Life As A Chaldean Master

Young Hedgehog (Part 3)

*Later*

With Da Vinci now working on making a new potion for Sonic to return to his usual self, the other Servants decided to keep Sonic busy. Despite everyone trying to get Sonic for themselves, Raikou overcame everyone and held onto Sonic until the new potion was completed and ready... For now, though.

"*Feeding Sonic Some Cereal* Ok then, sweetie. Say Ah~" Raikou asks

Sonic opens his mouth as Raikou inserts the spoon of cereal into his mouth; he bites it and eats it before swallowing it. Sonic cleaned his mouth soon after and gave Raikou a thumbs-up.

"Hehe, that's my baby boy. I remember you stating that you couldn't do things like this before and often had to fight against that evil scientist constantly. But rest assured, I'll ensure I give you the childhood you desperately desire. Mother is here for you, sweetie~" Raikou Assures

Sonic smiles as Raikou continues to feed the cereal to him; Boudica watches Raikou feeding Sonic, smiling at the adorable sight she is viewing.

"You know, it's not every day I see Sonic at such a young age. If you had told me that this little Hedgehog could save the world at a young age, I wouldn't have believed you for a second thought. *Strokes Sonic's Head* This adorable little Hedgehog is going out there saving the day. It's a child's dream, mind you." Boudica commented

Sonic looks at Boudica as he smiles and does his iconic finger wag towards her; she laughs as Sonic laughs soon after but is mute for him. Watching from a distance, the children sat at their table, looking at Raikou and Boudica, enjoying their time with the young Sonic, who didn't show any signs of awkwardness due to his current form.

"Oh, man... We will be in extreme trouble once Sonic returns to normal..." Alexander commented

"I'm not ready for another month of being grounded... No TV... No board games... Tch... We should've been smarter not going to the workshop in the first place..." Miyu stated

"It doesn't matter; we must eventually come clean with all this. Everyone is going to find out sooner or later. I'd rather have us reveal everything than let anyone else figure out what happened." Kid Gil explains

"Gil is right; we have to admit everything at some point. Admit our mistakes to Big Brother personally before everyone else. I'd rather be told Big Brother grounds me than Mother herself..." Illya said

"Maybe we should admit to everything once he returns to his old form. I don't see any way we'll escape this problem." Erice suggest

"Better than nothing, I guess," Bunyan replies

"*Looks Down At The Empty Bowl Of Cereal* Oh, guess I'm all out of cereal here for Sonic," Raikou commented.

"Don't worry, I can help you with that. Some seconds for Little Master here. Isn't that right?" Boudica asks

Sonic looks down at his rounded stomach and rubs it again, looking a bit awkward at his weight currently as Boudica giggles.

"Hehe~ *Gently Strokes Sonic's Head* Don't be embarrassed, I think you're fine the way you are. There's nothing wrong with being a bit rounded. Anyway, I'll return with a second bowl of cereal." Boudica stated

Boudica then walked into the kitchen. Sonic sat there with Raikou, who was currently minding her own business, and she looked at Sonic occasionally. A couple of minutes passed,

"Good day, Raikou. I take it that you're keeping watch of Sonic in the meantime." Atalanta (Alter) said

"Of course I am. I must watch him while Da Vinci makes a substance to help Sonic. I wouldn't mind doing so." Raikou replies

"I see then. I hope you won't mind that I need your assistance momentarily. And you seem to have the best capability to help me." Atalanta (Alter) explains

"Can I help you? I'm not sure what you need help with. Would you care to explain?"

While Raikou was busy talking with Atalanta Alter, Sonic turned around to see Atalanta herself standing right in front of him, staring at him. Sonic was caught off guard, but Atalanta covered his mouth and quietly shushed him, putting a finger on her lips.

"Do not worry, Master. I won't harm you in any way; I need you for something quick. It won't be for long." Atalanta Whispers

Soon, Atalanta gently picks up Sonic as she silently walks out of the kitchen with him. Both Atalanta and her Alter stared at each other and nodded before Atalanta herself disappeared from view.

