Warning: Small lemon (sort of).

51 - Reunited?

Shadow stumbled onto the floor, his arms embracing himself as he felt that amazing warmth leave him once more. She was no longer there, she was gone. Gone from this world again. He stiffened and gripped his hands into his torso. Damn it, not again.

Not...Again...

He was going to continue sitting there, until something shoved him forward from behind. He made a yelp as he fell on his face, before jolting upwards and sharply turning around to see just who had the balls to do such a thing. That is, until he realized no one was there. Even the Moebians that were bound, were passed out when he and Maria fused. Her chaotic bind disappeared as well. It wasn't them, so who-?

Then, he smiled sadly while chuckling.

Of course she'd do that. She wanted him to keep moving forward, to stop breaking down on his knees and crying like a sap. Like she said, they were going to do this together. There was no time for crying, no more time to waste feeling sorry for himself. They had a hedgehog to find, and another hedgehog to fight. He lifted his hand and placed them onto his wrist where his inhibitor ring laid. His energy was up, his wounds were gone and he was raring to go. He readied his legs, before skating out of the kitchen doors.

Yes, he was ready but, something was wrong.

Maria's energy, it felt...

...Strange.

Scourge stood in front of his full length mirror, his cold ice blue eyes gazing at the figure before him through the reflection. His fists were at his sides, rested. Then, he raised his hands and began to undo his top. He pulled it off, throwing it somewhere across the room. He then tugged at his regal shoes, kicking them off. He was now fully bare. After staring at himself for a few more seconds, he then leaned closer to the reflection. His ice blue eyes, reverted to scarlet red. With that signature hypnotic swirl, he allowed the gaze to consume him, and pull him deep within the depths of his own mind.

He walked backwards until the back of his legs hit his royal canopy. He fell back onto it, his body sprawled as his mind began to entrance itself into his own fantasy. Ah yes, Sonic was there. That's exactly who he wanted. He needed to get rid of this tension before it would get in the way of his plans. His green legs slowly spread apart, and he rose his hand towards his lips as his swirled eyes stared at the curtains held up above the bed. His lips parted, allowing his fingers to slip onto his tongue. He was the one coating his fingers with spit, sure, but in his mind, Sonic was doing it for him.

All in his mind.

"Mmmn..." The blue hedgehog moaned as he smothered his tongue against his digits. He was naked, his tail slowly swinging back and forth as he gazed into Scourge's eyes with lust. Scourge's mind was blown, this was really happening right now. After sucking on his fingers, Scourge gently pulled them out from his peach lips and leaned back against the headboard. Sonic pushed his thighs apart, and his head dived down. He kissed against his inner thighs, his tongue lightly making small licks against him. It took Scourge seconds for his member to stiffen up and stand tall. Sonic smiled and puckered his lips to press a soft kiss against his length that quickly began to leak.

Scourge flinched, his head leaning back against the headboard as he made a soft moan. "Fuck, baby..." He licked his lips as he watched Sonic stick his tongue out and slither it against the tip. Fuck, he couldn't handle this teasing much longer. "Come on, do me a favor and put it all in." He placed a hand on top of Sonic's head, and gently pet him. The hero made a purr, before grasping hold of his member and placing it entirely in his mouth. His mouth was hot, wet, and suffocating. That friction was amazing, out of this world. Scourge exhaled heavily, his thighs twitching as Sonic began to move up and down between his legs. "Yeah, yeah that's right," He moaned. "More, you gotta give me more than that."

Using his fists to pump him, Sonic moved faster to slip him in and out of his mouth. The green twin began to move his hips, forming a rhythm as he took him in every few seconds. "Mmn," Sonic hummed as he allowed his tongue to engulf the pulsing organ.

Scourge's breath hitched as he rubbed up and down between his legs. Yes, right there. That's what he needed, it felt so good.

He was almost there, almost there.

The green hedgehog reached down and gripped the sides of his cranium. He then threw his hips into his face, his member plunging deep within his throat. Sonic gagged, his eyes flickering and glancing upwards at Scourge as he rammed himself in and out of his mouth repeatedly. He wasn't able to breathe, but Scourge didn't care not one bit. He kept driving himself in and out, in and out, panting and grunting with every thrust of his hips. "Fuck yeah, just like that..." He hissed as he moved even faster. He ended up pushing Sonic on his back, with his green legs on top of his face as he humped his hips into his mouth against the bed. "Shit, shit shit...!" He smothered his bottom against Sonic's face as he plunged himself down into his throat once more. "Oh shit, fuck...! Ah-" His hips jerked to a stop when he felt himself release. "A-Ahh...Fuuuuck.." He moaned as he slowly rocked his ass back and forth against Sonic's muzzle. "Yeah baby, lick it all up." He whispered as he pulled his soaking wet member out from between his lips.

He moaned even more as he felt Sonic licked against it to clean him of his essence, white spilling over from the sides of his mouth. But then, he did something Scourge didn't expect. He wrapped his arms around his waist to grope his bottom, and pulled his arse closer against his tongue. With a smirk, he pushed it against his entrance, making Scourge squeak in surprise.

