TWINKLE PARK

[Scene Theme: Twinkle Park - Pleasure Castle (Sonic Adventure)]

"So, you mean that you also own this place?!" Pin asked, bewildered. "You're that successful now, you own both a casino and a theme park?! I'm tempted to ask what the heck happened for you to be doing so well here, but that's not important I guess."

A wide grin was on Smiley's face, befitting of his name, as he stood in front of an elevator of some kind, then took out a card. "Robotnik and I made a deal so I could get business in two separate places, the casino, and Twinkle Park!" Putting the card in a slot, the system's security recognized him as the boss, and lowered the elevator. "Normally, you would have to pay to get in, but I'm the one with a special pass!"

"The perks of being in charge, huh?" Pin rolled her eyes and stepped in, Smiley and Arms going in with her.

Catching up to them far too late, Davy Sprocket and Humpty halted in front of the elevator, which they saw was going up, with Pin and the other two walking over to the park's entrance. "Pin! Wait up! Don't leave us here!" Davy tried pressing the button, only to be met with a message on paying for entrance. "Crud, looks like we're stuck out here!"

Humpty then began reading the sign near the elevator, and smiled sheepishly. "M-maybe you could get Batch for help…?" Ignoring his comments, Davy Sprocket gave up, knowing that even if they got past the security, Pin would be lost in that giant place by then.

As Pin, Arms, and Smiley made their way into the actual theme park, the former two were in awe at how beautiful it was. Castles and various rides, a pool of some sort, it wasn't like anything they had seen before.

Before either of them could gush over the scenery, Pin felt something bump into her leg. Looking down at her side, she saw a TNT plunger, with a clock of some kind built around where what would be considered his waist. "Whoa! Sorry about that, ma'am!… Hold on a tick, is that you Pin?!"

"Oh, Dynamight!" Arms greeted. "Pin got here by accident, and wants to find out what Dr. R has been up to, since Humpty told her that he had been acting weird!"

"I also wanna get home and go to sleep, it's late!" Pin complained, only to be unheard by them.

"Well hey, mind if I tag along? If you guys get into a fight though, I'm not gonna get involved, to be honest." Pin didn't mind this and was glad Dynamight was at least being honest about it, as opposed to MD, Humpty, and Davy Sprocket. "Where are you all headed?"

All of them glanced at the giant castle, knowing that if they wanted to get anywhere, they would have to go through it…

STAGE 8

Frankly - This macho bot from scrap parts is happy to see Pin once again, he's infuriated that Arms is tagging along instead of him. To prove himself better, Frankly wishes to beat Arms, Smiley, and Pin with his own special attack. (Special Attack: "Second Shocker" - Lightning strikes the most numerous color on the board to be the color of the second-most numerous)

[Character Theme: Fakery Way (Sonic Adventure)]

Pin: "Okaaaay… This castle is giving me the creeps. Sure there's no alternate routes, like there usually are for places the hedgehog like to run around in?"

Dynamight: "I don't think there's any turning back now."

Arms: "Why do doors always close on their own the moment people enter in places like this? It's spooky!"

Smiley: "Keep your shorts on, everything is just an attraction!"

*RUMBLE!*

Smiley: "Alright, sometimes this place gets dangerous, b-but that ain't one of the reasons why!"

*CRASH!*

Frankly: "Agh! I'm fed up with these mirrored halls! Each time I think I find the exit, it's only another reflection!… Oh great, it's Arms, the total doofus!"

Arms: "Wha? That's no way to say hello to me!"

Frankly: "And Dynamight too, hiya there… Pin?!"

Pin: "Nice to see you again Fra— Ack!"

Frankly: "Man, am I happy to see you again! You've grown up real fast!"

Smiley: "Enough of the hugging-mush, big guy! You're squeezin' the girlie too hard! More importantly… Why did you destroy the mirrors of the fun castle?! Do you know how much of a fortune those cost to fix?!"

Frankly: "Uh, no? And sorry about that, kid! I can make it up to you… If you guys beat me in a battle!"

Arms: "For old times sake I'm guessing? Okay! It looks like Frankly really missed you, Pin!… Pin?"

Pin: "Need… Moment… To breathe…!"

STAGE 9

Coconuts - Although this monkey badnik is cleaning up around Twinkle Park, it doesn't seem to be from being demoted, since he is on the same level as the moderately-ranked badniks now. Pin's attitude towards Coconuts hasn't changed though. (Special Attack: "Clean Up" - All the refugee beans are swept away, and replaced with colored ones)

[Character Theme: Twinkle Cart (Sonic Adventure)]

Coconuts: "Dirty, dirty… Why do people never see the trash cans around here, and just think it's okay to drop their garbage?!"

