Winner Fakes All
(Sonic Underground: Theme)
(Ayla's Theme Song - KC Undercover Theme Song)
Queen Aleena:*off-screen* We all feel proud of our special abilities and accomplishments. Too much pride can be a terrible trap.
(Ayla's POV)
*For today's mission, we were freeing some citizens who were on their way to the Roboticizor. The plan was that first, Manic would hack into the Truck Bot's systems & take it over, driving it away from the fortress. Sonic & I were waiting on top of an overpass for the truck bot to begin step 2. We jumped on top of the truck & Sonic was running next to it*
Sonic: Can't that Truck Bot haul any faster!?
Manic: What are you worried about?
*Suddenly, a laser hit Manic's hoverboard, causing to fly away from the ship, snapping the cables in half, & he was sent flying away*
Ayla: Manic!
Sonia: Uh-oh! Swat-Bots!
*It was a whole battalion of them, blocking our path*
Swat-Bot: HALT.
*The Truck Bot & Sonic stopped*
Ayla: I don't think so.
*I summoned my microphone & sang a long note, making a laser fire at the Swat-Bot, disabling it. The other Swat-Bots started firing & Sonia summoned her keyboard to help me. Meanwhile, Sonic was pushing the Truck Bot really fast as lasers bounced off of it. The Bot then mowed them over. Just then, an orange baby buggy cane rolling out in front of us. I rolled my eyes*
Ayla: Ok, now they're just getting desperate!
Sonic: Sleet and Dingo again!?
Ayla: Yeah. Don't stop! Keep going!
*Sonic smirked & really kicked it into high gear as he zoomed the truck towards them*
Dingo: Sleet, they ain't stoppin'!
*Sleet came out of the buggy wearing a pink baby bonnet*
Sleet: So, they wanna play chicken, eh? *he flinched when he saw the Truck Bot getting really close to running them over* Guess I'm the chicken!
*He ran away with Dingo right behind him. The Swat-Bots kept firing at us as we zoomed down the street*
Manic: This way, Sonic!
*Sonic turned the bus to the right, we went down into an underground tunnel, & stopped the van. Sonia & I jumped off & Manic landed his board*
Sonic: Slick work, sibs. Way to cruise and bruise.
Sonia: I'll have to blast the door open to let the prisoners out.
*She was about to blast open the door with her keyboard, but Sonic stopped her*
Sonic: Put that blast in the past, sis. I've got that covered.
*He used his tornado move to go through the truck & come out the other side. The prisoners came out*
Manic: Poor dudes. Robotnik's already got em in prisoner uniforms.
*I noticed something odd about those uniforms*
Ayla: I don't think those are uniforms, Manic.
Sonia: She's right. Those guys are dressed for a track meet.
*The two prisoners jumped out of the truck & ran away down the tunnel*
Sonic: Why would Robotnik wanna Roboticize a track team?
Ayla: Hard to tell with him.
*The next day, Sonia, Manic, & I were in our campsite, outside the city, rehearsing a song*
Sonia: I think this part should go more like - *Manic wasn't listening as he banged on his drums* I'm talking to you, Manic. Manic!
Manic: Hey, how about a drum solo in this number? Cool, huh?
Ayla: How about we just play it out, first. Then see how it sounds*
*Just then, Sonic zoomed into camp*
Sonic: Hey. I just heard Buttnik's just challenged all comers to race his new speed bot.
Sonia: Yeah, right. It's a trap.
Manic: Uh, she's right, bro. It's a trap.
Ayla: Definitely a trap. My real brother back home almost fell for the exact same trap years ago with my Robotnik.
*Sonia & I walked away. Sonic zoomed to catch up with us*
Sonic: Take a chill pill, big sis and little sis. I know it's a trap. But if Buttnik thinks he can built a robot faster than me, HA!
Ayla: Funny, my real brother said the exact same thing. And it almost got him killed!
Sonia: If you wanna walk into a trap just to prove how fast you are, don't expect us to come save you!
*She stomped away*
Ayla: Relax, she doesn't mean it. But seriously, don't do anything stupid just to prove a point.
*The next morning, Sonia, Manic & I were woken up by the sound of fake snoring (Sonic, Sonia, & Manic slept in a bunk bed & I slept on a bed that came out of the wall)*
Manic: Oh, man. Stop snoring. Or at least find a better rhythm.
Sonia: If I have dark circles under my eyes, somebody's gonna pay!
Ayla: Uh, guys . . . I don't think that's actually Sonic snoring.
