A/N: Warning. The following part of episode 5 contains 69% more Knuckles than the previous two parts. If you have too much Knuckles in your system right now, wait until reading. Also, come back with a Cheese Coney for me.
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Robot Card: Decoe
Model: E-0003
Equipment: Robot Link Drive, Armored Fist
Purpose: Road Buddy/Servant/Comic Relief Henchman
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Rose Residence- 22:18
Chris, Danny, Swift, Tanaka, Frances, and Miles were in Helen's room with several police officers, including Sam Speed, busy comforting a blonde haired woman in her mid thirties with pale skin, and light blue eyes, which she was currently crying out. Before you ask, YES, this is Helen's mother. As for her father, a light brown haired man in his late thirties with dark blue eyes, and slightly tanned skin, he was trying to answer the police's question about his missing daughter. Although Sam Speed- who knew Chris and his friends so well- insisted that he knew all there was to know about Helen, the other officers insisted that they had to follow procedure.
"Calm down," Frances quietly told Mrs. Rose, despite her own worries. "I'm sure the police will find something."
"It's not that I'm worried that they won't find anything," Mrs. Rose answered her between choked sobs. "I'm worried that it will be too late before they do!"
"I assure you, Mrs. Rose," Sam stated while placing a hand on her shoulder. "I'll find whoever did this within a day! I bet Sonic won't beat me to her!"
"Knowing Master Chris' uncle," Tanaka added, looking at Sam, "he will be able to do so." Sam could only beam at this comment.
"Speaking of Sonic, Uncle Sam," Chris questioned, "I heard you lost to him in a race." This made the man's grin fade.
"…To be honest," Sam sighed, "I'm truly wanting a rematch. I think his main motivation for that was because my boys were trying to kill him. Also, ever since Sonic sent Hector on a one-way trip out of his car at nearly two hundred miles an hour- thank god for parachutes and comfy chairs, by the way- and showed him up, Hector has become more arrogant and hot-headed. It would be best if it was just me and Sonic for a rematch for 'World's Fastest.'"
While the police were marking down any signs of damage, trying to figure out who would be capable of the crime and how it played out based on the damage. Looking at the broken window, they thought someone jumped out of the window with Helen, but there were not any traces of something to land on- there wasn't a tall tree right outside, and there weren't any tire tracks right outside… nothing.
"Let's see here," Miles muttered to himself while looking back and forth between the damaged door, broken window, glass stains, the back of the semi-conscious Amy- who was still here- and the scattered clothes. Miles was not a true detective, but he had quite a brain capacity and- after working with a rather insane blue hedgehog Chao for at least three years- a bit of knowledge in how a situation occurred.
"Hey, Miles," Danny questioned while watching the Chao's eyes, "what are you looking for?" Just then, Miles' dot above his head turned into an exclamation point.
"I think I know how it happened," Miles announced. Everyone turned to the fox Chao, who climbed up on the bed- being careful of the remaining glass shards. Turning to Amy, he asked, "You said you were knocked out from behind, right…?"
"Y-yes," Amy replied. "And by the way, it's Amy."
"Miles," the fox Chao greeted. "So, you couldn't see who attacked you?"
"No," the pink hedgehog Chao sighed, a swirl over her head. "I barricaded the door when we noticed someone with a gold hand trying to break in, but I heard the window, and I was out cold a couple seconds later."
"Not to mention you have a nasty bump on your head," Swift mentioned, looking at Amy's head. The female hedgehog had a slight blush at how close Swift's head was to hers. Miles nodded, and then turned to Frances.
"And you said you were on the phone with Helen, um… Chaos, I wish I didn't sleep in when Swift met you guys."
"It's Frances, Miles," the redhead smiled. "Anyways, yes. I told her to call the police, but I guess they got her by the time I suggested it."
