Warning, lemon.

24 - "Huge Foreshadowing!"


"So let me get this straight," The echinda began with a low, increasingly agitated tone. "This robot, who looks like the same exact robot who used to work with Shadow and Rouge, but is actually the anti version of it, came to our rescue and knocked everyone out, including us, so it could clean our minds of any corrupted chaos energy from Scourge. And it was able to do so, with something called a 'spellbinder wavelength'."

"Ehh," Tails slowly smiled sheepishly while scratching the side of his cheek with his finger. His eyes lowered as he realized that all did sound a bit unusual, even for them. "Yeah. If it wasn't for him-err, it, I'd still be out of my mind. You guys would have ended up just like me. Or," He then looked over at the piles of unconscious bodies frozen with that hard foam substance. "A whole lot worse."

The red Mobian just sighed to himself while rubbing his temple. Every hour that passed by, became more and more hectic. He never even liked that Omega thing. He hated Shadow, and he 'tolerated' Rouge. Well, complicated was a better word. Anything that looked even similar to Team Dark put a bad taste in his mouth. For whatever reason, this thing saved their lives and even saved them from eventual madness. There had to be another selfish reason to this. No way this thing would willingly want to help them out. Even if this Omega was an opposite, he doubted the AI in that thing was compassionate.

Even Rouge was eyeing the machine very dubiously, and she didn't like what she was seeing. She knew this was obviously an opposite entity of Omega, but she had a bad feeling about it. Did it have an adapting AI just like the original? Did it comprehend basic emotions just like him? She rubbed her gloved hand on the surface of it's armor, feeling the type of metal that was installed into it's body. It even felt like Omega, but it wasn't the same. She squinted her eyes and poked her finger into it's arms and chest. The robot was silent as of now, not saying a word or moving a mechanical muscle.

Vanilla took over in carrying Cream on her back, wanting to have her daughter by her side. Knuckles was a little put off at the request, but, this was her daughter. Any demands regarding her, he'd have to respect. He didn't want to belittle her or underestimate her as a woman, he was just worried for her. She wasn't exactly strong like Amy, or as agile as Rouge. However, with a huff, she effortlessly carried her little girl on her back. Sure Cream didn't weigh much at all, but he figured a woman of her age would have some kind of trouble. Then again, how old was this lady? She looked like she was in her twenties, but she was obviously older than that. Ugh, he didn't understand women sometimes.

Amy was sitting on the ground, leaning her body weight against one of her hammers. She just sighed, bags growing under her eyes. When's the last time any of them slept? Or eaten? Or peed? Or showered? She ran her fingers through her long pink quills, and looked at the concrete below. Everyone looked so exhausted. Tails glanced at the hedgehog, then exhaled to himself. He then jumped off of the tall metal giant, and landed beside Rouge who didn't even pay him any mind. She was too busy inspecting the machine. He walked over to Amy with a small smile, and got down on his knees to sit beside her. He turned his head and looked at her.

"Hey." He greeted.

"Hey.." She muttered back.

"I'm, really sorry. For saying all that, Amy."

"It's fine," The girl flagged her hand at him. "I know you'd never say that to me, not in your right mind." She laughed to herself a little. "Even if you were feeling hopeless, you'd never say stuff like that. It's just not you." She wiped her face with the back of her hand and looked at the dirt that rubbed off onto her glove. Gross. "Honestly, I only hit you because I was turning crazy, too. I could feel something messing with my head right when I even considered hitting you. If I wanted to knock some sense into you, I'd use my hammer, not my fist."

The fox blinked. That was true. Amy wasn't a brawler, she didn't fight like that. That wasn't who she was.

"Anyway, I forgive you, but I'm also sorry for hitting you. I didn't know what I was doing, but that was still wrong of me. Sonic would be pretty mad, huh?" She chuckled.

"Hn," Tails made a sad smile. "Yeah. But he could never hurt you back. He'd probably yell at you, though. Hiss and raise his quills a bit."

"Heh, that's true."

"If you two are done," Knuckles' voice interrupted their conversation. "We need to keep moving. Let's ditch already, come on." He barked as he as helped Rouge walk with him. She was going to refuse but, she still wasn't at her best. Reluctantly, she allowed him to take her by the hands and let her lean on his body. Things between the two were, weird, because of Shadow. Nothing was ever proven but, Knuckles had his obvious suspicions just like everyone else. He assumed she and that biohog were a thing, and he didn't like that. Then he kept hanging around Sonic after a while, a lot. Which was even weirder. Rouge knew he didn't like that, but they never talked about it. She figured it'd do more worse than good. Besides, part of his problem involved Sonic, and it she knew it wasn't her place to even begin at explaining his and Shadow's relationship.

Amy used her hammer to stand up on her feet, before dusting her dress off. She looked to the side to see miss Vanilla ready to move with the group. She was smiling gently at everyone, as always. Tails nodded and was going to stand up, until their silent metal friend finally decided to speak.

"You cannot move forward." It's robotic voice echoed in the silent blood filled streets.

"Come again?" The guardian scowled.

"Repeating...You cannot move forward. Not yet." The robot started to move it's legs, making loud foot steps into the ground. "Miles prime, I request that you sit atop my shoulder." It's eyes glowed green, a jade colored glare lighting up their way in the darkness of their now apocalyptic world. A red moon was still present here, making it seem like night never ended. The darkness along with red aura made things difficult to see through. "As the only formidable hacker in your group, your safety is more important than others."