Manic: How can you tell?
Ayla: I grew up in the same house with my real brother, I now what his snore sounds like.
*I climbed up the ladder to Sonic's bunk (which was at the top) & found a device actually sawing wood, cushioned between three pillows*
Sonia: He's gone!
Manic: He's gonna have sawdust in his bed, too.
Sonia: I knew it! He's gone to enter that race! How could he do anything that dumb!
Ayla: Just like my real brother, he's too full of pride to pass up an opportunity like this.
Sonia: We've gotta stop him!
Manic: Hey, wait a Mobius minute! *Sonia pulled down her hair-styler from the ceiling* I thought you said if he walked into a trap, you weren't gonna help him.
*Sonia soon came out with her hair styled & pulled out a hand mirror*
Sonia: Do you always mean everything you say?
Ayla: Not me.
Manic: Well, yeah.
*Sonia & I rolled our eyes*
*Later, we were at the stadium for the race, wearing disguises. I was wearing a green hoodie with black shades over my eyes, long black pants, & red sneakers (look up "Ayla - Audience Disguise" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt"), Sonia was wearing a red hat & a turquoise scarf, & Manic was wearing a brown hat & brown trench coat. We came in on our bike & hoverboards*
Sonia: How will we get in?
Manic: Piece of cake. Their rounding up people in Dump-Bots just to fill the stands.
*He was right. One of the Bots pulled up & dumped a bunch of people out*
Ayla: Talk about cruel and unusual punishment.
Sonia: You don't expect me to sit in bleachers, do you?
Ayla: Not really seeing any other option, Sonia.
*Just then, Sonia saw something & gasped. She jumped off her bike, grabbed us, & hid behind a car*
Sonia: Get down! It's Bartleby! *I looked past the car & saw Bartleby with a girl that had big turquoise hair* But who's that woman he's with?
Bartleby: Ah, yes.
*He laughed*
Sonia: Ah. And he's having a very good time!
Manic: You sound jealous.
Sonia: I an not jealous! Why should I care if Bartleby takes someone else to this stupid race? Now go get their tickets.
Ayla:*in her mind* She's totally jealous.
*Manic saluted & walked over to Bartleby & his date*
Bartleby: I'm only here because I was personally invited by Dr. Robotnik. He and I are -
*Manic acted like he was pushing his way through the crowd & swiped the tickets from Bartleby's jacket*
Manic: Uh, excuse me, excuse me, coming through, coming through.
Bartleby: Commoner.
*Bartleby & his date stepped up to the Swat-Bot guarding the entrance*
Swat-Bot: YOUR TICKETS.
*Bartleby searched the inside of his jacket, but didn't find the tickets*
Bartleby: That's odd. I seem to have misplaced our tickets.
*A Swat-Bot came up behind them & grabbed them*
Swat-Bot: NO TICKETS.
Bartleby; Hey, put me down!
*Manic handed us the tickets, along with an extra he swiped from a aristocrat, who was also being carried away by a Swat-Bot*
Sonia: Oh, a private box.
*We got to our private box seats & took off our disguises*
Sonia: And it's right at the starting line, too.
*She sat down in one of the cushy chairs*
Manic: Whoa. We must be right under Robotnik own Sky Box.
*Which we were. Manic drummed on the window*
Manic: Sonic's sure to wear a disguise, big sis and little sis. How're we gonna tell which one's him?
Ayla: Please, Robotnik already knows there's nobody on Mobius faster than Sonic.
Sonia: Yeah. He'll go after the winner. And then we'll rescue him. Simple.
Ayla:*in her mind* I don't know. I feel like something's off.
*Soon, the participants were lined up at the starting line. I got a good giggle at one of them, which was Dingo disguised as a lady riding a giant wheel. When I pointed him out to Sonia & Manic, they laughed too. The guy next to him tried to kiss him, but Dingo punched him in the face. One of the racers looked like a giant robotic snail*
Dr. Robotnik:*off-screen* Welcome to the first ever Mobius Challenge Race. The race that will prove who is truly the fastest being on Mobius. *a robot stepped up to the finish line & raised it's hand. the contestants got ready to race. the robot then waved his hand down & the racers took off* And they're off!
*The only one still at the finish line was a Swat-Bot, until it launched up into the sky & exploded*
Manic: Cool! Fireworks!
*Sonia was watching the race through binoculars, especially the Snail-Bot*
Sonia: Robotnik's speed bot is in the lead! Sonic must be playin' it real cool.
Ayla: I don't know. I've got a gut feeling it's something else.
