[color=9e0039][h1]Stardust Speedway, somewhere in the distant future[/h1][/color]

Grinding down the brass railing of the track, Sonic was making quick work of traversing this transplanetary highway, even if it was a bit difficult to navigate in the state of disrepair that the place had fallen into. What once were shining sirens along the road had long since corroded away, turning the formerly golden structure into a sickening blue that contrasted against the deadly red sky, obscured with pollution. Even Sonic couldn't help wincing every time he made his way into the future. 

But he tried not to fixate on it; if anything just makes it more of a reason to stop the doctor, save the girl, and get the time stones. So much had happened in the little time that he had set foot on the Little Planet. This hadn't exactly been his plan for the day, but after what he saw, he was more than happy to kick Eggman's butt once more and save the day. 

Leaping off of the railing, Sonic quickly curled into a ball and rolled off a piece of twisted metal jutting out of the former road, flinging him across the sky and onto a new road. He had seen Eggman go this way with that girl that followed him here. The little pink hedgehog had followed him here and chased him across the planet, only to get snatched up. He had only just met her, and was already obligated to save her. 

Speeding down, Sonic was stopped dead in his tracks as he came across not only a wall, but a familiar and unpleasant face. That same robot from before. The metallic doppelganger simply stood in place, not even looking at him, as an all too common sound echoed in the distance, as an old nemesis of Sonic's flew in on his hovercraft over the horizon.

"I would take the time to introduce you to my latest, and my greatest creation. But judging by the little gift he brought for me, I feel that you and Metal Sonic are very much familiar with each other."

Sonic retorted, pointing his finger at the mad doctor as he chuckled heartily. "Eggman you creep, what have you done with her?"

The Doctor smiled, "Your little stowaway is perfectly fine, she's at the end of this road. And you are free to go and get her yourself," Eggman spoke as he flipped a switch on the console of his hovercraft. In an instant, the metal hedgehog's eyes lit up red, as the turbine in his chest began to turn, roaring louder and louder as his creator looked on mirthfully. "Provided, of course, you can make it to her before Metal Sonic does."

"And to make sure you play fair," Eggman said, rising up higher as the bottom of his craft opened up, revealing a massive diode, that began to glow, and heat, before firing a powerful laser into the ground, instantly melting it into a pit of lava, before the doctor turned it off, "I will be following behind, watching the whole thing, and, ehem, motivating you to keep going."

As the wall raised up, Sonic quickly turned around and began to rev himself up, as the doctor counted them off. When he had reached 1, both hedgehogs took off; Sonic and Metal Sonic darting past the starting gate, as Eggman followed behind, his death laser melting down the track as he followed.

Sonic darted along, avoiding the patches of sharp, twisted metal that dotted the old, worn down track. Metal Sonic simply crashed through, scattering the spikes along as he pushed forward. Sonic pushed ahead, determined, and not noticing his opponent beginning to spark, before suddenly jolting forward with incredible speed. Just before he could make contact, Sonic jolted away and jumped back over the robot, who began to smoke a bit, before releasing the excess energy in a kind of electric field around him. Sonic trailed behind, jumping up and slamming himself into Metal Sonic as he settled back to normal, knocking the robot down a bit as he used this time to continue forward. The end of the track was in sight and it seemed like Sonic would make it. Yet, seemingly in that same instant, Metal Sonic jolted forward again, overworking his circuits and producing a huge energy surge. However, this time, Sonic would not be so lacking to avoid him. As the two hedgehogs collided, Metal Sonic took hold of his double, electrocuting him as the crashed into the ground, breaking through spiked metal as the electricity was frying Sonic. As the blue hedgehog tried to escape, one of the time stones he had collected came out, before lodging itself into Metal Sonic's turbine, sticking in, and stopping the robot. Sonic managed to break out of Metal Sonic's grip, before rolling himself on the ground and standing back up, the finish line in sight, as he rushed forward, he failed to notice the Time Stone absorbing all of the energy that Metal Sonic was giving off. Sonic ran forward, the end in sight, before suddenly.

BOOM!

The Time Stone flashed before casting off an aura of energy, catching both Sonic and his robotic counterpart in a powerful wave. He had to no time to react before Stardust Speedway seemed to sparkle away, and he was spirited away across time-space to somewhere, else.

[h1]The  Tavern[/h1]

When Sonic finally was able to make heads and tails of what was going on, he found himself outside. It was night time, and faint sound could be heard in the distance. 

"Well, that was interesting," the blue hedgehog said as he stood up, looking around. "No clue where I am though. Or when."

He turned his head to see what looked like a light in the distance. "Well, better go see if anyone can tell me whats going on."

The Blue Blur rushed down the forested hills towards the light, not noticing who else had landed only a few feet away from him. Metal Sonic lay lifeless, his power cut as the time stone remained lodged and stuck in his turbine. The robotic hedgehog simply lay in the grass beside the forested road, a lifeless body waiting for someone to come for it.

Cruising around, Sonic took note of the antiquity of the surroundings. Coming up to an olden tavern, Sonic placed a hand on his stomach to feel the rumbling. "That race left me pretty starved. Better get something I suppose." The hegehog wasted no time in getting in, rushing to the nearest staff he saw, "Yo, barkeep, I need one chili dog and something to drink. Think you can help me out?"