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(Warning: This story contains subject matter that might be triggering for some readers, please read at your own risk).
~What It Truly Means to be Loved Part 1~
Dr. Starline's plan to take over Egg Base Alpha had gone successfully, he was able to override and take control of all of Eggman's badniks while his creations, Surge the Tenrec and Kitsunami the Fennec, took out a giant Egg Breaker, and now the final test before he could execute Operation: Remaster was completed.
When Starline went to greet his creations afterwards, he happily mentioned that they can begin his master plan. He then noticed Surge's damaged clothes and asked what happened, what he didn't know was that while they were fighting the Egg Breaker, Surge was buried under a ton of debris.
Furious by its actions, Kit had used his Hydro Pack's hydro-coil tails to lift up the Egg Breaker's spike ball hand and angrily throw it back it, destroying the robot. Kit had then sifted through the debris looking for Surge, only to find that she was barely harmed by the attack at all.
Kit began to tear up and tried to tell Starline what happened, only for Surge to interrupt him by claiming that she was a little careless, but that Kit was helpful to her so it worked out. When Starline asked for assurance, Surge instead gave him a noogie, calling him a killjoy and asking him to enjoy the victory.
"Yes well, I will oversee cleanup to ensure Dr. Eggman doesn't find any evidence before we make our move. Dismissed", said Starline.
"B-B-B-But...!"
"Shut it. Let the busy man do his busy work", Surge said, cutting Kit off as she pushed him out of the room.
Then, Surge turned around and made a move like she was going to leave the base.
"Uh...Surge, ma'am, where are you going?", asked Kit.
"Where do you think? I'm going out to blow off some steam!", replied Surge.
Kit's eyes widened in shock, "Wait! You can't just do that, can you? What if Starline finds out?", he said.
Surge rolled her eyes, "Oh please! I've had enough of that clown for one day and I need to let off some steam! I'm gonna go out, I don't know when I'll be back but just don't worry about it. If you wanna come, then fine. If not...oh well", she said.
And with that, Surge left the base, speeding off in a random direction. Kit stood there nervously for a moment, he didn't even know what to do; he was always compelled to stay by Surge's side and help her out, but he was fairly certain that they weren't allowed to just leave and go wherever they wanted without Starline's permission.
So, after not really knowing what to do, Kit just continued to sit there and contemplate to himself. "What am I even doing with myself?", he asked.
[Time Skip]
Surge kept running as fast as she could, she didn't really have a clear destination in mind but it didn't matter to her. All she cared about was getting away from Starline and his overinflated ego for a while.
But, when she stopped to get her bearings, she found herself in a nearby city...or specifically, the really shady part of the city. Shrugging, Surge walked into the city and looked around, everything seemed pretty grungy and any Mobians that were outside at the moment seemed sketchy.
Surge didn't really mind or even felt off put by it, it was just refreshing to her that she was somewhere that didn't have badniks she needed to take out. She walked for a while until she came upon a bar called "The Full Moon Tavern". Now, since Surge was fifteen years old, it was obvious to anyone that she was too young to be drinking alcohol.
But that didn't matter to Surge, she figured this would fun and interesting so she walked into the tavern. The occupants only gave her a small glance before going back to what they were doing.
Surge walked up to the counter where a coyote was wiping a rag across the countertop, she sat down on a bar stool.
"'Oy, kid! Ain't you too young to be in a place like this?", asked the bartender.
"Do I look like I care? Cause I don't, and also you don't strike as the type of guy who would care either", Surge said with a smug grin.
"...eh, fair enough. So what can get ya?", said the bartender.
Now, Surge was stumped. She had never even been to this tavern before, in fact she had never really gone anywhere without Kit and Starline before, so she had no idea what to order.
"Give us both a shot of whiskey!"
Surge flinched when she heard a deep, masculine voice. She turned to see a male bear about her age sit down next to her at the counter; he had dark brown fur and red eyes, a skull and crossbones tattoo on one arm and a heart tattoo that read "Mom" on the other. He was wearing an orange neckerchief, a dark green shirt, blue jeans and black flip flops.
As the bartender poured two shot glasses of whiskey, the bear looked at Surge with a smirk.
"Hey there, cutie! You're pretty hot, what are you doing in a dive like this?", he asked.
"I'm just out here trying to blow off some steam, I've had a long and exhausting day. This old gas bag just tells me what to do all the time and he never gives me a break", Surge said as she tried to hide her blush. She would've been lying if she said she didn't find this bear attractive, but this was a new emotion for her that she didn't know how to properly articulate.
So, to avoid any awkwardness, she grabbed her shot glass and drank the whiskey in one gulp. The alcohol slightly burned her throat but she actually liked the taste, so it didn't bother her too much.
The bear laughed as he drank from his own glass, "Yeah I hear that. My Dad would always try to push me around when I was kid too, it was so annoying!", he said. Surge did a double take, Dr. Starline wasn't her father but the way she worded her complaint, it came across that way.
But, after hearing the bear talked about his rocky relationship with his father, she didn't want to explain what she actually meant. He seemed to understand how she felt despite their situations not being the same.
"And then I moved away, he still sends me money every three weeks because he thinks I can't hold down a job. I've got one, it doesn't pay all that much but enough so that I can keep my apartment. He's a major jerk with a capital "G"!", he said as he drank another shot of whiskey.
