Chapter 2- A 'Totally Normal' Dentist Appointment

When Sonic finally woke up in his hammock from what seemed like hours for his friends, but in reality was only 30 minutes, the first thing he focused on wasn't the pain in his temples, or the prospect of another victory against the doctor, or even where the heck he was. No, the first thing he focused on was the fact that the right side of his face was in pain and missing a thing or two. Or three… or six.

"Why does my mouth hurt so badly…?" Sonic asked everyone currently crowding him in a groggy fashion. The anxiety of wondering if Sonic was okay after that robot knocked him out turned into anxiety over how he would react to his 'beautiful face' (Sonic's own words) now being messed up.

"Uh… well, ya see buddy…" Tails started.

"Your teeth got knocked out when you hit the floor." Sticks replied without any tact or care.

"Thanks for that WONDERFUL description, Sticks." Amy replied sarcastically, knowing now none of them would hear the end of it.

"You're welcome!" the badger said with a genuine smile.

"What?! Give me a mirror!" demanded the injured hedgehog, now wide awake at this news. To put it bluntly he didn't like what he saw. A squeak escaped the hedgehog's lips as he took in the damage. "B-But… but… HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC LIKE THIS?!"

"Here we go…" Tails said under his breath.

"I mean, what would you guys say if you saw a previously GORGEOUS face and then the next day he looked like a monster?!"

"Sonic, you're overreacting a little bit. Once the swelling goes down, you'll look perfectly fine."

"And another thing!" Sonic ranted on, "How the heck am I supposed to eat chili dogs with these?! Or milkshakes?! Or ice cream?! Or whatever the heck Meh Burger calls food?!"

"Hey, it'll be alright, pal." Knuckles tried to make Sonic feel better by giving him a hug, but being Knuckles he only succeeded in cutting off Sonic's blood circulation.

"World… becoming… dark…"

"You can let go now Knuckles." said Tails.

"Okay!" Knuckles let go and Sonic fell to the floor.

"OOF!"

"Well, Sonic, since you're this miserable, why don't we take you to the dentist tomorrow? You'll get your teeth all nice and patched up." Tails suggested.

"And you'll get a sticker!" Knuckles cried excitedly.

"Anything to fix my teeth… this really hurts…" Sonic nodded in agreement and he was made to have an appointment the very next day.

The next day, Tails and Amy took their ailing friend to the dentists' office. Little did Sonic know, he was scheduled for more than just a little check-up because of his broken teeth. He would have to go under surgery to get it corrected, but Tails thought it would be best not to say anything to at least get him through the door.

In the lobby, the trio found an unexpected face: Shadow the Hedgehog.

"Shadow? What are you doing here?" asked Amy.

"Oh great… you fools… if you must know, I'm here for my 6 month check-up."

"I didn't know you cared about dental hygiene…"

"..."

"Whatever…"

A nurse walked out into the waiting room. "Shadow the Hedgehog?"

"Finally…" With a flash of light, Shadow used Chaos Control and beamed himself right into the chair, not wanting to waste anymore time.

"Mr. Sunshine as usual, that one." Sonic joked. He was in a much better mood, seeing as though soon, his mouth would be fixed.

"Sonic the Hedgehog?"

"Coming!" The hedgehog hopped up and started his way down the hall.

"We'll be waiting right out here if you need us, pal!" Tails called out.

"Thanks guys!"

"Wassup, doc?" Sonic said as he waltzed into the room and plopped down into the chair.

"I'm doing alright, I suppose. You're here for tooth repair?"

"Yep."

"Alright, then open your mouth so I can get a look at the damage."

"Mmm-hmm." Sonic opened wide for the dentist, who was in a little bit of 'shock' from what he saw.

"Oh my, it's worse than what Tails told me…"

"Wait, what…?"

"We're going to have to perform the surgery right away." The dentist called in a large group of nurses. Sonic had a history of being defiant when doctors did more than your standard procedure.

"What are all these nurses doing here…?" Sonic asked warily.

The two parties shared a long stare at each other before Sonic decided to make a run for it. Unfortunately for him, a nurse who was waiting in the doorway grabbed him and plopped him back in the chair. Arm restraints activated and Sonic was stuck on it.

"I'm pretty sure this is medical malpractice!"

"Get the anesthetic." The dentist commanded.

"Yes sir." A few minutes later, the nurses came back with various canisters containing different medicines.

"Now Sonic, the amount I give will tie into how calm you can be. I can either put you under lightly or deeply. It all depends."

"I have a better idea. How bout we forget about this and I come back when you're not on shift because you're freaking me out? Sound cool?"

"AhHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-no."

The only response he got was a mask being forcefully placed on his face, pumping medicine into his system and slowly dulling his senses. Moments later Sonic stopped struggling entirely and had no choice but to fall asleep and be at the mercy of the questionable practitioners.

"Got him. Now let's fix his teeth so we don't arouse suspicion."

These special personnel were hand-picked by none other than Dr. Eggman. The whole building was filled with his robots, having trapped all the real professionals on a boat in the middle of the ocean. And no one on the outside suspected a thing...

