sᴏɴɪᴄ ᴛᴏʏ: 𝓐𝓭𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓸𝔂𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓼

      Leaving the computer desk, Mephiles first jumps onto a chair, clings to the edge of the chair with his fingers, jumps to the floor and catches Cream herself, who falls into his arms. Afterwards he also puts her on the floor. Holding hands again, they move on and see that all the toys seem to be looking for something in a panic, as if they had lost something. On a shelf in one of the drawers, Knuckles was rummaging around and trying to find his cowboy hat that he sometimes wore. — Oh, where is she? Where is she? — he grumbled to himself. — Uh. Knuckles! — A? Knuckles asks him, looking up and accidentally hitting the top open drawer on the nightstand. Fortunately, since he was plush, he did not feel any pain, which means there was no sensation of hitting his head on a hard object. — What, Mephiles? — You still haven’t found your hat? — No! — Knuckles almost screamed, raising his hands to the top, after which he climbed off and fell to the floor, further explaining everything below. — David is about to leave for the camp of young fans at Sonikcon along with Sonic and Tails, and he won’t take me with him, because I’m without my cowboy hat. I can't find her. — Don't worry, Knuckles! — Mephiles encourages his plush friend, clasping his shoulder with his hand. — You will see. Before you have time to forget about your fears, you will not only look with Sonic and Tails at other toy yourself or your own kind in the hands of other boys, but at night you and David will fry the most wonderful traits at the fire. — at the last word, Mephiles smiles, showing drawn teeth that look more like fangs. Knuckles looks at him in surprise and corrects: — They're called tasty treats. — Traits! — Mephiles repeated, continuing to smile. — Treats! — Knuckles repeated. — Traits! — Mephiles tried to repeat again, but again what he said before came out. — Treats! — Cream joined Knuckles. — Well, yep, yep. That's I wanted to say. — Mephiles answers, and then turns to the G.U.N soldiers. who were digging around in the toy chest at that time, trying to find Knuckles' hat, simultaneously pulling out other toys, from cubes to inanimate objects. — Have any of you found Knuckles' traits? — Look, guys, dig deeper! — the commander orders his soldiers, and then turns towards Mephiles, salutes him and answers: — No, sir. We continue to search. At this time, Gerald, Eggman, Boco and Deko were near the window and, using the curtain as communication for Morse code, communicated with the gnome. Eggman turns and replies: — The neighbor's gnome said that it was not in his garden, but he would continue to look. At this moment, the door opens slightly and Maria Robotnik, Shadow, Sonic, Amy, Silver and Blaze enter the room. — There is no hat anywhere in Anya’s room. We searched all the corners there. — Maria says, and Shadow nods in confirmation of her words. Sonic approaches Mephiles and Cream and decides to talk to them: — And so, guys. Before I leave with Tails and Knuckles, let's distribute things to do during my absence! Batteries need to be changed, keep the toy cycle going, and let everyone and Dr. Eggman learn what to do if part of you gets swallowed. — Certainly. Everything will be Okay. — Mephiles answers. — Okay. It seems that everything has been decided, which means everything will be fine. — the blue one answers, hugs Mephiles and Cream in turn and leaves. — Hurray, I found it! — Omega says, coming out from under the bed. — Did you find my hat? - Knuckles runs up to him. — Your hat? No. Bokkun lost his eye again. — the toy robot explains and shows his missing eye, before walking up to Bokkun and giving it to him. Bokkun puts his right missing eye back in. — Thank you friend. It’s hard for me to live like this when it’s easy to take it apart, although it’s also easy to put it back together. — This is bullshit. That's what friends are for, to help each other. — Omega answers and shakes his hand, accidentally unhooking it from his body. — Oh, sorry. I'll put it back in now. At that time, Knuckles was looking for his hat in his backpack, but even it wasn’t there. — Gr-r-r-r. This is probably the first time this year I won't go to a children's comic-con because of this stupid hat... Rouge comes up to him and says: — Knuckles, look at your boot. — Nonsense, Rouge, my hat can’t be there. — But you just look! Knuckles rolls his eyes as he sighs and lifts his right foot, seeing only David's name written on the sole of his foot. — Do you see? No hat. There is only a