Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Page #4

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[Scene Change:
Police Station Interior, night]

[The police station's phone is ringing like crazy and Wade is staring at the machine in terror, and he dials Tom]

Tom:
[Notices Wade on the caller ID even in the dark and answers] Hey, Wade.

Wade:
Hi, Tom. Wade here. What is going on?

Tom:
Well, gosh, I think the power's out.

Wade:
Yeah, no dur! The lights are out. The whole town is freaking out. What should I do?

Tom:
Okay, relax. Take a deep breath, call Gil, see if they can locate the downed line, then call Zim and see if he can get his generator over to the Super Q so the food stays fresh. [Notices something blue glowing in the dark]

Wade:
(over the phone) Call Zim before Gil? Call Gil--Hello?!

Tom:
I'll call you back.

Wade:
Wait, no, no! Wait! Hello? Was that the end of the instructions? [Sets his cell phone down] Okay, all right. You can do this. What was the first thing he said to do? Right. Relax.

[Scene:
Wachowski residence, night]

[Tom moves an object aside and sees Sonic's quill glowing bright blue in the dark, electricity crackling along it, and picks it up. inspecting it once more]

[Scene Change:
The Pentagon, night]

[The top members of the United States military sit down at a table in a joint meeting, held by Commander Walters, commander of the U.S. Armed Forces]

Commander Walters: 20 minutes ago, an energy surge knocked out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. What do we know?

Navy Chief of Staff: Well, our first instinct was it was an EMP. But electromagnetic pulses don't have that kind of power.

Air Force Chief of Staff: NASA has ruled out meteor strikes or solar flares.

Secretary of Homeland Security: The Department of Energy says it's not a power plant malfunction.

Commander Walters: Well, sounds like we're really good at figuring out what it wasn't.

Army Chief of Staff: This could be a prelude to a larger attack. I'm suggesting we scramble the 5th and 6th Regiment.

Commander Walters: No, no, no, no. This needs a much more sophisticated mind. Someone who understands technology.

Army Chief of Staff: You want to send in a lab rat?

Commander Walters: Not just any lab rat. A lab rat with teeth.

Air Force Chief of Staff: You're not suggesting who I think you're suggesting.

Commander Walters: I know he's a little weird.

Air Force Chief of Staff: "Weird?!"

Army Chief of Staff: No. No. No way.

Air Force Chief of Staff: He's a psychological tire fire!

Commander Walters: But he's also brilliant. 5 PhDs, IQ off the charts. And his drone tech i-i-is revolutionary!

Army Chief of Staff: You're sure he can handle this?

Commander Walters: He has a perfect operations record. Remember the coup in Pakistan?

Army Chief of Staff: No.

Commander Walters: Or the uprising in Azerbaijanistan?

Navy Chief of Staff: That's not even a country.

Commander Walters: Exactly. And you can thank Robotnik for that.

Air Force Chief of Staff: I can't believe you're bringing that freak into this.

Commander Walters: Neither can I. But… we have no choice.

[Scene Change:
Baseball diamond, day]

[The Military has set up a detachment at the baseball diamond to investigate the anomaly. A large black truck, a red electronic eye adorning its hood, slowly pulls in, catching the attention of Major Bennington]

Major Bennington: What the…

[A fold-out staircase opens and sets up as Dr. Robotnik steps out of the truck, wearing heavy sunglasses and an all black suit with red trims on the inside, and he makes his way over to Major Bennington along with his assistant, Agent Stone. Dr. Robotnik approaches the major and takes his glasses off as the major warily puts a hand on his sidearm holster in case he needs it]

Dr. Robotnik:
Are you in charge here?

Major Bennington: Yes, I am--

Dr. Robotnik:
Nope!

Major Bennington: My--

Dr. Robotnik:
Wrong!

Major Bennington: name--

Dr. Robotnik:
I'm in charge!

Major Bennington: is Major--

Dr. Robotnik:
Me!

Major Bennington: Ben--

Dr. Robotnik:
[Whispering] I'm in charge. [Shows Major Bennington his digital badge that is being held by Agent Stone] You've never seen anything like this before. It says I'm the top banana in a world full of hungry little monkeys. [Points upward] Allow me to clarify. [Turns his head to the side while making a servo noise] In a sequentially ranked hierarchy based on level of critical importance, the disparity between us is too vast to quantify. Agent Stone? [Walks away]

Agent Stone:
The Doctor thinks you're basic.

Dr. Robotnik:
I'm initiating a sweep sequence. [Presses some buttons on his glove control panel] 10 miles in every direction should suffice.

[On the top of Dr. Robotnik's truck, his flying drones prepare to be dispatched]

Dr. Robotnik:
Is he still looking at me funny?

Agent Stone:
Yes, he is.

Dr. Robotnik:
Tell him to stop or I'll pull up his search history.

Agent Stone:
If you don't stop looking at the doctor, he'll take a closer look--

Major Bennington: I'm not deaf.

Dr. Robotnik:
And tell him his men report to me now. Blah blah blah… blah blah blah… blah blah blah.

Major Bennington: Excuse me? Listen, pal, I don't know if you realize--

Dr. Robotnik:
I'm sorry, Major. What was your name?

Major Bennington: Benning--

Dr. Robotnik:
Nobody cares! Nobody cares. Listen, Major Nobody-Cares. You know why nobody cares who you are? Because nobody cares about your feeble accomplishments. [Walks up to Major Bennington and walks around him] And nobody cares how proud your mommy is that you're now reading at a 3rd grade level. Have you finished Charlotte's Web yet? Spoiler alert: She dies in the end. But she leaves a big creepy egg sac. [Sees his drones flying around] Ah, my babies! Ooh! Look at what came out of my egg sack! You know what I love about machines? [Turns to face the drones] They do what they're told. They follow their programming! They don't need time off to get drunk and put the boat in the water! [Turns back to face everyone, pointing at Major Bennington] Now, you do what you're told. Stand over there on the edge of your personal abyss… [Opens his arms] and watch my machines do your job.

[A disgruntled Major Bennington walks away and Agent Stone turns to face Dr. Robotnik]

Dr. Robotnik:
Can you feel it, Stone?

Agent Stone:
I can feel it, Doctor.

Dr. Robotnik:
It's evolution, Stone. [Pressing buttons on his gloves, and clenches his fists] It's evolution!!!

[The drones fly off into the distance]

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