When the Dark Presence took over Castle Mobius, King Sonic and Lara-Su left to get help while Queen Sally, Silver the Hedgehog, Manik, and Sonia Acorn fled to safety. Picking up Skye and Melody Prower, whose parents had been abducted by the Dark Presence, they took shelter at the home of Argyle the Crocodile, who had also called Jacques D'Coolette and his sister Belle. Determined to fight against the former King Shadow and the Dark Presence, the new team of Freedom Fighters took shape. (SU: #6, #7)