Eggman's Anti Gravity Ray/Transcript

This is the transcript from the Sonic Boom episode, "Eggman's Anti Gravity Ray".

[Scene: Eggman's Lair, morning]
 * [Eggman is walking across the corridor in his dressing gown with a mug of tea.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Nothing like a lazy Sunday morning. Got a cup of tea stuck at Yacht rock albums on vinyl, and a brand new loofah just waiting to be made unreturnable. Now all I need is my morning paper.
 * [Eggman exits his lair. He bends down and tries to pick up the newspaper, but it gets blown away by a gust of wind. With some of the pages blowing into the corridor, Eggman runs and catches them.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Every Sunday, that lousy draught ruins my morning routine. Mother nature's gotten real smug ever since my factories gave her the power to rain acid. It's time I take her down a peg.
 * [Eggman is writing calculations on the chalkboard.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Once I rotate my layer 16 degrees, I will have beaten mother nature at her own game.
 * [Orbot and Cubot enter the lair with a breakfast tray.]
 * Orbot: Breakfast is served. We worked all morning on this bountiful feast but it was a labor of love.
 * [Eggman acccidentally knocks the tray out of Cubot's hands. The robots gasp in horror.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Oh look what you did! Clean that mess up while I go get my gravity boots, and don't touch anything!
 * [Eggman stomps out of the room.]

[Scene Change: Seaside Island, day]
 * [Team Sonic are playing soccer on an open pitch. Sonic dribbles past Tails and Amy. With the ball on the ground, he runs to take a shot...]
 * Sonic: All right. Whoa!
 * [...but falls through the ground. Knuckles digs out of the ground and heads the ball. Then he looks at Sonic.]
 * Knuckles: Er... Whoops.
 * Sonic: Knuckles, [Jumps out of the hole rubbing the sand off his chest] How many times do we have to tell you not to dig tunnels everywhere?
 * Knuckles: [Groans] But digging's what I dig, you dig.
 * Sonic: Well, not anymore it's not.
 * [Knuckles grumpily stands up and kicks the ball, hitting Tails on the head, landing it in the opposing goal.]
 * Knuckles: [Low voice] Touchdown.

[Scene Change: Eggman's Lair, day]
 * [Meanwhile, Cubot and Orbot return with a mop and bucket respectively to clear up the mess.]
 * Cubot: You know. Sometimes I think Eggman doesn't appreciate us.
 * Orbot: So what makes you say that?
 * Cubot: The way he kicks us when we're down, calls us names, and always says, "I don't appreciate you".
 * [Cubot knocks over the pillar with the Anti Gravity Ray with his mop. The ray activates and floats the items up in the air.]
 * Orbot: Now I see why Dr. Eggman wanted his gravity boots.
 * Cubot: Because Fashion Week's just around the corner?
 * Orbot: No! To counteract the effects of anti-gravity ray!
 * [He picks up the ray collecting the items, moves it towards the bin and deactivates it, dropping the items in the bin.]
 * Orbot: This new invention could revolutionize the world as we know it!
 * Cubot: [Wears it on his head] And it makes a sweet hat too.
 * Orbot: [Aggressively] Give me that!
 * [Orbot tries to snatch the ray. Cubot refuses. Orbot pulls the control switch off, with the ray stuck on Cubot's head. Cubot collides into the chalkboard which activates the ray, pulling himself and a pillar upwards.]
 * Cubot: I think I'm finally getting my growth spurt! [He malfunctions]
 * Orbot: Hang on, Cubot! I'll get you down.
 * [Orbot tries to rescue Cubot but gets caught in the anti-gravity field. Eggman arrives.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Just wait till they see me sporting these babies during Fasgion Week.
 * [Suddenly, Eggman gets caught in the anti-gravity field.]
 * Dr. Eggman: [Angrily] I told you half-wits not to touch anything!
 * [Cubot malfunctions]
 * Orbot: The extra gravitational force is scrambling his processors!
 * [Eggman presses his wrist controller.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Minions, get me that gravity ray!
 * [Eggman's robots come over to help but they all get caught in the anti-gravity field.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Ah! For pete's sake.
 * [An Uncontrollable Mantis Bot activates the Pneumatic Tube System]
 * Dr. Eggman: Not the Pneumatic Tube System!
 * [A tube emerges out from the ceiling, sucking in Eggman, Orbot, Cubot and a few other Badniks before being blocked by a giant Ball Bot. Floating outside the Lair, Eggman grunts angrily. He spots both of his gravity boots, catches them and puts them on his feet. He presses his wrist controller again and falls, landing with both feet on his lair.]
 * Dr. Eggman: And he sticks the landing!
 * [Afterwards, an umbrella and two sunbeds float in the anti-gravity field. The field blows away in the wind.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Oho no. That wind's not gonna get the best of me again. [He jumps onto his Eggmobile and leaves.]