Arms: "Finally out of that castle… Wow, Coconuts is still on sanitation duty, even when we're all reactivated?"

Dynamight: "Not really. If anything, he was given a promotion to our level!"

Arms: "Your level? As in… You, Frankly, and Grounder?"

Smiley: "Maybe the guy just has OCD now from being forced to clean so much… Not that I mind! Heck, I'd be happy if banana-brains over there can come over to the casino and scrub the much around the showers if he wants!"

Coconuts: "I heard that, you card shark! What are you all doing here anyway?"

Pin: "Huh? Sorry, I lost braincells from losing oxygen earlier… Oh, now I remember! It's the cute monkey!~"

Coconuts: "It's been three years, and you do this again?!"

Pin: "I heard Robotnik locked you guys up for a while. See? You should have came home with me instead! Wahaha!~"

Coconuts: "If I did that, I would have to clean up the trashy taste in outfits you have."

Dynamight: (Owch! I felt that one!)

Pin: "… You just earned yourself a butt-kicking."

STAGE 10

Grounder - Rather annoyed that Coconuts is on the same rank as him, this drilling badnik actually wants to go find out what's wrong with Dr. Robotnik, he's not dumb enough to not notice! So he comes along with Pin, Arms, and Smiley… Provided, they can best him! (Special Attack: "Mega Drill" - The tallest column of beans is destroyed entirely)

[Character Theme: Darkness ~ "Area C" (Puyo Puyo Tsu)]

Smiley: "Let's see here, the transportation area should be somewhere around here! At least, that's where I had it built in…"

Pin: "Wait… Is that who I think it is?"

Dynamight: "Grounder! Over here!"

Grounder: "Hi Dynamight! What'd you bring Arms and Smiley along for? And who's this other lady?"

Pin: "What the?! Grounder! You seriously don't recognize me?"

Grounder: "Nope!"

Pin: "You must be kidding! I guess I gotta find a way to… Drill it into your skull? Eh? Get it?"

Grounder: "Oh wait, never mind, it's Pin…"

Dynamight: "I admire the fact she hasn't ever stopped the bad puns at least!"

Pin: "Good to know someone at least appreciates them!"

Grounder: "Where have you been anyway? Dr. Robotnik is acting reeeeeally weird! The most crazy thing being he put Coconuts on our level!"

Arms: "Why is this bad, Grounder? He was always smarter than you and Scratch…"

Grounder: "Wha?! You're not in any position to say that!"

Arms: "I am too! I defend my friends!"

Smiley: "Just what we needed, a moron fight… Girlie, let's say we stop this before it starts!"

Pin: "I can agree with that!"

TWINKLE PARK COMPLETE

Grounder dug his way out of the pile of blobs, then groaned. "I don't believe it! Even after three whole years, none of you are rusty! I guess that settles it then… I'm going to join you!"

"Huh? Why?" Pin asked.

"I wanna help, because I know something is wrong with Dr. Robotnik! He's not yelling at any of us for doing stupid things like he normally does!" As he treaded over to Pin, Smiley found a control panel hidden inside of a barrel, used his card on a slot, then began pushing buttons.

"But isn't that a good thing if he—" Pin was interrupted by the ground shaking a bit, as a slot on the ground began to open, revealing a giant rocket ship. "Oh, are you kidding me right now?! You have a casino, a theme park, and a rocket?!"

Smiley laughed, then climbed inside. "Well, are you coming along, or what, girlie?" Without much hesitation, Pin went along with him, following by Arms and Grounder. "Alright, next stop, the Egg Carrier! You gonna pay for this ride, or what? And is the little stick of dynamite coming along?"

"No thanks pal, I'm staying down here… I gotta look for Lucie, and see if she's still hanging around the Emerald Coast! Good luck to the rest of you! It was great seeing you again, Pin!" Dynamight shouted to them, hopping away.

As the rocket counted down, it blasted off into the sky, then transformed into a jet. For a moment, all three passengers were rolling around the craft, before grabbing a seat that popped open.

"This is a really weird ship! I'm guessing Dr. R let him borrow it. It's not as crazy as the Egg Carrier though!" Arms commented, getting himself seated.

"In that case, I'm afraid to see what that's like." Pin mumbled, sitting down and then slowly, drifting to sleep. "Wake me up when we're there."

GROUNDER JOINS THE PARTY

((We're actually near the climax of this story already, if you can believe that…))