"So," Miles concluded, "judging by the damage, the door was broken, and someone tried to break in, only to be blocked. Luckily for them, they had someone who could fly or climbing waiting outside the window to break in- a Fly or Power Chao. Chao quickly broke in, knocked out Amy, eliminated barricade, and disposed of Helen's phone- which is why nobody's found it. It was at least two against one… Helen was as good as caught."
"Speed," one of the officers spoke up, holding a paper. "We found this under the girl's pillow." Sam took the note, and quickly looked it over. Chris and Miles took the time to steal a glance from the letter.
To the girl's parents:
If you are reading this message, then that means my men have kidnapped your only child, and I am holding her hostage. Now, do not worry… she is safe for now. However, that may change if Sonic the Hedgehog- as well as his new friend Tails the Fox- do not show themselves at the warehouses near Station Square's piers by 5 p.m. tomorrow. Alone. No police involvement is necessary- that means if anyone in blue other than a hedgehog shows up, then the girl's chances of dying suddenly go up.
I will release the girl as soon as Sonic and Tails show themselves. I assure you that I mean her no harm. Oh, and Tails… I have to admit, it was a hell of a show you displayed against GUN. I have never seen a pilot of your capabilities. I hope to see that your hand-to-hand is as good as your flying, as it may get messy if you don't.
"The Eggman"
Sam, Chris, Swift, and Miles were all silent at this message. Nobody else said a single word for about three minutes. Sam decided to break the ice. "…Who the hell calls himself 'The Eggman' of all pseudonyms?"
"Does that matter?" Chris questioned, raising an eyebrow. "Although, I've heard worse nicknames." He then remembered something in that letter, as well as something earlier in that letter.
"The real question we should be asking," Mr. Rose broke in, "is how we get in contact with this Sonic character?" At this comment, Chris, Miles, Danny, and Tanaka all subconsciously looked away. They knew that they all had something to do with Sonic, but could they openly admit that? Hell no! Chris wanted to tell his friends Helen and Frances that he was a superpowered hedgehog, but he didn't know if a hostage situation where one of his friends was said hostage was the best time. Especially not with all of these people, including his own uncle. A couple weeks ago, he did beat Sam Speed in a race across the town. For some reason or another, the looking away part was ignored.
"He just seems to show up and vanish whenever he feels needed," Frances pointed out, remembering all of the incidents that had been happening. "Chances are he'll find a way into this."
"Well," an officer grinned, "whoever the hell this 'Eggman' is, he has just given us a way to capture him and Sonic. If this Tails guy exists, then we may as well arrest him too. The docks are huge- police will be swarming the place. It'll take more than luck for Sonic to escape us this time!"
After a few comforting words were said to Helen's parents, and Chris and Sam talked a bit, everyone left for home. As Chris was about to leave, a red-clad hand clasped his shoulder. He looked to see his uncle wearing a serious expression. "Chris," Sam announced. "You're worried about Helen, aren't you?" The boy could only nod. "…Well, I'm sure that I can convince the school to be closed for tomorrow on account of the terrorist attacks as of late. Also, it could be rough- the other police officers want to catch Sonic, and are actually going to prepare to do anything to catch him. I want you to avoid getting hurt, okay?"
"…Sure, Uncle Sam," Chris replied. Sam flashed him a smile.
"Hey, I'll bring Helen to your house for you," the Speed King promised, rubbing Chris' hair, messing it up. "Stay out of trouble for me." Sam then walked over to his car, climbed in, and soon drove off. Swift walked out, holding a banana in his little hands.
"…I like your uncle," Swift smiled, taking a bite out of the banana. Getting serious, he stated, "Looks like we're heading to the docks, after all."
"Yeah," Chris sighed, remembering that he was supposed to be at the docks to fight Ahaw Kin. 'Wait…' Chris realized. 'He may have known I was Sonic, but… does he know Helen?'
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Warehouses by the Docks- 15:46
Two blurs- one blue, and one yellow-orange- rushed towards the warehouses, stopping in front of one of them. The two blurs were revealed to be Sonic and Tails. "Thank god I can fly with my tails," the kitsune Neo Mobian sighed while looking at Sonic. "I don't think I could've kept up with you otherwise."
