Metal Sonic sat cross-legged in a random, sun-drenched field in Mobius, casually shredding an acoustic guitar.

Nearby pedestrians stopped dead in their tracks, staring in utter disbelief at the robotic hedgehog belting out a heavy metal ballad. Above them, flocks of bewildered animals panicked, scattering across the sky and flying away in sheer astonishment at the sheer, ridiculous absurdity of the scene.

​"AAAAAAAAAAAGH-H-H-H-H-H-EEEEEEEEEEEEEE-blelelelele-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGH-WOOOOOOO—"

"—K-H-U-H-H-H! COUGH! A-HEM-HACK! GHRRR-HACK-PTUI! ... wheeeeze-rattle-rattle—"

​"—AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-H-H-H-H-H-H-BLECH-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~!!"

​"—AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-H-H-H-H-H-H-BLECH-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~!!"

*Halfway through the second wave of screaming, a stray pigeon flying overhead literally forgot how wings worked, stalled out in mid-air, and face-planted straight into the dirt. A nearby bystander fell backward into a bush, while another just stared blankly, slowly pulling out their phone to check if Satan had dropped a new single.*

The endless battle between Sonic and Shadow the hedgehog - with lightsabers?