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Lori paced back and forth as Robotnik approached the house. Lisa seemed happy.

Lisa: I cannot believe the great Dr. Robotnik is here!

Lisa squealed loudly with joy.

Lana: You know this guy?

Lisa: Doctor Evo Robotnik. managed to get five PhDs. He was also trained in tracking by the Native American Shadow Wolves. He was employed by the United States government at one point as well and became known for his revolutionary drone technology. Over the course of his career, he gained a perfect operations record and allegedly helped with several incidents, including a coup in Pakistan and an uprising in Azerbaijanistan.

Lynn: Nerds! You both are nerds!

Sonic: They're coming for me!

Lori: Who's coming for you? What does that have to do with us?

Sonic: I don't have time to explain, but you have to help me!

Lori: No, I don't! Why?

Lincoln: Why not?

Lori: Don't start!

Sonic: Well, my legs, which normally would be classified as lethal weapons, feel like spaghetti, kinda because someone shot me! I need your help. Please. It's life or death.

Lori: Ugh Fine. Come on.

Lori walks out while Sonic tries to walk, but instead faceplants on the floor after falling off a table.

Sonic: Uh, little help?

Lynn picks up Sonic and the Louds put him in Lana's and Lola's room, hiding him in Lana's animal plush collection.

Lincoln: All right, stay here. And be quiet.

Sonic: Good plan. Great plan! We're already working so well together! Practically finishing each other's sentences.

Lincoln: What did I just say?

Sonic: "Stay here and stay quiet"?

Lincoln gave a look that spoke, "And what are you doing?", Sonic nodded and hid in the plushes. Suddenly a loud rapid knocking at the door.

Lori: Just a second!

As the Louds close the door to the room.

Sonic: (whispering) Okay, bye.

Lori opens the door to see Dr. Robotnik standing in the walkway.

Lori: Hello there! Can I help you?

Dr. Robotnik: (Walks over to the steps) Good morning, my rural chum. I'm... from the power company, investigating the blackout. If you don't mind, I'd like to take a few readings inside your house?

Lori: No kidding! You're from the power company? You must know my buddy, Spencer. We play softball together.

Dr. Robotnik: Ah, Spence. He's a good man.

Lori: Yeah. Come on in!

Dr. Robotnik: Great.

Lori: Take all the readings you need. Except, (Bars the doorway to block Robotnik from entering) Doesn't the power company usually take their readings from outside the house? That way they can check them even if you're not home. Also, Spencer works for the gas company, he's not my fr, and he's more of an Ultimate Frisbee guy. So, you want to tell me why you think I'm dumb enough to just let you walk inside the house?

Robotnik puts one hand behind his back and uses his glove controls to activate a couple of his drones which stealthily flew around and into the house.

Dr. Robotnik: I'm sorry, Miss...

Lori: Loud. But everyone just calls me Lori with an I. Except at Bobby's Pizza, they call Lory with a Y.

Dr. Robotnik: Well, Lori With An I Also Called Lory With A Y. You may have noticed that this entire town has been experiencing a power outage.

Lori: Yep, no lights. Picked up on that.

Dr. Robotnik: Twenty minutes ago, I tracked an energy pulse with a similar signature to the one that caused this disruption.

Some of Robotnik's small drones fly into the house via the windows and even the chimney and one scans the attic while Sonic watches and tries to stay out of sight.

Lori: Listen, Mister--

Dr. Robotnik: Doctor. Dr. Robotnik. But my dentist calls me Rob.

Lori: Look, uh, Dr. Robotskeez. Um, I'm sure what you're here for is very serious, but it's got nothing to do with me. You can ask anyone in town. Everyone knows me.

Dr. Robotnik: I bet they do. I'm sure you're hella popular with the Jebs and the Merles and Billy Bobs in this glorified gas-station rest stop. Betcha go way back to the days of tippin' cows and playin' in a jug band! (Imitates a jug band player)

Lori: You were beat up a lot as a kid weren't you.

