"Hey watch OUT!!!" Sonic shouted, grabbing Cream as he and Knuckles dove out of the way of the oncoming convertable.
"Stupid Sunday drivers!!!" Knuckles shouted, waving his fist at the speeding car.
"Tails! Amy! You two alright?" Sonic called, peering into the tent.
Cream was close behind. "It's awfully dark and quiet in here, Mr. Sonic. Do you think something may have happened?"
"Definetely... No sign of Tails, Amy, OR that bearded woman..."
"A HAH!!!" Knuckles chimed, bouncing in from behind, "I TOLD you it was her!!! Look!" He pointed to an empty shelf. "That ant farm is gone!!!"
"Boy... your head must be harder than that Master Emerald you guard!" Sonic sneered, "WHAT makes you think it was that stupid bearded woman??"
"Perhaps this may help, Mr. Sonic," said Cream as she held up an orange beard.
Sonic took it an examined it. "This looks like that woman's beard.... but if that beard was fake... then... that must mean.... THIS CIRCUS IS A FRAUD!!! SHENANNAGINS!!!"
"THAT... or it was just a decoy to throw us off guard," groaned Knuckles, "I mean, who woulda thought a fake bearded lady would be the culprit?"
"You did, Mr. Knuckles," said Cream.
"But you're right, Knux," said Sonic, "Whatever that was, I bet she knows what's just goin' on here! Come on!"
But just before the trio could leave, the entrance closed tightly with a steel door.
"It IS a decoy!!!" cried Cream, "We're trapped!!!"
***
Meanwhile, Mamma Robotnik snickered as she drove into a driveway. It led to the Mobian Mental Institution for the Criminally Insane! The concrete building spanned four stories and stretched very long.
Mamma Robotnik jumped out of the car and screamed, "I'm home!" Two of her friends, one an old man dressed in a 1930's suit with the cap, and another, an old lady dressed in a purple gown, ran out the door.
The old lady screamed, "Mamma Robotnik, where were you?"
"Mabel, I put Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends out of businness!"
The old man gawked, "Really?"
"That, and I brought two of his friends home!" She lifted the trunk and pulled out the chained Tails and Amy. They were silenced by their own fear.
Mamma rejoiced, "You will love them, Stanley! They are going to helplessly watch while I distribute the poisoned food! They will also make great punching bags! Is the staff of this place going to mind?"
Mabel said, "After my friend, Brandon Quark came in and took the staff hostage, they won't mind! This place is now ruled by us old people!"
Mamma said, "Good! Let's take these kids and the food inside! I'll go poison it shortly!"
***
"Don't worry, I'll get us out of this!" Sonic and Knuckles both exclaimed as they immediately launched themselves at the steel door. Sonic tripled spinned for all he was worth as knuckles pounded the life out of it with his fists. Cream had leapt back and covered her ears as the boys clanged and banged against the door. They kicked up a mess of sawdust in the process and she patiently waited for it to clear up.
When it did, both Sonic and Knuckles were leaning against the door and panting heavily. They had only made a few dents and scratches in the massive door.
"Mr. Sonic! Mr. Knuckles! Are you alright?"
They both sighed.
"Well, we aren't getting out that way," Sonic indicated the door.
"Well, if we aren't gettng out THAT way," mumbled Knuckles, "Then how pray tell ARE we gonna get out??"
Cream felt her way through the door. "Face it, lil' sis," said Sonic, "That door is almost 100 feet thick! If WE can't get out, then there's no chance you're gonna find a way..."
"I found a way!" Cream chimed.
"What??" a bewildered Knuckles ran over to the young rabbit, who was knelt by the circus cover.
"Have any one of you even considered opening the SIDE of the tent?"
Sonic rolled his eyes. "I coulda thought of that..."
Cream held the tent up, letting Knuckles and Sonic slip through, then walked out herself.
"Good job, Cream! Now let's head off where that car was goin'! I doubt it just tried to run us over for kicks!" Sonic grabbed Knuckles and Cream's arms and took off
Cream, Sonic, and Knuckles followed the general path of the red convertible, not knowing what was ahead.
