Shadow woke up from his sleep slightly dazed.

He looked around the space and realized that he was in Tails' lab. He then remembered that he was being tested on due to the fact that the fox's notes were sitting on the desk next to his laptop. His eyes widened when he saw how thick the stack of notes were.

Shit.

He quickly got out of his seat and ran towards the laptop. He grabbed all of the papers and skimmed them over.

Majority of the notes were of what he was doing while he slept. Tails wrote down at the very start that Shadow would mimic any emotion he was feeling in his dreams in real life. If he was scared, his legs would shake and he would sweat. If he was happy, he would smile. The list went on. Another thing he noted was that when he was drinking from the sippy cup, he would slip his thumb in his mouth and suck on it gingerly.

That made Shadow's face turn as red as a tomato.

He sucked on his thumb in his sleep!? That was so humiliating, especially since he didn't know that until he read the words on the pages.

Nothing else noteworthy was written down aside from what Tails wrote at the very end.

He read it aloud. "'It is clear to me that Shadow the Hedgehog is in emotional distress. His dreams with the pill reflect that he simply wants to be loved and happy. If he keeps taking this medication, it will more than likely help him with this issue. However, it seems that it has altered how he behaves in reality due to the fact that he has some quirks similar to a toddler i.e. his thumb sucking habits and his diaper?!'"

Shadow looked down and gingerly touched the article of clothing. He sighed in relief when he realized that he didn't pee himself.

How did Tails know he was wearing a diaper? Did he notice the bulge when he sat down? Did he look at it himself when Shadow went to sleep?

Either way, this would be extremely embarrassing if anyone else knew about it…

"Good morning Shadow."

He jumped up in shock and turned to see Tails walking downstairs. He headed over to the hedgehog as he quickly set the notes down.

The fox grinned sheepishly. "I...I see you read my notes."

Shadow glared daggers at the fox. "How did you know I was wearing a…?"

"You were making a crinkling noise when you moved." Tails answered before the hedgehog could finish.

Shadow's frown deepened.

"I guess that explains why you're wearing clothes."

"Rouge told me to…" Shadow grumbled bitterly, ears flat against his head.

"To wear the diaper?" the fox asked.

"...Basically."

"Was it because of a bet or something?" he raised an eyebrow. "Was it because of the medication?"

Shadow let out a long sigh.

Well, the cat's out of the bag. He might as well explain himself. But first, he had to set the stage.

"Listen, I'm about to tell you what has been happening to me over the last couple of days." he stared the child dead in the eye. "Whatever you do, don't tell anyone about this. Not even Sonic! You understand?"

Tails nodded vigorously. "One hundred percent."

The hedgehog sighed, sitting down at the fox's desk as the inventor approached him. "Okay. So you basically have it down when it comes to my behaviors towards the medication. I get all emotional, I...shamefully wet myself when I'm asleep sometimes, I even…" he blushed, eyes downcast. "I even own a sippy cup…"

The fox raised an eyebrow. "Does Rouge and Omega know?"

"They only know about my bed wetting. That's it."

Tails nodded.

"And the worst part of all of this is…" his cheeks burned as a small smile crept on his lips. "I'm actually...starting to enjoy it. I like drinking from my sippy cup, I like watching baby cartoons on TV when Rouge and Omega aren't home. I even like wetting my diaper...to a degree." he looked at Tails, a look of defeat in his eyes. "Is...is there something the matter with me?"

The fox blinked before tapping his chin in thought. His blue eyes scanned the room as he thought things over in his mind. Eventually, Tails spoke up, turning back to the hedgehog.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. If it makes you happy, you shouldn't look down upon it."

Shadow blushed, ears lowering. "Really? You don't think I'm more of a freak than I already am?"

Tails shook his head. "Shadow, you are not a freak. You were never a freak. What you like doing now is pretty normal and there is a community of people that partake in this lifestyle all the time."

The hedgehog raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Uh huh."

Tails went around Shadow and pulled an index card out of one of the desk drawers. He pulled out a pen from the cup on the table before writing something down on it. Once he was done, he handed it to the hedgehog.

"Here you go."

Shadow took the index card and scanned it over. All that was written on it was a phone number and some sort of acronym.

"Look up the acronym when you have the time. Like on your lunch break." the fox stated. "And call the number on Friday if you're interested."

The GUN agent still looked confused as he stared at the card but nodded as he rose to his feet once more. He then picked up his phone and looked at the time.

10:00 AM.

"For fucks sake!" he yelled, grabbing his Chaos Emerald. "I'm late for work!"

He quickly teleported away, waving goodbye to Tails as he disappeared. The fox sighed, looking down at his notes.

"I have a long way to go if I want to play any part in pharmaceutical science…"

~I~I~

Shadow had teleported into one of the bathrooms in HQ.

The reason for this wasn't only because he had to use the bathroom. It was also because he really didn't want to be spotted by Rouge or Omega if he walked through the front door.

He had situated himself in an empty stall and heard other men do their business at the urinals. A part of him wanted to just pull down his pants, do his business and then head over to the office section of GUN HQ. And there was a part of him that wanted oh so badly to just use his diaper for its intended purpose.

Sure, he was still dealing with the aftermath of a rash but it should've been healed by now. Omega put ointment on it and everything!

Shadow leaned his head close to the floor and looked in the direction of the urinals. Sure enough, no one was in there with him. He grinned a little as he sat on the toilet, peeing in his diaper as he sat.

He smiled dumbly as he wet himself, feeling the warmth of it all and enjoying it. He kicked his feet as he finished doing his business but he then frowned when another urge came to him. One that he hadn't felt in a while.

He had to poop.

He stared down at himself and thought about his already pee soaked diaper. He couldn't do it in there! It was already used! Plus if he went into work like this, people would smell that it was coming from him!

Shadow bit his lip before deciding against it. He had to get to work and feces were a pain to clean up after. Besides he could always just use the toilet normally when he got home from work.

He strolled out of the bathroom and walked to the front to get himself checked while also making sure his teammates weren't around to see. Once he did it, he headed to the elevator and made his way upstairs.