This made everyone frown and scrunch up their faces, understandably so. Tails shook his head immediately. He knew what that thing was planning. They wanted to keep an eye on him, so he wouldn't do anything that'd blow their cover. Whoever it was, anyway. "No, I'm fine walking or flying, thank you."

"Your safety is of the greatest importance. Requesting again...Please sit atop my shoulder for direct protection."

"How about you give that protection to miss Vanilla and Cream instead?"

"Negative. They are not of significance."

Tails just scoffed and looked away. He then began walking away, gesturing for the others to follow him. "If that's your view on Mobian life, then I'll happily take my chances with the others." After saying that, Amy smirked and turned her nose up at the machine before joining the kitsune's side. Rouge, Knuckles and Vanilla followed their lead, walking away from the metal giant. They were silent for a minute or so.

"..." Suddenly, the light coming from it's green eyes shined into the direction of the unconscious bodies. Puzzled, Tails glanced over. Why did it do that? "It is best you stay for another short period of time before moving forward. That woman in the front," The robot held up it's bulky arm and pointed with one of it's claws. "You must have her detained."

It was talking about Fiona. After that weird spellbinding light thingy, she was probably fine now and back in her right mind. Still, she couldn't be trusted, and that's what the robot was hinting at. If she was left alone, she could either die, or run back to Scourge. Either would be bad, but the latter would be worse. With a deep sigh, Tails turned around and began walking back in the droid's direction of the light. "Can someone help me get this rock foam stuff off of her?"

"I'll do it." Amy volunteered, tightening her grasp on her hammer and jogging over. Tails stood aside and allowed Amy to move a little closer in front of the female fox. She grinned to herself. She's been wanting pound the hell out of her with this mallet for a long damn time. Shame she couldn't actually do it, but this would be the next best thing. "This is for all the trouble you gave us, and Sonic!" She held it up in the air, and swung it down with great power and force. With one whack, the woman was already almost free. Amy swung again, and swiftly destroyed the last piece of rock foam confining her. "Hyah!" Pieces fell off, while some of the substance was still stuck to some places, but it wasn't immobilizing her anymore. The vixen fell on her face, completely free of restraint.

Tails tried fighting off the nasty taste in his mouth, and bent down to pick the woman up. With slight trouble, he held her in her arms and quietly thanked Amy. He then wobbled over to the robot, holding the red fox in front of it. Oh God, what was she wearing? Geez, talk about subtle. He awaited it's next set of instructions.

"Please keep her still. Initiating riot foam." It announced. It's arms transformed into the cannons that shot out the strange hardening material from before. It blasted a small amount of it forward, nailing both of her wrists and locking them together. How it was able to aim and perfectly form two handcuff-like binds on her hands was beyond Tails' mental capacity. "Neutralization complete. When she awakens, it is best that you interrogate her on what she knows about our shared adversary. Please proceed to hand her over to me."

"...Yeah. Sure." Tails said slowly. He held up her body to the robot, narrowing his bright blue eyes. Was it going to open up? Would he be able to see who was inside?

"Opening cranium. Please standby." What the? Did he just hear static? Eh, probably just his imagination. Steam pushed out from the top layer of the droid. Suddenly, it's head slowly pried open and lifted upwards. It then bent forward in Tails' direction, revealing the entrance inside of the robot. Curiously, Tails looked inside, but the fox saw...Nothing. There was no one inside. It was just some, cushioned looking area. He did see controls and a dashboard, but no one inside to work them. So it was indeed possible to operate an Omega robot, but no one was operating this one. But..How..."Please place her inside of me." It requested again. With a flat line for a mouth, the vulpine carefully lifted her up and pushed her inside of the cushioned space.

The top of the head slowly lifted down, and made a loud sound to clasp it's body together. Fiona was now trapped inside of the robot. Staring at the face of the machine with confused eyes, the machine tilted it's head at him.

"You must have thought that you were going to see something interesting. I am sorry to disappoint you. Let us keep moving forward." It taunted, in it's own emotionless way. Tails just growled at it and sharply turned to walk away. Oh yeah, there was definitely some jerk inside of that thing. There had to be! That's what his gut was telling him! It couldn't have been wrong.

"Just come on," The preteen demanded roughly. "I've got work to do anyway." He turned his head to look up into the sky. He saw the tower of GUN HQ in the distance, they didn't have far to go now.

Besides, he had another plan in mind for their new robotic friend.


Nighttime in No Zone was beautiful.

From the orange and pinks, came reds and purples. Soon, indigo and dark purples painted the world. Almost black, the sky was nearly as dark as Shadow's fur. He and Sonic were sitting on the edge of the roof of No Zone Town Hall. No one was up here, it was just them. Alone. They weren't granted access to the roof, they just hopped up there and sat on the ledge together. It was a pretty tall building, not even close to No Zone's HQ tower though. They had just came from a movie theater. It was Shadow's first time going to one, and Sonic let him choose what they should see. Honestly, Shadow had no idea what he was in for, but his choice made Sonic rather anxious. It was a horror movie, and Sonic wasn't the best at reacting to jump scares.

