Author's note I'm back guys with a brand new chapter for you.
TGN Thanks as always. I'm glad that you liked the idea that Tails was the one who invented the Wispons. The game never bothers to explain who created the Wispons since I just based it on a hunch that they would be something that Tails would invent for sure and it's not going to be last time that Tails will be useful. I'm going to take him seriously in this story and expand on both his and the other character's roles in this story.
Thank you bajy, and I'm pleased to see that you still like it.
SpiderDom 321 Thanks for the support! The Resistance is just starting their fight against Eggman, and things are going to pick up later on. Trust me things aren't going to look good for Sonic at the moment.
Warnings mention of torture, blood, and violence.
Without further ado here is chapter seven.
Disclaimer I don't own anyhting. Sonic the Hedgehog is copyrighted to Sega.
Pain racked throughout Sonic's body. He struggled ageist the unconsciousness that was reluctant to release its hold on him. The cold metal floor was cold to the peach fur on his stomach. Sonic let out a low moan of pain slowly forcing his eyes open, blinking them once then twice. His vision slowly began to clear, the pounding headache and the constant ringing in his ears slowly faded away as he blearily looked around his cell.
The first thing that he saw was that the cell was smaller than the other cells, it resembled a square and the object that Sonic was lying on turned out to be a hard bench. He forced himself to his feet hearing a sharp pop in his back. In all of his life, Sonic never had felt so stiff before. Sonic had no idea where he was though he had to guess, he was probably in one of Eggman's bases.
How long was I out? So, what if Eggman's captured me? The others will come for me sooner or later. Sonic allowed the thoughts to run through his mind. Sonic forced himself to his feet, ignoring the wave of pain emitting from his bruises. Sonic unsteadily got to his feet looking down at his wrists for the first time noticing a bright blue light binding his wrists together that hurt his eyes. The only entrance to his cell were several blue bars that acted as a force field. Sonic slowly pressed his back up against the wall pushing himself into an awkward standing position.
"Agh!" Sonic winced taking the first step feeling a sudden stab of searing pain rushing from a gash oozing blood on his left leg. He forced himself to walk to the entrance of his cell looking out at the bright blue bars. Peering out between the bars that were too narrow for him to squeeze through. Sonic looked, and the sight he saw outside of his cell made his heart plummet into the pit of his stomach.
He noticed that his cell was the only one along the winding pathway and he looked out over at the vast expanse down at the massive hexagonal platform that served as some arena and on the other side he saw were several big cells that were jam-packed with Mobians were crammed together. Some of them were sitting hunched on the ground, others were pacing around agitated, and a few Mobians lay still on the ground not moving.
The last thing I can remember is that I told Tails to get the citizens out of Park Avenue. Sonic recalled with a shudder as he began to think back. The hedgehog felt a pit of dread forming in his stomach over the fate of his best friend and little brother. The last thing he recalled before passing out was the masked stranger's feet landing in front of him and the horrified look on Tails' face seeing his adoptive brother taken away.
Please, Chaos please I hope that Tails is okay and if he's hurt or worse, I don't know how I could live with myself. Sonic shook away his ruminations. If this situation as Eggman's prisoner weren't so dire, Sonic would've laughed at the irony that the Deity, he was praying to be working for Eggman once more.
The fact Zavok was still alive, the last time he'd seen the Zeti was when the leader of the Deadly Six had plunged to his death at the end of their final battle on the Lost Hex. The Zeti losing his grip along the sides of the volcano tumbling head over heels
"I don't think his skin was lava proof, so there was no way that he could even survive a fall like that."
Next up was Chaos. Sonic shuddered again remembering their last encounter at Park Avenue. The cold water that covered him, he still recalled the terror of being completely submerged. He hated water with a passion ever since he'd traversed through Labyrinth Zone in his first quest to stop Eggman all those years ago.
"The last time that I fought Chaos, it was when he became Perfect Chaos and rampaged through Station Square, and I went Super to stop him quelling his rage in the process. I just don't get it. How is Chaos out of the Master Emerald?"
Sonic folded his arms across his chest, his mind wandering over to Metal Sonic, recalling their last encounter aboard the Final Fortress years ago turning into Metal Overlord followed by defeating him alongside Tails and Knuckles forcing his robotic counterpart to resume his original form.
"If I had to take a guess, I think that Eggman must've reprogrammed him after he overthrew him and tried to seize control of his empire." Sonic mused pacing back and forth now the sound of his dirty sneakers echoed off the cold metal floor. Sonic felt his guts tighten his thoughts, at last, coming to Shadow.
