Buster (episode)

"Buster" is the fourth episode in the Sonic Boom television series. It aired on November 15, 2014.

Summary
Sticks adopts a disgusting pet that annoys the rest of the gang. The pet turns out to be a robot created by Eggman.

Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Amy Rose
 * Sticks the Badger
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Orbot
 * Cubot
 * Fastidious Beaver (cameo)
 * Buster
 * Anti-fire Bot

Plot
In the village, the citizens are enjoying themselves until the Anti-fire Bot appears and shoots fire all over the place. With Team Sonic having arrived to stop the robot, Sonic knows Dr. Eggman is behind it, though Eggman, who sits causally on a nearby bench, innocently denies it. After Anti-fire Bot briefly faces Amy and Knuckles, it begins wreaking havoc by placing a baby in a fire, which Sonic saves, and putting a kitten in a tree for no reason at all. Eventually, Sonic has had enough of the havoc the Anti-fire Bot is causing and ties it up with its own hose, causing it to explode, and Eggman, admitting that he created the robot, runs away. Celebrating their victory, Sonic asks Sticks to get the kitten in the tree down. While she complies, Sticks does so by violently shaking the tree, much to the disapproval of Sonic.

Later at Amy's house, Sonic, Knuckles, Tails and Amy confront Sticks about the way she treats animals. Amy proposes Sticks to get a pet to learn how to love animals and she assigns Sonic against his will to go pet-shopping with Sticks. At the pet shop however, Sticks rejects all the animals as they look too cute. However, Sticks soon after finds a small robo-dog that constantly leaks slime in a pile of trash. Sticks quickly takes a liking to it and names it "Buster" but Sonic thinks the robot disgusting. At Sticks' burrow, Sticks' friends are not sure Buster is a good choice, mainly due to his slime, but she is sure Buster is the right for her.

Over the next week, Buster's affectionate and energetic nature, combined with his slime, begins annoying the other team members, such as ruining Amy's ice cream, messing up Sonic's running routine, interrupting Knuckles' weight training and disturbing Tails' tinkering. Later, Team Sonic is out trying to have a lunch only to have it ruined by Buster's slime, but Sticks still loves her pet as much as ever. Suddenly however, Orbot (who wears a Sonic mask), Cubot (who wears a Tails mask) and a horde of Buzz Bombers appear and rob the local Danger Co. deadly equipment warehouse. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy try to stop them when they are kept at bay by the Buzz Bombers, but Sticks does not want to participate in the fight because Buster could get hurt. Sonic tries to go after Orbot and Cubot himself, but Buster causes him to trip, allowing the robots to get away with several robotic parts.

Meeting up at Tails' house, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy give Sticks an ultimatum: either Buster goes or they go, but Sticks refuses to give up her pet. Just then, Eggman arrives at Tails' doorstep with a gift for Buster, a mechanical bone, and reveals that Buster is one of his creations. As Sonic suspects Buster is another one of Eggman's evil robots, his suspicions are confirmed when Buster eats the bone, causing him to transform into a colossal monster with tentacles that Eggman sets loose on the heroes. This reveals why Eggman needed the parts his henchbots stole: for the purpose of transforming Buster. Team Sonic tries to attack Buster, except for Sticks who does not want to hurt her pet, but they all end up caught by the robot. Sticks tries to make Buster stop by reminding him of the times they had together, but fails. However, as Eggman orders Buster to eat the heroes, Sticks starts scolding Buster, making him return to Sticks' side. After having him release her friends, Sticks then orders Buster to throw Eggman far away before making him regurgitate the mechanical bone, making Buster to revert to normal.

Knowing that Buster is inevitably an evil robot, Sticks shares a heartfelt goodbye with Buster on the beach with her friends and sends him off on his own so he can explore the world. Shortly after, Tails shows up with a giant octopus he found which he hopes can be his pet, but changes his mind after it almost eats him.

Errors

 * In some scenes, Sticks' eyes are green.

Trivia

 * When Sonic is running just before Buster catches him, there is a small aura surrounds him similar to the Sonic Boost.
 * This episode aired in France on November 22, 2014, as the fifth episode in the series.