To Catch a Queen
(Sonic Underground: Theme)
(Ayla's Theme Song - KC Undercover Theme Song)
Queen Aleena:*off-screen* Queen Aleena here. Argus, a trusted Captain of my personal Guard, was on his way to a secret rendezvous, when he was spotted by Robotnik's relentless bounty hunters, Sleet and Dingo, who's goal, as ever, is to capture the Queen.
(Ayla's POV)
*It's been a few weeks since the fake wedding. Today, we were riding through Robotropolis in our team van. Sonic was driving. On the radio, we could hear Sleet's annoying voice*
Sleet: Attention Swat-Bot Units! I need a top priority interception on Robotnik Road, Sector 5!
Manic: Must be some big doings for a top priority intercept.
*Sonia was looking at a magazine*
Sonia: Right now, finding a gift for my dear Bartleby is my top priority.
Ayla: Even after the stunt he pulled at the fake wedding?
Sonia: I'm sure Bartleby had his reasons.
*I rolled my eyes*
Sleet: Our target is a Captain in the Queen's Guard. He may have information enabling us to capture Aleena herself.
*He laughed*
Manic: Sleet's trying to capture Ma!
Sonic: No way, Sleet-Meat!
Sonia: Sonic! Stop this van immediately!
*He stopped the van*
Sonic: Oh, but what about Bartleby's gift?
*Sonia suddenly shot out of the back of the van on her motorcycle*
Sonia: Bartleby can wait! But Mother can't! *Manic & I came after her on our Hoverboards* What's keeping you, So-moe!
Manic: We're waiting.
Ayla: Get the ol' lead-ski out.
*Sonic came out of the van*
Sonic: Nice try, kids. *he did a super fast loop de loop* But that's my line.
*He then zoomed past us, making us spin & leaving a trail of fire behind him. We soon came to a Hovercraft that was on top of a pile of crushed Swat-Bots*
Sonia: Sonic, check out that Hovercraft for clues.
Sonic: Already did.
Sonia: Oh, right. And I suppose you zipped over there then the speed of light and -
*He held up a pair of keys & a some dog tags. Her jaw dropped. I giggled at that*
Sonic: Got his car keys, dog tags, hmm . . . Argus. Captain of Queen Aleena's personal Guard.
Manic: Excellent. A guy like that is bound to know where we can find Ma.
*Sonic then took out a piece of paper*
Sonic: And one ancient photograph of -
*Sonia took the picture*
Sonia: Aw, just look at me! Wasn't I cute?
*It was of Sonic, Sonia, & Manic when they were babies. Standing right behind them was a yellow male mobian with orange hair in a mohawk, cyan eyes, & wearing a stylized black & green tunic with white sleeves, turquoise pants, & black shoes. Standing in front of them was a figure wearing a red hooded cape*
Ayla: You all were.
Manic: I don't really remember her from back then, but that must be Ma.
*Suddenly, Sonic pulled all of us into an alleyway. A giant red vehicle that looked like a scorpion came down the street*
Dingo:*off-screen* Aw, come on Sleet. Why can't I question Argus at the Robo-Center with you?
*A hatch opened & Dingo was kicked out via Sleet's boot*
Sleet: Because, I need a fly on the wall to spy on the hedgehogs in case they come back looking for clues. *he pointed his remote at Dingo & he turned into a fly* Capiche?
Fly Dingo: What I capiche is, you want all the credit for catching Argus.
*The Scorpion ship started to take off*
Sleet: I'll be back later, partner.
*The ship flew away. We all then zoomed to Robotnik's Headquarters. Sonic got there first & looked in through a ceiling window*
Sonic: We were fast, but not fast enough. Argus is gone. And now we'll never find Mom.
Ayla: Never say never, brother dear.
Manic: Yeah. And don't high-level bots get initiated at a specific shindig at Bot-Works Hall?
Sonia: Right. And you don't get much higher than Captain to the Queen.
