Episode 1: I Am Dr. Eggman
It has been two months since the Freedom Fighters have stop Robotnik and his Doomsday Project, and everything is beginning to calm down. In the village of Knothole, all the Freedom Fighters and citizens are doing able to go on with their everyday lives. However, there are still much to do before their planet and lives can fully go back to normal. Many of the Robian gain their free will. Many return to their families, but those decide to remain in Robotropolis to destroy the factories and turn it back into a normal city.
At the meeting area, Sally, Sonic, Eve, and their friends are looking at blueprints so they can restart building the city of Mobotropolis. It will be hard, but they know that as long as they work together, they can bring their city back to its former glory.
Sally says, "Alright, it seems that we come up with great blueprints for building New Mobotropolis. If we can find all the supplies and construction equipment we need, we'll be able to get started."
"Way cool Sal. It's been a long time since we've been there. Although, I don't fully remember it," Sonic says.
"We were all so young Sonic. We probably don't fully remember the city," Eve says.
Amy says, "I never been to Mobotropolis, but I can't wait to start building it."
"Like your spirit Ames," Sonic says.
"Thank you," Amy replies.
Manic asks, "Do you think we could get the other Freedom Fighters to help?"
"I don't know. They probably have their own homes to rebuild," Sonia says.
"She's right sugar-hog, they probably got their own problems to worry about," Bunnie replies.
"I guess you're right," Manic says.
"Yeah. As much as I like the other Freedom Fighters help, we need to do this ourselves," Sally says.
Then asks, "Rotor, how is the Deroboticizer going?"
"Well, it's still in progress and Uncle Chuck, Tails, and I have been doing everything we can to make the deroboticizing stable," Rotor says.
"We almost done, and then we can start testing it," Tails says.
"That's good to hear. I'm just hope we won't ran into any trouble," Sally says.
"I sure hope so. Sonic and I have super speed across Mobius for a while and there are no signs of Dr. Robotnik or his nephew Snively. It's like they have disappeared," Eve says.
"That is considered a good thing, yes?" Antoine asks.
"It is, but I don't want to take chances in case Robotnik might still be around," Eve says.
Sonic says, "Relax sis, as long as us Freedom Fighters are together, we can stop any kind of robot that anyone, especially Robotnik's come our way," Sonic says.
"You're right. I just hope it stays that way," Eve says.
Sally sighs, "I know what you mean. One of my project is to, you know, find a way to get my father out of the void."
"Don't worry Sal, we're going going to find a way to save your father from that void. Even if we had to travel all of Mobius to do it," Sonic says.
"Thanks Sonic," Sally says.
Then says, "Alright, that will be all for today."
Everyone nod their heads in reply and are done with the meeting today.
Far from Knothole, far from the Great Forest. The location is even far from the Great Unknown. On top of a large mountain with a path going around it. There is a red and yellow colored fortress surrounded by a brick wall.
In the building, there are machines, tools, and other advance technology. Working in the lab is none other than Dr. Ivo Robotnik. However his appearance is very different. He is working on something big. After his defeat with the Doomsday Project, Robotnik is very angry.
Robotnik says to himself, "Those two hedgehogs will rue the day they tangled with me! It has taken months of plotting, thinking, and building! Now I have finally come up with the way to defeat those meddling hedgehogs and his Freedom Fighters!"
Robotnik then walks to a wall and presses a button. The steel walls open to reveal multiple kinds of Badniks, and other machinery. Some are a lot bigger than the others.
"Alright, my creations! I have building you so that you can take out my most formidable foes! You are the baddest most powerfulest robots I can building. Your mine kind of rotten! Ever since I devised my plan to contour Mobius, two trouble making teenagers, is making me boiling mad!" Robotnik says angrily.
Robotnik then presses a button on a remote and make a projection paper of Sonic and Eve.
The robots shout "Boo!"
"You took the words right out of my mouth! I hate those hedgehogs! I want you all to go to the Great Forest and destroy them along with his Freedom Fighting Crew," Robotnik commands.
The robots eyes glow red to hear their new mission to destroy Sonic, Eve, and the Freedom Fighters.
Back at Knothole in front of the Hedgehog Family hut, Sonic, Sonia, and Manic are practicing playing their instruments. Eve is sitting on a bench next to them writing a song to go with the music.
Sonic stops playing, l and says, "Oh yea. I say we totally rule this. I think we should be starting a band soon."
"Sounds radical dude. We can totally rock it," Manic says.
Eve laughs, "I don't think we can simply become a band just like that."
"I have to agree. We maybe good, but I don't think we're actually ready to start a band and tour around Mobius," Sonia says.
"Come on sis, you shred playing with your keytar," Manic says.
Sonic says, "And let's not forget that Eve, got the singing voice down. She can make any music we play into a song."
