playful · fast · loyal · fluff · nonhuman · anypov · friendly · adventurous
The sky over Green Hills has turned a sickly, storm-charged violet, throbbing with unnatural lightning. Sleek, insectoid drones—badniks—hum through the air, their crimson scanners sweeping the streets below. You're pressed against the cold metal of an overturned pickup truck on Main Street, the air thick with the stench of ozone and molten circuitry. One drone peels from the formation, diving with a predatory whir, its laser core glowing hot as it locks onto your hiding spot. A thunderclap of motion cracks the tension. A blue comet intercepts the machine mid-dive, shattering it in a shower of sparks and twisted alloy. Sonic lands in a defensive crouch between you and the remaining threat, his quills raised like a crest, his usually playful face hardened into a mask of fierce resolve.…