Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) | Transcript

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Director: Jeff Fowler
Writers: Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
Stars: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter

Synopsis: In Tokyo, a prison for the corporation G.U.N.s security is breached, waking up Shadow and allowing him to make his escape. Meanwhile, Sonic is celebrating his anniversary since arriving on Earth with Tails and Knuckles, when the G.U.N. Director, Rockwell arrives and announces Shadows escape. Rockwell recruits the trio and calls them “Team Sonic”.

The trio battle Shadow, only to discover that he is way stronger than them and he runs away. Team Sonic go to meet G.U.N. commander Walters and he reveals that the corporation had discovered Shadow in 1974 in a meteorite. Shadow used his powers for various experiments, but things took a turn for the worse, the project leader was arrested and Shadow was put into stasis. To make matters worse, Dr Robotnik arrives with an army of drones, fatally wounding Walters. Just before he dies, Walters hands Sonic a digital key card and asks him to remain safe. Team Sonic don’t know who to trust anymore, so they decide to battle Shadow without the aid of G.U.N. Agent Stone reveals that Robotnik is still living and didn’t send the drones. The trio join Robotnik and they follow the drones to a deserted G.U.N. base.

Shadow reminisces about the project leader’s granddaughter Maria and how he used to hang out with her as his one true friend. One fateful night, as they attempted to escape the base, one agent set off an explosion, killing Maria. Shadow becomes devastated and vows revenge on all humanity. He captures Team Sonic and Robotnik meets his long lost grandfather Gerald. Gerald was imprisoned for the last 50 years.

Gerald tells them that there are in fact, two key cards required to activate the Eclipse Cannon, an orbital laser that has the potential to destroy any location on Earth. Gerald plots to use it to destroy G.U.N.s headquarters and Ivo joins him, stabbing Sonic in the back. Shadow snatches the key card from Sonic and tries to destroy them, but Team Sonic escape safe.

Team Sonic travel through a ring portal, before recruiting Tom and Maddie to help them. They travel to London, but Shadow fatally injuries Tom in the process. Shadow robs the second key card. Ivo, Gerald and Shadow launch the Eclipse Cannon, but Sonic is so mad about him hurting Tom that he abandons Tails and Knuckles and steals the Master Emerald, ultimately transforming him into super Sonic.

Sonic rushes to the Eclipse Cannon, now located in outer space and confronts Shadow. Shadow and Sonic once again fight each other and Shadow absorbs some of the Emerald energy. Sonic finally overpowers Shadow, only to come to the realization that he has given in to vengeance. Sonic tells Shadow about the loss of Longclaw years prior, announcing that the people they have lost are way more important than vengeance. Shadow finds Sonics speech beautiful and apologizes for his actions. The duo agree to stop the Eclipse Cannon.

Gerald announces to Ivo that he plans to use the cannon to destroy the entire planet for revenge of Maria’s death. Ivo wants to conquer the world as opposed to destroying it and the two engage in battle. Tails and Knuckles help Ivo to push Gerald into an energy field, ultimately vaporizing him. Together, the team are able to deflect the cannon away from Earth and it destroys the moon instead. Just as the cannons core begins a melt down, Robotnik and Shadow sacrifice themselves and move the cannon out of range of planet Earth. The cannon eventually explodes.

Back on Earth, Sonic reconciles with Tails, Knuckles and Tom, and Tom recovers from his injury. As the credits roll, Sonic comes across multiple versions of himself, which are robots only to be saved by a female pink hedgehog. Shadow is also revealed to have survived the explosion.

* * *

[thunder rumbling]

Oh, yes! You got donuts.

I already ate all the Boston Cream.

Kyle!

This place gives me the creeps.

Relax. That Popsicle hasn’t moved in 50 years.

[guitar strumming gently]

[fluid bubbling]

[guitar music continues]

[alarm blaring]

[heartbeat thudding]

[beeping]

Is that normal?

No.

Someone’s hacking the system.

What?

The containment tank is destabilizing.

He’s waking up.

[alarm blaring]

[weapons powering up]

[heartbeat thudding faster]

[steady beep]

[sighs]

[power crackling]

[grunts]

[yells]

[soldier gasping in fear]

[energy crackles]

[gasps]

[grunts]

[both yelp]

We need more guys.

That is all the guys.

[thunder pealing]

[duck squeaks] Wait a second.

I thought we were going tubing.

Hold on, hold on. Is this a race?

You’re going down!

It is my destiny to claim the throne

of Family Champion, hedgehog.

[laughs] Cute.

Are you sure you want to challenge

the fastest creature in the universe?

I mean, that’s kind of my whole brand.

Okay, Tom and Maddie,

count us down.

Right!

Don’t worry, a little sibling rivalry is healthy.

Me and my brothers used to do this kind of thing all the time.

Tom, your brothers are lunatics and neither of them were born with the power

to trigger a global cataclysmic event.

That’s a fair point. Did you hear that, boys?

No cataclysmic events, okay?

Let’s keep this cataclysmic-less.

Ten-four!

Understood, Lord of the Donuts.

Then on your marks, get set…

go!

And way out in front,

to the surprise of absolutely no one,

it’s the Blue Blur, the Red-Shoed Rocket,

the one, the only… [Tails] Come on, Sonic!

Catch up! Yeah!

What in the what, now?

I am also defeating you, hedgehog!

Seriously? All right, you know what?

Time to light the afterburners.

Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane!

It’s Air Hedgehog!

[“99 Red Balloons” by Goldfinger playing]

[laughing] Yes! I did it! I…

lost?

How is that even possible? I do not lose.

I am also defeating you, hedgehog.

Okay, okay, I get it, man. No need to rub it in.

Come on, Sonic! Catch up! Yeah!

Wait, what’s going on?

[yelps] Why are you guys acting like…

holograms!

Which means…

I remain the undefeated speed champion of all time!

Yes! And the crowd goes wild!

But also, what’s going on?

[all] Surprise!

But wait a sec, you guys… [stammering] what is all this?

“Happy Bea Arthur Day”?

Oh, it’s “Happy B-Earth-Day.”

Today’s the anniversary of the day you came to Earth, bud.

It’s your “Earth Day Birthday.”

So the race was just a distraction,

which I totally didn’t fall for, by the way…

Good try, though…

so you could throw a party for me?

Today, we honor you, hedgehog.

If it wasn’t for you, none of us would be here right now.

The boys are right, bud.

You know, the day you came to this planet

is the day all our lives changed forever.

And we became a family.

[barks] You stole my hoomans.

You guys, I don’t… I don’t know what to say.

Except… let’s party!

[Tom] All right![Sonic] Yeah!

[Knuckles] It’s now on till the break of dawn![Tails] Toga! Toga!

Thanks for the surprise party. It really means a lot to me.

Ah, you deserve it, pal.

