Fierce Fight! Sonic Baseball Team/Unfair Ball

**Fierce Fight! Sonic Baseball Team** (or, **Unfair Ball**), is the tenth episode that happens in the series Sonic X: Heroes Forever.

## Characters:

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
* Cream the Rabbit
* Cheese the Chao
* Bunnie D'Coolette
* Sonia the Hedgehog
* Manic the Hedgehog
* Rotor Walrus
* Sir Charles Hedgehog
* Sally Acorn
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Ray the Flying Squirrel
* Antoine D'Coolette
* Queen Aleena Hedgehog/Bernadette Hedgehog (First non-flashback appearance)
* Hope Kintobor
* Christopher Thorndyke
* Lindsey Thorndyke (Mentioned)
* Chuck Thorndyke
* Mr. Tanaka
* Ella
* Alfred Butler (First appearance)
* Elmer Johnson (First appearance)
* Scarlet Garcia
* Doctor Eggman
* Snively Robotnik
* Bocoe
* Decoe
* Bokkun
* Scratch
* Grounder
* E-21 Ballios (Only appearance)

## Plot

The episode starts with Tails and Hope piloting the X Tornado above Station Square for a test. It flies very smoothly now that he has installed the green Chaos Emerald as a power source. Suddenly, the emerald starts reacting with something, indicating another Chaos Emerald is nearby and the plane is forced to dive uncontrollably towards a baseball stadium called Diamond Stadium. At the moment, Hope is telling Tails to stop as they almost hit a man in the middle of the stadium when Tails is able to regain control of the plane and soar upwards. Tails and Hope land outside the stadium and enter into the stadium. After being amazed by its views, they encounter Albert who was initially confused by a young teenager being out so late and frightened by the sight of Tails and the fact Hope is related to Eggman until both convince him they are trustworthy. Albert Butler converses with Tails and Hope that he has worked in Diamond Stadium as a groundskeeper for what feels like thirty years and sadly, he mentions that the stadium is scheduled to be demolished soon because apparently Diamond Stadium's manager wants to build an indoors stadium. Tails says that he is looking for Chaos Emeralds and Albert reveals that he found one in the dumpster a few nights prior. When the two emeralds are brought together in close proximity, they start glowing and shoot a bright light into the sky.

Further out, Knuckles recognizes the light. Doctor Eggman, Decoe, and Snively also notice and see that it is emitted from the baseball stadium. Suspecting that it is a Chaos Emerald, Eggman prepares for his departure to Diamond Stadium. Meanwhile, at the Thorndyke Mansion, Cream is feeling upset about missing Tails with Bunnie consoling her and telling her it's okay and that Hope is able to hold things together, too. Manic is bored and starts using the silverware as drumsticks, much to Sonia's annoyance. Sir Charles gets them to break up the argument. Rotor doesn't get the utensils for eating various foods, either, and Mighty prefers to eat tropical fruits in nature while Ray still loves his peanut butter sandwiches. Amy is a bit annoyed by this, but, Mighty tells his little brother he can enjoy what he wants. Sonic is still struggling over the silverware placement and is making an effort to look good in front of Sally and he asks Antoine for help, who is a bit annoyed himself. Sally then tells Antoine that Sonic is still learning and he apologizes for being blunt. Bokkun, dressed up as a baseball player, arrives with a message from Eggman. Amy is so annoyed she almost swears, but, thankfully, Manic cuts her off. Eggman's message tells Sonic to look out through a window. Sure enough, everyone in the house recognizes the light that the two Chaos Emeralds have created. As Eggman knows that both he and Sonic and co. want the emeralds. This time however, he wants both parties to settle with good sports and awaits him at Diamond Stadium where he challenges them to a winner-takes-all baseball game to win the two emeralds before the message ends. Bokkun starts batting balls at the heroes amusingly while they struggle to avoid them. Ella picks him up while Sonia takes his bat and then throws him out of the house. Sonic and co. then set off for Diamond Stadium: Bunnie taking Antoine, Cream, and Cheese, Sonic takes Sally with Mighty and Ray running alongside, Chuck drives the car with himself, Chris, Mr. Tanaka, Sir Charles, and Amy, Manic on his hover board, and Sonia on her motorcycle.

