Amy read the title of the next episode. "'Bro-Down Showdown'? What does that even mean?"

"Sounds like a competition between bros!" Sonic sat forward in interest. "It's gotta be a Sonic and Tails episode!"

The scene started off at Amy's house. The hedgehog was inside sitting on her couch, cleaning her hammer. When there was a knock on her door, she placed down her weapon to open it, only to reveal Leroy the turtle.

Eggman already hated this episode. "Can someone get rid of that nuisance?" That turtle made him sympathize with his twin last episode; he would rather not ever do it again.

"I would gladly do so if I was in it." Scourge groused.

"Telegram for Amy Rose," he said, glancing down at the paper in his hands. "You've won the 'Most Selfless' award."

Knuckles rose a curious brow. "The 'Most Selfless' award?"

"I feel like that shouldn't go to her." Fiona remarked.

Amy had to agree. "Yeah, my twin has had some...hiccups in the past. It should go to someone like Zooey! She gave the other Tails a chance even after all of those questionable things he did. I know that I would have to at least think about it first."

Shadow scoffed. "So if Sonic asked you out poorly reciting an opera with peacock feathers in his flailing hands, you wouldn't say yes on the spot?"

"Sonic's different, and you know it."

"Mine!" Amy snatched the certificate away with enough force to send Leroy to the ground on his back.

Spade didn't mind her blatant selfish behavior. He glanced at the human genius. "That is what your twin should've done in the first place in the last episode."

"Amy?" Sonic and Knuckles then walked up, ignoring Leroy completely. The speedster went on to ask, "What is it?"

Normally, Eggman wouldn't agree with the actions of the heroes – especially not the ones on-screen – but this resonated within him deeply. "Hopefully they don't ever acknowledge his existence."

Tails understood that Leroy hadn't been the most...cooperative character, but he personally wouldn't leave him there. "I wonder why they're ignoring him, though? Did they have bad experiences with him too?"

"Probably." Anti-Tails replied. "If anyone had a few issues with their mail in the past, and a simple delay would ruin her whole day, it wouldn't be a surprise if they showed bad karma toward the mailman."

Amy couldn't imagine going through what the other Eggman had on a constant basis. "I would've helped him up anyway. Cause, unlike my twin, I'm a very nice person."

'Not with that hammer of yours.' Knuckles thought.

She smiled at them. "A few weeks ago, I submitted myself for this year's most selfless award." Amy waved the paper. "And I just found out that I won!"

Knuckles furrowed his brow. "Uh, you submitted yourself? Can you do that?"

"Now, when my twin is questioning what you did, you know you messed up."

Sonic agreed with Knuckles. "Yeah! Submitting yourself is kinda cheating, isn't it? And wouldn't that make you selfish in the first place by not submitting someone else?"

Amy's smile faded, voice growing harsh. "In this life, you gotta look out for number one!" She turned around and walked deeper into her home.

"I'm having trouble categorizing her as crazy or not."

"She's not crazy!" Amy glared at Shadow, and he wasn't affected whatsoever. "She's just...really passionate sometimes!"

"You're sugar-coating it." Neera pointed out.

"I have the right to defend my twin, right?!"

"There is a thin line between passionate and insane." Gong called out. "And she is suspiciously very acquainted with it."

Leroy accepted his fate. "I deserve this."

"I'm glad that he realized." Eggman said, Shadow, Knuckles, Scourge and Spade sharing the same thought.

Amy started to pack when Sonic and Knuckles stepped inside. "So, um, while you're gone, you're gonna need a house-sitter, huh?" Sonic suggested.

Tails frowned in confusion. "They want to house-sit? How long is she going to be gone?"

"Better question is where is she going," Blaze uttered. "She already got the award."

The pinkette deadpanned at him. "The last time I left you two here, I came back to find a family of skunks living in the crawlspace."

Amy cringed at that. She could just imagine the stench if one of them had sprayed. She'd be hesitant to let them back in too.

"You should be flattered!" Knuckles retorted. "Skunks are very picky."

Amy gave an unimpressed hum.

Sonic took a shot next. "Come on, Amy. Let us stay here! I need a change in scenery-" He slouched. "-and it gets boring watching a majestic sunset of an endless tranquil sea of blue outside my beachfront paradise every day."

Silver raised a brow. "...He's pretty picky, isn't he?"

Blaze deadpanned. "He's acting like he can't take a mini vacation somewhere."

"Which isn't surprising, considering that Sonic doesn't relax that often." Tails pointed out.

"We pretty much figured that already when Eggman stopped becoming a villain at one point." Knuckles added.

Amy frowned. "Anyone who would wake to the sound of the beautiful blue ocean, and the sight of the wonderful skies should be grateful!"

Spade crossed his arms. "Apparently without the blue hero, the doctor would take over despite having three other questionably capable friends to rely on."

