ECHO Data Recollection Files:
NAME: Watson Oppenheimer PASSCODE: *****
When Kevin got a job as the assistant to a major figure (I still don't know who), he was infected by a virus that caused him to attack his teammates. He shook out of it for a while, but when Macrosonic was called upon again, the virus reactivated its program -- and its stronghold on SonicBlack. We just got him back to activation speed, but it will take another day and a half for his functions to be recalibrated.
(Rob's quarters.)
Rob: So, what is it?
Sydney: It's about Ash and his friends.
Rob: What about them?
Sydney: I think they're... aliens.
Rob: That's a little extreme, don't you think?
Sydney: Well, think about it. The latest round of alien attacks are targeted at this part of New York City. Specifically at Hillard. This is all too big to be just a coincidence.
Rob: Okay. I understand the logic that you are processing, but don't you think that singling out a few people without any proof is a little...
Sydney: No I don't! I mean, Ash obviously knew Guy. And now Ash disappears. There's a connection. I just have to find it.
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(The next day. At school, Ray and Becca, the two remaining Galteans, discuss the possibility of their cover being blown.)
Ray: I'm telling you it won't happen.
Becca: I say it will. Besides, how do you know that it won't happen?
Ray: Before I came here, Divit gave me a little gift. (holds a taser to Becca's face)
Becca: A stun gun?
Ray: Not just any stun gun. Watch.
(Ray goes into his locker and pulls out a mechanical drone warrior. He activates it, then stuns it with the taser. The robot falls to the ground, convulsing.)
Becca: Interesting. But will it work?
Ray: It has to. I mean, the Sonic Five are supposed to be androids, right?
Becca: We'll see.
(The two walk into a corner as Sydney comes out of hiding in the ladies' room. She takes a look at the two walking off.)
Sydney (thinking): I knew it.
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(The Galtean Earthbase.)
Divit: So, you see, the odds of the remaining two Galtoids coming in contact with the Sonic Five are greatly exaggerated with this new machine.
Arachness: True, but also take into effect their dual existences; that of regular "humans," and that of the Sonic Five.
Raybin: And the fact that one of them is now disabled.
Arachness: (slowly turning towards Raybin) You will speak only when spoken to.
Divit: We know that, but the Sonic Five do not know that we know. They are as weak as humans without this knowledge.
Argox: And it is up to us to keep it that way.
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Dr. O: I'm worried. Kevin should have been out by now.
Pixel: I don't get it. I thought it took 35 hours for him to be back in fighting shape.
Carter: It does, but that's the amount of time it takes his neural net to be rebuilt. Then...
Echo: It takes 35.45 hours for SV-004's neural net to be reconstructed, another 4.55 hours to rebuild physical strength. In total, a combined 40 hours, of which 39.58 hours has elapsed.
Carter (sarcastically): Thanks, Echo.
Echo: You're welcome, Carter.
Pixel: Doc, what happens when something fails?
Dr. O: We'll have to finnd another SonicBlack.
Pixel: Well... what about me?
Dr. O: I'm afraid not, Pixel. I mean, you're a valuable asset to everyone here, especially Rob. But the sheer power of the Sonic wavelengths alone ould probably kill you.
Pixel: How do you know?
Dr. O: Robin told me himself.
(Pixel cracks a smile as the three hear the front door open.)
Carter, Pixel, you two check it out.
(The two go to the concourse area and find Sydney with her bookbag. Neil is already out there playing "NFL Body Count 2001" on the Gamestation with Rob. All four people turn and look at Sydney.)
Sydney: Rob, your quarters. Now.
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Rob: Alright, Syd. What's going on?
Sydney: There are two more Galteahumanoids out there.
Rob: How do you know?
Sydney: I heard them. They found some way to compromise our neural net.
Rob: What?
Sydney: I was hiding, but otherwise I would have been affected myself.
Rob: This is big. We got to let the others know.
Sydney: Wait, Rob. This is my responsibility. I have to deal with it.
Rob: We're al in this together, girl. We HAVE to tell the others.
Sydney: If something happens to me, you have to tell the others about this. But not before.
Rob: I don't like it.
Sydney: Please?
