Chapter 9: San Francisco

(Tom drives Sonic to Rachel's house and carries him to the front door wrapped in a blanket with Y/N following him in his black hooded jacket that covers up his head and face.)

Tom:  Come on, buddy. You're gonna be all right. You'll be all right.

Y/N: He better be, or I'll never figure myself for this.

[Tom knocks on the door and Rachel answers.]

Tom: Is Maddie here?

Rachel: No, no. Not today. Goodbye! [Slams the door in Tom's face]

Tom: It's an emergency! [Tries to get in]

Rachel: Bye-bye!

Tom: Rachel, stop! Please! Maddie! Don't do this! This is important!

Maddie: [Walks in and sees Tom trying to get in] Oh, my God! Rachel, let him in!

[Tom runs inside along with Y/N.]

Rachel: I am calling the police! No, I am calling the FBI. I am calling the CIA.

Tom: Stop, don't do that.

Rachel: I am calling your mother!

Maddie: Okay, got it!

Tom: Maddie, can we talk?

Maddie: Tom, what's going on?! You're-you're all over the news, I've been trying to call you!

Tom: I had to ditch my phone so they couldn't track me.

Rachel: Ditch his phone?!

Maddie: Track you?!

(Y/N felt like this situation isn't helping as he stayed quiet.)

Jojo: [Run to Tom] Uncle Tommy! [Hugs Tom]

Tom: Jojo, hey!

Rachel: [Pulls Jojo away from Tom] Now your niece is an accessory to treason!

Tom: No, she's not.

Maddie: Would you calm down?

Rachel: Calm down?! I will not calm down!

[Ozzy walks in as Maddie and Rachel argue with each other.]

Maddie: Enough!

Tom: Yes, calm down. Stop talking.

[Ozzy barks at him]

Tom: No. Ozzy, please. Good to see you, too.

(Tom leans forward a little, which almost gives Sonic away. Y/N immediately calms the dog down as he calmly goes over to Ozzy and scratches his chin and pats his head, making him stop barking..)

Rachel: Oh, Little Lord Baby Jesus! What is that, Tom? Is that plutonium?! Is it e-mails? Also, who's that with you?! (Looking at Y/N with Ozzy)

Tom: Yes, it's plutonium. Also, this is my friend Y/N [To Maddie] Can we please go in the other room and talk--

(Ozzy begins to pull the sleeve of Y/N's jacket, making him panic and try to keep his jacket on where his hood covers her head.)

Y/N: Whoa, easy boy!

Tom: Stop it, Ozzy! Quit it!

(Ozzy starts tugging on his sleeve even harder and everyone is arguing all at once.)

Rachel: This is why I told you he was no good!

Maddie: I'm not engaging!

Tom: No, Ozzy! Quit it!

(Ozzy yanks the jacket off over his head, revealing Y/N. Y/N tries to back away and accidentally pull down the blanket to reveal Tom is carrying the unconscious Sonic and everyone stops talking.)

Rachel: Oh, catch me, Jojo. [Faints]

Tom: [Panting] Oh, thank God.

Y/N: (Awkwardly) Eh, hi.

[Maddie pulls Jojo close to her.]

Tom: Can I get a glass of water?

[Scene Change: Robotnik's truck interior, day.]

(Meanwhile in Robotnik's truck interior, Robotnik puts on a pair of headphones and opens a music playlist called Tunes of Anarchy on his holographic computer, and the song "Where Evil Grows" by The Poppy Family plays as he spins around in his chair and begins to analyze Sonic's quill first. He touches some power conductors to the quill, which causes the power inside his lab to go out. Robotnik is now carrying a match to see where he's going and he opens up the breaker panel and turns on the backup power and the music resumes with Robotnik dancing and lights flashing as the quill is inserted into a capsule. He then does the same to Y/N's quill as it gives off the green energy around it. Robotnik then starts playing holographic videos of a snowcap and a Tyrannosaurus Rex running down the street and dances along with them to fit the theme like skiing down the slopes and running away from the dinosaur. During the T-Rex chase, Robotnik mimics his head getting chomped by the dinosaur and keeps dancing as the lights in his truck flash like strobelights. And as Robotnik dances, he doesn't notice Agent Stone dancing with him. Eventually, he does notice and he screams as the music and flashing lights stop. Agent Stone holds out two coffee cups.)

Agent Stone: [Holding two coffee cups] I just thought you might like a latte with steamed Austrian goat milk.

Dr. Robotnik: What do I look like, an imbecile? Of course I want a latte. I love the way you make them!!!

[Robotnik and Agent Stone hear a beeping noise and they see the power level of Sonic and Y/N's quill is at "UNLIMITED", which makes Robotnik smile evilly.]

