Now a scene from "Man of Steel" which to me was one of Superman's best films yet.


IT'S NOT AN S


The world…known as Earth…resolved into panic. Because recently, Sonic the Hedgehog found something that revealed more about his past than what his Uncle Chuck or fellow refugees could ever tell him. When that knowledge was brought to him, it also sent out a beacon that caught the attention of other Mobian refugees that also survived the destruction of their home's death. And the leader of that group, sent out a message to the world that said that Sonic and the others existed and that he needed to surrender himself or else.

So on the next day, after hearing the whole message, Sonic walked around (in his human disguise as Maurice) town to town thinking about what to do and could all the TV and Radio Stations saying the same thing.

"Everybody around the world is in total panic."

"Are these guys real a threat?"

"We are all wondering who is this Sonic person?"

"How could he and his friends have from us for so long?"

It was nothing but a huge burden that was too heavy for him to bear. Even as a kid. It made him remember so much of how he was an outcast as a child. He never revealed his powers so much to humans but the Mobian refugees knew about them and didn't always treat him like an equal. But thinking about that also made him remember something that almost changed him.

His Uncle Chuck was the one Mobian who raised him and taught him how to control his power and see the best in people.

"I wanted to. I wanted to hit him so bad." Sonic said in his mind. He stopped walking for a second, thinking about a past where his Uncle taught him something important.

"I know you did. Part of me even wanted you to, but then what? Make you feel any better? You just have to decide what kind of character you want to grow up to be, Maurice. Because…whoever that person is, good character or bad, he's gonna change the world." And he was right. So after processing that, he needed some more advice.

Sonic quickly went to a church, where he would speak to the father priest.

"What's on your mind?" The priest asked him, after Sonic said he wanted to talk.

"I don't know where to start."

"Wherever you want."

"That ship that appeared last night. I'm…I'm the one they're looking for."

Hearing that, made the priest gulp out of fear a little. "Do you know…why they want you?"

"Nope. But this Mephiles…even if I surrender, there's no guarantee he'll keep his word, but…if there's a chance I could save Earth by turning myself in…shouldn't I take it?"

"What does your gut tell you?"

"Mephiles can't be trusted. The problem is…I'm not sure if the people of Earth can be either." Sonic just sighed, and stood up walking out of the sacrament room until the Priest said, "Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes later."

Sonic kept that mind, and figured that he could be right. So…he took his suit and flew to a military base, revealing himself to the entire army. Then an older man came and stood in front of them, wanting to speak with him.

"Alright. You got our attention. What is it that you want?"

"I would like to speak to Sally Lane."

"What makes you think she's here?"

"Don't play game with me, Director. I'll surrender. But only if you guarantee Sally's freedom."

The Director, of the military army known as GUN, decided to listen. So Sonic hovered down before letting the men handcuff him and bring him to a room where he got to speak with Sally Lane, who was also a Mobian but in her human disguise.

"Why are surrendering to Mephiles?"

"I'm surrendering to mankind. There's a difference."

"You let them handcuff you?"

"Wouldn't be much of a surrender if I resisted. And if it makes them feel secure…then all the better for it."

"Hmm." She began to focus on the symbol on his red and blue suit. "What's the S stand for?"

Sonic chuckled, "It's not an S. On my world it means hope."

"Well here it's an S. How about Super-?" Before Sally finished expressing her idea, a mic suddenly went off and from the two-way glass window to the other room was the voice of another man.

"Uh sir? Hi, my name is Professor-"

"Chuck Thorndyke. I know, I can see your ID tag in your breast pocket. Along with a half-eaten roll of wintergreen lifesavers. I can also see the squad of GUN soldiers in the next room preparing that tranquilizing agent of yours. Trust me when I say you won't need it."

"Sir, y-y-you can't expect us to not take precautions. You could be carrying some kind of alien pathogen."

"I've been here for 33 years, Prof. Haven't infected anyone yet."

"That you know of." Said the Director. "We have legitimate security concerns. Now, you've revealed your identity to Miss Lane over there. Why won't you do the same with us?"

"Let's put our cards on the table here, sir." Sonic stood up, and walked toward the window after slowly breaking the handcuffs like it was tissue paper. The people in the other room backed up a little out of fear. "You're scared of me because you can't control me. You don't, and maybe you never will. But that doesn't mean I'm your enemy."

"Then who is? Mephiles?"

"That's what I'm afraid of."

"Be that as it may, I've been given orders to hand you over to him."

"Do what you have to, sir." Sonic knew he was doing the right thing. But at the same time it didn't feel any easy. They all went outside and waited, knowing that some of Mephiles's followers would be coming to get Sonic. He stood in the opening with Sally, when he said to her, "Thank you."

"For what?" She asked.

"For believing in me."

"Didn't make much of a difference in the end."

"It did for me."

Both of them felt caught up in the moment that they held hands and Sally kissed his cheek before they heard a sonic boom and saw a ship coming. "They're coming. You should leave now. Go, Sally." Sonic said to her, and she listened.

All they waited for next was what was to come.