Sonic found himself standing among several people he knew. But the context for all of them was different.
One group of people he knew as Mobians, part of a group called the Freedom Fighters. But he remembered two different realities of them. Near them were Knuckles and the Chaotix, along with his longtime friends Amy and Tails. He remembered several different realities for them. A masked wolf he knew as Whisper, along with a hyperactive lemur named Tangle were standing with them. And there was also a badger named Sticks. Hers was a weird reality, because he remembered looking somewhat different in that world, and acting different as well.
He wasn't sure how to process this. He wasn't sure which reality he was remembering was real. And it was starting to frighten him.
Taking a look around, he noticed that there were others there too. Civilians he knew from other worlds, other Freedom Fighter groups, and villains associated with Eggman. And of course, Eggman himself. And they were all separated into groups.
Amy, looking nervous, came up to Sonic. "Um... Please tell me you have several different sets of memories too..." she said.
Sonic nodded. "Yeah," he said. "This is messed up..."
Amy hugged him in relief. "Oh thank god..." she said. "I was worried I was going insane..."
"If you are, we all are," Sally Acorn said, coming up to him. "We've been comparing notes, what we know of each timeline we were in..."
"You're probably wondering what's going on," said a voice, startling everyone. They looked up, and saw a giant, cobalt-blue cobra looming above them. "If you'll all be silent for a moment, I'll explain."
Eggman fired a missile at him. It exploded harmlessly against the cobra's thick, fat coils.
"Feel better?" the cobra asked.
"Are you alive?" Eggman asked.
The cobra chuckled, amused. "For a given immortal equivalent of alive, yes."
"Then no, I don't," Eggman said grumpily, his mustache bristling in fury.
The cobra sneered. "It doesn't matter anyway. You all are here at my whim. Each of you who remember multiple lives are an amalgam of each version of that person." A spotlight shined on Sally Acorn. "For example, Princess Sally Acorn here is an amalgam of two different Sally Acorns, from two different realities. She has the memories of both worlds, for she has lived both worlds."
Sally, remembering her experiences as Metal Sally in one timeline, clenched her fists angrily. "Yes. And thank you for reminding me of the horror I was suffering in that one reality..." she said.
The cobra ignored her. "Sonic and Eggman are the biggest amalgams. As they are the 'focal point' characters for you worlds. Yes they're more important than all of you GET OVER IT. If you notice allies or enemies missing, its because I didn't want to bring them over. So there. As for me, I am simply Predator, the embodiment of hunger and desire. I have brought you all here against your will because I want to play a game."
"And if we refuse?" Eggman demanded.
"Then you and everything and everyone you love ceases to exist. Painfully," the cobra said. And for a brief moment, he let everyone feel the pain they would suffer as they were erased. Once they had recovered, they all looked up at the cobra, frightened, furious, but willing to cooperate.
The cobra smirked. "As the embodiment of hunger and desire, I enjoy eating and fucking. I want to see all of you do it because... well, I'm bored, have too much power, and can make you. You will all be sent to a Mobius where NONE of you exist. I order you to seduce and eat as many people as possible. I will give you my ability to swallow and digest anything whole, and be healthy and move at extremes of weight. To make it interesting, I'll make it a competition. Each member of the winning team shall be granted a wish, including each VERSION of a teammate. Everyone else will simply be sent home."
"You want us to EAT PEOPLE!?" someone cried out.
"Yes," the cobra said. "And I'd really suggest doing so. You don't want the villains getting a wish, do you?"
Everyone suddenly glanced over at Eggman's faction and the other villain faction, who were all looking contemplative. Reluctantly, the more heroic among them realized that they'd have to become predators to earn that wish.
