[A certain sudden, speedy force collides with Neo before the tentacle can, and despite his enhanced durability and strength, there is no arguing with Sonic's speed. He's roughly shoved out of the way, landing hard enough against the ice nearby for it to crack underneath his knee. Were that hit any harder, Neo would be sporting a massive dent in his side at least, if not massive damage. After all, Sonic knows how to damage a robot.
...Sonic knows how to damage a robot. The fact that this was not a damaging blow means that this was not a sudden attack breaking whatever shaky "truce" they may have here. Sonic wanted to move Neo, which means—
It only takes a moment to process it and for Neo to free his knee from the ice, prepared to launch back into an attack, but a moment is all the beast needs to slam Sonic into the ice with a force that would almost be impressive were it happening to anyone else. But it's happening to one Sonic the hedgehog, who is currently being battered hard enough for most organic lifeforms to suffer serious injury if not death.
This is unacceptable. That is his enemy to destroy, thank you very much.
Neo launches himself at the Octofish at full speed, slicing through the tentacles that try to stop him, only to land hard on the ice before Sonic. Cracks spread throughout the ice at the impact, only further deepening as that tentacle comes down to land hard against Neo's arms. It only takes him a second to retaliate with a blast of energy from his core, aimed straight at the Octofish's face. Thankfully, that one blast is enough to get it to stop moving, because Neo would have had to built up to another shot and he simply doesn't have the time for that.
After all, the ice is breaking. Sonic can't swim. Sonic isn't allowed to die before Neo kills him.
A quick analysis of the organic hedgehog proves that he really did take quite the beating: he's likely sporting a fractured or broken rib or two, as well as suffering from the beast's poison. Both problems that will need to be addressed if Sonic is to live, but less important than the risk of drowning, which is quickly becoming more and more of a reality as the ice cracks around them. Neo's boosters flare to life and he reaches out to scoop up his doppelganger - with a grip that's firm but perhaps surprisingly careful, mindful of Sonic's ribs and trying to keep from jostling him too much.
He doesn't tell Sonic to hold on. He assumes that Sonic will recognize that he needs to. Neo's boosters kick into overdrive as he zips away, back to civilization.]
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...Sonic knows how to damage a robot. The fact that this was not a damaging blow means that this was not a sudden attack breaking whatever shaky "truce" they may have here. Sonic wanted to move Neo, which means—
It only takes a moment to process it and for Neo to free his knee from the ice, prepared to launch back into an attack, but a moment is all the beast needs to slam Sonic into the ice with a force that would almost be impressive were it happening to anyone else. But it's happening to one Sonic the hedgehog, who is currently being battered hard enough for most organic lifeforms to suffer serious injury if not death.
This is unacceptable. That is his enemy to destroy, thank you very much.
Neo launches himself at the Octofish at full speed, slicing through the tentacles that try to stop him, only to land hard on the ice before Sonic. Cracks spread throughout the ice at the impact, only further deepening as that tentacle comes down to land hard against Neo's arms. It only takes him a second to retaliate with a blast of energy from his core, aimed straight at the Octofish's face. Thankfully, that one blast is enough to get it to stop moving, because Neo would have had to built up to another shot and he simply doesn't have the time for that.
After all, the ice is breaking. Sonic can't swim. Sonic isn't allowed to die before Neo kills him.
A quick analysis of the organic hedgehog proves that he really did take quite the beating: he's likely sporting a fractured or broken rib or two, as well as suffering from the beast's poison. Both problems that will need to be addressed if Sonic is to live, but less important than the risk of drowning, which is quickly becoming more and more of a reality as the ice cracks around them. Neo's boosters flare to life and he reaches out to scoop up his doppelganger - with a grip that's firm but perhaps surprisingly careful, mindful of Sonic's ribs and trying to keep from jostling him too much.
He doesn't tell Sonic to hold on. He assumes that Sonic will recognize that he needs to. Neo's boosters kick into overdrive as he zips away, back to civilization.]