Back at Diamond Stadium, the light fades away while Albert wonders what has happened when Tails and Hope explain that this always occurs when two Chaos Emeralds are together. Eggman arrives at Diamond Stadium with Snively in tow, and Hope recognizes her half brother, calling him by his real name: Colin Kintobor Jr.. After also using Eggman's real name and he gets angry, he assumes that Sonic and co. has forfeited the game. Using a mechanical hand on his Egg Mobile, Eggman attempts to steal Tails' emerald. Hope draws her EMP weapon, but, hesitates. Tails saves Hope and dodges the hand but then it turns its attention towards Albert and easily snatches the Chaos Emerald he's holding. Eggman warns Tails to surrender his Chaos Emerald or he will take it by force. Tails runs away and the hand follows him and is just about to reach Tails until Knuckles arrives and smashes the giant robotic hand. Sonic and the others arrive shortly afterwards, so Eggman introduces the gang to his fellow teammates. A flying saucer then appears above the stadium grounds and shines a bright light at the field emerging an army of E-21 Ballios, plus Scratch and Grounder. Eggman and Snively are ready to play and Chuck, who happens to be a huge baseball fan, accepts on their behalf. Eggman then sees Sir Charles deroboticized and promises to get him back to being a Robian, only for Scratch and Grounder to reveal the Roboticizer isn't working anymore because they tried to repair it from the inside and it activated. Tails still objects to the game for fear of ruining the stadium's turf, but, Albert says it's okay, as the stadium will be demolished soon anyway. Chuck recognizes Albert as he has seen him in the stadium many years ago and he is known to be friends with the stadium's owner, Elmer Johnson. Chuck cheerfully feels honored to play baseball until Eggman cuts him off. While everyone else is either warming up or feeling excited or not interested about the game, Chris and Hope suspect that Eggman and Snively are possibly up to something. Knuckles also doesn't like the idea and attempts to object, warning the consequences should Eggman win, but, when they tell him that he could put Eggman and his goons in their place, it convinces the echidna to play.

The match between Sonic's team and Eggman's team finally starts, with Sonic's team to bat and Eggman's team to field. Chris was the first to bat and the Ballios pitcher throws a super fast fastball that Chris had no time to react to the ball's motion to hit it. Very soon, Chris receives three strikes and is therefore out, wondering how anybody is able to hit such a fast pitch. Tails was next to bat and received an unusual pitch from the Ballios pitcher, no thanks to Scratch, that it stretched its arm across a long distance and flicked it to the catcher. Tails reported this unfair pitch to Decoe as the umpire, but, Decoe simply states that the Ballios pitcher had long arms and he didn't design them. After the outcome with Tails, Amy was next to bat, but, instead of an actual bat, she uses her Piko Piko Hammer. While Amy is able to hit a powerful shot, a Ballios fielder threw another Ballios fielder up into the air and successfully catches Amy out, ending the inning with Sonic's team with zero runs.

Now it is Sonic's team to field with Amy as the team's pitcher and Mr. Tanaka as the team's catcher while Eggman's team is to bat. A confident Amy, who has thrown stuff before, pitches the ball and it directly hits the Ballios batter, shattering it into pieces. She smugly apologizes at this notion, saying she usually aims for Eggman's robots when she throws stuff, leaving Sonia unamused. Later on, just when Amy begins to pitch, a Ballios robot standing on the base takes off while the batting Ballios robot misses and receives a strike, Mr. Tanaka throws the ball to Tails where Ballios' next base to run to is and surprisingly, the robot extends its legs leaping over a wide distance to the base, which was called safe by Decoe, much to Tails' disgrace. The next pitch was hit an out-of-the-park only for Ray to catch it, but, Chuck explained that if it goes outside the fence, the catch doesn't count. Sonic, in response, asks why they have to play the game in accordance to the rules anyway, as Amy and Grounder used weapons instead of bats.

