One Jump Ahead/Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails' Dreams

*(The next morning in Agrabah, three boy Mobians ran across the rooftops, with the leader holding a loaf of bread. The first Mobian, the leader, is a 17 year old male hedgehog with blue fur, peach skin, green eyes, a black nose, blue spiky quills, and wearing white gloves, and red and white shoes with a yellow buckle. He is Sonic the Hedgehog, the leader of his gang. The second Mobian is an 8 year old male two-tailed fox with gold yellow fur, white fur patches, blue eyes, a black nose, and wearing white gloves and red and white shoes. He is Miles “Tails” Prower, Sonic's little brother. And the last Mobian is a 16 year old male echidna with red fur, long red dreadlock-like quills, a white crescent moon symbol on his chest, peach skin, a black nose, purple eyes, and wearing white gloves with two spikes on the knuckles, and red and yellow shoes with green ankle rims. He is Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic's other little brother and Tails' older brother. As they ran, they heard someone shouting)*

Man's voice: Stop thieves!

*(The three turned and saw a man and six weasels approaching. The man leading the weasels, the one who shouted before, is a tall, half-bald old man who is very sinister-looking with white hair, red eyes, and wearing a black fedora hat with a black band, a black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black socks, a black vest, a black necktie, a black trench coat, black boots, a black cape, black rubber gloves, and black sunglasses. He is Judge Doom, captain of the palace guards working in Agrabah's palace, who is always an adversary to Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. The first weasel with him is a male brown-furred humanoid weasel with a cream muzzle, ears, palms, soles, and underbelly, a black nose and eyebrows, sharp yellow fangs, and wearing a pink fedora with a hot pink band, a pink long-sleeved jacket with four orange horizontal buttons, a hot pink necktie with a diamond clip on it, a gold pocket watch in his suit's pocket, a white long-sleeved shirt underneath, and white spats on his feet. He is Smarty, leader of the Toon Patrol and a guard working for Doom. The second weasel is a male dark brown furred humanoid weasel with a light brown muzzle, ears, palms, soles, and underbelly, short slick black hair, a black nose and eyebrows, sharp dark brown claws, sharp yellow fangs, and wearing a green fedora with a black ribbon, a green long-sleeved trench coat, a white long-sleeved shirt, green pants, a pink necktie, and white and black golf shoes. He is Greasy, the suave member of the Toon Patrol and another guard working for Doom. The third weasel is a male brown-furred humanoid weasel with a light brown muzzle, ears, palms, soles, and underbelly, thin black eyebrows, blue eyes with yellow swirls like a crazy person, yellow fangs, a black nose, and spiky short hair, and wearing a white straightjacket. He is Psycho, the hyperactive member of the Toon Patrol and another guard working for Doom. The fourth weasel is a male brown-furred humanoid weasel with a cream muzzle, ears, palms, soles, and underbelly, black rings around his eyes, a tongue lolling out of his mouth, a goofy look, yellow human-like teeth, a black nose, sharp brown claws, and wearing a red and yellow striped bowl hat with a spinning propeller, a white and blue striped short-sleeved shirt, and blue and white shoes with the laces untied. He is Stupid, the dumb member of the Toon Patrol and another guard working for Doom. And the last weasel is a male light blue-furred humanoid weasel with a pale blue muzzle, ears, palms, soles, and underbelly, yellow nicotine-stained fingers, a black nose, sharp yellow fangs, and bloodshot eyes, and wearing a gray newsboy hat, a light gray long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a loose black necktie, and a black vest. He is Wheezy, the smoking member of the Toon Patrol and the last guard working for Doom. As they slowly approach the three Mobians, Doom and the Toon Patrol pulled out their swords)*

Doom: I'll have your hands for trophies, street rats!

*(Sonic looked at the bread he's holding)*

Sonic: All this over a loaf of bread?

Knuckles: In their dreams!

