The Tale of Sonic

**The Tale of Sonic** is a spoof of the 2008 film called "The Tale of Despereaux".

## Plot

The scientist named Professor Gerald Robotnik, along with his granddaughter named Maria and their hedgehog-companion named Shadow, dock in the French kingdom of Dor—famous around the world for its delicious soups—during the "Royal Soup Day." The chief cook, Chef Jerome McElroy, makes good soup due to Shantae, a magical genie who emerges from her pot. Shadow sneaks into the royal banquet-hall and falls into Queen Rosalina's soup, giving her such a fright that she has a heart-attack and dies. The entire hall erupts into panic and the guards pursue Shadow. He attempts to flee the castle but sees that Gerald and Maria's ship has sailed away. He narrowly escapes being killed as he falls through a sewer drain which leads to the castle dungeons. He is found in the dungeons and taken in by Infinite, the leader of the evil Mobians. Distraught over his wife's death, the King forbids the consumption all things related to soup and declares animals "illegal." Without its soup, Dor becomes impoverished and dreary. Jerome is banned from making soup and Shantae stops appearing. The King's daughter—Princess Odette—despairs over the sad state of the kingdom and how her father's grief-based reclusive behavior shuts her—and the world—out.

In a Mobian village within an abandoned kitchen storage room, a baby hedgehog is born into a family and they name him Sonic. As he grows up, it is clear he is different from other Mobians: he is not timid—but rather is brave and curious—unnerving other Mobians around him. In an effort to teach him to be a "proper hedgehog," his siblings Sonia and Manic take him to the royal library to show him how to chew books, but Sonic is more interested in reading them. He becomes fascinated by books about daring knights and trapped princesses. One day, Sonic encounters and converses with Princess Odette. He promises to finish the story about a trapped princess and tell her how it ends. Upon discovering Sonic has violated the Mobian law by talking to a human, his parents Aleena and Jules turn him over to the Mobian council to avoid blame.

The council banishes Sonic to the dungeons, where he meets and tells the princess story to the jailor, Oscar Proud, who stops listening and leaves Sonic alone. Sonic is captured by the evil Mobians and thrown into their arena with a Zamazenta. As Sonic is about to be eaten, Shadow saves his life by asking Infinite to give Sonic to him to eat. Having been unable to adjust to being an evil Mobian, Shadow is desperate to hear about the outside world. The two become friends, as every day Sonic tells him the stories and of the princess and her sadness. Wishing to make amends for all the trouble he's caused, Shadow sneaks into Odette's room and tries to apologize to her, but she lashes out at him, and he's pursued by guards yet again. Hurt by this, Shadow vows revenge. He enlists the help of Penny Proud, Odette's young maid who longs to be a princess herself, by convincing her she can take Odette's place if she kidnaps her. After Penny drags Odette to the dungeons, Shadow double-crosses her and locks her in a cell.

Meanwhile, Sonic discovers the princess is in danger and he tries to tell the King who is too despondent to hear him. Sonic tries to get help elsewhere; he tries to enlist his family, but they are afraid by his presence (thinking he is a ghost); he rings the town's bell to prove his survival. Jerome, having had enough of the law, gets back to making soup, which brings the enchanted smell back to the kingdom and brings back Shantae. Sonic tries to get help from Jerome and Shantae, but only Shantae agrees and takes him back to the dungeons. On route, they are attacked by evil Mobians, during which Shantae sacrifices herself to allow Sonic to reach the arena.

In the arena, Shadow sees the apologetic sincerity in Odette's eyes and regrets his actions, but an enraged Infinite signals the evil Mobians to kill Odette. Sonic releases the Zamazenta to chase some of the evil Mobians away, and fights the others off as sunlight flows into the town. Sonic is captured by Infinite, but Shadow rescues him by reflecting the light at Infinite, sending him falling into the arena. With the combined effort from Sonic, Shadow and Odette, Infinite is trapped in a cage with Zamazenta.

In the aftermath, Shadow apologizes to Odette once more and, this time, she apologizes too; Penny is reunited with Oscar, who turns out to be her long-lost father, and they go back to their farm together. Meanwhile, the King overcomes his grief and allows soup and Mobians back in the kingdom; the Mobians finally stop cowering and learn to be braver; Shadow returns to his life at sea with the light and gentle breeze, and Sonic himself departs on a journey to see the world.

## Soundtrack

You can check out Roxie's Soundtrack of Tale of Despereaux (Roxie Mitchell's version) for more details on songs from the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's for Roxie's choice. If you think some of the songs that Roxie chose aren't unsuitable, or you're not into music from the 30's or 40's, you can check out Tale of Sonic (soundtrack) and add some music to your choice.

## Cast

* Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA) as Despereaux Tilling
* Shadow the Hedgehog (SEGA) as Roscuro
* Princess Odette (The Swan Princess) as Princess Pea
* Penny Proud (The Proud Family) as Miggery "Mig" Sow
* Infinite the Jackal (Sonic Forces) as Botticelli Remorso
* Oscar Proud (The Proud Family) as Gregory
* Jules the Hedgehog (Sonic Archie Comics) as Lester Tilling
* Sonia and Manic (Sonic Underground) as Furlough Tilling (sharing a role)
* Chef Jerome McElroy (South Park) as Chef Andre
* Shantae (the Shantae series) as Boldo
* Mayor Fink (Sonic Boom) as the Mayor of the Mouse Council
* Queen Aleena (Sonic Underground) as Antoinette Tilling
* D.B. Platypus (Sonic Boom) as the Principal at Despereaux's School
* Og the Froglodyte (Sonic Boom) as Hovis
* Professor Gerald Robotnik and Maria Robotnik (SEGA) as Pietro (sharing a role)
* Rosalina (Nintendo) as Queen Rosemary
* Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) as the Town Crier
* King William (The Swan Princess) as King Phillip of Dor