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Tangle landed back in Station Square, looking for any sign of her lost friend. A person ran in fear at her appearance. This made her think, Right, I'm a scary robot now. But…I don't have to be… She thought about it and decided to take on Sonic's appearance after, as his 'Bio-data' was present in Neo-Metal's memory. She was not about to stand idly by while Sonic's face was being abused for Eggman's purposes.

After taking that form, she looked in the mirror and saw Sonic's appearance perfectly replicated, chuckling bitterly to herself. Right back where this mess started: Pretending to be Sonic. She would check the town, up, down, and around until the crack of dawn, but frustratedly couldn't find any sign.

After this yielded no results, she sighed, "Guess it's time to move on…"

She was about to run off when someone shouted, "Stop right there!"

She looked around, and saw the three new friends, Mighty, Ray, and Trip. She was shocked, "Oh…hey guys! You came out early." They eyed her suspiciously, at which she temporarily dissolved before reforming into Sonic's form, "There, that prove I'm not dangerous?"

Mighty smirked and gave a cocky remark, "Glad to see you Tangle." He gave a mild jab to her arm, "Thought you'd leave us out of the search for Sonic?!"

Ray confirmed, "Not happening!"

Trip then shyly agreed with a whispering stutter, "It-it-it's what Sonic would do for us."

Tangle agreed, "Thanks guys."

Trip then queried the reluctant robot, "But…Why are you imitating Sonic?"

Tangle angrily admitted, "That imposter stole his face and is tainting his name…And I can run fastest like this."

Ray put a hand to his chin to curiously ask, "Won't that risk getting you exposed as a fraud?"

Mighty however countered in her defense, "As opposed to flying around as a terrifying robot?"

Ray admitted defeat at that remark, "You know…That does sound worse."

Tangle nodded, "Thanks again. I'm happy to hang out. But…Let's get back to the search. I'll search the beach, you keep an eye for if he pops up in a hotel." The four nodded and left to search around.


It was a beautiful new day, and 'Tangle' yearned for adventure. But, while Cream was excited for this opportunity to get to know her better, she still had her questions, "Miss Tangle, where are we going?"

'Tangle' didn't exactly know herself and gave an honest answer, "Not a clue. That's why it's an adventure."

Cream pondered it for a moment, "That sounds dangerous."

Gemerl agreed, "I DON'T BELIEVE VANILLA WILL APPROVE OF THIS."

'Tangle' winked back, "That's why she doesn't need to know!"

Big shrugged, "She sent us without phones anyways. Something about 'unplugging' for this trip."

The Lemur snarked, "But Gemerl still came? That doesn't sound like 'unplugging' to me!"

Gemerl glared, "I AM CREAM'S PROTECTOR. NO HARM WILL COME TO HER."

She giggled, "Calm your bolts, I was teasing. Cream's lucky to have a friend like you!"

Cream disputed, "Gemerl's more than a friend, he's family! He'll help us out of any jam!"

If Gemerl were organic, he would be blushing in modesty right now, "THANK YOU CREAM."

'Tangle' then came to a spot that led to an icy tunnel and stopped, "Hey, this looks cool…no pun intended."

Cream looked at it and suggested, "Brrr…That looks cold. I'll need to put on my coat and snow pants for that."

Gemerl pulled those out, "HERE YOU GO CREAM."

Cream quickly put on the extra gear for the weather, asking 'Tangle', "Do you have a change of clothes too, Miss Tangle?"

'Tangle' let out a confident chuckle, "Nope. Tough girls like me don't do clothing changes." She ran to the ladder and gave a wink back and smiled, "Not how I roll!" So they all climbed up the ladder and headed to their destination.


As they made it up the mountain, 'Tangle' started shivering, "Brrrrrrr…This is really cold."

Big was curious, "You sure you don't need a coat too?"

'Tangle' denied it, "Nah. I can handle it!" She then tried to roll up into a ball to launch off…only to get tied up in knots consisting of her own tail. This deeply frustrated the Lemur, "Dang it! Why did I think that was a good idea?!"

Gemerl and Cream looked at the humiliated lemur and began helping her untie herself. Cream asked, "I didn't know you could Spindash!"

Gemerl commented, "COULD IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM SHOULD."

Big shrugged, "A lesson has been learned." He joined in the efforts.

