#spoiler tag when you rb please i know sometimes the read more disappears :((

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OKAY!! Recollecting my thoughts is SO HARD RIGHT NOW cause the limited information that’s here is doing NUMBERS on my theories oh my GOD!!

So! I’m about to share the most notable content in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mad Libs book, the only new book release that entails any kind of spoilers! (NOTE: IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE MINOR SPOILERS OF ANY KIND DON’T READ AHEAD. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE SPOILER TAGS LISTED BELOW FILTERED ID RECOMMEND YOU DO SO.)

To clear the air a little for those who want some clarity on how major these spoilers are: You won’t find ANY unexpected surprises. It doesn’t go into any detail about events assumed to happen a lot later in the film, such as Sonic running on the ocean, Robotnik’s huge robot, the tornado (not the plane but the actual one), etc. All the hype, high-stakes content is completely unmentioned. HOWEVER, you will find a lot of small spoilers vaguely describing some background information on Tails and Knuckles, amongst other potential plot points and details. It’s also important to note that, like the first movie’s Mad Libs book, some of this potentially isn’t addressed or occurs in the film! Still, if you’re highly sensitive to spoilers, I would recommend not proceeding, but if you’re cool with some new details, feel free to stick around!

I’m gonna summarize as best as possible and save some of the content that’s. REALLY itching my theory brain for last! Yippee! HERE WE GO:

- Knuckles IS the last of his race

- Knuckles’ destiny is to protect the Master Emerald, an ancient relic of his clan

- He’s been training since birth lol what a badass

- Knuckles’ abilities are listed off, which don’t include gliding, so I’m lead to believe it’s been retconned

- Ozzie the dog is potentially still at home with Sonic

- Tails is LITERALLY THE COOLEST. We obviously can’t assume he does all this, but according to this book he has the potential to invent things such as a device that can communicate with people in other dimensions, a contraption that scans a person to find out if they’re an ally or enemy, a tool that can translate Russian, etc.!

- Stobotnik page. Not as juicy as Stone’s diary thing from the 1st Mad Libs, nor does it include any new information, but it’s what it sounds like. It acknowledges Robotnik’s fake “Stone” from the end of the first film, “because clearly Robotnik couldn’t *verb* without him.”

- Tails owns the Tornado! Though it’s not referred to by name

- Wasn’t there a set leak tweet discussing dog sleds or something? Cause there’s a mention of it here that seems familiar

- Sonic and Tails go to a Tavern, as seen in the first trailer

- Mentions of a dance-off?? It’s super ambiguous, but I’ll share the most interesting details. One point mentions creating holograms, so this probably doesn’t apply to Tom and Maddie at the wedding. There’s also a mention of “having a dispute with a friend or a/an *noun*”

- Prior to meeting Sonic, Tails had heard stories about him! Tails idolized him and was excited to finally meet his idol when he found Sonic, expressing that he wants to be just like him when he grows up 🥺

- Sonic’s really excited about making a new friend!! He’s really flattered by Tails’ idolization, and thus agrees to take him under his wing 😭💖

- Also, the text mentions Sonic being glad to find a friend “his own age”. The assumption is that Tails is (obviously) still fairly younger than him, and by that he just meant hanging out with another kid and not adults all the time

- No new juicy info about ring portals, but I love the increased emphasis on it in the sequel that numerous sources such as this one are hinting at!!

- GUN (Guardian Units of Nations) is established!! Otherwise nothing too significant, but it’s cool! Then again, there could be game references I’m missing in this, so feel free to hmu for more info if ur itching for it!

- Knuckles training sequence page is here. Nothing major, not really interesting or telling of anything at all, but could hint to a scene like this in the film?

