Having previously used the blue Chaos Emerald to rewrite the reality of both Mobius and Earth 20XX, Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily devised an even more diabolical scheme: to use all seven Chaos Emeralds to totally reshape their universes. Successfully collecting all the gemstones, they plugged them into the Genesis Reactor, which continued to power up as they continued their battle with Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and their various allies. Rouge the Bat's sabotage of the Wily Egg, which carried the reactor, resulted in some of the building Chaos energy being lost, but the reactor quickly replenished itself. As it prepared to launch the Super Genesis Wave, the doctors revealed their plan to their captured nemeses. When Knuckles the Echidna and Proto Man attacked, the doctors drew some power from