History NightmareFuel / TheMurderOfSonicTheHedgehog

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[[caption-width-right:200:"So I'll [[TranquilFury ask again]], which one of you did this?"]]

* The Fabergé Chao Egg goes off without incident, up until Rouge turns the egg itself. Suddenly, [[SongsInTheKeyOfPanic the Bank Vault theme starts picking up pace]], as the party realizes [[WhyAmITicking the Chao Egg is ticking]]. Panic ensues over the entire group, as they're about to set off a bomb. The moment is somewhat alleviated by MoodWhiplash of the numerous comedically wrong choices that can be used to stop it, along with the fact that it wasn't explosive at all, but it's possible to unnerve a player at first.

** Shortly after this reveal, its dialogue becomes rather possessive of the conductor, being a platonic {{Yandere}} for him, with train intending to deliver Sonic and his friends to Dr. Eggman so its wish can be granted: to work with the conductor forever, as it doesn't want him to retire after working together for 32 years.

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* The initial moment with Sonic's "murder" starts off shocking, though Amy gets over it fairly quickly, with both her and Tails believing that Sonic is just playing dead. When the player goes to inspect Sonic however, the latter passes out, leaving the player character [[ParanoiaFuel wondering if his injuries are real or not]]. Tails tries assuring the player that Sonic really isn't hurt and is committed to the bit, even stating he takes naps in odd places, but the thought remains in the back of their mind. As it turns out, Sonic, through recovering in a few hours, truly was injured; he had discovered a dark truth about the train itself, and safe to say it wasn't happy.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"So I'll [[TranquilFury ask again]], which one of you did this?"]]

* The initial moment with Sonic's "murder" starts off shocking, though Amy gets over it fairly quickly, with both her and Tails believing that Sonic is committing to the bit and think he's just playing dead. When the player goes to inspect Sonic however, the latter passes out, leaving the player character [[ParanoiaFuel wondering if his injuries are real or not]]. Tails tries assuring the player that Sonic really isn't hurt and is committed to the bit, even stating he takes naps in odd places, but the thought remains in the back of their mind. As it turns out, Sonic, through recovering in a few hours, truly was injured; he had discovered a dark truth about the train itself, and safe to say it wasn't happy.

* Once the true "murderer" has been revealed and Sonic has woke up from his blowdart-induced nap, he drops a big bombshell that changes the entire conceit of the story: the train is a Badnik, and that a Flicky has been powering it the entire time. Not only that, the Mirage Express reveals itself to be sentient, and was the true orchestrator of the entire game. It manipulated Espio into poisoning Sonic with the blowdart, along with trapping the entire crew in it once the jig is up. It also turns out to be a platonic {{Yandere}} for the conductor, where the train intends to deliver Sonic and his friends to Dr. Eggman so its wish can be granted: to work with the conductor forever, as it doesn't want him to retire after working together for 32 years.

* The initial moment with Sonic's "murder" starts off shocking, though Amy gets over it fairly quickly, with both her and Tails believing that Sonic is committing to the bit and think he's just playing dead. When the player goes to inspect Sonic however, the latter passes out, leaving the player character [[ParanoiaFuel wondering if his injuries are real or not]]. Tails tries assuring the player that Sonic really isn't hurt and is committed to the bit, even stating he takes naps in odd places, but the thought remains in the back of their mind. As it turns out, Sonic truly was injured; he had discovered a dark truth about the train itself, and safe to say it wasn't happy.

* The initial moment with Sonic's "murder" starts off shocking, though Amy gets over it fairly quickly, with both her and Tails believing that Sonic is committing to the bit and think he's just playing dead. When the player goes to inspect Sonic however, the latter passes out, leaving the player character [[ParanoiaFuel wondering if his injuries are real or not]]. Tails tries assuring the player that Sonic really isn't hurt and is committed to the bit, even stating he takes naps in odd places, but the thought remains in the back of their mind. As it turns out, Sonic didn't die, obviously, and manages to recover after a couple hours. His injuries however were real, and he got them after discovering a dark truth about the train itself.

* Once the true nature of the Mirage Express has been revealed and the cast gets separated, the player and Sonic wake up in the Dining Car with the train's interior taking on an evil glow. It's at this time that Eggman then makes himself known, and reveals that he had converted several trains into Badniks, with some being designed to detect when the cast has boarded. It's a mystery to [[ParanoiaFuel how long the doctor's managed this masquerade]].