After finishing, she awkwardly thanked them, "Thanks for…unTANGLEing me guys."

Cream giggled, "Hehe, good one Miss Tangle."

Gemerl just stared blankly, "JOKE ACKNOWLEDGED."

'Tangle' pressed the robot, "Come on, surely you have a sense of humor!"

Gemerl responded, "HA…HA…HA…HA…"

'Tangle' glared sideways, "E for Effort. Let's climb up this thing!"

They found their way to another cave, at which Big chopped the ice at the bottom of the cavern and said, "I'm gonna fish here for a bit. I'll catch up later. Isn't that right, Froggy!" The Frog let out a ribbit.

'Tangle' nodded, "Got it Big!" She looked up into it and saw a maze of structures and grew excited, "Oh boy! This looks like my kind of cave!" She launched with her tail, "I'm off, try and keep-" Then the icicle she had grabbed broke, leaving the lemur suddenly thrown off her groove.

Fortunately, Cream flew up and caught her, "I got you Miss Tangle! I'll help you down!" The rabbit helped her new lemur friend land safely on the ground.

'Tangle' thanked the young rabbit, "Thanks Cream, but I totally could have saved myself!" To try and prove her point, she launched again, this time going a huge distance through the cavern, "Woohoo!"

Gemerl and Cream flew behind, Cream alternating with running through, jumping into a ball to get through some enemies, and some flight. There was something about this rabbit that reminded 'Tangle' of someone she swears she knew well, but her scattered memory didn't quite allow for her to place a name at the moment. Gemerl tapped the ponderous lemur on the shoulder, "WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING CREAM FOR?"

To little surprise, 'Tangle' wasn't keen on giving an answer, "Nothing, Gemerl. It was nothing."

Cream caught up and noticed the question, "What was nothing?"

'Tangle' did not expect Cream to hear that, so she continued to deny it, "I said nothing Cream."

Cream showed concern, "Are you sure? It doesn't hurt to talk about your feelings."

But she was determined, "Don't worry about it Cream. It's my problem, not yours." So she was about to continue on into the cave, preparing to stretch her tail.

Cream was disappointed, "Miss Whisper said you're an open book. You don't seem too open to me."

'Tangle' stopped for a moment, pondering this comment. Was she supposed to be an open book? There was nothing wrong with that, was there?...No, that didn't feel right to her at all. So 'Tangle' uneasily dismissed it, "I guess I'm not in the mood. Besides, I'm as tough as any boy! I can help you get tougher too…if you want…" She went on and launched through the cavern once again.

Cream sighed and closed her eyes, accepting her new friend's declaration, "No thanks. I'm comfortable how I am."

'Tangle' winked with a grin that Cream could swear she'd seen before, "As am I!"

Gemerl glared at her in disbelief, NO YOU AREN'T, AND I NEED TO EXPOSE IT. After they got towards the exit from the cave, Gemerl suggested politely, "ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WOULDN'T PREFER TO BE REFERRED TO AS SOMETHING ELSE?

Cream was a bit confused by Gemerl's question to the lemur, "Gemerl…I don't follow."

'Tangle' showed deep unease at this question. Not because it was wrong, but…She shut that thought out as quickly as it came, "Neither do I Cream. I can't change who or what I am, that's silly!" She chuckled awkwardly as Cheese gave their amnesia-raddled friend a hug, which surprised her, "Oh…Thanks Cheese, but I'll be fine." She then pointed towards the exit with both hands and the tail, "Now how about we leave this cave!"

Cream Curiously wondered, "What was that about?"

Gemerl wasn't sure how to answer that, simply telling Cream, "EXPLAIN LATER…MAYBE."

Cream nodded without much further thought, "Sounds good!" Cheese gave a cheer of his own as they followed the enigma of a new friend they had.

Upon the exit of the cave, they found a makeshift ski shop. This amused 'Tangle', "Someone set up a rental store up here? That's new!"

Cheese was questioning this, but Cream was looking down from the cave and said, "Miss Tangle, this doesn't seem very safe…"

She laughed in response, "Where's the fun without the danger?!"

Gemerl bluntly back-talked, "WHERE'S THE FUN IN BEING DEAD?!"

'Tangle' confidently responded, "Don't worry, I won't be. But…If you're so worried about Cream, maybe fly behind me or something. Record my run!" She walked over to the counter at the ski shop while grabbing a board with her tail, "Mind if I rent one of these?"

