NOTE: FOR THIS CHAPTER, THE ALTERNITIVE VERSIONS OF SONIC'S FRIENDS WILL BE PREFACED AS "A!".

Eggman stood outside his Mombot's house, holding a cake box in his hands, looking excited. "Mombot's gonna flip when she gets a load of this chocolate bombca!"

The door opened, and Mombot frowned at him. "You're late."

Eggman grinned sheepishly, holding out the box. "There was a line at the bakery. But I wanted to bring you a special treat!"

Mombot stared at him flatly. " You can put whatever it is next to the chocolate bombca your brother brought."

Eggman glanced at her in annoyance. "Mombot, Steve's not my brother! He's a robot shapeshifter built by me in alternate dimension. How is that so hard to understand?"

Mombot took the cake box and Eggman followed her inside. After a lovely snack, Morpho turned to Eggman. "Mombot tells me things are going pretty okay for you at the lair."

"Oh yeah, never better. I'm keeping busy, staying active, focusing all my energy on elaborate schemes to rid the world of that annoying blue pineapple..."

"I'll bet if we get rid of Sonic, the rest of the gang will totes fall apart."

" A-duh, Steve!"

"I told you to call me "Morpho"! You know, seeing how I can morph and junk?" He transformed himself into Vector, and then Metal Sonic, and then Shadow, and then himself, and back to himself.

Eggman glared at him. "Oh, now I get it, Steeeve!"

Now, that triggered an argument. Morpho and Eggman stood up and began slapping each other, and then Mombot came in, quickly parting the boys with her robotic arms and pining them to the wall. "Hey, hey, boys! Now you boys march outside this instant and start plotting the doom of your archenemy. Together!"

"Yes, Mombot..." Morpho and Eggman both sighed.

"Oh, Knuckles! I forgot to tell you one last rule for our race. Eat my dust!" Sonic sneered at the echidna, speeding off into the horizon.

Knuckles smirked. "Joke's on you, Sonic! I skipped lunch today." He quickly zoomed after Sonic.

Sonic sped in his Speedster until a portal popped up near the finish line. The hedgehog let out a yell as he zoomed through it, and the portal disappeared just as Knuckles came. He looked around in confusion. "Sonic's disappeared!" His confusion turned into a big grin. "That can only mean... I won! Whoo-hoo!"

Watching from a cliff, Morpho smirked. "Sonic is so gonna wig out when he lands in another dimension!"

Eggman glanced at Morpho with raised eyes. " But wait. Wasn't there a whole to-do once before when we learned if we had two of the same person in one dimension, it would cause a catastrophic anomaly that would destroy the entire universe? Or am I just making things up?"

" That's why I sent him to a dimension where no other Sonic exists."

"That sounds like paradise!"

"You mean, "this sounds like paradise," broseph! Because Sonic no longer exists here!"

Morpho and Eggman shared a laugh.

Sonic let out a yell as the portal opened again, and he zoomed into Main Street, quickly slamming on the brakes. When he skidded to a stop, the hedgehog glanced around with wide eyes. "Phew. A shortcut to Main Street hidden in the canyon? Sweet Easter egg."

He hopped out of his speedster and tossed his helmet in the car seat and walked around, until something caught his eye from above...a billboard with A! Knuckles on it.

Sonic raised his eyes.

" Hey, you! With the scrawny little arms."

Surprised yet still confused, Sonic turned around to see Knuckles on a TV commercial, smirking at him. "Yeah, you! Think you have what it takes to be a beefcake like me? Then come on down to Knuckles' Upper-Body-Only Workout Center! 'Cause nothing says "cool" like "mus-cools"!"

The echidna did a pose, and A! Lady Walrus, A! Bunny Girl, and A! Lady Goat cooed over Knuckles, who chuckled, showing off his muscles.

Sonic raised his eyes. "Aaaaand I'm officially confused."

Back in the real world, Morpho and Eggman stood outside of Amy's house. Morpho grinned. "Time for phase two. I'll take Sonic's place so that no one notices he's gone!"

The two laughed. Morpho transformed into Sonic and walked up to Amy's door, knocking. Amy answered it, smiling. "Oh, hey, Sonic!"

