CHAPTER 4

Avery walked into her apartment breathless and on the verge of bursting into tears. Her ordeal was far from over. She was told by all of her allies that she was safe and Infinite couldn't hurt her anymore. They were dead wrong. She had to tell Sonic. Infinite was still alive and still after her. But it should be easier to take him down right? After all, there's no Phantom Ruby prototype in him anymore. But where did he go? He has to be living somewhere. It might not be easy finding him.

Avery collapsed onto her couch and cried while laying on the dried up morning sickness stain that she could never get rid of. She clutched her stomach and wondered if Forest could understand her pain from in there. She was too scared to pick up the phone and call Sonic. What if he knows where I live? Did he wiretap my phone or something? He could very well be hiding in a closet...waiting to make his move. If Infinite's goal was to turn Avery into a paranoid, blubbering mess, then he succeeded.

Avery just sat there and cried for an untold number of minutes. She was too scared. Too scared to get off the couch. Too scared to call for help. Too scared to do anything really. I'm a coward. I'm a pathetic, sniveling coward. The only reason why I could defeat Infinite the first time was because Sonic was by my side. Avery told herself. But without Sonic, I'm nothing. I can't even get up to call Sonic because I'm too damn scared.

Avery eventually cried herself to sleep. Thankfully, she didn't dream. She didn't want to dream anymore. 90% of the time, Infinite showed up in her dreams. Before losing her virginity to Infinite, Avery always looked forward to falling asleep and dreaming. Her dreams always used to take her to on a surreal adventure that was always pleasant. Those ended after mating with Infinite. Now she almost always dreamed about Infinite and how much she wanted to have sex with him and how much she didn't want to have sex with him. She would always feel guilty upon waking up.

Avery woke up the next day. She looked around, blinked her eyes a few times and took in the sunlight. She was not dead. If Infinite were in her house, he would have gotten her by now. She was safe. Avery finally had the courage to pick up the phone and call Sonic. She walked over to the phone and dialed Sonic's number.

"Hello?" Sonic's comforting voice was on the other end of the line, adding even more relief to Avery.

"Hey Sonic. I-I-Infinite is still alive. He tri-" Before she could finish her sentence, Sonic slammed down the phone and was probably running over to Avery's house. Sure enough after two minutes, she heard a knock on her apartment door. He was here. Avery answered the door and as expected, the blue hedgehog was waiting for her.

"Tell me everything." Sonic demanded. Avery invited him into the house and they sat down together on the couch. After some blubbering, Avery began to speak.

"I-I was walking home f-from the st-s-store and he at-attacked me in the woods." Avery sputtered, not even trying to hold back the tears anymore. "H-he almost raped me again!" After finishing her sentence, she burst into tears, crying into Sonic's shoulder while he held her.

"It's okay. I'm here. It's safe. You're safe in your house." Sonic said soothing the crying dog.

"Infinite said that if I didn't mate with him that he would rape Amy! He actually said he would rape Amy!" Avery cried. Sonic was visibly stunned.

"Has he lost his mind!?" Sonic said.

"Yes! Yes he has! He won't leave me alone! If he can't hurt me, then he'll hurt Amy or maybe someone else!" Avery responded.

"It's alright." Sonic said as he rubbed Avery's back. "You're not alone buddy. You have me and all of the rest of your team. I'll let them all know that Infinite is still alive and that you were attacked by him again. Just remember. You're not alone. You're never alone..."

Avery's tears began to subside as she held onto Sonic. She rather enjoyed hugging Sonic. It made her feel good, but in a different way that Infinite made her feel good. Infinite made her good in an ultra-erotic way that was usually mentally painful because of how guilty she would feel afterwords. Sonic made her feel good in a warm and friendly way, something that created a much longer lasting sense of bliss than a make-out session with Infinite.

"There's a meeting in about an hour. We're gonna tell everybody about Infinite and you'll be safe. The baby will be safe." Sonic said. "You'll never be alone since he's growing inside you, right? Little..uh... Have you decided a name for him yet?"

"Forest. I've decided to call him Forest." Avery said.

"Forest huh?" Sonic asked.

"Before I joined you guys, in my previous squad that Infinite slaughtered, my closest friend was a wolf named Forest. I've decided to honor him by giving my son his name." Avery explained.

"A way of sticking it to Infinite I take it?" Sonic asked with a pleasant grin on his face.

"Naming Infinite's son after one of his many enemies is something that makes me happy." Avery smiled, finally cheering up.

"I bet it does." Sonic replied.

Avery was now completely calmed down and she felt tired and sleepy from all of that crying. She lay there taking a pseudo-nap on Sonic's chest until it was time for the meeting.

ONE HOUR LATER

As to be expected, everyone present at the meeting was stunned into silence. Infinite was still alive and still running around town. Avery and Sonic finished presenting the news in front of everyone.

"Does anyone have any questions?" Sonic asked.

"What did Infinite look like? Did he change his appearance?" questioned Silver.

"He wasn't wearing h-his mask when I saw him. He also looked v-v-very shabby and ungroomed. No idea wh-where he's been living, but it certainly isn't i-in a normal house." Avery replied.

"Did he say anything else...besides threats?" asked Amy. That question made Avery gulp. No way was she gonna tell Amy that Infinite had a perverse sexual interest for her too. She didn't want to see that innocent pink hedgehog torn apart by telling her that.

"No. He said nothing else other than the fact that h-he said he wouldn't help take care of my son, not that th-that wasn't obvious already. " Avery lied.

"No other questions?" asked Sonic. The room remained silent.

"Okay then. Now what we need to do is pool together all of our available resources to track down Infinite and capture him. Now I know what SOME people are thinking." Sonic said while glaring at Shadow. "But we need Infinite alive. There's a very good chance that he knows the current whereabouts of Eggman."

"Maybe we could use Avery as bait since he's so obsessed with her." Shadow stated.

"Oh shut up!" Avery yelled. Sonic raised his hand to calm the agitated dog.

"A better idea would be to comb the entire city. Look everywhere. Talk to citizens and ask if they saw a filthy-looking jackal running around. Capturing Infinite should be our number one priority right now." Sonic said. "If there's no other questions, then I guess this meeting is over."

Avery left the meeting happily. Sonic told the truth. She was not alone and she was never alone. They would find Infinite and end this ordeal forever. She could live happily ever after and raise Forest with help from her friends. Avery was filled with a joy that she hadn't felt in forever. She also began to think about Sonic some more. He cared for her. He was always there by her side whenever she needed it. She never wanted Sonic to leave her. Even in the darkest of times, Sonic made Avery happy. Thank you Sonic. Thank you for everything.

Avery arrived at her apartment complex and as she walked down the hallway she heard something strange coming from her apartment. Her TV was on. What the hell? Avery could have sworn that she wasn't watching TV by the time she left for the meeting. She entered the apartment to investigate and let out an audible yelp in horror at what she saw. He was here. Infinite was in her apartment, sitting on her couch and watching TV. When he noticed that his mate had returned, he grabbed the remote and turned off the TV.

"Glad you returned. I've been waiting here all day." Infinite smirked cruelly. That pit returned in Avery's stomach. Infinite was in my apartment the whole time.

Yay for Sonic/Avatar fluff! I hope you enjoyed those warm and fuzzy feelings while they lasted because there's going to be a third round of Infinite/Avatar dubcon next chapter.