the girls Sonic saved came up to them, holding out a small flower.

“Thank you,” she replied.

Both Sonic and Puss smiled in response, with Puss taking the flower.

“You are so very welcome,” he replied.

“Don’t mention it,” Sonic replied, winking while giving a thumbs up.

At that moment, the carriage opened up, allowing a skinny old man with a mustache to get out, followed by two muscular men that clearly served as his guards. This was the Duke of the kingdom, and he was clearly not happy.  

“What is the meaning of this?!” the skinny man demanded. “I was trying to enjoy an afternoon ride when-”

He came around, coming face to face with Sonic and Puss. Immediately after seeing them, he freaked out, letting out a scream of panic. 

“What on earth are those things?!” he demanded.

Both Sonic and Puss looked at each other in confusion. 

“Uh… are you referring to us?” Puss asked, gesturing to him and Sonic.

“Of course I’m referring to you!” the man insisted. “Do you see any other monstrosities standing around here?!”

“Hey,” Sonic let out. “Monstrosity is a bit harsh, don’t you think?”

“No, I do not think!”

“Ah, so you do not think,” Puss realized with a smirk.

“Yes!” the man replied, before realizing what he said and hearing the laughter from the crowds. “No! “ He let out a growl of frustration. “You cretins are nearly as bad as the sorceress in Arendelle. Well I will not allow Wessleton to succumb to such magic! Guards, arrest these creatures!”

The two men nodded, drawing crossbows and approaching the two, who responded with mild disinterest. 

Before they could do anything, several missiles suddenly began raining down on the town, startling the Duke and causing civilians to run for cover. Sonic and Puss quickly moved out of the way of the missiles before making their way onto one of the rooftops.

“What is the meaning of all this?!” Puss let out.

“I have a pretty good idea,” Sonic replied, pointing up at the sky.

Puss looked up, seeing the Egg Carrier flying overhead. 

“Holy frijoles ,” Puss let out. 

Sonic’s eyes narrowed as a bottom panel opened up on the Egg Carrier, allowing several robots to drop down, landing in front of the citizens and causing them to flee in terror. Puss’ hand went to his sword, preparing to draw it as the robots began aiming their weapons at the people. Before either he or Sonic could react, something else came out of the Egg Carrier. They both looked up to see the Egg Mobile, a signature vehicle of Eggman emerging from the ship. It flew to the ground, moving close to the ground and right in front of the Duke as he was trying to get away.

“What… what in the world are you?!” the Duke demanded. 

“I am Dr. Eggman,” the villain announced as he rose in his Egg Mobile. “And this entire town… thing, is under my control.”

Eggman’s words shocked the Duke. “what?! You… you can’t-”

Before he could finish, several robots dropped in front of him and aimed their weapons on him, causing him to leap back in surprise. He backed away, tripping on a crack in the road that caused him to fall backward onto the ground. Eggman just smirked as the robots began to close in on him.

“I do believe I can,” Eggman mused.

Just then, a blue blur and a strong breeze came whooshing by. One by one, the robots exploded, much to the surprise of both the Duke, and Eggman. 

“What the-”

“Hey, Eggman!”

Eggman looked up, seeing Sonic standing confidently on a nearby rooftop. 

“Long time, no see.”

“Sonic. I heard you were slumming it in this dump.”

“Just taking in the scenery. Though it took a bit of a nosedive when you showed up.”

“Enjoy it while you can, hedgehog,” Eggman remarked as the other robots aimed their weapons at him. “It’s the last look you’ll ever get before I close your eyes forever!”

Eggman cackled wildly as the robots opened fire, prompting Sonic to leap out of the line of fire. He sailed down toward the ground, rolling into a spin dash and plowing into them one after another. Puss in the meantime made his way to the edge of a rooftop, watching as Sonic took down bot after bot.

“Holy frijoles ,” he let out in astonishment. 

While that was going on, a cannon rose from the Eggmobile, prompting Eggman to try and open fire on Sonic. Seeing this coming, Sonic zipped out of the way, staying just ahead of the blasts. Eggman followed after him, trying to get a good shot at him. Sonic meanwhile kept zipping around the town, dodging the blasts while keeping the civilians out of harms way. Puss quickly ran across the rooftops, doing his best to try and keep up with them, though they were much faster than he could handle. 

Back with Eggman, he looked down at one of his monitors,  tracking Sonic’s movements and speed. After a few moments, he managed to get a lock on him, causing him to smile maliciously.

“Gotcha,” he let out, firing a blast.

