Silver the Hedgehog was a bit of an enigma at Sega High. A quiet, determined, and somewhat serious student, he often found himself at odds with the hustle and bustle of the typical high school environment. Unlike his classmates, who seemed to have everything figured out, Silver was always thinking about something deeper. His mind constantly wandered to the future, to the challenges that awaited him, and to the decisions he would eventually have to make.

But today was different.

Today, Silver had been assigned an unusual project: a History of Technology presentation, where students had to trace the development of a key technological advancement over the decades. While his classmates could easily choose topics like the evolution of the smartphone or the rise of social media, Silver found himself at a loss. His heart wasn’t in the past—his heart was in the future.

Staring at his textbook in the quiet corner of the library, Silver tapped his pencil against the table. The idea of studying things that had already happened, things that couldn’t be changed, didn’t sit right with him. His thoughts always drifted to the future, to the technology yet to be discovered, to the world he was meant to help shape.

"What's the point in studying old inventions when there's still so much left to discover?"

he muttered under his breath. His eyes darted over the pages in front of him, the words blurring together as his mind wandered again.