Dr. Robotnik: Ready the prototype. With this kind of power, my machines can finally reach their full potential.

[Scene Change: Kitchen, Rachel's house, day.]

Tom: He's gonna be okay, Jojo.[Maddie walks in with her first aid kit.]

Tom: Oh, thank God. He's gonna be okay, right?

Y/N: Please, tell me he'll survive.

Maddie: I'm a vet, Tom. I don't even know what I'm looking at here. Or him

Y/N: He's a hedgehog, like me.

Maddie: It talks?

Y/N: Yes.

Tom: Almost constantly.

Maddie: Okay. [Feels for Sonic's pulse] Holy...

Tom: What?

Y/N: What, now?

Maddie: His pulse is super fast.

Tom: That actually might be normal for him. I don't know. You gotta help him, Maddie.

Y/N: Please....he's the only brother, I have.

Maddie: I don't know his physiology. He doesn't seem to have any broken bones. He's just really banged up. [Takes off Sonic's shoes] Oh, look at his poor little feet.

Y/N: (Shakes his head) I always ask him if he needs a new pair of shoes, but he denied it and not listened to me.

[Jojo looks at Sonic's worn-out shoes and Y/N's burnt and scratched up gloves.]

[Jojo walks out of the kitchen and past Rachel, who is tied up in the living room.]

Rachel: Jojo? Untie your mother. Jojo! Untie Mommy.

[Jojo ignores Rachel as she goes upstairs.]

Rachel: Sweetie. Jojo! [Looks around] I have to go to the bathroom.

Tom: He's gonna be okay, right? He'll snap out of this. He'll wake up soon? Oh, smelling salts! Don't you have, like, vet smelling salts, like, for cats or parakeets or something?

Maddie: No. They don't make cat smelling salts.

Tom: They should.

Maddie: I have human smelling salts in my human first aid kit. [Opens up the kit and takes out the smelling salts] Okay. [Cracks the capsule and holds it close to Sonic's nose.] Here we go.

Tom: Come on, buddy.

Y/N: Come back to me.

[As soon as he gets a whiff of the smelling salts, Sonic immediately wakes up and talks very fast.]

Sonic: Gotta go fast!!![Sonic starts zipping and speeding all over the kitchen before coming to a complete stop back at the table.]

Sonic: Where am I? What year is it? Is The Rock president?

Tom: Whoa, whoa, whoa, buddy, you're okay.

Y/N: Calm down, bro.

Sonic: [To Maddie] Oh, hi, Pretzel Lady!

Maddie: Hi... Tom?

Tom: Yeah?

Maddie: Can I talk to you, please? [Leads Tom out of the kitchen and faces Sonic and Y/N] Space hedgehog, stay there. Try to rest.

Y/N: (Concerned) Um... okay. Are you going to be alright with all of... this?

Maddie: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Sonic: You got it. I am great at resting. I rest faster than anybody. (Maddie closes the doors)

(While Tom and Maddie are talking privately, Y/N jumped up to Sonic and hugged him tight.)

Sonic: Whoa! Bro! What's wrong? (Y/N Sniffles)

Y/N: Please, don't do anything like that again. I thought I lost you...

(Sonic smiled softly and hugged him back)

Sonic: I'm not going anywhere bro.

Y/N: You better promise me that you don't do anything reckless like that ever again. (Pulled away and held up hand.)

Sonic: (Holds up hand) Promise.

(With Tom and Maddie.)

Tom: Still talking.

Maddie: Um, first of all, can we take a moment to acknowledge how under control I've been?

Tom: Uh, amazing.

Maddie: Didn't freak out.

Tom: No.

Maddie: Totally calm. [Fist bumps Tom]

Tom: Thank you.

Maddie: Second of all... what the heck is going on?! Are those things Aliens?!

Tom: Okay, so, remember how Crazy Carl is always going on about the blue devil and black angel?

Maddie: The Blue Devil and Black Angel! That's him? He's real?

Tom: Yeah.

Maddie: What are they doing here? What are you doing here?

Tom: I kinda, sorta, shot our little blue friend with your tranq gun. His brother is not happy and almost tried to kill me.

Maddie: No, you did not. (Maddie gives Tom a suspicious look and crosses her arms.)

Tom: I didn't mean to. Okay, this is kinda hard for me to explain. And it's gonna sound a little bit crazy. They have to get to the Transamerica building, and I promised I'd take them

Rachel: Uh-uh! Aliens? Maddie, your husband's lost his mind. Use this as an opportunity to leave him. No one would judge you!

(Back in the kitchen, Jojo returns to Sonic and Y/N and presents him with brand new running shoes in red with white straps.)

