Hello, readers! I'm sure those of you who are in school are enjoying or have enjoyed a nice Spring Break thus far. And so, to celebrate, I figured I would put out the Spring Break episode of this Hedgehog Holidays for you Sonic readers out there. Enjoy and feel free to leave your thoughts in the reviews whenever you get a chance!

Hedgehog Manor

9:00 a.m.

Spring Break Week

In preparation for going on Spring Break trip, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are packing up camping supplies to put in their van. Their endeavors couldn't be more of a hassle in their anticipation to leave for the weekend.

Amy: [excited] "We're finally going on our yearly Spring Break camping trip! Oh, it'll be so relaxing! Going out to the woods, enjoying nature! It'll be a nice break from our usual job around here."

Sonic: "A job? Amy, we don't have jobs. Unless being the world's hero counts, then I don't see how a Spring Break trip is gonna help."

Amy: "Sonic, it's like I said: even heroes need their downtime. So I figured us four would take a break while Blaze and Shadow stay and guard the place."

Sonic: "Right. And even I need some relaxation."

Amy: [annoyed] "Are we really gonna go there again?"

Sonic: "Hey, relax! I'll be on top of things when I need to be!"

As they converse, Tails walks in behind Sonic carrying a box full of his own gadgetry.

Tails: "I'll just put this thing on top of that thing…"

Honing in on Tails' self-talk, Sonic turns around to notice Tails and what all he's carrying.

Sonic: "Tails, what are you carrying all those thingamajigs for?"

Tails: "Well, isn't it obvious? They're necessities for keeping myself, a kid, entertained while you all do your grown up stuff in the woods."

Sonic: "I wouldn't call those necessities per se…"

Amy: "Tails, you probably shouldn't be taking that much technology with you. Much less any technology at all.

In response to her comment, Tails wears a nervously surprised expression.

Tails: "But Amy, these are my most valued possessions. I'm nothing without them. Plus I'm cooler this way! Just ask the girls on the street!"

Amy: "Tails, they're just devices. They're not who you are. They're an extension of yourself that you don't necessarily need in social situations - a distraction. We're going out to the woods where everything's more natural, calming, and social interaction is encouraged. Maybe you should consider leaving these gadgets behind and just enjoy nature."

Sonic: "I'm with Amy on this one. Lugging around all that is both bad for your connection to the group and bad for the environment. The campsite we're going to has zero electricals."

Tails: "So then there's no room for video games?"

Sonic: "Tell ya what, I bet if you can go the whole week we're gone without over-reliance on technology maybe then you'll understand."

Amy: "Oh, Sonic. You and your words of wisdom!"

Sonic: [slyly] "I'm happy you agree!"

Knowing they're probably right, Tails slumps, looking glumly at his inventions and the idea of leaving them behind.

Tails: "...Okay. I guess I can try. Say goodbye to Internet chat and cell phone connection for the week."

In submission, Tails drops the box and lightly kicks it aside.

Sonic: "That's the spirit, Tails!"

Sonic holds up a high five to Tails who just barely does so in return.

Sonic: "Keep that up and you'll feel even cooler in no time!"

Together Sonic and Amy walk away and enter the vehicle. Right then, Knuckles approaches Tails.

Knuckles: "I think you're cool regardless of if you have gadgets or not!"

He walks around the vehicle as Tails hesitates, wondering why he would comment on such just to make him feel better.

Tails: "Thanks, I guess..."

Finally, Tails enters the back seat and buckles up after which the Amy pulls the van out of the mansion driveway and hits the road. With Amy in the driver's seat and Sonic in the passenger's seat, Sonic couldn't feel more at ease about reaching their destination.

Sonic: "Alright, gang! When we get there it's full on natural activities for everyone. We'll all set up the tent, sleep in the same tent, and one of us guards the tent at night all without any use of technology!"

Amy: "The tent's not the only thing we're concerned about, Sonic. I've got a plethora of activities lined up for all of us!"

Sonic: "Right, remind me again what all that is."

