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| - Sonic the Hedgehog and the Freedom Fighters are away from the Emerald Hill Zone, but life still isn't dull. Shorty the Squirrel is having an altercation with another Emerald Hill folk member, a bird who believes that Doctor Robotnik is a good guy. Hopper, Shorty's rabbit friend thinks he'll soon change his mind, as the Zone suddenly comes under attack from a Trooper squadron. The Robotnik sympathiser is the first to be thrown in a prison cell, making the ideal Badnik. One by one, the rest of the village is rounded up, but Shorty manages to escape. Wondering how he is going to save his friends, Shorty stows away on the ship and follows his friends into a Badnik Processing Plant. Before Grimer can turn the animals into new Badniks, Shorty bursts out of a ventilation shaft and damages a compu
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| - Sonic the Hedgehog and the Freedom Fighters are away from the Emerald Hill Zone, but life still isn't dull. Shorty the Squirrel is having an altercation with another Emerald Hill folk member, a bird who believes that Doctor Robotnik is a good guy. Hopper, Shorty's rabbit friend thinks he'll soon change his mind, as the Zone suddenly comes under attack from a Trooper squadron. The Robotnik sympathiser is the first to be thrown in a prison cell, making the ideal Badnik. One by one, the rest of the village is rounded up, but Shorty manages to escape. Wondering how he is going to save his friends, Shorty stows away on the ship and follows his friends into a Badnik Processing Plant. Before Grimer can turn the animals into new Badniks, Shorty bursts out of a ventilation shaft and damages a computer, but it is too late - his friends are Badniks. For his trouble, Doctor Robotnik chooses to place the squirrel in his new "Super-Badnik" armour, ensuring that once he is inside he will never be able to escape again. Shorty attempts to resist the brainwashing, but it is to no avail and Shorty has become a new Badnik. Ordered to demonstrate his new powers, Shorty doesn't hesitate in destroying a nearby Trooper, both irritating and impressing Robotnik at the same time. As a test of loyalty, Robotnik orders Shorty to take the other new Badniks and destroy his old home. Back in the Emerald Hill Zone, the remaining villagers are grateful that they evaded capture, although they may not be so lucky now that Shorty's new squad have arrived. Fortunately, the Badniks are suddenly destroyed by none other than Shorty! The ex-squirrel has indeed resisted the programming and proceeds to free every single friend from the Badniks. Back in his base, Grimer tells Robotnik the news and the furious tyrant immediately grabs his new Egg-o-Matic and prepares for a showdown. Hopper wonders if there is a way to free Shorty, but the squirrel reveals he is in there permanently. Keen to get revenge, he is soon given the chance when Robotnik arrives to terminate his new defect. Shorty quickly gains the upper hand, but Robotnik has a Plan B - a device that shorts out the Cybernik's circuits and makes him immobile. Fortunately, Shorty is rescued by the returning Sonic the Hedgehog. With Sonic and Robotnik engaged in battle, Shorty locates the torturous device and crushes it. Robotnik then withdraws, knowing he can't defeat two heroes. When the rest of the Freedom Fighters return, Sonic offers Shorty a place in the team, but the new Badnik refuses, wishing to do things on his own. Before he can leave, Hopper runs after him and begs him to stay. Shorty reveals he must fight "for justice and freedom and... stuff" and flies off, pronouncing himself Shortfuse the Cybernik!
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