"True," Sonic smiled. Sonic then closed his eyes, triggering his Chaos Sense. It wasn't long before Sonic detected several traces of Chaos Energy coming from several humans. Obviously, the police were hiding throughout the area. Sonic's smile faded. "The police are here… that only complicates things."
"Hopefully whoever orchestrated Helen's abduction does not have the well trained Chaos Sense as your Chao side has acquired," Tails replied. "We do not want to risk Helen being killed by this 'Eggman' fellow."
'I think the nickname's pretty cool,' Swift silently voiced. 'Not something one would expect, and funny to remember!'
"Anyways," Sonic announced, "we don't have just this Eggman guy to worry about. What about Ahaw Kin and Spike?" Tails was somewhat confused, but remembered yesterday afternoon. "I still have to deal with them."
"Then take care of it," Tails concluded. Sonic was stunned at this message. "…Look, just deal with their Neo Mobian form quickly, and find me. I'll try to avoid police confrontation and find Helen." Handing the hedgehog an earpiece, he explained, "Dr. Naka made these for us to communicate with each other. As soon as I find Helen and this Eggman guy, I'll call you." Tails then jumped up, flying to the rooftop of the building they were near, and ran off, jumping from roof to roof.
Sonic looked around, making sure nobody was there before placing the earpiece in his left ear. '…Do you want me to find that Spike guy from yesterday?' Swift questioned.
'Yes, please,' Chris replied as Sonic ran off as well, searching for his opponents. Thousands of things ran through Chris' half of Sonic's mind. Tails did temporarily restrain Spike, and he and Ahaw Kin were their first enemies to deduce Chris' identity as Sonic. Although it was slightly obvious for Swift (with his traits and all), Chris had almost nothing in common except for the Morpher on his right wrist. These two were smarter than most of the robots Sonic has fought, but it was really pushing it considering the time limit of Ahaw Kin's scheduled duel and this "Eggman's" demanded time.
Could these guardians tell that Chris wasn't going to fight them? Could they have broken into Helen's house, knocked out Amy before she could even see them, grab Helen, and rush out all for a fight? If that was the case, then this just got personal.
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Warehouse 34- 15:52
Sonic slowly opened the door to the building, looking around. "Hello?" Sonic yelled, walking into the abandoned warehouse, his eyes darting from side to side. "Is there anybody here? There's a pepperoni and cheese pizza for the first guy to come out of hiding!" There wasn't a single response at that comment. Sonic sighed in frustration.
'Man,' Chris groaned to Swift, 'that would get about half the kids I know. Either these guys are focused on fighting us, or they're masters of silence who could attack from anywhere at anytime.'
"Out of curiosity," Ahaw Kin voiced from behind Sonic, "what are these 'pepperonis' that you speak of?" Sonic looked behind him to see the confused faces of Ahaw Kin and Spike- who had a question mark over his head. "I hope they're not meat or anything, as I'm a vegetarian."
'Or, this guy's a gullible vegan whose never been in a pizza place,' Swift humorously answered.
"…Never mind," Sonic told them. "So, you guys wanted to see me?"
"Yeah, we do," Spike replied as his question mark faded. "You're earlier than we expected. Now, let's get started." Sonic lowered himself into a fighting stance, physically and mentally preparing himself for whatever tactics the two could throw at him.
"Hey, Spike," Ahaw Kin shyly questioned while looking at the Morpher, "how do you work this thing?" Sonic, upon hearing this, nearly fell over. Spike, however, had an annoyed swirl over his head.
"You mean that old guy never told us!?" Both halves of Sonic had to admit while looking at the human and Chao struggle to figure out the Morpher. Considering the hype of the battle caused and the detective work done figuring out the hedgehog's identity by the guardian duo, the fact that they could not figure out how to use one of the potentially most dangerous weapons in the world was sad.
