Sonic The Hedgehog CD (1993)

Sonic The Hedgehog CD Chapter Seven

Night had come, and now Sonic could see all the stars.

"This place looks pretty peaceful and quiet."

Sonic decided to slow down for once to enjoy the sights, but he started to notice that it seemed to be getting brighter. Then of all the strange things to run in to, he came across an actual road. It led right towards a large city. He followed it, and wound up on a highway above the city.

"This is the weirdest highway I've ever been on."

Down below, the city shined with lights as bright as the stars. This so-called highway was gold colored with what appeared to be trumpets lining certain spots.

"Now there's something you don't see every day."

There were several spotlights going back and forth. Of course, bright lights attract bugs. Or in this case, Badniks. There were flying beetles called Kanabun, and small, grey mosquitos called Kabasira that emitted smoke. They were weak flyers, and didn't last long once Sonic took care of them.

"This whole arthropod motif Eggman's going for is annoying."

He spoke too soon as he came across a large, green pill bug called Dango. It rolled into a ball and charged at him. Sonic jumped to one side. The Badnik turned around, curled up, and charged again. This time, Sonic did the same. The two bounced off each other. As the Dango lay uncurled, Sonic finished it off.

"That was different."

He looked up at the stars again, then noticed one was moving.

"What in the...?"

It turned out to be a firefly Badnik called Hotaru. It hovered just out of reach, fired a beam of light, and then flew off.

"No Badnik is gonna shoot at me and get away with it."

He look around, then picked up a rock. He built up momentum by spinning, then threw the rock at the Badnik.

*CRUNCH*

"That's what I like to hear. Now if there are no further interruptions, I'd like to take time to appreciate having all this room to run."

Sonic was sure he could hear some very funky music in the distance. He ran, through loops, past barricades, bouncing off springs, hitting boosters, seeing everything! The only time he had to slow down somewhat was when he passed by a construction area.

"This place is amazing! I already have the perfect name: Stardust Speedway."

*BOING*

He was sent flying backwards due to an oddly placed spring.

"What kind of cheap placement is that? It threw off my groove! Oh well, back to business."

That's when he paid more notice to the construction area. It wasn't a building, it was a statue. An enormous, though incomplete, statue of Robotnik. There were quite a few patches of open area with girders sticking out. Not to mention only one of the eyes functioned, beaming a creepy, golden glow.

"Time for some redecorating."

Past

The entire highway was covered in vines. Bright red berries dotted the area. The modern city was obviously not built yet. Instead it was an ancient acropolis by a bay. There was a large Gothic cathedral in the center of the old city.

"This is all very artsy, but there's work to be done. I'll take the special."

Special

"Holey smokes! What in name of all that's good and pure am I looking at?!"

While the buildings and bridge on the distance looked normal, the entire sky was a wavy, colorful distortion. As if someone tie dyed the sky. There were also some tall, green hills