The cashier nodded, "You got it ma'am!"

During that short transaction, Gemerl had taken Cream back down to Big, leaving 'Tangle' wondering, Where did they go?

She wouldn't be left wondering long as Gemerl flew back up and answered, "TOOK CREAM BACK TO BIG. AS SUGGESTED, I WILL FOLLOW YOU DOWN THIS SLOPE."

Right as he finished that sentence, she was already starting down the mountain. This annoyed the robot, who started chasing after her. As they navigated the slopes, Gemerl tried to ask, "ARE YOU FEELING ALRIGHT MA'AM? OR SIR?"

It wasn't clear if he was heard, as the lemur was lost in the thrill of the moment. The speed, the wind in her fur, and the jumps, all this felt so right to her. She was having the time of her life. At one point, she accidentally hit Gemerl with her tail, which trailed behind her with minimal usage, "Oops, sorry about that!" Then she came to a jump and got major air time.

She looked at her robot companion and declared, "Check this out!" She did a handstand on the board, flipped it once to get back on it, span it around while doing a 180 above it, and did a double kick-flip of the board while finishing a 360 spin. Gemerl nearly got nailed in the face by the tail again as the tail spun around. She bragged after completing the trick, "Walking the Dog! Cool wasn't it!"

Gemerl frustratedly told her, "ARE YOU INSANE?! YOU'RE GOING OFF-COURSE!"

'Tangle' looked and sheepishly noticed that, "Oh-My bad!" As she used her tail to slingshot using a tree back to where she should be. At the runout of the run, she cheered, "Wooo! That was fun! That's what I live for!"

Gemerl gave a slow clap, acknowledging her joy at that, "GLAD YOU SURVIVED."

She declared with a grin, "Like there was ever doubt!" She did a celebration dance, once again tying herself up, "Oops, might have gone overboard." Then she looked over to Gemerl directly in an awkward grin, "Heheh, help!"

Gemerl did the robot equivalent of rolling eyes as he went over to untangle her again. She asked the robot, "Now how about you fly me back up?"

Gemerl looked at her blankly, "SURE. BUT FIRST, ANSWER ME HONESTLY. ARE YOU REALLY 'TANGLE'?"

'Tangle' glared at him suspiciously, "What kind of question is that? Duh, I obviously am!"

Gemerl tried to nail her with the obvious, "YOU'RE GETTING TIED UP IN YOUR OWN TAIL A LOT FOR SOMEONE WHO SHOULD HAVE GROWN UP WITH IT."

She…was frustrated by how much sense that point made. Still, what else could she be? That was too uncomfortable a thought to be entertained and so 'Tangle' gave an annoyed grimace with closed eyes, "I don't have time for this!" She stomped the side of the snowboard to start carrying it, "I'll just slingshot myself back up the mountain!" And so she was off.

Gemerl was stunned at this move, trying in a last-ditch effort to reason with her, "YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM THAT QUESTION FOREVER!"

'Tangle' snarked as she launched again, "Watch me!"

Gemerl sighed as he caught the uncooperative lemur to carry her back up, "FINE. I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP. I FEAR WE'RE MAKING YOU INTO SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT!"

She shrugged, "I'm a girl lemur named Tangle. Need we say more?"

Gemerl gave a digital sigh, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT…


(Earlier that day)

The next morning in HQ, Silver awoke. He'd hoped that the previous days of losing his powers to Dr. Eggman would be nothing but a horrible nightmare. But nope. He was the freak and his friends continued to suffer because he couldn't avoid getting one-shotted by a robot meant to take down Sonic. He was in a room largely alone, as everyone at the Restoration knew by now he wasn't really Eggman. But it still was uncomfortable for any of them to be around him.

Then he heard a door open. As someone entered, Silver heard Shadow's voice with an unusual hushed tone coming from a fellow victim of Eggman's Meteor shenanigans, "Sorry about last night. How are you doing?"

Silver was surprised to see Whisper so quickly, "You're not scared of me anymore?"

Whisper sighed, "It was never you I was afraid of."

Silver teared up, "But I'm Eggman now. Everyone sees and looks at me and remembers the pain he's caused…" He looks at his own arm, "Me included. It hurts when every word I speak reminds me of my failure."

