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ACT II
EXT. WAI-CHUNG CASINO - EVENING
The three Northamerians stand in front of the casino. Tails looks a little queasy
SONIC: This is the place?
DULCY: This is what Sally gave me. Yeah.
TAILS: Good! Can we find a bathroom. That stuff we had for lunch's made me gassy.
DULCY: Yes, I should have realized. Northern Dragon Land cooking might not be as easy on the stomach of someone as young as you Tails.
SONIC: I thought it was great!
TAILS: Well of course YOU would think that Sonic.
SONIC: Alright lets go for Tails' sake.
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INT. WAI-CHUNG CASINO - FOYER
Sonic and Dulcy wait outside the bathroom as Tails uses the facilities. He emerges from out the door.
TAILS: I've never been in a bathroom like that before!
SONIC: Really?
TAILS: Yeah its so...clean.
DULCY: Beats the old outhouse in Knothole huh?
TAILS: Yeah!
SONIC: Alright I got to go check this out...
Sonic opens the bathroom door and sees how spotless it is from the other side.
SONIC: Great light! This is far more modern than even Acorn Palace!
DULCY: Really? Let me see!
Dulcy pokes her head in, suddenly there's a scream.
BATHROOM OCCUPANT: (V.O.) HEY THIS IS THE MEN'S ROOM!
Dulcy quickly pulls her head out.
DULCY: Oh! So sorry!
Her typical shade of turquoise now has a very red hue.
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INT. CASINO MAIN FLOOR
Sonic and crew walk down the main floor of the Casino. Around them are about various dragons and Mobians playing various games of chance and gambling.
DULCY: Never thought I'd see my kind have...businesses like this.
TAILS: Everybody's got make ends meet Dulce.
Sonic approaches a floor manager.
SONIC: Hi! We're here for the...sale.
FLOOR MANAGER: Sale? What Sale sir?
SONIC: You know...the auction.
FLOOR MANAGER: We...don't do that kind of business here. You must mistaken.
DULCY: Really? We heard otherwise.
FLOOR MANAGER: Who are you? You don't look like you're from here.
DULCY: I'm not and these two aren't either.
FLOOR MANAGER: Yes, you're very underdressed. Where are you from anyway?
TAILS: We're from Nor--
Sonic covers Tails' mouth.
SONIC: We're from someplace far away where just wearing gloves and shoes are the latest trend. Now are you going to tell us where the auction is or not?
FLOOR MANAGER: Maybe. How much you worth?
Sonic looks at Dulcy with an "Oh brother..." expression. Dulcy tosses the manager a gold bar from out of the sack she's been carrying. The manager looks at it in astonishment.
FLOOR MANAGER: This is pure Northamer gold. Where did you get it?
SONIC: Oh...the pure Northamer Gold Store.
Tails just rolls his eyes.
FLOOR MANAGER: Come this way.
The Floor Manager leads the trio down through the Casino. Elsewhere another trio: The Hooligans, also heads their direction.
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INT. CASINO, BACK HALL
The Floor Manager pulls a lever in the shape of a candlestick and a hidden door opens.
FLOOR MANAGER: This way gentlemen...and woman.
Sonic and crew enter it.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
The auction is clearly run by the underworld. Lots of unsavory looking characters. Dulcy turns to Sonic.
DULCY: I don't like this Sonic.
SONIC: That makes two of us Dulce.
TAILS: More like three of us.
While studying the crowd, Sonic is "tapped" on the shoulder. He turns and sees that its NICOLE ELLIDY, who signals to him to have another talk. Sonic turns to the others
SONIC: Uhh...Tails, Dulce, I'll be right back.
TAILS: What? Why? Where are you going Sonic?
SONIC: Uhhh...just somewhere.
Sonic walks away. Dulcy and Tails look confused. Behind them several feet away, hiding behind a curtain, is Knuckles. He presses something on his ear. A portable communications device.
KNUCKLES: I'm in.
VECTOR: (V.O.) Any sign of your bat?
KNUCKLES: None so far. Not him or the Silk White Specter either.