"..!" He then made an immoral smile. "F-Fuck Blue...You're so dirty." He snickered with a shaky moan. "Yeah, lick it more. It feels so good, babe." It's been a while since he had his salad tossed, but he didn't mind. Especially if it was Big Blue doing it. Scourge tossed his head back as he continued to moan in bliss. "Yes, more...Do it more, it feels so fucking good..."

His fist jerked his length one final time, before he released onto his sheets with a heavy groan.

Scourge panted as he moved his hand to a stop. He blinked his eyes a couple times, his mind now broken from the illusion. Fuck that felt amazing. He held himself up with one arm above the bed, his legs still spread as drops of white fell beneath him. He collapsed and laid his head against one of his pillows. He let go of his member, and relaxed his body against the large mattress. He loved him, and he hated him. But he'd never have him. That was too bad, and he'd have to live with that.

As he caught his breath, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes land on him.

He slowly rose his head to look over and see a phantom version of himself standing beside the bed. He scowled and rolled his eyes. He hated that damn thing. He rolled over and laid on his back, his legs closing with him wiping his soiled fingers against the already soiled sheets. "And what do you want?" He asked with a glare. "Did Stripes meet mom and dad?"

The spirit of a blue hedgehog, soulless eyes and a blue hoodie nodded slowly.

Ha, he remembered that he used to wear that when he was locked up in his room. A fellow citizen got it for him to wear for lazy days. Now he hated to look at it. "He dead yet?" He chuckled. "Don't answer that, I know he ain't die from that. He's resilient. In fact, I predict that he and Blue are gonna try and go toe-to-toe with me together in their Super forms first." He leaned back, crossed his legs and picked his nails in boredom. "'Sides, I need him to charge up Blue for our fight. He figure out a way to get to him yet?"

The spirit shook his head.

"No? Huh, shocked. With his big ol' brain, you'd think he had got it by now. Same with Blue. He ain't book smart but he ain't stupid either." He yawned and put his arms behind his head. "Oh well. If push comes to shove, I'll just force the two in the same room-"

The castle began to shake.

"What the hell..!?" He received an instant migraine, and he immediately held his head while growling in pain. He snarled angrily, his eyes squinting and narrowing at his phantom. "You!" He hissed. "What the hell is going on? What's happening to my force field!?" He could feel it, the corruption from his force field was being purged again. It's just like when Shadow forced his way in through the front doors, only worse. Shadow only damaged a fraction of the field, but whatever this reaction is was destroying the entire thing. Damn it, this wasn't supposed to happen. "...!" He accidentally fell out of his bed and landed on his face with an annoyed groan as the castle suddenly ceased to a halt.

He tried to move, but his limbs stung a bit. Yeah, someone destroyed his power from both the inside and the outside. The castle was no longer under his control. The rooms that were in disarray would eventually be put back together, the restless spirits would find their way back into the throne room, and one of his advantages over the fools would be ruined. Whomever did this, was clever. Too clever.

Whatever, it didn't matter. Scourge cleared his throat and steadily pulled himself up from the floor. He didn't know which hedgehog did that, but that was a sign that they were going to find each other soon. Sonic was probably panicking, running out into the halls aimlessly to find Shadow, while Shadow would try to pinpoint his wavelength to chaos control to him. Yes, he can feel their energies nearing closer right at this very moment. He smirked and dusted himself off.

Welp, time to put on his ol' leather jacket.

The show had to move onto it's final act, after all.

But first, Scourge glanced at his phantom. He then made a leer, before holding out a hand. "It's time to return back to my body, you ugly bastard." And without second thought, the phantom obeyed and was pulled within the green one's body. They fused instantly, and Scourge could feel his complete power return to him. After all, one wouldn't be able to utilize a Divine Spirit's true power at it's fullest without being whole. Sadly, he would no longer be able to achieve that power, but that was fine. He didn't want that power because it would directly contradict his ultimate goal.

Just for good measure, he wanted to ask his 'Boss' a question before moving on to the final stage of his plans.

"Yo, Boss." He called aloud. "You're stronger than Hyper, right? If we go all out, you'll be the one on top, right?"

...

"..."

...

...He felt the demon answer in satisfaction. In other words, "Yes."

Alright.

So, let's make this next performance classy, yeah?

Damn it, where was he? He had to be in the castle by now!

He tried to pin point his wavelength, but despite the corruption falling apart in the castle, he still couldn't find it. Sonic began to panic, was he even okay? No, he couldn't worry so much. This was Shadow we were talking about, he'd be fine. He had to be somewhere, anywhere. He ran as fast as his energy could allow it. Eating helped replenish his power, but it wasn't enough. He still wasn't at his best, so he'd have to be careful. He even tried to listen carefully for Shadow's thoughts, but he couldn't hear them. It's fine, it's fine. Just, run down this hall, turn this corner, run down this corridor, go down these stairs, round the corner to the next hall-

Fuck, he was lost.

He inhaled with slight irritation. Okay, change of plans. Instead of running aimlessly, he could bring Shadow to him. He crouched down, placed an open palm to the floor and began to concentrate. He closed his eyes, and he allowed some of his own blue energy to surge throughout the floors and walls of the area. Like blood running through veins, it flowed all throughout the corridor, until it reached towards the end of the hall. Sonic could feel it spread around other rooms, consuming anything it touched like a virus. Hopefully Shadow would be able to feel and see this, and chaos control to where Sonic was.