Shadow of course was barely phased, just blinking at Sonic's yelps and fidgets. He was more invested in the story than the terror aspect of the movie. He commented that it was actually pretty interesting, and quite good. The hero was too busy whimpering to notice. He could barely eat his popcorn or his hot dog, which shocked the dark one. At one point, Sonic was so terrified that he flinched and dove himself into Shadow's body. He had reached his arms out and grabbed him, shoving his face into shoulder to look away. The action made the elder look below at his shoulder blade. Feeling a bit awkward, he lifted up a hand and placed it down on top of his blue head.

He gently rubbed it, petting him as he cuddled himself against him even more. He guessed he liked that, because he could feel him purr. It was just, odd to see Sonic act so terrified from some movie. It was odd to see him frightened at anything at all. Even in the face of danger, or even death, he was never afraid. Even if he was, he never squealed like a girl. As he pet behind his ears, he softly placed his palm on Sonic's cheek. He caressed his face, which caused the younger hedgehog to look up with a rather embarrassed expression. Shadow didn't care if he was, that face alone was adorable.

He kissed him, and things began to escalate from there.

They made out in the movie theater, trying to keep quiet as everyone was paying attention to the film. They were lucky, as not many people were in the movie theater. After all, why would you go see a movie when the evening show of the festival was going to start soon? With that in mind, they did as much as they could without being caught. Sonic ended up getting in Shadow's lap, kissing along his neck and touching his abdomen. He even gave him a little challenge. Try to watch the end of the movie while Sonic was able to do whatever he wanted. So Shadow had to sit there, with him sitting in his lap and touching all over him. He tried not to moan or grunt, as Sonic was saying...very provocative things in his ear.

He had promised him something rather valuable.

He said, "Hey..." In a husky voice. "I want to do something later tonight when we get back at the apartment." That wasn't the raunchy part. The raunchy part was this. "And when we get there, ahh.." He was moaning in his ear, on purpose. He wasn't even doing anything to himself, he was just messing with him. "I want you to show me just how frustrated you are with me. Maybe I'll let you fuck me, too.."

Now see that-

-That was probably the most vulgar thing he'd ever hope to hear the young hedgehog say.

After one single, silent and almost deadly threat to screw Sonic right in the chair, he backed off, but not without giving him that promise.

"I think I'm going to let you take it." Was all he said, before laying himself against the ultimate life form. He never got out of his lap, and Shadow didn't mind. He watched the rest of the movie just like that.

That was maybe two hours ago, at about seven. Now it was nine, and it was almost time for the show. Knee to knee, Sonic and Shadow looked down upon the glorious streets of the No Zone's city. This place really was amazing. It was a shame it'd be ruined thanks to a war. Suddenly, the hero held out his hand and let it rest on top of Shadow's hand. He held onto it tightly, before looking over at the other and smiling.

"I had a lot of fun." He said pleasantly. "Being with you like this, was pretty awesome."

The ebony hedgehog looked at their embraced hands, feeling something warm resonate in his heart. It was burning. He had to do it. He had to say it. He could feel it. This was definitely the right time. The right time Zonic talked about. Shifting a little with the slight feeling of anxiety, he faced Sonic and took his hand from his grasp. He then seized Sonic's forearms and leaned closer. He got close enough to the point where he was touching his nose, and kissed the blue hedgehog. The kiss was passionate, and he even put his arms around him to push him closer. Sonic was caught off guard by his eagerness, automatically putting his arms around his head.

"Mmn," He could hear Sonic making noises already. Didn't matter what was happening, he just loved kissing him. He was trying not to smile. "You're gonna make us fall..Nm..." He giggled as he felt Shadow move his body. The couple ended up moving backwards so that they weren't lying on the ledge. In a safer spot, Shadow pushed Sonic down onto his back. He pinned his hands by his shoulders and broke the kiss. Shadow rubbed his hands down his wrists and kissed down his muzzle towards the side of his neck. The hero felt himself open up his legs a little more so his partner could move in between his thighs. He liked where this was going, but he had two problems with this. One, they weren't in a bed. Two, this was really out of no where. What was Shadow's deal? Did he finally break him? "Hey, not that I don't like this, but what's up? This is kinda sudden, ya know?"

Shadow's mouth twitched, wanting to say something important. He frankly couldn't believe he was doing this. Then again, a part of him did. It was like, he felt as if everything was leading up to this point in time. Of course that sounded cheesy as hell, but he really felt like this moment was fate. Was he supposed to meet Sonic? Were they supposed to have a rivalry? Were they supposed to become friends, and end up dating each other? Were they really supposed to fall in love? Everything, felt so perfectly placed. Shadow was someone who hated the concept of destiny, because that meant he was tied to a specific line in life. He hated anything forced upon him, and Sonic was exactly the same way. Yet, he could tell he was thinking exactly what he was thinking.

This felt like this was meant to be.

"...I-"

"Alright everyone, just a reminder that the night show funded by No Zone Corp and Warden Zobotnik is about to start in about three minutes. All attendants please report once again to Zenon Park for your designated seat. If you are viewing from a higher area, please remember not to pilot any drones, use light pointers, shoot your own fire works, or any other object that may obscure the army's firing range. If you miss the show, another one will start shortly after. One hour after midnight, the city will be closed. Please return to your homes for the night so local policemen can conduct a special night patrol. A stricter curfew will go into effect by tomorrow, so the lieutenant general of No Zone Corp encourages you to stay on your best behavior. Thank you, enjoy the final hours of the festival, and have a good night."

