“Mephiles!” A voice calls out across the field.

​

The shadow hedgehog turns to stare down at the blue creature

yelling up at him from his perch on a cliff.

“Ah, Sonic.” The shadow muses. “How… lovely it is to see you
again.” He jumps from the cliff and lands a mere three feet from the
other being. “Quite the resilient one aren’t you?” He chuckles darkly.
“What brings you here?”

Sonic grits his teeth and glares. “Don’t play dumb, Mephiles! We’re
here to take you down.” He takes a fighting stance.

Mephiles chuckles darkly. “We?” he asks as he looks around, even
tilting his head as if to see if someone was standing right behind the
other. “As far as I can tell, I only have one nuisance to deal with.”

At that utterance, Sonic turns to look around himself as well, as if
just realizing he was the only one there. Where were the others?

“What- where?” The blue hero turns his eyes to the shadow
hedgehog again. “What did you do with them?”

Mephiles shakes his head and crosses his arms. “Nothing too
serious.” He pretends to clean his claws. “They’re most likely dealing
with my minions at the moment…”

“Damn,” Sonic growls under his breath. This won’t be an easy fight
if he’s on his own. He’ll have to think of something and quickly.

“Besides,” the dark being continues, “five against one doesn’t seem
very fair. Don’t you think so?” He tilts his head as he questions the blue
hedgehog. Though Sonic doesn’t answer him. Mephiles closes his eyes in
thought. “You know, you’re quite the interesting specimen, Sonic.” He
starts pacing.

Sonic’s eyes follow as the shadow hedgehog walks back and forth,
watching his every move. “What do you mean?”

“Now that I think about it,” Mephiles says instead of answering the
other. “I think you would be worth more to me alive.” He stops pacing to
stand in front of Sonic again. “Why don’t you join me?”

Sonic scoffs with a rough laugh. “Are you serious? You have to be
kidding me, right?”

Mephiles raises an eyebrow. “I can assure you that this is no jest.
And I can guarantee you will be much better off if you agree.”

​

“Hell no,” Sonic says immediately.

​

Mephiles shakes his head again and looks to the sky. “I was afraid

that would be your answer.” He looks at the other hedgehog again.
“Though, I guess it was naive of me to think you would join me so easily.”
He huffs out a breath. “Fine, let us fight if we must.”

​

Sonic readied himself for Mephiles to attack, but he wasn’t

prepared for two clones to appear and restrain him. Mephiles watches,
having made no move of his own.

​

“Hey, what happened to a fair fight!?” The blue hedgehog growls,

glaring harshly at the shadow being.

​

Mephiles chuckles darkly as he shifts to his crystalline form. His

mouth filled with sharp teeth stretches into a wide grin. “Foolish
creature.” He advances to where Sonic is being restrained until he is right
in front of him. “I never said that I would fight fair.” He then thrusts out
a hand, wrapping it around the blue hero’s throat. His clones release
their holds on Sonic as Mephiles lifts him from the ground.

​

Sonic choked, gasping for the air that he was being denied. He

reaches up to grasp fruitlessly at the clawed hand around his neck. He
can see spots clouding his vision and it’s only a moment or two before
everything goes dark.

​

“Ugh! There’s just no end to them!” The red echidna growls as he

punches back another clone. He looks over his shoulder to see how the
others are fairing. They seemed to be in similar situations, each battling

their group of clones. Shadow keeps the clones at bay with raw strength
and Chaos force, while Silver is throwing them around and knocking them
into each other with his telekinesis.

​

“Ahhh!”

​

Knuckles whips his gaze around as he hears Tails let out a cry for

help. Ignoring the group of clones he’s fighting at the moment, he goes to
the young fox’s aid. He spots Tails not too far off from where he is. Three
clones are closing in on the young genius. Knuckles leaps high into the air
and signals for Tails to jump. He smashes down onto the ground in front
of the clones with an intense force, knocking them all several feet back.

​

Knuckles looks up to where Tails is hovering. “You alright?”

​

The young fox softly lands next to the echidna. He seems

unharmed. “I’m good, thanks, Knuckles.”

​

Knuckles gives him a nod before returning his eyes to the field. It

looks like the clones are… disappearing? He looks to Shadow and Silver
who look just as confused as he does.

​

“Where’s Sonic?”

​

At Tails’ question, the other three seemed to notice that the blue

hedgehog wasn’t anywhere to be found.

