Stone Doctor, we have visitors.
Really? I thought I was having an anthropomorphic nightmare, where the only person I could trust in the world showed up with all my worst enemies, while I was in a bathrobe, playing congas on my big, fat belly!
Stone Sorry, sir.
I don't believe it. Eggman's alive?
And he's never looked... worse.
[chuckling]
Well, maybe this is what "not giving a **** what you think I look like" looks like.
Stone Sir, right now, we have an even bigger problem.
Stone There's an imposter out there, using your technology.
[turning back to the monitor]
"Imposter". That's impossi... What?! [recorded footage of the hacked egg drones plays on the monitor] No... My sweet, mechanized spawn! Whomever this party-pooping posse is looking for has stolen my persona, and the precious babies from my egg sac. Well, I'll soon "egg sac"-t my revenge. You see what I did there? [off Stone's laugh] It's time for the dramatic soap opera twist, where this Pablo reveals his Juan! [goes over to one of his devices, shoving trash out of the way.] By cross-referencing the precise coordinates of each drone's energy spikes, I can track my babies to the imposter's base of operations, right about… [points at a location] there.
Sonic, I hate to say it, but I think we're both after the same person.
Hold on, hold on. You're not suggesting we team up with Doctor Ro-butt-stink, are you?
Perhaps the fox is right. It could be our only chance to find this mysterious, more impressive hedgehog.
[groans]
All right, Egghead, I hate to say it, but it looks like we're partners.
On one condition. [holds out his hand, gesturing Sonic to give him something]
[unfortunately knows what it is]
Dude, you have serious issues. Ow! [plucks out one of his quills and begrudgingly gives it to Ivo. Ivo puts it to his tongue, and it shocks him with Chaos energy.]
Let's… [grabs Stone, shouting in his face] …do this!
[Ivo noisily struggles in his changing room. Stone is startled but quickly regains his composure and continues to wait patiently until Ivo opens the door.]
Tinker Tailor, I need room. Think Elvis, circa 1976.
Stone But, sir, I don't have the proper materials.
[rips off Stone's shirt]
Found some! [hands it to Stone, shuts the door]
Stone Resourceful.
Stone [Team Sonic, Ivo, and Stone enter the base.]
Whoa, what is this place?
Looks like a military base, but nobody's been here for years. I wonder if it's haunted.
Haunted? Nobody said anything about being haunted.
Stone What's the matter? You afraid of g-g-g-ghosts?
Nothing scares an Echidna warrior.
Uh, yeah, do you remember what happened last movie night? [Cut to a brief flashback of Knuckles screaming in terror... at Casper the Friendly Ghost. He holds onto his friends' hands, crushing them in the process.] AAAHH! Let go-let go-let-go-let go!
[Cut back to the present.]
There's no such thing as a "friendly ghost".
[Sonic rolls his eyes, unconvinced. Tails still visibly feels the pain in his hand. They soon come across three hallways.]
So, which way do we go?
I know! We should split up. Everyone with hideous, brightly colored fur take the left and the middle. Stone and I will go right.
No, no, no, no, no. I'm not letting you out of my sight. Tails, you and Stone go left. Knuckles, you take the middle. Eggman, you and I go right.
By all means. We could use some time together. To work on your trust issues.
You know what, you're right, I should be more trusting. I mean, you've only tried to kill me twice!
Just a dark, creepy hallway. Nothing to be afraid of. You hear that, ghost?! You don't frighten me! [a pipe blows steam behind, startling him.] Get… a… grip. [turns around to find Shadow right in front of him]
Stone [Knuckles screams in fright. Meanwhile, with Tails and Stone...]
I'm just gonna come right out and say this... You're adorable.
Stone So, what's it like being Sonic's assistant? You have a daily routine? Paid time off? Benefits?
Oh, I'm not Sonic's assistant. We're teammates! He's the leader, Knuckles is the muscle, and I'm the gadget guy. We all have a role to play. That's what makes the team so special. That and the fact we're best friends.
Stone ...you are?
Well, yeah, just like you and Eggman, right?
Stone [stammering, nervously chuckling]
Of course, yes! Me and the doctor, best of friends! [looks away, sadly] That's definitely what we are.
Stone and Tails [Then they hear something suspicious, finding a rat, which scurries by. Behind them in the dark, Shadow floats down, his red eyes glowing in the dark. Stone and Tails turn around, and spot him, then scream]
AAAH!!!!
Oh, no. Someone tell me this is some kind of concussion-induced nightmare. There's TWO Eggmen now?!
Double your villains, double your fun!
Two Robotniks are way worse than one!
[to Gerald]
Chest bump? No. [to Stone] Stone, why are you tied up? Do that on your own time. You sicken me.
You must be the long-lost grandson.
And you must be another stinking hedgehog.
[Sonic redirects his attention to Gerald just as Tails and Knuckles regain consciousness.]
So, you're the one behind all this? The Shadow breakout.
That musty old man smell?
How dare you insult me with your unsolicited exposition! Shadow, get the key.
[reaches his hand out]
Where is it?
Ha! Good one, Hot Topic. Do you really think we'd be that stupid, to bring the key right to you? [Shadow takes the key from Tails' backpack.] Yup, we're that stupid.
G.U.N. took everything from us. And now we are going to take everything from them.
With this. [activates a small hologram] My masterpiece of malevolence: the Eclipse Cannon. In exchange for my freedom, I gave G.U.N. the most powerful weapon mankind has ever seen, capable of delivering a precision strike anywhere on Earth. Our first target: G.U.N. headquarters!
But firing a weapon that powerful could threaten millions of innocent lives!
