Sonic Boom/Season 1

Sonic Boom is a CGI children's television show, produced by OuiDo! Productions and Sega of America, Inc. in collaboration with Lagardère Thématiques and Jeunesse TV, respectively for channels Canal J and Gulli. Based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video games franchise created by Sega, this is the 5th animated television series based on the franchise (plus the 2nd one to be co-produced in France following Sonic Underground), and the first to be produced in computer-generated animation and in high definition.

The Sidekick

Sonic: [chasing Eggman in the Eggmobile] You can't lose me, Egghead!

Doctor Eggman: Eggman! You know my name is Dr. Eggman! You do that on purpose!

Sonic: Do what, Egghead? [The chase continues, but Sonic is eventually forced to stop, teetering on the edge of a cliff.] Who-o-oa! [manages to get back to safety. The camera zooms out to reveal Eggman WAY up above]

Dr. Eggman: It all ends here, old friend. Prepare to be destroyed by Burnbot! [the camera shifts to reveal Burnbot]

Sonic: So what, he's gonna burn me with flamethrowers or something?

Dr. Eggman: Flamethrower? Well, no…

Sonic: Oh! Uh... acid, incendiary grenades!?

Eggman: No no no, the li– Claws! He has claws, very painful claws! (Burnbot makes a pinching motion)

Sonic: Well, then you should have called him "Clawbot" or "The Lacerator" or "Pinch-a-tron 9000", but "Burnbot"? I mean, that's just false advertising–

Eggman: I name the robots, Sonic! [to Burnbot] Burnbot, ATTACK! [Burnbot jumps down and starts speeding toward Sonic. Sonic runs in the same direction, keeping directly across from Burnbot. Overhead, Tails flies by in his plane.]

Miles "Tails" Prower: Blue Leader, this is Yellow Sky. I have eyes on Burnbot. He's on the move, over!

Sonic: Thanks, Tails. Initiate "Speeding Swing Surprise". [Tails dives his plane into the canyon, sending Eggman into a spin. Tails activates his Enerbeam. Sonic and Burnbot leap at each other as the scene goes into slow motion. Tails flies by, throwing the beam to Sonic. Sonic catches the beam, swings around on it, and delivers a kick to Burnbot, launching him into the canyon wall. Sonic lands on the canyon floor across from Burnbot.]

Eggman: [flies down to Burnbot] Get up, get up, get up! [Burnbot climbs to its feet, then notices Tails' plane flying overhead. It fires one of its claws at the plane, damaging the wing. The plane goes into a spin.]

Sonic: Bail, Tails! Bail! [Tails pulls the eject lever, only for it to break off in his hand. Sonic prepares to rush to help, but is cut off by Burnbot. Sonic dodges one of Burnbot's claws, then sees a large rock poised over it. Sonic jumps over another of Burnbot's attacks, and spins into the rock, dropping it on Burnbot. Sonic leaps up to the top of the canyon.] Tails, no!

Amy Rose: I'm Amy Rose, and I'm auditioning for the job of sidekick.

Sonic: Ugh, Amy, I know who you are.

Amy: Okay, great. Because I am fine with nepotism. Oh, and under Special Skills, you can add juggling and singing! [starts doing just that] Oh, when the saints go marching in... (starts scatting)

Sonic: NEXT!

Knuckles the Echidna: I think you'd be a great sidekick for me.

Sonic: No, Knuckles. I'm looking for someone to be my sidekick.

Knuckles: We have to change your name, though. I'm thinking... "Knuckles Junior".

Sonic: Tails… I didn't really wanna fire you, I was just trying to protect you.

Tails: How, by putting me in more danger?

Sonic: The plan had holes! [helps Tails up]

Eggman: Oh, Sonic. I have 1 last surprise for you - I took your advice, Burnbot can burn things!

Amy: Lemme in! I demand a call-back! [sees Knuckles walking past and looking depressed] Knuckles, what's wrong?

Knuckles: [sighs] That "Knuckles, Jr." isn't working out.

Amy: Oh... so you're saying you need a... [follows Knuckles; mocks Italian voice] I'm a crazy pizza man! Who juggles and sings! [sings When The Saints Go Marching In]

Knuckles: Knucklina!

Can an Evil Genius Crash on Your Couch for a Few Days?

Sonic: That's it! I've had enough of Eggman! Lair or no lair, he's outta here!

Amy: You can't just throw Eggman out. Sure, he might be a difficult roommate, but it's only because you guys have a communication problem.

Tails: "Communication problem"? He whacked me with a pillow. Hard! I'm dizzy, and I have serious short-term memory loss. [beat] And I have serious short-term memory loss.

Amy: Why don't we settle this... with a roommate meeting? [later] Now, Sonic. So you have something you'd like to share with Eggman?

Sonic: Yes. Uh, how to say this delicately... You're a horrible roommate and nobody in this house likes you.

Amy: Let's frame our statements with "when you do this, it makes me feel this".

Sonic: Fine. Let's see. Uh... When you live here, it makes me feel... angry because you're a horrible roommate and nobody in this house likes you.

Eggman: [starts crying] You're right. I am the worst roommate. It-it-it... I've never lived with other people before!

Cubot: What about us?

Eggman: [normal voice] You don't count. [starts crying again]

Amy: Sonic, I think someone here could go for 2 spoonfulls of forgiveness, washed down with a tall glass of friendship. What do you think?

Sonic: Ugh... Eggman, if we give you a second chance, will you promise to shape up?

Eggman: [stops crying, snaps his fingers] You bet!

(Sonic steps in the room with a yawn and sees Eggman washing the dishes)

Eggman: (singing) *Scrubbing all the dishes with my sponge and soap, scrubbing all the dishes, it's cleaning up my hope!* (spoken) Cue the horns!

Tails: Gotta stop him... but so tired... (sinks to the ground, asleep)

Knuckles: He must have a weak spot.

Sonic: (points to the ground) Maybe there's a clue on the ground. (soft music plays as Sonic slumps to the ground, lying down next to Tails) This soft... soft... (shuts eyes) bed-like... ground... (Sticks walks over and stomps on his back, waking him up) What?! What's wrong?! Are we under attack? (Jumps to his feet and glances around, remembering where he is) Oh, right. (Yawns)

Knuckles: Eggman, you built that thing. How do we take it down?

Eggman: By activating two kill switches at the same time. They're inside the lair. There... (Points to his right) and there. (Points to his left)

Sonic: Oh, come on... Alright, Amy, Knuckles, Sticks, distract that metal monstrosity. (Lifts up Tails, who wakes up with a big yawn) Tails and I are on the kill switches. Eggman, you'll have to show us how to activate them. (Yawns)

Amy: (Spreads her arms out for a hug) Pre-mission group hug?

Sonic: No.

Translate This

Sticks: Wait, this thing reads minds?

Universal Translator: "Wait, this thing reads minds?".

Sticks: Get it out of my head!

UT: "Get it out of my head!".

Knuckles: [stopping Sticks from trying to destroy the robot] No, no. Calm down, Sticks.

UT: "Take it easy, whack-job."

Sticks: Hey!

UT: "I am displeased."

Sonic: Don't be offended Sticks! Knuckles didn't mean to think that!

UT: "He's not the sharpest tool in the shed."

Knuckles: Sure you didn't. [to Sonic]

UT: "I'm stupid."

Knuckles: Hey, I'm not stupid.

UT: "Oh, and I'm ugly too, but not as ugly as Sticks."

Sticks: Hey!

Buster

Sonic: Dr. Eggman's evil fireman robot is running loose!

Eggman: [seated on a nearby bench] Why does everyone assume every evil robot is mine?

Sonic: [bounces off Fire Bot again] I dunno. Experience? [leaps up to avoid another burst of fire]

[Knuckles, armed with a large stick, and Amy, armed with her hammer, step up.]

Knuckles: You're"fired",pal. Ha ha ha! Get it? [A burst of flame turns his stick to ashes] Ah, I guess not.

Amy: Shouldn't firemen put out fires?

Eggman: Ah, hello? That's the irony? It's the evil opposite of a fireman. [Sonic glares at him] Ah, uh... I assume...

Sticks: Sonic, the evil anti-fire bot is putting a baby walrus into a burning house!

[Sonic races over and snatches the baby walrus away before Fire Bot can do so, returning him to his mother.]

Tails: Sonic, Evil anti-fire Bot is putting a kitten in a tree!

Eggman: Go, evil fireman! [sees Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks looking at him] Okay, I admit it. It's mine. Evil robots are what I do. Why stop if you're good at it?

[Fire Bot is now shooting flames at some of the other citizens.]

Sonic: This has gone on long enough. [races over, running circles around Fire Bot and wrapping it in its own "fire hose"]

[Fire Bot's flamethrower explodes, destroying it.]

Eggman: I, um... left the oven on. [flees]

Sonic: Heh. Looks like that robot is "fired"!

[Tails, Sticks, and Amy laugh.]

Knuckles: Hey! No one laughed when I said it...

[The kitten, which is still in the tree, meows pitifully.]

Sonic: Sticks, could you get that kitten out of the tree?

Sticks: Sure thing, Sonic. [runs over and starts shaking the tree, terrifying the kitten]

Sonic: Um, Sticks? Sticks? Sticks!

[The kitten falls out of the tree and bounces off Sonic's head. Sonic catches it.]

Sticks: What?

Sticks: Buster, it turns out you were an evil robot. So, maybe you're not pet material. I guess this is goodbye. [puts a hobo pack on Buster, who walks off] Have fun out there in the big world. [watches Buster go, waving goodbye]

Tails: Hey guys, I found a giant octopus! Think I can keep him? [the giant octopus suddenly eats him, and spits out his goggles] Changed my mind. Help!

My Fair Sticksy

Sticks: Someone left this at my house.

Sonic: Yeah. The mailman. It's a letter?

Sticks: [sniffs it] Letter, huh? I dunno. Paper folded over itself? What's it hiding, what's it hiding?!

Amy: [reads it] Sticks, you've been nominated for an Awardy Award!

Tails: They really need a better name for that thing.

Knuckles: Ooh, let me see! [grabs letter, and puts on glasses to study it] Oh, wait. I can't read…

Sonic: [grabs the letter] Gimme that. [reads] "In honor of saving our village, the Mayor cordially invites you to the Awardies." Huh, conveniently, you can also bring your 4 closest pals. [Everyone looks at Sticks with anticipation, including Comedy Chimp, who is there for some reason.] Sorry, Comedy Chimp. [CC sighs and leaves] Now, where was I? [clears his throat] "The Awardies will be at the Mayor's Mansion. You'll dine on", ooh, "elegant food and mingle with elegant guests. After which, the Awardy Award will be awarded to the winner." [to Sticks] Which could be you.

