That's What Friends Are For

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"That's What Friends Are For" (Japanese: 英雄ソニックを追え!, Eiyū Sonikku o Oe!^?, lit. Chase After the Hero Sonic!) is the fourteenth episode of the anime series Sonic X.

Characters

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Helen
• The President
• Miles "Tails" Power
• Amy Rose
• Cream the Rabbit
• Cheese
• Chuck Thorndyke
• Ella
• Mr. Tanaka
• Jerome Wise
• Helen's Parents
• Reporters

Plot

Following Eggman's defeat, Sonic is invited to a party by the President, but he declines because he promises to take his new friend and another one of Chris' classmates, Helen to an island where it is said to have a beautiful species of flowers, according to her dad. Tails, Amy, Cream, Chris and Chuck go to the party without Sonic. Fustrated, the cameramen and reporters turned to leave but Jerome Wise, the President's secretary, prevents them for leaving and asking them to wait in the buffet area while orderung the army and police forces on a mission to retrieve Sonic. 

Sonic runs back and forth to retrieve both Helen and the boat and lifejackets while some government agents arrive at the Thorndyke mansion much to Ella's disgrace and Mr. Tanaka knocks them out, forcing them to retreat. Sonic and Helen finally started sailing towards the island, but they are constantly attacked by the army forcing Sonic to take drastic, stunt actions to escape with Helen in his safety. The duo finally arrive at the garden with the flowers which is an adorning site to Sonic and Helen. The GUN forces are still persistent enough to capture Sonic so he takes off with Helen again until they seem to be cornered against the edge of the cliff leading to the lake by the GUN forces. 

Despite being vastly outnumbered, thanks to the efforts of the hedgehog, Sonic and Helen managed to commandeer a helicopter and fly away. Sonic finds out it is late and he decides to bring Helen home. Helen confronts Sonic because the President is waiting for him. Sonic and Helen finally arrive at the party and Sonic meets the President. In the end, Helen tells the story to her parents.

Trivia

• It's the first episode with the new ending.
• This is the second episode that Dr. Eggman doesn't appear in.

Screenshots

Gallery

Eye-catch cards

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Helen

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Francis

Dubbing Changes

• The following scenes have been cut/edited:

Comparison between the Japanese (left) and English versions (right).

In Japanese (left) Jerome serves glasses of wine while in the English version (right) it is recolored to orange juice.

Comparison between the Japanese (left) and English (right) versions. Note that the wine on Jerome's hands in the left picture is replaced with salami.

Two swans are seen flying over the lake's surface (cut) during Sonic's flashback with Helen.

Sonic and Helen are seen crossing their little fingers together (cut) during Sonic's flashback with Helen.

After kicking out the government agents, Tanaka bows and says sorry (cut).

The photographers and reporters are seen drinking (cut) before Jerome serves them another type of drink.

Jerome is then seen serving another type of wine to the complaining photographers and reporters (cut).

Another scene of the photographers and reporters drinking (cut) after Sonic and Helen stepped foot onto the island.

Helen's dad grabbing two bottles of wine (cut).

• In the original, the party was "in two days time". In the dub, it was on Thursday.

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