*(The three then jumped off the roof and landed on two ropes with clothing hanging out to dry. The three swung, collecting clothing doing so. Before they could get to the end, a woman saw them, screamed and closed the shutters to a window at the end of the rope. The three slammed into them and fell to the streets, but their fall is broken by numerous awnings and the clothes that fell on them. They got up and looked at the bread with triumph)*

Smart Guy: (From above) There they are!

Psycho: (From above) They won't escape again that easily!

Sonic: (Smirks) You think that was easy?

*(They looked at three women, laughing at them. Then they noticed Doom and his guards arriving on the ground level and Doom giving out orders)*

Doom: (Glaring) You two, over that way, and you, with me. We'll find them!

*(The three pulled sheets over themselves and wrapped themselves in disguises, rushing over the three women)*

Sonic: Morning ladies.

Woman 1: (Giggling) Getting into trouble early today, aren't we, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles?

Sonic: Us? No way!

Knuckles: You'll only get in trouble if you get caught.

*(That was when Doom appeared out of nowhere, grabbing Sonic by his arm and removing his disguise)*

Doom: Gotcha!

Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles: We're in trouble!

Doom: And this time....

*(Then, a small, male, foxlike flying creature appeared and pushed Doom's hat over his head, blinding him and forcing him to let Sonic go. The small, male, foxlike flying creature has white skin, magenta fur, a white muzzle, underbelly, neck ruff, and tuft of hair on his head, mint-green dragonfly-like wings, a black nose, amber eyes, large, foxlike ears with white interiors, a small bobbed white tail, white hands and feet, and wearing a mint green necklace with a mint-green bauble pendant. He is Chip, a good friend of Sonic and his brothers. Sonic's group smiled as Chip laughed)*

Tails: Thanks, Chip.

Sonic: Perfect timing, as usual.

Chip: Don't mention it.

*(Then they noticed more guards coming)*

Knuckles: Let's get out of here!

*(The gang began to make their escape. Then, one of the guards appeared and tried to hit them, and as he did, Sonic's gang began to sing)*

Sonic: **Gotta keep one jump ahead of the breadline**

Tails: **One swing ahead of the sword**

*(Chip then blew a raspberry at Greasy and dodged his sword swipe. Sonic used that distraction to pull Greasy's pants down, revealing his white underwear with red oval-like polka dots. Smarty, Psycho, Stupid, and Wheezy laughed at this while Greasy angrily swipes at the group, but he missed and destroyed a fish barrel causing fish to fall out)*

Knuckles: **We steal only what we can't afford**

Tails: And that's everything.

*(The gang ran off. Greasy pulls a fish over his body thinking it is his pants and goes after them)*

Sonic: **One jump ahead of the lawmen**

Knuckles: **That's all, and that's no joke**

Tails: **These guys don't appreciate that we're broke**

*(The gang ran up a bunch of barrels and knocked one down onto the Toon Patrol, knocking them all down)*

Toon Patrol: **Riffraffs**

**Street rats**

**Scoundrels**

**Take that**

*(They throw a bunch of stuff at the gang, but they dodged them quickly and got to the top of a platform)*

Sonic: **Just a little snack, guys**

*(Doom and the Toon Patrol angrily shake the platform in hopes to knock them all down)*

Doom and Toon Patrol: **Rip them open, take it back guys**

Knuckles: **We can take a hint**

Tails: **Gotta face the facts**

*(The gang falls off the platform as if on purpose. But it turns out that Chip is hanging on a pole nearby. He grabbed his friends and they make it through a window like acrobats)*

Gang: **You're our only friend, dear Chip**

*(The group ended up in a girls' harlem. The girls are there and started singing)*

Girls: **Who?**

**Oh, it's sad Sonic and his gang's hit the bottom**

**They've become a one-man rise in crime**

*(Chip smiles as he saw some snacks nearby and eats them greedily. His mouth looks like that of a chipmunk. Meanwhile, the gang, swirls by one of the girls, is knocked into the girls' den mother)*

