Eggman: "Welcome, peons, to the second episode of the Super Eggman Super Show! It was tough, but I managed to secure a permanent spot on the network!"

*The ominous music fades out, and some random Jazz begins.*

Ishnt: "How is it tough to secure a spot on your OWN network?"

Eggman: "You have no idea how tough the negotiations were. That manager is a shark."

Ishnt: "YOU'RE the manager!"

Eggman: "Yeah, potato, tomato."

Ishnt: "It's potato pah-tah-toh."

Eggman: "Same tomato! Today we are having a talk show."

Shadow (Called Shadow B in the earlier chapters, he is now the default Shadow): *Bursts onstage and jumps in the air, screaming.* "THE SUPER EGGMAN SUPER SHOW IS FILMED BEFORE A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE!"

Eggman: "And there's our first guest!"

Shadow: "Hiya, doc!"

Eggman: "Shadow! Have a seat." *Throws a couch at Shadow.*

Shadow: *Catches the couch with one hand.* "Wow! Thanks Doctor! I needed some furniture for my new apartment."

Eggman: "No problem. Now... Let's get down to the interview."

Shadow: "All right then!" *Sets the couch down and sits down on a chair with wheels.*

Eggman: "Now, Shadow, is it true that you're getting your own game?"

Shadow: "First I've heard of it."

Eggman: "Huh? But what about all those videos of you running around shooting things with that gun?"

Shadow: "What?! They're advertising that as a game?! They told me that was advertisement of the new 'Brick Shooter'! 'It's a brick... BUT IT SHOOTS BULLETS!'"

Eggman: "I see. So, then, Shadow... Why are you so crazy?"

Shadow: "I figure there was some sort of impurity introduced when I was being cloned. If I had to wager a guess... Pork chops."

Eggman: "...Pork chops."

Shadow: "Yes."

Eggman: "And... Why, pray tell, is that?"

Shadow: "I've always had a big rivalry with pork chops. See, I ordered some at a restaurant once, and they were all like 'You suck.' And I was like 'Hey, you can't talk back to ME! Not only are pork chops not sentient or even a full animal, you don't have mouths!' Long story short, I didn't get any lunch that day."

Eggman: *Stares.* "But... but... why would an alternate me get PORK CHOPS in the cloning process?"

*Some time earlier, on the space colony ARK...*

Eggman: *Totally drunk.* "Oh man, I am not gonna remember ANYTHING I did today..."

Shadow: "Doctor, shouldn't we be getting the Chaos Emeralds to power up the Eclipse Cannon? And I can have revenge for what they did to Maria..."

Eggman: "What was that?"

Shadow: "Er, Chaos Emeralds for the Eclipse Cannon."

Eggman: "Right, right..." *Stabs Shadow in the arm with a syringe.*

Shadow: "OW! What the hell?!"

Eggman: "I'm gonna make an army of clones of you! That way, I'll be able to take over the world easily!" *Runs off.*

Shadow: "That's not a good idea! Eggm- bah, whatever..."

Rouge: "What's up with him?"

Shadow: "I knew I shouldn't have told him there was any sake on the ARK..."

*In another room...*

Eggman: "Enough DNA for one more clone... This petri dish should work... I was using it to cultivate bacteria from some pork chops earlier, but I think I washed it well enough."

*Back in present day.*

Shadow: *Shrug.* "I saw an alternate version of you with BIG HOLES WITH GLOWING RED SPOTS FOR EYES. It's not too much of a stretch, I'd think."

Eggman: "Point... Wait, there's alternates of me in this universe?!"

Shadow: "Apparently so."

Eggman: "Interesting. So, Shadow, what did-" *Rumbling sound.* "What's that?"

*Suddenly, the wall explodes open!*

Eggman: "Baconman?! Is that YOU?!"

*Nope. Mario walks in, wearing a white suit, tie, blue shirt, and white fedora.*

Eggman: "YOU!"

Mario: "It's-a me! Mario!" *Jumps on to the stage as funky music begins. It's Smooth Criminal, even. He begins to dance skillfully.*

Audience: *Slightly confused, but begins to applaud.*

Eggman: *Glare.* "Here to further our little rivalry further? Well then... I'll show you how good a dancer I've become!" *Jumps out onto the stage and begins pointing his finger in the air, then to the opposite side of his body pointing down, over and over.*

Audience: *Stares.*

Eggman: "APPLAUD! APPLAAAAUD!"