The thought that the Ultimate Lifeform had sided with Eggman once more caused Sonic to clench his restrained fist hard ignoring the sharp pain that ran along his fingers as he did so feeling a cold stab of betrayal. He could only imagine the emotional turmoil that both Rouge and Omega were going through along with the rest of the world was most likely shocked at Shadow's sudden betrayal.
They were his two closest friends and let me guess his promise to Maria means nothing to him anymore?
Sonic felt the tight knot in his stomach growing since he was worried about Tails and the rest of his friends.
Please let Tails be safe. I hope that Knuckles' isn't doing anything too rash. What about the Chaotix? How is Amy holding up?
Sonic's thoughts were interrupted his ears picking up a pair of metallic black and the silver boots clacking of the metallic pathway noticing that the sound caused most of the prisoners to shrink back against the walls of their cells in fear.
"It's him. Oh, Sonic watch out."
"The masked monster."
"Sonic, please be careful."
Sonic heard the voices coming from the prisoners who had expressions of fear on their face staring at the figure in the silver mask making his way towards Sonic's cell. The jackal came to a stop in front of Sonic's cell the figure tilted his head ever so slightly in interest keeping his arms folded across his chest. The strange magenta gem gleamed against the ebony fur of the jackal his thick bushy tail swept from side to side slowly.
Sonic swallowed nervously at first seeing the figure's gaze zeroed in on the movement watching his throat bob. Sonic gazed back at him in silence before a cocky grin spread across his face. He wasn't going to show fear in front of the jackal.
"So, then you're Eggman's newest monster of the week? I'm guessing that your name is Infinite?"
"That is correct," Infinite took a step forward, approaching the cell. "You put on a pathetic performance as Mobius' hero." Underneath the mask, a small smirk formed on his face. "You are nothing, but an insect just waiting to be crushed underfoot."
"Yeah, well if you couldn't even beat me on your own just goes to show just how weak you are," Sonic said unaware of the jackal's hand clenching into a fist. The gem on his chest pulsed ever so slightly the single eye narrowed to a mere slit. "Oh, it's the truth."
"Don't you ever dare call me weak ever again."
Sonic grinned. "What was that? I mean that if you can't even take me one-on-one Infinite, it means that you're just a weak little dog."
There was no mistaking the low growl emitting from the jackal's throat. Infinite raised a hand deactivating the force field stepping into the cell the single eye zeroed in like a hungry predator watching its prey for Sonic felt a few small beads of sweat beginning to roll down his quills. He wasn't going to show Infinite that he was afraid.
Okay If I can make a dash, right past Infinite and get these things off, then I'll have to rescue the other prisoners, and we'll be able to make a break for it.
"Look at you are hiding behind a poorly made clown mask. That shows how weak—"
Sonic didn't even get a chance to finish his sentence. With a low snarling sound, Infinite suddenly ran forward, slamming Sonic's face into the wall. The cold metal was pressed right up against Sonic's face. The sharp claws grasped Sonic's shoulder the sharp tips slicing through Sonic's fur and skin, causing small trickles of blood to well up along the peach fur on his arm.
The streaks of blood ran down his arms in trickles. Sonic felt the sharp kick delivered to his abdomen the wind knocked out of him. Infinite ran forward to grab by Sonic his quills being spun around to face Infinite raising his hands the sharp tips of his claws were inches away from Sonic's face before the second kick was delivered to his stomach knocking him to the wall hearing the crack his skull made.
There's no way I'm not going to lose to this guy again!
Sonic growled forcing himself to his feet scowling crouching down getting ready to attack Infinite who merely raised a hand the wave of red energy swept over the cell.
Sonic winced placing his hands on his ears, protecting his hearing from the high-pitched ringing that traveled all over his room and Sonic heard a pair of footsteps. He slowly opened his eyes. The jail cell was gone. He looked around the vast area in confusion seeing the enormous bleak wasteland standing in front of him. The low breeze blew through the dark grey cloudy skies.
"Okay Infinite no more hiding! Come out and fight me, you coward!"
A sound of a gun barrel caught Sonic's attention. He slowly turned around the pit of dread widening in his stomach.
"No."
Tails stood before him clad in robotic parts. A gray plate with a red visor covered the left side of his face; his right hand replaced with a robotic blaster. The light that shone in Tails' light blue eye was blank his face remained in a stoic frown keeping the blaster leveled right at Sonic.
