Aleena: The most difficult thing the parents have to do is to let go of their children. For some it happens when the children no longer need them... They are the lucky ones

David: While Serena learns she can't hold onto something forever

Sonic, Manic, Sonia and Serena snuck past swatbots

Sonic: Okay Cuz you're on

Serena lock picked a door then it opened

Serena: Got it

The four of them walked inside and the room was a lab. Then Sonic found a flash drive

Sonic: Intelligence was right! Plans for a micro roboticizer. Work your magic Cuz!

Serena attached the flash drive to her computer and they all saw the blueprints

Serena: This thing is as small as a pencil!

Sonia: Oh my gosh! If Robotnik perfects this his spies could sneak up on freedom fighters!

Manic: And one wave with that wand and poof! You're a goner!

Serena: Guys this is simple code. I just have to change 'Roboticized' to 'De-Roboticized' and-

Suddenly a swat bot blasted Serena's computer destroying it

Serena: No! I was so close!

Two other swat bots were right behind it

Sonic: We'll figure something else! Right now we have to go!

Sonic held onto his siblings and cousin then ran off

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The four of them stopped in an alleyway and were able to lose the robots

Sonic: Okay they're gone! Let's blow this dump!

They were about to leave when a baby started crying

Manic: What was that?

Sonia: It sounded like a baby!

Serena saw the baby in a basket walked up to it

Serena: Guys look! It's right here

Sonic Manic and Sonia followed her

Sonic: What would a baby be doing in this dump?

Sonia: Aww what a little angel!

Manic: Is it a boy or a girl?

Sonic: How am I supposed to know?

Serena: Well you'll have to take off the diaper-

Sonic: Ew! No thanks!

Sonia: I think it's a boy

Manic: So what do we do with it?

Sonia: Take him with us of course! We definitely can't leave him here!

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Sonic, Manic, Sonia and Serena took the baby back to their hideout. Sonia gave him a bottle

Serena: Poor little guy was starving!

Manic: Yo he still reeks! When are you gonna change his diapers?

Sonia: Oh no brother dear! I'm feeding him! Serena is the one changing his diaper

Serena: Wait what?!

Sonic and Manic: Haha!

Sonia handed the baby to Serena

Serena: Fine. But only because it's easy to figure it out

Manic: Yeah maybe for you!

Serena rolled her eyes and changed the baby's diaper and threw the old one out

Serena: See? Easy

Sonia: Okay, and now we have to find out who this baby belongs to!

Manic: Yeah and before his diapers need changing again!

Serena: You weren't even the one who changed him!

Manic: But I could still smell the diaper from here!

Sonia: Guys! Shh!

She put the baby back in the basket and he fell asleep

Sonia: Serena we think you should watch him while we're on our mission

Serena: I'm not a babysitter! Do these robot limbs look baby proof?

Manic: Sorry Cuz

Sonic: Look at it this way the sooner we find the kids parents the sooner he's out of here and you'll never have to babysit again

Sonia: And while Sonic and Manic check the underground I'll check in with my society friends

Manic: Besides he'll probably sleep until we get back

Serena: Fine. I did watch over the younger kids when I lived in the orphanage

Sonic: Exactly! Good luck!

The three of them left and the baby immediately started crying

Serena: Why...

She walked up to the baby

Serena: Hey it's okay. You know what you need? Music. It always helped me sleep

Serena summoned her tambourine and started playing it

Serena: come with me
so you'll be In a world
of pure imagination so
take a look and you'll
see Into your very own
imagination we'll begin
with a spin traveling in
a world of the creation
what we'll see will defy
explanation If you want
to view paradise simply
look around and view it
anything you want too
do it want to change the
world there's nothing to
it there is no life I know
too compare with your
pure imagination living
there you'll be free like
you truly wish to be

The baby fell asleep and Serena could've sworn the basket had eyes that closed

Serena: I must be tired... But before I also take a nap I should give you a named. We can't keep calling you 'the baby' after all. Hmm... Hop. Hop Hedgehog!

She patted Hop on the head

Serena: Sleep tight Hop.

At that moment Sonic, Manic and Sonia got back

Serena: Shh!

Sonic: I didn't say anything!

Serena: You were going to

Sonic: ...Fair point

Manic: So how did it go?

Serena: He cried so I sang to him then he fell asleep and but now I also need my sleep

Sonia: Oh sure but you wouldn't watching him while we try to find the Roboticizer prototype tonight?

Serena: Won't you need my help reprogramming it?

Sonic: That'll take too much time like last time!

Manic: We'll find it first then bring it back here

Serena: Okay find I don't trust Manic to watch Hop

Manic: Hey!

Sonia: Wait. 'Hop'?

Serena: I didn't want to keep calling him 'the baby'

Sonic: 'Hop Hedgehog' I like it!

