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Rebirth: Hershey the cat as Commander Haste

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(my old shading style makes me cringe, ugh. ;~; and yes the mobius flag design is different. I couldn't recover the old one.)
Hershey, for me she was the mystery we never got to discover before the lawsuit and reboot. By the time I got into the comics I never got to really see or hear much about her. Even after I read all the comics and made sure I didn't miss anything by using the wiki, there wasn't much I got to see in terms of character.  Now, we never will.

  Haste was one of the many who fled and hid from the Eggman invasions, but not in knothole as at the time she was not in Mobotropolis. She was with her father on a camping trip when it started and by the time they were heading back Eggman's swatbots were already in the area. Once they were found by the swatbots Haste's father fought off the swatbots while they ran off for a place to hide. They eventually found a cave to hide in and stayed there for months. Haste was a timid girl at the time. Timid and helpless, which wore her mood down a lot whenever she was reminded of it. She saw herself as a liability to her father as she could do nothing to help him against any swatbot or creature they faced, only help bandage up the wounds afterwards. But their luck was not forever as the missing swatbots who failed to report in added up in one location, the Eggman Empire was aware that someone who was not apart of their faction was in those woods. They assumed it was freedom fighters and sent a squad of swatbots and a few armed airships to the area. Haste's father realizing the threat too late tried fighting them off again using the blades he had brought with him in hopes that he could push their forces back enough to evade the gunships with his daughter and make a run for it, but he was struck down. Haste, who was near his side ran to him. Hoping desperately that she could treat his wound but before she could get out the medical equipment to try her father grabbed her hand and told her to run. She insisted, not wanting to leave him, not wanting to lose him, but he carved the harsh truth into her with a shout. He was beyond help and she needed to accept that and run. After assuring her that'd she'd survive, and that he was proud that she didn't give up on herself or her father he died. Distraught from her father's death and furious at the one's who took him from her Haste grabbed her father's swords and attacked with speed and ferocity. She wasn't as good as her father when it came to blades, but she was faster than anyone she'd ever met and that was her advantage. She was fast, but she wasn't stupid. She wasn't going to risk letting her father's sacrifice be in vain, after she fought her way to the cave's exit she ran. She ran till she couldn't see them, she ran till she couldn't see anything but the fading sunset and passed out. It wasn't long until the freedom fighter's found her while surveying the area. From there on, things changed. She found someone who was not only fast, but faster than she was. Much faster. She also felt like she had a family with the freedom fighters, though she wasn't sure if all of her real family was dead or not. When she was more emotionally stable she would challenge Sonic to races and go to Sally if she needed emotional or moral support. Through Sonic she gained confidence and through Sally she gained the will to keep going, but she knew it was up to herself to make herself more capable in combat. She needed to be useful in protecting others to make up for the mistake of not being able to save the father she cared for. Using her father's swords she would train whenever she wasn't busy, and whenever Sally had the free time she would learn how to plan assaults and prioritize goals whenever a plan got ruined by unforeseen circumstances. She eventually became capable enough to be commander of the Royal Palace Guard and Sally's second opinion after regaining Mobotropolis.

  Haste, while is capable of being playful or snarky is mostly a serious person to the point of coming off as an almost cold, intimidating character. Though she is hardly aware of it, and really doesn't mean to be. Haste has a hard time relaxing and is business oriented most of the time, which makes her life difficult when it comes to more social matters like parties. She also puts others before herself which has gotten her into big trouble on more than one occasion. She see's herself as a protector of the people first and foremost which makes it so she hardly ever regards herself as an ordinary person, once again separating herself from her own personal life for the sake of others.

  However, there is someone who always makes sure she is reminded that she IS a person albeit in an annoying way. That person is Jeff, one of her best guards and her most infuriating one as he constantly flirts with her. But he's a great person to depend on when it comes to getting the job done. When his facade cracked she realized that there was much more to him than an outgoing personality and decided to be his support and help him realize he doesn't have to face his problems alone as well as beginning to take an interest in him romantically. Sonic even now is still Haste's racing rival and friend, and he worries about the amount of stress she puts herself through even with her assuring him that she's fine. During her time in knothole she also slowly found a friend in Antonie and when he too decided to stop being a coward they would practice sparring for as long as their free time allowed, training to be the best they can both be even now. She also has a friend in Sally as they work together to make sure Mobotropolis is safe, and she also has similar concerns as Sonic's when it comes to Haste's work intake. Sometimes Jeff has to drag her out of her office just to get her to stop working so much.

Haste's abilities is her speed (which is about half of Sonic's speed.) and her skills with wielding dual blades, which is something she is proud of and is sure her father would say the same.

  Haste can usually be found training recruits, announcing orders to the guard, being on patrol or doing paperwork. The rest of the time she's ether in her house, or out refilling her fridge. On rare occasions you can see her hanging out with Jeff.
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