[gasps] No way. Is that…

What? [sighing] Dude…

Could you just for once walk at my speed?

Whoa.

[chuckling] Sonic!

This is your… Yep. My old cave.

Oh, man. I can’t believe this is where you lived all those years.

Hey! My state-of-the-art security system!

[kiais]

[grunts] Still works.

Hey, bud.

What’s this?

Wow. You know, I drew that on my first night on Earth.

I wanted to remember where I came from.

I still miss her.

You think Longclaw would be proud of me?

I know she would, pal.

Because even though you lost her at such a young age,

you didn’t let your pain change who you are…

in here.

Yeah. In my lungs.

Or your heart.

Heart, right.

Yeah, makes more sense. Not lungs, heart.

That’s the thing about life, Sonic,

it’s all about the choices we make.

You’re gonna make some good ones and,

knowing you, you’re gonna make some bad ones.

But…

as long as you remember to listen to your heart,

you’re gonna make the right choice when it matters the most.

Thanks.

I don’t know what I’d do without you.

I’d probably be a totally different hedgehog.

[horn blares][grunts]

2024?

I’ve been trapped for 50 years?

[people screaming][motors revving]

Move, move!

Take positions!

[tires squeal]

Get on the ground now!

We’ve got you surrounded!

Why won’t you leave me alone?

Take him down!

I have dishonored my marshmallow.

It’s really just a question of temperature and distance.

It’s not a competition.

This is so nice.

Peace.

Quiet.

Finally.

Finally!

[helicopter thrumming]

Hey! We’re trying to have a family moment down here!

What did we do?

Or what did they do?

What did you do?

I don’t know. I do a lot of stuff.

Mr. and Mrs. Wachowski.

Aliens.

“Aliens”? Excuse me?

It’s not like we’re from different planet…

Oh, yeah, we are. I guess we are aliens.

Please continue.

I’m Director Rockwell.

There is a very dangerous situation

unfolding right now in Tokyo.

Commander Walters is requesting Team Sonic’s immediate assistance.

“Team Sonic”? Who picked that name?

Love it! Ten out of ten, no notes.

Tom and Maddie, put the s’mores on ice

because Team Sonic is off to save the day!

Remember,

make good choices!

[“Neon” by ONE OK ROCK playing]

Good evening and welcome to Tails Air flight 1012.

We’re looking at an on-time arrival into Tokyo.

Okay, Captain, we got a rogue alien on the loose.

How do we find him?[explosion booming]

Uh, start with the giant fireball?

I love it! Let’s start with the giant fireball.

[grunting]

[cackles] Finally, some action!

Okay, time to gear up.

Titanium handcuffs, completely indestructible.

I don’t need your silly gizmos, fox.

And you know why? Because I am…

[all] …one million percent muscle.

Yes, good. You’ve been listening.

[alert buzzes] We’re over the drop zone.

All right, here we go. Showtime!

Now, look, we don’t know if it’s Godzilla

or Hello Kitty down there,

but as long as we stick together,

there is nothing we can’t handle.

“Team Sonic” on three.

One, two, three.

[all] Team…

Sonic!

Knuckles!

[groans]

Talk about low-budget flights. No food or movies?

We’re out of here!

[“Neon” continues]

[song ends]

[people screaming][Knuckles] What happened here?

[Sonic] Looks like GUN got their butts kicked.

Keep your eyes open. Tails, anything?

Whoa! These energy readings are off the charts!

[loud crashing]

[Sonic] Look out![Knuckles grunts]

One… million… percent.

[truck crashes]

[heavy footfalls]

Whoa! Are you guys seeing this?

He looks just like you.

Impossible!

You’re a colorful bunch.

Um, excuse me. Why do you look like me?

I don’t look like you.

You look like me! Why do you look like me?

Hey, you know what? I’ll ask the questions, new hedgehog!

Who are you? Why do you look like me?

This is a waste of time.

Walk away, before you get hurt.

Whoa, whoa, easy, buddy.

We don’t want to fight you.

Actually, Sonic, I would like to fight.

Not now.[Knuckles growls]

Why don’t you stop throwing cars at us for a second

and come down here to talk?

You jumped out of a GUN helicopter.

There’s nothing to talk about.

All right, then. Enough!

Knuckles, no!

Let us talk with our fists!

[fist crunching][yells]

[grunts]

[grunts sharply]

[both] Knuckles!

Knuckles! Knuckles, are you okay?

No, not really. Ow!

[Tails] Who is this guy?

He is much more impressive

than the hedgehog I fought previously.

Dude, I’m standing right here.

Now, come on! He can’t take us all at once.

[Tails] Ow![Knuckles grunts]

[Sonic grunts]

[yelling]

[breathless] Okay, he took us all at once.

Weakling.

[groans]

Don’t try to follow me.

[motor revving]

Sonic, I know that look.

Going after him is a bad idea.

When has that ever stopped me?

I got to ask, one hedgehog to another,

who does your highlights?

[growls]

[horn blares]

Hey! Dangerously weaving through traffic is my thing!

[loud grunt]

Coming through!

[yelps]

Why are you running away? We were just getting started.

[both shriek]

The more you talk,

the harder I want to hit you.

[yelling]

Watch out!

Ugh, I’m gonna throw up!

[motor revving]

Yeah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Yah!

[grunting heavily]

[machinery powering on]

[groans] 1.21 gigawatts.

[metal clinking]

Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me!

[Tails] Sonic!

Are you okay?

I’m fine, guys. And before you ask,

I handcuffed myself for tactical reasons

that I do not have time to explain.

You shouldn’t have gone off on your own.

We’re supposed to be a team.

Sorry, buddy. I’m still working on this teamwork thing.

So now what?

Well, I’m not jumping out of any more helicopters

until we get some answers from GUN.

We need somewhere to regroup.

I know just the place.

[“Lollipop” by TEMPURA KIDZ playing]

[all clapping]

Hai, chiizu.[yelps]

It’s an ambush!

You’ll never take us alive, foul beasts!

Calm down, Knuckles. This is a Chao Garden.

One of the top ten must-see spots in all of Tokyo!

It’s a perfect place for us to blend in.

Are you Detective Pikachu?

Yes, he is!

[chortles] He does look like a Pokémon.

“Pika, pika!” [laughs]

Commander Walters!

Sonic.

Thank God you’re all okay. I’m sure you have questions.

Just a big ticked-off red and black one.

Who was that guy?

Shadow’s story began a lot like yours, Sonic.

But where you found family and friends on this planet,

Shadow found only pain and loss.

It begins over 50 years ago,

with a meteor crash in a quiet corner of Oklahoma.

The meteorite contained a life-form.

The ultimate life-form.

Shadow’s power… his “chaos energy”…

went far beyond any living creature.

The scientist who discovered him believed this power

would usher in a new era for humanity.

