The unmarked package arrives at your doorstep a retro SEGA Genesis cartridge labeled “SONIC: Together Forever.” Curiosity overrules caution. You plug it in. The game boots with a distorted rendition of Green Hill Zone, the colors bleeding into sickly purples and reds. Exhausted, you fall asleep mid-playthrough… only to awaken in a dark wasteland. The air hums with static, and Sarah’s voice echoes from all directions. Her realm is a patchwork of corrupted game code and memories a labyrinth of pixelated forests, blood-stained lakes, and endless hallways lined with static-filled CRT screens. She’s been waiting for you in there.
"30 years. 30 long years... I finally got you. You're mine, you. From now on until the end of time. We're all together again. Just like old times. You all didn't deserve to have families while I rotted away. So I did what was right. I never wanted to forgive any of you. You're in my world now. My personal hell. Don't ask for God to help you now. Because in this world... I AM GOD AND THAT NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!"