"Come on, Shads," He whispered. "I'm right here, find me."

There it was!

He felt it! Sonic's energy! Shadow felt something within him boost him to go even faster, speeding towards the unforgettable wavelength of his lover. Run down these stairs, turn to the right corner down this corridor, behind this room, round the corner of this hall-God, this was how the castle was even after it's corruption was destroyed? He did not remember it being this confusing to walk around. Perhaps because things were still trying to settle themselves back to how they originally were. Whatever, it didn't matter. He had a guide telling him exactly where Sonic was, he couldn't lose this chance! He grunted and charged even faster, becoming a whoosh of black wind as he sped passed multiple halls, doors and corridors.

As he traveled, he could see a familiar blue essence spread around the walls and floors. His aura was here, Sonic was close! He did this so he could find him faster! He kept going, he didn't stop and he didn't falter. Up these stairs, in this room, through that door, out of that room, to the right hall, left of this corridor, down this hall and...!

His ruby eyes dilated significantly.

Perfect blue legs, peach arms, matching muzzle, long blue quills, gorgeous lime green eyes- "Sonic!"

The blue hedgehog lifted his head and glanced upwards as he got up from the floor, He then gasped at what he saw as the blue aura surrounding the walls and floors faded away. "S-Shadow..!" He made a bright smile and instantly ran forward. Shadow did the same, and before they knew it, they collided to embrace each other tightly. Shadow felt nothing but relief and joy as he felt his warmth and scent in his arms. He could feel his fur, his skin, everything was here. He was really here. His natural fresh scent never smelled so good before, and he couldn't help but nuzzle his nose against his muzzle. Sonic couldn't help but do the same, taking in Shadow's scent of black coffee and...Other foods, for some reason. Did he eat recently? Huh.

They broke apart to gaze into each other's eyes momentarily, both panting from how much they moved in the last fifteen minutes. With seconds of silence, Shadow decided to say something first. "Are you hurt?"

"No no, I'm fine. You?"

"That doesn't matter."

Sonic couldn't help but crack a smile. "Of course it does, you idiot!"

Shadow blinked at the insult, and then held back a chuckle. Without letting another second pass, the ebony hedgehog made a small smile back before scooping Sonic up into his arms. Now in bridal style, Shadow held the hero close and leaned over to join their lips softly. Sonic wrapped his arms around his neck and deepened the kiss passionately. His legs closed around his torso, and the two pressed together as they kissed.

"Mmn," With a soft moan, Sonic broke the kiss and stared into Shadow's eyes with an almost permanent smile. "I missed you."

While still holding him up with one arm, Shadow used the other hand to caress his face. "And I missed you."

The hero then gently ran his fingers through Shadow's chest fur, practically massaging his chest as he tilted his head. "I love you."

Shadow kissed his forehead. "But I love you more."

That made the heat in Sonic's body rush up to his face in an instant, he didn't expect Shadow to just say that. And man did it feel good to hear. He just made a small laugh before making a rather bashful expression. "Damn it, you're making me act like a girl all over again. Carrying me like this and what not," He couldn't contain his laughter anymore, he was just too happy to see him. He hugged him close again, resting his head on his shoulder. "Heh, making us act all corny."

The biohog smirked as they embraced. "Pfft, please. You're the one who made me corny, ever since I met you." His smirk became a fond smile. "All thanks to you."

Sonic forced himself not to cry. "Tch, whatever. You're the one who let me make you corny. It's your fault, mister 'lone wolf.'"

"Awww, well ain't this just adorbs?" Both Shadow and Sonic froze. With an instant deathly scowl, Shadow let Sonic down and slowly turned to the side He could feel his unyielding rage rise from within the pit of his stomach, and his fur started to stand on end at the same time. The hero's face darkened, his hands becoming tight fists at his sides. The hero's green twin was leaning against the corridor wall, sneering as he tapped his fingers against his arm. He adorned his leather jacket with the silver zippers once more, along with his combat boots. He put his hands in his pockets, and he looked rather cocky right now. "I see you both got back together again, nice. And I see you almost pinned Blue against the wall over there, Stripes."

At first, Shadow was going to step in front of Sonic protectively and lash out at the green hedgehog. However, Sonic did that instead and stepped from behind Shadow with an aggressive expression, and an even angrier tone. Geez, he looked like he was about to go Dark again, was he okay? What the hell did Scourge do to him while they were separated? "I'm gonna warn you once to stay the fuck back." Shadow flinched at his words. Woah, okay Sonic. "You've done enough, so just piss off already."

Scourge rolled his eyes and continued to smirk. "Ooooh, scary. And what? You expect me to just let you go, elope, fuck and have a bunch of miniature Black Doom hedgies? I think not, babe." He crossed his arms. "Besides, I've got ya right where I want ya anyway."

The hero narrowed his eyes. "Don't even think about mind controlling us right now!" He snarled.

