Sonic Prime (2022–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - The Chaos Core - full transcript

After Tails Nine leaves with the prism shards, Sonic rushes through the multiverse to find him and change his mind. But Shadow finds a way to come along, so Sonic won't go alone. They first head to the Boscage Maze. When there, Sh...

Get that rock out of the ground!

Sonic, we don't know
what the Prism is capable of.

Be careful.

Step away
from the rock, egghead.

Not this time, you fool!

Sonic, wait!

[all] Sonic, no!

Ugh. That's a sonic boom
of a headache.

[Sonic] Where am I?

I could really use
a familiar face right about now.

-Tails?
-Who's sent you?



-[Sonic] Tails, stop!
-[Nine] Whoa!

You saved me?

I've been trying to tell you
that we are friends.

Best friends.

He's connected to
the Prism energy.

His shoes are picking up
on the energy signature.

[Sonic] I shattered
the Paradox Prism.

I broke... everything.

If there's anyone
who's got the brains

to put it all back together, it's you.

That's the first thing
you've said that I agree with.

Sonic, what's happening?

Whoa!

Oh, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no!



[screams]

[Sonic] This is another Ultra Green Hill.

-Sonic!
-Shadow?

[Shadow] I'm lost in the void.

Where were you?

I didn't steal the Shard.

[Renegade Knuckles]
But your fox friend did.

Right before he left us
high and dry.

[Dr. Deep] Surrender the energy crystal
and we'll promise

to make your demise
quick and painless.

Sonic! Hang on.

[Dr. Deep] Get him!

Nine! Holy man, just in time!

I have to show you what I found.

[Sonic]
Another world...

I call it: The Grim.

It's a clean slate,
the perfect place to start over

and get the world right.

With the proper fortifications,
and enough Shard energy,

it could be home.

Green Hill is gone.

It doesn't exist anymore.

The Ghost Prism shows us

how the other Shards
need to be placed together.

We gotta show Nine
he's just like Tails.

He's not Tails. He's Nine.

And they're not your real friends.

Back up off Nine.

You admire him, don't you?

For all of your bluster,

you think of him as a friend.

High-five!

We've got to get to Ghost Hill.

It's got a fourth Shard
in this blueprint "thingy".

[Nine] That's the key to putting
the Prism back together!

Haha! Mess with my best bud
and you get blasted!

You really
don't trust him, do ya?

-No.
-[Sonic] I don't get it.

I thought this would work!

You just assumed I'd go along
with you no matter what.

Did you even consider
what I wanted?

Wait!

We can make this work, Nine.
Trust me.

The only person
I can trust is myself.

[theme music playing]

[Nine] The only person
I can trust is myself.

Sonic! The fool!

This could have been everything
he ever wanted.

[sniffs, exhales]

No matter.
I have the Shards now.

And I know exactly where
each one of them fits.

Like the pieces of a puzzle.

[suspenseful theme playing]

Last one.

The Paradox Prism.

With this, I can transform the Grim...

and make it stable.

Make it perfect!

[dramatic theme playing]

[rumbling]

[rumbling]

Any chance at bringing
Green Hill back is gone.

How could Nine betray us?

It's destabilizing.

Sonic, I told you Nine
couldn't be trusted.

Whatever he's up to,
it's causing this world to fracture.

I don't understand.
Why would he...?

Pull yourself together!

This mountain is decaying,
and it's going to take us with it.

We have to run!

[Shadow] Jump!

[Sonic grunts]

[Sonic] Whoa.

We need to leave this world.

You don't have to tell me twice.

[ominous theme playing]

I told you
we couldn't trust that fox!

I knew he'd steal the Shards
the first chance he got!

Well, you said nothing of the sort.

You're just trying
to cover your tracks,

like you try to cover your head
with that silly toupee!

Trying and failing.

Gentlemen, forget the fox.

Look around.
This world draws its last breath.

And so will we,
if we don't get out of here!

Agree, but without the Shards,
our energy supply is low.

We barely have enough
to portal back to New Yoke!

[babbles]

Agreed. Set a course
for New Yoke, post haste!

If we can gain enough speed,
we should be able to teleport out.

To higher ground.

Faster!

[both straining]

[grunting]

[coughing]

[Ghost Shade Tails] As long as I'm around,
you'll always have a wingman.

I don't need the details,
just tell me who to smash.

[Ghost Shade Amy] The forest is
the most beautiful place on earth.

I thought we went over this.
They're not real.

Maybe I can save them.
I have to try.

As long as I'm around,
you'll always have a wingman.

The forest is
the most beautiful place on earth.

No! They can't be saved.

Think about your real friends,
the ones who still have a chance.

If you want to help them,
we need to get out of here.

[Ghost Shade Amy] The forest is
the most beautiful place on earth.

