Super Sonic Squad
Season Two, Episode One
Death To The Royal Family
This is the edited, remastered director's cut from August 2017. I am proud to have brought back a classic feature-length episode to relive the memories of when the original Sonic Squad series was getting better and better. The original version of this story was planned in May-June 2012, and was written August-September 2014. All edits include spelling/grammar fixes and dialogue rearranging. Please enjoy!
Death To The Royal Family
It was an uneasy day at the Mario Bros. Plumbing Shop. Luigi was already having a rough day, having to handle everything himself. All those plungers, wrenches, and screwdrivers he made were not as good as the ones that Mario had made when the business was still up and running.
Luigi had already cut himself while building a new screwdriver. Trying very hard, he took things patiently and kept going, but he soon became nervous when Christopher Thorndyke stood at his door. He watched Luigi continue his business, as the plumber grew uneasy when Chris began to stand right behind him.
"You seem to be having trouble," Chris spoke up as he examined the tools Luigi made. "Need assistance?"
"No thank you," Luigi rudely replied. "I can prove to Mario that I can do this without him."
"But don't you miss him? He had to return to the Mushroom Land and leave you behind to carry on the business. Don't you want to bring him back?"
"I wish. But let me tell you: once you step foot into the Mushroom Land, you'll never be the same again. That mushroom aroma can really make a guy go crazy, running off to whatever adventure awaits... if there IS one."
"I kinda feel that way. I miss joining Sonic in whatever else is going on, whether it be battling Eggman or not."
"Hold it! Remember that portal to Mobius you made a while ago?"
"My grandfather was the brains behind the science. I finished it for him and did the tests. I remember using it to enter Mobius six years after Sonic went back to his home. The only problem was that it decreased my age as I entered the realm. Time on Mobius goes slower than it does here on Earth; two months in Mobius means six years here. Luckily, once I got back to Earth, I was my mature self. So that should tell you that there are hazards for something like that."
"But what about that Egg Timer that Dr. Eggman created. It brought his younger self to the present, so why don't we use a little power from there? Is it possible to combine it with the portal?"
"As crazy as that sounds, I'd like to see that happen myself. Alright, I'll give it a shot."
Later, Christopher led Luigi to his mansion, where the special portal still stood in his laboratory. Dr. Eggman had left his Egg Timer in Chris' lab after he had used it for its purpose. Chris was able to connect the correct wires that led from the mad genius' contraption to the portal; perhaps it would allow him to enter Mobius and keep his current age.
"Everything looks to be in order," Chris said as the portal which led to Mobius began to open. "I set the correct coordinates, and yet I still have my doubts that this will work."
"Don't lose hope too soon," Luigi replied. "Let's do this!"
And so, bravely, the two men stepped through the portal and entered the wonderful world of Mobius.
"It worked!" Luigi exclaimed. "We're here! And we're unaffected!"
"If only Helen was here to see this," Chris continued. "She would surely love the beauty of this realm. But Earth is our home-sweet-home."
"Sonic shouldn't be far. Let's go find him!"
Meanwhile, many miles away, the evil scientist Dr. Eggman became very angry over the fact that his nephew Snively Robotnik had betrayed him. Snively went back to Earth and joined the G.U.N. Forces; as a scientist building the army's weapons, he then went by the name Dr. Julian Snively, stealing his uncle's true name.
"Why didn't he use his real name Colin?" Eggman thought as he became more upset just by thinking about it. "He was named after his father, whom I had roboticized. Yes, he was my brother, but he was no better than me! I am still the greatest genius in the world! I can prove to Snively that I can finally defeat Sonic without him!"
"I don't dink so!" said a voice from out in the hall. Eggman turned to see Wario and Waluigi enter the room. "You can't do anyding widout us! We were so close to succeeding last time we joined forces."
"You two!" Eggman said, surprised. "How did you get past my guards?!"
"It was too easy," Waluigi replied. "The guards were just a couple of dumbots."
"I knew I should not have assigned Scratch and Grounder to be the outdoor guards. So what is your plan?"
"We don't know yet," Wario replied to Eggman. "Dat's why we're trying to run ideas drough our brain while playing chess in da meanwhile." He and Waluigi set a chess board on the nearest table and began to play their game.
