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Sonic didn't know where he was. It was dark and cramped and there were too many people in here and god he wanted out now. Tails was on his left, while Knuckles and Silver were on his right. Silver was more behind him and pressing him against... whatever they were in. They all woke up gradually, but it didn't put Sonic's mind at ease. He moved around, his breath increasingly getting faster. "Let me out! Let me out! Sonic pounded against the sides of the trap, screaming desperately for help. He moved all over, banging on the walls of their small cage in a desperate attempt to escape. He was beginning to hyperventilate
His panicked actions were cut short when Knuckles grabbed him and held him in place. "Calm down, Sonic! What's the matter?" Sonic's eyes darted around the small space, trying to look for a door or a hatch or anything that even looked remotely like an exit. His eyes fell on Silver's concerned gaze. Sonic was still hyperventilating. Silver rested his hand firmly on the other's shoulder. "Sonic, relax. Take deep breaths and try to calm down." The gold irises fixed on Sonic never faltered. Sonic closed his eyes and did as Silver told. His heartbeat slowed as he took deep breaths, and his tense shoulders relaxed. Once his breathing returned to a normal speed, he opened his eyes. "Thanks, Silv. I really needed that."
"How are we gonna get out of here?" Tails asked. Sonic, despite having calmed down quite a bit, was still visible scared. Silver may not have noticed, but Tails noticed pretty quickly. "I could break the wall." Knuckles suggested. "No. If this is one of Eggman's traps, he would've thought of that possiblity. We have to think of something else."
"Maybe I can do something? I could try to split this thing open. I mean, it feels like this was sealed together." Silver said as he ran his fingers across a small gap between one side of the capsule and the other. It was too small to fit anything through it, but it was likely that it could be pulled apart with enough force. "Well, it's worth a shot, right?" Tails shrugged. Silver bit his lip. "This will take a lot of energy, but we don't really have any other options. I'll have to deal with the headaches that'll come with it, but at the very least we can get out of here."
The walls of the capsule gave off a cyan glow as Silver began forcing them apart. The capsule groaned as it was slowly pulled apart. Silver started whimpering before he gave out, the glow fading as he fell against the wall. He yelped and pressed his hand against his forehead, eyes screwed shut. "Silver!" Sonic shuffled over to the other, his arm behind his back and his hand gripping his shoulder.
Silver was struggling to focus his sight on anything. Everything was blurry and his head was pounding. But he couldn't give up now. He wasn't going to allow himself to give up. He tried again, the gap between the two sides of the capsule growing bigger. Eventually it was big enough to fit a hand through. He stopped as it felt like a knife just stabbed itself into his head, groaning in pain. He could barely make out anything that was happening. "Knuckles! Try and get it opened the rest of the way!" A voice ordered. His hearing was too muffled to understand anything. His body felt weak and his thoughts were blank. Just as the capsule was opened fully, he passed out.