CHARMY: (V.O.) She wont be showing up. Word on the street says Rouge's out sick.
KNUCKLES: Good.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, OVER SIDE OF THE ROOM
Sonic comes to the other side of the auction area where Nicole is waiting for him.
SONIC: Nikki...what are you doing here?
HEAD NICOLE: To warn you.
SONIC: Warn me? Warn me about what?
HEAD NICOLE: I think you're walking into a trap Sonic.
SONIC: A trap? A trap for us?
HEAD NICOLE: No, not for you. Someone else.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
FANG, BEAN, AND BARK ENTER THE AUCTION ROOM. THEY WALK PAST TAILS AND DULCY WHO PAY NO ATTENTION TO THEM.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, KNUCKLES' HIDING PLACE
Knuckles sees the Hooligans enter.
KNUCKLES: Well, well guess who's here.
RAY: (V.O.) Who?
KNUCKLES: Its our old pal The Sniper!
ESPIO: (V.O.) Fang?!? I thought he got busted back in Soleanna.
KNUCKLES: Apparently not.
VECTOR: (V.O.) No he was!
KNUCKLES: What?
VECTOR: (V.O.) Got bailed out but the guards found his cell empty. No sign of any escape either. Its like The Hooligans just vanished.
KNUCKLES: As if by magic...That settles it. Fang is our target.
ESPIO: (V.O.)I thought we were looking for a bat.
KNUCKLES: That bat attacked me with abilities outside the realm of physics. That means he's a magician of some sort. He probably used his magic to break them out!
CHARMY: (V.O.) That's a huge leap Knux, even for me!
KNUCKLES: Nevertheless...
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, OVER SIDE OF THE ROOM
Sonic studies the audience attempting to find out who the trap is for.
SONIC: I don't get it. If its not for us, then who? I don't see no crab or gorilla here.
HEAD NICOLE: Somebody's working for Naugus here. A stand in.
SONIC: A stand in? Whaddaya mean a stand in?
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
Dulcy and Tails notice Sonic apparently talking to himself in the rear corner of the auction.
DULCY: What the heck?
TAILS: Oh no not again...
DULCY: Is...is it Spring Fever?
TAILS: No. I saw Sonic do this this last year. I still don't know why.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, OVER SIDE OF THE ROOM
Sonic continues to chat with Nicole.
HEAD NICOLE: What it means is somebody here is probably working for Naugus because he doesn't want to show himself.
SONIC: Oh a go between. Of course...
HEAD NICOLE: Sonic just be careful ok?
SONIC: Right, I will Nikki.
Sonic walks back over to Tails and Dulcy.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
Sonic rejoins Tails and Dulcy. They look at him strangely.
SONIC: What?!?
DULCY: Who were you talking to?
SONIC: Oh...uh...myself. Yes. Myself.
TAILS: Uhhh...Sonic?
SONIC: I'm FINE Tails! Seriously!
Just then the auctioneer emerges.
AUCTIONEER: Please take your seats.
Sonic, Dulcy, and Tails take their chairs and are handed a little sign with a number on it by a passing attendant.
SONIC: Thank you!
The three turn their attention to the auctioneer.
AUCTIONEER: Thank you all for coming, we have a full night of items up for bid, starting with this priceless vase from Edokyo...
SONIC: Oh no...
AUCTIONEER: Can I have 2000 zen, 2000 zen! Can I have 3000? 3000 zen! 3500? 3500!...
Dulcy attempts to bid on the vase but is stopped by Sonic.
SONIC: Dulcy! No!
DULCY: But I like the color!
AUCTIONEER: 75000 once... 75000 twice... SOLD! To the man in the yellow hat!
A chimpanzee comes up and claims the vase.
AUCTIONEER: Next...
Sonic begins to sweat.
SONIC: Oh come on...
AUCTIONEER: This ancient tapestry!
TAILS: Aw crap! How long are we gonna be here???
AUCTIONEER: Can I have 8000?
SONIC: A while Tails, buckle up.