Jojo: So you won't hurt your feet anymore.

Sonic: Really?

Jojo: Uh-huh.

Sonic: [Takes the shoes] No one's ever given me a gift before. I gotta check that off my bucket list.

[Sonic tries on the shoes and grows excited over them, which makes Jojo and Y/N happy.]

Sonic: All right! Looking good!

(Jojo turns to Y/N and hand him, fingerless gloves.)

Jojo: Your gloves were all busted and burnt, so I got you these.

Y/N: Whoa... I... I don't know what to say. Thanks, Jojo.

(Jojo smiles, as Y/N puts on his gloves and wingles his fingers.)

Y/N: These are some cool gloves. Where'd you get them.

Jojo: Moms ex-boyfriend. Took it from his pocket before he left on his motorcycle.

Y/N: (Surprised) Jojo! (Holds hand out for a high five) Nice!

(Jojo gives him a high five before noticing his guitar case.)

Jojo: Do you play?

Y/N: Yeah, you wanna hear it.

(Jojo nodded along with Sonic.)

(Back to Maddie and Tom.)

Maddie: Okay, you said you wanted to help people in real trouble, right? Well, that's what you're doing. Blue and Black alien hedgehogs still count as people, right?

Tom: I think so, too.

Maddie: Yeah.

Tom: I think.

Maddie: Okay.

Tom: I love you. Did I tell you that already?

[Maddie starts leading Tom away.]Tom: I don't deserve you. You know that?

Rachel: I know that.

Sonic: [Stares at Ozzy] So, you're supposed to be Tom's "best friend" that he won't shut up about.

[Ozzy has his tongue out.]

Sonic: Well, I don't see the appeal.

[Ozzy walks over to Sonic and starts licking him, which makes him laugh.]

Sonic: Stop! That is very gross!

(This made Y/N and Jojo laugh. Y/N then begins to play his guitar and sings as Maddie walks downstairs.)

Maddie: [Walks downstairs] Hey.

Tom: Hey. So, my truck still runs, but it's pretty much totaled. You think your sister would mind if we borrowed her car?

Rachel: You have got to be kidding me!

Maddie: She'll be fine.

Tom: Yeah, let's do that.

Maddie: Mm-hmm.

[Maddie and Tom walk out, leaving Rachel tied up.]

Rachel: This is my house!!

(Maddie and Tom were about to tell Sonic and Y/N that they're leaving when they heard the music. They look over to see Y/N singing to Sonic, Jojo, and Ozzy as he plays the strings of his guitar.)

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes

Mama said

Fulfill the prophecy

Be something greater

Go make a legacy

Manifest destiny

Back in the days

We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said

Burn your biographies

Rewrite your history

Light up your wildest dreams

Museum victories, everyday

We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated

All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waitingHad to have high, high hopes for a living

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes)

Mama said

It's uphill for oddities

Stranger crusaders

Ain't ever wannabes

The weird and the novelties

Don't ever change

We wanted everything, wanted everythingStay up on that rise

Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh

Stay up on that rise

Stay up on that rise and never come downMama said don't give up, it's a little complicated

All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting

They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me

So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopesHad to have high, high hopes for a living

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing

Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision

Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Didn't know how but I always had a feeling

I was gonna be that one in a million

Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes)

(Once she was done singing and playing, Sonic and Jojo claps at his wonderful performance once again while Ozzy wags his tail in approval. Maddie was surprised at how good he plays. Tom smiles at this, thinking this through as those songs made him rethink his decision about this.)

[Scene Change: San Francisco, California, day.]

[Sonic is driving Rachel's beat-up car very dangerously through the streets of San Francisco.]

Sonic: Coming through! Whoa, now, this is my turn, and I go around him! Sorry! And, perfect park! [Parks lopsidedly at the curb.]

Driver: What are you, crazy?!

Tom: [Exits the car] Is there anything you didn't hit?

Maddie: Why did we let the alien drive?

Sonic: Hey, I got us here. And please, five stars.

(Y/N gives Sonic a menacing glare as he pokes his chest.)

Y/N: You are banned from driving.

Sonic: (Gulp) Got it.

[Sonic, Y/N, Tom, and Maddie stare out at the towering Transamerica building.]

Sonic: So, this is it?

Tom: That's it. That's your pyramid.

Sonic: Wow, look at that thing!

Maddie: What happens now?

[As soon as Maddie finishes her question, Sonic speeds away]

Maddie: Oh! He's... gone.

Tom: Yep.

Y/N: Give it a second.

Sonic: [Comes back to Tom and Maddie] No good. You need a special key to get to the roof.

Maddie: What now?

Tom: Time for me to abuse the power entrusted to me.

