(In the barracks of Kevin King, we can see him get dressed while watching a tape of last week's Saturday Night Live:)
Announcer: FROM THE NEWS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD... IT'S WEEKEND UPDATE WITH COLIN QUINN:
Colin: Good eeevening. Last week, the Red Sonic Ranger was arrested for allegedly throwing a person into a window at a gas station three blocks away. The man was uninjured, but may be threatening to press charges, except he was later turned into a monster and destroyed by a giant robo. If only Clinton had thought of that. In other news, another man was arrested for driving his car through a twinkie billboard, and then asking "Hey, where's the creme filling?" I'm Colin Quinn, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Kevin: Perfect. Why don't you tell the whole world who we are, Colin?
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Raybin: Arachness, we have a problem.
Arachness: I know. Guy Jones has been terminated.
Raybin: It's more than that. You know of the Sonic Five's new robotic machine, right?
Arachness: Yes I do. The Macrosonic is a combination of four, at times five, machines that can destroy an energized Galtoid within seconds.
Raybin: That is correct. Which brings me to my thought. If one of those machines is disabled, just one... The Macrosonic cannot be formed.
Arachness: What role do I have in this?
Raybin: You still have three Galtoids on Earth. Contact Ashton McKenneth -- code named Falcox. I will take care of the rest. I am due to be in contact with Kevin King later today. He is my new intern. Something tells me we will be quite close.
Arachness: You had better not fail me.
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Sydney: Hey, Kevin. What are you dressed up for?
Kevin: You remembered how Dad said we should try to be involved in society in order to protect it? Well, I got a position as Senator Raybin's personal assistant.
Sydney: You better not let dad hear about that. You know how much he hates him.
Kevin: I'll take my chances. Right now, I'm due to meet him at the hypertrain station. For some reason, he's visiting Hillard High.
Sydney: What's so weird about that? People in Congress visit schools all the time.
Kevin: Maybe so, but it seems really odd that he'd choose THIS one. Oh well, I guess I'll find out soon enough.
Sydney: Hey, if you're going to school, can I get a lift?
Kevin: Sure, if you don't mind the limousine.
Sydney: Limo? (gets out of her chair abruptly and joins Kevin) Alright!
(They leave as Oppenheimer enters.)
Dr. O (to janitor): What was that all about?
Janitor: I don't know. I just work here.
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Raybin: Did Arachness give you my package?
Ash: One virus-inducing gift wrist watch? Right here.
Raybin: Good. Keep on your guard. I have to go back to the main office. Mr. King is waiting for me.
Ash: Gotcha.
(Raybin proceeds to the main office, where Kevin is talking to Sydney.)
Kevin: Remember, if you see anything weird...
Sydney: I know, contact you with my V-Pager.
Kevin: Good. Now you're gonna be late unless you hurry.
(Sydney leaves as Raybin enters.)
Raybin: Okay, Kevin. I have to speak in one hour. I really appreciate you doing this for me.
Kevin: No problem. So what now?
Raybin: This way, please.
(An hour later, the Senator is speaking to the students while Kevin sits on stage with him.)
Remember, the drive to succeed is rooted in the will to dare to be different. (applause) Thank you.
Principal Simpson: William Raybin, ladies and gentlemen. Senator Raybin, on behalf of the students of Hillard High, I want to present you this token of our esteem. (gives him a large wrapped box)
Raybin: Thank you so much.
(Later, Kevin and Raybin meet outside school.)
What are you doing here?
Kevin: Waiting for my sister. What are you still doing here?
Raybin: Well, I was looking for you.
Kevin: Well, you found me. What do you want with me?
Raybin: I just want you to have this, it's a personal way of saying thank you. (gives him the watch)
Kevin: Are you sure? I mean, I...
Raybin: Go ahead. Try it. Put it on.
(Kevin puts on the watch.)
Kevin: Hmm... Black. My favorite color. Thank you, senator. If there's anything I can do...
Raybin: No, you've done enough. (hails a taxi to the hypertrain station as Sydney approaches.)
Kevin: Nice guy.
Sydney: Hey, Kev. New watch?
Kevin: Yeah. Senator Raybin gave it to me. I have no idea why Doc think he's a bad guy. Come on, Syd. We have the limo for another fifteen minutes.
(They enter the limo as Kevin's watch begins to flicker, along with Kevin's eyes.)
Sydney: So, what did Raybin have to say about Dr. O?
Kevin: Not much. He did say that the projects that Doc are working on can be used for the peace of mankind... You know something... You look kind of weird (begins to see several lacerations on her body).
Sydney: What?
Kevin: It was probably nothing. (sneezes)
Sydney: God bless you.
Kevin: Thanks.
(The limo suddenly stops.)
Sydney: Hey. What was that?
Kevin: I dunno.
