Sonic was face to face with Mamma Robotnik. Tails had Gustavus, Knuckles had Stanley, Amy had Annabelle, and Cream had Mabel to take out. Big had Doofus II as a sumo to take out. Mamma and her cronies were on the outside of a ring they made, and Sonic and company were on the inside.

Sonic moaned, "This ain't pretty, but I guess each guy has to take one old wierdo." He then shook his head.

Just as the heroes were right about to ensue their battle...

*GROWL*

No, not a monster, or even a vicious robot... but rather the grumbling of their stomachs, as they all were half-starved, and all fell straight to the ground on their faces...

"Oh right..." Sonic moaned, "We haven't eaten anything all day..."

"So... hung...eee...." Amy wimpered.

The others were bewildered, but wound up laughing insanely. "Looks like our plan is already taking affect!" Momma laughed, "Of course, there's STILL Step 2 to finish!"

"Step.... two?" Cream asked, weakly lifting her head up.

"Why yes, you poor dear," Mabel sneered, and held up a familiar chili dog with a green substance, "Would you like something to eat, honey? Like this fresh chili dog?"

"Chili dog?!" Cream exclaimed, jumping straight to her feet, "You don't have to ask me twice!!" She snatched the chili dog away from Mabel, opening her mouth wide.

"Cream, DON'T!!!" Tails shouted.

Cream looked at Tails with a strange look on her face. "And why can't I eat this?" she asked him, furiously. "I'm hungry and I HAVE to have a chili dog!!!!"

Tails could hear the sounds of the stomachs of Sonic, Amy, Big, and Knuckles.

"My.... stomach..... is...... growling!" Sonic moaned slowly and hungrily.

"We have to eat tonight!!!" Knuckles shouted.

"... Or we'll all become anorexic!!!" Amy started to blurt out.

This was what Tails heard in the background. "This is because the green stuff on the chili dog isn't chili." he told Cream.

"Then...... what is it?"

"It's ummm...... the poison. Momma Robotnik put it on there with the help of Dr. Quark and her friend, Mabel."

Cream had an intense look on her face.

"Uh.... oh....."

Mamma grabbed Sonic and pinned him onto the wall.

"Well, i've got the upper hand. You guys haven't eaten for a long time, so I can just do whatever I want to you. In that case," she pulled out a poisoned chilidog and finished, "I will get rid of you, and your friends too!" Doofus and each her friends grabbed one each of Sonic's four smaller friends, whom were struggling for their very lives. Big and Doofus were wrestling each other in a desperate match.

Sonic said, "I would rather not..." as he kicked her in the gut with his pointy soap shoes. He then pulled a nearby fire alarm, causing fire horns and sprinklers to go off.

Water was sprayed all over the facility, shorting out Doofus and getting the old people wet. Doofus II morphed to his original form in utter failure.

Big lifted it and tossed it out of the window.

Big said, "That's one down, five to go."

Mabel screamed, "My hair!"

Mamma Robotnik yelled, "I'm gonna make you guys pay! This sound is hurting my ears!" Knuckles, Tails, Amy, and Cream were all let go.

Knuckles panted, with a burning sensation in his violet eyes.

He moaned, "You hags are really pushing my luck. Maybe I am weak, but I can still take you out..."

Sonic said, "I don't think we will last too long. This hunger is really starting to hurt."

Cream said, "Guys, I think I bit into the chili dog..." And sure enough, the half eaten chili dog was being sogged on the floor.

Tails screeched, "Oh no!"

Cream panted and sweated. Her breathing became heavy, and the poison was starting to take effect on her.

Knuckles boiled with so much rage that he smacked Gustavus and Stanley cold, before panting in weakness.

Amy yelled, "We have to find an antidote!" as she smacked Mabel over with a weak hammer throw.

Momma laughed histarically, "An antidote!! That's a good one! I may be old, but YOU kids are living in the past! This special poison of mine doesn't HAVE an antidote! Like I would make one for you to just take and foil the plot!" She clawed at Sonic, whom jumped away lightly.

"Big, take Cream and get somewhere safe!" Tails called.

Big nodded, and mosied on over to Cream, who was squatted down on her knees, grabbing her chest, breathing heavily as the water level was beginning to rise up to her lips. Just as he picked her up, he noticed a fish with a green subtance on it float by.

"Ooo! A fish! I'm so hungry!" He picked up the wet poisoned fish and immediatley threw it into his mouth.

"No, you idiot!!" Knuckles yelled, "IT'S POISONED!! REMEMBER?!"

But amazingly, Big didn't suffer the same symptoms as Cream. Instead, he simpily patted his belly, licking his lips. "Yum yum!!"

Sonic cocked an eyebrow, "Hey! Big's not poisoned!"

Momma looked with utter disbelief. "What HAPPENED?!?!"

Big said, "I guess the poison doesn't work on me. This poison Mamma Robotnik used doesn't affect cats!" He gobbled up a serving of the fish, making him a force to be reckoned.

He jumped onto Mabel's face, knocking her out. He then threw Annabelle onto the floor.

Mamma Robotnik screamed, "Egad!" She tried to run away, but Big grabbed her and tied her up.

She screamed, "I'm the one supposed to win! Not you!"

Sonic panted, "Now I know that she didn't poison ALL of the chili dogs. I think we have to find the rest of the untouched food..."

Amy said, "Who should we take Cream and the sample of the poison to?"

Tails cried, "It looks to me as if Cream will only hold out for a day. Twenty-four hours is all the time we have to find an antidote. There has to be a way to neutralize the poison..."

"I got it!" Sonic called, "Knuckles, if you can still glide, take Cream over to Professor Von Shlemmar's lab."

"THAT bozo??" Knuckles cried, "You're gonna trust Cream into that nutty professor's hands??"

"He made be absent minded, but he DOES work wonders!" said Sonic, "Now get going! Cream doesn't have much time!"

"And here!" Tails handed the other half of the chili dog Cream bit into, which was now soaking wet, to Knuckles, "Take this to the professor too!"

"You guys are insane..." Knuckles muttered, taking the chili dog, "But since I'm hungry and Cream's dying, I'll do it..." He took Cream from Big into his cradling arms, and raced out of there.

"Big, you watch over Momma Robotnik and the other lunatics, while Amy and Tails come with me to find the food!"

"Rodger!"

"My name's not Rodger! ..... but let's get going anyway."