The Terror Begins

"The Terror Begins" is an episode of Sonic Retold.
== Recap ==
[The recap begins with two skunks surrounded by townsfolk with weapons.] 
Skunk 1: Their little cells won't hold us for long! We'll be out— and then we're coming for you! 
Skunk 2: You've made life-long enemies of- 
Both: -Rough and Tumble! 
[The screen shows Sonic stopping Shadow from approaching an amnesianianic Dr. Eggman, aka Mr. Tinker.] 
Sonic the Hedgehog: But I'm sure it's okay! This isn't Dr. Eggman! 
[The screen shows an anthropromorphic platypus with a sort of gem on his glove talking to Mr. Tinker meenacingly.] 
'???: …I intend to fix that. I will restore you to your former glory. Dr. Eggman will be reborn! 
Mr. Tinker: But I'm not him! I don't even want to be Eggman! 
[We see Sonic approaching Miles "Tails" Prower at the console.] 
'Sonic: Are we ready to life off, captain? 
Tails: You're right on time! Here we go! 
[We then see Alyssa running through the woods from the prologue.] 
Alyssa: Considering I started adventuring just a few days after a war, hopefully the fighters from it are having a good time and taking a break from it. 
[The screen then shows Dr. Eggman looking at a diagram of a sort of virus as Orbot and Cubot cower in fear.] 
Dr. Eggman: Oh, yes! Yes indeed! I've suffered quite the indignity during my last setback. Now the world will be made to suffer in return! 
== Roll Call ==
*Alyssa Praelia - Rare wolfbear hybrid; solo adventurer
*Sonic the Hedgehog - Blue Blur; Fastest Thing Alive
*Miles "Tails" Prower - Tech-savvy sidekick; high-flying genius
*Rough the Skunk - Thug out for revenge; Tumble's brother
*Tumble the Sknunk - Thug out for revenge; Rough's brother
*Dr. Eggman' - Mad genius restored; Eggman Empire
*Dr. Starline - Aspiring villain; Eggman Empire
== Trivia ==
* This and the pilot are the only episodes written in a transcript.
== Transcript ==
=== A Seemingly Normal Day ===
[The episode begins with Alyssa walking through a forest.] 
Alyssa: [narrating] If I recall properly, the next town up ahead is Windmill Village. I'd like to get a little bit of rest here before I move on to Sunset City and settle down for a while. 
[Alyssa walks up to the entrance to the town and frowns.] 
Alyssa: [aloud] Huh. Thought it'd be a little more louder than this. 
???: Hello? Is someone there? Please help! 
Alyssa: Sounds like someone needs assistance! 
[She runs to the source but suddenly stops in her tracks. A certain blue hedgehog teen and his best buddy have already helped out.] 
Alyssa: [thinking] Oh my gosh! Is that … Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower the Fox?!
???: Oh we'll tell you! 
Alyssa and Sonic: Wha? 
[We see the two skunk brothers from the recap.] 
Rough: Prepare to get wrecked! 
Tumble: Prepare to get pummeled! 
Rough and Tumble: It's payback time for -ROUGH & TUMBLE! 
Tails: … Did they just try to rhyme "pummel" with "Tumble"? 
Sonic: [puts his hands on his head and sighs] It's a thing they do. These are the mooks Knux and I tangled with in Barricade Town. 
Alyssa: [thinking] Oh yeah, I remember that one.
Tumble: Who asked you to butt in, kid? Why are you even here? 
Sonic: 'Cause when the day needs saving… 
Tails: One team never fails! 
Sonic and Tails: You're about to get busted by -SONIC & TAILS! 
Alyssa: Okay I'll admit it, that is way better rhyming. 
Rough: 'That's our thing! Stop stealing our thing!
Tumble: That's not fair. I had a tail again. The length. The heft. I had it all back… 
Sonic: Okay, man. It's over. Let's go. 
