"OWWWWW! EGGMAN, GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY THING!" Sonic shouted as the machine smacked him freely, this time with a round paddle clutched in its hand. Sonic was finally caught after hours of running from Eggman in his yard. Now, Sonic was covered in dirt, twigs all in his spines, and his backside was excruciatingly sore. After 30 seconds, Eggman counted, he let Sonic free. Before Sonic could reach back to rub at his poor rear, Eggman took his hands in his, and looked Sonic in the eye.

"Now, care to tell me our little policy?"

Before being spanked, Sonic was told Eggman had a policy for his behavior while staying at his house, and he had to repeat it before and after punishment. He would have to say the policy, and tell Eggman what he did to earn a spanking. Sonic hated this, but if he didn't do it, it meant going back to the beginning.

"G-good hedgehogs…get rewards…n-n-naughty h-hedge….hogs…get s-spanked." He stuttered out.

"Good, you remembered. And which one of those were you?"

Sonic hesitated, but was prompted by a sharp smack to his lower hip. "Ow!...I was…a n-na…naughty hedgehog…for trying to run away. So…I…got a spanking…"

Eggman nodded in approval, and released Sonic's hands. Sonic immediately began to rub his bottom, and sniff back his tears. Eggman stood straight, and took Sonic gently by his forearm to the bathroom.

"E-Eggman? Why are we going here? I didn't curse!" Sonic defended, trying to pull out of Eggman's grasp. Eggman yanked him forward, and locked the door once they were inside.

"No, but you are filthy." He said, as he turned the faucet to the bathtub. Eggman removed his own gloves, and rolled up the sleeves of his jacket. He then set Sonic down on the rim of the tub, and started to remove his sneakers.

"I'm not going without a fight, you know. You also know how much I hate water." Sonic protested. However, he seemed to have no qualms about Eggman touching his shoes.

"I know. But I hope you remember what happens to naughty hedgehogs that disobey-meaning fight-me." Eggman retorted as he set Sonic's shoes aside, and started picking his gloves off. Sonic's eyes widened, then he furrowed his brow in a pout.

As soon as Sonic was completely naked, Eggman turned off the faucet when the tub was halfway filled with water. Sonic shivered at the sight of it.

A few minutes and five warning swats later, Sonic was pouting in the tub, his arms crossed and his spines covered in shampoo. A firm scrubbing was all it took to turn the water of the tub from clear to black. 'Was I that filthy?' Sonic asked himself.

As soon as Sonic was out of the tub and dried off, Eggman carried Sonic bridle style to his room, and set him on the bed sitting up.

"Sonic, consider yourself grounded for the next week. This means no TV, no leaving your room except for meals, and a 7:00 bedtime."

Sonic was gaping with each sentence. How dare Eggman treat him like a child? "No, Eggman! I'm not some little kid you can order around! And a bedtime? Yeah, right!"

Sonic certainly made the picture of a little kid, though. He was stomping his feet and yelling at Eggman, his hands flailing in all directions. Eggman sighed, and grabbed one of Sonic's arms, leading him to a corner of the room. Eggman then took the chair from the desk in the room, and plopped Sonic in the seat.

"Now, you sit here with your nose in the corner, and think about how you've been acting. I know I treat you like a child, but if you want to be treated like the adult you think you are then act like it!"

With that, Eggman left the room.

Sonic sat there, his arms crossed and glaring at the wall. He hated the fact that Eggman was right. As he thought about it, he dropped his arms, and stared at his hands in his lap.

A few minutes later, Eggman came back in the room. He approached Sonic, and asked, "Sonic, have you learned something from this?"

"Yes, Eggman. I learned that you treat me based on how I act. If I act like a child I get treated like a child." He replied with a hint of annoyance.

"Good boy. You may come out now." Eggman suggested as Sonic rose from his seat. Eggman then did something extremely unexpected of Sonic.

He handed him a cookie.

What next? R&R!