Diamond in the Sky

Disappointed Mombot

Back in Eggman's lair, Mombot decides to celebrate Eggman's big win by watching the security footage of the entire event.

"Oooo, I can't wait to watch the grand victory," she claps. "What a great way to celebrate my super villain son! It'll be just like watching a dance recital!"

She accesses the footage and projects it onto a giant screen in the lair, then sits joyfully on the sofa, sipping a dainty cup of motor oil tea. As soon as the video begins, she claps again merrily. Why, the first shot illustrates Eggman flipping out over the sound of metal being bent by Silver's psychokinesis. Nearly bouncing out of her seat, she points to her baby boy and squeals!

"Oh there's my boy!"

At first, Mombot observes every detail, livid with pride. But as the footage carries on, she slowly goes from doting... to distressed... to disturbed. When it's all over, she rewinds and pauses the tape, at an angle revealing Rouge weeping with dead Silver in her arms.

"Goodness gracious, that's every mother's worst fear! Eggman didn't tell me about this part."

The sentient side of her motherly programming overwrites all of her pro-evil software. She becomes deeply saddened and displeased with her own creator for his cruelness. Boldly, she calls Eggman by activating a built in communicator on her forearm. He answers, agitated.

"Yes Mombot, we made it to the resort okay. Checking in was a pain and I'm not crazy about this evil soup I ordered from room service. Too much evil oregano."

"You're in big trouble young man," she scolds.

"Eh, for what? Leaving the toilet seat up again? You know that was Steve, right? He does that to get me in trouble!"

"No," she tells him, "I just finished watching the tape of your big victory, from beginning to end."

"Heh, yeah. Boy what a great transmission," Eggman reminisces.

"Doctor Eggman, did you kill your enemy right in front of his Mombot? Hmm? Did you?"

"I did!" Eggman gloats. "That woman is nuts and she's not a bot. She's a bat, which doesn't make sense because he was a hedgehog."

"So?! I'm a robot but I'm still your Mombot! Now you listen here, I want you to apologize to her right this instant!"

"Oh-no-ho-ho, no way! I'm avoiding her and Shadow like the plague. Not touching those suckers with a fifty foot pole."

"Wait a minute? Is that why he was so upset on that tape too? Are you telling me you killed Silver in front of his Mombot AND his Dadbot?!"

"I told you, they're not robots! Silver was a mistake. We all know Shadow's super gay with Sonic and Rouge is well, pretty infrequent in all regards. Who cares if they got a little sentimental when their oops baby from the future ate it in my lair? Of course I killed him in front of them. That's what makes me a super villain!"

Mombot's eyes turn red.

"Eggman, you march home and apologize to both of them right this minute!"

"Never! Why are you siding with the enemy when this whole thing is what got me invited to this all expenses paid, evil ski resort?"

Mombot is not having it!

"Now you listen here. You made it sound like you defeated Team Sonic in an epic battle, then took Silver down like a final boss. You never mentioned that you incidentally blew up your own time traveling machine as a desperate, last resort to win a battle you were losing!"

"Hey, I was winning that battle. Sort of. Theoretically."

"Hmph, if you won't apologize to Silver's parents, then I will!"

She wants to slam the phone down but can't because it's her arm. So she raises her hand with a furious gasp... then boringly presses the hang up button. Beep.