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Cubot awoke from his afternoon nap to the sound of bickering. It wasn't exactly the best way to wake up, but then again, he wasn't supposed to be asleep while watching the surveillance tapes. He scanned each camera to see who was at fault, but it wasn't needed, since he could hear them loud and clear.
"There's no way they'll ever put Mega Man in Smash Brothers. Capcom would never hand him over."
"It's only a suggestion. They put you in, didn't they? You'd think that SEGA'd be a lot more tight fisted about your image."
"Dude, keep in mind that it's a game about kicking the living crap outta Mario. I'm surprised that I wasn't in Melee- SEGA already knew that they were circling the drain at that point."
"Boss, we have two hedgehogs on security cam five," Cubot said into his headset.
"Wha- Cubot, how many times do I have to tell you not to interrupt my mid-afternoon nap? I need to rest up for my mid-evening nap!"
"Oh, er- right, boss. What should we do about them?"
"That depends. Is it that blue rat and 'Pothead the Porcupine', or that blue rat and 'Angst the Hedgehog'?"
"Er, rat and Angst, sir."
"Hmmm... we could just blast them with that new high-powered laser cannon that I just installed, but that's no fun..." He paused for a bit, mumbling incoherently to himself. "I've got it! Why not let them in and save the best for later? After all, epic showdowns are the best when they're of epic proportions!"
"Er- right, boss. So shut down security measures for the time being?"
"Of course not! We can't make it too easy for them- they'll know what I'm setting up!"
Meanwhile, Sonic and Shadow were snooping around the outer gates of Eggman's base.
"Hmmm... looks like ol' Eggy actually hired someone competent to design his fortress of evil this time," Sonic said with a sigh.
"Either way, it's still not OSHA compliant. I think I hear spinning saw blades on the other side of this wall."
"Sweet! This could be fun!"
"We're not supposed to actually attack the fort until we have orders to do so."
"I know that we aren't, but why not have just a little fun while we're here?"
"Absolutely not- I'll report you right to the Commander and you'll never work with us again."
"Fine," Sonic sighed. "So how are you feeling about your first serious mission?"
"It'd be better if I could work alone."
"Well obviously someone wasn't paying attention during Heroes... As a member of Team Sonic, I expect you to live by the Power of Friendship!"
"I work alone."
"Then what about Rouge? And what about training Maria this morning? Don't tell me that that was just for self-defense reasons."
"Occasionally I'll permit some outside help from a trusted source."
"...Right."
"So when will you be leaving?"
"Dunno. Tails, Blaze, and Knuckles are staying too, FYI. We need them for our full-scale assault, whenever that is. Knuckles wasn't fully on board with the idea last night, which is why he wasn't there. Cream just came to be polite."
"That makes sense. So who's watching Blaze and Knuckles' emeralds, then?"
"The Chaotix."
"I wouldn't even trust them with the keys to my motorcycle..." Shadow said after a long pause.
"Don't say that. Their theme song clearly states-"
"Let me stop you there. Their theme song is fantastic. They, however, are not."
"Yeah... A cha-llenge has been iss-ued by the Egg-man," Sonic started singing. "This mission's go-nna-"
"Stop it. Now."
"You're no fun."
"I don't care."
"Alright then... did I tell you about Tails' new job? GUN's actually hired him to do some of their tech work."
"That's great."
"Yeah... I can't help but wonder what he'll be doing. I mean, I'm very proud of him of course, but I wonder about what they'll have him do... Just putting together his qualifying project was a nightmare for him."
"So I take it that you'll be in my chest hair a lot more often now that your best friend will essentially be living with me?"
"I guess so. Just think of it as an early Christmas present. It's the gift that keeps on giving all year 'round!" There was a long, uncomfortable silence, and then Shadow started on a new topic.
"Have you ever wondered what would happen if we ever actually defeated the Doctor?"
"Of course. I think about it all the time, actually."
"So you realize that if we actually manage to kill him, that it would be the end of the series, right?"
"Maybe. I suppose that we could always go the Archie route and live by the monster of the week formula until ol' Eggy miraculously turned up again."
"True." There was an even longer and more uncomfortable silence.
"There's the entrance. I suppose we'll have to keep quiet now." With that, Sonic sped towards the ominous-looking door. Shadow followed at his heels, ready to prove himself towards his superiors.
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