Sonic made a small smile. "Show's about to start. We got a pretty good spot." He mentioned. For the night show, groups of different branches of their military will be in different locations in the city. The navy in the waters, the army in a restricted area on the ground, and the air force atop the No Zone Corp tower. One by one, they would each shoot special bullets or some other form of ammunition that acted like fireworks into a certain spot high up in the sky. For the big finish, they would all shoot at once, and create a huge spectacular explosion of colors and sparkles. The two were in a great spot to see the show from high up, but also close enough to the where they were shooting at. "Uh," The azure hedgehog chuckled a little nervously as Shadow was still on top of him. "You uh, wanna get off now? Don't wanna miss the show."

"Shut up, faker." Shadow whispered. The demand was very submissive, and almost meek sounding. That wasn't like him at all. "I..." He began again. "Sonic," He spoke his name in such a wanting manner. His hold on him tightened a bit, feeling his own breathing pace faster than usual. "Sonic..." He murmured his name again.

"Shads, come on, what's up with you?"

"Sonic, the commander instructed me to do something tonight. He explained to me in depth what 'love' was." He elaborated. "I knew I felt something for you, the whole 'crush' thing. I felt that way for so long, and it increased as you grew up." He let one of his hands drift from Sonic's and rest on his muzzle. "Then, you told me not too long ago, that you loved me. I still didn't understand. I still didn't know if, I was ready for this kind of relationship, or if I was even able to be with anyone at all. You proved to me that I could." He pecked his lips and placed his free hand underneath his chin. His cheeks were getting rosy. "Over and over, I would remember you saying 'I love you', and I would think of Maria or Gerald. The commander helped me realized, that you aren't one in the same. You," He started to smile a little. "You're special."

With a muzzle that was basically painted red, Sonic's bright lime eyes trembled with an emotion that he familiarized himself with for a while now.

"You're more important than anything. Not just to our world, but to me. Spending this much time with you to a more closer level, was amazing. Everything that's happened to us thus far...Your anti-self, our fights, being trapped in No Zone...it made me realize," His lips hovered over his own once more. Shadow's red eyes, burned with the fire of something grand. "That I love you."

As those words stabbed themselves into Sonic's chest, he heard the faint sound of bullets and cannons. Then the 'boom' of fireworks imploding into the air. He could barely hear anything at all. Anything that wasn't Shadow was blocked off from his ears. Everything was silent, so silent even as people cried and cheered for joy while clapping and applauding loudly. The navy ships blared with their horns, zone cops marched into the park while yelling along with their citizens with great honor. The helicopters that flew passed, the whistling and shouts of celebration, he didn't hear any of it. All he heard, was his own heartbeat, and Shadow's quiet breathing.

He said it to him.

He finally said it to him.

His heart was scorching, it was literally on fire. He felt like his entire body went aflame. How long has it been since a significant other said that to him? How long has it been since he dated someone who he really liked? Who he really loved? Who really loved him back? How long has it been since he felt like this? No, he never felt like this. Even for her, he didn't feel this burnt up inside. Shadow may have been the very first person to ever make him feel as if someone doused him with gasoline, and lit him on fire alive. The morbid and graphic detailing of how he felt right now, was how strongly he felt for the ultimate life form. That's how much anxiety, passion, exhilaration, panic and happiness he was feeling right now. All of those emotions mashed into a big mess of a unified structure of one thing, love.

He loved him.

And he loved him too.

Slowly, Shadow brought those tan lips down onto Sonic's peach ones, connecting them together while closing his eyes.

Looks like they'd have to miss the show.


Ah...I see.

This is how you will awaken me.

This is why your maidenhead is so sacred, because once it is destroyed, you are open to so many possibilities that could lead to great changes.

You have listened and heeded my words for so many years, treasuring and waiting to give it up to only someone who is equally as precious as you are.

Haha...No, I do not think I could ever find anyone even nearly as precious as you.

Not even the older ones.

You were always my favorite out of them all.

...But I digress.

This is not a problem, young one.

Your purity knows no bounds.

Even as you lose your chasitity, you will never lose what makes you virtuous at heart.

Your heart is not of gold or diamonds, but of benitoite.

That said, I will protect you always.

But I shall protect him for you, as well.

I feel it...

He will be tied to you, forever, even if there is failure in your love.

Soon, we will meet again after so many years.

My patience wears thin, my excitement increases as my desire to see your face grows.

Please be safe.

And please, just wait a little while longer.

Our power will reach you soon.

All three of us, we will all protect you.

The only thing you have to do, is endure this war.

I promise you, you will be okay.

You both will.


Shadow closed and locked the front door, before placing the keys to the apartment on the small table that stood by the door. Before he could do anything else, he realized Sonic was gone. Must have went into the bathroom real quick to freshen up. Shadow then had a thought. Perhaps he should keep his jacket on. Yes, that would be a better idea. He then walked deeper into the home, traveling passed the kitchen area and the bathroom, soon entering their bedroom. Thank goodness he made the sheets before they left. It'd be pretty uncomfortable sleeping in a messy bed.