Cream asked, "Mr. Sonic, do you know any bearded ladies?"
Sonic said, "Actually yes. I know a lunatic named... Momma Robotnik... wait a minute."
Knuckles said, "I get it! She is doing this!"
Cream asked, "Mr. Sonic, who is Mamma Robotnik?"
Sonic said, "Lil Sis, Mamma Robotnik is Eggman's mom. She sometimes tries to take over Mobius like her son does."
Knuckles said, "She prolly came back to her insane asylum. Let's go there."
And so they ran. Eventually, they found an ocean! There was no bridge, but there was a pier meant for boarding a ferry.
Sonic screeched, "Whoa, end of the line!
Knuckles peered around a dock, and said, "The ferry is closed. I guess you have to hang onto me. I'm the only one who can swim across! The asylum is on the other side." Knuckles was right, for a sign was put up reading: Ferry out of service.
Sonic looked down at the ocean water. "Bleech!" he sneered, "I hate water!"
"Not me!" Cream chimed, squeezing into a green innertube with a blowup giraffe attached to it, "I love water!"
"Come on, you guys," said Knuckles, "Just take my hand and I'll get us over there in a jif. Come on! You want to eat tonight or not?!"
Sonic sighed, "Oh okay... You better not drown, though!"
Knuckles smirked over to Cream. "Hey Cream... I think_Sonic's_the one who's gonna need that blow up innertube!"
SPLASH!
Into the water they went. Sonic grabbed tight onto Knuckles' arm for dear life, as Cream simpily held the echidna's other hand while happily paddling her own feet to get across.
"See, Sonic?" Knuckles said, "This isn't so bad, now is it?"
"Yeah... until a giant robotic whale surfaces to eat us all!"
Knuckles cocked an eyebrow, "You worry too much..."
"I do, huh? Then what do you call THAT?"
And with that, a giant robotic whale surfaced high from the water.
Cream shrieked. "That's a trap too!!!"
"Watch out, Knux!!" Sonic cried as the whale opened its mouth wide to devour the trio.
"Stupid Sunday drivers!!!" Knuckles shouted, waving his fist at the speeding car.
"Tails! Amy! You two alright?" Sonic called, peering into the tent.
Cream was close behind. "It's awfully dark and quiet in here, Mr. Sonic. Do you think something may have happened?"
"Definetely... No sign of Tails, Amy, OR that bearded woman..."
"A HAH!!!" Knuckles chimed, bouncing in from behind, "I TOLD you it was her!!! Look!" He pointed to an empty shelf. "That ant farm is gone!!!"
"Boy... your head must be harder than that Master Emerald you guard!" Sonic sneered, "WHAT makes you think it was that stupid bearded woman??"
"Perhaps this may help, Mr. Sonic," said Cream as she held up an orange beard.
Sonic took it an examined it. "This looks like that woman's beard.... but if that beard was fake... then... that must mean.... THIS CIRCUS IS A FRAUD!!! SHENANNAGINS!!!"
"THAT... or it was just a decoy to throw us off guard," groaned Knuckles, "I mean, who woulda thought a fake bearded lady would be the culprit?"
"You did, Mr. Knuckles," said Cream.
"But you're right, Knux," said Sonic, "Whatever that was, I bet she knows what's just goin' on here! Come on!"
But just before the trio could leave, the entrance closed tightly with a steel door.
"It IS a decoy!!!" cried Cream, "We're trapped!!!"
***
Meanwhile, Mamma Robotnik snickered as she drove into a driveway. It led to the Mobian Mental Institution for the Criminally Insane! The concrete building spanned four stories and stretched very long.
Mamma Robotnik jumped out of the car and screamed, "I'm home!" Two of her friends, one an old man dressed in a 1930's suit with the cap, and another, an old lady dressed in a purple gown, ran out the door.
The old lady screamed, "Mamma Robotnik, where were you?"
"Mabel, I put Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends out of businness!"
The old man gawked, "Really?"