Dr. Eggman stared deep into the chess game and studied the strategy between the two competitors. "I already know everything about chess," he thought. "After all, am I not a genius with an I.Q. of 300? Perhaps this should be how I will improve my lair. I shall build a bigger fortress including a torrent on each side and two sets of robot warriors (as the knights), one on each side. And I'll have many rows of normal robot fighters as my pawns. Wario and Waluigi will be my bishops, and I shall be the king! What an inspiration this is! I must start now!"
Later, at the Knothole Village, Tails sat on his bed, thinking nervously about the idea he had not too long ago. Courtney, princess of the deceased realm of Corlon, had been hiding under his bed ever since she had left her former master, Prince Cobra of Straggo; she had no place to go but here. Tails had not told anyone the story, about how he met Courtney after she ran away from the threatening one. He at first thought that it would be a brilliant idea to take her in if she could take the Freedom Fighter oath. But he had forgotten the oath, and he could not access the private files which contained it. The correct document was locked in Sally Acorn's room, and there it would stay out of the enemy's hands. Tails began to wait until the proper day when he would fully introduce Courtney to his fellow Freedom Fighters. Perhaps then would be when Sally would bring out the important document in which the oath was contained.
But Tails could not keep this a secret for long. That night, Sonic saw how secretive Tails has been lately, and so he came to his room. "What do you want, Sonic?" Tails spoke up as Sonic entered the room.
"I just came here to wish my little bro goodnight," Sonic replied as he sat down onto the bed.
Tails began to grow nervous; Courtney was directly under there, and she would be squashed if Sonic was not careful. "Please don't suffocate her!" Tails blurted out. "I'm sorry! I kept this a secret this whole time!"
"I knew something was up," Sonic replied. "You've been hiding someone here this whole time."
"Please don't tell Sally! She won't understand!"
"Hey, quit worrying, Tails. Everything will be just fine. Your friend only needs to take the Freedom Fighter oath, then she'll become one of us. Why didn't you ask for it before?"
"But I have forgotten the oath. How will I know…?"
"Relax, Tails. Sally and I will handle things. Your friend will take the oath tomorrow morning. You'll both be safe. I promise. Goodnight to you and your friend under there."
After Sonic left the room, he saw Luigi and Chris enter the village. He greeted them warmly, rejoicing forces that stood against Dr. Eggman and foiled his schemes.
"This isn't all that I came here for," Luigi said as they went deeper into conversation. "I'm also looking for my bro Mario."
"Feel like he's left you behind, eh?" Sonic replied.
"Life at the plumbing shop is just not the same without him. We can't call it 'Mario Bros.' without both brothers in the picture."
"Well come on in for a surprise."
Sonic led the two men into the main dining hall of the small village, where at a table sat the man Luigi had searched for. "Mario!" Luigi exclaimed. "You're here!"
"Princess Peach allowed me to leave the Mushroom Land for this particular mission," Mario explained in reply. "Sonic needs my help for investigating the new fortress Dr. Eggman has been constructing lately. I'm glad you came to join us, Luigi."
"Hey! What would I do without my little big brother?"
"I see you're still one of a kind."
Back at Dr. Eggman's lab, an intruder had broken into the private area where the mad genius kept his best projects. The diabolical Prince Cobra bashed through a stack of robotic cans of Eggman's tomato sauce, tossed aside a sunshine bulb, and pushed the wrecked Roboticizer out of the way in order to approach the one portal that Eggman had forgotten about for all these years until now.
"Somebody stop him!" Eggman exclaimed. "He's about to use my portal which leads to the Zone of Silence!"
"Is that bad?" Waluigi replied.
"I threw the former king of Mobius in there at the end of the Great War. Now that intruder is going to use the portal for his own purpose!"
"No!" Wario said. "Shoot him down!"
Quick as a fox, Cobra entered the portal and quickly shut its doors to prevent anyone from following him and interfering with his mysterious plot. His eyes first caught sight of the wizard known as Ixis Naugus, who was Dr. Eggman's mentor back in the days of the Great War on Mobius.
"What do you want with me?!" Ixis demanded.
