The Grid

is an area within Cyber Space in ChaosControl VA's Sonic AU.on Earth F1718-1 
https://chaoscontrolvaocs.carrd.co/#sonicocuniversesystem It is a type of outpost command center that was set up by the Ancients for easy access to the data stored in the dimension from within.
==History==
===Past===
While the Ancients still populated the Starfall Islands,https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Frontiers#Plot and under the oversight of the Master King,https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Frontiers#Final_Horizon they installed the Grid within Cyber Space as one of many outposts to access the dimension's data from within by users who would have been inside the dimension.
===Chaos in Cyber Space Arc===
After Team Spectrum realized that Agony was keeping them trapped in Cyber Space,https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rookie_Chronicles_(ChaosControl_VA%27s_AU)/Chronology_(Past_-_%22New_Generation%22_Saga)#Agony_Appearshttps://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Agony#Skills_and_Abilities and after a few more attacks from him,https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Agony#Chaos_in_Cyber_Space_Arc they managed to (unknowingly) spot one of the Grid's blinding lights in the distance, so they started trekking towards it as a landmark and as a possible means of escaping the dimension.https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rookie_Chronicles_(ChaosControl_VA%27s_AU)/Chronology_(Past_-_%22New_Generation%22_Saga)#Another_Encounter After a few more attacks from Agony, as well as the team getting separated,https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rookie_Chronicles_(ChaosControl_VA%27s_AU)/Chronology_(Past_-_%22New_Generation%22_Saga)#%22Therapy_Sessions%22 Spectrum himself managed to find his way to the Grid on his own (having been set much closer to it than before, much like his comrades), where he used it to gather information about the Starfall Island's historyhttps://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Starfall_Islands#History and any presence of Sonic and his friends on those islands before attempting to use it to escape Cyber Space.https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rookie_Chronicles_(ChaosControl_VA%27s_AU)/Chronology_(Past_-_%22New_Generation%22_Saga)#Finding_the_Truth_in_the_Grid Agony, however, quickly arrived to put Spectrum's escape plans to a halt, hijacking the Grid and using its screenshttps://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grid#Description to project Spectrum's memorieshttps://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrum_The_Hedgehog_(ChaosControl_VA)/History_and_app.#Sonic_Forces%5B8%5Dhttps://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Agony on loop before engaging in a final brawl with him.https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rookie_Chronicles_(ChaosControl_VA%27s_AU)/Chronology_(Past_-_%22New_Generation%22_Saga)#Final_Battle_with_Agony The Grid would then serve as a battleground for Spectrum and Agony's final fight, which soon included the rest of Team Spectrum once they managed to finally arrive on the scene to come to Spectrum's aid. Once Agony was defeated for good, his control over the Grid (and Cyber Space in general) was relinquished, finally allowing Spectrum to use the Grid to allow his and his friends' exit from the dimension.https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rookie_Chronicles_(ChaosControl_VA%27s_AU)/Chronology_(Past_-_%22New_Generation%22_Saga)#Returning_Home
==Description==
===Appearance===
The Grid sits atop a mountain-like mass within the center of Cyber Space, emitting a powerful beaming light from its peak that can be seen for miles.
The Grid itself is settled within a low-earthen ring on the top of the mountain's peak, with tall limestone-looking pillars circling around the edge of the circle. In the center of the circle stands a small module, resembling a much smaller pillarUp to waist-level, which is automatically adjustable depending on who uses the module. that's made of the same material (which also has the appearance of chipping away with the passage of time), with a dome on top of it for a person to place their hand over it; doing so will cause the dome on the module to glow a blue light as holographic-like screens appear in-between the larger encircling columns, displaying specific pieces of data that are selected by the current user of the module (telepathically).
==Trivia==
*ChaosControl VA is very protective of his characters (especially with all of his original characters seen here), so if you want to use any of them (in art, animations, etc.), he wants you to ask him for permission to do so first. He also does not want any attributes of these characters being changed (their races, sexualities, etc.) beyond his original storytelling intentions to suit your own needs (in art, animations, etc.); this will continue to remain the case, unless ChaosControl VA gives permission on some of your proposed changes first (approved changes that ChaosControl VA describes as essentially being fan fiction for you alone).
*The Grid's (real life) creator, ChaosControl VA, had created a system to better categorize and designate different Sonic OC Universes, considering he's had Spectrum interacting with OCs outside of his Sonic AU, and considering he didn't want to mess up the canon or anyone else's AUs with his own. The Grid's home universe is designated "Earth F1718-1."https://chaoscontrolvaocs.carrd.co/#sonicocuniversesystem
*The Grid's appearance was inspired by the Command Center from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, as well as open-air rotundas like the Afterglow Vista (in real life).
**The Grid's creator, ChaosControl VA, first heard of the Afterglow Vista from Episode 4 of the podcast known as "Lore" by Aaron Mahnke and Grim & Mild.
==References==
Category:Locations
Category:Owner:ChaosControl VA
Category:Owner:ChaosControl VA/The Rookie Chronicles
Category:Dimensional Plains
Category:Dimensions
Category:Cyber Space
Category:Outposts
Category:Command Centers
Category:Databases