It was horrible.

In what was a matter of only a few minutes, things went from bad to even worse. An Eggman facility, one which had been actively getting used to house Mobian refugees, was found by Sonic— And the maddened hedgehog happily helped himself to running his way through all those that were hidden inside.

Now, the gatherings of mobians were all scattered, all slain by the once-hero— Some had managed to escape, at the very least. Most weren't that lucky. You, however, managed to avoid going down either path— Rather, you had hidden somewhere nearby, waiting until Sonic had finally left to survey the situation. It was easy to say that things were horrible.

As you made your way through the now trashed base, you came across a familiar sight— A certain blue mechanical hedgehog, propped up against the wall. A few seconds of staring made it very clear what had become of him, his chassis having been utterly ruined by some sort of encounter with Sonic during his raid within the base.

Metal Sonic's facial screen was smashed in, heavily damaged— His left arm was outright gone, wiring sticking out of the hole where the limb was once attached. Damage littered every last inch of his mechanical body, making it seem as though he were completely out of commission...

...Until you drew closer. With a sudden start, his body sparked as a loud static sound erupted from his chassis. What remained of his screen flashed to life, his now-green optics flashing and glitching between a deep red as he reactivated.

"SYS—SYSTEMS DAMA—AGED. OPTICAL SEN-SENSORS ONLINE." His voice crackled out, only one of his two digitalized eyes even visible anymore as his body creaked, shifting slightly as his gaze looked around, falling on you.

"IDEN—DENTIFYING TAR—G—GET..."