(Tom, Y/N, who's in his same black hooded jacket, and Maddie walk to the reception desk, with Tom carrying Sonic in a duffle bag. Tom, Y/N, and Maddie nod at each other and they approach the front desk.)

Tom: We got a jumper on the roof. Gotta get up there fast or we're gonna have a human pancake on our hands. [Produces his badge]

Receptionist: You came all the way from Montana.

Tom: Yeah. That's how serious it is.

[There's a prolonged pause as everyone looks at each other until the receptionist hands Tom the key.]

Receptionist: Okay.

[Tom takes the key.]

Tom: You just saved a life.

(Tom, Y/N, and Maddie wait for the elevator to be taken to the roof of the building. As they wait, a businessman and a businesswoman join them, also waiting.)

Sonic: How much longer? I can't breathe in here! Hello? Anybody there?

Businesswoman: Do you have your child in that bag?

Tom: No. I mean, yes, it's a child, but it's not mine.

Businessman: It's not your child?

Tom: Relax. I'm a cop, okay? Plus, he likes it in there, don't you, buddy? [Shakes the bag a little]

Sonic: Why would I like it in here? This is worse than the dog cage you had me in earlier!

Tom: Such a kidder.

[Maddie and Y/N laughs with him as she closes the zipper.]Maddie: Okay.

Sonic: No, I'm scared of the dark!

[The businessman and businesswoman slowly move away.]Sonic: Is anybody there?

Y/N: (Sneering Quietly) Would you shut up for once!?

[Scene Change: Transamerica roof top, day.]

(Tom, Y/N, Maddie, and Sonic get to the roof of the Transamerica building and they let Sonic out of the duffel bag, who is coughing and gagging and wearing a pair of underwear on his head. Y/N snickers at him, making him glare at him before turning to Tom.)

Sonic: Ugh! What were you keeping in this bag? A jar of pickled farts?! [Takes the underwear off his head and stuffs it back into the bag]

Tom: All right, all right. What are we looking for?

[Sonic sees his Ring satchel and retrieves it and runs back to Tom, Y/N, and Maddie, holding a ring.]Sonic: This.

Maddie: Okay. What happens now?

Sonic: Now, all I have to do is think of where I want the other end of the ring to appear, and I throw it.

Tom: So, that's it? We did it?

Sonic: Yeah! We did it!

Tom: Hey, sorry we didn't get to do everything on your bucket list, pal.

Sonic: It's okay. I did the ones I needed the most.

Maddie: You two are so cute.

Tom: Oh, please. What?

Sonic: We are not.

Tom: No. We're not cute.

Sonic: We are a couple of loose cannons just living by our own rules.

Tom: Exactly.

(Y/N sighs a bit while chuckling.)

Maddie: Really?

Tom: Yeah.

Sonic: And our rules include expressing heartfelt emotion.

Maddie: If you say so.

Y/N: Okay, then.

Tom: All right. Um, you two gotta go, right?

Sonic: Yeah, we gotta go.

Tom: I gotta go. We gotta go.

Sonic: See-- All right, bye-bye.

(Sonic and Y/N turns away for a moment, then turns back to Tom and Maddie.)

Sonic: Just one more thing.

(Tom steps forward and kneels down to Sonic's and Y/N's level.)

Sonic: I'm sorry I was so hard on you. I know it's a tough decision for you to leave Green Hills. Walking away from something you care about has to be painful.

Tom: You're not sure you really want to go, huh?

Y/N: We don't want to go, but we can't stay. As long as we're here, we'll put everyone in danger. We can't do that. I just want you to know that these last two days have been the best two days of mine and my brother's life.

(Sonic and Y/N smile and so does Tom as he stands back up and walks back over to Maddie.)

Tom: You know, I never thought I'd say this, but, I'm actually gonna miss you, you little blue devil and black angel.

Sonic: We'll miss you too, Donut Lord. Thank you.

Tom: For what?

Sonic: For saving mine and my bros' life.

Y/N: We'll never forget you guys. Thanks for everything.

(Sonic and Y/N turns away as Sonic reaches into his satchel, and pulls a Ring out. He tosses it, only to have it bounced off of one of Dr. Robotnik's flying drones, and many more of them start closing in on the four.)

Sonic: Okay, did someone leave their "Find My Phone" on?

(Sonic and Y/N steps back a few feet but stops at the edge of the roof, and they see a flying aircraft overhead, which is Dr. Robotnik's Eggpod. The ship hovers over to the four and the cockpit opens, revealing Robotnik in an entirely different outfit and with an evil smirk on his face.)

Dr. Robotnik: Welcome to San Francisco, Mr. Wachowski. Are you enjoying the clam chowder?

Hope you enjoyed the chapter!!