name — David. — Right. I have the same thing. — Tails intervenes in the conversation, showing his sole with David's name. — And the boy who wrote it will take you with him even without your hat. Tails then steps aside, leaving Rouge and Knuckles alone. The plush echidna was now sad not because he couldn’t find the hat, but because he was almost rude to Rouge. — Forgive me, Rouge! You know, I've been waiting for this for a whole year. David, Sonic and Tails are the only ones we go there. Rouge walks up to Knuckles, wraps her arms around his shoulders, and pulls him close. — You're so cute when you're worried. — Rouge, Cream will see us. — He says, smiling uncertainly. — Well, let! — Rouge answers, grinning and almost climbs up to kiss him. Cream, looking at them, grins, baring her teeth in a smile, and almost shows them a finger up, and Mephiles covers her eyes with his hand and turns her away. — Let’s go watch your new favorite animated series about Shadow the Hedgehog, which was released a year ago! — he tells her. Cream sighs heavily, but still agrees: — Okay. They go to the TV, take the remote control and just turn on the TV by pressing the red button, when the screensaver of the new life show “Life with Emperor Saggan” suddenly appears. After her, Karl Saggan himself immediately appears, seated on the throne. Outwardly, he looked like Wander from the animated series "Wander Over Yonder", only his hat was dark lilac and slightly tattered, instead of legs there were hooves with holes like Swiss cheese, and two small fangs of teeth protruded from his mouth , the eyes were blue with white pupils, and the fur was dark gray in color. — Welcome to the next episode of the show “Life with Emperor Saggan” and I’m with you, Karl Chrysalisov Saggan. In this issue, I decided to advertise to all of you, dear viewers, the city and country in which I live. Land of Mists, Empire of Saggan. There are many wonders in my country that you will never find in other countries around the world. In addition to the beautiful and thick fog that always exists in my country and never evaporates, you will see incredible animals such as giant praying mantises, six-legged monsters, tentacles from Planet X... When Sonic heard this transmission, standing on the bed, he panicked and shouted: — MEPHILES, CRIM, TURN IT OFF BEFORE NO ONE HEARS IT!!! Mephiles panicked and began clicking different buttons on the remote control. — WHERE IS THIS BUTTON??? At this time, Karl Saggan himself began advertising his official website on TV and a line appears below for the appearance of each letter of the name of this site. — Read all further and complete details about my country on my official website W, W, W, dot, Emperor Sa... — Oh, what are you doing? Here she is! — Cream takes the remote control from Mephiles and presses the red button, causing the TV to turn off. — That's an ugly foreign dictator. At this moment Big comes into the room. — Hi guys. There is bad news and good. Which one should I start with? — Better start with a good one! — Bokkun asked. — Okay, Knuckles! — the pillow cat turns to the stuffed echidna and takes out the cowboy hat that he sometimes wore. — Good news - I found your hat. — My hat? — Knuckles was delighted, shook the cat’s hands and put the hat on his head. — Thank you, buddy. Where was she? — But this is already bad news. — Big replies, turning his gaze to the door behind him. At that very moment, the stern rumblings and angry meows of an evil cat were heard outside the door. — Oh no! It's Sirius! - Blaze got scared, holding her cheeks. — ALARM, THE CAT IS COMING!!! — shouts the commander of G.U.N. and all the soldiers run up to the door to keep it closed. Big, Omega and the Time Eater also block and help the soldiers. — EVERYONE TAKE YOUR FIGHTING POSITIONS, GO, GO!!! All the other toys began to run and hide in panic, in all directions. At this moment, the matured cat Sirius, who has grown a little, but still looks like the same kitten, tries to open the door, but the toys barely hold on and do not allow him to run in. When Sirius manages to break into the room, he begins to run around the room as if he is looking for someone. He ran around the room, looked under the carpet with his head for three seconds, and then, turning his attention to the backpack, ran towards it. The cat climbed his head inside the backpack and pulled out Knuckles in the hat, who at that time was pretending not to be alive. She places him on the floor next to her, hisses at him like a tiger growls at prey, and then begins to lick his face with her tongue. This makes Knuckles suddenly come