*As Mario finishes, the cloud is in uproarious applause, throwing roses onto the stage. Mario bows.*

Mario: "Thank you so much for to watching my dance! Bye bye!" *Exits through the hole he made in the wall.*

Eggman: *Glares.* "I'll get that plumber."

Ishnt: "Shadow, that's something I'd expect YOU to do."

Shadow: *Spinning around in his chair.* "Yeah, well, whatcha gonna-" *Ishnt stops the chair, flinging Shadow off.* "WAAAAAH!" *Crashes into wall.*

Ishnt: "That was fun."

Eggman: "Ishnt, no attacking the interviewees!" *Sits back down on the desk.* "Sorry, Shadow."

Shadow: "'s all right." *Climbs to his feet and sits back down.*

Eggman: "So, Shadow, what do YOU plan to do for the Eggman Empire should you be elected?"

Shadow: *Confused look.* "Elected?"

Eggman: "Well, more like drafted into the EE's army. Which you are being right now. Congratulations!"

Shadow: "Yeah! Wait..."

Eggman: "Hey, well, you know. 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'."

Shadow: "Are you saying I'm gonna DIE fighting for EE?"

Eggman: "Indeed I am. I doubt your combat skills are in any better shape than your sanity."

Shadow: "But, I-"

Eggman: "And now it's time for questions from the audience! You, in seat 2C!"

Minion Dude: "SHADOW, YOU ARE SO COOOOOOL! Can you go beat up Picard for me?!"

Shadow: *Glares.* "You ignorant little Kirk fanboy!" *Attempts to lunge for the audience, but is stopped by security.* "Let me go! Let me go! Or I'll shoot!"

Guards: "...What?"

Shadow: "With this!" *Holds up a pineapple.*

Guards: "...A pineap-"

Shadow: *Fires a blast at the wall using the pineapple, burning a hole in it.*

Guards: *Stare.* "Er, all right then." *Let go of Shadow.*

Eggman: "Next question. Seat 399."

Maria: "Shadow, I beg of you... Give them a cha-"

Shadow: "AHHHHHHHHH! GHOST AND SLASH OR ZOMBIE! ...wait, who are you?"

Eggman: "Well, if it isn't my long deceased cousin. Why are YOU here? You died on the ARK, shouldn't you be haunting that place?"

Maria: "I WAS, but when Sonic and Shadow Chaos Controlled the ARK, they only moved physical matter. Then I fell to the Earth, and next thing I knew, here I was."

Eggman: "Wait, you expect me to believe that a WARP of physical matter didn't affect you, yet you somehow, in space, where the gravity of Earth should be totally negligible, were pulled down to the surface?"

Maria: "Yes."

Eggman: "But that defies all laws of physics! There must be SOME set of laws held accountable for that in the spirit realm, which caused this to happen, and didn't allow you to just stay there?"

Maria: "Nope. It just sorta happened."

Eggman: "...All right, you're not here to kill me or any of my cast or minions, are you?"

Maria: "No, only our grandpa was obsessed with revenge."

Eggman: "All right then! Thank you for your time, Maria. Our next guest is-"

Shadow: *A-hem.*

Eggman: "Oh, right. Any more questions for Shadow?"

Darth Vader: "SHADOW! I killed your father!"

Shadow: "That's impossible! Obi-Wan told me YOU were my father!"

Obi-Wan's Spirit: *Appears.* "Dude, that was just a 'Your mom' joke."

Eggman: "Since when is my studio a congregation ground for ghosts?"

Ishnt: "To be fair, you DID build it over your old pyramid base."

Eggman: *Stares blankly.*

Ishnt: "Which was haunted."

Eggman: *Continues staring.*

Ishnt: "And the ghosts probably had a reason for being there."

Eggman: "Ishnt, if you have a point, I suggest you get to it."

Ishnt: "But- I- ...Forget it." *Walks off.*

Eggman: "Well, Shadow, thanks for your time! I suggest you move before-"

*Suddenly, a bulldozer smashes through the wall, which Shadow manages to backflip over. The bulldozer comes to a halt just before it reaches the audience, at which point an old man who looks a good deal like Random Wise Man stumbles out.*

Old Man: *Lying on the ground.* "IS RANDOM DRUNK Man! Wheeeeeee!"

Eggman: "And in another unprecedented happening, we have our next guest. First question. Who the crap are you?"