The fake Sonic grinned at her. " I was wondering if a lovely lady like yourself would enjoy going on a trip with me to the canyon."

Amy giggled. "Oh, Sonic, that sounds- " She raised her eyes in realization, frowning. " Hey, wait a minute. Sonic's never that thoughtful. He's only like that to Penny, and he would never confront me like that. Are you Steve Eggman?"

The fake Sonic paused and then spoke. "Who's that? Oh, you must mean the great Morpho. No no no. I'm Sonic the mighty hedgehog. What's up, doc?"

Amy glared at him. " That's not even Sonic's catchphrase. Get out of here, Steve. I'm not falling for your tricks again."

Amy slammed the door, leaving Morpho standing there dumbfounded while Eggman slapped himself.

Sonic walked around main street until he found the two people he was looking for...Penny and Amy. The two girls were walking together, giggling. Sonic smiled, walking up to A! Penny and giving her a hug. "Hey, Pen. Amy." he said, giving the pink hedgehog a friendly wave.

"W-who are you?" The human girl stuttered, a little taken back with this touch.

Sonic raised his eyes. "Don't you know me?"

A! Amy growled suddenly, pulling Sonic off A! Penny and pulling her behind her, grabbing her hammer. "Back off, weirdo!"

Sonic raised his eyes. "What's going on? Is this because I didn't go with you to the farmer's market? Sorry, Ames, but I gotta draw the line somewhere, and that line is at organic kale. And I promised Penny out that night, so I just had to say no to that."

"Outta the way, vermin! Lord of all you see coming through!"

At that voice, Sonic turned around to see Eggman in a different outfit, being carried by a bunch of A! Gogobas. A! Amy gasped and quickly grabbed A! Penny, pulling her behind a bench. Sonic didn't move, he just stared at A! Eggman in shock. The doc raised his hand and stared at him once the carriage pulled to a stop. "Well, a newcomer! Kneel before me, stranger."

Sonic glared at him. "Like I would ever kneel down before your mustachioed butt!"

The villagers gasped, and A! Lord Eggman stood up. "You indigo ingrate! How dare you speak to me that way!"

"Who, you? Doctor Yolks-for-brains? Please. Let's just get to the part where I clobber you." He was about to attack Eggman when a A! cop suddenly grabbed his wrists, cuffing them behind his back. Sonic yelped. "Hey! What's the big idea?"

The A! cop glared at him. "You have the right to r- actually, you have no rights. You're under arrest for rebellion against Lord Eggman the First."

Sonic grunted, struggling in the officer's grip as he pulled the blue hedgehog towards the prison. " Hey, wait, you don't understand. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog."

The human girl watched with wide eyes. She turned to A! Amy, and the pink hedgehog nodded.

They had a job to do.

"You gotta believe me! I think I came from another dimension! One where Eggman isn't nearly as powerful." Sonic protested, glaring through the bars of his cage.

"Lord Eggman rules with an iron fist covered with a glove of steel. Rumor has it he even owns a pair of lead mittens." A new voice pipped up.

Sonic whipped his head around to face A! Dave the Intern sitting there, looking depressed. Sonic's eyes widened. "Dave? Why are you locked up? What, did you look at his mustache the wrong way?"

"Even worse." A! Dave shuddered. "I forgot to give him extra pickles at the restaurant where I work. Gourmet Burger."

" Where I come from, it's called "Meh Burger." Sonic hummed.

""Meh Burger"? Why would anyone ever eat there?" A! Dave asked, and Sonic shrugged. The talk was interrupted when the walls smashed, and A! Amy and A! Penny stood there, smiling at him. A! Amy spoke before A! Penny could say anything. " I've come to rescue the hedgehog who stood up to Lord Eggman. You can go too, burger boy. After all, your customer service is exemplary."

The group ran off, followed closely by A! Dave.

As soon as it was dark out, A! Amy and A! Penny led the blue hedgehog up to the camp. "The Rebellion is small right now, but we're starting to make waves. Follow me. I'll introduce you to our fearless leader." Amy said with a smile.

Sonic turned to A! Sticks, and his eyes raised. "You're the leader of the Rebellion?"

