Chapter 1

Eggman looked in the small containment tube that held a small tiny organism in the bubbling green cylinder. He studied it's odd shape, for yet it had to grow into it's own unique fitting shape. Eggman yawned at the thought of having to take care of a child. If anything, he didn't want another A.D.A.M or Mecha incident. But this child was to be perfect. No flaws, no stupidity, and actual flesh and blood. He wouldn't have to worry about anyone putting viruses in it to exploit it or anything crazy of those sorts. He was hoping to have a little girl, named after one of his long lost girlfriends. But a boy would posses more potential and could become a great leader. But the thought of being an only parent scratched at the back of his mind. Would it work? The cell of the organism was very vurnerble at this moment of it's stage, so extra precautions would need to be taken. Anyone's DNA could accidently 'slip' inside.

Then it happened. The warning sirens wailed. Someone was invading his base. He had already got that feeling of protecting his 'unborn child', so he quickly covered the tube holding it, and slid out locking the door behind him. But what he didn't know was that Sonic was already inside, behind the long tube holding the odd shape inside. Sonic removed the quickly thrashed about cover and looked about it. He climbed up on top of the stacked boxes nearby and opened the cover.

"Wow, look at this...'' He said looking down into it. It started to overflow from the cap removed and Sonic panicked as the green water burned onto his skin. He slipped in halfway, scratching helplessly at the edge. Patches of blue and peach fur stumbled inside the tube as he nearly fell down inside. He yelped as he pulled himself out, cautiously pulling the lid back on and shaking his fur clean. The stuff didn't stink, but man did it burn. He would have to clean it off once he would get home, but for now he needed to find the Freedom Fighters and explore around a bit more. Eggman was dangerous, and they needed to find a but more proof. So he carefully slipped out the bar in the hinge, unlocking the door, and slipped out, leaving behind his and Eggman's now newly DNA combined child.

*SKIP*

Eggman waited as the child developed more and more everyday. It was taking on an odd shape, but he ignored it, considering the liquid inside might be making things look way different than they should be. Soon it would be time for the child to be ready to release out. But now was the most important, the waiting. Days passed on and on, Cubot and Orbot had been excited about a new one joining, and the Freedom Fighters had been quite. Something quite unusual.

Eggman slowly walked inside and opened the tube, draining all the liquid out. He waited until it was empty and picked up the baby in a small blanket. He hadn't had time to even barely look at it. It needed to be injected with anti-bodies and vaccines immediately, or it would die before it's first hour. He quickly placed the bundle of blankets on the table and ordered for Cubot and Orbot to inject the vaccinations while he ran off and got ready to prepare the baby for legionization. Half way down the hallway, he stopped, and stood there thinking to himself. Would the baby be able to handle such conditions so young? Would he do that to his child? So many burning questions, so little time. Then he suddenly got a beeping on his wrist watch. He looked and saw a signal coming from Cubot. Yer better see this sight fer sore eyes.Eggman quickly paced back down the hallway and entered the lab where the three were and stood there, looking at the newborn baby. Or should he say,

Hedgehog.

His heart stopped. Everything in the room felt frozen. Each was silent, except for the baby's occasional cries of hunger and irritation. He didn't feel excited anymore. He was mortified. His hard work and labor all night every night for months turned out like this. He didn't want this responsibility anymore, he just wanted it destroyed. Orbot broke the silence.

Sir, we had given him all his recommended shots.

Eggman nodded wordlessly. He was too busy thinking of ways to kill it. Had this been what his brother, Colin, felt so long ago when his son Snively was born? The hatred of all his plans going to waste turning back on him? He was furious, yet his face was blank. He wanted to scream at the robots in frustration and anger, he wanted to slice the child open for it's failure, he wanted to burn it, do horrible things to it. But why couldn't he bring himself to act upon it?

''Cubot...Orbot...thank you. Please leave.''

Thank you? They received a thank you?Oh boy, it must be important. The two quickly nodded and continued off out of the lab. Eggman's face quickly turned red and nasty. He walked over to the small baby and examined it. It looked exactly like his worst enemy Sonic. It was tiny and scrawny, that of a frame of a weakling. That damn hedgehog must have gotten into his experiment and got his dirty hands all over it. The baby cried out louder, hungry and tired. He screamed in the child's face.

''WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO AND FAIL ME YOU STUPID WORTHLESS PIECE OF HEDGEHOG!'' Anger filled the room. No one would hear him except for the occasional robots, but they had no feelings or moral unlike the baby in front of him. "WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BE SO UGLY AND DUMB! I THOUGHT I CREATED YOU FLAWLESS!" The baby was terrified now, crying in fear from his loud voice. It hadn't even had the strength to open it's eyes either. Eggman continued to flame on.