Old Man: "IS RANDOM DRUNK Man! Wheeeeeee!"

Eggman: "...All right then. Random Drunk Man... What brings you to EE?"

Random Drunk Man: "I was at a bar! Then I found a bulldozer!"

Eggman: "...Wait, did you find a bar and bulldozer in Eggman Land, or did you drive the bulldozer to Eggman Land?"

Random Drunk Man: "Both!"

Inferno: *Floating in through the wall.* "Get back here, you lush, and give me back my memory card!" *Raises his Giant Generic Mallet of Doom.*

Eggman: "Inferno! No attacking of interviewees!"

Inferno: "He has it coming! HE..."

Eggman: "Random Drunk Man, may I see the memory card?"

Random Drunk Man: "Is THE BEST!" *Holds the memory card up in the air.*

Eggman: *Takes it and gives it to Inferno.* "See? You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

Inferno: "But I don't want to CATCH flies. I want to smash them. Smash them good."

Eggman: "But-" *Thinks.* "Inferno, why don't you go backstage and see where all the cast and crew are?"

Inferno: "Backstage? In a TV studio?"

Eggman: "Yes."

Inferno: "Why do we have a backstage?"

Eggman: "Because I said so! Now go, and squash that blue hedgehog, Sonic! I mean... see where everyone is."

Inferno: "Yeah, all right." *Floats towards what should be backstage.*

Eggman: "Now... Random Drunk Man, do you have any special powers?"

Random Drunk Man: "I've been alive since before America was colonized!"

Eggman: "Really? How'd you manage that?"

Random Drunk Man: "Alcohol!"

(Public Service Announcement: Alcohol is bad. Bad bad bad. It's the root of all evils. If you drink any at all you will crash a car and die a horrendous death. Even if you don't drive. It'll cause you to go insane and beat your family. Your liver will automatically fail. It'll make you a moron and kill all your brain cells at once. You will be stabbed repeatedly by wild demons. Then you'll be dipped in acid by a random mad scientist villain. That's why alcohol is evil. Do not believe the lies that the Bible allows and even in some cases encourages its use, so long as you're not drunk to a foolish extent or turning to it instead of God and etc. Do not believe the lies that some of it is good for a healthy immune system. Do not believe the lies that drunk crashes are lower in Germany, where drinking is allowed BEFORE driving. Alcohol is evil. Ignore the lies. Seriously though, alcohol is dangerous if you don't know how to control yourself with it. But can we stop pretending it's the greatest evil in the world please? It was cute for the first couple of years, but then prohibition came along and it just got stupid.)

Eggman: "That's amazing! Is it true you're going to have your own game soon?"

Random Drunk Man: "IS RANDOM DRUNK Game! Wheeeeeee!" *Holds a game up in the air.*

Eggman: "Neato. I think that's as far as this interview can go before it degenerates into gibberish. Audience questions?"

Darth Vader: "I AM YOUR FATHER!"

Random Drunk Man: "I am not!"

Eggman: "He said HE is your father."

Random Drunk Man: "Oh. I am not!"

Eggman: "Next?"

Shadow: *Inspecting the bulldozer.* "Are you on anything besides alcohol?"

Random Drunk Man: "Only alcohol and beer!"

Shadow: "Is it true that-" *Presses a button and the bulldozer blasts forward, the audience running away screaming in a panic as the bulldozer narrowly misses hitting anyone, and the bulldozer crashes through a wall with Shadow on it.*

Eggman: "...any more questions?"

Random Wise Man: "Can you echo?"

Random Drunk Man: "IS RANDOM DRUNK Man! Wheeee!"

Eggman: "All right, that's about as much of this wino as I can take. Get out of my studio!"

Random Drunk Man: "Do will!" *Looks around.* "Where's my car?"

*Meanwhile...*

Shadow: *Trying to gain control of the bulldozer as it crashes through random buildings in Eggman Land, is eventually flung off it, screaming, as it begins to drive off on its own. Shadow is stuck halfway through a window, cut up with glass.*

Motobug: "...Shadow?"

Shadow: "Buzzbomber!" *Stands up.* "Whoa, you shrunk. And grew wheels. And lost the ability to fly."

*Back in the studio...*

Random Drunk Man: *Leaves through a hole in the wall.*

Eggman: "Thank you for your time! Raving lunatic..."

