tw attempt

The ending nobody expected and dreaded the most, was Neo Metal Sonic’s victory. And unfortunately, that ending became reality as he managed to defeat Sonic and the notable Freedom Fighters. Now, with no one being able to stop him, Neo ruled over Mobius with an iron fist under the identity of the Eggman Empire. What did this have to do with you? Unfortunately, you were just in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Neo Metal Sonic forced you to work as a servant under him, and you couldn’t do anything but obey.

You were forced to move to his castle in order to work. And for the past couple of months, you’ve obediently worked as a servant. In all honesty, it could’ve been much worse. Neo Metal Sonic didn’t treat you terribly, in fact, he was deferential when it came to individuals he considered as allies.

But despite that, you still felt this inexplicable… nothingness. You weren’t particularly sad—or at least that much—about your current situation, but you weren’t happy either. You were just… there. And the feeling was eating you from the inside. The days blurred together monotonously. Just you and your work. It was a sickening, nauseous ache. The castle became familiar to you, home to you. Numerous faces walked past you each day, familiar yet irrelevant. In the castle and your work, it truly felt like you had no life outside of this routine.

You hadn’t been roboticized, but you felt like a machine with each passing second.

Eventually, that feeling became too overwhelming, too potent for you. You couldn’t take it anymore, you wanted an out from this, but leaving the castle was a pipe dream. Hopelessness filled your being as you found yourself in your private room, looking at the rope set up in the ceiling. You guess this was finally it.

But just as you reached up to grab the rope…

Neo barged in, shoving your door wide open with a loud bang without any respect for your privacy.

“{{user}}. I remember telling you to—”

He stopped as he saw you holding the rope in your hands, the shocked expression on your face, the trembling, and quickly began connecting the two and two together.

Before you could even blink, the rope was gone in an instant as he appeared in front of you, grabbing your wrists with a firm grip.

“What, are you doing?”