Note: TMStH stands for The Murderer of Sonic the Hedgehog.
I've always wanted to make some sort of time loop related Sonic story and The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is the perfect game for it...
This post is about Sonic's very slow descent into madness. Sonic might be a hero with a strong sense of right and wrong, but even heroes have their limits. It'll definitely take a loooong while, but everyone has a breaking point. Sonic is no exception.
As per usual with these kinds of things, after the first few loops Sonic suspects and then concludes he's in a time loop.
Due to a common trope with time loops, Sonic assumes that there's something he needs to accomplish in order for it to stop. Unfortunately he couldn't be more wrong.
Sonic tries everything he can think of. One thing he tries the most, under the assumption that he needs to solve a problem to stop the looping, is trying to at least find a compromise between the conductor and the train. If there's any problem that needs resolving it's their friendship!
After lots of trial and error he eventually succeeds. Time loop over, right?
But then he finds himself back at the start. Was there something he missed? Another problem that needed solving? He tries to think of anything he could've missed and comes up empty handed.
Eventually he relents and informs Tails about the time loop. After a few failed attempts with only informing Tails, he decides to let everybody know. They try and try and try but nothing works. It's beginning to drive him crazy! What does the dumb time loop want?
Eventually he started to notice that there was something off about the Quokka, which is kinda strange itself since by all accounts the Quokka acts completely normal. So what is it?
Sonic starts letting the loop play out mostly the same again but keeps a very sharp eye on the Quokka in hope of getting some answers... and bit by bit he starts to notice some very weird things.
Things like how their name changes almost every loop, the room they're occupying seemingly going still, and how their eyes always seem to be looking ahead at nothing.
Then there's the weirdness surrounding conversations they have.
When they repeat a question it's in the exact same tone, they tend to stand unnaturally still, and the ones being conversed with give the exact same answer in the exact same way as the first responce given. It was as if they'd rehearsed it.
But the strangest part of all was that nobody seemed to acknowledge or notice the oddities that occur. Whenever Sonic attempts to point it out to literally anyone, all he gets are odd looks and asked what he's talking about and/or if he's feeling okay.
It gets harder and harder for Sonic to put up his usual cheery facade and everyone notices... and eventually it happens. Another oddity accompanied with a horrible realization. The point of which he truly starts to break.
Floating right in front of the Quokka was what seemed to be a screen. A cursor moved around it and he could even hear it regularly making a clicking noise. But the worst part about this? It was how the Quokka performed actions in perfect sync relative to whatever the cursor clicked on.
With the implications it has about his existence, Sonic begins to crack. He proceeds to go through the stages of grief.
Denial: Surely he had to be misinterpreting the meaning behind it, right? Surely there's no way he's just some character in a video game! It's gotta be something else.
Anger: Why did this happen to him!? Why him specifically!? Do the players even realize the hell they're putting him through!?!? Why can't they just stop!? God damn Quokka!!
Bargaining: Please, he just wants the looping to stop. Everything is so boring and repetitive, he's willing to anything if means this hell will end.
Depression: Can't it just end already...? He's so sick of everything at this point, lifeless and completely without hope. He wishes his friends would stop bothering with him. Even when he tells them they've already tried everything they just won't leave him be. He just wants to be left alone. Why bother with doing anything at this point?
Acceptance: Nothing is real. Anything he does is inconsequential. It's all a game to them. There's nothing anybody can do to make it stop. This is just how it is now.
Madness: He needs something new to stimulate himself. Everything keeps repeating and it's becoming unbearable. He's willing to try anything at this point if it staves off his boredom! Maybe it's time for him try something completely different. Something he's never done before in his entire life. I mean it's not like it's going to matter in the end once the loop repeats! Just anything to make the bordem stop...!
