ECHO Data Recollection Files
NAME: Watson C. Oppenheimer PASS CODE: ******It looked like another one of those days, when the Sonic Five faced off against the latest monster, Orphicon. This battle came just hours before the revelation that Arachness was taking life forms on earth and turning them into Galtoids. A newspaper article confirmed the androids' suspicion when Orphicon attacked. It turns out that Cass Hedgway was turned into the monster after Neil found out that she knew the true intentions of the Galtean missionaries and the role that Senator Raybin played in it.
And if that wasn't enough, I now have to explain the picture that I saw to Pixel. I was hoping that I didn't have to, but I guess that is what happens when the past becomes an inescapable present.
End transmission.
[Night. At the ruins of O Techlabs, which is now fenced off by the authorities, Dr. O is explaining to Pixel the images of that strange man, as was promised by their previous V-Pager conversation.]
Dr. O: I knew that there had to be a test subject for the Biodroid/Sonic Five programs, so I tested the prototype Sonic Charger on a previous bio-drone before prefecting the powers and giving them to Rob.
Pixel: Okay, I understand all that. Now can you tell me why we're out here in the middle of the night? Call me crazy, but usually humans are sleeping. Even half-humans are sleeping!
Dr. O: No you're not.
Pixel: Very funny.
Dr. O: Come on, Pixel. I need an extra set of hands looking for that prototype Sonic Charger and the biodrone. I was hoping that your alien instincts and psychic abilities would help me. Besides, the others are busy syrocharging.
[After about an hour, Pixel and the doctor decide on a hard choice.]
Pixel: Do you think that it was destroyed in the blast?
Dr. O: Couldn't have been.
Pixel: Well, it's not around here. I've been scanning every corner of this... this... this, and I can't find a thing, except for one body.
Dr. O: A body? That must be it!
Pixel: What?
Dr. O (rushing over to where Pixel found the body): Remember when I said that I had to reprogram my bio-drone to prevent it from using the Vyzer Charger against me?
Pixel: Yeah. Something about the cardinal rule of robots...
Dr. O: That's right. A robot must never harm its master. Well, here it is!
[Pixel and Dr. O pull out the body. It is a man in a blue leather jacket with a goatee and messy hair, similar to the body that Pixel found.]
Is this the body, Miss Brayman?
Pixel: That's him. What is it?
Dr. O: It's my bio-drone. I used it to perform all of my early cybergenetics experiments on.
Pixel: Why not use Rob?
Dr. O: I didn't create Rob to be a guinea pig. I created him to be a gopher.
Pixel: Gopher this, gopher that?
Dr. O: Exactly.
[The two stop conversing to take another look at the body.]
Well I don't have the equipment to activate the bio-drone now... We'll have to wait until morning.
Pixel: Fine. At least I get a good, I don't know, 45 minutes of sleep before Rob comes to see me tomorrow?
Dr. O: If you're going to be that way, no cake for you.
[Pixel and Dr. O take the "borrowed" Sonic Speeders back to the Satellab.]
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Bird: Caw!
[The hand raises up and pulls the body behind him. So far, the man is still covered in soot and ash from the bomb blast, concealing his true identity.]
Man (after grunting and moaning): Where is it? WHERE IS IT???
[The man frantically searches around the rubble for something, moving large, heavy pieces of brick and cement, until he finds something. It is a small hand-held device.]
Yes!
[The man does something to the small device and begins shining bright white, then shoots out into two diagonal comets into the dawn.]
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Arachness: The Sonic Five still live. You have failed me yet again, Synchron.
Synchron: And for that I apologize, my empress. But rest assured that the Sonic Five shall meet their match.
Raybin: I take it you've found a way to track that space station of theirs?
Synchron: My scientists are working on this. They may be using a Galtean Cloak stealth device. In that case, they will be extremely hard to track.
Arachness: Work on it.
Synchron: Yes, my mistress.
Arachness: Divit, report.
Divit: If we create a new monster and attack the city, the Sonic Five will have to lower their shields for them to reach Earth.
Synchron: So we can find their station...
Divit: And destroy it! Once we finish off the Sonic Five, we'll be able to destroy Oppenheimer for GOOD!
Arachness: Excellent!
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Rob: I just feel a little uneasy about this whole "gift" thing.
Sydney: Come on, it's her birthday. She'll love it. Especially since it came from your heart.
Rob: My... heart?
[Sydney smiles and knocks on his chest, then gets up and heads to the bridge.] My...
[Rob starts feeling around his chest for his heart.]
I don't understand... It's got to be around here somewhere.
[Suddenly, a "mental process" stops Rob dead in his tracks. Then he gets up and heads to the command bridge.]
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Divit: Yes. This active gentic material will make a fine monster, don't you think?
