Season 1, Episode 21 (Edited)
"Base, Sweet Base"
They've defeated their first monster in a battle in their mecha. Now they've just need to take a look at this new base that they obtained, and hopefully learn a few more things about it.
[Beginning of Episode]
The rangers opened the door and see a long hallway lined with 8 doors, 4 on each side. Facing away from the entrance, the odd numbered doors are to their left, while the even numbered doors are to their right. At the back of the hallway, there is a double door.
"By the way," Median started. "While you're were gone fighting that monster, I told the people in charge of bringing in furniture which rooms should get the double beds and which rooms should get the single beds. Any other decorations are your choice. I hope you'll enjoy your first night here. Have a nice rest, rangers."
"So this is where we'll be sleeping in for the night?" Rainbow observes. "I'm pretty sure that I prefer sleeping in my room instead of spending the night here, right guys?"
"I don't know," Sonic answers. "I don't know the size of the rooms we're staying in."
"Wait a minute..." Rarity realizes.
"What is it?" Twilight asks.
"No one bothered to bring us information guides of this place, didn't they?"
"Last time I checked..." Sonic began but pauses to gather his thoughts. "Hmm...does anyone got an information guide handy?"
Everyone else shook their heads no.
"Well, that sucks," Sonic comments.
"Alright everyone, too your rooms." Rainbow commanded. "We'd better see what our rooms look like."
Everyone nods in agreement. The teens walked up and down the hallway, trying to figure out their assigned rooms.
"Check. It. Out." Rainbow said and she and Sonic entered their room. The room was about the size of a typical hotel room, with the beds taking up nearly half of the avaiable space. There's a closet and bathroom, just for good measure. They are currently in Room 1, the room closest to the building entrance aside from Room 2.
There's not much to say about this room. Just a double bed surrounded by white, empty walls.
Sonic notices the bed that looks like it can suit two people. "Hey, at least we get to...sleep...together..." Sonic said with his face blushing as he scratches the back of this head.
"Umm...what's wrong?" Rainbow asked.
"This is going to be awkward," Sonic answers.
"For those of you with a double bed in their room, get used to it," Median announced. "I know I feels a little awkward, since you only knew each other for a couple of months. You've haven't gotten a lot of times to see each other since, I know. But I can assure you that your relationship is going to improve over time. Don't be surpried if things get a little...intimate in there."
Rainbow rolled her eyes and whistled over being unsure of what she feels about this.
Room 6 is another one of those rooms with just a bed surrounded by blank walls. Rarity and Silver are currently staying in this room in the base.
"Isn't it cool?" Rarity said, giggling with excitement. "We'll be sleeping together! Are you exited about this?"
"Chill, Rarity," Silver said. "Why are you jumping to this so early? Didn't you realize how long we've known each other? How about how long we've shown any kind of interactions?"
"Well, as I hail from a rather rich family, I can assure you that I'm excited to be with another boy who is from the same social class as me," Rarity said. "Is that clear?"
Rarity then noticed that Silver has his hand up his chin wondering what to do in this situation.
"Silver?" Rarity calls. "Darling? Is there something wrong?"
Silver didn't respond. His face was rather blank, as blank as the walls themselves.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, asking to come in.
"Hey, guys!" they heard Thunder said from outside in the hallways. The two looked at the door as it was being pounded on. "Mind if you open the door? I want to have a visit!"
"Uh, nothing to see in this room, Thunder!" Rarity answers. "They're just...a bit bland! Just wait until we're finished decorating and we can visit each other's rooms! Oh, and darling. Don't you have a room to reside in? It's almost dark!"
Room 2 is a bit different from the others. Instead of having two people share a bed, the room has two separate beds, one for each resident that is staying in this room.
"Well, that's fitting," Miles comments as he inspects the two beds. "We are sleeping in the same room, but our ages are years apart. Kind of makes since that we are sleeping in separate beds."
"That seems fair," Twilight replied. "I mean, you're a few years younger than the rest of us, am I correct?"
"Well, we're only four years apart from each other, so it doesn't make sense that we would be in a deep relationship," Miles said.
"Oh, Miles," Twilight replied. "We'll see when age up if we got ourselves into something like that."
"Please don't get any idea..." Miles hoped.
Room 4 is yet another blank room, with nothing more than a bed. However, the beds that were provided are a bit bizarre, as they are double bunker beds.