Tumble: Heartless. You're just heartless. All I ever wanted was to cave your head in… 
Alyssa: Well that's ironic… 
Sonic: And just like that, my sympathy is spent. [to Tails] All good, Tails? 
Tails: Yep. Gave him a taste of his own medicine and smashed his launcher. 
Alyssa: [standing next to a pile of metal debris] And don't worry about their weapons; I took care of that.
Sonic: You've really gotta stop getting yourself into trouble, lady. Got it? 
[Alyssa, blushing hard and sweating, can only nod quietly. Sonic smiles at her with a thumbs up and zooms away to find something, or rather someone. Alyssa slowly walks away, still blushing.] 
Alyssa: I— I can't believe it. That was actually Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower. I actually fought alongside them! [trying not to squeal loudly] There's no time to rest now! Gotta continue on my quest! 
[Still smiling big and quietly squealing, she continues on to Sunset City.]
=== The Darkest Hour ===
[As she disappears into the trees, a black screen suddenly appears with 28 Days Later read in red text. We then see Alyssa cleaning out a small bedroom as the sun began to set.] 
Alyssa: Working at the radio station has been a real hoot. I'm glad to be taking a break from all of the adventuring. To be honest, it's been pretty tiring and this was just what I needed to unwind. 
[She sighs, thinking about all the good times she'd had back then. Alyssa exits the room (revealing it to be a small shed) and walks next door to a larger house.] 
Alyssa: I don't want this to change…ever. 
[She opens the door to the station just as a broadcast by Nite the Owl is beginnning.] 
Nite: Hellooo and good evening! As always, I'm Nite the Owl and you're listening to K-TBR 199.2: Sunset City's number-one station for news and advice! And music. When I'm here burning the midnight oil with y'all. 
[Some soft music begins playing.] 
Nite: Here's something to get us started— it's one'a my favorites. I'm sure you'll love it too. After that, I'll be taking calls; so if you've got anything weighing you down tonight, why not give Nite a call? 
[While the music plays, Alyssa approaches Nite.] 
Alyssa: Good evening Nite. You mind if I turn in early today? I'm pretty tired from scooping all those scoops this afternoon. 
Nite: Only if you really need it sweetie. 
Alyssa: Thanks. See you soon. 
[She walks outside and nearly bumps into Don the Rooster, the radio's custodian.] 
Alyssa: Ah, good evening Don. [walks to the shed] See you tomorrow, I'm turning in. 
Don: Now? At six o'clock? 
Alyssa: [stops in her tracks] That's, actually a good point. [turns around to face him] Guess I'm just really tired from all those scoops from this afternoon. Need a break, a really long break. See ya. 
[Alyssa walks into her shed and closes the door. She sits on the bed and takes out a notebook and a pen. She writes something for a while, then puts away her stuff, changes into her pjs and climbs into bed. She tries to fall asleep and tries to block some banging from outside.] 
Alyssa: Hmm… what are they doing in there? 
[The banging continues and Alyssa turns around in bed. The screen fades out as she finally falls asleep.]
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[The screen fades back to Alyssa fast asleep. The banging starts to get louder as she clutches the pillow tighter to her ears. Having had enough, Alyssa slams the pillow down and gets out of bed.] 
Alyssa: I'm going to give those two a piece of my mind! It's like, super late! [She starts to open the door to leave] Come to think of it, Nite shouldn't even be broadcasting this late right? 
[She opens the door a slight crack. What she sees widens her eyes in fear.] 
Alyssa: Oh no… 
[In a quick montage, she gets dressed, packs her pjs, grabs her backpack, and puts it on before slamming open the door.] 
Alyssa: What happened here?! 
[The screen shows what she sees: a shiny substance all over the area: on the grass, on the back porch of the entrance to the station, and on the leaves of some trees.] 
[As Alyssa stares out at the setting sun and the virus infected city, the instrumental music of the last verse of Open Your Heart plays.]