(The two step out. Suddenly a group of Lexicons flip onto the scene.)
Kevin: Lexicons!
(They take fighting stances and start fighting. Kevin suddenly convulses.)
Kevin: Ung! Sonic Pentium Charge! Black!
(Kevin transforms and starts fighting. Then he turns around and, seeing Sydney as what looks like a Galtoid, kicks her in the chest.)
Sydney: Ug!
SonicBlack: Stand up and fight me!
Sydney: I won't hurt you.
SonicBlack: Come on!
(Sydney punches him and suddenly transforms, sending Black back.)
SonicWhite: What do you think about this?
SonicBlack: YOU can't fool me with that. You will pay!
SonicWhite: We'll see about that. What are you gonna do?
SonicBlack: Watch me.
(He opens up his Charger and presses the "positive" button. Then he shifts into Aacrodroid mode.)
MacroBlack: Come and face me!
SonicWhite: What the hell?
(MacroBlack begins to step all over the place while SonicWhite tries to contact someone at OT using her V-Pager.)
Pixel (answering her V-Pager): Pixel here. What's going on?
SonicWhite: Where's Rob? I have to talk to him!
(Unarguably angry at the fact that Rob has to leave Pixel to save the day, she tells Rob to take his pager.)
Pixel: Rob, you might want to take this.
Rob: Do I have to?
Pixel: We can talk later. Right now, your sister's calling you.
Rob: OK, I'll take it. (answering his V-Pager) Go ahead, Sydney.
SonicWhite: You better call Neil and Carter and come downtown. We have a big problem and his name is Kevin!
Rob: What the... I'll be right there.
Pixel: Do you have to go?
Rob: As long as I'm programmed to, I do.
(He calls Neil and Carter, who are shopping downtown for Christmas presents for Dr. O.)
Carter: So, do you think Dr. O will like these new circuitboards?
Neil: What I'd like is a break from all this alien fighing. Ahh, Peace on earth and good will to all. (V-Pager goes off) Carter: So much for that. Over there.
(The two duck into a alley.)
Neil: Come in.
Rob: Sydney needs our help.
Carter: What about Kevin?
Rob: That's why she needs our help!
Neil: Oh.... Kay... We'll be right there.
Carter: Sonic Pentium Charge, Blue!
Neil: Yellow!
(Later, SonicRed, SonicBlue, and SonicYellow join SonicWhite in debating whether to take Kevin's head off or not.)
MacroBlack: More Galteans... I'll take care of you.
SonicYellow: He's going postal!
SonicWhite: What was your first clue?
SonicRed: I don't think that this is Kevin's neural circuits doing the damage.
SonicBlue: How do we stop it then?
SonicRed: Turn your frequencies on your Bioblasters to full blast and hold onto your helmets. REmember, we don't want to hurt him.
SonicYellow: We don't?
SonicWhite: After all he put me through?
MacroBlack: What are you waiting for?
SonicRed: You heard him! Fire!
(They fire off their Bioblasters...)
SonicRed: No effect. We better call on Macrosonic.
SonicYellow: You got it boss...Ridersonic force!
SonicBlue: Tanksonic force!
SonicWhite: Jetsonic force!
SonicRed: Robosonic force!
(The four thrust their hands forward and their Mech arrive from the O Techlabs hangar.)
SonicRed: Kyaa!
SonicWhite/Yellow/Blue: Kyaa!
SonicRed (landing in the cockpit): Alright guys, let's bring 'em together. Macrosonic Pentium Charge!
(The screen splits into three.)
SonicWhite/Yellow/Blue: Pentium charge!
(The mech combine together and face off.)
MacroBlack: You think that can stop me?
SonicRed: We're gonna take you down, old friend.
MacroBlack: Let's see you try, "brother."
(Macrosonic punches forward, but MacroBlack grabs the machine and punches it in the ribs. The S4 are knocked around in the cockpit.)
SonicBlue: This isn't working! We need extra power!
SonicRed: I know. Activating Charge Blade!
(Macrosonic pulls out the Charge Blade and knocks the hilt against MacroBlack's head. The confused warrior falls to the ground and raises.)
MacroBlack: Huh? What's going on? Rob?
SonicYellow: That must have set the circuitry back in line.
SonicRed: I'm not sure. I mean, that virus must have some side effects.
SonicYellow: What do you think we just went through?
SonicRed: I'm talking about residual side effects.
MacroBlack: Can we talk about those later?
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Synchron: What? (pulls out an energy egg) Get in there, Falcox! Grow!
(Ash steps out in front of Hillard High and begins to morph into Falcox.)
Ash/Falcox: I am ready for my energy, Synchron!
(The egg flies through the air and Falcox (a falcon monster) catches it, takes a bite, and enlarges.)
Falcox: Get ready for ME, you robots!
