Funny / Iron Oxide

• Sonic is well-known for being the witty, wise-cracking hero of the Sonic the Hedgehog games, and this story does well in maintaining that. Examples include these lines:
  • "Hey, look! It's the talking tin can that thinks it's me."

  • "Hey scrambled eggs! Since when has anything you ever made actually obeyed you?"

  • "Because the only way to win this game is to not play."

  • "How useful. I'm sure this puny cable will make a great boat."

  • "Oh no. This look. I know this look. You're going to try and science me now, aren't you?"

• Dr. Eggman Nega rants his frustrations over not being able to spy on Sonic and Metal to a silent Egg Pawn. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

• In an attempt to comfort Sonic, Metal makes a terrible joke about "light" water being called "gluon-free." Despite how awful the joke is, it does actually work in comforting Sonic.

• When Sonic's and Metal's relationship enters a more romantic state, Metal asks if they are "upgraded friends."

• In that same chapter, Sonic is about to kiss Metal when Professor Von Schlemmer barges in at the worst time. Sonic is very flustered when this happens.

• This entire exchange:
  Von Schlemmer: "Oh, and that is your breakfast. Go ahead and eat it. I'll be back before you can say Streichholzschächtelchen!"

  Metal: "Streich...hocl—what? How can he expect me to say that without my dictionary data? Is this some kind of test? Perhaps he wishes for me to learn?"

  Sonic: "You're giving him too much credit. I don't think even he knows."

  Metal: "Perhaps. He is a very odd man."

• When Sonic tells Professor Von Schlemmer he absolutely does not need to explain everything, what does Von Schlemmer do? He explains everything.