Ok, for you people who didn't feel like reading "Any Dark Deed", here's a summary of the story:

The story takes place in Smash Brothers, in the Smasher's World, and when Sonic was there in May Wario rapes him for seemingly no reason whatsoever. Wario puts a cuff on Sonic's ankle, taking away all of his powers and making him unable to fight back, and Wario says he'll make it permanent if Sonic tells someone about the abuse or refuses to continue to submit. Sonic cannot imagine living without his super speed forever, and once he finds out the cuff is invisible to everyone except Wario and himself – meaning it cannot be removed in any other way – he agrees. A group of Brawlers starts investigating Sonic's problem – but when they start getting too close to the truth Wario hurts Sonic so badly that Sonic tries to commit suicide. After barely stopping himself from dying, Sonic leaves the Smasher's Base and returns home in order to get away. Eventually he tells Knuckles what happened and finally starts to heal. Later it is revealed that this wasn't Wario's fault at all – he was being mind controlled by Tabuu and Mephiles to get revenge on Sonic. The entire group comes together and goes after the two villains, defeating them – but not permanently. While Tabuu is satisfied by the outcome, Mephiles isn't – and has returned to try and take down Sonic again.

That's what you get for not reading the other story. A huge chunk of words! I left out quite a few details, but if I wrote the entire thing it'd take half the chapter. And as well; I do not own anything in this story, whether is be characters or products, except for the cuff, the plot and Isis, who's introduced here. They're my creation, so no stealing! Anyways, I'll shut up now and continue with the story:

"Sonic, it's time to go…wake up!" Silver shook the blue hedgehog's side, and Sonic yawned and blinked sleepily. "Tails is waiting outside. Get going!"

Sonic yawned again, then slowly stood up and said, "What?"

"Appointment, Sonic. Remember?"

Sonic blinked the last bits of sleep away, "Oh yeah! I'd better go! See you later, Silver!"

"Perhaps you should sleep during the night instead of the day," Tails sighed as Sonic hopped onto the wing of the plane.

"I just didn't have a nightmare this time! I don't always dream about Mephiles…"

"I know, I know…let's go." Tails abruptly ended the conversation right then and focused on flying.

It was quiet for a few minutes, and then Sonic said, "You know, Tails, ever since Mephiles, well, you know…you've gotten stronger."

"Huh?"

"I'm just saying that you never gave up on me and you showed a lot of strength; you even had the guts to hit Mephiles…I'd have panicked and ran away from him. You've changed."

"We both have," Tails replied. Sonic just had never seen the fox late at night during those first few days when Sonic came home; when he nearly cried over how Sonic was treating him and refusing to tell him what was going on. It still hurt Tails to think about what had happened to his brother. And he really wasn't that brave; he lashed out at Mephiles because he was caught up in the moment more than anything else. No, he was quite understanding and always willing to help, but he wasn't up for major fighting. That's what Sonic was about.

Once the two were high enough, Tails pushed the pendant into its slot on the control panel. There was one pendant which was used for going to the Smasher's Base; this one was for teleporting to where Dr. Nam, Sonic's therapist was.

There was a bright flash, and suddenly the two were flying in a major thunderstorm, on a different planet.

"Ack!" Sonic scrambled into the seat behind Tails, "I wasn't expecting that!"

"Sorry," Tails replied, and he hit a button. A glass dome rose up and covered the two seats, shielding the two friends from the elements, "I should have checked the weather report first."

"It's cool," Sonic said, shaking the water from his quills, "As long as we don't crash."

"We won't," Tails replied, and a huge streak of lightning suddenly appeared a few meters away from them, "Ok, at least we shouldn't…I'll fly a bit lower and try to land as soon as possible."

Sonic buckled up his seatbelt and then watched as Tails carefully guided the plane through the clouds. In a few minutes the two were flying over a foreign city, although by now quite familiar to the pair.

"That looks like the school…ok, so we shouldn't be much farther than a block from Dr. Nam's place." Tails tried to see through the gloom, "Damn it, I can't tell if there are any cars down there…think it's ok for me to land?"