"Sonic why did you abandon us?" Tails asked any trace of emotion in his voice was gone. "Look at what happened to us because Eggman won."
Sonic's horror grew. Hearing his best friend, his little adoptive brother speaking in a monotonous tone, pointing the blaster at him chilled him to the bone.
"Tails, what the hell did that madman do to you?" Sonic demanded to feel his anger grow his hatred beginning to build for the mad doctor. He'd failed, he'd let all of them down. This whole mess was his fault.
"T-Tails it's me! Come on bro snap out of it!" Sonic ran forward, grabbing Tails by the shoulder attempting to shake some sense into Tails when he felt the blaster placing against his skull, and he slowly turned around his heart sinking into the pit of his stomach.
"Take a look." Sonic slowly turned around on his heel the pit of dread growing he spied three figures that lay spread out lying ominously still on the ground.
Not to far away from him lay Team Dark that wasn't moving at all.
"Shadow! Rouge! Omega!" Sonic hurried over to Team Dark noticing that it was already too late for him to help them in any way that he could.
The first thing he saw was Omega laying in a pile destroyed; Rouge lay slumped next to him as her eyes stared blankly up at the sky. Not too far away Shadow lying on his side, his throat had been sliced wide open blood pouring out in a full trickle. Sonic saw his eyes being drawn to Omega's severed hand resting on the ground with Shadow and Rouge's resting on top of it.
Even in death the three of them were united as they had been in life.
"They weren't the only ones to die Sonic."
Sonic turned to see a white hedgehog that he'd never seen before lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds covering his body his sides rose and fell unevenly he was still fighting to stay alive.
"N-no it c-can't end here." The strange hedgehog rolled onto his side, gasping and coughing for air; his eyes were beginning to close his body giving up the futile struggle to cling to what little life that remained.
"I failed. I'm sorry..." The hedgehog trailed of his eyes closing the last breath of life leaving his body.
"No! Hey, come on now! Don't give up!" Sonic cried out running to the hedgehog's side shaking his shoulder. He looked over spying the Chaotix's dead bodies lying not too far away from the hedgehog. It was too late for all three members of the Chaotix. All of their throats had been slit as Vector had curled up keeping Charmy close to his chest and his right arm was slung across Espio holding the dead chameleon closest to him in a pool of red blood.
"So-oni-c-c."
Sonic turned around; his dread was growing spying Knuckles lying on his side multiple gunshot wounds littering the echidna's body. It was clear he was dead, and Amy was lying on her back a large stab wound in the center of her dress the crimson blood staining her usually light red dress an even darker red.
"No Amy!" Sonic raced over placing his hands in the middle of her chest, trying to stem the bleeding his white gloves immediately saturated with red,
"No, I can't there's no way that Eggman's going to get away with this I promise." Sonic began to tremble all over the sting of tears was in his eyes. So, many of his friends had already died, and Mobius was under Eggman's control.
The vast, bleak wasteland vanished in a heartbeat Sonic blinked once, then twice in confusion staring in disbelief at his cell. Infinite stood there, his arms folded across his chest.
Sonic breathed in and out his sides rising and falling with fast, frantic breaths his pupils dilated with fear. How was it that he was back in this cell with Infinite? He was in a vast wasteland. Most of his friends were dead or dying. He bent over his hands trembling from the shock, he looked down at his gloves expecting them soiled with Amy's blood and gore, but to his confusion, they were still a pristine white.
"So, did you look around and tell me what you see now?" Infinite laughed interrupting the blue one's recollection. It was an undeniably meaning sound, and with the voice, modulator made it even sound more disturbing. Infinite teleported right next to Sonic the right side of his mask just inches away from Sonic's face.
The cold metal was being pressed right up against Sonic's face, for he gritted his teeth. Infinite wasn't a Mobian anymore. The jackal in front of Sonic was a monster that Eggman had created he felt a rough leather gloved hand gripping his spines roughly that his teeth almost bit down on his tongue from the pain.
With a jerk, the masked jackal pulled Sonic to his feet before being shoved from behind by Infinite. They walked down a long hallway until he came to a single room.
"I've brought him, Doctor."
Eggman loomed out of the shadows, his hands folded behind his back. He raised a hand snapping two fingers together with the bright lights illuminating the room. Sonic winced turning his head doing his best to shield his eyes from the harsh glare of the lights. With his hands restrained it wasn't easy. The rotund figure grinned, taking delight in Sonic's discomfort.
Infinite tossed Sonic hard on the ground Sonic wincing the cold steel colliding with his chest. Sonic forced himself to his feet gritting his teeth in pure determination. He wasn't going to show weakness, not in front of his arch enemy.