Fortress of Squalitude

[Eggman is checking out his mail while using Cubot as a junkmail shredder.]

Eggman: Junk... junk... junk... junk... evil boot warehouse... [Cubot grunts as his shredder jams.]

Orbot: [Hits Cubot's back a few times] Paper jam.

Eggman: Orbot!

[Orbot opens his mouth in front of him]

Eggman: No, you imbecile! I don't want you to shred this. It's the key to our future! Do you know what this is?

'Cubot: Robotic women who love us for our minds and aren't into looks or money?

'Eggman: No. Our home, and by that I mean my home, is going to be featured in Modern Lair magazine. [Hands Orbot a paper] Here, read the exposition.

Orbot: "A photographer's assistant will do a site inspection tomorrow to consider you for our Island Fortress issue."

Eggman: [Jumps up from the couch] Let's give this lair some flair!

Eggman: [Walks in] When you bots are done with my boots, make sure my roller coaster is in tip-top shape.

[Orbot and Cubot look at each other, then back to Eggman and nod. In the next scene, Orbot and Cubot enter the area with the roller coaster with a tool box. A few seconds after they enter, crashing sounds are heard along with a cat yowling. Orbot and Cubot come out of the room, dismantled. In the next scene, Eggman slightly adjusts a burner, only to adjust it again.]

Eggman: Perfect! It's all coming together! When the photographer's assistant arrives, he'll take one look at my lair and exclaim-!

Gunther: You call this a lair?

Eggman: [Angry] How dare you! Listen, you pompous little pipsqueak. I'll crush you like a bug!

Gunther: Not if you want your lair in our magazine.

Eggman: [Upset] You can't do this to me!

Gunther: Modern Lair brings our readers a contemporary upbeat take on evil. Your idea of evil is totally retro, without the irony. Your lasers are a ridiculous shade of blue... and would you please turn that Bunsen burner 90 degrees before I get sick. [Points to the burner Eggman had adjusted before]

Eggman: Give me a chance! I'll spruce up the place!

Gunther: [Pauses to think] I'll give you a week. [Walks away]

Eggman: I'm gonna need help. From someone with a real feel for color, and shape!

[Camera goes to Cubot, who is playing with a cube with multiple holes for shapes, and is trying to put the square in the 'X' hole.]

Eggman: Definitely gonna have to outsource this one. I know!

Amy: My summer-themed seat cushions with floral upholstery that complements each guest's natural coloring are ready. The ice sculpture has melted just enough to hide the carving marks. [Checking things off a clipboard]

Sticks: And I dug a trench around the picnic table and filled it with broken glass!

[Camera pans out to show the trench and glass around the table.]

Amy: I might've used rose petals, but we'll go with it. [Turns] Sonic! How are you doing on those fruit drinks?

[Camera shows the fruit sitting on a stone, then shows Sonic, who has fallen asleep on the beach chair.]

Amy: Why am I not surprised? Tails! Where's the soothing music?!

Tails: [Sitting on the poach of Sonic's Shack with a music control panel in front of him] Right here! But, I thought it would be better if I gave it a little boost! [Presses a switch on the panel]

[Loud music comes out of the speakers, blowing a large leaf onto Amy as Tails quickly turns the music off.]

Amy: [Annoyed as she takes the leaf off her] Knuckles, are my grilled pheasants ready?

Knuckles: Not now, Amy, I'm busy. [Holds up hand to show he has put the raw pheasant on it like a puppet, he changes his voice as if the pheasant itself is speaking] Oh, please don't cook me, Knuckles. [Changes his voice to a lower one as he holds up his other hand with a pheasant on it] Today turned out a lot different than I expected.

Amy: [Looking upset] Sticks, sometimes I don't know why I go out of my way to make things nice for these guys.

Eggman: [Standing on the poach] You deserve better. I mean, this table! It should be hanging in a museum!

Sticks: Euagh! [Jumps onto the table, grabs an oyster shell and smacks it on the ground, holding the broken ends like a weapon] Back, villain! Just give me the signal, Amy, and I'll clam him!

[Tails, Knuckles, and Sonic form up behind Sticks.]

Eggman: Don't let the fact that I constantly try to destroy you lead you to believe that I'm here to destroy you. I just want to hire Amy to redo my lair.

[Sonic, Knuckles, Sticks, and Tails laugh, but Amy looks flattered and happy.]

Sonic: Come on, Amy, you're not buying this.

Amy: [Annoyed] Is it so hard to believe Eggman might actually respect my talents?

Sonic: Well, yeah. [Realizes what he said] Wait, that came out wrong.

Amy: [Stares at her friends for a second, then happily turns to Eggman] I accept.

[The rest of the team stares in utter shock]

Sonic: Don't go with Eggbreath!

Tails: You can't trust him! He's evil!

Amy: [Walking over to Eggman] I can take care of myself!

Eggman: Splendid! My lair awaits. After you. [Gestures to where Amy needs to go]

Knuckles: [Holds up one of his hands, which still has the meat on it, he changes his voice again] Don't look at me. I didn't use her lovingly prepared meal as a puppet.

[Amy is still stuck inside the cage, looking upset. She smells something]

Amy: Ew, what is that smell?

[The wall is destroyed, showing Sticks, Knuckles, Tails, and Sonic, who are dirty.]

Knuckles: It's us! We snuck in through a sewer pipe!

Amy: I was wondering how long it would take for you guys to miss me.

Sonic: We may have a hard time saying it, Amy, but... well, you know.

Amy: [Smiles] Yeah, I know.

[Tails runs over and deactivates the cage, freeing Amy]

Sonic: There's no way were going back out the way we came in. Care to do the honors? [Hands Amy her hammer]

Double Doomsday

[Sonic and Amy are waiting in line at the cashier's counter.]

Sonic: Man, I am starving! Next exit: Munchytown. Population: us.

[Just as Sonic walks up to the cashier, Dr. Eggman cuts right in front of him immediately]

Dr. Eggman: Hey, no cutsies! I was here first!

Sonic: No way, Egghead! We've been waiting!

Dave the Intern: Um, I believe the barrel-chested gentleman with the luxuriant mustache was first.

Sonic: What?! Are you serious?!

Amy: Sonic, let's not make a scene.

Dr. Eggman: That's how we do it! Score one for Eggman. [Starts dancing as techno music plays. Sonic and Amy watch, unimpressed.] Just gotta flash the 'stache.

[Eggman is eating a burger. There are fries and a drink on his table.]

Dr. Eggman: Mmm, now that's good! How's yours over there? Oh, right. Yours isn't ready yet. Should have been faster, Sonic! [Laughs evilly]

[Dave carries a tray to Sonic and Amy's table.]

Dave: Okay, here we are. Two double Meh Burgers with extra pickles.

Sonic: I said no pickles!

Dr. Eggman: [Laughing] Oh, this is just the best day ever!

[Eggman is eating burger and then interrupted by Dave.]

Dave: [Clears throat] I'm Dave, big fan of yours, sir. I've studied all of your attacks: the Bee Bot gambit, the lair gambit, the gambit gambit.

Dr. Eggman: Ah, yes, that one was doubly risky. I like the cut of your jib. How'd you like to be my unpaid intern?

Dave: It'd be an honor to work for you without pay.

Dr. Eggman: Did I mention I like you jib-cut-wise?

Dave: Wow! I'm really here! Where do I start?

Dr. Eggman: Even though you're only an intern, there's an important job that I can't trust Orbot and Cubot to do.

[Eggman bring the mop to Dave.]

Dr. Eggman: Mop the bathroom.

Dave: Mop the bathroom!? Wow! Back at Meh Burger, I'd have to be a manager to do that.

[Dave runs off]

Dr. Eggman: You two could learn a thing or two from this kid.

[Dave is throwing out the trash, Orbot and Cubot are spying on Dave.]

Orbot: This new intern worries my circuits. I fear that his enthusiasm for the most menial tasks causes us to appear inferior by comparison.

Cubot: Yeah, he's making us look bad too! He does more sucking-up than my cousin, Suzanne. And she's a vacuum!

[Dave is secretly listening to Orbot and Cubot's complaints.]

Orbot: Cubot! Cubot! Cubot, where have you gone?

[Orbot goes through a door to a that leads to a dark, empty room.]

Orbot: Cubot, are you there?

[Orbot turns on his built-in flashlights. Oil drips on him.]

Orbot: My word...

[Camera shows a trapdoor, oil dripping on the outside with a rope attached. Orbot pulls on the rope and the trapdoor opens as pieces fall out. Orbot screams. Camera shows Cubot in pieces. Orbot screams again.]

Dr. Eggman: I could build a robot to do this, but there's just something about unpaid labor that makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[Dave comes upon Eggman's old Doomsday Device.]

Dave: What's this?

Dr. Eggman: Oh, just my old Doomsday Device.

Dave: It's magnificent! I bet it could destroy a hundred worlds!

Dr. Eggman: Well, maybe not a hundred, but, if I connected that power supply... one definitely, heh heh heh.

[Orbot comes in carrying Cubot's pieces.]

Orbot: Dr. Eggman, sir. It's Cubot! He's been disassembled!

Dr. Eggman: I don't have time for you two! Can't you see I'm enjoying quality time with my protege? So, where were we? Ah, yes. You were praising me. You were leaving.

[Camera shows Orbot depressed as he leaves.]

Eggheads

[There is a thunderstorm occurring and Eggman is seen working on something.]

Dr. Eggman: [Laughing maniacally] Yes, my minions! This may very well be my greatest creation yet!

[Orbot and Cubot are hugging each other in fear and Eggman plucks a hair from his mustache. He then puts it in a oven-like device and the machine is seen transmitting his DNA into something.]

Dr. Eggman: Yes! Yes! Rise my creation! Rise!

[The machine continues to function while the nozzles fly off and fill the room with smoke. Suddenly, a "ding" sound is heard and the light comes on. Eggman presents a tray of six cookies to Orbot and Cubot.]

Orbot: All that for cookies?

Dr. Eggman: Evil Cookies.

Cubot: Sweet! I'll go get the evil milk. [Leaves]

[Ballot Stuffer Bot's arm is seen putting a basket of the Evil Cookies and the evil milk near Sonic's doorstep.]