"Should be," Sonic replied, shrugging, "Dr. Nam never books anything around my appointments. He understands why I don't want anybody to know…"

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Tails looked at the calendar, at the month of December. The picture at the top was a pretty winter forest scene, with two reindeer rubbing each other. The weeks underneath had a couple of times written on it already, even though November had barely begun.

"Take your time, Tails. There's no rush." Dr. Nam's secretary, who said to just call her Rose, looked up at the fox. She was the only one, other than Dr. Nam, who was outside of Sonic's group of friends and knew what had happened to the blue hedgehog. Of course, she knew her job and had never told a soul about what happened.

"Um…" Tails looked at the calendar again, "December fifteenth looks good."

"Alright," Rose replied, and she took the calendar from the fox. She then grabbed a blue pen and wrote down Sonic's name in her fine writing in another book, "Three in the afternoon again?"

Tails nodded, and Rose wrote down the time underneath Sonic's name and on the calendar, "So he's booked. Based on how Sonic's doing, the sessions might only take place every three months now, instead of every month." Rose wrote down the appointment time on a blue notepad, ripped off the paper and handed it to Tails, "It's always nice to see a client get better."

"No kidding…thanks, Rose. I'd better check on Sonic now…" Dr. Nam had set up his practice in a house on the second floor. While the house was old on the outside, the inside was quite modern, with shining hardwood floors and was brightly lit. The first room was the main office, with a black marble countertop and a few small plants, going with the spring green walls. A small fountain continually bubbled in the corner, the only sound other than the ticking clock at the moment. Through an archway and around a corner, across from the desk was the waiting room, with black leather couches and a TV and toys to keep kids amused while they waited. There was one other room, and it was the only room that had a door; that was where Dr. Nam met with his patients, although Sonic wasn't in there now.

Tails went through the archway and saw Sonic sitting at the kids' table, doing a jigsaw puzzle. He looked up when Tails entered and asked, "So when am I coming back?"

"Middle of December. That should be a good time." The unspoken sentence hung between the two, 'By then, Mephiles should hopefully be gone.'

Sonic nodded, and then looked back at the puzzle. He picked up a piece and snapped it into place, giving the Stegosaurus a head, "I wonder what's taking Dr. Nam so long. Usually he's ready to see me by now."

Tails shrugged and sat down by Sonic. He looked at the piece the hedgehog was holding, and then pointed to a spot, "It goes there."

Sonic winked at Tails, and then gave a palm tree a leaf, "Feel free to help, you know." Tails picked up a piece of sky and added it to the picture. The two friends worked quietly away at the puzzle for a while, and then both looked up when the heard the door open, although because they were around a corner neither could see what was going on.

"Don't worry, Miss Bogges; I'm sure it was just a coincidence. Your brother's death had nothing to do with the girl." That was Dr. Nam's voice, no doubt.

There was a huge sob, and then a woman spoke, "It's just that…oh, my brother!" The woman started to cry again, "I'll get that wretched girl if it's the last thing I do!"

"Don't…just let it go. There's nothing you can do that will bring Virgil back. Let it go."

The woman sighed, "Perhaps I could stay a bit longer? I need to talk more…"

"Sorry Betty, but I have another client right now. Feel free to book another appointment tomorrow, though."

"Yes, yes, I will." Tails and Sonic kept their eyes on the archway, although neither of them made a move to go see what was going on.

After a few moments, the sound of feet in high heels moved towards the stairs and walked down, and Dr. Nam looked around the corner, "Sonic?"

"Right here," Sonic said, standing up, "What was going on there? You said you wouldn't…"

Dr. Nam shook his head, "I know; I promised I wouldn't have any appointments around yours, for publicity sake. But this one was an emergency, and this was the only time available all week."

Sonic sighed, "Well…ok…"

"Don't worry about it." Dr. Nam looked at Tails, "Are you staying here for the hour, then?"