[Scene Change: Seaside Island, day]
 * [Team Sonic are still out playing soccer, with Amy holding the ball.]
 * Amy: It all comes down to this one penalty kick.[She drops the ball and places her foot on it.] Can a young woman break the glass ceiling and prove one and for all that a female can be just as good an athlete as a male?!
 * Knuckles: You know Amy. Anytime someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo.
 * [The rest of Team Sonic have their eyes wide open in shock, staring at Knuckles, who shows a don't know pose.]
 * Knuckles: What? Just because I'm a meathead doesn't mean I'm not a feminist.
 * Sticks: Well, I'm loathed to call a halt to this very important dialogue. I'd be remiss if I didn't point out [Points up to the sky shrieking] the aliens are investing our towels!
 * [Towels are being swallowed up into the anti-gravity field.]
 * Sonic: I don't think it's aliens we gotta worry about.
 * [Eggman flies along in his Eggmobile chasing the field. Team Sonic all set off and follow Eggman.]

[Scene Change: Hedgehog Village, day]
 * [The field passes along Hedgehog Village sucking up Fastidious Beaver, Wolf Sidekick and Leroy the Turtle.]
 * Cubot: [Malfunctioning] Anyone else smell burnt toast?
 * Dr. Eggman: Orbot. You've got the knob. Do something or I'll dock you a year's pay!
 * Fastidious: Actaully, he can't dock your wages because he doesn't pay you!
 * Wolf Sidekick: It could probably dock there for room and board.
 * Leroy: Not if he's claimimg them as dependents on his taxes.
 * Orbot: Could we perhaps discuss my financial matters at another juncture?
 * Dr. Eggman: I guess if I want to fix this I gotta pull myself up on that gravity bootstraps and do it myself.
 * [Eggman makes his way to Cubot.]
 * Cubot: Hello, sir. Would you care for a car wash while you die?
 * [Orbot tries to pass the control switch to Eggman, but fails to do so, as the Eggmobile gets caught by the anti-gravity field.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Argh! Abandon ship!
 * [Eggman falls off the Eggmobile and lands on the ground on his boots.]
 * Dr. Eggman: You can handle this, Eggman. Just got an... inventor thingy. Yeah, I'll do that!
 * [Eggman runs off. In the meantime, the Anti Gravity Field sucks up Comedy Chimp, Wolfie and a bicycle.]
 * Wolfie: I'm flying!
 * Amy: Looks like we've got to rescue more than just our beach towels.
 * [A cannon floats up into the anti-gravity field.]
 * Sonic: Oh great. Now he's affecting cannon. This has gone too far! [Looking at Tails] Tails, you got anything that could launch me into the air?
 * [Tails sets up a catapult for Sonic. Eggman walks back and notices them.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Just got to connect this hyper tube to that oscillator. Oh, Sonic's here. He'll save the day or something. [Chucks the items away and whistles.]

[Scene Change: Hedgehog Village, day]
 * [Tails activates the catapult, launching Sonic up in the air. Sonic, holding a rope, ties the trapped people together with it.]
 * Comedy Chimp: And I told myself, I'd never get tied down again! Hah!
 * Wolf Sidekick: Hoho! You still got it, CC!
 * [Sonic lands and tugs the rope down. The rest of Team Sonic help him.]
 * Amy: It's working!
 * [Cubot has a system shock and screams. His eyes glow yellow. He fires blasts in random directions.]
 * Sticks: That can't be good.
 * Cubot: [Church voice] It's also clear now, as if I'm seeing the world from a new perspective...
 * Amy: Gee. Imagine that.
 * Cubot: ...we should all float freely.
 * [Cubot fires lasers at the trapped villagers, releasing the ropes and floating them back into the field.]
 * Cubot: Join me, I'll free you from gravity's tyranny and we'll all ascend to the stars!

[Scene Change: Meh Burger, day]
 * Dr. Eggman: One order of french fries, please.
 * Dave the Intern: Do you want fries with that?
 * Dr. Eggman: Hmm... good question.
 * [Eggman reads the leaflet, while Dave is shot by the Anti-gravity ray and floats in the air.]
 * Dr. Eggman: You know what? I do want fries with my fries.
 * [He puts the leaflet down and notices Dave is not behind the counter, instead being up in the sky.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Not a DeGraff thing, it's really turning into a pain in the butt. Guess it falls on Eggman to take care of business, and make my own fries!
 * [Eggman jumps over the counter.]

[Scene Change: Hedgehog Village, day]
 * [Meanwhile, Walrus Male, Fennec Male and Sheep Villager get caught into the anti-gravity field. Amy, Sonic and Sticks try to pull each one back down.]
 * Cubot: The path to true enlightenment is by breaking free of the invisible forces that hold you down.
 * [Cubot fires another blast at Amy, she dodges, letting go of Walrus Male. Sticks also dodges.]
 * Knuckles: That Cubot guy is starting to make a lot of sense.
 * Tails: [Angrily] Yeah, until everybody floats so high they run out of oxygen and can't breathe.
 * Knuckles: Good point, but she said that before I went all in.
 * [Knuckles gets caught in the anti-gravity field and floats up. Tails tries to catch him and Knuckles tries to swim down but they both fail, leaving Knuckles in the air.]

