Knuckles was bewildered. He was confused, concerned, and above all for once the red echidna was TERRIFIED. He did not know life without his strength. It was like…Sonic without his speed or Tails without his ability to fly. It was not natural. Of course, "natural" would not be a good word to use, as on Earth it was not "natural" for animals to be different colors and have such amazing abilities. But that was getting off-topic, as Knuckles realized he was being dragged by EGGMAN down to the dark basement. The echidna did not really fear the egg-shaped man yet like Sonic did at the moment, but in the past he was not given such a reason to. He usually could punch the man out of his eggmobile and not break a sweat. So not having his beloved strength made him nervous.
Once they reached the basement floor, Eggman switched on a light, and the room instantly lit up to reveal the same machine Sonic was put in when he was first punished. Not that Knuckles knew this, so he only turned to Eggman and asked, "What the heck is that?"
Eggman only smiled behind his mustache, and said, "Your initiation," before dragging Knuckles over to the machine. Knuckles dug the heels of his shoes into the concrete floor, to no avail as Eggman was now stronger and without his strength Knuckles had no more strength than a toddler when digging his heels. He tried pulling away, but that did not work as Eggman's grip was like a vice, and only seemed to tighten as he pulled. Once in front of the machine, Eggman pressed a button on the remote, and the smaller clamps shifted in position. The ones to hold Knuckles' arms were now on the sides, and the ones used for his legs went inside the machine, out of sight. Knuckles looked confused, and was brought back to reality when Eggman put a heavy hand on his shoulder.
"Maybe this will show you how foolish it is to pick a fight with someone who was weaker than you." He pressed another button, and two metallic hands came out of the machine where the leg clamps were, grabbing Knuckles by his legs and holding him upside-down momentarily before gently placing him belly-up on top of the machine. The big clamp was secured around his waist, and the two hands went to his arms to clamp them in. As his hands were now useless, Knuckles began to kick at the metal hands. The hands retaliated by grabbing the flailing limbs and holding them up high, lifting Knuckles' rear up with them. It now looked like Knuckles was about to be diapered instead of given a punishment that in Eggman's mind was so richly deserved.
Eggman could not help but laugh at the sight, one of his arch enemy's friends trussed up like this. Knuckles squirmed on the machine, and watched as two more hands came out, this time from the sides nearest to his legs. These "hands" were more like mini leather paddles attached to metallic arms, and Knuckles was helpless as he was subjected to the possibly worst spanking of his life. If only he knew…
Eggman smiled with glee as he watched Knuckles flinch and yelp as each swat made his legs twitch in the restraints and his body convulse with pain. It might have seemed sadistic, almost, but to the egg-shaped man it was justice. He let the paddles have at it for a while, before finally seeing Knuckles give in to tears and start begging to be let go. The strength Knuckles had was also attached to a level of pain tolerance, and once the strength disappeared, so did the tolerance. He was now no weaker than Sonic in regards to tolerating a spanking, and within minutes the floodgates had opened and Knuckles was a begging and sobbing mess. Eggman let him cry without being spanked for a few moments as to allow Knuckles to pull himself together, and released the restraints on the echidna. Eggman walked over to Knuckles and picked him up, turning off the lights and walking up the stairs to the light of the living room, and setting Knuckles down on the couch. He retrieved a blanket, covering Knuckles up to his chin with it and letting him rest. He would get a bed for him in the morning. For now, it was peace and quiet, and Eggman stretched as he headed back to bed himself.
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