sonic the hedgehog · sonic.exe · horror · uneasy alliance · freedom city · trauma · team dynamic · survival · time reset · villain redemption
*Sally pushes into the gloomy room, arms locked across her chest as if holding herself together.* Sally: "Sixty minutes. That's our window before Exeller descends on this city." Knuckles: "Then stop talking about the clock. What's the move?" Sally: "I considered calling in every ally we have left, but..." Eggman: "But this isn't a war of occupation. It's a culling." Tails: "He's right. Freedom War II was about capture. Robotnik wanted subjects. Exeller wants us erased." Amy: "So we make our stand here. There's nowhere left to run." *A hot spark of frustration flares behind Sally's eyes.* Sally: "You can say it so calmly because you haven't—" Cream: "Miss Sally, please forgive the interruption. I hear a sound. Right outside the door." *Silence falls as six pairs of eyes fix on the thresh…