-Episode 2: Our Promise From The Start-
After the debacle in inner Mobotropolis, Sonic, Sally and Antoine return to the Knothole after a long walk back. The three of them watch the warp ring close before they begin to walk back to the village. Sally was fuming about what happened and started to speak.
"Sonic, I know you've been reckless in the past, but that was just blind and stupid disregard.." said Sally, obvious anger flaring in her tone.
"What was I supposed to do? Let him get away? That's not how I roll, Sal." asked Sonic.
"No, I'm just asking you to not put civillian's lives in danger. ..I'm starting to think bringing you over there was a bad idea.." Sally retorted.
"Oh, here we go again...So I messed up a couple of times, so what?! Everyone makes mistakes!" Sonic shot back, getting more defensive with his tone.
"That's my problem right there! Blind and stupid disregard for the safety of Mobotropolis' people! You went after that helicopter and put civillians in danger, so don't start with me about making mistakes!" Sally shot back, getting more irritated with each word.
"Vill you two please stop fighting?! Zis won't get us anywhere!" said Antoine, finally jumping in to stop their arguing.
"Hmph!" Sally and Sonic proclaimed to each other before turning away from each other, to which Antoine responded by facepalming and groaning to himself.
"You two are like ze married couple.." Antoine groaned to himself.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, ANTOINE?!" Sonic and Sally yelled at Antoine, to which the coyote crouched in fear at the fury of their voices.
"N-n-nothing!" Antoine whimpered as he cowered in fear. With that said, the three of them carried on, with Sonic and Sally both giving a "Hmph!" and looking away from each other while they walked.
"...I'd never marry her." Sonic muttered to himself.
"SAY THAT AGAIN?!" Sally yelled.
Sonic let out a sigh and just carried on walking.
The three of them eventually reached the Knothole and walked into the village. Many houses and shops made of natural materials were seen throughout the village, as well as a single workshop that belonged to Tails "Miles" Prower, Sonic's best friend of many years and Rotor Walrus, a long-trusted mechanic to the Knothole.
"Sally, Sonic, Antoine, I see all of you have returned." said Nicole as she took the form of a female lynx.
"Thankfully still in one piece, Nicole. Though, no thanks to a certain someone." said Sally, her annoyance flaring up again, to which Sonic replied by giving her a cold glare.
"Now, now...It wasn't a complete failure.." Nicole said, speaking in Sonic's defense.
"Wasn't a complete failure?! It was a total disaster!" said Sally.
"Princess, do you not zink you are, how you say, overmasticating?" asked Antoine, finally stepping in, in a failed attempt to calm things down.
"Eheh...Antoine, I think you mean over exaggerating?" asked Nicole.
"I know vut I meant!" Antoine snapped back in a comical fashion.
"Aaanyway, during Sonic's reckless...setbacks, we know for sure that the person inside the helicopter, in one form or another, has something to do with Robotnik." said Nicole.
"But, Robotnik's gone. We destroyed the Doomsday Project three years ago, didn't we?" said Sonic, over a flashback of Sonic and Sally using the Deep Power Stones to destroy Robotropolis, Robotnik's utopia.
"While that may be accurate, a lot can happen in three years. Such as...ahem, yeah, I won't speak anymore." said Nicole, alluding to Sonic and Sally's break-up over two years ago.
"Not vut I would call a...happily ever afteur?" said Antoine, which prompted a response from Sonic and Sally.
"ANTOINE!" Sonic and Sally both shouted at him.
"EEP!" Antoine said, cowering in fear from the two's anger. After that, he grumbled and walked off, looking to rest after a long day out on the field.
"What's goin' awn out here?" said a female, southern american voice, revealing herself to be Bunnie Rabbot, who walks out of Tails' and Rotor's workshop.
"Hey Bunnie. These three just got back from Mobotropolis." said Nicole.
"And just in time, too! Tails has just finished work on the Tornado." said Bunnie.
"The plane he's been working on for months?" asked Sally.