Sonic: Only this time, we're gonna uninitiate Argus-Bot. Hang on, Mom! We'll find you yet!
*We zoomed down to one of the lower levels of the Headquarters. We disguised ourselves as robots & infiltrated the robots preparing for the ceremony*
Sonia: Let's see. Put the main-consol over there. *Sonic & I pushed it to that spot* No. I think over there would be good. *we moved it* Although, actually, it's better right where it started.
*Sonic started to get annoyed & marched over to her. He then picked her up & put her in front of console*
Sonic: In that case, I'd say it's best if you do it yourself!
*She then picked it up over her head*
Sonia: All you have to do is ask.
*Sonic & both watched with our mouths hanging open as she carried it to it's original spot*
Ayla:*whispering* Remind me never to get on her bad side.
*Sonic nodded*
Manic: Ooh, ooh, ooh! I could use one of these! *he put it in his fanny pack* Ooh, ooh! And this one is trey rad!
*Sonic & I saw him ripping a sound machine & ran over to him*
Sonic: Yo, Manic! *he tapped him on the shoulder* Let's get clear on the concept. We're here impersonating Sound-Bots and risking our lives to rescue Argus! Not to requip our studio!
Ayla: So, loose the stuff! Now!
Manic: I know, I know. We're rebels, not crooks. Sorry, guys. I got carried away.
*Suddenly, the lights started to go down & we took our places on stage. We then started to play some techno music as Robotnik's ugly mug appeared on the giant screen above us*
Dr. Robotnik: Is everyone having a real good time? *no one answered. the real Robotnik appeared on the stage* Good. Because that would be against the law. Now, let's welcome Argus-Bot. Formerly of the Queen's own Guard. *we turned to him in surprise. A robotic version of Argus appeared in front of the stage with a spotlight shining on him* Captured by special agent Sleet. *Sleet waved from a balcony. Dingo then appeared on top of his head, causing them to fall to the floor* Welcome Argus-Bot. Your orders are stamp out freedom. Squash fun. And arrest enemies of the state.
Sonic: That's my que! *he ran up to Robotnik & took his microphone* I'll take that, Buttnik ol' boy.
*He zoomed up to a high point of the stage*
Argus-Bot: ARREST ALL ENEMIES OF THE STATE.
*Sonic zoomed past a dizzy Robotnik*
Dr. Robotnik: You heard him, fools! Arrest these hedgehogs!
*The Swat-Bots jumped out of their seats & swarmed the stage. We then activated our medallions, summoning out instruments*
Sonic: A one!
*He fired a laser from his guitar, causing it to fall & land on some Swat-Bots*
Sonia & Ayla: And a two!
*Sonia played her keyboard, causing a smokescreen & I sang into my microphone, causing the Swat-Bots to short-circuit*
Manic: And a one, two, three, four!
*He played his drums, causing an mini earthquake. Sonic, Sonia, & Manic all started to play together & I began to sing*
*Ayla singing*
I feel a loss and it's got me kinda shook
I keep on searchin'
But it's nowhere I look
Something is missing
Something is missing in my life
(Something is missing)
Won't somebody tell me where it's gone
(Something is missing)
Something is missing in my life
Somebody tell me where I've gone wrong
With my life
I move around
Keep going day and night
Looking for answers
But they're nowhere in sight
Something is missing
On a bus or walking down the street
I feel lonely
Lost and incomplete
Whoa, whoa, something is missing in my life
(Something is missing)
Won't somebody tell me where it's gone?
(Something is missing)
Something is missing in my life
Somebody tell me where I've gone wrong
With my life
(Something is missing in my life)
In my life
(Something is missing in my life)
Something is missing
(Something is missing in my life)
Something is missing
*Soon, the whole stage was in crumbling. Sonic then ran up to Argus-Bot*
Sonic: Hey, Argus my man! Buttnik throws a mean party, eh?
