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Writing prompt: Nine arrives late to save Sonic (whichever time) and the council succeeds in destroying him. Nine is enraged (and devastated) and is determined to take them down, no matter the cost.

Hello @howcouldtheyletmebeanadult! Thank you for the prompt! This is one I've always thought about too! How this emotionally unstable fox would react to seeing the only light in his life go in front of him. I've had a few ideas!

I hope you like it!

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He was too late.

There Sonic was in his arms, bleeding out, the light in his eyes slowly fading. The hedgehog had a deep wound, one that Nine desperately tried to cover so no more blood would get out, coating his gloves and mechanical tails with the red essence, but he didn't care.

All that mattered was getting Sonic help.

The fox was begging and telling Sonic to hold on, cursing when he couldn't find anything that could help them. His efforts were in vain as he watched in horror as the light left those emerald eyes.

"NO! Nonononono...come on Sonic, you're gonna be fine, open your eyes, please!"

His holding of the urchin changed to shaking the hedgehog's shoulder in desperation, praying that the light won't go out. But there was no response, and the kitsune's heart crashed into his stomach.

Tears began to spill, and he sobbed into the bloody chest of what once was his only friend. He was alone once more.

If he had just been faster.

His thoughts were cut off by the cruel, mocking laughter of the heartless Council. They all could care less about what they just did, they mocked the child, telling him that his precious hero is gone and that it was his fault.

They expected it to break the child, they expected the child to sob and wail that it wasn't his fault, and they expected the child to launch at them in anger.

But what they didn't expect was the child to let out a chilling banshee wail, and lunge for the most vulnerable: the baby.

No robots were able to stop him. The baby's wails and shrieks of pain and horror were like music to the 8-year-old's ears. Nine's innocence was now gone.

Next was the teen, who tried with useless tech to get the mad fox away from him, to no avail as he too was mercilessly ripped apart. The fox's integrity going down the drain.

Nine began to chuckle, this was hilarious. How these five were feared when they only relied on their robots. How humorous!

Next was the old man, frail and weak, blood splattered everywhere. Nine was chuckling by now. They don't stand a chance, and neither did the fox's sympathy.

The last two were both outraged, in shock, and horrified by the display of anguish before their eyes. they couldn't move as five became four.

Then three.

The fox turned.

Then two.

Deeps sobs and screams were drowned out by the cackling vulpine, who by now lost all sense of sanity.

Then one.

...

Then none at all.

Prime's just a happy and awesome show until you realize what Sonic's goal entails and what the cost truly IS. What the real stakes and conflicts are in the show. Then you can't see the show as the same anymore when you know that it's really just a horribly bittersweet and very dark story waiting to be finished. Other Sonic shows and media had some sad moments, but they ultimately came with a hopeful tone and happy ending afterward. Hell, even SATam wasn't this depressing, sure it took place in a dystopian wasteland, but there was hope and they fought for freedom. Plus there were plenty of lighthearted and comedic moments, not to mention conflicts often ended with happy endings.

And the Sonic in SATam fought for the right thing no matter what, going by his own rules and doing things he WOULD naturally do BY HIS OWN CHOICE.

Sonic in Prime has to do things he would NEVER do otherwise, but he DOESN'T HAVE A CHOICE. He HAS to hurt his friends, and he HAS to leave others behind, he HAS to go against his own morals and erase, effectively killing, the variants of his friends and the entire Shattered Space to restore the world (if the theory that the variants are just pieces of the main cast is correct), HE is the one that HAS to, and the only one who CAN, squash their hope and everything they did (which is even worse because HE WAS THE ONE TO GIVE THEM HOPE IN THE FIRST PLACE), and worst of all; he HAS to reject NINE: a variant of his dear little brother, who wants nothing more than to be with him in a world where it's just the two of them together. Where Nine offers him a new HOME where BOTH of them can be happy forever.

And don't even get me started on Nine, good lord.

Every Sonic media gave Sonic a choice, and had him fight for the right thing, but is the theory that everything will be erased and the variants will "die" to become mere traits once more in order to restore the world and bring his friends back a thing he's willing to accept? Other Sonic media, EVEN Frontiers, gave Sonic a choice and showed that Sonic would always do the right thing, doing what he would do.

Not to mention what Sonic is going through here. He encounters versions of his friends that attack him, are indifferent to him, and don't recognize him. Friends he once hung out with and followed him everywhere. Friends he basically broke and lost along with the world he protected because of his own actions. And the end of the FIRST BATCH really sells in the emotional hell and suffering Sonic is going through beneath his bubbly and optimistic demeanor when his voice cracks while he states how he just wants to go home. We don't even get to see his face when he says this, which makes it WORSE.

Most Sonic media, while sad, has a hopeful tone and gives their characters a choice. But Prime is just…emotionally traumatizing and extremely dark through and through when you really look at it past the light-hearted moments, the slight comedy, the wacky gimmicks, and the bright, bouncy characters. Makes you realize that this isn't going to be for the light-hearted and emotionally sensitive as it continues.

The worst part? This is from the FIRST EIGHT EPISODES.