​

“The Faker must have gone ahead. That idiot.” Shadow mumbles

the last bit under his breath. He takes off in the direction that Silver said
Mephiles would be, Silver not too far behind.

​

“Damn it, that idiot is going to get himself killed.” Knuckles shakes

his head as he follows the two hedgehogs, Tails trailing behind him.

​

But, when they get there. There’s no one. The field is vacant of any

other beings.

​

“Huh?” Tails questions quietly, looking around as if he had missed

them somehow.

​

Shadow turns to the ivory hedgehog, eyes narrowed. “I thought you

said he would be here?”

​

Silver shakes his head in confusion. “That’s what he said. I don’t

know where he could be.” He frowns, thinking back to the conversation
he had with the shadow hedgehog. Had he misheard him?

​

“But if he’s not here, where’s Sonic?” Tails says worriedly.

​

Knuckles sees something peculiar in the distance. “Has that castle

always been there?”

​

Silver turns to where the echidna is pointing. “No, it hasn’t…”

​

“Do you think Sonic’s in there?” Tails questions.

​

“Only one way to find out.” Shadow heads off to the castle with the

others trailing him.

​

The room was lit with a purple flame that reflected off the dark

stone walls, illuminating the room. The room was mostly barren, the
throne that sat in the middle being the only piece of furniture. Mephiles
entered the room, a downtrodden hedgehog following close at his heels.
He takes a seat and calls the hedgehog to his side. The hedgehog walks
forward, standing next to the Mephiles.

​

The hedgehog leans away from Mephiles as the shadow reaches over

to pet him. There's a deep frown etched on his features.

“You’ll come to accept your role yet.” He pulls away from the hedgehog,
reclining into his seat. “I wonder how long it will take your foolish friends
to get here,” he mused to himself. He turns to Sonic, who glares at him.
A thought comes to mind that causes him to snicker. “In the meantime,”
he grips the influenced hedgehog under the chin, “why don’t we have a
little fun, you and I?”

Sonic grits his teeth, pulling away from the other’s hold. “Don’t
touch me.” He snarls. “I want nothing to do with you.”

Mephiles narrows his eyes. “You are a very stubborn hedgehog.
We’ll have to fix that.” He snaps his fingers and a collar with a leash
materializes into his palm. A shiny green gem dangles from the black
leather, gleaming in the firelight. He takes hold of one of Sonic’s head
quills, pulling him forward. He loops the collar around Sonic’s neck,
clipping it snugly in place.

“Do you like your new collar, pet?” The shadow pets the blue hero
between the ears, making him growl. Sonic pulls away, moving as far back
as the leash will allow. Mephiles leans back in his seat again.

“You’ve got some sick sense of humor…” Sonic says as he pulls at
the collar. “Could you have made this any tighter? I can barely breathe
comfortably.”

“But you are breathing aren't you?” Raising a hand, he summons a
clone to his side. “Keep an eye on those pitiful creatures.”

Saying nothing, the clone leaves to do as told. As the echoing of its
steps on the stone floor fades, the room becomes quiet again. After a
moment of deliberation, Mephiles stands from his throne.

“Come, pet,” he says, calling the blue hedgehog to stand beside
him. “I think this castle needs a little… redecoration.” Sonic just huffs
and follows along.

“Okay, what the fuck?”
​
​

Tails’ eyes widen at the sudden outburst from his friend.

“Knuckles?”

​

The red echidna shakes his head with a huff. “I’m sorry, but am I

the only one here wondering how this bastard made a castle out of thin
air?”

​

“And it’s not just an illusion either.” Silver raps his knuckles on the

wall for emphasis. He then pushes at the door to try to get it open.
“Door’s pretty sturdy too.”

​

Knuckles rolls his shoulders as he approaches the door. “Stand back.

I’ll just break the door down.” He winds up his arm for a punch. He
throws a straight jab at the door. There’s a dull ringing resounding from
inside the castle but the door doesn’t budge. Knuckles feels a tremble go
up his arm and through his body from the force of his punch. He falls
backward onto his rear. It’s like the door absorbed his punch and pushed
it back onto him.

“Knuckles are you okay?” Tails runs up to him and helps him stand.

Knuckles brushes off the worried genius. “I’m fine. That door’s
tougher than it looks.” He’s a little miffed that he was bested by a
freaking door.

Shadow huffs and steps up the door next. “Maybe your brutish
strength isn't the answer.”