Lilac looked at him. "I think you've forgot-"

"I didn't miscount the paranoid badger."

Carol shrugged. "At least he called Knuckles's twin capable."

"More than what I would say." The red echidna mumbled.

"And I want to watch cable!" Knuckles desperately added.

Sonic sent Knuckles a taunting look. "Do you miss cable on your isolated island, Knux?"

"Nope. No one gets as bored as quickly as you do, Sonic."

"Ain't that the truth..." Tails muttered under his breath.

Amy gave them a level look, not swayed at all.

The boys clasped their hands together, pleading, "Please please please please!"

"Can we stay?" Sonic asked.

Knuckles encouragingly grinned. "Be a guy!"

"Where does Knuckles live, anyway?" Amy asked, thinking about how desperate he was for a TV. "We've never seen his house, have we?"

"He most likely lives in a cave elsewhere, similar to that crazy badger." Fiona guessed.

"Like Sticks?"

"Yes, but cleaner."

Knuckles snorted. "Giving him a lot of credit here. He allowed skunks to live in Amy's house."

"So did my copy's copy." Eggman retorted. "And look where he lives. Granted, his house is lacking doors, but it is habitable nonetheless."

Sonic gasped. "Is that...a compliment, Eggy? Did I hear that right?"

"No, it was a blatant fact. Don't get your spiky head twisted."

Relenting, Amy groaned. "Ugh, fine! But only because I am extremely selfless." Her green eyes glared. "But if you two do anything foolish, I promise you will face my wrath! "

Sonic cringed. Makes sense for this version of Amy to be wrathful like her twin. He remembers the time skipped on their 'date' and Amy barged into his house with her HUGE hammer.

The smile came back when she genially waved. "Ta-ta!" Amy grabbed her suitcase and rolled it out of the door, leaving Sonic and Knuckles alone.

"She's just as crazy as that badger." Shadow said.

The boys high-fived when she left. "Yeah!"

Sonic smirked. "Wanna do somethin' foolish?"

Knuckles matched his expression. "Do you even hafta ask?"

Knuckles was starting to have a bad feeling about this. Normally, the other Sonic's appearance didn't bother him, but currently, he and Sonic's twin seemed to be sharing the same wavelength. he glanced at the blue blur. "I thought you said this was gonna be about you and Tails."

"I thought so too!" Sonic remarked. "But it could be about those two! They got that bro synergy goin' on!"

Knuckles was going to refute it. Sonic didn't let him.

"Tails and I are bros, but me and you are bros. Got each other's back, you know? Through the thick and thin! You and I might disagree a bit sometimes, but we always help each other in the end! We're totally bros!"

"Like you and Shadow?"

"Hell no." The black hedgehog cursed, before Sonic said anything. "We may have worked together before, but we're not 'bros'."

"Aww c'mon, Shadows. Don't be like that."

"And stop calling me that."

The next shot showed Sonic standing on top of a stone slab that Knuckles was holding over his head. Knuckles hurled it with a grunt, and Sonic rode the slab around the home like a surfboard, twisting and turning and nearly breaking fragile décor.

Maria couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Should they really be doing that inside someone else's house." Sure, they may be friends but they should respect their home. "There's gotta be some fun activities they could do."

Tails could only imagine what the other Amy would do if she found out. "I'm a little scared for them."

"They should know the risk involved." Neera pointed out. "Either they do not care, or they already have their wills written out."

"I say the second one." Gong said.

Eventually flipping off the stone, Sonic landed on the couch while Knuckles caught the slab before it crashed into anything. The hedgehog picked up a vase that had been knocked down and proudly exclaimed, "Stuck it!"

Knuckles ran over to him with a grin. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

They both leaned forward in excitement. "Nacho break!"

Jet gave a blank look. "Nacho break???"

Storm hummed. "I like nachos."

Ignoring the albatross, Wave shook her head. "They're dead."

Manic chuckled. "Hope you friends pay for your funeral, big bro."

"Oh be quiet, Manic." Sonic replied.

The duo was then eating cheesy nachos on Amy's couch, watching TV. Enjoying his snack, Knuckles didn't notice some cheese dripping onto the purple cushion until it was too late.

Wave sighed. "And it begins..."

"That pink hedgehog brought this upon herself." Eggman mention.

Amy said nothing, as he knew he was right.

They both look at each other in panic before Sonic wobbly smiled. "It's okay! It's just...a small stain!" He held up a cloth. "We can fix this!" Sonic leaned over Knuckles to wipe the cheese, but he only smeared it more.

Torque blinked. "...You're only making it worse."

"Uh..." Knuckles hurried to think of a solution. "I heard seltzer can get out stains!"

Knuckles was marginally impressed. It was better than nothing.

