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The day Mobius cracked open changed everything. We knew that it was an attempt by the evil Dr. Eggman to try to end the world we knew it once and for all. It was one foolish old man's final attempt at petty revenge for never being able to fully conquer the planet. It would be his last mistake because, after that last-ditch effort to rewrite all of reality, Dr. Eggman was no more.

And the planet was nearly no more as well. Eclipse was there, feeling the rumbles for a few weeks, the uneasiness of the seismic events. The Republic of Acorn and the United Federation both seemed to be busy dealing with their own shit to worry about it. The world cracked open, right in front of Eclipse, and that dark mist shot out of the world, scalding the Echidna and filling him with such rage, such primal thirst. He was transformed. He was no longer an Echidna, but he was something terrible and monstrous, and in the light of the moon, he would rear back, and he would howl.

Eclipse rolls about in his bed and falls over, groaning and rubbing his head. "Damn... that dream again..." the Echidna groans, picking himself up. He steps out and opens the balcony in his apartment, stepping out to admire the city around him. "Still intact," he says, chuckling to himself. "Of course it is, the Freedom Fighters put the world back together years ago.

Eclipse's phone buzzes and he steps away from the view to get back to the real world. He answers, plopping back onto the bed. "Yeah? What's up?"

"We got an interesting gig for you, 'Clypse." The voice is his manager. "Seems your condition has some members of the scientific community interested.

Eclipse rubs the sleepiness from his eyes, sighing. "Look, man, I'm not interested in being someone's guinea pig, alright? I've been through that shit way too much after the Crisis.

"Hey, you didn't let me finish. This isn't some random poking and prodding. This is the real deal. Ever hear of Cian-Se?"

Eclipse perks up at that. "What kind of question is that?"

"The kind to get your attention. Listen: the doctor wants to speak to you, and she's going through all the proper channels. You're a star, 'Clypse, but you still need to have that greater world appeal, you know?"

"Man, I told you, I'm good where I am. I don't need more attention on me outside the industry."

"One visit to the doctor isn't gonna hurt. Besides, insurance is starting to ask more of those annoying questions again. Wondering exactly what happens to your costars when they come in contact with Dark Gaia energy and all that."

"Gotcha, gotcha," The Echidna says, rubbing the back of his head. "Alright, send me the details. Where am I supposed to meet this doctor?"

The Scientific Reserve represents Echidna's ingenuity and society's ability to survive even the most drastic of situations with a mix of mysticism and natural scientific achievement, which is why there aren't any airports nearby for him to access the place. Keeping to their insular nature, the scientific minds of this facility only allow travel through hovercraft through the dangerous wastelands of their ancestral homeland, so he had time to fall asleep and rest up from the jet lag.

When he awakens, he's in a terminal in some clinical-looking facility, greeted by more echidnas than he had ever seen gathered in his life. Each of them is dressed in lab coats, with the one in the center, a purple-furred lady with glasses, eyeing him with a stern gaze.

"So, it appears you're keeping yourself rested," she speaks up. "I am Cian-Se, and you are Eclipse, yes?"

"That's my name!" He says, hopping out of the hovercraft. "I don't mind the all-expenses-paid tour and all, Doc, but I am a busy Echidna, you know."

There comes some snickering from the scientists in the back. Cian-Se shoots them a glare, and they go quiet.

"Indeed," Cian-Se says, pulling out a tablet and scrolling on it. "If I'm correct, you're scheduled to be filming "Down Under Doggy Style 7" this week.

"Not too often you invite a porn star over to your place of learning, I'd imagine," he says with a smirk.

"It's not your acting skills I'm interested in," she responds.

"Well, something tells me that isn't entirely true. After all, you did call me because of what I am, right?"

"Indeed," Cian-Se turns, heading off towards the exit to this terminal. "Follow me. We have a lot of things to discuss, Eclipse the WereEchidna."

Eclipse follows her, glancing over his shoulder to the other scientists, who just wait there, watching the two of them leave. "So, uh... you brought your posse there just to check me out?"

Cian-Se looks back towards him. This time, it is her turn to smirk. "Oh, them? They were just interested in getting a look at you before I had my fun for today."

"Well now," Eclipse says with a chuckle. "Seems like there's more than meets the eye when both of us are involved, huh...?

Cian-Se leads Eclipse through a few sterile halls and past a large, secure door. He imagines he'll be seeing a bedroom or a lab of some sort, but he's hit with a rush of humidity and heat as a lush jungle reveals itself to him. "Damn...! Eclipse says, gripping his hat. "This place is so lush, and it is in the middle of your lab."

The two echidnas go off to be alone together. Elsewhere, on a plateau overlooking the Scientific Reserve, there stands a small figure in a green cloak. It runs a hand over a massive tome in its hands. It speaks, "Ixis, Gaia, Chaos, Solaris, these are the elements of this world, and the remainder of Gaia's power is down there. I wonder just what sort of person has inherited it, and what fun they can provide me...?"