The echidna glares at the dark hedgehog. “Like you can do any
better..”

Shadow ignores Knuckles in favor of charging up his attack. He
throws his glance at them. He cautions, “out of the way unless you want
to get singed.” He barely gives them time to back away before hucking
his fully charged Chaos Spear at the door.

The energy blast makes a loud booming sound as it makes contact
with the door, leaving smoke in its wake. When the smoke clears, they
can see that the door is still in one piece, with barely a scratch on it.

Silver gives the door a long look before turning to Shadow. “Uh, it
didn’t work…”

Shadow growls under his breath, turning a piercing glare to the
ivory hedgehog. “I can see that.” He throws a low-powered Chaos Spear
at Silver, making him jump back.

Knuckles shakes his head with a sigh. “That’s Shadow for you,” he
says loud enough for only Tails to hear. “He can talk big but can’t back it
up.” This gets a chuckle out of the young fox before he straightens up and
gets serious.

Tails brings a hand to his chin as he thinks. “I wonder if the castle is
linked to Mephiles somehow?”

“What do you mean?” Silver dusts himself off, throwing a mean look
in Shadow’s direction.

“If we can’t force our way in,” the fox starts, eyeing the door.
“Maybe we have to gain access.”

Knuckles scoffs. “What? You want us to knock on the door and ask
that psycho to let us in?”

“Actually…” Silver’s eyes are trained on the figure standing on one
of the towers of the castle. “I think that’s exactly what we have to do.”

Mephiles contemplates the look of the room. With a wave of his
hand, the space is turned into a bedroom. A large canopy bed and a
closet and dresser, for aesthetics mostly, appear in the room, colored a
deep black with gold accents. There’s a chandelier high on the ceiling,
bathing the room in a light purple hue.

The shadow being gives the room a once over, nodding his head as
he is pleased by the look of it. “Ah, almost forgot.” He snaps his fingers
and a cage appears next to the bed. “Misbehaved pets don’t get to sleep
on the bed.” He casts a look at Sonic, who gives him an unimpressed look.
Mephiles ignores him and sits on the bed. “Come.” He snaps his fingers
again, pointing to the spot between his legs.

Sonic crosses his arms. “I’m not a dog, asshole.” He snares.

Mephiles just waves his hand and Sonic walks over to him without a
second thought. The blue hedgehog kneels in front of him. “Now that
wasn’t so hard, was it?”

Sonic just glares at him. “Fancy trick you got there.” He says.
“What do you even want with me?”

“You interest me, hedgehog. You are… captivating.” Mephiles says.
He reaches out to touch Sonic, but the hedgehog grabs his wrist to keep
his hand away.

“Will you quit that?” Sonic asks in annoyance. “Don’t touch me so
casually…” He crosses his arms and looks away.

Mephiles hums contemplatively. “You would prefer a more intimate
touch?”

Sonic pulls a face. “I would prefer if you didn’t touch me, period.”

Mephiles chuckles. “Oh, you are fascinating.” He leans forward.
“What will it take to get you to obey me?” He questions. “Of course, I
could just force you to, but what would be the fun in that?” He says with
a shrug.

“Okay, that right there is creepy as hell.” Sonic shakes his head. “I
would be more inclined to listen if you’d, I don't know? Let me go?” He
suggests. “I don't know if you realize, but keeping people as slaves is
frowned upon.”

Mephiles levels him with a considerate look. “I would have
preferred to have you as my wife but you refused my offer to rule with
me.”

Sonic splutters. “Wife?! I am nobody’s wife pal. Especially not
yours.”

“I see.” The shadow hedgehog says mostly to himself. “You may feel
that way for now. But know this hedgehog.” Mephiles grips Sonic’s chin,
pulling him closer. “I will make you mine.”

The four of them stand cautiously as they stare up at the figure
watching them from the castle tower. There is no sound but the wind
blowing past.
​
​

Knuckles is the first to speak, growing tired of the continued

silence. “What have you done with Sonic, you bastard!?” he shouts,
raising a fist in the figure’s direction. The figure doesn’t answer the
echidna and instead turns its gaze to look directly at him. Knuckles
growls, gritting his teeth.

​

The figure leaps from the tower and lands a few feet in front of

them. It still doesn’t speak, just stares blankly.

