Sonic Squad

Season Three, Episode One

The Strange Night

By Coleiosis and warriorsonamy

My co-writer and I are putting a new story to this legendary series! Enjoy!

It had become weeks since the demise of the diabolical Count Cobra. Tails and Courtney were sure that they had gotten rid of him for good; only now, their relief became a celebration. Because Cobra was killed, Bowser was imprisoned, and Dr. Eggman and his partners were arrested, there were no other evildoers to fight for now.

On the planet Mobius, at the well-known Knothole Village, Courtney instantly struck up a conversation with the Sally Acorn, princess of Mobotropolis. Ever since she claimed Tails to be hers, Sally had seen this as a path to a new life for him. Tails was growing up, and so there would be times where he would face so many difficult situations.

"Of course there will be a time when he gets himself a girlfriend," Sally said as their conversation went on, pouring herself a cup of tea. "He says that he lost someone a while ago—a girl named Cosmo."

"That's true," Courtney replied. "But he doesn't like to talk about it anymore. After the death of his parents, he had no one to watch over him until he came here. It's been that way the whole time hasn't it?"

"Not the ENTIRE time, but most of it."

"What a dude Tails is," Courtney thought silently. "Now that I have claimed him as my own, things will certainly become better for him."

"What seems to be bothering you?" Sally asked her.

"Nothing really; it's nice talking with someone to help get rid of the past. It really feels comfortable."

Suddenly, there was a strange knocking at the door. Sally opened it and saw a tall man in a large overcoat standing over her. "Greetings, your highness," the man spoke up in greeting. "I am Dr. Arboc Anthony, here to see Courtney. I hear she is trying to give things up from the past, and so I want to help her fix her mind on the present… and maybe even the future."

"What made you come here?" Courtney asked him.

"Your friend Dr. Mario sent me here. There is more to the future than meets the eye, and there are so many things you would want to see. So I am here to help you with that."

"Oh good! I can't wait!"

"Naturally…" Arboc thought secretly, "…little does ANYONE know who I REALLY am underneath this disguise. Sometime would be the perfect time for them to know that Count Cobra has returned from the dead!"

Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, New York, at the Mario Bros. Plumbing Shop, it was a very rainy day. There was nothing scheduled that day, and so Mario, Luigi, and Shadow stayed indoors the entire time. Luigi saw this as the perfect chance to play video games all day; but it did not last very long due to the power going out a few minutes later.

"I've dealt with this many times before," Mario said as he went outside to check the power lines. "This won't last very long."

Luigi and Shadow were left inside, bored out of their brains. But right then, Luigi had a crazy idea to open the window and look outside at the rainy day. Right when he opened the window and sniffed the air, a big wave of water crashed onto his face. "What a day!" he said as he quickly shut the window.

After a few minutes, Luigi put on a raincoat and hood; then he opened the window again and took another big whiff of the air. But this time, only a squirt of mud shot at his face. "That's not the same day!" he said as he took his coat off.

Once more, he took one more sniff of the air, and another wave of water drenched him. "THAT'S the same day!" he said as he shut the window.

"Will you be quiet?" Shadow spoke up as he lied on the couch. "I'm trying to think about how things might be going at Mobius."

"I'm sure Sonic and his friends are doing alright," Luigi replied. "With Cobra dead and Eggman arrested, there's nothing we can worry about right now."

"And yet, I have this strange feeling that something IS going to happen. But I don't know what it is."

Back at Mobius, Sonic flipped through the many channels of his television set. One channel was playing an episode of Barney & Friends. Sonic could not help himself but sing the song at the end: "I love you, you love me…"

Right then, Knuckles caught Sonic in the awkward moment. Seeing what Sonic was watching, he slapped his own face. "YOU LIKE BARNEY?!" he exclaimed.

Laughing, Sonic turned off the TV and replied: "Not as much as you like My Little Pony!"

"Don't lie, Sonic! I'm not a brony!"

"Yeah, right!"

Right then, Amy Rose burst in and told them about an emergency. "You guys!" she exclaimed. I have something very important to show you!" She took out a comlink and played a transmission message for everyone to hear:

"Listen here, you rascals! Sonic—and whoever losers are with you—all I want to say is I need you all to come to Knothole right away! I have a challenge for you, and you better come and fulfill it! That is all!"

Sonic could not believe his ears when he heard that familiar voice speak. "Cobra is back from the dead!?" he said. "What could have brought him back? I hope Eggman is not involved in this!"

"And I hope I'm not called a loser by that freak!" Knuckles interrupted.

"Knock it off!" Amy replied. "Let's go gather up the others! We can't take on him alone."

"But we don't even know where they are!" Sonic complained. "It seems like everyone's been disappearing lately!"

"We'll have to search everywhere. Knuckles, you go left; Sonic and I will search right, up, and down."

"So I search east?" Knuckles asked.

"Yes; Sonic and I search north, west, and south… Let's go!"

WHAT CAN BE HAPPENING TO THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS? WHY ARE THEY STRANGELY DISAPPEARING ONE BY ONE? HOW DID COUNT COBRA COME BACK FROM THE DEAD? AND WHAT IS HE REALLY PLANNING TO DO WITH HIS FAKE THERAPY SESSIONS? WE'LL FIND OUT NEXT TIME!

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