#i could ducktape it by saying he was uh. somewhere else idk

[brainworms-all-night-long]

This is a scene that was sitting in my head since the end of season 2 lmao but it felt way too occ, but uh, with development of the third season I thinks is pretty reasonable

A prequel to this, if you will

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"I have a hard time believing he's got a nose between his eyes, yet here you are arguing he's a saint." He sideyed the hedgehog, before fully frowning once his eyes fell onto the fox next to him.

Admittedly Sonic was slightly taken aback by the hostility, but he maybe should've expected it by now. Living in an Eggman controlled world would make anyone cranky, so he can't exactly blame them.

"That fox cannot be trusted." Rebel echoed immediately after, as if Sonic didn't get their poor memo already. "Have you already forgotten everything he's done!" Taking a step forward she flaunted her wings dangerously.

Still, Sonic stood his ground and he crossed his arms while tapping his foot rapidly. He eyed the couple before him and did his best to push down the anger he felt at their remarks.

He had to remind himself they obviously don't have the full picture, and what they do have, does not paint Nine in the most positive light.

Patience. He's gotta be patient.

"I never said he's without fault." He started slowly, a dangerous edge to his voice. "Or that you have to forgive and forget every wrongdoing he's ever committed. But you guys are more antagonistic than necessary."

"Oh, I think endangering the entire Shatterverse and destroying people's homes is just a bit more antagonistic than simply being wary of such a person." Rebel mirrored his pose, minus the foot taping as she continued to eye him up and down.

"And holding grudges." Sonic sighed and he already saw the echidna's mouth open with shoulders rising, so he decided to cut him off then and there. He didn't feel like hearing the same thing twice.

"All got fixed in the end, and no one- er, everyone who got hurt is fine and kicking now, no?"

He forced some cheerfulness in. The atmosphere was suffocating, with tension so high you could cut it and serve like cake. He would go eat some cake after they're out of here actually. A reparation pay for Nine as well.

Speaking of which, he felt the fox shift behind him after a while of silence when the resistance leaders looked for a good rebuttable.

"Doesn't erase the fact we nearly did not make it. You nearly did not make it, because that little problem child of yours decided to throw a tantrum for whatever reason."

Knucks seemed to be the one with the most to say, and that somewhat grinned Sonic's gears more than necessary.

He narrowed narrowed his eyebrows dangerously.

Patience.

"Ok first of all, it wasn't for no reason, and second–"

"You're wasting your breath, Sonic."

Nine's surprisingly aloof voice interrupted him.

When looking back he saw the fox standing right behind him. Most likely hiding from the duo before them, but he was sure Nine would deny it if he phrased it like that.

"That's all you have to say for yourself, punk?"

Knucks was most definitely looking for a fight at this point, and Sonic would give him one, if he didn't feel a gentle tug on his glove.

"Have you considered that maybe he was just having a bad day?" Sonic shrugged. He was honestly done being serious at this point and he believed Nine to be right. In everything actually, this was a bad idea from the start. He thought he was better at listening to his friends now, yet he seemingly remained just as stubborn as before.

"How many people do you know that go destroying a whole universe just because they had a bad day!?" It was Rebel's turn to snap as she lifted herself above Sonic with a glare.

The hedgehog just smirked "A few. And they have less salt up theirs than you guys." And he turned to leave, gently placing a hand around Nine to guide him away before things would escalate beyond control. This whole situation was his fault, with Nine as uncomfortable as he was, it was best to just exit entirely.

"Leaving already?" Knucks crossed his arms as he raised his eyebrow tauntingly.

"Still don't get what you see in him." Rebel sighed as she hopped back down onto the solid ground, "Keep him out of trouble, will you, Blue?" Rebel tried with a softer tone, but Sonic ignored her.

Except they didn't get far as Knucks bumped into them purposefully on their way forward.

"You're actually going the way we intended to. Really happy to see you again but we have work to do."

Just what was this guy's problem.

"Shame you decided to waste your time on that little freak, would've been much more useful here."

Nine went deathly still under Sonic's hold and the hedgehog's blood ran cold.

"What? Was that too mean?"

He vaguely saw the echidna was now under Rebel's scrutinizing gaze, but most of his attention was on Nine.

"Bud? You ok there?" Sonic asked, uncertain. Hundreds of scenarios ran through his mind at lightspeed but he didn't even have time to hope the worst of them won't come true when he saw Nine's ears pin to his skull.

Sonic reacted on pure instinct and the next thing he felt was a painful sting in his forearm and sharp metal digging into his back.

#sonic prime #i want to like #slot this sometime after the Artist's signature oneshot but #that would have the plothole of just where the fuck is Tails during this whole ordeal #i could ducktape it by saying he was uh. somewhere else idk #but that wouldnt really fit #idk man I am writing these on a whim and vibes theres no continuity #renegade knucks #rebel rouge #are they occ or not #im scared that they are and their fans will kill me with a brick wall /j #miles nine prower #nine the fox #sonic the hedgehog #me when I finish writing #the same but different