"No Robots Allowed?" Tails read the title, confused.
Amy raised a brow. "Is Eggman getting rid of his robots already?"
Sonic grinned. "We're not even at the last episode and already he's giving up."
Theo chuckled. "Not quite."
"What do you mean?" Knuckles asked.
"In this episode, Eggman is facing eviction. So he must convince them that there are no robots in his lair." The hedgehog answered.
The human doctor face-palmed. He's not even watching the show and already he's annoyed. Actually, he was annoyed since the beginning of the show, so it's no surprise that he's ticked off.
"But Eggman built his own home, right?" Milla questioned, not understanding. "Can they really do that?"
"Legally, yes." Lucy answered. "But to be fair, I don't think anyone would care if he was kicked out of his own home."
"The last episode was about robots, whereas this one tries to exclude them entirely." Spade pointed out.
Shadow sighed. "This should be interesting." And by interesting, he meant, a waste of time.
The scene starts off at Tails Workshop, where the sun is shining, glaring down the kit's house. Inside, the gang are slumping on the couch, sweating.
Carol chuckled. "It would seems that the heat wave is killing them.
Scourge rolled his eyes. "These idiots live on a tropical island, they should be used to it by now."
"If they're hot, why don't they just go to the beach." Fiona suggested. She grinned, turning to Sonic. "I'm sure Sonic wouldn't mind taking a peak at her bikini. All hot. And sweaty."
"NO!!!" Most of the audience chorused.
"No one wants to see that pink girl half-naked!" Eggman protested, angrily.
Fiona shrugged. "I'm sure Sonic's twin wouldn't mind."
"I would!" Amy yelled. Only Sonic is allowed to see her in a bikini! NOT the other!
Sonic groaned. "This heatwave is too hot. What's a stronger word than hot?"
"Knuckles! I'm a stronger word than hot." Knuckles responded.
The echidna sighed. "Is there a stronger word dumbass?"
"Actually, Knuckles-"
"Shut up, Sonic."
"Maybe this'll help." Amy suggested, pulling out a handheld fan.
Sticks glared at her. "We are suffering in this heat, and YOU have a fan?! Let's take it from her!"
"I was gonna share it!" Amy protested.
"Oh!" Sticks hummed. "Never mind, then!"
Cory rolled her eyes. "You're not dying."
Torque cupped his chin. "Technically, they are. Being in the sun for a long period of time CAN actually kill you."
Amy turns on the fan. It works for a few seconds before malfunctioning and spewing smoke. Amy hits it twice, but it does not work.
Everyone groans.
Sonic glanced at the team. "We're gonna need a bigger fan."
Knuckles pointed at Tails' mobile and grinned. "How about that one?" He asked. Everyone goes outside.
"Theoretically, that could work." Tails hummed. "But using it inside would be both impractical and dangerous so... if we seal all the windows then systematically open the highest-"
"Nerd alert!" Carol comment.
"Or just giant fan!" Sonic cried out, interrupting Tails
"Your twin sounds like he's bearing his teeth or has something stuck in his throat." Shadow mention.
"And your twin isn't here." Sonic retorted.
"Which is actually a good thing."
The blue blur smirked. "For now."
Shadow frowned.
It took a lot of hauling, but the gang finally managed to haul the fan up to the window, sticking the fan part through the window. Sonic ran outside and turned on the fan, and the team felt instant relief and hurried over, soaking every ounce of wind it blew. Everyone shared the same relaxed look until things started floating off the ground, and then they too found themselves floating.
"This is kinda what I meant by impractical and dangerous! TURN IT OFF!" Tails screamed.
Anti-Tails deadpanned. "Well, instead of listening, you proceeded to risk maiming yourself and your friends."
Scourge shook his head. "Dumb fox."
Milla narrowed her eyes at the screen. "Shouldn't the fan blow everything and everyone to the opposite wall instead of round and round like a cyclone?" She questioned. "The circular shape of the house is no excuse."
"Talk about sin counter." Andy mumbled.
Sonic heads down and tries to run forward to switch it off, but the wind is too strong and he is blown back.
"He better be careful." Amy said, concerned. "That wind spins like a hurricane."
Sonic waved her off. "Relax Ames, I've handle hurricanes before."
