RETRO Holes

Enter RETRO
''One of the most well-known, if not the most known, aside from the Native Dragons, are RETRO Holes. No one is exactly sure what they are, but as they are called RETRO Holes, it stands to reason that the “RETRO” made them. So what are they really? They are quite simply, holes in spacetime, a much more dangerous version of the Genesis Portals that became increasingly prevalent after the Shattered World Crisis, which occurred 8 years after the Death of Ventuswill, as according to calendar comparisons. The original Genesis Portals merely connected various parts of the Sonic Multiverse together, but in the aftermath of the RETRO Wave, triggered by Julian’s daughter Junko’s destruction of the actual RETRO, these portals now have extended across large swaths of the Omniverse. ''

''Any that appear will often act as connection points between universes and time periods. It was one such that brought Zero to Mobius, and one such that was used to return the Heartlands to Norad. However, the RETRO itself is not to blame for these holes, but Julian James Robotnik’s misuse of the device resulted in much of the issues Norad now faces. ''

''The more holes, the more that can come through, and not all good. The RETRO Holes have also weakened the barriers between realms, permitting transit via other means to go more smoothly. Reverse Norad, previously sealed away eons ago, is only now beginning to become accessible, as the barrier weakens, and Gensokyo itself, or the Noradic Version, is experiencing similar malfunctions. Given these barriers were put up long ago to keep evil creatures and beings imprisoned, there’s no telling how long is left before the beasts awaken. As for the RETRO itself, the device is a Zone Cop weapon, designed to help monitor and fix any issues in the Sonic Multiverse, and by extension, other Verses that connect to the No Zone. ''

''In the aftermath of the No Zone’s destruction, the RETRO has been lost, and thus, there appears to be no end in sight to the ongoing situation. RETRO Holes can however, be closed, as they are at their base form, Genesis Portals. Beings such as Vitur, the Drake of Ice, amid others, have the power to create and close Genesis Portals. So efforts are ongoing to combat any threats that might emerge from the Genesis Portals, and to one day patch the damaged fabric of reality, before something just as bad as the Eldrazi slips through. Because who knows what lurks beyond time and space…''