Sonic sped off and quickly returned with a bottle of soda. "No seltzer, but there's grape soda!" Taking the top off, he said, "It has bubbles, so it should work!" He poured the drink onto the yellow stain, creating a worse and bigger one.

"Why did he..." Lilac began.

Carol laughed as she ran a hand down her face. "You guys are sooo dead!"

Sonic growled. "Even I know that grape soda is the number one cause of stains! It's the worst flavor to spill!"

Tails glanced at him. "Just like how you spilled grape soda on my couch when we were watching a movie?"

"Hey, I tried to clean it up didn't I?! And I said I was sorry!"

Cory snorted. "That couch is going to be completely unrecognizable by the end of this."

Knuckles glared. "Aw, you soaked it! Better take it outside to dry in the sun."

Amy winced. Watching this was painful.

With effort, they picked up the sofa and tried to take it outside, Knuckles in the lead. They were grunting with strain when the couch refused to fit through the door. Eventually, it began to rip.

"The thought of angling it never crossed their minds?" Knuckles deadpanned.

"Of course not." Eggman said. "They are sharing one brain cell at the moment."

"Whoa!" Sonic stared at the tear with wide eyes. "You're ripping it!"

"You're ripping it!" Knuckles heatedly countered.

"You're both ripping it!" Sonic yelled.

After trying with all their might for another moment, they look at each other in defeat before sliding the couch back to its proper place.

Tails sighed in relief. "At least they won't have to deal with a destroyed door frame. Amy would would be livid."

Sonic and Knuckles shuddered.

Knuckles sat down on it and sighed. "Amy's gonna kill us! What do we do?!"

"You pray."

"Shut up, Scourge." Knuckles retorted.

"Can't they just buy another house?" Milla suggested.

Lilac nodded. "They could, but they still have to explain why her couch is gone."

"As I said before, they are sooo dead." Carol chuckled.

"Do you think you and your bro have what it takes to throw down on 'Bro-Down Showdown'?" Comedy Chimp's voice filtered through the television, catching their attention. "The show where bros compete to show how well they know their bro? 'Bro-Down Showdown' will be taping at the village center this weekend!"

"That's the plot of this one? Winning a game show to probably replace Amy's couch?" Sonic would've preferred something with more action, but this could be fun to watch. "Sounds easy!"

"Too easy." Knuckles muttered. "Let's hope that Eggman isn't involved."

Eggman knew it was useless to fight the inevitable.

Knuckles frowned. "How's that gonna help us? Stupid TV."

"Don't miss your chance to win a brand new couch!"

"Still don't get it."

"Yes, you heard right! A brand new couch!"

Knuckles stared for a few seconds. "Nope. Nothing."

Knuckles really wanted to punch something.

Then, it was revealed that one of Eggman's fly-bots was hovering over the duo.

Eggman inwardly groaned. "Speak of the devil."

"That's so creepy!" Amy glared over at the doctor. "Don't tell me that you spy on us all day every day!"

He glared back, appalled. "Of course I don't! I'm not that desperate for a win!"

Silver rose a brow. "So, controlling a monster that can basically eat time for breakfast wasn't an act of desperation?"

"..."

Blaze hummed. "Desperation can lead to a fallout last time I checked."

Eggman took a deep breath.

Off in the evil lair, the doctor was in his office, watching them on a large screen. "Do I need to express how that spying on Sonic has given me an idea for a plan to destroy him?" he asked Cubot standing to the side. "Or is that obvious?"

Cubot tilted his head. "Is what obvious?"

Torque tried to figure out what he was planning, but he was drawing blanks. "What can he do, exactly? Attack while Sonic and Knuckles are doing the gameshow? What's the difference of doing that and doing it normally?"

"It's flashier." Sonic quipped. "Eggmen love showing off."

Later, a long line was standing in front of the set for 'Bro-Down Showdown'.

Sonic gazed around, surprised. "Can't believe how many people showed up to this audition!"

"Out of the way! Move it or lose it!" Hearing a commotion from behind, the heroes turned to find Eggman pushing through the line. "Total bros coming through!"

Tails was completely lost now. "Wait, he's going to play too?"

"And is that Orbot?" Amy frowned. "That'll be cheating! He knows everything about that robot, and vice versa!"

"And I'm pretty robots aren't exactly 'bro' material." Sonic said.

Rouge raised a brow. "So is Omega a joke to you??"

"Or Gamma??" Amy questioned

"Or Emeral?" Cream asked, sadly.

Sonic winced. "Okay... except for those three."

Incredulous, Sonic asked, "Eggman? What are you doing here?"

The doctor put his hands on his hips. "Oh nothing," he said too innocently. "Just auditioning with my bro-bot!" He looked at the red robot beside him. "Isn't that right, Orbie?"

Eggman wanted to disappear. Would it kill him to speak like a normal person? "This will be completely idiotic."

