02x04 - Alone Again, Unnaturally

[bunniefuu]

Grr!

Whoa! What happened?
I haven't felt this horrible

since I accidentally saw Comedy
Chimp's swimsuit calendar.

(Shudders) November.

And why am I dressed like
a discount-bin action figure?

Hello? Anybody here?

This place is deserted
and depressing.

It's Amy's poetry slam
all over again.

Am I right? (Laughs)

Oh, yeah, right.

Maybe Tails knows
what's going on.

Tails! You here?
Maybe he's with Amy.

Ah, I guess it's my own fault.
You snooze, you lose.

Tails? Amy?

Phew! They're not here.

I mean, oh, no!
They're not here!

Nobody at Meh Burger either.
Actually, that makes sense.

Think, Sonic.
How did this happen?

Sonic speed-boost experiment,
take one. Slingshot.

- Everyone ready?
- Ready!

Ready!

Tails,
are you sure this is safe?

Oh, right. Almost forgot!

- Hit it, Sticks!
- Yah!

Whoa!

Ow!

Sonic speed-boost experiment,
take two.

Operation Rocket Skates.

Uh... Hold on. My head's
still pounding from the last go.

- He said "go!"
- Wait. What?

(Screams)

Oh, no, Sonic!
You scuffed my skates!

Sonic speed-boost experiment,
take three. The moving sidewalk!

Oooh!

Since Sonic's so fast
on solid ground, logic dictates,

if the ground is moving,
he'd be even faster!

This one doesn't look so bad.

Ugh! I missed that last part.
Can we do it again?

- (Groans)
- OK, you guys,

I'll be the first to admit
my speed-boost experiments

were a tad inconclusive.

Does "inconclusive" mean
the same thing as "hilarious"?

You know what they say,
no pain, no gain.

I'm sorry if this was
painful for you, Tails.

I'm OK.
Without your broken ribs,

I would never
have invented this.

My UltraSonic Speed Amplifier!

Spare me
your half-hearted applause.

When you see
what this baby can do,

your applause will be at least
three-quarter-hearted.

So,
if I wear this for six weeks,

- will my ribs heal properly?
- No.

My control panel will send
amplification signals

to your chest plate, allowing
you to reach unparalleled speeds

all using state-of-the-art
blast-processing technology!

"Blast-processing technology"?

Those are just
phoney-baloney buzz words

- to fool the simple-minded!
- "Blast-processing technology"?

- Oh! Gimme, gimme, gimme!
- Ready to go, Sonic?

Are you serious? After all
you put me through this morning?

Absolutely!

- Wow! It works!
- How you feeling, Sonic?

Like a hummingbird on his third
espresso! You're a genius!

- How about a little more juice?
- Good idea!

(Slurps)

And I'll up the levels, too.

Woo-hoo! Faster!

- Faster!
- Maybe we should...

Faster!

- I know it was you.
- It wasn't me. It was him.

But him is you.

He's going so fast that he's
appearing two places at once!

But we could always go faster!
Tails, crank it!
: : , --] : : ,
We should run more tests
before we push it...

Do it!

(Grunts)

Think, Sonic.
How did this happen?

Must've been Eggman!

These are Sonic's
last coordinates

before we lost contact.

I can't believe
you disintegrated Sonic!
: : , --] : : ,
- Not cool, Tails.
- Of all people,

who'd have thought Sonic
would go off the grid before me?

He must know something we don't!
(Screaming)

Calm down, you guys.
I know what happened.

The blast-processing in
my UltraSonic speed amplifier

caused his molecules
to vibrate so fast

he went out of phase
with our plane of existence.

Uh, can you explain that again?

Only this time, as if you were
explaining it to me.

- Sonic isn't gone.
- Of course he's not gone.

He'll always be with us,
in our hearts.

- Dibs on his stuff!
- What? No!

No, I mean
he's literally still here.

He's just out of phase
with the rest of us.

Hmm. Maybe if I recalibrate
the controller,

I can communicate with him!

Ask him if it's cool
if I take his hammock.

Eggman, show yourself!

I'll give you to
the count of three to come out

and then I start
breaking stuff. One... two...

What the snap
happened to my wall?

Huh? Aaah!

You brought this upon yourself,
Egghead!

(Shrieks)

Get a hold of yourself, Eggman,
you're a man of science.

As such, you know there's only
one explanation for this...

A g-g-g-g-ghost!

Good thing I downloaded
that ghost-hunting app.

Just gotta scan
for their energy signatures...

Hmm. Not picking up anything.
The spirit must be gone.

Huh. Guess Eggman's
not here after all.

I almost feel bad about
trashing the place. Almost.

Let's see if the security cam
picked up any ghostly orbs.

- Aaah!
- Oh, man, when they see this,

the mods at the Phantom Finders
message board

are gonna regret banning you!

Those pre-teen tyrants
are drunk with power,

but even they can't deny...
Wait.

- What's that? Orbot, enhance!
- (Sighs) Computer, enhance.

Interesting.

- Does it mean Sonic's a ghost?
- Dibs on his stuff!

- Sonic, can you hear me?
- Tails? I read you!

- Where are ya, buddy?
- Sonic, can you hear me?

- Sonic! Sonic, are you there?
- Tails! Am I glad to see you.

Well, sort of see you.
What's going on?

You went too fast and wound up
out of phase with our plane.

But I could just...

Tails? Tails?

- (Screaming)
- (Evil laugh)

Oh! Am I catching you
at a bad time?

Of course I am! That's the idea!
What better time for an ambush

than when that blue buffoon is
on another plane of existence?

- Grr!
- Knuckles, you protect Tails

so he can work on saving Sonic.
: : , --] : : ,
We'll hold off Eggman.

Almost got it!

Sonic,
I know how to get you back,

but you'll need
my control panel to exist

- on the same plane as you.
- How are we gonna do that?

- I'm coming in after you!
- Are you sure that's safe?

No, but I'm not
leaving you behind!

(Screaming)

This. Is. So. Cool.

Oh, you run like that
all the time?

Can I ask you a question?
How do you keep your lunch down?

Sorry, Tails, but there are
some secrets you can't share.

We need to get back
and help the g*ng.

Like, now!

Why isn't it working?

It doesn't have enough power
to get us both up to speed.

We're not going fast enough.

Never tell me
I'm not going fast enough.

Aaah!

- We can't take 'em all!
- (Evil laugh)

Huh?

Did you miss me?

Well, this plan
kinda hinged on your absence,

- so, no, not really.
- Let's do it, Tails!

I think I'll sit this one out,
if you don't mind.

More for me then!

(Mechanical screaming)

I didn't say retreat!
Come back here!

(Cheering)

Great to have you back, Sonic!

You might notice a few things
missing from your shack.

I can neither confirm nor deny
my involvement in that.

I guess that's the end of our
Sonic speed-boost experiments.

I'm fast enough anyway.

And, fortunately, my best friend
had my back the whole time.

You're welcome, buddy.

What say we grab a Meh Burger
to celebrate our victory?

Wait for me!

Actually, I think I'll walk.