Space Ghost was playing Sonic The Hedgehog 1 on his television set, when he glanced to see Zorak playing some tunes from Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog on his piano keyboard, with Moltar rocking his lever to the music. "All right, what's on your mind?"

"Well isn't it sad that Scratch and Grounder haven't had a huge role in most fanfics in the Sonic The Hedgehog or Game Crossover sections?" Zorak pointed out while playing the keyboard.

"Maybe it's because of the mediocre Puyo Puyo puzzle clone game, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine." Moltar pinpointed a she had his hands behind his back, getting tired of playing with the lever.

Awkward silence as Moltar decided to head into the main room, with Zorak stopping his keyboard playing as Space Ghost murmured, pausing his game as he just finished it.

"Well anyway, seeing as nobody decided to do a Scratch and Grounder fanfic, and since we're forced to be in this story for no reason, I'll turn in favor to the author writing this right now, so I hope you readers out there will all enjoy!" Space Ghost stated as he gave a wave, with Zorak and Moltar deciding to tackle Space Ghost for no reason, which prompted the superhero talk show host to blast them with his Destructo Ray, setting the entire studio on fire.

The dim lights turned on as the two robotic figures, Scratch and Grounder, came onto the stage.

"Ba ha, ha ha!" Scratch greeted as he laughed his infamous catchphrase.

Grounder cleared his throat. "Buh huh, uh huh, so... WELCOME TO THE SCRACTH AND GROUNDER SHOW!" He announced.

Crickets chirped, seeing as there was no one in the audience except for a few people.

Scratch sweatdropped. "Uhhhh... this is the first fanfiction in the Sonic The Hedgehog to star only Scratch and Grounder, but not Sonic?" He explained.

The few people in the audience clapped, just as Dr. Hoshi appeared on the stage.

"Dr. Hoshi?" Scratch and Grounder both asked in unison, "Why are you here?"

Dr. Hoshi sighed and shook his head. "Guys, I really don't think this will work. After all, the rather huge Sonic fan-base has over 7000-"

"How come the other characters get more fandom than we do?" Grounder asked.

Scratch scratched the back of his head. "Maybe because we were in only one game, which was mediocre."

Grounder rolled his eyes. "Oh goodie..."

Scratch changed the topic. "Anyway, what shall we do on this wonderful night?"

Grounder shrugged. "Uhm... play video games?"

Scratch put his left hand on his chin, and then he snapped his fingers. "Hmmmm... okay, then. Bring out the Gamecube and a copy of the Super Smash Brothers Melee game."

A few minutes later, after playing SSBM on a SEGA-themed Gamecube (Scratch was Falco, Grounder was Pikachu), the two robotic figures decided to stop. Also, Dr. Hoshi seemed to have disappeared off the stage.

"That was pathetic." Grounder said, putting down the controller.

Scratch nodded in agreement. "Yes it was. Now here's a commercial for you folks out there!"

"The Scratch and Grounder Show will be back after a few messages." The announcer said.

A short commercial about Scratch and Grounder toys came on, and then after the commercial, it returned to the show.

"We now return you to the Scratch and Grounder Show," The announcer said, hitting himself on the head with a mallet several times.

Scratch sighed. "Grounder, you might want to look at the status our show is..."

Grounder looked at the list of the worst-rated shows, and the Scratch and Grounder Show was listed as the "worst of the worse".

"Oh damn," Grounder said in disbelief, "We're really losing some progress here."

Scratch groaned. "Maybe with we put in shameless plugs for some authors' stories, the audience would be more interested."

Grounder smiled, as he got an idea. "That's it!"

A few minutes later, Grounder painted a sign on top of the stage that read 'If you like Yoshi Kart, then you'll enjoy the Scratch and Grounder Show!'.

Scratch frowned. "Uh... Grounder, that's NOT what I had in mind..."

Grounder frowned. "It's not?"

Scratch sighed. "No, it's not."

Grounder growled and came down next to Scratch. "Damn it, we need something to boost the public's interest in the Scratch and Grounder Show..."

Scratch then got an idea. "Maybe we can tell the viewers to go to the director's profile to send in ideas!"

Grounder shook his head. "Nah. Too inhuman."

Scratch scratched his head in desperation. "Threaten them?"

"No," Grounder said, "Inhuman."

"Rip-off a certain episode of Spongebob Squarepants?" Scratch suggested.

Grounder shook his head furiously. "No, no, no, no, NO! Out of all the ideas, that's the WORST! You remember what happened to a certain electrical rat and a puffball before, didn't you?"

Scratch gulped. "Oh yeah..no one would like an overused plot."

Grounder nodded. "Exactly what I mean."

It was then that Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Spongebob himself all fell down a ceiling, the trio landing nearby the robots as the two Pokemon and the Sponge of bob were quite confused by this.

"How did we even get here?" The Pikachu asked as he twitched his mouse ears.

Jigglypuff pulled out a microphone. "Who cares, I'm gonna sing since there's nothing going on-"

"Who wants a Krabby Patty?" Spongebob asked as he pulled out some Krabby Patties, shrugging as he ate the burgers himself, laughing.

A gust of wind then blue the trio out of the studio, leaving only the talking robots standing around. A few seconds passed, and crickets chirped louder than before. Both Scratch and Grounder looked at each other dumbfoundingly with blank looks.

"Want to get McDonald's?" Scratch asked.

Grounder shrugged. "Beats the crap than just standing here dumbfoundly."

The two robotic figures laughed and headed out of the stage. The few people in the audience decided to go see better shows in other areas, and with that, the scene fades to black. Dr. Hoshi then appeared on the screen, the purple raptor holding his fingertips together.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, not only have you read the first Sonic the Hedgehog to have Scratch and Grounder in a huge role, but also the only one so far to have them as the only true characters, and the only fanfic in the Sonic section I know of without Sonic the Hedgehog himself. Just goes to show you, folks..." Dr. Hoshi stated as he adjusted his light blue glasses. "...respect the neglected, and they will respect you."

"...What kind of moral is that?" Space Ghost

Moltar "Beats me. But I kind of like where the raptor was going with it."

"That dino thing was supposed to be a raptor?" Zorak

Space Ghost "All right, enough of this. See you folks in the next chapter!"