Okay. That’s most of the major stuff outta the way! Time to get into some things that made me audibly freak out in the store LMFAO

- AHHHHHHH AHAHAHHAHA IM SO HAPPY THE THEORIES THAT LONGCLAW AND THE ECHIDNA ARE ALIVE IN THE PRESENT DAY ARE FINALLY DEBUNKED!!!!!!! STUFF WENT DOWN BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY YIPPEE THIS MAKES PERFECT SENSE ITS ALL COMING TOGETHERRRRR

- Some more context is included for Sonic stopping that crime at the beginning of the first trailer! My theory about him sneaking out of the house at night to do that is CORRECT YIPPEE! Same goes for Tom being the more strict parent in comparison to Maddie, who wants him to understand that Sonic can handle himself. I ABSOLUTELY believe this is going to lead to Maddie suggesting Tom talks to him father-son style, which cues the fishing scene the next morning!

- MY SONIC MONTAGE SCENE PREDICTION IS ALSO CORRECT?? He’s gonna do a BUNCH of fun stuff during the day, and then at night he’s unwinding with a movie (and popcorn ofc lol)! BUT what matters here is that it will SPECIFICALLY be an action/superhero movie!! And THAT ADDS TO MY PREDICTION PERFECTLY!! I’m praying we get a minute with Sonic just. Watching the film and longing for that life of helping others and being a “true hero”. I want the main character of what he’s watching to say a line that sticks with him throughout the rest of the movie’s events, a quote that at first benefits the hero image Sonic is striving for, but slowly twists into something that encourages TOO MUCH sacrifice on Sonic’s part for his family along with black-and-white thinking when it comes to him wanting to beat “the bad guys”, including Knuckles, who he’ll learn that doesn’t apply to.

And so we’ve reached it. The Power of Family page.

- Longclaw is mentioned, but not in any new information or appearances! Just a recall of her sending Sonic to Earth through a ring portal to protect him (the sentence goes on as “protect him from the *plural noun*” which could obviously go for the Echidna or generally other “war lords” out to get him)

- Sonic puts Tails on the same familial level as Tom and Maddie!!!!!!!!!!

- Vague references to Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles’ team up ensues!

- So that’s all REALLY CUTE and telling of the message this movie’s gonna deliver, right? Yes! But. There’s one part that I had to read over multiple times before it’s implications hit me and my angsty theory heart like a truck.

- “In fact, when Sonic saved *first name* from danger, he began to understand that family can be more than the *plural noun* that you live and *verb* with. A family includes any *noun* that you would do anything to protect.”

- Now, at first you might think this could be referring to Tails, and I would do the same! It makes complete sense and, hey, I’d be surprised if this didn’t happen between the two of them. But, upon further inspection...this could apply to not just him?

- This sentence comes directly after this one: “But then he met Tom and Maddie Wachowski and a young two-tailed fox from his home planet, and guess what? Sonic didn’t feel so lonely anymore.” He already mentioned Tails’ impact on him, so where’s the sense in him having a different realization straight after?

- So what if he’s talking about Knuckles.

I want to keep going from there but my brains going to erupt if I proceed any further. What if he’s talking about saving Knuckles. He probably isn’t but like What If He Is. Knuckles teaming up with Sonic and Tails is ALREADY vaguely mentioned at the end of this same page, like I said before, so if he’s not a part of the prior message than why is he referenced suddenly. What if he’s talking abo

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Background Dressing (TBB Fic)

i told y’all. Gonky, my beloved. I love this karking gonk droid so much it’s like, embarrassing, but also. Gonk <3

Set in a nebulous kind time of togetherness that probably won’t actually exist in canon but also that I have the deniable plausibility of believing in, for now. So, surprisingly, no real spoilers at all here.

(also on ao3, will rb with link for tag accessability)

The GNK unit of the wayward Clone Force 99 watches as the inhabitants of the Havoc Marauder come home.

At the first sound of steps on the stairs of the Havoc Marauder, Gonky snapped out of standby and came online. The weighty thunks caught by its audio receptors said all it needed to know. It let out a soft honk of relief — today would not be the day it tried to ward off invaders alongside security while the Batch was away.

Not, of course, that it couldn't. Indeed, Gonky had learned well from the five humans it shared this home space with, the means of fighting and defending. If it came down to it, it wouldn't hesitate to lay down its less-than-shiny chassis to do what needed to be done. No one ever expected the GNK in the corner, after all.

