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Cutscene 1 - The Space Elevator
[Earth, grassy open field with a forest in the background. Eggman’s Ultra-Accelerating Space Elevator is positioned in the centre of said field. Camera pans backwards to Sonic and Tails standing before it. Sonic has his arms crossed, Tails is looking at the elevator holding his Miles Electric]
Sonic: When the heck did this get here?
Tails: I dunno, but I just found it here one day. Maybe it’s linked to those five planets that suddenly appeared in the sky from the news?
Sonic: Oh please, It’s gotta be Eggman. Who else would’ve built such a thing like this?
Tails: Maybe…
[A cart descends into frame from the top, slowly coming to a halt on its rails in front of the two. Sonic and Tails approach it, Tails with more caution and hesitancy]
Sonic: Huh, how oddly convenient. You wanna ride it?
Tails: I don’t think we should… If it isn’t Eggman, then we’d be trespassing on some random person’s private property! I mean, we already are to be fair…
Sonic: Yeah, Eggman’s! If it's some plot of his, then this is a perfect opportunity! C’mon!
Tails: Sigh Fine… But only to keep you from trashing the place if it isn’t his. [Sonic and Tails enter the cart. The door shuts and begins to ride up the elevator, quickly accelerating to break the atmosphere]
Cutscene 2 - Tropical Resort entrance
[Outer space above Earth. Scene set in an area of Doctor Eggman’s Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park, Tropical Resort.]
Eggman [Speaker]: Welcome one and all to the theme park to end all theme parks, my Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park! Why stop at acres, when you can go miles; five planets worth in fact!
[Camera zooms in on Sonic and Tails walking while looking around the area. Tails seems dazzled, while Sonic is his casual usual self]
Sonic: Y’know, as much as we hate the Egghead, he does know how to build a quality landscape. This place is amazing, and it’s only the lobby! You could spend all week here!
Tails: For sure, although now I'm doubting if there’s even any malicious plan to foil. I really believe he’s turned a new leaf this time, no way he’d build a place this extravagant just to rule the world.
Sonic: Well, you’re easily convinced. Anytime Eggman’s involved in something, it’s always a route to worldwide domination, secretly or blatantly. He’s hiding something, and I'm gonna find out what it is quicker than you can say quickly.
Tails: Sonic, look!
[The two stop and admire the scenery. Earth is shown below, which from the perspective of the amusement park, is above. Both Sonic and Tails are in awe]
Sonic: Plan or not, you can’t deny this view! Everything looks so small down there...
Tails: Yeah… that elevator’s got some impressive specs to get us here in under an hour
[Flashback. Eggman's Ultra-Accelerating Space Elevator is seen, with one of the karts rushing up it. It then cuts to the kart in question, shaped like a red and green snail]
Eggman [Speaker]: Hello, happy people! Buckle up, as Eggman's Ultra-Accelerating Space Elevator whisks you to an interplanetary wonderland of fun! A reminder to keep your seatbelts on at all times while moving!
Sonic: Ugh, this is so sloooooowwwww, can’t this thing go any faster!
Tails: Dude, this thing’s going fast enough to break out of the atmosphere and we left the ground only 20 minutes ago! Its probably faster than you and I!
Sonic: Whaaat? No way! I can go faster than this!
Eggman [Speaker]: This amusement park has been constructed entirely out of a sense of remorse for my past transgressions and is in no way associated with any sort of evil plot or premeditated misdeeds.
Sonic: Yeah right!
[Cut back to the present day. Tails seems like he’s dozing off. A crash is heard from a distance. Sonic and Tails rush over to check out what happened. Orbot and Cubot are seen below, chasing after a group of Wisps with two nets.]
Cubot: What da heck is with these varmints?! Stay still!
Orbot: Did you install the wrong voice chip this morning? It's on cowboy again!
Cubot: Don’ matter to me, no dang voice chip will stop me from gettin’ these things! YEEHAW!
Orbot: Sigh…
[Orbot and Cubot manage to corner two of the wisps. One cyan wisp and the other being Yacker. Orbot attempts to catch them in one of the nets, but is stopped when Sonic rushes in between them, rescues the wisps and homing attacks the two robots before jumping up to the ledge above.]
Orbot: Oh look, it’s Sonic. Come to foil another plot again?
Cubot: ...Who?
Orbot: Sonic. The Hedgehog. Eggman’s primary pain in the butt?
Cubot: ...You lost me at “The”
[Sonic taps his feet, waiting for the two bots to finish talking]
Sonic: You two done yet? I wanna know what you want with these guys.