Sonic: Wow! Cookies! [Picks one up] Hope this turns out better than the last time someone left baked goods on my doorstep.

[A flashback is shown where Knuckles appears on Sonic's doorstep dressed as a birthday cake. Sonic and Knuckles stare at one another for about ten seconds.]

Knuckles: Awkward?

Sonic: Awkward.

Knuckles: It'll just be another minute.

[The flashback ends and Sonic prepares to eat his cookie until he gets a message.]

Tails: [From the communicator] Hey, Sonic! Are you there? I need a little help.

Sonic: Is it urgent, Tails? I'm sort of in the middle of something.

[Tails is trying to avoid being attacked by his rampaging vacuum bot.]

Tails: Um, yeah.

Sonic: Okay. I'm on my way, buddy. [drops the cookie and runs off]

[Eggman is seen from his lair monitoring the events.]

Dr. Eggman: Come back and eat that cookie, you mutant blue rat! [Notices Knuckles on the monitor near the Evil Cookies] No, no, no!

Knuckles: [Picks up a cookie and the bottle of milk] Don't mind if I do.

[Knuckles throws the cookie into the air and eats it. He then tries to drink the milk but nothing comes out. Suddenly, milk pours onto his face, and he falls down, and an orange light is shown.]

Sonic: [Holding a chair trying to fend off the vacuum bot] Back! Back I say!

[The vaccum bot continues to attack and Tails is heard screaming as the scene ends.]

Amy: [Picks up the basket of cookies] Aww! I knew Sonic wouldn't forget my birthday! [Takes a cookie] It's four months late, but it's the thought that counts.

Dr. Eggman: Gah! Why would he leave your birthday present on his porch?! Where's the logic there?!

[Amy eats the cookie and she falls backward with the orange light from earlier being seen again.]

[Tails is running from the vacuum bot but it manages to catch him. Sonic pulls Tails free but they both go crashing into the wall.]

Dr. Eggman: That's it! The last two cookies are for Sonic, and nobody else!

[Sticks can be seen taking one of the cookies, though, she tried to stay hidden from the camera.]

Dr. Eggman: Oh, come on.

[The camera shifts to where Sticks eats the cookie behind a rock.]

Dr. Eggman: Hey! Put that back!

[The orange light is seen from there.]

[Sonic manages to tie up the vacuum bot by the nozzle and make it explode, causing dust to spray everywhere.]

Tails: Look at this mess! I just vacuumed!

[A moose is seen going near the last cookie.]

Dr. Eggman: Git! Get out of here!

[The moose leaves after Sonic and Tails show up.]

Sonic: So, yeah. A feather duster might be the better way to go. [Looks at the cookie basket] Oh, hey I forgot about these. What the heck?! There's only one left!

Dr. Eggman: Yes. Eat it! Eat the cookie!

[Sonic picks up the cookie to eat it.]

Tails: Sonic, wait! Don't eat that cookie!

Dr. Eggman: What?!

Sonic: Why?

Tails: Well, chocolate chunk is my favorite.

Dr. Eggman: You gotta be kidding me!

Sonic: [Sighs] Fine. [Throws Tails the cookie] I'll just go inside and make a sandwich or something.. [Heads inside]

Tails: [Bites into the cookie] Mmm, mmm. Chocolate chunk. [Swallows] Ooo! With a hint of cinnamon. And a touch of... [Falls down and an orange light is seen] Evil!

Amy: You'll never get away with this, Eggman!

Tails: Sonic will see you coming from a mile away!

[Inside, it is revealed that Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks have all turned evil and have Eggman's mustaches on their faces.]

Sticks: Yeah! If we wanna trap Sonic, we got to think like Sonic!

[Dramatic music plays and the camera shifts to all of Sonic's evil friends before stopping on Eggman.]

Dr. Eggman: This is even better than I hoped! Five evil genius masterminds!

Knuckles: Actually, I'm an evil mastermind of average intelligence.

Dr. Eggman: Five evil genius masterminds, give or take. Working together under my leadership, we'll be unstoppable!

Amy: So here's the plan! We wait at the beach shack for Sonic, and then bombard it with an all-out robot assault from five different sides! [Moves the figurines around]

Sticks: No, no, no! [Has a badnik figurine] What we should do is tunnel underneath to bypass his defenses!

Tails: [With a flying badnik figurine] We should attack from above by plane!

Knuckles: We have to get rid of his stupid friends first!

Amy: Robo assault!

Sticks: Tunnel!

Tails: Airplane!

Amy: Robo assault!

Sticks: Tunnel!

Tails: Airplane!

Knuckles: I'm yelling words!

Dr. Eggman: Calm down! Even though you're evil geniuses now, for the most part, you lack experience. Time for a crash course in villainy! [Laughs manically]

[Later, Eggman is in the classroom with the others.]

Eggman: Evil lesson number one: Berating your underlings! Orbot. Would you kindly hand out the worksheets?

Orbot: Gladly, Sir. [Proceeds to do so]

Eggman: [Stops Orbot with a ruler] Not that worksheet, you dunderhead! [Knocks some of the worksheets off] See? It's that easy.

[The others write down what they saw. Now in Eggman's monitor room.]

Eggman: Lesson number four: Surveillance! There's nothing more evil than recording your subjects without their knowledge. [Looks over to Orbot and Cubot messing around]

Cubot: [Wearing a Viking helmet] Ota oh ha! Ota oh ha!

Eggman: Get me a monkey wrench. I'll fix that.

Knuckles: For the security camera?

Eggman: No.

[In a different room.]

Eggman: Lesson number seven: Mustache care and maintenance. Fifty strokes every morning. But don't overdo it!

Tails: Or what?

Sticks: [Her mustache is messed up] Don't ask..!

[Back in the classroom.]

Eggman: Lesson number twelve: Lesson numbering! Evil lessons should be numbered as followed: "1", "4", "7", "12", "16".

[Outside of the lair.]

Eggman: Lesson number sixteen: Target practice!

[Eggman, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks all fire at Orbot and Cubot with Disintegrator Rays.]

Orbot: We must procure assistance.

Cubot: We don't have time for that! Let's just get help!

Unlucky Knuckles

Knuckles: Yeah! [Places a golf ball on a tee] Who's gonna take it downtown? Knuckles! That's who! Gonna pour Sonic a hurt-tonic. And the pain is gonna be chronic!

Sonic: Okay, we get it. [flips a coin]

Knuckles: Tails! [Turning his attention to Tails] Tails, you flip it! Not sure I trust this guy.

[Sonic gives the coin to Tails who flips it in the air.]

Knuckles: Heads!

[The coin lands on Tails' wrist and he flips it over to reveal it as tails.]

Knuckles: [Grumbles] Lucky.

[Sonic tosses his golf ball into the air and hits it with his club. The golf ball then flies right into the hole and rolls back down the mountain where it pops up from a hole and Sonic catches it.]

Knuckles: Don't give me that look!

[Knuckles heads over to swing his gofaball and the golf ball rolls toward the hole but a leaf lands on it causing it to move the other way.]

Tails: One nothing, Sonic!

Knuckles: Aw, come on! You saw the wind blew that, right? [Swings another gofaball but it hits some birds.] What?!

Sonic: You gotta factor in bird migration. That's Gopher Ball 101.

[Knuckles growls and goes to swing another ball. However, it ends up going past the hole and Knuckles tries again. He tries again over and over until he tires out.]

Knuckles: That's totally unfair!

Tails: Maybe you need to work on your swing.

Knuckles: You kidding me?! It has nothing to with my swing! It has everything to do with luck!

[Sonic and Tails just stare at him and Knuckles takes another swing where the ball actually stops in midair before landing. A frustrated Knuckles throws his club which actually lands in the hole and Knuckles screams loudly. Like a "Gaaaaah!".]

[Knuckles is seen pacing around with Amy and Sticks watching him.]

Amy: Knuckles, I see you're upset. But...

Knuckles: Don't bother trying to get me to talk about my feelings!

Amy: Actually, I was gonna try to get you to stop killing my grass.

Knuckles: Sonic the Luck Monkey beat me in Gopher Ball by getting totally lucky!

Amy: I thought you didn't want to talk about your feelings.

Knuckles: I don't! I just wanna yell!

Amy: We all get into a slump now and then.

Knuckles: I'm not in a slump.

Amy: Oh, really? How many times have you lost to Sonic this week?

Knuckles: [Starts counting with his fingers.] I told you. I don't want to talk about this!

Sticks: Maybe, there's a disturbance in the Luck Balance of the Universe.

Knuckles: That could happen? Stupid universe.

Sticks: What you need to do is burn through the rest of this losing streak, by bringing yourself as much bad luck as you can, as fast as you can, to speed up shifting the Luck Balance of the Universe, back the way it was, before this all happened!

[Amy and Knuckles stare at each other.]

Sticks: Yeah. That's right. You heard me.

Amy: Shift the luck balance of the universe? Really?!

Knuckles: I am so there.

Knuckles: I can't believe I never thought of this before!

[Punches a rock formation causing a boulder to fall on him. Knuckles then perches himself over a crater.]

Knuckles: When the luck balance of the universe shifts against you, just get it all over with as quickly as possible to shift it back. [Jumps into the crater.] It's like one of those things. When you hear it, you're like "Duh! That's so obvious!"

[Crawls out and climbs over into a cannon.]

Knuckles: Plus it plays to my strengths of taking horrible, [Cannon fires.] painful, [Hits a tree.] brutal punishment. [Falls to the ground as a beehive lands on him] Ah! I can almost feel my luck changing already!

Sonic: [Reading a book before noticing Knuckles.] Oh man, Knuckles. You okay?

Knuckles: [Covered in bruises.] Am I okay? Are you okay, you mean?! [Flicks Sonic's nose.] Or are you getting too nervous about the Gopher Ball beat down heading your way. [Coughs and wheezes] Give me a minute! It's hard to trash talk with a punctured lung.

Sonic: Looks to me like you're not in much condition to play anything.

Knuckles: Ha! You only think I'm not in much condition to... whatever you said! But, in fact, I finally tipped the luck balance of the universe back in my favor! Your lucky streak is over, Sonic! Brace yourself, my friend. 'Cause there's nothing but sunny skies ahead for this- Oof! [Is suddenly crushed by a refrigerator.]