"True, but has your twin have?"
"Err..."
Knuckles and Amy quickly grabbed hold of the roof's poles. Knuckles yelled. "Ah I almost crashed into Amy!" He saw pieces of cake floating by and grinned. "Ooh! Cake!" The echidna let go, and accidentally crashed into Amy. The pinkette yelped, letting go of the beam in the process.
"Nice one, knucklehead."
"It's his fault, Amy."
Amy spins on one of the poles before flying off, and hitting a part of the wall. But Sticks catches her in the basket of a cycle.
"I'll get yooooou, my pretty!" The badger exclaimed, as she cycles forward. In slow motion, Sticks continues to ride her bike as the room gets darker.
"What was that?" Tails asked, confused.
"It's just a reference to an old movie." Lucy answered.
"Oh."
'Direct parody of that iconic E.T. scene.' Theo thought.
Sonic grabs a pipe to hold on and spots an opening from the roof. He spin dashes his way out, runs to the Tailsmobile and switches off the fan.
He glanced at everyone in worry. "Everyone okay?"
"Yeah!" Sticks, Knuckles, Tails, and Amy answered.
Sonic smirked. "Everyone wanna do that again?"
"YEAH!"
Amy shook her head.
Sonic switches Tailsmobile back on again as everyone and the furniture is swept away again, and Sonic joins them.
"No regard for their own safety." Maria said, worried.
The scene changes at Eggman's Lair. Inside, Eggman too seemed to be suffering a heat problem of his own. He laid down on a fold up chair while Orbot and Cubot fanned him down. "This heat is more oppressive than my father."
Eggman glared at anyone who dared to question him.
"You could turn on the air conditioning!" Cubot suggested.
Eggman stood up and glared at the squared robot. "Or, I could melt you down for scrap! My electric bills are sky-high. What with all my inventions, monitors, the toaster, not to mention robots, the other toaster." Another toaster is shown. "So fan harder!"
"In the interest of preserving our mechanical backs, might I suggest an energy source that's plentiful, safe and free?" Orbot asked.
Spade furrowed his eyebrows. "You guys are robots. You don't get backaches."
"Coal? Cubot guessed.
Knuckles rolled his eyes. "You only make fire with coal, dumbass."
"I was thinking Solar." Orbot responded.
"Actually, a lot of people use solar panels for power." Tails points out. "Then again, solar panels are expensive."
"Solar power?" Eggman questioned. "That's crazy! Just crazy enough to get this story started! You can stop fanning me."
Orbot and Cubot dropped their fans and sighed with relief. However that moment of relief was short lived when Eggman glared at them. "And start installing solar panels on my roof!"
The scene cuts on top of the lair roof where Orbot and Cubot are installing solar panels, drilling.
Cubot glared at Orbot. "Great idea Orbot. This is much less work. By the way, I'm being sarcastic." He said sarcastically.
"Really? I had no idea." Orbot retorted sarcastically.
"You didn't?" Cubot asked in surprise.
"Of course he did." Shadow groused. "He was being sarcastic, just like you."
Back to Eggman, the doctor watches his robots. He sees the solar panels were up. "Finally!" Eggman turned them on. However, Orbot and Cubot were still on the roof when that happened, and a spark from the solar panels sent them flying.
Eggman grinned at the success. "My solar panels are generating even more power than I need! Way to go me! Also the sun." The doctor pressed a button and walked to his screen, frowning. "But what to do with all the extra power?"
He thought for a moment, and the light bulb on his machine switched on right when Eggman brightened, an idea growing in his mind. "I know, I'll super charge my robots and send them on a mission of destruction! That's constructive!"
"Doubt it." Sonic called out. "He'll probably make his robots less destructive when supercharged."
The doctor pressed a button, and right at that moment, the screen changes to show a blinking orange solar panel symbol, which moves aside to show a blinking symbol of Burnbot and several arrows pointing left.
Cut to a row of Motobugs, Crab bots, and Bee Bots eyes orange, they are now supercharged. They soon move out of the lair.
"You can charge up your robots all you want, Eggy. But you should realize-"
"No need to point out the obvious, rodent."
Outside the village, Sonic and the others are walking slowly, feeling even more hot as the sun is glaring down on them.