Den mother: (Annoyed) **I'd blame parents**

**Except they haven't got 'em**

Sonic: **Gotta eat to live**

Tails: **Gotta steal to eat**

Knuckles: **Tell you all about it when we got the time**

*(The second girl sighed in annoyance and pushed the gang out the window, making their exit)*

Sonic: **One jump ahead of the slowpokes**

Knuckles: **One skip ahead of our doom**

*(Outside, a muscular man is flexing before the crowd as Doom and the Toon Patrol run by. Unknown to everyone, Sonic is hiding behind the man matching his moves while the gang tried to sneak by. But they made a mistake and are revealed)*

Tails: **Next time gonna use a *nom de plume***

Doom: (Spotting the gang) There they are!

Sonic: **One jump ahead of the hitmen**

Tails: **One hit ahead of the flock**

Knuckles: **We think we'll take a stroll around the block**

*(During the chase, the gang goes through a flock of sheep while being chased by Doom and the Toon Patrol. When they got out, they both jumped over another man sitting on a bed of spikes. The Toon Patrol jumped over but Stupid trips and lands on the man, making him scream. Suddenly, Chip was trying on a bunch of jewelry until he was discovered)*

Vendor: **Stop, thief**

*(He grabs Chip)*

Vendor: **Vandal**

Knuckles: (Grabbing Chip) **Chip**

*(After grabbing Chip, Knuckles dragged him away, breaking a necklace)*

Woman: **Scandal**

*(Soon the gang found themselves by a door surrounded by Doom and the Toon Patrol)*

Sonic: **Let's not be too hasty**

*(The door opens and a fat woman comes out and hugs Sonic, much to his and everyone else's disgust)*

Fat woman: **Still I think he's rather tasty**

*(Sonic manages to get away and then with Knuckles puts their arms around Doom and the Toon Patrol like they're buddies)*

Sonic: **Gotta eat to live**

Tails: **Gotta steal to eat**

Sonic and Tails: **Otherwise we'd get along**

Doom and Toon Patrol: **Wrong**

*(They all pounced on Sonic and Tails, making a fighting dust cloud. But when the cloud clears, Sonic and Tails have already escaped with Knuckles. Though not for long for Hook spotted nine barrels trying to sneak away)*

Doom: Get them!

*(The gang ditched their disguises and ran off. Then, they come across a fire pit which they managed to jumped over. The pirate guards run across the coals, hopping up and down in pain doing so. Soon the gang passed a man performing tricks with his knife. Chip looked and turned around with a smirk)*

Chip (Taking the sword) Let's see they get us now, see?

*(Doom and the Toon Patrol arrived and stopped when Chip wielded it)*

Smart Guy: (Trembling) He's got a sword!

Doom: (Holding his own sword) You idiots! We all got swords!

Toon Patrol: (Taking their swords in realization) Yeah!

*(Chip chuckled nervously at being outnumbered and ran off. The gang are soon once again surrounded by pirate Doom and the Toon Patrol running from left to right. Of course, they see a man performing a rope trick nearby and the gang climbed up the rope which ends up with the Toon Patrol crashing into each other. Soon, the gang continued running from the pursuing Doom and Toon Patrol)*

Sonic: **One jump ahead of the hoofbeats**

Doom and Toon Patrol: **Riffraffs**

Tails: **One hop ahead of the hump**

Doom and Toon Patrol: **Street rats**

Knuckles: **One trick ahead of disaster**

Doom and Toon Patrol: **Scoundrels**

Tails: **They're quick**

**But we're much faster**

Doom and Toon Patrol: **Take that**

*(The chase ended with the gang being cornered in a room above a staircase. With a smirk, Knuckles grabbed a rug nearby)*

Knuckles: **Here goes, better throw our hands in**

Tails: **Wish us happy landin'**

Gang: **All we gotta do is jump**

*(The gang quickly jumped out the window with the rug. Doom and the Toon Patrol jumped out after but they ended up falling. Their landing was broken a bunch of manure being sold by a man wearing a clothespin. Sonic and his gang, meanwhile, then used the rug to float down like a parachute to land safely in a nearby alley. Once they landed, the gang high-faced each other)*

Knuckles: Cool!

