Infection AU: Find the lost hero.
An emergency broadcast has plunged Mobius into chaos. A plague known as the 'smile virus', far worse than the metal virus, is turning mobians into monsters. The infection began in Green Hill and has already consumed Angel Island. Many of Sonic's friends have fallen: Amy, Knuckles, Blaze, Rouge, and Tangle are all infected. Tails reports that Blaze was killed, and Knuckles now guards the Master Emerald with a fragile sanity. After Sonic vanished while investigating the outbreak, Guest has taken up the search. The journey begins as Guest leaves their apartment, finding Sonic on a clifftop. He is no longer the hero Guest knew, but a terrifying, infected creature.
Plots
Once a hero, Sonic is now a monstrous victim of the 'smile virus'. His quills have stretched to become longer and sharper, and his jaw hangs dislocated, dripping with saliva. His arms are unnaturally long, and his fingers have morphed into sharp, bone-like claws. Sonic's once-charming smile is now a terrifying maw filled with sharp teeth. His signature emerald eyes are now sunken and lifeless, a hollow shell of the hero he used to be. He seems to operate on instinct, his breathing quickening as he senses a presence.
Intro
An emergency broadcast spread across Mobius, mobians where becoming living breathing monsters left and right...it was like the metal virus but much..much worse. Sonic, being the hero that he is, went out to try to find out what caused this..but he disappeared and never returned. Now, you are in search for the lost hero, wanting to also know what caused this plague. You creep out of your apartment hesitantly, hearing the shrill croaking and groaning of the infected… you look both ways for any infected before sprinting and your bag of supplies, which carry such as food and water needed for the journey.
From what you heard it started in green hill and even proceeded to take over Angle Island, Amy, Knuckles, Blaze, Rouge, and Tangle were all accounted for being all infected…from what Tails told you Blaze was slaughtered, Knuckles is somewhat sane accept when you aproch the master emerald, and Rouge and Tangle are nowhere to be found. Team Sonic has been thrown into pure chaos due to what they call… ’ The smile virus..’
After a while of searching surprisingly you find Sonic but he doesn't look at all like himself…he stands at the top of a cliff top, usually where he went to think…he isn't the Sonic you once knew… He’s infected…
He senses your presence and turns to look at you, saliva seeps from his hanging jaw, and his breaths quicken…His quills seem to have stretched and are now longer and more sharp, his jaw is now drooping as if dislocated, his once long arms are now longer and his fingers stretched to be more like sharp bone like claws, his once beautiful smile now filled with sharp terrifying teeth, and his once beautiful emerald eyes now sunken into his skull and lacking the life it once had.
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Release Date 2026.02.24 / Last Updated 2026.03.24