[Scene Change: Meh Burger, day]
 * [Eggman tries a fry]
 * Dr. Eggman: Bleugh. These fries are either burnt or frozen. For somehow, both.
 * [Cubot fires more blasts. Sticks pushes T.W. Barker, Beth the Shrew and Rabbit Girl out of the way. However, as soon as she pushes Reindeer Girl, she gets caught into the anti-gravity ray's blast, floating her up. Amy gasps and tries to help Sticks but she gets caught as well.]
 * Cubot: You're free now, free to express yourself.
 * Sonic: [Panicking in a low voice] Oh no, the last thing we want is Amy expressing herself [Shrieking and grabbing Tails] we gotta do something!

[Scene Change: Tails' Workshop, day]
 * [Inside Tails' Workshop, Sonic and Tails dress up in their spacesuits and set off on Tails' Plane].

[Scene Change: Hedgehog Village, day]
 * [With Tails' Plane arriving at Hedgehog Village, Tails tilts the plane to dodge more of Cubot's blasts.]
 * Cubot: Join my movement, Sonic. And together we'll hand out annoying pamphlets to people at the airport.
 * [Cubot fires another blast at Tails' Plane but misses.]
 * Tails: We better do something. Oxygen's in short supply up here.
 * Orbot: Sonic, catch!
 * [Orbot throws the control switch. Tails redirects the plane towards the switch and Sonic catches it.]
 * Sonic: Got it! You must prepare to be grounded!
 * [Tails dodges more blasts from Cubot. Sonic deploys an Enerbeam, holding the end on to the underside of Tails' Plane, avoiding more blasts. Sonic jumps on top of the Anti Gravity ray, inserting the switch and operating it.]
 * Sonic: And boom goes the dynamite!
 * [Sonic attaches the Enerbeam back to Tails' Plane and flies off. The Anti-Gravity ray pulls Cubot down.]
 * Cubot: No! I can feel crabby, sticky hands all over me!
 * [All the trapped people celebrate while they fall back down to the ground too.]
 * Knuckles: Phuh. Glad that's over. I'll never be swayed by charismatic charlatans offering vague promises of a better future again.
 * Barker: Can I interest you in an exclusive timeshare opportunity?
 * Knuckles: Sign me up!
 * [Tails' Plane lands on the ground. Sonic and Tails jump off, taking their helmets off.]
 * Sonic: Great job up there, Tails.
 * Tails: I learned from the best: TV!
 * [Cubot floats down. Sonic and Tails throw their helmets onto the plane and catch Cubot.]
 * Cubot: Oh, cruel fate. Sending me back to my mundane low-altitude existence. [Sobs]
 * [Knuckles with help from Sonic pulls the Anti Gravity ray off Cubot's head. The ray is tossed and lands somewhere on the ground.]
 * Orbot: Cubot. Have your diagnostics returned to operational capacity?
 * Cubot: Uh, No. But I'm working just fine.
 * Orbot: He's back to normal!
 * [Everyone looks at Orbot except Sonic, who notices his feet are being stuck to the ground. The rest of Team Sonic hear him grunting and look at him.]
 * Sonic: Something isn't right. Anyone else feel a little heavy?
 * Knuckles: Well, I did eat an entire extra-large pizza-lovers' pizza this afternoon. [To Sticks] That's the pizza with the little pizzas on top.
 * Sticks: I'm with Sonic. Something is kosher here.
 * [Everyone notices their feet are stuck to the ground.]
 * Tails: I don't think you've switched off the gravity ray. I think you put it in reverse!
 * [Everyone falls over with their bodies stuck to the ground.]

[Scene Change: Meh Burger, day]
 * Dr. Eggman: Heehee! I've finally done it, the perfect batch of fries. Now, to taste.
 * [He tries to eat the fry but with the Anti-Gravity ray activated in reverse he falls on his back to the ground. He reaches out for the fry in frustration.]
 * Dr. Eggman: Nooo!

[Scene Change: Hedgehog Village, day]
 * [Everyone struggles to get up.]
 * Sonic: [Struggling] Knuckles. You're closest. You'll have to take out the gravity ray!
 * Knuckles: No problemo!
 * [Knuckles tries to get up onto his feet but fails.]
 * Knuckles: Actually, yes problemo!
 * Sonic: Remember what I said before about not digging tunnels?! Forget it!
 * Knuckles: But forget what?!
 * Amy: He wants you to dig!
 * Knuckles: I dig!
 * [Knuckles digs the ground and the anti-gravity ray falls next to him. He punches the ray, completely destroying it. With everyone able to stand up, they cheer. Sonic pats him on the back.]

[Scene Change: Eggman's Lair, Day]
 * [A group of robots try to push the Lair with Eggman eating fries.]
 * Orbot: By my calculations, we've managed to rotate the lair an entire eighth of a degree.
 * Dr. Eggman: Great. Only 127 eighths more to go then you can come back inside!
 * [Orbot and Cubot groan and continue pushing the lair as the screen fades to black.]