"So then Sonic how are you enjoying your stay here so far on the Death Egg?" The obese figure grinned from his position. "How would you rate our room service?"
"Heh your food's a little stale, your pillows could stand to a little softer on the head, and you need to teach your pet dog to be a little nicer to your guests."
"Ah, no matter. I'll have to retrain Infinite to be nicer," Eggman replied with sarcasm dripping off his words. "You're going to be here for the rest of your life."
"Sheesh always with the dramatics of Eggman," Sonic said back mockingly. "You haven't won yet."
At his words, the evil mastermind burst out into laughter. The sound of Eggman's laughter was creepy. Infinite's laughter was sinister. Infinite allowed a small cackle to escape from his mask.
The Death Egg. Sonic didn't know why he felt a bit uneasy at the revelation. If he had, to be honest, it would've been his next guess. It seemed that Eggman was obsessed with rebuilding the Death Egg no matter how many times it got destroyed.
"Oh, that's where you're wrong Sonic. I've already won, and whenever you started to wake up, I simply had Orbot and Cubot sedate you."
"So why not kill me?"
"Now there's a thought," The mad scientist replied, "Mostly everyone on Mobius believes that you're dead, except for your little fox friend."
"It's only a matter of time before the rest of he and the rest of your useless friends will be rounded up." Infinite added in sounding smug underneath the mask. "I look forward to showing them the true meaning of fear and pain."
Phew, so Tails is still alive Sonic thought to let out a sigh of relief. He heard that strange noise again. He paused when he heard the slow dripping of water. He jerked his head around to see Chaos looming over him the God of Destruction dripping liquid everywhere.
Sonic knew what was coming next, and he inhaled preparing for the wall of liquid crashed down on him. He tried to breathe he parted his lips ever so slightly seeing small bubbles that contained precious life-giving oxygen slipping away from his lips.
A muffled voice sounded far away from outside his hearing and Chaos parted dropping the aching bruised Hedgehog to the ground. Sonic coughed heavily. Sonic had a throbbing headache. The hedgehog bent over on his hands and knees vomiting up the water he swallowed from his stomach. Sonic felt Eggman's hand grasp him roughly, by the quills. Sonic was forced to make eye contact with Eggman.
"Now then I've finally won," The mad scientist hissed in Sonic's ear. "After every defeat, every humiliation that you've handed to me over the years how does it feel knowing that you failed them?"
Sonic winced feeling Eggman's fingers yanking hard at his wet spines. "Look at you. Mobius's hero lying defeated at my feet. You failed them, you've let them down, and now my empire is months away from rising out of the ashes of the world that used to be Mobius," Eggman dropped Sonic's head to the ground bending down onto one knee. "And when the Eggman Empire's fully risen, I plan to keep you alive, and I will show you to your pathetic friends how you've failed to protect them, and it's your turn to feel the bitter sting of every defeat I have suffered over the years."
Sonic felt Eggman loosen his grip on his quills allowing gravity to allow his head to slam into the cold steel.
Through his ringing ears, he saw Eggman press something on small remote several monitors. The first one showcased the smoldering ruins of Park Avenue Egg pawns were swarming all over the place. Seeing the expressions of fear and panic that were on the fleeing Mobians's faces. Sonic felt a stab of guilt of being forced to watch unable to do a thing to protect anyone. His hands were shaking his fists clenched in anger.
The second Monitor showed Zavok tearing through a small line of defenders at Seaside hill. The Mobians didn't even stand a chance for the Zeti charged at them lashing out with his tail his claws slicing through their throat in a matter of minutes the line of Mobians who'd attempted to fight back were all lying dead on the ground.
No this is all my fault. If only I didn't underestimate Eggman. None of this would be happening. Sonic's thoughts brought up a feeling of guilt from within his heart. Sonic wasn't going to give the rotund figure behind him the sick satisfaction of seeing Sonic break down.
The last of the three monitors showcased several G.U.N troops standing between Metal Sonic and the entrance to Westopolis. The GUN troops opened fire on Metal Sonic's only response was to charge forward through the hail of bullets deflecting off his metallic hull. Sonic closed his eyes shut not wanting to see the inevitable massacre that would follow hearing the screams of the soldiers until the monitors were turned off.
"Take Sonic back to his cell," Eggman's nose wrinkled like he'd smelt something foul in the air. "I think that he could stand to have a bath first. Infinite, why don't you escort our guest to the nearest pool?"
