A Tale of Suspense

A Tale of Suspense is the sixteenth episode of the first season of TFAWPS. It is the sixteenth episode overall.

Plot
Sonic and his old friend Knuckles team up to defeat Zack, Pig King, and Master Robot who banded together to defeat Sonic. Meanwhile, Pink Panther and Wally face off against Agent Yellow and Bart in a game of golf.

Synopsis
While visiting a bank one day, Pig King speaks with the teller and says that since he's royalty, he's entitled to every dollar in the bank and gives the teller one chance to hand it over. When the teller refuses, Pig King calls in Master Robot, who breaks into the vault and steals the safe. Pig King climbs onto his back and the two fly away.

At TFAWPS Tower, Sonic looks over the news with Ted, Paco, Mofo, Buster, and Mario. Suddenly, the Mayor calls and tells Sonic that he can't use his celebrity status and powers for evil. Confused, Sonic asks what the Mayor means and he shows security footage of the night of the robbery and the footage shows Sonic running away with the money. Sonic tells the Mayor that this footage is edited and that he was nowhere near the bank. The Mayor said that the people have seen the footage and no longer trust Sonic to lead TFAWPS. The Mayor then asks Mario to relieve Sonic of his duty. Mario then tells Sonic to hand over his badge, name tag, key to the city, and his TFAWPS pen. Distraught, Sonic does as he's told and sadly bids goodbye to his friends.

At a golf course, Pink Panther and Wally search the grounds for a missing shard, but come up with nothing. When the decide that there's no shard to be found, the two decide to stay for a game of golf. As they get ready to play, a golf cart arrives dropping off Agent Yellow and Bart. Preparing for a fight, Pink Panther calls them out by name and when Bart tries to do the same, he can't remember Wally's name, prompting Agent Yellow to correct him with another wrong name. Pink Panther asks if they're ready to fight, but Wally points out that Agent Yellow and Bart are dressed for golf and if they're going to throw down, they should do it like gentlemen and challenge them to a game of golf. Pink Panther takes his first shot, but hits it too hard and it flies out of sight. Agent Yellow taunts Pink Panther, asking if he brought his passport because that ball landed in the next country over.

Sonic takes a walk in a field when he is suddenly attacked by Knuckles. Sonic asks what he's doing and Knuckles says that he saw the footage and that the real Sonic would never do anything like that and he believes that he's an imposter. Sonic insists that he's the real deal and Knuckles says to tell him something only the real Sonic would know. Sonic then tells a story about how when they were kids, they burned Tails' bathroom down by setting toilet paper on fire. Sonic and Knuckles then hug and Sonic asks what Knuckles has been doing. Knuckles says that since Sonic had been so busy fighting the Dark Order, he had been taking care of other special side projects for the Mayor. Knuckles then asks Sonic what the deal was at the bank and Sonic says that he has no idea and suggests they do some detective work, like the old days.

At Zack's Lair, Zack meets with Pig King and Master Robot. Zack tells them their work at the bank was a success and that the edited footage has gotten Sonic suspended from TFAWPS. Pig King then agrees that their evil alliance has worked out tremendously. Zack says that Pig King's performance with the bank teller was surprisingly professional and Pig King thanks Zack, but then asks him what he means by "surprisingly." Zack notices that Sonic and Knuckles are seen running through the city and Zack announces that it's time for part two of the plan, destroy Sonic and both he and Pig King laugh evilly, prompting Master Robot to ask what's funny.

Sonic and Knuckles run through the streets, reminiscing about their childhood. Sonic tells Knuckles that he's always wanted a sidekick, but Knuckles says that Sonic was always the sidekick, but Sonic tells them they can make Knuckles' sidekick costume later, but right now they need to figure out who really robbed that bank.

At the golf course, Agent Yellow prepares to hit the ball, but Bart gives him a whole bunch of commands and advice about how to hit it precisely the right way, but Agent Yellow misses the shot, prompting him and Bart to get into a fight. As Wally lines up his shot, Pink Panther tells him to concentrate, but Agent Yellow and Bart try to distract Wally. Wally pushes Agent Yellow and Bart away and makes the shot. Agent Yellow calls it a lucky shot and Pink Panther says he'll give Agent Yellow a lucky shot and the four begin fighting. The Mayor arrives behind them and tells them that he's just going to play through the hole.

