Sonic the Hedgehog #18 — "Victims"

[deh_tommy]

EDIT: Content warning for those sensitive to the treatment of animals and pets.

After failing to find Charmy back at Seaside City, Sonic gives chase to Eggman’s Faceship and finds himself at the site of Eggman’s next attack...

































Gemerl reunites with Sonic and apologises for his earlier behaviour before being informed to help Cream with the rescue shuttle. Rouge subsequently contacts Sonic and says she’s gotten some intel for where Eggman’s going to strike next, and while Shadow and Omega are already en route to intercept, they might benefit from the extra help. But having noticed the Zombots are no longer obeying Eggman, Sonic can’t help but worry about things going from bad to worse...

Comments

[tinygaylaura]

:(

I had a pet get badly hurt several years ago so Cream's distress at seeing her Chao suffering here hit me very hard

[blues32]

Only if she lives long enough, Sonic. Only if she lives long enough. Incredible ear strength though.

Sadly, Gemerl's change in mission parameters isn't going to help any. The damn things can't be destroyed. Reducing attempts to simply detain and disable instead of trying to destroy them could prove...costly.

[deh_tommy]

Sorry, should I have put up a warning?

[tinygaylaura]

I was not triggered myself

If scans_daily has a trigger warning for pets or animals being harmed that would be handy for this post tho

:(

Poor Cream in this panel

She just wants to save her little buddies :(

[b_i_beast]

Maybe Gemerl is being a bit of a jerk, but he is not wrong in saying you need to reduce your threat level. Look at how much goop you have on you at the time!

Also liking that we're seeing more of Gemerl. Why reveal that he's alive if you're not going to put him in more games Sega?

[lbd_nytetrayn]

I hear you there.

I didn't say it in the recent Deaths of Wolverine post, but it's why I can't really get behind infecting someone with cancer... it's just too far for me, even if they might deserve it.

[tinygaylaura]

I am very sorry if you lost someone to that awful disease :(

[tinygaylaura]

Gemerl doesn't mean to be :(

He's an A.I he is not always good with people skills

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

We did everything we could to fight it, but in the end, it just wasn't enough.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

That statement from Sonic really makes me want to see some sort of Future Cream, a la Future Trunks or Maria Renard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night... or like a cross between the two.

[deh_tommy]

Same, but I regret the last time I tried looking up “grown up Cream”.

[tinygaylaura]

:(

It's awful just how many people are stolen from this world by that terrible illness

I hope one day we will have reached the point where we can cure all types of cancer and no one else will have to lose loved ones to it

[tinygaylaura]

"I am never typing that into Google again"