Draco wouldn't quieten that night. It was as if the hedgehog baby knew that something was wrong in the world around him. Shadow suspected Draco may have been more intelligent than other babies of his age, thanks to his fathers special genes. So he wasn't surprised when his son hadn't been sleeping well after Siberias miscarriage, he knew his of his dead brothers and his mothers pain.

Shadow frowned when he thought of the one he loved. Although he showed little emotion to the death of his newly born twin sons, it wasn't as if he didn't care, but if he appeared upset Siberia would be worse. The hedgehog had barely spoken to him at all since she had arrived back from hospital about a week ago. She had even refused to touch Draco, fearing that she may ' Kill him too'. Shadow knew she wasn't thinking straight, but was worried that after a week, things had not made an attempt to shift back to normal. He alone took care of Draco as well as everything around the house. It wasn't hard, but he missed Siberia's company. He didn't like this depressed version of her, it was upsetting him. The thoughts of his sons ran through his head, constantly, but especially at night. It was then that silent tears were shed, out of view from the other adult in the house. Siberia hadn't noticed his bloodshot eyes in the morning, or if she did, she hadn't mentioned them. Her hours drifted by in a haze of tears and sleep, and she wasn't eating either, only drinking small amounts. Shadow knew she wouldn't last too long like this, knowing she was still ill from before the birth, remembering how she had barely eaten in three weeks. He had tried his hardest to make her sustain herself. But it seemed, form her attitude, that she no longer wanted to live.

A crashing knock on the door made Shadow jump. He scowled at the disturbance in piece, wanting it to be as quite as possible for Siberia, and marched over to the door, throwing it open.

When he did. Her was surprised to meet an equally angry scowl of Knuckles, with Rouge clinging into him, her face moist with fresh tears, new ones leaking out of her eyes every few seconds. If he hadn't seen the state Rouge was in, he would have blown a gasket at Knuckles for his loud knocking. But from both of their expressions he knew something was wrong.

" Where's Eggmans base!" Knuckles demanded as soon as Shadows face was revealed. The hedgehog frowned at the obscure question and said

" I don't know. Why?"

" That bastard of a hedgehog Sonic let Eggman out of the prison and he took Seth! Tell me where the base is so I can kill the doctor, then tell me where Sonic is, so I can kill him too!" Knuckles roared, awaking both Siberia and Draco. The baby began crying loudly in protest of the noise, but Knuckles didn't seem to notice or care. Shadow tried to remain calm but his mind filled with anger for the hedgehog, knowing he had gone to far this time.

" I don't know where Eggmans base is, I believe Sonic is the only one who does" Shadow said, calmly. Knuckles growled and bellowed meaningless yells into the air through fury, as Rouge continued sobbing.

" Can't you find him?" She asked through choked sobs. Shadow nodded, understanding the two parents reaction and said

" We should check his house". As they left, Shadow thought over what Sonic had done, wondering why one earth he would have gone through with it.

Apon arriving, Shadow, Rouge and Knuckles realised that the doctor wasn't lying when he said he had captured Amy. The house the two hedgehogs shared was half torn down, reminance of the walls littered the grass around it and the stairs had fallen on their side. It was a miracle the whole house hadn't collapsed on them.

Both Amy and Sonic were nowhere to be found. Any hopes that Amy had somehow escaped and fled were deflated after they remembered neither of the hedgehogs had a car and relied on Sonic's speed for their one form of transport, with Sonic gone, Amy could not have escaped on her own.

Their next stop was Tails house, hoping the blue one had stayed with his best friend while his house was fixed. But neither Sonic nor Tails were there, only Talim, telling them that no-one was there then slamming the door in their faces. Knuckles patience had been so bad he had punched a hole right through Talims door, before wheezing, seemingly forgetting about his lack of energy until it caught up with him. All the while Shadow grew more and more angry at Sonic, for his irresponsible attitude and his careless nature. Because of him two of their own were in danger and Shadow was also worried about Draco and Siberia, hoping the doctor didn't decide to confront his family while he was away on this while goose chase. The night feel and no progress was made.

Meanwhile, at Eggmans base, the doctor himself was waltzing around in the highest of spirits. He had thrown Seth in the cage with Amy, demanding she look after him. But after some time studying the data the reporters had provided with him, he grew bored, so decided to have a look at his new toys.

" You!" He roared, pointing at the nearest service droid that happened to be passing.

" Yes sir" I replied with a complete lack of enthusiasm. The doctor grinned and said

" Bring the Mongol". The robot saluted and marched away, returning minuets later with the squirming Seth in his hard, iron claws. Eggman grinned and dumped the creature in a tiny glass cage, on where he could barely move around in and certainly too small. " Hello little baby" Eggman said playfully, finding the way Seth cowered away from him highly cute. He reached his hand through the flap at the top and reached towards Seth's head, going to stroke him. The bachidna squirmed away from his touch, moaning in little high pitched chirps. Eggman ignored the warnings and went to touch the little baby's tummy, getting a nasty shock when Seth grabbed hold of his finger with his two little hands and sinking his almost full set of tiny canines through the doctors glove and into his skin.