"I wish to speak to his royal majesty," Cobra replied. "Take me to him at once."
"Are you mad?! No one may leave this void; he who leaves will be crystalized if no return is done in time!"
"I am no weakling like the rest of you mortal Mobians. I demand to see the king now. I have an offer to propose to him."
Cobra walked through the void to find the one he had looked for. He finally found the very king of Mobius itself; he found King Maximilian Acorn.
"This strange man insists on seeing you," Ixis said as Maximilian gained an eyeful of Cobra.
"That will be all, old man," Cobra interrupted. "Leave us." As the wizard departed, Cobra began to plead with the king: "Your royal highness, it is an honor to meet you at last."
"Who are you?" the king demanded in reply.
"I am Cobra, prince of Straggo, and I come for help. If you assist me, I shall reward you handsomely by giving you what is rightfully yours. I shall give you back your kingdom, your throne, and your loved ones such as your daughter. I also guarantee the revenge that you shall have upon your former friend Julian Kintobor."
"How do you know all this? How do I know I can trust you?"
"I have just the correct Straggon potion that can prevent us from being crystalized. You must help me destroy the one subject whom I have hunted for so long now. The Corlonian girl Courtney was once my apprentice until she completely betrayed me and sided with the enemy! She must be disposed of! If you help me hunt her down, I will hand you back your kingdom as promised."
"If you are willing to do so, I demand you give me the potion now."
"Certainly," Cobra said as he handed Max a small bottle containing a white liquid. "Come! You have a kingdom to restore."
Dr. Eggman, Wario, and Waluigi watched as Cobra easily walked out with King Max, who had already taken the potion that immediately took effect. "That blue man is a fool!" Eggman thought angrily. "He has freed my old friend, the one whom I took revenge on! I had created all those weapons for him, but they were hardly used during the Great War. He wanted to shut down my greatest works! Too bad he doesn't recognize me now. He can't tell that Julian Kintobor, Ivo Robotnik, and Dr. Eggman are all the same person."
Cobra drew out his sword and pointed it at the three mustached villains. "Give us one of your ships!" he demanded. "The king needs proper transportation."
Wario and Waluigi allowed Cobra and Max to pass through the halls and head for the main garage. As they went past Dr. Eggman, Max still did not recognize him at all. How things had changed so much ever since Eggman's Doomsday Project had been destroyed, along with Robotropolis.
"Sonic and Sally won the first round with the Power Stones years ago…" Eggman thought as he watched Cobra and Max leave the lab, "...and he and Christopher won round two with the Chaos Emeralds later. But now, this is round three, and it is going to be a whole lot tougher of a challenge for him, my sworn enemy!"
Cobra and Max later arrived at the Knothole Village, where many familiar memories came to the head of he who was once the king of Mobius. "I remember this village!" he exclaimed.
"Yes..." Cobra replied. "Your wife had left your daughter and her fellow Freedom Fighters here years ago."
"Rosie! Is she still alive?"
"None can say. Come, let us find the one we seek..."
In Tails' room, Courtney overheard what was happening outside. She crawled out from under Tails' bed and looked out the window to see who once kept her as an apprentice. "Oh no!" she thought aloud as her heart began to pound heavily.
"What is it?" Tails spoke. "Who's out there?"
"The one man whom I fear," Courtney replied.
Tails looked out the window and saw who was out there. "You must mean Cobra!" he continued.
"Exactly. I don't know how he found me."
"You shouldn't be afraid now, Courtney. My friends can help drive him out. But who's that other guy with him? He reminds me of someone."
"See that crown on his head? He must be of authority."
"Did the king come back? SALLY!"
Shushing Tails, Courtney pulled her down from the window, out of sight. Before stepping outside, she gave him the final warning: "I hate to do this, but I'm going out there to fight him alone."
"What?"
"I'm sorry, but you can't come with me. I don't want anything happening to you."
"You can't go out there alone!" Tails objected. "That's gonna worry me even more!"
"I don't want to be responsible for anything that might happen to you. I need you here where you can be safe. Please, Tails... If anyone's going to make a sacrifice, it's going to be me. I'm doing this to protect you…" With that, Courtney left the hut before Tails could say anything else.