He sat down on the side of the bed, gazing his eyes into the floor as he thought to himself about what he told Sonic. He told him he loved him. He finally got it off his chest, and he finally felt complete. He granted Zonic's wish, and did himself a favor. He finally expressed his emotions correctly. It felt good, to say the least. It was only a few more hours until midnight. He wondered when they'd finally fall asleep. After tonight, they couldn't do this anymore. Because after tonight, things would take a turn for the worst. They wouldn't be able to kiss, they wouldn't be able to hug, they wouldn't be able to do anything with each other.

He had a high doubt that this would happen, but they could die too.

He felt this was real. This feeling, it was definitely here. And he felt it would last for a long time. For the first time, he actually hoped for something. He hoped this would last. He wanted to be with Sonic for as long as possible. He wondered, what made him hold back? Heh, it was probably Maria and the rest of his past. But Sonic made him feel like he could let that all go. With Sonic, everything was just simple.

Simple, warm and serene.

Speak of the devil, Shadow heard the bedroom door creak open. He saw Sonic's face, who was wearing a charming smile. He was a little wet, as a towel could do but so much. His hoodie was loosely dressed on his person, probably planning on taking it off in the room. He opened the door more and stepped inside barefoot. "You can go in now, I'm done." He said before tossing his shoes somewhere and sitting down on top of the bed beside him. His peach hands rose and grasp the zipper on his black jacket. He pulled it down, and revealed his white furred chest. He could tell Sonic wanted to do more, but he held himself back. After all, he wanted him to take it off for him, just to tease him. Shadow then stood up and leaned down to give a quick kiss on his forehead. He then walked out of the room while closing the door.

Sonic looked at his hands before leaning his face into them while closing his eyes and sighing. Geez, he didn't remember this being so stressful. Sure he'd be nervous sometimes, but never this bad. It's been so long, and this was completely new for him. Hell, he never even boned a girl before. In fact, every time he was going to, he kept hearing a voice telling him not to. That, this wasn't the right one, or, this isn't the right time. Whenever he listened to that voice, a relationship would end badly, because the voice was right. Every single person would end up not being the one for him. Anything intimate was always just foreplay. He just hoped he wouldn't screw anything up. He could already tell what kind of night this was going to be, and he already knew who would have which role. He just hoped it wouldn't hurt. Who was he kidding, it probably would hurt. Shit...Now he knew how virgin girls felt. He self consciously closed his legs. God, maybe this wasn't a good idea.

No, no it was a good idea. He wanted this. He wanted Shadow, and Shadow wanted him. Besides, he teased the guy for three days straight. He at least deserved this after waiting for so long. Poor guy probably had balls as blue as his own fur by now. In any case, Sonic was glad anyway and he smiled to himself. He was glad that Shadow would be the one to do this. No one else. Even if this was some sort of mistake, which he doubt it was, or even if they were to break up soon after this, he'd never regret all the time they spent together. Yeah, he really did love that guy.

He loved him a lot.

He took off his hoodie and threw it somewhere. No shoes, no socks, no gloves, nothing. He was nude. He then got in the middle of the bed and got in a more comfortable position. He crossed his legs like a pretzel and folded his hands in his lap while looking at the lone window. He could still see the fire work sparks. They were so pretty. Shame they missed it. Oh well. This was more important.

His ears perked up at the door opening and closing. He saw Shadow walk in just as naked as he was, and joined him on the bed. He threw his jacket on the floor, along with his shoes as well. Sonic could already feel his eyes looking all over him. His legs, his thighs, his arse, his back...He even took a double take at his face. It was funny how much he wanted to look at him right before they'd do it. Well, Sonic was no better, because he was looking too. They had already seen each other naked, plenty of times before. It's just that, now was so different. Everything felt different. Like they moved to some other level of reality.

Sonic decided to break the silence and cut the stare off. "You, know how to do this, right?" He asked cautiously. Shadow may have been 'experienced', but he was still pretty clueless to certain things like this.

"I've got an idea." He admitted. "Rouge explained to me that this would be pretty similar to, well, you know."

"Ah, yeah." Sonic responded with a light blush.

"Only difference, is that you have what I have, and entering you will be slightly more difficult."

"Ehh, yeah..." Sonic replied with less enthusiasm. "Geez, you're lucky I like you."

Shadow smirked. "I appreciate you volunteering your role."

"Please, like you'd agree to being the bottom." The hero held up his arm and dug his hand in the back of his quills. After feeling what he was searching for, he then retreated his hand and tossed something over to Shadow. The biohog caught it, and looked over the object.

Oh.

It was a bottle of lube. Huh.

When did he buy this again? Hell, did that even matter right now? He just blinked a couple times, before looking back at his younger partner. That was quite bold of him. Guess he was pretty serious. Sonic rose a brow with a smile.

"What? If you're not gonna do it, I'll do it myself."

He'd do it himself? Now that sounded interesting. Shadow then handed the bottle back over to him. He moved to the headboard of the bed and leaned back while folding his hands in his lap, his legs crossed. He had a very smug, shit-eating expression on his face. Sonic had half of mind to punch him right in his mug, too. He just gave him a playful glare and sat back. He spread his legs open to a wide degree, and opened the cap of the bottle. He spread his fingers out in front of the opening, and squeezed his hand into it. It squirted out a clear gel-looking liquid, and Sonic moved his fingers to coat them all accordingly.