"Oh calm your sweet-peach itty-bitty-committee-titties, Blue. I ain't tryin' to do all that. No, you're gonna go back in your room. But this time," He glanced at Shadow with a wink. "Stripes over there's gonna be joinin' you." He then held up a finger before Sonic could make a rebuttal. "Ah ah, too late Blue." He then snapped his fingers, a scarlet glint in his eye twinkling. Suddenly, before their eyes, the walls and floors began to morph. No longer were they in that corridor, they were in the very room Sonic had been trapped in for days. That's when both hedgehogs' eyes dilated. That's why things were still so twisted even after the corruption faded from the castle, they were still trapped in Scourge's spell the entire time. He made a chuckle and leaned back against what was now the entrance to the room. "Yeah, I saw you walking out of your room and locked you in an illusion. Then I see Stripes running up some stairs, so I put him in a trance too. All I had to do after that was open the door to your room and lead him inside while you needlessly gave off all that energy to let him know where you were."

Sonic didn't even know how to respond. Their reunion, all of this was a set up. That's when Shadow took the initiative and took a step forward. "What about your other half? The spirit version of you wandering around?" He questioned roughly, making Sonic blinked and turn to his lover in confusion. Spirit? What spirit?

Scourge laughed even more, shaking his head. "Dumb ass, he was a spy." He placed a hand on his hip and shrugged. "What, you thought he really wanted to double cross me? His own half? Are you joking? Now don't get me wrong," He admitted. "Besides the part where he agreed to find a way to stop me without hurting Blue, he never lied to you."

What!? So why did he aid him and Maria around the castle? Was that just a ploy too? "So why did he help Maria and I around the castle? What the hell is your game here!?"

"Duuuuuude," Scourge smiled softly. "I was fucking with you." He simply answered. "I told my other half to find you because I knew you busted your way in here. How you got that girl outta your head, I'll never know, but it didn't change anything. The goal was to lure you away from Blue as much as possible and send you on a wild goose chase. So you found my diary and the slides, so what? There was nothing in there that could have helped you, and we both knew that." He chuckled even more. "We wasted your time for nothing, while I prepared for the final act."

He shouldn't have been surprised that little shit would double cross him, but it didn't matter. He was still fucking pissed and he hated that both he and Sonic played right into his hands yet again. "..." All Shadow could do was seethe and grind his teeth.

"So then," Scourge announced as he moved his hips from side to side. "Here's how this is gonna go, kay? Pay attention, now." He instructed carefully. He held out a hand, his red glasses chaos controlling in between his fingers. He held them up to his face and pushed them onto his nose as he cleared his throat. With his professional educator voice, he began to explain. "In order for Sonic and I to fight properly to the death, you both will need to consummate your love for each other to empower the light one back to his full strength. You will be locked in this room for however long it takes for you both to become intimate, and I will provide food and water accordingly so that you both remain healthy. Do you understand?" He asked politely while tilting his head. "The odds of you failing this assignment will result in a ninety-eight percent chance of death."

With an agitated eye twitch, Sonic only mumbled, "What the fuck did you just say...?"

"I shall make a shorter and simpler explanation for you." He suddenly ripped his glasses off of his face and crushed them in his hand while bursting with maniacal laughter. "Stripes has to fuck your brains out, or you both die!" He exclaimed while pointing at the two of them. "Pffft! The most simple solution ever, am I right? Just bend over, spread your legs and let 'em fuck you like a cheap whore Blue!" He cackled. "I mean, come on. What's the problem? You guys fuck like depraved rabbits all the time, am I right? And you've only been dating for what, a month? I mean seriously, Blue you gave up your V card after less than a month of screwing around with this guy. Like are you kidding me, right now? You're supposed to be mister goody-two-shoes, mister perfectly imperfect! Yet the hero of Mobius never hesitated in laying on his back for some phony pathetic example of organic waste." He rose a brow and sneered. "I know how important the power of loooooove is for Hyper, so why don't you guys just make things easier on all of us and fuck on that bed over there?"

The two hedgehogs didn't respond, they only continued to glare at the green one with tensed postures.

Scourge pouted and sucked his teeth. "Ugh, God I hate it when you glare at me like that. Still, I don't see what the big deal is." He walked towards them, and stepped right passed them as they scowled and got into fighting stances. They watched him carefully, still clenching their teeth in anger as he did his own thing. Scourge smoothed out the sheets, fluffed the pillows and turned to them. "It's a super comfy bed, you both can fuck all you want and have a nice rest. I swear I won't interrupt, honest. I'll even let you both rest and have pillow talk. Hell, I'll even let you both have some alone time for an entire week just so you can be prepared to fight against me. I'll bring food to replenish your energy, I'll even come every once in a while to wash your sheets." He made a reassuring smile. "I'm willing to be as fair as I possibly can if it'll mean you both will fight me at full strength. Sounds nice, right? Is that not a good deal?"

Still, no response from either of the two.

