If I was caught outside of Knothole, than where was he?
Where was Sonic when Robotnik showed up?
Is this Robotnik?
It has to be. Who else could or would do something like this?

It's hard to consider all the facts when you don't have them.

Mechanical humming.
Eyes dart around the dark room.

From above us, light breaks through a window I didn't notice before.
Cracking in, splashing light and color on the floor of this prison. Sort of.

He's badly bruised. His face; bloody and swollen. Blue and red.
Lean forward and shake him lightly.

"Sonic?"

He doesn't seem to be breathing.
Oh god, oh god, he doesn't seem to be breathing.

"Sonic?!"

Shake him harder and press the side of my head into his chest.
No, no, no, this can't be happening it isn't really happening it ISN'T REAL!
My heartbeat is getting faster and faster but I can't hear his and I know it's there it fucking has to be there and it isn't oh fuck oh god it isn't

"SONIC?!"

I'm crying now and I can't help it I'm crying into his chest and I'm holding his limp body and I'm begging him, just begging him to come back but he doesn't hear me he but I can't can't can't can't help myself I just want to wake up now, I just want to