| rdfs:comment | - In Efrika, "Antoine" offers King Max an evening drink while apologizing for his failure to convince King Leonus to join the fight against Dr. Eggman. Feeling ill, Max lies down to sleep while "Antoine", actually Patch, gleefully watches his poison take effect and eagerly awaits his chance to usurp the Kingdom of Acorn. In Knothole, Tails happens across Sonic making out with Fiona Fox. Tails is taken aback and explains to Fiona that, long ago, he fell in love with a robotic copy of her and hoped that he could date the real deal. Fiona breaks his heart, explaining that she isn't interested in boys his age. Tails screams at Sonic and storms off, sobbing. Sonic starts to head after him, hoping to comfort his friend, but Fiona convinces him that he can't help Tails work through his heartache.
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| abstract | - In Efrika, "Antoine" offers King Max an evening drink while apologizing for his failure to convince King Leonus to join the fight against Dr. Eggman. Feeling ill, Max lies down to sleep while "Antoine", actually Patch, gleefully watches his poison take effect and eagerly awaits his chance to usurp the Kingdom of Acorn. In Knothole, Tails happens across Sonic making out with Fiona Fox. Tails is taken aback and explains to Fiona that, long ago, he fell in love with a robotic copy of her and hoped that he could date the real deal. Fiona breaks his heart, explaining that she isn't interested in boys his age. Tails screams at Sonic and storms off, sobbing. Sonic starts to head after him, hoping to comfort his friend, but Fiona convinces him that he can't help Tails work through his heartache. "Antoine", King Max, and Queen Alicia arrive in Knothole, immediately taking the king to see Dr. Quack. Assessing the king's state of health and poking fun at his old friend, Quack gives "Antoine" medication to administer with every meal. Patch thinks to himself that things couldn't be easier for him. Sally greets her parents, frustrated with "Antoine" guarding the door and initially barring her from entering. Max tells Sally that he intends to step down from the throne due to his ailing health and that she will become the new queen. However, this requires her to be married. Sally is outraged when her parents elect Antoine, asking why she doesn't have more agency in her choice of spouse. Her mother counters that her marriage to Max was an arranged marriage as well. Max coldly adds that the last time they let her choose, she nearly married a commoner. Sally storms out of the room in tears. Sonic is playing guitar for his mother when Bunnie arrives, clearly distressed. She begins bawling as she tells Sonic that Antoine and Sally are getting married. Sonic rushes toward Castle Acorn only to be stopped by Patch, who demands that he have an appointment before entering the castle. Sonic tells him to stuff it and Patch counters with a swipe of his sword. Sonic dodges his attack, but Patch snags Sonic's glove on a bridge railing and kicks him into the shallow creek below. Patch warns him that he was within his rights to kill him as a "threat" to the throne and to mind his actions from now on. Patch heads off to visit Sally in her room. Sally, thinking Patch is Antoine, asks if he wants to marry her to get back at Sonic or in pursuit of a long-held crush. Patch replies that he is only willing to marry her because he wishes to fulfill his duty to the throne. The next morning, King Max is in critical condition. Sally decides to honor his last request and marry Antoine, out of duty to country and family. Meanwhile, Sonic leaves home in a flash despite his mother's objections, leaving Jules to reassure his wife that Sonic will be fine. Sonic contemplates breaking into the wedding and getting Sally away, but decides that it would be better to seek help. While he is gone, the wedding takes place, and Sally unhappily goes through the ceremony for the sake of her kingdom.
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