"It looks like they've gotten tired over Tails' mobile." Cory said.
"Good thing they did, otherwise they would've been dizzy and threw up on each other." Carol added.
Sonic, Tails, Amy and Knuckles cringed.
As the team kept walking, Knuckles noticed something on the corner of his eyes. An ice cream cart. He slowly makes his way, reaching a hand out. "Must get ice cream!" However, the cart disappears, revealing that it was a mirage.
Tails nodded. "Heat exhaustion will do that to you."
Knuckles got on his knees and cried. "NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Tails pointed ahead. "Look, an ice cream cart!"
"It's just another mirage." Neera mumbled.
Cut to an actual ice cream cart, where the Ice Cream Vendor offers two cones of ice cream. Team Sonic run towards the cart and get the ice cream.
The panda girl sighed. "Or maybe not..."
But, before anyone could take a bite, their ice cream melts right in their hands. The group looks at the vendor.
Vendor glared at them. "NO REFUNDS!"
"We should've gone to the mirage." Knuckles sighed.
"And eat what?? Your hands??" Knuckles questioned.
Hearing someone coming, Sonic turned and saw a swarm of robots marching up to them. "INCOMING!" Sonic yelled as well, noticing the bots take the ice cream cart away.
The gang instantly went into battle. Sonic jumps on Knuckles hands, the latter giving him a lift. Sonic rolls into a ball and Spin Dashes the two Bee Bots, causing the cart to fall and break. Amy smashes a Crab Bot with her hammer. The badnik pieces fall and Tails goes forward and examines the data with a device. His eyes widened. "These robots are supercharged!"
The scene changes to Lady Walrus sitting at the table with Admiral Beaverton and Professor Cluckins in Meh Burger. Beaverton turned to Cluckins. "Beaverton! I'm quite proud to have been elected to the board of the Archipelago Homeowners Association. My first official act would be to make sure next year's victory dinner isn't held in this rathole."
Their meeting was cut short when a robot landed on their table, frightening the three.
Cluckins hummed as he read the monocle on the robot. "If found, return to Doctor Eggman, 1 Lair Boulevard."
"He keeps those robots in his lair?!" Lady Walrus asked in shocked.
Amy widened her eyes in disbelief. "How are you so surprised?? Eggman's been doing this since day 1!"
"Acting surprised for comedy's sake." Blaze said sarcastically, not all that surprised.
Back at Eggman's Lair, Orbot and Cubot enter, with Orbot holding an envelope. "Mail's here!" Orbot announced. "And someone got a letter from the Archipelago Homeowners Association!"
"Who?" Cubot asked.
Silver was confused. "How are they still functional?? Didn't we just see them land in the ocean??"
Scourge scoffed. "I wished they drowned and never come back."
"What do those rule loving rule lovers want?" Eggman grumbled.
Orbot opened up the mentioned letter and read aloud. "It has come to our attention that you are keeping robots on your premises. Which is a direct contrevention of by Law CRM-114. You must vacate all robots immediatelly or face eviction!"
"How the heck is it illegal to OWN your robots now??" Tails didn't know what to think anymore. Granted, it might be a plan to stop Eggman's scheme, but that's a bit unfair.
"They wanna throw me out of my lair? How can they be so evil? Well there's only one way to fight this: I'll charm them!" Eggman said.
Sonic snorted. "Charmed them?? How?? Letting them know that you suck at invading our own?"
Lilac looked at the blue hedgehog. "Invasion is no joke, Sonic."
"No but Eggman is!"
"Don't you think menacing them would be more effective?" Orbot questioned.
Shadow gave a blank look. "How can someone, who's so annoying, become menacing? He's not even a REAL villain."
Eggman wholeheartedly agreed with the Ultimate Life-Form.
"I'll menace you!" Eggman snapped. "We're going to invite those stuffed shirts over for a lovely dinner! And prove once and for all that there are no robots here."
"But there ARE robots here." Orbot pointed out.
Cubot freaked out at that. "Ah! Where?!"
Eggman was starting to understand WHY this episode was called 'No Robots Allowed'.
"I'm painfully aware of that." Eggman said. "We'll have to hide them!"