[Ghost Shade Tails] As long as I'm around,
you'll always have a wingman.

Tails...
I'll see you again, little buddy.

Let's get out of here.

[dramatic theme playing]

[both grunting]

We're never gonna hit speed.

How are we gonna
get out of here?

-[Shadow] That's our exit.
-Right.

We need to get vertical!

[Shadow] Jump!

[both grunting]

[both scream]

Hang on!

[Shadow grunting]

[both yelling]

-[both grunting]
-[Sonic groans]

It's gone.

If this can happen
to the Ghost Hill,

it can happen to the other Shatterspaces.

Nine betrayed you
and left us to die,

and he will pay for it.

[dinging]

No!
[grunting in frustration]

I need more power.

[grunting with effort]

Still not enough.

More energy!

[straining]

[exclaiming]
[exasperated exhale]

[gasps]

Hello, friend.

[rumbling]

What's going on?

[scoffs]
I must have diverted

too much energy
away from the force field?

Huh?

The Grim is starting to decay!

No, no, this doesn't make sense.

I collected all the Shards.
I aligned them perfectly.

[frustrated grunt]
What am I missing?

[Nine] I knew it.

He's got the same energy
that powers the city.

Sonic.

Ghost Hill is gone,
the Shards are gone.

If knowing you
has taught me anything,

there's always another way.

Wait, was that a compliment?

Nine is out there...

hiding in one of the Shatterspaces.

[Sonic] Hmm...

The Grim! Of course!

There's another gateway
and a fifth Shard.

That explains why he wasn't able
to rebuild the Prism.

[Sonic] Whoa!

Can you remember
where the gateway is?

Of course.

Nine brought me there
in his Shattercraft.

It's, uh, this way.
Wait. No, no.

Uh, right. It's totally this way.
Come on!

Whoa!

[grunting]

[Shadow] Watch out!

-Phew! Thanks, buddy!
-Don't get used to it.

I wouldn't dream of it.

[Sonic] We're here.

The Grim.

I can't pass through gateways.

There's always another way.

[Sonic] Whoa-ho-ho!

Whoa.

So that's what he's doing
with all the energy.

That's far enough.

[Sonic] Nine, what are you doing?

We had a plan.

That was your plan.
It was never mine.

So it was always about power.

-No, that's not...
-[Nine] Exactly.

With the Paradox Prism,
I'll be able to turn this world

into a paradise...

my paradise!

Let's destroy this traitor.

Wait. Maybe
I can reason with him.

Reason with him?

Just let me try.

-If that doesn't work...
-Then he's mine.

No. He's ours.

[exhaling]

This isn't you, Nine.
We're friends.

We can still figure out
how to bring back Green Hill

and stabilize
the Shatterspaces, together!

You were only using me
to get what you wanted!

That's not true.

Sorry, old friend.

You've been replaced.

Whoa.

Who or what is that?

It's you.

Yeah, but if you squint

and tilt your head to the side,
it's also kind of you.

Whatever it is, it's in our way.

Not for long.

[Sonic and Shadow grunt]

[ominous theme playing]

Again? I already beat
one of these things.

In New Yoke, remember?

I saved you
from the one in New Yoke.

This time you're on your own.

He's not on his own.

We're all on our own.

[Shadow] Whew!

[both panting]

It's over, Nine.

I'll decide when it's over.

[squawks]

Rouge? Knucks? Amy?

What have you done to my friends?

Oh, they're my friends now.
Take them.

[yelping]

[laughs]

Woah!

[both] Behind you!

[grunting]

-Go for the Prism.
-And leave you alone with them?

I'll be fine. Go!

So quick to rush into things

when you have no idea
what you're up against.

See if you can dodge this.

Sonic!

[Sonic grunts]

[Sonic groans]

Impressive, isn't it?

With the power of the Prism,

there's nothing I can't do.

Is this what you want,
to spend the rest of your life

alone with robots for friends?

At least I can trust them.

Look around you!

The Grim is starting to decay.

You're right, it is.

But once I finish
the Paradox Prism,

I'll have all the power I need
to fix everything.

Wait, you haven't rebuilt
the Prism yet?

Oh, I've rebuilt it.

But it turns out there's
some Prism energy missing.

[ominous theme playing]

Sonic, you have
to get out of here!

What?

It's you.
He's after your energy.

[Sonic grunting]

[Shadow] You have to go! Now!

[Sonic] Hey!
What are you doing?

What? Shadow thinks he can
take Sonic away from me?

Heh. Not a chance.

[grunting with effort]

Ah!

This is for your own good!

[Sonic] Shadow!

No!

Grim Birdie,
I have a mission for you.

[grunting with effort]

Now to deal with you.

Is that all you've got?

[Shadow groans in pain]

[grunting]

[theme music playing]