It hit the ground right near where Sonic was landing, knocking him through the air. He tumbled on the ground for a bit before coming to a stop, groaning in pain. He tried to pick himself up, getting to one knee as Eggman loomed over him.

“Say goodbye, Hedgehog.”

At the same time, Puss managed to catch up with them, seeing the situation Sonic was in. He looked around for a moment, seeing a rope banner nearby. Moving fast, Puss cut to the rope and leaped off the edge of the roof, swinging high into the air. He then leaped off, spinning as he sailed right toward Eggman. Once he got close, he kicked him in the head, causing him to bump the controls and cause his blast to miss Sonic completely. Puss then leaped backwards off Eggman, sliding across the ground before drawing his swords in defiance.

“Fear me if you dare!”

Eggman chuckled in response. “It’ll take more than that to intimidate me!”

He then started opening fire on Puss, prompting him to leap away from the blast, rolling on the ground before starting to run. Eggman kept firing at him, with Puss narrowly missing every time. Puss turned back, smiling in response. He looked forward again, coming face to face with two of Eggman’s robots. They opened fire on him, prompting him to dodge and weave between the blasts before leaping to one and tried to slash at it with his sword. However, the blade did little, prompting Puss to back away in horror as the robot aimed its weapon. 

Eggman smirked as the robot prepared to fire. Thinking fast though, Puss leaped onto the robot behind him before springing off, prompting the first robot to shoot at the second by accident. Puss then flipped into the air before landing on the first robot and stabbing it in the eye. This caused the robot to glitch out and spin out of control, throwing him off. The robot then stopped spinning, its eye glitching as Puss fell to the ground. Just as it raised its weapon to fire, Sonic came speeding in, rolling into a spin dash and destroying the robot easily. Sonic then landed on the ground, skidding to a stop as he turned toward Puss as he got back up. Puss gave a confident smile to Sonic, prompting him to give a thumbs up in return. 

Watching all of this, Eggman slammed his fist in frustration. 

“It seems if you need an enemy destroyed right, you need to destroy it yourself…”

Eggman then got to work pushing buttons on his console. At that moment, a panel opened up on the Egg Carrier, allowing something large to drop out. It hit the ground, creating a massive shockwave that knocked Sonic and Puss off their feet. As they picked themselves up, they were surprised to see a massive humanoid mech with a mace for a hand standing before them. Eggman flew to the top of the mech and attached his Egg Mobile to the top of it, cackling the entire time.

“Get a load of this, Sonic!” Eggman called out. “The Egg Breaker! And it’s going to break you once and for all!”

The Egg Breaker marched forward, raising its mace hand before slamming it down toward the two heroes. They quickly moved out of the way, rolling on the ground on opposite sides of the mace. 

“Puss, get out of here!” Sonic called out. “I can handle this!”

“No. We fight together!”

The Egg Breaker’s head then turned to Puss, firing lasers from its eyes. Instinctively, Puss began backflipping out of the way of the blasts as Sonic rushed toward the mech. Eggman then aimed the mace at him, launching it out on a chain and forcing Sonic to leap out of the way, the resulting debris sailed through the air, causing the civilians to run for cover.

“Hey, Eggman!” Sonic called out. “Why not take this somewhere else? No need for innocent people to get hurt!”

“You know what they say,” Eggman replied, launching his mace again. “The more the merrier!”

Sonic quickly dashed out of the way while Puss landed on top of a nearby barrel. He looked up at the mech, seeing a banner behind him hanging between two buildings behind him.

“I have a plan!” he called out. “Keep him busy!”

“Can do!” Sonic replied, giving a quick salute before leaping from another attack.

Sonic quickly ran down an empty street, easily keeping ahead of the barrage of attacks Eggman was dealing out. All the while, Puss leaped up onto the column leading up to a balcony, scurrying up it to reach the top. He then leaped up onto the balcony and grabbed hold of the rope holding the banner and cut it loose. He then took hold of the banner and ran across the rooftops so he could catch up with Sonic and Eggman. 

Back with Sonic, he quickly skidded to a stop and turned around, facing Eggman head on as the Egg Breaker leaped into the air. It tried to strike at Sonic, only for him to move out of the way seconds before it made impact. Eggman looked around for any sign of Sonic, finding him running on top of a rooftop, prompting Eggman to launch the mace again. Sonic quickly leaped down to the ground to avoid the attack just as Puss ran up. The two exchanged a nod as Puss leaped onto the chain connecting the mace to the mech. He ran along it for a bit before Eggman quickly pulled the chain back. 