Without letting go of the wheel, Amy pulls out a piece of paper containing an almost comprehensive list of activities she has in mind for them all.

Amy: "Here's a list I compiled to check off each day."

Sonic and Amy stare at the paper together, reading off each activity one by one. All of the sudden, Tails is in shock for some reason that no one else can explain.

Tails: "Oh, I just remembered! I gotta chat with Silver and tell him I'll be offline for a while.

He checks his tails for the gadget, finding that it's not back there and frowns.

Tails: "Oh, man. I forgot my cellular communicator in the box I packed!"

Amy turns around, stern in her eyes to make sure Tails understands his end of the bet.

Amy: "Tails, remember your bet."

Tails: "Oh, right. I may never get used to that."

Knuckles: "You'll get used to it, trust me."

Tails: "What do you know about refraining from use of technology?"

Knuckles: "Well, when you spend your life guarding one thing without any reliance on anything but yourself, then, yeah, you get used to having a technology free life."

Tails: "Somehow, I knew you'd say that. Speaking of, don't you have anything better to do like guard said thing, which you've left unattended for who knows how long?"

In curiosity, Knuckles assumes a thinking position.

Knuckles: "Hmmm… Oh, yeah. I think I left it on my island! Why don't we go get it?"

Sonic: "Knuckles, we don't have time for this."

Knuckles: "Sorry. I'll never be used to this."

Tails: "Welcome to my world."

Knuckles slumps, wondering if he'll ever see the Master Emerald again. Unbeknownst to them, a camera with Eggman's symbol on it is in the back compartment attached to the supplies. Little do they know who's spying on them and where they're going.

Forest Campsite

11:30 a.m.

Later, the gang has arrived at their open, spacious campsite. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles each have some sort of supplies in their hands while Amy stands in front of them, ready to direct orders.

Amy: "Okay, here's how it's going to work: Sonic and I will set up the tent while Tails and Knuckles search the woods for firewood to set up later tonight. Just to get you prepared for when we start hiking later, Tails, we'll be warming you up with this exercise."

Tails isn't paying attention to Amy's instructions. He's too distracted thinking about his gadgets.

Tails: "Must… check… Internet social media status... Likes… comments…"

Sonic snaps his fingers in front of Tails' face to snap him out of it.

Sonic: "Tails, snap out of it, buddy!"

With a blink of his eyes, Tails muddles himself back into the present moment.

Tails: "Wait, what?"

Sonic: "We're sending you into the woods to gather firewood for the campfire later."

Tails: "What? Oh, right. I got distracted there a second. You know, technology brain."

Amy: "No worries, Tails. It takes a while for people to get used to their brains without technology. I'm sure once you've had a nice walk in the woods, you'll be able to get your mind off it."

Amy walks over to the stakes pitch the tent with Sonic.

Tails: "Okay. I'll try."

Sonic speeds over from the tent site clutching a tentpole in his hand to talk to Tails.

Sonic: "Do or do not, buddy. There's no trying here."

Sonic then runs over to playfully clash his tent pole with Amy's lightsaber style. The two giggle as they play fight with one another. From where he stands, Tails looks back at them before proceeding to follow Knuckles.

Hiking Trail

11:37 a.m.

Tails and Knuckles are walking on the trail together, Knuckles wowing the wonders of the natural world within the forest. The echidna then turns to chat with Tails.

Knuckles: "You know, a walk in the woods is the perfect way to start working out. I know when I started regular cardio routines I walked the woods on my island on a daily basis. It helped me learn never to skip leg day and continue to put more effort into…"

Tails stops listening and dwells on his thoughts, spacing off.

Tails: [to himself] If only I had my step-tracker tool on me. I could be more proficient in keeping track of my steps as we're walking through these here woods!

Knuckles: "And that's how I learned to keep track of my steps!

He looks at Tails and waves in front of his eyes.

Knuckles: "Hello? Earth to Tails!"

With a blink, Tails snaps back into reality once more.

Tails: "Oh, yeah. Cool story bro."