Curious, Shadow asked a question. He wanted to start some small conversation before Sonic would do this, because he could feel himself hardening as of this moment, and the hedgehog didn't even do anything to himself yet. "How do you know what to do?"

"Easy. Watch porn." He replied carelessly.

"Wow." Shadow made a small laugh. What a simple question from yours truly. "Never thought I'd hear you say that."

Sonic chuckled along with him. "Of course the Hero of Mobius would keep that a secret. Being sexual isn't looked upon too nicely, especially not if you're a celebrity." He leaned over the bed and placed the bottle on the floor. He then sat back up and looked down his own abdomen. Well, it was now or never. "I uh, don't watch that much of it. In fact, I kinda stopped after my last break up. I mean, I was never one of those kids who liked to 'choke his snake' every other day of the week while growing up anyway. I was kinda laid back on that, with saving the world, taking care of Tails and all." His arm reached lower below himself. He closed his eyes and exhaled. He was really doing this. "I haven't touched myself in a long time, and I've never done this to myself before." His breath hitched as he reached his fingers a certain place below his pelvis. "I-I," He stuttered, pressing one of his fingers against his entrance. "I-I uh," He inhaled quickly. "Watched certain videos and well, got the gist of what's supposed to go down. Ah," He gasped. Why the hell was it so cold? It wasn't cold when he put it on his hand earlier.

Meanwhile, Shadow was getting stiffer with every breath Sonic took. He didn't even push his digit in yet, and he was hard. Still, he seemed uncomfortable doing this. Perhaps he should keep talking to him to distract him from the pain. Maybe talking dirty would help him out.

"How did you touch yourself exactly, hedgehog?"

"O-Ow.." Sonic gripped his fingers in the sheets. He pressed his index finger further into his body. "Nm," The blue one bit his lip as he felt the lube slip his finger a little more in. "I would," He took his other arm and reached down below. He rubbed his palm into his crotch, unsheathing his bulge. "Do this," He rubbed a little more, clenching his eyes tighter as he felt his little one free itself and spring up with excitement. He wrapped his fingers around his growing shaft, jerking it upwards and continuing the motion as he pressed his finger knuckle-deep in.

Shadow's arousal was getting bigger. So big that it wasn't even hidden anymore, it sprung out from it's hiding spot soon after Sonic took out his. Seeing him touch himself like this was getting him hot, and he couldn't help that he was already as thick as a cement wall. "What else do you do?" He asked in a hushed voice.

"Shit," The younger cursed as he began pushing another digit in while taking the first one in and out. He was still rubbing his member, feeling himself become moist and leak from the tip. "Well, my fingers are kinda occupied but, ngh-" It was getting a little bit easier, but it was still hurting. The pleasure was making it better, though. "Sometimes, I would put one in my mouth and.." The elder could tell this was a little embarrassing to tell. "Suck on it,"

"Would you like me to help you with that?" The other offered sensually.

"Huh?"

Shadow crawled over and sat in front of him. He held up his hand towards his face, his dark fingers in full view. Hesitating, Sonic licked his lips before sticking out his tongue and dangling it over the tip of Shadow's finger. His lips wrapped around it, having his tongue suck against his flesh. It's been a while since they did anything naughty together, so the taste of Shadow's flesh was a bit foreign. Still, he didn't mind as it became more familiar with him with each lick. Staring at the hero suck on his finger was getting him even more riled up. He could feel his body relax, and his chaos wavelength was loosening up. Yes, he needed to relax so his digits could stretch him properly. "Does it hurt?" He asked.

Sonic let go of his finger momentarily to respond. "Y-Yeah. A little, but, nothing I can't handle." He pecked Shadow's digit and placed it back in his mouth. "Mmn," The elder saw Sonic's arms move a little quicker. He looked down, and saw the blue one's member dripping with precum. He was probably just as hard as he was. Then, he realized he was moving his hips to give himself a little momentum. Underneath, he could see his two fingers slipping in and out effortlessly. Chaos, he was so stunning. Breathtaking. He took his mouth off of Shadow's finger once more. "I-I feel like," He stuttered. "It's getting a little easier," He looked below and saw Shadow's erection. He took his hand from his own length and reached over to touch his instead.

"Ngh...What are you-"

"Stay still, okay? Besides, I've been wanting to touch it for a while now." Sonic gave him a wink before pulling at his leg to make him come closer. Shadow moved up a little so that his shaft was directly in front of him. The hero moved his position so that he was almost lying on his stomach. He reached over and grasped it, giving it a few rubs before leaning downwards and pressing kisses on the head. He heard his partner above him groan loudly, his legs opening a little more as his shaft pressed more into his face. Must have been happy to see him. It just kept growing bigger. Damn, how was he supposed to fit this thing inside of him?

He was determined to do this with him. He'd just have to touch himself a little more so it wouldn't hurt too much. He tried pressing a third finger in, making him stiffen up and shut his eyes tightly with pain. He didn't want Shadow to notice, so he tried keeping his vocal cords down to a minimum. He wanted him to know he could handle this, so he continued pleasuring both himself and Shadow. It'd be okay, all he had to do was do what he did before. Push in, leisurely pull out, relax and take it easy. He let Shadow's member enter inside of his mouth, hitting his tongue. Oh, he could never forget this flavor.