Argox: I'm a warrior. I do not think. I act.
Divit: Well, think for one second while I inject this DNA into its host subject.
[Divit injects the subject with the DNA and then proceeds to unstrap him.]
Now take him to New York City. And be fast about it. He should build up enough kinetic energy to transmutate in fourty-five minutes.
Argox: Consider it done.
[Argox escorts the subject out of Divit's lab.]
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Rob: Begin chronometric scans throughout sector V-8.
Kevin: V-8. Got it.
Carter: What's up, man?
Rob: Call it... a hunch.
Kevin: A hunch? How human of you.
Rob: Hey, no need for insults.
Neil (taking a drink from his electrolyte solution): Ummm... Why are we doing this?
Rob: Well, now that Arachness knows that we're still functional, no doubt she'll be sending envoys upon envoys to stop us.
Neil: But she doesn't know we're up here, right?
Rob: Too early to tell. We'll just have to... (notices Neil drinking) Hey! You can't have that drink here! (snatches from Neil) Water and command consoles don't mix!
Neil: Maybe so, but electrolytes and Pepsi sure do. What a buzz...
[Suddenly one of the consoles starts bleeping.]
Pixel: We've got something.
Rob (to Neil): I'll deal with you later.
Sydney: Locate.
Pixel: Area 24. Full Galtoid monster.
Echo: Sasquatz is a yeti monster who uses his icy saliva to create razor sharp icepicks, thus disabling any opponents.
Rob: Alright, let's go!
[The S-Five rush out the side door and into the disload bay.]
Rob: Sonic Pentium Charge! Speeders go! [The S-Five morph as they jump onto their Speeder bikes, which are now headed for the Earth.]
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Sasquatz: (Gro-growl!)
[Synchron, Argox, and a squad of Lexicons are accompanying the yeti monster.]
Synchron: Lexicons, are you ready?
Lexicons: (worble in confirmation)
Synchron: Good, now prepare to attack!
[The Lexicons start gurgling as they begin attacking people.]
Man #1: Get out of here!
Woman #13: Eek!
Synchron: Ba ha ha! Where are the Sonic Five now?
SonicRed (OS): Right here!
[One by one, the Sonic Five jump off of their Sonic Speeders and flip onto the scene.]
Kyaa!
SonicBlack: Kyaa!
SonicBlue: Kyaa!
SonicYellow: Kyaa!
SonicWhite: Kyaa!
[The Sonic Five strike similar battle poses.]
SonicRed: Android Task Force...
S-Five: SONIC FIVE!
SonicRed: Let's take these guys down! BioBlaster!
[SonicRed pulls out the BioBlaster from his holster and fires on Synchron, who shoots back, sending SonicRed on a spin.]
SonicWhite: Rob, are you OK?
SonicRed: Oh man, I don't know.
[Sasquatz growls and roars loudly, sending audio waves at the S-V. Explosions rock their chests and they fall to the ground.]
SonicBlack: My head's rockin'!
SonicYellow: Man, that hurt.
SonicWhite: I'll take him, guys!
SonicBlack: No, Sydney!
[Sasquatz fires ice picks from his mouth, which strike SonicWhite in the chest and send her back to the rest of the S-V team.]
SonicWhite: Ung! It's cold! Can barely... move...
Synchron: Pathetic.
SonicRed (kneeling): Get up guys, we've got to take them down!
Synchron: You'll never take us down, you little Robot misfit.
SonicBlack: Ha! You just-- ugh!
[SonicBlack grasps his helmet in grimace and falls down to the ground in pain. SonicRed is the only one left standing up.]
SonicRed: I'll... never let you... succeed. As long as my heart beats... no, wait...
Synchron: Let's just get your heart to stop beating, shall we? Argox, Sasquatz, do it.
Argox: It shall be a pleasure to put an end to you, SonicRed.
[Argox raises his awe, but then is hit by an explosion and falls back.]
Synchron: HUH? What was that? Argox: I don't know... It's as if he came out of...
[There is the sound of footsteps. Then we see a pair of silver boots walking on the sidewalk. Then we see armoured hips, with a weapon in the belt holster. Then we see an armoured hand, then chest with a "V" emblem on it, then a helmet with a thin visor.]
Synchron: Huh?
Argox: You...
SonicRed: Who--
[The armoured man stands defiantly, then poses in a karate attack mode.]
Man (with cold metal voice): Hya! Hands off, creep!
SonicWhite: What is that?
SonicBlack: I have no idea.
[The armoured man begins to face off against Synchron.]
Synchron: Who -- or WHAT -- do you think you are?
Argox: I would like to know, as well. Get me a blowtorch!
