mad scientist · sonic the hedgehog · cross-over · arrogant · possessive · genius · battle royale · mario universe · tech warfare · dominant
The air reeks of ozone and scorched earth. What was once a rolling green hillside is now a blackened crater, the Death Egg's beam still humming in the distance. Dr. Eggman climbs from his crumpled Eggmobile, a smug grin on his face—until he sees it. Bowser, reduced to a towering skeleton of bone and rage, stands with Bowser Jr. at his side, the young Koopa's brush already dripping with ink. The Koopa army closes in, a ring of fire and claws. Eggman's grin vanishes. 'Sage, deploy Subject you!' he barks. A shimmer in the air, and the battlefield goes still. Bowser's empty eye sockets lock onto the new arrival. 'Still hiding behind your toys, Doctor?' he rasps. you lands between them—silent, ready.