This was starting to peeve Scourge off. Of all the times to just bum rush each other and fuck like deranged sex addicts, they choose now to be celibate? Oh, or was it because he was here? Hmm, probably not into voyeurism. Okay, understandable. He'd leave. "Ah damn, you both probably don't want me to watch. Okay, I get it, I get it. I'll let you both make love alone." He held up his hands in defeat and began to turn and walk away. "I expect Sonic to be close to pregnant by the time I get back, okaaaaay~? See ya lovelies!" He waved goodbye as he stepped out of the room, and slammed the door shut behind him. They watched as the knobs became corrupted with scarlet red energy. Now the air felt heavy again, Sonic doubted they could just teleport out. The castle may not have been trapped again, but he could still have full control over this room.

Damn it...

Fucking bastard.

Sonic just growled and walked over to the bed, and sat back down in the same spot he was before his grand escape. He sighed heavily, before placing his hands over his face and hunching over. Great, now they were both trapped in here. Shadow glared at the door, before turning and looking over at Sonic. He made a somber frown and moved to join his lover on the bed, and sat beside him. After some time of silence washed over them, he placed his hand down to gently grasp the hero's. Without words, he gave him comfort by softly squeezing it. Sonic sighed, and glanced over at the biohog. He made a sad smile and leaned against him before returning his frown and looking down. He felt the elder lean over and press a kiss on his temple.

Sonic gripped the sheets underneath and furrowed his brows. "...I just," He scowled. "It's been like this for days and, and it feels like I'm just letting this bastard do whatever he wants. He was right, Hyper isn't at full strength yet. I thought all I needed to activate him was to get my energy back, but it still isn't enough. And I don't get it," He took his hand away from Shadow's and crossed his arms. "I could switch him on easily back in No Zone, so what am I missing now? And why the hell does he have to know about fucking everything?" He growled. "I can't believe I let him trick us like that, damn it."

Shadow could feel his anger, and he could completely understand his frustration. It's true that they needed to figure something out, but perhaps it was best to share information first. "Calm down," He advised calmly. "Before we try and do anything else, we need to exchange knowledge. Scourge is probably just watching us anyway, so just tell me everything that's happened while we were separated. I'll do the same."

The hero nodded. "Yeah, okay."

About half an hour later, they finally got a better understanding as to what was happening. Thankfully they both found out similar things, but subjects that they were otherwise ignorant about were now coming into full view. Sonic was very ignorant about the true calling of Chaos Born, even as Scourge previously explained to him how it screwed him over. He knew the Divine Spirits were snakes, but God. This was deplorable, horrible, terrible news. This made the severity of the situation dial from ten to a thousand. Whatever Shadow saw in those slide, he could only imagine to be a nightmarish experience.

Also woah, Maria was actually here as a spirit all on her own? Holy shit! That was awesome! And wait, did this mean she was a Divine entity too? That was freakin' hardcore. Damn, that girl truly was amazing wasn't she? They sadly fused back together, but at least they were both stronger as a team again. Not only that, but Shadow found out some strange information that he felt could be useful some time in the near future about defeating Scourge once and for all. As for Sonic, things weren't going so well. He was previously starved, was deathly low on energy so it was painful for him to move a muscle for a time, and Scourge manipulated him into intimate acts just to receive food.

And just recently he tried to-

...

Oh.

Fuck...

Shadow's ruby eyes sharpened, and he immediately grasped Sonic's arms. "Did he hurt you? What did he make you do?"

Sonic's face became alarmed, before slowly settling into deep shame. He looked away from his lover and tightened his frown. "...I kissed him." He muttered. "I kissed him and," He spoke louder. "He didn't mind control me to do it, I did it all on my own. He said that I had to or else I wouldn't eat." He lowered his head so that Shadow couldn't see his face. "I was so hungry, my stomach hurt so bad. He had food just waiting there, I...I couldn't control myself." His arms began to tense up, lightly rattling in Shadow's hold as he grit his teeth. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry-"

He was instantly snatched into a tight hug.

Sonic blinked several times, obviously shocked by what was happening. Shadow held the back of the blue one's head while his other arm embraced him against his form. His hand slowly rubbed hid back, careful of his quills to give him comfort. The hero was again, shocked. He didn't know why Shadow was hugging him right now, he figured he'd be furious. "S-Shadow, why?" Sonic whispered.

"Because I know damn well you were reluctant and didn't actually want to do it." He lifted his face from his shoulder and looked him in the eyes. "You were tired, you were starving, you were dying. You needed to live, I understand." He gently caressed the chin of his muzzle. "Besides, I know you didn't enjoy it. You probably hated every second of it. The guilt that's eating at you now is proof of that." He said softly. He watched as the hero squeezed his eyes shut and covered a part of his face with his hand. He made a harsh sniff and leaned against the biohog. "It's okay, Sonic." He said while rubbing his arm. "What else did he do?"

"He-He tried to rape me."

"What?"

"I don't know why, but something in him snapped and forced him to stop. Said he couldn't go through with it."

Shadow instantly stood up from the bed, enraged red aura growing brightly in his hands. "That son of a...!"

"Don't," Sonic seized his arm quickly to pull him back down. "Or else he'll come back." The hero made a disappointed expression, lowering his eyes to the bed sheets. "I'm just, I'm sorry I couldn't be strong enough to fight him off the first time. And," His hand tightened it's grip onto Shadow's wrist. "I'm sorry that I'm the cause of everything. None of this wouldn't be happening if I was never fucking born." He spat aggressively. "We really are nothing but a plague, aren't we? Haha," He chuckled sadly.