Sonia: So we got tonight covered but what about after that?

Serena: That's easy. We'll take Hop to Sanctuary.

Sonia: We can't

Serena: Why not?

Sonia: There are too many things to do. You know that

Sonic: But we'll get them all done fast! It's my whole thing!

Serena: I'll bring him there by myself! I can handle it!

Manic: That's too risky even for me!

Sonia: Will take him to the orphanage fora bit!

Serena: I told you what happened when I grew up there!

Suddenly Hop started crying and the four of them walked up to him

Sonia: Aww maybe he's hungry

Sonic: I got just the thing

He held a chili dog in front of Hop

Sonia: Sonic babies don't eat chili dogs

Sonic: Then put it in the blender

Manic picked up Hop

Manic: Well if you say so

All except Manic: THE CHILI DOG NOT HOP!

Serena put Hop back in his basket

Manic: Sorry! I have no idea why I suggested that

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Later that night Sonic, Manic and Sonia got ready to leave again

Sonic: You got it covered?

Serena: Totally

The three of them left and Serena picked up Hop

Serena: I know I should wait but sanctuary is the safest place there is. And I'll bring you there

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Meanwhile Sonic, Manic and Sonia snuck inside one of Robotnik's labs

Sonia: Lets see if I remember what Serena told me

She typed into one of the computers and saw the blueprints again

Sonia: Oh no...

Sonic: I hate it when you say that!

Manic: What did you find?

Sonia: The same thing as before!

Sonic: So?

Sonia: There's nothing else here!

Manic: So?

Sonia: there are no insides to the thing! It's a fake!

Sonic and Manic: What?!

At that moment Robotnik walked in with a Roboticized hedgehog holding a baby crying

Robotnik: Isn't it annoying when they don't stop crying?

The three of them got a better look at the robot

Sonia: Is that...

Robotnik: Yes indeed! Martha was a great addition to my collection. All I need is her brother and sister in law and I'll have the whole set-

He was suddenly hit in the face with a wrench

Robotnik: OW!

Robotnik now had a scar on his nose

Manic: That was a warning!

Robotnik: You little brat!! But as I was saying just like those plans this baby...

Robot Martha opened the back of the baby and inside was a bunch of wires

Robotnik: Is a fake too!

Sonic: WHY YOU...

Suddenly electricity formed around their legs keeping them from moving

Sonia: these must be electronic shackles!

Robotnik: Welcome to your nightmare hedgehogs!

One of the big computer screens turned on showing Serena using her rocket boots flying to sanctuary while holding Hop

Robotnik: It seems your cousin has decided to take that cute little baby on a journey!

Sonic Manic and Sonia: Cuz!

Sonic: She must be going to sanctuary!

Robotnik: Exactly! It will be such a pleasure destroying the Freedom Fighters little nest and all the little nestlings!

Sonia: You are so below slime!

Robotnik: Thank you

Manic: Serena will eventually find out she's being followed and stop you!

Robotnik: By then it'll be too late!

Sonic and Sonia summoned their instruments

Sonic: I don't think so butt head!

They both blasted the computer system causing the power to go out

Robotnik: NO!

Manic: Nice shooting sibs!

Sonia: Thanks!

Sonic: Hold the compliments for later! We have to go!

He grabbed his siblings and ran past Robot Martha

Sonic: Sorry Aunt Martha!

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Sonic, Manic and Sonia used Manic's hoverboard to catch up to Serena

Sonia: There it is! We're lucky he's still two hundred kilometers from Sanctuary!

Manic: Get ready to fly!

Thanks to Sonic's speed they went even faster but then Sleet's ship started firing at all four of them

Serena: What the-?!

She turned around and saw the ships and her cousins

Sonic: Serena! It's a trap!

Serena: Then there's only one thing to do

She tightened the baby carrier but Hop fell out

Serena: HOP!! NO!!!

Serena flew after Hop but he hit ground and broke into pieces

Serena: Huh?

Her cousins flew up to her

Sonia: We just found out too.

Serena tried not to cry and made her robot hand turn into a blaster

Sonic: Cuz-?

Serena: I'm going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget!!

Serena flew up to Sleet's ship and used her blaster to blow it up

Sonic Manic and Sonia: Alright!!

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The next day the four of them went to sanctuary and watched the kids play

Serena: I'm so sorry... I almost led them here

Sonia: You were just trying to do the right thing

Manic: You gonna be okay?

Serena: Yeah I'll be fine.

Sonic: Good news is we know exactly Where Aunt Martha is!

Serena: Really?! You saw my mom?!

Sonia: Yep! Now we just need to finish the De-roboticizer

Serena: I'll get right back to work! But right now let's just enjoy the rest of the day