DAY THREE, PART 2
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Scratch was finishing up his cereal, when Coconuts walked into the kitchen, a little groggy from
his sleep. “What was that racket I heard earlier? It sounded like a bunch of seagulls dying! What
were you doing?!” Coconuts sounded very irritated. Scratch’s face turned red. “I..uh, got a
cramp in my leg and it hurt like hell! Yeah, that’s it...a cramp.” Scratch lied through his teeth in
order to hide his earlier activity.

“Well, whatever you were yelling about, could you please keep it down and let decent robots
sleep next time?” Coconuts complained as he got out a large screw from the fridge, munching
down on it like a carrot. “So, um...what are you doing today, Coconuts?” Scratch asked as he
washed his cereal bowl. “Well, we’re the ones who have to look after the fortress today! So
you’d better not make a speck of a mess, ESPECIALLY in your diaper!” Coconuts said with his
mouth full. Scratch nodded in agreement; they had a lot to do today.

“Okay, jeez. I’ll try changing myself for a few times for a while.” Scratch said as he wiped the
table down. “Good. At least its not me changing you for once!” Coconuts grumbled. “Okay, we’d
better get going to guard the fortress and watch for that pesky hedgehog!” The two badniks
walked outside the fortress, and circled it a few times to keep watch for Sonic.

“Any sign of that hedgehog yet?” Scratch asked as he got a tranquilizer gun ready. “Negative!”
Coconuts peered through his binoculars. Just as quickly as he said that, he spotted a blue blur
in the distance. Sonic was coming! “Ack! Scratch, it’s the hedgehog!” Coconuts jumped onto
Scratch’s shoulders. “BAWK! Get off me!” Scratch squirmed a bit.

Just as Coconuts got down, Sonic, who was now accompanied by Tails, was right in front of
them! “See, Tails? I told you! Scratch is nothing but a big badnik baby, just like I said!” Sonic
teased as Tails let out a soft giggle. “Haha, you're right, Sonic! He does look pretty silly!”

Scratch had had enough. “That’s it! No more nice bot!” Scratch aimed a net gun at Tails, and
fires it, capturing the poor fox! “Got him!” Scratch exclaimed in happiness. “Sonic! Help!” Tails
cried from inside the net. “Don’t worry, buddy! I’ll get you out!” But just as Sonic prepared to
rescue Tails, he felt a sharp pain in his neck. “Ouch! That….hurrrrrrrt….” Sonic slurred.
Coconuts had fired the tranquilizer dart into Sonic, knocking him out cold! “Sonic! NOOO!” Tails
cried as he helplessly watched his best blue buddy fall to the ground unconscious. “You’ll pay
for that, you big bullies!”

Scratch and Coconuts danced in celebration. “I did it! I did it! I finally captured Sonic and his
pesky sidekick! Ba-ha, ha-haaa!” Coconuts complained, “YOU did it?! I’m the one who darted
Sonic, and you’re the one who captured that fox! WE did it!”

“Right, of course. WE did it. I’ll drag these two to the dungeon! You go call the doc! He’’l be so
proud of us!” Scratch dragged Sonic and Tails down to the dungeons, and Coconuts went to the
phone to call Dr. Robotnik. “Let us go! Let us go!” Tails wailed as Scratch dragged the two into a
cage, slamming the door, locking the heroes inside. “Now you two don’t go anywhere now! I’ve
gotta change this godforsaken diaper. And when I get back, you’d better apologize for calling
me a baby!” Scratch waddled off to go change his diaper, leaving Tails and an unconscious
Sonic behind in the cage.

Just as Scratch left, Tails tried to get Sonic awake again. “Come on, Sonic...please wake
up...Come on…” Tails desperately shook Sonic, but he just wouldn't wake up. Just as he was
about to give up trying, he just remembered something important! “Hey! I almost forgot!” Tails
pulled out a lunch kit from his backpack he kept just for such an emergency. The kit read…

XTRA-SPICY CHILI DOG! Use in case of Sonic Knockout.

“This will wake him up!” Tails said as he opened up the kit. He pulled out the smoking-hot chili
dog, opened up Sonic’s mouth, and shoved the dog into Sonic’s mouth. He stepped back a bit,
crossed his fingers, and a few seconds later…

“YEEEEEOOOOWWWW!!!!” Sonic exploded back to consciousness, fire shooting from his
mouth! The chili dog woke him up, alright. Tails threw a glass of water at Sonic’s face cooling
him down. “Sonic! Are you okay?” Tails ran up to Sonic, now fully awake. “A...a little hot...but not
bad! Thanks for waking me up, buddy! Now let’s get outta here!”

Meanwhile, Coconuts and Scratch were heading back down to the dungeons, Scratch now in a
new diaper. “This is gonna be great! The doc is on his way!” Coconuts bragged. Just then, the
two badniks saw a blue blur zoom by them, a strong breeze flying by. “THE HEDGEHOG!!!
How’d he get out?!” Coconuts shouted. “Come on, Coconuts! We can still catch him!” Scratch
stood tall and proud. “Too late, he’s long gone now. And look at the dungeon! It’s a disaster!
Ohhh...I just dread what the doc’s gonna say about this…” Coconuts groaned.

“And you should dread about what I’m gonna say!” A booming voice shouted behind them. Dr.
Robotnik was standing right behind the two badniks! “Ohhh, crap…” Scratch groaned. To make
a long story short, the two badniks were forced to spend the entire night cleaning up and
repairing the damages to the dungeon. As if this week couldn’t get any more punishing than it
already was…