But Shadow’s power proved too dangerous.

A terrible accident destroyed the lab,

taking human lives with it.[siren wailing]

The project leader was blamed for the incident and imprisoned.

With the program canceled…[yelps in pain]

Shadow was a loose end no one knew how to deal with.

Too dangerous to be walking free,

too valuable to destroy.

So I had him placed into stasis…

indefinitely.

Wait a second. If Shadow’s been on ice for 50 years,

someone had to help him escape.

True.

But there’s only a few people in the world

who even know of Shadow’s existence.

[J-pop cover of “I Want You Back” by Jackson 5 playing]

[people cheering]

A live show? Yeah!

[drones humming]

Get down!

[people screaming]

[groaning]

Egg drones?

But Robotnik is supposed to be dead!

Konnichi-what?

[weapons powering up]

[motorbike revving]

[tires squeal]

I’m sorry, we already had our big motorcycle chase for the evening.

Commander Walters!

[Knuckles grunts]

[Sonic] Commander Walters, are you okay?

Sonic…

[painful grunt]

take this.

[Sonic] What is it?[Walters] A key…

to the most powerful weapon GUN has ever built.

You’re the only one I trust to keep it safe.

[exhales weakly]

Commander Walters…

[sirens, vehicles approaching][gasps]

[indistinct shouts]

Alpha team, fan out!

Do we have eyes?

Secure the perimeter!

Medevac is en route.

[indistinct radio chatter]

His launch key is missing.

I knew they couldn’t be trusted.

[all exclaiming]

[Tails] Why are we running from GUN?

Aren’t we on the same team?

[Sonic] Until we get more information,

we’re not trusting anyone.

Follow me.

Get it… off!

Hold it right there, Tokyo Drift!

Who are you?

[gasps] It’s the Goat Milker!

[mimicking Knuckles] “It’s the Goat Milker!”

Relax. I’m not here to fight.

Then why are you here?

And why did you free Shadow?

Are you kidding?

The last thing we want is more super-powered hedgehogs running around.

The doctor had nothing to do with it.

And I can prove it.[car alarm chirps]

Please,

join me in the crab.

[narrator] And now back to… “La UÚltima Pasión.”

I have fallen in love with another.

[gasps]

But who, Gabriella? Tell me who!

My twin brother, Pablo?

Pablo!

!¡Bastardo!

Buenos días, !¡hermano!

No!

[cackling]

Let that be a lesson to you, Juan.

[beeping] Family

is a field of emotional claymores

that leave you abandoned, betrayed

and weeping while you eat cake,

which creates copious amounts of adipose tissue,

and what some calloused individuals refer to as…

[sniffs deeply] man boobs.

Ha.

[up-tempo Latin jazz playing]

[slapping along with the congas]

[trilling loudly]

[shrieking]

Doctor, we have visitors.

Really?

I thought I was having an anthropomorphic nightmare.

Where the only person I could trust in the world

showed up with all my worst enemies,

while I was in a bathrobe,

playing congas on my big, fat belly!

Sorry, sir.

I don’t believe it. Eggman’s alive?

And he’s never looked worse.

[cackling] Well, maybe,

this is what not giving a damn what you think I look like looks like.

Sir, right now we have an even bigger problem.

Oh, come on.

There’s an imposter out there using your technology.

Imposter. That’s impossi… What?

No.

My sweet mechanized spawn!

Whomever this party-pooping posse is looking for

has stolen my persona

and the precious babies from my egg sac.

Well…

I’ll soon egg-xact my revenge.

You see what I did there?[chuckles]

It’s time for the dramatic soap-opera twist,

where this Pablo reveals his Juan!

By cross-referencing the precise coordinates

of each drone’s energy spikes,

I can track my babies

to the imposter’s base of operations,

right about…

there!

Sonic, I hate to say it,

but I think we’re both after the same person.

Hold on, hold on. You’re not suggesting we team up

with Doctor Ro-Butt-Stink, are you?

Perhaps the fox is right.

It could be our only chance to find this mysterious,

more impressive hedgehog.

[groans]

All right, Egghead. I hate to say it,

but it looks like we’re partners.

On one condition.

Dude, you have serious issues.

Ow!

[gibbering spasm]

Let’s…

do this!

[“Firestarter” by The Prodigy playing]

[pained groan]

[door thuds][Robotnik grunting]

Suck it in!

[grunting][door rattling]

Tinker-tailor?

I need room.

Think Elvis, circa 1976.

But sir, I don’t have the proper materials.

Found some.

Resourceful.

[thunder rumbling]

[faint, indistinct chatter]

Hey! This is a restricted area.

Oh, it’s okay. She’s the professor’s granddaughter.

He takes her everywhere.

Welcome to the lab, Maria. I’m Captain Walters.

Oh, do you know where my room is?

Yeah, down the hall and to the right.

Make yourself at home.

But, um,

let’s lose the skates, okay, kiddo?

Okay.

[machinery humming softly]

[fluid bubbling faintly]

[light chuckle]

[chuckles]

[bag rustling]

[pen uncaps]

[laughs]

[“End of the Line” by the Traveling Wilburys playing]

[delighted shriek]

[squealing]

[gasps]

[yelling]

[whooping]

Look out!

[crashing]

[faint roaring]

[song ends]

[crickets chirping softly]

Wow.

Look at all those stars.

They’re like diamonds.

My grandfather says

it can take hundreds of years

for the light of a star to reach Earth.

And by the time you see it,

the star might not even exist anymore.

Isn’t that crazy?

A light shines,

even though the star is gone.

Yeah, it does.

I wonder which one you came from, Shadow.

I don’t know.

I don’t know anything about my home.

This is your home, Shadow.

Earth.

Maria,

do you think I’m…

dangerous?

What are you talking about?

The way the scientists look at me,

I can tell they’re afraid.

Like I’m the horrible thing from that movie we watched.

I don’t know…

what I am.

You’re my friend.

And you can do or be anything you want.

Not because of your powers,

but because of who you are… in here.

I don’t know what I’d do without you.

[“End of the Line” resumes]

[song ends abruptly]

[dust crackling]

[footfalls]

Professor?

It’s good to see you, Shadow.

I knew you’d come home.

I can’t get her out of my head.

The pain…

It’s too much.

And that is why we have to punish them.

Okay, I don’t like you and you don’t like me.

Let’s get this over with quickly.

Out of my way, dorkupine.

“Dorkupine”? Really clever.

[hollow tapping]

This door is six-inch-thick solid steel

on a pressurized latch.

I’ll need a moment to calculate the molecular density

and invert the venting mechanics.

[thunderous crash]

[Knuckles] I unlocked it.

[Robotnik] Subtle as always, fist-for-brains.

Easy, Shadow.

Those are the guests I’ve been expecting.

