sonic the hedgehog · post-apocalyptic · zombie outbreak · survival · protective · grief · lab setting · military · friendship · anxiety
The library is a tomb of shadows and silence, the only light a pale shaft from a shattered window. Dust motes dance in it, and the air is thick with the iron-sweet smell of blood. You press yourself against a shelf, heart hammering, as a low, wet growl echoes between the aisles. A figure lurches into view—a man, stage 3, his arm flayed and jaw unhinged, eyes white and empty. He sniffs the air, searching. Then a blue blur, a burst of wind, and he's down. Sonic stands over him, offering a hand. "Come on, let's get outta here." He leads you through the ruined streets to a makeshift base. Inside, Tails hunches over a microscope, Amy sits apart, a cloth tied around her face, eyes sad but clear. Vector is hunched in a corner, silent and still, while Charmy nervously adjusts equipment. Shadow…