*Argus-Bot got ready to grab him*
Argus-Bot: ARREST ALL ENEMIES OF THE STATE.
*Sonic dodged his hands & jumped on his head*
Sonic: Ayla, Sonia, Manic, I'm waiting.
Ayla: We're on our way!
Sonic: Ready medallions!
Sonia: Ready!
Manic: Ready!
Ayla: Ready!
*Sonic jumped off Argus-Bot's head*
Sonic: Activate!
*We all touched our medallions & the light from them hit Argus-Bot. Soon, it stopped*
Argus: Sonic, Sonia, Manic. What are you doing here? *he looked at me* And who's this?
Ayla: I'll explain that part later.
Argus: Last thing I remember - *he held hid head & groaned* I don't even want to talk about it.
Sonia: Glad to hear it, cause we gotta jam.
*Nearby, Robotnik was fighting with his cape which was now covering his head*
Dr. Robotnik: Sleet! Dingo! Turn the lights on!
*Sleet & Dingo ran away as Sonic came up to Robotnik & tore his cape, poking his head out*
Sonic: Stylish sarape, Buttmister. But since I've got places to go and folks to set free, *Sonia, Manic, & Argus all ran for the door* I've gotta be spinning along!
*I got on my board*
Ayla: Ciao!
*Me & Sonic zoomed around Robotnik, Sleet, Dingo, & the Swat-Bots creating a smokescreen*
Dr. Robotnik: Get those hedgehogs!
*They ran towards me & Sonic, but they fell through the state as it tipped up*
Dingo: It's falling out from underneath us!
*Robotnik also fell down under the stage*
Sonic: Catch ya on the flip side!
*Soon, the entire stage flipped over & we got out of there*
*Later, we met up with the others at the park & I introduced myself to Argus. Sonia then showed him a picture of her, Sonic, & Manic when they were babies*
Argus: Those were happier days indeed. *he looked at me* And I can't believe that the Hero from Another World part of the prophecy was real. I always thought the Queen made that part up.
Sonic: I'll add a big ten-4 to that. Do you know where we can find Mom now?
Argus: I was on my way to rendezvous point when I was captured so . . .
Manic: So? What are we waiting for?
Argus: With any luck, she'll be in the underground drainage caverns near - *suddenly, he started sparking* Oh no! The medallions were only a temporary fix!
Sonia: Fight it, Argus! The Queen will be in the underground drainage caverns near? Near?
Manic: Tone him again! We've gotta blow that robotic programing out of his brain!
Ayla: We can't! The medallions are out of power! They need time to recharge!
Sonic: Only time we've got now it to slam, jam, and scram!
*We ran away as Argus became Argus-Bot again*
*We went to a secluded part of the city*
Manic: So all I gotta do is put out the word, and my homies will come back with the 411. After all, a Queen is bound to stand out in this part of town.
*We summoned our instruments & began to play*
*Ayla, Sonic, Sonia, & Manic singing*
Na
I'm looking for someone
Have you got the 411
I'm searching everywhere
For this special lady
Looking for someone
Do you have the 411
Please help me if you can
Stop my lonely waitin'
Have you got the 411
Na
I will do anything to see her again
I will fight the battles and I know I can win
Mountains are not tall enough to keep me away
I will gladly give up any price I can pay
Oh whoa
Looking for someone
Have you got the 411
I'm searching everywhere
For this special lady
Looking for someone
Have you got the 411
Please help me if you can
Stop my lonely waitin'
Have you got the 411
Na
Have you got the 411
*After we finished singing, the crowd that had gathered clapped for us. Then they left*
Sonia:*to Manic* "All we've got to do is put out the word and your buds will come through with the 411?"
Ayla: Hey, lay off him Sonia.
Sonic: Yeah. He's as disappointed as we are.
?:*off-screen* Hey! You with the drums!