Surge laughed as she drank some more whiskey as well, not realizing that she was slowly getting drunk because she was having too much fun enjoying this bit of freedom she had. After about four more shots, Surge decided to stand up.
"Well, I gotta...gotta head back 'fore this idiot chews me...out for running...off", she slurred.
The bear smiled, "Hey what's the rush? Why don't you come with me back to my place? I can tell you don't really wanna go home right now", he said.
"Yeah, but if I don't, Kit will probably...have a panic attack...or something..."
"Who's that?"
"Some little squirt...I live with..."
"Oh, so you've got a little brother, huh? No worries, the kid will get over it. He's gotta learn to grow up sometime, just come back with to my place. I'll show you a good time"
"Only if...you give me your... name first. Mine's Surge...so what's yours...?"
"Trevor"
"Okay...let's go then..."
And with that, the bear, who was now revealed to be named Trevor, paid for their drinks and left the tavern with Surge. They walked for a few minutes before they came upon an apartment building, they walked inside and went up to the third floor. Trevor opened the door as Surge drunkenly shuffled into the apartment.
It wasn't all that nice to look at but it was pretty decent, at least it wasn't dirty nor was there trash strewn across the floor, there was even a flatscreen TV in the living room so that was a plus.
"Wow...nice place...ya got here", said Surge.
"Thanks. It ain't much, but the rent's cheap and I can pay it with the money my old man always sends me. Plus, I've got cable so I'm all set", said Trevor.
Surge then plopped herself on the sofa, feeling a bit woozy due to all the alcohol she drank. "Ugh...I'm starting to feel like trash...", she muttered.
Trevor walked over to and placed his hands on her shoulders, gently massaging them. "Ya know, I can make you feel real good real quick. What do ya say?", he said. Surge let out a soft groan, "Yeah sure...whatever...", she muttered.
"Follow me, then," Trevor said, leading his Surge to his bedroom.Inside was an ordinary full sized bed, a closet and a dresser.
"Nice room...looks better than mine", said Surge, "So how do youwannado this?"
Surge's question received an immediate reply. Trevor grabbed her, pulling down her baggy yellow pants, to reveal a set of pink panties. Even in her drunken state and not fully understanding the situation, Surge felt a bit uncomfortable.
"What the...", said Surge as she turned away, clearly embarrassed.
"What was that?", said Trevor as he wrapped his arms around the female tenrec and slapped her in the ass, causing her to moan.Then he grabbed Surge and threw her on the bed, her ass sticking out and her face resting on his pillow, "I'll make your ass cheeks so red it'll look like you got two tomatoes glued to your back!"
Surge still didn't fully understand what was really happening but nonetheless, she reached her hands back, pulling down her own underwear, revealing a bruised butt cheeks and her now moist entrance. Trevor looked at her as he tried not to have an aneurysm.
"Damn, girl! You're even sexier than I thought! Take your shirt off too", he said.
Surge then reached up and slowly pulled off her shirt, revealing that she wasn't wearing a bra. Trevor got even more excited as he began to take off his shirt, pants and underwear, unveiling his fully erected member. Surge glanced at it with wide eyes, her face was as red as a beet and she could feel her heart racing.
Trevor then sat on the bed and slapped Surge's ass cheeks again, causing her to moan in pleasure even louder than before. "I thought your voice was cute when you were just talking, but now it's even cuter hearing you moan like this", he said.
"I...I don't get it...", Surge muttered as her confusion and discomfort grew. Instead of giving her an answer, Trevor continued slapping away at her ass cheeks, each blow harder than the last.
"AHH!" Surge moaned as tears started pouring down her face.Trevor looked at her with a seductive smirk, "Don't look so scared, cutie. I promise I can make ya feel real good!", he said. Surge bit her lip as Trevor leaned down to kiss her. He hummed into the kiss and crawled up Surge's body to deepen it, she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Trevor smirked and rubbed the pad of his thumb against Surge's slit, revelling in the loud moan that left her throat. Feeling satisfied enough, he then lined his member up with her entrance.
"You're okay with all this?", he asked softly almost as if he was testing something.
Surge looked up at him through pleasure hazed eyes, "Yes! Yes, please! I don't really know what's going on, but I want it!", she begged.
"Relax," Trevor ordered as he smirked.
Surge nodded and closed her eyes again, she let out a high pitched whine when Trevor started to push in. Surge whimpered as he thrusted inside of her, "It hurts really badly, I…I don't know about this," she said as she started to panic a bit.
Trevor leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips, "Give it a little longer, if it still hurts, I might stop", he reassured.
Surge swallowed and nodded, grinding on his member slightly. Trevor's eyes hooded at the gentle pleasure before smirking when Surge stilled and gasped; he gently ground just above her g-spot, sending little prickles of pleasure up the tenrec's spine.
Surge's electrokinetic powers began to flare up, sending little static shocks through Trevor's body.
"Whoa...I don't know what you're doing, but th-that's nice," He purred.
Trevor smirked and began to slowly pull out, just about 3 inches, before sinking back in. Surge moaned and pressed her hips down on his, "More, please…Chaos", she pleaded desperately. Trevor gripped her hips and pulled out until just the head was inside before slamming back in, striking her g-spot dead on. Surge threw her head back and cried out, the sound echoing off the walls of the apartment.