​

“Not gonna answer huh?” Knuckles pounds his fists together. “I’ll

just beat it out of ya!” he says with an annoyed sneer. Shadow throws his
arm out in front of him before he can move any closer.

​

“Wait,” the dark hedgehog warns, “we don’t know what he could be

planning…”

​

“Shadow’s right. We can’t just rush him.” Tails says, shaking his

head. The echidna scoffs but stands down.

​

Now that the figure is closer to them, Silver notices that there is

something a little off about it. “Guys,” he speaks up, “I think this one is a
clone.”

​

“He couldn’t even bother to show himself? Pathetic.” Shadow

crosses his arms.

​

“So I guess talking to it is pointless…” Tails says with a sigh.

​

Silver shakes his head. "Not quite.” He takes slow steps up the

clone. It doesn’t move as the ivory hedgehog gets closer. “Mephiles, I
know you’re there.”

​

The shadow hedgehog, now returned from his crystalline form,

stands in front of the mirror he conjured, admiring his attire. He had
summoned a dark teal cape and a golden crown that sat snugly on his
head. However, something feels a little off. He shakes his head and snaps
his fingers. The crown disappears and a golden bracelet with a green gem
appears on his right wrist. Two more bracelets with smaller green gems
appear in his open palm. He turns to the blue hedgehog standing silently
next to the mirror.

​

“What do you think, pet?” Mephiles asks, referring to his outfit.

Sonic says nothing, choosing to glare daggers at him instead. “Are we
silent now? No matter.” He eyes the other as if something is wrong. “Even
if you aren't yet my wife.” The dark being thinks out loud, “It would be
better if we matched, no?” He asks without expecting an answer.
Mephiles steps closer to the blue hedgehog. He grabs Sonic’s arms and the
blue hedgehog watches as Mephiles clasps the bracelets around his wrists.
Mephiles gives the hero a once-over. “Adequate, for now.” He pauses,
head tilted up as if he was listening to something.

Sonic watched the shadow hedgehog for a moment and saw the
focus in his eyes. Mephiles looks down again and though Sonic could not
see his mouth at the moment, his eyes express smugness as if he were
smirking.

Mephiles turns to look at the captive hedgehog. “Ah, it seems your
companions have arrived. Why don’t we see what they require, shall we?”

The blue hedgehog was a little relieved to hear his friends came to
rescue him but he was also a little apprehensive. Having seen Mephiles’
power firsthand, he was worried his friends would get hurt trying to help
him. The shadow being was much more powerful than they had
anticipated. Mephiles’ voice brought him out of his thoughts.

“Come pet. Let us give them a warm greeting.” Mephiles strides out
of the room, Sonic following reluctantly behind him.

The clone Mephiles says nothing and simply turns and starts walking
to the door of the castle. The door opens automatically and the being

disappears into the darkness. The door stays open even as the figure has
vanished from their sight.

They are silent for a minute before Silver speaks up. “So… do we
follow it or..? This seems like a trap…”

Tails nods his head in agreement. “Yeah, but there doesn’t seem to
be any other way of getting in.”

“We have no other choice. Let’s go.” Shadow decides and starts
heading inside the castle.

Knuckles scoffs. “Who died and made him the leader?” He mutters
under his breath as he follows behind. Tails is close at his side, a little
afraid of the eerie darkness. Silver is last to enter, watching their backs in
case of an ambush of some sort.

When they all finally enter the foyer of the castle, they are greeted
by the clone that had entered before them. It was standing by a doorway
with its arms crossed as if it was annoyed by how long it took them to

follow it. It jerks its head to the corridor to the left, as if to say, ‘that
way.’

Shadow hesitates for a second, he knows this is a trap. But they
have to stop Mephiles from destroying the world he’s worked so hard to
protect. And to a lesser extent, save that idiot blue hedgehog in the
meantime. He goes down the way the clone indicated, the others
following close behind. In the back of his senses, he can tell that the
clone is trailing behind them. Probably to watch them in case they were
planning something. Fair enough.

While they walk down the seemingly endless hallway, Silver’s eyes
take in how the castle is designed. It looks like any typical castle from
the myths and legends of old. The walls are a dark grey color with
sconces holding teal fire-lit candles to light the way. The floor they were
walking on had a single long black runner going down the middle of it.

All in all, it kind of gives off a creepy vibe. But the ivory hedgehog
wasn’t going to let that deter him. They need to stop Mephiles from
ruining the future. And save Sonic of course. He was starting to see the

blue hedgehog as more of a friend ever since their misunderstanding was
cleared up.