"I hope Tails isn't as bored as I am," Sonic muttered.
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Warehouse 25- 15:50
Tails slowly poked his head in the building. "Hello?" he called in, hoping to get an answer. Tails, when he didn't get one, casually walked in, grabbing his Dummy Ring Rifle off his back. "Is there anybody here?" There was still no response.
'Well,' Miles casually began, 'since nobody has jumped out of nowhere, there isn't the familiar yell of 'You're under arrest,' and we're not being shot at, I can tell that the police are not in here.'
'We shouldn't take our chances, though,' Danny replied as Tails leapt into the air, taking flight with his two tails. 'Anything could be here.' Tails landed on one of the large crates, and looked around. Scanning the area from the level, it did not take the two-tailed fox long to find something- well, specifically, someone. Helen Rose was tied to a chair in the middle of the warehouse, a cloth over her mouth. Tails holstered the weapon, and flew down to the girl.
Helen, upon seeing him, began yelling at Tails- either in fear, in praise, or in anger. However, neither the human side nor Chao side of the fox had a degree in the ancient language of "gagged," so Tails couldn't interpret it. "Don't worry," Tails calmly smiled, reaching behind Helen's head to untie the cloth. "I'm here to save you, on behalf of Sonic. My name's Tails, by the way."
As soon as the cloth came undone, Helen immediately yelled, "It's a trap!" Tails gasped in sudden shock- it was all too easy, even if it was his second field mission. How could he not suspect a trap like this? Suddenly, the box that Tails was standing on just a minute earlier collapsed, revealing a certain mustachioed man, his two silver and gold robots, and a giant red robotic spider. Dr. Ivo Robotnik was in Station Square.
"Surprise!" the man announced as Decoe and Bocoe pulled out two confetti guns, shooting them in the air. Robotnik, getting serious, looked at Tails with a grin. "Hello, Tails. Somehow, I thought I would be meeting Sonic face-to-face first, but I suppose locking horns with you will give me some insight on your abilities."
"…You're 'Eggman?'" Tails asked while looking the man that swindled him into coming here up and down. "Wow, you live up to your alias."
"I know," Robotnik sighed. "Sadly, this body structure happens to be genetic on the male side of my family. Believe me; I have tried to break this family curse of egg shaped upper body with everything on the market I could get my hands on." Returning to his serious mode, the scientist introduced, "Now, you are standing before the man who rules the Robotnik Empire: Doctor Ivo Robotnik." Both halves of Tails' brain seemed to synchronize their thinking at the name.
"Wait," Tails questioned. "You're the man who has been responsible for Sonic's several battles, including the one that GUN went after him with planes?"
"The same battle you showed up," Robotnik smirked. "I had another Egg Beetle hang back and watch you go against those pilots. Once again, an impressive air duel."
"I'm flattered," Tails replied, reaching for his rifle. Pointing it at the scientist and casting a quick glance at Helen, the fox demanded, "Now, why did you get this girl involved!?"
"Simple," Robotnik replied as if the whole situation had a method to it. "Has Sonic told you that Miss Rose there is the first human that he interacted with? I figured that he has an attraction to her, so it was to draw him out. If he isn't here with you, then he is being held up by a potential pair that- once they figure out all they have to do is press the center of the device- could match him blow for blow." Casting a glance of his own at the spider robot, Robotnik smirked, "In the meantime, however, you should start running. The Egg Tarantula likes to play with its food before it eats them."
As if to prove his point, the large spider robot climbed past Robotnik, Decoe, and Bocoe, crawling towards Tails and Helen. The fox boy, surprised at this, dropped his rifle, grabbed Helen's chair, and flew upward right as the large spider rammed its head into the ground where the two once were.
"Doctor," Decoe questioned, "you mean you forgot to tell the boy and his echidna Chao how to transform with the Chaos Morpher?"
"It slipped my mind," Robotnik embarrassedly announced.
