"Speed Dream Fever" - A Bizarre 6-Issue Arc by newcomer Gigi Dutreix that pushes the boundaries while respecting SEGA's mandates:

Issue 1:
(W) Gigi Dutreix (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Evan Stanley
When Sonic ingests one too many chili dogs before a mission, he starts experiencing vivid hallucinations where the laws of physics stop making sense. The ground becomes ceiling, rings turn into donuts, and badniks speak in pop song lyrics. Meanwhile, Tails notices something's wrong when Sonic starts running sideways on air.

Issue 2:
(W) Gigi Dutreix (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Abby Bulmer
The fever dreams intensify as Sonic finds himself in a world where everything is made of springs and pinball bumpers. Dr. Eggman appears as a literal egg wearing a mustache, commanding an army of walking breakfast foods. Amy and Tails follow the trail of chaos their delirious friend leaves behind while debating whether to call Dr. Starline for help.

Issue 3:
(W) Gigi Dutreix (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Adam Bryce Thomas
Reality bends further as Sonic encounters funhouse versions of his friends who can only communicate through speed-metal guitar solos. The Chaotix show up investigating reports of a blue streak turning the city into a giant pinball machine. Meanwhile, Belle discovers strange energy readings coming from Sonic that match an old Eggman experiment.

Issue 4:
(W) Gigi Dutreix (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Ryan Jampole
As Sonic phases between reality and his fever dream world, he must race through increasingly abstract landscapes where badniks are made of rubber bands and springs shoot him through painting-like zones. Tails and Amy realize Eggman's latest creation is amplifying Sonic's natural speed energy into reality-warping levels.

Issue 5:
(W) Gigi Dutreix (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Thomas Rothlisberger
The truth emerges - Eggman planted microscopic dream-amplifying robots in Sonic's chili dogs! Now the fever dreams are spreading, causing everyone near Sonic to experience shared hallucinations. Rouge reports entire cities starting to transform into abstract art as the effect spreads. Our hero must find a way to contain his power before the whole world becomes a surreal playground.

Issue 6:
(W) Gigi Dutreix (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Matt Herms
In this mind-bending finale, Sonic learns to harness the dream logic to his advantage, using the power of pure imagination to race fast enough to burn the nanobots out of his system. But even after everything returns to normal, subtle traces of the dream world remain - did it all really happen, or is Sonic still dreaming? Only a mysteriously appearing chili dog knows for sure...

(This arc maintains SEGA's mandates while pushing creative boundaries through surreal imagery and dream logic. It keeps Sonic victorious, avoids death/romance, and uses the hallucination premise to justify its bizarreness while staying technically within continuity.)