It was another beautiful day in Knothole Village. Located in the depths of the Great Forest, Knothole didn't always have nice weather, but when it did, it was really nice. Of course, this whole scene would've been nicer were it not for the fact that the whole village could be wiped out so easily. See, Knothole was home to a group of Freedom Fighters who were trying to liberate the country of Mobius from a mad scientist named Dr. Ivo Robotnik. One of these Freedom Fighters was Sonic the Hedgehog. If one does not already know the blue hedgehog by now, then one has been living under a large boulder for the majority of his/her life.

Actually, today was an off day. Having not seen any action for a while, Sonic was sitting on a log, thinking. Sally Acorn, a brunette squirrel, took notice and walked up to Sonic.

"What's on your mind, Sonic?" asked Sally.

"Sal, I've been thinkin' about Robuttnik…" replied Sonic.

"Yes?"

"Well, I'm thinkin'…maybe he ain't such a bad guy. Maybe he's just in a bad mood, ya know?"

"Sonic, look at what Robotnik's done! He's taken over Mobius, taken away our families…our homes! Does that sound like a bad mood to you?"

"OK, I dig that, Sal. I mean, that makes me real mad and everything, but see, here's what's happenin': The way I see it, maybe we've been goin' about this all wrong! Sure, I enjoy trashin' his badniks and everything, but that can't be the only way to beat him! Maybe we need to try somethin' different!"

"Like what?"

"Like…I dunno…why don't we try makin' a peace offering to him? If we use a little diplomacy, maybe he'll be nice enough to let a few things go, huh?"

"I don't know; that seems like wishful thinking to me. Are you sure this will work?"

"Hey, we ain't gonna know until we try!"

"But what if Robotnik doesn't like it?"

"Mellow out! I'll get this! In fact…I just thought of somethin'!"


Half an hour later, the blue hedgehog was on his way to Eggopolis with a package in his hands. Formerly known as Emerald City before Robotnik's takeover, Eggopolis was not a place where a Freedom Fighter should go alone under normal circumstances. The grimy, soot-covered city was a real hornet's nest, heavily patrolled by Robotnik's forces. Also, practically all of its citizens were turned to robots.

None of that would stop Sonic, though. He entered the city as if everything was normal. Suddenly, he was ambushed by a group of SWATbots, humanoid robots that served as Robotnik's heavies:

"HEDGEHOG ALERT!" said one of them, "Apprehend intruder!"

"Whoa, take a chill pill!" exclaimed Sonic. "I come in peace, man!"

"Surrender or we will terminate you!"

"Hey, I said take a chill pill! I just came to bring this package to Robuttnik!"

"Then you may give that to us."

"Sorry, but I'd rather give that to him myself!"

"That is against regulations. You must relinquish the package at once!"

"Look, don't ya think the big boss would like it better if I gave it to him personally? There's nothin' dangerous in here! No jive!"

The SWATbot used a finger-mounted scanner to check the package. After a few seconds, the SWATbot said: "No traces of hazardous materials detected. Come with us, Hedgehog." With that, the SWATbots escorted Sonic to Robotnik's headquarters.


Inside a large control room sat Dr. Ivo Robotnik, also known as Dr. Eggman. Robotnik, a fat, bald man with a large mustache, was sitting down and looking at the array of monitors. Suddenly, a short, balding man with a long nose approached him. It was Snively, his assistant.

"Sir, there's nothing to report since our last check," said Snively.

"And why is there nothing to report?" demanded Robotnik.

"That's just it; there's simply nothing to report. Everything is…"

Suddenly, Robotnik got a call. He pressed a button on the right arm of his chair and answered the call.

"Yes?" asked Robotnik.

"This is YN6517; Sir, you have a visitor," It was one of his SWATbots.

"Well, who is it?"

"It is Sonic the Hedgehog."

"Then don't just stand there! Bring him in at once!" After the call was finished, he said to himself. "Oooooh…very good! I can't wait to see my foe brought before me! Heh heh heh!"

A few moments later, Sonic arrived, along with his SWATbot guards.

"So…we meet again, Hedgehog!" said Robotnik. "At long last, I have you in my clutches! There's no way out this time! Now, after all the misery you've dealt to me, I will finally give you what you deserve! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Actually…it ain't like that, Robuttnik." said Sonic.

"SILENCE! You're going to pay for your insolence once and for all!"

"No really, man! That's not why I came here!"

"Huh? Then why are you here!? And what's in that package!?"

"See, I've been thinkin': Even enemies gotta have respect for each other, right? And sometimes, we gotta put our differences aside and work things out, ya know? Well, here's what it is: Now, I know ya roboticized my family and tried to take over the world a bunch of times, but I gotta say, I really dig your guts, man! So, as a token of my appreciation, I made ya this gift!"

"A gift?" Robotnik was quite surprised by Sonic's words, but after a few seconds, he said: "How nice! I do appreciate it, Sonic! Let me guess…Eggs Mobius?"

"Good guess, but wrong!" replied Sonic.

"Deep-fried hard-boiled eggs?"

"Close, but no cigar!"

"Ostrich egg omelet?"

"Still cold, man!"

"Well, what is it!?"

Seeing that Robotnik was losing his patience, Sonic opened the box and said "Hotcakes!", presenting a plate of golden, buttery, still-warm pancakes to the Doctor.

"Hotcakes," said Robotnik. "Isn't that NICE? You know what I like on my hotcakes?"

"What?"

"HEDGEHOG BLOOD!" Robotnik attempted to grab Sonic. However, Sonic dodged his grasp, took out the SWATbots with a Spin Dash and ran away, evading the various traps and security systems in Robotnik's HQ.

"AND DON'T EVER COME BACK!" shouted Robotnik down the corridor. He stormed back to his chair.

"Sir, if I may…" said Snively.

"SHUT UP! Hasn't everybody already wasted ENOUGH of my time today!?

"But sir, I wanted to ask if I could have those pancakes!"

"*Sigh*…go ahead, Snively. It's not like anyone else was going to have them!"

"Thank you, sir!" Snively took the plate of pancakes and went to the break room to enjoy them.


Having escaped Eggopolis, Sonic returned to Knothole to find Sally waiting for him. The two of them were the leaders of the Freedom Fighter group here.

"Well, how did it go?" she asked.

"Other than the fact that he tried to throttle me, it went well!" replied Sonic. "Guess you're right, Sal. I shoulda listened to ya in the first place!"

"No, you were right, Sonic. He probably is in a bad mood. We'll try again tomorrow!"

"Okey dokey, I guess."