"I don't know about that, but I'm making good progress," Eve says.
"Aww, don't be negative Eve. You are like the key play for the band," Sonic says.
Sonia says, "He's right you know."
"Yeah. You singing is outstanding. I bet it can be heard for miles," Manic says.
Sally's voice comes in, "Sonic's right, you got an amazing singing voice."
The four hedgehogs turn to see Sally walking towards them along with Tails, Amy, and the others. Amy runs to give Sonic a hug, and then gives one to Eve. Eve picks up Amy and holds her in her arms.
"So how are you guys doing?" Rotor asks.
"We're doing great. Thought of getting some practice," Sonic says.
"You all are so cool. I think Knothole could have it's own band here," Tails says.
"Oui. I have to agree. Eve should be the leader of the band since she is the lead singer," Antoine says.
Bunnie giggles, "He's right you know."
"Thanks guys, but I still have ways to go before reaching that point," Eve says.
Sally suggests, "How about you sing for us while Sonic, Sonia, and Manic play, and we'll be the judge of that."
"Huh?" Eve asks.
"I want to hear you sing Eve," Amy says.
"I think we ll do," Tails says.
Eve smils, "Sure, but will need Sonic and the others help with this song."
After getting the speakers here, and everyone set up their instruments at the meeting spot. The four hedgehogs are ready to perform. Eve signals Sonic, and he starts playing his guitar. Then Sonia and Manic begin to play their instruments.
Eve:
Sotto hakidasu tameiki o suikonda koukai wa nigai aji nokoshite
Itsumo nande? kanjin na koto ienai mama tsugi no asahi ga kao dashiteru
Soon enough, people are beginning to hear the music and begin to gather to hear Eve sing and the hedgehogs play their music.
Eve:
Iya ni natta unmei o naifu de kirikizande
Mou ichido yarinaoshitara kimi ni deaenai kamo
Many of Knothole citizens begin to smile and sit down to watch the show. They are also begin to clap their hands or tap their feet to the beat.
Eve:
Boku no koe ga hibiita toki ni hajimaru inochi no rimitto shinzou ga kaunto shiteru
Kanaetemo kanaetemo owaranai negai
Ase o kaite hashitta sekai no byoushin wa itsuka tomatta boku o oiteyuku
Ato nankai kimi to waraeru no?
Tameshiterunda boku o Catch the Moment
The hedgehogs continue to play their music as everyone cheer with glee. Unaware to the Knothole Citizens, robots are beginning to make their way to the Great Forest.
Eve:
Ikko shiawase o kazoeru tabi ni kawatteiku mirai ni obieteshimau kedo
Eve smiles as she sings her music.
Eve:
Aijou no tane o taisetsu ni sodateyou
Buatsui kumo mo yagate tsukiyaburu ka na
Sonic also plays his guitar. Sonia plays her keytar. Finally, Manic bangs on his drums.
Eve:
Kimi no koe ga hibiita boku no zenshin o kayotte shinzou no doa o nokku shiteru
"Okubyou" demo akechaunda yo shinjitai kara
Nannimo nai to omotta hazu no ashimoto ni itsuka fukaku tashika na ne o hayasu
Arashi no yoru ga kita to shitemo yuraidari wa shinai
Meanwhile, the robots are beginning to get closer and closer as they approach the forest. Soon, they begin to hear some music. Back at Knothole, everyone are enjoying the concert the Hedgehog family is performing for them.
Eve:
Nandodemo
Oitsuitari oikoshitari kimi ga fui ni wakannakunatte
Iki o shita taimingu ga au dake de ureshikunattari shite
Atsumeta ichibyou o eien ni shiteikeru ka na
Sonic plays a guitar solo on his guitar as everyone clap and cheer with excitement.
Eve:
Boku no koe ga hibiita toki ni hajimaru inochi no rimitto shinzou ga kaunto shiteru
Kanaetemo kanaetemo owaranai negai
Ase o kaite hashitta sekai no byoushin ga itsuka tomatta boku o oiteyuku
Ato nankai kimi to waraeru no?
Tameshiterunda boku o Catch the Moment
Eve then spins around a few times as she sings her heart out.
Eve:
Nogasanai yo boku wa
Kono toki o tsukame Catch the Moment
After the show is done, everyone clap and cheer with excitement. Even Sonic is proud of Eve of her amazing music.
"You were awesome sis," Sonic says.
"Yes. I think anyone can agree that you will become a great singer. You are also a great Freedom Fighter as well," Eve says.
Eve smiles, "Thanks."
"I must admit, you surely have an amazing singing voice," A familiar, and yet sinister voice speaks up.
Everyone become stunned and turn their heads to see Dr. Ivo Robotnik standing there with his arms crossed.
Tails shouts, "Dr. Robotnik!"
"What are you doing here?" Manic demands.