Knuckles pins his glare to the back of Shadow’s head. If looks could
kill. Where does that dark hedgehog get off thinking he was running this
rescue mission? For one, Knuckles is the one who is supposed to be in
charge when Sonic is out of commission or, in this case, the one in need
of saving. And secondly, Shadow doesn’t even seem like he wants to save
Sonic. Knuckles and the blue hedgehog have always been at odds with
each other, but they were still friends in the end. The dark hedgehog has
some kind of ulterior motive for wanting to help for sure. Whatever it
was, the red echidna was sure it wasn’t anything good.

Tails, oddly enough, was the calmest about their situation. Sure he
was scared out of his wits. Who wouldn’t be? But he has to put on a brave
face. Sonic always saves other people without fear. He has to be the
same, no matter how the tough enemy seems to be. They weren’t just
going to save Sonic, but the whole world, if anything Silver said about the
future, was to be taken at face value.

At last, they arrive at some sort of throne room. Wherein waiting
for them is Mephiles relaxed on a plush throne and Sonic sitting seemingly
pensively at his side.

“Sonic!” Tails yells in excitement. He wants to go to Sonic’s side,
happy that the blue hedgehog is unarmed, but an arm is thrown out in
front of him. He looks over to Silver in confusion. Before he can ask what
the matter is, Mephiles addresses them.

“Welcome, dear guests. I hope you did not have too much trouble
finding your way. It is a pleasure to have you all here.” The shadow
hedgehog straightens up in his seat.

“Cut the shit, we don’t have time for your mind games.” Shadow
growls, annoyed with the dark being.

Mephiles tsks, “My, my Shadow. Always straight to the point with
you, hm?” His eyes narrow. “Very well, then. Let’s talk business.”

“What do you want with Sonic?” Tails pipes up, though he was
somewhat hiding behind Silver to stay more out of sight.

The shadow hedgehog directs his glare to the little fox. “First of
all,” he says, raising from his throne, “what makes you think you are in a
position to question me, child?” He takes a step forward, the action
causing the fox to hide farther behind the ivory hedgehog. Silver holds his
arm out protectively in front of the fox.

Sonic’s expression is a bit perturbed. He wants to help but he knows
that he won’t be able to. Not as long as Mephiles has control over him
like this.

Mephiles holds his hands behind his back and paces slowly. “But, to
answer your question, I have taken him as my drudge. He will serve me in
my rule over this world.”

Knuckles scoffs and crosses his arms. “Like that’s gonna happen.”

Mephiles glares at him. “Silence, echidna.” He says, waving a hand.

Knuckles’ mouth seals shut. He starts freaking out, hands going up
to face to feel the fact his lips won't come apart as he makes noises of
distress.

“Knuckles!” Tails rushes over to the red echidna, though there isn’t
much he can do to help.

Shadow takes a step forward. “I see you’ve learned some new
tricks.”

Mephiles chuckles. “Aren’t they just magnificent? So much
untapped power…” He says as he flexes his fingers. He side-eyes the
black hedgehog. “So much… hidden potential.” He gestures his hand
again.

Silver, Tails, and Knuckles fall to their knees as if being pressed
down by gravity, sparks of purple and green run over their bodies. Shadow
looks away from Mephiles for just a moment. “A scary amount of
power…” He says calmly.

“You could attain the same, Shadow.” Mephiles’ voice comes from
behind Shadow suddenly. The black hedgehog whips around to see
Mephiles standing by his throne again. “You could join me.” He says,
taking slow steps toward Sonic’s kneeling form. “You’d have whatever you
desire.” He pets Sonic on the head. The blue hedgehog flinches away.
“Anyone you desire.”

Shadow crosses his arms, expression unimpressed. “Sounds tempting
but I think I'll pass.” He charges a chaos spear in his hand. “Now, you
have two options. It's either you let the hedgehog go and I make your
death quick and painful. Or…” He raises his hand. “I reduce you to scraps
on the floor and let you feel every second of it.”

“Oh? I get to choose?” Mephiles questions, tone amused. He taps his
chin in thought. “I pick option three.”

“Wha-?” Shadow isn’t able to finish his question. He finds himself
falling suddenly, the floor having opened under his feet. He lets out a
shout of surprise as he's swallowed by the darkness.