Tails sighed, "I was hoping on walking around the city for a bit, but…"

"You can take my umbrella if you want. It's hanging up on the coat hanger; the black one." Dr. Nam led the two back into the main foyer, "Ready, Sonic?"

"Yep." Sonic looked at Tails as the fox grabbed the umbrella, "Are you going to take a while?"

Tails shook his head, "Nope. I'll be back in an hour to fly you home." He waved goodbye to Sonic as he walked down the stairs, surrounded by walls so it felt like you were in a secret stairwell. Tails went outside into the rain, put the umbrella up and started out on a walk.

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"So how have you been doing lately, Sonic?" Dr. Nam looked at the blue hedgehog seated across from him on a black leather couch, "Has Mephiles returned yet?"

"Nope, and I'm glad for that." Sonic rested his cheek in the palm of his hand, and watched as his psychiatrist wrote something down. It was strange; in June he had seen Dr. Nam every day, then for a long while only once a week. Now for October and November he had only seen Dr. Nam once a month. It seemed odd not to talk about what had happened in detail often.

"Let's get right to the point. Did you have any dreams of Mephiles at all recently?"

"Yes…" Sonic sighed, "For the past few days, ever since I've returned home, Mephiles has been talking to me in my dreams, taunting me…"

"No rapes?"

Sonic winced, "No, not that."

"At least that's major progress." Dr. Nam leaned slightly forward, "Describe one of the dreams for me, please."

Sonic took a deep breath and started to speak, "I'm always in this castle courtyard, except this castle isn't on the ground – it's floating above a dark purple ocean. So the courtyard ground is all cobblestones. Anyways, I look up at the dark purple clouds in the sky – big, puffy ones, storm clouds – and then I hear a voice say, 'Hello, Sonic.' I turn around, and then there's Mephiles. He starts to walk towards me, and I back away, scared. He talks about what he's done to me, and he describes it and everything, and eventually he backs me against one of the castle walls and I'm so scared I can't move and he's laughing and reaches out to touch me and then…I wake up."

"That's it every time?"

"Yep, the exact same dream…except what he describes changes, but it's all what he's done to me. No fakes."

"Hmm…" Dr. Nam sat up, thinking, and then said, "This is progress, but I'm wondering about this castle. Do you dislike the color purple?"

"No, it's fine with me. Why? And what do you mean by 'progress'?"

"You're showing progress because you're no longer focusing on the sexual side of your memories – you've moved to simply Mephiles. As for the color purple…well, rarely do people remember the color of the sky or water in their dreams. As well, how do you know the ocean is purple? Are there windows in the castle?"

Sonic thought for a moment, "There aren't any windows…I don't know how I know. I just know."

"Exactly…the color purple must have some significance. Anyways, you're still scared of Mephiles, Sonic. You're backing away from him in your dreams – that isn't good if Mephiles is planning to return."

"I know…"

"I'm not saying that you should suddenly be ok with seeing him again; but if you panic then you won't be able to defeat him." Dr. Nam saw that Sonic was still listening, so he continued, "I know it was hard for you, but you're strong. And don't forget – you did bite Mephiles' penis right off. It's hard to rape someone without that organ."

Sonic shuddered, "Please don't talk about that again! I don't want to remember…"

Dr. Nam covered his mouth with his hand, "Oops…sorry Sonic; I forgot you hate having me mention that. Shall we go onto something else?"

"Please."

"Alright…we might as well get this part over with…how's your sex life been, Sonic?" Dr. Nam couldn't help but laugh as Sonic's cheeks became a bright pink.

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Tails had been walking this way for some time, not caring where he was going. He rarely looked up from the ground below – he only glanced up at his watch to make sure he'd have time to go back. He just flew over the streets, not bothering to wait for the lights to change.

It was three thirty-five now. Since Sonic's session had started a little late, Tails could walk for about another ten to fifteen minutes and then turn around and make it back without rushing. Every time Tails had brought Sonic here, he walked for the hour, thinking – about Sonic, Mephiles…and Sonic's relationships. Even though Sonic was only seventeen now, the way the two hedgehogs acted together made Tails think that at some point they'd get married. Tails chuckled at the idea of Sonic having children. If people thought a regular baby was hard to take care of, try one with super speed!