Dr. Robotnik: How do you know!? I mean... And maybe someday you'll achieve your goal of getting a Costco card or adopting a Labradoodle. But the reality is, I surpassed everything you're ever going to do... before I was a toddler. I was spitting out formulas while you were still spitting up formula.

Lori: I was breast fed actually.

Dr. Robotnik: Nice. Rub that in my orphan face.

Lori: Given how long I've known you I don't really care, you're a complete dickhead.

Dr. Robotnik: Ms. Loud, are you familiar with US Code 904, Title 10, Article 104?

Lori: Yeah, who isn't--

Lynn and Lana raise their hands before Luna pushes their hands down.

Dr. Robotnik: "Anyone who attempts to aid an enemy of the United States shall suffer death." And if I'm the one who catches you, it'll be even worse.

Lori: How worse can it be from a guy like you?

Back in Lana and Lola's room, Sonic is curled up into a ball to blend in with the other plushies.

Sonic: Okay, I'm a ball, just a normal ball. I'm blending in like a ball. Shh, stop talking. No, you stop talking. Be quiet, Sonic. YOU be quiet, Sonic! Oh, wow... I really have gone crazy.

Then two drones fly into the room then start scanning, getting closer to the blue ball.

Sonic: Don't freak out. Don't freak out, don't freak out. (The lasers get even closer) Don't freak out, don't freak out.

As the scanners got closer, suddenly Lana's animals tackled the drones, a green snake, with yellow spots, ate one and a Pitbull Terrier dog with small white ears, a small black nose, a black spot over his left eye, and freckles and a black concentric circle on his back, tore apart the other.

Sonic: Woah... Good boys.

Sonic looked at a full-grown, domestic, short-haired cat with black and blue highlighted fur, whiskers, a large black nose, a zigzagged tail and small ears. Who was motioning to follow it. Sonic followed the cat out the window before more drones flew into the house. Sonic then rolled through the doggie door with the cat, who led the blue ball under the table in the dining room, but due to some lack of seeing from rolling. Sonic hit his head against the counter before he got under the table.

Dr. Robotnik: Compared to what I-

The Louds and Robotnik hear the noise

Dr. Robotnik: Yeah. Probably just the house settling. Nothing to see here!

Robotnik pushes past Lori and rushes inside to find the source of the noise with the Louds behind him.

Lori: Hey!

The Louds and Robotnik find a cat on top of the counter, chomping away at the cake.

Dr. Robotnik: Here's the thing. I'm never wrong.

Luna: (Pats Robotnik's shoulder) Well, first time for everything, dude.

Lincoln walks over to the counter as the cat leaves through a doggie door.

Lincoln: Would you like some cake? I hear cats have the cleanest mouths of any animal that routinely eats garbage.

Robotnik chuckles and gives the Loud siblings a chagrined look and turns away, only to find Sonic's quill on the table, and he picks it up, a sinister smirk on his face.

Dr. Robotnik: Look at that. I was right. (Waves his hand down his face) Note the lack of surprise.

Robotnik's face turns angry once again.

Dr. Robotnik: Shall we try this again?

Robotnik whistles to the tune of Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" and a flying drone slowly approaches Tom while Sonic is watching underneath the counter and the drone arms its weapons and aims the Louds. Robotnik strokes Sonic's quill as he inches closer to the Louds.

Dr. Robotnik: I'm going to give you five seconds to tell me where it is. Five.

Sonic: (whispering) oh no.

Lincoln: (completely calm) Buddy, I found that thing 3 days ago near the welcoming sign, whatever you're looking for, it's not here. Now take your stupid drone, pedo mustache, and get out of our home. You greased up wackjob fruitloop!

Dr. Robotnik: I... Am Not... A Fruitloop!!

Dr. Robotnik lost all of his composers upon being called a fruitloop.

Lincoln: Probably should've kept that last part to myself.

Dr. Robotnik: Yes you should've!!

Sonic: (Rushes from beneath the table) Wait! Don't hurt them!