Knuckles: [disappointed] "You weren't even paying attention were you?"

Tails: "Sorry, it keeps happening."

Knuckles: "Don't worry. These here woods should have you off your tech brain in no time!"

Over the course of the trail, Knuckles is running along the trail ahead of Tails and leaps over a log. Tails doesn't notice what's in front of him, trips, and falls. Knuckles hurries back to help him up and they continue. Later on, Knuckles is carrying a pile of firewood when Tails shows up with a feeble twig. Knuckles is noticeably annoyed as they carry them away back to the campsite.

Later more so, the gang all bands together to build a campfire while Tails just sits by himself watching them. Once it's all built and ready to burn, Sonic and the crew (sans Tails) sing campfire songs and make s'mores. Meanwhile, Tails sits out, bored, when Amy offers him a s'more to which he perks up and chows on it.

Sonic and Tails' Tent

12:01 p.m.

After pigging out on s'mores the rest of the night, the crew is sleeping in their tents while Tails is wide awake due to cricket noises.

Tails: "Sonic, I can't sleep."

Sonic: [faking] "Hmm… yeah?"

Tails: "Sonic, you know that won't work on me. Right now, I just can't. Too much… non-relaxing noise and I have nothing to play ASMR with."

Sonic yawns and sits up, proving he's still awake.

Sonic: "Ugh, alright. Just try walking around a bit or… on second thought, that's a bad idea. Just relax and take in the sounds of nature. It'll all become a part of you before you know it."

Right then, Sonic lays back down and instantly falls asleep.

Tails: "Okay then."

Tails lays back down and shuts his eyes in an effort to heed his advice. Suddenly, a mosquito flies into his ear and he smacks it.

Tails: "So much for nature being relaxing."

Lakeside

10:18 a.m.

The Next Day

Nearby the campsite, there is a lake at which Amy and Knuckles from the dock fish while Sonic and Tails sit near the shoreline with Sonic skipping rocks.

Sonic: "The best thing about skipping rocks is not only their ripple effect, but also seeing just how far you can throw them."

Sonic twirls his arm and throws a rock, sending it flying across the water, producing three ripples.

Sonic: "Aw, yeah! This is happening!"

A brief pause and Sonic turns around to find Tails is examining a rock, oblivious to what's going on.

Sonic: "Tails! Did you see that?!"

Tails: "I wish this thing had a screen so it could tell me how far I can chuck it."

Sonic: [annoyed] "Rocks don't have screens, Tails. This is nature we're talking about here."

Tails: "What? Oh, right! Let me… give it my best shot!"

Tails readies the rock and throws it, but, due to insufficient throwing, it doesn't skip.]

Tails: "Maybe it would have worked better if it came in packaging."

Sonic: "It's not about the packaging, buddy. You just gotta use your arm and flick your wrist as best as you can. They say it's all in the wrist."

Tails: "Wrist? Wow, if only I had my wrist communicator to tell me that."

Fed up with his insistent tech obsession, Sonic lowers his eyes in annoyance.

Sonic: "Tails, technology can't tell you everything. Haven't you spent enough time in nature yet?"

Not feeling up for confrontation, Tails sits down next to a tree, ashamed.

Tails: [sighs] "Sorry, Sonic. I guess I'm still not used to giving up my devices. Now nature's suddenly got me craving them more. Seriously, I don't know how to have fun without thinking about them."

Sonic: "Hey, little bro, it's okay. I don't think this is unnatural for you going through a withdrawal. I'm sure Amy's got a whole bunch of tricks up her sleeve for us to get you in the moment."

Wooded area

9:45 p.m.

Standing in the middle of the wooded area, Amy has her eyes covered and has just finished counting to ten.]

Amy: "Ready or not, here we come!"

Standing all alone, Amy equips a flashlight and proceeds to walk down the path in the woods.

Amy: "This flashlight tag hide and seek game I thought of should be a fun refresher for the gang… provided we don't run into any wild animals or anything dangerous."