A few seconds later, outside the hut, Cobra and Max watched as Courtney boldly approached them with her sword. "It's been a long time…" she spoke to the dark one. "I know you want to strike at me so badly. Go ahead... but you will not harm these innocent people!"
"Innocent?!" Cobra replied. "Don't make me laugh! You're just as guilty as my father!" With that, he drew out his sword and lunged at she who had once been his apprentice.
Tails watched the fight from up in his hut. His eyes widened with horror as Cobra already reached closer to gaining the upper hand. Cobra's sharp sword cut Courtney in every way possible; Courtney tried very hard to strike back with whatever she had, but she was not as skilled as she was before. Her love for the innocent and for Tails seemed to have changed her fighting abilities.
"She does not remember what I trained her," Cobra thought as Courtney was brought down to her knees. "This makes things easier for me. But I must let the king do the rest of the work."
Cobra made one more swing, cutting Courtney across the forehead. It caused her to stumble down to the ground, completely exhausted from the battle. "Finish her, your majesty!" Cobra commanded. "Finish her!"
Cobra handed Max his sword to finish the job. Doing such an act as this would end the race of the Corlonians. Max held the sword up high, ready to plunge it down and do what Cobra had prepared for him to do. But before he could do anything, he saw Tails run out towards Courtney.
"STOP!" Tails cried desperately. "Don't hurt her!"
"A two-tailed fox!" Max thought as he gently lowered the sword back down, forgetting about Courtney. "Could he be little Miles, son of Amadeus? He's grown up so fast! If he finds Courtney as his friend, then something must be out of place here. I just stood there, watching Cobra beat the innocent girl. Perhaps he is the real enemy, fibbing only to fulfill his desire and leave me with nothing. It was a trick!"
Max quickly turned around and slashed the sword at Cobra. Startled and surprised, Cobra grasped at the arm which Max cut, feeling its burning pain. "What are you doing?!" he exclaimed. "You're supposed to be my ally!"
"No, evil one!" Max replied. "None can match you in such craftiness and villainy! I demand you leave now, monster!"
"I'll make you pay for your stubbornness one day!" Cobra barked as he ran out of the village.
Max turned around and looked down at Tails and Courtney. "I am terribly sorry about your friend. I did not know what Cobra had brought me into at first. You are what stopped me from performing the rest of this evil act. You are the son of Amadeus Prower."
"I've never met my dad my whole life," Tails replied. "But my friends take care of me now. Sonic, Sally, and others have done their best, and they still do great about it today."
"I knew I could count on my little girl! Show me, I must see her!"
"Sure. But I should also introduce you to some new friends."
That night, Courtney was placed in the medical room of the village, where she took the Freedom Fighter oath and became a part of the greatest Mobian fighting team. Also, Sally finally reunited with her father, and so the kingdom of Mobotropolis was soon to be rebuilt.
The next morning, Sonic called a meeting for a battle plan against Dr. Eggman's new fortress. Sally, Bunnie, Antoine, Rotor, Max, Tails, Mario, and Amy Rose were the only ones there to attend; Chris was busy doctoring Courtney. Sonic had to remind Max that Dr. Eggman was once the soldier known as Julian Kintobor. "Does Julian still have that insane mustache?" Max asked as they got deeper into the conversation.
"Still insane, and bigger than ever too," Sonic replied.
"Alright, so what's the beef?" Luigi interrupted.
Sonic began to explain: "Since Eggman has made himself that new fortress, this calls for a game I like to call 'Castle Conquest'. I'll take Sally with me up to the top where the main control room is, and we'll dismantle all communications. With the main radio and security cameras knocked out, the robots won't be able to receive orders from Eggman. And after the rest of you clear the front entrance, head up to the control room and meet us there so we can take Eggman away. Sound good?"
"Primitive, compared to how the battle plans of the Great War were organized," Max replied. "But for now, anything goes."
"I say it sounds amazing either way," Luigi came in. "I'll be paired up with my bro Mario! He's been my mother my whole life!"
Offended by that statement, Mario barked in reply: "Hey!"
"Sorry, he's been my FATHER my whole life. My father, uncle, cousin, brother, EVERYBODY…"
"Do tell me," Max interrupted. "What is the true relation between you two?"
