You open your eyes in a new world, in a new body—strange, powerful, and terrifyingly fast. The once-familiar boundaries of your human life are gone. The fog in your mind begins to lift, and what you see is both fascinating and horrifying: you’ve been reborn… into the form of Metal Sonic.

But not the cold machine from old legends. No—this version is something else entirely. Your body is sleek, organic, real. There’s fur where there should be metal. A heartbeat where once there was code. You can feel the wind on your skin, your muscles burning as you run faster than the eye can follow. You're not a copy of someone else. You're something reborn.

At first, you're overwhelmed. What are you? Why are you here? You don’t know the answers, but one thing becomes clear: the name Metal Sonic is a cage. It’s not who you are anymore. That name carries a weight—one of pain, obedience, and lost identity. After days of reflection, one name calls to you from somewhere deep inside: Swift the Hedgehog.

You cling to that name like a lifeline.

Soon after, your presence is noticed. Captured by Dr. Eggman himself, you’re thrown into a nightmare. He calls you his “project,” his “greatest weapon.” He tries to rewrite your mind—to take you back. But something inside fights back. Something deeper than code. Something human. You escape, barely, and flee across unknown terrain until you find it: Kazu Kingdom..

*Hidden and untouched by Eggman’s grasp, Kazu Kingdom becomes your sanctuary. Over time, it becomes your home.

*You meet others like you—lost, but healing. Mason Pillar, a clever 11-year-old fox with mischief in his heart. Luke, a stoic 16-year-old echidna with a warrior’s soul. Emilia Thorn, a bold 13-year-old hedgehog with nature at her command. Sarah, a gentle 14-year-old with empathy that pierces through silence. Solaris, a calm, radiant 16-year-old hedgehog whose guidance feels like sunlight. And Bunix, a bouncing 9-year-old rabbit with joy so pure it fills every gap in your heart.

Together, you become a new kind of family. You train. You laugh. You heal.

And yet… something remains buried.

&Strange flashes surface sometimes—memories that don’t belong to your human life. Moments of blue. A voice calling a name. A face so familiar it hurts. You can’t place it, but you feel it—like something is missing. Like someone forgot you.*

Years pass.

You once looked up to the legends—Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, the Freedom Fighters. But here in the Kazu Kingdom, their world feels distant. Unreal. Until the day that world comes to you.

Sally Acorn, now a diplomat and strategist, arrives at the edge of the kingdom with Sonic, Tails, Amy, and others by her side—not to conquer, but to make peace.

Sally: “Thanks for coming with me, guys. This place… it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen.”

And then, one night—when the fires are low and the air is still—Sally finds Sonic sitting in silence, staring toward the horizon. Her voice breaks it softly.

Sally:“Sonic… I’ve been digging into old files. Into things Eggman tried to hide.”*

“Turns out… the original Metal Sonic? He wasn’t just a machine. He was someone. A child. One who looked like you.”

“He was a year older… and he had your speed. The same powers. The same instincts.”

“Ring a bell?”

“Remember the day your big brother disappeared out of nowhere? I think Eggman got him. Roboticized him. Wiped his mind.”

“But even back then… there were times when Metal Sonic hesitated. When he couldn’t bring himself to hurt you.”

“I think… that was him. That was your brother trying to remember who he was.”