Tails: We lost them!

*(Then they heard two different men's voices)*

First man's voice: Lucky for you.

Second man's voice: That's right.

*(They turned and not only noticed two palace guards, but also casually greeted them. The first guard is a male anthro duck with white feathers, light blue eyes, an orange beak, legs, and webbed feet, and wearing a green long-sleeved turtleneck shirt, a purple long-sleeved coat with four gold buttons, a purple eyemask, a dark purple cape with a dark pink color inside, and a purple fedora with a black ribbon. He is Darkwing Duck, or by civilian name and form, Drake Mallard, a palace guard. And the last guard is an extremely muscular male anthro duck with white feathers, light blue eyes, an orange beak, legs, and webbed feet, and wearing a light brown long-sleeved shirt with poofy sleeves, tan pants, a brown leather belt with a gold buckle, a cream-colored scarf, a brown pilot’s helmet and dark brown webbed boots. He is Launchpad McQuack, another palace guard. And they, luckily for Sonic and his brothers, are good friends with them, secretly)*

Gang: Hey, Darkwing and Launchpad.

Launchpad: (Chuckling) We saw the whole thing. You're getting really smart ducking our guards and impressing even DW and me.

Sonic: Well, what do ya expect? We....

Darkwing: Yep, yep, yep. We know already. You need to steal to survive.

Tails: So, what are you gonna tell Doom and the guards this time?

Darkwing: We'll be telling them that you ate the bread in front of us out of spite and outsmarted us.

Launchpad: And we swore that we'll eventually *(Winks at them)* turn you over to them.

Gang: Thanks!

*(Darkwing then hands them another loaf of bread with a soft smile)*

Knuckles: Another loaf?

Launchpad: Don't worry.

Darkwing: After the guards chased you after you stole the first loaf, I paid for it.

Launchpad: And I bought the other loaf for you.

Tails: Wow. Thanks.

Darkwing and Launchpad: What're friends for?

*(Then they heard Doom's voice calling from afar)*

Doom: (Voice-over) DW, LAUNCHPAD?! WHERE ARE YOU?!

Darkwing: (Calling to Doom) Hold your horses, we're coming! *(To Sonic's gang)* Our secret is safe.

Launchpad: Take care of yourselves.

*(They wink at them and then left. The gang turned to each other happily)*

Knuckles: That was very nice of DW and LP.

Sonic: Now, we feast!

*(The gang agreed and Sonic breaks the first bread in two and gave one half to Chip. The flying foxlike creature begins to eat his half. Before Sonic could eat his however, he and the gang spotted two children, a boy and girl, digging through the trash looking for food when they saw them. Sonic and his gang sighed in sympathy and turned to Chip. He sees the children and frowned)*

Chip: No way, Jose!

*(As Chip continued to eat, Sonic and his brothers got up and walked over to the children. They hand out their pieces)*

Sonic: Here.

Girl: Huh? You want us to have that?

Boy: Really?

Sonic: Sure. You need it more than we do.

Tails: Besides, we never let anybody else starve because of us.

Knuckles: I ain't that hungry anyway.

*(The children looked surprised but accepted the bread with smiles. Sonic and his gang walked off, smiling about their good deed. Chip looked on and started feeling guilty. He stood up and goes over to the two children. He gives out his half)*

Chip: Aww.... I'm done. Here.

Boy: Thanks.

*(He and the girl accepted the other half happily. The children chuckled as they tickled Chip, who giggled. The tickling stopped as a fanfare is heard)*

Gang: Huh?