Trevor continued with the deep, hard thrusts that made Surge scream every time they hit, which was every time. Surge clawed at his arms, tears of pain and pleasure falling from her eyes as she continuously moaned, her entrance clenching every time her g-spot was hit.
"T-Trevor, it's hurts so much but feels s-so good, I don't know how long I can t-take this!", she cried. Trevor dug his claws into Surge's hips as he continued to pound her. "You either hold it, or deal with the overkill, cause I'm not stopping until I cum," he hissed.
Surge nearly sobbed, Trevor had over stimulated her, and she did not like it, not one bit, but she couldn't hold it for much longer, she wassoclose. Trevor gripped Surge's hips tighter and started pounding her harder and faster.
Surge nearly choked, "I-it feels l-like you're torturing me," she moaned. Trevor leaned down next to her ear, "Oh come on, it ain't that bad," he purred while wrapping a hand around one of her breasts and kneading it in time with his thrusts. Surge threw her head back and cried out as she came, clamping down hard on his member. Trevor flinched and slammed as deep in as he could go before releasing inside Surge.
The tenrec panted heavily from the intensity of her orgasm, her slit twitching around Trevor's spent cock. He slowly pulled out of Surge, smiling when she whined in discomfort at the feeling. He laid down next to her, nuzzling her cheek.
"That was awesome, babe!," he muttered.
Surge took deep breaths as she glanced over at Trevor, "Yeah...sure...whatever", she gasped. Trevor didn't respond as he watched Surge slowly drift off to sleep. He reached over to the bedside drawer and pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter; he took one cigarette out of the pack and placed it in his mouth, lighting the end with the lighter.
[Time Skip]
Trevor woke up the next morning and didn't see Surge lying in the bed next to him, "Did she go back to her place?", he mumbled to himself.
That was when he heard the sound of someone vomiting in the bathroom, he figured Surge was having a really bad hangover from all the alcohol she drank, but then the memory of what they did last night came flooding back and he smirked almost evilly.
Trevor climbed out of bed, threw on some clothes and left the apartment. When he came back, he was holding two brown paper bags; he spotted Surge lying on the bed, her face a much lighter shade of green than it was before.
He reached into one of the bags and pulled out a small pink box, tossing it onto the bed.
"What the Hell is this?", asked Surge.
"Nevermind that, open the box and take out the small device inside. Go to the bathroom and pee on it, when something appears on the screen, come back and show me", said Trevor.
Despite her confusion, Surge did as she was told. She went into the bathroom and came back out in two minutes. She held up the device to Trevor, "Two little pink lines showed up on the screen. What's that mean?", she asked.
Trevor then let out a deep, menacing laugh as he suddenly grabbed Surge tightly around the wrist. Surge flinched in pain, "Ow! What the Hell?! You're hurting me! What's going on?", she shouted.
"Wow, how sheltered are you? Last night we had sex and now you're pregnant, which means you're mine now!", said Trevor.
Before Surge could respond, Trevor delivered a swift punch to the side of her head, instantly knocking her unconscious. When Surge woke up an hour later, she found herself lying on a cheap rug inside a large broom closet; her black and yellow outfit and shoes were gone, she was now barefoot and wearing a purplish grey maternity dress.
Upon further inspection, she saw that there was a small mouse hole in the closet door, it was just big enough to let the chain that was now clipped to her left leg to stick out.
"What the...what the Hell is going on?!", shouted Surge.
Just then, the closet door opened and Trevor was standing in the doorway.
"You?! What's going on?! Where are my clothes? Why am I chained up? Answer me!", Surge demanded.
Suddenly, Trevor slapped her hard across the face. Then he dropped a wrapped up sandwich and a juice box at her feet, "Shut up! Sheesh, what are you? Stupid? Don't you get it? You're pregnant with my kid, which means that you belong to me now!
"You'll stay here at my place and take care of the kid, meaning you won't be able to leave. But I chained you up just so you won't escape anyways, and considering what you said about your Dad last night, I have a feeling he's not gonna come looking for you!
"So here's the plan: you'll stay in this closet, chained up so you can't escape. I'll bring you a bucket so you can puke when the morning sickness hits, and the chain is long enough for you to reach the bathroom but nowhere else.
"I'll give you food too. After you have the kid, you'll start doing all the chores around my apartment. Also, don't try calling for help. There's no landline phone here and this is a pretty scummy neighborhood in a scummy town, no one's gonna help you!", he said.
Then Trevor shut the door and dragged a heavy dresser in front of it, Surge immediately stood up and started banging on the door, trying to escape. She punched and kicked as hard as she could but it wasn't working, she eventually gave up and sat back down.
She then unwrapped the sandwich and began eating it, drinking the juice box as she did. Once she was finished, Surge stood up and started pounding at the door again. She banged and punched with all her might but nothing was working.
"Alright then, let's try this!", Surge said as she began charging up her electricity powers. She concentrated her energy into one single punch as she aimed for the door, but just as she released her punch, the door was opened. Trevor stood in the doorway just as he knocked to the ground by Surge's electric punch.
