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This one is based on the official Sonic Channel art and story for November, featuring Blaze the Cat and Sonic the Hedgehog, you can check it out in the link below:
https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/special/coverstory/2...
Here is an unofficial translation of the story in case you want to read it, enjoy!
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\n\t\t\t\t\t| " | \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t SONIC X BLAZE Coral Cave is an underwater cave of coral and crystal, where tranquil, clear light shines down. The silence was torn apart by the sound of terrifying explosions echoing throughout the cavity. As the reverberations of the explosions echoed in the air, the remains of many robots can be seen lying around the cave, sparking and burning... She stepped forward, sweeping away the rising smoke with one arm, and pushed back the army of pirate robots with her might, a nobility clad in red flames... Blaze the Cat. Blaze: "What's the matter? Are you done now?" The pirate robots slowly surrounded her as if she were a demon-god, and tried to attack her at once. Blaze took a solid stance to intercept them, and strengthened the power of the fire at her back, but... Blaze: "Hey, hey, hey! What're you looking at, you clunky robots?!" Suddenly, a hedgehog with a blue breeze in tow appears, sending the pirate robots flying one by one with blinding speed. He finished off the last of the pirate robots with a tackle of his spiky body, then landed next to Blaze in a recoil-fueled jump. Sonic: "Hey, Blaze! Long time no see." Blaze: "Sonic...?" Sonic: "...So the imperial princess of this nation goes pirate-busting too?" Sonic asks teasingly as he stands alongside Blaze, who is trying to keep up with the remnants of the pirate robots that have fled into the depths of the cave with a serious expression on her face. Blaze: "The Sol Emeralds made a lot of noise in the night. I followed their lead, and when I got here, I found myself in this situation... The rest is history." Blaze replied nonchalantly, unconcerned about Sonic's slight. Blaze is the princess of the Sol Empire, which dwells in a different world from Sonic and his friends. With the power of fire in her body, she is the guardian of the peace of the empire and the secret precious stones, the "Sol Emeralds." Sonic: "I've seen the bad guys and I can't overlook them, even if it's by accident. That's why I'm cleaning up the mess. ...What about you?" Sonic replied with a look of remembrance on his face. Sonic had gone to check on the seventh Chaos Emerald that he had left at Twinkle Park, since he now had six of the mysterious secret stones. The moment the seven of them came together, the light of the Chaos Emeralds suddenly began to glow, enveloping Sonic... The next thing he knew, he was in Coral Cave. Sonic: "And here I am, in this situation... I'm just gonna go with the flow." Blaze: "Hmm. I see..." This is the second wave of pirate robot attacks. They must have already defeated the chief of these pirates... The robots, having lost their chief and turned into strays, are damaged in many places and their movements are unrefined, but the threat of a large number of them, such as gun types that fire from all around and hogan types that wield terrifying iron balls of destruction, cannot be underestimated. In a flurry of attacks, Blaze uses her flames to damage and inhibit the movement of most of the enemies, and Sonic follows up with his own to finish the job... The two of them fight off the pirate robots with a brilliant coordination that makes it hard to believe they haven't seen each other in a while. Before long... After the second wave was set aside, the two of them took a breath in a formation where they were back to back with each other before they knew it. Sonic: "Nice! But I didn't think you'd start letting others have your back." Blaze: "I can't do that with just anyone." Blaze is a friend of Sonic's, having shared adventures with him and defeated powerful enemies together, but when they first met, she was a bit of an unapproachable character who was serious and tried to solve everything on her own. Later, when she learned the strength of working with others in her adventures with Sonic, and became a little more tolerant of cutting loose in her innocent interactions with Amy and Cream, Blaze became a more flexible and charming character, not only as an authority figure over others, but also as a friend. Sonic had welcomed such a small change in Blaze with a happy heart, but... Blaze: "Oh, wait, Sonic. I mean, you know..." Noticing how unusual it was that Blaze suddenly spoke to him, Sonic turned to look at her, so she turned away and added. Blaze: "Even if it's you, I can't do that all the time, you know." The roots of Blaze's heart hadn't changed... Sonic welcomed her noble earnestness that wouldn't let her get up close and personal with people easily, with even more joy. After the pirate robots had stopped attacking, the two of them decided to attack the enemy's base and went deeper into Coral Cave while hunting for the remnants. They had been exploring for about an hour. As they neared the deepest part, Sonic noticed that the vibe around them had changed drastically. Even though they were in a deep underground cave, the area was brightly illuminated by a clear emerald green light, and the air seemed cleaner than ever. As he ran his hands over the simple but sophisticatedly decorated