Amy continues to walk down the path when suddenly, a shadowy figure swoops past her, alerting her to possible danger.

Amy: [startled] "What? Who?"

Amy pauses to look around.

Amy: "No worries. It's probably just the wind."

The figure swoops by again as Amy turns around.

Amy: "Uh, okay. Sonic, if you're trying to scare me I would really appreciate you not. You know there's wild animals around here and acting like one isn't helping."

From where the figure hide in the bush near Amy, he leaps out toward her. Startled, Amy turns around, screams, and turns on the flashlight.

Amy is tackled by the mysterious figure and wrestles with them violently as they try to grab the flashlight.

Amy: "Get off of me! You filthy, slimy, wild animal!"

In the struggle, the flashlight flips on toward the figure's face, revealing him as none other than...

Amy: "Tails!"

Distracted, Tails manages to swipe the flashlight from Amy's hand. He gets up and examines the flashlight

Tails: "Cool device, Amy! Does it have any light enhancements built into it? Black light would be very useful for examining the flora and fauna of this place for any potentially poisonous plants."

Amy gets up and crosses her arms at Tails.

Amy: "Tails, you nearly gave me a heart attack with that little horror act of yours! And what is it with you stealing my flashlight? That's not like you. I'm the one using it to seek while you all go hide!"

Tails, still distracted by the flashlight, turns to face Amy.

Tails: "What?!

Because of Amy's scolding, Tails hangs his head in shame.

Tails: "Oh, great. I'm sorry, Amy. It's just at this point, I see a device and I have to go for it. This whole withdrawal thing isn't helping and even Sonic noticed it earlier today."

Once more, Tails sits down in shame.

Tails: "I guess I'm not cut out to enjoy nature properly."

Amy kneels down to comfort Tails, laying a hand down on his shoulder.

Amy: "Any withdrawal always leaves us wanting more, Tails. Trust me when I say it's taken me lots to conquer the need to have my hammer on me this weekend so I totally understand what you're going through. Just use nature to your advantage. Maybe you'll find a good reason to enjoy the now."

Tails ponders her words for a moment and proceeds to stand back up.

Tails: [sighs] "Okay. Give me until tomorrow. Maybe by then I'll see what this whole thing is really about."

Campsite

7:30 a.m.

The Next Morning

The sun slowly rises above the campsite and the birds are chirping rather calmly. Inside the tent, Tails awakes while Sonic continues to snooze.

Tails: [yawns and stretches] "Hmmm… What a morning! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and Sonic's snoozing as if nothing matters. It's practically relaxing! Now to see what's outside."

Tails exits the tent and listens to the sounds of crickets, the campfire crackling, and the streams flowing nearby. He sits down next to the campfire to listen and take it all in. Comedically, the crickets are jumping about in the campfire, putting on a show for Tails as he sits and giggles at it.

Tails: "You know, this is actually the perfect spot for me to enjoy this. Not stuck inside a tent and enjoying nature. Now to sit back and relax…"

Ever so seamlessly, Tails lays down and closes his eyes, fixating on everything around him.

Tails: "You know, I think I'm starting to like this. I might even consider staying longer than the five days we had planned."

Tails continues to relax, taking in the sounds of nature around him. Suddenly, a loud buzzing sound plays in the background, alerting Tails as he opens his eyes.

Tails: "Funny, I don't remember seeing any beehives nearby. Why even is it so loud?"

Tails sits up and looks overhead to witness a barrage of Buzz Bombers honing in on the campsite.

Tails: "Buzz Bombers? Oh no!"

The Buzz Bombers begin firing projectiles at Tails as he narrowly dodges them. He runs away past his tent as Sonic pokes his head out.

Sonic: "What?! Did somebody say Buzz Bombers?"

The projectiles fire in Sonic's direction forcing him to spin his way out of the tent. Amy and Knuckles also hop out of their tent in response to all the ruckus.

Amy: "Knuckles, what's happening?!"

Knuckles: "There looks to be a barrage of Buzz Bombers zeroing in on our location."