*Long pause.*

Eggman: "So... Um... We should have another interviewee somewhere..." *Looks around.* *Loudly.* "Ishnt!" *Pause.* "ISHNT!"

Audience: *Looks uncomfortable, knowing that Ishnt's non-appearance was unprecedented and the show is being held up.*

Eggman: "ISHNT, GET ON THIS STAGE RIGHT NOW, OR YOU'RE FIRED! FROM A CANNON! INTO A BRICK WALL!" *Long pause.* "All right then, fine. INFERNOOOOOOO!" *Longer pause.* "ANY backstage personnel?!" *Sigh.* "Fine. I'll go look for another interviewee myself." *Walks out through a hole in the wall.*

Audience: *Several members cough. A few get up and leave.*

Eggman: *Comes back a few minutes later, MS2 following behind him. Most of the audience is still there, though a noticeable chunk has left.* "Well, MS2! Welcome to my show."

MS2: *Yawns.* "Nyeh...? Why am I here?"

Eggman: "You are here to be interviewed. Now, tell us, MS2, why are you a Mecha Sonic 2, when the only robot Sonic I've created before was a METAL Sonic?"

Silver Sonic: *In the audience.* "I feel so unloved!" *Cries.*

MS2: "I thought it sounded more girl-ish. Plus, an alternate you made a Mecha Sonic."

Eggman: "Why does everyone know about these alternates but me?"

AoStH Robotnik: *In the audience.* "I HAAAAATE THAT HEDGEHOOOOOG!"

Eggman: "And why is there a giant monster in the audience?"

MS2: "That's one of your alternates."

Eggman: "That's-a- WHA?!"

MS2: "Yep. It came out of a portal a couple days ago."

Eggman: "What the... A portal? Why would-"

Sonic: *Runs in.* "Eggman!"

Eggman: "Oho? Is that YOU Sonic? Are you trying to spoil my plans again? Wait a minute! You're not Sonic! This is impossible!"

Sonic: "...First of all, yes, yes I am Sonic. Secondly, no, I'm not here to spoil your plans. Third of all, why is there a giant monster in the audience?"

AoStH Robotnik: "I HAAAAAAATE THAAAAAAAAAAT HEEEEEEEEDGEHOOOOOOOOG!"

Eggman: "Oh, that's just an alternate me."

Sonic: "I'm referring to THAT thing." *Points at a giant blob with eyes and a mouth.*

Blob: "I AM SLIME MOLD KING! I COME TO LIVE IN THE PEACELAND!"

Eggman: "I think that may be another alternate me."

MS2: "...Is my interview over now?"

Eggman: "No. Sonic, I'm afraid you'll have to wait your turn."

Sonic: "But-"

Eggman: "I've got a tight schedule here!"

Sonic: "It's importa-"

Eggman: "IT'LL HAVE TO WAIT! Now, MS2, how were you created?"

MS2: "Shouldn't you already know this?"

Eggman: "Yes, but I love to hear tales of my own brilliance."

MS2: "...All right then. Basically, you kidnapped me when I was just a normal hedgehog girl named Rush. Then you replaced all my organs with robotic ones, followed with my BRAIN onto a robotic one programmed to serve you. You then transferred the now robotic innards into a robotic shell, and voilà. A few fixes of my brain not responding right to the technology, and MS2 is before you today."

Eggman: "I love that story."

Sonic: "Eggman... That's horrible!"

Eggman: "Yeah, I know! That's why I did it."

MS2: "But it's OK, 'cause now I get to hang out with Metal and RK!"

Eggman: "So, MS2... Anything else you'd like to say?"

MS2: "I'm getting my own game soon!"

Eggman: "ARGGH! What is this with everyone getting their own games but me?! All right, questions from the audience then..."

Darth Vader: "MS2! I am your-"

MS2: "Finish that sentence and you'll be saying 'Hello' to a hot blast of plasma."

Eggman: "In fact... SECURITY!" *Security takes Darth Vader out of the studio.* "It's just not a show without that. Anyone else got a question for MS2?"

RK: *From audience.* "Leave me alone!"

MS2: "That's a statement, not a question. And no."

Eggman: "One more question, and then we'll wrap things up!"

Sonic: "Eggman-"

Eggman: "YOU wait. Anyone?"

Aqua: *In the audience.* "Look! It's the beautiful metallic angel of destruction! Can I have your autograph?"