The inning ended and Sonic's team and Eggman's team are now batting and fielding again respectively. When Amy batted the pitch, it hits the Ballios pitcher, shattering it into pieces. The game progresses further and when Mighty is next to bat, he successfully hits a home-run, evening up with Eggman's team. Scarlet Garcia, who witnessed the bright light earlier, follows them to the stadium with her news crew and starts reporting on the baseball game. Although it is Mr. Tanaka's turn to bat, Chuck uses Cheese instead as the Chao happily steps into the field. The Ballios pitcher seems to have difficulty in pitching to Cheese's appropriate hitting level and throws four consecutive "ball" pitches, allowing Cheese to move to the first base without any effort, much to Dr. Eggman's anger as he yelled angrily from the sidelines. The next batter is Cream and Bunnie calls her over, whispering a plan. Cream is hesitant because she's not sure what Tails would think, but, Bunnie promises to tell him. Cream then uses her puppy-dog eyes and requests at the robot not to throw too hard. Being overwhelmed Cream's cuteness, the Ballios pitcher simply drops the ball, allowing Cream to take first base, while Eggman angrily yells at the Ballios pitcher again. Knuckles hits another home run shot, leaving both Sonic and Eggman's team tied. The stands are then quickly filled with civilians cheering for Sonic's team and Manic realizes staying hidden wasn't going to be much of an option anymore. After Sonic's hit, it is then Chris' turn to bat and Chris, like before, quickly receives two strikes before Sonic calls a timeout. Sonic advises Chris to concentrate and not to give up as Sonic believes that Chris can get a hit. The final pitch is then played and seemingly Chris has received a third strike only for Chuck to tell Chris to run since he actually batted the pitch successfully. Sonic quickly runs all the way to home while Chris manages to reach the first base safely.

When Sonic's team finally edges into the lead, Eggman decides to take matters into his own hands in order to get Sonic's team forfeiting the game and remotely activates one of his robots, which attaches itself onto Sonic's head and pretends to panic that it will soon explode. Sonic tries to shake it off by running around the stadium at high speeds, but, the Ballios head remains attached. Knuckles asks Mighty for a Tether Ring, but, Sonia has another idea: she pulls out a Power Ring and starts spinning Knuckles around. Sonia asks Sonic to jump into the air while Sonia throws Knuckles into the air, charging towards Sonic and knocks the Ballios head off at the last second, saving Sonic, but, during the distraction, Eggman takes the cyan Chaos Emerald and escapes along with his other teammates. The crowd has really enjoyed the game and starts cheering wildly. Elmer Johnson, the owner of Diamond Stadium, arrives, having seen the game on TV and says that it was all thanks to his friend Albert Butler's dedication. He decides to leave the turf in Albert's care and he gladly agrees. Chuck vows that everyone has learned to work together and hopefully be even stronger the next time they meet Eggman.

Watching from afar, a white cloaked figure removes the cloak to reveal she was Queen Aleena Hedgehog, smiling that her children are back together. But, she turns into her Bernadette disguise so she can remain a low profile as the episode ends.

## Differences between this and the real episode:

* In the original episode, Tails was alone piloting the plane. Here, he's with Hope.
* It's not all of Station Square who sees the emeralds this time, but, Knuckles does.
* Sonic could care less about fancy dining in the real episode, but, here, he's making an effort to impress Sally.
* In the original, Knuckles was made to play the game because everyone was challenging his ego. Here, it was a reminder to put Eggman in his place.
* In the Japanese version of the episode, Chuck tells Cream to get the robot to go easy on her. Here, it was Bunnie. The English version of the original episode had this scene cut.
* In the original, Sonic just says to cut some slack when saying they should play by the rules. Here, he points out that the rules were already broken due to uses of weapons as baseball bats.
* In the original, Knuckles simply jumps up and punches the robot head off of Sonic. Here, Sonia helps him out with a Power Ring and one of her Sonia Spins.
* Knuckles originally hit two home runs in the original, but, here, Mighty hits one of them.
* Sonic caught the ball in the original episode. This time, it was Ray.
* The ending of the original episode is the group feeling more prepared to take down Eggman. In this version, the ending is revealing the cloaked figure to be Aleena and her turning into her Bernadette disguise.