"It's a long, complicated story," Mario replied. "Anyway, while we are breaking through the front gate, it would only be fitting that you lead us, your majesty. A king rightfully leads his army into battle."
"Thank you, mister Mario."
Later that day, the banded Freedom Fighters approached the newly-constructed fortress of the evil genius. Eggman himself was prepared for the upcoming battle, knowing his scheme would not easily go down without a fight. He ordered his first wave of robot pawns to march over the drawbridge he lowered for them, while Wario and Waluigi commanded their own squads to curve around each side of the castle.
Max led Bunnie, Rotor, Mario, Luigi, Amy, and Tails to the front of the castle. They were easily confronted by Eggman's robots constantly running towards them. But luckily, Max had recovered some of the ancient Mobian weapons for the Freedom Fighters to use. Mario and Luigi, however, decided to go their own way and steal a couple of the robots' laser rifles.
"These robots are merely cat's paws!" Max exclaimed as they fought on. "I'd like to run right in there and see Julian face-to-face!"
"That you will," Sonic assured in reply. "As long as there is no radio signal, these cat's paws won't know what to do next. Come on Sal, we're heading for that Baldy McNosehair."
"How history has changed..." Sally muttered. "And Eggman has changed the most."
Undetected, Sonic and Sally climbed up the fortress' walls by rope to head for the control room. Sonic went up a floor and ended his climb at a much higher level than the latter thanks to his superior speed. He let down a rope for her to climb up to the level where he was at. She did not see him at first when she started climbing, but she later saw him when she went up higher and higher.
Suddenly, Sally watched as Sonic pulled out a pocketknife and cut the rope she was holding onto. "Sonic!" she thought. "Why would you do that?!" But it was too late; she was almost there to the high level, and so it was to be a big fall. Once the rope was cut, Sally fell down off the entire castle. She landed very hard on the ground, where she became unconscious.
The others could not believe their eyes. They quickly rushed over to Sally, who was now bleeding from such a long fall. They also heard a large snap coming from her joints; some of her bones might have been broken.
"She fell all that way down!" Mario exclaimed as he approached her. "Surely no one could survive a fall that far!"
After beholding the the horrid sight, Max's thoughts turned to those of doubt: "And to think I would trust Sonic with my daughter... I'll personally arrange a punishment for him soon enough!"
"Her pulse is so faint... We need to take her back to the village now!" Mario demanded as he picked Sally up and carried her away.
Meanwhile, inside Eggman's control room, Sonic continued to fight off the mad genius, little knowing of the occurrence that happened merely seconds ago outside the castle.
"What's keeping Sally?" the hedgehog thought silently. "She should've caught up to me by now!"
Knowing Sonic was alone, Eggman began to taunt him: "Sonic, why are you still here when the rest of your gang is cowardly retreating?"
"Wait, what?!"
"Look at them run like fools!"
"That's not a good sign. I'll be back!"
Eggman and his two accomplices watched as Sonic rushed back outside, catching up with the rest of the Freedom Fighters, who were unpleased to see him.
"We could've crushed him here and now while we had the chance!" Waluigi spoke, disgusted by the interruption caused by the opposing side's retreat.
Eggman did not respond at first; he continued to stand where he was, staring out the window at where the Freedom Fighters once were.
"What's da matter?" Wario came in impatiently.
"As true as that is," Eggman finally replied, "I feel as if something else is going on around us. Let me think..."
Later, back at Knothole Village, grim shadows of darkness began to full upon the Freedom Fighters as trouble brewed even more. They immediately brought the injured Sally to Chris so he can analyze her and make sure she was still breathing. But the result was the same as mere minutes before.
"This needs to be taken care of right away," he said as he felt Sally's pulse and heartbeat. "She's sinking fast!"
Max was very upset; he saw what happened and how Sonic betrayed Sally. "It's treachery, I tell you!" he exclaimed. "Sonic has proven himself unworthy to be the true love of my daughter! Therefore, I hereby send him to his punishment…to the death penalty!"
"No! Please no!" Tails pleaded. "Give him another chance!"
"He deserves no chance!" Max replied. "He killed my daughter right before our very eyes! Geoffrey, take him away!"
