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FaithMcKoy: Yea, he is definitely very naïve.
A small white fox peered through the thick vegetation, eyes landing on a hedgehog lying against a tree.
It was covering a gash with a hand, blood seeping onto the grass as it winced in pain. It was badly beaten, blood coating its chest and bruises covering its muzzle.
The fox slowly walked out of the bushes, carrying an apple.
"H-hello?" He meekly asked, seeing the hedgehog's eyes land on him.
It rose up, unleashing an angry roar as wings sprouted out of it's back.
The fox nervously stood his ground. "I-I just want to help you..." He squeaked, looking at it in a mix of fear and sympathy.
"..."
He took a step closer, red eyes scanning it slowly as he took another step towards the monster.
It backed away, growling. "Why should I trust you?!" It snarled, claws unsheathing from its hands. "How do I know you're not going to try and kill me just like they did?!" It roared before suddenly coughing up blood onto the ground. It collapsed, breathing heavily as more blood spilled out of the wounds on its chest.
"Please, just let me help you..." The fox said again, moving closer to it. He propped the hedgehog back on the tree, grabbing some weird-looking plants and putting them onto the cuts.
The hedgehog stared at the fox in pure confusion, before his eyes rolled to the back of its head and everything went black.
Silver continued to gaze at the pod as Sonic floated in the prison, completely still.
"Is... Is he dead?" Silver said aloud as Eggman continued typing.
"No, rodent. His body has gone into stasis due to the temperature inside of the unit. If he does wake up, then the rat can't do anything." The doctor replied, watching the monitor as he ran tests on Sonic.
Silver looked at Eggman suspiciously. "You didn't make this just to use him, did you?"
"..."
"Answer me!"
"...No. I'm just trying to protect myself, and find out what that gem is doing to that oversized rat."
The albino looked back at the unconscious hedgehog. "...Alright."
"Freak!" A human said, snickering.
"Look! It has wings! Why don't we make it normal?" A bear said viciously, looking down at the cowering hedgehog who was curled up into a ball. He unsheathed his claws, getting ready to tear the poor mobian's appendages apart.
As he was about to cut them off, the hedgehog sprang up hastily, slashing the bear in the face. He yelped, backing away as his face stung.
"He hit him!" A female wolf said, glaring at the hedgehog as he backed away. "The freak hit him!"
"I'm s-sorry..." He whimpered, staring in fear at the bullies. He trembled in terror, gasping in pain as he was mercilessly kicked by another human, clearly an adult.
"The fact that we have a demon in this shitty village is disgraceful." He spat, stepping on his head. A strangled cry erupted from the hedgehog's muzzle as the human grinned.
"At least we killed the other ones. Hiring the hunters was worth it."
He pressed even harder, and the mobian only screamed louder when the pain grew unbearable as tears started to fall from his eyes.
"Aw, he's crying. Why don't you tell your parents?" He said mockingly, taking his foot off and kicking the sobbing hedgehog into a tree.
"Stop." Someone said, earning the attention of the man.
A forest green fox glared at the man. "You heard me. Stop tormenting the child."
"He's a freak. When it grows up it'll be a bloodthirsty monster!"
"That's if you keep treating him like you are now."
"It doesn't matter! That thing is a demon!"
"Not all demons are evil."
"How the hell do you know that?!"
"Because I'm a demon hunter."
Silence.
During the argument, the hedgehog got up and ran off into the forest, going as far as he could from the village.
"This gem... It's radiating so much power." Eggman said aloud, looking at the readings on the computer monitor.
"I've never seen so much negative energy..."
Shadow looked at the doctor quietly. "So... It's like an eighth Chaos Emerald?"
"Not exactly, Shadow. The energy it expels is... abnormal. I've never seen anything like it." The human replied, still looking at the readings.
The Ultimate Lifeform nodded, looking towards Silver. He was still staring at the hedgehog, silent.
"Why are you staring at him?"
"...Something's off about him."
"No shit. Give me a real answer."
"I'm looking through his memories. I can't view any of them."
"..."
Suddenly, Sonic woke up.
"Well, well. Looks like you've awakened, hedgehog." Eggman said, grinning at him.
The mobian was unable to reply, eyes scanning his surroundings warily. His breathing hitched as his eyes widened in fear.
Trapped.
Shadow left the room, not wanting to see his rival anymore. Why did he feel sympathy?! He's the one who fucked up!
Silver glanced at the hedgehog, frowning as Eggman grinned even wider, splitting his face in half.
Helpless.
'No...' The memories rushed back to him. The humiliation, the loss, the terror...
His breathing grew faster, harsher. He bared his fangs as he clenched his teeth, eyes dilating. His muscles tensed as he tried to move. His heart pounded against his ribcage as sweat clung to his fur.
He was at their mercy.