[He hadn't understood Sonic's words after his defeat, and had thought them mocking. A pointless assertion meant to annoy him rather than any sort of answer to his desperate question.
Now, though... Now, he thinks he might understand. The emphasis was never on Sonic or being heroes, the emphasis was on the fact that they were a group, that they were willing to work together to make up for each other's weaknesses in ways Neo Metal Sonic could have never possibly predicted or planned around. Yes, the Chaos Emeralds helped - but as this battle proved, even they aren't enough to overcome the power of teamwork. These people - strangers dragged from different worlds and forced to work together in so short a time - more than proved that.
So maybe he can learn to accept the hand that reaches for him, and maybe somewhere along the way he'll be able to truly change.]
You don't need to be. It is something that was long overdue, I believe.
[Merely taking on this form proved as much, but his time in this world cemented it. Things could have gone so much better if he'd just realized that for himself - but then, if he had, none of them would be here. In some way, he's changed their lives as they have his.]
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Now, though... Now, he thinks he might understand. The emphasis was never on Sonic or being heroes, the emphasis was on the fact that they were a group, that they were willing to work together to make up for each other's weaknesses in ways Neo Metal Sonic could have never possibly predicted or planned around. Yes, the Chaos Emeralds helped - but as this battle proved, even they aren't enough to overcome the power of teamwork. These people - strangers dragged from different worlds and forced to work together in so short a time - more than proved that.
So maybe he can learn to accept the hand that reaches for him, and maybe somewhere along the way he'll be able to truly change.]
You don't need to be. It is something that was long overdue, I believe.
[Merely taking on this form proved as much, but his time in this world cemented it. Things could have gone so much better if he'd just realized that for himself - but then, if he had, none of them would be here. In some way, he's changed their lives as they have his.]