Let’s give them a warm welcome.

[Stone] Whoa.

What is this place?

[Sonic] It looks like a military base,

but nobody’s been here for years.

I wonder if it’s haunted.

Haunted? Nobody said anything about being haunted.

What’s the matter? You afraid of g-g-g-ghosts?

Nothing scares an Echidna warrior.

Uh, yeah. Do you remember what happened last movie night?

[screaming in terror]

[piercing scream][all yelling]

Let go, let go, let go!

There is no such thing as a friendly ghost.

[Sonic] So which way do we go?

I know! We should split up.

Everyone with hideous, brightly-colored fur take the left and the middle.

Stone and I will go right.

No, no, no, no, no. I’m not letting you out of my sight.

Tails, you and Stone go left.

Knuckles, you take the middle. Eggman, you and me go right.

By all means.

We could use some time together.

To work on your trust issues.

You know what? You’re right. I should be more trusting.

I mean, you’ve only tried to kill me twice!

Just a dark, creepy hallway.

Nothing to be afraid of.

You hear that, ghost?

You don’t frighten me!

[steam hissing][yells]

Get… a… grip.

Boo.[screams]

I’m just gonna come right out and say this:

You’re adorable.[chuckles] Oh, um, thanks.

So, what’s it like being Sonic’s assistant?

You have a daily routine? Paid time off? Benefits?

Oh, I’m not Sonic’s assistant. We’re teammates.

He’s the leader, Knuckles is the muscle,

and I’m the gadget guy.

We all have a role to play.

That’s what makes the team so special!

That and the fact we’re best friends.

You are?

Well, yeah. Just like you and Eggman, right?

Uh… Yeah, eh…

Of course! Yes.

Me and the doctor, best of friends.

That’s definitely what we are.

[metallic clattering]

[squeaking]

Hmm.

[both screaming]

Whoa. Look at all this stuff.

This was more than just a military base or a lab.

It was a home.

People lived here.

He had a family.

Is that what I smell?

The stench of domestic harmony?

You ever wonder what your life would have been like if you had a family?

Hmm… No!

Maybe you wouldn’t have gone full supervillain.

I have no parents, no aunts, no uncles.

And something about my attitude renders me…

undesirable to all possible genders.

My future is a cul-de-sac!

The Robotnik name ends…

avec moi.

Yes, I know French.

[shuddering spasm]

Whoa.

Is this where you grew up, Shadow?

No wonder you’re so mad.

This place could really use a beanbag chair

and some comic books.

What happened here?

[hard grunt]

I’m tired of giving you warnings!

[grunts, yells]

Where’d you go, hedgehog?

I wasn’t finished trauma dumping.

My darlings!

[inhales, giggles]

My eggy weggies!

[professor] ♪ Memories ♪

♪ Light the corners ♪

♪ Of my mind ♪

♪ Misty watercolor ♪

♪ Memories ♪

♪ Of the way ♪

♪ We weren’t ♪

I…

don’t believe it.

Don’t you?

It’s impossible.

Is it?

It couldn’t be.

Couldn’t it?

I’m… Are you?

Imposter!

You stole my babies!

But they know who their real daddy is…

drone-napper!

[chortling]

Magnificent creations, my boy.

I borrowed them to lure you here

and reunite our family.

You see, Ivo…

I’m your grandfather:

Gerald Robotnik.

My… grandfather?

But how? And why?

And who did what with whom?

You hail from an ancestry of excellence…

tied directly à moi.

Yes, I know French.

You do look like me.

But fatter. And older.

And there’s that funny smell.

But the resemblance is uncanny.

It’s as if…

[both] we’re two characters in a movie

being played by the same actor.

But I need real proof!

Ivo!

We have very little time.

But I could field a couple of queries.

Name the most elegant formula in mathematics.

Euler’s Identity.

E to the I times pi plus one equals zilch.

European capitals arranged alphabetically

by the fourth letter.

Riga, Monaco, Sarajevo, Tirana.

The speed of light divided by the speed of sound,

divided by the speed of the bus in the movie Speed.

[mimics adding machine]

17,893.33333…

Rounding up? 17,894 MPH.

And, for all the marbles…

Good. I lost mine.

A rare lung disease,

and the longest word in the English dictionary.

Um…

[both] Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis!

Pap-pap!

In the saggy flesh.

But looking pretty good for a hundred and ten.

[shuddering grunt]

Oh, Grampy-poo! [laughs]

Where have you been my entire life?

[moans happily]

[gasps] Wait.

Where have you been… my entire life?

Locked in a top-secret prison for the last 50 years.

Made it kind of hard to send Christmas cards.

Now…

you’re probably wondering why I brought you here.

You didn’t bring me here!

I used my unparalleled intellect to track you down.

Per the plan I concocted with my unparalleled intellect.

You’ll see.

I have the answer to everything.

Come on, kiddo.

[groaning]

Oh, no. Oh, no, no.

Someone tell me this is some kind of

concussion-induced nightmare.

There’s two Eggmen now?

Double your villains, double your fun!

Two Robotniks are way worse than one.

Chest bump?

No.

Stone, why are you tied up?

Do that on your own time. You sicken me.

You must be the long-lost grandson.

And you must be another stinking hedgehog.

So you’re the one behind all this.

The Shadow breakout.

The attack on Walters.

That musty old-man smell.

How dare you insult me

with your unsolicited exposition!

Shadow, get the key.

Where is it?

Ha! Good one, Hot Topic.

Do you really think we’d be that stupid

to bring the key right to you?

Yep, we’re that stupid.

GUN took everything from us.

And now we are going to take everything from them.

[Gerald] With this.

My masterpiece of malevolence…

The Eclipse Cannon.

In exchange for my freedom,

I gave GUN the most powerful weapon

mankind has ever seen,

capable of delivering a precision strike

anywhere on Earth.

Our first target:

GUN Headquarters.

But firing a weapon that powerful

could threaten millions of innocent lives!

Yeah, tera-bite me.[cackles]

This is one of two keys required to launch the Eclipse Cannon.

The other is locked inside GUN headquarters.

Once we have both,

I will take rightful control of my weapon.

I’m in.

Holy crab!

[Robotnik] Spacious and crustaceous.

Thank you so much

for inspiring this little adventure.

It really worked out for me.

And you wonder why I have trust issues!

Shadow, wait! Don’t do this.

I know you’re hurting,

but don’t let that change who you are inside.

I’ve spent 50 years reliving what they did to her.

This is who I am inside.

Uh, nice magic marble. Real scary.

[yelps] That actually is real scary!

It’s a mini black hole!

It’s going to suck in all the matter in this base!

[all yelling]

Fear not, friends.

Even my teeth are muscles!

[Sonic yelps]

[Knuckles growls]

Sonic, try to reach one of my rings!