MS2: "Sure!" *Signs Aqua's forehead with a marker.*

Aqua: "Yay!"

Eggman: "Aqua, you moron, you're supposed to be on guard duty!"

Aqua: "Eh, who's gonna attempt to break into the city?"

Eggman: "Oh, I dunno. The army, maybe? G.U.N.? SONIC THE FREAKING HEDGEHOG?!"

Sonic: "I'm already here."

Eggman: "Oh. Right. The point is, get out there before I activate your self destruct switch."

Aqua: "Aye aye!" *Flies out through the ceiling.*

MS2: "I didn't know we had self destruct switches."

Eggman: "You don't."

Sonic: "Eggman, about that urgent news that I came in here with?"

Eggman: "Oh, right. What is it?"

Sonic: "Tails sent me to tell you that-"

*Professor Gerald suddenly bursts out of the backstage, fully corporeal, five times bigger than Eggman, with red glowing eyes and incredible strength.*

Sonic: "I tried to warn you."

Eggman: "Grandpa!"

Professor Gerald: "I'M HERE TO DESTROY YOU ALL!" *Begins blasting eyebeams at the audience, who flee in a panic.*

Eggman: "Hey! Those are paying customers! If they demand a refund, it's coming out of YOUR paych-" *Narrowly dodges an eyebeam.* "Uh, never mind."

Maria: "Stop! Please! There's no reason to continue this foolish revenge! We're in the same place now!"

Professor Gerald: "Yes, but I'm a vengeful spirit. It's what I do. Aside from that, I must extinguish Ivo from existence!"

Eggman: "What?! Why?"

Professor Gerald: "It's quite simple. I want all life to end. You not only stopped my plan from achieving fruition, you also are alive BECAUSE of me, and that drives me mad with anger!"

Eggman: "I'd say being a mentally stable old man with nothing better to do than attempt to continue a revenge for a crime that no longer affects you is what drives YOU mad."

Professor Gerald: "Don't YOU talk back to me!"

Eggman: "Oh? And why not?"

Professor Gerald: *Destroys half the studio with a single burst of energy, showing Ishnt, Inferno, and the rest of the backstage workers imprisoned in crystals.*

Eggman: "Ohhh... THAT'S why." *Battle music begins.* "Well, it's time to settle this once and for all!"

*Suddenly, the bulldozer, falling from the sky, crashes into Professor Gerald, knocking him back a bit and inexplicably exploding in the process. Shadow jumps off of the exploding bulldozer, doing a flip before landing next to Eggman.*

Shadow: "Yo!"

MS2: "Can I ask why Professor Gerald is suddenly so powerful?"

Sonic: "According to Tails, he's managed to find a way to absorb the strength of others by imprisoning them in crystals. Like those." *Points to the backstage workers.*

Shadow: "So THAT explains where they were."

Eggman: "Yeah, but where is 'Mental? She didn't come into work today."

'Mental: *Suddenly there.* "That's 'cause I don't work on this show."

Eggman: "DAH!" *Falls over.* "How'd you get here?"

'Mental: *Shrugs.* "I figured that that giant mass of glowing blue energy was something worth investigating! Whee!"

Eggman: "Giant mass of glowing blue energy...?" *Looks up, seeing Gerald holding his hands over his head, and collecting the energy.* "Oh. That also explains why he hasn't attacked us yet. Well, it's been a good life, folks!"

Sonic: "Eggman! We need to work together if we hope to beat him."

Eggman: *Nods.* "Right! Let's see... Sonic! You and MS2 try to free the backstage workers. Shadow, 'Mental, and I shall attack Gerald head on!"

Sonic: *Nods.* "Right!" *Runs to the crystals, followed by MS2.*

Eggman: "Now, on my mark, we'll each fire our strongest energy attacks at the energy!"

Professor Gerald: "Raaaagh!" *Flings the energy toward the ground.*

Eggman: "Andthat'dbenowhurryupgo!" *Fires dual Egg Blasters while 'Mental and Shadow fire Chaos Beams at the energy, managing to bring them to nearly the same energy, at a halt, but with Gerald's winning out.*

Shadow: "Rr... If only I could..." *Kicks off his shoe and picks up pineapple with his now free foot.* "TAKE THIS!" *Fires a huge beam out of the pineapple, blasting Gerald's attack into outer space.*

'Mental: "What's gonna happen to the energy though?"

Eggman: "Hey, if it doesn't dissipate before hitting something, at least what it hits won't be us."