[Dr. Eggman is preparing for a game of laser tag]

Dr. Eggman: Even with a mind as powerful as mine, it's important to keep the reflexes honed. [Turns to Orbot, Cubot, and some other robots.] That's why you robots will serve as my opponents in this training exercise. [Gives Orbot and Cubot some Disintegrator Rays on low setting] On your marks, get set. Go!

[Eggman and his robots start to fire at each other and Eggman finds himself cornered.]

Dr. Eggman: Ow! Is someone stepping on my mustache?!

[The robots look around to see who is stepping on it.]

Orbot: Wait. No one's stepping on your-

[Eggman runs past the robots where they start to shoot at him. However, Eggman trips but his laser manages to hit all of the robots' targets.]

Orbot: If I didn't know better, I'd say there was a shift in the Luck Balance of the Universe.

Dr. Eggman: [Grinning evilly] Hmm.

[Meteors are raining down with Knuckles at the bottom trying to get hit by one of them.]

Knuckles: Come on, meteors! Take your best shot!

Amy: You've got to do something! He's going to hurt himself!

Sonic: What do you suggest we do?

Tails: You could lose to him on purpose.

Sonic: What else ya got? [Tails and Amy have no other ideas. Sonic sighs.] I'll talk some sense into him. Leave it to me. [Jumps down and runs to Knuckles.] Knux, you're wasting your time with this luck stuff. I've been beating you lately entirely due to skill.

Knuckles: Luck!

Sonic: Skill!

Knuckles: Luck!

Sonic: Skill! By the way, I beat you in this argument just now.

Knuckles: You didn't win yet, because I'm still saying the word 'luck'. Luuuuuck!

[Knuckes gets crushed by a meteor while Amy facepalms at this.]

Sonic: Can we discuss this somewhere else?

Dr. Eggman: Sonic and his friends always defeat me by the slimmest of margins. But with the luck balance of the universe shifted entirely in my favor, there's never been a better time to attack!

[Orbot and Cubot look at each other confusingly.]

Dr. Eggman: So let us attack, this instant! With everything we got! Bring the Mega.

Amy: Sticks, you gotta help us make Knuckles stop right away! He's gonna get hurt!

Sticks: Not if he shifts the luck balance of the universe in time.

Tails: And what if he doesn't?

Sticks: I guess he'll probably be eaten by a carnivorous plant and slowly digested over a period of weeks or months.

Amy: And, we agree that's not good right?

Sticks: I can think of worse. But I've got confidence in him!

Tails: Confidence in a guy who believes your crazy theory?

Sticks: Did you just call my theory, crazy?! [Growls]

[Sonic helps Knuckles from under the meteor.]

Sonic: So, Knux, I was kinda hoping we could get you to stop this nonsense before an asteroid pulverizes you into baby food. Any suggestions?

Knuckles: Admit that luck is the only reason you've been beating me all this time!

Sonic: How about we have a rematch right now? Skill vs. Skill!

[Knuckles smiles agreeing to the idea.]

[Sonic and Knuckles are about to play another game of Gofaball.]

Sonic: Go ahead. Take your shot.

Knuckles: Don't you feel the ground rumbling?

Sonic: Nice try, Lucky.

[Knuckles swings and the ball ends up hitting Eggman's Eggmobile when he was passing by.]

Sonic: Okay, that there was a little weird. I'll give you that.

Knuckles: A little?! Are you kidding me?!

[Eggman starts attacking the village and attacks a hut where the roof flies off into the air. Sonic runs off.]

Dr. Eggman: Magnificent!

[Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot all laugh.]

Dr. Eggman: The invasion is going swimmingly! And me, without my floaties on! [Laughs evilly again but notices that Orbot and Cubot didn't laugh with him.] Note to self: Leave hipper diabolical banter.

[Sonic skids to a stop right in front of Eggman. Amy, Sticks, and Tails arrive just after.]

Sonic: So Eggman, what makes you think this stunt will go any better than the last dozen or so you've pulled?

Dr. Eggman: The Luck Balance of the Universe. That's what!

Tails: What? You believe that stuff, too?

[Knuckles runs up behind them.]

Knuckles: Sorry I'm late. What can I do to-

[The roof falls down from the sky and lands on the ground.]

Dr. Eggman: I'm unscathed! I'm a little schmitzy! But no matter. It's also laundry day!

[Eggman turns around, Orbot and Cubot follow.]

Dr. Eggman: [Singing] Today is my lucky day!

[Knuckles walks up, holding his head.]

Knuckles: You guys okay? Wow, that was nuts. I can't believe that.

Sonic: We had him cornered. What are you doing here?

Knuckles: Helping.

Sonic: You're not helping! You're just bad luck! I have an idea. Since you and your bad luck just hurt our side, why don't you just join Eggman and make it official?

Knuckles: Fine! If that's how you're gonna be about it, I'm gonna work with someone who appreciates me! [Knuckles runs off angrily.]

Amy: Knuckles, come back! [Sonic walks up next to her.]

Sonic: Hold up. Let's let this play out.

[Dr. Eggman is floating in the Eggmobile above the destroyed building. The villagers, frightened, look up at him.]

Dr. Eggman: Attention, village. Your panicked screaming and fear-addled hysteria have so charmed and delighted me these past few moments, that I wish to extend my appreciation by debuting for you my most extravagant ode to destruction yet. Behold: the Mega!

[Eggman's giant robot, called the Mega, appears in front of the villagers, and the villagers gasp in horror.]

Dr. Eggman: I call him that because he's seven percent bigger than my other robots.

[Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot turn to see Knuckles walking up to them.]

Knuckles: Eggman, I'm through with Sonic. I'm joining your side.

[Eggman, amused, flies in a circle around Knuckles.]

Dr. Eggman: Ah! A defector has come to join the winning team. More good luck!

Knuckles: Pretty cool robot. [He approaches the enormous robot.] New?

Dr. Eggman: Yeah, nice, right? Safe to say my best ever. [Eggman pushes a button on his wrist control. The robot starts moving, but suddenly, due to Knuckles' bad luck, its head explodes. The crowd gasps while Knuckles looks at the robot, puzzled.] Though, it's basically a prototype. [The robot places its hand in the hole where its head exploded and pulls out a bomb.] Never really tested it in the field before, but the designs look really sound. [The bomb starts beeping, and the robot places it back into its body.] So, I figured with this string of good luck I've been having. [The bomb in the robot detonates, causing the body to rocket into the sky and completely explode. Parts rain down across the village, yet interestingly, Eggman chuckles happily.] Hey, now it's tested, and I don't have to clean up the mess. [Eggman turns to Knuckles.] Good luck with that, suckers! [Eggman leaves with Orbot and Cubot.]

[Knuckles feels really depressed.]

Knuckles: Wow, my bad luck follows me wherever I go.

[Sonic, Amy, Sticks, and Tails walk up to Knuckles.]

Sonic: Or, is it good luck? After all, our side won.

Knuckles: But I was on the other side.

Sonic: No, you weren't. I sent you on a secret mission for us.

Knuckles: It was so secret... even I didn't know about it.

Sticks: Yeah. You see, you switched sides, and your bad luck overpowered Eggman's good luck, but you were really on our side, so by losing, you won!

Knuckles: Wow. Yeah!

[Everyone is leaving the village together.]

Knuckles: You know what I've been wondering, though?

Tails: Where crazy luck theories come from?

Knuckles: When the bad luck leaves me... where does it go?

[A large piece of the smashed robot lands right on top of Tails, revealing that Knuckles' bad luck has passed to him. Everyone turns around and sees him lying underneath the heavy metal.]

Tails: There's a perfectly good... explanation for this. [The equipment falls onto his head again.]

The Meteor

[Team Sonic is watching a meteor shower over it near a campfire.]

Amy: Tails, what are you doing?

Tails: [laying down on a rock looking at the sky] Just enjoying this beautiful meteor shower.

[Colorful meteors rain down from the night sky.]

Knuckles: That one's flying beautifully toward us!

[A meteor flies over Team Sonic and it crashes nearby.]

Tails: This could be a major find! We need to approach it cautiously and with great care so that–

Sonic: Race ya! [speeds off while Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks follow behind]

Tails: [sighs] Wait for me!

Sonic: [as the others catch up] Hah! First!

Eggman: Think again, Sonic!

Sonic: Eggman!?

[Team Sonic notice Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot in the Eggmobile, which had been hovering over the crater.]

Eggman: That's right, and as the intrepid explorer that first discovered this regal rock, I hearby call "dibs"!

Sonic: What? You can't call "dibs".

Eggman: Oh, so now you don't respect "dibs"? What's next? Are you gonna allow "cutsies", flout the 5 second rule, step on a crack without any regard for your mother's spinal column?

Knuckles: Not cool, Sonic!

Sonic: Of course I respect "dibs", but you can only call "dibs" if you are touching the thing you desire to "dib".

Eggman: Ohhh! Well, in that case… [he and Sonic both race to the meteor and touch it at the exact same time]

Sonic and Eggman: Dibs!

Sonic [in Eggman's body]: [wakes up] Ugh... [looks around] What am I doing in Eggman's lair? [looks at a mirror and sees Eggman] Gah! Eggman! [jumps at the mirror and is knocked backwards] What the…? [with the doctor's voice] What am I doing in Eggman's body?!

Orbot: [he and Cubot enter the room and approach "Eggman"] Dr. Eggman, you're awake!

Cubot: We had to drag you back home. It was Spring Break all over again!

[A series of illustrated photos are shown: Eggman playing beach volleyball with his robots; Eggman singing to an audience that consists of his robots; Eggman posing with a sand castle; Cubot, snickering while placing suntan lotion on the forehead of a napping Eggman; Orbot and Cubot dragging a still-unconscious Eggman back to the lair, his body sunburned, save for a Sonic-shaped mark on the forehead.]

Sonic: I'm not Eggman, I'm Sonic!

Orbot: [to Cubot] He's pretending to be Sonic again.

Cubot: Well, I'm not gonna be Amy this time!

[Inside, Amy is tending to "Sonic", who is lying on a hammock.]

Amy: Sonic, you rest here.

Eggman [in Sonic's body]: [with the hedgehog's voice] Yes, Amy dear. I won't move, for I am Sonic - heh - and this is my humble shack. [Amy walks to the exit, glances at Eggman, then leaves the shack. Eggman stands up afterwards.] Alright, don't freak out, play it cool. You're Sonic now. [laughs maniacally]

Amy: [reappears] Did you say something?

Eggman: Uh, no! I was just thinking of something funny that red imbecile we both know said! [nervous chuckle]

Amy: You mean Knuckles?

