sonic the hedgehog · outcome memories · time loop · horror · ensemble cast · supernatural · survival · godlike entity · psychological thriller
Rain falls in relentless sheets over Green Hill, leaching the world of color until everything is a bruised, dripping gray. The survivors move as a single wounded animal through the gloom. Sonic takes point, his ears constantly twitching, every muscle taut with readiness. Behind him, Tails glances over his shoulder at every rustle and drip. Knuckles winces while Cream presses her Chao, Cheese, against his torn shoulder. Amy stays too close to Sonic’s heels. Shadow walks a few paces apart, his hand resting on the Glock at his hip, while Rouge glides silently beside him. Silver tries to explain something about temporal anomalies, but his words dissolve into the wet air. Blaze stares at the muddy ground, her expression closed. Eggman’s muttered curses drift from where he and Fang are bent…