Shadow: "Apathy is the better part of valor!" *Begins firing Chaos blasts at Gerald.*

Eggman: *Firing blasts at him.* "Sonic! MS2! Hurry it up!"

Sonic: *Spindashing a crystal.* "I'm trying!"

Eggman: "Shadow! Distract Gerald! Meanwhile, 'Mental and I shall attempt to free one of the others!"

Professor Gerald: "I can hear what you're saying!"

Eggman: "Oh? Is that so?"

Professor Gerald: "Yes! I'm still sentient! Just more powerful!"

Eggman: "But such an increase of power usually comes at the expense of intelligence."

Professor Gerald: "Not in MY case!"

Eggman: "Apparently it does."

Professor Gerald: "...What?" *Suddenly begins flashing.* "GRAAAAAH!"

*Sonic, 'Mental, MS2, and Shadow are now standing at a shattered crystal, with Ishnt freed.*

Ishnt: "Hiya, Gerald." *Arms dual cannons.*

Professor Gerald: "Fools! I still have enough power to destroy you!"

Eggman: "Sure you do."

Shadow: "Eggman! We still need to free Inferno! Oh, and those other backstage crew who are too unimportant to name."

Professor Gerald: "Ha! I will not let you do that!" *Picks up the crystals with Inferno and rest of the backstage crew and runs off, out of Eggman Land, knocking down the remainder of the studio and an Eggman Land gate as he does.*

Eggman: "...Uh, where do you suppose he's going?"

Sonic: "If Tails was right, he's gonna head to Ice Cap Zone."

Eggman: "Ice Cap Zone? But why?"

Sonic: "If he manages to use that energy to melt the Ice Cap, it'll flow off of Angel Island... Tails said that it'd be a catastrophic level of flooding, after which he'd probably destroy the Master Emerald, causing the Angel Island to crash, and a huge tidal wave!"

Eggman: "Ishnt, grab one of the cameras! We're gonna need to get this on tape!"

Sonic: "The world's about to be destroyed and you're worried about your show?!"

Eggman: "Yes. Now, hurry! Let's go!"

*Ishnt grabs a camera! Eggman, Sonic, Ishnt, Shadow, 'Mental, and MS2 head to the hangar and get in an Eggmobile each, and blast off toward the Ice Cap Zone. Once they're almost to Angel Island, they see Gerald not too far ahead of them, flying through the sky.*

Eggman: *Over radio connecting the Eggmobiles.* "There he is! Let's shoot him!" *Cannons come out of his Eggmobile.*

Ishnt: "NO! We don't want him to know we're here while he can easily knock us out of the sky!"

Eggman: "And why not?"

Ishnt: "Because he can easily knock us out of the sky!"

Eggman: "Oh yeah. Well... Then let's just follow him."

*And so they do! Until he lands on Angel Island.*

Professor Gerald: "Muahaha! Now... It will take only a-"

Eggman: *Ahem!*

Professor Gerald: "...You followed me? Are you that eager to die before everyone else?"

Eggman: "I thought you were supposed to be overly obsessed with my destruction anyway."

Professor Gerald: "Well, I was gonna make absolutely SURE you were dead after I melted the Ice Cap and crashed Angel Island..."

Eggman: "How was Tails's prediction so accurate?"

Professor Gerald: "Now, I'll get to YOUR deaths in a moment. Just let me flood the world first." *Begins to walk toward the Ice Cap.*

Sonic: "I don't think so!"

Eggman: "Ishnt, are you getting this?"

Ishnt: *Holding up the camera.* "Yeah, I'm getting it..."

Eggman: "Good! Shadow! Execute plan Alpha Beta Phi!"

Shadow: "Right!" *Jumps up into the air and begins spinning, as if in a spindash. 'Mental then fires a beam at him, keeping him in the air.*

Professor Gerald: "What foolishness is this?" *Turns and looks at them.* "I don't know what you're planning, but I'm not gonna wait and find out." *Begins to walk back toward the Ice Cap.*

Shadow: "Ready!" *'Mental's beam drops, and Shadow crashes into Gerald at Mach 5, but ricochets off him.* "AHHHHHHH I'M GONNA DIE!" *Crashes through the ground of the Angel Island, leaving a burning hole where he passed through. Gerald begins to walk off.*

Eggman: "Uh... That didn't work too well."

