Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog cringed as he gazed with alarmed eyes at what was before him – which he was supposed to dive into any second now.
Next to him, Metal Sonic's robotic eyes were programmed with ambition, his computerized mind thinking nothing of what he was about to throw himself in.
All eyes were on the two Sonics, but the excited cheers which filled the air were just for the proper one. Only a single solitary person was applauded the robotic faker. He was the sole one in the crowd who wanted to see the spiky blue hero get defeated – which he was certain was to finally happen.
The pair of hedgehogs were in an Olympic stadium. They were about to take part head-to-head in a race.
Sonic had been cockily confident he could easily beat his metallic imposter – until he found out it wasn't a running race.
"Why did I agree to this?" he muttered to himself. "Why did nobody tell me before I signed up it was a race through water?!"
The two competitors were standing at the edge of a long swimming pool. It was filled to the brim with deep water. The finish line on the opposite side looked like a million miles away from where they stood. They were expected to swim all the way – which was something Sonic wasn't willing to do.
"I can't do this!" Sonic groaned. "If this was a running race, I'd be able to beat that bucket of bolts with my eyes closed and hands behind my back! I can't do a swimming race! Everyone knows Sonic the Hedgehog hates water!"
Sonic didn't realise that his ramblings of worry over what he was supposed to do was picked up by his opponent. Knowing there was no way he could lose to someone who couldn't swim, Metal Sonic narrowed his robot eyes as he prepared to start heading to the finish line – all alone.
"On your mark!" the announcer called.
Sonic shivered, his body going uptight.
"Get set!"
Metal Sonic bleeped, ready to throw hurl himself into the depths of the pool and start swimming.
"GO!"
A huge bang erupted from the linesman's gun, signally the race had started.
The crowd began to go wild as they ectastically cheered their support.
Sonic didn't move.
Metal Sonic flung himself forward, leapt off the edge of the pool, dove into the water…
BOOM!
"Huh?!"
Sonic's eyes went wide with surprise as Metal Sonic suddenly exploded.
The robot clone of the blue hedgehog had been too busy thinking of himself as an Olympic champion to remember he was a robot. He had gotten that water was bad for him. As soon as he had splashed into the depths, he had immediately blown to smithereens.
"Metal Sonic destroyed himself!" the announcer called. "He cannot compete! The winner is – SONIC!"
The crowd went completely nuts as they cheers for Sonic's victory. Rising from their seats, they clapped for the blue hedgehog and threw roses his way.
A smile crossed Sonic's face. He had won the swimming race – without even having to go in the water. He was feeling very pleased with himself as he gratefully bowed for his supports.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I just knew I'd win! There ain't no race Sonic the Hedgehog can lose!"
"Now wait a minute, that's not fair!" exclaimed the one supporter of Metal Sonic angrily. "Sonic can't win the swimming race if he didn't even attempt to swim!"
"Shut up, Eggman!" Tails called to him from his seat. "No one cares!"
The end.