"I'll just go find someone else to help me. Apologies for the inconvenience.: Atalanta Alter said, walking away shortly after

"H-Huh...? I-I'm so confused right now... *Turns Around To Look At Sonic, Only For Him To Be Gone* W-What? Where's Sonic? Where did he go? He just got here a few minutes ago, and he's gone..." Raikou confused

*Sometime Later, Atalanta's Room*

Right in the middle of the room, Atalanta stared intently into Sonic's eyes while Sonic stared back at her amusedly. The two stared at each other for a while, Sonic waiting for Atalanta to do something to stop the silence.

"Right... I'm assuming that this was you when you were much younger. Is that right? Is this just the work of Da Vinci's creation?" Atalanta asks

Sonic looks at her with a confused expression; he grabs a pencil and a notepad and begins to write something on it. Atalanta watches Sonic write something until he turns the notepad around to face her and sees what Sonic wrote down.

"What do you assume? This is how I looked when I was young. It's not the best experience right now..." Is that so? I assure you that everything will be alright, Master. No need to be afraid by your current look." Atalanta stated

Sonic writes something again on the notepad before showing Atalanta what he wrote. Atalanta rereads it and says, "I know what you want from me. So I'll give you one time to do this; we never speak of this again after this."

"O-Oh! Right! I promise I won't mention it to anyone once all of this has blown over. With that being said."

Suddenly, Atalanta grabs Sonic and brings him closer to hug him tightly, cuddling with her little Master and strolling his soft, light-blue fur. Sonic watched with a surprised look as Atalanta enjoyed his price a little too much. He attempts to calm her down, but she won't stop anytime soon.

"*Hugging Sonic Tighty* So soft... So small... So cute~ I always hoped one day I'd get to see you as a little kid, Master... But now, that dream has become a reality. Do me a favor and stay like this for a while..." Atalanta said

Sonic looks at them with a shocked expression as he forcefully escapes from her grasp by spinning and dashing. The speed forces Atalanta to let go of Sonic as he falls butt-first onto the ground. Sonic stands up and taps his feet with a concerned look.

"Why the sudden escape act, Master? I said to myself that I was not going to harm you in any way. I'll never hurt any children that I adore so dearly. I love them all as equally." Atalanta stated

"I knew he'd try to escape from us. That's quite the bold move of you to do, Master."

Sonic turns around to see Atalanta Alter standing behind him. Realizing that both Atalantas surround him, he saunters backward as they get closer to him. He looked around for an opening to escape, but the two didn't allow him.

"Please don't be afraid, Master; we only wish to care for you until you return to normal," Atalanta said

"Will keep you company whether you like it or not. I'll ensure whoever turned you into this will receive my harshest punishment." Atalanta (Alter) stated

Sonic sees the true colors of Atalanta and Atalanta Alter revealing themselves in front of them, obsessed with his current form as a young version of himself. He gets cornered as the two surround him, preventing him from escaping.

"Care to join us, Master?" Atalanta and Atalanta Alter both stated

Suddenly, something hits them from behind, and they both fall to the ground, unconscious in front of Sonic. Sonic was confused as he looked up and noticed Mash with Gudao and Gudako standing before him.

"That should keep them away from Sonic for a while. Nicely done, Mash." Gudao said

"Senpai, are you okay? These can get a little too... Interesting around those... But it's mostly because of their background and all that." Mash commented

"We noticed the increase of weirdness around here ever since you turned younger. We suspected things would be hectic around here. So we decided to look out for you while Vinci sets everything up." Gudako explains

"Should be very as early as tomorrow. So we need to get past this day without any issues. *She Picks Up Sonic* Let's head somewhere where no one can bother us." Mash explains

Just before they head out, they see that the door is blocked by a few female Servants staring intently at the four. Kiyohime, Tamamo No Mae, Shuten Doji, and Sanzang stood before the exit, looking at the four.

