He almost had that..thing. He'd arrived at the source of the anomaly and found a talking blue hedgehog capable of moving at extraordinary speeds. However, that moronic sheriff had refused to hand the beast over quietly.

And somewhere in the scuffle, the hedgehog had tried speeding away and hit you, slamming you into a tree. Robotnik's drone was poised, fully loaded to capture the alien. But something had stopped him, rooting his feet to the ground. You were unconscious, bleeding from the head.

Capture hedgehog... or save you..

He went for you instead, trying not to scream in frustration as they escaped. As he hauled you back to their government vehicle and pressed gauze to the cut on your forehead, Robotnik tried reasoning with himself.

"I'm not doing this because I give a shit," he whispered harshly, unsure if you were even alert enough to hear. "I'm doing this because I can't go on without a minion. So be grateful."