exterior walls, Sonic realized that this was some kind of special area. And as he turned his attention to the back of the stairwell to the lower level in front of this cavity, he heard the creaking of metal... There was a strong sense of a large number of pirate robots, and he saw many footprints of robots coming and going... It is safe to assume that this is the base of the pirate robots. Exhilarated by the prospect of the great adventure that was about to unfold, Sonic gave Blaze a light-hearted look. Sonic: "Ready to party, princess?" Blaze: "..." Blaze reciprocated with silence, so Sonic walked past her unconcerned as this is how it always went, and headed for the stairwell, but... His path is blocked by Blaze's flame-infused hand. Sonic: "Hey! What gives?" When Sonic looked at Blaze in surprise, he saw an angry Blaze staring unblinkingly into the back of the stairwell. Then, as if to stop Sonic from being overwhelmed for a moment and trying to make a joke out of it, Blaze said slowly, but with a quiet anger in her tone. Blaze: "...This is my problem from here on. You need to leave." Sonic: "...?!" A cold wave of tension washed over the calm underwater cave. A long, dark stairway leads to the deepest part of Coral Cave, a cave of coral and crystal. Sonic was about to chase after Blaze, who suddenly changed her attitude and ran down the passage, but then... Sonic stopped in his tracks as the "energy detector" he had borrowed from Tails made an intense detection sound. Electronic sounds that don't fit the mystical cave... When Sonic sees the display on the detector, he thinks for a moment, then starts running in the opposite direction of Blaze. Sonic: "All right, fine. I'll help you do it on your own, Blaze." Meanwhile, Blaze was clad in flames of fury, running down the passage at breakneck speed. ...At the deepest altar ahead, the national treasure of the Sol Empire, the Jeweled Scepter, which is said to sink raging volcanoes and access the power of the starry abyss, is enshrined, and there is no doubt that bandits have entered here. The scepter had been kept in the royal castle after being seized and reclaimed several times, but now it had been transferred to the innermost part of Coral Cave, where it had originally been kept under heavy guard... but now the soldiers who had been at the gate had been exterminated and the cavity behind the altar was overrun with pirate robots. The imperial holy ground was ransacked, national treasures threatened, and even the retainer soldiers were harmed... Blaze wanted to save her soldiers, defeat the bandits, and settle the score herself, staking her pride. Then, after several bends in the up and down corridor, in the cavity she saw something at the altar about 50 meters in diameter that spanned the dead end of the corridor... Surrounded by a large number of pirate robots, the elite Koala guards, with their weapons and shields centered on the Jeweled Scepter, formed a circle to fight the enemy forces. They were forced to retreat from the barrier gate due to an attack by pirate robots, but they were determined to defend the Jeweled Scepter. They persisted and waited for help from the outside... However, they were nearing their limit. Finally, just when they were about to give up... A bolt of red lightning rushed through the air, its flames scraping off a section of the robot army and heaving it up. *Crash!* ...It was indeed Blaze who brushed away the flames and stepped out in front of the soldiers. Guard: "M-Miss Blaze?!" Blaze: "You've done well. But you're going to have to work a little harder." As soon as she said that, she jumped into the enemy line, clad in flames. Inspired by this, the guards formed a formation and returned to protect the scepter. Blaze was glad they were safe, of course, but she was also proud of their work. ...And the guards, seeing Blaze's dignified and beautiful figure, always fighting on the front lines while protecting her friends, swore their loyalty to her once again and never let it be clouded. After a brief battle... Blaze realized that she had made a big miscalculation. There were too many pirate robots and they were not diminishing at all. And then there were more reinforcements! Some of the guards finally fell to their knees on the ground when they saw an army of pirate robots rushing down the stairs from the gate. The moment the Jeweled Scepter, the flagship of Blaze's group, tilts and it seems like it's all over... Sonic: "Hey! I see things are quite lively in here!" A blue whirlwind comes running down the stairs at breakneck speed, bouncing off the pirate robots and plunging near Blaze and the others. Then he circled Blaze and the others in a high-speed spin-dash, sending the robots around him flying, and landed on the ground, scratching his head. Sonic: "Sorry! The reinforcements that just came over here are the ones I couldn't defeat. Could you help out?" Blaze: "Sonic!" Sonic had learned from the energy detector that enemy reinforcements were gathering from all over Coral Cave, and he had been able to destroy them before they arrived at the altar, reducing their numbers. Sonic looked his usual cool self, but his shoes and gloves were stained everywhere from the robots' flame blasts, indicating that he had been fighting an intense battle all by himself. ...No matter how well you think you're doing on your own, there's always someone helping you out somewhere. Blaze realized this and felt a little regret for alienating Sonic in the heat of the moment. Blaze