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| - Mobius is still in a jubilant mood after the deposition of Robotnik, and with power restored after the world's electrical systems were knocked out by the destruction of the Black Asteroid, the world is finally getting back to normal, with a weight finally lifted off the people's shoulders. Sonic the Hedgehog travels to a green area to relax and savour the peace, only to be interrupted by Tails who informs him of an upcoming election to select a new world leader to replace Doctor Robotnik. Sonic is not impressed by either of the candidates - Derek Wombat and Giles Baboon - and considers the whole affair a bore, but Tails, who is quite enthusiastic about it, persuades him to attend a presidential debate. Wombat and Baboon begin to compete with each other on offering evermore outlandish campaign promises ("reduce the number of buttons on shirts" / "encourage the forming of more boy bands"), while evading any difficult, divisive matters. Sonic's opinion of them is not improved. Election season drags on, and Amy has come to share Sonic's cynical view of the political circus. The debates between Wombat and Baboon have degenerated to personal mud-slinging and then to literal fighting, as both don power armour and openly brawl in the streets of the Metropolis Zone. Sonic decides that enough is enough - the conceited candidates desire to fuel their own egos is starting to burn up up the city - and intervenes, disabling both battlesuits and tying Wombat and Baboon up. If they want to free themselves, they'll have to work together to do so...! Polling day arrives, and the result is a tie of 0. No-one voted for either of the candidates! The public acclaims the hero Sonic as the only leader who could possibly appeal to Mobius, but Sonic turns the offer down - being shackled to a desk would hardly suit the Fastest Thing Alive. He instead believes that Robotnik's dictatorship is a model of exactly why the very concept of a world president is bad for Mobius - better that every zone has its own local Zone Leader. The only problem is how to go about appointing these new officials. On that note, Sonic is happy to leave it to the others!
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