Infinite tightened his grip on the hedgehog's already bruised wrist digging his claws into the peach fur his fingers brushed the surface of the Ruby again.
"How is Shadow working for you again?" Sonic snarled turning his gaze to see a pair of crimson orbs staring right back at him. Shadow took a step forward. "Shadow what about your promise to Maria?"
A sudden hard kick to Sonic's jaw caused his teeth to slam shut nearly biting his tongue in half sending Sonic flying through the air colliding with the ground seeing Shadow hurrying over to where he lay delivering several more brutal kicks to Sonic.
"Don't mention her name, Faker."
"So, the promise you made to Maria means nothing to you then," Sonic said in disgust. "F
With that, both Infinite and Shadow grabbed the hedgehog leading him out of Eggman's lair heading down a small metallic hallway that led to another room. A medium sized pool was in the middle of the room. Sonic struggled even harder to no avail feeling his tormentors tighten their grips on his already bruised skin, for he had no other choice but to hold his breath as he was thrown head first into the pool of water.
Sonic thrashed around almost sinking into the body of water frantically struggling with his hands restrained it was no easy task. His shoes scraped the bottom of the pool as he got his legs underneath him pushing his weight to the top of the surface of the water his head breaking free of the surface coughing harshly. Adrenaline coursing through his body prompted him to make an awkward doggy paddle through the hateful body of liquid.
Swimming with just his feet proved to be a more laborious task then he anticipated. Whenever he tried to make an awkward doggy paddle with his feet towards the steps that led out of the pool, greeted with a kick from either Infinite or Shadow forcing him back into the pool. Due to exhaustion Sonic to his panic sank below the surface of the water. Instinctively Sonic held his breath somehow his feet scraped along the bottom of the pool positioning his feet underneath him using his strength shooting up towards the surface of the water coughing violently exelling the water from his lungs, throat and stomach.
Underneath his mask, Infinite grinned. He was enjoying seeing the thrashing hedgehog struggling to swim with his hands cuffed the look of panic on his face. The jackal laughed a cold malicious sound filled the air.
"Yes, that's it give in to the fear and pain. You're not Mobius' hero. You're just weak and pathetic."
Sonic paused to shoot the jackal a brief venom loaded glare and one at Shadow not making eye contact with him. Sonic had to try to stay alive for now. If he drowned here and now, then all hope of freeing Mobius would be indeed lost.
Three more hours of Sonic's torture passed before Infinite and Shadow carted out a sodden Sonic who coughed harshly still trying to expel the water from his lungs. The two villains had a tight grip on his arms preventing any chance that Sonic had of escaping.
"That was pathetic," Infinite rebuked. "You're just a weak insect."
"Yeah well so are you," Sonic coughed expelling more water from his lungs. "If you had any friends or family, they would be appalled at what you've done."
Sonic felt Infinite stiffen then he felt the jackal slam him up against the wall in a choking hold. Sonic made a feeble tried to pry the jackal's hands from around his throat, but the shock of his torture, being starved and sedated for a whole month had left him to physically weak to fight back against the choking hold of Infinite's grip.
"Friends are nothing more than illusions," Infinite replied. "The only one that you can rely on is yourself."
Sonic was dropped unceremoniously onto the floor of his cell. Sonic gasped the rush of air traveling down his windpipe. He heard the hum of the light blue bars reactivating trapping the hedgehog inside his cell. Sonic glared at Infinite and Shadow observing him from their position outside the hedgehog's prison, the jackal's tail twitched slightly betraying Infinite's good mood.
"He claims that he's the fastest thing alive, but he's such a slow swimmer." Shadow sneered.
"Maria would be ashamed of you!" Sonic called out seeing Shadow narrow his eyes. The Ultimate Lifeform walked over to the cell bars his hands touching the bars a fierce expression was on his face.
"Sooner or later Faker, I'll make you regret speaking her name," Shadow hissed dangerously gripping the bars tightly. "Soon, there will be no hope left for you."
The two of them left leaving Sonic laying on the cold metallic floor. Sonic mentally weak from seeing that hallucination of all of his friends lying dead and dying. He was also physically weak, but deep down in his heart, Sonic felt the small spark of defiance. Sure, for now, he was defeated and weak, but he wasn't going to allow Eggman to break him. Sonic would never give his arch enemy that satisfaction.
Sonic would never lie down and accept defeat. The hedgehog didn't know how he would escape, find his friends, and once he did they would make a stand to take Mobius back from Eggman, and he would set things right.