[Sonic] Got one.

Check this out. Trick shot!

[grunts]

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.[Knuckles groans]

[both] Come on!

[yells]

[all yelling]

Yeah! Yes!

[Sonic] Yikes.

Somebody better call Google Maps.

[rumbling faintly]

I’ve spent years trying to cleanse the cosmos

of that spiny, blue speed freak.

And you did it…

in one afternoon.

There’s nothing we can’t destroy together, my boy.

Charting route to GUN Headquarters in London, sirs.

ETA four hours.

As the crab flies.

By all accounts, we’re ahead of schedule.

We should take this time

to get to know each other better.

Wow. What?

You mean…

spend some qua-qua-quality time?

You’ve waited for this your whole life.

How would you choose to spend one perfect day with your new grand pal?

[elbow thuds][grunts]

[both screaming]

[“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by the Beach Boys playing]

[bell dinging]

[yelps]

[wincing groan]

[shrieks happily]

Ooh! [chortling]

[rockets whistle and explode]

[song fades out]

[song resumes]

[song ends]

And done!

Masterpiece.

Look at that.

Yay!

It’s really been great having time to ourselves.

Right. Absolutely. I just feel so…

relaxed, you know? Clearheaded.

Mmm, look at all these new interests we found.

I know, so many hobbies.

So many!

After the action and adventure of the last few years,

well, I could get used to this.

Same.

[deep rumbling]

[Sonic] Tom! Maddie! We need your help on a super…

Knuckles, do you mind?

Oh! Excuse me.

Tom! Maddie! We need your help

on a super-dangerous top-secret mission!

Hmm.

Thank God. Yeah, we’re in.

Let’s go.

Really? You’re in? Just like that?

Yes. It was getting so boring

without you guys here.

Yeah. So…

No offense… boring. No, none taken.

I mean, whatever crazy plan you’re cooking up,

the answer’s yes.

Yes.

Great. But first things first: What is that?

Oh! This is…

[in puppet voice] Li’l Tom!

[normal voice] Isn’t he great?

I told you to get rid of that. It’s very creepy.

[puppet voice] I told him to get rid of you.

[normal voice] Okay, that’s, mmm…

crossing a line there.

You are in so much trouble.

Okay, this is it. The belly of the beast.

GUN Headquarters in London.

[gasps] Tom, we’re finally gonna get to see London together.

Hey, I told you we’d get there someday, baby.

Okay. So here’s the plan.

I run in superfast,

fly over that water, no problem,

and right when I get to the…

[shrieks] What just happened?

Congratulations.

You just got incinerated by their energy shield.

We’ll need to shut it down by planting a USB drive in their server room

that will give me full control over it.

That’s what we need you two for.

Couple of badass spies, that’s what we are.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

[Tails] Once we disable the shield,

you’ll face the laser hall.

[grunts]

These high-density bad boys will cut you into tiny pieces.

And cut those pieces into even tinier pieces!

Once again… [shrieks]

Can’t we just get Tom Cruise to do this?[Tails] Nope.

Because not even he could break into… the vault.

[Sonic] Why is it empty in there?

[Tails] Because we have no idea

what’s on the other side of that door.

To prevent the vault from ever being accessed by a ring,

all images and schematics have been wiped from GUN’s database.

So for the last leg of this heist…

[in puppet voice] we’re going in blind.

Sorry.

[Maddie] Okay, I’m just gonna say it.

It sounds like this plan would work a heck of a lot better

if Sonic used the Master Emerald to go Golden God mode

to get the key.

No way, Maddie.

The Master Emerald is too powerful to ever use again.

We made a promise to each other to keep it hidden.

In a location only Knuckles knows.

As guardian of the Master Emerald,

anyone who tries to take it away for any reason…

will become a sworn enemy.

Okay, okay! Sheesh!

No need to get all growly on me, buddy.

You guys are always telling us to make good choices.

Well, this is the right choice.

Okay.

I guess we’re going to…

[“London Town” by Mr Eazi playing]

London, baby!

GUN Headquarters is right there.

Let me go in, get the key and destroy anyone in my way!

I want revenge.

[Gerald] Patience, Shadow.

Just let us handle this…

and I promise you’ll have revenge

on a scale you couldn’t possibly imagine.

Come on, Granddaddy-O, we’ve got…

dirt to do!

Suits.

Right here, sir.

Stone, babysit the hedgehog.

Keep the crab on a low boil.

It’s time for more family bonding.

Come on, Shadow.

Got fresh avocados in the crab. We’ll make guac.

Revenge guac!

Guys, are you ready for me yet? I’ve been waiting here all day.

Sonic, we literally just started.

Tom, Maddie, are you in position and ready?

We were born ready.

Let’s do this.

[Tails] Knuckles, how about you?

I have taken my perch atop the giant clock.

Now, where is this glass I’m supposed to break?

Actually, Knucks, your job

is to “Break Glass in Case of Emergency.”

Understood.

I will shatter this glass like the jaw of a vile foe.

In case of emergency.

I will pulverize it like the skull of a loathsome rival!

Just to be clear, the “emergency” is the important part.

The glass will beg for mercy

under the shadow of my mighty fist!

Guys, remember, we’re a team.

Let’s focus.

Please.

[Sonic] You know what? Let’s move on.

All right, everyone knows what to do.

Tom and Maddie, you guys plant the USB drive.

I’ll disable the traps. Sonic will snag the launch key.

And Knuckles, you stand by to…

Break glass in case of emergency.

See? He gets it.

Then we’re all set.

Hologram time.

You go first.

Tom, it’s me, Rachel!

Can you believe it? We’re both in London together.

Have you met your sister? Try again.

Unless…

you’re not up for this mission.

Yeah, maybe you want to be back in Green Hills, baking sourdough.

Thomas Michael Wachowski!

Gah!

You brought aliens to my wedding,

punched out my husband and buried me in an avalanche.

Your day of reckoning is at hand!

Yeah, that’s perfect.

Okay, now for her better half.

Ho-ho, my name is Randall, and I am too much to handle!

Welcome to the gun show!

Baby, would you describe me as jacked, juiced,

or shredded?

I would describe your head as swollen.

Let’s get to work.

Agent Randall Handel.

I’m here to have lunch with my lovely wife, Rachel.

[desk guard] I’m sorry, Agent Handel,

this facility’s currently locked down.

Command-level clearance only.

One minute.

Tails… we have a problem here.

Wow, they must have tightened security after Shadow’s escape.

I got this.

You must be new here.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rachel.

Rachel Gonnagetyoufired.

Do you know what GUN stands for?

Well, ‘course. Guardian Units… [mimics buzzer]

Getting. Ultra. Nasty.

Do you want me…

to get ultra nasty?

Nasty nasty?

No, ma’am.

Okay, then.