"Well, isn't that great..." Gudako commented

"How did you even get here? I didn't even hear a single footstep from you guys..." Gudao confused

"We have ways to get around things; most importantly, you have something we want back from us," Kiyohime said

"Are you talking about the dress you let me borrow before? I swear I promised I'd give it back to you! Just me a bit more time, please?" Gudako said

"We're not talking about that; we're talking about our little Master. Heard a couple of others have taken him for themselves, and I won't allow that be unnoticed by me." Tamamo explains

"Yeah... I'm glad I'm not a Master myself... Imagine all the work I have to deal with this..." Gudako commented

Sonic looks at them disgustingly and tells them to calm down, trying to subdue the tense moment.

"Based on his body language, he's not enjoying this. And frankly, I agree with him." Gudao said

"Look, we're just to ensure he's doing fine and isn't upset with this. He needs a proper adult to look out for him." Sanzang explains

"What do you say, Master? Do you care to join me until everything gets settled? Maybe I can-" Shuten, Getting Cut Off.

"I can take care of him in the meantime. Genuiley, everything will be fine for Sonic." Mash replies

Before the four Servants could do anything to grab Sonic for themselves, a net was suddenly thrown over them as they were shoved forward and fell onto the ground. Gudao, Gudako, Mash, and Sonic look and see the children standing before the door.

"Hey, that worked better than I thought," Erice commented.

"Hey guys! Did we miss out on this little party?" Kid Gil asks

"We would like to celebrate this party of yours, but we got business to take care of," Alexander replies

"Follow us if you want to live! I think that's how the saying goes, right?" Voyager questions

"Spot on, Voyager! We must go before anyone else takes Mommy away from us." Jack stated

*Much Later, Erice's Room*

"Kids? What's going on here?" Mash confused

"Okay, this is going to take some explanation. But we know what's truly going on here. Mostly what happened to Senpai here." Erice explains

"What are you talking about? You guys know what happened to Sonic?" Gudako asks

"Yeah... We wanted to say it when he returned to normal. But we just felt guilty that we needed to say something now..." Miyu replies

"For once, you outplayed us. I should've known that it was you, but I didn't want to keep blaming you for everything that has happened..." Mash commented

"It's fine; at least we could admit everything to Sonic himself. Starting with the main culprit."

Sonic looks at Chloe and walks closer to him. She looks guilty, and Sonic looks at her with a disappointed look.

"Yeah... I'm sorry... I'm the reason why all of this mess even began. As much of the stupid stuff I did before, this one is the most messed up one... I added some substance from the test tubes that the smart boy had shown us before without your knowledge. At first, I wanted to prank it on someone else, but I didn't realize that was your drink... So yeah... I deserve what's coming..." Chloe apologizing

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! [With more passion, my child!]" Tiamat exclaimed

"I'm sorry, okay! I'm sorry for being so stupid! I don't care if you ground me for an entire month; I'm just sorry for everything that occurred to you!" Chloe shouted

Chloe waits for Sonic to do something to her, but instead, he hugs her and pats her on the back. Chloe was confused, but Sonic was comforting her

"He means no harm here. He's just glad that you came clean with your actions." Mash commented

The two look eye to eye as Sonic nods and puts his hand on her shoulder. Chloe smiles and hugs Sonic tightly.

"I love you, Big Brother... Thanks for understanding..." Chloe happily said

"Glad all of that has finally settled. But Sonic is still his young self. And we don't know when Da Vinci will be ready with the potion." Abigail said

"As early as tomorrow she said. For now, we have to wait out the day." Gudako replies

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! [I shall keep watch over him until tomorrow arrives! I refuse to have him be treated as a tool from the others!]" Tiamat exclaimed

"Sounds good to us! Wait for tomorrow to arrive, and everything will go back to normal. But right now, let's play some games! Who wants to play juggle the knives?" Jack asks

"NO!" Everyone exclamied

To Be Continued