*We turned towards the voice & saw an old orange male Mobian with black hair, green eyes, & wearing rounded purple glasses, tattered green clothes, & shoes. I didn't take long for me to figure out that it was Dingo in another one of his disguises*
Old Man (Dingo): I heard you was looking for a Queen.
Manic: Oh, you got that one right, friend. What you got?
Old Man (Dingo): How much it worth?
Manic: Oh, more than money. You got the info? *he motioned to Sonia* She'll buy you dinner.
*Dingo started chuckling in a creepy way & chuckled*
Sonia: Manic!
Old Man (Dingo): In that case for sure! I can tell you exactly where to find the Queen.
*Dingo's directions led us to an underground waterway. Manic was holding his hoverboard*
Sonic: Are you sure we're going the right way?
Manic: He said the Underground Waterworks is where he saw Ma. And there it is!
*He pointed to a small island with a giant pipe connected to the ceiling, surrounded by many water towers. A bridge was connecting it*
Sonic: Yeah, but why would she wanna hang around with all this water?
Ayla:*in her mind* Somethings never change.
Sonia: You know, some of us actually like it. For washing, drinking, that sort of thing.
*Suddenly, Sonic saw something on the other side of the bridge*
Sonic: Hey, look! It's Mom's scarf!
*We all looked & saw a red cloak flapping in the breeze. Sonic zoomed across the bridge. Me & Manic got on our hoverboards & flew after him. Sonia ran across. We all soon met up on the other side*
Sonia: So, where's Mother?
*Sonic picked up the scarf*
Sonic: I don't know. And there's something weird about this scarf.
*Suddenly, we heard something behind us. We looked & saw Sleet & an army of Swat-Bots*
Sleet: You mean, the tag on the back that says . . .
*I read the tag*
Ayla: Property of Special Agent Sleet!?
Sonic:*to Manic* Great work Mr. 411! Your lying homie led us into trap!
*The old man stepped forward. Sleet hit him with his remote & he turned into Dingo*
Dingo: Thanks for dinner, Sonia. It was great!
Ayla: I knew it! *I glared at the triplets* And you guys didn't listen to me!
Sonic: Sorry.
Manic: Our bad.
Sonia: I took Dingo out for dinner!
*She screamed. Manic & I got back on our boards. Sonic grabbed Sonia & we all zoomed out of there. The Swat-Bots fired lasers at us*
Sleet: Give up, hedgehogs! Your Mother isn't coming!
*He then sent Argus-Bot after us. We climbed up on the way water towers*
Manic: Sorry, guys! I was trying to show you how cool I could be on my own turf! And it blew up on our faces instead!
*We made it to the top*
Sonic: No way! I should've never gotten down on you. It must have something to do with all this water.
*We dodged another laser & climbed up another water tower*
Ayla: Don't worry, Manic, we all make mistakes.
Sonia: Yeah, even me.
Manic: Gee, big sis and little sis, you two are all heart.
*We made it to the top*
Sleet: Give up your useless search, hedgehogs! Queen Aleena would never lower herself to hide in an underground swamp!
Ayla: Shows what you know!
Sonic: Ayla's right! If she knew it would help get ride of ol' Buttnik once and for all. Once all four of us get back together, he and his hired goons won't stand a chance! *I could see a plan forming in his mind as he looked around at the water towers* Okay, let's move it! Sonia, over there! Manic, there! Ayla, you're with me! Get ready. 'Cause once that Argus-Bot climbs up here . . .
Sonia: We gotta be ready to find out exactly what we need to know.
Ayla: Let's do it to it!
*We all split up as Argus-Bot came closer to us. Soon, we were in position*
Sonic: Hurry up, Manic! It's show time!
*Manic summoned his drums*
Manic: Outstanding!
*Argus-Bot then reached the top of the water tower me & Sonic were standing on*
Sonic: Over here, tall, dark, and metallic!
*Argus-Bot made a grab for me & Sonic, but we dodged. Sonic & I then summoned our instruments*
Ayla: All right, Underground, time to rock n' roll!