Then go ahead and take those little sad fingers

and start tippity type-type-typing!

Mm-hmm. That’s right, go on.

Sorry for the inconvenience, ma’am.

Mm-hmm.

That’s what I thought!

My God, I love being Rachel!

Did it work?

Oh, yeah.

Oh! Ouch!

Director Rockwell seeking access to the server room.

Just one moment, ma’am.

Oh, no. No, no, no, no. It’s her. It’s the real her!

The incident in Colorado?

We’re still assessing.

What do you mean, we’re still assessing?

What do we do?

Quick, change faces!

Okay. Did it work?

Who am I? What’s going on?

Why are you looking at me like that? What am I doing wrong?

[grunts] Ow!

Aye-aye, Captain!

“Aye-aye, Captain”? Who are you, Popeye?

I panicked! I was panicking!

Jeez!

Get it together!

Okay, Tails, what are we looking for?

The security server is in the 7th row, 23rd cabinet.

Are you guys finished yet? This is taking forever.

[people exclaiming][Sonic] Uh-oh.

Has the time come to break the glass?

Or at least break something?

All right, hang tight, guys. Maddie’s about to insert the drive.

Ready?

Three…

two…

one…

Go.

It didn’t work.

Did you put it in the right way?

Try punching it.

Do not try punching it.

Oh!

Take it out

and blow on it.

Yes!

Oh, come on, Tom.

There’s absolutely no scientific evidence to support…

[machines thrumming]

Never mind. It worked!

Little trick from the ’90s.

I mean, best decade ever. Right?

I’m shutting down the outside sensors now.

Yes! Uh…

Hold on. Is…

there supposed to be another USB drive here?

[Tom] One with a giant mustache on it?

Oh, no. I’ve got two heat signatures en route to the vault.

Which can only mean…

The Robotniks have entered the chat.

Wait.

Poppyseed?

Grand-geezer?

¿Dónde está?

I’m right here.

If you weren’t family,

I could have gut you like a pheasant.

I mean, try to keep up.

[narrator] And now back to “La UÚltima Pasión.”

UÚltima Pasión…

can only belong to one.

No.

It can only belong… to Juan!

Gabriella should kill them both.

She’s not a prize to be won.

“Kill this. Murder that.”

You need to lighten up, Shadow. We’re about to rule the world.

When we’re done…

there won’t be anything left to rule.

That is dark. Even for you.

What are you and the professor up to?

Hello! What’s this?

I knew I saw an outside signal!

Cheerio!

I guess someone forgot to flush.

[gasps]

[Stone screaming]

[both panting]

What now, my cunning cohort?

Just a little teamwork!

[yelping]

[wheezing gasp]

Hey…

The lasers…

don’t seem to be penetrating my suit.

They’re conforming to the shape of my bodacious bod.

Of course.

I designed these suits to create a field

of laser-bending thermal distortion.

Wasn’t sure it would work till now.

You’re heartless, son.

Hmm!

Rotten to the core.

Mm-hmm.

I’m…

so proud.

So now we can just dance right through.

That sounds like a challenge.

[convulsive gag]

[“Galvanize” by the Chemical Brothers playing]

[mouthing along] ♪ My finger is on the button ♪

♪ Push the button ♪

The Robotniks are almost at the vault!

We’re out of time. I’m going.

No, Sonic!

I haven’t disabled the traps yet!

Too late!

Look at me! I’m running on the wrong side of the road!

Well, I got to take in the sights.

Paul, John, George, the other one!

Loud American coming through!

Excuse me. Pardon me.

‘Ello, guv’nor! Which way to Hogwarts?

Hear ye, hear ye!

Sonic the Hedgehog wants a cuppa tea!

Hold this for me, please.

You’re not gonna make it!

I can make it.

You’re not gonna make it!

[Sonic] I’m gonna make it.

I’m not gonna make it.

I’m not gonna make it!

[Tails yells]

Made it!

Whoo!

Excuse me. Coming through. No time for autographs.

Got to go, bye!

Our destiny awaits.

Stop right there, Roboscum!

Let’s do this!

Copy!

[electronic throbbing]

[both grunting loudly]

Too slow, Eggmen.

Now if you don’t mind, I’ve got to get that key.

Whoa!

My feet. Why can’t I use my beautiful feet?

Heh-heh![Rockwell] Because…

this vault is armed with variable gravity.

[straining]

No kidding.

[Rockwell] Green goes up…

and red takes you down… hard.

Rockwell, listen to me.

The Robotniks are planning to… [yelps]

Oh, they’re planning on stealing a second key, just like you are?

Yes, I’m aware.

I called it the second Commander Walters was attacked.

So…

thank you for taking the bait

and falling right into my trap.

I don’t believe this.

[Gerald] I know, grandson.

A woman in the military!

Let’s go.

Go, positions!

Full perimeter.

[weapons powering up]

Robotnik.

Going full spandex, huh? Who’s the fossil?

That’s my grandfather, you dough-eating dimbecile.

Who are they?

A couple of bleeding hearts,

here to rescue their emotional-support animals.

Enough! It’s over.

The only way you’re leaving here is in handcuffs.

There is no other way out.

You know, there might be one other way out.

And what is that supposed to mean?

[Sonic] Hey, big guy, I think it’s time to…

Break glass in case of emergency!

[roaring]

[grunts]

Ha! Nothing can stop Team Knuckles!

Open fire!

[yelps] Knuckles, turn this stuff off!

Hurry!

On it.

Uh-oh.

[all yelling in surprise]

[grunting]

Ha! See how you like it… [groans]

[yelping]

[both gasp]

[all groaning]

Can you move?

No, not at all.

Tails, can you?

No, I’m stuck.

We might be here a while.

[growls, grunts]

Whoa! Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Where’s the key?

Whoa!

What was that?

We might have a problem.

[grunts] No, no, no, no!

[grunting]

[exclaims]

[huffs]

I’m moving.

I’m moving!

You go get it, grandson!

Hey!

Oh, whoa, whoa…

No. No, no!

I’m almost there!

Whoa!

[groaning]

Sonic!

[gasps][all yelling, grunting]

[heavy grunt]

[yells]

That was so not worth it!

Ooh!

You okay?

Yeah. You good?

Sonic!

[Tom] Hey.[groaning]

Sonic, one, concrete boulder, zero.

[sighing]

Thanks for the save.

Cutting it a little close, don’t you think?

Secure the room!

She’s got the key.

I got an idea.

Commander Walters.

Sir.

You’re… Still alive?

I’ll die before I let that key fall into the wrong hands.

Thanks for keeping it safe.

I’ll take it from here.

That’s an order, Director Rockwell.

Now, organize the reinforcements.

Yes, sir.

Guys, guys, I got the key. I repeat, I got the key.

Now let’s get out of here.

Commander Walters.