MONTAGE: THE AUCTION CONTINUES ON THROUGH THE NIGHT. AS IT GOES ON, SONIC, TAILS, AND DULCY ATTEMPT TO STAY AWAKE WHILE THE BORING AUCTION CONTINUES BUT EVENTUALLY TAILS NODS OFF AND DULCY IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD WHEN FINALLY...
AUCTIONEER: We come now to the final item of the evening.
SONIC: Tails!
Tails wakes up.
TAILS: Whu wuh did we miss it?
AUCTIONEER: This priceless artifact. A purple gemstone recovered from the city of Nilodon in Northern Efrica!
SONIC: There it is!
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, KNUCKLES' HIDING PLACE
Knuckles sees the Emerald being brought out.
KNUCKLES: It's out!
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
The auctioneer begins his pitch.
AUCTIONEER: As this is a high interest item, we will start the bidding at 100,000 Zen.
Tails turns to Sonic.
TAILS: Uhh Sonic...we don't have any Zen.
Sonic and Dulcy look at each other in shock. Dulcy turns to the auction goer next to her.
DULCY: Hey!
AUCTION GOER: Yes?
Dulcy pull out a gold bar.
DULCY: How much are these worth?
The auction goer stares at the gold bar.
AUCTION GOER: Is...is that pure gold?
SONIC: Yes. It is.
AUCTION GOER: A...at least 100,000 Zen a pop. I think.
The three Northamerians huddle together.
TAILS: How many of those do we have?
SONIC: We had 100, but I gave one to that guy. So now 99.
TAILS: That's...9,900,000 Zen!
SONIC: Good try to outbid us!
AUCTIONEER: 300,000! I have 300,000! Do I hear 350? 350,000? Going once! Going twice! Go--
Sonic raises his card.
AUCTIONEER: 350! Do I have 400?
Fang raises his card.
AUCTIONEER: 400!
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, KNUCKLES' HIDING PLACE
Knuckles continues to watch the auction.
KNUCKLES: It's Fang alright. He's bidding a lot.
RAY: (V.O.) How much?
KNUCKLES: They're up to 650 now. Wait a minute...Who are these guys?
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
The auction continues.
AUCTIONEER: 750! I have 750! Do I have 800?
Sonic bids again!
AUCTIONEER: 800! 800,000 Zen! Do I have 900?
Fang bids again. Bark turns to him.
BARK: Fang, this is getting out of control.
FANG: I KNOW!
BEAN: Who are we bidding against anyway?
Bark turns and sees Sonic and Friends bid again.
BARK: I dunno. Never seen them before. Looks like some blue guy, a fox, and a dragon.
FANG: A blue guy?
Fang quickly bids again.
AUCTIONEER: 1.25 Million! Do I have 1.5Million???
Sonic bids again.
TAILS: Sonic, are you sure we have this money?
SONIC: If we don't, your dishwashing skills better be good Tails.
AUCTIONEER: TWO MILLION! I am up to two million!
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, KNUCKLES' HIDING PLACE
Knuckles is stunned as the bidding continues.
KNUCKLES: This is bizarre.
ESPIO: (V.O.) What is?
KNUCKLES: Fang! He's in a bidding war with these three other guys...
RAY: (V.O.) Three other guys?
KNUCKLES: Yes. A fox, a dragon, and a...I think its a hedgehog.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION
The auctioneer is beginning to sweat as the stakes continue to rise.
AUCTIONEER: 6.5M I have 6.5M! Do I have 7???
Fang bids again! He's now aware of the other three. Sonic looks back at him.
SONIC: A trap...it might be for that guy!
TAILS: A trap? What trap? And why that guy?
SONIC: Because he's working for Naugus!
Dulcy gasps.
AUCTIONEER: I have 9.5M! Do I 9.75???
Sonic bids again.
TAILS: That's it we're out of money.
Fang hears that and turns to Bark and Bean.
FANG: They're out of money.
BEAN: Well then lets just bid 10m and get it over with.
FANG: We can't!
BARK: Why not?
FANG: We ran out of liquid assets at the 5m mark. I just wanted to see how far they'd go!
