At such high velocity everything but what lies directly infront of you is a blur, as your biorythm doubles the scenery becomes just countless lines as tne wind surrounds you. Your only focus is what lies ahead, there is no looking back for everything comes so fast. Legs rotate with such speed that they can only be seen as a circular blend of red and white, spinning faster than a helicopter's blade.
Sonic's eyes never faltered. Blends of green and orange zoomed by at the speed of sound as his legs pounded over grassy hills, past checkered stone and through meadows of bobbing sunflowers. Hopping chasms and spinning loops, crossing thorn vines and skipping across ledges, Sonic's gaze never left the horizon in front of him. Sonic had always enjoyed the lush scenery of the GHZ but one cannot appreciate its beauty in a flash. He had but one thing on his mind - and it was not the scenery he was passing by. The faces of those who had gone shot through Sonic's mind. He knew them all in a way; some as friends, some as parents of friends, some as acquaintances, and he was determined to find them.
As he ran and thought, a distant sound began to make itself apparent in Sonic's mind, grasping his attention. The sound began to grow louder, drawing nearer. It reminded Sonic of a bumble bee's buzz, only it sounded artificial, mechanical. "What is that sound..?" he thought to himself as it grew louder and louder. A yellow orb, a bright flash, and a burst of energy. Sonic was thrown back spiraling and after about 20 feet he came to a stop in a patch of thick green grass. Regaining his composure, he leapt to his feet, standing in a defensive stance and jerked his head around to get a clear view of all directions. The area of the blast was but a charred smoking hole now, the shot had barely missed him. Then he saw it.
Circling in the air above him was what appeared to be a giant black hornet. Faded black graphite formed the body; the limbs and stinger were of a shiny chrome material. It was obviously one of the recently reported robots. Its gaze was focused directly on Sonic, red lights for eyes following his every move. It raised up and positioned its stinger aiming at Sonic and particles of light began to surround the stinger. "What the...? Wahh!!" If not for his quick reflexes and quicker speed, that blast surely would have been the end of him. "A death robot..? Who would make such a thing..." Again it fired at him, but the speed of its photon blasts were no match for Mobius' fastest hedgehog. "Ivo..." Another shot and another swift dodge. "But why...?" Before he continued his mental deliberation, he figured it was best to take care of this pesky robot.
Using his fleetness of foot, Sonic began to run circles on the ground below the machine as fast as he could, knowing fully well that its targeting system could not keep up with him. The robot simply began to fire wrecklessly in all directions. Every shot created a small crater in the ground, but the blue blur's pace continued. The wasp fired shot after shot, but to no avail. Realizing that simply running would not defeat this contraption, Sonic decided to test something. He charged the creature at full speed, and leaped into the air. Forming himself into a ball, he used his extreme velocity to put himself into a spin as he zoomed in on his adversary. The machine's light metal plating was no match for sharpened quills spinning at such a hypersonic speed and its bottom third was sliced clean off. Both Sonic and the severed metal landed on the soft grass with a light thud. Immediately turning around to see what remained of his foe, Sonic saw a bright flash as the beast exploded. Scraps of warped metal fell to the ground below, forming a pile of smoldering leftovers.
Sonic speedily approached the rubble and examined it. Branded on one of the plates on top was the title "B-101 Buzz Bomber."
"Buzz Bomber?" Sonic thought to himself. "How cute. I bet its creator intended for -it- to do the bombing. Pity." As he turned around to walk away, he noticed some of the debris still moving. "Still got some life in you, eh? I'll take care of that." But as he approached the pile, something he never expected happened. An orange hand popped out from under some of metal plating, fingers outspread, reaching for him. Sonic was overcome by shock. He rushed to the hand, and gripped it, pulling as hard as he could. Using all of his power, he pulled a large orange two-failed fox from the junkpile. "Mr. Prower!". Sonic put his arm around the familiar fox, helping him to a sitting position.
Mr. Prower looked up at Sonic weakly, it was obvious he was on his last breaths. "Sonic... Ivo.. he.." But before he could finish his sentence, the struggling animal passed, his head falling back limp. Sonic didn't know what to do, he dropped the fox and stepped back, his mind racing. In front of him lay Miles' father, dead, and apparently Ivo was to blame. Sadness quickly turned to anger as Sonic's fists balled up. Fighting off emotion, he turned and began running. But no matter how fast he ran, Sonic could not outrun his emotions. Skidding to a hault, Sonic looked back at the way he came, towards Knothole.
