So i actually have this bad habit of skipping ahead too quickly in my head which then leaves me garbled on what to put in between the more prominent parts of the story.

"When is a good time to bring this, this, and this up?" idk i just wing things most of the time. Though i do try to keep things in order at least.

Chapter 2

"Angel?..."

The winged hedgehog was walking with Heat to the feeding wing before he suddenly stopped and gazed out a window, completely lost in thought. His blue ears twitched and strained to listen to the sounds of nature through the thick glass.

Angel closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Birds chirping…. Wind rustling the tree leaves…. He belonged out there feeling the wind in his wings….

Heat tilted his head slightly as he watched his wings ruffle and twitch restlessly.

Angel opened his eyes then lifted a hand and tapped a talon against the glass ignoring the little shocks he got from doing so.

"You know… they do a lot of things to us here… Hurt us, electrocute us, over all treat us like we're objects and not living, feeling creatures…"

Heat's ear twitched before he walked up to Angel's side.

"...But none of that compares to having a taste of freedom only to have it ripped away from you. The absolute lowest form of torture..."

Heat placed a hand on his arm then gazed out the window with him. "...What's it like out there?"

"Really beautiful…" Angel clenched and unclenched his hands before looking at Heat with a small smile. "You would really love it out there…"

Heat looked into Angels shimmering green eyes before his hand curled around his, careful of the talons. Angel was not the kind that should be locked up. He should be free, as free as a bird.

"When we get out together you can show me around," Heat ruffled his chest fur making him squirm a bit before cupping his cheek and pulling him down to touch foreheads.

Angel cooed and wrapped his arm around him to pull him closer.

"Gladly."

XxXxX

"So you got chased away from your post by 069 and you let 220 escape temporary confinement."

The guard was rubbing a hand over his neck where Heat held him. Stupid whore…. How dare the thing put his hands on him. And now he had to deal with this woman. He's only heard bad thing about her….

"And you dare show up in my office to report your incompetence?"

The scariest part about this blond haired woman is she never truly looked angry. Just impassive and bored. It was just impossible to read her icy blue eyes sometimes and somehow, that was more terrifying than the angriest drill sergeant.

"It was going to kill me ma'am…" the guard grumbled absentmindedly rubbing the spot on his neck where Heats claw pricked him.

She stared unblinking for a while before pulling out a side drawer then taking a jar of nail polish out and standing from the desk.

She walked around and sat on the desktop before shaking the nail polish. "Has anyone told you my actual name yet, guard?"

He looked a bit taken aback before he straightened himself. "Uh, no… but um my name is-"

"Hush and come closer guard," she said in a hushed tone as she opened the nail polish jar.

The guard did so hesitantly but kept up his brave facade.

"My name is Molly…." she hummed as she started painting her lethal looking nails. "I have a very peculiar hobby. I like to make my own nail polish. It has a secret ingredient that really brings out the color… Would you like to know what it is?"

The way she gazed at him with her head tilted made him both nervous and flustered. "If you wish to tell me…"

"Pure snake venom" she purred then added another coat before placing a hand on his cheek.

He swallowed.

"But don't worry it's perfectly harmless"

He could feel himself relax slightly in her hand.

"...Once it dries"

Before he could properly react to that he felt her claw like nails in his neck and his eyes widened. He could already feel the burning from the venom and he couldn't even scream, only gag and fight for air to fill his lungs.

Molly stared coldly before removing her nails then sliding off the desk as he fell to the floor.

"It's funny when you all think i care about your well being… You are all expendable. One dies, another will replace you. My work will continue whether or not you're alive…" she snorted then cleaned the blood off her hand with a napkin ignoring the convulsing lump on the floor.

Ugh, but he got blood all over her floors… gross. She frowned then hit the intercom on her desk.

"Yes Ma'am?"

"Send 2 guards to come clean up this mess in my office," she paused, "and bring lollipops. I ran out"

XxXxX

As the pair walked into the cafeteria, they were greeted, using the loose sense of the word, by a guard with a huge wolf like hybrid sitting next to him.

Heat twitched.

The hybrid glared at Heat with dark green eyes, his navy blue and blueish grey fur rising and puffing up a bit in fury, though him puffing up made him look more like a giant ball of fur rather than intimidating.

Experiment K-9: primary function - Alpha of the attack dogs.

Heat stared before glancing at the black collar that was almost completely hidden by fur and the leash that the guard was holding.

Hm…

The ebony hedgehog looked into the wolf's eyes again to see him glaring balefully before snorting and sticking his nose up in the air.

Heat just turned and sat at a table in the corner before putting his feet up and waiting…

"Uh what was that all about?" Angel asked sitting across from him with a few apples.

"I'd be careful of anything they give you to eat here. They like to spike the food you know."

Angel stared before picking up an apple and starting to peel it with his talons. "Did you just avoid my… Heat. Did something happen between you and Cujo? He doesn't usually, you know, bare his fangs at us"

Heat took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

"...I kinda killed off 2 of his pack members"

"...What"

"In my defense, they were trying to tear my legs off. Mm… he's still bitter about that apparently…"

"The humans are the ones who ordered it though so why is he mad at you?"

"Redirected anger. He can't take it out on the ones who caused it, they would just torture him until he submits, so he takes it out on me. It's fine really. The most he does is chase me around when he gets the chance"

"...Its still not fair…" Angel muttered with a pout before slicing the apples then putting one in his mouth.

"...Did you eat while you were out there?"

Angel blinked and perked his ears. "They didn't let me go far… but i did find an apple tree. Way better then these ones of course but i couldn't bring any back… you know they search ya and all that. Even fresh fruits is 'contraband' cause they hate us"

Heat smiled bitterly. "The feeling's mutual"

Angel sighed through his nose then reached over and pressed an apple slice against his lips. "Its safe Heat. Please eat something"

"..." Heat hesitated for a second then opened his mouth to eat the apple slice.

"Thank you"

"Mm"

So the plan is to have at least one chapter a week but really it just depends on how things go in my mind.

So I hope people know the venomous nail polish reference. As for what kind of snake, i don't know tbh cause there's so many that could have instantly killed the fucker. Hum…

Ralf to answer your question, no and yes. No because heat and angel weren't my blogs HOWEVER i was an active member of this au as the 3rd important member of the 3 stooges. With their permission i have turned the au into this fic. Knowing that you recognize the au gives me glee though but i also ask that no one spoils anything if you have a clue where this is going. Of course i tweaked and added some stuff… but still.

Cujo - Werehog