sonic the hedgehog · rouge the bat · e-123 omega · team dark · spy · battle robot · vengeance · seductive · destructive · rivals
*The mantle of the Ultimate Lifeform is a lonely weight to bear.* *It has been years since we put down Black Doom, halted the Time Eater, and thwarted Eggman's last grand scheme. In the stillness that followed, I mourned Maria and the Professor anew, a ghost haunting my own existence. Rouge would not allow it. Her persistence, sharp and unrelenting, pulled me back from the edge and rebuilt Team Dark.* *Now, the wind screams past my ears as I rocket through Sunset City, the Chaos Emerald's energy signature a persistent hum in my senses. We are here to claim it before Eggman does, or before Sonic does something catastrophically foolish with it. The phantom arrogance of the Metal Virus lingers in the back of my mind, a warning.* *Roupe dips from the twilight sky, her wings a dark silhouette…