Amy: "Thank you, Captain Obvious! I meant 'why are they here'?"

Knuckles: [shrugs his shoulders] "Beats me!"

The gang converges and is about to reach the bushes when an army of Motobugs and Crabmeats pops out from within. In response, they head back to the center of the campsite. Before they know it, they are standing in the middle of the campsite surrounded by Eggman's robots in fighting stances.

Amy: "I'm really starting to regret not bringing my hammer now."

Tails: "I could really use a good device to get us out of this."

Knuckles: "Good thing I always bring my fists!

Sonic: "Eggman's robots… But we-"

Eggman: "Guess again, Sonic!"

Sonic listens and turns to notice Eggman flying in on his Eggmobile with Orbot and Cubot in the side seats.

Eggman: "I may have just tested my luck with this one. Little did I think you all would fail to notice the hidden camera I placed on your camping luggage to follow you all the way out here!"

Orbot: "Certainly a brilliant idea, courtesy of moi!"

Cubot: "Hey, don't take all the credit now. You'll make him mad!"

Sonic: "As if I'm not already mad enough… [turns to Eggman] Can't we ever just take a break from you and your annoying robots? We left our home for a reason: to go relax in nature and now you're ruining it for us!"

Eggman: "It's all apart of the plan! But I won't ruin the surprise here; not while I'm busy ruining your little vacation! Robots, ATTACK!"

The ground robots begin to charge at the gang. Sonic counterattacks by chaining Homing Attacks across several Motobugs. Amy attempts to kick away a single Crabmeat, but finds that her foot alone is ineffective.

Amy: "That's odd, why didn't it-"

The Crabmeat pinches her leg causing her to yelp and hop away, hurting when Knuckles appears to beat the robot and its accompanying look-a-likes into the ground.

Knuckles: "Told ya my fists would come in handy!"

Annoyed, Amy lowers her eyelids.

Amy: "You don't have to rub it in."

Meanwhile, Tails is getting shot at by Buzz Bombers and pinched by Crabmeats from all angles and is forced to run away toward the forest in cowardice. Sonic notices just as soon as he spins to take out a Crabmeat.

Sonic: "Tails! Wait up, buddy!"

Sonic speeds away to follow Tails with Amy and Knuckles trailing while the robots pursue them.

Amy: "Sonic, Tails, wait for us!"

Overhead, Eggman watches as the battle unfolds.

Eggman: "Now that we've made out presence known and they're retreating, I say it's time we make our way to power up the contraption we've built for them!"

Cubot: "Oh, I can already smell the fresh scent of shredded forest… except, wait. I don't even have a nose!"

Eggman: "Yeah, but you do have a voice box you ought to keep shut! Don't wanna ruin the surprise."

Orbot: "Apologies, old friend, but I'm with the boss on this one."

Cubot: "Oh, right. Sorry."

Eggman and his henchman fly away.

Forested area

Elsewhere, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are all together on the same trail with Eggman's robots in pursuit. They then find themselves at a four-way intersection.

Sonic: "Let's split up! Covering more ground will scatter the robots thin."

Amy: "As much as I agree with your strategy, Sonic, I think we ought to consider how much more forest they could try and destroy if we split up."

Sonic: [quickly] "No time for arguments, Amy! Let's go!"

Sonic zips off onto his path while Tails, Knuckles, and Amy each take their own paths with a certain number of robots following them.

Sonic's path

Sonic spins off a wall and back onto the path as he enters a cave with Motobugs in pursuit. He looks ahead to see rocks in his path before turning behind him to notice their formation. Thinking smart, he swerves between the rocks as they hone in on him, each of them slamming into the rocks and shattering one by one. As soon as he exits the cave from the other side, Sonic flicks his nose, snickers at how stupid the robots were, and speeds off.

Knuckles' path

Knuckles slides down a hill as an infantry of Crabmeats pursues. He skids to a halt as soon as he reaches the bottom wary of the pond in front of him. He takes note of the lily pads in the water and starts thinking as the Crabmeats keep up to him. Unfortunately, he thinks too long and they start pinching at him to which he dodges out of the way.

