Ch.10
No time to slow down.
Keep moving.
Gotta go fast.
Sonic's thoughts were consumed with moving quickly, accelerating at the speed of sound.
He travelled a very long distance in a short amount of time. Darting past the blurs that were trees and the lush foliage of the forest he entered only minutes ago.
He listened to the breeze whistling in his ears as the air currents passed him over. The sharp winds buffeting against his body and a hot summer's sun beating upon his back.
He sped along the uneven terrain and undergrowth venturing towards the coast of Bygone Island to seek solitude.
Unbeknownst to him was a rock he tripped over; had caused him to tumble headlong into the barren rock island that was home to Dr. Eggman.
Sonic's eyes clenched shut, a whimper escaped his throat after his body hit solid ground sending a rippling shockwave of pain throughout each muscle and joint.
It was next to impossible to protect himself from Eggman's defenses now he incapacitated himself.
Moto Bugs and Beebots were drawing closer to his position. Sonic's vision stretched and blurred, his surroundings becoming dimmer.
Past the barrage of nausea and debilitating head injury he sustained there were more pressing matters to tend to.
He had to keep moving.
Gotta go-gotta go fast-
Assessing further damage he discovered his hands were hot and sticky with blood and he had trouble moving them.
He hoped he'd reach unconsciousness before Eggman's robot guards decide to finish him off.
It hurt.
His chest constricted painfully, his lungs devoid of air.
He wasn't able to breathe as hot blinding tears pricked at his eyes he laid there waiting for his demise.
All of this trouble because of a rock, he should've watched where he was stepping.
Better luck next time he guessed.
Everything was safe on the homefront there was no criminal activity to account for today.
Tails was inside his workshop diligently planning schematics for a new invention. He invested all of his time into designing diagrams until late in the afternoon.
His ears pricked up when he heard someone knocking on his door.
Answering it he found it was Amy.
"Oh, hi," Tails said, shocked by the unexpected drop in. "how's it going?"
"I was wondering where Sonic was," Amy asked, poking her head through the door. "I thought he'd be here with you." she lowered her voice to a whisper. "I guess I was wrong." She stepped inside, crossing her arms.
"Dunno," Tails replied, equally concerned about Sonic's whereabouts. "he's hasn't been home since this morning."
Amy sighed. "I was going to treat him to some chili dogs."
"I'm sorry you're just going to have wait," Tails said, apologetically.
It was with mild interest Orbot had observed Dr. Eggman's enemy writhing in pain. He had just come upon his injured foe as he struggled to pull himself up and off the ground.
He was positive Sonic was going to have a harder time fending off the henchbots that were prepared to make him feel their self-righteous anger fueled by the deaths for their fallen brethren.
Orbot acted quickly shielding Sonic from the Motobugs and Beebots that had honed into his location.
"You couldn't have come at a better time," Sonic said, breathlessly, his eyes were fixated on Orbot's back. "never thought I'd see the day-" his mind felt like it was grinding to a slow halt.
"I could say the same for you," Orbot said, sending the henchbots away with the flick of his wrist. "the one time you've managed to disable yourself and Eggman wasn't here to see it." he sounded disappointed.
"Geez, thanks a lot," Sonic grumbled through gritted teeth.
Orbot turned around to face Sonic. "I suppose it was bound to happen one day." he pressed a gentle hand to his chest urging him to rest. "everything has it's time and place." a wise idiom he chose to describe the incident that had befallen him.
Sonic's eyes dropped closed inhaling deeply he felt a disquieting peace before letting the darkness swallow him whole.