Rob: ... oh, all right. But watch yourself.
Sydney: Thanks. (Sydney steps back) Sonic Pentium Charge!
(Sydney thrusts her Charger forward into her belt buckle and it instantly morphs her into SonicWhite.)
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SonicWhite: They've got to be around here somewhere. Initiating Sonic scan.
(Suddenly, her view changes into a blue-tint as she begins recieving sound waves.)
SonicWhite: There they are.
(SonicWhite runs to the stairs when suddenly a squad of Lexicons flip onto the scene.)
SonicWhite: Oh man, this is something I could've done without!
(SonicWhite kicks a Lexicon off the railing, then punches another, flips over him, kicking a third out. Then she turns around and sees the Galtoid forms of Ray (Axematix) and Becca (Posotrox).)
Posotrox: Maybe WE can take a little shot at it.
Axematix: Let's do it.
(Suddenly, the two are telebeamed away.)
SonicWhite: Huh? Where did they go?
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Arachness: That was close. Do you realize you could have ruined everything, Becca?
Becca: Me?
Arachness: It was YOUR stupid idea to engage the enemy early. We were supposed to have them all together. And if you're going to be foolish, don't bring another useful Galtoid into this.
Becca: Of course, this is the way it always is. You hate me, but Raymond. EVERYBODY loves Raymond, don't they.
Ray: How can there be an always. We're not even four.
Becca: Like that matters!
Arachness: Silence! You two go back to New York and scout out the Sonic Five.
Ray: Yes, my queen. This time, we wait.
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Dr. O: Kevin?
Kevin: Aww, man. My head's spinning. What happened?
Dr. O: According to Rob, you were infected by a computer virus. We had to reconstruct your neural net. You were in recovery mode for over a day and a half.
Kevin: This is still a bit confusing.
Dr. O: Tell me, is there anything that you came in contact with in the past week?
Kevin: Just... no.. nothing.
Dr. O: Oh I see. Nice watch, by the way.
Kevin: Thanks. My... boss gave it to me.
Sydney (coming through the door): Doctor, I need to meet everyone in the conference area now. I just found out something.
Kevin: Let's go.
(The two hurry to the conference room where the rest of the Sonic Five team is waiting.)
Rob: I don't get it, Syd. I mean, what's the point?
Neil: Yeah, I mean, as we speak I could be creaming Robbie in NFL Body Count 2001.
Sydney: This is more serious than any game. There are Galtoids in my school.
Carter: How many?
Sydney: Two, as far as I know. There could be more.
Kevin: You have any proof of this?
Sydney: Only this.
(She puts on a memory recollection band and looks toward the screen. The MRB extracts the battle between the two Galtoids and SonicWhite.)
Those two. Ray and Becca Lewis. They're supposedly twins, but they're really aliens.
Rob: It looks like a job for the FiveCannon.
Neil: The what?
Rob: The FiveCannon. Father and I are looking at new technology that will enable us to fight the Galtoids using our Sonic Weapons. But before we can pursue it any further, we have to validate Sydney's claim.
Pixel: Validate?
Kevin: You know. We have to prove that Syd's right?
Neil: Oh, no. Sydney's no Nancy Drew and I'm sure as hell no Hardy boy.
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Sydney: OK. Just a few more keystokes and we're in.
Neil: I can't believe you're talking me into this.
Sydney: You're the expert code cracker.
Neil: Well... I do have skills, don't I?
Sydney: Alright, we're in. "Welcome to HHS Local Intranet. Enter password." Neil, work your magic.
(Neil takes a bite out of his donut and proceeds with cracking the five-digit code. Within seconds, he cracks the code and begins searching.)
Neil: There. "Enter student name:" Lewis.... Raymond. "No records exist for this student."
Sydney: Try the other one.
Neil: Lewis... Rebecca. Nothing.
Sydney: Print this out. We have to show it to the others.
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Rob: We got your comm, what's going on?
Neil: We found something on those guys.
Sydney: They don't exist. They're not even real.
Kevin: Who?
Sydney: Ray and Becca. They WERE those monsters.
Carter: Come on, let's go.
Rob: Not so fast.
