Chapter 3: The Meeting

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INT. DONUT SHOP - DAY

Chaos and excitement fill the air as Sonic, Tails, and Chris Thorndyke are surrounded by a multitude of familiar faces: Shadow, Rouge, Vector, Espio, Charmy, Cream, Blaze, and Silver.

SILVER: Sonic, why are we all here?

CHARMY: Yeah! What’s the big deal?

CHRIS (Looking serious): It’s about Eggman. He’s planning to… destroy music.

TEAM DARK & CHAOTIX (Gasping): What?!

CREAM (Eyes wide with shock): No way!

BLAZE (Frowning deeply): This is terrible!

SONIC (Standing tall): Yeah, it is. Music is awesome. It’s what makes life worth living! We can’t let Eggman do this!

TAILS (Nodding): He’s got a sonic weapon that can erase all sound.

SILVER (Eyes narrowed): That’s crazy. But why?

CHRIS (Shrugging): Eggman’s always been obsessed with silence. He thinks music is a distraction from his evil plans.

SHADOW (Scoffing): Sounds like a weak excuse to me.

VECTOR (Grumbling): Whatever his reason, we gotta stop him.

SONIC (Grinning): Exactly! That’s why you’re all here. We need to work together to stop Eggman and save the music!

CHARMY (Excited): Let’s do it!

[FADE IN]

EXT. MOUNTAIN RANGE - DAY

A breathtaking vista of jagged peaks and snow-capped summits. The air is crisp and clean.

SONIC (speeding ahead) Alright, folks! Keep up! We gotta get to the lair before Eggman steals all the sound!

He flashes past, leaving a blur of blue. Behind him, a motley crew struggles to keep pace:

TAILS (panting, flying behind) Wait up, Sonic! You're going too fast!

CHRIS (struggling to climb a rocky outcrop) I'm slipping! I can't... oh!

He tumbles down, landing face-first in a patch of snow.

SILVER (teleporting beside him) You okay, Chris?

CHRIS Ugh, I think so. My pride's a bit bruised, though.

Blaze (graciously) Let me help you up.

She extends a hand to Chris, who gratefully takes it.

KNUCKLES (grumbling) This is going to take forever. I'd rather be searching for Master Emerald...

He glares at the towering mountain ahead.

AMY (smiling brightly) Come on, Knuckles! We're all in this together! Besides, exploring is fun!

Knuckles sighs and trudges on.

EXT. JUNGLE - DAY

The group emerges from the mountain range into a dense, lush jungle. The air is thick with humidity and the sounds of exotic birds and insects.

ROUGE (eyeing a vine-covered wall) Hmm, it looks like we need to find another way through.

CHARMY (spinning in circles) Ooh! Shiny! Let's explore!

Espio (holding Charmy back) No, Charmy, focus! We need to find the path to the lair.

Vector (pointing ahead) I think I see a clearing up there! Let's go!

EXT. LAKE - EVENING

The group reaches a tranquil lake, its surface reflecting the fiery sunset.

CREAM (gazing at the water) It's so beautiful!

Sonic, exhausted but determined, sits on a rock. He looks at Chris, who is studying an old map.

SONIC Chris, are you sure this is the right way? We've been walking for hours!

CHRIS I know it looks like a detour, but this map is from the old Music Keeper.

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