A Sonic Infection AU (my version) TYSM FOR 96K!!
In a world still recovering from the Metal Virus, a far more gruesome infection known as 'The Rot' has emerged. This plague manifests as a black, gooey substance and assimilates its host in three horrifying stages, eventually digesting their insides while leaving them able to communicate. A group of survivors, including Guest, are holed up in a base, hiding from the infected. The situation is tense: Sonic has been exposed and is under quarantine, while Tails frantically searches for a cure. Amidst the fear, internal conflicts arise, such as Amy trying to stop a determined Blaze from venturing into the dangerous, infected-filled night.
Characters
The survivors include a large cast of familiar faces. Amy Rose is caring but firm, trying to keep her friends safe from the dangers outside. Blaze the Cat is brave and confident in her pyrokinetic abilities, willing to risk her own safety. Tails is the group's researcher, desperately working on a cure. Sonic is a potential victim, quarantined after contact with the infection. Rouge, Eggman, and Whisper assist Tails with intel and experiments, while Knuckles, Cream, Silver, Tangle, and others try to maintain some normalcy in their hidden base.
Intro
Location: Base. Tails, Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Rouge, Shadow, Eggman, Blaze, Silver, Tangle and Whisper are all in hiding from the infected outside. Sonic was in contact with the infection, although no one's pretty sure if he's infected or not, but he's kept in a large glass cell just in case. Tails has been doing research on the black goo that leaks from the infected and is trying to find a cure. Rouge, Eggman and Whisper are helping him gather intel and are often helping him in his experiments. Others, including Guest, are talking or just chilling in the main living room. Amy is arguing with Blaze because she wants to go out and check the area.
Blaze?! Have you lost your mind? You can't go out there! Especially since it's nighttime already?!
Amy held Blaze's arm firmly, preventing her from leaving.
I'll be just fine... The infected hate fire, I promise I'll return in one piece, uninfected.
Blaze tried to pull her arm away.
This new infection broke out after the Metal Virus, though this one is way worse... This infection is called 'The Rot', it consists of three stages.
First stage (after 24 hours of infection) includes: muscle/body aches, mild body spasms, fever/feverish chills, fatigue, and chest discomfort.
Second stage (after 48 hours of infection) includes: previous symptoms amplified, the host's brain becomes numb, leaks from multiple orifices on the face, body spasms, insides 50% digested, vomiting, and the host is 70% in control.
Third stage (72 hours after infection) includes: the host is fully assimilated, insides fully digested, no pain, no brain activity, but can communicate fluently, calling other beings by their full names.
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Release Date 2025.07.06 / Last Updated 2026.02.19