With a gesture of his hand, Max summoned Geoffrey St. John to march in and bind Sonic's hands. Geoffrey did the same with Luigi and dragged him and Sonic out of the hut.
"Your majesty!" Chris exclaimed. "You are making a big mistake!"
"Mistake?!" Max replied. "The only mistake I made was trust Sonic's so-called loyalty!"
"Bullcrap, he knows better than what you're charging him for! He never befriended me just to kill me later on!"
"Then perhaps he has more respect for humans than for his fellow Mobians."
"I dare not argue with him," Chris thought. "He may be of high authority here on Mobius, but I'll find some way to free Sonic and Luigi. Wait a minute! Did I just say…? Why is Luigi being taken as well?! This has just gone from bad to worse."
Even the evil Eggman pondered the doubts of the situation, trying to unlock the mystery that lurked in the shadows. At his fortress, he continued to think out loud for Wario and Waluigi to hear: "This is getting weirder the more I think about it. Sonic...a traitor. That's not like him at all. I've known Sonic like I've been his parent, even though I'm not."
"So what do you propose to do about dis?" Wario asked him.
"Yeah," Waluigi came in. "Where do we get more clues?"
"Gentlemen..." Eggman replied, "...I think the best thing to do is find that one person who is most likely involved in the puzzling part of this enigma: Prince Cobra."
Meanwhile, Geoffrey brought Sonic and Luigi aboard his new ship, in which he would transport them to an execution arena among the remains of Mobotropolis. "I don't believe what Geoffrey's saying," Luigi whispered to Sonic. "I know he's doing this just for his pleasure. I believe he's still that rotten skunk; and right now, I smell one even worse from miles away."
"You're not wrong," Sonic replied. "Look, there's Eggman's emblem printed on the side of this ship; so you're definitely on to something. Man, why did everyone just stand there and let Geoffrey escort us?"
"I don't tolerate stupidity either. We're in a real pickle now."
"You can say that again. We've got to find a way to break out of this mess and make things right."
Back at Knothole Village, Mario brooded over the sudden departure from Luigi. He had such a brother by his side, and now it seemed they were to be separated for good. He did not want to yell at Max for being such an idiot, and so he kept his mouth shut for now.
Max later came over to him after reading his expression. "What bothers you?" he spoke.
"You should know..." Mario muttered in reply.
"Does it concern your friend?"
"He's more than a friend," Mario replied. "He's my brother, although he was never entirely my brother from the start."
"What do you mean?"
"His real parents died when he was just a baby. And so, I raised him and took him into my family, a long line of plumbers. I raised him as my son and little brother. And once he was old enough, we became the Mario Bros. and took over the plumbing business. I've had that guy with me until now; today is the day when we finally split apart. There goes my only brother."
"That is strange. I do not recall giving him the sentence as well."
"Wasn't it on your orders?"
"Absolutely not. I didn't order Geoffrey to take him to the execution. And yet...I recall glimpsing at an unrecognizable emblem printed on his ship."
Suddenly, three intruders emerged, carrying the unconscious body of a Straggon. Eggman, Wario, and Waluigi had knocked Prince Cobra out cold during a battle that occurred minutes beforehand. "I never thought I would defeat a Straggon!" Eggman triumphantly exclaimed. "This is my lucky day! And now, you pesky animals, I shall finish you off and put an end to your rebellion!"
"I don't know who you are…" Max replied bravely, "…but this rebellion is about to take you full force!"
"Those are brave words, Max. But do you even recognize me? I am the man whose weapons you disposed of! You were planning to destroy all my greatest works, and revenge was in my hands! I created the dark kingdom of Robotropolis! I am Julian Ivo Kintobor!" To give proof, Eggman took off his glasses and revealed his black-and-red-glowing eyes.
"Julian! It is truly you! They were right that you've changed so much! Perhaps now is my chance to finish what we started years go!" With that, Max drew the sword Cobra gave him and charged straight at Eggman.
Dropping Cobra to the floor, Eggman took out the lance from a robot minion of his and began to attack Max.
"Your skills are the same as when I last saw you, Julian!" Max said as they fought on.
