‍ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠTHE 𝑽͟𝑬͟𝑺͟𝑺͟𝑬͟𝑳｡

͏͏͏ “ ⎯No Princess? Surely you don't think you can tackle all this on your own? If she's not with you ... then she must be ... ” Pause —— from behind glasses, his eyes pull from Sonic. Gleaming up into the direction Sonic had been running from. ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯That sinister smile, a notable key to determining his intentions. His focus shifted .. He'd already lead her to safety —— or so he thought. “ You've made this too easy, @BLUESTORMRUNNIN! ” ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯Their playful colorscheme doing very little to deter from just how intimidating they were .. Twice the size of the old Swat Bots. Eggman would join them, the headlamp of his Egg Mobile shining down upon the hedgehog. “ I knew you wouldn't get far ... ” ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯From skyloft, an array of Egg Swats hit the ground with tremorous impact. A coordinated assault, calculated .. like everything else that came from the doctor. The commanding Egg Swat landing in the hedgehog's path, with others coming to the ground alongside it. ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯Among the darkened streets, he saw him .. A rush of blue that anyone else might've missed with a blink. But the doctor was too attentive to be fooled by the hedgehog's parlor trick of token speeds. “ I've got you now! ” ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯All hope had seemed lost —— Sonic's spontaneous intrusion proved yet another annoyance in the doctor's grand scheme .. Had he really invaded this city for nothings sake? No ... There could always be a way to get what he wants. ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯Chaos was the constant; and all he needed to do was turn the tide in his favor ——— he had just the firepower to make that happen. “ Where are you, 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗖? ” Irritated tone rings across the cityscape, his voice booming from the hull of every ship above. ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ “ ⎯If you do not hand over the 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, I will have my way with this kingdom .. and all of its precious citizens! ” Ushering threats from the comfort of his Egg Mobile, rotund leaning over the edge to spy for streaks of blue among the chaos. ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯From a distance, smogged skies circulated the city airspace. With the Egg Fleet at the heart of it all .. Doctor Eggman himself among the endless battalion of Badniks that swept the Castle Town for the fleeing Princess. His Egg Mobile soaring above rooftops. ͏͏͏

͏͏͏ ⎯he couldn't have gone far! Not with the princess in—tow, less he risk hurting her with his insane speeds. Furiously, gloved hands bang the metal console of his hovering craft. He would find that hedgehog... ͏͏͏