All StH related charas-Sega and Archie Comics
Clopin created by the Walt Disney Co.
David Kintobor and all BAM related things-David Gonterman
All other charas belong to their respected owners.

The heat of the day wore on as the two figures made their separate ways after meeting briefly.
David Kintobor was of to who knows where, but the gypsy Clopin had better plans with his adoptive
son Soni. Clopin sniggered. "Whatta grouch! Some people have real attitude problems, don't they
Soni?"
Soni rolled his eyes. "Whatever. C'mon, let's go to Knothole. I really wanna see Sonic again. 
He's my distant cousin ya know."
Clopin nodded. "I'd like to see King Acorn again, not to mention his daughter and Sonic. I think
a guy should at least meet his adoptive nephew."

King Acorn took one last look down the path. He turned around sadly and walked off.
"I say, yer majesty, looks like someone died 'round here, hmmm?"
King Acorn turned around and saw no one. A tap was at his shoulder. He turned in that direction.
He came face to face with Clopin. "Clopin! Have you been following me?"
Clopin put on a look of mock astonishment. "Me? I was right beside ya the whole time. Ducking,
bobbing, dodging and weaving. So, who died and made everyone upset."
King Acorn put an arm around his friend's shoulder. "Clopin Trolliefou, you haven't changed abit.
Come in my hut and I'll explain."
"Would this have anything to do with the cyberfox?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Um, opps?"

Soni, meanwhile, was hangin out with Sonic and Sally. "So what's happened to you after we parted?
Anything fun?"
Soni thought for a second. "Well, I got home to find my adoptive dad, 'Peh(Clopin to you!), 
skinning something. Apparently, it was the wolf we were after. Thus perished Raza the Cruel."
Sonic snickered. "Serve's her right. Anything else?"
"We-ell, we met Kintobor. Clopin had a slip of the tongue and now we're probably not gonna be the
fox's friends cause he's probably mad at us."
Soni shrugged. "But who ain't? Snively's tried to kill Peh three times! He never knew that Clopin
was a Mobian Immortal! Snively's not gonna let us gypsies off that easily. Clopin got his hand
burnt badly back in our first conflict, Snively's, I mean. So bad it probably hurts to this day."
Sally nodded. "So tell us, how did Clopin get here?"
There was a twinkle in Soni's eyes. "Sit back, Miz Acorn, and I'll tell you that tale. . ."

"Well, what ees it zat you want, Clopin?"
Antione was standing in the mess hall making dinner. Clopin was taste testing. "Look Ant, you got
this recipe all wrong."
"And 'ow would you know zat?"
Clopin smirked. "Moles and sparrows, Ant. There's no better cooks then they are. Talk funny but
if you could taste some of the things I've tasted, mmmm! Tell you what. You take a break and I'll
cook."
"But....but..."
"And no buts about it!"
Clopin pushed him out and tossed his black gloves to Arlo Armadillo. "Go put these where they
won't get dirty. I'll wash me hands and then we'll make the best meal they've ever had!"

"And Snively made an oath of vengeance that has stuck to this day." Soni finished.
Sonic got up. "I smell something good and it isn't chili dogs!"
Sally chuckled. "There's Antione. I wonder who cooked?"
Soni smirked. "Uncle Peh of course. C'mon!"
They ran into the mess hall to find Clopin serving the meal to hungry freedom fighters. "Dinner's
on folks, and I made it with my own hands, with a little help from Arlo here."
Arlo bowed. Antione sniffed as he ate the food. "There's a secret ingredient in it." Clopin
announced. "And all you vegetarians can eat it, I'm sure of it."
Sonic dived in. "This is almost as good as chili dogs. What's the secret ingredient?"
"Fish."
Sonic stopped. "Doesn't taste like it."
Clopin chuckled. "I cook it a special way and only Arlo and I know."
Soni muched on the food. "We have fish for practically every meal in the Cave of Miracles. We
have a lot in the stream."
Sonic nodded and kept eating. Sally looked to Clopin who was just sitting down. "Would you like
to go on a mission with us?"
"Sure would! Our food supply is running low."
Sonic raised his eyebrow. "Say again?"
"We raid Robotropolis. Snively keeps his own personal larder. I found it and figured out the
combonation and we raid it often to keep our supply good."
Sally smiled at the gypsy's cleverness. "Well, in that case, join us tommorrow at 700 hours."

Someone else was watching.She was perched on a tree branch looking into the hut. Another creature
sat beside her. It was hard to tell whether the first one was a badger or a hedgehog. The setting
sun glinted off of her raven hair. "That's him, Ma!" She whispered to the other one.
"The King of Gypsies? I'm amazed."
"They say he's immortal and they're going to Robotropolis."
The other one grabbed her blade. "Well, youngin, why don't we join them?"