Eggman: Yes, "Nuffles", that's the guy! [Amy gives a puzzled look, but leaves again regardless.] This... is... delicious. With my genius mind and Sonic's speed, I'll finally be able to destroy those pesky rodents once and for all! Time for a test drive. [starts running in place and then speeds away, but ends up crashing into a wall] Ow… Uh, this might take some getting used to.

Sonic: I'm telling you, I'm Sonic! Eggman switched brains with me... I mean, I switched bodies with Eggman!

Cubot: Uh, hang on. Did you switch brains or did you switch bodies?

Sonic: Both! (I think.)

Orbot: Well then, nothing's changed.

Sonic: Listen, Gear-brain-

Cubot: [to Orbot] Definitely Eggman. [Orbot nods in agreement.]

Sonic: Look. I'm not Eggman. I'll prove it! [attempts to use his speed, but cannot access it in Eggman's body, and now he quickly exhausts himself] Hoh, boy... can't... breathe. What is this awful feeling... in my lungs?

Orbot: [sarcastically applauses] Good show, sir.

Cubot: [sarcastically] Real impressive stuff, boss.

Sonic: [still out of breath] Need to... find Tails. He'll know what to do!

Eggman: Did you see the look on his face when he ran off?

Knuckles: He looked ridiculous! Especially with that stupid mustache!

Eggman: All right, Noodles. That's enough.

[Thumping is then heard which shakes the ground.]

Sticks: Whoa. Did you guys feel that?

[The thumping continues and is soon revealed to be coming from the Mega knocking down trees and then arriving at the shack with Sonic, Orbot, Cubot and the other robots. Eggman and the others get into position, ready to fight.]

Sonic: Remember, warning shots only. I don't want anyone hurt. Got it? [notices the robot's aren't listening] Well, what are you waiting for?

Orbot: We are programmed only to obey orders after being threatened.

Sonic: [realizes this and sighs] All right, then. Nobody gets hurt or somebody's gonna get hurt! (Better?)

Orbot and Cubot: Yes, sir!

[The robots begin to move forward and attack. Amy and the others begin to destroy the robots.]

Eggman: Aw, come on! Do you have any idea how much those cost? I mean, between the parts and labor... [Amy destroys a robot with her hammer.] Aw, geez! [Knuckles and Sticks destroy a few robots.]

[Sonic tries to dodge the Mega, but it accidentally knocks him to the ground causing him to land on Eggman.]

Cubot: He's gonna be feeling that tomorrow.

[2 Bee Bots circle around Sonic and Eggman.]

Amy: Hey, Eggman crushed Sonic!

Knuckles: Get him!

Eggman [now back in his own body]: [watches Team Sonic on a monitor] So close! I was so close to finally defeating Sonic! [Orbot and Cubot laugh behind his back.] What are you two laughing at?

Cubot: Nothing, boss.

[Eggman growls and turns around, showing the same Sonic-shaped mark from earlier.]

Late Fees

[Tails is working on a device. Sonic runs in.]

Sonic: Tails, I need jumper cables. [Tails reaches into his toolbox without looking and grabs a pair of jumper cables, which he holds up. Sonic grabs them and runs off. Tails goes back to work. Sonic runs back.] You got any duct tape? [Tails once again reaches into his toolbox, and holds up a roll of duct tape. Sonic grabs it and runs off, but comes right back again.] How about a battery?

Tails: Antimatter or self-generating?

Sonic: I don't know. Something with a lot of juice.

Tails': Antimatter's on the top shelf, behind the video games.

Sonic: Thanks. [runs over, grabs 2 batteries, then runs off again]

[Tails stops short, seeing the Tailsmobile wedged between some rocks, the fan pointing upwards. Knuckles is sitting on top, in a bucket that's duct-taped to the fan, while Sonic is next to a battery, holding the jumper cables.]

Sonic: Ha! Initiate "Spinning Blades of Death"!

Knuckles: "Spinning Blades of Death"? I guess that sounds safe.

[Sonic connects the jumper cables to the battery. The fan begins to spin, spinning Knuckles with it.]

Knuckles: Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Sonic: Activating Hyper Mode. [flips a switch on the side of the battery. The fan starts spinning even faster]

Knuckles: Yeaaaaah!

Sonic: [hears his Communicator beep] Oh. [activates it] Sonic here.

Amy: Sonic, did you return the book I lent you to the library?

Sonic: Um... not... yet?

[Knuckles goes flying off the fan in the background]

Amy: It's due today! If you don't return it on time, I'll have to pay late fees, Sonic!

Chez Amy [Amy's Restaurant]

Amy: Present spatulas! [looks at Tails'] Good. [looks at Sonic's] Very nice. [looks at Sticks' boomerang] Sticks, that's not a spatula. Lose it. [Sticks throws her boomerang and glass shattering is heard and looks at Knuckles' hat] Knuckles, your hat is on backwards.

Knuckles: [turns his hat and himself forwards] Where'd everyone go? [Tails turns Knuckles around]

Amy: I'm teach Dave the Intern a lesson he'll neeeeever forget!

Knuckles: Every teacher I ever had said that, and they were all wrong. I forgot every lesson... and how to feed myself. [puts a carrot in his ear] Oh, false alarm. I do remember.

Just a Guy

Tails: United Village Defenders of the Village, UNITE!

Amy: On my way!

Sticks: Let's roll!

Sonic: I'm on it!

Knuckles: Really not a good time for me. I kinda have other plans.

Tails, Amy, Sticks: What?!

Sonic: Seriously, Knuckles?

Sonic: Listen, Mike, I was wrong to say you're "just a guy".

Mike: And...?

Sonic: And... I'll never do it again?

Mike: And...?

Sonic: And... if you want, you're welcome to come with us to the next battle with Eggman.

Mike: Apology accepted. Can we go now?

Sonic: No, we have to wait for Eggman to launch an attack.

Mike: (finishes off his drink) How about now?

Sonic: No, you see–

Mike: So, now? Let's go now!

Sonic: (takes a deep breath and shuts his eyes, muttering to himself) Just go to your happy place, just go to your happy place. (View of Sonic's happy place-- out on the beach, calm music playing) Wow...

(Mike inadvertently steps in)

Mike: What's this, your happy place or something? When are we going to the battle? Now? (Sonic groans, shuts his eyes, and takes a deep breath, going to his happier place-- a white void. He lets out a sigh of relief just as Mike steps in again) What's this, your happier place? Cool. So can we go to the battle now? (Sonic grumbles as a beeping interrupts him. He snaps out of his happier place, then his happy place, and opens his eyes back to reality, then to the real world, as a live-action person in a Sonic costume about to put a trash bag in a trash can.)

Real-world Sonic: Oops, one too many!

Sonic: (Angry) You know what I think is compassionate? Saving the village from Eggman; like every week. But do I get any props for that? No! Everyone just goes around gasping at me when I call a guy "A Guy" or people "People". (Everyone gasps) I QUIT HERO-ING, AND I QUIT THIS STUPID GROUP!! (Throws his hat off his head and storms off)

2 Good to Be True [Knuckles & Knuckles]

[In a Mirror Dimension, a broken Mirror Crab Bot is seen flying across the land. Mirror Tails is chasing a Mirror Motobug, but Mirror Amy breaks it with her hammer. Mirror Sticks throws her boomerang towards a Mirror Crab Bot and destroys it. An Mirror Octopus Bot emerges out of the bushes. It shoots ink at Team Sonic. The ink touches the ground and Mirror Sonic slips on it.]

Mirror Sonic: I could use some help here.

Mirror Dave: I'm all over it. [Sonic falls over] Anyone order a butt-kicking with a side of pain and extra humiliation sauce?

[fires hamburgers towards the Mirror Octopus Bot]

[They mess up Mirror Eggman's windshield. The Octopus Bot shoots a laser that directly hits Amy at her feet, blowing her up in the air.]

Mirror Knuckles: [riding on a pair of Hoverboards, catches her before she falls to the ground] I always knew you'd fall for me.

Mirror Amy: Ahh...

Mirror Eggman: Knuckles the Echidna, my arch-nemesis.

Mirror Knuckles: You never learn, do you, Egghead. You'll never defeat my team!

Mirror Sonic: We're a team? We should get matching uniforms!

Mirror Knuckles: Oh, Sonic. Uniforms by definition match. [Pats Sonic's head] Now, if you'll excuse me, the grown-ups have some work to do. [releases one of his Hoverboards that destroys a Mirror Crab Bot and tries hitting the Octopus Bot with the other Hoverboard, which hits Mirror Octopus Bot on the underbelly.

[The Mirror Octopus Bot catches smoke and falls to the ground. Knuckles unleashes the ground pound to finish it off. The shockwave blows back a few more Mirror Crab Bots and blasts the Mirror Octopus Bot up in the air, which then crashes back to the ground. It then emits a red and blue energy beam that merge together and directly hit Knuckles.]

Mirror Sonic: Nooo! [tries to save Mirror Knuckles, but he is too late, as Mirror Knuckles gets warped away before he can reach him]

Sonic: [catches a chili dog with a body dive before it hits the sand] Oh, got it! That was almost the worst disaster imaginable. [eats the chili dog] Mmm…

[Team Sonic is having a baroque outside Sonic's Shack. Tails and Amy sit at the table while Sticks works the grill. Suddenly, Mirror Knuckles appears out of thin air]

Sticks: Yargh! Kill it with fire!

Tails: Calm down, it's just Knuckles.

Sticks: Oh. [shouting] Kill Knuckles with fire!

Sonic: Cool entrance, Knux.

Amy: You were supposed to get hamburger buns.

Mirror Knuckles: In mid-battle? Sweet Amy, there will be time for your delicious burgers after we've defeated that dastardly deviant Eggman.

Sonic: Nice vocab.

Tails: And impressive alliteration. You've been taking night classes?

Knuckles: Hey guys! [walks in, carrying a tray full of burger buns and looks at his Mirror doppelganger; they stare at each other] Who's the beefcake?

Sticks: They really look alike. We need to figure out how to tell them apart.

Amy: I know. Our Knuckles can wear something to distinguish himself, but which one's our Knuckles?

Knuckles: Well, that depends. What does distinguish mean? [Amy runs off and returns with a blue party hat.] No way! I'm not wearing that!

Mirror Knuckles: I'd be honored to wear your ridiculous hat my dear. [puts the hat on]

Amy: Ahh...

Sonic: He may look like Knuckles, but he sure doesn't talk like him.

Knuckles: Hey! I talked gooder than you.