Surge smirked, thinking she knocked him down or probably killed him so she could escape, but then her smirk instantly dropped when he slowly stood back up, glaring down at her. "Was that your best shot?", said Trevor as he looked to his singed fur.
"No...there's no way...! That attack could take out a group of badniks in seconds, how in the Hell did you survive that?!", shouted Surge as her eyes widened in panic.
Trevor let out a small chuckle, "I have no idea what you're talking about, but it seems to me that you thought you could kill me and escape. Well, I can't return the favor, but I can knock you down a peg!", he said. Surge started to become scared, she back away but didn't get far since she was chained up inside a closet.
"Wha...?", she muttered.
"Oh don't worry, I won't hit you in the stomach. Can't hurt the baby before it's even a Mobian, now can I? But nothing will happen to it if I hit you in the arms, legs and face!", said Trevor.
Outside the apartment, a Mobian dog was smoking while fiddling around with his phone. That's when he started hearing loud screams of pain coming from the apartment across from him, but he simply shrugged and walked down the hallway to leave the building.
[Time Skip]
Back at his newly acquired base, Starline was pacing back and forth while Kit was staring at him.
"You're absolutely sure you have no idea where Surge went?", said Starline.
"I told you! She just took off in a random direction, I don't think even she knew where she was going!", said Kit.
Starline let out a sigh of frustration as he ran a hand across his face, "I'll have to dispatch some badniks to go look for her and bring her back. When she gets back here, she is getting such an earful!", he said.
He then went to send out a small group of Motobugs and Buzz Bombers to go look for Surge, "Don't come back until you find Surge and capture her. Bring her back here so I can properly discipline her for running off without permission, hopefully you'll find her soon", he said.
As the badniks left, Starline turned to Kit.
"Don't worry, Sir. I'm not going anywhere, I'm staying put right here", said Kit as he promptly sat down on the floor.
"Well good, at least one of you is obedient. This is gonna put Operation: Remaster on hold for a bit...", Starline trailed off as he walked away.
Kit looked outside a nearby window, a listless expression on his face. "I hope they find you soon, Surge. I feel so useless without you here. You're not very good at being conspicuous, so I think those badniks will find you in a day or two...", he said.
[Time Skip: six months later...]
As it turned out, six months had gone by and none of the badniks Starline dispatched were able to locate Surge. This was due to two main factors: the first being that the sight of Eggman robots just wandering around random cities and towns caught the attention of Sonic and his friends, who made quick work destroying them.
The second was that Surge was still being held captive by Trevor in his apartment, although now there was something different about her. Ever since that day Surge tried to take out Trevor with an electric punch and failed, he would make it his routine to beat her savagely every single day.
And that wasn't an exaggeration, he literally made it part of his daily routine. The way it went was as follows: Trevor would wake up, brush his teeth and shower, get dressed, have breakfast, then he would beat Surge while verbally berating her and then leave for work after leaving her a single sandwich to eat for the whole day and the closet door open so she could reach the bathroom.
Then, he'd come home from working and beat her again before giving her a meager dinner, having dinner himself and then sit around watching television until he went to bed. Because Trevor wanted Surge to have the baby she was carrying, he never hit her in her stomach or torso, he only ever hit her on her arms, legs and/or face.
Now, six months in, Surge was sporting cuts and bruises along her arms and legs, and she also had a black eye. At first, she didn't understand what being pregnant meant until she started getting morning sickness and her belly began growing.
She knew the large size of her stomach wasn't due to fat, Trevor had only been feeding her enough to keep her alive and nourish the baby, but it wasn't enough to actually cause any weight gain. Surge also knew she had a baby in her because she could feel it kicking every once and a while.
After coming to grips with the fact that she was being abused physically and emotionally, and she was carrying a baby inside of her, only one thought went through Surge's mind at that moment.
"I've gotta get out of here!"
She couldn't stand being in that apartment with Trevor any longer, she needed to escape, but where would she even go? She had nowhere to go and no one to turn to, she could've had Kit help her but that would require going back to Starline and who knows how he would react if he found out she was having a baby.
"He'll probably make me get rid of it and Kit, even though he always sticks by my side, he can't do anything to stop him. I can't let anything happen to my baby!", she whispered.
In the six months that she's been pregnant, Surge had actually grown attached to her unborn child. Yes, she knew that she was probably too young to even be carrying a baby, but she really did care for it. Her tough girl persona had crumbled due to all the abuse and now, all she cared about was escaping and getting help.
"Oh well...at least things can't get any worse", she muttered.
Surge would soon come to regret saying that.
That same day, Trevor had come home from work just like always, only this time he seemed to be very drunk. He opened the closet door to see Surge sitting on the floor, he pulled out a key and unlocked the chain. "Come with me to my room, I have something I wanna show you", he said.
Surge trembled with fear as she followed him into his bedroom, once she entered, Trevor closed the door and locked it. Now Surge was even more scared than before, "Ya know what? I actually have to go to the bathroom, so can we do this later?", she said as she tried to get out.
That's when Trevor punched her in the side of the head, knocking her unconscious. When Surge woke up, she found herself tied down to the bed with some rope; she struggled to break free but she was weak due to the constant beatings and malnourishment.
She looked up to see Trevor beginning to unzip his pants. The green tenrec began to struggle again, desperately trying to get away from him.
"What's wrong, cutie? Scared?", Trevor teased.
