SticksThey really look alike. We need to figure out how to tell them apart.
I know. Our Knuckles can wear something to distinguish himself, but which one's our Knuckles?
Well, that depends. What does distinguish mean? [Amy runs off and returns with a blue party hat.] No way! I'm not wearing that!
I'd be honored to wear your ridiculous hat my dear. [puts the hat on]
He may look like Knuckles, but he sure doesn't talk like him.
Hey! I talked gooder than you.
[thinking] There's a perfectly rational explanation for this. [Everyone looks and listens to Tails, but after a long wait, he shrugs.] I just haven't figured it out yet. [Everyone groans at Tails.]
Worry not, young Tails. Be diligent. In time, the answer will seek you.
Whoa. I sound like a fortune cookie! [tries to eat his right arm] Yeah, but I don't taste like one.
There's only one person smart enough to unravel this enigma.
Imagine the look on Sonic's face when he sees I have Knuckles trapped. [hears the wall being barged open]
You don't have to imagine, Egghead. Cuz here I am!
That was a bit of a letdown. I was expecting a bigger reaction, maybe shocked, outraged, perhaps even a little ennui. Anywho, Motobugs, attack!
[A group of Motobugs charge at Team Sonic. Sonic spin attacks a Motobug. Mirror Knuckles watches the debris fly across the room and into the hole in the wall.]
Look who broke down the wall. The non-aggressors.
[punches another Motobug] Dude, this is more of a rescue than an attack!
Excuses are easy to manufacture, but hard to sell.
Why is Knuckles talking like a fortune cookie?
That's (because it's) not Knuckles, it's his double from another dimension.
Oh. That explains the hat, so you can tell them apart. Great idea.
Thank [hammers a Motobug] you.
Wait a minute. There are multiple Knuckles in this dimension? That could cause some kind of catastrophic anomaly. I do not want a dimensional explosion in my lab. I just had the floors waxed. [releases Mirror Knuckles from the trapping cage and Mirror Knuckles flickers] Well, what are you waiting for? Get him out of here! (And why is his counterpart here anyway?)
Well, actually, the reason Alternate Dimension Knuckles is here is because Alternate Dimension Eggman (which is your dimensional counterpart) shot him with lasers from Alternate Dimension Octopusbot.
That is so Alternate Dimension me!
Is there any chance we can borrow your laser to send this guy back where he came from and prevent the destruction of pretty much everything?
[chuckling] Sure! You should have just asked me in the first place! Oh, but I'll need it back by Thursday.
Sticks
What happens on Thursday?
I'm gonna attack your– Uh, um, I'm having a party. [Sticks makes "I'm watching you" gesture at him]
[Knuckles' flashback]
Hi. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog.
Never heard of you. [notices Knuckles walking up to them still in his blue naval cap. The wind blows through his dreadlocks] ...But who's your friend? [walks over to Knuckles pushing Sonic aside]
I'm just a humble echidna… which is why I won't brag about my boyish charm, unimaginable strength, and ability to think real good. You know, smartnesswise.
[struggles to pick up Perci's broken bicycle, just before Knuckles picks it up over his head using only one arm] Wha...?!
Wow. Muscles and brain smartness.
I know. [Sonic falls] Medic! Splint up this pretty lady's arm!
I hope I can live up to your expectations, Captain Knuckles. [puts the splint on her leg instead of her arm]
Oh ho, Amy. You forgotten what an arm is. This is an arm. [flexes his left arm]
Wow. You are the whole package.
And here's the gift-wrapping. [starts flexing his arms. Amy sighs dreamily]
[Sonic flexes his arms too and ends up leaning on Perci's broken bicycle, causing it to fall in the mud, splashing Amy and Perci. Sonic gasps.]
Sonic, You clumsy oaf! Perpetual second banana! Look what you've done! [to Perci] Come, my lady! We must go to Casa Del Tails to repair your bicicleta before Sonic does any further damage. [takes Perci's arm leaving Amy angry and the 4 head over to Tails' workshop with Sonic behind them]
[whiny voice] Come on, guys! Wait for meeeeeee!
[The keep walking just before Sticks pops up.]
Sticks
Hey, be careful of that alien! She'll abduct our livestock, phone home from our houses, and turn us all into pie people! She's... a goodful! A goodful! [runs off screaming]
[to Perci] Don't pay attention to her. She's actually very nice. [Sonic fixes the bike with a wielding laser and suddenly burns his finger at Tails' Workshop (flashback). He screams in pain and starts blowing on it.] Sonic, can't you do anything right? [to Perci] Your scarf will look brand new, but it'll never look as lovely as its owner.
[Perci blushes. Knuckles puts the scarf in the kiln. Meanwhile, Amy struggles with a heating pad.]
How does this heating pad work? Mmm. [throws the heating pad on a pile of newspapers]
A pillow for my maiden fan?
Hey, I'm the medic! I'll give her the pillow!
I want to give her the pillow, so I could be more like my hero - Knuckles. [he and Amy fight over the pillow when suddenly a fire starts]
[Sonic jumps in Amy's arms scared. Knuckes uses his ice breath to put the fire out. Perci leans against his arm,]
[Amy's flashback]
[Southern Belle accent] I've seem to have fallen from my bicycle and injured my little old arm. If only there was some heroic gentleman who would rescue poor little me.
[he and Knuckles stare at Perci all lovey-dovey and chuckling] You're pretty.
[Southern accent] Would one of you handsome young men kindly retrieve my bicycle?
[Sonic and Knuckles giddily run over to do so. Amy crosses her arms, unimpressed. Sonic and Knuckles are fighting over the pieces of the bicycle, when they suddenly fall over. The pieces of the bicycle fall into the mud, splashing it over Perci's scarf.]
