The room was silent, as always; the young hedgehog sat next to the man as he laid motionless, holding on to the plush dog ever so tightly. A sudden breath caught his ear as the blanket lifted lightly. His head turned, seeing the man's belly gently fall from a sigh. "Egg…?" He let his ears perk up, listening for the faintest of noise from the man's lungs. Very gentle breathing came from within, causing the child's heart to flutter. "Egg, you…you're alright!"

The man shifted slowly to the side where the voice came from, smiling without opening his eyes. "I am…am I?" A tear fell down his face as he felt Sonic's head rest on the bed. He felt drowsy and week, but he was happy to know that Sonic was relived. He let off a sigh.

"Mr. Robotnik, you came to?" Sonic's ears twitched as he turned his head to the visitor. "That is quite amazing."

Sonic puffed his cheeks out, growing frustrated. "Yeah, no thanks to you…" He turned quickly as Eggman shifted, his eyes opening more. "Egg…!"

"Sonic, don't be rude." He let off a soft smile, trying to find Sonic's head to pet. His seem to have lost all scenes of color, only seeing blotches of grey, white, and black, more grey then the rest. Nothing really made much scene in his mind anymore as to what he was seeing. "It is all over now; I'm fine."

"Mr. Robotnik," the voice grew closer, "how is your vision?"

His heart stopped as he found Sonic's forehead, petting it rather shakily. He never did tell Sonic about his blindness; he didn't wish to. "It…it is fine…" He slurred on his words, lowering his head down.

"Eggman…your eyes are foggy." Eggman buried his head more, avoiding any more staring. "Please, be honest."

He found himself getting more energy then before. He wondered if it had something to do with his mother. Yet, his heart sank ever so quickly as he muffled the reply the doctor was asking for. "I...I can no longer see anything but shades of black and white blending together…Sir…" He let off a long, depressed sigh. "I'm scared."

Sonic heart flicked, hearing the words Eggman had just uttered. Did this mean he could not see him, or the dog he had gotten him? And that he was scared. He let off a soft smile, even though he knew Eggman could not see it, placing his hand on the man's shoulder. "It's ok to be scared, Eggman. You'll be fine." He placed the dog on his lap, Eggman slowly hugging it close to his chest. "I'll help you."

Eggman lifted his head to where Sonic was, smiling. "Thank-you kindly…" he lowered his head once again. "You don't know how much that means to me right now."

"But I am still wondering what could cause that much damage to your skull if you were hit on your legs." The doctor pondered, starring at Eggman intently. "Something just doesn't add up."

"Well…maybe we are missing something." Eggman lifted his head, blinking. "Maybe I smashed the back of my head on something."

"There was nothing there when we found you."

Eggman blinked again, starring at the blotches of grey and white. "It might have fallen out." He shivered thinking of a large rock sliding out of a gory hole in the back of his head.

Sonic's ears flew up, remembering something. "His goggles…!" The two men turned to him, questioning. "His goggles were stained!"

Eggman blinked once again, hoping that maybe the grayscale blurs would be gone. "Sonic, my goggles were on the top of my…where are my goggles, anyways?"

Tails had given them to him before leaving to inform the others about Eggman's condition, Sonic had since placed them on his head. "I'm wearing them…"

Eggman chuckled softly. "Boy…would I have loved to see that. You must look adorable. But what do my goggles have to do with my injured head?"

The doctor pulled the pair off of Sonic's head gently, looking at them. They still had red velvet on the side, though it was more of a darker red now. He found that the stains were only on one side of the goggles, and not the other; pointing to the back of the head. "It seems you did land on something, being the stains are closer to the gash. But what, I should ask, caused this?"

"A rock," Eggman spoke without much thinking. "some broken concrete or maybe glass. There isn't much on a road, Sir."

"That may be, but I would still like to look deeper into it. You need some rest, Robotnik."

Eggman shook his head, causing the doctor to stop. "But sir, I feel fine -more than fine, really- I feel like a million."

Sonic's tail flicked slightly. "That's amazing, Egg!"

The doctor grew confused, staring at Eggman's face. It did have all of his color back, and his mustache had its healthy shine like hair would. And his eyes, though be it foggy, also was full with life and were bright, where as before they looked dull and lifeless. He could have sworn his eyes were glowing. How could he be teeming with life if his heart was not beating only ten minutes before? "Robotnik…"

"Sir, I feel amazing, really, aside from my vision."

The doctor seemed puzzled, looking at the machinery that was attached to Eggman's body. They all seemed to be healthy, as if nothing ever happened. "This cannot be right? Just moments before, you were dead!"

Sonic flinched, feeling Eggman's arm wrap around him. He looked up, rubbing his head on the man's chest. "I bet this isn't the first time that has happened, Sir. I mean, I might have just been in a serious comma or something…I-I didn't die or anything." His head was spinning lightly as he let off a nervous chuckle. "I'm right here."

"And that is what I am trying to figure out." The man turned back to Eggman, watching as Sonic's head drooped lower, curling into a small ball on the bed. "…It's getting late. The hedgehog's been up all day worried about you." Eggman let off a sigh, looking down. He was hoping he would be able to see the young child, but he couldn't. "We'll run some tests in the morning."

He listened as the footsteps of the doctor slowly vanished, petting the back of Sonic's head gently, staring into the blurs. He grew scared, hearing nothing but the beeping of the machine behind him monitoring his heart rate. The world seemed black and soulless to him now. He just let off another sigh, gently resting Sonic on the bed, lying next to him. "You…promise…you'll keep me company?" He heard his tears falling on the pillow.

Sonic smiled lightly, nodding. "If you want me to, I will. I help people after all." He snuggled tighter into his ball as Eggman found the white bed sheets, covering him and the child. "Wake me if you need, alright. I'm here. Everything's alright."

He nodded slowly, closing his fogged eyes, making not much of a difference. "Thank-you…"

"No problem, Eggman."

Author's note: Hello, Misty here. I greatly, GREATLY apologize for the long delay. I couldn't get around to writing, and liking what I wrote. But, I think I am back to my old self and will be posting regularly soon.

Thank-you so much for reading, and I hope you have a Fantastic Day!