Surge brought her thighs together and closed her eyes; this was not happening, the beatings she could take to some extent, but this!?
This was just…sick!
"Get away! Don't do this! The baby!", she snapped. She was worried the baby would be hurt by what was about to happen, after all, most pregnant women are told not to engage in such activities since it could be dangerous for the baby.
Trevor unzipped his pants and pulled them down along with his underwear, he then began to roughly rub his sheath. Surge whimpered in ill-contained fear, "N-No," she stammered, terrified at what was about to transpire.
Trevor grinned as he pulled Surge's underwear off and forced her legs apart. "I'm gonna split you in half, babe," he purred.
Surge began to struggle again, a fearful scream bubbling up in the back of her throat as Trevor positioned himself at her entrance.
"Get the Hell away from me!", she screeched; the sound echoing off the walls outside the cell.
Trevor chuckled darkly, "That's right b*tch, scream! Scream for everyone to here. Let them know whose b*tch you are," he purred menacingly. Surge felt tears sting her eyes as she continued to fight against her binds and the large body over her.
"Please!", she begged when the member pressed against her tightly clenched entrance. Trevor chuckled again and started to push into Surge, the chuckle turning into a deep groan at the tightness that squeezed his fat member. Surge's mouth hung open in a silent scream as her hole was forced open.
A small squeak escaped her throat when Trevor finally settled inside her, his large member actually showing through her distended belly. Surge let her head fall and she gagged, it felt like Trevor's member was resting in her stomach.
Trevor, on the other hand, was in bliss; Surge was so tight, he felt like a virgin, even though they had already had sex prior to this and Surge had already lost her virginity, something she didn't even know she had due to Starline never telling her about it.
"G-Get out!", Surge shrieked; now beginning to struggle again, despite the searing pain in her lower abdomen.
Trevor wrapped his massive hands around Surge's tiny waist and started pounding into her, the bed springs creaking loudly under the weight of the bodies. With every inward thrust, Surge felt bile rise in the back of her throat, but couldn't get in enough air between her pained screaming to actually throw up.
Her entrance was wet, and she knew it wasn't from lubricant; Trevor's massive size and forceful thrusts had torn Surge up pretty badly, blood was pooling under her nether regions from where it was dripping. She let her head fall to the side, tears falling from her eyes.
"Trevor…please stop," she pleaded.
Trevor groaned as he pounded Surge into the bed springs, the smaller Mobian's entrance squeezing him so tight it almost hurt...almost. But since it wasn'tquitepainful, Trevor was in bliss. Surge weakly pulled on her binds again, hoarse yelps and cries escaping her throat.
Trevor brought a hand to Surge's entrance and began rubbing in small circles into her clit. Surge tensed and gasped, bringing her thighs together. "N-No," she whimpered; the only thing worse than pain was pleasure.
Trevor grinned and pushed the tip of his thumb into the small button of flesh, Surge gasped and bucked her hips.
"Stop," she panted.
Trevor groaned when Surge's walls tightened around him and he pulled his thumb away before beginning to rub in tiny circles again. Surge's body sparked anew, both figuratively and literally as her electricity powers flared up, and her pelvis pulsed with pleasure; she violently jerked against her binds.
"No, stop!", she shrieked.
Trevor chuckled and continued rubbing Surge's clit, fingers becoming slick with lubricant. Surge bucked against his hand,
"Please stop!", she pleaded voice cracking.
After what felt like an eternity, Surge threw her head back and cried out, blood and other fluids spurting out of her body. She collapsed under the weight of his "boyfriend" before gagging at the feeling ofwaytoo much cum filling herwaytoo deep.
She glanced down to see that her belly had distended more than it already was.
After a few agonizing minutes, Trevor finally pulled out with a soft pop. Surge heaved softly and pressed onto her stomach because it was beginning to hurt.
"...ow...," she gasped; voice breaking with a sob as tears welled up in her eyes.
Trevor stood up and swayed a bit due to still being drunk, "I'm gonna go grab something from the fridge, you can go shower if you wanna", he muttered.
Surge didn't need to be told twice as she used the little bit of strength she had to run to the bathroom, not even bothering to close the door; she crouched down by the toilet and started vomiting profusely into it, tears falling down her face as he throat burned from the acidity of the vomit.
After a while, she finally stopped but she had no idea that things were about a hundred times worse than they already were. When she turned on the shower and stepped into the tub to clean herself off, Surge suddenly doubled over as a sharp pain struck her lower back and abdomen.
"AHHHHHH! What the Hell is going on?! What...is...this.. pain?!", she screamed.
What Surge hadn't known was that Mobian bears were pregnant for a hundred and eighty days, which translates roughly into six months, and now that she was six months along, it was finally time to give birth.
As the warm shower water beat down on her naked body, Surge screamed in agony as she felt something pressing down on her pelvis. She started pushing with all her might as something big had oozed out of her body; when it finally came out, Surge breathed a sigh of relief.
But then her body tensed up as she heard a new sound amidst the running water.
It was the sound of a crying baby!
Surge looked down into the bathtub and gasped in horror at what she saw: it was a newborn baby Mobian bear with black and light green fur like hers, the baby even three little quills sticking up from its head.
