Robotnik’s words echoed off the clouds in the sky like a prophecy coming true. He could see it all so clearly now. With the power of the Master Emerald absorbed into his body, he no longer needed satellites or drones or bootlickers to control the world around him. He could reach out and touch the world in a way no living being ever had.

The universe itself was a brain. His brain. His big, giant, pulsating brain.

Coasting over the Pacific Ocean, Robotnik hit the western United States with a vengeance. As he pushed his energized form past the dopey little mud huts mankind called civilization, the doctor called every bit of tech to him. Even the smallest circuits and spark plugs were his to command now.

-Chapter 16