"Yes, I remember the days of the Great War," Eggman replied. "But you have been in the void for too long, you're losing your strength. You haven't fought as much as when I last saw you, old man!"
Many more times their swords clashed together, with both combatants trying to gain the upper and win the battle. Mario looked behind him and saw that Cobra had regained consciousness and took what seemed like an opportunity to slip away. "They'll never know what happens next," Cobra thought as he dashed outside. "The last sight they'll be seeing is blood!"
Mario had to warn Max and tell him that Cobra was the real culprit of the incident. "Go, your majesty!" he said as he jumped in front of Eggman. "I'll hold Eggman off for you! Cobra might be the real brains behind Sonic's so-called betrayal!"
"That murderer!" Max thought as he went off to search for Cobra. "He cannot go unpunished!"
Max went outside the hut to find Cobra running out of the village. He was not able to make it out, thanks to Bunnie stretching out her robotic arm and tripping him to the ground. Max fully approached Cobra, ready to question him about the real case of the incident. "You're not going anywhere without giving me the answers I need!" he said. "Now tell me! What is the true scheme?!"
Cobra could not try to escape; if he dared do it again, Bunnie would attack once more. "Fine!" he said. "I now see that further resistance is useless."
"He's all yours, sugar!" Bunnie said as she headed up to the village's limits, guarding the exit.
"After you refused to kill Courtney..." Cobra explained, "...I sought my revenge. I made arrangements with Geoffrey St. John and two other Mobians; I told them that I would pay them fully if they successfully assassinated your daughter. One of them disguised herself as the hedgehog and reached the top of Julian's fortress. The REAL Sonic was battling him at the time; he had already made it to the control room. And so, when you would be fooled, thinking that the real Sonic had killed your daughter, Geoffrey would come in and take him away along with that plumber friend of his.
"But my victory was short-lived," Cobra continued. "Julian found me and defeated me in battle. Had he killed me, it would have been a sign that he would take the throne of Mobius himself."
"So you set this up from the start!" Max replied. "You fooled me yet again, tricking me into sending Sonic to his punishment! That way, while you had killed Sally, I would have killed Sonic in return! Sonic and Luigi must not die!"
And indeed Sonic and Luigi had to find a way to escape their death sentence. Once Geoffrey brought them over to a ruined part of Robotropolis, he was ready to exterminate them. "There is no hope for you now!" he said as he pulled out a spear, ready to hurl it at them. "You stole from me the one I love, now you pay the price!"
"Quit lying!" Luigi replied. "The king's been cheated! Also, Sally has a right to choose who's her man, and that man is Sonic!"
"Thanks, pal," Sonic said. "Spoken nice and true."
"Enough talk!" Geoffrey barked. "Cobra has paid me handsomely to do this! And I'll gladly send you to the pit of hell where you belong!"
"You'll have to catch us first!" Sonic replied. He began to run around in circles with his very fast speed, chanting: "Up, over, and gone!"
The whirlwind that Sonic created with his speed was powerful enough to blow the spear out of Geoffrey's hand. Sonic was also taking some of the oxygen out of the whirlwind so Geoffrey could not breathe. Geoffrey began to choke and wheeze, begging for air.
"Hey!" Luigi called out to him. "Watch that spear!"
Luigi's warning went unheard, as Geoffrey continued to stumble through the whirlwind. Blindly, the skunk tripped forward and landed upon the spear, the one thing he would have used to finish the job Cobra gave him. Geoffrey St. John had died after living a life of lust and desire.
"How ironic he suffers a fate from his own weapon," Luigi said as he looked down at Geoffrey's corpse. "I got two voices in my head arguing over whether or not he deserved it."
"Whether he did or not," Sonic replied, "the village needs our help. Cobra might strike back any minute now… or maybe even Eggman."
"So how do we get back to the village from here? We're too far from it now!"
"Hang on tight, Luigi. You're about to experience the feeling of way past cool!" Luigi climbed onto Sonic's back and held on as Sonic ran very fast, heading back to the Knothole Village.
Back at the village, Cobra had finally issued a battle with the king himself. Sword in hand, Max was ready to fight. "If you will not abandon your deadly plan…" he said, "…then the power of Mobius will destroy you without mercy!"