"I cant to back now, not after this." He looked forward to the horizon. The giant volcanic mountains of Marble zone rose in the distance, leering down over the GHZ. "I will find find Ivo... and I will stop him. I promise that to myself.. and to Miles." Sonic took off, zooming deeper up into the GHZ, towards the Marble Zone.
Sonic's eyes never faltered. Blends of green and orange zoomed by at the speed of sound as his legs pounded over grassy hills, past checkered stone and through meadows of bobbing sunflowers. Hopping chasms and spinning loops, crossing thorn vines and skipping across ledges, Sonic's gaze never left the horizon in front of him. Sonic had always enjoyed the lush scenery of the GHZ but one cannot appreciate its beauty in a flash. He had but one thing on his mind - and it was not the scenery he was passing by. The faces of those who had gone shot through Sonic's mind. He knew them all in a way; some as friends, some as parents of friends, some as acquaintances, and he was determined to find them.
As he ran and thought, a distant sound began to make itself apparent in Sonic's mind, grasping his attention. The sound began to grow louder, drawing nearer. It reminded Sonic of a bumble bee's buzz, only it sounded artificial, mechanical. "What is that sound..?" he thought to himself as it grew louder and louder. A yellow orb, a bright flash, and a burst of energy. Sonic was thrown back spiraling and after about 20 feet he came to a stop in a patch of thick green grass. Regaining his composure, he leapt to his feet, standing in a defensive stance and jerked his head around to get a clear view of all directions. The area of the blast was but a charred smoking hole now, the shot had barely missed him. Then he saw it.
Circling in the air above him was what appeared to be a giant black hornet. Faded black graphite formed the body; the limbs and stinger were of a shiny chrome material. It was obviously one of the recently reported robots. Its gaze was focused directly on Sonic, red lights for eyes following his every move. It raised up and positioned its stinger aiming at Sonic and particles of light began to surround the stinger. "What the...? Wahh!!" If not for his quick reflexes and quicker speed, that blast surely would have been the end of him. "A death robot..? Who would make such a thing..." Again it fired at him, but the speed of its photon blasts were no match for Mobius' fastest hedgehog. "Ivo..." Another shot and another swift dodge. "But why...?" Before he continued his mental deliberation, he figured it was best to take care of this pesky robot.
Using his fleetness of foot, Sonic began to run circles on the ground below the machine as fast as he could, knowing fully well that its targeting system could not keep up with him. The robot simply began to fire wrecklessly in all directions. Every shot created a small crater in the ground, but the blue blur's pace continued. The wasp fired shot after shot, but to no avail. Realizing that simply running would not defeat this contraption, Sonic decided to test something. He charged the creature at full speed, and leaped into the air. Forming himself into a ball, he used his extreme velocity to put himself into a spin as he zoomed in on his adversary. The machine's light metal plating was no match for sharpened quills spinning at such a hypersonic speed and its bottom third was sliced clean off. Both Sonic and the severed metal landed on the soft grass with a light thud. Immediately turning around to see what remained of his foe, Sonic saw a bright flash as the beast exploded. Scraps of warped metal fell to the ground below, forming a pile of smoldering leftovers.
Sonic speedily approached the rubble and examined it. Branded on one of the plates on top was the title "B-101 Buzz Bomber."
"Buzz Bomber?" Sonic thought to himself. "How cute. I bet its creator intended for -it- to do the bombing. Pity." As he turned around to walk away, he noticed some of the debris still moving. "Still got some life in you, eh? I'll take care of that." But as he approached the pile, something he never expected happened. An orange hand popped out from under some of metal plating, fingers outspread, reaching for him. Sonic was overcome by shock. He rushed to the hand, and gripped it, pulling as hard as he could. Using all of his power, he pulled a large orange two-failed fox from the junkpile. "Mr. Prower!". Sonic put his arm around the familiar fox, helping him to a sitting position.
Mr. Prower looked up at Sonic weakly, it was obvious he was on his last breaths. "Sonic... Ivo.. he.." But before he could finish his sentence, the struggling animal passed, his head falling back limp. Sonic didn't know what to do, he dropped the fox and stepped back, his mind racing. In front of him lay Miles' father, dead, and apparently Ivo was to blame. Sadness quickly turned to anger as Sonic's fists balled up. Fighting off emotion, he turned and began running. But no matter how fast he ran, Sonic could not outrun his emotions. Skidding to a hault, Sonic looked back at the way he came, towards Knothole.
"I cant to back now, not after this." He looked forward to the horizon. The giant volcanic mountains of Marble zone rose in the distance, leering down over the GHZ. "I will find find Ivo... and I will stop him. I promise that to myself.. and to Miles." Sonic took off, zooming deeper up into the GHZ, towards the Marble Zone.