He opened his eyes and caught him gazing back at him. Meanwhile, the ebony hedgehog knew he was having a bit of a hard time with preparation. Well, he had a nice fix for that. "You're so good at this." He pet the top of his head, feeling a purr vibrate against his length. He loved that. "Do you like having me in your mouth that much?" He teased as the other moved his head up and down. He could tell his expression was turning a little more mischievous. After all, Sonic was a big flirt. Knowing this, Shadow continued. "I guarantee, every time you touch yourself from now on, you'll think of me, won't you?"

"Nmm~" Sonic's eyes lowered playfully. He was moving his hands faster, rubbing it upwards and downwards on his large organ. His fingers were pressing harder into himself, his third finger finally pushing completely in. He could feel Sonic groan. He was probably feeling more pleasure now. He gulped as he pushed Shadow entirely down his throat. Shadow felt his legs shudder against him. That was incredible, the way he could take it in so deep like that. He was a master at this, just amazing. He pet behind his ears, watching him purr louder with delight. Suddenly, he took his mouth off of his shaft, with his lips still lightly pressed against it. "You're holding back." He made a small smirk. "Choke me with it."

He wanted him to what?

The elder paused. "I'm sorry?"

Sonic slid his tongue on it. "Nmm. I said choke me with it. I don't mind gagging if it'll make you feel good."

This kid was going to give him a damn heart attack with that kind of language. Him saying that with his airy voice, with precum and spit mixed together while dripping off of his lips. Good lord, he really was something special. Shadow then grabbed the sides of his head, giving him a rather serious look. "What a filthy mouth."

"Betcha I can make it filthier." He grinned as he tugged at his member as a gesture.

"You sure? I may hurt you."

He squeezed his palm on it, causing Shadow to flinch with a hiss. Tch, still challenging him even now? He'd never learn his lesson. "Do it."

"Tch. Fine, then." He then thusted his hips while forcefully pushing Sonic's head down. Once he did that, he could feel some gagging coming from his end. But then he did something he didn't expect. The hero took his hand from his erection and placed it down onto his thigh. He then used it as leverage to help him push himself down even more onto him. His lips were fully touching his pelvis, taking in everything he could. He actually wanted to gag. Goodness, he never realized how masochistic the hedgehog was. From behind, he could see him shove his three fingers inside of himself rather aggressively. He was moaning as he deep-throated him, his butt moving back and forth as he fingered himself. The more he pushed his hips into his mouth, the more he felt his sanity decrease inch by inch. He was losing his mind.

Shadow, with a breathless moan, pulled himself away from Sonic's mouth. Drool fell from his lips, gasping for air and coughing. He smiled at Sonic's expression. He looked almost delighted, and it seemed as if he wanted more. He took his hand from underneath himself and sat up to kiss Shadow. As they kissed, the dark one roamed his hands on his chest. He pressed his fingers around until he found his chest nubs. He pinched them and gave a small pull. Sonic gasped in the kiss, trying to continue their session as his chest was toyed with. Shadow stuck his tongue in the kiss, smothering it against the other's. After massaging each other's mouth organs for a couple minutes, the hero felt his ass get groped. The ultimate life form broke their saliva-stringed kiss and gave a slap to his bottom.

Then, he moved backwards and laid down on his back. He wagged his finger at Sonic, compelling him to come closer. Sonic sneered back at him, crawling in his direction and moving to get on top of him. He sat on his abdomen, and leaned down to kiss him once more. However, the kiss became rather short lived as Shadow had something else in mind. Something else that might help Sonic out. He grabbed him by his hips, and pulled his lower body closer. Shadow made it so that Sonic's bottom was on top of his face.

Then, the cerulean one gasped as he felt something wet touch his entrance. Shadow's tongue pressed inside, as Sonic made an opening for himself already. He was stretched, but they couldn't be too careful. This was, to say the least, extremely weird for the hero. He never had this done to him before. Actually, he was more familiar with doing this to females to their...well, private areas. But to himself, with another guy? In that place? It was certainly unnerving but, he noticed he was moaning. It felt good. Like, really good. "H-Holy shit," Sonic covered his mouth. He couldn't believe this was happening right now. Fuck-Was he using chaos energy in his tongue?

Shadow's voice was muffled by his arse being shoved into his face. He rubbed his hands on his cheeks, and swatted them occasionally. Every smack at his ass earned the biohog a lengthy groan. If Sonic touched himself, he would climax all over the headboard. Even though he only did this for a little over five minutes, Shadow had to stop or else he'd finish too soon.

"Hey-Ah..S-Stop," The hero tried to say. A protruding tongue pressing inside of him screwed up his sentence. "Shit, Shadow, please...You're gonna make me..Ahh..."

"Hmph." He started pushing Sonic's lower body, letting him know he can get off if he wished. The young hedgehog stumbled himself off of his body and practically fell on his back on the bed. He was panting, closing his eyes as he gripped the blankets. That was almost too much, but it was fine, because he felt ready. Unconsciously, he spread out his legs widely, revealing both his hard member and his little hole. Shadow knew what that meant. He was ready, and he wanted it.

He rubbed his solid appendage a few times, moving on the bed to get on top of him and straddle him. Shadow aligned himself against his opening, and held onto one of Sonic's sides. The Mobian below him slowly opened his eyes, curling his lips into an innocent smile. "I love you." He murmured softly, raising his legs a little so Shadow could have some room. Hearing him say that made him smile too. He leaned forward and moved his hips. He was pressing in, making Sonic clench his teeth and close his hands into fists. Yeah, it was hurting.