Sonic and Knuckles arrive at the bank only to find it empty. As they review the bank's security footage, it shows the edited footage of Sonic. However, Knuckles points out that the bank vault was broken into by a laser. Knuckles then reviews the outside security footage and they see Master Robot using the laser. Sonic then realizes that Pig King must be behind this. Suddenly, Zack, Pig King, and Master Robot arrive at the bank. Zack says that he and Pig King decided to join forces to take down Sonic once and for all. Pig King asks who Knuckles is and both Sonic and Knuckles reply with "he's my sidekick." Zack then gets annoyed and orders a fight. Knuckles heads straight for Master Robot and tells him that in the movies, the smaller guy always wins the fight and Master Robot says that he's never watched a movie and picks up Knuckles and throws him back down to the ground. While Sonic battles Zack and Pig King, he offers to help out Knuckles, throwing a stray punch, but accidentally hits Knuckles. Master Robot then electrocutes Knuckles knocking him out and Zack knocks out Sonic.

Back at the golf course, Agent Yellow says that they're tied and whoever wins this hole, wins the game. Wally accuses them of cheating saying there's no way they managed to tie with them fair and square. Agent Yellow takes his shot.

In Zack's Lair, Sonic and Knuckles are tied up over a pool of lava. Zack, Pig King, and Master Robot approach and Zack says that the fight he put up with them at the bank was pitiful and Pig King says that he expected better from his arch nemesis. Zack then says that with Sonic out of the way, he will be able to reclaim the shard from TFAWPS and complete his goal. Zack then laughs evilly and Master Robot once again asks what's funny. As Sonic and Knuckles slowly get lowered into the lava, Knuckles says that he'll think of a way out of this while Sonic thinks of another bad joke. Sonic tells him to wait until they're free of danger before he starts criticizing him. Sonic then says that ever since he's joined TFAWPS, Knuckles stopped calling or texting or emailing him. Knuckles says that he hasn't had time to call him since he's been up to his neck in work after Sonic dumped it all on him. Sonic says that nobody asked Knuckles to do that. Pig King and Zack laugh at their misfortune.

Sonic then comes up with a plan. He begins running in place in order to generate enough potential energy and then he touches the rope causing a blue streak to fly up into the sky. Pig King taunts him saying that his escape attempt has failed when Ted, Oscar, and Phoebe storm in, saying it wasn't an escape attempt, it was a signal. Oscar and Phoebe then save Sonic and Knuckles while Ted battles Zack. Once freed, Sonic, Knuckles, Oscar, and Phoebe take on Pig King and Master Robot. Knuckles enters a rematch with Master Robot, this time getting the upper hand.

On hole 18, Agent Yellow and Bart harass Pink Panther as he goes to take his shot, causing him to miss. Agent Yellow says that if he makes this next shot, they win.

Sonic battles Pig King head on, blaming him for ruining his good name. Knuckles manages to overpower Master Robot and defeat him. He then joins Sonic in taking down Pig King, whereupon they tie Pig King and Master Robot up. Ted, joined by Oscar and Phoebe, battle Zack. Ted hits Zack with an energy blast and Zack reveals that he has a backup plan to flood the city with lava, and then escapes through a hatch. Realizing that the lava would not only destroy the Land of Ooo, but free Genesect, they all work together to destroy the lava device.

At the golf course, Agent Yellow makes the shot. Agent Yellow and Bart taunt Pink Panther and Wally, telling them that since they've won they need to hand over their shard. Denying that this was part of the original bet, they begin a fight, ending with all four of them getting thrown out of the golf course, never to return.

Back at Zack's Lair, Knuckles grabs the money and edited footage from Pig King and says that this evidence will restore Sonic's reputation and that everything will go back to normal. Pig King then says that this is the last time they ever listen to someone like Zack again. Master Robot then breaks free of the rope and flies himself and Pig King away. Sonic says that this couldn't have been done without Knuckles and the two apologize with Knuckles promising to keep in touch with Sonic.

TFAWPS travel to City Hall, where the Mayor restores Sonic's position as the leader of TFAWPS and returns the key to the city to him. Thankful, Sonic says that he's going to take all of TFAWPS to the country club for a round of golf on him, where Pink Panther and Wally look at each other in disbelief.

Characters

 * Sonic
 * Ted
 * Pink Panther
 * Paco (no lines)
 * Mofo (no lines)
 * Buster (no lines)
 * Oscar
 * Phoebe
 * Wally
 * Knuckles (first appearance)
 * Pig King
 * Master Robot
 * Zack
 * Agent Yellow
 * Bart
 * Mayor
 * Mario
 * Genesect (frozen, no lines)

Trivia

 * The title of this episode is a reference to Marvel Comics' Tales of Suspense anthology.
 * Tails is mentioned for the first time in this episode, despite not actually appearing.