Sonic Boom

You can't lose me, Egghead!

Eggman! You know my name is Dr Eggman.

You do that on purpose.

Do what, Egghead?

Whoa!

It all ends here, old friend.

Prepare to be destroyed... by Burnbot!

He's gonna burn me with flamethrowers or something?

Flamethrowers? No...

Oh, um... acid? Incendiary grenades?

No, no, no, no, no... claws.

He has claws, very painful claws.

Then you should have called him Clawbot

or The Lacerator or Pinch-a-tron 9,000.

But Burnbot? I mean, that's just false advertising...

I name the robots, Sonic.

Burnbot, attack!

Hmm...

Blue leader, this is Yellow Sky.

I have eyes on Burnbot. He's on the move. Over.

Thanks, Tails.

Initiate Speeding Swing Surprise.

Get up, get up, get up!

Bail, Tails, bail!

Tails! No!

We'll be back, Sonic.

Oof, you are heavy.

Seriously, Burnbot, you could stand to burn a few calories.

Ohh...

Keep resting, pal. I'll get you home.

Promise, I'll never let anything like this

happen to you again.

Sonic?

Hey, buddy. How you feeling?

I'm great. Ready to get back in action.

Yeah... about that... Um... I've got some great news.

You, my friend, are taking early retirement.

- Early retirement? - Yeah.

You'll be able to play lots of golf

and spend time with the grandkids.

I don't have grandkids.

Well, now's your chance to get some.

Trust me, it's for the best.

I'll see you around, pal.

Wait... what just happened?

I fired you.

OK, just checking.

Don't look at me like that. I did what I had to do.

And now we're gonna make sure Tails stays retired.

"Sidekick tryouts.

All qualified candidates welcome.

Best candidate gets the job.

Resume and references required."

Can you believe this?

A resume and references aren't unreasonable.

Especially in this job market.

What fool would want to be Sonic's sidekick?

Spending every day with him,

enjoying his friendship and respect?

Not me, that's for sure.

Unless...

Lousy security camera.

I'm Amy Rose and I'll be auditioning

for the part of sidekick.

Amy, I know who you are.

Great, because I am fine with nepotism.

Under "special skills" add juggling and singing.

Oh, when the saints

go marching in Ba-be-da-be-da-bop

Next.

My biggest weakness?

Actually, it's my incredible cowardice.

Oh! Improv! I love improv.

I'm a crazy pizza man... who juggles and sings!

Oh, when the saints

go marching in

I think you would be a great sidekick for me.

No, Knuckles, I'm looking for someone to be my sidekick.

We'd have to change your name, though.

I'm thinking Knuckles Junior.

OK, last question.

What would you do in a no-win situation?

If I'm with you,

there's no such thing as a no-win situation.

Huh, you really get it, new guy.

I do get it. But I'm not a new guy...

In reality, I am none other than...

Tails! You cannot be my sidekick.

"All qualified candidates welcome.

Best candidate gets the job."

I'm a lock.

Unless there's something you're not telling me.

Fine. But get ready for the tryout of your life.

- Hello. - Eggman!

What are you doing here?

My name is Dr Eggman

and I'm here about the sidekick position.

Wha... But you're my arch nemesis.

That's true.

But I could be a valuable asset to your organisation.

For example, I'm a doctor.

Not a real doctor, a PhD, but still...

You can't be my sidekick.

"All qualified candidates welcome."

OK, fine. You both can move on to round two.

But neither of you is gonna be my sidekick.

Who else is there?

Actually, do you validate parking?

Congratulations. You're the third candidate.

Actually...

All right, being my sidekick is no easy task.

This competition will test your strength,

stamina and endurance.

The winner will be whoever makes it...

Actually, it's "whomever."

The winner will be whomever makes it

through all of the unimaginable hardships

and brings me the red flag I planted

atop the incredibly dangerous

but inaccurately named Mount Safety.

Actually...

Aaargh!

Aaargh!

Actually, I'm OK.

What's going on here?

Nothing I can't handle.

Actually, I'm just gonna lie down

in the foetal position and weep.

Give up, Eggman. This job is rightfully mine.

I'm not here to be Sonic's sidekick, you nincompoop.

I'm here to get rid of you both once and for all.

- Tails! - Sonic, I'm stuck!

Tails, I didn't really want to fire you.

I was just trying to protect you.

How? By putting me in more danger?

The plan had holes!

Oh, Sonic? I have one last surprise for you.

I took your advice. Burnbot can burn things.

I can't swim!

You're waterlogged. I can't lift you.

Don't worry about me. Get outta here.

That's not how sidekicks do.

I'll be back! With a new robot who has an accurate name.

And super-laser eyes and he'll feed me ham.

Evil ham.

About this job... What are the hours like?

Well, it's seven days a week. But you get your own plane.

Let me in! I demand a callback!

Knuckles, what's wrong?

Knuckles Junior isn't working out.

Oh. So you're saying you need a...

I'm a crazy pizza man... who juggles and sings!

Oh, when the saints go marching in

Knucklina!

Man!

- Hi. - What do you want?

First of all, thank you for answering the door

at such a late hour.

I realise what an inconvenience this must be...

Get to it, Eggface.

Well, I... I uh... I need your help.

- You need my help? - Yes.

My sinister island lair, the ultra high-tech stronghold

where I hatch my schemes to eliminate you,

it was destroyed in the storm.

I was hoping I could crash

with you and Tails for a few days

until my robots rebuild it.

Please, don't strand me in this wilderness.

You certainly could use a roof over your head.

And a bath.

But how do I know you won't just capture me and Tails

while we're sleeping?

I swear not to harm you or your fox friend

during my stay.

I didn't even bring any weapons. Here, check my pants.

No, no, no, it's OK. I believe you.

So it's only for few days and it's just you?

Just me.

And Orbot and Cubot. They're family.

- Eggman? - Oh, hey, gang!

Didn't know you'd be visiting so early.

I'm still in my evil pyjamas.

They've got a trap door in the back.

What's he doing here?

We have a truce.

Tails is letting him stay here till his lair is rebuilt.

Still waiting on that salmon eggs benedict.

Coming. Coming.

I asked for egg whites.

These are yellows! See the yellow?