Simon was slowly stirred awake. He manages to get his eyes open, pushing past his pounding headache. He tried sitting up but only bumped his head on the top of a dog cage he was now in.

Simon:... owww...

He pushed the cage door open, and stepped out into the table. He noticed Donut Lord was grabbing his phone, turning and looking to see Simon, jumping at his sudden wakefulness.

Simon:... donut lord...?

DL:... ok... so you can talk... you're not here to kill or abduct me are you?

Simon: you abducted me!

DL:... ok. Fair point. But what, was that. What are you?

Simon: I'm human!

DL: Ah, that explains the portal magic stuff. Oh wait, it doesn't! And, why were you in my shed?

Simon: I needed somewhere safe to open a warp ring so I could escape- wait. Where are my- OH SHOOT! THEY FELL THROUGH!

DL: what does that mean? You mean the yellow portal thing?

Simon: yeah! It was my only way of travelling to safety! You gotta help me Donut Lord!

DL: Why do you keep calling me that!?

Simon: I always see you talking to your donuts and eating the ones that get out of line!

DL: ...again, fair point.

Simon: ummm... ok. what was the last thing I said before the warp ring opened?

DL: ...San Francisco?

Simon: ok. Ok ok ok. Now all I need to do is get to San Francisco-

The ground starts shaking.

Simon:... that's not good.

Outside, the large truck was pulling up.

DL: Is that your mother ship!? I'm not looking to get probed!

Simon: yeah, and I'm not trying to get dissected! Look. I don't have time to explain all of this. But you have to help me hide! Now!

DL: no I don't! Why would I help you!?

Simon: because normally, my legs let me run at the speed of sound. Right now however, they feel like they're made of pipe cleaners and silly putty! Look. This is life or death! I just need to hide! Please! You got a basement or an attic. Right?

Donut Lord looks outside at the truck, and then back to him.

DL:... fine.

He takes him up to the attic.

Meanwhile-

Robotnik and his daughter leave the truck, finding footprints matching the ones they picked up earlier.

DL: Hello there!

They both look over at the man who just left his house.

DL: Can I help you?

The 2 doctors walk over to the house.

Robotnik: good morning ol' chum! We're here from the power company to investigate the nation wide power outages!

DL: Nation wide?

Robotnik: unfortunately, yes. This town was his specifically hard so we're doing a sweep of the place to make sure there's no foul play involved. Mind if we take a few readings from inside your house?

The doctor lied through his teeth.

DL: oh really? Well last I checked you could do that from outside, right?

Robotnik: well yes, but when it comes down to it, it's easier to spot a radioactive toaster oven and unplug it then it is to go through the regulator way.

DL: well not only do I not own a radioactive toaster oven, but I'm currently moving out. Nothing has been plugged in since my alarm clock last night.

Getting tired of the back and forth, Robotnik presses a few buttons on his glove, making a few tiny drones leave the truck without being seen. They go up to find another way in.

Robotnik: I'm sorry mr...

Tom: Wachowski. But my friends call me Tom. So you can call me Mr. Wachowski.

Robotnik: well mr Wachowski... you may remember me mentioning that this town was the place hit hardest from the outage.

Tom: yep.

Robotnik: I tracked an energy pulse of unknown origin to this exact location...

Inside, the mini drones were scanning the upstairs area. One got through an open window in the attic, while Simon stays behind it, to not let the thing see him.

Tom: listen here mr...

Robotnik: Robotnik. Dr, Robotnik. And, my daughter Ellie Robotnik.

Ellie did a tiny, one motion wave.

Tom: well look, Doctor Robotnik, I know you're doing your job, but I have to be out of the house in 15 to 20 minutes so how about I take my stuff with me, and then you can do whatever you want with this old place.

Ellie: we checked everything about the houses in town. You actually haven't put it up for sale yet. Have you?

Ellie raises an eyebrow.

Tom: yep. But I'm about to. As soon as I get my stuff out of here and into my truck. Gotta meet up with my wife before I put it up. Then I'll get to move to San Francisco with my wife, dog and my Wife's sister who hates me.

Upstairs, Simon was making circles to avoid the red scanner of the drone. Suddenly, a second one flies in. Simon hid behind a bookshelf, now fearing the worst. Panic sets in, and, without thinking, he dives for the attic door, his weight pushing it down, and causing him to fall down the stairs and into the kitchen, making an audible crash, catching the attention of the 3 at the door.

Tom:... those damn raccoons again.

Ellie: Raccoons are nocturnal.

The doctor shoved past Tom, him and Ellie following him into the kitchen. They get there and saw that it actually was a raccoon. It was eating a cake.

Tom: yeah. But I suppose that one's staying up late.

Tom scares it off, it running through the doggy door.

Tom: this was supposed to be a way to celebrate my promotion and for me moving, but I guess I can just buy another. Want a piece? Raccoons have the cleanest mouths of all that eat garbage routinely. Heh!

He says, as the 2 doctors glare at him.

Robotnik: here's the thing... I'm never wrong...

Tom: first time for everything. Eh?

The 2 were about to leave.

Ellie: actually!