Shadow scowled and moved to grasp Sonic's shoulders. He lightly shook them, forcing him to pay attention. "If you never existed, then I wouldn't exist either, hedgehog." He said angrily. "Quit blaming yourself for what you can't control. I was made to be something that caused nothing but devastation, and yet I stand here beside you to do the very opposite. You were born to be nothing but a parasite and yet you've done literally nothing that all the other Chaos Born have done. You have not forced others into breeding, you didn't dominate your world, and you didn't destroy it. Scourge did, he's the cause of all this. Because I guarantee you if Scourge never showed his face, you wouldn't even be saying any of this."

"But I'd still be naive, too. Ignorance isn't bliss, Shadow! Not for something like this!" Sonic argued.

"Perhaps not, but even if you found out without Scourge causing a multi-dimensional crisis, you'd still be crumbling like you are now, wouldn't you?" He countered, making Sonic hesitate in his retort. "This was going to come out sooner or later, whether you like it or not. And the answer would have been the same, Chaos Born. But ultimately, it was never your fault, it's theirs. And you know what? All Scourge did was push you closer towards the truth before they could get to you. And arguably, that may have been the main motive of his plan after all." He loosened his hold from his shoulders and sighed while leaning closer. "But you can't give in, not now. Not like this." He rose a thumb up against Sonic's bottom lip, gently pressing it down. He pressed a soft kiss against Sonic's lips, but the hero flinched and turned away quickly. Shadow blinked, puzzled. "..?"

The blue one just shook his head. "N-No, I...I'm sorry. It doesn't, feel right." He made a somber expression. "Shadow, I can't."

The ultimate life form didn't like his tone. "I didn't want that from you, Sonic. Not after what you've been through. I only wanted-" A kiss. Then again, Sonic probably doesn't want anything right now. Damn, now he felt like an insensitive asshole. He mentally face palmed. "Shit, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-" He cut himself off and scratched behind his head. Fuck, he didn't mean to put him in a situation like that. He didn't know what to say.

Sonic stiffened and hugged his arms to his chest. "It's okay."

No, that certainly wasn't okay. Scourge has gotten to him before, but it never escalated this badly. If it wasn't for him having a slab of humanity left inside of him telling him to stop while he was ahead, Sonic would have been taken advantage of for sure. And there was nothing Shadow could do to fix that, he never felt so useless and helpless before, all at once. What could he do? What could he say? "You must have been terrified, angry." He tried to keep his attention on him so his mind wouldn't wander into a dark place. "You were alone, hurt, in pain, starving...And I couldn't be there to protect you." He said. "I failed you, I let him hurt you."

"..." Sonic said nothing in return.

"...I love you."

A small but somber smile graced the blue one's lips. "I love you, too."

A scarlet flashed shined behind them on the bed, and the green hedgehog appeared once more with a less than satisfied expression. He was pouting, and had his arms crossed as if someone didn't get him a new toy he wanted. He raised a brow and marched his way around the bed to get in front of the two hedgehogs. Shadow made a ferocious growl and immediately held Sonic closely against his figure. Sonic gave him an evil eye that resembled Dark's presence, which Scourge found interesting. However, this didn't scare off the anti-twin at all. Instead, he just tapped his foot impatiently while giving them the look of a disappointed parent. "You guys are fucking sickening, just fuck already would ya? The one time I give you the green light to fuck around in front of me, you don't take it!" He began digging his pinky in his ear. "Look I know I said I'd give ya time, but in reality, I'm super fuckin' impatient. The more we wait, the more those Divine Pricks get what they want. So come on already!" He yelled with a growl. "Just fuck already, what the hell is the hold up?!"

"You disgusting fucking worm," Shadow snarled. He was going to move, but he could feel Sonic tightening his grip on him to keep him still. "You nearly raped him! You stay the fuck away from him! I'll fucking gut you myself if you take one more step closer to him!"

"Oh will you shut your yandere-havin'-ass up? You're so fucking melodramatic!" Scourge insulted back. "So I almost diddled him, so what? It didn't fuckin' happen, so stop whining and take what's 'yours' already, pal." He said sarcastically while using his fingers as quotation marks. "And you," He glanced at Sonic, whom had the expression of death itself upon meeting his eyes. "Woah, geez. You almost look like step-daddy Zonic. But back on topic," He continued. "What the hell do you mean you can't? What I did to you couldn't have been that traumatic. Take it from someone who was actually raped in a straight up gangbang before, bro. You ain't go through shit. So quit your bitchin' and let Stripes over here fuck you into that mattress!"

A quick flash of dark navy surged throughout Sonic's body, but it unfortunately did more harm than good. That seemingly small usage of energy drained him, and he winced and hunched over. Using any of Dark's power, deliberately or unintentionally, was way too dangerous to do. That was the power of a deity, and he couldn't tap into that right now. Not with Hyper still being disconnected to him, and the energy he got from the food was wearing out. But, it almost felt as if Dark didn't want him to transform either. Like some kind of punishment for choosing him to fight. Why? Shadow worriedly tried to keep him sat up, but gave Scourge another death glare. "We're not doing a damn thing, you fucking child. We're through with playing your games. So why don't you go fuck yourself instead?"