"What in the..." Manic said, looking at the beds. "What? Who in the world would want to have this? Two beds on top of each other? I though those were discontinued!"
"Apparently not," Pinkie replies. "There's still demand for them, I guess. I mean, who else would want a bed arrangement as run as this?"
"Yeah, but don't be surprised when you noticed a pile of mattresses below your bed the next morning," Manic said. "Trust me, I will do it, even if it means I'd get a face full of fluff the next time I wake up."
"But...how are you going to get on your bed?" Pinkie asks. "Oh, right! You get in with a snap of the finger!"
Manic giggled at Pinkie. "You know what?" he decides. "I'm taking the top bed. You'll just have to contend with the bottom one."
"That's great!" Pinkie cheered, jumping up so high that her hands almost touch the ceiling. "I always get the bottom bed when I was growing up. Ah...so many memories of past." Then, she hits something that is unpleasant to her. "Oh, wait! Forget about it! I don't want to relive my past!"
Manic looked at Pinkie with a confused look. "Uhh, Pinkie?" he asks. "Is there something wrong?"
Pinkie stop swatting at the air and looked at Manic, also with a confused look. "What?" she asks.
Knuckles and Applejack are sleeping in Room 3, and Knuckles isn't exactly happy about it. He sits on the bed with a blank look on his face as Applejack changes to her sleeping clothes. Applejack then gets to the bed and notices him with a blank look.
"Um...Knuckles?" Applejack said, coming towards him. She sits on the bed next to him. "Is there something wrong?"
"I'm not used to sleeping with a girl next to me," Knuckles answers, admitting his problems.
Applejack laughs off Knuckles' problems. "Oh, don't be silly," she assures him. "All of us are probably having the same problem as you do. But like Median said, get used to it. This will be our permanent home for quite some time."
Knuckles continued to stare blankly at the wall in front of him. "I can't believe that I'm sleeping with a cowgirl..." he muttered.
Applejack stopped just as she was about to get on the bed. She looks at Knuckles. "What did you day, partner?" she asks.
In Room 5, Amy is walking around the room as she frets about her loss of Sonic.
"I can't believe that I lost Sonic to...that other girl..." Amy said in frustration.
"Who? Rainbow?" Fluttershy asks as she sits on one of the beds.
Amy stops in her tracks and lets out a sigh. "To be honest, I should've seen this one coming," she admitted. "Sonic's not interacting with me as often, he has his eyes set on Rainbow over me, the two have gone on more missions together than me." She sighs again. "Maybe I should just give up on Sonic. I'm starting to think that he's not the boy for me."
"Well, you're not the type of girl he wants to hang out with," Fluttershy replies.
"Wait...what?" Amy asks. "What are you saying?"
Thunder and Espio are sleeping in Room 7, and just like with Fluttershy and Amy in Room 5, the two boys are sleeping on spate beds.
"What did he get Rarity?" Thunder murmured to himself. "Did...did she interacted with him more than me? I don't know..."
Espio is meditating in the middle of the room. He looks off at Thunder. "Something wrong?" he asks.
"Yeah," Thunder answers as he looks over towards Espio. "It's just that Silver's gotten Rarity instead of me. Guess this is what happens when we are numbered differently."
Espio stops meditating and stands up, looking towards Thunder. "You sure you interacted with her very often?" he asks. "You're not together as often as Silver does, right?"
Thunder glares at Espio. "Just turn off the lights and get to bed," he said. "I'm getting tired here."
Espio stretches his arms, taking in a deep breath. "Yeah, me too," he replies.
Room 8 is the last room and the one furthest from the entrance doors along with Room 7. Shadow and Sunset are sleeping together in this room, and Sunset is excited about the opportunity she's having.
"Aren't you excited, Shadow?" Sunset asks the seated Shadow. "We're sleeping in the same bed now! I mean, we're once share the same room, but in different beds. Now, we're sleeping together! Isn't that cool or what?"
Shadow only looks at Sunset and gives off a sigh.
Sunset rubs the back of her head. "Yeah, I know," she admitted. "I miss my home. Doesn't mean that we can't make it feel like home, though. What do you say, Shadow?Tomorrow, we'll personalize these rooms to suit us a bit more nicely. Any words?"
Shadow just tilt over and collapses on the bed, going into sleep when he landed.