*(Sonic's group walked out of the alley to a crowd gathering outside. They look and see a parade going on. They see a young man with short red hair, brown eyes, and wearing a gold yellow long-sleeved Arabian prince uniform with poofy sleeves and red sleeve rims, a black vest with gold trimming, gold yellow harem pants with red ankle rims, a blue satin belt around his waist, a red satin sash with gold trimming extending outside of the sash, gold Arabic shoes, a black cape, and a gold yellow turban with a red ruby gem brooch and a black feather, riding on a horse towards the castle. His name is Pips. And with him are two random young men, apparently his brothers)*

Tails: Heh. Typical. Another group of three princes has arrived.

Man 1: Must be on their way to the palace.

Man 2: More suitors for the princesses.

Sonic: Yeah, the three sisters.

Knuckles: They'd probably would turn them down like all the others.

Tails: I'll bet you a dollar for that the rejection will take place tomorrow.

Knuckles: I bet an hour.

*(Suddenly, the gang got startled as the playing children ran out into the street. However, they run in front of Pips' horse scaring it)*

Pips: You brats! Get out of our way!

Pips' brothers: Yeah!

*(He takes out a whip and throws it to hit them. But Sonic jumps in the way and stops it)*

Sonic: Hey! If I were rich like you, I could afford some manners!

Tails and Knuckles: Yeah!

Pips: (Angrily) My brothers and I'll teach *you* some manners!

*(Pips angrily pushed Sonic and his brothers right into a mud puddle nearby. The crowd laughed at this. Satisfied, Pips and his brothers continued on their way way while the gang recovered and got up. Tails and Knuckles then smirked)*

Tails: Would you look at that, guys.

Knuckles: It's not everyday you see three horses with six rear ends!

*(They and Sonic laughed, making both Pips, his brothers, and their horses look back, annoyed. The gang calmed their laughter down)*

Pips: Oh yeah? Well, you are nothing more than a bunch of worthless street rats! You were born street rats, you will die like the street rats you are, and only your fleas would mourn you!

*(This made Knuckles furious. He rushed at Pips and his brothers, but the palace gates closed behind Pips and his brothers right in Knuckles' face. He looks up furiously and uselessly as his brothers watched in concern)*

Knuckles: We're not worthless!

Sonic: And we don't have fleas!

Chip: Look, forget it. There's nothing you could do now.

*(The gang sighed disappointedly)*

Sonic: You're right.

Tails: Let's go home.

*(Later that night, the gang are on their way back home)*

Gang: (Sadly) **Riffraffs**

**Street rats**

**We don't buy that**

**If only they'd look closer**

*(Soon the gang got home. It was a mess but at least it got a good view with a curtain covering it)*

Gang: **Would they see a bunch of poor boys?**

**No siree**

*(Chip got into his makeshift bed nearby and got ready to get some sleep, with Sonic tucking the flying foxlike creature in)*

Gang: **They'd find out**

**There's so much more to us**

*(Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles smiled softly before putting on their pajamas and going over to the curtain. Sonic is now wearing a red long-sleeved pajama jacket with buttons, red long pajama pants, and red slippers. Tails is now wearing a light blue long-sleeved pajama jacket with buttons, light blue long pajama pants, blue socks, and light blue slippers. And Knuckles is now wearing a green long-sleeved pajama jacket with buttons, green long pajama pants, and green slippers. Sonic pulled the curtain open, and they saw a beautiful view of Agrabah and its palace. The gang sighed happily and calmly)*

Sonic: Someday, guys. Things will change for us.

Tails: My sentiments exactly.

Knuckles: We will be rich, live in a palace, and never have anything to worry about at all.

Sonic: Yeah.

*(Then with that, the brothers went to bed as well)*

***Coming up: After rejecting Pips, three princess sisters have dreams of their own as well, despite that they're being forced to get married to three princes by a sultan and his sultaness.***