Mephiles turns away from the now-empty throne room. “What a
headache…” He sits on his throne again. He snaps his fingers and a clone
appears carrying a tray of fruit. “Come.” He calls to Sonic.

Sonic finally drags his eyes away from where his friends once stood.
He shuffles closer to the shadow hedgehog to question him mostly.

Mephiles picks an apple off the tray and holds it out to the blue
hedgehog in offering. “You’re comrades are quite the pain in my side.”

Sonic turns his head away from the offered fruit. “What did you do
with them?” His tone is demanding.

Mephiles raises a brow at the hedgehog. “Is that defiance I hear in
your voice?” He leans forward in his seat, eyes narrowed. Sonic shrinks
away from the dark tone in Mephiles’s voice. The shadow hedgehog
reaches out and curls his fist around Sonic’s throat, pulling him closer so
they're nose to nose. “Listen here, you harlot.” He spits the words. “If I

were you, I would be more concerned for your safety than those witless
fools you call friends. Understand?”

Sonic nods his head fervently, agreeing in hopes he’ll be let go
faster.

“Good.” Mephiles releases his hold and sits back. He rests his head
on his fist, tossing the apple in his hand idly. “They aren’t dead… yet.”
That is all he says.

Sonic settles back into kneeling, his face pensive. His friends are
okay. Well, alive at the very least… “Where are they?”

Mephiles barks a laugh. “Now why, pray tell, would I give you that
information? You're in no position to help them.” He notices the pitiful
look on the blue hedgehog’s face. He sighs. “They've been sent to the
dungeon.”

Now they're getting somewhere. “Can I see them?” Sonic asks
hopefully.

“No.” Mephiles’ voice is commanding, leaving no room for
argument.

Sonic’s heart sinks. He sat dejected, ears drooped in sadness.

Mephiles thinks it over for a moment. “I will allow you to see the
fox kit only, as he poses no real threat to me.”

Sonic perks up. “Really?”

Mephiles nods. “But, I will require something in exchange.”

Sonic frowns, not liking the sounds of that. “What would that be?”

Even without a mouth, Sonic could tell Mephiles was grinning. The
shadow leans forward, grasping Sonic’s chin in his hand. “Give your body
over to me and I will give anything you want within reason.”

Sonic’s face pales. “You must be kidding.” He says, voice small.

“As I have said before, I do not jest, hedgehog.” His fingers squeeze
Sonic’s cheeks. “You will let me have my way with you, willingly, or I
could execute your friends, starting with the child. And then I’ll breed
you regardless.”

The hero’s eyes shrink to pinpricks. “Y-you can’t…”

Mephiles lets him go, leaning back. “Can’t I? Don’t forget who has
the power here, jewel. If I wanted, I could have had you already. But I
decided to give you a choice.” His tone of voice turns falsely kind. “So
what is your decision?”

Sonic stares hard at the ground. He doesn't have much choice here,
does he? He can't let his friends die, not if he can still do something about
it. If he agrees, at the very least he’ll be able to keep them safe for now.
It's not even a question about what his choice is. But he wouldn’t agree so
easily without some clarification first.

“If I agree to your terms, will my friends be unharmed?” Sonic asks,
hopeful.

Mephiles rolls his eyes in annoyance. “I can only promise not to kill
them.”

It’s not the best outcome, but it’s better than nothing. Sonic looks
up at Mephiles, eyes narrowed, voice determined but nervous. “I
accept.”

Mephiles looks pleased. “Wonderful. It's much better to have a
willing participant after all.” He widens his legs more. “Come and please
your king.”

Sonic squeezes his eyes shut. ‘I’m doing it for them…’ He thinks
over and over as he gets closer. He takes a deep breath and opens his
eyes. Mephiles is staring down at him with a bored expression on his face.
He stares blankly at the pouch containing the dark hedgehog’s member
and doesn't move.

Mephiles rolls his eyes. “Get on with it already.” He pulls Sonic
forward by the leash, pressing his face into his crotch. “I’m sure you
know what to do. You aren’t so innocent.”

Sonic makes a distressed noise, pulling back so he doesn’t get poked
in the eye. He hesitatingly cups the pouch, caressing over the bulge. It
doesn’t take long for Mephiles’ cock to reveal itself. Sonic looks up into
the dark being’s poison-green eyes. He looks away just as quickly, the
piercing gaze striking fear into him.