Reacting fast, Puss leaped into the air just as the mace retracted, allowing him to spin through the air toward the Egg Breaker. Eggman prepared to fire his laser eyes at him, but Sonic rolled into a spin dash and collided with the mech, causing the lasers to miss as Puss landed on the back of the mech. Eggman turned his sights back to Sonic, who gave him a cocky smirk before rushing forward. Enraged, Eggman lined up the mace at Sonic, preparing to fire again. Just as he was about to though, Puss threw the banner at Eggman’s face, blinding him as he launched the mace at Sonic. Not missing a beat, Sonic moved off to the side and spin attacked the mace, sending it spinning around the Egg Breaker repeatedly as Eggman tried to pull the banner off. Just then, Puss moved in front of him and lifted the banner so he could see his face.

“Hey, you wanna see something cool” Puss asked before ducking down, showing the mace sailing right at him.

Eggman panicked, not even being able to react before the mace hit him straight on, knocking the Egg Mobile out of the Egg Breaker and sending him flying into the air screaming. The Egg Breaker dropped to its knees before falling to the ground. Before it touched down, Puss leaped off the top, landing on the ground with a slide. Sonic came over to him as he came to a stop, clearly satisfied by the results.

“Slick work out there,” Sonic commended.

“You as well,” Puss replied, giving a tip of his hat. “It… appears that I misjudged you, hedgehog. I apologize.”

“Eh, it happens. The important thing is we beat the bad guys and no one got hurt. I call that a win.”

“Indeed,” Puss concurred.

Just then, a loud cheering started ringing out around them. They both turned to see the townspeople coming out of hiding and moved toward them applauding and cheering their exploits. Sonic smiled in response while Puss took off his hat and held it up high. While this was going on, the Duke and his guards made their way through the crowd. They finally managed to get through, singling out Sonic and Puss.

“You two!” he cried out, marching forward. “This is all your fault! That Eggman creatine knew you! He only came here looking for you!”

“You gotta be kidding me,” Sonic remarked. “We just saved everyone. Better get your facts right, Weaseltown.”

“It’s Wessleton! And I have all the facts I need! Guards, arrest them!”

The two guards drew their crossbows and approached the heroes, much to their irritation.

“These guys serious?” Sonic remarked.

“Apparently,” Puss replied. “You want to, or…?”

“Hey, there’s two. One each.”

The guards then proceeded to fire at the two of them. Sonic quickly dashed aside while Puss backflipped away, catching the crossbow bolt in his mouth as a result. He landed on the ground, spitting out the bolt before drawing his sword. The guard drew his own sword as Push charged forward. The two clashed blades as the second guard searched around for any sign of Sonic. All of a sudden, a blue blur collided with the guard, knocking him to the ground. The guard barely had the strength to look up as he saw Sonic standing on his chest smiling. Back with the other guard, he and Puss continued to duke it out, with Puss clearly having the upper hand. Thinking fast, Puss dove between the guards feet and leaped up, kicking the guard in the back, knocking him to the ground. As the second guard fell to the ground, the Duke grabbed the other guard’s sword and tried to swing it at Sonic, only for the hedgehog to leap up and over him, landing behind him.

“Nice swing, dukey,” Sonic remarked.”Wanna try again?”

Enraged, he swung again, trying to hit Puss. He closed his eyes, thinking he hit the cat adventurer, only to open them and see he was standing next to Sonic.

“Puss in Boots is not so easily felled,” Puss remarked, bending his sword before letting it go straight. “But you…”

All at once, the Duke’s hairpiece split in two before falling off his head, his mustache was cut in half, a letter “P” was cut into his shirt, and his pants dropped down to his ankles, exposing his heart print boxers. The Duke yelped in surprise as the crowds around him laughed in response. 

“You… you cretins!”

“Cretins?” Sonic repeated. “Well, better than monstrosities.”

“Still, I feel we have worn out our welcome,” Puss decided. “Perhaps we should take our leave of this… Weaseltown.”

“IT’S WESELTON!”  the Duke proclaimed, trying to pull up his pants. “And you two aren’t going anywhere. I’ll dispose of you if it’s the last thing I-”

Sonic quickly kicked the legs out from under the Duke, knocking him to the ground before he and Puss took off, the people of Weselton cheering them on as they took off. 

“I do not believe we will be welcome here again,” Puss commented.

“Oh well,” Sonic remarked, continuing to run off into the distance.

…

After they got a fair distance out, both heroes slowed down to a walking speed, conversing with each other.

“Gotta say, nice work back there,” Sonic commended. 

“And you as well,” Puss replied, giving a tip of the hat. “And I must apologize for my behavior earlier. I was wrong to attack you.”

