Game Over
"Sonic! Sonic!" There was an anguish in the voice that alarmed him greatly.
He tried in vain to reply, to let the blurry image know he'd be okay, but all that came out were groans.
He realized he was numb. So numb, and his breathing was heavy.
But why? Why? He couldn't remember anything before this. He tried desperately to retrieve the memory, but his mind whirled- unreadable.
This blurry yellow and white image, begging for him to be okay, to speak, to move, was all he could focus on.
The vision ended, and his eyes closed.
He was back on his feet, and back to running like usual. His buddy still by his side, hovering in the air with his tails spinning.
"Come on, buddy, let's go!"
Tails smiled in reply and followed him without question.
The past images stained the back of his mind, but with the present so bright he dismissed it as nightmare. He rarely questioned its existence as a true memory, but when he did he felt dizzy. He avoided thinking about it at all costs, and never asked if Tails remembered.
Though if he ever did, Tails probably would've had the same uneasiness.
GAME OVER
The words engraved into his nightmares, towering over him at his defeat.
Haunting him, forever.