The cobra, sensing everyone's willingness to participate, grinned. "Then go. Feast on the world. A few things to know - You will have the years of each person you devour added to your lifespan while on this world, so you will potentially live forever. No betraying your team. You can eat each other, but you'll respawn and it won't count towards your predation count. Otherwise, eat and fuck to your heart's content. The game ends when I grow bored! And you'll have my attention for ages, I think... I may have to move you to another Mobius. And don't think you can let your teammates do the eating for you. I can force you to become a bestial predator, a werebeast similar to what Sonic turned into that one time." The cobra grinned. "The Predalympics begin!"
Everyone vanished, reappearing in a base with their team name on it. And reluctantly, they began to spread out and plan.
As for the robots who didn't have bodies like Nicole and Phage, they appeared elsewhere, not sure what was going on, but deciding to go help their friends.
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The Teams:
Team Freedom Fighters: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles 'Tails' Prower, Amy Rose, Sally Acorn, Antoine D'Coolette, Rotor Walrus, Bunnie D'Coolette, Nicole the Lynx, Big the Cat, Cream the Rabbit, Knuckles the Echidna, Vector the Crocodile, Charmy the Bee, Mighty the Armadillo, Espio the Chameleon, Ray the Flying Squirrel, Silver the Hedgehog, Blaze the Cat, Marine the Raccoon, Sticks the Badger, Tangle the Lemur, Whisper the Wolf, Julie-Su the Echidna, Mina the Mongoose, Saffron the Bee
Team Egg Baddies: Dr. Eggman, Thunderbolt the Chinchilla, Clove the Pronghorn, Conquering Storm, Lord Mordred Hood, Nephthys the Vulture, Maw the Thylacine, Ahkhlut the Orca, Tundra the Walrus, Abyss the Squid, Battle Lord Kukku XV, Axel the Water Buffalo, Wendy Naugus, Phage the Viral Lynx, Cassia the Pronghorn, Speedy the Kukku, Carrotia the Rabbit, Bearenger the Grizzly, Falkewulf, Lien-Da the Echidna, Regina Ferrum, Infinite, Rough, Tumble, Drago the Wolf, Doctor Starline
Team Sidestory Saviors: Shadow the Hedgehog, Rouge the Bat, Madonna Garnet, Tikal the Echidna, Shade the Echidna, Lupe the Wolf, Dulcy the Dragon, Jian the Tiger, Bunker the Tortoise, Cinder the Pheasant, Spike the Porcupine, Sonar the Fennec, Trevor Burrow, Bow the Sparrow, Thorn the Lop, Gold the Tenrec, Captain Striker, Lt. Echo the Dolphin, Guntiver the Wolf, Erma the Ermine, Barby the Koala, Hershey St. John, Geoffery St. John
Team Villians Galore: Scourge the Hedgehog, Fiona Fox, Sgt. Simian, Predator Hawk, Flying Frog, Lightning Lynx, Breezie the Hedgehog, Fang the Sniper, Bean the Dynamite, Bark the Polar Bear, Zavok, Zeena, Zazz, Zomom, Zor, Captain Shellbreaker, Mr. Bristles the Yeti Crab, Opal the Jellyfish, Blade the Shark, Dive the Lemming, Eclipse the Darkling, Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, Storm the Albatross, Surge the Tenrec, Kit the Fennec, Crush the Possom
Team Civilian Heroes: Vanilla the Rabbit, Jules the Hedgehog, Bernadette the Hedgehog, Rosemary Prower, Amadeus Prower, Isabella the Mongoose, Ben Muttski, King Nigel Acorn, Queen Alicia Acorn, King Puff, Queen Angelica, Princess Undina, Razor the Shark, Coral the Betta, Pearly the Manta, Relic the Pika, Jewel the Beetle, Bride of the Constant Vigil, Bride of the Endless Reach, Ash the Mongoose, Queen Hathor, Honey the Cat, Belle the TInkerer
Robots: Omega, Metal Sonic, Gemerl, Orbot, Cubot, Scratch, Grounder, Coconuts, Silver Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Sally, Shard the Metal Sonic
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