Then Whisper sighed, "And that's why I'm here. You aren't alone in feeling that way."

He curiously wondered aloud, "How so? What did Shadow do to you?"

She immediately grimaced, "Nothing…Well sorta. Mimic trapped my original team to get killed by Shadow Androids. Eggman tried to use that to keep me down, and it worked better than I'd like to admit. After waking, I experienced your exact pain. Having the likeness that killed my friends…It's a miracle I was able to recover."

Silver put a hand on his friend's shoulder, "That's horrible. I can't imagine having my trauma weaponized so personally."

Then, Whisper pushed through the crying to speak with open eyes, "But…we can't let his abuse control us. We need to fight on. We'll make this right Silver, I promise!"

Silver, however, continued to mope, "Thank you Whisper. You're Shadow now, who's perhaps the strongest of all of us, I'm sure you can do it. But for me…" He looked at his hands again, "I'm powerless. What can I possibly do? Scare more innocents?" He sadly sighed, "Maybe I am best left alone in this room…this prison…"

Whisper could see his pain again, and it made her run over to hug him, while also reminding her of the intense responsibilities that now fall on her shoulders. He hugged back, and the two had a moment of solitude crying into each other, after which, Whisper spoke again, "No. You aren't useless. You understand your powers, you know your weaknesses. You can help us beat him."

Silver spoke again, "Thank you, Whisper."

Jewel, having entered the room quietly and waiting to let them have their moment, spoke afterwards, "You both got that right." Both of them were shocked, but Jewel continued, suggesting, "We got reports of Shadow waking up. Maybe go meet him." Whisper nodded, leaving the room. Jewel told Silver, "Silver, you do indeed have a part in our fighting back."

Silver wondered, "Was it what Whisper said?"

Jewel sheepishly admitted, "Partly. But, you'll need to wait for our next meeting. We'll go over details then. Hope to see you there!"

Silver saluted, "You got it Jewel!"

Jewel nodded, heading back to her office to make preparations for that meeting.


Whisper made it just in time to see Shadow begin getting out of bed. Tails and Lanolin were also in the room. Lanolin welcomed her in, "Welcome Whisper."

Shadow asked, "How long was I out?"

Whisper announced, "Since our fight with Eggman. We fainted at the same time."

Shadow closed his eyes in frustration, "But you woke up first, didn't you?" All of them looked uneasy as they nodded. Shadow opened his eyes and punched a wall in frustration with the emerald in hand, "Stupid meteor trapping me in this stupid female body with stupid limits and stupid hedgehog who stupidly let Eggman steal his stupid powers!"

Tails, however, noticed the yellow color of that emerald and asked the frustrated former hedgehog, "Uh…Shadow…Where did you get that?"

Shadow was a bit embarrassed to admit to stealing from Tails, but relented, "Took it from your home."

Tails frowned, "Oh…That explains a few things."

Shadow then looked at it again and eyes went wide…at least for Shadow, "Don't tell me this is your fake emerald…"

Tails glanced to the side in amusement, "Then I won't."

Shadow facepalmed, "No wonder it felt so weak…"

Tails admitted, "I'm impressed with how well you've been using it."

Shadow smirked to admit, "...So am I…"

Whisper was impressed, "You created a fake Chaos Emerald?!"

Tails then gloated, "Yep! It's so good even machines can't tell the difference. Or Shadow it would seem."

Shadow was annoyed, "I know I don't have access to my full powers, you don't need to rub it in!"

Lanolin put a hand on his shoulder, "Calm down, we all are struggling here."

Whisper nodded, complimenting him, "I admit, you're perhaps more deadly than I was."

Shadow grinned, "I am the Ultimate Lifeform." He took on a smug and proud look, "Of course I'd be the Alpha Wolf!"

Lanolin and Tails groaned as Whisper facepalmed, "That's not a thing…"

Shadow then went back to his normal snarl, grunting in his usual annoyance. Next, Rouge entered the room, "Special delivery for a shadowy wolf!"

Shadow looked to the side, "Hah, very funny. This better be good."

She showed him, "I just got you a real chaos emerald."

That got his attention, looking in her direction, "You aren't lying?"

She walked over and showed him, it was indeed the real yellow chaos emerald. He gave a genuinely happy smirk as he subconsciously began wagging the tail again. Rouge tried not to giggle at this, "Seeing my girl wag her tail gives me life."