"Yes, she is!" A! Penny said. "And she is my best friend, and is the perfect leader for this group!"

The badger grinned at the human girl. "Yeah." She turned serious. "And I'd like to offer you a position in our anti-Eggman unit. Or you can fight the alien overlords. They haven't invaded yet, but I know they're coming." She hissed, clutching her staff with her hands.

"Sign me up!" Sonic grinned. "Uh, for the Eggman thing, not the crazy paranoid thing. But if we're gonna defeat Eggman, we'll need the full team. I already have you, Penny, and Amy. But I still need to find Knuckles."

"You mean that dreamboat?" A! Penny sighed happily. Sonic stared at her in surprise. "You...like him now?"

"I've always liked him." A! Penny grumbled at the blue hedgehog. "He took me in."

"Well, in my dimension, I look after the other you." Sonic told her.

"Huh."

A! Amy frowned as Sonic mentioned Knuckles. "The goofball from the TV commercials? The one Penny can't stop talking about?"

Sonic nodded quickly. "That's the guy! And, of course, my main man and BFF, Tails. Any idea where he is?"

"Who?" A! Penny asked.

A! Sticks frowned. "Never heard of him."

Morpho, still disguised as Sonic, actually got Penny to believe he was the real Sonic, and he asked her out for a date at Meh Burger. She agreed, but she was just pretending to believe him so she could keep an eye on this Sonic, for something seemed off about him.

She stared at "Sonic" intensely as he made his order. " One salad, please."

At that, the customers including Penny burst out laughing. Dave wheezed. "Sonic? Eating a salad? That's rich. Good one, Steve."

Penny narrowed her eyes. She was about to go tell Amy and the others, but Morpho grabbed her arm. "Where do you think you're going?"

Penny gulped nervously, not liking where this was heading to.

Sonic and the alternate Amy, Sticks, and Penny walked up to A! Knuckles' room, where he was lifting dumbbells.

"Knuckles!" A! Penny cooed, running up and hugging him. "We have a new comer."

The echidna hugged her back and turned to Sonic. "You fans? Lookin' for an autograph? I get it. I'd want my autograph too if I weren't me." He grabbed a piece of paper and wrote on it. Sonic glanced at it and saw an "X" scribbled on it.

"Amazing, isn't he?" A! Penny cooed again.

Sonic nodded, uneasy, quickly turning to A! Knuckles. " Listen, Knuckles, we're actually here to ask you to join the Rebellion."

A! Knuckles laughed. "Ha ha ha ha! Overthrow Lord Eggman? That's preposterous! Naturally, I understand why you'd come to me. I mean, look at you! Not a beefcake in the lot."

A! Sticks growled.

A! Knuckles continued. "Now maybe if you were more powerful and athletic like me..."

"How about this, Musclehead? Me and you, in a race, one on one. If I win, you join us." Sonic said quickly.

"You? Beat me? Ha!" A! Knuckles scoffed. "Okay, Mister Needlemouse, you're on. We'll race to the Gourmet Burger and-"

Sonic zoomed off and returned with a plate of burgers. Knuckles stared at Sonic in shock. "-back?"

Sonic took a bite of a burger and his smile widened. "Wow, these burgers are great! What's their secret?"

A! Amy stared at him. "Uh, beef?"

Sonic whistled, staring at the hamburger. "Shmanzy."

The next day, the Rebellion group stood outside Eggman's lair. Sonic sighed. "I really wish we could have found the Tails of your dimension before going after Lord Eggman."

A! Sticks glanced at him. "Sorry, big blue. Every minute, Lord Eggman grows stronger. We need to hit him now!"

The gang launched each other up with grappling hooks, and when they made it to the top, Sonic's eyes widened to see Tails repairing some of Eggman's robots. A! Penny noticed that look and hummed. "I'm guessing from that look that's the guy you're looking for? Hate to break it to you, but..."

"Wha-? Tails! Don't worry buddy, we're here to rescue you."

The dimension Tails glanced at him. "Who are you? And what are you rebels doing in my boss's lair?"

"This is what I tried to tell you..." A! Penny sighed.