"Sonic," Shadow said, feeling an upcoming sensation of sweet compression. "I love you, too."

After he whispered those words, he furrowed his brows and made a small thrust. Sonic sharply inhaled as if he was strangled. He could feel him inside. It wasn't all of him, but the small amount of him that was in, felt like a thick ruler. It was pushing in deeper, opening him up more and more with each centimeter. Hearing Sonic's discomfort, Shadow stopped his movements and pressed a kiss on his head.

"I'm hurting you." He stated.

Sonic shook his head. "J-Just keep going, please." He held out his right arm and grasped his shoulder. "I can take it. I want it."

"Are you positive?"

"Yes." It flattered the hero that he was concerned for his well-being, but he wanted to continue. He wanted to feel all of Shadow, give him everything, and take everything from him. Truly connect and become something more.

Seeing his determined expression to continue, Shadow rested his head next to him.

"Very well."


"Attention gentle-pricks and bitches!" Their leader commanded their attention.

One by one, heads lifted up with empty eyes staring attentively. Before the green hedgehog was a small crowd of Moebians disguised as No Zone citizens. Before Scourge warped here, he ordered for some of his men from Mobius prime to warp in after him some time later. He then told them to dress accordingly so they can blend in, and act normally. They finally arrived on the final day of the festival, acting perfectly. He gathered them up at night in the empty square of Zenon town, close to the park. No Zone officers had already marched to the firework show, so the area was empty for a small amount of time. Any cop who just so happened to walk by, was now dead. He had to be quick, as other stray cops may still be patrolling and lingering around.

"A couple words about why we're doing this, and what's gonna go down tomorrow." He frowned. He had transformed back into his normal appearance a while ago, as he would show his face to the public tomorrow. He pointed to the sky and spoke triumphantly. "Remember, we ain't the bad guys here," The hand with black painted nails, pointing at the stars, shined against the white moon's glare. "Those sons of bitches up there? They're the real problem. Those visions I showed you when I first recruited you, that's gonna be reality soon if we don't do this right!" He exclaimed. "I will hereby release you of my control, allowing you free will to serve me and fight to save your own species. Do not forget what you saw, don't forget who's the cancer here!" He then held out both hands over the groups of people, red and black energy forming against his fingers and palms.

The aura drifted like steam, flowing in their heads and spreading out miles away in seconds. This wouldn't just affect them, this would affect any other gang member who was in this world. They would see and hear through their eyes. Just as planned, people began to regain their senses. Their true eyes that no longer had a small glint of red, looked around frantically. They wondered where they were, why they were here. Some were starting to cry and wail, remembering all the awful and horrible sins they committed while working under Scourge. Soon, some of them noticed the said hedgehog was standing before them, waiting to issue another order.

Some gasped in joy, while some sighed in relief. And one by one, they bowed to their knees. Some whispered thank yous, some begged for a way to stop their upcoming doom.

"Silence." The hedgehog demanded. Like a pen drop, silence sliced into the air. "I'll explain everything, as you're all still loyal to me." He placed a hand to himself on his chest. "I only had you under my control all that time so you could see our future. I needed to convince you that this is the real truth. Those who accepted it were already freed from my control. Those who still didn't understand, were forced to stay as a mind slave. But now, no longer are any of you still ignorant." He placed his hands behind his back to make a more formal position. "The time is nigh for some real cleansing, for some real purge! It doesn't even matter if we fail at killing Sonic prime, all we have to do is destroy No Zone and kill Zonic, the High Overseer. That will hurt their plans, and ruin any chance of spawning more of them! No foreman, no workers, am I right? After our war, I will then move to the final phase. I will deal with Sonic prime myself, and end this. Just remember your armor, and our formation. And also, keep in mind that even if you die for my sake, my plan will still live on. You will not perish in vain! I swear to you, I will save everyone! I won't fail! I will be the martyr for the entire universe!"

The crowd cheered and cried for hope, thanking Scourge for his wisdom. He spoke words of truth, absolutely no deception. He was trying to save them all, he was trying to save everyone for generations to come.

"And now," He smirked. "I got a motherfuckin' class assignment for all y'all." Suddenly, his spiked bat appeared in his hand. He placed his glasses on his face and pressed it closer against ridge of his nose like a school teacher. He swung his bat around a few times, practicing to smash a home run. "Let's pay a visit to the big man himself, shall we? After all, there's still one more piece of preparation..." He turned his head towards the direction of No Zone Corp HQ. "...that I haven't finished yet."

Scourge was a very intelligent man.

From his past mistakes, he learned to always prepare a back up to his back up plan.


END - 24

It's almost time.

So yeah, Scourge's mind slaves? They're willingly working for him now, for some weird reason.

No bonuses here, but I wonder what Scourge was talking about though...Seemed like a lot of mumbo jumbo if you ask me. I mean, he is pretty crazy, you know?

Now don't worry, don't worry. I know I left things off on a cliff hanger with Sonic and Shadow, but that'll come (pun, entirely intended) quickly, I promise.

Oh yeah, almost forgot. Another weird thing was posted not too long ago, pay it no mind. Or read it, whatever. Your choice.

Don't forget, please review.