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Warehouse 35- 15:57
"Have you figured it out, yet?" Chris asked Ahaw Kin and Spike. Considering that nobody else was around and Ahaw Kin already knew his secret identity, Chris felt no reason to stay as Sonic until Ahaw Kin transformed. Swift, already bored, wandered around the area aimlessly, seeing how many times he could run around the warehouse before Ahaw Kin and Spike transformed, "As much as I'm against fighting you," Chris announced, "I'm willing to help you activate your Morpher."
"How do we know you won't sabotage it!?" Spike accused, a swirl over his head. Chris sighed at the comment- at the rate things were going, Tails could have already found Helen, and he wanted to hurry this up. But the last time he tried to just leave, the red Chao told him to hold still so they could figure it out. So, Chris decided to take a better approach- just show them how to transform.
"Hey, Swift," Chris called out to the hedgehog Chao, who just finished his ninetieth lap. "Since one of them is being stubborn to refuse physical help, how about we just show them?"
"I can't think of a good reason not to," Swift agreed. Chris then turned to Ahaw Kin and Spike, who were just poking the watch, and whistled to get their attention.
"Guys, watch this," Chris insisted. Pressing on the center of the Morpher, Chris yelled, "Chaos Soul, Activate!" Pretty soon, Sonic was where Chris and Swift once stood. Ahaw Kin and Spike looked at each other, the former smirking while the latter groaned.
"And you said asking for their help would do more harm than good," Ahaw Kin taunted the Chao. He then pressed on the center of his Morpher, yelling, "Chaos Soul, Roar!" Soon, Spike turned into a dark red beam of light, which enveloped his human partner. Ahaw Kin's hair grew out in a few dreadlock like quills, his ten fingers became only six, a jagged tail protruded from his backside, red fur grew all over his body, and two long spikes grew from each of his hands.
Soon, Sonic found himself face-to-face with a red echidna-like man with two long spikes protruding out of his knuckles, three fingers per hand, and a white crescent on his slightly exposed, muscular torso wearing a dusted cowboy's hat, a brown, woven vest over a white muscle shirt, red denim pants with a chain belt, and a pair of purple goggles hanging from around his neck. The dark red Morpher around his left wrist shined brightly with the sunlight coming through the windows. "All right," the echidna form of Ahaw Kin began while looking at his new hands. "So, this is how you became Sonic."
"Yeah, I know," Sonic replied. "Now, I have a question for- whoa!" The hedgehog found himself having to dodge a powerful punch by the echidna, who was forced to punch the metal crate that was behind the hedgehog earlier. However, instead of hurting the echidna's hand, the punch ended up slightly denting the metal, leaving two small holes in the center of the dent. Sonic then felt a warm red substance slide down his cheek, which had been sliced by the attack. Sonic had little time to look at the damage before the echidna attacked again, this time with a right hook that Sonic had to duck under.
Once Sonic recovered his balance by the two sudden attacks, he turned to the echidna, who was scowling. "I thank you for teaching me how to access this form, Sonic," the echidna bowed. "Still, you have stolen the Master Emerald, and I will see judgment done."
'You know,' Swift groaned, 'maybe we were better off trying to find Helen.' Chris was about to agree when Sonic was once again forced to dodge another potentially deadly punch. Sonic then quickly kicked the echidna back a few yards, and jumped up. Sonic then kicked off the side of a crate, getting some extra air.
'Okay,' Chris agreed as Sonic landed on the top of a nearby crate, 'that would have been better than this. Though had we let these guys figure out the Morpher and left after we rescued Helen without dealing with them, they could've torn Station Square apart!'
Out loud, Sonic yelled, "Now that I'm out of your attack range, care to listen to me?"
"Oh, you're not out of the woods, yet," the echidna smirked. "The human side of me liked to rock climb in his spare time when the Chao side was watching the Master Emerald that you stole… add in the new spikes on my knuckles, and you'll get the rest." The next thing Sonic knew, the echidna rammed his right fist into the crate, and the left one slightly higher. Soon, the echidna pulled himself up slightly, yanking the right fist out to ram it above the left one.