Yeah, terabyte me! [Ivo chuckles at Gerald's pun] This is one of two keys required to launch the Eclipse Cannon. The other is locked inside G.U.N. headquarters. Once we have both, I will take rightful control of my weapon.
[Ivo's crab mech floats down into the chamber.]
Holy crab!
Stone Spacious and crustaceous.
[to Team Sonic]
Thank you so much for inspiring this little adventure. It really worked out for me.
And you wonder why I have trust issues! [As the Robotniks and Stone board the crab, Shadow teleports above Team Sonic.] Shadow, wait! Don't do this. I know you're hurting, but don't let that change who you are inside.
I've spent 50 years reliving what they did to her. [deploys a black hole orb with his Chaos energy] This is who I am inside. [drops the orb and then teleports into the crab]
Uh, nice magic marble. Real scary. [The orb unleashes a vortex, absorbing the base's ruins.] Aah! That actually is real scary!
It's a mini black hole! It's going to suck in all the matter in this base!
[A piece of debris knocks loose the pillar that the team is chained to, and they start being pulled in.]
Fear not, friends! Even my teeth are muscles! [bites down on a loose cable, keeping the team from being absorbed]
Sonic, try to reach one of my rings!
[manages to grab a ring from Tails' backpack]
Got one! Check this out. Trick shot! [flips the ring up and kicks it to try to open it, but it keeps bouncing into debris being pulled in.] Come on... come on... come on! [Knuckles loses his grip, and the team is pulled towards the vortex, but the ring opens right in front of them, transporting them to safety at the edge of a nearby cliff. The team briefly celebrates before witnessing the black hole devouring the mountain and disappearing.] Yikes. Somebody better call Google Maps.
[The crab's computer scans the crater where the mountain and abandoned base once sat: "No lifeforms detected".]
I've spent years trying to cleanse the cosmos of that spiny, blue speed freak, and you did it... in one afternoon.
There's nothing we can't destroy together, my boy.
Stone Charting route to G.U.N. headquarters in London, sirs. ETA: four hours, as the crab flies.
By all accounts, we're ahead of schedule. We should take this time to get to know each other better.
Wow, what...? You mean... spend some qu-qu-qu... ality time?
You've waited for this your whole life. How would you choose to spend one perfect day with your new grand pal?
[rises out of a manhole, joining Shadow, Stone, and Gerald in an alley as "London Town" by Giggs and Mr. Eazi plays. The G.U.N. headquarters sits across the Thames.]
London, baby!
[to Gerald]
G.U.N. headquarters is right there! Let me go in, get the key, and destroy anyone in my way! I want revenge!
Patience, Shadow. Just let us handle this. And I promise, you'll have revenge... on a scale you can't possibly imagine.
C'mon, granddaddio, we've got... dirt to do! [to Stone] Suits.
Stone Right here, sir. [presents a briefcase with two suits]
Stone, babysit the hedgehog. Keep the crab on a low boil. [to Gerald] It's time for more family bonding. [takes the suitcase, joins Gerald]
Stone C'mon, Shadow. Got fresh avocados in the crab. We'll make guac. [goes down the manhole]
[100% serious]
Revenge guac!
TA TV Announcer
[Ivo's crab waits in the sewers. A familiar soap opera plays inside.]
And now back to... La Última Pasión.
G Gabriella
Última Pasión can only belong to one.
J Juan
No... it can only belong... to Juan!
[reveals Shadow watching the show (and making memes come true) while Stone whips up some guac.]
Gabriella should kill them both. She's not a prize to be won.
Stone Kill this, murder that... You need to lighten up, Shadow. We're about to rule the world.
When we're done, there won't be anything left to rule.
Stone That is dark, even for you. What are you and the professor up to?
[In the Eclipse Cannon, Gerald waits in his new suit while Ivo finishes putting on his own.]
♪ I'm a chip off the old block, I'm a chip off the old block, I'm a chip off the old block... ♪ [suddenly, "E.G.G.M.A.N." rings from his suit, makes a phone sign with his hand and speaks into his glove.] What do you want, Stone? I'm busy.
Stone [Stone talks into his smartphone back outside by the Thames.]
Doctor, I have a bad feeling about this. I don't think your grandfather's been completely honest with us. Something Shadow said... There's more to their plan.
How dare you... You've been jealous of my long-lost grand pop-tart since the very beginning! I no longer require your obsequious groveling. Consider this your notice of termination. Your letter of reference will be L for "loser." Of course, I'll expect you to stay on until you've been successfully cloned, but you and I are done! Like a blackened catfish dinner!
Stone Sir, it's too dangerous, and I'm not there to protect you! I already lost you once, I...!
[hanging up]
Unsubscribe. Blocked and reported.
Stone ...I can't lose you again.
[The Eclipse Cannon is about to blow, but Eggman tries to stabilize it. After containing some explosions, he deploys a camera drone and makes an announcement.]
This is Dr. Ivo Robotnik, dedicating my final livestream to one very special henchman... [on a London jumbotron] Agent Stone.
Stone No, no. Doctor, wait!
If I can't rule the world, I might as well save it, for the one and only person who ever cared about me...
Stone [pleadingly]
Don't do this, Doctor, please!
Stone, you were more than a sycophant to me. You were... a syco-friend. [Stone tears up] I'll miss your lattes with steamed Austrian goat milk. I love the way you make 'em! [Stone smiles emotionally] So, I guess there's only one thing left to say. [makes robotic noises and movements] It's been a real drag! Thanks for nothing. [the explosion seemingly engulfs both Eggman and Shadow as the Eclipse Cannon finally blows up.]
