Chapter Text
Above Earth, in the vast expanse of outer space, Egg Planet Park shimmered with vibrant colors. The main attraction, Egg Mecha, loomed majestically over the other planets, with the Tropical Resort being a bright highlight. As visitors flocked in, Dr. Eggman's voice boomed over the speakers.
"Welcome to Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park, where you can enjoy five planets for the price of one!"
Sonic and Tails stood at the entrance of the Tropical Resort, listening to Eggman's grandiose announcement. Sonic chuckled, "He loves to hear his own lips flap, but I gotta hand it to the Eggster, this place is epic. Everyone and their brother is gonna want to come here."
Tails laughed, glancing around at the cheerful surroundings. "No doubt, but now I'm not sure why we're here. This place looks totally harmless."
Sonic smirked. "Because Eggman plus secretly built amusement park equals evil plot for us to foil. Lucky for us, he's not very good at keeping things hidden."
Tails nodded thoughtfully. "True, it would be pretty hard to miss a giant floating space amusement park surrounded by planets. Still, an evil plot? I don't know."
They both stopped to admire the breathtaking scenery, with Earth visible below Egg Planet Park. They were in awe for a moment before Sonic broke the silence.
"Plot or not, you can't be mad at this view. This place is taking beauty to the next level. I'm just surprised that it was so easy to sneak in here."
Tails shifted nervously. "Umm, I wouldn't say it was that easy."
Flashback.
A view of Eggman's Ultra-Accelerating Space Elevator appeared below the Egg Mecha, focusing on a single car making its way up from Earth to the Tropical Resort. Dr. Eggman's voice crackled over the speaker.
"Hello, happy people! Buckle up, as Eggman's Ultra-Accelerating Space Elevator whisks you to an interplanetary wonderland of fun!"
Zooming in on the single car, Sonic and Tails were inside. Sonic grinned. "I can't believe somebody was dumb enough to leave the keys in this thing! It's like Eggman's begging us to sneak in and trash the place."
Tails, feeling queasy, stammered, "M-m-man, this thing's got c-c-crazy fast acceleration!"
Sonic joked, "Hmph! You call this fast?"
Dr. Eggman's voice returned. "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 quipped sarcastically, "Well, that's a relief!"
Back at the Tropical Resort in the present, Sonic and Tails were still marveling at the expansive view of space. Tails groaned, "Ugh, just thinking about it makes my head feel like it wants to..."
A sudden crash interrupted Tails. "Huh?" he exclaimed. Sonic immediately ran back to the entryway.
The focus shifted to Orbot and Cubot attempting to capture strange-looking aliens. Cubot, with a cowboy accent, was shouting, "Yee haw! Git along, li'l aliens!"
Orbot sighed, "Your voice chip is stuck on cowboy again! Stop talking and net those aliens!"
Cubot nodded enthusiastically. "You got it, partner! Come on here, you little varmints, come back here! I'm gonna get you! Hey, come here! I gotcha! I gotcha!" He attempted to net the two aliens but was unsuccessful.
Orbot, after shooting meaninglessly around the aliens, gave up and left Cubot to handle it alone. Cubot continued his futile efforts.
Sonic watched the scene and decided, "I'm not sure what's goin' on, but I'm sure about what I'm gonna do!"
He jumped to the walkway where the aliens, Orbot, and Cubot were located. Just before Cubot could net the aliens, Sonic swooped in and rescued them. He ended up on a platform above the walkway, with the two aliens now surrounding him.
"Hey, what's going on?" Sonic asked, confused.
Suddenly, the Cyan alien entered Sonic's body, transforming him into the Cyan Laser. "Huh? Whoa!" Sonic exclaimed as he blasted through the theme park.
At the Tropical Resort walkway, Tails was sitting down, tinkering with his Miles Electric device. The alien floated around him, chattering in an incomprehensible language. Tails focused on his device. "Hmm. Now, let me see. Gotta connect the framistatic capacitor to the maximizing modulationzor..."
The alien's babbling continued, and Tails sighed. "I wish I knew what you were saying, little guy. Or gal. Or whatever you are."
Out of nowhere, Sonic blasted through as the Cyan Laser, coming to an abrupt stop right in front of Tails and the alien. The Cyan alien exited Sonic's body, leaving Sonic to catch his breath. "Oh man! That... was... CRAZY!" he exclaimed, though he groaned a bit from the disorienting experience.
Tails looked up from his device. "Oh. I was reconfiguring my handheld into a translator so I can understand this guy. Did you go somewhere?"
Sonic stared at Tails in disbelief. "Didn't you see? I absorbed those aliens and got powered up with, like, some kind of wild energy! And after a few seconds, they'd pop outta me!"
Tails rolled his eyes skeptically. "I find that hard to believe."
Sonic continued to look at Tails, acting like a child trying to convince an adult. The alien interrupted their conversation, trying to explain what had happened to Sonic, but its babbling was still unintelligible to them.
Sonic sighed. "Okay, seriously, we need to find Eggman and figure out how catching these aliens fits into whatever heinous plan he's hatching."
Tails nodded. "And wreck that plan, right?"
Sonic grinned. "Yep. That's pretty much how we spend our time."
Meanwhile, in his lair, Dr. Eggman was meticulously counting the trapped aliens. "…23, 24, 25… Bah! Not nearly enough aliens! I need more!"
Orbot and Cubot were watching him. Orbot piped up, stupidity evident in his tone, "Want us to get more?"
Dr. Eggman shot him a sarcastic look. "No, I want you to get me a cheeseburger and a shake."
Cubot responded cheerfully, "That'll be easier. Cheeseburgers don't run as fast as them li'l alien varmints."
Eggman, seething with anger, screamed, "No! I… Just get me more aliens!"
Orbot and Cubot started to hover away, with Cubot grumbling the whole time. Cubot turned around and asked, "Y'all want fries with that?"
Eggman, fed up, threw a wrench at Cubot, striking him in the face. Cubot exclaimed, "OHH…! I reckon' that hurt a bit…." He wandered off in one direction, then backed up suddenly. "Wait a minute! I need to go over yonder! Heh, sorry." He hovered off.
Eggman growled, "Hmm… Precious little aliens! I'll harness their Hyper-go-on power and then nothing will stop me! I know, I say that every time, but this time, really, nothing will stop me!"
Orbot knocked on Dr. Eggman's Eggmobile and pointed. The doctor turned around, annoyed. "Eh, boss?"
Eggman groaned, "What?" He looked in the direction that Orbot was pointing and spotted Sonic.
Eggman screamed, "SONIC!?"
Sonic smiled. "Hey there, Egghead."
Eggman growled and, dropping Orbot, said, "Hasta la bye bye, suckers!" He turned and ran away.
Orbot yelled, "Wait! Wait for me!" He attempted to catch up by hopping once back in his compacted state but humorously failed.
As Eggman retreated, the ground shook, and the Rotatatron, a massive battle machine, rose up. Sonic, always ready for a fight, jumped up to engage the machine, bouncing off Cubot's head in the process.
Sonic landed on the Rotatatron, fists clenched. "Alright, Eggman, let's see what this thing can do!"