The little baby bear laid at the base of the tub, amidst the water and blood, bawling its eyes out. Surge began to panic, she just had her baby in a bathtub in her abusive "boyfriend's" apartment, after what he had just done to Surge...there was no telling what he'd do to her baby.
Surge finally made up her mind, she had to get out of there now!
After cleaning herself and the baby, she turned off the water and used a towel to dry the two of them off. The baby had finally stopped crying and had fallen asleep within the towel, Surge stepped out of the bathroom to find Trevor passed out on the floor. It seemed that he had been especially drunk that night, so Surge seized the opportunity.
She carefully set the baby down on the couch and went into the bedroom. From the dresser, she took out a pair of boxers, a pair of sweatpants and a thick hoodie. It was early Autumn but even then, it got pretty cold outside.
Surge quickly put on the clothes, then she grabbed a small clean blanket from one of the other drawers and went back into the living room. She wrapped the baby up in the blanket, lifted it into her arms and then headed for the door; she turned around to make sure Trevor was completely unconscious before unlocking the door and running out of the apartment.
She hadn't noticed that she was still barefoot but she didn't care, all that mattered was escaping and finding help, but as Surge ran at full speed, she came to a realization.
Who was supposed to help her?
She didn't have any friends or family, and if she went to Kit for help, Starline would find out about her new baby and demand she'd get rid of it. Also, Kit was just a kid himself, he probably wouldn't have any idea about what to do anyway.
Surge's running slowed to a brisk walk as she found herself on a bridge that led into another city. Feeling exhausted, she collapsed by the railing of the bridge.
"What am I gonna do? There's no one to help me...and it's only a matter of time before Trevor finds me and takes me back! And I can't go to that prick Starline, he won't help me at all!", she said.
Then she looked down at the sleeping baby in her arms, "Once upon a time ago, I wouldn't have cared so much. But after all the crap I've experienced, I can't imagine letting anything bad happen to you. You might be a bear like that bastard Trevor, but you've got my fur color and quills. You're a tiny me..."
Surge had realized she started crying at that moment, she didn't know what to do. She was too young, innocent and clueless to be dealing with this sort of thing; that's when she looked over at the water below the bridge, a thought crossing her mind.
If I'm dead...I won't have to deal with this anymore, she thought.
Making up her mind, she covered her baby with the blanket and set it down on the walkway of the bridge. "I'm sorry, little squirt, but you can't come with me. You were just born, I can't take your life away from you. It's funny though, you're a pretty cute little sparkplug if you ask me...
"Huh, Sparkplug...sounds like the perfect name for you. Well, I guess this is goodbye. I'm sure you'll find a family to take you in, my only regret...is that I have to leave you and Kit, but...you don't need me anyways", she said.
With tears in her eyes, Surge climbed up onto the railing of the bridge, ready to throw herself off. As she closed her eyes and let gravity pull her off the bridge, Surge could hear a voice in the distance.
"She's about to fall off! Stop her, Shadow!"
Surge didn't know the voice but she didn't care, she felt nothing as her body collided with the water below and everything went dark.
[Time Skip]
"Ugh..."
Surge groaned as she felt herself return to consciousness, she expected to find herself at the bottom of the river she jumped into, but instead she found herself in a hospital room.
She was lying in a bed, hooked up to a heart monitor and an I.V. bag, and she was wearing a pale green hospital gown; her quills were let down, giving her the appearance of having long hair.
"What the...where am I? How'd I get here?", Surge asked herself.
Just then, the room door opened and someone walked in. "Hey, you're awake! Are you alright? You nearly drowned", said the person.
Surge gasped in shock upon seeing who was standing in the doorway of the hospital room, she began hear a familiar pair of voices in her mind.
"And what of the world renowned hero, Sonic?"
"Pssht. I hate that jerk. I'll wipe my shoes on his grave after I put him in it!"
That's right! The world renowned hero himself, Sonic the Hedgehog, was standing in the doorway of the hospital room. At that moment, Surge had so many mixed emotions swirling around in her brain.
Upon seeing Sonic, she immediately wanted to destroy him but on the other hand, she wanted to break down and beg him to help her and...
Surge suddenly tensed up, her eyes going wide and her body shaking violently. "Whoa, hey there! Are you okay? Do you need a nurse?", asked Sonic. Surge looked up at him as her body rattled and her eyes filled up with tears.
"Sparkplug! Where's Sparkplug?! Where are they?!", she shouted.
Just then, a black and red male hedgehog that Surge didn't know stepped into the room.
"Faker, what's going on? I heard shouting", he said.
"I don't know, Shadow. I came in to check on her and found her awake, then she started shaking and asking me for someone named "Sparkplug". I don't know what she's talking about", said Sonic.
"The baby! The little green bear! Where are they? Are they alright? And who are you?", shouted Surge.
The black and red hedgehog walked over to her bedside and sat down next to her, "My name is Shadow. It's gonna be alright, calm down. Your baby is in the NICU, being taken care of by the nurses. But right now, we need to talk about you. You left your baby on a bridge and jumped off, if it wasn't for us, you could've died", he said.
It was true. At the time, Sonic and Shadow were racing each other as they usually did; they had stopped near the bridge to take a break, and that was when Sonic spotted Surge about to jump off. He told Shadow to dive in after her, and that's how he found the baby on the bridge.
