Hard to Forget (By RAWN)
Chapter 2: Examination
Sonic slowly opened his eyes only to squeeze them shut again from the strong light. His curiosity, however, made him open them again.
"Wh-what happened? Where am I?" he thought groggily, his head still swirling, passing out and then landing on his face certainly hadn`t helped
in that department.
He raised his left hand to rub his eyes, only to discover that he was still manacled.
He also registered that he was now lying on his back on some kind of table or bed in something that resembled a hospital room. As if that
wasn`t bad enough, Eggman was still with him!
He immediately sat up.
"You`re finally awake I see" Eggman said. Sonic wasn`t sure if he had just imagined a slightly relived tone in the doctor`s voice.
He tried to say something, but his throat had become too dry and sore, and the only response he made was a couple of small coughs. He
clutched his now hurting throat with both hands in futile hope that that would somehow ease the pain.
"You appear to have caught a cold, but I`ll examine you to make sure that it`s nothing more…lethal" Eggman said while smirking at the last
word, making shivers run down the hedgehog`s spiky back.
The doctor came towards him with a thermometer in hand, which made Sonic lean away from him with a weak snarl.
"Are you going to cooperate and let me place this under your tongue, or do I have to forcibly measure your temperature someplace else?"
Sonic`s eyes twitched at the suggestion and he reluctantly opened his mouth to let the human put in the instrument, not bearing to even think
of the considerably more humiliating alternative.
After what felt like an eternity for the blue blur, Eggman finally removed the annoying device.
"You`ve got quite a high fever there hedgehog".
Sonic rolled his eyes at the comment. "Like I didn`t already know that" he thought sourly.
The doctor picked up a stethoscope "Sit still will you, and take some deep breaths". This was of course the last thing the now irritated hedgehog
wanted to do, but his body would still not obey his wish to run, so he remained obedient for a little longer, letting his enemy listen to the
rasping sounds his lungs were currently making. After that, he had to let his enemy check his sore throat, which almost made Sonic gag.
What came next though, not even an infuriated Amy could have made him sit still and submit to.
"Now I`ll just need a blood sample and then I`m done examining you" Eggman said casually, showing him a glass syringe in his right hand.
Sonic`s eyes widened in fear. He did NOT like needles. Especially not when wielded by someone he shared a mutual hatred against, the shock
of the sudden threat giving him temporarily strength to jump down and stumble to the door, which sadly proved to be locked. He nervously
turned his head and looked at the doctor with pleading eyes.
Eggman`s face showed a slight hint of surprise before turning back to its usual scowl. The blue-furred one backed slowly into a corner,
gesturing to the other not to go through with this, unable to voice his protests. Not particularly moved by this, the doctor simply took hold of
the other`s trembling arm and took the blood sample, ignoring the feeble struggles from the sick hedgehog. All his exertions making him faint
again.