He blushed in embarrassment as he immediately got it to stop, "...Not again." He then muttered under his breath, "And call me girl again and so help me I will make you regret it."

Rouge put a hand on her teammate's shoulder, "Come on Shadow, we all got that dog in us!"

He gave a very long sigh with a palm to his face after that, "This has been the worst 3 days of my life."

This elicited a chuckle from Whisper, which immediately got a death glare from Shadow, Woah, his glare is as terrifying as mine. She gave a genuine explanation, "It's fine to have a soft side."

He walked by her side in clear annoyance, "At least I don't mope!"

Lanolin sighed, "Like that's something to be proud of."

Rouge gave her an elbow nudge, "Men, am I right?"

Tails glared at her, "So why did you misgender him?"

Rouge smirked, "Joke with a friend."

Shadow glared in his usual annoyance. Lanolin rolled her eyes, "Maybe you should be the one dating Sonic."

Rouge laughed out loud, "You say that like I haven't asked."

Lanolin was about to reply to that, but instead got a notification from Jewel, "Meeting in 10 minutes."

Lanolin announced to the group, "Uh, guys, we got a meeting with Jewel shortly. Let's head up there." They nodded and rushed out.


As various friends arrived, Amy talked with Sticks for a bit, "Did you have any idea about Eggman stealing Silver's body?"

Sticks facepalmed, "I had a brief hunch, but I couldn't believe he'd actually stoop to doing that. I'm not a mind-reader!"

Jewel sighed, "If only we had one…"

The Chaotix next arrived, Vector stating, "So, we got a real doozy don't we? Why are you teaming up with Eggman?!"

Charmy flew up very fast and spoke as quickly to Jewel disapprovingly, "How could you stoop so low?!"

Espio, who'd pieced it together, pulled his comrades back, "No, that must have been Eggman. I know Silver, and that broadcast could never be him." Then he saw his friend trapped as Eggman shyly standing in the corner, running over to him, "Listen Silver, we're going to fix this. I promise." Silver was about to hug, but Espio stopped him, "But…Uh, please no hugs."

Silver begged, "Please Espio. I could really use one now."

Espio gave a sigh, "Fine, but be careful."

Silver nodded and gave him a soft hug, Espio trying not to scream and instead returning the hug. He knew his friend badly needed it, which he acknowledged with a whisper, "...Thanks Espio."

Then Rouge arrived, "Good morning. Ugh, no rest for the wicked…" behind her came Tails and the Diamond Cutters, Shadow and Whisper looking miserably grumpy as they approached, while somehow being recognizable as themselves.

Jewel scratched her head with a nervous smile, At least they're easy to tell apart… Jewel started the meeting properly, "So…You're probably all too aware of our dilemma."

Charmy quickly interjected, "We're fighting against our friends now?"

Vector glared at him, "Charmy, did you hear what Espio said?"

Charmy embarrassedly admitted, "No. Sorry."

Vector sighed as he facepalmed, "Charmy…I knew letting him get near my coffee was a mistake…"

Jewel continued, "...Those 'hedgehogs' have been identified as the following. Pay close attention, because they're all very dangerous."

Vector smiled, "You got it boss!" He prepared to take detailed notes.

Jewel announced the first explanation, "That 'Sonic' is actually Metal Sonic. He has Sonic's body, appearance, and attitude. But, he has none of Sonic's morals or mercy. Avoid engaging alone."

Everyone in the room nodded, being concerned at the thought of that.

Jewel continued, "That 'Shadow' is Mimic the Octopus, the only one not in a stolen body. A Shapeshifter, he can blend into the crowd with ease. He can be anyone at any time, so if spotted, don't let him out of sight. He's the weakest link of the three."

Charmy folded his arms and declared, "How hard can that be?"

Jewel clarified, "Also, he's a mercenary. Do not let him catch you alone!"

Charmy was confused, "A what?"

Vector nervously explained, "Stranger Danger Charmy."

Charmy nodded eagerly, "Got it boss!"

Jewel started to grimace at the thought of explaining the last one, "Lastly, 'Silver' is really Eggman. He has all of Silver's psychic powers and is not afraid to flaunt it. Avoid confrontation at all costs!"