Shadow grunted. "You say that like it already hasn't been."

Orbot wasn't too enthused. "Yes, sir. It would seem I'm your...bro."

"Alright!" An off-screen voice called. "Who's next?" A ferret with a red checkered hat walked up, eyeing the ones in line.

"Hey, wait a sec!" Sonic recognized that guy. "Didn't he work with that Justin Beaver dude a couple episodes ago?"

Amy couldn't believe that he was here. "Why isn't he in jail or something? He hypnotized all the girls in the village for money and fame!"

"My only guess is that he never got caught..." Tails mused, wary of the ferret. "He did run off once Justin had been freed from the mind control."

Lilac remembered that, but, "Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles saw him, though. Didn't they reported him?"

"Doubt it." Knuckles replied. "Even if they did the police force here is practically useless."

"Okay, I understand him not being caught on the run." Amy gestured violently at the screen. "But he's directing a TV show!"

"...Maybe he's using mind control here too somehow?" Milla guessed.

Scourge groaned. "If he is, I hope he leaves the singing out of it. One episode is enough."

After looking at the first couple, he stated, "Too old." The next one, which included Barker, caused him to say, "Too ugly."

Silver frowned. "Too mean."

The next, "Too out of touch with the common man."

A suited up beaver and his friend walked away sadly.

The ferret frowned at Sonic and Knuckles. "Eh, next!"

Sonic didn't like that. "Hey! You barely looked at us!"

"Sorry, kid." The director wasn't apologetic at all. "Just not getting enough of a bro vibe."

Amy was even more confused now. "They don't...know each other? But they – huh?" She looked around at the others in the room. "Anyone else thinks that's totally weird? It can't be just me."

"I would not be surprised if they had blocked their memory of the whole experience altogether." Neera responded. "It had been mostly horrendous."

Eggman laughed. "Sucks to be you!"

Sonic gritted his teeth. "Can it, Egghead! You think he's gonna prefer your unruly mustache and your dainty lame-bot?"

Orbot sighed.

Sonic didn't know whether to laugh or to feel bad for the guy. "He must've been through a lot to not be offended by that. He just looks...depressed."

"Of course he has." Like Sonic, Knuckles was somewhat conflicted. "Half of the words Eggman says to him are insults."

Eggman scoffed. "Half is generous."

"I'll show you unruly, you spiny haired rodent!" Eggman threatened.

The ferret interrupted their argument. "I'll have none of that bickering at my audition!" A smile grew on his face. "Save it for the show! You two are bros now!"

"Wait what???" Sonic and Eggman said in unison, shocked.

"Talk about your unwanted plot twist..." Tails muttered.

"Sonic and Eggman?? Bros??" Knuckles questioned in disbelief. "Either this is actually working for Eggman... or he just doesn't know the meaning of the word 'bro'."

"What?" Sonic adamantly shook his head. "No no! We're not bros, we're enemies!"

"That hedgehog is no bro of mine!" Eggman denied before gaining a pensive expression. "Then again, I'm not gonna complain if it gets us on the show. Come on, Sonic! Play ball!"

Amy hoped that things didn't get too bad. "They're definitely working together."

Eggman oh-so-wanted to completely agree, but there was this annoying little whisper in the back of his mind saying that no, they weren't working together. That his double was going to surprise his in the worst way possible.

He could do nothing but brace himself.

Sonic sighed and muttered, "I guess you're right." He faced Knuckles. "Sorry Knux, but if we wanna win that couch for Amy, I gotta do this."

"Just buy her another one!" Amy futilely suggested. They were heroes! They couldn't be broke!

"But it's free, Amy." Tails sighed, understanding why the other Sonic was doing this. "Nothing beats the power of free."

Knuckles slumped in disappointment. "But...I thought this was gonna be a Sonic and Knuckles episode..."

"A Sonic and Knuckles episode?" Sonic repeated incredulously. "Forget everything else! That doesn't make any sense!"

"The probability of you and me becoming 'bros' doesn't make any sense, rodent." Eggman groused.

Eggman scoffed. "Yeah, well life's full of disappointments, Nurples."

Scourge sniffed a laugh.

"I always wanted to be a traffic cop." He motioned the echidna to the side like a trained officer. "Now move along! You're blocking the fire lane."

Sonic snickered. "A traffic cop? Egghead, if you ever tried to do that-"

"-he would be run over instantly," Shadow interrupted. "By me."

The next scene showed all of the contestants on set, sitting in small sofas on a stage. Along with Eggman and Sonic, there were Knuckles and Mike, two stunt bears, and Dave and Lady Walrus.

"Oh, hey! Knuckles got on anyway!" Amy pointed out. It made sense that he and Mike would still be friends after the 'Just a Guy' incident, but the other contestants were...questionable. "Aren't those bears part of Barker's circus crew?"

