The next day, Sonic was racing towards Station Square Park. He had gotten wind that Eggman was planning something there and was determined to stop him. As he tore through the streets, Shadow appeared from a turn he had made. \u201cHey, Shadow!\u201d called Sonic. \u201cLong time no see!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMove it or lose it, Faker!\u201d snapped Shadow. \u201cI\u2019m after Eggman!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, what a coincidence, so am I!\u201d chuckled Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no, you don\u2019t!\u201d snarled Shadow. \u201cHe\u2019s mine!\u201d The two then raced each other towards the park. They then went through the park entrance and raced halfway through the park until they found Eggman having a solo picnic. \u201cAll right,\u201d whispered Shadow, \u201cwe need to approach him with caution. Sonic, you circle around to that bush over there and\u2026and\u2026and you\u2019re just RUNNING RIGHT AT HIM! GET BACK HERE, YOU BLUE IDIOT!\u201d Shadow dashed after Sonic and both Hedgehogs ended up dangling by their feet from a noose in a tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, Sonic,\u201d greeted Eggman. \u201cSo kind of you to join me. And I see you\u2019ve brought a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not his friend!\u201d denied Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat are you up to, Eggman?!\u201d demanded Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I don\u2019t want to spoil any surprises,\u201d replied Eggman, \u201cbut, since you\u2019re here, I might as well tell you my most impressive and evil scheme to date! You see those non-Mobian pigeons over there?\u201d He pointed to a flock of the birds just doing their thing by a path. \u201cWell, observe that sign as well!\u201d continued Eggman. It was a standard \u201cDon\u2019t feed the pigeons\u201d sign. \u201cWhen that cop over there comes here,\u201d Eggman went on as he pointed out the cop, \u201cI\u2019m going to feed the pigeons!\u201d He cackled in his usual manner while Sonic and Shadow raised an eye-ridge and looked at each other. Eggman then noticed the expressions on his enemies\u2019 faces and his cackle died off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That\u2019s your \u2018most impressive and evil scheme to date\u2019?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSeems a little tame, compared to breaking the planet open,\u201d muttered Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay, all cards on the table,\u201d sighed Eggman as he started untying the noose, \u201cI\u2019m going through a mental block on my evil plans.\u201d Sonic and Shadow then fell to the ground, giving Eggman a slight sense of amusement. \u201cSeriously, I\u2019ve got nothing. I feel like all the stupendously EVIL plans are being gobbled up by the Decepticons. I try to come up with a plan for world domination, but Megatron would have already thought of it and organized teams to enact it. I mean, yeah, the only upside to this is that they\u2019re the ones being stopped by you heroes instead of me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cActually, it\u2019s more the Autobots that are stopping the Decepticons,\u201d replied Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, so you\u2019re feeling sidelined by your Transformer friends too, huh?\u201d muttered Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep,\u201d sighed Sonic. \u201cAll I\u2019ve been doing lately is doing the tamer hero stuff. You know, helping an old lady cross the street, rescuing a cat from a tree, getting a lost child back to his parents, that kind of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt least you\u2019re DOING something,\u201d grunted Shadow. \u201cThis is my first proper deployment in months. Lately, I\u2019ve been cleaning my motorcycle and training with Omega. Sometimes Rouge ropes me into being her pack mule whenever she goes shopping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLooks like this slump is affecting us all,\u201d sympathized Eggman. \u201cSonic, my friend\/nemesis, I\u2019m dry! Seriously, I\u2019ve lost my mojo! Can you offer any advice?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not an evil scientist, Eggman,\u201d answered Sonic. \u201cAnd you\u2019re not exactly a hero, so I think it would be counterproductive for us to ask each other for advice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know, I\u2019m just grasping at straws right now,\u201d mumbled Eggman. \u201cWell, I needed to get away from the Decepticons for a while. I guess I\u2019ll see you around, Sonic.\u201d Eggman packed up his picnic and left the park in his egg-mobile, abandoning his latest scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, I can\u2019t help but pity him,\u201d sighed Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t pity him,\u201d rumbled Shadow. \u201cI\u2019m going back to G.U.N.\u201d He pulled out a communicator and connected to G.U.N. \u201cCommand, this is Shadow. False alarm. Eggman\u2019s scheme was feeding the pigeons in the park near a sign saying not to do so. \u2026Yes, I\u2019m aware at how sad that is. He didn\u2019t even fight me and Sonic. He just gave up when he announced his plan and didn\u2019t get the reaction he wanted. \u2026Yeah, he\u2019s in a slump like the rest of us. Unfortunately, his slump\u2019s Transformer-related too. \u2026Yeah. \u2026Yes, Ma\u2019am. \u2026Understood, on my way back now.\u201d He ended the call and sped back to G.U.N.