
Sonic.EXE: Shadows of Resurrection
By Storybird

15 Nov, 2023

Whisper, Tangle, Lanolin, and Claire stood before the tombstones of their old friends, Smithy and Slinger. They watched in horror as Sonic.EXE/X The Entity raised his hands, and the ground beneath the graves began to stir.

"Girls, who is he?" Claire asked, pointing at the entity. Whisper exchanged a glance with Tangle and Lanolin before answering, "That is X. He is an entity that we have been fighting for a long time."

"Get this, he is not from this world, but from a different one," Tangle added, her eyes never leaving Sonic.EXE. "He must be very dangerous," Claire said, her voice barely a whisper.

"Tell me about it, he has a lot of abilities," Lanolin said. Her voice was calm, but the worry in her eyes betrayed her true feelings. "He never looked like this, he was once a shadowy goat when we first fought him." Whisper said.

"Right now, the mobian you are seeing him using is Sonic The Hedgehog." Whisper continued. "For some reason, he never changed back to his regular form. That is why others call him Sonic.EXE," Tangle explained.

"We must stop him," Claire said, her voice resolute. The others looked at her in surprise. "Are you sure you can help just getting resurrected?" Tangle asked, concern evident in her voice.

"I can fight Tangle. I have taken out Eggman's bases before" Claire said, determination burning in her eyes. The others could only nod, knowing they couldn't dissuade her.

The next day, they made their way towards Sonic.EXE. His eyes glowed menacingly as he spotted them. "Ah, more puppets for my collection," he sneered, raising his hands.

"Not so fast!" Claire shouted, and they charged. Sonic.EXE merely laughed, summoning Smithy and Slinger from the ground. The friends gasped as they saw their old companions, now under Sonic.EXE's control.

Despite the shock, the girls didn't lose their resolve. They fought bravely, each using their unique abilities to fend off Sonic.EXE and his mind-controlled minions. But the entity was strong, and they found themselves pushed back.

Claire, however, refused to back down. She charged at Sonic.EXE, her fists glowing with energy. But Sonic.EXE merely swatted her away, sending her crashing into a tombstone.

"Claire!" The others shouted in unison, rushing to her side. But Claire was already getting up, a fierce fire burning in her eyes. "I'm not done yet," she growled, launching herself at Sonic.EXE again.

This time, her punch landed squarely on Sonic.EXE's face, sending him reeling back. But before she could celebrate, Sonic.EXE recovered and knocked her back with a powerful blast.

"We need to help her!" Tangle cried, and the others agreed. They launched a combined attack on Sonic.EXE, giving Claire time to recover. But Sonic.EXE was relentless, and they found themselves on the defensive again.

"We need a plan," Whisper said, her eyes scanning the battlefield. "If we can separate him from Smithy and Slinger, we might have a chance." Lanolin nodded, "That's our best shot."

The girls split up, two of them drawing Smithy and Slinger away while the others focused on Sonic.EXE. Claire, recovered now, joined Tangle in the fight against Sonic.EXE. Their combined attacks seemed to have an effect on the entity.

"Now!" Whisper shouted, and Claire and Tangle unleashed their most powerful attacks. Sonic.EXE screamed as the attacks hit, his form flickering. Then, with a final roar, he vanished, leaving behind only a faint echo of his menacing laughter.

With Sonic.EXE gone, Smithy and Slinger collapsed, their bodies free from the entity's control. The girls rushed to their side, relief washing over them. They had won, but at a great cost.

Whisper, Tangle, Lanolin, and Claire stood over their friends, their hearts heavy. "We did it," Tangle said softly, "We defeated Sonic.EXE." But their victory was bittersweet. They had lost friends, and gained new ones. But they had also learned a valuable lesson: they were stronger together.

As they left the cemetery, Claire looked back at the tombstones of Smithy and Slinger. "We'll come back for you," she promised, "We'll find a way to bring you back." And with that, they walked away, ready to face whatever challenges awaited them.