“Eh, not the first time it’s happened. We can chalk it off to a rough start.”

“Excellent!” Puss cheered. “Though I am curious. How did you come to this place?”

“No clue. One minute I’m duking it out with Eggman, the next there’s this flash of white light, and boom! I was here.”

“A white light… that’s the same thing that happened to me.”

Sonic took note of that. “So, we were both brought here by the same thing.”

“Hmm,” Puss let out, stroking his whiskers. “What do you suppose it means?”

“Not sure,” Sonic admitted, before a thought came to mind. “But, that dopey Duke mentioned a place called Arendelle. That place might have the answers we’re looking for.”

Puss smiled in response. “Then we go to this Arendelle! Uncover the answers we seek! And find a way home!” he unsheathed his sword and held it high. “This I swear!”

Sonic chuckled enthusiastically. “Now that’s what I like to hear! But, you might wanna hang onto me,” Sonic held out a hand.

Puss took it, allowing Sonic to sling him onto his back. 

“When I get moving, I move fast!”

With that, Sonic took off at top speed, both of them prepared to do whatever it took to find a way home.

…

Location: Egg carrier

Once he returned to his ship, Eggman just continued smashing his control console in frustration of his defeat.

"I can't believe it! I had Sonic in my grasp and he still beat me!" Eggman whined kicking his chair. "Impossible! How!"

As the chair bounced around the room, it scooped up Cubot and took him for a bit of a ride before the chair stopped and let him off.

"Uh boss," Cubot spoke. "I don't mean to state the obvious, but Sonic has always beat you. I mean, it's like it's his job or something."

"What are you talking about?" Eggman asked. "He hasn't won every time. I… I've beaten him once and awhile."

"Name one time." Cubot countered.

Eggman just stood there for a moment trying to think of a time he beat Sonic. Nothing came to mind.

"Eh no matter." Eggman dismissed. "I may have suffered a setback here, but this games far from over. I will crush Sonic, and I will conquer this world!"

"Uh, Dr. Eggman," Orbot stepped in. "I don't mean to pry, but why is conquest so important to you? I don't think you've ever said."

"So I haven't." Eggman admitted. "It's kinda a long story."

"Well we got time." Cubot told him.

"Fair point." Eggman allowed. "Though if I'm going to tell you two about it, might as well do it right. Cubot! Music!"

"You got it boss!" Cubot responded.

He then pressed a button on his chest and music began playing. Eggman took this cue and began singing.

" I was born to cheat and lie, I'm a mean rotten guy.

When you ask me why I'm nasty, here's my reason why."

As he was singing, he went over to his desk and pressed a button, causing a picture of a woman that looked like Eggman to rise up.

" At that stork delivery, mommy screamed : 'woe is me.

Such a dork hey Mr. Stork, behold my misery’."

Eggman then picked up the picture and clutched it to his chest.

"' Ivo's gastly, Ivo's a glob, Ivo's a nasty, naughty slob.'"

Eggman then tossed the picture aside.

" Can it sister, I'm the mister, who will get the job!

So I'm nasty I'm no good,

I'll be king! Knock on wood.

I'll impress ya, though I'm just a common loley hood."

Eggman then took a seat and pressed a few buttons on his console.

" If you can't be loved be feared!

Don't get shoved, sheep get sheared.

Be the king, pull the strings, or else you might get speared!

I'm so happy I could dance, seize my chance, I'll advance.

Come and cheer me, love and fear me, Eggman's king at last!"

Eggman then pressed another button on his console, causing his chair to rise up off the ground and through a hole in the ceiling. Orbot and Cubot just looked up in mild annoyance.

"He gets an A for effort," Cubot said. "That's for sure."

As Eggman's chair came to a stop in the room above, he jumped out and proceeded to finish his number.

" Come and cheer me, love and fear me, Eggman's king at laaaaaaaaaast…"

As Eggman held his note, he noticed his accompanying music was no longer present.

"Eh… why'd the music stop?" he asked.

"I turned it off." a voice from behind him said.

Eggman turned behind him to see a tall man dressed in black and red robes with a twisted beard, a snake staff, and a red parrot on his shoulder. He had a turban on his head that almost gave him a devil-like appearance.

"What?" Eggman asked. "Who are you?"

"Oh I do apologize," the man replied, walking forward. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jafar."

"Yeah well what are you doing here?" Eggman asked again.

"I have a proposition for you," Jafar explained. "If you're interested."

Eggman raised an eyebrow at this, but he was interested in what he had to say, so he allowed him to speak.