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sonic sighed when he was left alone in the park. He sat under a tree, just staring off into space, thinking about the Autobots. He considered visiting Amy, something he hadn\u2019t done in a while. He wanted advice and Amy, while lovesick for Sonic, DID give good advice and told her friends what they needed to hear. \u201cSONIC!\u201d came a voice Sonic knew. Amy was running up the hill in her Scarlet Specter outfit, forgoing the wig, mask, and hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, Amy,\u201d greeted Sonic, \u201cI was just thinking about you.\u201d Amy gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou were thinking\u2026about ME?!\u201d she squealed happily. She then spun around, gushing about how Sonic was thinking about her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, I need your advice,\u201d explained Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy darling Sonic needs my help!\u201d gushed Amy. \u201cWhat can I do for you, my precious Blue Blur?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been feeling sidelined lately,\u201d answered Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSidelined?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d confirmed Sonic. He then explained what he, Shadow, and Eggman were talking about. Amy sat near him and just let him talk for a while. \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he finally sighed, \u201cmaybe I\u2019m getting jealous of the Autobots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s that,\u201d replied Amy as she sat next to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat makes you say that?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s the fact that the Autobots and Decepticons are at war,\u201d explained Amy. \u201cWhen they first landed here, we all believed we\u2019d have a few good adventures with Optimus and his friends. But, thanks to Megatron, the Autobots are more concerned with survival. Not just their own, but ours as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, what, isolating themselves from us will protect us?\u201d quizzed Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what their thinking is,\u201d replied Amy. \u201cRight now, I think we should try and understand them a little better, give them help when they ask for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf they ask for it,\u201d muttered Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHEN,\u201d insisted Amy. \u201cThey\u2019re still our friends.\u201d Sonic didn\u2019t say anything. He just sat there, letting Amy rest her head on his shoulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eggman returned to Robotropolis and made his way to his lab. He just sat down in a chair, staring at his equipment. He tried coming up with ideas, but everything went up in smoke before he could even move himself to use his tools. Eventually, he just shouted and flailed his limbs angrily with no direction and no purpose, scattering tools and papers everywhere. After that fit, he just flopped into his chair again. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d he demanded to himself. \u201cI was a threat to the world! THE biggest threat! \u2026Why would the Decepticons just let me rot? I gave them a base of operations! \u2026Now they barely give me the time of day.\u201d He just sighed again, sitting alone for a while\u2026until Megatron entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, I need you for guard duty,\u201d boomed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d sighed Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI need a guard detail around the Allspark,\u201d explained Megatron. \u201cGive it top priority. The cube can, quite literally, change the world as we know it. We must NOT let Optimus get his hands on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll see to it,\u201d grunted Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent,\u201d praised Megatron. \u201cYou\u2019re giving us the tools we need to win this war.\u201d Megatron then left the lab. Eggman grumbled as he prepared to detail a guard unit, then he recalled something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Computer, remind me of the Allspark\u2019s significance to the Transformers,\u201d he ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Allspark,\u201d replied the computer, \u201cwas the primary means of Transformer reproduction before the female gender was included in the species. The Quintessons attempted to weaponize it when they had controlled Cybertron, making all sorts of vehicles into living weapons. To do that, the Quintessons forced the Prime of the time to use the Allspark to their whims. During the war that led to the Transformers\u2019 freedom, they had to launch the Allspark into space, resulting in Transformer victory in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Make machines come to life, you say?\u201d mused Eggman. \u201cOnly a Prime could activate it?\u201d Eggman pondered his next moves\u2026then his wicked grin came out. \u201cComputer, detail a guard and make sure they\u2019ve got the Decepticon symbol on them. After that, get me a secure channel with Sonic and Optimus, out of Soundwave\u2019s reach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt once,\u201d confirmed the computer. Once the computer switched itself off, Dr. Eggman began chuckling, then giggling, then launched into a full-blown evil laugh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook out, Mobius!\u201d he cackled. \u201cDr. Eggman\u2019s got his mojo back!\u201d He then made his way to a drawing board and started creating new vehicles for his plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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