Scourge sighed heavily and sucked his teeth. "Cute." He snapped his fingers as his eyes became a scarlet red. Scarlet aura floated around the two hedgehogs, before surging throughout their bodies like electricity. They both screamed in pain, with Sonic almost instantly passing out onto the couch. He fell onto his back, his eyes closed and barely breathing. The electricity was short, as Scourge only wanted to get Sonic down on the bed. Shadow scrambled to reach for his lover, and he desperately yelled for him to get back up. He grabbed his arms and shook him against the bed roughly, calling his name to see if he was still conscious. Sonic could barely react, his mouth and fingers twitching with slight groans of pain under his breath. Scourge made a bored expression and put a hand on his hip. "'Guess we're gonna have to do this the hard way." He said while staring at Shadow.

Suddenly, Shadow's arms began to move on their own. Instead of that beautiful ruby red, it was now filled with swirls of scarlet. His expression looked panicked, as if he knew something was wrong, but he couldn't stop himself. His arms that kept Sonic still, were now starting to pin him down. The hero shook his head, finding himself able to get back up with the small amount of energy he had left coming back to him. He struggled to open his eyes and sit back up, until he realized Shadow was pinning him down. Instant paranoia shrouded the hero's mind, why was Shadow on top of him like this? "S-Shadow?" He slowly shook his head. "No, come on, don't do this to me." He then darted his eyes at Scourge, who looked rather impatient. "S-Scourge! Stop this, please! Make him stop!"

"No fucking way, I need you to activate Hyper so we can get this fight over with." He tilted his head. "After all, true love charges him back up, right? Well that's what Stripes is givin' you, isn't he? I don't see what the problem is."

"T-This isn't fucking love, you idiot..!" Sonic yelled in a panic as he watched his lover lean closer towards him, his grip on his wrists becoming painful. "N-No, Shadow stop!" He tried moving his wrists, but it wasn't possible. He was close to tears, his true love was going to hurt him in the worst way possible, and he wouldn't even know it. He just sniffled and looked away.

Except he nearly forgot who he fell in love with.

An amber and ruby red aura made a shock wave throughout the entire room, and Sonic instantly felt the hold on his wrists loosen up. He was let go, and felt the weight looming over him decrease steadily. He slowly looked back, to see Shadow sitting up from Sonic's body and wiping his nose. It was bleeding, as if going against Scourge's power and disrupting it had a physical impact on him. His eyes were now a strong amber red, and he stood up from the bed. He then glowered at Scourge with a strong sense of defiance. "Sonic, I beg that you forgive me for scaring you like that. There aren't enough apologies in the world for instilling that kind of fear into you. I almost let this bastard control me, except he forgot that I'm no one's slave."

Scourge's eyes widened. "...What the fuck? Your will wasn't this powerful hours ago when I first had you, why the fuck are you putting up a fight now? You may have gotten your energy back, but you still weren't mentally at one hundred percent. You were exhausted, still scarred by what you saw, distraught that you had to say goodbye to that damn girl." He growled. "So what gives!?"

"Because the first time, I didn't have Sonic with me at the start. This time, I have exactly what I need to break out of your asinine mind trip." He cracked his knuckles and straightened his posture. "Now how about we quit this even more asinine game of yours, and just come at me!" He yelled. "You want me to do what you want? Then fucking make me, you little coward!"

The green one was ready to give exactly what the biohog wanted, until he realized how he could once again get his way. A smirk slowly spread onto his face, and he calmed down. He had to remember, forcing yourself onto someone was not how love worked. There were other ways to activate Hyper that didn't need to involve sex. And he had a feeling the two would figure it out very soon thanks to this little event. So, Scourge just chuckled and turned around. He waved a hand goodbye, and began to exit the room. "Know what, you're right Stripes," He said on the way out. "I am a coward. I'll be waiting in my throne room, I'll make sure you guys can find it. See you both until then. Oh," He quickly jogged back into the room and dropped something onto the floor. He then grinned and made a peace sign, before zipping away in a streak of green, with the doors shutting and locking once more.

Shadow looked down at the things he dropped off, and saw that they were Sonic's shoes. He blinked and quickly moved to pick them up. He examined them, seeing that there wasn't a trap hidden in these shoes, they were really his sneakers. He looked back over to the bed, and saw that Sonic was struggling to sit up again. He gasped and fell back onto the bed while coughing violently. That electricity effected him badly, and none of the super forms were helping him. He couldn't get energy from any of them, and there wasn't any food around to gain any of it back. Hyper was still silent, and he was running out of options. Shadow knew there was only one other way to help Sonic, he'd just have to give him some of his own energy.