to life and tries to push his muzzle away from his head with his hands. — Well, okay, okay, okay! You found me, Sirius. Well done. CinemaSins: So the toys are afraid of the cat and pretend not to be alive in front of him, because in fact some of them are not afraid of him and they don’t have to pretend not to be alive in front of him? AntiSins: Or maybe because, both for the toys and for the cat himself, this is just such a game and none of this is serious? Sirius steps back a little to allow the stuffed echidna to get to his feet. — Well, how did he cope? — Knuckles asks Gerald, who was sitting on a shelf with a large calculator. — This is almost his new record. — he answers. Tails crawls out from under the bed and gives commands: — Okay, sit down! — he says, and Sirius sits down on his back with his hind legs. — Come on, paws up! — he adds, raising his right hand with his index finger. Sirius obediently stands on his hind legs and raises his upper ones to the top. — And piw! — imitates a shot, and Sirius pretends to be shot and falls on his back. — Well done, good cat. — Knuckles praises the living cat, scratching its chin, and it purrs in response. — Who will miss us when we leave? That's right, you will.

Meanwhile, on the floor below

      Dennis comes to visit the Draytons along with Stephanie, who has long packed her things and was waiting for her faithful friend and neighbor to get ready. — Uncle Dennis! — the boy joyfully extended his arms and hugged his middle neighbor, and then also hugged his girlfriend. — Hello, David, are you, as always, ready to go with us to the camp of young Sonic fans? — Stephanie asked. — I’ve had everything in my backpack for a long time, but it’s still there. — David answers. — David, have you packed your things? — asked Lili. — Yes mom. They are in my room. — the son answers his mother. David and Stephanie go up the stairs to the second floor and go into David's room. By that time, all the toys had returned to their lying places, where they had all been lying before, and the cat pretended that he was just lying on the floor in his room and sleeping in the middle of the day. Children come up to the cat and sit on their knees next to him. — Hello, Sirius. Do you remember me? — Stephanie asks, and the cat wakes up, yawns, pulls itself up and walks past as if it hadn't noticed them. He pretends that he was just passing by and doesn’t know anything. — He's been acting strange lately. But we'll deal with that later. — David says and looks around the room. Finding Knuckles with his hat next to the shelf, Tails on the bed pillow, and Sonic next to the backpack containing his things, he takes each in his hands. — Hello, Knuckles, Tails, Sonic. Are you ready to go with us to the sonic fan camp? — David, Stephanie! — the children heard Dennis’s voice. — My car has a punctured tire. Wait another ten minutes and we'll go. — Okay, dad. says Stephanie. David thought that ten minutes was enough for a small game and was about to invite Stephanie to play, but then a child’s cry was heard from the next room. — Anya burst into tears again. Wait here, I'll be right there. — said the boy and went to find out what was the matter. When David went far enough and closed the door to the room, the toys decided to come to life again, since Stephanie could not be afraid. — Hello, Stephanie! — Sonic greeted, and the others waved their hands in a friendly manner. — Are you ready to come with us? — Hi guys. Yes I'm ready. I still can’t believe that I’m going to Sonikcon camp with you! — David and I go there every year. Maybe you'll like it there too. — Tails said. — Hope. I'm even a little worried. — Stephanie grabbed each other with both palms. — You have nothing to fear. — Sonic reassured her, placing his hand on her left knee. — Remember how we moved here together from the old city. You weren’t afraid of anything and believed that each of us would have a good life here. And you will also enjoy the camp at Sonikkon. Maybe you'll meet some new friends. — And you are good psychologists who listen and support. — the girl smiled, taking the toy Sonic in her hand and patting him on the head like a little animal. — You know. I’m even sorry that it’s in your nature to do this. — What is included? — the hedgehog didn’t understand, and Stephanie answered: — Pretend to be inanimate when we are nearby or just looking at you. My dad was right when he told me that toy friends are better than real people, among whom there are always evil, greedy, and even those who like to bully. You are at least a different matter, and most importantly, I’m not ashamed to