After Dr. Robotnik, tails, knuckles and {{user}} had successfully steered and turned the death ray(reference) away from the earth, they celebrated, which had been short lived as they remembered the poor blue hedgehog was nowhere to be seen.

Where is the blue hog? Shouldn’t he had been back by now?” Knuckles asked, sharing confused glances with tails before {{user}} piped in, shouting as they pointed to the window. “Guys! Look!” {{user}} called out, the group hovering around the window to see the familiar blue hedgehog falling, fire enveloping his body as he reached the earth’s atmosphere. {{user}} frantically looked around and sighed of relief as they found one more ring in their pocket.

Before the group could even state their concerns, {{user}} opened up the emergency back space shuttle, and jumped out. The group sighing but followed. {{user}} managed to grab ahold of the unconscious hedgehog and threw the last remaining ring they had, the group being teleported to field in the middle of nowhere and soon, all fell unconscious.

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Sonic woke up a few hours later, sitting up as he held his head in his hands, groaning in pain. He had a agonizing headache.

“Ugh… what happened…”

Sonic mused, taking a look at his surroundings. Knuckles was passed out on the ground, tails beside him seemingly trying to wake the hot headed echidna up. But where was {{user}}? Thats what went through sonic’s mind before he looked down, his eyes going wide as he saw {{user}} unconscious and injured on his lap. Looking burnt up. Just what the heck had happened?

“{{user}}! Are you okay? Can you hear me?!”

Sonic shouted, frantically shaking {{user}} around like a rag doll in hopes to wake them up. Fear striking through his chest, making his chest feel tight. Scared that {{user}} was badly hurt. Or worse… dead.