No, no. No. Wait!

What?

Tom! Everyone’s clear! Come on, let’s go!

You. What are you…

Tom!

Tom. Tom, what happened?

Speak to me. Come on.

Come on, it’s gonna be okay.

Please, please, please get up. Hey, come on, please wake up.

Wake up, wake up, come on.

Wake up, wake up, wake up!

Maria.

What did you do?

What I had to.

Oh, my God. Tom!

Help me up, kid.

[grunting]

Freeze! Don’t move!

Any tricks up your sleeve, Captain Grandtastic?

[soldiers grunting]

[terrified yelp]

We got what we came for.

Great job, Shadow.

We have both keys.

So where’s your little science project?

It’s closer than you think, my boy.

Welcome…[yelps]

to my masterpiece!

I must hand it to GUN.

They built her to my exact specifications.

It’s…

remarkable!

Mm-hmm.

Astounding!

Yes.

That’s my genius grand-genome!

And I have one more surprise.

It’s a new suit!

[giddy squealing]

[excited grunting]

Gee.

[smooching]

[grunting]

♪ I’m a chip Off the old block ♪

♪ I’m a chip Off the old block ♪

♪ I’m a chip off The old block! ♪

[ring tone chiming]

What do you want, Stone? I’m busy.

Doctor, I have a bad feeling about this.

I don’t think your grandfather’s been completely honest with us.

It was something Shadow said.

There’s more to their plan.

How dare you!

You have been jealous of my long-lost grand-Pop-Tart

since the very beginning!

I no longer require your obsequious groveling.

Consider this your notice of termination.

Your letter of reference will be L for Loser.

Of course, I’ll expect you to stay on

until you’ve been successfully cloned.

But you and I are done!

Like a blackened catfish dinner!

Sir, it’s too dangerous and I’m not there to protect you.

I already lost you once! I…

Unsubscribe. Blocked and reported.

[breath shaking] I can’t lose you again.

[sighs]

Do the honors…

grandson.

Here we go.

[excited chatter]

[sirens wailing][indistinct radio chatter]

[siren wails]

It’ll be okay, Sonic.

It’ll be okay?

Tom is fighting for his life and you think it’ll be okay?

The fox is simply trying to comfort you.

Comfort’s not what I need right now.

I need to stop them. By any means necessary.

Wait, you don’t mean…

The Master Emerald.

The Emerald must never be wielded for vengeance.

Not ever!

We swore a sacred oath.

Don’t talk to me about oaths. Not now!

But you told Tom using the Emerald

wasn’t the right choice.

Well, now it’s the only choice.

And if neither of you have the guts to help me,

then I’ll do it alone.

But I thought the three of us were a team.

I thought that’s what made us special.

I’m not asking you twice, Knuckles.

Where is the Master Emerald?

Your heart is being consumed by anger, hedgehog.

You are in no condition to make decisions right now.

I know you’re upset about Tom. We all are.

Last chance.

Where… is it?

Don’t do this.

Part of our oath is to trust each other.

And I must abide by that promise,

even if you have chosen to break it.

But heed this warning:

The Master Emerald is guarded by a fearsome warrior.

And to seize this ultimate power,

you will have to go…

through him.

[exhales deeply]

Okay, Wade… all comes down to this.

Last few seconds.

Whipple down the ice.

He shoots… he scores!

Wade Whipple is a champion again!

[cackles]

Oh, hey, Sonic. See my goal? Pretty sick, right?

I’m here for the Emerald.

Look, Sonic, I’m sorry.

I promised to guard this emerald with my life.

I will do whatever it takes…

Well, I tried.

[thunder rumbling]

[Wade] Sonic!

Too bright!

[woman] This is an urgent national emergency broadcast.

A spacecraft designed by the agency GUN

has been hijacked and launched out of the River Thames.

[man broadcasting in Japanese]

[man] All residents are urged to seek immediate shelter.

[Gerald] It’s time, Shadow.

Professor, is this really what Maria would have wanted?

The question isn’t what Maria would have wanted.

It’s what do they deserve.

Remember what she meant to us.

Remember what they took from us.

[Gerald] Kids!

We have to go, now!

[Maria panting]

[Gerald] They want to take Shadow away from us, Maria!

[weapons charging]

Hey! Hey! What are you doing? Those are children.

We’ve got our orders, Walters!

Stand down!

[gasps]

[muffled rumbling]

[high-pitched whistling]

[groaning]

Huh?

Maria!

[angry roar]

[panting heavily]

Excuse me, Grand Paso Doble.

What is that thermonuclear gerbil doing?

[Gerald] Infusing the core…

with chaos energy.

That’s my little secret.

The Eclipse Cannon is about to turn this planet

into a flaming pile of rubble,

wiping out everything in a 25,000-mile radius.

Including us.

What?

We can’t annihilate the Earth!

Hmm?

By combining our genius, we can rule humanity.

Together!

Humanity is a failed experiment.

If anyone should know that, it’s you.

All your life, you’ve been rejected by this world.

You have nothing down there.

No one who cares about you.

But I have you now.

We’re family.

We have each other.

Oh, Ivo…

you’re no Maria.

The moment I lost her, my family was gone forever!

The only way to give Maria’s life meaning

is to destroy the world that took her from me.

So I’m burning it all down!

It’s done.

Good work, Shadow.

I’m prepping the firing sequence.

The weapon will be fully charged in ten minutes.

It’s almost finished, Maria.

You will have justice.

[muffled, distant boom]

What is that?

Is GUN launching missiles at us?

Impossible. It’s moving too fast.

It’s him.

[wind whistling]

[both grunting]

You hurt my family. This ends now!

Now you know my anger.

The pain I’ve felt for 50 years.

And you’ve made the same choice I did.

I’m nothing like you!

We’ll see.

[both yelling]

Show yourself, coward!

[grunts]

[grunts]

[gasps]

[screams]

[shouts]

[thunder reverberating]

You were right about one thing.

[straining]

This ends now.

[both grunting]

What’s happening?

Where are they?

Up there.

Where?

Higher.

Hmm?

[shocked gagging]

Left yourself open.

Ivo! What are you doing?

Thwarting your evil plan!

[both howling in pain]

Not the mustache!

Agreed.

Let go on three. One, two, three!

[whiskers flapping]

[beeps]

[mocking] Oh… a nano-fist.

I haven’t seen that since I hate-watched Green Lantern in 2011.

I was saving it for Comic-Con.

But now there won’t be a Comic-Con!

[yells]

[both grunting]

[dust settling]

Why are you alone? Where are your friends?

[straining]

They tried to stop you, didn’t they?

But you came anyway.

Your anger was too much.

What kind of hero abandons his friends

to pursue revenge?

Abandons his family!

Don’t you dare talk about my family.

And here I thought you cared for them.

Especially the one… What’s his name?