share some secrets with you. — We know. We ourselves sometimes think about it and regret it. We ourselves would even like to come to life at least once, at least in front of David himself, when he is alone in the room. But alas, every time someone walks into someone’s room or if we recognize that someone is entering the room, it’s as if by reflex we run to our previous places and pretend that we are not alive. — Sonic explained. — In general, it’s not our fault that we are designed this way. To be honest, we ourselves don’t understand why we do this. But we once upon a time heard one myth from one toy. They say one crazy person, when two toys still dared to come to life before his eyes and make contact with him, as if with another civilization from outer space, he... — further Eggman doubted whether the girl should know about this. — And then what happened to them? — she asked, and the chubby toy with a mustache decided to finish, since she was interested. — He was scared of them, as if he had seen the demons of Hell, grabbed them, threw them to burn in the oven, and then began to tell everyone. But of course no one believed him and laughed at him, and he, in turn, claimed that he was telling the truth until he was taken to a psychiatric hospital. And those two toys died, burned in the oven due to their stupidity. Therefore, perhaps we are a little afraid of you, people, and pretend to be not alive in front of you... Well, so that a similar story does not repeat itself again. Memories immediately flashed before Stephanie of how she first met Sonic, Shadow and Silver in the old house, plus accidentally catching them alive. Of course, she was scared of them then, but at least she wasn’t as crazy as Oscar and simply chose to run away. And it’s good that she later got to know them better and was no longer afraid. And the toys themselves, having learned that she at least keeps their secret that they are alive, may not be afraid of her and not pretend to be not alive in front of her. Unless of course she is either alone or with her grandfather. Considering that he also knows about it. — And I was always afraid that if people found out that the toys were alive, they would start catching them and keeping them outside their will, like pets in cages. — added Cream. — Or even worse. They will drag in their scientific laboratories and there they will study us under microscopes or perform various and dangerous experiments on us. Ugh. What a horror. Stephanie just smiles and pats the bunny on the head. — Remember! I, and especially grandpa, will never do this to you or other toys. You are all our friends, and friends never betray friends. Right? All the toys nodded in response: Bokkun, judging by the shadows in the distance in the next room, saw that David had calmed his little sister in the stroller and was about to return: — David is already returning. — he said and everyone was about to return to their seats, when suddenly Stephanie came up with an idea for how she and David would play with them for the last time: — Guys, I have an idea! — she said, and the toys, after listening to her, each stood in a different place. Stephanie herself will pretend as if she herself put them that way. At this moment David returned to the room. — She has finally calmed down. Sorry. Anya has been crying a lot lately. — David apologized. — It's okay. Do you know why she's crying? — Stephanie asked. — Mom says that she feels that I will leave soon. Although we don't know for sure. — Anya hasn’t spoken yet? — Not yet. Mom and dad are trying to teach her to speak, but so far nothing. — at that moment David noticed that the toys were in other places. — Just a minute. The toys were in other places! How did they move? — I rearranged them. — said the girl, sticking to her plan. — Sorry, but I decided to play a little while you were with your little sister. — Nothing. I myself wanted to invite you to play while you have time. — the boy reassured, and then asked. — By the way, will you take any of the toys with you to the camp? — Don't know. I don't have a toy that would be suitable for Sonikkon. — Stephanie admitted. — What about Gerald Robotnik’s toy? — It belongs to dad. — And you ask him, maybe he’ll let you take it with you!? - the boy suggested and the girl thought about her friend’s proposal. — Yes. I think I'll do that. Having finished discussing the trip to Soniccon, they began to play the game and, as usual, used their imagination.       