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| - As dusk settles in Mobotropolis, the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Geoffrey St. John return to Castle Acorn. King Acorn greets the returned heroes as a menacing shadow slides around the landing site. Sally asks her father why he isn't in bed, but the king reports that his illness has subsided and he has finally regained his sanity, putting away the thoughts of dismantling the Robians. The heroes uncharacteristically question his plans for peace, proposing that Dr. Robotnik's original programming may be lying dormant in the minds of the Robians. The king is shocked, asking Sonic how he can agree to such a thing when his own uncle was Roboticized. Sonic claims he can't trust him and Sally adds that Robians may stage a rebellion. Disgusted and outraged by their words, the king's crystallization overtakes his entire body. Something in him changes and he orders the royal troops to mobilize, stating that they must dismantle all Robians. Several hours later, the Freedom Fighters and Geoffrey St. John are piloting their ship to Mobotropolis, having just returned from their trip to the Floating Island, when they see that the city has erupted into a war zone. Their ship is shot down and they crash land in the city. "The Return of the King" - Part 2 Unsure of what's going on, Sally tries to get the attention of the royal troops. The troops mistake them for normal citizens and ask them to stay out of their way. Sonic spins up a cyclone to hold a soldier in place while Sally questions him. The soldier is confused to hear that Sally doesn't remember telling the king to destroy all of the Robians and informs her that the Robians are trying to escape the city. The Freedom Fighters wonder how they could have possibly told the king these things when they only just left the Floating Island. Before they can get any answers, an explosion nearby startles them and they scramble into a nearby building. "The Return of the King" - Part 3 The Freedom Fighters find themselves held at gunpoint by a group of Robians led by Uncle Chuck. Sonic and Sally try to convince the Robians they haven't betrayed them. The Robians don't believe them and prepare to fire, but Sonic steals their weapons. Uncle Chuck agrees to help Sonic find the culprit when, suddenly, he is shot and killed by the royal soldier. Sonic is furious and prepares to kill the soldier with the Sword of Acorns, but his mother and father appear and talk him out of it, telling him that he'd be no better than Robotnik if he killed an innocent man. Sonic backs down and a bright light is released from the sword. Everyone is slightly dazed and Uncle Chuck is suddenly alive again. In addition, the soldier tells the group that he can't remember anything since their arrival at Castle Acorn. Sally considers the situation, realizing the Mobians wouldn't ransack Mobotropolis just to hunt down the Robians and suggests that the Sword of Acorns lifted a curse from the soldier's mind. Considering the possibility of a massive hex being placed upon the entire city, the group realizes that only a wizard of great power could be behind their troubles. "The Return of the King" - Part 4 Sonic enters Castle Acorn with the Sword of Acorns in tow, demanding for Naugus to show himself. Naugus, possessing the king's body, congratulates Sonic for figuring out his plans and reveals that he took the form of the Freedom Fighters to drive the king into submitting to his hatred, allowing him to be overcome by the crystalline magic and become prone to Naugus' control. Sonic wields the Sword of Acorns, dispelling Naugus' illusions and freeing the castle guards from his grasp. Naugus flees to the roof, where he threatens to jump off and kill the king's body. Sonic calls his bluff, but Naugus jumps. Sonic jumps after him, grabbing the king's foot, and the pair is enveloped in another flash of light from the sword. Sonic wakes up to find King Acorn standing before him, congratulating him for saving his soul from the foul wizard. Sally embraces her father, happy to see him back to normal. Meanwhile, several citizens try to pull the Sword of Acorns out of a stone it managed to get stuck in during its fall from the roof of Castle Acorn. The king grabs the sword and effortlessly pulls it out of the stone, mentally accessing the Hall of Limbo and locating the Crown of Acorns. With the crown resting safely on his head, King Acorn is restored to flesh and blood once more.
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