[Sonic lets the two wisps go from under his arms. The cyan wisp circles around his body and goes into his torso, giving him a cyan glow]
Sonic: Woah, what’s happening?!-
[Sonic suddenly transforms into a cyan laser and shoots off into the distance, leaving behind a turquoise trail]
Cubot: …Well that went well, I’ll say!
[Orbot whacks Cubot on the head with his net]
Cutscene 3 - What just happened?
[Tropical Resort walkway. Tails is sitting on the floor, adjusting something on his Miles Electric. Various parts surround him. With him is a wisp called Yacker, who is floating by Tails. Sonic appears suddenly through the cyan laser, turning back to normal after landing, surprising Tails. The cyan wisp leaves his body soon after, floating over to Yacker and talking with him]
Sonic: That. Was. CRAZY!! Did you see how fast I was going?! It was the fastest I've ever moved! I bounced all across the whole area five times within seconds!
Tails: That seems like an exaggeration... I know you’re fast Sonic, but not that fast!
Sonic: No I’m not joking, that cyan alien made me go faster than I’ve ever gone before!
Tails: Wait, really?!
[Tails looks over to the two wisps. Yacker welcomes the Cyan Wisp back, with the Cyan Wisp looking a little dazed]
Tails: These guys must be some powerhouses then!
Sonic: Yeah, and just begging for Eggman to use them for his own malicious means! Those two bots back there wanted them for some purpose, and I think I just found out why! …Whatcha working on?
Tails: Oh! While you were away, I was adding a universal translation module to the Miles Electric so we could understand these aliens! That white one can understand me, but we can’t understand it… Must be the same case for that cyan one too! It’s still non-functional at the moment though…
Sonic: Huh. Can always rely on you for the helpful tech Tails! While you get that sorted out, I'm gonna run some more and find out what Eggman wants with these aliens, and what plot he’s got cooking up.
Tails: And if that plot exists, whaddya think we’ll do?
Sonic and Tails: Smash it!
[Sonic and Tails laugh, while the cyan wisp and Yacker look at each other in confusion]
Cutscene 4 - Eggman revealed
[A secluded corner in Tropical Resort. Eggman is inspecting a group of capsules with 100s of trapped wisps inside]
Eggman: 23… 24… 25! ...Wait, only 25? That’s not nearly enough aliens!
Orbot: With all due respect sir, 100 wisps in one capsule, multiplied by 25 of these capsules, equals 2500. Ergo, that’s enough aliens for one whole country to be under your command.
Eggman: I thought I took “ergo” out of your vocabulary when I upgraded you! Besides, I don’t want to just rule a country, the whole world needs to be under my command, you boltbrain. Get me more aliens!
Cubot: Aight partner, no need to yell at us now! We’ll get them varmints no matter what!
Sonic: No matter what eh?
[Orbot, Cubot and Eggman turn around to see Sonic standing there with his arms crossed and his foot tapping. He has an amused expression on his face]
Eggman: GAH! How did you get here?!
Sonic: Took a ride in your elevator of course! And I got a personal customer complaint for ya! The rides are boring, the elevator is slow and your robots have a strange fascination for wanting to get in my way! Not a very good park in my opinion.
[Sonic looks behind Eggman to see the capsules]
Sonic: Oh, and you’ve also been kidnapping aliens! Regulators sure won’t like that one!
Eggman: Grrr, how dare you insult my beautiful cover up scheme Sonic! Nevermind the fact that the elevator shouldn’t be operational yet!
[Eggman faces away from Sonic, tapping away at buttons on his Egg Mobile’s dashboard]
Eggman: No matter, I planned for your inevitable arrival, hedgehog! Just, didn't think I’d have to enact it this soon. Enjoy the tour guide Sonic! You won’t last long enough to submit a formal complaint about them anyways.
[Eggman flies off with Orbot and Cubot barely clinging to it. Orbot waves Sonic off. Globatron rises from the distance, taunting Sonic]
Sonic: Hmph, I've taken on worse. Bring it on, Globy! Maybe you can give me a run for my money while you’re at it!
Cutscene 5 - Rendezvous with Tails
[Tropical Resort walkway. Tails is still working on the Miles Electric. It now has the translator on it. Sonic speeds into frame, just managing to skid to a stop before going off frame]
Tails: Oh, you’re back! Whatcha find?
Sonic: Well, I met up with Eggman, trashed his giant glorified gift shop globe toy and rescued a bunch more of these aliens. Including…
[A red wisp pops out of his body with a fiery after effect. It floats over to the cyan wisp and Yacker]
Sonic: A new red one! It felt… different to the others though. It felt like I was consumed by fiery anger rather than the overwhelming energy of the cyan one… Fitting seeing as it turned me into a giant fireball
Tails: Hm, interesting, although unsurprising considering how that red alien is interacting with the others.