MacroBlack: Whoa! I need Carriersonic Power now!
(CarrierSonic rolls onto the scene and SonicBlack falls in.)
SonicBlack: OK! Convert to warrior mode, now!
(The Carriersonic lifts itself up and becomes a flat, boxy robot.)
SonicBlack: Ready or not... (switches to Falcox, then back to SonicBlack) Here I come!
(CarrierSonic begins to one-two Falcox.)
Falcox: Not so fast, freak!
(SonicWhite begins to detect something familiar about his voice.)
SonicWhite: That voice...
SonicRed: What are you talking about?
SonicWhite: Nothing. Now let's hurry, we've got to clip this guy's wings!
(Falcox begins to charge the two robots and expands its wings to slice some robot hide.)
SonicBlue: We're really getting trashed here!
SonicRed: Maybe we need to be just a little faster than Falcox here. SonicBlack, are you ready?
SonicBlack: Let's do... ahh (grasps his head)
SonicWhite: Fight it!
SonicBlack: I'll try to fight it for as long as I can! Pentium Charge!
(SonicBlack begins to struggle for the controls as he transforms the Carriersonic back to its carrier state as the Macrosonic hops on board.)
SonicYellow: Sonic surfing time!
(The Charge Blade begins to charge up potential energy for one final slash, when sonething goes wrong.)
SonicBlue: We're being guided off course!
SonicBlack: Must... fight...
SonicRed: Kevin?
SonicBlack: Must fight... must... kill....(pilots the Carriersonic into the air, knocking Macrosonic off of it)
SonicBlue: No time! We have just one shot! You've got to throw it!
SonicRed: It's one large shot, but here it goes.
(Macrosonic, hanging by the ascending--and shaking--Carriersonic, throws the Charge Blade at Falcox. Falcox takes it right in the head and explodes on contact. The Charge Blade, still with energy, returns to the robot as SonicRed tries one more last ditch effort.)
SonicRed: Pixel taught me this move.
(Macrosonic plunges his sword into Carriersonic and turns it to the right, overloading Carriersonic's circuits.)
SonicBlack: Can't pilot ... this thing... What the... hell....
(Carriersonic falls to the ground and remains motionless.)
SonicYellow: Rob, is there anything that girl can't do?
SonicRed: Neil, please. We have to get into Carriersonic.
(The Sonic Four jump into the cockpit of the Carriersonic to find SonicBlack lying in his chair, half-dead.)
SonicBlue: Kevin? Wake up!
SonicRed: We have to get him back home.
SonicWhite: Let's go. (The remaining four pilot Macrosonic back to O Techlabs. The robot flies into the sunset.)
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Arachness: WHAT DO YOU MEAN DESTROYED?!
Synchron: It is of no matter. There are two more in the school. And I intend to use them.
Raybin: And in all of this, they still have no clue as to the link of the Galteans on Earth.
Arachness: Raybin, for once, you have a valid point. If you can just use this for our advantage instead of your petty pride...
Raybin: My motives aren't petty.
Arachness: You're right. They're worthless in the face of the big picture. Now leave me.
(Raybin looks at Arachness angrily, then leaves.)
The humans will never know.
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Pixel: How does that feel?
Rob: You know, you really don't have to do this... Technically, I am impervious to pain.
Pixel: But I want to, Rob...You know?
Rob: I think so.
(Dr. O enters with the rest of the Sonic Rangers.)
Dr. O: Robin?
Rob: Yes, father?
Dr. O: Kevin's neural circuits were fried by a virus. But the energy in the syrotube cleansed his system.
Rob: That's great, isn't it?
Neil: (worrisome) Wait... there's more.
Carter: It turns out that that surge we gave the Carriersonic affected Kevin's neural chips.
Neil: They say that they'll have to rebuild his entire neural net.
Pixel: That's hard. How long should it take?
Echo: Exactly 35.45 hours.
Pixel: Whoa... that much.
Carter: We've got a lot to learn about these new machines. So far, all we know is that for them to operate correctly...
Rob: The pilot and the machine must act as one. It is all becoming clear.
Sydney: Yeah. Pix, can I talk to Rob for a sec?
Rob: Since when did you have to ask Pixel for something?
Pixel: It's okay. I'll just get back to you later (throws his t-shirt at him and leaves for her barracks) Let me know if you need anything, Rob.
Rob: Will do (as Pixel leaves the room).
Sydney: A little misguided, don't you think?
Rob: To tell the truth, I think I'm the misguided one. She probably knows everything about interpersonal relations. And...
Sydney: You're still learning?
Rob: Affrmative.
Sydney: Well, what can you do about it?
Rob: Not much. So you wanted to talk to me about something?
Sydney: It's about Guy and Ash.
Rob: What about them?
Sydney: There's something not right about them...
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