I will escape this place, Eggman. Sonic vowed to make the promise to himself. We will win this war.
Sonic tried to roll on his side drawing his arms and legs close to him trying to keep warm from the icy touch of the cold metal seeping in through the floor. His brain sent him messages that he needed to sleep the wet fur dripping wet. His quills were weighed down with the dense liquid. Sonic finally closed his eyes surrendering to rest at last.
Eggman laughed in glee seeing the broken and bruised form of his enemy lying on the ground. In the scientists' mind seeing his adversary lying on the ground, trembling from the cold trying to curl up to keep himself warm. If the hedgehog's wounds didn't kill him sooner or later starvation and
"Stubborn as always Sonic," Eggman cackled running a pair of fingers over his mustache. "We'll see how long you can last before I break you both physically and mentally."
With a hiss from the mechanical door, Infinite entered the room with Orbot. The small red robot hovered over tapping his boss on the shoulder. "Um excuse me, boss, I hate to interrupt your gloating, but I have some news from our scouts stationed near the Green Hill Zone Prison."
Eggman allowed a sigh of irritation. "Fine just get on with it Orbot."
"Well, then boss it appears that a small Resistance group has broken into the prison facility at Green Hill Zone and well uh..." Orbot trailed off. If robots could swallow nervously, then Orbot was sure that he would see Eggman leveling a glare at him.
"Well then they rescued every single prisoner, and they uh stole," Orbot glanced at seeing Infinite looking at him tilting his head slightly. "You know what."
"What? Sonic has been captured and presumed dead!" Orbot found himself being kicked halfway across the room. "They shouldn't have any hope left at all!"
"It doesn't matter Doctor," Infinite replied calmly adjusting his mask with two of his fingers. "Those insects are trying to stave off their inevitable demise. We still have the power of the Phantom Ruby."
Eggman inhaled profoundly rubbing at his temples with two of his fingers warding off the stress from the news that he'd just received. "The lab in Mystic Jungle has been locked down so they won't be able to access any of the files about the Phantom Ruby in there."
"So, you truly intend to keep Sonic alive?" Infinite asked.
"Of course. I want Sonic to see his precious Mobius become nothing, but ashes and then when we build the Eggman Empire from the ashes, as part of the opening day celebrations I' will kill Sonic and the world will finally submit to my ru- I mean our rule."
Eggman cackled for Infinite wisely chose to stay silent the small part of his mind that hadn't been yet affected by the power of the Phantom Ruby his mind wandering over to what Orbot had mentioned the thing stolen from the Green Hill Prison.
"Oh, I'm not concerned about the Resistance I'll have to keep an eye on them at first, but if they continue to get in my way, then the power of the Phantom Ruby will subdue them once and for all!"
"So they are mere trash that will soon yield to the power of the Phantom Ruby," Infinite said with audible glee. "Everyone on Mobius will soon bow down to me!." The purplish glow surrounded Infinite briefly. Eggman simply nodded in agreement watching the jackal with a wary expression on his face. Already Infinite's starting to become unruly. I may need to find a way to restrain him. Eggman vowed to himself that he would find a way to keep Infinite under his control.
Author's note
And that concludes chapter seven.
Oh boy, this was a tough one to write. I had so many ideas for Sonic's torture that I spent quite a few hours mulling over which one to use. I eventually settled on the idea of Sonic seeing his friends lying there either dead or dying since that would hit Sonic the hardest since he does care for his friends and I'd imagine that seeing his friends die would be the worst form of torture for him to experience.
Also considering Sonic's fear of water, I also went with that idea since that was the idea I was going to go with from the start. Things will get better for Sonic later on in the story.
To those wondering why Infinite is working so well with the construct of Shadow, but at this point in Infinite's mind, he has already bested Shadow in combat, so he feels that he is superior to Shadow and sees him as beneath his notice. In short, he doesn't care, but that's going to change when he's going to encounter the real Shadow once more.
Now on the note of Silver. Since SEGA can't seem to decide if the Rivals series is canon or not, I'm pretty sure it is though. I'm going to treat this as the first time that Sonic and his friends have met Silver. When Silver was announced to be in Forces, I was excited because this was the third time that we had Sonic, Shadow, and Silver in the same main series game since 06 and Generations. I was a little disappointed that he didn't interact much with Sonic and Shadow and that's why Sonic didn't refer to Silver as his name when he rushed over to check to make sure that Silver was okay.
As always Thoughts/ suggestions and reviews are always appreciated, and I will back with the next chapter.