[voiceover] Even with my friends under the spell of a wicked siren, I selflessly administered medical care to the foul temptress. [to Perci] Oh, you poor sweet thing! Allow me to tend to your wounds. [binds Perci's arm in a sling, which sparkles] Now, let's see to your bicycle. I know where to get it fixed!
[The four of them walk towards Tails' workshop, with Knuckles carrying the bicycle pieces. Sticks suddenly runs up]
Sticks
Watch out for that government agent! It starts with jury duty, and zoning ordinances, and before you know it, boom! Our tax dollars are benefiting others, and not us!
Don't pay attention to her. She's actually very nice. [Sticks runs away screaming]
[at Tails' Workshop (flashback)]
[holding Perci's scarf] Sweetie, you rest here. I'll get a heating pad to make you more comfortable. Knuckles, will you please clean this scarf? [Knuckles reaches in and grabs the scarf] And Sonic… [Sonic stands to attention] …maybe it'd be best to just wait for Tails.
No way! I can totally fix this! [darts over to Perci] Watch this, babe. [runs back over to the bike, and picks up a welding mask and laser. He puts on the mask, but drops the laser] Ahh...
[Southern accent] My poor little arm is achin' so. If only I had a cushion on which to rest it.
[Knuckles, who is washing Perci's scarf in the background, runs to get a pillow. Sonic looks up from his welding, seeing this, and drops the still-active laser and runs over and fights with Knuckles over the pillow.]
She wants me to give it to her!
[Smoke rises, followed by flames. Sonic and Knuckles see this, drop the pillow, and panic. Amy grabs a fire extinguisher and puts out the fire.]
[Sticks, Knuckles, Tails and Amy sitting whilst Sonic is running around a table.]
We're approaching hour 23 of Sonic and Knuckles' stay awake challenge and it's still anybody's game. Sticks, what do you make of their strategy so far?
Sticks
It appears Sonic is jogging in circles to stay awake while Knuckles keeps his focus by watching late night TV. Both strong approaches, but personally, I find the grim knowledge that our freedom is slowly eroding enough to keep me awake at night.
Give it up, Knuckles. I can keep moving all night. The second you find something boring on TV, you're going to be out like a light.
Don't be silly, Sonic, TV is never boring. [changes channels]
CCComedy Chimp
So, Soar. Tell us more about your dried, dense and complicated new book about introspection and selfbetterment.
My new book, counter productive, is about fixing your old mistakes, times when you made a mess of things. [Knuckles watches him interested] When you were a bad apple, active like a basket case.
[starts to have a flashback at a market where Charlie works] Hey, Charlie. Can I borrow your basket? It's really important! [grabs and puts the baskets on his feet] Haha, neat! I'm all tall and stuff!
[Back at Tails' House]
Sticks
[waving her hand in front of Knuckles] His eyes are open, but his brain is definitly asleep. Sonic wins!
[wakes up] Gah! Am I... counter productive?
Nope, just someone who can't stay awake for 23-hour straight.
If you don't go back to the people you've wronged and make up for your misdeeds, then you're basically a monster and that's science.
[ Screaming ] Don't look at me! I'm a monster, a monster!
[sighs] Hope this turns out better than when he thought he was a ballerina.
[Flashback at Sonic's Shack]
Don't look at me! I'm a ballerina, a ballerina! [Starts dancing]
(At Hedgehog Village, Sonic wakes up from rubble caused by a damaged wall.)
Ugh.... What happened? I haven't felt this horrible ever since I've seen Comedy Chimp's swimsuit calendar. (shudders) November.
(Sonic gets up, seeing himself wearing a vest.)
And why do I look like a discount-bin action figure?
(At Tails's workshop...)
Okay, guys. I'll be the first to admit that my speed-boost experiments were a tad inconclusive.
Does "inconclusive" mean the same as "hilarious"?
Well, you know what they say: no pain, no gain.
(sarcastically) I'm sorry this was painful for you, Tails.
It's okay. Besides, without your broken ribs, I never would've invented this, (reveals a vest and control panel) my Ultra-Sonic Speed Amplifier!
[beat]
(The gang gives Tails a lukewarm applause.)
Spare me your halfhearted applause. Once you see what this baby can do, your applause will be at least three-quarter-hearted!
(Tails puts the vest on Sonic)
So, if I wear this thing for six weeks, will my ribs heal properly?
No. This control panel will deliver amplification signals into your chest plate, allowing you to reach unparalleled speeds, all using state-of-the-art blast-processing technology!
Sticks
"Blast-processing technology"? Those are just phony-baloney buzzwords to fool the simple-minded!
Blast-processing technology?? Oh, gimme, gimme, gimme!
Seriously!? After all you put me through this morning...absolutely!!
(Tails activates the panel, sending Sonic dashing off, faster than usual.)
(via com unit) How are you feeling, Sonic?
Like a hummingbird on his third espresso! Tails, you're a genius! How about a little more juice?
(Back at the workshop, Tails takes a sip from a juice box.)
And I'll up the levels, too.
(Tails increases the power level, increasing Sonic's speed.)
(Tails increases the levels again, making Sonic fast enough to even jump over the crater!)
Uh, I don't think we should--
(With Sonic's speed increased even further, he runs back to the lab. He dashes around Knuckles, tapping his shoulder to fool him.)
It wasn't me. It was him!
(Sonic dashes again, this time generating an illusory clone waving casually.)
He's going so fast, he's appearing in two places at once!
But we could always go faster! Tails, crank it!!!
(Sonic begins running out of the lab and toward the village.)
I really think we should do more tests before we push the--
Think, Sonic -- how did this happen...? Must've been Eggman.
Sonic: Did you miss me? (Destroys a Badnik)
Well, this whole plan kinda hinged on your absence, so, no, not really.
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