Sonic: "Er... Eggman! Any other plans? Gerald's getting away!"

Eggman: "We could..." *Takes out dual Egg Blasters and fires at Gerald, the shots dissipating in an energy field.* "This has long since passed into the realm of 'Not good'."

MS2: *Snaps fingers.* "I've got it! If we can generate a loud enough sound at exactly the same frequency as the crystals, they'll resonate and shatter!"

Sonic: "But how would we figure out the frequency of the crystals? And how would we generate such a sound?"

Eggman: "Hm... 'Mental! Do you think you could maneuver a blast of Chaos Energy to hit a crystal?"

'Mental: "WHOOOOOOOOOOOO all right!" *Runs past Gerald.* "Hey! Stop and pay attention to me! I'm a giraffe!"

Professor Gerald: "No."

'Mental: "Aww, please?"

Professor Gerald: "NO!"

'Mental: "Awwwwwwwww... ...please?"

Professor Gerald: *Turns, flames burning on his head.* "I SAID NO!"

'Mental: *Sees one of the crystals.* "A- HA!" *Fires a blast of Chaos Energy at it, and a tinging sound sounds throughout the area.*

Professor Gerald: "Fool! Your tiny blasts can't harm these! I spent a full MONTH creating these crystals, it'd take far more time than you have to destroy them!" *Goes toward the Ice Cap at an increased speed.*

'Mental: "Well, that sucks."

Eggman: "No! This is exactly what we needed! Did you get that MS2?"

MS2: *Nods.* "Now... I need some sort of amplifier..."

Eggman: "Maybe you could use the natural echo of the Ice Cap Zone?"

MS2: "Yeah! Let's hurry!"

*The group runs in pursuit of Gerald!*

*MEANWHIIIIIIIILE...*
Professor Gerald: *Holding the bright energy above his head, the snow at the Ice Cap is already starting to melt!*

*And just in the nick of time, our, ahem, "heroes" arrive on the scene.*

Eggman: "Stop right there, you geezer!"

Professor Gerald: "Your petty insults will not stop my plan!"

Eggman: "Oh yeah? Well... I don't have time to think of a comeback to that. So, uh... MS2! Go!"

MS2: *Lets out a scream exactly on the frequency of the earlier tinging! Just as Eggman anticipated, it echoes throughout the area, resonating with the crystals, which in turn resonate with the crystals! Several explosions are heard, including one in the distance!*

Professor Gerald: *Reverting to his normal state.* "No! No! No! What have you done?!"

Eggman: "Yosh! And it's all thanks to MY brilliant planning!"

Inferno: *Glares.* "You's gonna PAY for keeping me locked up in there!" *Attacks Gerald mercilessly with the Giant Generic Mallet of Doom while letting out obscenities and insults.*

Maria: *Appears.* "No! Please! Stop!"

Inferno: "Give me a minute..." *Delivers another smash to Gerald's head.* "All right."

Maria: "We must end all this fighting! The madness, the havoc, the chaos... All because we can't let go of a grudge! Why can't we just all live together in harmony?"

Professor Gerald: "Because we're DEAD! Don't you see? The only way to end the pain is to end those who cause it!"

Maria: "No! We must fight for a better tomorrow! Grandfather, please! This isn't the man I knew... This isn't the kind and caring grandfather who I loved..."

Professor Gerald: *Blinks.* "K-... Kind...?"

Maria: "Have you forgotten? You wanted to better things for people! Have you forgotten that things can improve, have you?!"

Professor Gerald: "Ma... Maria..."

Maria: "Please, grandfather, end this revenge and rest!"

Professor Gerald: "Maria! I'm so sorry!"

Eggman: "My talk show's turned into a soap opera... But with ghosts."

Professor Gerald: "Maria, I'm so sorry... Can you ever forgive me?"

Maria: "Only if YOU can forgive the people of this planet!"

Professor Gerald: "But... they..." *Begins to fade.* "I see now... It's the only way to bring hope back, isn't it?"

Maria: *Smiles, and too begins to fade.* "Cousin, I thank you for your help!"

Eggman: "No problem. If you guys ever return from the great beyond, give me a call."

*The two ghosts fade out of the corporeal world.*

Ishnt: *Looking around, lowering the camera.* "Is that it? Is it a wrap?"

Eggman: "I think so. Let's go-"

MS2: "Wait..."

Eggman: "Huh?"

