Hellu… This'll probably turn out to be a pretty "unoriginal" plot, but stick with me! I was inspired to write this after watching a certain episode of Sonic Boom, but this is in the original, post-adventure universe.

Sega owns Sonic and all that, sadly. If I owned Sonic, Sonic '06 wouldn't be rushed.

ESTsoft owns the .EGG file format, but I'm changing what it is in this world. It is really a "compressed archives file format that supports unicode and intelligent compression algorithms," but I'm using it as a sequence of instructions for the production and construction of metallic and electrical systems. Egg just seemed to fit Eggman the best.

I own Blueprint EggWare and Prower Mechanical Design Software (PMDS), but I don't care who uses it.

Before we start: x-x-x is a POV change and x is just a break with the same POV.

Anyways, enjoy (hopefully)!

Note: FFN kept deleting "switch . egg", so I had to change it up.

Second Note: I've posted the special thanks, so now it's time for me to go through and clean up some grammar! Also, I'm changing some continuity: in this story, Tails is fourteen instead of eight, so make sure to imagine his voice lower than normal!

Chapter 1

SWITCH (9).EGG has been saved

I laughed tiredly and shifted my egg-shaped body in my rolling chair.

I exported the file to my builder robots' server to begin construction and closed Blueprint EggWare. I could finally sleep. Finally. Finally… Finally, what now? I can… Sleep! Sleep… My evil genius was too much for one brain to handle without sufficient sleep. I began to slip from coherence. I barely reached my bed before succumbing to the sweet release of sleep.

x-x-x

Tornado Engine 9.3 (6).OBJ has been saved

I yawned tiredly and wrapped my tails around myself.

I exported the file to my drive and closed Prower Mechanical Design Software (PMDS). It was time to get to sleep. After exiting my workshop and saying goodnight to my big brother, Sonic, I took two milligrams of melatonin and endured the hellish process of falling asleep while wide awake.

x-x-x

I awoke the next morning, prepared to execute my evil plan! As expected, my latest creation's construction was complete. It was not a weapon or robot as one would expect from me. I would use my creation to switch consciences with Knuckles the Echidna. He would be absolutely powerless, unable to approach any of his friends, while I would be granted full access to the ultimate power of the Master Emerald! It was absolutely genius! Hoo ho ho ho!

I inspected the machine that I had conceived. It was flawless. I only had to lay in my bed, allow the machine to scan my brain, and let the machine do the rest. I did my part, and it did its part. I think.

x-x-x

I awoke the next morning, prepared to install a new engine. I was going to do so until my brother caught me by my left tail.

"Oh, no - not today," he scolded. "You've spent all day in there for three days in a row. You're gonna have some fun now whether you like it or not!"

I hummed, taking interest in whatever my best friend had in mind. He released my tail.

"We're gonna pay Knux a visit!" I hummed again.

"Sure!" I couldn't argue that a break from the workshop was a bad idea, so I accepted.

x

As we ascended the emerald's alter's stairway, I began to hear several pitches at once. Several of them were high and varied, but I could distinguish one low pitch.

Knuckles was fast asleep on the emerald's altar, second step from the top. I passed by him and eyed the Master Emerald curiously. I had determined that it was the source of the vibrations. In order to confirm this, I pressed my ear to the massive emerald, hugging it lightly.

I was deep in thought, inspecting the Master Emerald, when Knuckles grabbed me by the shoulders and yelled at the top of his lungs.

"WHAT'RE YOU DOING!"

I jumped out of my skin and onto the Master Emerald. Although my scream was loud enough to be heard from off the island, my foot had collided with Knuckles's face at some point.

"HA HA HA HA! Nice shot, buddy!" Sonic commented. My heart was pounding. Knuckles grumbled something under his breath and got up. I began to laugh a little before being tackled by the red blur. We were both laughing throughout the tumble until I blacked out quite suddenly.

x-x-x

The transfer took almost a minute; nearly two petabytes of data was being transferred at (an incredible) two hundred seventy-five gigabits per second. I didn't feel this, of course, because it was as if I were dead for that minute. Once the transfer was complete, I left my eyes closed for several more minutes in order to adjust to my new brain.

This process took far less time than I had expected; it seemed that Knuckles's brain was less different from mine than I had anticipated. If Knuckles was really any smarter than I thought he was, I was afraid he might be able to figure out how to use my machinery… I waved this notion off as impossible. After all, only a mechanical genius like myself could do such a thing!

I opened my eyes to find my most hated enemy staring down at me worriedly. I tried my hardest not to wear a disgusted face.

"You okay, there?" I wanted to glare, but refrained. Instead, I sat up.

"Y-yeah…" I answered.

"Okay… He went to fetch some ice for you. Where'd you hit your head?" His voice reeked with the sour sound of relief. I fancied hopelessness and despair over relief.

"Uh… The back," I lied. My voice was a bit high, but I presumed that I was still adjusting to the body. Just then, I noticed something. There were various high pitched vibrations and one very low pitched. I assumed that this was also a result of adjustment.

Just then, I heard a tough, rather deep voice calling "I'm back!" I then saw a red echidna approaching me with a bag of ice.

I was forced to contain the outburst that normally would have followed.

x-x-x

I woke up in a strange, dark room on an excessively soft bed. My aching head was in a loose, metallic harness, which I slid out of. My body felt very heavy; I had to use quite a bit of force to move at all. I made my way to the edge of the bed and leaped off, twirling my tails rapidly…

A medical robot arrived quickly to attend to my broken nose. On the way to the floor, I noticed two things: my voice was very different when I screamed and I was wearing clothes (very uncomfortable ones, too). As soon as the robot was finished, I waddled to what my dulled senses determined to be a bathroom. Finding a very large mirror, I found the most hated and feared image imaginable.

Well Tails and Eggman have switched. Like it? Please review and tell me what you think!

(If you don't like the short sections with the pov changes, please say so!)