"Okay," Sunset said, standing up and heading for the lights.
The sixteen rangers spend their first night at their base as the moon shines above them.
The next morning, all the rangers are in the dining area having their first breakfast in their new base. Well, almost everyone. Sunset is strangly absent from the rest of the group, and Shadow appears to be very tired.
"Hey, wait a minute," Twilight realizes, looking around the room noticing that someone is missing. "Has anyone seen Sunset? She was with us when we walked in this building but then she's just...absent. What's going on?"
"Sunset's not a morning person," Shadow answers weakly. "I should know. I've been with her for who knows how long."
"Why didn't you try to wake her up yourself?" Twilight asked, leaning closer to Shadow..
Shadow sit up straight from slumping on the table. "I told you: I should know," he answers. "I tried doing what you said for the first few days before stopping. Sleep cycle is important, you know. Breaking that could be dangerous."
"Okay, I beginning to understand your relationship," Miles said, looking at Shadow. "By the way, why are you so tired right now?"
"I'm not much of a night's person," Shadow responded. "Those stupid voices in my head are constantly keeping me awake. I can't put this tragic event behind me."
"Oh, irony!" Manic remarks. "It's so cruel. I mean, you could die from it, it cause problems, and is counter-intuitive. If your name is something like, 'Light', but you still look like that then that'll be irony at it's finest."
The room fills with a little chuckle after Manic said that.
"What's going on?" Sunset's voice said behind the door. A knock is heard coming from the door.
"Come in, Sunset," Rainbow commanded. "Shadow's waiting for you, along wither everyone else. We're having our first breakfast here, you know. You don't really want to miss that."
"What do you mean I'm waiting for her?" Shadow asks. "Are you implying that-"
"Oh forget it," Silver said as he stand up from his chair. There are empty plates in front of his chair. "I'm getting the door for her. I'm already done with breakfast. For now, I'll just explore our new base." He approaches the door ready to exit the dining area.
Rarity is also done with her meal and thus ready to leave and explore. "Darling! Wait for me!" she said as she got up from her chair and chased Silver to the door.
Silver opened the door only to be greeted with a tired Sunset with messy hair. Silver, understandably, is freaked out by this, while Rarity just showed a disgusted look.
"Oh my, Sunset!" Rarity gasped. "You really need to get that checked. Your hair looks like it needs some combing."
"I always begin my mornings looking like this," Sunset explains her look. "Now, can I enter that room and have my breakfast like everyone else."
Rarity gasped at this. "Uh, no way we're letting you in without your hair getting cleaned up," she said. Then, she pulls out a few combs. "Why don't you have a nice clean up of the hair to start your day?"
Sunset was freaked out by this, so much that she was snapped awake. She steps away from Rarity as she approaches her. "Um, Rarity?" she asks. "Can you please put those things down? I'm...kind of good here!"
A few minutes later Silver and Rarity exited the residential room, where they and the other team members slept at for their first night.
"Man that was painful," Rarity remarks with a sense of tiredness. "Who knew that cleaning up someone's hear can be so difficult.
Silver stopped to take a look at the base he and his friends were provided after the events that happened in their home city yesterday. "What's with these other buildings?" Silver asked as he looks around the area. "We didn't get a chance to explore these buildings yesterday."
"Morning, rangers!" Median announced. "I hope that you've been getting your good night's rest and are ready for a new day!"
Median then turns his attention to Silver and Rarity.
"So, what brings you two here?" he asked.
"Just exploring our base," Silver answers. "Nothing else."
"Speaking of exploring, I have something special, just for the two of you," Median replied.
"Really?" Rarity asked "What is it?"
"Can you two see that building over there? The one closest to the road in which you entered the base. See that? In that building, I have something special for the two of you. Trust me, your ancestor's professions have a key part in your secondary role."
"And what is that?" Silver asked.
"Just take a look!"
Silver and Rarity entered the building and turned on the lights. What they say was astounding. Besides them are a line of all of the ranger suits, the ones that belonged to themselves and their friends and allies. On the back wall are what seems to be two stations. On the left-hand side from the entrance is a blacksmith's station. On thr right is a tailor's station.
"This. Is. Amazing!" Rarity squeaks. "I can't believe that the builders of this base are so dedicated!"
"Well, my last name isn't Smith for nothing!" Silver prodly stated.
Rarity snapped as soon as she hears the word Smith. She slowly turns her head to Silver.