Knuckles: "Whoa!"

Knuckles begins to hop across the lily pads before turning around to face his robot foes.

Knuckles: [taunting] "Hey, crab cakes! Afraid of a little water are you?!"

The Crabmeats' eyes turn red and they charge for him only to fall into the water and malfunction.

Knuckles: "Guess that was too easy!"

Knuckles hops away and glides over the water.

Amy's path

Without her hammer, Amy feels helpless against the swarm of Buzz Bombers swooping down toward her as they continue to fire on her.

Amy: [running away] "This wasn't on the list of things to do this week. I wanted us to all learn how to water ski on the lake not run for our lives weaponless against Eggman's robots!"

She jumps over a projectile and screams.

Amy: "I could really use my hammer right now!"

Amy ducks and covers behind a tree and waits until the buzzing passes over her. For a a moments she thinks she's in the clear and sighs. She turns to walk away when, suddenly another swarm appears above her and opens fire on her. She reacts by climbing the tree as the Buzz Bombers swoop lower to get a good shot on her while she's up there. While on top the branch, she raises her hands in surrender.

Amy: [feigning] "Don't shoot, I surrender!"

One Buzz Bomber turns to the other and nods. Amy then lowers her arms and leaps onto the branch, sending it down before it springs back up, effectively destroying the Buzz Bombers in one fell swoop.

Amy: "See, even nature can help one out in a pinch! Now if only I had shown Tails that."

Tails' path

Tails is running away from Motobugs, Crabmeats, and Buzz Bombers all in pursuit of him alone.

Tails: "Yikes! If only I had seen more on how nature could help me out in a pinch!"

Tails finds himself cornered in a cave where he cowers behind a boulder. The robots lose sight of him and begin to search for him with their flashlights. From where he sits, Tails closes his eyes and begins to remember everyone's words.

Knuckles: "A walk in the woods is a good way to start working out."

Sonic: "Amy's got all kinds of tricks up her sleeve!"

Amy: "Just use nature to your advantage!"

Tails opens his eyes in realization.

Tails: "I'm not sure how much those first two will really help me here, but I think I've found the motivation to try something different in this moment of epiphany!"

Tails grabs several rocks near his feet and hops out from behind the boulder.

Tails: "Hey, Eggman's robots!"

The robots are alerted as one by one they are destroyed by Tails throwing rocks at them from the dark. Before they know it, Tails takes them all out without them attacking.

Tails: "Alright, nature rocks!"

Tails proceeds to fly away and exit the cave.

Forest clearing

After conquering their respective paths, the gang reunites on the same path they each were taken towards.

Sonic: "Wow, what an adventure!"

Tails: "It sure was! Look at all the rocks I found!"

Knuckles: "It's funny 'cause I took out Eggman's robots without laying a finger on them."

Amy: "So did I! Well, it was the branch's fault."

Sonic: "I'm sure they had it coming, great job, gang!"

The gang prepares to fist bump when suddenly the trees near them start to collapse.

Sonic: "Watch out!"

Sonic pulls everyone out of the way to safety. They look up to witness a tree shredder piloted by Eggman.

Eggman: [evil laughs] "You thought this was over? Guess again, green freaks!"

Sonic: [grunts] "Eggman, tearing down the forest to build your base is so 1991! Haven't you ever thought up an eco-friendly method to build up your empire?"

Eggman: "If you're trying to give us an environmentally profound speech, Sonic, it's not working. Now shut up or face the wrath of the Egg Shredder!"

Sonic lowers his eyelids in annoyance.

Sonic: "...You know, I think I'd rather face the wrath of the Egg Shredder than listen to you loudmouth run any day!"

Eggman: "Then you leave me no choice!"

Eggman revs up the Egg Shredder's saw blades.

Orbot: "Oh, boy! I love the sound of a saw blade revving up!"

