Shadow and Rouge were walking through Station Square. Charmy was talking to Vector and Espio. He was holding a letter in his hand.
Vector: What's that you got there, Charmy?
Charmy: I have written a letter to Chris Thorndyke. Perhaps he can help get Sally Acorn and the rest of the Freedom Fighters of Knothole back.
Espio: You're a genius sometimes, Charmy.
Vector: Let's head for the post office. Hopefully, it's still open.
Little did they know, Shadow heard the conversation.
Shadow: I beg to differ,
(Shadow took out a Chaos Emerald and uses Chaos Control)
Suddenly, Shadow took the letter out of Charmy's hands. And to make things more humiliating, he pulled his pants down to his ankles. Shadow was then next to Rouge with the letter in his hand before turning to the Chaotix.
Charmy: Huh? Where's the letter? And did it get colder all of the sudden?
(Vector and Espio looked down in surprise)
Both: Uh... Charmy?
Charmy: What?
(They pointed down)
Charmy looked down and was shocked to see his pants were around his ankles and his underwear on full display. He was wearing white briefs with yellow trim and his logo printed on them.
Charmy: Oh, for crying out loud!
(Charmy pulls his pants up)
Charmy: I hope no one saw that.
Shadow tore the letter in half and walks off.
Shadow: All too easy.
Rouge: Nice one, Shadow.
As they walked away, Cosmo walked up to them with flyer before tapping Rouge and Shadow on the shoulders.
Cosmo: Excuse me, can you please donate medicine to the orphanage? There's a lot of humans and mobians in need.
(Shadow and Rouge stopped for a moment before turning to Cosmo)
Rouge: Maybe if you got a job, you could buy it yourself.
(Cosmo held her head down sadly when she heard this)
Shadow: Lazy kids.
Sonic, Amy, Knuckles and Tails were watching as Shadow and Rouge were walking by.
Sonic: We have to get Sally and the others back!
Amy: Agreed! Shadow, Rouge and the Babylon Rogues have been causing trouble since they took over.
Tails: I think I have a plan!
Knuckles: You do?
Tails: Come by my workshop and I'll explain it there.
Later that evening, Sonic, Knuckles and Amy have met up with Tails at his workshop. They began discussing the plan.
Sonic: Is everyone here?
Knuckles: Yes.
Tails: Since it's Christmas Eve, we should do this during the night when everyone will be indoors.
Amy: Okay. So, what's the plan?
Tails took out some blueprints and showed them the plan.
Tails: We will have to split up into two teams. Amy and Knuckles will sneak into the G.U.N. Base. Meanwhile, Sonic and I will sneak into the sewers.
Amy: Knuckles and I will sneak inside to steal the Chaos Emeralds, but according to Tails, the door to the chamber that the Chaos Emeralds are in is electronically locked.
Sonic: So, Tails and I are going to sneak into the sewer to shut off the power?
Tails: Yes. According to the blueprints, that's where the generator is hidden.
Amy: You'll need explosives.
Tails: Not to worry, I made a bomb out of some parts of Eggman's old robots, just in case.
Sonic: Okay. Good plan, Tails.
(The others agreed)
Amy: Wait, after we get the Chaos Emeralds, how will we pay for the festival?
Knuckles: I don't know.
Tails: Maybe we can ask some of our friends to help raise money for the festival at Station Square. Some of them must want to help us!
Sonic: We can worry about that later. For now, let's focus on the plan to get the Chaos Emeralds from the G.U.N. Base.
All: Okay.
Little did the group know, Rouge was looking through the window, hearing the conversation.
Rouge: So, Sonic and the others are planning on sneaking in the G.U.N. Base to steal the Chaos Emeralds. Not for long. I better tell the others. (Quietly) Man, if I had a ring for every time that I ironically said that.
Rouge flew off to the G.U.N. Base. When she arrived, she noticed Shadow was in his office, talking to the Babylon Rogues. They all noticed her walking in and closing the door.
Rouge: Shadow! Sonic and the others are planning on stealing the Chaos Emeralds!
Shadow: Don't worry, Rouge. We can stop them.
Wave: Thanks for the info, Rouge. When they come, we'll be ready for them.
Jet: Agreed. Let's get ready for when they arrive.
(Storm cracks his knuckles)
Storm: I'll guard the sewer.
Meanwhile, miles away from Station Square, Cream and Vanilla were still walking through the snow.
Cream: Hey, mom. How long have we been walking?
(Vanilla looks at her watch only to see that it was frozen solid)
Vanilla: I don't know, Cream. My watch is frozen.
Cream: Best guess?
Vanilla: I'd say about three hours.
(Cream thought for a moment)
Cream: Feels like four.
(Vanilla shrugs)
Vanilla: Could be.
As the two rabbits kept walking, they saw a house up ahead through the snow.
Vanilla: Hold the phone. Is that a house over there?
Cream: It is! Maybe someone inside can help us.
Cream and Vanilla ran towards the house. When they got there, Cream knocked on the door. Suddenly, the door opened. When they looked, Cream and Vanilla couldn't believe who was standing at the doorway. It was Santa Claus.
Both: Santa!
Santa: Hello, Cream and Vanilla.
Vanilla: Can you please help me, and my daughter get home? We've been wandering in the snow for a while.
Santa: Why, certainly. I just finished getting the sleigh ready. What happened, may I ask?
Cream: It's a long story. We'll explain on the way home.
Santa: Very well. Come with me.
Cream and Vanilla walked inside. After Santa offered them some hot chocolate along with some candy canes and gingerbread cookies, he brought them to his sleigh. Before long, they were all onboard the sleigh and it flew off into the snowy night. Cream and Vanilla explained to Santa about what was going on in Station Square, ending with them being launched from a catapult. Santa was shocked upon hearing all of it.
Santa: Don't worry you two. I know what to do.
To be concluded...
