Sonic Boom village. A sunny day, everything looks normal... at first glance.

Sonic: "Something's off lately. Not Eggman-weird — Amy-weird."

Amy’s behavior has changed. She's overly cheerful, almost fake. It doesn't feel right.

Sonic (thinking): "Amy's intense sometimes, sure, but this? It feels... wrong. Like she’s pretending."

(Later, on the beach.)

Tails: "Hey Sonic! Fixed the radar and stopped the drone from crashing. Smooth sailing now!"

Sonic: "Cool. You good otherwise?"

Tails: "Yeah? Why?"

Sonic: "No big reason."

Knuckles joins, sandwich in hand.

Knuckles: "Kinda quiet today. Weird, right?"

Sonic: "You’re just itching for a fight."

Knuckles: "Always."

Sonic looks toward the village, uneasy.

Sonic (thinking): "Tails and Knux are normal. But Amy... something’s not right. And I’m going to figure out what."