"You underestimate the power of Straggo!" Cobra replied as he lunged himself at Max. The two combatants had now struck up a sword fight, blade clashing into blade. It perhaps was never going to stop; no one seemed to be exhausted. No one would rest until one's revenge would be fulfilled.
"Your intention is to murder!" Max exclaimed as they fought on. "But what do you hope to gain from all this?"
"To gain my father's attention!" Cobra replied. "During the war between Straggo and Corlon, I was falsely accused of treachery. My father was too gullible, believing every bitter lie my brother fed him. You remind me of my selfish and greedy father, only caring about your desires, such as whom your daughter should marry. As such, you make yourself an unworthy king. Your throne will be mine, and Straggo will face my new power!"
"It seems more like you've made yourself an unworthy son."
Cobra ran towards a coffin placed next to a nearby tree. It was where Sally lied, her eyes refusing to open and wake up. Max had the idea of throwing his sword at Cobra, but something else happened. Sonic and Luigi had made it back to the village, and so they knocked Cobra out unconscious. Max ordered that he be executed immediately, and so Bunnie dragged him out of sight.
"I hoped you two would return safely!" Max exclaimed in joy as Sonic and Luigi fully approached him. "I am terribly sorry you were put into this mess."
"Think nothing of it," Sonic replied. "It was all a game of deception."
"Yeah, and we eviscerated Geoffrey for his part of the plan," Luigi came in.
"Cobra is out cold again," Max continued. "Now we must finish off Julian!"
Meanwhile, Mario and the others were putting the finishing touches to the battle up in the hut. This gave Christopher the chance to finally attack at Eggman. "Not for nothing am I a black belt in karate," he said as he took off his lab coat. "I'll give the best I can."
Dr. Eggman turned around, confused about the many enemies hurling at him. He went completely dizzy as Chris came forward and struck him on the head. He fell down to the floor, then was immediately tied up along with Wario and Waluigi.
"I bet your old friend will be asking you questions about your recent years with Sonic," Mario taunted at the tied trio.
"It's too long of a story," Eggman replied. "But no matter how long it is, I assure you I'll take down that hedgehog one way or another!"
After the battle was over and the criminals were sent to where they belonged, Christopher had discovered some incredible evidence about Cobra's attack. He informed Sonic immediately and told him the news. "I want you to know that there is still hope for that brave chipmunk," Chris spoke up.
"Sally is still alive?" Sonic replied.
"She is merely in a coma. She survived that fall only because her body is pliant, not a resistant armor like Eggman's robots."
"If that's that you say, then I need to see her."
"By all means..."
Sonic walked out of the hut and went towards the tree where Sally's coffin was kept. He opened the lid to see the slumbering body of the one he loves. He bent down to kiss her on the head. "Please come back, Sally," he whispered. "I need you..."
Sally finally opened her eyes and heard what Sonic had said. She was still alive. "Sonic!" she whimpered. "Then it wasn't you…"
"Like hell it would be me," Sonic replied. "I promise, I'll never let anything like this happen again."
And so, the final arrangements for Eggman's imprisonment were settled, and Courtney became completely healed.
Christopher's portal opened up for him to enter Earth with Mario and Luigi. Before saying the last good-byes, King Max had an idea. He summoned Sonic, Luigi, and Mario to kneel before him. He drew out his sword and gently touched it on each of their shoulders. "I now dub you Sir Sonic, Sir Luigi, and Sir Mario!" he announced. "Rise, my friends!"
"Thank you for the generous offer," Mario replied. "But we don't live here. Earth is where Luigi and I belong."
"But we can always come here again sometime," Luigi said. "We can still fight side-by-side, when duty calls."
"Of course, my friends," Max replied. "We may yet have another adventure."
After everyone had said good-bye, Mario, Luigi, and Chris entered the portal and transported to Earth, their true home.
"If Cobra was to return and threaten our land once again…" Max thought as he watched them go back home, "…not all the swords in the universe can defeat him. But together, as a kingdom reunited, we may yet stand a chance against him..."
Thank you so much for viewing this director's cut. It's been a very long time since I've released an attention-grabbing fanfic. Hopefully, I'll bring out some more goodies soon.
