HERO

~1~ Reality is Infinite

"Make peace with your fate, because your lives are now over!" An anthropomorphic jackal hovered above the crowd of menacingly.
This jackal, Infinite; glared at every single mobian. He loved watching the fear in their eyes, oh how it sent waves of insatiable pleasure throughout his body.

His eyes scanned over the mobians, after which it stopped on one. A blue hedgehog. His friends call him Sonic. Sonic The Hedgehog.

"Hey, Infinite! It's not over yet." He stepped forward, his confidence radiating throughout the crowd. His trademark smile gave the other mobians hope and it was the hope they needed. No matter if his smile faltered for a moment; showing some uncertainty, they didn't notice and Sonic continued smiling. Once again, he was going to save the day and he knew it. Because of his friends, he was the greatest hero.

"You're done for, Sonic. The Phantom Ruby's energy is recharged." Infinite raised his hand, releasing a powerful energy wave across the land. "Perish, along with your useless friends!"

All the mobians dropped to their knees, all but one.

Sonic stood tall, his feet firmly planted in the ground. He realized how useless Infinite's reality warping powers were when he had his friends by his side. A glare began to find its way into the azure hedgehog's face. "My friends got me this far, and together we're gonna win!" His voice was strong, unfazed by the power Infinite sent across the land. That statement made the jackal furious, his body began entering a glitch-like state.

Sonic knew it was now or never. These people were counting on him to make sure they all had a future. They need him. He was a hero. He was their hero.
That word.
Hero.
The blue hedgehog prepared to run at the jackal, but he found that his knees had buckled and he was unable to make the step.
"What?" He let out a small gasp and the ground began to rumble. Slowly, cracks began forming and forming a sinkhole. Infinite simply laughed and waved his hand.

"What friends, hedgehog?" He smiled sinisterly.

Sonic turned to look at what the jackal was implying and there was nothing.

No one was with him.
Everyone was gone.
The other mobians.
His best friend; Tails, was gone.

He was alone. Again. Slowly, Sonic's breathing began to speed up. The cracks around his feet began to cause the ground to give away and Sonic tried to run. He gave it everything he could, but his feet wouldn't move. He fell, along with the ground that was crumbling and giving away beneath his feet.

He continued to fall for what felt like minutes; hours even.
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.