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Let's begin!
Lately, sonic has been acting weird lately.
Like really. He has been shaky,
His breathing was uneven.
Chest cramping.
Signs a panic attack was gonna rise from it's shadows.
Sonics friends even knew something was up.
They tried to ask him if he was okay and that he can talk to them, But sonic insisted he was alright.
And just said they were being "nosy" and they needed to mind there own business.
Even when his friends came up to his bedroom.
Checking on him still asking if he was alright he replied "go away...please..just go..".
So they left him alone for a while, thinking maybe it was puberty? But another part of them said....It wasn't.
Amy tried one day.
Sonic..I know something is bothering you..you dont have to hide it, so please tell us if something is wrong, we will listen."
But sonic denied, saying why won't he be okay, and that they were just nosy.
But that wasn't true.
But sonic ignored it.
Thinking it will blow over.
Maybe it was just lack of exercise!
Not after he just went on a 12 mile run and back.
"Ugh..I feel like eggheads moustache on a bad day.." Sonic groaned.
walking inside the house, running to grab some water.
"Okay..I still feel weird..weird." sonic thought. He drank the entire bottle of water quickly.
"Well, running is exercise. Maybe I need more exercise in my whole body, not just my legs..yeah!.
Yeah, obviously sonic."
Sonic said to himself walking outside to the training area.
As soon as tails saw him, he ran up to sonic and hugged him like he always does.
"Hey bud." Sonic said shakily.
"Sonic, you feeling better?" Amy asked walking over to the two.
"Oh, uh yeah." Sonic lied. He didn't want them to think he was weak, he hasn't been in the training spot for DAYS.
He brushed Amy off, saying he was fine and stuff. Even though it was a lie.
He walked over to knuckles, obviously using the punching bags.
"Hey Knuckles, skipping leg day again?" Sonic joked.
"Oh shut it" knuckles said playfully, smiling.
"I expected you to have these buff Legs after all the running you do, guess it hasn't payed off." Knuckles said.
"Shut up." Sonic rolled his eyes.
After sitting down, stretching, and trying to stall. He didn't want his breathing to be off again.
But, it became off again. But more then before.
He chest clenched and became tight again.
He almost quirked an ear up.
"What...? Wait.." sonic mumbled out, he didn't even finish before his breathing was taking a toll.
He breathed in and out, trying to even it out but it wasn't corporating.
He became shaky again.
He tried to cover it up, the imaginary wall of fakeness. But Amy and tails walked over to him.
"Dammit..why are they coming?!" Sonic said to himself, standing up instantly as they walked over.
He was shaking now. Breathing uneven. But now tears.
Wait, TEARS?
No no no no....Was this actually a panic attack? Over what?
Trauma?
Anxiety?
No..then what was it-
It was the pressure that's always on him.
He is only fifteen, everyone always depends on him, fighting eggman every other day, he dealt with a Zombot infection, being turned into a Werehog, almost everything.
Not a single vent to anyone.
Not even a tear shed.
He was strong, but he has been strong for TOO long.
This wall of...hiding feelings is being teared down, and smashed down by this sudden panic attack.
"Hey sonic!" Tails said Infront of him, along with Amy standing next to him.
"Oh, uh..h-hey g-guys." Sonic said, Shakey breathes being heard clearly by the both of them, and a panicked face, with teary eyes.
"Woah, sonikku are you okay? Is everything okay?" Amy freaked out.
Sonic couldn't respond, he sat on the bench behind him, about to answer, then whimpered and covered his face with his hands.
Everyone started to notice one by one. Turning around, some whispered to eachother.
"Sonic, just breathe." Tails tried. Sonic always said just breathe while tails cried when he was 5, and sonic was ten. In the Classic era.
Tails is ten now, and sonic is fifteen.
Sonic.
He was breathing shakily, whimpering, trying the hardest to hold his tears.
Everybody started gathering and swarming, asking what on Mobius happened and how, or trying to comfort sonic not knowing what was going on.
It was really uncomfortable for sonic.
He felt like such a damn burden.
"I'm sorry..I know I'm a burden..I'm so sorry.." sonic croaked out. Voice cracking multiple times.
"Sonic Maurice Hedgehog, don't ever say that again. You aren't a burden, you push through Everything that comes your way. Anything that comes at you, you push through easily!" Amy persuaded.
Sonic didn't know how to react to those words. He really didn't. He felt a sense of joy again.
"Yeah, she's right faker." Shadow smirked.
Everyone nodded, or yelped a yes.
"Y-you guys..!" Sonic broke down sobbing hugging them.
He finally felt better. No one every seen Sonic like this. Ever.
It was new to them, but everyone has there moments.
Especially Sonic.