"That, and I brought two of his friends home!" She lifted the trunk and pulled out the chained Tails and Amy. They were silenced by their own fear.
Mamma rejoiced, "You will love them, Stanley! They are going to helplessly watch while I distribute the poisoned food! They will also make great punching bags! Is the staff of this place going to mind?"
Mabel said, "After my friend, Brandon Quark came in and took the staff hostage, they won't mind! This place is now ruled by us old people!"
Mamma said, "Good! Let's take these kids and the food inside! I'll go poison it shortly!"
***
"Don't worry, I'll get us out of this!" Sonic and Knuckles both exclaimed as they immediately launched themselves at the steel door. Sonic tripled spinned for all he was worth as knuckles pounded the life out of it with his fists. Cream had leapt back and covered her ears as the boys clanged and banged against the door. They kicked up a mess of sawdust in the process and she patiently waited for it to clear up.
When it did, both Sonic and Knuckles were leaning against the door and panting heavily. They had only made a few dents and scratches in the massive door.
"Mr. Sonic! Mr. Knuckles! Are you alright?"
They both sighed.
"Well, we aren't getting out that way," Sonic indicated the door.
"Well, if we aren't gettng out THAT way," mumbled Knuckles, "Then how pray tell ARE we gonna get out??"
Cream felt her way through the door. "Face it, lil' sis," said Sonic, "That door is almost 100 feet thick! If WE can't get out, then there's no chance you're gonna find a way..."
"I found a way!" Cream chimed.
"What??" a bewildered Knuckles ran over to the young rabbit, who was knelt by the circus cover.
"Have any one of you even considered opening the SIDE of the tent?"
Sonic rolled his eyes. "I coulda thought of that..."
Cream held the tent up, letting Knuckles and Sonic slip through, then walked out herself.
"Good job, Cream! Now let's head off where that car was goin'! I doubt it just tried to run us over for kicks!" Sonic grabbed Knuckles and Cream's arms and took off
Cream, Sonic, and Knuckles followed the general path of the red convertible, not knowing what was ahead.
Cream asked, "Mr. Sonic, do you know any bearded ladies?"
Sonic said, "Actually yes. I know a lunatic named... Momma Robotnik... wait a minute."
Knuckles said, "I get it! She is doing this!"
Cream asked, "Mr. Sonic, who is Mamma Robotnik?"
Sonic said, "Lil Sis, Mamma Robotnik is Eggman's mom. She sometimes tries to take over Mobius like her son does."
Knuckles said, "She prolly came back to her insane asylum. Let's go there."
And so they ran. Eventually, they found an ocean! There was no bridge, but there was a pier meant for boarding a ferry.
Sonic screeched, "Whoa, end of the line!
Knuckles peered around a dock, and said, "The ferry is closed. I guess you have to hang onto me. I'm the only one who can swim across! The asylum is on the other side." Knuckles was right, for a sign was put up reading: Ferry out of service.
Sonic looked down at the ocean water. "Bleech!" he sneered, "I hate water!"
"Not me!" Cream chimed, squeezing into a green innertube with a blowup giraffe attached to it, "I love water!"
"Come on, you guys," said Knuckles, "Just take my hand and I'll get us over there in a jif. Come on! You want to eat tonight or not?!"
Sonic sighed, "Oh okay... You better not drown, though!"
Knuckles smirked over to Cream. "Hey Cream... I think_Sonic's_the one who's gonna need that blow up innertube!"
SPLASH!
Into the water they went. Sonic grabbed tight onto Knuckles' arm for dear life, as Cream simpily held the echidna's other hand while happily paddling her own feet to get across.
"See, Sonic?" Knuckles said, "This isn't so bad, now is it?"
"Yeah... until a giant robotic whale surfaces to eat us all!"
Knuckles cocked an eyebrow, "You worry too much..."
"I do, huh? Then what do you call THAT?"
And with that, a giant robotic whale surfaced high from the water.
Cream shrieked. "That's a trap too!!!"
"Watch out, Knux!!" Sonic cried as the whale opened its mouth wide to devour the trio.