"You have got to be kidding me," Sonic breathed as the echidna scaled the metal crate with improvised footholds. Once the echidna reached the top, he jumped up, and delivered a powerful backhand to Sonic's face, making him skid across the metal.
"Nope," the echidna replied as he cracked his neck. "The hobbies of the human side of me and the powers of the Chao side make me quite an opponent for you, Sonic. Now, get ready to die." Sonic got back up, and saw the echidna charging at him. Sonic sidestepped the echidna's charge, and roundhouse kicked him in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground. Noticing the exposed spikes on the echidna's hands, he rushed over and stepped on the ones on the right hand, breaking them with his impressive lower body strength. The echidna howled in pain, but luckily the injury did not result in blood loss.
"Now that I've gotten you're attention," Sonic stated, ignoring the scream of agony, "are you willing to hear me out or do I have to break the second set of spikes on knuckles?" The echidna, after pulling his right hand out from under Sonic's foot, clenched it up, and began to concentrate. "Um… don't tell me that you plan to fight me with an injured fist when your fighting style is all about using your hands," Sonic remarked. That statement turned terribly sour when two new red spikes grew out of the back of the echidna's right hand.
"…That took a lot more energy than I thought it would," the echidna groaned while rubbing his sore right hand. Sonic, however, was completely flabbergasted. Sure, he knew that Neo Mobians, like Chao, had ridiculously fast healing abilities, but the fact that this echidna just regenerated two broken spikes within a minute… that was pushing the laws of physics more than their existence already did!
"How in the hell did you do that?" Sonic questioned. "I know we're fast healers, but that's ridiculous even for us!"
"Oh, right," the echidna realized. "You see, this is not the first time either side of me had to deal with the Chao half's spikes breaking. Luckily, as a Knuckles clan echidna Chao, the Chao side can regenerate damage done to bones quicker than most Chao."
"So, should I call you 'Knuckles' when you're like this?" The echidna, now named Knuckles, stabbed his newly grown spikes into the lid of the metal crate they were on, and whipped around, kicking Sonic into the air. Knuckles then yanked his hand out, letting his momentum take him airborne, clapped his hands together, and swung them both vertically, knocking Sonic on top of another crate. The echidna then landed on top of Sonic, holding his sharp left claws to the hedgehog's throat.
"Knuckles would be… nice," the echidna answered.
'It looks like we've got him,' Spike grinned as the echidna grabbed Sonic's neck with the right hand. 'Let's finish Sonic off before he gets away!'
'Not yet, Spike,' Ahaw Kin replied. 'Before we pass judgment, I want to know where Sonic has placed the Master Emerald. Maybe he'll cooperate knowing that we have bested him.'
'I hope they realize that we can communicate with them telepathically as long as we're touching,' Swift voiced, shocking Ahaw Kin and Spike.
"S-so I don't need to repeat myself," Knuckles growled, trying to recover credibility as he pressed the spikes to Sonic's neck. "What have you done with the Master Emerald!?"
"Once again," Sonic replied, "we don't have it. We never did. Sure, we have two Chaos Emeralds, but we had no intentions with this Master Emerald! I've been meaning to ask, but who told you that!?"
"The same man who gave me the Morpher. I have no idea of his name, but he seemed reliable!" Sonic then finally took a look at the Morpher… and noticed the face on it. It looked like the very Egg Pawns he had been destroying for weeks.
'You don't think it was that Doctor Robotnik guy, do you?' Swift questioned.
'Maybe,' Chris stated. Sonic knew he was probably going to regret this, but he curled his legs up, and trust both of them into Knuckles stomach, flipping the echidna off of him and onto his back. 'In the meantime, though, let's reason with these guys.'
'Oh, because it has worked before. They're not going to listen.'