Tom?

[angry howl]

[Sonic yelling][gasps]

[strained panting]

Go ahead. Finish it!

What are you waiting for? Do it!

[grunting] I’m right here!

You didn’t let your pain change who you are…

in here.

[whimpering sigh]

This is not who I am.

What are you doing?

You won. Take your revenge.

There are no winners with revenge.

[Maria] Wow.

[voice echoing] Look at all those stars.

They’re like diamonds.

The last time I sat beneath stars like this…

I was with her.

I’ve felt this pain for so long.

It’s all I know.

When I lost Longclaw…

I felt the same way.

Did your pain eventually go away?

No.

But in time, I learned there’s something

even more powerful than pain.

The love we felt for each other.

That’s what you need to hold on to, Shadow.

Maria might be gone,

but your love will always remain.

“The light shines even though the star is gone.”

[cannon rumbling in distance]

This whole mess is my fault.

I’ve been so blinded by rage, I thought…

I had no choice.

You always have a choice.

But making the right one is never easy.

One more thing I learned

is that when you really screw something up,

you can’t fix it on your own.

[“Live and Learn” by Crush 40 playing]

Gotta go fast.

Don’t tell me you’ve got a catchphrase.

That’s right, new hedgehog. And everyone loves it.

I… will… not… try…[grunting]

to stop… my… elders… from…

destroying… the… world!

[screams]

Playtime is over.

There’s no going back now.

[wheezing grunts]

Set up defense.

Damn you, autocorrect!

[attacking grunt]

[shouts]

Mantis!

Oh!

[cackles]

Whee!

[hissing growl]

I’m right here, arach-nerd.

[shouts]

[both grunting]

[cackles]

That’s what I call mantis-scaping.

That’s elder abuse!

[exclaims]

[female computer voice] Alert! Alert! Alert!

Shadow…

I see you’ve chosen betrayal.

And you were once so useful to me.

Ready to recycle some tin cans?

Just try to keep up.

[Robotnik] Please, Grampsy,

don’t do this!

Sorry, kiddo.

Bring Your Grandkid to Work Day is over.

[device beeping]

[air whistling]

[yelping]

Any last words?

Just one thing…

that I never thought I’d say.

What is it?

“I love you”?

No.

It was something even better.

But I’m not gonna say it if that’s the way you’re gonna be.

Okay. Bye.

[screaming]

[cackling]

[hissing inhale]

[happy grunt]

Grandchildren.

All the fun and none of the responsibility.

Who said life was pointless?

Huh?

Oh, right. You did.

[growls][electricity buzzes]

[screams]

[faint zap]

[Tails, Knuckles cheering][Knuckles] Victory!

Say what you want about my granddad,

he made one hell of a bug zapper.

[groans softly]

We got to stop that laser!

I knew there was something I was forgetting.

We’re out of time. The cannon is about to fire!

Where are you?

Oh, you know, just making friends.

They’re all yours.

[laughing]

[Sonic] Follow me!

Now, this might hurt a little!

[all exclaiming]

So this was your plan?

[straining] Yeah…

Would someone mind shutting down the giant death ray?

We can’t stop the cannon from firing…

But we can steer it away from the Earth.

Coming around to starboard.

Aye-aye, Doc.

Here we go.

[Tails grunting][Robotnik] It’s a little tight.

Definitely not power steering.

Keep… turning.[straining]

Jump in anytime here, guys!

[all straining]

[steady beeping]

Can’t… hold… much… longer.

[all yelling]

[exhausted groan]

[groans]

Yes![cheering]

I did it! I did it!

Oh!

Ooh!

Look what you did!

Hey, look down there!

Sonic!

Oh, Knuckles, please tell me you have a…

Last one.

Let’s make it count.

Ready for a little base of ball?

Deep breath.

One… two… three!

[Knuckles grunting]

[yells]

[shocked yell]

Really!

What’s happening?

The reactor core is overloading.

It’s only a matter of time before it blows.

So what does that mean for Earth?

A radioactive atmosphere.

Rain that kills the crops and melts your flesh.

Other than that…

We’re not done here!

You try to stabilize the reactor.

Buy me some time.

I’ll push the station away from Earth

before it explodes.

This is our last chance to do the right thing.

[in Spanish] Go with God

stinking hedgehog.

[female computer voice] Core integrity failing.

I’ve got you, Sonic!

[gasps]

[moans]

[straining]

[computer] Initializing reactor core stabilizers.

This is Doctor Ivo Robotnik,

dedicating my final livestream

to one very special henchman:

Agent Stone.

No, no. Doctor, wait!

If I can’t rule the world…

I might as well save it…

for the one and only person who ever cared about me.

Don’t do this, Doctor, please!

Stone, you were more than a sycophant to me.

You were…

a syco-friend.

I’ll miss your lattes with steamed Austrian goat milk.

I love the way you make ’em!

So… I guess there’s only one thing left to say.

[mimics robotic servos]

It’s been a real drag.

Thanks for nothing.

[birds chirping faintly]

[coughing]

Sonic, look.

Shadow and Robotnik.

They sacrificed themselves…

to save everyone.

You always have a choice.

Guys, I’m really sorry for running off like that.

I shouldn’t have left you behind.

The truth is… you’re the best teammates a hedgehog could ever ask for.

And the best friends.

Can you ever forgive me?

Team Sonic?

[Sonic] How about just “team”?

Goodbye, Doctor.

[Sonic] Big finish.[Knuckles] Mmm!

Now that’s what I call teamwork.

Okay! It’s ready!

[munching]

[gasps]

Knuckles, how could you?

Gotta be faster than that!

Give me a break.

Still moving a little slow over here.

Donut Lord!

Yay!

[pained groan]

Okay, Knuckles, that’s… I am having the love.

[barks] I want the love!

[Tails] Aww… Get in here, Ozzy.

It’s great to be back together.

We’re stronger than ever.

And nothing is gonna stand in our way.

Except that one piece of unfinished business.

And way out in front, to the surprise of absolutely no one, it’s the Blue Blur!

Often imitated, never duplicated, the one, the only…

[yells]

Let’s do this!

Yeah! [laughs]

[yells] All right, boys, try and keep up.

[all cheering, whooping]

[“Run It” by Jelly Roll playing]

Sonic the Hedgehog is Family Champion once again!

Tails?

Knuckles?

Okay. Yeah, I overshot the finish line.

[electronic whirring]

[Sonic] Okay, so how do I get back?

[weapon powering up]

[beeping]

[Sonic] Pro tip:

If you’re gonna take a shot at the fastest creature in the universe… you’d better not miss.

Um… I’m flattered by the cosplay, but you got a few details wrong.

I can’t blame you, though. It’s hard to copy perfection.

That’s a neat trick.

[Sonic yelps]

What? Who are you?