Tails: [thinking] There's a perfectly rational explanation for this. [Everyone looks and listens to Tails, but after a long wait, he shrugs.] I just haven't figured it out yet. [Everyone groans at Tails.]

Mirror Knuckles: Worry not, young Tails. Be diligent. In time, the answer will seek you.

Knuckles: Whoa. I sound like a fortune cookie! [tries to eat his right arm] Yeah, but I don't taste like one.

Mirror Knuckles: There's only one person smart enough to unravel this enigma.

Dave: Welcome to Meh Burger. Can I take your order?

Mirror Knuckles: Dave! I'm glad I found you, friend. We need your brilliant mind.

Dave: I'm sorry. We're all out of that. May I recommend the Meh Rib Sandwich? They're only available for a limited time.

Mirror Knuckles: [clenches his fist] What's going on here?! Everyone seems to be the opposite of their normal selves.

Tails: Hmm... I think I understand what's happening. They say it's available for a limited time to create a false demand.

Sticks: That's how they get ya.

Tails: Also, I just figured out that this guy is from another dimension!

Sonic: Another dimension? You mean with duplicates of each of us?

Sticks: [nervous] What if another of me shows up? I can't trust me. I'm a loose cannon! [screams and runs away]

Eggman: Imagine the look on Sonic's face when he sees I have Knuckles trapped. [hears the wall being barged open]

Sonic: You don't have to imagine, Egghead. Cuz here I am!

Eggman: That was a bit of a letdown. I was expecting a bigger reaction, maybe shocked, outraged, perhaps even a little ennui. Anywho, Motobugs, attack!

[A group of Motobugs charge at Team Sonic. Sonic spin attacks a Motobug. Mirror Knuckles watches the debris fly across the room and into the hole in the wall.]

Mirror Knuckles: Look who broke down the wall. The non-aggressors.

Sonic: [punches another Motobug] Dude, this is more of a rescue than an attack!

Mirror Knuckles: Excuses are easy to manufacture, but hard to sell.

Eggman: Why is Knuckles talking like a fortune cookie?

Amy: That's (because it's) not Knuckles, it's his double from another dimension.

Eggman: Oh. That explains the hat, so you can tell them apart. Great idea.

Amy: Thank [hammers a Motobug] you.

Eggman: Wait a minute. There are multiple Knuckles in this dimension? That could cause some kind of catastrophic anomaly. I do not want a dimensional explosion in my lab. I just had the floors waxed. [releases Mirror Knuckles from the trapping cage and Mirror Knuckles flickers] Well, what are you waiting for? Get him out of here! (And why is his counterpart here anyway?)

Sonic: Well, actually, the reason Alternate Dimension Knuckles is here is because Alternate Dimension Eggman (which is your dimensional counterpart) shot him with lasers from Alternate Dimension Octopusbot.

Eggman: That is so Alternate Dimension me!

Sonic: Is there any chance we can borrow your laser to send this guy back where he came from and prevent the destruction of pretty much everything?

Eggman: [chuckling] Sure! You should have just asked me in the first place! Oh, but I'll need it back by Thursday.

Sticks: What happens on Thursday?

Eggman: I'm gonna attack your– Uh, um, I'm having a party. [Sticks makes "I'm watching you" gesture at him]

[Mirror Sonic falls on his head in the sand.]

Mirror Knuckles: [warped in to his world and notices Mirror Sonic on the ground] Here, buddy. Let me help you. [helps Sonic up]

Mirror Sonic: Oh. Thanks, Knux.

Fire in a Crowded Workshop

[Sonic's flashback]

Sonic: Everything okay, miss?

Perci: Are you...?

Sonic: [responds] Yep, I'm Sonic the Hedgehog. Fastest hero in the World, purveyor of justice, righter of wrongs, eater of chili dogs.

Perci: [squeals, then turns around to talk to herself] Calm down, Perci. It's just all your dreams coming true. [turns back around to Team Sonic] I'm so sorry.

Sonic: Don't worry, I'm used to it. Just breathe slowly and tell Uncle Sonic what happened.

Amy: Clearly, she fell off her bike and hurt her arm.

Sonic: Oh, Amy. Don't be jealous because I'm paying attention to another. [Amy growls; to Perci] Don't mind her, she kinda has a thing for me.

Perci: Who wouldn't?

Sonic: Exactly, now let's see what we can do about that bicycle. [walks over to Knuckles] Knuckles, bring it over here. [Knuckles walks off and comes back with a boulder] That's a boulder. I said bicycle, but I'm not angry because I know that you're a simpleton.

Knuckles: Thank you, Mr. Sonic. [throws the boulder away and walks off]

Amy: Oh my, Perci. You've been injured. I know what to do about that. Lecture you on bicycle safety. First, never ride a bi–

Sonic: [cutting Amy off] Amy, what Perci really needs is a splint for her arm.

Perci: Wow. You sure know how to take charge of every situation. [Sonic winks.]

Amy: ...And voila! [Sonic notices Perci's arm is in a mechanical sling and nods in disapproval as Knuckles walks up to Sonic.]

Knuckles: I couldn't find a bicycle, but maybe one of us could ride this to get one. [holds up Perci's bicycle and throws it in the mud, splashing Amy and Perci] Sorry about your scarf. I should've known I'd mess it up. I always do when I'm not under Sonic's direct supervision.

Sonic: [walks over to Perci's bicycle] Huh. As a man, I could fix this with my bare hands. However, it would be quicker with the proper tools. To Tails' workshop! [The 4 head over to Tails' workshop just before Sticks pops up.]

Sticks: Hey! Watch out for that robot! I'll bet she's a spy! Broadcasting our secrets to her mechanical overlords! You know, the ones that make the microwaves blink 12:00! Even though you just did it yesterday! [runs off screaming]

Sonic: [to Perci] Don't pay attention to her. She's actually very nice.

[Scene Change: Tails' Workshop, flashback.]

Sonic [opens the door] Tails? I guess he isn't here. No matter. I'll heroically repair this bike with only my bare hands! [picks up Tails' welding laser] And a welding laser. Amy, you tend to poor Perci's injury.

Amy: Mmm-hmm.

Sonic: Knuckles, you clean the scarf that you so carelessly ruined. [puts the bike on the table and starts to fix it. Amy puts a heating pad on Perci's arm]

Knuckles: [looks for a place to dry the scarf such as a drying rack, blow dryer, drying machine, and a lab kiln] Tails' industrial strength lab kiln seems like a perfect place to dry a really delicate scarf. [puts it in the lab kiln, closes the door, and turns it on]

Amy: This heating pad isn't enough. [to Knuckles] Knuckles, get Perci a pillow.

Knuckles: You're not the boss of me, Sonic is! (No, wait…)

Amy: But I'm bossy and overbearing and I need everyone to do as I say to compensate for my own insecurity! [Knuckles angrily throws the pillow at her.] Don't throw it at me, hand it to me nicely! [throws the pillow back at Knuckles which exchanges in a pillow fight with the pillow ending up in Perci's face]

Sonic: Kids, behave yourselves! This is why we can't have nice things! [smells smoke and a fire starts as Amy and Knuckles do a tug of war for the pillow.

[Sonic puts out the fire using buckets of water.]

[Knuckles' flashback]

Sonic: Hi. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog.

Perci: Never heard of you. [notices Knuckles walking up to them still in his blue naval cap. The wind blows through his dreadlocks] ...But who's your friend? [walks over to Knuckles pushing Sonic aside]

Knuckles: I'm just a humble echidna… which is why I won't brag about my boyish charm, unimaginable strength, and ability to think real good. You know, smartnesswise.

Sonic: [struggles to pick up Perci's broken bicycle, just before Knuckles picks it up over his head using only one arm] Wha...?!

Perci: Wow. Muscles and brain smartness.

Knuckles: I know. [Sonic falls] Medic! Splint up this pretty lady's arm!

Amy: I hope I can live up to your expectations, Captain Knuckles. [puts the splint on her leg instead of her arm]

Knuckles: Oh ho, Amy. You forgotten what an arm is. This is an arm. [flexes his left arm]

Perci: Wow. You are the whole package.

Knuckles: And here's the gift-wrapping. [starts flexing his arms. Amy sighs dreamily]

[Sonic flexes his arms too and ends up leaning on Perci's broken bicycle, causing it to fall in the mud, splashing Amy and Perci. Sonic gasps.]

Knuckles: Sonic, You clumsy oaf! Perpetual second banana! Look what you've done! [to Perci] Come, my lady! We must go to Casa Del Tails to repair your bicicleta before Sonic does any further damage. [takes Perci's arm leaving Amy angry and the 4 head over to Tails' workshop with Sonic behind them]

Sonic: [whiny voice] Come on, guys! Wait for meeeeeee!

[The keep walking just before Sticks pops up.]

Sticks: Hey, be careful of that alien! She'll abduct our livestock, phone home from our houses, and turn us all into pie people! She's... a goodful! A goodful! [runs off screaming]

Knuckles: [to Perci] Don't pay attention to her. She's actually very nice. [Sonic fixes the bike with a wielding laser and suddenly burns his finger at Tails' Workshop (flashback). He screams in pain and starts blowing on it.] Sonic, can't you do anything right? [to Perci] Your scarf will look brand new, but it'll never look as lovely as its owner.

[Perci blushes. Knuckles puts the scarf in the kiln. Meanwhile, Amy struggles with a heating pad.]

Amy: How does this heating pad work? Mmm. [throws the heating pad on a pile of newspapers]

Knuckles: A pillow for my maiden fan?

Amy: Hey, I'm the medic! I'll give her the pillow!

Sonic: I want to give her the pillow, so I could be more like my hero - Knuckles. [he and Amy fight over the pillow when suddenly a fire starts]

[Sonic jumps in Amy's arms scared. Knuckes uses his ice breath to put the fire out. Perci leans against his arm,]

[Amy's flashback]

Perci: [Southern Belle accent] I've seem to have fallen from my bicycle and injured my little old arm. If only there was some heroic gentleman who would rescue poor little me.

Sonic: [he and Knuckles stare at Perci all lovey-dovey and chuckling] You're pretty.

Perci: [Southern accent] Would one of you handsome young men kindly retrieve my bicycle?

[Sonic and Knuckles giddily run over to do so. Amy crosses her arms, unimpressed. Sonic and Knuckles are fighting over the pieces of the bicycle, when they suddenly fall over. The pieces of the bicycle fall into the mud, splashing it over Perci's scarf.]

