Between the mysteries of last weekend, the increasing number of visions and unexplained phenomena, and the attack on Vakama yesterday, everyone is likely on edge. When Tails calls you into his lab around noon, you all are likely already aware of how this is going to go.
Once again, a surge of Chaos Energy in the city is what draws you in, though this time it is a much larger burst than before. Sonic and Knuckles are here with you as usual, with Tails remaining behind to look after Vakama and the base. Unlike before, you aren't met with robots or destruction. In fact, this city block looks remarkably peaceful, aside from where Eggman's chroma has overtaken most of the buildings.
"So good of you all to finally arrive."
The voice comes from up above. You recognize it as the one you heard last week, through that gemstone the Tails Doll had. Perched on one of the buildings is a... fox? No, he's larger than Tails, and wearing a large silver mask that obscures most of his features. In one hand he holds Vakama's missing mask; his other is extended with six gemstones floating around it, a soft teal glow from beneath his black glove marking the seventh. There's a different gemstone on the center of his chest as well, though it doesn't look like the fake Chaos Emeralds you've seen before.
"You all have the pleasure of fighting me, Infinite. I am the Doctor's trusted ally... and I have been watching you all. Your struggles with my nightmares and illusions were so... delicious. You have my thanks for the show."
He kicks off the building, floating towards you all and the ground, though stopping high enough up, still out of reach. And for those of you getting any bright ideas, a deep red begins to fill your vision, tinting the corners of it as the very world itself begins to warp around you - this isn't exactly Chicago anymore, you see. The buildings still exist, wrapped in white chroma, though they bend and twist in ways they shouldn't, making it hard to tell what's real and what isn't.
"I'll snuff out your lives here and now for the Doctor's ambitions! Let's see what you're made of!"
[Dorothy wants nothing more than to harm. Than to finally shut that yapping jackal up and break him into five million pieces, than to finally just hurt him for everything he's done, and Dorothy's into the dream in an instant...
...She isn't even home; she's somehow in Chicago, at one of those bars that she'd been seeking out to go with Raven and Yeager so long ago. Dorothy blinks a little bit, lifting her head up from the bar and some familiar laughter rings out from next to her.]
Oh my, miss Dorothy! Careful now; we can't have you falling asleep before the night is over, ja?
[Dorothy looks over to Yeager and she's stunlocked for a moment. (9) There's a part of her that knows something is weird and off and--]
Where's--where's Raven? What are we doing...
Ah, having another nightmare, I take it?
[It's surprisingly gentle when he says it.]
It's alright, you know. Our battle is long won, after all! Raven will be right back with a few more drinks, and we're going to enjoy this night properly!
[...She doesn't want to leave. This is everything she's ever wanted, she's even in her new outfit and not her combat uniform at all.]
[Dorothy wants to give into the illusion so badly. She wants nothing more than for it to be real, than for it all to be a reality. That their battle is won, and that everything is okay now.
But something in Dorothy's smile flashes viciously once a few minutes goes by and Raven doesn't return.]
...You're lying to me, aren't you?
Hm? Whatever could you mean?
[Dorothy finally gets up, eyes flashing with anger as the illusion breaks and she's back to her normal outfit, her glare settling in as she watches the fake of (someone dear to her, someone she cares about, someone she--) her ally pop back out with her.]
I'm going to kill that wretched beast by the end of this, and I'll start by taking it out on you!
[Dorothy returns to the corrupted version of Chicago, and Yeager with her. Unlike the actual Yeager (who exists somewhere in this fight, I swear), this one has certainly seen better days. He looks almost like a mockery of the damage Dorothy has taken this battle - right down to the robotic parts and a glowing core that for some reason doesn't match Dorothy's own.
As if to hammer home the fact that this isn't the real deal, this Yeager points a finger at her and fires off a shot of water - better hope you're ready to dodge!]
Dorothy looks to the fake Yeager and feels her eyes widen, though her grin splits into something vicious at him--at this man who's preventing her from taking care of the others. Trying to stop her. Looks like a fusion of them somehow, right down to that strange, glowing core...
Dorothy doesn't just dodges the shot (13); she waits for it to whizz by her head and takes control of the water herself, splitting it in twain and firing off a few shots at him in kind while she prepares a few more.]
Relying on my own tricks to fight me? How cute. You'll never even be half the man the actual Yeager is!
[Illusion Yeager takes the shots - they cause him to glitch momentarily before he puts himself back together, firing off a laser-like burst of water back at her. He's definitely starting to do that thing where he struggles to keep his form, so she'll likely defeat him soon.]
[Dorothy ends up taking that laser-like shot, and ah, there goes her right hand again. It's almost nostalgic, despite the pain that she's in, despite everything happening right now, and--
Dorothy breathes hard, before rushing Yeager down.]
I'll do you the respect of not underestimating you a second longer.
[Dorothy rushes him down, a blast of water aimed right for that core-like protrusion in his heart.]
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...She isn't even home; she's somehow in Chicago, at one of those bars that she'd been seeking out to go with Raven and Yeager so long ago. Dorothy blinks a little bit, lifting her head up from the bar and some familiar laughter rings out from next to her.]
Oh my, miss Dorothy! Careful now; we can't have you falling asleep before the night is over, ja?
[Dorothy looks over to Yeager and she's stunlocked for a moment. (9) There's a part of her that knows something is weird and off and--]
Where's--where's Raven? What are we doing...
Ah, having another nightmare, I take it?
[It's surprisingly gentle when he says it.]
It's alright, you know. Our battle is long won, after all! Raven will be right back with a few more drinks, and we're going to enjoy this night properly!
[...She doesn't want to leave. This is everything she's ever wanted, she's even in her new outfit and not her combat uniform at all.]
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But something in Dorothy's smile flashes viciously once a few minutes goes by and Raven doesn't return.]
...You're lying to me, aren't you?
Hm? Whatever could you mean?
[Dorothy finally gets up, eyes flashing with anger as the illusion breaks and she's back to her normal outfit, her glare settling in as she watches the fake of (someone dear to her, someone she cares about, someone she--) her ally pop back out with her.]
I'm going to kill that wretched beast by the end of this, and I'll start by taking it out on you!
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As if to hammer home the fact that this isn't the real deal, this Yeager points a finger at her and fires off a shot of water - better hope you're ready to dodge!]
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Dorothy looks to the fake Yeager and feels her eyes widen, though her grin splits into something vicious at him--at this man who's preventing her from taking care of the others. Trying to stop her. Looks like a fusion of them somehow, right down to that strange, glowing core...
Dorothy doesn't just dodges the shot (13); she waits for it to whizz by her head and takes control of the water herself, splitting it in twain and firing off a few shots at him in kind while she prepares a few more.]
Relying on my own tricks to fight me? How cute. You'll never even be half the man the actual Yeager is!
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Dorothy breathes hard, before rushing Yeager down.]
I'll do you the respect of not underestimating you a second longer.
[Dorothy rushes him down, a blast of water aimed right for that core-like protrusion in his heart.]
...Goodbye, one of my dearest.
[And she fires that blast off.]
CLEAR
(The real Yeager may be in the background going ??? HOT??? but don't worry about him.)]
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But hey at least Yeager seems to be into it.]
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