A/N: I am very sorry for not updating for so long. I have been in college for the past 3 years and am going to be graduating in December of this year (2018). I plan to continue this fic and some others as well as introduce new ones. I hope you enjoy this long-awaited chapter!

The next morning was slightly more calm, Eggman getting out of bed to prepare breakfast after checking both of "his little ones" were still fast asleep. Knuckles was snoring rather loudly, his mouth agape and his right arm and leg draped over the side of the couch. The blanket was scrunched against the couch, and probably the weirdest part was the echidna's shoes were still on. Eggman debated removing them, but let him be as he didn't want to risk waking the hothead.

Once in the kitchen, Eggman had plenty of time to think about the recent events as he cooked. What had started as sweet revenge for the mustached evil genius turned into...a not-so-sweet fatherly relationship between him and the hedgehog. Did he think of Sonic as a son? Not really, but with how the two acted at the moment it was a lot like a disgruntled father and his rebellious teenage son.

Before he could get into further thoughts about it he realized he was cooking and quickly took the eggs he had been frying out of the pan and onto the plate, the smell starting to permeate the kitchen and leak out into the rest of the house.

By the time breakfast was done Knuckles' eyes started to flutter open, a groan rising from the echidna as he slowly sat up, wincing as he remembered what happened last night. He rubbed his eyes with one gloved fist, and looked around the living room, his gaze soon on Eggman who was setting the table.

"Morning." Eggman said curtly, serving the food onto the plates and straightening up. Knuckles wasn't sure what to say to the guy who had taken him prisoner, spanked him and was now serving breakfast as if nothing had happened.

"Hey, I-"

Eggman held up a hand to stop him talking. "Breakfast now before it gets cold, and we can discuss things later."

Knuckles REALLY didn't know how to respond to that, so dumbfounded he stood there while Eggman went to wake Sonic up.

Soon enough the three of them had eaten in silence, Sonic and Knuckles shifting in their seats from their earlier punishments as they ate. After the meal and the dishes were put in the sink, Eggman went to Knuckles and bent down low to be eye-to-eye with the red echidna.

"Now, here's how things work around here. You are my prisoner, and if you do anything stupid or dangerous you can expect yourself to become more acquainted with a sore bottom. That includes disobeying me, lying, and other shenanigans and schemes. Especially escaping." He turned his head to glance at Sonic, who blushed madly and crossed his arms, avoiding either of their gazes.

With that, Eggman had simply left, going down to the basement to work on who-knows-what. Knuckles went over to Sonic and pointed in the general direction of Eggman. "Did...that just happen?"

"Yup…"

"Is he serious?"

"My ass looks like Picasso lineart right now. He is deathly serious."

Knuckles gulped, a mad blush on his face. "We gotta get out of here…"

"Dude, were you not listening? I've tried escaping. It did not go well. At all. He has cameras all over the place, a big fence, probably some robots patrolling, and neither of us have our abilities. This would be easier if we did, but now we're at his mercy." Sonic threw his hands up in frustration at the end, and Knuckles gave him a simple glare.

"You're throwing in the towel then!? THE Sonic the Hedgehog is giving up!? What kind of brainwashing has he done to you?!" Knuckles rose his voice with each statement, and Sonic winced as he was sure Eggman could hear at least some of this…

"Well, I'M not going down without a fight. I don't care what he does, I'm outta here. And when you come to your senses you're free to join me." He then simply walked to the front door and opened it, only to immediately jump back as an alarm sounded. After only a second to react, Knuckled bolted outside, and sure enough there were two robots after him, one catching him by the ankle and tripping him up and the other grabbing his other ankle.

Knuckles reeled back and made to land a punch square in the robot's face, crushing it's circuts and bending the metal casings, but all that happened was his fist stopped soon as it collided with the metal with a loud CLANG and a surge of pain ran up the echidna's hand and arm.

"GYAAAHHH!" He yelled out as he clutched his somehow-not-broken hand, and he could only watch as he was brought back inside, where Eggman was waiting for him.

"I warned you." Sonic shrugged.