"Just take a breather and explain to us who you are and what happened to you to make you want to do something so horrible", said Sonic.
Surge didn't know how to feel right now. Sonic was standing right in front of her, she felt the desire to destroy him, but he wanted to help her. The whole reason for why she threw herself off the bridge was because she had no one to help her.
At that moment, she broke down crying and told Sonic and Shadow everything. And she didn't just stop at what Trevor had done to her, she also told them about who she was. She told them about Kit, and Starline, and his plans.
Sonic and Shadow gasped when they were told this, they were both shocked and disgusted by what Surge had said happened to her, and they were surprised to hear that not only was Starline still active but also what he was planning.
"So that explains why we've been seeing random badniks roaming around the towns recently, Starline's probably looking for her. After all, without Surge, he can't continue his plans", said Sonic.
Surge suddenly bolted upright, "Don't let them find me, Starline or Trevor! I can't go back to either of them, and if they find out about the baby, Chaos only knows what either of them will do to it!", she begged.
Shadow placed a hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry, we'll keep her and you safe from them both. We'll find them both and make sure they get put away for good", he said.
"Her?", asked Surge.
"Yes. I can only assume that you were so focused on escaping from your "boyfriend", that you didn't have time to see what gender your baby was. It's a girl", replied Shadow.
Surge let a small laugh, "A girl, huh? Sounds nice...can I see her?", she said.
Sonic nervously scratched the back of his neck, "That's actually gonna be hard to do, I'm afraid...", he said.
"Why?", asked Surge.
"You left her on a bridge before proceeding to commit suicide, the doctors are concerned for your mental health and that you might hurt her. They said you may need to speak with a psychiatrist, also...you're far too young to be mother and since you don't have any family, they were thinking of putting the baby into foster care", explained Shadow.
Surge stared down at her lap as she felt more tears come to her eyes again, "Please...can you please leave? I need to be alone", she said sadly as she rolled over and buried herself in the blankets. Sonic and Shadow quietly left the room and shut the door.
"Shadow, are you sure that's really fair? Given what happened to her, none of this is her fault. Should she really be separated from her baby?", said Sonic.
Shadow sighed, "I wish it wasn't the case, Sonic, but there's no choice. She probably didn't mean to but she endangered her baby's life by just leaving her on a bridge, then she tried to commit suicide. Not to mention, she's just a kid. She's not old enough to be a mother, it's best for the child to go to a new family", he said.
"Yeah, but...what if the new family won't let Surge visit and see her kid? What if they abuse the baby? If she has to be put up for adoption, then we should decide who adopts her", said Sonic.
"For that to work, someone needs to become Surge's legal guardian. Then they would have the authority to foster her baby and decide who would be fit to raise her", said Shadow.
"How would that work?", asked Sonic.
"To obtain guardianship of a child, a person mustfile a petition in court. Any person 18 years old or older can file a petition in court to become a guardian", explained Shadow.
That was when the black and red hedgehog suddenly got an idea, his eyes lighting up in realization. "Sonic, stay here and keep an eye on Surge. There's something I need to do, I'll be back soon", he said before leaving the hospital. Sonic then walked back into the room to find Surge fast asleep, so he just sat down on the armchair near the window.
Once he left the hospital, Shadow activated his wrist communicator and contacted Rouge.
"Rouge, are you there?", he asked.
"Hey there, mister grumpy. You wanna explain why I haven't heard from you in the past twenty four hours?", said Rouge.
"If you do me a small favor, then I'll tell you everything. And the others as well", said Shadow.
"Alright, now I'm interested. What do you need?", said Rouge.
"I need you to come with me to the courthouse in town and help me fill out a petition for legal guardianship. Also, can you investigate if there are any people in town looking to adopt a child? And if you find any, can you do a thorough background check on them?", said Shadow.
[Time Skip]
A few hours later, Surge had woken up just in time to see a nurse bring in a tray with a covered plate on it. She set it down on the bed and lifted the lid, revealing a meal of a chicken pot pie, some broccoli, a chocolate chip cookie and a carton of milk.
"I figured you would be hungry so I brought you this, sweetie. You eat up and in a little while, I'll bring you your baby so you can breastfeed her", the nurse said kindly before leaving.
Surge looked down at her food for a second before she immediately dug in and started eating, she practically inhaled her food since she was so hungry. A yawn caught her attention and she turned to see Sonic sitting in the armchair, slowly waking up.
He looked towards her, "Oh hey, the nurse brought you some food?", he asked groggily.
Surge nodded, "Yeah. She said she would bring my baby in here so I can breastfeed her, what does that mean?", she said.
"When women get pregnant, they produce milk from their breasts. You're supposed to feed that to your newborn baby because she's not yet ready to drink regular milk, like what you're drinking right now", explained Sonic as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
Just as Surge had finished her meal and was guzzling down her milk, the nurse walked in again holding a small pink bundle. She was also accompanied by a female doctor, "Here you go, honey. Time to feed her", said the nurse. She placed the baby into Surge's arms and helped her pull down one side of her hospital gown, exposing her right breast.
Sonic looked away as he decided to speak with the doctor, "So how's her vitals, Doc? Is she gonna be alright?", he asked.
