Sonic Universe Issue 51



Sonic Universe Issue 51 is the 51st issue of Sonic Universe and Part Two of Worlds Collide.

Summary
The issue picks up right where Mega Man #24 left off. Shortly after the Genesis Wave was activated and the universes were reset, Dr. Light is hard at work in the lab. Suddenly, Roll dashes in after seeing Proto Man in a heated battle on television. Dr. Light and Rock realize the four enemies (the Roboticized Masters) are very unusual, but Mega Man is confident he can take them down. Teleporting to the First National Bank, he relieves Proto Man from the battle and prepares to take them on himself.

Meanwhile, Sonic is dashing through the Green Hill Zone searching for his friends. He had gone to Tails's house with plans to explore the Mystic Ruins together, however Tails wasn't home. When he went to Angel Island to see Knuckles and then back home to see Amy, he realized something was up. To help him look, he employed the help of the Chaotix, a gang of detectives comprised of Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee.

We see the Chaotix exploring in a rainy Central City. Charmy (who is quite hyperactive) separates from the group to go get ice cream, but Espio feels uneasy. He rushes off to find him but quickly disappears. Vector realizes something is up and meets a mysterious robot with blue armor and a purple scarf. Struck by a paralyzing beam, the robot reveals himself as Copy Robot. (Remember him from issue #4?) With the Chaotix captured and ready to be roboticized, Dr. Wily sends him to the Green Hill Zone where one more target remains.

Back at Mega City, Mega Man is in a heated battle with the four existing Roboticized Masters. He sends a charged shot as Knuckles Man and hits him, however instead of its usual destructive power, it has paralyzing properties—something Mega Man seems confused by. Before he can figure it out, he is struck from behind by a blue blur. A giant golden ring appears as a portal to the Green Hill Zone, and the four Roboticized Masters (plus the blue blur) escape into it. The ring begins to close, so Mega Man hops inside to go after them.

Elsewhere in the zone, Sonic meets up with Silver the Hedgehog who has noticed a disturbance in time-and-space. The two figure Dr. Eggman is to blame, but before they can get much conversation in, Silver is captured by Copy Robot. Sonic gives chase after Copy Robot while elsewhere, the blue bur (revealed to be Metal Sonic) helps the Roboticized Masters disperse. Mega Man decides to go after Metal Sonic since he seems to be leading the pack. These strategies are all intentional—Copy Robot and Metal Sonic are leading Sonic and Mega Man to each other, and just before they meet, they vanish from sight!

Sonic strikes Mega Man with an attack (believing it to be Copy Robot). Mega Man quickly returns fire, noting that Sonic is giving off organic readings but not believing something non-robotic could exhibit such speed. As the two battle (believing each other to be responsible for the mayhem caused by their doppelgangers), Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman celebrate from the safety of their Wily Egg. Thus the story has been brought full-circle to the opening scene of last issue.