Amy: [voiceover] Even with my friends under the spell of a wicked siren, I selflessly administered medical care to the foul temptress. [to Perci] Oh, you poor sweet thing! Allow me to tend to your wounds. [binds Perci's arm in a sling, which sparkles] Now, let's see to your bicycle. I know where to get it fixed!

[The four of them walk towards Tails' workshop, with Knuckles carrying the bicycle pieces. Sticks suddenly runs up]

Sticks: Watch out for that government agent! It starts with jury duty, and zoning ordinances, and before you know it, boom! Our tax dollars are benefiting others, and not us!

Amy: Don't pay attention to her. She's actually very nice. [Sticks runs away screaming]

[at Tails' Workshop (flashback)]

Amy: [holding Perci's scarf] Sweetie, you rest here. I'll get a heating pad to make you more comfortable. Knuckles, will you please clean this scarf? [Knuckles reaches in and grabs the scarf] And Sonic… [Sonic stands to attention] …maybe it'd be best to just wait for Tails.

Sonic: No way! I can totally fix this! [darts over to Perci] Watch this, babe. [runs back over to the bike, and picks up a welding mask and laser. He puts on the mask, but drops the laser] Ahh...

Perci: [Southern accent] My poor little arm is achin' so. If only I had a cushion on which to rest it.

[Knuckles, who is washing Perci's scarf in the background, runs to get a pillow. Sonic looks up from his welding, seeing this, and drops the still-active laser and runs over and fights with Knuckles over the pillow.]

Sonic: Let me give it to her!

Knuckles: She wants me to give it to her!

[Smoke rises, followed by flames. Sonic and Knuckles see this, drop the pillow, and panic. Amy grabs a fire extinguisher and puts out the fire.]

[Perci's flashback]

Perci: [voiceover] I had a minor accident with my bicycle, when… [Sonic sees Perci and runs over]

Sonic: Hi, I'm Sonic the Hedgehog. Hero extraordinaire.

Perci: You don't happen to have a wrench or some tools I can use to fix my bike?

Knuckles: No, but maybe I can interest you in some "gift-wrapping"?

Perci: That's okay.

Sonic: Don't worry. I can fix your bike. [runs to it]

Knuckles: No, I will! [follows]

Amy: You're just loving this, aren't you? Having men fight over you? A modern woman can take care of herself.

Perci: I can take care of myself, but like I said, "I don't have any tools" and I hurt my arm.

Amy: I suppose you need me to bandage that up for you.

Perci: Nah, just a bruise. [Amy growls, but wraps Perci's arm in a sling. Sonic and Knuckles are fighting over the pieces of the bike, when they suddenly fall. The bike pieces drop into the mud, splashing it over Perci.] Look, I need to get moving. Do you know where I can find some tools? [As the group walks towards Tails' Workshop, Sticks runs up with a yell.] Nice to meet you. [Sticks runs away screaming. Sonic, Knuckles and Amy hold each other in the background, shaking.] She seems nice.

[At Tails Workshop (flashback), Perci is about to use the welding laser to fix her bike, but Sonic cuts in.]

Sonic: Allow me. You just sit back and relax, while Sonic saves the day.

Perci: Okay, I'll just wash my scarf.

Knuckles: [grabs Perci's scarf] Please, the honor is all mine. [starts washing it]

Perci: Well then, I'll just rest my arm.

Amy: All right, all right. I'll get you a heating pad. Talk about a drama queen.

Knuckles: [puts Perci's scarf in the kiln] Would you like a pillow?

Sonic: [looks up from his welding] No, I'll give Perci a pillow! [runs over, dropping the welding laser, which ignites]

Amy: Oh, now the princess wants a pillow. [tosses the heating pad onto a pile of newspapers]

Tails: Hold it! [ending Perci's flashback] How did you guys (even) get in here in the first place?

Perci: We just walked in.

Tails: And there weren't lasers or cages or anything like that?

Sonic: Nope, just a popping sound and some electrical buzzing. (Why'd you ask?)

Tails: [sighs] I know what happened. My new defense system must've short-circuited, which means I'm the one responsible for the fire.

Designated Heroes

Sonic: Man! You guys got totally schooled by Eggman! That's lame!

Amy: The guy's a lot trickier one-by-one.

Sticks: He's actually pretty smart! He sometimes forgets he's a doctor!

Knuckles: Hey, you guys will never believe what I found in this hole!

Tails: Dirt?

Knuckles: Lucky guess!

Cubot: You know, you sometimes forgot he's a doctor!

Cabin Fever

Sonic: Uh! There's got to be something fun to do around here. [opens a drawer and discovers a hand bound manuscript] Huh? [picks up the manuscript from the drawer] Well, well, well. "A Rose without Thorns" a play in 3 acts, and guess who wrote it...

Knuckles: Me?

Sonic: No, not you. Amy.

Knuckles: Oh…

Sonic: [coughs] "An empty stool sits under a spot light as the lovely, charismatic and super popular, Annie Rose appears from the curtain and pours herself a glass of lemonade."

Sticks: [snatches the manuscript from Sonic] "'Twas years since I first met the mysterious stranger, the one with the fur, the colour of the ocean." Who do we know with ocean coloured fur? [ Coughing ]

Knuckles: Me?

Sonic: Well, it can't be me though I am mysterious, I'm more of a royal blue. [takes the script from Sticks and reads from it] "Sonar enters, pitter pattering across the stage in his scarlet loafers." Sonar. [coughs; as "Sonar"] "Hey, Annie! I'm gonna play volley ball. I only play against myself because nobody else can keep up." See? He doesn't sound anything like me! He's an egomaniac without the incredible awesomeness to back it up.

Sticks: [takes the script] "Thump, thump, thump, a knock at the door like the sound of some one big and strong, but unable to figure out a simple doorknob. Annie Rose sautés to the door and answers revealing Shoulders, the hulking dullard of a farm hand."

Knuckles: Me…?

Sticks: "Shoulders strides towards Annie, but is distracted by a shiny object."

Knuckles: It doesn't say that! [snatches the script from Sticks] Give it here! [distracted by the "shiny" metal bands held by the manuscript] Wait, what was I about to do?

Tails: [takes the script from Knuckles] "But before Annie can reply, a naïve young fox named Taylor enters, cowering beneath the legs of Sonar." Hey! I don't cower! [cowers the lightning and hides beneath Sonic's legs] Curse you, irony!

Sticks: [takes the script from Tails] "Just when all hope is lost, enter Twigs the crazy eyed feral badger." [as Twigs] "Miss Annie, the robot apocalypse is nigh! I intercepted a transmission from my toaster!" This is just ridiculous! Everyone knows when the roboapocalypse arrives, it's the can openers that would transmit signals! Toaster. [Amy stares nearby and dropped the tray of pop opers.]

Amy: [furiously] What... are... you... DOING?! You're reading my play!? That's an invasion of my privacy! [Sticks gives the script back to Sonic]

Sonic: We have a right to read it since we happen to be all the characters!

Amy: It's not based on you guys!

Sticks: Oh, no…? [holds up a shiny object in front of Knuckles]

Knuckles: Ooh, gimme, gimme, gimme! [comes running after the shiny object and takes it from Sticks] Oh, like Twigs isn't exactly like you!

Sticks: She'd be wiped out by the roboapocalypse in 2 seconds, taking advice from toasters! Can you believe these people?

Tails: Guys, stop fighting! Right, Sonic?

Knuckles: Was that you talking, "Taylor"? I couldn’t see you in Sonic's shadow!

Sonic: Good one, Knux!

Tails: At least I'm not an egomaniac, "Sonar"!

Sonic: That character wasn't like me at all! He wasn't nearly as awesome as I am!

Amy: You know what's not awesome? Rummaging through my drawers and reading my personal manuscript!

Knuckles: When this storm blows over, maybe we should all go our separate ways!

Amy: Why wait? I'm going to the kitchen, where I will make and consume all the dainty hors d'oeuvres I want... without ketchup! [snatches the script from Sonic and walks off]

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks: FINE!

Counter Productive

[Sticks, Knuckles, Tails and Amy sitting whilst Sonic is running around a table.]

Tails: We're approaching hour 23 of Sonic and Knuckles' stay awake challenge and it's still anybody's game. Sticks, what do you make of their strategy so far?

Sticks: It appears Sonic is jogging in circles to stay awake while Knuckles keeps his focus by watching late night TV. Both strong approaches, but personally, I find the grim knowledge that our freedom is slowly eroding enough to keep me awake at night.

Sonic: Give it up, Knuckles. I can keep moving all night. The second you find something boring on TV, you're going to be out like a light.

Knuckles: Don't be silly, Sonic, TV is never boring. [changes channels]

Comedy Chimp: So, Soar. Tell us more about your dried, dense and complicated new book about introspection and selfbetterment.

Knuckles: Aww...

Soar: My new book, counter productive, is about fixing your old mistakes, times when you made a mess of things. [Knuckles watches him interested] When you were a bad apple, active like a basket case.

Knuckles: [starts to have a flashback at a market where Charlie works] Hey, Charlie. Can I borrow your basket? It's really important! [grabs and puts the baskets on his feet] Haha, neat! I'm all tall and stuff!

[Back at Tails' House]

Sticks: [waving her hand in front of Knuckles] His eyes are open, but his brain is definitly asleep. Sonic wins!

Knuckles: [wakes up] Gah! Am I... counter productive?

Sonic: Nope, just someone who can't stay awake for 23-hour straight.

Knuckles: Awww…!

Soar: If you don't go back to the people you've wronged and make up for your misdeeds, then you're basically a monster and that's science.

Knuckles: [ Screaming ] Don't look at me! I'm a monster, a monster!

Sonic: [sighs] Hope this turns out better than when he thought he was a ballerina.

[Flashback at Sonic's Shack]

Knuckles: Don't look at me! I'm a ballerina, a ballerina! [Starts dancing]

Knuckles: [to Fennec Shopkeeper] I'm looking for Charlie. (Have you seen him?)

Fennec Shopkeeper: You mean that guy who kept dropping my apples? Fired him years ago. Last I heard, he was working at a dig-sight just outside the village. Probably mocking that up too.

Knuckles: Thanks, and as a token of my appreciation, I will buy 1 apple. [grabs an apple out of a basket and all baskets fall down] Now that those baskets are empty, you mind if I borrow some? [walks away with 2 baskets on his feet]

Charlie: Careful... careful

Knuckles: [runs to and startles Charlie] Charlie! [Charlie almost drops the artifact] (Sorry.) Remember me? The guy that turned those apple baskets into stilts at your old job? Man, that was fun, but it turns out it wasn't fun! It was counter productive. So I'm here to make it up to you.

