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He looks up at the stars in the night sky. He listens to her voice in his head like it's 1974 again. He remembers her smile, her laugh.
"I made some mistakes, but in the end, I made the right choice. I became what you always wanted me to be, a hero."
He goes silent for a few minutes, trying to think about what he would tell her if she was standing next to him.
"I don't know how to live without you, Maria. I miss you, so much. It hurts to know you'll never get to live the life you deserved."
He remembers when G.U.N. killed Maria. He yells in anger and throws a chaos spear at a large rock. The rock splits in half, but it doesn't help calm his growing anger.
He just wants to be happy, to feel free from the anger and sadness in his broken heart. But he knows that won't happen as quickly as he always hoped it would.
He's all alone, with no one to talk to about his overwhelming feelings. Maybe he should try making friends with Sonic and his friends.