A dialogue box popped up, but it wasn't a standard error. It read: “Part 6 requires a Chaos Emerald to proceed.”
Elias blinked. He looked at the file name again. Had he downloaded a fan-made ARG? A virus? He clicked "OK" out of sheer curiosity. The screen flickered, and the blue blur of Sonic himself appeared in a low-resolution window, tapping his foot impatiently. Sonic.Frontiers.Digital.Deluxe.part6.rar
When the bar finally reached 100%, the green line turned gold. The folder transformed, the .rar icons vanishing to reveal the "Sonic Frontiers" executable, shining and ready. A dialogue box popped up, but it wasn't a standard error
The progress bar appeared, a thin green line crawling across the screen like Sonic running through a thick swamp. 10%... 30%... Elias held his breath. At 54%, the fan on his laptop began to whir, a mechanical plea for mercy. Suddenly, the bar turned red. "No," Elias whispered. "Not now." Had he downloaded a fan-made ARG
The file sat on Elias's desktop like a digital gargoyle: .