(Third-Person POV)
*Meanwhile, Sonic was the team van, playing his guitar in the front seat*
Sonic: Maybe I'll just watch the race.
*He turned on the TV & the race appeared on the screen*
Dr. Robotnik:*off-screen* The Speed-Bot is really providing himself to be the fastest being on Mobius!
Sonic: Hey, no biggie! I know who's really the fastest, and he's nobody's bot! *just then, he saw three very familiar hedgehogs in one of the box seats* Bummer-may-horus! Sonia, Manic, and Ayla must think I'm at the race! They've walked into Buttnik's trap!
*He jumped out of the van & zoomed towards the coliseum*
*Sonic singing*
Ooh, built for speed
He's fast as greased lightning
And how that kid can run
He travels faster than the speed of sound just for fun
Ooh, he's built for speed
He's built for speed
He makes a roadrunner look like it's standing still
Makes a race car look like it's got no wheels
Ooh, he's built for speed
That boy is built for speed
Goin' faster
faster
faster
faster
faster
faster and faster
He's built for speed
(Ayla's POV)
*Dingo & the Speed-Bot we're neck-in-neck as they got closer to the finish line. Just then, Dingo bashed the bot off the course & it was sent flying into the audience, landing on Bartleby. Dingo crossed the finish line*
Sonia: Did Dingo just cross the finish line?
Ayla: Yep. And that only confirms my suspicions. Sonic isn't even here!
Manic: How do you figure?
Ayla: I grew up with this world's version of him, remember? He's too full of pride and stubborn to pass up a chance to prove his speed. Why do I have to keep reminding you guys that?
Manic: Right, sorry.
*We turned back to the track just in time to see Dingo getting arrested by the Swat-Bots. We all laughed as he was dragged away. We then high-tailed it out of the stadium &, to our surprise, found Sonic waiting for us outside*
Sonic: Hey, guys. What have you been up to?
Ayla: Oh, nothing. We were just about to give Robotnik and his goons a private concert as a thank you for such an entertaining day.
Sonia: Sounds like a fabulous idea
*We summoned out instruments & started to play a song*
*Ayla singing*
The race ain't over yet, baby
It's only just begun
They thought they had it won, baby
But soon we'll have them on the run
I'm coming from behind
Watch out, watch out, behind
Watch out, once there we disappear
When I shift into high gear
Thought that we had lost, baby
But they'll find out they're wrong
I'll rev it up real strong, baby
They'll see before too long
I'm coming from behind
Watch out, watch out, behind
Watch out, once there we disappear
When I shift into high gear
Watch out, watch out, behind
Watch out, once there we disappear
I'm coming from behind
*The power of our music caused the stadium to shake. Inside, we could hear Robotnik screaming*
Dr. Robotnik:*off-screen* OH, I HATE HEDGEHOGS!
Sleet:*off-screen* Close the gate! Trap them in the stadium!
*The doors closed. Just then, Dingo, back in his normal form, grabbed Sonia & picked her up*
Dingo: Now you'll never get away from me!
Sonic: Are you serious? You're so slow, I could get away from you with my eyes closed.
*Sonia leaned down to him*
Sonia: I wouldn't make him made, Sonic.
Sonic:*to Dingo* Take your best shot! While I'm not looking.
*Dingo growled, threw Sonia away, & charged at Sonic. When he was close enough, Sonic jumped out of the way & he hit the door with his head, causing it to break*
Dingo: Ooh, that hurt. *the door started to fall on him* Not good.
*It landed on him with a loud clang*
Ayla: Nice job, bro.
Sonic: Thanks, sis. *Manic showed up & we did a three way high-five* Let's make like a bee and buzz!
*We zoomed out of the stadium, destroying all Swat-Bots in our path*
*We soon got back to the forest*
Sonic: None of this would have happened if I hadn't wanted to prove how fast I am. Now I'm not just the fastest thing on Mobius, I'm the tiredest. I'm too baked to take.
Sonia: You're so tired, I bet I could beat you to the van.
Ayla: Sonia, don't encourage him, please?
Sonic: Get serious, sis. And watch him haul some hyper Sonic-hunch!
*He zoomed away*
Manic: That's our bro. Never too tired to be himself.
Sonia: Let's juice!
*I smiled as I revved up my board & zoomed after my new siblings. It had been a long time since I raced my brother back home. It wasn't quite the same, but it was still fun*
Built for Speed - Sonic Underground
I'm Coming From Behind - Jem and the Holograms