Its a common name.

If this were a crossover fic with Dragon’s Lair, then we could also have Dirk the Daring at this meeting after he fell through a dimensional wormhole and joined the Freedom Fighters defeat evil.

That is actually a pretty good point. If he does mention it without being told about it by Sonic or Sally, it almost wouldn’t make sense if it wasn’t because of Snively or Robotnik that he knew about it.

True enough; I’m reminded of that dialogue from part 2:

“Who are you?”

“Someone you’re gonna learn to hate, Robuttnik.”

“I -already- hate you!”

One would think ‘ol Robo-butt would entertain the possibility of Time Travel; but, then again, the emulation idea makes a lot of sense, as Sonic and Sally saved -themselves- while the Rotund Megalomaniac watched. X3

Assuming of course that Snively and Robotnik even remembered that day well enough to realize that Sonic and Sally somehow traveled back in time-to them the two were just a random pair that Sonic and Sally decided to emulate when they grew up. And Rosie only knew that they jumped back, not how they did it.

Actually… if you think about that…. if he DID have such knowledge, that fact alone would be quite telling.

Since the only people who would know would be Sonic, Sally, their Nanny Rosie… and, of course: Robotnik and Snively… X3 Since the Freedom Fighters and their affiliates would be loathe to divulge such information, the remaining sources paint a whole new picture, aye? X3

Yeah, but Dirk would have no way of knowing that. I seriously doubt they advertised that they tried this.

Additionally, while bringing Sonic along made the most sense, on paper, because of how close Uncle Chuck and the King were back then, Sally could’ve taken Rotor or Antoine along and the plan could’ve worked without a hitch. That or she take the time to impress upon Sonic the consequences should they screw up the time travel.