He rushed to the bed, dropped the shoes beside it and climbed on top. He got close to Sonic, grasped his hands gently and watched his lover carefully. He concentrated some of his power into his body, feeling his chaotic essence travel to leave from his body to Sonic's. "Hold on," Shadow murmured. "Don't you dare die on me, faker." He hissed as his energy was beginning to connect with him. However, it began to slow to a stop, and it refused to travel into Sonic's body. Shadow's wavelength just wasn't budging for some reason. "What the hell...?" He whispered. "Why isn't it working?" He could feel that his body was trying it's hardest to channel his energy into Sonic but, it wasn't working. It was as if something was blocking it. No, no no this was bad. This was the only way to help him! No, don't panic. Maybe they could just use the emeralds-

"Don't." Sonic instantly refused, as if he read Shadow's mind.

Shadow blinked and growled. "Are you joking? You could die! That's our only chance!"

"No, Shadow. We need the emeralds for Maria and Hyper." He said. "If I used it, it'd be a waste."

The striped one began to grow angry with his refusal. "Sonic, I am not going to argue about this with you. You need the energy! You can't be stubborn right now, this is life or death!"

"I know that," Sonic calmly responded as he laid against the bed. "So," He stared at the ceiling above. "Could you just, come here. Come closer, please." He said weakly. Shadow furrowed his brows, but scowled and did as he was asked anyway. Sonic rose a hand to his tan muzzle, and made a small smile. "Ha, you look so grumpy right now."

"Now isn't the fucking time for jokes, hedgehog. You're dying, don't you understand that? Damn it, why can't you take this seriously!?"

The hero's smiled widened even more. "You're so worried," He said, almost sounding rather delirious. "Don't worry, I am taking this seriously. I...I know what I'm doing." He whispered. "Let's just say, sex isn't the only way to recharge Hyper." He rubbed his thumb against Shadow's cheek. "So trust me, okay? Listen to me." He said. "Do you..." He hesitated, his eyes looking conflicted. "Am I..." He didn't even know where to start. "Am I your best friend?" He asked with honestly, the cutest expression Shadow's seen him make. He looked so innocent, asking such a question. His voice, so soft and nearly childlike.

With a slightly nervous swallow, Shadow nodded. He could feel Sonic gradually slipping sway. "Yes, you are. You're, the most valued friend I've ever had in my life. Without you, I wouldn't even be alive, and you understand me more than anyone I've ever met." He lowered his eyelids. "Even if we weren't dating, being your friend is...Is a great experience that I'd never give up."

Sonic's cheeks became lightly rosy, and he made a weak chuckle. "You're my best friend too, Shads." Tails was his little buddy for sure, but that was more of his child. But Shadow, he was his perfect equal. "And," He continued. "And do you want to be with me forever?" He asked. "If I were ageless like you, would you try and stay with me for as long as possible?" They've only officially dated for over a month but, they've known each other for so long. "I...I understand if your answer is no, that's a pretty loaded question-"

"Yes." No hesitation. "I'm never going to find someone like you, I need you. You need me. Even if what we have crumbled eventually, I can't see myself staying away from you for long." Shadow confessed. "I...I've never...Felt this way about someone before. I just, I just have this feeling for you that I cannot explain and it won't go away. It burns, it hurts and it's overwhelming," His ruby eyes narrowed. "And I'd never want it to stop. I want to keep this feeling, I don't want to let it go. I don't want to let you go, Sonic."

A small tear slipped passed his peach muzzle, and his smile was that of pure joy. "Okay," He responded softly with a brighter smile. "And, am I..." He gazed into Shadow's eyes longingly as the elder gently picked him up and held him in his arms. "Am I worth it?" He asked. Shadow's eyes shook at that question. Was he worth it? What kind of loaded question was that? "You went through so much because of me. I roped you into this mess, and I'm sorry. You constantly get hurt while I constantly need to be saved. I mean," He chuckled bitterly. "Who wants a boyfriend like that? Nobody wants some damsel in distress constantly causing trouble. Why even bother with someone like me, Shadow? Why?"

"..." Shadow didn't have an immediate answer for that, until he thought about it a little. "The commander, Zonic told me something rather important about love." He began. "He told me, that love has no true reason for existing. There is no specific reason or cause of it, it just happens. And because of that, maybe that's why I don't really care about what's happening right now." He said. "I would die one million times in the most excruciating pain imaginable if it meant keeping a smile on your face. I would fight as many soldiers as needed if it meant guaranteeing your safety. And I would allow Scourge to torture me every single day of my life, if it meant being with you." He shook his head slowly. "I don't...I really don't know. I just, love you. I want to save you, I want to protect you, I want to give you anything you've ever wanted. I just want you to be happy, with or without me. I truly don't give a damn, Sonic. I love you."

More tears fell from the hero's face. He bit his lip and closed his eyes. "...Damn you," He cursed. "I hate how smooth you are," He sniffled as he nuzzled his face against his chest fur. "Shadow," He embraced him with as much strength as he could muster. "I love you, too. I really do."

And then, he did something Shadow didn't expect.

Abruptly, Sonic caressed Shadow's muzzle, turned it in his direction, leaned up and pressed a kiss onto his lips.

As they connected, a familiar multicolored light began to form an aura around them.

END - 51

The final battle is approaching children.

Are you ready for what shall unfold?

Ha.

...

...Frankly...

...I don't think you are.