Without wasting time, Eggman throws some Motobugs in a room, puts Bee Bots in his closet, and stuffs the Crab Bots in a drawer.
Tails raised a brow. Does Eggman not have a storage?
Cubot tries to disguise a Crab Bot with Eggman's moustache.
"Idiotic." Neera said, flatly.
Eggman tries to fit Burn Bot in one room, but it does not fit. Meanwhile, Orbot and Cubot shove each other one at a time in another room. Eggman tries to push Burn Bot in another room, but it does not fit there either. Cubot puts a plant behind Stuffer Bot.
"Only an idiot would be-" Gong stopped himself in mid-sentence. "What am I saying, of course they'll be fooled by this."
Orbot sees this and does not approve. Cubot puts the plant in front of Stuffer Bot and Orbot gives him a thumbs up. Meanwhile, Eggman puts a lampshade on Burn Bot.
The human genius sighed. Though, he wouldn't be surprised if his twin kept his robots.
At Seaside Island beach, the sun is setting, but it's still hot. Sonic and the others are lying on the ground still feeling the heat. There are packs of sunscreen next to them and a radio playing music is resting on a rock.
"Yeesh, this heat just wasn't going to give up on them." Amy said. She glanced at Shadow. "How do you think your twin is faring with the heat, Shadow?"
The black hedgehog just shrugged.
Amy sighed. "Well, just hope he's okay."
Knuckles moaned, quickly standing up. "I'm gonna cool off in the water." He got up and ran towards the water, but the instant he jumped, the water disappeared and Knuckles landed on regular sand.
"Awww, another mirage." Knuckles groaned. The sound of a cart wheeling up got the echidna's attention, and he turned to another ice cream cart.
"Are you a mirage?" Knuckles asked.
The vendor nodded, and Knuckles quickly grabbed an ice cream, scarfing it down, letting the coolness of the sherbet cool him down.
"We interrupt this public domain music for some important exposition." The radio announced, getting the team's attention.
"As you point out explicitly." Torque said.
"A rain storm is on its way to finally break this heatwave."
"Looks like I'm out of the mirage business." The ice cream vendor said sadly, disappearing.
Tails blinked. "These scenes aren't pierced together very well."
Back at Eggman's lair, the thunderstorm gathers close as the sun sets. Inside, Eggman is setting up a table. The room is decorated with curtains and small bushes.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang, and Cubot popped out of his hiding spot. " Ooh! Our guests are here!"
"In this weather??" Lilac questioned. "Shouldn't they come back another time?"
"Or they don't come back at all." Eggman suggested. He was secretly looking forward to them being blown away or getting struck by lightning, turning into dust.
"GET BACK IN THERE!" Eggman yelled in annoyance. "If they see a single robot here, I'll be lair less!"
As Cubot gets back in his hiding spot, outside, lightning strikes the solar panels. Cut to a screen showing the energy being transferred to the robots. Back to Eggman, and an alarm is heard. He hummed. "I'm sure that was nothing..."
Unknown to him, a group of red-eyed, overcharged Crab Bots are shown. The scene also shows the overcharged Motobugs riding out, and the overcharged Bee Bots flying out. Two stray Crab Bots hop out from their places.
Eggman hoped his twin would get struck down by lightning.
The human doctor walked up to the door and opened it up to reveal Lady Walrus, Cluckins, and Beaverton.
Eggman smiled and announced. "Welcome fine gentlemen of the Archipelago Homeowners Association!"
"Well, I never!" Lady Walrus frowned, feeling offended.
"Oh, I'm sorry madam!" Eggman said apologetically. "I didn't recognize you with such a clean shave. Come in! Come in!"
Hearing pattering, Eggman looked down and his eyes widened to see a crab bot at his feet. Letting out a frightened shriek, Eggman quickly pushed a button and the door closed, and Eggman quickly tossed the robot inside a drawer before the society members could notice. Eggman quickly opened the door and turned to the members with a nervous chuckle. "I'm terribly sorry, I have no idea how that happened."
"You pressed a button." Beaverton pointed out, suspicious.
"No, I didn't!" Eggman protested.
"He was standing right in front of you. How could he NOT see you." Knuckles questioned, rolling his eyes.
The same Crab bot tries to come out, but Eggman suits the drawer completely. He quickly dragged the three members to the table, chuckling nervously. "Let's eat!"