But that was a digression and Gonky ought to learn how to stop doing that. Probably. Didn't that holonet article it had read over Omega's shoulder the other day have a title that mentioned avoiding such things?

Tech filed through first, strutting toward the ship controls with barely a glance about. Echo was on his heels, metallic digits gleaming in the Marauder's lights as he tugged his helmet off. Wrecker trudged in with Omega perched on his back, both a blink away from sleep — though neither seemed too much worse for wear otherwise. Crosshair and Hunter pushed in after, the hatch lifting shut behind them, and beneath their buckets they looked just as wiped. Carefully, Gonky inched closer.

"Holler if you need us," Wrecker grunted, adjusting his hold. Hunter waved him off, and Crosshair simply glanced over as he propped his rifle away.

He spared a hand and a moment to gently knock Gonky's head in greeting as he carried himself and Omega to the bunks. It beeped back quietly. It wouldn't do to wake her up with its hello's.

Underfoot, the ship whirred to life, slowly but surely.

Hunter turned to join Tech and Echo, but Crosshair caught his shoulder and, in a low voice, asked; "And just where do you think you're going?"

"Helping with takeoff and checking the systems?" Hunter raised an eyebrow. "We agreed our welcome was pretty worn out here. Can't hurt to get a good headstart."

"In your condition?" Gonky couldn't see his face, but it suspected he was scowling. "Don't think I didn't see you back there. Tell me, by your count, was it thirteen times you nearly tripped, or fourteen?"

"Crosshair..."

"You can't hide all your tells." A gentle smack to the other man's chest plate, and he jerked his head. "Go join the kid and Wrecker — you're of no use to anyone right now."

"We can't just aimlessly drift through space. It's not fair to leave it all on them. Besides." He crossed his arms. "What about you? You look about as bad as you say I feel."

"I'm not the one on the verge of a sensory meltdown. We've made tighter escapes in worse conditions, we'll be fine." Hunter's face drew taut, and Crosshair's head tilted in a way that told Gonky he'd rolled his optics. "If it bothers you so much, I'll help them."

The frown on his face drew deeper. "And your headache?"

"I'll survive. Unfortunately." Crosshair shoved him towards the bunks and Hunter stumbled. "Go. If anything happens, I'm sure you'll be the first to know."

Still, he hesitated.

Gonky had heard enough. It shuffled forward with a low honk — a noise that seemed less prone to making anyone wince — and bumped gently into the man's side. None of them understood the droid's beeping, and it lacked the arms to gesture with any real effectiveness, but sometimes the message still got across. There wasn't quite a smile on either Crosshair or Hunter's faces, but it recognized a softening.

"You too, huh?" Hunter sighed. "Fine, I can tell when I'm not wanted. I'll leave it to you to make sure no one's hurting themselves overdoing it then, alright Gonky?"

It let out a cheerful rattle that drowned out the indignant huff. It wouldn't let him down!

With one last wave and nod, he finally disappeared towards the bunks. Crosshair waited until the door slid shut before he let out a heavy sigh and rubbed his eyes. Something told it the gesture was only half headache induced.

He straightened and turned — to join the others like he'd said, no doubt — but stumbled, one arm shooting out for balance. Gonky let out a flat whine and moved forward. When his hand braced against it, it did its best to stay steady instead of toppling. Not the easiest feat with two wobbly feet.

Crosshair shot the GNK a look, somewhere between startled and bewildered. It let out a string of beeps and whirrs for his uncomprehending audio sensors. [You really do need the help.]

Slowly, the man took a deep breath and a long blink. Then, a little more carefully and with one hand still braced against it, he straightened up once more. His fingers rapped against the top of its chassis before he pulled away. Gonky waited as he steadied himself, and took a step alongside Crosshair when he started forward again.

He scoffed at the droid but he didn't stop it, even as he settled into the seat by the console with it at his side and offered a clipped explanation to Echo's question. Gonky gonked, pleased, and settled in to keep his sensors alert and trained on the three. No one would be overdoing it on its watch.