"Tails, why is that one nurse leaking fuel and coolant?"

"Probably a special medical condition. We shouldn't say anything."

"Oh, right, of course."

A few hours later, Amy and Tails were allowed to see their friend. Sonic was peacefully sleeping on the chair without a care in the world.

"Oh, isn't that adorable?" Amy said dreamily.

"We should probably take him home so he can eat something. He'll probably be hungry when he comes around."

"I'm sorry, but he can't leave without returning to consciousness." The dentist pointed out bluntly.

"I thought you were free to go once the procedure ends."

"We've, uh, had a policy change. The patient has to be conscious enough to discharge themselves before they can go," The dentist replied.

"Huh. Whatever you say." Amy said confused. "I guess we can wait here."

Soon after the dentist left, Amy began carefully attempting to shake Sonic awake. SHe honestly really didn't want to wait there while he got to sit there and nap all day.

"Sonic."

"..."

"Sonic, come on, we're done here. Wake up so we can leave."

"I don't think he can hear you, Amy…"

"I don't care, Tails. I have an art class appointment at 4 that I really canNOT miss!"

"Just leave and come back. I'm pretty sure we'll still be here, they use some pretty strong stuff."

"Alright then. But if something happens, you can't blame it on me. That is ALL YOU!" Amy leaves, upset that she couldn't take Sonic with her, since he promised he would come to her next class.

"I will never understand that girl."

The poor kit was stuck having to wait there throughout the night and into the next day, with Amy eventually joining back up with him. Finally, however, the blue hedgehog stirred and woke up, if you could call it as such.

"Hey, buddy… How're you feeling?"

"My face is numb…" Sonic rubbed his hands all over his face to try and get a feeling for it. "Where's my face?! I can't feel it!"

"Relax, you're fine. See?" Tails showed Sonic a mirror as proof that nothing happened to his 'money maker' (also Sonic's words).

"No, my face is in this little stick... I gotta get it out!" He snatched the mirror from Tails and shattered it against the table, and when he couldn't find any remnants of his face, he began to sob, realizing it was lost forever.

"Oh, come on, Sonic, you're being ridiculo-"

"Amy, that's just the anesthetic talking. You see the medicine works to numb feeling in your nerve endings so you can't feel pain. It also makes you a little loopy sometimes."

"For how long?"

"A few hours at the most. The good news is now we can take him home and monitor him there until it wears off."

"Is everything alright in here?" The dentist walked in to check in on everything, but mostly to make sure everything was going the way Eggman wanted.

"AH! ROBOT OVERLORD SENT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!" Sonic cried in fear and hid his face under his neckerchief.

"Uh…"

"He's gone into after dentist mode."

"Yes, yes, of course. Now Sonic, if you'll just sign here, you're free to go."

"That pen has a little panda on it…" He chuckled until he had to hold his sides from that.

"Please, just sign the paper."

Sonic attempted to sign his name, but he ended up drawing a little picture of a roller coaster instead.

"*sigh* I'm sorry, but I can't discharge him yet."

"Dang. Here, I have some whiteout you can borrow, mister." Tails offered.

"Thank you."

"Come on, let's go Amy."

After the duo cleared out, the dentist followed behind, releasing the restraints and leaving the door open in the process.

Sonic, lost in his garbled thoughts, was suddenly jarred by a little buzzing in his head. "Wazzat..? That you mommy…?"

"Psst… Hey, Sonic."

Confused at the voice that comes from nowhere, Sonic decides to place it on his hand.

"Santa…?"

"No, no. I'm the Freedom Fairy…"

"A fairy?! Ooh, can I see your pretty wings?!"

"Uh, no."

"Aww… BUT I WANNA SEE YOUR WI-"

"Shh… listen. You don't like this cushy little building, do you?"

"Nuh uh… this place is full of monsters who like to nibble on my feet…

On the other line spoke Dr. Eggman, who had asked his robots to plant a microphone in Sonic's ear while he was asleep.

"Are you quite certain this is going to work, boss?" Orbot questioned.

"Of course it will. He's so delirious that with a little wording magic, he'll do whatever I say. By the time the anesthetic wears off, the village will be mine!"

"Ooh! Ooh! Can you get him to bring ice cream?!"

"No."

"Aw nuts…"

"Ahem… Now Sonic… since you don't like it here… why don't you just walk out and leave…? Nothing is stopping you."

"But the pixie and the mini sun are waiting…"

"Forget about them! Don't you want your freedom…?"

"Alright, let's try this again Mr. HedgehOOOOOOOOO?" Tails, Amy and the dentist walked in to find that Sonic had vanished.

"Quick, Dr., sound an alarm or something!"

"Yes, of course."

The personnel made an effort to deliberately take their time and allowed Sonic to escape through the backdoor.

"He… got away…" the nurse reported.

"Great… that's just wonderful…" Tails lamented, "... now a delusional teenager with superpowers and the potential to destroy this entire village is on the loose. How's that for a fine howdy doo?"