Carter: What is it?
Rob: They could have a way to compromise our robotic net.
Dr. O: How do you know this?
(Sydney and Rob remain silent.)
I'm waiting for an answer.
Sydney: I saw them test it. It's a small device that sends disruptive waves through the sonic plane.
Carter: So how do we block it?
Rob: We can't.
(The alarm goes off.)
Pixel: Those two Galteans are attacking the mall.
Dr. O: You have to stop them.
Rob: OK guys, be careful.
Kevin: Right.
Sydney: Sonic Pentium Charge!
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SonicRed/Black: Seet-Kyaa!
SonicBlue/Yellow/White: Kyaa!!
(There is a rumbling as the Sonic Machines arrive on the scene.)
SonicRed: Let's do it, guys!
SonicBlue/Yellow/White: Macrosonic Pentium Charge!
(The Macromachines merge together to form Macrosonic, while Sonic Black forms Macro Carriersonic.)
Axematix: Let's kick these machines down!
Posotrox: Right!
(Posotrox initiates the machine, and it sends waves through the mechs, messing up their controls.)
SonicRed: The controls are fusing together.
(Macrosonic begins whirring out of control, punching Macro Carriersonic in the head.)
SonicBlack: Watch it!
SonicRed: Sorry, man. We're not in control.
SonicYellow: I'm trying to recordinate the subtronic oscalators.
SonicWhite: It's not doing anything.
(Macrosonic starts waddling out of control.)
SonicBlue: Look out!
(The Macrosonic falls upon a mountain.)
SonicRed: Can't we get ts thing on its feet?
(The robot is unable to get up. Meanwhile, the two monsters start charging towards them while drawing their blade weapons: Posotrox, a claw, Axematix, an axe.)
Posotrox: Ready for this?
(The two put their blades together and create an electrical charge, headed straight for the Macrosonic.)
SonicRed: We can't let that surge hit us! Remember what happened to Kevin.
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Dr. O: Pixel, is there anything you can do? Your power over Galtoids?
Pixel: I still don't know how to control it! And even if I did, we still have to be in sync with each other.
Dr. O: Well, there's only one shot. The FiveCannon. Pixel, go to the Armory and get the five Sonic Weapons. We'll have to assemble it and deflect that ball from its course.
(Pixel heads sown the stairs to the armory and got the five weapons. She quickly went back up the stairs.)
Pixel: Here. I remembered the configuration of the FiveCannon, and assembled it.
Dr. O: Thank you. Now if I connect these electrodes, then multiply its power by my computer, we should have something.
(The power level surged to its peak. Dr. O aimed it at the breast of Macrosonic and...)
Fire!
(The beam from the FiveCannon, with help from the computer, gets close to the Macrosonic as the ball of energy from the two Galtoids hurries toward it as well. The FiveCannon deflects the ball and is absorbed within it as it hurls back to the monster, utterly disintegrating its physical persona and releasing two spirits.)
SonicBlack: What the...
SonicBlue: Looks like a couple of ghosts.
SonicRed: Let it go, guys. The battle's over. We won.
SonicWhite: I agree. Let's go home.
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Arachness: Gone? What do you mean, gone?
Divit: Our four Galtoids were defeated by Sonic Five.
Zenos: You have failed.
Voice: Not totally.
Zenos: What was that?
Synchron: Sounds like a spirit.
Raybin: Probably nothing.
(The next thing, the two spirits hurried to the Earthbase outside the palace.)
Spirit: Where is Robotex?
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Pixel: Carter, you know where I can find...
Carter: Over there inside Robosonic.
Pixel: Thanks.
(Rob is fixing some wiring when Pixel comes inside the cockpit with him.)
Pixel: You know, you should be working to some music.
Rob (surprised): Music? You don't even have a... (Pixel picks up her boom box)... oh. So what do you have in mind?
(Pixel puts her tape into the stereo and turns it on. Everyone starts bobbing their heads with the music.)
Stereo: Ooooh... Chapter seven...
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(The name "NFL" is a trademark of the National Football League. "Chapter Seven" is published by I Love You Katie Publications. (C) 1997 Jason Jones. Neither used for profit.)
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