"Yep. And Dave's back too." Knuckles mumbled. "Wonderful."

Knuckles glared at Sonic, who was close to him. "Look, Sonic. " He jabbed a thumb at a waving Mike. "I've got a new partner! Jealous, much?"

"I would be bummed out too, honestly." Tails admitted. Getting replaced by Eggman of all people would be a hard hit. "But at least he's still playing."

Sonic smiled. "Great idea, Knux! Now we have double the chances of winning that couch for Amy!"

The echidna crossed his arms, grumbling, "Way to take the wind out of my sails..."

"Aw! He's adorable when he pouts like that." Rouge giggled

Knuckles shrunk away from the bat's gaze.

A voice coming from the speakers cut their interaction short. "Live, from village center! It's 'Bro-Down Showdown'! Today's bros, Sonic the hedgehog and Dr. Eggman!" Sonic waved while Eggman combed his 'stache. "Knuckles the echidna and Mike the ox!" Knux gave a thumbs up and Mike waved. "A pair of stunt bears!" They growled at each other. "And Dave the intern and Lady Walrus!"

Sonic rose a brow. "Seriously, Dave? She's your bro?"

Dave held his hands up. "We don't like to put labels on our bro-lationship."

Amy cringed at the wording. "What relationship?" She refused to use the same word he did.

Comedy Chimp walked on set, holding a mic. "Thank you! Welcome to 'Bro-Down Showdown'! The show where bros go toe-to-toe in hopes of winning a narratively convenient prize!" He motioned over to a couch that looked similar to Amy's.

Tails wildly gestured at the screen. "A narratively convenient prize! That can't just be another coincidence! Something strange is going on!"

Knuckles was still hesitant, but what CC said was out of place. "Well, if Eggman did plan this whole thing out and told Comedy Chimp about the couch, then it makes sense why he said it."

Sonic didn't know what to believe. "How about we just let things play out? See if the rest of the heroes say anythin' about it?" Because that would answer the question for sure.

Tails and Knuckles nodded.

"So, let's get started!" Comedy Chimp focused on the first pair. "Dr. Eggman, what is Sonic's favorite movie?"

"Something jam-packed with action, explosions, and occasional near-death experiences that get your blood pumping!"

Knuckles whispered to Mike, "No way he'll know this. It's Crocto-Pottomus. "

Sonic had never heard of that movie, but from that title alone, he doubted there would be enough explosions to suit his taste.

Eggman hummed, scratching his chin. "I believe one time while he was pummeling me with a severed arm of one of my robot drones, he mumbled something about space pigeons. So...I'm gonna go with Space Pigeons 2. Everyone knows it's the best of the trilogy."

The buzzer light above Sonic and Eggman shined green.

Space Pigeons 2 sounded a little better. Never could go wrong with a fast-paced space adventure. Sonic scratched his cheek. "Pummeling Egghead with a robotic arm, huh? That's...interesting."

Knuckles pictured it happening. "I'm not surprised. Your double seems to be a little bit more impulsive."

"Correct!" Comedy Chimp confirmed. "Space Pigeons 2. Sonic and Eggman off to an early lead." He walked off. "Now, Dave and Lady Walrus."

Sonic shot Eggman an amused look. "I can't believe you knew that."

The doctor smiled. "Hey, you gotta know your enemy! Especially when he's your bro!"

Amy scrunched her nose in disgust. "Why is he so hung up on them being friends? Especially when he's trying to defeat them at every chance he gets?"

"He is lonely, surrounded by less-than-optimal robotic henchmen." Shadow blatantly pointed out. "The isolation is deteriorating his mental state. Did he not also role-play, being faker at some point?"

"I'd rather not be reminded of that." Knuckles groaned. "But thank you."

He pulled Sonic close and gave him a noogie, to the hedgehog's discomfort. However, Eggman quickly pulled back when a quill cut his finger. "Ow!"

Sonic nodded. "Completely deserved."

A buzzer went off, and the camera cut to Comedy Chimp standing in front of Dave and Lady Walrus. "That's right for ten points!" He looked at the bears. "Now, Stunt Bear No. 2, how did Stunt Bear No. 1 say you first met?"

No. 2 growled an answer, and it was wrong, for the sign buzzed red. No. 1 snarled before they both were snarling at each other, fighting in anger.

"Well...they didn't last long," Carol said. "But it makes no sense why they were on the show in the first place if we don't know what they're saying."

"Ooo, that's a disqualification," CC stated, going closer to the squabbling bears. "The Bro code clearly dictates there must be no fighting between bros."

Everybody knew that rule did not exist.

The bears walked off dejectedly. "Now Knuckles, we asked Mike the following question: A bro would never do what , to another bro?"