" I CREATED YOU! THIS IS WHY I HATE EXPERIMENTS AND KIDS! THIS IS WHY I HATE YOU!" The baby had nothing else to do but cower in fear. "I HOPE YOU DIE YOU COWARD YOU BUG SCARED IDIOT! LOOK AT YOU! YOU CAN'T EVEN SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN!" More and more tired screams of crying came from the defenseless infant. It's only real thought was for food and love. But it wasn't going to receive either. Suddenly his voice went low and he calmed down. Relief flowed over him and he smiled his usual evil cocky grin.

"No use...I'll create another perfect child and let you here to die. You'll slowly fade away from no food in about three good hours, so enjoy the coldness of the table and room as you slowly die." Eggman continued to smile during the child's pitiful screams. He just simply shrugged and walked away, walking out of the lab into the hallway and shutting the door behind him. After the child would pass away, he would simply throw it in the incinerator and make a new one all over again.

As he continued down the hallway, thoughts of his family flooded his mind. The teasing of his brother pricked at his mind, his mother's sweet and gentle caring voice made his mind calm, and his father's simple, yet strict life style gave him the reminder of what made him today. He stopped again. His father.The man who he looked up to as a young child. He always cared for him, never allowing his brother to continue on his teasing when he was around. Eggman's father was a scientist of sorts, working alongside his grandfather on their newest projects. It was in his blood to be a scientist and a mechanic and all those things. But the thought of the baby back in the lab made him re-consider. What would his father say to him now if he was letting that poor innocent baby die of hunger and fear and no attention?

I didn't raise you that way!

But of course you didn't, he said to himself. But you also didn't teach me to be what I was today.Guilt kept clawing it's way back and Eggman knew he had to give the baby care. If he didn't, he would be even more of a monster than he is now. Sighing, he turned back the way he came and ran back towards the lab. Once he made it there, he slowly slipped inside and still saw the baby crying on the table. This time, it was slow cries with occasional wimpering. It was weakened fully now, near it's end. He would have to work quickly it it were going to survive. But first things first, he would need to find out what gender it was. He hadn't even had time to look and see what it was. How stupid of him.

Quickly, he stepped over to the table and examined the wriggling baby lying there, exaushted. Bringing his hand slowly above the baby's leg, he quickly moved it over and looked to see.

It was a boy.

Smiling he took the towel and wrapped the infant inside. At least one good thing came out of the whole project. So now it wasn't a total failure. But then he felt the towel and noticed it was wet and uncomfortable. No wonder he was crying, being wrapped up in this cold thing. He removed the towel and decided to wrap his arms around the child instead. He could feel it's cold fur and skin underneath his clothing. He really is cold. Oh how horrible I was allowing him to suffer!Being very careful, he ran back out of the lab and down the hallway out towards his private quarters. There, he would have his room to go to and would hopefully be able to warm the baby up in there.

Why am I even doing this? Just 10 minutes ago I wanted the little runt dead!But he continued onward, ignoring his conscience for this one time. The baby boy wimpered in his arms, hungry. ''Give me a minute please," he pleaded to the child. As if he understood, the baby went quiet and remained lying on his chest for warmth. "I'm sorrry little guy, I just need to grab something."

Eggman finally felt better. He had just made the ideal bottle and was feeding the content infant in his arms. He was so tired from worrying and working, he actually felt like a real parent now. But never would he allow himself to accept that. He didn't love this child either...he was just...caring for it.Yeah, that's all. Then he got the sudden urge to comfort the baby. So he softly hugged the small hedgehog as he slowly suckled the milk from the bottle.

He's just the smallest I've ever seen. Caringly, he carefully petted the small hedgehog's quills, letting them smooth back. The baby seemed to enjoy it, resting calmly in his arms. Eggman smiled and studied the baby's features now that he finally had him close by. What could I possibly name you?He thought as he carefully ran his finger through his quills. The baby's fur was a soft light blue, with some fluffness near the back and fuzzy bright peach arms with the small oval peach marking on his belly. This child was an exact clone of Sonic himself. Everything about him looked exactly like Sonic. It was a pity though, he could have been a beautiful overlander baby, but oh well. Parents don't get to decide what their babies get to look like.

"Erp," the small baby burped as Eggman finished feeding him. He was full now, and was a lot warmer than before. Thank fully, Eggman had found a good heated blanket to use for him. "Now we need a name for you, I can't be calling you 'baby' or 'son' all day can I now?" The small hedgehog's ear perked up, but his eyes remained closed. "Hmm, I know. How about Ivo Jr.? Would you like that?" The baby's tail wagged happily. "Good, I knew you'd like it."

*SKIP*

Sonic never before ran so fast in his life. His face was full of tears mixed in with fear. He was being chased, followed helplessly by his girlfriend's murders. No one was with them, they were all alone. Sally was just casually walking with Sonic in the great forest when three guys jumped them and grabbed them. He tried to defend Sally, but it was too late. He had to escape before they would catch him too. He was terribly scared, and his heart stopped every time he heard their footsteps getting closer. He was going nuts.

