Cover story - part one

**Translation made by Windii (Line 1402)Original**

The Valley of the Kings, where a white silk mist hangs in the morning mist.

Sonic was running toward the ruins of the castle gate, which stood in the gloomy sky.

"Kingdom Valley," where the former royal castle of the Duchy of Soleana lies. He heard a rumor that a seven-colored shooting star had fallen here, and rushed to the scene.

Then he spotted the ruins of the castle gate and tried to speed up for the home stretch... and that's when it happened.

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"...?!"

Something hits Sonic's leg and he flips over... and just as he was about to do so, his body came to rest in midair. Sonic was startled, but he knew that feeling. It was a psychokinesis hold.

Feeling a presence approaching behind him, Sonic called out in a mischievous tone without looking back.

"Hey, Silver. Is this how everyone greets each other in the future?"

"Heheh, my bad. If I don't do that, I won't be able to stop you."

When Sonic was released from his powers and he landed softly, he finally looked back and saw the silverly white hedgehog... that was Silver.

Silver is a time traveler from the future who has come from an era hundreds of years later. His speed is not as fast as Sonic's, but he is a psychic who can control powerful psychokinesis, and he has fought with Sonic in several adventures.

What on earth did Silver want to "stop" Sonic for? After a few seconds of silence, Silver scratches his head and bows his head slightly.

"Let me apologize again. I'm sorry. Actually, I need a favor from you."

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This is what Silver had asked him to do.

"The bridge here is about to collapse. I need your help with a rescue."

According to a story Silver heard in the future, a stone bridge here fell down the day after a seven-colored shooting star fell in Kingdom Valley. Although the bridge fell down, it was restored in an instant, and the story is passed down as an anecdote of the "Reviving Bridge."

So, like Sonic, Silver heard the rumor of the seven-colored shooting star and came to Kingdom Valley.

"I warned them that the bridge was in danger of falling down, but they didn't believe me at all!"

When he said that much at once, Silver became indignant as if he remembered that moment, but Sonic wondered about something and asked him.