Just as Shadow had said, the Commander came to visit the heroes the next morning in Tails' hospital room. "I am sure this has to come at such a sombre note."

"So what is this meeting for?" Knuckles asked, leaning back on the couch provided.

"I sure you know why well enough. Your friend, Sonic." The group glances at various directions without immediately speaking a word.

"It's not his fault, Mister Commander." Cream spoke first.

"From what Shadow has told me, I understand it's not, but he's losing control."

"That is right." The blank hedgehog replied.

"G.U.N wants to offer our assistance in getting him contained-"

"So you can imprison him like last time or maybe add some experimenting too?" Knuckles shot back.

"No, we want help your effort in curing him."

"What?!" Everyone barked in unison, surprised at the Commander's statement.

The man nodded. "G.U.N is concerned that he may cause more harm, but I also want to repay the hedgehog for all the things he's done for our world and his. And we still regret our hasty actions over the confusion with Shadow."

"Now we don't have the time to discuss more on this." Shadow said. "Seeing that he's lost most control, we will need to find a way to subdue and cure him."

"We we're working on it..." Chris glances at Tails. "But it wasn't strong enough to withstand Sonic's strength..."

"We think the Master Emerald might give us a chance, but the problem would be getting him to it or the other way around, so maybe we need a Chaos Emerald. But we don't know how long that would give us."

"We'll need all the time we can get."

-Scene Skip-

"SNARRRRRLLLL!" The werehog raged in the small Plexiglas room, angry that he was now in an unfamiliar and desolate environment, in comparison to the forest enclosure that he was previously confined to and had several places to hide. The blue beast was also furious at having woken up trapped again by the strange fat man dressed in red, whom he could only recognize by the human's scent of blood and sweat, but there was also metal, motor oil and rotten egg mixed into the putrid odor that was easily distinguishable.

Metal Sonic stood next to the doctor, quietly observing the creature's actions. Since his activation, the files on his look alike were already within his head. But upon seeing the contact between what he looked like then and now was something completely different.

"What is your next move master?" The robot asked in a monotone voice.

"After the last failure to control him, I've made some improvements and modifications." Eggman replied while he worked on the computer. "The collar before was too brittle and easily destroyed. This harness however-." He pointed to the screen which displayed a set of blue prints. "Is more durable and will allow me to control the negative energy however I want. Also, since there is hardly anything of my rival left in it, I won't have to put up with his normal stubbornness."

"And I shall put it on?"

"Yes, and if you are damaged somehow, I can easily repair it. Plus I shall first pump some gas in there to make him tired."

"Then I shall do asyou wish of me." Metal nodded.

-Minor Scene Skip-

Metal walked into the room after the gas had time to take effect on the large organic creature. He had enjoyed witnessing the animal's fight against the fumes as it was being pumped through the air conditioning system. In his metal hands now was the new harness. He gazed at the werehog lying on the ground that was now growling weakly.

The robot personally was glad that the gas had done its job. The doctor could fix him up easily, but that didn't mean he liked the thought of being torn apart. After coming right next to Sonic, Metal gently put the equipment down and took the first piece into his hands. "Behave hedgehog and this will go smoothly for the both of us."

"GGggggrrrrr..." He meekly swung his paw like hand before it fell back down again.

The first step was two thick arm bands, that were to be placed on the upper arms, out of reach of the beast's teeth. Snap . Metal put one on and then picked up the other.

Snap.

"Simple enough." Now another collar, but far more advanced and durable when compared to the original. He held it in his hands, and for a moment he felt an unusual feeling of nervousness while looking at the monster's large canines. But it passed in a fleeting second as the collar went around the neck.

Snap.

Metal took the last part, two straps that crisscrossed over the chest with a metal circle in the centre in the front. Minding the claws, each side was slowly pulled over the arms towards the shoulders and the buckles were connected on the back between the spines.

Click.

"I am finished, Sir." The robot stood up and examined his work, making sure that it was secure.

"Excellent, Metal. Now watch as I harness the power and take over my rival." Eggman smiled as he primed the machine, then he pushed the activate button.

"GARRRAAAHHHH!" The werehog roared in pain, curling up into a ball.

"What is it doing?" Metal Sonic asked his creator.

"Right now, forcefully moving the negative energy in to the harness so I can control it and in turn, him. It should take a minute or two."

"..."

"GRRRRGGAAAHH!"

It sent a jolt of momentary concern though the robot, though he wasn't sure if it was from the pain of the beast or the chance he may go through something as painful in his artificial life. Metal allowed his thoughts to consume him, since it helped him to ignore the roars of pain.

"Ah, that should do it." His creator's voice brought him back, also noting that the cries had stopped.

The beast, formerly known as Sonic, sat there still and attentive. His dark green eyes trained on Eggman without blinking. The doctor smiled and pressed a switch to turn on loudspeaker. "Ah, you're finally ready. Let's do a few tests, shall we? And then the next part of my new plan can come forth."

That night...

"N-No, don't do this!" Tails said pleadingly as he rushed though the seemingly never ending forest.

"Keep running, little fox. I'm coming for yyyyyoooouuuuuu..." A deep grumbling voice answered back, with a bit of twisted glee in the tone as it spoke. "Keep running like the prey you are!" Yet, the voice didn't fade away into the distance but neither did it grow closer.

"~huff puff pant~ You have to stop, control it!" The two tailed kit said after he leapt over a log, his feet rapidly making crunching sounds with the leaves underneath.

"Control it? Ha! You make me laugh. Why would I want to control it?"

"It's messing with your head, you're not yourself anymore!"

"Or maybe..." Tails found himself suddenly pinned to the ground by his large pursuer. Their thick breath blew into his ear as they whispered, while the grip on the fox's arms tightened. "Maybe I was always this way and you just never noticed..."

"Y-You're a hero, my big brother."

"Not anymore!" The monster replied as it stomped one large clawed paw on the boy's left arm, snapping it with a gruesome cracking sound resonating around them.

"Ahhhhh!" Tails sat up from the hospital bed with a scream. Hearing his cry, Amy, who was sleeping on the couch next to the window raced over to his side.

"A-Amy, he said...he said..." Tears filled his eyes and he desperately gulped for air.

"It was just a dream Tails, you're safe here." She said as she hugged the terrified fox.

Shadow glanced into the room from just outside. A frown on his face and it wasn't from his normal grumpy like demeanor. Only silently admitting to himself that he was worried for the fox, while he and the echidna had also been attacked. The two of them could easily fight back; both were also older and able to deal with the stress better.

"~It's easy to forget, especially with all his smarts, that the fox is still just a kid. He doesn't deserve getting attacked by the Faker, even when he loses control.~" Looking away from the two, he sighed. For a brief moment, his creator came to mind...

In a way, both he and the hedgehog were affected by a powerful mental affliction, reasons different: one grief, and one an overload of negative power. But strong enough to change two strong willed and...kind people into something that they weren't.

And if they could not cure Sonic...

Shadow suppressed a shudder at the possible outcomes if that happened. ~" Well for his and everyone's sake, we're going to try..."

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Aw small nice Shadow moment.

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