"Look," Sonic said as he and the echidna got up, "as much as I'd enjoy getting into an argument with a stubborn mule, I don't have time for this. If whoever set us against each other is who I think it is, then not only are two of my human side's closest friends in danger, but you have been played." The echidna, who had no idea what was going on, raised an eyebrow at this.
"What are you talking about?" Knuckles questioned. Just then, surprising them both, the front doors of the warehouse were thrown open by several police officers, all of whom were pointing their guns at the two Neo Mobians.
"Freeze!" the head of the officers, a certain Hector Drags, yelled as he pointed his gun at the two. "Sonic the Hedgehog… and whoever the hell that echidna guy is! You two are under arrest!" Sonic groaned at the sudden addition to his problems.
'When it rains,' Chris grumbled to Swift.
'It freaking pours,' Swift finished.
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Human Card: Samuel Speed
Occupation: Racecar Driver (former), Police Officer (current), Speed Team Leader (Red)
Known Relatives: Christopher Thorndyke (Nephew), Nelson Thorndyke (brother-in-law), Lindsey Speed-Thorndyke (sister)
Hobbies: Automobile racing, hanging out with Chris, dreaming of having that rematch with Sonic
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Kingdom Rider92's Notes: Okay, I will admit that this one episode is taking me a hell of a lot longer than it should. Luckily, today I have the entire day off, as it is the start of my Spring Break. I'll try to finish the last part of episode 5 by the end of today or tomorrow. No promises about Easter Sunday, though, due to the fact that my family will be going on a cruise and I don't know when my laptop will be getting to my family's room. We going straight to Hell, baby!
Okay, about the chapter itself… there was a deleted scene with Ahaw Kin and Spike asking each other, "What if Sonic doesn't show?" That was then answered by Robotnik saying he has a way. Now, as much I like to give new but important characters screen time, I thought it would take too long, and this website (as well as several readers' patience) does have a limit. Also, I wanted to give Sam Speed a little more screen time, as he hasn't appeared for three episodes now.
Speaking of Sam Speed, he plays a far more important role in this than he did in Sonic X, because it allows the two characters to grow. In Sonic X, they are supposed to be rivals for the world's fastest, but Sam got the short end of the stick like the rest of the cast by barely being mentioned (if at all) in season 3 save for Chris. Laziest way to get rid of several cast members at the same time ever. My view on Sonic and Sam Speed's rivalry/relationship is that in Sonic X, Speed could have damn well been a better rival and even a potential ally if they had a Batman and Commissioner Gordon style relationship. Sonic in this series is a vigilante due to his powers, tactics, and even his species. Speed, on the other hand, may break a few speeding laws, but he's a law abiding citizen other than that, and actually likes Sonic. That will be demonstrated in Part 4 of this episode.
Now, Edge… who's your next guest?
Edge's Corner: Okay, I flipped a coin, and it landed on tails. Everybody on the internet, welcome Ahaw Kin!
Ahaw Kin: Um… hi, internet?
Edge: Well, let's get started with the reviews… first!
Salamander Hanzo by Edge: Okay, let me just say that this is somehow the author's fault. Other than that, this was funny. I mean, who has heard of a bastardized version of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" like this?
SuperSpeed by Ahaw Kin: It was an interesting chapter, wasn't it? Though Spike did complain that most of his fight scene with that blue Chao was taken out… as well as the fact that the news made the damage far more severe than it really was. But, I suppose that is television for you.
Zohaku by Ahaw Kin: Okay, you remind me of the one character saw in a movie once where we snuck in. I believe it was Star Wars? Yeah, let's go with that one. You talked like one of the characters. And that fight scene could have gone longer, but we were running short on time. Also, are you you're not that character from that movie? Because I'm sure those people called "Jedi" could read minds.
Kingdom Rider92: Okay, that's our show for today. Next guest on the program will be Sam Speed. Please leave any and all questions in the reviews. Now, to prepare for leaving on that cruise! Kingdom Rider92, out!