The doctor yelped and pulled his hand out as quick as his body would let him, cursing the no longer cute creature and slamming the flap shut.

" Great, both the echidnas have bit me. I probably have rabies" Eggman muttered to himself. Seth struggled against the invisible force around him as the doctors scanners ran over every inch of the tiny creatures body. " Fat percentage 60. Muscle tone a little over average, wing strength low, estimated intelligence, low" he mumbled to himself, while Seth became mesmerised by the lights that were flickering over him. He looked up from his work and said " Well, your not much use are you?". Seth didn't reply, but started to complain about the lack of space available to him. " I guess I'm just going to put my genius brain to use once more. I have plans for you Seth, big plans" he said, laughing a little to himself in the way all super villains do. He bent down to the glass again, pressing his face close to Seethes. The bachidna looked disgusted. The doctor ignored his look. " But right now you don't exactly fit up to them. No matter, I can sought that one out". He swivelled round back to the console, working his finger over the keys as he issued commands. Seth wasn't sure what to think. All that was running through his head was that a strange creature was talking to him. It was red in places, but it didn't look or smell like his dad and his mum wasn't anywhere. He was scared of the force around him that wouldn't let him out, not knowing what the doctor had planed or was talking about.

The panel above him opened again and a mechanical arm drifted down, the end of it attached to a seringe full of a greenish liquid. It kept lowering itself until it reached Seethes level. He moved away from it as far as he possible could, objecting as loudly as he could. But the needle found his arm and sunk in the liquid. Seth shrieked with the newly found pain that ran through him at it's touch.

" You see my dear servant. That liquid I going to help you grow faster and stronger than you naturally would, also putting your mind into a more exploitable state, although I'm not sure if that's needed considering who your father is". He grinned and said " The amount of times he feel for my schemes" he trailed of, mumbling pleasantly to himself. He laughed and swung around on his chair, clearly happy, then stopped and leaned forward to talk to the little creature again, knowing perfectly well he couldn't understand him. He put on a saddened tone. " Poor poor Seth" he shock his head in a seemingly disbelieving way " Abandoned by your parents for being a half-breed, thrown in a river to wash away and die. Rescued by your kind hearted friend Doctor Robotnic and allowed to live in his top secret base. But don't worry little creature, I'm here for you, and if you follow my instructions, maybe you'll have revenge on your uncaring parents one day, because of course you are far superior to them, after I pump you up with these special drugs that is". Seth hadn't stopped crying through all of this. " For gods sakes can't you shut up!" He yelled at the infant, his star gazed look vanishing from his face and becoming one of anger. Seth didn't. If anything, the raised voice made him even more upset. Robotnic growled in frustration and dug his nails into his bald head. He had a brief thought about giving the baby to Amy to look after, but decided against it, instead thinking of a much easier way to make the thing shut up.

The glass lid around Seth slid open and his noises subdued a little. He began to crawl his way out. But then Robotnic grabbed him by head, pulling back his forehead in a position that stretched the babies skin and caused him pain, and forced a muzzle over his mouth, keeping it shut. Seth mumbled and murmured, his face screwed up, as if he wanted to cry. But no noise came from his mouth, it was clamped shut. A look of utter terror and sadness overcame the babies face, as he finally realised that his mother and father were not coming, and that he was all alone in this strange, scary place, with a huge creature, intent on causing him pain in ways he didn't even know.

" Hello Amy" the doctor said in a menacing way as he entered her prison cell. Amy looked up from where she had been sitting in the corner, hugging her self in a protective cocoon. His voice tone obviously didn't deter her, as she had an issue to discuss with the ageing doctor.

" Where is the food!" She screeched, slamming her fist on the ground the emphasise her point. The doctor raised an eyebrow and replied

" You'll be given food when you need it".

" I need it now!" Amy screamed back, not happy with the treatment the doctor was giving her. The doctor began to anger again and said in a harsh voice

" Why! This isn't a maternity ward , Aren't you fat enough already?". Amy gritted her teeth, her anger building every second. Partly because of her unstable hormones, partly because of the stress of being captured and thinking this time, Sonic might not be coming to get her And partly because she was hungry, and when she was hungry, the baby was hungry.

" Do you want this child to survive? Because if I don't get enough food I'll die, then the child will too" Amy said, exaggerating the situation slightly to get what she wanted. The doctor stopped the think for a while.

" Fine, I'll get some food so you can stuff your face, fat cow" he resorted. Then, he scowled, his face darkening, leaning in on the bars, a voice so full of evil emitted from him, making Amy realised that the years in prison must have darkened him. " But remember this, as soon as that son of yours is born. Your dead" and with that he walked out, slamming the doors shut. Amy didn't breath for a few seconds, wondering if the doctors words were true. She hoped they weren't, and more than anything now, she wished for Sonic to rescue her.

Authors notes

Once again, I apologise for the hell of a long update time. I am currently studying for my exams, as well as finishing of loads of coursework that was supposed to be done months ago. I am even supposed to be doing my work now but I love u lot more so I updated. Keeps the reviews coming. More reveiws quicker urge to update.