BEAN: Erasmus you moron!
FANG: Don't worry we'll jump 'em when this is over.
AUCTIONEER: Do I have 10 million zen? Going once? Going twice? SOLD!
The auctioneer slams down his hammer.
SONIC: Great Light! We actually won!
Dulcy hugs Sonic, Tails jumps out of his chair.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, KNUCKLES' HIDING PLACE
Knuckles is shocked that Fang has apparently folded
KNUCKLES: What the hell?...They actually won!
VECTOR: (V.O.) Fang?!?
KNUCKLES: No the three others!
CHARMY: (V.O.) You don't think we've been played do you?
KNUCKLES: A diversion tactic? It does seem like Fang's style. Have our attention squared at him while two random guys and a dragon not on our radar make off with the target.
ESPIO: (V.O.) Should I sneak up on them?
KNUCKLES: No. Lets see what they do first.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, CASHIER'S DESK
A female dragon runs the cashiers desk. Sonic, Tails, and Dulcy approach her.
CASHIER: Wow you three must be high rollers! That's nine million seven hundred fifty thousand zen please
Sonic pulls out a gold bar.
SONIC: We're going to be paying in these.
He hands the gold bar to the cashier. The cashier's eyes widen in shock.
CASHIER: This...this is gold! Pure gold!
TAILS: Yes it is. We've been told the exchange rate is 100,000 Zen a pop.
DULCY: And we have 99 of them in that bag.
CASHIER: Excuse me for a moment, I need to talk to the manager...
The cashier leaves. Sonic looks at Tails and Dulcy with an unsure look on his face. Suddenly a voice comes from behind them.
FANG: (O.S.) Howdy friend!
Sonic turns to see the Jerboa standing behind them.
SONIC: Oh...you're the guy we were bidding against.
FANG: Yes. Allow me to introduce myself. Erasmus Fang of Fang Antiques and Imports.
SONIC: I'm Sonic, he's Tails, and this is Dulcy. We're just in town on business.
FANG: Really! Where are you from?
DULCY: From Northamer...
Sonic and Tails turn to Dulcy with "You weren't supposed to say that!" expressions on their faces. Dulcy blushes embarrassedly.
FANG: Northamer?!? Well I'm from the Corridor and fled here after those robots showed up.
TAILS: Oh its much better now! The robots are gone!
FANG: Oh...well maybe I should pay it a visit sometime.
SONIC: Maybe...
The auctioneer and manager comes out.
AUCTIONEER: Sir, can I have a word with you?
SONIC: Sure.
AUCTIONEER: I...don't know if we can accept these.
DULCY: Why not? They're worth a fortune.
AUCTIONEER: Yes. I just don't know if I'm allowed to. You see this is Northamer gold.
TAILS: What's the problem with it?
AUCTIONEER: There are...restrictions on it placed by the Alliance of Independent Nations.
DULCY: Restrictions?!?
AUCTIONEER: Yes.
SONIC: Well I'm sure the restrictions will be lifted once you become aware of the current status of Northamer.
AUCTIONEER: What status is that?
TAILS: That we're free and independent again and the monarchy has been restored.
AUCTIONEER: Oh...well then...
Sonic takes a bar out of the sack and hands it to the cashier.
SONIC: You can keep the change.
The Auctioneer hands them the purple emerald.
AUCTIONEER: Pleasure doing with you, sirs.
SONIC: (TO TAILS AND DULCY) Lets get of of here!
DULCY: Lets.
FANG: (O.S.) Hey wait a minute!
SONIC: Yes.
FANG: Where did you get all that gold anyway?
TAILS: We have...connections.
FANG: Where?
DULCY: In the government.
FANG: Uh huh...
SONIC: See ya later purple guy!
Sonic and crew leave. Fang signals to Bean to follow them.
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INT. CASINO, AUCTION, KNUCKLES' HIDING PLACE
Knuckles sees Sonic's group depart.
KNUCKLES: They're leaving.
VECTOR: (V.O.) Do they still have the merchandise?