[Camera cuts to the wisps talking. Yacker is trying to talk with the other wisps, but the cyan wisp is moving rapidly while the red wisp seems to sneeze, causing a burst of fire around it.]
Tails: ...maybe they’re expressing their emotions through you Sonic? Almost like some kind of symbiotic relationship.
Sonic: Would explain why I felt the rage while using that one’s power.
Tails: Mhm.
[Tails puts down a tool and stands up, turning to the three wisps]
Tails: Ok, let's see if this translator works now.
[Tails presses a button and activates the translator. It rises up like a satellite dish]
Tails: If this works right, it’ll translate the alien’s speech into binary code, which I'll be able to translate into English!
Sonic: Why binary code? Couldn’t you just directly translate it from their language to ours?
Tails: That would be easier, but we don’t have a lot of time if these aliens are in danger. Righty-ho then, just ask them a question, I'll translate it over.
Sonic: Okay then. Ahem…
[Sonic turns to the wisps]
Sonic: Who are you, and what’s happening to your people?
[The wisps respond. Tails reads the translation off of his Miles Electric]
Tails: Ok, so, their names are “Yacker”, “Zips” and “Kindle”, and they come from a far away… soda? No wait that’s not right…
[Tails adjusts the translator slightly. Yacker, Zips, Kindle and Sonic roll their eyes in exasperation]
Tails: Ah, here we go. They come from a far away planet, not a soda. They’re called “wisps”, it seems.
Sonic: So… Yacker, Zips, Kindle, from a planet, known as wisps. Got that.
Tails: Wait, there's one more thing. It seems that their powers are being used by an evil man, and it’s hurting them… Now I'm just getting “save them” over and over… is it bugging out?
[Sonic looks towards the wisps, all with pleading expressions on their faces]
Sonic: No, it’s them. That rotten Egghead… Least we know now this whole thing’s truly a facade, but now we gotta deal with rescuing these guys before Eggman can use them for his own plans!
Tails: Guess it was worth coming here before the opening date after all…
Sonic: Yup. I’m getting bored of this tropical murky yellow and ocean blue light show, think we can go anywhere else that’ll maybe take us to his base of operations? He did mention there being other planets worth of attractions here.
Tails: Well, looking at that map there, we can deduce the closest planet to get to is that cake looking one.
[Sonic looks behind him to look at the map. It shows Sonic and Tails’ location, and the nearest planet to them. The planet in question is Sweet Mountain]
Sonic: Good observation. C’mon, let’s go save these wisps and crack that Eggman wide open!
Tails: Right!
[Sonic runs off, Tails and the wisps following via flight. Camera pans to Team Dark standing on a roof in the distance]
Shadow: So… Sonic and Tails are here too. Wonder where their red echidna friend is…
Rouge: Probably taking care of his precious emerald. But that’s none of our concern for now.
Shadow: If they intercept our mission, I won’t hesitate-
Omega: SCAN COMPLETE. CREATIONS OF EGGMAN ORIGIN LOCATED IN VICINITY. ALL EGGMAN ROBOTS MUST BE DESTROYED!
Rouge: We can take care of that later, Omega. For now, we should follow in big blue’s footsteps and find a new lead.
Omega: ROUGE, SCAN DETECTS A PLANETOID APPROXIMATELY BELOW US.
Rouge: Not Earth, Omega.
Shadow: I think he means a planet down this way.
[Shadow points downward]
Shadow: The gravity here is different to home’s. You should know that for a fact.
Rouge: Yeah, I guess… Although let's not waste anymore time. Let's move!
Shadow: Roger.
[Team Dark run off]
Cutscene 6 - Missing an arm
[Tropical Resort. Orbot and Cubot are cleaning up the destroyed mess of the Globatron]
Cubot: Hey partner, y’know, from a robot’s perspective, which we are, what we’re doing is actually pretty gruesome.
Orbot: You shouldn’t question it. At least we can be rebuilt like new when we get destroyed like this.
Cubot: If ya say so. Just wonderin’
Orbot: Like always.
[Orbot looks around]
Orbot: I’m missing an arm
Cubot: But you got both yer arms already?
Orbot: Not my own arms, the Globatron’s.
Cubot: Oh, well then no, I haven’t. But really, would the sheriff even care? His priority is on those aliens.
Orbot: That’s true. Still…
[Camera pans up, fading to a scene of the Globatron’s arm stuck in one of the energy tanks, causing a leakage]