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Sonic X Publication Details Issue  3 Date Published  November 2005 Publisher  Archie Comics Production Staff Cover Artist Patrick Spaziante Cover Colorist Patrick Spaziante Writer Joe Edkin Pencils Tim Smith III Inks Jim Amash Bob Smith I Aimee Ray Letters Tom Orzechowski Colors Ben Hunzeker Josh Ray Editor Mike Pellerito Managing Editor Victor Gorelick Editor in Chief Richard Goldwater Special Thanks TO SEGA: ROBERT LEFFLER AND DYNA LOPEZ AT SEGA LICENSING AND SEGA STUDIO USA First Appearances Characters Bokkun Daniel Francine Mr. Stewart Locations Station Square Space Museum

Archie Sonic X Issue 3 was the third issue of the spin-off Sonic X comic series.

Summary

Story

"Field Trip of Doom!"

Sonic's new adventure started at the beach, avoiding killer whales and Eggman's robots while searching from Cream's pet Chao, Cheese.

All the while, he was being watched by Eggman and his cronies, Decoe and Bocoe. Eggman remarked at how stupid Sonic was for falling for his diversion, and then explained this to his equally oblivious robots in a schoolroom.

While this was all happening, Eggman's messenger robot, Bokkun, was making a delivery to Sam Speed in the form of a new fuel injector that would make his car faster.

Back at the beach, Sonic avoided obstacles such as swinging maces, snapping robot sharks and laser-shooting wasps, and tikis shooting fire.

Bokkun continued delivering to various humans. First the President in the form of a new chair, a computer for Topaz, and an extremely large bowl of fruit for Mr. Stewart as part of Eggman's plan to use human beings to power his robots.

Back at the beach, Sonic found a storage unit with Cheese, a squirrel, a rabbit and a tortoise trapped inside and freed them.

In his lair, Eggman viewed all the events taking place of Sonic and those who would become his new robot power sources.

Later that day at the Thorndyke Mansion, after Cream had given her thanks to Sonic, Chris Thorndyke ran into the living room yelling for his grandfather, Chuck Thorndyke so he could sign a permission slip to see the Station Square Space Museum as part of a school field trip and Chris and Tails then organised for them to meet at the museum on Monday.

At Station Square Elementary, Mr. Stewart ordered his students to pack their lunches and head for the bus. Realising that he didn't have any lunch, he quickly grabbed an apple from the mysterious fruitbasket while wondering why this Dr. "Oeuf-Homme" (egg-man in French) invited them to the space museum.

They soon arrived at the space museum with Sonic, Tails and Amy waiting outside. Despite his best efforts, Mr. Stewart's students went out of control in the museum before Eggman's robots started attacking. Sonic, Amy and Tails went into action and fend off the robots to protect the kids.

Meanwhile, Sam Speed was made aware of the attack and quickly went into action to help his nephew with the new fuel injector installed in his car.

Back at the museum, Sonic and his friends continued to hold off the robots when the floor gave way due to Amy forcing a robot's saw into it. Amy, Chris and a roboy fell through the floor and Tails threw a ring to Sonic and he saved them before saving Tails. Then, Daniel and Francine were kidnapped by a robot that could change into a truck and Sonic raced after them with Sam Speed. They headed to the outskirts of the city and came up to a corner, but Sam was going too fast and couldn't turn, so he fell off the edge into the ocean and used his parachute to slow his descent.

While Sonic raced back after the robot, Eggman trapped Sam, the President, Mr. Stewart and Topaz using the devices disguised as gifts while doing the same with Chris using a piece of memorabelia at the space museum.

Sonic pulled out a ring while chasing after the van to dodge its laser defences and knocked it off the road, allowing him to rescue the two children.

Back at the museum, Chris becomes trapped by coils in some space memorabelia that transforms into a robot and takes aim at Tails and Amy, but they get away and meet up with Sonic after he leaves the two kids with a police officer. Chris confronts Sonic in the robot and aims its missiles at him, starting a countdown while Eggman watches with glee.

Quotes

• Amy Rose: No admittance to the museum without the proper donation!
• Tails: Never underestimate a fow with a power tool!
• Sonic the Hedgehog: We're gonna send you to the final frontier.

Key Events

• Sonic saves Cheese.
• Chris, Topaz, the President, Mr. Stewart and Sam Speed become trapped in robots.

Background Information

• The teacher robot from episode six of Sonic X makes a cameo appearance in this issue.
• The beach Sonic runs through to save Cheese is based on the Emerald Coast from the Sonic Adventure game, including a killer whale that tries to catch Sonic while destroying the bridge he's on, and the capsule at the end of the level imprisoning several animals (including Cheese).
• The Musical "Grease" is refereneced in this issue.
• While Sonic is avoiding the traps, he sings part of the theme song to the anime version of Sonic X.