KNUCKLES: I think so...but they're being tailed by The Dynamite.
MIGHTY: (V.O.) Do we go in?
KNUCKLES: Negative. I'll follow them for a while.
RAY: (V.O.) Roger.
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INT. CASINO MAIN FLOOR
Sonic, Tails, and Dulcy renter the Casino from the behind the secret room.
SONIC: We got to find a place to stay that's under the radar.
TAILS: You think somebody will come after us?
SONIC: Certainly seems that way. That purple guy was a little too friendly.
DULCY: I can probably get us back to Efrica.
SONIC: Nah I don't want to risk you having to fly in the night Dulce.
DULCY: Good point.
BEAN: (O.S.) HEY YOU!
SONIC: Huh?
BEAN: CATCH!
Bean throws a grenade at Sonic and company.
SONIC: GRENADE!
The grenade goes off and the trio are knocked back as its explosion takes out a healthy chunk of the Wei-Chung casino. Before the dust can settle Bark grabs Sonic and takes the Emerald before running off. Sonic recovers and looks at his two friends.
SONIC: Is everyone all right?
TAILS: I think so.
DULCY: I've had worse landings.
TAILS: You sure have Dulce.
SONIC: Come on after em!
Sonic, Tails, and Dulcy run out of the casino.
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EXT. CHUN-NAN STREETS - NIGHT
Sonic, Tails, and Dulcy enter the seedier part of Chun-Nan.
SONIC: Lets split up. Tails, you're with me. Dulcy, you take to the skies.
DULCY: Gotcha Sonic.
Dulcy flies off, Sonic and Tails run to the left.
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EXT. CHUN-NAN, PUBLIC MARKET - NIGHT
Sonic and Tails find themselves in an abandoned market square.
TAILS: He can't be here.
SONIC: Why? There's plenty of places to hide!
TAILS: Sonic, they're trying to get away from us. Hiding in a public market like this with only one way in or out kind of makes it harder to escape.
Sonic thinks for a moment.
SONIC: I see your point. Lets go the other way.
Just then they hear footsteps.
TAILS: Wait what's that?
The footsteps get louder.
SONIC: Hey there! Show yourself!
And then...from out of the darkness...he emerges: KNUCKLES. Tails looks confused as he's never seen an echidna before. Sonic's expression turns to horror.
TAILS: What the heck?
SONIC: Oh shit...
CREDITS (CARPENTER BRUT: "RUN, SALLY, RUN!")
PREVIEW
SONIC: You're all supposed to be dead!
KNUCKLES: Obviously rumors of my demise are exaggerated.
CAPTION: “HE IS HERE. FRIEND? ...OR FOE???”
DULCY: My ma fought so many of them. Guess now its my turn.
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DRAGON CONSTABLE: You are an unregistered dragon, you are unrecognized in Kar-Leung.
DULCY: I'm not surprised.
CAPTION: “A SURPRISE REUNION!”
SABINA: Dulcy...it is you isn't it?
DULCY: Mama?
CAPTION: “WHAT HAPPENED AT ECHIN-DOR?”
KNUCKLES: Who are you really?
SONIC: I'm Sonic. This is Tails, and that's Dulcy. We're from Mobotropolis.
CAPTION: “AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE.”
KNUCKLES: We're the Chaotix. Downunda Union Special Crisis Management Unit.
TAILS: Downunda?
SONIC: They were allies with us in...The War.
KNUCKLES: The War is over.
SONIC: You're still alive!
CAPTION: “TWO FACTIONS. ONE ENEMY.”
TAILS: Look can we all admit we're on the same side?
SONIC: Can you help us?
KNUCKLES: Work with Northamerians...
CAPTION: “PREPARE FOR BATTLE!”
FANG: We ran into some strange characters we hadn't seen before.
BARK: They were a fox, a dragon, and a hedge...
NAUGUS: A hedgehog! Was it blue?!?
SONIC: (V.O.) NEXT TIME! On Sonic The Hedgehog SatAM ReGenesis..."The Last Son of Echin-Dor!" Let's do it to it!