A loud shout made Tails look up, and then the fox realized he wasn't exactly on the best side of town. While before he was walking in a quiet neighborhood; now he had suddenly appeared in a dingy street, because only a few streetlights were working. Even though it was the middle of the day, the street seemed as dark as night. Apartment buildings rose on either side of Tails, looming huge and threatening. Every one needed to be repaired.

While normally Tails would have turned around and walked away, for some reason he was compelled to walk further. Shouting was coming from a smaller building in the middle of the block; a bar, by the looks of it. It was the only building lit up on the block, and the only one with two stories. As well, there was a huge crowd outside, trying to get in.

Noticing the rain had stopped Tails folded the umbrella and tucked it under his arm. He walked towards the bar, wondering what was going on. There was a bouncer guarding the entrance, pushing people back, but when he saw the two-tailed fox come closer his eyes widened and he let Tails pass. He didn't even bother to ask Tails his age, even though the fox was only ten and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near alcohol. Then again, neither should Sonic, and the hedgehog had gotten drunk on more than one occasion.

Tails took a deep breath and squeezed pass the bouncer, feeling this strange urge to find someone, although he wasn't sure who he was looking for. The bar was crammed full of people, but it was a strange place – an old-fashioned tavern. The bar itself was wood, the tables all looked like tree stumps, and even the lights looked like candles. It was a very odd place.

Everybody was facing towards the center of the room, talking loudly and yelling when something occurred. Some were shaking their heads, while others were digging in their pockets for more cash. Tails wished to know what was going on, so he pushed his way to the front of the crowd.

In the instant he saw her, Tails knew she was important, and that somehow she had called for him to come. Then the feeling disappeared, and Tails was left wondering what the hell he was doing. He blinked and studied the girl.

There was no possible way she was drinking age – she looked no older than fourteen. She had thick black hair with blood red streaks, and bright lavender colored eyes. Her skin was pale and smooth, and every part of her body was perfect without a single blemish. She was wearing an amethyst colored cloak, pinned at her throat with an amethyst eye pin. She was wearing black, all tucked tightly to her body, more to keep it from getting in the way than to enhance her curves. There was something about her eyes – and her eye pin – that made you realize that she wasn't somebody to mess with. Her muscles rippling under her clothing when she shifted position showed that she was a warrior. Tails even thought he saw the handle of a dagger tied to her hip.

"Come now, who wants to give it a try? A chance of a lifetime, folks. Step right up." The girl seemed at complete ease saying the words, and then Tails noticed what was on the table. It was a wheel – one of those prize wheels on game shows that you spun and hopefully ended up with something good. It was pretty small – no bigger than a foot high – but everyone was completely focused on it.

The girl's lavender eyes focused on Tails, and he froze under her gaze, "You know the rules people, but I shall explain again for newcomers. This is a very special wheel that has high stakes, so if you have nothing to lose, give it a go. For you see –" The girl pointed to a few pictures, "If you land on most of the spaces, something terrible will happen to you. You could be robbed, raped…even murdered." A murmur went through the crowd, "I know you're asking yourself, 'So why would I try?' For the grand prize, folks. For if you land on this space," she pointed to a picture of an eye on it, looking exactly like her crystal pin, "You can end up with super powers – powers beyond your imagination."

The crowd began to get excited again, and Tails shook his head. That space was tiny compared to the others – even though there were a few other good ones, the chance of getting the eye was nothing. You'd have to be a fool to give the wheel a spin.

So why was he so tempted to do it?

"Is this a joke?" someone called out.