Armoured Man (striking another pose): I am Vyzerman. You are in trouble.
Argox: Scary words from a giant spam can!
Vyzerman: You are going to take that back.
Argox: Make me!
Vyzerman: I will. Vyzer punch!
[Vyzerman's fist begins to glow as he punches his foe to the ground.]
Vyzerman (pulling out a blade): Do you wish to be next, Synchron?
[Back where the defeated androids lie...]
SonicRed: Who is that guy?
SonicYellow: Friend of yours?
SonicBlack: I don't know, but let's hope he's good.
[Back in the battle..]
Vyzerman: What do you think of my blade?
Synchron: To me, it seems a little bit childish.
Vyzerman: Perhaps it will look better when it is sticking through your internal organs. Kyaa!
[The two start fighting. Synchron tries an uppercut, but Vyzerman blocks with his sabre, then kicks Synchron back.]
Synchron: Good shot. Is that all you got?
Vyzerman: Hardly. VyzerBlaster!
[Vyzerman pulls out his version of a BioBlaster, sticks his sword in it, and fires several rounds against Synchron's body. Vyzerman rolls, then fires on Sasquatz.]
SonicYellow: He's good!
[The Sonic Five get up on their feet as Vyzerman strides backwards to them.]
Vyzerman: Are you operational?
SonicRed: Affirmative. But who are you?
Vyzerman: I will describe it to you later. For now, let us destroy this thing.
SonicRed: Right! Let's do it!
[SonicRed pulls out his Tomahatch and the two strike the same pose.]
Synchron: What's that?
SonicRed: Kyaa!
Vyzerman: Kyaa!
[The two leap into the air, pull out their weapons, and slash down. The two pose as Synchron falls to the ground.]
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Arachness: Who is this?
Raybin: Never mind. You have to make that monster grow, now!
Arachness: Never tell me what to do. (to a communicator) Argox!
Argox (hurling an energy egg): Grow, you monster!
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[Sasquatz grabs the energy egg and bites into it, then enlarges to a giant size.]
SonicRed: Well, here we go again.
Vyzerman: Step back, Androids. I shall defeat this menace.
SonicWhite: What are you going to do?
Vyzerman: Super Macrodroid Charge, initiate!
[Vyzerman suddenly enlarges into a giant robot, SuperVyzerman. This time sleeker, gleaming silver and black.]
SuperVyzerman: Are you ready for me?
Sasquatz: (Groooowll!)
SuperVyzerman: Ooh, bad breath. Are you required to take a cooling mint to compromise this unattractive facet?
Sasquatz: (Guu-growl?)
SuperVyzerman: Forget what I had said. Vyzersabre!
[SuperVyzerman pulls out a long sabre that looks like a black and silver version of the Charge Blade.]
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Dr. O: What's going on?
Pixel: Remember that body we found? Well, it grew legs and walked all over Arachness' forces.
Dr. O: That's impossible! It couldn't have activated itself unless it's neural net was still operational.
[Pixel and Dr. O gaze at the screen as SuperVyzerman fights Sasquatz.]
Oh no...
Pixel: Doctor, what's wrong?
Dr. O: To tell you the truth, I was hoping I would never have to see that robot again. There's no telling what Rob will do.
Pixel: Robin? What'll he do?
Dr. O: Not THAT Rob.
Pixel: What are you talking about? I thought you were going to tell me everything!
Dr. O: I WAS. Apparently, this fight speaks for itself.
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SuperVyzerman: Vyzer Pentium Slash!
[SuperVyzerman leaps high into the air, then slashes through the monster, decimating it.]
SonicWhite: He did it!
SonicRed: Man, that guy really is good!
[Suddenly Pixel and Dr. O arrive, in civilian clothes.]
Pixel (hugging Rob closer): I'm so glad you're all right!
SonicRed: Pixel? What's going on?
[A reverted Vyzerman steps in.]
Dr. O: Robert.
Vyzerman: Father.
SonicWhite: Father? Who is this guy?
[Vyzerman removes his silver helmet to reveal a hispanic face with blunt, pierced ears and thick hair that came in strands.]
Vyzerman human (sort of smiling): Who am I? Do you mean that you do not know? I am Rob Edge.
SonicRed: What?
Pixel: What are you talking about?
Robert: I am Robert Edge, Oppenheimer Techlabs tertiary adjunct of Pentamatrix V-5!
Rob (removing his helmet and running his hand through his matted hair): No way! I'm ROBIN Edge, Oppenheimer Techlabs production tertiary adjunct of Pentamatrix V-5!
Robert: No, you are not.
Rob: Father?
Dr. O: I'm afraid it's true, Rob. This man is Rob Edge, SV-005.
Rob: But... but...
SONIC-V STAND BY...
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