Lady Walrus growled. "You're hurting us!"
"No, I'm not!"
"Yes you are." Most of the audience protested.
As it turns nighttime, the scene shows a group of Bee Bots fly out of the lair. Eggman set the three down in chairs, left and returned with shrimp. "Who wants a Shrimp Puff?"
Beaverton grinned, raising his hand. "I do!"
Noticing bee bots, Eggman quickly spoke. "No you don't-I mean here! Have a whole tray!"
"Doctor Eggman, it has come to our attention that you keep robots on the premises!" Cluckins began.
Fiona rolled her eyes. "And you're just NOW noticing?"
"What?" Eggman asked. "No no, my robots, eh, commute to work! And believe you me, that's not cheap!"
At that, a motobug popped up and Eggman quickly kicked it out of the room, closing the door. He turned to the gang. "That's the oven timer, heh."
Eggman runs to another room, while Lady Walrus takes the tray and puts all the Shrimp Puffs in her purse. Beaverton and Cluckins give her a look.
Tails blinked. "Even if it means stealing from Eggman, you're still a thief."
"What?! He's giving us more food!" The female walrus mentioned.
Sonic nodded. "I'm pretty sure Eggman wouldn't care."
Meanwhile, Eggman is struggling to keep his haywire robots in another room. As he chases after a stray Bee Bot, some badniks escape. Eggman, now with the Bee Bot, hears Professor Cluckins.
"What's going on out there?" He called out.
"Nothing, nothing!" Eggman stuttered. "Uh minor earthquake. That's the price we pay for this beautiful weather."
"Do you require some assistance?" Beaverton suggested.
Eggman quickly shook his head, struggling with his robots. "NO!"
The door opened, and Eggman nearly flipped at the sight of Beaverton and Cluckins. Eggman quickly threw the bee bot away and tackled the society members to the ground. Beaverton glared at Eggman. "What is the meaning of this?"
"I wanted to show you my new rug!" The human genius said, rubbing his rug.
Silver raised a brow in confusion. "Did you have to tackle them though??"
"If it means to keep his robots from being spotted, then yes." Blaze comment.
"Like it? I got it at a store." Eggman stuttered.
Hearing the robots make noise outside, Eggman spoke up. "How about a little music?" He pressed his wrist controller and classical music burst out. He pressed it five more times, turning up the volume to block the robots noises.
"I say, that's a bit loud don't you think?" Cluckins asked, wincing.
"WHAT?!" Eggman yelled.
"THE MUSIC! IT'S TOO LOUD!" Cluckins yelled.
"...That's my new sound system. Like it? I got it at a store!"
Andy couldn't help but smile. This reminded him of Sonic Adventure, with unnecessary loud music and quiet dialogue.
Eggman glanced at Lady Walrus and Cubot's hiding space, where Cubot was poking his head out. Eggman quickly ran over and closed it, offering a hand to Lady Walrus. "Care to dance?"
Eggman grabbed Lady Walrus and the two started "dancing."
Seeing this, the audience cringed while some faced the other way.
Eggman noticed a bee bot and quickly turned his partner around. Suddenly, another bee bot emerges from its place and he turned her around again. As Cluckins and Beaverton recover themselves, a loud bang was heard.
"What was that?" Lady Walrus asked, glancing at Eggman suspiciously.
"My soufflé!" Eggman said quickly, dropping the walrus. He runs to the door. As he gets there, multiple Crab Bots, Bee Bots and Motobugs have escaped, and the doctor starts tearing them apart. A crab bot pinched his leg, making him yell out in pain. He sees a bee bot, grabs it, and slams it on the crab bot.
Knuckles shook his head. This was just sad to watch.
Back at Meh Burger, Knuckles sighed and put his burger down. "Sometimes I wish Meh Burger was a mirage."
"I second that." Amy said.
Amy glanced up and frowned. "Uh, guys?"
Some of Eggman's supercharged badniks appear.
"Incoming!" Sonic yelled, standing up from his seat.
The gang got into fighting stances, but the robots just clumsily moved around. "Outgoing? What's Egghead up to?" Sonic asked curious.
"You're about to find out." Spade mumbled.
