future-of-freedom

[future-of-freedom]

(waits until Whisper's present at the HQ, then this song starts playing over the intercoms)

Something good might've happened today... in another time, in another place... either way, this song seemed appropriate for today. Enjoy, everyone!

Whisper hummed, looking down.

��Whisper? What’s wrong?” Jewel asked.

“Not sure. For some reason, I feel… underwhelmed.”

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Hey Surge,

You might not know how strong your healing factor is, but do you think you'd be able to do something like this?

Watching the video, Surge cringed.

“I’m not sure, but I don’t think I wanna try it…”

[future-of-freedom]

FoF Jewel opened her office with a yawn before dropping her suitcase to the floor at the sight of Jade Jewel working through her files, dotting the i:s and making sure everything was running smoothly.

"Hi there younger me. One of those wormholes dumped me here so I thought I'd help out. Go ahead and take a break for once."

“Woah woah woah!” FOF!Jewel exclaimed. “I appreciate you helping and all, but this should be my responsibility! You have your own paperwork to work on, don’t you?”

JB!Jewel shook her head. “Again; I’m basically a future you. I get much easier loads of paperwork now. Honestly, I kinda missed the challenge.”

“I mean, but, I can’t just dump this all on-!”

JB!Jewel put a gentle hand on her counterpart’s shoulder.

“Please. I insist on doing this. You’re barely even an adult yet. Go have fun with your Surge. Or do whatever you do to have fun. Probably the same things as me, but you are from a different universe…”

FOF!Jewel looked at her counterpart a bit longer before hugging her tightly.

“THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I won’t forget this!!!”

She happily flew out of the office, calling for Surge.

JB!Jewel crossed her arms and smiled. She was even FOF!Jewel’s age that long ago, but it still felt like it’s been a decade.

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Did this with ATN! Amycule, so, hey Amy want some serotonin?

*makes Blaze's fur all frizzy and poofy*

“What the- what did you do to me-?!”

Amy dived straight into Blaze, nuzzling her cheek.

“…on second thought, this is fine.”

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Happy Birthday to my favorite video game villain ever Dr. Eggman! Every hero needs his villain, and I can't wait to see what scheme you hatch up next!

“Hmhm, it’s nice that somebody knows who the real star is around here,” Eggman sneered. “Your birthday wish is appreciated.”

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Hey there sonic you know what day it his it's your birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FASTEST THING ALIVE also here's some chilli dogs for your birthday

“‘Ey, hanks, ‘ude!” Sonic said, with a mouthful of chili dogs. “Ahhreciateh ih!”

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Don’t tell Blaze about Whisper’s cardboard box. She’ll never leave the house.

Whisper was just sitting in her box with her wisps, when it was lifted up someone.

“Tangle, I told you t-“

When she looked up, though, it was not Tangle. It was Blaze who had fire in her eyes.

Whisper gulped, bracing herself for whatever was gonna happen next.

But the cat’s face immediately softened.

“Do you have room for one more?”

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Ya know Sticks, I've had autism for a while and I've only recently been realizing it effects me more than I thought over the past two years. But I've known what it's like to feel like an outcast, and like people won't even give you the time a day when it feels like you've got a ten second delay between every input and output in your brain. The one thing that keeps me going though? Well, it's probably just a refusal to give up. I'll tank hit after hit the world throws at me, whether it's a smart idea or not. And hey, I'm still standing. Probably out of spite. Just like you.

“Heh. That’s a good way of putting it…” Sticks chuckled. “Though, I ain’t autistic.”

…am I?

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So since Whisper now hides in boxes, does that mean she's turning into a cat? *GASP* HOLD ON! *Grabs a laser pointer* Gotta test this!

Whisper blankly stared at you. “What are you doing-“

She was interrupted by Blaze and Ashley running past her on all fours.

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Hey Lanolin, why do you wear a bell? You seem to care enough about it to ask about mantinance. Does it serve some sort of functional purpose?

“It serves as a wispon, actually,” Lanolin said, taking her bell off her collar. It then formed into a small hammer.

“Courtesy of Maggie, whenever I flick it, it releases sound waves. I can amplify this by swinging it in its hammer form. Not only that, but I can even use it as a megaphone. Perfect for when my teammates get a bit too distracted, heh heh.”

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Yo Eggman, is Sage good? Sorry if I broke your daughter.

“Tch, she’s fine. The theory about her being an ancient child just came as a shock to her.”

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Hey, Surge! I got you something special!

You can use this speaker to broadcast the Hillbilly Brown Boise from Crash Bash for as long as you want directly into people’s brains!

Use it on whoever you want!

"Hmm, I kinda want to use this on Rabbid, but I think he'll actually blow the Restoration up with how things are going for him right now," Surge said, tapping her chin. "And I've done plenty of pranks on Squinty already..."

Then, lightbulb.

"Oh, of course! How could I forget?"

-

Sonic burst through Tails's main lab, breathing heavily and clutching his head.

"Sonic?!" Tails gasped. "What are y-?!"

"PLEASE HELP ME," Sonic strained, grabbing his little brother by the shoulders. "IT'S WORSE THAN THAT TIME I FOUGHT DARK GAIA'S UNDERLINGS AS A WEREHOG."

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Greetings to the Restoration! In honor of all your hard work, I’ve gifted your HQ with a cutting edge VR headset! Now, who gets the best score in Beat Saber with this?

Lanolin walked into the machine shop. “Hey guys, I think something’s up with my bell-“

She looked to the corner and saw Belle and Grease backed into it, both looking very afraid. Meanwhile, Kit was wearing a VR headset, absolutely obliterating this Beat Saber song.

“…I’ll come back later.”

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Hey, Whisper. something you may want to know.

Some time ago you were given a cardboard box. Now, the thing is that thick cardboard is an excellent insulator, meaning that it doesn't absorb body heat while the outside maintains local temperature.

TLDR: Cardboard doesn't show up on thermals.

Tangle walked into her house on a hot day to find a cardboard box in the living room.

She lifted it up, and found Whisper huddled up with her wisps.

“…Strawberry, what-“

“Cover us up. You’re letting the hot air in.”

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To make Sage feel better its also just as likely you became sentient cause Eggmans programming is just that good. I mean look at valley the other robots hes built who have personalities. Orbot, Cubot, Gamma, Metal, Omega,(...belle) mecha knuckles and many more. And at the end of the day it doesn't matter your still his daughter and he loves you...even if he'll never say it out loud.

“What are you talking about?” Sage asked. “Father has said he loves me-“

Metal Sonic snapped his head at Sage, eyes glowing brighter than usual.

“…next question,” Eggman said.

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To Sticks As someone with autism I too know what its like to be treated as the "weirdo". And it took me much longer than I care to admit to open up and be myself in public. Heck not too long ago id be too scared to send this message for fear of being ridiculed by strangers online.

Point is like mrawesome said you are definitely not alone. And you are perfect just the way you are Sticks. Really wish I could hug you right now.

“That means a lot… thank you,” Sticks smiled, albeit a bit sadly. “…where do you people keep coming from, though?”

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Hey Sticks. I’ve recently been caught up on some stuff you’ve been through, and…

Well, I know what it’s like to be treated poorly or differently just cause you think or act different to what others consider acceptable. It hurts, even when it’s done with the best of intentions. I can’t really do much about it, but… just remember you’re not as alone as you might feel, okay?

Currently sitting on a rock in a forest, Sticks found it in herself to smile. She was too tired from crying to question how this person found out about her struggles.

“That… means a lot. Thanks.”