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#246 | Jul 2008<\/h3>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Cover” fullwidth=”on” module_id=”cover” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ parallax=”on” prev_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.4)” next_background_color=”rgba(33,150,243,0.8)”][et_pb_fullwidth_header text_orientation=”right” header_fullscreen=”on” header_scroll_down=”on” content_orientation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/covers\/246.jpg” parallax=”on” max_width_tablet=”50px” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Control Zone” background_color=”rgba(33,150,243,0.8)” disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_id=”controlzone” module_class=”zone-header” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_image=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/logo-controlzone.png” custom_padding=”|||” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”rgba(255,193,7,0.8)”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”15px|||” custom_margin=”25px|||” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin_phone=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” _i=”0″ _address=”2.0″][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text background_layout=”dark” module_id=”controlzonetext” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”20px|||”]\r\n\r\n

Hey Boomers! \"\"<\/h2>\r\n

It\u2019s summer again \u2013 time to turn off those hosepipes and go have a holiday! With my hard-earned wages, I\u2019m off to spend it all on a fortnight\u2019s cruise in the Caribbean; the lucky humes get to have a photo of the sun pinned on the office wall for a whole day! <\/p>\r\n

An unknown villain is framing Sonic for terrorist attacks and attempted world domination \u2013 and Sonic has to find out Whodunit<\/a> and save a Zone from annihilation at the same time! He\u2019s facing high stakes this time!<\/p>\r\n

He\u2019s not the only one either \u2013 Shorty\u2019s up against the same Slave monster he faced way back in Return of the Cybernik<\/a> , but with no Cybernik armour or fancy gizmos to help him at High Noon<\/a>! Back on Mobius, Rouge the Bat is back and carrying a scheme that has the Hill Top Zone on Rouge Alert<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n

And if that wasn\u2019t bad enough, Tikal must face off against the God of Death in the epic Vichama finale<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n

And just wait until you see what\u2019s coming in the next few issues\u2026<\/p> \r\n

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\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Data Zone” background_color=”rgba(255,193,7,0.8)” module_id=”datazone” module_class=”zone-header” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_image=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/logo-datazone.png” prev_background_color=”rgba(33,150,243,0.8)” next_background_color=”rgba(233,30,99,0.8)”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”3.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_team_member admin_label=”The Story so Far” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ name=”The Story So Far…” image_url=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/246previously.jpg” background_color=”rgba(156,39,176,0.8)” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_layout=”dark” module_class=”circular” custom_margin=”35px|||” header_level=”h2″]\r\n\r\nA dangerous villain is threatening Mobius with Mega-Mack bombs- and worse, it appears to be Sonic! With the Freedom Fighters out of action and the Green Hill Zone at risk, can the real Sonic save the day?\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” custom_margin=”25px|||” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”1″ _address=”3.1″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_team_member name=”Sonic” image_url=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/246sonic.jpg” module_class=”circular” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ header_text_color=”#9c27b0″ header_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|5px|5px|5px” animation=”fade_in”]\r\n\r\nSonic is the super-fast hero of Mobius, and leads a gang of freedom fighters. He is totally committed to keeping Planet Mobius and its people safe, even with Percival Kane slandering him in the press. Now an impostor Sonic has arrived, threatening Mobius with Mega-Mack chemical bombs!\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_team_member name=”Rouge the Bat” image_url=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/246rouge.jpg” module_class=”circular” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ header_text_color=”#9c27b0″ header_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|5px|5px|5px” animation=”fade_in”]\r\n\r\nA masterful thief and saboteur, Rouge occasionally freelances for the evil Drakon Empire but her true loyalty is to her bank account! She is crafty, deceptive and incredibly dangerous.\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_team_member name=”Vichama” image_url=”http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/245vichama.jpg” module_class=”circular” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ header_text_color=”#9c27b0″ header_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|5px|5px|5px” animation=”fade_in”]\r\n\r\nHeralded as the God of Death, he is a malignant spectre of unknown origin or motive. On the Floating Island, where his temple used to stand, ghosts warn that he is coming home\u2026\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row parallax_method_1=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”2″ _address=”3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_toggle admin_label=”Data Zone Toggle” title=”See the rest of the Data Zone! (click here)” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]\r\n\r\n

The Family<\/h5>\r\nA powerful crime syndicate run by don long-legs, they are bitter enemies of the freedom fighters. They\u2019ve proven powerful enough to even co-opt long-standing gangster max gamble!\r\n \r\n
The Marxio Brothers<\/h5>\r\nGroucho, Chicio and Harpo ran dodgy business ventures for Robotnik during his reign. They\u2019ve convinced Mobius that they are respectable businessmen who were just conned, and they now run the chemical plant zone \u2013 where the mega-mack comes from!\r\n \r\n
Percival Kane<\/h5>\r\nThis tyrannical tycoon owns vast amounts of Mobius\u2019 news media. He\u2019s now running a media smear campaign against sonic!\r\n\r\n
Rouge the Bat<\/h5>\r\nA masterful thief and saboteur, Rouge occasionally freelances for the evil Drakon Empire but her true loyalty is to her bank account! She is crafty, deceptive and incredibly dangerous. \r\n\r\n
Tekno The Canary<\/h5>\r\nTekno is a scientific genius and former dimension-hopping hero. Her gadgets have saved the day on many occasions, but now she\u2019s trapped on an alien world without any technology and is having trouble coping.\r\n\r\n
Knuckles<\/h5>\r\nKnuckles is the sole guardian of the Floating Island and its mysterious Chaos Emeralds. He was alive in the ancient past but he remembers nothing of it; vast swathes of his memories are missing. \r\n \r\n
Tikal<\/h5>\r\nTikal was the daughter of their wartime leader Pochacamac. Her memories of the past had to be repressed by a magic spell to stop her going mad. 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