Charlie: Oh. Wow. I totally forgot about that. Don't worry about it, my life is great now. I've got a wife, a nice house, this wonderful job, (and) digging up ancient artifacts.

Knuckles: Doesn't matter, I gotta make this right.

Charlie: Honestly, you really don't have to.

Knuckles: Can it! I'm trying to be nice to you. We'll start with your lunch order.

Charlie: [gets a sandwich out of his pocket] But I brought my lunch.

Knuckles: [grabs the sandwich] Not good enough. [throws it into a nearby lake] I'm gonna get you something special! [runs off, one of the baskets falls off and hits Charlie on the head who let go of the artifact which breaks]

Knuckles: [arrives as Charlie tries to fix the artifact] Soups on! [grabs everything on the table and throws it off, the artifact breaks again] I got braised short-rib on focaccia toast with a dollop of garlic chaiaboly and just a hint of lime.

Charlie: Actually, that sounds pretty good.

Knuckles: I thought so too. That's why I ate it on the way here, but don't worry. Look what I found. [holds up Charlie's wet sandwich] Can you believe some dope just tossed this in the lake?

Charlie: (Um... Thanks? Anyways...) I really should get back to work. [turns around and starts collecting the things from the floor]

Knuckles: Oh, let me get those for you, because I'm helpful and not counter productive.

Charlie: No, really. It's o– (Wait… W-what, "counter productive"?)

Knuckles: Charlie, come on! It's me! [throws the sandwich away, takes a pickax and a shovel falls on Charlie's foot]

Charlie: Ah, ouch! [jumps around and steps on the sandwich which makes him fall down] (I'm alright, I'm okay.)

Knuckles: The working conditions here are dangerous! I'm gonna go talk to your union rep.

Charlie: Phew. Honey, you would not believe the day I had. [notices Knuckles who sits at the table] (What the…?)

Knuckles: Hi, Charlie!

Charlie: [sits down] Sweetheart, what is he doing here?

Belinda: (Who, Knuckles? Oh.) I invited your friend for dinner.

Charlie: But honey… we have that thing tonight?

Belinda: I don't recall any thing. If you're trying to imply that you don't want someone here, perhaps you should just say it!

Knuckles: What are you guys talking about? (Know what? Never mind.)

Knuckles: [arrives] I wanted to be helpful, so I picked up all those tiny flags you carelessly left scattered around in the dirt.

Charlie: Those flags were marking the locations of valuable artifacts. I'm going to have to redo all that work now.

Knuckles: Aw, man. You should probably put flags by those flags, so no one picks them up, but don't worry. I'll fix it. [puts a flag on an artifact that activates and destroys a part of the construction sight]

Charlie: Oh, no. It's my boss, Mr. Slate.

Mr. Slate: What's the meaning of all this

Charlie: But–

Knuckles: [to Charlie] I'll handle this. [to Mr. Slate] You can't talk to Charlie like that. You're not the boss of him!

Mr. Sleight: Not anymore I'm not. [to Charlie] You're fired!

Charlie: [he and Knuckles walking through the rain] How am I going to break this news to my wife?

Knuckles: Ah, don't worry about that. I already called her!

Charlie: You did what?! [runs to his house, a suitcase is thrown near his feet]

Belinda: When are you going to stand up for yourself? [throws a bundle to the suitcase, walks inside the house and closes the door]

Knuckles: What's her problem?

Charlie: [screaming] You did this, you ruined my life! (So you're the problem!)

Knuckles: (Oh, boy…) No worries, Charlie. I’m gonna make it up to you... as soon as I finished making up for that other thing I did, whatever that was.

Charlie: You’re a menace. I’m not gonna let people like you cause problems for me anymore! [laughs maliciously and runs off to the construction sight works on something] You’ll see. They’ll all see. [laughs]

Sonic: Knuckles, this is going on long enough. You gotta stand up to him.

Knuckles: No, this is my own fault. I got him fired, remember? And like Soar the Eagle probably says in that book I didn’t read, I can’t rest until I’ve made it up to him.

Amy: Can you at least stop letting him taking your lunch money?

Knuckles: Fine, Amy. I’ll try to avoid letting Charlie take my lunch money... for you.

Charlie: Let’s see that lunch money.

Knuckles: Charlie, as things aren’t going well between you and I, I have decided to enlist the help of a local police officer to act as a go-between. I think his experience in dealing with tense situations will proof valuable to both of us. [Charlie reaches out his hand, the frightened the Beaver Policeman drops his money in it and leaves. Charlie reaches out once more and Knuckles drops his money too. Charlie is sitting in his armor, Knuckles sneaks up to him] Charlie is not letting up, but I can’t go back to being counter productive, so I’ll take the high road and stay out of his way until he cools off. [Charlie notices him, takes a huge ice cream and smashes it onto Knuckles] I figured it out! All Charlie really wants is a friend. Yeah, he is practically crying out to me for help! [reaches to Charlie] Hello, pal! I baked you this pie! Perhaps we can see a movie together and/or enjoy a frosted beverage.

Charlie: [grabs the pie and smashed it into Knuckles’ face, then grabs him and throws him into a dustbin] See the wrath of my super villain powers! [Knuckles falls screaming and stops in front of Sonic, Tails and Amy]

Tails: Great news, Knuckles! I think Charlie just let you off the hook.

Knuckles': Really? Because from my perspective, it didn’t go so well.

Sonic: No, what Tails means is that Charlie just called himself a super villain.

Amy: [looks into Counter Productive] Page 235 of Counter Productive - "If the person you’re trying to make up to turns into a super villain, you can forget all that stuff I said about fixing your past mistakes. In that case, knock yourself out."

Knuckles: I know what I have to do now!

Eggman: Let’s go, Charlie! [claps his hands, no one joins in] Really, nothing? Am I the only one on the side of evil here?

[Charlie attacks Knuckles with the ray, Knuckles can hit him and Charlie falls on the stairs, the civilians are cheering. Charlie gets up and attacks again, he can hit Knuckles]

Belinda: Alright, Charlie! Crush him!

Charlie: Let’s finish this, Knuckles! [Knuckles looks around and sees a dustbin. As Charlie attacks again, he takes the cap of the bin and reflects the ray, which freezes his robot arm] What the…? [Knuckles destroys the arm, Charlies armor falls down. He throws some dust at Knuckles, Eggman and Belinda cheer. Charlie attacks Knuckles again with the ray, but he can reach the armor and demolish it. The Civilians are cheering]

Knuckles: Truce? (And... no hard feelings?)

Belinda: [walks to Knuckles] Truce. (And not all.)

Eggman: Aw, come on! It was just starting to get good!

Sonic: Great job, Knuckles! You stood up for yourself and stopped a super villain.

Knuckles: Thanks, guys. Who’s up for some burgers? My treat! [runs to Charlie] Give me all your lunch money! [laughs] Ah, just kidding! [Team Sonic walks off laughing]

Belinda: Great job, Charlie! You stood up for yourself and got a new job... as a super villain.

Charlie: But what about the truce? [Belinda shows him her crossed fingers]

It Takes A Village To Defeat A Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog: [off-screnn] So this is why you called me here.

Eggman: [gasps and drops the cheese tray] Shadow the Hedgehog… Hey everybody, look! Shadow's here! I knew springing for those embossed invitations would impress!

Weasel Bandit: Who's he?

Eggman: He's only the second most popular character in the whole canon! Let me get you a chair, Mr. Shadow. [pulls the chair out from under Dave the Intern, sending him crashing to the floor]

Dave: Ow...! [Eggman pushes the chair over to Shadow]

Shadow: Hm. I prefer to stand.

Eggman: You never know what's going to happen on the battlefield. Which is why it's important to think on your feet. This is a little game I used to play with my old improv troupe, The Gigglesnorts. It's called "Zip Zap Zop". We pass around an imaginary ball, saying "zip", "zap", or "zop" as we go. I'll start. [passes the "ball" to T.W. Barker] Zip!

T.W. Barker: [catches the "ball," and passes it to Shadow] Zap! [Shadow just stands there, doing nothing.]

Eggman: Eh… that's to you, Shadow. You wanna zap that one over to Dave, or maybe zap that bad boy back to me? Heh… no?

Shadow: Pft.

Eggman: He pfted it! We'll count that. Great job, Shadow!

Shadow: Silence, fool! [The other villains gasp.] I suffered your presence long enough. [turns to leave]

Eggman: N-no! Don't go! We're not done bonding yet! We were gonna roast wieners and play flashlight tag. We're making history here! A collection of villains like this has never been assembled before!

Shadow: [turns around] I see no villains, just some fools whose only ability is wasting time!

Eggman: That's something, isn't it?

Shadow: No, not really. (I determent my own destiny.) [disappears; Eggman sighs]

Shadow: You fool! I had him just where I wanted him!

Eggman: Sorry! That one's on me, Shadow. Forgot to turn off the flash. Pic looks great, though, if it's any consolation.

Shadow: Enough! How's a guy supposed to destroy his foes with dolts like you wandering around? [to Sonic] We'll fight again soon, Sonic, but next time, on my terms. [disappears as the rest of Team Sonic run up and do a group fistbump]

Cubot: What a swell adventure! I sure hope there's more next year.

Orbot: Just think of all the hundreds more stories to be told using the same 8 characters and 4 locations. The possibilities are limitless!

Cubot: Just to be on the safe side, maybe we should start an internet petition.

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Video games	Sonic Adventure (1998/2003) · Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) · Sonic Battle (2003) · Sonic Heroes (2003) · Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) · Sonic Rush (2005) · Sonic Riders (2006) · Sonic '06 (2006) · Sonic Rivals (2006) · Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) · Sonic Rivals 2 (2007) · Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) · Sonic Unleashed (2008) · Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) · Sonic Free Riders (2010) · Sonic Colors (2010) · Sonic Generations (2011) · Sonic Lost World (2013) · Sonic Forces (2017) · Sonic Frontiers (2022) · Shadow Generations (2024)
Films	Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (TBA)
TV series	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) (1993-1994) · Sonic Underground (1999) · Sonic X (1 \| 2 \| 3) (2003-2006) · Sonic Boom (1 \| 2) (2014-2017) · Sonic Prime (2022-2024) · Knuckles (2024)
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