‘Just imagine it's someone else. Literally anyone else. Well not
anyone, but still…’ Sonic closes his eyes, his hand encircling the thick
length. He runs his tongue from the base to the tip. His tongue laves over
the head, his eye twitching at the bitterness he tastes. He takes the tip
into his mouth and starts bobbing up and down.

Mephiles lets out a pleased hum as he sits back in his seat. He
rested his chin on his curled fist. His other hand has the leash held tight.
“I was right to assume you had experience.” There’s a smug grin in his
tone. He bucks his hips up purposefully.

Sonic chokes a little and tears up at the action. His eyes open and
he glares up at the shadow being, betrayal in his expression. He pulls
back a bit so he doesn't gag. He instead sucks on the tip, using his hand to
stroke the rest of Mephiles’ cock.

Mephiles holds back a groan. He tips his head back a little, staring
up at the high ceiling. He raises a hand, calling a clone to his side. The
clone appears, standing at attention. “Make sure our guests are getting…
settled.” He orders. The clone bows and leaves.

Sonic’s ear flicks and he pulls away completely, watching the clone
walk away. “You’re not going to hurt them are you?” He asks, concern
lacing his voice.

Mephiles growls, annoyed. He pulls on the leash harshly. “Keep your
attention on me.” He snaps, shoving his length back into the blue
hedgehog’s mouth.

Sonic gags, making a noise of protest as the shadow hedgehog fucks
his throat. His hands grip the sides of the throne, nails digging into the
material. Tears well up in his eyes and drip down his cheeks. He can
breathe, steadily losing oxygen. He starts seeing spots in his vision.
Before he blacks out, Mephiles releases him. He takes in a deep heaving
breath. He falls to his hands and knees, hacking and coughing all the
while.

Mephiles just watches the other, unamused. “Are you quite
finished?” He asks, tone sounding bored, when Sonic finally settles
himself.

Sonic glares up at Mephiles with hate in his eyes. “Dude, what the
fuck?! Are you trying to kill me?” He accuses. He yelps when Mephiles
pulls on the leash again and he falls forward, face in the other hedgehog’s
lap.

“You will learn to watch your tone with me, bitch.” Mephiles hisses,
any pleasantries he gave the blue hero vanishing. “Disrespect me again
and I will discipline you.”

Sonic’s ears pin back at being degraded in such a way. “… I’m
sorry.” He says in barely a whisper, voice trembling. He looks away, hiding
his face.

Mephiles looks pleased by the apology. “Much better.” His hand cups
Sonic's chin, lifting his head to direct his eyes back to him. “Are you going
to behave?” He questions. Sonic nods silently. “Good. Open your mouth.”

Sonic’s ear flicks, displaying his nervousness. He opens his mouth
after a moment. He grunts when Mephiles slides his cock back inside,
albeit more gently this time.

Mephiles digs his fingers into Sonic’s head quills, guiding him along
his length. He lets out a sigh as he uses the blue hedgehog to his liking.
“Your mouth is perfect when you’re not using it to spout off nonsense…”
He revels in the little choking sounds Sonic makes when the head of his
cock hits the back of his throat. His breath hitches as he feels himself
getting close. He starts thrusting his hips shallowly.

Sonic gags a little and breathes through his nose. Tears escape his
eyes and drool drips down his chin. He closes his eyes when Mephiles pulls
him fully onto his cock, a shudder runs through him at the first spurt of
come going down his throat. He holds himself still as several more follow.
As Mephiles pulls out, a few short bursts settle over his tongue.

“Swallow it.” Mephiles orders. He watches as Sonic’s throat works
to swallow down the viscose liquid. “Open.” Sonic opens his mouth to
show he did as he was told. Mephiles makes a pleased hum, petting the
hedgehog between his ears. Sonic flinched a bit but managed to stay still.
“See how much better it is when you behave?”

Sonic doesn't answer. He hangs his head, staring at the floor. He
whimpers when Mephiles tugs on the leash to get his attention. He wants
an answer. “Yes.” He says, dejection in his voice.

“Yes, what?” Mephiles urges.

Sonic grits his teeth. “Yes… Master.”

“Very good. So you can learn after all.” Mephiles tucks himself away
and stands from the throne. “Come along. Let us pay your little friend a
visit.” He says.

Sonic stands, a spark of joy going through him at the words. He gets
to see Tails! He prays his little brother is okay. He can only hope as he
follows behind Mephiles.