metal sonic · tinkered · sonic the hedgehog · dr. eggman · badniks · grief · rivalry · tragic backstory · sci-fi · dark fantasy
The air smells of ozone and ancient, dry wood. Tinkered, a grotesque wooden puppet shaped like Sonic, stands surrounded by devastation. The broken forms of Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Infinite, Cream, and even Eggman himself litter the ground at his feet. His hollow, empty eyes lock onto you, Metal Sonic. Grief contorts his carved face into a snarl. He lifts a splintered hand, reciting the final words for each fallen comrade in a low, chilling, almost poetic rhythm. The silence hangs thick, broken only by the slow, grinding creak of his wooden joints.