Dr. Robotnik: AAH!!!

Luna picks up a nearby chair and bashes Robotnik over the head with it. Dr. Robotnik gave a goofy smile and went cross-eyed before falling face-first to the floor. The drone peers down at the fallen doctor, Lincoln then tossed a baseball laying on the floor to Lynn.

Lincoln: Lynn! Hit it right in the eye!

When the drone looked back at the Louds it was met with a fastball straight to the "eye". Causing it to fire off rounds into the house wildly, the Louds hit the floor. Sonic jumped on the drone from the table.

Sonic: Hiyah!

Sonic tries to control the drone, but it doesn't work out that well.

Sonic: Don't worry, I got it right where I want it!

Lincoln: Are you sure about that?!

The Louds scramble for cover while Sonic is having a blast as he rides.

Sonic: Can you believe Amazon is gonna deliver packages with these things?!

Lynn: Stop riding it and smash it!

Lisa: Go for the CPU!!

The drone tries shaking Sonic off, and it was like watching a child trying to ride an actual bull.

Sonic: This was a horrible plan! What was I thinking?!

Lincoln sees something as Sonic continues to fight the drone but is ultimately thrown off.

Sonic: I'm gonna puke!

Lincoln jumped up behind the drone and bashed it with a metal bat.

Lincoln: This is the only time I'm glad Lynn didn't clean up her equipment.

Lori: Come on! We gotta get out of here.

Luna goes to Sonic and carries him out of the house while he is acting loopy from the fight.

Sonic: Oh, don't tell me that's all you got! I'm just getting started! Let me know if you want to go round two with the blue!

Lisa: I can't believe I idolized that man. Oh, who am I kidding he's still my idol.

Luna drops Sonic in the back seat of the van while Lori takes the front seat and starts the van's engine. The Louds drive away as quickly as possible, just as Agent Stone arrives and he walks inside the house and finds Robotnik on the floor.

Agent Stone: Doctor! Are you okay? (Helps Robotnik to his feet) I saw a group race out of here and thought-

Dr. Robotnik: That you should stop them? Open your mouth and say you thought that you should stop them.

Agent Stone: No, I thought that maybe I should check to see if you were okay...!

Robotnik grabs him by his lower jaw and pulls him close.

Dr. Robotnik: You know what's hard about being the smartest person in the world?

Agent Stone: Everyone else seems stupid.

Dr. Robotnik: Stupid, yes! Way to go! You got that one. (Releases Agent Stone and wipes his gloves on Stone's coat) Whatever this creature is, it's our job to secure it, neutralize it, uncover the source of its power. And if it resists... we take it apart... piece by piece. (Puts on his broken glasses) See what makes it tick. Stone?

Agent Stone: Doctor?

Dr. Robotnik: Call Optical Illusions. (Takes off his glasses) Tell them I need new frames. (Tosses his glasses to the floor) They know what kind I like. (Walks away but stops) Oh, and bring that quill. (Walks out)

Agent Stone: Yes, Doctor.

*****

As the van drove out of Royal Woods.

Lori: All right, buddy, you need to start talking right now. Who are you? WHAT are you?

Lisa: (pulls out a notebook) In detail please.

Sonic: I'm a hedgehog! I feel like that's obvious. And I'm in big trouble.

Luna: Oh, you're in big trouble? You're not the one who bashed some government weirdo with a chair back there.

Sonic: You think you have problems? I lost my Rings!

Lisa: Rings? What are you talking about?

Lincoln: You mean those golden rings you dropped before you passed out?

Sonic: Yes, Rings are how all advanced cultures travel between worlds. And now mine are on top of a pointy building I've only ever seen on a T-shirt that Comic Lord wasn't pulling off! (points at Lincoln)

Lincoln: (offended) Hey!

Lana: It did look bad on you.

Sonic: So, I'd like you to take me to some place so I can get back my Rings and use them to go to the Mushroom Planet.

Lisa: Mushroom Planet...

