Sonic Talk

(Theme music plays with entrance.)

"Hello, and welcome to another episode of Sonic Talk, the mini-series where your favorite Sonic the Hedgehog characters get together to discuss and debate the topics introduced. I'm your host, Miles 'Tails' Prower."

"And I'm your host, Mighty the Armadillo."

"For today's regulator, we have here with us Marine the Raccoon."

"Today will be extra rippa!"

"You wanna introduce the panelist, Marine?" Mighty asked.

"Be glad to. Our panelists today are Shadow, Knuckles, and for the first time ever, E123 a.k.a Omega."

"Multiple targets sighted. Attack mode on standby."

"Um, should we be worried?" Marine asked nervously.

"Nah, he does that all the time in public." Tails answered. "I think it's time to show the topic for today."

Discussion Nine: The Strongest Character

"Alright, who are you going to pick first, Marine?"

"Let's call on Knuckles."

"I'm the strongest character in the series because I was created that way. Sonic's the fast one, Tails is the smart one, I'm supposed to be the strong one. It's my thing. That's why in every game, they have to make characters based off of my attribute so I can have some serious competition."

"You mean the fan-service girl and the stuttering bird? Please, they're last-minute plot devices." Shadow said.

"It's not my fault I keep getting paired off against the dumbest members of the rival teams. Anyway, why are you even here? You're a speed-based character."

"I can overturn a bus with one hand."

"Can you actually throw a bus?"

"No, not really."

"Can you break through several feet of metal?"

"No."

"Can you dig through solid rock?"

"No, but I-."

"Then you don't belong here."

"Affirmative." Omega agreed.

"Now you two are just pulling hairs."

"The discussion is who's the strongest. I and Omega automatically rule you out."

Marine spoke up. "Actually, I don't think Shadow has ever gotten into a real fight before."

"What about Sonic Battle?" Shadow asked.

"Doesn't count. All of the weaker characters were given skills that they would never have in the official games."

"Face it Shadow, the only reason you're here is because the show was out of viable candidates for this episode." Knuckles said.

"If you're so strong, how come you haven't beaten Rouge yet?"

"I did."

"Technically, you didn't." Tails remarked. "In Sonic Adventure 2, she kind of fell off the platform you were fighting on. The battle was inconclusive."

"The fight didn't need to get finished. I actually have an important back story with years of character development. She's a generic large proportioned femme fatale. In all seriousness, the fight was filler."

"So you're afraid of fighting a girl." Shadow said.

"I didn't say that."

"You basically did."

"So if I hold back against a woman I get labeled a wuss, but you beat up an eight year old and that makes you tough?"

"It takes a whole different kind of tough to beat up a defenseless kid."

"… I can't even think of a joke for that."

"Let's go to Omega." Mighty said.

"Unit E123 is superior in strength to all others due to one logical fact. This unit was designed to create destruction on a maximum scale; therefore, I have been given the most strength to accomplish that goal."

"Yeah, but you forget that your strength is only half of your ability to destroy. The other half is your fire power."

"Plus you haven't actually done anything that the other strength-based characters can't do." Tails said.

"This unit is the only character to have tried to kill another being with his bare-hands."

"Guns don't count." Shadow said.

"My weaponry is integrated into my body. All of my weapons count as bare-handed combat."

"Now that's complete crock."

"I have to agree." Knuckles said.

"My weapons are regulated to the same role as subject Shadow's Chaos Control."

"I agree with that too." Knuckles said.

"Let's do a quick review." Marine interrupted. "Shadow is physically the weakest panelist here, and he barely utilizes any physical skills he might have. I think we can officially rule Shadow out."

"You can't do that!"

"No, not officially, but it's pretty obvious that you're not going to get the title of strongest character." Tails said.

"So what do I do now?"

"You could just try and prevent anyone else from getting the title."

"That works for me. I'm taking Omega down with me."

"It is unlikely that subject Shadow can accomplish this goal."

"I can and will. The fact that you were created by Eggman automatically rules you out."

"I'm sure you can elaborate on this." Tails said.

"Yes, I can. When has anything Eggman ever built been able to stand on par with the rest of us?"

"Looks like he got you there Omega." Mighty said.

"This does not relate to my own creation. I am superior to all of Eggman's creations."

"What about E102 Gamma? You don't think you're just a replacement for him?" Shadow pointed.

"Negative. The fact that I still exist beyond one game shows my superiority to Gamma."

"And you don't think that has anything to do with me and Rouge backing you up?"

"Negative."

"I didn't know robots could be delusional."

"I'm surprised. You seem to have that organic trait in spades; I assumed you were an expert."

"And I assume that if I ask you why you have a sense of humor, you'd tell me that you were only stating a consistent fact."

"Affirmative."

"Glorified talking trash can."

Tails got the topic back on hand. "Well, we might as well finish this thing up. I vote for Knuckles as the strongest character."

"I vote for Knuckles too." Mighty said.

"I third that vote." Marine said. "It's settled. Knuckles is the strongest character in the video game franchise."

"That wasn't even a challenge." Knuckles stated proudly.

"We might as well end the show now." Tails said. "Oh, before we go, there's an announcement that needs to be made."

"Right." Mighty said. "The next two episodes are pre-determined. Next time, we'll invite the key characters here to talk about what should be done to improve the series, and the episode after that is another multi-discussion special."

"So for the next episode, don't forget to send in suggestions on how the series can be improved. We'll be glad to add anything within reason." Marine said. "Bye everybody, see you next time!"


A/N: That last part about suggestions was true. I already have my own ideas on how the series can be improved, but my singular view would be boring. Send in any suggestions you have via review, and I'll try to add them. Thank you for reading, and please review.