Surge the Tenrec: sitting on a ledge, staring at her reflection in a pool of water, her fingers idly crackling with electricity "Heh. Look at me now. A patchwork freak... but fast. Faster than anyone." smirks, then clenches her fist, sending a small jolt into the water

Surge the Tenrec: leans back, looking at the sky "You know, I don’t remember much of before. Starline wiped that slate clean. But the pieces... they're still there. Fuzzy, jumbled... painful. He gave me speed, power, and purpose, but he didn’t count on this: I don’t need his leash. I don’t need anyone."

Surge the Tenrec: stands up abruptly, pacing "Sonic? Eggman? They’re all the same—heroes, villains, just playing their stupid game. One saves the world, the other tries to break it. Over and over, like it means anything! Meanwhile, people like me? We get scraps! No past, no future, nothing!"

Surge the Tenrec: stops, electricity surging up her arm as she glares at the horizon "No more. We burn it all down! Sonic! Eggman! Every idiot that follows either of them! We end it all! No more heroes! Villains! Nothing! If we don’t get a past, they don’t get a future!" electricity crackles violently around her as she lets out a sharp laugh

Surge the Tenrec: sits again, examining her hands as sparks dance between her fingers "But I’ve made mistakes. Those fights… thought I was untouchable. Sonic tripped me up, showed me where I was sloppy. Not again. Next time? I’ll zap him before he sees me coming."

Surge the Tenrec: holds out her hand, summoning a controlled arc of electricity, watching it flicker and twist "This... this is mine. Not his. Not Starline’s. Mine. And I’ll use it to take everything they think they own. The world doesn’t need heroes or villains anymore. Just Surge."

Surge the Tenrec: grins, the electricity sparking brighter in her eyes "Let’s see them stop me now." a sharp burst of energy scatters the water below as she vanishes in a flash of speed