She noticed something. She lifts up a hat, finding the bit of Simon's hair that Tom had found earlier, with a slight orange glow to it.

Ellie:... What's this?

Tom: I-

Robotnik: Exactly what we were looking for!

A regular drone floats into the room next to Robotnik, arming itself.

Robotnik; I'll give you 5, seconds. To tell me where it is, before I make you beg for death! 5! 4!

Simon was hiding on the other side of the kitchen island.

Robotnik: 3!

He contemplates everything that has happened up to this point.

Robotnik: 2!

Screw it.

Robotnik: 1-

Simon: Wait!

He steps out of hiding.

Simon: just... don't, hurt him- EGGMAN!

Robotnik; hah! Knew it! I knew it was yo-

Tom punched him across the jaw, knocking him out. Simon quickly threw a frying pan at the drone, deactivating it and making it crash to the floor below. Ellie panicked and tried running back to the truck, only to get chopped on the back of her neck by Tom, knocking her out.

Simon:...

Tom:...

Simon:...

Tom:...

Simon:... We should probobally get out of here.

Tom: And you're gonna tell me EVERYTHING, I ask.

Simon: Yep!

Tom: Alright. Get in my truck.

Simon and Tom hurry out, getting into the trucks driver and passenger seats. Simon was indulging himself in the racoon cake he brought.

Tom: You're actually eating that?

Simon: Eh. I've had worse.

They start driving, getting onto the highway away from the town completely.

Tom: Ok. Who the hell was that!?

Simon: Well up until now, I thought he was just some guy, but now I realize he's the Eggman.

Simon went on explaining his backstory on how he was kidnapped and he never found his parents and such.

Tom: So wait. How old are you again?

Simon: I don't know. I was kidnapped when I was... 4... 5... I can't remember. And I've been on so many difrent planets that I can't exactlly say whether 1 day on one is the same as 1 day on another! So I could be 2, 8, 16, 29, 100 and I'd never know!

Tom: Oh... that sucks.

Simon: Eh. It doesn't really matter.

Tom: Now, you mentioned you saw and herd me talking to donuts. How long have you been here?

Simon: Ehhhhhh... A year? 2? No more then 3.

Tom: You've been here that long!?

Simon: Yeah.

Tom: What have you been doing all that time!?

Simon: Well I have- err. Had, a cave that I lived in. I read a lot of books and stuff and occasionally watch a movie through an open window.

Tom: You watch us through our windows!?

Simon: Hey hey heeey. I wasn't doing anything weird! Only movies! Oh! I also liked messing with Crazy Carl. Hehehe.

Tom: Well. I guess what he was going on about some Neon Devil wasn't complete crazy talk.

Simon: It was basically %100 true!

Tom: huh... well then, how can you do all that super speed stuff?

Simon: I dunno. I was just able to do it randomly when I broke out of Eggman's base.

Tom:... hmm... well... that's definately some story.

Simon: Yep. AAAAAAnd I hope that this is the end of the crazy adventuring part of it. As soon as I can find my rings, I'll kick The Eggman into one, drop him off somewhere across the galaxy, then I'll leave this planet and never return.

Meanwhile--

Robotnik shoots up, looking around to see he was in his truck. He stood up, noticing Eggie was at the controls.

Robotnik: Alright. What happened!?

Ellie looks back.

Ellie: Oh. The guy knocked you unconsious and the kid broke the drone. They tried to do that thing where you knock someone out by chopping them on the back of the neck, but failed. I let myself fall and as soon as they left I got up, got you into the truck, and started driving.

The Eggman smiles.

Robotnik: That's my girl!

She smiled. Robotnik goes over to the controls, and cracks his knuckles.

Meanwhile—

The truck continues down the road. Eventually, they pull into a gas station.

Tom: Ok, just wait in the car I need to make a call.

Simon: ooookaaay.

Tom quickly leaves to go to the near by pay phone. Simon sat around, getting a little bored. He decided to peer out from inside the car, looking around to see what was around. The gas station was there, Tom in the pay phone attached to it. Then there was a corner store, the road, a Texan themed bar with cool trucks everywhere.

Simon:... thatlookssoflippingcoolohmygod

He continues to blankly stare towards the building.

Tom: Alright. It's not the healthiest meal but it's food so... hey ... you there?

He snaps his fingers.

Simon: H-Huh. What?

Tom: you were spacing out.

Simon: S-Sorry. Just got distracted.

Tom gets in the other side of the car, sitting down in the seat and shutting the door.

Tom:... you alright?

Simon:Yeah. I'm fine. I was just bored so I kinda just stared off into space for a bit. I'm good.

Tom: Normally if someone's fine they don't say it twice in the same sentence.

Simon: eh... i dunno. Guess I'm just kinda gonna miss this planet is all. I basically spent all my time in Green Hill. So, I guess I haven't seen as much as I could've.

Tom: ...well I mean... we could-

Simon: it's fine, really. I go through this every time I change planets. Besides. If I really want to, I can always just come back. I got enough rings to point that 1 or 2 quick trips back are possible.

Tom:... alright.

He starts the car.

Tom: You sure...?

Simon: Yep! Absolutely!

Tom: alright.

He dives away from the gas station.