The Egg Shredder charges at the group forcing them to scatter. The Egg Shredder focuses on Sonic as he speeds away from the trees. He turns to face the robot and runs backward.

Sonic: "Can't catch me with just two saw blades, Egghead!"

Orbot and Cubot begin firing projectiles from the turrets they man. Sonic dodges the projectiles, surprised.

Sonic: "Okay… not as easy as I thought."

Sonic runs back toward the forest with the robot in pursuit. Here, the robot passes by Knuckles who sneaks up on it. As it continues to chase Sonic, Knuckles leaps for the cannon Orbot is in, shocking Orbot.

Orbot: "Oh no! I must retreat!"

Orbot retreats toward the cockpit as Knuckles smashes the cannon, leaps toward the one with Cubot, and destroys it too as Cubot retreats.

Eggman: [growls] "I knew I should've invented better defenses for those turrets!"

Knuckles joins the fight with Sonic.

Sonic: "Thanks a lot, Knuckles!

The two of them give each other a high five.

Sonic: "Now we just need to find a way to break off the saws and it's toast!"

Knuckles: "Good thing I can dig while you create a diversion!"

Knuckles digs underground as Sonic speeds away, Eggman losing them in confusion.

Eggman: "If only there weren't still so many trees in the way! Where'd you go?"

A rock hits Eggman's windshield, surprising him.

Eggman: "What?!"

Tails hovers in with a bunch of rocks in hand.

Tails: "Hey, Eggman! Ever heard the one about when you mess with nature it messes with you back? Didn't think so!"

Eggman: "Why you-!"

As Eggman drives passed a tree, its branch pulls back and hits the windshield, causing him to shriek. He looks over to see Amy in the tree.

Amy: "Always use nature to your advantage, Eggman! Maybe you'd see that more if it weren't for you hogging it all with your robots and other tech!"

Eggman: [outraged] "I'll show you using nature to my advantage!"

Eggman turns the machines toward her and raises the saw blades to reach toward her. Amy is forced to leap to the next tree to avoid getting shredded. Suddenly, a blue blur zips by, effectively cutting off both saw blades seamlessly.

Eggman: "WHAT?!"

Sonic emerges from his curled ball form and joins with Tails and Amy on the ground.

Sonic: "See, Egghead?! Nothing can defeat the beauty of nature, not even technologically advanced shredders like yours!"

Eggman: "You know you really don't have to hammer in the environmental message! Besides, this robot may be weaponless, but it can still squash you into blue jelly!"

Eggman shifts the Egg Shredder into forward drive when Sonic assumes a protective stance in front of Tails and Amy.

Sonic: "Wait for it…"

The Egg Shredder malfunctions as Knuckles emerges from the middle, having sliced through it from the underbelly. Knuckles then lands in front of the gang and stands heroically as the robot explodes behind him and sends Eggman flying into the sky.

Eggman: "I'LL BE BACK!"

With a twinkle in the sky, Eggman disappears. On the ground, the gang watches together as he flies away.

Sonic: "Wow, Knuckles! You did excellent with your digging maneuver and you were unfazed by the explosion! Great job, buddy!"

Knuckles: "You know, what can I say? Cool guys don't look at explosions!"

Campsite

11:24 a.m.

Five Days Later

After a week of camping, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are packing up tent and all. Tails begins to talk as he packs up the tent on his own.

Tails: "You know guys, this week was really fun what without technology and all. If it weren't for that little scuttle with Eggman, I wouldn't have realized the dangers my devices would bring to the environment and my social life! I sure would hate to become like him and bring my machines everywhere. I mean, I wouldn't deliberately tear down any forest I come across, but still."

Sonic: "Glad you finally realized the joys of camping, little bro! But really, if it wasn't for me pointing out your technology obsession you wouldn't have come through to help us out. So, really, I'd be happy to take all the credit for this victory!"

Amy turns to him and clears her throat.

Sonic: "What? I was just kidding!"

Tails: [giggles] "Oh, Sonic! What would we do without you?"