The girl laughed, "No joke, pal. You know Virgil Bogges, the guy who was killed a few days ago?" Everyone nodded. "Well you see he spun 'death' on my wheel. The wheel is always right. I never go back on my word – if you land on the thousand bucks, I give you the thousand bucks. If you land on scammed, you can bet you will be scammed." The girl looked around at the crowd, "Now, the more you bet, the bigger the eye picture gets. Land on it and you'll end up with extraordinary powers – but only one person may get it. So come on – who's up for a challenge?"

A huge man pushed his way through the crowd, "I bet a hundred bucks." He threw a wad of bills on the table.

The girl nodded, and the eye picture grew slightly bigger. Just as she was about to say something more, the bartender shouted, "Hold on, now. I don't want any deaths and black magic going around in my bar, you hear girl?"

"Of course," the girl replied, "And by the way, the name is Isis. Now folks, it's time for the moment of truth." In a whispery voice she recited,

"Fair is foul and foul is fair;

Do you wish to take the dare?

Power lies hidden inside us all

But most who try to achieve it shall fall.

A wheel of chance; spin it and perhaps, possibly

All of the strength inside you will be set free.

You'll be able to gain treasures untold

If you're lucky, strong and bold.

Be cautious about the price; I take money, but you see

The wheel may take your blood as the fee."

The man spun the wheel, and everyone stared, wondering what was going to happen. Eventually, the arrow stopped on 'five hundred'.

"Five hundred dollars it is," Isis said, and she counted out the money and handed it over. The man smiled, and waved his prize in the air.

Now everyone was up for the wheel, and many people span – and each time, Isis recited the eerie rhyme. Some people remarked that a few lines sounded oddly familiar, and when Isis was told this she just laughed and replied, "Who's to say the witches didn't give me this wheel themselves?" Most people thought she was just joking, and continued to play her game. However, most ended up with bad luck, but they shrugged it off like it was nothing. A wheel couldn't make them lose their job or make their spouse cheat on them – could it?

Tails sat on a table and watched for some time, and with each turn of the wheel he had a stronger urge to spin himself. He fingered the seven dollars in his glove, which was meant for a quick snack – but now he wanted to use it on the wheel.

"Nobody has gotten the eye yet. Only one person can get it – after that, I'm gone." Isis looked at Tails again, "Who will be the lucky one?"

Before Tails realized what he was doing, he hopped off the table and walked over, "I'll go with seven dollars." He handed his money over.

The crowd shook their heads; some people had bet thousands and still didn't get the eye. How could someone with seven bucks possibly get it? Isis smiled, recited the rhyme, and then gestured to the wheel.

Tails reached forward, grasped the edge of the wooden wheel, and pulled down. The pictures blurred together in a rainbow of colors. Around and around it went, and the crowd was watching intently like the other spins. Tails closed his eyes; afraid of looking to see what he got. He didn't realize until now what he had just done – Virgil must have been Betty's brother, and the girl…what if he landed on 'death' too? Would he die? How would Sonic handle that, still recovering from being raped? Why did he do this? He was so stupid!

Tails could still hear the wheel going around…he didn't want to be robbed, have his house burnt down, anything. If Sonic nearly killed himself after being repeatedly raped, he was going to be a total wreck afterwards if Tails died. And what if he was raped and it was done by someone he knew – what if Mephiles made Sonic rape him? That monster had mind-controlled Wario; couldn't he do the same to Sonic?

"Well, it's too late now…I just hope it's something alright." Tails heard the wheel slow down and come to a stop, and then the crowd roared. He slowly opened his eyes and stared in shock.

The arrow had landed on the eye.

Isis stood up and slowly clapped her hands, "Good work, my friend. You certainly are a powerful one." She picked up the wheel and tucked it under her arm, "I'll be seeing you soon." With that, she walked away with the wheel in one hand and a sack of money in the other.

Tails stood completely still for a moment, wondering what she meant. He had completely blanked out the world around him. She said he was powerful…was he really going to get super powers? No, that wasn't possible. This was stupid. Tails shook his head to clear his mind, and then looked at his watch and gasped. He was going to be late picking up Sonic if he didn't hurry.

I was going to write more, but then it turned out to be way, way too long. So you'll have to wait until next week!