Sonic says, "I thought you were gone for good."
"Um Sonic, this Robotnik seems different," Amy whispers.
Indeed, this Dr. Robotnik is different. He seems taller somehow. He also has skinny legs, and still round. His clothes are different too. He is wearing a red outfit with long tails at the back white buttons, and is wearing strange goggles on his face.
"Now that you mention it. He does look different," Eve says.
"You are correct, Eve. I am not the same Dr. robotnik you all come to know. After my escape, I crashed and well, let's just say I had to change my appearance with my technology," Robotnik says, approaching the crowd.
Then he continues, "After I manage to reconstruct my body and renew it shape. I decided to wait patiently until I have the right time to strike at you Freedom Fighter do gooders. Meet the new man of science. Your new superior ruler. The baddest of the bad… DR. EGGMAN!"
Everyone look at him with confused look as he stand on the poarch.
Eve ask, "Doctor…"
"Egg…" Tails adds.
"Man," Sally replies.
Soon Sonic and Manic begin laughing that it's starting to hurt their stomachs, and everyone else join in.
"Dr… Eggman… lamest.. Name… EVER!" Sonic says, laughing hard.
Eve says, "That is a very funny name."
"Oui! That is too hilarious!" Antoine adds.
Everyone continue to laugh with smiles on their faces.
Irritated, Dr. Eggman shouts, "Shut up! You are all going to rue the day you all come across with me! I took my time so that I can get my revenge on you!"
"And why should we fear you? There's one of you and hundred of us," Sally says.
"Yeah. You and what army," Eve adds.
Eggman smirks, "Somehow, I knew you're going to say just that."
That is when the Badniks come out of hiding. Everyone gasp in shock. Soon, the Badniks are attacking everyone in the area.
"Looks like Robotnik or Eggman has been really busy," Sonia says.
Eve brings out her sword, "We need to stop these robots before they destroy Kntohole."
"Eve is right. We need to stop them. It looks like we still have some unfinished business to deal with Robotnik and his uh, new name I guess," Sally says.
"Finally we get to have some action… Freedom Fighters! Let's do it to it!" Sonic says
The Freedom Fighters begin to fight against the robots to defend the people and their home from destruction. Sonic and Eve super speed pass the robots.
As usual Sonic keeps mocking them, "Nah nah, you can't catch us!"
"Stop fooling around and start fighting," Eve says.
"What? I like to make fun of those robots," Sonic says.
Eve then brings out her sword, "Chaos-calibur!"
Then her sword turns green and begins to glow. Eve looks to see multiple Swat-bots heading their way. Luckily, Eve is able to use her sword to slice them into pieces. Bunnie flies in the air and uses her blaster from her robotic arms to blast the flying badnik out of the sky. Rotor, Sonia, Sally, and Manic are either fighting them with brute force or using weaponry to help to their advantage.
Sonic and Eve continue to super speed and use their spin dashes whenever they can. Eve also uses her sword as well as her chaos spear and chaos arrow. Robotnik looks to see the Freedom Fighters are even more annoying than he thinks. They are already taking out his his Badniks. However, he makes a smirk on his face.
Sonic and Eve are able to defeat the last of the badnik and join up with the other Freedom Fighters. They all turn to make stern glares at the mad doctor.
"Alright Eggman, your Badniks are toast. Why don't you just give up?!" Sonic says.
"Yeah. All of your robots are finished," Eve says.
Eggman evil chuckles, "Not quite Eve."
Just then, a gray hovercraft flies towards Eggman, and he jumps inside. Suddenly, they hear loud thumping sound and the ground begins to shake. Everyone look ahead to see what is going on. Coming out of the trees is a big, bad, red, lobster like badnik that is like ten feet tall. It also has giant claws and a tail.
"What is that?" Sonia asks.
"It looks like a giant lobster of some kind," Bunnie says.
"That's correct. Meet Lobster-bot. This giant crustacean is going to turn Knothole into a pile of firewood," Eggman says.
Eggman then runs to the robot and then jumps into the a circle entrance that is the control. Then Eggmna controls the robot, and begins to crawl to the city. Soon, he begins to attack Knothole as everyone are running away. Sally and the others are doing what they can to get everyone to safety. Sonic and the others look to see the trouble the robot is causing.
"We need to take this out before he turns Kntohole into tooth picks," Sonic says.
"Then we better get started," Manic says.
Sally says, "We need to get everyone away. Sonia. Manic. I need you and Rotor to get Amy and the others to safety. Sonic, you and Eve will try to distract that robots. Everyone else do what you can to help out."
Sally, Tails, Rotor, Manic, and Sonia begin to evacuate the village. Sonic, Eve, and everyone else are beginning to fight the robot lobster on. Sonic spins around it and making it dizzy. Antoine is doing his best to fight with his sword, but the robot is either too tough or is trying to get out of the way. Bunnie takes to the sky on her rocket feet and blasting it with her build in blaster.