"Darling?" Rarity asks.
"Yes?" Silver replied.
"What did you say?"
"It's Smith, right? Last name isn't Smith for nothing." Silver tried his best to act casual.
Rarity tiltes her head as if she's trying to grasp the situation. Silver just can't keep a straight face, for some reason.
"Smith," she repeats. "So you're name is Silver Smith... Do you have a relative that goes by the name 'Gold' or 'Black'?"
"Of course not! I-"
"Silver..." Rarity glares at Silver a little more.
Silver clamps his hands over his mouth after realizing that he shouldn't have said that. "I just have to day that, didn't I? Just had. To open. My mouth."
Rarity facepalms at Silver's starement. "Just can't belive that you said that. Next time you do that, you'll accidently reveal your deepest secrets."
In the laboratory building, Miles and Twilight are in it, looking at the various machinery and science stations that dot the area.
The lab is a typical, well equipped scientific laboratory. There are lab coats, safety goggles, gloves, vials, beakers, fire extinguishers, a fire blanket, an eye washing station, and various other tools.
"This place is so cool!" Miles said. "I can't believe that the whoever built this place accounted for so much however many years ago!"
"This place brings me back memories of the lab at my old school," Twilight added. "Too bad my peers dissed me for being different from the norm. Gosh, those were the cruel old days..."
"The world requires great minds to advance civilization," Median said, introducing the lab. "During your free time when there is no monster threats, this will be the place where discoveries will be found. Inventions will be made here that may or may not help out your team, so go ahead and see where your imagination takes you. See what you can create."
Miles pondered, thinking of something in his head. "And I think I've come up with something right about now..." he muttered to himself.
Suddenly, Thunderlane burst in through the door.
"Hey, guys!" he greeted. "I was wondering where you two went." He then takes a few more steps in the lab, taking in the environment perfect for creating inventions. "Wow, this base is a lot more elaborate than when we first see it. I wonder what else there is in this base of ours."
In the recreation area, the four athletes are standing there looking at the area. There is a track and field of a typical size, as well as a storage shed, possible containing some sports equipment.
Sonic, Rainbow, Applejack, and Knuckles walked up to the sports field located behind the command center.
"Just because you guys are strong enough to deal with monsters, that doesn't mean that you're stopping exersice," Median said. "You'll still need to get fit and build those muscles, building the body that is suited for you. Or you could have some practice games with your friends. This is big enough for a eight on eight match. Tr"
Upon seeing the track, an idea had just came to Sonic and Rainbow.
"Wanna race?" Rainbow asked.
"Didn't we tied the last time we did that?" Sonic recalls. "We always tie when we battle with each other, didn't we?"
"It'll probably be the same result like last time," Rainbow answers. "But at least we'll get to see how fast we've become. I'd bet that this track is about 400 meters long. With this, we can calculate our speed. Plus, we can challenge each other to get the best time. You're in?"
"Can't turn down that challenge," Sonic answers, stretching his legs and hopping in place. "Are you ready?"
"If you insist," Rainbow answers back.
The two stepped onto the track at the starting line, getting ready to run.
"Ready..." Sonic began to say as he and Rainbow prepare themselves to run. "...And go!" Sonic and Rainbow sprint off around the track, with Knuckles and Applejack watching just nearby. They watched as the two speedsters race around the track, making several laps along the way.
"Just can't give up that competitive spirit, can they?" Knuckles asked.
"They seem rather happy together," Applejack comments. "I wonder if we'll ever get that arm wrestling match someday."
"Nah," Knuckles disagrees. "We'd better not. Either we get crushed by the speedsters, or we break their arms. Embarrassing defeat or hurting a friend, I don't really want to be at that Morton's Fork."
Applejack gazes off to Knuckles. "Yeah, I agree with that," she replies.
Soon, Sonic and Rainbow were done with their little race, after performing 30 laps in about a minute.
"What's our time?" the two said at the same time, before realizing that they tied again.
"Uh, we tied again...didn't we?" Sonic asks as he was standing up.
Rainbow stood up straight. "I predicted that," she said. "Say, what time did we get? How fast are we going?"
Sonic pondered as he calculated their speed. "Let's see, 400 meters times 50 laps equals 20,000 meters. And we did that in..." Then it came to him. He forgot to get a stopwatch. "I'd lost track, didn't I?"