Then he came to a turn. New Megaopolis was way too close, but he could hide there and let Eggman's robots handle them. Plus he was injured and there was some rest there in the abandoned buildings. Being quick, he jumped down the hill and landed not too far down towards the city. He was stumbling, giving the chasers the uper advantage.

"No!" Sonic screamed as they got closer. His leg was heavily cut, but he would make it to shelter. Just if he could lose them...

...But then someone jumped him. He whacked his head off of the ground and he blacked out.

*SKIP*

Eggman examined the bleeding, unconscious, Sonic on his lab table. Nearby, Ivo rested peacefully in a small basket that used to contain tools. Now it only contained the small bundle wrapped in heated blankets. This was a huge advantage for the doctor. Right now, he had his worst enemy Sonic right there vurnerable and injured, right in his clutches. But why wasn't he doing anything? Should he legionize him? Maybe torture and ask questions-

Eggman's thoughts were interupted by Ivo's baby snoring. He quickly turned around a bit alarmed and caught off guard. He smiled as he saw him sleeping peacefully and looked back towards Sonic. He pushed away the sound and went back to thinking. Was he going to go through with hurting him? He couldn't think straight now as the baby behind him continued to snore.

Sighing, he continued on his way over to the child and picked him up. Was he going to explain to Sonic, or was he going to keep the child a secret? Slowly making his final descion, he took little Ivo and walked out of the room. Sonic wasn't going to know of his exsistence just yet. While he slipped out of the room to lie the baby somewhere else, Sonic awoke slowly.

"Uggh," The blue hedgehog moaned rubbing his head. He had no idea where he was, but he had the simplist idea that he was in Eggman's Base due to all the technology and robots lying around. He went to sit up, when he noticed the somewhat tight restraints on his wrists and ankles, holding him down.

"You have GOT to be kidding me!" He hissed struggling. Then the pain shot back up through his back, making him scream in surprise and pain. He slowly rested his head back, giving in to the immense pain shooting throughout his body. It felt like someone was taking a knife and slowly slicing him open, pouring salt on his fresh wounds. Tears flowed down the hedgehog's peach muzzle as his eyesight started to go blind from the wetness. Fear swarmed over him, and he remained still, praying he would make it thorough. Then as if someone had read his mind, footsteps sounded down the hall as someone's shadow loomed over the floor of the lab. He breathed in, gasping. Eggman walked in, looking very content. Something must be horribly wrong. Sonic tugged at the restraints, struggling to get free. Now he just realized he was in the legionization lab. Drills, metal parts, and wires lied overhead the table. Sonic completely lost it.

"Please oh god please! No!" But Eggman silently stood there observing the hedgehog's screams for mercy. Nothing the cobalt hedgehog said was helping. Only the sounds of crying and screaming could be heard.

"Now, now, hedgehog," Eggman said calmly. "Don't struggle, it'll only make it more painful than needed." Sonic shook his head, trying not to listen to the crazy doctor. He wasn't going to let this happen...was he? Sonic's whole body was burning like a hot fire, his quills out and ready to slice, but most importantly, his legs ready to run. The adrenaline rushed throughout his muscles, but it could only be released if he was freed from those damn cuffs. But while Sonic was distracted with his thinking, Eggman had started to begin getting ready for Sonic's legionization. Parts were carelessly sprawled about the table, many drills clinging to the sides of the tables and walls. He examined the tools, rubbing his chin in question. What exactly would he use for such a speed demon as Sonic? What would he even legionize on him? HIs eyes, legs, arms? He hadn't even thought the plan through enough to decide. Finally, a bit of peace came over the room as Sonic's pleads and cries turned into low sobs. The doctor could see the hedgehog's eyes getting heavy.

"You know you may sleep, right?" Sonic silently nodded. "It would be far less painful...that is until you wake." He didn't need to convince him anymore for Sonic had relaxed back and had fallen into a deep sleep. The doctor sighed and grabbed a few things from a cabinet under the lab table. Shots, bandages, and some other accessories were carefully placed on the table next to the cobalt hedgehog's left side. Eggman stared at the objects in front of him for a very good, long, while, seeming to be absolutely confused as what to do. Sonic was just lying there, near complete stillness.

Eggman sighed and placed the things back into the drawers he had gotten them from. What a coward, he couldn't even legionize Sonic, his worst enemy. What would Lien-Da or Snively think and say? Did he even care about their opinions? Of course not, he didn't care what anyone had to say! He would do as he damned pleased without anyone's opinions! But it was just so hard...no one would ever understand.

"Cubot."

Eggman whispered into his wrist communicator for the cubical robot.

"Yes sir?"

"I want you to take Sonic and drop him off in front of New Mobotropolis. I have no more reason to keep him here, he's useless."

And before the robot could reply, Eggman had made his way out of the lab back into his room.