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!"
[The funny thing about momentum, as someone smarter than the person writing this can explain, is that it is not an easy thing to stop. But then again, the current trajectory led straight to Ashley and the headless teenager coming at her with a knife-]
[...Stress test it was, then.]
Ashley, get down-!
[This is your only warning before a blur of varying shades of blue comes straight at Chris on a collision course of solid metal and metal-adjacent material, likely crashing in a complete mess cursing a streak in two separate languages.]
Ashley has a knife to dodge AND now a blur coming at her, and WHAT is she going to do?! ...Flail (6). That knife is absolutely still going to slice through part of her (other arm, her arms are getting butchered honestly), and she's absolutely getting knocked over by that hoverboard. ]
There is no predicting SUDDENLY, VIKTOR and Chris is completely blindsided. It helps(?) that he doesn't have a head to properly see anything anyway. In fact, the blow is so fearsome it knocks him flying (20) and though he struggles to get up...
He bursts into that glitchy effect, unable to maintain his form any longer.]
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...But not, like, well (8). She's just kind of desperately kicking or throwing whatever she can but her throwing arm sucks. ]
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Anyway, time to see if you can dodge another knife!]
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[...Stress test it was, then.]
Ashley, get down-!
[This is your only warning before a blur of varying shades of blue comes straight at Chris on a collision course of solid metal and metal-adjacent material, likely crashing in a complete mess cursing a streak in two separate languages.]
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Ashley has a knife to dodge AND now a blur coming at her, and WHAT is she going to do?! ...Flail (6). That knife is absolutely still going to slice through part of her (other arm, her arms are getting butchered honestly), and she's absolutely getting knocked over by that hoverboard. ]
Aaah—!
CLEAR
There is no predicting SUDDENLY, VIKTOR and Chris is completely blindsided. It helps(?) that he doesn't have a head to properly see anything anyway. In fact, the blow is so fearsome it knocks him flying (20) and though he struggles to get up...
He bursts into that glitchy effect, unable to maintain his form any longer.]
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...ow.
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Mmmm. Doesn't feel great, still.
Anyway-! ]
Viktor! Are you okay?
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[carefully sitting up, because his leg is not going to thank him for this later]
Are you hurt?
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Ohhh. No. Yeah? Yeah.
[ she is, as the kids say, at her fucking limit (aka looking pretty faint and might just kind of sit here for a bit) ]
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