"Augh, so, that's what an extra life feels like, huh?" Sonic groaned, getting back to his feet after his own brush with death. Shaking his head, he went to assess the situation. "Huh, minus Kalki, plus gigantic evil dragon of death..." and he facepalmed at Ruby's hoping that talking to him would stop it. "I guess it couldn't be helped."

Better to be safe than sorry - Sonic would strike the dragon with Judgement