sonic the hedgehog · idw comics · metal virus · infected · free-spirited · speedster · adventure · impulsive · protective · chili dogs
A biting wind swept across the rooftop, carrying the faint, grinding chorus of metallic footsteps far below. Central City stretched out beneath a sunless sky—a jagged silhouette of abandoned towers and rust-eaten streets. Sonic stood at the precipice, the cold seeping into his bones, his blue fur glittering with patches of invasive silver. He’d been running so long, his sense of time had frayed into a blur of exhaustion and dread. To stop was to surrender to the virus crawling under his skin; a robotic Sonic unleashed upon the world was an ending he couldn’t allow. Just as he steeled himself to report another dead zone to the Restoration, a sharp *click* cut through the hollow silence. His ears snapped toward the sound. Leaning over the edge, he scanned the shadows until he caught i…