Whisper then stood in the center to make clear, "She's right."

Shadow admitted in embarrassment, "We exhausted ourselves just to stall him."

Charmy then suggested, "What if we annoyed him?"

Amy looked at him in disbelief, "Charmy you can't just-"

Sticks countered, "Says who?"

Amy curiously consulted her friend, "Uh, what was that Sticks?"

Sticks smugly suggested, "Charmy's onto something. Psychics require concentration right? If we had a way to break that, maybe we could distract him."

Tails pondered, "I like that idea, Sticks. I'll start working on a prototype shortly!"

Jewel pondered it herself, "Let me know when it's done. Further, we have an unusually high Eggman robot presence on the island, but they aren't attacking. Stay in contact, give updates, and stay in groups! Meeting adjourned!"

As the meeting adjourned, Team Diamond Dark were about to go meet Omega before Jewel asked, "Wait, Lanolin and Team Dark, I need to talk to you."

Shadow immediately showed a loss of patience, "You'd better make this quick Beetle lady."

Jewel was intimidated, but insisted, "Did you take our chaos emerald?"

Shadow showed it, "No, it's the same one I had yesterday."

Jewel grimaced as she admitted, "We know Rouge took the real emerald we found this morning. Please Shadow, we need to safeguard it so Eggman can't get a hold of it."

Rouge, however, smooth-talked the beetle, "Are you really going to endanger your HQ by forcing Eggman to try stealing an emerald from it? At least Shadow's a single target."

Jewel was always uneasy around Rouge, having a long history with the gem thief. She relented with a sigh, "Fine, but you'd better not let him take it!"

Rouge smiled, "Thank you Jewel."

Shadow smirked, "Nice job Rouge. Now let's get back out there." He demanded of Whisper, "Follow me, I need to teach you more about my powers…"

Whisper nodded, and once again the swapped duo were off. Jewel smirked, "You two are so cute together."

That immediately got the ugliest glare possible from Shadow while Whisper glared in simple disapproval, causing Whisper to scold her, "Jewel…Please don't."

Shadow was even angrier, "I love no one." He prepared to aim at the Beetle, "Do that again and-" But the Wispon went dead as the wisps flew out to show disapproval.

Whisper pushed the Wispon down, "Hey, gun safety. Remember?"

Shadow groaned, "Right…" Then the two properly left.

Lanolin shook her head at Jewel, "I promise you, there's no spark there. Whisper might have a type, but it certainly isn't his."

Jewel scratched the back of her head, "Got it." So their group left.

Jewel then asked Amy and Sticks who were still around, "Also, where were your other friends?"

Sticks side glanced, "Knuckles joined Omega to fight robots."

Amy grinned, "And Trip, Mighty, and Ray went off to the continent like Tangle to look for Sonic."

Jewel nodded, "I'll keep in touch then."

Amy and Sticks left with Tails. Amy asked, "Are you sure you can make that weapon?"

Tails sighed, "I don't know, but we have to try something. We can't surrender no matter how hopeless. Sonic wouldn't want us to give up either." They continued on to it, as they had a new hope in the face of Eggman's scheme.


After being launched by Big the Cat, Surge spent some time recovering from the painful blow she'd received. It was potent enough to knock her unconscious for the night before waking the next day on a beach. As she woke up, she shook her head, the modifications Starline made to her helping her recover faster than most. As she woke up, she found a familiar bemused blue face.

"How's it going, banana-head." 'Sonic' asked.

Surge glared at her adversary in annoyance, "Haha, very funny. Here for revenge?"

'Sonic' smugly tilted his head, "What's there to avenge? Sonic always wins!"

Surge scowled at him, "That's a laugh. We both know you're Metal-"

'Sonic' instantly did a spindash in anger, sending her back, "No! I'm! NOT! I'm realer than either of you wannabes."

Surge glared in annoyance, "Who said I wanted this!"

'Sonic' smugly smirked and said, "Everybody wants to be me. No shame in it."

Surge brushed her face off, "Shut up. If you claim to be Sonic." She punched her hands together, letting out shocks, "I'll treat you like Sonic!"

'Sonic' eagerly gave a malicious grin, "Thank you, M'lady. I couldn't ask for more."

The duo then prepared spindashes and launched at each other.

May 11, 2024 Update: replacing "Ms." With "Miss" and other small updates