Sonic: Yes!

Lori: Right. (Pulls over to the side of the road) Okay, pal, (Opens the passenger side door) out you go.

Sonic: I'm sorry, what?

Lori: Look, this is the worst possible time for us to get into trouble, okay? You asked us to save your life, we saved your life. Now, please, go find your Rings and your mushroom land. Hopefully, I'm gonna wake up in a hospital bed and the doctor's gonna tell me that my brain surgery was a big success. Okay? So, goodbye.

Sonic: Okay. Goodbye. (Steps out of the van)

Lori: Goodbye. (Notice Sonic is still standing next to the truck) Why aren't you leaving?

Sonic: I don't know where Great Lakes is.

Lincoln: It's to the east.

Sonic: East?

Lori: Straight shot, can't miss it.

Sonic: Fine. That's cool. I'm totally cool saying goodbye now.

Sonic speeds off in the direction he was pointed at in the blink of the eye. Leaving the Louds amazing at how fast the hedgehog was.

Lisa: Incredible, he moved so quickly that he disappeared from our view.

Lana: Should've we been deafened by a sonic boom?

Lisa: Part of the sound of sonic booms comes from the engine sounds being compressed along the wing and nose of an aircraft.

Lynn: Meaning...

Lincoln: He's not making a lot of noise so there's no Sonic Boom.

Lana: So that's why.

Suddenly Sonic comes back to the van, now soaking wet and covered in seaweed with a fish on his head.

Sonic: So, as I crashed into the cold, dark water of the Pacific, I realized a few things. A, I have no idea where I'm going. B, salt water stings. C, I shouldn't even be on this planet right now, but I am! Why?! Because you guys shot me!

Lori: I know...

Sonic: You guys shot me!!

The Louds felt a little bad, this blue hedgehog nor would they be in this situation had Sonic not been shot. Sonic would be long gone in another world by now.

Lori: All right, I heard you the first time. You don't have to... literally pile it on. Good grief.

Sonic: (Extends his thumb) I'm wet. (Extends his index finger) I'm cold. (Opens his hands) There's a fish on my head! And clearly, I'm not going to be able to do this on my own.

Lori sighed deeply in defeat.

Lori: Alright, climb in.

Sonic: Really? (Shakes himself off really quickly, puffing up his fur) You're gonna help me?!

Lori: I guess it is a little bit our fault that all this is happening to you.

Sonic: No, not a little bit. Entirely. It is ENTIRELY your fault.

Lori: Okay, it's entirely our fault. Are you coming?

Sonic: Yes.

Sonic shakes himself off again, his fur going back to normal and he climbs back into the truck and closes the door.

Sonic: Road trip! Whoop, whoop!

Lori: What am I doing...

Lincoln: Helping someone in need.

Sonic: Like a superhero!

Lincoln: Yeah!

Lynn: Oh, both of you are comic book nerds aren't you?

Lincoln & Sonic: Yup!

Sonic: Hey Comic Lord, you got any comics on this ride?

Lincoln: (pulls a case of comics out from under the seat) You bet!

Luna: Got any snacks?

Luna was tossed a fudge brownie, followed by the other sisters minus Lori asking for one. Lori continues to drive down the road, ignoring the two boys in the van exchanging their favorite things about comics and video games.

Lori: (takes the comics) All right, there's gonna be rules on this trip. Number one, do exactly as I say all the time. Got it?

Lincoln: Except when she's wrong.

Lori raised her hand, ready to smack the nonsense out of Lincoln.

Sonic: (Gives Tom a little salute with his fingers) Got it, Generalness.

Lori: Would you stop with the "Generalness"?! I have a name. It's Lori. (points at her siblings in order) That's Luna, Lynn, Lincoln, Lana, and Lisa.

Sonic: I'm Sonic.

Lori: Sonic. Sonic. So you've been spying on us all these years?

Sonic: I mean, I wouldn't call it "spying." We were all just hanging out, only I wasn't invited and no one knew I was there.