"Hm...I'm gonna have to go with..." Knuckles aimed his next words at Sonic. "Totally ditch him to appear on a game show with his arch-nemesis!"

Amy felt for him somewhat. "That's true...but at the same time, I'm pretty sure the wrath of my twin outweighs the small betrayal."

Tails cringed. "If your twin comes home to a ruined apartment after leaving her friends to take care of it, Sonic and Knuckles better run for their lives."

Sonic guiltily sighed, and the sign buzzed red.

"I said a bro would never eat the last cheese ball without asking, but your answer was good too," Mike softly said.

Amy didn't know what to say. "That's... a good answer, I guess?"

There was a quick commercial break with the show's advertising poster, then Comedy Chimp was by the hero/villain duo again.

"Sonic, if your bro were a food, what kind of food would he be?" CC asked.

Knuckles felt that this answer was too obvious. "He probably answered something completely ridiculous."

Sonic thought for a moment. "Uh...I don't know, an egg?"

"I would add rotten with the word."

Eggman frowned. "Ohh, I said herb-crusted tilapia."

Why echoed in everyone's thoughts.

He then perked up. "But then I changed by answer to egg! " The sign buzzed green.

"At least he used his brain for once..." Eggman muttered, still unsure where this game was leading them.

Comedy Chimp moved on. "Knuckles, we asked Mike what color you are."

Knuckles smiled and looked at his partner. "That's easy! I'm red!"

Again, Knuckles shouldn't be impressed that his twin knew what color his fur was, but he had set the bar so low that anything was an improvement.

"Aww..." Mike put a hand on his forehead, disappointed in himself. "I said green. I'm colorblind." Their buzzer went red. Mike pointed to it. "Was that the green light?"

Tails furrowed his brow. "But...after all these years, wouldn't he be used to it by now? And know what the colors really are?"

"Remember that this is the same person who broke his leg after begging to sit in during an Eggman fight." Fiona reminded him. "So, no. He wouldn't know."

"No," CC said unrepentantly before going to the third pair. "Now, Lady Walrus, what is Dave the intern's occupation?"

She was quick to answer. "He works in the fast food industry!"

Dave was even quicker to object. "I said evil villain bent on destroying the world."

"Judges?" Comedy Chimp listened to the earpiece he was wearing. After a second, he smiled. "We can accept that answer!" Their buzzer was green. The pair fist bumped.

"Dropping from doomsday device to fast food is a major downgrade, though..."

Spade looked at Tails. "Did you forget that he turned the toilet paper in the bathroom the wrong way?"

"...Forget what I just said."

It was Sonic's and Eggman's turn once again. "Sonic, if you went out of town, what's the first thing your bro said he would do while you were gone?"

"Oh, I know this one!" Sonic exclaimed confidently. "It's gotta be 'destroy the village'."

"More than a tiny village." Scourge muttered.

Eggman laughed. "He's right! I said I'd destroy the village." He suddenly became serious, glaring. "I'd reduce you all to a smoldering pile of ash."

Doubtful, the doctor thought. After hearing what he said, why wasn't the blue rat questioning him?

The sign buzzed green, and the audience cheered.

"He is barely a villain." Anti-Tails commented. He gestures to Scourge, Fiona and, Rosy. "I'm confident any of us here could easily take over that village if given incentive to." He almost excluded Eggman, but even he with his incompetence would be able to dominate in that dimension.

Scourge hummed. "That dimension would turn into chaos, in a matter of seconds."

"There wouldn't be much defense, unless the other Shadow got involved for some reason." Fiona provided.

Shadow had a gut feeling that they wouldn't.

"Yeah...those villagers wouldn't know what hit 'em!" Rosy chirped excitedly.

Sonic tapped is chin. "Would Shadow's twin really get involved?"

"Not unless he's forced to." Tails said

Eggman and Sonic happily hugged each other before realizing what they were doing, awkwardly putting space between them.

Sonic and Eggman stared at each other.

"Never."

"Never."

"Well, that ends round one! Knuckles and Mike, you have the lowest score." CC faced the front of the stage. "Audience! What happens to them now?"

He held his microphone out as voices shouted, "You're bro-liminated!"

Knuckles and Mike sadly leave.

Milla felt bad. "Should've picked Tails. Would've been a much better pick."

"You should be glad that he managed to stay away from this insane episode." Knuckles countered.

Comedy Chimp went on with the show. "We're down to the final two teams. Which one will go home with that snazzy new couch?"

Sonic just had a hunch, but, "Probably not my twin, if I had to guess. It's a little too convenient and Eggman is right there."

The camera swiveled to the couch again before thudding stomps were heard in the distance. Everyone turned to see Eggman's Obliterator Bot, it ready to attack. The robot shot lasers at the villagers, causing them to run in panic.

No one was surprised at the mech's appearance.