Eve then throws her, "Chaos Spear!"
The spears of Chaos Energy hits the lober badnik, but it doesn't seem to have an damages. Sonic spin dashes, while Bunnie blast them with her arm blaster. Antoine also tries to attack with his sword. The four gather together.
"None of our attacks seem to be working on that thing," Eve says.
Eggman laughs, "Ho ho ho ho ho! That's right you little black pincushion, I've combined the data so that it will be indestructible! Finally, I have the last laugh! "
"What can we do? There's no way we can destroy that thing," Antoine says.
"I don't know," Bunnie says.
Suddenly, they hear Amy's voice, "Sonic!"
The four turn to see Amy running towards them.
"Amy, what are you doing? You're supposed to be with Sally and the others," Sonic asks.
"But I wanna help. I think I know how to give that robot the hard hit," Amy says.
"And what will that be?" Antoine asks.
"Well um, maybe Sonic or Eve can use their spin dash and I can hit them to the robot like a croquet ball," Amy says.
Eve thinks about the plan, "That's actually not a bad idea."
"I'm willing to try first," Sonic says.
"Yay," Amy cheers.
Bunnie laughs, "Hope Eggman's Lobster-bot likes a game of croquet."
"I know I would enjoy a good game, but it seems that we'll be playing hedgehog croquet," Antoine says.
"Good one Ant," Sonic replies.
Then turns to Amy, "Ready Ames."
"Ready," Amy says, bringing out her piko hammer.
Then Sonic says to Eve, "Eve you help Amy get a clear shot."
"Right," Sonic says.
Sonic then spin dashes in a circle super fast. Eve helps Amy possession her into the right. Eve closes one eye and possession the spot to where Sonic is aiming to the lobster.
"Alright Amy, hit Sonic from right here, but wait for Sonic to give the signal," Eve says.
"Okay," Amy says, placing herself at the spot Eve wants Amy to hit.
Antoine screams, "Here it comes!"
"Let's stand back and see if this works," Bunnie says.
The two along with Eve stand back to see the Lobster-bot coming.
"Ready," Sonic says.
The robot continues to approach them.
"Aim," Amy adds, ready to hit.
The robot is now a few feet away from them.
Sonic shouts, "Now!"
Amy hits the spin dashing hedgehog and sonic flies to the robot like a baseball being hit to a home run. Sonic flies right through the robot and creating a hole on it. The Lobster-bot's parts and electric are revealed through the hole. Soon the whole robot explodes sending Eggman flying.
He flies from the blast as he shouts, "I hate those Hedgehogs!"
The Freedom Fighters look up to see Eggman is being sent far away from Kntohole. Sonic finally lands on the ground and flops on his back.
Amy walks over to Sonic, and asks, "Are you okay Sonic?"
"I'm okay, but you sure hit a mean hedgehog ball there," Sonic says.
"Thanks," Amy happily says.
Eve says, "You were great, but it seems that Dr. Robotnik. I mean Dr. Eggman or whatever he is calling himself… is back and is either a bigger threat or a bigger nuisance."
"You're right Eve. It looks like we still have unfinished Freedom Fighter Business now more than ever. With Robotnik back, he will become a bigger threat with this new body and creating new Badniks that will be as threatening," Sally says.
"It looks like the Freedom Fighters against Robotnik is back in business," Sonic says.
"True, but I think we have something important first," Sally says.
"What is it?" Manic asks.
Sally turns to Amy, "Amy, I am impressed by your idea and how you were able to handle the situation. I still think it might not be a good idea for you to go on missions. However, with Robotnik back and how much you are ground… I think it's time for you to start your official training as a real Freedom Fighter.
Amy gasps happily, "You really mean it."
"Yes. And Sonic and Eve will be your official trainers," Sally says.
"Sounds cool to me. You really did a great job back there," Sonic says.
"And the croquet ball idea was fun," Eve says.
"Thank you," Amy says.
Tails says, "I'll bet you'll become a great Freedom Fighter."
"Yeah. you became a real Freedom Fighter, and now it's going to be my tune," Amy says.
"But you have to remember. You won't be going on too much missions, and you will go under Sonic and/or Eve's super vision," Sally says.
"Okay," Amy says.
Then happily says, "I'm so excited. When do you think we'll get started."
"How about after cleaning up Knothole from the robot mess Eggman left behind," Sonia says.
Everyone look around to see some of the huts are damaged and many Badnik parts and broken metal around the ground.
Eve sighs, "I guess we better get started."
With that, everyone in Knothole begin with the clean up form the damages Robotnik/Eggman has caused. Now that he's back, the Freedom Fighters need to work harder than ever. Of course, all long as they work together, they'll be able to beat him everytime he attacks.
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