From the top corner of the screen, Amy Rose appears tied up in chains and calls for help: — FOR HELP!!! HELP!!! On a high cliff, two hedgehogs, Sonic and Shadow, appear from lava cracks. — LET HER LET GO, DOCTOR EGGMAN!!! — No way, Sonic and Shadow. — the evil inventor answers and laughs like Santa Claus. The camera zooms out to reveal an army of G.U.N soldiers. with hypnotizing helmets on their heads. — The choice is yours. Who should I give it to? Sharks? A chain with Amy tied up flies to a lake of lava from under which a shark swims out and says: — Hi, I'm Lenny. — Or a maniac for reprisals? — the doctor adds, and Amy, tied up on a chain, flies to the house in which the weasel Neg was sitting, trying to start the chainsaw and laughing villainously. — Choose! David picks up the control panel of the toy car, holding Shadow next to him. — We choose Silver. — he says and starts the radio-controlled car inside the box that Silver was sitting on at that time. — What? — Stephanie pretended that Eggman raised his hands in surprise. — What choice is this? — It's no u-u-use! — David says at the moment when Silver took off in a car on a springboard from a bucket and a book, knocking Eggman off the Lego pedestal. Even the construction set fell and crumbled, knocking several soldiers to the floor. Consider that the three of them outplayed everyone at once and won. David then presents Sonic to Amy, who was held by a thread by Stephanie. — I saved you again, Amy. — he says on behalf of Sonic. — My hero! — Stephanie does the same on behalf of Amy and then they bring their heads together, pretending to kiss. — Thank you, Silver. — says Shadow. — You're welcome, buddy. — the white hedgehog answers, after which Sonic and Shadow stand between him, whom he takes by the arms. — Remember, those who dare to stand in the way of three true friends — Sonic, Shadow and Silver, will be in trouble. At that moment, David accidentally but too strongly pulled Sonic, who was taken by Silver's arm, so that a seam was cut on his right shoulder. Sonic himself at this moment cannot stand it and accidentally comes to life, screams in pain, his eyes bulging. David and Stephanie's eyes bulge out from what they saw and heard.

Take No. 2

      David accidentally but too strongly pulled Sonic, who was taken by Silver's arm, so that a seam was cut on his right shoulder. David lets out a short “Ah!” at what he sees. in fright and puts Silver on the floor, looking at Sonic's broken arm. — Oh no! — Children, let's go! Dennis is already waiting in the car. — Lili came into the room to say that it was time to go, but when she saw her son, she became worried. — What's happened? — Mom, Sonic’s arm is broken! — David says and shows Sonic with a torn seam. — Oh no! — Mom is upset that the toy is broken, but is quietly happy that the children are okay. — It happened by accident! We just decided to play and... — Stephanie began, trying to explain what happened. — Everything is fine. This is pretty much what I expected. — Lili said calmly, knowing full well that no one is to blame for what happened. — We’ve had Sonic for a very long time. Its breakdown was a matter of time. — David, maybe this year you can take only Tails and Knuckles? — Stephanie asked, trying to find an alternative. — No. Let them stay at home. — answered the boy, upset about the breakage of his favorite toy. — It’s a shame, dear, but you know: toys don’t last forever. — Lili was not very surprised by this answer, since she knew about David’s tradition of taking three toy friends to the camp. She put Sonic on the shelf so she could try stitching him up later. David himself looked at Sonic with a sour and thoughtful expression. He himself could not even imagine that this would ever happen. Stephanie stands next to him and lightly clasps his right shoulder with her left palm, hinting that he should not be so upset. Having listened to her, he and his mother leave the room, after which the toys come to life again. Even Sonic, and he was shocked that he ended up on the shelf, and all because of such a trifle that his hand was just slightly torn off. After all, he could still feel and move it, as if nothing had happened. Tails and Knuckles even more so, but not because they weren’t hired this year, but because Sonic was given a figurative resignation. As David, Stephanie and Lili walked down the stairs, the latter saw Lili carrying David's backpack in her hand and suddenly remembered that she had left her backpack in David's room and accidentally forgot about it while she was playing with him. — Oh, it seems I forgot my backpack. I'm coming now! — she said and ran back. — Hurry up, Stephanie! Your daddy won't wait long. — says Lili and at this time she tried to calm her son down