Sonic's eyes widened. "Oh, please don't tell me you're working for-"

"-The Great Lord Eggman!" A! Tails finished. "I'm his sidekick!"

A! Sticks glared at Sonic. "This is your best friend? You can really pick 'em, buddy!"

Sonic stuttered. "I'm sure it's just a misunder-"

An alarm interrupted him, and the gang glanced at Tails uneasily, who was pressing his wrist watch, glaring at them.

A! Amy gasped, grabbing Penny's hand. "We have to go!"

"Come on, Tails!" Sonic gasped.

A! Tails glared at him. "I told you, dude, I have no idea who you are."

Sonic glared back. "Well, I know you. I know you're the smartest guy in this town. Your favorite color is orange. Your favorite movie is Comedy Chimp All-Stars Reunite For One Last Cash Grab 2."

A! Tails glanced at him, stunned. "H-how do you know all of that?"

"Congratulations, my lab assistant." Lord Eggman sneered. At that, A! Tails turned and glared at him. "And sidekick!"

"Thanks to your A+ tattling, I'll be able to quash this little rebellion once and for all! Robots, attack!"

Sonic and the Alternatives began fighting the robots. A! Tails just watched, stunned. Lord Eggman growled and tried to fire, but A! Tails still stood in his way, stunned. Lord Eggman narrowed his eyes. " Outta the way, you vulpecula varmint!"

A! Tails didn't move.

Lord Eggman grumbled. " Ah, who gives a hoot? What's one lab assistant in the larger scheme of things?"

He launched a missile directly at A! Tails, but Sonic noticed and quickly zoomed in, saving

A! Tails' life. Sticks dodged the missile and it smashed against a scorpion bot.

A! Tails glanced at Sonic in shock. "You just saved my life!" he gasped. "But why? I'm with Lord Eggman!"

"True." A! Penny hummed, her eyes wide.

Sonic grinned at A! Tails. "We may be on opposite sides right now, but the Tails I know would have done the same for me." He helped A! Tails up and the two shared a laugh and a fist bump.

"Can we get back to the battle already?!" Lord Eggman yelled.

Sonic turned over to Lord Eggman with a smirk. "You asked for it, EGGHEAD!"

At that remark, the rest of the alternative gang laughed, and got into their fighting stances. With one mighty heave, the gang lifted themselves in the air and smashed Eggman's mobile away. Eggman flew through the air, screaming, "But this doesn't make sense I never looooooose!"

Sonic sat in his speedster, saying his last goodbyes to the Alternative gang. A! Penny gave Sonic a huge hug, much to his surprise. (and A! Knuckles' jealousy.) Sonic smirked at the gang. " Well, it's been real, guys. I need to go back to my dimension. But with Sticks' leadership and a crew like you by her side, I got a feeling Lord Eggman's days are numbered."

A! Tails pressed a button to his machine, and Sonic zoomed through the portal it created, and back to his own world.

Penny glared at her captor, Morpho, who was still pretending to be Sonic. She was forced to stand next to him as the shapeshifter tried to perfect Sonic.

" Yippity dippity doo! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!" The fake was saying.

Eggman growled in annoyance, calling through an megaphone. "No, no, no! Where's the nuance? Where's that Sonic je ne sais quoi?"

"Je ne sais wha?"

At that voice, Penny grinned happily. "Sonic!"

Morpho and Eggman turned to Sonic, who was standing with the rest of his team. Eggman jumped. "Sonic! What are you doing here?! I mean, uh... That's not Sonic!" He gestured his hand to Morpho. "This is the real Sonic!"

Morpho smirked. " Yippity-dip skipperoo! I'm Sonic! Gotta catch 'em all!"

Sonic and the gang narrowed their eyes and got into their fighting stances.

Morpho and Eggman gulped.

Pretty soon, Eggman and Morpho sat in Mombot's home, holding ice packs to their heads. Mombot smiled at them. "I'm so proud of my two boys. I mean, your plan was a colossal failure, but at least you could finally work together."

Morpho and Eggman grumbled and each took a cookie from the plate in front of them, munching in disappointment.

NEXT CHAPTER: DON'T MAKE ME ANGRY