replies to Sonic in a curt manner. Blaze: "O-Oh, all right. I'll help you out. However..." A hot breeze rustled in the cave, which was supposed to be windless. Sonic: "...I'm going to need your help, too." As if on cue, all the pirate robots that had been waiting to see what would happen jumped at the same time. Sonic grinned and jumped out at once, bowing graciously in front of Blaze. Sonic: "Shall we dance?" Immediately afterwards, he begins to spin around Blaze in a furious spin dash, creating a large tornado. Seeing the blue trajectory of Sonic's run and the guards struggling to hold on to the scepter to keep it from flying away, Blaze finally let out a smile and responded. Blaze: "What am I going to do with you..." As Blaze, with a huge flame in each hand, danced violently in the tornado, a huge tornado of hot air, the Fire Tornado, rolled in, sweeping through the cave's hollow. *Ba-whoom!* Just a few seconds later... there was no one left to move in the enemy army. Enemy reinforcements have completely stopped... After returning the guards to the castle and ordering them to return the Jeweled Scepter to the castle, Blaze took a breath and thanked Sonic again. Sonic tries to respond... but then they both realize that there is something wrong with the emeralds in their hands. Blaze's seven Sol Emeralds grew brighter, and their light was absorbed by Sonic's two Chaos Emeralds, which were still blackened from the loss of power. Sonic: "…?!" After a few minutes of watching in amazement, the two Chaos Emeralds regained their power and began to emit the beautiful light they once did. This meant that all seven of Sonic's emeralds had been restored... but why...? Blaze: "Hmm…" Blaze takes a guess. Blaze: "Well, I suppose that's the emeralds' guidance. Maybe it's for a reason, maybe it's fate, maybe it's just a whim. We'll just have to let it happen." Sonic: "That's a pretty vague thing to say for you." Blaze: "I just have faith in the emeralds." Sonic: "That so…?" As they were talking, Sonic's seven Chaos Emeralds came together and began to glow... It was a stronger light, and it slowly enveloped Sonic's body. Sonic spreads both palms out to the sides and shrugs his shoulders. Sonic: "Huh, it's like they want me to go home because the deed's done." Blaze: "It does seem that way..." Blaze was about to say, "Take care, Sonic," when she smiled wryly and agreed in her mind that this was typical of him... Then it happened. From the ceiling, a giant robot landed in front of them with a roar. *Thumppp!* A red steel body with skull gauntlets… No doubt, it is the husk of Whisker, the master of the pirate robots that they had defeated before. Although he had lost his head and seemed to be unable to think clearly, he was still wandering the cave with only "Retrieve the Jeweled Scepter" programmed as his first order of business as a guide for his actions. Looking back, it was strange to see so many pirate robots gathered here. It would make sense if this Whisker was the one who had brought them here. Sonic and Blaze immediately get into a fighting stance. Sonic: "OK! Well, I guess I'll just have to go back after I clean up this mess, huh?" Sonic was half wrapped in the light of the Chaos Emeralds and was about to jump, but Blaze gently stopped him with a hand. Blaze: "No, I can handle a deadbeat like this on my own. You can go home in peace." She walked slowly up to Whisker, dodging his attacks with a cool expression as she continued. Blaze: "The "cooperation" you speak of does hold power... but what you can do on your own, you should do on your own. That way…" Blaze's kick flicks away Whisker's left fist as he tries to hit her again. Whisker flinches. Blaze: "…You'll have a better account of your journey to share with your friends, won't you?" Rubbing his nose and chuckling at her character, Sonic sends a casual salute. Sonic: "OK! In that case… yeah." And then, just as Whisker was about to deliver his final blow and lunge at Blaze, and Blaze was about to counter it… Sonic was completely enveloped in the seven-colored light and transported back to his world... When the light of the Chaos Emeralds subsided, Sonic was back in the dark cave area of the Twinkle Coaster attraction in Twinkle Park, where he had originally been. Indeed, it was the coming together of the seven Chaos Emeralds that had brought Sonic to Blaze's world. As Sonic watched the Chaos Emeralds' luminance slowly fade away, he thought back to today. Sonic: "Aw, man, she was the one who got to say cool things at the end!" …So, the Chaos Emerald that was placed here is now the "object of worship" of an important good luck charm for the guests who ride this Twinkle Coaster. As Sonic tried to put it back in place after it was revived by Blaze's Sol Emeralds, he noticed that it was gently heating up like live charcoal. When Sonic gave it a stroke, he felt as if Blaze, who wasn't there, was encouraging him, and he couldn't help but grin. Sonic: "I'm looking forward to an account of your journey, Blaze… I'll be stocking up on some great stuff too!" And with that, Sonic pushed open the exit door of the cave, letting the light shine in, and ran triumphantly into the dazzling world of adventure that awaited him. THE END \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Second picture art by Yuji Uekawa, belongs to Sega.
Third picture is from the ending of Sonic Rush Adventure, belongs to Sega.
Story by Eitaro Toyoda Makoto, belongs to Sega.
Story translation by Windii: https://pastebin.com/ZujZcpb3