"Aside from the malnutrition, she's going to be alright. We'll keep her here for the next couple of weeks and help her get her strength back. By the way, I notified the police after doing the rape kit; while she was unconscious, I allowed the medical examiner to take pictures of her numerous cuts and bruises.
"That, along with the rape kit, will be used as evidence against her "boyfriend", Trevor. It is more than enough to arrest him for domestic abuse, not to mention he'll probably be charged with kidnapping as well.
"As for the baby, she's perfectly healthy, which is a miracle considering her mother wasn't fed enough and she was born unexpectedly in a bathtub. However, due to her mother preparing to abandon her on a bridge and commit suicide, I had to notify child services.
"Because of what she tried to do and the fact that she is underage, they have deemed Surge mentally and emotionally incapable of raising her child on her own. More than likely, the baby will have to be put into foster care until she is adopted", explained the doctor.
Sonic heard a small whimper and turned to see that Surge had just finished feeding her baby and now the nurse was taking her back to the hospital nursery room, the young tenrec trying her hardest not to cry.
"I overheard everything...are you saying that I can never see my baby ever again after she's adopted? I have to stay away from her and never let her meet me?", she asked.
The doctor gave her a sympathetic smile, "Oh no, sweetheart. You see, you will be allowed visitation but you'll need to have frequent meetings with a psychiatrist for the trauma you've endured, since it had a profound impact on your mental health.
"And even before then, the baby will be in foster care and you'll need to be there to provide the most basic necessity, which is breastmilk. Once your baby is weened off of breastmilk, she will be placed into the custody of her adoptive parents.
"You'll be allowed to visit, but they will need to be supervised by your legal guardian and the adopted parents just as an added precaution", she explained.
At first, Surge wanted to be relieved but then she came to a sad realization. "But...but I don't have a legal guardian and without one I can't see my...", she trailed off as she couldn't finish the sentence.
Just then, Shadow walked into the room with a Mobian wolf wearing a business suit.
"Oh Shadow, you're back! You were gone for a long while. Wait, who's the guy in the fancy suit?", said Sonic.
"Sonic, allow me to introduce Douglass G. Wolf. He's a lawyer who specializes in family cases such as divorce and child custody, so I spoke to him about obtaining legal guardianship over Surge. Rouge helped me put in the petition and now it's already been processed and approved", said Shadow.
Everyone in the room gasped in surprise, "That's right, Mr. Hedgehog is now the legal guardian of Surge the Tenrec. When he put in the petition, I was told to evaluate him to see if he was fit to become her legal guardian and everything checks out. He's responsible and attentive, he has a stable home and since he is working for G.U.N., his financial situation is more than exceptional.
"And with this newfound legal guardianship, Shadow will also have the authority of determining who will be fit to adopt Surge's baby", said Mr. Wolf.
"I'm having Rouge look into that as well, she's looking around for any couples looking to adopt and conducting background checks on them all. And even then, I'm still going to meet with them face-to-face to see if they're truly fit to take care of your child.
"So while that's going on, in the meantime, I discussed with the head of the psychiatric department and child services. Surge, you will stay here for the next three months, that will be enough to care for the baby by giving her breastmilk before she's weaned off. Then she will go to live with her adopted parents while you will live in my house.
"You will also have monthly sessions with a psychiatrist to evaluate your mental health, once you're cleared, you'll be allowed to visit the baby unsupervised but until then, I will have to accompany you", said Shadow.
No body in the room was prepared for what happened next...
Surge suddenly got up from the hospital bed, yanking the I.V. out of her arm, and she ran over to Shadow. Considering how she used to be, both Sonic and Shadow tensed up in anticipation for what she might do, but what she actually did was throw her arms around Shadow in a tight hug.
"Thank you! Thank you so much! I was scared about what would happen to me or my kid, thank you! You're gonna protect us both from Starline and Trevor, right?", Surge said in tears.
Shadow was surprised but he smiled nonetheless and held her, "Yes. I promise to keep you both safe. The police will find Trevor and arrest him for what he did to you. As for Starline, finding him won't be too easy but I will keep you safe from him. As for your baby, I'll see if I can get some G.U.N. agents to stand on guard near her adopted family", he said.
Surge smiled as she nuzzled her face into his chest fur, never in her wildest dreams would she had done something like that but because of the six months of abuse from Trevor and lack of adequate child care from Starline, she was a completely different Mobian. While she was still physically strong and had her powers, she was much more emotionally vulnerable and sensitive, so she would need the moral support.
"Wait, what about Kit? You gotta save him too!", said Surge.
"Don't worry, we'll get him away from Starline too. It might be a bit hard, if he didn't run off like you, then he might still be loyal to Starline...", said Sonic.
"No! That kid might fellow Starline's orders, but he's always around me. He follows me around, does what I tell him and always backs me up. I think one time I asked him why he does that but he couldn't give me a clear answer...", said Surge.
Shadow thought about what she had just said and it made him think that this went deeper than the two simply working for Starline, but he and the others would figure that out later. "Don't worry, we'll help Kit too. And who knows? He might be happy to see you and learn that you have a baby. For now, lie back down so the doctor can put the I.V. back in", he said.
Surge let go of him as the doctor guided her back to the bed and placed the I.V. back into her arm, she then yawned and laid down to go to sleep.
[To be continued...]