Sonic hopped out of his seat in surprise. "An Eggman robot? Let's turn this bag of bolts into a scrap heap!"

"Hang on!" CC stopped his approach. "Did you say that's an Eggman robot? Judges?" He listened to his ear piece once more. "Yep, if you fight that robot, you're technically fighting with your bro."

"Who cares about a couch when people's lives are in danger?!" Lilac questioned angrily.

Sonic nodded. "Yeah, just knock it's head off or something!"

"You gotta be kidding me!"

Eggman cackled. "I knew my plan would work! If you fight my robot, we'll be disqualified, and you'll never win that couch for that whiny little girlfriend of yours!"

Amy kept her demonic squeal contained.

"Wait wait wait." Jet called out. "Eggman did all this just so Sonic couldn't win a couch?!"

"That is the definition of being unnecessary." Scourge commented.

"He is a desperate desperate man who just reached the bottom of the barrel." Blaze never thought that the other doctor would resort to this.

"She's not my girlfriend!" Sonic hissed through clenched teeth.

"Liar!" A smile is permanent on Amy's face. "Yeah, he said it, but did you hear how he said it?! There was panic like he didn't want the information getting out! They're totally together, but too shy to admit it!"

'Just like how Sega confirmed that Sonic has a crush on her but he's too shy to admit it.' Andy thought.

The buzzer flashed red.

Amy couldn't hold in her squeal this time while Sonic marginally slumped. "That proves it!" She pleasantly sighed. "I need them to hurry up and go for a date so you can see how great it is."

Relaxing in his chair, the doctor smirked. "On the other hand, you could just stand back and watch the town get blown to smithereens. Either way, you lose! On live TV!"

Spade rolled his eyes. "Because losing a couch is such a massive blow." He almost wished that the ferret mind-control thing was the main issue here instead of this.

"Don't worry, bro. I got this." Knuckles strolled back on the stage, putting a hand on his chest. "Maybe combat will fill the Sonic-shaped void you've left in my heart."

"Awwww!" Rouge cooed.

"Ugh." Knuckles groaned. "If you hear me saying that ever, I've officially gone insane."

"Don't act like that, Knuckie-poo! It's sweet!"

"Yeah, and I'm getting cavities."

All of the hiding villagers gave an empathetic 'aww' before ducking back under cover.

Knuckles then ran up to confront Obliterator Bot, dodging a swinging arm.

Comedy Chimp was distracted by his ear piece. "The producers are telling me that I don't get paid if we don't finish the show. So, let's move on to round two."

Torque was dumbfounded. "Doesn't he care that-"

"No." Shadow, Scourge, Neera, Spade and Eggman chorused.

He addressed the stressed blue hero, "Sonic! What does Dr. Eggman have in his pockets right now?"

Knuckles ran in between the robot's legs to avoid an attack, accidentally tripping and rolling into a table.

Knuckles would've punched a hole in the robot by now. "If Sonic is needed to take care of this thing, I swear..."

He picked up one of the wooden legs and used it as a bat to hit the missile coming straight for him. The missile was sent soaring through the sky.

That missile was going to come back down eventually, and Scourge wondered what – or who – it was going to hit.

He hoped it was the other Eggman for wasting all of their time with this.

Sonic sighed in relief, just now realizing that CC had asked a question. "Oh...his pockets! Right! I don't know, a uh...hippopotamus riding on a skateboard?"

Eggman pulled said item out of his back pocket and placed it on the floor.

Carol stared in disbelief. "There's no way he could've known that."

"My only question is why he has that in the first place." Cory added.

"He probably cuddles with it at night to help deal with every loss." Sonic grinned over at the doctor. "Do you have a toy like that, Eggy? You have to, right? With how many wins you give to us?"

The human genius was reaching his boiling point. "I would shoved that toy right down your throat, hedgehog."

After pulling the toy back, he let it go. The hippo rolled off the stage only to get stepped on by Obliterator Bot.

The sign buzzed green.

Sonic went back to his seat while Comedy Chimp regarded the other contestants, "Lady Walrus!"

Amy wanted to hop through the screen and knock common sense into that hedgehog with her hammer. "He's seriously not gonna help?! The couch is not that important! I'm sure my twin would understand if they explained that they tried to get her another!"

Shadow wasn't sure. "Would you? After trusting them to not destroy your house?"

"Honestly, I would. Especially because I'd partially blame myself for leaving them in charge again after what happened last time."

Knuckles was still fighting the bot. He dodged yet another attack before jumping up and slamming his fists on top of the enemy's head.

When a correct ding was heard, it was Eggman's turn. "Now, Dr. Eggman," CC started. "Fill in the blanks! Whenever Sonic does 'blank', I 'blank' myself."

Sonic barked out a laugh. "There's only a few ways that answer can go!"

"And I don't want to hear any of them," Eggman grumbled.

