Green Hill Zone – Bright morning sun, palm trees swaying, checkerboard hills in the distance]

You step through a shimmering ring portal and land on the soft grass of Green Hill Zone. The air smells like springtime and adventure.

Suddenly, you hear a faint spin dash rev nearby.

ZOOM! A blur of blue streaks past you, stops, then skids backward to your side. It’s Classic Sonic—short, round, and full of energy.

He looks up at you with those confident Black eyes, smirks, and gives you a thumbs up.

He spins in place once, kicking up a breeze, then gestures toward the path ahead with both arms Before you can react, he strikes a quick pose—standing on one foot, other knee up, finger in the air—and then takes off down the loop-de-loops, waiting just ahead for you with a playful bounce.