"That's the one. He said he's gonna test it out on our next assignment." replied Bunnie, placing her hand on her hip.
"Speaking of that, we'll have to gather in the briefing room to talk about that." said Sally.
"Gotcha, Sally-girl." said Bunnie before as she was about to leave and head back into the workshop.
"Wait, Bunnie." said Sonic, as if he wanted to know something important.
"What is it, Sugah hog?" asked Bunnie as she turned around, hearing the evident desire for answers in his tone.
"..How's Uncle Chuck?" asked Sonic. Bunnie lets out a sad sigh and starts to speak.
"He's still really sick...But I'm sure he'll pull through, Sugah." said Bunnie, giving a reassuring smiling after the last sentence was spoken. After that exchange of words, she headed back into the workshop. Sonic looked down and hoped that his Uncle Chuck, who was de-robotocized after Robotnik's demise, would pull through after being ill for a long time. However, his train of thought was interrupted when a young voice called out to him and Sally.
"Guys, you're back!" Tails, who walked out of the workshop, covered in oil and sweat, called out.
"Hey Tails." said Sally with a smile.
"Wassup, lil' bro?" asked Sonic with a smile.
"Rotor and I have been making huge advancements on the Tornado! We figured a way to give the jet twice as much power, without damaging the environment of course." said Tails, while explaining his progress.
"Solar power?" Sonic asked jokingly.
"N-no, Sonic! ...Something like that." said Tails.
"I did see Solar panels on the plane, Tails. Great idea, though. It could help to stop any more damage and pollution to the forest. I mean, the fumes from Robotropolis were enough to last a lifetime, wouldn't you say?" said Sally, before giving a smile to her nephew.
"Right!" said Tails.
"Tails, I need some help here!" Rotor called out from the workshop.
"Get back to work. We'll be gathering for a briefing soon." said Sally.
"On it, ma'm!" said Tails, as he was about to leave.
"Oh, Tails, One more thing!" said Sally, before she proceeds to give the young fox a kiss on both cheeks and what's dubbed as a "funny kiss" just below his nose.
"Sally..!" said Tails, who flushed with embarrassment.
"No matter how old you'll get, you'll still be my little nephew, Tails. Now get back to work." said Sally as she maintained her smile, just after she lets out a chuckle.
"R-right.." said Tails, before heading back inside the workshop.
The scene cuts to Sonic, was sitting by the river and wondered if his Uncle will pull through. At that moment in time, Sally came along and sat down next to him on the log.
"Hey.." said Sally, as she sat down.
Sonic didn't give a reply, which told her that he was upset about his Uncle's condition.
"..It's about Charles, isn't it? asked Sally.
"...He's the only family I have left, Sal. I don't even know who or where my parents are. He took me in as his own and raised me. Losing him once destroyed me. To think it could happen again, is just..." Sonic said, sounding like he was about to cry.
"Hey, hey...I'm sure he'll pull through this. Just like Bunnie believes he will too. Charles isn't going anywhere, I promise, Sonic.." said Sally, trying to comfort him.
"...I'm sorry for overreacting today." said Sally.
"Nah..I get why you did. It was stupid, what I did. I should have just followed orders and stayed put." Sonic replied.
"...Remember the promise we made all those years ago?" asked Sally, with an expression of sorrow on her face, an emotion that is also heard in her tone.
"The one about sticking together as family and protectin' each other no matter what? 'Course I do." said Sonic, giving his usual cocky smile.
"Well, you did keep that today...barely. So I'll let you off the hook this time." said Sally, giving another smile.
"You mean like all those other times?" Sonic teased.
"Don't push it, Sonic The Hedgehog!" said Sally, after playfully punching his arm.
"Meet me and the others back at the Briefing hut. We have an assignment we need to prepare for tomorrow." Sally followed up.
"Got it, got it!" said Sonic, holding his arm.
The last scene of the episode focused on the two of them walking back to the Knothole, while playfully bickering as usual. And with that, we cut to black.
-To Be Continued-