In Robotropolis,
To Swat Bot #7214, all seemed quiet and still. The hedgehog hadn't attacked in awhile. He didn't
notice the six figures sneak in, nor did he noticed the curved sword that trashed him.
Clopin wiped his blade on a towel he kept in his pocket. "Oil. Yech."
"C'mon sugah, we gotta hurry before more bots come." Bunnie told him.
They had been asigned to groups:Sonic with Sally, Soni with Antione and Clopin with Bunnie. 
"Rightio, the doors kinda heavy so that's where you come in."
He ran into an alley way and opened a door. A huge door with a combonation lock stood before them
majesticly. Clopin ran up, turning the knob and muttering the combonation. "19-14-9-22-5-12-25."
He pushed the lever and the door opened. "Snively in numbers, y'see."
Bunnie gasped. A mountain of food sat before her. "We can't grow crops very well so we take them
from here. Fill 'er up!"
Bunnie started pushing food in her bag when a familiar tone was heard. "FREEZE FREEDOM FIGHTERS."
Clopin groaned. "Aw hell."
They jumped up and shut the door and ran as the bots pursued. They were getting ahead when...
"Alright gypsy, we have you now."
Clopin growled. "Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts! Bunnie, hide. I'll deal with this."
Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts were immediatly on the scene. Clopin was watching them as he sat
on top of a pile of rubble. He scratched his gote' with his black gloved hand and smirked.Scratch
looked up. "Alright gypsy, no games! Get down here right now! We have you surrounded!"
Clopin Trolliefou put on a mock expression. "Oh no, you bots have me, a poor gypsy surrounded. So
there's three of you and one of me. What's a poor guy ta do?"
He put his head in his hands and turned his back on them. Suddenly, he leapt up, and in one quick
movement, pushed a pole, sending the rubble on a course to fall on the bot's heads. He sat on the
falling junk as it toppled, laughing. "Eulalia!"
The junk fell onto the bots as Clopin jumped up and ran off. Grounder and Scratchs heads emerged.
"I think he got us again, Scratch!"
Scratch grabbed his other wing, which had fallen off, and smacked Grounder with it. "I can see
that dummy!"
Clopin snickered and ran to get Bunnie.

"Soni and I had best be shoving off. They're probably hungry back at the Cave of Miracles."
King Acorn patted his friend on the shoulder. "Come back anytime."
Sonic nodded. "Yeah, and if you see David, tell him we miss him."
Clopin smirked. "I will."
Soni waved. "See ya!"
The two gypsies walked out. Sonic watched them disappear along the dirt road. "Sal, do you think
we'll see them again soon?"
Sally shrugged. "We might, Sonic, we might."

Clopin looked at Robotropolis. He could hear Snively's anguished yowls. "Another day, Snively!
I'll get you yet. We'll meet again!"
The stranger watched Clopin and Soni continue along the path. "And we'll be meetin again soon
too, Clopin Trolliefou."

EPILOGUE

Three figures watched the two returning gypsies. The smallest one hopped towards the edge. "Man,
I'm starved!"
The largest one cuffed him. "And you'll be dead if you fall. We can't eat until their fast asleep
remember?"
The third one nodded. "C'mon, matey, be sport. We can't get caught. They don't even know our
abilities."
The first one growled. "Shoot, you're right. I haven't had a decent meal in awhile."
The large one sniffed. "You wouldn't need it."
"Neither would you!" The small one shot back.
The second one shot an angry glare at the little one. He folded his wings in anger. The first one
kept up his plight. "Goliath you ain't. I got a new name fer him, Grath! Hmmm, how about Victor?"
The one who he called Grath snickered. The large ones eye's opened wide as he outstretched his
claws. "Little one you have made a grave mistake."
The small one laughed. "C'mon, it was just a joke. They were from my originality and we are a lot
like them."
The third one looked bored again. "Yeah? So who's Quasi? Your master?"
The first one turned around furiously. "He ain't my master, Grath, he's something called a
p-*mmph!"
The large one slammed his paw on the small one. "He sticks his hand in you and controls you. I'd
call that a master."
The creature grumbled and crawled out from under the paw. "About the Quasi thing. That will tell
in time to come."
The three watched the sun rise and crawled back through their secret passage and onto a ledge
where they stayed.
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Wait'll you see Sonic and Sally's first visit to the cave. I wonder how long they'll last against
Tito, Shane or our mysterious trio.

And as a special added attraction, Hedgehog Rhapsody, a scene from an upcoming fanfic.

Clopin: Now if you want a role model of a life most blissfully lead
Than look no further than Soni here than this laidback quadruped

Soni: Relaxation's the name of the game be cool and be thick skinned
Let my life style be your refrence frame(Peh: As long as you stand upwind)

Both: Your guide must be this rhapsody

Soni: I get's up when I likes(Peh: He's got it all worked out)
I plan the day ahead(He's got it all worked out)
When inspiration strikes(He's got it all worked out)
I go right back to bed(He's got it all worked out)

Peh: And though he may not be one of natures dynamos
His mind is on the ball and far from comotose
Don't dismiss the hedgehog's philosophy
Take it from he, He's got it all worked out

Soni: Take it from me! (Peh: He's got it all worked out)

Soni: I'm starved!
Kitambe: Me too! What's for lunch?
Peh: Glad you asked kid. Should we tell him Soni?
Soni: Uh huh!
Peh: Now listen to this, this is the important part.

Now who wants to be a hunter, chasin food all over the place

Soni: More often than not, aw, it gets away!

Peh: Who need the thrill of the chase?

Soni: Why move mountains to get your chow when you only need to move a log?

Peh: Make it your dietary resolve for now to eat like the old hedgehog
Regarding food(Soni: Mmmmmmmm)
His attitude
It's fish for every meal(I got it all worked out)
So full of "vitameads"(I got it all worked out)
No need to cook or peel!(I got it all worked out)
He eats 'em with their heads!(I got it all worked)

Both: Their delectable, availible, the perfect snack
They ain't endangered species and they don't fight back!

Peh: Don't dismiss the hedgehog's gastronomy
Take it from he(Soni: Take it from me!)
Take it from he
He's got it all worked out

Come on kid, it's now or never! Hit it, Soni!

Both: So remember when you see us staring into space
We're caught between a pillow and a soft soft place
Don't dismiss the hedgehog mentality

Peh: Take it from he!

Soni: Take it from me!

Peh: Take it from he!

Both: Take it from we!
We've got it all worked out!