Rainbow stomped in frustration. "Oh, come on!" she yells. "How are we supposed to find out our speed if we can't figure out the time?"
"Wait wait wait!" Sonic told Rainbow. "We have scientists, remember? Let's conduct an experiment and find out what our speeds are." He then makes a call to Miles and Twilight. "Hey! You two! We have an experiment to conduct. Rainbow and I wanted to know how fast we are. Mind if you grab a few stopwatches?"
As Sonic and Rainbow continued to call up the team's two scientists, Median watches from his tube.
"Ahh, what a wonderful team of rangers I have under my eye," he said.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Rainbow yells as the six rangers entered the command center. "Sub-Mach speeds?"
"Guess I now have a reason why I'm named Sonic," Sonic remarks as he steps into the command center
Miles and Twilight are holding the results on the experiment on a clipboard.
"We did the calculations," Twilight said, looking at the results, "and we concluded that you two are moving rather close to the speed of sound. A little over half, to be exact."
"I swear!" Rainbow yells. "We were not going at our maximum speed during the race."
"Something the matter, guys?" they heard Silver say. The six rangers looked forward and saw the rest of their friends sitting at the command table.
"Come here, darlings," Rarity begged. "Our mentor, Median, has something to say."
The six rangers
"I've hope you enjoyed seeing what you could do during your stay at this base" Median said to the rangers. "I don't see any monster attacks coming up in a few days, so enjoy the peace while it last. There also happens to be a town just a few...uhh...kilometers from this base. You've probably seen that town on your way here, didn't you?"
"Oh yeah, I've definitely seen that," Silver answers.
"There is one more thing that I would like to talk about," Median began.
"And what is that?" Sonic asked.
"Miles, the young yellow boy..." Median said. "I have something to talk about."
"What is it?" Miles asked.
"Did anyone noticed my hesitation when talking about distance?"
Everyone stared at Median in confusion, as if they didn't catch that.
"Well, I tried as much as I could to avoid mentioning your name, young boy. I may avoid doing that mistake later on, but now that you're known to the public, some confusion may arise when people are discussing distance. So, sorry friends, but you'll have to refer to your young ally by a different name."
A collective groan fills the room as everyone hears that.
"But I like Miles better!" Sonic protested. "It's his birth name, remember?"
"I know that's his real name, but a different name might be better," Median responded. "Let's see, Miles. You have a collection of foxes, many of which have multiple tails. Your ranger form seems to incorporate that element into you, you use tails as a means of flight ever since you got that special crystal..." He is still coming up with a new name for Miles. The, it hit him. "How about we all refer to you as Tails?"
A collective shock fills the room as everyone stares at Miles/Tails. (?)
"What?" Sonic blurts out.
"Tails..." Manic ponders. "Tails...that name rings a bell in my head... Hey brother, didn't you-"
"Get your mind back in this world," Twilight interrupted.
"You may get confused now," Median began, "but as you get used to it, you'll become more comfortable with the name. And with that, Tails will be this young boy's final name."
"So, is is going to be his codename?" Sonic asks.
"It functions like that, but it's a litle different," Median answers. "Tails will be the name that you'll all call him as, but it's not like a codename for a mission. This WILL be his name for the rest of his ranger days, and possible for the rest of his life."
"Names," Rainbow started. "They can be simple and complicated at the same time. Simple because its easy to come up with a name, complicated once you've bend the rules a little bit."
[End of Episode]
From the Author:
We're reaching part-way into the series' lifespan, and their base didn't get introduced until much later. That took quite a while, didn't it? I mean, the ranger's base usually gets introduced in the first few episodes. This one took quite a while. That's how far from tradition this series is straying away.
An important anouncement for the series: From this point onwards, this series/team will be refered to as the title of this fanfic series. Through, considering how rarely they announced that name, it should be considered unofficial.
One more thing: Spelling mistakes will pop up in this series. I know, people are not perfect. If you noticed a spelling mistake, please tell me where that mistake is and I will correct that.
This is TheAPPstore, and I still do not sell apps. I will see you next time.
Update: I forgot about this episode for a long time since this went live. Well, I'd better add in a few more things so that length is on par with the others.
Written by TheAPPstore
Sonic the Hedgehog characters belong to Sega
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Series inspired by Super Sentai/Power Rangers by Toei Company/Saban Brands