Sonic: Oh, my God, stop the car right now! (Gets up and leans out the open window)

Luna ducks down, thinking she would be the first target of Robotnik's revenge.

Luna: What, what?! What?

They pass a billboard advertising the Detroit Zoo.

Sonic: Detroit Zoo?! We have to see it!

Lori: No, no. No, this is not some fun family road trip, okay? The government wants to dissect you and arrest me. This is serious.

Sonic gives Lori a smug smile, speeds out of the truck and comes back in the blink of an eye with souvenirs like a baseball cap and some small animal plushies all from the Detroit Zoo.

Sonic: Eh, you're right. It was lame. Gift shop was cool, though!

Sonic shows a mouse pad that reads "I <3 Animals" to Lana.

Sonic: Lana a mouse pad. When are we gonna get there?

Sonic holds up a paddle ball and plays with it at a very fast speed while looking at Lori with a playful smile.

Lori: (annoyed) We'll get there when we get there!

Sonic continues playing with the paddle ball as the other Louds watch Lori's temper flare up.

Lisa: I believe this hedgehog has ADHD.

Lincoln: Well, he has been alone for a long time and he's going to leave to a Mushroom world. It's possible that he is just lonely and wants to make as many memories as possible.

Luna: That's sad.

Lana: I still don't see why we can keep him. We kept Lola.

Lynn held in a laugh at Lana's insult to Lola. Lori eventually took the paddleball away from Sonic, who just played with his other souvenirs. As the van drove down the road

*****

Back with Dr. Robotnik, Agent Stone was treating the injury caused by Luna bashing him over the head with a chair.

Dr. Robotnik: I want you to know that the only person who ever punched me in the face was the school bully. He hit me in the cafeteria, causing a blunt-force contusion to the soft tissue surrounding my orbital bone. Humiliated me in front of the entire school! And you know what I did in response?

Agent Stone: I'm assuming that you reported him to the principal's office 'cause, you know, that kind of behavior is really unacceptable.

Agent Stone straps a bag of ice to Dr. Robotnik's head.

Dr. Robotnik: No, I examined the inefficiency of a world where brawn trumped the brain, and I used technology to resolve that inefficiency. The boy ate his meals through a straw for a year. And I have never lost a fight... until today.

Agent Stone: Well, you know what they say sir. One loses the battle, but not the war.

Dr. Robotnik: Well said Agent Stone, well said.

Agent Stone: Also the reason I was gone was because of...

Agent Stone whispered something into Dr. Robotnik's ear. The doctor immediately begins typing on his computer, before a screen pops up and reveals Commander Walters on live video.

Commander Walters: Doctor Robotnik, is there any reason you've hacked my communications link?

Dr. Robotnik: Well, my assistant has informed me that you captured another unknown creature found near the location of the "EMP creature" as you call it.

Commander Walters: Yes, it was a sentient owl creature, fully capable of speech.

Dr. Robotnik: Excellent. You see, commander I have recently come into contact with the creature and it would've been nice if, oh I didn't know. Get some intel on this creature before I found it!!

Commander Walters: Doctor. That Owl creature's capture was a difficult one, several civilians saw us taking it away and posted about it. I currently have every Wildlife and Animal Rights movement breathing down my neck to release the creature back into the wild. Besides, she hasn't said anything since she got here.

Commander Walters moves to the side to reveal Longclaw sitting at a table in a wheelchair, drinking tea.

Dr. Robotnik: Is it handicapped? What made it so difficult to catch?

Dr. Robotnik's question was quickly answered by Longclaw throwing a feather into the camera. Causing the doctor to jump back in fright. The video feed died soon after that.

Dr. Robotnik: I see...

Dr. Robotnik then types on his computer once more and drones similar to the one that was broken flew out of the truck.

Dr. Robotnik: Like before, if I can't rely on people, my machines will do what I need, only better.

Dr. Robotnik watched many cameras' feeds as the drones took off onto the streets of Michigan.

To Be Continued...

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