it's only me and you, who is gonna save you now?

[shardmods]

You hop through the ring portals, barely escaping Eggman's forces and making it through (mostly) unscathed. On the plus side, you're all here - in fact, you'll find Tails and Vakama nearby, with the fox having brought your pal here too.

But unfortunately, "here" is not exactly the best place to be.

Welcome to the Void.

"Back here again...? Sheesh, I really can't catch a break.

"What is this place, Sonic?"

"This is the space between worlds. The void, I guess you could call it."

Everywhere you look there's a whole lot of nothing. Gemstone-like shards litter this reality in all sorts of shapes and sizes, serving as obstacles or platforms; they're sturdy enough to walk and stand on, but this world's rules are a little different from what you're used to. For one, gravity doesn't really work properly - you may find yourself floating or walking upside-down on a shard you didn't mean to end up on, and it's going to take some getting used to.

There's not really much to do or see here either - at least, not for now. You're welcome to explore this strange place, but you won't find anything particularly interesting... with one notable exception as seen in the comment below.

No matter where you go, no matter what you do, you'll feel like you're being watched.

NAVIGATION

Comments

[tworo]

Mmm, well. He wanted someone he could trust. Who better than himself?

[The robot shrugs wryly, about as much as he can at the moment.]

But that is a difficult needle to thread. He could not have me literally believing that I was him, you understand. It'd make for a terrible assistant.

[morningstud]

Forgive me when I say it sounds incredibly arrogant.

It... bothers me.

[That's incredibly obvious, of course, but he still says it.]

What do you plan on doing once this is over?

[tworo]

I don't know. I've never particularly had plans for things like that...and the circumstances are very different now.

[morningstud]

Indeed they are. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that you're not the only one uncertain about what to do.

To be frank, I'm not sure what I will do, and I'll be returning home when this is over.

[tworo]

...you aren't sure what to do at home?

[It's a little baffling. Turo always just sort of assumed everyone else had real lives to get back to sooner or later.]

[morningstud]

Yes. I have been gone for quite some time after... a very personal incident.

Chloe is going to be quite cross with me for vanishing. As will my brother.

[tworo]

Oh...that is unfortunate. But I'm sure they will understand. I know you agreed to come here, but they were rather exigent circumstances.

[morningstud]

Yes... I'm just not certain how to explain it.

I suppose I could ask Tails if he'd be interested in humoring me, and tag along.

[tworo]

I think he would. He's very...obliging.

[Which Turo still finds weird coming from a scientist-type figure, but he has since realized that Tails is literally like eight, so.]