*Sonic hit Argus-Bot with a blue beam from his guitar & I sang a note into my microphone, sending a sound wave to Argus-Bot. Sonic summoned her keyboard & hit Argus-Bot with a pink beam & Manic hit him with a green beam. Soon, he was back to normal & gave us a thumbs up*
Argus: Nice going, kids! *we returned the thumbs up* Since this won't last long, I'll talk fast! The rendezvous point is there!
*He pointed to an opening on the far side of the lake. I could see a red cape flapping in the breeze*
Manic: There she is! *suddenly, another Argus appeared behind her* And so is Argus!
Ayla: But Argus is right here! That's gotta be Dingo!
Sonia: Mother! Look out!
*The fake Argus got closer to her. Manic & I got on our boards, but Manic's was already badly damaged*
Manic: My hoverboard! It's blasted! Sonic! Ayla!
Sonic: What!? You expect me to jump!? But that's water!
*I face-palmed*
Sonia & Manic: It's also our Mother!
Manic: Come on, bro, we're waiting!
Sonic: How many times do I have to tell ya? That's my line!
*He zoomed up to the top of the tall pipe & tried to jumped across the lake, with me behind him. The fake Argus was closing in on the Queen*
Argus (Dingo): Your Majesty, don't go! I bring news of your kids!
*He started to reach for a pair of handcuffs*
Sonic: Forget it, Ding Dong! This kid brings news of his own!
*He summoned his guitar. Queen Aleena ran away with Dingo close behind her. Sonic then played his guitar & the laser from it hit the top of the opening, causing it to collapse on Dingo*
Argus (Dingo): Oh, I almost had her!
Ayla: Close, but not close enough, Cheese Ball!
*Across the lake, Argus hit the base of the tall pipe with a laser, causing it to collapse, creating a bridge. Sonia & Manic bounced off of it & landed in front of us. Argus then threw Sleet off the water tower. We all then waved Argus goodbye*
Sonia: Goodbye, Argus!
Manic: We'll be back!
Ayla: Just hang in there until then!
*Argus waved back at us until he roboticized again. Behind us, Sonic was facing off against Dingo, who still looked like Argus*
Sonic: You don't follow me, Dingo. So, if you want me, come and get me! *he blew a raspberry as Dingo charged at him. He dodged & Dingo head-butted a pipe. He shook his head, but Sonic had handcuffed him to the pipe* Next time, leave my Mother alone!
Sonia: Where's Mother?
*He pointed to the collapsed exit*
Sonic: Gone. At least those guys can't get her either.
*He pointed to Sleet & the Swat-Bots, who were running across the fallen pipe*
Manic: But what about us?
Sonic: Don't worry, bro, *he pointed to Dingo* Sleet's pathetic lackey here ain't never gonna get us. 'Cause he ain't got the juice!
*I could literally see steam coming out of Dingo's nose as he snorted in anger*
Argus (Dingo): Oh no? I'll show you juice!
*He tried to break free, but the cuffs wouldn't budge*
Sleet: Dingo! No!
Ayla:*whispering* Dingo, yes!
*He hit Dingo with his remote control & he turned back to his ugly self. The pipe then burst*
Sleet:*to the Swat-Bots* Turn around!
*But it was too late. Him, Dingo, & the Swat-Bots we're being washed away by the water*
Sonic: I guess he had the juice after all.
*Manic & I giggled as we walked out. We then looked to the collapsed exit*
Sonic: Take care.
Manic: Next time, Ma. Next time.
*Suddenly, more lasers were fired at us. Sleet rode on Dingo's shoulders*
Sleet: After them!
Sonic: Now let's juice!
*We all zoomed out of there*
(Third-Person POV)
Sleet: After them! *suddenly, Dingo tripped over a pipe & they landed in the water* Imbecile! Creighton! Muffin Brain!
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