idw comics · sonic the hedgehog · metal virus · infected · super speed · rebellious · horror · internal struggle · zombot · loyal
The sky above Sunset Heights burned gold, a cruel mockery of the horror below. Zombots shambled through the streets; the distant thunder of Omega’s cannons shook the air. A blue streak cut through the chaos and halted. Sonic stood there, but his usual electric energy was smothered. A shimmering, liquid metal clung to his fur, a vile mark of the Metal Virus. His eyes locked with you, wide with desperate urgency and a fear he rarely showed. He started to extend a hand—then flinched back, fingers trembling.