Back with Eggman, the doctor struggles to hide the rest of the badniks. As he puts some of them in, the door opens and he turns around while having a Motobug in his hands.
And right at that moment, the door opened to reveal the Archipelago Homeowners Association, glancing at him unamused. Eggman quickly tossed motobug aside, stuttering. "I know this looks bad, but I can explain!"
Eggman knew his twin was caught red-handed. He hold up three fingers and counted backwards. "3... 2... 1..."
He pressed a button on his controller, and a cage fell on the Association members, trapping them.
"There it is."
Beaverton glared at Eggman. "How rude!"
"You come to MY lair for dinner empty handed and you call ME rude?" Eggman growled at them.
Milla shrugged. "He has a point."
"Don't patronize him." Knuckles groused.
"Hold it Eggy-mo-beggy!"
Everyone turned to Sonic, who was standing there with his team, who were staring at him awkwardly.
"Eggy-mo-Beggy?" Amy asked, raising a brow.
Sonic looked at them. "What? You think it's easy to coming up with new ones all the time?"
"Oh goodie, everyone I despise is here." Eggman sneered, raising his hand. "Robots, ATTACK!"
The robots did nothing.
"Oh right, the, uh, malfunctioning thing." Eggman muttered.
"Which you yourself didn't bother to check, when the lightning struck your lair." Amy retorted.
Sonic took the liberty by snatching the remote from Eggman's hand and freeing the Association members. The three members glared at Eggman.
"Doctor Eggman, you are hereby evicted from this lair!" Cluckins hissed.
Eggman's eyes widened with fear. "NO! Please don't make me leave my lair, I can't be evil in a condo!"
"Then you have to get rid of all your robots!" Beaverton growled.
"I can't!" Eggman protested. "They're more than just machines of selfish, unmotivated, conquest, destruction and chaos! They're... they're...! My art!"
"Seriously?" Amy muttered. "That's the best you could think of? I mean, it's clever, but still..."
"Hm. Art you say?" Beaverton asked.
"That's something else altogether!" Cluckins said.
"Wait, what? You're not actually buying this?!" Sonic asked, his mouth dropped open.
"Let it go, Sonic." Knuckles just wanted to be over with already.
"According to CRM 114, sub paragraph 14, art is acceptable!" Lady Walrus grinned. "Provided it's not displayed on your lawn!"
Milla glanced at Tails. "Automatic sprinklers don't count right?"
The kit shrugged. "Probably."
"I never do that!" Behind his back, Eggman has another remote. He presses a button that causes a Motobug and a Crab Bot on his lawn to self-destruct. "Good people of the Archipelago Homeowners Association, I agree to your extortion. and I bid you goodnight."
The Archipelago Homeowners Association leave and Eggman heaves a sigh of relief. But then the door opens and the haywire badniks enter inside, malfunctioning again and starts making a mess.
"Well, our work here is done. Good luck with the clean up Egg...man." His friend stared at him. He sighed annoyingly. "That didn't come out right..."
Rouge giggled. "It looks like your egg puns have finally run out, blue."
Knuckles laughed. "Egg...man"! I get it."
The red echidna rolled his eyes. "It's because he's shaped like an egg. We get it."
The gang nodded and walked out, leaving Eggman to deal with his malfunctioning robots.
Eggman has a sad look on his face as he sighs. "This is gonna be a loooong night."
Orbot, who's super charged, comes with souffle, and covers Eggman in the face with it.
The human genius glared at the robot. "My soufflé!"
Outside, the scene shows another lightning striking the base, and more robotic noises were heard.
Tails raised a brow at a weird noise he just heard. Was that the sound of a meowing cat? He shrugged. It was irrelevant tot he show.
Sonic snorted. "Good luck with your robots, Eggster."
"Good luck with you puns, blue monkey." The doctor retorted.
Scourged sighed. "All I could say, this episode didn't make any sense."
Knuckles scoffed. "Their dimension is full of idiots."
Amy nodded in agreement. "I agree! They're just gonna LET Eggman keep his robots?! Don't they know-"
"Of course they know." Spade interrupted her. "Their dimension is completely different from yours."
Shadow sighed. "The next would probably be way worse."
Lucy giggled and pressed the button to the next episode.