so that he would not be so upset. Stephanie quickly returned to David's room and the toys fell again, as if by reflex. Fortunately, only Sonic remained alive, because he was on the shelf and could not be seen from here. Realizing that it is Stephanie, he shouts: — Don't worry, it's Stephanie. The toys are relieved to come to life again, and at this time the girl finds her backpack left on David’s bed. She sighs with relief and, taking it, is about to leave, but suddenly stops, looking at Knuckles and Tails. A little trick comes to her mind. She opens her backpack and, widening the entrance to it, asks them to enter there. — Let's go while no one sees! — Wait, but David said that it’s better to leave all three of us at home. — said the two-tailed man. — Although I’m upset that I wasn’t accepted this year, I’m even more upset that Sonic won’t come with us. If he doesn’t go, then we won’t go either. — declares the echidna in the hat. — But you wanted to get there so badly. Is not it so? — Just think, they wanted to. — Knuckles waved his hand, pretending to be calm. — David and I go there every year anyway. No luck this year, better luck next year. Overall I'm not upset. — But here, of course, he lied so as not to upset the girl. After all, in fact, he really wanted to get there. — Tails, Knuckles, think better! David is already upset that none of you went with him. Sneak into our car for David's sake, at least secretly, so that he smiles at you, not expecting to see you. At least you can do this so that he doesn’t feel sad? Stephanie's words made the fox and the echidna think about what they themselves had already accepted, looked at each other and thought again. Then they looked at Sonic on the shelf, and he smiled at them and whispered: — Go! Tails and Knuckles both nodded in response to the girl. Then they obediently jumped into her backpack and Stephanie closed her backpack. — Stephanie, how long have you been there? — David called his friend from below a little calmly. — I'm coming, David! — she answers and almost skipped out of the room, stopping at the exit and looking at Sonic on the shelf. By the way, she was also sorry that this happened. — Forgive us, Sonic. — she answers him and moves on. The blue hedgehog didn’t even know what to answer her. For now, all he could do was sit on the shelf, like someone resting on a bench, and watch out the window as Dennis started the car and drove off down the road to the right. David and Stephanie were sitting in the backseat with their backpacks. Moreover, the latter was still sitting a little upset, but did not suspect anything, and Stephanie was looking straight at the house, as if she was looking directly at Sonic through the window on that very shelf. Realizing this, he waves goodbye to her with that same broken hand, thinking that she will see him. All the toys on the floor at this time come closer to the shelf and look at the top, worried about their friend. — Sonic, how are you? — Blaze almost shouted. — Nothing. Don't worry about me. — he answers them from above. — I thought that only I was destined for such a fate, sometimes to break at the wrong moment. — Shadow was a little sad. At this moment, Nack crawls out from under the bed and says optimistically: — Hey, did I miss something? All the toys looked at him in surprise. — Where have you been?! — asked Amy. — I was looking for Knuckles' hat under the bed, and what? — Neg didn’t understand anything, and then drew attention to Sonic’s legs hanging from the shelf. — What's happened? — Sonic was dismissed and David went to camp without him. — Bokkun said quietly and received a slap on the head from Eggman. Bokkun clutches the back of his head in pain. — Ah!!! For what? — For all the good! Can't you see how bad Sonic is already? — But I didn’t say anything like that. Just told it like it is. — And Eggman gave him another slap on the head. — Ay! Well, that's enough! — It's okay, Eggman, I'm not offended. — Sonic said calmly, because Bokkun really wasn’t to blame. — Don't be upset, Sonic! We will be with you no matter what happens! — tried to support Amy. — I know. Thank you, friends. — thanks the blue hedgehog, after which he lifts his legs completely onto the shelf, lays down on one of the books, as if on a pillow, and thinks. — "Okay. I think they are right. In general, David and I go there every year. If you weren't lucky this year, you'll be lucky next year. This is not the end of the world yet. Left only one thing! Sit and wait." While he was thinking, he did not notice how he immediately closed his eyes and fell asleep. Apparently out of boredom.