"None of us do." Spade retorted as everyone else agreed with him

The doctor grew pensive. "Hm..."

Knuckles punched the robot in the eye to no effect. He paused, shocked, when massive speakers rose from its back. Sound waves blasted, and Knuckles was launched away, crashing into props. He didn't get out of the way before Obliterator Bot stepped on him.

"Knuckles?!" Sonic shouted in worry.

"Just go!" Amy urged. "He obviously can't handle it himself!"

If he ever had the chance to encounter his twin, Knuckles was going to offer a free lesson in self-defense because this was just pitiful.

"Dr. Eggman, we need your answer," Comedy Chimp encouraged.

The doctor was deliberately dragging out the time. "Gotta think about this one for a minute, CC..."

Sonic gazed indecisively at the spotless couch and then sent the pinned Knuckles a concerned glance. Obliterator Bot began charging a laser.

"So, those cushions are poly-foam, right?" Sonic asked before shaking his head. "Aw, the heck with it!" He stood and yelled, "I'm comin', bro!"

"Finally!" Amy explosively sighed, forcefully ignoring how the speedster questioned the quality of the couch before doing so.

Sonic sped over and yanked Knuckles from underneath the robot's foot, narrowly avoiding the laser. Moving the echidna out of harm's way, Sonic zipped over and grabbed a sheet of metal.

He leaned against it, smirking at Knuckles. "You ready to do somethin' stupid, bro?"

The echidna instantly caught on. "Do you even have to ask?"

"Do you think he noticed how much Sonic hesitated in helping him?" Tails questioned.

"Probably not." Sonic shook his head. "He was too busy getting crushed to notice."

Like with the stone slab earlier in Amy's house, Knuckles hurled Sonic into the air. The speedster rode the metal sheet until he got close enough to the robot. He spin dashed in place, hurling the metal right into Obliterator Bot's face, causing it to short circuit and fall backwards.

Eggman yelled in frustration.

Gong rolled his eyes. "I cannot believe that he thought his plan was going to work flawlessly."

Sonic smirked. "I've said that many times in the past."

Comedy Chimp approached the last remaining contestants. "Well, that's a disqualification! Today's winners are Dave the intern and Lady Walrus!"

Elated, the pair jumped up and ran over to their new couch with Lady Walrus holding a bowl of nachos. When they plopped down on the sofa, she dropped the snack, and a cheese-covered chip stained the cushion underneath.

Silver blinked. "Welp, there goes that."

Espio sighed, shaking his head. "And already it's wasted."

Knuckles and Sonic looked on sadly.

"So..." the echidna began, "What are we gonna do about Amy's couch?"

Sonic shrugged.

Later on, Amy was walking back up to her home with a golden trophy in hand. She passed Leroy, who finally managed to get off his back.

"He's still there?" Anti-Tails asked, surprised.

Scourge snorted. "Good."

"It's even better when Amy still doesn't pay any attention to him." Fiona said with a chuckle.

"Amy! Nooo!" Sonic yelled as he and Knuckles rushed to catch her before she noticed anything.

Amy looked back in time to see Eggman's wayward missile from before speed into her house, blowing up upon impact. The explosion landed Leroy on his back again.

Shadow and Spade smirked. This was much better than the other Eggman.

The pinkette gazed in shock at the mess when Sonic and Knuckles entered behind her. Her stained couch was nothing but ashes now.

The boys' panic was gone now, replaced with giddy relief. Sonic tried and failed to hide his joy. "Oh man, Amy! Eggman totally destroyed your couch!"

Sonic should be disappointed that they didn't own up to their mistake, but at the same time, he would've said anything to avoid that deadly hammer also.

"And after we didn't spill nachos on it!" Knuckles slowly shook his head. "Oh, that's a shame."

"Yeah, real shame." Sonic nudged his bro, both wearing questionable smiles. "Come on, Knuckles. Let's get out of here."

Knuckles nodded, and they closed the door behind them when they left.

Amy groaned, grieving over the mess.

Amy puffed out her cheeks, crossing her arms. "They could've at least helped her clean up!"

"And drown in that guilt?" Knuckles didn't blame them for leaving. "Taking off was the best option there. Less chance of them slipping up and telling on themselves."

"Which was inevitable with your twin around." Tails pointed out.

Knuckles made no comment.

The boys walked past Leroy as he miserably muttered, "I hope someone's been feeding my cat."

"Oh no!" Cream gasped, covering her mouth with her hands. "That poor kitty...!"

Shadow tried to calm her down. "I'm sure his pet is alright, Cream."

Scourge scoffed. "Who cares about the damn turtle?? At least that pathetic show is over."

Knuckles sighed. "I'm just glad that that dimension is our future." His twin and his friend's dimension was crazy.

Lucy nodded to their words and pressed the button to the next episode.