STH Escape Eggman Island Saga

Escape Eggman Island Saga is the second story arc from the Sonic the Hedgehog series which follows from the New Beginning Saga and the second part of season 1. This Saga aired in Japan during the summer of 1998 while the English Dub aired sometime mid July of 1998.

The main plot is that Sonic is captured by Robotnik and sent to his prison on the Robotnik Island to be executed. Sonic teams up with a young flying squirrel named Ray and his best friend Mighty the armadillo to escape the island in one piece.

Sonic's capture
Many months after Sonic first defeated Robotnik, The Freedom Fighters live in a period of peace until Robotnik rears his head. One night when Sonic decided to take a run in Green Hill Zone, he spots a plate of chilli dogs lying around on the floor. When he eats them he's suddenly knocked unconscious as Robotnik captures him and takes him many miles away from South Island. Sonic awakes the next morning being extradited into Robotnik Island, a Super Prison he's built with the help of his Badniks. Due to foiling his plans their last encounter, Robotnik sets Sonic to be destroyed by the mad Doctor in several hours. While awaiting in his cell, he befriends a Armadillo named Mighty and his best friend, a young flying squirrel named Ray. Learning that they were kidnapped along with many others on the Island, the trio decide to work together and escape while freeing many other kidnapped mobians. Mighty breaks the 3 out of their cell with his strength and the crew begins with their plans of leaving the Island.