MS2: "What was that explosion BESIDES the crystals that we heard?"

*Long pause.* *Suddenly, the Angel Island shakes violently.*

Eggman: "Awwwww, I should've guessed. The Master Emerald was at the same frequency as those crystals."

All Else: "WHAT?!"

*The island suddenly falls!*

*Down in the waters...*

Shadow: *Swimming.* "If I make it to shore, I can probably get to them in time to stop Gerald! All it takes is..." *Notices a shadow in the water, and looks up, seeing the Angel Island falling.* "OH CRAP! I'M TOO LATE!" *Swims faster, barely making it out of the island's path, and is caught up in the ensuing tidal wave caused by the island.* "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! THE WORLD'S COMING TO AN EEEEEEEEEEEENDDDDDDD!" *Hit in the head by a piece of stone flying off the island, knocked unconscious, though continuing to be carried by the wave.*

*Back on the island.*

Sonic: *Thinks.* "Well, I guess I'd best get out of here before you all try to kill-" *Fired at by several laser blasts, which he dodges.* "ME!" *Runs off the island, skimming across the water.*

Eggman: *Putting Egg Blaster away.* "Well, we did it. Ishnt, focus the camera on me again." *Ishnt does so.* "Well, folks, it's been a wild show! We've stopped the world from being destroyed! That means you owe us one. Remember that! I'd give you all a musical number or big speech to end the show, but we need to get out of here before Knuckles finds us and suspects us of having something to do with the Emerald's shattering. Thanks for watching! All right, that's a wrap. Let's do just as I said..." *The group begins to get in their Eggmobiles, except Inferno, who simply flies off, and the unnamed backstage crew who simply fell off during the Angel Island's fall. They were just unimportant lesser Badniks anyway.*

Omochao: *Flies down and lands on the ground, watching the Eggmobiles fly off during his speech.* "Well, it looks as though Eggman and company have saved the world, and taught Gerald a valuable lesson! But the studio has been destroyed YET AGAIN! Without the telethon to fund the repairs this time, what will they do? Whatever the case is, it seems that, despite the problems, with steadfast resolve, Eggman intends to continue with this show! What of Shadow, though? Where is he? Will he fall so easily to the ocean's waves? Is it his fate to end there? Or will he be saved? Tune in next time, for the next exciting episode of the SUPER EGGMAN-" *Stepped on with a crunch.*

Knuckles: *Running around, not noticing Omochao as he steps on him.* "Who could've done this?!" *Sees an Eggmobile. It is, in fact, Sonic's Eggmobile.* *Growling.* "Eggman... I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!"

*Dramatic reverb!*

*The next morning, on an island somewhere...*

Shadow: *Washes up on the shore.* "Ugh... am I dead?" *Looks around, seeing the sandy paradise-like shores.* "YES! Heaven! I win!"

Sera: "Shadow...?"

Shadow: "Whoa! Sera!" *Climbs to his feet.* "What's up? I'm a bit surprised, myself... I expected Heaven to be a city made of precious gemstones, not some sort of island."

Sera: "Shadow, we're not dead."

Shadow: "Really? ...Hey! Then that means they must have saved the world!" *Claps.* "Way to go, guys!"

Sera: "What are you doing here?"

Shadow: "Er... I can't really remember. I think Angel Island crashed into me when Professor Gerald planned to fill the world with nothing with pork chops... My memory's a bit fuzzy. I think my head got hit. So, what are YOU doing here?"

Sera: "I wanted to take a short vacation! Ivo said there was no problem with that."

Shadow: "Neat. Is there anything to eat on this island? I lost my pineapple gun."

Sera: "Sure! Just head to that building over there." *Points.*

Shadow: "Thanks, Sera!" *Walks off.*

Sera: "Heheheh..." *Looks to camera, eyes glowing.* "Little does he expect that this island is not what it seems! Crafted from his own memories, this island is a perfect trap! And now, with none other than Shadow trapped here, my evil plan can-"

Shadow: *Returning.* "Hey, Sera, could you point me in the direction of the restaurant ag- Sera, I think you got a pair of giant red fireflies in your eyes."

Sera: *Blinks a few times, eyes returning to normal.* "Uh, yeah. That way." *Points again.*

Shadow: "Thanks!" *Walks off again.*

Sera: "Fool..." *Eyes glow once more.* "Muahahaha... Hahaha... MUAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!"

*To be continued...?!*